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Horrifying Cult of Maga; Target Closing Stores Instead of Acting Karel Cast #259 You know, it all boils down to one thing. MAGA is a cult, and we are letting them win. We allow them to be in Congress, in the Senate, in the House, we allowed a cult leader to be President. And it's sad, really. As Americans we are supposed to want to work together to make the country great. Instead they listen to these GOP Cult leaders and work against their own self interests to please billionaires. It's just the saddest point in USA History. Also, Target is closing stores instead of standing up to criminals. Just like the rest of America. Why stand up to criminals? Just let them win. It's really the way we are going to lose America. Watch on YouTube and listen wherever you get your podcast. Subscribe at YouTube.com/reallykarel @ReallyKarel is all social media and website reallykarel.com The Karel Cast is heard three times a week on all your favorite streaming services and the video can be seen on Youtube. Karel is a history-making #LGBTQ talk show host currently living in Las Vegas with his pup Ember.

What policy solutions are needed to help people with disabilities get and keep quality health care - and which policies may do more harm than good? What would a Medicare for All system mean to this community? To find out, we spoke to Angela Gardner, a disability rights advocate who lives in the Los Angeles area. Angela is also a board member of Healthy California Now representing Hand in Hand, which fights for access to home care and disability justice, among other things. This is the second of two episodes with Angela. Check out the Transcript and Show Notes for more!

Trump An Outraged Fraud; Money, Men, Religion Kill; Phone Etiquette Karel Cast #258 A judge has issued a summary judgment in NYC that blatantly says Trump and his kids are Frauds, and have been committing fraud for decades. So how is he still a credible candidate? Or does everyone simply accept that he's a fraud? Biden on the picket line….disillusioned youth who don't believe the USA is a land of opportunity, what a show! Add in the most dangerous things on the planet, money, men and religion and then end with an article on phone etiquette and you have a show! Watch on YouTube and listen wherever you get your podcast. Subscribe at YouTube.com/reallykarel @ReallyKarel is all social media and website reallykarel.com The Karel Cast is heard three times a week on all your favorite streaming services and the video can be seen on Youtube. Karel is a history-making #LGBTQ talk show host currently living in Las Vegas with his pup Ember.

New Orleans declares emergency over saltwater intrusion in drinking water; Fracking operations are "devouring America's groundwater" amid persistent drought; PLUS: Republicans' government shutdown will suspend critical operations like FEMA disaster recovery... All that and more in today's Green News Report!

Years ago, Wendy’s hit a home run with the “Where’s the Beef” campaign, and its star, the octogenarian, Clara Peller. The new Republican Congress’s impeachment inquiry begs the same question because it lacks protein (and evidence). It's not a Double-Double, or a Quarter-Pounder, but it is a Whopper. In today’s piece, we note My Kevin’s Sophie’s Choice—his job or our country—and the ridiculousness of the Trump whataboutism that tries to compare the Former Guy with Biden. I hope you’ll listen. It’s fun!

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET. Brad is first joined by Charlie Cook, Founder of the Cook Political Report. They discuss the pending government shutdown, and then preview the second GOP presidential debate. During the second half of the show, Dr. Bob Bollinger, Professor of Infectious Diseases at the John Hopkins University School of Medicine, examines the latest COVID-19 surge, and details the new vaccine booster shot. Charlie's Twitter handle is @CharlieCookDC. Dr. Bollinger holds joint appointments in International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and in Community Public Health at the JH School of Nursing. He is also Founding Director of the Center for Clinical Global Health Education (CCGHE). Their website is main.ccghe.net and their Facebook page is Facebook.com/CCGHE. Brad writes a political column every Sunday for 'The Messenger.' He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago and KNX Radio in Los Angeles. You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon. His Twitter handle is @BradBannon.

On the radio show this week, we cover why the national budget is also a moral document that shows the deep priorities of our country – and where kids stand in that budget; we uncover the latest with Fox News, dive into double standards and false equivalencies in the media, and learn tactics to get real news; we hear about the #ChildcareCliff why it impacts businesses too and hear how we can help our nation avoid it; and we close the show discussing tactics to get every member of Congress on the bus… the Momnibus! *Special guests include: Michelle Dallafior, First Focus on Children, @First_Focus; Angelo Carusone, Media Matters, @mmfa; Lauren Hipp, MomsRising, @MomsRising; and Tina Sherman, MomsRising, @MomsRising.

JONATHAN TAPLIN’s new book THE END OF REALITY picks up where MOVE FAST & BREAK THINGS left off. It documents how - rather than confront and solve the critical challenges we face - some of our wealthiest and most powerful men are plotting their escape - from transparency and regulation with crypto, from real life with the metaverse, from earth with colonies on Mars, and from death with transhumanism and cyborgs. This fantasy/nightmare is being sold by four billionaires - Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Marc Andreeson, and Peter Thiel.

The Gospel According to James Baldwin. I’ll be in conversation with the author, Baylor University Professor Greg Garrett. 36 years after his death, the prophetic voice of writer, commentator and cultural witness James Baldwin is as relevant as ever. And Religion News Service journalists Adelle Banks and Jack Jenkins will be back to discuss some of the religion news that may have gotten lost during the summer… And to look ahead at the key stories we’re likely to be affected by heading into the months ahead.

Another day in the United States of Serfs and Lords. Clarence Thomas is a kept pet of billionaires Republicons please Putin during Zelinski visit Like a patriot, Howard Stern is Proud to be woke AF "Free the Proud Boys" - 100 Trump Supporters and Proud Boys in Uniform Pour into 5th Avenue Manhattan outside Trump Tower We discuss the madness.

The Stunning Failure of Congress; Superbowl Fail; Mental health Karel Cast #257 Sigourney Weaver said it best in GalaxyQuest..She has one job this ship…well, Congress truly just has one job on the ship of the USA and they're not doing it. When you hear Government Shutdown what you should really be hearing is complete failure of their job. Because they're jobs , the one thing they all have to do, is keep the government running and they are doing the exact opposite. And, the Superbowl is coming to a town known for putting on shows, and what have they decided to do as their halftime show? Pick an artist seven out of ten of you listening to this don't know. A city that could call upon the greatest of the greats and we get…wait for it…And then, what does dealing with Mental Health really mean? Well, it means giving yourself space to actually deal with it. A first hand story illustrates it. Watch on YouTube and listen wherever you get your podcast. Subscribe at YouTube.com/reallykarel @ReallyKarel is all social media and website reallykarel.com The Karel Cast is heard three times a week on all your favorite streaming services and the video can be seen on Youtube. Karel is a history-making #LGBTQ talk show host currently living in Las Vegas with his pup Ember.

Leslie is joined by Scott Paul, President of the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM), a partnership established by some of America’s leading manufacturers and the United Steelworkers union. The two examine the importance of supply chains. Their conversation includes how the United States is doing at reshoring its supply chains, how 'Bidenomics' is improving the country's manufacturing sector, and a Washington Post expose on how Tesla and EV supply chains are raising concerns about forced labor in China. The AAM website is AmericanManufacturing.org and their Twitter handle is @KeepItMadeInUSA. Scott's handle is @ScottPaulAAM.

You Are NOT Prepared; Canada v. India; Tea Tea Tea Karel Cast #256 I was talking with friends about the third rail, money, and most of mine are not prepared for retirement. Then, I ran the numbers in the Math of America and neither are you, or at least 96% of you. So what are we all going to do? Also, Canada is upset with India. Why? What will happen. AND, it's International Tea Day and we'll talk all things Chai. It's a Friday edition of the Karel Cast, where I don't give a frack! Watch on YouTube and listen wherever you get your podcast. Subscribe at YouTube.com/reallykarel @ReallyKarel is all social media and website reallykarel.com The Karel Cast is heard three times a week on all your favorite streaming services and the video can be seen on Youtube. Karel is a history-making #LGBTQ talk show host currently living in Las Vegas with his pup Ember.

World nations grapple with climate change at U.N. General Assembly; DeSantis vows to unleash fossil fuels, while downplaying climate change; Conservative U.K. Prime Minister weakens Britain's climate policies; PLUS: President Biden launches first-ever American Climate Corps... All that and more in today's Green News Report!

This time on Code WACK! What challenges do people living with disabilities face when it comes to accessing quality health care? And are they being included in decisions about health policies that affect them? To find out, we spoke to Angela Gardner, a disability rights advocate who lives in the Los Angeles area. Her work focuses on helping people with disabilities in the areas of employment, education, healthcare, services and support to live independently in the community. This is the first of two episodes with Angela. Check out the Transcript and Show Notes for more!

Change Is Universe Telling You To Readjust; Keys to Cure Depression Karel Cast #255 The Mirage is about to change the way the strip looks, it's changing. And I had a lot of things happen over the last few days that want me to see things in a different light and change some goals and dreams. Change is constant, and we either deal with it or we don't adapt…so how do you deal with change? And what are you going to do to help facilitate change? Then, a soap opera star kills himself at 43…why? Depression. It's powerful and prevalent in the USA right now. So what are the key steps to naturally avoid depression? Well, the science is in. And is Ukraine the slot machine that keeps taking our money and one from which we should all walk away? Watch on YouTube and listen wherever you get your podcast. Subscribe at YouTube.com/reallykarel @ReallyKarel is all social media and website reallykarel.com The Karel Cast is heard three times a week on all your favorite streaming services and the video can be seen on Youtube. Karel is a history-making #LGBTQ talk show host currently living in Las Vegas with his pup Ember.

California sues Big Oil over climate damages; Another investigation shows Big Oil execs plotted to deceive the public, discredit climate science, and delay action; PLUS: Mass protesters demand the end of the fossil fuel era as Climate Week and UN General Assembly get underway... All that and more in today's Green News Report!

Background Briefing 09-18-2023 by Progressive Voices

The BradCast 09-18-2023 by Progressive Voices

On the radio show this week we cover the latest from the U.S. Capitol including around WIC and childcare; we learn what’s happening with access to birth control in America and about World Contraception Day; we hear the latest with local abortion bans, including outrageous proposed bans on being able to drive to get an abortion in some states; and we close the show learning why the U.S. budget fights matter to you and our economy. *Special guests include: Anna Aurilio, Economic Security Project, @EconomicSecProj; Diarra Aida Diouf, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Rachel Carmona, Women’s March, @womensmarch; and Elyssa Schmier, MomsRising, @MomsRising.