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Coming up on today’s show, we have Boston Phoenix journalist Chris Faraone here to talk about his new book, 99 Nights With The 99%.

We also have the head of the Cautious Catholic Caucus here to explain why he thinks Obama isn’t a true Christian.

We also have listener calls on the topic of birth control.

Plus we’ll discuss the Progressive Principles Conference at Yale, our visit to the abandoned Christian theme park, Holy Land USA, Rick Santorum’s stance on science, Virginia’s horrific state sponsored rape bill, and an Indiana Congressman’s crusade against the Girl Scouts.

Our writer/performers today are Bob Rok, Tim Grimes and Amy Gard.

Remember, you can subscribe and podcast the show for free on iTunes and at www.matthewf.net.  You can follow the show on Twitter and Facebook.  You call the listener hotline at 617-855-TMFS.  You can support the show by becoming a member.  We have new shows every Tuesday and Thursday.

-Matt

We here at the Matthew Filipowicz Show are excited to announce that we are joining the weekend lineup of Public Reality Radio, 1680 AM & 95.3 FM in Grand Rapids, Michigan!

We will be on the air every Saturday night at 8pm-10pm ET! If you don’t live in the broadcast area, which includes a great deal of Michigan and parts of Indiana, you can stream it live on their website.

Again, we want to thank the listeners and members for supporting the show. We couldn’t do this without you!

-Matt

This Saturday, February 18th, I’m giving a keynote speech at the Progressive Principles Conference at Yale.

I’ll also be appearing on an art and activism panel.

If you’re in the area, do come out and say hi.

-Matt

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Coming up on today’s show, we have author and journalist Jeff Biggers back on the show to talk about how Arizona’s ridiculous ban on Mexican American studies led to the state taking William Shakespeare’s the Tempest out of the classroom.

We’ll also be talking to the campaign director of Forecast the Facts, Daniel Souweine about how local TV weather meteorologists are spreading anti-climate change propaganda.

We also have a new ad for the Cash For Prisons program that may be coming to a state near you.

We’ll also discuss my giving a keynote at Yale’s Progressive Principles Conference this weekend, the delivery of 800,000 petitions against the Keystone XL Tarsands Pipeline, Darryl Issa preventing women from testifying about birth control, and Barack Obama and the Democrats screwing unions in the FAA bill.

Remember, you can subscribe and podcast the show for free on iTunes and at www.matthewf.net.  You can follow the show on Twitter and Facebook.  You call the listener hotline at 617-855-TMFS.  You can support the show by becoming a member.  We have new shows every Tuesday and Thursday.

-Matt

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Coming up on today’s show, we have Think Progress reporter Adam Peck here to discuss Rick Santorum’s Islamaphobic financial backer, Foster Freiss.

We’ll also be talking to the director of the documentary Hot Coffee, Susan Saladoff, about the right wing’s efforts to keep you from having your day in court.

We also have the debut of a new song about Rick Santorum entitled, Sweater Vest Man.

We’ll also discuss Rick Santorum’s views on women in the military, and the insane, pro-rape rant by Fox News contributor, Liz Trotta .

Our writer/performer today is Frank Chow.

Remember, you can subscribe and podcast the show for free on iTunes and at www.matthewf.net.  You can follow the show on Twitter and Facebook.  You call the listener hotline at 617-855-TMFS.  You can support the show by becoming a member.  We have new shows every Tuesday and Thursday.

-Matt

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Coming up on today’s show, we have Ari Berman from the Nation Magazine back on the show to discuss his cover story on how the GOP is currently re-segregating the South.

We’ll also be talking once again to Sam Jewler from Occupy DC about his account of the violent pre-dawn police raid at McPherson Square that left one Occupier in the hospital with a cracked skull.

We also have a response to Pete Hoekstra’s horribly racist China ad, and we’ll discuss a surprising new report that finds that a majority of American women would support a law forcing them to take their husbands name if they got married.

Our writer/performers today are Kate Ward, Amy Gard and Frank Chow.

