West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy

West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Specials, Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the Georgia Court of Appeals granted review of the decision to leave Fani Willis as a prosecutor on the case.Then, on the rest of the menu, a Michigan man has been charged for making explosives to target the Satanic Temple in Massachusetts; responding to a disturbance call, Florida deputies burst into the wrong apartment and fatally shot a Black US airman; and, a federal judge ruled Arkansas cannot prevent two teachers from discussing critical race theory in the classroom.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where another German politician was violently attacked by a right wing extremist that required treatment at a Berlin hospital; and, Mexico was hit by hours of rolling blackouts due to high temperatures and low power generation.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Put

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Smothered Benedict Wednesdays, is now available on the Spreaker Player!​​​​​​​Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Judge Cannon’s luxury gift scandal grows.Then, on the rest of the menu, Idaho prosecutors have declined to bring charges against a Coeur d’Alene eighteen year old for using the N word and threatening sexual violence against the University of Utah women’s basketball team earlier this year; the nation’s largest public utility ignored warnings its environmental review does not comply with federal law, and is moving forward with a new Tennessee natural gas plant, anyway; and, two professors are challenging an Indiana law that creates new regulations on faculty tenure at public colleges and universities.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the governor of the Italian region surrounding the port city of Genoa, was placed under house arrest as part of a corruption investigation; and, the Poland Prime

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Tarrytown Chowder Tuesdays is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Cannon pulled a last-minute stunt to yet again delay Trump’s espionage trial.Then, on the rest of the menu, New York filed suit against a dozen anti-abortion groups for promoting false treatments to reverse medication abortions; the federal government fined a Tennessee-based sanitation company $650,000 for illegally hiring children to clean meat processing plants on the graveyard shift; and, after massive downpours flooded the state’s rivers and packed mountains with snow, California reported the first increase in groundwater supplies in four years.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where an American soldier was arrested in Russia and accused of stealing from his honey-pot girlfriend; and, Jordan stationed two firefighting helicopters in Cyprus to help as the summer fire season arrives.All that and more, on W

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, River City Hash Mondays is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, while ruminating over the weekend of possibly being a key witness against Trump, Karen McDougal hinted at some major plans for his criminal trial.Then, on the rest of the menu, the Justice Department warned it plans to sue Iowa over a new state immigration law; Boeing locked out its private firefighters around Seattle over a pay dispute; and, a federal lawsuit against Meta asks if Facebook users have the right to control their feeds using external tools.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where a candidate for Germany’s key party was beaten up by right wing thugs while campaigning for the European elections; and, the German foreign minister says Russia will face consequences for its monthslong cyber espionage campaign.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live Player​Keep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!"I was ne

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Blue Moon Spirits Fridays, is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump’s lawyer introduced into the court record something that Donald Trump never wanted to be made public. Then, on the rest of the menu, southwest Washington state farmers called on Congress to keep conservation funding in the farm bill; some anti-vaxxer somewhere is going to complain that jackboot Long Beach, California officials declared a public health emergency after one person died and nine others were hospitalized due to a tuberculosis outbreak in the city; and, the former Republican Michigan House leader and his wife plead not guilty to misusing political funds.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where thousands rallied in Slovakia to protest a controversial overhaul of public broadcasting; and, the head of Greece’s extreme far-right Golden Dawn party was granted conditional early release from prison.

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays, is now available on the Spreaker Player!​​​​​​​Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, there is a major update on the Republican effort to keep Biden off the November ballot in Ohio and Alabama.Then, on the rest of the menu, another whistleblower linked to Boeing has ended up dead under suspicious circumstances; the Arizona state Senate finally voted to repeal the 1864 abortion ban, but the ban will still take effect temporarily; and, a three-judge panel of the 9th circuit ruled the ex-FBI informant with ties to Russian and charged with lying about the Biden’s, must remain jailed while awaiting trial.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Warsaw’s main synagogue was attacked with firebombs overnight, but sustained minimal damage; and, a senior Australian minister refused to comment on media reports that Indian spies were secretly expelled four years ago.All that and more, on W

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Smothered Benedict Wednesdays, is now available on the Spreaker Player!​​​​​​​Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, at this point, everybody expects Trump to appeal Merchan’s order that he attend Barron’s graduation.Then, on the rest of the menu, the Southern Oregon coast is closer to building a floating offshore wind energy farm, capable of powering a million homes, after the Biden administration announced it’s preparing to accept proposals for the area; Tim Kennedy of New York is projected to win the special election for New York’s 26th Congressional District, temporarily shaving the GOP majority in the US House to one seat; and, an Alabama Senate committee voted to set aside money so that the state can reverse course and participate in a federal summer food program for low-income families with school-age children.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the European Union said that it’s investigating Facebook

