Morning John on Session’s announcement that he will reinstate the program transferring military weapons to police departments, and tons of listener mail on local actions across the country. 1033 Program Photo by United States Government Defense Logistics Agency courtesy of Wikimedia commons 00:00 - Welcome to Radio Dispatch 00:30 - NYC air has a distinct fallness to it 09:32 - Morning John roundup 29:08 - Listeners are organizing! 47:03 - Listener mail catch up 58:20 - “My Man” by Valley Queen 59:30 - Finish
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Caroline Nagy joins us to discuss flood insurance policy, and John is in the studio to talk about Molly’s essay on how we talk about Nazis and bullies. Photo by Bill Koplitz courtesy of Wikimedia Commons 00:00 - Welcome to Radio Dispatch 00:30 - Molly has a growing obsession with Chip and Joanna Gaines 14:28 - Caroline Nagy on flood insurance 35:34 - Why “just ignore them” is a bad argument for bullies and also Nazis 59:11 - Credits, “Walking Blues” by The Fresh and Onlys 60:23 - Finish
Ryan Schleeter joins us to discuss climate justice and Hurricane Harvey. Also, listeners weigh in on our discussion about how adults talk about kids. Photo by Planet A. courtesy of Wikimedia Commons 00:00 - Welcome to Radio Dispatch 00:30 - Regulations are very good 17:38 - Ryan Schleeter on climate change and Harvey 39:07 - Listener mail on how we talk about children 59:28 - Credits, “Inauguration" (BTR Live Studio, 2017) by Igdy Dean 60:48 - Finish
It’s JAMJAM Fridays and Jesse Myerson is here to talk about mutual aid, conservatism, and Antifa. Also, Morning John on conservatism and mutual aid in Texas. 00:00 - Welcome to Radio Dispatch 00:30 - It’s the first of the month, by Bone Thugs and Harmony 02:54 - John on conservatism during crises 24:25 - Jesse Myerson on solidarity during crises 57:21 - Credits, “Copicat” by CHIMNEY 58:57 - Finish
It’s MGG Thursdays and Melissa Gira Grant is here to talk Antifa and Harvey. Also, Morning John on what the mainstream backlash to Antifa is getting wrong. Melissa Gira Grant, via Twitter 00:00 - Welcome to Radio Dispatch 00:30 - Today’s theme is Antifa 03:01 - Morning John on mainstream Antifa takes and what they’re missing 23:24 - Melissa Gira Grant on anti - fascism and mutual aid 57:44 - Credits, “Fuel Us All” by CHIMNEY 59:16 - Finish
Morning John on Session’s announcement that he will reinstate the program transferring military weapons to police departments, and tons of listener mail on local actions across the country. 1033 Program Photo by United States Government Defense Logistics Agency courtesy of Wikimedia commons 00:00 - Welcome to Radio Dispatch 00:30 - NYC air has a distinct fallness to it 09:32 - Morning John roundup 29:08 - Listeners are organizing! 47:03 - Listener mail catch up 58:20 - “My Man” by Valley Queen 59:30 - Finish
Molly is back from her week away, Morning John on Arpaio and Gorka, Hurricane Harvey devastates southern Texas, huge counter protests push back Nazi rallies in San Francisco and Berkeley, and listener mail. Joe Arpaio photo by Gage Skidmore courtesy of Wikimedia Commons 00:00 - Welcome to Radio Dispatch 00:30 - Molly’s back and about 12 huge news things have happened 10:26 - Morning John on Trump’s pardoning of Arpaio and Gorka ouster 34:33 - How local and federal policy make natural disasters biased 51:50 - Check in on anti - Nazi rallies in CA 58:18 - Credits, “Communicator” by Rainer Maria 59:40 - Finish
A series of essays in the Atlantic and the New Republic get it wrong on Antifa. Photo by Ahmadi courtesy of Wikimedia Commons 00:00 - Welcome to Radio Dispatch 00:30 - When morale starts to sink in the age of Trump 26:16 - A close reading of a New Republic essay on Antifa and resisting the KKK 44:07 - What we know about effectively countering right wing recruitment 59:38 - Credits, “Enough is enough” by Brian Hill and the Noh Stars 60:44 - Finish
Kristina Kopic joins us to discuss a new study on the criminalization of children with mental illness. Also, it’s JAMJAM Fridays and Jesse Myerson is here! Jesse Myerson, via Twitter 00:00 - Welcome to Radio Dispatch 00:30 - Summer is almost over, nooo 04:03 - Kristina Kopic on how children with disabilities are more likely to be suspended 22:55 - Jesse Myerson on challenging white people to get free from white supremacy 45:08 - Listener mail 57:04 - Credits, “Hold On You” by Valley Queen 58:57 - Finish
