West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy

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 Supreme court ripped Trump and his cabinet to shreds.Then, on the rest of the menu, nearly three-quarters of the attorneys working for the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division have resigned in protest of Trump's “perversion” of the department’s mission; libraries across the country are cutting back on staff and services after Trump’s order to dismantle the small Institute of Museum and Library Services; and, Trump set up a tip line for federal employees to snitch on colleagues working on DEI initiatives, and not one of the fifteen thousand employees at the EPA used it.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where a pro-European Union centrist pulled off an upset in Romania’s presidential election; and, Putin outlawed Amnesty International in his latest crackdown on dissent and activists.All that and more, o

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 Democratic Party hit record recruitment numbers for 2026.Then, on the rest of the menu, Multnomah County health officials have confirmed one case of active tuberculosis at a middle school in Southeast Portland, Oregon; Trump has suspended the asylum system, leaving immigrants to face an uncertain future; and, the US lost a major percentage of business travelers in April as economic anxiety and border detentions have cooled demand.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Estonia warned that Russia is using military force to defend its shadow fleet of aging tankers violating international sanctions; and, Vietnam approved the Trump Organization’s $1.5 billion golf and real estate project to avoid Donnie Two Doll’s 46% tariff.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justi

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, a major update on arrested judge Dugan is discussed.Then, on the rest of the menu, a new law bans Oregon employers from asking for an applicants’ age; a federal judge ordered the restoration of a health monitoring program for West Virginia coal miners; and, a Texas prosecutor sued to compel Border Patrol testimony in the criminal trial of the Uvalde school police chief.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where three Russian-backed Ukrainian nationals have been arrested in Germany and Switzerland for plans to send explosive parcels to Kyiv; and, the Mexican security chief confirmed seventeen Chapo cartel family members entered the US in a green card deal with the Trump administration, and nobody cares.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, Tarrytown Chowder Tuesday is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the “most corrupt president,” has been telling Americans to live in austerity because of his tariffs, while he wants “the most expensive private plane in the world” as a gift.Then, on the rest of the menu, White House correspondents protested the lack of wire reporters on Air Force One traveling to the Middle East; staff rebuffed two Trump appointees from entering the Copyright office; and, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission moved to fire a judge who is fighting Trump directives.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where four men arrested in West Africa for an extortion scheme are linked to a California teen’s suicide; and, in a development sure to anger Trump and MAGA, Germany banned the largest anti-Democracy ‘Reich citizen’ group in the country and arrested four of its leaders.All that and more, on W

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, Stephen Miller insists Trump has to suspend habeas corpus because the Supreme Court doesn’t understand the law.Then, on the rest of the menu, a probation officer in Oregon was fired for using a Nazi salute at work but an arbitrator restored his job; Trump fired the chief of the US Copyright Office days after she prevented Musk from using copyrighted work without permission as fair use for his artificial intelligence network; and, Elizabeth Holmes may be the face of one of the 21st century’s most famous fraud cases, but that isn’t stopping her partner from doing something incredibly brazen.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Poland ordered the closure of the Russian consulate in Krakow, citing an arson attack blamed on Moscow; and, the Supreme Court of Argentina has discovered archives linked to Hitler’s Naz

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, Trump’s Ponzi scheme presidency continues to be the least popular in American and World history.Then, on the rest of the menu, a famed New York law firm’s $100-million pro bono deal with Trump is backfiring as employees jump ship in anger; the Washington State Supreme Court upheld a ban on large ammo magazines; and, retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, David H Souter, died peacefully yesterday at home in New Hampshire at age eighty-five.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where prosecutors say Romanian treasures stolen from a Dutch museum could still be intact; and, the Stockholm, Sweden City Council rejected the US Embassy’s demands that it comply with the Trump administration’s rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion policies.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook &

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 Republican Jefferson Griffin’s long effort to steal the North Carolina Supreme Court race has finally failed.Then, on the rest of the menu, more older Americans worry Social Security won’t be there for them after the massive Trump/Musk sabotage of the agency; GOP centrists revolt against steep cuts to Medicaid and other programs in Trump’s tax breaks bill; and, the guy who granted Trump ‘absolute immunity,’ now says judicial independence is key to checking Congress and the president.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Denmark says it will summon the top US diplomat in the country for an explanation about intelligence gathering on Greenland; and, the EU published a US product hit list as it prepares for World Trade Organization action against Trump’s tariffs.All that and more, on West Coast C

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, Democratic Congress members brutally cross-examined Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.Then, on the rest of the menu, Oklahoma schools have been ordered to teach Trump's 2020 election lies in the state’s new MAGA curriculum; the Black vice chair of the National Transportation Safety Board is unexpectedly removed from his position because of DEI; and, a federal appeals court upheld the racketeering convictions of former MAGA Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and an ex-lobbyist in a $60 million bribery scandal.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the top two US trade officials will meet with a high-level Chinese delegation this weekend in Switzerland in the first major talks since Trump sparked his impertinent trade war; and, Friedrich Merz won lawmakers’ appro

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, a federal court has blocked GOP efforts to overturn the North Carolina supreme court election and ordered the state to certify Democratic Justice Allison Riggs’ victory.Then, on the rest of the menu, Pam Bondi’s Department of Justice plans to investigate the prosecutor’s office in Minnesota’s most populous county for using racial disparities in plea deals; a coalition of seventeen state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against Trump’s attempt to stop approved wind energy development around the country; and, Trump’s federal government is targeting its disabled workers for mass firings.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Spain’s government approved a bill that reduces the workweek from forty to thirty-seven and half hours; and, most of the one hundred rhinos killed in South Africa this year were poached fr

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, MAGA Nazi courtier Stephen Miller sued Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts in a bid to control the courts.Then, on the rest of the menu, the MAGA Nazis ruling MAGA Nazi Shasta County, California have caused an uproar after appointing an out of state election denier as the county’s top election official; Texas MAGA want to ‘financially handcuff’ cities that don’t play by their rules; and, Stephen Miller rolled out the MAGA plan to indoctrinate your kids.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Trump blasted Mexico’s Sheinbaum for rejecting his offer to send US troops into Mexico to fight the cartels; and, Europe launched a drive to attract scientists and researchers after Trump summarily dismissed them.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!T

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, another Trump-appointed judge ruled against him in court.Then, on the rest of the menu, an intern at the Harris County, Texas DA’s Office uncovered possible charging errors in up to 300 cases, prompting a full audit, so they fired the intern for misconduct; the White House opened an inquiry into a Chicago school program aimed at helping Black students because it is DEI; and, calling desegregation a “historical wrong,” the Justice Department is making segregated Louisiana schools great again.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where a Greek court is set to hear the case of a man accused of spying on NATO operations for Russia; and, the German domestic intelligence service has classified the Musk-supported Alternative for Germany party as a “right-wing extremist” organization.All that and more, on West Coast Coo

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, Kamala Harris used a high-profile speech Wednesday to sharply criticize Trump.Then, on the rest of the menu, RFK, Jr doesn’t believe in the cornerstone of health science, Germ Theory, so he shut down the labs researching infectious diseases like Ebola; budget airline Avelo faces backlash for signing up to fly deportation flights for ICE; and, voting machine company Smartmatic revealed new death threats from Fox viewers over their defamation suit against the lying propaganda shop.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Japan’s imperial palace fired an employee for stealing cash from the household for over a year; and, the former prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago swept the polls to take power again.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon App

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, victims of Trump's irresponsible anti-immigrant crusade include American citizens born in the country to natural born American citizen parents.Then, on the rest of the menu, the South African MAGA billionaire who now owns the Los Angeles Times lost the paper over $50 million dollars in the last year and another twenty-five thousand subscribers in just the last month; the attorneys general from Oregon and Washington are joining a coalition of states in a lawsuit challenging Trump’s attempts to dismantle AmeriCorps; and, the Wisconsin Supreme Court suspended the judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Mexico issued a US travel alert because of the growing measles outbreak in MAGA Land along the border; and, a former aide to a far-right German EU la

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, powerful Republican judges are standing up against Trump in a recent series of scathing rulings.Then, on the rest of the menu, the new principal of a private catholic school called the cops on a prominent Black Portland, Oregon family and expelled their son after he reported being called racial slurs; a Texas judge enjoined Kristi Noem and Pam Bondi from rearresting an immigrant couple he ordered released, but they have refused to release them; and, a federal appeals court panel changed its mind and reinstated a lower court order once again blocking Trump from carrying out a mass purge of banking regulators.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the cause of Spain and Portugal’s widespread blackouts remain a mystery; and, large fires are burning on the slopes of South Africa’s famous Table Mountain.All that 

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, Trump and his MAGA minions in Congress are getting booed at more town halls including the recent town hall held by MAGA Republican Mike Lawler in New York’s 17th Congressional District.Then, on the rest of the menu, ICE agreements that were ended under the Obama administration following abuses like racial profiling of Latinos, are back under Trump; a raging Trump demanded criminal probes into reports of his bad poll numbers; and, Trump says Columbus Day will now just be Columbus Day.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Romanians confront a deluge of online disinformation ahead of a presidential election rerun that was necessitated by direct Russian interference; and, Canadians vote today in an election dominated by Trump’s trade war and bluster.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with C

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, a federal judge went off on Trump in court.Then, on the rest of the menu, a judge is accused of helping an immigrant defendant hide from ICE when they tried to arrest him in her courtroom without presenting a warrant; the Department of Labor informed all staff members that they could face criminal charges if they speak to journalists, former employees or others about agency business; and, Barnard College staff are alarmed by a Federal survey asking if they are Jewish.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Canadians put off by Trump’s bluster and border arrests are booking far fewer US visits; and, Trump’s trip to Pope Francis’ funeral puts a sharper focus on their clashes over the years.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Rad

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 woke up to disastrous news as his approval plummets based on his horrible policies and massive public failures.Then, on the rest of the menu, the State Bar of California disclosed that some multiple-choice questions in a problem-plagued bar exam were developed with the aid of artificial intelligence; the State Bar of Texas rescinded a speaking invitation to the NAACP’s president after the civil rights group challenged the Trump administration’s dismantling of the Education Department; and, the Oregon attorney general is leading a coalition of twelve states suing Trump over the Trump Tariffs.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the president of Ghana suspended the chief justice of the country’s top court in a surprise move; and, Brazilian police probe a pension fraud scheme that stole over on

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, as the Trump regime continues its assault on the Constitution, the defense of democracy will increasingly depend on Governors willing to fight back.Then, on the rest of the menu, the ACLU is suing the Trump government to get access to DOGE records; the white MAGA congresswoman who called Texas Representative Al Green “boy,” brazenly refuses to apologize; and, Trump ordered the National Institutes of Health to cancel the more than three decade long Women’s Health Initiative whose findings have had a major influence on health care.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where a panel of Brazil’s Supreme Court justices unanimously accepted criminal charges against six more key allies of Bolsonaro over their coup plot to illegally keep him in office; and, European Union watchdogs fined Apple and Meta seven hundred m

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 is plunging the stock market to its “Make America 1932 Again” moment.Then, on the rest of the menu, a federal judge in Oregon ordered the US government to restore the visa status of two international students and stop their deportation; private security guards have been charged after a woman was dragged out of that chaotic Idaho town hall meeting in February; and, Colorado is fighting the Trump administration’s bid to help imprisoned loyalist and ballot box saboteur Tina Peters.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where UN researchers warn that Asian scam operations are spreading across the rest of the world; and, the Puerto Rican government demanded answers from private energy company Luma after another island-wide blackout.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Jus

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 protracted North Carolina Supreme Court race takes a turn in the Democrats’ favor.Then, on the rest of the menu, Trump’s $239 million dollar inauguration haul is officially the biggest presidential suck up in history; Trump has reversed long-held guidance on ‘road diets’ for traffic safety that saved lives in small town America; and, strollers and other baby products will get more expensive, and harder to find with Trump’s tariffs.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Trump’s tough talk might help liberal Mark Carney win a full term as Canada’s prime minister; and, Russian attacks during the 30-hour Easter ceasefire unilaterally declared by Putin over the weekend killed three people in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice