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This week, the boys drink and talk about heading to the movies twice to catch Mando and Grogu, and we sat in packed theaters to see “Obsession”, the horror-thriller that did 30% better in the second weekend of its wide release than its first. We drink and try to stay positive, but that wasn't difficult when discussing these awesome movies! Grab a drink and listen along. linktr.ee/theloveofcinema - Check out our YouTube page! Our phone number is 646-484-9298. It accepts texts or voice messages. 0:00 Intro;4:40 “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu”: Films of 2026; 44:40 “Obsession”: Films of 2026; 01:24:44 What You Been Watching?; 1:30:34 Next Week's Episode Teaser Additional Cast/Crew: Pedro Pascal, Dave Faloni, Jon Favreau, Martin Scorsese, Jeremy Allen White, Noah Kloor, Michael Johnston, Curry Barker, Inde Navarrette, Megan Lawless, Cooper Tomlinson. Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller, John Say Edited & Produced by Dave Green. Beer Sponsor: Carlos Barrozo Music Sponsor: Dasein Dasein on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/77H3GPgYigeKNlZKGx11KZ Dasein on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/dasein/1637517407 Recommendations: Widow's Bay, The Boys, The Pitt, Shrinking, Hacks, Send Help, The Yogurt Shop Murders. Additional Tags: Robert Duvall, Sports Documentary, Bowling, Bette Davis, SZA, Keke Palmer, Amazon Studios, Warner Discovery, Paramount Skydance, Conan O'Brien, Weapons, Sinners, One Battle After Another, Frankenstein, Annapurna Films, Old Man Marley, Home Alone, Shawshenk Redemption, Gordon Ramsay, Thelma Schoonmaker, Stephen King's It, The Tenant, Rosemary's Baby, The Pianist, Cul-de-Sac, AI, The New York City Marathon, Apartments, Tenants, Rent Prices, Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo, Curtis Sliwa, Amazon, Robotics, AMC, IMAX Issues, Tron, The Dallas Cowboys, Short-term memory loss, Warner Brothers, Paramount, Netflix, AMC Times Square, Tom Cruise, George Clooney, MGM, Amazon Prime, Marvel, Sony, Conclave, Here, Venom: The Last Dance, Casablanca, The Wizard of Oz, Oscars 2026, Academy Awards, BFI, BAFTA, BAFTAS, British Cinema. England, Vienna, Leopoldstadt, The Golden Globes, Past Lives, Apple Podcasts, West Side Story, Adelaide, Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Melbourne, The British, England, The SEC, Ronald Reagan, Stock Buybacks, Marvel, MCU, DCEU, Film, Movies, Southeast Asia, plague, HBO Max, Amazon Prime, casket maker, Seven Samurai, Roshomon, Sergio Leone, Clint Eastwood, Stellan Skarsgard, the matt and mark movie show.The Southern District's Waratah Championship, Night of a Thousand Stars, The Pan Pacific Grand Prix (The Pan Pacifics), Jeff Bezos, Rupert Murdoch, Larry Ellison, David Ellison, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg.
This week, the boys have a blast getting political, discussing 1969's “Z”. This French-language movie was filmed in Algeria about a true story in Greece, and it feels like it could be 2026. The themes of the film are deep, and the tension is high, but we drink whiskey and beer, so we had fun discussing! Grab a beer and listen along, unless you're a child. linktr.ee/theloveofcinema - Check out our YouTube page! Our phone number is 646-484-9298. It accepts texts or voice messages. 0:00 Intro; 9:27 1969 Year in Review; 37:18 “Z”: Films of 1969; 01:17:04 What You Been Watching?; 1:28:04 Next Week's Episode Teaser. Additional Cast/Crew: Costa-Gavras, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jacques Perrin, Yves Montand. Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller, John Say Edited & Produced by Dave Green. Beer Sponsor: Carlos Barrozo Music Sponsor: Dasein Dasein on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/77H3GPgYigeKNlZKGx11KZ Dasein on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/dasein/1637517407 Recommendations: Kurosawa's Ran, Throne of Blood, Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, Taxi Driver 50th Anniversary, Shrinking. Additional Tags: Robert Duvall, Sports Documentary, Bowling, Bette Davis, SZA, Keke Palmer, Amazon Studios, Warner Discovery, Paramount Skydance, Conan O'Brien, Weapons, Sinners, One Battle After Another, Frankenstein, Annapurna Films, Old Man Marley, Home Alone, Shawshenk Redemption, Gordon Ramsay, Thelma Schoonmaker, Stephen King's It, The Tenant, Rosemary's Baby, The Pianist, Cul-de-Sac, AI, The New York City Marathon, Apartments, Tenants, Rent Prices, Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo, Curtis Sliwa, Amazon, Robotics, AMC, IMAX Issues, Tron, The Dallas Cowboys, Short-term memory loss, Warner Brothers, Paramount, Netflix, AMC Times Square, Tom Cruise, George Clooney, MGM, Amazon Prime, Marvel, Sony, Conclave, Here, Venom: The Last Dance, Casablanca, The Wizard of Oz, Oscars 2026, Academy Awards, BFI, BAFTA, BAFTAS, British Cinema. England, Vienna, Leopoldstadt, The Golden Globes, Past Lives, Apple Podcasts, West Side Story, Adelaide, Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Melbourne, The British, England, The SEC, Ronald Reagan, Stock Buybacks, Marvel, MCU, DCEU, Film, Movies, Southeast Asia, plague, HBO Max, Amazon Prime, casket maker, Seven Samurai, Roshomon, Sergio Leone, Clint Eastwood, Stellan Skarsgard, the matt and mark movie show.The Southern District's Waratah Championship, Night of a Thousand Stars, The Pan Pacific Grand Prix (The Pan Pacifics), Jeff Bezos, Rupert Murdoch, Larry Ellison, David Ellison, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg.
Daniel J. Perafan, Meno Fernandez, and James Pontillo join Geo Perez and Derek Drescher on "On The Gate" for a deep dive into historical trade routes, the roast comedy scene, and the raw psychology of the legal system.In This Episode:Global History & Economics: Daniel J. Perafan breaks down the history of colonization in Colombia, the expansion of historical empires, and the brutal economic realities of underground markets.The NYC Roast Scene: The crew is joined by James Pontillo to discuss the behind-the-scenes stress of writing for a comedy roast and navigating local independent venues.New York Politics & Legends: A look back at NYC mayors over the decades and the cultural impact of Curtis Sliwa's Street Smart series.True Crime Breakdown: The guys analyze the latest updates and trial footage from the Julio Foolio case, discuss the reality of high-stakes court charges, and share what it honestly feels like to sit in a courtroom awaiting a sentencing verdict.Gaming Culture: Geo admits his current obsession with MLB The Show.ON THE GATE! ENJOY!Original air date: 5/18/26Join the live chat Wednesday nights at 11pm EST. Uncensored versions of the show streamed Monday and Thursday at 2pm EST on GaSDigital.com. Signup with code OTG for the archive of the show and others like Legion of Skanks, In Godfrey We Trust, and Story Warz. FOLLOWGeo PerezInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/geoperez86/Derek DrescherInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/derekdrescher/00:20 - Intro Beats & Audio Check01:00 - Geo's MLB The Show Obsession02:50 - The History of Global Colonization & Trade09:20 - The Logistics and Economics of Underground Markets12:20 - Why Geo Doesn't Trust the Stock Market15:10 - Industry Writers & Behind-the-Scenes Comedy Secrets16:40 - Navigating Envy in the Modern Comedy Landscape22:05 - The Mental Hustle: Performing After a Tragedy23:50 - The Art of Writing for a Roast27:45 - Navigating Local Indie Comedy Rooms30:30 - Curtis Sliwa's Street Smart Series & NYC History31:15 - Rating New York Mayors Over the Years34:30 - Pop Culture: The Chappelle's Show Legacy in Real Life39:45 - Analyzing the New Julio Foolio Trial Footage43:15 - The Reality of High-Stakes Legal Sentences & Charges47:20 - True Crime: Historic Jailbreaks & Security Flaws50:30 - The Psychology of Hearing a Courtroom Sentence52:00 - DMV Realities & State Bureaucracy57:00 - Upcoming Dates & Guest PlugsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
This week, the boys keep it positive as they reconvene in John Lennon's old home to watch the devil's son get birthed in “Rosemary's Baby”. We've done a surprising number of Roman Polanski movies considering, you know, his past. But this movie rocks. Screwed up, but it rocks. We discuss. John also gives a mini-review of “Mortal Kombat 2”. Grab a beer and listen along! linktr.ee/theloveofcinema - Check out our YouTube page! Our phone number is 646-484-9298. It accepts texts or voice messages. 0:00 Intro; 3:56 “The Devil Wears Prada 2” mini-review; 15:16 1968 Year in Review; 32:09 “Rosemary's Baby”: Films of 1968;01:13:47 What You Been Watching?; 1:20:42 Next Week's Episode Teaser Additional Cast/Crew: Mia Farrow, John Cassavettes, Ruth Gordon, Ralph Bellamy, Signey Blackmer, Karl Urban, Adeline RudolphMehcad Brooks, Jessica McNamee, Tati Gabrielle, Josh Lawson, Simon McQuoid. Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller, John Say Edited & Produced by Dave Green. Beer Sponsor: Carlos Barrozo Music Sponsor: Dasein Dasein on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/77H3GPgYigeKNlZKGx11KZ Dasein on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/dasein/1637517407 Recommendations: Serenity, Send Help, Firefly, Serenity, The Firm, The Rainmaker, Wall Street, Apartment 7A, Gone With The Wind, JenBenet Ramsey. Additional Tags: Sports Documentary, Bowling, Bette Davis, SZA, Keke Palmer, Amazon Studios, Warner Discovery, Paramount Skydance, Conan O'Brien, Weapons, Sinners, One Battle After Another, Frankenstein, Annapurna Films, Old Man Marley, Home Alone, Shawshenk Redemption, Gordon Ramsay, Thelma Schoonmaker, Stephen King's It, The Tenant, Rosemary's Baby, The Pianist, Cul-de-Sac, AI, The New York City Marathon, Apartments, Tenants, Rent Prices, Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo, Curtis Sliwa, Amazon, Robotics, AMC, IMAX Issues, Tron, The Dallas Cowboys, Short-term memory loss, Warner Brothers, Paramount, Netflix, AMC Times Square, Tom Cruise, George Clooney, MGM, Amazon Prime, Marvel, Sony, Conclave, Here, Venom: The Last Dance, Casablanca, The Wizard of Oz, Oscars 2026, Academy Awards, BFI, BAFTA, BAFTAS, British Cinema. England, Vienna, Leopoldstadt, The Golden Globes, Past Lives, Apple Podcasts, West Side Story, Adelaide, Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Melbourne, The British, England, The SEC, Ronald Reagan, Stock Buybacks, Marvel, MCU, DCEU, Film, Movies, Southeast Asia, plague, HBO Max, Amazon Prime, casket maker, Seven Samurai, Roshomon, Sergio Leone, Clint Eastwood, Stellan Skarsgard, the matt and mark movie show.The Southern District's Waratah Championship, Night of a Thousand Stars, The Pan Pacific Grand Prix (The Pan Pacifics), Jeff Bezos, Rupert Murdoch, Larry Ellison, David Ellison, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg.
This week, Jeff and John praise and endorse (and nitpick) “The Devil Wears Prada 2”, before discussing “Sullivan's Travels”. Two of us thought it was great. one DID NOT. Why did Preston Sturges' risky, genre-morphing social commentary turn off the Aussie? Grab a drink and tune in! linktr.ee/theloveofcinema - Check out our YouTube page! Our phone number is 646-484-9298. It accepts texts or voice messages. 0:00 Intro; 5:25 “The Devil Wears Prada 2” mini-review; 15:56 Gripe; 17:42 19411942 Year in Review; 29:25 “Sullivan's Travels”: Films of 1941/1942; 59:45 What You Been Watching?; 1:06:05 Next Week's Episode Teaser Additional Cast/Crew: Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, Preston Sturges, Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Lady Gaga. Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller, John Say Edited & Produced by Dave Green. Beer Sponsor: Carlos Barrozo Music Sponsor: Dasein Dasein on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/77H3GPgYigeKNlZKGx11KZ Dasein on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/dasein/1637517407 Recommendations: The Pitt, The Boys, Daredevil, All That Heaven Allows, The Era's Tour, Florence + The Machine, The Mortician, Mad Men, Billions, The Boys: Season 5, Mud, The Expanse, The Era's Tour, The Alaska Murders, Ratatouille. Additional Tags: Sports Documentary, Bowling, Bette Davis, SZA, Keke Palmer, Amazon Studios, Warner Discovery, Paramount Skydance, Conan O'Brien, Weapons, Sinners, One Battle After Another, Frankenstein, Annapurna Films, Old Man Marley, Home Alone, Shawshenk Redemption, Gordon Ramsay, Thelma Schoonmaker, Stephen King's It, The Tenant, Rosemary's Baby, The Pianist, Cul-de-Sac, AI, The New York City Marathon, Apartments, Tenants, Rent Prices, Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo, Curtis Sliwa, Amazon, Robotics, AMC, IMAX Issues, Tron, The Dallas Cowboys, Short-term memory loss, Warner Brothers, Paramount, Netflix, AMC Times Square, Tom Cruise, George Clooney, MGM, Amazon Prime, Marvel, Sony, Conclave, Here, Venom: The Last Dance, Casablanca, The Wizard of Oz, Oscars 2026, Academy Awards, BFI, BAFTA, BAFTAS, British Cinema. England, Vienna, Leopoldstadt, The Golden Globes, Past Lives, Apple Podcasts, West Side Story, Adelaide, Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Melbourne, The British, England, The SEC, Ronald Reagan, Stock Buybacks, Marvel, MCU, DCEU, Film, Movies, Southeast Asia, plague, HBO Max, Amazon Prime, casket maker, Seven Samurai, Roshomon, Sergio Leone, Clint Eastwood, Stellan Skarsgard, the matt and mark movie show.The Southern District's Waratah Championship, Night of a Thousand Stars, The Pan Pacific Grand Prix (The Pan Pacifics), Jeff Bezos, Rupert Murdoch, Larry Ellison, David Ellison, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg.
Two Jewish men were stabbed last week in a predominantly Jewish neighbourhood in London - a shocking attack that, fortunately, did not end in tragedy. This is not an isolated incident. Across Europe and the United States, antisemitic violence is rising at an alarming rate. Antisemitism must be unequivocally condemned wherever it appears, just as all forms of political violence should be rejected without hesitation. At the same time, understanding the difference between legitimate criticism of Israel and hostility toward Jewish people is crucial - a line that is too often blurred in today's discourse. Political rhetoric from across the spectrum can inflame tensions and accusations of antisemitism are sometimes used to shut down debate rather than engage with it. Conflating Judaism with the actions of the Israeli government does not protect Jewish communities - it risks putting them in greater danger. Piers Morgan is joined by host of the Megyn Kelly Show, Megyn Kelly, former Republican candidate for Mayor of New York, Curtis Sliwa, correspondent-at-large for NewsNation, Geraldo Rivera, political commentator Adam Mockler, host of the Young Turks, Ana Kasparian, and conservative influencer Debra Lea to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The New York GOP is in absolute shock—SHOCK—that Donald Trump didn't endorse their preferred candidate.And honestly… that might be the funniest part.Because this is the same political machine that gave us George Santos… and now they're acting like their judgment carries the weight of Harvard admissions or the Vatican selecting a pope.From Theodore Roosevelt… to George Santos… to possibly a raccoon in a MAGA visor.That's not evolution—that's a collapse.In today's Satire Saturday, Chad Law breaks down the absurdity, the lack of self-awareness, and the pure comedy of a party that somehow keeps getting worse—and still expects to be taken seriously.Sometimes the joke isn't even satire anymore… it's just reality.
This week, the boys get all Tom & Huck and head to the Mississippi River to discuss Jeff Nichols' “Mud”. The random year generator spun 2013, and we decided to follow up our recent “Take Shelter” episode to see how Nichols handled the McConaissance. What we didn't expect was finding some of the best youth performances ever by Tye Sheridan and Jacob Lofland in a Stand-By-Me-Meets-Huckleberry-Finn narrative. We were a little split on our overall takeaways, but boy did we appreciate the journey. linktr.ee/theloveofcinema - Check out our YouTube page! Our phone number is 646-484-9298. It accepts texts or voice messages. 0:00 Intro; 15:01 2013 Year in Review; 36:30 “Mud”: Films of 2013; 58:19 What You Been Watching?; 1:15:05 Next Week's Episode Teaser Additional Cast/Crew: Reese Witherspoon, Sam Shepard, Ray McKinnon, Sarah Laulson, Michael Shannon,Joe Don Baker, Paul Sparks Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller, John Say Edited & Produced by Dave Green. Beer Sponsor: Carlos Barrozo Music Sponsor: Dasein Dasein on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/77H3GPgYigeKNlZKGx11KZ Dasein on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/dasein/1637517407 Recommendations: The Pitt, The Boys, Daredevil, All That Heaven Allows, The Era's Tour, Florence + The Machine, The Mortician, Mad Men, Billions, The Boys: Season 5, Mud. Additional Tags: Sports Documentary, Bowling, Bette Davis, SZA, Keke Palmer, Amazon Studios, Warner Discovery, Paramount Skydance, Conan O'Brien, Weapons, Sinners, One Battle After Another, Frankenstein, Annapurna Films, Old Man Marley, Home Alone, Shawshenk Redemption, Gordon Ramsay, Thelma Schoonmaker, Stephen King's It, The Tenant, Rosemary's Baby, The Pianist, Cul-de-Sac, AI, The New York City Marathon, Apartments, Tenants, Rent Prices, Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo, Curtis Sliwa, Amazon, Robotics, AMC, IMAX Issues, Tron, The Dallas Cowboys, Short-term memory loss, Warner Brothers, Paramount, Netflix, AMC Times Square, Tom Cruise, George Clooney, MGM, Amazon Prime, Marvel, Sony, Conclave, Here, Venom: The Last Dance, Casablanca, The Wizard of Oz, Oscars 2026, Academy Awards, BFI, BAFTA, BAFTAS, British Cinema. England, Vienna, Leopoldstadt, The Golden Globes, Past Lives, Apple Podcasts, West Side Story, Adelaide, Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Melbourne, The British, England, The SEC, Ronald Reagan, Stock Buybacks, Marvel, MCU, DCEU, Film, Movies, Southeast Asia, plague, HBO Max, Amazon Prime, casket maker, Seven Samurai, Roshomon, Sergio Leone, Clint Eastwood, Stellan Skarsgard, the matt and mark movie show.The Southern District's Waratah Championship, Night of a Thousand Stars, The Pan Pacific Grand Prix (The Pan Pacifics), Jeff Bezos, Rupert Murdoch, Larry Ellison, David Ellison, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg.
