The Majority Report with Sam Seder

2/27/12 Juan Cole, Qur'an burning and Middle East Unrest

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:41:53 +0000

Blogger, professor and Middle East specialist, Juan Cole on the regime crackdown in Syria, expulsion of Hamas and Afghanistan reaction to Qur’an burning. Plus, Wikileaks’ massive email dump. Listen LIVE at Majority.fm 11:30 am (EST)

2/24/12 Derrick Jensen, Environmental Resistance

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:20:28 +0000

It’s our final day of vacation — we wouldn’t let you down with a recycled show! Here’s fascinating conversation with author and environmentalist Derrick Jensen. The discussion looks into the concept of dominant culture, how it informs the system we live in, and what it means to all the systems of the planet. Jensen talks about strategies for rebellion, black bloc tactics and Occupy Wall Street. His most recent book is Deep Green Resistance: Strategy to Save the Planet. Learn more about Deep Green Resistance here.

2/23/12 Lawrence Lessig, Matt Earley of Just Coffee

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:41:26 +0000

More NEW, FRESH content! Harvard Professor Lawrence Lessig (@lessig) talks about the ideas in his new book One Way Forward: The Outsiders Guide to Fixing the Republic. The problem today is not Right vs. Left, it’s Insider vs. Outsider. We have a system of government utterly corrupted by the influence of money and a Congress consumed by it’s donors rather than focused on the work of the people. So what is the answer to fixing the system? Lessig presents his fix.

And Matt Earley (@mateotemprano), co-founder and farmer relations manager of Just Coffee, joins Sam to talk about fair trade coffee, running a co-op and the mission behind this employee owned and operated fair trade pioneer.

2/22/12 Dimitar Sasselov, Life on Earth and Beyond; OSCAR Preview

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:59:00 +0000

We're still on vacation but here's more fresh content! We are joined by Harvard Astrology Professor, Dimitar Sasselov for a scientific look at how the life of Planet Earth and human existence are interconnected. And a discussion about the possibility of finding life in the universe beyond earth. His book is The Life of Super Earths.

Plus...after the interview, a special Oscar-related bonus! (Hint: It's something we'd usually do on Casual Friday.)

2/21/12 Con. John Sarbanes, Valerie Arkoosh, Timothy Jost; Health Action 2012

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:36:00 +0000

On today’s show, interviews conducted at the Health Action 2012 Conference in D.C. Sam talks to Congressman John Sarbanes of Maryland, Valerie Arkoosh and Timothy Jost. Use this post as today’s thread. Click thru for links and details.

Sam talks to Congressman John Sarbanes (@JohnSarbanes) from Maryland’s Third District about the SOPA/PIPA black out, the corruption of democracy by special interests and the formation of the American People’s Super PAC.

Valerie Arkoosh (@VAArk), President of the National Physicians Alliance discusses ways her organization is educating doctors and working to reshape relationships they have in the health care system — including setting new boundaries between physicians and pharmacutical companies. Read about their UnBranded Doctor campaign here.

And Timothy Jost, professor at Washington Lee University Law School examines the up coming Affordable Health Care Act Supreme Court litigation, which could set dangerous precedent effecting the relationship between States and the Federal Government for years to come.

2/20/12 Richard Eskow, Bush Crony holds Homeowners hostage; Health Care Marketplace, Ron Pollack

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:39:00 +0000

Writer, consultant and Senior Fellow with Campaign for America’s Future, Richard Eskow reveals on how the Federal Housing Finance Agency is crippling America’s recovery and why Acting Director Edward DeMarco is at the center of the problem. Eskow explains why Obama can’t (or won’t) get rid of him.

And from the Health Action 2012 Conference, Ron Pollack the Founding Executive Director ofFamilies USA, talks about the new health care marketplace created by the Affordable Care Act. How will the new system work, who will regulate it and who will benefit.

2/17/12 Cliff Schecter & Eddie Pepitone

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:49:50 +0000

Friday brings Cliff Schecter from Libertas LLC. Topics this week include the GOP’s onslaught on women’s reproductive rights, Romney’s standing in Michigan and the economic effects of warmer weather. Plus, comedian Eddie Pepitone joins us with movie reviews and Jimmy Reefercake delivers the song of the week. Listen LIVE at Majority.fm 11:30 am (EST)

2/16/12 David Dayen, Romney's Detroit Pile up, Jeff Smith, Black Bloc & Occupy Wall Street

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:59:00 +0000

David Dayen, Firedoglake, dissects Romney's managed-bankruptcy "solution" to Auto Bailout, addresses attack on unions and comments on Mortgage Fraud Settlement. Jeff Smith talks Occupy Wall Street and black bloc tactics. Listen LIVE at Majority.fm 11:30 am (EST)

2/15/12 Seder v Peter Schiff Radio

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:07:00 +0000

Sam debates Libertarian Peter Schiff over the Contraception Mandate. Plus, postmortem conversions by the Mormon Church. Listen LIVE at Majority.fm 11:30 am (EST)

2/14/12 Cons: Anti Women, Pro Free lunch

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:06:00 +0000

Stories on today's show: the Libertarian anti-woman pro elite class philosophy, the "expanding" social Safety Net, Marijuana and tax revenues, updates on Occupy news from around the country and more.

2/13/12 Michelle Alexander, Prisons & The New Jim Crow

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:54:00 +0000

Michelle Alexander, civil rights lawyer, advocate and legal scholar on her book The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness.

In the better half, discussion of violence and black bloc tactics in context of Occupy movement continues, Breitbart unglued and Santorum in WA on day of marriage equality signing. Listen LIVE at Majority.fm 11:30 am (EST)

2/10/12 Casual Friday, Cliff Schecter, Matthew Weiss

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:46:59 +0000

Casual Friday brings Cliff Schecter from Libertas LLC. Up today, shocking liberal support for Guantanamo, the contraception mandate and gun sales gone wild. Matthew Weiss has movie recommendations and Jimmy Reefercake with his song of the week. Listen LIVE at Majority.fm 11:30 am (EST)

2/9/12 Sarah Posner, Jeff Smith, Bishops & Black Bloc

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:06:29 +0000

Sarah Posner, Religion Dispatches magazine, on contraception coverage controversy. From the Occupy Wall Street bus tour, Jeff Smith on Black Bloc tactics and the movement. In the better half, the Mortgage Fraud Settlement, a rip-off for the American people. Listen LIVE at Majority.fm 11:30 am (EST)

2/08/12 Ari Berman, Resegregation of the South

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:06:29 +0000

Ari Berman from the Nation on how the GOP is adeptly maneuvering Congressional and state legislative maps to their benefit, wresting control of voting districts away from Democrats, resegregating the South. In the better half, Catholic bishops continue their stink over contraception coverage, Santorum on keeping prescription drugs affordable (no iPads!) and Ron Paul’s white supremacist ties. Listen LIVE at Majority.fm 11:30 am (EST)

2/07/12 Sara Robinson, Paradigm shift in American politics

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:26:00 +0000

Sara Robinson from Alternet on the shifting political paradigm issuing in new era of political rules and standards. Plus, the mortgage foreclosure settlement still in negotiation and in the better half, White House's changing tune on debt deal would increase deficit, Obama backing down on birth control access, Anonymous hacks President of Syria and Senate sells out Unions. Listen LIVE at Majority.fm 11:30 am (EST)

2/06/12 Robert Kuttner, Perp Walk for Banks in Mortgage Crisis?

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:22:50 +0000

Robert Kuttner from The American Prospect magazine on status of proposed multi-billion dollar settlement in mortgage meltdown; will Obama's Financial Fraud Unit have teeth? Will Big Banks see criminal prosecution? And behind AG Schneiderman's deal. Listen LIVE at Majority.fm 11:30 am (EST)

2/3/12 Cliff Schecter, Isabel Gillies Casual Friday

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:10:00 +0000

Cliff Schecter and Sam talk the week’s news; the Susan G. Komen fiasco looms large and what it means for the GOP if Romney loses the general election. Isabel Gillies with impassioned movie reviews, songs of the week (Reefercake has a new CD and we say good-bye to the Screaming Majority!). Listen LIVE at Majority.fm 11:30 am (EST).

2/2/12 Filmmaker Josh Fox Arrested by Fracking GOP

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:19:00 +0000

Director of the Academy Award Nominated, Gasland, hot off his arrest at a public, Congressional hearing on fracking.. Josh Fox on his First Amendment rights, the sequel to Gasland and his status as persona non grata on the Hill. Also, dems in Indiana add poison pill to bill on creationism in schools, Alabama senator says Bible is anti-teacher pay raise and Washington State, close to marriage equality. Listen LIVE at Majority.fm 11:30 am (EST)

2/1/12 OakFoSho,400 Arrested in Oakland, Jeff Smith

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:43:00 +0000

Citizen Journalist Spencer Mills, aka OakFoSho, reports on Saturday’s march and arrests in Oakland. And Jeff Smith on the Occupy message and the future of OWS. In the better 1/2, Oakland occupier Alyssa on her arrest, being denied medication and her 18 hour detention. Plus, Romney’s not worried about the poor and Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure drops funding of Planned Parenthood. Listen LIVE at Majority.fm 11:30 am (EST)

1/31/12 Michael Hastings,Military General Unmasked, Afghanistan & The Operators,

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:42:00 +0000

Author Michael Hastings who's Rolling Stones peice on General McChrystal led to his resignation, joins us to talk about his book The Operators, the war in Afghanistan and what really effects war policy. Also, two "threatening" British travelers on holiday -- detained and refused entry to the United States. Listen LIVE at Majority.fm 11:30 (EST). NOTE: we had a major internet fail in the studio today- short show.

1/30/12 Tim Wise on Race, Ron Paul and Obama

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:21:15 +0000

Anti-racist author, activist and teacher Tim Wise on racism, the history and social perception of government programs, group based failure and more. Your calls and IMs. Listen LIVE at Majority.fm 11:30 am (EST)

1/27/12 Cliff Schecter, Matthew Film Guy, Casual Friday

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:10:41 +0000

Cliff Schecter on the debate highlights; missed opportunities (no Romney bashing, Swiss jokes?); Santorum rocking the show from the kid’s table; Gingrich’s flat performance; and Ron Paul’s sack full o’ lies. Also, great movie recommendations from Matthew Film Guy and our songs of the week. Listener beware, the first is profanity laced! Listen LIVE at Majority.fm 11:30 am (EST)

1/26/12 Dean Baker v Ezra Klein & Financial Fraud

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:02:00 +0000

Off of pieces by Dean Baker and Ezra Klein...Sam on how the government always picks winners and losers and the differences between Obama & Romney are small bore. And Bo Biden calls for a time of action in reaction to Presiden't formation of a Financial Fraud Unit; he doesn't mention Eric Schneiderman. Listen LIVE at Majority.fm 11:30 am (EST)

1/25/12 David Dayen: SOTU the important part

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:20:00 +0000

David Dayen from Firedoglake on the President's address to the Nation; does the Financial Fraud unit have a shot at success and will Schneiderman's role diminish his power as New York's AG? Jeff Smith addresses a rumor about Occupy Wall Street and tells of upcoming actions. Listen LIVE at Majority.fm 11:30 am (EST).

1/24/12 Digby, Tax Cheats, Mortgage Frauds & the GOP

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:49:34 +0000

Hullabaloo blogger Digby on GOP lackluster primary debate, Romney's advice to underwater mortgage holders, vulture capitalism and more. Listen LIVE at Majority.fm 11:30 am (EST)

1/23/12 Steve Kornacki, Mitt's Meltdown

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:05:09 +0000

Steve Kornacki from Salon dishes South Carolina results, the upcoming contests and the craziness of GOP primary season.

1/20/12 Dick Gregory, Cliff Schecter, Isabel Gillies, Casual Friday

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:30:11 +0000

Sam's still in D.C. but casual Friday brings our show favorites! Cliff Schecter on the week's Clown Car antics, the SOPA/PIPA protests and more. Isabel Gillies returns with movie reviews. And surprise guest, Dick Gregory, drops in on Sam! Listen LIVE at Majority.fm 11:30 am (EST)

1/19/12 Rick Perlstein on Conservatives, Romney & Freedom, Jeff Smith, Occupy Wall Street

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:26:59 +0000

Historian and journalist Rick Perlstein on Conservatism, the political roots of Mitt Romney and the enslavement of Santorum’s grandfather. Plus, Jeff Smith on Occupy Congress, his experience in our nation’s capitol and why D.C. is so out of touch. Listen LIVE at Majority.fm 11:30 am (EST).

1/18/12 SOPA Strike! Garlin Gilchrist, Tina Dupuy, Occupy Congress

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:17:00 +0000

Garlin Gilchrist from MoveOn.org on today's internet strike and the SOPA/PIPA threat to internet freedom. And reporting from Occupy Congress, Tina Dupuy from Crooks and Liars. Listen LIVE at Majority.fm 11:30 am (EST).

1/17/12 Corey Robin, Reactionary Mind, Occupy Congress, Jeff Smith

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:28:06 +0000

Corey Robin on how great social movements provoke reaction from the Right. His book The Reactionary Mind: Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Sarah Palin. And it’s J17! Jeff Smith reports live from nation’s capitol on Occupy Congress. Listen LIVE at Majority.fm 11:30 am (EST).

1/16/12 MLK Day Compilation

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:21:51 +0000

Happy MLK Jr. Day. Today’s show is a brief compilation of clips including excerpts from "The Frank McGee Sunday Report: Martin Luther King Profile," NBC News, May 7, 1967, followed by a brief excerpt from a speech at Cleveland, Ohio, on April 28, 1967. Then extended excerpts of a MLK sermon at the Ebenezer Baptist Church on April 30, 1967, then the CBS evening news with Walter Cronkite reporting on the assassination on 4-4-68 and finally, Nina Simone singing “Why?” recorded live three days after the death of Martin Luther King, Jr.

We are back live on Tuesday at www.majority.fm

1/13/12 Seder in for Hartmann: Reich, Lithwick, Occupy the Dream

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:39:49 +0000

Sam fills in as host on the Thom Hartmann show! On the show, Robert Reich (@RBReich) on the Bain of Capitalism, Dahlia Lithwick (@dahlialithwick) to talk about the importance of the Supreme Court and Citizen’s United and Kanene Holder of Occupy the Dream and the National Day of Action (1/16).

1/12/12 Occupy 1912, Robert Forrant, Bread & Roses Strike Centennial

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:40:00 +0000

Robert Forrant on relevance of 1912 Bread & Roses labor strike to today’s Occupy movement, Republican Governor of Pennsylvania plans asset testing for food stamps. Listen LIVE at Majority.fm 11:30am (EST)

1/11/12 Dave Weigel, Primary inside scoop, Occupy Manchester

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:19:23 +0000

Dave Weigel from Slate on tenor of New Hampshire Republican Primary. Romney's win, Huntsman's dad - will he pay up and the political skills ofRon Paul. Occupy Manchester checks in with news of their actions. Listen LIVE at Majority.fm 11:30 am (EST)

1/10/12 Rocky Anderson for President, Jeff Smith, Occupy Wall Street

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:10:57 +0000

Justice Party candidate Rocky Anderson on his run for President, his thoughts on Ron Paul and Occupy Wall Street. Plus, Jeff Smith (@dontbeaputz) prepares for J17 and Occupy Congress next week. Listen LIVE at Majority.fm 11:30 am (EST)

1/9/12 Unions Attacked, Laura Clawson

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:14:26 +0000

Laura Clawson, Daily Kos, on Republican union bashing efforts in Indiana. NFL Players Union pushes back against right-to-work, causing Republicans to attempt blitz passage to avoid Super Bowl spotlight. Listen LIVE at Majority.fm 11:30 am (EST)

1/06/12 Cliff Schecter, Return of Rosen, Casual Friday

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:23:14 +0000

Friday favorite Cliff Schecter joins Sam. Today, rights that are ok for Rick Santorum’s family but not yours. And at the root of Ron Paul’s “good” positions is a dark, dangerous belief system. Surprise – Chris Rosen’s back with movie reviews! Listen LIVE at Majority.fm weekdays 11:30am (EST)

1/05/12 Stronger Obama? Recess Appointments, OWS w/ Jeff Smith

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:09:00 +0000

Recess appointments and Obama’s incentive. Updates on occupy movements across the country including and Jeff Smith reports on Occupy Wall Street's march on Grand Central protesting NDAA. Listen LIVE at Majority.fm, weekdays 11:30 am (EST).

1/04/12 Matt Taibbi, presidential sweeps meaningless sideshow?

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:17:35 +0000

Matt Taibbi on Iowa caucus results, GOP primaries as a meaningless sideshow and why Ron Paul resonates with voters. Plus, Obama's recess appointment of Richard Cordray & fracking earthquakes. Listen LIVE , Majority.fm 11:30am (EST)

1/03/12 Dave Weigel in Iowa, Occupy 2012

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:21:00 +0000

News and posturing from Iowa: Santorum, Paul, Romney and the others. Dave Weigel, Slate.com, talks candidates and caucus process with Sam. Also, Occupy update: New Year’s Eve clashes and arrests at Zuccotti Park. Listen LIVE, Majority.fm 11:30 am (EST).

1/02/2012 New Year! Katrina van den Heuvel, Libertarian Best Of's

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:11:27 +0000

Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor and publisher of The Nation, joins Sam. Also, Best Of's of Sam talking Libertarianism.

12/30/11 Katherine Harris (aka Janeane Garofolo), Year in Review, Republican Clown Car

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:11:00 +0000

Year in Review Show: Janeane "Katherine Harris" Garofalo joins Sam to recap 2011. Plus segments from Sam's take on the Republican Clown Car from throughout the year!

12/29/11 Occupy Best of Show: Fran Lebowitz, Justin Wedes, Jeff Smith + much more

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:00:00 +0000

Occupy Wall Street: Fran Lebowitz, Justin Weeds of the Occupy Wall Street media team and OccupyWallStreetNYC Twitter account, Jeff Smith aka dontbeaputz + much, much more!

12/28/11 Best of 2011: Kevin Drum, Jacob Hacker & MR vs. MSM

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 16:21:00 +0000

Best of 2011: Mother Jones blogger Kevin Drum talks plutocracy, the waning influence of labor unions and the effect on the middle class. Author of Winner-Take-All Politics Jacob Hacker talks American wealth inequality. Segments from the “Best of” Sam Seder and the Majority Report taking on Mainstream Media.

12/27/11 Best of 2011: Bobby Kennedy Jr, Bill Lazonick & Rosen v. Rosen

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:49:00 +0000

Best of 2011: Bobby Kennedy shares views on capital punishment. Bill Lazonick on history of corporate stock options and Rosen v. Rosen (faux movie reviewer meets real movie reviewer). Plus Sam Seder on the death of Osama bin Laden in May and Sam & Matt's first London Riot debate from August.

12/26/11 Richard Heinberg Debt, Depletion, Disaster; Guy Lawson Stoner Arms Dealers Best Of

Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:19:00 +0000

Really interesting interview today with Richard Heinberg, author of The End of Growth: Adapting to Our New Economic Reality. He shares his theory that all growth has natural limits and economically we have reached ours. The conversation considers the post growth period where the three D’s Debt, Depletion, Disaster are in play. Despite the fact that no one is talking about this economic reality, it’s not all is doom and gloom, Heinberg outlines what he sees for our future.

Also, we’re kicking off our “Best of” shows a bit early…with a few of the Best of’s from the past year today! First up… Guy Lawson from Rolling Stone magazine joined Sam in June to report on the Stoner Arms Dealers, two Florida kids who armed Afghanistan. Then, we have a few segments handpicked by the Best of the Left!

12/23/11 Schecter, Gillies, Final Live Casual Friday of 2011

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:15:00 +0000

Final live show of 2011! Cliff Schecter and Sam wrap up the year and rundown the payroll tax holiday. Actor and best Selling author, Isabel Gillies joins Sam for a movie review and proclaims Cleveland the New Brooklyn. A great song offering from listener Blank Squirrell and the final calls and IMs of the year!

12/22/11 Digby, Occupy New Hampshire

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:20:06 +0000

Digby on Ron Paul, his racism, Libertarianism, Obama, 2012 election and more. Media team from OccupyNH details their occupy model and plans for the NH primary. Listen LIVE at Majority.fm, 11:30 am EST

12/21/11 Boehner: F*** the middle class, Brian Beutler

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:18:12 +0000

Brian Beutler on Payroll Tax Cut antics. Options and implications forRepublicans. How unemployment insurance and Medicare Doc Fix factor in. Response of Democrats. Looking toward 2012 both parties weigh strategy. And in the better half, Gingrich tells gays to vote Obama, Fundies hate Mormons and good work by the Occupy movement. Majority.fm, live 11:30 am EST.

12/20/11 Jeff Clements,Corporate Personhood & Powell Memo

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:27:00 +0000

Jeff Clements on the Powell Memo. The history and corporatist agenda that birthed Corporate Personhood.

12/19/11 Dangers of Digital Life, Jason Benlevi

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:40:00 +0000

Benlevi’s book Too Much Magic: Pulling the Plug on the Cult of Tech, Occupy Wall Street D17, Trinity Church and arrest reports. Plus Republican Clown Car, Myths about unemployment insurance and the cost of gas at the pump. And GOP position on payroll tax cut and MTVs “Choose or Lose.”

12/16/11 Cliff Schecter, Aasif Mandvi, Casual Friday

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:51:38 +0000

Cliff talks Clown Car Debate, analyzes Republican field going to Iowa, how emotional vendettas inform policy and the NDAA threat to future generations. Aasif Mandvi’s review of films and food! Plus, Bradley Manning update, caller on Fukushima radiation on U.S. soil.

12/15/11 Wall Street's Slave Trade Anniversary, Jeff Smith not in jail, Chris Cobb

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:28:05 +0000

Wall Street's central role in the slave trade, Chris Cobb explains. Jeff Smith, Fresh from 37 hours in jail, recounts his arrest and detention. And more. Majority.fm streams LIVE at 11:30 am EST.

12/14/11 Education, Inequality & Port Shutdowns

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:24:58 +0000

The problem with "If I were a Poor Black Kid" and education inequality in America. Also, J'Tao's (@PunkBoyinSF) first hand account of West Coast Port actions. Listen live at Majority.fm 11:30 am (EST).

12/13/11 Spencer Ackerman, drones, military detention & Iraq

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:35:52 +0000

Spencer Ackerman of Wired's Danger Room talks National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), U.S. in Iraq, saying good-bye but not really and drone attacks in Pakistan.

Round up of west coast port action and Ian of OccupyBaltimore calls with his update. Sam on how Republicans are attacking our system of government via the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau setting a dangerous precedent and more.

12/12/11 David Graeber Debt, Money, OccupyWallStreet

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:57:00 +0000

On today’s show, David Graeber one of the original organizers of Occupy Wall Street to talk about the movement, his book Debt: the First 5,000 Years, the Occupied port shut down on the west coast and more.

12/9/11 Cliff Schecter, illness that is Gingrich

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:29:00 +0000

Welcome to Majority.FM 2.0!

This is the new website that has been months in the making! We hope you all enjoy it as much as we do.

TODAY on the show our favorite Friday guest, Cliff Schecter (@cliffschecter)! Plus, Friday movie reviews from our newest, though sometimes service Matthew (@langdonboom) and our week in review songs from the Screaming Majority and Jimmy Reefercake (@JimmyReefercake)!

12/8/11 Battle for Brooklyn, Filmmaker Suki Hawley

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:05:00 +0000

A great show in store for you today. Suki Hawley, director of Battle for Brooklyn, is here with us to talk about her acclaimed film. It’s the story of one neighborhood’s battle to fight big business from taking their homes.

“…The pundits who continue to say they don’t understand what the protesters behind Occupy Wall Street want should look at Battle for Brooklyn, the award-winning documentary about the Atlantic Yards that was released this summer. The film was released before the Wall Street protests began, but the story it tells is a strong summary of the crony capitalism that sparked the OWS movement.” — Michael O’Keeffe, New York Daily News

And more, join us!

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12/7/11 Occupied Obama, Bill Scher, OccupyOurHomes, Abby Clark

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:24:00 +0000

Happy Hump Day!

Joining Sam today, Bill Scher (@BillScher), executive editor for LiberalOasis.com and online campaign manager for Campaign for America’s Future, is here discuss Obama’s speech. Get ready for a good joust! And Abby Clark (@abcclark) from OccupyOurHomes reports on yesterday’s nationwide action.

In the better half: Our man on the street Jeff Smith (@dontbeaputz) updates us on his day of action yesterday.

And HEALTHCARE (or lack thereof): Sam reads some poignant personal accounts. A disillusioned Obama supporter's life changes when she finds out she has cnacer - so does her perspective on the President.

All that and more!

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12/6/11 OccupyOurHomes, Mark Bray, bad climate news

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:07:56 +0000

Hello, Tuesday!

Mark Bray from Occupy Wall Street joins us first thing this morning to give us an update on today’s OccupyOurHomes day of action. He will be marching with many, many others from Brooklyn on a tour of foreclosed homes. He gives us the details.

Stay tuned!

12/5/11 Massive UK Strike, Ari Berman, Austerity Measures,

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:39:00 +0000

It’s Monday!

Welcome to another week — on today’s show, Ari Berman (@ariberman) of The Nation (@thenation) joining us to talk about the strikes in the UK and austerity measures.

Join us!

12/2/11 Cliff Schecter, Casual Friday

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:02:51 +0000

It’s Casual Friday!

Today on the program, we’ll be talking with our favorite Friday regular, Cliff Schecter (@cliffschecter).

And will we have a movie review? Hmm, maybe…maybe not. (BREAKING NEWS: Matthew (@langdonboom) from a Bad Situationist will be providing us with movie reviews today!)

But we will definitely have a brand new offering from our very own Jimmy Reefercake (@JimmyReefercake)!

Join us!

12/1/11 Sarah Jaffe, Debt Strike, GOP OWS strategy

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:46:00 +0000

Hello Thursday!

On today’s show, Sarah Jaffe (@seasonothebitch) associate editor at AlterNettalks with Sam about student debt.

Check out OccupyStudentDebt

And the Declaration of Occupy D.C.

11/30/11 Corruption of our financial elite, Jeff Madrick, Tina Dupuy on Occupy LA eviction

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:21:25 +0000

Last Hump Day of November!

Joining us today, Jeff Madrick (@JeffMadrick) from the Roosevelt Institute and theSchwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis joins Sam to discuss the European debt crisis and the corruption of our financial elite.

And the managing editor of Crooks and Liars, Tina Dupuy (@tinadupuy) to talk about the eviction of Occupy LA.

Join us!

11/29/11 Cain Train Derailed, OWS update, internet threat, David Segal, Jeff Smith

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:58:41 +0000

Sam’s back with a full show for you today! David Segal, Demand Progressblogger and former democratic representative from Rhode Island discusses the IP ACT, which could kill the internet.

And, our very own Jeff Smith (@dontbeaputz) gives us an update on Occupy Wall Street.

Join us!

11/28/11 Pity the Billionaire, Thomas Frank on Occupy Wall Street

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:57:53 +0000

Welcome to the week!

Hope everyone enjoyed the holiday weekend! Sam’s feeling a bit under the weather today so we have an abbreviated show for you but with NEW, FRESH content! Sam talks to author Thomas Frank about his books Pity the Billionaire & What’s the Matter with Kansas, Occupy Wall Street and more.

Tune in.

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11/25/11 Digby, Matt Taibbi, OWS, 12HourShow

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 16:31:28 +0000

It’s Casual Friday!

We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. As you sit on your couch, stuffed from all the food you’ve eaten yesterday, enjoy our interviews with Digby & Matt Taibbi from our 12 hour, 1 Year Anniversary show!

Members will also receive on this show: Katherine Harris (Part 2!), Josh Orton, Sam’s Sister, Bill Scher, Michael Tracey, Jon Benjamin, our booker Jessica, and Stephen Sherril

Enjoy!

11/24/11 Glenn Greenwald, Jesse LaGreca, OWS, 12HourShow

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:10:21 +0000

Happy Thanksgiving!

Today's show features Glenn Greenwald and Jesse LaGreca from our 12 Hour 1 Year Anniversary show. A perfect lineup to ignore your annoying family members with during your Thanksgiving meals.

Our members, whom we are most grateful for, will also receive interviews with: Ryan Rizzo of Occupied Wall Street Journal, Dorsey, Ian of Occupy Baltimore, Jeremy Scahill, Harry Siegel and Libertarian Lee Doren!

Enjoy and Happy Thanksgiving!

11/23/11 Chris Hayes, Janeane Garofalo as Katherine Harris, OWS, 12HourShow

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:15:40 +0000

Happy Hump Day!

To help you get through your Thanksgiving preparations and/or travels, today we have interviews with Chris Hayes and "Katherine Harris" from our 12 hour 1 year Anniversary show!

Members literally receive hours more with Marc Maron, Allison Kilkenny, Markos Moulitsas, Mike Konczal + more! Great time to become a member!

Enjoy!

11/22/11 Dean Baker, OWS, Super Committee, the problems and solutions for our economy

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:37:16 +0000

Welcome to Tuesday!

On today’s show economist and co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, Dean Baker (@DeanBaker13) talks with Sam about Occupy Wall Street, US debt, the failure of the Super Committee and all things economic.

Join us!

11/21/11 theOther99, Keystone Win Tim Pool and Bill McKibben

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:02:00 +0000

Welcome to the week!

On today’s show Sam talks to Bill McKibben of 350.orgabout Keystone XL battle and what’s ahead. Also joining us, Tim Pool, the host of The Other 99.

11/18/11 Schecter 12hr wrap up....

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 05:23:00 +0000

Today's casual friday is the final hour form the 12 hour marathon from thursday, november 17. Sam and Matt are a bit punch drunk from 12 hours of coverage of the Occupy Wall Street actions in NYC, so Cliff Schecter comes in and picks up the peices... Also includes some great entries from Jimmy ReeferCake and Screaming Majority.

11/17/11 Start 12hr Show, Fran Lebowitz, Live Updates from OWS actions in NYC

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:54:00 +0000

The big day has arrived — Happy Anniversary to Us!!! Todays podcast includes live updates of the actions at occupy wall street from Jeff Smith, Mother Jones Reporter Josh Harkinson and a great interview with Fran Lebowitz.

