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Barbershop Each week on Tell Me More, the guys in the Barbershop weigh in on the latest happenings in politics, sports and pop culture. The "shop" is moderated by opinion columnist Jimi Izrael.
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Barbershop: 2016 Is Almost Over, But Was It Really The Worst?

NPR's breaking news reporter Nate Rott, former political reporter Sam Sanders and senior business editor Marilyn Geewax talk about what happened in news during 2016.

Barbershop: 2016 Is Almost Over, But Was It Really The Worst?

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Barbershop: Obama's News Conference, Trump And Kanye, And 'Star Wars'

Political strategist Ron Christie, film producer Tammy Garnes and Danielle Belton of The Root discuss President Obama's last news conference, Donald Trump's outreach efforts and the movie Rogue One.

Barbershop: Obama's News Conference, Trump And Kanye, And 'Star Wars'

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Barbershop: Trump Transition Team Tactics And Twitter Etiquette

Radio host Ken Rudin, Washington, D.C. conservative commentator Gayle Trotter, and Farajii Muhammad of WEAA in Baltimore discuss Donald Trump and the week in politics.

Barbershop: Trump Transition Team Tactics And Twitter Etiquette

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Barbershop: Kellogg's, Breitbart And Self-Tying Shoes

Republican consultant Puneet Ahluwalia, consultant Jolene Ivey, and Farajii Muhammad of Listen Up! radio take on "rage donations," corporations getting political and Nike's new self-tying shoe.

Barbershop: Kellogg's, Breitbart And Self-Tying Shoes

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Barbershop Thanksgiving: Talking Politics At The Table

Civilities columnist Steven Petrow, NPR's Sam Sanders and Danielle Belton of The Root talk Thanksgiving: how to deal with family political arguments, and what's up with $66 collard greens?

Barbershop Thanksgiving: Talking Politics At The Table

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Barbershop: Checking Back In On Voters Before The Election

The Barbershop circles back with some of the voters from Cleveland and Philadelphia before the political conventions: Democrat Malcolm Kenyatta and Republicans Christian Pancake and Steve Herbik.

Barbershop: Checking Back In On Voters Before The Election

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Barbershop: Months Later, Voters Update Us On Where They Stand

Consultant Stacey Polk, social worker Amy Hoag and community organizer Gary Frazier return to discuss how their opinions about the campaigns have changed since they last spoke to NPR this past summer.

Barbershop: Months Later, Voters Update Us On Where They Stand

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Barbershop: Wrapping Up The Campaign, Wonder Woman And The NFL

Former EPA official Dru Ealons, Mario Loyola of National Review, and NPR editor Ammad Omar discuss the presidential campaigns, Wonder Woman at the U.N., and NFL touchdown celebrations.

Barbershop: Wrapping Up The Campaign, Wonder Woman And The NFL

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Barbershop: Trump, Women And The Republican Party

Manager editor of The Root Danielle Belton, Republican strategist Gayle Trotter, and Mona Charen of National Review discuss the leaked video of Donald Trump and the reaction from Republicans.

Barbershop: Trump, Women And The Republican Party

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Barbershop: Trump's Comments And Latinos

Linda Chavez of the Center for Equal Opportunity, Denise Galvez of Latinas for Trump and columnist Gustavo Arellano discuss Donald Trump's week of comments about a former Miss Universe.

Barbershop: Trump's Comments And Latinos

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Back To School Barbershop: New Goals, Homework And Parental Supervision

Parenting blogger Doyin Richards, mother Tammy Garnes, and professor Christopher Emdin share goals for the new school year and thoughts about homework.

Back To School Barbershop: New Goals, Homework And Parental Supervision

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Barbershop: Evaluating The Media's Role This Political Season

The Huffington Post's Ryan Grim, Politico's Susan Glasser, NPR's Mike Oreskes and David Brody of the Christian Broadcasting Network talk about accusations of media bias and how media cover politics.

Barbershop: Evaluating The Media's Role This Political Season

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Barbershop: Speechwriters Speak On The RNC And DNC

Republican speechwriter Mary Kate Cary, Democratic speechwriter Jeff Nussbaum and historian from the University of Virginia Barbara Perry dissect the last two weeks of speeches at the RNC and DNC.

Barbershop: Speechwriters Speak On The RNC And DNC

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Barbershop: Democrats Talk Core Values In Philadelphia

Democrats Malcolm Kenyatta, who is a Clinton delegate, social worker Amy Hoag, and Gary Frazier of Black Men for Bernie are in Philadelphia for the DNC. They discuss challenges facing the party.

Barbershop: Democrats Talk Core Values In Philadelphia

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Barbershop: The GOP, The RNC And What It Means

Business owner Joyce Banjac, college Republican Christian Pancake, Trump for Cuyahoga's Steve Herbik, and small business president Stacey Polk discuss being Republican this election year.

Barbershop: The GOP, The RNC And What It Means

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