West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Smothered Benedict Wednesday is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the MAGA VA investigated VA employees who attended vigils for VA employee Alex Pretti.Then, on the rest of the menu, public schools in Florida will now require teaching a history course that calls slavery a ‘necessary evil;’ a promotional video for the FBI posted by Kash Patel used AI to generate clips nearly identical to those in the Beastie Boys’ iconic 1994 classic music video “Sabotage;” and, a federal judge is referring a Trump administration lawyer to face an investigation into misconduct charges for withholding key information from her about a case.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Russian punk group Pussy Riot and Ukrainian feminist organization FEMEN protested at the Venice Biennale against the opening of the Russian pavilion; and, Poland’s internal security service said Russia is shifting f

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special daily special, Tarrytown Chowder Tuesday is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, MAGA leaders shut down Congress to secretly help Trump personal enrich himself as his war in Iran collapses.Then, on the rest of the menu, a Trump agency is accused of ‘very stalker-like’ targeting of VA employees who mourned Alex Pretti; a federal judge ripped into the Trump administration for putting her safety and that of the American public at risk with a “patently false” public smear about an immigration ruling; and, Neo-Confederate MAGA Sam Alito raged that Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s “insulting criticism” over the Louisiana shadow docket rule that ignored Purcell, is uppity.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where a former Trump advisor working for Russian propaganda outlet RT to spread Russian propaganda, filed suit from his home in Moscow to have his Biden-era charges dropped as a violation of his

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, River City Hash Mondays is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Iran issued a dire warning after Trump’s unhinged, late night social media posts.Then, on the rest of the menu, ultra right-winger Leonard Leo is linked to $50M funneled through a beloved Catholic charity to fund his extreme agenda; the MAGA GOP is bashed after Trump lawyers expose private data; and, a federal judge demands answers as Trump shuts down the beloved 124-year-old East Potomac Golf Links golf course.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Austria expelled three Russian Embassy staff over antenna spying in Vienna; and, European leaders see Trump’s petulant troop drawdown from Germany as new proof they must go it alone.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!“I wa

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Blue Moon Spirits Fridays, is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, “in the history of American war quagmires, from Vietnam onwards, no president before Donald Trump has ever been so lost that they did not even know who the enemy was in that war.”Then, on the rest of the menu, Congress approved a short-term extension of the divisive FISA program hours before expiration; Ohio lets counties ban solar, but in Richland, it’s now on the ballot; and, Trump’s approval rating has fallen so sharply that it has broken the scale of a pollster’s graph.After the break, Russia will hold its Victory Day parade without military equipment for the first time in nearly two decades; and, Argentine workers mark May Day with protests over Milei’s labor-law overhaul.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep You

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, additional shocking red flags surface in the WHCD incident.Then, on the rest of the menu, Janet Mills has bowed out of the Maine senate race; DHS used a clip of an agent defiling Renee Good’s memorial in a twisted PR stunt; and, the celebration over SCOTUS handing MAGA a win in the Louisiana gerrymander case is getting way ahead of the math.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where a British prosecutor charged three men who were offered payment by a Russian contact to set fire to two houses and a car linked to Prime Minister Keir Starmer; and, London police say the stabbing of two Jewish men is an act of terror.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!“Everyone in t

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Smothered Benedict Wednesday is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump is blowing up at his Generals and Admirals as they leak he is frozen and has no clue what he’s doing in Iran.Then, on the rest of the menu, a New Hampshire Republican tried to stack a local Holocaust remembrance board with a Nazi apologist who has been convicted of public lewdness at a children’s playground; Washington state says Geo Group refuses to let its health inspectors into their for-profit detention facility; and, a Trump-appointed federal judge dismissed the MAGA Department of Justice lawsuit against Arizona seeking access to the state’s detailed voter records.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the daughter of the former Uzbek president is on trial in Switzerland over money laundering charges; and, a South Korean appeals court extended the prison sentence on corruption charges for the w

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special daily special, Tarrytown Chowder Tuesday is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump’s meeting with King Charles is off to a bad start.Then, on the rest of the menu, a Federal appeals court granted agent’s unrestricted use of poison gasses on the neighborhoods around the Portland, Oregon ICE building; Trump pursues new import taxes to replace the tariffs the Supreme Court rejected; and, the National Trust says it won’t drop its suit against Trump’s $400M White House ballroom after a DOJ request following the incident at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Philippine officials say two Americans are among suspected communist rebels killed in a clash with federal troops; the United Arab Emirates says it will leave OPEC effective May 1.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netr

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, River City Hash Mondays is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the Vichy Press is instantly exposed after the WHCD shooting.Then, on the rest of the menu, Congress is not on board with Trump’s budget that guts local libraries and museums; cheap airlines want a fortune from Trump to stay in the air; and, technology tycoons Elon Musk and Sam Altman face off in court in a high-stakes showdown over AI.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the German government accused Russia over a series of phishing attacks on Signal targeting high-ranking politicians; and, dozens of international civil and human rights groups issued a “World Cup travel advisory”, warning tournament visitors of “rising authoritarianism and increasing violence” in the United States.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Liv

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Blue Moon Spirits Fridays, is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, The Dems are going all scorched Earth on Trump and we like it.Then, on the rest of the menu, “ICE Barbie” Kristi Noem is still occupying the waterfront home of the Coast Guard commandant on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in DC; an assault charge for an immigration officer in Colorado could test the overly broad immunity provisions for federal agents; and, a Michigan utility approved a 12-month ban on supplying water for data centers.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the health data of 500,000 volunteers of a UK medical study is being offered for sale online in China; and, Giorgia Meloni’s government ruled out Italy replacing Iran at World Cup.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio B

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, MAGA Mike Johnson is trying to cancel all hearings in order to avoid subpoenas and accountability.Then, on the rest of the menu, an Oregon woman lost her job after she raised concerns about her company’s contracts with ICE; Kalshi has fined and suspended three political candidates for betting on their races; and, even though Trump Media has pivoted to crypto, financial services and nuclear fusion, its stock keeps falling.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Lufthansa has cut 20,000 flights as Trump’s illegal war squeezes worldwide fuel prices and supplies; and, the International Criminal Court confirmed crimes against humanity charges against former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte for his deadly, anti-drugs crackdowns.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuis

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Smothered Benedict Wednesday is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Kash Patel can’t even remember basic allegations from his own complaint filed against the Atlantic.Then, on the rest of the menu, the parent company of Truth Social has replaced its chief executive Devin Nunes after years of mounting losses and a stock collapse that erased billions in investor wealth; a lawsuit was filed against the National Park Service and the Department of the Interior for authorizing gold mining operations within Mojave National Preserve, one of the country’s largest national park sites; and, the MAGA Nazi Department of Justice has charged the Southern Poverty Law Center with illegally infiltrating neo Nazi groups in an effort to shut down their operations.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Wall Street moved cautiously higher in obvious insider, premarket trading just before Trump

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special daily special, Tarrytown Chowder Tuesday is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump had another late night freakout, this time over Obama’s leadership of the “vote yes” position in Virginia could lead to Trump’s impeachment.Then, on the rest of the menu, the House ethics panel defended its handling of sexual misconduct allegations; the DHS is making smart glasses to spy on migrants and protesters; and, the Southern Poverty Law Center announced it faces a MAGA Justice Department criminal probe over paid informants who infiltrated violent, right wing groups.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Mexico’s Sheinbaum demands an explanation after US officials died following a clandestine operation in Chihuahua; and, Taiwan’s president postponed a visit to Africa this week when three countries withdrew permission for him to fly over their territories after pressure from China.All that and mo

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, River City Hash Mondays is now available on the Spreaker Player!  Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Ka$h Patel made some bombshell threats ahead of "imminent arrests" of the Democratic January 6 "conspirators" against Trump. Then, on the rest of the menu, wildfire survivors who lost their homes could face another blow from taxes on settlement payouts; book bans and attempted bans remain at record highs; and, businesses can claim refunds starting today for Trump tariffs that were declared unconstitutional.  After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where countries across Central Europe have pulled baby food off the shelves after rat poison was discovered in the product; and, while Trump lashed out at Spain, US Democrats joined world leaders in Barcelona to galvanize forces and defend a rules-based world order.  All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.  Bon Appéti

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Blue Moon Spirits Fridays, is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, it’s getting so bad for John Eastman, he can’t even expatriate to Hungary, now.Then, on the rest of the menu, a Florida Sheriff’s Office criminalized a 12-year-old rape survivor for “lying” and left her abuser free to assault her again, so she recorded the attack, ten years later, a federal judge has ruled she can sue over it; CBS boss Bari Weiss is handpicking the guest list for the ritzy suck up dinner honoring Trump; and, an informant paid millions to travel the world partying with rogue DEA agents, will avoid jail after not paying taxes on the income.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where EU officials in Hungary discuss unlocking billions of euros held while Orbán was in charge; and, the Philippine president says the key suspect in the massive government corruption scandal has been arrested in Prague.Al

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump knows he’s losing the midterms, his war on Iran, and his new war with the pope.Then, on the rest of the menu, police will pay $3.15M for tasing a San Anselmo, California man as he was suffering a grad mal seizure; Clarence Thomas went on an unhinged, televised rant against “intellectuals;” and, California MAGA attorney John Eastman, who aided Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results, has lost his license to practice in the state.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where after criticizing the pope, Trump turned his ire on Italy’s Meloni over her lack of support for his illegal Iran war; and, Sweden blamed a pro-Russian group for cyberattacks on its energy infrastructure.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appét

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Smothered Benedict Wednesday is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, a British Parliament Member called Trump ‘a dangerous and corrupt gangster.’Then, on the rest of the menu, a federal judge in Oregon ruled that a state law requiring insurance plans to cover abortions and contraception violates the Constitutional rights of the virulent anti abortion group, Oregon Right to Life; the Trump-packed DC Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Judge Boasberg must end his “intrusive” contempt investigation of the Trump administration for failing to comply with an order over flights carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador; and, an Austin district Judge temporarily allows women and minority-owned businesses to qualify for the Texas Historically Underutilized Business program again.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where an 86-year-old French woman who moved to the US last year after reki

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special daily special, Tarrytown Chowder Tuesday is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, world leaders are forming new global alliances and banning Trump from joining them. Then, on the rest of the menu, a worker died at Amazon’s Troutdale, Oregon warehouse last week, employees were told to look away and keep working; a Georgia Republican running for Congress is facing explosive allegations he forged a Major League Baseball star's signature to lure investors into a land deal and sent a trove of racist and antisemitic text messages; and, one of the largest stakeholders in the Trump family's crypto venture accused the company of bilking investors.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the defeat of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has significant reverberations for US MAGA; and, a Brazilian senator said that the country’s former intelligence agency chief has been arrested by ICE in Florida. A

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, River City Hash Mondays is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, a lot of people are thirsting for what Hungary is having.Then, on the rest of the menu, the Trump family deal spree could open the door for future presidents to profit from office; commercial salmon fishing is set to open in California for the first time since 2022 as the population rebounds; and, “diversity, equity and inclusion are not foreign values, they’re American values.”After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Peruvian election results are delayed after thousands get a one-day voting extension; and, Hungary’s new prime minister wants to take over as early as May 5.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live Player​Keep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!"I was never a spy. I was with the OSS organization. We had a n

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Blue Moon Spirits Fridays, is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, hours after getting the keys to the sex jet, Melania went out and put the Epstein Files back in the news.Then, on the rest of the menu, Trump ordered the Pentagon to rewrite a report that labeled China a 'security threat'; a federal judge ordered the Trump DOJ to fork over the records on the ICE officer who killed Renee Goode; and, the White House was forced to warn staff not to bet on the war hours after suspicious, lucrative trades.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Britain and Norway conducted a weekslong military operation to deter Russian spy submarines near undersea cables in the North Atlantic; and, after JD’s endorsement resulted in a double-digit deficit, Hungary’s election could end Orbán’s journey from liberal firebrand to far-right leader and Putin suck up.All that and more, on West Coast Co

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, furious world leaders are ghosting Trump and want nothing to do with him as his fraudulent ceasefire quickly unravels.Then, on the rest of the menu, immigration arrests in the Northwest have dropped significantly, but people without criminal records are still vulnerable; Keystone Ka$h and Whiskey Pete are gloating over the arrest of a US Army veteran who exposed drug trafficking, corruption and murder in the elite Delta Force; and, the Trump Era of political violence means higher costs for candidate security.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where North Korea says its latest weapons tests included missiles with cluster-bomb warheads; and, Australia moves to shore up fuel supplies as it prepares for extended disruptions caused by Trump’s imperialist war.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook &