Hosted by Gerry Shields
Gerry is a former longtime Washington correspondent and political writer for The New York Post, Baltimore Sun, and Philadelphia Inquirer and author of the new book: The Front Row: My Jagged Journey Recording American History from Reagan to Trump.
Episodes
Welcome to the Retail Politics Podcast. Without enough hand sanitizer for candidates to shake hands, let alone kiss voter babies, we redefine Retail Politics for the digital world, reaching you one download at a time. We’ll speak weekly for 30 minutes to politicians, academics, and reporters on the front lines of American political issues to help you choose best how your government should function.
Gary McLhinney, Politics of Policing
The former president of the Fraternal Order of Police in Baltimore -- one of America’s most violent cities -- called for more and better police training to reduce the number of deaths of unarmed African Americans.
Gary McLhinney, who also served as a Maryland police chief, told the Retail Politics Podcast with Gerry Shields broadcasting Sunday that academy racial sensitivity instruction is inadequate and needs to be enhanced.