West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Tarrytown Chowder Tuesdays is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Jack Smith wants to dance, but you don’t put Baby Aileen in a corner.Then, on the rest of the menu, a Wisconsin judge will hear arguments in a union lawsuit against collective bargaining restrictions; after a deadly heat wave killed over four hundred people last summer, Phoenix, Arizona officials are working to better protect people amid temperatures already hitting triple digits this spring; and, a Chicago man wrongfully convicted of murder, based in part on testimony from a legally blind eyewitness, is suing the city and the police department.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Hungary’s five-time Prime Minister Orbán is facing a new serious contender in the upcoming EU elections; and, Poland rolled out plans for fortifications along its border with Russia and Belarus.All that and more, on West Coast C

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 was a total lunatic on social media over the weekend as he made posts that could constitute criminal admissions and made statements about the jury that are highly inappropriate and likely gag order violations.Then, on the rest of the menu, Oregon officials have warned against drinking raw milk as a bird flu outbreak spreads among dairy farms; a Virginia tech company was hit with a DOJ fine after it sent up a job posting seeking only white candidates; and, a Riverside, California woman who bombarded the former executive director of Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue with phone calls and threatening voicemails, has been sentenced to almost three years in prison.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where British police say four people were hurt and one was arrested when supporters of Iran’s authorities clashed

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 shared the stage in the Bronx and accepted the endorsement of two gang members currently on bond after a one hundred-forty count criminal indictment that includes murder and at least twelve shootings.Then, on the rest of the menu, North Carolina residents filed suit to remove a Confederate monument dedicated to “our faithful slaves;” Arizona doctors can temporarily come to California to perform abortions for their patients under a new law; and, New York is offering up to $90 million in tax credits for news outlets to hire and retain journalists in an effort to help keep the shrinking local news industry afloat.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Putin signed a decree allowing the seizure of Americans’ assets if the US confiscates Russian holdings; and, work on the new Rome subway line under th

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, Marjorie Taylor Greene is purposely conducting a dangerous disinformation campaign.Then, on the rest of the menu, the bank accounts of tens of thousands of US businesses and consumers have been frozen in the aftermath of the abrupt shutdown and bankruptcy of financial technology company Synapse; the “buy now, pay later” companies must adhere to credit card standards; and, wind towers crumpled after an Iowa wind farm suffered a rare direct hit from a powerful twister.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where leaders around the Baltic Sea reacted warily to reports that Russia could revise the borders of its territorial waters in the region; and, the British prime minister unexpectedly set a July 4 snap election as his Conservatives face their biggest challenge in a decade.All that and more, on We

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Smothered Benedict Wednesdays, is now available on the Spreaker Player!​​​​​​​Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the Trump criminal plan was revealed in a major unsealing in the Mar a Lago espionage case.Then, on the rest of the menu, a Hawaii court ordered drug companies to pay the state a combined $916 million in the Plavix blood thinner lawsuit; a Texas petrochemical company has pleaded guilty to a violation of the Clean Air Act and agreed to pay more than thirty million dollars in connection with two explosions near Houston; and, the Massachusetts Senate is weighing a tuition-free community college plan.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where a man charged with helping the Hong Kong intelligence service in the UK has been found dead; and, politically motivated crimes in Germany reached their highest level in 2023, since tracking began more than twenty years ago.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook &

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Tarrytown Chowder Tuesdays is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, cry baby Trump had a major meltdown as he exited his criminal trial after his sole witness fell apart on the stand.Then, on the rest of the menu, with cyberattacks against water utilities across the country becoming more frequent and more severe, the Environmental Protection Agency issued an enforcement alert urging water systems to take immediate actions to protect the nation’s drinking water; Minnesota lawmakers failed to pass a state Equal Rights Amendment in their Constitution as the 2024 legislative session came to an acrimonious end; and, former Arizona Republican Party chair Kelli Ward and at least eleven other people are set to be arraigned today on conspiracy, forgery and fraud charges stemming from their fake elector scheme.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where a British court ruled Julian Assang

