The Michael Moore Podcast

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Ep. 91 Good News: LGBT Victory! Bad News: Executed for Dozing While Black Jun 16, 2020

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In some much needed great news, the conservative U.S. Supreme Court, with the majority opinion written by Trump appointed Justice Neil Gorsuch, ruled today to protect the rights of LGBTQ Americans in the workplace and prevent them from being discriminated against. This followed the terrible news this weekend of the death of Rayshard Brooks, another Black American man killed while running away from police after committing the crime of falling asleep at a Wendy's drive-thru window in Atlanta. Michael Moore shares his thoughts on these two major stories, plus his reaction to Trump tweeting at him again.

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Mentioned in the episode:

Yes, We Mean Literally Abolish the Police
Because reform won’t happen.
By Mariame Kaba

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/12/opinion/sunday/floyd-abolish-defund-police.html

Trump's latest tweet at Michael:

https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1272154842753110018?s=21

Michael's appearance on MSNBC with Joy Reid:

https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/michael-moore-isn-t-counting-trump-out-for-2020-84954693712?

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Ep. 90: No More Police State (feat. Alex S. Vitale) Jun 13, 2020

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The idea of police "reform" has been tried and has failed. Rather than call for milquetoast reforms that leave the structure of U.S. law enforcement in place, many of the protestors are calling to "defund the police." Michael is joined by Alex S. Vitale, author of "The End of Policing" to explain what this means, how this works, any why settling for half-measures will result in more police violence against Black Americans.

Download Alex's book "The End of Policing" for free:

https://www.versobooks.com/books/2426-the-end-of-policing

The answer to police violence is not 'reform'. It's defunding. Here's why

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/31/the-answer-to-police-violence-is-not-reform-its-defunding-heres-why

Music from the episode:

Police Academy theme song:

https://youtu.be/AKlx8UMDC4w

Ep. 89: The Floyd Rebellion Jun 11, 2020

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Weeks after rebellions have sprung up across America in the wake of the police killing George Floyd, small ripples of change keep occurring, including in popular culture. The show "Cops," which has perpetuated racist stereotypes of Black Americans for three decades, was finally cancelled, and Nascar just announced they were forbidding the Confederate flag from being displayed at their events. Michael Moore shares his thoughts on what these actions mean, and what everyone (especially white people) must do to end white supremacy rather than settle for small symbolic changes.

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The "Corporate Cops" scene from Bowling For Columbine:

https://youtu.be/Nzhqec_bj-4

"Planet of the Humans" is back up! Watch the full film here:

https://youtu.be/Zk11vI-7czE

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Ep. 88: What Gloria Steinem Taught Us (feat. Christine Lahti & Emily Mann) Jun 09, 2020

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At a time of massive, ground-shifting change in American culture and politics, a new show looks at the life and impact of someone who has been at the forefront of progressive change and the liberation of women in America and around the world -- Gloria Steinem. On Friday, June 26th, PBS will be airing a Great Performances presentation of the theatrical production "Gloria: A Life," starring Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winner Christine Lahti as Gloria Steinem. It was written by Emily Mann, playwright, artistic director and inductee to the American Theater Hall Fame. Lahti and Mann join Michael Moore for a discussion on the life and impact of Gloria Steinem, sexism and misogyny in film, tv, theater and American society, and the possibility of revolutionary change today.

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Great Performances presents the intimate theatrical production Gloria: A Life about Gloria Steinem, premiering nationwide on Friday, June 26 at 9 p.m. on PBS:

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/gloria-a-life-about-the-film/10415/

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Music in the episode:

"You Don't Own Me" - Lesley Gore (1963)

https://open.spotify.com/track/7ngRS53kqxLcEt9Pythc5d?si=xoBwWAHcQ02oJAVtleyAcw

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Ep. 86: Rise of the Planet of the Humans (feat. Jeff Gibbs & Ozzie Zehner) Jun 02, 2020

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The filmmakers behind one of the most-watched and talked-about documentaries of the year, Planet of the Humans, are fighting back after the film was removed from YouTube after a coordinated censorship campaign. The film had posted over 8.3 million views on Michael Moore’s Rumble Media YouTube channel in just over four weeks since its premiere on April 21, the eve of the 50th Earth Day.

Director Jeff Gibbs and Producer Ozzie Zehner join Michael to discuss the surprising success and outrageous campaign to shut the movie down and prevent more of the public from seeing it.

