Monthly Archives: March 2016

Good afternoon, Scoochers! Here are the links for today’s episode: The Heresy and Evangelism of Bernie Sanders by Jesse Myerson! Lyin’ Donald Trump Feigns Fear of Reporter Michelle Fields Donald Trump Uses Textbook Victim-Blaming To Attack Female Reporter And the outro music is “Hold On” by Bob Mould.

Good afternoon, Scoochers! Here are the links for today’s show. We talk with Truthout’s Kelly Hayes about the young protesters in Chicago who organized to oust States Attorney Anita Alvarez. Can Young Black Organizers Bring Down Chicago’s Top Prosecutor? We also, better late than never, talk about the transphobic bathroom law in North Carolina: North… Read more »

Good afternoon, Scoochers! Here are the links for today’s show. We walk with James Jones, producer/director for tonight’s Frontline PBS documentary, “Saudi Arabia Uncovered.” Find out more at Frontline’s website: Saudi Arabia Uncovered We spend the rest of the time on Bernie’s bird friend and his weekend sweeps in Washington, Alaska and Hawaii. We also… Read more »

Good afternoon, Scoochers! Here are the links to today’s show: New York City Teachers Told to Keep Opt-Out Opinions to Themselves Take a look at this picture of a cartoon character named Lil Gideon, who my students think I’m marrying. The outro music is “The End of Things” by Bob Mould.

Good afternoon, Scoochers! There are no links for today’s episode– we spend the hour on the bombings in Belgium and Istanbul this past week. The outro music is “Tell Me” by Feels. And a listener sent in this video: Alan Watts on the Idea of Money

Good afternoon, Scoochers! Here are the links for today: Via listener Ed, two Syrian revolutionaries are touring the US and maybe coming to a city near you: Burning Country in North America How the ‘New York Times’ Sandbagged Bernie Sanders Were Changes to Sanders Article ‘Stealth Editing’? Charter Schools, Civil Rights and School Discipline: A… Read more »

Good afternoon, Scoochers! On today’s show, we interview Kristen Gwynne (@kristengwynne)– you should check out the amazing new website TheInfluence.org, which is all about covering drugs and drug policy! Molly’s flying solo all week– today she talked about the different feelings about the tactics of protesting Trump: Should Trump Be Allowed to Kick Protesters Out… Read more »

Good afternoon, Scoochers! On today’s show we spend the hour talking about the Chicago Trump protests. Maddow does a good job of outlining the escalating rhetoric here: Rachel Maddow Lays Out How Donald Trump Deliberately Incites Violence At His Rallies And the outro music is “Underside” by You Say Party.

Good afternoon, Scoochers! We spend most of today talking about Super 2-s-day’s election returns. We also talk about the DOJ failing to indict the officer who killed 18-year-old Ramarley Graham in the Bronx in 2012: Officer in Ramarley Graham Shooting Won’t Face U.S. Charges And the outro music is “Casual Wrecks” by Adult Books.

Good afternoon, Scoochers! Here are the links for today’s show: Trump cracks down on protesters Even fewer black and Hispanic students win seats at city’s elite high schools this year De Blasio Mandates Bathroom Access for Transgender New Yorkers in City Buildings And the outro music is “Time Won’t Wait” by M. Ward.