This week, the boys teleport back to 1986, when Jeff Goldblum was awkward yet ripped and writing was weird, especially for women. Only our second David Cronenberg after “Crimes of the Future”, we dive into “The Fly”: the tropey writing, the B-movie plot outline done at an A-list scale with top-notch hair and makeup, and why we all walked away with different ratings for the movie. Protect the baboons. linktr.ee/theloveofcinema - Check out our YouTube page! Our phone number is 646-484-9298. It accepts texts or voice messages. 0:00 Intro; 9:57 Gripes; 11:26 1986 Year in Review; 26:44 “The Fly”: Films of 1986; 55:46 What You Been Watching?; 1:01:04 Next Week's Episode Teaser Additional Cast/Crew: Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, John Getz. Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller, John Say Edited & Produced by Dave Green. Beer Sponsor: Carlos Barrozo Music Sponsor: Dasein Dasein on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/77H3GPgYigeKNlZKGx11KZ Dasein on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/dasein/1637517407 Recommendations: Siper-man: Far From Home, Homecoming, Brand New Day, No Way Home, The Expanse, Paradise, The Pitt, Fraser, Parenthood, The Pitt, Six Feet Under, Mad Men, Billions, The Boys: Season 5, Mud, Fight Club. Additional Tags: Sports Documentary, Bowling, Bette Davis, SZA, Keke Palmer, Amazon Studios, Warner Discovery, Paramount Skydance, Conan O'Brien, Weapons, Sinners, One Battle After Another, Frankenstein, Annapurna Films, Old Man Marley, Home Alone, Shawshenk Redemption, Gordon Ramsay, Thelma Schoonmaker, Stephen King's It, The Tenant, Rosemary's Baby, The Pianist, Cul-de-Sac, AI, The New York City Marathon, Apartments, Tenants, Rent Prices, Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo, Curtis Sliwa, Amazon, Robotics, AMC, IMAX Issues, Tron, The Dallas Cowboys, Short-term memory loss, Warner Brothers, Paramount, Netflix, AMC Times Square, Tom Cruise, George Clooney, MGM, Amazon Prime, Marvel, Sony, Conclave, Here, Venom: The Last Dance, Casablanca, The Wizard of Oz, Oscars 2026, Academy Awards, BFI, BAFTA, BAFTAS, British Cinema. England, Vienna, Leopoldstadt, The Golden Globes, Past Lives, Apple Podcasts, West Side Story, Adelaide, Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Melbourne, The British, England, The SEC, Ronald Reagan, Stock Buybacks, Marvel, MCU, DCEU, Film, Movies, Southeast Asia, plague, HBO Max, Amazon Prime, casket maker, Seven Samurai, Roshomon, Sergio Leone, Clint Eastwood, Stellan Skarsgard, the matt and mark movie show.The Southern District's Waratah Championship, Night of a Thousand Stars, The Pan Pacific Grand Prix (The Pan Pacifics), Jeff Bezos, Rupert Murdoch, Larry Ellison, David Ellison, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg.
This week, the boys head to the St. James Theater on Broadway to discuss “Birdman (Or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”. Alejandro Iñárritu's film goes meta in one take as Michael Keaton confronts his time as Batman… I mean, his character Riggan Thomson can't escape his former superhero character, Birdman. This movie rocks. We grab some beers and discuss! linktr.ee/theloveofcinema - Check out our YouTube page! Our phone number is 646-484-9298. It accepts texts or voice messages. 0:00 Intro; 7:48 2014 Year in Review; 29:03 “Birdman…”: Films of 2014; 1:15:41 What You Been Watching?; 1:20:27 Next Week's Episode Teaser Additional Cast/Crew: Edward Norton, Emma Stone, Jeremy Shamos, Zach Galifanakis, Naomi Watts, Andrea Riseborough. Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller, John Say Edited & Produced by Dave Green. Beer Sponsor: Carlos Barrozo Music Sponsor: Dasein Dasein on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/77H3GPgYigeKNlZKGx11KZ Dasein on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/dasein/1637517407 Recommendations: Expanse, Warehouse 13, Pretty Lethal, Paradise, Deception, Born To Bowl on HBOMax, La Gence (sp?), The Pitt, Now Voyager, BlackBerry, American Splendor, One of Them Days, Fallout, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, They Live, Paradise, Parenthood, The Pitt, Six Feet Under, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Roadhouse, Do The Right Thing, Lean On Me, Dead Poet's Society, The Abyss, Wild At Heart, Sex, Lives and Videotape, Batman, Firefly, Billions. Additional Tags: Sports Documentary, Bowling, Bette Davis, SZA, Keke Palmer, Amazon Studios, Warner Discovery, Paramount Skydance, Conan O'Brien, Weapons, Sinners, One Battle After Another, Frankenstein, Annapurna Films, Old Man Marley, Home Alone, Shawshenk Redemption, Gordon Ramsay, Thelma Schoonmaker, Stephen King's It, The Tenant, Rosemary's Baby, The Pianist, Cul-de-Sac, AI, The New York City Marathon, Apartments, Tenants, Rent Prices, Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo, Curtis Sliwa, Amazon, Robotics, AMC, IMAX Issues, Tron, The Dallas Cowboys, Short-term memory loss, Warner Brothers, Paramount, Netflix, AMC Times Square, Tom Cruise, George Clooney, MGM, Amazon Prime, Marvel, Sony, Conclave, Here, Venom: The Last Dance, Casablanca, The Wizard of Oz, Oscars 2026, Academy Awards, BFI, BAFTA, BAFTAS, British Cinema. England, Vienna, Leopoldstadt, The Golden Globes, Past Lives, Apple Podcasts, West Side Story, Adelaide, Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Melbourne, The British, England, The SEC, Ronald Reagan, Stock Buybacks, Marvel, MCU, DCEU, Film, Movies, Southeast Asia, plague, HBO Max, Amazon Prime, casket maker, Seven Samurai, Roshomon, Sergio Leone, Clint Eastwood, Stellan Skarsgard, the matt and mark movie show.The Southern District's Waratah Championship, Night of a Thousand Stars, The Pan Pacific Grand Prix (The Pan Pacifics), Jeff Bezos, Rupert Murdoch, Larry Ellison, David Ellison, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg. Recs: Expanse, Warehouse 13, Pretty Lethal, Paradise, Deception, Born To Bowl on HBOMax, La Gence (sp?), The Pitt, Now Voyager, BlackBerry, American Splendor, One of Them Days Tags: Sports Documentary, Bowling, Bette Davis, SZA, Keke Palmer, Terry Schreiber
This week, the boys head to Sicily to try and save cinema with 1989's “Cinema Paradiso”! This highly regarded film expresses the nostalgia of growing up in post-WWII Italy where a single movie theater was the only source of entertainment for a town. It ends with it getting torn to the ground, which is reason enough for us to grab some drinks and talk positively about the film, whether or not it's too nostalgic and sentimental, and how it reflects our feelings of today's cinema culture. linktr.ee/theloveofcinema - Check out our YouTube page! Our phone number is 646-484-9298. It accepts texts or voice messages. 0:00 Intro; 7:13 1989 Year in Review; 23:35 “Cinema Paradiso”: Films of 1989; 1:05:16 What You Been Watching?; 1:17:56 Next Week's Episode Teaser Additional Cast/Crew: Giuseppe Tornatore, Vanna Paoli, Philippe Noiret, Enzo Cannavale, Isa Danieli, Leo Gullotta, Pupella Maggio, Agnese Nano, Salvatore Cascio, Roberta Lena. Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller, John Say Edited & Produced by Dave Green. Beer Sponsor: Carlos Barrozo Music Sponsor: Dasein Dasein on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/77H3GPgYigeKNlZKGx11KZ Dasein on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/dasein/1637517407 Recommendations: Expanse, Warehouse 13, Pretty Lethal, Paradise, Deception, Born To Bowl on HBOMax, La Gence (sp?), The Pitt, Now Voyager, BlackBerry, American Splendor, One of Them Days, Fallout, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, They Live, Paradise, Parenthood, The Pitt, Six Feet Under, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Roadhouse, Do The Right Thing, Lean On Me, Dead Poet's Society, The Abyss, Wild At Heart, Sex, Lives and Videotape, Batman. Additional Tags: Sports Documentary, Bowling, Bette Davis, SZA, Keke Palmer, Amazon Studios, Warner Discovery, Paramount Skydance, Conan O'Brien, Weapons, Sinners, One Battle After Another, Frankenstein, Annapurna Films, Old Man Marley, Home Alone, Shawshenk Redemption, Gordon Ramsay, Thelma Schoonmaker, Stephen King's It, The Tenant, Rosemary's Baby, The Pianist, Cul-de-Sac, AI, The New York City Marathon, Apartments, Tenants, Rent Prices, Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo, Curtis Sliwa, Amazon, Robotics, AMC, IMAX Issues, Tron, The Dallas Cowboys, Short-term memory loss, Warner Brothers, Paramount, Netflix, AMC Times Square, Tom Cruise, George Clooney, MGM, Amazon Prime, Marvel, Sony, Conclave, Here, Venom: The Last Dance, Casablanca, The Wizard of Oz, Oscars 2026, Academy Awards, BFI, BAFTA, BAFTAS, British Cinema. England, Vienna, Leopoldstadt, The Golden Globes, Past Lives, Apple Podcasts, West Side Story, Adelaide, Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Melbourne, The British, England, The SEC, Ronald Reagan, Stock Buybacks, Marvel, MCU, DCEU, Film, Movies, Southeast Asia, plague, HBO Max, Amazon Prime, casket maker, Seven Samurai, Roshomon, Sergio Leone, Clint Eastwood, Stellan Skarsgard, the matt and mark movie show.The Southern District's Waratah Championship, Night of a Thousand Stars, The Pan Pacific Grand Prix (The Pan Pacifics), Jeff Bezos, Rupert Murdoch, Larry Ellison, David Ellison, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg.
