We’re joined by Olivier Sarbil, director of tonight’s Frontline documentary, “Mosul.” Also, Morning John, and more listener mail on Me Too.
Photo credit: Courtesy of Frontline.
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Today’s show is foreign – policy themed
03:10 – Morning John on Trump’s lie about Obama calling soliders
25:41 – Olivier Sarbil on Frontline’s “Mosul”
38:23 – Listener mail on Me Too
58:38 – Credits, “As You Please” by Citizen
59:57 – Finish
Morning John on Trump’s executive order attacking healthcare subsidies, Mayim Bialik writes a victim-blaming New York Times op-ed, women, trans, and nonbinary people post “me too” on social media to convey the magnitude of sexual assault and harassment.
Mayim Bialik
Photo by N4chavez courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – These last few weeks are taking a psychic toll
18:54 – Morning John on cost sharing reductions
32:58 – Mayim Bialik’s NYT op ed gets it way wrong
50:39 – Listener mail
58:29 – Credits, “Nanana” by Paperhaus
59:42 – Finish
We catch up on the Buzzfeed story detailing how Milo launders hate into the mainstream, and the Vanity Fair story on how Trump hates everyone in the White House.
Photo by Shal Farley courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Buzzfeed’s Breitbart story
19:28 – The pipeline from white supremacists to Milo to the White House
31:57 – The connections and distinctions between fascism and conservatism
50:50 – Trump is unhappy and increasingly incompetent
57:49 – Credits, “Work It Out” by Thee Commons
58:49 – Finish
It’s JAMJAM Fridays and Jesse Myerson is here to answer questions about his money talk, and problematize the phrase “wasting taxpayer dollars.” Also, John is in the studio to talk more on Weinstein fallout, Ben Affleck, Bret Stephens, and the Vanity Fair article on how Trump hates everyone in the White House.
Jesse Myerson, via Twitter
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Bret Stephens, Ben Affleck and the spectrum of violent masculinity
30:02 – Jesse Myerson on inflation and Puerto Rico
51:37 – White people who only respect white rappers
57:51 – Credits, “Tropics” by Thee Commons
58:53 – Finish
Ronan Farrow follows up the New York Times reporting on Harvey Weinstein with detailed accounts from 13 women. Also, New York DA Cy Vance knew about it.
Melissa Gira Grant, via Twitter
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Content note for this whole show for discussions of harassment and assult
17:02 – Melissa Gira Grant on Cy Vance not prosecuting Weinstein
26:34 – The “whisper network” of women protecting each other
49:12 – The way we talk about men exonerates them
58:44 – “Skyways” by Wesley Fuller
59:54 – Finish
Frontline’s James Jacoby joins us to discuss his new documentary War on the EPA, the Trump administration rolls back the birth control mandate, and Trump’s feud with Bob Corker isn’t what you think it is.
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:28 – Wedding band success
16:49 – Frontline’s ‘War on the EPA’
34:52 – Trump rolls back birth control, feuds with Corker
58:33 – “Ain’t gonna last all night” Beechwood / Credits
59:57 – Finish
Ryan Devereaux joins us to discuss his story on migrants smuggled over the border in a big rig truck, and how they were used to prosecute the driver then faced deportation themselves. Also, Morning John on Syria, and a listener update on the historic civil rights picture from Little Rock.
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – What horror movies should I watch for October
07:34 – Morning John on Syria
23:43 – Ryan Devereaux on migrants smuggled into San Antonio
47:02 – The stories of Elizabeth Eckford and Hazel Bryan
59:37 – Credits, “Sky Could Undress” by Balmorhea
60:42 – Finish
We’re joined by Kenny, host of The Movements podcast, who tells us what the Spanish Civil War can teach us about revolution, reform, and fighting fascism. Also, catching up on listener mail.
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Happy Indigenous Peoples Day!
01:35 – Kenny on the Spanish Civil War, leftism, and liberalism
36:28 – Listener mail bonanza
58:51 – Credits, “Night Train” by John Bareran and Will Mart
59:56 – Finish
It’s JAMJAM Fridays and Jesse Myerson is here to talk about a leftist vision of gun regulation. Also, Molly has a piece in Teen Vogue about racial disparities in youth incarceration, and Morning John on Rex Tillerson calling Trump a moron.
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – It’s been a hard week
03:37 – Morning John on Dem gun control efforts and Rex Tillerson
25:35 – Jesse and Molly talk youth incarceration
42:40 – A leftist vision of gun reduction
58:30 – Credits, “Relief” by Nadine Shah
59:38 – Finish
It’s MGG Thursdays and Melissa Gira Grant is here to talk about the Propublica reporting on Manhattan DA Cy Vance dropping a criminal investigation into the Trumps after getting a donation from their lawyer. Also, Morning John on the House’s 20-week abortion ban and the phone line for snitching on undocumented people.
Melissa Gira Grant, via Twitter.
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – This has been a very hard news week
03:49 – Morning John on Tim Murphy’s hypocrisy around abortion
24:46 – Melissa Gira Grant on Cy Vance
57:50 – Credits, “This Time Around” by Beechwood
59:12 – Finish
Frontline’s Jane McMullen joins us to discuss her new documentary, “North Korea’s Deadly Dictator.” Also, Morning John on the historic mass shooting in Las Vegas, and a brief look at the Children’s Health Insurance Program that Congress just let expire.
Frontline courtesy of PBS
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Cable news has a bloodlust for mass violence
04:44 – Morning John on Las Vegas
33:05 – Jane McMullen on “North Korea’s Deadly Dictator”
50:58 – CHIP funding expires
58:15 – Credits, “Dreamt” by Balmorhea
59:35 – Finish
Reporter John Diedrich joins us to discuss the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s investigation of safety violations at plants in Wisconsin. Also, Morning John on Trump’s approach to Puerto Rico and North Korea, and the largest mass shooting in modern American history has just happened in Las Vegas.
Carmen Yulín Cruz, Mayor of San Juan.
photo by Melvin Alfredo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Las Vegas news is breaking as we record
02:20 – Morning John on Trump’s dominance tactics
30:27 – John Diedrich on workplace safety violations in Milwaukee
46:07 – Thoughts on Las Vegas
57:29 – Credits, “Instrumental” by Florist
58:39 – Finish
Jeff Abbott joins us to discuss Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales’ blatant corruption and the popular uprising against it. Also, Morning John on the ongoing crisis in Puerto Rico, and looking at Finland’s response to school shootings.
Jeff Abbott, via Twitter
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Today’s show runs the gambit
02:29 – Morning John on Trump’s response to Puerto Rico
23:36 – Jeff Abbott on corruption in Guatemala
58:22 – Credits, “Everywhere I Go” by Mini Dresses
59:44 – Finish
It’s JAMJAM Fridays and it’s time for another Theory with Jesse segment, this time, on money! Also, Morning John on the Republicans proposed tax cuts.
Jesse Myerson, via Twitter
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Happy Friday and also Yom Kippur!
02:26 – Morning John on the Republican’s tax cuts
27:05 – Jesse Myerson answers the age old question: what is money?
58:06 – Credits, “Are You Real” by Mini Dresses
59:36 – Finish
