The Michael Moore Podcast

Weeks after rebellions have sprung up across America in the wake of the police killing George Floyd, small ripples of change keep occurring, including in popular culture. The show "Cops," which has perpetuated racist stereotypes of Black Americans for three decades, was finally cancelled, and Nascar just announced they were forbidding the Confederate flag from being displayed at their events. Michael Moore shares his thoughts on what these actions mean, and what everyone (especially white people) must do to end white supremacy rather than settle for small symbolic changes. ********** Rumble with Michael Moore listeners - protect your online privacy with Express VPN! Get 3 extra months free with a 12-month plan. Click here: https://www.expressvpn.com/rumble ********** The "Corporate Cops" scene from Bowling For Columbine: https://youtu.be/Nzhqec_bj-4 "Planet of the Humans" is back up! Watch the full film here: https://youtu.be/Zk11vI-7czE **********

At a time of massive, ground-shifting change in American culture and politics, a new show looks at the life and impact of someone who has been at the forefront of progressive change and the liberation of women in America and around the world -- Gloria Steinem. On Friday, June 26th, PBS will be airing a Great Performances presentation of the theatrical production "Gloria: A Life," starring Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winner Christine Lahti as Gloria Steinem. It was written by Emily Mann,  playwright, artistic director and inductee to the American Theater Hall Fame. Lahti and Mann join Michael Moore for a discussion on the life and impact of Gloria Steinem, sexism and misogyny in film, tv, theater and American society, and the possibility of revolutionary change today.  ********************** Great Performances presents the intimate theatrical production Gloria: A Life about Gloria Steinem, premiering nationwide on Friday, June 26 at 9 p.m. on PBS: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/gloria-a-life-about-the-film/10415/ ********************* Music in the episode: "You Don't Own Me" - Lesley Gore (1963) https://open.spotify.com/track/7ngRS53kqxLcEt9Pythc5d?si=xoBwWAHcQ02oJAVtleyAcw *********************

The filmmakers behind one of the most-watched and talked-about documentaries of the year, Planet of the Humans, are fighting back after the film was removed from YouTube after a coordinated censorship campaign. The film had posted over 8.3 million views on Michael Moore’s Rumble Media YouTube channel in just over four weeks since its premiere on April 21, the eve of the 50th Earth Day. Director Jeff Gibbs and Producer Ozzie Zehner join Michael to discuss the surprising success and outrageous campaign to shut the movie down and prevent more of the public from seeing it. Coordinated Censorship Campaign Against Planet Of The Humans Leads To It Being Taken Down From YouTube https://planetofthehumans.com/2020/05/28/coordinated-censorship-campaign-against-planet-of-the-humans-leads-to-it-being-taken-down-from-youtube-where-it-had-been-viewed-8-3-million-times/ More information from the filmmakers: https://planetofthehumans.com/filmmakers-responses/ Fact Check Bible: https://planetofthehumans.com/fact-check-bible/ The Planet of the Humans website: https://planetofthehumans.com/ WashPost: Turns out wind and solar have a secret friend - Natural gas https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/08/11/turns-out-wind-and-solar-have-a-secret-friend-natural-gas/

Michael Moore shares his thoughts after another night of rebellion across America.  He shares his ideas on how to demilitarize, defund and reform America's police forces and discusses why the uprisings must continue.

Michael Moore shares his thoughts on the citizen rebellion taking place in Minneapolis after the police murder of George Floyd.

Darrick Hamilton is professor of public policy, economics, sociology, and African American studies at Ohio State University and the executive director of the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at OSU. He was a supporter and advisor for Bernie Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign and has been selected to join the Biden-Sanders Unity Task Force on economic issues. He joins Michael to discuss what he hopes to accomplish on the task force, how American society should change post-pandemic, why the coronavirus has been more deadly in the African-American community and why Ohioans insist on calling it *THE* Ohio State University. Also, Michael shares some updates about the podcast, Trump tweeting at him and the censorship campaign against Planet of the Humans. ************ From "Capitalism: A Love Story"  (2009) the found footage of FDR's Second Bill of Rights: https://vimeo.com/32647556 ************ Two recent pieces by Darrick Hamilton: There Is Only One Way Out of the COVID-19 Economic Crisis It’s time for a new New Deal Slate By Daniel Carpenter and Darrick Hamilton https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/05/covid-19-recession-new-deal-plan.html Will We Face Depression-Era Job Losses? Let’s Not Find Out Congress should enact a federal jobs guarantee. New York Times By Angela Glover Blackwell and Darrick Hamilton https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/09/opinion/federal-jobs-guarantee-coronavirus.html *********** The photo of Michael and his father from Memorial Day, 1960 at the gravesite of his brother Lawrence who was killed as a paratrooper in the Philippines in WWII. https://www.instagram.com/p/CApKqvKH12j/? ********

Briahna Joy Gray was the National Press Secretary for the Bernie Sanders 2020 campaign and is one of the most thoughtful communicators in politics. She joined Michael to discuss her experience on the campaign, how the pandemic will effect the election, intra-left policy disagreements, being attacked endlessly on Twitter and what Joe Biden's campaign must do to win over skeptical voters (and non-voters). Follow Briahna on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/briebriejoy The Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor piece that was mentioned: Reality Has Endorsed Bernie Sanders https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/reality-has-endorsed-bernie-sanders

Roger Waters is a founding member and the creative force behind Pink Floyd, one of the most influential, popular and enduring bands of all-time. Waters is also a forceful and fearless advocate for international human rights and a controversial political activist. He joins Michael for a wide-ranging discussion about life under pandemic and learning to enjoy solitude, socialism, Roger's "This Is Not A Drill" tour, human rights and the Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions movement, and some behind-the-scenes reminiscing about creating some of Pink Floyd's classics. Recorded on May 1, 2020, Roger also performed an original, May Day version of "We Shall Overcome." ********************** Visit Roger's website here: https://rogerwaters.com/ Follow Roger on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/rogerwaters Follow Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rogerwaters The BDS campaign that Roger mentioned is here: https://bdsmovement.net/ ********************** The films mentioned by Roger & Michael: John Pilger's  "The Dirty War On The NHS" http://johnpilger.com/videos/the-dirty-war-on-the-nhs-trailer Michael Moore's "SiCKO" https://vimeo.com/76646445 Adam Curtis' "The Century of Self" https://youtu.be/DnPmg0R1M04 ********************** Protect Your Online Privacy with ExpressVPN! Get 3 extra months free with 12-month plan (Limited-time offer for Rumble with Michael Moore listeners) https://www.expressvpn.com/rumble **********************

Jeff Garlin is one of America's most beloved comedians and a star and Executive Producer of one of the greatest TV shows ever, "Curb Your Enthusiasm."  He joined Michael to discuss life during the pandemic, when Hollywood might get back to work, doing stand-up post-Covid 19 and whether "Curb" will come back for another season. Watch Jeff's Netflix special, "Jeff Garlin: Our Man In Chicago" https://www.netflix.com/title/81078466 Follow Jeff on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/jeffgarlin/

Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel is the former Obama White House Health Policy Adviser, a longtime public health official at the National Institutes of Health and the Vice Provost of Global Initiatives at the University of Pennsylvania. He's been a blunt truth-teller from the outset of the Covid-19 pandemic, refusing to sugarcoat his commentary. He joins Michael to assess where we've succeeded, where we've failed, and what the next few years might look in America while dealing with this pandemic. Subscribe/Listen to Dr. Emanuel's new podcast "Making The Call" https://www.endeavoraudio.com/podcasts/true-stories-podcasts/making-the-call Read Zeke's book "The Trillion Dollar Revolution" https://bookshop.org/a/1381/9781541797796 or https://amzn.to/3fEGNzN