Salamone (the podcast)

[podcast_subscribe id="23590"] Michael Salamone catches up with Wendi Muse, founder of Left POCket Project in a conversation possibly summed up as "The Interconnectivity of the Struggle." A wide range of topics come up, but at the end of the day, it's all liberation movement politics even if just current events on the surface. Wendi Muse is a PhD candidate at NYU in history, specifically studying Black and Brown leftist movements. Through her Left POCket Project she aims to educate others on these topics through a reading list and podcast. Left POCket Project podcasts can be found on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leftpoc/id1329313097 (Apple podcasts), https://soundcloud.com/leftpoc (SoundCloud) and so many more services. Michael is a big fan of their podcast and often refers to it as “the most educational podcast out there.” Wendi can be found on Twitter https://twitter.com/MuseWendi (@MuseWendi) and Left POCket Project at https://twitter.com/LeftPOC (@LeftPOC). LeftPOC is also on https://www.facebook

[podcast_subscribe id="23590"] Michael Salamone chats with Norman Solomon about his latest piece for Salon, "https://www.salon.com/2021/04/16/whatever-joe-biden-says-us-warfare-in-afghanistan-will-continue/ (Whatever Joe Biden says, the U.S. endless war in Afghanistan will keep going)." We discuss what is actually happening with US involvement in Afghanistan, the military-media-industrial complex, and the importance of media literacy, solidarity and activism. Norman Solomon is the co-founder and National Director for https://RootsAction.org (RootsAction.org). He also founded the Institute for Public Accuracy in 1997 and is its executive director. Immersed in anti-war, social justice and environmental justice movements since the 1960s, he is the author of a dozen books including "War Made Easy" and "Made Love, Got War." He has written op-ed pieces for almost every large daily U.S. newspaper and appears often on a wide range of radio and TV outlets. Don’t forget to subscribe to THIS podcast so not to miss out o

[podcast_subscribe id="23590"] Michael Salamone chats with comedian, author and host of Redacted Tonight, Lee Camp about comedy in the age of pandemic, the state of journalism in America, media literacy and more. Lee is the head writer and host of the national TV show https://www.rt.com/shows/redacted-tonight-summary/ (Redacted Tonight with Lee Camp) on RT America. He’s a former contributor to The Onion, former staff humor writer for the Huffington Post, and his web series https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6x4Ua-idK0qzy4YWOimO3g (“Moment of Clarity”) has been viewed by millions. He’s toured the country and the world with his fierce brand of standup comedy, and George Carlin’s daughter Kelly said he’s one of the few comics keeping her father’s torch lit. Bill Hicks’s brother Steve said Lee is one of only a handful with Bill’s “message and passion.” Comedian Rain Pryor, daughter of Richard Pryor, says she wants to be just like Lee, "when she grows up." Visit https://LeeCamp.com (LeeCamp.com) for all things Lee

[podcast_subscribe id="23590"] Michael Salamone chats with Evan Greer about her new album, "Spotify Is Surveillance," her work with Fight for the Future and all things Surveillance Capitalism. Evan Greer is a trans/genderqueer activist singer/songwriter, parent, and organizer based in Boston. She writes and performs high-energy acoustic songs that inspire hope, build community, and incite resistance. Evan tours internationally as a musician and speaker, and facilitates interactive workshops to support movements for justice and liberation. Wielding an arsenal of fiercely radical songs that vary in style from pop-punk poetry to foot-stompin’ bluegrass singalongs, Evan has been honored to collaborate, tour, and share stages with artists as musically diverse as Pete Seeger, Against Me!,Talib Kweli, Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine, Against Me!, Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, Michael Stipe (REM), Amanda Palmer, Immortal Technique, Kimya Dawson, Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth), Hari Kondabolu, Billy B

