Happy Frrrrrrrrrrrrriday, ladies and gents!

Pete is on steroids for his odd chest issues.  He’s still flu-ish.

We started the program with calls on last night’s CNN Debate, from conservative listeners.

Pete then opened the phones to whatever you all wanted to discuss.

Our first guest was Michelle Alexander, author of the new book “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness”.

The conversation shifted when we welcomed David Roberts, staff writer for the online magazine, Grist.  He discussed the recent comments President Obama has made this week on energy policy.

Our friend, stand-up comedian John Fugelsang joined us in studio to discuss his new one man show, “Guilt: A Love Story” which is showing tomorrow (Saturday 1/28) at the Queens Theatre in the Park, New York.

We then did some “Check Your Priorities” with @AaronHodges.

Have a great weekend, y’all!

@AlfredSchulz

Hello all!

In studio we welcomed, stand-up comedian, actor, and host of “Funny Story” on LaughUSA on SiriusXM 96, Tom Shillue.  He told us that though he’s a conservative, he does NOT like Newt Gingrich.

Freelance, Cairo-based journalist, Noel King reported on Egypt, 1 year since the uprisings.

Tim Curran, News Director for OutQ on SiriusXM 108, gave us the latest on marriage equality legislation across the country.

David S. Reynolds professor of American Studies and English at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, discussed his recent New York Times piece, “Why Evangelicals Don’t Like Mormons”.

Then we went live to the President who was making comments at Buckley Air Force Base in Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, Colorado.

Thanks fer listenin’!

@AlfredSchulz

Hello!

Pete has the flu!

We’re talkin’ State of the Union!  Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) gave us his take on President Obama’s speech.

We continued the State of the Union talk with veteran political journalist and speechwriter for President Jimmy Carter, Walter Shapiro.

The conversation shifted to super PACs with Managing Editor for the Sunlight Foundation, Kathy Kiely.

Pete then took calls on the what listeners thought of the State of the Union.

Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author of “Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense and Stick You With the Bill”, tax expert David Cay Johnston discussed Mitt Romney’s tax returns.

We went back to the phones to hear what people thought about Obama’s State of the Union Address.

Have a good, non flu-y day!

@AlfredSchulz

Hey, gang!

Health policy expert and blogger for the Incidental Economist, Dr. Aaron Carroll took calls to answer questions on healthcare.  His new book is “Don’t Cross Your Eyes…They’ll Get Stuck That Way”.

We then welcomed Michael D. Shear, chief writer for “The Caucus” political blog for the New York Times, who discussed Newt Gingrich’s South Carolina victory.  This led to a discussion on Gingrich with listeners.

To get an update on Iran we turned to Jamal Abdi, Policy Director of the National Iranian American Council.

The conversation then turned into a discussion with callers on whether or not we should go to war with Iran.

Have a good one, all!

@AlfredSchulz

Hey gang!

John Avlon from CNN, Newsweek, and the Daily Beast, discusses Santorum’s apparent victory in Iowa, a story he pretty much broke.

We took some calls on the horse race and the recent shakeups with Perry dropping out and Gingrich’s alleged open marriage request.

CNN’s Washington Bureau Chief Sam Feist was on to talk about tonight’s CNN Southern Republican Debate.

Pete asked listeners if the privileged backgrounds of some of the Presidential candidates should matter to voters.

Bruce Bartlett, former Reagan adviser and treasury official for George H. W. Bush was our next guest who discussed Mitt Romney’s tax problem.

Pete then read some emails while Aaron and I annoyed Pete.

Have a good night!

@AlfredSchulz

HELLO!!!!!

The program started off with phone calls from listeners on SOPA and PIPA.

Afterward we spoke to Chris Hedges, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and columnist for TruthDig.com.  He discussed his recent piece, “Why I’m Suing Barack Obama.“

Fox News Political Analyst Juan Williams joined us for the first time.  He discussed the Fox News Debate from earlier in the week.

