Posts Tagged ‘LGBT’

The Matthew Filipowicz Show: Episode 116 with John Knefel and John Sheirer

Episode 116 of the Matthew Filipowicz Show is now available to stream and download.

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Coming up on today’s show, we have comedian, independent journalist and co-host of Radio Dispatch John Knefel on the show to tell us about his lawsuit against the NYPD for their actions against the Occupy movement.

We also have author John Sheirer here to talk about his book, Tales of a Real American Liberal.

We’ll also discuss North Carolina’s passing of Amendment One and the range of reaction on the left to President Obama’s support of marriage equality announcement.

We also have the star of the Avengers, the Incredible Hulk back on the show to discuss marriage equality.

Our writer/performer today is Bob Rok.

Remember, you can subscribe and podcast the show for free on iTunes and at www.matthewf.net.  You can follow the show on Twitter and Facebook.  You call the listener hotline at 617-855-TMFS.  You can support the show by becoming a member.  We have new shows every Tuesday and Thursday.

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05 2012

The Matthew Filipowicz Show: Episode 111 with Les Leopold and Antonia Juhasz

Episode 111 of the Matthew Filipowicz Show is now available to stream and download.

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Coming up on today’s show, we have the author of The Looting Of America, Les Leopold, back on the show to discuss his latest article for Alternet, What If The Greedy Rich Paid Their Share? and why we need the Occupy movement now more than ever.

We also have journalist, author and activist Antonia Juhasz on the show to talk about the hidden health crisis of the BP oil spill.

We’ll also discuss how the GOP in Missouri is working to pass a don’t say gay in public schools bill, and how one supporter compared gay marriage to goat marriage.

We also have Ted Nugent tribute artist Ted Nougat here to discuss Ted’s trouble with the secret service.

Our writer/performer today is Tim Grimes.

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-Matt

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04 2012

The Matthew Filipowicz Show: Episode 109 with Ari Berman and Margaret Sullivan from Save Our Clinics

Episode 109 of the Matthew Filipowicz Show is now available to stream and download.

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Coming up on today’s show, we have a patient and activist from the Mental Health Movement, Margaret Sullivan here to talk about occupying a clinic in Chicago to protest Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s cuts to mental health services.

We also have Ari Berman from the Nation Magazine back on the show to discuss why the Supreme Court matters.

We’ll also discuss the Occupy Sleepful protests in New York and Boston, a Boston police officer choking an Occupier at a homophobic Tea Party rally and the AFL-CIO’s Richard Trumka saying President Obama is making it hard for unions to energize members with his labor policies.

We also have an ad on how pregnancy now begins before conception in Jan Brewer’s Arizona.

Our writer/performer today is Kate Ward.

Remember, you can subscribe and podcast the show for free on iTunes and at www.matthewf.net.  You can follow the show on Twitter and Facebook.  You call the listener hotline at 617-855-TMFS.  You can support the show by becoming a member.  We have new shows every Tuesday and Thursday.

-Matt

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04 2012

The Matthew Filipowicz Show: Episode 103 with Amanda Marcotte and Robin Jacks from Occupy Boston

Episode 103 of the Matthew Filipowicz Show is now available to stream and download.

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Coming up on today’s show, we have Amanda Marcotte from Pandagon back on the show to talk about how the GOP has entered a new phase in the War on Contraception.

We also have Robin Jacks from Occupy Boston back on the show to discuss police violence towards women and Occupy’s plans for the spring.

We’ll also discuss Mitt Romney having an elevator for his cars and hiring a lobbyist for his beach house, a GOP NLRB member leaking information to a Romney adviser, updates in the Trevon Martin case, and the NYPD spying on liberal groups.

Plus, we have Rick Santorum’s campaign manager here to talk about his candidate’s relationship with the LGBT community.

Our writer/performer today is Tim Grimes.

Remember, you can subscribe and podcast the show for free on iTunes and at www.matthewf.net.  You can follow the show on Twitter and Facebook.  You call the listener hotline at 617-855-TMFS.  You can support the show by becoming a member.  We have new shows every Tuesday and Thursday.

