Best Nicole Sandler Podcasts (2025)

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20250425 Emptywheel Fridays on the Nicole Sandler Show 1:06:20

7h ago1:06:20

1:06:20

We made it through another treacherous week in Trumpville. Every Friday, I get together with Marcy Wheeler of emptywheel.net who helps me unpack much of what happened since we spoke the Friday before. This was another week that felt like a decade! From Hegseth melting down, to Trump's continual lies and tweets (Vladimir Stop!), his newest illegal g…

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20250424 The Hits Keep Coming Thurs with Howie Klein- Nicole Sandler Show 59:59

17h ago59:59

59:59

Chaos. It's their mantra and goal.There's no way any one person can keep track of all the crap spewing from the White House these days, but I try to do my part in finding some of the stories that most infuriate me to share with you each day on the show.And today is Thursday, our day to check in with Howie Klein of DownWithTyranny and the Blue Ameri…

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20250423 SCOTUS, DOGE & a Visit with Lisa Graves on the Nicole Sandler Show 59:59

3d ago59:59

59:59

After a break yesterday for a fun show about music and reliving the good old days, it's back to the real world today. The news is insane, from the orange one playing games with the world's economies, tariff roulette, SCOTUS & judicial uncertainty and more questions than we can reasonably answer. But we'll try. Today, we'll catch up with Lisa Graves…

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20250422 A Break from Politics for a Rocking Blast from the Past -Nicole Sandler Show 59:59

5d ago59:59

59:59

Today we'll take a break from the depressing, stress-filled world of news and politics to talk about the best job ever. Today's guest is Paul Rappaport who spent his career at Columbia Records promoting rock records to radio and wrote a wonderful book recounting those glory days, GLIDERS OVER HOLLYWOOD: AIRSHIPS, AIRPLAY AND THE ART OF ROCK PROMOTI…

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S3 E04: Snake On The Couch (feat. LamBros.) 25:26

4d ago25:26

25:26

Welcome back to Season 3 of the Pick-Me-Up Podcast, brought to you by Listen Up Music and Audio Technica with me, Kate Gandy! This week's episode of the podcast features brothers, Harry and Connor, aka LamBros. In this episode, topics discussed include: Busking origin story and being ratted out New single 'Convenient' Interesting inspiration for th…

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20250421 Another Monday with Jonathan Larsen & the F'n News on the Nicole Sandler Show 1:04:11

6d ago1:04:11

1:04:11

The weekend was chock full of news, beginning with a SCOTUS surprise at 1am on Saturday morning. For the first time in a long time, they ruled the correct way. Jonathan Larsen of thefuckingnews.substack.com joins me for our regular Monday debriefing session on what the hell is going on...

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20250418 Emptywheel Friday on the Nicole Sandler Show. 1:18:28

9d ago1:18:28

1:18:28

Each Friday, Marcy Wheeler of emptywheel.net and I get together to recap much of the important news from the week just ending. It's a daunting task, but necessary at this strange and fucked-up time in history. Today, we covered Trump's attempts to mess with immigration, his continued actions in shutting down the government, shutting down the global…

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20250417 Thursdays with Howie Klein & Lots of (Bad) News on the Nicole Sandler ShowThursdays with Howie Klein & Lots of News on the Nicole Sandler Show 59:59

10d ago59:59

59:59

Howie Klein has been a regular weekly guest on this show for close to 15 years now. He writes at DownWithTyranny.com and runs the Blue America PAC where he champions the best progressive candidates running for office. Ten years ago, Howie successfully fought a rare form of cancer and enjoyed a clean bill of health for years. Unfortunately, a few mo…

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20250416 Hard Truth Time with Digby on the Nicole Sandler Show 59:59

11d ago59:59

59:59

Everything is FUBAR, and I'm not exaggerating. I constantly reiterate that it's almost impossible to keep up with all the shit that's hitting the fan. I should modify that to say that I personally cannot keep up with it all. But my friend Heather Parton, better known as Digby, does a great job of it with the help of Tom Sullivan, Spocko and Dennis …

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20250415 DOGE Watch Time on the Nicole Sandler Show 1:00:02

12d ago1:00:02

1:00:02

If it feels like things are spinning out of control, you are correct. If you're wondering why no one is doing anything, you're asking the wrong question. You should be asking the corporate media why they're not covering the opposition. There's a lot of it from all quarters. There's a lot of pushback and fighting, but the most important element is W…

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S3 E03: Housemates Belting Out Songs (feat. Nicole Gandy) 21:00

11d ago21:00

21:00

Welcome back to Season 3 of the Pick-Me-Up Podcast, brought to you by Listen Up Music and Audio Technica with me, Kate Gandy! This week's episode of the podcast features her sister, Sydney-based indie-rock sad girl; Nicole Gandy! In this episode, topics discussed include: Her new single 'You Wouldn't Ask' and the songwriting process. Working on her…

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20250414 More F'n News on Anoter F'd Up Monday on the Nicole Sandler Show. 1:00:00

13d ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Just when you think we've hit rock bottom, the magats in Dump-land prove that there is no bottom. Since we last spoke, the tariffs are on again, off again, temporary or permanent or paused for 90 days (and the stock market is up, down, up, down, ad nauseum; the administration is openly defying a Supreme Court ruling that tells them to facilitate th…

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20250411Emptywheel Fridays on the Nicole Sandler Show 59:59

16d ago59:59

59:59

Every Friday, I join with Marcy Wheeler of emptywheel.net to recap much of what happened during the week. As has been the case every week since the inauguration, this week was a doozy. But as Marcy says, "gravity hit this week, in a big way." Trump had his "liberation day" tariff announcement, causing the stock market to crash. Then he "paused" it …

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20250410 Yippy Thursday with Howie Klein on the Nicole Sandler Show 59:59

17d ago59:59

59:59

I'm not quite sure what "yippy" means, but the guy with the *best* words used it to explain (in Dump's case, that means 'lie') why he reversed himself on his tariffs yesterday. People were getting yippy? Maybe it means that they were pissed off that their portfolios and retirement accounts were hemorrhaging money? I wonder how they're feeling today…

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20250409 DumpsterCoaster Ride with Driftglass on the Nicole Sandler Show 59:59

18d ago59:59

59:59

If you're feeling nauseous right now, that's to be expected and you're not alone. Exactly one week after proclaiming it "liberation day" and a week of saying he wouldn't back down, today the orange one pulled a 180 and said "never mind," pausing the "reciprocal tariffs" for 90 days, except for China and 10% for everyone else. Huh?If you're confused…

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202504008 Don't Overlook what they're Doing to the Planet on the Nicole Sandler Show 59:59

19d ago59:59

59:59

The Dump administration is haphazardly attacking all aspects of our federal government, including agencies that are tasked with protecting not only the US' population, but the world's. We've been talking a lot about our social safety net -- attacks on Medicare/Medicaid and Social Security, attacks on due process and civil rights, and equality for a…

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S3 E02: The Listen You Can't Unhear (feat. Kynthia) 27:29

18d ago27:29

27:29

Welcome back to Season 3 of the Pick-Me-Up Podcast, brought to you by Listen Up Music and Audio Technica with me, Kate Gandy! This week's episode of the podcast features artist, singer-songwriter, and boss bitch; Kynthia! In this episode, topics discussed include: The meaning behind her incredible animation for 'Collateral Damage'. Collaboration on…

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20250407 Another F'n Monday, More F'n News on the Nicole Sandler Show 59:59

20d ago59:59

59:59

Like death and taxes, Mondays always arrive. For the past couple of months, the start of each new week has brought with it a plethora of really bad news. Today is no exception... except there's some very encouraging news along with the usual Trump/shit sandwich.Where? Well, just look back to Saturday and the reported 5 million people plus who took …

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20250404 Emptywheel Fridays on the Nicole Sandler Show 59:59

23d ago59:59

59:59

We wrap up each week on the Friday show with Marcy Wheeler of emptywheel.net. This week was a rollercoaster with Cory Booker stepping up to offer motivation and passion and, dare I say, hope. I don't think we've reached the bottom of the rollercoaster yet, as we're watching the Dow in free fall for the second day in a row, and the inflation that's …

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20250403 Tariffs & Taxes by Trump, Bunch on Booker & More - Nicole Sandler Show 1:01:39