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Tarrytown Chowder Tuesdays is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, top Trump aide Peter Navarro swings and misses for the third time at the Supreme Court.Then, on the rest of the menu, Mississippi lawmakers are expected to vote on their Medicaid expansion plan with a work requirement; the family of a Black teen who was shot after ringing the wrong doorbell has filed a lawsuit against the Kansas City, Missouri homeowner; and, a former NSA worker gets nearly 22 years in prison for selling secrets to an undercover FBI agent he thought was a Russian official.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Belarus banned German state broadcaster Deutsche Welle as an ‘extremist’ organization; a German army captain with ties to the far-right AfD Party admitted to spying for Russia and leaking state secrets.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Just

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, River City Hash Mondays is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Marc Elias discussed the GOP's dangerous attorney swap and what it will mean.Then, on the rest of the menu, a federal judge sentenced a longtime DEA agent to four years in prison for leaking Agency intelligence to defense lawyers in a $100,000 bribery scheme; multiple civil cases, and a federal investigation are testing the Tesla claim that drivers are solely responsible for crashes; and, six California House races could help determine control of Congress.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where nine people charged in connection with a far-right plot to topple the German government are going on trial today; tens of thousands rallied in Madrid to urge Spanish leader Pedro Sánchez not to resign after a right-wing smear campaign targeting his wife.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live Player​Keep Your Resistance Radi

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Blue Moon Spirits Fridays, is now available on the Spreaker Player!​​​​​Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, ”They should move the Supreme Court to RNC headquarters.”Then, on the rest of the menu, the FBI concealed from Trump foe Lisa Page that she was being stalked by a “troubled Marine” obsessed with mass killings; Alabama lawmakers advanced a bill that could lead to the prosecution of librarians for just handing out books to anybody who wants one; and, California battery storage is increasing rapidly, but not enough yet to end summer blackouts.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Putin announced plans to visit China in May; and, in the wake of a major spying scandal and illegal foreign payoffs, German lawmakers mocked the far right party as “Russia Today, China Tomorrow.”All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live Playe

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays, is now available on the Spreaker Player!​​​​​​​Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, a court filing in Cannon’s court by Trump’s lawyer Chris Kise, now claims he is no longer free for two weeks, so she has to delay the trial a lot.Then, on the rest of the menu, a federal judge ordered an anonymous jury for the trial of Steve Bannon associate Guo Wengui, citing his past acts; the “dumbest man on the internet,” Gateway Pundit Jim Hoft, will file for bankruptcy amid a slew of election conspiracy lawsuits; and, the first commercial hydrogen fuel station for big-rig trucks in the US is up and running at the Port of Oakland, California.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Russia vetoed a UN resolution calling for the prevention of a dangerous nuclear arms race in space; and, a Peruvian judge ordered the preventative detention for an Iranian and two Peruvians in a thwarted plot t

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Smothered Benedict Wednesdays, is now available on the Spreaker Player!​​​​​​​Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump attorney Todd Blanche had a disastrous show cause hearing with Judge Merchan over Trump's gag order.Then, on the rest of the menu, Justice Sotomayor sliced through the spin in the Grants Pass ‘make homelessness a crime’ case; Alabama lawmakers passed a bill that blocks state incentives to companies that voluntarily recognize unions; and, just in time for the election, Postmaster General DeJoy is committed to rerouting mail for processing so that letter delivery takes seven to ten days when it used to take two.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where a far-right German EU lawmaker’s aide has been arrested on suspicion of spying for China; and, Japan’s moon lander wasn’t built to survive a weekslong lunar night, but it’s still going after three.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Sp

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Tarrytown Chowder Tuesdays is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, a key twist in Trump's 'catch and kill' scheme will be hard for him to explain away.Then, on the rest of the menu, Minnesota and other Democratic-led states are marshaling the pushback on censorship by banning the book ban; Seattle Children’s Hospital won’t turn over gender-affirming care records in a lawsuit settlement with Texas; and, the Baltimore mayor and city council filed suit that the owner and manager of the massive container ship that took down the Francis Scott Key Bridge should be held fully liable for the deadly collapse.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where UK prosecutors charged two men with spying for China, including a parliamentary researcher; and, Elon Musk accused Australia of censorship after a Sydney court banned the violent video of a Bishop being stabbed.All that and more, on West C

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, River City Hash Mondays is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump will face the witness he fears the most in his criminal trial.Then, on the rest of the menu, legal action to ‘hollow out’ Brown v. Kansas Board of Education is moving at deliberate speed; the Los  Angeles Police Department arrested a suspect for the break-in at the home of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass; and, after a recent exodus has left only a little more than a hundred obstetricians left in the state, an Idaho group is exploring a ballot initiative for abortion rights and reproductive care.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the public portion of the Panama Papers trial has come to an unexpectedly speedy end; and, two more mayoral candidates in Mexico were found dead late Friday night, bringing to seventeen the number of contenders slain in the lead-up to the June 2 election.Bon Appétit!The Netroots

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Blue Moon Spirits Fridays, is now available on the Spreaker Player!​​​​​Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump filed a motion to exclude evidence of his own behavior at the Manhattan criminal trial.Then, on the rest of the menu, a top leader of Charlie Kirk’s national conservative group Turning Point Action, resigned after being accused of forging voter signatures on official paperwork so that he could run for reelection in the Arizona House; Alabama lawmakers advanced a bill to strengthen the state’s weak open records law; and, a hack that caused a small Texas town’s water system to overflow, has been linked to a shadowy Russian hacktivist group sabotaging small town infrastructure across the United States.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the leaders of Belgium and the Czech Republic warned their European Union partners to take urgent action to prevent Russian interference in June’s Europe-wide ele

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays, is now available on the Spreaker Player!​​​​​​​Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Jared Kushner has made forty million dollars a year from the Gulf Arab States and their billions of investments in him, while zero of those dollars are going into American businesses or to help everyday Americans.Then, on the rest of the menu, twenty-three Republican attorneys general attacked the Biden administration’s stated goal of pursuing environmental justice, calling it a form of “racial engineering;‘’ New Mexico voters for the first time can now sign up to receive absentee ballots permanently; and, a California lawmaker wants to require business owners and landlords to disclose their identities under legislation aimed at cracking down on questionable LLC’s.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Switzerland’s lower house moved to ban use of Nazi and extremist symbols that could stir v

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Tarrytown Chowder Tuesdays is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the corruption within the Department of Justice under Donald Trump served Trump's interests and his allies, and can still be seen in the structure of the New York criminal case against Sleepy Don.Then, on the rest of the menu, members of an Oklahoma far-right, anti-government group are charged in the grisly slayings of a young mother and a preacher’s wife; a former Marine was sentenced to nine years in prison for firebombing a Southern California Planned Parenthood clinic in 2022; and, the governor of Maine signed a bill restricting paramilitary training in response to a neo-Nazi’s plan to create a center for a “blood tribe.”After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where lawmakers in the Georgian legislature turned to fisticuffs as parliament debated a divisive new Kremlin-like law dubbed the foreign agent bill; an

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, River City Hash Mondays is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, in the last hours before his New York trial, Trump reminded everybody about his dark past owning teen beauty pageants.Then, on the rest of the menu, Philadelphia becomes the fourth city to ban the nation’s largest ghost gun parts dealer; a conservative Utah school board member who questioned a student’s gender, lost her party nomination for reelection; and California dairy farms are scrambling to guard their herds against the H5N1 bird flu virus.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Belarus convicted a famous dissident rock band and sentenced its members to several years of “correctional labor;” and, three men stranded on an uninhabited Pacific island survived for more than a week until palm fronds they used to spell out HELP on the beach was spotted by Navy and Coast Guard aviators.Bon Appétit!The Netroots R

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Smothered Benedict Wednesdays, is now available on the Spreaker Player!​​​​​​​Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Aileen Cannon overturned her own prior order, but this time blamed Jack Smith for her own lack of knowledge about the law.Then, on the rest of the menu, the woman who plead guilty to stealing Ashley Biden’s diary and selling it to Project Veritas, was sentenced to one month of hardly any time in prison; a California state court ruled that Kevin McCarthy’s protege can run dual candidacies on the state ballot; and, Texas attorney general Ken Paxton filed suit to stop a guaranteed income program set to start this month for Houston-area residents.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where six northern European nations signed a deal to protect North Sea infrastructure from hostile actors; and, lawmaker Simon Harris was elected Ireland’s prime minister by a vote in parliament, becoming at thirty-seven the

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Tarrytown Chowder Tuesdays is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, in a scathing sixty-six page filing, Jack Smith urged the Supreme Court to reject Trump’s claims of complete and total immunity.Then, on the rest of the menu, new California legislation seeks to permanently ban paraquat, a powerful and widely used weedkiller that has been linked to Parkinson’s disease; West Virginia had a whopping five tornadoes last week, more than double its yearly average; and, hydropower generated for electricity from Oregon and Washington dams fell to historically low levels last year, and experts expect it could drop further by year’s end.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where an espionage scandal rocking Austria is laying bare Russian spying operations across Europe; and, the 'Panama Papers' trial has begun, eight years after the international tax evasion scandal was first exposed.Al