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July 19th, 2008: Laura Flanders brings true Grit into the Ring!
The host of Grit TV and Radio Nation is in the ring to take a swing at election politics...
July 12th, 2008: Mike Daisey saw something and said something, and Hidden America finds Mountain Men in Wyoming...
Master storyteller and solo performing artist Mike Daisey has seen something, and is going to say something about our Homeland insecurtiy and his new show premiering in DC! Plus, we'll hike up to visit the Mountain Men at the Green River Rendez-vous in Pinedale, Wyoming...
July 5th, 2008: Matt Rothschild, Dave Zirin, and Hidden America Unite for a 4th of July Celebration of Independence, Progressive Style!
Matt Rothschild, editor of "The Progressive" magazine, defines independence with every issue he publishes. He's in the Jab Room to talk with us about independence, progressivism and patriotis. With Dave Zirin on sports and Eric Modell in Hidden America...
Saturday, June 28th, 2008: Dave and Dave and Bryan and Bryan!
David Goodfriend and Guest Co-Host David Jones recount their night at the Obama-Clinton Love-In, with guests Bryan Stevenson on the Supreme Court decisons and Bryan Jones on Bush's tax cuts.
June 14th, 2008: Jason Riley tells us why we should Let Them In, and Hidden America finds the Combine Demolition Derby!
Immigration promises to be a hot-button issue in the run-up to the Presidential election, and both campaigns are already maneuvering to get the upper hand. But neither campaign is likely to advocate the policy Jason L. Riley does in his new book, Let Them In. He's with us in the Jab Room to dispel six common arguments against immigration. With a visit to Lind, Washington for the Combine Demolition Derby!
June 7th, 2008: Media Maven Frank Mankiewicz recalls his days as RFK's Press Secretary, and actor/director Tom McCarthy introduces his Visitor...
Frank Mankiewicz served as press secretary to the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy, who died forty years ago this week. He's in the Jab Room to talk about his career in media and his memories of the man he calls the shyest politician he ever knew. Plus, Tom McCarthy introduces his award-winning indie hit, The Visitor. With guest co-host David Jones...
May 24th, 2008: Drew Westen analyzes The Political Brain
The latest polls show Barack Obama trailing John McCain in some key battleground states. Drew Westen, author of The Political Brain, is back in the ring with some tips on how the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee can win the hearts and minds of conservatives nationwide...
May 17th, 2008: Paul Waldman gives the straight talk on McCain, and XM recovers John Stauber's expose of the Pentagon Propaganda Machine
John McCain has been dubbed a "maverick" and a "straight talker" by the mainstream media, but in truth, he's far from moderate. Paul Waldman is in the Jab Room to reveal the real McCain! Plus, a re-broadcast of the interview that mysteriously never aired two weeks ago when John Stauber blew away the Pentagon's Iraq War smokescreen...
May 10th, 2008: David Cole heats up the grill, David Jones opens his locker, and guest co-host Sam Seder sips Peter Martin's Brown brew...
David Cole is The Nation magazine's legal affairs correspondent and author of Justice at War: The Men and Ideas That Shaped America's War on Terror. He's in the Jab Room to tell us how the Bush Administration has made us Less Safe, Less Free. We'll also open up the locker of David Jones, uber-fundraiser for the Clinton campaign, to find out what they're planning to dig up. With guest co-host Sam Seder and Brew of the Week, Brown's Brewing Company.
May 3rd, 2008: John Stauber Rats out the Pentagon Propagandists, N'Gai Croal Revs up Grand Theft Auto.
Media watchdog John Stauber fans the flames of the story behind the Pentagon's Iraq War smokescreen. With tech guru N'Gai Croal behind the wheel of the latest version Grand Theft Auto...
April 26th, 2008: Kevin Phillips spits out Bad Money...
Republican Strategist Turned Truth Teller Kevin Phillips has seen the light in the darkness of the U.S. economic system. He's back in the Jab Room to tell us about our Bad Money...
April 19th, 2008: Glenn Hurowitz, Dave Zirin and more...
