Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and Culture
164 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsVeteran broadcaster Mark Riley's podcast digs deeper into your daily news, politics and culture. With 40 years on NY Radio airwaves and global TV outlets, he has interviewed just about everyone... from heads of state to musicians and entertainers. Drawing from this vast knowledge base, Mark Riley adds his unique ability for storytelling and political analysis. Add critical thinking, and Mark Riley transforms complex issues into thought-provoking, easy-to-digest edu-tainment.
The Intersection of Politics and Culture with Mark Riley is a stimulating podcast that will change forever the way you look at your world of fast-paced news feeds, tweets and soundbites.
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Mark Riley The Intersection S9 Ep9.Israel.Gaza.Palestine. Claudine Gay. Jeffrey Epstein. Trump on ballots
January 12, 2024 04:55 - 18 minutes - 26.2 MBThe Israel-Gaza war continues unabated, but now Israeli rules of engagement are starting to be questioned by the nation’s allies. There are also fears about a larger conflict in the Middle East after Islamic State takes credit for a deadly bombing in Iran. The President of Harvard resigns in the wake of twin scandals. Is she a victim of culture wars, or is she simply a sloppy scholar? Donald Trump wants the Supreme Court to decide whether he should be on the ballot in Colorado. Big impl...
The Intersection S9 Ep8 Gaza. Trump. Biden should not run
December 12, 2023 07:52 - 17 minutes - 24.8 MBThe US vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for a cease fire in the war between Hamas and Israel. This despite 13 nations voting for it. The Biden Administration is getting hard blowback, and not just from the expected places. A federal judge approves a settlement barring the separation of migrant families. An appeals court has upheld but narrowed the gag order on a certain... former president. And finally, one of the toughest pieces I’ve ever had to do in a podcast. Biden ...
Mark Riley The Intersection S9 Ep 7 Gaza - why not a tribunal Santos. Supreme Court Ethics Code
November 21, 2023 07:08 - 20 minutes - 28.8 MBLast time out I told you the war between Israel and Hamas was fast becoming a propaganda war fought on social media. The actual battlefield remains real, but so too does the fights on social media. Just ask Elon Musk. Are we finally rid of George Santos? The chair of the House Ethics Committee has ruled he has none, he’s announced he’s not running for re-election, but now there’s yet another effort to expel him from the House. Does it make a difference? There’s yet another climate study th...
Mark Riley The Intersection S9 Ep6 Israel.Hamas.Palestine.Trump.Santos
November 21, 2023 07:02 - 18 minutes - 25.3 MBThe war between Israel and Hamas has become a protracted struggle not just on the battlefields but between competing propaganda machines. Who’s winning? Meanwhile, the House passes a bill providing aid to Israel but not to Ukraine. Wait, what??? The damages trial against the Trump organization rolls on with his kids and the old man himself scheduled to testify. Why are infant deaths rising for the first time in two decades? Try as they might, the House can’t seem to get rid of serial grifte...
Mark Riley The Intersection S9 Ep5 Hamas. Israel. Trump. Santos. Jim Jordan
October 17, 2023 13:04 - 20 minutes - 28.3 MBHamas and Israel, and the question that no one seems to want to ask. And of course, who stuck his foot in his mouth yet again? You know who, that’s who. The House Speakers’ sweepstakes, and the self-destruction of the Republican Party. A truly frightening study on climate change. George Santos, what again? And the labor market chills a bit.
Mark Riley The Intersection S9 Ep4 Trump for Speaker of The House
October 10, 2023 18:12 - 18 minutes - 25.9 MBIsrael and Hamas, at war again after the surprise attack against Israel. Chaos in the House, as Republicans try to figure out who their next speaker will be. Some in Congress think it ought to be Donald Trump? Seriously? Honestly? How did aid to Ukraine end up a litmus test for right wing lawmakers? A judge rules Alabama’s gerrymandered congressional lines have to be changed.
Mark Riley The Intersection Trump. Bob Menendez Gold Bullion. Tupacs killer S9 Ep3 - 02102023 17.14
October 03, 2023 13:23 - 18 minutes - 26.5 MBMore bad road for Donald Trump, as judge rules inflated his worth and one of his defendants cops a plea. Just to show alleged corruption knows no one political party, New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez is indicted on corruption charges, and some of his allies say it’s time to go! Senator Diane Feinstein passes away at age 90, and a replacement has been named. Is the war in Ukraine degenerated into a protracted stalemate? And, 27 years after his murder, a man has been charged in the murder o...
Mark Riley The Intersection S9 Ep2 Hunter Biden. UAW. Child Poverty in America
September 19, 2023 05:54 - 18 minutes - 25.7 MBJoe Biden’s son Hunter indicted on gun charges. This has given rise to all manner of speculation, including charges of a hoax by the Deep State to whether Biden will now quit his bid for re-election. At the same time, the coward known as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy tries to keep the ultra-right wolves away from his door by announcing an impeachment probe. The United Auto Workers strikes against all Big Three automakers at once. Why has the number of American children living in poverty doub...
Mark Riley The Intersection S8 Ep20 Trumps trial date. Biden late to Maui. B.R.I.C.S.
August 28, 2023 16:16 - 17 minutes - 24.4 MBWe’ll be taking a look at, guess who, and his mug shot. Don’t be fooled, there’s another story that’s not being covered. There’s the story of Andrew Clyde, congressman and gun shop owner. Any wonder he’s against common sense gun legislation? Not too long ago, here were whispers about Michelle Obama running for president. Recent stumbles by Joe Biden have revived the talk. Should she think about it? Speaking of which, the president finally made it to Maui. His visit didn’t go as well as plan...
Mark Riley The Intersection Hawaii Wild Fires. Voting Age raised to 25. Abortion and Kansas
August 15, 2023 06:06 - 19 minutes - 26.6 MBThe fires in Hawaii are America’s latest climate tragedy. Did Maui’s utility do enough to contain them? A while back, I screened the gripping documentary All the Beauty and the Bloodshed. It’s all about artist Nan Goldin’s fight against the Sackler family, makers of, among other drugs, Oxycontin. The family eventually settled lawsuits for $6 billion dollars, but now the Supreme Court has stepped in and said not so fast. A GOP presidential hopeful wants to raise the voting age to 25. Are y...
Mark Riley The Intersection S8 Ep18 Trump in Court again. Buying goods from China. Climate Change
August 08, 2023 05:59 - 19 minutes - 36.2 MBIn this episode, we ask the one question no one seems to ask about Donald Trump and the 78 charges he faces, so far. Why do his defenders employ whataboutism as a default defense? Is the Hunter Biden probe worth the time for those who want to tie his wrongdoing to his father? Saudi Arabia extends its cut to oil production by a month. Does that mean US gas prices will go up? And just what is the Republican strategy on climate?
Mark Riley The Intersection S8 Ep17 Trump the Bully. Biden too old Is Wellness a fraud
August 03, 2023 06:17 - 21 minutes - 39.4 MBNew charges against Donald Trump while he threatens Republicans who fail to do his bidding. Vladimir Putin cosies up to Africa, Mitch McConnell freezes during a press conference. Will Joe Biden end up being collateral damage? And the truth about wellness. Or at least some wellness.
Mark Riley The Intersection S8 Ep16 Trump. PRIDE Banned. AI. Biden
July 25, 2023 06:06 - 19 minutes - 35.6 MBDonald Trump and his minions have big plans should he win the election next year. Trust me, you don’t want to know them. At the same time, his documents trial has been set for May next year. That’s before the presidential election. Republicans in Congress shame themselves yet again with their attack on LGBTQ Americans. The White House pressures AI firms to implement guardrails and new tools to police itself. And why were Delta Airlines passengers left on a non-air-conditioned flight for thr...
Mark Riley The Intersection S8 Ep15 US Student Loans. Biden. AI and copyright infringement
July 18, 2023 07:02 - 20 minutes - 38.4 MBInflation has cooled down sharply in the US, will it help President Biden in his quest for re-election? The Supreme Court stopped the Biden Administration from cancelling student debt. The Education Department just did an end around. Wait, what? Why is the far right trying to defund support for Ukraine? With 40% of the world enveloped in a searing heat wave, can the world really be relaxed about climate change? And there’s a rebellion afoot, and the target? AI, what else?
Mark Riley The Intersection. Cluster Bombs.Biden.Climate Change. Threads.S8 Ep14
July 11, 2023 05:59 - 20 minutes - 38.7 MBHow is that counteroffensive in Ukraine going? Why is the US ready to supply the government with cluster bombs and why is the rest of the West so nervous? Not to keep harping on climate change, but yes, I’ll keep harping on it as the South and Southwest are baking more than usual. There’s a new challenge to Twitter in social media, and Elon Musk isn’t happy about it. Lots of other people are, though. The right-wing Supreme Court says it’s okay to be a homophobe. Can approval of other evils ...
Mark Riley The Intersection S8 E12 Republicans in Congress honor the January 6th insurrectionists. Uganda murders.
June 20, 2023 04:21 - 19 minutes - 35.6 MBRepublicans in Congress honor the January 6th insurrectionists. At least 37 people, mostly students have been killed after suspected militants raided a school in western Uganda. When will people stop targeting the young? Southern Baptists move to oust women from the leadership of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination. What’s next, taking away the right to vote? An attorney for the Oath Keepers has been deemed not mentally fit to stand trial in a case stemming from the Janua...
Mark Riley The Intersection Trump Indicted. Climate Change. Clarence Thomas S8 Ep11
June 13, 2023 05:46 - 20 minutes - 38.2 MBDonald Trump is indicted, what, again? The wages of climate change envelopes the East Coast in a shroud of smoke. It may be back to normal now, but is it really? The House is paralyzed by the far-right members of the Freedom Caucus. The Supreme Court in a surprise move, voids gerrymandered voting districts that would have diluted black voters’ power, while at the same time, Clarence Thomas has delayed filing required financial disclosure forms in the wake of reports he received gifts and lu...
Mark Riley The Intersection S8 Ep10 Trump. BRICS. PRIDE. Debt Ceiling
June 07, 2023 05:38 - 20 minutes - 37.5 MBDonald Trump. He’s asking for the judge in his Stormy Daniels case to be replaced. On another front, there appears to be a recording where he acknowledges he couldn’t declassify documents after he left office. Gee, didn’t he say he could? Do you know about the Brics countries? They’ve got a huge swath of the world’s population, and they want to change the balance of power on the planet away from the West. What’s really behind the rash of anti LGBTQ laws sweeping through state legislatures, ...
Mark Riley The Intersection S8 Ep9 -Ken Paxton. CHATGPT. Geena Davis Diversity expose
May 30, 2023 06:07 - 19 minutes - 36.6 MBDo Republicans eat themselves? When it’s Texas, and the person in question is Attorney General Ken Paxton. There’s a deal in the debt ceiling debacle. Is it time to put the whole thing out to pasture? There’s the story of the lawyer who used ChatGPT in court. Suffice to say it did not go well. Why are judges rebuking Social Security for massive errors on disability claims? And finally, Geena Davis has been compiling data on inclusion in Hollywood. A New York Times article about what she fou...
Mark Riley The Intersection S8 Ep7
May 17, 2023 06:18 - 20 minutes - 38.6 MBExploring Political Deception: Why Politicians Lie and Voter Reaction - Democratic Party's Immigration Divide - Post-Title 42 Border Challenges under Biden - Debt Ceiling Crisis: Possible Solutions and Impact - The Jordan Neely Case: A Closer Look
Mark Riiley The Intersection Mass Shootings. Proud BOys. Tucker Carlson. S8 Ep6
May 09, 2023 07:35 - 19 minutes - 36.1 MBGood ol' USA...Mass Shootings, Abortion Rights, Clarence Thomas, Donald Trump, the Proud Boys, Tucker Carlson, and Texas. Did I leave anything out?
Mark Riley The Intersetion s8 Ep 5 Reelection for Biden
April 25, 2023 10:29 - 20 minutes - 37.7 MBFox News settled with Dominion Voting Systems for $787 million dollars. This was just as the 1.6-billion-dollar lawsuit was set to get underway. What does it mean for Fox, Dominion, Smartmatic, which still has a suit pending, and journalism in general? Two knocks on wrong doors, two people shot. Is this really Stand Your Ground? War is ravaging Sudan, as old allies turn on each other. Around the world, various countries are angling for advantage as the fighting continues in Africa’s t...
Mark Riley The Intersection s8 Ep 4 US Fascism
April 18, 2023 06:34 - 20 minutes - 38.1 MBI’ve reluctantly, painfully concluded that America is creeping toward a form of fascism I think most of us would never imagine. The signs are there, and I’m not at all sure that most people see them. Over the past week or two, I’ve been thinking to myself, what has America come to? American democracy, criminal justice, healthcare, and more have been put under stress by people who believe they have the right to tell others how to live. Some do this, by the way, while flaunting the very rules...
Mark Riley The Intersection s8 Ep 4 US Fascism
April 18, 2023 06:34 - 20 minutes - 38.1 MBI’ve reluctantly, painfully concluded that America is creeping toward a form of fascism I think most of us would never imagine. The signs are there, and I’m not at all sure that most people see them. Over the past week or two, I’ve been thinking to myself, what has America come to? American democracy, criminal justice, healthcare, and more have been put under stress by people who believe they have the right to tell others how to live. Some do this, by the way, while flaunting the very rules...
Mark Riley The Intersection Trump Indicted. Republicans want more guns after Tennessee Shooting. Saudis and China. S8 Ep3
April 04, 2023 12:46 - 18 minutes - 35.2 MBYou know what leads this episode. The only former president in US history to be indicted on criminal charges, what else? But don’t go partying in the streets just yet. Donald Trump has been charged, but he’s nowhere near being convicted. Besides, the indictment helps him raise money from those suckers, ‘er, supporters who still back him. After the tragic and senseless killing of six people in a Nashville, Tennessee school, would you think Republicans might re-think their knee-jerk oppo...
MarkRiley The Intersection S8 Protests in France. TikTok Ban. Stolen Guns in the US
March 28, 2023 09:34 - 18 minutes - 34.2 MBUpheaval in France; why is the right wing linking the Manhattan District Attorney to George Soros. George Soros? How does that work? Members of Congress rake the CEO of Tik Tok over the coals, while Utah is thinking about banning the app for kids. And what’s this about the huge number of guns stolen from cars?
Mark Riley The Intersection S8 Ep1 Trump Arrest. Abortion Pill
March 22, 2023 07:24 - 17 minutes - 32.7 MBWill Donald Trump get indicted? He seems to think so and has called on supporters to protest. And as that unfolds, his Proud Boys supporters are turning their trials into shambolic spectacles. Top it off with the reports that Trump tried in a second phone call to get the results of the Georgia vote overturned in 2020 and you have a trifecta of rough road ahead for the former president. What exactly is going on with banks? Two in the US fail, while Credit Suisse, one of Switzerland’s bigges...
The Intersection Mark Riley S7 Ep20 President Xi Jinping. Biden bans Tik Tok. End to Dayight Savings
March 14, 2023 09:02 - 18 minutes - 34.7 MBAs President Xi Jinping consolidates his power, the Chinese broker a deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia that leaves the US sitting on the sidelines. This as President Biden bans Tik Tok from all federal devices. Where is Tik Tok based. You guessed it. Speaking of the president, when he ran, he had a proposal to shore up Social Security’s finances. Presto chango, his latest budget has no tax or spending increases related to the popular program. What gives? Also, how do you feel about permane...
