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‘Green News Report’ 9/29/2026 by Progressive Voices

Trump’s America Is Exhausting Us — And That May Be the Point

It feels like America barely has time to process one crisis before the next one arrives.

On today’s The Karel Cast, Karel takes on the relentless political and cultural news cycle—from the Trump administration’s latest moves affecting LGBTQ rights and Title IX, to rising prices, continuing war, climate threats and a country increasingly numb to stories that once would have stopped us in our tracks.

But this episode goes beyond Washington.

What happens to a society when outrage becomes routine? When allegations of horrific violence become another internet argument? When women and older performers such as Madonna are judged by standards their younger counterparts rarely face? And when celebrity culture can convince us that doing almost nothing is somehow revolutionary?

Then there’s something called a Kelvin wave. It sounds harmless enough—but changes in the Pacific can have serious consequences for ocean conditions and coastal communities. What does it mean, and why should California be paying attention?

Politics. LGBTQ rights. War. Prices. Climate. Celebrity. Social media.

One story after another. One outrage after another. And eventually, people become exhausted.

That may be one of the most important things happening in America right now.

Join the conversation: Are you experiencing news and outrage fatigue? Have you started tuning things out simply because there’s too much to process?

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Karel is a broadcaster, entertainer and commentator based in Las Vegas, joined by his service dog, Ember.

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The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET. 

First, Brad speaks with world renowned Economist Dr. Robert Shapiro about the economic pressures facing American families, including rising gas, food, electricity and health-care costs, and why Rob believes many of those increases are tied to Trump administration policies on tariffs, health care and the war in Iran.

They also discuss the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise interest rates, what higher borrowing costs mean for mortgages, credit cards and car loans, and why Rob is worried about slower growth as wages fail to keep pace with inflation.

The conversation also turns to the political consequences of the economy heading into the midterms and what Democrats should prioritize if they regain control of Congress. Dr. Shapiro argues that Democrats should roll back tariffs, restore Affordable Care Act subsidies and press for an end to the war in Iran as ways to reduce price pressures and show voters they are focused on improving household finances.

Then, John Kenneth White joins Brad to discuss his new book, "Democracy on the Edge: The Trump Elections and the Future of American Politics." John argues that America’s democratic crisis did not begin with Donald Trump, but has been made more severe by decades of growing presidential power, congressional weakness and structural problems in the Constitution.

Brad and John discuss the Electoral College, the Senate, Supreme Court reform, Congress’s diminished role in war powers and the broader question of whether the country’s political institutions are still working as intended. The conversation also explores the country’s changing racial and generational makeup, the political backlash that followed Barack Obama’s election, the long-running stalemate between the two parties, and the economic divide between wealthy Americans and everyone else.

John argues that younger voters are less attached to either party because they have not seen enough results, and he closes on a more hopeful note about the responsibility of ordinary citizens to protect democratic institutions and take ownership of the country’s future.

Brad is on the National Journal's panel of political insiders, is an American political analyst for The Times of India TV, and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago and KNX Radio in Los Angeles. Brad also writes a political column every Sunday for 'The Hill.'

You can read his new Substack called, 'The Bannon Ballot Blast,' at www.bradbannon.substack.com.

His handle on BlueSky is @bradbannon.bsky.social.

'BradCast' 9/28/2026: The Fraudulent Ballots of Ken Paxton and Other Not-Fake News Regarding GOP Vote Suppressors by Progressive Voices

What Do You Do When Trump Decides You're Not A Citizen?

My sister was born in Massachusetts in 1957 and has the birth certificate to prove it. But not according to Donald Trump's America.

She is in Arizona and receives state aid. She just received a letter she is being cut off. Why? It says the SAVE System, the system the Supreme Court said Trump can use to verify citizenship, a system that was never designed to do so, says she is not a US Citizen. It is now up to her to appeal and prove she is.

In the mean time? No benefits, and wait for it...she may not be able to vote.

It's all a power grab to try and win the midterms. And the poorest among us will suffer, like her.

Karel connects the dots on what's really a week-long lesson: legal progress, social acceptance, and institutional protection don't move together — and sometimes they move in opposite directions in the same seven days.

Join the conversation in the comments: What is the single biggest thing you do for your health every day?

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The Karel Cast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Spreaker and other major podcast platforms, plus TikTok and Instagram. LIVE Monday–Thursday at 10:00 a.m. Pacific.

Karel is a history-making broadcaster, entertainer and commentator based in Las Vegas, joined by his little service dog, Ember.

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'BradCast' 9/24/2026: 40 Days Out -- Chaos Reigns, Hope Looms, with guests Heather Digby Parton of Salon, 'Driftglass' of 'Pro Left Podcast' by Progressive Voices

Green News Report 9/24/2026 by Progressive Voices

"This Gay Week: Progress and Panic, All in 7 Days"

It's This Gay Week on The Karel Cast — and this week proves LGBTQ rights are moving in every direction at once, sometimes in the same breath. Turkey just arrested 241 people in an anti-trans sweep so severe that human rights groups are now demanding the EU freeze its accession bid entirely. Indonesia has officially classified "LGBTQ culture" as a national security threat, grouped alongside terrorism. Colombia just quit the world's largest LGBTQ rights coalition mid-term. And in the Netherlands — long seen as Europe's most tolerant nation — acceptance among teenage boys has nearly been cut in half in just four years, a number even the country's own gay Prime Minister calls "shocking."

Closer to home, Southlake, Texas quietly killed a Pride festival's permit with zero explanation, one year after approving the same event. And outside a Liverpool LGBT bar, a stabbing has three men hospitalized — police haven't confirmed a motive, but Karel asks the question anyway.

But it's not all bad news: Hungary, freed from 16 years of Viktor Orbán, is actively repealing his anti-LGBTQ "promotion" laws — proof governments can turn around faster than people expect. And Anthony Fauci is being honored for a legacy that started in the trenches of the AIDS crisis, alongside Pennsylvania's first openly transgender mayor.

Karel connects the dots on what's really a week-long lesson: legal progress, social acceptance, and institutional protection don't move together — and sometimes they move in opposite directions in the same seven days.

Join the conversation in the comments: What is the single biggest thing you do for your health every day?

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The Karel Cast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Spreaker and other major podcast platforms, plus TikTok and Instagram. LIVE Monday–Thursday at 10:00 a.m. Pacific.

Karel is a history-making broadcaster, entertainer and commentator based in Las Vegas, joined by his little service dog, Ember.

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'BradCast' 9/23/2026: Arch Nemesis; Guest: Charles Birnbaum of The Cultural Landscape Foundation on Trump's 'triumphal arch' by Progressive Voices

Your Health Is Your Most Valuable Asset — Are You Actually Protecting It?

Your health determines almost everything about the life you get to live — yet how much time do we actually spend protecting it?

Today on The Karel Cast, we look at what you can do every day to improve your odds of living a longer, healthier life: exercise, diet, daily habits, preventive care and the medical advances changing how doctors treat disease.

We also take a closer look at a procedure more people are hearing about: cardiac ablation. Keith Olbermann and Lionel Richie have both publicly discussed undergoing ablations. But what exactly is an ablation? Why is it performed? What heart rhythm problems can it treat, and who might actually need one?

Then we turn to Washington and President Donald Trump’s appearance at the United Nations General Assembly. Trump addressed world leaders Tuesday while his administration remains locked in an escalating dispute with CNN, MS NOW and Politico over White House press access. The three organizations are challenging the ban in federal court, while CNN was still able to cover Trump at the U.N. using credentials issued independently by the United Nations.

We’ll talk about what happened at the U.N., the continuing battle over presidential press access, and what happens when attempts to restrict news coverage end up becoming part of the story themselves.

Your body is the one home you never get to move out of. So what are you doing today to protect it?

Join the conversation in the comments: What is the single biggest thing you do for your health every day?

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The Karel Cast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Spreaker and other major podcast platforms, plus TikTok and Instagram. LIVE Monday–Thursday at 10:00 a.m. Pacific.

Karel is a history-making broadcaster, entertainer and commentator based in Las Vegas, joined by his little service dog, Ember.

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