The Michael Moore Podcast

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Ep. 143: What's The Matter With Populism? (feat. Thomas Frank) Dec 03, 2020

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Thomas Frank is a historian and author behind classic books such as "What's that Matter With Kansas?" and "Listen, Liberal." His work has exposed the cynicism and corruption behind the conservative movement and Republican party, the cataclysmic failures of the liberal establishment and the Democratic party, along with the corporate elite that they all serve. He joins Michael to discuss the necessary defeat of Trump, what to expect from the Democrats, and how our only hope for real, positive change is through mass, democratic, citizen-led movements and not through the current political system or the Democratic party. The people must lead the politicians, not the other way around.
Recent Thomas Frank articles:
Ding-dong, the jerk is gone. But read this before you sing the Hallelujah Chorus
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/nov/07/trump-defeat-election

We need to reclaim populism from the right. It has a long, proud leftwing history
‘Populist’ has become shorthand for racist authoritarianism. But the first populists were progressive labor activists who fought for democracy
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/sep/12/we-need-to-reclaim-populism-from-the-right-it-has-a-long-proud-leftwing-history

Read his books!
The People, No: A Brief History of Anti-Populism
https://bookshop.org/a/1381/9781250798480

Listen, Liberal: Or, What Ever Happened to the Party of the People?
https://bookshop.org/a/1381/9781250118134

What's the Matter with Kansas?: How Conservatives Won the Heart of America
https://bookshop.org/a/1381/9780805077742

Music in the episode:
"This Land Is Your Land" - Woody Guthrie
https://open.spotify.com/track/3ZjrfGcb3A2PMGA1vRNgSk

"This Land Is Your Land" @OccupyLA - Tom Morello (The Nightwatchman)
https://youtu.be/E1ImQ7Ylvdo

Ep. 142: An Appeal From Michael Moore To MAGA Nation -- "I Don't Want You To Die" Nov 30, 2020

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Michael Moore extends a hand to the 73 million Americans who voted for four more years of Donald Trump with a simple, heartfelt message - "I don't want you to die." As the COVID-19 pandemic rages and reaches its most deadly period, and with a vaccine on the horizon, Mike begs those who disagree with him politically to literally live to fight another day. Please don't become another COVID statistic. Don't give up. Don't give in. Let's unite behind ending this pandemic so we can go back to fighting each other (non-violently) in the battle of ideas.
Email Mike at:
mike@michaelmoore.com

Music in the Episode:
"Whiskey Lullaby" - Alison Krauss & Brad Paisley
https://open.spotify.com/track/0f7OHfUNNs5DGTijGFPalp

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Ep. 140: Action Is the Antidote To Despair (feat. "Planet of the Humans" Filmmakers Jeff Gibbs & Ozzie Zehner) Nov 17, 2020

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In the aftermath of Max Blumenthal's explosive investigative piece about the green billionaires and their allies who tried to suppress "Planet of the Humans," Michael Moore welcomes back director Jeff Gibbs and producer Ozzie Zehner for their first reactions to this bombshell report. They also discuss why we have been unable to cut our reliance on fossil fuels, how economic growth is killing us, and why climate change is a negative symptom of a larger environmental crisis that we've been failing to address with a holistic approach due to our society's addiction to the profit motive. Additionally, they discuss how a Biden administration should address our planetary emergency, how to improve and expand upon the current Green New Deals that have been proposed and why growth, consumption and capitalism are at the heart of the “climate” problem.

Go to the Planet of the Humans official website:
https://planetofthehumans.com/

You can still watch "Planet of the Humans" for free on our RUMBLE YouTube channel until Wednesday, November 18th at 11:59pm ET!
https://youtu.be/Zk11vI-7czE

Own a "Planet of the Humans" DVD!
https://www.amazon.com/Planet-Humans-Jeff-Gibbs/dp/B08HTG6HRW?

The big Max Blumenthal investigation in The Grayzone:
‘Green’ billionaires behind professional activist network that led suppression of ‘Planet of the Humans’ documentary
The Michael Moore-produced ‘Planet of the Humans’ faced a coordinated suppression campaign led by professional climate activists backed by the same ‘green’ billionaires, Wall Street investors, industry insiders and family foundations skewered in the film.
https://thegrayzone.com/2020/09/07/green-billionaires-planet-of-the-humans/

Music in the episode:
"(Nothing But) Flowers" - Talking Heads
https://open.spotify.com/track/3NNatBZ65onPjc4eeWhwNm

Ep. 139: P.S. I Love You Nov 15, 2020

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Michael Moore shares your voicemails in the wake of Joe Biden's election victory, Michael's open letter to the President-Elect, and Donald Trump's refusal to concede. You'll get to hear a sampling of the thousands of messages fellow Rumblers have left for Mike, mixing joy, relief, anxiety, gratitude, fear, and a host of other emotions, questions and ideas during this unique moment in our history that we're all living through together.

ICYMI: Michael Moore's Open Letter to Joe Biden
https://medium.com/@MMFlint/an-open-letter-to-joe-biden-a34afb3a2508

If you prefer to listen, here's the podcast version of Michael Moore's open letter to Joe Biden
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-138-open-letter-from-michael-moore-to-president/id1490354763?i=1000498075593

Georgia Voters! Request your mail ballot for the January 5th runoff election now!
https://ballotrequest.sos.ga.gov

Michael Moore on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUgUWx5VBeo

Michael Moore on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwHzTYPR0Lg

Music in the episode:
"P.S. I Love You" - The Beatles
https://open.spotify.com/track/7Msq9qojB7yORuJvz49iUy

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Ep. 138: An Open Letter From Michael Moore To President-Elect Joe Biden Nov 11, 2020

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As President-Elect Biden and Vice President-Elect Harris plan their transition to the White House (and as President Trump and his allies plan a coup) Michael Moore pens an open letter to our next President thanking him for successfully defeating Trump and making suggestions on what his first steps in office should be. Read the full letter here: https://www.facebook.com/mmflint/posts/10157357880636857

Ep. 137: RUMBLE LIVE - 'Twas The Night Before Trump Removal Nov 06, 2020

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On the verge of the End of Trump, just as Biden went ahead of Trump in Georgia at 4:30 in the morning, Michael Moore couldn’t sleep. So he turned on the cable news to watch the results and decided to go on Facebook Live to see if anyone else couldn’t sleep. Lo and behold - it was like Christmas morning! Mike decided to just hit play and share it with his podcast audience by publishing this moment raw right here on RUMBLE. No candidate has reached 270 electoral votes yet. Any time now...

Ep. 136: EMERGENCY PODCAST SYSTEM — This Is The End, My Friend Nov 02, 2020

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It’s either the end of Trump, or the end of that which gave us Trump. Or both. Michael Moore offers a plan to have today’s Rumble listeners get 1 million voters to the polls. And what we need to do to prepare for Trump’s attempt to stop the counting of ballots and seize the election. This is the moment we’ve dreaded and the moment we make history.

PHOTO: Donald and Melania Trump Grinning With An Orphan in El Paso
https://rumble.media/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Ep-136-photo.png

ORGANIZING TO PROTECT THE RESULTS OF THE 2020 ELECTION:
https://protecttheresults.com/

Michael Moore’s Election Day Mixtape 2020:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7LBmth1K8Q0AU99EUOb81m

Any last minute voting questions?
https://iwillvote.com/

Music in the episode:
"Democracy" - Leonard Cohen
https://open.spotify.com/track/3uUGbCOoEg8WrrYPex7juq

Ep. 135: A Final Prayer For America (with Dr. Cornel West) Oct 31, 2020

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Dr. Cornel West joins Michael Moore in the final hours before election day to have one last, fierce conversation over how we should use what may be our last moments as a free people to fight and remove the Neofascist Gangster from the White House. Is this it? If we succeed, what then with our new neoliberal president? We must make the most of these three intense days ahead. Who will help us? Who will intercede? Can someone somewhere offer something resembling a prayer for this misguided, misbegotten but otherwise well-meaning nation? Have we earned our rescue? It’s in our hands. And somebody just gave us an extra hour on the clock tonight to get it together man!

Michael Moore’s Election Day Mixtape 2020 - Play It At the Polls!
From the album “So You Wanna Dance the Trump Away! - Vol. 54”
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7LBmth1K8Q0AU99EUOb81m

All of your questions about how and where to register and vote can be found here:
https://iwillvote.com/

Music in the episode:
"Superstition" - Stevie Wonder
https://open.spotify.com/track/1h2xVEoJORqrg71HocgqXd

Ep. 134: How To Legally Double Or Triple Your Vote Oct 29, 2020

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Michael Moore shares some good news and some bad news. First, the bad: you CANNOT mail your ballot in anymore. It's too late. The Trump administration's sabotage of the postal service, and the potential for the courts to not allow counting ballots that arrive after November 3rd makes it too risky. If you have a mail-in or absentee ballot, you MUST drop it off in-person or vote on election day.
But there's some good news: following yesterday's episode, more Rumble listeners are finding out how easy it is to double (or triple!) their votes. It's simple!
Michael also shares some of your emails and voicemails responding to his question of what we will do if the Republicans steal the election.

You can send more ideas to Michael here:
mike@michaelmoore.com
All of your voting resources are available here:
https://iwillvote.com/

NYT: How Long Will Vote Counting Take? Estimates and Deadlines in All 50 States
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/27/upshot/election-results-timing.html

Ep. 133: A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall Oct 28, 2020

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With less than a week from Judgement Day, Michael Moore shares his raw, anxiety-filled thoughts about where the country stands now. Record numbers of absentee ballots have been requested, record numbers of Americans have voted early, while Trump and McConnell have just rammed through another arch-conservative to the most powerful weapon in the Republican party arsenal -- the Supreme Court.
Trump, his Justice Department, Republican operatives throughout the country, and his partisan backers on the Supreme Court are all openly flexing their anti-democratic muscles and preparing to steal the election by any means necessary. From blowing up the U.S. Postal Service to slowing the mail down, to shutting down polling locations, to this week's Supreme Court ruling that mailed-in ballots in Wisconsin that arrive after November 3rd due to the slow mail will not be counted, their quest for power has no limits.
The prospect of the Democrats overwhelmingly winning the popular vote, but Republicans claiming an Electoral College victory after months of voter suppression, threats of violence and legal challenges, is all too real. So while we have rightfully been wondering for years what would happen if Trump refused to accept the election results, the most important question might actually be -- will WE accept the election results after THEY steal it????

Music in the episode:
"A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" - Bob Dylan
https://open.spotify.com/track/7ny2ATvjtKszCpLpfsGnVQ

“A Hard Rain's A-Gonna" - Jason Mraz
https://open.spotify.com/track/3IfL6ToMZmiMjIxvrtMPev

“A Hard Rain's A-Gonna" - Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
https://open.spotify.com/track/1ifM8CPFBKYVZUKTdIFyJF

“A Hard Rain's A-Gonna" - Eliza Gilkyson
https://open.spotify.com/track/0oWaCetuHiCCEm0LeUd7ew

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