Friday's podcasts stories
A reality check on rising gun violence
There have been lots of headlines this year about the rise in gun violence. And some of it is true — more than 180 people were killed in shootings across the country over the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
- Plus, a swift exit from Afghanistan.
- And, how Ohio is influencing the national Republican conversation.
Guests: The Guardian's Abene Clayton and Axios' Mike Allen.
Credits: Axios Today is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Dan Bobkoff, Alexandra Botti, Justin Kaufmann, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Sabeena Singhani and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected].
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Aging condo buildings "ticking time bomb"
Two weeks ago, the Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside, Fla., collapsed. Fifty-four people are confirmed to have died, while 86 remain missing. The collapse has begun to spark a broader conversation about aging condo buildings, which house roughly one of every five Americans.
Axios Re:Cap talks to Peter Coy of Bloomberg Businessweek about the fundamental flaws of condo management and conflict surrounding owners and maintenance.
Tucker, Putin and the NSA
Last Monday, Tucker Carlson went made an extraordinary accusation before his millions of viewers: that the National Security Agency was spying on his emails. The NSA issued a rare, public denial that Carlson had been targeted.
- Plus, turmoil in Haiti.
- And, Dr. Ibram X. Kendi on the unfair expectations placed on athletes.
Guests: Axios' Dave Lawler and Jonathan Swan, and How to Be an Antiracist's Dr. Ibram X. Kendi.
Credits: Axios Today is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Dan Bobkoff, Alexandra Botti, Justin Kaufmann, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Sabeena Singhani, Amy Pedulla, Naomi Shavin, and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected]. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893.
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