Talking Left Episode 2012-14

This is definitely a "Not Safe For Work" episode of Talking Left.  Or safe for kids for that matter.

We were delighted to have special co-host Allie, of The 99 Report, join us for the whole show!

In hour one, we spoke about her blog and her great show and even managed to go through our Media Matters Mash Up segment, despite our usual guest, Danny Herrera, not being able to join us.

After that, we were very impressed with our "Get to know your grass-roots candidate" of the week - Mikel Weisser, who is running for Congress in Arizona's 4th district.  His truly progressive platform is a refreshing change from many out there and we fully support him!

Please add your support for Mikel over at Democracy For America and donate, if you can, on his Act Blue site!

Next, we had our seriously-not-FCC segment with Rude Pundit, who covered Wisconsin's newest abortion law as only Dr. Rude can.  Remember, you may want to make sure the kids aren't in ear-shot before enjoying his delightfully-unique brand of intellect. 

During the last hour of the show, Brad Friedman, of The Brad Blog and The Brad Cast on KPFK, joined us to discuss the most recent case of infringement on our voting rights and ALEC, one the main forces working to continue taking our rights away.

And yes, this episode had a few technical issues, in case that isn't overly apparent, but we can always use another reason to laugh at ourselves and remind everyone that we ain't curin' cancer here.  Thanks to all who stuck with us during the live show!

Please remember that Netroots Nation scholarship competition from Democracy for America is still on-going!  Round three just started, and our great friends Kenny Pick and Ray Mederios need your vote! Please take a second and vote for them and share the link on all your social media sites!

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Talking Left Episode 2012-13

To start off the show, we were pleased to announce that Danny Herrera of Media Matters will be our regular, weekly guest for the Media Matter's Mashup! As he did this week, Danny will help us navigate through the mine-field of over-the-top commentary in the media.

In hour two, we featured Chris Henrichsen in our "Get to know your grass-roots candidate" segment.  He is running for Congress in Wyoming and had some great points on some major issues! Please check out ChrisForCongress.us and donate if you can!

We finished the show with a full hour of brilliant commentary from our wonderful friend Nicole Belle, of Crooks and Liars.  She provided us with some amazing perspective and opinions on a few of today's top news stories.

Please remember that Netroots Nation scholarship competition from Democracy for America is still on-going!  Round three just started, and our great friends Kenny Pick and Ray Mederios need your vote! Please take a second and vote for them and share the link on all your social media sites!

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Talking Left Episode 2012-12

Santorum's out, Zimmerman's in, and Warren Buffet's still freakin' rich!

For the first two hours of the show, we were joined by a special guest co-host - Tom "Shaf" Shafer!

During hour one, we heard from John Fugelsang about his very busy schedule.  In addition to hosting The Young Turk's show, The Point, touring with The Stephanie Miller Sexy Liberal Comedy Tour, he's also taking his one-man show, Guilt: A Love Story, on the road!

We were also thrilled to have our Radio or Not brother, Kenny Pick - host of Turn Up The Night on Tuesdays and Fridays, join us to talk to John.  He and Tom Shafer did an awesome new promo for The Sexy Liberal tour, and we wanted to celebrate their fantastic work!

In hour two, Danny Herrera of Media Matters joined us for this week's Media Matter's Mashup! Danny and Tom helped us navigate through a few of the more absurd antics in the news.

Hour three featured two great pre-recorded interviews.  First we played an interview with Lee Camp.  Shane-O and Allie, of The 99 Report, pre-recorded with Lee to use during their guest-hosting of The Nicole Sandler Show.

Lee Camp joined them from the London stop of his world tour!  We also played one of Lee's "Moments of Clarity" - and we recommend you subscribe to it for free on iTunes!

In the last half-hour, we played our interview with the one-and-only Emilio Castillo, the founder of Tower of Power.  Not only are they an amazingly influential band in so many ways, but they also happen to be Shane-O's favorite!

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Talking Left Episode 2012-11

What's better than two Emmy award winning journalists and a media accountability expert??  Having them all on one show, that's what!

In hour one , the brilliant Catherine Crier joined us to talk about her incredible new book "Patriot Acts: What Americans Must do to Save The Republic."  It is definitely a great read and it was an honor speaking with her.

Next, Danny Herrera, the voice of the Media Matters Minute, helped us digest some over-the-top comments by various Right-Wing media figures.  Thank goodness Danny and Media Matters are there to hold the media accountable!

Last, but far from least, David Shuster, of Current TV and We Act Radio, shared his intelligent analysis of today's top new stories.  Don't miss David's great show Take Action News on We Act Radio in DC and WCPT in Chicago.

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Talking Left Episode 2012-10

Tonight's episode featured three brilliant guests!

In hour one, we spoke with the great radio personality and democratic strategist David Bender.  In addition to always appearing on The Stephanie Miller Show and working on the Progressive Voices App, David somehow managed to squeeze in time to speak with us about the Supreme Court's hearing on the American Healthcare Act and it's political implications.

