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District Sentinel Radio

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District Sentinel Radio is the latest project from Sam Sacks and Sam Knight--the two journalists behind The District Sentinel News Co-op. Devoted to watchdog journalism, District Sentinel Radio is the podcast arm of the co-op.
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Episodes

DISTRICT SENTINEL RADIO 9/27/18: Brett “I’m Not Belligerent, Dammit” Kavanaugh

-SCOTUS nominee unhinged, hostile. Dr. Ford poised. -Lindsey Graham leads GOP sliming of rape accusations; Republicans trying to rally -CFPB official overseeing anti-discrimination laws dismisses relevance of racist posts online from 2004 -Pentagon revises estimate of civilian casualties in ISIS war, still six times lower than independent estimate To listen to more episodes like this, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

Sep 27, 201829 min

Sentinel News Dump 9/26/18

-Morales goes off on US, with doddering Trump two seats down -New allegations against Kavanaugh, the day before Christine Blasey Ford is scheduled to testify -Google exec to Senate: We don’t sell personal info when we do those targeted ads you get after searching stuff -Pruitt replacement puts official overseeing children’s health on administrative leave To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio episode, airing Monday - Thursday, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel.

Sep 26, 20183 min

Sentinel News Dump 9/25/18

-UN General Assembly laughs at President Trump during his address -Kirstjen Nielsen has been lying about her role in the family separation nightmare -NLRB says it’s following ethics guidelines, with Corporate America attacking conflict of interest claims -For years, Border Patrol failed to conduct a privacy assessment on surveillance drones -Plus, Kavanaugh is getting creepier by the day

Sep 25, 20183 min

Sentinel News Dump 9/24/18

-Cabinet officials give a glimpse of Trump’s UN speech tomorrow. Expect chest thumping over Iran. -Wilbur Ross to be deposed after records reveal he lied about proposing a Census citizenship question -US imposes tariffs on another $200 billion in Chinese goods; China retaliates on $60 billion in American imports -Trump admin scraps rules requiring emergency brakes on crude oil “bomb trains,” citing costs to industry To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio episode, airing Monday - Thursday,...

Sep 24, 20183 min

Sentinel News Dump 9/20/18

-Iran rebuffs US offer to kickstart diplomacy, citing Trump violation of nuclear agreement -Top Republican hits out at White House over pledge to take fewer refugees--mostly for process reasons, not the xenophobia -Tariff exemption for South Carolina plant with ties to high-ranking people in Trump’s orbit -Lol the NRA is going broke -Plus, the latest on the Kavanaugh-Ford hearing scheduled for Monday To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio episode, airing Monday - Thursday, subscribe at Pa...

Sep 20, 20183 min

SentinelCast 79: Crashaversary

Newly moved from behind the paywall... -Alexis Goldstein on September 2008 and Everything After -Guilty/Innocent: Shooting Your Guns at Hurricanes -Garbage Candidates this week include: John Bolton and the opioid peddlers that also got a patent to treat addiction #GarbageCan Thank you for support Smash retweet button districtsentinel.com Facebook: facebook.com/DistrictSentinel Twitter: twitter.com/TheDCSentinel For more content like this, subscribe at Patreon.com/districtsentinel

Sep 19, 201836 min

Sentinel News Dump 9/18/18

-Kavanaugh ties to disgraced appellate judge exposed; Monday hearing set for Christine Ford allegations -ICE official can’t say if agency is considering documented impact of detention on kids -Only half of serious injuries at work are reported to OSHA, despite recent change in requirements -Looks like Wilbur Ross lied to congress To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio episode, airing Monday - Thursday, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel.

Sep 18, 20183 min

Sentinel News Dump 9/17/18

-Christine Blasey Ford says she’s the one who alleged that the SCOTUS nominee sexually assaulted her in high school -Republican on NLRB has another conflict of interest with ex-employer, Dem Sens allege -FEC to take a look at rules enabling lavish personal spending by candidates through “Leadership PACs” -FISA court spying on journalists detailed by Freedom of the Press Foundation To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio episode, airing Monday - Thursday, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSe...

Sep 17, 20183 min

Sentinel News Dump 9/13/18

-Jeff Flake joins all Republicans on SJC to shootdown votes on extra oversight for Kavanaugh -District Judge strikes down Betsy DeVos effort to run cover for college scammer -Mulvaney on Student Debt: Actually, it’s the children who are wrong -NLRB finally proposes new “joint employer” rule; tougher on union organizers at corporate chains, as expected -FEMA Director defends Trump’s Twitter meltdown about botched disaster response in Puerto Rico -Everything I hate is Russia, Energy Industry Lacke...

Sep 13, 20183 min

Sentinel News Dump 9/12/18

-Median household income reaches new high; last two peaks occurred before market crashes -Just in time for Hurricane Season: ICE caught getting money for detention from FEMA -FCC pauses review of T-Mobile/Sprint merger -House readies money for natural parks; parties can come together because no oil companies will pay To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio episode, airing Monday - Thursday, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel.

Sep 12, 20184 min

Sentinel News Dump 9/11/18

-Scott Pruitt successor relaxes methane pollution rules -iCop: Apple pledges to work more closely with law enforcement on data requests -FT: Pharma company hikes price of bladder infection antibiotic by more than 400 percent; CEO defends Shkreli -CBO: Payroll taxes up slightly; corporate taxes down by 30 percent To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio episode, airing Monday - Thursday, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel.

Sep 11, 20183 min

Sentinel News Dump 9/10/18

-Trump administration kicks Palestinian officials out of US, over request for ICC to investigate Israel -John Bolton then threatens ICC officials if they probe reported US war crimes in Afghanistan -FCC using self-reported industry data, underestimating the number of Native Americans without internet -EPA Inspector General looking at yet another Scott Pruitt initiative--the latest, on his Superfund Task Force -Ron DeSantis is stepping down from Congress to focus on his racism, err race to become...

Sep 10, 20184 min

District Sentinel Radio: NY Primary Primer

And we have an interview lined up for you today. Since we’re in DC so you don’t have to be, we’re not in New York to know enough about what’s going on with the primary election set for next week. So we chatted about it with the Host of the Katie Halper Show, Katie Halper… Subscribe to the Sentinel on Patreon at: Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

Sep 07, 201830 min

Sentinel News Dump 9/6/18

TFW You Find a Spine -Dems release “committee confidential” Kavanaugh emails to protest crooked confirmation process -Emails: Kavanaugh was okay with short-term racial profiling, getting sketchy emails from GOP operative who hacked Senate Dems. -Where’s the NYT adult in the room? Trump administration says it will violate immigrant family detention settlement -Nominee to run National Park Service could put public lands at peril, environmentalists warn To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio...

Sep 06, 20184 min

Sentinel Radio News Dump 9/5/18

-Leahy accuses SCOTUS nominee of knowing about hack on Dem senators, lying about it -Social media foreign interference hearing: It’s actually good when we do it -Trump pushing for cruel SNAP work requirements as Farm Bill nears finish line -Bernie and Ro Khanna introduce the Stop BEZOS Act, aimed at penalizing large companies paying poverty wages To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio episode, airing Monday - Thursday, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel.

Sep 05, 20183 min

Sentinel Radio News Dump 9/4/18

-More than two dozen protesters arrested on first day of SCOTUS confirmation hearings -Old Boys Network: Jon Kyl appointed to take John McCain’s Senate seat. -DC Circuit rules against Columbia University grad school, for UAW Local 2110 -Inspector General finds Scott Pruitt doubled his security budget. Those rush hour trips to Le Diplomate ain’t free. To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio episode, airing Monday - Thursday, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel.

Sep 04, 20184 min

SentinelCast 78: Nationalize the Oil Companies

We're unlocking some subscriber-only content: The latest Sentinel Cast. -We chat with soon to be Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib about climate change and capitalism. -One last Garbage Can ceremony for John McCain Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel to support the co-op and get access to exclusive content. Smash retweet button districtsentinel.com Facebook: facebook.com/DistrictSentinel Twitter: twitter.com/TheDCSentinel

Sep 04, 201834 min

Episode 8/30/18: Cruel Boss In-Chief

-Trump orders reversal of pay raise for federal workers -Report: President offered to end Korean War, back-peddled -No concerns about Yemeni civilians, then: military to train Saudi pilots in US -GAO: Less than half of misconduct complaints against ICE agents were documented properly Broadcasted from Washington, DC Music courtesy of Adam Fligsten (adamfligsten.com/) Contribute to our Patreon, and you’ll get to see the show recorded live: www.patreon.com/DistrictSentinel/ www.districtsentinel.com...

Aug 30, 201814 min

Episode 8/29/18: How I Chucked My Summer Vacation

-Schumer & friends rubber stamp a bunch of Trump judges for extra time off -Trudeau: Canada could be back in the US-Mexico trade mix by Friday -Was it worth it? Post-9/11 war spending tops $1.5 trillion -Ayatollah to Iranian President: “Stop having hopes” of Europe saving nuclear deal -With countersuit, Sinclair-Tribune merger meltdown gets even better Broadcasted from Washington, DC Music courtesy of Adam Fligsten (adamfligsten.com/) Contribute to our Patreon, and you’ll get to see the show...

Aug 29, 201824 min

Episode 8/28/18: Mnuchin: No Congress Necessary

-Treasury Secretary says legislature not needed to cancel NAFTA -Trump chain mail style rant about Google bias against conservatives -Moody’s caught messing up mortgage backed securities ratings, again -Zinke chief of staff takes job lobbying for BP -Preview of our interview with Rashida Tlaib -Also, special announcement on the future of the show! Broadcasted from Washington, DC Music courtesy of Adam Fligsten (adamfligsten.com/) Contribute to our Patreon, and you’ll get to see the show recorded...

Aug 28, 201823 min

Episode 8/27/18: McCain Mast Watch

-War fever driving narrative on late senator, Washington melts down over White House flag -New NAFTA framework revealed: US could be stumbling into better trade policy -Trump attack on public sector workers tossed out by federal judge -Mick Mulvaney accused of suppressing report on big banks charging “dubious account fees” on student loans -GAO: Products branded for women cost more Broadcasted from Washington, DC Music courtesy of Adam Fligsten (adamfligsten.com/) Contribute to our Patreon, and ...

Aug 27, 201825 min

Episode 8/23/18: SUMMER BREAK--OK, IT’S ALMOST OVER

Sentinel Radio summer vacation has begun. We’ll be back on Aug. 27. Until then, enjoy some old interviews. For today, we revisit an interview from April, just after the anniversary of the Boston Marathon Bombings. We talked to the ACLU’s Kade Crockford about lingering doubts around the official story about the bombings, and what role the FBI may have played behind the scenes. Broadcasted from Washington, DC Music courtesy of Adam Fligsten (adamfligsten.com/) Contribute to our Patreon, and you’ll...

Aug 23, 201841 min

Episode 8/22/18: SUMMER BREAK NEARING AN END

Sentinel Radio summer vacation has begun. We’ll be back on Aug. 27. Until then, enjoy some old interviews. We take you back to May, for today’s interview. Sam and I chatted with Indiana University’s Nathaniel Grow about the history of Major League Baseball’s antitrust exemption, and moves that can be made in the future to possibly break it. Enjoy: Broadcasted from Washington, DC Music courtesy of Adam Fligsten (adamfligsten.com/) Contribute to our Patreon, and you’ll get to see the show recorded...

