The Matthew Filipowicz Show

Episode 52 of the Matthew Filipowicz Show is now available to stream and download.

Coming up on today’s show, we have lawyer and founder of the website Feministe, Jill Filipovic here to discuss the dangers of Michele Bachmann’s HPV ignorance as well as the New York Times report on faulty federal sexual assault and rape statistics.

We also have my good friends, Driftglass and Bluegal from Crooks and Liars and the Professional Left back on the show to discuss the lack of liberal infrastructure and Occupy Wall Street protests.

Plus a Tea Party spokesman will be here to discuss the recent string of crowd outbursts at GOP debates.

We'll also discuss the annual Living Liberally Conference and the awesomeness that is Drinking Liberally.

Our writer/performer today is Tim Grimes.

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Episode 51 of The Best Of Matthew Filipowicz Show is now available to stream and download.

Hey everybody.

As you may know this weekend I attended the Living Liberally Conference in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Unfortunately, my return flight was canceled and delayed by a day, so due to that, today we are running some of our favorite interviews and sketches that you may have missed.  This is the Best of the Matthew Filipowicz Show.

On today’s show, we have we have the national security correspondent for the Nation MagazineJeremy Scahill, back on the show to discuss his report on secret CIA camps and operations in Somalia.

We also have America’s #1 Populist Jim Hightower here to give us the inside scoop on Texas Governor Rick Perry.

Our writer/performers today are Josh Bolotsky, Bob Rok, Tim Grimes, Amy Gard and Kate Ward.

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.  You call the listener hotline at 617-855-TMFS.  You can support the show by becoming a member.  We have new shows every Tuesday and Thursday.

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Episode 50 of the Matthew Filipowicz Show is now available to stream and download.

Coming up on today’s show, we have one of the organizers of the Tar Sands Action group, Jamie Henn on the show to give us an update on the ongoing protests against the Keystone XL Pipeline.

We also have my good friend, comedian Lee Camp back on the show to give his take on the Occupy Wall Street protests, President Obama, and the execution of Troy Davis.

Plus we’ll be talking to an education specialist who’s working on preparing pre-schoolers for a life in prison.

We'll also be discussing our 50th episode, and how next week we'll be having our first Members-Only Episode! So you should become a Bad-Ass Member today!

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.  You call the listener hotline at 617-855-TMFS.  You can support the show by becoming a member.  We have new shows every Tuesday and Thursday.

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Episode 49 of the Matthew Filipowicz Show is now available to stream and download.

Coming up on today’s show, we have one of the organizers of the Occupy Wall Street action, Justin Wedes talking to us live from the protest in New York City.

We also have Ian Millhiser from the Center for American Progress here to talk about his latest report entitled, What If The Tea Party Wins?

Plus we have a special announcement about Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s birth certificate posse from none other than Yosemite Sam.

We'll also be discussing President Obama's supposed change in tone toward Republicans.

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.  You call the listener hotline at 617-855-TMFS.  You can support the show by becoming a member.  We have new shows every Tuesday and Thursday.

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Episode 48 of the Matthew Filipowicz Show is now available to stream and download.

Coming up on today’s show, we have the news editor for Mother Jones Magazine, Nick Baumann on the show to talk about the GOP’s shocking plan to change the election rules in Pennsylvania to beat Obama, as well as his latest article on the FBI using foreign governments to interrogate American citizens overseas.

We also have the founder of the awesome website Crooks and Liars, John Amato, here to talk about the Republican history of voter suppression and how sports talk radio is an untapped market for Democratic politicians.

Plus we’ll also be debuting a brand new segment, Marilyn And Matt In The Morning.

We'll also be discuss how Ron Paul's former campaign manager died penniless without healthcare at age 49.

Our writer/performer today is 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.  You call the listener hotline at 617-855-TMFS.  You can support the show by becoming a member.  We have new shows every Tuesday and Thursday.

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Episode 47 of the Matthew Filipowicz Show is now available to stream and download.

Coming up on today’s show, we have writer, activist and Roosevelt Institute fellow Matt Stoller here to discuss his Salon piece about the possibility of a primary opponent for President Obama.

We’ll also be talking to our good friend, comedian and Citizen Radio co-host Jamie Killstein live from the Post Office about his brand new comedy album, Libel, Slander and Sedition.

Plus we’ll also be debuting a brand new, semi-regular segment, Rick Perry’s Deep Thoughts Corner.

We'll also discuss the ghoulish audience reaction to those without health insurance at the CNN/Tea Party Debate last night.  

Our writer/performer today is Josh Bolotsky.

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.  You call the listener hotline at 617-855-TMFS.  You can support the show by becoming a member.  We have new shows every Tuesday and Thursday.

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Episode 46 of the Matthew Filipowicz Show is now available to stream and download.

Coming up on today’s show, we have the author of Herding Donkeys, Ari Berman from the Nation here to talk about his article in this month’s Rolling Stone Magazine, entitled The GOP War on Voting.

We also have Dahlia Lithwick from Slate here to discuss her latest piece on how the Obama administration is letting former Vice President Dick Cheney get away with torture.

We’ll also be chatting once again with the editor and chief of Think Progress, Faiz Shakir, about Fear Inc., the new report by the Center for American Progress on the Islamophobia network in America.

Plus we also have the man behind idea in Arizona to charge family members an admission fee to visit loved ones in prison.

We'll also discuss the disgusting audience reaction at the GOP Presidential debate last night when Brian Williams mentioned that Rick Perry has executed 234 people.  

Take a minute to ask Georgia to stop the execution of Troy Davis by signing the online petition and calling the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles at 404-656-5651.

Our writer/performer today is Frank Chow.

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.  You call the listener hotline at 617-855-TMFS.  You can support the show by becoming a member.  We have new shows every Tuesday and Thursday. -Matt

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Category:The Matthew Filipowicz Show -- posted at: 12:59pm EDT

Episode 45 of the Matthew Filipowicz Show is now available to stream and download.

Coming up on today’s show, we have artist and author Anne Elizabeth Moore back on the show to talk about her new book chronicling her time in Cambodia, Cambodian Grrrl.

We also have historian and author of Nixonland, Rick Perlstein back on the show to discuss the growing divide between President Obama and the labor movement.

Plus we’ll be talking to the founder of a new conservative group, Republicans Against Science.

We'll also discuss President Obama handling of the economy and jobs.

Our writer/performer today is 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.  You call the listener hotline at 617-855-TMFS.  You can support the show by becoming a member.  We have new shows every Tuesday and Thursday.

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Episode 44 of the Matthew Filipowicz Show is now available to stream and download.

Coming up on today’s show, we have the contributing editor to the website Daily Kos, David Waldman back on the show to dissect the upcoming Super Congress and talk about Daily Kos Radio.

We also have Jane Fleming Kleeb from Bold Nebraska back on the show to give us an update on the Keystone XL pipeline and the protests that are continuing in Washington DC.

Plus, we’ll be talking to a meteorologist who claims to have discovered a correlation between the weather and the GOP. And we’ll once again have The Most Noam Chomsky That Will Be On The Radio This Week.

We'll also discuss the political trial of activist Lieutenant Dan Choi.

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

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.  You call the listener hotline at 617-855-TMFS.  You can support the show by becoming a member.  We have new shows every Tuesday and Thursday.

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