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
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Matt Lauer is fired from the Today show after allegations of inappropriate workplace behavior, Trump retweets far-right nationalists, and listener mail. Matt Lauer photo by David Shankbone courtesy of Wikimedia Commons 00:00 - Welcome to Radio Dispatch 00:30 - Why is seeing kids get older so satisfying 12:51 - Morning John on how Trump’s tweets connect to fascist thinking 38:17 - On Matt Lauer being a creep 53:45 - Listener mail on Roy Moore 58:07 - Credits, “See Saw” by Prettiest Eyes 59:28 - Finish
The Washington Post doesn’t fall for a sting operation by James O’Keefe’s organization, updates on net neutrality, and listener mail. Mick Mulvaney photo by Gage Skidmore courtesy of Wikimedia Commons 00:00 - Welcome to Radio Dispatch 00:30 - Leaping back into the news cycle 07:20 - Morning John on O’Keefe, the CFPB, and net neutrality 37:38 - Listener mail 59:03 - Credits, “Partner” by Joel Gion 60:17 - Finish
Kenny is back to talk about the colonization of Palestine and the lesser known history of the region before 1948. Also, John is in the studio! 00:00 - Welcome to Radio Dispatch 00:30 - What’s with this extra week of November 07:04 - Kenny on the colonization of Palestine 43:22 - “The myth of the male bumbler” 58:29 - Credits, “Give Your Heart Away (feat. Gemma Dunleavy)” by Lost Horizons 59:53 - Finish
Historian Peter Cole joins us to discuss the new book he co-edited, Wobblies of the World: A Global History of the IWW. Also, John is in the studio to talk about a NYT op ed on why leftists should care about the Russia investigation. 00:00 - Welcome to Radio Dispatch 00:30 - The months of the year as days of the week 15:03 - Peter Cole on the history of the IWW 35:57 - Why leftists should care about Russia 57:29 - Credits, “I Saw the Days Go By (feat. Marissa Nadler)” by Lost Horizons 59:04 - Finish
John is in the studio to discuss a long piece at The Cut looks at women’s rage in a post Weinstein era, and listener mail on gun control. 00:00 - Welcome to Radio Dispatch 00:30 - Unpacking Black Friday 23:01 - A Rebecca Traister looks at male shame and female anger 39:49 - Listener mail on gun control 58:28 - Credits, “Better Sit Down Boy” by Confidence Man 59:40 - Finish
Happy Thanksgiving! John is in the studio and we’re talking about Bill Clinton and Joe Biden’s bad histories, and listener mail on impeachment, bikes, and hope. 00:00 - Welcome to Radio Dispatch 00:30 - Happy Thanksgiving! 20:20 - Biden and Anita Hill 38:17 - Listener mail thankfulness 57:05 - Credits, “Bubblegum” by Confidence Man 58:31 - Finish
Frontline’s Jezza Neumann joins us to discuss his updated Frontline documentary “Poor Kids,” about child poverty in the United States. Also, John is in the studio to discuss the latest allegations against Charlie Rose and Al Franken. Frontline courtesy of PBS 00:00 - Welcome to Radio Dispatch 00:30 - Happy holiday week! 13:55 - Jezza Neumann on his Frontline documentary “Poor Kids” 37:12 - More thoughts on poverty in the US 52:20 - More allegations against Rose and Franken 58:58 - Credits, “Not a Normal Boy” by Field Medic 60:18 - Finish
John is in the studio to talk about the incredibly dangerous economics behind the tax plan, Trump’s racism towards black athletes, and listener mail. Ron Johnson photo courtesy of US Senate via Wikimedia Commons 00:00 - Welcome to Radio Dispatch 00:30 - Pumpkin bar update 14:53 - Abandoning famous people when they do something wrong 28:21 - The disaster tax plan 50:53 - Listener mail 59:01 - Credits, “Wrapped” by Egrets on Ergot 60:11 - Finish
