District 34 Podcast
166 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsHosted by Tina-Desiree Berg, MA in Philosophy. The District 34 Podcast builds on the idea that local action creates national results. From the inside of the Democratic party to the forces pushing it left, the 34th Congressional District of California has developed into a hot bed of advocacy and an incubator of new political voices. We tell the stories of activists on the ground. This is the podcast for those looking to get inspired, get involved, and get informed about progressive politics. It could get messy in here. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district34/support
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Echo Park Rising- Where are they now?
May 29, 2021 22:54 - 1 hour - 88.1 MBOn March 25th, Mitch O'Farrell sent police in riot gear toting less-lethals to Echo Park Lake to clear the homeless encampment. This week the park re-opened and the displaced unhoused returned for a press conference. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district34/support
The Anti-Masker Movement and Public Health
May 19, 2021 21:45 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MBI spoke with public health expert, Dr. Blaine Pope, on the anti masker movement that has risen from the remnants of the Trump years in Los Angeles. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district34/support
May Day
May 07, 2021 23:28 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MBMay Day is a historic celebration of workers and workers rights. In this weeks episode we look at two ongoing workers rights issues- One at Kroger Grocery stores, and another at Amazon. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district34/support
Brook Hines on Troll Farms, Think Tanks and Buying Influence
April 27, 2021 21:35 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBTina-Desiree Berg interviews Brook Hines on her recent research into how fake sock puppet accounts work with organizations and individuals to sway public opinion. You can follow Brook here --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district34/support
Crazy for Hrezi- Meet Muad Hrezi, Congressional Primary Candidate in Connecticut
April 06, 2021 16:15 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBMuad Hrezi is running for election to the U.S. House to represent CD 1 in Connecticut, for the Democratic primary in 2022. He is an educator, track coach, and former US Senate staffer for Chris Murphy. We discuss his Libyan background, foreign policy, and his other ideas and policy positions. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district34/support
Intersectional Imperialism with Alex Rubinstein
March 29, 2021 23:14 - 1 hour - 58.8 MBAlex Rubinstein is an independent journalist who has shared live coverage of social movements in the United States including Black Lives Matter, Standing Rock, Charlottesville, the inauguration protests against Pres. Trump, and from inside the besieged Venezuelan Embassy in Washington, DC. He currently lives in Mexico City. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district34/support
Interview with CD 42 Candidate Liam O'Mara
March 22, 2021 00:39 - 1 hour - 94.1 MBLiam O'Mara is running for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 42nd Congressional District. Liam earned a bachelor's degree from Chapman University in 2006 and master's and Ph.D. degrees from the Univerity of California, Irvine, in 2008 and 2017, respectively. His career experience includes working as a historian, cook, information technology support, and longshore worker. We discuss Force The Vote, Medicare For All, Democratic Socialism and workers' rights. --- Send in ...
Kamala Harris Has a History of Passing the Buck on Police Killings with Walker Bragman
March 19, 2021 22:19 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBWalker Bragman is a journalist and JD whose work has been featured in Paste Magazine, the Intercept, HuffPost, the Independent, Salon, Truthout, and the Hill. He discusses he latest piece in Jacobin on how Kamala Harris failed to investigate bad police shootings in Anaheim when she was AG in California. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district34/support
The ICC, Palestine and Israel with Dr. James Zogby
March 15, 2021 22:21 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBDr. Zogby is the founder and president of the Arab American Institute, a Washington, D.C.–based organization that serves as a political and policy research arm of the Arab-American community. He is also a Fellow at the Sanders Institute. We discuss the current situation with the ICC and Palestine and what role the Biden administration will play in it. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district34/support
DSA and Left Caucus Sweep the Nevada Democratic Party Leadership Elections with Dan Rolle
March 11, 2021 00:26 - 1 hour - 107 MBA coalition of progressive candidates backed by the local chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America took over the leadership of the Nevada Democratic Party on March 6 and swept all five party leadership positions in a contested election. Judith Whitmer was elected chair. The establishment had moved $450,000 out of the party's coffers and into the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee’s account. The DSCC plans to use the money toward the 2022 reelection bid of Sen. Catherine Cortez M...
Interview with Colin Kalmbacher, Editor at Law and Crime News
March 06, 2021 22:27 - 46 minutes - 63.9 MBColin Kalmbacher is an attorney and writer. He received his J.D. from Texas A&M School of Law and his LL.M. in International Law and Intellectual Property from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in Manhattan. He is an editor at legal news and analysis site Law & Crime News. We discuss recent events. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district34/support
Interview with Kitty Stryker on Leftist Movements and Journalism
March 03, 2021 20:55 - 1 hour - 87.9 MBInterview with Kitty Stryker, published author whose work has appeared in Teen Vogue, Vice, Cosmopolitan and others- identifies as an anarchist activist, queer femme, Juggalo ethnographer and leftist doomsday prepper located in the San Francisco Bay Area --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district34/support
Interview with Awkword- Rapper and Activist
March 03, 2021 20:54 - 1 hour - 78.5 MBLabeled “Antifa militant” by Andy Ngo and “quite profound” by Chuck D of Public Enemy, AWKWORD has fought for justice and equality through protest song, political organizing, digital strategy and street journalism for nearly a quarter century. He is a co-founder of TEN DEMANDS, co-creator of Ten For Justice: The Road to Abolition, and founding member of Our United Left. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district34/sup...
Interview with Jailed BLM Activist Tatiana Turner
March 03, 2021 20:53 - 37 minutes - 34 MBTatiana Turner is currently i jail because she is unable to make an exorbitant one million dollar bail. Turner is a BLM activist that attended a rally in Yorba Linda last September. Trump supporters showed up in numbers that day and were quite hostile. At one point they surrounded Turners car and she called 911. She received no assistance so tried to drive away in a panic hitting a man and a woman. Trump supporters smashed the back the window of her car- prompting her to panic further. She ...
Interview with BLM Activist Tatiana Turner
February 16, 2021 22:11 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBTatiana Turner is currently i jail because she is unable to make an exorbitant one million dollar bail. Turner is a BLM activist that attended a rally in Yorba Linda last September. Trump supporters showed up in numbers that day and were quite hostile. At one point they surrounded Turners car and she called 911. She received no assistance so tried to drive away in a panic hitting a man and a woman. Trump supporters smashed the back the window of her car- prompting her to panic further. She ...
Interview with BLM Activist Tatiana Turner
February 16, 2021 22:11 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBTatiana Turner is currently i jail because she is unable to make an exorbitant one million dollar bail. Turner is a BLM activist that attended a rally in Yorba Linda last September. Trump supporters showed up in numbers that day and were quite hostile. At one point they surrounded Turners car and she called 911. She received no assistance so tried to drive away in a panic hitting a man and a woman. Trump supporters smashed the back the window of her car- prompting her to panic further. She ...
Interview with General Jeff, the "Mayor of Skid Row"
February 05, 2021 18:31 - 1 hour - 70.7 MBWe spoke with activist General Jeff on the issues currently surrounding the unhoused in Los Angeles and recent events in Skid Row. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district34/support
Interview with Ken Mejia, Candidate for LA City Controller
January 25, 2021 12:15 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBKen is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and housing justice activist, born and raised in LA, who has expertise as an auditor. He wants to focus on auditing the city’s finances in order to determine departmental effectiveness and identify wasteful spending that can be reallocated to other critical areas. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district34/support
Interview with Rebecca Brown, legal fellow at Courtwatch Los Angeles
January 20, 2021 23:03 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBSean Carmitchel's interview with Rebecca Brown of Courtwatch Los Angeles. Courtwatch is a volunteer court observation organization working to keep the criminal system transparent & accountable. Send tips & inquiries: [email protected] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district34/support
"It's Really Hell On Earth In The Hospitals Right Now" An Interview w/ Tracy Lazaro, RN, MSN, RND-C
January 01, 2021 20:57 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MBTracy is not only a nurse, but also is the Director of PPE Now LA- an organization dedicated to providing front-line healthcare workers, protestors and the unhoused with both hygiene and protective equipment during the Pandemic. Los Angeles has been experiencing record numbers of both cases and deaths, with intense lockdowns being instituted throughout the County as well as the state of California at large. Sean Beckner-Carmitchel discusses her role with PPE Now LA as well as the intensely di...
Adrian Riskin of Michael Kohlhaas Org Discusses his FOIA Dumps
December 30, 2020 02:54 - 18 minutes - 17.4 MBAdrian Riskin of Michael Kohlhaas Org joins us to discuss his FOIA dumps on Los Angeles politicians and law enforcement. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district34/support
Meet Eman Padilla- Arrested and Charged at a Protest Recently Released by Gascon
December 20, 2020 23:10 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBThis week in the studio, Sean Beckner-Carmitchel joins Tina-Desiree Berg. Eman Padilla was arrested not far from a protest outside Sheriff Alex Villanueva's home in Los Angeles County on November 18, 2020. At that time, he was told there was a warrant for his arrest and charged with Attempted Train Derailment- a charge that holds a maximum of life imprisonment. He was also informed that it was related to his allegedly leaving a temporary barrier- which LASD brings out with regularity and uses...
MMT, China and Fiat Currency- Part Two with Dr. Asatar Bair
December 03, 2020 00:31 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBIn part two of the discussion we discuss China, Keynesian theory and MMT. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district34/support
Marxist Economics with Dr Asatar Bair Part One
November 19, 2020 18:28 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBDr Asatar Blair studied political economy under Dr Richard Wolff. He currently teaches at Riverside City College. He is also the author of Prison Labor in the United States: An Economic Analysis. Join us in conversation on political economy from a Marxist point of View. This is part one of a two part series. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district34/support
Inside the Anti-Fascist Movement
November 05, 2020 21:13 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBI spoke with local anti-fascist activist Erik Boyd about his recent experiences and why he has taken up the cause of fighting white supremacy. As a local of the Sunland-Tujana area in Los Angeles, he grew up in an area with neo-nazis and some Peckerwoods. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district34/support
Interview with Paula Jean Swearengin- Senate Candidate, West Virginia
October 13, 2020 21:28 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBPaula Jean is coal miner’s daughter and fierce advocate for environmental justice. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district34/support
Prop 22 and 15 with Konstantine Anthony- Candidate Burbank City Council
October 11, 2020 17:59 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBI spoke with Konstantine Anthony on two important California state propositions facing voters in November. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district34/support
Interview with David Kim, Challenging Jimmy Gomez From the Left in CD 34
September 04, 2020 20:18 - 1 hour - 60 MBDavid Kim is an immigration attorney, community organizer, and current neighborhood council board member. He has been endorsed by Andrew Yang and Marianne Williamson. We discuss the current issues facing LA and solutions like UBI and Medicare for All. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district34/support
BONUS: Full Audio of PDA Plenary Session at DNC 2020
August 22, 2020 20:57 - 2 hours - 121 MBBuilding the Progressive Movement into a Winning Movement Host/Moderator – Alan Minsky, PDA Panelist – Susie Shannon, DNC Poverty Council; Michael Lighty, Bill Fletcher Jr, Senator Nina Turner, Jesse Jackson with John Nichols introduced by Steve Cobble, Thom Hartmann, Radio Host, Congressional Candidate Alex Morse MA-1, Congressional Candidate Kara Eastman NE-2, statement from Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson TX-30, Rep. Jamie Raskin MD-8 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information....
BONUS: Full Audio of the PDA Economy and Labor Panel at DNC 2020
August 22, 2020 20:53 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBPanelists – Rep. Grijalva, AZ-3, Prof. Stephanie Kelton, Prof. William Darity, Jr., Joseph Geevarghese Our Revolution, Clem Balanoff Transit Workers Union, Carl Rosen Electrical Workers, Susie Shannon, DNC Poverty Council, Rep. Judy Chu CA-27 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district34/support
Meet Dan Whitfield, Running Against Tom Cotton in Arkansas
August 20, 2020 16:30 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBDan is an independent running to unseat Tom Cotton facing legal challenges to his run. His brand of politics is left leaning and working class centered. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district34/support
Interview with DNC Rules Committee Member Shana East
August 13, 2020 21:42 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBShana East introduced an amendment to the Democratic Party Charter, entitled "Expanding Democracy by Increasing Voter Participation" detailing just some of the issues that took place during the 2020 Iowa Caucuses, where she served as a Precinct Captain for the Bernie Sanders campaign. She, and others, were on a call the night before the meeting with Jeff Weaver, in which he asked them to drop their amendments since they had made a deal with the Biden campaign. She dropped two- and kept this o...
Interview with Portland Protestor Arrested by Federal DHS Agents
August 02, 2020 22:48 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBThis protestor was picked up by DHS agents in Portland Oregon- although he did nothing illegal. He was held for many hours without being questioned and booked on two misdemeanor charges. His story is a compelling account of how Trump's Federal agents are looking to intimidate protestors who are simply excercising their first amendment rights. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: ...
Lynching Incident in the Echo Park Neighborhood Council With Council Member Lauren Buisson
July 17, 2020 18:00 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MBRecently a member of the Echo Park Neighborhood Council lynched a statue on his front porch upsetting both stakeholders and neighbors. He called it art and played the victim. I discuss this and other issues with this historic neighborhood adjacent to downtown Los Angeles with neighborhood council member Lauren Buisson. . See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dist...
Meet Liam O'Mara, Running for Congress in District 42
July 10, 2020 20:30 - 1 hour - 67.6 MBLiam grew up in a working class union family. Liam earned a Ph.D. from UC Irvine in history and is using his experience as a college professor to change the direction in Washington and put Congress back to work for the American people. Learn more about Liam. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district34/support
Meet Georgia Davenport, Founder of Whole Washington and Congressional Candidate
July 08, 2020 22:42 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MBGeorgia Davenport is the founder of Whole Washington- the organization behind the state of Washington's Medicare for All push. She is running for Congress in District 7 against an incumbent Republican. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district34/support
BONUS- Full Audio of the Prop 15 Press Conference
July 02, 2020 18:56 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBProp 15 would overturn parts of Prop 13 and close massive corporate loopholes while maintaining property tax protection for residential home owners. This presser focuses on school funding that will be provided by this measure. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district34/support
Interview with Environmental Activist RL Miller, Newly Elected to the DNC
June 26, 2020 23:12 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MBRL Miller, once called a political terrorist by Jerry Brown, has been elected to the DNC. She is a long time environmental activist and founder of Climate Hawks Vote. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district34/support
Interview with Environmental Activist RL Miller, Newly Elected to the DNC
June 26, 2020 23:12 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBRL Miller, once called a political terrorist by Jerry Brown, has been elected to the DNC. She is a long time environmental activist and founder of Climate Hawks Vote. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Interview with Environmental Activist RL Miller, Newly Elelected to the DNC
June 26, 2020 23:12 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBRL Miller, once called a political terrorist by Jerry Brown, has been elected to the DNC. She is a long time environmental activist and founder of Climate Hawks Vote. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Iz Sinistra- Protestor Shot in the Head by the LAPD with a Rubber Bullet
June 09, 2020 21:35 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MBIz recounts his story of what went down at the Los Angeles BLM protest. Iz is an ex-marine who came out to peacefully protest and ended up at Cedars Sinai with a brain bleed. Tina-Desiree Berg spoke with Iz and his step father Nelson in their home. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district34/support
Meet Jen Perelman- Congressional Candidate from Florida 23
June 08, 2020 22:10 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBJen Perelman is a second-generation native Floridian, born and raised in North Miami Beach. She lives in Davie with her husband, Dr. Jason Perelman and their two teenage boys. From her earliest days of practicing law, Jen has fought for those who can’t fight for themselves. She has helped the poor and indigent receive proper counsel and helped young women receive a judicial bypass for an onerous process for their reproductive rights. Today, she Co-Chairs the Juvenile Justice Committee for the...
Meet Angelica Dueñas, Congressional Candidate CD 29
May 26, 2020 21:33 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBAngelica Dueñas is running for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 29th Congressional District.Dueñas earned a bachelor's degree in political science and public administration from California State University, Los Angeles in 2007 and a master's degree in organizational leadership from Woodbury University in 2013. She supports Medicare for All and the Green New Deal. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Meet Angelica Dueñas, Congressional Candidate CD 29
May 26, 2020 21:33 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBAngelica Dueñas is running for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 29th Congressional District.Dueñas earned a bachelor's degree in political science and public administration from California State University, Los Angeles in 2007 and a master's degree in organizational leadership from Woodbury University in 2013. She supports Medicare for All and the Green New Deal. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/...
Get Your Philosophy On With Ron Placone
May 19, 2020 18:13 - 1 hour - 74.3 MBComedian Ron Placone has also studied philosophy. Join Tina-Desiree Berg and Ron for a light hearted conversation on political philosophy and media theorists. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district34/support
Constitutional Rights with Shahid Buttar
May 12, 2020 21:58 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MBShahid Buttar, who is challenging Nancy Pelosi in CD 12, is also a constitutional attorney. He earned a J.D. from Stanford Law School in 2003 and worked as a legal advocate and was the Director of Grassroots Advocacy for the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Join us for a conversation on your 4th and 1st amendment rights. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/distr...
Whats Next for the Sanders Movement with John Graz and Pat Cote
May 06, 2020 21:49 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBJoin me in conversation with John Graziano and Pat Cote (aka Pat the Berner) on what happens next. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district34/support
The Flint Water Crises with Jordan Chariton and Jenn Dize
May 02, 2020 21:26 - 1 hour - 81.2 MBJordan and Jenn recently broke hard news in Vice on what Governor Snyder actually knew and when. Join us for an in depth discussion on just how far the cover up went in Michigan. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district34/support
Meet Hector Oseguera, Congressional Candidate NJ
April 30, 2020 17:22 - 1 hour - 72.6 MBBorn in Hoboken and raised in West New York, Hector is a proud product of Hudson County’s public schools, from his humble beginnings at Head Start to his diploma from High Tech High School. Hector’s mother emigrated from the Dominican Republic. His experiences confronting the injustices imposed by an economy rigged against working class people is what fuels his run for Congress. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dist...
Meet Hector Oseguera, Congressional Candidate NJ
April 30, 2020 17:22 - 1 hour - 72.6 MBBorn in Hoboken and raised in West New York, Hector is a proud product of Hudson County’s public schools, from his humble beginnings at Head Start to his diploma from High Tech High School. Hector’s mother emigrated from the Dominican Republic. His experiences confronting the injustices imposed by an economy rigged against working class people is what fuels his run for Congress. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.