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Episodes
Friday Jul 20, 2018
Friday Jul 20, 2018
Sarah Burris, Reporter at Raw Story joins Rick to share the top stories of the day at Raw Story from the bizarre to the stupid, from Trump to the GOP and back.
@SarahBurris @RawStory
Friday Jul 20, 2018
Friday Jul 20, 2018
Friday Jul 20, 2018
Mark Price, Labor Economist with the Keystone Research Center joins Rick to discuss the Trump administration’s claim that the War on Poverty is “largely over” and that we have “succeeded” and to share facts from the new report put out by the Economic Policy Institute explaining that not only is the War on Poverty NOT over but there is even more work to be done.
@price_laborecon @KRC_PA @EconomicPolicy
Friday Jul 20, 2018
Friday Jul 20, 2018
Mark Price, Labor Economist with the Keystone Research Center joins Rick to discuss the Trump administration’s claim that the War on Poverty is “largely over” and that we have “succeeded” and to share facts from the new report put out by the Economic Policy Institute explaining that not only is the War on Poverty NOT over but there is even more work to be done.
@price_laborecon @KRC_PA @EconomicPolicy
Bob Ney @talkmedianews @bobney
Sarah Burris, Reporter at Raw Story joins Rick to share the top stories of the day at Raw Story from the bizarre to the stupid, from Trump to the GOP and back.
@SarahBurris @RawStory
Brandon Dillon, Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party joins Rick to talk about the Michigan Gubernatorial debate and the issues that are important to Michigan voters ranging from education to health, jobs and infrastructure and more.
@BrandonDillon75 @MichiganDems
Thursday Jul 19, 2018
Thursday Jul 19, 2018
John Feltz, TWU Rail Division Director and Amy Griffin, TWU Local 1460 President joins Rick to discuss the needless cuts to Amtrak, the furloughed Amtrak workers, and explain what should be happening with the Amtrak system.
@transportworker @AmtrakCouncil #coldcuts
Thursday Jul 19, 2018
Thursday Jul 19, 2018
John Fetterman, Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania and current Mayor of Braddock joins Rick form the campaign trail to discuss why this election cycle is so important, the issues people are telling him they care about, and how reelecting Tom Wolf as Governor of Pennsylvania is going to help move the Commonwealth forward.
@JohnFetterman
Thursday Jul 19, 2018
Thursday Jul 19, 2018
Melissa Ryan, visiting fellow at Media Matters for America and editor of Ctrl Alt Right Delete joins Rick to discuss persistent whining amongst conservatives that the world is out to censor their hate speech and provide the data that conclusively debunks the myth of conservative censorship on Facebook.
@MelissaRyan @mmfa
Thursday Jul 19, 2018
Thursday Jul 19, 2018
David Faris, author of It’s Time to Fight Dirty joins Rick to discuss his recent Washington Post article proposing once Democrats regain control of the White House and both chambers of congress they pursue the FDR idea of packing the US Supreme Court with addition justices to balance the court more favorably to the will of the people.
@davidmfaris
Thursday Jul 19, 2018
Thursday Jul 19, 2018
David Faris, author of It’s Time to Fight Dirty joins Rick to discuss his recent Washington Post article proposing once Democrats regain control of the White House and both chambers of congress they pursue the FDR idea of packing the US Supreme Court with addition justices to balance the court more favorably to the will of the people.
@davidmfaris
Melissa Ryan, visiting fellow at Media Matters for America and editor of Ctrl Alt Right Delete joins Rick to discuss persistent whining amongst conservatives that the world is out to censor their hate speech and provide the data that conclusively debunks the myth of conservative censorship on Facebook.
@MelissaRyan @mmfa
John Fetterman, Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania and current Mayor of Braddock joins Rick form the campaign trail to discuss why this election cycle is so important, the issues people are telling him they care about, and how reelecting Tom Wolf as Governor of Pennsylvania is going to help move the Commonwealth forward.
@JohnFetterman
John Feltz, TWU Rail Division Director and Amy Griffin, TWU Local 1460 President joins Rick to discuss the needless cuts to Amtrak, the furloughed Amtrak workers, and explain what should be happening with the Amtrak system.
@transportworker @AmtrakCouncil #coldcuts
Wednesday Jul 18, 2018
Wednesday Jul 18, 2018
Sakira Cook, Senior Counsel with The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights joins Rick to discuss their upcoming congressional briefing on sentencing reform, Quelling the Crisis: The Case for Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Reform and to explain why now is the time for reform, what reform looks like, and how to get there.
@civilrightsorg @SakiraCook
Wednesday Jul 18, 2018
Wednesday Jul 18, 2018
Suneel Gupta, Founder of the healthcare startup @rise and Congressional candidate in Michigan’s 11th district joins Rick to discuss what issues have brought him to the political arena and the vision he will bring to the US House of Representatives.
@suneel #MI11
Wednesday Jul 18, 2018
Wednesday Jul 18, 2018
Luke N. Vargas, Chief Correspondent Talk Media News joins Rick from Helsinki to talk aftermath of Trump/Putin Summit. @thecourier @TalkMediaNews
Wednesday Jul 18, 2018
Wednesday Jul 18, 2018
Sarah Kendzior, journalist and co-host of the newly released podcast #GasLitNation joins Rick to discuss the recent He said, He said drama surrounding Trump’s Helsinki comments and to talk about why her podcast is perfectly timed to educate those haven’t been paying attention. Seriously, it’s extremely important stuff.
@SarahKendzior
Wednesday Jul 18, 2018
Wednesday Jul 18, 2018
Sarah Kendzior, journalist and co-host of the newly released podcast #GasLitNation joins Rick to discuss the recent He said, He said drama surrounding Trump’s Helsinki comments and to talk about why her podcast is perfectly timed to educate those haven’t been paying attention. Seriously, it’s extremely important stuff.
@SarahKendzior
Luke N. Vargas, Chief Foreign Correspondent Talk Media News joins Rick from Helsinki to talk aftermath of Trump/Putin Summit. @thecourier @TalkMediaNews
Suneel Gupta, Founder of healthcare the startup @rise and Congressional candidate in Michigan’s 11th district joins Rick to discuss what issues have brought him to the political arena and the vision he will bring to the US House of Representatives.
@suneel #MI11
Sakira Cook, Senior Counsel with The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights joins Rick to discuss their upcoming congressional briefing on sentencing reform, Quelling the Crisis: The Case for Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Reform and to explain why now is the time for reform, what reform looks like, and how to get there.
@civilrightsorg @SakiraCook
Tuesday Jul 17, 2018
Tuesday Jul 17, 2018
Red T Raccoon, Army veteran, EMT, and Well-Known Twitter Commentator joins Rick to share his thoughts on today’s Trump-Putin Treason Summit in Helsinki given the backdrop of allegations of 2016 election Russian cyberwarfare and the 2018 Russian assets attack on American troops in Syria.
@RedTRaccoon
Tuesday Jul 17, 2018
Tuesday Jul 17, 2018
Propane Jane, psychiatrist and Well-Known Twitter Commentator joins to discuss #InstabilityinChief given today’s Trump-Putin Treason Summit in Helsinki and answer the question of how Trump can beat up on US allies while cozying up to Putin.
@docrocktex26
Tuesday Jul 17, 2018
Tuesday Jul 17, 2018
Andrea Chalupa, Journalist, Author, and co-host of the top ranked Podcast Gaslit Nation joins Rick to discuss today’s Trump-Putin Treason Summit in Helsinki and talk about her new podcast that lays out all the treason from the beginning.
@AndreaChalupa #GasLitNation
Tuesday Jul 17, 2018
Tuesday Jul 17, 2018
Andrea Chalupa, Journalist, Author, and co-host of the top ranked Podcast Gaslit Nation joins Rick to discuss today’s Trump-Putin Treason Summit in Helsinki and talk about her new podcast that lays out all the treason from the beginning.
@AndreaChalupa #GasLitNation
Propane Jane, psychiatrist and Well-Known Twitter Commentator joins to discuss #InstabilityinChief given today’s Trump-Putin Treason Summit in Helsinki and answer the question of how Trump can beat up on US allies while cozying up to Putin.
@docrocktex26
Red T Raccoon, Army veteran, EMT, and Well-Known Twitter Commentator joins Rick to share his thoughts on today’s Trump-Putin Treason Summit in Helsinki given the backdrop of allegations of 2016 election Russian cyberwarfare and the 2018 Russian assets attack on American troops in Syria.
@RedTRaccoon
Saturday Jul 14, 2018
Saturday Jul 14, 2018
Chelsea Acosta, Utah Middle School Educator and NEA Hispanic Caucus member joins Rick to discuss her unions recent convention, the resolution that were passed, and how those resolutions are going to help reshape public education for all kids across the nation as teachers become more unified standing up for their students, schools, and families.
@chelsie_acosta @BadassTeachersA
Saturday Jul 14, 2018
Saturday Jul 14, 2018
Bill Scher, political commentator joins Rick to discuss the realities of stopping Trump’s Supreme Court nominee from taking a seat on the bench and what, if any possibility there is in Senator Susan Collins to vote against confirmation.
@billscher @POLITICOMag @RealClearNews @DMZShow @NewBooksPolitic