It’s JAMJAM Fridays and Jesse Myerson is here, and John is in the studio, to talk BDS, DACA, Irma, and austerity. Also, NYC school grants free lunch to all, and a poll finds that Republicans fear the so-called “changing face” of the nation.
Jesse Myerson, via Twitter
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Free school lunch for all in NYC!
14:11 – Jesse Myerson on BDS and DACA
39:21 – What Republicans mean when they say the “changing face of the nation”
60:33 – Credits, “Life is for Everyone” by Dead Stars
61:16 – Finish
It’s MGG Thursdays and Melissa Gira Grant is here to talk DACA, climate refugees, and finding the weaknesses in the system.
Melissa Gira Grant, via Twitter
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – The internet is sometimes very good
16:50 – Young people protest the DACA recission across the country
24:27 – Melissa Gira Grant on DACA and sanctuary in NYC
45:15 – The intersections of immigration policy and climate policy
57:36 – Credits, “Two Roads” by Early Riser
58:33 – Finish
Jeff Sessions has announced that DACA will be rescinded in 6 months.
DACA Protest
photo by Fibonacci Blue courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Jeff Sessions announced the end of DACA
10:11 – What happens next
24:08 – Congress has six months to pass an immigration law
35:19 – The construct of legality
59:03 – Credits, “Dancing Chair” by The Fresh and Onlys
60:12 – Finish
Caroline Nagy joins us to discuss flood insurance policy, and John is in the studio to talk about Molly’s essay on how we talk about Nazis and bullies.
Photo by Bill Koplitz courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Molly has a growing obsession with Chip and Joanna Gaines
14:28 – Caroline Nagy on flood insurance
35:34 – Why “just ignore them” is a bad argument for bullies and also Nazis
59:11 – Credits, “Walking Blues” by The Fresh and Onlys
60:23 – Finish
Ryan Schleeter joins us to discuss climate justice and Hurricane Harvey. Also, listeners weigh in on our discussion about how adults talk about kids.
Photo by Planet A. courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Regulations are very good
17:38 – Ryan Schleeter on climate change and Harvey
39:07 – Listener mail on how we talk about children
59:28 – Credits, “Inauguration” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) by Igdy Dean
60:48 – Finish
It’s JAMJAM Fridays and Jesse Myerson is here to talk about mutual aid, conservatism, and Antifa. Also, Morning John on conservatism and mutual aid in Texas.
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – It’s the first of the month, by Bone Thugs and Harmony
02:54 – John on conservatism during crises
24:25 – Jesse Myerson on solidarity during crises
57:21 – Credits, “Copicat” by CHIMNEY
58:57 – Finish
It’s MGG Thursdays and Melissa Gira Grant is here to talk Antifa and Harvey. Also, Morning John on what the mainstream backlash to Antifa is getting wrong.
Melissa Gira Grant, via Twitter
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Today’s theme is Antifa
03:01 – Morning John on mainstream Antifa takes and what they’re missing
23:24 – Melissa Gira Grant on anti – fascism and mutual aid
57:44 – Credits, “Fuel Us All” by CHIMNEY
59:16 – Finish
Morning John on Session’s announcement that he will reinstate the program transferring military weapons to police departments, and tons of listener mail on local actions across the country.
1033 Program
Photo by United States Government Defense Logistics Agency courtesy of Wikimedia commons
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – NYC air has a distinct fallness to it
09:32 – Morning John roundup
29:08 – Listeners are organizing!
47:03 – Listener mail catch up
58:20 – “My Man” by Valley Queen
59:30 – Finish
Molly is back from her week away, Morning John on Arpaio and Gorka, Hurricane Harvey devastates southern Texas, huge counter protests push back Nazi rallies in San Francisco and Berkeley, and listener mail.
Joe Arpaio
photo by Gage Skidmore courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Molly’s back and about 12 huge news things have happened
10:26 – Morning John on Trump’s pardoning of Arpaio and Gorka ouster
34:33 – How local and federal policy make natural disasters biased
51:50 – Check in on anti – Nazi rallies in CA
58:18 – Credits, “Communicator” by Rainer Maria
59:40 – Finish
A series of essays in the Atlantic and the New Republic get it wrong on Antifa.
Photo by Ahmadi courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – When morale starts to sink in the age of Trump
26:16 – A close reading of a New Republic essay on Antifa and resisting the KKK
44:07 – What we know about effectively countering right wing recruitment
59:38 – Credits, “Enough is enough” by Brian Hill and the Noh Stars
60:44 – Finish
Kristina Kopic joins us to discuss a new study on the criminalization of children with mental illness. Also, it’s JAMJAM Fridays and Jesse Myerson is here!
Jesse Myerson, via Twitter
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Summer is almost over, nooo
04:03 – Kristina Kopic on how children with disabilities are more likely to be suspended
22:55 – Jesse Myerson on challenging white people to get free from white supremacy
45:08 – Listener mail
57:04 – Credits, “Hold On You” by Valley Queen
58:57 – Finish
It’s MGG Thursdays and Melissa Gira Grant is here to discuss how white women should own their own vested interest in white supremacy, historically and currently, in the wake of Charlottesville. Also, a Success Academy board member suggested that a black state senator was worse than the KKK for supporting teachers unions, and catching up on listener mail.
Melissa Gira Grant, via Twitter
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Pre recorded vaca show extravaganza continues
04:49 – Melissa Gira Grant on white feminism and the KKK
21:55 – Eva Moskowitz finally says that Trump is bad
42:57 – Listener mail
59:16 – Credits, “Dreamless Sleep” by Roselit Bone
60:41 – Finish
John and Molly do a deep dive into an essay on feminism and children.
Naughty Boy
photo courtesy of the Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – You can call Molly the Communist Barefoot Contessa
09:20 – John and Molly discuss “Kids are gross: on feminists and agency”
39:22 – Listener mail
58:06 – Credits, “Blame Myself” by Guantanamo Baywatch
59:45 – Finish
John and Molly take a close look at the way the momentum behind education reform in New York City has changed since 2014.
Success Academy Harlem
Photo by Jim Henderson courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Molly is headed to Cape Cod and doesn’t know what jokes to make
11:56 – John and Molly on how the ed reform movement changed shape in NYC
57:22 – Credits, “Be In Love” by Briana Marela
59:46 – Finish
