| July 11th, 2010: Raymond Smock, Director of the Robert C. Byrd Center for Legislative Studies, Director Ed Herendeen, Actor / Playwright Max Baker, Media Watchdog Brian Frederick and Blogger Bill Scher |
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Raymond Smock reflects on the legacy of Robert Byrd, Ed Herendeen tells us why theatre matters in the modern age, Max Baker expounds on the virtues of tap dancing genitalia, and Bill Scher lays the groundwork for a liberal resurgence at the polls! With media watchdog Brian Frederick.
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| July 4th, 2010: Happy Independence Day! |
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| June 27th, 2010: Naomi Klein reports from the G-20 Conference, Paul Kane reports from the Pentagon, Bill Scher reports from Liberal Oasis and Dave Zirin reports from the Edge of Sports! |
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Naomi Klein, author of the mega-hit "Disaster Capitalism", is back in the ring to talk about the charade known as the G-20 Conference in Toronto. Plus, our favorite Pentagon Message Force Multiplier, Paul Kane, is back in the ring to give us the inside spin on the McChrystal path to the Gates of military paradise! With Dave Zirin at the Edge of Sports and Bill Scher at the Liberaloasis.
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| June 20th, 2010: Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, Brian Frederick and David W. Jones |
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Colin Powell's former Chief of Staff is in the Jab Room to explain how he and his boss inadvertently perpetrated a hoax on the American People and the rest of the world prior to the Iraq War. He'll also tell us why President Obama won't close Guantanamo. With David W. Jones and media watchdog Brian Frederick.
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| June 13th, 2010: Mike Moschella from the Truman National Security Project, David W. Jones with Daniel Ellsberg, and the Godfather of Comedy, George Wallace! |
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Is there anybody out there who can get Progressives organized enough to make the kinds of changes this country needs? The Truman National Security Project says it's just the group for the job, and their Political Director is in the ring to tell us why. Plus, Daniel Ellsberg's name has become synonymous with patriotism and bravery in many circles throughout America. He goes below the beltway with David W. Jones to tell us how to blow the whistle. And the Godfather of Comedy is in the ring to tell us what he be thinkin'!
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| June 6th, 2010: A double Bill! Bill McKibben on toxic oil and Bill Press on Toxic Talk! ...With Dave Zirin on sports. |
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Legendary environmentalist and author Bill McKibben is in the ring to tell us why the BP Oil Spill is Obama's opportunity to seize the moment for real change. Plus, Bill Press is back to call out the stars of the Right Wing Hate Machine for the cowardly idiots they really are. And Dave Zirin returns for another round. Lakers in four?
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| May 30th: Happy Memorial Day! Hear the Best of Left Jab on this week's show |
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Tonight, we hear some of our favorite interviews from the past few months, including our segment with Eliot Spitzer and our most popular conversations with callers from all over the nation.
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| May 23rd, 2010: Democratic Primary winners Dan Seals and John Callahan with guest co-host David W. Jones and Media Matters' Brian Frederick. Plus, Steven L. Pease tells us why it's good to be a Jew, and Hidden America finds the House that Built Babe Ruth! |
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Dan Seals is in the ring to tell us why he's the real deal for Illinois, and John Callahan shows how to hammer the Dents out of Congress. With uber-strategist David W. Jones and Media Matters' Brian Frederick, Steven L. Pease on the international Zionist conspiracy to succeed, and Mike Gibbons from Babe Ruth's birthplace.
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| May 16th, 2010: Bill Scher from Liberal Oasis, Mary Ellen Iskenderian from Women's World Banking, and Dave Zirin from the Edge of Sports |
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Bill Scher is back in the ring to defend Elena Kagan and offend BP! Plus, Mary Ellen Iskenderian joins us from Women's World Banking to explain why it might not be so good to walk down a Wall Street where every corporate ladder leads to a male CEO. And Dave Zirin the Siren sings about the Edge of Sports!
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| May 9th, 2010: Left Jab Call-a-thon, Comedian Ahmed Ahmed and Hidden America |
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We go to the phones for a full hour featuring callers from all over the country weighing in on Left Jab. Plus, comedian Ahmed Ahmed reports in from his stand-up tour of duty, and Hidden America finds the hundredth anniversary of Glacier National Park
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| May 2nd, 2010: Attorney Richard Martinez, suing the state of Arizona, Brian Frederick from Media Matters and Sports Siren Dave Zirin |
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Veteran Police Officer Martin Escobar has been on the force for fifteen years, but he's never seen anything like Arizona's new law profiling illegal immigrants. His attorney, Richard Martinez, is in the ring to tell us why they're suing the state. Plus, Brian Frederick is back in the ring with the latest scoop from Media Matters, and Dave Zirin sounds the siren!
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| April 25th, 2010: Governor Eliot Spitzer weighs Goldman's Sach, Vasectomy Coach Rob Hunter tells us why Real Men Get Snipped, and Hidden America finds the National Brewery Museum in Potosi, Wisconsin |
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New York's former Governor is in the ring to weigh Goldman's Sach, among other things... Plus, America's Number One Vasectomy Coach Rob Hunter gets us pumped for Dr. Snip Snip, and Hidden America takes us to the neon jungle of the National Brewery Museum in Potosi, Wisconsin.
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| April 18th, 2010: Matt Taibbi returns! With Joe Cirincione and Lewis Lapham |
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Left Jab's favorite No-Bullshit Uber-Journalist is back with Goldman's Sach! Plus, Jab Room regular and International Policy expert Joe Cirincione is back in the ring to weigh in on President Obama's 47-nation Nuclear Security summit in D.C. And legendary literary lightning rod Lewis Lapham graces us with his loquaciousness as we delve with him into the nexus of art, culture, media and money! With Hidden America at the Pickled Quail Egg Eating Contest in Grand Prairie, Texas.
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| April 11th, 2010: Guest Co-Host Dave Zirin, with guests Brian Frederickson from Media Matters, HBO Documentary Filmmakers Shari Robertson and Michael Camerini, and Knob Creek Whiskey Professor Bernie Lubbers |
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It's not such a long road from sports to Progressive activism! Brian Frederick is in the ring to tell us why Media Matters for America. Plus, filmmakers Shari Robertson and Michael Camerini of HBO's acclaimed documentary series "How Democracy Works Now". And Knob Creek Whiskey Professor Bernie Lubbers is in the ring to help us appreciate our Native Spirits!
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| April 4th, 2010: Guest Co-Host David Bender, with Walt Mossberg, Alfred McCoy and Hidden America |
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Is the new iPad the best thing since maxi pads? The Wall Street Journal's very own intrepid tech man steps into the ring for a round with the latest iRage! Plus, wanna know what's really going on in Afghanistan? Prep the needle and heat the spoon! Al McCoy is going to take us on a magic carpet ride through the drug war that is now Obama's War. And Hidden America finds baseball treasure in the Library of Congress!
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| March 28th, 2010: Economist Robert Pollin, Activist Bob Fertik, Comedian Tom Davis and Brewmeister Hugh Sisson |
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Yes we can.... save the planet and the economy at the same time! Robert Pollin is in the ring to tell us how. Plus, Bob Fertik gives us a game plan on scratching out the decisions of our SCROTUS (Supreme Court Republicans of the United States, that is), and Tom Davis recalls what he can still remember about his days at SNL and beyond! With Clipper City Brewery founder Hugh Sisson.
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| March 21st, 2010: Frank Rich, Alan Grayson, John Hall, Tammy Baldwin, Pete Stark and Martin Frost, with uber-schmoozer David W. Jones! |
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March 21st, 2010: Frank Rich, Alan Grayson, John Hall, Tammy Baldwin, Pete Stark and Martin Frost are in the Jab Room to celebrate with us as the Democrats make history! ...With David W. Jones to tan the hide (and John Boehner to hide the tan)
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| March 14th, 2010: Congressman Pete Stark! With John Nichols from The Nation Magazine and the FBI's Dave Johnson on the 60th anniversary of America's Ten Most Wanted |
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Liberal Brawler Pete Stark is back in the ring to show some Democratic sack ...and to explain why the leadership is so intent on cutting it off! Plus, Jab Room regular John Nichols draws a Stark comparisson between Ways and Means, and brings us up to date on Health Care and Financial Reform. With Dave Johnson, Chief of the FBI's Violent Crime Division, on the sixtieth anniversary of America's Most Wanted list.
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| March 7th, 2010: Mark and Dave take calls from coast to coast. Plus, Michael and Beth Norman bring their harrowing tale into the Jab Room, and Hidden America finds the value of words... |
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Our audience weighs in on health care legislation, financial reform, and everything in between! Plus, Michael and Beth Norman bring the harrowing tale of the Bataan Death March into the ring with "Tears in the Darkness", and Hidden America finds out why words matter.
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| February 28th, 2010: Economist Ann Lee, Counterterrorism Expert Malcolm Nance, Sports Siren Dave Zirin, Comedian Mark Malkoff, and Hidden America finds the Tanana River Ice Break in Nenana, Alaska |
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Ann Lee is a professor of economics at New York University, in the ring to tell us how the U.S. should chart its course through the treacherous waters of its own making. Plus, as the U.S. spends trillions of dollars in its war on terror, counterterrorism expert Malcolm Nance says it's just a waste of money if we don't change course immediately. He's in the ring with "An End to Al-Qaeda". With Dave Zirin on sports, comedian Mark Malkoff and Hidden America.
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| February 21st, 2010: Congressman John Hall, Authors John Nichols and Bob McChesney on the Death and Life of American Journalism, Comedian Julie Klausner, and Anchor Brewery Founder Fritz Maytag |
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Congressman John Hall is an anomaly in his district. He's a Progressive Democrat and he's been elected twice! He's in the Jab Room to tell us how he did it. Plus, Jab Room regular John Nichols teamed up with Bob McChesney to write about the Death and Life of American Journalism. They're in the ring to tell us about the media revolution that will begin the world again! With Comedian Julie Klausner on what she learned from Indie Rockers, Trust Funders, Pornographers, Felons, Faux-Sensititve Hipsters and other guys she's dated, and swig of Anchor Brewery's best with founder Fritz Maytag.
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| February 14th, 2010: David Jones goes Below the Beltway to Cuba with Kirby Jones and Alfredo Duran. Plus, Dave Zirin on Sports, and Hidden America finds the love lives of the Founding Fathers |
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The United States and Cuba have had a long and troubled history. On Valentines Day, we bring this squabbling couple to some highly respected counsellors. Kirby Jones has done more to introduce U.S business interests to Cuba than almost anyone, and Alfredo Duran fought with the CIA in the Bay of Pigs invasion before he became an advocate for reconciliation.
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| February 7th, 2010: Dave and Mark attend the annual Families USA Conference with guests Paul Begala, Representatives Donna Edwards and Earl Blumenauer, Doctors Donald Berwick and Cameron Page, Susie Turnbull, Michael Rugnetta, Ellen Marie Whalen and more! |
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Super Bowl? What Super Bowl?! Mark and Dave head to the Families USA Annual Conference to talk health care reform with the people who have been working hardest at the grassroots level.
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| January 31st, 2010: David W. Jones goes Below the Beltway with Martin Frost, David Barsamian remembers Howard Zinn, Melanie Greenberg makes her case for Peace, Dave Zirin sounds the Sports Siren and Hidden America finds the Buffalo Bills at Fifty! |
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Martin Frost has gone through the political meat grinder of Washington and lived to tell about it. He's in the Jab Room to tell us how the Democrats can rehabilitate themselves in the face of a united opposition. Plus, David Barsamian worked closely with our dear departed friend Howard Zinn. He's with us to help celebrate this great man's legacy. And Melanie Greenberg, President of the Cypress Fund for Peace, will tell us what the Obama administration must do to live up to its goal of ending the creation and spread of nuclear weapons. With Sports Siren Dave Zirin and a trip to Buffalo to find the Bills in Hidden America.
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| January 24th, 2010 Lizz Winstead, Susan Liss, Rinku Sen and Comedian Derek Richards |
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Air America is dead. Long live Air America! Our fellow co-founder is in the Jab Room for an open casket visitation as we pour beer on the corpse of a great idea. Plus, hey kids, guess what? The Supreme Court just ruled that corporations can buy their own representatives on Capitol Hill! Susan Liss is Director of the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center at N.Y.U. School of Law and a former official in the Justice Department under President Clinton. She has been deeply involved in the "Citizens United" case and is in the Jab Room to tell us why corporate ownership of the political process might not be the best thing for Democracy... And whether or not the Obama Administration still has its sights set on immigration reform, it's an issue that won't go away any time soon. Rinku Sen is President and Executive Director of the Applied Research Center and publisher of "Colorlines" Magazine. She'll offer some advice on how to address issues involving race and immigration in the months to come. ...With comedian Derek Richards on the Irish Comedy Tour.
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| January 17th, 2010 Diane MacEachern, Founder and President of Big Green Purse, with Dave Zirin and Hidden America |
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Diane MacEachern is in the Jab Room to teach us "750 Everyday Ways We Can Help Clean Up the Earth". Plus, our very own Sports Siren Dave Zirin in the studio post playoff action, and Hidden America finds the Cowboy Poetry Festival in Elko, Nevada.
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| January 10th, 2010 David Jones with General Claudia Kennedy and Jefferson Morley, Champion Couch Potato Jorge Cruz and Hidden America |
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The Jab Room opens its doors to its favorite feisty lobbyist! David Jones Loosens the Beltway and chews the fat with General Claudia Kennedy and investigative reporter Jefferson Morley. Plus, newly crowned Champion Couch Potato Jorge Cruz creamed his competition by sitting--and noshing--for 48 hours straight at the ESPN Zone in Times Square. He's in the ring to show us the callouses on his substantial behind. And Hidden America listens in on the Navajo Code Talkers...
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| January 3rd, 2010 The Dave, Dave, Dave and Dave show with Guest Co-host Dave Bender, Sports Siren Dave Zirin, Dave Jones and very special guests Charles Gasparino and Raj Patel. |
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Critically acclaimed investigative reporter and CNBC host Charles Gasparino is in the ring to sell us "The Sell Out"! Plus, the world's friendliest radical revolutionary economist is in the Jab Room to explain "The Value of Nothing". With guest co-host Dave Bender, uber lobbyist David Jones, sports siren Dave Zirin, and a search for the Great Fruitcake Toss in Manitou Springs Colorado with Hidden America.
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| December 27th, 2009 Blogger Bill Scher, Brander Bill Schley, Greener Peter Brown, Jammin' John Nichols and of course, Hidden America |
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Our favorite wonk-geek is back in the ring to dissect the political corpse of 2009! Bill Scher is the online campaign manager of Campaign for America's Future and the Executive Editor of the blog liberaloasis.com. Plus, branding expert Bill Schley "The Dragon" is back in the ring to offer his expertise on the legislative battles Progressives will face in the coming year. And was the Copenhagen Conference a success or failure? Does it really even matter? With us in the Jab Room is a man who believes the conversation is moot until we have the Right Relationship with the whole earth. Last but not least, Hidden America finds the Mummer's Parade in Philadelphia.
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| December 13th, 2009 John Gibson, Paul Kane and Hidden America |
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This just in: The failures of the Bush Administration weren't really failures, they were just made to look that way by the Liberal Media! John Gibson is the Fox in the Jab Room tonight, here to expose the ways in which we control your mind. (Curses! Foiled again!) Plus, as the end of the year draws nigh, we thought now would be a good time to check back in with our favorite Pentagon Message Force Multiplier, Paul Kane, for a look back and a look ahead at all things Military, Industrial and Complex! And Hidden America finds one of the few places where liberals haven't yet declared war on Christmas: Elkhorn, Nebraska.
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| December 6th, 2009 Howard Zinn returns. With Lizz Winstead and Alan Rosenblatt |
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Author, Historian, Teacher, Activist, and now Television Producer Dr. Howard Zinn is a man on a mission. He wants Americans to recognize the power of protest in shaping their country's history. Along with Executive Producers Matt Damon, Chris Moore, Josh Brolin and Anthony Arnove, he is moving his message from high schools and college campuses to film and, one week from today, to History! Plus, Lizz Winstead, co-creator of the Daily Show and co-founder of Air America Radio, has re-invented herself yet again! She's in the ring to Shoot The Messenger. And Alan Rosenblatt knew what Internet Politics was way before our democracy went down "a series of tubes". He's in the Jab Room to bring us up to date on the rapidly changing world of politics, issue advocacy, media consolidation, information control and everything else that is of any consequence to your entire life!
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| November 29th, 2009 Leslie Gelb, John Nichols and Hidden America |
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This week President Obama will anounce his long-awaited plan for the U.S. war in Afghanistan. With us in the Jab Room to weigh in on the President's plan is Leslie Gelb, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and former Senior Official in the State and Defense Departments. Plus, Left Jab's best DC Trash Talker kicks the lid off our Capitol's ways and means... and Hidden America finds the Star City Holiday Parade in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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| November 22nd, 2009 Bill Scher, Max Blumenthal, Joel Naroff and Paul Kane |
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Bill Scher is back to weigh in on Health Care Reform, Obama's trip to Asia, the upcoming Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, and the Senate's plan to pass a Jobs Bill before New Year's Day. If there's time after that, we'll ge to the important stuff! Plus, Max Blumenthal takes us back into Republican Gamorrah, and Marine Veteran of the Iraq War Paul Kane has some advice for the Secretary of Defense. With the Jab Room's own Economic Hit Man, Joel Naroff, and a swig of Dogfish's Punkin' ale, just in time for Thanksgiving!
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| November 15th, 2009 William R. Polk can Solve our Problems in Afghanistan |
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As President Obama prepares to make his final decision on how to proceed in the war in Afghanistan, all indications are that more U.S. troops will be sent into combat. William R. Polk is the Senior Director of the W.P. Carey Foundation and a former State Department Official appointed by President Kennedy. He has some sound advice for the President... Plus, as Sarah Palin's book "Going Rogue" hits bookstores this week, we're certain to hear a lot more about her than we may have wanted... Betsy Reed is in the ring with the perfect antidote: "Going Rouge"! And Hidden America finds the 50th Anniversary of "Rocky and His Friends" in Syracuse!
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| November 8th, 2009 Amy Goodman returns! |
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Amy Goodman could easily be called the most trusted name in news. Fiercely independent and uncompromising, she is feared and respected by anyone smart enough to know better... She's back in the Jab Room to help us face the facts. Plus, as a consultant to the F.B.I. and Department of Justice in The People vs. the Pfizer Drug Cartel, Dr. John Abramson has just emerged from the entrails of our rotting health care system. He's in the ring to tell us all about it. And while Dr. Abramson can dissect what ails us, Dr. Dan Urbach has some serious reservations when it comes to what's on the Reform table. He's here to hash it out! With a trip into Hidden America to find out more about Zachary Taylor.
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| November 1st, 2009 Joel Naroff, James Mumm, Dave Zirin and Hidden America |
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Is that a recovery in your pants or just the effect of a stimulus? Joel Naroff takes a closer look... Plus, James Mumm, Organizing Director of the National People's Action, is in the Jab Room to tell us why he brought thousands of people to Chicago to give Bankers a piece of their mind. And Hidden America finds Fala Day in Warm Springs, Georgia. With Dave Zirin, Sports Siren!
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| October 25th, 2009 Frank Schaeffer, Kevin Zeese and the Franky Awards! |
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Frank Schaeffer was a leader of the religious right until he saw the light. He's in the Jab Room to tell us how domestic extremists went Crazy for God. Plus, activist Kevin Zeese is in the ring with his sights set on a new target: the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. And Hidden America finds the Franky Awards with Ron MacCloskey, founder of Frankenstein Friday.
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| October 18th, 2009 Historian Robert Lacey, Sports Siren Dave Zirin, and Hidden America climbs Summit Brewing Company in St. Paul |
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Historian Robert Lacey takes us Inside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Plus Dave Zirin takes us inside the kingdom of the NFL, and Hidden America takes us to the Summit Brewing Company of St. Paul, Minnesota
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| October 11th, 2009 Max Blumenthal takes us into the Republican Gamorrah, Dr. Rachel Kleinfeld takes us further into Afghanistan, and John Nichols takes us to dinner with Barbara Lawton in Wisconsin. |
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Republicans are boasting of their chances to re-take the House in the next election, but others say the party brand has been badly damaged and will take a generation to recover. Max Blumenthal is in the Jab Room with a look at the inner workings of a party that may have lost its own Endgame. And, as the U.S. marks its eighth year at war in Afghanistan, Dr. Rachel Kleinfeld joins us from the Truman Project on National Security with some advice for the President. Plus, John Nichols takes us to dinner with Wisconsin's Lieutenant Governor, Barbara Lawton, and Hidden America finds a Left Hand Brewing Company in Longmont, Colorado.
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| October 4th, 2009 John Farmer digs up the Ground Truth on 9-11. With Air America's David Bender, and Geoff Garver on a Whole Earth Economy |
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John Farmer, Senior Counsel to the 9-11 Commission and former Attorney General of New Jersey, is in the ring to tell us the real story behind the story of the story of 9-11. Plus, with the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh now over, the Obama Administration is gearing up to take on the challenge of Climate Change Legislation. Geoff Garver is in the ring to discuss ways to create a new, Whole Earth Economy. And Hidden America finds the Lincoln Highway, the way it was... With special guest David Bender.
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| September 27th, 2009 David Swanson, Dave Zirin and Zane Lamprey (with Guest co-host David Jones) |
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The Community Organizing group ACORN has been all over the news thanks to the machinations of the Right Wing Media machine. Unfortunately, very little of what you've heard is true. David Swanson is the former Communications Coordinator of ACORN and author of the book "Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union." He's in the ring to set the record straight, and to pluck the Right Wing's feathers. Plus, Sports Siren Dave Zirin is back, and comedian Zane Lamprey, host of FLN's "Three Sheets", taps a keg of laughs.
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| September 20th, 2009 Operation Free takes action on Climate Change |
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As Congress prepares to tackle Climate Change legislation, major Energy interests are stepping up their astroturf campaigns to misinform the public. Operation Free is a coalition of leading veterans and national security organizations that is battling back with a call for swift, bold action to head off the single greatest threat to our national security.
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| September 13th, 2009 Pulitzer Prize Winning Investigative Reporter James Grimaldi |
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What do the Washington Redskins, Jack Abramoff and Sarah Palin have in common? They've all withered under the glaring pen of the Washington Post's Pulitzer Prize-winning Investigative Reporter, James Grimaldi. He's in the ring to land some punches for sports fans, and to jab at the truth of some things you may never have known without him... Plus, Hidden America finds new life in a dead Nebraska Packard dealership.
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| September 6th, 2009 Joe Madison and Wallace Shawn |
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Award-winning playwright, actor and activist Wallace Shawn is in the ring to read his Essays. Inconceivable! Plus, the Black Eagle has landed in the Jab Room, and Hidden America finds humor in the workplace with Joel Goodman, head of the Humor Project.
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| August 30th, 2009 Bill Schley, Branding Genius! With Russell Long Mosely Great Grandson of Huey Long |
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Bill Schley brings his branding genius to bear on Health Care Reform. Plus, Hidden America finds Russell Long Mosely, great grandson of Huey Long, Progressive Populist from Louisianna.
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| August 23rd, 2009 Bob McChesney, Robert Greenwald, Phil Alef and a tap from McGillin's Olde Ale House in Philadelphia |
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Phil Aliff is an Iraq War veteran and anti-war activist who is currently advocating for the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. He's in the Jab Room to tell us why. Plus, Bob McChesney, founder of FreePress and host of Media Matters, learned a powerful lesson early in life: Democracy cannot exist without a free media. And Brave New Films founder Robert Greenwald will expose the lies that are being perpetuated in the current debate over health care reform. With Hidden America at McGillin's Olde Ale House....
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| August 16th, 2009 Nicco Mele and Dave Zirin |
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The CEO of the online information source Echoditto and Webmaster and Internet Strategist for Howard Dean's 2004 Presidential campaign, Nicco Mele is back in the ring for another round on Left Jab! Plus, Dave Zirin sounds the siren on Progressive Sports!
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| August 9th, 2009 Frank Rich and John Nichols join guest co-host David Jones |
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As Chief Theatre Critic for the New York Times, Frank Rich was known by his victims as The Butcher of Broadway. Now, with his scathing critiques of Establishment Politicians and the neanderthals operating the machinery of the GOP, he might be better known as The Butcher of Beltway! One of the greatest of all Progressive voices, with John Nichols and David Jones. Plus, a swing through the Thorndike Ballroom in Cambridge, Nebraska...
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| August 2nd, 2009 Joel Naroff is back, with Thom Hartmann and Dave Zirin |
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America's leading Progressive talker crosses the Threshold into the Jab Room. With Economist Joel Naroff and Sports Siren Dave Zirin...
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| July 26th, 2009 David Jones opens his locker, Janet Ritz opens The Environmentalist, and Hidden America finds the National Day of the Cowboy |
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With newly de-classified satellite images kept secret by the Bush Administration clearly showing the devastating effects of climate change, environmentalists are urging politicians to take action immediately. Janet Ritz is the publisher and Managing Editor of an international public interest magazine called "The Environmentalist", and she's in the Jab Room to tell us what we can do at home, online and in Government to restore our planet's health. Plus, Davey Jones re-opens his locker to air the dirty laundry from under the beltway, and Hidden America rounds up the National Day of the Cowboy.
