Best David Samuels Sometro Radio Podcasts (2024)

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CPR hosted by David Samuels Show 106 Dec 4 2019-Report on the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Black Panther Fred Hampton 58:14

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This podcast is a special report on the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Black Panther Party Illinois Chairman Fred Hampton. Chairman Fred and party member Mark Clark were murdered December 4, 1969 by a Chicago Police Department death squad, during an apartment raid. We will hear Hampton in his own words, and present analysis of the state s…

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CPR hosted by David Samuels Show 105 Nov 7-Special report. Race for the White House: A Police Accountability Discussion with Howie Hawkins 43:27

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Special report. Race for the White House: A Police Accountability Discussion with Howie Hawkins. Guest contributor Kimberly Bèl Papiyon Phillips will join us from San Jose, California. Kimberly’s son A.J. was murdered by San Jose police officers in 2015. Howie is the only presidential candidate who supports community control of the police Community…

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CPR hosted by David Samuels Show 104 Oct 16 2019 - Guests Kimberly Bel Papiyon Phillips & K Rose 1:38:29

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We’ll present a special report. Justice for #AtatianaJefferson & #JoshuaBrown: Police Murder & Corruption in Texas. Producer K-Rose will provide a report from Dallas, the home of So-Metro Radio. Guest contributor Kimberly Bèl Papiyon Phillips will also join us. Community Party Radio Show is hosted by author and political activist David Samuels, aut…

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CPR hosted by David Samuels Show 103 Oct 2 2019 - Botham Jean murder trial update and an interview with Comedian Melissa Elmore-Mizz Conduct 1:30:39

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Community Party Radio Show is hosted by author and political activist David Samuels, author of the book False Choice: The Bipartisan Attack on the Working Class, the Poor and Communities of Color. Pick up your copy of the book on Amazon. Community Party Radio Show airs Tuesday nights at 8p est / 7p cst /5p pst and our new time on Wednesday nights a…

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CPR hosted by David Samuels Show 102 Sep 18 2019 1:05:35

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Our Policy Watch report features analysis of Luke Bronin’s victory in the September 10th Hartford Democratic mayoral primary, a false choice between three neoliberal candidates. We’ll share Green Party presidential candidate Howie Hawkins’ policy analysis of the September 12th Democratic presidential debate in Houston. Our Real Talk Segment feature…

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CPR hosted by David Samuels Show 101 Aug 21 - Race for the White House: An Urban Policy Discussion with Howie Hawkins 59:50

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Community Party Radio on So-Metro Radio returns TONIGHT. Commentary on urban issues from a grassroots perspective. Green Party presidential candidate Howie Hawkins joins us for a discussion on issues impacting communities of color Community Party Radio Show is hosted by author and political activist David Samuels, author of the book False Choice: T…

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CPR hosted by David Samuels Show 100 Aug 7 - 100th Show Special 1:33:48

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Our 100th episode special includes a Policy Watch report: Democrats Push Russiagate As Gun Violence Engulfs Hartford. We’ll talk about the fatal police shooting in Hartford, and police misconduct in Hamden. We’ll also share some of the most memorable Community Party Radio segments since our show launched in 2015 Community Party Radio Show is hosted…

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CPR hosted by David Samuels Show 99 Jul 16 47:55

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The Connecticut Democrats remain silent, as #Hartford has been plagued by a rash of shootings. We talk about the economics of urban gun violence. We also have an update on the crisis at Connecticut Valley Hospital and Whiting Forensic. Our Policy Watch special report features Green Party presidential candidate Howie Hawkins. Hawkins’ campaign platf…

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CPR hosted by David Samuels Show 98 Jul 2 - Guest Janet Frazao Conaci 1:14:21

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Guest contributor Janet Frazao-Conaci joins the show for a discussion on Connecticut Valley Hospital/Whiting Forensic Hospital Legislative Task Force co-chair Mike Lawlor. Lawlor described 10 years of CVH employment data that proves systemic racism at the facility as a “perception”, during a June 17 task force meeting. Janet will also provide her P…

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CPR hosted by David Samuels Show 97 June 4 2019 - guest Kimberly Bel Papiyon Phillips 1:02:53

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Kimberly Be'l Papiyon Phillips joins us for a Policy Watch special report Justice for Chulo: The Connecticut Democrats and The Illusion of Change. We’ll also discuss California police use of force bill AB 392. Kimberly withdrew her support of this legislation, after it was watered down by the CA Democrats and the police. Kimberly will provide an up…

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CPR hosted by David Samuels Show 96 May 21 2019 - Guest John Hollis 1:01:17

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The guest for this podcast is CPR contributor John Hollis. He joins us for analysis of the Connecticut Valley Hospital/Whiting Forensic Division task force, which launched April 29 after a five month delay. We update the Community Party’s police accountability policy proposal in response to the Wethersfield/New Haven police shootings. The Real Talk…

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CPR hosted by David Samuels Show 95 May 7 2019 - guest Kimberly Be'l Papiyon Phillips 57:21

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Guest contributor Kimberly Phillips joins us as for analysis of the Wethersfield police shooting video, which destroyed the police narrative of the murder of Anthony “Chulo” Vega by WPD officer Layau Eulizier. Our Real Talk segment features a documentary on U.S. police brutality. Community Party Radio Show is hosted by author and political activist…

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CPR hosted by David Samuels Show 94 Apr 30 2019 - guest Kimberly Be'l Papiyon Phillips 1:05:36

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Guest contributor Kimberly Phillips joins the podcast for a special report: Justice for Chulo, Paul and Stephanie, an analysis of police shootings in Wethersfield and New Haven. We also have an update on racism and workplace bullying at Connecticut Valley Hospital/Whiting Forensic Division. Our Real Talk segment includes an interview with a former …

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CPR hosted by David Samuels Show 93 Apr 16 2019 - guest Kimberly Be'l Papiyon Phillips 1:09:17

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Guest contributor Kimberly Be'l Papiyon Phillips joins us for our special report Enemy of the State, an examination of the transformative life and suspicious death of rapper and activist Nipsey Hussle. Our Policy Watch segment will feature analysis of the Stop and Shop workers strike in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island Community Party Ra…

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CPR hosted by David Samuels Show 92 Apr 2 2019 1:13:33

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David starts the show with a short commentary on death of recording artist, activist and entrepreneur Ermias Asghedom known by his stage name, Nipsy Hustle This show includes a special report on the April 4, 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King. Dr. King’s attorney William F. Pepper completed a 40-year investigation that revealed the identities…

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CPR hosted by David Samuels Show 91 Mar 19 2019 1:13:20

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Topics include the anti-Muslim terror attack in New Zealand, the Ethiopian Airlines crash and a Policy Watch report on #Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin, who is running for re-election. Our Real Talk segment features a 1997 panel discussion with former Black Panther Party member Kathleen Cleaver and Professor Noam Chomsky, about the U.S. government’s COI…

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CPR hosted by David Samuels Show 90 Mar 5 Guests John Hollis and Kimberly Bel Papiyon 1:38:44

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SPECIAL REPORT: Crisis at Connecticut Valley Hospital. Guest contributor John Hollis joins us to discuss the CT Democrats’ obstruction of transparency and accountability at CVH/Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. Guest contributor Kimberly Be'l Papiyon Phillips joins us to talk about police accountability. Topics include law enforce…

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CPR hosted by David Samuels Show 89 Feb 19 Malcolm X Special 1:22:46

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Thursday marks the anniversary of the February 21, 1965 assassination of Malcolm X at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem. We’ll take a look back at the FBI’s role in fanning the flames of hostility between Malcolm and the Nation of Islam leading up to Malcolm’s assassination, and hear a firsthand account of the murder from one of Malcolm’s closest asso…

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CPR hosted by David Samuels Show 88 Feb 5 2019 1:04:57

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Our Political Roundup features analysis of the race for mayor in Hartford. Mayor Luke Bronin, a Democrat who is running for re-election, explored bankruptcy.One of Bronin’s challengers, Rep. Brandon McGee (also a Democrat), supported the idea. We’ll examine the impact of Detroit filing for bankruptcy, a racist Wall Street tool used to loot predomin…

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CPR hosted by David Samuels Show 87 Jan 30 - Guests Kimberly Phillips and Janet Frazao Conaci 1:32:28

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Guest contributor Kimberly Be'l Papiyon Phillips will provide analysis of the acquittal of three Chicago Police officers in the Laquan McDonald conspiracy trial and the sentencing of former CPD officer Jason Van Dyke, who received a light sentence of 6 years and 9 months in prison for murdering Laquan by shooting him 16 times in 2014. Guest contrib…

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CPR hosted by David Samuels Show 86 Jan 15 Guest contributor Kimberly Phillips 1:13:46

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Our Martin Luther King Day special features a Policy Watch segment on police accountability. Guest contributor Kimberly Phillips will join us. We’ll also pay tribute to Dr. King on what would have been his 90th birthday. The MLK federal holiday will be on Monday, January 21 Community Party Radio Show is hosted by author and political activist David…

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CPR hosted by David Samuels Show 85 December 4 2018 sp guest Kimberly Phillips 55:19

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The Chicago Police Department has a murderous history. December 4, 1969 Black Panther Party Illinois Chairman Fred Hampton was assassinated by the Chicago PD and the FBI. Three Chicago Police officers are on trial for conspiring to protect killer cop Jason Van Dyke, who was convicted in October of murder for shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald 16 …

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CPR hosted by David Samuels Show 84 November 6 2018 1:33:27

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Election Night special includes guest contributor Janet Frazao Conaci. David and Janet analyze the Connecticut gubernatorial race between Democrat Ned Lamont, Republican Bob Stefanowski and Independent Oz Griebel. We’ll also discuss the heated battle between the Democrats and Republicans for control of the Connecticut General Assembly and Congress,…

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CPR hosted by David Samuels Show 83 October 30 2018 1:07:55

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Our Policy Watch segment will focus on Independent Connecticut gubernatorial candidate Oz Griebel. Griebel promotes himself as an alternative to the political duopoly, but his policies say otherwise. We’ll also hear Democrat candidate Ned Lamont, Republican Bob Stefanowski and Griebel debate about the state budget crisis. We’ll continue our series …

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CPR hosted by David Samuels Show 82 October 16 2018 sp guest Kimberly Phillips 51:38

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Guest contributor Kimberly Phillips joins us to talk about police accountability. Topics include the passage of California SB 1421, legislation that will provide state residents with access to police officers’ misconduct records. We’ll also discuss the guilty verdict in the Laquan McDonald police murder trial. Chicago cop Jason Van Dyke was convict…

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CPR hosted by David Samuels Show 81 October 2 2018 Sp Guests Teodoro Anderson-Diaz & Janet Frazao-Conaci 1:30:51

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Special Report: Black America Confronts Racism. We’ll have an exclusive Teodoro Anderson-Diaz will join us to talk about the plight of Puerto Rico. Guest contributor Janet Frazao-Conaci will discuss the September 27 hearing in Washington, where Christine Blasey Ford and President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testified about …

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CPR hosted by David Samuels Show 80 September 18 2018 1:15:50

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Special Report: Black America Confronts Racism. We’ll have an exclusive interview with Drew Habersang and Greg Garcia, who were ejected from the Tisane Euro Asian Café in Hartford, Connecticut last month for discussing racism. Guest contributor Kimberly Phillips will join us for an analysis of police accountability issues. Topics include an update …

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CPR hosted by David Samuels Show 79 August 21 2018 Sp Guest Kimberly Phillips 58:49

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Tonight, Kimberly Phillips will provide an update on two California police accountability bills. We’ll also talk about Hartford Police sergeant Stephen Barone being caught on video, threatening to shoot a group of Latinx youths. Our Policy Watch segment will feature analysis of Connecticut Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Stefanowski. We’ll a…

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CPR hosted by David Samuels Show 78 August 7 2018 59:16

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This podcast features a Policy Watch special report on the August 14 Connecticut primary. Our Real Talk segment features a 1966 speech by former Black Panther Kwame Toure aka Stokely Carmichael. Hear COMMUNITY PARTY RADIO Tuesday and Wednesday nights at 8p est | 7p cst | 5p pst on the GET GLOBAL NETWORK internet station SoMetro Radio. Community Par…

