District Sentinel Radio

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What's District Sentinel Radio about?

District Sentinel Radio is the latest project from Sam Sacks and Sam Knight--the two journalists behind The District Sentinel News Co-op. Devoted to watchdog journalism, District Sentinel Radio is the podcast arm of the co-op.

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District Sentinel Radio episodes:

02.07.2024
DSR 2/7/2024: Genocide Injunction Ignored
-Chip Gibbons joins the two Sams to discuss the historic ICJ ruling calling on Israel to stop killing Palestinian civilians -Land Back: A look at settler colonialism and genocide in the United States -Congress responds to social media companies’ exploitation of children...
11.06.2023
DSR 11/6/23: From July to October
-A look at Israel’s defeat to Hezbollah in 2006, and its influence on the ongoing war in Gaza -An interview with Yumna Patel, Palestine News Director for Mondoweiss, who brings us up to speed on events in the West Bank and...
10.15.2023
DSR 10/15/23: Known Unknowns
-The Israel-Palestine conflict is entering uncharted territory. What we know is that Palestinians have the right to resist, occupied people will always fight back in asymmetrical warfare, and you shouldn’t be bullied out of stating the obvious. -Plus, an update on...
09.10.2023
DSR 9/10/23: They Can’t RICO Everyone
-Stop Cop City protesters in Atlanta engage in civil disobedience, refuse to be cowed by the state’s attempts to criminalize dissent -Ron DeSanctimonious’ housing market is crashing -A drop in the oil barrel: Department of Interior drafted talking points defending Willow Project...
08.21.2023
DSR 8/19/23: Uber, But For Removing Uber From Your Economy
-Paris Marx joins Sentinel Radio to discuss Uber and tech, ten years after the ridesharing service defeated DC government regulators. -Paris helps us with the Can: Elon, Sam Altman, Cruise, and Bryan “Blood Man” Johnson are this week’s Garbage Candidates in...
08.14.2023
FILE FOLLIES 8/14/23: So-Called Carbon Capture
The Department of Energy is investing a small amount of money into an unproven method of fighting the effects of carbon emissions. It's the subject of Sam Knight's FOIA request this week. To listen to future District Sentinel Radio content, subscribe...
07.30.2023
DSR 7/30/23: Glitch McConnell
-The U.S. gerontocracy, Elon, PragerU, NYT, Pfizer, RFK Jr are nominated for the Garbage Can -It’s official: Oily SCOTUS approved of the Mountain Valley Pipeline -Biden dithers as millions lose Medicaid -File Follies: Not saying you should put your money under the mattress,...
07.17.2023
DSR 7/16/23: Won’t Someone Think of the Monopolists? *UNLOCKED*
-FTC Chair Lina Khan is under attack this week as “populist” Republicans cry about the regulator using antitrust law to oppress huge corporations -Speaking of unassailable conglomerates, JP Morgan is readying itself to become a tech giant thanks to the Biden...
07.03.2023
DSR 7/2/23: Making up Stuff to Make Laws *UNLOCKED*
-The Supreme Court is ruling in favor of reactionaries, in cases based on wholesale fabrications. It’s the best. -Biden EPA abandons “Cancer Alley” civil rights investigation; the case was likely winnable, even with the current goon squad on SCOTUS -FILE FOLLIES: A...
06.18.2023
DSR 6/18/23: If You Give a Rat Austerity *UNLOCKED*
-He’s going to ask to take food from babies: Republicans are proposing cuts in benefits to 5 million WIC participants, emboldened by Democratic Party cowardice, namely their refusal to mint the coin. -Please stop brutal racist policing, pretty please, DOJ asks...
06.03.2023
DSR 6/3/2023: Too Much of a Sicko, Even for Republicans *UNLOCKED*
-Chris Christie will never be forgiven by voters for closing the bridge, but he could humiliate Ron DeSantis in a futile bid to become Attorney General. -The end of the pandemic emergency has led to 600,000 people losing health insurance since...
05.20.2023
DSR 5/20/2023: “Dear Asshole” *UNLOCKED*
