Best Lafer Podcasts (2025)

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Liberal Fix Radio with Keith & Naomi 1:00:00

7y ago1:00:00

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Today's current events.By Liberal Fix

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Liberal Fix with Guest Wayne Avrashow 57:00

7y ago57:00

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Wayne is author of Roll the DiceBy Liberal Fix

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Liberal Fix Radio with guest Lisa Stulberg 55:00

7y ago55:00

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Lisa Stulberg is Associate Professor of Sociology of Education at New York University. Her research focuses on the politics of race and education, affirmative action in higher education,school choice policy and politics, and LGBTQ social change. She is the author LQBTQ Social Movements.By Liberal Fix

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12.15.11 1:16:17

7+ y ago1:16:17

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A holiday edition from the archives: Marc Evan Jackson; Shaz Bennett; Eddie Peppitone; Drew Droege; Spencer Green; Debbie; Jaclyn Lafer; music by Gary Stockade | Recorded at the Comedy Central Stage at the Hudson Theatre in Los AngelesBy Sit 'N' Spin

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7.17.14 1:01:47

7+ y ago1:01:47

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From the Archives: Carlos Kotkin; Bill Brochtrup; Susie McDonnell; Monica Piper; Melinda Hill; music by Arielle Guitar | Recorded at the Comedy Central Stage at the Hudson Theatre in Los Angeles.By Sit 'N' Spin

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Liberal Fix Radio with Guest Gordon Lafer 35:00

8y ago35:00

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This episode features Gordon Lafer, author of The One Percent Solution: How Corporations Are Remaking America One State at a Time.By Liberal Fix

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Inauguration Day Edition: Day 1 of the Resistance 1:03:00

8+ y ago1:03:00

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Liberal Fix radio returns to the air on Trump's inauguration day. Co-hosts Keith Brekhus and Naomi Minogue will discuss the new political landscape in America, as we prepare to join millions of fellow Americans in resisting the Trump/Pence agenda. Welcome to day 1 of the resistance.By Liberal Fix

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Liberal Fix radio with guest Elizabeth Schwartz 1:00:00

8+ y ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Liberal Fix guest Elizabeth F. Schwartz is author of Before I Do: A Legal Guide to Marriage, Gay and Otherwise.By Liberal Fix

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Liberal Fix radio with Guest Andy Lazris 59:00

9y ago59:00

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Andy Lazris is a medical doctor and author of Curing Medicare: A Doctor's View on How Our Health Care System Is Failing Older Americans and How We Can Fix It.By Liberal Fix

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Liberal Fix radio with guest Rashad Shabazz 59:00

9y ago59:00

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Rashad Shabazz is an associate professor in School of Social Transformation at Arizona State University. He is the author of Spatializing Blackness: Architectures of Confinement and Masculinity in Chicago.By Liberal Fix

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Liberal Fix Radio with Guest John Perkins 38:00

9y ago38:00

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John Perkins is author of The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man.By Liberal Fix

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Liberal Fix radio with Guest Ralph Frerichs 52:00

9y ago52:00

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Ralph Frerichs is author of Deadly River: Cholera and Cover-up in Post-earthquake Haiti.By Liberal Fix

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Liberal Fix Radio with Guest Jean Trounstine 58:00

9y ago58:00

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Liberal Fix Radio with Guest Jean TrounstineBy Liberal Fix

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Liberal Fix Radio with Guest Gerald Moore 35:00

9y ago35:00

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Interview with Gerald Moore, former editor of Life magazine during the 1960s.By Liberal Fix

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Liberal Fix Radio 36:00

9y ago36:00

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Liberal Fix radio with guest Debbie Jian LeeBy Liberal Fix

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Liberal Fix Radio 56:00

9y ago56:00

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Liberal Fix radio with guest Thomas KochanBy Liberal Fix

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Liberal Fix Radio With Guest Deepa Iyer 48:00

9+ y ago48:00

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Deepa Iyer is a leading racial justice activist who served for a decade as the executive director of South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT), focusing on community building in post-9/11 America. She teaches in the Asian American studies program at the University of Maryland. She is the author of We Too Sing America: South Asian, Arab, Muslim…

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Guest Duane Burghard, Author and Entrepreneur : Liberal Fix ENCORE 1:03:00

9+ y ago1:03:00

1:03:00

ENCORE EPISODE: This episode our guest is Duane Burghard. Duane is a former U.S. Navy Officer and two-time candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Missouri. He was the Democratic nominee for Congress in Missouri's 9th Congressional District in 2006. Duane has started over 15 businesses and is a self-proclaimed "recovering serial entrepre…

