Latest Dan rather Podcast Episodes

Trump, race, and hate

Blinking Red - The Dan Rather Podcast - September 07, 2018 18:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 667 ratings
In this episode, Dan goes back in time to the days of MLK and the progress made by President Lyndon Johnson in getting civil rights and immigration reform passed. But this is contrasted with the racism and divisiveness stoked by President Trump: Trump sees immigration as an invasion, when in fac...

Party and Partisanship

Blinking Red - The Dan Rather Podcast - August 16, 2018 15:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 667 ratings
In the fourth episode of Blinking Red, Dan Rather takes on the pressing issue of how partisan our politics appears today, and investigates some earlier examples throughout US history, starting with some of the firebrand speeches of Truman. Dan also reminds us of the powerful moves made by LBJ to...

Enemy of the people?

Blinking Red - The Dan Rather Podcast - August 06, 2018 15:01 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 667 ratings
In this third episode of Blinking Red, Dan Rather digs into the role of the press in US history, starting with the way the TV news media was carefully managed by Nixon, and through to the current debacle around "fake news" under President Trump.  Subscribe to the podcast More from Dan Rather ...

Collective confusion, and collective courage

Blinking Red - The Dan Rather Podcast - July 31, 2018 03:13 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 667 ratings
In this second episode, Dan Rather recognizes some of the fear and confusion following President Trump's actions on the international stage. Calling out the relentless propaganda of the current administration for the bluster that it is, Dan reminds us to pay attention—to have the courage to stan...

A Finland Fiasco

Blinking Red - The Dan Rather Podcast - July 23, 2018 23:15 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 667 ratings
The premiere episode of Dan Rather’s podcast couldn’t come at a more appropriate time. All signals are blinking red. The United States is under attack from a foreign power. Our president has a sworn duty to protect us against enemies foreign and domestic. Is he upholding that duty? This is a def...