-The best of the 2020 election hate mail to Louis DeJoy disclosed to us under FOIA by the USPS. -Imagine having so much money that you can make money simply by moving your own money. Capitalism is truly for sickos. -Unsurprisingly,...
05.15.2023
DSR 5/14/23: FILE FOLLIES: USPS EDITION
In June 2020, a White House aide held a “telephonic discussion” with Postmaster General Louis DeJoy two days after then-President Trump posted this tweet. Record of the call was revealed by the agency in response to our FOIA request https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1275024974579982336 This is...
04.30.2023
DSR 4/30/23: Post-Work POTUS *UNLOCKED*
-Biden’s six hour workday is the most likable thing about him (too bad about the strikebreaking) -10 years after the Boston Marathon attack, Congress is still uninterested in evidence suggesting that Tamerlan Tsarnaev was an FBI informant -Would a Gitmo torture victim...
04.16.2023
DSR 4/16/2023: Huge Leak O’Clock *UNLOCKED*
-It’s about time we had a huge ass leak of military secrets exposing the US government, even if the weirdo who leaked them only wanted to share them with his group chat. -Time for Clarence Thomas to be held accountable by...
04.09.2023
DSR 4/9/23: FILE FOLLIES: DHS vs. Antifa *UNLOCKED*
-Emails from 2020 obtained through FOIA show Trump’s DHS eager to unleash counterterror powers on Portland as early as May 30, promises of antifa plots that never materialized Access the DHS files here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j1pKfwNZESVOVP8dzE-drFizw4Vyyo8i/view?usp=sharing This is an excerpt from...
04.02.2023
DSR 4/2/23: Trump Indicted LMAO
-Ron made no attempt to advance his candidacy, just whiny vows to defend his rival. Why is this weenie even bothering? -The easiest way to rob a bank is to own one, Rashida Tlaib reminded us this week -File Follies: The...
03.12.2023
DSR 3/12/2023: Disruption Comes Home
-Silicon Valley Bank, the 16th largest bank in the country and a major funder of tech start-ups, went bankrupt this week at light speed, in the largest bank collapse since 2008. -File Follies: SVB’s last annual report has some interesting tidbits,...
02.20.2023
DSR 2/20/23: Finally, Representation for Dumb Rich Guys *UNLOCKED*
-J.D. Vance made his banking committee debut by saying that crypto, fake internet money, could be as useful as the internet itself, and that the internet, which was created by government research, could have been killed by government regulation. An...
02.04.2023
DSR 2/4/23: A Room Full of Sad Union Busters
An excerpt from this week's District Sentinel Radio: -Union-busters’ kids hate them and other observations from a National Restaurant Association symposium. An interview with Lever News’ Julia Rock. Article link: https://www.levernews.com/fear-and-loathing-among-the-union-busters/ To listen to the full episode, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel
01.28.2023
DSR 1/28/23: Congressman Robot *UNLOCKED*
-Of course the first Congressional speech written by an algorithm was about loving Israel and bipartisanship -From the “Is this Good?” Pile: Subprime auto loan delinquency rate breaks January 2009 record -Republicans struggle to get the votes they need to pretend that...
01.07.2023
DSR 1/7/23: McCarthy Falls Short of Know Nothing Record *UNLOCKED*
-McCarthy finally elected Speaker, but the parallels to the 1850s are a bit bothersome -Good luck in federal court, friends: FTC takes aim at worker non-compete agreements -FOIA Follies: We search for records on the regulated banks in Sam Bankman-Fried’s sweaty, awkward...
12.22.2022
DSR 12/22/22: The Secretive Plan to Privatize Pandemic Relief *UNLOCKED*
-Documents obtained by FOIA show that major corporations urged the Department of Agriculture to run a pandemic hunger relief program as a public-private partnership. They didn’t disclose their efforts in lobbying disclosure forms, and experts said they didn’t need to. Music...
12.16.2022
DSR 12/16/22: Yell, Stomp, Hiss *UNLOCKED*
It’s the final show of 2022. The two Sams round up the GARBAGE CANDIDATES OF THE YEAR. And we discuss the new Means TV film we’re in: Yell, Stomp, Hiss. We join up with Bryan Quinby of Street Fight Radio,...
12.03.2022
DSR 12/3/2022: As a Pro-Labor Strikebreaker, *UNLOCKED*
-Week of Shame: Democrats and President Biden vote to break power of rail unions, and force workers to accept contract with no leave -Don’t trust anything Sam Bankman-Fried says, but he’s right about GOP dark money donations: there’s a trail of...
11.20.2022
DSR 11/19/2022: We Need a Thunderdome *UNLOCKED*
-If and when Elon runs this website off the rails, our replacement is going to need a main character of the day, let’s be real -Sick of crooked politicians who do favors for crypto scammers? Bad news. The incoming Republican House...
11.06.2022
DSR 11/6/22: Many People Are Saying Trump is Dead *UNLOCKED*
-Huge, if true, which it is. Would Elon Musk’s Twitter be lying to you? -Fed official says people need to empty their bank accounts before rate hikes can stop. That means more people being forced into debt, which is becoming increasingly...
10.22.2022
DSR 10/22/22: FOIA FOLLIES *UNLOCKLED*
-Jerome Powell has 27 pages of Larry Summers-related emails that the Fed won’t release citing the deliberative process exemption This is an excerpt from District Sentinel Radio. To listen to the full episode, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel
09.24.2022
DSR 9/24/22: Side Deal Scythed *UNLOCKED*
-Manchin’s scheme to throw permits to the fossil fuel is in trouble after members of his caucus vowed to stop it -The Fed won’t stop hiking interest rates. By the time they do, it will be too late for the labor...
09.10.2022
DSR 9/10/22: Pollution Pioneer Fieldwood Exposed for Emissions Cover-up
-The Department of the Interior initially declined to name the company in a report on efforts to deceive regulators. We obtained the identity through FOIA -Fieldwood Energy gained notoriety for declaring bankruptcy during the pandemic to shirk offshore clean-up obligations This...
08.14.2022
DSR 8/13/22: Many Are Saying It was the Best Capital Crime *UNLOCKED*
This episode has been unlocked. To listen to future episodes, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel -We all owe Louise Mensch an apology if Donald Trump is executed for stealing highly sensitive state secrets. It brings us no pleasure etc. -Owning China by rejecting the...
07.30.2022
DSR 7/30/22: DC's Migrant Mutual Aid Coalition
-The Biden administration and DC mayor Muriel Bowser are ignoring pleas to help migrants being bused to the nation’s capital by callous Republican governors. Regular Washingtonians are stepping up and mutual aid is filling the void. Organizer Claire H joins...
07.16.2022
DSR 7/16/22: All My Apes Pentagon
-Congress gave the Department of Defense $58 billion more than it asked for last year. That’s more money than the annual budget of many agencies that don’t kill people. -Who’d have thought that an organization with the initials SS would find...
06.25.2022
DSR 6/25/22: Abort the Court
-Andrew Perez joins us to talk about Leonard Leo and his dark money network that has been pushing the court to the far-right for the past 17 years -Leo, Clarence Thomas, Nancy Pelosi, Joe Manchin, and Stacey Abrams get Garbage Can...
06.04.2022
DSR 6/4/22: South Florida Socialism?
An interview with Angel Montalvo, who’s running for Congress in Miami on a Berniecrat platform, and down to lock horns with reactionaries in both parties This is an excerpt from District Sentinel Radio. To listen to the full episode, subscribe...
05.28.2022
DSR 5/28/22: The Thin Boo-Hoo Line *UNLOCKED*
-After changing their story numerous times, cops admitted to cowering in the hallway while the Uvalde shooter killed kids -Speaking of cops and mass killings, the recent Buffalo shooter became friends with a retired federal agent in a racist chatroom...
05.07.2022
DSR 5/7/22: What’s On Secretary Mayor Pete’s Schedule? *UNLOCKED*