To celebrate with you, our loyal listeners, we’ll be embarking on a 12-hour LIVE show marathon. And what a line up we have for you today! Joining Sam will be Fran Lebowitz, Marc Maron, Chris Hayes, Janeane Garofalo, Markos Moulitsas, Matt Taibbi, Jeremy Scahill and many, many more. We’ll also look back on our year in song — featuring the great works of Jimmy Reefercake (@JimmyReefercake) and the Screaming Majority!

It’s going to be an exciting day – join us!

11/16/11 OWS Continues, Bill Black on the seeming immunity of the financial elite

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:52:00 +0000

Hump Day has arrived!

We had planned to do a pre-recorded show today but given all of the news surrounding Occupy Wall Street, Sam wants to say a few words. So regular time, Sammy LIVE, followed by a great interview with former financial regulator Bill Black.

Don’t forget……join us LIVE tomorrow for our 12 hour Anniversary Show!

Tune in!

11/15/11 Occupiers Raided! Jeff Smith, Harry Siegel, Lee Papa

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:31:00 +0000

It’s Tuesday and a busy day here in New York!

Bloomberg storms Zuccotti Park, evicts the occupation and is rebuffed by courts. The Majority Report’s very own Jeff Smith (@dontbeaputz) gives his first hand account of events last night.

Sam also talks to journalist Harry Siegel (@HarrySiegel) and Lee Papa, aka Rude Pundit (@Rudepundit), both LIVE reporting on events as they unfold.

Join us!

Violent arrests and swinging batons: early morning Occupy Wall Street

Occupy Wall Street protesters link arms, peacefully block Broadway, riot police break line.

11/14/11 Occupy Reports from Portland, Salt Lake City, Denver, Albany

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:27:00 +0000

Welcome to the week!

It’s Monday, folks and we have a great show for you today with multiple call-ins from occupied movements all around the country.

We will specifically be speaking with occupiers at the Occupy cities who were evicted and/or victim’s of police crackdowns over the weekend: Occupy Portland, Occupy Denver, Occupy SLC and Occupy Albany.

And don’t forget…4 days and counting to our 12-hour Anniversary Show!!!

11/11/11 Libertarian Callers, Schecter, Rosen Casual Friday

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:10:13 +0000

Sam takes hilarious Libertarian callers in the second half of the show following his talk with Cliff Schecter on the horridness of the Penn State scandal. Chris Rosen shows up and Sam sort of apologizes. Songs from Reffercake and the Screaming Majority. Nothing casual abou tthis casual friday!

11/10/11 Military MindF%#K, violence v. OccupyCal, internet attacked, Tim Karr, Brendan DeMelle, Free Press, DeSmogBlog

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:14:00 +0000

It’s Thursday — get ready for a great show!!!

Today on the show Tim Karr, Campaign Director at Free Press, talks with Sam about the Protect IP Act, which could threaten citizen media.

And Brendan DeMelle (@bdemelle), Executive Director and Managing Editor atDeSmogBlog joins Sam to reveal the dirty tactics of the gas fracking industry and their willingness to use military psychological warfare tactics to get what they want.

Listen in!

11/09/11 99% win, zygotes lose, David Dayen, Amanda Terkel

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:48:00 +0000

A great line-up for you on this Hump Day!

David Dayen (@ddayen) from Firedog Lake is on the show to discuss super committee, election results and other news.

Also joining us, from the Huffington Post Amanda Terkel (@aterkel) to talk Ohio’s election results – SB5 and more.

Join us!

11/08/11 NYPD v. OccupyWallStreet: Harry Siegel, Rude Pundit, Blanket the Earth

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:57:00 +0000

A full show with two guests today!

First Sam speaks with journalist Harry Siegel (@harrysiegel) about Occupy Wall Street, NYPD tactics and Bloomberg’s frustration with the Occupiers.

And The Rude Pundit aka Lee Papa (@rudepundit) talks about Blanket the Earth an effort to turn Black Friday into a day of support for the Occupiers.

Join us!

11/07/11 Occupy Wall Street, Mississippi Personhood

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:12:00 +0000

Welcome to Monday!

On today's show -- Occupy Your Womb in Mississippi. Plus Sam talks updates on the Occupy Wall Street movements from around the country.

Join us!

Also, a big thank you to all of those who voted for us in the Podcast Awards. We won best Politics / News Podcast!

11/04/11 Cliff Schecter, dueling Rosens, casual Friday

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:33:00 +0000

Welcome to Casual Friday!

On today’s show all of our Friday favorites! Cliff Schecter (@cliffschecter) will be here to talk about the general strike, corporate money’s influence on SB5 in Ohio and more.

Also, our favorite movie “reviewer”, will he be back……?

And, of course, songs from Jimmy Reefercake and Screaming Majority!

Tune in and see!

11/03/11 Free Trade for the 1%, Zach Carter

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:35:42 +0000

We’re taking a tech day today, folks – but we still have a great show for you!

Zach Carter (@zachcarter), Senior Political Economy Reporter for The HuffingtonPost talks to Sam about recently passed trade deals.

And members will hear two interviews from Occupy Wall Street. In the first, Sam talks with Cenk Uygur (@TheYoungTurks) about OWS, the Young Turks and his new gig at Current TV. And those Breitbart Bots can’t get away from Sam…..listen in.

Also, Sam bunks Bloomberg’s lie that Fannie, Freddie and the CRA was responsible for the financial crisis.

All for you today! We’ll be back LIVE on Friday!

11/2/11 Chris Hayes: Plutocracy; General Strike, Cain's a Joke

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:29:15 +0000

Welcome to Hump Day!

GUEST: CHRIS HAYES

We have lots of news for you today. Sam will be talking about everything from Occupy Wall Street to the good ship The SS Cain.

11/01/11 An OccupiedWallStreet Journal Editor & Move Your Money, Tracy Van Slyke

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:14:00 +0000

Halloween Hangover Day!

Today Tracy Van Slyke (@tracyvs), co-director of the New Bottom Line, talks with Sam about the Move Your Money project.

And Priscilla, an editor on The Occupied Wall Street Journal and the editor of We Are the 99% Tumblr Blog, joins us from Occupy Wall Street.

10/31/11 Cain's Scandal, Strike! Occupy Wall Street Update and More

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:08:00 +0000

Happy Halloween!

Lots of news today folks! Sam talks about the Cain sexual harassment scandal, gives updates on the Occupy Wall Street protests from around the country and much more.

Tune in!

10/28/11 Marc Maron Cliff Schecter...Casual Friday!

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 20:02:00 +0000

It’s Casual Friday!

Cliff Schecter (@cliffschecter) will be joining us today! Followed by our movie review guy…we think? Also, songs from Screaming Majority and Jimmy Reefercake (@JimmyReefercake)!

Update: …Surprise! Marc Maron called into the show to take over Chris Rosen’s place as movie reviewer for the day. But after Maron got off the line we received a very angry phone call from a “Chris Rosen.”

10/27/11 FOX attacks OWS, Fails: Dahlia Lithwick

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:41:00 +0000

It’s Thursday! We have a great show for you today. Sam talks to Dahlia Lithwick , senior editor and legal correspondent for Slate on how OWS confuses and ignores Fox News and the pundit class.

Plus: OWS took to the New York City Streets last night – we’ll have an update

Don’t forget! The Podcast Awards voting ends today 8pm EST so get your last vote in!!! Vote for us in both People’s Choice and Politics/News categories at http://PodcastAwards.com!

10/26/11-1st Hand Account:Arrested OccupyOaklander, Thailand:Flooding, Doug Henwood of Left Business Observer

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:43:23 +0000

Welcome to Wednesday – Hump Day!

A special FREE show today - some stories just need to get out!!! On today’s show, Sam talks to Doug Henwood (@DougHenwood), the editor of Left Business Observer, on the socially useless Wall Street class.

Also, a stunning first hand account: Arrested OccupyOaklander!!! And an update on the terrible flooding in Thailand.

Don’t forget! The Podcast Awards voting ends this week and you can vote ONCE PER DAY. Vote for us in both People’s Choice and Politics/News categories at http://PodcastAwards.com!

10/25/11 OccupyOakland & Christopher Ketcham: Reign of the One Percenters

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:10:00 +0000

Today on the show, we have writer Christopher Ketcham on to speak about his article The Reign of the One Percenters which he wrote before the Occupy Wall Street protests.

Also: updates on the incredibly violent raid on Occupy Oakland this morning.

Don’t forget! The Podcast Awards voting ends this week and you can vote ONCE PER DAY. Vote for us in both People’s Choice and Politics/News categories at http://PodcastAwards.com!

10/24/11 Ari Berman the Austerity Class, Occupy Wall Street Macer Tony Bologna would do it all again!

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:09:00 +0000

Happy Monday all!

Today we have Ari Berman (@ariberman) of The Nation (@thenation) joining us to talk austerity class.

Ari Berman’s article:
http://www.thenation.com/article/164073/how-austerity-class-rules-washington

Don’t forget! The Podcast Awards voting ends this week and you can vote ONCE PER DAY. Vote for us in both People’s Choice and Politics/News categories athttp://PodcastAwards.com!

10/21/11 Cliff Schecter Rubio's a fraud , Songs Casual Friday

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:33:00 +0000

It’s Casual Friday! Cliff Schecter (@cliffschecter) is on today's show!

And we have week in review songs from the Screaming Majority and Jimmy Reefercake (@JimmyReefercake)!

10/20/11 Live FROM Occupy Wall Street with Occupiers

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:52:00 +0000

We are LIVE at Zuccotti Park aka Liberty Plaza today covering Occupy Wall Street! We’ll be talking with protesters and whoever else we run into down there today!

10/19/11 Digby on Occupy Wall Street

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:19:39 +0000

It's Wednesday and the Majority Report is here to get you over that hump!

Today, one of our absolute favorite guests, Digby (@digby56) joins us! We’ll be talking about Occupy Wall Street...and everything else. Be sure to tune in!

10/18/11 Matt Taibbi on Occupy Wall Street

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:24:00 +0000

The one and only Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi), Political Reporter at Rolling Stone magazine, joins us on today’s show to talk Occupy Wall Street!

10/17/11 Mark Ruffalo talks Occupy Wall Street, Greg Basta on Occupy the Boardroom

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 18:24:51 +0000

It’s Monday and that means…the start of a brand new week of action-packed shows! Sam’s back in the studio, Matt’s back from his week off and the Majority Report is back in full gear! We have two awesome guests for you today.

Today on the show, we have actor Mark Ruffalo (@Mruff221) on the show! We’ll be talking with him about Occupy Wall Street and more!

And that’s not all! We also have Greg Basta (@GBNYChange) of Occupy the Boardroom on the show. Be sure to tune in to the show for our can’t miss #OccupyWallStreet coverage!

10/14/11 Still Occupying Wall St! Schecter, Jeff Smith from OWS

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:37:00 +0000

At showtime Occupy Wall Street continues as Bloomberg et al back down- by end of show protstors moving on wall st are arrested- with Jeff Smith Live from OWS. Cliff Schecter sits with Sam for the entire not so casual friday - they're both in Vegas for the Mass Tort Conference. SOngs from Screaming MAjority and Jimmy Reefercake!

10/13/2011 Hot Coffee, Mass Torts, Occupy Reports from Daniel Denvir and listeners

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:01:47 +0000

Sam is live from Las Vegas at the Mass Tort Conference with Guests Susan Saladoff on her film Hot Coffee, Attorney's on failed medical procedure and support for burn victims in Haiti. Also, report of Occupy Philly from Journalist Daniel Denvir and listener reports of Occupy Minneapolis and Occupy Portland.

10/12/2011 Obama boxed in by Race? Randall Kennedy the Persistence of the Color Line

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:30:00 +0000

Author Randall Kennedy of The Persistence of the Color Line, speaks to how race plays into Obama's success in becoming elected President and how it inhibits his governing as President.

10/11/2011 Mike Lofgren, ex-GOP staffer says goodbye to all that!

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:30:00 +0000

Sam on the road... but fresh content served up! Mike Lofgren, former GOP staffer says goodbye to all that!

10/10/11 Bushbama? Charlie Savage Pulitzer Winner on Pre Powers

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:57:00 +0000

Charlie Savage on his piece Power Wars: Unmasking National Security Legal Policy Deliberations Under Bush & Obama

10/07/2011 Callers from Occupy Wall Street Across the Nation, Chris Rosen movie picks, Week in Review Songs

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 18:09:14 +0000

It’s Casual Friday!

We have a slew of Occupy Wall Street coverage, fresh off our show yesterday where we were broadcasting live, including phone calls from show listeners LIVE at Occupy Wall Street occupations across the country! Also on the show today Moviefone.com’s Chris Rosen (@42inchtv) and a brand new week in review songs from the Screaming Majority!

10/06/2011 In Liberty Square with Citizen Radio, guest Naomi Klein, Occupy Wall Street

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:28:31 +0000

Today broadcasting LIVE from Occupy Wall Street...Sam Seder & the Majority Report team up with Jamie Kilstein (@JamieKilstein) & Allison Kilkenny (@AllisonKilkenny) of Citizen Radio for a mega-show! We're also joined by special guest, Naomi Klein (@NaomiAKlein)!

10/05/2011 Sam Live at Take Back the Dream Conference in DC!

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 17:30:52 +0000

Sam is broadcasting LIVE today from the 2011 Take Back the Dream Conference in Washington DC. He’ll have a number of his fellow conference speakers joining him on the show, so be sure to tune in!

And tomorrow…Sam Seder and the Majority Report team up with Citizen Radio to bring you a ‘live from Occupy Wall Street’ mega-show!

10/04/2011 Fighting Banks David Dayen, Mike Stark on dueling Rush Limbaugh

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:14:00 +0000

We have another packed show for you today!

First, David Dayen (@ddayen) from firedoglake joins us to talk mortgage fraud.

Then we’re joined by Mike Stark who will talk with us about his duel with Rush Limbaugh.

10/03/11 Glenn Greenwald Pres. Power to Kill Americans & LIVE Update from Occupy Wall Street

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 18:36:00 +0000

Happy Monday, all!

We have packed show for you today.

First, joining us is Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) of Salon. Then we have a live update from scene over at #OccupyWallStreet. Be sure to tune in!

9/30/11 LIVE Occupy Wall Street Update, Cliff Schecter, Chris Rosen

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:18:41 +0000

It’s Casual Friday!

Sam is broadcasting LIVE from his infamous undisclosed location. Today on the show, we’ll be talking with the usual Casual Friday crew, Cliff Schecter (@cliffschecter) and Moviefone.com’s Chris Rosen (@42inchtv)! Plus, we have a live update from #OccupyWallStreet!

And, of course, we also have week in review songs from the Screaming Majorityand Jimmy Reefercake (@JimmyReefercake)!

09/29/2011 OccupyWallSt Legal counsel, Bill Lazonic: Corp Tax Dodge.

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:00:00 +0000

Happy New Year! Professor Bill Lazonick, Director of the Center for Industrial Competitiveness joins us, and more dispatches from Occupy Wall Street

09/28/2011 Wall Street Occupied, Iranian Hikers Freed, News Corp Troubled

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:14:24 +0000

Back in the studio, continuing to cover the Wall Street protests and more!

09/27/2011 Live from Occupy Wall Street

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 19:41:00 +0000

Sam broadcasts live from Liberty Square at the heart of the Occupy Wall Street protests.

09/26/2011 Suzanne Mettler, The Rich's Secret Government Benefits

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:17:13 +0000

Suzanne Mettler, professor of government at Cornell and the author of “The Submerged State: How Invisible Government Policies Undermine American Democracy” joins us. We'll also be discussing what happened at #OccupyWallStreet over the weekend. On the part of the NYPD, It wasn't pretty.

09/23/2011 Cliff Schecter GOP Debate, Rosen, Wall Street still occupied

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:57:00 +0000

We were down at OccupyWallStreet this morning. We grabbed some footage & audio, but the rain was getting to be too much for our equipment. Instead we will have... Cliff Schecter, Chris Rosen and 2 BRAND NEW week in review songs from the Screaming Majority and Jimmy Reefercake!

09/22/2011 Will Bunch, The Occupy Wall Street Media Blackout

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:37:47 +0000

Will Bunch of Attytood, Media Matters and author of The Backlash joins usto talk about the media blackout surrounding Occupy Wall Street.

09/21/2011 -Cong. Alan Grayson, Class Warfare, Occupation of Wall Street

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:22:00 +0000

Former U.S. Rep Alan Grayson joins us on the show! We’ll be discussing the Tea Party and Class Warfare.

09/20/2011 Ryan Grimm: Obama's Populist Turn?

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:23:00 +0000

Has Obama taken a populist turn? Ryan Grimm of the Huffington Post gives his analysis.

09/19/2011 Eco "Terrorism" Doc & Obama gets aggressive as Wall Street gets occupied.

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:18:00 +0000

Filmmaker Marshall Curry, discussing his film, "If a Tree Falls", on the Earth Liberation Front and their early 2000's spree of property destruction. Then, we have a representative from #OccupyWallStreet (@OccupyWallStNYC) who will be talking to us LIVE from the protest in Wall Street!

09/16/2011 Casual Friday, Cliff Schecter, the Progressive Game Plan

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:15:06 +0000

Breaking News! For the first time in months, Sam doesn't hang up on Chris Rosen! Also featuring Cliff Schecter on the progressive game plan for the months ahead.

09/15/2011 Obama Changing Course?

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:58:00 +0000

Sam runs down the week's underreported stories, and wonders if the current administration might be changing its course.

09/14/2011 Bobby Kennedy Ground Level Ozone & GOP's Let Him Die-ism

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:04:00 +0000

Republicans are unable to do anything but blame those who need healthcare, and offer no real plan. We also have Bobby Kennedy on the terrible consequences of the Obama admistration's environmental decisions.

09/13/2011 Spencer Ackerman, Palestinian Statehood, Tea Party Debate

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:36:23 +0000

Spencer Ackerman of Wired’s Danger Room joins us today to talk Palestinian statehood, and we discuss that disturbing moment at the CNN Tea Party Debate where the audience cheered for the death of a 30 year old man without health insurance.

09/12/2011 Medicare Eligibility, RJ Eskow, Representative Cleaver

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:35:29 +0000

RJ Eskow of Campaign for America's Future, discussing raising the Medicare eligibility age. That's not all! We have a very special guest today as well...Janeane "Katherine Harris" Garofalo will be joining us!

09/09/2011 Jobs Speech, Cliff Schecter, Rosen, Casual Friday

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:52:00 +0000

We talk Obama's job speech with our favorite Friday regular, Cliff Schecter . In addition to all that...we have brand new week in review songs from the Screaming Majority, who are back after a week MIA and straight off his hugely popular hit from last week, Jimmy Reefercake!

09/08/2011 Eliot Spitzer, Banks and Jobs

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 18:25:36 +0000

Former New York governor Eliot Spitzer, joins us today, talking about jobs and the banking industry.

09/07/2011 Death from a toothache: the cost of poverty

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 18:17:22 +0000

Sam has a ton of stories to talk about today, including the story of a father who died from a toothache unable to afford care, and a look at tonight's Republican debate and Obama's jobs debate.

09/06/2011 Ari Berman & GOP assault on your vote & Liberal Magic thinking

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 18:05:00 +0000

Ari Berman on his latest Rolling Stone piece about the Republican coordinated attempt to suppress the vote. Then Sam and Ari veer into the accusations of liberal naivete.

9/05/2011 Labor Day clip Extravaganza

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 15:30:36 +0000

FDR, John Lewis, Mario Savio & more... happy labor day and power to the people! Sam back live on tuesday!

09/02/2011 Cliff Schecter, Chris Rosen, Casual Friday

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 18:26:45 +0000

Sam returns to the air in New York to talk news with Cliff Scecter and tolerate Chris Rosen. New Week in Review song by Jimmy Reefercake

09/01/2011 David Bromwich, the Bush-Obama presidency

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:49:04 +0000

Is it too soon to speak of the Bush-Obama presidency? David Bromwich on the reality of "hope and change".

