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Coming up on today’s show, we have the political editor of the Progressive Magazine, Ruth Conniff, here to give us an update of the Scott Walker recall battle in Wisconsin.

We also have author Matthew Gross here to discuss his new book, The Last Myth: What The Rise Of Apocalyptic Thinking Tells Us About America.

We’ll also discuss how Kansas now allows pharmacists to deny birth control to women, how President Obama’s HHS has endorsed dangerous abstinence-only education, a federal judge striking down parts of the NDAA, and President Obama’s frightening executive order on Yemen.

We’ll also talk to the Chicago Deputy Chief of Police about Rahm Emanuel’s plans for the NATO protests.

Our writer/performer today is Tim Grimes.

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Coming up on today’s show, we have comedian, writer, improviser and one of the founding members of the Upright Citizens Brigade, Matt Besser here to talk about his new movie, Freak Dance.

We also have Alternet associate editor Sarah Jaffe back on the show to discuss forclosure horror stories and what Occupiers learned from President Obama can he can learn from them.

We’ll also discuss the police state surrounding the upcoming NATO protests in Chicago and we’l also have a public service announcement from Chicago businesses on what to wear during NATO.

Our writer/performer today is Kate Ward.

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Coming up on today’s show, we have comedian, independent journalist and co-host of Radio Dispatch John Knefel on the show to tell us about his lawsuit against the NYPD for their actions against the Occupy movement.

We also have author John Sheirer here to talk about his book, Tales of a Real American Liberal.

We’ll also discuss North Carolina’s passing of Amendment One and the range of reaction on the left to President Obama’s support of marriage equality announcement.

We also have the star of the Avengers, the Incredible Hulk back on the show to discuss marriage equality.

Our writer/performer today is Bob Rok.

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Coming up on today’s show, we have Jane Fleming Kleeb from Bold Nebraska back on the show to give us an update on the Keystone XL Pipeline and connecting the dots on Climate Impacts Day.

We also have the host and producer of the Best of the Left podcast, Jay Tomlinson here to discuss the building of a new progressive media funding infrastructure, Our Blue Media.

We’ll also discuss this Thursday’s Living Liberally fundraiser in New York and the untimely death of MCA Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys.

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Coming up on today’s show, we have Joan McCarter from Daily Kos back on the show to give us an update on the internet privacy shredding bill CISPA and the ongoing threats from Republicans and Democrats to the social safety net.

We also have author Larry Siems here to discuss his important new book The Torture Report: What The Documents Say About America’s Post 9/11 Torture Program.

We’ll also discuss how the mainstream media is underplaying the May Day protests, an appeals court ruling John Yoo can’t be sued for torture, and the President of the University of California telling students, faculty, and staff to “Avoid All Protests.“

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Coming up on today’s show, we have comedian and filmmaker Bobcat Goldthwait here to talk about his new movie, God Bless America.

We also have University of Missouri law professor Marcia Narine here to discuss her Alternet piece on the Walmart bribery scandal.

We’ll also discuss May Day, the lawsuit against the NYPD for their brutality towards Occupy protesters and press, Wall Street working with the NYPD to track protesters, and Nancy Pelosi’s maddening embrace of Simpson Bowles cuts to the social safety net.

We also have an Exxon Mobil spokesperson here to defend subsidies to oil companies and Mitt Romney’s spokesperson here to discuss the Vice President race.

Our writer/performer today is 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.

The April edition of Matthew Filipowicz Bad-Ass Members Only Bonus Episode is now available!  However, as “Members Only” implies, it is for Bad-Ass Members Only.  How do you become a member?  It’s quite easy!  Just head over to our members page and sign up.

Not only do you get the warm fuzzy feeling of supporting independent progressive media, not only do you get our monthly bonus episodes, but you’ll also receive other… perks, if you know what I mean.  Also, once we reach 100 members, we will go to three shows a week!

However, if you can’t afford to become a member, no problem!  You can still support the show by making a one time donation, and if you do, 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 Bob Rok, Tim Grimes,  and Frank Chow.

We talk Boston fans racist tweets after a black hockey player scored the goal that beat the Bruins, George Zimmerman being arrested, racism in the judicial system, Newt dropping out, how messed up Romney truly is, the Supreme Court and… and…

We talk about the fact that 3 out of 4 of us are getting married in the next month and a half!!!  That’s right.  Frank, Bob and I are all getting married!  Get the inside scoop on our upcoming nuptials!  Find out which one of us put tube socks on his wedding registry!  And more!

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

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Coming up on today’s show, we have Salon’s Alex Pareene here to talk about his new e-book on Mitt Romney, The Rude Guide To Mitt.

We also have comedian, writer and director Andy Cobb here to talk about apathy towards the 2012 elections and how he’s jealous of the Nation’s Ari Berman.

We’ll also discuss Occupy’s May Day plans, the Governor of Mississippi claiming that Democrats one mission in life is to abort children, Connecticut abolishing the death penalty, the Supreme Court taking up Arizona’s racist SB1070 law, and how we shackle students in America with crippling debt.

We also have a television executive here to defend how the Sunday news talk shows feature overwhelmingly white, male, Republican guests.

Our writer/performer today is Bob Rok.

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Coming up on today’s show, we have the author of The Looting Of America, Les Leopold, back on the show to discuss his latest article for Alternet, What If The Greedy Rich Paid Their Share? and why we need the Occupy movement now more than ever.

We also have journalist, author and activist Antonia Juhasz on the show to talk about the hidden health crisis of the BP oil spill.

We’ll also discuss how the GOP in Missouri is working to pass a don’t say gay in public schools bill, and how one supporter compared gay marriage to goat marriage.

We also have Ted Nugent tribute artist Ted Nougat here to discuss Ted’s trouble with the secret service.

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 Tim Karr from Free Press back on the show to discuss how the new proposed bill, CISPA, is a danger to privacy and to the internet as we know it.

We also have independent journalist Rania Khalek here to discuss the discriminatory application of Stand Your Ground laws across the country.

We’ll also discuss Mitt Romney’s Cookiegate controversy, shrimp and fish being born mutated without eyes in the Gulf due to the BP oil spill, how Too Big To Fail banks are actually bigger than before the bailouts, and how the Mortgage Fraud Task Force does not have yet have a staff, an office, or a phone.

We also have the inventor of the Tupac Shakur hologram.

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 have a patient and activist from the Mental Health Movement, Margaret Sullivan here to talk about occupying a clinic in Chicago to protest Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s cuts to mental health services.

We also have Ari Berman from the Nation Magazine back on the show to discuss why the Supreme Court matters.

We’ll also discuss the Occupy Sleepful protests in New York and Boston, a Boston police officer choking an Occupier at a homophobic Tea Party rally and the AFL-CIO’s Richard Trumka saying President Obama is making it hard for unions to energize members with his labor policies.

We also have an ad on how pregnancy now begins before conception in Jan Brewer’s Arizona.

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 comedian Cameron Esposito here to discuss the the challenges women comedians face and the broader challenges of the GOP’s war on women.

We also have Chicago based hip hop artist D-Nick the Microphone Misfit back on the show to talk about his new album, Escape From Babylon.

We’ll also discuss Trevon Martin’s killer George Zimmerman being arrested and charged with 2nd degree murder, his attorney’s horrible talking points, the UC Davis pepper spray report, President Obama going back on on an anti LGBT discrimination order, the fact that only 30,000 homeowners have been helped under TARP, and President Obama’s horrible JOBS act.

We also have Rahm Emanuel’s spokesperson here to defend his attacking of Chicago teachers.

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 have investigative journalist Lee Fang back on the show to discuss the lobbyists behind pink slime in ground beef and the dangers of the revolving door of lobbyists and congressmen in DC.

We also have New York Times best selling author Chris Mooney here to talk about his new book, The Republican Brain: The Science Of Why They Deny Science And Reality.

We’ll also discuss the Secret Service eviction of Occupy Boston’s Camp Charlie and Pastor Rick Warren saying Mormons aren’t Christians and that helping the poor isn’t a big deal.

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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Today’s show is our One Year Anniversary!!!

To celebrate, we have Allison Kilkenny from the Nation Magazine and Citizen Radio back on the show to discuss the arrest of 80 Occupiers in San Francisco and the 99% Spring.

We also have Nixonland author and historian Rick Perlstein here to talk about what progressive activists are doing right and what we still need to work on.

We’ll also discuss Occupy Boston setting up an Camp Charlie on the steps of the Massachusetts State House to protest cuts to public transit and campus police pepper spraying student protesters in Santa Monica, California.

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 Chicago hip hop group BBU here to talk about their new mix tape, Bell Hooks.

We also have Tim Murphy from Mother Jones Magazine back on the show to discuss the “most interesting” candidate for governor in the world, and how the GOP has found a way to combine their war on women with their war on immigrants.

We’ll also discuss the Supreme Court allowing the police to strip search any one for any crime, how water guns are banned from RNC protests but real guns are allowed, and how local police are spying on you through your cell phone without a warrant.

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 Slate Senior Editor Dahlia Lithwick here to give us her first hand account from inside the Supreme Court health care case.

We also have Kate Sheppard from Mother Jones Magazine back on the show to discuss how a new Pennsylvania law on hydro-fracking may impair doctors from properly treating their patients.

Plus, we have Brendan Fisher from the Center For Media And Democracy’s PR Watch back on the show to discuss how the conservative legislative group ALEC has pushed Stand Your Ground laws, like the one in the Trevon Martin case, all over the country.

We’ll also discuss why Mitt Romney finds firing people humorous, the Budget For All by Congressional Progressive Caucus, the police surveillance video of Trevon Martin’s killer, and the NRA’s “Conceal and Carry” hoodie.

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 7th 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?  It’s quite easy!  Just head over to our members page and sign up.

Not only do you get the warm fuzzy feeling of supporting independent progressive media, not only do you get 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, no problem!  You can make a one time donation, and if you do, 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 Bob Rok, Tim Grimes,  Frank Chow and Kate Ward.

We talk Trevon Martin, Barack Obama’s claiming the power to assassinate American citizens, police violence and 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 have Amanda Marcotte from Pandagon back on the show to talk about how the GOP has entered a new phase in the War on Contraception.

We also have Robin Jacks from Occupy Boston back on the show to discuss police violence towards women and Occupy’s plans for the spring.

We’ll also discuss Mitt Romney having an elevator for his cars and hiring a lobbyist for his beach house, a GOP NLRB member leaking information to a Romney adviser, updates in the Trevon Martin case, and the NYPD spying on liberal groups.

Plus, we have Rick Santorum’s campaign manager here to talk about his candidate’s relationship with the LGBT community.

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 the Reverend Billy Talen here to talk about Occupy Wall Street and his ministry, the Church of Stop Shopping.

We also have Josh Eidelson back on the show to discuss the government’s war on the Post Office.

We’ll also discuss the both the War on Women and War on Science in Tennessee and Barack Obama fast-tracking the southern portion of the TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline.

Plus, we have an exclusive interview with U2′s Bono responding to a right wing reporter’s ambush of a Bono impersonator.

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 and co-host of Citizen Radio Jamie Kilstein back on the show to discuss how progressives can best make their voices heard in the 2012 election.

We also have photo and video journalist Zach Roberts back on the show to discuss his being beaten by the NYPD at Occupy Wall Street’s M17 event.

We’ll also discuss the horrible Trayvon Martin case and Michael Bloomberg’s disgusting response to police brutality.

Plus, we have exclusive audio of a new NYPD recruiting ad.

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 Cenk Uygur of the Young Turks back on the show to talk the 2012 election and why it’s so important to get money out of politics.

We’ll also be talking once again to Angelo Carusone from Media Matters about his new campaign against Rush Limbaugh, Stop Rush.

We’ll also discuss the SWAT raid of the homes Occupy Miami protesters and the war on women and contraceptives in the state of Arizona.

Plus, we’ll be talking to Newt Gingrich’s senior campaign adviser and Rush Limbaugh’s advertising executive.

Our writer/performers today are Bob Rok and Chris Sowa.

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 Salon’s Glenn Greenwald here to discuss Attorney General Eric Holder’s speech claiming the power to assassinate American citizens without a trial.

Plus, we’ll also be talking to the former mayor of Salt Lake City, Rocky Anderson about his running for President under the Justice Party ticket.

We’ll also discuss updates on the War on Voting in Texas and Wisconsin, Scott Walker forming a legal defense fund, and an US soldier massacring 16 civilians in Afghanistan.

Plus, we also have an assistant district attorney here to defend Obama’s assassination program

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 Alternet’s Sarah Jaffe back on the show to discuss how the grocery company Fresh Direct is taking taxpayer dollars and exploiting its workers, and we’ll discuss Bruce Springsteen’s new angry populist album, Wrecking Ball.

We’ll also be talking the the Nation Magazine and the Roosevelt Institute’s Bryce Covert on how equality for women in the workplace still has a long way to go.

We also have the winner of the Nation Magazine’s holiday fund-raising bazaar, River Smith here to talk about his book, A Conspiracy To Love.

We’ll also discuss how Ohio Republicans gerrymandered of Dennis Kucinich’s Congressional seat away from him.

Plus, we have news of a Republican MC endorsing Mitt Romney.

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 have professional wrestler and New York Times Bestselling Author Mick Foley here to talk about his Wrestlemania fundraiser for the anti-sexual violence organization, RAINN.

We’ll also be talking once again to Kade Crockford from the ACLU of Massachusetts about the Department of Homeland Security’s Orwellian Complete Operational Awareness program.

Plus, we have Rahm Emanuel responding to the G8 moving from Chicago to Camp David, and the ghost of Hunter S. Thompson here to discuss Rush Limbaugh’s latest attack on women.

We’ll also talk about Eric Holder’s speech about when the U.S. Government can assassinate you.

Our writer/performers today are Tim Grimes and 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 journalist and author of Vulture’s Picnic Greg Palast here to talk about how Mitt Romney’s top funders made billions on the auto bailout.

We’ll also be talking to Katie Klabusich on how the GOP’s war on women personally affected her.

We also have a Republican brand and marketing guru here to discus how GOP candidates are cashing in on their fame.

We’ll also discuss Andrew Breitbart’s death, how the passing of HR 347, the Federal Restricted Buildings And Grounds Improvement Act of 2011, makes some protesting a felony with a penalty of 10 years in prison, and how the Department of Homeland Security is tracking the Occupy Movement.

Our writer/performer today is Chris Sowa.

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 6th 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, not only do you get 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, no problem!  You can make a one time donation, and if you do, 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 Bob Rok, Tim Grimes and Kate Ward giving their hysterical insight on the birth control controversy, Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney, President Obama, Billy Crystal in blackface at the Oscars, and more!

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

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Coming up on today’s show, we have journalist Mac McClelland back on the show to talk about her Mother Jones cover story, I Was A Warehouse Wage Slave.

We’ll also be talking once again with Joe Macare from the Occupied Chicago Tribune and Truthout about the re-occupation of Republic Windows and Doors, parents and teachers occupying the Piccollo school in Chicago, and Rahm Emanuel’s war on teachers.

We also have the head of the Regular Gentleman’s Alliance here to explain that Mitt Romney is just a regular Joe, and Rick Santorum saying the separation of church and state makes him want to vomit.

We’ll also discuss the latest disturbing developments in the NYPD Muslim spying program.

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 have the editor of Think Progress Green, Brad Johnson, here to tell us about how an anti-science right wing group known as the Heartland Institute is developing a climate change denying grade school curriculum.

We’ll also be talking to Veronica Arreola from Viva La Feminista, about her recent travels to Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala with a delegation from the Nobel Women’s Institute.

We also have Rick Santorum’s religious outreach spokesperson here to respond to Santorum’s claims that Protestants are no longer Christians.

We’ll also discuss the crowd booing birth control at GOP Primary Debate in Arizona, Newt Gingrich saying Barack Obama supports infanticide, and Tucker Carlson’s horrific comments about annihilating Iran.

Our writer/performers today are Tim Grimes 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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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.

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-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.

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-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.

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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.

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-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!

-Matt

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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.

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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