Hazmat Hotel Lea Goldman

The season 2 premiere of Hazmat Hotel features a wide-ranging interview with The Lincoln Project co-founder Reed Galen on the group's unrelenting  campaign to unseat Donald Trump.  Are their incendiary viral videos actually moving the needle among Republicans, or are the polls discounting voters ashamed to admit they're still sticking with Trump? Galen  discusses why the loss of quintessential American traditions, like back to school, could doom Trump's reelection bid more than any other issue. And what happens to the GOP in a post-Trump world? Did the religious right effectively destroy the future of the party with its rigid abortion litmus test? Galen  weighs in on all of it.

Come November, if Trump loses, can Americans rely on law enforcement to ensure a peaceful and seamless transition of power? Hazmat Hotel host Lea Goldman talks to national security expert and CNN analyst Asha Rangappa, a senior lecturer at the Yale Institute for Global Affairs, about the disturbing questions surrounding the 2020 presidential election.  A former FBI counterintelligence agent and now a CNN analyst, Rangappa specializes in disinformation and democracy: How is Russia using white nationalism to further its goals in the west? Is the FBI still monitoring our president's relationship with the Kremlin? Is social media an actual threat to national security?  Is it time to reconsider lifetime appointments for federal judges?  For anyone concerned about the rule of law, this is a can't miss episode. 



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Coronavirus and the resulting economic fallout have decimated jobs around the country.  And while both presidential candidates are promising a recovery, the communities hardest hit by the pandemic could be excluded from seeing any stimulus unless more black experts have a seat at the table, according to Michigan State University economics professor Lisa D. Cook. Hazmat Hotel host Lea Goldman talks to Dr. Cook about the cost of racism to our economy: why the stock market is soaring despite historic unemployment; what the lack of diversity at the Fed and in other key policy roles means for black communities; and how institutional racism stifles vital economic research that could help shepherd us through these challenging times. 

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Just hours before Minneapolis erupted in flames, Hazmat Hotel host Lea Goldman sat down with quintessential New York reporter Errol Louis, host of NY1's "Inside City Hall", to pick his brain about the city’s own criminal justice reform movement; whether New Yorkers are likely to elect another progressive mayor to succeed Bill De Blasio; the myth around the exodus of people from Manhattan in the wake of coronavirus; why the media downturn has been particularly brutal for New York City, and whether the Trumps could ever return to the place they once called home. A must-listen for New Yorkers and everyone else whose heart beats for the Big Apple. 

These are dark days, and laughs are hard to come by. Which is why we need comics like Maria DeCotis, who has won fame and accolades on social media for her parodies of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. Hazmat Hotel host Lea Goldman talks to DeCotis about what inspired her to take on one of the nation's most buzzed about political figures, how to find the funny in the toughest of circumstances,  and how live performers are adapting to the brave new world of digital. Meet one of Covid-19's first breakout stars. 

If your personal style these days can best described as 'elastic waist', you are not alone.  Stay-at-home orders and shutdowns of non-essential businesses have all but capsized the retail and fashion industries. Will we ever want to get dressed up again? And what will that mean post-pandemic? Hazmat Hotel host Lea Goldman talks to bestselling author, stylist and TV personality Stacy London about how our current austerity has affected attitudes toward fashion, perhaps for good.  Will personal style make a resurgence when this is over, or are sweats the new black for the foreseeable future? How are emerging and established designers—both so reliant on manufacturing in China—responding to this moment? And what becomes of fashion influencers when low-key authenticity is the order of the day?