Objection to the Rule

Emily and Jasmin talk about the rally against the 'walking while trans' ban in Albany, changes in how NYC property taxes are assessed, federal recognition for the Little Shell band of Chippewa Indians in Montana, and updates on the impeachment trial.

Host Theresa Robbinson, and regular contributors Matthew Schneeman, Zoe Abedon, and Jasmin Smith discuss damming the Nile and the coronavirus outbreak; jail time related to the opioid epidemic, and the euphemisms that governments use; the Subway Diversion Program, NYC's new ban on cashless stores, and Arizona's largest utility company's plan to go carbon-free.

Host Emily Scott and regular contributors Jasmin Smith and Matthew Schneeman discuss vaccination laws in New Jersey and Biggie Smalls's induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame; the forcible eviction of mothers and activists in Oakland, CA and... Space Force!; an impeachment update and a Berlin Summit on the war in Libya.

Hosts Emily Scott and Theresa Robbinson, and regular contributors Matthew Schneeman and Zoe Abedon, discuss Iran's accidental shooting down of a civilian plane, and the fires in Australia; US family-planning funds going to anti-abortion clinics, an impeachment update, and Parchman State Prison in Mississippi; the protesting of a controversial high-rise development in Brooklyn and the current status of the Harvey Weinstein trial; a new report that there's a lot of positives that come from shutting down coal-fired power plants, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg's cancer recovery.

Hosts Theresa Robbinson and Emily Scott, and regular contributors Matthew Schneeman, Sarah Weck, and Jasmin Smith discuss bail reform and some recent anti-semitic attacks; a partial flavor ban on vaping, an election update, and an impeachment update; a profile of Iran's Qassem Soleimani; and the oldest living person.

Host Emily Scott tries her hand at a one-woman holiday show! With the help of some absent regular contributors, she discusses the plan to expand NYC's "Fair Fares" discount MetroCard program, an Impeachment update, an agreement among colleges to allow increased competition for applicants, and some world/music news. She also presents a few pre-recorded pieces, including "At Night I Fly" and "Wild Bird Fund: Tour of NYC's only bird rehab facilities," both by Objection's very own Matthew Schneeman, and an excerpt from local activist show Mobilize.

Emily Scott, Matthew Schneeman, Zoe Abedon, and Jasmin Smith discuss the arrest of Jazmine Headley for sitting down and the large settlement she has now received, and Medicaid work requirements in South Carolina; a border wall update, and an impeachment update; Boris Johnson and the Conservative Party in the winning a majority vote in Britain, and the UN Climate Change Summit in Madrid; and a little bit of good news.

Also, a clip from the Brooklyn documentary podcast School Colors, produced by Brooklyn Deep, a project from the Brooklyn Movement Center, is presented.

And Matt talks pigeon hunting and his podcast At Night I Fly. Check it out here: http://hyperurl.co/4496m1

Zoe, Emily, Sarah, Theresa and Jasmin talk about disappearing scallops, proposed cuts to SNAP benefits, NYPD 'collar quotas', cockfighting ban in Puerto Rico, and Iran moving weapons to Iraq, among other things.

Matthew Schneeman, Theresa Robbinson, and Jasmin Smith discuss Starbucks, and how to compete with it; protests against segregation in NYC schools; the First Amendment and racist tweets at a university; purple protests in France and domestic violence; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's indictment on fraud charges; and a story on the search for a new kidney.

Host Emily Scott and regular contributor Jasmin Smith discuss the dreaded Candida auris, Walmart, and the deporting of ISIS members back to home countries; the Civilian Complaint Review Board, facial recognition technology, and an update on Chilean protests; and the first-ever approved Ebola vaccine.