Ralph Nader Radio Hour
550 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsRalph Nader talks about what’s happening in America, what’s happening around the world, and most importantly what’s happening underneath it all.
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Episodes
Medicare For All/UnKoch My Campus
January 13, 2018 18:00 - 1 hourRalph talks to a new generation of young activists, Timothy Faust, who tours the country promoting single-payer healthcare, and Ralph Wilson, who is putting a spotlight on Charles Koch’s efforts to influence what’s taught at colleges and universities. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
Ramsey Clark/”Progressive” vs. “Liberal” Redux
January 06, 2018 18:00 - 57 minutesRalph talks to legendary progressive lawyer and former U.S. Attorney General,Ramsey Clark, about the conflicts in the Middle East. And we continue our discussion about the difference between “progressives” and “liberals” and why the distinction is important. Plus more listener questions! Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
Listener Questions and Year End Jokes!
December 30, 2017 18:00 - 1 hourTo wrap up a year filled with anxiety, Ralph answers a bunch of your questions and then David and Steve try out some jokes. As usual, Ralph gets the last laugh. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
Listener Questions and Year End Jokes!
December 30, 2017 18:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBTo wrap up a year filled with anxiety, Ralph answers a bunch of your questions and then David and Steve try out some jokes. As usual, Ralph gets the last laugh.
The Nuns, The Priests, and the Bombs
December 24, 2017 00:22 - 1 hourWe track down disabilities champion, Ralf Hotchkiss, who is in Nicaragua helping poor communities design and build more durable, low cost wheelchairs. Then filmmaker Helen Young promotes her gripping documentary about the elderly activists who snuck onto two of the most fortified military installations in the country to peacefully protest the nuclear weapons industry. Plus, David, Steve and Ralph talk more about Al Franken and sexual harassment as well as the GOP tax bill. Get full access...
A Coal Miner Speaks Out/The Fall of Al Franken
December 16, 2017 18:00 - 1 hourRalph talks to activist coal miner, Stanley Sturgill, who advocates for the strengthening of EPA regulations on the coal industry and mountaintop removal. Also, Mark Green gives us his take on the sudden, steep fall of Senator Al Franken. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
The Difference Between Liberal and Progressive
December 09, 2017 18:00 - 57 minutesRalph and Washington Post columnist, E.J. Dionne debate the distinction between “Progressive” and “Liberal,” and Original Nader’s Raider, Robert Fellmeth tells us why he thinks speech on the Internet should not be anonymous. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump
December 02, 2017 18:00 - 57 minutesRalph spends the whole hour with Dr. Bandy X. Lee, psychiatrist from the Yale School of Medicine and editor of “The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President.” Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
The Art of the Steal
November 25, 2017 18:00 - 1 hourRalph spends the hour with fraud expert, Frank Abagnale, inspiration for the Spielberg film, “Catch Me If You Can.” They talk about how to protect yourself from identity theft and other scams in our high tech, digital economy. Plus listener questions! Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
Invasion of the Robots!
November 18, 2017 18:00 - 57 minutesRalph welcomes back America’s #1 populist, Jim Hightower, to discuss how to make sure that robots will work for us and not the other way around. Then, attorney Roberta Walburn joins us to discuss her book about firebrand populist judge “Miles Lord: The Maverick Judge Who Brought Corporate America To Justice.” Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
Representation Without Taxation!
November 11, 2017 18:00 - 1 hourEconomist James Henry takes apart the Republican tax plan, calling it “the largest wealth transfer in history to the ruling class" And activist, law student, Pete Davis, tells us how he’s trying to get Harvard Law School to fulfill it’s stated mission by funneling fewer of its graduates toward powerful corporate firms and more toward the public interest. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
Grassroots Action!
