A huge cannabis brand is expanding into the world of beer, buying up multiple beer brands. The legit nature of cannabis businesses has been established but U.S. legalization lags behind. Also, a major investigation and major cover-up. John Rothmann on the Trump future. Best-selling author of Strip Tees, A Memoir of Millennial Los Angeles, Kate Flannery, exposes American Apparel for what it was. She does this while taking us on her journey through the decadent, bacchanal world of American Apparel's business.

LA workers are on strike and San Jose may be next.
Unions repping city workers in LA claim there is no move to fill city vacancies that have forced exisitng workers into huge amounts of overtime. They want more money too.
Trump is rebuffed in the courts on the E Jean Carroll countersuit.
Trump's legal entanglements continue as his attorneys are back in court arguing he should be able to say what he wants and call out whomever he wants regardless of their status in his court case...
Pulitzer prize, winning journalist, DAVID CAY JOHNSTON, talks about that and what is going on with the Georgia elections case.
Former speaker, Nancy Pelosi waxes poetic about the Trump indictments. She called them beautiful and intricate. Former President Trump didn’t like that very much and used the occasion to get nasty.
Former ABC White House correspondent, Jim Avila will talk about a media adrift without leadership.
We welcome Karen Dawn with Dawn Watch to discuss animal rights. Her latest newsletter covers everything from elephant rides to rodeos.

Ethical financial questions swirl around Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas again. This time he took a nearly $300,000 loan out from a friend to buy a gigantic rolling mansion. The lender says the loan was satisfied, but that doesn’t mean it was paid back in full and suddenly, both the borrower and lender have very tight lips on the matter. A fascinating picture from the Civil War era fosters curiosity about its backstory. We will talk to author and documentarian Steve Procko who unraveled the story behind a 156-year-old Civil War photograph of soldiers incorrectly identified as Confederates. Plus, we’ll jump into a fascinating criminal case with Courtney. Always a crowd favorite! It’s Monday on The Mark Thompson Show! 8/7/23

The arrest is done, the hearing is over. Trump promised verbally and in writing to not contact any witnesses in the election interference case that he now faces. Is that good enough? Will he comply and when criminal cases and political campaigns collide, America may be left in tatters. A riveting discussion with award winning journalists Jim Avila and Michael Shure about what all this means.
It's Friday - so we shine a spotlight on Florida with Friday Fabulous Florida. Former Producer John Daly will join the fun.
Friday also means a ding-word-a-thon with Michael Snyder, the Culture Blaster, who will talk movies and more! Fun!

Today, former President Trump will head to a court room in Washington DC to face allegations of conspiring against America in the election interference case. We’ll bring you the very latest.
Plus, former federal prosecutor, David Katz will be in today and he’ll look at the case against Trump from a legal perspective. It’s analysis you don’t want to miss.
Have you heard about the Christmas call between former Vice President Pence and former President Trump? Let’s just say it wasn’t much of a gift.
Jefferson, Graham will stop in to talk tech and we’ll visit with Belinda Waymouth for her segment It’s The Planet Stupid! She is looking at rising temperatures around the globe and an effort to save the already decimated coral reefs.

Former President Trump is charged with conspiracy to overturn an election. It's a coup attempt called out in the indictment. Special Prosecutor Jack Smith says Trump and six co-conspirators orchestrated a plot to overturn the election results so he could stay in power. Former Vice President Mike Pence says "Anyone who puts himself over the Constitution should never be President." Mark welcomes John Rothmann to discuss.
Have you seen MAGA Mickey? You're about to...and what do you think about sending Senator Ted Cruz on a permanent VK? We'll look at a clever campaign ad. Plus, we'll go Bowling with Biden!

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When Fox News gave misinformation, likely knowingly, about Covid - thousands of people believed them and died. The question now is whether Fox should be held liable in those deaths. Former ABC White House correspondent Jim Avila will explain. He has a new article in Barrett News Media. Here is the link if you’d like to read it before the discussion.
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There’s no denying that former President Trump has the uncanny ability to turn bad press into a good thing for himself. Now a judge in Georgia is denying Trump’s request to stop the investigation into election interference and in doing so he cited a Rumpelstiltskin like political magic. Oh… and the GOP’s supposed star witness that could allegedly connect President Biden to some type of wrongdoing did not connect President Biden to any type of wrongdoing. The alleged proof went poof! David Cay Johnston will discuss.
There’s a new faux chicken meal coming to a restaurant table near you. Alameda-based Good Meat is showcasing its product at a Washington DC area restaurant. It may be the start of an era where our meat comes from cells grown in a lab.
Mark has breaking g Beethoven news with a Bay Area connection!
8/1/23
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The former President now under indictment is getting his legal bills paid for by PAC money. The Trump PAC spent $40 million on legal bills in the first half of 2023! Now, the legal cases mounting against Trump are becoming part of his campaign.
Speaking of those mounting legal cases, when will the election fraud case out of Georgia bear fruit? A Georgia prosecutor is reportedly looking for a grand jury indictment in the coming weeks - sometime between July 31st and August 18th.
It's Monday and Courtney will bring the crime with MMMM. She digs deep into the case of the week and it's always fascinating.
We have a special guest - a first for The Mark Thompson Show - an on the scene reporter from the Bay Area.
All this plus, Law & Disorder and That's Rich! Oh and Mark is back in studio and ready to rock it!
*Reminder - starting tomorrow ,8/1/23, the live show moves to an 11am start time!

More charges against former President Trump in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case! Special counsel Jack Smith is adding one defendant and additional charges to the prior indictment against Trump and his #1 helper Walt Nauta. Carlos De Oliveira, a maintenance worker who helped Nauta move boxes full of classified documents under subpoena around Mar-a-Lago last May, was added. Also joining the party, additional charge of willful retention and two new obstruction counts. We will check in with Jim Avila and Michael Shure to get their take. Friday Fabulous Florida is upon us and we welcome former producer John Daly to examine the whackiest state. Albert says he is having no trouble finding material! And….we’re off to the movies with Michael Snyder. The Marina Times columnist will bring all the ding words to his witty reviews of this weekends offerings. Mark is flying back to California - Kim & Albert are holding down the fort.

You can't look at social media or go anywhere this week without hearing about the Taylor Swift concert. She'll be at Levi's Stadium tonight and tomorrow. What lengths people are willing to go to get tickets might surprise you! Plus two North Bay moms fight back against Taylor Swift scammers!
Congress is abuzz with talk of aliens. Who is the alien/UFO whistleblower talking about evidence of non-human biologics? Why are lawmakers spending time on this and what happens if it turns out to be true?
We will check in with our favorite defense attorney, former Federal Prosecutor David Katz. He'll weigh in on the Hunter Biden plea deal that crumbled and the latest Trump legal tangles.
Thursdays brings "It's the Planet, Stupid!" Put on your Birkenstocks and take a few minutes to consider our environment.