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Facepalm America

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Beowulf Rochlen covers the inanity and insanity of American politics and culture in the first half of the 21st century. Call or text (202) 656-6271 any time to participate in the show! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/facepalm-america--5189985/support.
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John Rothmann, host of Around The Political World, joins us to discuss Trump's big bills and fines and upcoming court cases, Ukraine, and Boeing planes are falling apart. Facepalm America: facepalmamerica.com Twitter: @FacepalmUSA Find Beowulf: @BeowulfRochlen Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/facepalm-america--51…
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Susanne Posel, host of This Week Again, joins us this week to discuss Finland as the happiest place in the world, the hyprocrisy of Moms for Liberty, and how severe shrinklation is squeezing money out of hardworking Americans. Facepalm America: facepalmamerica.com Twitter: @FacepalmUSA Find Beowulf: @BeowulfRochlen Become a supporter of this podcas…
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We are joined by Audrianna Lewis, a Maximus call center worker and we discuss exactly why despite working for the federal government, she still cannot afford her health insurance due to her current wages and the actions being taken to fix it. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/facepalm-america--5189985/support.…
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We listen to and discuss an emotional speech earlier this week from Senator Eva Birch, describing her recent personal experience with a miscarriage and Arizona's 'cruel' laws. Facepalm America: facepalmamerica.com Twitter: @FacepalmUSA Find Beowulf: @BeowulfRochlen Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/facepalm-americ…
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We have an amazing conversation with Stan Luther, the author of A Lifetime In The Atmosphere: A Memoir Of Flight. Written with Daniel Alrick, it tells the tale of his 96 years (so far!) at the end of World War 2, as a bomber pilot during the Cuban Missile Crisis, as a military attache in Madagascar, and much more. Buy the book here: https://www.bar…
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Can it actually be that JUSTICE is being served??? A former member of the Trump administration is FINALLY serving time? I for one am celebrating, but how important is this? Let me know what you think by phone or message at 202-656-6271. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/facepalm-america--5189985/support.…
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We speak with Joshua Green, author of The Rebels: Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and The Struggle For a New American Politics,about the inside story of the uprising within the Democratic Party, the economic populists led by Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and how the financial crisis …
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John Rothmann, host of Around The Political World, joins us to discuss that Trump can't pay his bills, his threats against our country with dangerous word choice, and censorship on Tiktok. Facepalm America: facepalmamerica.com Twitter: @FacepalmUSA Find Beowulf: @BeowulfRochlen Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/fa…
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We speak with Benjamin Herold, author of Disillusioned: Five Families and the Unraveling of America’s Suburbs about the historic origins of post-war suburbia, and how suburbia racial exclusion is still prevalent today. Facepalm America: facepalmamerica.com Twitter: @FacepalmUSA Find Beowulf: @BeowulfRochlen Become a supporter of this podcast: https…
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Susanne Posel, host of This Week Again, joins us to discuss Fani Willis, attempts to remove access to abortions federal-wide, and when different romance movies have very different ideas on womanhood. Facepalm America: facepalmamerica.com Twitter: @FacepalmUSA Find Beowulf: @BeowulfRochlen Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com…
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Randy Fertel, author of Winging It: Improv’s Power & Peril in the Age of Trump joins us to discuss the history of improv, how politicians use improv in every aspect of their career, and how appeals to emotions often prove more results than logic. Facepalm America: facepalmamerica.com Twitter: @FacepalmUSA Find Beowulf: @BeowulfRochlen Become a supp…
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Steve Phillips, author of How We Win the Civil War: Securing a Multiracial Democracy and Ending White Supremacy for Good, joins us to talk the roots of white supremacy, the ongoing civil war, and "an existential battle between those who wish to make America a multiracial democracy and those clinging to the concept that this is fundamentally a white…
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We speak with comedy duo Jason Selvig and Davram Stiefler - The Good Liars - who have over ten years of guerrilla political comedy experience. Their new podcast is "The Good Liars Tell the Truth" Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/facepalm-america--5189985/support.Por Two Squared Media Productions
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John Rothmann, host of Around The Political World, joins us to talk about the lack of fact-checking in modern politics, Biden's new corporate tax proposal, and that ex-Trump advisor Peter Navarro is ordered to report to jail this month. Facepalm America: facepalmamerica.com Twitter: @FacepalmUSA Find Beowulf: @BeowulfRochlen Become a supporter of t…
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We're joined by Ben Burgis, author of "Nationize Greyhound" for a discussion on nationalizing the bus line, how Greyhound stations have changed over time, and how change can be implemented to better improve our buses. Read the "Nationize Greyhound" article here: "A publicly owned intercity bus service with dedicated highway lanes could do for trave…
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Jennifer Jewell, author of What We Sow: On the Personal, Ecological, and Cultural Significance of Seeds, joins us to explain the many significances of seeds. We discuss seed patents, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, and how to recognize the impact of seeds and greenery in your life. Facepalm America: facepalmamerica.com Twitter: @FacepalmUSA Find Be…
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Susanne Posel, host of This Week Again, joins us to talk rent caps, con artists in the Republican party, and Missouri's racist reasoning behind their law preventing pregant women from getting divorces. Facepalm America: facepalmamerica.com Twitter: @FacepalmUSA Find Beowulf: @BeowulfRochlen Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.c…
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"Since 2010, lawyers in America have assumed that SuperPACs are required by the First Amendment. But this assumption is based on a clear mistake," Equal Citizens founder and Harvard Law Professor Lawrence Lessig joins us to discuss SuperPACs and the Equal Citizen's crowdfunded video competition to promote the need for their regulation. Become a sup…
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Luke Nichter, author of The Year That Broke Politics: Collusion and Chaos in the Presidential Election of 1968, joins us to break down the 1968 presidential race and the contentious battle between vice president Hubert Humphrey, Republican Richard Nixon, and former Alabama governor George Wallace. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spr…
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John Rothmann, host of Around The Political World, joins us to discuss the Supreme Court returning Trump to the ballot in Colorado, the Supreme Court's upcoming decision about presidential immunity, and much more. Facepalm America: facepalmamerica.com Twitter: @FacepalmUSA Find Beowulf: @BeowulfRochlen Become a supporter of this podcast: https://ww…
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Guest Garrett Neiman, author of RICH WHITE MEN: What It Takes to Uproot the Old Boys’ Club and Transform America, goes into what it means to be a non-profit entrepuneur, someone who convinces the rich to put their money toward good causes. He breaks down how rich white men think about capitalism, tending to finances, and how these views influence p…
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We speak with Marianne Williamson who has relaunched her 2024 Democratic presidential campaign to discuss why she decided to get back in the race. More information at https://marianne2024.com/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/facepalm-america--5189985/support.Por Two Squared Media Productions
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Ieva Jusionyte, author of EXIT WOUNDS: How America’s Guns Fuel Violence across the Border, joins us to discuss her experiences as an EMT-paramedic on the US-Mexico border, the hold that gun associations have on politicans, and the influence that gun violence has on citizens. Facepalm America: facepalmamerica.com Twitter: @FacepalmUSA Find Beowulf: …
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John Rothmann, host of Around The Political World, joins us to discuss Nikki Haley losing to Trump in the South Carolina primary, why Trump has lost most allies that would vote for him, and why the Republican Party needs to crash and burn so that it can rebuild itself better. Facepalm America: facepalmamerica.com Twitter: @FacepalmUSA Find Beowulf:…
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We're joined by guest Mark Shayler, author of You Can't Make Money from a Dead Planet, to explore the journey towards sustainable business practices, the history of sustainability, and how to push toward a more thriving planet. Facepalm America: facepalmamerica.com Twitter: @FacepalmUSA Find Beowulf: @BeowulfRochlen Note: This is a reupload of an e…
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Adia Harvey Wingfield, author of GRAY AREAS: How the Way We Work Perpetuates Racism and What We Can Do to Fix It , breaks down how racism can unintentionally seep into the workplace, how mandated diversity training doesn't help, and how to instead properly reduce racial disparities at work. Facepalm America: facepalmamerica.com Twitter: @FacepalmUS…
