Nicole Sandler’s daily fix of the latest news and fascinating guests with a healthy dose of snark and humor.
Friday has finally arrived. These three day weeks are tough, but they too eventually come to an end. And to put the period at the end of this week’s sentence, we welcome the loquacious and always insightful (and sometimes inciteful) OG member of the progressive blogosphere, DRIFTGLASS back to the show. To find out what’s…
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Almost every Thursday for the past dozen years or more (more), Howie Klein and I have spoken about what ever is on our minds. Yes, it’s usually politics, and that’s what we’ll talk about today. The conversation could go any number of ways, so I’ll just say tune in and join in the discussion!
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It’s difficult to come back from a four-day weekend. That’s compounded when you do a news-based show but took the weekend off from all news-related information. Seriously, that’s what I did, and it felt great. But I got to work last night catching up on all the things I wanted to ask Marcy Wheeler about…
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So the court ended this term with a bang that blasted us back to the Middle Ages. My favorite legal expert Lisa Graves returns today to help us understand exactly what happened and what freedoms of ours are at stake next.What a way to start the 4th of July holiday weekend, huh? Is there much…
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We expected it, but that doesn’t make the fact that the Extreme Court today basically killed off Affirmative Action in college admissions, with ramifications that likely go even further. This term of the court officially ends tomorrow, while there are still 5 decisions left. Lisa Graves returns to the show tomorrow to help us try…
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Lisa Graves, former Deputy Assistant Attorney General under both Bill Clinton/Janet Reno and George W Bush/John Ashcroft and a veteran of a few other similarly impressive high level legal positions, joins us regularly to help us understand issues related to the DOJ, Supreme Court and other matters pertaining to the law. She’s here today to…
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We hit the jackpot today. Not only is Laffy here, but the Supreme Court dropped a couple of decisions today including doing the right thing on redistricting! Be still my beating heart… But never fear, there are still eight or so cases left, meaning eight ways the magat majority on the extreme court can still…
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Welcome to a new week. I am back today, with lots to talk about.SCOTUS term has 10 cases left to decide, I’ll run ’em down. Probably talk a bit about the travesty that is Bobby Kennedy Jr. and anti-vaxxers and science deniers.And more. Phone lines are open too. Should be interesting as all the Bill…
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It’s an encore presentation of our Juneteenth show from last year, but it was an important one. We Need to Talk About it!
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It is finally Friday. There’s a slew o’ news, as usual, and I’ll run down a bunch of it.We’ll also visit with Cody Cassidy, author of the new book, HOW TO SURVIVE HISTORY: HOW TO OUTRUN A TYRANNOSAURUS, ESCAPE POMPEII, GET OFF THE TITANIC, AND SURVIVE THE REST OF HISTORY’S DEADLIEST CATASTROPHES.We’ll find out if…
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