Progressive Voices

Background Briefing 07-15-2019 by Progressive Voices

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 new show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET.

Brad is first joined by Amie Parnes, National Political Correspondent for 'The Hill' and co-author of 'Shattered,' the number one New York Times' best selling book on the 2016 presidential election. Amie's Twitter handle is @AmieParnes.

The two discuss the reasons for Senator Elizabeth Warren's rise, and Senator Bernie Sanders' decline, in the Democratic primary polls.

During the second half of the show, Brad leads a political round-table with two guests discussing Tom Steyer's effect on the Democratic primary field, whether the DNC should sanction a climate debate, and Trump's xenophobic 'go back' tweet.

The two round-table guests are Tim Zenk and Mark Grimaldi. Tim is a Principle at 'Molecule,' a business and public affairs company, a former Democratic staffer, and a well known renewable energy expert. His Twitter handle is @greencrude.

Mark Grimaldi, or 'Marky Mark' as Leslie Marshall calls him, is the Executive Producer of this show and a Democratic Activist. His Twitter handle is @MarkJGrimaldi.

Brad writes a column every Sunday on the 2020 Presidential race for 'The Hill.' He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago.

His website is BannonCR.com and his Twitter handle is @BradBannon.

Randi Rhodes PV Audio Promo 7-15-19 by Progressive Voices

There is truly only one question left for us to ask ourselves and the answer will determine our fate.

Background Briefing 07-15-2019 by Progressive Voices

Melissa talks intimately about what she calls her “sexy disease.” She also confesses what she raided out of a friend’s fridge while housesitting. And what do 48% of women do that men don’t at the workplace? Melissa will tell you.

On the #RADIO show this week we talk about fair pay and soccer, hear about why healthcare is under threat again and what you can do about it, get the inside scoop on what’s happening with access to abortion care, and get breaking news on the Mom Platform!

*Special guests include: Maya Raghu, National Women’s Law Center, @nwlc; Claire McAndrew, Families USA, @FamiliesUSA; Shaunna Thomas, UltraViolet, @UltraViolet; and Nina Perez, MomsRising, @MomsRising

Do you know how much carbon it takes to make, package, and ship your favorite glass of wine? Hear more about a free Internet-based database that launched after Prince Charles and his mum, The Queen of England, made an inquiry of their Royal Port maker, Adrian Bridge, of Taylor-Fladgate the 300-year-old Portuguese winery. You too can drink greener and cleaner fruits of the vine!

The Off-Kilter Podcast - Episode 118 by Progressive Voices

We go deep into the archives to bring you my 2002 conversation with THOMAS HOMER DIXON on his insightful and provocative book THE INGENUITY GAP, in which he asks whether we're going to be able to generate and implement useful ideas fast enough to solve the problems we ourselves are creating. Problems like the surveillance capitalism of Facebook and Google, the jobs we're losing to robots, and the crisis of climate change. In the book and interview, he said there was still time but the hour was getting late - and that was 17 years ago.