Nice, France Terror Attack; How Italy Sees The ‘Brexit’’ Singer Performs For PTSD Victims In Ukraine

French President Francois Hollande delivers a speech the day after the Bastille Day truck attack, in Nice, southern France, Friday, July 15, 2016. A Frenchman of Tunisian descent drove a truck through crowds celebrating Bastille Day along Nice’s beachfront, killing more than 80 people, many of them children.
French President Francois Hollande delivers a speech the day after the Bastille Day truck attack, in Nice, southern France, Friday, July 15, 2016. A Frenchman of Tunisian descent drove a truck through crowds celebrating Bastille Day along Nice’s beachfront, killing more than 80 people, many of them children. Eric Gaillard/AP
French President Francois Hollande delivers a speech the day after the Bastille Day truck attack, in Nice, southern France, Friday, July 15, 2016. A Frenchman of Tunisian descent drove a truck through crowds celebrating Bastille Day along Nice’s beachfront, killing more than 80 people, many of them children.
French President Francois Hollande delivers a speech the day after the Bastille Day truck attack, in Nice, southern France, Friday, July 15, 2016. A Frenchman of Tunisian descent drove a truck through crowds celebrating Bastille Day along Nice’s beachfront, killing more than 80 people, many of them children. Eric Gaillard/AP

Nice, France Terror Attack; How Italy Sees The ‘Brexit’’ Singer Performs For PTSD Victims In Ukraine

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On today’s show:

  • Last night, a French citizen of Tunisian descent drove a truck through crowds in Nice, France. He killed at least 84 people, including two Americans. We discuss the aftermath.
  • An upcoming referendum in Italy could change its constitution, giving power to an anti-establishment party known as the ‘Five Star Movement’. We talk about the referendum and also how ‘Brexit’ is playing out in Italy.
  • And a performance to raise awareness for Ukrainian soldiers and their families who struggle with PTSD makes up this week’s Weekend Passport.