Anita Cameron on ADAPT’s fight to stop the Senate healthcare bill, Just John on the short story collection Redeployment, and listener mail.
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00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Two days till John’s birthday!
02:22 – Anita Cameron on ADAPT
28:03 – Just John on Redeployment
48:16 – Listener mail
58:01 – Credits, “Fuel Us All” by Chimney
59:31 – Finish
It’s JAMJAM Fridays and Jesse Myerson is here to talk Charlottesville, grief, mourning, and organizing. Also, Just John on the opioid crisis.
Jesse Myerson, via Twitter
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Summer of Musicals has culminated and it was the best ever
05:54 – Jesse Myerson on Charlottesville
24:33 – John on the opioid crisis
52:45 – Listener mail
58:53 – Credits, “My Man” by Valley Queen
59:53 – Finish
It’s MGG Thursdays and Melissa Gira Grant joins us to discuss Charlottesville and the protests at Trump Tower. Also, more listener mail on Charlottesville, and Just John on the Atlantic essay “How America Lost its Mind.”
Melissa Gira Grant, via Twitter
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Solidarity to all
04:09 – MGG Thursdays on the media narratives after Charlottesville
22:53 – More listener mail on Charlottesville
30:21 – Just John on the “How America Lost It’s Mind” essay
57:33 – Credits, “Easy” by The Pick Brother
59:04 – Finish
Sarah Jaffe joins us to discuss the violence in Charlottesville, Just John takes a close look at Steve Bannon, and more listener mail in response to the Nazi violence over the weekend.
Sarah Jaffe, via Twitter
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Today’s show is more on Charlottesville
02:55 – Sarah Jaffe on resistance after C – ville
24:19 – Listener mail
35:51 – John on Steve Bannon
59:18 – “The Keys” by Sleepy Sun
60:22 – Finish
We spend the hour on the Nazi violence in Charlottesville over the weekend.
Antifascist Resistance
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00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Processing Charlottesville
04:58 – Morning John on the GOP response to Charlottesville
33:03 – Listener mail
59:51 – Credits, “Enough is Enough (BTR Live Studio 2017)” by Brian Hill and the Noh Starrs
61:01 – Finish
John is in the studio, Manafort’s house was raided, Republicans say they would support postponing the election if Trump suggested it, and New York City moves to dismiss 644,000 warrants for minor offenses.
Brooklyn DA Ken Thompson
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00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Molly wants a mudroom
16:21 – Manafort got raided
32:49 – Half of Republicans would support postponing the 2020 election
46:04 – Four boroughs dismiss over half a million old warrants
58:48 – Credits, “I Can See Everything (BTR Live Studio, 2017)” by Dream Version
60:07 – Finish
It’s JAMJAM Fridays and Jesse Myerson is here in the studio to explain markets before, during and after capitalism.
Jesse Myerson, via Twitter
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – The looming debt crisis
16:44 – Jesse Myerson in the studio to explain markets
52:04 – The best rides at the county fair
58:07 – Credits, “Where Am I Now” by Girl Ray
59:24 – Finish
It’s MGG Thursdays and Melissa Gira Grant is here with Molly and John to talk North Korea, Google, and Congress.
Melissa Gira Grant, via Twitter
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Trump has everyone in a nuclear frenzy
16:52 – Melissa Gira Grant on the Google memo
47:30 – A human trafficking bill is making its way through Congress
58:21 – Credits, “Brainwaves” by Prism Tats
59:50 – Finish
John is in the studio to talk how climate change is already impacting the United States, de Blasio proposes a millionaires tax to fund the MTA, and a check in on the left conflict around Kamala Harris.
Copenhagen Climate Summit
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00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Whenever John is in the studio, we talk about what it all means under Trump
27:15 – A new report detailing climate change in the US
44:07 – De Blasio wants to tax the rich and Cuomo is against it
57:30 – Credits, “The River Report” by Siberian Traps
58:45 – Finish
Two different stories look at public school closures and what happens to the kids who rely on so called “failing schools,” and Morning John what to watch for during the August recess.
No Child Left Behind Act
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00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Is summer waning already
07:32 – Morning John
23:21 – What happens to the kids when schools close
40:02 – What happens now that No Child Left Behind is over
52:03 – Listener mail
58:11 – Credits, “Matters” by Twinsmith
59:43 – Finish
Anna Lekas Miller joins us to discuss her reporting on families living in Mosul in the aftermath of ISIS. Also, catching up on listener mail.
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – I realized recently that I’m obsessed with tradition
09:18 – Anna Lekas Miller on Mosul after ISIS
30:32 – Listener mail on Australia’s work for welfare system
45:14 – Listener mail on healthcare
57:39 – Credits, “Defend Yourself” by Twinsmith
59:07 – Finish
It’s JAMJAM Fridays and Jesse Myerson is here to talk strategies for pushing reproductive rights as an uncompromised part of the Democratic platform. Also, Morning John on the new anti-immigration proposal.
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Steven Miller is a devil in a devil’s body
02:10 – Morning John on Miller’s immigration talk
19:43 – Jesse Myerson on organizing around reproductive justice
57:42 – Credits, “Hug Me” by Twinsmith
59:09 – Finish
It’s MGG Thursdays and Melissa Gira Grant is here to talk criticism of Kamala Harris from the left, the erasure of critical left voices from women of color, and how calls for sisterhood sometimes only go one way. Also, Morning John on the Trump White House’s idea to go after affirmative action.
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Summer of Musicals is thriving
06:14 – Morning John on Trump’s sights set on on affirmative action
23:20 – Melissa Gira Grant pushes back on the idea that all the left is bros
57:50 – Credits, “You & I” by Twinsmith
59:38 – Finish
Christian Bowe of the Democratic Socialists of America joins us to discuss their upcoming convention, membership growth, and what it means for the organization today and historically. Also, Morning John says goodbye to the Mooch and hello to more potential obstruction from Donald Trump.
Democratic Socialists of America Logo
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00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Every damn time you look at Twitter it’s a shock
06:36 – Morning John on Trump’s dictation to Jr
29:06 – Christian Bowe on the upcoming DSA conference
49:35 – David Brooks thinks men were ever good
57:22 – Credits, “Is This Called Home” by Lucy Rose
58:58 – Finish
