06/21/2011

We have a great show for you today as Spencer Ackerman of Wired's Danger Room joins us to talk Never Mind the Drawdown.

06/20/2011

One of the Majority Report’s favorite bloggers joins us today…we have Digby on the show!

6/17/2011

Sam broadcasts live from Netroots Nation.

6/16/2011

Live from Netroots Nation 2011...the Majority Report with Sam Seder!

You won't want to miss today's show! Sam is at Netroots Nation (audio AND video streaming!) and be talking to a number of great guests.

On the show today: David Dayen (@ddayen) of firedoglake, Chris Bowers (@ThisBowers) of Dailykos, writer Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte), Gaius Publius (@Gaius_Publius) of AmericaBlog and more!

06/15/2011

Sam fills in for Thom Hartmann on Thom Hartmann's radio show!

06/14/2011

You can bet Sam has something to say concerning last night's Republican debate, but more importantly we have Allison Kilkenny of Citizen Radio joining us today to talk USUncut. We also have a special guest, near Senator Katherine Harriss...

06/13/2011

Sam has plenty to talk about on today’s show including, but certainly not limited to tonight’s Republican debate! This is the first of the debates to include “actual legitimate 2012 Republican candidates”…and Michelle Bachmann.

06/10/2011

Todd Barry (@toddbarry) is on the show today! Of course, also joining us today is our new Friday staple, Cliff Schecter (@cliffschecter). Today is also momentous as we find out whether Chris Rosen (@42inchtv) has caught Battlestar Gallactica on Netflix…his Weekend Movie Reviews segment hangs in the balance! That’s not all either as we have another Week in Review song EACH from Jimmy Reefercake (@JimmyReefercake) and the Screaming Majority. A jam packed Friday show from the Majority Report to kick off your weekend.

06/09/2011

Executive Director of the National Security Network, Heather Hurlburt, joins us today to talk about what’s happening in Yemen.

06/08/2011

While we take a tech day, we offer you this never-before-heard interview with Chrystia Freeland of Thomson Reuters on the global elite.

06/07/2011

Sarah Vowell talks about her new book, Unfamiliar Fishes, about the colonization of Hawaii

06/06/2011

John Amato of Crooks and Liars joins us to talk about Delta Airlines' unionbusting strategies.

06/03/2011

More Majority Report than you bargained for. Bobby Kennedy joins us to discuss his upcoming documentary, The Last Mountain, about the fight for a symbol of Labor pride in West Virginia. Cliff Schecter joins us to discuss the week in news, we have new Week in Review Songs, and Chris Rosen fights for his very survival.

06/02/2011

Today we have author Jeff Madrick. discussing his latest book, Age of Greed, The Triumph of Finance and the Decline of America, 1970-Present. And we couldn’t get through to him yesterday (international calls are tricky, folks), but we have him today! Independent reporter, Ryan Gallagher joins us to talk the New Spanish Revolution.

06/01/2011

Guy Lawson from Rolling Stone magazine joins us to talk about the two Florida kids who armed Afghanistan.

05/31/2011

Today William Hartung joins us to talk about the profits of war, which he writes about in his book, Prophets of War.

05-30-2011

It's Memorial Day. We're off, but we have a new show for you! Labor Negotiator/Attorney Joe Burns joins us to talk about his book, "Reviving the Strike".

05/27/2011

It's casual Friday. Chris Rosen finds the straw that breaks the camel's back and Cliff Schecter joins Sam on the Patriot Act and Joe Scarborough comparing Medicare to his hedonistic fantasies, and Jimmy Reefercake's not quite week in review.

05/25/2011

Today, Robert Cruickshank about his latest article on the Daily Kos, Why aren’t progressives as good at politics as conservatives?

05/25/2011

We have Ari Berman, contributing writer for The Nation, on the show today. We talk about Medicare and the GOP loss in New York's 26th District, The GOP attacks on Elizabeth Warren and the Consumer Financial protection Beureau -as well as the success of the Chrysler bailout and what it means for GOP hopefuls.

05/24/2011

Today, we have Dennis Vanengelsdorp on to discuss what's currently happening with the sudden disappearance of bees. Dennis is Acting State Apiarist for Pennsylvania's Department of Agriculture, studying colony collapse disorder. We also discuss a novel new way to deal with corporate whistleblowers.

