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Episode #1143: Allison and Jamie are joined by Katey Healy-Wurzburg (@khealywu)! Judd Apatow compares the Sony hack to Jennifer Lawrence’s stolen nudes, Aaron Sorkin says he doesn’t want to write “Flash Boys” film because it would involve an Asian lead , the Australian hostage crisis and conflating criminal violence with all Muslims, and finally an unnecessarily long conversation about the original Batman films.
Episode #1082: In the first half of the show, Allison and Jamie discuss Jamie’s latest video project and THE GREATEST PHOTO OF ALL TIME . Then, Parker Marie Molloy (@ ParkerMolloy, parkthatcar.net ) joins the show to discuss why she left Thought Catalog, and to give survival tips for trans youth. Also, Ray Rice, Janay Palmer, domestic violence, and why the NFL doesn’t care almost half its audience are women.
Episode #1103: Allison and Jamie talk about the #NEWSFAIL release week! Also, SLMPD changes their story that Vonderrit Myers “jumped from the bushes” because there are no bushes in that area , and some Cardinals fans sell “ Support Darren WIlson ” t-shirts. UKIP leader Nigel Farage makes controversial statements about immigrants with HIV, workers strike at LaGuardia, the sad tale of Gary Webb and how gatekeeper journalists prevent good journalism, and PBS pulls a major...
Episode #1141: Allison and Jamie discuss reports of outed undercover cops in Oakland and Berkeley pulling a gun on protesters, Governor Cuomo meets with Jay-Z and promises Russell Simmons he will assign a special prosecutor to cases of police killings, and then Officer Bob drops by to entrap Jamie and Allison and to chat about the ( maybe real ) pro-cop rally.
Episode #1009: Allison and Jamie read some Maniac Mail, then discuss freed POW Bowe Bergdahl , Buzzfeed allegedly firing Ayesha Siddiqi, and Patton Oswalt taking a summer break from Twitter.
Episode #949: Allison and Jamie further extrapolate on why Jared Leto is a bad ally , discuss the GCHQ spying on millions of webcams , the situation in Ukraine and US media pundit’s obsession with reliving the Cold War , Code Pink’s Medea Benjamin being detained and brutally attacked in Egypt, a new study that finds the Keystone XL pipeline will be much worse than the State Department predicts, and prosecutors in the Marissa Alexander case upping sentencing from 20-to-60 years.
Episode #1092: Allison and Jamie talk about the John Crawford Walmart shooting video , and a grand jury refusing to indict the white police officer who shot Crawford. Meanwhile, a white dude steals an assault rifle from police and he’s alive because white privilege, one of the people involved in a Philly hate crime is the daughter of a police chief, Eric Holder to resign , Tennessee is the next major abortion battleground , the press should never go off-the-record with the...
Episode #1000: The 1000TH EPISODE EXTRAVAGANZA! Featuring a rundown of Citizen Radio’s most beloved guests.
Episode #1128: Allison and Jamie discuss Obama’s militaristic immigration speech, top anchors have an off-record meetings with Darren Wilson, how conservatives rewrite history , a bunch of celebrities recorded a horrifically offensive Ebola song , turns out the Benghazi conspiracy theories are wrong (surprise!), tens of thousands of students in the UK march for free education, and an Uber executive suggests digging up dirt on journalists who have been critical of the company.
Episode #989: Allison and Jamie (and special guests NPR hosts Jim and Pam) answer Maniac Mail about being a vegan athlete, then Jan Brewer joins the show to discuss her title as “ the solar queen ” and some of her more recent, terrible decisions, such as signing a bill that allows for warrantless inspections of abortion clinics.
Episode #1115: Allison interviews Jessica Luther (@scATX) about vanishing reproductive rights, Texas progressives fighting back, the Wendy Davis campaign, college football, sexual assault, and consent laws. Also, the woman in the street harassment video is getting rape threats and a BIG problem with that video (almost all the white street harassers were edited out ), many uninvited guests drop by, and Jamie’s show starts Monday! (Get tickets nownowNOW)
Episode #1061: Allison and Jamie are joined by Katey Healy-Wurzburg (@khealywu) and John Frusciante (@JohnJFrusciante) to discuss police in Ferguson firing tear gas on protesters standing in their own backyard and police fatally shooting a man in south L.A. , whose family members claim was laying down at the time of the shooting.
Episode #1007: Allison and Jamie discuss #JusticeForJane , Laverne Cox on the cover of TIME magazine , the 9/11 cheese plate being pulled from the 9/11 museum giftshop, President Obama announcing the U.S. occupation of Afghanistan will continue until the end of 2016 , and Brian Williams’ weird interview with Edward Snowden .
Episode #977: BEST OF: (Originally aired 10/2013) Night Vale creators Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor discuss writing, podcasting, and the weird world of Night Vale.
Episode #910: Allison and Jamie discuss their traitor cat, Moral Mondays coming to Georgia , school-to-prison pipelines , yet another crazy rape culture story and an update to the Steubenville rape case , and why women aren’t welcome on the internet .
Episode #929: Allison and Jamie recap the Super Bowl, Super Bowl commercials (including the infamous SodaStream commercial), talk about how politics and sports cannot be separated, and discuss the hundreds of actions planned to protest the Keystone XL pipeline .
Episode #919: A special episode with the latest field piece from Citizen Radio contributor Marc Kilstein – “Remembering the War Dead”.
Episode #911: Allison and Jamie ponder what happened to 60 Minutes , discuss shaming within the progressive community, and the War on Drugs and addiction.
Episode #1105: Katey Healy-Wurzburg (@khealywu) and Nicole Drespel (@nicolemtherese) join the show to discuss PBS’ new documentary in which white people unironically talk about the “ white experience “, the Supreme Court allows Texas abortion clinics to stay open , the Susan G. Komen Foundation accepts $100,000 from a fracking company that, in turn, produced pink drill bits , and Time’s piece on 15 terrible guys who discuss why they date women over 30.
Episode #1027: Allison and Jamie discuss a billionaire’s dumb publicity stunt , then talk with Officer Charlie about drones and buffer zones . Finally, The Most Important Story In The World — Climate change .
Episode #1144: Allison and Jamie give a mental health PSA and discuss the lady who inspired The Blind Side continuing to use black people as props , Uber price-gouges during the Sydney hostage crisis, #Illridewithyou and Chief Elk’s (@chiefelk) great piece on #ThisTweetCalledMyBack , and how the media jumped on the hostage crisis because it fit a convenient narrative while Bradley William Stone’s killing rampage received less coverage, the Taliban attacks a school in Pakistan,...
Episode #1063: Allison and Jamie thank Phoenix for being badass, then discuss Gavin McInness’ “ leave of absence ,” updates on Ferguson, including Darren Wilson, the officer who killed Mike Brown, the feds ordering an independent autopsy, and the media’s obsession with looting when other stuff is happening in Ferguson .
Episode #1046: Welcome to Citizen Radio’s awkward dinner party! Also, Gov. Rick Perry stops by to defend violent photo-ops, the IDF fires on Al-Jazeera’s office , the Washington Post continues its #newsfail with crappy coverage of the Israel-Palestine conflict, the working mom arrested by cops for letting her daughter play in the park gets fired by McDonald’s , and a couple of courts hand down conflicting verdicts on the Affordable Care Act.
Episode #1134: Darren Wilson resigns, Ray Rice wins his appeal, Florida officer shoots at an unarmed black man who was trying to save his daughter during an asthma attack, and Jamie always assumes the worst (even when his dad is being nice to him)
Episode #1135: Allison and Jamie explain why the photo of the Ferguson hug is a lie, the myth of the black-on-black crime epidemic (and the companion “ blacks don’t care about crime ” myth), the age old question “where is Balki now?”, a Texas school board member apologizes for his racist KKK “ White Christmas ” Facebook post, the Oath Keepers in Ferguson , Shia LeBeouf: a person doesn’t have to be likable to be a victim , police are killing more people than almost...
Episode #1079: Allison and Jamie discuss Leah Finnegan’s wonderfully troll-y post “ The 100 Worst White Men, ranked “, the violence of street harassment, the prosecutor who sent innocent men to death row declaring he’s proud to be no “ pussy “, Detroit’s fire departments’ soda can alert system , and Harvard confirming what everyone already knows: the class divide is real and it’s unsustainable .
