erica barnett is an award-winning reporter beginning her career at the texas magazine, she went to work as a reporter and news editor for the seattle weekly and the stranger. she has written for a variety of local and national publications including having to impose, seattle magazine and grit and cofounding editor, must make you cringe. and drug policy, virtually every other matter you can think of at a regular guest on the friday news roundup. claire dederer wrote a forthcoming nonfiction book investigating relationship to good art made by terrible people. the paris review and other publications and an educator in new york and washington and other universities across the country. erica barnett's first book is "quitter: a memoir of drinking, relapse, and recovery" and is the subject of tonight's talk. please join me in welcoming claire dederer and erica barnett. >> hello! so excited to be here with you. i will jump in and say congratulations, the book is an impressive achievement that reads like a house on fire and i am a longtime fan of your work and sober person, so glad this book exi

there's a wonderful line from a texas magazine at the time essentially reminding people this is democratic state. giving the chance -- texas will always take the democrat. that's changed, of course. and so consequently richard nixon having encouraged him to run if the senate tells him i'll take care of you and you can go and become a united nations ambassador up in washington. >> where would his foreign policy at that point that he would be thought of as a u.n. ambassador? >> he didn't have any. and he says i know-nothing about foreign policy but i'm going to learn. ultimately what nixon and his secretary of state and national security advisor henry kissinger wanted was somebody going to be loyal. in fact, the less a person knew the better because all they wanted him to do was follow what they said from washington, and he was very good at that. he liked the social activity of being at united nations and did something very unusual for the united nations ambassador. his predecessor gave him advice before they showed up. and as an ambassador went to all their different nation in the u.n., som

and there's a wonderful line from a texas magazine at the time essentially reminding people that this is still a democratic state, saying, you know, given the choice between wee dilly and pee willy, texas will always take the democrat. that's just what happens in 1970. that's changed, of course. and so, consequently, richard nixon, having encouraged him to run for the senate, tells him, "i'll take care of you, and you can go and become united nations ambassador up in washington." >> and where would his foreign policy at that point bona fides come from that he would be thought of as u.n. ambassador? >> he didn't have any. and he'd be the first one to admit it. and he says, "i know nothing about foreign policy, but i'm going to learn." and this is actually one of the reasons that nixon chose him, because ultimately what nixon and his secretary of state and national security adviser, henry kissinger, wanted was somebody who was going to be loyal, not somebody who was going to pursue their own mind. in fact, the less a person knew, the better, because all they want him to do was to follow

texas could work together. several years later, we were named in style magazine's 50 badsass women. i had to explain to my friend, nita, that is very important high praise. it was sort of funny. we worked together on critical issues on global health and combating hiv/aids, malaria and saving lifesaving maternal and child health. we recognize the importance of education for women and girls. support,firm in our and martha roby does the same thing, but no one can say they have done more to advance this because then you have. no one. your legacy will be a generation of educated girls that will have the power to shape their future and our future, and you did that. it would not have been possible without your tireless efforts and assistance at funding for basic education was a priority regardless of who was in the white house. for nita, it was all about more than just the money. she pressed to make sure our investments delivered results. one day when we get back to conducting tourist overseas programs, which is so important to see what we can do -- everybody should be sure to meet a schoo

seen in the number of cases, time magazine reporting the deaths are down but there are signs of a major spike. the recent surge in states like arizona, florida and texas was first detected in late may, too soon to tell us that surge will lead to a spike in depth but at least in one state, texas there's a major warning sign that more deaths are coming, hospitalizations are spiking meaning lots of people are getting severely ill. we had you on on this topic from the very beginning when there was so much we didn't know and we are several months into it, what do you make of where we are tonight? >> there is still up a lot we don't know but we've learned so much in the last 4 months. i agree with the congressman, kids got to be back in school, this is personal for me. i am a schoolteacher. i'm a college professor. i talked to my boss yesterday and said what am i going to do. i have kids registering in my class? she said we don't know yet so i don't know if i'm going to teach in person, i don't know if i'm going to teach online but i know kids have to get back to school. this is a complicated issue. it is not a 1-size-fits-all. there is no way we can say a

i think "time" magazine in april of 1964, lyndon johnson was only president three or four months, had this article about lyndon johnson driving around the roads of texast 85-miles-per-hour with a glass of beer on the dashboard and a beautiful young oreporter at his side cooling to his ear. i don't think you'll find any articles on previous presidents. so, i think it's important to remember that she came no tinto spotlight in a time the spotlight had changed. >> here's one critique about president johnson about this aspect of the sources and his biography. johnson preyed on some of the women who worked with him and was not above making advances to the wives of friends and reporters, and acted as a romantic predator when his wife was not president. can you talk about the reporting relationship and how that has changed? you said nothing is new under the sun, and we have many examples of prior first ladies who dealt with this. but times were changing. >> well, i think -- trust me -- was not somebody who was aware of this in terms of mrs. johnson's views and all that. in a sense, nobody would talk about it. certainly not the moms. but i think that what hap

"time" magazine today reporting this, the covid deaths are down but there are worrying signs of a major spike ahead. set a recent surge of covid-19 in states like arizona, florida and texas with first detected in late may. it's likely too soon to tell for sure whether that surge will lead to a spike in deaths, but at least in one state texas, there's already a warning sign the more deaths are coming. if hospitalizations are spiking, meaning lots of people are getting severely ill. dr. weinberg, we had you want on this topic from the very beginning when there was so much we didn't know. we're several months into it now, so what do you make of where we are tonight? >> shannon, there's still an awful lot we don't know but we've learned so much in the last four months. i think i agree with the congressman, the president, secretary devos, the kids about to be back in school and this is personal for me. i'm a schoolteacher, i'm a college professor. i talked to my boss yesterday and said what am i going to do, i've got kids registering in my class. she said we don't know yet. so i don't know if i'm going to teach in person, i don't know if i'm going to teach online. but i know

magazine. losingdline, "why we are the battle with covid-19." a big uptick in texas, california, florida, and arizona. bob in utah. caller: my wife had it. this was back in march. host: how is she today? caller: she is having little problems. she was very sick when she had it. people are saying, masto work. -- masks don't work. they should be concerned about other people. us.ad our green kids with -- grandkids with us. when she was diagnosed with pneumonia, we were not that concerned. they all got sick, had fevers. my granddaughter, she was sick, lost her taste. so i think there are 10 times more cases out there. they prevent you from not getting covid-19? caller: it is a miracle. i drink out of the same glasses and everything, just family life. copd, 82e one long, years old. just a lot of luck. host: you are at high risk. caller: as high as you can get. i am 83. i did not sweat it that much. sake, quit for gods the political crab and put on a mask. you look stupid without one. i wear it. i golf every day. we don't wear masks out there when we are separated. host: ho

i think time magazine in april of 1964, so lyndon johnson had been president only three or four months, had this article about lyndon johnson driving around the roads of texasat 85 miles an hour with a glass of beer on the dashboard, and a beautiful young reporter going into his ear. mister president, your fun i think was the headline. i don't think you will find any articles on previous president and she had come to the spotlight when the spotlight has changed. >> here's one critique of president johnson about this aspect, and the source is blue gold. >> talk about the reporting relationship and how that has changed. you said nothing is no under the sun, and we have many examples of prior first ladies who dealt with this, but times were changing. >> i think, trust me, i was not someone who was aware of this in terms of mrs. johnston's views and all of this. nobody would talk about this, certainly not the moms. but i think what's happened in terms of reporting is that it's only grown. part of that has to do with the increase of the numbers of women in the ranks of the reporters, because there is a sense that the personal is political, and when you release a

texas shows biden up by five. joining our conversation democr democratic strategist. he served as the south carolina deputy political director. also with us our friend elise jord jordan, she's now a contributor to "time" magazine and an msnbc political analyst. >> i know there's so much ptsd among democrats not to get confident but not to maybe trust the polling at this early juncture, let's stipulate that, but the trends and the national nature of donald trump's diminished standing in the eyes of his 2016 coalition is undeniable. >> that's absolutely right, nicolle. so what you're seeing when it comes to the plummeting of the polls you're seeing how voters are responding to their impressions of trump's handling of the coronavirus, his handling of race relations and his hand lynx of the economy. let's take a step back and think about it, when we're looking at the states like florida, like texas, we're seeing trump plummeted in those polls in states that are being ravaged by the coronavirus right now, so it is -- as much as it has to do with his handling of these policy issues that are affecting our daily lives and our livelihoods as well as a reflection of the demographics. we have states in the sun belt that

texas n their place are people who don't have the same kind of tax base. the state is suffering because of the stupid left-wing policies that tell business people to leave. the reason ceo magazined california, ashley, the worst state to do business all 16 years. ashley: oh, my gosh. last one for you, larry, l.a. closing beaches this holiday weekend due to spike in virus cases. the state recorded nearly 7600 cases just yesterday. is this increased testing? what's going on? >> i think that is what it is. increased testing as one of our guests earlier said. by definition, when you increase testing you will find more cases. i don't believe the economy should have been shut down in the first place. we'll have to figure out a way of coexisting. we know the target areas, vulnerable people, people with comorbidities. we know all this. whether people want to wear masks, social distancing all the things you and i know what should do. on the other hand people will die because they commit suicide, depression, alcoholism, drug abuse will go up, domestic violence calls go up because the baseball bat we've taken to the economy. we'll have to figure up a better way to coexist until we come up

texas. meanwhile in georgia the governor is banning cities and counties from requiring face coverings, instead he's simply encouraging it. also ditching the mask dr. anthony fauci, look at this, for the cover of in-style magazines pandemic. interesting. fox news alert, live look at international space station, astronauts are replacing batteries on the iss, they will finish the battery slot and after that they will set up tranquility module, environmental and life-support system. guys, what do you think of anthony fauci? brian: find out what's in style. steve: it's on digital version. it's free. you can have it. jillian, meanwhile 8:16 new polls think that secret trump voters, people who don't tell pollsters they are for the president could be the difference in key battleground state is. is biden campaign worried? up next ta-da! did you know liberty mutual customizes your car insurance so you only pay for what you need? given my unique lifestyle, that'd be perfect! let me grab a pen and some paper. know what? i'm gonna switch now. just need my desk... my chair... and my phone. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ walk to end alzheimer's alzheis everywhere.tion all of us are raisin