The Lean to the Left Podcast

Today we’re with Samuel Goodman, an author, speaker, and scientist who uses his education and experience to bring the confluence of science and engineering to important issues of public policy, like climate change. Who is this guy? Is he just another climate change nerd? Or does he have something important to say? We’re about to find out. Dr. Goodman has a phD in chemical engineering and has just...

Smelling blood, the Republican Party is readying a midterm election salvo blasting President Biden for mandating vaccinations, and the Republican National Committee is now trying to fundraise with emotional appeals on that issue. But not all Republicans are playing that cynical game. Take a listen... Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-lean-to-the-left-podcast-...

In this episode, Dr. Jeremy Holland, a sociology professor at Horry Georgetown Technical College in Conway, SC, discusses an effort by The Debt Collective and others to eliminate the onerous burden of student debt that millions of Americans are struggling with each day. Dr. Holland contends that such an action could be taken without increasing the tax burden on most Americans, proposing that the c...

Will our nation ever come together again as it did following the attacks of September 11, 2001? And who are the final casualties of that tragic day? Take a listen to two pieces of commentary from Bob Gatty and CJ Waldron of Not Fake News.biz. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-lean-to-the-left-podcast--4719048/support .

President Biden has stopped pussyfooting around with Covid 19 and took tough action to stop the spread of the deadly virus. It's about time. He said said Americans who refuse to get Covid-19 shots are causing "a lot of damage," are "keeping us from turning the corner," and cannot be permitted to "stand in the way." It's about time. Take a listen. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spr...

Women’s right to control their own bodies is under attack like never before now that the Trump-stacked U.S. Supreme Court has sanctioned a draconian Texas law that creates a system of vigilante injustice for women seeking an abortion. The law posts a $10,000 bounty on women, clinicians, doctors, even cab drivers who in any way help a woman in Texas terminate her pregnancy, no matter the cause And...

Imagine living in a place where religious fanatics make the rules. Imagine a place where women’s rights are suppressed and they are told what they can do with their bodies. Add to that a government that says it represents the people, but suppresses the votes of those who disagree with them, while a fanatical former leader threatens anyone who disagrees with him. Any idea where that is? Take a list...

Today we’re with Morris Pearl. He’s a rich guy. A millionaire, probably many times over. But get this, he thinks rich people like him should pay higher taxes. Why, pray tell does he think that? Why, in fact, has he even co-authored a book that calls for “lessening inequality by taxing rich people?” The book is called “Tax the Rich! How Lies, Loopholes, and Lobbyists Make the Rich Even Richer.” Who...

This episode is narration of Chris Waldron's commentary on NotFakeNews.biz, "Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot." The term Whiskey Tango Foxtrot derives from a military term describing circumstances gone completely awry (what the f*ck). This would certainly apply to the state of our country at this present time. With half the population believing lies over facts, a pandemic that has a means of prevention tha...

Our nation has been experiencing the impact of extreme weather conditions…fires in California…extreme heat and drought in the West…and now Hurricane Ida ripping through Louisiana and other southern states…and who knows what else is in store for us. After all, the Earth just experienced its hottest month on record. The other day, climate scientists released a new report on the roasting of the plane...

In this episode, Lean to the Left rips Biden's critics, especially the Republicans, a new one for jumping all over the president for the evacuation of Afghanistan. Bottom line: He got us out of that ugly war as promised, and he deserves credit, not incoming flak. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-lean-to-the-left-podcast--4719048/support .

“America is not a racist country”. It is a sentiment expressed by Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and echoed by Vice President Kamala Harris. Pretty much everyone agrees that, despite many having racist beliefs, our country, by and large, does not support racism. So, why is right wing media ramping up the racist rhetoric? In a word: Fear. That's the view of Not Fake News.biz writer Chris Waldron in commenta...

The Republican slimebalms in Congress are crawling all over Joe Biden, calling for him to resign or be impeached over the Afghanistan tragedy. The hypocrisy is incredible, says Not Fake News writer Chris Waldron, in this episode. Take a listen. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-lean-to-the-left-podcast--4719048/support .