Glenn Hurowitz is the founder of the Democratic Courage PAC and author of the book "Fear and Courage in the Democratic Party." He's back in the ring to save the Democrats from themselves...
April 12th, 2008: Eric Alterman, Dave Zirin and the Brew of the Week!
Distinguished media critic and author of the book "Why We're Liberals: A Political Handbook for Post-Bush America", Eric Alterman is in the ring to take a swing at radical conservatism.
April 5th, 2008: John Conyers and Jesse Jackson
Legendary congressman John Conyers is the only politician ever endorsed by Martin Luther King, Jr. He's in the Jab Room on the anniversary of King's death to recall his experiences with the Great Man, and to reflect on his work as Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. ...With very special guest, Rev. Jesse Jackson.
March 22nd, 2008: Joe Wilson vs. Joe Cirincione on Obama
It's a bonafide Left Jab smack down! Joe vs. Joe in the Jab Room! Former Ambassador Joe Wilson defends his opinion that Barack Obama's credentials on national security are inadequate against Obama's advisior on nuclear proliferation, Joe Cirincione.
March 15th, 2008: Howard Shalwitz and David Adjmi talk theatre in and out of the beltway. Plus, Kevin Sherlock of the Chicago Plumbers Union on greening the Chicago River, and Al Marzi from Boston's Harpoon Brewery!
The Artistic Director of DC's famed Woolly Mammoth Theatre is in the Jab Room with one of the nation's leading young playwrights to tell us how new plays are brought to life. With the man in charge of greening Chicago's river on St. Patty's day!
March 8th, 2008: Scott Horton is in the ring with Matt Bai
Celebrated human rights attorney and author of Harper's online publication "No Comment", Scott Horton is in the Jab Room to land some punches. Find out the truth behind the lies in the Siegelman scandal. Plus, Matt Bai is back to keep track of The Argument! ...With Dave Zirin on sports.
March 1st, 2008: Eric Janszen pops the next Economic Bubble, Greg Palast pops the primary questions, and N'Gai Croal pops into the Jab Room for the latest tech news!
Don't taze me bro! Greg Palast brings his little yellow book back into the Jab Room for another review. Plus, Eric Janszen, author of the cover article in this month's Harper's Magazine, de-mystifies the Economic Bubble phenomenon. We'll also take a spin on the latest tech news with N'Gai Croal.
February 23rd, 2008: Rachel Maddow knocks us out of the ring, and Dave Zirin launches his Edge of Sports Radio show!
The host of Air America Radio's Rachel Maddow show is in the ring with the network's founders. Plus, our siren Dave Zirin, takes us to the Edge of Sports!
February 16th, 2008: "No Child" Allowed in the Ring! Nilaja Sun talks to us about her award-winning one-woman play exploring the American public education system...
Nilaja Sun, writer and performer of the acclaimed off-Broadway hit "No Child", is in the Jab Room to share the realities of our country's public education system. Plus, Dave Zirin is in the ring to receive the keys to the XM kingdom as he lauhnches Edge of Sports Radio!
February 9th, 2008: John Nichols is back! Plus, Camille Becerra, voted New York's Sexiest Chef by AM-New York, for a Valentine's Day dinner...
The Nation Magazine's Washington Correspondent, John Nichols, is back in the Jab Room to sweep up the super mess of Tuesday. We'll also talk tasty tips for Valentine's Day with Camille Becerra, owner and chef of Paloma restaurant in Brooklyn!
February 2nd, 2008: Rolling Stone's Eric Bates, Dixie Brewing Company's Joe Bruno and our own Dave Zirin!
Eric Bates is the Deputy Managing Editor of Rolling Stone, and is in the ring to therapize America's political mood swings. Plus, Joe Bruno taps a keg of Dixie Brew in honor of Fat Tuesday, and Dave Zirin raises a Fuhrer to greet the Patriots!
January 26th, 2008: Mark Bowen on Censoring Science, Joel Naroff on the Economy
Mark Bowen is in the Jab Room to tell us why the Bush Administration is Censoring Science. Plus, a visit with Joel Naroff on the best places to hide out during the Apocalypse! We'll also make a call to Kenya to find out how Pete Ondeng is helping his fellow countrymen make it through mayhem.