Remember, you can subscribe and podcast the show for free on iTunes and at www.matthewf.net.  You can follow the show on Twitter and Facebook.  You call the listener hotline at 617-855-TMFS.  You can support the show by becoming a member.  We have new shows every Tuesday and Thursday.

-Matt

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Coming up on today’s show, we have the former national campaign manager for Health Care For America Now and current Rockefeller and Roosevelt Institute fellow, Richard Kirsch, here to talk about his new book Fighting For Our Health.

Plus, we’ll be talking to a Republican DJ, DJ One Percent, about the musical tastes of the GOP primary candidates.

We’ll also discuss the controversy surrounding Clint Eastwood’s Super Bowl ad for Chrysler.

Our writer/performer today is Tim Grimes.

Remember, you can subscribe and podcast the show for free on iTunes and at www.matthewf.net.  You can follow the show on Twitter and Facebook.  You call the listener hotline at 617-855-TMFS.  You can support the show by becoming a member.  We have new shows every Tuesday and Thursday. -Matt

We here at the Matthew Filipowicz Show are excited to announce that we are the joining the WPWC 1480 AM weekend lineup on We Act Radio in Washington DC!

If you live in DC, you can listen live at 8am-10am on Saturday mornings, and also at a rebroadcast at 3pm on 1480 AM.

If you live outside of DC, you can stream it live on their website.

Want to know more about We Act Radio?  Read this great piece by Alternet’s Joshua Holland, who has a new show on the station.

We want to thank all of our listeners and our members for their support of the show.  We couldn’t do this without you, so, sincerely, thank you!

-Matt

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Coming up on today’s show, we have David Dayen from Firedoglake here to explain why we shouldn’t be too excited about Eric Schneiderman’s co-chairing of a financial fraud task force, and how the proposed mortgage robo-signing settlement is a giant giveaway to the big banks.

We also have Josh Eidelson here to discuss Governor Mitch Daniels and the perils of Indiana’s new anti-union “right to work” law.

We’ll also be talking to Sara Robinson, the editor of the new site Alternet Visions, about looking at the big picture and future of the progressive movement.

Plus we have the announcement of a GOP endorsement from a new political action group, the Cheaters Party.

We’ll also discuss the plans to Occupy the Superbowl this weekend in Indiana, and Mitt Romney’s GOP dog whistle moment towards the poor.

Our writer/performer today is Tim Grimes.

Remember, you can subscribe and podcast the show for free on iTunes and at www.matthewf.net.  You can follow the show on Twitter and Facebook.  You call the listener hotline at 617-855-TMFS.  You can support the show by becoming a member.  We have new shows every Tuesday and Thursday.

-Matt

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Coming up on today’s show, we have Mother Jones journalist Gavin Aronsen here to give us his first hand account being arrested this weekend at Occupy Oakland.

We also have John Ford here to give us an update from Occupy Boston.

Plus we have an exclusive new ad where Mitt Romney claims to be from the “real streets” of America.

We’ll also discuss the fact the U.S. has dropped to 47th place for freedom of the press, Mitt Romney’s ridiculous wealth, and the shady finances and executive bonuses at the company maintains Dewey Square, the Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy.

Remember, you can subscribe and podcast the show for free on iTunes and at www.matthewf.net.  You can follow the show on Twitter and Facebook.  You call the listener hotline at 617-855-TMFS.  You can support the show by becoming a member.  We have new shows every Tuesday and Thursday.

-Matt

As always, our bonus episodes give you a chance to get to know our amazing writer/performers better as we do our version of the McLaughlin Group, which we’ve dubbed the Filipowicz Forum.  This month’s forum was recorded live at the Irish Oak bar in Chicago, IL immediately following Barack Obama’s speech at Drinking Liberally’s State of the Union watch party.

This month’s forum features writer/performers Bob Rok, Tim Grimes, and stand up comedian James Fritz.  And without a doubt, this is the rowdiest, drunkest forum we’ve done to date.

So become a member today!  Not only do you get the warm fuzzy feeling of supporting independent progressive media and our monthly bonus episodes, but you’ll also receive other… perks (wink, wink, nudge, nudge).  Also, once we reach 100 members, we will go to three shows a week!

However, if you can’t afford to become a member, if you give a one time donation, you’ll get access to that month’s bonus episode!

So what are you waiting for?  Become a member today!

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Coming up on today’s show, we have Rob Boston from Americans United for the Separation of Church and State here to talk about five Founding Fathers whose skepticism on Christianity would make them unelectable today.

We also have Mary Bottari from the Center for Media and Democracy back on the show to give us an update on the Scott Walker recall and the campaign to break up Bank Of America.

We’ll also discuss the State of the Union speech, the recording of this month’s Bad-Ass Members Only Bonus Episode after the Drinking Liberally Chicago SOTU Watch party, and the creation of a new Justice Department mortgage crisis task force.

Remember, you can subscribe and podcast the show for free on iTunes and at www.matthewf.net.  You can follow the show on Twitter and Facebook.  You call the listener hotline at 617-855-TMFS.  You can support the show by becoming a member.  We have new shows every Tuesday and Thursday.

-Matt

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Matt is on the road today, so we will be running “The Best Of The Matthew Filipowicz Show” with some of our favorite interviews and sketches.

Coming up on today’s show, we have Slate senior editor Dahlia Lithwick back on the show to talk about Newt Gingrich’s radical stances on the courts, including ignoring the Supreme Court and his threat to arrest judges that he disagrees with, as well as her take on the NDAA.

We also have comedian Lee Camp back on the show to talk about Occupy Wall Street briefly reclaiming Zuccotti Park on New Year’s Eve as well as Barack Obama signing the NDAA..

Our writer/performers today are Kate Ward and Josh Bolotsky.

Remember, you can subscribe and podcast the show for free on iTunes and at www.matthewf.net.  You can follow the show on Twitter and Facebook.  You call the listener hotline at 617-855-TMFS.  You can support the show by becoming a member.  We have new shows every Tuesday and Thursday.

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Coming up on today’s show, we have historian and author of Nixonland, Rick Perlstein, back on the show to discuss his new column for Rolling Stone about how Governor George Romney’s loss to Richard Nixon deeply affected his son Mitt Romney’s political outlook.

We also have the host of Ring of Fire Radio, Mike Papantonio, back on the show to talk about Barack Obama may have a hard time exploiting Mitt Romney’s time at Bain Capital due to his coddling of Wall Street and the 1%.

Plus, we’ll be talking about how you can build your own Republibot.

We’ll also discuss the rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline by Barack Obama, Senate Democrats supporting SOPA and PIPA, the fall of Chris Dodd, Rick Perry dropping out, and Newt Gingrich asking his second wife for an open marriage.

Our writer/performer today is Tim Grimes.

Remember, you can subscribe and podcast the show for free on iTunes and at www.matthewf.net.  You can follow the show on Twitter and Facebook.  You call the listener hotline at 617-855-TMFS.  You can support the show by becoming a member.  We have new shows every Tuesday and Thursday.

-Matt

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Coming up on today’s show, we have professor and author Nan Levinson here to discuss her In These Times article on America’s secret data mining network.

We also have documentary filmmaker Sam Mayfield here to talk about the Kickstarter campaign for her upcoming documentary, Wisconsin Rising.

Plus we have Rick Perry’s spokesperson here to respond to Perry defending US soldiers urinating on corpses in Afghanistan.

We’ll also discuss the tide turning against SOPA, the turning in of petitions for the Scott Walker recall, and Newt Gingrich’s nasty, racist exchange last night with Juan Williams at the GOP Primary Debate in South Carolina.

Our writer/performer today is Josh Bolotsky.

Remember, you can subscribe and podcast the show for free on iTunes and at www.matthewf.net.  You can follow the show on Twitter and Facebook.  You call the listener hotline at 617-855-TMFS.  You can support the show by becoming a member.  We have new shows every Tuesday and Thursday.

-Matt

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Coming up on today’s show, we have Tim Karr from Free Press back on the show to talk about the campaign to get the FCC to shine a light on political attack ads, and the push to stop SOPA.

We also have the winner of the Netroots Nation holiday fund-raising bazaar Robert Victorson here to discuss 10 small things that can be done to reduce big time joblessness.

Plus we have a message from Rick Santorum to all the women out there, and we have Mitt Romney responding to the right wing attacks on his time at Bain Capital.

We’ll also discuss Mitt Romney’s claim that anyone who wants to discuss income inequality is envious of the 1%.

Our writer/performer today is Kate Ward.

Remember, you can subscribe and podcast the show for free on iTunes and at www.matthewf.net.  You can follow the show on Twitter and Facebook.  You call the listener hotline at 617-855-TMFS.  You can support the show by becoming a member.  We have new shows every Tuesday and Thursday.

-Matt

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Coming up on today’s show, we have writer and activist Matt Stoller here to discuss his article, How Ron Paul Challenges Liberals, and the response to it.

We also have Shannon Thompson from Occupy New Hampshire here to give us a rundown on Occupy The Primary.

Plus we have a statistics professor here to mathematically predict the 2012 election.

We’ll also give you a rundown of our weekend at Occupy The Primary, Kate getting to ask Rick Santorum a question, and how Occupy protesters outnumbered GOP supporters at the primary debate.

Our writer/performer today is Tim Grimes.

Remember, you can subscribe and podcast the show for free on iTunes and at www.matthewf.net.  You can follow the show on Twitter and Facebook.  You call the listener hotline at 617-855-TMFS.  You can support the show by becoming a member.  We have new shows every Tuesday and Thursday.

-Matt

His answer was frankly a muddled mess about how he was instrumental in cutting welfare and how the poor need to get jobs and, no joke, get married.

Don’t take my word for it. Here’s video of his answer.

So, again, according to Santorum, cutting welfare helped the poor. And if you don’t want to be poor, get a job and get married.

I don’t believe that’s in the Bible, but, I could be wrong.

Also, just having a job doesn’t necessarily keep you out of poverty. There are just as many if not more people who are currently under-employed as unemployed in this country.

But, hey, Santorum’s already gone after homosexuals, women, black people, or blah people as he likes to call them. Why not the poor, too?

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Coming up on today’s show, we have Kade Crockford from the ACLU of Massachusetts here to talk about the frightening Occupy Boston secret Twitter subpoena case, and the disturbing details of what happened in court.

We also have comedian Katie Halper back on the show to give us her take on the Iowa Caucus results as well as the ongoing GOP primary.

We’ll also be talking once again with Joshua Eaton on what’s going on with Occupy Boston, as well as this weekend’s Occupy events surrounding the New Hampshire primary.

Plus we have Ron Paul’s granddaughter here to discuss some of the inflammatory items that were printed in Ron Paul’s newsletters.

We’ll also discuss how Rick Santorum may be giving Ron Paul a run for the Republican racist vote.

Remember, you can subscribe and podcast the show for free on iTunes and at www.matthewf.net.  You can follow the show on Twitter and Facebook.  You call the listener hotline at 617-855-TMFS.  You can support the show by becoming a member.  We have new shows every Tuesday and Thursday.

-Matt

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Coming up on today’s show, we have comedian Lee Camp back on the show to talk about Occupy Wall Street briefly reclaiming Zuccotti Park on New Year’s Eve as well as Barack Obama signing the NDAA.

We also have journalist Joe Macare here to discuss his piece at Truthout on how 2011 was the year dissent came back.

Plus we have Ron Paul’s granddaughter here to discuss some of the inflammatory items that were printed in Ron Paul’s newsletters.

We’ll also discuss House Majority Leader Eric Cantor denying that Ronald Reagan raised taxes, as well as the Ron Paul and the left debate.