November 04, 2017 17:00 - 59 minutesRalph welcomes Sarah van Gelder, founder of PeoplesHub and Mark Pertschuk, director of Grassroots Change, two organizations that offer you the skills and expertise on how to make change in your community. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
Who Owns The Media?/Monsanto’s Whitewash
October 28, 2017 17:00 - 1 hourFormer FCC Commissioner Nicholas Johnson, gives us a perspective on the media landscape from Johnson to Trump. And investigative journalist, Carey Gillam, explains how, thanks to chemical companies like Monsanto, we’re all probably eating the pesticide, Round Up. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
"I Agree?"/Trip, Slip & Fall
October 21, 2017 17:00 - 59 minutesRalph talks to law professor Margaret Jane Radin about the hazards of fine print contracts and to Russell Kendzior about the hazards of slippery floors, two seemingly minor things that have a surprisingly profound effect on our daily lives. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
Nurses United!/Animal Welfare
October 14, 2017 17:00 - 1 hourRalph talks wildfires, single payer healthcare, and the state of the union movement with Executive Director of National Nurses United, RoseAnn DeMoro; and the head of the Humane Society of the United States, Wayne Pacelle, argues that if industry treated animals better, they’d actually increase profits. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
The Truth About Trump’s Tax Plan
October 07, 2017 17:00 - 58 minutesRalph and Alan Essig, Executive Director of Citizens for Tax Justice break down President Trump’s Tax Reform proposal and insurance expert, Robert Hunter, returns to explain what’s going on with hurricane and flood insurance in the wake Harvey, Irma and Maria. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
Patriotic Millionaires/Congress Working?/Trump vs. NFL
September 30, 2017 17:00 - 1 hourRalph talks to millionaire Morris Pearl, chairman of Patriotic Millionaires, a group of wealthy individuals fighting for economic and political equality, which includes raising their own taxes. And former FTC Chair, Michael Pertschuk reminisces with Ralph about how they got good things done in Congress. Plus, in the Wrap Up Ralph weighs in on Donald Trump vs. the NFL. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
Clean Water/Throwing Rocks At The Google Bus
September 23, 2017 17:00 - 1 hourRalph talks everything water, including how cities can maintain clean water in the face of natural disasters with George Hawkins, CEO of the municipal utility, DC Water. And media maven, Douglas Rushkoff, author of Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus, talks about how to maintain your power and humanity in the age of digital monopolies. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
The Existential Threat of Big Tech
September 16, 2017 17:00 - 58 minutesRalph spends the whole hour with journalist Franklin Foer, author of World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech, about how the Big Four, Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon are attempting to dominate every aspect of our lives and minds. Plus, we get Ralph’s take on the Bernie Sanders’ single-payer bill, and he answers more listener questions. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
Amazon Takes Over The World!
September 09, 2017 17:00 - 1 hourRalph talks to Lina Khan, monopoly expert with the Open Markets Institute, about how to tame “Too Big To Fail” corporations like Amazon. And Ralph’s Princeton classmate and Renaissance Man, Scott McVay, tells us about some of the adventures he chronicled in his memoir Surprise Encounters With Artists and Scientists, Whales and Other Living Things. Plus, Ralph weighs in on the DACA controversy and devastating hurricanes. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradioho...
Horsemen of the Trumpocalypse/Iran Nuclear Deal
September 02, 2017 17:00 - 1 hourRalph talks to political correspondent, John Nichols, about the scoundrels populating the Trump Administration. And Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson outlines the dangers of scuttling the Iran nuclear deal. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
Outrageous CEO Pay/Progressive Banks/Remembering Dick Gregory
August 26, 2017 17:00 - 1 hourRalph dissects how your boss makes 500 times more than you do with Steven Clifford, author of The CEO Pay Machine: How it Trashes America and How to Stop It. And the President of the progressive Amalgamated Bank, Ken Mestrich, joins us to discuss why small banks like his are where you should putting your money. Plus, David, Steve and Ralph talk about the late great comedian, Dick Gregory. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
Hands Off Our National Parks!/Trump Connections to ISIS?