We got back to SOPA/PIPA with lead guitarist of the Atlantic signed band, I Fight Dragons, Packy Lundholm.  He was the bass player in an old band of mine and he was a better drummer than I am.  Embarrassing…  Here’s a cool clip of Packy.  This led to a call-in segment on SOPA/PIPA.

Our friend, CNN Political Editor, Paul Steinhauser joined us from South Carolina to preview tomorrow’s debate and Saturday’s primary.

Pete then asked the listeners about what they thought about President Obama turning down the Keystone Pipeline.

Have a wonderful day,

@AlfredSchulz

Hello!

I have chapped lips and I aint getting chapstick, but I WILL continue to complain…

Aaaaaaanywho, let’s talk politics, shall we?

Our first guest was Princeton University professor of history and public affairs, Julian Zelizer.  We talked about his recent piece at CNN.com on how harsh Gingrich has been to Romney.

We shifted focused on last night’s Fox News Debate and welcomed Rich Lowry, Editor of National Review to get his take on the festivities.

The second hour was devoted to calls on the debate last night.

John Stanton, staff writer for Roll Call discussed the new House/Senate session which started today.

We aired the comments President Obama made with Jordan’s King Abdullah on Syria.

Pete ended the program going through the fact checks of last night’s debate.

I’m @AlfredSchulz and my lips still hurt…  :(

Pete is back!  and he’s got the flu…  great…

It’s Martin Luther King Day and we played some clips of the civil rights leader.  Pete talked about hating Las Vegas, then we took calls on race relations.

Jon Huntsman officially announced he’s suspending his campaign today.  So we chatted with someone who’s covered the former Utah Governor extensively, national campaign correspondent at BuzzFeed Politics, McKay Coppins.

The conversation went back to Martin Luther King day and the black experience with Kevin Alexander Gray, author of “Waiting for Lightning to Strike: The Fundamentals of Black Politics” and the upcoming “Decline of Black Politics: From Malcolm X to Barack Obama”.  He also served as Jesse Jackson’s 1988 campaign coordinator in South Carolina and Tom Harkin’s 92 southern political director.

We then welcomed Harvard Law Professor and author of “The Persistence of the Color Line: Racial Politics and the Obama Presidency”, Randall Kennedy.

Our friend, stand-up comedian Dean Obeidallah, came on to discuss his piece on Stephen Colbert at CNN.com.

Thanks fer readin’/listenin’,

@AlfredSchulz

Hello, y’all!

We start off today’s program with a conversation with Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), who gave us her take on the just released December job numbers and her upcoming primary against Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) because of redistricting.

In light of the job numbers (unemployment now 8.5%), we asked callers to tell us if President Obama is doing a good job dealing with the economy.

Our friend and noted stand-up comedian Dean Obeidallah was on to discuss his recent piece on Rick Santorum.  We then had a conversation with Nezar Hamze, the executive director of the South Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and a self-identified Republican who recently campaigned for a committee position with the Broward County Republicans in South Florida, and was called a “terrorist” by his fellow Republicans in a packed room at the Sheraton Suites in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

To discuss the upcoming Intelligence Squared debate on the statehood of Palestine, we go to the debate’s moderator, and correspondent for ABC News’ Nightline, John Donvan.

We wanted to have a conversation on the media and how it has covered the presidential elections, so we talked to Jay Rosen, NY journalism professor and media critic who blogs at Press Think.

We finished the program with a Check Your Priorities.

Have a great weekend.

Do Republican and Catholic Presidential candidates Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum care about the Pope’s Statement on Manmade Climate Change from May 2011?

“We call on all people and nations to recognize the serious
and potentially irreversible impacts of global warming caused
by the anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases and other
pollutants, and by changes in forests, wetlands, grasslands, and other land uses. We appeal to all nations to develop and implement, without delay, effective and fair policies to reduce the causes and impacts of climate change on communities and ecosystems, including mountain glaciers and their watersheds, aware that we all live in the same home. By acting now, in the spirit of common but differentiated responsibility, 
we accept our duty to one another and to the stewardship of a planet blessed with the gift of life.