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Trump An Outraged Fraud; Money, Men, Religion Kill; Phone Etiquette Karel Cast #258 A judge has issued a summary judgment in NYC that blatantly says Trump and his kids are Frauds, and have been committing fraud for decades. So how is he still a credible candidate? Or does everyone simply accept that he's a fraud? Biden on the picket line….disillusioned youth who don't believe the USA is a land of opportunity, what a show! Add in the most dangerous things on the planet, money, men and religion and then end with an article on phone etiquette and you have a show! Watch on YouTube and listen wherever you get your podcast. Subscribe at YouTube.com/reallykarel @ReallyKarel is all social media and website reallykarel.com The Karel Cast is heard three times a week on all your favorite streaming services and the video can be seen on Youtube. Karel is a history-making #LGBTQ talk show host currently living in Las Vegas with his pup Ember.
New Orleans declares emergency over saltwater intrusion in drinking water; Fracking operations are "devouring America's groundwater" amid persistent drought; PLUS: Republicans' government shutdown will suspend critical operations like FEMA disaster recovery... All that and more in today's Green News Report!
Years ago, Wendy's hit a home run with the “Where's the Beef” campaign, and its star, the octogenarian, Clara Peller. The new Republican Congress's impeachment inquiry begs the same question because it lacks protein (and evidence). It's not a Double-Double, or a Quarter-Pounder, but it is a Whopper. In today's piece, we note My Kevin's Sophie's Choice—his job or our country—and the ridiculousness of the Trump whataboutism that tries to compare the Former Guy with Biden. I hope you'll listen. It's fun!
The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET. Brad is first joined by Charlie Cook, Founder of the Cook Political Report. They discuss the pending government shutdown, and then preview the second GOP presidential debate. During the second half of the show, Dr. Bob Bollinger, Professor of Infectious Diseases at the John Hopkins University School of Medicine, examines the latest COVID-19 surge, and details the new vaccine booster shot. Charlie's Twitter handle is @CharlieCookDC. Dr. Bollinger holds joint appointments in International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and in Community Public Health at the JH School of Nursing. He is also Founding Director of the Center for Clinical Global Health Education (CCGHE). Their website is main.ccghe.net and their Facebook page is Facebook.com/CCGHE. Brad writes a political column every Sunday for 'The Messenger.' He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago and KNX Radio in Los Angeles. You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon. His Twitter handle is @BradBannon.
On the radio show this week, we cover why the national budget is also a moral document that shows the deep priorities of our country – and where kids stand in that budget; we uncover the latest with Fox News, dive into double standards and false equivalencies in the media, and learn tactics to get real news; we hear about the #ChildcareCliff why it impacts businesses too and hear how we can help our nation avoid it; and we close the show discussing tactics to get every member of Congress on the bus… the Momnibus! *Special guests include: Michelle Dallafior, First Focus on Children, @First_Focus; Angelo Carusone, Media Matters, @mmfa; Lauren Hipp, MomsRising, @MomsRising; and Tina Sherman, MomsRising, @MomsRising.
JONATHAN TAPLIN's new book THE END OF REALITY picks up where MOVE FAST & BREAK THINGS left off. It documents how - rather than confront and solve the critical challenges we face - some of our wealthiest and most powerful men are plotting their escape - from transparency and regulation with crypto, from real life with the metaverse, from earth with colonies on Mars, and from death with transhumanism and cyborgs. This fantasy/nightmare is being sold by four billionaires - Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Marc Andreeson, and Peter Thiel.
The Gospel According to James Baldwin. I'll be in conversation with the author, Baylor University Professor Greg Garrett. 36 years after his death, the prophetic voice of writer, commentator and cultural witness James Baldwin is as relevant as ever. And Religion News Service journalists Adelle Banks and Jack Jenkins will be back to discuss some of the religion news that may have gotten lost during the summer… And to look ahead at the key stories we're likely to be affected by heading into the months ahead.
Another day in the United States of Serfs and Lords. Clarence Thomas is a kept pet of billionaires Republicons please Putin during Zelinski visit Like a patriot, Howard Stern is Proud to be woke AF "Free the Proud Boys" - 100 Trump Supporters and Proud Boys in Uniform Pour into 5th Avenue Manhattan outside Trump Tower We discuss the madness.
The Stunning Failure of Congress; Superbowl Fail; Mental health Karel Cast #257 Sigourney Weaver said it best in GalaxyQuest..She has one job this ship…well, Congress truly just has one job on the ship of the USA and they're not doing it. When you hear Government Shutdown what you should really be hearing is complete failure of their job. Because they're jobs , the one thing they all have to do, is keep the government running and they are doing the exact opposite. And, the Superbowl is coming to a town known for putting on shows, and what have they decided to do as their halftime show? Pick an artist seven out of ten of you listening to this don't know. A city that could call upon the greatest of the greats and we get…wait for it…And then, what does dealing with Mental Health really mean? Well, it means giving yourself space to actually deal with it. A first hand story illustrates it. Watch on YouTube and listen wherever you get your podcast. Subscribe at YouTube.com/reallykarel @ReallyKarel is all social media and website reallykarel.com The Karel Cast is heard three times a week on all your favorite streaming services and the video can be seen on Youtube. Karel is a history-making #LGBTQ talk show host currently living in Las Vegas with his pup Ember.
Leslie is joined by Scott Paul, President of the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM), a partnership established by some of America's leading manufacturers and the United Steelworkers union. The two examine the importance of supply chains. Their conversation includes how the United States is doing at reshoring its supply chains, how 'Bidenomics' is improving the country's manufacturing sector, and a Washington Post expose on how Tesla and EV supply chains are raising concerns about forced labor in China. The AAM website is AmericanManufacturing.org and their Twitter handle is @KeepItMadeInUSA. Scott's handle is @ScottPaulAAM.
You Are NOT Prepared; Canada v. India; Tea Tea Tea Karel Cast #256 I was talking with friends about the third rail, money, and most of mine are not prepared for retirement. Then, I ran the numbers in the Math of America and neither are you, or at least 96% of you. So what are we all going to do? Also, Canada is upset with India. Why? What will happen. AND, it's International Tea Day and we'll talk all things Chai. It's a Friday edition of the Karel Cast, where I don't give a frack! Watch on YouTube and listen wherever you get your podcast. Subscribe at YouTube.com/reallykarel @ReallyKarel is all social media and website reallykarel.com The Karel Cast is heard three times a week on all your favorite streaming services and the video can be seen on Youtube. Karel is a history-making #LGBTQ talk show host currently living in Las Vegas with his pup Ember.
World nations grapple with climate change at U.N. General Assembly; DeSantis vows to unleash fossil fuels, while downplaying climate change; Conservative U.K. Prime Minister weakens Britain's climate policies; PLUS: President Biden launches first-ever American Climate Corps... All that and more in today's Green News Report!
This time on Code WACK! What challenges do people living with disabilities face when it comes to accessing quality health care? And are they being included in decisions about health policies that affect them? To find out, we spoke to Angela Gardner, a disability rights advocate who lives in the Los Angeles area. Her work focuses on helping people with disabilities in the areas of employment, education, healthcare, services and support to live independently in the community. This is the first of two episodes with Angela. Check out the Transcript and Show Notes for more!
Change Is Universe Telling You To Readjust; Keys to Cure Depression Karel Cast #255 The Mirage is about to change the way the strip looks, it's changing. And I had a lot of things happen over the last few days that want me to see things in a different light and change some goals and dreams. Change is constant, and we either deal with it or we don't adapt…so how do you deal with change? And what are you going to do to help facilitate change? Then, a soap opera star kills himself at 43…why? Depression. It's powerful and prevalent in the USA right now. So what are the key steps to naturally avoid depression? Well, the science is in. And is Ukraine the slot machine that keeps taking our money and one from which we should all walk away? Watch on YouTube and listen wherever you get your podcast. Subscribe at YouTube.com/reallykarel @ReallyKarel is all social media and website reallykarel.com The Karel Cast is heard three times a week on all your favorite streaming services and the video can be seen on Youtube. Karel is a history-making #LGBTQ talk show host currently living in Las Vegas with his pup Ember.
California sues Big Oil over climate damages; Another investigation shows Big Oil execs plotted to deceive the public, discredit climate science, and delay action; PLUS: Mass protesters demand the end of the fossil fuel era as Climate Week and UN General Assembly get underway... All that and more in today's Green News Report!
Background Briefing 09-18-2023 by Progressive Voices
On the radio show this week we cover the latest from the U.S. Capitol including around WIC and childcare; we learn what's happening with access to birth control in America and about World Contraception Day; we hear the latest with local abortion bans, including outrageous proposed bans on being able to drive to get an abortion in some states; and we close the show learning why the U.S. budget fights matter to you and our economy. *Special guests include: Anna Aurilio, Economic Security Project, @EconomicSecProj; Diarra Aida Diouf, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Rachel Carmona, Women's March, @womensmarch; and Elyssa Schmier, MomsRising, @MomsRising.
It's fascinating (in the same way a train wreck is fascinating) to watch Trump and Company project their very worst deeds on their opponents. It's enough to make your shrink's head explode, and would be funny if the stakes weren't so high. Join us for a short look and quiz that asks, Projection or confession.
Mark Riley The Intersection S9 Ep2 Hunter Biden. UAW. Child Poverty In America by Progressive Voices
JONATHAN TAPLIN is former tour manager for Bob Dylan and The Band, producer of two Martin Scorsese films, MEAN STREETS and THE LAST WALTZ, and Director Emeritus of the USC Annenberg Innovation Lab. Next week I'll talk with him about his new book, THE END OF REALITY: How Four Billionaires Are Selling a Fantasy Future of the Metaverse, Mars, And Crypto. How better to warm up for that than by replaying our 2018 conversation about his earlier book MOVE FAST AND BREAK THINGS: How Facebook, Google and Amazon Cornered Culture and Undermined Democracy.
Another day in the United States of Serfs and Lords. Lauren Boebert gets caught in another lie. Senator John Kennedy Reads Aloud Queer Sex Scenes at Hearing Republican claims LGBTQ activists 'train' kids to use butt plugs We discuss the madness.
Something many of us take for granted, if we've never been without it, is how vitally important it is to have photo ID. In this day and age you can't do pretty much anything without ID—from accessing public benefits to renting an apartment to voting, and so much more. So for this week's episode, Rebecca sat back down with a dear friend who's been leading the charge when it comes to ensuring that 26 million Americans have access to the IDs they need to escape poverty, access benefits, vote, and be fully part of American society—and that's Kat Calvin. She's the founder of Spread the Vote and the Project ID Action Fund and author of a new book called American Identity in Crisis: Notes from an Accidental Activist. They had a far-ranging conversation about the story behind the organizations she started and her new book; how she got involved in helping people get IDs; who doesn't have ID in the United States and why it matters; why the U.S. ID crisis is both an economic justice issue and a democracy issue; and lots more.
Next time on State of Belief: two members of the Texas State Legislature who are taking on some of the seminal issues challenging the state – and the nation – today. Rep. Salman Bhojani was born in Pakistan and is the first Muslim elected to the Texas state legislature. Rep. James Talarico is a Harvard grad and former middle school teacher. They're eminently equipped to take on the daunting issues facing the state – and the nation. From immigration to education, from anti-LGBT discrimination to health care, and lots more, what happens in Texas rarely stays in Texas.
