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Darren is joined by Jack Prince this week to discuss these topics: The January 6 Committee continues to get to the truth about what happened in the lead up to the Capitol riots. Trump's outside advisors wanted him to issue an executive order calling for the National Guard to seize voting machines across the country. Trump's outside advisors argued and exchanged insults with White House lawyers. Pa...

This week, Darren discussed these topics: Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated at a campaign event in Japan. Seven people are dead and over two dozen more injured after a mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois on Independence Day. Darren read some biographical information about the deceased victims of the shooting. The shooter, a Trump supporter, contemplated a second shoot...

Darren is joined by Jack Prince to discuss these topics: The latest January 6 Committee hearing was full of surprises as former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson talked about steering wheels and broken plates. More importantly, she said that Trump wanted armed people in the crowd to come into his rally because they weren't coming for him. A man in Cedar Rapids, Iowa drove his pickup truck...

This week: Darren gave an update on his health, including surgery to remove what is now confirmed kidney cancer. The U.S. Supreme Court was busy dismantling the Constitution this week, including limiting remedies under Miranda and the Fifth Amendment, expanding the Second Amendment, and overturning Roe v Wade. Darren called for a national general strike by everyone, especially women, until Roe is...

This is a special episode of Southpaws recorded live to tape in front of an audience at the 10th Anniversary Listener Appreciation Party. Darren Gibson and Jack Prince were joined by Katy J., who is making her first appearance on the show since July 2017. These topics were discussed: Darren and Jack give a brief history of the show. A Michigan Court of Claims judge issued an injunction against the...

Darren Gibson discussed these topics: Grand Rapids, Michigan police officer Christopher Schurr was charged with second degree murder for shooting Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head and killing him. Kent County, Michigan Prosecutor Chris Becker (R) explained that a 1991 Michigan Supreme Court ruling kept him from adding a charge of felony use of a firearm against Schurr. Michigan Republican gube...

Darren and Jack discuss these topics: Gasoline hits $5 a gallon in Michigan. Darren wonders when we're going to stand up to the rich. Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidates who were thrown off the primary ballot because of fake signatures have lost their appeals in court. Another mass shooting; this time in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Conservatives care more about their guns than they do dead children....

Darren and Jack discuss these topics: 19 children and 2 adults are dead after yet another school shooting in the U.S., this time in Uvalde, Texas. What will it take for Republicans to get on board with gun control laws? More primary elections were held on Tuesday. Trump supported candidates had a bad night in Georgia. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) survived the primary against several challeng...

Darren and Jack discuss these topics: Several states had primary elections on May 17. We covered some of the results. The Pennsylvania Republican Senate primary between Dr. Mehmet Oz and former hedge fund manager David McCormick is too close to call, while progressive John Fetterman won the Democratic Senate primary. Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano will, by his own a...

Darren and Jack discuss these topics: The President of the United Arab Emirates passed away. Establishment Democrats look out for each other. Even those who don’t believe in a woman’s right to end a pregnancy. What’s the difference between a pro-life Democrat and an anti-abortion Republican? Darren and Jack say there’s no difference. A Wisconsin anti-choice organization had their offices vandalize...

Darren and Jack discuss these topics: Most of the hour is consumed discussing the threat to abortion rights in the United States with the leak of a draft opinion written by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito that would overturn Roe v Wade. Women better fight like hell starting right now to preserve their rights. Darren lists what other rights could be next on the chopping block with this conservat...

Darren and Jack discuss these topics: Jack attended the funeral for Patrick Lyoya, the Black man shot in the back of the head by a Grand Rapids Police officer during a traffic stop. Grand Rapids Police confirm that Christopher Schurr was the officer who shot Lyoya. Why are Grand Rapids media outlets not digging deeper into the Patrick Lyoya shooting? A New York judge has fined Donald Trump $10,000...

Darren and Jack discuss these topics: Two legal experts examined videos of a Grand Rapids, Michigan police officer shooting Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head and killing him. They both agree that the officer could have avoided the shooting. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said she would take up the Patrick Lyoya case if she was asked to by Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker. The Grand R...

Darren and Jack discuss these topics: Grand Rapids, Michigan Police release footage of an officer shooting a Black man over improper license plates. Jack wonders where the outrage from the Black community is. Two suspects in the plot to kidnap and murder Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) were found not guilty. The jury deadlocked on two others. Darren and Jack call on Michigan Attorney Genera...

Darren and Jack discuss these topics: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to become the first Black female U.S. Supreme Court Justice. Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI) announced his retirement from Congress after his district was redrawn. A Grand Rapids, Michigan police officer shot and killed a motorist earlier this week. Grand Rapids Police have been ordered not to release...

Darren and Jack discuss these topics: Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Academy Awards. We break down several facets of this topic. Ukraine goes on the offensive against Russia, blowing up an important oil depot. Anonymous is hacking printers in Russia to disseminate the truth about Vladimir Putin and the war against Ukraine. A Texas librarian was fired for refusing to remove a book from the li...

This is a very special edition of Southpaws. On this episode, Darren and Jack discuss the First Amendment. They break down the different portions of the amendment and discuss some of the things the amendment covers and some of the things not covered.

Darren and Jack discuss these topics: The latest on Russia's invasion of Ukraine. A restatement that increasing gas prices are a result of corporate greed, not oil embargoes or President Biden. With increased prices on nearly everything, why haven't wages increased? The rich plunder natural resources, including your labor. The effort to unionize Starbucks locations has moved into Grand Rapids, Mic...

Darren and Jack discuss these topics: Former Attorney General William Barr said he would vote for Donald Trump in 2024 if he got the Republican nomination. Many U.S. based businesses are withdrawing from Russia. President Biden announced that the U.S. would stop importing Russian oil. Gas price increases are a result of rich people’s greed, not from stopping Russian oil imports. Michigan is surrou...

This week: Darren and Jack discuss President Biden’s State Of The Union address. Former Michigan State House Speaker Lee Chatfield (R) is accused of sexual assault by his sister-in-law. And Michigan congressional candidate Tom Norton (R) may have violated election laws by not filing disclosures on time. He said that it’s not the government’s business. We look back at his rocky tenure as the villag...

Darren and Jack cover these topics: Russia invaded Ukraine. Ukraine told all men ages 18 to 60 that they were not allowed to leave the country, as they’re expected to fight. Some Ukrainian men living elsewhere have returned to fight for their country. Russians seized the Chernobyl nuclear plant, which is the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster. Why? Vladimir Putin continues to lie to justif...

Darren and Jack cover these topics: Voters recalled three members of the San Francisco School Board this week, in part over school closings during the pandemic. Conservatives are framing their message as parental concerns when the reality is that it’s partisan politics as usual. Conservatives don’t care about your children; they care about controlling everyone and everything. Progressives need to...

Katy Steele is off this week, so Darren and Jack cover these topics: The United States Air Force is accused of lying about the seriousness of PFAS contamination at the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda, Michigan. We have a long history of poisoning others and ourselves in the name of profit. Some Canadian truck drivers have blocked access to the Ambassador Bridge that connects Detroit to W...

Katy Steele is off this week, so Darren and Jack cover these topics: Darren updated listeners on some health issues that may affect the show. Michigan officials issued a beef consumption advisory after PFAS was discovered in beef from a Hartland, MI farm. The cattle were fed crops grown on the farm that were fertilized with biosolids containing PFAS. More musicians remove their music from Spotify...

While Jack and Katy are off this week, Darren is joined by guest co-host Peter Ricketson. They discussed these topics: Neil Young removed his music from Spotify in protest of the streaming service airing Joe Rogan’s Covid lies. Darren hired and immediately fired his urologist because the doctor asked him, “Why are leftists against free speech when it comes to mask and vaccine mandates?” A Massachu...