Best F Word With Laura Flanders Podcasts (2025)

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Full Conversation- America's Drug Price Nightmare: Public Production Can Save Lives 34:20

4d ago34:20

34:20

Pharmaceutical prices in the US are astronomically high and many vulnerable people can’t afford the drugs they need. Public ownership of drug manufacturing can break the private monopolies and save lives, but it’s going to take a lot of public pressure to make change. Today, we look at the progress that’s being made to tackle America’s killer drug …

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F-WORD: Melissa Hortman's Lesson: Woke Worked 3:37

1M ago3:37

3:37

Laura's Extended Commentary aka The F-Word: Melissa Hortman’s murder was more than a tragedy—it was a political assassination aimed at a movement. This commentary honors her legacy as a coalition-builder behind Minnesota’s progressive gains and calls for courage, organizing, and solidarity in her wake.- The related episode featuring Sarah Schulman …

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COMMENTARY: Troops Need Care Not a Circus 4:54

1M ago4:54

4:54

Laura's Commentary: With seventeen veterans taking their lives daily in the US, a haunting question arises: can America redefine its values and reclaim its democratic principles before it's too late, or will it continue down a path of militarized politics and shattered ideals?Subscribe to the Laura Flanders and Friends Podcast for the exclusive unc…

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Full Conversation- V (formerly Eve Ensler): Reckoning with Our Past, Transforming the Futur 41:33

2M ago41:33

41:33

"V (formerly Eve Ensler): Reckoning with Our Past, Transforming the Future."Original Release Date- February 19, 2023Description: “Reckoning” is the new best-selling book from V (formerly Eve Ensler), author of “The Vagina Monologues” and founder of V-Day/One Billion Rising, the global movement to end violence against all women, gender-expansive peo…

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Full Conversation- Africana & Puerto Rican Studies: A Student-Led Victory 50:42

3M ago50:42

50:42

In this back to school special, we look at the grassroots movement led by student activists with the support of some faculty to establish Africana Studies Departments and Puerto Rican Studies Departments at The City of New York, or CUNY’s Brooklyn College — one of the first in the country. How does this struggle relate to today’s fight for multicul…

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Full Conversation- The Americans with Disabilities Act: A Civil Rights Milestone With Miles To Go 44:45

8M ago44:45

44:45

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed in 1990, a significant milestone in the fight for civil rights, with a vision of inclusion and respect for people with disabilities. But ableism, or discrimination in favor of able-bodied people, persists, affecting the one in four Americans with a disability. What does ableism mean and why is it…

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Full Conversation- Ai Weiwei: How Do We Save Our Humanity? 48:56

8M ago48:56

48:56

In “ZODIAC: A Graphic Memoir”, the renowned artist Ai Weiwei writes that artists should “ignite stories”, “fight for freedom” and “help us hope.” Over his long and defiant career, he has used his art in a wide variety of media to do just that. In this wide-ranging conversation with Laura Flanders, they discuss the role of the artist and ask why is …

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Bad Surprises, Good Surprises: Reflections on the Trump Rally in New York City | Commentary 4:00

9M ago4:00

4:00

LAURA FLANDERS - COMMENTARY EXCERPT: "I went into New York City to attend Donald Trump's rally at Madison Square Garden, but I couldn't get in. It was so oversubscribed, I was surprised. And as I stood there in the penned-in area with other would-be attendees, we watched on the jumbotron and I wondered about the other things I'd seen that had surpr…

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Full Conversation- From Civil Rights to Abolition: Angela Davis Shares Her Journey 1:01:34

12M ago1:01:34

1:01:34

This is the full conversation from the inaugural episode of Laura Flanders & Friends (formerly The Laura Flanders Show), Laura is joined by Angela Davis, a leading voice in the movement for abolition and feminism who has lots to share about her evolution and how decades of activism are coming together. From Palestine to elections, to our carceral s…

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F-Word- Jubilee Justice Regenerative Farming: Tackling Racism with Rice 3:30

2y ago3:30

3:30

You can watch The Laura Flanders Show report on The Jubilee Justice Black Farmers Rice Project on PBS stations across the nation, or on YouTube. In addition, we offer an audio version by subscribing to this free podcast and/or catch the special report airing on community radio stations. Details are at https://LauraFlanders.orgThe F-Word is released…

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F-Word: Minnesota Democrats Codify Abortion Rights and More. It’s Not a ‘Miracle’ 4:00

