Occupy The Microphone

U.S. Navy exposed sailors to Fukushima radiation

gregg@occupythemicrophone.com (Halfstep Productions) — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 11:49:00 -0500

February 28, 2014

Download Podcast

Nearly three years ago reactors at Fukushima in Japan melted down sending radioactivity into the air and water. Sailors on board the USS Reagan were sent to help but turned back as radiation from the nuclear power plants and a metallic taste in their mouths worried them. Sailors are now suing TEPCO and the US Navy. Tune in today live at five on Occupy The Microphone for this story and more.

Is Sen.Lindsey Graham blowing smoke to protect rapist in the military?

gregg@occupythemicrophone.com (Halfstep Productions) — Thu, 27 Feb 2014 16:26:00 -0500

February 27, 2014

Download Podcast

Is Sen. Lindsey Graham blowing smoke to protect rapist in the military? Is the former Air Force judge advocate allowing military tradition to override justice? Why is the Senator from South Carolina against military prosecutors taking company commanders out of the military rape equation? Tune in Live at Five to Occupy The Microphone for this story and more, your News Source for the 99%

Occupy The Microphone is live weekdays at 5:00PM EST

Post by Occupy the Microphone.

The Intercept is blowing the lid off U.S. covert activities

gregg@occupythemicrophone.com (Halfstep Productions) — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 12:40:00 -0500

Download Podcast

A New Media outlet called "The Intercept" funded by the founder of Ebay, is making waves reporting on the secrets of the national security state. Laura Poitras, Glen Greenwald and Jeremy Scahill are some of its key reporters. In just over two weeks they have published over a dozen groundbreaking stories. Tune in today Live at Five to Occupy The Microphone and be informed.

Why does Republican Todd Kincannon still have a state job?

gregg@occupythemicrophone.com (Halfstep Productions) — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 16:03:00 -0500

February 25-2014

Download Podcast

Todd Kincannon is the Chairman of the Simpsonville Election Commission and a former GOP state leader, last year tweeted that transgender people should be put in camps, tweeted the super bowl sucked worse than Trayvon Martin trying to score some crack and allegedly tweeted someone a picture of his Anthony Wiener. Tune in Live at Five today to Occupy The Microphone as they try to make sense of the senseless.

SC Gov Haley can not make up mind about taking federal aid for state

gregg@occupythemicrophone.com (Halfstep Productions) — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 15:39:00 -0500

Download Podcast

Governor Nikki Haley’s administration sought federal disaster assistance dollars during the ice storms of February but Haley and other Republican Governors have turned away federal dollars meant to extend health care coverage to the poor through Medicaid expansion. Is this hypocrisy or something else? This news and more Live at Five on Occupy The Microphone.

Governor Nikki Haley says its her job to keep jobs out of South Carolina

gregg@occupythemicrophone.com (Halfstep Productions) — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 15:29:00 -0500

Download Podcast

February 21, 2014 - 5:00PM EST

Governor Nikki Haley says American car companies are not welcome in the state, A State Senator from Beaufort says he wants to legalize cannabis oil in South Carolina and a former U.S. Lieutenant General said Jesus will be armed with a AR-15 during the second coming. This news and more live at five on Occupy The Microphone!

Nikki Haley, Keystone XL & Ted Nugent

gregg@occupythemicrophone.com (Halfstep Productions) — Thu, 20 Feb 2014 14:24:00 -0500

Download Podcast

South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley settles Occupy Columbia's 1st amendment lawsuit, stumping for Texas candidate for Governor Ted Nugent uses 1st amendment to call President Obama a "subhuman mongrel" and Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman has Keystone XL project approval blocked. This and more today live at five on Occupy The Microphone!

84 yr-old nun sentenced for breaking into nuclear weapons facility

gregg@occupythemicrophone.com (Halfstep Productions) — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 12:25:00 -0500

Download Podcast

An 84 year old woman has been sent to jail for almost three years, and her two co-defendants, both nearing retirement age, were sentenced to more than five years. They were convicted of breaking into a high-security nuclear weapons facility in Tennessee to call for peace. Do people who break the law like this deserve jail time? Let us know what you think Wednesday Live at Five on Occupy the Microphone

Can you put faith in crime lab results?

gregg@occupythemicrophone.com (Halfstep Productions) — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 15:16:00 -0500

Download Podcast

Lewis Thomas was stopped by Spartanburg County sheriff's deputies on a traffic violation. He was arrested and his car was searched and a pound and a half of white powder was found. A drug field test was done and Thomas was arrested and charged with distributing cocaine but there is a twist to this story. Tune in to Occupy The Microphone for this and more live at five!

Willie Earl lynching memorial, Dunn Murder trial and PBS media corruption

gregg@occupythemicrophone.com (Halfstep Productions) — Mon, 17 Feb 2014 12:33:00 -0500

Download Podcast

A memorial has been set up for lynching victim Willie Earl who was killed by a white mob in South Carolina 64 years ago, many people are confused about the Michael Dunn murder trial’s non-verdict and PBS taken to task for media corruption! Tune in for these stories and more on Occupy The Microphone today live at five!"

Investment banker Tom Perkins does not want poor people to have a vote

gregg@occupythemicrophone.com (Halfstep Productions) — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 13:25:00 -0500

Download Podcast

Now that the weather seems to have gotten back to normal, Occupy the Microphone is back on the air. Join us Live at Five as we talk about a proposal to give rich people more votes than poor people, Black History Month, the latest news, and of course, the weather! Tune in to Talk radio for the 99% on Occupy the Microphone!

South Carolina judges getting paid twice for the same job

gregg@occupythemicrophone.com (Halfstep Productions) — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 14:11:00 -0500

Download Podcast

The Chief Justice of South Carolina's Supreme Court started drawing her retirement in 2010, even though she continues to be paid a state salary. She and at least one other South Carolina judge are being paid over a quarter of a million dollars in retirement benefits between the two of them, even though they are not retired. We know corruption is a problem in the state legislature and in the executive branch, but is it a problem in the courts too? Join us today Live at Five and we'll talk it out on Occupy The Microphone.

NATO 3 found not guilty as Moral Mondays turn out tens of thousands in North Carolina

gregg@occupythemicrophone.com (Halfstep Productions) — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 11:47:00 -0500

Download Podcast

In September 2011, Occupy Wall Street exploded across America and police began making arrests nationwide. Three men involved in Occupy were recently found innocent of "terrorism" charges; one woman is just now going to trial two years after her arrest. Moral Monday protests in North Carolina kicked off with tens of thousands in the streets. Tune in today to Occupy The Microphone as they discuss this and more live at five.

Why did Bob Jones University terminate sexual assault investigation?

gregg@occupythemicrophone.com (Halfstep Productions) — Fri, 7 Feb 2014 11:31:00 -0500

Download Podcast

Bob Jones University has been embroiled in scandal over mishandling investigations of sexual assaults on campus. They then hired GRACE, an independent Christian organization to investigate. Now BJU has fired GRACE stating “we grew concerned about how GRACE was pursuing our objectives” Join Occupy The Microphone today Live at Five as they discuss this and more.

Are Terminator drones now a reality?

gregg@occupythemicrophone.com (Halfstep Productions) — Thu, 6 Feb 2014 12:18:00 -0500

Download Podcast

Drones take the pilot out of the cockpit and now there are plans to take pilots out of the process completely with killer robot drones deciding which human beings to kill. Is this our future? Do we now have to worry about terminators taking over like in the Arnold Schwarzenegger movies? Tune in today live at five to Occupy The Microphone sponsored in part by Our History Black.com"

Does music contribute to a culture of violence?

gregg@occupythemicrophone.com (Halfstep Productions) — Wed, 5 Feb 2014 14:12:00 -0500

Download Podcast

What role does music play if any, in creating an atmosphere of violence in a community? Do radio stations have a moral obligation to the communities they broadcast in? Special guest host Traci Fant and three gifted local artists will be on Occupy the Microphone today Live at Five ! Sponsored in part by OurHistoryBlack.com

How did a school teacher accumulate a $8 2 million estate?

gregg@occupythemicrophone.com (Halfstep Productions) — Tue, 4 Feb 2014 11:41:00 -0500

Download Podcast

When former Special Education teacher Margaret Southern died recently she left 8.4 million dollars to an upstate charity. This money will be used to benefit children and animals. How does a teacher leave an estate of 8.4 million dollars? Learn how she did it today, Live at Five, on Occupy The Microphone.

Killing Edward Snowden

gregg@occupythemicrophone.com (Halfstep Productions) — Mon, 3 Feb 2014 14:01:00 -0500

Download Podcast

Edward Snowden said his biggest concern when he leaked NSA documents was that nothing would change. Now the website Buzz Feed is reporting that high government officials have said they want to kill Snowden. Will the NSA, CIA or someone else murder Edward Snowden? Are we going back to the days of Cointelpro where the US government used assassination to silence dissent or is this something that never stopped with the death of FBI director J Edgar Hoover? Join Occupy the Microphone today Live at Five as this discuss this news and more.

Is Carla Farrow a bad mother or just a poor mother?

gregg@occupythemicrophone.com (Halfstep Productions) — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 13:52:00 -0500

Download Podcast

A Spartanburg mother was arrested and charged with three counts of child neglect, and her children taken from her. Duke-Energy says they cut off her power on Monday and the home had no heat on Tuesday when police arrived. There are no reports about efforts to ge the family help, no referral to the Red Cross and it is not known if Duke-Energy offered to "Share the Warmth". Has this sort of thing happened to you or someone you know? Local Activist Traci Young Fant is in the studio today to discuss this and more Live at Five on Occupy the Microphone, sponsored in part by Yellow Mama Music.

Grandmother banned from 40 percent of her home county in the USA

gregg@occupythemicrophone.com (Halfstep Productions) — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 13:59:00 -0500

Download Podcast

Vera Scroggins has been ordered by a court to stay out of 40% of the county in which she lives but the court hasn't given her a map of where she can and can not go. Her crime? Asking politicians and corporations uncomfortable questions about fracking. Tune in to Occupy The Microphone Live at Five as they discuss this and more. Sponsored in part by Yellow Mama Music.

The Occupy response to the State of the Union 2014

gregg@occupythemicrophone.com (Halfstep Productions) — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 14:10:00 -0500

Download Podcast

After President Obama delivered the State of the Union Address last night, Republicans, the Republican TEA Party and the Green Party all delivered responses, and today the hosts of Occupy The Microphone will give their response. Tune in today Live at Five to Occupy The Microphone as they discuss this news and more. Sponsored in part by Yellow Mama Music.

Big bankster drug money launderers always get away

gregg@occupythemicrophone.com (Halfstep Productions) — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 13:46:00 -0500

Download Podcast

HSBC bank managers admitted to laundering billions in drug money, paid a fine and received no prison time. A "Bit coin" dealer faces prison time for the same offense on a smaller scale. What kind of justice system allows big banksters to walk while sending small time players to prison? Tune in today Live at Five to Occupy The Microphone as they discuss this and more. Sponsored in part by Yellow Mama Music.

Abolishing 21st Century Slavery with New Abolitionists

gregg@occupythemicrophone.com (Halfstep Productions) — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 13:03:00 -0500

Download Podcast

In the 1980s the Reagan administration began to push the War on Drugs to a new level. Since then the US inmate population has exploded at a huge cost. Corporations world wide use inmate labor to produce goods and services. Tune in today as we explore this issue and more on Occupy The Microphone joined by the hosts of New Abolitionists Radio! Sponsored in part by Yellow Mama Music.

The Guardian publisher targeted over NSA files and D'Souza arrested

gregg@occupythemicrophone.com (Halfstep Productions) — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 16:00:00 -0500

Download Podcast

The editor of London's newspaper "The Guardian" faces possible charges in the Edward Snowden case while China is cracking down on journalists and bloggers. In breaking news, conservative pundit Dinesh D'Souza has been arraigned in New York on charges of illegal campaign contributions. Join us Live at Five on Occupy the Microphone for this and more. Sponsored in part by Yellow Mama Music.

Is cannabis legalization inevitable?

gregg@occupythemicrophone.com (Halfstep Productions) — Thu, 23 Jan 2014 12:27:00 -0500

Download Podcast

Tens of thousands are imprisoned in federal prisons for pot possession with scarce tax dollars spent to keep them there. President Obama has said that it is important for legalization to move forward. Legal and regulated in two states, and legal for medicinal purposes in 20 states, Tune in as Occupy The Microphone takes on reefer madness live at five. Sponsored in part by Yellow Mama Music.