Topic: Weekly Reader

2 chapters across the catalog

Act IX
Episode 1103 38:44 - 41:41

1103: Act IX

White House RSS Feeds and Trump Weekly Address

The hosts complain about the removal of RSS feeds from the redesigned White House website, making it difficult to track official updates. They discover that Donald Trump appears to have stopped recording the traditional weekly presidential address in early 2017. They speculate that he prefers Twitter because the media used his recorded addresses against him.

Yeezy Squeezy
Episode 870 2:04:58 - 2:06:25

870: Yeezy Squeezy

Scholastic Magazine Poll, Historical Accuracy

The Scholastic News Magazine mock election results are released, showing Hillary Clinton winning in a landslide among schoolchildren. The hosts note that the poll has been historically accurate in predicting the winner of every presidential election since 1964. They discuss the cultural significance of the "Weekly Reader" tradition in American schools.