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This episode, Keepers Dave and Bridgett welcome back friend to the show Oscar Rios to discuss Golden Goblin Press, Invictus, the definition of a hero, and The Legacy of Arrius Lurco. Campus Crier The Campus Crier is where we talk about recent Mythos-related events and happenings in the world. This episode was recorded on February 23, 2023.  Step further into the dark with the latest supplement for Call of Cthulhu! Nameless Horrors contains 6 scenarios featuring brand new elements of the Mythos that will keep even the most seasoned Investigator on their toes! Available worldwide March 8th.  Good news - Laird Barron is home from the hospital! He of course has a long road to recovery but being home is a good indication that he's heading in the right direction. For those who missed it, there is a Go Fund Me available to support his medical expenses that has raised $136,000 or so at the time of recording. Thank you to all listeners who supported Laird, and we wish him continued recovery. Speaking of needing help, Lovecraft Arts & Sciences is holding its Lovecraft Arts & Sciences 2023 Winter Fundraiser. Similar to the situation a couple years ago, they find themselves coming up short on the funding needed to keep the business running. Turns out NecronomiCon, for starters, was much more expensive than usual - with prices increasing across the board and attendance overall down from its normal capacity. Necro, the store, and all the supporting infrastructure is already run mostly on volunteer labor, and so the shortfall from last year now puts longevity at risk. The fundraiser is nearing $12k at time of recording, and we all know how important Necronomicon is to the community at large. Please take a moment to donate - even $5 adds to the bucket.  Free League prepares to launch their kickstarter for The Walking Dead Universe RPG. Free League released two new game licenses for community creators – a Free Tabletop License (FTL) for the Year Zero Engine and a third-party license for the upcoming Dragonbane fantasy RPG. Finally, with the OGL controversy momentarily in our mirrors, the newest craziness occupying geek-minds is the rapidly growing proliferation of AI-generated materials, including art and now fiction writing, and probably around the corner… ttrpg scenarios and settings. The community has been struggling with AI-generated art for a while and now people are using ChatGPT and similar tech to create fiction wholecloth. Neil Clarke, editor of SF fiction magazine Clarkesworld (among others), recently paused his submission intake due to being overwhelmed by AI-generated stories. He wrote a very detailed blogpost, including stats and stories on how this technology has blossomed to overtake his meager intake resources. Worth a read if you want to see how this is specifically affecting the broader community.  On the same note, Chaosium announced recently that it has banned AI art in its community creator communities, and one might think other creator communities would soon take similar measures. Patreon Plug & Update We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup! The Discord Plug We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. LInk in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D  And thank you to our editor Nate for editing this episode. Thanks Nate!  Bridgett's Pet Pick Shout Out This week, I'd like to shout Cashew in their Puppy Palace by listener and fan of the show GardenGM. Main Topic --  Welcome Oscar Rios to the show!!! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/golden-goblin-press/the-legacy-of-arrius-lurco-updated-for-7th-edition

This episode, Keepers Dave and Bridgett welcome back friend to the show Oscar Rios to discuss Golden Goblin Press, Invictus, the definition of a hero, and The Legacy of Arrius Lurco. Campus Crier The Campus Crier is where we talk about recent Mythos-related events and happenings in the world. This episode was recorded on February 23, 2023.  Step further into the dark with the latest supplement for Call of Cthulhu! Nameless Horrors contains 6 scenarios featuring brand new elements of the Mythos that will keep even the most seasoned Investigator on their toes! Available worldwide March 8th.  Good news - Laird Barron is home from the hospital! He of course has a long road to recovery but being home is a good indication that he's heading in the right direction. For those who missed it, there is a Go Fund Me available to support his medical expenses that has raised $136,000 or so at the time of recording. Thank you to all listeners who supported Laird, and we wish him continued recovery. Speaking of needing help, Lovecraft Arts & Sciences is holding its Lovecraft Arts & Sciences 2023 Winter Fundraiser. Similar to the situation a couple years ago, they find themselves coming up short on the funding needed to keep the business running. Turns out NecronomiCon, for starters, was much more expensive than usual - with prices increasing across the board and attendance overall down from its normal capacity. Necro, the store, and all the supporting infrastructure is already run mostly on volunteer labor, and so the shortfall from last year now puts longevity at risk. The fundraiser is nearing $12k at time of recording, and we all know how important Necronomicon is to the community at large. Please take a moment to donate - even $5 adds to the bucket.  Free League prepares to launch their kickstarter for The Walking Dead Universe RPG. Free League released two new game licenses for community creators – a Free Tabletop License (FTL) for the Year Zero Engine and a third-party license for the upcoming Dragonbane fantasy RPG. Finally, with the OGL controversy momentarily in our mirrors, the newest craziness occupying geek-minds is the rapidly growing proliferation of AI-generated materials, including art and now fiction writing, and probably around the corner… ttrpg scenarios and settings. The community has been struggling with AI-generated art for a while and now people are using ChatGPT and similar tech to create fiction wholecloth. Neil Clarke, editor of SF fiction magazine Clarkesworld (among others), recently paused his submission intake due to being overwhelmed by AI-generated stories. He wrote a very detailed blogpost, including stats and stories on how this technology has blossomed to overtake his meager intake resources. Worth a read if you want to see how this is specifically affecting the broader community.  On the same note, Chaosium announced recently that it has banned AI art in its community creator communities, and one might think other creator communities would soon take similar measures. Patreon Plug & Update We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup! The Discord Plug We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. LInk in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D  And thank you to our editor Nate for editing this episode. Thanks Nate!  Bridgett's Pet Pick Shout Out This week, I'd like to shout Cashew in their Puppy Palace by listener and fan of the show GardenGM. Main Topic --  Welcome Oscar Rios to the show!!! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/golden-goblin-press/the-legacy-of-arrius-lurco-updated-for-7th-edition

A teenage misfit sets out to win over his classmates by writing songs in the style of his pop heroes: Cher, Bette Midler and The B-52's. Featuring Tom Lenk (Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV series & co-host of the podcast, Undressing Bridgerton.) The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Foster independent, artist-owned podcasting and award-winning storytelling by donating to Radiotopia's Winter Fundraiser.

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Brother Craig broadcasts live from the 2018 Winter Fundraiser, with Carl Gallups, with award recognition to outstanding watchmen on the wall upholding the 7 Cs of a Successful Society..

With Eclectic Kettle now at its end, we're spending December reliving a handful of our favourite and memorable moments from Kettle's five year history. This week is #42, where we invent the Crossy Road Grand Prix Championship, and we play great tunes from The Districts, Sucre, Viet Cong, Micah P Hinson and Museum of Love. See the original broadcast here.Reminder, please donate to this year's BFF.fm Winter Fundraiser by visiting https://bff.fm/donate! Enjoying the show? Please support BFF.FM with a donation. Playlist 0′34″ The Large Glass by Museum of Love on Museum of Love (DFA) 13′12″ Easy (Switch Screens) by Son Lux feat. Lorde on Alternate Worlds EP (Joyful Noise) 17′06″ Young and Free by Sucre on Loner (Red Velvet) 20′59″ London Queen by Charli XCX on London Queen (Asylum) 33′00″ Yours To Shake by Greylag on Greylag (Dead Oceans) 36′42″ ARK by We Are The Ocean on ARK (Hassle Records) 49′49″ Continental Shelf by Viet Cong on Viet Cong (Jagjaguwar) 53′04″ Paranoia by Max Frost on Paranoia EP (Atlantic) 56′53″ Work It Out by Knox Hamilton on Work It Out (Prospect Park) 71′50″ What by BONCHO on Just Enough Hip To Be A Woman (Dine Alone Music) 74′06″ Kings and Queens by Allow Darlin' on We Come From The Same Place (Slumberland Records) 77′00″ Repetition by Trampled By Turtles on Wild Animals (Banjodad Records) 80′10″ Seven Horses Seen Or Through The Hours, Still Comes Another Day by Micah P Hinson on Micah P Hinson and The Pioneer Saboteurs (Full Time Hobby) 88′44″ Two Weeks by F.K.A. Twigs on LP1 (Young Turks) 92′46″ Grace by Zola Blood on Meridian EP (Pondlifesongs) 99′46″ 4th and Roebling by The Districts on 4th and Roebling (Fat Possum) 104′34″ Lakes of Fire by Belle Ghoul on Rabbit's Moon & Doomsday (Elefant) 112′34″ A Real Thunderbolt by Paul Cook and the Chronicles on Thunderbolt EP (Grandpa Stan) 115′46″ Lucifer's Eyes by T.O.L.D. on Heaven EP (IAMSOUND Records) Check out the full archives on the website.

