The Nicole Sandler Show

Bill Mumy is a dear old friend of mine, though since I left Los Angeles 20 years ago, we've not seen much of each other lately. But he is truly one of my favorite people. So when I saw he had finally written his memoirs, I was excited to read it and to bring him back on the show to reminisce... Today is also my birthday, and I'm thrilled to spend it with him, not talking politics, at least for today. The book is called "Danger Will Robinson: The Full Mumy" and it's an amazing journey through Bill's career, from wishing bad people to the cornfield and a few other Twilight Zone classics through Lost In Space, Babylon Five, Papillon, Bless the Beasts and the Children, and the musical side of his life and career too. And since I know him pretty well, we talk about a few things not in the book... I hope you enjoy this half as much as I did.

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We're in the final stretch of the 2022 Midterm elections, and I don't recall ever being this stressed out about the future of our country. I'm not a person who prays, but I am wishing and hoping with every inch of my being that reasonable people come out and vote in such huge numbers that the liars, cheaters, gaslighters and all of the Trump sycophants are shamed into oblivion. Sadly, that probably won't happen as a nefarious lie has taken hold and evil forces threaten democracy. This is not hyperbole, but very true words that I'd before thought unimaginable. Today's Thursday, so Howie Klein is here. We'll give the closing statements of election day 2022, and hope it won't be the eulogy of democracy in the USA.

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One more week to go in this dystopian election season. We're dealing with a Republican party with no plans to fix any of the problems plaguing our world today. All they do is stoke fear, blame Democrats and lie. About everything. So when I saw that a new book was out called "How to Win the War on Truth: An Illustrated Guide to How Mistruths Are Sold, Why They Stick, and How to Reclaim Reality." Its author Samuel C. Spitale joins us today, hopefully with some advice we can put into play over the next six days. I'm pondering when I'll leave Twitter as the self-proclaimed "chief Twit" exhibits the worst of the behavior he claims he wants to prevent. It's the Opposite World of which I speak all the time and it's despicable. I'm dealing with the depths to which this nation has sunk thanks to the ugliness of one man who made it ok for people to show their ugliest qualities, to show their bigotry, racism and ignorance loudly and, inconceivably, proudly. And now I'm watching the families whose loved ones were murdered by the mass murderer in Parkland Florida (about 10 minutes from where I'm sitting) as they make their final statements to the killer before he's locked away for the rest of his life. I'm worried about our future. I don't think we have one. And that's where I am today.... Gee, let's put on a show!

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One more week in this election season, and it can't end soon enough. If sensible people ever regain power, they really must shorten our election seasons, because this has gotten ridiculous already. And with tensions riding so high, I'd expect the worst in the final stretch. I'm afraid the crazy man who attacked Paul Pelosi won't be the last right-wing extremist to get violent. There's a lot of news happening today. I'll attempt to deal with much of it... I'll call on Lisa Graves today... She's my go-to legal expert, as she served in a number of capacities within the US Dept of Justice, including as Deputy Assistant Attorney General for nominations under both Janet Reno and John Ashcroft... She'll weigh in on the Supreme Court's hearing yesterday on the future of Affirmative Action, plus two rulings they handed down today (Lindsey Graham must testify in GA; Trump slithers out of having to turn over his tax returns, again, at least for now). The victims of the Marjorie Stoneman Douglas HS shooting in Parkland get to tell the murderer exactly what they think of him today before he's officially sentenced to 36 life sentences with no parole. Elon Musk is driving away tons of Tweeters from Twitter. Israel is voting in its 5th election in four years and could return Netanyahu to power. And it's November! Voting ends in seven days, and open enrollment for Obamacare through the ACA has begun at healthcare.gov. I think that's enough to get us started....

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If you've spent any time listening to my show, you've likely heard me reference "Opposite World." It's another way of saying "they're gaslighting you!" Today's interview takes us deep into opposite world. Today's Republican Party -- the MAGAt contingent -- likes to say Democrats are all kinds of evil, especially when it comes to children. Some of their allegations: - We want to abort them up until and even after birth (!) -We convince them that they're not really the gender they were born and we want to mutilate their genitals -We sex traffic children -We kill children and either eat them or drink their blood -We're grooming our kids (to do what exactly?) I must admit, I'm not really up to speed on those last few, but hey, why stop there? That's by no means an exhaustive list of their accusations, but it's a good start. We're grooming them? The assertion is so asinine it's almost laughable, until you find out that they actually are indoctrinating children to be hateful, bigoted, judgemental, ugly people just like the cretins who raise them. How do I know? Well, listen to today's guest, Kyle Spencer. Her new book is called "Raising Them Right: The Untold Story of America's Ultraconservative Youth Movement and its Plot for Power". It details how the right starts teaching their children to hate just like they do from a very early age, and it's all organized. Just google the Leadership Institute, and then listen to today's show...

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