Podcast appearances and mentions of Peter Montgomery

The voice of the America's Cup says returning the event to New Zealand shores will deliver more than just sailing. Previous editions have all been held in Auckland, but Mayor Wayne Brown says the hosting decision is in the hands of Team New Zealand boss Grant Dalton. Brown says he'd welcome it back, but has concerns over its cost. Sailing commentator Peter Montgomery told Ryan Bridge people aren't aware of its positive flow-on effects, like creating jobs and incomes. “More than the whole industry, more than just the tourism industry and fans coming to fill hotels rooms or whatever. There's been a byproduct that's come out of it that no other sport brings.” LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this series of extended podcasts we revisit some of our favourite interviews from the first 200 DGEIC episodes. Part 4: Heather Morris is a grandmother from Te Awamutu. She took up writing in her mid-60's and has now sold over 16 million books worldwide. He brought sailing to life and into our living rooms. One of the most recognisable voices in New Zealand history, Peter 'PJ' Montgomery looks back at his life, and a recent loss that has left him heartbroken. And most of us probably know Geoff Ross as the founder of ground-breaking Kiwi vodka brand 42 Below. These days he is farming down south, and is ruffling a few feathers doing it. Why? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MindShift Podcast is officially back for 2024!   And what better way to kick off another season of the show than to catch up with an old friend, Peter Montgomery of the Right Wing Watch?   In this first episode, Peter and I conduct a wide-ranging, thorough overview of the end of 2023 and look forward into this year, discussing the agenda of the Christian Right moving forward into 2024, which is a hugely important election year. Backing Trump to the hilt--at least most evangelicals anyway--they are poised to "take dominion" moving forward.   But what exactly does that mean, and more importantly, what does it look like if they win the Presidency again? Listen in to find out more!   Support the Show by Joining the MIndShift Podcast Patreon Community!   Follow Peter on X @PeteMont Follow me on X @MindShift2018

MindShift Podcast is officially back for 2024! And what better way to kick off another season of the show than to catch up with an old friend, Peter Montgomery of the Right Wing Watch? In this first episode, Peter and ... Read More »

Original Air Date 12/24/2022 We compare the far-right religious extremists who are fighting to gain power in the US with the protests against the theocratic regime in Iran supporting women's rights in the country. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Transcript BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Get AD FREE Shows and Bonus Content) Join our Discord community! SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: How a new Christian right is changing US politics - BBC News - Air Date 11-28-22 A new battle of faith is being driven by some pastors and politicians in the United States. Their central message is that the country's conservative Christian way of life is under threat, and American society is moving in the wrong direction. Ch. 2: Women's Rights Activist on Protests Sweeping Iran, the Intensifying Gov't Crackdown & Executions Part 1 - Democracy now! - Air Date 10-15-22 "Iranians voted multiple times for over two decades for some process of reform … but the state has not given in to those demands," she says. "What we're seeing now is the result." Tahmasebi is the director of FEMENA Ch. 3: The Taliban's Far-Right Fan Base - VICE - Air Date 10-18-21 In chat rooms and message boards on the darker corners of the web - far-right groups have been praising the Taliban's takeover, lauding their religious fundamentalism, execution of opponents, and hatred of so-called liberalism. Ch. 4: Complete Dissatisfaction with the Current Order - Why Protests in Iran Are Not Slowing Down - Democracy Now! - Air Date 10-6-22 "Today's movement is not calling for reform. Today's movement is calling for a new vision of politics … with women at the helm of it," says Narges Bajoghli, professor of anthropology and Middle East studies at Johns Hopkins University Ch. 5: Are We Prepared For Anti-Democratic Extremist Threats? Featuring Peter Montgomery - Thom Hartmann Program - Air Date 12-15-22 Far Right, Anti-Democratic Extremist groups are not slowing down. Some even have connections with ‘mainstream' Republican politicians. Peter Montgomery joins Thom Hartmann to discuss the threat the far right still poses. Ch. 6: Inside the Iran Protests: What You Need to Know Nahid Siamdoust - The Majority Report - Air Date 12-18-22 Sam and Emma host Nahid Siamdoust, Assistant Professor of Middle East and Media Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, to discuss the recent political protests in Iran. Ch. 7: Republican Leader Trump's Dinner With Racist Forces Reckoning For Normal Americans - The Rachel Maddow Show - Air Date 11-28-22 Rachel Maddow shares some of the fringe perspectives of the racist, Christian fascist who Donald Trump hosted for dinner at Mar-a-Lago Ch. 8: Women's Rights Activist on Protests Sweeping Iran, the Intensifying Gov't Crackdown & Executions Part 2 - Democracy now! - Air Date 10-15-22 MEMBERS-ONLY BONUS CLIP(S) Ch. 9: Will SCOTUS Turn America Into A Theocracy? (w/ Rachel Laser) - Thom Hartmann Program - Air Date 4-18-22 Joseph Kennedy, a football coach, pressured his students to pray with him. He was asked not pressure students into religion during Public School activities. but he refused. Rachel Laser joined Thom to discuss the case and the pressure on students. Ch. 10: Hayes: Supreme Court conservative majority is ‘high council of Fox News viewers' - All In w/ Chris Hayes - Air Date 12-5-22 “Because the conservative majority has tossed away all pretense of being anything other than, essentially, a high council of Fox News viewers, they decided her case should be heard before the Supreme Court,” says Chris Hayes FINAL COMMENTS Ch. 12: Final comments on why Christian Nationalists would be better off not installing a dictatorship MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions)   Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Listen Anywhere! BestOfTheLeft.com/Listen Listen Anywhere! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com