Actual Reason For Cyberthreats; Lawsuits Save the Planet? Strike it up! Karel Cast #254 Las Vegas has been brought to its knees twice now by cyberterrorists. US Hospitals have been struck, credit agencies, power grids…and why, why do they keep doing this? Well that answer is simple and I bet you already know if you listen to the show as it is a constant theme. Then, CA is filing lawsuits against Big Oil, is this the way? Is the only way to make corporations stop killing the planet is to threaten to bankrupt them if they don't ? And Strike it Up! The IAW is now on strike, SAG/AFTRA, The WGA…why, why are all these workers striking now? The answer is right in front of us all. Watch on YouTube and listen wherever you get your podcast. Subscribe at YouTube.com/reallykarel @ReallyKarel is all social media and website reallykarel.com The Karel Cast is heard three times a week on all your favorite streaming services and the video can be seen on Youtube. Karel is a history-making #LGBTQ talk show host currently living in Las Vegas with his pup Ember.
Leslie is joined by Amber Miller, Director of the USW's Rapid Response Department, a nearly 30-year tradition of member-driven, issue-based, nonpartisan legislative activism. Amber has been a proud second-generation Steelworker since 1997 where she began her career at Chase Brass and Copper in northwest Ohio. The two discuss the power of ordinary people, strengthened by their Union, the United Steelworkers (USW). During their conversation, Leslie and Amber examine the specific ways that the USW empowers their members to make a difference. This includes by educating USW members about critical issues that affect them and their families, working with legislators to put workers' priorities into action, and offering workers a venue to communicate directly with their elected leaders. The website for the United Steelworkers is USW.org. Their handle on both Twitter and Instagram is @steelworkers.
Incredibly Honest I Don't Give A Frack Friday Karel Cast #253 It's Friday and after the last two days I've had, I don't really give a frack about much right now. Kevin McCarthy and his ridiculousness? Hunter Biden indictment? Is there anything out there I do give a frack about right about now? Or you? What about you? I got shouted at by a homeless man for saying hello to a puppy, it makes one no longer care about their plight and really see them for the blight they are….so ya. Let's have a new Holiday, I Don't Give a Frack Friday. I've got no more fracks to give. Watch on YouTube and listen wherever you get your podcast. Subscribe at YouTube.com/reallykarel @ReallyKarel is all social media and website reallykarel.com The Karel Cast is heard three times a week on all your favorite streaming services and the video can be seen on Youtube. Karel is a history-making #LGBTQ talk show host currently living in Las Vegas with his pup Ember.
Monumental humanitarian crisis in Libya after catastrophic extreme flooding; U.S. hits new record for billion-dollar weather disasters in a single year; PLUS: Texas heat and drought is causing damage to local water systems... All that and more in today's Green News Report!
This time on CodeWACK! What's the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike about and what's at stake for actors? Plus, what could the ongoing strike mean for their health care? To find out, we spoke to Pat Finn, a Los Angeles-based actor who has worked in Hollywood for more than 25 years. He's appeared in such shows as Seinfeld, Friends, Drew Carey, and Murphy Brown and in movies such as It's Complicated opposite Meryl Streep. Check out the Transcript and Show Notes for more!
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Shocking Brain Explosion on Air, Wouldn't Yours? Karel Cast #253 Teachers not showing up at schools because they can't get a living wage; cyber attacks taking down Las Vegas; Poverty doubling over the last year; more children in poverty than ever before…and what is our Congress about to do? Try to Impeach Joe Biden. America is a giant flop and it's making my head explode all over the microphone. Why isn't yours? How much can our brains take of all this ridiculousness? Trump commits treason, and goes on tour; Congress People and Senators commit treason and instead of capital punishment get pay raises. It's enough to make a grown man wear…or, explode. Watch on YouTube and listen wherever you get your podcast. Subscribe at YouTube.com/reallykarel @ReallyKarel is all social media and website reallykarel.com The Karel Cast is heard three times a week on all your favorite streaming services and the video can be seen on Youtube. Karel is a history-making #LGBTQ talk show host currently living in Las Vegas with his pup Ember.
