Our weekly quiz and what King Charles meant to say in Washington

About this episode

The episode features a quiz on the week's headlines and a discussion about King Charles's visit to Washington.

Andrew Mueller and Rob Bound return for a quiz on the week’s headlines. Then: Charlotte McDonald-Gibson joins from Washington to dissect King Charles’s visit, pageantry and speech before US Congress. Plus: music from Corb Lund and Hayes Carll. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Andrew Mueller, Rob Bound

Guest: Charlotte McDonald-Gibson

Topics covered

• quiz
• King Charles
• US Congress
• pageantry
• headlines
• music

Keywords

• quiz
• King Charles
• Washington
• US Congress
• headlines
• pageantry
• music

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: US Congress

Books & works: music from Corb Lund and Hayes Carll

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