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Objection to the Rule is a live one hour show produced by Radio Free Brooklyn that tackles the current news cycle with nuanced discussion, interviews and more.

OTR October 31st, 2021 Halloween episode: The Myth of tainted Halloween candy - How many Americans believe in ghosts? - DNA analysis of mummies in NW China - Fauci gives trick or treaters the green light

November 6, 2021

Reese, Emily and Jasmin discuss the myth of tainted Halloween candy, the prevalence of belief in the supernatural among Americans, new DNA analysis of...

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OTR October 24th, 2021: NYC declares racism a public health crisis - Tragic shooting death on film set - UK to begin checking social media prior to issuing gun licenses - some positive climate news

October 31, 2021

Reese, Emily, and Jasmin discuss NYC declaring racism a public health crisis, a deadly shooting on the set of the film Rust, the UK beginning to check...

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OTR October 17th, 2021: Judge sides with NYS workers over vaccine mandates - lead contaminated water in Benton Harbor, Michigan - Spain takes a step to acknowledge fascist past - Environmental protections for nat'l monuments

October 23, 2021

Reese, Jasmin and Emily discuss a NYS judge siding with workers who want to seek religious exemptions to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, lead contaminat...

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OTR October 3rd, 2021: Interview with NYU's Dr. Maurizio Porfiri on gun violence - the US debt ceiling crisis - WHO employees accused of sex abuse in the DRC - rights for NYC delivery workers

October 9, 2021

In this week's episode, as part of our partnership with New York University's Center for the Investigation of Environmental Hazards Community Engageme...

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OTR September 26th, 2021: Interview with Newtown Creek Alliance's Lisa Bloodgood - Haitian Migrants Expelled at Southern Border - Corruption in Local Honduran Politics

October 2, 2021

This week Reese, Jasmin and Emily discuss the treatment and expulsion Haitian migrants at the Southern border under a public health law, corruption in...

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OTR September 19th, 2021: Protests outside the 2021 Met Gala - US Gymnasts testify on Capitol Hill - Aukus pact between US, UK and Australia - Carbon capture in Iceland

September 25, 2021

Emily, Reese and Jasmin discuss the protests and arrests outside of the 2021 Met Gala, gymnasts testifying on Capitol Hill about the FBI's handling of...

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OTR September 12th, 2021: 20th anniversary of 9/11 - An indictment in the Ahmaud Arbery case - Free contraception for some women in France - A resilient affordable apartment building in New Orleans

September 18, 2021

Reese and Emily discuss the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and the meaning of "Never Forget," the indictment of former DA in the Ahmaud Arbery case, free co...

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OTR September 5th, 2021: Staffing crisis at Rikers - Voting rights for NC residents with felony convictions - an attack on a convoy in Burkina Faso - US Health Dept Office of Climate Change

September 11, 2021

Jasmin, Reese and Emily discuss a staffing crisis on Riker's Island and its impact on prisoners' access to medical care, a brief overview of the histo...

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OTR August 29th, 2021: Storm interrupts NYC comeback show - Pfizer seeks approval for booster shots - Nicole Kidman skirts Hong Kong quarantine rules - a good news roundup on IG

September 4, 2021

Jasmin and Emily talk about tropical storm Henri's impact on an NYC comeback concert, Pfizer seeking US approval for booster shots, Nicole Kidman's ex...

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OTR August 22nd, 2021: ICE Detention in NJ continues - Biden admin vs classroom mask mandate bans - the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan - IPCC report

August 28, 2021

Reese, Jasmin and Emily discuss ICE detention centers continuing to operate in New Jersey, the Biden Administration pushing back against bans on maski...

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