Category: Full Interviews With Our Guests

Alex Seitz-Wald

June 13, 2012 - Full Interviews With Our Guests, Journalists

Alex Seitz-Wald

Alex Seitz-Wald covers politics for Salon and is the Assistant Editor of ThinkProgress.org at the Center for American Progress Action Fund. Alex grew up in California and holds a B.A. in international relations from Brown University. Prior to joining ThinkProgress, Alex interned at the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on PBS and at the National Journal’s Hotline, where he covered key senate and gubernatorial races. Alex also co-founded and edited the Olive & Arrow, a blog on foreign affairs for and by young progressives. At Brown, he contributed to several publications and served on student government.
Plus Film Critic Michael Snyder with his picks for the week. And Jimmy Dore and Stefane Zamorano.

 

 

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Comic Myq Kaplan

June 12, 2012 - Comedians, Full Interviews With Our Guests

In addition to beating David Feldman on Last Comic Standing Myq Kaplan is better educated and eats fewer dairy products than Mr. Feldman.

Myq Kaplan has appeared on the Tonight Show, the Late Show with David Letterman, Comedy Central Presents, Conan, and many other places that you might not care about. His CD, Vegan Mind Meld, was one of iTunes’ top ten best-selling comedy albums in 2010.

The Comedians magazine calls him “a comedy machine, in the best possible way. the way that some machines vend soda or prevent other machines from killing future revolutionaries – that’s how Myq Kaplan does comedy: relentlessly, methodically, unblinkingly.”

A Jewy-ish atheistic vegan who spells the name “Mike” weird (sorry or you’re welcome), Myq enjoys words, social justice, Netflix, and comic books. Also non-comic books, ping-pong, and being great with women. And grammar and run-on sentence fragments.

Also on the show the King Of TV Paul Goebel.

 

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Howie Klein

June 11, 2012 - Full Interviews With Our Guests, Journalists

Now a champion of progressive causes, Howie Klein spent his formative years as president of Reprise Records.

Originally Broadcast June 11, 2012. Howie Klein writes Down With Tyranny a progressive blog and is one of the founders of Act Blue a political action committee that supports progressive democratic candidates. On this program we discuss General Smedley Butler, The Business Plot, Progressive Causes, Drones, Habeas Corpus, Civil Liberties, and The Clash. Also a free wheeling conversation with Comedians Rick Overton, Kevin Rooney, Jeremy S. Kramer Eddie Pepitone and Frank Conniff.

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Alex Pareene

June 8, 2012 - Full Interviews With Our Guests, Journalists

Alex Pareene is a senior writer for Salon.

Originally Broadcast June 6, 2012. Everything you need to know about Mitt Romney with Senior Salon Writer Alex Pereene. Alex writes about politics for Salon and is the author of “The Rude Guide to Mitt.” Alex talks about writing for Gawker and Wonkette. Email him at [email protected] and follow him on Twitter @pareene.

Also on the show, Robert Weissman the president of Public Citizen, the people’s lobbyist. Mr. Weissman is an expert on economic, health care, trade and globalization, intellectual property and regulatory policy, and issues related to financial accountability and corporate responsibility. He has written extensively on corporate accountability, access to medicines, corporate influence over the political process, the World Trade Organization and regulation of the financial markets. He has worked to lower pharmacy prices for AIDS victims and others in the developing world. His top priorities include climate change, health care reform, financial regulation and campaign finance reform.

Plus sketches and more union songs from Robin Roberts.

 

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Public Citizen v. Citizens United

June 8, 2012 - Full Interviews With Our Guests


Originally Broadcast June 6, 2012. Robert Weissman is the president of Public Citizen, the people’s lobbyist. In this interview he talks about how we can rid American politics of money by getting rid of Citizens United. Mr. Weissman is an expert on economic, health care, trade and globalization, intellectual property and regulatory policy, and issues related to financial accountability and corporate responsibility. He has written extensively on corporate accountability, access to medicines, corporate influence over the political process, the World Trade Organization and regulation of the financial markets. He has worked to lower pharmacy prices for AIDS victims and others in the developing world. His top priorities include climate change, health care reform, financial regulation and campaign finance reform.

You can, and should, donate to keep Public Citizen working for you by clicking on this link.

Also on this show everything you need to know about Mitt Romney and Citizens United with Senior Salon Writer Alex Pereene and the President of Public Citizen Robert Weissman. Alex Pareene writes about politics for Salon and is the author of “The Rude Guide to Mitt.” Email him at [email protected] and follow him on Twitter @pareene.

Plus more union songs from Robin Roberts.

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Comic Ben Gleib

June 7, 2012 - Comedians, Full Interviews With Our Guests, Most Recent, Our Podcast

The very funny Ben Gleib tells us about touring with Dane Cook and how unattractive David Feldman is.

Originally broadcast June 7, 2012. Nerd Nerdlinger, The Pope’s Butler, White People and The Koch Brothers. Eddie Pepitone, Frank Conniff, Davis Weiss, Dylan Brody, Jeremy S. Kramer, Rick Overton, plus music from Will Ryan and Robin Roberts. Written by Jim Earl, David Weiss, Karen Simmons, Frank Conniff, Ben Gleib, Frank Conniff and Rick Overton.

 

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