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Adrienne Adams, New York City Council speaker, talks about her campaign to be the Democratic nominee for NYC mayor and the issues facing the city. 

Isaac and Jack are joined by David Campbell and Jarrod Shanahan to discuss their new book City Time: On Being Sentenced to Rikers Island, an ethnography of Rikers Island based on the author's experiences as inmates on Rikers. We discuss the unwritten social codes that order life on Rikers, the social function of jails (and some surprising similarities to the New Deal), the differences between urban jails and rural prisons, the relationship between inmates and jail staff, and the labor struggles that play out in jails and prisons. Resources: NY's Prison Guard Strike Has Roots in Decades of Racialized Deindustrialization Andrea R. Morrell - Prison Town Making the Carceral State in Elmira, New York  Truthout interview about the Wildcat Strike Hard Crackers "Stick-Up on Rikers Island" piece by David Campbell. Kim Kelly - Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor Revolutionary Affinities: Toward a Marxist-Anarchist Solidarity https://stopcop.city/ https://www.abcf.net/ https://intlantifadefence.wordpress.com/ https://x.com/ab_dac https://www.patreon.com/davidcampbelldac

Nick shares his life changing experience as a Correction Officer at Rikers Island. Nick's Linkshttps://www.facebook.com/share/18BdN2mQGY/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://www.instagram.com/nick_gojcaj_?igsh=MWltdTVtcWNkbGxoOA==Go to https://ground.news/Inside for abetter way to stay informed. Subscribe for 40% off unlimited access to world-wide coverage through my link.Do you want to be a guest? Fill out the form https://forms.gle/5H7FnhvMHKtUnq7k7Send me an email here: insidetruecrime@gmail.comDo you extra clips and behind the scenes content?Subscribe to my Patreon: https://patreon.com/InsideTrueCrime

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch has fired Officer Kevin Marcial after he admitted to shooting at his girlfriend's husband during a 2022 car chase in Brooklyn. Meanwhile, New Yorkers will gather in Inwood Friday evening to mourn victims of the deadly roof collapse at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic. Plus, nearly 200 people deemed unfit for trial remain on Rikers Island due to a shortage of psychiatric beds. WNYC's Samantha Max and Charles Lane explain why.

Mayor Eric Adams is allowing federal agencies like ICE and the FBI to establish offices on Rikers Island for the first time in a decade, raising questions about transparency and the city's sanctuary policies. Meanwhile, the good-government group Citizens Union is proposing a new law that would let voters recall future mayors, citing Adams' recent corruption scandal. Plus, families of Rikers Island detainees who died in custody this year say they're struggling to learn how their loved ones passed. WNYC's Brittany Kriegstein reports.

April 9 after Alien Enemies Act / TdA Temporary Restraining Order hearing, TRO limited to Orange County or, at end, all of SDNY after ICE on Rikers cited. Inner City Press live tweeted https://x.com/innercitypress/status/1909975724649283764 story coming on case(s) https://matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/extra-as-ap-sues-for-oval-office

EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/adamconover Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee!The American prison system isn't just designed to keep inmates locked up—it's built to keep the rest of us from truly seeing what happens inside. Rikers Island, New York City's largest jail, has long been notorious for its inhumane conditions, including mistreatment, sexual abuse, and inmates being held in solitary confinement for hundreds of days. But understanding the full extent of these horrors is nearly impossible without firsthand experience. Today, Adam speaks with David Campbell and Jarrod Shanahan—criminal justice reformers who were incarcerated at Rikers after protesting—about their time inside and their new book, City Time: On Being Sentenced to Rikers Island. Find Jarrod and David's book at http://www.factuallypod.com/booksSUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/adamconoverSEE ADAM ON TOUR: https://www.adamconover.net/tourdates/SUBSCRIBE to and RATE Factually! on:» Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/factually-with-adam-conover/id1463460577» Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0fK8WJw4ffMc2NWydBlDyJAbout Headgum: Headgum is an LA & NY-based podcast network creating premium podcasts with the funniest, most engaging voices in comedy to achieve one goal: Making our audience and ourselves laugh. Listen to our shows at https://www.headgum.com.» SUBSCRIBE to Headgum: https://www.youtube.com/c/HeadGum?sub_confirmation=1» FOLLOW us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/headgum» FOLLOW us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/headgum/» FOLLOW us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headgum» Advertise on Factually! via Gumball.fmSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Department of Correction officials are investigating after another detainee died on Rikers Island Monday night. Plus, a new report from the Center for NYC Neighborhoods finds it's still possible to purchase affordable housing in the city. Also, concerns about Elon Musk's work in the Trump administration have led to demonstrations at Tesla dealerships around New York. And finally, Congress is eyeing billions in cuts to the federal food stamps program, which could directly affect nearly two million New Yorkers.

National Grid customers in New York City will see their monthly bills go up about $10. Plus, two New Yorkers help residents discover the city's privately owned spaces that are free for public use. And finally, the Independent Rikers Commission says the COVID-19 pandemic delayed work on four borough based jails that are supposed to replace the Rikers Island Jail Complex.

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New York City lawmakers are considering two bills that would regulate Amazon-style warehouses to reduce pollution and improve air quality. Plus, New York Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado won't run for re-election but he's not leaving politics. Also, Mayor Eric Adams steps into a longstanding controversy over the city's racial past at the Rikers Island jail complex and the symbolism around its name. And finally, a look at what's behind the high price of eggs these days.

As the US struggles with its relationship with immigrants we offer the story of Chin Chit Chuey, AKA Peter Chin who came to the US with his family. Struggled with an abusive family life and li out for the Streets. The Ghost Shadow gang became his family and he became their Dai Lo "Capo." It couldn't last, Rikers and the Jade Squad were always battling Peter's efforts. Get in the Ghost Shadows on Amazon at   Everett De Morier and Peter Chin sit with Pete A Turner from the Break It Down Show to discuss Peter's journey through gang life, incarceration and finally redemption. Peter and Everett captured his impossible journey in a book titled, In the Ghost Shadows. which drops 21JAN2025.

A federal judge will hear arguments Wednesday on the Trump administration's directive to dismiss the criminal case against Mayor Eric Adams. Meanwhile, legal experts are debating whether Adams' plan to allow federal immigration agents back onto Rikers Island conflicts with a 2014 city law. Plus, a new analysis from the New York Legal Aid Society reveals that New York City paid over $200 million last year to settle police misconduct claims, an $89 million increase from the previous year.

Kalief Browder was a young man from The Bronx, New York, who became a tragic symbol of the failures within the U.S. criminal justice system. In 2010, at just 16 years old, he was wrongfully arrested for allegedly stealing a backpack—a charge based on shaky testimony with no physical evidence. Since his family couldn't afford the $3,000 bail, he was sent to Rikers Island, one of the most violent jails in America, where he was held for three years without trial. Nearly two of those years were spent in solitary confinement, where he endured beatings from both guards and inmates, extreme isolation, and psychological torment. Despite repeated delays in his court proceedings, Kalief refused plea deals, maintaining his innocence. In 2013, after multiple court postponements and the case falling apart due to lack of evidence, the charges were dropped, and he was released.Though physically free, Kalief never recovered from his time in Rikers. He struggled with severe PTSD, paranoia, and depression, frequently speaking about his experiences to expose the horrors of the system. Despite efforts to rebuild his life, the trauma was overwhelming. On June 6, 2015, at the age of 22, he died by suicide, hanging himself in his mother's home. His death ignited national outrage, drawing attention to pretrial detention abuses, the use of solitary confinement on minors, and the systemic failures of the bail system. His story led to major reforms, including the eventual closure of Rikers Island and the push for bail reform in New York. Kalief's legacy remains a powerful reminder of how the justice system can destroy innocent lives.

Kalief Browder was a young man from The Bronx, New York, who became a tragic symbol of the failures within the U.S. criminal justice system. In 2010, at just 16 years old, he was wrongfully arrested for allegedly stealing a backpack—a charge based on shaky testimony with no physical evidence. Since his family couldn't afford the $3,000 bail, he was sent to Rikers Island, one of the most violent jails in America, where he was held for three years without trial. Nearly two of those years were spent in solitary confinement, where he endured beatings from both guards and inmates, extreme isolation, and psychological torment. Despite repeated delays in his court proceedings, Kalief refused plea deals, maintaining his innocence. In 2013, after multiple court postponements and the case falling apart due to lack of evidence, the charges were dropped, and he was released.Though physically free, Kalief never recovered from his time in Rikers. He struggled with severe PTSD, paranoia, and depression, frequently speaking about his experiences to expose the horrors of the system. Despite efforts to rebuild his life, the trauma was overwhelming. On June 6, 2015, at the age of 22, he died by suicide, hanging himself in his mother's home. His death ignited national outrage, drawing attention to pretrial detention abuses, the use of solitary confinement on minors, and the systemic failures of the bail system. His story led to major reforms, including the eventual closure of Rikers Island and the push for bail reform in New York. Kalief's legacy remains a powerful reminder of how the justice system can destroy innocent lives.to contact  me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

