About this episode

The episode discusses Linda McMahon's role as Education Secretary and her efforts to abolish the Department of Education, drawing on her background in WWE.

A former pro-wrestling executive, Linda McMahon is now the Education Secretary Trump tasked with abolishing her agency. ‘New Yorker’ staff writer Zach Helfand explains how her WWE experience led her to this role. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

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Host: NPR

Guest: Zach Helfand

Topics covered

• education policy
• politics
• government
• Trump administration
• WWE
• Linda McMahon

Keywords

• Linda McMahon
• Department of Education
• Trump
• WWE
• Zach Helfand
• education policy
• government

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Organizations: WWE, Dept. of Education, NPR, New Yorker

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