Nicole Sandler’s daily fix of the latest news and fascinating guests with a healthy dose of snark and humor.
Five years ago this week my world turned upside down. It was a dark time, as Donald Trump’s campaign -for the first time- looked more serious than the bad joke it should have been. While contemplating the possibility of the orange conman as our next president, I got some devastating news. I’ll share that with…
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It is Thursday, so Howie Klein is here. When we first met, probably 25 years ago, Howie was president of Reprise Records. One of his artists was Eric Clapton, who’s quoted in today’s news: “I wish to say that I will not perform on any stage where there is a discriminated audience present. Unless there…
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Nancy Pelosi today rejected two of Kevin McCarthy’s pics for the Select Committee on Jan 6, so McCarthy accused her of playing partisan politics and said none of his members would participate. That’s the grown up version of taking ones toys and going home, I guess. In the senate, the Republicans are doing their best…
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Laffy’s back with us every other Tuesday, for now. This is her week, and we’ve got lots to talk about, including the billionaires big dick contest.
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Congress is back with a lot on their plates before they leave again for the month of August. The first Jan 6 insurrectionist was sentenced. It’s Infrastructure Summer with votes set for Wednesday. You get the idea. With so much going on, there’s no one I’d rather speak with than David Dayen, executive editor of…
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