Stephanie Miller's Happy Hour Podcast

This we welcome back our friend Dean Obeidallah to give us his perspective as a half-Palestinian on the Israel-Palestine conflict, and as a lawyer on the Trump-Giulianni legal troubles. Then we welcome our new best friend Olivia Troye, who served in the Bush and Trump White Houses to discuss her time in the Trump White House (serving under VP Mike Pence) and why she's speaking out against the MAGA takeover of the Republican party.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We have fun discussing the miserable state of the Republican party with Steve Marmel. Then Dr. Irwin Redlener joins us to discuss the new mask mandate and explain why he feels we should have some sort of vaccine passport or verification system in place nationwide.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Rep. Maxine Waters joins us to discuss her history as a civil rights advocate, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, and what we're up against with this current Republican Party. And Malcolm Nance is on to revel in the schadenfreudeliciousness of Rudy Giuliani getting a search warrant from the FBI and the order from federal judge Amy Berman Jackson to release the Nov. 2019 William Barr memo clearing then-president Trump of obstruction of justice charges following the Mueller investigation.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We're talking law this week with former FBI Frank Figliuzzi and former U.S. Army prosecutor Glenn Kirschner. Frank gives us a hint of what to expect as more charges come through for the January 6th Capitol rioters. And Glenn breaks down the investigation into Rudy Giuliani - what it means for the FBI to raid his office and where that goes next.Check out Frank Figliuzzi's brand new podcast, "The Bureau with Frank Figliuzzi", the first time the FBI has granted permission for active duty FBI agents and specialists to be interviewed.And check out Glenn Kirschner's podcast, "Justice Matters with Glenn Kirschner" where he offers his legal analysis on some of the biggest issues of the day.Both available wherever you get your podcasts.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In the week of the Derek Chauvin conviction, Elie Mystal breaks down some of the legal history behind why cops have been getting away with murdering so many people of color. And rock star Representative Mondaire Jones (D-NY) discusses some of the history of the white supremacist minority bending the system to hold onto power, be it through the Supreme Court, racist voting rights violations, or unfair statehood appointments.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We've got two badass powerhouse women this week. First we talk to former Representative Katie Hill about her brief friendship with Matt Gaetz in Congress - and how skeezy his defense of her now seems in hindsight. And Rosie O'Donnell discusses her long-running feud with Donald Trump and recounts how she went to visit Michael Cohen in prison. Two great chats!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As we lead up to the big 10th Anniversary Sexy Liberal show we look back at some of our favorite memories from the past with Hal, John and Frangela. Watch the virtual show with us LIVE this Saturday, April 10th, or on demand whenever you like. Go to https://sexyliberal.com/tour/ To relive all our previous Virtual shows on demand, visit https://www.meethook.live/ondemandSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We get optimistic about vaccines with Dr. Irwin Redlener while he cautions a fourth wave may be imminent if too many people let their guard down too early. Then Barbara McQuade offers her legal analysis on the trial of Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin and the Justice Department inquiry into Rep. Matt Gaetz.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mama's on vacation this week, so join us as we transport back to 2018 when we were in the midst of the Trump presidency throwing back Negroni's with Aisha Tyler.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we talk to Ben, Brett, and Jordan Meiselas from MeidaTouch about the great work they're doing taking Republicans to task for their lies and anti-democratic rhetoric. And we reach a truce over who coined the term "Psaki Bomb" first. When the pandemic is over, we're all going out for sushi and sake with Jen Psaki!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we talk to comedian Margaret Cho about the rise in anti-Asian attacks and the long history of racism again Asian Americans in this country. Then the rockin' congresswoman Rep. Jan Schakowsky discusses the hard work Democrats in Congress are doing to bring covid relief to Americans and fight GOP voter suppression.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week it's the return of our newest Sexy Liberal Podcast Network superstar Kimberley Johnson! Check out her podcast 'Start Me Up' right here at SexyLiberal.com or wherever you get your podcasts. And we talk to former FBI agent and author of the book 'The FBI Way', Frank Figliuzzi about the testimony by Director Chris Wray and what we're finding out about the response to the Capitol riots on Jan 6th.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We sit down with the women of the #SisterInLaw Podacast - Joyce Vance, Jill Wine-Banks, Barb McQuade, and Kimberly Atkins - to discuss Trump's ongoing legal troubles, Mereck Garland's nomination for Attorney General, and the GOP's continued attempts at voter suppression.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What a week! Malcolm Nance shares his time with Martin Sheen to discuss the fight to defend democracy across the globe. And Joyce Vance joins us to talk impeachment and the ongoing lawsuits against Donald Trump.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we're talking impeachment with former U.S. Army prosecutor Glenn Kirschner and the identity crisis in the Republican party with former GOP rep David Jolly.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we talk to Nadya Tolokonnikova from Pussy Riot about the recent mass arrest of protestors in Russia and how she finds the courage to keep fighting. Then we discuss the recent wave of Covid mutations and vaccines with science journalist Laurie Garrett.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sit back and enjoy a wonderful chat with Hollywood royalty as we talk to Rosanna Arquette about her fascinating life and career, both as an actor and an activist.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We talked to Sarah Kendzior just hours before the Biden inauguration about holding the insurrectionists accountable so they can't come back to attempt another coup down the road. Then we bask in the inauguration afterglow with Dr. Irwin Redlener and question whether we should still refer to him as Dr. Doom.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

From our discussions this week on The Stephanie Miller Show, we get Rep. John Garamendi's account from January 6th at the Capitol and Malcolm Nance tells us what to expect from these seditionists and terrorists next - and what the response will be.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We take a look back at another one of the highlights from 2020 - our chat with Noel Casler. We discuss his experience working on the Apprentice for six seasons and what he saw up-close from the current "President" and his kids: the crudeness, the drugs, the racism... and the incontinence.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Join us for a look back at one of the few highlights from 2020: the time we got to chat with Randy Rainbow! Joined by our mutual friend Jody Hamilton, we discuss Randy's self-made success, what it's like getting to meet his heroes, and how he became an accidental activist.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's dueling hate letters with our friend Kimberley Johnson. We exchange some of the vilest comments we've received from the dark recesses of the internet. Is there something about a strong progressive woman who isn't afraid to speak up for what she believes in that just brings out the wackos? The answer, apparently, is yes.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Veteran TV producer Shelley Ross (Good Morning America, Prime Time Live) joins us to discuss her new book "Scruffy" about our best friends in the pandemic (and always) - our pooches. As we face a 9/11-size death toll every day, Shelly recounts what it was like to cover that disaster live. We also get her account of the time Roger Ailes offered her a job on the condition that she enter into a sexual relationship with him.Find Shelly's book "Scruffy" at https://scruffybook.com/ or wherever books are sold.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Journalist Greg Palast has been investigating voter suppression for years and now he's got his sights set on Georgia in the weeks before the runoff. He details the hard work already being done out there by people like Stacey Abrams and why Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger isn't exactly the hero the media's made him out to be by standing up to Trump.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We got back to 2018 for our very first free Happy Hour podcast when Rob Reiner joined us to talk politics, his history as a political activist, the difference between "All In the Family" and "Roseanne", and his 2017 political drama "Shock and Awe".See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We get some pre-holiday advice from Dr. Doom himself - Dr. Irwin Redlener. He tells us his recommendations for best practices for celebrating Thanksgiving during the pandemic. Bottom line: keep your in-person celebrations limited to members of your household.For more specifics, read Dr. Redlener's article "Thanksgiving for Live, 2020"https://irwinredlener.org/posts/2020/11/14/thanksgiving-for-life-2020-tg4lSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we're joined by actress and activist Mimi Kennedy (Mom, Dharma & Greg). We discuss her important work educating voters to prevent disenfranchisement and bond over growing up in a Republican household in upstate New York.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We bask in the glory of the Presidential election results with Malcolm Nance and Frangela and discuss what comes next.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Elie Mystal joins us as we grapple with our optimism and dread before election day 2020. We get his clear-eyed legal perspective on what kind of GOP f---ery it will take to give the election to Trump and what we can do to fight back. Plus, we get a sad/hilarious childhood Halloween story. A great chat!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's our interview with Mama's friend Stephen Stills from Sexy Liberal Virtual Tour #5. We hear Stephen's take how the current political climate compares with that of the 1960's and get an acoustic taste of his song "Amazonia".See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's our extremely entertaining chat with actor Bradley Whitford! (Get Out, The West Wing) He discusses the West Wing reunion, why we have to get out the vote (get it?), and why we must stay engaged beyond the election. Super smart and super funny!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's the one and only Buzz Burbank! You may know him from 'The Bob Cesca Show' right here on the Sexy Liberal Podcast Network, or from his own show, 'Buzz Burbank News and Comment' (https://www.relmnetwork.com/buzz-burbank-news) We go waaaay back to Mama's days at WCKG in Chicago when Buzz - then still professionally know as Mike Elston - filled in as the news man for a day. We play some clips and talk about the desperate situation the Trump administration (and the country) is currently in.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Our friend Laura Flanders joins us as we react to the first 2020 Presidential Debate and discuss everything at stake in the upcoming election.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Our interview with Debby Boone from Sexy Liberal Virtual Tour #4. We discuss being a light for others in these hard times before breaking into a rendition of "You Light Up My Life" featuring all the Sexy Liberals.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Adam Smyer is the author of You Can Keep That to Yourself: A Comprehensive List of What Not to Say to Black People, for Well-Intentioned People of Pallor. We discuss his book and hear some examples of the types of things black people in America have all heard at some point. We also analyze the current wave of African American support and speculate whether this is part of a cycle or something more permanent. Follow Adam on Twitter @adam_smyerSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we talk to one of our Sexy Liberal beloveds: David Ferguson, TRex himself from the Bob Cesca Show. We discuss being as he calls it "a little blueberry in a big pot of tomato soup" in Georgia, the supreme idiocy of Georgia's governor, Brian Kemp, and why the fight to save the USPS is so personal to him.Check out David's latest single with his band Astral Summer, "Waiting for the World to End" https://astralsummer.bandcamp.com/track/waiting-for-the-world-to-endSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We flash back to a warm and fuzzy time when Stephanie sat down with her best friend of 40 years Dr. Wanda and Francis and Angels of Frangela to discuss the powerful sisterhood and female empowerment. Seriously, we say this all the time, but this may be our best episode ever!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week Katie Hill gives her side of her story, detailing the hypocrisy she dealt with as she was the victim of revenge porn from an abusive ex-husband while a member of Congress. She details how hard it was telling Nancy Pelosi she was going to resign, and how supportive the Speaker was to her. She also tells us what she's learned in the fallout of her scandal and what her plans are for the future. Check out her book "She Will Rise: Becoming A Warrior In the Battle for Tue Equality"See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week's it's our little skit from the Sexy Liberal Virtual Tour #3 with Lily Tomlin as Ernestine, the White House Operator... and a very special surprise guest!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Love Master is back! Comedian Craig Shoemaker returns to talk comedy during a pandemic, the ones that could have been, and the healing power of laughter. Are you turned on yet? Oh, baby, you will be...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week talk to Comedian Sarah Colonna from Chelsea Lately and Insatiable! We ask if tweeting a declaration is all you need to do to run for president, WTF with Jerry Fallwell Jr., and are we actually living through the show she was on, Scare Tactics?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We had so. much. fun. with Carnie Wilson this week! We could NOT love her more. On the heels of the 30th anniversary of Wilson Phillips' 'Hold On', we discuss Carnie's history in music, her 1995 talk show (sound familiar?), and, yes, farts. We WILL be best friends!!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How have we never had Kimberly Johnson on until now? We're making that right this week. We discuss her angry vegenda of manicide in the wake of the AOC-YoHo incident and how Rush Limbaugh made her an outspoken feminist. Check out Kimberly's podcast 'Start Me Up' wherever you get your podcasts.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We talk to Joy Reid on the eve of her prime time debut on MSNBC's 'The ReidOut' (starting Monday, July 20th).See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

TikTok star Sarah Cooper joins us to discuss the process behind her Trump mimics and how she doesn't consider what she does so much an impression of Trump as a comedic take on the stupid things he says coming from a Jamaican woman.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we bask in the glory that is Randy Rainbow. He's joined by our mutual friend Jody Hamilton as we discuss his self-made success, getting to meet his heroes, and how he became an accidental activist.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

With Mama on vacation this week, we're stepping back to March of 2018 when we talked to on our favorites, Ana Ortiz! Catch Ana on 'Love, Victor' out now on Hulu!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Our interview with Rob Reiner from June's Sexy Liberal Virtual Tour show. With five months out from the election, we discuss the wave of new voices speaking out against Trump, the comparisons to Archie Bunker, and what's at stake in November.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We sit down to get to know our friend Jill Wine-Banks a little better. We discuss her new book "The Watergate Girl" and her time as a trailblazing attorney and Watergate prosecutor. We also get her analysis on the sentencing of Michael Flynn. A great chat!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We get to sit down with Amy and Emily from the Indigo Girls and discuss their process, their careers, and the state of the world this week. Check out their new album "Look Long" available now!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.