West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy

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 political quicksand quickens for Republicans over abortion.Then, on the rest of the menu, Florida officials cut key data from a vaccine study to make vaccinations seem more dangerous; Iowa will discontinue paying for rape victims’ emergency abortions or contraceptives; and, the California San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department experienced a “network disruption” to its electronic systems and has called in the FBI and Department of Homeland Security to investigate.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where thousands of doctors plan to walk off job again in England; and, Afghan religious scholars criticized the Taliban over their ban on education for women.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live Player​Keep Your Resistan

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, the expulsion of two Black Democratic Tennessee lawmakers is the result of ‘a predominantly-White supermajority undoing democracy.'Then, on the rest of the menu, a federal regulatory group voted to officially close the king salmon fishing season along much of the West Coast; three Alaska Native tribes have sued to block a major gold mine project; and, Vice President Harris promoted a huge community solar deal in Georgia.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where intense fighting in Myanmar sent thousands fleeing to Thailand; and, Greece will send more arms to Ukraine, but set some limits.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!“Structural linguistics is a bitterly divided and unhappy pro

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, police are providing extra security for those involved in the Manhattan case against Donald Trump following a string of violent threats.Then, on the rest of the menu, a pair of Oklahoma jailers got probation after torturing inmates by playing ‘Baby Shark’ on repeat for hours; the sheriff of one of Maryland’s most populous counties was accused of illegally obtaining machine guns so a gun shop could rent out the weapons for profit; and, participants in a Department of Defense training exercise at a Boston hotel entered the wrong room and mistakenly detained a guest instead of the person assigned the role.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Switzerland will end its auto import tax exemption for electric cars; and, coal use has climbed worldwide despite promises to slash it.All that and more, on Wes

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 got away with the Access Hollywood tape politically, but will pay for it legally.Then, on the rest of the menu, Hawai’i lawmakers are considering legislation that would require tourists to pay for a yearlong license to visit state parks; the state of Washington has purchased a three-year supply of abortion pills ahead of the court ruling out of Amarillo, Texas; and, still reeling from a weekend of deadly weather, the risk of severe storms persists from Texas to the Great Lakes.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where new images from inside the Fukushima nuclear power plant has triggered concerns about the reactor’s safety; and, Italy is rallying international support for another attempt to build a bridge to Sicily.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice

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, Trump was expecting the Presidential Archives to pay him about $18 million dollars for the top secret documents he stole, like they paid Nixon.Then, on the rest of the menu, a lawsuit has been filed challenging Utah’s abortion clinic ban; Tennessee Republican lawmakers moved expel three Democratic members for their role in the recent school children gun control protest at the state Capitol; and, the Indiana Senate backed a GOP bill tightening mail voter rules.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Indian opposition leader, Rahul Gandhi, avoids prison as he appeals his defamation verdict; and, OPEC’s surprise cuts in production is meant to benefit Russia, at the expense of the US and Europe.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots

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, McCarthy is acting as a 'surrogate criminal defense team' for Trump.Then, on the rest of the menu, voters with disabilities are often overlooked in the voting battles; a federal judge temporarily blocked Tennessee’s anti-drag law; and, the EPA approved California’s rules that phases out diesel trucks.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where a network of activists in Mexico helps US women get abortions; and, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese musician, film composer and anti-nuke activist, has died at age 71.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!"I was never a spy. I was with the OSS organization. We had a number of women, but we were all office help."Julia Child

Today’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, the DeSantis’ tweet about Bragg being Soros-backed is “hard to even call it a dog whistle of antisemitism.”Then, on the rest of the menu, federal authorities arrested a Washington state man for making almost two dozen “swatting” calls around the country and in Canada; Republican legislative leaders in New Mexico asked the federal government to investigate the state Health Department amid allegations of abuse of developmentally disabled people; and, among 160 years of presidential scandals, Trump stands alone.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Russia is seeking an arms-for-food deal with North Korea; and, Russia arrested a Wall Street Journal reporter on a spying charge.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live Player​Keep Your Resis

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays, is now available.Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, “Republicans like to say the AR-15 is not a weapon of war, but it absolutely is.”Then, on the rest of the menu, a permit to buy a handgun is no longer required in North Carolina; the rejection of a veteran Black educator for state superintendent has angered some Mississippi senators; and, Walt Disney World passed restrictive covenants that strips the power of the DeSantis-appointed Central Florida Tourism Oversight District.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Credit Suisse violated a plea agreement with the United States by failing to report secret offshore accounts of wealthy, tax-avoiding Americans; and, Taiwan’s president is beginning a swing through the United States and Central America to shore up support.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, concern for the health of Israel's democracy sparks alarm at all levels.Then, on the rest of the menu, a right-wing think tank tied to deep right wing dark money, has jumped into the Wisconsin Supreme Court race; federal authorities offered rewards of up to $20,000, as their search continues for former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan’s ex-chief of staff; and, California farmers are capturing the runoff from a freakishly wet year to replenish the over-pumped Central Valley Aquifer.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where French authorities raided the Paris offices of five banks on suspicion of tax fraud; and, a Muslim leader for Scotland is a sign of the United Kingdom’s political diversity.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots

West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Special; Tarrytown Chowder Tuesdays!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump's latest legal challenge is convincing a jury he loves his wife.Then, on the rest of the menu, New Jersey will take over the Paterson police department a month after city cops killed a well-known crisis intervention worker; the Kansas Supreme Court signaled that it still considers access to abortion a “fundamental” right under the state constitution; and, Joe Biden issued an executive order that will restrict the use of commercial spyware tools that have been used to surveil human rights activists, journalists and dissidents around the world.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Black children in England and Wales were six times more likely to be strip-searched by police; and, China’s global influence campaign has been surprisingly robust and successful... in Utah.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speake

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, River City Hash Mondays is now available on Spreaker.Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Pence ‘embarrassed himself’ with his defense of Trump.Then, on the rest of the menu, a Pentagon study has found high rates of cancer among military pilots and ground crews; New York Community Bank has agreed to buy a significant chunk of the failed Signature Bank in a $2.7 billion deal; and, Minnesota regulators say that a nuclear power plant leak four weeks ago didn’t require public notice.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Australian fintech firm Latitude Group said it had taken its platforms offline as the cyberattack detected last week remained active; and, justice ministers from around the world will meet in London to build support for the International Criminal Court after it issued a warrant for Vladimir Putin.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon App

Today’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, Republicans have abandoned all pretense and are brazenly weaponizing Congress to save Trump.Then, on the rest of the menu, a Pennsylvania judge dismissed the latest GOP mail ballot lawsuit; unions for service workers at Walt Disney World reached a deal that would raise the starting minimum wage from $15 to $18 an hour; and, reversing the state’s long opposition, North Carolina just approved Medicaid expansion.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the founder of Terraform Labs, who is wanted in South Korea in connection with a $40 billion crash of the firm’s cryptocurrency, was arrested in Montenegro; and, the Finnish president formally signed, sealed and delivered the Nordic country’s historic bid to join NATO.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Net

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays, is now available.Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the medication abortion battle is emboldening the right-wing war on science.Then, on the rest of the menu, a Wisconsin man pled guilty to his role in the Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping scheme; California state regulators could decide to impose the nation’s first penalty on oil companies for price gouging; and, a former Wells Fargo executive will plead guilty for her role in the bogus customer accounts scandal.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Brazil has reintroduced visa requirement for US tourists; and, North Korea test-launched an ICBM just hours before the South Korea-Japan summit in Tokyo.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!“Everyone in this good city enjoys the full right

West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Specials, Smothered Benedict Wednesdays!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, rather than being held accountable, Trump has consistently been protected and rewarded.Then, on the rest of the menu, the Ballona Creek Trash Interceptor near Playa del Rey, California has spared the Pacific from hundreds of thousands of pounds of garbage during the recent storms; the effort to recall the first woman mayor of New Orleans has failed; and, Oregon lawmakers are poised to pass a sweeping $200 million housing and homelessness package.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where a Kenyan judge temporarily blocked the mass layoff of Facebook moderators in the country; and, Google suspended a Chinese shopping app amid security concerns.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!"To t

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Tarrytown Chowder Tuesdays is now available on Spreaker.Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, no one has to worry about a violent Trump mob invading Manhattan.Then, on the rest of the menu, Los Angeles schools will close as district workers begin a three-day strike; Philadelphia announced a $9.25 million settlement with hundreds of people over the police response to the George Floyd protests; and, Minnesota is moving to fortify its state status as an abortion refuge.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where a former United States military pilot accused of training Chinese aviators was lured from China to Australia as part of a US plan to extradite him; and, the France Council of State ordered the government to better protect endangered dolphins and porpoises.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

West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Specials; River City Hash Mondays!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Pence ‘embarrassed himself’ with his defense of Trump.Then, on the rest of the menu, a Pentagon study has found high rates of cancer among military pilots and ground crews; New York Community Bank has agreed to buy a significant chunk of the failed Signature Bank in a $2.7 billion deal; and, Minnesota regulators say that a nuclear power plant leak four weeks ago didn’t require public notice.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Australian fintech firm Latitude Group said it had taken its platforms offline as the cyberattack detected last week remained active; and, justice ministers from around the world will meet in London to build support for the International Criminal Court after it issued a warrant for Vladimir Putin.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!"

West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Specials; Blue Moon Spirits Friday!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, McCarthy is willing to sacrifice the security of Congress to curry favor with MAGA and Fox.Then, on the rest of the menu, Oregon will halt electric vehicle rebates for one year beginning in May, due to high demand and dwindling funds; Michigan added LGBTQ protections to the state's civil rights law; and, California will transform the infamous San Quinten prison into a lockup where less-dangerous prisoners will receive education, training and rehabilitation.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Guatemala arrested another former prosecutor, the latest in a series of detentions seen as weakening anti-corruption efforts in the country; and, Tanzania’s first woman president is on her first official visit to South Africa.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The N

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays, is now available.Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the medication abortion battle is emboldening the right-wing war on science.Then, on the rest of the menu, a Wisconsin man pled guilty to his role in the Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping scheme; California state regulators could decide to impose the nation’s first penalty on oil companies for price gouging; and, a former Wells Fargo executive will plead guilty for her role in the bogus customer accounts scandal.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Brazil has reintroduced visa requirement for US tourists; and, North Korea test-launched an ICBM just hours before the South Korea-Japan summit in Tokyo.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!“A little bit of jambalaya, a little bit of spice

West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Specials, Smothered Benedict Wednesdays!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, how long until Trump’s lawyers turn on Trump, again?Then, on the rest of the menu, the Michigan Senate voted to repeal the 2012 law restricting unions; Mississippi will restrict electric vehicle manufacturers from selling cars in person unless they open franchised dealerships; and, Ohio State asked the Supreme Court to hear Title IX issues in the sexual abuse suits Jim Jordan helped cover up.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Dutch voters go to the polls today in local elections that have a national impact; and, a "mafia-style" assault on a state-employed archaeologist by commercial development interests has triggered protests in Greece.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!"To

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