Republicans: how did they go from Eisenhower to Trump?
Paul Heideman, author of Rogue Elephant, on how the Republican party went from a staid vehicle of American business to the frothy lunacy of today
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In commemoration of the November 21, 1999 passing of “The Naked Civil Servant,” listen to excerpts from one of his last interviews and a reading of one of his last pieces by publicist Chris Snell at his March 3, 2000 memorial service (produced by Brian DeShazor).
Enough with the polite, front parlor pablum of the past — and onward toward rich discussion, mindful discourse, self-disclosure, and – dare I say it? – curiosity! Wanting to do something about the epidemic of loneliness among her peers, Ashley Kirsner set out to find a way to help people build their conversational and self-revelatory muscles. … Continued
UpFront (Replay) – November 20, 2025
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors.
Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast) – November 20, 2025
On today’s show: Climate Crisis Displaces 250 Million Over a Decade While U.S. & Other Polluting Nations Close Borders Brazilian Indigenous Minister Sônia Guajajara on Fossil Fuel Phaseout, Bolsonaro’s Conviction & More The Race to Save the Amazon: Top Brazilian Scientist Says Rainforest Is at “Tipping Point” Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning … Continued
Alice Wong Remembered w/ Yomi S Young; Trump’s Housing Cuts w/ Jesse Rabinowitz
On this episode, we speak with Yomi S Young, writer, disability rights advocate, and former Executive Director of the Center for Independent Living, founded in Berkeley, CA on the recent transition of disability advocate Alice Wong. We also speak with Jesse Rabinowitz from the National Homeless Law Center on the Trump administration’s debilitating cuts to … Continued
UN Security Council Approves Trump Gaza Plan; Plus, Are We in the Grips of an AI Bubble?
00:08 — Joel Beinin Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus at Stanford University. 00:33 — David Dayen is the executive editor of The American Prospect. His most recent book is “Monopolized: Life in the Age of Corporate Power.”
Democracy Now! – November 20, 2025
On today’s show: Climate Crisis Displaces 250 Million Over a Decade While U.S. & Other Polluting Nations Close Borders Brazilian Indigenous Minister Sônia Guajajara on Fossil Fuel Phaseout, Bolsonaro’s Conviction & More The Race to Save the Amazon: Top Brazilian Scientist Says Rainforest Is at “Tipping Point” Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news … Continued
As a Split in MAGA Emerges With Tucker Carlson and J.D. Vance Jockeying to Succeed America’s Most Corrupt and Disastrous President–Trump’s Plan to Gut the Department of Education That Only Congress Has the Legal Right to Do–Trump is Pressuring a Weakened Zelensky to Accept a Sellout Peace Plan
A Weakened Trump As a Split in MAGA Emerges With Tucker Carlson and J.D. Vance Jockeying to Succeed America’s Most Corrupt and Disastrous President We begin with a weakened Trump whose power to intimidate House and Senate Republicans appears to be waning as a split in MAGA emerges between competing factions of far right neo-Nazis … Continued
Non-fiction Music – November 20, 2025
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A mix of jazz, folk, blues and more with Joel Sachs.