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PBS Newshour

Tressie McMillan Cottom joins Geoff Bennett on ‘Settle In’

Season 2026 Episode 22 | 5m 13s

For our podcast “Settle In,” Geoff Bennett spoke with University of North Carolina sociologist and New York Times columnist Tressie McMillan Cottom. They explored what's caused a loss of trust in institutions, what the Trump administration has revealed about the way power works in this country and how to find hope during the onslaught of difficult daily news.

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