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

West Virginia teachers continue to strike despite the compromise reached by union leadership, a look at what the hell happened to Jared Kushner this week, and John’s Truthout story on the risks of unstable voting technology.

Jared Kushner

photo by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from Washington D.C, United States courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Talking to kids about pregnancy
15:44 – West Viriginia teachers continue a wildcat strike
27:28 – Jared Kushner is having a hard time
49:43 – Republicans protect vulnerable voting machines
60:07 – Credits, “Can It Be Love” by Jackson MacIntosh
60:54 – Finish

Bill Whitford joins us to discuss the Wisconsin gerrymandering court case “Gill v. Whitford,” striking teachers in West Virginia gain a 5% salary raise, and a new lawsuit seeks to help the “Forever Prisoners” at Guantanamo Bay.     
Gerrymander Diagram

photo by Jeremykemp courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – John and Molly’s train etiquette
16:58 – Bill Whitford on Gill v. Whitford
34:17 – A court case hopes to help the forever prisoners at Gitmo
54:37 – Victory for West Virginia Teachers
58:34 – Credits, “Get You” by Geowulf
59:51 – Finish

Sam Thielman joins us to discuss the details of the Rick Gates indictment, a look the Schiff memo, and a leaked conversation reveals the bankruptcy of the Times op ed editor’s decision making process.

Sam Thielman, via Twitter

00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Daylight Savings time is coming
15:11 – Sam Thielman on Rick Gates and the Mueller investigation
35:12 – The Schiff memo actually has very important information
58:56 – Credits, “Flailing Orbits” by Anna McClellan
60:11 – Finish

John is back from CPAC, and the conservatives’ reaction to the Parkland shooting was disturbing and instructive.   

Wayne LaPierre

photo by Gage Skidmore courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Molly is now winded all the time
09:13 – Responsible reporting on CPAC
35:00 – Strategies for targeting the NRA
59:59 – Credits, “The Light of Spring” by Fine China
60:53 – Finish

An Atlantic article looks at how Pre-K programs’ increased focused on academics actually leaves kids worse off in their education, and Jesse Myerson joins us for JAMJAM Fridays.

Jesse Myerson, via Twitter.

00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Molly’s love of chain restaurants
11:03 – The new approach to preschool is too academic
35:14 – Jesse Myerson on Bloomington’s effort to give police a military style tank
58:20 – Credits, “World Eyes” by Will Adlard
59:27 – Finish

The teen survivors of the Parkland shooting ask Marco Rubio harder questions than most journalists ever have, we finally get to John’s Truthout article on refugee resettlement under Trump, and catching up on listener mail.

Dana Loesch

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00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – The CNN Town Hall was incredible and Rubio got dragged
29:38 – John on refugee resettlement under Trump
44:30 – Listener mail
57:40 – Credits, “Psalm 151” by Ezra Furman
59:03 – Finish

Florida teens organize for gun control as they continue to deal with the trauma of the Parkland shooting, and Reuben Safire joins us to discuss how online conservatives are appropriating the language of social justice.

Reuben Safire, via Twitter

00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – John is here but on his way to CPAC
10:35 – The teens are organizing
40:07 – Reuben Safire on Laci Green and conservatives online
58:53 – Credits, “No Place” by Ezra Furman
59:54 – Finish

A pair of bad takes on the response to 9/11 in the era of Trump, and another one on letting gun owners lead the way.

Max Boot

Photo by US Naval War College courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Queer Eye takes on police brutality
35:22 – Centering the locus of power amongst conservatives
44:14 – Comparisons of Russian meddling to 9/11
57:31 – Credits, “Another Age” by Robert Earl Thomas
58:54 – Finish

We talk with Martin Smith, correspondent for the new two-part Frontline documentary “Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia.” Also, Mueller indicts thirteen Russians meddling in the 2016 election.

Frontline

00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Flirting with astrology
12:04 – Martin Smith on “Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia”
37:08 – The Mueller indictments, unpacked
58:04 – Credits, “Orion” by Blinker the Star
59:17 – Finish

Talking carefully about the reports that the shooter trained with a white supremacist group, and how the survivors are shaping the narrative. Also, all immigration bills fail in the Senate.

Marco Rubio

Photo by Max Goldberg courtesy of Wikipedia Commons

00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Go see Black Panther immediately
10:34 – More on the Florida shooting and thoughts on how we’re talking about the shooter
28:01 – The value of the students’ voices in the media aftermath
45:18 – Best practices for talking about alleged connections to fascist groups
60:26 – Credits, “The Weather” by Daniel Docherty
61:22 – Finish

A 19-year-old school shooter has killed 17 students and staff in a Florida high school, and Jesse Myerson is here to talk about it with us.

Jesse Myerson, via Twitter.

00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Processing the school shooting in Florida
13:13 – Fatalism about gun control policies
43:35 – Jesse Myerson on American culture and gun violence
60:29 – Credits, “Imagining Love” by Daniel Docherty
61:24 – Finish

Mike Konczal is back to talk about the way we talk about the deficit. Also, Trump wants to replace food stamps with shelf stable “harvest” boxes, and the FBI blows up the White House’s Porter timeline.     

Mike Konczal, via Twitter

00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – What is the judging criteria at a dog show?
15:27 – Mike Konczal on the GOP’s relationship with the deficit
34:39 – More thoughts on “Blue Apron for poor people”
53:19 – The White House appears to have lied about when it knew about Porter
60:17 – Credits, “Danny” by Hockey Dad
61:08 – Finish

Happy Valentines Day! John has a new story about refugee resettlement under Trump, and a once powerful education reform organization in the northeast has crumbled after its leader was accused of sexual assault.   

Bret Stephens

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00:00 – Welcome to Radio Dispatch
00:30 – Lent
16:57 – Bret Stephens, Ross Douthat and Bari Weiss all swing and miss
43:20 – Families for Excellent Schools implodes
59:51 – Credits, “Hold Me” by Daniel Docherty
60:56 – Finish