The Matthew Filipowicz Show

Episode 213 of the Matthew Filipowicz Show is now available to stream and download.

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For starters, both my wife and I are fine.  We were nowhere near the Boston Marathon explosion.  But, thank you to everyone who reached out to us yesterday.

Coming up on today’s show, we have the president of the National Mining and Metal Workers Union, Napoleon Gomez, here to his new book on the 2006 mining disaster in Mexico, Collapse of Dignity.

We also have interviews recorded live at the National Conference for Media Reform including Jennifer Pozner of Women In Media And News here to discuss the biggest challenges women still face in the media today.

And we have the Nation Magazine’s John Nichols here to discuss his new book, Dollarocracy: How The Money And Media Election Complex Is Destroying America.

We’ll also discuss the tragic bombings at the Boston Marathon.

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Episode 206 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 and author Katie Goodman here to discuss how the actual members of both parties are more progressive than the politicians that represent them.

We also have Kenzo Shibata from the Chicago Teachers Union back on the show to discuss how parents and teachers are fighting back against Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s racist school closings and CPS’ banning of the book, Persepolis.

We’ll also discuss the 10 year anniversary of the United States invading Iraq and read the last letter from a dying veteran to George W. Bush and Dick Cheney.

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

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Coming up on today’s show, we have independent journalist Rania Khalek here to discuss the horror that is occurring in Israel’s assault on Gaza.

We also have Josh Eidelson back on the show to give us an update on the upcoming Black Friday Walmart Strikes.

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

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Coming up on today’s show, we have Robert Naiman from Just Foreign Policy joining us from Pakistan where he is trying to draw attention to the U.S.’s horrific drone strike policy.

We have Uylonda Dickerson from Warehouse Workers For Justice here to give us an update on riot police arresting protesters outside a Walmart warehouse strike.

Plus we have David Shuster from Current TV and Take Action News here to discuss the responsibility of the media following the live suicide broadcast on Fox News, and it’s subsequent posting on BuzzFeed.

We’ll also discuss how we’d like to cover the first Presidential debate, but don’t have time because the NDAA has been upheld by three Obama justices.

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Episode 153 of the Matthew Filipowicz Show is now available to stream and download.

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Coming up on today’s show, we have Brendan Fischer from the Center For Media and Democracy back on the show to discuss what happens now that Scott Walker’s anti-union law has been ruled unconstitutional.

We also have author and journalist Jeff Biggers back on the show to discuss his new book State Out Of The Union: Arizona And The Final Showdown Over The American Dream.

We’ll also discuss S17, the one year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street and Mitt Romney’s horrible hidden camera 47% speech.  Plus, in honor of next week’s interview with Noam Chomsky, we have the return of “The Most Noam Chomsky You’ll Hear On The Radio Today!”

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Our writer/performer today is Josh Bolotsky.

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Episode 127 of the Matthew Filipowicz Show is now available to stream and download.

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Coming up on today’s show, we have Salon labor journalist Josh Eidelson back on the show to discuss how unions can bounce back after Scott Walker’s victory in Wisconsin and President Obama’s horrible anti-worker trade deal, the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

We also have Amanda Marcotte from Pandagon back on the show to discuss how anti-choice Republicans in Michigan banned two congresswomen for saying the word vagina and a hysterical new Tumbler blog, Check Mate, Pro Choicers!

We’ll also discuss the use of the People’s Mic at my wedding, jumping off of waterfalls in the Dominican Republic on my honeymoon, and how cargo pants apparently block the blue, naked scanners at airports.

Our writer/performer today is Tim Grimes.

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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

Episode 88 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 from Firedoglake here to explain why we shouldn’t be too excited about Eric Schneiderman’s co-chairing of a financial fraud task force, and how the proposed mortgage robo-signing settlement is a giant giveaway to the big banks.

We also have Josh Eidelson here to discuss Governor Mitch Daniels and the perils of Indiana’s new anti-union “right to work” law.

We’ll also be talking to Sara Robinson, the editor of the new site Alternet Visions, about looking at the big picture and future of the progressive movement.

Plus we have the announcement of a GOP endorsement from a new political action group, the Cheaters Party.

We’ll also discuss the plans to Occupy the Superbowl this weekend in Indiana, and Mitt Romney’s GOP dog whistle moment towards the poor.

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

Episode 86 of the Matthew Filipowicz Show is now available to stream and download.

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Coming up on today’s show, we have Rob Boston from Americans United for the Separation of Church and State here to talk about five Founding Fathers whose skepticism on Christianity would make them unelectable today.

We also have Mary Bottari from the Center for Media and Democracy back on the show to give us an update on the Scott Walker recall and the campaign to break up Bank Of America.

We’ll also discuss the State of the Union speech, the recording of this month’s Bad-Ass Members Only Bonus Episode after the Drinking Liberally Chicago SOTU Watch party, and the creation of a new Justice Department mortgage crisis task force.

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