Remember, you can subscribe and podcast the show for free on iTunes and at www.matthewf.net.  You can follow the show on Twitter and Facebook.  You call the listener hotline at 617-855-TMFS.  You can support the show by becoming a member.  We have new shows every Tuesday and Thursday.

-Matt

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The show is off this week for the holidays, so today we will be running “The Best Of The Matthew Filipowicz Show” with some of our favorite interviews and sketches.

Coming up on today’s show, we have Rania Khalek from Alternet here to discuss the militarized police response against the Occupy movement, as well as some of the crazy and horrible weapons police have at their disposal.

We’ll also be talking to investigative journalist Lee Fang about his experience filming the Walk Of Shame at Occupy UC Davis.

Our writer/performers today are Bob Rok, Tim Grimes, Lauren Maul and Josh Bolotsky.

Remember, you can subscribe and podcast the show for free on iTunes and at www.matthewf.net.  You can follow the show on Twitter and Facebook.  You call the listener hotline at 617-855-TMFS.  You can support the show by becoming a member.  We have new shows every Tuesday and Thursday.

-Matt

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The show is off this week for the holidays, so today we will be running “The Best Of The Matthew Filipowicz Show” with some of our favorite interviews and sketches.

Coming up on today’s show, we’ll be talking to the author of The Looting of America, Les Leopold about Wall Street’s “Secret Government.”

We’ll also be talking to Occupy Boston‘s Robin Jacks about the the police raid at Dewey Square and Occupy Boston’s plans for phase 2.

Our writer/performers today are Bob Rok and Frank Chow.

Remember, you can subscribe and podcast the show for free on iTunes and at www.matthewf.net.  You can follow the show on Twitter and Facebook.  You call the listener hotline at 617-855-TMFS.  You can support the show by becoming a member.  We have new shows every Tuesday and Thursday.

-Matt

We’re super excited that our fourth ever Matthew Filipowicz Bad-Ass Members Only Episode is now available!  However, as “Members Only” implies, it is for Bad-Ass Members Only.  How do you become a member?  Simple, just head over to our members page and sign up.

Not only do you get the warm fuzzy feeling of supporting independent progressive media and our monthly bonus episodes, but you’ll also receive other… perks (wink, wink, nudge, nudge).  Also, once we reach 100 members, we will go to three shows a week!  They also make great holiday gifts!

However, if you can’t afford to become a member, if you give a one time donation, you’ll get access to that month’s bonus episode!

As always, our bonus episodes give you a chance to get to know our amazing writer/performers better as we do our version of the McLaughlin Group, which we’ve dubbed the Filipowicz Forum.

This month’s forum features writer/performers Josh Bolotsky and Tim Grimes giving their hysterical insight on the NDAA, SOPA, President Obama, and Ron Paul.

So what are you waiting for?  Become a member today and start enjoying the fruits of knowing you are truly a Bad-Ass!

-Matt

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Coming up on today’s show, we have Slate senior editor Dahlia Lithwick back on the show to talk about Newt Gingrich’s radical stances on the courts, including ignoring the Supreme Court and his threat to arrest judges that he disagrees with, as well as her take on the NDAA.

We also have Brad Friedman from the Brad Blog here to discuss the possible threat by Anonymous to hack the Iowa caucus and how truly vulnerable electronic voting systems are.

Plus we’ll be discussing how SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act destroys the internet as we know it.

We’ll also discuss Ron Paul walking out of a CNN interview after being asked about his racist newsletters, and the hysterical Bloomberg article about how the 1% feels picked on.

Remember, you can subscribe and podcast the show for free on iTunes and at www.matthewf.net.  You can follow the show on Twitter and Facebook.  You call the listener hotline at 617-855-TMFS.  You can support the show by becoming a member.  We have new shows every Tuesday and Thursday.

-Matt

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Coming up on today’s show, we have journalist and photographer Zach Roberts here to talk about his arrest at Occupy Wall Street’s D17 action.

We also have Ari Berman from the Nation and Rolling Stone back on the show to give us an update the GOP’s War on Voting.

