Ep 190 // The Biden Transition Begins / Stories of Learning & Growing

Premiere DateNov 27, 2020
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Categories Culture Politics Talk Weekly Talk
00:00 Intro
01:05 START /// The Biden Transition Begins (but Trump still hasn’t conceded)
14:00 Antony Blinken >>> Secretary of State
22:00 John Kerry >>> Special Presidential Envoy for Climate
25:30 Avril Haines >>> Director of National Intelligence
30:45 Janet Yellen >>> Treasury Secretary
36:45 Alejandro Mayorkas >>> Secretary of Homeland Security
41:25 Ron Klain >>> Chief of Staff / Linda Thomas Greenfield >>> UN Ambassador / Jake Sullivan >>> National Security Advisor / Brian Deese >>> National Economic Council / Michelle Flournoy >>> Defense Secretary /// END
46:00 1st Person: Livia // Learning From Getting Married Young
56:13 "Love Is Love" (BTR Live Studio, 2020) Dolly Valentine
60:30 1st Person: Antonina // Attending College In Her Own Time
64:00 1st Person: Enzo // Maintaining Sobriety After Losing His Support System
74:10 Outro/credits
74:50 Finish.

J. McVay and Joe Virgillito discuss the failing attempts of President Trump to overthrow the results of the election as President-Elect Biden’s transition officially begins, along with announcement of some of his first cabinet picks.

Also, we’ll hear a few installments from our ‘1st Person’ storytelling series, focused on learning or growing.

And we’ll also hear a live performance from Dolly Valentine, recorded exclusively for BTRtoday.

Episode Credits:

  • Producer/Host: J. McVay
  • Associate Producer: Joe Virgillito
  • Composer/Editor: Hansdale Hsu

Host J. McVay
J grew up down in Louisiana and Texas before moving to NYC for college. After college, he decided to stick around, working in film and television production for well over a decade. He came to BTR in 2011 when he…
Reg. Contributors Joe Virgillito

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