What’s on the radio today: Oct. 17, 2019
9 a.m. — MPR News with Kerri Miller
9-9:20 a.m. — As House Committees continue their impeachment inquiry of President Trump, guest host Tiffany Hanssen speaks with a legal expert about nepotism law in politics.
9:20-10 a.m. — Can a woman be fired for being pregnant? Technically no. But thousands of women shared their stories of pregnancy discrimination this week on social media, after Sen. Elizabeth Warren was attacked for saying she was forced out of her first teaching job when she could no longer hide her pregnancy. We want to hear your stories, and guest host Tiffany Hanssen will talk to two experts who can talk about the legalities and the lived experience of pregnancy discrimination.
10 a.m. — 1A with Joshua Johnson
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Despite criticism from allies at home and abroad, President Trump stood by his decision to withdraw American troops from northern Syria. He doubled down on Thursday saying, "If Turkey goes into Syria, it is between Turkey and Syria."
He also weighed in on Kurdish forces in the region, saying, "They're not angels." We parse out what the president said and what as well as what this means for humanitarian efforts.
11 a.m. — MPR News with Angela Davis
An edition of Counter Stories.
Noon — MPR News Presents
Former International Monetary Fund chief economist Simon Johnson, author of "Jump-Starting America: How Breakthrough Science Can Revive Economic Growth and the American Dream." Hosted by John Donvan of Intelligence Squared and ABC News.
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