Morning John joins us to talk Trump’s desire to instate the death penalty for drug dealers, the imminent ouster of H.R. McMaster, and Mueller subpoenaing the Trump organization. Also, Jesse Myerson is here to talk Cuomo’s die-in and the power of the Parkland teens to shape the left.
Jesse Myerson, via Twitter.
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Molly wishes you had a good St. Patricks day
05:41 – Morning John on the death penalty, McMaster, and Mueller
33:00 – Jesse Myerson on Cuomo’s die in in Zuccotti park
53:59 – Listener mail on white supremacist teachers
59:12 – Credits, “Mirror Power” by True Blue
60:11 – Finish
Students across the country walk out of their schools on the one month anniversary of the Parkland shooting, some adults misguidedly encourage kids to “walk up” instead of “out,” and the House passes a “school safety bill” that’s does nothing about guns.
Emma Gonzalez Protest Sign
photo by Robb Wilson courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – On today’s show it’s youth and protests, together!
06:31 – Morning John on the repeal of Dodd Frank
29:47 – Students from Kindergarten to High School walk out across the country
57:59 – Credits, “Edge Of” by True Blue
59:30 – Finish
Pennsylvania’s election results are a good sign for 2018 but let’s hope Democrats don’t think centrism is the only lesson, how black mothers remain excluded from the “work-life” balance, and listener mail.
Christine Louis, via Facebook
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – How do we feel about St Patrick’s day?
08:50 – Morning John on the Pennsylvania special election
26:15 – How mothers of color are boxed out from the “work life” balance narrative
46:03 – Listener mail
57:20 – “Harvest Box” by listener Christine Louis
60:06 – Finish
Jesse Myerson joins us to talk about the organizing takeaways from the massive strike in West Virginia, Rex Tillerson has been ousted as Secretary of State, and Trump targets Obama era school discipline policies to blame for school shootings.
Jesse Myerson, via Twitter.
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Some business announcements
06:09 – Morning John on the ousting of Rex Tillerson
26:35 – Jesse Myerson on what WV teachers showed us about what’s possible
50:47 – Trump somehow blames Obama for Parkland
59:17 – Credits, “Hallelujah (So Low)” by Editors
60:13 – Finish
Alexis Goldstein joins us to talk about the Bank Lobbyist act, Betsy DeVos lays bare the education reform agenda in a 60 Minutes interview, and Trump stands by arming teachers but not raising the age to buy assault rifles.
Alexis Goldstein, via Twitter
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Treating young people with dignity
18:12 – Alexis Goldstein on the bank deregulation bill
40:00 – Unpacking the DeVos interview
58:36 – Credits, “Kid Gloves” by Liza Anne
59:48 – Finish
Trump will maybe meet with Kim Jong-Un, school safety language is a proxy war for education reformers, and listener mail.
Photo by Blue House (Republic of Korea) courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Turns out Daylight Savings Time is a war time relic
20:00 – Trump’s potential meeting with Kim Jong Un
42:24 – School safety as a proxy charter war
56:36 – Credits, “Me” by Jonathan Wilson
58:15 – Finish
Sarah Jaffe joins us to discuss the historical significance of the West Virginia teachers strike, Bari Weiss continues the New York Times tradition of attacking student activists, and Trump may have engaged in some light witness tampering.
Sarah Jaffe, via Twitter
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – The constant inconsequential chaos of the Trump administration
15:05 – Sarah Jaffe on West Virginia
36:23 – Bari Weiss gets it factually and analytically wrong
55:20 – Trump keeps talking to witnesses
59:47 – Credits, “Child” by Acid Dad
60:59 – Finish
Melissa Gira Grant is back to talk about SESTA and what it could mean for both sex workers and the internet more broadly, and a look at Gary Cohn’s exodus and his principled stance on tariffs but lack of principled stance on Nazis.
Melissa Gira Grant, via Twitter.
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Ivanka Trump is vaguely aware of maternity leave
17:40 – Melissa Gira Grant on SESTA
40:36 – A trade war explainer
56:26 – Credits, “Long Way Down” by In Tall Buildings
58:09 – Finish
Melissa Gira Grant is back to talk about SESTA and what it could mean for both sex workers and the internet more broadly, and a look at Gary Cohn’s exodus and his principled stance on tariffs but lack of principled stance on Nazis.
Melissa Gira Grant, via Twitter.
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Ivanka Trump is vaguely aware of maternity leave
17:40 – Melissa Gira Grant on SESTA
40:36 – A trade war explainer
56:26 – Credits, “Long Way Down” by In Tall Buildings
58:09 – Finish
Jesse Myerson joins us to jam about the ongoing West Virginia teachers strike and the union battles across the country, ex Trump aide Sam Nunberg did an all day Andy Kaufman-esque performance on cable news, and Jane Mayer’s new info on the Steele dossier.
Jesse Myerson, via Twitter.
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – We’ve got major Spring Fever over here
12:30 – Connecting West Virginia to labor battles in the UK and beyond
21:53 – Jesse Myerson on West Virginia
45:20 – Jane Mayer’s new reporting on Christopher Steele
53:33 – Sam Nunberg doesn’t like subpoenas
60:11 – Credits, “Paranoia” by Liza Anne
61:12 – Finish
Jesse Myerson joins us to jam about the ongoing West Virginia teachers strike and the union battles across the country, ex Trump aide Sam Nunberg did an all day Andy Kaufman-esque performance on cable news, and Jane Mayer’s new info on the Steele dossier.
Jesse Myerson, via Twitter.
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – We’ve got major Spring Fever over here
12:30 – Connecting West Virginia to labor battles in the UK and beyond
21:53 – Jesse Myerson on West Virginia
45:20 – Jane Mayer’s new reporting on Christopher Steele
53:33 – Sam Nunberg doesn’t like subpoenas
60:11 – Credits, “Paranoia” by Liza Anne
61:12 – Finish
David Dayen on the ways corporate monopolies rule everything around us, the Oscars made gestures towards diversity, and the West Virginia teacher strike continues with another strike looming in Oklahoma.
Jordan Peele
photo by Kevin Edwards courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – White mediocrity in the 90s
12:55 – The Oscars tried to deal with racism and sexism with mixed results
34:06 – David Dayen on the power of corporate monopolies
54:02 – The West Virginia teachers strike continues
58:37 – Credits, “River Brine” by The Low Anthem
59:45 – Finish
David Dayen on the ways corporate monopolies rule everything around us, the Oscars made gestures towards diversity, and the West Virginia teacher strike continues with another strike looming in Oklahoma.
Jordan Peele
photo by Kevin Edwards courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – White mediocrity in the 90s
12:55 – The Oscars tried to deal with racism and sexism with mixed results
34:06 – David Dayen on the power of corporate monopolies
54:02 – The West Virginia teachers strike continues
58:37 – Credits, “River Brine” by The Low Anthem
59:45 – Finish
We air our conversation with Todd Miller, author of “Storming the Wall” and “Border Patrol Nation,” live at McNally Jackson bookstore in New York City, recorded on Thursday March 1st, 2018.
Storming the Wall
Photo courtesy of City Lights.
00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:28 – Our thoughts on Todd’s new book
11:42 – Todd Mill at McNally Jackson in NYC
54:21 – Closing thoughts
59:05 – “Flailing Orbits” Amy McClellan / Credits
60:21 – Finish
