This Is Not Normal
303 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 6 years ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsBill Scher and Traci Olsen try to stay sane during the Trump years. A LiberalOasis podcast.
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Episodes
July 26, 2008
July 26, 2008 11:00 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MB"Blood and Oil" filmmakers Michael Klare and Scott Morris join us for the full show.
July 19, 2008
July 19, 2008 11:00 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBJohn Hodgman, author of Areas of My Expertise and the forthcoming More Information Than You Require joins us for the full show.
July 12, 2008
July 12, 2008 11:00 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBMcCain hates Social Security. Obama embraces government. Plus, Roger Hickey discusses the brand new coalition, Health Care for America Now.
July 5, 2008
July 05, 2008 11:00How the presidential candidates are moving left to win. Plus, Scott Lemieux from the American Prospect tells us what really happened on the Supreme Court this year.
June 28, 2008
June 28, 2008 11:00How you can save more on gas now, than coastal drilling would 20 years from now. Plus, Sally Kohn from Center for Community Change on their long-term voter registration and mobilization campaign.
June 21, 2008
June 21, 2008 11:00The coastal drilling con. Plus, David Sirota discusses his best-selling book "The Uprising" and what it means for 2008 and beyond.
June 14, 2008
June 14, 2008 11:00Conservative policies stick us with $4 gas. McCain lies about Social Security. Plus, columnist Alan Bisbort on the Clintons.
June 7, 2008
June 07, 2008 11:00McCain anti-pork crusade includes investigating Katrina and helping its victims. Plus, Kate Sheppard of Grist on the Senate global warming debate.
May 31, 2008
May 31, 2008 11:00McCain looks to lead the worst run campaign ever. Plus, undeclared superdelegate Deb Kozikowski tells us what's going on in the superdelegate community.
May 24, 2008
May 24, 2008 11:00McCain suffers one gaffe after another. Plus, Eric Lotke of Institute for America's Future on the 50-state Stress Test.
May 17, 2008
May 17, 2008 11:00A re-energized party stands up for Obama on foreign policy. Plus, Ben Ray of BlueGrassRoots.com previews the Kentucky primary.
May 10, 2008
May 10, 2008 11:00How the McCainiacs are handling the calm, cool, collected Barack Obama. Plus, Feministing.com's Jessica Valenti on sexist double standards and the presidential campaign.
May 3, 2008
May 03, 2008 11:00Primary previews from Thomas Cook of BlueIndiana.net and Errington Thompson of Asheville's 880 AM and whereistheoutrage.net.
April 26, 2008
April 26, 2008 11:00 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBPA changes nothing. What you haven't heard about Korea and Syria. Interview with Cliff Schecter, author of "The Real McCain."
April 19, 2008
April 19, 2008 11:00Blogger outrage at the ABC debate upends the media narrative. Plus, interview with Will Bunch of the Philadelphia Daily News and the blog Attyood.
April 12, 2008
April 12, 2008 11:00 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBPetraeus and Crocker try, and fail, to blame Iran for Iraq. Plus, interview with candidate for US Senate, Ed O'Reilly.
April 5, 2008
April 05, 2008 11:00 - 26 minutes - 24 MBJohn McCain wants to be in Iraq for 100 years, and don't you forget it. Plus, interview with Rev. Peter Ives on religion and the 2008 presidential race.
March 29, 2008
March 29, 2008 11:00Does Obama offer more than just a speech on foreign policy? We hear from Spencer Ackerman, author of The American Prospect article, "The Obama Doctrine."
March 22, 2008
March 22, 2008 11:00 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBSome conservatives praise Obama's speech on race relations, others play cheap divisive politics. Plus, interview with Chris Hayes of The Nation magazine.
March 15, 2008
March 15, 2008 11:00 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBThe media take the campaign into the gutter. Plus, interview with Kai Franklin of TortDeform.com.
March 8, 2008
March 08, 2008 10:00 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBDems pass on unifying. Plus, interview with Toby Chaudhuri of Campaign for America's Future about the upcoming "progressive convention," Take Back America.
