Tom Brokaw: Now Hear This
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- Duration: 14:04:37
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Synopsis
A weekly feature in which veteran journalist Tom Brokaw from NBC News shares his thoughts on some of the country's top news stories.
Episodes
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Time To Work Together
14/12/2018 Duration: 05minTom reflects on the rocky times in Washington, from the conviction of former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, to the Oval Office dust-up over the President’s border wall, and argues that it’s time for all of us…politicians and citizens alike…to get back to working across party lines for the good of our country.
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Two Key Problems In Our Country
30/11/2018 Duration: 04minTom discusses two huge problems in our country that he feels we all need to come together on, no matter our political leanings: opioid abuse and gun control.
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A Thanksgiving Wish
21/11/2018 Duration: 58sTom shares his wish for all of us during this Thanksgiving weekend and beyond.
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Post-Election 2018
16/11/2018 Duration: 05minTom discusses the aftermath of the midterm elections. He feels that both parties face their own individual challenges and also discusses perhaps the biggest unknown still ahead: the results of the Mueller investigation.
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Post Midterm Election- Democrats-Trump and the Media-Infrastructure-Immigration
09/11/2018 Duration: 05minTom discusses the next two years after the midterms and how it will effect the Democrats, the President and the Media, the need for better infrastructure and a change in immigration policy.
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Election 2018
02/11/2018 Duration: 04minTom discusses how neither side has much of a realistic platform in the 2018 midterm elections, but feels that regardless of what happens we need to find a way to end the division in our country.
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Pipe Bombs and Political Division-World Series
26/10/2018 Duration: 05minTom discusses the political division in America, the latest ramification of which is the pipe bombs that have been sent this week to prominent critics of President Trump. He then lightens the mood with some World Series memories.
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Response to Saudis
19/10/2018 Duration: 05minTom discusses the United States’ response thus far to the apparent Saudi killing of a Washington Post journalist and imagines the outrage that would probably be coming from the GOP if a Democratic President were handling the situation as President Trump is.
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Can't The Political Parties Come Together
12/10/2018 Duration: 05minTom argues that it’s time for the two political parties to end the division and come together for the common good. He feels that’s the only way to mend the divisions in America.
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Lessons from Kavanaugh and Ford
05/10/2018 Duration: 02minTom discusses what he feels we all need to learn from the Kavanaugh/Ford testimony and resultant fallout.
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Kavanaugh-Ford Hearings
27/09/2018 Duration: 02minTom argues why it’s important for the FBI to fully investigate the accusations against Brett Kavanaugh before a vote is taken on whether or not he becomes the next Supreme Court Justice.
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Watergate Was Worse
21/09/2018 Duration: 06minTom discusses the current chaos in Washington, but takes solace in the fact that we’ve lived through far worse. Watergate.
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Tom Discusses the Crisis in the Catholic Church and What He Feels Needs to Be Done to Rectify It
13/09/2018 Duration: 04min -
An Op-Ed From Within the White House
07/09/2018 Duration: 04minTom discusses this week’s release of a New York Times op-ed piece written anonymously by a senior member of President Trump’s staff, but reminds us that the ultimate judgment of President Trump will come not from this type of release but from the results of the Mueller Investigation.
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The Passing of John McCain
31/08/2018 Duration: 05minTom discusses why he feels that the death of Senator John McCain this past Saturday was sadly yet another demonstration of the sharp differences in our country, when it should have been an opportunity for people to come together to salute an American hero.
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The Rockiest Week Yet For Trump's Presidency
24/08/2018 Duration: 05minWhile Tom believes this week’s events have put the future of the Trump Presidency into doubt, he believes one thing is certain…that more rocky waters are ahead of us.
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Twitter and Freedom of Speech
17/08/2018 Duration: 04minTom drills down on freedom of speech and it's restraints and rules.He specifically singles out Jack Jones on Twitter who has tweeted hateful and vile comments.
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The Resignation of Richard Nixon
10/08/2018 Duration: 04minTom reflects back on the resignation of President Richard Nixon, which happened 44 years ago this week.
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The Last Days of Richard Nixon's Presidency
03/08/2018 Duration: 03minTom looks back at his days as NBC News' new White House Correspondent covering the downfall of the Presidency of Richard Nixon. And while Tom feels the parallels to President Trump are remarkably similar, he also feels that we have to let things play out before judging him.