It’s MGG Thursdays and Melissa Gira Grant is here to talk about what Gary Younge calls “the depths of American bigotry.” Also, Morning John on the primary election of Roy Moore and the death of Graham Cassidy.
Melissa Gira Grant, via Twitter
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – There’s bad news but there’s good writing
02:08 – Morning John on Roy Moore and Graham Cassidy
25:56 – Melissa Gira Grant on racist language in the time of Trump
59:04 – Credits, “Baby Brother” by Mattiel
60:27 – Finish
Raquel Salas Rivera joins us to discuss the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. Also, Morning John on Muslim Ban 3.0 and Trump’s attack on black NFL players, and listener mail on Puerto Rico.
Flag of Puerto Rico
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Catching up on everything that’s happened in the past few days
02:45 – Morning John on the new Muslim ban and the NFL protests
24:00 – Raquel Salas River on colonialism, Puerto Rico and Maria
45:50 – Listener mail on Puerto Rico
59:15 – Credits, “Under the Sun” by Cherry
60:23 – Finish
John is in the studio to talk about the implications of Trump’s speech to the UN, and listener mail.
photo by Gage Skidmore courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Wake me up when September ends
19:55 – How will the Trump times impact young people’s political engagement?
27:34 – The Trump UN speech
46:13 – Recognizing the language of fascist creep
58:15 – Credits, “All There Is” by INHEAVEN
59:34 – Finish
John is in the studio to talk Tom Price and his private planes, Success Academy claims that it’s not subject to Freedom of Information Law requests, and catching up on a whole lot of listener mail.
Photo courtesy of District office of Tom Price via Wikimedia Commons
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Tom Price spends hundreds of thousands of government dollars on private planes
20:04 – Success Academy except from public records law
31:32 – Listener mail on Dashain
35:05 – Listener mail on 80s Reverb and the Royal Family rules
48:23 – Listener mail on John Lewis, police, and ICE
57:18 – Credits, “Done” by Camp Cope
58:31 – Finish
It’s JAMJAM Fridays and we’re spending the whole show on healthcare.
Jesse Myerson, via Twitter
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Listeners weigh in on their favorite bar jams
15:45 – Jimmy Kimmel mobilizes against Graham Cassidy
27:53 – Jesse Myerson on Graham Cassidy
58:28 – Credits, “Right Now” by Becca Richardson
59:46 – Finish
It’s MGG Thursdays and Melissa Gira Grant is here to talk police repression in St. Louis and Georiga tech, the erasure of American colonies during climate change disasters, and a listener’s turf war with a TERF.
Melissa Gira Grant, via Twitter
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – I need to abandon my Rebecca Black fixation
02:23 – Morning John followed by Morning John, on Mueller
19:25 – Melissa Gira Grant on police kettling in St. Louis
47:11 – Listener mail
58:05 – Credits, “Filter Me Through You” by The Dream Syndicate
59:10 – Finish
Mychal Denzel Smith joins us to discuss what white liberals get wrong about identity politics. Also, Morning John on the police brutality in St. Louis and the police murder of a Georgia Tech LGBTQIA activist.
Mychal Denzel Smith, via Twitter
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – The same man wrote my two favorite bar jams
05:18 – Morning John on the protests in St. Louis and Georgia Tech
20:31 – Mychal Denzel Smith on the real meaning of identity politics
46:15 – Listener mail
58:31 – Credits, “Last Day” by Walter TV
59:55 – Finish
It’s a special edition of JAMJAM Tuesdays, talking about Medicare for All and combatting the worst of automation under capitalism. Also, Morning John on the Cassidy Graham bill, and the Emmys were a celebration of escapism.
Jesse Myerson, via Twitter.
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Sean Spicer gets redemption at the Emmys
15:39 – Morning John on the Cassidy Graham healthcare bill
27:27 – Jesse Myerson on Medicare for All
58:40 – Credits, “2nd Time” by Faith Healer
60:14 – Finish
It’s a special edition of MGG Mondays with Melissa Gira Grant, talking Facebook targeting anti-Semites, more ICE agents in NYC courts, and Chelsea getting invited then disinvited to Harvard.
Melissa Gira Grant, via Twitter
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – What are your favorite power jams?
12:57 – Melissa Gira Grant on Bodega and Chelsea
44:07 – Statement from Chelsea’s lawyer Chase Strangio
48:23 – Listener mail
57:58 – Credits, “Glide” by The Dream Syndicate
59:16 – Finish
Mike Ludwig joins us to talk about his story on how the New Orleans charter system impacts poor residents. Also, the White House suggests that a black ESPN commenter should be fired for criticizing the president, and two tech guys want to replace bodegas with an app.
Mike Ludwig, via Twitter
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
01:12 – It’s Rebecca Black’s Friday, but not JAM’s
06:16 – Mike Ludwig on the New Orleans school system
36:45 – John on Medicare for All
47:43 – The White House suggested Jemele Hill should be fired for criticizing Trump
59:12 – Credits, “Wanted” by Becca Richardson
60:15 – Finish
John is in the studio to talk listener mail on the opioid crisis, and a policy in Britain that punishes families for having more than two kids.
Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge
Photo by Tsai project courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Parenting and invisible labor
22:26 – New tax policy that punishes families who have a third child
42:11 – Listener mail on Narcan
60:28 – Credits, “Reunion” by Pat Kelly
61:30 – Finish
John is in the studio for a review of the new book Antifa: The Antifascist Handbook.
Antifa International
photo by Pepa01 courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – The despair of relitigating the 2016 campaign
18:42 – A historic unpacking of “violence never does any good”
34:42 – Mark Bray’s antifascist lessons from history
59:51 – Credits, “Wolf Lie Down” by Fresh and Onlys
60:43 – Finish
We speak with Steve James, director of the new Frontline documentary “Abacus: Small Enough to Jail.” Also, Morning John breaks down the corporate media narrative that Trump is an independent pragmatist, and listener mail.
Frontline photo via PBS.org
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – It’s always a good time for Adele
05:11 – Steve James on “Abacus: Small Enough to Jail.”
24:05 – Morning John on media coverage of Trump
44:08 – Listener mail
58:28 – Credits, “Marble Eyes” by Dinner
59:41 – Finish
John is in the studio to discuss Ta-Nehisi Coates’ essay “The First White President.” Also, what’s going on with Trump and Pelosi and Schumer, and listener mail.
Ta-Nehisi Coates
photo by Eduardo Montes-Bradley courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – An explainer of Trump’s alleged “bipartisanship”
30:28 – Trump’s ideology of white supremacy
50:55 – Listener mail
59:17 – Credits, “Erase Me” by Dead Stars
60:23 – Finish
