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- 04 / 04 / 23 -
Overdosing on Trump stories, how every moment of the day yesterday on every news channel was devoted to where Trump was at the moment, how even Long Island's Channel 55 got involved in the frenzy, how to watch alternative media, how Trump went into the same building Emmanuel was processed in back in 2004, wondering how a DNA sample was obtained from Trump, analyzing Trump's lawyers' names, anticipating a speech from Mar-a-Lago tonight, the brief visit of Marjorie Taylor Greene to Manhattan, whether or not this is a political case, how the response to this is most certainly political, how Ron DeSantis said Florida would refuse to cooperate with legal action against Trump, the hypocrisy of his claiming to support law and order, the DeSantis fight against Disney, the clever way that Disney outsmarted him, challenging the view that the right side is winning, Florida elected officials are arrested for protesting against the new six-week abortion ban, DeSantis signs a bill that makes it legal to carry concealed weapons without a permit or training, how gun rights activists want even more, Emmanuel's hope that someone with a gun and no permit or training finds their way into DeSantis' office, questioning the significance of what was heralded as progress in gun control last year, the idiocy of having armed guards in schools, the ease of getting guns into schools, how even solving the school issue wouldn't address other soft targets, the story of three elected officials in Tennessee being subjected to expulsion by Republicans for standing up in support of gun control demonstrators, the history that played out yesterday in Tennessee, why this was the story that should have been covered in the mass media on Monday, the Spring Radiothon has started, how the station's signals will soon be improving, the show has been on the air for 20 years, what is unique about WUSB's programming, the difference between WUSB and commercial radio.
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April 4
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- 04 / 11 / 23 -
The story from Tennessee finally gets the attention it deserves, what it was like to watch the proceedings of the Tennessee House of Representatives last Thursday, the expulsion of two members of the House, why this was ultimately seen as racist, how the Republican supermajority allowed for this shameful behavior to take place, the way the Tennessee House usually works, the "crime" of trying to be heard as an elected representative, how Tennessee became the inspiration for confronting injustice, Kyle points out the parallel to confronting a mass shooter, how well spoken the three representatives were, an excerpt of the confrontation on the House floor between Andrew Farmer and Justin Pearson, the absurdity of being told that passing a bill was easy, Representative Justin Jones has already been reinstated, the tremendous waste of money Tennessee Republicans are responsible for in forcing new elections, reported threats to county officials in Memphis if they reinstate Justin Pearson tomorrow, hopes that all of this will inspire people to run for local office nationwide, the issue of gerrymandering, an important win in Wisconsin last week, the Radiothon is in progress, Emmanuel goes through the online donation process live on the air, some other disturbing stories, how a convicted killer of a Black Lives Matter demonstrator in Texas is promised a pardon by Governor Abbott even before he's sentenced, another mass shooting in Kentucky, an opinion piece from a doctor in Louisville, a song inspired by one of the very first school shootings back in 1979.
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April 11
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- 04 / 18 / 23 -
There is now a legal tax-free cannabis dispensary on Long Island located on the Shinnecock reservation in Southampton, Kyle compares the inventory to what can be found in New York City, how a larger facility is still under construction at Shinnecock, the relatively low-key approach for this latest dispensary, looking forward to more opening in towns in Suffolk County, the idiocy of Nassau County opting out, the New York State Board of Regents has voted unanimously to ban the use of Native American names and mascots at schools, how this affects some local school districts, going over some of the local objections to this ruling, the importance of consulting with the people affected, some comments from the Native American community, the potential penalties involved in noncompliance with this ruling, the ugliness brought out by The Patch, going over some of the comments on the Native American story from Patch readers, the false claim that changing mascot names is erasing Native American history, the local Comsewogue school district and how they were also in the news for a "pronoun lawsuit," bizarre reports of a teacher forcing a female student to use male pronouns against her will, the difficulty of finding out what actually happened here, how local people revealed the likely true circumstances, the very real possibility of a student being afraid to tell their parents about their gender identity, the threat of groups like Moms For Liberty, the disturbing story of a Black kid being shot by an 84-year-old after ringing the wrong doorbell, the good and bad in the police reaction to this, how media and elected officials are directly responsible for this type of hatred and its spread, an absurd hearing on crime in New York City is held by Rep. Jim Jordan, why it's wrong to capitalize the word "white" while it's correct to capitalize "black," another case in upstate New York involves a woman who was shot and killed after going down the wrong driveway, reasons to support WUSB, how Emmanuel pledged to the station live on the air last week, an update on the transmitter, New York State is hosting a gun buyback on April 29th, where this is happening on Long Island, the importance of being on the right side.
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April 18
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- 04 / 25 / 23 -
The importance of donating to the radio station, the Radiothon ends on Saturday, how the song from the latest promo got stuck in Kyle's head, Emmanuel's memories of a persistent disco song from the seventies, the diverse mixture of people within the WUSB staff, Emmanuel's issue with a New York Times article on Joe Biden's decision to run for reelection, why the actions of Republicans today should serve as a warning of what will happen if they get more power in the future, wondering why nobody brings up Donald Trump's advanced age, Biden's many accomplishments, why the presidency is about making the right decisions, wondering what the alternative is for those expressing doubt, hearing Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft demonstrate his ignorance of transgender issues on CNN, trying to figure out where all the hate and fear is coming from, how the actual issue isn't about sports, the distinction between gender and genitals, Missouri launches a "tip line" to inform on transgender people, why the site is no longer in operation, a new hate crime hotline in Suffolk County, what makes hate crimes particularly serious, another WUSB Radiothon promo, a center for climate research on Governors Island will be led by Stony Brook University, what the Simons Foundation is, a look north to see what transgender rights and abortion rights are like in Canada, an anti-abortion bill in North Dakota moves forward despite the actions of their Supreme Court, the many ways that voices are kept from being heard in elections, a Montana transgender representative is silenced, a popular principal returns to a local school district on Long Island after disappearing following his support of LGBTQ students, how Moms For Liberty is a fascist group, why being loud and disruptive is entirely appropriate in this fight, one more Radiothon promo, how people can pledge.
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April 25
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