Kenneth C. Davis is my favorite historian and I LOVE talking to him. I was hoping this conversation would give you calm and provide prospective on how much better we are in 2020 than 1918. Get all of Kens work at  https://dontknowmuch.com/

2018 marked the 100th anniversary of the worst disease outbreak in modern times: the Spanish flu, a story even more relevant today. This dramatic narrative, told through the stories and voices of the people caught in the deadly maelstrom, explores how this vast, global epidemic was intertwined with the horrors of World War I―and how it could happen again.

Complete with photographs, period documents, modern research, and firsthand reports by medical professionals and survivors, More Deadly Than War provides captivating insight into a catastrophe that transformed America in the early twentieth century.

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One of the best things about hosting a live radio show at siriusxm was taking live calls and hearing the opinions, thoughts and perspectives of listeners calling in. I miss that, so I decided to re create it here for a special episode of the podcast. 

I invited Chris Heine AKA Chum

Cornell Woolridge and Bill B in DC to the conversation where we talked briefly about Chris Matthews departure and Corona Virus but mostly about the remaining candidates running for the democratic primary

Follow them on twitter and and check out CivicSolve.com

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There is a huge case being argued this week that will have a major impact on women's reproductive rights so episode 55 of Stand Up welcomes Eric Segall back to the conversation to talk about women's reproductive rights. 

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Read his blogpost here http://www.dorfonlaw.org/

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Eric Segall teaches federal courts and constitutional law I and II. He is the author of the books Originalism as Faith and Supreme Myths: Why the Supreme Court is not a Court and its Justices are not Judges.

His articles on constitutional law have appeared in, among others, the Harvard Law Review Forum, the Stanford Law Review On Line, the UCLA Law Review, the George Washington Law Review, the Washington University Law Review, the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law, the Northwestern University Law Review Colloquy, and Constitutional Commentary among many others.

Segall’s op-eds and essays have appeared in the New York Times, the LA Times, The Atlantic, SLATE, Vox, Salon, and the Daily Beast, among others. He has appeared on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, and France 24. 

On episode 54 of Stand Up I welcomed Dr Arthur Caplan to talk about the bio ethics of pandemics, quarantines, vaccinations and how terrible the Trump administration has handled this nightmare. 

And speaking of nightmares it's been to long since we had a conversation on Climate Change with Emily Atkin of Heated.World. She is one of the best journalists covering climate change and you should definitely get a paid subscription to her daily newsletter Heated.world 

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Today's show welcomes 4 excellent expert guests

Dr Meghan May on Corona Virus

Professor Mikki Brock on Elizabeth Warren and Harvey Weinstein

National Security Expert Clint Watts on ongoing Russian Interference

and Roger McNamee on Facebook and social media

April Reign is a recovering lawyer and now an influential commentator who created the #oscarsSoWhite hashtag and Diversity & Inclusion Advocate. On today's show we discussed the aftermath and controversy of Kobe Bryant's death,Duane Wade and Gabrielle Union's  transgender daughter, the presidential candidates and comedy. 

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Back in Episode 27 my brilliant and thoughtful friend Waj somehow got me to tell the truth of my own personal struggle on the show. We have been friends for a while and I have great admiration for him as as thinker, a husband and a father. I respect how his religious grounds him. And he is funny as hell. We are thinking of doing something regular together. If you like the idea than let us know.  The very next video you should watch is his Ted Talk. Be inspired. 

@wajahatali

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The 2020 Presidential Race is INSANE. I asked these 4 experts who all agree Donald Trump is a dangerous man who has to go but don't agree on who should replace him. I hope you learn a lot and form your own opinion from their analysis. Click the name to support their work

Sam Seder of the Majority Report

Michael Cohen  of The Boston Globe

Tim Wise  author, speaker and host of Speak Out!

Dr Jason Johnson of The Root and Morgan State U

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Wendell Potter was a corporate executive in the insurance industry who had a crisis of conscience and came out against the for profit insurance industry he’d worked in for over 20 years. Wendell is an American advocate for health insurance reform, bestselling author and activist. He is a leading national advocate for major reforms of the health insurance industry, including Medicare for All universal health care. I always love taking with him. He’s a great follow on Twitter and I was real happy to speak with him on the podcast

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In this episode go off on Roger Stone and freak out about what is happening at The Department of Justice, the rule of law and the state of democracy in the U.S.

Then I bring on Katie Phang and Glenn Kirschner

Here are some articles to read about this very disturbing shit

Chuck Rosenberg in The Washington Post: This is a revolting assault on the fragile rule of law 

Washington Post: Trump attacks federal judge, prosecutors in Twitter tirade defending  Roger Stone  

Greg Sargent: As Trump openly corrupts DOJ, a former insider sounds the alarm

Masha Gessen

Autocracy: Rules for Survival: "Institutions will not save you. It took Putin a year to take over the Russian media and four years to dismantle its electoral system; the judiciary collapsed unnoticed. The capture of institutions in Turkey has been carried out even faster, by a man once celebrated as the democrat to lead Turkey into the EU. Poland has in less than a year undone half of a quarter century's accomplishments in building a constitutional democracy. Of course, the United States has much stronger institutions than Germany did in the 1930s, or Russia does today ... The problem, however, is that many of these institutions are enshrined in political culture rather than in law, and all of them—including the ones enshrined in law—depend on the good faith of all actors to fulfill their purpose and uphold the Constitution."

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