Greg Kelly Reports | March 30, 2026 Greg opens on Iran, arguing the campaign is moving fast by historical standards while raising the central unanswered question: after the regime's top leadership is wiped out, who is left to negotiate and run the country? The show pushes back on the idea that Trump's Iran operation is splitting MAGA, pointing instead to polling it says shows overwhelming approval among self-identified MAGA voters. Greg criticizes a growing class of veterans-turned-political commentators, saying some now use military service as a shield against criticism and a lever for political authority. The show zeroes in on New York City politics, mocking Zohran Mamdani and portraying Curtis Sliwa as a spoiler whose strange campaign and later behavior helped clear the path for Mamdani. Greg highlights two Republican guests — Roger Stone promoting a new menswear line and Texas candidate Eric Flores pitching a hard-line border message — while dismissing Democrat Andy Beshear as manufactured and overrated. Make the switch to NEWSMAX today! Get your 15 day free trial of NEWSMAX+ at http://NewsmaxPlus.com Looking for NEWSMAX caps, tees, mugs & more? Check out the Newsmax merchandise shop at : http://nws.mx/shop Follow NEWSMAX on Social Media: • Facebook: http://nws.mx/FB • X/Twitter: http://nws.mx/twitter • Instagram: http://nws.mx/IG • YouTube: https://youtube.com/NewsmaxTV • Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/NewsmaxTV • TRUTH Social: https://truthsocial.com/@NEWSMAX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this Tuesday edition of Sid & Friends in the Morning, Sid details Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman on the steps of City Hall yesterday, where he threw the first punch in this year's gubernatorial battle against incumbent Kathy Hochul, spending the afternoon railing against her and her comrade Mayor Zohran Mamdan. In other news of the day, Curtis Sliwa takes to NY1 to clap back at Republicans upset with his appearance in an Inner Circle Dinner comedy skit with Mayor Mamdani; the illegal migrant crisis in New York City is apparently alive and well, with city government just doing a better job of hiding it these days; President Trump delivers another ultimatum for Iran amidst our conflict in the region; and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis moves to rename Palm Beach Airport after President Trump. Brilyn Hollyhand, Inna Vernikov, Lara Trump, Monica Crowley & Morton Klein join Sid on this Tuesday installment of Sid & Friends in the Morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week, the boys drink and keep it positive as they head back to 1959 to discuss Otto Preminger's “Anatomy of a Murder”. We discuss how it aged, how they wrote and directed a difficult female character, and whether Jimmy Stewart was the best choice for the lawyer in this courtroom drama based on a true story. Before that conversation, we have some spoiler-free mini-reviews of “She Dances”, “Pretty Lethal”, and “Project Hail Mary”. Grab a drink and give us a listen! linktr.ee/theloveofcinema - Check out our YouTube page! Our phone number is 646-484-9298. It accepts texts or voice messages. 0:00 Intro; 7:28 “She Dances” mini-review; 9:56 “Pretty Lethal” mini-review, 12:55 “Project Hail Mary” mini-review; 27:35 1959 Year in Review; 50:57 Films of 1959: “Anatomy of a Murder”; 1:26:20 What You Been Watching?; 1:35:08 Next Week's Episode Teaser Additional Cast/Crew: Otto Preminger, Wendell Mayes, John D. Voelker, James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara, George C. Scott, Murray Hamilton, Orson Bean, Eve Arden, Kathy Grant, Arthur O'Connell, Steve Zahn, Mackenzie Ziegler, Rick Gomez, Ethan Hawke, Rosemarie DeWitt, Audrey Zahn, Wynn Everett, Sonequa Martin-Green, Sonny Valicenti, Amy Weaver, Haley Fish, Vicky Jewson, Kate Freund, Maddie Ziegler, Lana Condor, Uma Thurman, Lydia Leonard, Iris Apatow, Millicent Simmonds, Ryan Gosling, Lorde & Miller, Sandra Hüller, Lionel Boyce, James Ortiz, Ken Leung. Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller, John Say Edited & Produced by Dave Green. Beer Sponsor: Carlos Barrozo Music Sponsor: Dasein Dasein on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/77H3GPgYigeKNlZKGx11KZ Dasein on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/dasein/1637517407 Recommendations: Fallout, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, They Live, Paradise, Parenthood, The Pitt, Six Feet Under. Additional Tags: Amazon Studios, Warner Discovery, Paramount Skydance, Conan O'Brien, Weapons, Sinners, One Battle After Another, Frankenstein, Annapurna Films, Old Man Marley, Home Alone, Shawshenk Redemption, Gordon Ramsay, Thelma Schoonmaker, Stephen King's It, The Tenant, Rosemary's Baby, The Pianist, Cul-de-Sac, AI, The New York City Marathon, Apartments, Tenants, Rent Prices, Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo, Curtis Sliwa, Amazon, Robotics, AMC, IMAX Issues, Tron, The Dallas Cowboys, Short-term memory loss, Warner Brothers, Paramount, Netflix, AMC Times Square, Tom Cruise, George Clooney, MGM, Amazon Prime, Marvel, Sony, Conclave, Here, Venom: The Last Dance, Casablanca, The Wizard of Oz, Oscars 2026, Academy Awards, BFI, BAFTA, BAFTAS, British Cinema. England, Vienna, Leopoldstadt, The Golden Globes, Past Lives, Apple Podcasts, West Side Story, Adelaide, Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Melbourne, The British, England, The SEC, Ronald Reagan, Stock Buybacks, Marvel, MCU, DCEU, Film, Movies, Southeast Asia, The Phillippines, Vietnam, America, The US, Academy Awards, WGA Strike, SAG-AFTRA, SAG Strike, Peter Weir, Jidaigeki, chambara movies, sword fight, samurai, ronin, Meiji Restoration, plague, HBO Max, Amazon Prime, casket maker, Seven Samurai, Roshomon, Sergio Leone, Clint Eastwood, Stellan Skarsgard, the matt and mark movie show.The Southern District's Waratah Championship, Night of a Thousand Stars, The Pan Pacific Grand Prix (The Pan Pacifics), Jeff Bezos, Rupert Murdoch, Larry Ellison, David Ellison, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg.
Rob Schneider is urging a restored U.S. military draft with two years of service for 18-year-olds, prompting a Michael Imperioli joke. NYC Mayor Zoran Mamdani and Curtis Sliwa went viral for an Inner Circle Dinner comedy sketch about cat adoptions and political dynasties. Howie Mandel posted an apology to Kelly Ripa after joking about “looking great for 70” and then quipping he “does look great for my age.” Russell Brand's trial on seven rape and sexual assault charges was delayed to October 12 and is expected to last two months. Josh Johnson will host the 30th Webby Awards May 11. Adam Sandler is set to remake the 2001 French drama “Timeout.” Other items include Megan Gailey on 800 Pound Gorilla, Jeff Dunham's car series and collection, a Melbourne comedy true-crime tour by Matt Bell, Russell Peters' $2.1M tax reassessments, and Gabriel Iglesias discussing Ozempic and a declined $1M endorsement. 00:15 Rob Schneider Draft Rant01:14 Host Pushback and Fact Check01:53 NYC Mayor Comedy Sketch02:34 Howie Mandel Apology Saga04:10 Russell Brand Trial Delayed04:27 Webby Awards Host Announced04:46 Adam Sandler Drama Remake05:39 Jeff Dunham Car Series06:38 Melbourne True Crime Comedy Tour08:17 Gabe Iglesias on Ozempic Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/daily-comedy-news-with-johnny-mac-a-daily-briefing-on-comedians-and-the-comedy-industry--4522158/support.Daily Comedy News is the number one comedy news podcast, delivering daily coverage of standup comedy, late night television, comedy specials, tours, and the business of comedy.COMEDY SURVIVOR in the facebook group.Contact John at John@thesharkdeck dot com For Uninterrupted Listening, use the Apple Podcast App and click the banner that says Uninterrupted Listening. $4.99/month John's Substack about media is free.This is the animal sanctuary mentioned in the February 10 episode.
Tune in to the Dominic Carter Show for a no-holds-barred dive into today's biggest political clashes and cultural absurdities from New York City to the national stage. In this episode, Dominic tackles the media's disproportionate coverage of the tragic Sheridan Gorman case, calls out local GOP drama involving Curtis Sliwa and "cat collusion", and breaks down clear-cut foreign policy objectives in the Middle East. Plus, expect the unexpected as Dominic and his producer Matt Blaze field passionate caller takes on "Trump Arrangement Syndrome" and ICE agents acting "like Chick-fil-A workers", alongside hilarious detours about Ron Burgundy, The Flintstones, and bizarre morning health concoctions. It's your perfect mix of hard-hitting conservative commentary and unpredictable late-night banter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The “No Kings” protest took place this past Saturday and made quite a splash, drawing large crowds of demonstrators. Singer Bruce Springsteen performed in Minnesota, touching on the topic of ICE. Tiger Woods recently received a DUI, prompting a response from President Trump. Plus, did Curtis Sliwa have a behind-the-scenes conversation with Zohran Mamdani?
The “No Kings” protest took place this past Saturday and made quite a splash, drawing large crowds of demonstrators. Singer Bruce Springsteen performed in Minnesota, touching on the topic of ICE. Tiger Woods recently received a DUI, prompting a response from President Trump. Plus, did Curtis Sliwa have a behind-the-scenes conversation with Zohran Mamdani? Mark takes your calls! Mark interviews New York Post columnist Michael Goodwin. What is the bigotry against Israel? Mark and Michael discuss why the United States may be getting involved in the war, potentially alongside Israel, and what has driven Jewish voters away from the Democratic Party. On the “No Kings” rally: the irony, as Michael and Mark point out, is that there was no king to protest in the first place. Meanwhile, anti-Semitism in New York City continues to rise, and Mayor Mamdani's proposed solutions seem to be doing more harm than good.
The “No Kings” protest took place this past Saturday and made quite a splash, drawing large crowds of demonstrators. Singer Bruce Springsteen performed in Minnesota, touching on the topic of ICE. Tiger Woods recently received a DUI, prompting a response from President Trump. Plus, did Curtis Sliwa have a behind-the-scenes conversation with Zohran Mamdani? Mark interviews New York Post columnist Michael Goodwin. What is the bigotry against Israel? Mark and Michael discuss why the United States may be getting involved in the war, potentially alongside Israel, and what has driven Jewish voters away from the Democratic Party. On the “No Kings” rally: the irony, as Michael and Mark point out, is that there was no king to protest in the first place. Meanwhile, anti-Semitism in New York City continues to rise, and Mayor Mamdani's proposed solutions seem to be doing more harm than good. Iran hit major infrastructure targets, including an oil facility in Israel and a power plant in Kuwait. President Trump issued a warning: without a deal in the near future, Iran can expect further consequences. The New York Times published a highly controversial piece on President Trump's plans for his ballroom. On a lighter note, the JFK love story film has become Disney+'s most-streamed drama ever, capturing the hearts of audiences, particularly women, across the country. Mark interviews actor Steve Schirripa. Steve shares what he has been working on lately, and Mark opens up about his favorite app, Pluto TV, where he can watch Blue Bloods around the clock on their dedicated channel. Steve also reflects his appearances in several beloved Hallmark and Christmas movies. He gives his dog a glowing update and shares exciting details about the upcoming Garden of Laughs show, coming up in just two weeks!
The “No Kings” protest took place this past Saturday and made quite a splash, drawing large crowds of demonstrators. Singer Bruce Springsteen performed in Minnesota, touching on the topic of ICE. Tiger Woods recently received a DUI, prompting a response from President Trump. Plus, did Curtis Sliwa have a behind-the-scenes conversation with Zohran Mamdani? Mark takes your calls! Mark interviews New York Post columnist Michael Goodwin. What is the bigotry against Israel? Mark and Michael discuss why the United States may be getting involved in the war, potentially alongside Israel, and what has driven Jewish voters away from the Democratic Party. On the “No Kings” rally: the irony, as Michael and Mark point out, is that there was no king to protest in the first place. Meanwhile, anti-Semitism in New York City continues to rise, and Mayor Mamdani's proposed solutions seem to be doing more harm than good.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The “No Kings” protest took place this past Saturday and made quite a splash, drawing large crowds of demonstrators. Singer Bruce Springsteen performed in Minnesota, touching on the topic of ICE. Tiger Woods recently received a DUI, prompting a response from President Trump. Plus, did Curtis Sliwa have a behind-the-scenes conversation with Zohran Mamdani? Mark interviews New York Post columnist Michael Goodwin. What is the bigotry against Israel? Mark and Michael discuss why the United States may be getting involved in the war, potentially alongside Israel, and what has driven Jewish voters away from the Democratic Party. On the “No Kings” rally: the irony, as Michael and Mark point out, is that there was no king to protest in the first place. Meanwhile, anti-Semitism in New York City continues to rise, and Mayor Mamdani's proposed solutions seem to be doing more harm than good. Iran hit major infrastructure targets, including an oil facility in Israel and a power plant in Kuwait. President Trump issued a warning: without a deal in the near future, Iran can expect further consequences. The New York Times published a highly controversial piece on President Trump's plans for his ballroom. On a lighter note, the JFK love story film has become Disney+'s most-streamed drama ever, capturing the hearts of audiences, particularly women, across the country. Mark interviews actor Steve Schirripa. Steve shares what he has been working on lately, and Mark opens up about his favorite app, Pluto TV, where he can watch Blue Bloods around the clock on their dedicated channel. Steve also reflects his appearances in several beloved Hallmark and Christmas movies. He gives his dog a glowing update and shares exciting details about the upcoming Garden of Laughs show, coming up in just two weeks!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The “No Kings” protest took place this past Saturday and made quite a splash, drawing large crowds of demonstrators. Singer Bruce Springsteen performed in Minnesota, touching on the topic of ICE. Tiger Woods recently received a DUI, prompting a response from President Trump. Plus, did Curtis Sliwa have a behind-the-scenes conversation with Zohran Mamdani?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
“. . . There's this sense that [Left-leaning candidates] have to essentially be apologizing for their policy prescriptions and their stances. Mamdani has not done that . . . For the most part, he very much embraces who he is and what his policy prescriptions are.” - Felipe De La Hoz This show is made possible by you! To become a sustaining member go to LauraFlanders.org/donate Description [original air date Oct 31, 2025]: Wherever you are in the country, you've probably heard the name “Zohran Mamdani”. New York City's mayoral race is a national story, and it's hard to overstate the significance of the leading candidate in this moment. If elected, Mamdani would become the first Muslim-American and only the second Democratic Socialist Mayor of the largest city in the U.S. His victory, on a promise to make New York affordable for working people, would have implications for politics everywhere. The race is already garnering both excitement and anxiety. President Trump is threatening to withhold federal funding for New York City if Mamdani wins. From Chicago to Dearborn, Michigan, journalists are watching. In this installment of “Meet the BIPOC Press”, Laura Flanders speaks with Felipe De La Hoz, investigative immigration and policy reporter whose work has been featured in The Intercept, The Washington Post, New York Mag and The Nation; Osama Siblani, publisher and founder of The Arab American News, the largest Arab American newspaper in the U.S., and Asha Ransby-Sporn, organizer and writer for In These Times and co-founder of Black Youth Project 100, where she led the group's national organizing program. Join us as we explore what a Mamdani victory would signal for the nation. Guests: • Felipe De La Hoz: Immigration & Policy Reporter, Epicenter NYC • Asha Ransby-Sporn: Writer & Political Strategist; Columnist, In These Times • Osama Siblani: Publisher, The Arab American News Watch the special report on YouTube; PBS World Channel Sundays 11:30am ET, and on over 300 public stations across the country (check your listings, or search here via zipcode). Listen: Episode airs on community radio across the country (check here to see if your station is airing the show) & is available as a podcast. The full uncut conversation is also available to podcast subscribers thanks to our member supporters. RESOURCES: Related Laura Flanders Show Episodes: • Farm Workers to Farm Owners- Watch / Listen: Episode • These Films Keep People Out of Prison- Watch / Listen: Episode • Jacqueline Woodson & Catherine Gund: Breathing Through Chaos & the “Meanwhile”- Watch / Listen: Episode and Full Uncut Conversation • Mamdani, Black Farmers, USDA & ICE: The Stories BIPOC Journalists Uncover- Watch / Listen: Episode and Full Uncut Conversation Related Articles and Resources: • California City Residents Denounce Plan to Build State's Largest Immigrant Detention Center, by ACoM, August 4, 2025, American Community Media • Dolores Huerta Leads Protest Against California's Largest Planned ICE Detention Center, by Steve Virgen, CA Neighborhood Reporter, July 30, 2025, 23ABC News KERO • Forbes Power Women's Summit 2025: Building What's Next, September 25, 2025, Forbes • About el Teatro Campesino's Luis Valdez, Founding Artistic Director Full Episode Notes are located HERE. Music Credit: "Libertango” by Stephan Wrembel's from the ‘Django New Orleans II Hors Série'' courtesy of the artist, "Steppin" by Podington Bear and original sound design by Jeannie Hopper Support Laura Flanders and Friends by becoming a member at https://www.patreon.com/c/lauraflandersandfriends Laura Flanders and Friends Crew: Laura Flanders-Executive Producer, Writer; Sabrina Artel-Supervising Producer; Jeremiah Cothren-Senior Producer; Veronica Delgado-Video Editor, Janet Hernandez-Communications Director; Jeannie Hopper-Audio Director, Podcast & Radio Producer, Audio Editor, Sound Design, Narrator; Sarah Miller-Development Director, Nat Needham-Editor, Graphic Design emeritus; David Neuman-Senior Video Editor, and Rory O'Conner-Senior Consulting Producer. FOLLOW Laura Flanders and FriendsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauraflandersandfriends/Blueky: https://bsky.app/profile/lfandfriends.bsky.socialFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/LauraFlandersAndFriends/Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lauraflandersandfriendsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFLRxVeYcB1H7DbuYZQG-lgLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lauraflandersandfriendsPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/lauraflandersandfriendsACCESSIBILITY - The broadcast edition of this episode is available with closed captioned by clicking here for our YouTube Channel
“I hate giving labels. I don't look at Mandani as a progressive. I look at him as representing the anger and anguish of people who have been left behind with the political apparatus.” - Osama Siblani, Publisher, The Arab American News This show is made possible by you! To become a sustaining member go to LauraFlanders.org/donate Description [Original air date Oct 31, 2025]: Wherever you are in the county, you've probably heard the name “Zohran Mamdani”. New York City's mayoral race is a national story, and it's hard to overstate the significance of the leading candidate in this moment. If elected, Mamdani would become the first Muslim-American and only the second Democratic Socialist Mayor of the largest city in the U.S. His victory, on a promise to make New York affordable for working people, would have implications for politics everywhere. The race is already garnering both excitement and anxiety. President Trump is threatening to withhold federal funding for New York City if Mamdani wins. From Chicago to Dearborn, Michigan, journalists are watching. In this installment of “Meet the BIPOC Press”, Laura Flanders speaks with Felipe De La Hoz, investigative immigration and policy reporter whose work has been featured in The Intercept, The Washington Post, New York Mag and The Nation; Osama Siblani, publisher and founder of The Arab American News, the largest Arab American newspaper in the U.S., and Asha Ransby-Sporn, organizer and writer for In These Times and co-founder of Black Youth Project 100, where she led the group's national organizing program. Join us as we explore what a Mamdani victory would signal for the nation. “More so than I am concerned with Black people being pulled to the Right or being pulled in by Trump . . . I think what we see are people who are disengaged and feel like our political system isn't going to deliver for them at all. Who feel let down by the establishment Democratic party that has sold all of us out for decades, and Black people have borne an enormous amount of the brunt of that impact.” - Asha Ransby-Sporn Guests: • Felipe De La Hoz: Immigration & Policy Reporter, Epicenter NYC • Asha Ransby-Sporn: Writer & Political Strategist; Columnist, In These Times • Osama Siblani: Publisher, The Arab American News Full Conversation Release: While our weekly shows are edited to time for broadcast on Public TV and community radio, we offer to our members and podcast subscribers the full uncut conversation. These audio exclusives are made possible thanks to our member supporters. Watch the special report on YouTube; PBS World Channel Sundays 11:30am, and on over 300 public stations across the country (check your listings, or search here via zipcode). Listen: Episode cut airs on community radio across the country (check here to see if your station is airing the show) & as a podcast. RESOURCES: Related Laura Flanders Show Episodes: • Farm Workers to Farm Owners- Watch / Listen: Episode • These Films Keep People Out of Prison- Watch / Listen: Episode • Jacqueline Woodson & Catherine Gund: Breathing Through Chaos & the “Meanwhile”- Watch / Listen: Episode and Full Uncut Conversation • Mamdani, Black Farmers, USDA & ICE: The Stories BIPOC Journalists Uncover- Watch / Listen: Episode and Full Uncut Conversation Related Articles and Resources: • California City Residents Denounce Plan to Build State's Largest Immigrant Detention Center, by ACoM, August 4, 2025, American Community Media • Dolores Huerta Leads Protest Against California's Largest Planned ICE Detention Center, by Steve Virgen, CA Neighborhood Reporter, July 30, 2025, 23ABC News KERO • Forbes Power Women's Summit 2025: Building What's Next, September 25, 2025, Forbes • About el Teatro Campesino's Luis Valdez, Founding Artistic Director Full Episode Notes are located HERE. Music Credit: 'Thrum of Soil' by Bluedot Sessions, and original sound design by Jeannie Hopper Support Laura Flanders and Friends by becoming a member at https://www.patreon.com/c/lauraflandersandfriends Laura Flanders and Friends Crew: Laura Flanders-Executive Producer, Writer; Sabrina Artel-Supervising Producer; Jeremiah Cothren-Senior Producer; Veronica Delgado-Video Editor, Janet Hernandez-Communications Director; Jeannie Hopper-Audio Director, Podcast & Radio Producer, Audio Editor, Sound Design, Narrator; Sarah Miller-Development Director, Nat Needham-Editor, Graphic Design emeritus; David Neuman-Senior Video Editor, and Rory O'Conner-Senior Consulting Producer. 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This week, the boys drink beer and keep it positive as they head back to 2017 to discuss “Blade Runner 2049”. Avid fans of cinematographer Roger Deakins, you'll hear in-depth adoration and flogging of the man at the top of their Mount Rushmore, who's shot more films on previous episodes than any other DP! Dave loves him, and John just finished his book. They also JUST discussed Blade Runner in the Films of 1982 episode a few months ago, so this was the time to revisit. They also discuss the recent Oscars before setting up the film year 2017 and our featured conversation. Crack open a tinny and enjoy! linktr.ee/theloveofcinema - Check out our YouTube page! Our phone number is 646-484-9298. It accepts texts or voice messages. 0:00 Intro + Oscars + News; 17:14 2017 Year in Review; 34:09 Films of 2017: “Blade Runner 2049”; 1:18:02 What You Been Watching?; 1:24:50 Next Week's Episode Teaser Additional Cast/Crew: Denis Villeneuve, Hampton Fancher, Michael Green, Philip K Dick, Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas, Robin Wright, Dave Bautista, Jared Leto, Edward James Olmos, David Dastmalchian, Barkhad Abdi. Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller, John Say Edited & Produced by Dave Green. Beer Sponsor: Carlos Barrozo Music Sponsor: Dasein Dasein on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/77H3GPgYigeKNlZKGx11KZ Dasein on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/dasein/1637517407 Recommendations: Fallout, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, They Live, Paradise, Parenthood, The Pitt, Six Feet Under. Additional Tags: Warner Discovery, Paramount Skydance, Conan O'Brien, Weapons, Sinners, One Battle After Another, Frankenstein, Annapurna Films, Old Man Marley, Home Alone, Shawshenk Redemption, Gordon Ramsay, Thelma Schoonmaker, Stephen King's It, The Tenant, Rosemary's Baby, The Pianist, Cul-de-Sac, AI, The New York City Marathon, Apartments, Tenants, Rent Prices, Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo, Curtis Sliwa, Amazon, Robotics, AMC, IMAX Issues, Tron, The Dallas Cowboys, Short-term memory loss, Warner Brothers, Paramount, Netflix, AMC Times Square, Tom Cruise, George Clooney, MGM, Amazon Prime, Marvel, Sony, Conclave, Here, Venom: The Last Dance, Casablanca, The Wizard of Oz, Oscars 2026, Academy Awards, BFI, BAFTA, BAFTAS, British Cinema. England, Vienna, Leopoldstadt, The Golden Globes, Past Lives, Apple Podcasts, West Side Story, Adelaide, Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Melbourne, The British, England, The SEC, Ronald Reagan, Stock Buybacks, Marvel, MCU, DCEU, Film, Movies, Southeast Asia, The Phillippines, Vietnam, America, The US, Academy Awards, WGA Strike, SAG-AFTRA, SAG Strike, Peter Weir, Jidaigeki, chambara movies, sword fight, samurai, ronin, Meiji Restoration, plague, HBO Max, Amazon Prime, casket maker, Seven Samurai, Roshomon, Sergio Leone, Clint Eastwood, Stellan Skarsgard, the matt and mark movie show, The Southern District's Waratah Championship, Night of a Thousand Stars, The Pan Pacific Grand Prix (The Pan Pacifics), Jeff Bezos, Rupert Murdoch, Larry Ellison, David Ellison, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg.
This week, the boys headed to 1970 to the new decade of the new wave of American independent cinema! Bob Rafelson's “Five Easy Pieces” established the behavior-driven, theme-over-plot indie movies that paved the way for the best era for indies. Jack Nicholson is a badass (asshole) prodigy-turned-roustabout looking to find himself in people he's willing to screw over in Bob Rafelson's seminal movie. After John fires off some mini-reviews and news, we set up the film year of 1970 before we drink beers and try to keep our conversation positive! linktr.ee/theloveofcinema - Check out our YouTube page! Our phone number is 646-484-9298. It accepts texts or voice messages. 0:00 Intro; 5:45 “Crime 101” mini-review; 7:25 “Midwinter Break” mini-review; 13:52 1970 Year in Review; 28:00 Films of 1970: “Five Easy Pieces”; 1:11:48 What You Been Watching?; 1:21:36 Next Week's Episode Teaser Additional Cast/Crew: Karen Black, Sally Struthers, Billy Green Bush, Fannie Flagg, Lois Smith, Carole Eastman, Laszlo Kovacs, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Barry Keoghan, Bart Layton, Hale Berry, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tate Donovan, Corey Hawkins, Don Winslow, Polly Findlay, Lesley Manville, Ciaran Hinds. Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller, John Say Edited & Produced by Dave Green. Beer Sponsor: Carlos Barrozo Music Sponsor: Dasein Dasein on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/77H3GPgYigeKNlZKGx11KZ Dasein on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/dasein/1637517407 Recommendations: Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowehere, Nuremburg, Fallout, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, They Live, Paradise, John Carpenter, The Muppet Series, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, The Pitt, Blue Moon, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Additional Tags: Warner Discovery, Paramount Skydance, Annapurna Films, Old Man Marley, Home Alone, Shawshenk Redemption, Gordon Ramsay, Thelma Schoonmaker, Stephen King's It, The Tenant, Rosemary's Baby, The Pianist, Cul-de-Sac, AI, The New York City Marathon, Apartments, Tenants, Rent Prices, Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo, Curtis Sliwa, Amazon, Robotics, AMC, IMAX Issues, Tron, The Dallas Cowboys, Short-term memory loss, Warner Brothers, Paramount, Netflix, AMC Times Square, Tom Cruise, George Clooney, MGM, Amazon Prime, Marvel, Sony, Conclave, Here, Venom: The Last Dance, Casablanca, The Wizard of Oz, Oscars, Academy Awards, BFI, BAFTA, BAFTAS, British Cinema. England, Vienna, Leopoldstadt, The Golden Globes, Past Lives, Apple Podcasts, West Side Story, Adelaide, Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Melbourne, The British, England, The SEC, Ronald Reagan, Stock Buybacks, Marvel, MCU, DCEU, Film, Movies, Southeast Asia, The Phillippines, Vietnam, America, The US, Academy Awards, WGA Strike, SAG-AFTRA, SAG Strike, Peter Weir, Jidaigeki, chambara movies, sword fight, samurai, ronin, Meiji Restoration, plague, HBO Max, Amazon Prime, casket maker, Seven Samurai, Roshomon, Sergio Leone, Clint Eastwood, Stellan Skarsgard, the matt and mark movie show.The Southern District's Waratah Championship, Night of a Thousand Stars, The Pan Pacific Grand Prix (The Pan Pacifics), Jeff Bezos, Rupert Murdoch, Larry Ellison, David Ellison, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg.
Tony in Manhattan called in to talk about how much he loves Mark Simone's show and how much Curtis Sliwa means to him. This sounds like a public service announcement for Tony! Maria in Tarrytown, NY, wants to know if all the people deported are really all criminals. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rena from Cold Spring, NY, called Mark to express her excitement that Curtis Sliwa will be returning to New York radio permanently as the new morning show host alongside Larry Mendte. Dan from Queens, NY, shared his opinion that Ann Coulter should join The View to offer a challenge to the panelists on the show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Henry from New Brunswick, NJ, called Mark to praise his engaging personality and insightful hosting style - though he hinted that he had some constructive criticism to share as well about someone Mark mentioned. Tony from White Plains, NY, expressed his excitement to Mark about Curtis Sliwa joining as co-host on the WOR Morning Show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rena from Cold Spring, NY, called Mark to express her excitement that Curtis Sliwa will be returning to New York radio permanently as the new morning show host alongside Larry Mendte. Dan from Queens, NY, shared his opinion that Ann Coulter should join The View to offer a challenge to the panelists on the show.
Henry from New Brunswick, NJ, called Mark to praise his engaging personality and insightful hosting style - though he hinted that he had some constructive criticism to share as well about someone Mark mentioned. Tony from White Plains, NY, expressed his excitement to Mark about Curtis Sliwa joining as co-host on the WOR Morning Show.
This week, the boys grabbed some beers and kept it positive while they fired off some mini-reviews before featuring a conversation about “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”. As part of the random year generator series, 2004 was a great year for movies, with over 50 $100m movies and many likable ones. While “Eternal Sunshine” didn't gross in the top 70, it may be the year's greatest film. Props to Michel Gondry and Charlie Kaufman for giving Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet some juicy roles and incredibly shifty worlds! As for the mini-reviews, the boys can't speak highly enough of Gore Verbinski's “Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die”, starring Sam Rockwell, and the intense and captivating “If I Had Legs I'd Kick You”, and the Academy Award-nominated “It Was Just An Accident”. Grab some beers and join us! linktr.ee/theloveofcinema - Check out our YouTube page! Our phone number is 646-484-9298. It accepts texts or voice messages. 0:00 Intro; 04:19 “If I Had Legs I'd Kick You” mini-review; 12:10 “Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die” mini-review; 18:24 “It Was Just An Accident” mini-review; 22:20 2004 Year in Review; 39:01 Films of 2004: “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”; 1:16:10 What You Been Watching?; 1:23:05 Next Week's Episode Teaser Additional Cast/Crew: Michel Gondry, Charlie Kaufman, Pierre Busmuth, David Cross, Elijah Wood, Mark Ruffalo, Kirsten Dunst, Tom Wilkinson, Sam Rockwell, Gore Verbinski, Michael Pena, Zazie Beetz, Haley Lu Richardson, Juno Temple, Jafar Panahi, Rose Byrne, Conan O'Brien, A$AP Rocky. Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller, John Say Edited & Produced by Dave Green. Beer Sponsor: Carlos Barrozo Music Sponsor: Dasein Dasein on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/77H3GPgYigeKNlZKGx11KZ Dasein on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/dasein/1637517407 Recommendations: Fallout, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, They Live, Paradise, John Carpenter, The Muppet Series, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, The Pitt, Blue Moon, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Additional Tags: Old Man Marley, Home Alone, Shawshenk Redemption, Gordon Ramsay, Thelma Schoonmaker, Stephen King's It, The Tenant, Rosemary's Baby, The Pianist, Cul-de-Sac, AI, The New York City Marathon, Apartments, Tenants, Rent Prices, Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo, Curtis Sliwa, Amazon, Robotics, AMC, IMAX Issues, Tron, The Dallas Cowboys, Short-term memory loss, Warner Brothers, Paramount, Netflix, AMC Times Square, Tom Cruise, George Clooney, MGM, Amazon Prime, Marvel, Sony, Conclave, Here, Venom: The Last Dance, Casablanca, The Wizard of Oz, Oscars, Academy Awards, BFI, BAFTA, BAFTAS, British Cinema. England, Vienna, Leopoldstadt, The Golden Globes, Past Lives, Apple Podcasts, West Side Story, Adelaide, Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Melbourne, The British, England, The SEC, Ronald Reagan, Stock Buybacks, Marvel, MCU, DCEU, Film, Movies, Southeast Asia, The Phillippines, Vietnam, America, The US, Academy Awards, WGA Strike, SAG-AFTRA, SAG Strike, Peter Weir, Jidaigeki, chambara movies, sword fight, samurai, ronin, Meiji Restoration, plague, HBO Max, Amazon Prime, casket maker, Seven Samurai, Roshomon, Sergio Leone, Clint Eastwood, Stellan Skarsgard, the matt and mark movie show.The Southern District's Waratah Championship, Night of a Thousand Stars, The Pan Pacific Grand Prix (The Pan Pacifics), Jeff Bezos, Rupert Murdoch, Larry Ellison, David Ellison, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg.
Ralph welcomes J.B. Branch (Public Citizen's Big Tech accountability advocate) to discuss some of the sectors that Big Tech is disrupting with artificial intelligence. Then, Steve, David, and Hannah speak to Russell Mokhiber about the latest issue of the Capitol Hill Citizen. Finally, Ralph speaks on the legacy of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson.J.B. Branch is the Big Tech accountability advocate for Public Citizen's Congress Watch division. He leads Public Citizen's advocacy efforts on artificial intelligence accountability, consumer data and privacy rights, tech product safety, platform oversight, and child online safety protections.What's happening is these AI companies are taking a page out of the playbook of the social media days. When social media was brand new, they were trying to say that this technology is going to lead to people being more connected, it's going to lead to efficiencies, it's going to lead to overall positives. And in fact, there were times where you had big tech CEOs who were saying that a lot of this money was going to trickle down. And you look down, and you look up, and I'm not any richer because Facebook stock is soaring or Microsoft's is soaring. What we're really seeing is the same thing that's happened with these large tech companies—which is that they promised the world, they offer back very little, and in fact, what they offer up is a series of harms.JB BranchCongress has been really bought into AI. They're buying into this idea that it's a race for the world between us and China. So you have some congressional folks who believe that this is a race against China and that we need to harness this weapon. And then you have a lot of corporate money from these AI companies…They're dumping a lot of money into congressional races, to ensure that they're propping up candidates who align with this deregulatory scheme.JB BranchRussell Mokhiber is editor of the Corporate Crime Reporter and the Capitol Hill Citizen. He is also founder of singlepayeraction.org, and editor of the website Morgan County USA.I see [the Capitol Hill Citizen] philosophy along a couple lines. One is that it's not left right, it's top down. We consider both political parties corrupt to the core, but there's a rising tide of activism against both parties, against the institutional parties. And so, for example, in the current issue, we bristle against those who are what we call “negativo”. We're very “positivo”. So while we're living in very difficult times, there's a rising tide of activism challenging members of Congress, both current members in Congress as citizen activists and also as candidates…And so what we're seeing is this up-down resurgence from the bottom—populists of all stripes rising up against the technocratic billionaires who've brought us to this state.Russell Mokhiber[Jesse Jackson] was an advocate of non-violence, of self-reliance. And the amazing thing about him is how he appeared everywhere. I mean there was nothing remote about Jesse Jackson. He appeared everywhere. If the farmers were being driven into bankruptcy by agribusiness, he was there. If there need to be prisoners released in foreign countries, he was there… The thing that most people didn't realize is how much personal pressure he was under by his opponents. In those days, challenging certain conditions that we don't even know about now because of Jesse and other civil rights leaders' works, really upset the power structure. And they didn't take it lying down. So all these places he went to, he was very much under great pressure.Ralph NaderNews 2/20/26* Our top stories this week concern the continuing fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. First, the Columbus Dispatch reports Republican Senator Jon Husted of Ohio accepted more than $100,000 from Epstein associate Les Wexner. Husted's opponent in his reelection campaign, former Ohio Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown, blasted Husted for accepting this money and implied that Wexner's donations pushed Husted to initially vote against releasing the Epstein files. In damage control mode, the Husted campaign announced they would donate Wexner's campaign contributions to charity. Wexner himself appeared in front of the House Oversight committee this week. Wexner denied any wrongdoing, claiming that Epstein “conned” him and called him a “clever, diabolical … master manipulator.” Democrats on the committee were skeptical, with Congressman Robert Garcia stating “There is no single person that was more involved with providing Jeffrey Epstein with the financial support to commit his crimes than Les Wexner,” per the Hill.* In related news, the New York Times reports Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, has been arrested for misconduct stemming from his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Specifically, he stands accused of passing along confidential information to Epstein while the disgraced former prince served as a British trade envoy. His brother, King Charles III is quoted saying he supports a “full, fair and proper process” to investigate these claims. The Times notes the striking disparity in the official response from law enforcement in the U.K. versus the U.S., writing, “The British authorities have moved aggressively to investigate the possibility of crimes emerging from the three million pages of correspondence with Mr. Epstein… police in the United States have not.”* Meanwhile in Los Angeles, prominent entertainment executive and sports agent Casey Wasserman has drawn fire from many LA politicians, including City Controller Kenneth Mejia, L.A. County Supervisor Lindsay Horvath, City Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez and fellow Councilmember and mayoral candidate Nithya Raman over his ties to Epstein lieutenant Ghislane Maxwell, as revealed in the latest tranche of files. High-profile clients of Wasserman's agency immediately began to abandon the firm. High profile deserters include pop star Chappell Roan and Olympic gold medalist Abby Wambach. Wasserman announced he would sell the agency shortly thereafter. However, Wasserman still chairs the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics Committee. This week, LA Mayor Karen Bass weighed in to call Wasserman's behavior “abhorrent” and say that while she cannot fire him, it is her opinion that he should step down. Astonishingly, the LA28 board announced after a review of Wasserman's conduct that he should remain on as committee chair. This from LA Magazine.* Speaking of local boards, this week New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the appointment of six new members of the Rent Guidelines Board, including a new Chair. With these six appointments, comprising two-thirds of the total board, Mamdani is poised to deliver on one of his key campaign promises – a rent freeze for tenants in rent-stabilized apartments. These appointees range from experienced civil servants to academics to union organizers, among others. This is a major victory for Mamdani, and comes at a key moment when other items on his governing agenda are being challenged by budgetary constraints due to long-term mismanagement of the city's finances.* Another rent-related story comes to us from Minnesota. CBS reports the tenants union Twin Cities Tenants, along with five labor unions totaling over 25,000 workers, are calling for a statewide rent strike to pressure lawmakers to enact an eviction moratorium. This comes in the context of Operation Metro Surge, the federal government's sprawling immigration enforcement action which resulted in the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. As this piece notes, many residents of the Twin Cities stayed home from work during the operation, out of fear of being detained, resulting in many tenants being short on rent ahead of March 1st. According to an analysis by the University of Minnesota renters in the state have racked up between $27 and $51 million in rent debt since the onset of Metro Surge. This in addition to the average statewide rent debt of $44.6 million in any two-month period.* Turning to Gaza-related news, this week saw major updates in the legal drama of Palestine Action in Britain. On February 13th, AP reported that the country's High Court ruled the government acted unlawfully by outlawing Palestine Action and deeming it a terrorist organization. The Judges said that Palestine Action's activities did not meet the “level, scale and persistence” that would justify a legal proscription. However, the court allowed the government to keep the ban in place pending the government's appeal. The group was banned last June after breaking into a Royal Air Force base to protest the slaughter in Gaza. Despite this ruling in the group's favor, which came on the heels of a ruling dismissing charges against six Palestine Action activists, the BBC reports those activists will be retried by the government over their alleged role in causing damage to an Elbit Systems facility near Bristol. Charges against 18 other defendants accused of participating in the break-in will be dropped.* Meanwhile, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem and one of the Catholic Church's highest officials, was asked to comment on President Trump's proposed Board of Peace, the international body intended to oversee the governance and reconstruction of Gaza. Pizzaballa replied “What do I think of the Board of Peace? I think it is a colonialist operation: others deciding for the Palestinians.” The Patriarch added “They asked us to enter. I've never had a billion (dollars),” referring to the $1 billion price for a permanent board seat, but “above all, this is not the Church's task: It is the sacraments, the dignity of the person.” This from OSV News. Pizzaballa has long sought self-determination for the Palestinians alongside peace in the region, even putting his own life on the line for that cause. Just after the October 7th Hamas attacks, Pizzaballa offered to exchange himself for the Israeli hostages in Hamas custody.* And in East Asia, NBC reports ousted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been found guilty of insurrection over his failed self-coup plot, which involved storming parliament and imposing martial law. The South Korean high court stopped short of accepting the prosecution's request for the death penalty – which they justified using the case law derived from the execution of King Charles Stuart of England in 1649 – and instead sentenced Yoon to life in prison. Decrying the verdict, Yoon's lawyers called the trial “nothing more than a mere formality to reach a predetermined conclusion.” Yoon has the right to appeal the ruling. Given the failure of American institutions to check the creeping authoritarianism in our political system, it is awe-inspiring to see it happen in a country that has struggled with authoritarian rule in its much more recent past.* Turning back to domestic news, Mike Selig, the chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) posted a strange video this week, claiming that “American prediction markets have been hit with an onslaught of state-led litigation,” and announcing that the CFTC will launch a legal campaign to block states from regulating sites like Polymarket and Kalshi by asserting that such regulation is the sole purview of the Commission. In the video, Selig argues that these sites “provide useful functions for society by allowing everyday Americans to hedge commercial risks, like increases in temperature and energy price spikes…[and] serve as an important check on our news media and our information streams.” A number of states have taken action to regulate prediction markets, including Nevada, along with Arizona, Michigan, New York and Illinois, to name just a few. One powerful constituency pushing for state-level regulation of prediction markets is the traditional gambling industry. Adam Greenblatt, CEO of sportsbook BetMGM, thundered in a recent interview “They pay no state taxes, there are no consumer protections, there are no penalties for underage play.” This from Axios.* Finally, we pay tribute to activist, civil rights leader, and political forefather of modern multiracial progressive politics, the Reverend Jesse Jackson. Jackson, who passed away this week at age 84, was a protégé of Martin Luther King and ran groundbreaking presidential campaigns in the 1980s assembling the “Rainbow Coalition,” which sought civil rights for racial and ethnic minorities and the LGBT community alongside a sweeping anti-poverty agenda. In the 1990s, Jackson was elected Shadow Delegate and then Shadow Senator for the District of Columbia. In the 21st century, Jackson took on an elder statesman role in progressive circles, continuing to lead the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition and attending major protest events – including the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests and 2024 pro-Palestine encampments – even after his Parkinson's diagnosis in 2017 and multiple COVID-related hospitalizations. Since his passing, Jackson has been eulogized by a host of prominent political figures, including Donald Trump, Curtis Sliwa, Bernie Sanders, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, the Clintons, Reverends William J. Barber and Al Sharpton, the descendents of Martin Luther King, longtime Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa among many others. Like Ralph Nader, Jackson remained a leading light of the American Left during its lowest ebb in modern history. He followed his own iconic exhortation to “keep hope alive.” The least we can do is to carry on this legacy.This has been Francesco DeSantis, with In Case You Haven't Heard. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
Curtis Sliwa fills in for Mark Simone. How do you feel about AI dating cafés? Curtis discusses reports claiming that 72% of teens have turned to AI for companionship and what that could mean for the future of relationships. What is Mayor Zohran Mamdani's official theme song? Curtis gives his opinion on what he is seeing so far with how Mamdani is handling homelessness and the mentally ill population in New York City. Scientists are pushing to reopen Nirvana's Kurt Cobain case years later. Curtis takes your calls on AI cafés, Zohran Mamdani's performance on homelessness, and more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Curtis Sliwa fills in for Mark Simone. How do you feel about AI dating cafés? Curtis discusses reports claiming that 72% of teens have turned to AI for companionship and what that could mean for the future of relationships. What is Mayor Zohran Mamdani's official theme song? Curtis gives his opinion on what he is seeing so far with how Mamdani is handling homelessness and the mentally ill population in New York City. Scientists are pushing to reopen Nirvana's Kurt Cobain case years later.
