Patrick Burns of Taxpayers Against Fraud talks to Ralph about too big to fail corporations and who really is ripping off the government; and Doug Hughes, the postal worker who flew a gyrocopter onto the US Capitol lawn to protest money in politics, drops by to give us the latest on his campaign and trial.
David checks in with his friend Eddie Pepitone and they reflect on the time Eckhart Tolle cut Eddie off in a car on the 101, the time Eddie spilled scalding coffee on his Aunt Edith, banning Sicilian/Jewish marriages and then Eddie gives a ringing endorsement of our new “sponsor”, Maid B Gone. Then Comedian Liam McEneaney stops by. Also, from Think Progress LGBT Zack Ford on the Supreme Court legalizing gay marriage, from the Comic’s Comic, Sean L. McCarthy, Movie Critic Michael Snyder and finally President Obama’s stellar record on the environment with John Walke from the Natural Resources Defense Council.
The eminent and effervescent Janeane Garofalo joins David Feldman and regular Scott Rogowsky in studio. She discusses prophesying the outcome of the Iraq War, being at the forefront of “alt” comedy, how to curate a stand-up room, letting go of trying to please the gatekeepers, Marc Maron, bombing in front of people you know, sobriety, Abbie Hoffman, Ralph Nader, the fixed Bush elections, the unrestricted id of the right, the damage done by cultural criminals, soup and much more!
Obamacare, Same Sex Marriage, The Transpacific Trade Partnership, The Confederate Flag, The Pope’s Position on Manmade Climate Change, Magna Carta’s Birthday, and documentaries to catch with Ralph Nader, Will Durst, Jimmy Lee Wirt, Professor Tom Ginsburg, Michael Snyder and Megan Barth.
Matt Goldich writes for Late Night with Seth Meyers. He has also been a staff writer for the Late Show with David Letterman, the Jeselnik Offensive, Ellen, and VH1’s Best Week Ever. Matt has won two Daytime Emmy Awards. He’s is a stand-up comedian who has appeared on the Late Late Show and Comedy Central’s Premium Blend. David offers up some sage advice on parenting attempting to establish dominance over a comedy writer he’s obviously threatened by. Joining David and Matt is sidekick Liam McEneaney. The conversation touches on Matt’s time working as an NBC page during 9/11, public shaming, punching up (not down) in comedy, to-do lists and the joke writing process.
Ralph talks to farm activist, Fred Stokes, about how corporate factory farms are abusing family farmers and damaging the quality of our food system; and long time colleague of Ralph’s, Joan Claybrook, calls in to give us the latest on the fight to prevent enormous dangerous trucks from plowing down our highways. Plus, Ralph answers more of your Facebook questions.