Next, Todd Gregory, Deputy Research Director for Media Matters helped us sort through the right-wing reaction to the Trayvon Martin shooting and Fox's analysis of "Obamacare".

In the third hour, we had the very first edition of our new segment "Get to Know Your Grass-Roots Candidate"! Our guest was J.R. Gaillot, who is running for Congress in Florida's 3rd district against the anti-woman, birther Cliff Stearns.

You can learn more about J.R. and the issues he supports at JRGaillot.com!

If you can, please donate $3.00 to help J.R. and spread the donate link on your social media sites!

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Talking Left Episode 2012-9

Hopefully this episode of Talking Left made up for us missing two weeks!

To start the show, Stephanie Miller, of The Stephanie Miller Show, joined us to talk about her new Current TV morning show, Talking Liberally.

After that we had a full hour with GottaLaff of The Political Carnival! We covered Arizona Rep. Terri Proud's statement that women should have to watch a video of an abortion before having one, Hugh Atkin's "Will the Real Mitt Romney Please Stand Up Video", J.R. Gaillot's run to defeat Cliff Stearns in Florida, and much more!

If you can, please donate $3.00 to help J.R. and spread the donate link on your social media sites!

Next, we had the pleasure of speaking with Lindsey Pecikonis of Democracy for America, about their scholarship program that helps activists and bloggers attend Netroots Nation each year.  We really encourage many of our friends and listeners to apply for a scholarship and/or help others win one by voting!

Last, but far from least, we spoke with Angelo Carusone, of Media Matters and StopBeck.com, about his new Stop Rush movement.  You can check out a full list of companies that have pulled their ads from Rush's program at StopRush.org and find out even more by following the @StopRush Twitter account.

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Talking Left Episode 2012-7

It's a progressive blend of political analysis and plaintiff's rights!

In hour one, author, pundit, and PR genius, Cliff Schecter of We Act Radio somehow managed to make us laugh about Romney's attacks on Social Security and the GOP's assault on women's reproductive rights.  Please check out all his brilliant columns on Huffington Post and Al Jazeera English and follow his posts on Twitter and Facebook!

After that we spoke with DJ Downtown of The More Me Show and Progressive Blend Radio about the incredible new merger between them and Radio or Not.  

Next, we made our poor listeners suffer through the CNN GOP debate... and we suffered too.

Thankfully, in the last hour we were joined by Susan Saladoff, director of the amazing documentary Hot Coffee, who left us in a much better mood!  She enthralled us with all the details of the movie and it's over-all theme - "tort reform".  Please check out the movie's trailer as HotCoffeeTheMovie.com, follow them on Twitter and Facebook, and send them an email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you know of a location in your area that would like a screening.

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Talking Left Episode 2012-6

Triple the brilliance, triple the fun!

In the first hour, we welcome talk radio legend Bill Press, host of The Bill Press Show, to talk about his incredible new book The Obama Hate Machine, the recent news on Obama's Super PAC's, and his thoughts on the GOP primary.

Next, John Fugelsang somehow managed to make us laugh about abortion, contraceptives, and planned parenthood - AND - he even found time to share news about The Stephanie Miller Sexy Liberal Comedy Tour's new CD release and the upcoming national tour of Guilt: A Love Story.

In hour three, Sam Seder joined us - despite some technical difficulties - to talk about Occupy DC, the Occupy movement, and why he thinks their physical presence is important.

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Talking Left Episode 2012-5

Activism, analysis, and an actual Christian!

This episode featured special guest co-host Jacob Dean, of Filter Free Radio, and three great guests!

In hour one, we were joined by democratic congressional candidate Lance Enderle, who is running against Right-wing loon Mike Rogers.  He spoke about the problems of having too much money in politics, the honor of being endorsed by The Occupation Party, and about creating a real grass-roots campaign.

Next, David Bender, brilliant democratic strategist, joined us to share his predictions for the 2012 GOP Primary and his analysis of Newt Gingrich's political "bomb throwing".

Last, but far from least, we heard from Eric Sapp, of The American Values Network and Tea Party Jesus, on the Right's false representation of Christian values and how The Sermon on the Mount would have been different if Jesus was a member of the Tea Party.

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Talking Left Episode 2012-4

Strap yourself in for a wild ride!

In hour one, we heard from amazing political analyst, columnist, and "talk radio personality", Karl Frisch.  He gave us his predictions on the GOP primary, his analysis of the State of The Union speech, and his opinion of watching the Republican response.

Next, we spoke with Senior Fellow of Media Matters for America, Eric Boehlert about political rhetoric, media "bias" in the GOP primary, and the coverage of the State of The Union.

And - for the last hour - we all tried to keep our blood pressure down during The Great Voter ID Debate with Brad Friedman of The Brad Blog and Armen Martin - Shane's Tea Party friend from Law School.  Hold on to your hats with this segment - it gets pretty interesting!

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