About this episode

Victor Blackwell discusses recent terror attacks in the U.S. and the implications of a government shutdown on TSA employees with guest Carlos Ortiz.

The U.S. is reeling from terror attacks at a synagogue in Michigan and the campus of Old Dominion University. Carlos Ortiz was friends with the victim of the ODU attack, ROTC Instructor Lt. Col. Brandon Shah. Carlos joins Victor to share his memories of training with Shah when they were cadets and maintaining that friendship years later. Spring Break travel rush: this weekend, TSA employees are missing their full first paycheck due to the funding fight over the Department of Homeland Security. Aaron Barker, president of the union at the world’s busiest airport in Atlanta, explains why he thinks this shutdown is worse than the recent government shutdowns TSA employees are still recovering from. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Victor Blackwell

Guest: Carlos Ortiz

Topics covered

• terror attacks
• friendship
• government shutdown
• TSA
• Spring Break travel
• military

Keywords

• terror attacks
• Michigan
• Old Dominion University
• TSA
• government shutdown
• Spring Break
• friendship
• military

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Department of Homeland Security, TSA, CNN Podcasts, Atlanta

Places: Michigan, Old Dominion University

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