We had a jam-packed week of guests on our podcasts. Spend your Saturday catching up:

@jheil interviews @StevieVanZandt in an epic 2-part #HHW pod
@jmpalmieri speaks w/ @amyklobuchar from #TribFest21 for #JSAH
@amandalitman & @JuddLegum “Follow the Money” on #BAT

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On this week’s #HHW @jheil and @StevieVanZandt dive into his time on E Street, friendship w/ @springsteen, stint on The Sopranos, and role in busting Mandela out of jail.

Press play on this epic 2-part episode: recount.co/HHW
“The fact that we had so many women running [for president] just made a difference in races all across the country.”

@amyklobuchar speaks with @jmpalmieri about the 2020 election from the @TexasTribune #TribFest21 on #JSAH: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sen…
“There’s a real desire in the coverage to have an ebb and a flow. It’s like any narrative, it can’t stay the same.”

@JuddLegum talks media coverage of politics and corporate influence with @amandalitman on this week’s #BAT episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fol…

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The mandate will go into effect once the FDA gives full approval of the shots for their age groups.
“If you want to attack someone, attack me.”

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“We cannot truly be a free country unless women have the freedom to make their own health care decisions.”
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“This is not who we are," Psaki says. "That’s not who the Biden-Harris administration is."
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“It’s a very desperate situation and they’re doing God’s work, fighting everything they can.”
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Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) speaks before signing bail bill requiring people accused of violent crimes to put up cash to get out of jail:

“We need better parenting … We need to restore God in our communities. If we do that, we will be able to reduce crime in this region.”
Read more about the bail bill, via @TexasTribune:
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