With Eclectic Kettle now at its end, we're spending December reliving a handful of our favourite and memorable moments from Kettle's five year history. This week is #42, where we invent the Crossy Road Grand Prix Championship, and we play great tunes from The Districts, Sucre, Viet Cong, Micah P Hinson and Museum of Love. See the original broadcast here.Reminder, please donate to this year's BFF.fm Winter Fundraiser by visiting https://bff.fm/donate! Enjoying the show? Please support BFF.FM with a donation. Playlist 0′34″ The Large Glass by Museum of Love on Museum of Love (DFA) 13′12″ Easy (Switch Screens) by Son Lux feat. Lorde on Alternate Worlds EP (Joyful Noise) 17′06″ Young and Free by Sucre on Loner (Red Velvet) 20′59″ London Queen by Charli XCX on London Queen (Asylum) 33′00″ Yours To Shake by Greylag on Greylag (Dead Oceans) 36′42″ ARK by We Are The Ocean on ARK (Hassle Records) 49′49″ Continental Shelf by Viet Cong on Viet Cong (Jagjaguwar) 53′04″ Paranoia by Max Frost on Paranoia EP (Atlantic) 56′53″ Work It Out by Knox Hamilton on Work It Out (Prospect Park) 71′50″ What by BONCHO on Just Enough Hip To Be A Woman (Dine Alone Music) 74′06″ Kings and Queens by Allow Darlin' on We Come From The Same Place (Slumberland Records) 77′00″ Repetition by Trampled By Turtles on Wild Animals (Banjodad Records) 80′10″ Seven Horses Seen Or Through The Hours, Still Comes Another Day by Micah P Hinson on Micah P Hinson and The Pioneer Saboteurs (Full Time Hobby) 88′44″ Two Weeks by F.K.A. Twigs on LP1 (Young Turks) 92′46″ Grace by Zola Blood on Meridian EP (Pondlifesongs) 99′46″ 4th and Roebling by The Districts on 4th and Roebling (Fat Possum) 104′34″ Lakes of Fire by Belle Ghoul on Rabbit's Moon & Doomsday (Elefant) 112′34″ A Real Thunderbolt by Paul Cook and the Chronicles on Thunderbolt EP (Grandpa Stan) 115′46″ Lucifer's Eyes by T.O.L.D. on Heaven EP (IAMSOUND Records)

Air Date: 2/2/2018 Today we take a look at the economics of immigration, both the good and the bad, both the domestic and international Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Support our Winter Fundraiser! Join the Best of the Left Social Network! Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr Ch. 2: Act 1: The economics of immigration and demonization - Economic Update w: @profwolff - Air Date 2-28-17 Ch. 3: Song 1:  Kawruwath Na - Amarasiri Peiris Ch. 4: Act 2: The economic benefits of welcoming anyone, regardless of immigration status - The Other Washington from @civicskunkworks - Air Date 5-11-17 Ch. 5: Song 2:  Another Promise Kept - Art Of Escapism Ch. 6: Act 3: How Democrats Used to Talk About Immigration - On The Media - Air Date 9-8-17 Ch. 7: Song 3:  Betty Dear - The Pine Barrens Ch. 8: Act 4: Why we all need to be involved in immigration fight - @SundayCivics - Air Date 1-28-18 Ch. 9: Song 4:  Le gris, le bleu, d'une profonde humilité - Monplaisir Ch. 10: Act 5: Juan Gonzalez on the hidden forces behind global immigration - @Intercepted w @JeremyScahill - Air Date 1-31-18 Ch. 11: Song 5:  Homegrown - The Pine Barrens Ch. 12: Act 6: Demand Your MoCs Defend Dreamers and Pass a Clean #DreamActNow via Dreamer Pledge Project @IndivisibleTeam @UNITEDWEDREAM - Best of the Left Activism Ch. 13: Song 6:  Rotisserie Graveyard - Doctor Turtle Ch. 14: Act 7: Back when America was great, it was awash in immigrants - Economic Update w: @profwolff - Air Date 1-18-18 Voicemails Ch. 15: Ranked-choice voting could work against progressives - Jeff from Charlotte, NC Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent (Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions, Free Music Archive)  Ch. 16: Final comments on ranked-choice voting Help fight climate change! Donate to Jay!'s Climate Ride fundraiser! Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent Activism: TAKE ACTION  Use DreamerPledge.org tools and scripts to demand your MoCs protect Dreamers REMINDERS: DACA ends March 5th! Next Continuing Resolution deadline is Feb. 8th! EDUCATE YOURSELF Do three-quarters of Americans support the DREAM Act? Nancy Pelosi says so (PolitiFact.com) Senate Democrats cave, provide votes based on McConnell’s empty promise (Think Progress) Compromise or cave-in? Democrats' deal to end shutdown sows division (The Guardian) Dreamers are Americans Too (TIME) “Dreamers” could give U.S. economy – and even American workers – a boost (Salon.com) Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Support the show via Patreon Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes and Stitcher!

Air Date: 1/30/2018 Today we take a look at part of the history of our privacy rights, who they protect the most and what's happening to them recently Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Support our Winter Fundraiser! Join the Best of the Left Social Network! Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill Ch. 2: Act 1: Who is worst effected when we allow creeping anti-privacy technology - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 3-11-16 Ch. 3: Song 1: When We Set Out - Arc and Crecent Ch. 4: Act 2: The history of our FISA laws - @HumorlessQueers - Air Date 3-11-17 Ch. 5: Song 2: contrarian - Sketchbook Ch. 6: Act 3: The Resistance Folds For Trump - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 01-12-18 Ch. 7: Song 3: Open Flames - Aeronaut Ch. 8: Act 4: Serious Problems with American Policing - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 02-12-17 Ch. 9: Song 4: Andelo - Pacha Faro Ch. 10: Act 5: Stop ALPR Surveillance in Your Community with CCOPS Laws via @ACLU - Best of the Left Activism Ch. 11: Song 5: Lumber Down - Barstool Ch. 12: Act 6: Privacy and our trash - BackStory Air Date: 10-06-17 Voicemails Ch. 13: Our diluted democracy - Jeff from Chicago Ch. 14: The invisible bigotry against non-Americans - Nate from Vacaville, CA Ch. 15: Different offenses need to be treated differently - Jeff from Charlotte, NC Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics Ch. 16: Final comments on non-American bigotry and the response to #MeToo Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone (Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions)  Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Support the show via Patreon Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes and Stitcher!

