Salman Rushdie Recovers, Republicans vs. the FBI, and Guest Ken Burns

Roxane Gay joins Kara as guest co-host! They discuss the growing threats of violence following the FBI’s search of Mar-A-Lago and Salman Rushdie's recovery after his on-stage attack. Also, Amazon turns surveillance into reality TV, and Al Franken endorses Liz Cheney. Friend of Pivot Ken Burns discusses his latest work, “The U.S. and the Holocaust.”

You can find Roxane on Twitter at @rgay, and listen to "TheRoxane Gay Agenda".

“The U.S. and the Holocaust” premieres September 18th on PBS.

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