Divided US Politics, Condors, Frigelato

Divided Politics in America Guests: Grant Madsen, PhD, BYU 20th Century US History Professor; Chris Karpowitz, PhD, BYU Political Science Professor When Donald Trump met with House Speaker Paul Ryan at Republican Headquarters in DC last week, the cable news outlets covered it like a mix of a major boxing match and a meeting between heads of state. Wall-to-wall coverage of Trump’s arrival to meet with members of his own party and the colorful protests raging outside the building, underscore just how bizarre this election feels at times. Now that wealthy businessman Donald Trump is the last candidate standing and apparent Republican nominee, the ongoing thread in media coverage is that the Republican Party is a house divided. Speaker Ryan has yet to officially endorse Trump. The two former Republican Presidents still living – George H.W. and George W. Bush – have declined to endorse Trump. You can find tallies in the political press of who’s backing him and who’s not.  It’s worth noting that Democrats are divided too, though, perhaps to a lesser extent. Senator Bernie Sanders is pressing forward with his race, despite lagging significantly behind former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the all-important delegate count.  How Homeless Youth Live Guest: Melissa Welch-Lazoritz, Project Director for REACH at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln While local, state and federal efforts to address chronic homelessness have made big improvements in how they coordinate and communicate over the last decade, services aimed at homeless young people have not. Some of that stems from lack of information about what drives teenagers to the streets and what they need in order to find housing and stability.  Endangered Condors Lay Egg in Zion National Park Guest: Chris Parish, Condor Program Director for The Peregrine Fund The California Condor is dangerously close to completely disappearing from the planet. It’s the largest land bird in North America, with a wingspan nearly ten feet across. And thirty years ago, poaching,