Coordinated Censorship Campaign Against Planet Of The Humans Leads To It Being Taken Down From YouTube
https://planetofthehumans.com/2020/05/28/coordinated-censorship-campaign-against-planet-of-the-humans-leads-to-it-being-taken-down-from-youtube-where-it-had-been-viewed-8-3-million-times/

More information from the filmmakers:

https://planetofthehumans.com/filmmakers-responses/

Fact Check Bible:

https://planetofthehumans.com/fact-check-bible/

The Planet of the Humans website:

https://planetofthehumans.com/

WashPost: Turns out wind and solar have a secret friend - Natural gas
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/08/11/turns-out-wind-and-solar-have-a-secret-friend-natural-gas/

Ep. 85: EMERGENCY PODCAST SYSTEM — There Are No Good Cops As Long As There Are Bad Cops May 31, 2020

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Michael Moore shares his thoughts after another night of rebellion across America. He shares his ideas on how to demilitarize, defund and reform America's police forces and discusses why the uprisings must continue.

Ep. 84: EMERGENCY PODCAST SYSTEM — Don’t Be A Bystander May 29, 2020

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Michael Moore shares his thoughts on the citizen rebellion taking place in Minneapolis after the police murder of George Floyd.

Ep. 83: To Hell With Despair. Take It Back. It Is Ours. (feat. Darrick Hamilton) May 27, 2020

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Darrick Hamilton is professor of public policy, economics, sociology, and African American studies at Ohio State University and the executive director of the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at OSU. He was a supporter and advisor for Bernie Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign and has been selected to join the Biden-Sanders Unity Task Force on economic issues.
He joins Michael to discuss what he hopes to accomplish on the task force, how American society should change post-pandemic, why the coronavirus has been more deadly in the African-American community and why Ohioans insist on calling it *THE* Ohio State University.

Also, Michael shares some updates about the podcast, Trump tweeting at him and the censorship campaign against Planet of the Humans.

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From "Capitalism: A Love Story" (2009) the found footage of FDR's Second Bill of Rights:

https://vimeo.com/32647556

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Two recent pieces by Darrick Hamilton:

There Is Only One Way Out of the COVID-19 Economic Crisis
It’s time for a new New Deal
Slate
By Daniel Carpenter and Darrick Hamilton
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/05/covid-19-recession-new-deal-plan.html

Will We Face Depression-Era Job Losses? Let’s Not Find Out
Congress should enact a federal jobs guarantee.
New York Times
By Angela Glover Blackwell and Darrick Hamilton
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/09/opinion/federal-jobs-guarantee-coronavirus.html

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The photo of Michael and his father from Memorial Day, 1960 at the gravesite of his brother Lawrence who was killed as a paratrooper in the Philippines in WWII.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CApKqvKH12j/?

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Ep. 81: You’ll Never Work In This Town Again! (feat. Briahna Joy Gray) May 20, 2020

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Briahna Joy Gray was the National Press Secretary for the Bernie Sanders 2020 campaign and is one of the most thoughtful communicators in politics. She joined Michael to discuss her experience on the campaign, how the pandemic will effect the election, intra-left policy disagreements, being attacked endlessly on Twitter and what Joe Biden's campaign must do to win over skeptical voters (and non-voters).

Follow Briahna on Twitter here:

https://twitter.com/briebriejoy

The Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor piece that was mentioned:

Reality Has Endorsed Bernie Sanders

https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/reality-has-endorsed-bernie-sanders

Ep. 80: We Are Many and They Are Few (feat. Roger Waters) May 15, 2020

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Roger Waters is a founding member and the creative force behind Pink Floyd, one of the most influential, popular and enduring bands of all-time. Waters is also a forceful and fearless advocate for international human rights and a controversial political activist. He joins Michael for a wide-ranging discussion about life under pandemic and learning to enjoy solitude, socialism, Roger's "This Is Not A Drill" tour, human rights and the Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions movement, and some behind-the-scenes reminiscing about creating some of Pink Floyd's classics.

Recorded on May 1, 2020, Roger also performed an original, May Day version of "We Shall Overcome."

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Visit Roger's website here:

https://rogerwaters.com/

Follow Roger on Facebook here:

https://www.facebook.com/rogerwaters

Follow Roger on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/rogerwaters

The BDS campaign that Roger mentioned is here:

https://bdsmovement.net/

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The films mentioned by Roger & Michael: