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Tamara Keith and Andrew Desiderio on wildfire politicization

Season 2025 Episode 13 | 8m 18s

NPR’s Tamara Keith and Andrew Desiderio of Punchbowl News join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including President Biden's final week in office and the raging wildfires in California have become fodder for political debate.

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