UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, Faces Brexit Disaster and No-Confidence Vote; Chicago’s “Public Enemy Number One,” El Chapo, Accused of Bribing Mexican President $100 Million; Ajijaak on Turtle Island

Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street in London, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. British lawmakers overwhelmingly rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s divorce deal with the European Union on Tuesday, plunging the Brexit process into chaos and triggering a no-confidence vote that could topple her government.
Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street in London, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. British lawmakers overwhelmingly rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's divorce deal with the European Union on Tuesday, plunging the Brexit process into chaos and triggering a no-confidence vote that could topple her government. Kirsty Wigglesworth / AP Photo
Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street in London, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. British lawmakers overwhelmingly rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s divorce deal with the European Union on Tuesday, plunging the Brexit process into chaos and triggering a no-confidence vote that could topple her government.
Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street in London, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. British lawmakers overwhelmingly rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's divorce deal with the European Union on Tuesday, plunging the Brexit process into chaos and triggering a no-confidence vote that could topple her government. Kirsty Wigglesworth / AP Photo

UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, Faces Brexit Disaster and No-Confidence Vote; Chicago’s “Public Enemy Number One,” El Chapo, Accused of Bribing Mexican President $100 Million; Ajijaak on Turtle Island

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On today’s show: 

  • Hits from this morning’s “Prime Minister’s Questions” and analysis from the BBC’s Gary O’Donoghue
  • Mexico’s billionaire drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán on trial.
  • Co-creator of puppet play “Ajijaak on Turtle Island” Ty Defoe speaks on indigenous culture