West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy

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, radical right wing mass violence sits dangerously close to Republican politics.Then, on the rest of the menu, the Minnesota Senate approved a paid family and medical leave plan; abortion providers in three states filed suit to protect their access to mifepristone pills; and, the Pennsylvania House battle hinges on the Philadelphia suburbs.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where workers at a Goodyear tire plant in Mexico voted to throw out an old-guard union; and, tens of thousands marched in silence in Serbia after the mass shootings there.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live Player​Keep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!“As I ate the oysters with their strong taste of the sea and their faint metallic taste that

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, there is a sickness in Texas and that sickness starts at the top with Greg Abbott.Then, on the rest of the menu, Ron DeSantis deploys the state police to enforce his political agenda, and many in the agency don’t like it; far-right activist Ammon Bundy’s latest standoff is in court; and, FAA Acting Administrator Billy Nolen warned of summer travel ‘havoc’ if GOP budget cuts pass.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where a Paraguayan far-right populist who blamed election fraud for his third place finish in last week’s presidential election, has been detained by police; and, Botticelli’s Venus is an ‘influencer,’ but Italy is not happy.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live Player​Keep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!

Friday’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, Federalist Society co-chair Leonard Leo, arranged for Ginni Thomas to be paid tens of thousands of dollars for consulting work and urged that her name be left off the invoices.Then, on the rest of the menu, Oregon state Republicans boycotted the legislature for the second straight day so Democrats who control the chamber don’t have a quorum to lawfully convene a vote; the Republican Iowa governor will sign a bill to yank kids out of school and put them on the meat packing floor for the night shift; and, scores of new hearings were granted after it was discovered a Maryland judge negotiated a job position with local prosecutors.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where foreign citizens and companies would need US government approval to buy property within 100 miles of eight military bases; and, China is

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, billionaire Harlan Crow paid at least $150k for Justice Thomas' grandnephew to attend private school.Then, on the rest of the menu, a former FBI supervisor was arrested in Oregon in connection with the January 6 insurrection; a Wisconsin judge is set to hear arguments in a lawsuit challenging the state’s 174-year-old abortion ban; and, Michelle Obama launches a new company to improve child nutrition.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Hungarian police tear-gassed teenagers at a protest against Orban's education reforms; and, Canada's spy agency withheld information about Chinese threats against a Canadian lawmaker and his family.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live Player​Keep Your Resistance Radio Beami

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, Democrats have a ‘legislative secret agent’ to fight the GOP on the debt ceiling crisis.Then, on the rest of the menu, the state of Georgia will for the first time run its own marketplace for individual health insurance; a Utah judge delayed implementing the statewide abortion clinic ban; and, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill expanding access to contraceptives.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where three hundred people were arrested in a crackdown on the dark web drug market; and, three imprisoned Iranian women journalists have won the top UN prize for press freedom.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live Player​Keep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!Show Notes & Links

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, US religious extremists are pushing radical anti-gay laws in Africa.Then, on the rest of the menu, a Minnesota man set fire to two mosques, vandalized Ilhan Omar’s office and then targeted a 'Somali Mall;' a California “mom influencer” who claimed that a Latino couple tried to kidnap her two children has been convicted of one count of making a false police report; and, a lawsuit in Texas alleges SpaceX used a state wildlife preserve as a ‘dumping ground for space waste.’After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where millions have already snapped up the new Germany-wide public transit ticket; and, Britain's finance ministry said that the country's banking system remained safe, sound and well capitalized after the First Republic Bank collapse.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuis

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, the Proud Boys went into January 6 ‘committed to carrying out violence.’Then, on the rest of the menu, Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel urged losing GOP candidates to double down on taking away women’s rights; metrosexual Josh Hawley blamed Hunter Biden for America’s “manliness crisis;” and, Christale Spain is the first Black woman to lead the South Carolina Democratic Party.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where after a series of killings, anti-corruption groups urged South African authorities to provide far better protection for whistleblowers; and, a powerhouse US doctor who was slain in Sudan, was ‘killed for nothing.’All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live Player​Keep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 2

Friday’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, Congress has 'a responsibility' to investigate the Supreme Court over ethics concerns.Then, on the rest of the menu, East Brunswick, New Jersey cops found large-capacity ammunition magazines at the home of a Republican candidate who threatened to 'light up' his rivals; a Missouri judge temporarily halted enforcement of a first-of-its-kind rule that restricts access to gender-affirming health care, just hours before it was set to take effect; and, the Minneapolis NAACP sued the city of Minneapolis over allegations that police officers used phony social media accounts to spy on its leaders and members.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Germany has stepped up surveillance of far-right party affiliates; and a federal judge in Brazil ordered a temporary suspension of Telegram, citing the social media

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, Tucker Carlson made Abby Grossman’s “life a living hell.”Then, on the rest of the menu, a My Pillow Guy-backed supervisor in election conspiracy-addled Shasta County, California was served recall papers at a raucous public meeting; federal prosecutors allege in newly unsealed charges that a 20-year-old neo-Nazi tried to firebomb an Ohio church to stop an upcoming drag performance; and, Twitter star Yashar Ali still owes $230,000 to a Getty heir, now a debt collector wants his income.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the foreign minister of war-mongering Russia whined that the European Union “is becoming militarized at a record-rate” and showing “very little difference” with NATO; and, former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been appointed to dual fellowships at the Harvard Kennedy Scho

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, Tucker Carlson was given an “enormous platform” to undermine democracy, but then just like O’Reilly, he cost Rupert too much money.Then, on the rest of the menu, Alabama and Mississippi closed most their government offices yesterday Monday for Confederate Memorial Day; survivors of last year’s wildfire in New Mexico will get FEMA aid; and, a newly formed nonprofit group headed by a longtime Maine journalist wants to buy most of the newspapers in the state.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where European leaders committed to more wind energy production; and, a Tokyo company aims to be the first business to put a lander on the moon.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live Player​Keep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!

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, sixty-seven year-old bachelor Lindsey Graham has some ideas what the little ladies should be allowed to do about their reproductive health.Then, on the rest of the menu, the California Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit brought by disability advocates challenging Governor Newsom’s plan to treat mental illness; the conservative campaign to rewrite child labor laws can be traced to one group funded by a consortium of anti-government billionaires; and, Alabama governor Kay Ivey was slammed after ousting the state’s top education official over a widely-used four decade-old teacher resource guide as being, “too woke.”After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the campaigns for the May 21st Greek election begins with a dissolved parliament; and, special forces swiftly evacuated US embassy staff from Sudan, but private US

riday’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Blue Moon Spirits Fridays, is now available!​​​​​​​Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Democrats would be wise to follow Michigan’s example in standing up to the tyranny of the MAGA minority.Then, on the rest of the menu, Kansas governor Laura Kelly vetoed four anti-trans bills, but Republican lawmakers appeared to have the votes to override most of her actions; the Texas Senate moved to end countywide voting on Election Day; and, California will provide 100% of the water requested by cities and farms for the first time in years, thanks to winter storms that filled the state’s reservoirs.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the Steve Bannon partner and self-exiled Chinese businessman charged in a $1 billion fraud case, will remain behind bars after a federal judge rejected a proposed $25 million bail package; and, Fox Corporation chief executive Lachlan Murdoch dropped his defamation lawsuit against Austra

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, Marjorie Taylor Greene’s latest stunt for Fox backfired instantly and blew up in her face.Then, on the rest of the menu, the first officer has been disciplined nearly two years after the Los Angeles Police Department bomb squad blew up a South LA neighborhood by detonating of a cache of fireworks; Portland, Oregon police responded to LGBTQ+ training with racist feedback; and, a semi-automatic rifle ban passed the Washington state Legislature.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where scientists have identified the cause of a massive Caribbean sea urchin die-off; and, Russia is suspected of spying in the waters of the Baltic and North Seas, using civilian fishing trawlers, cargo ships and yachts.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The

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, no one in their right mind believes a fine of almost a billion dollars will have any affect on Fox’s continuous misrepresentations, outright lies and overt propaganda. Then, on the rest of the menu, the Iowa Senate advanced a bill to loosen child labor laws; concerned with the safety of process servers and his deputies, an Idaho sheriff has declined to serve legal notices on heavily-armed Ammon Bundy; and, Oklahomans are terrified of heavily-armed right-wing extremists twenty-eight years after Tim McVeigh bombed the Alfred P Murrah federal building in Oklahoma City.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the European Union is near a deal on a $47 Billion dollar law to boost computer chip production; and, hunger is soaring and spreading across West Africa.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, the Discord intel leak was only exposed because Russian propaganda produced from the leak, found its way to a pro-Russia social media network run by a former Navy NCO under investigation by the FBI, right onto the Fox network.Then, on the rest of the menu, the Oklahoma Sheriff, who along with other officials were recorded threatening local media with violence, is now investigating local media for recording their secret meeting; a federal appeals court overturned Berkeley, California’s ban on natural gas in new construction; and, a bill in Washington state to establish a minimum marriage age of 18 has stalled again in the Legislature.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the G7 vowed a tough, unified stance on Russia’s war; and, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation paused its use of Twitter after Elon Musk

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, Marjorie Taylor Greene's defense of the air national guardsman who posted classified documents online is "grossly irresponsible."Then, on the rest of the menu, Portland, Oregon police indiscriminately blasted tear gas toward demonstrators during the George Floyd protests in violation of their own policies; a Silicon Valley city councilman has been charged with perjury after he lied about leaking a grand jury report to the San Francisco 49ers last year; and, a report issued by the National Urban League found democracy for Black Americans is under attack.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni acknowledged “anomalies” in the handling of a Russian businessman who escaped house arrest to avoid extradition to the United States; and, Europe’s most powerful nuclear reactor has started re

Friday’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Blue Moon Spirits Fridays, is now available!​​​​​​​Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, 'Clarence Thomas has absolutely violated federal law.'Then, on the rest of the menu, an Orange County, California school district wants to overrule its own Literature Review Committee of educators and parents, raising concerns of book bans; Oregon likely broke federal law by hiring over a hundred unqualified special education teachers for the school year; and, the Arkansas attorney general is working hard to convince the courts racism is over, so it’s okay to segregate the schools, again.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Norway expelled fifteen Russian diplomats suspected of spying; and, Slovakia’s central bank chief was fined for bribery but still faces a trial.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance

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, no need to head off overseas to find a child bride, when you can just go to Missouri.Then, on the rest of the menu, the Biden administration has proposed a HIPPA rule update to protect the privacy of abortion seekers and physicians; the charged debate on the Oregon gun safety bills is a microcosm of the national divide; and, the Department of Agriculture wants US meat processors to make sure they are not using child labor.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Switzerland’s lower house of parliament issued a searing rebuke of an emergency plan to rescue Credit Suisse; and, the president of Colombia removed the national police director who had talked about using exorcisms to catch fugitives.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The

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, anti-democratic movements thrive in GOP statehouses.Then, on the rest of the menu, the Fox attorneys in the Dominion libel case got the mild-mannered judge really, really mad at them; free COVID testing will end in May; and, an environmental group sued to uphold closing California’s last nuke plant.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Iran President Ebrahaim Raisi announced a Cabinet reshuffle; and, Germany expelled Chad’s ambassador after their own envoy was kicked out.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live Player​Keep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!"To those of us who believe that all of life is sacred every crumb of bread and sip of wine is a Eucharist, a remembrance, a call to awareness of holiness r

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 people have spoken, and they expect abortion rights.”Then, on the rest of the menu, three Tennessee trial judges blocked the state’s move to cut the Nashville city council in half; for the first time in the school’s 257-year history, Rutgers faculty went on strike; and, the major leak of classified US documents that’s shaken Washington, may have started in a chatroom on a social media platform popular with gamers.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where a top judge in Greece’s supreme court quit in a legal dispute over the upcoming elections; and, the UN food agency said it urgently needs $800 million for the next six months to help Afghanistan.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live Player​Keep Your Resistance Radi