11.15.2024 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Remembering Music Legend Quincy Jones 

We are paying Homage to musical legend Quincy Jones, who died at 91 from pancreatic cancer. Tonight, we have a special show dedicated to celebrating the life and legacy of his life's work with special guests like Howard Hewitt, Patti Austin, Gerald Albright, and more.

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11.14.2024 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: DOJ Finds GA Jail Violates Inmate Rights, Tulsa's 1st Black Mayor, Trump Selects RFK to Lead DHHS

The Justice Department says the conditions in Georgia's Fulton County Jails violate inmate rights.  You'll hear what Kristen Clarke, the  Assistant Attorney General of the DOJ Civil Rights Division, had to say about their findings. We'll talk to Atlanta's NAACP President about the scathing report. 

We'll talk to Tulsa, Oklahoma's first elected black mayor, Monroe Nichols.

Trump's cabinet picks are getting ridiculous.  He just selected anti-vaxxer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

We'll explain why the state of Florida is suing FEMA and fired supervisor Marn'i Washington.

Rudy Giuliani's attorneys say he's too difficult, and they no longer want to represent him. 

And we have lost some entertainment legends—Musiciains Lou Donaldson and Roy Haynes; and dancer Judith Jamison.

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11.13.2024 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Trump returns to White House, MAGA cabinet appointments, GOP takes House, Blacks flee X for Fanbase

President Joe Biden opened the White House to the man who didn't have the decency to do the same in 2020.  I have a lot to say about Biden's meeting with the convict-in-chief. 

The Orange clown is announcing his cabinet members.  The circus tent will be full!  We'll discuss who he wants to lead the DOJ and other positions. 

We will be under a MAGA government as the Republicans gain control over the House.  And the Senate selects its next leader. 

We'll talk to the Black Texas principal who was forced to resign over critical race theory. 

Sheila Jackson Lee's daughter gets sworn in for the remainder of her term.

And in our Tech Talk segment, we'll talk with Fanbase Founder Iassc Hayes about the folks fleeing Elon Musk's social media platform X. 

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11.12.2024 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Economic Anxiety & 2024 Election, VP Harris Returns to White House, Trump's Sentencing Delayed

Democrats continue to Monday Morning Quarterback Vice President Kamala Harris' loss.  We'll look at why some blame economic anxiety.  Black Votes Matter Co-founder Cliff Albright is here to explain how that reason is just an excuse. 

Vice President Kamala Harris was met with cheers when she returned to the White House. 

New York Judge Juan Merchan agreed to delay the sentencing of Donald Trump in his hush-money case. 

A Louisiana judge says the state's law mandating each classroom display the Ten Commandments is unconstitutional. 

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Chapter 12 chronicles the demise of our fictional magazine, Capital Monthly. The pressure from the White House, from advertisers and from Social Media algorithms kills the independent journalism that was documenting what life was like under Donald Trump's second term guided by Project 2025.  

This is the last episode of Trump's Project 2025: Up Close and Personal we have been presenting as special bonus episodes of (your podcast).   It tells the story of what's likely to happen to a free press under Donald Trump in a second term. It's fiction but look no further than the cowardice of the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times who ran away from endorsing Kamala Harris. Merely because of the threat Trump might return to power.

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11.11.2024 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Exclusive: Fired FEMA Worker Speaks, Trump Blocks Judicial Appointments, Processing Election PTSD

The Federal Emergency Management Agency fired an employee accused of instructing Florida relief workers not to go to homes with yard signs supporting Trump.
She says that's not what happened.  
In an RMU Exclusive, Marn'i Washington will explain what really happened. 

Trump is demanding his MAGA minions block any judge appointments until he's sworn in. 

The world is truly laughing at us.  Scottish leaders get into a heated exchange over congratulations to Trump on his victory, while a Russian TV station celebrates his win with his wife's nude photos. 

We'll examine how Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter may have helped Trump rise to political power.

In our Fit, Live, Win segment, we'll talk to a Psychotherapist about processing post-election trauma.

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11.8.2024 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Trump Criminal Cases, Trump's No Fluke, Trump & Higher Education Finances 

Folks believed that Trump's 2016 presidential win was a one-off, a fluke. Elie Mystal will explain how Tuesday's outcome proved that the country is much more right-wing than we thought. 

Now that Trump is returning to the White House, what's happening with his criminal election interference cases?  Today, a federal judge paused all upcoming deadlines related to the case. 

We'll also talk to a student loan expert about what parents and returning students can expect when the Department of Education is demolished. 

And tonight, we want to hear your thoughts.  We'll have the phone lines open. 

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11.8.2024 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Trump Criminal Cases, Trump's No Fluke, Trump & Higher Education Finances 

Folks believed that Trump's 2016 presidential win was a one-off, a fluke. Elie Mystal will explain how Tuesday's outcome proved that the country is much more right-wing than we thought. 

Now that Trump is returning to the White House, what's happening with his criminal election interference cases?  Today, a federal judge paused all upcoming deadlines related to the case. 

We'll also talk to a student loan expert about what parents and returning students can expect when the Department of Education is demolished. 

And tonight, we want to hear your thoughts.  We'll have the phone lines open. 

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In Chapter 11, set in November in Tallahassee, fictional Florida, Governor Buck Bryce confidently addresses the press regarding Hurricane Timothy, initially predicted to be a manageable Category 1 storm. However, the hurricane unexpectedly strengthens to a devastating Category 4 upon landfall, causing widespread destruction and significant loss of life. The governor, previously assured by Washington that all preparations were sufficient, is confronted with the reality of inadequate storm forecasting due to recent cuts to federal meteorological services as proposed by Project 2025.

As emergency response efforts falter, Bryce grapples with the new federal policies under Trump that make it difficult to declare emergencies and provide immediate assistance to affected businesses and citizens. The narrative highlights the consequences of disregarding climate science and federal data, resulting in death and destruction

As always, the series author, David Pepper ties the fiction to the facts in Project 2025 and Trump’s own words.

We'd like to thank all the artists who volunteered their time to make this episode: 
Mark Ruffalo who read the chapter and others who contributed character voices.  
Sound design by Jonathan Moser.

Trump's Project 2025: Up Close and Personal is written by David Pepper and produced by Pepper, Melissa Jo Peltier and Jay Feldman and is a production of Ovington Avenue Productions and The Bill Press Pod.

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11.7.2024 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Biden On Trump's Win, Latino Men Showed Up for Trump, Jane Elliott Explains How Racism Elected Trump

President Joe Biden spoke for the first time since election night, asking the country to unify and promising a peaceful transition of power. We'll show you what he said. 

Journalist Eric Garcia of The Independent says he knows why Latino men helped re-elect Trump. He'll be here to discuss the warnings he gave the Democratic Party. 

Diversity Educator Jane Elliott will explain the different ways racism played a significant part in electing a racist, misogynistic, convicted felon as president of the United States. 

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