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Saturday Feb 6, 2010
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Jobs Edition
The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast Saturday at 12 noon on WHMP in Western MA, discussing how we fight for a real jobs bill (click here to demand one from your Senators), especially after the "Bay State Shame" has been...
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emailSaturday Jan 30, 2010
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: After The Speech Edition
The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast Saturday at 12 noon on WHMP in Western MA, featuring analysis of what policy impacts will be there be after the State of the Union address, "The Optimist" Tom Pappalardo brings the nation together,...
Saturday Jan 23, 2010
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: That Week Sucked Edition
The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast Saturday at 12 noon on WHMP in Western MA. How do we recover from the Scott Brown-Supreme Court double whammy? Plus, Traci Olsen schools the Democrats, John Sheier gets inside the Scott Brown campaign,...
Saturday Jan 16, 2010
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Vote Coakley Edition
The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast Saturday at 12 noon on WHMP in Western MA. (And will be re-broadcast at 8 PM on Tuesday.) Leading off the show is my breakdown why a Martha Coakley victory is essential for the...
Saturday Jan 9, 2010
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Lentil Soup Edition
The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast Saturday at 12 noon on WHMP in Western MA. (And will be re-broadcast at 8 PM on Tuesday.) This week featured Jennifer Nix on the need to accept what is politically possible on health...
Sunday Jan 3, 2010
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Pop Culture Decade in Review
The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast Saturday at 12 noon on WHMP in Western MA. (And will be re-broadcast at 8 PM on Tuesday.) This week we bring together our Culture Roundtable of Traci Olsen, Tom Pappalardo and Jaz Tupelo...
Saturday Dec 19, 2009
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Pass The Bill Edition
The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast Saturday at 12 noon on WHMP in Western MA. (And will be re-broadcast at 8 PM on Tuesday.) In addition to my own analysis of why we must pass the health care compromise, this...
Saturday Dec 12, 2009
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Christmas Quagmire Edition
The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast Saturday at 12 noon on WHMP in Western MA. (And will be re-broadcast at 8 PM on Tuesday.) This week's show features analysis on the week's developments in health care and Copenhagen, plus "Momtroversies"...
Saturday Dec 5, 2009
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Cost of Afghanistan Edition
The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast Saturday at 12 noon on WHMP in Western MA. (And will now be re-broadcast at 8 PM on Tuesdays.) This week's show features Jo Comerford from the National Priorities Project breaking down the real...
Saturday Nov 21, 2009
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Copenhagen Preview Edition
The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast Saturday at 12 noon on WHMP in Western MA. This week's show features David Roberts from Grist.org previewing the upcoming international climate summit in Copenhagen and the prospects for clean energy jobs and climate...
Saturday Nov 14, 2009
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Moderate Fail Edition
The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast Saturday at 12 noon on WHMP in Western MA. This week's show features Bill Scher on the failure of Senate moderates to take responsibility for watering down the impact of the stimulus, Valley Advocate's...
Sunday Nov 8, 2009
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Post-Election 2009 Edition
The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast Saturday at 12 noon on WHMP in Western MA. This week's show features post-election analysis and the impact on health care and climate legislation, "Momtroversies" essayist Traci Olsen on the politics of vaccination, "The...
Saturday Oct 24, 2009
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: New Economy Edition
The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast Saturday at 12 noon on WHMP in Western MA. This week's show features Dave Johnson from OurFuture.org previewing Thursday's upcoming Building The New Economy conference, addressing how we can bury the bubble economy and...
Saturday Oct 17, 2009
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: My River Chronicles Edition
The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast Saturday at 12 noon on WHMP in Western MA. This week's show features Jessica DuLong, author of the new book, My River Chronicles: Rediscovering America on the Hudson, detailing her career journey from dotcommer...
Saturday Oct 10, 2009
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Noho Mayoral Debate Preview
The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast Saturday at 12 noon on WHMP in Western MA. This week's show previews Tuesday's Northampton, MA mayoral debate (for which I'll serve as a panelist). Joining me to analyze what Mayor Mary Clare Higgins...
Monday Oct 5, 2009
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Big Boy Words Edition
The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast Saturday at 12 noon on WHMP in Western MA. This week's show features the latest in the health care debate, Guernica publisher Jennifer Nix talks about her experience with the public option we already...
Thursday Oct 1, 2009
Can We Learn To Disagree Without Being Disagreeable?
"You know, George Bush was a progressive." -- Glenn Beck, from the September 23 edition of Premiere Radio Networks' The Glenn Beck Program Parents of small children know that, once kids get to the screechy, red-faced level, it's time to...
Saturday Sep 26, 2009
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Helvetica Edition
The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast today at 12 noon on WHMP in Western MA. This week's show features our essentially regular health care update by me, Bill Scher, WHMP's Bill Dwight on his brush with far Right extremist hate,...
Saturday Sep 19, 2009
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Vegan Cupcake Edition
The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast today at 12 noon on WHMP in Western MA. This week's show features analysis of the Baucus bill, WHMP's Bill Dwight on the possibility of the Supreme Court lifting the ban on electioneering by...
Saturday Sep 12, 2009
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Turn On The TV Edition
The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast today at 12 noon on WHMP in Western MA. This week's show features reactions to the president's health care speech from Sarah Buttenweiser and myself, as well as "Momtroversies" essayist Traci Olsen on turning...
Saturday Aug 29, 2009
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Do It For Ted Edition
The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast today at 12 noon on WHMP in Western MA. This week's show features WHMP's Bill Dwight on the childish state of the health care debate, and Momtroversies essayist Traci Olsen on true wealth during...
Saturday Aug 22, 2009
The LIberalOasis Radio Show: Recipe for America Edition
The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast today at 12 noon on WHMP in Western MA. This week's show features my interview with Jill Richardson of La Vida Locavore and author of the new book Recipe for America: Why Our Food...
Saturday Aug 15, 2009
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Netroots Nation Edition
The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast today at 12 noon on WHMP in Western MA. This week's show features my report from Pittsburgh, PA and the Netroots Nation blogger conference. Today's edition also features DJ Josh Frankenstein's "Violence So Right,"...
Saturday Aug 8, 2009
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: John Hughes Memorial Edition
The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast today at 12 noon on WHMP in Western MA. This week's show featured myself on how organized disruptions of health care towns are backfiring on conservatives, Vijay Prashad on the upcoming Afghanistan elections and...
Saturday Aug 1, 2009
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Blue (Cross) Dogs Edition
The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast today at 12 noon on WHMP in Western MA. This week's show featured myself on the latest twists in the health care debate, Tom Pappalardo on how he likes his stuff and Valley Advocate...
Saturday Jul 25, 2009
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Everyone's A Racist Edition
The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast today at 12 noon on WHMP in Western MA. This week's show featured Eric Lotke, author of the futuristic, political adventure tale 2044 (available at iUniverse and Amazon.com), WHMP's Bill Dwight on how everybody's...
Sunday Jul 19, 2009
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Annual John Hodgman Edition
bumped The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast today at 12 noon on WHMP in Western MA. Our special guest for the entirety of the show was John Hodgman, resident expert on The Daily Show, and author most recently of "More...
Saturday Jul 11, 2009
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Oh My Gawd I Coulda Got Shot Edition
The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast today at 12 noon on WHMP in Western MA. This week's show featured Tom Pappalardo recounting his harrowing brush with crime, Poetry on the Radio with Sarah Lariviere, Valley Advocate blogger Sarah Buttenwieser asks...
Saturday Jul 4, 2009
No Radio Show Today: Happy 4th!
The LiberalOasis Radio Show is celebrating the birth of America by slacking off. We'll be back next Saturday....
Saturday Jun 27, 2009
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Can We Govern Edition
The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast today at 12 noon on WHMP in Western MA. This week's show featured radio host and video store clerk Bill Dwight on the state of talk radio, Ben Ray on the troubling ways states...
Saturday Jun 20, 2009
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Evolution of God Edition
The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast today at 12 noon on WHMP in Western MA. This week's show featured my interview with "The Evolution of God" author and creator of Bloggingheads.tv Robert Wright, on how understanding of and respect for...
Saturday Jun 13, 2009
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Override Edition
The LiberalOasis Radio Show is now being broadcast Saturdays at 12 noon on WHMP in Western MA. This week's show features my interview with Vote Yes Northampton's Pamela Schwartz, just before Tuesday's property tax override vote, as we discuss the...
Saturday Jun 6, 2009
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Do It For Alazne Edition
The LiberalOasis Radio Show is now being broadcast Saturdays at 12 noon on WHMP in Western MA. This week's show features Prof. Vijay Prashad author of "The Darker Nations," on Obama's foreign policy, Sarah Buttenwieser, Valley Advocate blogger of "Standing...
Saturday May 23, 2009
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: French-Canadian Rastafarian Edition
The LiberalOasis Radio Show is now being broadcast Saturdays at 12 noon on WHMP in Western MA. This week's show features author of the new book "Bloggers on the Bus," Eric Boehlert, and the debut of the "meandering musical expeditionary,"...
Saturday May 16, 2009
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Cutting Deals & Stacking Boxes
The LiberalOasis Radio Show, airs today at 10 AM on WHMP in Western MA. This week's podcast includes an interview with Jason Rosenbaum from Health Care for America Now! about the flurry of health reform activity this week, Tom Pappalardo...
Saturday May 9, 2009
The LiberalOasis Radio Show II: A New Hope
Today we launch the next chapter of the LiberalOasis Radio Show, airing on WHMP in Western MA Saturdays at 10 AM. In addition to the political commentary and interviews you love so much, we will now feature segments from a...
Saturday May 2, 2009
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Pig in Garden Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. The special guest was Valley Advocate & Hartford Advocate columnist Alan Bisbort, who discussed his latest column "The Pig in the Garden," about the...
Saturday Apr 25, 2009
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Tortured Arguments Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Christy Hardin Smith of FireDogLake.com who cut down the empty arguments coming from the conservative apologists for torture. My opening...
Saturday Apr 18, 2009
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Purity Myth Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Feministing.com's Jessica Valenti who discussed her latest book "The Purity Myth" and the damaging obsession with female virginity. The audio...
Saturday Apr 11, 2009
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Family of Secrets Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was investigative journalist Russ Baker of WhoWhatWhy/Real News Project, who discussed his new book on the Bush family: Family of Secrets....
Saturday Apr 4, 2009
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Carbon Cap & Gas Tax Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guests were Grist political correspondent Kate Sheppard who explained what's ahead with global warming legislation, and Progressive Massachusetts PAC's Leo Maley on...
Saturday Mar 28, 2009
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Media Still Lame Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Eric Boehlert of Media Matters for America, who analyzed the sad state of the traditional media in the Obama Era....
Saturday Mar 21, 2009
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Consuming Kids Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Adriana Barbaro of the Media Education Foundation, producer, director and writer of the new documentary "Consuming Kids: The Commercialization of...
Saturday Mar 14, 2009
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Employee Free Choice Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. Our special guest was Pat Garofalo from the Wonk Room who explained the importance of the Employee Free Choice Act to prevent corporate interference...
Friday Mar 13, 2009
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Live Stream
Today's taping of the LiberalOasis Radio Show is streaming live below. Video and podcast will be available tomorrow....
