How Does Democracy Work With a Citizenry Increasingly Uninformed & Fearful?

How Does Democracy Work With a Citizenry Increasingly Uninformed & Fearful?

The data shows that Americans wildly overestimate the number of people in this country who are NOT like them. And Americans wildly underestimate the number of people in this country who ARE like them. This misinformation creates fear. And politicians feed on this fear. What do we do about this?

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Here Comes the Pain

Here Comes the Pain

The consequences are here. The jobs report Friday was horrendous, and it’s only going to get worse. And none of this was necessary. Our economy was roaring before January 20, 2025. Here’s what’s so un...

6 Sep 20259min

Lessons For Today: A Conversation With A Leading Activist From The Turbulent 1960’s & 70’s

Lessons For Today: A Conversation With A Leading Activist From The Turbulent 1960’s & 70’s

I sat down with someone who was on the front lines of community organizing & social activism in the 1960’s, Michael Ansara, to discuss his new memoir, The Hard Work Of Hope,” and discuss lessons learn...

5 Sep 202550min

Trump, Republicans, & Their Media Cheerleaders Are Covering Up For Powerful Men Who Raped Underage Girls

Trump, Republicans, & Their Media Cheerleaders Are Covering Up For Powerful Men Who Raped Underage Girls

There’s really no other way to explain it. Trump, Republicans and their media cheerleaders promised for years that the Epstein files were the mother of all deep state scandals. But now? Never mind, it...

4 Sep 202539min

Trump Is Turning America Into A Cruel, Dark Place

Trump Is Turning America Into A Cruel, Dark Place

She came to America from Guatemala with her mom when she was 8yrs old. To flee gang violence. For the past 9yrs, she excelled in school in Los Angeles becoming an honors student and a top athlete. Two...

3 Sep 202529min

Public Corruption Like We’ve Never Ever Seen Before. Right In Our Faces

Public Corruption Like We’ve Never Ever Seen Before. Right In Our Faces

Trump & his family just enriched themselves to the tune of $5 billion on their Crypto scam. And they’re publicly bragging out it. And that’s just part of how Donald Trump is using his public office to...

2 Sep 202536min

What The Democratic Party Must Do. A Conversation With A Passionate Democratic Activist

What The Democratic Party Must Do. A Conversation With A Passionate Democratic Activist

She’s a mom, she’s a passionate long time committed Democratic activist, and she’s from New Jersey. So she can let it rip. I sat down with JoJo from Jerz and we both let it rip discussing what the hec...

29 Aug 202540min

Today’s Show Is A Show That, Sadly, Will Piss Most Everyone Off

Today’s Show Is A Show That, Sadly, Will Piss Most Everyone Off

Another school shooting. More American children gunned down. And neither side, neither the left nor the right, no matter how well intentioned many of them are, are prepared to deal with the hard truth...

28 Aug 202545min

A Conversation About Christian Nationalism, A Much Bigger Threat To America Than You Know

A Conversation About Christian Nationalism, A Much Bigger Threat To America Than You Know

Christian nationalism is an utterly un-American theology, but it’s alive and well in America, and it has a profound impact on our politics and way of life. I sat down with Tim Whitaker, founder of the...

27 Aug 202547min

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