Nicole Sandler’s daily fix of the latest news and fascinating guests with a healthy dose of snark and humor.
We end the week with the news of another mass shooting, this time at a community college in Oregon, leaving 9 victims and the shooter dead. Nicole speaks with Congressional candidate Joseline Peña-Melnyk, running for Donna Edwards’ seat. As Blue America is giving away a Steely Dan platinum award to a random donor to her…
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The 3rd fundraising quarter ended last night. The totals are in, and they’re staggering! Nicole discusses that and more with Driftglass and Howie Klein (who yesterday tweeted that a reliable source says Little Debbie is out, to be replaced by Jennifer Granholm!) Lots to discuss today.
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Nicole recaps yesterday’s House hearing on Planned Parenthood and the twisted lies that prompted it. Today’s guests are Deborah Newell Tornello (who has a few things to say about this, in addition to our regular “Oy FloriDUH” segment), and the always quotable Digby too!
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Today, Nicole Sandler calls Bullshit on Carly Fiorina’s lies about Planned Parenthood by joining in National Pink Out Day! GottaLaff joins in to dish on the rest of the news too. And journalist Steven Thrasher just spent a week at Burning Man and wondered why there weren’t more people of color there.
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Nicole Sandler returns to kick off a new week with Joel Silberman on crazy politics, Jonathan Tasini wrote a book about Bernie Sanders, the Pope tackles sexual abuse in the church, Boehner cries and lots more Monday madness…
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The US is still in the midst of Pope fever. Today, our regular Fri morning guest Julianna Forlano is instead in Central Park, hoping to get a Pontiff glimpse. That’s OK. Congressman and Senate candidate Alan Grayson will fill in! Plus, the other Joel Silberman. Really. And for Flashback Friday, we end the week by…
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It’s Pope-mania in the USA, but Congressional Republicans are revolting! Once again, Nicole discusses the intersection of religion and politics. Harvey J. Kaye and Howie Klein guest
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As fall replaces summer, crazy political season kicks into high gear. Nicole Sandler has the news. Plus The Silver Tour’s Robert Platshorn with the latest on the efforts to end prohibition and Joanne Bamberger, editor of “Love Her, Love Her Not: The Hillary Paradox” guest.
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Nicole talks with John Carroll, the journalist who challenged the new owner of a pharma company who raised the price on one drug almost 5000%. Plus the return of the Gliberal Goddesses (@GottaLaff, Amy Simon and Nicole Sandler) to talk about the rest of the news, including the end of Scott Walker’s presidential bid!
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Nicole Sandler looks into Disney’s practice of replacing American workers with cheaper foreign employees, abusing the H1B Visa to do so. Civil Rights Attorney James Otto guests in hour 2. It’s Monday, so Joel Silberman joins in to talk about the media and the 2016 horse race too.
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