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01:13:02

20250502 Emptywheel Friday & RIP Jill Sobule - Nicole...

The Nicole Sandler Show ·

2025/05/02

Every Friday we end the week by spending an hour (usually a bit more) with Marcy Wheeler, one of the best independent journalists working today. You can and should read her daily at emptywheel.net and follow her on BlueSky at emptywheel.bsky.social. And, of course, listen to our weekly round up of some of the Trump shit that hit the proverbial fan that week.Today there was much more to discuss than we had time for. But we did speak quite a bit about Due Process and Trump's disregard of it and

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00:59:59

20250501 MayDay in the Streets, Thursday with Howie...

The Nicole Sandler Show ·

2025/05/01

It's Mayday! The word "Mayday" is an internationally recognized distress signal used in radio communications, primarily by mariners and aviators, to signal a life-threatening emergency. May Day is also known around the world as International Workers' Day, commemorating the fight for workers' rights and the eight-hour workday. Both uses are fitting for today, as around the country, protesters are taking to the streets to speak out against Dump and what his administration is

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00:59:59

20250430 100 Days in Trump Hell with Brian Karem on...

The Nicole Sandler Show ·

2025/04/30

We survived the first 100 days of Trump's hell, depending on what your definition of "survival" is. In my case - and for millions of others, I suspect - just barely. I had a truly difficult time of it the first time around. I never thought we'd be back in this position again. And at the time, I didn't think things could get much worse. Unfortunately, I was wrong on both counts.I'm just trying to get through this hell one day at a time right now. I've heard from quite a

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00:59:59

20250429 Activism Matters with Weird Violet on the...

The Nicole Sandler Show ·

2025/04/29

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker delivered a barn burner of a speech in Manchester, NH yesterday in which he spoke the truth about all we're facing right now, and made me hope he runs for president in 2028. He made a lot of great points, and I'll share some of them on today's show. But it was his call for mass protests and mobilization to get us to that point that I want to focus on.Last weekend at protest march at the Arizona state capitol in Phoenix I was impressed by one of the women who

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01:06:20

20250425 Emptywheel Fridays on the Nicole Sandler Show

The Nicole Sandler Show ·

2025/04/25

We made it through another treacherous week in Trumpville.Every Friday, I get together with Marcy Wheeler of emptywheel.net who helps me unpack much of what happened since we spoke the Friday before.This was another week that felt like a decade! From Hegseth melting down, to Trump's continual lies and tweets (Vladimir Stop!), his newest illegal grift, a few judicial victories for the good guys (us) and even today's arrest by the FBI of a judge in Wisconsin for "obstructing an ICE

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00:59:59

20250424 The Hits Keep Coming Thurs with Howie Klein-...

The Nicole Sandler Show ·

2025/04/24

Chaos. It's their mantra and goal.There's no way any one person can keep track of all the crap spewing from the White House these days, but I try to do my part in finding some of the stories that most infuriate me to share with you each day on the show.And today is Thursday, our day to check in with Howie Klein of DownWithTyranny and the Blue America PAC. Now is the time to start vetting our candidates for 2026!

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00:59:59

20250423 SCOTUS, DOGE & a Visit with Lisa Graves on...

The Nicole Sandler Show ·

2025/04/23

After a break yesterday for a fun show about music and reliving the good old days, it's back to the real world today. The news is insane, from the orange one playing games with the world's economies, tariff roulette, SCOTUS & judicial uncertainty and more questions than we can reasonably answer. But we'll try.Today, we'll catch up with Lisa Graves, the Nicole Sandler Show's legal expert, who joins us in her personal capacity as a concerned citizen who's got the legal bona

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00:59:59

20250422 A Break from Politics for a Rocking Blast...

The Nicole Sandler Show ·

2025/04/22

Today we'll take a break from the depressing, stress-filled world of news and politics to talk about the best job ever. Today's guest is Paul Rappaport who spent his career at Columbia Records promoting rock records to radio and wrote a wonderful book recounting those glory days, GLIDERS OVER HOLLYWOOD: AIRSHIPS, AIRPLAY AND THE ART OF ROCK PROMOTION.

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01:04:11

20250421 Another Monday with Jonathan Larsen & the...

The Nicole Sandler Show ·

2025/04/21

The weekend was chock full of news, beginning with a SCOTUS surprise at 1am on Saturday morning. For the first time in a long time, they ruled the correct way. Jonathan Larsen of thefuckingnews.substack.com joins me for our regular Monday debriefing session on what the hell is going on...

