Chris Kelly and Steve Skrovan. Chris writes for HBO’s Real Time With Bill Maher and is the author of Downton Tabby. Steve Skrovan is the host of the new Ralph Nader Show. Also Paul Dooley, Kevin Rooney, Mark Thompson, Jeremy S. Kramer, Janie Haddad Tompkins and Hal Lublin. Written by Frank Conniff, Guy Nicolucci, David Weiss and David Feldman.
Goodbye Oscars, hello Emmys. What’s on TV? So much to watch. Comics Jeff Ross, Eddie Pepitone, Janie Haddad Tompkins, Jeremy S. Kramer, Tony Hinchcliffe, Benji Aflalo plus Will Ryan & The Cactus County Cowboys. Written by David Weiss, Guy Nicolucci, Hal Lublin and David Feldman, Please subscribe to this show for free on iTunes and Stitcher.
Does writing for television really count as writing? Emmy Award Winning Comedy Writer Guy Nicolucci joins Emmy Award Losing Comedy Writer Jon Hotchkiss. Guy Nicoluicci also teaches comedy writing at N.Y.U. Please subscribe to our show for free on iTunes and Stitcher.
Mexico’s Drug Lord El Chapo was captured on Saturday, so the D.E.A.’s Sean Dunagan joins us. Before joining L.E.A.P. Sean was the D.E.A.’s senior intelligence research specialist in Mexico. Eventually his family had to be evacuated from the country as a result of cartel violence while he was stationed there. Sean says, “Chapo Guzmán is a ruthlessly violent criminal, and the Mexican authorities who brought him to justice should be commended. Unfortunately, in the big picture, his arrest will do nothing to keep drugs off of our streets or reduce the level of prohibition-related violence in Mexico, Chicago, or anywhere else. As long as we continue the failed strategy of prohibition, violence and corruption will be hallmarks of the drug trade.” Sean joined LEAP after he realized the war on drugs was only making things worse. A fascinating interview that will make it easier to understand the role America plays in the Mexican drug war.
Also film critic Michael Snyder.
Laura House, Comic Brian Scolaro and Storyteller Dylan Brody. Please subscribe to our show for free on iTunes and Stitcher.
We start today’s show with the premise that humans are basically horrible. This leads us into Uganda’s new Kill The Gays law, Evangelicals and Kiev. After David defends America Eddie Pepitone gets upset when he realizes David will say anything, take any position to keep the show moving. Comedy Writer Steve Skrovan also joins us, plus Jimmy Lee Wirt features more gifts over at Shop War On Christmas. Please subscribe to this show for free on iTunes and Stitcher.