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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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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
Sunday, January 14, 2024Fatimah Gilliam-Voting Rights Ruling-Jim Crow 2.0
Are all White people racist against Blacks? What about Blacks? Are they generally racist against Whites? How do we overcome racism in America?Those qu...
Monday, January 8, 2024Preparing Today's Generation for Climate Change
We're living in a time of revolution, a time when the forces of climate change and artificial intelligence (AI) are converging in a way that will undo...
Thursday, January 4, 2024Dr. Ravi Iyer: Inside the Covid 19 Pandemic
The Covid 19 pandemic was fraught with political and bureaucratic mismanagement that resulted in thousands of needless deaths, according to renowned W...
Thursday, December 21, 2023Riding the Rails to Victory
In 1836, William Henry Harrison was the first presidential candidate to campaign aboard a train, launching a practice of whistle-stop campaigning that...
Monday, December 18, 2023Has There Been Progress on Racism Since the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
It was 73 years ago in 1950 that a Black man named Hillard Brooks was shot and killed by a White police officer after he tried to board a city bus in ...
Thursday, December 14, 2023Dixie Dems: The Wacky GOP & Their Dictator
Despite the fact that Donald Trump is facing multiple court cases, including criminal charges resulting from the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Ca...
Saturday, December 9, 2023Amanda Kessler-A Progressive's Take on Ethics & Equality
Welcome to the Lean to the Left podcast, where we explore progressive politics and the important social issues of our time.We’re living in a time toda...
Wednesday, December 6, 2023Dick Simpson-The Crisis in America's Democracy
Our nation is deeply divided along so many lines, racially, politically, economically. Unbelievably, it’s even possible that a twice-impeached former ...
Friday, December 1, 2023What's Behind Tribalism in America?
Tribalism in America must end because it threatens our existence as a society. That’s the view of author and historian Michael C. Anderson, who says s...
Wednesday, November 29, 2023Phyllis Chesler-Could the War in Israel Lead to WWIII?
Legendary feminist and author Dr. Phyllis Chesler warns that the Hamas attacks in Israel could eventually lead to World War III unless democratic powe...
Friday, November 24, 2023Juliet Hooker-Black Grief, White Grievance
In the United States, the racial divisions among us seem to be deepening, fueled at least in part by political opportunists who prey upon fear and emo...
Tuesday, November 21, 2023Bill Robertson-Learning Life Lessons from Our Pets
Have you ever wondered why your dog or cat seems to know when you’re having a bad day? Why is it that my pup is so comforting when things are going si...
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