August 19, 2017 17:00 - 57 minutesRalph talks to author and conservationist, Terry Tempest Williams about her lyrical paean to our national parks, The Hour of Land. And intrepid investigative journalist, Allan Nairn, tells us about Donald Trump’s connections to ISIS in Indonesia. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
Congressman Jamie Raskin/Teamsters Battle XPO
August 12, 2017 17:49 - 57 minutesRalph talks to Democratic Congressman and constitutional law scholar Jamie Raskin about how progressives can break the Republican stranglehold on the federal government. And union organizer Jeffrey Farmer describes the pitched battle between the Teamsters and XPO Logistics, one of the largest transportation companies in the world. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
Inside Philanthropy
August 05, 2017 17:00 - 57 minutesRalph has a fascinating conversation about the billions of dollars spent on political philanthropy and what all that money is working for with David Callahan, author of The Givers: Wealth, Power, and Philanthropy in a New Gilded Age. Also, Ralph answers more listener questions! Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
Fighting Student Loan Debt/A Better Deal?
July 29, 2017 15:19 - 57 minutesRalph talks to insurance expert Robert Hunter about another way toward a single-payer healthcare system: buy out the insurance industry. Attorney, Joanna Darcus, tells you how to fight for your rights against predatory student loan debt collectors. And we get Ralph’s take on the Democratic Party’s “Better Deal.” Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
A More Progressive Economic Agenda
July 22, 2017 17:00 - 1 hourDistinguished economist, Robert Pollin, joins us to share his ideas on a progressive more egalitarian economic agenda. And Dr. Steffie Woolhandler tells us why doctors and other health professionals want a single-payer, Medicare for All healthcare system. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
Draft Bernie?/Raising Minimum Wage
July 15, 2017 17:00 - 1 hourNick Brana joins us to discuss his efforts to “Draft Bernie for a People’s Party;” and economist Ben Zipperer explains how, contrary to conventional wisdom, raising the minimum wage will not result in significant job loss. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
Fighting For Justice/Protecting Endangered Species
July 08, 2017 14:00 - 57 minutesRalph talks to Edgar Cahn about the Legal Services Corporation, which makes thousands of lawyers available to low income Americans; and Leda Huta executive director of the Endangered Species Coalition joins us to tell us why we should care about endangered species. Plus, Ralph answers your questions! Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
Dean Baker/Standing Up For Children
July 01, 2017 14:00 - 1 hourRalph talks to renowned economist, Dean Baker, about the state of “free trade” in the era of Trump; and original Nader’s Raider, Robert Fellmeth, joins us to advocate for a group of people who have virtually no say in the political process, children. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
Hitler’s Model/The Shape of a New Economy
June 24, 2017 17:00 - 1 hourRalph talks to historian James Whitman about how the Nazis in the thirties modeled a lot of their racial policies on our very own Jim Crow laws and what that means for us today; and political economist Gar Alperovitz gives us an encouraging progress report on how the New Economy Movement is transforming the system. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
The Moral Failure of the Business School Elite
June 17, 2017 17:00 - 57 minutesRalph has a fascinating conversation with author Duff McDonald about how business schools like Harvard are producing graduates who are nothing more than “heat seeking money missiles.” And muckraking journalist, Roldo Bartimole, tells us how billionaire sports team owners extort money from a city’s taxpayers. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
Synthetic Mesh Epidemic
June 10, 2017 17:00 - 1 hourRalph talks to hernia surgeon, Dr. Robert Bendavid and whistleblower journalist, Jane Akre about all of the problems arising from the use of surgical mesh. Plus, Ralph answers listener questions! Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
Impeachment/Can The Dems Win?
June 03, 2017 17:00 - 57 minutesLearn everything you ever wanted to know about the impeachment process when Ralph talks to constitutional professor, Alan Hirsch, author of “A Citizen’s Guide to Impeachment. Also Bill Curry joins us to discuss what Democrats need to do to win. Plus Ralph answers your questions! Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
Beyond Nuclear and the Bright Future of Solar
May 27, 2017 17:00 - 1 hourRalph talks to Paul Gunter of Beyond Nuclear about all the lies the nuclear industry tells to stay afloat; and solar expert Scott Sklar joins us to talk about how solar energy is already creating more jobs than nuclear and fossil fuels combined. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
Noam Chomsky – Requiem for the American Dream
May 20, 2017 17:00 - 1 hourRalph interviews Noam Chomsky about his latest work Requiem for the American Dream: The 10 Principles of Concentration of Wealth & Power Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
Progressive Teaching/Raised By Animals/Comey Firing
May 13, 2017 17:00 - 1 hourRalph talks to education expert Brian D. Schultz about how he has put his innovative, child-centric teaching philosophy into practice in public schools. And Dr. Jennifer Verdolin tells us what humans can learn about parenting from the animal kingdom. Plus, Ralph weighs in on the firing of FBI Director James Comey. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
Music and Laughter
May 06, 2017 17:00 - 1 hourRalph welcomes Dr. Ani Patel to talk about how our brains process musical rhythm and Ralph finally talks about something Steve and David know a little bit about: the power of laughter. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
Trump’s First 100/Adjunct Professors/Public Banks
April 29, 2017 17:00 - 57 minutesRalph assesses the first 100 days of the Trump administration. He also talks to Maria Maisto of the New Faculty Majority about how universities’ exploitation of adjunct professors hurts higher education. And Ellen Brown tells us how public banks are the best alternative to Wall Street. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
Sports/Democrats/Public Banking
April 22, 2017 16:00 - 57 minutesRalph talks to Ken Reed, policy director for League of Fans about his book Ego Vs. Soul in Sports and also answers your questions on the state of the Democratic Party and public banking. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
What’s Wrong With The Democratic Party
April 15, 2017 17:00 - 57 minutesIn a lively roundtable discussion Ralph talks to top political analysts Thomas Frank and Bill Curry about why, despite the obvious cold-hearted cruelty of the Republican agenda, the Democrats continue to lose. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
Fighting World Hunger/Superbugs
April 08, 2017 17:00 - 1 hourRalph talks to Oxfam's, Scott Paul, about effective strategies for overcoming world hunger and Emily L. Heil of the University of Maryland Medical Center outlines the risks to humans of giving antibiotics to farm animals. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
Don’t Think of An Elephant!
April 01, 2017 17:00 - 1 hourRalph questions noted linguist, George Lakoff, about the language progressives need to use to get their message across. And Washington Post columnist, Christine Emba, tells us about how “Smartphones Changed Our Lives. Let’s Think Before We Let Robots In.” Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
Is Trump Mussolini?
March 25, 2017 16:52 - 1 hourYale history professor Timothy Snyder tells us what lessons can be learned from 20th Century European history in order for America to avoid fascist authoritarianism. And Deborah Weinstein of the Coalition for Human Needs breaks down Trump’s cruel budget plan. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
What’s So Funny About Palestine?
March 18, 2017 17:00 - 1 hourRalph welcomes Palestinian/American comedian Amer Zahr to talk about finding humor in the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. And author, Steve Early, tells us how the town of Richmond, California became one of the most progressive communities in the country. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
Attacks On Legal System/Surveillance State
March 11, 2017 18:00 - 1 hourRalph welcomes civil justice advocate, Joanne Doroshow, to unpack the latest corporate efforts to deny you your day in court; and Dr. Richard Stallman joins us to discuss his views on digital surveillance, privacy and the free software movement. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
History of Fraud/Trump Promises
March 04, 2017 18:00 - 1 hourRalph talks to professor Edward Balleisen about his book Fraud: An American History From Barnum to Madoff and Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, Hedrick Smith, rejoins us to critique Trump’s promises and tell us how we can “Reclaim the American Dream.” Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
Capitalism, Federal Reserve, 9/11
February 25, 2017 18:00 - 1 hourRalph answers your Facebook questions about the Federal Reserve, the state of capitalism, job opportunities in grassroots activism, the two-party system, unanswered questions about the 9/11 attacks and much more! Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
Reading and Suing
February 18, 2017 18:00 - 1 hourRalph talks to literacy expert, Nancy Newman about how to raise passionate readers; and law professor, Alexandra Lahav tells us how a "litigious society" is actually vital to a functioning democracy. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
Vertical Farming/Hemp Farming
February 11, 2017 18:00 - 1 hourRalph talks to Dickson Despommier about “vertical farming,” how to raise farm crops in tall inner-city buildings. And hemp lobbyist, Eric Steenstra, tells us about his ongoing efforts to convince Congress to make hemp farming legal. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe