Nicole Sandler

Music to wrap presents, cook, eat, unwrap presents or for any other non-traditional end of the year holiday listening pleasure... Hour 2 of 2!

Music to wrap presents, cook, eat, unwrap presents or for any other non-traditional end of the year holiday listening pleasure... Hour 2 of 2!

12-25-22 Nicole Sandler's Non Traditional Christmas Music Show - Part 2

Music to wrap presents, cook, eat, unwrap presents or for any other non-traditional end of the year holiday listening pleasure... Hour 1 of 2!

Music to wrap presents, cook, eat, unwrap presents or for any other non-traditional end of the year holiday listening pleasure... Hour 1 of 2!

12-24-22 Nicole Sandler's Non-Traditional Christmas Eve Music Show - Part  1

Nicole Sandler Show

Today is the made-up holiday known as Festivus! It came from Seinfeld, the TV show from the 90s. I liked it well enough in the day, but this isn't about the show. The holiday itself is just the kind of rebellion I like. The traditional holidays don't mean much to me (do they really, to anyone?) I just enjoy the idea of a nonsensical reason to air our grievances and salute feats of strength, while sidestepping the traditions of Christmas, Chanukkah, Kwanzaa or whatever other holiday was concocted to get in on the commercialization and gift giving. So, you are welcome to call in today to air your grievance or salute a particular feat of strength. Above all, we'll have fun today, my last show before actually taking off a full week! So come hang, and let's bid good riddance to 2022... a year that I can truly so wasn't as bad as 2020 or 2021, so we've got that going for us...

Today is the made-up holiday known as Festivus! It came from Seinfeld, the TV show from the 90s. I liked it well enough in the day, but this isn't about the show. The holiday itself is just the kind of rebellion I like. The traditional holidays don't mean much to me (do they really, to anyone?) I just enjoy the idea of a nonsensical reason to air our grievances and salute feats of strength, while sidestepping the traditions of Christmas, Chanukkah, Kwanzaa or whatever other holiday was concocted to get in on the commercialization and gift giving. So, you are welcome to call in today to air your grievance or salute a particular feat of strength. Above all, we'll have fun today, my last show before actually taking off a full week! So come hang, and let's bid good riddance to 2022... a year that I can truly so wasn't as bad as 2020 or 2021, so we've got that going for us...

20221223 Nicole Sandler Show - It's Festivus & My Final Show for 2022

A bit of what's news as we sign off for 2022.... Happy New Year! What's News will return on Monday Jan 2, 2022

A bit of what's news as we sign off for 2022.... Happy New Year! What's News will return on Monday Jan 2, 2022

20221223 What's News

Howie Klein

The countdown to the end of the year is on, and today is our last Thursday with Howie Klein in 2022 and in the 117th Congress. When we next convene, it'll be January 5. The 118th Congress will be the first in almost two decades without Nancy Pelosi leading the House Democrats. The torch will have been passed to Hakeem Jefferies, certainly ushering in a new era. But to make matters even worse, the Republicans will be in charge of the House, with a new Speaker, who may or may not be Kevin McCarthy. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy left Ukraine yesterday for the first time since the Russians invaded in February. He came to Washington DC for that Oval Office meeting he had long wanted, and to deliver an historical address to a joint meeting of Congress. And more transcripts are released from the House Select Committee investigating Jan 6... though as of midday on Thursday, we still haven't seen the full report. Perhaps it'll be delivered by a bearded man in a red suit late Saturday night?

The countdown to the end of the year is on, and today is our last Thursday with Howie Klein in 2022 and in the 117th Congress. When we next convene, it'll be January 5. The 118th Congress will be the first in almost two decades without Nancy Pelosi leading the House Democrats. The torch will have been passed to Hakeem Jefferies, certainly ushering in a new era. But to make matters even worse, the Republicans will be in charge of the House, with a new Speaker, who may or may not be Kevin McCarthy. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy left Ukraine yesterday for the first time since the Russians invaded in February. He came to Washington DC for that Oval Office meeting he had long wanted, and to deliver an historical address to a joint meeting of Congress. And more transcripts are released from the House Select Committee investigating Jan 6... though as of midday on Thursday, we still haven't seen the full report. Perhaps it'll be delivered by a bearded man in a red suit late Saturday night?

20221222 Nicole Sandler Show - The Final Thursday with Howie Klein of 2022

12-22-22 What's News

Today's live show was all fubar on YouTube, so I deleted it and uploaded the video from the interview... Enjoy! We last spoke one year ago today, and I'm thrilled they've returned for another visit in what is now a holiday tradition on the Nicole Sandler Show. The Marsh Family is Ben and Danielle and their four kids, Alfie Thomas, Ella and Tess, and they're the 21st century's answer to the Von Trapp Family Singers, without the drama. I can't think of a family I'd rather celebrate with this time of year (with the exception of my own). I'll share a small sample of their brilliant talents today, but encourage you to go to their YouTube channel and spend a while with this lovely family. By the way, they work miracles in bringing smiles to the faces of whomever is watching their work. An extra added bonus: this year, the Marsh Family's songs helped educate me regarding England's political and labor issues... it's nice to see it's not only the US suffering through all of this nonsense!

Today's live show was all fubar on YouTube, so I deleted it and uploaded the video from the interview... Enjoy! We last spoke one year ago today, and I'm thrilled they've returned for another visit in what is now a holiday tradition on the Nicole Sandler Show. The Marsh Family is Ben and Danielle and their four kids, Alfie Thomas, Ella and Tess, and they're the 21st century's answer to the Von Trapp Family Singers, without the drama. I can't think of a family I'd rather celebrate with this time of year (with the exception of my own). I'll share a small sample of their brilliant talents today, but encourage you to go to their YouTube channel and spend a while with this lovely family. By the way, they work miracles in bringing smiles to the faces of whomever is watching their work. An extra added bonus: this year, the Marsh Family's songs helped educate me regarding England's political and labor issues... it's nice to see it's not only the US suffering through all of this nonsense!

20221221 The Nicole Sandler Show - Hanging with The Marsh Family

12-21-22 What's News

We're in the final throes of 2022 with all of us hoping that 2023 is better. Many of my colleagues are taking off this week and next, but I'm here this week, covering what remains of the 2022 news cycle, while injecting some irreverence and fun, when ever/wherever possible. Today, we have some year end housekeeping work... discuss the final public meeting of the House Select committee, the omnibus funding bill that was just made public overnight, the incoming Rethuglican House majority and more. Who better to do it with than Driftglass! The OG blogger and co-host of the Professional Left Podcast is today's guest....

We're in the final throes of 2022 with all of us hoping that 2023 is better. Many of my colleagues are taking off this week and next, but I'm here this week, covering what remains of the 2022 news cycle, while injecting some irreverence and fun, when ever/wherever possible. Today, we have some year end housekeeping work... discuss the final public meeting of the House Select committee, the omnibus funding bill that was just made public overnight, the incoming Rethuglican House majority and more. Who better to do it with than Driftglass! The OG blogger and co-host of the Professional Left Podcast is today's guest....

20221220 Nicole Sandler Show - Drifting with Driftglass

12-20-22 What's News

Nicole Sandler has worked in radio her entire adult life. After a successful career in music radio in NY and Los Angeles (WPLJ, KLOS, KSCA and others), she returned to talk radio to host mornings on then-progressive talk WINZ/Miami. After a flip to sports, she moved to Air America Radio for a nightly show. When AAR went off the air on Jan 21, 2010, Nicole Sandler moved online where she continues to question authority daily at nicolesandler.com.

It wasn't hearing, but a business meeting. Whatever you call it, today was the final public televised presentation from the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol. Today on the show, we'll review what the committee presented earlier and open the phones for your thoughts on the investigation and what happens next.

It wasn't hearing, but a business meeting. Whatever you call it, today was the final public televised presentation from the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol. Today on the show, we'll review what the committee presented earlier and open the phones for your thoughts on the investigation and what happens next.

20221219 Nicole Sandler Show - And That's a (1-6 Select Committee) Wrap

12-19-22 What's News

Today we salute the actions of the progressive activists who paved the way, focusing on one who was in the thick of it all. David Fenton's new book is "The Activist's Media Handbook: Lessons from Fifty Years as a Progressive Agitator". We'll discuss the history he was part of, and try to get to the bottom of why things are as they are now... David Fenton was there, working on the No Nukes concerts, in the campaign to free Nelson Mandela and end apartheid, legalize marijuana and end racist drug laws. He worked at High Times and Rolling Stone Magazine, and hung out with Abbie Hoffman and other legendary activists. I'm thinking our conversation will be part memories and reminiscences, and part primer to light a fire under the people who should carry the torch today and going forward.

Today we salute the actions of the progressive activists who paved the way, focusing on one who was in the thick of it all. David Fenton's new book is "The Activist's Media Handbook: Lessons from Fifty Years as a Progressive Agitator". We'll discuss the history he was part of, and try to get to the bottom of why things are as they are now... David Fenton was there, working on the No Nukes concerts, in the campaign to free Nelson Mandela and end apartheid, legalize marijuana and end racist drug laws. He worked at High Times and Rolling Stone Magazine, and hung out with Abbie Hoffman and other legendary activists. I'm thinking our conversation will be part memories and reminiscences, and part primer to light a fire under the people who should carry the torch today and going forward.

20221216 Nicole Sandler Show - Ghosts of Progressive Activism Past (and Maybe Future!)

12-16-22 What's News

This would be hysterically funny if it weren't so tragically sad! The attention whore Donald Trump was promoting a huge announcement for today, with people watching his sputtering newly-launched 2024 campaign wondering how he'll try to redeem himself. But that wasn't it at all! Donald Trump is, above all else, a con man. And today's actually not-so-big announcement was merely another way to bilk his followers of more money while showing absolutely no shame. It'd be quite amazing if it weren't so tragically sad! Perhaps Howie Klein will have a few things to say about Don's latest con. Or the recent polls showing TFG getting trounced in a 24 primary cage match by the other Floriduh man, Rhonda Santis. But I must revert to his other nickname, Governor Death Sentence, when I tell you about his newest con... trying to out wingnut TFG by announcing an investigation into the companies that created the Covid 19 vaccines (that saved millions of lives??), and his formation of a new anti-science alternative to the CDC and FDA. I couldn't make this stuff up if I tried! I'm quite preoccupied with both of those surreal stories that cannot really be happening.... perhaps Howie Can tell us the latest about the former crypto-King, fighting extradition from the Bahamas, Scam Bankman Greed/Fraud.

This would be hysterically funny if it weren't so tragically sad! The attention whore Donald Trump was promoting a huge announcement for today, with people watching his sputtering newly-launched 2024 campaign wondering how he'll try to redeem himself. But that wasn't it at all! Donald Trump is, above all else, a con man. And today's actually not-so-big announcement was merely another way to bilk his followers of more money while showing absolutely no shame. It'd be quite amazing if it weren't so tragically sad! Perhaps Howie Klein will have a few things to say about Don's latest con. Or the recent polls showing TFG getting trounced in a 24 primary cage match by the other Floriduh man, Rhonda Santis. But I must revert to his other nickname, Governor Death Sentence, when I tell you about his newest con... trying to out wingnut TFG by announcing an investigation into the companies that created the Covid 19 vaccines (that saved millions of lives??), and his formation of a new anti-science alternative to the CDC and FDA. I couldn't make this stuff up if I tried! I'm quite preoccupied with both of those surreal stories that cannot really be happening.... perhaps Howie Can tell us the latest about the former crypto-King, fighting extradition from the Bahamas, Scam Bankman Greed/Fraud.

20221215 Nicole Sandler Show - Big Announcement Thu with Howie Klein

12-15-22 What's News

12-14-22 What's News

I keep reading about unemployment being at a record low! Headlines scream "Hot Job Market" "Workers have the upper hand" and other stories along those lines. So why are so many of us running into brick walls when searching for that next great gig? Age? Perhaps! Ageism is unfortunately alive and well in the corporate world. Today's guest is a long-time friendly acquaintance of mine who, shockingly, also hit the dead zone when applying for jobs the last time he found himself without a job. He stumbled into a new career as a headhunter, and wrote a book to share his new-found expertise with the rest of us. Today I'm joined by Rob Barnett, former big shot at MTV/VHI, Amazon/Audible, past president of CBS Radio, founder/creator of My Damn Channel and lots more, author of "Next Job, Best Job: A Headhunter's 11 Strategies to Get Hired Now". I promise some entertaining stories and strategies to help you finally get that next, best job.

I keep reading about unemployment being at a record low! Headlines scream "Hot Job Market" "Workers have the upper hand" and other stories along those lines. So why are so many of us running into brick walls when searching for that next great gig? Age? Perhaps! Ageism is unfortunately alive and well in the corporate world. Today's guest is a long-time friendly acquaintance of mine who, shockingly, also hit the dead zone when applying for jobs the last time he found himself without a job. He stumbled into a new career as a headhunter, and wrote a book to share his new-found expertise with the rest of us. Today I'm joined by Rob Barnett, former big shot at MTV/VHI, Amazon/Audible, past president of CBS Radio, founder/creator of My Damn Channel and lots more, author of "Next Job, Best Job: A Headhunter's 11 Strategies to Get Hired Now". I promise some entertaining stories and strategies to help you finally get that next, best job.

20221213 Nicole Sandler Show - Get a Job with Rob Barnett

12-13-22 What's News

Leonard Peltier

After the phony outrage from the American right wing nuts, I got to thinking about other political prisoners. The longest-serving one is Leonard Peltier, a Native American activist who's been held since 1975! He just turned 78, is in failing health, and the government has resisted calls for his release for decades. Today, I'll share the latest on the efforts to free Peltier, including a letter from seven US Senators sent to President Biden just two weeks ago, urging clemency. And we'll go back to my show when it was on Air America Radio... the date was July 31, 2009, when I spoke with Peltier's attorney, singer-songwriter-activist Bruce Cockburn and activist Harvey Wasserman. Find out lots of info about Leonard Peltier and his case at whoisleonardpeltier.info and, of course, by listening to today's show.

After the phony outrage from the American right wing nuts, I got to thinking about other political prisoners. The longest-serving one is Leonard Peltier, a Native American activist who's been held since 1975! He just turned 78, is in failing health, and the government has resisted calls for his release for decades. Today, I'll share the latest on the efforts to free Peltier, including a letter from seven US Senators sent to President Biden just two weeks ago, urging clemency. And we'll go back to my show when it was on Air America Radio... the date was July 31, 2009, when I spoke with Peltier's attorney, singer-songwriter-activist Bruce Cockburn and activist Harvey Wasserman. Find out lots of info about Leonard Peltier and his case at <a href="http://whoisleonardpeltier.info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">whoisleonardpeltier.info</a> and, of course, by listening to today's show.

20221212 Nicole Sandler Show - BG is Free. Now What about Leonard Peltier?

I’ve learned so much from Nicole during the last 15 years. I’m grateful for all of her hard work and dedication to progressive radio and our shared values.  I love hearing her voice everyday.

One of the BEST!

My new favorite.  Thx Randy for introducing us!

Sandlerific!

Nicole Sandler has worked in radio her entire adult life. After a successful career in music radio in NY and Los Angeles (WPLJ, KLOS, KSCA and others), she returned to talk radio to host mornings on then-progressive talk WINZ/Miami. After a flip to sports, she moved to Air America Radio for a nightly show. When AAR went off the air on Jan 21, 2010, Nicole Sandler moved online where she continues to question authority daily at <a href="http://nicolesandler.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">nicolesandler.com</a>.

The Nicole Sandler Show

It's the end of yet another week in lockdown-- (week 8 or is it 9?), and the absurdity of Donald Trump as president is manifesting itself with the highest infection rates and the highest death toll from COVID-19 in the world! One man has tried to warn us about Trump's behavior he observed while working for years on Celebrity Apprentice. Today, Noel Casler will share some of his first-hand knowledge with us. As usual, we'll begin with something funny and the latest news...

It's the end of yet another week in lockdown-- (week 8 or is it 9?), and the absurdity of Donald Trump as president is manifesting itself with the highest infection rates and the highest death toll from COVID-19 in the world! One man has tried to warn us about Trump's behavior he observed while working for years on Celebrity Apprentice. Today, Noel Casler will share some of his first-hand knowledge with us. As usual, we'll begin with something funny and the latest news...

20200515 Nicole Sandler Show - A Former Trump Employee Speaks Out

A lot to talk about on this Wednesday, the day the death toll in the US from Covid-19 passed 100,000. The president is melting down even more than usual because Twitter finally fact checked two of his tweets. We'll have the latest news, a few thoughts from me and of course, something funny. Then we'll get serious. My guest today is David Silverman, former president of American Atheists for 18 years, until a woman made a MeToo accusation against him, and he was fired. Two more allegations were made by two other women, and Dave Silverman was relieved of his duty running another Atheist organization. Silverman contends that these are trumped up charges and, while he admits to less than perfect behavior in his personal relationship, he denies any accusation of assault or harassment. We'll have a frank, honest discussion about the good, the bad and the ugly around the MeToo movement.

A lot to talk about on this Wednesday, the day the death toll in the US from Covid-19 passed 100,000. The president is melting down even more than usual because Twitter finally fact checked two of his tweets. We'll have the latest news, a few thoughts from me and of course, something funny. Then we'll get serious. My guest today is David Silverman, former president of American Atheists for 18 years, until a woman made a MeToo accusation against him, and he was fired. Two more allegations were made by two other women, and Dave Silverman was relieved of his duty running another Atheist organization. Silverman contends that these are trumped up charges and, while he admits to less than perfect behavior in his personal relationship, he denies any accusation of assault or harassment. We'll have a frank, honest discussion about the good, the bad and the ugly around the MeToo movement.

20200527 Nicole Sandler Show - The Other Side of #MeToo

It's Tuesday, the day that GottaLaff joins me to dish on the news. Since we entered shelter-at-home mode a couple of months ago, our old friend and the third member of the Gliberal Goddesses, Amy Simon began working at home and is able to sneak away for a bit to join us for these gatherings, so Amy joins in too. Of course, as always, we begin with some news and commentary and something to make us laugh...

It's Tuesday, the day that GottaLaff joins me to dish on the news. Since we entered shelter-at-home mode a couple of months ago, our old friend and the third member of the Gliberal Goddesses, Amy Simon began working at home and is able to sneak away for a bit to join us for these gatherings, so Amy joins in too. Of course, as always, we begin with some news and commentary and something to make us laugh...

20200526 Nicole Sandler Show - Another Tuesday in Lockdown with the Gliberal Goddesses

5-28-20 What's News

It's Friday! We've arrived at the end of another week of quarantining and social distancing. The media and the public are focused on the coronavirus... while the days until election day tick away. After our usual first half-hour business of the latest news, something funny and perhaps a bit of outrage, we're joined again by Don Siegelman, the former Democratic Governor of Alabama, who was targeted by Karl Rove and prosecuted on trumped up bribery charges and sent to prison. His new book about his ordeal, "Stealing Our Democracy" is due out in mid-June. He'll be back around publication date to go deep on his story, but today he joins us as someone who won elections against all odds with advice on how the Democrats can win in 2020.

It's Friday! We've arrived at the end of another week of quarantining and social distancing. The media and the public are focused on the coronavirus... while the days until election day tick away. After our usual first half-hour business of the latest news, something funny and perhaps a bit of outrage, we're joined again by Don Siegelman, the former Democratic Governor of Alabama, who was targeted by Karl Rove and prosecuted on trumped up bribery charges and sent to prison. His new book about his ordeal, "Stealing Our Democracy" is due out in mid-June. He'll be back around publication date to go deep on his story, but today he joins us as someone who won elections against all odds with advice on how the Democrats can win in 2020.

20200522 Nicole Sandler Show - How Democrats Can Win- Advice from a Former Progressive Governor

Dan Navarro

It's Memorial Day, but I'm still sheltering at home, so I might as well do a show! Since last week's Monday Music outing with Michael McDermott went so well, I decided to make it a thing! So it's back today with my old friend Dan Navarro! He's back with "Shed My Skin," his first solo studio album after more than 20 years and 14 albums with his former partner Eric Lowen, who died in 2012 from ALS. We'll begin the show with the latest news and information, and then bring Dan in for conversation and tunes!

It's Memorial Day, but I'm still sheltering at home, so I might as well do a show! Since last week's Monday Music outing with Michael McDermott went so well, I decided to make it a thing! So it's back today with my old friend Dan Navarro! He's back with "Shed My Skin," his first solo studio album after more than 20 years and 14 albums with his former partner Eric Lowen, who died in 2012 from ALS. We'll begin the show with the latest news and information, and then bring Dan in for conversation and tunes!

20200525 Nicole Sandler Show - Memorial Day Monday Music Bonus Show with Dan Navarro

As 2020 continues on its trek to be the strangest year yet in American history, I'm always looking for the best guests with whom to commiserate. Today, it's the return of one of my favorites! Elie Mystal is Justice Correspondent for The Nation. A graduate of Harvard Law, Elie covers the courts, the criminal justice system, and politics—and the writes The Nation's monthly column “Objection!”. I'll pick his brain on everything from last week's Supreme Court hearings streamed in real time, to AG Bill Barr's recent moves to undo due process in the US, to Trump's obvious mental and psychological decay and more. Elie Mystal joins in at the 30 minute mark, after the latest news, something humorous, and a bit of commentary...

As 2020 continues on its trek to be the strangest year yet in American history, I'm always looking for the best guests with whom to commiserate. Today, it's the return of one of my favorites! Elie Mystal is Justice Correspondent for The Nation. A graduate of Harvard Law, Elie covers the courts, the criminal justice system, and politics—and the writes The Nation's monthly column “Objection!”. I'll pick his brain on everything from last week's Supreme Court hearings streamed in real time, to AG Bill Barr's recent moves to undo due process in the US, to Trump's obvious mental and psychological decay and more. Elie Mystal joins in at the 30 minute mark, after the latest news, something humorous, and a bit of commentary...

20200520 Nicole Sandler Show - Musing with Mystal

5-26-20 What's News

5-15-20 What's News

It's another Thursday in quarantine and with each successive week, it seems our nation is unraveling a bit more, thanks to our truly dysfunctional government under the Trump administration. We're trying to keep our eyes on the prize -- big wins on November 3. So today when Howie Klein joins in, we will go through the list of great progressive candidates who need our votes in their upcoming primary races. As usual, we'll begin with the latest news, opinion and something funny too!

It's another Thursday in quarantine and with each successive week, it seems our nation is unraveling a bit more, thanks to our truly dysfunctional government under the Trump administration. We're trying to keep our eyes on the prize -- big wins on November 3. So today when Howie Klein joins in, we will go through the list of great progressive candidates who need our votes in their upcoming primary races. As usual, we'll begin with the latest news, opinion and something funny too!

20200521 Nicole Sandler Show

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