The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET. Brad is first joined by Mica Soellner, Congressional Correspondent for Punchbowl News, to examine the likelihood of a government shutdown. They also talk about the 'Freedom Caucus' budget demands, whether House Republicans will launch an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, and whether Speaker McCarthy will be able to keep the House GOP united. Then, Brad is joined by CNN military analyst Col. Cedric Leighton, Founder and President of Cedric Leighton Associates, a strategic risk and leadership consultancy serving global companies and organizations. He founded the company in 2010, after serving in the US Air Force for 26 years as an Intelligence Officer and attaining the rank of Colonel. The two discuss the legacy of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, including how they changed the way that the United States military fights wars. They also examine the status of Ukraine's counteroffensive against Russia, the budget battle over Ukraine in Congress, the G-20 Meeting in New Delhi, strategic implications of a stagnant Chinese economy, and the effect that Senator Tommy Tuberville's holding up of military promotions is having on America's armed forces and national security. Mica's Twitter handle is @MicaSoellnerDC and the handle for Punchbowl News is @PunchBowlNews. Colonel Leighton can be seen regularly on CNN, where he is a Military Analyst. His website is CedricLeighton.com and his Twitter handle is @CedricLeighton. Brad writes a political column every Sunday for 'The Messenger.' He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago and KNX Radio in Los Angeles. You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon. His Twitter handle is @BradBannon. You can watch a livestream of this broadcast at the following links: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/live/Lku6XMuZLuM Facebook - https://fb.watch/n0lSPfL7Tp/
First Greece, now catastrophic Libya floods cause widespread death and devastation; First-ever Africa Climate Summit issues call for global carbon tax on fossil fuels; U.N. report warns world is way off track to curb global warming; PLUS: Climate protesters interrupt U.S. Open Tennis Championship... All that and more in today's Green News Report!
Background Briefing 09-11-2023 by Progressive Voices
On the radio show this week we cover how “it's not about the wine” and why hard-working moms need tools and opportunities to thrive; what's happening with the potential government shutdown; why improved resources for people having babies while serving in the military matter to everyone; and how to support diaper banks. *Special guests include: Celeste Yvonne, writer, certified recovery coach, and author of It's Not about the Wine: The Loaded Truth behind Mommy Wine Culture, @ultmomchallenge; Catherine Rowland, Congressional Progressive Caucus Center, @webuildprogress; Gaby Cavins, Military Birth Resource Network & Postpartum Coalition (MBRNPC), @militarybirth; Joanne Samuel Goldblum, National Diaper Bank Network, @diapernetwork.
As America loses local news organizations through attrition and consolidation, smaller communities are losing their lifeline to things ranging from the serious, like public corruption investigations, to the small but important aspects of daily life like high school sports and obituaries. Today we examine what is lost, but also what can be gained, by looking at an unexpected source. I hope you'll listen.
Stunning Message of 9/11 All But Lost On Us Today Karel Cast #252 22 years ago today, everything about modern life changed. We begin with a gut-wrenching video reminder of that day, and the lessons learned from it. Have we forgotten how we felt? Have we moved on from the lessons we learned that day and the days thereafter? Because September 11 was not about politics for most Americans, it was about family. It was about loved ones and life and being an American first. What happened to lead us so far astray from those messages? And why isn't today a holiday? Watch on YouTube and listen wherever you get your podcast. Subscribe at YouTube.com/reallykarel @ReallyKarel is all social media and website reallykarel.com The Karel Cast is heard three times a week on all your favorite streaming services and the video can be seen on Youtube. Karel is a history-making #LGBTQ talk show host currently living in Las Vegas with his pup Ember.
