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Show notes for today’s episode, 4/15/16

Good afternoon, Scoochers! Here are the links for today. We speak with Ed Hedemann, one of the founders of the National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee. John saw Bernie at Washington Square last night. And Listener Stephen sent in this interesting article about charter schools and desegregation: Are Charter Schools The Future Of School Desegregation?… Read more »

Show notes for today’s episode, 4/14/16

Good afternoon, Scoochers! Here are the links for today’s episode: We speak with Rachel Wannarka about the police killing of Jamar Clark in Minneapolis. She is the co-author of: Stop turning to grand juries when cops kill The Jamar Clark case: Yet another example of silencing black voices Decisions, decisions: Justice for some or justice… Read more »

Show notes for today’s episode, 4/12/16

Good afternoon, Scoochers! Here are the links for today’s episode. We spend most of the hour on John’s exclusive at the Nation: A Muslim Man Was Ensnared in a Terror Plot by the NYPD—He Just Attempted Suicide The outro music is “Into the Code” by The Thermals.

Show notes for today’s episode, 4/11/16

Good afternoon Scoochers! Here are the links for today: Bill Clinton Will Tell You a Story About Another Place Where Black Lives Matter: Africa Hillary Clinton broke the rules on the NYC subway. That’s not fair The outro music is “Everything You’ve Come to Expect” by The Last Shadow Puppets.

Show notes for today’s episode, 4/8/16

Good afternoon, Scoochers! Here are the links for today’s show: Parents Will Sue America’s Largest School District Over Classroom Violence We spend the rest of the time on John’s crankiness about the movie Eye in the Sky. The outro music is “Ignorance” by You Say Party

Show notes for today’s episode, 4/7/16

Good afternoon, Scoochers! Here are the links for today’s episode. John’s latest for The Nation: The Trauma of Chemical Warfare Continues to Terrorize Syrians We also talk about Sanders and Cruz wins in Wisconsin, and what’s wrong with that Daily News interview of Bernie: Did Bernie Sanders Botch An Interview With The Daily News? It’s… Read more »

Show notes for today’s episode, 4/4/16

Good afternoon, Scoochers! We are #blessed to speak with the great Jesse Myerson about his fantastic cover story for the Village Voice: The Heresy and Evangelism of Bernie Sanders We also talk about John’s latest EXTREMELY INTERESTING story at Inverse, about humans deferring to robots. And we have an amazing listener mail about Soylent, the… Read more »

Show notes for today’s episode, 4/1/16

Good afternoon, Scoochers! Here are the links for today’s show. MUST MUST READ: Melissa Gira Grant’s piece at Buzzfeed News, Heather. We speak with her today about the escort who killed her assailant, and the complicated aftermath. We also talk about Trump’s comments on abortion. The outro music is “Eyes On You” by Hey Marseilles.

Show notes for today’s episode, 3/31/16

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.

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