A right wing South Carolina politician says President Biden should name Donald Trump as his special envoy to manage the Afghanistan pullout. The guy's name is Russell Fry. He's a SC state representative who is challenging Rep. Tom Rice (R-SC-7) in the Republican primary. He's going after the pretty much do-nothing Congressman because he had pangs of conscience and voted to impeach Trump for inciti...

We’re speaking with Matt Nisenoff, founder of Politipod, a cool, funny and informative podcast that focuses on politics. And so, in this episode, Matt and Lean to the Left's Bob Gatty take a somewhat irreverent look at key developments in today's news. The discussion ranges from the tragedy of Afghanistan, to Covid and the anti-vaxers, Trump, the Jan. 6th insurrection, pandering senators, nutcase...

What if you're a registered sex offender for acts you did many years ago and now, you're elderly and infirm. You've been in the hospital for more than two months with Covid, and your hospitalization has run out. The doctors want to discharge you, but you have no place to go. That's where Timothy Poore and his company, ATP HealthCare in Florida, come in. And he's our guest on this show. Timothy’s f...

The other day in a Not Fake News blog and subsequent podcast, I blasted Trump for suggesting that Biden is pushing for booster shots because that would help the pharm companies make a lot of money. I said then that his message is exactly what the anti-vaxers want to hear and you can bet that it’ll be added to their excuses for not getting their shots and for putting everybody else’s health at risk...

New Jersey climate expert Dr. Marjorie Kaplan, in this episode co-hosted by former NJ Gov. and U.S. Rep. Jim Florio, stresses the urgency of action to combat climate change, responding to the recent UN Report that warns that time is running out. Dr. Kaplan manages the portfolio of the Rutgers Climate Institute, developing and managing research, outreach and education on understanding the climate s...

I read today that Donald Trump said he is very proud of the Covid-19 vaccinations, of course taking credit for them, and that he would “love it” if more people got vaccinated. But then, typical Trump, he went on to suggest that the reason President Biden is calling for booster shots eight months after people received their second Pfizer or Moderna vaccinations is just so the pharmaceutical compani...

Today we’re addressing the horrific situation in Afghanistan with two pieces of commentary from two different writers at Not Fake News.biz. In the first, author Mark M. Bello points out that the origin of the American troop pullout that is taking place was with defeated President Donald Trump, but now the Republican politicians are jumping all over President Biden for following through. Then, we’l...

The topic today is “Critical Race Theory,” or CRT, and the controversy surrounding the teaching of the true history of our country and its racist past. White parents are rebelling, some red states and school districts are banning the teaching of CRT, and on social media the comments are vitriolic. Several facebook groups have been established to protest CRT teaching, with total membership of those...

Hey guys, I’ve got a double header, a twin killing, for you today, both from blogs on Not Fake News.biz written by my pal, Chris Waldron. The first is “Donald Trump Returns to the White House—Not,” which points out that today, August 13, is the day that the conspiracy theorists said Biden would be removed from the White House in handcuffs and Trump would be “reinstated” as president. Well, My Pill...

Welcome. I’m Bob Gatty with Mark M. Bello, renowned social justice lawyer and author of riveting ripped-from-the-headline novels covering some of the major issues of our times. we’re speaking with Minnesota trial lawyer Mike Bryant, and a major focus of the episode involved sexual abuse cases involving the Catholic Church in which he’s been involved as an attorney. One of Mark’s novels, Betrayal o...

With Republican leaders in Covid-19 hotspots crusading against vaccination and mask mandates and cheering low vax rates, what may have been dismissed as simple political opportunism has become much worse than that. It's become deadly. Here are four examples of Republican leaders who can be held responsible. They represent many others who continue to play politics with this deadly virus. Become a s...

This is the kickoff episode of Lean to the Left, the new name for our previous podcast, NFN Radio News. Thanks for checking us out. You know, the Republicans have been trying to blame President Biden for the recent surge in gasoline prices, so I figured we needed to see if that was really true. Could the president and his policies be to blame? So, who better to turn to than Jack Kerfoot, a scienti...