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5/24/2013

(2013/05/24) Wolf Blitzer: professional idiot, Chicago...

Episode #771: Allison and Jamie discuss how Wolf Blitzer is a professional idiot, the Chicago Board of Ed votes to shut down 50 schools (though Asean Johnson'sschoolis spared), offer some advice to the mens (stop telling ladies how to look), and read some of your Maniac Mail. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
5/23/2013

(2013/05/23) 9-yr-old activist owns Rahm Emanuel on...

Episode #770: An amazing 9-year-old activist owns Rahm Emanuel on school closings,Conviction of Genocidal Dictator Efrain Rios Montt Overturned by Guatemala's Highest Court,Walmart Security Allegedly Suspected Father of Kidnapping Biracial Kids, Sergeant Accused of Secretly Filming Female Cadets, and in part 2 of the show, journalist Ali Gharib (@ali_gharib) discusses the Syria intervention debate. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support...
5/22/2013

(2013/05/22) Two hate crimes in NYC's village, protester...

Episode #769: Two hate crimes this week in NYC's village, protester tasered while DOJ refuses to arrest bankers, Facebook's weird priorities, Occupy OK Tornado Relief Fund,Oklahoma senator: Tornado aid totally different from Sandy aid, hundreds of low-wage workers go on strike in D.C.,Former Sen. Judd Gregg Named CEO Of Top Wall Street Lobbying Group, the real consequences of austerity continue. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media...
5/21/2013

(2013/05/21) Jamie: language pioneer, Chicago Board of...

Episode #768: Jamie is a language pioneer, the Chicago Board of Education considers closing 54 schoolsdespiteoverwhelming evidence the closures won't fix the city's deficit, a Florida teen is expelled and charged with a felony for being in a lesbian relationship, labor deal emerges in aftermath of Bangladesh tragedy, day 100 passes of the Gitmo hunger strike, Abercrombie Fitch's fat-shaming CEO. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media...
5/20/2013

(2013/05/20) Women in secularism, fast food workers...

Episode #767: Allison and Jamie discuss women in secularism, fast food workers unite, Chicago school closings protests, Judge says lesbian's partner must leave house due to her "lifestyle," Koch brothers dump toxic byproduct on Detroit, regulators back down onderivativesrule, the AP scoop that ran to DOJ probe only ran after CIA sign off, head of Fort Campbell harassment program arrested in domestic dispute. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and...
5/17/2013

(2013/05/17) Birthday madness, The Best Tweet Ever,...

Episode #766: Birthday madness, followed by discussion of The Best Tweet Ever, CNN's ridiculous Guantanamo coverage, New York Times' ridiculous Gaza coverage, and then Media Matter defending the DOJ's targeting of reporters. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
5/16/2013

(2013/05/16) Jamie's annual birthday depression spiral,...

Episode #765: Jamie's annual birthday depression spiral, Citizen Radio's most powerful Maniacs (featuring Toom Cleen!), followed by a discussion of the spreading fast food strikes, the continuing Guantanamo hunger strikes, a New York activistfacing jail time because of his silence, how austerity kills (and doesn't work), Florida speeding up its executions, and Bangladesh's governmentsayingit will allow its workers to unionize. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show....
5/15/2013

(2013/05/15) Free Cooper Union, NOLA shooting, DOJ...

Episode #764: Allison and Jamie discuss the Free Cooper Union movement, Buena Vista high school in Michigan closing six weeks early because the district ran out of money, the recent NOLA shooting and the establishment media's collective yawn, DOJ seizing journalists' phone records, IRS targeting political groups, ex-Guatamala dictator Montt being convicted of genocide, a worker-owned factory opening in Chicago, and two LGBT stories: one very sad and one victory. Citizen Radio is a...
5/14/2013

(2013/05/14) Tales of Mother's Day, Glenn Greenwald...

Episode #763: Allison and Jamie return with tales of Mother's Day celebrations. Plus, they discuss Glenn Greenwald totally destroying Bill Maher, Reddit as cultural id and read some Maniac Mail. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
5/10/2013

(2013/05/10) CNN: sexist and ridiculous, crossover...

Episode #762: Allison and Jamie discuss CNN being sexist and ridiculous, crossover heaven, Joe Francis going to jail,fast food worker solidarity, the need for more women in tech, a heartwarming story of a principal firing armed guards and hiring art teachers, and the terrible things in your food. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
5/9/2013

(2013/05/09) Cleveland kidnapping and normalizing...

Episode #761: Allison and Jamie briefly interview President Obama, discuss the Cleveland kidnapping and normalizing the dehumanization of women, why female purity is bullshit, 800 dead in Bangladesh building collapse and the importance of unions and worker solidarty, and why libraries are so important. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
5/8/2013

(2013/05/08) When is a terrorist not a terrorist? (When...

Episode #760: Allison and Jamie talk about how terrorism is still terrorism even if it involves a white dude, the death penalty still sucks, class war and the widening divide in our two-tier society, the ongoing Gitmo hunger strike, the secret Bradley Manning pre-trial, crime dropping along with Stop and Frisk stops, Apple dodging enough in taxes toentirelycover the sequester, and the world's first 3D-printed gun. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up...
5/7/2013

(2013/05/07) Time to yell about idiots, fracking, and...

Episode #759: Allison and Jamie talk about a fracking pipeline being built in NYC, sexist idiots, solitary confinement, the fucked up nature of US prisons (on and off the grid), and the US's two-tier society. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
5/6/2013

(2013/05/06) Citizen Radio's political erotica, rape...

Episode #758: Allison and Jamie discuss why rape jokes are still bad, read CR political erotica, Israel bombing Syria, and read some kickass Maniac mail. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
5/3/2013

(2013/05/03) Inappropriate nostalgia, Ray Kelly says...

Episode #757: Allison and Jamie engage in some inappropriate nostalgia and talk about America's fucked up priorities in which brave, good people go to jail and are punished while the architects of war and financial destruction are rewarded. Also, the Obama administration plans to appeal a judge's Plan B ruling, the NYPD's Ray Kelly says blacks are "understopped" by police, and a Tennessee commissioner refuses to apologize for an anti-Muslim picture he shared on Facebook. Please share...
5/2/2013

(2013/05/02) May Day recap: worker solidarity, and of...

Episode #756: Allison and Jamie recap May Day, including tons of worker solidarity, and of course, running from the cops. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
5/1/2013

(2013/05/01) Happy May Day! First American arrested...

Episode #755: Happy May Day! Jamie is very excited about his birthday month, the first American is arrested under "Ag Gag" law, budget cuts hinder IRS from busting offshore tax havens, NYPD officers accuse their brethren of being lazy, Mayor Bloomberg is ridiculous, hospitals deport immigrants to cut costs, IDF says they'll stop using white phosphorous, and the most cathartic thing you'll watch all day. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and...
4/30/2013

(2013/04/30) May Day protest plans, NBA's Jason Collins...

Episode #754: Allison and Jamie discuss upcoming May Day protest plans, NBA's Jason Collins coming out, BP's chemical dispersants aftermath, the Guantanamo hunger strikes, the only time Congress cares about budget cuts, "conversion therapy" being a big ol' Fail, The Worst Person In The World, and one of the many ways society punishes domestic abuse victims. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
4/26/2013

(2013/04/26) Solidarity in union (and non-union)...

Episode #753: Allison and Jamie discuss all the ways the FBI, media, and police misinformed the public recently, Farea al-Muslimi's amazing drones testimony, the importance of solidarity in union (and non-union) collective actions, the growth of minimum wage jobs, and a Bangladesh garment factory collapsing. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
4/25/2013

(2013/04/25) Jeremy Scahill on his new book "Dirty Wars"...

Episode #752: Author and investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill (@jeremyscahill) joins the show for the full hour to discuss his new book and film "Dirty Wars" (dirtywars.org) about the hidden truth behind America's covert wars. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
4/24/2013

(2013/04/24) Steubenville coach gets contract extension,...

Episode #751: Allison and Jamie discuss the Steubenville football coach getting his contract extended, Tim DeChristopher is a free man, the Boston bombing suspect cites U.S. wars as motivation, and Gov. Perry is still a big ol' hypocrite. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
4/23/2013

(2013/04/23) Talkin' 'bout Islam and the definition of...

Episode #750: Allison and Jamie talk about Islam and read some comments from listeners about the definition of terrorism. Also, the global elites finally backtrack on austerity, Tim DeChristopher is released from jail, and the Boston Marathon bomber is charged. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
4/22/2013

(2013/04/22) We slept through the Boston bombings and...

Episode #749: Allison and Jamie discuss how they slept through the Boston bombings and still brought you better coverage than CNN. Plus, the media's obsession with the Boston story while under-reporting other recent acts of terrorism, death, and destruction. Also, how the tough talkers are also the first people willing to throw away their civil liberties. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
4/19/2013

(2013/04/19) NY Post is still racist, gun control...

Episode #748: Allison and Jamie discuss how the NY Post is still racist and should be sued, the gun control compromise dies a predictable death, background checks for...social services, the U.S. still tortures, and Texas blows up. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
4/18/2013

(2013/04/18) Comic and author Jen Kirkman on being...

Episode#747: Comic and author (I Can Barely Take Care Of Myself) Jen Kirkman (@JenKirkman) joins the show to discuss being child-free and harassment culture. Then, Allison and Jamie discuss CNN's huge reporting blunder covering the Boston Marathon bombings, and Venezuela's post-election protests. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
4/17/2013

(2013/04/17) Boston Marathon bombings, fear doesn't...

Episode#746: Allison and Jamie discuss the Boston Marathon bombingsand why fear doesn't excuse racism, the U.S. killing 30 at an Afghan wedding, deadly bombings across Iraq, CISPA, the California Ag Gag bill, a terrible story of discrimination involving a Missouri gay couple, and the NYPD killing dogs. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
4/16/2013

(2013/04/16) Congress undermines USPS, letter from...

Episode#745: Allison and Jamie discuss how Congress is undermining the U.S. Postal Service, the New York Times publishing a powerful letter from a Guantanamo prisoner that indicts President Obama on his role in keeping Gitmo open, poverty in America, the NYPD still being awful,two-tier justice in the U.S., and some early reports on the Boston explosions. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
4/15/2013

(2013/04/15) Countdown to Jamie destroying Citizen...

Episode#744: Countdown to Jamie destroying Citizen Radio, Rehtaeh Parsons' death and who failed her, the CIA's secret drone deal with Pakistan, Plan B, Kermit Gosnell, Mayor Bloomberg'spaternalistic, condescending bullshit, and how not to be a creep around women. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
4/12/2013

(2013/04/12) Journalist Will Potter on 'Ag Gag' laws,...

Episode#743: Journalist Will Potter (@will_potter) joins the show to discuss 'Ag Gag' laws and animal activists being labeled domestic terrorists. Next, Allison and Jamie discuss President Obama OKing cuts to Social Security. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
4/11/2013

(2013/04/11) Margaret Thatcher is dead, mad tales from...

Episode#742: Allison and Jamie discuss Margaret Thatcher being dead, Boston essentially re-segregating its schools, Jamie's mad tales from Denver, and Newark students walking out to protest budget cuts. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
4/5/2013

(2013/04/05) The lives and times of Twitter trolls,...

Episode#741: Allison and Jamie discuss a boxer tracking down a Twitter troll, fast food workers striking in NYC(#fastfoodfwd), and Islamophobia and the New Atheists. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
4/4/2013

(2013/04/04) MRAs ongoing stupidity, Rutgers fires coach...

Episode#740: Allison and Jamie discuss the ongoing stupidity of Men's Rights Activists (MRAs), Rutgers firing coach Mike Rice for abusing his players and shouting slurs at them, the Department of Homeland Security tracking the "peaceful activist demonstrations" of Occupy Wall Street, and the badassery of retired NASA scientist James Hansen. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
4/3/2013

(2013/04/03) BOO homophobes, YAY lifesaving drugs for...

Episode#739: Jamie and Allison talk about how homophobes(includingDavid Brooks) suck, and lifesaving drugs for poor people are awesome. Plus, updates on the Stop and Frisk trial in NYC, the public school cheating scandal in Atlanta, and how the media was MIA during a prison protest in New Mexico. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
4/2/2013

(2013/04/02) Doughnut-eating squirrel, UK's harsh budget...

Episode#738: Allison shares a tale of a doughnut-eating squirrel, discusses the UK government's harsh budget cuts, and then Allison and Jamie talk about Kevin Ware and why you should hate the NCAA (and all of sport's one-percenters) and laugh at Michelle Malkin and the KKK. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
4/1/2013

(2013/04/01) Olympus Has Fallen, Citizen Radio hates...

Episode#737: Allison and Jamie review the very xenophobic film Olympus Has Fallen, discuss their hatred of April Fool's Day, Libertarians' very limited definition of freedom, NYC's paid sick days victory, theGuantanamohunger strike, and another SCOTUS decision that received very little media attention. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
3/29/2013

(2013/03/29) Thousands protest in Chicago against school...

Episode#736: Thousands protest in Chicago against school closings, updates on the NATO 3 and the New York City Stop and Frisk court hearings, and Jamie and Allison answer your Listener Mail. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
3/28/2013

(2013/03/28) DOMA, mass school closings in Chicago,...

Episode #735: Allison and Jamie discuss DOMA, badassEdith Edie Windsor and her amazing love story with her wife Thea Spyer, how to be a better ally to our transgender friends, the Chicago Public Schools closing 54 schools, the privatization of education, self-immolations in Bulgaria, a people's uprising in Cyprus, and the worldwide effects of austerity. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
3/27/2013

(2013/03/27) SCOTUS hears arguments on Proposition 8,...

Episode #734: Allison and Jamie discuss the magic that is Sigur Ros, SCOTUS hearing arguments on Prop 8 and the dramatic civil rights gains achieved by the LGBT community, North Dakota's governor approving a 6-week abortion ban, the UN declaring restricting access to abortion is a form of torture, the NYPD bringing an LRAD-X to a Kimani Gray protest and the ongoing Stop and Frisk legal challenge, and terrible "feminist" pitches traffic-hungry editors love. Citizen Radio is a member-supported...
3/26/2013

(2013/03/26) Declining empire watch: health care...

Episode #733: Allison and Jamie discuss the declining empire, including a health care lottery inTennessee, military-styledrones in NYC, and rape culture. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
3/25/2013

(2013/03/25) Recording proves Stop and Frisk is racial...

Episode #732: Allison and Jamie discuss LGBT rights and the future of the gay rights movement, a recording has surfaced proving Stop and Frisk is racial profiling, and a transgender teacher hascommittedsuicide following a media harassment campaign led by Little John. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
3/23/2013

(2013/03/23) SPECIAL: America's Domestic Black Sites:...

The full field piece from Marc Kilstein (@MarcKilstein): "America's Domestic Black Sites: The Tragic History of Solitary Confinement." This, and all CR field pieces, are made possible by your generous support. Visit wearecitizenradio.com, and for as little as $5/month, support independent media.
3/22/2013

(2013/03/22) State Dept hid contractor's ties to KXL...

Episode #731: Allison and Jamie discuss Mother Jones' exclusive on the State Department hiding acontractor'sties to a Keystone XL company, another case of rape culture in America this time inConnecticut, and play Marc Kilstein's (@MarcKilstein) third act in "America's Domestic Black Sites: The Tragic History of Solitary Confinement." Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
3/21/2013

(2013/03/21) Iraq: pundits mea culpa everywhere, Syria,...

Episode #730: Allison and Jamie discuss how Ezra Klein doesn't think the Iraq invasion was "managed" very well, the legacy of the U.S.'s invasion and occupation of Iraq, discuss the horrific situation in Syria and why media consumers should be cautious about the drumbeat for bombings and future wars. Also, Part 2 of America's Domestic Black Sites with Marc Kilstein (@MarcKilstein). Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead...
3/20/2013

(2013/03/20) Wall Street isn't done screwing you, Part 1...

Episode #729: Allison and Jamie recommend a couple articles that you should definitely read this week: Sarah Jaffe on the Chained CPI nonsense and Washington's commitment to austerity and Alexis Goldstein on the London Whale Fail and how Wall Street isn't done screwing you yet. Then, Marc Kilstein (@MarcKilstein) brings you part 1 of his report on America's domestic black sites: the tragic history of solitary confinement. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto...
3/19/2013

(2013/03/19) Citizen Radio: Brought to you by Steve...

Episode #728: Allison and Jamie discuss how Steve Buscemi is a huge fan of Citizen Radio (probably), Senator Portman changing his stance on gay marriage, the ten-year anniversary of the invasion of Iraq and how the same old white dudes who were wrong about the invasion are still making the media rounds, and a story involving Jamie, nudity, a little dance, a hot tub, Iraq, and Richard Engel. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that...
3/18/2013

(2013/03/18) On the Steubenville guilty verdict and rape...

Episode #727: Allison and Jamie spend the hour on the Steubenville guilty verdict and rape culture. Also, drone medals and the Koch brothers maybe buying the L.A. Times. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
3/15/2013

(2013/03/15) Doughnuts, Kimani Gray, media wonders where...

Episode #726: Allison and Jamie talk about vegan doughnuts, the new pope, Kimani Gray, who was shot three times in the back and a witness claims was unarmed (and how the mainstream media wonders where all the anger comes from), the insider vs. outsider protest controversy,police brutality, the NYPD performing its five millionth Stop and Frisk, rape culture, and why hearing Bradley Manning's voice matters. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and...
3/14/2013

(2013/03/14) Politics in MMA, "education reform" needs...

Episode #725: Allison and Jamie discuss politics in MMA, including Sugar Rashad Evans' pro-gay marriage statement, the first openly gay fighter, Liz Carmouche, and first openly transgender fighter Fallon Fox, and how any "education reform" debate needs to address food insecurity, race, class, and PTSD. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
3/13/2013

(2013/03/13) Police kill Brooklyn teenager, media's...

Episode #724: Police kill a Brooklyn teenager, the media's obsession over the next pope, Steubenville rape trial begins, James O'Keefe is still a joke, the New York Times' Bill Keller is wrong on Bradley Manning's motives, Louisiana teaches children hippies are dirty, unemployed cowards, and a man was held in solitary confinement (and forgotten about) for two years. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
3/12/2013

(2013/03/12) On pet heaven, global austerity protests,...

Episode #723: Allison and Jamie discuss the concept of pet heaven, global austerity protests, Keystone XL pipeline protests, and badass feminist Zerlina Maxwell(@ZerlinaMaxwell). Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
3/11/2013

(2013/03/11) Police state, institutionalized racism, how...

Episode #722: Allison and Jamie discuss the many different examples of the expanding police state in the United States (and why that's not hyperbolic language),institutionalizedracism, and how even nice people can be racist. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
3/8/2013

(2013/03/08) Rand Paul, confirmation of John Brennan,...

Episode #721: Allison and Jamie talk Rand Paul, drones, Libertarians, VAWA, the confirmation of John Brennan, and their trip to the Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
3/7/2013

(2013/03/07) We're back! Hugo Chavez, Bradley Manning,...

Episode #720: Citizen Radio is back and talking the death of Hugo Chavez, student debtand how to fight back, Bradley Manning, drones, the war on whistleblowers, the sequester, and Blackwater. Please read and share Allison's Nation article on student debt and Strike Debt! Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
3/1/2013

(2013/03/01) Best-Of Citizen Radio: Bad Religion and...

Episode #719: Best-of interviews from 2010ish featuring Bad Religion's Greg Graffin (@DoctorGraffin) and Noam Chomsky. This may or may not be the episode in which Jamie asks Noam Chomsky for love advice. Citizen Radio will be back with new episodes next week! Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
2/28/2013

(2013/02/28) Best-Of Citizen Radio Atheist Edition: Neil...

Episode #718: Best-of interviews from 2011ish featuring Neil deGrasse Tyson, Rebecca Watson, and PZ Myers. Topics: atheism, atheism, ATHEISM! Citizen Radio will be back with new episodes next week! Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
2/27/2013

(2013/02/27) Mystery at Guantanamo, Best-Of Citizen...

Episode #717: Independent journalist John Knefel (@johnknefel) brings more tales from Guantanamo, including a very weird mystery, and a best-of Citizen Radio with Democracy Now's Amy Goodman. Citizen Radio will be back with new episodes next week! Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
2/26/2013

(2013/02/26) Oscars recap (Sexism! Propaganda!), Jeremy...

Episode #716: Allison and Jamie discuss the plethora of sexism, racism, homophobia, and propaganda at the Oscars, hacker Jeremy Hammond facing life in prison, our two-tier "justice" system, and BP getting a massive fine reduction and possible tax deduction. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
2/25/2013

(2013/02/25) Signs you might be a MRA, Blackwater execs'...

Episode #715: Signs you might be a MRA, two former Blackwater execs get probation, fine, Jamie brings more tales of hecklers, U.S. sends hundreds of troops to northern Africa to set up a drone base, and Penny tries to sabotage the show. Check out Allison's article at Alternet about President Obama and Valerie Jarrett's roles in the "urban renewel" scheme. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
2/22/2013

(2013/02/22) Tales of UK hecklers, MSNBC hires David...

Episode #714: Jamie brings tales of UK hecklers, rape culture, Allison discusses MSNBC hiring David Axelrod and the network's descent into a propaganda channel, and introduces micro-drones. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
2/21/2013

(2013/02/21) 100+ bus assistants fired post-strike,...

Episode #713: Over 100 bus assistants fired post-strike in NYC, a Georgia man with an IQ of 70 is granted a stay of execution, Jamie brings tales of the jiu-jitsu, and Allison explains why you should all trust her: she's studied abroad. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
2/20/2013

(2013/02/20) Military propaganda, tomato-hunting cats,...

Episode #712: Jamie and Allison discuss militarypropagandaat home and abroad, specifically this highly disturbing photo of a Palestinian child in crosshairs posted by an Israeli soldier, how the cats are acting out while Jamie is away, and how U.S. Special Forces will practice interrogation techniques on immigrants, and howWayne LaPierre, head of the NRA, is using the same ol' race-baiting techniques to drum up gun sales. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto...
2/19/2013

(2013/02/19) Allison and Robot Jamie talk sex workers,...

Episode #711: Allison and Robot Jamie (AKA Jamie on Skype) talk about the red light district, sex workers, populism, Elizabeth Warren, and crazy Steven Seagal. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
2/18/2013

(2013/02/18) The episode where Jamie is in two different...

Episode #710: Jamie reports from London and Amsterdam and gives an update on his mission to become best friends with Sinead O'Connor, Allison congratulates Maniacs for meeting up at the Forward on Climate rally, and a brief explainer about why the poor fight the poor. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
2/14/2013

(2013/02/14) Chris Dorner believed dead, SOTU review,...

Episode #709: Ex-LAPD officer Chris Dorner is believed dead, Allison and Jamie discuss the media's willingness to pull away from the burning cabin and the alleged police chatter about burning down the cabin, review President Obama's State of the Union speech, yell at MSNBC for hiring Robert Gibbs, and tell the magical tale of the Valentine's Day Maniacs. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
2/13/2013

(2013/02/13) Tell a feminist thank you, LAPD hunts...

Episode #708: Allison and Jamie discuss the #TellAFeministThankYou hashtag on Twitter, the Violence Against Women Act passing the Senate with no help from Republican men, the LAPD continues to hunt anyone who resembles (and doesn't resemble), another black ex-LAPD officer talks about racism within the force, Chris Dorner, fracking hell, and the MSM still epically fails at covering protests. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that...
2/12/2013

(2013/02/12) Corporate tax-dodgers, MRA has a sad,...

Episode #707: Allison and Jamie discuss corporate tax-dodgers, the poop...er...pope retiring, William Shatner being the man, this MRA who has a sad because of teh feminists, and how ex-cop Christopher Dorner is now a target for drones. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
2/11/2013

(2013/02/11) "Partisan Stockholm Syndrome," the kill...

Episode #706: Allison and Jamie discuss the blowback Jeremy Scahill received from the Up With Chris audience over the weekend when he talked about drone strikes and the kill list, public confusion about drone strikes, the Chris Dorner manhunt, the rise of the conspiracy class, and why consent is sexy. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
2/8/2013

(2013/02/08) When Twitter battles work, Happy Friday!...

Episode #705: Two of crazy Fred Phelps' granddaughters have left the Westboro Baptist Church (the God Hates Fags people), Jamie gives advice to older people looking to become vegan, Arkansas town's martial law plans, FoxConn workers are organizing in China, and an Idaho State Senator has introduced a bill requiring students to read Atlas Shrugged. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
2/7/2013

(2013/02/07) Hundreds protest NDAA in NYC, CIA operating...

Episode #704: Hundreds protest the National Defense Authorization Act in NYC, the CIA is operating a drone base in Saudi Arabia, the post office cuts mail delivery on Saturdays (even though they're really not broke), women are often victims of gun violence but the media doesn't really focus on that, how not to be creepy talking to women, a patent troll tries to sue podcasts, claiming he invented podcasting technology. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto...
2/6/2013

(2013/02/06) Bye-bye Due Process: from global drone...

Episode #703: Allison and Jamie discuss the DOJ's legal explanation for tossing away due process, and how that effort affects protesters domestically, as well,badass MalalaYousufzai, and how some lawmakers are quietly working behind the scenes to legalize marijuana. Finally, many sheriffs have stated they'll refuse to enforce any federal gun regulations. What's the right balance between state and federal powers? Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up...
2/5/2013

(2013/02/05) Abortion, Beyonc, and cats

Episode #703: Allison and Jamie discuss another heralding trip to the vet, Queen Beyonce's Super Bowl performance, sexist commercials, brave women sharing their abortion stories, the tragic death of Hadiya Pendleton and the need for stronger gun regulations. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
2/4/2013

(2013/02/04) Citizen Radio's Kitten Bowl, the Super Bowl...

Episode #702: Allison and Jamie bring you the Kitten Bowl, talk about how the Super Bowl is part of a neoliberal deluge, chat about MMA and how professional sports affect us all, the U.S. building drone bases in North Africa, and Ed Koch dies (and some journalists forget his shady past). Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
2/1/2013

(2013/02/01) How to spot pseudoscience, this week in...

Episode #701: Allison and Jamie discuss how to spot pseudoscience, discuss this week in homophobia, and how it's only considered class war when poor people fight back. Also, Michael Bloomberg is a sexist turd and always has been. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
1/31/2013

(2013/01/31) Happy 700th episode! We love you, Maniacs

Episode #700: Happy 700th episode! Allison shares the tragic tale of Desmond Abigail Kilstein, and CR reads a couple of their favorite recent Maniac letters. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
1/30/2013

(2013/01/30) Mississippi's only abortion clinic may lose...

Episode #699: No, Anonymous doesn't have warheads, update on the NYC school bus strike, Susie Cagle breaks down why you're not a terrible person for eating quinoa, a new questionable study from CUNY on Occupy, Chris Christie vetoes a minimum wage increase, mom loses four children to gun violence, revenge porn, and the health Department intends to revoke license from Mississippi's only abortion clinic. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support...
1/29/2013

(2013/01/29) Time to yell at Michael Bloomberg and...

Episode #698: Allison Jamie yell at Michael Bloomberg for his wildly sexist comments, Catholics for their pro-life hypocrisy, and a commenter for suggesting students from Philadelphia's rapidly closing public schools "just move." Plus, the war on ag whistleblowersand creepy revenge porn websites. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
1/28/2013

(2013/01/28) More on that fake feminism thing, Anonymous...

Episode #697: Allison and Jamie talk some more about the fake feminism thing, Anonymous tells the U.S. government: "there will be change, or there will be chaos" in response to Aaron Swartz's death, Israel finally admits to giving birth control to Ethiopian women, and read this Glenn Greenwald article about how the White House shielded Wall Street from prosecutions in order to make your blood boil. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support...
1/25/2013

(2013/01/25) The thrilling world of fake feminism, tears...

Episode #696: Allison and Jamie discuss the thrilling world of fake feminism, plus lots of tears spliced with amusing anecdotes. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
1/24/2013

(2013/01/24) Roe v. Wade turns 40 as several states rush...

Episode #695: Roe v. Wade turns 40 as several states rush to ban legal abortion, the last abortion provider in Mississippi, a new ruling on Stop-and-Frisk and how SF is a form of sexual assault, MLK is used to promote militarism, and the relationship between homeless people and their dogs. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
1/23/2013

(2013/01/23) Former CIA officer John Kiriakou on the...

Episode #694: Allison interviews former CIA officer John Kiriakou (@JohnKiriakou), who faces 30 months in prison for blowing the whistle on torture, talks about why MSNBC was wrong when it said no activists applied for protest permits for inauguration day, Jamie gives an update on the Lloyd Irvin school rape, former Senator Ben Nelson becomes a lobbyist, and CR explains why you shouldn't be afraid to disagree with them (but please don't be rude). SIGN THE PETITION TO COMMUTE OR PARDON JOHN...
1/22/2013

(2013/01/22) Locke Lunch Chronicles, when inauguration...

Episode #693: Allison and Jamie discuss their John Locke sighting, the presidential inauguration (or coronation), the erased history of Martin Luther King, Jr., discuss bigoted Zero Dark 30 tweets, the crazy story of a CVS manager who strangled a homeless man for stealing tooth paste, and read some amazing Listener Mail, including from a Maniac who served in the army who witnessed a rape and was inspired by CR to report it to the Inspector General. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show....
1/21/2013

(2013/01/21) Mali, Algeria, and the unintended...

Episode #692: Allison and Jamie discuss Mali and the Algerian hostage story, and the unintended consequences of intervention, the jiu-jitsu community fighting back against rape culture, and the possibility that Aaron Swartz was targeted by the DOJ for his FOIA request on Bradley Manning. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
1/18/2013

(2013/01/18) About that Guardian piece on quinoa, Notre...

Episode #691: Allison and Jamie discuss this much-talked about piece on quinoa that appeared on the Guardian website, Deadspin is awesome, Notre Dame finally makes a statement...about a pretend lady, Jon Stewart is awful during Zero Dark Thirty interview, and GQ manages to be both racist and sexist. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
1/17/2013

(2013/01/17) Citizen Radio: Lacking smiles, sweetness,...

Episode #690: It's a Listener Mail episode! (kind of). Allison and Jamie discuss Allison's attitude goal, a creepy Twitter conversation between Camille and a gross bossman, how the New York Times buries the fucking lede every single goddamn time, and what you should do if you're a vegan living with non-vegan parents, and the IDF killing four Palestinians (so far) this week. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to...
1/16/2013

(2013/01/16) NYC bus strike, The Atlantic: brought to...

Episode #689: Allison and Jamie discuss the NYC bus strike, The Atlantic: brought to you by Scientology (except not anymore), Aaron Swartz's prosecutor linked to another hacker's death, NY Times dismantles its environment desk, Clarence Thomas FINALLY SPEAKS, but no one knows what he said, and another anti-gay activist turns out to be a huge, gross hypocrite. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
1/15/2013

(2013/01/15) Lloyd Irvin, gang rape, Suzanne Moore's...

Episode #688: Allison and Jamie discuss a gang rape involving BJJ students, Lloyd Irvin's gang rape past, Suzanne Moore's transphobic comments and liberals circling the wagons. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
1/14/2013

(2013/01/14) Jamie brings tales (and crime?) from the...

Episode #687: Jamie discusses his (maybe?) crime in the northwest, Allison and Jamie discuss Idle No More and Aaron Swartz's suicide and the federal-ledwitch huntthat friends and family blame for his depression. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
1/9/2013

(2013/01/09) Notre Dame rape scandal, Shock Doctrine...

Episode #686: Allison and Jamie discuss Michael Bloomberg's ridiculous assessment of himself, the Notre Dame rape scandal, Alex Jones' appearance on Piers Morgan's show, a judge limiting Stop and Frisk in the Bronx, Chuck Hagel officially toeing the line on Israel, the Shock Doctrine post-Sandy, John Brennan's CIA chief nomination, and how the only CIA officer scheduled to go to jail never tortured anybody, and how the Sunday morning news shows haven't quoted a scientist on climate...
1/8/2013

(2013/01/08) Citizen Radio: brought to you by...

Episode #685: Allison and Jamie discover their psychopaths, Anonymous takes on Steubenville sheriff, more on rape culture in the U.S., this asshole needs to have his food spit in, Rand Paul's drunk son gets arrested, and NY Post smears Occupy Wall Street (again). Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that wont lead you to war!
1/7/2013

(2013/01/07) Occupy Steubenville, this funny little...

Episode #684: All about the horrific rape in Steubenville, Occupy Steubenville, and Obama's defense secretary nominee, Chuck Hagel. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won’t lead you to war!
1/4/2013

(2013/01/04) Corporate tax credits got in the 'cliff'...

Episode #683: How corporate tax credits got into the 'cliff deal', why liberals should be pissed off about the deal, Steubenville High School students joke about alleged rape, half of Israelis don't want anything to do with mentally disabled people, an uplifting story about solidarity, women's rights are under attack in Texas - and everywhere. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won’t lead you to war!
1/3/2013

(2013/01/03) GOP demands more cuts in wake of fiscal...

Episode #682: Jamie explains why he doesn't drink anymore, GOP demands more cuts in wake of fiscal cliff deal, how Obama's stance on Social Security hasn't changed, food stamps reform debate. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won’t lead you to war!
1/2/2013

(2013/01/02) Allison returns (with ebola!), fiscal cliff...

Episode #681: Allison is extremely sick, but returns to talk about austerity in the fiscal cliff negotiations, the India gang rape (and how U.S. pundits used it to otherize), and how the FBI coordinated the crackdown on Occupy. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won’t lead you to war!
12/21/2012

(2012/12/21) Citizen Radio Holidays Extravaganza!!

Episode #680: Happy Holidays, everyone! Allison and Jamie tell a bunch of stories and then share a touching holidays story for new Miscreants. Citizen Radio will return with new episodes starting 12/31. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won’t lead you to war!
12/20/2012

(2012/12/20) Jamie explains what dying is like, why...

Episode #679: Jamie explains what dying is like, the aftermath of Newtown is,predictably, really dumb legislative ideas and widespread trauma, Obama says he'll back gun regulation, a farewell to ACT UP activist Spencer Cox, and Glenn Greenwald explains why Americans care about Newtown, but not Yemen drone strikes that also kill children. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won’t lead you to war!
12/19/2012

(2012/12/19) What's the matter with Colorado? Also, why...

Episode #678:Allison and Jamie ask: what's the matter with Colorado? Plus, Meghan McArdle's confusing policy idea, a private equity firm bails on gun culture, Walmart pulls the rifle used in the Connecticut shooting from its virtual shelves, the NRA Facebook page disappears, Walmart continues its shadiness, and Kevin Drum continues to be a terrible liberal. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won’t lead you to war!
12/18/2012

(2012/12/18) Occupy the NRA: taking on gun lobbyists,...

Episode #677: Taking on the gun lobbyists, Occupy the NRA, Bloomberg is Still A Fucking Asshole (SAFU) but he's right about gun regulation, Walmart sells same rifle used in Connecticut massacre, but heaven forbid their employees uninionize, the Rolling Jubilee mails its first debt forgiveness letters, and drones are still fucked up and bullshit. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won’t lead you to war!
12/17/2012

(2012/12/17) Let's talk about massacre prevention...

Episode #676: Allison and Jamie spend the entire hour discussing the tragic elementary school massacre in Connecticut, massacre prevention, what ordinary citizens can do, school bullying, and online harassment. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won’t lead you to war!
12/14/2012

(2012/12/14) Jessica Valenti on internet trolls and...

Episode #675: Jessica Valenti on internet trolls and feminism, Matt Lauer is a sexist pig and Anne Hathaway is wonderful, Ewan McGregor's perfect response to a homophobic question. Pick up a copy of Jessica's book Why Have Kids? Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won’t lead you to war!
12/13/2012

(2012/12/13) Gov. Snyder claims anti-worker law is not...

Episode #674: Gov. Snyder claims anti-worker law is not anti-worker, Jamie's rape culture video, and J.A. Myerson brings you a new field piece about gentrification and white flight. Check out Allison's report on the huge Michigan protest in support of workers! Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won’t lead you to war!
12/12/2012

(2012/12/12) At least 10,000 protest Michigan's...

Episode #673: At least 10,000 people protest Michigan's anti-worker measure, Joe Biden and the IKEA monkey are BFFs, half of people shot by police are mentally ill, and another handcuffed young man manages to shoot himself. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won’t lead you to war!
12/11/2012

(2012/12/11) Thousands protest Michigan's anti-worker...

Episode #672:Thousands protest Michigan's anti-worker legislation, Allison yells at New York Times columnists, and Allison and Jamie answer Listener Mail. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won’t lead you to war!
12/6/2012

(2012/12/06) Kevin Gosztola on Bradley Manning hearing,...

Episode #670: Journalist Kevin Gosztola (@kgosztola) joins the show to discuss the Bradley Manning hearing and journalist Mike Elk (@mikeelk) reports 9/11 mistakes are being repeated in the Hurricane Sandy clean-up effort. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won’t lead you to war!
12/5/2012

(2012/12/05) Google warns UN not to censor internet, Jan...

Episode #669: Allison and Jamie discuss films that make them cry, Google warns the UN not to censor the internet, Jan Brewer is MIA, and why Bill Maher is terrible. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won’t lead you to war!
12/4/2012

(2012/12/04) Fiscal Slope causes media to collectively...

Episode #668: Jamie thanks the Maniacs for coming out to his Austin CD taping, Allison discusses a string of protests breaking out across the country in response to the fiscal slope negotiations/looming budget cuts, updates on the AP Iran "bomb chart" incident, what's the matter with Arizona, big ups to Stevie Wonder and Gov. Jerry Brown. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won’t lead you to war!
12/3/2012

(2012/12/03) Tiny fascist Michael Bloomberg, how to...

Episode #667: Allison and Jamie discuss tiny fascist Michael Bloomberg, possible health safety concerns for Sandy cleanup volunteers, how to handle online harassers, prisoner slave labor,Walmart workers sue their overlords, the UN recognizePalestinian statehood and then Israel proceeds to build more colonies anyway, and the coming student debt bubble disaster. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won’t lead you to war!
11/30/2012

(2012/11/30) Lincoln, NYC fast-food workers walk out,...

Episode #666: Allison delivers an Oscar-worthy performance as Daniel Day Lewis as Abraham Lincoln, plus news of the rare fast food worker strike in NYC, the AP's anti-Iran propaganda, why eating eggs is gross, Susan Rice is shady, Peter King is crazy, and Senators attempt to punish Palestinians. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won’t lead you to war!
11/29/2012

(2012/11/29) On hipsters and Hitler, update on...

Episode #665: Allison and Jamie discuss the relationship between hipsters and Hitler, give updates on the Bangladesh factory fire, talk about the targetting of journalists by Israel, the UN passing a resolution on female genital mutilation, drone stories, another innocent black teen gunned down, the ongoing fuckery known as the War on Drugs, global horrific treatment of women, and our future Water World. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and...
11/28/2012

(2012/11/28) "No Services, No Rent": abandoned by the...

Episode #664: Allison talks about how some public housing residents in NYC are still without basic services (and expected to pay rent) after Sandy, the similarities between the terrible fire at a garment factory inBangladeshand theTriangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, Jamie has a strange encounter with a taxi driver, and finally, Listener Mail! Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won’t lead you to war!
11/27/2012

(2012/11/27) A short Citizen Radio with Patient Zero...

Episode #663: Jamie is sick, but here's a new (short) Citizen Radio! Egyptian President Morsi's power grab, thoughts on Black Friday, and not too much vomiting. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won’t lead you to war!
11/22/2012

(2012/11/22) Happy Thanksgiving! Let's talk about old...

Episode #662: Citizen Radio talks old ladies, Jiu-Jitsu, war crimes, Goldman Sachs' asshole CEO, and the awesome decision by students at Harvard. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won’t lead you to war!
11/21/2012

(2012/11/21) Citizen Radio's Guide to Surviving The...

Episode #661: Citizen Radio offers some helpful advice to surviving the holidays with your conservative relatives. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won’t lead you to war!
11/20/2012

(2012/11/20) Palestinian death toll reaches 100, Israel...

Episode #660: Jamie thanks Philly Maniacs, Allison (kind of) meets David Frum, the Palestinian death toll reaches 100 in Gaza, 10 members of one family killed, Israel bombs media, statement from youth of Gaza, the changing attitute toward Palestinians in the United States, Marco Rubio: Not a scientist. Remember to vote for Citizen Radio atpodcastawards.com! You can vote once every day and remember to verify your vote when emailed. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show....
11/19/2012

(2012/11/19) Prejudice against Muslims, what happens if...

Episode #659:Allison and Jamie discuss Hostess closing shop and everyone blaming unions, prejudice toward Muslims, theongoing assault on Gaza, what happens ifabortion is illegal, and howWalmart filed charges against the UFCWin anticipation of Black Friday strikes, andTransgender murder rates. Remember to vote for Citizen Radio atpodcastawards.com! You can vote once every day and remember to verify your vote when emailed. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto...
11/16/2012

(2012/11/16) Israel attacks Gaza, Jamie thanks Chicago...

Episode #658: Israel attacks Gaza, Allison and Jamie discuss the oftentimes crazy response on Twitter, Jamie thanks Chicago Maniacs for coming out to his show, journalist Michael Hastings (@mmhastings) PWNS Pierce Morgan when invited on to his show to discuss the Petraeus affair, and Allison speaks with journalist Josh Eidelson (@josheidelson) about the Walmart strikes and walkouts. Remember to vote for Citizen Radio atpodcastawards.com! You can vote once every day and remember to verify...
11/15/2012

(2012/11/15) On being perpetually high in a retail...

Episode #657: Allison and Jamie discuss being perptually high in a retail environment, the Red Cross' denial, the shady MTA, and prisoners getting teh kittens. Remember to vote for Citizen Radio atpodcastawards.com! You can vote once every day and remember to verify your vote when emailed. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won’t lead you to war!
11/14/2012

(2012/11/14) Citizen Radio special episode on Iran and...

Episode #656: Citizen Radio spends the hour talking to Nima Shirazi (@wideasleepnima, wideasleepinamerica.com) about Iran, BDS, and Palestine. Remember to vote for Citizen Radio atpodcastawards.com! You can vote once every day and remember to verify your vote when emailed. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won’t lead you to war!
11/13/2012

(2012/11/13) Occupy buys up debt to abolish it,...

Episode #655: Occupy buys up debt to abolish it, international austerity protests and eviction resistance, and Jamie has a sad. Remember to vote for Citizen Radio atpodcastawards.com! You can vote once every day and remember to verify your vote when emailed. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won’t lead you to war!
11/12/2012

(2012/11/12) Thank you to The Nation interns, David...

Episode #654: Allison and Jamie thank The Nation interns and discuss David Petraeus' affair, and how it's literally the least offensive thing he or the CIA have ever done. Remember to vote for Citizen Radio atpodcastawards.com! You can vote once every day and remember to verify your vote when emailed. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won’t lead you to war!
11/9/2012

(2012/11/09) On high school acceptance, Sandy...

Episode #653: Allison and Jamie offer advice to a listener about high school acceptance and coming out of the closet, discuss Occupy Sandy and class war in the wake of the storm, how Iran volunteered after Sandy, Bradley Manning may be taking a plea deal, and Allison bullies Jamie The Whiner. Check out Walmart employees talk about why they're standing up for a better living. Remember to vote for Citizen Radio atpodcastawards.com! You can vote once every day and remember to verify your vote...
11/8/2012

(2012/11/08) Jiu-Jitsu tales, notable election results,...

Episode #652: Jamie shares tales from his Jiu-Jitsu tornament victory, Allison and Jamie discuss notable election results, and list warning signs for the Social Security battle. Remember to vote for Citizen Radio atpodcastawards.com! You can vote once every day and remember to verify your vote when emailed. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won’t lead you to war!
11/7/2012

(2012/11/07) Obama won. Now, let's talk about drones,...

Episode #651: Allison and Jamie discuss Obama's victory, and how this hopefully means we can now go on to discuss things like drones, workers' rights, and negotiations with Iran. Also, Allison talks abot Occupy Sandy, and Jamie shares a weird story involving a mullet. Remember to vote for Citizen Radio at podcastawards.com! You can vote once every day and remember to verify your vote when emailed. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support...
11/6/2012

(2012/11/06) Felon voting disenfranchisement, BEST-OF:...

Episode #650: Rania Khalek (@RaniaKhalek) brings you a great field piece about felon voting disenfranchisement, plus a BEST-OF Citizen Radio: Citizen Radio Live! with Sarah Silverman, Regina Spektor, and Matt Taibbi (originally aired 3/18/11). Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won’t lead you to war!
11/5/2012

(2012/11/05) BEST OF: Ethicist, activist, and author,...

Episode #649: Originally aired 3/17/10:Citizen Radio interviews Peter Singer, the world-renowned ethicist, philosopher, activist, and author! Peter is author of the new book, The Life You Can Save in which he argues that individuals making modest donations to charity can help reduce extreme poverty. It seems logical, but millions of people decide to buy new pairs of shoes rather than use that money to save a child’s life every single day.Outside academic circles, Singer is best known for his...
11/2/2012

(2012/11/02) BEST OF: Dr. Gabor Mat on the failed War on...

Episode #648: Originally aired 2/20/10 and 2/24/10: part 1 and part 2 of Citizen Radio's interview with Dr. Gabor Mat(http://www.drgabormate.com/). Born in Budapest, Hungary in 1944, Gabor Mat emigrated to Canada with his family in 1957. Currently, he is the staff physician at the Portland Hotel, a residence and resource centre for the people of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Many of his patients suffer from mental illness, drug addiction and HIV, or all three.Dr. Mat treats addicts at...
11/1/2012

(2012/11/01) Occupy Sandy, climate change is a real...

Episode #647: Allison and Jamie discuss Occupy Sandy, a charity effort put together by Occupy Wall Street and 350.org, how climate change is a real thing you should care about, unlike Paul Ryan's fake charity, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and Jamie's traumatic childhood which involves fake rabbit poop. Remember to vote for Citizen Radio daily at podcastawards.com under best comedy show! Citizen Radio will return with NEW episodes Tuesday! Citizen Radio is a member-supported show....
10/31/2012

(2012/10/31) Media ignores climate change during Sandy,...

Episode #646: The real story of Halloween, media ignores climate change during Sandy, rise of Greek fascism, dude tries to empathize with the ladies, and why it's not okay to shame people for being obese. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won’t lead you to war!
10/30/2012

(2012/10/30) Election time stupidity, Imran Khan...

Episode #645: Allison and Jamie discuss how some of your fellow liberals turn into idiots come election time, an activist charged with "inciting racial hatred" for unfurling a Palestinian flag, Imran Khan detained and interrogated over drone views, and many, many stories about drones, and one more about why the NYPD is terrible. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won’t lead you to war!
10/29/2012

(2012/10/29) Dispatches from the Orwellian trials at...

Episode #644: Dispatches from Guantanamo Bay with independent journalist and Radio Dispatch co-host John Knefel (@johnknefel). Also, Jamie's elderly fan base and friend of the show, Leonardo Dicaprio, is on the lam. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won’t lead you to war!
10/26/2012

(2012/10/26) Obama adviser tries to justify killing of...

Episode #643: A senior Obama adviser tries to justify the killing of a 16-year-old American, Occupy Oakland turns one, and the many ways the NYPD is seriously fucked up. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won’t lead you to war!
10/25/2012

(2012/10/25) Tragic tales of comedy, third party...

