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Dick Batchelor: Building Bridges in Toxic Times
In this episode of the Lean to the Left podcast, host Bob Gatty welcomes Dick Batchelor, a former Florida House Representative and influential busines...
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Apr. 29 -- Dick Batchelor: Building Bridges in Toxic Political Times
May 2 -- Edward Segal -- How Could Biden Reverse the Tide?
May 6 -- Lori Alhadeff -- Make Our Schools Safe
May 13 -- Gerald Epstein -- Busting the Bankers Club
May 16 -- Cheryl Nail metal -- Preserving Endangered Rivers
May 20 -- Matthew Stevenson -- America's Electoral Descent
May 28 -- Scott Kolbaba, MD -- Combatting Teen Depression
May 30 -- Dixie Dems -- Politics Southern Style
June 3 -- Sarah Cart -- Catastrophic Illness to Healing & Hope
June 10 -- Peter Sacks -- "Libertyland" (Domestic Terrorism Novel)
Jun 17 -- Eugene Williams -- Race, Politics & Education in America
June 24 -- Dr. Gail Christopher: Stop Ageism: A Call to Action
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Tuesday, November 14, 2023Dr. Emily Bashah-Anti-Semitism, Addictive Ideologies, and the War in Israel
Violent extremism is increasing in the United States and around the world, the latest example being the horrible attacks against Israel by Hamas and t...
Saturday, November 11, 2023Dr. Gerald Schoenewolf-Solutions to Stop Mass Shootings
The mass shootings that continue to plague our country call for drastic measures, contends author and psychoanalyst Gerald Schoenewolf, but they don't...
Wednesday, November 8, 2023How to Maximize Your Veterans Benefits
All veterans and their families deserve to receive every single benefit from both state and federal governments that they earned by bravely serving ou...
Sunday, November 5, 2023Dixie Dems-The Trump GOP Drama
The Republicans are in a real mess in Congress and Donald Trump's continued dominance in the GOP presidential sweepstakes is only complicating matters...
Wednesday, November 1, 2023Todd Sears-Dangers of Speaker Johnson
The election of Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana to be the new speaker of the House places him in an enormously influential position in Congress and sec...
Friday, October 27, 2023Secrets of Famed Crime Novelist Jeffrey Archer
Jeffrey Archer has topped the bestseller lists around the world, with sales of over 275 million copies in 115 countries and 49 languages. He is the on...
Wednesday, October 25, 2023An Ex-Con's Plan for Fighting Violence & Crime
Would you buy into a plan to reduce violence & crime and make our streets, schools, workplaces, and homes safe again from an ex-con who spent near...
Friday, October 20, 2023Mary Beth O'Connor-From Junkie to Judge
According to the National Institutes of Health, 20 million Americans suffer from substance abuse at some point in their lives. Mary Beth O’Conno was o...
Tuesday, October 17, 2023Can Baseball Help Bridge the Political Divide?
For baseball fans, October is a great month. It’s the month when the best teams – after a grueling 162-game schedule – are fighting to get into the Wo...
Saturday, October 14, 2023Climate Change Progress-Western States
"The risk of climate change is substantial, and it puts people's lives at risk. We need to stop talking about it, and we need to take real positive ac...
Wednesday, October 11, 2023Ben Hamilton: Witnessing the Insurrection
We are all living in the aftermath of January 6, 2021, the day that an angry mob of thousands of Trump supporters violently attacked the U.S. Capitol,...
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