Nicole Sandler’s daily fix of the latest news and fascinating guests with a healthy dose of snark and humor.
It’s Thursday, the day of the week that Howie Klein joins in. Howie was president of Reprise Records when I first met him, probably 25-30 years ago in LA. So our discussions often veer off into the music world. Just some context there. Since leaving Reprise and Warner Bros, Howie’s been ensconced in progressive politics….
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Do you remember the term “tough love”? It was a behavior modification approach to troubled teens popularized in the last century. Sort of a last resort for kids that just don’t learn from their mistakes and keep getting into the same kinds of trouble repeatedly. Well, today on the show, I speak with Ed Burmila,…
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Last week, my husband sent me an opinion piece from the Washington Post headlined “I don’t want your god in charge of my health care,” knowing it would strike a chord with me. So I reached out to the author, Kate Cohen, and invited her on the show. Today’s the day. So we’ll talk about…
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Welcome to the first Monday in October. As happens every year on this day, the Supreme Court began a new session. For the first time in history, a Black woman is sitting on the bench as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Ketanji Brown Jackson making her debut today, asking more questions than Clarence…
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There is no such thing as a slow news day any more. With so much happening, we’ll just hone in on two stories today. And they both deal with disaster, though of different varieties. Hurricane Ian – huge disaster. Here in Florida, where I live, the damage and despair is everywhere, even in the safe…
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