Southpaws

Darren and Jack discuss these topics: California's governor issued a "stay at home" order for 40 million people. Trump officials still do not take the coronavirus pandemic seriously. General Motors and Ford offered help in producing ventilators for hospitals. Trump said he's not ready yet. Four US Senators sold off stocks in the weeks ahead of the coronavirus pandemic. Democrats continued to hold...

Darren and Jack cover these topics: The coronavirus outbreak has caused life to change in the United States. Sports leagues have suspended their seasons, schools have closed, and there's no end in sight. In Michigan, Governor Gretchen Whitmer ordered the closure of all public and private schools for three weeks and has banned all public gatherings of more than 250 people. Trump continues to blame...

Darren and Jack discuss these topics: The coronavirus outbreak has caused panic and hoard buying of supplies from stores. A doctor specializing in the study of coronavirus strains has tips to avoid getting sick. Long lines for voting are reported in Texas and California; two states that closed a lot of polling places. Votes are still being counted in states that Bernie Sanders won. Darren and Jack...

On this week's show, Darren and Jack interviewed investigative journalist Greg Palast. Greg talked about his efforts to shine the light on voter roll purging across the country and his recent court victory against Georgia Governor Brian Kemp. Also, a federal whistleblower said Health and Human Services personnel were not given proper protections while they were in physical contact with coronavirus...

Darren and Jack cover these topics: Darren played audio proof of NBC's anti-Bernie Sanders bias and explained how campaign coverage by the media works. Mike Bloomberg was the target of all the other candidates on stage at Wednesday's debate in Nevada. Bernie Sanders is the only Democratic presidential candidate who said the will of the people, not superdelegates, should be heard. Lindy Li, treasur...

From the vault of Big D Entertainment, here's a classic episode of Southpaws. Originally aired 6-8-2016: This is probably the most important episode of Southpaws aired in the four year history of the show. Darren is joined by WPRR Assistant Program Director Mary Harrington and intern Lauren Yentz. They air a pre-recorded interview that Darren and Lauren conducted with Valeria Romano and Karim Medr...

Darren and Jack return to discuss these topics: Bernie Sanders won the New Hampshire primary, but the corporate media ignored it. Mike Bloomberg is trying to buy the 2020 election. Darren schools an old friend and calls her out for poor shaming people. The American College of Physicians said single payer universal healthcare is the only way to fix the United States healthcare system. Amazon opened...

Darren and Jack discuss the following topics: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) clearly won the Iowa caucus. Why does the delegate count not reflect this? The Democratic Party is trying to screw Sanders...again! Jack wonders why some Sanders supporters don't think that the DNC will try harder to screw Bernie. Shadow, Inc., the developers of the app used to count the caucus tallies in Iowa, was launched b...

***This week's episode is dedicated to the memory of Vernon Michael "Big Mike" Cook, the father of our announcer Kristen Cook. He passed away on January 15, 2020.*** Darren and Jack cover these topics: Could the Trump impeachment be over without witnesses being called? Republicans continue to deny facts. The US State Department banned an NPR reporter from traveling with Secretary of State Mike Pom...

Darren and Jack discuss these topics: The impeachment trial of Donald Trump began in the Senate. Jack is very impressed by Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA). So are many other people. Darren and Jack predict a short trial because of the Senate Republicans. Where are the protests from the left to demand an impartial trial? Centrist conservative Democrats deny and deflect the facts. Bernie Sanders showed proo...

This week, Darren and Jack start the show with an epic Hammer Time segment. Other topics include: Darren blasts union members who call Bernie Sanders a "socialist" while they ironically are members of a socialist group. CNN gets dragged for their anti-Bernie Sanders bias by social media, Fairness And Accuracy In Reporting, and Rolling Stone reporter Matt Taibbi. A new study from the University of...

Jack is on vacation in Florida, so Darren is hosting the show solo this week. Topics include: Iran launched missiles at U.S. air bases in Iraq as "revenge" for the assassination of General Qaddem Soleimani. Trump claimed victory, saying that Iran stood down. A Washington Post fact check showed Trump lied in Wednesday's speech. A former Fox reporter published a claim in her new book that Trump made...

We hope everyone had a terrific New Year. Here are this week's topics: The United States kills an Iranian military commander in a drone attack in Iraq. Iran vows revenge. Darren and Jack discuss how they might try to accomplish this. Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders (I-VT) condemns the military action. Darren predicts that gasoline prices could rise to $4 a gallon if cooler heads don't prevai...

In this special edition of Southpaws, Darren and Jack discuss mental health. A recent study revealed that Grand Rapids, Michigan has the highest depression rate among cities with a population over 1,000,000 in their geographic area. While the study discussed divorce rates, poverty rates, obesity, and other causes of depression, one topic wasn't discussed. Conservatism! Among the top ten depressed...

Darren and Jack cover these topics: The U.S. House of Representatives approved two articles of impeachment against Donald Trump. Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) became the first representative to vote "present" in a vote to approve articles of impeachment. Darren and Jack analyze her justifications and explain how impeachment works. Darren wonders if voters are smart enough to vote for their be...

Jack Prince is off this week, so Darren Gibson cover these topics: Conservatives win a majority in the British Parliament. Two articles of impeachment against Donald Trump go to the full House for a vote. The American Civil Liberties Union National Board of Directors voted to support the Trump impeachment. Nationwide strikes shut down France. The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal to Ken...

Darren and Jack discuss these topics: Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) leads Democratic candidates in a new Los Angeles Times poll. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) leads all other congressional Democrats in third quarter fundraising without taking a penny of corporate or lobbyist money. Chinese 15-year-olds are four full grades ahead of U.S. 15-year-olds in math. How dumb have U.S. cit...

On this special edition of Southpaws, Darren and Jack discuss activism. Why has there been a lack of activism in the United States? Where are the protests? Both Darren and Jack discuss their thoughts on where have all the protesters gone. They also discuss the events where they first became active participants. And the show wraps up with the story of an encounter someone receiving food stamps had...

Darren and Jack discuss these topics: A look at the anniversary of John F. Kennedy's assassination. U.S. ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland testified to Congress that there was a "quid pro quo" regarding Ukraine. Darren and Jack reiterate that Trump officials defying congressional subpoenas should be arrested by U.S. Marshals. Senior Trump official Mina Chang resigned after NBC News...

Darren and Jack discuss these topics: Bolivia's elected president Evo Morales is forced out of office in a right wing military coup over lithium mining. The United States tried to stifle Morales' power as early as 2001. Demonstrators marched in Buenos Aires, Argentina against the coup and in support of Morales and the legitimately elected government. The Chilean government has agreed to write a ne...

Darren and Jack discuss these topics: Former President Barack Obama says progressives should "get over" being "woke". Democrats regain control over both chambers of the Virginia legislature. Democrat Andy Beshear wins the Kentucky governor's race by a slim margin. Republicans, including incumbent governor Matt Bevin, says they'll fight it. Ralph Nader asks why the 99 percent aren't revolting. Darr...

Darren and Jack cover these topics: The U.S. House voted to open an official impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump. Two Democrats voted against the impeachment inquiry while former Republican Justin Amash (I-MI) voted for it. Bernie Sanders picked up the endorsement of Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) in Detroit. Could Democrats look to Hillary Clinton and John Kerry as alternative candidates in case...

Darren and Jack discuss these topics: Hillary Clinton accused Tulsi Gabbard of being a favorite of Russians. Gabbard hit back by calling Clinton "queen of the warmongers." One week later, multiple news organizations are clarifying Clinton's quote by substituting "Republicans" for "Russians." The Kurds pelt U.S. soldiers with rotten food as they leave northern Syria. Turkey and Russia carve up nort...

Darren and Jack discuss these topics: NBC News, New York Magazine, and Boston.com attributed a Bernie Sanders quote to Elizabeth Warren. Was this done by design? White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney admitted to a quid pro quo regarding Trump and Ukraine. The U.S. House of Representatives approved a resolution condemning Trump's removal of U.S. troops in Syria. Democrats walked out of a White H...

Darren and Jack discuss these topics: Turkey invades Syria to engage in ethnic cleansing of Kurds, who are U.S. allies in the war against ISIS/Daesh. Is Trump backstabbing the Kurds in order to take the focus off impeachment? Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) was asked by reporters if it's appropriate for a sitting President to ask a foreign country to investigate political rivals. He never answered the qu...