For this week's episode, Rebecca sat down with Cara Reedy. She's a journalist and the founder of a new organization called the Disabled Journalists Association (DJA)—which she's spent the past two years setting up to identify the needs of disabled people in journalism and to amplify the voices of disabled journalists across the United States. It's just getting off the ground and just launched its website this past week. (Check out discojourno.com to learn more, and if you're a disabled journalist, check out the survey they're running between now and October 2023 as they work to lay the foundation for DJA's work.) They had a far-ranging conversation about the barriers to getting into journalism for disabled people today; the discrimination and ableism many face once they do make it into the newsroom and Cara's own experience at a major news outlet; why inclusion in newsrooms matters to disability media coverage (and media coverage on all issues); how intentional, equitable, and diverse representation in newsrooms fits into the larger picture of disability economic justice; and lots more.
Learn more: jeffgoodellwriter.com July 2023 was the hottest month in recorded history, June ranks #2. Phoenix recorded at least 110F for 20 days in a row. I speak with JEFF GOODELL about THE HEAT WILL KILL YOU FIRST: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet. Biggest takeaway: “The assumption that we will do what we need to do in time and things will go back to normal is a profound misunderstanding of this moment.” CO2 is not like smog. Recent extremes and disasters are here to stay.
Next time on State of Belief: Rev. Jennifer Butler. Her most recent book, Who Stole My Bible? Reclaiming Scripture as a Handbook for Resisting Tyranny, makes a biblical case for muti-racial democracy in the face of rising white Christian Nationalism and authoritarianism in the U.S. and around the world.
Another day in the United States of Serfs and Lords. Manchild Musk Foiled a Ukrainian Drone Attack Fani Willis give Jim Jordan a case of red-ass. Lindsey Graham should've been indicted and instead of shutting up, he keeps crying "victim." We discuss the madness. Join Rokfin to access exclusive tarabuster content as well as Ron Placone, Lee Camp, and more! https://rokfin.com/tarabuster
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Shocker! It's Not Trump That's the Problem Karel Cast #251 Donald Trump is not the disease. He is a major symptom of a long-festering illness that is now taking over America. But it's the Americans themselves that are spreading the virus of hate, division and discord. It's not one man, or one party. It's millions of people that demand nothing more of themselves or others. They are content to be ignorant of civics, of the real principles of our nation, and of their duty to it. It's too easy to blame one man, he's not that powerful. Hitler wasn't the problem, the Germans that followed him to hell were. The same holds true for Trump. Plus what do you do when you feel lost? How do you get back on track. And entertainment news on this Friday. Watch on YouTube and listen wherever you get your podcast. Subscribe at YouTube.com/reallykarel @ReallyKarel is all social media and website reallykarel.com The Karel Cast is heard three times a week on all your favorite streaming services and the video can be seen on Youtube. Karel is a history-making #LGBTQ talk show host currently living in Las Vegas with his pup Ember.
2023 was the hottest summer ever recorded; Extreme storms trigger deadly floods in Brazil and Greece; PLUS: Biden Administration moves to block oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, again... All that and more in today's Green News Report!
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Disbelief As Mitch Deemed OK; Billionaires Beg, Hungryroot Arrives Karel Cast #250 A doc in Washington says Mitch McConnell is OK…and that's the funniest thing I've heard all day. Plus, why are female superstars trying to bankrupt America? $1000 to see Beyonce, $4500 to see Adele, $1500 to see Kylie….we can't afford this. They say they're good for the economy. I think they're good for credit card companies. Should billionaires ask for money? Oprah is, and people aren't having it. And, looking for a way to eat better without really thinking about it? Hungryroot may be the way. It's not an advertisement, just an idea. If you want $50 off Hungryroot use code at this link https://www.hungryroot.com/r/AK2W9MFQ Watch on YouTube and listen wherever you get your podcast. Subscribe at YouTube.com/reallykarel @ReallyKarel is all social media and website reallykarel.com The Karel Cast is heard three times a week on all your favorite streaming services and the video can be seen on Youtube. Karel is a history-making #LGBTQ talk show host currently living in Las Vegas with his pup Ember.
Background Briefing 09-05-2023 by Progressive Voices
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