January 23, 2019: Hour 1

January 23, 2019: Hour 1

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Newly elected Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, the nation’s first openly gay governor, joins us to discuss his agenda and his politics. “I never really saw politics as about left versus right,” Polis tells Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson. “I see it as about forward versus backward.” Also, “Surviving R. Kelly,” a new Lifetime TV docuseries about allegations of sexual abuse against singer R. Kelly, has sparked widespread response from his fans and the music industry. That and more, in hour one of Here & Now’s Jan. 23, 2019 full broadcast.