-Through the magic of FOIA, we have obtained the first five weeks of Pete Buttigieg’s schedule as Transportation Secretary, and decided to make a quiz about it. Sam Sacks is in the hot seat. This is an excerpt from a recent...
04.23.2022
DSR 4/23/22: Oligopoly and the Infant Formula Shortage of 2022
This is an excerpt from the District Sentinel Radio podcast. To listen o the full episode, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel
04.09.2022
DSR 4/9/22: US "Debt Trap Diplomacy"
-US Officials, Turn on Your Monitor: Hearing features complaints about an alleged Chinese development debt trap, defense of stiff IMF surcharges This is an excerpt from the latest District Sentinel Radio. To listen to the full episode, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel
04.02.2022
DSR 4/2/22: The Vote Heard ‘Round the World
*UNLOCKED* To listen to future episodes in full, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel -The Amazon Labor Union, led by fired warehouse worker Christian Smalls, has won a certification vote, in an incredible historic victory for an independent labor union -There are still battles to...
03.12.2022
DSR 3/12/22: FOIA Follies
FOIA Follies, the Snitch Exemption: FBI Informant who ran sketchy, killer limousine company sheds light on Bureau secrecy. This is an excerpt from this week's District Sentinel Radio. To listen to the full episode, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel
03.05.2022
DSR 3/5/22: FOIA Follies
-FOIA follies: The Federal Reserve’s files on the NY AG Tether settlement are only about public statements This is an excerpt from the latest District Sentinel Radio. To listen to the full episode, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel
02.12.2022
DSR 2/12/22: Crypto Nation: El Salvador
Last year, El Salvador became the first country to make Bitcoin legal tender, in a move that drew attention from all over the world, particularly from insufferable cryptocurrency dipshits. Helping us make sense of El Salvador’s Bitcoin law is Hilary...
02.11.2022
DSR 2/5/22: The Price is Wrong, Ned *UNLOCKED*
-State Department roasted for unproven “false flag” claims about Russia -U.S. continues to starve Afghanistan as it readies to ramp up conflict in Eastern Europe -FOIA Follies: CDC gets a little touchy about article on covid breakthrough infections data -Garbage Can: Price and...
01.29.2022
DSR 1/29/22: Money For War, Not Bridges
-SK readies an appeal on a FOIA rejection, and seeks new answers from DHS about how cops responded to Jan. 6 This is an excerpt from Saturday's District Sentinel Radio. To listen to the full show, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel
01.22.2022
DSR 1/22/22: FOIA News!
-FOIA: A Retinatoday.com article from 2015 was likely the source for Trump admin claims that Portland protesters “permanently” blinded federal agents This is an excerpt from District Sentinel Radio. To listen to the full episode, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel
12.15.2021
DSR Chip Chat 12/15/21: Assange Extradition
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11.10.2021
DSR 11/10/21: Gunn in our Crosshairs (excerpt)
-SK reveals our latest FOIA pursuit: using a records request to probe the Military Entertainment Complex and the comic book movie guy who got mad online because people criticized Marvel’s Pentagon ties This is an excerpt from District Sentinel Radio. To...
10.05.2021
DSR 10/1/21: Coin Intel Pro
-All money is fake, but some is faker than others: TNR staff writer Jacob Silverman joins us to explain what’s wrong with the cryptocurrency industry, which he closely observes. -FOIA Friday: Dam Lobbyists. GOP-tied lobbyists hired by the government of Honduras...
09.29.2021
DSR 9/26/21: Dog NDAA Afternoon
-Arms contractors to shake everyone down for hundreds of billions of dollars next year, yet again, as Congress passes its annual defense policy bill. Chip Gibbons and the Two Sams discuss the good amendments and the bad “Iron Dome” amendment. -The...

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Download our free app to listen on your phone

District Sentinel Radio episodes:

DSR 2/7/2024: Genocide Injunction Ignored

DSR 11/6/23: From July to October

DSR 10/15/23: Known Unknowns

DSR 9/10/23: They Can’t RICO Everyone

DSR 8/19/23: Uber, But For Removing Uber From Your Economy

FILE FOLLIES 8/14/23: So-Called Carbon Capture

DSR 7/30/23: Glitch McConnell

DSR 7/16/23: Won’t Someone Think of the Monopolists? *UNLOCKED*

DSR 7/2/23: Making up Stuff to Make Laws *UNLOCKED*

DSR 6/18/23: If You Give a Rat Austerity *UNLOCKED*

DSR 6/3/2023: Too Much of a Sicko, Even for Republicans *UNLOCKED*

DSR 5/20/2023: “Dear Asshole” *UNLOCKED*

DSR 5/14/23: FILE FOLLIES: USPS EDITION

DSR 4/30/23: Post-Work POTUS *UNLOCKED*

DSR 4/16/2023: Huge Leak O’Clock *UNLOCKED*

DSR 4/9/23: FILE FOLLIES: DHS vs. Antifa *UNLOCKED*

DSR 4/2/23: Trump Indicted LMAO

DSR 3/12/2023: Disruption Comes Home

DSR 2/20/23: Finally, Representation for Dumb Rich Guys *UNLOCKED*

DSR 2/4/23: A Room Full of Sad Union Busters

DSR 1/28/23: Congressman Robot *UNLOCKED*

DSR 1/7/23: McCarthy Falls Short of Know Nothing Record *UNLOCKED*

DSR 12/22/22: The Secretive Plan to Privatize Pandemic Relief *UNLOCKED*

DSR 12/16/22: Yell, Stomp, Hiss *UNLOCKED*

DSR 12/3/2022: As a Pro-Labor Strikebreaker, *UNLOCKED*

DSR 11/19/2022: We Need a Thunderdome *UNLOCKED*

DSR 11/6/22: Many People Are Saying Trump is Dead *UNLOCKED*

DSR 10/22/22: FOIA FOLLIES *UNLOCKLED*

DSR 9/24/22: Side Deal Scythed *UNLOCKED*

DSR 9/10/22: Pollution Pioneer Fieldwood Exposed for Emissions Cover-up

DSR 8/13/22: Many Are Saying It was the Best Capital Crime *UNLOCKED*

DSR 7/30/22: DC's Migrant Mutual Aid Coalition

DSR 7/16/22: All My Apes Pentagon

DSR 6/25/22: Abort the Court

DSR 6/4/22: South Florida Socialism?

DSR 5/28/22: The Thin Boo-Hoo Line *UNLOCKED*

DSR 5/7/22: What’s On Secretary Mayor Pete’s Schedule? *UNLOCKED*

DSR 4/23/22: Oligopoly and the Infant Formula Shortage of 2022

DSR 4/9/22: US "Debt Trap Diplomacy"

DSR 4/2/22: The Vote Heard ‘Round the World

DSR 3/12/22: FOIA Follies

DSR 3/5/22: FOIA Follies

DSR 2/12/22: Crypto Nation: El Salvador

DSR 2/5/22: The Price is Wrong, Ned *UNLOCKED*

DSR 1/29/22: Money For War, Not Bridges

DSR 1/22/22: FOIA News!

DSR Chip Chat 12/15/21: Assange Extradition

DSR 11/10/21: Gunn in our Crosshairs (excerpt)

DSR 10/1/21: Coin Intel Pro

DSR 9/26/21: Dog NDAA Afternoon

DSR 7/16/23: Won’t Someone Think of the Monopolists? UNLOCKED

DSR 7/2/23: Making up Stuff to Make Laws UNLOCKED

DSR 6/18/23: If You Give a Rat Austerity UNLOCKED

DSR 6/3/2023: Too Much of a Sicko, Even for Republicans UNLOCKED

DSR 5/20/2023: “Dear Asshole” UNLOCKED

DSR 4/30/23: Post-Work POTUS UNLOCKED

DSR 4/16/2023: Huge Leak O’Clock UNLOCKED

DSR 4/9/23: FILE FOLLIES: DHS vs. Antifa UNLOCKED

DSR 2/20/23: Finally, Representation for Dumb Rich Guys UNLOCKED

DSR 1/28/23: Congressman Robot UNLOCKED

DSR 1/7/23: McCarthy Falls Short of Know Nothing Record UNLOCKED

DSR 12/22/22: The Secretive Plan to Privatize Pandemic Relief UNLOCKED

DSR 12/16/22: Yell, Stomp, Hiss UNLOCKED

DSR 12/3/2022: As a Pro-Labor Strikebreaker, UNLOCKED

DSR 11/19/2022: We Need a Thunderdome UNLOCKED

DSR 11/6/22: Many People Are Saying Trump is Dead UNLOCKED

DSR 10/22/22: FOIA FOLLIES UNLOCKLED

DSR 9/24/22: Side Deal Scythed UNLOCKED

DSR 8/13/22: Many Are Saying It was the Best Capital Crime UNLOCKED

DSR 5/28/22: The Thin Boo-Hoo Line UNLOCKED

DSR 5/7/22: What’s On Secretary Mayor Pete’s Schedule? UNLOCKED

DSR 2/5/22: The Price is Wrong, Ned UNLOCKED