On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore on day one of the seven days of Kwanzaa, an African-American holiday. Today's focus is Umoja (unity). Also: What is the New Year looking like for you? Recorded on December 26, 2024. 

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On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore presents an entertaining feature-length audio commentary he did for the 1987 film "No Way Out", which stars Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman, Sean Young, Will Patton and Iman. Merry Christmas! Recorded on December 25, 2024. 

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On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore asks, do you have any Christmas wishes? Do you look at tomorrow as just another Wednesday? Plus: The true spirit of giving. Also: Musings and meditations on recent news. And: Previewing a most unusual episode of The Politicrat, which will arrive on Christmas Day. Recorded on December 24, 2024. 

Associated Press story (Dec. 23, 2024) on Republican chicanery in North Carolina: https://tinyurl.com/4kpzfjjh

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On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore looks at an impending US government shutdown this evening after Elon Musk trashed a bipartisan agreement to keep the government funded. A vote is expected before midnight eastern US time tonight. Also: The one mistake Fulton County, Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis made. And: Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to young people in leadership in Maryland - the full speech from earlier this week. Recorded on December 20, 2024. 

Associated Press story (Dec. 20, 2024) on Elon Musk crashing a Democratic-Republican agreement to avert a government shutdown: https://tinyurl.com/mrybfj9j

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On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore on South Carolina Democratic congressman Jim Clyburn's recent pronouncement that President Biden should pardon insurrectionist and rapist Donald Trump. Also: The (national) Democratic Party's failure to look at the long game in American politics. Plus: Nina Simone and Black glory. Recorded on December 19, 2024. 

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On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore on mental health and seeking help. (US: call 988 or visit https://988lifeline.org). Also: News of the day, including the fatal shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Wisconsin. Recorded on December 17, 2024. 

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On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore plays clips and has comments on Denzel Washington, Nikki Giovanni , Ben Affleck and the state of white America before a dictator and racist pollutes the White House next month. Recorded on December 13, 2024. 

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On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore pays respects to the legendary poet, author, activist, writer, scholar, educator, griot and thinker Nikki Giovanni, who passed away at 81 on December 9. Plus: Part two of a two-part conversation between Nikki Giovanni and James Baldwin in London, 1971. Recorded on December 11, 2024. 

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On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore pays respects to the legendary poet, author, activist, writer, scholar, educator, griot and thinker Nikki Giovanni, who passed away at 81 on December 9. Plus: Part one of a two-part conversation between Nikki Giovanni and James Baldwin in London, 1971. Recorded on December 10, 2024. 

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On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore on a nerve-jangling Thursday in San Francisco and Northern California. Plus: The importance of telling your own story. Recorded on December 5, 2024. 

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