The Matthew Filipowicz Show

On Episode 21 of the Matthew Filipowicz Show, Greg Mitchell from the Nation Magazine is back to give us an update on Wikileaks.

We’ll also be joined by Mother Jones Magazine’s Tim Murphy.  Tim will be here to tell us about Michelle Bachmann’s underreported relationships with extreme right wing groups and people.

We also have back on the show, my good friend, comedian Katie Halper.  Katie is here to explain why you should care if Anthony Weiner is forced to resign.

We'll also discuss last night's New Hampshire GOP primary debate, and Texas Governor Rick Perry's opinion that the econimic crisis is a good thing because it is leading people back to the Bible.

Plus we’ll have a conversation with somebody we all know and have to deal with in the progressive movement... the Casually Bigoted Liberal Dude.

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On Episode 20 of the Matthew Filipowicz show, we have Joan McCarter from Daily Kos here to talk about Democrats and the economy, healthcare, and big banks vs. big retail.

We’ll also be joined by the labor reporter for In These Times Magazine, Mike Elk. Mike will give us an update on the war on unions that’s currently being waged in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Washington and beyond.

We also have Lee Fang from Think Progress here to talk about his recent report on how the Koch Brothers built an oil speculation empire, as well as former Senator Evan Bayh’s new job.

Plus we’ll be joined by a top Republican Strategist, who will give his expert campaign advice to the GOP frontrunners.

Our writer/performer today is Chris Sowa.

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On Episode 19 of the Matthew Filipowicz Show, we'll be joined by Peter Rickman.  Peter is one of the organizers of Walkerville, the tent city that has sprung up in Madison, Wisconsin to protest Governor Scott Walker's extreme right-wing agenda.

We'll also be talking to Kelly Mitchell.  Kelly is one of the Greenpeace activists who recently scaled the smoke stack at Fisk Generating Plant in Chicago to draw attention to the perils of the coal industry.

We have an exclusive preview of a new fall reality show entitled So You Want To Marry A Fox News Host?

We'll be talking about Obama and the economy, the arrest of Uptake journalists in Madison, Wisconsin, plus we have a major announcement.

Our writer/performer today is Kate Ward.

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On Episode 18 of the Matthew Filipowicz Show, we have from Mother Jones Magazine, journalist Andy Kroll here to talk about Herman Cain's Enron-esque Disaster and Who's The Most Unpopular Governor In America?

We also have media strategist Deanna Zandt here to talk about her new book Share This: How You Will Change The World Through Social Networking.

We'll also be talking about Herman Cain's Constitution problem, plus we have an exclusive interview with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie about his using a police helicopter to fly to his son's baseball game.

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On Episode 17 of the Matthew Filipowicz Show, we have pundit, strategist and best selling author Cliff Schecter here to talk about the Republican's ridiculous hypocrisy on things such abortion and guns.

We also have journalist Rachel Tabachnick here to talk about her recent article on the Devos family.  A wealthy right wing family that is trying to destroy public education though voucher programs.

We'll also be joined by Captain Courage, who's here to tell us why it's right for people like David Gregory to call the GOP is courageous for trying to destroy Medicare.  Plus we'll have the debut of a trailer for the new feel-good comedy based on Bill Clinton and Paul Ryan called... Pulling A Ryan.

Our writer/performers today are Josh Bolotsky and Tim Grimes.

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On Episode 16 of the Matthew Filipowicz Show, we're joined by David Neiwert, managing editor of Crooks and Liars and the author of Over The Cliff: How Obama's Election Drove The American Right Insane.

We also have the director of media and communications for Netroots Nation, Mary Rickles, here to talk about the upcoming conference.

We'll discuss Scott Walker's anti-union bill being overturned by a Wisconsin judge, as well as Walker and the GOP's new attempts to keep people from voting. 

We also have an exclusive interview with Newt Gingrich's 2012 Presidential campaign manager about the disasterous launch of Newt's campaign.  Plus we have a military outreach coordinator here to respond to a recent Bitch Magazine article about women in the military.

Our writer performers today are Josh Bolotsky and Lauren Maul.

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On Episode 15 on the Matthew Filipowicz Show we have Mother Jones Magazine's energy and environmental policy reporter, Kate Sheppard here to talk about oil and gas policy and the GOP's crazy conspiracy theories about the EPA.

We'll also talk to the Communications Director of the ACLU of Illinois, Ed Yohnka, about the renewal of the Patriot Act and how the city of Chicago has more surveillance cameras than any other city in the USA.

We'll also discuss the movement to urge President Obama to give a recess appointment to Elizabeth Warren.

Plus, we have the founder of a new group that calls itself the "Green" Tea Party, and we have an exclusive interview with Sleeping America.

Our writer/performers today are Josh Bolotsky and Bob Rok.

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On Episode 14 of the Matthew Filipowicz Show, we have artist and author Anne Elizabeth Moore here to talk about gender in comic books.

We have Josh Kalven here to talk about his attempt to slow down the news at his new website Newsbound.

We also have, from the Best Church of God, Cindy Sunday here to give us an update on Christians in the news.  Plus, once again, we have "The Most Noam Chomsky You’ll Hear On The Radio This Week."

Our writer performers today were Lauren Maul and Josh Bolotsky.

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On Episode 13 of the Matthew Filipowicz Show, we have journalist, filmmaker and the best selling author of Republican Gommorah, Max Blumenthal here to talk about the Israel-Palestine conflict and this past weekends Nakba protests.

We also have the host of the Nicole Sandler Show, Nicole Sandler here to tell us about her arrest at an Allen West town hall meeting in Florida, just for trying to get her Congressperson to answer a question.

We also have "Rapture Expert" here to tell us what to expect when the apocalypse begins this weekend  Plus we have exclusive, never before heard audio from Fox and Friends.

Our writer/performers this week are James Bespalec-Davis, Tim Grimes, and Chris Sowa.

Remember, you can subscribe and podcast the show for free on iTunes and at www.matthewf.net.  You can follow the show on Twitter and Facebook.  We have new shows every Tuesday and Thursday.

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On Episode 12 of the Matthew Filipowicz Show, we have the National Security Correspondent from the Nation Magazine, the best selling author of Blackwater, Jeremy Scahill here to talk about the killing of Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, and what it means for the US going forward.

We’ll also be talking to musician and Chicago MC, D-Nick the Microphone Misfit about the mixing of art and politics.

We also have an exclusive, breaking story that the mainstream media refuses to cover.

Plus we’ll be talking, once again to 90’s comedian Connie Howe about her solution to end all war. 

Our writer/performers today are Josh Bolotsky and Lauren Maul.

Remember, you can subscribe and podcast the show for free on iTunes and at www.matthewf.net, you can follow the show on Twitter and Facebook.  We have new shows every Tuesday and Thursday.

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