The Nicole Sandler Show

We've got a lot to jam into our last hour of the week today. We'll start with Jason Leopold, who has another two FOIA victories that earn him bragging rights. One of them resulted in 10 redacted passages from the Mueller report being made public(!). The other has to do with multiple allegations of CIA personnel and sex crimes involving children. But we'll move to a much more pleasant topic for the second half of the show. Variety's Chris Willman will join us to talk music-- specifically Peter Jackson's epic 8-hour "Get Back" documentary about The Beatles. Since Jason Leopold is, like me, a huge music-phile, he's going to stick around for the Chris Willman interview. The more, the merrier!

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Every Thursday for the better part of a decade, we get together with Howie Klein. Howie writes at DownWithTyranny.com, and runs the Blue America PAC, identifying and raising money for real progressive candidates running for office. Plus, some scary info about the clandestine privatization of Medicare, started under Trump and continuing under Biden.

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I'll admit it... I have The Beatles on my mind. We're in the middle of "Get Back," the new documentary on the last album and live performance from the greatest band in history. But I've already learned a few things from it. Relationships are complicated. Life isn't fair. Working within a group is often more difficult than the solo route. And even the biggest band in the history of the world sometimes needed a reset to clear their minds and souls and reconnect with themselves and each other. It means letting go of old hurts and obstacles and allowing yourself to move forward. It sounds easier than it is. But at this point in our lives, after four years of Trump, almost two years of a global pandemic that keeps mutating and coming back, and the frightening rightward shift in our government, it's going to take a lot of work to keep us from getting too disillusioned or depressed. We must emerge with a renewed commitment to stopping the fascist takeover of our democratic system. Kelly Carlin is a friend of the show. She's been on with me a number of times over the past few years. In addition to being the only child of one of the greatest comedians of our time (and following in his footsteps in a small way), she found her own voice in helping others to find theirs. Kelly has been leading groups in mindfulness and meditation and more for over 15 years. She has a Masters in counseling (Jungian) psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute and is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach. She leads weekly webinars as well as Women on the Verge, a 12-month coaching program supporting women. And at the end of every year, Kelly has led a Winter Solstice year-end retreat, helping participants to let go of the losses, failures and worse from the year ending, and clearing our minds for a fresh start in the new year. Kelly's Winter Solstice gathering is open to the public for the first time this year, happening on Dec 11. She'll tell us all about it, and will have a special offer for listeners of this show who want to participate. And for everyone else, you'll pick up a few tips to get on the right track to take on 2022. Of course, before Kelly comes on, I'll tell you about what happened at the Supreme Court today. And then, thank goodness Kelly will join us, as I'll certainly need someone to talk me down from the ledge we seem to be teetering on...

A bit of what's news for now

A bit of what's news for now

With the 2022 midterm elections looming, we turn our attention to the state district maps. They're re-drawn every 10 years as new data from the census is released. Unfortunately, this year we're dealing with a very flawed census (sabotaged by the Trump administration) and Republican rule of a majority of the state legislatures who oversee the redistricting process. The first step to fighting back is understanding what we're dealing with. So today, David Daley returns to the show. He's written extensively about the problem in his two books, "Ratfucked: Why Your Vote Doesn't Count" & "Unrigged: How Americans Battled Back To Save Democracy."

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It was exactly 21 years ago today that I took my daughter Alison from the orphanage in Kazakhstan where she spent her first 18 months to start our new life together! Twenty-one years ago yesterday, which was Thanksgiving, a judge in a freezing cold courtroom there made it official, Alison was my daughter! We call Nov 23 and 24 our "Forever Days"... Welcome to our story!