Comedian Myq Kaplan has a masters in linguistics and actually knows something about Noam Chomsky.
“When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross.” — Sinclair Lewis
Originally broadcast June 11, 2012. General Smedley Butler, The Business Plot, Progressive Causes, Drones, Habeas Corpus, Civil Liberties, and The Clash are covered in this free wheeling discussion featuring Record Producer and Political Activist Howie Klein and Comedians Rick Overton, Kevin Rooney, Jeremy S. Kramer Eddie Pepitone and Frank Conniff.
We’re back with brand new episodes next week!
Originally broadcast June 8, 2012. Andrea Martin, Laraine Newman, Laura Kightlinger, Janie Haddad Tompkins, Melissa Villasenor, Paul Dooley, Rick Overton, Eddie Pepitone, Frank Conniff, Chris Pina, Mark Thompson, Mike MacRae, and Jeremy S. Kramer. Written by Andrea Martin, Steve Rosenfield, Frank Conniff, Ben Zelevansky, Frank Conniff, Chris Pina and Bill Dixon.
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.
Originally Broadcast June 6, 2012. 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.
Robert Weissman is 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 more union songs from Robin Roberts.
Originally Broadcast June 5, 2012. Howie Klein is the founder and treasurer of Act Blue the Political Action Committee that supports progressive causes. He also writes daily for Down With Tyranny and is a frequent contributor to Crooks And Liars. Howie is perhaps best known for his role as President of Reprise Records from 1989 to 2001. He is also an adjunct professor of music at McGill University in Montreal, where he sometimes lectures. Along with Kevin Rooney and Rick Overton. Portions of today’s program were written by Ben Zelevansky.