Air Date: 1/26/2018 Today we take a look at some of the nuances of the #MeToo movement and the predictable backlash to it as well as the backlash to Trump in the form of the one-year anniversary Women's March Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Support our Winter Fundraiser! Join the Best of the Left Social Network! Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr Ch. 2: Act 1: Explaining the Aziz Ansari story - Backtalk from Bitch Media - Air Date 1-25-18 Ch. 3: Song 1: The Envelope - Aeronaut Ch. 4: Act 2: #MeToo Backlash - @FullFrontalSamB - Air Date: 01-18-18 Ch. 5: Song 2:  Lahaina - Cloud Harbor Ch. 6: Act 3: Feminist Lessons From the Third Wave - On the Media - Air Date 1-19-18 Ch. 7: Song 3:  Gullwing Sailor - Migration Ch. 8: Act 4: Understanding the prevalence of harassment in the workplace - @offkiltershow - Air Date 11-17-17 Ch. 9: Song 4:  Discovery Harbor - Cloud Harbor Ch. 10: Act 5: “The Year of Our Awakening” Global Protests Mark Anniversary of Women’s March & Trump Inauguration - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 01-22-18 Ch. 11: Song 5:  Paper Feather - Migration Ch. 12: Act 6: Raise Women’s Voices By Fighting Voter Suppression via @Let_AmericaVote - Best of the Left Activism Ch. 13: Song 6:  Cicle Veroni - Cicle Kadde Ch. 14: Act 7: Kimberlé Crenshaw speech at the Women's March - Sojourner Truth Radio - Air Date 1-23-18 Voicemails Ch. 15: NYC March #1 - Alan from Connecticut Ch. 16: March #2 - Alan from Connecticut Ch. 17: Good news on the gerrymandering front in Pennsylvania - Erin from Philadelphia Ch. 18: Pessimistic about defeating gerrymandering - Annie from Alabama Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent Ch. 19: Final comments on being optimistic and the wrongheadedness of seeing people as complex and 3-dimensional Support the future of this show! OUR WINTER FUNDRAISER ENDS JANUARY 31st!  Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent (Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions)  Activism: TAKE ACTION Hold officials accountable for their voting rights record with Let America Vote  EDUCATE YOURSELF The Surprising Ways Voter Suppression Particularly Hurts Women (Alternet) Women's March 2018 Isn't About Trump —It's About Upending The Entire Political System (Newsweek) Voter Suppression Targets Women, Youth and Communities of Color (Issue Advisory, Part One) (NOW.org) In NC, Voter Suppression Hits Women & People of Color Hardest. (Southern Coalition for Social Justice; 2014) Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Support the show via Patreon & check out our Winter Fundraiser!  Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes and Stitcher!

Air Date: 11/25/2016 Today we look at the comparison between the rise of Hitler and the rise of Trump, not to say that they are the same but to try to learn from the past in order to see farther into our own future and avoid the terrible ends that are possible Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Support our Winter Fundraiser! Join the Best of the Left Social Network!   Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill Ch. 2: Act 1: O'Connor Decries Republican Attacks on Courts - NPR Morning Edition - Air Date: 3-10-2006 Ch. 3: Song 1: Oak - Ben McElroy   Ch. 4: Act 2: His rise to power Part 1 - Trumpcast from @Slate - Air Date 11-21-16 Ch. 5: Song 2: Nazi (Live) - Chumbawamba   Ch. 6: Act 3: How South Africa Could Prepare the U.S. for President Trump - The Daily Show - Air Date 11-16-16 Ch. 7: Song 3: Things a Get from Bad to Worse - The Ethiopians   Ch. 8: Act 4: His rise to power Part 2 - Trumpcast from @Slate - Air Date 11-21-16 Ch. 9: Song 4: I think your a nazi - Stephen Lynch   Ch. 10: Act 5: Comparing the rise of Trump and Hitler - @InDeepRadio w: @AngieCoiro - Air Date 3-26-16 Ch. 11: Song 5: Der Fuehrer's Face (From "Nuttsey Land") - Spike Jones & His City Slickers   Ch. 12: Act 6: We Can't Wait To See The End Before We Resist The Beginning Of Fascism - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date 11-22-16

Air Date: 1/19/2018 Today we take a look at one of the most important and least understood problems with our broken democracy, gerrymandering, including some ideas to fix it Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Support our Winter Fundraiser! Join the Best of the Left Social Network! Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill Ch. 2: Act 1: Drawing New Lines - On the Media - Air Date 5-24-17 Ch. 3: Song 1:  Great is the Contessa - The Contessa Ch. 4: Act 2: Richard Hasen explains the case against gerrymandering - Amicus - Air Date 9-16-17 Ch. 5: Song 2:  Wingspan - Bayou Birds Ch. 6: Act 3: Rattling the Bars: Prison is Not a Residence - @TheRealNews - Air Date 9-18-16 Ch. 7: Song 3:  Theme - Towboat Ch. 8: Act 4: Looking forward to the 2020 census and the plan to gerrymander the future - Trumpcast - Air Date 1-4-18 Ch. 9: Song 4:  Planting Flags - K4 Ch. 10: Act 5: Judges Rule N. Carolina Representatives Cannot Choose their Voters - @TheRealNews - Air Date 1-11-18 Ch. 11: Song 5:  Parissi - Marisala Ch. 12: Act 6: Dems Must Be the Anti-Gerrymandering Party (w/ John Nichols) - The Zero Hour w @RJEskow - Air Date 7-18-17 Ch. 13: Final comments introducing the FairVote.org campaign Bonus Clip: Introducing: The Fair Representation Act - FairVote - Air Date 6-25-17 Support the future of this show! Become a member during our Winter Fundraiser!  Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone (Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions)  Activism: TAKE ACTION Learn more about the Fair Representation Act (HR 3057) at FairVote.org Share the campaign video for The Fair Representation Act - FairVote Tell Congress to support HR 3057 via Stance or call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 EDUCATE YOURSELF The Case for Proportional Voting (National Affairs) Dear Jeff Flake: time to start a third party (Vox) Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Support the show via Patreon & check out our Winter Fundraiser!  Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes and Stitcher!

Air Date: 1/16/2018 Today we take a look at the legacy of Martin Luther King that some people prefer to forget and most people never learned about. In fact, it is likely his forgotten opinions that got him killed rather than his calls for racial equality.  Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Support our Winter Fundraiser! Join the Best of the Left Social Network! Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill Ch. 2: Act 1: MLK What They Won't Teach In School Part 1 - News Beat (@USNewsBeat) - Air Date 1-8-18 Ch. 3: Song 1: N/A Ch. 4: Act 2: Understanding Beyond Vietnam - Intercepted (@intercepted) - Air Date 4-5-17 Ch. 5: Song 2:  The Envelope - Aeronaut Ch. 6: Act 3: The MLK you don't see on TV - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 1-20-17 Ch. 7: Song 3:  Vengeful - Warmbody Ch. 8: Act 4: MLK What They Won't Teach In School Part 2 - News Beat (@USNewsBeat) - Air Date 1-8-18 Ch. 9: Song 4:  N/A Ch. 10: Act 5: Invoking King when it's convenient, ignoring what we don't like - Intercepted (@intercepted) - Air Date 4-5-17 Ch. 11: Song 5:  Celestial Navigation - Aeronaut Ch. 12: Act 6: Understanding the response to the Beyond Vietnam speech - Start Making Sense from @TheNation - Air Date 1-13-16 Ch. 13: Song 6: Santre - K2 Ch. 14: Act 7: A Dream Remembered? How we came to revere MLK - @Making_Contact - Air Date 1-17-17 Ch. 15: Final comments on the revival of the Poor People’s Campaign Get involved with the new Poor People's Campaign  Support the future of this show! Become a member during our Winter Fundraiser!  Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone (Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions)  Activism: TAKE ACTION Get involved with the new Poor People's Campaign  Read the Campaign history and fundamental principles  Follow the Campaign on Facebook & Twitter EDUCATE YOURSELF Martin Luther King's Poor People's Campaign Reborn (Truth Dig) Artist creates "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" memes to stop people from whitewashing MLK (Mic) Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Support the show via Patreon & check out our Winter Fundraiser!  Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes and Stitcher!

Air Date: 1/13/2018 Today we take a look at a bit of the history, and some of the recent developments of, the debate over immigration policy and the people affected by it Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Support our Winter Fundraiser! Join the Best of the Left Social Network! Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill Ch. 2: Act 1: INCREDIBLE Watch George HW Bush & Ronald Reagan Debate Immigration In 1980 - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date 09-06-17 Ch. 3: Song 1:  Shhhame (Instrumental Acoustic) - PC-ONE Ch. 4: Act 2: Tribalism, Narcissism, Nationalism, and their Offspring - Progressive Faith Sermon - Air Date 10-1-17 Ch. 5: Song 2:  Comma - Codebreaker Ch. 6: Act 3: The wrongheadedness of the boarder wall - The Dig - Air Date: 05-31-2017 Ch. 7: Song 3:  Lacrima D'esperide - Damiano Baldoni Ch. 8: Act 4: Deportations DOWN Under Trump Despite More "Arrests" - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 10-06-17 Ch. 9: Song 4:  Minutes - Pacha Faro Ch. 10: Act 5: The Clock Is Ticking for DACA, and the Government Shutdown - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 01-07-18 Ch. 11: Song 5:  Le gris, le bleu, d'une profonde humilité - Monplaisir Ch. 12: Act 6: The end of TPS for Salvadorans - In the Thick - Air Date 1-9-18 Ch. 13: Song 6:  Take a Tiny Train - Ray Catcher Ch. 14: Act 7: Pass a Clean Dream Act NOW via @UNITEDWEDREAM - Best of the Left Activism Ch. 15: Song 7:  Kawruwath Na - Amarasiri Peiris Ch. 16: Act 8: My Parents Were From What Trump Calls 'Shithole Countries' - Joy Reid | All In | MSNBC - Air Date 1-11-18 Voicemails Ch. 17: What if Congress were allowed secret ballots for their votes? - Dave from Olympia, WA Ch. 18: Did Jay! ever come back to take the reins of BotL again? - Nick from California  Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics Ch. 19: Final comments on whether or not I ever came back to produce the show after my departure in 2007 Support the future of this show! Become a member during our Winter Fundraiser!  Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone (Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions)  Activism: TAKE ACTION  Get involved with and support United We Dream  Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Support the show via Patreon & check out our Winter Fundraiser!  Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes and Stitcher!

Air Date: 1/17/2017 Today we take a look at the Democrats failure to present viable economic solutions and offer a new vision for where we should go from here. Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Support our Winter Fundraiser! Join the Best of the Left Social Network! Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill Ch. 2: Act 1: Democrats failed to offer a better solution - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date 11-26-16 Ch. 3: Song 1: Once There Was a Hushpuppy - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin   Ch. 4: Act 2: How progressives need to frame their economic message - @theLFshow w: @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date 12-29-14 Ch. 5: Song 2: Unified - Unified Highway   Ch. 6: Act 3: AI Will Eliminate 6% of Jobs in Next 5 Years - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 09-18-16 Ch. 7: Song 3: Automation - Allan Sherman   Ch. 8: Act 4: Paul Street on the folly of throwing away identity politics - @BlkAgendaReport - Air Date 1-16-17 Ch. 9: Song 4: Working Class Hero - Green Day   Ch. 10: Act 5: Not Trickle Down, But Bottom Up | Anthony Flaccavento - @theLFshow w: @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date 12-15-16 Ch. 11: Song 5: Trickle Down - Hayseed Dixie   Ch. 12: Act 6: What is Economic Democracy? - The Next System Project - Air Date: 3-1-16 Ch. 13: Song 6: Le monde de contre jour - David Ari Leon   Ch. 14: Act 7: The UK Labor party taking the lead on worker coops - Economic Update w: @profwolff - Air Date 5-9-16 Ch. 15: Song 7: Capitalism Is Tearing Us Apart - Sole   Ch. 16: Act 8: Social Welfare Does Not Kill Business, with President of Iceland Ólafur Grímsson - Big Think - Air Date 11-13-14 Ch. 17: Song 8: Success - Iggy Pop   Ch. 18: Act 9: How can we develop the next system? - Economic Update w: @profwolff - Air Date 12-30-16 Ch. 19: Song 9: Capitalism - Yellow Umbrella Ch. 20: Act 10: Join or Start a Local Democracy @ Work Action Group via @Democracyatwrk - Best of the Left Activism

Air Date: 1/5/2018 Today we take a look at some of the challenges and triumphs for women of color and what thanks they should get in return Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Support our Winter Fundraiser! Join the Best of the Left Social Network! Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill Ch. 2: Act 1: Why We Riot: The language of the unheard - NewsBeat - Air Date 12-18-17 Ch. 3: Song 1:  Streamer - Arc and Crecent Ch. 4: Act 2: Who stands in solidarity with women of color? - In the Thick - Air Date 11-21-17 Ch. 5: Song 2:  Entrap - Darby Ch. 6: Act 3: Watch The Moment Doug Jones Supporters Found Out He WON - Ring of Fire Radio - Air Date: 01-02-18 Ch. 7: Song 3:  When We Set Out - Arc and Crecent Ch. 8: Act 4: Ryan Grim On Roy Moore, Racism, & Voter Suppression - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 01-02-18 Ch. 9: Song 4:  Tyrano Theme - Tyrano Ch. 10: Act 5: Understanding the double consciousness of blackness - Revolutionary Left Radio - Air Date 10-12-17 Ch. 11: Song 5:  Theme - Towboat Ch. 12: Act 6: Charles Barkley Slam Dunks Dems - The Zero Hour - Air Date 12-16-17 Ch. 13: Song 6:  Third in Line - Arc and Crecent Ch. 14: Act 7: Thank Black Women with Actions Not Just Words - Best of the Left Activism Ch. 15: Song 7:  That River Wide - Sketchbook Ch. 16: Act 8: Alabama black women #BlackWomenLead - Sunday Civics - Air Date 12-17-17 Ch. 17: Final comments on access journalism and the one time it’s been used to bring down the powerful Support the future of this show! Become a member during our Winter Fundraiser!  Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone (Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions)  Activism: TAKE ACTION! Read: Black Women Kept Roy Moore Out of Office. Here’s How to Thank Them. (The Cut) Read: 15 Real Ways to Thank Black Women for Carrying the Country on Their Backs (The Little Rock Sun) Learn About: Higher Heights Leadership Fund  Learn About: Woke Vote Learn About: Stay Woke Florida Voting Initiative Petition (February 1st petition deadline!) Learn About: Color of Change PAC EDUCATE YOURSELF Black Turnout in Alabama Complicates Debate on Voting Laws (The New York Times) 'Black Votes Matter': African-Americans Propel Jones To Alabama Win (NPR) White Women Thank Themselves for Thanking Black Women Today (Reductress) After Alabama: Say ‘Thank You’ to Black Women, and Mean It (LA Progressive) Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Support the show via Patreon & check out our Winter Fundraiser!  Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes and Stitcher!

Air Date: 1/2/2018 Today we take a look at a few different visions of what the future holds for our labor market and some policies we should be putting in place to set the scene for the coming evolution of work Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Support our Winter Fundraiser! Join the Best of the Left Social Network! Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill Ch. 2: Act 1: The future of work in a world of artificial intelligence - Ideas - Air Date 9-12-17 Ch. 3: Song 1:  Take a Tiny Train - Ray Catcher Ch. 4: Act 2: Robots Causing Wealth Inequality? - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 04-28-17 Ch. 5: Song 2:  Tripoli - Pecan Grove Ch. 6: Act 3: A 15 Hour Work Week Would Save the Planet - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 07-26-17 Ch. 7: Song 3:  Gondola Blue - Towboat Ch. 8: Act 4: Demanding a future of full automation and a post-work world - Ideas - Air Date 9-26-17 Ch. 9: Song 4:  Comma - Codebreaker Ch. 10: Act 5: Designing the future of jobs and economics - Freakonomics - Air Date 4-20-17 Ch. 11: Song 5:  Lesser Gods of Metal - Ray Catcher Ch. 12: Act 6: Ai-jen Poo on the caretaker jobs of the future - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 11-13-17 Voicemails Ch. 13: Why doesn't Google worry about being evil anymore? - Dallas from Jacksonville, FL Ch. 14: Donations To Congress - Alan from Connecticut Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics Ch. 15: Final comments giving an update on our Winter Fundraiser Support the future of this show! Become a member during our Winter Fundraiser!  Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone (Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions & Free Music Archive) Action Resources/Further Reading New Economy Coalition  The Next System Project Democracy At Work Public Predictions for the Future of Workforce Automation (Pew Research Center, 2016) A World Without Work (The Atlantic, 2015) Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Support the show via Patreon & check out our Winter Fundraiser!  Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes and Stitcher!

Air Date: 12/29/2017 Today we take a look back to 2008 in our third annual 10-years-hence retrospective spectacular! Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Support our Winter Fundraiser! Join the Best of the Left Social Network! Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill Ch. 2: Act 1: Iowa caucus on Jan 3: We might have seen the beginning of our first black president - The Young Turks - BotL Air Date 1-5-08 Ch. 3: Song 1:  Weathervane - CloudCover Ch. 4: Act 2: Hillary Clinton and her Super Delegates on Super Tuesday - Countdown - BotL Air Date 2-16-08 Ch. 5: Song 2:  Front Runner - Union Hall Ch. 6: Act 3: There is an opening for populist politicians in both parties - Rachel Maddow - BotL Air Date 1-15-08 Ch. 7: Song 3:  Shift of Currents - Aeronaut Ch. 8: Act 4: A Cure For Real Estate Amnesia - NPR - BotL Air Date 9-24-2008 Ch. 9: Song 4:  The Cast and Favor - Bayou Birds Ch. 10: Act 5: Palin is not a maverick choice - CounterSpin - BotL Air Date 9-26-2008 Ch. 11: Song 5:  Blue Jay - Feathers Ch. 12: Act 6: Hope in The Dream Act - N/A - BotL Air Date 6-8-08 Ch. 13: Song 6:  periculum - Kai Engel Ch. 14: Act 7: Our torture methods came from the 50's-era Chinese - The Young Turks - BotL Air Date 8-31-08 Ch. 15: Song 7:  Homegrown - The Pine Barrens Ch. 16: Act 8: Economic generic-off - The Daily Show - BotL Air Date 9-24-2008 Ch. 17: Song 8:  PolyCoat - The Cabinetmaker Ch. 18: Act 9: Warrantless wiretapped phone sex - The Young Turks - BotL Air Date 10-26-08 Ch. 19: Song 9: Lacrima D'esperide - Damiano Baldoni Ch. 20: Act 10: Block the vote with RFK - Rachel Maddow - BotL Air Date 10-26-2008 Ch. 21: Song 9: Hundred Mile - K2 Ch. 22: Act 9: Conservative writer: Obama a worse speaker than Bush - The Young Turks - BotL Air Date 11-25-08 Ch. 23: Final comments to close out this years look back Support the future of this show! Become a member during our Winter Fundraiser!  Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone (Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions & Free Music Archive)  Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Support the show via Patreon & check out our Winter Fundraiser!  Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes and Stitcher!

Air Date: 02/05/2016 Today we look at the intersection of the climate crisis with our current economic system including how monopolies, trade deals, market failures and the concept of “externalities” all work together to make climate change worse Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Support our Winter Fundraiser! Join the Best of the Left Social Network! Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill Ch. 2: Act 1: Externalities - by @DavidSuzuki - Resource Based Economy - Air Date: 7-26-13 Ch. 3: Song 1: N/A Ch. 4: Act 2: The True Cost Of Fossil Fuels - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 10-28-15 Ch. 5: Song 2: The Price You Pay - Bruce Springsteen Ch. 6: Act 3: TransCanada Uses NAFTA to sue The US Over Keystone Pipeline! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 01-08-16 Ch. 7: Song 3: Smoke And Mirrors - Giraffe Ch. 8: Act 4: Nevada guts their net metering program, killing the solar industry - @greennewsreport - Air Date 1-12-16 Ch. 9: Song 4: Sunshine to Burn (The Long Grass) - The Sand Pebbles Ch. 10: Act 5: Ronald Wright on Progress Traps - The Green Interview - Air Date: 8-1-11 Ch. 11: Song 5: Farmscrapers - Dad Rocks! Ch. 12: Act 6: Is the Military the Future of Renewable Energy? - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 12-04-15 Ch. 13: Song 6: Hands To Myself - Selena Gomez Ch. 14: Act 7: Porter Ranch Massive CA Gas Leak & What It Means - Majority Report (@majorityfm) - Air Date 01-12-16 Ch. 15: Song 7: Payne's Bay - Beirut Ch. 16: Act 8: Is Aliso Canyon California's BP Blowout? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 01-08-16 Ch. 17: Song 8: Devil Town - Tony Lucca Ch. 18: Act 9: #LeapYear Manifesto: For New Economic & Energy Systems via @NaomiAKlein — Best of the Left Activism Ch. 19: Act 9A: The Leap Manifesto As Explained By @NaomiAKlein - Huffington Post Canada - Air Date: 9-15-15 Ch. 20: Song 9: This Fickle World - Theo Bard Ch. 21: Act 10: Surviving Progress Film (condensed version)

Air Date: 08/30/2016 Today we look in detail at the overdue concept of worker-owned and operated enterprises and what they can do to help improve the lives of people who work for a living Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Support our Winter Fundraiser! Join the Best of the Left Social Network! Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill Ch. 2: Act 1: Own The Change: Building Workplace Democracy One Worker Cooperative At A Time - The F Word w/ @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date: 2-9-15 Ch. 3: Song 1: We Demand Change - Tristan James Ch. 4: Act 2: Dispelling some myths about worker coops - Economic Update w: @profwolff - Air Date 6-12-16 Ch. 5: Song 2: Banking on a Myth - Andrew Bird Ch. 6: Act 3: Defying the Crisis - The Spanish Collective Mondragan - Air Date 1-25-12 Ch. 7: Song 3: Look To The Future - Birthrite Ch. 8: Act 4: Julia Hutchins: How cooperative businesses can answer tough business challenges - TEDxMileHigh - Air Date 12-16-13 Ch. 9: Song 4: Cooperation - Jim Valley Ch. 10: Act 5: The Promise and Limitations of Worker Co-ops -- Gar Alperovitz - Workplace Democracy - Air Date 9-15-14 Ch. 11: Song 5: Interesting Times - Akira the Don Ch. 12: Act 6: The UK Labor party taking the lead on worker coops - Economic Update w: @profwolff - Air Date 5-9-16 Ch. 13: Song 6: Capitalism Is Tearing Us Apart - sole Ch. 14: Act 7: Join a Local Democracy @ Work Action Group via @Democracyatwrk - Best of the Left Activism Ch. 15: Song 7: Time for Action - Secret Affair Ch. 16: Act 8: Some barriers that prevent the creation of worker coops - @theLFshow w: @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date 2-23-16

Air Date: 12/19/2017 Today we look at the current state of the War on Christmas™. Has it already been won by the forces of Trumpism? Do we need a "Surge"? Are we getting unexpected reinforcements from anti-Santa Christians? Turn in to find out! Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Support our Winter Fundraiser! Join the Best of the Left Social Network! Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill Ch. 2: Act 1: Why Is Santa's Helper Wearing Blackface? - Intersection - Air Date 12-28-15 Ch. 3: Song 1:  Let's Just Get Through Christmas - Doctor Turtle Ch. 4: Act 2: How To Trigger A War On Christmas... - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 12-22-16 Ch. 5: Song 2:  Losers on a Christmas Eve - Greg Atkinson Ch. 6: Act 3: Trump Declares War On 'The War On Christmas' - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 10-17-17 Ch. 7: Song 3:  (He Came in Like a) Santa Claus - The Gregory Brothers Ch. 8: Act 4: Sarah's Monologue on the War on Christmas - I Love You, America on Hulu - Air Date 12-14-17 Ch. 9: Song 4:  If you sleep on Christmas Ch. 10: Act 5: Santa-Hating Pastor Ruins Christmas - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 12-10-17 Ch. 11: Song 5: Losing Over Christmas - Greg Atkinson Ch. 12: Act 6: The 'War on Christmas' comes to Washington - CNNMoney - Air Date 12-19-17 Ch. 13: Song 6:  There's No War On Christmas When Christmas Is In Your Heart - The Mockers Ch. 14: Act 7: Jesus Is a Liberal Democrat - Colbert Report - Air Date: 2010 Ch. 15: Final comments on our end-of-year schedule and ongoing fundraising campaign Support the future of this show! Become a member during our Winter Fundraiser!  Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone (Additional music from Free Music Archive )  Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Support the show via Patreon & check out our Winter Fundraiser!  Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes and Stitcher!    

Air Date: 12/15/2017 Today we look at the history and current state of rich people seeking to undermine democratic rule by the people in favor of oligarchy for the rich Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Support our Winter Fundraiser! Join the Best of the Left Social Network! how Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill Ch. 2: Act 1: Why The Koch Brothers Despise The Constitution - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 07-26-17 Ch. 3: Song 1:  Chilvat - Lillehammer Ch. 4: Act 2: Jane Mayer on the Rise of Conservative Orthodoxy - On The Media - Air Date 5-5-17 Ch. 5: Song 2:  Stale Case - Darby Ch. 6: Act 3: The complicated reality of corruption rules. @BackStory - Air Date: 11-24-17 Ch. 7: Song 3:  Cloud Line - K4 Ch. 8: Act 4: Millionaire Donor Threatens Democrats - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 11-14-17 Ch. 9: Song 4:  Streamer - Arc and Crecent Ch. 10: Act 5: #GetMoneyOut of Politics with @WolfPAChq @AllofUs @JusticeDems @RepresentdotUS - Best of the Left Activism Ch. 11: Song 5:  Celestial Navigation - Aeronaut Ch. 12: Act 6: Why our democracy in is danger - Belabored (@DissentMag) - Air Date 5-13-16 Voicemails Ch. 13: Thoughts on Patreon - Anonymous Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics Ch. 14: Final comments on the win for small-dollar donors with Patreon Support the future of this show! Become a member during our Winter Fundraiser!  Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone (Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions & Free Music Archive)  Activism: Get money OUT of politics by getting involved with...  Wolf PAC All of Us and Justice Democrats Represent.Us (check out their Unrig the System Summit) EDUCATE YOURSELF House Republican: my donors told me to pass the tax bill “or don’t ever call me again” (Vox) 8 Things You Can Do to Help Get Money Out of Politics (Bill Moyers & Co; 2014) 4 Solutions to Fight the Corruptive Influence of Money in Politics (League of Women Voters; 2015) Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Support the show via Patreon & check out our Winter Fundraiser! Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes and Stitcher!      

Air Date: 4/11/2017 Today we look at a variety of ways to bring the disability rights movement into the mainstream of media, advocacy and the world Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Support our Winter Fundraiser! Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill Ch. 2: Act 1: Media coverage of disabilities and the ADA getting better but still lacking - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 7-31-15 Ch. 3: Song 1: Nothing Is Good Enough (Instrumental) - Aimee Mann Ch. 4: Act 2: Bringing disability into the mainstream of diversity - Off Kilter (@TalkPoverty) - Air Date: 7-2-15 Ch. 5: Song 2: Going Home - Niklas Aman Ch. 6: Act 3: Discrimination in immigration then and now - Backstory - Air Date 2-10-17 Ch. 7: Song 3: The Cave - Piano Tribute Players Ch. 8: Act 4: On Disability and Representation - Black Girls Talking - Air Date 7-20-16 Ch. 9: Song 4: Julie-O - Kevin "KO" Olusola Ch. 10: Act 5: Stop HR 620: Tell Congress to #ProtectADA via @NDRNAdvocates - Best of the Left Activism Ch. 11: Song 5: La Valse d'Amélie (Version Orchestre) - Yann Tiersen Ch. 12: Act 6: Elise Roy: When we design for disability, we all benefit - @TEDTalks - Air Date 11-12-16 Ch. 23: Final comments Bonus Clip 1: Nick Dupree's Story: A Medicaid Victory - All Things Considered - Air Date 2-12-03 Bonus Clip 2: Nick Dupree Fought To Live 'Like Anyone Else' - All Things Considered - Air Date 2-22-17 Bonus Clip 3: Tribute to Nick Dupree - @dccommonsense w/ Dan Carlin - Air Date 3-15-17  

Air Date: 12/8/2017 Today we look at the rebirth of the anti-trust movement in a struggle to save democracy in the face of a new era of worldwide corporate tech monopolies Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Support our Winter Fundraiser! Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill Ch. 2: Act 1: The Fight for Antitrust - On The Media - Air Date 9-21-17 Ch. 3: Song 1:  The Rampart - Castle Danger Ch. 4: Act 2: Changing how we understand the purpose of anti-monopoly laws - We the Podcast with Rep. @keithellison - Air Date 10-1-17 Ch. 5: Song 2:  Sunday Lights - Onesuch Village Ch. 6: Act 3: Breaking Down The American Monopoly. Part 2 - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 11-02-16 Ch. 7: Song 3:  PolyCoat - The Cabinetmaker Ch. 8: Act 4: The need to dismantle monopoly and reclaim our property Part 3 - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date 9-16-17 Ch. 9: Song 4:  Cloud Line - K4 Ch. 10: Act 5: Platform capitalism and the birth of global monopolies - Ideas - Air Date 9-19-17 Ch. 11: Song 5:  Begrudge - Darby Ch. 12: Act 6: It's time for a third American Revolution to beat back the monopolies Part 4 - We the Podcast with Rep. @keithellison - Air Date 10-1-17 Voicemails Ch. 13: Sexual harassment of power and control - Corey from the Beltway Ch. 14: Dystopian Gold Mine - Alan from Connecticut Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics Ch. 15: Final comments on the trifecta of media consolidation, big data and corporate monopolies in general plus a few thoughts on the recent announcement from Patreon Support the future of this show! Become a member during our Winter Fundraiser!  Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone (Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions & Free Music Archive)  Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Support the show via Patreon & check out our Winter Fundraiser! Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes and Stitcher!  