08/31/2011 Chris Hayes, Abe Sauer in the Tea Party,

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:00:00 +0000

Chris Hayes on the Debt Crisis as the Canary in the Mineshaft, Abe Sauer on his time in the Tea Party

08/30/2011 Dahlia Lithwick on the NLRB, Greg Mitchell on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:00:00 +0000

Dahlia Lithwick on the GOP attacks on the NLRB. Greg Mitchell talks with us about the never before seen images of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

08/29/2011 Rick Perlstein, David Cross

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:00:00 +0000

Rick Perlstein, author of Nixonland, on the importance of the social safety net to progressive electoral victories. Also, more from our interview with David Cross

8/26/2011 Schecter, Rosen, Casual Friday

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:50:27 +0000

Sam is hunkered down in his basement -- the first 6 minutes of audio are not great but the conversation is-- Rosen gets reemed as a bonus...

08/25/2011 NYPD=CIA, John Amato

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:15:00 +0000

The CIA and the NYPD are caught spying together throughout the Northeast, and Sam breaks down the AP report. John Amato of Crooks and Liars joins us.

08/24/2011 David Dayen, David Cross, Amanda Terkel

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:14:23 +0000

The Obama administration is leaning on the NY AG so much the ground started shaking. We've got David Dayen on the Schniederman story, David Cross on the earthquake, and HuffPo's Amanda Terkel on progressive state ballot initiatives.

08/23/2011 Doomed Middle Class? Don Peck

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:24:00 +0000

Can the widening gap of inequality in this country be stopped? Don Peck of The Atlantic on what we can do about it.

08/22/2011 Gaddafi Gone? Heather Hurlburt

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:52:00 +0000

Gadaffi's effectively removed from power in Libya. Heather Hurlburt joins Sam to talk abotu what that means for the U.S.

08/19/2011 Cliff Schecter, Casual Friday

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:04:03 +0000

It’s Casual Friday! Joining us on the show today are our Friday regulars, Cliff Schecter and senior editor of Movieline.com, Chris Rosen! We will also be bringing you brand new week in review song hits from the Screaming Majority and Jimmy Reefercake!

08/18/2011 Matt Taibbi, SEC destroying evidence

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:08:50 +0000

Today, Matt Taibbi, Political Reporter at Rolling Stone magazine, joins us on the show to talk his latest piece, Is the SEC Covering Up Wall Street Crimes?

08/17/2011 Peter Mougey, Corps Attack, Tea Party Revealed!

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:52:00 +0000

Peter Mougey, President of Piaba, joins us today on the program. We’ll be discussing shareholder’s rights.

08/16/2011 - Michelle Goldberg:Christian Plot for Domination

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 17:41:00 +0000

Today on the show: Michelle Goldberg joins us on her piece, A Christian Plot for Domination?, to talk about Michele Bachmann and Ricky Perry’s dominionism and why you should be very afraid.

08/15/2011 Dahlia Scheindlin- Protesting Privatization in Israel

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:46:00 +0000

Today on the program, Dahlia Scheindlin of +972 Magazine joins us to talk the huge populist protests happening in Israel.

08/12/11 Schecter:GOP debate,Maron v Seder at the Cat Ranch

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 20:00:00 +0000

It’s Casual Friday!

On the show today we have our favorite Friday guest, Cliff Schecter (@CliffSchecter)! After last night’s Republican debate, this should be a can’t miss.

We also have a brand new song from the Screaming Majority (Matt’s note: personally, I think there best EVER) and a brand new song from the one and only, Jimmy Reefercake (@JimmyReefercake)!

PLUS, good news for you Chris Rosen haters! He WON’T be joining us today. Instead, Sam will play his interview with Marc Maron (@MarcMaron)…live at the Cat Ranch from last week!

08/11/2011 Janeane Garofalo as Katherine Harris, Bruce E. Levine on Reasons Young Americans Don't Fight Back

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:59:23 +0000

Bruce E. Levine joins us today to talk about his latest article at Alternet, 8 Reasons Young Americans Don’t Fight Back: How the US Crushed Youth Resistance.

Lots more to talk about, including the massive response we’ve received over our London Riot conversations and the YouTube video we posted on it yesterday!

BONUS! A surprise call from Katherine Harris (Janeane Garofalo)!

08/10/11 Josh Orton, live from Madison, on the Wisconsin Recall Elections

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:51:11 +0000

Former Majority Report producer Josh Orton (@JoshOrton) of Progressives United will be on LIVE from Madison, Wisconsin to talk yesterday's recall elections! Sam has a number of things to talk about as well, including the elections, the London Riots and more! Be sure to tune in.

08/09/2011 Chris Hayes :The Obama Dilemma

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 18:03:00 +0000

Fresh off the announcement of his new show on MSNBC, Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) of the Nation (@thenation) will be joining us today!

Wisconsin, don’t forget! Recall elections are today!

08/08/2011 Jeff Madrick: S&P, Laura Clawson: 45k Workers Strike Verizon

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 18:14:00 +0000

Happy Monday, all!

Sam has returned from Los Angeles. We have two great interviews lined up for you today! First, Jeff Madrick author of Age of Greed, The Triumph of Finance and the Decline of America, 1970-Present will be on the show. Then joining us is Laura Clawson (@LauraClawson) of the DailyKos(@DailyKos)!

08/05/2011 Cliff Schecter, Chris Rosen, Casual Friday

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:22:00 +0000

It's casual friday - Sam's on the road but pulls it off with aplumb. Cliff Schecter and Chris Rosen round out the week-- great show!

08/04/2011 Digby on Cuts

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:50:59 +0000

Sam is on the road and expereincing some tech difficulties but Digby joins him to discuss how the debt deal disaster has only just begun.

08/03/2011 - Frank Schaeffer, Bill Mckibben, Fundamentalism

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:49:30 +0000

Sam’s in Los Angeles today, getting ready to be on with The Young Turks for the day! We have another great BRAND NEW pre-taped show for you today. TWO great interviews today. First up, an interview with author Frank Schaeffer. Following that, an interview with 350.org founder, Bill McKibben.

08/02/2011 - Bill Lazonick, CEO Pay; Steve Edwards, Education Reform

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:29:37 +0000

Sam is up in the air right now, flying to Los Angeles and has informed us that his plan to broadcast live from the plane has been foiled. However! Being ever prepared for any such situation, Sam has an entire show ready to go for you all! Today's show features can't miss interviews with Bill Lazonick and Steve Edwards. Be sure to listen!

08/01/2011 - Ezra Klein, Satan Sandwhich, and Pristine Apples

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:52:00 +0000

I’m not sure what’s more outrageous. The fact that it’s already August or the fact we’ve supposedly had “bipartisan” compromise in the debt deal. Sam has a lot to talk about today with the latest debt deal happenings and other items in the news. Ezra Klein is our guest for today!

07/29/2011 Cliff Schecter on debt deal, Norway shooter buying his ammo from USA and more, Chris Rosen movie reviews, Screaming Majority and Jimmy Reefercake songs

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:10:00 +0000

It’s Casual Friday! Did July fly by or what?

On the show today we have our favorite Friday regulars, Cliff Schecter (@cliffschecter) and senior editor of Movieline.com, Chris Rosen (@42inchtv)! We also have a brand new song from Screaming Majority and Jimmy Reefercake (@JimmyReefercake) has sent us over one of his “Reefer Classic” tunes.

07/28/11 David Roberts on Tim DeChristopher sentence & the future of Environmental direct activism

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:21:00 +0000

We have a great show for you this Thursday! A lot going on...a lot to talk about.

David Roberts (@drgrist) of Grist Magazine (@Grist) joins us to talk about the Tim Dechristopher sentence for interfereing with a Governement Land Auction to oil companies and the future of civil disobedience by environmentalists. Of course, more coverage of the Republicans hell bent on destroying our economy. Be sure to tune in!

07/27/2011 David Weigel on Debt Deal (LIVE from poorly attended Tea Party Rally!), Laura Clawson on FAA

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 17:51:00 +0000

Happy Hump Day! The debt deal fiasco rages on…and we have another great guest today to talk to about it!

David Weigel, live from an anemic Tea Party Rally, (@daveweigel) of Slate (@Slate) joins us to talk the latest in the screw over the middle class and the poor or "debt" deal.

Also on the show, Laura Clawson (@LauraClawson) of the DailyKos(@DailyKos) on the Republican shutdown of the FAA costing our government 30 million dollars a day. Two can’t miss interviews!

07/26/2011 Ryan Grim, Debt Ceiling Crisis Clarity?

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:56:00 +0000

Ryan Grim (@ryangrim) Washington Bureau Chief of the Huffington Post walks us through what's next with the debt ceiling crisis, will Reid and the Dems prevail? Is this the end of Beohner's Speakership? Do we default? Grim is on the ground and has great contacts.

07/25/2011 Digby on what Obama is telling us during the Debt Deal Crisis

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:14:00 +0000

Our favorite guest, Digby (@digby56) is joining us today! We’ll be talking about the debt deal.

07/22/2011 Cenk Uygur , Cliff Schecter, Chris Rosen, Casual Friday

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 18:09:00 +0000

CENK UYGUR of The Young Turks joins us! We’ll be talking about his controversial departure from MSNBC. This is certainly going to be a must listen program. What would Casual Friday be without our Friday regulars? Cliff Schecter and Chris Rosen will, of course, join us too! That’s not all, folks! We also have our Week in Review songs from Jimmy Reefercake and from The Screaming Majority!

07/21/2011 - Mike Papantonio, Ari Berman on the News Corp. defense & Elizabeth Warren respectively

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:50:00 +0000

Happy Thursday! We have 2 awesome guests for you all today! First, Ari Berman of The Nation joins us on Elizabeth Warren & the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Then Mike Papantonio of Ring of Fire joins us on the News Corp. Defense.

07/20/2011 - David Dayen on the Debt Deal

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 18:04:05 +0000

Hey Majority Reporters…what’s doing?! David Dayen from firedoglake joins us today on the debt deal!

07/19/2011 - Jeremy Scahill & Murdoch Hearing w/ Ilyse Hogue

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:06:00 +0000

It may be the “most humble day” of Rupert Murdoch’s life…but it’s certainly not ours! We have a slew of coverage on the Rupert Murdoch phone hacking inquiry by British Parliament. Jeremey Scahill will be joining us today on the CIA black site in Somalia. Jeremey is the author of the best-selling book Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army. Also an update from Ilyse Hogue on the crumbling Murdoch Empire.

