American Dream & Sanctuary w/ Poorna Jagannathan

This week, Kara and Liza recap a two-part episode, “American Dream” & “Sanctuary” (Season 18, Episodes 2 & 21). They discuss the real-life racially motivated murder by Adam Purinton. And to cap off the episode, they interview the fabulous Poorna Jagannathan.
SOURCES:
PBS (pbs.org/newshour/nation/kansas-man-sentenced-t…)
The New York Times 1 (nytimes.com/2017/07/08/us/he-became-a-hate-cri…?)
The New York Times 2 (nytimes.com/2025/01/17/nyregion/sanctuary-city…)
AL.com (al.com/politics/2026/05/what-does-trump-threat…)
Center for Immigration Studies (cis.org/Map-Sanctuary-Cities-Counties-and-States)
WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO:
The Shoulder to Shoulder Campaign (shouldertoshouldercampaign.org)
Next week’s episode will be “Devastating Story" (Season 16, Episode 18).
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