The Ralph Nader Radio Hour

The Legacy of Jimmy Carter

Ralph welcomes historian Douglas Brinkley (author of The Unfinished Presidency: Jimmy Carter’s Journey Beyond the White House), as well as journalist and former Carter speechwriter James Fallows to reflect on the life and legacy of the late, great President Jimmy Carter. GUESTS: Douglas Brinkley is the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Chair in Humanities and Professor of … Continued


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2024 Highlights

Steve, David, Hannah, Jimmy, and Francesco give Ralph a well-deserved break and highlight some of the clips they want to revisit from this challenging, inspiring, fascinating, infuriating, and galvanizing year. FEATURED CLIPS: Dr. Feroze Sidhwa — Boobytraps, Bombs & Blowback (September 28, 2024) Craig Mokhiber — Israel’s Wall of Impunity (December 7, 2024) Ryan Grim … Continued


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Hollow Constituencies / National Popular Vote / Tort Museum Interns Read the Dictionary

First up on today’s wide-ranging show, Ralph speaks to political scientist Adolph Reed about how American politics has started taking its cues from professional wrestling and how the left can rebuild itself. Then, we welcome Steve Silberstein from National Popular Vote to update us on their interstate compact’s progress. Finally, we’re joined by three interns … Continued


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Ambassador Chas Freeman on American Scofflaws

Ralph welcomes retired diplomat Ambassador Chas Freeman to discuss the United States’ disregard for international law, the incoming Trump administration’s approach to foreign policy, and the decline of the American Empire (among other topics). Ambassador Chas Freeman is a retired career diplomat who has negotiated on behalf of the United States with over 100 foreign … Continued


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AI: Can Frankenstein Be Tamed?

On today’s show, Ralph welcomes Marc Rotenberg to fill us in on the latest international treaty aimed at putting guardrails on the potential Frankenstein monster that is Artificial Intelligence. Plus, as we get to the end of the Medicare enrollment period, we put out one last warning for listeners to avoid the scam that is Medicare … Continued


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Food Babe / Democrats Laboring

Ralph welcomes Vani Hari, also known as “The Food Babe,” to tell us about her campaign against Kellogg’s to stop using artificial dyes in their cereals that have been linked to various health problems and have been banned in Europe. Plus, noted labor organizer, Chris Townsend gives us his take on the AFL-CIOs obeisant relationship … Continued


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Cabinet of Curiosities

On today’s show: Ralph welcomes author, statistician, and professor Nassim Nicholas Taleb to discuss the wars in Gaza and Lebanon and give us his take on the election results. Then, Ralph and journalist Ryan Grim speak about President-Elect Trump’s cabinet appointments and what we can expect from the upcoming Trump Administration. Finally, we’re joined by … Continued


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The Mourning After

Ralph and the team invite cofounder of RootsAction, Norman Solomon, to autopsy the carcass of the Democratic Party after Donald Trump’s decisive defeat of Kamala Harris in the presidential election. They dissect what happened on November 5 and report what needs to be done about it. Norman Solomon is co-founder of RootsAction.org and executive director … Continued