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Break It Down

From politics to pop culture, from long-standing problems to news that’s grabbing headlines right now, “Break It Down” is the place to have coffee-shop conversations on topics that you and your friends, family and co-workers can’t stop talking about. We take deep dives into the issues that most impact your life, and break down the topics that matter to you.

Explore past episodes here and watch for “Break It Down” in the final 10 minutes of our local news hour every weekday, following “Arizona Horizon” at 5 p.m. and “Cronkite News” at 5:30.

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Meet the hosts

Caress Russell

Caress Russell
@_ladycaress
Writer and performance poet. Russell manages arts and inclusion education for the Be Kind People Project.

Eleanor Seaton, Ph.D.

Eleanor Seaton
@SeatonEleanor
Psychologist and associate professor at ASU’s Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics.

Swapna Reddy, Ph.D.

Swapna Reddy
@swapnareddy01
Clinical assistant professor at ASU’s College of Health Solutions and adjunct professor at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine.

Manu Avilés-Santiago

Manu Avilés-Santiago
@drmanuaviles
Associate professor of communication and culture and director of ASU’s Office for Veteran and Military Academic Engagement.

Kenneth Shropshire

Kenneth Shropshire
@kenshropshire
CEO of ASU’s Global Sport Institute and the longest-serving African American professor at the Wharton School of Business.

Aliyah Chavez

Aliyah Chavez
@aliyahjchavez
Reporter and producer at Indian Country Today, where she specializes in stories about Indigenous communities.

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