The Stonecipher Report

“And, in the News…” Radio on Wednesday, 11-10

Posted By: Michael Sweeney

Nov. 10, 2010

My combined political-and-all-other-things radio show, "And, in the News…," will be on the air today, including a special phone-in guest. Tune in on Wednesday, from noon - 1:30 PM (Chicago time) for live on-the-air broadcasting…offering my informative and entertaining mix of Liberal and Progressive political news, pop-culture observations, non-jock-scratching reactions to sports news, and personal thoughts about the current state of modern life here in the Big City. All of that and some great, never-overplayed selections of music!

And I will be reviving our "Progressive Blogosphere on the Air" segment today, and will be joined by Steve Clark, whose American Economic Life website (and upcoming book) is a smart look at the dollars-and-sense side of US Progressive thought. He’ll be on with me during the first 45 minutes (or so) of the show.

You can find the show on local broadcast station WHPK-FM, 88.5 FM in Chicago...or streaming live online at whpk.org; just use the "Listen Now" button at the station's website. Take a lunch break with me on Wednesday – hope you get a chance to listen to the show…thanks!

 

Good New Lib / Prog Blog Site to Keep an Eye On…

Friend of TSR Julie Driscoll Takes Rhetorical Swings to Land "Liberal TKO"s

Posted By: Michael Sweeney

June 10. 2010

Followers of our site and show may recall previous links to online work from – and even radio guest and co-host appearances by – my friend (and old across-the-street-when-we-were-growing-up neighbor) Julie Driscoll. Now, one of our fave Progressive bloggers has launched a new site, where she’s taking on all comers with sharp Liberal logic and wide-ranging, unafraid, independent-minded reporting.

"Liberal TKO" is where she’ll be landing blows on the Tea Baggers, the Party of "No!." FAUX News, and even Dems who wander crazily astray from the best Lib / Prog philosophical issues and policies. She’s already got some great, varied pieces up there about Michael Steele’s ironic call against perceived "corruption," Rep. John Boehner’s idiot war of words (which he ain’t gonna win) vs. an actual Beatle, some of the ups and downs of her previous Lib blogging contacts (a very informative read - and even a warning tale of the personal politics often found BEHIND political writing), and even a look at the burgeoning rap career of her 18-year-old son, MPulse.

Screw the Tea (and Those “Baggers”) – There’s Some Fresh Coffee a-Brewin’!

Posted By: Michael Sweeney

Feb. 28, 2010

Although nearly NOTHING is more fun than pissing off those tea-baggers by referring to them as, well, "tea-baggers," friend-to-the-site-(and-radio-show) – AND my personal friend – Julie Driscoll has spotted and reported on a promising new hot beverage-oriented political trend…

Over at her piece on her Chicago Liberal Examiner blog, Julie takes a quick peek at the "Coffee Party Movement," a true grass-roots (via Facebook, to begin) group that is PRO-democracy, -cooperation, and -America. And, unlike the almost-entirely white, racist, and righty "baggers," the Coffee guzzlers are accepting of all types, races, creeds, and philosophies, all with the goal of opening up avenues of true conversation and seeking prosperity and safety for ALL Americans.

Great Piece on the Current (Fairly Grasping and Desperate) State of the Republican Party…

Posted By: Michael Sweeney

Feb. 22, 2010

Friend of the site and show – and my personal friend – Julie Drisoll has an EXCELLENT piece up on her "Chicago Liberal Examiner" site. Looking at the GOP in the wake of its divisive, non-focused recent CPAC event, she easily, angrily, and smartly excoriates the (as she calls it) "Party of No (Hope)." I heartily direct you to this well-written, well-thought-out piece, available here…and, as of current planning, Julie (who also posts regularly about Bill O’Reilly’s broadcasting idiocies on the FOX News-watching News Hounds site) is also scheduled to fill in with me as co-host of The Stonecipher Report radio show on March 8 (while Tyler is out of town)…So – look forward to that!

　

The Stonecipher Report Radio Show on the Air Today – Monday, 01-18

Posted By: Michael Sweeney

Jan. 18, 2010

Join us this Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as we present an expanded version of The Stonecipher Report radio show. Tyler and I will hit the airwaves (through the ether and over the Internet) this Monday afternoon at 4 PM (Chicago time) to talk about politics and current events – including my thoughts on the great MLK on his holiday. We will be on until 6:30 PM, and may also be joined by one of our occasional "Progressive Blogosphere on the Air" guests during the second half of that timeslot.

You can catch our show on local broadcast station WHPK-FM, 88.5 in Chicago and also streaming live online at www.whpk.org; just use the "Listen" tab (or the big "We are now STREAMING!" window) at the station's website. Please tune us in if you can!

Special Guest on Late-Night Edition of The Stonecipher Report Radio Show, Tonight (at Midnight) – 12-29 / 12-30

Posted By: Michael Sweeney

Dec. 29, 2009

As you may have noticed, The Stonecipher Report has been available (probably) WAY too much on the radio lately…and, as Tuesday turns into Wednesday later tonight, we’ll be back at it again. At midnight Tuesday, Chicago time (heading into Wednesday, 12-30), we'll be in there for a 3-hour late-night shift, including a special phone-in guest.

Joining us tonight – as the latest participant in our "Progressive Blogosphere on the Air" segment – will be Michael Shay, a Wyoming-based, self-described "proud member of the demonic liberal blogosphere," whose informative site is hummingbirdminds. Among the things we’ll be discussing with him are healthcare reform (a topic he covers regularly from his often-health-professionals-challenged state) AND about being a proud, campaigning "Blue" kinda guy in a strongly "Red" state.

You can hear us on local broadcast station WHPK-FM, 88.5 in Chicago and also live online at www.whpk.org; just use the "Listen" tab (or the big "We are now STREAMING!" window) at the station's website. We made it through some 11 hours of broadcasting (in a period of 27 hours) yesterday and early this morning – so, tune us in (over the air or via the Internet) later to see if we still have stuff to (semi-)cogently jibber-jabber about!