March 1, 2008
March 01, 2008 10:00 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBWho's the candidate on "treacherous" political ground? Plus, interview with Jerid Kurtz of Buckeye State Blog
February 23, 2008
February 23, 2008 10:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBRove falls short in attacking Obama. Plus, interview with Matt Glazer of Burnt Orange Report
February 16, 2008
February 16, 2008 18:00 - 27 minutes - 24.7 MBInterview with Jennifer Nix of the Superdelegate Transparency Project and Literary Outpost.
February 9, 2008
February 09, 2008 10:00Interviews with African-American Political Pundit and David Goldstein of HorsesAss.org
February 2, 2008
February 02, 2008 10:00Guide to Decide on Super Tuesday, plus interview with Cliff Schecter
January 19, 2008
January 19, 2008 10:00Interviews with Todd Beeton of MyDD.com and Hugh Jackson of lasvegasgleaner.com
January 12, 2008
January 12, 2008 10:00The anti-sexism backlash in New Hampshire. Plus, interview with Eric Baerren of MichiganLiberal.com.
January 8, 2008
January 08, 2008 10:00New Hampshire preview, with Cliff Schecter of Brave New Films (Guest hosting for the Bill Dwight Show)
January 5, 2008
January 05, 2008 10:00What happened in Iowa? What will happen in New Hampshire? Plus, interview with Laura Clawson of BlueHampshire.com.
December 29, 2007
December 29, 2007 10:00The failure of our Pakistan policy sets the stage for Bhutto's assasination. Plus, interview with Frederick Clarkson on how religion is roiling the Republican primary race.
December 22, 2007
December 22, 2007 10:00Interview with Deb Kozikowski and Matt Barron of RuralVotes.com, analyze the prez race. Plus, the cavalcade of conservative obstruction.
December 15, 2007
December 15, 2007 10:00What needs to happen for us to change energy policy. Plus, Glenn Hurowitz on his new book "Fear and Courage in the Democratic Party."
December 8, 2007
December 08, 2007 09:00desmoinesdem from BleedingHeartland.com gives a ground-level view of the Iowa caucus race
November 24, 2007
November 24, 2007 09:00Republicans flip-flop on immigration, will Dems step up? (11/24/07 show, part 1 of 2)
November 24, 2007
November 24, 2007 09:00Rick Perlstein discusses the latest failure of conservatism: the flood of unsafe imported toys (11/24/07 show, part 2 of 2)
November 17, 2007
November 17, 2007 09:00Bush's failure in Pakistan, and the differences in the Democratic responses (11/17/07 show, part 1 of 2)
November 17, 2007
November 17, 2007 09:00Air America's Sam Seder discusses the writers' strike and the Democratic presidential race (11/17/07 show, part 2 of 2)
October 20, 2007
October 20, 2007 10:00Why is every Republican more polarizing than Hillary. Plus, failing to promote democracy in Pakistan. (10/20/07 show, part 1 of 2)
October 20, 2007
October 20, 2007 10:00The Carpetbagger Report's Steve Benen discusses the potential crackup of the conservative movement (10/20/07 show, part 2 of 2)
October 13, 2007
October 13, 2007 11:25Pastor Dan Schulz of Street Prophets on the intersection of faith and politics in the 2008 race (10/13/07 show, part 2 of 2)
October 13, 2007
October 13, 2007 11:25Gore's Nobel win is a call to action for us (10/13/07 show, part 1 of 2)
October 6, 2007
October 06, 2007 08:45Bush's veto of SCHIP puts kids, and Republicans, at risk (10/6/07 show, part 1 of 2)
October 6, 2007
October 06, 2007 08:45Latina Lista's Marisa Trevino discusses the GOP's inability to win Latino support (10/6/07 show, part 2 of 2)
September 29, 2007
October 06, 2007 08:45Clinton, Edwards and Obama advance the fight for universal health insurance (9/29/07 show, part 2 of 2)
September 29, 2007
September 29, 2007 14:30Leading Dem candidates won't pledge to get out of Iraq by Jan. 2013 (9/29/07 show, part 1 of 2)
September 22, 2007
September 22, 2007 11:15Steve Clemons on Iran, Israel, Syria and Pakistan (9/22/07 show, part 2 of 2)
September 22, 2007
September 22, 2007 11:15Democrats get the vapors after MoveOn prints an ad (9/22/07 show, part 1 of 2)
September 15, 2007
September 15, 2007 15:04Grist's David Roberts on energy and global warming bills in Congress(9/15/07 show, part 2 of 2)