Ethan Bearman Left Coast News
45 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★ - 12 ratingsWe are your new home for news and opinions from the Left Coast. Ethan Bearman hits you with numerous updates throughout the day based on what is happening in the news, YOUR INPUT, and guest interviews.
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Dispatch 45 Beto's Out - Interview with Politico's David Siders
November 04, 2019 00:27 - 28 minutes - 24.1 MBCongressman Beto O'Rourke entered the presidential race with much fanfare on March 14, 2019 and suddenly announced the endo fo his campaign on Friday, November 1, 2019. There's still 100 days until the Iowa Caucus and New Hampshire primaries, so a lot can happen. Which of the remaining 17 Democratic Party primary contenders do you think will or SHOULD win? Plus my interview with Politico's National Political Reporter, David Siders, who had been embedded with the Beto campaign, on what went...
Vindman Validates Quid Pro Quo and How Whistleblowers Connect MeToo
October 29, 2019 17:22 - 25 minutes - 21.7 MBThe Trump Impeachment continues to move ahead with incredible testimony today from Colonel Vindman. Plus, there is a good reason why whistleblowers get special protection, and I connect it to the strong women who started the MeToo movement.
Dispatch 43 World Series Boos Trump with a Lock Him Up
October 28, 2019 16:39 - 21 minutes - 17.9 MBPresident Trump got a taste of his own medicine last night when he was booed and received chants of "lock him up" at the MLB World Series Game 5 between the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros in Washington, D.C. Joe Scarborough on Morning Joe/MSNBC and Sen. Chris Coons (D-CT) on CNN New Day with John Berman expressed their issues with it. I counter and explain why I'm okay with the chants. Plus, the leader of ISIS died over the weekend during a US Special Forces raid. I congratulate t...
Dispatch 42 PG&E Turns Off The Power
October 10, 2019 20:25 - 17 minutes - 14.7 MBPacific Gas & Electric is responsible for over 100 deaths, tens of billions of dollars of damage, and tens of thousands of housing and other structures lost in Northern California. They're the public power monopoly. Today they turned off the power because winds were picking up. No government official, not the governor, not the PUC, not anyone has held them accountable. Only the bankruptcy judge has stood up to their ways. I say they need to be broken up and we need to rethink the entire pow...
Dispatch 41 Iowa Steak Fry Climate Crisis Strike
September 22, 2019 16:21 - 14 minutes - 12.3 MBFriday was the Global Climate Crisis Strike with record attendance. Saturday was the Democratic Party Steak Fry where the candidates made their case while the latest Des Moines Register/CNN Poll came out with Sen. Elizabeth Warren ahead, while statistically tied, with Vice President Joe Biden. How well do you trust these polls that sample only 602 likely Democratic caucusgoers? Plus, my conversation with radio professor emeritus and publisher of TALKERS, Michael Harrison from his WONK-FM s...
Dispatch 40 Biden Campaign Climate Crisis
September 05, 2019 16:11 - 18 minutes - 15.8 MBDispatch 40 focuses on Joe Biden in the CNN's Climate Crisis Town Hall (don't worry I'll discuss the other candidates in the next episodes!) and his history as a climate leader. Plus, Germany has announced they'll ban glyphosate, the key chemical in Bayer/Monsanto's RoundUp and why that matters in relation to the Climate Crisis.
Dispatch 39 Gun Control Now
September 02, 2019 15:04 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBWARNING: Graphic opening first 22 seconds. Yet another mass shooting in Odessa, Texas, over the weekend with again, no action from Republicans to stem the horrific rise in mass shootings here in the United States. Only Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke has announced a strong gun plan that includes removing all weapons of war from civilian hands to stop this terrorism of all of us. Please LIKE, COMMENT BELOW, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE!
Dispatch 38 More Bombshells About Epstein
August 15, 2019 14:51 - 18 minutes - 15.4 MBThe news continues to come out about pedophile rape ring leader Jeffrey Epstein's death and none of it is adding up. Broken bones in his neck, missing video, guards not doing their rounds, etc. I'm pleased to share my conversation with Former FBI Agent and acting Public Corruption Chief, Jeff Cortese. He sheds light on the investigative process and an explosive revelation regarding the potential motive of the guards! Take a listen, comment below, then please like, share with 3 friends, and...
Dispatch 37 Are We Heading Into A Recession
August 14, 2019 16:05 - 17 minutes - 14.1 MBMajor publications are starting to mention the R word - Recession. All while the markets are gyrating wildly and we hit new debt levels. My guest is Jordan Goodman, America's Money Answers Man to explain it all: what's happening in China, why our debt is really bad, what an inverse yield curve is and what it may mean, plus the jobless rate and why companies can't hire the people they need! Take a listen and then please like, share with 3 friends, and SUBSCRIBE, and comment below!
Dispatch 36 Trump Hates or Versus The World
August 13, 2019 18:10 - 17 minutes - 14.3 MBI need your help. Should this be called Trump Hates The World or Trump Versus The World? The Trump Administration announced a new rule for the Endangered Species Act that allows economic consideration. So, If there's enough money to be made, then kill 'em all! Then today, the administration announced a new rule regarding LEGAL immigrants that if they receive government benefits for 12 months they can be booted out of the country. Plus, acting US Customs and Immigration Services Ken Cuccin...
Dispatch 35 Epstein Death, A Conspiracy?
August 10, 2019 21:36 - 18 minutes - 15.2 MBPedophile sex trafficker rapist and ring leader, Jeffrey Epstein, was found dead this morning at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City. Too many ultra-wealthy and powerful men were about to be exposed to legal liability for their participation in the rape of these girls. Epstein had to die. Who could be involved and can the case move forward? Take a listen and please let me know what you think in the comments below!
Dispatch 34 ICE Immigration Insanity
August 08, 2019 20:52 - 13 minutes - 11.4 MBThe Trumpublicans continue denying Trump's endless stream of invasion statements, ICE conducted massive raids at poultry processing plants in Mississippi - tearing families apart, and the most shameful deportation I've ever heard of ended in a man dying a horrifically painful death. Shame on us.
Dispatch 33 Ammo and Taxes
August 07, 2019 15:43 - 13 minutes - 11 MBIn the aftermath of the Gilroy, El Paso, and Dayton mass shootings, we need solutions. California, yet again, leads the way: background checks to buy ammunition. And it works. Plus, the RNC is suing California over a new law requiring presidential candidates to release their taxes to be place on the ballot for the primaries.
Dispatch 32 Trump Shootings Speech Fails
August 05, 2019 18:49 - 15 minutes - 13.4 MBPresident Trump gave a teleprompter speech from the White House regarding his proposals for addressing the mass murders in America. He blames the Internet, violent games, and mental illness. No guns. Somehow other countries have those three, but not the unnamed fourth, and don't have the mass murders.
Dispatch 31 More Mass Shootings
August 05, 2019 00:05 - 10 minutes - 8.49 MBTwo more mass murders in 24 hours with a supremacist murdering at least 20 and injuring at least 26 in El Paso, TX. Then another attack in Dayton, OH killing at least 9, injuring 26. We must have gun control now. Ban semiautiomatics. Now.
Dispatch 30 Biden Is In
April 25, 2019 17:53 - 11 minutes - 6.98 MBFormer Vice President Joe Biden announced today that he is in to win, to get the Democratic Party nomination and defeat President Trump. His name recognition is there and the polls appear to be on his side, but can he win it?
Dispatch 29 Barr Blows Smoke Before Earth Day
April 22, 2019 17:26 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBAttorney General Bill Barr is a shill. With the full 400+ page Mueller Report out (redacted, of course) We The People can see the depravity of this administration and care-less attitude about laws and the country. Plus, it is Earth Day and there are things we MUST do today. To save ourselves.
Dispatch 28 Assange Black Hole
April 11, 2019 17:25 - 17 minutes - 12 MBWikileaks founder Julian Assange had his asylum revoked from the Ecuadorian embassy in London and was immediately arrested. Will he be extradited to the US to face charges for conspiracy with Chelsea Manning? And as Assange faces a black hole, scientists around the world worked to finally capture an image of a black hole at the center of the M87 galaxy. Why it's worth spending that money on science, even with our problems here on Earth.
Dispatch 27 Blond Bombs
April 08, 2019 16:52 - 18 minutes - 11.9 MBSecretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen is out. She's done terrible things like the family separation policy, but her replacement might be much worse. Also, my wife and I watched The Inventor on HBO about Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes. This story exemplifies the 1% and great ideas still need due diligence, not just family connections and a deeper voice.
Dispatch 26 The Border is US
April 04, 2019 17:41 - 11 minutes - 7.39 MBThe president threatened to shutdown the border with Mexico and just backtracked on that threat and shifted it to our stupid War on Drugs. I explain what's really going on the latest data/headlines, and an easy fix if people could get over their Othering.
Dispatch 25 Just Say No To Idiocracy
March 29, 2019 16:13 - 12 minutes - 8.68 MBCalifornia Governor Newsom is heading to El Salvador to get a better understand of why people are fleeing Central America while President Trump's rally in Michigan shows his naricissism, disconnect from reality, and his fear-connecting focus on The Other. He is why we need to connect with each other as human beings and stop the prophetic march of Idiocracy.
Dispatch 24 Death Tax To Pay Teachers
March 27, 2019 14:12 - 10 minutes - 7.44 MBTeachers are an undervalued linchpin in our society. Senator (and presidential candidate) Kamala Harris is proposing a modest pay increase for teachers using an expansion of the estate tax to pay for it.
Dispatch 23 Health and Housing Hell
March 26, 2019 16:44 - 12 minutes - 9.1 MBThe Trump Administration has ditched any last pretense of caring about Americans Health Care by directing the justice department to not defend any part of the Affordable Care Act. Plus, California's housing crisis is making for strange bedfellows.
Dispatch 22 AG Barr Crushes Conspiracy Claims
March 25, 2019 14:04 - 12 minutes - 8.15 MBSpecial Counsel Robert Mueller turned in his report on Friday. Trump's new minted AG Barr handed Congress his summary on Sunday. No Trump/Russia conspiracy, but NOT an exoneration on obstruction.
Dispatch 21 Lock Them Up
March 24, 2019 18:36 - 12 minutes - 8.04 MB"Lock Her Up" has been chanted innumerable times and led by people like imprisoned Michael Flynn, now former AG Jeff Sessions at a Turning Point USA conference, and President Trump himself at CPAC. Does that apply to Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner for their use of private email and WhatsApp for official state business? Plus, on the one year anniversary of March For Our Lives, we have the tragic news of a second suicide this week of a student at Stoneman Douglas High School.
Dispatch 20 New Zealand Rejects Violence While Finland Fights With Facts
March 21, 2019 13:49 - 14 minutes - 9.56 MBAfter the New Zealand terror attack on Muslims in their mosques, leadership from Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern regarding the violence. And former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley shows Americans ignorance regarding health care and socialized medicine like that in Finland. Why are we so resistant to facts and logic which would allow us to improve our country?
Dispatch 19 Second Jury Rules Roundup Causes Cancer
March 20, 2019 16:27 - 12 minutes - 8.54 MBThe tide is turning, we are winning against the corruption in regulation against the poisons we are told to be safe. A second jury has found that Monsanto's Roundup CAUSED cancer in a person. Ethan explains the science behind it, why we need to stop using these poisons, and what you can do. Plus a Not The Onion related to health.
Dispatch 18 Devin Nunes Dumb Defamation Lawsuit
March 19, 2019 16:36 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MBCongressman Devin Nunes filed a frivolous and anti-Constitutional, anti-free speech lawsuit against Twitter, a user, and two parody accounts. Ethan breaks down the lawsuit, the law, and why this is so wrong and any Republican who supports free speech and the rule of law should turn their backs on him.
Dispatch 17 Why Government Regulation Boeing EPA
March 18, 2019 16:21 - 13 minutes - 7.98 MBWe The People look to our government for regulation of things over which we don't have control. Boeing's 737 MAX is grounded for what might be a self-regulation problem. The EPA watered down regulations over a deadly chemical. And a Not The Onion to end on a lighter note.
Dispatch 16 Biden Almost In Alongside Beto
March 17, 2019 19:12 - 18 minutes - 12.1 MBVice President Joe Biden almost announced his candidacy last night in Delaware and walked it back, Senator Klobuchar gave an interview with Chuck Todd this morning on MTP and mentioned Beto, who announced his candidacy this week! Ethan handicaps the Democratic primary. Who do you think is the team to beat Trump in 2020?
Dispatch 15 All Terror Attacks Are Wrong But Not Equal
March 16, 2019 19:41 - 10 minutes - 7.52 MBAfter the horrific terror attack by a majority group member against a minority group, many messages came in asking "what about..." An explanation of the difference, why all of these attacks are wrong, and why the Democratic Party should make the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights a Party Plank and emphasized.
Dispatch 14 Peace Not Xenophobia or Otherism
March 15, 2019 15:10 - 13 minutes - 9.25 MBHorrific terror attack against Muslims inside mosques in New Zealand. The fear of The Other is deep in our brains and must be overcome consciously. And President Trump hasn't helped with his latest comments in Breitbart to follow his years of inflammatory statements. Connect with your fellow humans today. Choose peace.
Dispatch 13 Death Penalty Death Knell
March 13, 2019 15:44 - 11 minutes - 7.94 MBShould the government be in the business of killing its own people? California Governor Gavin Newsom has ordered the closure of the execution chamber at San Quentin. Ethan discusses his evolvement on the topic and why including a brief description Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development, specifically pre-conventional morality. Plus a Not The Onion befitting the topic.
Dispatch 12 College Corruption Controversy
March 12, 2019 21:10 - 10 minutes - 7.03 MBA disgusting fraud in the upper reaches of high education was announced today regarding the 1% fraudlently buying their kids into top schools. Not buy donating as alumni or legacy, but fraud. Is it time we get people to think more about the trades as careers?
Dispatch 11 Trump 2020 Brutal Budget Breakdown
March 12, 2019 14:10 - 15 minutes - 10.2 MBThe Trump 2020 budget proposal came out and it marks a clear line between Democrats and Republicans. Plus, breaking news about the Boeing MAX 8 aircraft which has had 2 crashes. And a food you wouldn't expect would have a health claim makes the Not The Onion headline.
Dispatch 10 Tesla Elon Musk News Cult of Personality
March 11, 2019 17:32 - 16 minutes - 10.7 MBTesla and CEO Elon Musk are in the news for the wrong reasons. Again. Ethan explains he is really Musk's friend, even though Musk blocked him on Twitter. Focus on sceince and engineering, let great people run the business. And stop with the Cult of Personality.
Dispatch 9 Insect Apocalypse Glyphosate Poison
March 10, 2019 15:06 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MBWord of the Insect Apocalypse is alarming, more bad news about Monsanto's Roundup (Glyphosate), we are killing ourselves with pollution. Ethan has 3 basic steps you can easily do. Let us know what you do to reduce pollution and leave us your comment below!
Dispatch 8 Daylight Saving Time What Is It Good For?
March 09, 2019 14:52 - 11 minutes - 8.3 MBWhy oh why oh why do we continue with Daylight Saving Time? New legislation aims to change that. Should we keep it as is, year round, or abolish DST? Plus, a Not The Onion demonstrating why you should own a stick shift car.
Dispatch 7 Manafort Sentence Exposes Systemic Injustice
March 08, 2019 15:24 - 12 minutes - 8.74 MBThe Manafort injustice of 47 months in prison was just handed down exposing the system problems of justice in the United States of America. Listen to Ethan lay bare what is so broken.
Dispatch 6 Giant Trade Deficit Falling Net Worth Jordan Goodman
March 07, 2019 19:07 - 10 minutes - 6.55 MBBad news regarding the United States trade deficit and our total net worth. I discuss with America's Money Answers Man, Jordan Goodman.
Dispatch 5 Health Care For All Creates Economic Freedom
March 07, 2019 02:06 - 15 minutes - 9.41 MBHealth care, what is the right way forward? Ethan has a message of economic freedom and ensuring health care for all!
Dispatch 4 Trump Taxes Congress Vaccines Humane Meat
March 05, 2019 17:57 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MBHouse Democrats likely to seek 10 years of Trump’s tax returns in coming weeks, as they should. Growing bipartisan alarm in Congress over measles outbreaks amid falling vaccination rates (highly controversial segment). I'm conflicted on eating meat, are you? And a ridiculous Not The Onion headline.
Dispatch 3 National Emergency Problem California Pensions Omar AntiSemitism
March 04, 2019 15:14 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MBPresident Trump's National Emergency is in trouble because of a handful of patriotic Republicans joining the Democrats, California's Supreme Court has a major ruling today regarding pension benefits for public employees, Rep. Ilhan Omar in trouble again for anti-semitic statements with an explanation of the underlying reasosn along with how to rectify, and a Not The Onion headline.
Dispatch 2 New Trump Legal Troubles
March 03, 2019 22:16 - 7 minutes - 5.22 MBThe Michael Cohen testimony earlier this week in front of the House Oversight Committee is bearing new legal trouble for the entire Trump orbit. House Judiciary Chairman Jerrod Nadler (D-NY) stated as such on ABC News' This Week with George Stephanopoulos where he dropped the bomb on forthcoming subpoenas to 60+ people.
Dispatch 1 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez CPAC
March 03, 2019 14:58 - 6 minutes - 6.78 MBRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez receives significant attention from the right. During this year's Conservative Political Action Conference ridicule ruled the day, not policies to address pollution, climate change, or income inequality. Take a listen and then please like, share, and SUBSCRIBE!