Newsflash
849 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★ - 12 ratingsNewsflash, hosted by Spenser Walsh is a progressive political podcast dedicated to exposing the truth about the world we live in today, through the use of great journalism, analysis and opinion from experts on the day's news. Newsflash has new episodes every Monday Wednesday and Thursday.
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657: Biden Goes To Kyiv
February 21, 2023 00:44 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBAlso, the end of Warrior Met Strike, Biden helps negligible train companies, and the Starbucks Union gets a win in Philly. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
656: Red States Plan Crackdown on Pro Choice Doctors
February 17, 2023 00:17 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBAlso, Tesla workers unionize, Pete Buttigieg on East Palestine and nationalizing of the railroads. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
655: What Is Going On With The UFOs?
February 13, 2023 23:31 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MBAlso, Lula on Ukraine, East Palestine and Larry Summers on inflation Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
654: Pentagon Downs UFO Over Alaska
February 10, 2023 20:45 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBAlso, how US hypocrisy over war crimes helps Putin, a look at the House Weaponization committee and a look at what the NYT thinks the most important Tweets are. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
653: The Great Balloon Debacle
February 06, 2023 21:13 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBAlso, Ilhan Omar off foreign affairs, Chicago's mayoral race and the US's major cities are handling homelessness badly. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
652: Multiple Mass Shootings Rock California
January 24, 2023 22:01 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBAlso, recapping Jacinda Ardern's tenure, new comments from Janet Yellen and the decline in union membership rates. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
651: US Considering Helping Ukraine Retake Crimea
January 18, 2023 22:12 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBAlso, the Keenan Anderson tragedy, Moderna's vaccine markup and a fight over an important NY judicial seat Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
650: Biden Humiliated By Classified Docs Discoveries
January 12, 2023 04:10 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBAlso, invest in apartheid, and the disasterous Tesla autopilot goes wrong in the Bay Bridge tunnel Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
649: Financial World Delights In Mass Unemployment
January 09, 2023 23:57 - 32 minutes - 30 MBAlso, Kevin McCarthy's controversial rule changes and the aftermath of the Brazillian January 6th Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
648: Force the Vote Was Right
January 07, 2023 02:15 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBAlso, analyzing the ocntroversial progressive relationship with Pelosi and the counter coup protests in Bolivia Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
647: Monday Night Football Frozen By Horrific Injury
January 03, 2023 04:37 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBAlso in political news, Kevin McCarthy's bid for speaker faces peril, introducing the Meir Kahane Government, and celebrating a Lula inauguration. Hoping Damar Hamlin gets better ASAP. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
646: Zelensky: Turning Point In Ukraine Right Around the Corner
December 22, 2022 04:16 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBAlso, analyzing the Jan 6th report, the Pentagon covering up US war crimes, and remarkable quotes from SBA leaders Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
645: Trump's Taxes To Be Released This Week
December 21, 2022 01:45 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBAlso, analyzing the state of Afghanistan post US pullout, Zelensky plans a trip abroad and new revelations about Lee Oswald Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
644: Republicans Coup Plotting Pre Jan 6th Text Messages Revealed
December 15, 2022 22:30 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBAlso, campus and working class politics and looking ahead to 2023 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
643: Tufts RAs on Their Union Election
December 13, 2022 21:10 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBLead organizers of the Tufts RA Union, Julie Francois and David Whittingham talk about their union and organizing experience. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
642: Brittney Griner Freed From Russian Prison
December 08, 2022 20:52 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBAlso, how Democrats won key midterm races, the coolness factor of the Daily Wire, and the case for nationalizing the railroads Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
641: Jan 6th Committee Plans Criminal Allegations
December 06, 2022 18:53 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBAlso, how Amtrak Joe sold out workers, Bernie brings back his War Powers Resolution on Yemen and the Shireen Abu Akleh case heads before the ICC Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
640: Can Warnock Secure the Senate For Dems?
December 06, 2022 03:53 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MBPreiviewing the runoff, hearing from a rail worker, the invalidation of the Abrahamic Accords and an update on the new Democratic primary sched. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
639: Will Biden Sellout Working People?
