West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy

riday’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Blue Moon Spirits Fridays, is now available!​​​​​​​Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Democrats would be wise to follow Michigan’s example in standing up to the tyranny of the MAGA minority.Then, on the rest of the menu, Kansas governor Laura Kelly vetoed four anti-trans bills, but Republican lawmakers appeared to have the votes to override most of her actions; the Texas Senate moved to end countywide voting on Election Day; and, California will provide 100% of the water requested by cities and farms for the first time in years, thanks to winter storms that filled the state’s reservoirs.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the Steve Bannon partner and self-exiled Chinese businessman charged in a $1 billion fraud case, will remain behind bars after a federal judge rejected a proposed $25 million bail package; and, Fox Corporation chief executive Lachlan Murdoch dropped his defamation lawsuit against Austra

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’s latest stunt for Fox backfired instantly and blew up in her face.Then, on the rest of the menu, the first officer has been disciplined nearly two years after the Los Angeles Police Department bomb squad blew up a South LA neighborhood by detonating of a cache of fireworks; Portland, Oregon police responded to LGBTQ+ training with racist feedback; and, a semi-automatic rifle ban passed the Washington state Legislature.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where scientists have identified the cause of a massive Caribbean sea urchin die-off; and, Russia is suspected of spying in the waters of the Baltic and North Seas, using civilian fishing trawlers, cargo ships and yachts.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The

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, no one in their right mind believes a fine of almost a billion dollars will have any affect on Fox’s continuous misrepresentations, outright lies and overt propaganda. Then, on the rest of the menu, the Iowa Senate advanced a bill to loosen child labor laws; concerned with the safety of process servers and his deputies, an Idaho sheriff has declined to serve legal notices on heavily-armed Ammon Bundy; and, Oklahomans are terrified of heavily-armed right-wing extremists twenty-eight years after Tim McVeigh bombed the Alfred P Murrah federal building in Oklahoma City.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the European Union is near a deal on a $47 Billion dollar law to boost computer chip production; and, hunger is soaring and spreading across West Africa.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Sp

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, the Discord intel leak was only exposed because Russian propaganda produced from the leak, found its way to a pro-Russia social media network run by a former Navy NCO under investigation by the FBI, right onto the Fox network.Then, on the rest of the menu, the Oklahoma Sheriff, who along with other officials were recorded threatening local media with violence, is now investigating local media for recording their secret meeting; a federal appeals court overturned Berkeley, California’s ban on natural gas in new construction; and, a bill in Washington state to establish a minimum marriage age of 18 has stalled again in the Legislature.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the G7 vowed a tough, unified stance on Russia’s war; and, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation paused its use of Twitter after Elon Musk

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, Marjorie Taylor Greene's defense of the air national guardsman who posted classified documents online is "grossly irresponsible."Then, on the rest of the menu, Portland, Oregon police indiscriminately blasted tear gas toward demonstrators during the George Floyd protests in violation of their own policies; a Silicon Valley city councilman has been charged with perjury after he lied about leaking a grand jury report to the San Francisco 49ers last year; and, a report issued by the National Urban League found democracy for Black Americans is under attack.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni acknowledged “anomalies” in the handling of a Russian businessman who escaped house arrest to avoid extradition to the United States; and, Europe’s most powerful nuclear reactor has started re

Friday’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Blue Moon Spirits Fridays, is now available!​​​​​​​Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, 'Clarence Thomas has absolutely violated federal law.'Then, on the rest of the menu, an Orange County, California school district wants to overrule its own Literature Review Committee of educators and parents, raising concerns of book bans; Oregon likely broke federal law by hiring over a hundred unqualified special education teachers for the school year; and, the Arkansas attorney general is working hard to convince the courts racism is over, so it’s okay to segregate the schools, again.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Norway expelled fifteen Russian diplomats suspected of spying; and, Slovakia’s central bank chief was fined for bribery but still faces a trial.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance

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, no need to head off overseas to find a child bride, when you can just go to Missouri.Then, on the rest of the menu, the Biden administration has proposed a HIPPA rule update to protect the privacy of abortion seekers and physicians; the charged debate on the Oregon gun safety bills is a microcosm of the national divide; and, the Department of Agriculture wants US meat processors to make sure they are not using child labor.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Switzerland’s lower house of parliament issued a searing rebuke of an emergency plan to rescue Credit Suisse; and, the president of Colombia removed the national police director who had talked about using exorcisms to catch fugitives.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The

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, anti-democratic movements thrive in GOP statehouses.Then, on the rest of the menu, the Fox attorneys in the Dominion libel case got the mild-mannered judge really, really mad at them; free COVID testing will end in May; and, an environmental group sued to uphold closing California’s last nuke plant.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Iran President Ebrahaim Raisi announced a Cabinet reshuffle; and, Germany expelled Chad’s ambassador after their own envoy was kicked out.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!"To those of us who believe that all of life is sacred every crumb of bread and sip of wine is a Eucharist, a remembrance, a call to awareness of holiness r

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, “the people have spoken, and they expect abortion rights.”Then, on the rest of the menu, three Tennessee trial judges blocked the state’s move to cut the Nashville city council in half; for the first time in the school’s 257-year history, Rutgers faculty went on strike; and, the major leak of classified US documents that’s shaken Washington, may have started in a chatroom on a social media platform popular with gamers.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where a top judge in Greece’s supreme court quit in a legal dispute over the upcoming elections; and, the UN food agency said it urgently needs $800 million for the next six months to help Afghanistan.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 Radi

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 political quicksand quickens for Republicans over abortion.Then, on the rest of the menu, Florida officials cut key data from a vaccine study to make vaccinations seem more dangerous; Iowa will discontinue paying for rape victims’ emergency abortions or contraceptives; and, the California San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department experienced a “network disruption” to its electronic systems and has called in the FBI and Department of Homeland Security to investigate.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where thousands of doctors plan to walk off job again in England; and, Afghan religious scholars criticized the Taliban over their ban on education for women.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live Player​Keep Your Resistan

Friday’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Blue Moon Spirits Fridays, is now available!​​​​​​​Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the expulsion of two Black Democratic Tennessee lawmakers is the result of ‘a predominantly-White supermajority undoing democracy.'Then, on the rest of the menu, a federal regulatory group voted to officially close the king salmon fishing season along much of the West Coast; three Alaska Native tribes have sued to block a major gold mine project; and, Vice President Harris promoted a huge community solar deal in Georgia.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where intense fighting in Myanmar sent thousands fleeing to Thailand; and, Greece will send more arms to Ukraine, but set some limits.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!“Structural linguistics is a bitterly divided and unhappy pro

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, police are providing extra security for those involved in the Manhattan case against Donald Trump following a string of violent threats.Then, on the rest of the menu, a pair of Oklahoma jailers got probation after torturing inmates by playing ‘Baby Shark’ on repeat for hours; the sheriff of one of Maryland’s most populous counties was accused of illegally obtaining machine guns so a gun shop could rent out the weapons for profit; and, participants in a Department of Defense training exercise at a Boston hotel entered the wrong room and mistakenly detained a guest instead of the person assigned the role.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Switzerland will end its auto import tax exemption for electric cars; and, coal use has climbed worldwide despite promises to slash it.All that and more, on Wes

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, Trump got away with the Access Hollywood tape politically, but will pay for it legally.Then, on the rest of the menu, Hawai’i lawmakers are considering legislation that would require tourists to pay for a yearlong license to visit state parks; the state of Washington has purchased a three-year supply of abortion pills ahead of the court ruling out of Amarillo, Texas; and, still reeling from a weekend of deadly weather, the risk of severe storms persists from Texas to the Great Lakes.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where new images from inside the Fukushima nuclear power plant has triggered concerns about the reactor’s safety; and, Italy is rallying international support for another attempt to build a bridge to Sicily.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice

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, Trump was expecting the Presidential Archives to pay him about $18 million dollars for the top secret documents he stole, like they paid Nixon.Then, on the rest of the menu, a lawsuit has been filed challenging Utah’s abortion clinic ban; Tennessee Republican lawmakers moved expel three Democratic members for their role in the recent school children gun control protest at the state Capitol; and, the Indiana Senate backed a GOP bill tightening mail voter rules.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Indian opposition leader, Rahul Gandhi, avoids prison as he appeals his defamation verdict; and, OPEC’s surprise cuts in production is meant to benefit Russia, at the expense of the US and Europe.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots

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, McCarthy is acting as a 'surrogate criminal defense team' for Trump.Then, on the rest of the menu, voters with disabilities are often overlooked in the voting battles; a federal judge temporarily blocked Tennessee’s anti-drag law; and, the EPA approved California’s rules that phases out diesel trucks.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where a network of activists in Mexico helps US women get abortions; and, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese musician, film composer and anti-nuke activist, has died at age 71.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 number of women, but we were all office help."Julia Child

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Blue Moon Spirits Fridays, is now available!​​​​​​​Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the DeSantis’ tweet about Bragg being Soros-backed is “hard to even call it a dog whistle of antisemitism.”Then, on the rest of the menu, federal authorities arrested a Washington state man for making almost two dozen “swatting” calls around the country and in Canada; Republican legislative leaders in New Mexico asked the federal government to investigate the state Health Department amid allegations of abuse of developmentally disabled people; and, among 160 years of presidential scandals, Trump stands alone.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Russia is seeking an arms-for-food deal with North Korea; and, Russia arrested a Wall Street Journal reporter on a spying charge.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live Player​Keep Your Resis

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays, is now available.Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, “Republicans like to say the AR-15 is not a weapon of war, but it absolutely is.”Then, on the rest of the menu, a permit to buy a handgun is no longer required in North Carolina; the rejection of a veteran Black educator for state superintendent has angered some Mississippi senators; and, Walt Disney World passed restrictive covenants that strips the power of the DeSantis-appointed Central Florida Tourism Oversight District.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Credit Suisse violated a plea agreement with the United States by failing to report secret offshore accounts of wealthy, tax-avoiding Americans; and, Taiwan’s president is beginning a swing through the United States and Central America to shore up support.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The

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, concern for the health of Israel's democracy sparks alarm at all levels.Then, on the rest of the menu, a right-wing think tank tied to deep right wing dark money, has jumped into the Wisconsin Supreme Court race; federal authorities offered rewards of up to $20,000, as their search continues for former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan’s ex-chief of staff; and, California farmers are capturing the runoff from a freakishly wet year to replenish the over-pumped Central Valley Aquifer.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where French authorities raided the Paris offices of five banks on suspicion of tax fraud; and, a Muslim leader for Scotland is a sign of the United Kingdom’s political diversity.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots

West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Special; Tarrytown Chowder Tuesdays!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump's latest legal challenge is convincing a jury he loves his wife.Then, on the rest of the menu, New Jersey will take over the Paterson police department a month after city cops killed a well-known crisis intervention worker; the Kansas Supreme Court signaled that it still considers access to abortion a “fundamental” right under the state constitution; and, Joe Biden issued an executive order that will restrict the use of commercial spyware tools that have been used to surveil human rights activists, journalists and dissidents around the world.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Black children in England and Wales were six times more likely to be strip-searched by police; and, China’s global influence campaign has been surprisingly robust and successful... in Utah.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speake

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, River City Hash Mondays is now available on Spreaker.Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Pence ‘embarrassed himself’ with his defense of Trump.Then, on the rest of the menu, a Pentagon study has found high rates of cancer among military pilots and ground crews; New York Community Bank has agreed to buy a significant chunk of the failed Signature Bank in a $2.7 billion deal; and, Minnesota regulators say that a nuclear power plant leak four weeks ago didn’t require public notice.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Australian fintech firm Latitude Group said it had taken its platforms offline as the cyberattack detected last week remained active; and, justice ministers from around the world will meet in London to build support for the International Criminal Court after it issued a warrant for Vladimir Putin.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon App