West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy

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 War Criminal in Chief is learning war increases gas prices.Then, on the rest of the menu, a federal judge in Oregon limited federal officers’ use of tear gas at Portland ICE building protests; a federal jury awarded $667,000 in damages to a group of Muslim men in Missouri who were pepper-sprayed by state correctional officers while praying; and, the Pentagon was busted for purchasing over $2 million dollars on Alaskan King Crab, a $98 thousand dollar Steinway piano and over $6 billion dollars from foreign governments in its record-breaking spending binge.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Japan is preparing to deploy its first batch of domestically developed long-range missiles; and, Australia granted asylum to five members of the Iranian women’s soccer team after Trump thrust the world into war.All

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 is refusing to acknowledge the rising death toll of US troops in his Iran war or the severity he has done to the United States economy and to the economies of countries across the world.Then, on the rest of the menu, Ford has recalled 1.74 million of its cars over rearview display issues; a second NTSB member was fired without explanation by the Trump administration; and, California US Rep Darrell Issa retiring raises the stakes for the GOP holding House control.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Trump said to fuhgeddaboudit it when asked whether Russia was sharing intel with Iran to kill US soldiers; and, European countries are on high alert after bomb blasts near a Belgian synagogue and outside the US Embassy in Oslo over the weekend.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Ch

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, twenty states have rushed to court to put a stop to Trump's nasty habit of stealing American's money through a new illegal tax scheme on international goods.Then, on the rest of the menu, Oregon lawmakers approved a measure to prohibit ICE agents from wearing masks; US Customs and Border Protection has opened an internal investigation into whether Gregory Bovino made disparaging comments about the Jewish faith of the US attorney for Minnesota; and, House Republicans have formally asked for criminal charges against key Jan 6 witness Cassidy Hutchinson, in another attempt to gaslight what the whole world saw live on television.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Gulf allies complain the US did not notify them of the Iran attacks and ignored their warnings; and, Sri Lanka began transferring more than 200 sa

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, “the Trump family's flawless record of avoiding military service would be unremarkable if Donald Trump never started a war”Then, on the rest of the menu, as other Americans stuck in the Middle East were told they’re on their own, Trump leapt into action to help a group of well-connected MAGA influencers flee the war he started; a federal judge ruled Florida’s move to declare one of the nation’s largest Muslim advocacy and civil rights groups, a foreign terrorist organization was unconstitutional; and, families are turning to the states for civil rights support as Trump dismantles the Department of Education.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the Iranian warship sunk by the US was sailing home in international waters after taking part in an exhibition hosted by India; and, millions are left witho

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 has engulfed the entire world in war from Ecuador to Iran and from Venezuela to Bahrain.Then, on the rest of the menu, over seventy Democratic lawmakers demanded a probe into DHS warrantless location tracking; California peach farmers are expected to take a multimillion-dollar financial hit and lose vast quantities of crops after 139-year-old Del Monte Foods’ plan to permanently close two massive state plants; and, prosecutors began presenting never-before-seen video depositions of Meta executives at a trial in New Mexico.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where a Russian businessman was conveniently found dead after being named in the Epstein Files; and, with 100 days to go until the World Cup, the Iran war has added a new layer of complexity to the tournament co-hosted by the United States, Mexico a

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 lost a major redistricting case in a devastating blow to his efforts to sabotage the midterms.Then, on the rest of the menu, Idaho considers an ‘apocalyptic’ choice for disabled people and their families; the Trump administration eliminated health care positions left vacant after a wave of resignations and retirements at the VA last year; and, Minnesota launched an investigation that could bring charges against federal immigration officers.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Trump urged stranded US citizens in more than a dozen countries to leave, but he’s not sending any planes or ships to help after major airlines suspended flights; and, Sweden intercepted a Russian drone that violated its airspace during a visit by the French nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the Charles de Gaulle.All that and mo

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, Kash Patel's misuse of FBI resources is even deeper than the fun run to Italy's Olympic games.Then, on the rest of the menu, the chief federal judge for Minnesota warned the state’s top prosecutor and ICE, ‘Obey court orders or face contempt;’ thousands of corrections continue being issued for Texas’ Bible-infused curriculum; and, Anthropic refuses to bend to the Pentagon and make its killer robot kill more people on its own.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where a renowned German human-rights group that helps women victims of online attacks, is barred from the US after the Trump administration accused the founders of being part of a “global censorship-industrial complex;” and, the Cuban Baseball and Softball Federation said eight members of Cuba’s delegation were denied visas to the United States for the W

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, some people think a woo woo Surgeon General should be vaccinated if they are going to be blasted out of their brains on shrooms.Then, on the rest of the menu, in just one year, ICE’s spending on weapons, ammunition, and accessories to wage war on Americans surged over 360 percent; Kash Patel went on a revenge-fueled firing spree, terminating at least 10 employees who investigated Trump for stealing top secret nuke docs for sale; and, an ICE operation in Newark, New Jersey caused a multi-vehicle crash with injuries to several children.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the Speaker of the UK's House of Commons said he was the one who tipped off police that Epstein conspirator and former ambassador to the US, was a flight risk; and, Trump’s Border Czar said he will use his extensive Catholic grade

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, even more of Trump’s dark past surfaces at the worst possible time for the decaying monarch.Then, on the rest of the menu, in a 5 to 4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that Americans cannot sue the US Postal Service, even when employees deliberately refuse to deliver the mail; a judge barred the government from a ‘wholesale’ search of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson’s seized devices; and, Whiskey Pete Hegseth is appealing a judge’s order that blocks him from punishing former Navy fighter pilot, astronaut and now US Senator, Mark Kelly, for reminding the troops to follow the law.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the US and South Korean militaries will have joint drills in March as tensions with North Korea escalate; and, Japan demands the swift release of a Japanese national detained in Iran

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, Aileen Cannon is still trying really hard to erase Jack Smith’s espionage report on Trump, by any means necessary.Then, on the rest of the menu, a new federal lawsuit alleges DHS illegally tracks and intimidates observers; FedEx wants its money back after Trump’s tariffs are ruled illegal; and, you can tell Trump is racist because when faced with charges of racism, Trump always claims some of his best friends are Black.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where former UK ambassador Mandelson has been released on bail after his arrest for passing secret government documents to convicted pedophile Jeffery Epstein;  and, former Norwegian Prime Minister Thorbjørn Jagland has been hospitalized after a “suicide attempt” amid his Epstein-linked corruption and sex probe.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Sp

River City Hash Mondays is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump is coming under attack from all sides, including from his own armed supporters.Then, on the rest of the menu, five days after Epstein’s arrest in the summer of 2019, Trump’s protection racket “directed” the New York Police Department to “stand down” its investigations related to the sex trafficker; Trump finally approved emergency assistance to Washington, D.C., to help the city with a sewage system leak that dumped at least two-hundred-fifty million gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River; and, at least thirty-five times since August, federal judges have ordered the Trump administration to explain why it should not be punished for violating their orders in immigration cases.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where France summoned Jared Kushner’s dad, Ambassador Charles Kushner, to protest comments by the Trump administration over the beating death of a far-right activist; and, flights have be

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, furious world leaders are banning Trump military bases across the world as he plans his invasion against Iran.Then, on the rest of the menu, the Trump DHS was hit with a blistering court order over its illegal 'terror' and 'violence;' the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that a measure establishing public funding for charter schools is unconstitutional; and, scientists decry the Trump order to drop the rule to keep nuclear workers’ radiation exposure “as low as reasonably possible.”After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the US was the only major destination to see a decline in international travelers last year, falling eleven million short of Biden’s last year in office; and, the navies of El Salvador and Mexico announced seizing ten tons of cocaine in the Pacific Ocean this week, while Trump blew up another el

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’s DOJ blows it bad in a blistering loss.Then, on the rest of the menu, a Trump DOJ attorney was held in contempt for refusing to return an ICE detainee's paperwork; Kathy Ruemmler could be called a spy for sharing secret details with Epstein about a probe into a 2012 prostitution scandal that engulfed the Secret Service during her tenure as White House counsel; and, Trump’s executive order to boost production of RoundUp weed killer, makes it illegal to warn the public of pesticide and herbicide dangers.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the former South Korean president received a life sentence for imposing martial law while leading his failed 2024 insurrection; and, a nationwide union strike in Argentina tests Milei’s flagship labor law overhaul.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook &

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 DOJ lawyers are quitting and posting about leaving their jobs on LinkedIn as the mass exodus continues.Then, on the rest of the menu, Mark Zuckerberg is set to testify for the first time in front of a jury in a watershed social media trial; Minnesota and federal authorities are separately investigating what caused the eight skull fractures that landed a Mexican citizen in the intensive care unit of a Minneapolis hospital; and, Warren Buffett’s company invests in The New York Times six years after he sold all his newspapers.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Peru’s Congress voted to remove interim President José Jerí from office as he faces corruption allegations; and, Paris prosecutors opened two new investigations into sex abuse crimes and financial wrongdoings linked to Jeffrey Epstein.All tha

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 was busted in a major affidavit scheme to trick judges and grand juries to grant them relief.Then, on the rest of the menu, Kristi Noem verbally ordered a C-130 pulled in the middle of a search and rescue mission for an overboard seaman to ferry immigrants from California to Trump’s Texas gulags; a bombshell Epstein file reveals the FBI interviewed a victim Trump sexually abused when she was still a teenager; and, a monument honoring Eugene, Oregon’s first Black families was revealed over the weekend.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Belgium summoned the US ambassador over his social media post accusing the kingdom of antisemitism; and, Elon Musk has been hit by a 'large-scale' EU child porn probe just weeks after being fined $139M.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Che

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 Judge Aileen Cannon were caught and called out in the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals for a scheme to delete incriminating files.Then, on the rest of the menu, the NAACP and other organizations are asking a judge to protect personal voter information that was seized by the FBI from an elections warehouse just outside Atlanta; LA Olympics leader Casey Wasserman will sell his talent agency in the wake of the Epstein emails discovery; and, a lawsuit by local golfers seeks to stop well-known golf cheat Trump’s overhaul of a 100-year-old public golf course in Washington, DC.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Orbán says the EU and not Russia is Hungary’s real threat ahead of its April vote, so of course Rubio stood up Zalenskyy and met with Orban, instead; and, Europeans pushed back at the US over th

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, Whiskey Pete Kegseth loses again.Then, on the rest of the menu, The MAGA Christo-Fascist purge of National park history and science continues in Glacier National Park; ICE is seizing people’s phones, documents, cash and furniture, even without charges; and, tens of thousands of peer-reviewed scientific studies spanning decades calculate climate change is a health danger, while Trump calls it a ‘scam.’After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where a DEA supervisor has been arrested as the US shutters the Dominican Republic office during a wide-ranging visa-fraud probe involving confidential informants; and, EU leaders ready countermeasures to the increasing threats from Russia, China and Trump.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio

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 was rebuked on the House Floor as his own Republican party joined with Democrats to vote against his tariffs on Canada.​​​​​​Then, on the rest of the menu, Bam-Bam Pam Bondi unmasked an undercover FBI agent in her newest Epstein files blunder; an Oregon congresswoman questioned the legitimacy of a Gresham, Oregon family’s detention; and, Trump says everybody can attend and denied he had ever tried to exclude Democrats from the annual Governor’s meeting, even though only Republican governors had received invitations for the confab.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where South Korea’s spy agency believes the teenage daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is close to being designated as the country’s future leader; and, the billionaire co-owner of Manchester United faced criticism by both pol

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, MAGA in the DHS, ICE and even the White House, commit more crimes than immigrants detained in the gulags.Then, on the rest of the menu, Trump threatened to block the opening of the Canada-built Gordie Howe Bridge after a phone call between billionaire Commerce Secretary Lutnick and the billionaire owners of the nearby privately-owned Ambassador Bridge; immigrant rights groups seek to dismiss a Republican lawsuit to exclude noncitizens from the US census; and, the Federal Aviation Administration reopened the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas, just hours after it announced a 10-day closure that would have grounded all flights to and from the airport.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Armenians blasted “coward” JD Vance for scrubbing “genocide” from a social media post after visiting

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, Ghislaine Maxwell continues to shake down the Trump administration.Then, on the rest of the menu, Moscow Tulsi Gabbard warned the attorney for an anonymous government employee not to directly share a top-secret complaint about Gabbard’s handling of classified material with members of Congress; the Hawai’i Department of Education has failed to provide lawmakers with clear records on how it spent almost four million dollars on more than eight thousand trips in 2025; and, a group of Buddhist monks reached Washington, DC, on foot earlier today, walking single file across a bridge over the Potomac River to cap a fifteen-week trek from Texas that has captivated the country.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where King Charles III will support police investigating former Prince Andrew’s Epstein links; and, a prominen