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Liberal Fix Radio Discusses Syrian Refugee Policy 1:01:00

9+ y ago1:01:00

1:01:00

Hosted by sociologist Keith Brekhus from Montana along with Liberal Fix Producer Naomi Minogue. Every week the two of them feature a special guest and/or tackle tough issues with a perspective that comes from outside the beltway. If you are interested in being a guest and for any other inquiries or comments concerning the show please contact our pr…

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Liberal Fix Radio Talks Marijuana Politics With Pot-repreneur Anthony Franciosi 1:01:00

9+ y ago1:01:00

1:01:00

Colorado "Pot-repreneur" Anthony Franciosi is the founder of The Honest Marijuana Company, which utilizes all-natural cultivation methods to produce only the finest organic and eco-conscious cannabis products. Hosted by sociologist Keith Brekhus from Montana along with Liberal Fix Producer Naomi Minogue. Every week the two of them feature a special…

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Liberal Fix Radio Encore: With Mike McCabe 1:01:00

9+ y ago1:01:00

1:01:00

Guest Mike McCabe brings a farming background and a professional lifetime of experience in politics, journalism, public sector management and nonprofit leadership to his work as he exposes government corruption and works for reforms that make people matter more than money in politics. Mike is one of Wisconsin’s leading whistle blowers and is among …

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Doniece Sandoval from Lava Mae - An Update : Liberal Fix ENCORE 1:02:00

9+ y ago1:02:00

1:02:00

Doniece Sandoval of Lava Mae gives us an update on her efforts to help the homeless. Naomi Minogue, guest co-host John Sheirer, and Keith Brekhus discuss contemporary GOP House shenanigans and the need to get out the vote in 2014. Join the Liberal Fix community, a like-minded group of individuals dedicated to promoting progressive ideals and progre…

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Liberal Fix Radio with award-winning film maker Ellin Jimmerson 1:01:00

9+ y ago1:01:00

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Ellin Jimmerson is an award winning film maker. She has a Masters in Southern History from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, a Ph. D. in 20th Century United States History from the University of Houston, Texas, and a Masters in Theological Studies from Vanderbilt University with a concentration in Latin American liberation theology. Her fi…

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Liberal Fix Radio ENCORE: with Guest Eve Spangler 1:04:00

9+ y ago1:04:00

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Eve Spangler is a sociologist and a human and civil rights activist. She is the Assistant Chair of the Boston College Department of Sociology. Hosted by sociologist Keith Brekhus from Montana along with Liberal Fix Producer Naomi Minogue. Every week the two of them feature a special guest and/or tackle tough issues with a perspective that comes fro…

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Liberal Fix Covers The Oregon Mass Shooting and More 1:01:00

9+ y ago1:01:00

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Hosted by sociologist Keith Brekhus from Montana along with Liberal Fix Producer Naomi Minogue. Every week the two of them feature a special guest and/or tackle tough issues with a perspective that comes from outside the beltway. If you are interested in being a guest and for any other inquiries or comments concerning the show please contact our pr…

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Liberal Fix Radio Encore: with guest Allan Johnson 1:02:00

9+ y ago1:02:00

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Allan G. Johnson is a nonfiction author, novelist, sociologist, public speaker, and workshop presenter who has devoted most of his working life to understanding the human condition, especially in relation to issues of social justice rooted in gender, race, and social class. He has spoken at more than 200 universities, colleges, corporations, and ot…

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Liberal Fix Radio Talks Mass Incarceration With James Kilgore 1:01:00

9+ y ago1:01:00

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Liberal Fix interviews guest James Kilgore, author of Mass Incarceration: A People's Guide to the Key Civil Rights Struggle of our Time. Hosted by sociologist Keith Brekhus from Montana along with Liberal Fix Producer Naomi Minogue. Every week the two of them feature a special guest and/or tackle tough issues with a perspective that comes from outs…

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Liberal Fix Radio With Guest John Diamond 1:00:00

9+ y ago1:00:00

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Liberal Fix interviews John B. Diamond, co-author of Despite the Best Intentions: How Racial Inequality Thrives in Good Schools. John is the Hoefs-Bascom Associate Professor in the Dept. of Educational Leadership and Analysis, and a faculty affiliate in the Dept. of Afro-American Studies and Educational Policy Studies at the University of Wisconisn…

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Liberal Fix radio: Encore presentation with Mike McCabe 59:00

9+ y ago59:00

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Guest Mike McCabe brings a farming background and a professional lifetime of experience in politics, journalism, public sector management and nonprofit leadership to his work as he exposes government corruption and works for reforms that make people matter more than money in politics. Mike is one of Wisconsin’s leading whistle blowers and is among …

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Liberal Fix Radio Discusses Hurricane Katrina 10 Yrs Later and Disaster Politics 1:01:00

9+ y ago1:01:00

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Keith and Naomi discuss Hurricane Katrina and the politics of exploitation on the 10th anniversary of the natural disaster. They cover the intersection of disaster capitalism and racial politics, and how it relates both to the events in 2005 and what is still happening today. Keith and Naomi Hosted by sociologist Keith Brekhus from Montana along wi…

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Liberal Fix- Keith & Naomi Discuss the GOP's Borderline Insanity on Immigration 1:00:00

9+ y ago1:00:00

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Keith and Naomi discuss the Republican Party's hard right turn on immigration, including multiple candidates calling for an end to birthright citizenship and at least one candidate's support for military drone strikes on American soil to target suspected "illegals". Hosted by sociologist Keith Brekhus from Montana along with Liberal Fix Producer Na…

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Liberal Fix Radio with guest Allan Johnson 1:01:00

9+ y ago1:01:00

1:01:00

Allan G. Johnson is a nonfiction author, novelist, sociologist, public speaker, and workshop presenter who has devoted most of his working life to understanding the human condition, especially in relation to issues of social justice rooted in gender, race, and social class. He has spoken at more than 200 universities, colleges, corporations, and ot…

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Liberal Fix Radio with Guest Eve Spangler 1:03:00

9+ y ago1:03:00

1:03:00

Eve Spangler is a sociologist and a human and civil rights activist. She is the Assistant Chair of the Boston College Department of Sociology. Hosted by sociologist Keith Brekhus from Montana along with Liberal Fix Producer Naomi Minogue. Every week the two of them feature a special guest and/or tackle tough issues with a perspective that comes fro…

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Liberal Fix Radio with Guest Irene Hernandez-Blair 1:01:00

9+ y ago1:01:00

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This episode's guest is Chino Valley Unified School District (CA) President Irene Hernandez-Blair. We discuss local politics and the need for school board officials to value inclusivity and to put children first. Hosted by sociologist Keith Brekhus from Montana along with Liberal Fix Producer Naomi Minogue. Every week the two of them feature a spec…

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Liberal Fix Radio with Guest Ira Chaleff 59:00

10y ago59:00

59:00

Ira Chaleff’s Intelligent Disobedience: Doing Right When What You’re Told to Do Is Wrong: Torture at Abu Ghraib. Corporate fraud. Falsified records at Veterans Administration hospitals. Teachers pressured to feed test answers to students. These scandals could have been prevented if, early on, people had said ‘no’ to their higher-ups. In his timely …

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Liberal Fix Radio with Guest Duane Burghard 1:02:00

10y ago1:02:00

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This episode our guest is Duane Burghard. Duane is a former U.S. Navy Officer and two-time candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Missouri. He was the Democratic nominee for Congress in Missouri's 9th Congressional District in 2006. Duane has started over 15 businesses and is a self-proclaimed "recovering serial entrepreneur". He is an …

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Liberal Fix Encore: "Tales of A Real American Liberal" Author John Sheirer 1:02:00

10y ago1:02:00

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The Liberal Fix team interviews John Sheirer, author of Tales of a Real American Liberal. John and the crew will be discussing how liberals and conservatives can learn to play together. John will also stick around to discuss the major news item, the progress of gun control reform. If you are interested in being a guest and for any other inquiries o…

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Liberal Fix Radio - The Supreme Court's Big Week 1:01:00

10y ago1:01:00

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Keith and Naomi discuss the three major court rulings handed down this week that were prorgessive victories. The rulings discussed will include preserving a law against discrimination in housing, upholding Obamacare subsidies, and the landmark ruling in favor of the right to marry. Hosted by sociologist Keith Brekhus from Montana along with Liberal…

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Liberal Fix Radio - Perspectives on Charleston 1:01:00

10y ago1:01:00

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Keith and Naomi discuss the Charleston shootings, and tie in racism, gun culture and the socio-political context of the domestic terror attack. They also remember the nine fallen members of Emanuel AME Church. The killer's name will not be mentioned during the broadcast. Hosted by sociologist Keith Brekhus from Montana along with Liberal Fix Produc…

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Liberal Fix Radio with Guest Susan Greenhalgh 59:00