Join me for an intimate journey with one of my all-time favourite broadcasters, the legendary PJ Montgomery. Peter sheds light on the personal and professional aspects of his life, from finding himself in the commentary booth through to the recent loss of his beloved wife Claudia. He also talks frankly about the profound transformation he's witnessed in the broadcasting arena. Ever wondered how the digital age has reshaped the world of broadcasting? PJ takes us through this journey, discussing the impact of digital media and the ensuing challenges it presents for commentators. We also dive into the contentious issues, and the role of government, around the America's Cup. Peter does not hold back. Settle in for an enriching, emotional journey into the world of broadcasting, sailing, and overcoming personal adversities with one of the best to ever do it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Here are my 100 interesting things to learn about cryptography: For a 128-bit encryption key, there are 340 billion billion billion billion possible keys. [Calc: 2**128/(1e9**4)] For a 256-bit encryption key, there are 115,792 billion billion billion billion billion billion billion billion possible keys. [Calc: 2**256/(1e9**8)] To crack a 128-bit encryption with brute force using a cracker running at 1 Teracracks/second, will take — on average — 5 million million million years to crack. Tera is 1,000 billion. [Calc: 2**128/100e9/2/60/60/24/365/(1e6**3)] For a 256-bit key this is 1,835 million million million million million million million million million years. For the brute force cracking of a 35-bit key symmetric key (such as AES), you only need to pay for the boiling of a teaspoon of energy. For a 50-bit key, you just need to have enough money to pay to boil the water for a shower. For a 90-bit symmetric key, you would need the energy to boil a sea, and for a 105-bit symmetric key, you need the energy to boil and ocean. For a 128-bit key, there just isn't enough water on the planet to boil for that. Ref: here. With symmetric key encryption, anything below 72 bits is relatively inexpensive to crack with brute force. One of the first symmetric key encryption methods was the LUCIFER cipher and was created by Horst Feistel at IBM. It was further developed into the DES encryption method. Many, at the time of the adoption of DES, felt that its 56-bit key was too small to be secure and that the NSA had a role in limiting them. With a block cipher, we only have to deal with a fixed size of blocks. DES and 3DES use a 64-bit (eight-byte) block size, and AES uses a 128-bit block size (16 bytes). With symmetric key methods, we either have block ciphers, such as DES, AES CBC and AES ECB, or stream ciphers, such as ChaCha20 and RC4. In order to enhance security, AES has a number of rounds where parts of the key are applied. With 128-bit AES we have 10 rounds, and 14 rounds for 256-bit AES. In AES, we use an S-box to scramble the bytes, and which is applied for each round. When decrypting, we have the inverse of the S-box used in the encrypting process. A salt/nonce or Initialisation Vector (IV) is used with an encryption key in order to change the ciphertext for the same given input. Stream ciphers are generally much faster than block cipers, and can generally be processed in parallel. With the Diffie-Hellman method. Bob creates x and shares g^x (mod p), and Alice creates y, and shares g^y (mod p). The shared key is g^{xy} (mod p). Ralph Merkle — the boy genius — submitted a patent on 5 Sept 1979 and which outlined the Merkle hash. This is used to create a block hash. Ralph Merkle's PhD supervisor was Martin Hellman (famous as the co-creator of the Diffie-Hellman method). Adi Shamir defines a secret share method, and which defines a mathematical equation with the sharing of (x,y), and where a constant value in the equation is the secret. With Shamir Secret Shares (SSS), for a quadratic equation of y=x²+5x+6, the secret is 6. We can share three points at x=1, x=2 and y=3, and which gives y=12, y=20, and y=20, respectively. With the points of (1,12), (2,20), and (3,20), we can recover the value of 6. Adi Shamir broke the Merkle-Hellman knapsack method at a live event at a rump session of a conference. With secret shares, with the highest polynomial power of n, we need n+1 points to come together to regenerate the secret. For example, y=2x+5 needs two points to come together, while y=x²+15x+4 needs three points. The first usable public key method was RSA — and created by Rivest, Shamir and Adleman. It was first published in 1979 and defined in the RSA patent entitled “Cryptographic Communications System and Method”. In public key encryption, we use the public key to encrypt data and the private key to decrypt it. In digital signing, we use the private key to sign a hash and create a digital signature, and then the associated public key to verify the signature. Len Adleman — the “A” in the RSA method — thought that the RSA paper would be one of the least significant papers he would ever publish. The RSA method came to Ron Rivest while he slept on a couch. Martin Gardner published information on the RSA method in his Scientific American article. Initially, there were 4,000 requests for the paper (which rose to 7,000), and it took until December 1977 for them to be posted. The security of RSA is based on the multiplication of two random prime numbers (p and q) to give a public modulus (N). The difficulty of RSA is the difficulty in factorizing this modulus. Once factorized, it is easy to decrypt a ciphertext that has been encrypted using the related modulus. In RSA, we have a public key of (e,N) and a private key of (d,N). e is the public exponent and d is the private exponent. The public exponent is normally set at 65,537. The binary value of 65,537 is 10000000000000001 — this number is efficient in producing ciphertext in RSA. In RSA, the ciphertext is computed from a message of M as C=M^e (mod N), and is decrypted with M=C^d (mod N). We compute the the private exponent (d) from the inverse of the public exponent (e) modulus PHI, and where PHI is (p-1)*(q-1). If we can determine p and q, we can compute PHI. Anything below a 738-bit public modulus is relatively inexpensive to crack for RSA. To crack 2K RSA at the current time, we would need the energy to boil ever ocean on the planet to break it. RSA requires padding is required for security. A popular method has been PCKS#1v1.5 — but this is not provably secure and is susceptible to Bleichenbacher's attack. An improved method is Optimal Asymmetric Encryption Padding (OAEP) and was defined by Bellare and Rogaway and standardized in PKCS#1 v2. The main entity contained in a digital certificate is the public key of a named entity. This is either an RSA or an Elliptic Curve key. A digital certificate is signed with the private key of a trusted entity — Trent. The public key of Trent is then used to prove the integrity and trust of the associated public key. For an elliptic curve of y²=x³+ax+b (mod p), not every (x,y) point is possible. The total number of points is defined as the order (n). ECC (Elliptic Curve Cryptography) was invented by Neal Koblitz and Victor S. Miller in 1985. Elliptic curve cryptography algorithms did not take off until 2004. In ECC, the public key is a point on the elliptic curve. For secp256k1, we have a 256-bit private key and a 512-bit (x,y) point for the public key. A “04” in the public key is an uncompressed public key, and “02” and “03” are compressed versions with only the x-co-ordinate and whether the y coordinate is odd or even. Satoshi selected the secp256k1 curve for Bitcoin, and which gives the equivalent of 128-bit security. The secp256k1 curve uses the mapping of y²=x³ + 7 (mod p), and is known as a Short Weierstrass (“Vier-strass”) curve. The prime number used with secp256k1 is 2²⁵⁶-2³²-2⁹-2⁸-2⁷-2⁶-2⁴-1. An uncompressed secp256k1 public key has 512 bits and is an (x,y) point on the curve. The point starts with a “04”. A compressed secp256k1 public key only stores the x-co-ordinate value and whether the y coordinate is odd or even. It starts with a “02” if the y-co-ordinate is even; otherwise, it starts with a “03”. In computing the public key in ECC of a.G, we use the Montgomery multiplication method and which was created by Peter Montgomery in 1985, in a paper entitled, “Modular Multiplication without Trial Division.” Elliptic Curve methods use two basic operations: point address (P+Q) and point doubling (2.P). These can be combined to provide the scalar operation of a.G. In 1999, Don Johnson Alfred Menezes published a classic paper on “The Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA)”. It was based on the DSA (Digital Signature Algorithm) — created by David W. Kravitz in a patent which was assigned to the US. ECDSA is a digital signature method and requires a random nonce value (k), and which should never be reused or repeated. ECDSA is an elliptic curve conversion of the DSA signature method. Digital signatures are defined in FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standard) 186–5. NIST approved the Rijndael method (led by Joan Daemen and Vincent Rijmen) for Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). Other contenders included Serpent (led by Ross Anderson), TwoFish (led by Bruce Schneier), MARS (led by IBM), and RC6 (led by Ron Rivest). ChaCha20 is a stream cipher that is based on Salsa20 and developed by Daniel J. Bernstein. MD5 has a 128-bit hash, SHA-1 has 160 bits and SHA-256 has 256-bits. It is relatively easy to create a hash collision with MD5. Google showed that it was possible to create a signature collision for a document with SHA-1. It is highly unlikely to get a hash collision for SHA-256. In 2015, NIST defined SHA-3 as a standard, and which was built on the Keccak hashing family — and which used a different method to SHA-2. The Keccak hash family uses a sponge function and was created by Guido Bertoni, Joan Daemen, Michaël Peeters, and Gilles Van Assche and standardized by NIST in August 2015 as SHA-3. Hash functions such as MD5, SHA-1 and SHA-256 have a fixed hash length, whereas an eXtendable-Output Function (XOF) produces a bit string that can be of any length. Examples are SHAKE128, SHAKE256, BLAKE2XB and BLAKE2XS. BLAKE 3 is the fastest cryptographically secure hashing method and was created by Jack O'Connor, Jean-Philippe Aumasson, Samuel Neves, and Zooko Wilcox-O'Hearn. Hashing methods can be slowed down with a number of rounds. These slower hashing methods include Bcrypt, PBKDF2 and scrypt. Argon 2 uses methods to try and break GPU cracking, such as using a given amount of memory and defining the CPU utlization. To speed up the operation of the SHA-3 hash, the team reduced the security of the method and reduce the number of rounds. The result is the 12 Kangaroo's hashing method. The number of rounds was reduced from 24 to 12 (with a security level of around 128 bits). Integrated Encryption Scheme (IES) is a hybrid encryption scheme which allows Alice to get Bob's public key and then generate an encryption key based on this public key, and she will use her private key to recover the symmetric. With ECIES, we use elliptic curve methods for the public key part. A MAC (Message Authentication Code) uses a symmetric key to sign a hash, and where Bob and Alice share the same secret key. The most popular method is HMAC (hash-based message authentication code). The AES block cipher can be converted into a stream cipher using modes such as GCM (Galois Counter Mode) and CCM (counter with cipher block chaining message authentication code; counter with CBC-MAC). A MAC is added to a symmetric key method in order to stop the ciphertext from being attacked by flipping bits. GCM does not have a MAC, and is thus susceptible to this attack. CCM is more secure, as it contains a MAC. With symmetric key encryption, we must remove the encryption keys in the reverse order they were applied. Commutative encryption overcomes this by allowing the keys to be removed in any order. It is estimated that Bitcoin miners consume 17.05 GW of electrical power per day and 149.46 TWh per year. A KDF (Key Derivation Function) is used to convert a passphrase or secret into an encryption key. The most popular methods are HKDF, PBKDF2 and Bcrypt. RSA, ECC and Discrete Log methods will all be cracked by quantum computers using Shor's algorithm Lattice methods represent bit values as polynomial values, such as 1001 is x³+1 as a polynomial. Taher Elgamal — the sole inventor of the ElGamal encryption method — and Paul Koche were the creators of SSL, and developed it for the Netscape browser. David Chaum is considered as a founder of electronic payments and, in 1983, created ECASH, along with publishing a paper on “Blind signatures for untraceable payments”. Satoshi Nakamoto worked with Hal Finney on the first versions of Bitcoin, and which were created for a Microsoft Windows environment. Blockchains can either be permissioned (requiring rights to access the blockchain) or permissionless (open to anyone to use). Bitcoin and Ethereum are the two most popular permissionless blockchains, and Hyperledger is the most popular permissioned ledger. In 1992, Eric Hughes, Timothy May, and John Gilmore set up the cypherpunk movement and defined, “We the Cypherpunks are dedicated to building anonymous systems. We are defending our privacy with cryptography, with anonymous mail forwarding systems, with digital signatures, and with electronic money.” In Bitcoin and Ethereum, a private key (x) is converted to a public key with x.G, and where G is the base point on the secp256k1 curve. Ethereum was first conceived in 2013 by Vitalik Buterin, Gavin Wood, Charles Hoskinson, Anthony Di Iorio and Joseph Lubin. It introduced smaller blocks, improved proof of work, and smart contracts. NI-ZKPs involves a prover (Peggy), a verifier (Victor) and a witness (Wendy) and were first defined by Manuel Blum, Paul Feldman, and Silvio Micali in their paper entitled “Non-interactive zero-knowledge and its applications”. Popular ZKP methods include ZK-SNARKs (Zero-Knowledge Succinct Non-Interactive Argument of Knowledge) and ZK-STARKs (Zero-Knowledge Scalable Transparent Argument of Knowledge). Bitcoin and Ethereum are pseudo-anonymised, and where the sender and recipient of a transaction, and its value, can be traced. Privacy coins enable anonymous transactions. These include Zcash and Monero. In 1992, David Chaum and Torben Pryds Pedersen published “Wallet databases with observers,” and outlined a method of shielding the details of a monetary transaction. In 1992, Adi Shamir (the “S” in RSA) published a paper on “How to share a secret” in the Communications of the ACM. This supported the splitting of a secret into a number of shares (n) and where a threshold value (t) could be defined for the minimum number of shares that need to be brought back together to reveal the secret. These are known as Shamir Secret Shares (SSS). In 1991, Torbin P Pedersen published a paper entitled “Non-interactive and information-theoretic secure verifiable secret sharing” — and which is now known as Pedersen Commitment. This is where we produce our commitment and then show the message that matches the commitment. Distributed Key Generation (DKG) methods allow a private key to be shared by a number of trusted nodes. These nodes can then sign for a part of the ECDSA signature by producing a partial signature with these shares of the key. Not all blockchains use ECDSA. The IOTA blockchain uses the EdDSA signature, and which uses Curve 25519. This is a more lightweight signature version and has better support for signature aggregation. It uses Twisted Edwards Curves. The core signing method used in EdDSA is based on the Schnorr signature scheme and which was created by Claus Schnorr in 1989. This was patented as a “Method for identifying subscribers and for generating and verifying electronic signatures in a data exchange system”. The patent ran out in 2008. Curve 25519 uses the prime number of 2²⁵⁵-19 and was created by Daniel J. Bernstein. Peter Shor defined that elliptic curve methods can be broken with quantum computers. To overcome the cracking of the ECDSA signature from quantum computers, NIST are standardising a number of methods. At present, this focuses on CRYSTALS-Dilithium, and which is a lattice cryptography method. Bulletproofs were created in 2017 by Stanford's Applied Cryptography Group (ACG). They define a zero-knowledge proof as where a value can be checked to see it lies within a given range. The name “bulletproofs” is defined as they are short, like a bullet, and with bulletproof security assumptions. Homomorphic encryption methods allow for the processing of encrypted values using arithmetic operations. A public key is used to encrypt the data, and which can then be processed using an arithmetic circuit on the encrypted data. The owner of the associated private key can then decrypt the result. Some traditional public key methods enable partial homomorphic encryption. RSA and ElGamal allow for multiplication and division, whilst Pailier allows for homomorphic addition and subtraction. Full homomorphic encryption (FHE) supports all of the arithmetic operations and includes Fan-Vercauteren (FV) and BFV (Brakerski/Fan-Vercauteren) for integer operations and HEAAN (Homomorphic Encryption for Arithmetic of Approximate Numbers) for floating point operations. Most of the Full Homomorphic encryption methods use lattice cryptography. Some blockchain applications use Barreto-Lynn-Scott (BLS) curves which are pairing-friendly. They can be used to implement Bilinear groups and which are a triplet of groups (G1, G2 and GT), so that we can implement a function e() such that e(g1^x,g2^y)=gT^{xy}. Pairing-based cryptography is used in ZKPs. The main BLS curves used are BLS12–381, BLS12–446, BLS12–455, BLS12–638 and BLS24–477. An accumulator can be used for zero-knowledge proof of knowledge, such as using a BLS curve to create to add and remove proof of knowledge. Metamask is one of the most widely used blockchain wallets and can integrate into many blockchains. Most wallets generate the seed from the operating system and where the browser can use the Crypto.getRandomValues function, and compatible with most browsers. With a Verifiable Delay Function (VDF), we can prove that a given amount of work has been done by a prover (Peggy). A verifier (Victor) can then send the prover a proof value and compute a result which verifies the work has been done, with the verifier not needing to do the work but can still prove the work has been done. A Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) is a one-way function which creates a unique signature pattern based on the inherent delays within the wires and transistors. This can be used to link a device to an NFT.

So, here's my Top 100 snippets of knowledge for blockchain: Blockchains use public key methods to integrate digital trust. Bob signs for a transaction with his private key, and Alice proves this with Bob's public key. The first usable public key method was RSA — and created by Rivest, Shamir and Adleman. It was first published in 1979 and defined in the RSA patent entitled “Cryptographic Communications System and Method”. Blockchains can either be permissioned (requiring rights to access the blockchain) or permissionless (open to anyone to use). Bitcoin and Ethereum are the two most popular permissionless blockchains, and Hyperledger is the most popular permissioned ledger. Ralph Merkle — the boy genius — submitted a patent on 5 Sept 1979 and which outlined the Merkle hash. This is used to create a block hash. Ralph Merkle's PhD supervisor was Martin Hellman (famous as the co-creator of the Diffie-Hellman method). David Chaum is considered as founders of electronic payments, and, in 1983, created ECASH, along with publishing a paper on “Blind signatures for untraceable payments”. Miners gather transactions on a regular basis, and these are added to a block and where each block has a Merkle hash. The first block on a blockchain does not have any previous blocks — and is named the genesis block. Blocks are bound in a chain, and where the previous, current and next block hashes are bound into the block. This makes the transactions in the block immutable. Satoshi Nakamoto worked with Hal Finney on the first versions of Bitcoin, and which were created for a Microsoft Windows environment. Craig Steven Wright has claimed that he is Satoshi Nakamoto, but this claim has never been verified. Most blockchains use elliptic curve cryptography — a method which was created independently by Neal Koblitz and Victor S. Miller in 1985. Elliptic curve cryptography algorithms did not take off until 2004. Satoshi selected the secp256k1 curve for Bitcoin, and which gives the equivalent of 128-bit security. The secp256k1 curve uses the mapping of y²=x³ + 7 (mod p), and is known as a Short Weierstrass (“Vier-strass”) curve. The prime number used with secp256k1 is ²²⁵⁶−²³²−²⁹−²⁸−²⁷−²⁶−²⁴−1. Satoshi published a 9-page paper entitled “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System” White Paper on 31 Oct 31, 2008. In 1997, Adam Black introduce the concept of Proof of Work of Hashcash in a paper entitled, “Hashcash — a denial of service countermeasure.” This work was used by Satoshi in his whitepaper. Satoshi focused on: a decentralized system, and a consensus model and addressed areas of double-spend, Sybil attacks and Eve-in-the-middle. The Sybil attack is where an adversary can take over the general consensus of a network — and leads to a 51% attack, and where the adversary manages to control 51% or more of the consensus infrastructure. Satoshi used UK spelling in his correspondence, such as using the spelling of “honour”. The first Bitcoin block was minted on 3 Jan 2009 and contained a message of “Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks” (the headline from The Times, as published in London on that day). On 12 Jan 2009, Satoshi sent the first Bitcoin transaction of 50 BTC to Hal Finney [here]. A new block is created every 7–10 minutes on Bitcoin. In Aug 2023, the total Bitcoin blockchain size is 502 GB. As of Aug 2023, the top three cryptocurrencies are Bitcoin, Ether, and Tether. Bitcoin has a capitalization of $512 billion, Ether with $222 billion, and Tether at $83 billion. The total cryptocurrency capitalisation is $1.17 trillion. The original block size was 1MB for Bitcoin, but recently upgraded to support a 1.5MB block — and has around 3,000 transactions. Currently the block sizes are more than 1.7MB. Bitcoin uses a gossip protocol — named the Lightning Protocol — to propagate transactions. A Bitcoin wallet is created from a random seed value. This seed value is then used to create the 256-bit secp256k1 private key. A wallet seed can be converted into a mnemonic format using BIP39, and which uses 12 common words. This is a deterministic key, and which allows the regeneration of the original key in the correct form. BIP39 allows for the conversion of the key to a number of languages, including English, French and Italian. A private key in a wallet is stored in a Wif format, and which is a Base58 version of the 256-bit private key. The main source code for the Bitcoin blockchain is held at https://github.com/bitcoin, and is known as Bitcoin core. This is used to create nodes, store coins, and transactions with other nodes on the Bitcoin network. A 256-bit private key has 115,792 billion billion billion billion billion billion billion billion different keys. A public Bitcoin ID uses Base58 and has a limited character set of ‘123456789ABCDEFGHJKLMN PQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijkmno pqrstuvwxyz', where we delete ‘0' (zero), ‘l' (lowercase ‘l'), and ‘I' (capital I) — as this can be interpreted as another character. In Bitcoin and Ethereum, a private key (x) is converted to a public key with x.G, and where G is the base point on the secp256k1 curve. An uncompressed secp256k1 public key has 512 bits and is an (x,y) point on the curve. The point starts with a “04”. A compressed secp256k1 public key only stores the x-co-ordinate value and whether the y coordinate is odd or even. It starts with a “02” if the y-co-ordinate is even, otherwise it starts with a “03”. In 1992, Eric Hughes, Timothy May, and John Gilmore set up the cypherpunk movement and defined, “We the Cypherpunks are dedicated to building anonymous systems. We are defending our privacy with cryptography, with anonymous mail forwarding systems, with digital signatures, and with electronic money.” In Ethereum, the public key is used as the identity of a user (a.G), and is defined as a hexademical value. In Bitcoin, the public ID is created from a SHA256 hash of the public key, and then a RIPEMD160 of this, and then covered to Base58. In computing the public key in ECC of a.G, we use the Montgomery multiplication method and which was created by Peter Montgomery in 1985, in a paper entitled, “Modular Multiplication without Trial Division.” Elliptic Curve methods use two basic operations: point address (P+G) and point doubling (2.P). These can be combined to provide the scalar operation of a.G. In 1999, Don Johnson Alfred Menezes published a classic paper on “The Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA)”. It was based on the DSA (Digital Signature Algorithm) — created by David W. Kravitz in a patent which was assigned to the US. The core signature used in Bitcoin and Ethereum is ECDSA (Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm), and which uses a random nonce for each signature. The nonce value should never repeat or be revealed. Ethereum was first conceived in 2013 by Vitalik Buterin, Gavin Wood, Charles Hoskinson, Anthony Di Iorio and Joseph Lubin. It introduced smaller blocks, an improved proof of work, and smart contracts. Bitcoin is seen as a first-generation blockchain, and Ethereum as a second-generation. These have been followed by third-generation blockchains, such as IOTA, Cardano and Polkadot — and which have improved consensus mechanisms. Bitcoin uses a consensus mechanism which is based on Proof-of-Work, and where miners focus on finding a block hash that has a number of leading “0”s. The difficulty of the mining is defined by the hashing rate. At the current time, this is around 424 million TH/s. There are around 733,000 unique Bitcoin addresses being used. Satoshi defined a reward to miners for finding the required hash. This was initially set at 50 BTC, but was set to half at regular intervals. On 11 January 2021, it dropped from 12.5 BTC to 6.2 BTC. Bitcoin currently consumes around 16.27 GWatts of power each year to produce a consensus — equivalent to the power consumed by a small country. In creating bitcoins, Satoshi created a P2PKH (Pay to Public Key Hash) address. These addresses are used to identify the wallet to be paid and links to the public key of the owner. These addresses start with a ‘1'. In order to support the sending of bitcoins to and from multiple addresses, Bitcoin was upgraded with SegWit (defined in BIP141). The wallet address then integrates the pay-to-witness public key hash (Pay to script hash — P2SH). These addresses start with a ‘3'. Ethereum uses miners to undertake work for changing a state and running a smart contract. They are paid in “gas” or Ether and which relates to the amount of computation conducted. This limits denial of service attacks on the network and focuses developers on creating efficient code. Ethereum supports the creation of cryptocurrency assets with ERC20 tokens — and which are FT (Fungible Tokens). For normal crypto tokens (ERC-20) we use, there is a finite number of these, and each of these is the same. Ethereum creates NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) with ERC721 tokens. We mint these each time and each is unique. Solidity is the programming language used in Ethereum, while Hyperledger can use Golang, Node.js and Java. For Ethereum, we compile Solidity code into EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine) code. This is executed on the blockchain. Blockchain uses the SHA-256 hash for transaction integrity. Ethereum uses the Keccak hash is used to define the integrity of a transaction. This is based on SHA-3, and differs slightly from Keccak. The Keccak hash family uses a sponge function and was created by Guido Bertoni, Joan Daemen, Michaël Peeters, and Gilles Van Assche, and standardized by NIST in August 2015 as SHA-3. The DAO is a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) for the Ethereum blockchain and was launched in 2016. In 2016, DAO raised $150 million through a token sale but was hacked and funds were stolen. This resulted in a forking of the blockchain: Ethereum and Ethereum Classic. Non-interactive Zero Knowledge Proofs (NI-ZKP) allow an entity to prove that they have knowledge of something — without revealing it. A typical secret is the ownership of a private key. NI-ZKPs involve a prover (Peggy), a verifier (Victor) and a witness (Wendy) and were first defined by Manuel Blum, Paul Feldman, and Silvio Micali in their paper entitled, “Non-interactive zero-knowledge and its applications”. Popular ZKP methods include ZK-SNARKs (Zero-Knowledge Succinct Non-Interactive Argument of Knowledge) and ZK-STARKs (Zero-Knowledge Scalable Transparent Argument of Knowledge). Bitcoin and Ethereum are pseudo-anonymised, and where the sender and recipient of a transaction, and its value, can be traced. Privacy coins enable anonymous transactions. These include Zcash and Monero. In 1992, David Chaum and Torben Pryds Pedersen published “Wallet databases with observers,” and outlined a method of shielding the details of a monetary transaction. In 1992, Adi Shamir (the “S” in RSA) published a paper on “How to share a secret” in the Communications of the ACM. This supported the splitting of a secret into a number of shares (n) and where a threshold value (t) could be defined for the minimum number of shares that need to be brought back together to reveal the secret. These are known as Shamir Secret Shares (SSS). In 1991, Torbin P Pedersen published a paper entitled “Non-interactive and information-theoretic secure verifiable secret sharing” — and which is now known as Pedersen Commitment. This is where we produce our commitment and then show the message that matches the commitment. Distributed Key Generation (DKG) methods allow a private key to be shared by a number of trusted nodes. These nodes can then sign for a part of the ECDSA signature by producing a partial signature with these shares of the key. Not all blockchains use ECDSA. The IOTA blockchain uses the EdDSA signature, and which uses Curve 25519. This is a more lightweight signature version, and has better support for signature aggregation. It uses Twisted Edwards Curves. The core signing method used in EdDSA is based on the Schnorr signature scheme and which was created by Claus Schnorr in 1989. This was patented as, a “Method for identifying subscribers and for generating and verifying electronic signatures in a data exchange system”. The patent ran out in 2008. Curve 25519 uses the prime number of ²²⁵⁵-19 and was created by Daniel J. Bernstein. Peter Shor defined that elliptic curve methods can be broken with quantum computers. To overcome the cracking of the ECDSA signature from quantum computers, NIST are standardising a number of methods. At present, this focuses on CRYSTALS-Dilithium, and which is a lattice cryptography method. Bulletproofs were created in 2017 by Stanford's Applied Cryptography Group (ACG). They define a zero-knowledge proof as where a value can be checked to see it lies within a given range. The name of “bulletproofs” is defined as they are short, like a bullet, and with bulletproof security assumptions. While Bitcoin can take up to 7–10 minutes to mine a new block and create a consensus, newer blockchains, such as IOTA, can give an almost instantaneous consensus. Banks around the world are investigating CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) and which is not a cryptocurrency but a way to quickly define a consensus on a transaction. Homomorphic encryption methods allow for the processing of encrypted values using arithmetic operations. A public key is used to encrypt the data, and which can then be processed using an arithmetic circuit on the encrypted data. The owner of the associated private key can then decrypt the result. Some traditional public key methods enable partial homomorphic encryption. RSA and ElGamal allow for multiplication and division, whilst Pailier allows for homomorphic addition and subtraction. Full homomorphic encryption (FHE) supports all of the arithmetic operations and includes Fan-Vercauteren (FV) and BFV (Brakerski/Fan-Vercauteren) for integer operations and HEAAN (Homomorphic Encryption for Arithmetic of Approximate Numbers) for floating point operations. Most of the Full Homomorphic encryption methods use lattice cryptography. Some blockchain applications use Barreto-Lynn-Scott (BLS) curves which are pairing friendly. They can be used to implement Bilinear groups and which are a triplet of groups (G1, G2 and GT), so that we can implement a function e() such that e(g1^x,g2^y)=gT^{xy}. Pairing-based cryptography is used in ZKPs. The main BLS curves used are BLS12–381, BLS12–446, BLS12–455, BLS12–638 and BLS24–477. An accumulator can be used for zero-knowledge proof of knowledge, such as using a BLS curve to create to add and remove proof of knowledge. Open Zeppelin is an open-source Solidity library that supports a wide range of functions that integrate into smart contracts in Ethereum. This includes AES encryption, Base64 integration and Elliptic Curve operations. Metamask is one of the most widely used blockchain wallets and can integrate into many blockchains. Most wallets generate the seed from the operating system and where the browser can use the Crypto.getRandomValues function, and compatible with most browsers. Solidity programs can be compiled with Remix at remix.ethereum.org. The main Ethereum network is Ethereum Mainnet. We can test smart contracts on Ethereum test networks. Current networks include sepolia.etherscan.io and goerli.net. Ether can be mined for test applications from a faucet, such as faucet.metamask.io. This normally requires some proof of work to gain the Ether — in order to protect against a Denial of Service against the Faucet. The private key can be revealed from two ECDSA signatures which use the same random nonce value. Polkadot is a blockchain which allows blockchains to exchange messages and perform transactions. The proof of work method of creating is now not preference because of the energy that it typically uses. Many systems now focus on proof of stack (PoS). A time-lock puzzle/Proof of Work involves performing a computing task which has a given cost and which cannot be cheated again. This typically involves continual hashing or continual squaring. The Chia blockchain network uses both Proof of Space (PoS) and Proof of Time (PoT). The PoS method makes use of the under-allocation of hard-disk space. With a Verifiable Delay Function (VDF), we can prove that a given amount of work has been done by a prover (Peggy). A verifier (Victor) can then send the prover a proof value and compute a result which verifies the work has been done, with the verifier not needing to do the work but can still prove the work has been done. A Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) is a one-way function which creates a unique signature pattern based on the inherent delays within the wireless and transistors. This can be used to link a device to an NFT. In Blockchain applications, we can use Non-interactive zero-knowledge (NIZK) proofs for the equality (EQ) of discrete logarithms (DL) — DLEQ. With this — in discrete logarithms — we have

In previous podcasts, I outlined the usage of discrete logarithms in the form of a=g^x (mod p). Unfortunately, we now need a relatively large prime number to make sure it is now possible to discover x from a, g and p. This slows down the creation of the discrete log value. One method which has been used to replace them in some applications is to use elliptic curve points. Later in this series, I will explain how elliptic curve cryptography actually works, but in this one, we will just look at the fundamentals of the elliptic curve points. So what is a group in elliptic curve cryptography (ECC)? Well with this, we will map one group of points to another with a one-way function, and which should be difficult to reverse or find the method we have used to perform the mapping. As we will find, the basic operation is to either add two points in a group to create another point in the group or to double the point to get another point. With these simple operations, we should be able to perform point multiplication. The method of ECC was created independently by Neal Koblitz and Victor Miller. So, how did I create this mapping? Well, a basic elliptic curve has the form of:  y² = x³ + ax + b  For y² = x³ + 7 If x=1, we get: y² = 1+7 and where y is the square root of 8, which is 2.82. But, in cryptography, we only deal with integers, so we must modify this with a modular form of: y² = x³ + ax + b (mod p) For example, if a is zero, b is 7, and the prime is 11, we get: y² = x³ + 7 (mod 11)  The possible points are (2, 9) (2, 2) (3, 1) (3, 10) (4, 4) (4, 7) (5, 0) (6, 5) (6, 6) (7, 3) (7, 8). e can try it, and where: 9² (mod 11) = 4 and 2³+7 (mod 11) = 4 https://asecuritysite.com/ecc/ecc_pointsv?a0=0&a1=7&a2=11 As we see, not all the points for an x-coordinate value are possible. This then leads to the order, which is the number of valid x-axis points — which is 6 in this case. W Point double and add In ECC, we then add points together (P+Q) or double them 2.P and get a new point. With this, it is difficult to reverse back the addition or doubling and find the original point.  For y²=x³+7 (mod 11) The valid points are (2, 9) (2, 2) (3, 1) (3, 10) (4, 4) (4, 7) (5, 0) (6, 5) (6, 6) (7, 3) (7, 8). Now let's take a point of (2,9) and add another point. So this, we get: https://asecuritysite.com/ecc/ecc_points_add3?a0=2&a1=0&a2=7&a3=11 P1=(2,9) P2=(2,9) P1+P2=(5,0) P1=(2,9) P2=(3,1) P1+P2=(4,7) P1=(2,9) P2=(4,4) P1+P2=(3,10) P1=(2,9) P2=(6,5) P1+P2=(4,4) P1=(2,9) P2=(7,3) P1+P2=(3,1) and so we see when we do a point add, we always get another point on the curve, but where it is difficult to reverse back to the points which resulted in this point. Multiplying points So, can we multiply points in an efficient way? Let's say we have G, and want to add it to itself n times. We could represent this as n.G. For this, Peter Montgomery created a method known as the Montgomery Ladder. The basic method is: N ← P Q ← 0 for i from 0 to m do if di = 1 then Q ← point_add(Q, N) N ← point_double(N) return Q For a=100 we have a binary value of 1100100: 1100100, thus we double the point (N=2G). 1100100, thus we double the point (N=4G). 1100100, thus we add the point (Q=4G), and then double the point (N=8G). 1100100, thus we double the point (N=16G). 1100100, thus we double the point (N=32G). 1100100, thus we add the point (Q=4G+32G=36G), and then double the point (N=64G). 1100100, thus we add the point (Q=36G+64G=100G), and then double the point (N=128G). The result is then Q=4G+32G+64G=100G. Overall, the great advantage of this method is that we will always take the same time to compute the answer, no matter the size of the value of n. This is useful, as some cryptographic operations leak information from the time they take to compute the result. The only problem here is that the double point and point adding will have a different amount of time to compute than just the point double, and where Eve could determine if there was a 0 or a 1 in the value of n. https://asecuritysite.com/ecc/ecc_kr2 Public key encryption So how is this used in public key encryption? We first pick a base point (G) on the elliptic curve. For our example, we could pick (2,9). Next, we then pick our private key (sk). Our public key is then pk=sk.G, and where G is added to itself sk times. Our private key is thus a scalar value, and our public key is an elliptic curve point. We use this in terms of digitally signing a message, and where the private key (sk) is used to create a digital signature, and the public key validates it. The most popular methods for this are ECDSA (Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm and EdDSA (Edward Digital Signature Algorithm). I will explain these more in a future podcast. Conclusions And, so, for our elliptic curve, we don't always have a valid (x,y) point, but for our Weierstrass curve, sif we do, we end up with two y values for every x coordinate. With our points, we conduct two simple operations, a point addition and a point doubling. 

