Boiling Frogs: Attorney Jon Eisenberg’s Kafka-esque Fight vs. Illegal Wiretapping

March 16, 2012

Preview audio In this Boiling Frogs interview, co-hosted with Sibel Edmonds, we explore and update a landmark case against illegal wiretapping with attorney Jon Eisenberg. 

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Sue Wilson of “Broadcast Blues” Talks About Boycotts of Limbaugh Sponsors; Will Durst Says We’re All Muppets

March 15, 2012

Media activist Sue Wilson joins us to talk about the sponsor boycotts of Rush Limbaugh’s radio show; Will Durst reacts to the Goldman Sachs guy who bailed:  “We’re all Muppets”. 

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Jennifer Lowenstein on Recent Israeli Strikes on Gaza and More; Trita Parsi Comments on Obama-Netanyahu Summit and the Threat of War on Iran

March 13, 2012

Two strong views on the Middle East: Jennifer Lowenstein teaches Middle East studies at U of Wisconsin;  Trita Parsi is president of the National Iranian American Council. 

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Boiling Frogs: Cindy Cohn of Electronic Frontier Foundation Details the American Surveillance State

March 9, 2012

Cindy Cohn, legal director at EFF, describes the Bush-Obama surveillance programs in this Boiling Frogs interview, co-hosted with Sibel Edmonds 

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PBC Reports on Chicago’s Maximum Mayor, Rahm Emmanuel; Roy Zimmerman Serenades Us With Great New Political Songs!

March 7, 2012

Former congressman and Obama chief of staff Emmanuel is now mayor of Chicago with expanded police power and PBC found people there are reluctant to talk about him; zany Roy Zimmerman performs new political songs!

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Jazz Musician and Outspoken Israeli Gilad Atzmon on AIPAC, Israel and Possible Attack on Iran

March 5, 2012

Gilad Atzmon is a talented jazzman who joins us to talk about his new book The Wandering Who? and offers candid commentary on Zionism, Israel, the US and much more.

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Brad Friedman Helps Us “De-Sanitize” Obituaries of Andrew Breitbart; Meet the Talented Political Cartoonist Paul Jamiol

March 2, 2012

Brad Friedman, who has fought to correct lies and deception propagated by the recently-departed Andrew Breitbart, suits up for another round; a chat with political cartoonist Paul Jamiol. 

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Boiling Frogs: Ex-CIA Officer Philip Giraldi on NDAA, Whistleblower Prosecutions, Much More

February 27, 2012

This is the next episode in the Boiling Frogs interview series, co-hosted with Sibel Edmonds.  Former CIA officer Philip Giraldi on recent developments in the emerging American police state. 

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Roger Shuler’s Personal 12-year Battle Against Injustice and Sleaze in Alabama

February 23, 2012

Preview Roger Shuler is a longtime contributor here, mainly covering the political persecution of Gov. Don Siegelman.  After a brief update on Siegelman, we delve into Shuler’s own ordeal, costing him and his wife their jobs, detailed at his blog. Will Durst on Rick Santorum.

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Journalist/Historian Gareth Porter on Lt. Danny Davis’ Courageous Report on Afghanistan; Comments on Israel/US/Iran Tensions

February 21, 2012

Preview Gareth Porter returns to talk about the recent report from Lt. Col. Danny Davis about the real conditions in Afghanistan; will Obama’s spin hold till November? 

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