Radio or Not - The Nicole Sandler Show

Governor Did a Bad Bad Thing

Maureen McDonnell spent $6,000 around the time of Bob McDonnell's January 2010 inauguration and complained to the PAC the family did not have enough to finance her first lady wardrobe - Photo courtesy of AP Guilty! Actually, she's guilty of spending $50, let alone thousands on that dress. But that's not why they were convicted. A federal jury on Thursday found former Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, guilty of public corruption — sending an emphatic message that they believed the couple sold the office once occupied by Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson to a [...]

By nicolesandler|September 5th, 2014|Tags: Bob McDonnell, Channel 103.1, Chris Isaak, corruption, DeSmogBlog, fast food workers, Greg Basta, Keystone XL, Nicole Sandler, NY Communities for Change, Radio or Not, Steve Horn, strike, Virginia|Comments Off

Out Sick

If you've listened to the show regularly, you know that I rarely take a morning off. But I must do that today. I'm still sidelined by whatever it is that has been trying to keep me down for a couple of weeks already... So, I'll be resting, as per the doctor's orders. Today, during our regular time together, I invite you to listen to any of my past shows, all available for your listening or viewing pleasure at those links. On our 24/7 stream, I'll be playing back the August 15 show, which featured a must-hear conversation with Greg [...]

By nicolesandler|September 4th, 2014|Tags: Chrissie Hynde, Greg Palast, Nicole Sandler, Pretenders, Radio or Not, sick|1 Comment

World Gone Mad

As if we needed any more evidence that the world has, indeed, gone mad... Yesterday, ISIS released another video of one of their masked, cowardly, subhuman, heartless, soulless, thug terrorists beheading another American journalist, Steven Sotloff. Today's blog will be short, with just links to the people and stories I spoke with and about today, as I'm not feeling well and the news is making me even sicker... Dean Obeidallah was up first to discuss his latest for The Daily Beast, "It'll Take More Than Bombs to Stop ISIS". (When you're done with that, definitely click over to read, "Stop the [...]

By nicolesandler|September 3rd, 2014|Tags: Bill De Blasio, Dean Obeidallah, emptywheel, income, integrity, ISIS, Kathy Hochul, Marcy Wheeler, Nicole Sandler, poverty, Radio or Not, recovery, Steven Soltoff, Susie Madrak, terrorists, world gone mad|Comments Off

New Beginning

This morning, I was thrilled to make it official and welcome GottaLaff to Radio Or Not! I know, you're thinking, "Laffy has been doing the show on Tuesday mornings with Nicole for years. What's this all about?" (sure you are...). Well, after running The Political Carnival for so long, Laffy needs to take it a little easier. So, from here on out, when she decides to write a post, it'll show up here at Laffy's Place at RoN. Laffy continues with me each Tuesday morning for snark and fun during the second hour of each show, and that tradition [...]

By nicolesandler|September 2nd, 2014|Tags: California, Congress, GottaLaff, labor, Labor Day, Nicole Sandler, Radio or Not, Ted Lieu, the political carnival, unions|Comments Off

Home sweet home

Dear Everyone, For years I was housed at The Political Carnival as one of its founders, editors, and of course, writers. But things change (please follow that link for the whole story). I am so thrilled to be part of Radio Or Not full time now! Nicole and I have worked together for so many years, it was a natural move and a great fit. Living at her place seems more like moving back home than moving away from my TPC home of seven-plus years. I'll be posting my usual snark here at Laffy's Place from time to time, and [...]

By nicolesandler|September 1st, 2014|Tags: internet radio, new home, Radio or Not, the political carnival, women|14 Comments

A Bucket of Ice Water

When Homer Simpson joins in, you know you've gone viral. Although the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has raised awareness about the disease and a lot of money, there's so much we still don't know about it - thus the need for a campaign like this one. Homer challenged Donald Trump who actually dumped water on that thing on his head, proving that his hair really looks like that! I hope that dump also included a hefty donation! My favorite is still this 2-year old I'm pretty confident in guessing that most people didn't know what ALS was before this month [...]