Air Date 12/24/2022 Today, we compare the far-right religious extremists who are fighting to gain power in the US with the protests against the theocratic regime in Iran supporting women's rights in the country. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com  Transcript BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Get AD FREE Shows and Bonus Content) BestOfTheLeft.com/HOLIDAY (BOTL GIFT GUIDE!) Join our Discord community! SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: How a new Christian right is changing US politics - BBC News - Air Date 11-28-22 A new battle of faith is being driven by some pastors and politicians in the United States. Their central message is that the country's conservative Christian way of life is under threat, and American society is moving in the wrong direction. Ch. 2: Women's Rights Activist on Protests Sweeping Iran, the Intensifying Gov't Crackdown & Executions Part 1 - Democracy now! - Air Date 10-15-22 "Iranians voted multiple times for over two decades for some process of reform … but the state has not given in to those demands," she says. "What we're seeing now is the result." Tahmasebi is the director of FEMENA Ch. 3: The Taliban's Far-Right Fan Base - VICE - Air Date 10-18-21 In chat rooms and message boards on the darker corners of the web - far-right groups have been praising the Taliban's takeover, lauding their religious fundamentalism, execution of opponents, and hatred of so-called liberalism. Ch. 4: Complete Dissatisfaction with the Current Order - Why Protests in Iran Are Not Slowing Down - Democracy Now! - Air Date 10-6-22 "Today's movement is not calling for reform. Today's movement is calling for a new vision of politics … with women at the helm of it," says Narges Bajoghli, professor of anthropology and Middle East studies at Johns Hopkins University Ch. 5: Are We Prepared For Anti-Democratic Extremist Threats? Featuring Peter Montgomery - Thom Hartmann Program - Air Date 12-15-22 Far Right, Anti-Democratic Extremist groups are not slowing down. Some even have connections with ‘mainstream' Republican politicians. Peter Montgomery joins Thom Hartmann to discuss the threat the far right still poses. Ch. 6: Inside the Iran Protests: What You Need to Know Nahid Siamdoust - The Majority Report - Air Date 12-18-22 Sam and Emma host Nahid Siamdoust, Assistant Professor of Middle East and Media Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, to discuss the recent political protests in Iran. Ch. 7: Republican Leader Trump's Dinner With Racist Forces Reckoning For Normal Americans - The Rachel Maddow Show - Air Date 11-28-22 Rachel Maddow shares some of the fringe perspectives of the racist, Christian fascist who Donald Trump hosted for dinner at Mar-a-Lago Ch. 8: Women's Rights Activist on Protests Sweeping Iran, the Intensifying Gov't Crackdown & Executions Part 2 - Democracy now! - Air Date 10-15-22 MEMBERS-ONLY BONUS CLIP(S) Ch. 9: Will SCOTUS Turn America Into A Theocracy? (w/ Rachel Laser) - Thom Hartmann Program - Air Date 4-18-22 Joseph Kennedy, a football coach, pressured his students to pray with him. He was asked not pressure students into religion during Public School activities. but he refused. Rachel Laser joined Thom to discuss the case and the pressure on students. Ch. 10: Hayes: Supreme Court conservative majority is ‘high council of Fox News viewers' - All In w/ Chris Hayes - Air Date 12-5-22 “Because the conservative majority has tossed away all pretense of being anything other than, essentially, a high council of Fox News viewers, they decided her case should be heard before the Supreme Court,” says Chris Hayes FINAL COMMENTS Ch. 12: Final comments on why Christian Nationalists would be better off not installing a dictatorship MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions) Produced by Jay! Tomlinson

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In light of the recent "leak" of the Supreme Court's apparent ruling to overturn the 1973 Roe v Wade case, I reached out to former guest Peter Montgomery of the Right Wing Watch to bring us up to speed on what's happening. Aside from the leak itself, which is unprecedented to say the least, the much larger concern of American citizens should be the slow erosion of progressive, democratic rights that have been so hard-won over the last several decades. In addition to that, as we have seen, the dominionist aim of much of the Christian Right doesn't just stop with American politics--they are working hard to infiltrate the corridors of power in many other countries as well, pushing a far-right conservative agenda. This long-term agenda of the Christian Right, now allied with the Republican Party in so many ways, is not to stop at merely overturning Roe--it's to strip away a variety of rights that most of us simply take for granted. Join the MIndShift Podcast Patreon Community! Contact Information Follow Peter on Twitter @PeteMont Follow me on Twitter @MindShift2018

In light of the recent “leak” of the Supreme Court's apparent ruling to overturn the 1973 Roe v Wade case, I reached out to former guest Peter Montgomery of the Right Wing Watch to bring us up to speed on ... Read More »

Moe is joined by Peter Montgomery, who writes and researches for Right Wing Watch, a project of People for the American Way, where he is a senior fellow. The two discuss Peter's latest piece for Ring Wing Watch, titled "Overturning Roe Is Just the Beginning." (link - https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/overturning-roe-is-just-the-beginning/) Then they analyze Elon Musk's hypocrisy in calling himself a "Free Speech Abolitionist." Finally, they talk about a new examination from the New York Times showing that "Tucker Carlson weaponized his viewers' fears to create what may be the most racist show in the history of cable news." (link - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/30/business/media/tucker-carlson-fox-news-takeaways.html) Peter Montgomery has studied the Religious Right movement and its right-wing political allies for more than two decades. His Twitter handle is @PeteMont. The website for Right Wing Watch is RightWingWatch.org and their Twitter handle is @RightWingWatch.

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Moe is joined by Peter Montgomery, who writes and researches for Right Wing Watch, a project of People for the American Way, where he is a senior fellow.The two discuss Peter's latest piece for Ring Wing Watch, titled "Overturning Roe Is Just the Beginning." (link - https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/overturning-roe-is-just-the-beginning/)Then they analyze Elon Musk's hypocrisy in calling himself a "Free Speech Abolitionist."Finally, they talk about a new examination from the New York Times showing that "Tucker Carlson weaponized his viewers' fears to create what may be the most racist show in the history of cable news." (link - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/30/business/media/tucker-carlson-fox-news-takeaways.html)Peter Montgomery has studied the Religious Right movement and its right-wing political allies for more than two decades. His Twitter handle is @PeteMont. The website for Right Wing Watch is RightWingWatch.org and their Twitter handle is @RightWingWatch.

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Moe begins today's show with his 'Moe-ment of Truth," where he talks about the legacy of the late American icon Betty White, who recently passed away at age 99. For the remainder of the show, Moe is joined by Peter Montgomery, who writes and researches for Right Wing Watch, a project of People for the American Way, where he is a senior fellow. With it being the somber one-year anniversary of the domestic terrorist attack on our Capitol, Moe and Peter discuss how the insurrection came to be, and what warning signs we're seeing that another could be coming in the future. They also analyze how right-wing political extremism has shifted in the year since the insurrection. Peter Montgomery has studied the Religious Right movement and its right-wing political allies for more than two decades. His Twitter handle is @PeteMont. The website for Right Wing Watch is www.RightWingWatch.org and their Twitter handle is @RightWingWatch. Moe previously served in President Obama's administration as the Director of Administration and was Senior Advisor in the Office of then Vice President Joe Biden. The stint was the second White House appointment for Moe, who served as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Advisor on Hispanic Affairs for Vice President Al Gore. You can hear 'In The Know With Moe' every Thursday from 6-7pm ET on the Progressive Voices Network. Follow Moe on Twitter where his handle is @MoeVela.

Moe begins today's show with his 'Moe-ment of Truth," where he talks about the legacy of the late American icon Betty White, who recently passed away at age 99.For the remainder of the show, Moe is joined by Peter Montgomery, who writes and researches for Right Wing Watch, a project of People for the American Way, where he is a senior fellow.With it being the somber one-year anniversary of the domestic terrorist attack on our Capitol, Moe and Peter discuss how the insurrection came to be, and what warning signs we're seeing that another could be coming in the future. They also analyze how right-wing political extremism has shifted in the year since the insurrection.Peter Montgomery has studied the Religious Right movement and its right-wing political allies for more than two decades. His Twitter handle is @PeteMont. The website for Right Wing Watch is RightWingWatch.org and their Twitter handle is @RightWingWatch.

Peter Montgomery reminisces on one of his memorable moments in his broadcasting career.

Peter Montgomery and Peter Shipway caught up with Louis Herman-Watt to talk about Black Jack taking line honors.

Peter Montgomery, senior fellow, People for the American Way, discussing the influence of hundreds of “prophets” on the presidential election, having prophesied that the Lord anointed and chose Donald J Trump.

A second conversation with Peter Montgomery, senior fellow, People for the American Way, on the growing appetite for political violence, and the toxic rhetoric fueling these violent tendencies, much of it coming from the religious community.

This week's episode couldn't be more timely--discussing the draconian and hugely controversial Texas abortion law, Senate Bill 8 (SB8). Now that it is finally being argued at the Supreme Court, we have to ask: will the Christian  dominionists who have played the long game in terms of appointing conservative and anti-abortion judges finally succeed in overturning Roe v Wade? This has been their strategy and they have been working at this for literally decades. That Texas even attempted to pass this law in 2021 is merely testament to not only the 3 conservative judges appointed during the Trump era--with the assistance of the Christian Right--it is a landmark case that is highly unconstitutional and threatens the rights of not just women, but the LGBTQ community also. Join the MindShift Podcast Patreon Community! Contact Information Follow Peter on Twitter @PeteMont Follow me on Twitter @MindShift2018

This week's episode couldn't be more timely–discussing the draconian and hugely controversial Texas abortion law, Senate Bill 8 (SB8). Now that it is finally being argued at the Supreme Court, we have to ask: will the Christian  dominionists who have ... Read More »

School boards are a new nexus of America's culture wars. Some say the targeting of school boards is a political tactic used by right-wing organizations. We hear that deeper story. Peter Montgomery, Noah Weinrich and Laura Vozzella join Meghna Chakrabarti.

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 Peter Montgomery, who writes and researches for Right Wing Watch, a project of People for the American Way, where he is a senior fellow.  The two discuss the testimony given to the January 6th committee in the House by U.S. Capitol Police Officers, including by Officer Daniel Hodges. Hodges characterized January 6th as a white nationalist insurrection, and explains why in an audio clip played during this episode. Brad and Peter also analyze why it is important for the House committee to investigate whether Congressional members who gave tours of the Capitol to insurrectionists the day before the attack did so for the purpose of allowing the insurrectionists to do reconnaissance ahead of the attempted coup. Peter's Twitter handle is @PeteMont.  The website for Right Wing Watch is RightWingWatch.org and their Twitter handle is @RightWingWatch.   During the second half of the show, Brad leads a political round-table with Tara Devlin and Mark Grimaldi. The roundtable discusses the pair of infrastructure packages being proposed in the U.S. Senate.  This includes the $1 trillion bipartisan package and the $3.5 trillion 'human infrastructure' package that would need to pass the Senate with 50 Democratic votes via reconciliation. They also talk about the large amount of crucial issues that President Biden is trying to address, and which should be a priority.  This includes climate change, voting rights, campaign finance reform, and more.   Tara Devlin is a New York City based comedian, writer, and host of the unapologetically-liberal podcast "TARABUSTER.” Tarabuster is 5-star viewer-reviewed and 100% viewer-supported. Help keep the REAL liberal media going – and growing – by becoming a Patron of Tarabuster at Patreon.com/TaraDevlin. You can follow Tara on Twitter at @REALTaraDevlin and on Instagram at @Taradackty. Mark Grimaldi has been a progressive political activist for the past 12 years. He volunteered for the campaigns of President Obama (2008 and 2012), Senator Bernie Sanders (2016), Secretary Hillary Clinton (2016), and President Joe Biden (2020). Mark is also involved in campaign finance reform efforts around the country, and philanthropic efforts for Cancer research. His Twitter handle is @MarkJGrimaldi. Brad writes a political column every Sunday for 'The Hill.' 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. Watch a video broadcast of this episode here on Twitter/Periscope: https://www.pscp.tv/w/1YpKkzgvkrdxj Or here on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/DeadlineDCWithBradBannon/videos/329881205444943

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 Peter Montgomery, who writes and researches for Right Wing Watch, a project of People for the American Way, where he is a senior fellow. The two discuss the testimony given to the January 6th committee in the House by U.S. Capitol Police Officers, including by Officer Daniel Hodges. Hodges characterized January 6th as a white nationalist insurrection, and explains why in an audio clip played during this episode. Brad and Peter also analyze why it is important for the House committee to investigate whether Congressional members who gave tours of the Capitol to insurrectionists the day before the attack did so for the purpose of allowing the insurrectionists to do reconnaissance ahead of the attempted coup. Peter's Twitter handle is @PeteMont. The website for Right Wing Watch is RightWingWatch.org and their Twitter handle is @RightWingWatch. During the second half of the show, Brad leads a political round-table with Tara Devlin and Mark Grimaldi. The roundtable discusses the pair of infrastructure packages being proposed in the U.S. Senate. This includes the $1 trillion bipartisan package and the $3.5 trillion 'human infrastructure' package that would need to pass the Senate with 50 Democratic votes via reconciliation. They also talk about the large amount of crucial issues that President Biden is trying to address, and which should be a priority. This includes climate change, voting rights, campaign finance reform, and more. Tara Devlin is a New York City based comedian, writer, and host of the unapologetically-liberal podcast "TARABUSTER.” Tarabuster is 5-star viewer-reviewed and 100% viewer-supported. Help keep the REAL liberal media going – and growing – by becoming a Patron of Tarabuster at Patreon.com/TaraDevlin. You can follow Tara on Twitter at @REALTaraDevlin and on Instagram at @Taradackty. Mark Grimaldi has been a progressive political activist for the past 12 years. He volunteered for the campaigns of President Obama (2008 and 2012), Senator Bernie Sanders (2016), Secretary Hillary Clinton (2016), and President Joe Biden (2020). Mark is also involved in campaign finance reform efforts around the country, and philanthropic efforts for Cancer research. His Twitter handle is @MarkJGrimaldi. Brad writes a political column every Sunday for 'The Hill.' 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. Watch a video broadcast of this episode here on Twitter/Periscope: https://www.pscp.tv/w/1YpKkzgvkrdxj Or here on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/DeadlineDCWithBradBannon/videos/329881205444943

Peter Montgomery has the most recognisable voice in world sailing and is known colloquially as the Voice of the America’s Cup, having commentated the last 13 editions of the Auld Mug. But he’s much more than that having also been involved in the broadcast of all 13 round the world races and the last 10 Olympic Games, not to mention countless All Blacks tests and weekend sports shows. Peter delves into some of the highlights of his 51-year broadcasting career, how he stumbled into the industry, how he pioneered many of the approaches to modern broadcasting and his relationship with a mythical little old lady with blue rinse hair from Riverton. He also talks about the story behind one of the most recognisable pieces of New Zealand sporting commentary, the time Dennis Conner labelled Team New Zealand cheats, what made Sir Peter Blake tick and how Team Zealand wouldn’t have won the 1995 America’s Cup without him, and his take on his sometimes frosty relationship with Grant Dalton. On a more personal level, he opens up about one episode in his life he’s not altogether proud about, namely his reaction to being told he had cancer. Peter is full of stories, and has an incredible recall for details and dates. He's one of the special characters whose influence goes well beyond sailing because he's had an enduring impact on sport in general and New Zealand broadcasting.

One of sailing's most recognisable voices is now part of the America's Cup Hall of Fame.New Zealand commentator Peter Montgomery is the first Kiwi broadcaster and sixth altogether to be inducted.Montgomery's enjoyed an illustrious career that's included 13 regattas - including the most recent race for Newstalk ZB.He joined Francesca Rudkin to discuss his illustrious career and the honour of being inducted into the Hall of Fame.LISTEN ABOVE

Martin Devlin chats to Peter Montgomery and Chris Steele of the Gold AM and Newstalk ZB Americas Cup commentary team reflecting on a surreal day's racing on the Hauraki Gulf which saw Team New Zealand go up 5-3 in the first to 7 races of the 36th America's Cup.  

Keep calm – and carry on.That the message from Team New Zealand skipper Peter Burling, after a surprising opening day of the America's Cup match.Most experts were tipping a pronounced edge to the defenders– with some opining that it would barely be a contest – but that wasn't the case.Instead Luna Rossa showed they will be competitive, with little between the boats in the moderate breezes of between 12-14 knots on Wednesday.The Italians kept it close in the first race, after falling behind early, and the eventual loss by 31 seconds was no disgrace.But the pivotal moment came in the second contest, with Luna Rossa leading from start to finish, with the underdogs banking a seven-second win.That result would have prompted some worry lines around the nation, after months of being fed the analysis that this Cup result was going to be a fait accompli.It clearly won't be, but Burling was unfazed by the prospect of Te Rehutai's speed edge not being as pronounced as expected."We're still pretty happy with how our boat is going," said Burling. "Today was obviously a pretty tricky day – there was a lot of small wind shifts and one thing today did show that if you get behind at the start it's pretty hard to get past. We did a good job of the first start and they probably kicked themselves for that and vice versa in the second race."We made a small mistake on the round-off, where we thought we're in a good position and [from there] it's definitely hard to pass in these spots. But we're happy with how we dug deep in that final in the last race and really closed things up."Indeed, if Team New Zealand are looking for positives, they might come from examining the final two legs of Wednesday's second race. Te Rehutai was behind by 24 seconds at the fourth gate – trailing by more than 400 metres – and the race looked all but over.But they halved the deficit on the upwind leg, forcing the Italians into a couple of errors. The advantage was only 12 seconds at the penultimate gate and Team New Zealand then squeezed Luna Rossa all the way to the finish, with Burling suggesting that one more lap may have seen a different result.Team New Zealand will use Thursday for maintenance and analysis, with Burling confirming they had "no intention" of going out on the water. Due to the Covid-19 enforced delay, Thursday is the last scheduled lay day of the regatta, with back-to-back racing after that and hence the only extended opportunity to analyse their performance against the challengers."We didn't really know who had a speed edge heading into it, so it was great to check in today," said Burling. "We haven't really had a good chance to go back over everything and make some good decisions. Now it's a great opportunity to really dive into the learnings from [Wednesday] and get as prepared as we can for the weekend, because whoever puts their best foot forward this weekend will decide it."text by Michael Burgess, NZ Herald

On the next State of Belief Radio, Bishop Minerva Carcaño on the Biden administration’s first steps toward fixing our immigration system. With so much to do, are the first steps encouraging to this influential activist faith leader? Also, the Rev. Jim Forbes, Jr. The Healing of the Nations Foundation President will talk about hope for healing right here at home. And the Conservative Political Action Conference got a big audience. What did they see? I’ll ask Peter Montgomery from people for the American Way.

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 Peter Montgomery, who writes and researches for Right Wing Watch, a project of People for the American Way, where he is a senior fellow. The two discuss the multiple far-right groups that have infiltrated and effectively taken over the Republican party, including Qanon.Peter's Twitter handle is @PeteMont. The website for Right Wing Watch is RightWingWatch.org and their Twitter handle is @RightWingWatch. During the second half of the show, Brad leads a political round-table with Tara Devlin and Mark Grimaldi. The roundtable analyzes former President Trump's speech at CPAC, the hold he has on the Republican party, and the threat that a future Trump candidacy presents to American democracy. Brad, Tara and Mark also discuss the COVID stimulus package, raising the minimum wage, and whether the filibuster should be eliminated in the Senate. Tara Devlin is a New York City based comedian, writer, and the founder of RepublicanDirtyTricks.com, also known as RDT Daily. Tara’s unapologetically-liberal podcast, "TARABUSTER,” is 100% listener supported, free from corporate influence, and 5-star viewer-reviewed. Join the resistance by becoming a Patron of Tarabuster and RDT Daily at Patreon.com/TaraDevlin. You can follow Tara on Twitter at @REALTaraDevlin and on Instagram at @Taradackty. Mark Grimaldi has been a progressive political activist for the past 12 years. He volunteered for the campaigns of President Obama (2008 and 2012), Senator Bernie Sanders (2016), Secretary Hillary Clinton (2016), and President-Elect Joe Biden (2020). Mark is also involved in campaign finance reform efforts around the country, and philanthropic efforts for Cancer research. His Twitter handle is @MarkJGrimaldi. Brad is 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 and watch his previous 'Deadline D.C.' broadcasts at www.Periscope.TV/BradBannon. His Twitter handle is @BradBannon. Watch a video broadcast of this episode here on Twitter/Periscope: https://www.pscp.tv/w/1mrxmwgNAWDGy Or here on Facebook Live: tinyurl.com/BradFacebook3121

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 Peter Montgomery, who writes and researches for Right Wing Watch, a project of People for the American Way, where he is a senior fellow. The two discuss the multiple far-right groups that have infiltrated and effectively taken over the Republican party, including Qanon.Peter's Twitter handle is @PeteMont. The website for Right Wing Watch is RightWingWatch.org and their Twitter handle is @RightWingWatch. During the second half of the show, Brad leads a political round-table with Tara Devlin and Mark Grimaldi. The roundtable analyzes former President Trump's speech at CPAC, the hold he has on the Republican party, and the threat that a future Trump candidacy presents to American democracy. Brad, Tara and Mark also discuss the COVID stimulus package, raising the minimum wage, and whether the filibuster should be eliminated in the Senate. Tara Devlin is a New York City based comedian, writer, and the founder of RepublicanDirtyTricks.com, also known as RDT Daily. Tara's unapologetically-liberal podcast, "TARABUSTER,” is 100% listener supported, free from corporate influence, and 5-star viewer-reviewed. Join the resistance by becoming a Patron of Tarabuster and RDT Daily at Patreon.com/TaraDevlin. You can follow Tara on Twitter at @REALTaraDevlin and on Instagram at @Taradackty. Mark Grimaldi has been a progressive political activist for the past 12 years. He volunteered for the campaigns of President Obama (2008 and 2012), Senator Bernie Sanders (2016), Secretary Hillary Clinton (2016), and President-Elect Joe Biden (2020). Mark is also involved in campaign finance reform efforts around the country, and philanthropic efforts for Cancer research. His Twitter handle is @MarkJGrimaldi. Brad is 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 and watch his previous 'Deadline D.C.' broadcasts at www.Periscope.TV/BradBannon. His Twitter handle is @BradBannon. Watch a video broadcast of this episode here on Twitter/Periscope: www.pscp.tv/w/1mrxmwgNAWDGy Or here on Facebook Live: tinyurl.com/BradFacebook3121

Peter Montgomery is one our finest ever sports broadcasters.  Best known as "The Voice of the America's Cup" he revolutionised the media coverage of yachting, covering 11, soon to be 12 America’s Cup regattas, along with nine Olympic Games, Round the World races, and numerous international regattas.  His many accolades include broadcaster of the year, Communicator of the Year, Yachtsman of the Year, Sport and Recreation NZ lifetime contribution to journalism, and he was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 2005.  He was Simon Barnett and Phil Gifford's guest for this weeks' Six and a Song.  LISTEN ABOVE

INEOS Team UK has its sights set on taking a big step towards winning the Prada Cup this afternoon.The British challenger will top the round robin standings and advance directly through to the final if it beats Luna Rossa.A win for the Italians will set up a deciding race tomorrow.Peter "PJ" Montgomery joins Martin Devlin to preview the race.LISTEN ABOVE

After months of drama, controversy and preparation, racing for the America's Cup is finally set to kickoff with the start of the Prada Cup.Organised by the Challenger of Record, the Prada Cup Challenger Selection Series will be held in Auckland throughout January and February 2021 to determine which of the three challengers - Luna Rossa, Ineos Team UK and American Magic - will take on the defenders Team New Zealand in the 36th America's Cup Match starting on March 6.The Prada Cup will consist of four round robins of three races each, a seven-race semifinal and a 13-race final between the two leading teams. Each win gets one point.The highest ranked Challenger at the end of the round robins will be automatically qualified for the Prada Cup final.The remaining two teams will then race in a seven-race semifinal and the first team who gets four points will qualify for the Prada Cup final.The Prada Cup final will then determine the Challenger to face Team New Zealand in the America's Cup Match and the winner of the newly minted Prada Cup trophy.American Magic will head into the Prada Cup as the bookies' favourites after a strong showing at the World Series in December, where they were the only team to beat Team New Zealand in an official race.However, don't count out the Challenger of Record Luna Rossa who will bring plenty of nous and experience to the regatta.Meanwhile, Ineos Team UK, who went without a win in the World Series, also seem to be heading in the right direction if this week's practice races were anything to go by.SCHEDULESThere will be two races per day with the race window between 3pm and 5pm, with the exception of the final where the race window will be between 4pm and 6pm.ODDSTAB odds – Prada Cup winner:American Magic – $1.75Luna Rossa - $2.75INEOS Team UK – $6HOW TO WATCH AND STREAMThe Herald will have live updates on nzherald.co.nz/sport while you can listen to live commentary on Gold AM and iHeartRadio.America's Cup coverage is free-to-air on TVNZ. You can also stream the action live or on-demand on TVNZ.co.nz or on the America's Cup YouTube channel.If you're in Auckland, you can also head down to the America's Cup Race Village at the Viaduct Marina, where there will be a stage and big screens to watch the action. The village operates from 10am to 8pm on race days and can be accessed through the main entrance at the beginning of Hobson Wharf.There are also many options to view the action live around Auckland's waterfront. Here are the best spots to watch the action.Race officials will determine which course will be used on each racing day.Heading into the Cup racing?Be aware that traffic will be busy, and parking will be very limited.Give yourself plenty of time and think about catching a ferry, train or bus instead.Make sure your AT HOP card is in your pocket. It's the best way to ride to the Cup.For more ways to enjoy race day, visit at.govt.nz/americascup.

The America's Cup World Series is the first opportunity for the teams to go head-to-head in official races, having squared off several times in practice duels in recent weeks.The first three days follow a double round-robin format, with four races each day. Each team will face their three opponents on two occasions.The top-ranked team from the round-robin will then face the fourth-best team in one semifinal, with the second- and third-placed teams squaring off in the other.The winners of each semifinal will face off in the Christmas Cup decider, while the two losers will race in a playoff for third.For Team New Zealand, it is their only chance to take on the three prospective challengers in official races before the America's Cup match next March.Simon Barnett and Phil Gifford took the opportunity to chat with Peter Montgomery - The Voice Of Yachting.LISTEN ABOVE

In this special bonus episode, I have a conversation with Peter Montgomery, Senior Fellow at Right Wing Watch.   Peter has diligently been researching and writing on the Christian Right, dominion theology, evangelical politics, and more for the last 2 decades. As such, he is the perfect person to speak with now, just weeks before the election.   We are seeing more than ever the levels of rabid support for Donald Trump among evangelicals--and as Peter states, on the hyper-charismatic side of the equation, "it's on steroids now."   They've gone into overdrive, and are making some absolutely unbelievable claims about what they believe God will do--both with Trump and the unprecedented appointment of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.   Help Support MindShift Podcast on Patreon!   Contact Details Follow Peter on Twitter @petemont Follow me on Twitter @MindShift2018   Like the MindShift Podcast Facebook Page

In this episode, we cover Shinya's recent adventures in Tokyo including his new body ink and experiences with fast food not available in Hokkaido. Then we get an insider look at the renowned/infamous Got Faded Japan podcast with Johnny Meyer. We also highlight some local Tokyo based musicians from Delaina's canceled tour. Sax player Gustavo Anacleto will be performing this week with Lisa Ono on a special online broadcast via Blue Note Tokyo. You can also enjoy some tunes in the background by Peter Montgomery and a former Got Faded guest, Kyle Eastwood. Yeah, Clint's son. This is a wild episode! Anything Goes Hokkaido links: Instagram, Facebook & Twitter: @anythinggoeshokkaido Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/anythinggoesh... iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Links for Got Faded Japan: Instagram: @gotfadedjapan Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gotfadedjapan Got Faded Japan podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6k6P... iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast... The Spilt Ink Art: Www.thespiltink.com Instagram: @thespiltink Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheSpiltInkSHOW LESS

On part 1 of our new health series, Chris, Omar and Seth talk with primal health coach Jonathan Geiman, who hosts the Joe Health Show and Dr. Peter Montgomery a family doctor about nutrition, diet and exercise. We know many of you have set new health goals for New Year resolutions. It turns out that too much exercise is just as bad for you as too much sugar. Find out how food corporations are funding studies that are deceiving people into becoming fatter than ever. Listen in to hear how finding a balance in nutrition and exercise will lead to a longer, healthier life.  Check out the amazing Joe Health Show here.  Please subscribe and leave us a 5 star review on apple podcasts. Check out our website and join our patreon so that you can become a part of our social media communities where we continue the conversation!

Hey guys and gals, Welcome to another episode of Too Bad So Sad. Todays' episode is different in the fact that I have a guest speaker on by the name of Peter Montgomery. Peter comes on the episode to talk about how he started his own religion, how he gained a heightened sense of taste and smell, and how he now tries to find murderers and criminals to bring justice to Miami Florida.   YEAHDEED.COM 

We’re kicking off our first episode of June, which is Men’s Health Month, with some conversations about the unique health challenges and needs of men. Join William Fleming, PharmD, in a conversation with Peter Shannon, a Pharmacy Technician within Humana Pharmacy Solutions, who shares an incredible story of weighing 300 pounds and finding inspiration to start running and introduce fruits and vegetables to his diet after one moment changed his perspective. Join Dr. Peter Montgomery, market medical officer with the Healthcare Services Chief Medical Officer team, who shares how analytics and our work to improve the health of Humana associates informs and shapes services and programs for Humana members.

