The Nicole Sandler Show

I couldn't think of a better guest to kick off the new year than Heather  "Digby" Parton. She is THE OG progressive blogger, still writing  liberally at digbysblog.net as well as in her regular columns for  Salon.com. We'll talk about the end of 2022, the J6 committee and the  117th Congress, and preview what's in store for 2023...

Originally aired 4-8-23, with political scientist Rachel Bitecofer

A bit of What's News for now

Originally aired 3-4-22 Stevie Van Zandt of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band wrote his memoir

Some of the best moments and interview from 2022.. Today, our calls to Ukraine around the start of the war in February. I'll  be back with new shows on Mon Jan 2!

Today's show features an interview with the great Elie Mystal

Today is the made-up holiday known as Festivus! It came from Seinfeld, the TV show from the 90s. I liked it well enough in the day, but this isn't about the show. The holiday itself is just the kind of rebellion I like. The traditional holidays don't mean much to me (do they really, to anyone?) I just enjoy the idea of a nonsensical reason to air our grievances and salute feats of strength, while sidestepping the traditions of Christmas, Chanukkah, Kwanzaa or whatever other holiday was concocted to get in on the commercialization and gift giving. So, you are welcome to call in today to air your grievance or salute a particular feat of strength. Above all, we'll have fun today, my last show before actually taking off a full week! So come hang, and let's bid good riddance to 2022... a year that I can truly so wasn't as bad as 2020 or 2021, so we've got that going for us...

A bit of what's news as we sign off for 2022.... Happy New Year! What's News will return on Monday Jan 2, 2022

The countdown to the end of the year is on, and today is our last Thursday with Howie Klein in 2022 and in the 117th Congress. When we next convene, it'll be January 5. The 118th Congress will be the first in almost two decades without Nancy Pelosi leading the House Democrats. The torch will have been passed to Hakeem Jefferies, certainly ushering in a new era. But to make matters even worse, the Republicans will be in charge of the House, with a new Speaker, who may or may not be Kevin McCarthy. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy left Ukraine yesterday for the first time since the Russians invaded in February. He came to Washington DC for that Oval Office meeting he had long wanted, and to deliver an historical address to a joint meeting of Congress. And more transcripts are released from the House Select Committee investigating Jan 6... though as of midday on Thursday, we still haven't seen the full report. Perhaps it'll be delivered by a bearded man in a red suit late Saturday night?

A bit of what's news for now