Kathie Lee Gifford Remembers Dolly & the Reagans, AP’s BIZARRE New Award, & Who Is Hasan Piker REALLY?

Emily Jashinsky is joined by legendary singer, songwriter, and four-time Emmy Award-winning television host Kathie Lee Gifford to discuss her new song connected to the re-release of “Reagan.” Kathie reflects on meeting Ronald and Nancy Reagan and recalls the remarkable love and attentiveness she witnessed between them, explaining why she views the film as a love story rather than a political one. She also takes aim at today’s “culture of entitlement” and shares stories about her lifelong independent streak, including getting kicked out of Brownies and Sunday school. Emily and Kathie then remember Dolly Parton, with Kathie reflecting on their more than four decades of friendship, responding to the vandalism of Dolly’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star, and explaining the central role faith played in Dolly’s life. Kathie also reveals the remarkable advice Billy Graham gave her about getting involved in politics. Emily then reacts to the Associated Press Sports Editors creating a new award for “excellence in transgender sports coverage” and argues that the organization is presenting a highly contested ideological position as neutral journalism. She also responds to Jennifer Welch lamenting the decline of the Republican Party of Mitt Romney and John McCain. Finally, Emily takes a comprehensive look at influential left-wing streamer Hasan Piker, separating some of the caricatures surrounding him from his actual record while examining his controversial comments about Israel, Hamas, Hezbollah, Mao, Luigi Mangione, 9/11, and political violence.

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