By nicolesandler|August 29th, 2014|Tags: ALS, CIA, Dan Navarro, Democracy for America, Eric Lowen, Flashback Friday, foia, Gitmo, Guantanamo Bay, ice bucket challenge, jason leopold, Jim Dean, Lowen & Navarro, Nicole Sandler, Radio or Not, torture, Vice News|Comments Off

Women Vote!

Welcome to August 26, 2014 - the 94th anniversary of the certification of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote in the United States. Although it's dubbed "Women's Equality Day," that's actually a misnomer, as women still have no constitutional right to equality. Although the Equal Rights Amendment was written by Alice Paul in 1923, it has yet to be ratified. But women do have the right to vote. And yes, women do vote! That was the focus of today's "Gliberal Goddesses" gathering. Every other Tuesday morning, GottaLaff of The Political Carnival, Amy Simon of She's History, [...]

By nicolesandler|August 26th, 2014|Tags: Alice Paul, Amy Simon, ERA, Florida, Gliberal Goddesses, GottaLaff, James Foley, James Risen, journalism, Nan Rich, Nicole Sandler, Radio or Not, right to vote, She's HIstory, suffrage, Tom Risen, vote, women, women's equality day|1 Comment

Take the Threats Seriously

Americans have really short memories. It was less than a year ago that the Republicans shut down the US government for 16 very long days. And now Mitch McConnell is threatening to do it again. I suggest we take those threats very seriously. To refresh our country's collective memory loss: First, Federal employees were furloughed for a combined total of 6.6 million days, more than in any previous government shutdown. At its peak, about 850,000 individuals per day were furloughed. That number fell once most Department of Defense civilian employees were able to return to work as the Pentagon implemented the [...]

By nicolesandler|August 25th, 2014|Tags: Andrew Cuomo, Blue America, Dave Johnson, Down with Tyranny, Florida, Howie Klein, Kathy Hochul, Nicole Sandler, progressive, Radio or Not, Republican, Scotland, senate, Springsteen, Steve Israel, Tim Wu, Zephyr Teachout|Comments Off

Rise Above the Snake Line

After the past two weeks in Ferguson, we could really use an event to focus on morality, equality, rights and bringing people together. North Carolina has just what the doctor ordered, as today kicks off the Moral Week of Action. If you can't make it to Raleigh, as sadly I can't, you can watch the live stream each afternoon by clicking here. And if you're still wondering what the snake line is, just listen to the man who founded the Moral Monday movement in North Carolina, Rev. Dr. William Barber from the speech he delivered at Netroots Nation last month in [...]

By nicolesandler|August 22nd, 2014|Tags: Bob McDonnell, Dictionary of American Political Bullshit, Ferguson, Flashback Friday, fm101.9, guns, KSCA, Los Angeles, Moral Mondays, Moral Week of Action, Nicole Sandler, police, Radio or Not, Rev. Dr. William Barber, Rick Perry, snake line, Stephen Goldstein, Tori Amos|Comments Off

It’s the Economy, Stupid (and the Military Industrial Complex too)

There's no doubt that the spark that lit the fuse in Ferguson was the police shooting of Michael Brown. But you have to wonder how much anger was simmering, how much people were already hurting from decades of building racial tensions and the fact that so many of them are hurting financially. I don't often agree with Chris Matthews, but he hit the nail on the head last night The disturbing cell phone video of the other killing of a black man in Missouri by police bullets, this one on Tuesday, was released yesterday. We were told that this one [...]

By nicolesandler|August 21st, 2014|Tags: 1033 program, Alan Grayson, Ferguson, militarized police, Nicole Sandler, police brutality, poverty, Radio or Not, Sasha Abramsky, shooting, St. Louis, weapons|Comments Off

Governor Did a Bad Bad Thing

Out Sick

World Gone Mad

New Beginning

Home sweet home

A Bucket of Ice Water

Women Vote!

Take the Threats Seriously

Rise Above the Snake Line

It’s the Economy, Stupid (and the Military Industrial Complex too)

Nicole Sandler Show on TuneIn

Periscope On Air