November 30, 2022 21:09 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBThe latest on the rail strike, the fall of Sam Bankman Fried and a message from Larry Krasner Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
638: Turkey Dispatches
November 24, 2022 07:08 - 40 minutes - 37 MBTalking about the horrific mass shootings in VA and Colorado, this history of human rights, and what to be thankful for. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
637: Nancy Pelosi Steps Down
November 17, 2022 22:51 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBA retrospective on Pelosi's career, what's next for House Dems and a look at Kenneth Mejia's campaign and the uAW election Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
636: LIVE- Donald Trump Announces Third Run For President
November 16, 2022 01:53 - 41 minutes - 37.5 MBThe announcement, with all the major news and headlines from the day Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
635: Ukrainians on the Verge of Massive Win
November 11, 2022 23:56 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBAlso, the latest on the Republican chaos, undecided House races, and horrific errors in spending by the corporate Dem leadership. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
634: 2022 Midterm Check In- The Red Trickle
November 10, 2022 20:45 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBGoing over key results Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
633: Losing Control
November 08, 2022 05:58 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBOn the day of the midterms, talking to James Weld about the shifting nature of political debate over the last 2 years and how elections and political power would be effected. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
632: The 2022 Midterms with James Stanley
November 04, 2022 02:00 - 1 hour - 70.5 MBBreaking down the key races for next Tuesday Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
631: Lula Da Silva Restores Democracy To Brazil
November 02, 2022 02:12 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBAlso Democrats and Summer Lee worry about their election results. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
630: Economy Shrivels as Midterms Loom
October 27, 2022 18:48 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBMeanwhile, the Fed's independence under question, who else agrees with the Progressive Caucus on Ukraine, and the calamity around the corner Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
629: Dems Prepare For Destruction
October 25, 2022 20:02 - 39 minutes - 35.7 MBAlso, Progressives are smacked down on Ukraine and Larry Krasner is under threat from right wing psychos Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
628: In Liz We Truss
October 20, 2022 19:31 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBAlso, new elections in the UAW, Sam Bankman Fraud, and more on why the Dems are screwed for the midterms Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
627: Biden Struggling As Inflation Doesn't Budge
October 18, 2022 22:18 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBAlso, Republicans gain in the midterms, Florida cracks down on felon voters and college recruitment by Lockheed Martin Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
626: Could Russia-Ukraine Go Nuclear?
October 13, 2022 20:04 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBAlso, inflation rises as interest rates are cut, and heroic Utah aminal rights activists win a big court case about the right to rescue mistreated factory farm animals Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
625: LA Liberal Coucilmembers Violently Racist on Tape
October 11, 2022 22:33 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBAlso, Starbucks manager orderded by the company to retaliate against union workers, IMF warns of global recession, and Saudi Arabia screws with Biden and the Dems Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
624: The Truth About the Impending Rail Lockout
September 15, 2022 04:18 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBFull coverage of the railway dispute, the Fed's actions and a bit of labor history. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
623: Mikhail Gorbachev Dead At 91
August 31, 2022 03:04 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBAlso, how the perverse relationship between the military and college, a victory for Oakland tenants, and threats to Brazilian democracy. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
622: Putin Expands Russian Army
August 25, 2022 18:59 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBAlso, an exciting move by a Dem congresswoman, the resurgence of the Saudi Arabia lobby, and a chance for progressives to do damage to fossil fuel giveaways Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
621: Biden Finally Forgives Some Student Debt
August 25, 2022 02:19 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MBAlso, California to ban gas cars, CEOs support a recession, criminal activity by Starbucks Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
620: Inside Trump's Month's Long Battle For Classified Documents
August 24, 2022 01:58 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBAlso, primary night, teachers strike, social security.
620: Inside Trump's Months Long Battle For Classified Documents
August 24, 2022 01:58 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBAlso, primary night, teachers strike, social security. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
619: Affidavit in Trump Mar-a-Lago Search Unsealed
August 18, 2022 22:01 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBAlso, the latest on Starbucks effort to stop unionization, Josh Gottheimer may get a congressional ally, and why we can't trust the security state. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
618: Does Liz Cheney Have Bigger Plans?
August 17, 2022 11:17 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBAlso, progressives pledge to stop Manchin posion pills in IRA, Eddie Gallagher trains FL cops, Israel admits to Palestinian child murders Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
617: Gas Prices Fall Below $4
August 11, 2022 10:59 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBAlso, inflation cools, analyzing the Democrats' bill, and Minneapolis elects a new top prosecutor. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
616: Mar-a-Lago Raided By Feds
August 10, 2022 02:22 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBAlso, an update on Primary night, a disturbing Bank of America memo, and a look at the Kansas abortion rights referendum. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
615: Will Surprise Climate Bill Make It To Law?
July 28, 2022 11:10 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBAlso, inside problems over the latest interest rate hike and exposing the role of the free market in todays problems. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
613: Biden Denies Obvious Recession
July 27, 2022 11:21 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBAlso, a perspective on the Ukranian War from a socialist and Trump's plans for a second term Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
613: Trump Ignored Aides Pleas To Stop 1/6 Mob
July 22, 2022 00:41 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBWhy we still have to take Donald Trump seriously, the latest on AMLO's crusade in Mexico and the Dems continue to fight for self destruction. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
612: The Next Steps in a Post Roe Era
July 03, 2022 19:26 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBAlso, the latest on the Supreme Court and Ken Griffin in Chicago. Reporting on Ken Griffin courtesy of Jacobin mag Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
611: Roe v Wade Overturned
June 24, 2022 15:30 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MBFull coverage of the landmark Supreme Court decision and all the other news from the day. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
610: The Powell Shock
June 15, 2022 23:51 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBExamining the Fed's move to raise interest rates from a current and historical angle Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.
609: How Serious Are The Jan 6th Hearings?
June 13, 2022 16:13 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MBAlso, analyzing a new bipartisan gun deal, a shady Democratic PAC and a rare labor agreement Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/newsflash--2206348/support.