Intersection S7 Ep 19 Trump. CPAC. US second worst employer paid vacation days in the world
March 06, 2023 17:48 - 19 minutes - 35.7 MBIn this episode, golden chocolate bars, Trump Jr. mocks Fetterman, booing Nikki Haley, and Trump is staying. A clown show? No, CPAC! Lawmakers want more action on child migrant labor, and well they should! Google has bowed to pressure and is now auditing its products for racial biases. They’re only following Meta and Apple. What took it so long? And how many paid vacation days do you get? And how does the US compare with other nations? The answer may surprise you.
Mark Riley The Intersection S7 Ep18 The Erosion of the Republican Party
February 27, 2023 14:28 - 19 minutes - 35.7 MBIn this episode, we take a long look and a deep dive into the extraordinary erosion of the Republican Party in the United States. A sitting member of Congress calls for what she says is a national divorce. Funny, I thought that was settled in 1865. The Speaker of the House decides to outsource the GOP revision of the January 6 th insurrection by granting exclusive access to surveillance footage to, Tucker Carlson??? A couple of simultaneous setbacks for the former president and vi...
Mark Riley The Intersection S7 Ep 17 fixing Social Security and Medicare. Trumps re-election.
February 20, 2023 15:04 - 18 minutes - 35 MBSome embarrassing communication among Fox News stars about the 2020 election and whether it was stolen. Democrats and Republicans have sharply differing views on how to “fix” Social Security and Medicare. What can US youth learn from an insurgent candidacy in Nigeria that’s drawn massive support from young people? And could an indictment of Donald Trump actually be in the cards in the near future?
Mark Riley The Intersection S7 Ep16 Turkey Syria earthquake. US UFOs. Abortion Pill
February 16, 2023 10:16 - 18 minutes - 34.4 MBThe tragedy of Turkey and Syria. Beyond the number of people killed and left homeless, politics is rearing its ugly head. The US, and now he US and Canada are shooting flying objects out of the sky, including three just this past weekend. Are they all Chinese spy balloons? 21 Attorneys General, including New York’s formidable Leticia James, are asking a Texas judge to reject efforts to ban an abortion drug nationwide. Russia is bombarding Ukraine’s Donbas region, seemingly trying to get ahe...
Mark Riley The IntersectionChinese spies. Abortion rights. Term Limits for Congress s7 Ep15 - 06022023 10.26
February 06, 2023 14:04 - 18 minutes - 35.2 MBLots to talk about, starting with the Chinese spy balloon that the US shot down this past weekend. We talked before about the nation’s overall economic picture, and how it’s been getting better. Figures late last week show things are better than even expert economists thought. The question is, will the public notice? The College Board waffles on AP black studies in deference, I guess, to Florida. Anti-abortion activists now target states where abortion has been skyrocketing. Pro-choice group...
Mark Riley The Intersection S7 Ep12
February 06, 2023 13:57 - 18 minutes - 34.8 MBWhat’s up with presidents and classified documents, and why saying one is worse than the other is a zero-sum game. Andrew Tate is still detained in Romania, yet another example of why influencers should find something else to do. Another sad sack is George Santos, Republican Congressman from Long Island, at least for now. New reports say high level Republicans knew about his tissue of lies. The West is sending provocative weapons to Ukraine in anticipation of a new Russian offensive. Meanwhi...
Ep 11 Kevin McCarthy. Abortion rights. US Economy
February 06, 2023 13:38 - 18 minutes - 25.4 MBKevin McCarthy, the price of fame, and how low can one Speaker go? South Carolina’s Supreme Court rules the state’s constitution includes the right to abortion. The US economy isn’t as bad as some have predicted, with the latest jobs numbers telling an interesting story.
The Intersection S7 Ep10 Abortion. Republican Gala. Biden and Africa. Trump Trading Cards
December 21, 2022 09:01 - 19 minutes - 27 MBIn this episode, anti-abortionists want to jail people who traffic in the abortion pills that have become popular since the Supreme Court gutted Roe v. Wade. President Joe Biden wants to improve relations with countries in Africa, in part to keep up with China. Will it work? Florida Governor DeSantis facing opposition from, of all people, the right flank of his own party. A Republican gala in New York draws the sublime and mostly, the ridiculous. And of course, there are those Trum...
