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I had a scheduling issue and a cancellation yesterday so unfortunately I don't have a guest for today's episode but I I did go live with today's top stories and have some great clips from the past 24 hours as well.

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Lincoln Square CEO Susan Demos

I am a writer, editor, ghostwriter, speechwriter and researcher. I'm also an avid hiker, a mom of two, and a lifelong Midwest resident. While working as a journalist for the last 25 years, I've gone through a lot of upheavals in the industry. But I learned that always means new opportunities — if you're willing to assume some risk. That's never been a problem for me.

As the CEO and Executive Editor of Lincoln Square, I run one of the fastest-growing independent political publications in the nation. Each week, I host two shows, The Weekly Assignment, where we discuss the latest headlines and what we can do to fight back against authoritarianism, and First Draft, where I talk to journalists and authors about their important work and the stories behind them. As an expert on Michigan and national politics, I've also appeared on C-SPAN, MSNBC, CNN, NPR, NewsNation, the Australian Broadcast Corporation, Sky News, Jyllands-Posten (Danish TV), WKAR-TV's Off the Record and more.

Previously, I was the founding Editor-in-Chief of the nonprofit Michigan Advance for over six years. I also served for five years as the Editor and Publisher of Inside Michigan Politics, the most-cited political newsletter in the state. And in a past life, I worked as a Democratic campaign strategist during the 2018 campaign cycle (which was a pretty darn good year for the party).

My award-winning political analysis has run in more than 150 national, international and regional media outlets, including the Guardian U.K., NBC News, The New York Times, The Washington Post, RealClearPolitics, Salon, HuffPost, and The Detroit News.

And you'll find me trekking in the mountains whenever I can break away.

Why I Write

Writer. Entrepreneur. Mother. Public Speaker. Political Analyst. Those are all just words to describe me. What you need to know, most of all, is what drives me to fulfill those roles. I've wanted to be a writer since I was seven, scribbling down observations about people and events in ratty spiral notebooks. My mother always told me that my unique ability to understand people and feel what they were going through was both a gift and a curse.

I struggled for many years to make ends meet, especially before my first child was born. I wondered if I'd ever be able to contribute anything of value, something to make the world a better place. I found my calling in journalism, honing my craft for the last 25 years. Being a writer has always been who I am. But now it's also what I do.

I have an insatiable curiosity to investigate what's going on in America and the world. I believe in speaking truth to power and following Mencken's rule to "comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable." I've taken on the Old Boys Club in politics (and political journalism) and won, always preserving my integrity. All this has given me a distinctive voice and fearless style to communicate with people why things are happening and what can be done.

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I'm a long-time (longer than I choose to confess) journalist and educator.

Lately, I'm writing books: currently, The Gutenberg Parenthesis, Magazine, and The Web We Weave. My next book: Hot Type: The Magnificent Machine that Gave Birth to Mass Media – and Drove Mark Twain Mad, a history of the Linotype, will get published by Bloomsbury Academic in the spring. My earlier books: What Would Google Do?, Public Parts, and Geeks Bearing Gifts.

I'm cohost of the podcasts Intelligent Machines with Léo Laporte and Paris Martineau and AI Inside with Jason Howell.

I retired recently from CUNY, where I was the first prof hired, and so I am now the Emeritus (Latin for old) Leonard Tow Professor of Journalism Innovation.

I am now a visiting professor at Stony Brook University's School of Communication and Journalism, helping to develop new programs there, and a distinguished fellow at the Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University.

In past lives, I was president and creative director of Advance.net, the online arm of Advance Publications (including Condé Nast and Advance Local newspapers); creator and founding editor of Entertainment Weekly at Time Inc.; Sunday editor and associate publisher of the New York Daily News; TV critic of TV Guide and People magazines; a columnist for the San Francisco Examiner; and an editor for the Chicago Tribune. And while at Northwestern University, I was an intern on Chicago Today … a paper that had no tomorrow.

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Melissa Castiano is a member of the Navajo Nation from northwest New Mexico. She is of the Mexican Clan, born for the Salt Clan, with ties to the Red Running Into Water Clan through her maternal grandfather and the Mexican Clan through her paternal grandfather. She earned a B.S. in Wildlife Science from New Mexico State University and began her federal career with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2002.

During more than two decades of federal service, Melissa worked as a wildlife biologist, coordinator of the National Native Youth Climate Adaptation and Leadership Congress, Regional Native American Liaison, and a National Park Service Native American Affairs Program Manager. Her work focused on Tribal relations, Indigenous leadership, conservation, climate adaptation, and strengthening government-to-government relationships. She also helped create opportunities for Native youth to become the next generation of Indigenous conservation leaders.

Melissa is pursuing a Master in Public Administration at Harvard Kennedy School, where she is building her expertise in leadership, policy, governance, and management. Her interests include entrepreneurship and social impact, especially community-driven approaches to sustainable economic development on Tribal lands. She is particularly interested in ecotourism and outdoor recreation that support Tribal sovereignty, protect cultural values and natural resources, and benefit future generations.

Over the next five years, Melissa hopes to bring together Indigenous leadership, public policy, conservation, and entrepreneurship to expand opportunities for Tribal communities and build stronger, more ethical institutions. She aims to serve as a bridge between communities, governments, and organizations, helping turn ideas into lasting action.

Outside of work and school, Melissa enjoys snowboarding, hiking, backpacking, camping, biking, running, working out, reading and watching horror and science fiction, and spending time with her dog, Sage.

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Comedian Jay Black left his job as a high school English teacher ten years ago to embark on a career as a stand-up comic. In that time, he's achieved an incredible amount of success. On the stage, Jay has headlined clubs across the nation, from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas to the Tropicana in Atlantic City and just about every comedy club in between. He also toured extensively in Europe as the host of the US Army's "I Am Strong" tour. He's met with equal success on the college market, performing at nearly 1,000 schools across the country, winning the "College Performer of the Year" award once and the "College Comedian of the Year" award three times. For the last ten years, Jay has done a weekly spot on WIP Radio, discussing television, pop culture, and sports. In 2009, Jay started writing screenplays with his lifelong friend, Brian Herzlinger, producing a string of successful projects from 2012's "Paulie" with Paul Sorvino, 2014's "Meet My Valentine" with Scott Wolf, 2016's "Love Always Santa" with Margueritte Morea, and the upcoming "Orchard" with Tiffani Thiessan. Jay's latest screenplay, "Perfect Pose" will go into production in December of 2019, for a 2020 television release. Jay also began acting in his projects, with significant supporting roles in both "Meet My Valentine" and "Love Always, Santa".

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I'm Simon Ostrovsky, an award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker and I've spent much of my career reporting from conflict zones and authoritarian countries. I'm currently a Special Correspondent for PBS NewsHour covering Ukraine and Russia. Previously, I was a correspondent for VICE News, where I created and reported Russian Roulette, the documentary series that followed Russia's intervention in Ukraine from its beginning. My reporting has taken me to front lines, occupied territories and places where getting to the story is often the hardest part of telling it. I've always believed there's no substitute for being there: talking to the people involved, seeing what's happening for yourself, checking what you're told and coming back with something the audience didn't already know. If you're looking for good coverage of Ukraine, Russia, Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, follow me on YouTube and Substack—I've been covering the region for more than two decades and have built a reputation for reporting from the ground rather than from a distance. Why YouTube and Substack? There's more news being posted on the internet than ever before. But a lot of it isn't actually reporting. It's people sitting in front of cameras talking about reporting that somebody else paid to produce. There's nothing inherently wrong with commentary, but somebody still has to do the expensive part: get on a plane, go to the place, find the people who actually know what happened, hire good local producers, ask difficult questions, check the answers and come back with something we didn't already know. Increasingly, the news business is having trouble paying for that kind of work. That's why I've launched my own YouTube channel and Substack. I want to see if I can use the same internet economy that has disrupted traditional news to help finance actual reporting. The idea is pretty straightforward: if you can support my work through a subscription on Substack, I'll put that money back into the journalism—travel, local producers, camera crews, investigations and documentaries. I don't want to sit at home and tell you what I think about whatever everyone is arguing about that day. I want to go places, talk to people, find things out and show you what I found. The internet itself isn't the problem. In fact, it's a big part of how my reporting first reached a large audience. The problem is that we've built an online news economy where it can be easier to make money talking about other people's reporting than paying for the reporting itself. I'd like to see if we can flip that around. YouTube is where I'll publish my video reporting—dispatches, investigations, documentaries and stories from the field. Substack is where I'll write directly to readers, share what I'm working on and take you behind the scenes of how the reporting gets done. Some stories will be quick. Others may take months. But the basic idea is the same: don't just post about the story. Go there.

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CASEY MICHEL

I'm the Director of the Combating Kleptocracy Program at the Human Rights Foundation, as well as a writer, analyst, and investigative journalist working on topics ranging from kleptocracy, oligarchy, illicit finance, and dark money to foreign lobbying and foreign interference. I'm also a Senior Non-Resident Fellow with the Center for International Policy, where I focus on many of the same topics.

I've written three books on the intersection of international corruption, foreign influence, and democracy in America and abroad, all published by St. Martin's Press.

The first—AMERICAN KLEPTOCRACY: How the U.S. Created the World's Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History, on America's transformation into the world's greatest offshore haven—was described as one of the "best books to read to understand financial crime" (The Economist), "masterful" (Financial Times), and "brilliantly clear" (The Atlantic).

My second book—FOREIGN AGENTS: How American Lobbyists and Lawmakers Threaten Democracy Around the World, on the rise and devastating impact of the U.S.'s foreign lobbying industry—received starred reviews from Kirkus and Publishers Weekly, and was described by The Economist as "an eye-opening depiction of an industry that has largely defied efforts to keep it in check" as well as one of the "biggest foreign-policy book releases of 2024," according to Foreign Policy. The journal Democracy described it as an "an eye-popping deep dive into a particularly slimy corner of the D.C. swamp… an investigative accomplishment and a cri de cœur."

My third book—UNITED STATES OF OLIGARCHY: How America's Wealthiest Ally with Dictators, Weaken the U.S., and Destroy Democracy—is now out! The book reveals how America's wealthiest have allied with dictators around the world—and how America's spiraling wealth inequality has not only decimated American democracy, but become a national security threat in and of itself.

As Foreign Affairs said, "An expert on money laundering, tax evasion, and other financial crimes, Michel offers a blistering account of how a full-blown oligarchy has formed in the United States." Publishers Weekly gave UNITED STATES OF OLIGARCHY a starred review, saying It is "eye-opening," and "readers will be outraged by the egregiousness of it all." The new book is an "excellent current events book for readers seeking to understand the threat [oligarchs] pose to U.S. democracy," according to Library Journal, and a "damning account of an unaccountable caste," according to Kirkus.

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Bill Boyle is a well sourced and connected businessman who lives in Washington DC with his wife and son. Bill is a trusted friend and source for me who I met after he listened and became a regular and highly respected caller of my siriusxm radio show. Bill is a voracious reader and listeners love to hear his take. I think his analysis is as sharp as anyone you will hear on radio or TV and he has well placed friends across the federal government who are always talking to him. As far as I can tell he is not in the CIA. Follow him on Blue Sky and park at his garages.

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Jason is a Texas born, NYC based standup whose comedy has been described as "…like getting the best advice you've ever gotten…from the dumbest guy you know."

Jason's performed all over the world including for the troops in Europe, South America, & Afghanistan. His standup special: BISCUITS and GRAVITY can be watched right now on YouTube.

He's been featured in Red Dead Redemption 2, Orange is the New Black, HBO, Comedy Central, At Home with Amy Sedaris, Hulu's Wu Tang Clan Series, and 30 Rock.

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Skye Perryman, president & CEO of Democracy Forward and a TIME 100 honoree, is a nationally recognized attorney and leader advancing democracy and individual rights. Under her leadership, Democracy Forward has secured major court victories protecting healthcare, education, and reproductive freedom. Perryman is a frequent media commentator, appearing on NBC, MSNBC, CNN, and NPR, and her work has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Time, and Newsweek. A sought-after speaker at venues including SXSW and the Texas Tribune Festival, she is recognized for blending legal expertise with accessible, inspiring storytelling

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David Rothkopf is the CEO of TRG Media, host of the Deep State Radio podcast, and the author, most recently of Traitor: A History of Betraying America from Benedict Arnold to Donald Trump. The Rothkopf Group produces podcasts including Deep State Radio, National Security Magazine, custom programming for clients and it organizes live interactive web-based and live forums.

Rothkopf is a contributing columnist to The Daily Beast and a member of the Board of Contributors of USA Today. He is the author of hundreds of articles on international, national security and political themes for publications that include the New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, the Financial Times, the Daily Beast, Foreign Policy and Foreign Affairs. He is also a regular commentator on broadcast media worldwide. His previous books include Great Questions of Tomorrow, National Insecurity: American Leadership in an Age of Fear, Power, Inc.: The Epic Rivalry Between Big Business and Government—and the Reckoning That Lies Ahead, Superclass: The Global Power Elite and the World They Are Making, and Running the World: The Inside Story of the National Security Council and the Architects of American Power. His most recent book is The Great Questions of Tomorrow.

Rothkopf has taught international affairs at Columbia University, Georgetown University and Johns Hopkins University. He has served as a member of several boards and advisory boards including those associated with the U.S. Institute of Peace, IREX, the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University, the Progressive Policy Institute, and the Center for the Study of the Presidency.

Previously, Rothkopf served as CEO and Editor of the FP Group, publishers of Foreign Policy Magazine, CEO of Garten Rothkopf and was the founder and CEO of Intellibridge Corporation, an open-source intelligence provider to government and private sector organizations. Prior to that he served as managing director of Kissinger Associates.

Rothkopf served as deputy undersecretary of commerce for international trade policy in the Clinton administration and played a central role in developing the administration's groundbreaking Big Emerging Markets Initiative. Before government, Rothkopf was founder and CEO of International Media Partners and editor and publisher of the CEO Magazine and Emerging Markets newspaper. He also served as chairman of the CEO Institute. He is a graduate of Columbia College of Columbia University and attended the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism.

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