First hour: Is Hillary Clinton too centrist for Sanders supporters?
Second hour: Body shaming and America's obesity epidemic
Hillary Clinton is leading in the polls, so how should we expect she would govern? The recent release of audio from this past February includes Clinton telling private donors that supporters of Bernie Sanders were idealistic, but maybe not realistic in what could be accomplished. She describes herself as a centrist, a term that is sure to irk Sanders voters who wanted to believe she would pick up their banner. And her comments to banks indicate a private view that conflicts with her public comments that banks' greed sank the U.S. economy. Our guests are Sanders voters who will discuss what this all means for their agenda:
- Kevin Sweeney
- Bill Benet
- Jen Werle
- Mary Lupien
Can we talk about our collective weight for a second? Donald Trump engaged in a now-famous case of "fat shaming" when he publicly mocked Alicia Machado, the 1996 Miss Universe. Machado went from, in her words, a bony 117 pounds to roughly 160 over the year after her win. Trump blasted her for not being able to control her eating, and asked television cameras to film her working out. Experts say three things: first, Machado was not nearly as big as Trump claimed. Second, fat shaming does not work, and tends to lead people to become more isolated. Third, we need to collectively lose weight, and it's worth talking about constructive ways to do exactly that. So what DOES work? And what can we learn from this sad episode? Our guests:
- Dr. Stephen Cook, associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics and the Center for Community Health at the University of Rochester Medical Center
- Dr. Thomas Campbell, clinical director for the UR Program for Nutrition in Medicine