2y ago4:00

4:00

"It’s being called the Minnesota miracle, but Minnesota’s historic legislative session was no act of god."The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests. The Laura Flanders Show is made possible by our listeners and viewers. Please become a sustaining member or make a one time donation at https://LauraFl…

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F-Word: Moore v Harper and the War on Democracy in North Carolina 4:00

2y ago4:00

4:00

-excerpt from the latest commentary by Laura Flanders..."It has often been said that the US South is the testing ground for American democracy, which makes it frustrating how little attention national Democrats and their media pals give to Southern politics. A case in point is the decision by the North Carolina Supreme Court on April 28th, to rever…

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F-Word: Trafficked workers’ Great Escape? 4:00

2+ y ago4:00

4:00

"Saket Soni is a brilliant labor organizer. He's also a talented storyteller. His first book, The Great Escape, A True Story of Forced Labor and Immigrant Dreams in America, tells the gripping, can't-put-it down tale of one of the largest human trafficking schemes in modern US history and how 500 Indian-born workers brought their corporate exploite…

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The F-Word: Time to Stop Trashing the Luddites? 3:30

2+ y ago3:30

3:30

"Can we spare a few minutes to focus on Luddites?... and you’ll find that Luddites weren’t backward thinking thugs, but rather, skilled craftspeople whose lives were about to be wrecked."The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests. This podcast is made possible by you, our listeners. Please take a mom…

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F-Word: Right or Wrong Polls Aren't Good 3:30

2+ y ago3:30

3:30

"What makes the obsession with polling so problematic is that it ignores the way that polls, even when they're right, are bad for our politics. Polls shrink our options, over-determine policy, and distract us from real life."The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests. Flex your media muscles, become …

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F-Word: Democrats Miss the Message 4:00

2+ y ago4:00

4:00

"Win, lose or draw, the allure of the “white working class voter” never dulls for big D Democrats."The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests. Flex your media muscles, become a monthly sustaining member for $3, $5, $12 at https://Patreon.com/theLFShow Independent Media! Advertising free!…

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F-Word: Election Deniers Aren't Born, They're Bred 3:30

2+ y ago3:30

3:30

You can catch my interview with award-winning reporter Soledad OBrien about how she recommends reporting on liars, through subscribing to the free Laura Flanders Show Podcast feed, or catch the program on hundreds of PBS stations and on YouTube. Go to https://LauraFlanders.org for more information.The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely c…

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F-Word: A.M. Home's The Unfolding: On War and Also Walking Away 3:30

3y ago3:30

3:30

"Even more than democracy, the language of freedom vs. tyranny has characterized this year’s mid-term election campaigns."The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests. Flex your media muscles, become a monthly sustaining member for $3, $5, $12 at https://Patreon.com/theLFShow Independent Media! Adverti…

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F-Word: Democracy is under Seige in Small Town USA 3:30

3y ago3:30

3:30

"'It would be easier for people to understand what could have happened on January 6th in DC, if they knew what actually happened on November 10th, in 1898, in Wilmington,' Cedric Harrison told me"The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests. Flex your media muscles, become a monthly sustaining member f…

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F-Word: Extreme Supremes Have Something Against Bodies 3:30

3y ago3:30

3:30

"Birth, earth, indigenous rule, even the “demos” of government itself… Kavanaugh and his crew seem to have something against bodies they can’t control, be they human or governmental."The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests. Flex your media muscles, become a monthly sustaining member for $3, $5, $1…

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From SCOTUS to Shireen: Linda Sarsour: Same Extremism. Same Threat. 4:07

3y ago4:07

4:07

"A Supreme Court assault on reproductive equity, another racist slaughter, and more Palestinian death. It’s a lot."The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests. Flex your media muscles, become a monthly sustaining member for $3, $5, $12 at http://Patreon.com/theLFShow Independent Media! Advertising fre…

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F-Word: Inflating Hopes & Dreams in Manchin Country? 4:00

3y ago4:00

4:00

"Something exciting is happening in McDowell County, West Virginia. There, in what used to be coal country, the American Federation of Teachers is leading a project called Reconnecting McDowell. It's a program initiated over a decade ago by Gayle Manchin, wife of now Senator (then Governor) Joe, and it makes you think long and hard about her husban…

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F-Word - Russia: A Nation of Informers. Texas too? 3:30

3y ago3:30

3:30

A culture of snitches? '...We describe it as horrifying when its happening in Putin's Russia, but just how different, really, is Texas?'The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests. Member supported, become a member today for early access to full conversations, online exclusives and more https://Patreo…

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F-Word: Win the War. Invest in Peace. The Conversation we need to be having now 4:06

3+ y ago4:06

4:06

Civil society must demand peace and diplomacy over war and killing as a global community. The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests.By Laura Flanders

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F-Word: War is Til We Stop it for Maria and Manar 3:00

3+ y ago3:00

3:00

"Prison abolitionist Mariam Kaba says of struggle, “We do this 'til we free us.” Likewise, it seems to me, war is 'til we stop it. We need to stop it."The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests. Flex your media muscles, become a monthly sustaining member for $3, $5, $12 at http://Patreon.com/theLFSho…

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F-Word: Prices Spiking, Options Shrinking. We're at a Tipping Point for Oil & Gas 4:00

3+ y ago4:00

4:00

"Stocks in renewables are out performing oil and gas right now. Tipping points tip and this could be one of those...."The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests. Flex your media muscles, become a monthly sustaining member for $3, $5, $12 at http://Patreon.com/theLFShow Independent Media! Advertising …

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F-Word: Capital Not Charity 4:00

3+ y ago4:00

4:00

Related episode to check out- "Your Neighborhood in your Hands: A Model from the South Bronx" "Carter, who has gone from fighting developers in the Bronx to becoming one herself, lost her family's home after her parents died when her siblings couldn't see the value in their property beyond the pittance they could get from speculators. She lost the …

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F-Word: Win or Lose, Nominations Debates are Dangerous 4:00

3+ y ago4:00

4:00

"Justice Breyer has announced his resignation from the Supreme Court and a Biden/Harris pick is expected to win confirmation. The Democrats’ choice is unlikely to shift the court’s balance, we’re told, but the media’s milquetoast reassurance misses the point that when it comes to balance it’s not just the court, it’s also the public debate that’s s…

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F-Word: A Fascist World is Breathing 3:30

3+ y ago3:30

3:30

Another World is Possible. Fascism Too, Is Breathing: Listening to Arundhati Roy. Related episode to check out- Arundhati Roy: Freedom, Fascism, Fiction and the Pandemic PortalThe F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests. Flex your media muscles, become a monthly sustaining member for $3, $5, $12 at ht…

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F-Word: Federal Action for Media Could Undo Some Federal Damage 4:25

3+ y ago4:25

4:25

"A Free Press is vital if we are to have any chance at a functioning democracy. On that, you’d think, Right and Left might agree...."The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests.By Laura Flanders

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A Paramilitary Industrial Complex is Growing in Americans' Backyards 4:00

3+ y ago4:00

4:00

How are activists shutting down radicalized militia training facilities in defense of community safety?"Veteran activists organizing across this state [North Carolina], are concerned about a seemingly unmonitored flow of military grade weapons, training, and white warrior ideology out of the state’s privatized military and into civilian lives."Arti…

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F-Word: What Does It Take to Imagine the Future? Ask a Nic Unit Nurse 4:00

3+ y ago4:00

4:00

The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests."Changing the Future with India Walton... Buffalo drew attention this election season after first-time candidate, long-time activist, India Walton won the Democratic primary, positioning her to become this Democratic city’s first African American woman and f…

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F-Word: Worker Co-ops Coped with Covid. Why Can't Others? 3:00

4y ago3:00

3:00

The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests. October is National Co-op Month. "Worker co-ops like New Era demonstrate that it’s certainly possible to run a successful business while prioritizing safety and treating workers like fellow humans."Flex your media muscles, become a monthly sustaining member…

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F-Word: Build Back Green, Not Gray 3:30

4y ago3:30

3:30

The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests. "MacArthur 'genius award'winning landscape designer Kate Orff believes that gray infrastructure, like levees and flood gates and sea walls, can only take us so far."Flex your media muscles, become a monthly sustaining member for $3, $5, $12 at http://Patreo…

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F-Word: Big Pharma versus The People 3:30

4y ago3:30

3:30

The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests. Flex your media muscles, become a monthly sustaining member for $3, $5, $12 at http://Patreon.com/theLFShowBy Laura Flanders

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F-Word: The Disability Revolution 3:30

4y ago3:30

3:30

"Living free, with equality, dignity, equity and justice - requires more than law, it requires systemic change."This edition of Laura's commentary relates to the episode "Did a Summer Camp Help Spark a Disability Revolution?". Watch, listen, download and Check out the full episode notes here => https://Patreon.com/theLFShowThe F-Word is released bi…

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F-Word: Buffalo's Next Mayor Is Putting Electeds on Notice 3:30

4y ago3:30

3:30

"Sometimes the good people win and that’s just what happened June 22 in Buffalo NY when community organizer, working mom and self described socialist, India Walton won the Democratic primary to stand for mayor in that Democratic town."If you missed our show you can listen/download the podcast or watch our feature on Making Buffalo Our City at our Y…

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F-Word: Take Pride in Desire 3:00

4y ago3:00

3:00

"Class, race, gender, sexuality, place. What would shift in our minds, and our relations with each other, if we put trans lives and perspectives at the center? In addition to celebrating trans survival and trans courage, the makers of Disclosure subtly raise that question."The Podcast episode "Laverne Cox, Sam Feder: Trans Lives Depend on Owning Ou…

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F-Word: United Action To Keep Workers Down 3:30

4y ago3:30

3:30

"Besides, if an extra $300 a week enables some to make ends meet without that stinking $7/hr job at the Dollar Store. Is that so bad? "Listen to The Laura Flanders Show for more on public media and independent media creators:"Labor Looks Up After Amazon Union Vote"LauraFlanders.org/ListenThe F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentarie…

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F-Word: A New Deal for Democracy? Invest in Public Media 3:30

4y ago3:30

3:30

"While every other wealthy nation spends around $100 per citizen for public media of different kinds, the US government spends just over $1.00 on public broadcasting." Listen to The Laura Flanders Show for more on public media and independent media creators:"A New Day for Public TV""Black Pain White Media: Introducing URL Media, a new, BIPOC networ…

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F-Word: January 6, Viewed From North Carolina 3:30

4y ago3:30

3:30

"Independent Media bring issues to the boil, mainstream media inhale the steam."Listen / Download the podcast "Black Pain White Media: Introducing URL Media, a new, BIPOC network" to hear about URL Media, Scalawag Magazine and more. Or watch it on your local PBS TV station, or on our YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/user/lauraflanders…

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F-Word: Arm our Cities with Military Grade Healthcare, not Weapons 3:30

4+ y ago3:30

3:30

"American #police are armed to the teeth with #military grade weapons and the results are in. The more combat gear, the more combat. So how about we armed our cities with military grade #healthcare instead?" The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests. Support theLFShow with your media muscles by beco…

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F-word: A Culture of Violence? The US Can Switch 4:00

4+ y ago4:00

4:00

"Culture of violence, culture of violence. If I hear that phrase wheeled out one more time to excuse a mass shooter, I’ll scream. That doesn’t mean I’ll head to the gun shop."The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests. Support theLFShow with your media muscles by becoming a monthly sustaining member …

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F-Word: Royalty, Racist? Really? 3:30

4+ y ago3:30

3:30

"In the context of the Divine Right of Kings, the who-said-what-to-Harry and Meghan question. is most certainly missing the white supremacist forest for the trees."The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests. Support theLFShow with your media muscles by becoming a monthly sustaining member for $3, $5,…

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In Indian Country, It’s Not the Weather, It’s the Racism That’s Leaving Thousands In the Dark 3:00

4+ y ago3:00

3:00

"How do we live with the decades-long reality that tens of thousands of families in #IndianCountry have had no electricity and limited cell and broadband access - not for a day or a week - but for years already." The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests. Support theLFShow with your media muscles by…

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F-Word: Impeaching Racism Needs to Happen Everywhere 3:30

4+ y ago3:30

3:30

"The second impeachment trial of Donald Trump began just as we were learning of the death, on February 7, of the bold and brilliant labor leader, Karen Lewis." The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests. Support theLFShow with your media muscles by becoming a monthly sustaining member for $3, $5, $12…

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F-Word: Time to Take the Mittens Off! 3:00

4+ y ago3:00

3:00

"Like or loathe memes, it’s time for Sanders, and more to the point, Sanders-ism, to take its mittens off."The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests. Support theLFShow with your media muscles by becoming a monthly sustaining member for $3, $5, $12 or more, goto https://Patreon.com/theLFShow…

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F-Word: Learn From Georgia 3:00

4+ y ago3:00

3:00

"The answer to the mobster who riles up the lynch mob is media that’s moral, which is not what we have. What we have is media that’s motivated by money. And money, as we also saw this week, has no morals." The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests. Support with your media muscles by becoming a month…

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The Times They Ain't a Changing 3:00

4+ y ago3:00

3:00

"... sing as he might about The Times They are A-Changing, Dylan’s deal, worth an estimated $300 million to him, changed nothing about anything. But it could have been different."The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests. Support by becoming a patron and help us reach our goal during our Holiday Fun…

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