Radio

Lying in the Gutter, Donald Pulls Us Down to Hell With Him

October 10, 2016

[spreaker type=player resource=”episode_id=9609016″ theme=”light” autoplay=”false” playlist=”false” cover=”https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/images.spreaker.com/original/7200f1f727b39db563886763d7ace6bf.jpg” width=”100%” height=”400px”]
“He said, in a widely watched televised presidential debate, that if he became president, he would put political opponents in cages. That’s dictator talk. But it’s not Mr. Trump’s open contempt for the norms of liberal democracy that made my blood run cold. It was the applause that came after.”
And all I could think of was this:
youtube.com/watch?v=29Mg6Gfh9Co

Lies, Insults, and Unpaid Taxes

October 5, 2016

Comment

[spreaker type=player resource=”episode_id=9571132″ theme=”light” autoplay=”false” playlist=”false” cover=”https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/images.spreaker.com/original/385bef5a8bd943926a1c39728fb44478.jpg” width=”100%” height=”400px”]
I’m joined by callers as I break down the Vice Presidential debate between Democratic Senator Tim Kaine (VA) and Republican Governor Mike Pence (IN).
I also do some fact-checking on Governor Pence’s false claims regarding his and Donald Trump’s previous Pro-Putin rhetoric, which he tried to run from during the debate.

In the Mind of a Trumpist

October 4, 2016

Comment

I explain what I’ve learned about the average Donald Trump supporter, after meeting many of them in my home state of Virginia.

Visiting Red America for Swiss Radio

October 2, 2016

2 Comments

A couple of weeks ago, Swiss Radio sent me to rural and small-town West Virginia to illustrate the Blue-America/Red-America divide.
It is interesting to get their perspective on our perspective. Although the final result is in French, you can hear a lot of our debate in English. I’ll translate the French part in the comment below.
Below is the two-minute “teaser.”
And here’s a link to the two-part series (which I haven’t translated yet) with pictures and audio.