-Matt

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03 2012

Fox Reporter asks if Don’t Ask Don’t Tell has cost us the War On Terror?

Recently on the show, we spoke to a Fox News Reporter about the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell.

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10 2011

The Matthew Filipowicz Show: Episode 54 with Mac McClelland and Dave Lara

Episode 54 of the Matthew Filipowicz Show is now available to stream and download.

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Coming up on today’s show, we have the human rights reporter from Mother Jones Magazine, Mac McClelland, here to talk about an how an indicted war criminal continues to freely terrorize people in the Congo.

We also have the winner of the Netroots Nation auction, Dave Lara here to talk about his new novel about a young boy growing up gay during the Nazi holocaust, Butterfly Dream.

Plus we’ll be talking to a hedge fund manager, one of the top 1%, about why the Occupy Wall Street protests are bad for him.

We’ll also be discussing the latest Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Boston news, including police violence, union endorsement, and national reaction.

Find an Occupy protest near you at Occupy Together.

Our writer/performer today is Tim Grimes.

Remember, you can subscribe and podcast the show for free on iTunes and at www.matthewf.net.  You can follow the show on Twitter and Facebook.  You call the listener hotline at 617-855-TMFS.  You can support the show by becoming a member.  We have new shows every Tuesday and Thursday.

-Matt

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10 2011

The Matthew Filipowicz Show: Episode 53 with Negin Farsad and Joshua Eaton from Occupy Boston

Episode 53 of the Matthew Filipowicz Show is now available to stream and download.

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Coming up on today’s show, we have my friend, comedian and filmmaker Negin Farsad on the show to talk about her current anti-Islamophobia comedy tour and film project, The Muslims Are Coming!

We’ll also be talking to one of the media volunteers from the Occupy Boston protest, Joshua Eaton, live from the occupation in Dewey Square.

Plus we’ll be talking to a Fox News Channel Reporter about the end of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.  

We’ll also be discussing the story that a Koch Brothers have been using bribes to secure foreign contracts as well as illegally selling petrochemicals to Iran.

Find an Occupy protest near you at Occupy Together.

Our writer/performer today is Tim Grimes.

Remember, you can subscribe and podcast the show for free on iTunes and at www.matthewf.net.  You can follow the show on Twitter and Facebook.  You call the listener hotline at 617-855-TMFS.  You can support the show by becoming a member.  We have new shows every Tuesday and Thursday.

-Matt

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10 2011

The Matthew Filipowicz Show: Episode 44 with David Waldman and Jane Fleming Kleeb

Episode 44 of the Matthew Filipowicz Show is now available to stream and download.

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Coming up on today’s show, we have the contributing editor to the website Daily Kos, David Waldman back on the show to dissect the upcoming Super Congress and talk about Daily Kos Radio.

We also have Jane Fleming Kleeb from Bold Nebraska back on the show to give us an update on the Keystone XL pipeline and the protests that are continuing in Washington DC.

Plus, we’ll be talking to a meteorologist who claims to have discovered a correlation between the weather and the GOP. And we’ll once again have The Most Noam Chomsky That Will Be On The Radio This Week.

We’ll also discuss the political trial of activist Lieutenant Dan Choi.

Our writer/performers today are Bob Rok and Josh Bolotsky.

Remember, you can subscribe and podcast the show for free on iTunes and at www.matthewf.net.  You can follow the show on Twitter and Facebook.  You call the listener hotline at 617-855-TMFS.  You can support the show by becoming a member.  We have new shows every Tuesday and Thursday.

-Matt

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01

09 2011

EXCLUSIVE: Family Leader Spokesman Discusses The Marriage Vow Pledge

Recently on the show, we were able to get an exclusive interview with the spokesman for the Iowa-based conservative group Family Leader. We discussed the group’s controversial Marriage Vow Pledge. Take a listen.

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07 2011

Family Leader Spokesman Discusses The Controversial Marriage Vow Pledge

We recently had the opportunity talk to the spokesman of the Iowa based conservative group Family Leader, and discusses his organizations controversial Marriage Vow pledge.

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07 2011