The Nicole Sandler Show

A bit of what's news for now

The 2022 midterms will finally come to a close tonight when the final vote is cast in the runoff election for the US Senate seat from Georgia. The race between the incumbent Raphael Warnock and his opponent, former football player Herschel Walker is inexplicably close, a depressing reality when you consider the qualifications of these two men. It's just an indication of how far the Republican party has fallen, that they put up a semi-illiterate man who doesn't understand the difference between the House and the Senate. Thankfully, I have faith that the people of Georgia will not sacrifice the US government to their irresponsible Republican power trip. It is that other Tuesday, so GottaLaff is here, with a combination of Tweets, Toots and other random social media pronouncements as we shoot the shit about what's happening in the news...

A bit of what's news for now

One thing you can say about life in the (sorry) Trump era (well, it sadly is), is that there's always shit hitting the wall somewhere. And when it's noise involving TFG, it is shit. Since the last time Marcy Wheeler was here (just three weeks ago), so much has happened. So today we'll get Marcy's take on the Oath Keepers seditious conspiracy guilty verdicts, Merrick Garland's appointment of a Special Counsel to take over all of the DoJ's Trump investigations, the Special Master was dismissed (and TFG's "judge" Canon reprimanded), and of course, the richest man in the world hired a formerly respected journalist to do his PR on the broken bird site... Never a dull moment!

A bit of what's news for now

Today, we take a break from news and politics to catch up with legendary record producer Bob Ezrin! Though many listeners of this program may not know his name, you've certainly heard and enjoyed his work over the past four decades! In addition to having produced some of the most iconic albums and bands in recent times, Ezrin is also a songwriter and musician, climate activist, film, television and theatrical producer and pioneer in digital media. In fact, it's in that world where we first met. He and I were among the first to dabble in internet radio, back in 2000-2001.... We'll talk about our work together at Enigma Digital and worldclassrock.com, plus a new tech event we also worked together on back in 1992! But we spend most of the hour discussing his work producing Alice Cooper, Pink Floyd, Peter Gabriel and many others. We'll get back to the news and politics next week. But for today, we'll talk music and history with Bob Ezrin.

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I've been chatting with Howie Klein every week for probably at least 10 years now, and always look forward to the insights he brings, even if we don't always agree. I can't wait to talk with Howie today about two main topics that are in the news right now. First up, the long-awaited changing of the guard in the House Democratic leadership. We'll talk about the good, the bad and the ugly. And speaking up ugly, the mess in dealing with the contract negotiations between the railroad workers and the 14 unions who represent the workers. Before Howie joins in at the midway point of the hour, I have a few words to share regarding the rise in antisemitism and other bigotry, racism and hate brewing in the right wingnut political space. And I'll share Leonard Pitts' latest column, which everyone who cares about what's happening should read.

A bit of what's news for now

The trial of five members of the Oath Keepers wrapped up yesterday with guilty verdicts, including on the harshest charge of seditious conspiracy for the group's leader and one other. It's the perfect preface for today's guest and the story he brings us. Jeff Sharlet is one of my favorite guests and one of my favorite authors/journalists. This morning, a new article went live on the Vanity Fair website, and it's what you expect from a Jeff Sharlet piece about another of his road trips. This time, he tells us about his own private Wisconsin death trip among militia men and fascists, and thankfully some beautiful souls. It was the day after the extreme court struck down Roe v Wade... Jeff joins us for the second half hour of the show. We'll begin with a round up of the day's news, including the latest on the efforts to derail a railroad strike, and the very sad news of the death of Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie. "And the songbirds keep singing like they know the score And I love you, I love you, I love you Like never before...."