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01:18:28

20250418 Emptywheel Friday on the Nicole Sandler Show.

The Nicole Sandler Show ·

2025/04/18

Each Friday, Marcy Wheeler of emptywheel.net and I get together to recap much of the important news from the week just ending. It's a daunting task, but necessary at this strange and fucked-up time in history. Today, we covered Trump's attempts to mess with immigration, his continued actions in shutting down the government, shutting down the global economy and the end of his BS attempt to negotiate peace between Russia and Ukraine. We talked about yesterday's ruling from Judge Harvie

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00:59:59

20250417 Thursdays with Howie Klein & Lots of (Bad)...

The Nicole Sandler Show ·

2025/04/17

Howie Klein has been a regular weekly guest on this show for close to 15 years now. He writes at DownWithTyranny.com and runs the Blue America PAC where he champions the best progressive candidates running for office. Ten years ago, Howie successfully fought a rare form of cancer and enjoyed a clean bill of health for years. Unfortunately, a few months ago he was diagnosed with cancer again, this time pancreatic.I tell you this because today, at the time we usually speak, Howie will be at the

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00:59:59

20250416 Hard Truth Time with Digby on the Nicole...

The Nicole Sandler Show ·

2025/04/16

Everything is FUBAR, and I'm not exaggerating. I constantly reiterate that it's almost impossible to keep up with all the shit that's hitting the fan. I should modify that to say that I personally cannot keep up with it all. But my friend Heather Parton, better known as Digby, does a great job of it with the help of Tom Sullivan, Spocko and Dennis Hartley at her wonderful Hullabaloo blog at DigbysBlog.net.We're midway through what is shaping up to be one of the worst weeks in an

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01:00:02

20250415 DOGE Watch Time on the Nicole Sandler Show

The Nicole Sandler Show ·

2025/04/15

If it feels like things are spinning out of control, you are correct. If you're wondering why no one is doing anything, you're asking the wrong question. You should be asking the corporate media why they're not covering the opposition. There's a lot of it from all quarters. There's a lot of pushback and fighting, but the most important element is WE the People.Today, we'll speak with Jeff Hauser, the Executive Director of the Revolving Door Project. In addition to their mission of scrutinizing

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01:00:00

20250414 More F'n News on Anoter F'd Up Monday on the...

The Nicole Sandler Show ·

2025/04/14

Just when you think we've hit rock bottom, the magats in Dump-land prove that there is no bottom. Since we last spoke, the tariffs are on again, off again, temporary or permanent or paused for 90 days (and the stock market is up, down, up, down, ad nauseum; the administration is openly defying a Supreme Court ruling that tells them to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia; a domestic terrorist firebombed the home of Pennsylvania's Governor Josh Shapiro on the first night of

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00:59:59

20250411Emptywheel Fridays on the Nicole Sandler Show

The Nicole Sandler Show ·

2025/04/11

Every Friday, I join with Marcy Wheeler of emptywheel.net to recap much of what happened during the week. As has been the case every week since the inauguration, this week was a doozy. But as Marcy says, "gravity hit this week, in a big way."Trump had his "liberation day" tariff announcement, causing the stock market to crash. Then he "paused" it (but not really), causing the market to spike before it crashed again. The DumpsterCoaster is one nauseating ride.Things may

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00:59:59

20250410 Yippy Thursday with Howie Klein on the...

The Nicole Sandler Show ·

2025/04/10

I'm not quite sure what "yippy" means, but the guy with the *best* words used it to explain (in Dump's case, that means 'lie') why he reversed himself on his tariffs yesterday. People were getting yippy? Maybe it means that they were pissed off that their portfolios and retirement accounts were hemorrhaging money? I wonder how they're feeling today...In case you weren't paying attention, after Dump 'paused the tariffs', the market went on a bit of buying spree yesterday. It seems obvious to me and

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00:59:59

20250409 DumpsterCoaster Ride with Driftglass on the...

The Nicole Sandler Show ·

2025/04/09

If you're feeling nauseous right now, that's to be expected and you're not alone. Exactly one week after proclaiming it "liberation day" and a week of saying he wouldn't back down, today the orange one pulled a 180 and said "never mind," pausing the "reciprocal tariffs" for 90 days, except for China and 10% for everyone else. Huh?If you're confused, you're also not alone. But as I said on Monday after noting that RUMORS of him 'pausing'

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00:59:59

202504008 Don't Overlook what they're Doing to the...

The Nicole Sandler Show ·

2025/04/08

The Dump administration is haphazardly attacking all aspects of our federal government, including agencies that are tasked with protecting not only the US' population, but the world's. We've been talking a lot about our social safety net -- attacks on Medicare/Medicaid and Social Security, attacks on due process and civil rights, and equality for all people. They're also taking aim at all the rules put in place over the decades to help protect us from unscrupulous business practices

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00:59:59

20250407 Another F'n Monday, More F'n News on the...

The Nicole Sandler Show ·

2025/04/07

Like death and taxes, Mondays always arrive. For the past couple of months, the start of each new week has brought with it a plethora of really bad news. Today is no exception... except there's some very encouraging news along with the usual Trump/shit sandwich.Where? Well, just look back to Saturday and the reported 5 million people plus who took to the streets across the country to protest the idiocy destroying our nation from inside.As we do on most Mondays, we'll check in with Jonathan

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00:59:59

20250404 Emptywheel Fridays on the Nicole Sandler Show

The Nicole Sandler Show ·

2025/04/04

We wrap up each week on the Friday show with Marcy Wheeler of emptywheel.net.This week was a rollercoaster with Cory Booker stepping up to offer motivation and passion and, dare I say, hope. I don't think we've reached the bottom of the rollercoaster yet, as we're watching the Dow in free fall for the second day in a row, and the inflation that's sure to kick in from Trump's new tariffs haven't hit us yet...Strap in, it's a bumpy ride!

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