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, Elise Stefanik was asked just one simple question and she wouldn’t answer it.Then, on the rest of the menu, the family of an indigenous Arizona man killed by border patrol agents after he called for help, has filed a wrongful death suit; inmates at a Virginia prison for the mentally ill were hospitalized at least thirteen times for hypothermia in the last three years; and, US regulators are reconsidering the mandated twenty percent capital hike for big banks.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Europe’s far right groups launched their unofficial campaign for the European Union elections; and, the State Department issued an unusual warning to Americans traveling abroad of "the potential for terrorist attacks, demonstrations, or violent actions against U.S. citizens and interests."Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radi

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, chaos erupted in the House of Representatives as MAGA Republicans returned from their visit at Trump’s criminal trial.Then, on the rest of the menu, Merrick Garland punched back at House Republicans over their “unfounded attacks” on the US Justice Department; the Nevada Supreme Court denied an appeal of a conservative election fraud activist who sought to oust county election officials; and, Google wants a judge, rather than a jury, to decide whether it violated US antitrust laws.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where a Swedish court rejected Tesla’s appeal in its dispute over labor unions in the Nordic country; and, Italy's neo-fascist League wants to change the law and remove the European Union flag from public offices.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, Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays, is now available on the Spreaker Player!​​​​​​​Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the Georgia Court of Appeals granted review of the decision to leave Fani Willis as a prosecutor on the case.Then, on the rest of the menu, a Michigan man has been charged for making explosives to target the Satanic Temple in Massachusetts; responding to a disturbance call, Florida deputies burst into the wrong apartment and fatally shot a Black US airman; and, a federal judge ruled Arkansas cannot prevent two teachers from discussing critical race theory in the classroom.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where another German politician was violently attacked by a right wing extremist that required treatment at a Berlin hospital; and, Mexico was hit by hours of rolling blackouts due to high temperatures and low power generation.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Ch

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Smothered Benedict Wednesdays, is now available on the Spreaker Player!​​​​​​​Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the Manhattan prosecutors dropped some stunning news on Trump.Then, on the rest of the menu, a judge blocked a proposed measure introduced by the Portland, Oregon police union from landing on the November ballot; a MAGA insurgent from West Virginia who stormed the Capitol on January 6, lost his bid for the US Congress: and, the CDC says “it is highly concerning” that drownings have risen among young children after decades of decline.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where over a hundred thousand protesters filled the streets of Georgia’s capital after parliament passed the so-called ‘Russian law;’ and, orcas sank their first ship of the year off the coast of Morocco.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live Pla

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Tarrytown Chowder Tuesdays is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, ‘Michael Cohen on the witness stand is like Donald Trump in AA.’Then, on the rest of the menu, a Florida man was sentenced to three years in prison for firebombing a California Planned Parenthood clinic; a large group of Republican attorneys general took legal action against the Biden administration and California over new emissions limits for trucks; and, the MAGA-controlled Nebraska GOP is rejecting all Republican congressional incumbents in today’s primary election.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where three men were charged in the United Kingdom with assisting the Hong Kong intelligence service; and, President Biden blocked a Chinese-backed crypto mining firm from land ownership near a Wyoming missile base.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon

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 panicked overnight about going to prison.Then, on the rest of the menu, the Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear arguments to expand the use of absentee ballot drop boxes; the Office of Congressional Ethics found probable cause that MAGA representative from Texas, Troy Nehls, misused campaign funds; and, Lake Tahoe is expected to fill for first time in five years.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Poland’s prime minister vowed to strengthen security at the EU border with Belarus; and, Lithuanians voted Sunday in a presidential election as anxieties rise over Russia and the war in Ukraine.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 number of women, but we were all office help."-- Julia ChildBecome a s

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 lawyers crashed and burned with repeated failures during the trial yesterday.Then, on the rest of the menu, the California Attorney General plans to stymie Trump with targeted lawsuits if he wins another term; Jackson and Josephine counties in Oregon will vote on measures to restructure local government in an attempt to thwart MAGA rule; and, severe solar storms are expected to trigger northern lights unusually far south, from California to Alabama, late Friday night.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where tens of thousands of protesters demanded the resignation of the Prime Minister over his unilateral decision to hand over control of border villages to Armenia’s long-time rival Azerbaijan; and, Vietnam’s arrest of a reformist labor official could disturb the ongoing bid for better trade terms

West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Specials, Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the Georgia Court of Appeals granted review of the decision to leave Fani Willis as a prosecutor on the case.Then, on the rest of the menu, a Michigan man has been charged for making explosives to target the Satanic Temple in Massachusetts; responding to a disturbance call, Florida deputies burst into the wrong apartment and fatally shot a Black US airman; and, a federal judge ruled Arkansas cannot prevent two teachers from discussing critical race theory in the classroom.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where another German politician was violently attacked by a right wing extremist that required treatment at a Berlin hospital; and, Mexico was hit by hours of rolling blackouts due to high temperatures and low power generation.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Put

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Smothered Benedict Wednesdays, is now available on the Spreaker Player!​​​​​​​Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Judge Cannon’s luxury gift scandal grows.Then, on the rest of the menu, Idaho prosecutors have declined to bring charges against a Coeur d’Alene eighteen year old for using the N word and threatening sexual violence against the University of Utah women’s basketball team earlier this year; the nation’s largest public utility ignored warnings its environmental review does not comply with federal law, and is moving forward with a new Tennessee natural gas plant, anyway; and, two professors are challenging an Indiana law that creates new regulations on faculty tenure at public colleges and universities.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the governor of the Italian region surrounding the port city of Genoa, was placed under house arrest as part of a corruption investigation; and, the Poland Prime

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Tarrytown Chowder Tuesdays is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Cannon pulled a last-minute stunt to yet again delay Trump’s espionage trial.Then, on the rest of the menu, New York filed suit against a dozen anti-abortion groups for promoting false treatments to reverse medication abortions; the federal government fined a Tennessee-based sanitation company $650,000 for illegally hiring children to clean meat processing plants on the graveyard shift; and, after massive downpours flooded the state’s rivers and packed mountains with snow, California reported the first increase in groundwater supplies in four years.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where an American soldier was arrested in Russia and accused of stealing from his honey-pot girlfriend; and, Jordan stationed two firefighting helicopters in Cyprus to help as the summer fire season arrives.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, while ruminating over the weekend of possibly being a key witness against Trump, Karen McDougal hinted at some major plans for his criminal trial.Then, on the rest of the menu, the Justice Department warned it plans to sue Iowa over a new state immigration law; Boeing locked out its private firefighters around Seattle over a pay dispute; and, a federal lawsuit against Meta asks if Facebook users have the right to control their feeds using external tools.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where a candidate for Germany’s key party was beaten up by right wing thugs while campaigning for the European elections; and, the German foreign minister says Russia will face consequences for its monthslong cyber espionage campaign.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live Player​Keep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!"I was ne

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 lawyer introduced into the court record something that Donald Trump never wanted to be made public. Then, on the rest of the menu, southwest Washington state farmers called on Congress to keep conservation funding in the farm bill; some anti-vaxxer somewhere is going to complain that jackboot Long Beach, California officials declared a public health emergency after one person died and nine others were hospitalized due to a tuberculosis outbreak in the city; and, the former Republican Michigan House leader and his wife plead not guilty to misusing political funds.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where thousands rallied in Slovakia to protest a controversial overhaul of public broadcasting; and, the head of Greece’s extreme far-right Golden Dawn party was granted conditional early release from prison.

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, there is a major update on the Republican effort to keep Biden off the November ballot in Ohio and Alabama.Then, on the rest of the menu, another whistleblower linked to Boeing has ended up dead under suspicious circumstances; the Arizona state Senate finally voted to repeal the 1864 abortion ban, but the ban will still take effect temporarily; and, a three-judge panel of the 9th circuit ruled the ex-FBI informant with ties to Russian and charged with lying about the Biden’s, must remain jailed while awaiting trial.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Warsaw’s main synagogue was attacked with firebombs overnight, but sustained minimal damage; and, a senior Australian minister refused to comment on media reports that Indian spies were secretly expelled four years ago.All that and more, on W

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Smothered Benedict Wednesdays, is now available on the Spreaker Player!​​​​​​​Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, at this point, everybody expects Trump to appeal Merchan’s order that he attend Barron’s graduation.Then, on the rest of the menu, the Southern Oregon coast is closer to building a floating offshore wind energy farm, capable of powering a million homes, after the Biden administration announced it’s preparing to accept proposals for the area; Tim Kennedy of New York is projected to win the special election for New York’s 26th Congressional District, temporarily shaving the GOP majority in the US House to one seat; and, an Alabama Senate committee voted to set aside money so that the state can reverse course and participate in a federal summer food program for low-income families with school-age children.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the European Union said that it’s investigating Facebook