The Majority Report with Sam Seder

Happy Halloween!

Lots of news today folks!  Sam talks about the Cain sexual harassment scandal, gives updates on the Occupy Wall Street protests from around the country and much more.

Tune in!

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10/28/11

It’s Casual Friday!

Cliff Schecter (@cliffschecter) will be joining us today! Followed by our movie review guy…we think? Also, songs from Screaming Majority and Jimmy Reefercake (@JimmyReefercake)!

Update: …Surprise! Marc Maron called into the show to take over Chris Rosen’s place as movie reviewer for the day. But after Maron got off the line we received a very angry phone call from a “Chris Rosen.”

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10/27/11

It’s Thursday!  We have a great show for you today.  Sam talks to Dahlia Lithwick , senior editor and legal correspondent for Slate on how OWS confuses and ignores Fox News and the pundit class.

Plus:  OWS took to the New York City Streets last night – we’ll have an update

Don’t forget! The Podcast Awards voting ends today 8pm EST so get your last vote in!!! Vote for us in both People’s Choice and Politics/News categories at http://PodcastAwards.com!

 
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10/26/11

Welcome to Wednesday – Hump Day!

A special FREE show today - some stories just need to get out!!!  On today’s show, Sam talks to Doug Henwood (@DougHenwood), the editor of Left Business Observer,  on the socially useless Wall Street class.

Also, a stunning first hand account: Arrested OccupyOaklander!!!  And an update on the terrible flooding in Thailand.

Don’t forget! The Podcast Awards voting ends this week and you can vote ONCE PER DAY. Vote for us in both People’s Choice and Politics/News categories at http://PodcastAwards.com!

 
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10/25/11

Today on the show, we have writer Christopher Ketcham on to speak about his article The Reign of the One Percenters which he wrote before the Occupy Wall Street protests.

Also: updates on the incredibly violent raid on Occupy Oakland this morning.

Don’t forget! The Podcast Awards voting ends this week and you can vote ONCE PER DAY. Vote for us in both People’s Choice and Politics/News categories at http://PodcastAwards.com!

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10/24/11

Happy Monday all!

Today we have Ari Berman (@ariberman) of The Nation (@thenation) joining us to talk austerity class.

Ari Berman’s article:
http://www.thenation.com/article/164073/how-austerity-class-rules-washington

Don’t forget! The Podcast Awards voting ends this week and you can vote ONCE PER DAY. Vote for us in both People’s Choice and Politics/News categories athttp://PodcastAwards.com!

 
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10/21/11

It’s Casual Friday! Cliff Schecter (@cliffschecter) is on today's show!

And we have week in review songs from the Screaming Majority and Jimmy Reefercake (@JimmyReefercake)!

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10/20/11

We are LIVE at Zuccotti Park aka Liberty Plaza today covering Occupy Wall Street! We’ll be talking with protesters and whoever else we run into down there today!

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10/19/11

It's Wednesday and the Majority Report is here to get you over that hump!

Today, one of our absolute favorite guests, Digby (@digby56) joins us! We’ll be talking about Occupy Wall Street...and everything else. Be sure to tune in!

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10/18/11

The one and only Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi), Political Reporter at Rolling Stone magazine, joins us on today’s show to talk Occupy Wall Street!

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10/17/11

It’s Monday and that means…the start of a brand new week of action-packed shows! Sam’s back in the studio, Matt’s back from his week off and the Majority Report is back in full gear! We have two awesome guests for you today.

Today on the show, we have actor Mark Ruffalo (@Mruff221) on the show! We’ll be talking with him about Occupy Wall Street and more!

And that’s not all! We also have Greg Basta (@GBNYChange) of Occupy the Boardroom on the show. Be sure to tune in to the show for our can’t miss #OccupyWallStreet coverage!

 
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10/14/11 

At showtime Occupy Wall Street continues as Bloomberg et al back down- by end of show protstors moving on wall st are arrested- with Jeff Smith Live from OWS. Cliff Schecter sits with Sam for the entire not so casual friday - they're both in Vegas for the Mass Tort Conference. SOngs from Screaming MAjority and Jimmy Reefercake!

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Sam is live from Las Vegas at the Mass Tort Conference with Guests Susan Saladoff on her film Hot Coffee, Attorney's on failed medical procedure and support for burn victims in Haiti. Also, report of Occupy Philly from Journalist Daniel Denvir and listener reports of Occupy Minneapolis and Occupy Portland.

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10/12/2011

Author Randall Kennedy of The Persistence of the Color Line, speaks to how race plays into Obama's success in becoming elected President and how it inhibits his governing as President.

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10/11/2011

Sam on the road... but fresh content served up! Mike Lofgren, former GOP staffer says goodbye to all that!

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10/10/11

Charlie Savage on his piece Power Wars: Unmasking National Security Legal Policy Deliberations Under Bush & Obama

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10/07/2011 

It’s Casual Friday!

We have a slew of Occupy Wall Street coverage, fresh off our show yesterday where we were broadcasting live, including phone calls from show listeners LIVE at Occupy Wall Street occupations across the country! Also on the show today Moviefone.com’s Chris Rosen (@42inchtv) and a brand new week in review songs from the Screaming Majority!

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10/06/2011

Today broadcasting LIVE from Occupy Wall Street...Sam Seder & the Majority Report team up with Jamie Kilstein (@JamieKilstein) & Allison Kilkenny (@AllisonKilkenny) of Citizen Radio for a mega-show! We're also joined by special guest, Naomi Klein (@NaomiAKlein)!

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10/05/2011

Sam is broadcasting LIVE today from the 2011 Take Back the Dream Conference in Washington DC. He’ll have a number of his fellow conference speakers joining him on the show, so be sure to tune in!

And tomorrow…Sam Seder and the Majority Report team up with Citizen Radio to bring you a ‘live from Occupy Wall Street’ mega-show!

 
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10/04/2011 

We have another packed show for you today!

First, David Dayen (@ddayen) from firedoglake joins us to talk mortgage fraud.

Then we’re joined by Mike Stark who will talk with us about his duel with Rush Limbaugh.

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10/03/11

Happy Monday, all!

We have packed show for you today.

First, joining us is Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) of Salon. Then we have a live update from scene over at #OccupyWallStreet. Be sure to tune in!

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