Air Date: 12/5/2017 Today we look at some of the hidden ways that big tech is influencing our lives personally and societally Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Support our Winter Fundraiser! Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill Ch. 2: Act 1: The intersection of big data, targeted advertising and elections - Le Show - Air Date 11-26-17 Ch. 3: Song 1:  Shhhame (Instrumental Acoustic) - PC-ONE Ch. 4: Act 2: Throwing rocks at the Google bus: Rethinking how we design technologies and business - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date 9-23-17 Ch. 5: Song 2:  There Is Something Wrong - Mystery Mammal Ch. 6: Act 3: The lifecycle of an economy built on monopolies - We the Podcast with Rep. @keithellison - Air Date 10-1-17 Ch. 7: Song 3:  Lacrima D'esperide - Damiano Baldoni Ch. 8: Act 4: Zeynep Tufekci: We're building a dystopia just to make people click on ads - @TEDTalks - Air Date 11-17-17 Ch. 9: Song 4:  Like Music (cdk Mix) (ft. Phasenwandler) - cdk Ch. 10: Act 5: Baratunde Thurston: We can choose how we design our built and digital environments - Thinking Cap - Air Date 9-14-17 Voicemails Ch. 11: Me Too - Alan from Connecticut Ch. 12: Equality actually lifts all boats - Zach from Atlanta Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics Ch. 13: Final comments on the need for both an individual and social push against the coming tech monopolies dystopia Support the future of this show! Become a member during our Winter Fundraiser!  Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone (Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions & Free Music Archive)  Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Support the show via Patreon & check out our Winter Fundraiser! Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes and Stitcher!  

Air Date: 12/1/2017 Today we look at the inevitable results of a lax approach to anti-trust legislation: the consolidation of corporate power and money used to buy influence over the writing of regulations which allow for further consolidation of corporate power. Plus, throw in the suppression of anti-corporate opinions through monopolistic media empires and the dismantling of Net Neutrality principles. Welcome to The Gilded Age 2.0 Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Support our Winter Fundraiser! Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill Ch. 2: Act 1: Monopolistic concentration of power results in a loss of liberty - We the Podcast with Rep. @keithellison - Air Date 10-1-17 Ch. 3: Song 1:  Santre - K2 Ch. 4: Act 2: Paving the way for far more media consolidation - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 11-20-17 Ch. 5: Song 2:  Moon Bicycle Theme - American Moon Bicycle Ch. 6: Act 3: Media consolidation as a threat to democracy - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date 10-28-17 Ch. 7: Song 3:  Chapel Bottom - Darby Ch. 8: Act 4: Time Magazine bought with the help of the Koch Brothers - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 11-27-17 Ch. 9: Song 4:  Slow Lane - Siobhan Dakay Ch. 10: Act 5: F-word: Wanted, This Christmas, A Media-Monopoly Bust Up - @theLFshow w: @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date 11-30-17 Ch. 11: Song 5:  INTERNET IS THE BEST THING EVER - Monplaisir Ch. 12: Act 6: An FCC commissioner explains why we need to save net neutrality - Thinking Cap - Air Date 11-30-17 Ch. 13: Song 6:  Snake in my Net - Echolex Ch. 14: Act 7: The FCC had Enough with Net Neutrality and We've Had Enough Of Them (w/Guest Evan Greer) - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 11-22-17 Voicemails Ch. 15: Dear John To The Democratic Party - Alan from Connecticut Ch. 16: Majority Report under attack - Zach from Atlanta Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics Ch. 17: Final comments on how to fund a functional progressive media sphere that’s under constant attack Support the future of this show! Become a member during our Winter Fundraiser!  Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone (Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions)  ACTION & INFO WRITE & CALL Congress at BattlefortheNet.com  Attend a Verizon Protest near you  The FCC is about to repeal net neutrality. Here’s why Congress should stop them. (Stanford Law Prof. - Medium) The FCC Should Not Give Broadband Providers the Keys to Your Internet Freedom (FCC Commissioner - Medium) Net Neutrality: AT&T Court Case Could Let Telecoms Slow Internet Speeds At Will (International Business Times) If you want to see what America would be like if it ditched net neutrality, just look at Portugal (Business Insider) Curated by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Support the show via Patreon & check out our Winter Fundraiser! Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes and Stitcher!  

Air Date: 11/28/2017 Today we look at recent revelations about the conduct of the DNC during the 2016 campaign, a new Democratic Autopsy report that strives to shine light the failures and opportunities for the party and the recent election wins and what they can tell us about a path forward Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Support our Winter Fundraiser! Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill Ch. 2: Act 1: Elizabeth Warren NAILS What's Wrong With The Democratic Party 'Hold This Party Accountable' - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date 11-04-17 Ch. 3: Song 1:  Vengeful - Warmbody Ch. 4: Act 2: BOMBSHELL: Donna Brazile Admits DNC Rigged Primary Against Bernie - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 11-03-17 Ch. 5: Song 2:  Steamer - Arc and Crescent Ch. 6: Act 3: Voters Reject Republican Candidates as New “Autopsy” Report Finds the Democratic Party in Crisis - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 11-08-17 Ch. 7: Song 3:  Rotisserie Graveyard - Doctor Turtle Ch. 8: Act 4: Autopsy: An Analysis of What Went Wrong with the Democratic Party in 2016 - @TheRealNews - Air Date 11-17-17 Ch. 9: Song 4:  Passionate Ending - Soft and Furious Ch. 10: Act 5: How to Fix the Democratic Party - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 11-17-17 Ch. 11: Song 5:  Homegrown - The Pine Barrens Ch. 12: Act 6: You Can Transform the Democratic Party via @JusticeDems @DemSocialists & @TheDemocrats - Best of the Left Activism Ch. 13: Final comments on Corruption 101 and what we’re actually protecting when we make rules against it Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone (Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions & Free Music Archive)  TAKE ACTION! Read the report: Autopsy: The Democratic Party in Crisis Get involved with Justice Democrats (or become a candidate!) Get involved with Democratic Socialists of America (or become a candidate!) Get involved in your local Democratic National Committee chapter (or become a candidate!) Written by BOTL Communications Director, Amanda Hoffman Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Support the show via Patreon & check out our WINTER FUNDRAISER!  Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes and Stitcher!  

