Ring Of Fire Radio With Sam Seder, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. And Mike Papantonio

Happy New Year to the ROF Podcast listeners, big changes to come in 2022 as we finish the new Ring of Fire Studios. This week, Farron answers your questions on the podcast as we get set for the New Year!

Happy Holidays! This week we take a short look back at Farron Cousin’s “best interviews” of 2021, on the show… Donald Trump keeps hinting at a third run for the White House, and it already looks like he would be a lock for the nomination if he were to enter the race. Salon.com contributor Chauncey DeVega will be here to explain what could happen if Trump gets back into the White House, and why it would be incredibly dangerous for the country. Also on the show, the guys from Meidas Touch will talk about their efforts to counter Republican talking points

The January 6th Committee has released an enormous trove of damning material in the past two weeks, and it all centers around one individual: Mark Meadows. The former Chief of Staff to Donald Trump holds all the answers, and he's not going to give them up without a fight. We'll get into the details in this week's show. Also, we're taking your questions! We're holding our first Ring of Fire Q&A session with questions submitted to us through our YouTube Community page - you won't want to miss it!

President Joe Biden's first year as president is quickly coming to a close, and things certainly didn't go as the Democrats would have liked. Some of this is due to inaction by Biden, but some of it is due to factors far beyond his control, yet he's still getting blamed for them. Jeff Waldorf, the host of Around The Nation on YouTube, will give us the details. And Farron will explain the problems that are already surfacing with Donald Trump's new social media company. Member Show Content you are missing: Republicans across the country are pushing voter suppression legislation, but in states controlled by Democratic governors, that task is much harder. But Michigan Republicans believe that they have found a way around that, and their efforts could end up turning the swing state into a solidly Republican state in the very near future. Nancy Wang, the Executive Director of Voters Not Politicians, will be here to explain what's happening.

On this week's show: Heather “Digby” Parton from Salon.com will talk about the Omicron variant and how Republicans are trying to spin it as a failure of President Biden. And new poll numbers show Donald Trump easily beating Joe Biden in 2024 - unless Democrats can turn things around. Become a member at www.rofpodcast.com and get Farron's Bonus Interview: Nation magazine contributor Bryce Covert will give us the latest details about the Build Back Better Act and Joe Manchin's obstruction.

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell is doing a marathon video stream over the Thanksgiving break to "expose" the massive amount of voter fraud that he swears he found (even though he failed to produce any evidence during his August event.) He also says that a new lawsuit he's filed will give the Supreme Court the option to either tear down the last election or to conduct a new one. We'll explain why this is absolutely bonkers. And Mike Papantonio will make his return to the show to discuss his new book, “Inhuman Trafficking,” where he crafts a fictionalized story based on real human trafficking cases that his law firm is handling.

Political polling is all over the place this week, and things have already changed a lot since last week. We'll explain what's going on - and what is actually real. Tucker Carlson is out with a new documentary where he tries to rewrite the history of what actually happened on January 6th. Daily Kos contributor and author David Neiwert will help us break down this disturbing new production. What you are missing on the Member Show this week: Donald Trump keeps hinting at a third run for the White House, and it already looks like he would be a lock for the nomination if he were to enter the race. Salon.com contributor Chauncey DeVega will be here to explain what could happen if Trump gets back into the White House, and why it would be incredibly dangerous for the country.

President Biden's poll numbers keep getting worse, but has his performance as President really been THAT bad? And Donald Trump suffered several significant legal defeats this week that could have a major impact on his political future. Also on the show, the guys from Meidas Touch will talk about their efforts to counter Republican talking points, and on the bonus half of the show, Vox policy reporter Jerusalem Demsas will tell us why Zillow is getting out of the homebuying business, and what that could mean for the housing market. Become a member over at www.rofpodcast.com to get all our bonus material and access to the archives.

Following the big news from last week about certain members of Congress allegedly helping to organize the January 6th Stop The Steal rally, little has happened. In fact, the public seems to have already forgotten that there might be treasonous Republicans holding office today. It is now up to Congress to get to the bottom of what happened, and John Nichols from The Nation joins Farron Cousins to talk about what that might look like. Nichols also provides some insight into this week's elections, and tells us what those results could mean for Democrats in next year's midterms.

Sam Seder welcomes the new host of Ring of Fire! Thousands of workers have gone on strike in the month of October, including roughly 10,000 John Deere workers across the country. This mass movement by workers demanding better treatment has been dubbed "Striketober" by the media, and it is a clear sign that workers have had enough of being exploited by corporations. Jordan Chariton from Status Coup news has been traveling the country to meet with these workers, and he will join us to discuss the ongoing strikes and explains what the workers are hoping to gain.