Women's rights, rape, war crimes, Mike Pence, LGBT rights, and Tom of Finland.

independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, troublemaking and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com

independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, troublemaking and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com

Den här gången är det Disney för hela slanten! Panelen pratar de tecknade långfilmerna, de tecknade tv-serierna, tidningarna, Kalle Ankas Pocket... ja allt som är tecknad helt enkelt. Alla talar svenska!   LÄNKLISTA Supergirl (tv-serie, Ali Adler, Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, 2015-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supergirl_(TV_series)   Dirk Gentlys Holistiska Detektivbyrå (tv-serie, Max Landis, 2016-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirk_Gently%27s_Holistic_Detective_Agency_(TV_series)   Stranger Things (tv-serie, The Duffer Brothers, 2016-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stranger_Things_(TV_series)   The OA (tv-serie, Zal Batmanglij, Brit Marling, 2016-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_OA   Arrow (tv-serie, Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg, 2012-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrow_(TV_series)   The Flash (tv-serie, Greg Berlanti, Geoff Johns, Andrew Kreisberg, 2014-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flash_(2014_TV_series)   Djungelboken (film, Wolfgang Reitherman, 1967) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jungle_Book_(1967_film)   Disneydags (tv-program, SVT, 1991-) https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneydags   Lejonkungen (film, Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff, 1994) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lion_King   Snövit och de sju dvärgarna (film, David Hand, 1937) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_White_and_the_Seven_Dwarfs_(1937_film)   Fantasia (film, Samuel Armstrong med flera, 1940) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasia_(1940_film)   Bambi (film, David Hand, 1942) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bambi   Askungen (film, Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Wilfred Jackson, 1950) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinderella_(1950_film)   Mästerdetektiven Basil Mus (film, Ron Clements, John Musker med flera, 1986) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Mouse_Detective   Oliver & gänget (film, George Scribner, 1988) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_%26_Company   Musse Pigg på utflykt (bok, Jane Werner, 1959) http://libris.kb.se/bib/2244686   Kalle Anka & Co (serietidning, Egmont, 1948-) https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalle_Anka_%26_C:o   Kalle Ankas Pocket (bokserie, 1968-) https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalle_Ankas_Pocket   Floyd Gottfredson (serietecknare, 1905-1986) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd_Gottfredson   Musses mysterier (serietidning, Egmont, 1994-1996) https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farbror_Joakim#Musses_Mysterier   Bamse (serietidning, Egmont, 1973-) https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamse   Carl Barks (serietecknare, 1901-2000) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Barks   DuckTales (Ankliv) (tv-serie, Jymn Magon, 1987–1990) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DuckTales   Don Rosa (serietecknare, 1951-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Rosa   Disneytajm (tv-program, SVT, 1987-1988) https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneytajm   Åbergs museum i Bålsta (med Disney-samling) https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Åbergs_museum   Nalle Puhs nya äventyr (tv-serie, Mark Zaslove, 1988-1991) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Adventures_of_Winnie_the_Pooh   Disneyklubben (tv-program, SVT, 1992-1993) https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyklubben   Disney Afternoon (tv-program, 1990-1997) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Disney_Afternoon   Mickey Mouse Club (tv-program 1955-1996) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mickey_Mouse_Club   Disney Channel (tv-kanal) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_Channel   Hannah Montana (tv-serie, Michael Poryes, Richard Correll, Barry O’Brien, 2006-2011) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_Montana   Kim Possible (tv-serie, Mark McCorkle, Bob Schooley, 2002-2005, 2007) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Possible   The Mighty Ducks (film, Stephen Herek, 1992) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mighty_Ducks   Zorro (tv-serie, Bill Anderson, 1957-1959) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zorro_(1957_TV_series)   Goof Troop (tv-serie, Peter Montgomery, 1992-1993) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goof_Troop   A Goofy Movie (film, Kevin Lima, 1995) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Goofy_Movie   Törnrosa (film, Clyde Geronimi, 1959) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeping_Beauty_(1959_film)   DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (film, Bob Hathcock, 1990) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DuckTales_the_Movie:_Treasure_of_the_Lost_Lamp   Herkules (tv-serie, Phil Weinstein, 1998-1999) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hercules_(1998_TV_series)   Herkules (film, Jon Musker och Ron Clements, 1997) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hercules_(1997_film)   Den lilla sjöjungfrun (tv-serie, Ed Ghertner, Ron Dias, 1992-1994) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Mermaid_(TV_series)   Aladdin (tv-serie, Alan Zaslove, Tad Stones, 1994-1995) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aladdin_(TV_series)   Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (tv-serie, Christian Williams, 1995-1999) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hercules:_The_Legendary_Journeys   Xena: Warrior Princess (tv-serie, John Schullian, Robert Tapert, 1995-2001) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xena:_Warrior_Princess   Herkules (datorspel, Disney Interactive, 1997) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney's_Hercules_(video_game)   Aristocats (film, Wolfgang Reitherman, 1970) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Aristocats   Robin Hood (film, Wolfgang Reitherman, 1973) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood_(1973_film)   Micke och Molle (film, Ted Berman, Richard Rich, Art Stevens, 1981) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fox_and_the_Hound   Taran och den magiska kitteln (film, Ted Berman, Richard Rich, 1985) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Cauldron_(film)   Frost (film, Jennifer Lee, Chris Buck, 2013) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frozen_(2013_film)   Den lilla sjöjungfrun (film, Jon Musker och Ron Clements, 1989) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Mermaid_(1989_film)   Aladdin (film, Jon Musker och Ron Clements, 1992) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aladdin_(1992_Disney_film)   Skönheten och odjuret (film, Gary Trousdale och Kirk Wise, 1991) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauty_and_the_Beast_(1991_film)   Tarzan (film, Kevin Lima, 1999) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarzan_(1999_film)   Bernard och Bianca (film, John Lounsbery, Wolfgang Reitherman, Art Stevens, 1977) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rescuers   Dumbo (film, Ben Sharpsteen, 1941) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumbo   Pochahontas (film, Mike Gabriel, Eric Goldberg, 1995) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocahontas_(1995_film)   Channel Awesome: Disneycember (Youtube-kanal) http://channelawesome.com/tag/disneycember/   Kejsarens nya stil (film, Mark Dindal, 2000) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Emperor%27s_New_Groove   Bumbibjörnarna (tv-serie, Michael Eisner, Art Vitello och Jymn Magon, 1985-1991) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney%27s_Adventures_of_the_Gummi_Bears   Prinsessan och Grodan (film, Ron Clements, 2009) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Princess_and_the_Frog   Vaiana (film, Ron Clements, John Musker, 2016) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moana_(2016_film)   Mulan (film, Barry Cook, 1998) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulan_(1998_film)   Bernard och Bianca i Australien (film, Hendel Butoy och Mike Gabriel, 1990) 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Peter Montgomery- Washington, DC-based writer; Meg Allen- Photography and Digital Editing 10-4-16 by Michelle Meow

In this 2nd of the 2-part episode we continue to talk to Peter Montgomery, respected internationally as the voice of New Zealand Yachting after personally commentating on 12 Americas Cups, 9 Olympic Games and every Whitbread and Volvo around the world races to date. If you missed Episode 6, I recommend you listen to it before this episode. Peter shares personal insights into his 40 year career in broadcasting, how the Americas Cup sailing has changed, thoughts on some of the big personalities that drive the international yachting and why commentating will never be the same again.  Peters reputation for colourful commentary that enhances sailing for the layman, helped develop a nations passion for sailing, through both the Americas Cup and Whitbread/Volvo Round the World Campaigns that New Zealand has been heavily involved in since the early 1980's. This candid discussion with one of New Zealand's greatest ever sailing broadcasters is a unique opportunity to understand what inspired Peter Montgomery to approach the task with such energy and passion. Visit Ocean Sailing Podcast for offshore sailing opportunities and podcast extras and follow us on Facebook.

In this 1st of a 2-part episode we talk to Peter Montgomery, respected internationally as the voice of New Zealand Yachting after personally commentating on 12 Americas Cups, 9 Olympic Games and every Whitbread and Volvo around the world races to date. Peter shares personal insights into his 40 year career in broadcasting, how the Americas Cup sailing has changed, thoughts on some of the big personalities that drive the international yachting and why commentating will never be the same again.  Peters reputation for colourful commentary that enhances sailing for the layman, helped develop a nations passion for sailing, through both the Americas Cup and Whitbread/Volvo Round the World Campaigns that New Zealand has been heavily involved in since the early 1980's. This candid discussion with one of New Zealand's greatest ever sailing broadcasters is a unique opportunity to understand what inspired Peter Montgomery to approach the task with such energy and passion. Visit Ocean Sailing Podcast for offshore sailing opportunities and podcast extras and follow us on Facebook.

Peter Montgomery is a senior fellow at People for the American Way, where he also contributes to their brilliant Right Wing Watch blog. We spoke with Peter about how the team at Right Wing Watch maintain their sanity while watching The 700 Club, who the most influential Christian Right leader is, and what Rick Santorum's new movie (yep) is like.

Host: Chris Mooney Our guest this week is Peter Montgomery, senior fellow with People for the American Way and author of a new report entitled Twelve Rules for Mixing Religion and Politics, released last week with a new introduction by Bill Moyers. Point of Inquiry invited Montgomery on the show to discuss these very useful rules of the road, but also to ask a key question: Will the religious right ever consent to follow them? Peter Montgomery oversees the People For the American Way Foundation's research and writing on the Religious Right. Before joining the group in 1994, he was associate director of grassroots lobbying for Common Cause, and also wrote and edited for Common Cause Magazine, an award-winning journal featuring investigative reporting about the federal government.

Join Will Bunch, author of The Backlash: Right-Wing Radicals, High-Def Hucksters, and Paranoid Politics in the Age of Obama, in conversation with Peter Montgomery, a senior fellow at People For the American Way, for a discussion of the Tea Party and its influence on the midterm elections at 8pm EST on October 13th on Book Talk Radio.

Join Will Bunch, author of The Backlash: Right-Wing Radicals, High-Def Hucksters, and Paranoid Politics in the Age of Obama, in conversation with Peter Montgomery, a senior fellow at People For the American Way, for a discussion of the Tea Party and its influence on the midterm elections at 8pm EST on October 13th on Book Talk Radio.