In countless ways. The works of shakespeare, toni morrison, Jason Reynolds and Michelle Obama are of fire richer experience hard and silently read. Guest you are constantly listening and ill get my own fine and i think it might have some characters. I think it is less of myself as a poet who performs, and out is myself being like, let me hold your hand and tell you this thing i heard once. It is guiding people but in a different way. If i dont give everybody, the utmost respect and understanding and compassion and empathy, i am not doing justice to this book. Studies have shown the listening to audiobooks is more Emotional Experience and stories shared through other mediums. Is none of your book but it has the best of both worlds. It is a very intimate form of experience in the start because you actually human being giving the story to you. Noi absolutely love that. Tearing this how the person is telling thest story. Hearing your novel read aloud and bring transformed into an audiobook
Guest cohost tichina here to guest cohost. Yes christmas is here and we have the greatest gift of all. Im that gift. Do it. Im that gift. I love you on the neighborhood. You have a 15yearold daughter at home. Have you been following this College Admissions scandal . Just a little bit. Lori loughlin looked like she was in hot water. She did, but did she find a way to get out of prison. The fuller house actress is fighting back. Lori and her husband mossimo jean newly accuse prosecutors of concealing evidence. According to their claim that evidence proves they thought their payment to usc would be used for legitimate universityapproved purposes and was not a bribe. Lori is sending a message she wants to take this to trial probably. She definitely wants to see everything the government has that could help her prove her case. Thats lori out in l. A. Last week behind the wheel of her mercedes. Her next hearing is one month from tomorrow. Its in boston. If she shows up, shes sending a messag
district attorney calls a special grand jury. and for the second time in three years lawmakers on capitol hill are talking about police reform following a black man s deadly encounter with officers. plus president joe biden sends a message to speaker kevin mccarthy, show me your budget. that s all ahead on way too early. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, january 31st. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin with a move that could mean potential criminal charges for former president donald trump just as he ramps up his latest run for the white house. a grand jury has been convened in the case of hush money payments made to adult film star stormy daniels by trump back in 2016. that s according to sources familiar with the situation confirming the development to nbc news and first reported by the new york times. the times reports that manhattan district attorney alvin bragg started presenting evidence to a gra
money payments to stormy daniels. remember that? now, that could come back to haunt him. his former attorney and fixer, michael cohen, says trump can t hide from the paper trail. calling the new grand jury convened by the manhattan d.a. his biggest legal threat yet. and there are many. meanwhile, the former president is suing journalist bob woodward for $50 million. we ll explain what that is all about. plus, more fallout and firings in the aftermath of tyre nichols death. we ll go live to memphis for the latest in that case. for the second time in three years, lawmakers on capitol hill are talking about police reform following a high-profile murder case involving officers. we ll look at whether these discussions have a real chance at being successful. and president joe biden announces a major policy shift on covid in response to strong opposition from house republicans. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is tuesday, january 31st. joe will be back tomorrow.
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