District Sentinel Radio

By District Sentinel Radio

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... more

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May 19, 2020 DSR 5/19/20: Owned for Trusting Mnuchin
-Dems are upset at the Treasury Secretary for not using his power to stop layoffs, but they didn’t force him to when writing coronavirus relief legislation
-Worm Caucus: Steny Hoyer is attending a fundraiser for Joe Kennedy III
-Pentagon classifies full extent of recent violence in Afghanistan, but acknowledges that it’s bad
-Chinese company sanctioned by Treasury Dept for Iran airline ties
-It’s looking like Missouri will execute an innocent man tonight
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May 18, 2020 DSR 5/18/20: Major Yikes Energy
-Oil companies are in deep trouble and banks aren’t lending to them, Trump’s energy secretary compares the situation to redlining
-FBI cracks Pensacola AQAP shooter iPhone, DOJ calls on Congress to undermine data security
-Attorney General Barr says “Obamagate” prosecutions of Obama and Biden are unlikely
-State Department inspector general fired while probing legality of Saudi arms transfers: NBC News
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22min
May 13, 2020 DSR 5/13/20: ChipChat: "Obamagate"
In the latest edition of Chip Chat, journalist Chip Gibbons tackles the "intrigue" of "Obamagate"
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24min
May 12, 2020 DSR 5/12/20: Relief v. Bank Profits
-Fed Vice Chair says emergency relief shouldn’t “crowd out that private sector financing”
-More signs of a big recession: BLS data shows largest one month core inflation drop since 1957
-Dems “Rooseveltian” package includes bailout for lobbyists and landlords, plus the restoration of SALT deductions that benefit the wealthy
-Coronavirus task force member promises Bernie he will fight for universal vaccines
-SCOTUS hears oral arguments in cases on investigating President Trump
-Mitch McConnell trying to slip through expansion of warrantless surveillance program targeting web browser data
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18min
May 11, 2020 DSR 5/11/20: Nothing to Fear But System Overlap?
-Democratic “Rooseveltian” stimulus proposal includes handwringing about welfare benefit overlap, plus another measly one-time check
-Sioux nations, South Dakota square off over covid-19 checkpoints, as Supreme Court hears case involving tribal sovereignty in Oklahoma
-US government continues to be dickish on world stage, vetoes UN resolution on covid de-escalation
-Federal Reserve ties state and local government aid to credit ratings
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18min
May 07, 2020 DSR 5/6/20: Chip Chat: Florida Man Launches Coup on Sovereign Nation
Journalist Chip Gibbons breaks down the wild story of an attempted mercenary coup in Venezuela...
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33min
May 05, 2020 DSR 5/5/20: Over the Rat Cliff, Once Again
-Rep. John Ratcliffe, Trump’s pick to be next White House intelligence chief, says torture is fine
-For the second time since 2013, SCOTUS hears challenge of law forcing non-profits to denounce sex work
-EPA ignores watchdog warning on water utilities climate resiliency
-Yearly data once again confirms that many common jobs are more dangerous than police work
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13min
May 04, 2020 DSR 5/4/20: Boat Shoe Guys Tear their V-Necks
-J.Crew files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, becomes the first major corporate victim of the Plague Recession
-OSHA inspections down 70 percent despite spike in covid-19 complaints
In Saudi nuclear talks, the Trump administration considered a loophole on non-proliferation required by US law, GAO says
-War of words escalates: Secretary of State blames “a Chinese lab” for the coronavirus, offers no proof
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27min
April 29, 2020 DSR 4/29/20: Chip Chat: FBI's FISA Failures
In the latest edition of Chip Chat, journalist Chip Gibbons discusses the latest FISA revelations.
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28min
April 28, 2020 DSR 4/28/20: Dems Get Rolled on Buybacks
-Corporate America to get $500 billion in Federal Reserve cash with no restrictions on stock buybacks or layoffs
-Washington Post: Senate Dems agreed to no-strings rules on bond purchases in exchange for oversight (House Dems can subpoena anything they want, at any time)
-AFL-CIO pushes Trump admin on workplace safety, White House pushes for coronavirus liability shield for bosses
-US government set to approve Israeli annexation of West Bank
-Merger moratorium proposed by AOC, Elizabeth Warren, with a lull before a possible takeover frenzy
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FAQs about District Sentinel Radio:

How many episodes does District Sentinel Radio have?

The podcast currently has 1,380 episodes available.