January 19th, 2008: Allen Raymond is in the Jab Room to teach us How to Rig an Election, and Hidden America finds Isaac Newton Farris at the King Center in Atlanta...
Republican operative Allen Raymond spent three months in jail for doing the Phone Jam in public. Now he's in the ring to teach us How to Rig an Election! With a special visit to the King Center in Atlanta, where we'll learn about MLK day from Isaac Farris, nephew of the Great Man himself!
January 12th, 2008: Joe Cirincione is in the Jab Room to eulogize the Bush Doctrine, and Paul Barrett takes the fright wig off of American Islam!
Obama's own non-proliferation man is back from the Center for American Progress, with Wall Street Journal investigative reporter Paul Barrett's examination of American Islam...
January 5th, 2008: Guest Host Dave "The Siren" Zirin joins Mark in the Jab Room, post-Iowa Caucus! ...With Bill Scher and Joe Trippi
The Caucus is dead. Long live the Caucus! Bill Scher lures us into a Liberal Oasis. Plus, a talk with John Edwards' main man, Joe Trippi.
December 22nd, 2007: Glenn Hurowitz on Fear and Courage in the Democratic Party, with Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA). Plus, The Center for Media and Democracy announces this year's Falsies Awards!
Glenn Hurowitz steps into the ring with his new book, "Fear and Courage in the Democratic Party", Pete Stark floats like a butterfly with his wit and wisdom, and the Center for Media & Democracy stings like a bee with this year's Falsies!
December 15th, 2007: Cop-Turned-Novelist John Westermann busts Giuliani, Dave Zirin gives us the dope on the Mitchell Report, and Politcal Idol sings into action!
Ever wonder if our elected leaders are just thugs in sheeps clothing? Cop-turned-novelist John Westermann is in the Jab Room to answer that and many other dark questions... Plus, the race for the Presidential nomination is so absurd, so ridiculous, so nauseatingly grotesque, it just makes you want to... sing! Political Idol tunes up the ring. Meanwhile, Dave Zirin takes a swing at the Mitchell Report.
December 8th, 2007: Bo Eason and Larry Moss help out the Runt of the Litter, Lynda Lyday helps us get a grip on womens tools and greening the home!
Former Houston Oilers' star safety Bo Eason is in the Jab Room with director Larry Moss to talk about his one-man play, "Runt of the Litter", opening this week off-Broadway. Plus, Lynda Lyday opens her tool box and teaches us how to get a grip on greening!
December 1st, 2007: Danny Glover Takes the Gloves Off!
Legendary actor and activist Danny Glover steps into the ring to recount his most famous fights... Hear how and why he became friends with Hugo Chavez, the latest on the writers strike, and what we'll see him in next! Plus, the sports siren, Dave Zirin, sings a song of sorrow for Sean Taylor.
November 17th, 2007: Valerie Plame Wilson Bares All...
The most well-known (and hottest) victim of Bush Administration treason is in the Jab Room to tell us why George and Vice have yet to go to jail... Plus, Hidden America puffs its chest in the Chitlin' Strut, and South Carolina shows us the way to ease our achin' bones at the Aiken Brewing Company!
November 10th, 2007: Lou Dobbs Braves the Ring, and Naomi Klein Cleans up the Mess!
Mr. Finger in the Breeze himself, Lou Dobbs, is in the Jab Room to throw a few punches, and Naomi Klein steps in to clean up his Disaster Capitalism.
November 3rd, 2007: Jared Cohen tells us about the Children of Jihad, N'Gai Croal brings us up to date on Manhunt II, and Dr. Stephen Schroeder reminds us why we shouldn't smoke. With Guest Host Jay Rouse...
Gutsy young Jared Cohen wanted to get a better understanding of the roots of conflict in the Middle East, so he did what any enterprising madman on a deathwish would do and went there himself. He's in the Jab Room to tell us about the Children of Jihad. Plus, we'll get controversial with N'Gai Croal and his assessment of Manhunt II, and we'll have a breather with Dr. Stephen Schroeder, who's here to help you quit smoking.