24d ago1:01:39

1:01:39

I told you yesterday that Trump help his announcement of his "Liberation Day" Tariff plan to crash the world's economies until 4pm because he didn't want us to see the stock market crashing in real time as he unveiled his nefarious plans. Today, he's off again to Florida for a golf tournament at one of his clubs, while most of the rest of the natio…

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20250402 Wisconsin Win, Floriduh, Cory Booker & Lisa Graves on the Nicole Sandler Show 59:59

25d ago59:59

59:59

Senator Cory Booker stood up yesterday - actually, the day before - an made history. Not only did he break former senator and lifelong racist Strom Thurmond's record for the longest senate speech in history, he also used it to denounce Thurmond's racism and the shameful chapter in American history he tried to prolong. Booker's speech and feats of s…

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S3 E01: The Greatest Show Of Your Life (feat. Amy Vee) 28:02

25d ago28:02

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Welcome back to Season 3 of the Pick-Me-Up Podcast, brought to you by Listen Up Music and Audio Technica with me, Kate Gandy! This week's episode of the podcast features singer-songwriter, and Listen Up Music Chair; Amy Vee! In this episode, topics discussed include: All the musical spheres that Amy works within The process of songwriting Working w…

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Defiance, Resistance, Filibuster & Joan Walsh on the Nicole Sandler Show 4-1-25 59:59

26d ago59:59

59:59

There's something happening here. Can you feel it?Joan Walsh and her fellow contributor at The Nation, Micah Sifray, both wrote this week about the resistance. Or as they both prefer, the defiance. But whatever you call it, it's here. And if you're not participating in it, then you're helping to take down our nation and our future. Today, Joan Wals…

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20250331 It's Monday, We've Got your F'n News on the Nicole Sandler Show 59:59

27d ago59:59

59:59

Welcome to another Monday when you wake up hoping it's all just been a horrible nightmare, but the you realize this is really happening. I believe that the bad news goes down easier with some snark and expletives, so we'll check in for our usual Monday get-together with Jonathan Larsen of thefuckingnews.substack.com. There's plenty on the crap menu…

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20250928 Emptywheel Fridays on the Nicole Sandler Show 1:12:34

30d ago1:12:34

1:12:34

I've been plagued by computer problems all week. I'm still not out of the woods, but I was able to cobble something together to be able to record today's Emptywheel Friday episode with Marcy Wheeler. Good thing too, as this one another hell of a week!We learned about the Signal chat debacle (aka WhiskeyLeaks in honor of the drunken Secretary of Def…

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20250324 Another F'n Monday w This Incompetent Administration - Nicole Sandler Show 1:00:20

1M ago1:00:20

1:00:20

It was a weekend with some hope as I tried to focus only on the good stuff, and there was cause for encouragement. Bernie Sanders and AOC held five rallies in Nevada, Arizona and Colorado, and they were awesome in the truest sense of the word. Record crowds everywhere, with reports that most were not necessarily previous Sanders voters or supporter…

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20250321 Emptywheel Friday on the Nicole Sandler Show 1:04:34

1M ago1:04:34

1:04:34

We made it to another Friday, and another end of the week recap with Marcy Wheeler of emptywheel.net. We keep noting that each week seems like an eternity, but this one seemed to have been even longer. I cannot keep up with all that’s happening. I don’t have the bandwidth, physically or emotionally to handle it. It’s one of many reasons why I’m so …

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20250320 Politics & Music with Howie Klein & Danny Goldberg on the Nicole Sandler Show 59:59

1M ago59:59

59:59

Howie Klein has been my regular Thursday guest for over a dozen years now, but our friendship goes back further to the early 90s, when I was doing rock radio in Los Angeles and he was president of Reprise Records. When Howie left Reprise and Warner Brothers as Time Warner and AOL merged, he began devoting all of his time to progressive politics, la…

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20250319 Alex Lawson & Social Security Facts on the Nicole Sandler Show 59:59

1M ago59:59

59:59

Both Alex and I had technical problems last week when he joined us, so he's back today as the regime's attack on Social Security intensifies. The news has only gotten more alarming and unprecedented in the last seven days.Alex Lawson is executive director of Social Security Works, an organization dedicated to fighting to protect and expand Social S…

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S3 Trailer: Welcome to Season 3 5:34

1M ago5:34

5:34

Welcome to Season 3 of the Pick-Me-Up Podcast, brought to you by Listen Up Music and Audio Technica with me, Kate Gandy! Join us for a sneak peak of everything that Season 3 has in store for you as we bring back the good vibes and the weekly pick-me-up that you need🕺 Make sure to keep up to date with the podcast on Tik Tok and/or Instagram to hear …

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20250317 A Free Press or Not on the Nicole Sandler Show 59:59

1M ago59:59

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Monday mornings always come with a rude awakening... it's that "here we go again" feeling as we embark on another week in a world we no longer recognize. With each Monday comes the now-routinely awful news of what happened over the weekend when we tried to look away from the train wreck happening constantly before our eyes. This weekend brought wit…

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20250314 Emptywheel Fridays on the Nicole Sandler Show 1:08:42

1M ago1:08:42

1:08:42

We wrap up each week on Fridays with Marcy Wheeler of emptywheel.net. We try to cover much of the important news from the week just ending. With the avalanche of shit raining down on us constantly, there's a lot of information to parse. Marcy is in Ireland, I'm in Arizona, so we record our Friday get-togethers at around noon Eastern. The show goes …

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20250313 That CR & the GOP Assault on the US- Nicole Sandler Show 1:00:25

1M ago1:00:25

1:00:25

Howie Klein is usually with us on Thursdays but, as he's been writing about at DownWithTyranny.com, he's battling cancer and isn't able to be here today. He should be back with us next week.Today, the senate is debating the continuing resolution passed by the Republicans in the House, even though most of them would never have voted for this if the …

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Social Security & All Government Spending at Risk- Nicole Sandler Show 3-12-25 59:59

2M ago59:59

59:59

I've gotten a lot of email in the past week or two from listeners very concerned about what the Musk/Dump regime will do to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Although I know that messing with those programs would bring down what's left of this nation -- or maybe because I know that -- it's got me really concerned too. ProPublica this morning …

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Mike Papantonio on Big Pharma, PBM & RFK Jr - NicoleSandler Show 3-11-25 59:19

2M ago59:19

59:19

I don't usually interview novelists on this show, but Mike Papantonio is so much more. He is a leading trial lawyer who's won numerous multi-million dollar verdicts on behalf of victims of corporate malfeasance. He hosted the radio show "Ring of Fire" on Air America Radio, and has written a bunch of books - both fiction and non-fiction- dealing wit…

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20250310 Bernie Sanders Fighting Oligarchy on the Nicole Sandler Show 59:59

2M ago59:59

59:59

We usually spend Mondays talking about the latest news with Jonathan Larsen of thefuckingnews.substack.com, but he's out today doing something important with his son. And frankly, I just don't have it in me today. I was trying to find something that would bring some hope to my feelings of hopelessness right now, when a video titled 'Stress Kills' a…

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20250307 Emptywheel Fridays on the Nicole Sandler Show 1:08:02

2M ago1:08:02

1:08:02

We reached another Friday and it was another week filled with more crap than we could cover in an hour-long discussion, which is what Marcy Wheeler and I try to do each Friday. This morning, Marcy put up a long, information-filled post at emptywheel.net titled "Attention Deficit and Defiance Division of Labor: There's Stuff Happening Where You're N…

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20250306 Economy Crashing Thursday with Howie Klein on the Nicole Sandler Show 59:59

2M ago59:59

59:59

Watching the Dow crash for the third day in a row since the megalomaniac in chief unilaterally put 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, the orange one tried to change course again. First he suspended tariffs on cars from both nations. Then he paused the tariffs on Mexico for a month. As the market kept hemorrhaging, the then paused the ta…

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20250305 Craig Unger on Russian Asset Donald Trump - Nicole Sandler Show 1:00:22

2M ago1:00:22

1:00:22

Craig Unger is a journalist and NY Times bestselling author of six books, two of which deal directly with his reporting on what led him to conclude that Donald Trump is a Russian asset. I first spoke with Craig in January of 2021 for the release of his book American Kompromat: How the KGB Cultivated Donald Trump, and related Tales of Sex Greed, Pow…

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20250304 FOIA Master Jason Leopold on the Nicole Sandler show 1:16:43

2M ago1:16:43

1:16:43

Jason Leopold has been dubbed the "FOIA Terrorist" by the government. I don't like the word terrorist, so I call him the FOIA Master... He writes the FOIA Files for Bloomberg News, where he continues breaking news. Jason's work is truly important. I caught up with him a few days ago after our last conversation was delayed due to the LA fires. We ha…

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20250303 Another F'ing News Monday on the NicoleSandler Show 59:59

2M ago59:59

59:59

Mondays are inevitable. Sadly, in recent weeks, the news on Mondays has been tragic and today is no exception. We're still reeling from the spectacle in the Oval Office on Friday and coming to terms with the fact that the man occupying the White House has aligned us with Russia over our allies in Europe. And as further proof that Dump is trying to …

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20250228 Emptywheel Friday And a Massive Oval Office Ambush & Meltdown on the Nicole Sandler Show 1:19:42

2M ago1:19:42

1:19:42

Today is Friday, when we get together with Marcy Wheeler of emptywheel.net to recap much of what happened in the week leading up to our conversation. We record these shows on Friday mornings here in Arizona/Friday afternoons for Marcy in Ireland. Today, while we were recording, Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelinskyy arrived at the White House to m…

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20250227 FL Can Help with Howie Klein & Josh Weil on the Nicole Sandler Show 1:00:06

2M ago1:00:06

1:00:06

I know. I escaped Florida after living there for half of my life. I don't have many kind words to say about the state that has mostly become a bad joke. But I'll sing their praises if the people of Florida come through on April 1. (And I'm not talking about an April Fools prank!)There are two special congressional races in FL being held that day to…

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20250226 David Dayen on the State of the News on the Nicole Sandler Show 59:59

2M ago59:59

59:59

The current regime has announced that they are following the authoritarian's handbook when it comes to controlling the media. Banning the AP from the Oval Office and other press events with the liar-in-chief wasn't enough for them, so now they've decided that they will decide which reporters and media outlets will be allowed to cover the office of …

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20250225 Tuesday Afternoon with Digby on the Nicole Sandler Show 59:59

2M ago59:59

59:59

A huge part of surviving this assault on our nation from within is our ability to maintain our sanity. One lesson I've learned in the past five weeks is that some days are better than others. I look forward to those mornings when the usual pit in my stomach doesn't fully form and I'm able to make it through the day without dissolving into a trembli…

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20250224 Monday Madness with Joan Walsh on the Nicole Sandler Show 1:00:16

2M ago1:00:16

1:00:16

Despite our best efforts to keep the weekend going, Mondays inevitably arrive. And with Mondays come the reality of the shit that hit the fan over the weekend. And the madness began Friday evening when we learned that D'ump has his unqualified, drunken idiot of a Secretary of Defense fired the highly qualified chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.…

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20250221 Emptywheel Fridays on the Nicole Sandler Show 1:16:48

2M ago1:16:48

1:16:48

With the D'ump/Musk regime working at breakneck speed to destroy our democracy, it's hard to keep up with it all. That's one reason I'm so grateful that Marcy Wheeler of emptywheel.net sits down with us for an hour (or more) each Friday to help us understand what happened that week. Since Marcy is in Ireland and I'm in Arizona, we record these sess…

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20250220 Opposite World Thursday with Howie Klein- Nicole Sandler Show 59:51

2M ago59:51

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I've long theorized about our existence in "Opposite World" but never has it been more apparent than today as the sitting US President lies to the world about who started and is responsible for Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the ongoing war, now in its third year. The ONLY chance we have at making it out of this mess with any semblance of democra…

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20250218 Journalist Brian Karem Returns to the Nicole Sandler Show 1:00:08

2M ago1:00:08

1:00:08

He famously tussled with the orange one during Trump 1.0, and thankfully he's still on the beat.Brian Karem gained notoriety as the White House Correspondent for Playboy magazine last time around. Playboy is no more, but Karem is writing at Salon.com, hosting his podcast (justaskthequestion.com) and raking the muck... Today we'll talk about the adm…

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20250214 Emptywheel Friday-Thursday Massacre Edition- Nicole Sandler Show 1:12:09

2M ago1:12:09

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I try to follow what's happening closely, but there's only so much my mind and psyche can handle. I'm quite fortunate to have Marcy Wheeler as a friend who joins me every Friday to recap much of what happened in the week just ending. At least much of what we need to know. (We'd need much more than an hour to cover all the shit they throw at the wal…

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