Recovering politician Arnie Arnesen's daily pubic affairs interview show from WNHN Radio in Concord, New Hampshire and the Pacifica Radio Network. Arnie hosts progressive voices from politics, journalism, industry, and academia. She talks electric cars with Barry Woods, she talks Texas with Scott Braddock, she talks Congress with Rho Khanna, she talks gun culture, she talks limericks, she talks campaigns ...
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Episode 537: Arnie Arnesen Attitude August 23 2024
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Part 1: We talk with Jeremy Wallace, who writes for the Houston Chronicle. We discuss how the political climate in Texas is slowly changing. Currently, the Republicans dominate, but the margin between the parties is shrinking. The climate crisis, abortion, and school choice are huge issues, and the Republicans have not done well on these issues. Th…
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Episode 536: Arnie Arnesen Attitude August 22 2024
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Part 1: We talk with Steve Kettmann, author of :Balld of Coach Walz" We discuss the appeal of Time Walz, and Harris' choice of him for her vice president. We also discuss the speech that Michelle Obama made at the DNC convention. Part 2: We talk with Jeff Masters, PhD, a weather scientist. We discuss how to prepare for climate change and the severe…
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Episode 535: Arnie Arnesen Attitude August 21 2024
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Part 1: We talk with Michael Tomasky, Editor, New Republic. We discuss the various reactions to the DNC convention. Part 2: We talk with John McCracken, a reporter on agriculture and business. We discuss why Tyson Foods is under investigation by the FDA. Specifically, how the company runs its chicken raising and processing business. We discuss the …
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Episode 534: Arnie Arnesen Attitude August 20 2024
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Part 1: We talk with Kevin Korous, who is a statitiscian candidate for school board in Utah. We discuss his main platform: school lunches for children, without means testing. We talk about the importance of feeding children, and how it affects their learning and health. Part 2: We talk with Zina Kumok, a personal financial advisor. We discuss Tim W…
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Episode 533: Arnie Arnesen Attitude August 19 2024
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This is a panel discussion. We discuss the activities likely at the Democratic National Convention this week. We also talk about the voting rights of former convicts. We discuss the drug price negotiation, which is going to save billions of dollars, for only 10 drugs so far. The resignation of the president of Columbia University, and its implicati…
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Episode 532: Arnie Arnesen Attitude August 16 2024
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Part 1: We talk with Mitch Perry, reporter for the Florida Phoenix. We discuss the 6-week abortion ban in Florida, and its effects. We look at polls of Trump vs Harris. 20,000 people volunteered for Harris. We discussed two important constitutional amendments up for vote: legalizing cannabis, and abortion rights. Part 2: We talk with Bill Curry and…
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Episode 531: Arnie Arnesen Attitude August 15 2024
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art 1: We talk with Aaron Rosenthal, research director, North Star Policy Action. We discuss what kind of leader Tim Walz was as governor or Minnesota, and the actions he performed to help help workers. Part 2: We talk with Andy Kroll, reporter for ProPublica. We discuss the various trainings he examined to prepare future trump appointees to take o…
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Episode 530: Arnie Arnesen Attitude August 14 2024
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Part 1: We talk with Harold Meyerson, editor of the American Prospect. We discuss Biden's economic policies and the outcomes. Part 2: We talk with Patrik Jonsson, of the Christian Science Monitor. We discuss the effects of climate change, and what can be done to survive and save our homes during severe weather events. WNHNFM.ORG production…
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Episode 529: Arnie Arnesen Attitude August 13 2024
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Part 1: We talk with Nitish Pahwa, associate writer for Business and technology at Slate.com. We discuss the latest ruling against Google, which declared that Google engaged in monopolistic practices. Part 2: We talk with Teva Wang, Senior Researcher in Democratic Practice at Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation. We discuss grass roo…
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Episode 528: Arnie Arnesen Attitude August 12 2024
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This is a panel discussion. We talk about: Project 2025 A 50-state strategy for Democrats Environmental changes in the near future Single-payer medical system WNHNFM.ORG production
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Episode 527: Arnie Arnesen Attitude August 9 2024
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Part 1: We speak with Olivia Molina, President of the Texas State Teachers Association. We discuss the push by the Texas governor for school vouchers in Texas, despite the fact that most voters do not want them, and many legislators in Texas also do not support them. It should be noted that Texas had a $3Billion surplus, though schools were not ful…
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Episode 526: Arnie Arnesen Attitude August 8 2024
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Part 1: We talk with Roman Altshuler, professor of Philosophy, Kutztown University, PA. We discuss identity politics, and how voters define their identity. What constitutes their identity, and how is this manifested when they vote? How does this affect their opinions on rulings that do not take into account reality vs. the ideal? Part 2: We talk wi…
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Part 1: We talk with Sudan Milligan, writer for the New Republic. We discuss the reactions to the choice of Tim Walz as VP candidate. We talk about the voter mood, which appears to show the exhaustion with constant anger, as stoked by the Republicans. Part 2: We talk with Michael Booth, environment and health writer for the Colorado Sun. We discuss…
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Episode 524: Arnie Arnesen Attitude August 6 2024
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Part 1: We talk with Alec MacGillis, reporter for ProPublica. We discuss Paul Dans, the man behind the Project 2025 most radical plan: to eliminate the US government as it stands, and to eliminate the non-partisan idea of government employees, and replace them with Trump/MAGA loyalists. Part 2: We speak with Andy Kroll, a reporter for ProPublica. W…
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Episode 523: Arnie Arnesen Attitude August 5 2024
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This is a panel discussion. We discuss the selection of JD Vance as a VP candidate. He has made many missteps, particularly about women. We also discuss the kinds of criticism that has been aimed at Kamala Harris, and particularly at childless women. We talk about how perceptions of problems and their importance is very different among older people…
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Episode 522: Arnie Arnesen Attitude August 2 2024
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Part 1: We talk with Emma Camp, Asst Professor, and writer for Reason Magazine We discuss the situation in Texas prisons, where many inmates are suffering due to heat. These prisons do not have air conditioning, and heat stroke and exhaustion is common. This is in violation of the Texas constitution that mandates humane treatment. Part 2: We talk w…
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Episode 521: Arnie Arnesen Attitude August 1 2024
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Part 1: We talk with Ed Weisbart, M.D., (Board Secretary of Physicians for National Health) about Medicare Advantage. As part of Project 2025, Medicare Advantage becomes the default method of medical care. Medicare Advantage is prepaid by the federal government, and the business model for the insurance companies requires that the companies spend as…
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Episode 520: Arnie Arnesen Attitude July 31 2024
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Part 1 Eileen Appelbaum is Co-Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, Washington, DC, Fellow at Rutgers University Center for Women and Work, and Visiting Professor at the University of Leicester, UK. We discuss the structural determinants of healthcare in the US. This means the financial aspects of setting up health care systems, …
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Episode 519: Arnie Arnesen Attitude July 30 2024
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Part 1: We talk with Shannon Firth, who writes for MedPage Today We discuss Harris' positions on medical issues. This includes abortion, Medicare, pharmaceutical companies, and insurance companies. Part 2: We talk with Amy Chester, Managing Director of Rebuild by Design. The organization has used data collected during multiple natural disasters to …
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Episode 518: Arnie Arnesen Attitude July 29 2024
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This is a panel discussion. We discuss the surge for Kamala Harris, in the wake of Biden's step back. Project 2025 is still being pushed by Republicans, despite Trump's claim that he knows nothing about it. It is important to note that the majority of the US states are led by MAGA governors. We discuss what the Democrats should do to capture the 'p…
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Episode 517: Arnie Arnesen Attitude Julay 26 2024
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Part 1: We talk with Melanie Willingham-Jaggers, Executive Director of GLSEN. We discuss the treatment of transgender students in NH. Part 2: We talk with Bill Curry and Steffen Schmidt. We discuss the effect of Kamala Harris/ presidential run. WNHNFM.ORG production
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Part 1: We talk with Charlie Hunt, a political writer, and professor at Boise State University. We discuss how old the people in Congress are, and how that means that they are not representative of the population in the US. What can/should be done to correct this? Are term limits enough? Part 2: We talk with Susan Milligan, a reporter and social ob…
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Episode 515: Arnie Arnesen Attitude July 24 2024
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art 1: We talk with Gregg Gonsalves, Co-Director of the Global Health Justice Partnership. We discuss JD Vance, and his book which blames the opioid crisis completely on the victims themselves. It should be noted that while Ohio has a huge opioid crisis, Vance helped no one, despite his "Our Ohio Renewal" charity, whose funds went to pay consultant…
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Part 1: We talk with Anders Croy, Communications Director for Florida Watch. We discuss the state of the economy in Florida, how the climate crisis is affecting Floridians, and how Florida is the blueprint for a national Project 2025. The residents of Florida are being battered by high cost of living, increases in insurance, and no protections agai…
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Episode 513: Arnie Arnesen Attitude July 22 2024
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This is a panel discussion with many topics: Bob Hennelly noted that the GOP convention has been militarized, and the venue appear to be an armed camp. We proceed to a general discussion of the GOP convention, and that no one seems to be doing any fact checking. This is the responsibility of the news organizations, who are NOT doing their jobs. We …
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Episode 512: Arnie Arnesen Attitude July 19 2024
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Part 1: We talk with Chris Tomlinson, of the Houston Chronicle. We discuss the power failures in Houston, due to the Cat 1 hurricane Beryl. We discuss how ill prepared Centerpoint Energy and the state was for this event. There seems to be no accountability for anyone concerned: the utility, governor, Lt. governor. Current heat index is 106 degrees …
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Episode 511: Arnie Arnesen Attitude July 18 2024
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We preface our main program with Bob Hennelly's commentary on the RNC Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Hennelly has been watching and listening to the speeches. He finds that the Republican party apparently trying to rebrand itself as the people's party or the workingmens. Party. This is a bit disingenuous, considering its connections the the maj…
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Episode 510: Arnie Arnesen Attitude July 17 2024
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Preface: Report from Robert Hennelly from the GOP convention. Part 1: We talk with Nish Pahwa about electric vehicles. We define different kinds of EVs, and how they can focus away from just cars. We also discuss uses of batteries: receycling, reusing in homes, etc. We also discuss the low cost Chinese EVs. Part 2: We talk with Harold Meyerson, of …
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Episode 509: Arnie Arnesen Attitude July 16 2024
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Pre-report We talk with Bob Hennelly, who is reporting from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and the Republican National convention. He describes the conversations of the reporters and others as they travel from the East Coast to Milwaukee, and their ideas about the convention. Part 1: We talk with Paul Griffin, Prof. Emeritus, UC Davis. We discuss the market…
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Episode 508: Arnie Arnesen Attitude July 15 2024
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This is a panel discussion, with many topics - The trumpification of Biden -Project 2025 -Biden's press conference -Biden's record as president -Republicans and Magas appealing to pendecostals -Teamsters presidents to speak at Republican convention -School vouchers draining money from school budgets WNHNFM.ORG production…
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Episode 507: Arnie Arnesen Attitude July 12 2024
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Part 1: We talk with Jon Rosenthal, State Representative from Houston, Tx. , home to 4.7 Million residents. We discuss the effects of Beryl, the first major hurricane of the 2024 season. There has been a lack of planning on the part of local and state governments in Texas, and in Harris County, which includes the city of Houston. Delays in asking f…
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Episode 506: Arnie Arnesen Attitude July 11 2024
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Part 1: We talk with Alec McGillis of ProPublica. We discuss the problem of school funding, and how many states have decided to fund private schools under the guise of "school choice". In fact, this type of funding is shortchanging public schools. We talk about the effects on students, families, and communities. Part 2: We talk with John Nichols ab…
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Episode 505: Arnie Arnesen Attitude July 10 2024
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Part 1: Prof. Jeffrey Sharlet (Dartmouth) talks with us about how we need to have brave journalism to counter this 'second revolution' launched by the the far right in institute a theocracy in the US. Solidarity is also needed among voters to counter Trump's "I will be killer and king" approach. Part 2: We talk with Rob Boston, Senior Adviser at Am…
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Episode 504: Arnie Arnesen Attitude July 9 2024
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Part 1: We talk with Andra Watkins, who is a survivor of Christian Nationalism. We discuss Project 2025, and its ChristoFascist approach to governing and policy. Though Trump disavows it, 72 % of the listed authors worked in the Trump administration. Part 2: We speak with Alex Sammon, who writes for Slate.com. Should Biden step aside? People hate T…
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Episode 503: Arnie Arnesen Attitude July 8 2024
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Part 1: Arnie discusses the problems in this election. We also include a speech by the Rev. Barber. Part 2: Robert Hockett and Bill Curry discuss the upcoming election, and also what the Democratic convention should include: a consideration of Biden's electability, the Democratic agenda. WNHNFM.ORG production…
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Episode 502: Arinie Arnesen Attitude July 5 2024
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This is a special broadcast of the speech first delivered by Frederick Douglas about slavery. It is a reading by multiple children and young people. WNHNFM.ORG production
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Episode 501: Arnie Arnesen Attitude July 4 2024
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This is a discussion with Anne Nelson about Project 2025: the plan to take over the US by the right-wing extremists. WNHNFM.ORG production
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Episode 500: Arnie Arnesen Attitude July 3 2024
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Part 1: We talk with Mel Goodman, Prof. at Johns Hopkins, former CIA analyst. We discuss the Biden Trump debate. Mel found the moderators feckless. There was little discussion of foreign policy during the debate, and it was sorely needed. Trump lied continuously. We talked about Project 2025. We also talked about the Gaza situation, and how Israel …
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Episode 499: Arnie Arnesen Attitude July 2 2024
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Part 1: We talk with Prof. Robert Rosenberger of the Ga Institute of Technology. We discuss the recent Supreme Court ruling about "camping", and its prohibition of the use of public spaces. Specifically, we talk about the "hostile design" used by cities and other spaces that is used to discourage people from using public spaces. Of course, this aff…
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Episode 498: Arnie Arnesen Attitude July 1 2024
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We talk with Stephen Pimpare, prof. of law and graduate studies in Vermont School of Law. We discuss how the recent decisions by SCOTUS have decreased the power of regulatory agencies. It is also clogging the lower courts by sending cases back to them. Part 2: We talk with Gabor Scheiring, sociologist. We discuss the rise of populism here and in Eu…
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Episode 497: Arnie Arnesen Attitude June 28 2024
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This is a panel discussion. We met as a panel minutes after the Biden-Trump debate concluded. These are the initial impressions and reactions of the panel, without the discussions of commentators in media. WNHNFM.ORG production
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Episode 496: Arnie Arnesen Attitude June 27 2024
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Part 1: We talk with Prof. Linda Nicholson about the Dobbs decision, and its effect on women, and other US voters. The Republican politicians seem surprised at the backlash against the decision. Part 2: #RaceClass Ep. 30:Asian American Is Not a Color, A Conversation withProf. OiYan Poon In this episode, Dr. Oiyan Poon joins #RaceClass to discuss he…
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Episode 495: Arnie Arnesen Attitude June 26 2024
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Part 1: We talk with Emily Hemendinger a therapist who works with clients to help with body image issues, eating disorders, anxiety disorders. We discuss the effects of social media on self-regard, particularly in youngsters. This is related to the recommendations of the Surgeon General to reduce the use of social media. It has been been shown to h…
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Episode 494: Arnie Arnesen Attitude June 25 2024
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Part 1: We talk with Elaine Povich, writer who covers education and consumer affairs at Stateline. We discuss proposals to subsidize daycare costs for daycare workers. There are many economic benefits to so this. Part 2: We talk with Austin Sarat, the William Nelson Cromwll Professor at Amhert College. We discuss pardons, as used by the Maryland go…
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Episode 493: Arnie Arnesen Attitude June 24 2024
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This is a panel discussion Part 1: We talk about Willie Mays, and his recent passing. We also talk about Project 2025, and its dangers. It is designed to have a global reach. Already, several countries in Europe have tilted to the far right fascist politicians. Part 2: We discuss the Idaho GOP platform, which calls for NO funding for higher educati…
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Episode 492: Arnie Arneen Attitude June 21 2024
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Part 1: We talk with Mimi Swartz, Excecutive Editor, Texas Monthly. We discuss various cases that originated in Texas, which ended up before the Supreme Court. These cases have been extreme, and have been supported financially by unknown/hidden parties. These secret financial supporters have made an impact on the whole country. Part 2: We talk with…
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Episode 491: Arnie Arnesen Attitude June 20 2024
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Part 1: We talk with Bill Corriher, State Courts Manager at People's Parity Project Action. We discuss the Arizona Supreme Court. Currently, the justices on the court are elected to return periodically. The Republicans are attempting to change the Arizona constitution to eliminate this vote, in order to drive the AZ Supreme Court to the right even …
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Episode 490: Arnie Arnesen Attitude June 19 2024
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Part 1: We talk with Lindsay Owens, Executive Director, Groundworks Collaborative, and author. We discuss how manufacturers and distributors are gouging customers, thus increasing inflation. We talk about the reasons (they get away with it), and how customers perceive this as general inflation, when in fact it is due to greed. Corporate profits are…
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Episode 489: Arnie Arnesen Attitude June 18 2024
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Part 1: We talk with John Wigand, Prof. of Architecture and Interior Design, Interim Dean, College of Creative Arts, Miami University. We discuss the trend of converting office and commercial space to living space, to increase the availability of housing. We discuss how this can be done, and how zoning codes would have to change. We also talk about…
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Episode 488: Arnie Arnesen Attitude June 17 2024
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This is a pane discussion Part 1: We discuss Supreme Court and recent rulings. The main ruling has been about mifepristone, and the court's opinion seemed to affirm the FDA's opinion that the drug is safe to use, and can be continued to be used. However, There is a poison pill in this ruling. We also discussed the level of ethics on the Court. Just…
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