07/18/2011 - ALEC w/ John Nichols, Julie Underwood

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:42:00 +0000

Today on the show John Nichols of the Nation! Also on the program, Dean Julie Underwood of UW-Madison Education will be joining us to talk ALEC plans to attack public education.

07/15/2011 - Cliff Schecter, The Fox News Implosion

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 18:09:49 +0000

It's Casual Friday! Today our favorite Friday regulars, Cliff Schecter and Chris Rosen joins us! What "hidden gem" movie picks does Chris Rosen have for us today? We also have THREE Week in Review songs! First we have a song from the one and only, Jimmy Reefercake! The other two (that's right...TWO!) come from the unstoppable hit makers...The Screaming Majority!

07/14/2011 -Mark Leon Goldberg CIA aids disease; Bachmann's Chutzpah

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 18:25:00 +0000

Today, we have Mark Leon Goldberg of UN Dispatch and American Prospect joining us. We'll be talking with him concerning the Guardian story on the CIA using fake vaccination programs as cover in finding Osama bin Laden.

07/13/2011 - Sam Stein, Janeane Garofalo or Katherine Harris?

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 18:55:00 +0000

Today we have Political Editor and White House Correspondent at the Huffington Post, Sam Stein, on the show! We’ll be talking about McConnell’s flinch. And "senator Katherin Harriss" joins us- or does she?

07/12/2011 - Van Jones, Rupert Murdoch

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:14:52 +0000

today we have an interview with Van Jones, co-founder of RebuildtheDream.com, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, and American Progress Action Fund.

07/11/2011 - Brian Beutler on the Debt Follies and Ilyse Houge on the Murdoch Scandal

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:58:22 +0000

Sam is back from vacation and we’re back to our regularly scheduled LIVE programming. We hope you enjoyed the non-stop daily content we had pre-planned for you all last week! Today on the show Brian Buetler of Talking Points Memo will be joining us to talk Debt Negotiation follies. Also joing us, Ilyse Hogue of Media Matters to talk with us on the Murdoch scandals.

07/08/2011 - Senator Al Franken and Markos Moulitsas

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:00:00 +0000

Sam will be back in New York on Monday, but today we have a fantastic pair of interviews for you -- Senator Al Franken and Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas.

07/07/2011 - John Arovosis & Zimbabwean, Morrocan bloggers

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:00:00 +0000

Sam's on vacation this week, but we still have brand new interviews for you! Today, Sam talks with John Arovosis of America Blog, as well as foreign bloggers visiting Netroots Nation from across the globe.

07/06/2011 - Susan Saladoff, Hot Coffee the Movie

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:00:00 +0000

Susan Saladoff joins us to talk about her movie Hot Coffee and the issues surrounding tort reform in the US.

07/05/2011 - Shannon Moore on Pebble Mine, and Rick Jacobs of the Courage Campaign.

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 15:00:00 +0000

Sam's still on vacation, but we've still got two new interviews for you! From Netroots Nation Shannon Moore on Pebble Mine in Alaska and Rick Jacobs from the Courage Campaign

07/04/2011 - Justin Krebs of Drinking Liberally, Jay Tomlinson of Best of the Left, and David Packman

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 15:00:00 +0000

Happy Independence Day! Sam's on vacation, but from Netroots Nation we have interviews with Justin Krebs of Drinking Liberally/Living Liberally, Jay Tomlinson of the Best of the Left podcast, and David Pakman of the David Pakman Show!

07/01/2011 Casual Friday Schecter, Rosen- Sammy doing a remote

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 17:37:00 +0000

It's casual friday and Sam is half way to his vacation destination- that means Cliff Schecter, Chris Rosen & tech snafus- great song submissions this week form Screaming Majority and Reffercake and Sam's BJ Snowden salute to Canada!

06/30/2011 - Jared Bernstein on the Economy

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 19:08:27 +0000

Today we have Sam's interview of Jared Bernstein, Vice President Joe Biden's former Chief Economist and Economic Policy Adviser. Bernstein is a senior fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, and blogs at jaredbernsteinblog.com.

06/29/2011 - Max Blumenthal on the Gaza Flotilla

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:54:23 +0000

Today Max Blumenthal, senior writer for The Daily Beast & author of Republican Gomorrah: Inside the Movement that Shattered the Party, is on the show to talk the Israeli government's flotilla smear campaign.

06/28/2011 - Jamie Raskin, Arizona Supreme Court

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:45:05 +0000

Today on the program, Maryland Democratic State Senator Jamie Raskin will be joining us to talk the Supreme Court ruling in Arizona. He is also a professor of constitutional law at American University's Washington College of Law where he directs its Program on Law and Government.

06/27/2011 - Evan Wolfson, Gay Marriage in New York

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:24:00 +0000

New York City just seems that much nicer today, now that same sex marriage is legal throughout the entire NY state. Joining us today is author of Why Marriage Matters; America, Equality and Gay People's Right to Marry, Evan Wolfson. He is the founder and executive director of Freedom To Marry.

06/24/2011 - Michael Ian Black, Casual Friday

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:45:04 +0000

The hilarious Michael Ian Black joins us on the show today! We also have our Week in Review song from Dave Benjoya & the Screaming Majority. And, some breaking news: Chris Rosen is NOT on the show today! He is at a very important press conference for the film 'Horrible Bosses'. IMPORTANT SENIOR EDITOR STUFF.

06/23/2011 - Matt Taibbi, Darius Charney v MI Emergency Manager Law

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:55:00 +0000

Fresh off of Countdown with Keith Olbermann last night, Matt Taibbi, Political Reporter at Rolling Stone magazine, joins us on the show to talk his Michele Bachmann article and this piece. That's not all! We also have Darius Charney, attorney with the Center for Constitutional Rights, co-counsel with the Sugar Law Center in Detroit on the case challenging the Emergency Manager Law in Michigan.

06/22/2011 - Dhalia Lithwick, U.S. Supreme Court

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:50:00 +0000

We have Dahlia Lithwick, senior editor of Slate, on the show today, talking about the U.S. Supreme Court.

06/21/2011 - Spencer Ackerman, The Afghan Drawdown

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:44:00 +0000

We have a great show for you today as Spencer Ackerman of Wired's Danger Room joins us to talk Never Mind the Drawdown.

06/20/2011 - Digby, On medicare, social security, and the relative insanity of Bachmann v Palin

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:14:46 +0000

One of the Majority Report’s favorite bloggers joins us today…we have Digby on the show!

6/17/2011 - Live @ Netroots Nation Day: MCJoan, Cliff Schecter, Sam meets Breitbart and more!

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 18:13:03 +0000

Sam broadcasts live from Netroots Nation.

6/16/2011 - Live @ Netroots Nation: David Daven, Chris Bowers, Amanda Marcotte, Gaius Publius and more!

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 18:30:05 +0000

Live from Netroots Nation 2011...the Majority Report with Sam Seder!

You won't want to miss today's show! Sam is at Netroots Nation (audio AND video streaming!) and be talking to a number of great guests.

On the show today: David Dayen (@ddayen) of firedoglake, Chris Bowers (@ThisBowers) of Dailykos, writer Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte), Gaius Publius (@Gaius_Publius) of AmericaBlog and more!

06/15/2011 - Seder on Hartmann: John Nichols, Katrina vanden Heuvel, and more

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 20:46:13 +0000

Sam fills in for Thom Hartmann on Thom Hartmann's radio show!

06/14/2011 - Allison Kilkenny, "Katherine Harriss", US Uncut & Bachmann

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:39:00 +0000

You can bet Sam has something to say concerning last night's Republican debate, but more importantly we have Allison Kilkenny of Citizen Radio joining us today to talk USUncut. We also have a special guest, near Senator Katherine Harriss...

06/13/2011 - The GOP Clowncar

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 18:18:52 +0000

Sam has plenty to talk about on today’s show including, but certainly not limited to tonight’s Republican debate! This is the first of the debates to include “actual legitimate 2012 Republican candidates”…and Michelle Bachmann.

06/10/2011 Todd Barry, Cliff Schecter, Rosen & Limbaugh gets faced

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 19:06:00 +0000

Todd Barry (@toddbarry) is on the show today! Of course, also joining us today is our new Friday staple, Cliff Schecter (@cliffschecter). Today is also momentous as we find out whether Chris Rosen (@42inchtv) has caught Battlestar Gallactica on Netflix…his Weekend Movie Reviews segment hangs in the balance! That’s not all either as we have another Week in Review song EACH from Jimmy Reefercake (@JimmyReefercake) and the Screaming Majority. A jam packed Friday show from the Majority Report to kick off your weekend.

06/09/2011 - Heather Hurlburt, is Yemen War Number 4?

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:28:00 +0000

Executive Director of the National Security Network, Heather Hurlburt, joins us today to talk about what’s happening in Yemen.

06/08/2011 - Chrystia Freeland on the ruling elite

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:19:31 +0000

While we take a tech day, we offer you this never-before-heard interview with Chrystia Freeland of Thomson Reuters on the global elite.

06/07/2011 - Sarah Vowell, Imperialism and plate lunches

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 18:13:00 +0000

Sarah Vowell talks about her new book, Unfamiliar Fishes, about the colonization of Hawaii

06/06/2011 - John Amato, Delta unionbusting

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 18:01:29 +0000

John Amato of Crooks and Liars joins us to talk about Delta Airlines' unionbusting strategies.

06/03/2011 - Bobby Kennedy Jr., The Last Mountain

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 17:53:54 +0000

More Majority Report than you bargained for. Bobby Kennedy joins us to discuss his upcoming documentary, The Last Mountain, about the fight for a symbol of Labor pride in West Virginia. Cliff Schecter joins us to discuss the week in news, we have new Week in Review Songs, and Chris Rosen fights for his very survival.

06/02/2011 - Jeff Madrick, Ryan Gallagher, American Greed and Spanish Revolt

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 18:07:51 +0000

Today we have author Jeff Madrick. discussing his latest book, Age of Greed, The Triumph of Finance and the Decline of America, 1970-Present. And we couldn’t get through to him yesterday (international calls are tricky, folks), but we have him today! Independent reporter, Ryan Gallagher joins us to talk the New Spanish Revolution.