October 27, 2007: Left Jab Takes a Tap of the Colorado Rockies Kool-Aid! With Dave Zirin and James Carville...
God's team tanks in God's Country, and we're there to tank up with them! Hidden America finds the Wynkoop Brewery, with commentary from Dave Zirin and jibes from James Carville...
October 20th, 2007: Paul Krugman, Mountain Moonshine and Sweetwater Brewery...
Feeling guilty? Losing hope? Beating yourself up for not doing enough to stop the neocons? Paul Krugman is in the Jab Room to clear your conscience...
October 6th, 2007: Phony Soldier Kelly Dougherty, co-Founder of Iraq Veterans Against the War
Rush Limbaugh's worst wet nightmare is in the Jab Room to set the record straight on phoniness...
September 29th, 2007: Bill Scher, West Virginia's annual Road Kill Cookoff and a tap from the Mountain State Brewery
Bill Scher brings us up to date on the democratic frontrunners, Eric Model brings us to West Virginia for the Road Kill Cookoff and a draught of Mountain State Brewery's best pale ale!
September 22nd, 2007: Greg Palast tells us what's so... shocking about his mysterious yellow book, John Nichols tells us what's so shocking about Hillary's healthcare plan
Greg Palast, the man who brought you the shock heard round the world, is in the Jab Room with his little yellow book, and John Nichols dissects Hillary's Healthcare plan.
September 15th, 2007: Charles Ferguson sees No End in Sight, David Giffey sees hope in Fighting Bob Fest, and Hidden America sees humor in the Bourbon Barrel Relays
Charles Ferguson is the Executive Producer and Director of No End in Sight, the jaw-dropping analysis of what went wrong in Iraq. Plus, David Giffey reports on what went right at Fighting Bob Fest, and the Bourbon Barrel Relays lead us to the Bluegrass Brewing Company!
September 8th, 2007: Matt Bai brings his Argument into the Ring!
Veteran journalist and political reporter's book "The Argument" is fodder for this week's show, plus N'Gai Croal with the latest from Geekland!
September 1st, 2007: Dave Zirin comes in from the Terrordome, Dave Lindorff comes in from the cold and Joel Naroff comes in from the Bank!
Dave Zirin is back from the Terrordome, Dave Lindorff is back from the land of conspiracy, and Joel Naroff is back with pointers on the perfect swan dive from the top of Wall Street's tallest skyscrapers!
August 25, 2007: John Stauber exposes the Wizards of Oz (A.K.A Freedom's Watch), Xochitl Bervera exposes the ongoing saga of non-recovery from Katrina, and Shalini Kantayya exposes what happens On the Lot!
On this show... John Stauber brings us the latest fabrications from the White House war-spin machine. Plus, we'll talk with Xochitl Bervera, co-director of Families and Friends of Louisianna's Incarcerated Children (FFLIC) about the New Orleans region two years post-Katrina. We'll also be inspired by emerging filmmaker Shalini Kantayya, a finalist in Steven Spielberg's reality TV filmmaking contest "On the Lot".
August 18th, 2007: Mark Crispin Miller is back with more evidence of election fraud, and D.B. Woodside gets Presidential in the Jab Room!
Mark Crispin Miller is back with more evidence of a stolen election, and D.B. Woodside stands up for Obama!
August 11, 2007: Alan Weisman imagines A World Without Us, and Hidden America finds Elvis!
Alan Weisman, author of "The World Without Us," is in the Jab Room to share his vision... Plus, Hidden America finds more than Elvis in Memphis! (With a swig from the Smoky Mountain Brewery...)
August 4th, 2007: Congressman Ron Kind and Comedian Jackie Clarke
Congressman Ron Kind enters the Jab Room to talk net neutrality, the farm bill, and all things On Wisconsin! Plus, a visit with New York comedian and radio personality Jackie Clarke, and a swing by the Yearly Kos conference in Chicago with Kagro X!