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CPR hosted by David Samuels Show 77 July 31 2018 guest Robert Cotto Jr. 1:02:15

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Tonight Hartford activist Robert Cotto Jr. will join us to talk about the war on public education, and the drowning of Hartford teen Jaevon Whyte. David will analyze Russiagate, and how Blacks are being manipulated by white liberals to further a partisan agenda. The Real Talk segment features a 1992 speech by Tupac Shakur, at a Malcolm X Grassroots…

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CPR hosted by David Samuels Show 76 July 17 2018 1:12:38

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Tonight the Policy Watch segment features analysis of the United States Supreme Court ruling against public sector unions, and President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. We also discuss Connecticut gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont’s response to a question about police accountability, state treasurer candidate Shawn Wooden’s s…

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CPR hosted by David Samuels Show 75 June 19 2018 54:14

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The suicides by fashion designer Kate Spade and TV host Anthony Bourdain have sparked a national conversation about mental illness. We’ll talk about Mental Health and the Black Community. Our Policy Watch segment will feature independent media analysis of the June 12 Singapore summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-u…

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CPR Show hosted by David Samuels Show 74 June 5 2018 guest Kimberly Be'l Papiyon Phillips 1:19:33

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In this podcast we discuss police accountability with Kimberly Be'l Papiyon Phillips. Kimberly’s son A.J. died during an encounter with San Jose police officers August 10, 2015. Kimberly will also talk about California police accountability legislation S.B. 1421, which would give the public access to the misconduct history of police officers. Our P…

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CPR hosted by David Samuels Show 73 May 29 2018 1:18:52

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In this podcast David discusses Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, an institution that has declared war on their workers. Lady-Debbie Duncan Cook and Johnny Eric Williams, a member of The American Association of University Professors chapter at Trinity, will be our guests. Debbie worked at Trinity for 32 years. She was callously laid off fro…

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CPR hosted by David Samuels Show 72 May 15 2018 1:02:52

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David interviews voting reform advocate Gwen Samuel founder and president of Equity Impact Strategies (EIS) Consulting, about her work in Connecticut. Guest contributor Janet Frazao-Conaci joins David for a Policy Watch analysis of the Connecticut General Assembly 2018 legislative session. Community Party Radio Show is hosted by author and politica…

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CPR Show hosted by David Samuels Show 71 May 1 2018 guest Teodoro Anderson Diaz 56:00

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David celebrates International Workers’ Day with a special report: Health Care is a Human Right. Teodoro Anderson Diaz, Behavioral Health Director at First Choice Health Centers in East Hartford, will be our guest. David also takes a look at the Black Panther Party’s revolutionary free health care program. David also analyzes how the April 23 van a…

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Special Report – Stand with Black Women: Arvia Walker, John Fonfara & Democratic Party Racism 26:35

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Community Party Radio special report on Connecticut Democratic State Senator John Fonfara’s racist remarks to Black lobbyist Arvia Walker. The podcast includes a response from Senator Gary Winfield, the only legislator who has spoken out about the Fonfara scandal. Gov. Dan Malloy, House and Senate leaders have been silent since the story broke Apri…

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CPR hosted by David Samuels Show 70 April 3 2018 MLK Special 1:19:08

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This podcast includes guest contributor John Hollis who joins the show to provide an update on patient safety and workers’ rights issues at Connecticut Valley Hospital and the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. David also provides updates on the Stephon Clark and Alton Sterling police shooting cases. He discusses a March 28th press…

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Community Party Radio Show hosted by David Samuels Show 69 March 20 2018 1:05:48

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In this podcast David discusses police accountability with Rick Torres, a retired State of Connecticut Agency Police Officer, former member of the Hartford Civilian Police Review Board, and certified use of force instructor. In the Policy Watch segment David features analysis of the East Haven and Baltimore police corruption scandals, the marginali…

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CPR hosted by David Samuels Show 68 March 6 2018 featured interview with Kathy Flaherty, Executive Director of Connecticut Legal Rights Proj 1:09:42

