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Michael Kosta discusses Trump's recent controversies and interviews Dr. Thomas Mather about tick safety.

Michael Kosta covers Trump's impressive losing streak: His name's getting removed from the Kennedy Center, headliners are dropping out of his America 250 concert, Congress is blocking his slush fund, and to top it off, Trump hasn't been able to keep his word on a peace deal with Iran. Plus, Ivanka and Jared buy a private island in the Mediterranean for the modest price of around $1.5 billion. Desi Lydic Anal-a-Zones a pair of scandal-plagued contenders for the midterms: Democratic Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner takes flak for sexting other women while married, and Colorado's MAGA-minded gubernatorial candidate Victor Marx faces scrutiny over his claims that he called in an airstrike against ISIS as a civilian, performs exorcisms over the phone, and might've done a killing or two. Dr. Thomas Mather, a.k.a The TickGuy, talks to Michael about how to enjoy the outdoors all year round while staying safe from ticks. Dr. Mather, a researcher and professor of public health entomology at the University of Rhode Island, explains how to identify the types of ticks that can carry Lyme disease, answers The Daily Show staff’s most neurotic tick questions, and offers a three-pronged…

People in this episode

Host: Michael Kosta

Guest: Dr. Thomas Mather

Topics covered

• Trump news
• political scandals
• tick prevention
• public health
• midterm elections

Keywords

• Trump
• ticks
• Lyme disease
• politics
• midterms
• scandals
• public health

Sponsors

Veracity Health, Quince

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kennedy Center, America 250, ISIS, University of Rhode Island

Places: Mediterranean, Maine, Colorado

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