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Marsha Gray Hill, author of Grief and Grit(s): A Daughter's Journey of Love and Loss When the World Was Upside-Down, joins us to discuss caregiving during the pandemic and how the eldery are often forgotten about in support systems. Facepalm America: facepalmamerica.com Twitter: @FacepalmUSA Find Beowulf: @BeowulfRochlen Become a supporter of this …
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Jacob Heilbrunn, author of America Last: The Right's Century-Long Romance with Foreign Dictators, joins us to discuss dictators, how MAGA fell for Trump, and how the Right is drawn to what it perceives as the impressive strength of foreign dictators because it sees them as models of how to fight against liberalism and progressivism domestically. Fa…
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Happy President's Day! John Rothmann, host of Around The Political World, joins us to talk about President's Day, which presidents are worth celebrating, if Kamala Harris was President, and those who have solds their souls in the name of politics. Facepalm America: facepalmamerica.com Twitter: @FacepalmUSA Find Beowulf: @BeowulfRochlen Become a sup…
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Susanne Posel, host of This Week Again, joins us to talk the Trumps' family money, how the Stormy Daniels case finally has a date, and Matt Gaetz's released texts. Facepalm America: facepalmamerica.com Twitter: @FacepalmUSA Find Beowulf: @BeowulfRochlen Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/facepalm-america--5189985/s…
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"Jonathan Abernathy is a self-proclaimed loser... He’s behind on his debts, has no prospects, no friends, and no ambitions. But when a government loan forgiveness program offers him a literal dream job, he thinks he’s found his big break. If he can appear to be competent at his new job, entering the minds of middle class workers while they sleep an…
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Dr. William Bronston, author of Public Hostage, Public Ransom: Ending Institutional America, unpacks the firsthand account of the horrors of Willowbrook State School, an institution which began housing the developmentally disabled population in the 1930s; The vulnerable residents were abused, starved, neglected, and the school became a known symbol…
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John Rothmann, host of Around The Political World, joins us to discuss the future of American presidency, how certain Republicans would be rolling in their graves if they saw how the party was today, and how Trump's claims of presidential immunity mean nothing. Facepalm America: facepalmamerica.com Twitter: @FacepalmUSA Find Beowulf: @BeowulfRochle…
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Susanne Posel, host of This Week Again, joins us to talk the cost of EpiPens, why we need a better contender than Biden to aggresively take on Trump, and Republican Idaho State Rep Heather Scott is worried about cannibals... getting into burial composting? Facepalm America: facepalmamerica.com Twitter: @FacepalmUSA Find Beowulf: @BeowulfRochlen Bec…
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Grace Blakeley, journalist and author of Vulture Capitalism: Corporate Crimes, Backdoor Bailouts, and the Death of Freedom, joins us to discuss how corporate powers have used capitalism to advance their interests at the expense of the rest of us and how do we get people to think about our future and our planet's future before it's too late? Become …
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John Rothmann, host of Around The Political World, joins us to talk about Republican antipathy towards the border bill and their backing away from international institutions. Facepalm America: facepalmamerica.com Twitter: @FacepalmUSA Find Beowulf: @BeowulfRochlen Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/facepalm-america…
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Susanne Posel, host of This Week Again joins us to discuss Taylor Swift and the far right-wing conspiracy theories swirling around her, Oregon Republicans, goblin butts, and so much more. Find Susanne: https://rss.com/podcasts/thisweekagain/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/facepalm-america--5189985/support.…
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John Padora, candidate for the 2024 Colorado Member of the US House elections, joins us to talk about the uniqueness of Colorado's forth district, the issues he wants to address such as affordable housing and groceries, and running against Lauren Boebert's antics. Find John Padora: https://www.padoraforcongress.com/ Facepalm America: facepalmameric…
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Benjamin Herold, author of Disillusioned: Five Families and the Unraveling of America’s Suburbs joins us to discuss the historic origins of post-war suburbia, and how suburbia racial exclusion is still prevalent today. Facepalm America: facepalmamerica.com Twitter: @FacepalmUSA Find Beowulf: @BeowulfRochlen Become a supporter of this podcast: https…
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Richard Rothstein, author of The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America, and co-author Leah Rothstein join us to talk about housing segregation, how past policies still effect marginalized communities today, and how affordable housing and diverse housing opportunities leads to more diverse communities. Facepalm A…
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