The Intersection S7 Ep9 Trump kills Constitution. Briner prisoner exchange. German Right-wing Extremists.
December 12, 2022 16:54 - 19 minutes - 26.7 MBDonald Trump, remember him, now wants to shred the Constitution because, wait for it, voter fraud from 2020. He also got himself a couple of setbacks in recent days! Brittney Griner has been freed from a Russian gulag, but not everyone is happy. The House passes legislation to protect same sex and interracial marriages; and Germany arrests some right-wing coup plotters.
Mark Riley The Intersection S7 Ep8. World Cup. FIFA. US Mass Shootings
November 28, 2022 17:14 - 19 minutes - 27.2 MBIn his episode, as we head into the Holiday season, are the gaps between haves and have-nots getting wider? Why are some in Media just started to pay attention? The real heroes of the 2022 World Cup aren’t much talked about, and they’ll remain heroes no matter the outcome of the games. Wonder how many mass shootings there have been since the start of November? The answer may surprise you. I know it surprised me. And why are so many January 6th staffers angry with Liz Cheney?
Mark Riley The Intersection S7 Ep 7 Trump returns. Pelosi steps down. Elon Musk implodes. Interview with Noel Hankin
November 21, 2022 14:53 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MBLike a bad penny, like a recurring boil, he’s back. I predicted wrongly on this, but why is Donald Trump running for president again? Elon Musk may have inflicted a death blow on Twitter. Can he stop the bleeding? Quick takes on Nancy Pelosi stepping aside from her role as House Speaker, more homophobic murders, this time in Colorado. And a conversation with one of New York City’s early nightlife entrepreneurs, Noel Hankin, author the new book, After Dark.
Mark Riley The Intersection S7 Ep6 Biden 2024. Sandy Hook Reparations. COP-27
November 14, 2022 10:25 - 20 minutes - 28.2 MBWell, the midterms are done, and all I can say is “Mea Culpa”. While I never thought there would be a red wave, or tsunami, or anything else the punditocracy predicted. I did, however, think that the Democrats might lose both houses of Congress. Thankfully, that doesn’t look like it’s going to happen. And who dos the Trumpster blame for the GOP’s lackluster showing? Anybody but him, who else? Plus, he’s decided to wage war against a former ally. While we’re at it, the midterm results ...
Mark Riley The Intersection S7 Ep5.Kyrie Irving. Kanye West. Antisemitism.Sharm el-Sheikh.Cop-27
November 08, 2022 07:52 - 21 minutes - 39.6 MBwe talked about Kanye West and Anti-Semitism last week. Well now, it’s Kyrie Irving’s turn. Why do these tropes keep coming up? It’s become intergenerational. And why do some people spring to the defense and Irving and West? The FBI issues a waning to synagogues in New Jersey. Will Republicans run the table in Wisconsin? Barack Obama joins President Biden in an effort to try to save the midterms for Democrats. And finally, employment goes up by a decent amount, but is it enough?
Mark Riley The Intersection S7 Ep4 Elon Musk. Twitter. Biden. US Voter Fraud
October 31, 2022 17:43 - 22 minutes - 41.5 MBThe midterms are coming up in a hurry, and if the polls are to be believed, I can say I told you so. Are Republicans injecting race into some races across the country? Are Black Americans going to stay home election day? We’ll talk about all that, and Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter. A letter in Ukraine has a lot of people upset, and the New York Times has a scary look at life after climate change.
Mark Riley The Intersection S7 Ep3 Bidens Marijuana pardons. Abortion. Herschel Walker
October 11, 2022 12:04 - 21 minutes - 39.6 MBCould Vladimir Putin use nukes to counter losses in Ukraine? The nation’s jobs growth slows, so who wins and who loses? President Biden pardons stoners...er..I mean, marijuana users caught by the Feds. And we've got two abortion stories: one a judge in Arizona presses pause on a new total ban; and Herschel Walker’s ex says he urged her to get an abortion not once, but twice. He denies it, but…..
Mark Riley The Intersection S 7 Ep 2 Putin. Ukraine. Truss. UK Conservatives. Ginni Thomas
October 05, 2022 17:05 - 20 minutes - 38 MBVladimir Putin decides Russia has annexed four regions of Ukraine. Trouble is, Russian forces have had to retreat from a major city in one of those same regions. The Conservative government in the UK is under severe pressure, and some in their own party think it’s a self-inflicted wound. Back in the day, then congressman Ron DeSantis voted against federal help for New York City in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Now, as Governor of Florida, guess who he’s asking for help in the wake of Hurrican...
MarkRiley The Intersection S7 Ep1 Leticia James. Trump. FBI. Alex Jones. Giorgia Meloni. Italy Right Wing
September 26, 2022 13:57 - 20 minutes - 37.5 MBNew York’s Attorney General Leticia James takes center stage as she sues the Trump Organization in an action that could cost $250 million dollars. Meanwhile, Trump says he can declassify documents just by thinking about it. That’s right, just by thinking. Further afield, the referenda on whether some regions of the Ukraine want to be annexed by Russia exposes some fault lines inside the US. This as the fighting goes on and gets more vicious. Alex Jones goes off again in court. Wait, what...
Mark Riley The Intersection S6 Ep20 Trump. Migrants. Ukraine. Patagonia
September 20, 2022 07:59 - 15 minutes - 29.1 MBThe battle between the Justice Dept. and Donald Trump goes on, while his biggest problem may be in Georgia. Why are Republican governors sending migrants north to cities like New York and now, Martha’s Vineyard? Yeah, we know what they’re saying, but what’s the real reason? Insurance companies are taking police departments to task, we’ll tell you why. Can Ukrainian military gains against Russia be maintained or even expanded? And finally, there’s the story of Patagonia.
Mark Riley The Intersection S6 Ep19 Queen Elizabeth. Trump and the FBI.
September 12, 2022 16:51 - 20 minutes - 38.2 MBThe world watches as HM Queen Elizabeth II passes away and Prince Charles becomes King Charles III. Will the war in Ukraine throw large parts of the developed world into recession, and will Ukraine’s biggest supporters stay the course Threats of political violence a year and a half after January 6th are now focusing on individual lawmakers. One case in point is Washington State Congresswoman Pramila Jaypal. Bans against abortion by some state legislatures are beginning to be re-thought. ...
Mark Riley The Intersection S6 Ep18 Biden. Trump. Uyghurs. Ginny Thomas
September 05, 2022 18:39 - 20 minutes - 37.5 MBJoe Biden takes the gloves off, guess who his target might be? Donald Trump throws a left jab and the Department of Justice responds with an uppercut. A United Nations report on Chinese mistreatment of Uyghurs is devastating to Beijing. Mississippi, the poorest state in the nation, is a lesson in climate change, and how the effects of aging infrastructure, and a lack of investment can cripple an entire city. And finally, Ginni Thomas. What, again? Yup!
Mark Riley- The Intersection S6 Ep17.Mar-a-Lago. FBI. Trump. Student Loan Debt
August 30, 2022 06:06 - 20 minutes - 38.6 MBIt seems we’ve got those Old Mar-a Lago Blues again. Donald Trump’s supporters can’t figure out who to badmouth these days as a redacted version of the affidavit in support of the Mar-a Lago raid is made public. President Biden cancels student loan debt for a huge number of Americans. Some of the people who had their own loans forgiven aren’t happy. Democrats are expressing guarded optimism about the upcoming midterm elections. Are they justified, or delusional? California plans to ban the s...
Mark Riley The Intersection S6 Ep16 Abortion in America. Trump and the FBI
August 22, 2022 11:17 - 21 minutes - 39.1 MBTrump's former lieutenant pled guilty on tax charges and the success of Trump endorsed candidates (including beating Liz Chaney) is apparently making some Republicans jittery...A pair of abortion stories,(Florida, Nebraska), show some parts of the country are more than a little off the wall on the subject...the Centers for Disease Control throws itself under the bus...and a star quarterback is suspended for 11 games after multiple women accuse him of sexual abuses. Some say it’s not enough!