Kalief Browder was a young man from The Bronx, New York, who became a tragic symbol of the failures within the U.S. criminal justice system. In 2010, at just 16 years old, he was wrongfully arrested for allegedly stealing a backpack—a charge based on shaky testimony with no physical evidence. Since his family couldn't afford the $3,000 bail, he was sent to Rikers Island, one of the most violent jails in America, where he was held for three years without trial. Nearly two of those years were spent in solitary confinement, where he endured beatings from both guards and inmates, extreme isolation, and psychological torment. Despite repeated delays in his court proceedings, Kalief refused plea deals, maintaining his innocence. In 2013, after multiple court postponements and the case falling apart due to lack of evidence, the charges were dropped, and he was released.Though physically free, Kalief never recovered from his time in Rikers. He struggled with severe PTSD, paranoia, and depression, frequently speaking about his experiences to expose the horrors of the system. Despite efforts to rebuild his life, the trauma was overwhelming. On June 6, 2015, at the age of 22, he died by suicide, hanging himself in his mother's home. His death ignited national outrage, drawing attention to pretrial detention abuses, the use of solitary confinement on minors, and the systemic failures of the bail system. His story led to major reforms, including the eventual closure of Rikers Island and the push for bail reform in New York. Kalief's legacy remains a powerful reminder of how the justice system can destroy innocent lives.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

Some City Council members are criticizing Mayor Eric Adams' proposal to allow federal immigration officers into Rikers Island, arguing it could endanger pre-trial detainees. Meanwhile, two council members are introducing legislation to prevent landlords from buying their way out of complying with the city's landmark climate law, Local Law 97, which requires buildings to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Also, Friday is the last day to apply for a seat on a community board in Brooklyn and the Bronx. Plus, this week's On the Way transit segment covers flagged OMNY student cards, a baby born on the subway, and what's behind the wrapped J/M/Z train structures.

NYC Mayor Eric Adams says he will reopen the ICE office on Rikers Island after his meeting with Border Czar Tom Homan. Please Like, Comment and Follow 'Broeske & Musson' on all platforms: --- The ‘Broeske & Musson Podcast’ is available on the KMJNOW app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever else you listen to podcasts. --- ‘Broeske & Musson' Weekdays 9-11 AM Pacific on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ | Facebook | Podcast| X | - Everything KMJ KMJNOW App | Podcasts | Facebook | X | Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The New York Post Headline: Luigi Mangione hires Harvey Weinstein's Prison Consultant, Craig Rothfeld. In this episode of Nightmare Success, Brent Cassity interviews Craig Rothfeld, a former finance professional turned prison consultant. Craig shares his journey from a successful career in finance to facing 18 months in prison for investment and tax fraud. Craig says, "I coupled my 22 months defending myself and 18 months of incarceration to become an expert on New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. I now devote my life to guiding clients and their families through the New York State prison system and beyond." When he tells his clients about how to handle Rikers, it comes from first hand knowledge. Craig Rothfeld is the founder of the powerhouse prison consulting firm Inside Outside. He discusses the challenges of reentry into society, the importance of maintaining a positive mindset, and the lessons learned from his experiences. Craig emphasizes the significance of helping others navigate the criminal justice system and reclaiming one's narrative after incarceration. The conversation highlights resilience, personal growth, and the power of transformation.

A new documentary, "Paint Me A Road Out Of Here" tells the story of a group effort to transfer a Faith Ringgold painting from Rikers to a museum. The film features interviews with Ringgold, who died last year at the age of 93. Director Catherine Gund and formerly incarcerated artist Mary Enoch Elizabeth Baxter, one of the leaders of the effort, discuss the documentary, premiering tomorrow at Film Forum.

Former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein made a desperate plea today to have his retrial moved to an early date, telling the judge he "won't be there" for his upcoming trial if he remains om Riker's Island. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A report by the Board of Correction.. released earlier this month found that a 23-year old Rikers Island inmate… Charisma Jones.. was repeatedly denied medical care by jail guards before she died of liver poising last summer…

Staten Island Lyricist Solomon Childs talks growing up in the West Brighton section of Staten Island, joining Wu TANG Clan after serving a 3-6 Sentence, rapping on Rikers island, bumping into Cappadonna on a Ferry boat and going to The Wu Mansion to work on "The Pillage" and getting on Ghostface Kilah's album after sitting in on one of Ghostface sessions and overhearing a beat.

[SEGMENT 1-1] Silly Leftists 1   Welcome, folks. It's KJ Radio time…the show where common sense kicks the buttocks of Leftism. WITH steel-toed boots. And trust me, there's no shortage of targets. UnitedHealthcare CEO Gets ShotFirst up, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare got shot. Now, I'm not saying this guy was involved in something shady, but if you look up “suspicious deaths” in the corporate dictionary, his picture probably pops up next to “knew too much.” A random act of violence? Yeah, and I'm the Easter Bunny. I mean, who gets shot at 3 PM on a Tuesday unless they're either a mob boss or a whistleblower? Somewhere in a boardroom, some healthcare exec just said, “See? THIS is why we stick to overcharging customers—it's safer!” SCOTUS and the Transgender CircusOver at the Supreme Court, we've got the transgender issue. And let me tell you, it's a bloodbath for the Left. Watching Justice Thomas and Alito dismantle the ACLU attorney was like watching Tyson in his prime—just brutal. Meanwhile, Ketanji Brown-Jackson is over here proving once again she couldn't win a game of “Guess Who?” She's supposed to rule on human rights but doesn't know the difference between a man and a woman? What's her benchmark—pronouns on a Starbucks cup? And the ACLU arguing this case? Their strategy is basically, “Well, Your Honor, we think biology is mean.” Pro tip: when you're trying to overturn centuries of reality, you might want to come with something stronger than feelings. Daniel Penny: Subway Defender ExtraordinaireLet's talk Daniel Penny. The man subdued a crazed subway lunatic threatening passengers, and now he's the one facing charges. Meanwhile, New York is releasing criminals like it's a Black Friday sale at Rikers. I say let the guy get back to his life. The only crime here is that we don't have a Daniel Penny on every subway train. The Great Pardon PanicOh, the pardons! Leftists are scrambling like chickens in a fox den. Remember when they lost their collective minds thinking Trump might preemptively pardon his kids? They were frothing at the mouth like rabid dogs, screaming, “Only the guilty need pardons!” Fast forward, and Joe Biden actually pardons Hunter, and suddenly it's a heartwarming story of fatherly love. You've gotta admire the consistency—oh wait, they don't have any.  [SEGMENT 1-2] Silly Leftists 2 And now Biden's gearing up for mass pardons. Rumor has it Adam Schiff's already practicing his “thank you” speech. Fauci's probably prepping too—he'll need one for every agency under his control: the NIH, FDA, CDC. By the time Biden's done, he'll need a bulk discount on “Pardon Me” cards. Trump's Appointments and the Lawsuit ShowdownSpeaking of accountability, let's talk about Trump's appointees. Despite the Left's best smear campaigns, they're holding strong. And Kash Patel threatening to sue Pence's advisor? I LOVE it. Finally, conservatives are playing offense. I don't know about you, but I'm tired of watching Republicans act like it's a three-legged sack race while the Left is in a tank. Let's start suing these clowns into oblivion. Why Be a Democrat Today?Which brings me to this question: why would anyone want to be a Democrat today? What's the appeal? The policies don't work, their scandals are more predictable than Hallmark movies, and their leaders are walking punchlines. Your flagship legislation is “Men Can Have Babies,” your economic policy is “Spend Until Collapse,” and your presidential frontrunner is... Joe Biden? Imagine being on a sinking ship, grabbing a bucket, and saying, “This is fine.” That's the Democratic Party right now. SCOTUS SmackdownBack to the SCOTUS hearing—seriously, the level of delusion on the Left is staggering. They want “special rights” for a mental disorder. And yes, that's what gender dysphoria is. They're trying to legalize feelings. What's next? Mandating that everyone applaud when a grown man in a tutu demands to use the women's restroom?  [SEGMENT 1-3] Silly Leftists 3   [X] SB – Charlamagne on The View Pt 1 The week's insanity has been one big reminder: the Left's hypocrisy knows no bounds. Whether it's defending pardons for their criminals, championing “rights” that defy logic, or spinning corporate corruption into a soap opera, they've mastered the art of ridiculousness. But don't worry, folks—common sense isn't dead. It's just taking a coffee break. [X] SB - Charlamagne on The View Pt 2 Sick of watching everybody else get over?     Pardons, Power, and Protecting the Crooked: Biden's Legacy of Legal Abuse Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution grants the president the authority to pardon offenses against the United States, a power intended to provide fairness and avoid prosecutorial abuses. Alexander Hamilton envisioned this clemency as a tool to “restore the tranquility of the commonwealth.” But in the hands of Joe Biden, the pardon power looks less like a tool for justice and more like a sledgehammer wielded to shield a crumbling empire of corruption. Biden's recent pardon of his son Hunter has spotlighted the blatant hypocrisy of the Left's use of clemency. After years of moral grandstanding, claiming the high road on justice and accountability, Democrats are now orchestrating mass pardons to shield themselves from the fallout of their own malfeasance. Pardons as Preemptive Damage Control During Trump's presidency, Democrats practically dared him to issue preemptive pardons for his family, projecting their own propensity for guilt on the former president. When Trump pardoned Jared Kushner's father, the media spun it as though he had pardoned Kushner himself. That narrative stuck, fueling the perception of Trump as corrupt, even as his actual record on pardons tells a different story. Trump, notably, did not pardon his children or any close associates preemptively. Why? Because they weren't guilty of anything. Contrast that with Biden, whose pardons aren't just reactive—they're preemptive damage control for an administration rife with misconduct. Leaks suggest Biden is preparing pardons for a laundry list of allies, including Adam Schiff, Liz Cheney, Anthony Fauci, and members of the January 6th Committee. These aren't minor players; they are key figures in the systemic abuse of power targeting Donald Trump and his supporters. The January 6th Committee alone violated so many laws it could be a semester-long case study at any law school. Then there's Fauci. A pardon for Fauci essentially extends to the entire health bureaucracy—NIH, FDA, CDC—that oversaw the disastrous COVID-19 policies. Lockdowns, vaccine mandates, suppression of dissent, and the mishandling of public trust—it's no wonder Biden would want to sweep this under the rug. A Record-Breaking Abuse of Power[SEGMENT 1-4] Silly Leftists 4   Historically, presidents have used pardons sparingly, often to right specific wrongs. Franklin D. Roosevelt holds the record with 2,819 pardons and 3,796 total acts of clemency, largely for people convicted under Prohibition laws. Barack Obama granted 1,927 acts of clemency, including a controversial commutation for Chelsea Manning. But Biden's pardon spree could make FDR's record look modest. Biden's administration isn't dealing with isolated cases of injustice—it's mopping up the collateral damage from years of systemic corruption. Consider the scope:The FBI: With over 37,000 employees, including 10,000 special agents, the agency's involvement in targeting Trump and MAGA supporters is well-documented.The CIA and NSA: These agencies, with a combined workforce exceeding 50,000, played their parts in surveillance and misinformation campaigns.IRS and FISA Courts: From targeting conservative groups to enabling dubious investigations, their roles can't be ignored.Biden's pardons could easily extend to thousands of individuals across these institutions, creating a tsunami of public outrage. This isn't about restoring tranquility; it's about cementing a legacy of corruption while protecting a broken system. Democrats: Masters of Projection The hypocrisy is staggering. Democrats who lambasted Trump for imagined abuses of power are now actively orchestrating the largest clemency cover-up in history. When Joy Reid and Adam Schiff criticized the idea of preemptive pardons, they framed it as an admission of guilt. Yet here we are, watching Biden prepare to issue blanket pardons to his political allies without a shred of irony.   [X] SB – Joy Reid and Adam Schiff on preemptive pardon   Dishonest man… Heard of an innocent person getting a blanket pardon       Hunter Biden's pardon set the tone: a sweeping, decade-long absolution for crimes ranging from tax evasion to illegal firearm possession. The message? Rules are for the little people. Trump: A Study in Contrast Trump's approach to pardons highlights the glaring differences between the two administrations. While Biden's pardons shield the guilty, Trump's were measured and purposeful. Trump used his clemency power to address specific injustices, such as Alice Johnson's over-sentencing or the persecution of Michael Flynn. More importantly, Trump didn't shield himself or his family. His restraint underscores the integrity of his administration compared to the flagrant abuses we're witnessing now. Rebuilding Trust in Justice Biden's pardon spree will leave a lasting stain on America's institutions. But it also presents an opportunity for renewal. When Trump returns to office, he will face the monumental Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kevin-jackson-show--2896352/support.

There's a bit of a hiccup in our schedule so it's time for another round of [R]OHOTMU but at least it fits in with the current Captain America story we are working with.This week, we find out what the deal is with professional wrestler/super-villain LETHA. As it turns out, Letha broke into the business via a sort of Fabulous Moolah operation and ends up in Rikers because of some mark fan at Roxxon using her to rough up Project Pegasus. After that, she has to contend with Dazzler while in the slammer like some sort of 1970s prison exploitation movie. And then on top of all THAT, she ends up getting murdered in Ohio. At least she got to give Quasar an atomic noogie.Be here next week as we continue with Captain America and the Scourge of the Underworld!Promo: CAPES ON THE COUCH (https://capesonthecouch.live/)Continue the conversation with Shawn and Jen on Twitter (X) @angryheroshawn and @JenStansfield and email the show at worstcollectionever@gmail.comAlso, get hip to all of our episodes on YouTube in its own playlist! https://bit.ly/WorstCollectionEverYTDownload the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever you get your favorite shows. Please rate, review, subscribe and tell a friend! Please rate, review, subscribe and tell a friend!

Above is a brief video snippet from our conversation. Full videos of all Ground Truths podcasts can be seen on YouTube here. The audios are also available on Apple and Spotify.Transcript with links to audio and external citationsEric Topol (00:06):Well, hello it's Eric Topol with Ground Truths, and I'm really delighted to welcome Dr. Rachael Bedard, who is a physician geriatrician in New York City, and is actually much more multidimensional, if you will. She's a writer. We're going to go over some of her recent writings. She's actually quite prolific. She writes in the New Yorker, New York Magazine, New York Times, New York Review of Books. If it has New York in front of it, she's probably writing there. She's a teacher. She works on human rights, civil rights, criminal justice in the prison system. She's just done so much that makes her truly unique. That's why I really wanted a chance to meet her and talk with her today. So welcome, Rachael.Rachael Bedard (00:52):Thank you, Dr. Topol. It's an honor to be here.Eric Topol (00:55):Well, please call me Eric and it's such a joy to have a chance to get acquainted with you as a person who is into so many different things and doing all of them so well. So maybe we'd start off with, because you're the first geriatrician we've had on this podcast.Practicing Geriatrics and Internal MedicineEric Topol (01:16):And it's especially apropos now. I wanted maybe to talk about your practice, how you got into geriatrics, and then we'll talk about the piece you had earlier this summer on aging.Rachael Bedard (01:32):Sure. I went into medicine to do social justice work and I was always on a funny interdisciplinary track. I got into the Mount Sinai School of Medicine through what was then called the Humanities and Medicine program, which was an early acceptance program for people who were humanities focused undergrads, but wanted to go into medicine. So I always was doing a mix of politics and activist focused work, humanities and writing, that was always interested in being a doctor. And then I did my residency at the Cambridge Health Alliance, which is a social medicine program in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and my chief residency there.(02:23):I loved being an internist, but I especially loved taking care of complex illness and I especially loved taking care of complex illness in situations where the decision making, there was no sort of algorithmic decision-making, where you were doing incredibly sort of complex patient-centered shared decision making around how to come up with treatment plans, what the goals of care were. I liked taking care of patients where the whole family system was sort of part of the care team and part of the patient constellation. I loved running family meetings. I was incredibly lucky when I was senior resident and chief resident. I was very close with Andy Billings, who was one of the founders of palliative care and in the field, but also very much started a program at MGH and he had come to work at Cambridge Hospital in his sort of semi-retirement and we got close and he was a very influential figure for me. So all of those things conspired to make me want to go back to New York to go to the Sinai has an integrated geriatrics and palliative care fellowship where you do both fellowships simultaneously. So I came to do that and just really loved that work and loved that medicine so much. There was a second part to your question.Eric Topol (03:52):Is that where you practice geriatrics now?Rachael Bedard (03:55):No, now I have ever since finishing fellowship had very unusual practice settings for a geriatrician. So right out of fellowship, I went to work on Rikers Island and then New York City jail system, and I was the first jail based geriatrician in the country, which is a sort of uncomfortable distinction because people don't really like to think about there being a substantial geriatric population in jails. But there is, and I was incredibly lucky when I was finishing fellowship, there was a lot of energy around jail healthcare in New York City and I wrote the guy who was then the CMO and said, do you think you have an aging problem? And he said, I'm not sure, but if you want to come find out, we'll make you a job to come find out. And so, that was an incredible opportunity for someone right out of fellowship.(04:55):It meant stepping off the sort of academic track. But I went and worked in jail for six years and took care of older folks and people with serious illness in jail and then left Rikers in 2022. And now I work in a safety net clinic in Brooklyn that takes care of homeless people or people who have serious sort of housing instability. And that is attached to Woodhull Hospital, which is one of the public hospitals in New York City. And there I do a mix of regular internal medicine primary care, but I preferentially see the older folks who come through, which is a really interesting, painful, complicated patient population because I see a fair amount of cognitive impairment in folks who are living in the shelter system. And that's a really hard problem to address.Frailty, The Aged, and LongevityEric Topol (05:54):Well, there's a theme across your medical efforts. It seems to me that you look after the neglected folks, the prisoners, the old folks, the homeless people. I mean that's kind of you. It's pretty impressive. And there's not enough of people like you in the medical field. Now, no less do you do that, but of course you are a very impressive author, writer, and of many topics I want to get into with you, these are some recent essays you've written. The one that piqued my interest to start to understand who you were and kind of discover this body of work was the one that you wrote related to aging and President Biden. And that was in New York Times. And I do want to put in a quote because as you know very well, there's so much interest in longevity now.Eric Topol (06:51):Interrupting the aging process, and this one really stuck with me from that op-ed, “Time marches forward, bodies decline, and the growing expectation that we might all live in perfect health until our 100th birthdays reflects a culture that overprizes longevity to the point of delusion.” So maybe if you could tell us, that was a rich piece, you got into frailty, you related it to the issues that were surrounding President Biden who at that time had not withdrawn from the race. But what were you thinking and what are your thoughts about the ability to change the aging process?Rachael Bedard (07:36):I am very interested in, I mean, I'm incredibly interested in the science of it. And so, I guess I think that there are a few things.(07:49):One thing is that the framework that, the part that gives me pause the most is this framework that anything less than perfect health is not a life worth living. So if you're going to have a long life, life should not just be long and sort of healthy in relative terms to your age cohort, but healthy that when you're 80 you should feel like you have the health of a 45-year-old is my understanding of the culture of longevity science. And while I understand why that's aspirational and everybody worry about my body's decline, I think it's a really problematic thing to say that sick bodies are bodies that have disability or people who have cognitive difference are somehow leading lesser lives or lives that are not meaningful or not worth living. I think it's a very, very slippery slope. It puts you in a place where it sort of comes up against another trend or another emerging cultural trend, which is really thinking a lot about physician-assisted suicide and end of life choices.(09:04):And that in some ways that conversation can also be very focused on this idea that there's just no way that it's worth living if you're sick. And that's just not true, I think, and that's not been true for many, many, many of my patients, some of whom have lived with enormous disability and incredible burden of illness, people who are chronically seriously ill and are still leading lives that for them and for the people who love them are filled with meaning. So that's my concern about the longevity stuff. I'm interested in the science around the longevity stuff for sure. I'm interested in, I think we're living in this really interesting moment where there's so much happening across so many of the chronic disease fields where the things that I think have been leading to body decay over the last several decades for the majority of the population, we're sort of seeing a lot of breakthroughs in multiple fronts all at once. And that's really exciting. I mean, that's really exciting. And so, certainly if it's possible to make it to 100 in wonderful health, that's what I'd wish for all of us. But to hold it up as the standard that we have to achieve, I think is both unrealistic and a little myopic.Eric Topol (10:28):Yeah. Well, I certainly agreed with that and I think that that particular essay resonated so well and you really got into frailty and the idea about how it can be potentially prevented or markedly delayed. And I think before we move on to one of those breakthroughs that you were alluding to, any comments about the inevitability of frailty in people who are older, who at some point start to get the dwindles, if you will, what do you have to say about that?Rachael Bedard (11:11):Well, from a clinical standpoint, I guess the caveat versus that not everybody becomes frail and dwindles exactly. Some people are in really strong health up until sort of their final years of life or year of life and then something happens, they dwindle quickly and that's how they die. Or some people die of acute events, but the vast majority of us are going to become more frail in our final decades than we are in our middle decades. And that is the normal sort of pattern of wear and tear on the body. And it is an extraordinary framework, I think frailty because the idea of this sort of syndrome of things where it's really not a disease framework, it is a syndrome framework and it's a framework that says many, many small injuries or stressors add up to create a lot of stress and change in a body and trauma for our body. And once you are sort of past a tipping point of an amount of stress, it's very hard to undo those things because you are not sort of addressing one pathologic process. You're addressing, you're trying to mitigate many processes all at once.(12:31):When I wrote that piece, it was inspired by the conversation surrounding President Biden's health. And I was particularly struck by, there was a huge amount of clinical speculation about what was going on with him, right? I'm sure you remember there were people, there was all of this talk about whether he had Parkinson's and what his cognitive status was. And it felt to me like there was an opportunity to do some public education around the idea that you need not have one single sort of smoking gun illness to explain decline. What happens to most of us is that we're going to decline in many small ways sort of simultaneously, and it's going to impact function when it tips over a little bit. And that pattern of decline is not going to be steady day over day worsening. It's going to be up and down. And if you slept better the night before, you might have a better day the next day. And if you slept badly, you might have a worse day. And without knowing anything specific about his clinical situation, it felt like a framework that could explain so much of what we were seeing in public. And it was important also, I think to say that nothing was necessarily being hidden from anybody and that this is the kind of thing that, this has accumulated stress over time that then presents suddenly all at once after having been submerged.Eric Topol (14:01):Yeah, you reviewed that so well about the wear and tear and everything related to that. And before I move on to the second topic, I want to just circle back to something you alluded to, which is when Peter Attia wrote about this medicine 3.0 and how you would be compressed and you'd have no comorbidities, you'd have no other illnesses and just fall off the cliff. As a geriatrician, do you think that that is even conceivable?Rachael Bedard (14:35):No. Do you think it is?Eric Topol (14:37):No, but I just wanted to check the reality. I did challenge on an earlier podcast and he came up with his pat answer. But no, there's no evidence of that, that maybe you can delay if there ever was a way to do that. But I think there's this kind of natural phenomena that you just described, and I'll refer people also to that excellent piece that you get into it more.Rachael Bedard (15:06):Peter Attia, I mean, he is certainly the sort of standard bearer in my mind of that movement and that science or that framework of thinking about science. And there's stuff in there that's really valuable. The idea of thinking about lifestyle in your middle decades is having meaningful impact on how you will age, what your final years will look like. That seems intuitively true, I think. And so, thinking about his emphasis on exercise, I mean, his emphasis on exercise is particularly intense and not super achievable for the average person, but the idea that you should sort of be thinking about keeping your body strong because it will decline eventually. And so, you want to do that from a higher peak. That makes a lot of sense to me. The idea that where we sort of draw pathologic disease cutoffs is obviously a little bit arbitrary. And so, wanting to think about optimizing pre-disease states and doing prevention, that's obviously, I think pretty appealing and interesting. It's just really in an evidence free zone.Ozempic for the IndigentEric Topol (16:18):Yeah, that's what I confronted him with, of course, he had a different perspective, but you summed that up really well. Now let's switch to a piece you had in New York magazine. It was entitled, What If Ozempic Is Just a Good Thing? And the reason, of course, this ties into the first thing we're discussing. There's even talk now, the whole GLP-1 family of drugs with the dual triple receptors, pills to come that we're going to be able to interrupt a path towards Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Obviously you've already seen impact in heart disease, liver disease, kidney disease way before that, diabetes and obesity. So what are your thoughts? Because you wrote a very interesting, you provided a very interesting perspective when you wrote that one.Rachael Bedard (17:11):So that piece I wrote because I have this unbelievably privileged, interesting clinical practice. In New York City, there is public health insurance basically available to anybody here, including folks who are undocumented. And the public hospital system has pharmacies that are outpatient pharmacies that have, and New York Medicaid is very generous and they arranged through some kind of brilliant negotiating. I don't quite know how to make Ozempic to make semaglutide available to people who met criteria which meant diabetes plus obesity, but that we could prescribe it even for our very, very poor patients and that they would be able to get it reliably, that we would have it in stock. And I don't know how many other practices in the country are able to reliably provide GLP-1s to marginalized folks like that. I think it feels like a really rare opportunity and a very distinct perspective.(18:23):And it has just been the most amazing thing, I think to have this class of drugs come along that, as you say, addresses so many problems all at once with at least in my prescribing experience, a relatively mild tolerable side effect profile. I have not had patients who have become incredibly sick with it. And for folks where making that kind of impact on their chronic illness is so critical to not just their longevity, but their disease status interacts so much with their social burden. And so, it's a very meaningful intervention I think around poverty actually.(19:17):I really feel that almost all of the popular press about it has focused very much on use amongst the wealthy and who's getting it off label and how are they getting it and which celebrities are taking it, and what are the implications for eating and diet culture and for people who have eating disorders. And that's a set of questions that's obviously sort of interesting, but it's really interesting in a very rarefied space. There's an unbelievable diabetes epidemic in this country, and the majority of people who have diabetes are not the people who are getting written about over and over again in those pieces. It's the patients that I take care of, and those people are at risk of ending up on dialysis or getting amputations. And so, having a tool this effective is really miraculous feeling to me.Eric Topol (20:10):Well, it really gives me some hope because I don't know any program like that one, which is the people who need it the most. It's getting provided for them. And we have been talking about a drug that costs a thousand dollars a month. It may get down to $500 a month, but that's still a huge cost. And of course, there's not much governmental coverage at this point. There might be some more for Medicare, Medicaid, whatever in the future, but it's really the original criteria of diabetes, and it took almost 20 years to get to where we are right now. So what's so refreshing here is to know that there's at least one program that is helping to bridge the inequities and to not make it as was projected, which was, as you say, for celebrities and wealthy people more exclusively, so that's great. And we still don't know about the diverse breadth of these effects, but as you well know, there's trials in Alzheimer's. I spoke to Steve Horvath recently on the podcast and he talked about how it's reset the epigenetic clock, GLP-1.Rachael Bedard (21:24):Does he think so?Eric Topol (21:26):Whoa. Yeah, there was evidence that was just presented about that. I said, well, if that does correspond to aging, the thing that we spoke about first, that would be very exciting.Rachael Bedard (21:37):It's so wild. I mean, it's so exciting. It's so exciting to me on so many levels. And one of them is it's just exploding my mental model of disease pathogenesis, and it's making me think, oh my goodness, I have zero idea actually how metabolism and the brain and sort of cardiovascular disease, all of those things are obviously, what is happening in the interplay between all of those different systems. It's really so much more complicated and so much more interdependent than I understood it to be. I am really optimistic about the Alzheimer's trial. I am excited for those results, and I think we're going to keep seeing that it prevents different types of tumors.Eric Topol (22:33):Yeah, no, and that's been shown at least certainly in obese people, that there's cancers that gets way reduced, but we never had a potent anti-inflammatory that works at the brain and systemically like this before anyone loses the weight, you already see evidence.Long Covid and ME/CFS(22:50):It is pretty striking. Now, this goes back to the theme that was introduced earlier about looking after people who are neglected, who aren't respected or generally cared for. And I wanted to now get into Long Covid and the piece you wrote in the New Yorker about listening to patients, called “what would it mean for scientists to listen to patients?” And maybe you can talk about myalgic encephalitis/chronic fatigue (ME/CFS), and of course Long Covid because that's the one that is so pervasive right now as to the fact that these people don't get respect from physicians. They don't want to listen to their ailments. There's no blood tests, so there's no way to objectively make a diagnosis supposedly. And they're basically often dismissed, or their suffering is discounted. Maybe you can tell us again what you wrote about earlier this year and any updated thoughts.Rachael Bedard (24:01):Have you had my friend Harlan Krumholz on the show to talk about the LISTEN study?Eric Topol (24:04):Not yet. I know Harlan very well. Yes.Eric Topol (24:11):I know Akiko Iwasaki very well too. They're very, very close.Rachael Bedard (24:14):So, Akiko Iwasaki and Harlan Krumholz at Yale have been running this research effort called the LISTEN study. And I first learned about it sometime in maybe late 2021. And I had been really interested in the emerging discourse around chronic illness in Long Covid in the 2021. So when we were past the most acute phase of the pandemic, and we were seeing this long tail of sequelae in patients, and the conversation had really shifted to one that was about sort of trying to define this new syndrome, trying to understand it, trying to figure out how you could diagnose it, what were we seeing sort of emerge, how are we going to draw boxes around it? And I was so interested in the way that this syndrome was really patient created. It came out of patients identifying their own symptoms and then banning together much, much faster than any kind of institutional science can ever work, getting into message boards together or whatever, and doing their own survey work and then coming up with their own descriptive techniques about what they were experiencing.