The Michael Moore Podcast

Just in time for the holidays, Mother Nature has given us her biggest pandemic surprise yet. Yes folks, Omicron is everywhere – and that includes right under your Christmas tree, as you get ready to gather with your grandparents and your unvaccinated baby nieces or nephews. To help you navigate the holidays, know a little more about how to stay safe while living with Omicron, and about what can be done in the fight for vaccine equality across the world, we're joined by returning Rumble guest Dr. Peter Hotez, Co-Director for the Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, and Dean for the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. Michael & Dr. Hotez talk about why we might be assuming a bit too much about Omicron being more "mild", whether healthcare workers and the vulnerable might need another booster, vaccine inequality across the world, and what the Biden administration  – and you – can do about it. **** Read about Dr. Hotez & the Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development to create a cheap-to-produce, patent-free COVID vaccine for the whole world. More on the Corbevax Vaccine Dr. Hotez has led development on. And learn about efforts to roll out Corbevax soon in India. Here's how you can donate this holiday season to support the Texas Children's Hospital Center's efforts to bring vaccines to the whole world. **** Music in the episode: Brenda Lee, "Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree" Judy Garland, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" ***** Sign-up for Michael Moore’s FREE email list at: MichaelMoore.com A full transcript of this episode can be found here: https://rumble.media/category/podcast/transcripts/ ***** Underwriters: 1) Go to shopify.com/rumble  [all lowercase] for a FREE fourteen-day trial and get full access to Shopify’s entire suite of features. 2) Anchor.fm makes it possible for our podcast to stay independent, and it can help you start your own. Go to anchor.fm to learn more. ***** The Moore Store Check out The Moore Store where you can buy hats, shirts, hoodies, mugs and stickers – and a portion of proceeds will go to progressive groups and organizations fighting to teach the arts and civics in public schools. https://store.michaelmoore.com/ *****

With the end of the year approaching & reports about inflation dominating the nightly news, Americans are anxious about what this means for them. Former US Secretary of Labor and progressive activist Robert Reich, however, thinks this is a major misdiagnosis: the problem isn’t inflation, but a lack of competition to stop big, monolithic corporations from jacking up prices. Robert joins Mike on the show today to talk about who is really responsible for your gas and milk prices skyrocketing, and why it’s more important than ever for the government to intervene in a moment when they’re trying to pull back. Plus, they discuss the rising labor movements in America and whether the “labor shortage” the media & big companies keep alleging is actually a general strike of workers across the country. Read Robert’s latest Substack post on Inflation and monopolies, “Psst: You want to know the truth about inflation? (It's not what the Fed thinks it is.)” And be sure to check out Robert’s other Substack post we discussed in the episode, “Why I don’t trust the mainstream media” Also be sure to check out Robert Reich’s 2013 Documentary “Inequality for All”, available on multiple streaming platforms. Read Mike’s latest Substack post on what we can do about Gun Violence in America: “Gun and Done” Music in the episode: “Money” by Pink Floyd ***** Sign-up for Michael Moore’s FREE email list at: MichaelMoore.com A full transcript of this episode can be found here: https://rumble.media/category/podcast/transcripts/ ***** Underwriters: 1) You can try Audible free for 30 days by texting “RUMBLE” to 500-500 or by going to https://Audible.com/Rumble 2) Get a 4-week trial, free postage, and a digital scale for Stamps.com with the promo code MOORE ***** The Moore Store Check out The Moore Store where you can buy hats, shirts, hoodies, mugs and stickers – and a portion of proceeds will go to progressive groups and organizations fighting to teach the arts and civics in public schools. https://store.michaelmoore.com/  *****

On the day of the school shooting at Oxford High School last week, Senator Chris Murphy delivered a passionate speech on the Senate floor tying together the dishonest “sanctity of life” rhetoric from conservatives and the culture of guns, violence and death that is plaguing America. Senator Murphy has been a leading voice when it comes to gun violence in America ever since the Sandy Hook massacre on December 14, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. He joins Mike to discuss how America’s founding violence against slaves made the disregard for human life part of our national ethos and how America’s modern day wars overseas continues to legitimize and promote violence both abroad and at home. They also discuss the possibility and the limits of gun legislation, the power of visceral, uncensored images to change history, and the potential compromise on filibuster reform. A Mother’s Love for Son, Gun and Country. By Michael Moore https://www.michaelmoore.com/p/a-mothers-love-for-son-gun-and-country Senator Murphy’s book: “The Violence Inside Us: A Brief History of an Ongoing American Tragedy” https://bookshop.org/a/1381/9781984854575 Music in the episode: “Living In The USA” - The Steve Miller Band https://open.spotify.com/track/7EueQGMtSPfBeyodoyFodr?si=dea6b41c9cf34bae ***** Become A Substack Member To Join Mike’s Livestream Q&A on Sunday, December 12 at 2pm ET/11am PT: https://www.michaelmoore.com/p/members-only-livestream-q-and-a-2 Sign-up for Michael Moore’s FREE email list at: MichaelMoore.com A full transcript of this episode can be found here: https://rumble.media/category/podcast/transcripts/ ***** Underwriters: 1) Go to shopify.com/rumble  [all lowercase] for a FREE fourteen-day trial and get full access to Shopify’s entire suite of features. 2) Visit ExpressVPN.com/RUMBLE and get three extra months for free! 3) Go to Truebill.com/RUMBLE to save thousands per year ***** The Moore Store Check out The Moore Store where you can buy hats, shirts, hoodies, mugs and stickers – and a portion of proceeds will go to progressive groups and organizations fighting to teach the arts and civics in public schools. Saturday, December 11th is the last day to order for guaranteed USPS First Class Delivery by December 24th. https://store.michaelmoore.com/  *****

Today was a chillingly, historically, bad day for women's rights in the United States of America. The right-wing, reactionary Supreme Court heard stunning oral arguments in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, a case intended deal a death blow to Roe v. Wade and make abortion in America essentially illegal. But in listening to the arguments and to the mind-altering questions of the six conservative justices, you can hear far more than the death knell of Roe. After 50 years of the merger between right-wing corporate interests and right-wing Evangelical Christianity within the conservative movement and the Republican party, the Supreme Court has become the ultimate and unstoppable weapon when it comes to rolling back our democratic values in America. We are in deep trouble. So in this special episode of Rumble, after an introduction from Michael, you will hear the full, unedited oral arguments in what will soon turn out to be an infamous day in U.S. history. Listen, learn, and get ready for the massive, civil, nonviolent unrest that we will soon take part in. Music in the episode: "Quiet" - MILCK https://open.spotify.com/track/4h6YdfAtGaYzNa8Asycyuk?si=42bc3afa30eb4721 -------------------------- Sign-up for Michael Moore’s FREE email list at: MichaelMoore.com A full transcript of this episode can be found here: https://rumble.media/category/podcast/transcripts/ -------------------------- From Amazon Studios: "My Name Is Pauli" Gloria Steinem said of “My Name Is Pauli Murray” --  “a beautiful film that vividly captures pioneering attorney, activist, priest and dedicated memoirist” https://www.amazonstudiosguilds.com/titles/my-name-is-pauli-murray/ Great Holiday Gift Idea! Visit Auraframes.com and use the code RUMBLE to take $30 off Aura’s best selling digital picture frames. --------------------------   The Moore Store  Check out The Moore Store where you can buy hats, shirts, hoodies, mugs and stickers – and a portion of proceeds will go to progressive groups and organizations fighting to teach the arts and civics in public schools. Saturday, December 11th is the last day to order for guaranteed USPS First Class Delivery by December 24th.   https://store.michaelmoore.com/ 

This episode is dedicated to answering all of your questions and giving you all of the advice you'll need to survive Thanksgiving dinner with your conservative brother-in-law Bob and Aunt Qanon Karen. Last week, Mike solicited your questions that you know you'll be dealing with from your right-wing family members. From climate change to vaccines to BLM to dozens of other common questions, Mike is joined by Rumble Executive Producer Basel Hamdan to prepare you for a peaceful, healthy and happy Thanksgiving dinner. -------------------------- The Moore Store Check out The Moore Store where you can buy hats, shirts, hoodies, mugs and stickers – and a portion of proceeds will go to progressive groups and organizations fighting to teach the arts and civics in public schools. Saturday, December 11th is the last day to order for guaranteed USPS First Class Delivery by December 24th. https://store.michaelmoore.com/ -------------------------- Music in the episode: "Thanksgiving Prayer" - Johnny Cash https://youtu.be/egIB7tYW80M "Thank U" - Alanis Morissette https://youtu.be/OOgpT5rEKIU "Thank You" - Dido https://youtu.be/1TO48Cnl66w -------------------------- Sign-up for Michael Moore’s FREE email list at: MichaelMoore.com A full transcript of this episode can be found here: https://rumble.media/category/podcast/transcripts/ From Amazon Studios: "Val" Check out the outstanding documentary film about one of the great actors of our time Val Kilmer https://www.amazonstudiosguilds.com/titles/val/

To help us untangle the lies around inflation panic, the so-called “labor shortage,” and Build Back Better, Mike is joined by Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Stony Brook University, Stephanie Kelton. They also discuss why it is foolish for Democrats to place the fate of their agenda in the hands of the Congressional Budget Office, and what’s really going on with the economy, as capitalists attempt to keep a pool of workers chronically unemployed and underemployed and desperate for work. Stephanie’s latest piece “Hate the Game” on her Substack: https://stephaniekelton.substack.com/p/hate-the-game Read her book, “The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People's Economy” https://bookshop.org/a/1381/9781541736184 And check out Jon Schwarz’s piece in The Intercept about inflation: https://theintercept.com/2021/11/10/inflation-economy-debt-milk-prices/ A Thanksgiving Episode Ask Send me your questions or concerns you have before entering your Thanksgiving dinner debate with Uncle Ned or your QAnon-following Aunt. What questions do you need an answer to? Email: Mike@MichaelMoore.com Or send a voicemail here:  https://anchor.fm/rumble-with-michael-moore/message Welcome To The Moore Store Check out The Moore Store where you can buy hats, shirts, hoodies, mugs and stickers – and a portion of proceeds will go to progressive groups and organizations fighting to teach the arts and civics in public schools. https://store.michaelmoore.com/ Music in the episode: Indigo Girls - Closer to Fine https://youtu.be/HUgwM1Ky228 Underwriters: 1. You can get a free thirty day supply with your first purchase at SuperBeets.com/RUMBLE 2. Go right now to Truebill.com/RUMBLE to save thousands per year Sign-up for Michael Moore’s FREE email list at: MichaelMoore.com A full transcript of this episode can be found here: https://rumble.media/category/podcast/transcripts/

Mike is joined by Yale History and Law Professor Samuel Moyn to discuss his recent op-ed titled, “If Democrats Return To Centrism, They Are Doomed To Lose Against Trump.” They discuss the Democrats passing the physical infrastructure bill, but failing to, as promised, simultaneously pass the much-needed and politically popular human infrastructure bill, plus the decision by 6 Squad members to courageously stick to their word and only vote on both bills together. They also discuss the neverending campaign from corporate Democrats and corporate media pushing the party to move to the “center” and be more “moderate” and water down all of their programs that the American people and the planet currently need. Read Moyn’s op-ed in The Guardian: If Democrats return to centrism, they are doomed to lose against Trump Read his book, “Humane: How the United States Abandoned Peace and Reinvented War” Announcing The Moore Store! In this episode, Mike announced the launch of The Moore Store – where a portion of proceeds will go to progressive groups and organizations fighting to teach the arts and civics in public schools. Visit the Moore Store for Rumble, Dog Eat Dog Films and all Michael Moore-related items here: https://store.michaelmoore.com/ Music in the episode: Stuck In The Middle With You - Stealers Wheel https://open.spotify.com/track/1b7LMtXCXGc2EwOIplI35z?si=cbe881f70e644dae Underwriters: Get a 4-week trial, free postage, and a digital scale for Stamps.com with the promo code MOORE Visit ExpressVPN.com/RUMBLE and get three extra months for free Sign-up for Michael Moore’s FREE email list at: MichaelMoore.com A full transcript of this episode can be found here: https://rumble.media/category/podcast/transcripts/

After the promise of major legislation that would rival the impact of FDR’s New Deal, Joe Biden’s Build Back Better agenda has been sucked dry by corporate America and their pawns in the Senate. Instead of massive new programs to help children, parents, students, the elderly and all us by dealing with the climate crisis, Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema appear to have brought the $3.5 trillion bill down to some crumbs. And rather than having it all paid for by taxing the wealthy, they may be putting a halt to that plan, as well. This is a monumental disaster that will not only hurt the American people, but will once again expose the Democratic party as weak, feckless, and still in the grasp of Wall Street, the pharmaceutical industry and the usual special interests. Turnout for the 2022 midterm elections will be suffocated and the Republican party will feast on the Democrats’ stupidity and ride back into power on it (with Trump waiting in the wings in 2024). Mike’s joined by a great journalist and former Bernie speechwriter, David Sirota, to talk about where things stand and discuss the need for progressives in congress to HOLD THE LINE and not support these bills moving forward unless items like Paid Family Leave, Medicare Expansion, and taxing the ultra-rich are put back in. Read David’s reader-supported publication, The Daily Poster: https://www.dailyposter.com/ Listen to his new Audible podcast, The Meltdown, here: https://www.audible.com/pd/Meltdown-Podcast/B09J733SQR?source_code=ORGGB1560127210054 And look out for his upcoming movie with Adam McKay, Don’t Look Up. You can watch a trailer of it now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SL9aJcqrtnw&t=1s Call the Capitol Hill switchboard to contact your Congressperson. Tell them to support to NOT support this bill until it contains Paid Family Leave, Medicare Expansion, and taxes on the rich! 202-225-3121 or 202-224-3121 Email your representatives here: https://democracy.io/#!/ Music in the episode: “Hey Joe” - Jimi Hendrix https://youtu.be/rXwMrBb2x1Q “Killing Me Softly With His Song” - Roberta Flack https://youtu.be/DEbi_YjpA-Y Underwriters: Receive $15 off your first order at Public Goods with no minimum purchase by going to PublicGoods.com/Rumble or by using the code “Rumble” at checkout ****** Sign-up for Michael Moore’s FREE email list at: MichaelMoore.com A full transcript of this episode will be available here: https://rumble.media/category/podcast/transcripts/

For the past few weeks, conservative, corporatist Democrats in Congress have been chipping away at what Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders have teamed up to create -- a massive $3.5 trillion investment in the American people. The negotiations on this legislation are ongoing and Mike is joined by a member of Congress fighting to keep the bill as robust and helpful to the majority of Americans as possible, Rep. Ro Khanna of California. Mike and Rep. Khanna discuss what’s in the damn bill, what listeners need to do to help get it passed, what it’s failure might mean to the country, and how devastating it could be politically. They also discuss Rep. Khanna’s collaboration with Paris Hilton to end the abuse of young people at treatment facilities. Finally, Mike listens to your voicemails. Call the Capitol Hill switchboard to contact your Congressperson, or to put pressure on Senator Sinema and Senator Manchin. Tell them to support this bill: 202-225-3121 or 202-224-3121 Email your representatives here: https://democracy.io/#!/ And contact the White House to push the Biden administration to end the filibuster: 202-456-1111 or 202-456-1414 Email: https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ Learn about Ro Khanna’s work with Paris Hilton to end the abuse of young people at treatment facilities: https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2021/10/21/troubled-teen-industry-with-paris-hilton-rep-ro-khanna-d-calif-caroline-lorson/ Music in the episode: “Misirlou” - Dick Dale & His Del-Tones https://open.spotify.com/track/3yuhWcddu8hgwlMIAyFamR?si=a77ba1478b48496d Underwriters: 1) You can try Audible free for 30 days by texting “RUMBLE” to 500-500 or by going to https://Audible.com/Rumble 2) To get a free thirty day supply of nutritional chews with your first purchase, go to https://SuperBeets.com/Rumble 3) Cancel your unused subscriptions and save money by signing up for TrueBill at https://Truebill.com/Rumble Sign-up for Michael Moore’s FREE email list at: MichaelMoore.com A full transcript of this episode will be available here: https://rumble.media/category/podcast/transcripts/

Steven Donziger has spent the last 800 days under house arrest with a government tracking device around his ankle. His crime? Well, Donziger is the lawyer who successfully sued the oil giant Chevron on behalf of the people of Ecuador for deliberately discharging 16 billion gallons of toxic waste in the Ecuadorian Amazon between 1964 and 1992. Donziger and his colleagues succeeded and won a $9.5 billion judgment on behalf of the indigenous and poor communities of Ecuador in 2011. Chevron has yet to pay a dime on this judgement and instead, have brought this case to the friendly confines of the United States and turned Donziger, the person who successfully prosecuted them, into the one doing time. Mike is joined by Steven Donziger, live from his house arrest, to explain the Kafka-esque/Twilight Zone case in which Donziger is serving as the punching bag of corporate America, with the American people footing the bill. They discuss this bizarre and unprecedented case, his condition, and what we all must do to fight back. Episode Notes: Announcement on U.N. Human Rights body ruling that the U.S. government must release Donziger from “arbitrary” detention and compensate him for legal violations: https://www.makechevroncleanup.com/press-releases/2021/9/29/breaking-highest-un-human-rights-body-rules-us-government-must-release-steven-donziger-from-arbitrary-detention-and-compensate-him-for-legal-violations Slate’s piece on the horrific facts of this case: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/08/chevron-judge-loretta-preska-steven-donziger.html Donate to Donziger’s legal fund and sign the petition for his release here: https://www.freedonziger.com Call Attorney General Merrick Garland’s office to demand the federal government take on this case and pursue justice for Donziger: 202-514-2000 Or email AG Garland here: https://www.justice.gov/doj/webform/your-message-department-justice And make sure to call your respective Congressperson to pressure them on this issue: (202) 224-3121 Music in the episode: “I Fought The Law” - The Clash https://youtu.be/yhcreVY_qLI ****** Sign-up for Michael Moore’s FREE email list at: MichaelMoore.com A full transcript of this episode can be found here: https://rumble.media/category/podcast/transcripts/ ******