Bernie Sanders delivered his speech on Democratic Socialism yesterday, but if you get your news from the mainstream, corporate TV media, you'd never know. So Nicole shares some highlights this morning. Plus Kelly Carlin on her new book about life with her dad, George Carlin, and a Flashback Friday musical blast with the BoDeans from Nicole's radio past to end the week.
It's Friday! After Nicole deals with the unfortunate news that US participation in the war in Afghanistan will not end during the Obama administration, we get on with the business of segueing into the weekend. Julianna Forlano brings the laughs. For our Flashback Friday segment, Nicole digs into her music radio archives for Ben Folds Fives' first LA radio appearance, 20 years ago this week, on 10-18-95!
Nicole Sandler discusses the disconnect between the media pundits' takes on the Democratic debate and what the online polls, focus groups and Social Media metrics with Howie Klein. Driftglass checks in from the Professional Left Podcast with his debate thoughts and a few words about David Brooks too.
It's finally here-the first Democratic debate. Nicole Sandler previews the action with Megan Carpentier of The Guardian. It's Tuesday, so GottaLaff is here to talk about the rest of the news, and there's lots to discuss
Nicole Sandler looks into Disney's practice of replacing American workers with cheaper foreign employees, abusing the H1B Visa to do so. Civil Rights Attorney James Otto guests in hour 2. It's Monday, so Joel Silberman joins in to talk about the media and the 2016 horse race too.
Every cable 'news" channel deemed it important to carry Donald Trump's Dallas rally live yesterday. So I thought we'd invoke the equal time provision (still in effect for candidates), and play Bernie Sanders' very important speech he delivered yesterday at Liberty University! GottaLaff joins in for hour two!
In honor of the start of Burning Man out in the desert somewhere, and the media's shameful treatment of Bernie Sanders, today the Nicole Sandler Show becomes Bernin' Man radio. Oh, and Joel Silberman joins in too!
Sack. Star Tribune Trump used Political Reverse gear. Right near the close of The Summer of TRUMP. For once, I saw me something Live from The Donald that has to have been the exposure of his hate-camouflage's major death knell: he kicked out an also heavily-accented -- if soft-spoken in relation to TRUMP -- and beloved but relatively unassuming main news anchor Jorge Amos, sputtering acidly "Go back to Univision [or wherever ]" … … and the reporter WAS from Univision. Although Jorge Amos is technically Mexican-American and we don't know yet how TRUMP falls on 'those'. [...]
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 media's role in the rise of Trump, the fall of Hillary Clinton, the blackout on Bernie Sanders and more, with Driftglass and Howie Klein.