July 28th, 2007: Glenn Hurowitz and Bill Powers on Carbon Ranching, Hidden America on Hog Calling and Gary Taylor with a tap from Taylor Brewing Company
Glenn Hurowitz is in the Jab Room with Bill Powers after a hard day lassoing polluters on their Carbon Ranch. Plus, Hidden America finds its Hog Calling in Illinois with champion caller Gary Kaar, and Gary Taylor gives us a taste of his home brew... Listen Here!
July 21st, 2007: Julia Flynn Siler breaks into The House of Mondavi, and Dave Zirin sounds the Sports Siren
Wall Street Journal reporter and author Julia Flynn Siler exposes the corruption lurking in the House of Mondavi, and Dave Zirin swings into the ring for another round...
July 14, 2007: Drew Westen brings The Political Brain into the Jab Room for a closer examination, and Elizabeth de la Vega drags the neo cons out from under the Bush
Drew Westen examines "The Political Brain", Elizabeth de la Vega pits "The U.S. vs. Bush", Racin' Ren Finley Roars into the Jab Room...
July 7, 2007: Award-winning investigative journalist Amy Goodman, host of "Democracy Now!" ...With Matt Taibbi
Roll out the red carpet... Amy Goodman is in the Jab Room to shine the light of truth into the corners of hypocrisy. Also, Matt Taibbi is back with his latest insights into the humiliation contest better known as the Presidential Election...
June 30th, 2007: Harper's Washington Editor Ken "Borat" Silverstein, Broadway baby Tonya Pinkins and more!
Ken Silverstein set the Globbyists of Washington on a tear with his Harper's expose of top lobbying firms that do business with evildoers. He's in the Jab Room to tell us his sordid tale... Plus, Tony award-winning Broadway veteran Tonya Pinkins gives a tune-up...
June 23rd, 2007: "One" Great Guest co-Host! Jay Rouse is back with guest gaming geek N'Gai Croal, anti-fascist warrior Mike Weinstein, and Hidden Amer(esoteric)a!
Jay Rouse is back! The perennial guest co-host and newly minted Chief Operating Officer of the "One" campaign joins Mark to interview guests N'Gai Croal and Michael Weinstein, author of the chilling expose, "With God on Our Side".
June 16th, 2007: Rolling Stone's Evan Serpick reports on Live Earth; the Irondale Ensemble brings its Unheard Voices into the Jab Room!
Rolling Stone Associate Editor Evan Serpick has been following Live Earth concert organizer Kevin Wall around the world and is in the Jab Room to tell us how dangerous it's been! Plus, Jim Niesen and Patrena Murray bring the Irondale Ensemble into the ring with "9-11: Voices Unheard".
June 9th, 2007: Greg Palast escapes from the Armed Madhouse and tells his tale...
Prize-winning investigative journalist, truth-peddler, justice-slinger and progressive prophet Greg Palast is back in the Jab Room to tell us about the Armed Madhouse we inhabit. Plus, Left Jab's very own Queens-based Hollywood correspondent and political analyst Bill McCarty's exclusive rant on Rudi, Romney, and the Sopranos!
May 26th, 2007: Burton Hersh tells the truth behind the truth behind the lies about J.Edgar Hoover and the Kennedys...
Kennedy biographer and CIA expert Burton Hersh is in the Jab Room to tell us how J.Edgar Hoover used his relationship with the Kennedys to transform America. Plus, sport siren Dave Zirin is back for another round!
May 19th, 2007: James Henry referees A Game as Old as Empire, and Hidden America finds itself at the O'Henry Pun Off!
On this show... Investigative journalist and economist James Henry tells us how we've all been played in A Game as Old as Empire. Also, Left Jab's Queens-based Hollywood Correspondent and Political Analyst casts light on the sextupled darknesses of Rudy Giuliani, Jerry Falwell, Mitt Romney, Michael Richards, Don Imus and Dick Cheney. Plus, Hidden America has some pun with the O'Henry Pun-Off, and the Live Oak Brewery loosens the linguists' tripping tongues...
May 12, 2007: Newsweek's Gaming Guru N'Gai Croal speaks truth to techno-philes...
Technology expert and blogger N'Gai Croal is in the Jab Room to get into the nitty gritty of gadgetry. Also, Dave Zirin, the sports siren, and Hidden America Finds the Pub Dart Tournament. Plus, a little love from Lemp Beer in St. Louis!
May 5, 2007: Mavericks on the March! Dan Walker and Mike Ferner get in the ring
Former Illinois Governor Dan Walker lived to tell about his experiences taking on the Daley Machine in Chicago in his memoir "The Maverick and the Machine." He's in the Jab Room with veteran and activist Mike Ferner, author of "Inside the Red Zone." With Guest co-Host Jay Rouse...
April 28th, 2007: Uber-Moneyman Mark Ein mingles with the Mariachis of Tucson!
Investor Mark Ein talks Beer, Gear and Politics, D.C. style, while Hidden America shines a light on the Mariachi Festival in Tucson, where we'll stop in for a tap from the Gentle Ben brewery...
April 21st, 2007: Rolling Stone's Brian Hiatt and Playwright/Provocateur Keith Reddin!
Brian Hiatt introduces Rolling Stone's 40th Anniversary issue, and award-winning playwright Keith Reddin settles into "The Missionary Position"!
April 14th, 2007: The Friday Wrap, in the Jab Room!
Hank Dearden is back with John Dryden to bring us their "Friday Wrap!" Also, "Hidden America" finds the Rat Race in Louisville.
April 7th, 2007: Paul Starr and Joe Cirincione
Pulitzer prize-winning author and social historian Paul Starr is in the Jab Room to unleash "Freedom's Power"! Plus, Joe Cirincione joins us from the Center for American Progress to talk about the truth behind the truth of what really happened in Iran...
April 1st, 2007: Kevin Phillips and Dave Zirin in the Jab Room!
Kevin Phillips, author of "American Theocracy", is in the Jab Room with resident sports siren Dave Zirin...
March 24, 2007: Renegade Journalist and Rolling Stone Reporter Matt Taibbi
Renegade journalist and "Rolling Stone" reporter Matt Taibbi is in the Jab Room to spice up the debate...
March 18, 2007: Matt Rothschild, Editor of "The Progressive", Daily Kos's "Kagro X"
Matt Rothschild is in the Jab Room to teach us how to be truly Progressive, and Kagro X makes his case for Netroots...
March 11, 2007: Joe Wilson returns!
Ambassador Joe Wilson is back in the Jab Room to reflect upon the events that followed his truth-telling.
March 4, 2007: Greg Proops, Bill Scher, Charro Days
On this show... Commedian, provocateur and prophet Greg Proops, blogmeister Bill Scher and Hidden America finds Charro Days in Brownsville, Texas!
February 25, 2007: Economist Joel Naroff, Theatrical Producer Jay Harris
Economist Joel Naroff is in the Jab Room to spread the wealth.... Also, Jay Harris and Michael Goodfriend with their play, "Arrivals."
February 18, 2007: Environmentalist and Entrepreneur Hank Dearden
Treehugger Hank Dearden is in the Jab Room with guest host Jay Rouse
February 4, 2007: Mad Law Professor Patricia Williams
Molly Ivins is dead. Long Live Molly Ivins! Mad Law Professor Patricia Williams is in the Jab Room with journalist Sarah Olson and "Hotline" editor Chuck Todd.
January 28, 2007: Former Assistant Secretary of Defense Lawrence Korb
Former Assistant Secretary of Defense and Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress Lawrence Korb. Plus, Washington Correspondent for The Nation Magazine, John Nichols and a special "Hidden America" feature with the Cowboy Poets of Montana!
January 21, 2007: "Crossfire" Host and Clinton Advisor Paul Begala
Veteran Democratic Strategist, "Crossfire" Host and Clinton Advisor Paul Begala is in the Jab Room to share his insights...
January 14, 2007: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Dan Golden, Actress/Commedienne Iris Bahr
Dan Golden, Author of "The Price of Admission," in the Jab Room with Iris Bahr, currently performing in her one-woman show "Dai" in New York
January 7, 2007: Liberal Oasis Blogger Bill Scher
Blogger Extraordinaire Bill Scher in the Jab Room to Toss the Fruitcake...
 
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