Id | ESLPod_0669_CN |
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Episode Id | ESLPod 669 |
Episode Title | Making Controversial Comments |
Title | Making Controversial Comments |
Text | Most Americans watch TV news programs on weekday mornings or evenings, but some prefer to watch Sunday morning news shows. Here are three of the most popular Sunday morning news shows. Meet the Press was created by NBC in 1947. It is the "longest-running" (shown on TV for the greatest number of years) American TV show. The current "host" (leader of a show) is David Gregory. Meet the Press "comprises" (is made up of) interviews with national leaders on important issues in economics, "foreign policy" (how countries interact with one another), and politics. Sometimes there is also a "roundtable discussion" (a discussion among three or more people with different opinions) on the same topic, where people comment on the interview. Beginning with J.F. Kennedy, every U.S. president has "appeared" (been seen) on the show. Face the Nation was first shown by CBS in 1954. In the half-hour show, a "moderator" (a person who leads a discussion without expressing an opinion or bias) interviews important "figures" (leaders; individuals) in the news and then provides some commentary afterward. The show is filmed in Washington, D.C. and is dedicated almost "exclusively" (entirely; without anything else) to politics. This Week is the Sunday morning news show on ABC. It "premiered" (began; was first shown) in 1981. It has roundtable discussions like the other shows, but it also has special features. For example, in the "In Memoriam" feature, the host mentions recent deaths of important "newsmakers" (people involved in current events and business). In the "Sunday Funnies" feature, the show shares some of the best jokes from "late night television" (shows airing late in the evening) during the past week. |
Topics | Daily Life | Government + Law |
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