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ALL4ONE#526 Songs That Speak Up, U2’s “One Life at a Time,” The Byrds’ Legacy & 1976

This 526th episode of ALL4ONE is the protest-song edition, with a classic-rock detour through 1976. Bruce Springsteen opens with “Streets of Minneapolis,” written on January 24 after the fatal shootings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents, recorded three days later at his home studio in…

Love Letter to My Country (Video Reading)

I wrote this poem, Love Letter to My Country, in July. I recorded a reading of it then, but today I want a slightly newer version, given our victory in the Midterms. Apparently, I can’t say the words Texas or Mississippi now without crying, or look at the I voted stickers on the Renee Good and Ale…

Will Your Estranged Family Ever Recognize What They Have Lost?

Thanks for your support: 30% off 💙 40% off 💙 50% off 💙 60% off 💙 80% off Here’s a poem that I originally published on November 29th, 2021. It’s kind of scary how much of what is listed in this poem has come to pass. I’d broken off all contact with anyone I knew who was MAGA after the 2020 election.…

My Mother and Anna Mae Aquash

Anna Mae Pictou Aquash changed the course of Indigenous history. She grew up just 30 minutes away from my mother on a reserve in Nova Scotia. They were the same age, had the same fierce Mi’kmaw spirit, and both migrated to Boston at 19. But while my mother built a quiet life and gave birth to me in…

Craig Chester Part 2 – The Most Damaging Thing About Religion Is Shame

We're back with Part Two of my conversation with actor, writer, and director Craig Chester — and if you thought we covered a lot of ground in Part One, well, apparently we weren't even close to finished. HAVE A QUESTION FOR ME? RECORD A VOICE MESSAGE FOR A FUTURE EPISODE! Craig and I have decades o…

Did the midterm “blue wave” just change Trump’s immigration calculus?

Welcome back to This Week on ICE. Into the “blue wave” — Last Tuesday’s midterm elections ushered in a monumental changing of the guard nationwide. Democrats took control of both the House and the Senate while making significant gains in statewide races even in traditionally Republican strongholds,…

MIDTERMS CRUSH REPUBLICANS, DEPORTATION CRACKDOWN SPARKS OUTRAGE | THE EARLY BIRD

The midterms are over and Republicans are reeling after Democrats seized control of both the House and Senate. Ed Martin examines the fallout from the Republican defeat and what comes next for the MAGA movement and President Trump's America First agenda. Conservative political strategist and Arsena…

Former Acting ICE Director on What’s Going Wrong at ICE

Todd Lyons (former Acting Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) joins Chris Cuomo to discuss the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, controversial enforcement tactics, and growing concerns about accountability within the agency. Cuomo presses Lyons about the deaths of Rene…

Episode #480: 'Club Kid' and The Cinema of Unplanned Parenthood

You might recognize Jordan Firstman for playing a certain kind of guy on I Love LA and English Teacher. In his feature debut, he's writer, director, and star of a movie where that kind of guy -- fun loving, escape-seeking gay party animal -- is forced to mature quickly. It's gotten a lot of hype si…