KPFK - BradCast w/ Brad Friedman

Guest: Heather 'Digby' Parton, Salon

Award-winning opinion journalist HEATHER DIGBY PARTON discusses the latest in impeachment news, plus Trump's deadly withdrawal of U.S. troops from northern Syria, and the huge factor that ties together Trump's foreign policy shenanigans in Ukraine. Plus: Good news for voters in Ohio, and Desi Doyen with our latest 'Green News Report.'

Guest: Nicole Sandler, radio host

Brad and Desi are back after a hiatus to deal with a family medical emergency, and return with important lessons that may be of use to you and your family. Radio host Nicole Sandler updates us on the whirlwind news cycle. Thanks to our listeners for tolerating our unexpected absence...

Guest: Jack Rice-former CIA case officer

Guest host Nicole Sandler wraps up the week with lots of breaking news, with a few defeats for Donald Trump from the courts, the former US Ambassador to Ukraine testifies, and a high profile Fox News departure. Her old friend and colleague JACK RICS, who spent time as a CIA case officer under both George W Bush and Bill Clinton, weighs in on the insanity that is our current reality.

Guest: Denis Campbell, Thom Hartmann

Guest host Nicole Sandler recaps the latest in the non-stop breaking news. She welcomes Denis Campbell, an author, journalist and broadcast to give the UK perspective on Trump's decision to let Turkey invade Syria and exterminate the Kurds. And Thom Hartmann, broadcaster and author, joins in to tell us about his new book, The Hidden History of the Supreme Court and the Betrayal of America.

Guest: Dr. Steffie Woolhandler- co-founder Physicians for a National Health Program

Guest host Nicole Sandler brings us up to date on the situation in Syria, where Donald Trump gave Turkey free rein to invade and obliterate the Kurds, our allies in the region. Then, it's an update on the latest in the impeachment inquiry battles.
Nicole's guest today is Dr. Steffie Woolhandler, who has an article in The Nation about the various plans being floated by Democratic presidential hopefuls as Medicare for All, but not all are.

Guest: Author, former State Dept advisor David L. Phillips, Jasmine Beach-Ferrara of the Campaign for Southern Equality

Guest Host Nicole Sandler begins the show with the latest from Trumpworld on the impeachment inquiry and his latest crisis with Syria, Turkey and the Kurds.

She speaks with DAVID L. PHILLIPS, author, educator and veteran of the Clinton, Bush and Obama administrations about the situation in Syria with the Kurds and Turkey. He wrote “Shock and Disgust” about Trump’s idiotic announcement that he was turning Syria over to Turkey, damn the Kurds.

And, the Supreme Court began its new term yesterday. Today, they heard what will likely be one of the biggest cases of the year – the question of whether LGBTQ people have employment protection under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. We discuss it with JASMINE BEACH-FERRARA, Executive Director of the Campaign for Southern Equality

Guest: Kurdistan Representative to the US Bayan Rahman, labor reporter Mike Elk

As Donald Trump today unilaterally decided to pull all miltary support from the Kurds in Syria and give Turkey free rein to do as they please, I thought today would be a good time to replay my 2015 interview with Bayan Rahman, he Kurdistan Regional Government Representative to the USA, to learn about the Kurds and our relationship with them.

Plus Mike Elk of Payday report checks in with an update on the GM strike, now in its third week.

Guest: Author Jenny Brown, Author Doug White

Guest Host Nicole Sandler brings us up to speed on the latest news. She speaks with Jenny Brown, author of 'Without Apology: The Abortion Struggle Now' on the day the Supreme Court announced that they'll hear an abortion rights case this term.

Nicole is also joined by author and non-profit advisor Doug White about his new book, 'Wounded Charity: Lessons Learned from the Wounded Warriers Project Crisis'.

Guest: Marcy Wheeler- independent journalist

It's another crazy news day in Trump's America. Guest host Nicole Sandler recaps the latest news. She welcomes Marcy Wheeler of Emptywheel.net to the show to explain how Attorney General Bill Barr is implicated in Trump's efforts to solicit help from foreign leaders to damage his political opponents. And it's not only Barr, but Pompeo, Pence, Giuliani and even Lindsey Graham!
Plus an essay on being in the "humane middle" and some levity, Randy Rainbow style.

Guest: Whistleblower John Kiriakou, Professor Harvey J. Kaye

After an update on the latest news, Guest Host Nicole Sandler speaks with torture whistleblower John Kiriakou about what today’s whistleblower is going through. She also speaks with Harvey J. Kaye, professor of Democracy and Justice Studies at University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, to get his take on this moment in history.