‘A hugely terrible opinion’: UCLA’s Rick Hasen on SCOTUS voting rights decision

About this episode

The episode discusses a recent SCOTUS voting rights decision with Rick Hasen, a chaotic California governor debate, and cultural commentary on Hasan Piker and a museum show in Los Angeles.

Plus, a chaotic debate with eight candidates jockeying to be California’s next governor, does the Left have their Joe Rogan in Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, and the final days of a landmark museum show here in Los Angeles.

People in this episode

Host: Madeleine Brand

Guest: Rick Hasen

Topics covered

• voting rights
• California governor debate
• streaming culture
• museum exhibitions
• political commentary

Keywords

• SCOTUS
• voting rights
• California governor
• Hasan Piker
• Los Angeles museum

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UCLA

Places: California, Los Angeles

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