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Ring of Fire Radio with Farron Cousins

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Ring of Fire is a podcast hosted by Farron Cousins that began as a radio show in 2004 by Mike Papantonio. The show focuses on exposing corporate fat cats, polluters and media spinmeisters. Members get bonus content commercial free! [Become a Member today!](/ringoffire/join)

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May 28, 2025

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Episodes

Episode 394: The Effect of Trump's Poor Performance at the G 20 Summit and How a Progressive Voting Wave is Hitting the Country 14.07.2017

John Nichols from The Nation Magazine will join us to discuss the rise of a strong progressive electoral wave that’s sweeping the country. And Heather “Digby” Parton from Salon, will be here to help me recap the biggest stories of the week!

Episode 393: "Best of Show" Blow it all up Billionaires and Flashback to The Gorsuch Hearings 07.07.2017

Investigative Reporter and New York Times Best Selling Author, Vicky Ward will be here to discuss her amazing new piece, “The Blow-It-All-Up Billionaires.” Ari Berman, from The Nation, will give us his analysis on the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearings on Supreme Court Nominee, Neil Gorsuch. We'll be back next week with a brand new show!

Episode 392: World Without America and Healthcare Plan Looks at 4th and Long 30.06.2017

Heather Hurlburt will join us to explain the devastating effects of President Trump’s diplomatic strategy with our allies. And Heather “Digby” Parton from Salon, will be here to help me recap the biggest stories of the week!

Episode 391: Republican's Remain Galvanized, Tax Cuts for a Generation in Healthcare Bill 23.06.2017

Former acting administrator at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Andy Slavitt, will join us to discuss why Trump Care is nothing more than a secret tax bonanza for the rich. Finally, Heather “Digby” Parton from Salon, will be here to help me recap some of the election results from earlier in the week! Subscribe to our podcast to get the full show. Just go to www.rofpodcast.com sign u...

Episode 390: Trump Failing His Own Class; Republican House Whip Shot: Semi-Automatic Gun Involved 16.06.2017

Investigative Journalist, David Dayen, will join us to discuss how President Trump doesn’t make the grade when it comes to getting his homework done. And Heather “Digby” Parton from Salon, will be here to help me recap the biggest stories of the week!

Episode 389: Payday Lenders Want Free Pass, Hearings Recap 09.06.2017

Karl Frisch from Allied Progress will explain how a provision in the Financial Choice Act would “obliterate” any effort to reign in the predatory payday lending industry. And Heather “Digby” Parton from Salon, will be here to help me recap the biggest stories of the week! Subscribe to our podcast to get the full show. Just go to www.rofpodcast.com sign up!

Episode 388: States Bearing Cost of Opioid Epidemic 02.06.2017

America’s Lawyer Mike Papantonio, will be in studio to talk about the opioid epidemic and how his firm is working with state Attorney Generals to help recoup the tremendous cost associated with these painkillers while Big Pharma enjoys record profits. And Heather “Digby” Parton from Salon, will be here to help me recap the biggest stories of the week! Subscribe to our podcast to get the full show....

Episode 387: Trump Tripping, How Terrorism is Financed 26.05.2017

Counter-terrorism expert and attorney, Gavriel Mairone (May- Rone) will discuss the terrorist attack in Manchester this week and how he’s fighting in the courtroom to cut the funding that promotes terrorism. And Heather “Digby” Parton from Salon, will be here to help me recap Trump's Trip overseas.

Episode 386: Trump's Comey Problem, Why Deficits can be a Good Thing 19.05.2017

Economist Dean Baker will join us to explain why a progressive running for office on the premise of reducing the deficit is a big mistake for regaining control of Congress and eventually the White House. And Heather “Digby” Parton will be here to help me recap the week of madness involving the Trump Whitehouse. Subscribe to our podcast to get the full show. Just go to www.rofpodcast.com sign up!

Episode 385: FBI Director Fired, FCC Helping Big Media 12.05.2017

Investigative Journalist, David Dayen, will explain how Donald Trump is making big media companies even bigger. And Heather “Digby” Parton will be here to help me recap the big stories from this past week. Subscribe to our podcast to get the full show. Just go to www.rofpodcast.com sign up!

Episode 384: The Legal Episode from Las Vegas! 05.05.2017

Today on Ring of Fire, We’ll hear interviews from last week’s trip to Las Vegas, where I covered the Mass Torts Made Perfect Spring Convention at The Wynn Hotel. Farron Cousins, from Ring of Fire Online, will be here later in the show to get us up to date on the stories he’s been covering for Ring of Fire Online. And Michael Brooks from The Majority Report will be here to rundown some of the bigge...

Episode 383: "Best of" Hate Crimes on The Rise 28.04.2017

Mark Potok from the Southern Poverty Law Center will talk about the rising incidents of anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim violence in our country

Episode 382: Can You Throw Someone Off a Plane? 21.04.2017

America’s Lawyer, Mike Papantonio, will join us to discuss the legality of pulling the now famous United Airlines Passenger of a plane and the much bigger problem of airline deregulation. And Heather “Digby” Parton will be here to help me recap the big stories from this past week.

Episode 381: Trump Wants to Cut Social Security; Shingles Vaccine and What You Need to Know 13.04.2017

Alex Lawson from Social Security Works will tell us about President Trump’s plan to gut Social Security. The Nation’s Zoe Carpenter will explain why Trump is a bigger threat to the environment than we thought. And attorney Troy Bouk will tell us about the dangers that have been associated with the shingles vaccine known as Zostavax. Subscribe to our podcast to get the full show. Just go to www.rof...

Episode 380: Jared Kushner To Bring Peace in The Middle East? LOL!!! 07.04.2017

Josh Holland, from the Nation, on the strategy to filibuster Supreme Court Nominee, Neil Gorsuch And Heather “Digby” Parton will be here to talk Jared Kushner's trip to Iraq. Subscribe to our podcast to get the full show. Just go to www.rofpodcast.com sign up!

Episode 379: High Drug Prices Explained; Republican's Lame Legislation Efforts 31.03.2017

Investigative Journalist, David Dayen, will join us to uncover the hidden monopolies that raise drug prices. And Heather “Digby” Parton will be here to help me recap the big stories from this past week. Subscribe to our podcast to get the full show. Just go to www.rofpodcast.com sign up!

Episode 378: Listen Liberal's Thomas Frank and What We Learned in the Comey Hearings 24.03.2017

We’ll catch up with The Great Thomas Frank, and get his thoughts on what it’s like living in the Age of Trump. And Michael Brooks from The Majority Report will be here to rundown some of the biggest news stories of the week.

Episode 377: Miserable Roll Out of Trumpcare, Vault 7 Document Dump 17.03.2017

Ring of Fire Contributor, Josh Gay, will join Mike Papantonio to talk about the latest Wikileak document dump known as “Vault 7.” And Sam Seder and Heather “Digby” Parton will be here to recap the big stories from this past week.

Episode 376: The Deregulation Scam; Trump's Stunning Accusation 10.03.2017

Investigative Journalist David Dayen, will fill us in on a couple of big stories he’s been writing about involving the real purpose behind deregulation. Ring of Fire Online’s, Farron Cousins will join us to talk about some of the big Trump Stories of the week. Subscribe to our podcast to get the full show. Just go to www.rofpodcast.com sign up!

Episode 375: Russia Debate, Media Gets Trump Congressional Address Wrong 03.03.2017

“America’s Lawyer” Mike Papantonio will join me to give us his take on the recent attempt by the Trump Administration to crack down on leaks. Heather “Digby” Parton will help analyze Trump’s address to Congress from earlier in the week. Subscribe to our podcast to get the full show. Just go to www.rofpodcast.com sign up!

Episode 374: Town Hall Success, E Cig Devices Exploding, Climate Change Linked to Terrorism 24.02.2017

Farron Cousins from Ring of Fire Online fills in for Sam Seder, Pap, and RFK Jr. Author CJ Werleman will explain how Trump’s climate change denial will lead to a spike in global terrorism. And attorney Andy McGraw will tell us why the batteries on e-cigarettes are exploding and disfiguring consumers. Subscribe to our podcast to get the full show. Just go to www.rofpodcast.com sign up!

Episode 373: Mike Papantonio on the Opioid Epidemic and Republican's Plan to Slash FEMA Funding 17.02.2017

Nathalie Baptiste will be here to talk about her latest piece in Mother Jones outlining how Republican plan to slash FEMA Funding. Mike Papantonio will join us to discuss the problem with opioids in the country and we’ll ask him about his latest legal victory over Dupont. Subscribe to our podcast to get the full show. Just go to www.rofpodcast.com sign up!

Episode 372: Trump's Gift to Wall Street, Warren Won't Be Silenced 10.02.2017

Securities Attorney, Peter Mougey, will join us to discuss President Trump’s attack on financial regulations and the devastating effect it could have on mom and pop investors. And Heather “Digby” Parton will join us to help make sense of another crazy week under President Donald Trump.

Episode 371: Is Trump's Immigration Order Legal? 03.02.2017

America's Lawyer, Mike Papantonio, breaks down Trump's Immigration Order. Faiz Shakir, National Director of the ACLU, will join us to discuss Senator Jeff Sessions’s appointment as Attorney General, and how the ACLU plans to challenge Trump’s executive order barring citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the US for a period of 90 days.

Episode 370: First Week of Trump; SCOTUS Short List 27.01.2017

Ian Millhiser from Think Progress will give us the “short list” of judges being considered for The Supreme Court, and the list doesn’t look good folks. Heather “Digby” Parton, from Salon, will be here to help me rundown the biggest news stories you may have missed… Subscribe to our podcast to get the full show. Just go to www.rofpodcast.com sign up!

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