What Would Bernie Sanders Do - The Podcast

What Would Bernie Sanders Do - The Podcast episodes:

• 07.02.2018

  #77 -- WHERE'S THE HUMANITY?? + Ocasio-Cortez's Definition of Democratic Socialist

  The What Would Bernie Sanders Do Podcast is back! Why? Well, even when broadcast media thinks they are "fact-checking" or dispelling the lies about immigration coming from the Trump administration, the lies are still repeated far more than the truth....

  
• 09.16.2017

  #75 -- HEALTHCARE AND HILLARY -- Not Entirely "What Happened!!"

  We tell Hillary Clinton "What Happened" because apparently nobody else will. Clinton must be jealous she's never possessed the prescience of Bernie Sanders, because the Single Payer program Clinton predicted will (her quote) "never, ever come to pass" less than...

  
• 08.28.2017

  #74 -- Trump Fans WISH it were 1861 + NOW Is The Time To Fight For Single Payer!

  Donald Trump fans wish it were 1861 again. Emboldened by Republican leaders who've reinforced hatred of the Federal Government that's existed since "liberals" took away their slaves, we all must suffer the ravages of an unresolved violent and racist history...

  
• 05.07.2017

  #73 -- Dems AGAINST Single Payer! + STOP choosing Party Over People!

  Recorded May 5, 2017. Both parties have put us at the mercy of the for-profit health insurance industry for too long, and while Democrats sing "Nah-nah-hey-hey" at House Republicans for passing the treacherous "American Health Care Act", all this political football diminishes...

  
• 04.16.2017

  #72 -- Maddow's ONLY About Russia And Choosing Party Over People -- While Tulsi and Bernie Fight The Right Fight

  Let them eat chocolate cake...while we kill civilians. Who'll save us from WWIII? Certainly not the Republicans... but not the Democrats either! Prominent Democrats praise Trump's response to Syria and call for one of their own to be ousted from...

  
• 02.20.2017

  #71 -- Stay Strongly Non-Partisan -- And Get Involved -- Interview With Local Candidates!

  Recorded February 17, 2017. Turn on NPR or other corporate media, and you're likely to hear Russia and/or Putin mentioned hundreds of times in a matter of hours. Dr K counted! But how much did we hear about Gen. John...

  
• 01.30.2017

  #70 -- Sanders: "America Is NOT a Compassionate Country!" -- Transitioning to a DIRECT ACTION Podcast!

  Recorded January 27, 2017. You always hurt the one you love, and Trump loves the middle-class and veterans. Is it any surprise his first executive actions will inflict pain upon...the middle-class and veterans? Bernie asks Trump's HHS cabinet nominee Tom...

  
• 01.17.2017

  #69 -- Change the Dems v. GOP Culture -- Party Bias is Killing Us + Chicago Progess--HOW TO RESIST -- An interview with Steve Edwards

  Recorded January 13, 2017. Back in 1971, when Democrats were Democrats and Republicans were Republicans, Ted Kennedy opposed Nixoncare because it put Americans' health in the insurance industry's hands. Single payer was the only answer. Nearly 40 years later, the more...

  
• 01.02.2017

  #68 -- NOW What Do We Do?? -- Andre Vasquez Talks Us Down + Legacy-Building Too Late!

    WWBSD #68, recorded 12/29/16. Do we have the power to head off Trump's agenda and push ahead with our own? Executive Director of Chicago Progress Andre Vasquez says we do, but not just through posting on social media. If we sit back while "our" party's administration is infiltrated...

  
• 11.14.2016

  #67 -- YES, BERNIE SANDERS WOULD HAVE WON -- Here's The Evidence

  Recorded November 12, 2016. Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton and will be sworn in as President of the United States. If ONLY there were someone who could have TOLD us this might happen! Well, someone did tell us, and it was the...

  
• 11.09.2016

  #66a -- WWBSD Podcast Extra -- Stand Up for Standing Rock!

  Recorded on November 7th, 2016. Podcast Extra! David Bender, Community Organizer at Chicago's American Indian Center, tells us about the Dakota Access Pipeline and upcoming No DAPL rally. And Dr K goes Columbo on Host Darren's President Obama as he...

  
• 10.30.2016

  #66 -- Prez Debate #3 + Why Teachers Strike -- An Interview With a Former CTU Delegate

  If Donald Trump's favorite response to uncomfortable debate questions is to defer to his indisputable greatness as the remedy for the country's ills, Hillary's defaults are the Children's Defense Fund and Russia. While the media conglomerate's reality show, partially scripted...

  
• 10.17.2016

  #65 -- They're Putin Us On! -- Fear-Mongering as a Devious Distraction

  Recorded October 13, 2016. They're Putin Us On! Red-baiting and fear mongering have been part of American exceptionalism since the 1950s and McCarthyism. Now the Democratic Party pulls out all the stops to divert attention from leaked e-mails from John Podesta...

  
• 10.05.2016

  #64 -- TUITION-FREE Illinois! - Interview with IL State Rep + Do you have TRUMPAPHOBIA? Take Our Quiz!

  Recorded October 2, 2016. State Representative Will Guzzardi of Illinois' 39th District is heading up a sane, actionable effort called Tuition-Free Illinois, which will work for free tuition at Illinois public colleges and universities! As you'll hear, Illinois CAN AFFORD...

  
• 10.05.2016

  #64 -- TUITION-FREE Illinois! - Interview with IL State Rep + Do you have TRUMPAHOBIA? Take Our Quiz!

  Recorded October 2, 2016. State Representative Will Guzzardi of Illinois' 39th District is heading up a sane, actionable effort called Tuition-Free Illinois, which will work for free tuition at Illinois public colleges and universities! As you'll hear, Illinois CAN AFFORD...

  
• 09.30.2016

  #63b -- INTERVIEW WITH TOM TRESSER -- Chicago Is Not Broke! -- same podcast as 63 -- just the interview

    Recorded September 16, 2016 SAME PODCAST AS 63, just Tom Tresser interview.  The What Would Bernie Sanders Do Podcast is Dr. Barry Kaufman with Host Darren Stephens and is produced in Chicago by Ruth Kaufman. Information on the podcast...

  
• 09.25.2016

  #63 -- The TRANSPARENCY Episode! + An Interview with the Author of Chicago Is Not Broke!

  Recorded September 16, 2016. Special "Transparency" Episode!  Bernie Sanders speaks out, at their conception, against abominations against our environment and tribal rights like the Dakota Access Pipeline. So why does it take public embarrassment or outrage to get leaders like President...

  
• 09.07.2016

  #62 -- EpiPens and Pipelines -- Danger from PragmaDems + An Interview with Andre Vasquez of Chicago Progress

  Recorded September 5, 2016. Why do our Democratic leaders speak out only AFTER the fact, whether it's EpiPens or pipelines? After Mylan raised the price of the EpiPen some 300% over 7 years, Hillary Clinton expressed outrage over their greed....on the...

  
• 08.22.2016

  #61 -- Bernie Pushed Her Left? -- Not So Much: Just Ask Pro-Fracking Salazar

  Recorded August 19, 2016. Hillary Clinton continues to show why the excitement over Bernie "pushing her to the left" and the "most progressive Democratic platform ever" is just empty rhetoric. Clinton chooses ardently pro-TPP, pro-fracking Secretary of the Interior Ken...

  
• 08.14.2016

  #60 -- The Further She Gets From Bernie, the More She's Slip-Slidin' Away

  Recorded August 12, 2016. The FDA just ordered the DEA to maintain marijuana as a Class 1 (prohibited) substance, because it has no "currently accepted medical use" and "the known risks of marijuana use have not been shown to be outweighed...

  
• 08.08.2016

  #59 -- THE PODCAST IS BACK - Keep Listening and Keep Holding Dems Accountable!!

  Recorded August 7, 2016. THE REVITALIZED AND REINVIGORATED WWBSD PODCAST IS BACK! We've got a new opening and new mission -- and even a SPONSOR!  First, we discuss a Democratic National Convention delegate's testimony and how the party's actions belie...

  
• 07.27.2016

  #58a -- WWBSD Podcast Extra -- THE DNC + There IS Hope for the Future!

  Recorded July 26, 2016. Is it the Russians who are "messing" with our democracy, and Who Could Not Be Moved By Those Speeches? The millionaire pundits on MSNBC are doing the work of their peers in the DNC. Chris Matthews just...

  
• 07.24.2016

  #58 -- It's Not Easy Bein' Green + BOTH Parties Hide The Truth

  Recorded July 21, 2016. It's not easy bein' green...or getting anyone from that party elected president. Bernie and Jill Stein are close in ideology, but clearly not at all alike in their ability to mobilize the masses. So what should we do? Infiltrate...

  
• 07.14.2016

  #57 -- Bernie Endorses Hillary -- WHICH MEANS HE'S STILL FIGHTING FOR US!!

  Recorded July 13, 2016. ABANDON SHIP?! Jill Stein or Bust!!? Bernie Sanders endorses Hillary Clinton and he's a sellout? If he didn't make the endorsement, you wouldn't see him at the Democratic Convention in July. And you wouldn't see him all...

  
• 07.11.2016

  #56 -- FBI Report vs Obama -- Hillary Lied vs No One More Qualified!

  Recorded July 7, 2016. House Democrats BOOED Bernie Sanders because he wouldn't offer a timeline for endorsing Hillary Clinton... We, uh, "discovered" audio of that closed door meeting!  Timing is everything! The very day that an FBI report exposed Hillary Clinton for...

  
• 07.03.2016

  #55 -- The Blue Women Group + Platform Pays Lip Service to Progressives!

  Recorded June 30, 2016. Message to Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party--stop inviting Dr K to see Hamilton with Hillary!  Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Warren put on their "Blue Women Group" show in Ohio, a shameless display proving that distraction, cheerleading...

  
• 06.27.2016

  #54 -- Democrats gone WILD + What WE Want + Ready For War

  Recorded June 23, 2016. House Democrats sitting on the floor in protest to push gun legislation four months before a general election seems like more than a coincidence. Perhaps they should've stood up after any of the 30+ mass shootings since 2008,...

  
• 06.20.2016

  #53 -- We're #1! + INTERVIEW with NY 3rd District Congressional Candidate JONATHAN CLARKE!

  Recorded June 16, 2016. We're #1! We're #1! Oh, but wait…. We’re #1 when it comes to gun violence and transforming other countries into terrorist havens. Dang.   Expanded instant background checks and keeping those on terrorist watch lists from purchasing firearms...

  
• 06.10.2016

  #52 -- The Post=Primary Podcast -- Keep Telling The Truth -- Keep Berning

  Recorded June 8, 2016. (After all state primaries, with DC yet to be heard.) There's a group that has been suppressing the vote, suppressing free speech with executive orders, and blocking information about the media's Superdelegate-picked presidential nominee. No, not...

  
• 06.05.2016

  #51 -- THE ANTI-ESTABLISHMENT SHOW -- Boxer, Barack and Politic$ as U$UAL

  Recorded June 3, 2016. Is it really "the biggest joke of the day" for Bernie Sanders to claim that California Governor Jerry Brown is a member of the Establishment? Senator Barbara Boxer, the five-million dollar woman who has taken over $70 million in...

  
• 05.28.2016

  #50 -- INTERVIEW with Congressional Candidate TIM CANOVA!!!

  Recorded May 27, 2016. We're very excited to be able welcome U.S. Congressional candidate Tim Canova for an interview with our own Barry (Dr. K.) Kaufman and Host Darren Stephens! Tim's opponent is payday loan industry-supported Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz...

  
• 05.22.2016

  #49 -- NEVADA "VIOLENCE!?" -- The REAL Story! + The OTHER Republican-Hosted Political Convention!

  Recorded May 19th, 2016. The Democratic Party and the media rush to portray Bernie Sanders and his supporters as violent radicals, but the only violence displayed at the Nevada Convention was the quashing of the democratic process by the Democratic Party...

  
• 05.16.2016

  #48 -- Maddow's MASSIVE Mass Media + Obama's "Yes We Can" Is Now "Don't Aim So High"

  Recorded May 13th, 2016. Establishment Democrats are calling for Bernie Sanders to drop out of the race, but it's not just because they're concerned about exposing the hypocrisy and poor judgment of their anointed candidate. Calls for party unity fall on...

  
• 05.09.2016

  #47 -- Tactics of Distraction -- SCAARRY Trump vs. Any Need For Change!

  Recorded May 5th, 2016. The overlords of the corporate media have cast their final judgement--it's Trump vs Clinton in the general election. Shouldn't Bernie just bow out gracefully and allow these two to have at it? Shouldn't we allow the...

  
• 05.01.2016

  #46 -- Wall Street Tactics Attack + ALEX LAW Runs to Keep The Revolution Berning!

  Recorded April 29th, 2016. Bernie's laying off of part of his campaign staff finally gets him widespread media coverage, but the real story is the good news that many of those staffers are already organizing to get progressives who align with Bernie's platform into...

  
• 04.28.2016

  #45a -- WWBSD Podcast Extra -- A POST-PRIMARY Podcast Extra -- THE REVOLUTION GOES ON

  Recorded April 26th, 2016. The path to the nomination has always been steep, but even after setbacks there's still an urgent need to continue to get out the vote to affect the platform for the Democratic Convention. Also.... what? This thing is actually NOT...

  
• 04.25.2016

  #45 -- Bernie the INDEPENDENT? + Fun Fast-Talking About Clinton Speech $$$

  Recorded April 24th, 2016.  Supporters are clamoring for Bernie to run as an Independent in response to Democratic Party collusion against him. While the changing demographics in America's voting population might favor such a change, we discuss why the clock and...

  
• 04.21.2016

  #44a -- A POST-NEW YORK PODCAST EXTRA! Stay Strong -- 237 Delegates Apart!!

  Recorded April 20th, 2016. Despite the fact that 3 million independent voters in New York were disenfranchised and 125,000 voters were mysteriously purged from the voter rolls in Brooklyn (what a coincidence!), Bernie won 50 out of 62 counties in the...

  
• 04.18.2016

  #44 -- Bernie's Plan For Peace Between Jews and Palestinians + The Brawl in Brooklyn

    Recorded April 17th, 2016. Bernie makes history by breaking a major US presidential campaign taboo by offering an honest assessment of what it will really take to achieve lasting peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. We offer not only evidence that...

  
• 04.11.2016

  #43 -- How States BUY SUPERDELEGATES + Bernie to the Vatican

  Recorded April 10, 2016. Do you wonder why Bernie just won Wyoming... but Clinton got more superdelegates? Dr. K. lets us know, with an analysis from an excellent article at Counterpunch.org. Bernie gets an invite from a group at the...

  
• 04.07.2016

  #42a -- WWBSD Podcast Extra -- A POST-WISCONSIN Podcast Extra!

  Recorded April 6, 2016 Bernie had a big win in Wisconsin and Dr. K. gives his analysis while Darren chimes in as usual. There is gratuitous singing for tenuous benefit and the alarmingly steep climb we have to grab any possibility...

  
• 04.04.2016

  #42 -- Bernie Maddens Maddow + Interview With Reddit's Grassroots Select

    Recorded April 1, 2016. Bernie reeeally ticked off Rachel Maddow by saying to her face what thinking people have known all along: anything Donald Trump says does not a newsworthy story make! Dr. K. has a cogent analysis of the Maddow/Sanders/Clinton imbroglio...

  
• 03.28.2016

  #41a -- WWBSD Podcast Extra -- THREE YUGE WINS!!! -- MSM: [crickets]

    Recorded March 27, 2016  What if you threw three landslide victories -- and the mainstream media didn't show up? Do the victories still count? Yes. Yes, they do.  Information on the podcast is supported by the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatwouldberniesandersdo/. Find out about phone banking...

  
• 03.28.2016

  #41 -- By The Time They Vote In Phoenix, We'll Be Sleeping -- Democracy INACTION

  Recorded March 24, 2016. What happens when the Supreme Court trashes the Voting Rights Act and a Republican state can change the number of polling places from 200 to 60? You damage your democracy -- the shameful debacle in Arizona is...

  
• 03.21.2016

  #40 -- Bernie's Resetting the Moral Compass to Save the U.S. and the Planet

  Recorded 3/19/16. Bernie appears to be the first presidential candidate in history to suggest that we need to reset the moral compass of our country by honoring the treaties with the Native American people. Judging from the media's response, the...

  
• 03.16.2016

  #39b -- WWBSD Podcast Extra -- PHONE BANKING FOR BERNIE -- A How-To, With Odd Noises

  Recorded on March 16th, 2016. Phonebanking is YUUUGELY helpful to the effort to get Senator Bernie Sanders a nomination! Dr. K. goes into detail on his experience and how even a non-technical guy like him can share the Bern with...

  
• 03.16.2016

  #39a -- IT'S NOT OVER -- What Would Bernie Sanders Do NOW?

  Recorded March 16th, 2016. Oh for crying out LOUD is it not over!! In this post Super Tuesday II podcast Darren tells of being at first depressed and then thoroughly fired up for the fight ahead! Dr. K. adds that it's...

  
• 03.14.2016

  #39 -- American Deceptionalism -- Dividing Democrats to Protect the Donors

  Recorded on March 13th, 2016. We start this week with a quick organizing message -- now's the time to REALLY ramp up work to bring the best results in key states such as Illinois and Ohio! Then we get to...

  
• 03.09.2016

  #38a -- WWBSD Podcast Extra -- A POST-MICHIGAN Podcast Extra!

  Recorded and uploaded on March 9, 2016. Darren and Dr. K. were SO excited about Bernie Sanders' upset victory in the Michigan primary that they just HAD to kick out a podcast! PEOPLE! This may well be the place that...

  
• 03.07.2016

  #38 -- Loving Us Some Tulsi + Play the New Game: Defend That Democrat!

  Recorded on March 3, 2016. Dr. K. talks about being invigorated and motivated out of his Super Tuesday blues by new Bernie Sanders fans. It's an endangered species: the Truth-Telling Samoan Gabbard! Oh, Tulsi... The podcast is swooning over a brave...