Episode #642: Allison and Jamie discuss tragic tales of comedy in the douche bag buffer, followed by a discussion of the third party debates, CNN says women vote with their hormones, and the truth about trafficking. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won’t lead you to war!
10/24/2012

(2012/10/24) Obama and Romney agree: drones, sanctions,...

Episode #641: There were very few substinative disagreements between the candidates in the last presidential debate, and certain issues like the home foreclosures epidemic, were completely ignored. Time's Joe Klein goes on a pro-drone strike rant on MSNBC. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won’t lead you to war!
10/23/2012

(2012/10/23) CIA seeks to expand drone strikes to...

Episode #640: Allison and Jamie discuss the expanding drone strikes,AFSCME 207's Recording Secretary Sue Ryan joins the show to discuss Detroit's Water Department strike, and the union's subsequent victory. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won’t lead you to war!
10/22/2012

(2012/10/22) War on Drugs, Chair of DNC claims to have...

Episode #639: Allison and Jamie discuss Eugene Jarecki's "The House I Live In" in depth, along with the War on Drugs, and discuss how the Chair of the DNC, DebbieWasserman Schultz, claims to have no knowledge of the "kill list". Also, Allison and Jamie offer advice to aspiring journalists. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visitwearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won’t lead you to war!
10/19/2012

(2012/10/19) EXCLUSIVE interview with Koch employee...

Episode #638: Allison and Jamie are back with tales of their meeting, plus interviews with Travis McKinney, a Koch employee denied a job for being "too political"(at 31:00), and Nelini Stamp (@NelStamp) about the current status of Occupy Wall Street, and her work in Florida with a group of students and youth organizing against the school to prison pipeling and the two crows (Jim and Juan) (at 48:00). Use #changethedebate on Twitter to draw attention to issues currently being ignored in the...
10/18/2012

(2012/10/18) BEST OF: Propagandhi’s Chris Hannah, Chris...

Episode #637: Originally aired 4/18/11:Propagandhi’s Chris Hannah talks about the state of the music industry, eating animals, hate mail, and what makes him happy. Chris Hedges explains why Obama is talking out of both sides of his mouth on the class war, and vegan maniac and kickass fighter Erin Red discusses why drinking milk equals eating veal and where she gets her darn protein from. Follow her on Twitter (@erinred) and Tumblrhttp://erinred.tumblr.com/. Allison continues to blog atThe...
10/17/2012

(2012/10/17) BEST OF: Colorado theater shootings, Jamie...

Episode #636: Originally aired 6/24/12:Allison and Jamie discuss the Colorado shootings, why it’s important to talk politics and gun regulation at these moments, how the establishment media is fucking up the story, and Jamie conquers one of his biggest fears. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show.Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won’t lead you to war, and to keep CR Productions growing!
10/16/2012

(2012/10/16) Reza Aslan on the media's obsession with...

Episode #635 In the first half of the show, Allison and Jamie discuss "Operation Clean Halls" and a racist article in Harvard's The Voice.In the second half, Reza Aslan (@rezaaslan) joins the show to discuss the media's obsession with waging war on Iran, drone strikes, and "bigot" Sam Harris. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won't lead you to war, and keep CR Productions growing!
10/15/2012

(2012/10/15) Crafty tigers, race representation in...

Episode #634 Jamie explores his Progressive guilt, followed by a discussion of race representation in media (Homeland and Girls, specifically,) crafty tigers, three Northwest activists jailed for staying silent, more fucked up aspects of Stop and Frisk, Oakland police getting complaints for being awful, and a shout-out to badass Walmart employees. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won't lead you to war, and keep CR...
10/12/2012

(2012/10/12) Stop-and-Frisk exposed, MTA fee hikes,...

Episode #633The Nation's video featuring a secret recording of a Stop and Frisk, Jesse Myerson (@JAMyerson) reports on the reason behind new MTA fee hikes (hint: blame the banks), Walmart employees eye Black Friday for actions, the Obama administration brags that Romney is Wall Street's BFF and can't name a single prosecution unders its watch, an IMF director states the obvious and says now is not the time for more austerity, and Mr. Rogers is still a boss. Retraction information about the...
10/11/2012

(2012/10/11) How to Survive A Plague's Peter Staley on...

Episode #632 How to Survive A Plague's Peter Staley (@PeterStaley) on activism, Occupy, and fighting the long fight, followed by an interview with Stonewall bartender, Tree, who witnessed the Stonewall uprising, AIDS epidemic, and the legalization of gay marriage. The audio before Tree's interview is from the excellent document Stonewall Uprising, which you can watch for free. Thank you, PBS. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support...
10/10/2012

(2012/10/10) Maniac meet-ups, more Walmart walkouts,...

Episode #631 Plans for future Maniac meet-ups, Tim DeChristopher is released from jail, more Walmart walkouts, tens of thousands protest austerity in Spain, Occupy Atlanta joins forces with the police to defend a retired detective from eviction, the rise of fascism in Greece, and Kevin Drum writes a truly ridiculous article. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won't lead you to war, and keep CR Productions growing!
10/9/2012

(2012/10/09) Tribute to the Dirty Hobos and the...

Episode #630 Utter madness. Apologies for the first 4 minutes of the show (sound quality issues), and then a tribute to the Dirty Hobos and the Adventures of Incubator Baby. Plus, updates on several labor stories, including a walkout by New York Times staffers, victory for grocery workers, and Wal-mart warehouse workers, and a gut check story about a young man sentenced to jail for rude internet comments. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up...
10/8/2012

(2012/10/08) How to Survive a Plague, when 'cynicism'...

Episode #629 Allison and Jamie review How to Survive a Plague (spoiler free), yell at the New York Times for calling Jay-Z "cynical," lament the lack of War on Drugs talk in the presidential debates, and recap some of the latest global labor struggles. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won't lead you to war, and keep CR Productions growing!
10/5/2012

(2012/10/05) First Presidential Debate: We're all losers

Episode #628 In the first presidential debate, we all lost. Allison and Jamie fact-check Rudy Giuliani's appearance on MSNBC. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won't lead you to war, and keep CR Productions growing!
10/4/2012

(2012/10/04) Appeals court restores NDAA indefinite...

Episode #627 Appeal court restores NDAA indefinite detention, 2 million workers strike in Indonesia, Detroit to fire striking water workers, the forces of privatization target the NHS, and Todd Akin's history of incredibly dumb statements. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won't lead you to war, and keep CR Productions growing!
10/3/2012

(2012/10/03) Riot police arrest protesters at rally for...

Episode #626 Allison shares a traumatic nightmare, riot police arrest peaceful protesters at a rally for striking Walmart worokers, Peggy Noonan visits Brooklyn, HAS THOUGHTS. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won't lead you to war, and keep CR Productions growing!
10/2/2012

(2012/10/02) Occupy DC celebrates 1-year anniversary,...

Episode #625 Allison and Jamie discuss the one year anniversary of Occupy DC, strikes at Walmart warehouses and an occupation in France, the end game of austerity in Greece, and how small groups of highly motivated individuals should never be dismissed. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won't lead you to war, and keep CR Productions growing!
10/1/2012

(2012/10/01) Zionism gone wild: Netanyahu uses ACME bomb...

Episode #624 Allison and Jamie discuss Patrick Clawson's crazy comments about preemptively starting a war with Iran, and Benjamin Netanyahu's United Nations presentation, featuring an ACME bomb chart. Also, CR answers your listener mail. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won't lead you to war, and keep CR Productions growing!
9/27/2012

(2012/09/27) Catcalling is not a compliment, and...

Episode #623 Allison and Jamie discuss how catcalling is not a compliment, the NFL referee lockout, and how the consequences of global warming are already here. An interview with Mike Ludwig about a new study that links Monsanto's corn to tumors in rats. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won't lead you to war, and keep CR Productions growing!
9/26/2012

(2012/09/26) Thousands converge on Spain's Parliament,...

Episode #622 Thousands converge on Spain's Parliament to oppose a new round of austerity measures, #StrikeDebt and The Debt Resistors' Operations Manual, Aaron Swartz charged with nine new felony counts for the crime of making public information public, activists crash HMRC boss' retirement. Release the hounds! Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won't lead you to war, and keep CR Productions growing!
9/25/2012

(2012/09/25) Strikes work, Chinese workers fight back,...

Episode #621 Allison provides evidence strikes work, janitors go on strike, Greece and Chinese workers fight back, study busts myth used to justify insane CEO pay, 60 percent of Americans don't trust the corporate media, Anonymous leaks NYPD footage of Occupy Wall Street's eviction. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won't lead you to war, and keep CR Productions growing!
9/24/2012

(2012/09/24) "Muslim rage" and other generalizations,...

Episode #620 Allison and Jamie discuss the "Muslim rage" and how the media is conflating Egypt with Yemen and Pakistan and Libya. Independent journalist Austin G. Mackell (@austingmackell) joins the show to discuss S17, Libya, the anti-Muslim Youtube video, and the imprisonment of Egyptian blogger Alber Saber. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won't lead you to war, and keep CR Productions growing!
9/21/2012

(2012/09/21) "Pepper spray" UC Davis cop not charged,...

Episode #619 Allison and Jamie discuss the slut-shaming media, Paris Hilton's homophobic comment (and what it says about our society at large), thepepper spraying UC Davis copwill not be charged,Barrett Brownarrested for Anonymous-related activities, Forbes 400get richer. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won't lead you to war, and keep CR Productions growing!
9/20/2012

(2012/09/20) Thomas Friedman brings more of the stupid,...

Episode #618 Friedobrings the stupid(again), Chicago teachersvote to end strike, Obama administration appealsindefinite detention ruling, Wisconsin collective bargainingruling struck down, SB 1070officially starts. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won't lead you to war, and keep CR Productions growing!
9/19/2012

(2012/09/19) 180+ arrested at Occupy Wall Street's...