(25:44):And then beyond that, looking into the literature and thinking about the treatments that they wanted to try for themselves. Patients were sort of at the forefront of every step of recognizing, defining, describing this illness presentation and then thinking about what they wanted to be able to do for themselves to address it. And that was really interesting to me. That was incredibly interesting to me. And it was also really interesting because by, I don't know exactly when 2021 or 2022, it was already a really tense landscape where it felt like there were real factions of folks who were in conflict about what was real and what wasn't real, how things ought to be studied, who ought to be studying them, what would count as evidence in this realm. And all of those questions were just really interesting to me. And the LISTEN study was approaching them in this really thoughtful way, which was Harlan and Akiko sort of partnering really closely with patients who enrolled.(26:57):And it's a decentralized study and people could enroll from all over the world. There's a portion of patients who do have their blood work evaluated, but you can also just complete surveys and have that data count towards, and those folks would be from anywhere in the world. Harlan did this amazing, amazing work to figure out how to collect blood samples from all over the country that would be drawn at home for people. So they were doing this decentralized study where people from their homes, from within the sort of circumstances of their lives around their chronic illness could participate, which that was really amazing to me. And then they were partnering really thoughtfully with these patients just to figure out what questions they wanted to ask, how they wanted to ask them, and to try to capture a lot of multimodal data all at once.(27:47):Survey data, journaling so people could write about their own experience in a freeform journal. They were collecting blood samples, and they were holding these town halls. And the town halls were on a regular basis, Harlan and Akiko, and anybody who was in the study could come on, could log onto a Zoom or whatever, and Harlan and Akiko and their research staff would talk about how things were going, what they were working on, what questions they had, what the roadblocks were, and then they would answer questions from their participants as the study was ongoing. And I didn't think that I had ever heard of something quite like that before. Have you ever heard of anything?Eric Topol (28:32):No. I mean, I think this is important to underscore, this was the first condition that was ever patient led, patient named, and basically the whole path was laid by the patient. So yes, and everything you summarize is so well as to the progress that's been made. Certainly, Harlan and Akiko are some of the people that have really helped lead the way to do this properly as opposed to, unfortunately one and a half billion dollars that have been put to the NIH for the RECOVER efforts that haven't yet led to even a significant clinical trial, no less a validated treatment. But I did think it was great that you spotlighted that just because again, it's thematic. And that gets me to the fourth dimension, which is you're the first prison doctor I've ever spoken to. And you also wrote a piece about that called, “the disillusionment of a Rikers Island Doctor” in the New Yorker, I think it was. And I wonder if you could tell us, firstly, now we're four years into Covid, you were for a good part of that at Rikers Island, I guess.The Rikers Island Prison Doctor During CovidRachael Bedard (30:00):I was, yeah.Eric Topol (30:00):Yeah. And what could be a more worrisome spot to be looking after people with Covid in a prison? So maybe you could just give us some insight about all that.Rachael Bedard (30:17):Yeah, it was really, I mean, it was the wildest time, certainly in my career probably that I'll ever have. In the end of February and beginning of March of 2020, it became very apparent to my colleagues and I that it was inevitable that this virus that was in Wuhan and in Italy was coming to the US. And jails are, we sort of jokingly described them as the worst cruise ships in the world. They are closed systems where everybody is eating, sleeping, going to the bathroom, everything on top of each other. There's an incredible amount of excess human contact in jails and prisons because people don't have freedom of movement and they don't get to do things for themselves. So every single, somebody brings you your mail, somebody brings you your meals, somebody brings you your medications. If you're going to move from point A to point B, an officer has to walk you there. So for a virus that was going to spread through what we initially thought was droplets and then found out was not just droplets but airborne, it was an unbelievably high-risk setting. It's also a setting where folks tend to be sicker than average for their age, that people bring in a lot of comorbidity to the setting.(31:55):And it's not a setting that does well under stress. I mean, jails and prisons are places that are sort of constitutionally violent, and they're not systems that adapt easily to emergency conditions. And the way that they do adapt tends to be through repressive measures, which tends to be violence producing rather than violence quelling. And so, it was just an incredibly scary situation. And in mid-March, Rikers Island, the island itself had the highest Covid prevalence of anywhere in the country because New York City was the epicenter, and Rikers was really the epicenter within New York. It was a wild, wild time. Our first seriously ill patient who ended up getting hospitalized. That was at that time when people were, we really didn't understand very much about what Covid looked like. And there was this guy sitting on the floor and he said, I don't know. I can't really get up.(32:59):I don't feel well. And he had an O2 stat of 75 or something. He was just incredibly hypoxic. It's a very scary setting for that kind of thing, right? It's not a hospital, it's not a place where you can't deliver ICU level care in a place like that. So we were also really worried about the fact that we were going to be transferring all of these patients to the city hospitals, which creates a huge amount of extra burden on them because an incarcerated patient is not just the incarcerated patients, the officers who are with that person, and there are special rules around them. They have to be in special rooms and all of these things. So it was just a huge systems crisis and really painful. And we, early on, our system made a bunch of good guesses, and one of our good guesses was that we should just, or one of our good calls that I entirely credit my bosses with is that they understood that we should advocate really hard to get as many people out as we could get out. Because trying to just manage the population internally by moving people around was not going to be effective enough, that we really need to decant the setting.(34:18):And I had done all of this work, this compassionate release work, which is work to get people who are sick out of jail so that they can get treatment and potentially die in a free setting. And so, I was sort of involved in trying to architect getting folks who were sort of low enough security risks out of jail for this period of time because we thought that they would be safer, and 1500 people left Rikers in the matter of about six weeks.Rachael Bedard (34:50):Which was a wild, wild thing. And it was just a very crazy time.Eric Topol (34:56):Yeah. Well, the word compassion and you go together exceptionally well. I think if we learn about you through your writings, that really shines through and what you've devoted your care for people in these different domains. This is just a sampling of your writings, but I think it gives a good cross section. What makes you write about a particular thing? I mean, obviously the Rikers Island, you had personal experience, but why would you pick Ozempic or why would you pick other things? What stimulates you to go after a topic?Rachael Bedard (35:42):Sometimes a lot of what I write about relates to my personal practice experience in some way, either to geriatrics or death and dying or to the criminal justice system. I've written about people in death row. I've written about geriatrics and palliative care in sort of a bunch of different ways. I am interested in topics in medicine where things are not yet settled, and it feels very of the moment. I'm interested in what the discourse is around medicine and healthcare. And I am interested in places where I think the discourse, not just that I'm taking a side in that discourse, but where I think the framework of the discourse is a little bit wrong. And I certainly feel that way about the Ozempic discourse. And I felt that way about the discourse around President Biden, that we're having not just a conversation that I have a strong opinion about, but a conversation that I think is a little bit askew from the way that we ought to be thinking about it.Eric Topol (36:53):And what I love about each of these is that you bring all that in. You have many different points of view and objective support and they're balanced. They're not just trying to be persuasive about one thing. So, as far as I know, you're extraordinarily unique. I mean, we are all unique, but you are huge standard deviations, Rachael. You cover bases that are, as I mentioned, that are new to me in terms of certainly this podcast just going on for now a couple of years, that is covering a field of both geriatrics and having been on the corrections board and in prison, particularly at the most scary time ever to be working in prison as a physician. And I guess the other thing about you is this drive, this humanitarian theme. I take it you came from Canada.Rachael Bedard (37:59):I did.Eric Topol (37:59):You migrated to a country that has no universal health.Rachael Bedard (38:03):That's right.Eric Topol (38:03):Do you ever think about the fact that this is a pretty pathetic situation here?Rachael Bedard (38:08):I do. I do think about it all the time.Eric Topol (38:10):In our lifetime, we'll probably never see universal healthcare. And then if you just go a few miles up north, you pretty much have that.Rachael Bedard (38:18):Yeah, if you've lived in a place that has universal healthcare and you come here, it's really sort of hard to ever get your mind around. And it has been an absolute possessing obsession of my entire experience in the US. I've now been here for over 20 years and still think it is an unbelievably, especially I think if you work with marginalized patients and how much their lack of access compounds the difficulty of their lives and their inability to sort of stabilize and feel well and take care of themselves, it's really frustrating.Advice for Bringing Humanities to Medicine in a CareerEric Topol (39:14):Yeah, yeah. Well, I guess my last question to you, is you have weaved together a career that brings humanities to medicine, that doesn't happen that often. What's your advice to some of the younger folks in healthcare as to how to pull that off? Because you were able to do it and it's not easy.Rachael Bedard (39:39):My main advice when people ask me about this, especially to students and to residents who are often the people who are asking is to write when you can or pursue your humanities interests, your critical interests, whatever it is that you're doing. Do it when you can, but trust that your career is long and that you have a lot of time. Because the thing that I would say is I didn't start publishing until I was in fellowship and before that I was busy because I was learning to become a doctor. And I think it's really important that my concern about being a doctor who's a hybrid, which so many of us are now. A doctor or something else is you really do want to be a good doctor. And becoming a good doctor is really hard. And it's okay if the thing that is preoccupying you for the first 10 years of your training is becoming a great clinician. I think that's a really, really important thing to do. And so, for my first 10 years for med school and residency and chief residency and fellowship, I would write privately on the side a fair amount, but not try to publish it, not polish that work, not be thinking in sort of a careerist way about how I was going to become a doctor writer because I was becoming a doctor. And that was really preoccupying.(41:08):And then later on, I both sort of had more time and mental space to work on writing. But also, I had the maturity, I think, of being a person who was comfortable in my clinical identity to have real ideas and insights about medicine that felt different and unique to me as opposed to, I barely understand what's going on around me and I'm trying to pull it together. And that's how I would've been if I had done it more, I think when I was younger. Some people are real prodigies and can do it right out the gate, but I wasn't like that.Eric Topol (41:42):No, no, I think that's really sound advice because that's kind of the whole foundation for everything else. Is there a book in the works or will there be one someday?Rachael Bedard (41:53):There may be one someday. There is not one now. I think about it all the time. And that same advice applies, which is I believe in being a late bloomer and taking your time and figuring out what it is you really want to do.Eric Topol (42:10):Yeah. Well, that's great. Have I missed anything? And obviously we only can get to know you in what, 40 minutes to some extent, but have I not touched on something that you want to bring up?Rachael Bedard (42:23):No, I don't think so. Thank you for this conversation. It's been lovely.Eric Topol (42:28):No, I really enjoyed it. I'll be following your career. It's extraordinary already and you've got decades ahead to make an impact and obviously thinking of all these patients that you look after and have in the past, it's just extraordinary. So what a joy to talk with you, Rachael, and I hope we'll have a chance to do that again in the times ahead.Rachael Bedard (42:51):Me as well. Thank you so much for inviting me.**********************************************Thank you for listening, reading or watching!The Ground Truths newsletters and podcasts are all free, open-access, without ads.Please share this post/podcast with your friends and network if you found it informative!Voluntary paid subscriptions all go to support Scripps Research. 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Jeffrey Feller shares his journey from being an inmate at Rikers Island due to a misunderstanding to building a career as a cop, Air Marshal, federal agent, and eventually starting his own private investigation business. In this episode, Jeff talks about his experience at Rikers, the turning points that set him on a new path, and his work in federal corrections and law enforcement. He provides insight into overcoming challenges, navigating misconceptions, and finding resilience #RikersIsland #FederalAgent #TrueCrime #RedemptionStory #LifeAfterPrison #LawEnforcement #SecondChances #UnlikelyJourney Thank you to our sponsors this week: My Bookie: Go to https://mybookie.website/LOCKEDIN and use promo code LOCKEDIN to double your bankroll with a 100% deposit bonus right from the jump. Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ Connect with Jeff Feller: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-feller-b96b271a9/ https://fellerinvestigations.com/ Presented by Tyson 2.0 & Wooooo Energy: https://tyson20.com/ https://woooooenergy.com/ Buy Merch: https://lockedinbrand.com Use code lockedin at checkout to get 20% off your order Timestamps: 00:00:00 Introduction and Injury Update 00:07:10 The Surveillance Begins 00:13:16 Journey of Reconciliation 00:20:00 Military Experiences and Early Leadership 00:26:28 A Summer Incident: Trouble and Misunderstanding 00:33:09 Navigating the Justice System 00:40:03 The Importance of Forensic Science in Law Enforcement 00:46:05 Transitioning to a Career in Law Enforcement 00:52:36 Life as a Federal Correctional Officer 00:58:50 Rejoining the Military After a Break 01:05:21 Transition from Military to Air Marshal 01:12:15 Life as an Air Marshal: From Call to Flight 01:18:35 Air Marshal Shooting Precision 01:25:06 The Role and Responsibilities of Air Marshals 01:30:18 The Role of Retired Contractors in Law Enforcement Transport 01:37:23 The Monetary Influence on the Justice System Powered by: Just Media House : https://www.justmediahouse.com/ Creative direction, design, assets, support by FWRD: https://www.fwrd.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Josh Lim: Founder of Arbelos MarketsIts officially Cnt Autumn -Sober October -lets go long everything- and cover my calls and puts on the margin in chocolate laxatives dipped in sticky ejaculation from the Sheik who likes Bitcoin. Baby I am back. Not from Token2049 Mars 2112, just from my Opium Buzz of procrastination and expensive porn.  Since I have come down, I realize I might not be as rich and thin as the first wave of Solana Ho's but fear not, I have a plan. How? With the new wave of AI pump and dump penny stocks and the impending launch of DeSci-ientology; mixed with a Tasteful Only Fans account where I am fullyish clothed in Groupon Chanel and shill De-Pin tokens whilst simultaneously allowing you to suck my toes. Alas, it is possible that by COIN's next earnings call I could indeed have scammed by way to the top and finance my way to St Tropez on my own accord and alimony. And so, I stand in a seething quiet desperation of becoming amongst the upper echelon of the web3 ladies society. I must social climb my way to digital wealth. As such I was able to secure a seat at a horrific Vegan Crypto Dinner posing as a Caitlin Long after hacking into Luma.  I quickly gathered what is happening in crypto, shockingly absolutely nothing, with remarkable dissatisfaction. Perhaps what is most depressing about my week is that I can no longer host a P Diddy White Party.  I did stop by Rikers and realized over tea with no Splenda despite my incessant strongly worded letters, that both Diddy and SBF share the same thesis that ETH is undervalued, and that Justin Timberlake left N SYNC an album too late. From Rikers to Glitter Ledger Headquarters. I was deeply humbled to have my First Real Trader Guest Josh Lim- looking fresh and Asian in Polo Ralph Lauren 2002 Wimbledon collection moisturized and ready to teach me how to short the VIX with fervor. We first met in 2009 at Token North Korea whilst clearing out the skincare markets fighting for the last Avacado Mask, a new line by Kim Jung Un and Cardano.  Josh Lim is SBF's way of giving back; because without SBF's megalomaniac crimes of astronomical proportions, Josh may still very well be plugging away at Genesis making exotic equity trades with half the X followers. Josh is what every parent ,Asian or not; hopes their child will become. He is a Digital Asset Celebrity; and instead of fading into oblivion, he used SBF's and Terra Luna's humiliation to create Arbelos Markets; a prop trading firm replete with a transparent little engine that could. I think I can trust crypto again. I interviewed Josh with the intention of learning how to turn my dwindling trustfund into a Hedging Machine of automatic trades but instead found a new best friend. He is not your typical Harvard Goldman Sachs Galaxy Genesis Entrepreneur Pseudo Articulate Intellectual type of Bro lacking depth and feelings; he is actually charismatic, funny and cool as hell.  He has such acute insight into understanding the crypto market trading world that it made me believe for only a second that this entire thing is not bullshit even if I keep losing money.  Josh you're a legend. 