Support our Winter Fundraiser! Air Date: 11/21/2017 Today we take a look at the history of how Christianity was, in large part, coopted by the Republican party on behalf of business interests and how anyone started getting the idea that we were founded as a religious, much less Christian, nation Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Join the Best of the Left Social Network! Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill Ch. 2: Act 1: How 'One Nation' Didn't Become 'Under God' Until The '50s Religious Revival Part 1 - Fresh Air - Air Date 3-30-15 Ch. 3: Song 1: Timber Timbre - Timber Timbre Ch. 4: Act 2: The Origin of Religious Freedom Laws... - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 04-27-15 Ch. 5: Song 2: Coaster - NOFX Ch. 6: Act 3: Why Can't They Understand the First Amendment? - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 04-11-15 Ch. 7: Song 3: Very Soon ft Funsho Ogundipe - Wanlov the Kubolor Ch. 8: Act 4: How 'One Nation' Didn't Become 'Under God' Until The '50s Religious Revival Part 2 - Fresh Air - Air Date 3-30-15 Ch. 9: Song 4: Kalamazoo - Jason Roseboom Ch. 10: Act 5: What Would the Founders say about Religious Freedom Laws? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 04-27-15 Ch. 11: Song 5: The Very Best of Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul & Mary Ch. 12: Act 6: Republicans Fire Woman For Not Going To Church - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 08-21-15 Ch. 13: Song 6: Dancing In The Streets - The Haymarket Squares Ch. 14: Act 7: Fascism on the American horizon, wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross - @truthdig - Air Date: 10-11-13  

Air Date: 11/21/2017 Today we look at gender-based harassment and assault, the revolution in thinking on the subject we are currently in the midst of and some ideas to institutionalize positive change Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Join the Best of the Left Social Network! Donate or become a Member to support the show!  Visit: https://www.patreon.com/BestOfTheLeft  Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill Ch. 2: Act 1: Sexual Harassment, Revisited - On The Media - Air Date 10-26-17 Ch. 3: Song 1:  Open Flames - Aeronaut Ch. 4: Act 2: #MeToo is a movement just to be believed - Backtalk from @BitchMedia - Air Date 10-19-17 Ch. 5: Song 2:  Streamer - Arc and Crescent Ch. 6: Act 3: Understanding the Clinton legacy in the debate over sexual harassment - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 11-20-17 Ch. 7: Song 3:  Marble Chase - Dorica Ch. 8: Act 4: Alyssa Peterson on Campus Sexual Assault - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 11-3-17 Ch. 9: Song 4:  Lakal - Speakeasy Ch. 10: Act 5: Hollywood Actors: Sexual Abuse Of Boys Is "Rampant" - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 11-01-17 Ch. 11: Song 5:  The Envelope - Aeronaut Ch. 12: Act 6: How to facilitate reporting of harassment in the workplace - @offkiltershow - Air Date 11-17-17 Ch. 13: Song 6:  Chilvat - Lillehammer Ch. 14: Act 7: Rebecca Traister on the ‘Harvey Weinstein Effect’ - The Breach - Air Date 11-21-17 Voicemails Ch. 15: A few thoughts on guns, race and gender - Margareet from Northern California Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics Ch. 16: Final comments on working for gender equality while avoiding the unavoidable backlash (Reminder: Check out our Winter Fundraiser!) Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone (Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions)  ACTION & INFORMATION  Need help? Call the 24-hour National Sexual Assault Hotline toll-free: 1-800-656-HOPE RAINN Action Center  1 in 6 (Organization supporting men who have been sexually assaulted) Know Your IX (Defending Title IX - Empowering students to stop sexual violence) Your Reckoning. And Mine. by Rebecca Traister (The Cut) Ellen Page on Brett Ratner Abuse & Reckoning (Ellen Page via Facebook) There’s a little-known fund that goes to victims of sexual harassment on the Hill. You pay for it. (Vox) Study: Hotel Housekeepers Are at Great Risk for Sexual Assault From Guests (New Republic) 700,000 Female Farmworkers Say They Stand With Hollywood Actors Against Sexual Assault (TIME) Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Support the show via Patreon & check out our Winter Fundraiser! Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes and Stitcher!  

Air Date: 11/17/2017 Today we look at just a few of the many ways that the GOP tax plan is intended to help the well-off, harm the needy and defile a pristine wilderness just to top things off Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Join the Best of the Left Social Network! Donate or become a Member to support the show!  Visit: https://www.patreon.com/BestOfTheLeft  Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill Ch. 2: Act 1: Bowing to the paymasters - Start Making Sense from @TheNation - Air Date 11-8-17 Ch. 3: Song 1:  Villager - Blue Dot Sessions Ch. 4: Act 2: ANALYSIS: Trump-Republican Tax Plan an Unmitigated Disaster - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 11-07-17 Ch. 5: Song 2:  Stale Case - Darby Ch. 6: Act 3: Taking aim at Obamacare (again) - @offkiltershow - Air Date 11-17-17 Ch. 7: Song 3:  Wingspan - Bayou Birds Ch. 8: Act 4: The effect of changing the standard deduction on charitable giving - @DecodeDC - Air Date 11-2-17 Ch. 9: Song 4:  Weathervane - CloudCover Ch. 10: Act 5: Scare tactics to push the tax cuts through - @Intercepted w @JeremyScahill - Air Date 11-8-17 Ch. 11: Song 5:  Hickory Shed - Onesuch Village Ch. 12: Act 6: Going after the Alaskan wilderness in the tax plan - @GreenNewsReport - Air Date 11-16-17 Ch. 13: Song 6:  A Palace of Cedar - The Pine Barrens Ch. 14: Act 7: Everyone from corporations to the Democrats is out of ideas - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date 11-11-17 Ch. 15: Song 7:  The Wooden Platform - The Bulwark Ch. 16: Act 8: What the Paradise Papers Reveal - The Bernie Sanders Show - Air Date 11-14-17 Voicemails Ch. 17: Looking critically at party structures - Anthony from Illinois Ch. 18: Clarifying thoughts on guns and Democrats - Zach from Atlanta Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics Ch. 19: Final comments: Check out our WINTER FUNDRAISER!  Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone (Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions)  Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Support the show via Patreon & check out our Winter Fundraiser! Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes and Stitcher!  

FEBRUARY 19, 2015 BLACK HISTORY AND STATE VIOLENCE During Black History Month 2015, the Black Lives Matter Movement forces us to examine the long history of physical and economic violence by the state against African Americans…A conversation for this month’s installment of “The F Word” with veteran activists and educators Rosemari Mealy and Sam Anderson…Also, Venezuelans commemorate the one-year anniversary of the orchestrated violence and destabilization within their country. Headlines on Moral Mondays, Blackstone and more. Other voices: Luci Murphy, the Rev. William Barber and Pablo LaParra. Week 3 of Winter Fundraiser. https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/OTG-FEB19-2015.mp3

FEBRUARY 12, 2015 WHAT WILL A NEW “COLD WAR” MEAN FOR THAWING US-CUBA RELATIONS? A NEW EXHIBIT TAKES A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY THOUGH THE DIASPORA AND A NEW OSCAR-NOMINATED MOVIE,"TIMBUKTU" FOCUSES ON AFRICA. Headlines on DC celebration for release of the Cuban 5 and more. Guests and voices: Gerald Horne, Allen Uzikee Nelson, Januwa Moja, Joseph Torres and Alicia Jrapko. Week 2 of Winter Fundraiser. https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/OTG-FEB.12-2015.mp3

SHOW NOTES: Episode 37 (Air Date: December 16, 2013) FUNDRAISER DEADLINE:  January 15, 2014!! Welcome to our winter fundraising show! You can support us the following ways: –  Donate your account! –  Shop at Vegan Cuts! –  Sign up for the Vegan Cuts Snack Box OR Beauty Box! –  Make a one time donation! –  Become a member! Members receive all Winter … Episode 37 – Our Winter Fundraiser! Read More »

SHOW NOTES: Episode 37 (Air Date: December 16, 2013) FUNDRAISER DEADLINE:  January 15, 2014!! Welcome to our winter fundraising show! You can support us the following ways: –  Donate your account! –  Shop at Vegan Cuts! –  Sign up for the Vegan Cuts Snack Box OR Beauty Box! –  Make a one time donation! –  Become a member! Members receive all Winter … Episode 37 – Our Winter Fundraiser! Read More »