05/23/2011

Eli Pariser (@EliPariser), former Executive Director of MoveOn.org, joins us today to talk about his new book “The Filter Bubble.”

05/20/2011

Today, Conservatives love spending, if it's for them. We also have Cliff Schecter (@cliffschecter) and not ONE, not TWO...but THREE week in review songs. Looks like Jimmy Reefercake(@JimmyReefercake) has some competition!

05/19/2011

Today, we have not one, but TWO guests! First, we have Eddie Glaude (@esglaude). He is the chair of the Center for African-American Studies and the William S. Tod Professor of Religion and African-American Studies at Princeton University. If you haven't read THIS, you should as he'll be on to discuss Cornel West. Our second guest is Matt Duss (@mattduss), who will be calling in live from Tel Aviv! Matt is National Security Policy Analyst at the Center for American Progress and will be joining us to talk President Obama's Middle East speech.

05/18/2011

The Supreme Court allows for searches without warrants, while Newt Gingrich continues to put his feet in his mouth.

05/17/2011

Today we have Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi), Political Reporter at Rolling Stone magazine, on the show to talk the People vs. Goldman Sachs, reaction to NY AG Schneiderman’s investigation and more!

05/16/2011

Digby joins us today, we talk about the debt ceiling, the Rapture, and ask, why is Donald Trump still speaking?

05/13/2011

It’s here! It’s finally here! It’s Casual Friday! Did you know today is the ONLY Friday the 13th of the year? Maybe that explains why Evan is out and Matt AKA New Dorsey is running audio, video, & social media today. Something is bound to go wrong!

We have a very special guest today, documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock (@morganspurlock)! He’s the man behind great films such as Supersize Me, Where in the World is Osama bin Laden? and his latest: the Greatest Movie Ever Sold.

Also joining us today is Chris Rosen (@42inchtv) with his Weekend Movie Reviews and Cliff Schecter (@cliffschecter)! Plus another song from Jimmy Reefercake (@JimmyReefercake). A PACKED SHOW TODAY!

05/12/2011

Siva Vaidhyanathan, on The Googlization of Everything and the horror that is the revolving door at the FCC.

05/11/2011

We have Vicki Abeles, Producer and Co-Director of Race to Nowhere, a film that shines a light on the damaging effects of the so-called Education Reform movement and it's corporatization of our schools.

05/10/2011

Former Senator Alan Simpson found to be evil and stupid.

05/09/2011

Today we try to get conservatives to call in and explain why we need to cut Medicare. And no one seems able. We also talk about the nature of Osama bin Laden's relationship to Pakistan.

05/06/2011

Finally...it's Casual Friday! It's been quite the week, but it's not quite over yet! Today, for the first time, we have an IN STUDIO guest. Cliff Schecter (@CliffSchecter) makes history as he joins us LIVE and in person!

05/05/2011

Happy Cinco de Mayo! What a great day to celebrate...America. President Obama is visiting Ground Zero today minus national party pooper George W. Bush. Daniel Levy, Senior Research Fellow and Co-Director of the Middle East Task Force at the New America Foundation, joins us today.

05/04/2011

On today's show, we're bringing you an interview with Dave Murphy (@food_democracy), founder and executive director of Food Democracy Now!

05/03/2011

Today's guest is Lee Papa (@RudePundit), better known as The Rude Pundit to talk about his new book The Rude Pundit's Almanack and the current batch of Republican 2012 hopefulls.

05/02/2011

Sam welcomes back Heather Hurlburt, Executive Director of the National Security Network and former Special Assistant and Speechwriter to President Clinton to talk about that little bit of news that happened last night.

04/29/2011

It’s Casual Friday! We’ve got BOTH Cliff Schecter (@cliffschecter) and Chris Rosen (@42inchtv) on the show for you today. And the first Jimmy Reefercake's News in Review.

04/29/2011

We have Nicole Sandler (@NicoleSandler) on the show today. We’ll hear from her about her arrest at an Allen West town hall meeting on Tuesday (full video at the link). Nicole hosts a progressive radio show at Radio or Not.

4/27/2011

On today's show,Dr. David Ansell, author of "County: Life, Death and Politics at Chicago's Public Hospitals" about his medical education in Chicago's Cook County Hospital set against a backdrop of race, segregation and poverty.

04/26/2011

Bill Scher (@billscher), Online Campaign Manager at Campaign for America’s Futureand executive editor of LiberalOasis.com, is on the show today to talk about theDon’t Make Us Work ‘Til We Die! campaign.

04/25/2011

Sam is back from Vegas and we are LIVE today. What better way to start your week? If Sam’s return wasn’t enough for you, our guest today is Huffington Post political reporter Sam Stein (@SamSteinHP) to catch Sam up after a week vacation.

04/22/2011

It's here! It's finally here! It's Friday! Sam will be back on Monday and we will be live. To hold you over until then, we have a brand new interview with Mother Jones blogger Kevin Drum, followed by author David Sirota. Have a great weekend!

04/21/2011

As we're inching towards the weekend, Sam's vacation is inching to a close. While you wait, feed your hunger for Monday's live show with this brand new interview Sam had with author James Howard Kunstler.

04/20/2011

Sam's away, but the podcasts will stay. Today, Sam interviews Ellen Rupple Shell, journalist with the Atlantic and author of Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture.

04/19/2011

Sam's away, but that doesn't mean you wont get some brand new Majority Report! Today Sam talks education reform with noted author and education expert Alfie Kohn.

04/18/2011

Sam is on vacation, but the Majority Report never sleeps. Today, Sam interviews Johann Hari (@johannhari101) on UK Uncut, and what resistance to austerity means for Americans. Johann Hari's writing can be found at johannhari.com/

4/14/2011

Obama speaks and though he accepts the non sensical premise that the deficit matters now, he at least calls for increased tax revenue. Sam's live in Vegas with Cliff Schecter and pension fund advocate Peter Mougey.

4/13/2011

Sam may be en route to Las Vegas today, but that doesn't mean we didn't plan ahead! We have a great, brand new show for you today. We have an interview with Ari Berman, contributing writer for The Nation

4/12/2011

Dahlia Lithwick, Senior Editor at Slate and Contributing Editor at Newsweek, talks to Sam about the Supreme Court, and Sam asks the audience for their favorite recipies involving cat food.

4/11/2011

Digby of Hullabaloo joins Sam to talk abut the Democrats' capitulation on the budget, and what it means going forward.

4/8/2011

It's Casual Friday! Sam may be out enjoying the Red Sox home opener today, but it doesn't mean we haven't set up two great interviews for you. Today, Chris Rosen (finally) gives his review of Sam's "Who's the Caboose." Then we have a great interview with US Uncut organizer, Duncan Meisel.

4/7/2011

Will the Government shut down? We talk about it, and try out our shiny new phone system on today's show.

4/6/2011

Political Editor from The Progressive, Ruth Conniff (@rconniff), calls in from Wisconsin to talk with us about the close Wisconsin Supreme Court race between David Prosser and JoAnne Kloppenburg.

4/5/2011

Today we discuss the budget, America’s wealth disparity, and whether or not the government will be functioning come Friday.

4/4/2011

David Dayen (@ddayen) from firedoglake joins us to discuss the big bank’s foreclosure fraud and the 60 Minutes piece last night. Then comedian Sara Benincasa (@sarajbenincasa) discusses the Roe on the Rocks Planned Parenthood event she is hosting tonight at the Bowery Ballroom in NYC at 7:00pm!

4/1/2011

It's Casual Friday, full of GOP April Fools.

3/31/2011

It's semi-casual Thursday. Wes Cheek joins us for his last dispatch from Japan, and a special guest joins us to celebrate the 7th Anniversary of the Majority Report.

3/30/2011

Today, Wes Cheek is live from Japan, plus an interview with media critic Jeff Cohen, founder of FAIR and author of Cable News Confidential: My Misadventures in Corporate Media.

3/29/2011

Today, Wes Cheek reports from Japan, and Jeff Bryant of the Campaign for America’s Future discusses education reform with Sam

3/28/2011

Jeremy Scahill of the Nation joins us to talk abotu Libya and Yemen, and Wes Cheek calls in with a live report from Japan.

3/25/2011

Listener Wes Cheek reports in from Japan, Chris Rosen gives his weekly movie picks, and comedian Andy Kindler joins to talk about politics and the media with Sam.

3/24/2011

There's a class war happening. And we're losing. 

3/23/2011

Today, Sam Seder had an on-air tax policy debate with conservative John Nolte of Andrew Breitbart's BigHollywood.com. Enjoy.

3/21/2011

Executive Director of the National Security Network Heather Hurlburt joins us to talk about the shiny new war in Libya

3/18/2011

Today, Spencer Ackerman, reporter for Wired.com's Danger Room.

3/17/2011

On the show today, Linda Perlstein, Public editor for the Education Writers Association, former staff writer for The Washington Post, and author of Tested.

3/16/2011

Greg Mitchell of The Nation on the Age of Wikileaks and the plight of Bradley Manning

3/15/2011

Today, Edge of Sports writer Dave Zirin discusses the labor battle currently being fought in the NFL, and we discuss the latest news out of Japan

3/14/2011

Author and Journalist Yves Smith joins us to discuss the Anonymous leak of Bank of America documents, and Sam reports back from his trip to Wisconsin.

3/11/2011

While Sam is en route to Wisconsin to report on the labor battle, we're podcasting this interview with Lucy Walker, director of Wasteland.

3/10/2011

Everybody Loves Chris! Chris Hayes, that is. The Nation’s D.C. Editor joins Sam on the program today to talk about how everyone does not love Wisconsin governor Scott Walker right now

3/9/2011

Harvard Law rofessor Lawrence Lessig explains the influence of money on American politics.

3/8/2011

Attorney Peter Mougey joins us to discuss Americans taking Wall Street to court.

3/7/2011

Matt Taibbi joins us to talk about why Wall Street isn't in jail.

3/4/2011

Bill McKibben - author, educator, and environmentalist joins us to talk about Timothy DeChristopher and the changing tactics of the environmental movement.

3/3/2011

Investigative journalist David Cay Johnston joins us to talk about the media's coverage of Wisconsin and the American inequality of wealth.

 3/2/2011

3/1/2011

Tom Tomorrow, cartoonist behind This Modern World, joins us. Also, we discuss Hydro-fracking in Pennsylvania and New York, and talk abotu new concerns from genetically modified organisms.

2/28/2011

Today, an update from Wisconsin with David Dayen of Firedoglake.

2/25/2011

An interview with Eugene Jarecki, director of Reagan, on the myth of Reagan.

2/23/2011

Today, Investigative journalist Lindsay Beyerstein who blogs at Big Think/Focal Point, as well as the Faux-Koch phone call to Governor Walker. 

2-22-2011

Today, more from Wisconsin with Josh Orton and Sam reviews Gaddafi’s insane speech today.

2-21-2011

Today, AlterNet’s Washington bureau chief Adele Stan discusses Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s Koch brothers connections.

2/18/2011

Doug Benson calls in for Casua Friday's film reviews, and former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich joins us with his new tax plan.

2/17/2011

Jesse Russell, Producer for Workers Independent News, talks to us about the on-the-ground situation of the unfolding Wisconsin union struggle.

2/16/2011

Heather Hurlburt Executive Director of the National Security Network and former Clinton speechwriter, comes back to talk about the future of Egypt.

2/15/2011

The Nation's William Greider talks about the Financial Comission report. Marc Maron and Sam Seder have an emotional reunion.

2/14/2011

Glenn Greenwald joins us to talk about the US Chanber of Commerce spying on liberals, and Dan Froomkin talks about the budget and the age of austerity.

2/10/2011

We say good-bye to Hosni Mubarak, but hello to Chris Rosen and Ross Brockley on today's Casual Friday edition of the Majority Report.

2/9/2011

We speak to Katherine Gallagher, attorney with the Center for Constitutional Rights, on the CCR's indictment against George W. Bush on grounds of torture.

2/8/2011

Author Stephen Elliot joins us to discuss his new book, Donald, a "high-wire allegory" about everyone's favorite ex-Secretary of Defense.

2/7/2011

We talk about the future of Egypt, and listen to Rush Limbaugh try to defend Ronaldus Magnus.

2/4/2011

We continue to follow the revolution in Egypt, Chris Rosen joins us for more movies-on-the-cheap, and Sam proselytizes for Battlestar Galactica.

2/3/2011

Will Bunch, author of the book The Backlash: Right-Wing Radicals, High-Def Hucksters, and Paranoid Politics in the Age of Obama and blogger at Attytood joins Sam to discuss how the TV News is prepping for the Reagan 100 year birthday “love-in” and busts many of the Reagan myths that will be spouted by talking heads during this time.

2/2/2011 

Fresh from Davos, The Nation’s Chris Hayes joins us, and Michael Stark has breaking news on Boehner's alleged infidelities.