602: The Sun Comes Up
Nov 11, 2016
People around the country talking about the coming four years. Some of them exultant, some of them, as President Obama said Wednesday, "less so."
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- Two police officers who voted for Obama in 2008 explain to Producer Miki Meek why they went for Trump this time around. (4 minutes)
- Producer Neil Drumming talks to someone who was not happy with the results of Tuesday’s election. Janelle, who’s black, is bracing herself for the coming days. (4 minutes)
- Producer Karen Duffin visits someone who actually knows the man who’s going to be President: Donald Trump’s neighbor. (4 minutes)
- Producer Jonathan Menjivar listens in on parent-teacher conferences the day after the election at a bilingual school in Los Angeles. (6 minutes)
- For some people, this election wasn’t just about choosing a politician. It was about choosing their new boss. Producer Stephanie Foo hangs out with two Army Reservists who have very different opinions about their new Commander-in-Chief. (7 minutes)
- Ira talks to a Muslim woman who tweeted on election night that she was worried she would no longer feel safe wearing a hijab. (4 minutes)
- Donald Trump has promised to get rid of Obamacare. Producer David Kestenbaum talks with someone who’d lose their insurance. (4 minutes)
- We’ve been talking to Trump voters all year—a time during which they’ve watched their candidate’s chances evolve from laughable, to likely, to striking distance, to victory. Producer Zoe Chace checks in with a father and son who’ve been Trump supporters since February, when their guy was an underdog. (4 minutes)
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Elna Baker talks to a Republican woman who voted for Hillary Clinton this year, and has suffered consequences in the Mormon community she lives in. (6 minutes) - Producer Zoe Chace hung out with some immigration lawyers who are getting calls from their nervous clients. (7 minutes)
- On election night, producer Emmanuel Dzotsi was the last person at our office. Just before midnight, he got on the phone to his mom in Ohio, and recorded their conversation. (9 minutes)Song:
- "It Seemed the Better Way", Leonard Cohen
