Rick Overton & Howie Klein. Todd Glass talks about practical jokes, and why he doesn’t like tricking people. Sam Seder recalls growing up with Archer’s H. Jon Benjamin. Rick Overton talks about working on Veep. Howie Klein talks Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s secret that he’s gay. Shhhh. It’s a secret!
Howie Klein organized today’s congressional boycott of Donald Trump’s inauguration. He is founder and treasurer of Blue America Pac which raises millions for progressive candidates. He also writes the Down With Tyranny! blog.
On Inauguration Day we focus on eliminating the noise and keying in on who stands to benefit the most from Donald Trump’s rise to power. We remind listeners that as an agent of chaos, Trump will distract us while our treasury is looted and our planet is poisoned by incompetent errand boys working for the richest one percent.
Trump’s cabinet is a murderer’s row of murderers. On today’s show Howie and David name names and tell you who to keep a watchful eye on.
They remind us how to apply the brakes during what can only be described as a slow motion car crash. Howie and David get specific, and remind us what all Americans can do to take back control of our national destiny.
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DCCC Chairman Steve Israel, according to Howie Klein, is the worst DCCC Chair in modern history. We discuss his dismissal and what it means for the party.
Howie Klein knows best, he tells us how to vote in tomorrow’s primaries:
Kevin Allison (RISK, The State, Reno 911, Flight of the Concords) stops by to chat with David and Jerry Stahl. Also on the program: Down With Tyranny’s Howie Klein, a story from Dylan Brody, plus a song from Will Ryan, Jeremy Kramer and Hal Lublin.
Ralph Nader, Henriette Mantel and Howie Klein join us for an amazing thirty minutes. Ralph Nader’s new radio show premieres this week for Pacifica. Henriette Mantel starred as Alice in The Brady Bunch movies, and Howie Klein is the founder and treasurer of the Blue America PAC which raises money for progressive candidates around America.
The Essential Nader says, “Ralph Nader is one of America’s most effective social critics. Named by The Atlantic as one of the 100 most influential figures in American history, and by Time and Life magazines as one of the hundred most influential Americans of the twentieth century, his documented criticism of government and industry has had widespread effect on public awareness and bureaucratic power. He is the “U.S.’s toughest customer” says Time magazine. His inspiration and example have galvanized a whole population of consumer advocates, citizen activists, and public interest lawyers who in turn have established their own organizations throughout the country.”
Henriette’s new book is No Kidding. In No Kidding, comedy writer Henriette Mantel tackles the topic of actually not having kids. This fascinating collection features a star-studded group of contributors—including Margaret Cho, Wendy Liebman, Laurie Graff, and other accomplished, funny women—writing about why they opted out of motherhood. Whether their reasons have to do with courage, apathy, monetary considerations, health issues, or something else entirely, the essays featured in the pages of No Kidding honestly (and humorously) delve into the minds of women who have chosen what they would call a more sane path.
Hilarious, compelling, and inspiring, No Kidding reveals a perspective that has too long been hidden, shamed, and silenced—and celebrates an entire population of women who have decided that kids are just not right for them.
Howie Klein’s blog is Down With Tyranny.