On today’s show… We will listen to Emma Vigeland’s interview with The Intercepts, Michelle Garcia, about the Biden Administration’s treatment of Hatian Migrants. And of course, Digby and I will belooking back at a big week in news Bonus Content you're missing this week: Sam and Ari Berman discuss gerrymandering and the Voting Rights Act and its effect on our countries politics.

David Dayen, from the America Prospect, will explain how big banks can get a hold of your stimulus check before you have a chance to use it. And Nation national-affairs correspondent Jeet Heer will explain why "Undercounting Covid-19 Deaths Is a Deadly Mistake.” And why keeping the death toll artificially low allows Trump to push for a premature end to the lockdown.

This week on Ring of Fire, Zachariah Mampilly, Marxe Endowed Chair of International Affairs at the Marxe School of Public and International Affairs (Baruch College) as well as an affiliated faculty member in the Department of Political Science at the Graduate Center, CUNY, joins us to discuss the western left’s Blindspot when it comes to the continent of Africa including its lack of coverage of the massive protests that were occupying Nigeria some 10 years ago. And, Heather Digby Parton will help us break down all the top news items of the week. Bonus content you are missing this week; Sam and Kaiser Health News Correspondent, Angela Hart, joins us to discuss what lies ahead for single-payer healthcare in California in the wake of the Gavin Newsome recall election. Become a member today! www.rofpodcast.com

This week on Ring of Fire, David Vine, professor of anthropology at American University and author of The United States of War: A Global History of America's Endless Conflicts, from Columbus to the Islamic State, joins me to discuss the staggering number of US military bases and how they contribute to our war machine… and how the Biden administration’s “pivot to China” might be a troubling part of that same dynamic. And, Heather Digby Parton will help us break down all the top news items of the week. Bonus content this week; Sam and David Dayen discuss reconcillation.

This week on Ring of Fire; Sarah Lazare, web editor and reporter for In These Times magazine, joins me to discuss her reporting on how Biden’s public position of supporting COVID vaccine patent waivers may be a bit different in private. And, Heather Digby Parton will help us break down all the top news items of the week. Bonus content this week; Sam and Grace Segers breakdown the Child Income Credit.

This week on Ring of Fire, Josh Dzieza joins us to discuss his cover story piece in New York Magazine and The Verge, which is a deep dive into the world of delivery workers in New York City: assaulted and attacked, exploited by apps, and ignored by police. Heather “Digby” Parton will help us break down all the top news items of the week. This week’s bonus content you're missing… Eric Alterman joins us to analyze the media’s seemingly uniform outrage to Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan. Upgrade to our member show to listen to our bonus content over at www.rofpodcast.com

This week on Ring of Fire; Joel Beinin, Professor of Middle East history at Stanford University, joins us to discuss the Biden Administrations posture towards Egyptian President, al-Sisis, despite his countless human rights violations and what it means for the U.S.’s broader Middle East policy. And, Heather Digby Parton will help us break down all the top news items of the week. Bonus content you are missing this week; Sam interviews Spencer Ackerman about his book, “Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump.” Become a Member at www.rofpodcast.com

This week on Ring of Fire; Elie Mystal, Correspondent for The Nation, joins us to discuss the Supreme Court’s disastrous and deliberate inaction on Texas’s effective abortion ban and bounty system and what it means for a woman’s right to choose going forward. And, Heather Digby Parton will help us break down all the top news items of the week. Bonus content this week; Sam interviews Murtaza Hussain, from The Intercept, about the legacy of the 9/11 spying on Muslims in this country particularly the Fort Dix Five.

This week on Ring of Fire, Gaeñ hia uh, Executive Director of the American Indian Law Alliance, joins us to discuss the devastating revelations about the mass, unmarked graves of children at the abusive indigenous residential schools, and what repair for the indigineous looks like in North America. And, Heather Digby Parton will help us break down all the top news items of the week. Bonus content you are missing this week; Emma interviews Simon Brown about his piece in Dissent Magazine, “The Rise of the Elite Anti-Intellectual.” Become a member at www.rofpodcast.com

This week on Ring of Fire; Max Moran, Research Director for the Personnel Team at The Revolving Door Project, joins us to discuss Biden‘s latest big oil friendly appointee and what it says about his actual commitment to comprehensive climate policy And, Heather Digby Parton will help us break down all the top news items of the week. Bonus content you are missing this week; Sam interviews Major Danny Sjursen about the Afghanistan withdrawal and the failure of the entire project. become a member at www.rofpodcast.com