Fools on the Hill - The Nicole Sandler Show

A Dog Lover, A Muslim, A Gay in the NBA..

Yes, we talked about all three of those topics and more on today's show. I am the dog lover. The pups pictured above are mine. Unfortunately, one of them is very sick. Pooh Bear was diagnosed on Thursday with osteo-sarcoma - bone cancer. Of course, this has led me to a few days of reflecting on the dogs in my life, and how much they've all meant to me. More coming on that eventually. In the meantime, we're keeping Pooh as comfortable as possible, watching her for guidance on what to do next... I was joined in the first [...]

By nicolesandler|April 29th, 2013|Tags: bone cancer, Boston, Dean Obeidallah, dog, Fools on the Hill, islam, Jason Collins, Muslim, Nicole Belle, Sunday shows|Comments Off

Alan Grayson vs the Fools on the Hill

Mondays are always a bit difficult. But coming back to dealing with the ineptitude of our broken political system was doubly difficult after an amazing weekend of music. But deal we must, and who better to help navigate through the troubled waters than our favorite Congressman Alan Grayson? He led the charge from the House against President Obama's horrific budget proposal to cut Social Security benefits with chained CPI and higher rates for Medicare beneficiaries by writing a letter and helping to gather 2.3 million signatures on petitions, delivered to the White House last week. As for the Fools [...]

By nicolesandler|April 15th, 2013|Tags: Alan Grayson, chained CPI, Fools on the Hill, medicare, Nicole Belle, Rock the Ocean, social security, Tortuga Music Festival|Comments Off

Ship of Fools

It's April Fools Day. I toyed with the idea of spending the first part of the show spouting right wing talking points, but I realized a few things: There was nothing remotely funny about any of the stories I could have chosen from I realized that no one would believe me and it would be a huge waste of time The things we were going to discuss were more ridiculous than anything I could have conceived of myself... So, here we are. The biggest fool of them all has to be the new poster boy for the Republican Party, Dr. [...]

By nicolesandler|April 1st, 2013|Tags: Ben Carson, equality, Florida, Fools on the Hill, marriage equality, massage therapy, Nicole Belle, PIP, Ship of Fools, transgender|1 Comment

Anyone Else Missing an Hour? Schools? Media Responsibility?

Damn Daylight Savings Time. Don't get me wrong. I like the fact that it stays light out later; I just hate losing an hour of valuable sleep time this time every year. We should really pick a time and stick with it. Unbelievably, Arizona does something right! Anyway, barring my tired status this morning, it was a busy show. I filled listeners in on our Saturday evening in the emergency room. Alison had a softball injury that turned out to be a sprained index finger. I erred on the side of caution, and will likely get some interesting programming out [...]

By nicolesandler|March 11th, 2013|Tags: AFT, charter, Fools on the Hill, Jeb Bush, Nicole Belle, Philadelphia, Randi Weingarten, rape, school, will bunch|Comments Off

Yesterday’s show

I never did get around to posting yesterday's show ... while on the air I got a call to guest host the Randi Rhodes Show yesterday afternoon - and then had to take my kid to her softball game the minute I got back home. Needless to say, the day got away from me. So... links I promised: Click for the audio from Wednesday's Supreme Court hearing on the Voting Rights Act. Click here for the transcript to follow along. And here's Nicole Belle's "Fools on the Hill" write up: There are times that you watch the Sunday shows and you [...]

By nicolesandler|March 5th, 2013|Tags: Fools on the Hill, Nicole Belle, Scalia, SCOTUS, Sotomayor, voting rights act|Comments Off

And the Award Goes To….

The morning after the Academy Awards, I'll hand out my own! We'll start with Jennifer Lawrence who won the Oscar for Best Actress. Good for her. Although she was great in the movie, I just like her. I like her even more after seeing her flip someone off in the press room after winning last night. My awards from last night also go to Shirley Bassey for her "Goldfinger" performance, and the "We Saw Your Boobs" song. It was funny. People need to get a sense of humor. The "No More, Please" award goes to the red carpet crap. [...]

By nicolesandler|February 25th, 2013|Tags: boobs, Fix the Debt, Fools on the Hill, Lisa Graves, Nicole Belle, Oscar, sequester, Seth McFarlane|Comments Off

People With Guns Kill People

The Frank Luntz coached American right does a great job of one thing: coming up with pithy bumper sticker-type sayings that are easy for the unwashed masses who watch the Fake News Channel to parrot back to anyone who'll listen. We, the educated left who understand nuance and enjoy informed debate need to do better when it comes to memorable phrases that are easy to understand and echo. Obviously the fight over sensible legislation to help keep the public safe when it comes to guns is going to be a long, hard road. So, I invited my friend - blogger, [...]

By nicolesandler|January 28th, 2013|Tags: filibuster, Fools on the Hill, Frank Luntz, guns, Nicole Belle, NRA, radioornot, Spocko, Sunday shows|Comments Off

Seneca Falls, Selma and Stonewall!

Today is President Obama's 2nd Inaugural, MLK Day, the anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, and the third anniversary of Citizens United and the end of Air America. Nicole talk about all of those, and speaks with Toi Hutchinson, running for Congress to fill Jesse Jackson Jr's old seat. Plus Nicole Belle with Fools on the Hill

By nicolesandler|January 21st, 2013|Tags: Air America, Citizens United, climate change, Fools on the Hill, inauguration, Nicole Belle, Obama, Stonewall, Toi Hutchinson|3 Comments

Congress, Guns & Money

Another day, another mass shooting... in Aurora, CO! When will the madness end? Never, if the GOP gets its way. The chart above shows some common sense regulations that could be put in place immediately - and I think even the majority of NRA members would agree that these are practical ideas. Ten bills pertaining to guns were introducedin the House on the first day of the 113th Congressional session, eight of them by from Democrats seeking new restrictions on gun ownership. Dianne Feinstein is expected to introduce legislation in the Senate this week. And Joe Biden's White House [...]

By nicolesandler|January 7th, 2013|Tags: Al Jazeera, Aurora, Cliff Schecter, Current, Fools on the Hill, guns, Nicole Belle, Pat Robertson, social security, Tom Brokaw|Comments Off

OWS – One Year Later

Listen to this episode: {play}http://traffic.libsyn.com/radioornot/20120917_Nicole_Sandler_Show_-_OWS_at_1.mp3 {/play} Podcast: Play in new window Occupy Wall Street began one year ago today and, although we might not agree on what they're about, they have succeeded in getting millions of people off their asses and out from behind their computers to join a movement to say that something's gotta change. Just what it is that has to change and how that change will be accomplished.. well, that's another story entirely. This morning on the show, I spoke with Jesse LaGreca - one of the few to emerge from the leaderless movement as a voice [...]

By nicolesandler|September 17th, 2012|Tags: Fools on the Hill, jesse lagreca, media, Nicole Belle, occupy, ows, S17|Comments Off

A Dog Lover, A Muslim, A Gay in the NBA..

Ship of Fools

Anyone Else Missing an Hour? Schools? Media Responsibility?

Yesterday’s show

And the Award Goes To….

People With Guns Kill People

Seneca Falls, Selma and Stonewall!

OWS – One Year Later

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