Dave Hill (The Dave Hill Goodtime Hour) joins David to talk about performing at Rikers, German bars, and more. Catch all new episodes every Thursday. Watch video episodes here.Due to fervent fan response, Dave Hill's Off-Broadway show, Dave Hill: Caveman In A Spaceship, has been extended through November 4 at SoHo Playhouse. Full dates, times and tickets are available here - https://www.sohoplayhouse.com/upcoming-events/dave-hillSubscribe and Rate Senses Working Overtime on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and leave us a review to read on a future episode!Follow David on Instagram and Twitter.Follow the show:Instagram: @sensesworkingovertimepodTikTok: @swopodEditor: Kati SkeltonEngineer: Nicole LyonsExecutive Producer: Emma FoleyAdvertise on Senses Working Overtime via Gumball.fm.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Retired and viral Rikers Island prison guard Leroy Ebron reveals fascinating stories from his time on the job. In this 4th episode, Ebron dives into the world of Rikers' most notorious mobsters, the creative ways inmates faked being handicapped, and the intense realities of prison shower fights. #RikersIsland #PrisonStories #Mobsters #PrisonLife #LifeBehindBars #PrisonGuard #ViralStories #PrisonFights #TrueCrime #CorrectionalOfficer #PrisonReality #RikersIslandStories #CrimePodcast #InsidePrison #PrisonExperience Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ Connect with Leroy Ebron: IG: https://www.instagram.com/ebronleroy/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/people/Leroy-Ebron/100080300273259/ Watch other episodes with Leroy Ebron: Pt. 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Km9Q7ED-WU&t=3895s Pt. 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIyagmqDFJw&t=796s Pt.3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj8xxxMOlsQ&t=333s Presented by Tyson 2.0 & Wooooo Energy: https://tyson20.com/ https://woooooenergy.com/ Buy Merch: https://lockedinbrand.com Use code lockedin at checkout to get 20% off your order Timestamps: 00:00:00 Leroy's Shoutouts and New YouTube Channel 00:03:14 Meeting a Remarkable Italian Man 00:07:13 Discovering the Deception: The Inmate Who Faked Blindness 00:10:51 Dramatic Confrontation in the Day Room 00:16:02 Encounters with Mafia Affiliates at Riker's Island 00:18:01 Protecting the Italian Dude: A Prison Story 00:22:43 Requesting an Italian Supervisor: A Special Favor 00:26:12 Harry's Unexpected Commissary Visit 00:30:25 Encounter with a Real Italian 00:34:36 An Unexpected Dinner Invitation 00:38:25 Unexpected Meeting with Cappuccino 00:44:25 Unexpected Sandwich Surprise 00:46:31 The Missing Phone Mystery in Jail 00:54:08 Tensions at the Prison 00:57:51 A Surprising Reunion and Apology 01:01:27 Farewell and Upcoming Surprise Episode of Manting Stories Powered by: Just Media House : https://www.justmediahouse.com/ Creative direction, design, assets, support by FWRD: https://www.fwrd.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The monologue today is about NYC Mayor Eric Adams who has been indicted on federal charges, including bribery, conspiracy, and campaign finance violations. Then, John welcomes back award-winning journalist Bob Hennelly to talk about healthcare, unions, and the problems of NYC Mayor Eric Adams. Next, it's the popular Native Voices Segment with Simon Moya-Smith and Julie Francella and they discuss indigenous culture and politics - plus they play a round of "Did You Know?". Then finally, John jokes with comedians Frances Callier and Angela V. Shelton AKA Frangela. They talk about their upcoming "Sexy Liberal Save the World" date in Phoenix, AZ and the legal troubles of Diddy.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Philip Anthony Mitchell feels that he was radically brought into the Kingdom. Born in Queens, NY to Trinidadian parents, Philip found a sense of community and belonging in the streets, despite his mother and father starting a Christian ministry in the basement of their home.Now the lead pastor of 2819 Church in Atlanta, Philip sits down with the Perrys for a conversation on the urban context and darkness of his childhood, how he was changed by prison, the idea of "calling," and the deep reverence and affection he now has for the Lord. He feels like he's gotten a second chance at life, on the backside of a lot of pain and discipline, and he shares more of his story in this episode. Stay tuned for Part 2 next week! Check out 2819 Church online (www.2819church.org) or on Instagram (www.instagram.com/2819church) Follow Philip: https://www.instagram.com/philipamitchell/ This Episode of With The Perrys is Sponsored by:https://ariseforwomen.com — Get this 21-day video series from Covenant Eyes completely free!https://magicspoon.com/PERRY — Get $5 off right now with code PERRY! Subscribe to the Perrys' newsletter.To support the work of the Perrys, donate via PayPal.To advertise with the Perrys, visit WithThePerrys.com/Partner.www.withtheperrys.comwww.jackiehillperry.comwww.preston-perry.com

