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Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and Culture

May 31, 2021

I'm tired of watching the slow erosion of civil discourse where people can agree to disagree. Seem the world we thought we were working toward improving has been taken from us; Is tennis star Naomi Osaka's code of silence with the media at the French Open a solution for her mental health? My guest is the...


May 24, 2021

At 107-years-old, Viola Ford Fletcher travels to D.C. to testify and demand reparations for the Oklahoma Massacre of 1921; Why are there pardons for men like Cuomo but punishments for women like Emily Wilder? Our special guest, award winning Writer and Professor, Thomas Glave talks about inclusion and bias in the US and the...


May 17, 2021

NEW PODCAST EPISODE: Mask rules are relaxed again but what about vaccine passports when it comes to public health and disease control?  Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga) has a ludicrous vendetta against Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), but how is it that some Americans insist on confusing her with Magic: The Gathering just...


May 11, 2021

There are lies, damn lies, and lies masquerading as journalism and politics. Lies in the press can span the complete political spectrum and no party is exempt, but the right wing, with its echo chamber and system of ping ponging utter foolishness, seems to have a particular problem with the truth.  This episode is...