We’ll also be talking once again to Kate Sheppard from Mother Jones Magazine on the latest Keystone XL pipeline developments and what went down at the Durban Climate Talks in South Africa.

Plus we have an exclusive new ad from the Newt Gingrich campaign about Newt’s stance that he will ignore the Supreme Court and arrest judges that he disagrees with.

We’ll also discuss Occupy Boston’s “Pro-Corporate” march, the formation of Occupy Allston-Brighton, and PolitiFact’s shameful naming of Republicans voting to end Medicare as its “Lie of the Year.”

Remember, you can subscribe and podcast the show for free on iTunes and at www.matthewf.net.  You can follow the show on Twitter and Facebook.  You call the listener hotline at 617-855-TMFS.  You can support the show by becoming a member.  We have new shows every Tuesday and Thursday.

-Matt

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Coming up on today’s show, we have Chris Townsend from the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America here to discuss if the Occupy movement can learn anything from when the UE took over Republic Windows and Doors in Chicago.

We also have journalist Yasha Levine from the Exiled here to talk about his arrest and horrible treatment by the police at Occupy L.A..

Plus we have an exclusive new ad from Lowe’s explaining why they pulled their ads from the tv show All American Muslim. We’ll also be talking, once again, to Donald Trump’s spokesperson on why Trump pulled out of moderating the NewsMax GOP debate.

We’ll also discuss congress passing the National Defense Authorization Act, President Obama backing off his veto threat, and Obama’s abysmal record on civil liberties.

Our writer/performers today are Frank Chow and Bob Rok.

Remember, you can subscribe and podcast the show for free on iTunes and at www.matthewf.net.  You can follow the show on Twitter and Facebook.  You call the listener hotline at 617-855-TMFS.  You can support the show by becoming a member.  We have new shows every Tuesday and Thursday.

-Matt

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Coming up on today’s show, I’ll be giving you my first hand account of this weekend’s police raid at Occupy Boston.

We’ll also have interviews about the raid and the beginning of Phase Two of Occupy Boston from Occupy Boston’s Rachel Plattus and Robin Jacks.

Plus we have an exclusive message to Occupy Boston from Boston Mayor Tom Menino.

We’ll also be talking about the ridiculous and horrible treatment of the media and the press at the Occupy Boston raid, and the new charges of resisting arrest to Occupiers.

Remember, you can subscribe and podcast the show for free on iTunes and at www.matthewf.net.  You can follow the show on Twitter and Facebook.  You call the listener hotline at 617-855-TMFS.  You can support the show by becoming a member.  We have new shows every Tuesday and Thursday.

-Matt

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Coming up on today’s show, we’ll be talking once again to author Jeff Biggers about the report that Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio failed to investigate countless sexual assaults including many towards children, as well of the state of coal in Illinois.

We also have Deborah Nelson from Mother Jones here to talk about the abuse of elephants by the Ringling Brothers circus, and the lack of will to stop it.

Plus we have jazz enthusiast Marilyn Summers back on the show to give us a rundown on issues for the elderly in the news.

We’ll also be talking about the court ruling against Occupy Boston and the probable raid tonight at Dewey Square.

Our writer/performer today is Lauren Maul.

Remember, you can subscribe and podcast the show for free on iTunes and at www.matthewf.net.  You can follow the show on Twitter and Facebook.  You call the listener hotline at 617-855-TMFS.  You can support the show by becoming a member.  We have new shows every Tuesday and Thursday.

-Matt
*Note: The Deborah Nelson interview is actually a lost interview from a month ago that accidentally didn’t get aired until today. Apologies!

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Coming up on today’s show, we’ll be talking to the author of The Looting of America, Les Leopold about Wall Street’s “Secret Government.”

We also have Tim Murphy from Mother Jones back on the show to talk about thirteen reasons why Newt Gingrich will not win the Republican nomination.

Plus we have a spokesperson for Donald Trump here to talk about the Newsmax debate that Trump is moderating.

We’ll also be discussing the riot that occurred after Oklahoma State won a football game, why you shouldn’t give to the Salvation Army, Occupy Boston not being allowed to bring their camp up to code, the status of the Wisconsin recall, and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker charging people to protest.

Our writer/performer today is Bob Rok.

Remember, you can subscribe and podcast the show for free on iTunes and at www.matthewf.net.  You can follow the show on Twitter and Facebook.  You call the listener hotline at 617-855-TMFS.  You can support the show by becoming a member.  We have new shows every Tuesday and Thursday.

-Matt

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Coming up on today’s show, we’ll be talking Robin Jacks of Occupy Boston, about today’s possible eviction court case and common mistakes the media makes when covering the Occupy movement.

We also have Rania Khalek from Alternet here to discuss the militarized police response against the Occupy movement, as well as some of the crazy and horrible weapons police have at their disposal.

Plus we have spokesperson for Herman Cain here to respond to the charges of a 13 year affair, and we’ll be talking about the 2012 election with the ghost of Hunter S. Thompson.

We’ll also be discussing Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s claim that the NYPD is his own private army and the NYPD’s preventing protesters from leaving “free speech zones”.

Our writer/performers today are Bob Rok and Tim Grimes.

Remember, you can subscribe and podcast the show for free on iTunes and at www.matthewf.net.  You can follow the show on Twitter and Facebook.  You call the listener hotline at 617-855-TMFS.  You can support the show by becoming a member.  We have new shows every Tuesday and Thursday.

-Matt

We’re crazy excited that our third ever Matthew Filipowicz Bad-Ass Members Only Episode is now available!

However, as “Members Only” implies, it is for Bad-Ass Members Only.

How do you become a member?  Simple, just head over here and sign up.  Not only do you get monthly bonus episodes, but you’ll also receive other… perks (wink, wink, nudge, nudge).  You’ll also be supporting independent, liberal media, and helping us grow the show.  Once we reach 100 members, we will go to three shows a week!

However, if you can’t afford to become a member, if you give a one time donation, you’ll get access to that month’s bonus episode!

Once again, we wanted to give you a chance to get to know our amazing writer/performers better.  As such, for the bonus episode, we’re doing our version of the McLaughlin Group, which we’ve dubbed the Filipowicz Forum.

This month’s forum features writer/performers Josh Bolotsky, Tim Grimes, Frank Chow and Bob Rok giving their hysterical insight on the Occupy Movement, the GOP Primary, the new Muppet Movie and much, much more.

So what are you waiting for?  Become a member today and start enjoying the fruits of knowing you are truly a Bad-Ass!

-Matt

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Coming up on today’s show, we’ll be talking to protester and documentary filmmaker Ira McKinley live from the camp at Occupy Albany.

We also have education reformer Steve Edwards here to talk about the dangers of high stakes standardized testing.

Plus we have a representative from the University of California school system here to defend police violence and the pepper spraying college students.

We’ll also be discussing our upcoming members-only bonus episode, Occupy Albany, and a recent string of outrageous Wall Street stories.

Our writer/performer today is Josh Bolotsky.

Remember, you can subscribe and podcast the show for free on iTunes and at www.matthewf.net.  You can follow the show on Twitter and Facebook.  You call the listener hotline at 617-855-TMFS.  You can support the show by becoming a member.  We have new shows every Tuesday and Thursday.

-Matt

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Hey everyone.  As you know today is Thanksgiving so today we will be running “The Best Of The Matthew Filipowicz Show”.

However, today’s “best of” has a theme, and it’s the thing that I am politically the most thankful for.  That, of course, is the Occupy movement.

So today we’ll be running some of the best Occupy coverage, sketches, and interviews of the last couple of months, including my account of the police raid at Occupy Boston.

We’ll be running our interviews with:

• Pat Scanlon from Veterans for Peace who was assaulted by police at Occupy Boston
• John Gallagher from Occupy Chicago
• Sam Jewler from Occupy DC
• Martese Chism, a nurse who was arrested at Occupy Chicago
• David Lehnert and Gregg Housh from Occupy Boston

Plus we some of out best Occupy sketches from Tim Grimes, Kate Ward and Chris Sowa.