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In this podcast David discusses the misperception of mental illness and mass shootings with Kathy Flaherty, Executive Director of Connecticut Legal Rights Project, a statewide non-profit agency that provides legal services to low income individuals with mental health conditions. The Policy Watch segment features an analysis of the link between dome…

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CPR hosted by David Samuels Show 67 February 20 2018 1:16:17

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This podcast of the COMMUNITY PARTY RADIO SHOW feat David Samuels includes an interview with Kenneth Chamberlain Jr. He will talk about the police murder of his father, military veteran Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. by White Plains, New York police officers. Members of the Justice for Jayson coalition Kacey Perkins and Mike Merli give us an update on the…

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CPR hosted by David Samuels Show 66 February 6 2018 58:46

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Listen to the COMMUNITY PARTY RADIO SHOW feat David Samuels. This podcast features guest contributor Janet Frazao Conaci. She joins David for a Policy Watch Special Report on the 2018 Connecticut General Assembly legislative session, which begins Wednesday February 7. David also talks about the war on Hartford public schools, and Connecticut Republ…

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CPR hosted by David Samuels Show 65 January 30 2018 1:08:38

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This podcast includes excerpts from January 25 hearing held by the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities to discuss the ongoing racism at Connecticut Valley Hospital and the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. We’ll talk to DMHAS employee Johanne Immacula Cann, about the racism she has experienced at the agency. During the sh…

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CPR hosted by David Samuels Show 64 January 16 2018 featured interview with St. Louis activist Carlos Ball 1:10:21

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The podcast begins with David interviewing St. Louis activist Carlos Ball about a major new development in the case of his brother, Cary Ball Jr. Cary who was shot 25 times by St. Louis police April 24, 2013, You will also hear the Martin Luther King that the corporate media has erased. We play a portion of Dr. King’s speech at the 1967 National Co…

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CPR hosted by David Samuels Show 63 December 19 2017 Interview with Prof Johnny Eric Williams 48:37

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This podcast includes and interview with special guest Trinity College professor Johnny Eric Williams. Professor Williams made national headlines in June, after he shared social media posts on white supremacy following the June 14 shooting of Republican Louisiana Congressman Steve Scalise. While the corporate media focused on the provocative elemen…

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CPR hosted by David Samuels Show 62 December 5 2017 1:03:42

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This podcast begins with David interviewing Michaela Fissel, Director of Emerging Adult Programming at Advocacy Unlimited. David and Michaela have a candid and meaningful talk about the Connecticut Valley Hospital patient abuse scandal. The podcast David also includes talk about the latest developments in the investigation of the fatal shooting of …

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CPR hosted by David Samuels Show 61 November 21 2017 51:29

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In this podcast David has a special report on the November 13 public hearing on the Connecticut Valley Hospital patient abuse scandal. He talks about a tape surfacing of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, the face along with President Donald Trump of opposition to Colin Kaepernick and NFL players’ national anthem protests, making a racist comment in…

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CPR hosted by David Samuels Show 60 November 7 2017 1:08:47

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In this podcast we talk about Pres Donald Trump's hypocrisy regarding mass shootings by white males, and how the University of Hartford threatened hate crime victim Chennel “Jazzy” Rowe, who was abused by her white roommate, Brianna Brochu. Guest contributor John Hollis will join us for analysis of the crisis at Connecticut Valley Hospital. Our Pol…

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CPR hosted by David Samuels Show 59 October 31 2017 33:20

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This podcast includes audio from Rosa Clemente’s #PRontheMap update on the humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico. Clemente is a native of the Bronx and is an organizer, lecturer, journalist and lover of Hip Hop culture. Clemente is also a member of the group PR On The Map, a team of media makers documenting the REAL stories from the aftermath of Hurri…

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CPR hosted by David Samuels Show 58 October 17 2017 1:01:42

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The show includes guest contributor Janet Frazao-Conaci, a social worker who is employed in Hartford. Janet will join us for our Special Report: Uprising at Connecticut Valley Hospital. We’ll also have an update on Colin Kaepernick, and the NFL national anthem protests. Community Party Radio Show is hosted by author and political activist David Sam…

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