Nicole Sandler’s daily fix of the latest news and fascinating guests with a healthy dose of snark and humor.
Howie Klein is a fascinating man. We first met some 30+ years ago. At the time, I was doing music radio in Los Angeles and Howie was President of Reprise Records. When he saw the writing on the wall ahead of the AOL/Time Warner merger in 2000, he took the payout and got out just…
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One sure-fire way to get me to return for a live show is to have Digby booked as the guest. I’ve been taking a few days to try to regain some sanity as I’ve been struggling with some demons lately. Still struggling, but happy to be here today to talk with Heather “Digby” Parton. She’s…
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I’m going to see Melissa Etheridge in concert tonight, so will not have a live show today. So I thought you should enjoy Melissa today too. So it’s a Flashback Friday. I’ll share three of the many interviews I’ve done with Melissa in the 35 (gasp) years since her first album was released in 1988.We…
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We have a euphemism in our house. Instead of announcing the need to take a shit, we merely say it’s time to Trump. Well, CNN Trumped itself last night. The so-called Town Hall which was, in reality, a Trump rally hosted live on CNN, was itself a Trump of massive proportions. But now you know…
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It’s a Monday with Elie Mystal! Given the overwhelming number of cases where justice has not been served in recent days, weeks and months, we’re past due for a visit with Elie Mystal, Justice Correspondent for The Nation and author of ALLOW ME TO RETORT: A BLACK GUY’S GUIDE TO THE CONSTITUTION. Thankfully, he joins…
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Freedom of the Press is such an important pillar of a democracy that it’s enshrined in the First Amendment of the US Constitution. Here in the so-called land of the free, we pride ourselves on our freedoms. So would it surprise you to learn that the US came in at a barely respectable 45th place…
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As we lurch ever closer to X-Date – the day when the US government can no longer use extraordinary measures with our money to avoid hitting the ridiculous debt ceiling now appears to be coming on June 1 — neither side is budging. It’s been a few years since we’ve dealt with this unnecessary crisis,…
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Responding to the recent revelations about serious ethical breaches at the US Supreme Court, the Senate Judiciary Committee this morning held a hearing on Supreme Court ethics… or the lack thereof.It was another frustrating journey through Opposite World. Instead of yelling at the TV, I invited Lisa Graves to join us today to weigh in…
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It’s a new week and a new month, so I figured it was time for a reset. There are so many investigations of and political perils swirling around the former guy (who also inexplicably happens to be the frontrunner for the Republican nomination for president), so today we’ll check in with lawyer and author Teri…
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Howie Klein’s been out for a couple of weeks, but he’s back today, no doubt with stories to tell. And plenty happened here while he was gone. We’ll also get a quick visit from Lucas Kunce, running to unseat Josh Hawley in the US Senate from MO.
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