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Are "Thoughts And Prayers" the Best We Can Do? Nov 23, 2023

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Our society takes action to protect us all from danger- why is it impossible to do anything at all about easy access to lethal weapons of war?

Plus - Thom reads from 'The Hidden History of Guns and the 2nd Amendment'.

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60 Years Since We Lost JFK Nov 22, 2023

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After all these years, what have we learned? Thom takes a deep dive with JFK Historian and author Lamar Waldron, author of numerous books including "The Hidden History of the JFK Assassination".

Plus - Thom reads from "The America Syndrome: Apocalypse, War, and Our Call to Greatness" by Betsy Hartmann.

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Nazis and MAGA Trumpers- Are They The Same? Nov 21, 2023

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There are so many parallels between Trump's movement and Hitler- are we hearing a re-run of the same old song?

Plus - Thom reads from 'Preparing For War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism--and What Comes' by Bradley B. Onishi

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Can You View Images of Slain Kids and Not Demand Gun Control? Nov 20, 2023

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If Americans saw the photos of children being ripped to pieces by school shootings… would not gun control happen almost immediately. Do you agree? Also National Progressive Town Hall with US Rep Ro Khanna from California answers questions from listeners.

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The Urgency of Decarbonizing Our Atmosphere Nov 19, 2023

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Climate scientist Dr Michael Mann is back- to what extent are aerosols protecting us from carbon heating? What happens if we continue on the same path as today?

Plus - Thom reads from "The Web of Meaning: Integrating Science and Traditional Wisdom to Find Our Place in the Universe" by Jeremy Lent.

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Has the Press Abandoned the Ukraine War to Cover Gaza? Nov 18, 2023

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War correspondent Phil Ittner reports from Ukraine as air raid sirens still scream even as another dismal winter looms. Is Putin's investment in Hamas paying dividends?

Plus- a National Progressive Town Hall with US Rep from Wisconsin Mark Pocan.

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Should Gen Z-ers Flee America? Nov 17, 2023

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A national survey of Gen Z-ers found that more than half of them were seriously interested in- or actively considering- permanently moving out of America.

Plus, the GOP has a new January 6th conspiracy theory: deep state “ghost buses”.

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Will Ohio Defy the Will of the People? Nov 16, 2023

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Lawyer, writer, political activist, former elected official, and professor David Pepper joins Thom for a deep dive on what's going on with the vote to keep abortion legal in Ohio.

Plus - Thom reads from "Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell into Tyranny" by Edward J. Watts

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How Can This Predatory Exploitation Be Considered Health Care? Nov 15, 2023

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If Medicare Advantage, the profit-driven entity that is decidedly NOT part of REAL Medicare, could be summed up in three words, they might be: deny, deny, deny. That’s no real surprise given that the one thing Medicare Advantage companies. care about most isn’t your health (hint: it’s your money).

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Dismantling the Civil Service Nov 14, 2023

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Trump allies are pre-screening a list of 50,000 loyalists for federal jobs if he gets elected in an unprecedented power grab. Can they pull it off?

Also, Dean Obeidallah, author and host of the Dean Obeidallah show joins Thom. Is Trump's dangerous mental decline a threat to America?

Plus Thom reads from 'Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable' by Joanna Schwartz

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