10y ago59:00

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This episode features Harvard University Professor of Anthropology Susan Greenhalgh, author of Fat-Talk Nation: The Human Costs of America's War on Fat. If you are interested in being a guest and for any other inquiries or comments concerning the show please contact our producer Naomi De Luna Minogue via email: [email protected] Join the Li…

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Liberal Fix Radio- The Week in Politics 1:01:00

10y ago1:01:00

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Keith and Naomi discuss the week in politics. Topics discussed include the tragic passing of Beau Biden, the Dennis Hastert sex abuse revelations, and the continued unraveling of Sam Brownback's Kansas. Keith and Naomi also highlight a union victory in Missouri with Governor Nixon vetoing right to work legislation, and they take a look at the Democ…

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Liberal Fix Radio With Guest Mike McCabe 58:00

10y ago58:00

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Guest Mike McCabe brings a farming background and a professional lifetime of experience in politics, journalism, public sector management and nonprofit leadership to his work as he exposes government corruption and works for reforms that make people matter more than money in politics. Mike is one of Wisconsin’s leading whistle blowers and is among …

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Liberal Fix Radio Encore with Guest Allen Clifton of Forward Progressives 52:00

10y ago52:00

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This episode will include a pre-recorded interview with special guest Allen Clifton. Allen is from the Dallas-Fort Worth area and has a degree in Political Science. He is a co-founder of Forward Progressives, and author of the popular Right Off A Cliff column. He is also the founder of the Right Off A Cliff facebook page, on which he routinely voic…

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Liberal Fix Radio with Guest Hollye Dexter 1:00:00

10y ago1:00:00

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Hollye Dexter is author of the memoir Fire Season (She Writes Press, 2015) and co-editor of Dancing at the Shame Prom (Seal Press)-- praised by bestselling author Gloria Feldt (former CEO of Planned Parenthood) as “…a brilliant book that just might change your life.” Her essays and articles about women’s issues, activism and politics have been publ…

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Liberal Fix Radio w/ Guest Professor Joel Westheimer 58:00

10y ago58:00

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This episode's guest is University of Ottawa Democarcay and Education Professor Joel Westheimer, author of What Kind of Citizen: Educating Our Children for the Common Good. Hosted by sociologist Keith Brekhus from Montana along with Liberal Fix Producer Naomi Minogue. Every week the two of them feature a special guest and/or tackle tough issues wit…

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Liberal Fix Radio Talks Income Inequality With Guest Lorraine Chavez 1:01:00

10y ago1:01:00

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Guest Lorraine Chavez is an educator, policy analyst and economic justice advocate based in Chicago, Illinois. In 2013 she was the campaign spokesperson for the Fight for 15 campaign as it launched in Chicago and nationally. She is a doctoral candidate in the political science department at the University of Chicago, a National Academy of the Scien…

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Liberal Fix ENCORE Victor Pickard, Author of Americas Battle For Media Democracy 1:00:00

10y ago1:00:00

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This episode our special guest is Victor Pickard. He is the author of America’s Battle for Media Democracy: The Triumph of Corporate Libertarianism and the Future of Media Reform. He is an Assistant Professor of Communication at the Annenberg School for Communication. Hosted by sociologist Keith Brekhus from Montana along with Liberal Fix Producer …

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Liberal Fix Radio with Guest John Sheirer 59:00

10y ago59:00

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This episode features, John Sheirer, friend of the show, and author of Tales of a Real American Liberal. Keith and Naomi will join John in discussing the hot political topics of today. Hosted by sociologist Keith Brekhus from Montana along with Liberal Fix Producer Naomi Minogue. Every week the two of them feature a special guest and/or tackle toug…

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Liberal Fix Radio with HIV/AIDS Dr. Susan Ball 1:01:00

10y ago1:01:00

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This episode features a pre-recorded interview with Medical Doctor Susan Ball. She is author of Voices in the Band: a Doctor, her patients, and how the outlook on AIDS care changed from doomed to hopeful. Hosted by sociologist Keith Brekhus from Montana along with Liberal Fix Producer Naomi Minogue. Every week the two of them feature a special gues…

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Liberal Fix Radio: Indiana Gov Signs Anti-Gay Law, Sen. Reid To Retire and More 1:01:00

10y ago1:01:00

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Keith and Naomi will discuss the fallout from Indiana Governor Mike Pence signing the state's anti-gay law. They will also discuss Harry Reid retiring, and other important news from the week. Hosted by sociologist Keith Brekhus from Montana along with Liberal Fix Producer Naomi Minogue. Every week the two of them feature a special guest and/or tack…

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