

The Bill Press Pod
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Deep dives into the crucial issues and emergencies facing America with the people trying to solve them.
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Aug 9, 2019 • 36min
When AIDS first hit hospitals, nurse Cliff Morrison insisted on "the human touch."
Pushing through fear and bigotry, nurse Cliff Morrison created the first ward for AIDS patients in San Francisco. It focused on "the human touch." It became the model for a nation. And the subject a new film, "5B." Streaming 8/27 at 5BFilm.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Aug 6, 2019 • 32min
The Unknown and Underestimated First Lady,Barbara Bush: w/Susan Page, Bush's biographer.
USA Today DC Bureau Chief Susan Page discusses her biography of the powerful woman who was wife to one President and mother to another. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Aug 2, 2019 • 37min
"We're a nation of more guns than people." w/Igor Volsky, Guns Down America
Bill talks with Igor Volsky, the Founder and Director of Guns Down America, a grassroots organization dedicated to taking down the NRA and reducing the number of guns in America. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jul 30, 2019 • 30min
Time is running out for Impeachment. w/Rep. Maxine Waters
Impeachment advocate and House Finance Committee Chair Maxine Waters talks Trump and money laundering, Trump and racism, the arrogance of Facebook and are we too late to start Impeachment proceedings. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jul 26, 2019 • 39min
Kamikaze mission at the next Democratic debate? - The Podtable for July 26
Bill breaks down the Mueller testimony, the odds on impeachment and previews the second Democratic Debate with Reid Epstein of The New York Times, Jennifer Haberkorn of The Los Angeles Times and Jordan Fabian of The Hill. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jul 23, 2019 • 36min
"The most dangerous president in history." w/Tom Perez, DNC chair
Bill and Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez talk debate rules, key down-ballot races, what it will take to beat Trump, will charges of socialism stick and whether a new "Blue Wall" is building in the West. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jul 19, 2019 • 1h 1min
We have not yet hit peak Trump racism: The Podtable for July 19
Bill and Joe Williams of U.S News and World Report, Hanna Trudo of The Daily Beast and Brad Woodhouse of Protect Our Care break down this week's news. Plus a special in-depth interview with Roland Martin of #Roland Martin Unfiltered on how and why "white fear" drives so many white Americans. And the GOP. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jul 16, 2019 • 30min
Trump: "He has no loyalty to anything other than himself." W/Fmr. Fox Newsman Carl Cameron
"The Progressive and Liberal Ideas have been fighting with one hand, if not one full arm, behind their backs." Fmr. Fox Chief Political Correspondent is creating a "Drudge Report" for the left. But with facts. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jul 12, 2019 • 41min
Paul Ryan is a coward. Trump retreats. Again. July 12 Podtable
Bill reviews the week's news with Eliza Collins of The Wall Street Journal, Jason Dick of Roll Call and Richard Fowler of The Richard Fowler Show. Topics: Paul Ryan dishes on Trump. Census Cave. ICE raids. The Oligarchy of Sleaze with Epstein, Trump and Acosta. Speaker Pelosi vs. AOC and the other 3 members of The Squad.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jul 9, 2019 • 34min
"We are not a Judeo-Christian nation."
Rachel Laser, CEO of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, talks with Bill about the misuse of religious freedom to advance racism and how the religious Right is putting a stain on religion, especially for young people. And Bill calls Jerry Falwell, Jr. "a phony Christian." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.