06/01/2011 - Guy Lawson on Stoner Arms Dealers

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 18:18:00 +0000

Guy Lawson from Rolling Stone magazine joins us to talk about the two Florida kids who armed Afghanistan.

05/31/2011 - William Hartung, Military Industrial Complex

Tue, 31 May 2011 18:10:21 +0000

Today William Hartung joins us to talk about the profits of war, which he writes about in his book, Prophets of War.

05-30-2011 - Joe Burns, reviving the strike

Fri, 27 May 2011 19:38:00 +0000

It's Memorial Day. We're off, but we have a new show for you! Labor Negotiator/Attorney Joe Burns joins us to talk about his book, "Reviving the Strike".

05/27/2011 - Cliff Schecter, Chris Rosen & an Epic Rant

Fri, 27 May 2011 17:58:00 +0000

It's casual Friday. Chris Rosen finds the straw that breaks the camel's back and Cliff Schecter joins Sam on the Patriot Act and Joe Scarborough comparing Medicare to his hedonistic fantasies, and Jimmy Reefercake's not quite week in review.

05/26/2011 - Robert Cruickshank, Progressive Coalitions

Thu, 26 May 2011 17:59:50 +0000

Today, Robert Cruickshank about his latest article on the Daily Kos, Why aren’t progressives as good at politics as conservatives?

05/25/2011 - Ari Berman on NY 26th big win & Elizabeth Warren

Wed, 25 May 2011 18:43:00 +0000

We have Ari Berman, contributing writer for The Nation, on the show today. We talk about Medicare and the GOP loss in New York's 26th District, The GOP attacks on Elizabeth Warren and the Consumer Financial protection Beureau -as well as the success of the Chrysler bailout and what it means for GOP hopefuls.

05/24/2011 - Dennis Vanengelsdorp, Bees and Whistleblowers

Tue, 24 May 2011 18:27:00 +0000

Today, we have Dennis Vanengelsdorp on to discuss what's currently happening with the sudden disappearance of bees. Dennis is Acting State Apiarist for Pennsylvania's Department of Agriculture, studying colony collapse disorder. We also discuss a novel new way to deal with corporate whistleblowers.

05/23/2011 Eli Pariser, The Filter Bubble

Mon, 23 May 2011 18:17:17 +0000

Eli Pariser (@EliPariser), former Executive Director of MoveOn.org, joins us today to talk about his new book “The Filter Bubble.”

05/20/2011 Casual Schecter & Rosen & Cons love spending, if it's for them.

Fri, 20 May 2011 17:51:00 +0000

Today, Conservatives love spending, if it's for them. We also have Cliff Schecter (@cliffschecter) and not ONE, not TWO...but THREE week in review songs. Looks like Jimmy Reefercake(@JimmyReefercake) has some competition!

05/19/2011 - Eddie Glaude, Matt Duss, Cornel West and the Middle East

Thu, 19 May 2011 18:15:20 +0000

Today, we have not one, but TWO guests! First, we have Eddie Glaude (@esglaude). He is the chair of the Center for African-American Studies and the William S. Tod Professor of Religion and African-American Studies at Princeton University. If you haven't read THIS, you should as he'll be on to discuss Cornel West. Our second guest is Matt Duss (@mattduss), who will be calling in live from Tel Aviv! Matt is National Security Policy Analyst at the Center for American Progress and will be joining us to talk President Obama's Middle East speech.

05/18/2011 - Warrantless searches, and the Newt Gingrich Follies

Wed, 18 May 2011 17:56:03 +0000

The Supreme Court allows for searches without warrants, while Newt Gingrich continues to put his feet in his mouth.

05/17/2011 - Matt Taibbi, Prosecuting Wall Street

Tue, 17 May 2011 18:07:59 +0000

Today we have Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi), Political Reporter at Rolling Stone magazine, on the show to talk the People vs. Goldman Sachs, reaction to NY AG Schneiderman’s investigation and more!

05/16/2011 - Digby, The Debt Ceiling

Mon, 16 May 2011 18:16:10 +0000

Digby joins us today, we talk about the debt ceiling, the Rapture, and ask, why is Donald Trump still speaking?

05/13/2011 Morgan Spurlock, The Greatest Movie Ever Sold

Fri, 13 May 2011 18:07:44 +0000

It’s here! It’s finally here! It’s Casual Friday! Did you know today is the ONLY Friday the 13th of the year? Maybe that explains why Evan is out and Matt AKA New Dorsey is running audio, video, & social media today. Something is bound to go wrong!

We have a very special guest today, documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock (@morganspurlock)! He’s the man behind great films such as Supersize Me, Where in the World is Osama bin Laden? and his latest: the Greatest Movie Ever Sold.

Also joining us today is Chris Rosen (@42inchtv) with his Weekend Movie Reviews and Cliff Schecter (@cliffschecter)! Plus another song from Jimmy Reefercake (@JimmyReefercake). A PACKED SHOW TODAY!

05/12/2011 - Siva Vaidhyanathan, the corruption of FCC & the Googlization of Everything

Thu, 12 May 2011 18:11:00 +0000

Siva Vaidhyanathan, on The Googlization of Everything and the horror that is the revolving door at the FCC.

05/11/2011 Vicki Abele on Race To Nowhere

Wed, 11 May 2011 18:18:00 +0000

We have Vicki Abeles, Producer and Co-Director of Race to Nowhere, a film that shines a light on the damaging effects of the so-called Education Reform movement and it's corporatization of our schools.

05/10/2011 - Lies about Social Security

Tue, 10 May 2011 18:04:00 +0000

Former Senator Alan Simpson found to be evil and stupid.

05/09/2011 - Was Bin laden Pakistan's Prisoner? And the GOP's fear of destroying Medicare

Mon, 09 May 2011 18:21:34 +0000

Today we try to get conservatives to call in and explain why we need to cut Medicare. And no one seems able. We also talk about the nature of Osama bin Laden's relationship to Pakistan.

05/06/2011 - Cliff Schecter In Studio

Fri, 06 May 2011 17:34:00 +0000

Finally...it's Casual Friday! It's been quite the week, but it's not quite over yet! Today, for the first time, we have an IN STUDIO guest. Cliff Schecter (@CliffSchecter) makes history as he joins us LIVE and in person!

05/05/2011 - Daniel Levy On Hamas & Fatah

Thu, 05 May 2011 18:32:00 +0000

Happy Cinco de Mayo! What a great day to celebrate...America. President Obama is visiting Ground Zero today minus national party pooper George W. Bush. Daniel Levy, Senior Research Fellow and Co-Director of the Middle East Task Force at the New America Foundation, joins us today.

05/04/2011 - Dave Murphy, Monsanto

Wed, 04 May 2011 18:01:02 +0000

On today's show, we're bringing you an interview with Dave Murphy (@food_democracy), founder and executive director of Food Democracy Now!

05/03/2011 - The Rude Pundit

Tue, 03 May 2011 17:52:00 +0000

Today's guest is Lee Papa (@RudePundit), better known as The Rude Pundit to talk about his new book The Rude Pundit's Almanack and the current batch of Republican 2012 hopefulls.

05/02/2011 - Heather Hurlburt and the death of Osama bin Laden

Mon, 02 May 2011 18:18:49 +0000

Sam welcomes back Heather Hurlburt, Executive Director of the National Security Network and former Special Assistant and Speechwriter to President Clinton to talk about that little bit of news that happened last night.

04/29/2011 - Cliff Schecter, Royal Wedding

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:50:00 +0000

It’s Casual Friday! We’ve got BOTH Cliff Schecter (@cliffschecter) and Chris Rosen (@42inchtv) on the show for you today. And the first Jimmy Reefercake's News in Review.

04/29/2011 - Nicole Sandler, Town Halls

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 17:45:33 +0000

We have Nicole Sandler (@NicoleSandler) on the show today. We’ll hear from her about her arrest at an Allen West town hall meeting on Tuesday (full video at the link). Nicole hosts a progressive radio show at Radio or Not.

4/27/2011 - David Ansell on American heathcare

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:13:36 +0000

On today's show,Dr. David Ansell, author of "County: Life, Death and Politics at Chicago's Public Hospitals" about his medical education in Chicago's Cook County Hospital set against a backdrop of race, segregation and poverty.

04/26/2011 - Bill Scher, don't make us work 'til we die

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 18:09:00 +0000

Bill Scher (@billscher), Online Campaign Manager at Campaign for America’s Futureand executive editor of LiberalOasis.com, is on the show today to talk about theDon’t Make Us Work ‘Til We Die! campaign.

04/25/2011 - Sam Stein catches Sam Seder up

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:46:28 +0000

Sam is back from Vegas and we are LIVE today. What better way to start your week? If Sam’s return wasn’t enough for you, our guest today is Huffington Post political reporter Sam Stein (@SamSteinHP) to catch Sam up after a week vacation.

04/22/2011 - Kevin Drum, David Sirota

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:10:08 +0000

It's here! It's finally here! It's Friday! Sam will be back on Monday and we will be live. To hold you over until then, we have a brand new interview with Mother Jones blogger Kevin Drum, followed by author David Sirota. Have a great weekend!

04/21/2011 - James Howard Kunstler, Peak Oil

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:09:00 +0000

As we're inching towards the weekend, Sam's vacation is inching to a close. While you wait, feed your hunger for Monday's live show with this brand new interview Sam had with author James Howard Kunstler.

04/20/2011 - Ellen Rupple Shell, Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:02:00 +0000

Sam's away, but the podcasts will stay. Today, Sam interviews Ellen Rupple Shell, journalist with the Atlantic and author of Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture.

04/19/2011 - Alfie Kohn, Education Reform

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:50:50 +0000

Sam's away, but that doesn't mean you wont get some brand new Majority Report! Today Sam talks education reform with noted author and education expert Alfie Kohn.

04/18/2011 - Johann Hari, UK Uncut

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:59:01 +0000

Sam is on vacation, but the Majority Report never sleeps. Today, Sam interviews Johann Hari (@johannhari101) on UK Uncut, and what resistance to austerity means for Americans. Johann Hari's writing can be found at johannhari.com/