
Ralph Nader Radio Hour
Ralph Nader talks about what’s happening in America, what’s happening around the world, and most importantly what’s happening underneath it all. www.ralphnaderradiohour.com
Latest episodes

Jul 18, 2020 • 1h 13min
Did Covid-19 Come From a Lab?
Ralph welcomes back Andrew Kimbrell, founder of the Center for Food Safety, to discuss the dangers of genetically engineered viruses and the possibility that COVID-19 escaped from a lab. And Dr. Michael Carome, director of the Health Research Group at Public Citizen, tells us about Public Citizen's effort to get President Trump and Vice President Pence to step down and put health experts in charge of the pandemic response. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe

Jul 11, 2020 • 1h 19min
Frank Luntz
Ralph, David, and Steve invite Republican pollster, Frank Luntz, coiner of the terms “climate change” and “clean coal,” for a freewheeling conversation about - among other things – why he has changed his mind about the climate crisis. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe

Jul 4, 2020 • 1h 9min
How To Fix Our Broken Democracy
Ralph welcomes Daniel Newman, author of the intriguing and accessible non-fiction graphic novel “Unrig: How To Fix Our Broken Democracy,” about how private “wealth hoarders” work to weaken government and what you can do about it. Then, Dr. John Geyman returns to remind us how corporate healthcare rips us all off as evidenced in his new book “Profiteering, Corruption and Fraud in U.S. Health Care.” Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe

Jun 27, 2020 • 1h 12min
Does Non-Violent Protest Work?
Ralph reflects on the current unrest in the streets with Professor Michael G. Long, author of “We the Resistance: Documenting a History of Nonviolent Protest in the United States.” Then, he welcomes Middle East scholar, Juan Cole, to speak about Netanyahu’s plan to annex 30% of the West Bank for Israel. Plus, Ralph addresses listener objections to his use of the term “Moscow Mitch.” Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe

Jun 20, 2020 • 1h 15min
The Myth of the Warrior Cop
Ralph welcomes back Glen Ford from Black Agenda Report to discuss the ongoing protests over police brutality and the myth of the “warrior cop.” Then Lisa Gilbert, executive vice-president of Public Citizen, tells us what they are fighting to get into the next stimulus package. Plus, Ralph updates us on the Boeing Max 8 issue. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe

Jun 13, 2020 • 1h 16min
What’s Wrong With the Biden’s Election Strategy?
Ralph welcomes “the world’s greatest political adman,” Bill Hillsman, to discuss what Joe Biden and the Democrats need to do to beat Trump. And Susan Clark, author of “All Those In Favor: Rediscovering the Secrets of Town Meeting and Community” joins us to talk about the virtues of direct democracy. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe

Jun 6, 2020 • 1h 9min
Will We Be Able To Vote?
Ari Berman, author of “Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America” joins Ralph to discuss what needs to happen for Americans to be able to vote this November. Plus, Ralph talks about George Floyd, Boeing, and answers listener questions. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe

May 30, 2020 • 1h 8min
Aid to Yemen/Trump Above the Law?
Ralph talks to Hassan El-Tayyab, from the Friends Committee on National Legislation, about how the US urgently needs to resume food and medical aid to Yemen in order to avert an even more serious humanitarian tragedy. And James Zirin, author of “Donald Trump in 3,500 Lawsuits” comes back to update us on the status of Trump’s legal issues, and why they are taking so long to resolve. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe

May 23, 2020 • 1h 14min
The Tax Break Industrial Complex
Ralph talks about how ending corporate tax giveaways and enacting a stock transfer tax can help the country recover from the recession caused by the Covid-19 pandemic with first Greg LeRoy of Good Jobs First and then New York State Assemblyman, Phil Steck. Plus, we pay tribute to a number of progressive activists and thinkers we’ve lost recently, including one of our favorite and frequent guests, the Green Cowboy, David Freeman. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe

May 16, 2020 • 1h 13min
Trump Death Clock/Saving the Post Office
Award-winning filmmaker, Eugene Jarecki, joins Ralph to talk about the electronic billboard he put up in New York’s Times Square, the “Trump Death Clock.” And Mark Dimondstein, head of the American Postal Workers Union, reminds how the health and safety of postal workers as well as the preservation of the post office is essential for delivering medicines and other vital goods as well as protecting democracy. Plus, listener questions! Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe