Today, in the Hot Notes: the Michigan Attorney General is investigating the big lie; citizens will enforce new abortion laws in Texas; a judge refuses to seal the names of Kraken witnesses for the sanctions hearing this week; a leader of the Oath Keepers waives his right to counsel and answers FBI questions; a former GOP aide pleads guilty to child porn; plus Mandy Reeder is here to help AG deliver your Good News. Mandy Reeder is here to fill in for Dana https://twitter.com/mandy_reeder Follow A...
Jul 12, 2021•56 min•Ep. 604
Today, in the Hot Notes: Michael Avenatti is sentenced to 2 and a half years for extortion; Tucker Carlson sought an interview with Putin at the time of his NSA spying claim; five Floridians are charged with attacking 7 police officers in the insurrection investigation; Toyota has caved to pressure and will stop donating to the sedition caucus; the former guy charged his secret service detail over $10K for rooms at Bedminster last month; the recent Russian hacks are testing Biden’s resolve to ho...
Jul 09, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 603
Today, in the Hot Notes: Trump files suit against Twitter and Facebook under totally wrong pretenses; Rep. Mo Brooks issues his defense in the insurrection lawsuit brought by Eric Swalwell; the FBI has infiltrated a Bible study group that discussed surveilling the Capitol and seceding from the Union; a friend and golfing buddy of the former guy has been charged with groping one of his patients; plus AG and Dana deliver your Good News. Follow our guest: Adam Klasfeld Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldRepor...
Jul 08, 2021•59 min•Ep. 602
Today, in the Hot Notes: Matt Gaetz’s associate Joel Greenberg has asked for a 90 day delay in his sentencing; Biden’s infrastructure plan could help swing districts and help him keep control of the House; the White House says more than half of its staffers are women; corporations that pledged not to donate to insurrectionists are going back on their word; plus AG and Dana deliver your Good News. Follow our guest: Elie Honig Former Federal Prosecutor; Author, Hatchet Man: How Bill Barr Broke the...
Jul 07, 2021•54 min•Ep. 601
Today, in the Hot Notes: the Arizona Republic has obtained text messages and voicemails of Trump and Rudy trying to stop the ballot count in 2020; AOC and Jamie Raskin have sent a letter to the US Anti Doping Agency asking them to rethink Sha'Carri Richardson’s one month suspension for using recreational cannabis; the Trump and Rudy bromance is fizzling; Trump could be called to testify before the 1/6 panel; plus AG and Dana deliver your Good News. Follow our guest: Elie Honig Former Federal Pro...
Jul 06, 2021•52 min•Ep. 600
Today; AG and Dana are back from a week-long vacation when everything ever decided to happen. The Trump Organization and Allen Weisselberg have been indicted; SCOTUS took another chunk out of voting rights; Pelosi created the 1/6 select committee; the Military Sexual Assault Commission also recommends what I’ve been asking for the past decade; plus AG and Dana deliver your good news. Follow our guest on Twitter: Andrew Weissmann https://twitter.com/AWeissmann_ Former Federal Prosecutor; Author, ...
Jul 05, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 599
In today's episode: Allison talks with Adam Cohen of Lawyers for Good Government and Ada J of All Trans Lives Matter*, plus the Good News from January 5th's episode: Charismatic Megaplastics. Note: Adam Cohen's interview was recorded on June 23, 2021. *Update: We have been unable to verify Ada J's claims about All Trans Lives Matter Inc. 501(c)(3) status. There are unanswered questions about the validity of the organization and Ada J. We have removed that interview from this episode and links to...
Jul 02, 2021•50 min•Ep. 598
Happy July! Today I’ll be chatting with Laura Packard about the recent SCOTUS decision on the ACA, and later I’ll be talking to the founder of Project Kinect LGBTQ+ Interchange Gregg Potter. I hope you enjoy it. The Good News in this episode was originally in the June 10th episode, “Louie Gohmert is Dumb”. For more about our guests: Laura Packard - Health Care Advocate; Founder Health Care Voices https://twitter.com/lpackard https://healthcarevoices.org/ Gregg Potter - Project Kinect https://twi...
Jul 01, 2021•54 min•Ep. 597
Today I’ll be chatting with my friend, comedian, and founder of Nowhere Comedy Steve Hofstetter, and the founder of Survivor Corps Diana Berrent. Please enjoy. For more about our guests: Steve Hofstetter - Activist; Comedian https://twitter.com/SteveHofstetter steelcityAF.com Diana Berrent - Covid Longhauler; Survivor Corps https://twitter.com/dianaberrent https://linktr.ee/survivorcorps_epicenterofhope Follow AG and Dana on Twitter: Dr. Allison Gill (@allisongill) Dana Goldberg (@DGComedy) Foll...
Jun 30, 2021•50 min•Ep. 596
Today, I’ll be talking with the Director of Democracy at Indivisible Meagan Hatcher-Mays about the For the People Act; then I’ll be joined by Radhika Murari the founder of OmMade Peanut Butter. Follow our guests: Meagan Hatcher-Mays Director of Democracy Policy at Indivisible.org https://twitter.com/importantmeagan Radhika Murari Entrepreneur; Founder, CEO OmMade Peanut Butter https://www.ommadepb.com/ Follow AG and Dana on Twitter: Dr. Allison Gill (@allisongill) Dana Goldberg (@DGComedy) Follo...
Jun 29, 2021•54 min•Ep. 595
Today I’ll be speaking to the author of The Cult of Trump, Dr. Steven Hassan, and Josh Levs, the top global expert on modern dads at work. I hope you enjoy it! For more about our guests: Dr. Steven Hassan https://twitter.com/cultexpert https://linktr.ee/FreedomOfMind Josh Levs linkedin.com/in/joshlevs/ https://twitter.com/JoshLevs Follow AG and Dana on Twitter: Dr. Allison Gill (@allisongill) Dana Goldberg (@DGComedy) Follow Aimee on Instagram: Aimee Carrero (@aimeecarrero) Have some good news, ...
Jun 28, 2021•56 min•Ep. 594
Today, in the Hot Notes: an appellate court has suspended Rudy Giuliani’s law license in New York; the US economy grew 6.4% in Q1; televangelist Jim Bakker is slapped with a hefty fine for pedaling a bogus COVID cure; at least 99 people are still unaccounted for after a condominium collapsed in Florida; the Biden Administration extends the eviction plan until the end of July; President Biden and the bi-partisan infrastructure group of Senators have reached an agreement; plus Aimee is here to hel...
Jun 25, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 593
Today, in the Hot Notes: we get the first two guilty pleas in the insurrection investigation; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Mark Milley and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin embarrass Matt Gaetz on the Hill; Joe Manchin is open to Biden’s human infrastructure elements and rolling back some Trump tax cuts to pay for it; and the NFL matches Raiders player Carl Nassib’s $100K donation to The Trevor Project; plus AG and Dana deliver your good news. Follow our guest on Twitter: Steve Pierson Co-Host o...
Jun 24, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 592
Today, in the Hot Notes: Pelosi announces she will name a select committee to investigate the insurrection; Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin supports removing decisions on prosecuting military sexual assault cases from military commanders; Trump asked the DoJ and the FCC to make Saturday Night Live stop making fun of him; Manchin backs (50 Republicans oppose) debate of the For the People Act as Kamala Harris says she will preside over the vote tonight in the Senate; the Ninth Circuit Court of A...
Jun 23, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 591
Today, in the Hot Notes: Trump and Weisselberg have been meeting in recent weeks indicating he may not be keen on cooperating; Trump wanted to send people with COVID to Guantanamo; a federal appeals court affirms that North Carolina’s abortion ban is unconstitutional; a spectacular My Pillow Guy failure; plus AG and Dana deliver your good news. Follow our guest on Twitter: Erin Foley https://twitter.com/erinfoleycomic Writer; Comedian For tickets to Gays R Us Comedy Show, June 24th https://rusht...
Jun 22, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 590
Today, in the Hot Notes: Biden prepares sanctions on Russia for the poisoning and imprisonment of Alexei Navalny; former Acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller was helping push the Italy-gate conspiracy; the Biden Administration moves to make gender confirmation surgery available to veterans; the court filings show the DoJ has started investigating the higher-ups in the insurrection investigation; Sidney Powell and friends are called into court for a sanctions hearing in Michigan; Fox News is ...
Jun 21, 2021•58 min•Ep. 589
Today, in the Hot Notes: the Supreme Court rules on the Affordable Care Act and a case in which a Catholic adoption agency wants to be able to refuse to place children with LGBTQ+ families; the Education Department cancels student debt for some ITT Technical Institute students; Arizona election materials are moved across state lines to a remote private cabin in Montana; Biden signs the bill making Juneteenth a national holiday; the department of the interior transfers 80 acres to the Native Hawa...
Jun 18, 2021•55 min•Ep. 588
Today, in the Hot Notes: President Biden meets with Vladamir Putin in Geneva; Joe Manchin releases a list of voting rights he’s okay with; the Education Department extends Title 9 protections to transgender students; Harvey Weinstein will be extradited to California to face sexual assault charges; plus Dana and AG deliver your good news. Follow our guest on Twitter: Richard Ojeda https://twitter.com/Ojeda4America Retired US Army; Former WV State Senator https://www.nodemleftbehind.com/ Follow AG...
Jun 17, 2021•53 min•Ep. 587
Today, in the Hot Notes: emails show Trump pressuring then Acting Attorney General Rosen to overturn the results of the 2020 election; it’s been confirmed that Trump pushed out the Atlanta US Attorney over election fraud lies; Biden announces a fourth slate of judicial nominees; Garland announces a national strategy to combat domestic terrorism; plus Dana and AG deliver your good news. Follow our guest on Twitter: Elie Honig https://twitter.com/eliehonig Author, Hatchet Man; Host, Third Degree P...
Jun 16, 2021•55 min•Ep. 586
Today, in the Hot Notes: top DoJ official Demers resigns as Merrick Garland meets with media executives targeted in the leak investigation; Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin has sent a letter to Garland demanding materials and whether the DoJ sought records of other Dems with a June 28 deadline; Judge Berman Jackson grants a stay in the Bill Barr memo case; Mitch McConnell says if he controls the Senate in 2024 he will not allow Biden to appoint a Supreme Court Justice; Reality Winner has been ...
Jun 15, 2021•50 min•Ep. 585
Today, in the Hot Notes: Trump’s Department of Justice spied on Don McGahn, Adam Schiff, Eric Swalwell, and their families; Joe Manchin changed his mind on voting rights after a suspicious donation from a corporate lobbyist; photos surface of Dana Rohrabacher at the insurrection; Merrick Garland expands the Civil Rights Division; Bibi Netanyahu is officially OUT; plus Dana and AG deliver your good news. Follow our guest on Twitter: Jay W. Walker https://twitter.com/jaywwalker1 Co-founder/Organiz...
Jun 14, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 584
Today, in the Hot Notes: the Department of Interior Inspector General finds that Lafayette Square was not cleared for Trump’s photo op; Trump impeachment lawyers are now defending insurrectionists as Wray testifies on the Hill about the investigation; the sponsor of the Keystone XL Pipeline has pulled the plug; the Senate has passed legislation to make the former Pulse Nightclub a National Memorial Site; the Arizona fraudit funding appears to be linked to dark money that funds the big lie; a Mic...
Jun 11, 2021•59 min•Ep. 583
Today, in the Hot Notes: the Trump Administration spent months in a secret court battle to obtain a CNN reporter’s records; the Biden Administration is set to purchase and donate 500M vaccine doses to the world; Propublica’s blockbuster reporting on secret IRS files; Louie Gohmert is soooooo dumb; plus Dana and AG deliver your good news. Follow our guest on Twitter: Santiago Mayer https://twitter.com/santiagomayer_ Executive Director, Voters of Tomorrow Follow AG and Dana on Twitter: Dr. Allison...
Jun 10, 2021•55 min•Ep. 582
Today, in the Hot Notes: a new Senate report on January 6th shows what Republicans want to keep hidden; the Biden Justice Department seeks to defend Trump in the E. Jean Carroll defamation case; President Biden has ended infrastructure negotiations with Republicans; Republican governors who are cutting unemployment have ties to businesses that could benefit; Senate Democrats start confirming Biden’s judicial nominees; plus Amanda Reeder joins AG to deliver your good news. Follow our guests on Tw...
Jun 09, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 581
Today, in the Hot Notes: Mo Brooks gets served; for the first time, a Major League team brings pride colors on the field; the dam is about to break on pushing the Biden Administration on the filibuster; the Energy Secretary says adversaries have the ability to shut down our power grid as the government recovers millions in cryptocurrency paid to the hackers of the Colonial Pipeline; plus AG and Dana deliver your good news. Follow our guest on Twitter: Daniel Alonso https://twitter.com/DanielRAlo...
Jun 08, 2021•55 min•Ep. 580
Today, in the Hot Notes: Mark Meadows pressured the Department of Justice to investigate election fraud claims; a federal judge overturns California’s ban on assault weapons; the G-7 countries agree on a 15% minimum global corporate tax rate; Mike Flynn’s brother assumes command of the US Army Pacific; Joe Manchin says he will vote against the For the People Act; plus AG and Dana deliver your good news. Visit our guest’s website: Greg Olear (@gregolear) Host, Prevail podcast; Author, Dirty Ruble...
Jun 07, 2021•59 min•Ep. 579
Today, in the Hot Notes: Matt Gaetz is being investigated now for obstruction of justice as a judge officially accepts Joel Greenberg’s plea agreement; Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is officially under investigation by the FBI for campaign finance violations; the Trump Administration secretly seized phone records of New York Times reporters; Texas is seeking to evict migrant children from state shelters; Rep. Mo Brooks is hiding from Eric Swalwell; a veteran speaking about Memorial Day’s roots ...
Jun 04, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 578
Today, in the Hot Notes: a big win for Democrats to fill Deb Haaland’s Congressional seat in New Mexico; Trump has de-platformed himself as his blog goes dark; WaPo pens an opinion on the Biden Administration’s unwillingness to hold the Trump Administration accountable; a Texas valedictorian secretly switches her speech to rail against anti-choice legislation; Katie Hobbs announces she’s running for Governor of Arizona; House Democrats introduce a bill to protect transgender dependents; plus AG ...
Jun 03, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 577
Today, in the Hot Notes: President Biden officially declares June National Pride Month; Nevada is about to pass a law providing a public health care option; Illinois passes a law forbidding police from lying to young suspects; Governor Abbott of Texas threatens to defund the legislature; more than 100 scholars of democracy have signed onto a public statement about the threats to the future of democracy; we get a peek inside some Fauci’s emails from when the former guy was his boss; plus AG and D...
Jun 02, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 576
Today, in the Hot Notes: a thirteen count superseding indictment is filed against the Oath Keepers in the insurrection investigation; Michael Flynn calls for a Myanmar style violent coup in America; Texas Democrats block a restrictive voting bill by walking off the floor; US lawmakers are now pushing for a House Select Committee on the insurrection; Democrats plot a backdoor for Medicaid expansion in red states that have blocked the program; plus AG and Dana deliver your good news. Follow our gu...
Jun 01, 2021•55 min•Ep. 575
