Today, Nicole Sandler calls Bullshit on Carly Fiorina's lies about Planned Parenthood by joining in National Pink Out Day! GottaLaff joins in to dish on the rest of the news too. And journalist Steven Thrasher just spent a week at Burning Man and wondered why there weren't more people of color there.
Whether bloody sport or contentious reality show, the 2016 primary season has [thus far, I know we are all excited about the Joe Biden Elizabeth Warren assignation] precisely two strong dames to keep on opposite sides of the ropes. But are they both actually competing for the only Oval Office? […]
Nicole discusses the GOP clown car inhabitants scrambling on the Sunday shows and more with media strategist Joel Silberman. Plus the latest on the TPP, graduation season and commencement addresses, the GOP freakout over Jade Helm, and more.
On this Cinco de Mayo, Nicole gathers together some of the fiercest women on the net! Heather "Digby" Parton joins in to talk about how little has changed in the 23 years since the LA/Rodney King riots in relation to Baltimore today. And the Gliberal Goddesses return, as GottaLaff, Amy Simon and Nicole talk about the stories that caught their eyes this week.
After charges against six Baltimore cops in the death of Freddie Gray, protests quiet. Joel Silberman joins in with his own indictment - of the media! With Bernie Sanders in the race, People for Bernie gets going. Plus the latest news, info and commentary. Chat at radioornot.com
How do you do a radio show when you're feeling flu-ish? Invite the Awesome Bob Cesca and Gotta Laff to be your guests! OK, Laffy was already scheduled (she's on with me every Tuesday morning), but Bob Cesca is certainly coming to the rescue. For readers not in the know, Bob Cesca's Awesome Blog! Go! is here, and you also read him on Huffington Post. He's no stranger to radio either; he and Elvis Dingeldein host a weekly podcast too. We'll talk about whatever comes up, though I'm sure we'll hit on the fact that Richard Shelby is blocking the [...]
With the divide between the rich and the rest of us growing wider each day, it's no wonder this story sent me into a slight tizzy this weekend. This is so seriously outlandish there's no way you could make it up. This company Vertu, a division of Nokia, is actually selling cell phones for $70,000 a pop. And some people are actually buying them. (Yes, those are indeed diamonds surrounding the phone.) In fact, people with way too much money on their hands include Quincy Jones and Seal, both outed in this piece as truly stupid, ostentatious exhibitionists. If they're [...]
It's the end of another week at Radio or Not, and a tough week it was! The big primary day on Tuesday was a bummer for those of us who thought we were heading for a progressive push. Blanche Lincoln somehow eked out a win in the primary to run to to keep her Senate seat in November, beating her challenger Bill Halter. And Blue Dog war monger Jane Harman somehow defeated the progressive breath of fresh air that is Marcy Winograd so she can keep her big corporation money loving ways going for another two years in the House [...]