Saturday Mar 7, 2009
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Health Care Summit Edition
Underneath the comity displayed at the White House health care summit, fault lines between progressives and insurance lobbyists were clear, especially on the issue of whether we provide the choice of a public health insurance plan to compete against private...
Saturday Feb 28, 2009
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Budget Breakdown Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. We analyzed the wide-ranging ramifications of President Barack Obama's budget proposal with National Priorities Project Executive Director Jo Comerford analyzing the military side, and...
Saturday Feb 21, 2009
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Sam Seder Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Sam Seder of AirAmerica.com's daily Break Room Live, who is receiving a grassroots push to take over the 10 PM...
Friday Feb 20, 2009
LiberalOasis Radio Show [LIVE BETA TEST]
The LIberalOasis Radio show is taped on Fridays, and today, I'm experimenting with streaming the taping live. Please forgive any hiccups....
Saturday Feb 14, 2009
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: What's Next Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Jason Rosenbaum of The Seminal and Health Care for America Now, who discussed the economic recovery bill and what it...
Saturday Feb 7, 2009
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Thinking Big Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Commonweal Institute Executive Director and Progressive Ideas Network Co-Chair Barry Kendall who discussed the new book from the Progressive Ideas...
Saturday Jan 31, 2009
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: The First 10 Days
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Will Bunch of the Philadelphia Daily News and the blog Attytood, who discussed his new book, "Tear Down This Myth:...
Saturday Jan 24, 2009
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Progressive Revolution Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Mike Lux from Open Left and The Huffington Post, and author of the new book, The Progressive Revolution. Lux offered...
Saturday Jan 17, 2009
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Enviro Preview Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Grist's David Roberts, who gave us a preview of the year in environmental legislation, to prepare us for the battles...
Saturday Jan 10, 2009
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Gaza Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guests were David Pakman, host of Midweek Politics and Lisa Baskin of the MidEast Peace Coalition of Western Massachusetts who offered their...
Saturday Jan 3, 2009
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Food Politics in 2009
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Jill Richardson of La Vida Locavore who discussed the nomination of Tom Vilsack for Agriculture Secretary and previewed food politics...
Saturday Dec 27, 2008
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: 82% Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA, where we talked about the myriad of lame attacks against Barack Obama while he racks up phenomenal approval ratings by focusing on what matters,...
Saturday Dec 20, 2008
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Eye On The Ball Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Frederick Clarkson, founder of Talk To Action who discussed his new book, Dispatches From The Religious Left and the choice...
Saturday Dec 13, 2008
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: No More Fear Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Bob Cesca, featured writer for The Huffington Post who discussed his new book One Nation Under Fear. The audio podcast...
Saturday Dec 6, 2008
We Interrupt This Radio Show...
Today, WHMP is pre-empting the LIberalOasis Radio Show to cover the annual Hot Chocolate Run to benefit Safe Passage which provides non-judgmental support, shelter, counseling, and an abundance of resources to women, children, and families affected by domestic violence in...
Saturday Nov 29, 2008
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Thanksgiving Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA, where I discussed conservative misinformation about the upcoming stimulus package and the auto bailout, the scapegoating of homeless Americans with anti-panhandling laws and a...
Saturday Nov 22, 2008
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Build Baby Build Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. First, I talked to my Campaign for America's Future colleague Eric Lotke about his new report "The Investment Deficit in America," which lays out...
Saturday Nov 15, 2008
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Get Your War Off Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was David Rees of Get Your War On, who just published Get Your War On: The Definitive Account of the War...
Saturday Nov 8, 2008
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Mondo Mandate Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Campaign for America's Future Senior Fellow Bernie Horn, who discussed his new report "Congressional Elections Deliver A Progressive Mandate." The...
Saturday Nov 1, 2008
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Get Out The Vote Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guests were Lisa Baskin, Co-Coordinator of Hamsphire County (MA) for Obama, who discussed ground efforts in New Hampshire, and Errington Thompson of...
Saturday Oct 25, 2008
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: PA Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Will Bunch of the Philadelphia Daily News and the blog Attytood who analyzed the state of the presidential race in...
Saturday Oct 18, 2008
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Muck and Militia Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Sara Robinson from Orcinus, Group News Blog and Campaign for America's Future, who discussed the potential rise in right-wing extremist...
Friday Oct 17, 2008
I'm very happy to announce that tomorrow on the Errington Thompson show, I will have as my special guest Markos Moulitsas, founder of the Daily Kos and author of Taking on the System-Rules for Radical Change in a Digital Era....
Saturday Oct 11, 2008
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Florida Again Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Kenneth Quinnell of the Florida Progressive Coalition, who gave the ground-level view of the presidential election, and congressional elections, in...
Saturday Sep 27, 2008
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Post-Debate Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, a special post-debate The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP in Western MA with debate highlight, analysis and the latest polls. The audio podcast is available here: iTunes / XML / MP3...
Monday Sep 22, 2008
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Bailout Edition
David Pakman, who guest hosted this week's edition of the LiberalOasis Radio Show, has the podcast up at this link on the Midweek Politics site. Pakman covered the financial crisis, more great Sarah Palin moments and the continued drumbeat of...
Saturday Sep 20, 2008
The LiberalOasis Radio Show was guest hosted by Midweek Politics' David Pakman earlier today. But as I'm away from home this weekend, I'm unable to upload the podcast of this week's show. Regular podcasting will resume next week....
Saturday Sep 13, 2008
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Palin's 15 Minutes Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Jessica Valenti of Feministing.com who discussed her new article in the Guardian about how the GOP are trying to co-opt...
Saturday Sep 6, 2008
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: UnPalinable Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Rick Perlstein of the Big Con blog at OurFuture.org, and author of the critically acclaimed "Nixonland", who reported from the...
Saturday Aug 23, 2008
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Joe-mentum Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Isaiah Poole, executive editor of OurFuture.org, who discussed our blog series on how we can create a "progressive moment" that...
Saturday Aug 16, 2008
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Literary Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Aleksandar "Sasha" Hemon, author of the critically-acclaimed novel "The Lazarus Project." He discussed bridging the gap between the artistic and...
Saturday Aug 9, 2008
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: McCain's Running Too Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was David Dayen, from d-day, Hullabaloo and Calitics, who discussed the myriad of problems the McCain campaign is facing. The audio...
Saturday Aug 2, 2008
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Food Politics Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Jill Richardson of La Vida Locavore, who discussed the state of food politics and how individuals can become more involved...
Saturday Jul 19, 2008
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: John Hodgman Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest for the full show was John Hodgman, author of The Areas of My Expertise and the forthcoming More Information Than You...
Saturday Jul 12, 2008
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Health Care for America Now Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Roger Hickey of Campaign for America's Future, who discussed the brand-new $40M coalition Health Care for America Now. The audio...
Saturday Jul 5, 2008
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: SCOTUS Wrap Up Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Scott Lemieux of The American Prospect's blog TAPPED and Lawyers, Guns and Money, who gave us an in-depth analysis of...
Saturday Jun 28, 2008
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Save On Gas Now Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Sally Kohn of the Center for Community Change who discussed their Community Voting Project, a new long-term voter registration and...
Saturday Jun 21, 2008
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Uprising Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was David Sirota who discussed his NY Times best-selling book "The Uprising, the presidential candidates on trade, and how Bush's energy...
Saturday Jun 7, 2008
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Fake Pork Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Kate Sheppard of Grist Magazine who gave us the low-down on the Lieberman-Warner global warming bill. The audio podcast for...
Saturday May 31, 2008
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Uncommitted Superdelegate Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Deb Kozikowski, vice-chair of the Massachusetts Democratic Party, proprietor of RuralVotes.com and an uncommitted superdelegate, and she offered a window...
Saturday May 24, 2008
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Stress Test Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was my colleague at Campaign for America's Future, Research Director Eric Lotke who discussed the new Stress Test: A State-by-State Assessment...
Saturday May 17, 2008
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Appalachia Edition
bumped Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Ben Ray from BlueGrassRoots.org who discussed Sen. Barack Obama's prospects in Kentucky for November, and the chances for Democrats...
Saturday May 10, 2008
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Double Standard Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Feministing.com's Jessica Valenti, author of the new book, He's a Stud, She's a Slut, and 49 Other Double Standards Every...
Saturday May 3, 2008
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: IN & NC Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guests were Thomas Cook of Blue Indiana and Dr. Errington Thompson of Asheville's 880 AM and Where's The Outrage. Each gave a...
Saturday Apr 26, 2008
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Real McCain Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Cliff Schecter, author of the new book, The Real McCain which is stirring much controversy. The audio podcast for the...
Saturday Apr 19, 2008
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Worst Debate Ever Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Will Bunch of the Philadelphia Daily News and the blog Attytood, who gave us the ground-level view of the Pennsylvania...
Saturday Apr 12, 2008
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: MA Senate Showdown Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was candidate for US Senate Ed O'Reilly, who is facing off against Sen. John Kerry in the Massachusetts Democratic primary. The...
Saturday Apr 5, 2008
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Faith & Politics Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Rev. Dr. Peter B. Ives of The First Churches of Northampton, who discussed the role of religion in the 2008...
Saturday Mar 29, 2008
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Obama Doctrine Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Spencer Ackerman of The Washington Independent, the American Prospect and the blog Too Hot For TNR. We discussed his recent...
Saturday Mar 22, 2008
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Historic Speech Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Christopher Hayes, Washington editor of The Nation magazine, who gave his analysis of Sen. Barack Obama's historic "A More Perfect...
Saturday Mar 15, 2008
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Take Back Your Media Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Kia Franklin of TortDeform.com who discussed the lack of attention to civil justice issues in the presidential race. The audio...
Saturday Mar 8, 2008
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Take Back America Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Toby Chaudhuri of Campaign for America's Future who previewed the upcoming "progressive convention," Take Back America, being held March 17-19...
Saturday Mar 1, 2008
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Ohio Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Jerid Kurtz of Buckeye State Blog who offered the ground-level view of the upcoming Ohio primary. The audio podcast for...
Saturday Feb 23, 2008
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Texas Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Matt Glazer of Burnt Orange Report who offered the ground-level view of the upcoming Texas primary & caucus, and reactions...
Saturday Feb 16, 2008
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Superdelegate Edition
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Jennifer Nix of Literary Outpost, and one of the founders of the brand-new Superdelegate Transparency Project. The audio podcast for...
Saturday Feb 16, 2008
Having some technical problems getting this week podcast of the LiberalOasis Radio Show uploaded. But it should be resolved later today. Please keep checking back, and apologies for the inconvenience....
Saturday Feb 9, 2008
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: WA, VA, MD
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guests were the African-American Political Pundit who discussed the upcoming primaries in Virginia and Maryland, as well as David Goldstein of HorsesAss.org...
Saturday Feb 2, 2008
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Guide to Decide
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Cliff Schecter of Brave New Films, who gave us a preview of Super Tuesday. The audio podcast for the show...
Saturday Jan 26, 2008
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: FISA and South Carolina
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guests were Matt Browner-Hamlin of Hold Fast and Credo Action, who discussed the Senate FISA battle and its impact on our civil...
Saturday Jan 19, 2008
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guests were Todd Beeton of MyDD.com and Hugh Jackson of the Las Vegas Gleaner, both of whom previewed today's Nevada caucuses. The...
Saturday Jan 12, 2008
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Eric Baerren of Michigan Liberal, who sized up the issues at play in the upcoming Michigan primary. The audio podcast...
Tuesday Jan 8, 2008
I guest hosted WHMP's The Bill Dwight Show earlier today, and offered a preview of today's New Hampshire primary. Cliff Schecter of Brave New Films joined us to give his analysis, and to preview the latest BNF videos. Listen to...
Saturday Jan 5, 2008
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Laura Clawson of Blue Hampshire and Daily Kos, who gave us a ground-level view of the New Hampshire political landscape....
Saturday Dec 29, 2007
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Frederick Clarkson of Talk To Action, who discussed how religion is roiling the Republican primary race. Also, I analyzed Bush's...
Saturday Dec 22, 2007
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guests were Deb Kozikowski and Matt Barron of RuralVotes.com, who analyzed the presidential race from the rural voter perspective. The audio podcast...
Saturday Dec 15, 2007
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Glenn Hurowitz of Democratic Courage, author of the new book, Fear and Courage in the Democratic Party. From Iowa, he...
Saturday Dec 8, 2007
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was desmoinesdem from Bleeding Heartland, who gave us a ground-level view of the state of the Iowa caucus race. The audio...
Saturday Dec 1, 2007
There will be no LiberalOasis Radio Show this week, as we're pre-empted for live coverage of the annual Hot Chocolate Run to benefit Safe Passage. I will be on Seder on Sunday tomorrow as usual for the Weekend Watchdog....
Saturday Nov 24, 2007
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Campaign For America's Future Senior Fellow Rick Perlstein, who discussed the influx of unsafe toys and calls for the resignation...
Saturday Nov 17, 2007
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Sam Seder, who discussed the writers' strike and the Democratic race for president. The audio podcast for the show is...
Wednesday Oct 24, 2007
For Your Reading and Listening Pleasure...
I'm taking a two-week vacation, and while I'm gone, LiberalOasis has some real treats for you. Hartford Advocate columnist Alan Bisbort, and Asheville radio host Errington Thompson (also blogger at Where Is The Outrage?) will be blogging away. Alan's first...
Saturday Oct 20, 2007
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Steve Benen, who discussed the potential crackup of the conservative movement, SCHIP, FISA and the 2008 race for president. The...
Saturday Oct 13, 2007
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Pastor Dan Schulz (aka pastordan) of Street Prophets, who discussed the different ways faith is shaping the Democratic and Republicans...
Saturday Oct 6, 2007
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Marisa Treviño from Latina Lista, who discussed how the GOP is failing to build trust with the Latino community, and...
Saturday Sep 29, 2007
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast on WHMP-AM in Western MA. My special guest was Roger Hickey from Campaign for America's Future, who assessed how health care is shaping the presidential race. The podcast for...
Saturday Sep 22, 2007
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast WHMP-AM in Western MA, My special guest was Steve Clemons from The New America Foundation and The Washington Note, who offered his analysis on the political developments in Iran,...
Saturday Sep 15, 2007
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast WHMP-AM in Western MA, My special guest was David Roberts from Grist, on what we can do to bring about strong energy and global warming legislation. The podcasts are...
Saturday Sep 8, 2007
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast WHMP-AM in Western MA, My special guest was Christy Hardin Smith from FireDogLake, on what key blogs are doing to stiffen Democratic resolve against the occupation of Iraq, and...
Saturday Sep 1, 2007
Today at 10 AM ET, The LiberalOasis Radio Show was broadcast WHMP-AM in Western MA, My special guest was Rick Perlstein, on how conservatism failed the victims of Katrina. The podcasts are available here. And you can watch the show...
Tuesday Aug 28, 2007
If I did this right, you can subscribe to The LiberalOasis Radio Show podcast here....
Saturday Aug 25, 2007
Today at 10 AM, The LiberalOasis Radio Show debuted on WHMP-AM in Western MA, with special guest Rachel Maddow. You can watch the show below. Segment 1: Vietnamization Segment 2: 160,000 Troops? Or 155,000? Segment 3: Interview with Rachel Maddow...