Episode #1017: Allison and Jamie discuss Rick Perry comparing homosexuality to alcoholism, Eric Cantor’s stunning loss and what it means for liberals, the Oregon shooting, and lack of gun control while we bulletproof kids .
Episode #1125: Allison and Jamie discuss the Marissa Alexander trial which begins December 8 ( donate to her legal defense ), Eric Frein charged as a terrorist only after putting it in writing , the ALEC corporate board quits , Massey Energy Don Blankenship indicted for deaths of miners, LAUSD argues a middle schooler can consent to sex with a teacher, and ISIS beheads a former U.S. Army Ranger.
Episode #1121: Allison and Jamie explain why the Net Neutrality hybrid approach won’t work , TPP is NAFTA on steroids, on being pregnant and having no rights , people are already being released from detention because of California’s ballot initiative, Jamie discusses his favorite martial arts film fight scenes, and a man is shot by an off-duty cop for stealing jewelry from Walmart.
Episode #1123: Allison and Jamie talk about TIME wanting to ban the word ‘ feminism ,’ answer Maniac Mail about food addiction, China agrees to cap emissions , NYPD to stop arresting people for misdemeanor marijuana possession , Obama announces 1,500 more troops to be sent to Iraq, and a 90-year-old man is arrested in Florida for feeding the homeless.
Episode #1113: Katharine Heller (@spkheller) guest-hosts! Citizen Radio’s guide to not being racist, sexist, and awful on Halloween, the layers of oppression in the Washington high school shooting, how Governors Cuomo and Christie made the Ebola scare much, much worse, GamerGate: it’s about sexism, not ethics in journalism , rich people are ruining everything , and the NYPD shot an innocent woman again, but NBD because terrorism.
Episode #1095: Allison and Jamie are joined by Citizen Radio’s John Frusciante (@johnjfrusciante) to vent about open mics, and update the story about The Greatest Photo of All Time . Also, Allison doesn’t work well with others, the media is still calling Eric Frein a “survivalist,” and a Detroit judge says poor people have no right to clean water .
Episode #1108: Allison and Jamie read some Maniac Mail and offer advice on sobriety, SCOTUS allows Texas voter ID law , cop allegedly harasses St. Louis protester at work, and Evangelical radio host says anti-gay activist need a “ Rosa Parks moment. “
Episode #994: Allison and Jamie discuss the very white liberal media (and how paying a living wage would help end White Dudebro Journalism), try to get Walt Lee: Professional Harasser out of their home, then talk about Marco Rubio’s climate change denialism .
Episode #1101: Allison and Jamie are joined by Citizen Radio’s John Frusciante (@johnjfrusciante) to talk about the ninth circuit ruling for marriage equality in Nevada and Idaho, and Aniya Parker , a murdered L.A. trans woman. Plus, a whole lotta #NEWSFAIL from the Courier-Mail (No, it’s not acceptable to call trans women those names ), CNN (No, Ebola is not ISIS ), Fox News (No, we shouldn’t close Africa’s borders ), The Daily Caller (No, those protesters didn’t ruin that...
Episode #1091: Allison and Jamie discuss the ongoing Ferguson protests , issue a correction about the hoax Emma Watson nude photo countdown , give an update on the ACLU filing a lawsuit against Defense Secretary Hagel on behalf of Chelsea Manning for improper gender treatment, and talk about a Pennsylvania mom who gave her daughter the “abortion pill” going to jail , Colorado students’ counterprotest to anti-protest curriculum and Ohio students’ John Crawford freedom march, and...
Episode #955: Original aired on 3/18/11: Sarah Silverman, Regina Spektor, Matt Taibbi, and Only Son at Citizen Radio Live at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.
Episode #1037: Allison and Jamie discuss ABC News telling viewers scenes of destruction in Gaza are in Israel , Roland Martin proposing the National Guard be sent to Chicago , faith leaders asking the Obama administration for an exemption from a forthcoming gay-rights order, and former NSA director Keith Alexander working for Wall Street.
Episode #942: Originally aired 8/24/2010: Legendary journalist and founder of Democracy Now, Amy Goodman joins Allison and Jamie on stage at the UCB Theater for Citizen Radio Live.
Episode #1148: Allison and Jamie discuss Gov. Christie selling out abused animals for campaign favors, Bob McCulloch acknowledges some witnesses lied to the Mike Brown Grand Jury (but he has no plans to charge them), Columbia charges rape protesters for damage to mattress, and Justine Sacco’s story to be featured in upcoming book.
Episode #915: Allison and Jamie discuss politics at the Golden Globes and the importance of intersectionality.
Episode #916: Allison and Jamie discuss a jury finding the police officers who beat Kelly Thomas to death not guilty, and feminism making a man on the internet sad. Plus, Jamie lists movies that made him cry.
Episode #938: Allison and Jamie share cat stories, further discuss Kansas’s anti-LGBT bill , the Comcast-Time Warner merger , the US now employing as many private security guards as high school teachers, and the CIA’s drone program .
Episode #1052: Allison and Jamie read mail from a badass Maniac and offer some advice to activists, the Detroit water department is placed in the mayor’s hands , more # Newsfail on Gaza , Israel’s ongoing war crimes , and David Frum’s 100% totally reliable source .
Episode #1012: Allison and Jamie discuss literature and George Washington, then CNN’s Don Lemon blaming black people for Justin Bieber using the N-word , the Montana judge who called a rape victim “older than her chronological age” being censured , and read some Maniac Mail.
Episode #998: Allison and Jamie interview The Most Important Guest of All Time, followed by a discussion of their “vacation,” a Utah lawmaker who wants to bring back execution by firing squad , scientists warning that the melting of an Antarctic ice sheet is likely “ unstoppable ,” the New York Times firing Jill Abramson, and the gender wage gap (and how Buzzfeed’s survey is skewed very high).
Episode #1050: Allison and Jamie discuss how Michelle Goldberg and Richard Dawkins are awful (but you already knew that), polling that reveals white Americans are more likely to support Israel’s siege in Gaza, and a Washington Post op-ed that advocates war crimes. Also, they read Maniac Mail on fat-shaming and fat activism.
Episode #996: (Originally aired 7/2013) Replayed for Nakba Day , Journalist Anna Lekas Miller (@ agoodcuppa ) joins CR for the full hour to discuss Israel, Palestine, and being brown in America.
Episode #981: Allison and Jamie discuss the privatization of schools for babies, the State Department delaying ( again ) its decision on the Keystone XL pipeline, an upcoming protest against KXL in Washington D.C., a new Demos study that reveals fast food CEOs make a thousand times more than the average salary of their workers, a school for rich babies, how daycare is more expensive than college in 31 states, and the White House inviting rich kids to fix the world. Then they find out...
Episode #1006: Allison and Jamie discuss all the times you cried watching movies , PETA being terrible again, and child workers as young as seven getting sick on U.S. tobacco farms.
Episode #956: Originally aired 10/2013. The stories may be dated but this best of must be played cause of the greatest email in the world…
Episode #984: Allison and Jamie discuss #NEWSFAIL, the Citizen Radio book, which you should totally go pre-order , followed by all the stories CNN isn’t covering (and one story they are covering, but in a really bad way ).
Episode #971: Allison and Jamie shill for their new corporate sponsor , read some Maniac Mail about clicktivism and #NotABugSplat , and discuss sexual assault by police officers.
Episode #987: Allison and Jamie discuss Loyalty Day, International Workers’ Day, Media Matters’ management opposing unionization efforts, Subway leading the fast food industry in underpaying workers, almost half of New Yorkers being poor, an Oklahoma inmate who was tasered on the same day he was executed by the state, and the sad death of Twitter (according to white people who are friends with Ezra Klein).
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(2014/06/11) Katey Healy-Wurzburg discusses old man George Will, WaPo thinks marriage will stop rape
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Episode #1015: Katey Healy-Wurzburg (@ khealywu) joins the show to discuss George Will’s terrible column and the Washington Post’s article about how women can avoid being raped by getting married.
Episode #1047: Allison and Jamie are joined by C itizen Radio’s John Frusciante (@JohnJFrusciante) to discuss Florida police officers’ ties to the KKK , more terrible New York Times coverage of Gaza, and Arizona’s botched execution .
Episode #1038: Allison and Jamie discuss Wonder Woman and sexism in comic books, the soaring death toll in Gaza , how 77 percent of the Palestinians killed by Israel were civilians, and the toll the constant bombings take on pregnant women . Also, the Detroit water shutoffs continue .
Episode #1044: Allison and Jamie are joined by C itizen Radio’s John Frusciante (@JohnJFrusciante) as they discuss more ways the UK government is spying on you , Christian marriage counseling, and how the US needs immigration reform, not another opportunity to blame the GOP .
Episode #1068: Allison and Jamie discuss the latest updates on the Mike Brown tragedy, including the released police report , Darren Wilson’s origins , a former officer involved in the beating of a black man in Ferguson being elected to city council , prosecutor Bob McCulloch refusing to recuse himself, and the cop who screamed “ I will fucking kill you ” at protesters being suspended. They also talk about Huffpost crowdsourcing a new reporter’s salary, Tony Blair advising an...
Episode #1090: Allison and Jamie are joined by Citizen Radio’s John Frusciante (@johnjfrusciante) to discuss why you should be as angry about nude photos Rihanna’s stolen n as you were about Jennifer Lawrence’s, 102 people being arrested or summoned during the #FloodWallStreet arrests, how Capitalism causes climate change, and the U.S. airstrikes hitting Syria.
Episode #1059: Allison and Jamie discuss the New York Times finally deciding to call torture “ torture ,” the saddest stand-up comedian in all the world, what the U.S. should do about Isis (and why they CIA shouldn’t funnel arms to the Kurds), Iraq’s PM deploys a massive security force across Baghdad , and updates on Mike Brown, and a sad update about a former Occupy Wall Street activist.
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(2014/10/06) Allison is summoned home by the Dark Lord, Homeland is still the most racist show on TV
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Episode #1098: Allison and Jamie discuss how Allison is maybe being summoned home by the Dark Lord, followed by updates from Ferguson , Colorado , and the trial of Michael Dunn. Also, a Detroit judge throws out manslaughter charge against a cop who killed a 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones , Homeland is still the most racist show on TV , and Ben Affleck’s remarks on Real Time with Bill Maher.
Episode #1005: Allison and Jamie discuss the fascist gains in the 2014 European elections and John Frusciante joins the show to talk more about Elliot Rodgers and the U.S. culture of misogyny.
Episode #954: Allison and Jamie spend thirty minutes (nicely) yelling at an anti-choice listener, discuss missing Flight 370 and the rush to connect its disappearance to terrorism, Diane Feinstein only being concerned about spying when she’s the target, the Senate talkathon on climate change, and how crabs might feel pain (so stop eating them !)
Episode #943: Jamie shares tales from Texas, followed by Allison’s interview with George Ciccariello (@ ciccmaher) about the situation in Venezuela (also read Veronica Flores on the feminist movement in Venezuela). Then Allison discusses her article about Piers Morgan, Alec Baldwin, and how “I Give Up” is the battle cry of privilege .
Episode #924: Allison and Jamie discuss Jamie’s future baboon heart, Freedom Industries owing the IRS and creditors $6 million , Marlise Munoz and bodily autonomy, Tom Perkins’ unhinged op-ed comparing Progressives to Nazis, and Kevin O’Leary claiming global poverty is a great motivator .
Episode #1043: Allison and Jamie discuss a rage-filled weekend (that led to them yelling at a street harasser) including a man dying after the NYPD put him in a chokehold , and the media’s response ( including those on the so-called left ) after Israel killed over 400 Palestinians .
Episode #1023: Allison and Jamie bring you many stories and then show you how the major networks would have covered them, such as: Chalabi’s return , Iraq , Detroit gentrification and water privatization , and the ongoing immigration humanity crisis (hundreds of children being held in squalid conditions, mass graves , 52,000 minors crossing the border since October, hundred of toddlers being taken into custody, feds flying hundreds of migrants to California for processing, and the...
Episode #976: Allison and Jamie discuss chicken pizza crust and corsages (thanks Domino’s and KFC!), a follow-up to the awful musical written by a former investment banker, the stand-off between a Nevada rancher, his armed buddies, and the federal government, the lack of prosecutions in the cases of 908 slain environmental activists over the past decade, and Matt Taibbi’s comment that Former President Bush was “ hands down ” tougher on corporate America than President...
Episode #974: Allison and Jamie talk about Jamie’s Wisconsin show, Glenn Greenwald not being in jail, then discuss the Drop Dropbox campaign and alternatives to Drop Box , shady business by the LAPD , police in Albuquerque , and the FBI , spoiled Wall Street prospective jurors for the Cecily McMillian trial , and the life and times of Duck Duckington the Third.
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(2014/06/24) On addiction and relapsing, Egyptian court sentences journalists to seven years in jail
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Episode #1024: Allison and Jamie are joined by Citizen Radio’s John Frusciante (@ JohnJFrusciante and http://www.johnfrusciante.org/) to discuss addiction and relapsing, Ron Paul’s cameo in the upcoming Ayn Rand film , and an Egyptian court sentencing Al-Jazeera journalists to seven years in jail .
Episode #966: Allison and Jamie are back with tales from The Muppets movie, progressive racism, and a conversation about The Wounded White Boys Club.
Episode #1029: Allison and Jamie discuss the SCOTUS decision on Hobby Lobby denying access to birth control for its employees and the ability of unions to collect dues (and how both decisions screw women), and Orphan Black’s Helena weighs in on buffer zones.
Episode #965: Jamie’s still sick so we bring to you, in all its theatric glory, the very first telling of the Jamie vs. the High Dive story.
Episode #988: Allison and Jamie discuss street harassment season, followed by updates on the fight to increase the minimum wage , a new study that claims 1 in 25 death sentence prisoners is likely innocent, hundreds occupying the land near the World Cup stadium in Brazil, and the NYPD targeting New York City’s biggest threat: subway dancers .
Episode #967: Allison and Jamie discuss Bill Maher’s privilege . Then, the return of Negotiator Obama, police brutality in Albuquerque, torture doesn’t work , a jail officer who severely beat a prisoner tries to hide behind Stand Your Ground , and more proof there’s a separate court system for the rich .
Episode #1041: Allison and Jamie are joined by Katey Healy-Wurzburg (@khealywu) to discuss female Thor and the subsequent male freakout, boob armor , Jose Vargas being freed from custody, arbitrary terrorism charges , and how Hamas did not reject the ceasefire .
Episode #1019: Author Janet Mock (@janetmock) joins the show to discuss transgender rights, and Mychal Denzel Smith (@ mychalsmith) sits in to discuss Iraq, ISIS, war, Tupac’s dying words, the GOP refusing to expand Medicaid , and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Episode #1071: Allison and Jamie tell Josh Barro to calm down over his leg room complaints , explain anti-rape nail polish isn’t the answer (and how women are developing products to actually help women), why you should never listen to Bill Kristol , and this school in Illinois is wrong for telling teachers not to talk about Mike Brown . Finally, they yell at ESPN for their stupid Michael Sam coverage .
Episode #1102: Allison and Jamie are joined by UCB’s Josh Sharp. St. Louis police officer shoots and kills a black teen, V onderrick Myers, during a “Pedestrian Check”, a man in Oregon has his gun stolen by another man using a gun, Walmart engages in Corporate Socialism (especially when they can pass off employees to Obamacare ), and why it’s not okay for “ allies ” to use offensive language about minorities.
Episode #1093: Allison and Jamie discuss how the cop who killed John Crawford was given a “ pep talk ” on shooting scenarios weeks before the Walmart incident, the Australia Senate passes a law that could criminalize basic reporting , and an NYPD officer is allegedly caught on video throwing a pregnant woman to the ground .
Episode #1126: Allison and Jamie discuss the Transgender Day of Remembrance, Nickelback’s Ferguson song , Skepticon cancels on Jamie (sorry, St. Louis, hope to see you in Chicago!), the Keystone XL pipeline narrowly defeated in the Senate, Missouri’s governor declares a State of Emergency, FBI warns about dangerous protesters even though white police officers are the ones killing people, the St. Louis police chief lying about who got teargassed by police, Gov. Nixon is confused...
Episode #1132: Chicago! Don’t miss your last chance to see Jamie and John perform together December 5 at The Playground ! Author Maya Schenwar (@mayaschenwar) joins the show to discuss her excellent new book Locked Down, Locked Out about our failed prison system and why prisons don’t work.
Episode #1086: Allison and Jamie discuss Occupy activists abolishing $3.85 million in student loan debt, the white sharpshooting ‘ survivalist ‘ who shot two state troopers that you probably never heard about, Philly hate crime suspects reportedly identified by someone on Twitter, and the origins of rape culture: slut-shaming and archaic dress codes .
Episode #1084: Allison and Jamie discuss Matthew McConaughey’s new life on the lam, the largest climate change march ever happening this weekend in NYC, three black women who were harassed by hotel security after being mistaken for sex workers, a federal judge who has also been accused of assaulting his wife, but who has received considerably less media attention than Ray Rice, Fox News’ Roger Ailes treating police as his private security, and Emma Sulkowicz receiving help...
Episode #1085: Allison and Jamie discuss their mysterious acquaintance Ferdinand, read a sneak peek of #NEWSFAIL, and then stories about a teenager who is facing prison time for a prank involving a Jesus statue, wealthy people in L.A. who refuse to get their kids vaccinated , the FBI’s creepy new facial recognition program , and climate change (specifically how the planet just had its warmest August on record ).
Episode #1124: Allison and Jamie read Maniac Mail about carceral feminism, an update from Florida about police arresting activists for feeding the homeless (politicians have outlawed or tried to outlaw in 71 U.S. cities ), many people didn’t vote because they couldn’t get time off from work, and why it’s okay Michael Sam decided to walk away from a relationship with his father.
Episode #1139: Allison and Jamie discuss the torture report and the ACLU executive director advocates pardoning the Bush administration. Plus, NPR warns staff not to participate in civil rights marches, National Review editor Rich Lowry says forced kissing isn’t sexual assault , and for some reason people aren’t asking the Washington Post to explain the journalistic failure that led to T. Rees Shapiro’s article about Rolling Stone and the UVA rape story being edited (without note)...
Episode #1094: Allison and Jamie discuss Colorado teachers calling in sick to support protesting students, the active consent law passing in California, Hong Kong pro-democracy protests , horrifying facts you didn’t know about your meat, and the UK and US’s very special relationship: best friends until the bitter end.
Episode #992: Performer and writer John Frusciante (@JohnJFrusciante) joins the show for the hour to discuss Twitter cowards and life as a former asshole activist. They also discuss The Daily Show’s terrible coverage of Cecily McMillan.
Episode #909: Allison and Jamie discuss how Jamie (for once) isn’t the cause of trouble, and explain why they stand with Melissa Harris-Perry (and you should too). Then, they talk about the media’s framing of good whistleblower vs. bad whistleblower, terrible coverage of Colorado legalizing recreational marijuana sales, and why David Brooks is a privileged idiot .
Episode #1076: Allison and Jamie are joined by John Frusciante (@JohnJFrusciante) to discuss where they were on 9/11, Chuck Todd taking over on Meet the Press, President Obama attending MSNBC host Alex Wagner’s wedding, Cee-Lo Green’s complete misunderstanding of consent , campuses nationwide reworking their policies on rape , and how some schools are still lagging behind on that issue. Also, the guy from Duck Dynasty declares a holy war on Fox News, and how even though ISIS is very...
Episode #1075: Allison and Jamie are joined by John Frusciante (@JohnJFrusciante) to discuss this horrific story from Oklahoma in which a police officer is charged with raping and/or assaulting eight women , and how his supporters are raising money on GoFundMe. Also, they discuss the PUW (Progressive Until Women) crowd, BANISH (anishanishanish) someone for being a bad progressive, explain why the ‘ slippery slope’ argument is bullshit, chat with Hitch Dawkins about ‘straw man’...
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