Aug 22, 201820 min

Episode 8/21/18: STILL ON SUMMER BREAK

Sentinel Radio summer vacation has begun. We’ll be back on Aug. 27. Until then, enjoy some old interviews. This one takes a look at the strides made by the movement to Abolish ICE. Sean McElwee has been a big advocate; particularly on Twitter. He joined us in June. Broadcasted from Washington, DC Music courtesy of Adam Fligsten (adamfligsten.com/) Contribute to our Patreon, and you’ll get to see the show recorded live: www.patreon.com/DistrictSentinel/ www.districtsentinel.com Facebook: www.face...

Aug 21, 201820 min

Episode 8/20/18: SUMMER BREAK ONGOING

Sentinel Radio summer vacation has begun. We’ll be back on Aug. 27. Until then, enjoy some old interviews. Today, we take you back to an interview from earlier this month, with Public Citizen’s Lori Wallach. She’s the global trade watch director at the organization, and she had some interesting insights about Trump’s trade wars. Take a listen: Broadcasted from Washington, DC Music courtesy of Adam Fligsten (adamfligsten.com/) Contribute to our Patreon, and you’ll get to see the show recorded liv...

Aug 20, 201821 min

Episode 8/16/18: SUMMER BREAK PERSISTS

Sentinel Radio summer vacation has begun. We’ll be back on Aug. 27. Until then, enjoy some old interviews. This one, from July, takes a look at the Supreme Court’s union-busting decision in Janus v. AFSCME. To chat about the decision and it aftermath, we brought on Christine Geovanis from the Chicago Teachers Union. Broadcasted from Washington, DC Music courtesy of Adam Fligsten (adamfligsten.com/) Contribute to our Patreon, and you’ll get to see the show recorded live: www.patreon.com/DistrictS...

Aug 16, 201830 min

Episode 8/15/18: SUMMER BREAK CONTINUES

Sentinel Radio summer vacation has begun. We’ll be back on Aug. 27. Until then, enjoy some old interviews. For today’s episode, we revisit an interview from July, when Donald Trump made his official trip to the United Kingdom. We discussed the indecency with Laura from the UK, co-host of the Reel Politik podcast. Follow Laura on Twitter @lowenergylaura Broadcasted from Washington, DC Music courtesy of Adam Fligsten (adamfligsten.com/) Contribute to our Patreon, and you’ll get to see the show rec...

Aug 15, 201827 min

Episode 8/14/18: SUMMER BREAK STILL

Sentinel Radio summer vacation has begun. We’ll be back on Aug. 27. Until then, enjoy some old interviews. From earlier this month: We brought on Adam Johnson, from FAIR, and host of the Citations Needed podcast, to discuss how MSNBC is mostly ignoring one of the biggest ongoing stories: Saudi Arabia’s atrocity-filled invasion of Yemen. Broadcasted from Washington, DC Music courtesy of Adam Fligsten (adamfligsten.com/) Contribute to our Patreon, and you’ll get to see the show recorded live: www....

Aug 14, 201839 min

Episode 8/13/18: SUMMER BREAK

Sentinel Radio summer vacation has begun. We’ll be back on Aug. 27. Until then, enjoy some old interviews. From May 8: We talked with community organizer Kate D’Adamo about how anti-sex trafficking legislation hurts some of the most vulnerable workers. Broadcasted from Washington, DC Music courtesy of Adam Fligsten (adamfligsten.com/) Contribute to our Patreon, and you’ll get to see the show recorded live: www.patreon.com/DistrictSentinel/ www.districtsentinel.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/Dist...

Aug 13, 201822 min

Episode 8/9/18: US Hard at Work Terrorizing Yemen

-More Saudi-led atrocities: attack on bus kills more than two dozen kids -Best possible ending: Tribune-Sinclair merger deal official falls through and ends with a lawsuit -Interior wants to open California to fracking for the first time in half a decade -Where is a UFO invasion when you need one? Pence says US outer space “supremacy” should be defended by Space Force Broadcasted from Washington, DC Music courtesy of Adam Fligsten (adamfligsten.com/) Contribute to our Patreon, and you’ll get to ...

Aug 09, 201821 min
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