Warning: This episode contains profane language and detailed descriptions of sexual assault allegations.More than 20 women say a man who went by Officer “Champagne” sexually assaulted them while they were held at the Rikers Island women's jail. Their allegations span decades and they are now suing the city for more than $500 million. But the Department of Correction says there was no one with that name who worked there during that time.WNYC spoke with several women who say they were assaulted by Champagne, and started to unravel the mystery. Who was Correction Officer Champagne?What the WNYC investigation found led to more questions — including why city officials have done so little to investigate more than 700 recent claims of sexual assault at the troubled jail?.Related links:He was Officer 'Champagne' at Rikers. 24 women accused him of sexual assault in jailRikers guard charged with rape while off duty has a string of accusations from detaineesCREDITSReporter: Jesse EdwardsEditor: Christopher WerthExecutive producer: Ave CarrilloProducer: Jared MarcelleContributors: Jared Marcelle, Samantha MaxTechnical Director: Wayne ShulmisterAudio Mixing: Wayne Shulmister, Liora Noam-KravitzMusic: Jared Paul, Owen KaplanEpisode art: Rhe CivitelloThanks to:  Sean Bowditch, Stephanie Clary, Audrey Cooper, Lauren Cooperman and Ann Givens Tell us what you think. We're @noteswithkai on Instagram and X (Twitter). Email us at notes@wnyc.org. Send us a voice message by recording yourself on your phone and emailing us, or record one here.Notes from America airs live on Sundays at 6 p.m. ET. The podcast episodes are lightly edited from our live broadcasts.

Mayor Adams is tapping former FBI official, Tom Donlon, as interim commissioner of the NYPD amid multiple investigations into his inner circle that have now reached into the police department. Plus, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is scheduled to have a minor medical procedure Friday to remove a common skin cancer. And finally, WNYC's Janae Pierre talks with public safety reporter, Samantha Max, about officials' reluctance to investigate the hundreds of sexual assault claims of women who say they were sexually assaulted at Rikers Island jails.

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[SEGMENT 1-1] Updates and 6 Israeli hostages The world is in turmoil and Biden is on the beach.   Hells Angels headed to CO to deal with Venezuelan gangs? Is this true?   6 Israeli hostages found murdered. Headline: found “dead” Like they died of COVID?! They were murdered by monsters from Hamas. One of them was an American   Hersh Goldberg-Polin, murdered by Hamas due to a complete lack of American Strength and Leadership. Captured, tortured, having his arms removed…try to imagine this. For your child or yourself. This is the choice we are making in November. Make no mistake — This happened because Comrade Kamala Harris and Crooked Joe Biden are poor Leaders. Americans are getting slaughtered overseas, while Kamala is disparaging and making up lies about Gold Star families, and Biden is sleeping on the beach on this 16th consecutive day of vacation. They have blood on their hands! S adly, this is the total lack of “Leadership” that Kamala and Biden represent — One that allows terrorists to take American lives, because they only care about Weaponizing the Department of Justice against their Political Opponent. Just like the Debacle of the Afghanistan Withdrawal that claimed 13 American lives, Kamala and Biden's judgment has not only put lives at risk, but is directly responsible for unnecessary deaths that should have never happened.   Our Country and our amazing people are not safe under Joe Biden, and will be less safe under Kamala Harris. This terror would have never happened if I were President, and it will stop the day I am back in the Oval Office. America will be Strong Again, and that will make the World Safe and Secure!  [SEGMENT 1-2] Another church burned in France… New church burned in France, this time, church of Immaculate Conception of Saint Omer in Calais. Now it only remains to understand why so many churches and zero mosques have burned in France in recent years. Does anyone have an explanation?     [SEGMENT 1-2] Arresting Trump 1 It's a WAR! And I'm not fighting, I'm killing… The zeal of Democrats to get President Trump at any costs was seen recently in the failed assassination attempt. But as many of us warned, Democrats will not stop. And as their scheme to make Americans believe that Kamala Harris can save the Democratic Party fails, Democrat get more desperate. Apparently the failed assassination triggered Democrats to a new DepCon level. Thus, according to my friend Laura Loomer, Democrats may be truly jumping the shark. Laura tweeted on X:[SEGMENT 1-3] Arresting Trump 2   A Federal law enforcement agent has just told me that the New York State National Guard @NationalGuardNY has started staging guardsmen in hotels around the NYC courthouse where President Trump is going to be sentenced on September 18th, as they are expecting that… — Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) August 30, 2024   Another friend of mine, Jen Lawrence posted this video of Army personnel occupying a hotel in New York. They say they were requested by the state: Holy crap this was what the video I watched earlier was about. @JG_CSTT thought it was for the migrants but this makes way more sense. @LauraLoomer pic.twitter.com/S20Oqmxx43 — Jen Lawrence (@JenLawrence21) August 31, 2024 If Democrats arrest Trump and send him to Rikers? How about you finish that phrase to complete the sentence. If Trump is arrested (again), that will be the tipping point for a true insurrection. Not that Trump needs the help, but arresting him and putting him in prison will guarantee his re-election. That act would cause the biggest shift in voters in modern political history. Trump must know what's happening, and yet I'd bet he hasn't a care in the world. I speak and write often of Trump being uniquely qualified to be president at this time, if America is to be saved. I can't imagine any candidate surviving this, as all would have dropped out by now. But not Trump. [X] SB – RFK Jr explains how Blackrock gets big deals  [SEGMENT 1-4] Arresting Trump 3     [X] SB – Crockett on Trump Seeing the contrast Middle-class, housing…   [X] SB – Trump on Harris losing 325,000 kids   Democrats have pushed Trump well beyond what should have been his breaking point, and he barely bends. America should be thankful for such a warrior. A man willing to forego "a big beautiful life", to face the persecution by Democrats. Undoubtedly, if Democrats can break Trump, they can break any citizen. Elon Musk gets. And something tells me that even Mark Zuckerberg who allowed this to happen in 2020 gets it. Nobody is protected if Democrats can allow the 2020 coup of Trump, the coup of their own sitting president, and then prevent Trump from his rightful second term. Throw in Biden getting away with his corruption, and the fact that the DOJ is part of the corruption and you get a Banana Republic. September will be a busy month, and not just because the election looms. Trump will fully expose Kamala Harris on September 10. Democrats know this already, thus the preparation for the ultimate "take Trump out" move. Now the good news for Conservatives: it won't work.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kevin-jackson-show--2896352/support.