Episode #617 More than 180 arrested at Occupy Wall Street's one-year anniversary, director Eugene Jarecki talks about his film on the failed war on drugs, The House I Live In, and Allison and Jamie discuss Newsweek's horrible "Muslim Rage" cover. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won't lead you to war, and keep CR Productions growing!
9/17/2012

(2012/09/17) Occupy Wall Street's one-year anniversary,...

Episode #616 Occupy Wall Street turns one, updates on Chicago teachers' strike, Jamie makes a new enemy. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won't lead you to war, and keep CR Productions growing!
9/14/2012

(2012/09/14) Chicago teacher: I'd forgo a raise for...

Episode #615 More on the CTU strike in Chicago, an interview with a real-life Chicago teacher, Molly Rasmussen, and Chicago-based journalist Joe Macare (@exileinflyville, Truthout). Also, the war machine kicks into high gear with Libya and Egypt in its crosshairs, and a federal judge rules the indefinite detention portion of NDAA unconstitutional. Check out CR contributor Sarah Jaffe's piece on so-called liberalsregurgitatingright-wing talking points during the CTU strike. Citizen Radio is a...
9/13/2012

(2012/09/13) U.S. ambassador to Libya killed, productive...

Episode #614 U.S. ambassador to Libya killed, productive atheism, J.A. Myerson (@JAMyerson) on the origin of right-to-work (for less) states. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won't lead you to war, and keep CR Productions growing!
9/12/2012

(2012/09/12) Florida proves "voter fraud" is a myth,...

Episode #613 Florida proves "voter fraud" is a myth, living with PTSD in American war zones, freedom of speech crackdown in Wisconsin, the end of Occupy Hong Kong, and Jamie shares some thoughts on depression. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won't lead you to war, and keep CR Productions growing!
9/11/2012

(2012/09/11) CTU strike and a break from the shameless...

Episode #612 Allison and Jamie discuss the CTU strike, upcoming one-year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street, 9/11 porn, the extremely unsettling behavior of the NYPD, Iraq (remember Iraq?), right-wing Canada, and what happens when the government defunds Planned Parenthood. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won't lead you to war, and keep CR Productions growing!
9/10/2012

(2012/09/10) The age of vigilantism, drone strikes, and...

Episode #611 Allison and Jamie discuss Detroit police encouraging vigilatnism, drone strikes (check out John Cook's awesome DNC video), and slut-shaming. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won't lead you to war, and keep CR Productions growing!
9/7/2012

(2012/09/07) DNC vote controversy, all about Clinton's...

Episode #610 Allison and Jamie discuss the DNC vote controversy, Clinton's legacy of triangulation, Mitt Romney's "oh shit" moment when he meets a gay veteran, online bullies and why it's okay to take mental health breaks, and a federal judge okaying the "show me your papers" part of Arizona's controversial immigration law. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won't lead you to war, and keep CR Productions growing!
9/6/2012

(2012/09/06) Undocumented protesters arrested at DNC,...

Episode #609Undocumented protesters arrested at DNC, police preemptively detain prominent activist, Quebec separatists win election, shooting at victory rally,Apple granted patent for location-based camera phone disabling, and nine antigay preachers arrested under shady New Orleans law. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won't lead you to war, and keep CR Productions growing!
9/5/2012

(2012/09/05) Hundreds protest DNC, Chicago teachers...

Episode #608 Hundreds protest the DNC, Chicago teachers prepare to strike, budget cuts target Detroit police, Italian miners are badasses. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won't lead you to war, and keep CR Productions growing!
9/4/2012

(2012/09/04) America's oligarchy: unaccountability run...

Episode #607 Allison and Jamie talk about the lack of accountability in torture prosecutions and human rights violations. Also, an update on the South African miner story. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won't lead you to war, and keep CR Productions growing!
9/3/2012

(2012/09/03) Happy Labor Day! Jan Brewer accidentally...

Episode #606 A brief history of Labor Day, DN producer attacked at RNC, followed by an interview with Jan Brewer on her accidental Obama endorsement, why you should hate Mitt Romney even more than you already do, a bizarre update on the South African miner massacre, and child-free couples. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won't lead you to war, and keep CR Productions growing!
8/31/2012

(2012/08/31) Back to school nightmares, Paul Ryan's many...

Episode #605 Allison and Jamie share their back to school nightmares, the RNC and Paul Ryan's many lies, offer advice about voting, discuss how Texas is reconsidering sending prostitutes to prison, and how a U.S. federal court struck down a racist Texas voter ID law. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won't lead you to war, and keep CR Productions growing!
8/30/2012

(2012/08/30) Ron Paul supporters walk off RNC floor,...

Episode #604 Allison and Jamie discuss the Republican National Convention, Ron Paul supporters walking off the RNC floor, and the Father of the Year. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won't lead you to war, and keep CR Productions growing!
8/29/2012

(2012/08/28) Hundreds protest RNC, criminalizing...

Episode #603 Hundreds protest RNC, criminalizing homelessness, Camden loses police force, LAPD screws up and beats up a rich white guy, more on rape culture. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won't lead you to war, and keep CR Productions growing!
8/28/2012

(2012/08/28) Maniacs go to college, 15 organizers face...

Episode #602 Allison and Jamie offer advice to Maniacs going to college, 15 organizers face up to two years in jail for peacefully guarding a home from foreclosure, the disturbing case of Brandon Raub, and members of Pussy Riot flee Russia. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won't lead you to war, and keep CR Productions growing!
8/27/2012

(2012/08/27) Student activists fight to save the world,...

Episode #601 Allison and Jamie briefly discuss the latest mass shootings in the U.S., followed by a field piece from Sarah Jaffe (@sarahljaffe) about student activists fighting to save the world, and Andy Stepanian of the SHAC 7 (http://www.sparrowmedia.net/) joins the show to discuss serving three years in federal prison and the aftermath of being labeled a "terrorist" activist. The original music in Sarah's piece is by Emily In Love. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show....
8/24/2012

(2012/08/24) Happy 600th episode!!

Episode #600 HAPPY 600TH EPISODE!! Allison and Jamie reflect on the trials and tribulations of Citizen Radio. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won't lead you to war, and keep CR Productions growing!
8/23/2012

(2012/08/23) Hey ladies: everything about you is gross...

Episode #599 All the ways the world tells women they're gross and wrong, plus the global war on women. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won't lead you to war, and keep CR Productions growing!
8/22/2012

(2012/08/22) Citizen Radio: Bringing you "violent and...

Episode #598According to the Ntrepid cyber security company, Citizen Radio is aiding "anarchist and violent protest groups," a brief recap of all the fucked up shit happening in Israel right now, plus news that will make Mr. Burns very happy. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won't lead you to war, and keep CR Productions growing!
8/21/2012

(2012/08/21) "Legitimate rape," convention protests, and...

Episode #597 Allison and Jamie discuss Rep. Akin's comments on "legitimate rape," and how they're indicative of a larger hatred towards women, upcoming convention protests, Instagraming class war, and tarsands protests. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won't lead you to war, and keep CR Productions growing!
8/20/2012

(2012/08/20) You mustn't be afraid to podcast a little...

Episode #596Inception: the podcast. Allison and Jamie talk rape culture, the massacre of South African miners on strike, the IMF applauding Iceland for ignoring the IMF, and prisoners being forced to fight each other gladiator-style. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won't lead you to war, and keep CR Productions growing!
8/17/2012

(2012/08/17) Ecuador grants asylum to Assange, CNN's...

Episode #595 Ecuador grants aslyum to Assange, CNN's reality TV, The Dawood military hospital scandal, corporations pay more to CEOs than they do in taxes, and the Times Square shooting. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won't lead you to war, and keep CR Productions growing!
8/16/2012

(2012/08/16) Jamie's triumphant return! Plus, Trapwire...

Episode #594 Jamie's back from California with tales of rape culture. Plus, Trapwire (what should concern you and what's hype), and swearing allegiance to Tom Hardy. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won't lead you to war, and keep CR Productions growing!
8/15/2012

(2012/08/15) Quebec students vote on whether to continue...

Episode #593 Allison and Molly discuss the Quebec students voting on whether to continue the strike, and taking shitty jobs for the sake of survival (and how you can escape!) Austin G. Mackell (@austingmackell) reports from Egypt about President Morsy sacking his top generals. Citizen Radio is a member-supported show. Visit http://wearecitizenradio.com to sign up and support media that won't lead you to war, and keep CR Productions growing!
8/14/2012

(2012/08/14) Progressive guilty pleasures, the...

Episode #592 Allison and Molly talk about progressive guilty pleasures, the importance of direct action, harsh sentencing of peaceful protesters, and why it's difficult to get people motivated about climate change. Video of the Charlie Kaufman clip on today's episode. Special announcement: Check outThrive Food Direct, and use the code “CitizenRadio” to receive a discount. Your purchase will go towards a Maniac receiving FREE meals! Citizen Radio is a member-supported...
8/13/2012

(2012/08/13) Paul Ryan overkill, class war, DOJ refuses...

Episode #591 Paul Ryan overkill: the media talks about Romney's VP pick in the dumbest possible way, class war, DOJ refuses to prosecute Goldman Sachs, and Molly Knefel (@mollyknefel) talks about visiting her home town. Also, Melissa Gira Grant (@melissagira) returns for part 2 of her visiting to Glenn Beck's "Restoring Love" rally. Citizen Radio will return with new episodes next week! Special announcement: Check outThrive Food Direct, and use the code “CitizenRadio” to receive a discount....
8/10/2012

(2012/08/10) BEST OF: Moby and Billy Connolly Live from...

Episode #590Citizen Radio Live from the UCB with Moby and Billy Connolly Citizen Radio will return with new episodes next week! Special announcement: Check outThrive Food Direct, and use the code “CitizenRadio” to receive a discount. Your purchase will go towards a Maniac receiving FREE meals! Citizen Radio is a member-supported show.Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won’t lead you to war, and to keep CR Productions growing!
8/9/2012

(2012/08/09) BEST OF: Paul F. Tompkins, Maria Bamford,...

Episode #590Audio from Citizen Radio Live! at Sketchfest in San Francisco. Guests: The hilarious Paul F. Tompkins and Maria Bamford, and Daily Kos’s founder, Markos Moulitsas. Markos talks about Obama, Christine O’Donnell, and his run-in with Tom Tancredo, and later Paul and Maria play a game of Who Would You Fight? Special guests: Ice T and Patty (College comedy circuit, OSU tour). Don’t ask. Just listen. Citizen Radio will return with new episodes next week! Special announcement: Check...
8/8/2012

(2012/08/08) BEST OF: David Sirota on how the 80s ruined...

Episode #589 A Citizen Radio best of show!David Sirota (davidsirota.com) drops buy to discuss his excellent new book, Back to Our Future, which you should all buy. He discusses how the creepy propaganda in 80s TV and film brainwashed an entire generation into believing greed is good and war is awesome. Buy the book here. Next, activist Tim DeChristopher talks about his heroic act of civil disobedience that could ultimately cost him years of his life in prison. Please help contribute to...
8/7/2012

(2012/08/07) Sikh temple terrorist attack, right-wing...

Episode #588 Special guest host Molly Knefel (@mollyknefel) joins the show to talk about the time she almost died, the Sikh temple terrorist attack, right-wing extremism, the establishment media's terrible coverage of the attack, and NYPD brutality. Melissa Gira Grant (@melissagira) brings dispatches from Glenn Beck's "Restoring Love" rally in Texas. Trust us, you'll want to hear this one. Special announcement: Check outThrive Food Direct, and use the code “CitizenRadio” to receive a...
8/6/2012

(2012/08/06) Sexism at the Olympics, another Wall Street...

Episode #587 Allison and Jamie discuss sexism at the Olympics, the wiley Adam Levine, how another Wall Street firm failed spectacularly, Obama's pioneering kill committee, and why Tom Friedman is still an idiot. Special announcement: Check outThrive Food Direct, and use the code “CitizenRadio” to receive a discount. Your purchase will go towards a Maniac receiving FREE meals! Citizen Radio is a member-supported show.Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won’t...
8/3/2012

(2012/08/03) The messed up world of the Olympics,...

Episode #586 Allison and Jamie talk about the fucked up side of the Olympics, police taser a 12-year-old girl, and Iran decides to execute some suits for bank fraud, while the U.S. can't even pass basic reforms. In the second half of the show, Jesse Myerson (@JAMyerson) has a field report about the student debt bubble. Special announcement: Check outThrive Food Direct, and use the code “CitizenRadio” to receive a discount. Your purchase will go towards a Maniac receiving FREE meals! Citizen...
8/2/2012

(2012/08/02) Police shoot handcuffed man, income...

Episode #585 Police in Mississippi shoot a handcuffed man, yet the FBI continues to ignore police brutality reports, the Washington Post notices poor people live with other poor people, billionaire Jeff Greene senses a storm is coming, and the GOP rushes to defend Chick-fil-A. Special announcement: Check outThrive Food Direct, and use the code “CitizenRadio” to receive a discount. Your purchase will go towards a Maniac receiving FREE meals! Citizen Radio is a member-supported...
8/1/2012

(2012/08/01) Pussy Riot, police militarization, and...

Episode #584 Allison discusses the start of the Pussy Riot trial, Stevey King and the Dog-Chicken gang, and Rania Khalek (@RaniaKhalek) joins the show to discuss police militarization, Anaheim, and the DNC and RNC. Special announcement: Check outThrive Food Direct, and use the code “CitizenRadio” to receive a discount. Your purchase will go towards a Maniac receiving FREE meals! Citizen Radio is a member-supported show.Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won’t...
7/31/2012

(2012/07/31) Burlington riot police shoot protesters...

Episode #583 Allison reports on Burlington riot police shooting protesters with projectiles, the New York Post continues its rich tradition of being awful, Wisconsin hospitals charge rape victims for their rape kits. Special announcement: Check outThrive Food Direct, and use the code “CitizenRadio” to receive a discount. Your purchase will go towards a Maniac receiving FREE meals! Citizen Radio is a member-supported show.Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that...
7/30/2012

(2012/07/30) What the Olympics and the Springfield...

Episode #582 Allison and Jamie talk about the insane Olympics opening ceremony, and all the ways in which the Olympics has become a corporate charade funded by taxpayer dollars. Also, The Real News reports on a Georgia prison hunger strike. Special announcement: Check outThrive Food Direct, and use the code “CitizenRadio” to receive a discount. Your purchase will go towards a Maniac receiving FREE meals! Citizen Radio is a member-supported show.Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and...
7/27/2012

(2012/07/27) A minor meltdown, followed by Demos.org's...

Episode #581 In the first half, Jamie has a minor meltdown and talks about masturbation panels. In the second half, Demos.org's Heather McGhee (@hmghee) joins the show to discuss poverty, class war, Occupy Wall Street, and direct action. Special announcement: Check outThrive Food Direct, and use the code “CitizenRadio” to receive a discount. Your purchase will go towards a Maniac receiving FREE meals! Citizen Radio is a member-supported show.Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and...
7/26/2012

(2012/07/26) Rape culture, creepy blowjobs, Anaheim,...

Episode #580 Radio Dispatch's Molly Knefel (@mollyknefel) joins the show to discuss rape culture, Tosh, creepy blowjobs, Anaheim, South Dallas, and police brutality. Special announcement: Check outThrive Food Direct, and use the code “CitizenRadio” to receive a discount. Your purchase will go towards a Maniac receiving FREE meals! Citizen Radio is a member-supported show.Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and support media that won’t lead you to war, and to keep CR Productions...
7/25/2012

(2012/07/25) On vomit and going fetal, Bradley Manning...

Episode #579 Jamie shares a story about vomit and going fetal, John and Molly Knefel (@johnknefel, @mollyknefel) deliver updates on Bradley Manning, Allison shares a story about the second self-immolation in Israel in the span of one week, and another young man of color is executed by the police. Special announcement: Check outThrive Food Direct, and use the code “CitizenRadio” to receive a discount. Your purchase will go towards a Maniac receiving FREE meals! Citizen Radio is a...
7/24/2012

(2012/07/24) Colorado theater shootings, Jamie versus...

Episode #578 Allison and Jamie discuss the Colorado shootings, why it's important to talk politics and gun regulation at these moments, how the establishment media is fucking up the story, and Jamie conquers one of his biggest fears. Special announcement: Check outThrive Food Direct, and use the code “CitizenRadio” to receive a discount. Your purchase will go towards a Maniac receiving FREE meals! Citizen Radio is a member-supported show.Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up and...
7/19/2012

(2012/07/19) Chick-fil-A continues rich tradition of...

Episode #577 Chick-fil-A is still awful and homophobic, don't be friends with dicks, journalist Austin G. Mackell (@austingmackell) joins the show in the second half to discuss the U.S. role in Egyptian conspiracy theories. HELP SUPPORT JAMIE'S BROTHER'S WRESTLING TEAM! Special announcement: Check outThrive Food Direct, and use the code “CitizenRadio” to receive a discount. Your purchase will go towards a Maniac receiving FREE meals! Citizen Radio is a member-supported...
7/18/2012

(2012/07/18) Jamie's meltdown, Ghostbusters, hill...

Episode #576 Jamie's meltdown, Ghostbusters, hill people, Occupy Hong Kong, 170,000 march in Tokyo, Generation "meh" doesn't care about climate change, Dubya is still an idiot, Sheriff Joe goes on trial, the Olympics is evil, and Georgia prepares to execute a man with an IQ of 70. HELP SUPPORT JAMIE'S BROTHER'S WRESTLING TEAM! Special announcement: Check outThrive Food Direct, and use the code “CitizenRadio” to receive a discount. Your purchase will go towards a Maniac receiving FREE meals!...
7/17/2012

(2012/07/17) Chris Hayes on meritocracy, class war,...

Episode #575 Author and host of Up With Chris, Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes), joins the show to discuss his book Twilight of the Elites, meritocracy, class war, Occupy Wall Street, and David Brooks. HELP SUPPORT JAMIE'S BROTHER'S WRESTLING TEAM! Special announcement: Check outThrive Food Direct, and use the code “CitizenRadio” to receive a discount. Your purchase will go towards a Maniac receiving FREE meals! Citizen Radio is a member-supported show.Visithttp://wearecitizenradio.comto sign up...
7/16/2012

(2012/07/16) Man sets himself on fire during Tel Aviv...

Episode #574 A man sets himself on fire during a Tel Aviv protest, history of self-immolations, the media's latest Occupy fail, David Brooks is an asshole, FoxNews.com editorplagiarizesfrom a children's site and disguises it as relationship advice. HELP SUPPORT JAMIE'S BROTHER'S WRESTLING TEAM! Special announcement: Check outThrive Food Direct, and use the code “CitizenRadio” to receive a discount. Your purchase will go towards a Maniac receiving FREE meals! Citizen Radio is a...

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Citizen Radio is hosted by Allison Kilkenny (The Nation and Huffington Post), and Jamie Kilstein (Comedy Central, The Onion, The BBC) and is dedicated to covering the stories that the mainstream, corporate media ignores.

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