
The Bill Press Pod
Deep dives into the crucial issues and emergencies facing America with the people trying to solve them.
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Jun 2, 2020 • 32min
America Inflamed. With CNN's Bakari Sellers
Bakari Sellers is an attorney, activist, CNN Commentator and author the great new memoir, My Vanishing Country. You can buy it here. Today's Bill Press Pod is sponsored by the heroic men and women of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. They staff our grocery stores, pharmacies and food processing plants on the frontlines of the Covid-19 pandemic. More information at UFCW.org.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

May 29, 2020 • 51min
Trump Inflames. Biden Consoles. -The Reporters' Roundtable- May 29
Protests in MN. Trump vs. Twitter vs. Scarborough vs. Obama vs. Truth. Bill breaks it all down with Addy Baird, Political Reporter for BuzzFeed New, Jason Dick, Deputy Editor at CQ Roll Call and Sam Baker, Healthcare Editor at Axios.Today's Bill Press Pod is sponsored by the Teamsters Union. America's strongest union. More information at Teamster.org. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

May 26, 2020 • 36min
"Pelosi" Author Molly Ball
My conversation with TIME national correspondent Molly Ball on her new and great bio of Nancy Pelosi: How the most powerful woman in America gets things done. How the stifled dreams of her mother drove her to be the master of her own fate. Plus inside stories of how she deals with the men who stand in her way. Including Trump.You can buy Pelosi here.Today's Bill Press Pod is sponsored by the Ironworkers Union. More information at Ironworkers.org.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

May 22, 2020 • 41min
"Can't Wish it Away." The Reporters' Roundtable - May 22
"Mail-in Voter Fraud" Fraud. Is Trump really taking that drug? Biden moving left. Veepstakes. Bill talks it all out with Pema Levy of Mother Jones, Igor Bobic of the Huffington Post and Chris Lu, fmr top Obama WH aide and Assistant Secretary of Labor.Today's Bill Press Pod is sponsored by the SMART Union. We thank them for their support.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

May 19, 2020 • 33min
David Corn of Mother Jones & MSNBC
Corn is the Co-Author of Russian Roulette on Trump/Russia and the Mother Jones DC Bureau Chief. He and Bill discuss how the BS "Obamagate Scandal" is the logical extension of Trump's birtherism hoax and his attempt to re-write the history of the Russian attack in 2016 to elect Donald Trump. What Corn calls the greatest political scandal in American history. Today's Bill Press Pod is sponsored by the front line workers in our supermarkets, pharmacies and food processing plants, members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. More information at UFCW.org. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

May 15, 2020 • 48min
Trump UnMasked. The Roundtable-May 15th
Trump's made-up Obama scandal, dire predictions for Covid-19 this fall, Biden's Veepstakes. Bill breaks it all down with Sabrina Siddiqui, National Politics Reporter for The Wall Street Journal, Jennifer Bendery, Senior Politics Reporter for the Huffington Post and Chris Cadelago, National Political Reporter covering 2020 for Politico.Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the now much more appreciated men and women of the United Federation of Teachers. More information at UFT.org. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

May 12, 2020 • 40min
Women Rule. In Politics. Emily's List at 35.
They were instrumental in the 2018 Democratic takeover of the House. Now they are gunning for Mitch McConnell's GOP Senate majority. Supporting women candidates in Maine, Iowa, Kentucky and Kansas, they will be key to reforming and rebuilding America. Stephanie Schriock, President of Emily's List, gives Bill the inside scoop on how women are changing American politics and America. More information at EmilysList.orgToday's Bill Press Pod is supported by the men and women of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. Manning the dangerous front lines in supermarkets, pharmacies and meat-packing plants. More information at UFCW.org.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

May 8, 2020 • 41min
WH in "Renegade Gangster Territory." The May 8 Roundtable
Covid. Flynn. Unemployment. Tara Reade. Georgia killing. Bill breaks it down with Nikki Schwab, Senior U.S. Political Reporter for the Daily Mail, Peter Nicholas. White House reporter for The Atlantic and Lauren Burke, writer for the Black Press. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the Iron Workers Union. More information at Ironworkers.org. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

May 5, 2020 • 35min
"Immature & Divisive" -Rep. Tim Ryan on Trump
Former candidate for president, Ohio's Tim Ryan on how we, as a nation, need to come out of the pandemic respecting and rewarding those frontline workers who keep us safe, healthy and fed. And the need to preserve the spirit of cooperation that we see around us. Today's Bill Press Pod is sponsored by the men and women of the Laborers' International Union of North America. Building America, but also those key government workers in transportation, EMS and sanitation. More information at LIUNA.org.. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

May 1, 2020 • 42min
Biden: "It Didn't Happen." The Reporters' Roundtable- May 1st
Biden addresses Tara Reade's claim of sexual assault. Governors place a risky bet on human lives. Jared Kushner declares "Mission Accomplished." Bill deconstructs it all with Addy Baird, covering Congress for BuzzFeed News, Scott Wong, Senior Staff Writer for The Hill and Richard Fowler of the Richard Fowler Show,Today's Bill Press Pod is brought to you by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. On the frontlines of keeping us fed. More information at UFCW.orgSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.