This is your 12 p.m. All Local update on August 31, 2024.

Hosts Christina Greer and Katie Honan discuss Mayor Eric Adams' low profile at the DNC in Chicago, the so-called Central Park Five's powerful appearance there, and why it's good that Beryoncé didn't show up after all. They also dig into the city's surge in COVID cases, the latest death of a detainee at Rikers and, speaking of Central Park, RFK Jr.'s bizarre shaggy bear story.

Change in Star Trek ShowsIt is not a suprise that many shows in the Trek franchise evolve in style and tone from their very first episode. But what about during their entire span - which series changes the most during its run? The trio discuss every show in the franchise from TOS to Lower Decks, determining which show changed the most over time. Is it TNG with its introduction of new uniforms and Rikers' beard? Is it DS9 with Worf and the Defiant? What about Enterprise with its pre- and post-Xindi War stories? How different are the three season of Picard? What about time jumping Discovery?Join us as we discuss what changes and what stays the same in the Trek franchise.

A new ruling means Trump is probably going to prison. Likely before election day. Can he win from Rikers? Plus, now the French want to prosecute Elon Musk and Donald Trump for their speech. Will the Swamp let them?  (Please subscribe & share.) Sources: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/08/14/trump-hush-money-judge-denies-harris/74747447007/ https://www.realclearpolling.com/latest-polls https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-things-with-kim-strassel-scott-rasmussen/id971901464?i=1000665189334 https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/jk-rowling-elon-musk-imane-khelif-lawsuit-1236105185/  

Warning: This episode contains profane language and detailed descriptions of sexual assault allegations.Last year, over 700 women filed lawsuits against the city saying they were sexually assaulted by jail staff while they were held at the women's jail at Rikers Island. The allegations span decades. After months of reporting, a WNYC investigation finds that at least 20 officers' names appear in more than one lawsuit. One name stood out: Champagne. 24 women say an officer who went by this name sexually assaulted them over the course of two decades. But there is no record of an Officer Champagne having ever worked for the Department of Correction during the years in question.WNYC spoke with several women who say they were assaulted by Champagne. Through their accounts and documents obtained from the city, we were able to identify him: a former correction officer who retired in 2005 and still collects a pension. When we contacted him, he said he was unaware of the lawsuits and denied the allegations.So far, city officials have done little to investigate these claims or those detailed in the wider flood of litigation. So we set out to find answers.Related links:He was Officer 'Champagne' at Rikers. 24 women accused him of sexual assault in jailRikers guard charged with rape while off duty has a string of accusations from detaineesIllustration by Rhe Civitello

Figures from City Hall show the number of new migrants seeking shelter each week in New York City has dipped below one thousand. Plus, WNYC's Michael Hill and Matt Katz discuss what comes next now that Mayor Eric Adams has declared a state of emergency in New York City jails. And finally, WNYC's TIffany Hanssen talks with etiquette expert Nick Leighton about ways to prevent etiquette crimes in New York City.

Biden tells a weird story about answering the door in a towel and shaving cream as The White House wants him to operate at a “low-boil”. New York finds 2A Advocate Dexter Taylor guilty of making his own firearms and sends him to Rikers to face up to 18 years in prison. The USC valedictorian gets her speech canceled after posts surface of her calling for the elimination of Israel. Red State Journalist Jeff Charles Jr. breaks down the details of the case of Dexter Taylor. Joy Reid audibly roots for DEI because it's helping prosecute Donald Trump. Former Trump White House Advisor Matt Mowers joins us to break down the city of Brussels SHUTTING DOWN a conservative forum for no reason.Please visit our great sponsors:Black Rifle Coffeehttps://blackriflecoffee.com/danaUse code DANA to save 20% on your next order.  Goldcohttps://danalikesgold.comGet your free Gold Kit from GoldCo today.Hillsdale Collegehttps://danaforhillsdale.comVisit today to hear a Constitution Minute and sign up for Hillsdales FREE Imprimis publication.KelTechttps://KelTecWeapons.comSign up for the KelTec Insider and be the first to know the latest KelTec news.Patriot Mobilehttps://patriotmobile.com/danaGet free activation with code Dana.ReadyWise https://readywise.comUse promo code Dana20 to save 20% on any regularly priced item.Zbioticshttps://zbiotics.com/radioGet 15% off your first order when you use code RADIO at checkout. 

Lights on! Alvin Bragg's case against Trump is stronger than you think! Former federal prosecutor Shan Wu joins Jessica Denson to unpack this historic week preceding the first criminal trial of Donald Trump. Trump repeatedly fails to get the Manhattan trial delayed, his ex-CFO is in Rikers - again, Jack Smith shuts down the presidential immunity bid at SCOTUS, and Judge Cannon's orders are haywire. Plus, Trump's terrible week owning an 1864 abortion ban, warnings about freedom and democracy from home and abroad, and much more in this LIVE episode. Get a FREE Thirty-Day Supply of Superbeets Heart Chews and a FREE Full-Sized Bag of Turmeric Chews by going to http://Lightsonbeets.com Support Jessica Denson's legal fund here: http://thejessicadenson.com/donate Subscribe to Jessica's Youtube: @JessicaDenson07 Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast The Influence Continuum: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassan Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/mea-culpa-with-michael-cohen The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show Burn the Boats: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 Political Beatdown: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/political-beatdown Lights On with Jessica Denson: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/lights-on-with-jessica-denson On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Donald Trump's longtime Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg was sent back to Rikers Island after pleading guilty to committing perjury at Trump's New York fraud trial. Weisselberg had served time at Rikers previously after pleading guilty to being involved in a 15-year-long criminal scheme to defraud in the first degree while serving as the CFO for the Trump Organization. Given that Weisselberg has steadfastly refused to cooperate with the prosecutors and testify against Donald Trump, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg appears to have made the strategic decision to prosecute him for perjury, making it all the harder for Trump to call Weisselberg as a defense witness at Trump's upcoming criminal trial in an attempt to undercut the prosecution's star witness Michael Cohen.If you're interested in supporting our all-volunteer efforts, you can become a Team Justice patron at: / glennkirschner If you'd like to support us and buy Team Justice and Justice Matters merchandise visit:https://shop.spreadshirt.com/glennkir...Check out Glenn's website at https://glennkirschner.com/Follow Glenn on:Threads: https://www.threads.net/glennkirschner2Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/glennkirschner2Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/glennkirschner2Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glennkirsch...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Guests: Rep. Ruben Gallego, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, Sen. Bernie SandersRepublicans warm up the bus for reproductive rights. Tonight: why the people who created the nightmare can't escape responsibility. Plus, Donald Trump's money man reports to Rikers as the latest stall tactic for his own criminal trial fails. And Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi on what the collapse of the MAGA House means for the country. Want more of Chris? Download and subscribe to his podcast, “Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes podcast” wherever you get your podcasts.

Samantha Max, reporter covering public safety for WNYC/Gothamist, and Jessy Edwards, WNYC & Gothamist reporter covering incarceration and public safety, talk about their investigation into alleged sexual abuse on Rikers Island, which came to light after women filed hundreds of lawsuits due to the Adult Survivors Act.