THIS SUNDAY ON SHAKE IT OFF WITH MERT & LUCAS, LIVE!Episode 104 tracks the tension between the stories we tell about America — and the forces reshaping its future.
The program opens on Nantucket, where a small church’s decision to cancel its July 4th reading of the Declaration of Independence detonated a national argument over patriotism, race, and who gets to define the country at its 250‑year mark. That debate sets the stage for a conversation with historian Craig Shirley, whose work on Reagan and WWII explores how nations understand themselves in moments of crisis and commemoration.
Then the show shifts from America’s founding ideals to the frontier that may define its next century. Dr. Ranier Zitelmann joins the hosts to break down the rise of “new space capitalism” — the entrepreneurs, investors, and private‑sector engines pushing humanity beyond Earth and rewriting the rules of exploration. And to bring the conversation back to earth, Carol Platt Liebbau offers her sharp, lawyerly read on the political and cultural currents shaping the country right now, from governance and transparency to the narratives competing for public attention.
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Mert & Lucas bring two distinct but complementary lenses to every broadcast — Mert with his instinctive, street‑level read on human behavior, and Lucas with his legal precision, narrative discipline, and ability to cut straight to the stakes. Together they push every story past the headline and into the truth underneath.
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7–9 PM EDT • AM970 The Answer
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Expect a show built for fireworks: vivid debates, sharp analysis, and sparks that carry well beyond the broadcast.
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