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01-29-08 Episode

Guests: Kurt Pitzer, Linda Gallini, Andrea Battista Schlesinger, Jason Leopold, Melanie Sloan, and Tom Unsicker.
Time of guest appearance: Start of show – Kurt Pitzer from Mother Jones joins us. 30 minutes in – Linda Gallini, the ex-State Department WMD expert, joins us. 60 minutes in – Andrea Battista Schlesinger from the Drum Major Institute joins us. www.themiddleclass.org 90 minutes in – Jason Leopold from Truthout.org discusses Bush demanding 70 billion more dollars for Iraq, and a battle over earmarks. 120 minutes in – Melanie Sloan from CREW joins us. 150 minutes in – Tom Unsicker checks in with us from his ride to give “balls” to congress. www.couragetocongress.com

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11-28-08 Episode

Guests: Robert Dreyfuss, Jeremy Suri, Cliff Schecter, and Anthony Romero.
Time of guest appearance: Start of show – Robert Dreyfuss discusses the US, Iran, and Iraq. www.robertdreyfuss.com 30 minutes in – Jeremy Suri joins us. 60 minutes in – Cliff Schecter discusses Rudy, McCain, and Mitt. www.cliffschecter.bravenewfilms.org 90 minutes in – Anthony Romero from the ACLU discusses Bush threatening veto on the FISA extension/reform.

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01-22-08 Episode

Guests: Tom Breuer, Steve Pedery, Jason Leopold, and Melanie Sloan.
Time of guest appearance: Start of show – Tom Breuer, co-author of “Brotherhood of the Disappearing Pants, a field guide to conservative sex scandals” joins us. 60 minutes in – Steve Pedery from Oregon Wild discusses the possibility of a Klamath deal in the works. www.oregonwild.org 90 minutes in – Jason Leopold from Truthout.org discusses the White House missing emails. 120 minutes in – Melanie Sloan from CREW discusses the White House emails, Ralph Reed, and CNN.

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01-21-08 Episode

Guests: Stevan Thomas, Luke Ryland, Dr. David Kerns, and Ari Melber.
Time of guest appearance: Start of show – Stevan Thomas, an assembly candidate discusses banning privatized voting in California. 30 minutes in – Luke Ryland discusses Sibel Edmonds. www.justacitizen.org 60 minutes in – Dr. David Kerns discusses San Fransisco, Californian, and federal health care, as well as S-chip, and the presidential candidates. 120 minutes in – Ari Melber from the Nation discusses the possibility of vote suppression. www.thenation.com

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01-17-08 Episode

Guests: Faiz Shakir, Cara Horowitz, and Scott Dick.
Time of guest appearance: Start of show – Faiz Shakir joins us for his weekly progress report. 30 minutes in – Cara Horowitz, an NRDC lawyer, discusses the Rush Limbaugh Spade/Hoe comment. 60 minutes in – Scott Dick joins us for his weekly segment on Veterans issues, and discusses O’Reilly denying that there are homeless vets, Stephen Coughlin, Steve Emerson, and the Iraq vet crime wave.

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01-16-08 Episode

Guests: Barbara Olshansky, Kelly B. Vlahos, Matt Renner, and Lex Gopnik.
Time of guest appearance: Start of show – Barbara Olshansky, author of “Democracy Detained” discusses whistleblower Matthew Diaz, and the Padilla sentencing underway in Miami. 30 minutes in – Kelly B. Vlahos, a freelance journalist, discusses the Michigan primary and the Democrat race. 60 minutes in – Matt Renner from Truthout.org gives us a recap of the Las Vegas debate. 90 minutes in – Lex Gopnik from Meet the Planet discusses australian anti-whalers held hostage. www.meettheplanet.org