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| July 19th, 2009 Norm Stockwell, Joe Miller and Dave Zirin |
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Norm Stockwell's radio career is living proof of the media's power to catalyze social progress. On this, the sixtieth anniversary of the birth of community-owned radio, Norm is in the ring to celebrate the power of the people! Plus, Joe Miller knows more than a few things about minority progress in media. He's in the Jab Room to coach us through the fight! And Dave Zirin the Siren is back for another round...
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| July 12th, 2009 Matt Bai returns, with Jeff Sharlet on The Family, and Hidden America on Ketchup. |
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What do Mark Sanford, Tom Coburn and John Ensign all have in common? They were strange bedfellows in a cozy house called C-Street. All this and other troubling stories make for a harrowing introduction to The Family by Jeff Sharlet. Plus, Matt Bai weighs in on health care reform and Hidden America finds what's eating Ketchup!
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| July 5th, 2009 John Nichols, Rob Shaprio and The Museum of Patriotism |
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Robert Shapiro, former Undersecretary of Commerce in the Clinton Administration, weighs in on Obama's progress thus far... Plus, our very own John Nichols is back in the ring with the history of Independence, and Hidden America finds the true meaning of Patriotism in Atlanta.
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| Saturday, June 28th, 2008 Dave and Dave and Bryan and Bryan! |
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David Goodfriend and Guest Co-Host David Jones recount their night at the Obama-Clinton Love-In, with guests Bryan Stevenson on the Supreme Court decisons and Bryan Jones on Bush's tax cuts.
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| June 28th, 2009 Health Care Operative-turned-Humanist Wendell Potter exposes the Health Care industries crimes, David Makovsky finds a new direction for America in the Middle East, and Rob Fersh has a Convergence in the Jab Room! |
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Wendell Potter used to eat on gold plated china in corporate jets supplied by the health care industry. He had a change of heart when he saw the uninsured in his home town lining up for free coverage in animal stalls at a state fair. He's in the Jab Room to confess... Plus, is peace in the Middle East an illusion? Is it a myth? David Makovsky points to a new direction for America and the region it helped destroy. Also, Rob Fersh has a Convergence of ideas on post-partisanship, and Hidden America finds the Cyclone at Coney Island!
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| June 21st, 2009 Bill Scher brings us to a Liberal Oasis, Dara O'Rourke shows us The Good Guide, and Human Rights Attorney Robert Amsterdam is on the hunt for Justice |
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Bill Scher brought us Liberal Oasis and is now behind the Campaign for America's Future. He's in the ring to pump up the left! With special guest Dara O'Rourke, creator of The Good Guide. Plus, Robert Amsterdam sets the stage for international human rights.
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| June 14th, 2009 Branding Man Bill Schley gives health care a slogan, Dr. John Abramson diagnoses reform, and Chip Berlet dissects the anatomy of Hate. |
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The murder of Dr. George Tiller and the killing at the Holocaust museum expose the depth of hatred lurking in the corners of American culture. Chip Berlet has been studying the roots of that hatred for decades and is in the ring to help us face what he's found. Plus, Dr. John Abramson is back for a check-up on Health Care Reform, and Hidden America finds Old Glory at the Smithsonian Museum. With Bill Schley on the art of branding...
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| June 7th, 2009 Left Jab weighs in at the Campaign for America's Future! With guests Howard Dean, Eric Boehlert, Bob Borosage and the ever-lovin' Dave Zirin |
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The Democrats' most original thinker is back in the ring for another round. Plus, Eric Boehlert, Senior Fellow at Media Matters and Contributing Editor to Rolling Stone Magazine, brings us up to date on Progressive Media in the Modern Age, and Bob Borosage kicks off the Campaign for America's Future. With Dave Zirin on why Orlando must lose the NBA championship!
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| May 31st, 2009 Ramona Martinez, Chairwoman of the DNC Hispanic Caucus. Plus, Big Brad Republican Brad Blakeman, and Hidden America wakes up with Anthony Rudel at the Dawn of Radio |
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The Right Wing is spinning its lies about Sonia Sotomayor before she has a chance to speak for herself. Ramona Martinez, Chair of the Hispanic Caucus of the DNC, is in the Jab Room to weigh in on the side of truth. We'll also have a Big Brad Republican Smack Down with former Bush White House Official Brad Blakeman, and we'll wake up at the Dawn of Radio in Hidden America with Anthony Rudel.
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| May 24th, 2009 Matt Bai is back in the ring! Also, former Undersecretary of Commerce Robert Shapiro and Ploughshares President Joe Cirincione. With guest co-host David Bender and a word from Courage Campaign President Rick Jacobs |
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Matt Bai is back to talk about Gay Marriage in post-Culture War America. Plus, President Clinton's former Undersecretary of Commerce, Robert Shapiro, gives us a "Futurecast" of how superpowers, populations, and globalization will change the way you live and work, and Joe Cirincione returns to explain how the U.S. "Lost" its way on Arms Control, and how it seems we may have found it again! With a word from Courage Campaign President Rick Jacobs on the future of equal rights in California.
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| May 17th, 2009 Socialist Presidential Candidate Brian Moore, Author Dilip Hiro and Online Organizing Expert Clay Shirky |
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Dilip Hiro is the author of over thirty books, including his most recent: "Blood of the Earth", about the battle for the world's vanishing oil resources. He's in the Jab Room to talk about the incredible shrinking Global Economy. Plus, Socialist Presidential candidate Brian Moore explains why the Republican's labeling of the Democrats as "Socialist" is slander, and Clay Shirky tells us what happens when people are given the tools to organize without the traditional organizations to organize them! ...And we'll take a walk in the Michigan Woods with Hidden America to search for the Morel Mushroom Festival.
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| May 10th, 2009 Left Jab Goes Live! |
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Left Jab is now LIVE on Sunday, 7-9 PM Eastern! Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist Julia Angwin is back, with Dave Zirin and Satan's Minion, Brad Blakeman. Plus, Hidden America finds the brews that changed America...
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| May 2, 2009 Retired Air Force JAG Mikey Weinstein weighs in on what he calls the Single Greatest Threat to our National Security. Plus, Matt Bai is back for a look at a Hundred Daze |
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Mikey Weinstein says there has been a coup in the U.S. military. He's back in the Jab Room to tell us more. With New York Times Magazine's Political Editor, Matt Bai, for a look back at the first hundred days of the Obama administration.
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| April 25th, 2009 Marine Veteran Paul Kane, with Greenpeace Executive Director Phil Radford |
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates wants to re-shape the American military for the 21st Century. Marine Veteran of the Iraq War and former Harvard Fellow Paul Kane has some radical advice for him. He's in the Jab Room to defend the New York Times Op-Ed piece he wrote that got everyone so riled up at the Pentagon! Plus, Phil Radford is the new Executive Director of Greenpeace. He's in the ring to help us keep up the fight after Earth Day...
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| April 18th, 2009 Julia Angwin on Stealing MySpace, with John Nichols |
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Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Julia Angwin comes in from the cold at the Wall Street Journal and enters the ring to duke it out with the culprits she accuses of Stealing MySpace! Plus, John Nichols is taking bets on how long it will take before the name of Norm Coleman is a synonym for Loser!
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| April 11th, 2009 David Bender is back! With Curt Smith on the 35th Anniversary of Hank Aaron's Home Run Record. |
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David Bender joins the Jab Gab with legendary sportswriter Curt Smith and the ever-lovin' Dave Zirin.
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| April 4th, 2009 William H. Cohan plays his House of Cards. With Robert J. Thompson on the 40th Anniversary of CBS's cancellation of The Smothers Brothers |
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Former Wall Street Investment Banker and author William H. Cohan is in the Jab Room to tell us about the Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street that he found while writing House of Cards, an up-close look at the collapse of Bear Stearns. Plus, Robert J. Thompson, Director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture, takes us behind the scenes to show how CBS cut off its nose to spite its face when it cancelled The Smothers Brothers 40 years ago this week.
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| March 28th, 2009 Matt Taibbi and Moises Kaufman |
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Matt Taibbi returns with his stash from The Big Takeover! Plus, theatrical auter Moises Kaufman tells us about his work in theatre, and his new play 33 Variations starring Jane Fonda.
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| March 21st, 2009 Craig Wright, Creator and Executive Producer of ABC's Dirty Sexy Money |
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Torture and imprisonment have become a part of the daily news cycle ever since the Bush Administration's use of "Extraordinary Rendtion" came to light. Television producer and writer Craig Wright's new play, "The Unseen", takes us into the Kafkaesque world that may be a reality for more than a few victims of the Patriot Act. He's in the Jab Room to open our eyes...
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| March 14th, 2009 Mike Walsh (no relation to Mark, at least on paper) bowls across America! |
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Mike Walsh (the new Left Jab mascot) wanted to find the real America, so he laced up his bowling shoes and walked into the nearest bowling alley. But he didn't stop there, he went alley by alley across the country! Plus, Dave Zirin sounds his siren.
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| March 7th, 2009 Dr. John Abramson diagnoses Healthcare, and Tom Zoellner brings Uranium into the ring! With special guest John Nichols. |
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The Supreme Court's ruling that FDA approval doesn't protect drug companies from litigation has added fuel to the fire for health care reform. As President Obama convenes his Helath Care Reform Task Force in DC, Dr. John Abramson is in the Jab Room to tell us about the tools he'll need for the job. Plus, uranium is no more than dirt, yet it has started and ended wars, changed the course of history and kept nations captive to its power. As the U.S. prepares to test new diplomatic waters with its most notorious unranium-enriching nemesis, Iran, author Tom Zoellner steps into the ring to tell us about war, energy, and the rock that shaped the world.
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| February 21st, 2009 Richard Thompson Ford plays the Race Card |
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Stanford Law Professor and author of "The Race Card" Richard Thompson Ford explains how bluffing about bias makes race relations worse, and Hidden America finds the real Mardi Gras in Crescent City.
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| February 28th, 2009 Greg Palast blames Abraham Lincoln for Bobby Jindall, and Tom Porter brings us up to date on Lake Louie Brewery in Arena, Wisconsin. |
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Investigative journalist Greg Palast is back in the ring with comprehensive evidence tying Abraham Lincoln directly to Bobby Jindall! Plus, the founder of Lake Louie Brewery in Arena, Wisconsin offers his advice on how to enjoy home brew in tough times.
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| February 14th, 2009 Naomi Klein returns for another round! |
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Naomi Klein is back in the ring to talk us down off the brink of Disaster Capitalism with her Shock Doctrine. Plus, actor Jen Mendenhall has a plea for Barack Obama...
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| February 7th, 2009 Pratap Chatterjee reports from the Pit of Despair... |
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Veteran Journalist and Executive Director of Corp Watch, Pratap Chatterjee tells his war profiteering stories after leaving Halliburton's Army. Plus, Hidden America strikes up the band for Lincoln's birthday with Col. Ted Henry!
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| LEFT JAB LIVE! AT BUSBOYS & POETS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. |
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The live taping of "Left Jab" at Busboys & Poets (2021 14th St. NW, Washington DC 20009) was a success! Listen to Left Jab with a LIVE studio audience by clicking the LISTEN NOW link above! Note: It's best enjoyed with a fresh brew...
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| January 24th, 2009 John Nichols and Joe Cirincione, post-Inauguration |
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John Nichols, Washington correspondent for The Nation magazine, talks domestic policy in the newly minted Obama Administration, while Joe Cirincione, President of the Ploughshares Fund, fills us in on Obama's challenges in foreign policy.
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| January 17th, 2009 Madeleine Albright is in the ring! |
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Madeleine Albright joins David Goodfriend with her "Memo to the President". With Jay Rouse in the Jab Room and William Jelani Cobb on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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| January 10th, 2009 Dave Bender is guest co-host with Dave Goodfriend, guest Jay Rouse and Hidden America Correspondent Eric Model |
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| December 20th, 2008 Gary Arlen Communicates with us about Barack's Tech Czar |
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Gary Arlen is the founder and President of Arlen Communications and is in the ring to read Obama's new Tech Czar his job description! With Jeremy Cowan of Schmaltz Brewing Company, and a look into Hidden America's Letters to Santa with George Flood...
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| December 13th, 2008 John Nichols, Marc Maron and James Carville in three separate rings! |
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John Nichols flies by to Blogojevich about annoyin' Illinoisans, Mark Meinster reports from the back room of the Chicago factory sit-in, Marc Maron throws a flurry of punches, James Carville adds some spice to the jumble-aya and Dave Zirin takes it to the hoop!
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| December 6th, 2008 Scott Horton Prosecutes an Outlaw Administration |
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Scott Horton returns for another round vs. Bush and Co., and Juliano Mer Khamis steps out of the Jenin refugee camp for a breath of Freedom Theatre.
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| November 29th, 2008 Matt Bai is Back! |
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Matt Bai brings his tool belt into the ring to help Obama rebuild the White House. Plus, talking turkey in Hidden America! With guest co-host Jay Rouse...
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| November 22nd, 2008 Jonathan Aberman points the way for Venture Capitalists... (With Dennis DiClaudio) |
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What's a Venture Capitalist to do when there's no Capital with which to Venture? Jonathan Aberman has the compass... (With Dennis DiClaudio on how to fight the weather)
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| November 15th, 2008 Vince Bugliosi on what to do with Bush, and John Nichols vs. Dave Lindorff on what to do with Lieberman |
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Attorney Vince Bugliosi is best known for putting Charles Manson in prison. Now he's hoping to put another mass murderer behind bars, George W. Bush. He's in the Jab Room to rest his case, along with John Nichols and Dave Lindorff on how to tailor Lieberman's turncoat.
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| November 8th, 2008 GOD BLESS AMERICA!! |
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The Ba-rocketship has landed on the South Lawn of th White House!! ...With Bill Berkowitz to prepare us for the next incarnation of the GOP...
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| November 1st, 2008 Election Preview with Jay Rouse, Howard Gutman and Dave Jones, and Hidden America casts its vote with Dixville Notch... |
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The best fund raisers in Democratic politics predict what kind of champagne will be served at the election night rallies of the rich and infamous! With a swing into Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, to cast the nation's first vote...
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| October 25th 2008 John Nichols and Greg Palast |
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"Left Jab" regulars John Nichols and Greg Palast are back in the ring to bring us up to date on the Democrats Senate prospects and the GOP's latest version of Voter Suppression!
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| October 18th, 2008 Paul F. Tompkins, John Hodgman and Mike Daisey |
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Paul F. Tompkins Best Week Ever takes a nose dive into the ring... with famous minor television personality John Hodgman and famed monologist Mike Daisey...
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| October 11th, 2008 David Jones digs up what's lurking beneath the Presidential campaign, and Bernard Avishai tells us who the Jewish American voter really is... |
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We head back down to Davey Jones's locker for a look into the dark underworld of Presidential politics! ...Plus, a look at Jewish American voting tendencies with Bernard Avishai.
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| October 4th, 2008 Margot Dorfman, Founder and CEO of U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce, with Lisa Wise, Executive Director of the Center for a New American Dream. Plus, Hidden America finds the Storytelling Festival. |
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Margot Dorfman brings a woman's perspective to the financial meltdown, while Lisa Wise hopes for a better future once the dust has settled. Plus, a look back at the art of storytelling with master storyteller Kathryn Tucker Windham in Jonesborough, Tennessee...
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| September 27th, 2008 It's The Dave and Dave and Paul and Paul Show! With your hosts Dave Goodfriend and David Bender, and special guests Paul Krugman and Paul Begala... |
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David Bender joins Dave Goodfriend for a few rounds with famed econmist Paul Krugman and uber-pundit Paul Begala. Plus, Hidden America reins in the Buffalo Roundup in South Dakota...
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| September 20th, 2008 Joel Naroff and Daniel Altman, with Bill Schley |
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Econmist Joel Naroff returns to the Jab Room to survey the damage in the wake of Wall Street's distrous week, while journalist Daniel Altman tries to bolster a beaten economy. With marketing maven Bill Schley on Presidential Branding...
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| September 13th, 2008 Brave New Films straightens out a crooked McCain. Plus, a trip down Yankee Stadium's Memory Lane with Harvey Frommer... |
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Alex Woolfolk enters the ring with Brave New Films' attack on the McCain attacks, George Alafoginis introduces us to mypoliticalworld.com, and Harvey Frommer waxes nostalgic for Yankee Stadium.
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| September 6th, 2008 Amy Goodman live from the Gulag, John Nichols and Guest Co-Host Dave Zirin! |
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Award-winning investigative reporter and host of Democracy Now!, Amy Goodman joins us with a full report on the GOP's latest model of a Police State. We'll also give John Nichols a call for a convention update, and Sean O'Byrne will start a tab from St. Paul's Great Waters Brewing Company so we can get a taste of the GOP's Palin' Ale! (Ailin' Pale?)
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| August 30th, 2008 Live from the DNC! |
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Mark talks convention drama from Denver, with a tap from Ron Robinson's Wynkoop Brewing Company!
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| August 9th, 2008 Glenn Greenwald dusts off the FBI's anthrax files, and Hidden America finds the Mississippi River Tug Fest |
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Constitutional Lawyer and Blogger of Unclaimed Territory at Salon.com, Glenn Greenwald is in the Jab Room to raise the dust on the FBI's Anthrax probe... With a lazy turn through the heartland for the Mississippi Tug Fest!
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| August 2nd, 2008 David Bender, Michael Heller and Naomi Klein |
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Guest host David Bender opens the ring to Michael Heller's Gridlock Economy and Naomi Klein's Disaster Capitalism!
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| July 26th, 2008 Tammy Baldwin previews her testimony at the Impeachment Hearing, and Art Larrance previews the Oregon Brewers Festival in Portland. |
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Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) stops by the Jab Room on her way to the Capitol Building to state her case against George W. Bush. Plus, Art Larrance opens a tab for us at the Oregon Brewers Festival in Portland...
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| July 19th, 2008 Laura Flanders brings true Grit into the Ring! |
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The host of Grit TV and Radio Nation is in the ring to take a swing at election politics...
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| July 12th, 2008 Mike Daisey saw something and said something, and Hidden America finds Mountain Men in Wyoming... |
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Master storyteller and solo performing artist Mike Daisey has seen something, and is going to say something about our Homeland insecurtiy and his new show premiering in DC! Plus, we'll hike up to visit the Mountain Men at the Green River Rendez-vous in Pinedale, Wyoming...
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| July 5th, 2008 Matt Rothschild, Dave Zirin, and Hidden America Unite for a 4th of July Celebration of Independence, Progressive Style! |
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Matt Rothschild, editor of "The Progressive" magazine, defines independence with every issue he publishes. He's in the Jab Room to talk with us about independence, progressivism and patriotis. With Dave Zirin on sports and Eric Modell in Hidden America...
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| June 14th, 2008 Jason Riley tells us why we should Let Them In, and Hidden America finds the Combine Demolition Derby! |
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Immigration promises to be a hot-button issue in the run-up to the Presidential election, and both campaigns are already maneuvering to get the upper hand. But neither campaign is likely to advocate the policy Jason L. Riley does in his new book, Let Them In. He's with us in the Jab Room to dispel six common arguments against immigration. With a visit to Lind, Washington for the Combine Demolition Derby!
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| June 7th, 2008 Media Maven Frank Mankiewicz recalls his days as RFK's Press Secretary, and actor/director Tom McCarthy introduces his Visitor... |
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Frank Mankiewicz served as press secretary to the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy, who died forty years ago this week. He's in the Jab Room to talk about his career in media and his memories of the man he calls the shyest politician he ever knew. Plus, Tom McCarthy introduces his award-winning indie hit, The Visitor. With guest co-host David Jones...
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| May 24th, 2008 Drew Westen analyzes The Political Brain |
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The latest polls show Barack Obama trailing John McCain in some key battleground states. Drew Westen, author of The Political Brain, is back in the ring with some tips on how the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee can win the hearts and minds of conservatives nationwide...
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| May 17th, 2008 Paul Waldman gives the straight talk on McCain, and XM recovers John Stauber's expose of the Pentagon Propaganda Machine |
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John McCain has been dubbed a "maverick" and a "straight talker" by the mainstream media, but in truth, he's far from moderate. Paul Waldman is in the Jab Room to reveal the real McCain! Plus, a re-broadcast of the interview that mysteriously never aired two weeks ago when John Stauber blew away the Pentagon's Iraq War smokescreen...
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| May 10th, 2008 David Cole heats up the grill, David Jones opens his locker, and guest co-host Sam Seder sips Peter Martin's Brown brew... |
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David Cole is The Nation magazine's legal affairs correspondent and author of Justice at War: The Men and Ideas That Shaped America's War on Terror. He's in the Jab Room to tell us how the Bush Administration has made us Less Safe, Less Free. We'll also open up the locker of David Jones, uber-fundraiser for the Clinton campaign, to find out what they're planning to dig up. With guest co-host Sam Seder and Brew of the Week, Brown's Brewing Company.
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| May 3rd, 2008 John Stauber Rats out the Pentagon Propagandists, N'Gai Croal Revs up Grand Theft Auto. |
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Media watchdog John Stauber fans the flames of the story behind the Pentagon's Iraq War smokescreen. With tech guru N'Gai Croal behind the wheel of the latest version Grand Theft Auto...
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| April 26th, 2008 Kevin Phillips spits out Bad Money... |
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Republican Strategist Turned Truth Teller Kevin Phillips has seen the light in the darkness of the U.S. economic system. He's back in the Jab Room to tell us about our Bad Money...
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| April 19th, 2008 Glenn Hurowitz, Dave Zirin and more... |
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Glenn Hurowitz is the founder of the Democratic Courage PAC and author of the book "Fear and Courage in the Democratic Party." He's back in the ring to save the Democrats from themselves...
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| April 12th, 2008 Eric Alterman, Dave Zirin and the Brew of the Week! |
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Distinguished media critic and author of the book "Why We're Liberals: A Political Handbook for Post-Bush America", Eric Alterman is in the ring to take a swing at radical conservatism.
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| April 5th, 2008 John Conyers and Jesse Jackson |
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Legendary congressman John Conyers is the only politician ever endorsed by Martin Luther King, Jr. He's in the Jab Room on the anniversary of King's death to recall his experiences with the Great Man, and to reflect on his work as Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. ...With very special guest, Rev. Jesse Jackson.
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| March 22nd, 2008 Joe Wilson vs. Joe Cirincione on Obama |
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It's a bonafide Left Jab smack down! Joe vs. Joe in the Jab Room! Former Ambassador Joe Wilson defends his opinion that Barack Obama's credentials on national security are inadequate against Obama's advisior on nuclear proliferation, Joe Cirincione.
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| March 15th, 2008 Howard Shalwitz and David Adjmi talk theatre in and out of the beltway. Plus, Kevin Sherlock of the Chicago Plumbers Union on greening the Chicago River, and Al Marzi from Boston's Harpoon Brewery! |
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The Artistic Director of DC's famed Woolly Mammoth Theatre is in the Jab Room with one of the nation's leading young playwrights to tell us how new plays are brought to life. With the man in charge of greening Chicago's river on St. Patty's day!
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| March 8th, 2008 Scott Horton is in the ring with Matt Bai |
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Celebrated human rights attorney and author of Harper's online publication "No Comment", Scott Horton is in the Jab Room to land some punches. Find out the truth behind the lies in the Siegelman scandal. Plus, Matt Bai is back to keep track of The Argument! ...With Dave Zirin on sports.
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| March 1st, 2008 Eric Janszen pops the next Economic Bubble, Greg Palast pops the primary questions, and N'Gai Croal pops into the Jab Room for the latest tech news! |
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Don't taze me bro! Greg Palast brings his little yellow book back into the Jab Room for another review. Plus, Eric Janszen, author of the cover article in this month's Harper's Magazine, de-mystifies the Economic Bubble phenomenon. We'll also take a spin on the latest tech news with N'Gai Croal.
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| February 23rd, 2008 Rachel Maddow knocks us out of the ring, and Dave Zirin launches his Edge of Sports Radio show! |
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The host of Air America Radio's Rachel Maddow show is in the ring with the network's founders. Plus, our siren Dave Zirin, takes us to the Edge of Sports!
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| February 16th, 2008 No Child Allowed in the Ring! Nilaja Sun talks to us about her award-winning one-woman play exploring the American public education system... |
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Nilaja Sun, writer and performer of the acclaimed off-Broadway hit "No Child", is in the Jab Room to share the realities of our country's public education system. Plus, Dave Zirin is in the ring to receive the keys to the XM kingdom as he lauhnches Edge of Sports Radio!
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| February 9th, 2008 John Nichols is back! Plus, Camille Becerra, voted New York's Sexiest Chef by AM-New York, for a Valentine's Day dinner... |
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The Nation Magazine's Washington Correspondent, John Nichols, is back in the Jab Room to sweep up the super mess of Tuesday. We'll also talk tasty tips for Valentine's Day with Camille Becerra, owner and chef of Paloma restaurant in Brooklyn!
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| February 2nd, 2008 Rolling Stone's Eric Bates, Dixie Brewing Company's Joe Bruno and our own Dave Zirin! |
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Eric Bates is the Deputy Managing Editor of Rolling Stone, and is in the ring to therapize America's political mood swings. Plus, Joe Bruno taps a keg of Dixie Brew in honor of Fat Tuesday, and Dave Zirin raises a Fuhrer to greet the Patriots!
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| January 26th, 2008 Mark Bowen on Censoring Science, Joel Naroff on the Economy |
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Mark Bowen is in the Jab Room to tell us why the Bush Administration is Censoring Science. Plus, a visit with Joel Naroff on the best places to hide out during the Apocalypse! We'll also make a call to Kenya to find out how Pete Ondeng is helping his fellow countrymen make it through mayhem.
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| January 19th, 2008 Allen Raymond is in the Jab Room to teach us How to Rig an Election, and Hidden America finds Isaac Newton Farris at the King Center in Atlanta... |
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Republican operative Allen Raymond spent three months in jail for doing the Phone Jam in public. Now he's in the ring to teach us How to Rig an Election! With a special visit to the King Center in Atlanta, where we'll learn about MLK day from Isaac Farris, nephew of the Great Man himself!
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| January 12th, 2008 Joe Cirincione is in the Jab Room to eulogize the Bush Doctrine, and Paul Barrett takes the fright wig off of American Islam! |
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Obama's own non-proliferation man is back from the Center for American Progress, with Wall Street Journal investigative reporter Paul Barrett's examination of American Islam...
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| January 5th, 2008 Guest Host Dave The Siren Zirin joins Mark in the Jab Room, post-Iowa Caucus! ...With Bill Scher and Joe Trippi |
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The Caucus is dead. Long live the Caucus! Bill Scher lures us into a Liberal Oasis. Plus, a talk with John Edwards' main man, Joe Trippi.
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| December 22nd, 2007 Glenn Hurowitz on Fear and Courage in the Democratic Party, with Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA). Plus, The Center for Media and Democracy announces this year's Falsies Awards! |
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Glenn Hurowitz steps into the ring with his new book, "Fear and Courage in the Democratic Party", Pete Stark floats like a butterfly with his wit and wisdom, and the Center for Media & Democracy stings like a bee with this year's Falsies!
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| December 15th, 2007 Cop-Turned-Novelist John Westermann busts Giuliani, Dave Zirin gives us the dope on the Mitchell Report, and Politcal Idol sings into action! |
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Ever wonder if our elected leaders are just thugs in sheeps clothing? Cop-turned-novelist John Westermann is in the Jab Room to answer that and many other dark questions... Plus, the race for the Presidential nomination is so absurd, so ridiculous, so nauseatingly grotesque, it just makes you want to... sing! Political Idol tunes up the ring. Meanwhile, Dave Zirin takes a swing at the Mitchell Report.
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| December 8th, 2007 Bo Eason and Larry Moss help out the Runt of the Litter, Lynda Lyday helps us get a grip on womens tools and greening the home! |
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Former Houston Oilers' star safety Bo Eason is in the Jab Room with director Larry Moss to talk about his one-man play, "Runt of the Litter", opening this week off-Broadway. Plus, Lynda Lyday opens her tool box and teaches us how to get a grip on greening!
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| December 1st, 2007 Danny Glover Takes the Gloves Off! |
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Legendary actor and activist Danny Glover steps into the ring to recount his most famous fights... Hear how and why he became friends with Hugo Chavez, the latest on the writers strike, and what we'll see him in next! Plus, the sports siren, Dave Zirin, sings a song of sorrow for Sean Taylor.
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| November 17th, 2007 Valerie Plame Wilson Bares All... |
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The most well-known (and hottest) victim of Bush Administration treason is in the Jab Room to tell us why George and Vice have yet to go to jail... Plus, Hidden America puffs its chest in the Chitlin' Strut, and South Carolina shows us the way to ease our achin' bones at the Aiken Brewing Company!
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| November 10th, 2007 Lou Dobbs Braves the Ring, and Naomi Klein Cleans up the Mess! |
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Mr. Finger in the Breeze himself, Lou Dobbs, is in the Jab Room to throw a few punches, and Naomi Klein steps in to clean up his Disaster Capitalism.
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| November 3rd, 2007 Jared Cohen tells us about the Children of Jihad, N'Gai Croal brings us up to date on Manhunt II, and Dr. Stephen Schroeder reminds us why we shouldn't smoke. With Guest Host Jay Rouse... |
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Gutsy young Jared Cohen wanted to get a better understanding of the roots of conflict in the Middle East, so he did what any enterprising madman on a deathwish would do and went there himself. He's in the Jab Room to tell us about the Children of Jihad. Plus, we'll get controversial with N'Gai Croal and his assessment of Manhunt II, and we'll have a breather with Dr. Stephen Schroeder, who's here to help you quit smoking.
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| October 27, 2007 Left Jab Takes a Tap of the Colorado Rockies Kool-Aid! With Dave Zirin and James Carville... |
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God's team tanks in God's Country, and we're there to tank up with them! Hidden America finds the Wynkoop Brewery, with commentary from Dave Zirin and jibes from James Carville...
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| October 20th, 2007 Paul Krugman, Mountain Moonshine and Sweetwater Brewery... |
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Feeling guilty? Losing hope? Beating yourself up for not doing enough to stop the neocons? Paul Krugman is in the Jab Room to clear your conscience...
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| October 6th, 2007 Phony Soldier Kelly Dougherty, co-Founder of Iraq Veterans Against the War |
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Rush Limbaugh's worst wet nightmare is in the Jab Room to set the record straight on phoniness...
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| September 29th, 2007 Bill Scher, West Virginia's annual Road Kill Cookoff and a tap from the Mountain State Brewery |
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Bill Scher brings us up to date on the democratic frontrunners, Eric Model brings us to West Virginia for the Road Kill Cookoff and a draught of Mountain State Brewery's best pale ale!
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| September 22nd, 2007 Greg Palast tells us what's so... shocking about his mysterious yellow book, John Nichols tells us what's so shocking about Hillary's healthcare plan |
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Greg Palast, the man who brought you the shock heard round the world, is in the Jab Room with his little yellow book, and John Nichols dissects Hillary's Healthcare plan.
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| September 15th, 2007 Charles Ferguson sees No End in Sight, David Giffey sees hope in Fighting Bob Fest, and Hidden America sees humor in the Bourbon Barrel Relays |
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Charles Ferguson is the Executive Producer and Director of No End in Sight, the jaw-dropping analysis of what went wrong in Iraq. Plus, David Giffey reports on what went right at Fighting Bob Fest, and the Bourbon Barrel Relays lead us to the Bluegrass Brewing Company!
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| September 8th, 2007 Matt Bai brings his Argument into the Ring! |
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Veteran journalist and political reporter's book "The Argument" is fodder for this week's show, plus N'Gai Croal with the latest from Geekland!
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| September 1st, 2007 Dave Zirin comes in from the Terrordome, Dave Lindorff comes in from the cold and Joel Naroff comes in from the Bank! |
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Dave Zirin is back from the Terrordome, Dave Lindorff is back from the land of conspiracy, and Joel Naroff is back with pointers on the perfect swan dive from the top of Wall Street's tallest skyscrapers!
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| August 25, 2007 John Stauber exposes the Wizards of Oz (A.K.A Freedom's Watch), Xochitl Bervera exposes the ongoing saga of non-recovery from Katrina, and Shalini Kantayya exposes what happens On the Lot! |
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On this show... John Stauber brings us the latest fabrications from the White House war-spin machine. Plus, we'll talk with Xochitl Bervera, co-director of Families and Friends of Louisianna's Incarcerated Children (FFLIC) about the New Orleans region two years post-Katrina. We'll also be inspired by emerging filmmaker Shalini Kantayya, a finalist in Steven Spielberg's reality TV filmmaking contest "On the Lot".
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| August 18th, 2007 Mark Crispin Miller is back with more evidence of election fraud, and D.B. Woodside gets Presidential in the Jab Room! |
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Mark Crispin Miller is back with more evidence of a stolen election, and D.B. Woodside stands up for Obama!
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| August 11, 2007 Alan Weisman imagines A World Without Us, and Hidden America finds Elvis! |
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Alan Weisman, author of "The World Without Us," is in the Jab Room to share his vision... Plus, Hidden America finds more than Elvis in Memphis! (With a swig from the Smoky Mountain Brewery...)
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| August 4th, 2007 Congressman Ron Kind and Comedian Jackie Clarke |
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Congressman Ron Kind enters the Jab Room to talk net neutrality, the farm bill, and all things On Wisconsin! Plus, a visit with New York comedian and radio personality Jackie Clarke, and a swing by the Yearly Kos conference in Chicago with Kagro X!
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| July 28th, 2007 Glenn Hurowitz and Bill Powers on Carbon Ranching, Hidden America on Hog Calling and Gary Taylor with a tap from Taylor Brewing Company |
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Glenn Hurowitz is in the Jab Room with Bill Powers after a hard day lassoing polluters on their Carbon Ranch. Plus, Hidden America finds its Hog Calling in Illinois with champion caller Gary Kaar, and Gary Taylor gives us a taste of his home brew... Listen Here!
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| July 21st, 2007 Julia Flynn Siler breaks into The House of Mondavi, and Dave Zirin sounds the Sports Siren |
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Wall Street Journal reporter and author Julia Flynn Siler exposes the corruption lurking in the House of Mondavi, and Dave Zirin swings into the ring for another round...
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| July 14, 2007 Drew Westen brings The Political Brain into the Jab Room for a closer examination, and Elizabeth de la Vega drags the neo cons out from under the Bush |
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Drew Westen examines "The Political Brain", Elizabeth de la Vega pits "The U.S. vs. Bush", Racin' Ren Finley Roars into the Jab Room...
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| July 7, 2007 Award-winning investigative journalist Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now! ...With Matt Taibbi |
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Roll out the red carpet... Amy Goodman is in the Jab Room to shine the light of truth into the corners of hypocrisy. Also, Matt Taibbi is back with his latest insights into the humiliation contest better known as the Presidential Election...
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| June 30th, 2007 Harper's Washington Editor Ken Borat Silverstein, Broadway baby Tonya Pinkins and more! |
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Ken Silverstein set the Globbyists of Washington on a tear with his Harper's expose of top lobbying firms that do business with evildoers. He's in the Jab Room to tell us his sordid tale... Plus, Tony award-winning Broadway veteran Tonya Pinkins gives a tune-up...
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| June 23rd, 2007 One Great Guest co-Host! Jay Rouse is back with guest gaming geek N'Gai Croal, anti-fascist warrior Mike Weinstein, and Hidden Amer(esoteric)a! |
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Jay Rouse is back! The perennial guest co-host and newly minted Chief Operating Officer of the "One" campaign joins Mark to interview guests N'Gai Croal and Michael Weinstein, author of the chilling expose, "With God on Our Side".
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| June 16th, 2007 Rolling Stone's Evan Serpick reports on Live Earth; the Irondale Ensemble brings its Unheard Voices into the Jab Room! |
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Rolling Stone Associate Editor Evan Serpick has been following Live Earth concert organizer Kevin Wall around the world and is in the Jab Room to tell us how dangerous it's been! Plus, Jim Niesen and Patrena Murray bring the Irondale Ensemble into the ring with "9-11: Voices Unheard".
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| June 9th, 2007 Greg Palast escapes from the Armed Madhouse and tells his tale... |
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Prize-winning investigative journalist, truth-peddler, justice-slinger and progressive prophet Greg Palast is back in the Jab Room to tell us about the Armed Madhouse we inhabit. Plus, Left Jab's very own Queens-based Hollywood correspondent and political analyst Bill McCarty's exclusive rant on Rudi, Romney, and the Sopranos!
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| May 26th, 2007 Burton Hersh tells the truth behind the truth behind the lies about J.Edgar Hoover and the Kennedys... |
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Kennedy biographer and CIA expert Burton Hersh is in the Jab Room to tell us how J.Edgar Hoover used his relationship with the Kennedys to transform America. Plus, sport siren Dave Zirin is back for another round!
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| May 19th, 2007 James Henry referees A Game as Old as Empire, and Hidden America finds itself at the O'Henry Pun Off! |
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On this show... Investigative journalist and economist James Henry tells us how we've all been played in A Game as Old as Empire. Also, Left Jab's Queens-based Hollywood Correspondent and Political Analyst casts light on the sextupled darknesses of Rudy Giuliani, Jerry Falwell, Mitt Romney, Michael Richards, Don Imus and Dick Cheney. Plus, Hidden America has some pun with the O'Henry Pun-Off, and the Live Oak Brewery loosens the linguists' tripping tongues...
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| May 12, 2007 Newsweek's Gaming Guru N'Gai Croal speaks truth to techno-philes... |
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Technology expert and blogger N'Gai Croal is in the Jab Room to get into the nitty gritty of gadgetry. Also, Dave Zirin, the sports siren, and Hidden America Finds the Pub Dart Tournament. Plus, a little love from Lemp Beer in St. Louis!
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| May 5, 2007 Mavericks on the March! Dan Walker and Mike Ferner get in the ring |
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Former Illinois Governor Dan Walker lived to tell about his experiences taking on the Daley Machine in Chicago in his memoir "The Maverick and the Machine." He's in the Jab Room with veteran and activist Mike Ferner, author of "Inside the Red Zone." With Guest co-Host Jay Rouse...
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| April 28th, 2007 Uber-Moneyman Mark Ein mingles with the Mariachis of Tucson! |
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Investor Mark Ein talks Beer, Gear and Politics, D.C. style, while Hidden America shines a light on the Mariachi Festival in Tucson, where we'll stop in for a tap from the Gentle Ben brewery...
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| April 21st, 2007 Rolling Stone's Brian Hiatt and Playwright/Provocateur Keith Reddin! |
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Brian Hiatt introduces Rolling Stone's 40th Anniversary issue, and award-winning playwright Keith Reddin settles into "The Missionary Position"!
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| April 14th, 2007 The Friday Wrap, in the Jab Room! |
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Hank Dearden is back with John Dryden to bring us their "Friday Wrap!" Also, "Hidden America" finds the Rat Race in Louisville.
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| April 7th, 2007 Paul Starr and Joe Cirincione |
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Pulitzer prize-winning author and social historian Paul Starr is in the Jab Room to unleash "Freedom's Power"! Plus, Joe Cirincione joins us from the Center for American Progress to talk about the truth behind the truth of what really happened in Iran...
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| April 1st, 2007 Kevin Phillips and Dave Zirin in the Jab Room! |
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Kevin Phillips, author of "American Theocracy", is in the Jab Room with resident sports siren Dave Zirin...
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| March 24, 2007 Renegade Journalist and Rolling Stone Reporter Matt Taibbi |
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Renegade journalist and "Rolling Stone" reporter Matt Taibbi is in the Jab Room to spice up the debate...
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| March 18, 2007 Matt Rothschild, Editor of The Progressive, Daily Kos's Kagro X |
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Matt Rothschild is in the Jab Room to teach us how to be truly Progressive, and Kagro X makes his case for Netroots...
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| March 11, 2007 Joe Wilson returns! |
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Ambassador Joe Wilson is back in the Jab Room to reflect upon the events that followed his truth-telling.
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| March 4, 2007 Greg Proops, Bill Scher, Charro Days |
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On this show... Commedian, provocateur and prophet Greg Proops, blogmeister Bill Scher and Hidden America finds Charro Days in Brownsville, Texas!
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| February 25, 2007 Economist Joel Naroff, Theatrical Producer Jay Harris |
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Economist Joel Naroff is in the Jab Room to spread the wealth.... Also, Jay Harris and Michael Goodfriend with their play, "Arrivals."
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| February 18, 2007 Environmentalist and Entrepreneur Hank Dearden |
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Treehugger Hank Dearden is in the Jab Room with guest host Jay Rouse
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| February 4, 2007 Mad Law Professor Patricia Williams |
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Molly Ivins is dead. Long Live Molly Ivins! Mad Law Professor Patricia Williams is in the Jab Room with journalist Sarah Olson and "Hotline" editor Chuck Todd.
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| January 28, 2007 Former Assistant Secretary of Defense Lawrence Korb |
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Former Assistant Secretary of Defense and Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress Lawrence Korb. Plus, Washington Correspondent for The Nation Magazine, John Nichols and a special "Hidden America" feature with the Cowboy Poets of Montana!
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| January 21, 2007 Crossfire Host and Clinton Advisor Paul Begala |
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Veteran Democratic Strategist, "Crossfire" Host and Clinton Advisor Paul Begala is in the Jab Room to share his insights...
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| January 14, 2007 Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Dan Golden, Actress/Commedienne Iris Bahr |
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Dan Golden, Author of "The Price of Admission," in the Jab Room with Iris Bahr, currently performing in her one-woman show "Dai" in New York
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| January 7, 2007 Liberal Oasis Blogger Bill Scher |
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Blogger Extraordinaire Bill Scher in the Jab Room to Toss the Fruitcake...
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