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1944, Dewey vs. Roosevelt: The Last Stand
American Elections: Wicked Game - June 18, 2024 07:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsAs World War II rages on, FDR is in the political fight of his life against a young political newcomer, Republican Thomas Dewey. Riding the wave of Republican gains in the 1942 midterms, the youthful, fresh-faced Dewey attacks the tired old man in the White House by promising to bring about a swi...
Congressman (and Candidate) Bowman's Stance on the Israel-Hamas War
Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast - June 17, 2024 18:19 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 455 ratingsThe Israel-Hamas War is a New York Democratic Primary issue. On today's show: Congressman (and Candidate) Jamaal Bowman (D-NY16) discusses his stance.
Meltdown Expected: Crisis, Disorder, & Upheaval at the End of the 1970's
Revolutionary Left Radio - June 17, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsAaron J. Leonard returns to the show to discuss his newest book "Meltdown Expected: Crisis, Disorder, and Upheaval at the End of the 1970s". The final years of the 1970's were a moment of crisis and transition for the United States, both at home and abroad. Today, in 2024, we are also in a momen...
Episode 285 George H. W. Bush The Sweep of History (Part 26) On the Verge of War (Season 12 Finale)
George H.W. Bush 1990 - 1991 The Sweep of History - June 17, 2024 09:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsSend us a Text Message. The season finale, the Gulf War is on the eve of beginning. Here we listen in as the world gets ready for War. You will hear President George H. W. Bush as he agonizes over the start and you will hear the nation of Israel, and Iraq, and Kuwait as they all brace for wha...
Introducing A Field Guide to Gay Animals
COMMONS - June 15, 2024 16:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★ - 69 ratingsToday we’re sharing an episode of the newest show on the network, A Field Guide to Gay Animals. A Field Guide to Gay Animals explores sexuality, gender, and joy in the animal world. Animal enthusiasts Owen Ever and Laine Kaplan-Levenson take us on a quest to see beyond the natural world as we k...
Episode 145-Hunter Convicted, Europe Makes a Right Turn
Annette on America - June 15, 2024 13:47 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHunter was actually convicted of gun crimes. Europe goes right. Will the US follow?
How the G7 Summit is the "Hottest Club" for World Leaders
Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast - June 14, 2024 19:16 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 455 ratingsWorld leaders of the G7 are flocking to Italy for the annual G7 Summit, and so are world leaders from everywhere else. On today's show: Susan Glasser, staff writer at The New Yorker, where she writes a column on life in Biden's Washington and co-anchors a weekly roundtable discussion on "The ...
A Presidential Polling Update, And SCOTUS's Mifepristone Decision
Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast - June 13, 2024 18:11 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 455 ratingsDuring today's live show, news broke that the Supreme Court upheld the FDA's approval of mifepristone, a medical abortion drug. On Today's Show: Listeners reflect on the news, and Aaron Blake, senior political reporter and author of "The Campaign Moment" newsletter for The Washington Post, shar...
Modern China pt. 4: The Deng Reform Period to Today w/ Ken Hammond
Revolutionary Left Radio - June 13, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsIn our final installment of our Modern China series, we conclude with this important, and inevitably controversial discussion of the Deng Reforms and the Reform Period! Very important that no matter your ideological tendencies, you come into this episode with an open mind, because there will b...
Episode 284 George H. W. Bush The Sweep of History (Part 25) The 16 Senators Debate...
George H.W. Bush 1990 - 1991 The Sweep of History - June 13, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsSend us a Text Message. In this episode we will let you listen in to 16 of the most prominent senators in American History in the post World War 2 era. Several are among the longest serving Senators in history. They are all among the great orators of the time. This set of Senators are here in t...
The Israel/Hamas War As A NY Democratic Primary Issue
Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast - June 12, 2024 18:24 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 455 ratingsThe conflict Gaza has created divisions within the Democratic party over human rights, and support for Israel. On Today's Show: George Latimer, Westchester County Executive challenging U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D, NY 16) in the New York State's June 25th primary, talks about his primary campaign...
The Poles Have Spoken [Rebroadcast]
Democracy in Danger - June 12, 2024 12:00 - 27 minutesWith EU election results in, it looks like the forces of extreme nationalism will pull the continent’s politics rightward. But in Poland, the center has held after voters booted the far-right Law and Justice Party from power last fall. This week, we revisit our take on that election in Poland and...
WORK 13 - Flying Under the Radar
COMMONS - June 12, 2024 09:36 - 38 minutes ★★★★ - 69 ratingsMandalena Lewis is one of far too many flight attendants who have been harassed or assaulted on the job. And her story is just one example of a culture of sexism and abuse that she alleges pervades the airline industry. But it’s not just airlines. So many workers, especially in female-dominated...
George Packer on Phoenix as a Bellweather For Us All
Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast - June 11, 2024 17:38 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 455 ratingsWhat makes a particular city in Arizona a good indicator of the future of both American democracy, as well as the climate crisis? On Today's Show: George Packer, staff writer at The Atlantic and the author Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021), reports ...
1940, Willkie vs. Roosevelt: Storm on the Horizon
American Elections: Wicked Game - June 11, 2024 07:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsAgainst the backdrop of World War II, FDR’s position of neutrality is threatened as he seeks to become the first president to serve three terms in office. To win the White House in the 1940 contest, FDR must get the best of business tycoon Wendell Willkie, a former Democrat and an affable politic...
Defending the Influx of Migrants
Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast - June 10, 2024 19:56 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 455 ratingsLast week, President Biden issued an executive order that prevents migrants from seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border when crossings surge. On today's show: Murad Awawdeh, president and CEO of the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), explains his opposition to the executive order and argu...
My Struggle with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Revolutionary Left Radio - June 10, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsBreht opens up about his lifelong struggle with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in the hopes that it might help others. He discusses developing contamination OCD as a child after a traumatic event, reflects on how his OCD has morphed over the years and taken on different forms, and offers words of...
Episode 283 George H. W. Bush The Sweep of History (Part 24) The Senate Debate Begins
George H.W. Bush 1990 - 1991 The Sweep of History - June 10, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsSend us a Text Message. As the nation moves closer to war with Iraq, the Congress begins to deliberate whether they will support the Bush Administration's policy. In this episode we will listen in as the news covers the events going on in the Gulf and in Congress, we will hear from a group of...
Tracie McMillan on Her Life’s “White Bonus”
Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast - June 07, 2024 19:04 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 455 ratingsA new book explores attempts to put a price on whiteness, based on explorations of generational wealth and experience. On Today's Show: Tracie McMillan, journalist, former managing editor of City Limits and the author of The White Bonus: Five Families and the Cash Value of Racism in America (Mc...
On D-Day, Europe is Freaking Out About a Second Trump Term
Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast - June 06, 2024 16:33 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 455 ratingsEuropean officials are reportedly convinced that former president Trump Trump is going to win the election in November. On Today's Show: McKay Coppins, staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of Romney: A Reckoning (Simon & Schuster, 2023), shares his reporting, and why some foreign leaders...
Episode 282 George H. W. Bush The Sweep of History (Part 23) Geneva
George H.W. Bush 1990 - 1991 The Sweep of History - June 06, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsSend us a Text Message. In this episode we will hear for Secretary of State James Baker in an interview with FOX News Anchor Sean Hannity discuss the lead up to the Gulf War start. We will also hear the news coverage of those waning days before the war broke out in the Gulf. We will revisit t...
Biden's Political Calculations On The Border, Cease Fire And More
Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast - June 05, 2024 18:14 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 455 ratingsPresident Biden's executive action on the southern border, his son's trial and the latest on the role of the U.S. in cease fire negotiations between Israel and Hamas. On Today's Show: Jonathan Lemire, host of “Way Too Early" on MSNBC, Politico White House bureau chief, and the author of The Big...
Student Encampments for Palestine: An Interview with Student Organizers
Revolutionary Left Radio - June 05, 2024 14:11 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsStudents and organizers Cheli and Phia join Alyson and Breht to discuss their different experiences on the front lines of student encampments at Cal State LA and the University of Oregon. Together, they discuss the reasons for their protests, share the differing reactions from university adminis...
S8 E9. Springing Back
Democracy in Danger - June 05, 2024 12:00 - 33 minutesNearly 80 years ago, Juan José Arévalo took office as Guatemala’s first democratically elected head of state. Only a decade later, the CIA engineered his successor’s ouster — and the end of the Guatemalan revolution. A vicious civil war ensued over the rest of the century, killing as many as 200,...
WORK 12 - The Crucible of Confinement
COMMONS - June 05, 2024 09:36 - 35 minutes ★★★★ - 69 ratingsIn 2006, Zakaria Amara was arrested and imprisoned for planning what could have been one of the deadliest terror attacks in Canadian history. A ringleader of the so-called “Toronto 18,” he’s one of the most infamous Canadian convicts of the last few decades. This conversation is the first time...
Why China Is Winning the EV Race
Asia Matters Podcast - June 05, 2024 09:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThe extraordinary rise of China’s electric vehicle market is one of the most remarkable business stories of our times. In just over a decade, the country has come to account for over half of global EV sales, and is now home to some of the world’s biggest EV makers. One of them, BYD, recently o...
Progressives Aim to Expand Rights Through States
Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast - June 04, 2024 19:10 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 455 ratingsAfter Dobbs and other Supreme Court decisions that restrict certain rights at the federal level, are there strategies for progressives to codify those rights at the state level? On Today's Show: Eyal Press, contributing writer at The New Yorker and the author of Dirty Work: Essential Jobs and t...
1936, Landon vs. Roosevelt: New Deal on Trial
American Elections: Wicked Game - June 04, 2024 07:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsAs FDR pushes his progressive agenda, Republicans turn to a progressive candidate of their own: Kansas Governor Al Landon. Landon and the Republicans fight to make the election a referendum on fiscal responsibility, while FDR defends his New Deal against a slew of opponents, including the infamou...
Trump v. Biden: Trials & TikTok
Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast - June 03, 2024 18:38 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 455 ratingsBoth parties try to maximize the political advantage of Donald Trump's guilty verdicts in the Manhattan trial, as jury selection starts in the Hunter Biden case in federal court. On Today's Show: Jill Colvin, national political reporter for the Associated Press, talks about the political i...
Episode 144-Trump Trial Clown Show
Annette on America - June 02, 2024 01:31 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsTrump's trial was a clown show. DEI is ruining health care.
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