[podcast_subscribe id="23590"] Michael Salamone chats with Jen Winston, (aka @jenerous on https://twitter.com/jenerous (Twitter) & https://instagram.com/jenerous (Instagram)) a writer, creator, and bisexual social media influencer living in Brooklyn. She runs a feminist social platform with over 190,000 followers, which she started after the 2016 US election to share memes that helped her stay mad. The platform has since become a space dedicated to unlearning, where Jen documents her experiences around sexuality, systemic oppression, and self. Jen's first book, https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Greedy-Notes-from-a-Bisexual-Who-Wants-Too-Much/Jen-Winston/9781982179175 (GREEDY: Notes from a Bisexual Who Wants Too Much), comes out this fall. GREEDY is a memoir that follows Jen’s attempts to make sense of herself as she explores the role of the male gaze, what it means to be “queer enough,” and how to overcome bi stereotypes when you’re the poster-child for all of them: greedy, slutty, and constantl

[podcast_subscribe id="23590"] Michael Salamone chats with the Ben half of Ben & Jerry's, Ben Cohen, about his and Jerry Greenfield's new project, https://michaelsalamone.com/wp-admin/campaigntoendqualifiedimmunity.org (campaigntoendqualifiedimmunity.org). Qualified immunity is a ruling by the Supreme Court that requires lower court judges to ignore whether any laws were broken and dismiss the case, UNLESS another police officer had been found guilty previously in a similar situation, making it near impossible for any officer breaking the law to be found guilty the first time around to open the door to accountability. The Campaign to End Qualified Immunity is seeking Federal legislation to overturn the Supreme Court's ruling. Through their website, https://michaelsalamone.com/wp-admin/campaigntoendqualifiedimmunity.org (campaigntoendqualifiedimmunity.org) you can sign up to be active in lobbying for changing this antiquated ruling with origins in protecting the KKK post-Civil-War. You can follow Ben Cohen

[podcast_subscribe id="23590"] Michael Salamone chats with candidate for Congress in NY's 9th, Isiah James about the issues of the day. Mr. James is an Army veteran, housing advocate, activist and says he is running for Congress because "corporate greed has devastated our environment, put profit above basic human rights, and allowed us to be goaded into senseless wars for profit." Isiah says, "the people can rise up together to make a change and fight to strengthen our government by delivering our seats of power back to their rightful owners, the people. We do this by building a movement, by running for office, by supporting progressive candidates and by voting." Visit Isiah James online at https://www.isiahforcongress.com (https://www.isiahforcongress.com) and follow him on all the major social media platforms https://twitter.com/isiah4congress (@isiah4congress). Also, feel free to try out Michael’s new FREE & without-tracking music streaming service at Bloopidy.com. Don’t forget to subscribe to THIS pod

[podcast_subscribe id="23590"] Michael Salamone chats with Malaika Jabali, a public policy attorney, writer, and activist whose work has appeared in Essence, Teen Vogue, The New Republic, Vox, The Root, The Intercept, and The Guardian where she is a columnist. Her writing on race and politics has led to appearances on NPR, BBC Radio, The Michael Brooks Show, among others. We discuss a host of issues, including representation vs advocation. Follow Malaika on Twitter https://twitter.com/MalaikaJabali (@MalaikaJabali )and visit http://MalaikaJabali.com (MalaikaJabali.com). Check out her documentary, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubd2cnslP8A&feature=youtu.be (LEFT OUT on YouTube). Try out Michael’s new FREE music streaming service at https://bloopidy.com (Bloopidy.com). Don’t forget to subscribe to THIS podcast so not to miss out on these conversations. Until next time, you be you, and let’s please be good to each other. Cheers. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Po

[podcast_subscribe id="23590"] Michael Salamone catches up with friend and host of Tim Black TV, Tim Black. Tea is spilled. Watch Tim on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/TimsTakeLive (@TimsTakeLive) and follow him on Twitter https://twitter.com/RealTimBlack (@RealTimBlack.) Check out Michael's new FREE music streaming service at https://bloopidy.com (Bloopidy.com). Don’t forget to subscribe to THIS podcast so not to miss out on these conversations. Until next time, you be you, and let’s please be good to each other. Cheers. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Support this podcast

[podcast_subscribe id="23590"] Michael Salamone chats with friend, author, activist, journalist, mom and all-about-that-work champion Anoa Changa about the whirlwind of the first two weeks of 2021. From the GA elections, to the Capitol insurrection, to so much more, is it 2021 or 2020 won? Anoa Changa is an activist based in Atlanta, GA who was politically activated in West Virginia. As a podcaster and journalist, Anoa shines spotlight on grassroots organizers, candidates, movement spaces and more. Her podcast, The Way with Anoa is on Apple podcasts and all the major podcast purveyors. Subscribe at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-way-with-anoa/id1131078756 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-way-with-anoa/id1131078756) or on your favorite podcast platform. Just use your favorite web search engine to https://duckduckgo.com/?q=by+Anoa+Changa&t=newext&atb=v253-7&ia=web (search "by Anoa Changa") and you can read, listen to and watch her important journalism. Follow Anoa on Twitter or

How does Michael Salamone wrap up the horror show that was the year 2020? He invites his friend who became a best selling Horror author in 2020 to run it all down with him. Kyle Burnett is a long-time friend and friend of this show. He is an author, speaker, and leadership development coach in Denver, Colorado. In his 22 years in the safety and security field, Kyle lead teams protecting some of the most prodigious locations as well as providing personal protection for countless well-known individuals. During his time in the field, Kyle also provided support in advising the Secret Service for then-President Barack Obama and served as an asset and risk management expert for the Mayor’s Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security. After leaving the safety and security field Kyle focused on team building and leadership development. He is now serving as a Community Director while working on his second novel. Pick up Kyle's new book, In the Hills Above the Gristmill, written under the pen name Kalvin Ellis

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[podcast_subscribe id="23590"] Michael Salamone chats with trauma expert Prof. Anthony Zenkus about seasonal depression coupled with COVID depression, how to balance empathy and mental health, and more. Prof. Anthony Zenkus teaches at Columbia & Adelphi Universities Schools of Social Work in NY. He is a social worker, Ted Talker, educator and trauma expert who has trained over 1,000 judges on trauma, managed rape crisis centers and has trained police, prosecutors, medical professionals and journalists on how to approach trauma. He can be found https://twitter.com/anthonyzenkus (on Twitter at @anthonyzenkus) For mental health resources in your State, please visit: https://www.fairhealthconsumer.org/resources/state (https://www.fairhealthconsumer.org/resources/state) If you need someone to talk to, please reach out and do so... Self-Harm: 1.800.366.8288 Addictions: 1.800.662.4357 Eating Disorders: 1.800.931.2237 Domestic Violence: 1.800.799.SAFE Suicide: 1.800.273.TALK Nobody can change the past. All of us

Michael Salamone chats about Joe Biden's cabinet picks thus far with Daily Poster editor Andrew Perez and The Discourse podcast's John MacDonald. Super friends or Legion of Doom? Even though the potential cabinet list isn't complete, there is a lot to cover and they do their best to run it all down in under an hour. Who are these nominees and appointments? What do they stand for? Who do they serve? These are the questions this podcast episode tries to ask and answer. Andrew Perez is an editor at https://www.dailyposter.com/ (the Daily Poster )and cofounder of https://www.dempolicy.com/ (Democratic Policy Center). His Twitter is https://twitter.com/andrewperezdc (@andrewperezdc) John MacDonald is cohost of https://soundcloud.com/ExpandTheDiscourse (the Discourse) and a friend, contributor and frequent guest on https://michaelsalamone.com (Salamone). His Twitter is https://twitter.com/Alexand3rTheMeh (@Alexand3rTheMeh) For further reading on Biden's cabinet picks please support the fine journalism being done at

Michael Salamone and Benjamin Dixon catch up by chatting about religion, politics, AI, algorithms, SciFi and more. Referenced several times is https://www.alleywatch.com/2020/01/the-singularity-is-a-death-wish-against-silicon-valleys-futurism/ (this article) on the Singularity by Aidan Goltra, which inspired this conversation to be had. Benjamin Dixon is host of https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMCioqY4zblWt7Uw0E0VTGA (The Benjamin Dixon Show) on YouTube and fine audio podcast purveyors. You can support his work through https://www.patreon.com/thebpdshow (Patreon). Support this podcast

We're not supposed to gather for Thanksgiving, so Michael didn't even do so virtually. In this short episode, Michael explains why he doesn't normally celebrate Thanksgiving anyhow, but how and why gratitude is so very important to him just the same. Support this podcast

With so much disinformation going around surrounding election integrity in the United States, Michael Salamone chats with his friend John MacDonald, who has studied the issue extensively. The two explore the claims being made by the GOP regarding the 2020 Presidential election in comparison to real election integrity issues including voting machine manufacturers, black-box machines, voter suppression and more. John MacDonald is https://twitter.com/Alexand3rTheMeh (@Alexand3rTheMeh on Twitter) and co-host of the podcast https://soundcloud.com/expandthediscourse (The Discourse). That podcast features special content for supporters of their https://www.patreon.com/ExpandTheDiscourse (Patreon). Suggested reading on this topic: https://inthesetimes.com/article/voting-machines-gone-wild (Voting Machines Gone Wild) https://www.propublica.org/article/the-market-for-voting-machines-is-broken-this-company-has-thrived-in-it (The Market for Voting Machines Is Broken) https://WhereIsThePaper.org (WhereIsThePaper.org )Onht

Michael Salamone chats with Wendi Muse, founder of Left POCket Project about her work studying historical leftists of color and Black led leftist movements in context of the 2020 election results. Wendi Muse is a PhD candidate at NYU in history, specifically studying Black and Brown leftist movements. Through her Left POCket Project she aims to educate others on these topics through a reading list and podcast. Left POCket Project podcasts can be found on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leftpoc/id1329313097 (Apple podcasts), https://soundcloud.com/leftpoc (SoundCloud) and so many more services. Michael is a big fan of their podcast and often refers to it as "the most educational podcast out there." Wendi can be found on Twitter https://twitter.com/MuseWendi (@MuseWendi) and Left POCket Project at https://twitter.com/LeftPOC (@LeftPOC). LeftPOC is also on https://www.facebook.com/leftpoc/ (Facebook) and https://www.patreon.com/leftpoc (Patreon). Support this podcast

Michael Salamone chats with author Tara Reade and Prof. Anthony Zenkus about Tara's new book, "Left Out: When the Truth Doesn't Fit In" detailing her experiences as a sexual assault victim while an aide to then Senator Joe Biden, her experiences trying to come forward, enduring character assassination, and trying to navigate the road to recovering from trauma. Tara Reade is an author, Former Senate aide, Survivor, Animal Rights activist and poet. You can get the Kindle copy of her book now, or pre-order the hard copy, at http://TaraReadeAuthor.com (TaraReadeAuthor.com). Prof. Anthony Zenkus teaches at Columbia & Adelphi Universities Schools of Social Work in NY. He is a social worker, educator and trauma expert who has trained over 1,000 judges on trauma, managed rape crisis centers and has trained police, prosecutors, medical professionals and journalists on how to approach trauma victims. If you or someone you know is being victimized or has experienced trauma they need help coping with, please consider

Michael Salamone is joined by the show's most frequent guest, Rev. Quincy Worthington, to reboot the podcast and talk about looming violence in America and the need for mutual aid. Referenced in the episode is a Buzzfeed article about the Political Stress Index in coalition to economic injustice and contrasted to the build up to the Civil War. That piece can be found https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/peteraldhous/political-violence-inequality-us-election?bftwnews&utm_term=4ldqpgc#4ldqpgc (HERE). To learn more about how to work on a mutual aid project in your own backyard, see https://www.shareable.net/how-to-start-a-mutual-aid-network-in-a-pandemic/ (THIS )Shareable piece. Cheers. Support this podcast