Curtis Sliwa fills in for Mark Simone. He dives into the history of talk radio and the hosts who helped shape the format into what it is today. Curtis references some of the greats like Bob Grant, Lynn Samuels, and others who defined the golden era of New York talk radio. Today is Presidents' Day, and Curtis discusses what the reaction would be if Donald Trump ever decided to honor himself by renaming the holiday “Trump Day,” considering his larger-than-life personality. He also talks about Trump's reported interest in having Penn Station renamed after him as an example of how he likes to be recognized for his accomplishments. Curtis takes your calls on Presidents Day, Donald Trump, the history of talk radio, and more! Curtis Sliwa fills in for Mark Simone. How do you feel about AI dating cafés? Curtis discusses reports claiming that 72% of teens have turned to AI for companionship and what that could mean for the future of relationships. What is Mayor Zohran Mamdani's official theme song? Curtis gives his opinion on what he is seeing so far with how Mamdani is handling homelessness and the mentally ill population in New York City. Scientists are pushing to reopen Nirvana's Kurt Cobain case years later. Curtis takes your calls on AI cafés, Zohran Mamdani's performance on homelessness, and more!
Curtis Sliwa fills in for Mark Simone. He dives into the history of talk radio and the hosts who helped shape the format into what it is today. Curtis references some of the greats like Bob Grant, Lynn Samuels, and others who defined the golden era of New York talk radio. Today is Presidents' Day, and Curtis discusses what the reaction would be if Donald Trump ever decided to honor himself by renaming the holiday “Trump Day,” considering his larger-than-life personality. He also talks about Trump's reported interest in having Penn Station renamed after him as an example of how he likes to be recognized for his accomplishments. Curtis takes your calls on Presidents Day, Donald Trump, the history of talk radio, and more!
Curtis Sliwa fills in for Mark Simone. How do you feel about AI dating cafés? Curtis discusses reports claiming that 72% of teens have turned to AI for companionship and what that could mean for the future of relationships. What is Mayor Zohran Mamdani's official theme song? Curtis gives his opinion on what he is seeing so far with how Mamdani is handling homelessness and the mentally ill population in New York City. Scientists are pushing to reopen Nirvana's Kurt Cobain case years later. Curtis takes your calls on AI cafés, Zohran Mamdani's performance on homelessness, and more!
Curtis Sliwa fills in for Mark Simone. How do you feel about AI dating cafés? Curtis discusses reports claiming that 72% of teens have turned to AI for companionship and what that could mean for the future of relationships. What is Mayor Zohran Mamdani's official theme song? Curtis gives his opinion on what he is seeing so far with how Mamdani is handling homelessness and the mentally ill population in New York City. Scientists are pushing to reopen Nirvana's Kurt Cobain case years later. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Curtis Sliwa fills in for Mark Simone. He dives into the history of talk radio and the hosts who helped shape the format into what it is today. Curtis references some of the greats like Bob Grant, Lynn Samuels, and others who defined the golden era of New York talk radio. Today is Presidents' Day, and Curtis discusses what the reaction would be if Donald Trump ever decided to honor himself by renaming the holiday “Trump Day,” considering his larger-than-life personality. He also talks about Trump's reported interest in having Penn Station renamed after him as an example of how he likes to be recognized for his accomplishments.
Curtis Sliwa fills in for Mark Simone. He dives into the history of talk radio and the hosts who helped shape the format into what it is today. Curtis references some of the greats like Bob Grant, Lynn Samuels, and others who defined the golden era of New York talk radio. Today is Presidents' Day, and Curtis discusses what the reaction would be if Donald Trump ever decided to honor himself by renaming the holiday “Trump Day,” considering his larger-than-life personality. He also talks about Trump's reported interest in having Penn Station renamed after him as an example of how he likes to be recognized for his accomplishments. Curtis takes your calls on Presidents Day, Donald Trump, the history of talk radio, and more! Curtis Sliwa fills in for Mark Simone. How do you feel about AI dating cafés? Curtis discusses reports claiming that 72% of teens have turned to AI for companionship and what that could mean for the future of relationships. What is Mayor Zohran Mamdani's official theme song? Curtis gives his opinion on what he is seeing so far with how Mamdani is handling homelessness and the mentally ill population in New York City. Scientists are pushing to reopen Nirvana's Kurt Cobain case years later. Curtis takes your calls on AI cafés, Zohran Mamdani's performance on homelessness, and more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Curtis Sliwa fills in for Mark Simone. He dives into the history of talk radio and the hosts who helped shape the format into what it is today. Curtis references some of the greats like Bob Grant, Lynn Samuels, and others who defined the golden era of New York talk radio. Today is Presidents' Day, and Curtis discusses what the reaction would be if Donald Trump ever decided to honor himself by renaming the holiday “Trump Day,” considering his larger-than-life personality. He also talks about Trump's reported interest in having Penn Station renamed after him as an example of how he likes to be recognized for his accomplishments. Curtis takes your calls on Presidents Day, Donald Trump, the history of talk radio, and more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Curtis Sliwa fills in for Mark Simone. He dives into the history of talk radio and the hosts who helped shape the format into what it is today. Curtis references some of the greats like Bob Grant, Lynn Samuels, and others who defined the golden era of New York talk radio. Today is Presidents' Day, and Curtis discusses what the reaction would be if Donald Trump ever decided to honor himself by renaming the holiday “Trump Day,” considering his larger-than-life personality. He also talks about Trump's reported interest in having Penn Station renamed after him as an example of how he likes to be recognized for his accomplishments.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is forcing New York City school kids to do a day of virtual learning on a snow day! Long Island Influencers are crowding Instagram and Tiktok. Tom has strong opinions and advice you can apply to your own social media projects. Plus . . . Tom is lost in Willet's Point trying to find his way to Manhattan! Is he doomed? - 00:00 – Cold Open & Chaos: Tom is recording from inside his Jeep in industrial Queens. Is he podcasting or surviving? Unclear. 01:20 – Welcome to the Off-Road Tom Kelly Show Recording in the shadow of Citi Field. Creepy storage rooms and content creation collide. 02:50 – Dinner with Friends & Dedications Karen Ruiz gets a heartfelt shoutout. This episode is a long, hilarious voicemail for a friend. 04:20 – The Long Island Influencer Boom Tom breaks down the rise of hyper-local TikTok stars and how he's feeling about the competition. Who's copying who? 06:00 – Tom's Social Media Philosophy:
Tim in St Louis called Mark to talk about how he didn't agree on everything Curtis Sliwa thought about regarding presidnet Trump. Phil in Long Island thinks Dems and socialists are really wild people, and they tend to make out great with money using sneaky ways to get it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tim in St Louis called Mark to talk about how he didn't agree on everything Curtis Sliwa thought about regarding presidnet Trump. Phil in Long Island thinks Dems and socialists are really wild people, and they tend to make out great with money using sneaky ways to get it.
Sliwa is wraps up with Bathroom diplomacy, and listener's calls: Donald (NYC), Josh (CT), Theresa (NYC).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sliwa filling-in for Mark Simone discusses Greenland, what happened to 'America First'?, Public Toilet usage, Venezuelan Oil & Qatar, and more bathroom diplomacy See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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