The Matthew Filipowicz Show

Episode 207 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 back on the show to discuss rape culture, the Steubenville trial and how the story of an abused cat shows us how we should deal with instances of abused women.

We also have independent journalist Rania Khalek back on the show to discuss the lack of NYPD accountability when it comes to policies like stop and frisk as well as shootings, including the killing of 16 year old Kimani Gray.

We’ll also discuss how the State Department hid the fact that it’s environmental assessment report on the Keystone XL Pipeline was done by former TransCanada contractors, as well as a new scientific study that claims New York State could switch to 100% renewable energy by 2030 if it chose to.

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Episode 203 of the Matthew Filipowicz Show is now available to stream and download.

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Coming up on today’s show, we have Natasha Lennard from Salon here to discuss how the debate on drones is getting muddled.

We also have Allison Kilkenny from the Nation Magazine and Citizen Radio back on the show to discuss how President Obama’s early career should have given us plenty of clues about his economic outlook, as well as the great work of the Occupy Wall Street off-shoot, Strike Debt.

We’ll also discuss the fact that since Attorney General Eric Holder has claimed that Wall Street is too big to prosecute, we should consider pushing for his resignation, firing or impeachment.

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Episode 197 of the Matthew Filipowicz Show is now available to stream and download.

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Coming up on today’s show, we have David Dayen back on the show to discuss the 1 year anniversary of the Financial Fraud Mortgage Crisis Task Force that doesn’t actually exist.

We also have Jane Kleeb from Bold Nebraska back on the show to give us an update from this past weekend’s Keystone XL Pipeline protest in Washington, DC.

We’ll also discuss the plans to escalate civil disobedience if President Obama approves the XL pipeline, and how the Pope will remain in the Vatican after he resigns to keep from being prosecuted.

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Episode 196 of the Matthew Filipowicz Show is now available to stream and download.

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Coming up on today’s show, we have Nick Baumann from Mother Jones Magazine here to talk about how high speed trading may be a ticking time bomb for our economy.

We also have journalist and filmmaker Greg Palast back on the show to discuss how Obama’s proposed voting commission is not enough, the potential nomination of Penny Pritzker for Commerce Secretary, and how, if approved, the Keystone XL pipeline will make the Koch Brothers billions.

We’ll also discuss how President Obama’s hypocrisy in blaming the Republicans for the sequestration considering he signed the bill, as well as 48 people getting arrested at the White House to try and stop the Keystone XL Tarsands Pipeline.

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Episode 195 of the Matthew Filipowicz Show is now available to stream and download.

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Coming up on today’s show, we have Ari Berman from the Nation Magazine here to discuss how conservatives and the Supreme Court may destroy the Voting Rights Act.

We also have independent journalist Sarah Jaffe back on the show to discuss Seattle teachers refusing to administer a for-profit company’s standardized test and the cost of emotional labor in the service industry.

We’ll also discuss how after 14 months of waiting for their day in court, the prosecutors office suddenly dropped the charges against those arrested in the Occupy Boston raids.

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Episode 192 of the Matthew Filipowicz Show is now available to stream and download.

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Coming up on today’s show, we have Tracy Weitz from Advancing New Standards In Reproductive Health here to discuss their new study finding that abortions are just as safe when performed by nurse practitioners, physician assistants and certified mid-wives as when performed by physicians.

We also have Tyler Zimmer from the Occupied Chicago Tribune here to discuss the real effects of austerity when it comes to CTA fare hikes and service cuts.

We’ll also discuss how the economy is now heading into a double dip recession due to the lack of government spending.

Our writer-performer today is Tim Grimes.

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Episode 182 The Best Of The Matthew Filipowicz Show is now available to stream and download.

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The show is off this week for the holidays.  As such, we are running the Best of The Matthew Filipowicz Show with some of our favorite interviews, stories, and sketches!  All of us at the show hope you have a great holiday season and a happy progressive new year!

Coming up on today’s best of show, we have Gaius Publius from AmericaBlog here to discuss how the leaked memo revealing what Barack Obama was willing to cut in the Grand Bargain should have us very worried about the supposed Fiscal Cliff negotiations.

We also have journalist Sarah Jaffe back on the show to discuss how community groups and Occupy Wall Street are helping out victims of super storm Sandy in the outer boroughs of New York.

We’ll also discuss how the mainstream media barely covered 3,000 people marching on the White House to stop the Keystone XL Pipeline, Texas police running over and pepper spraying members of the Tar Sands Blockade, SUNY Buffalo getting rid of its Fracking Institute, and how a private prison company is partnering with gangs to save money on security guards.

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Episode 180 of the Matthew Filipowicz Show is now available to stream and download.

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Coming up on today’s show, we have Boots Riley from the hip hop group the Coup here to discuss art, activism and his new album, Sorry To Bother You.

We also have Kade Crockford from the ACLU of Massachusetts back on the show to give us an update on the privacy harvesting NCTC and the Disposition Matrix kill list.

We’ll also discuss how President Barack Obama has offered to cut Social Security and give the rich a tax cut in the bogus fiscal cliff negotiations and what we can do to stop it.

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Episode 175 of the Matthew Filipowicz Show is now available to stream and download.

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Coming up on today’s show, we have Les Leopold back on the show to discuss how Wall Street has been spared being a part of the bogus Fiscal Cliff negotiations.

We also have comedian Lee Camp back on the show to discuss Occupy Sandy, Rolling Jubilee, and how he’s giving away his first comedy album for free.

We’ll also discuss how President Obama’s likely choice for Secretary of State, Susan Rice, has millions of dollars invested in the Keystone XL Pipeline company Transcanada, Tarsands Blockade activists barricading themselves inside the actual pipe, and how temperatures are rising faster than expected.

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Episode 169 of the Matthew Filipowicz Show is now available to stream and download.

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Coming up on today’s show, we have Gaius Publius from AmericaBlog here to discuss how the leaked memo revealing what Barack Obama was willing to cut in the Grand Bargain should have us very worried about the supposed Fiscal Cliff negotiations.

We also have Jamie Henn from 350.Org back on the show to discuss how Bill McKibben’s Do The Math Tour is drawing attention to the desperate problem of climate change and the need to stop the Keystone XL Pipeline.

We’ll also discuss Occupy Wall Street buying up and abolishing debt with Rolling Jubilee, how the Red Cross is referring donations to Occupy Sandy Boston, and how the CEO of Papa John’s Pizza is a horrible human being.

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