Historian Peter Cole joins us to discuss the new book he co-edited, Wobblies of the World: A Global History of the IWW. Also, John is in the studio to talk about a NYT op ed on why leftists should care about the Russia investigation.
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – The months of the year as days of the week
15:03 – Peter Cole on the history of the IWW
35:57 – Why leftists should care about Russia
57:29 – Credits, “I Saw the Days Go By (feat. Marissa Nadler)” by Lost Horizons
59:04 – Finish
John is in the studio to discuss a long piece at The Cut looks at women’s rage in a post Weinstein era, and listener mail on gun control.
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Unpacking Black Friday
23:01 – A Rebecca Traister looks at male shame and female anger
39:49 – Listener mail on gun control
58:28 – Credits, “Better Sit Down Boy” by Confidence Man
59:40 – Finish
Happy Thanksgiving! John is in the studio and we’re talking about Bill Clinton and Joe Biden’s bad histories, and listener mail on impeachment, bikes, and hope.
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Happy Thanksgiving!
20:20 – Biden and Anita Hill
38:17 – Listener mail thankfulness
57:05 – Credits, “Bubblegum” by Confidence Man
58:31 – Finish
Frontline’s Jezza Neumann joins us to discuss his updated Frontline documentary “Poor Kids,” about child poverty in the United States. Also, John is in the studio to discuss the latest allegations against Charlie Rose and Al Franken.
Frontline courtesy of PBS
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Happy holiday week!
13:55 – Jezza Neumann on his Frontline documentary “Poor Kids”
37:12 – More thoughts on poverty in the US
52:20 – More allegations against Rose and Franken
58:58 – Credits, “Not a Normal Boy” by Field Medic
60:18 – Finish
John is in the studio to talk about the incredibly dangerous economics behind the tax plan, Trump’s racism towards black athletes, and listener mail.
Ron Johnson
photo courtesy of US Senate via Wikimedia Commons
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Pumpkin bar update
14:53 – Abandoning famous people when they do something wrong
28:21 – The disaster tax plan
50:53 – Listener mail
59:01 – Credits, “Wrapped” by Egrets on Ergot
60:11 – Finish
A radio host accuses Al Franken of groping and harassment in 2006, a New York Times story details the amount of civilians killed in Iraq, and listener mail.
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Franken should resign because consequences are important
32:02 – NYT reporting on civilian casualties reported as ISIS deaths
40:24 – Listener mail
57:58 – Credits, “Avalanche” by The Ghost of Paul Revere
59:51 – Finish
It’s JAMJAM Fridays and Jesse Myerson is here to talk about how the rigged system is the key to building political solidarity. Also, Morning John on the latest Roy Moore allegations and the tax bill.
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – The weeks just keep getting longer
04:23 – Morning John on Moore and the tax plan
22:29 – Jesse Myerson on the rigged system
57:08 – Credits, “Chain of Command” by Peter Oren
58:38 – Finish
It’s MGG Thursdays and Melissa Gira Grant is here to catch up on all the news about abusive men since last week. Also, listener mail updates on Rebecca Black, and the countdown to Thanksgiving continues.
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – The problem with cooking shows
12:21 – Melissa Gira Grant on how we talk about abuse and sex workers
43:03 – Listener mail
57:35 – Credits, “Hot Topic” by Fits
58:57 – Finish
More allegations and corroboration against Roy Moore, education civil rights activists band together to try to combat Betsy Devos’s dismantling of the Office of Civil Rights, and listener mail.
Betsy Devos
photo by the U.S. Dept. of Education courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Barefoot Contessa saves Thanksgiving
10:46 – Morning John on Moore, Sessions, and Don Jr.
35:15 – Betsy DeVos targets students with disabilities
50:06 – Listener mail
57:59 – Credits, “Powerful Love” by Field Medic
59:25 – Finish
We spend the hour on last week’s reporting on Roy Moore and Louis CK.
Louis CK
photo by Spc. Elayseah Woodard-Hinton courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – An overview of the reporting on Moore and CK
16:02 – Morning John
43:47 – Thoughts on teaching consent
57:32 – Credits, “Three Triangles” by And So I Watch You From Afar
58:47 – Finish
Morning John on how Harvey Weinstein tried to cover up the women making accusations against him, and a whole lot of listener mail.
Harvey Weinstein
Photo by David Shankbone courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – It went from pleasantly cold to too cold immediately
05:28 – Morning John on Weinstein’s efforts to suppress women reporting him
25:30 – Listener mail grab bag
39:30 – Listener mail on anti fascist organizing
57:33 – Credits, “Last Night All My Dreams Came True” by Wild Beast
58:58 – Finish
It’s JAMJAM Fridays and Jesse Myerson is here to bask in the victories from Election Day 2017.
Jesse Myerson, via Twitter
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – It’s another good news show
01:28 – Morning John on “Trumpism without Trump”
26:31 – Jesse Myerson on the political takeaways from the election victories
58:28 – Credits, “I’ll Share a Life” by And So I Watch You From Afar
59:46 – Finish
It’s MGG Thursdays and Melissa Gira Grant is here to discuss the fact that we actually had a good election day!
Melissa Gira Grant, via Twitter.
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Happy Birthday Gideon
02:34 – Morning John on election day takeaways
25:49 – Melissa Gira Grant on election day specifics
57:37 – Credits, “Punk Drunk & Trembling” by Wild Beasts
58:54 – Finish
Another mass shooting in Texas, Morning John on the Paradise Papers, and what happens when a business start-up expands into education.
Photo by Gage Skidmore courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Thoughts on the shooting in Texas
15:32 – John on what the Paradise Papers confirm about financial corruption
38:31 – WeWork thinks it can do school and it’s offensive
58:22 – Credits, “The Light” by Ora Cogan
59:57 – Finish