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Coming up on today’s show, we have investigative journalist Lee Fang back on the show to give us an update from Occupy UC Davis.

We also have Josh Stearns from Free Press here to talk about the epidemic of journalists being arrested at Occupy protests.

We also Sarah Baker from the New Organizing Institute’s Candidate Project here to talk about getting more liberals and progressives to run for public office.

Plus we have Newt Gingirch claiming child labor laws are stupid, and an exclusive interview with animated superstar, Richie Rich.

We’ll also be discussing the horrific police pepper spraying at UC Davis, the “Walk of Shame” by Chancellor Linda Katehi, and the dangers of police brutality and pepper spray.

Our writer/performer today is Bob Rok.

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Coming up on today’s show, we Joan McCarter from Daily Kos back on the show to give us an update on the Super Congress.

We also Joshua Eaton from Occupy Boston back on the show to give us an update on Occupy Harvard.

We also have an exclusive interview with a spokesperson for New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg about the police raid on Occupy Wall Street.

Plus we have an RNC spokesperson here to talk about the GOP’s plans to re-institute torture.

We’ll also be discussing today’s international day of action in support of the Occupy Movement.

Our writer/performers today are Tim Grimes and Lauren Maul.

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Coming up on today’s show, we have journalist, filmmaker and photographer Zach Roberts here to give us an update on last night’s police raid at Occupy Wall Street.

We also have M1 from the hip hop group Dead Prez here to talk about the occupation of Palestine and Jay Z’s attempts at profiting off the Occupy Wall Street Movement.

We also have New York Times best selling author and investigative journalist Greg Palast back on the show to talk about his brand new book, Vulture’s Picnic.

Plus we a Penn State Student here to respond to the riots that occurred after Joe Paterno was fired.

We’ll also be discussing NYPD police raid at Occupy New York last night and Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s ignoring of a court order to let protesters back into Zuccotti Park.

Our writer/performers today are Tim Grimes and Kate Ward.

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Coming up on today’s show, we have artist and journalist Susie Cagle back on the show to tell us about her arrest and horrible treatment by the police at Occupy Oakland.

We also 90’s comedian Connie Howe back on the show to tell us about her visit to Occupy Wall Street.

Plus we have a member of the “Birther” movement here to thank Rick Perry for reviving the issue.

We’ll also be discussing the police violence at Occupy CAL at the University of Berkeley, as well as Rick Perry’s embarrassing memory lapse and Heman Cain’s calling Nancy Pelosi “Princess” at last night’s GOP primary debate.

Our writer/performers today are Tim Grimes and Lauren Maul.

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Coming up on today’s show, we have a complete wrap-up of the Tar Sands Action Protest that completely surrounded the White House this weekend in Washington DC.

We have live interviews from the protest with:

• Environmentalist, author and founder of 350.org Bill McKibben 
• Author of the Shock Doctrine Naomi Klein 
• Actor Mark Ruffalo
• Tennessee Congressman Steve Cohen 
• Founder of the NRDC John Adams
• Executive director of the Sierra Club Michael Brune
• Founder of the Hip Hop Caucus Reverend Lennox Yearwood
• Executive Director of the Energy Action Coalition Courtney Hight
• Bold Nebraska founder Jane Kleeb
• 7 year old documentary filmmaker Devon Haas
• Maryland State Senator Heather Mizeur

Additionally, we have an interview with Sam Jewler live from Occupy DC.

Plus, we also have an EXCLUSIVE response to the Tar Sands protest from a TransCanada spokesperson.

Our writer/performer today is Bob Rok.

Remember, you can subscribe and podcast the show for free on iTunes and at www.matthewf.net.  You can follow the show on Twitter and Facebook.  You call the listener hotline at 617-855-TMFS.  You can support the show by becoming a member.  We have new shows every Tuesday and Thursday.

-Matt