The Leslie Marshall Show

Today's guest hosts are Edwith Theogene and Charlotte Hancock, Organizing Director and Communications Director for Generation Progress. During today's episode, they discuss how the upcoming 2020 election will look a little different than elections in years past given the additional challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic—for example, some states have expanded vote by mail options, some have made...

Leslie is first joined by Vijay Limaye, Advisor to the NRDC Action Fund, whose mission is to build political support for protecting the planet and its people. The two discuss the unprecedented wildfires on the west coast, as well as a new blog on how President Trump is worsening the planet's climate crisis. The piece is written by NRDC President Gina McCarthy, and is titled, "Trump Fans Flames of...

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His new show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET. Brad is first joined by Kate Ackley Zeller, Senior Reporter fo...

Leslie is joined by Scott Paul, President of the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM), a partnership established by some of America’s leading manufacturers and the United Steelworkers union. For over a decade, Mr. Paul and AAM have worked to make American manufacturing a top-of-mind issue for voters and our national leaders through effective advocacy, innovative research, and a savvy public r...

Today's guest host is Brent J. Cohen, Executive Director for Generation Progress. On today’s show, Brent talks about an important piece of legislation that’s currently making its way through Congress—the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2019, more commonly known as the MORE Act. At a high level, this piece of legislation would officially remove marijuana from the list of f...

Leslie begins the show by giving her take on today's news in her 'Ripped from the Headlines' news segment. She's then joined by Michael Isikoff, Chief Investigative Correspondent for Yahoo News and Co-Host of the 'Skullduggery' Podcast with Daniel Klaidman. Season 2 of Michael's other Yahoo News Podcast, 'Conspiracyland,' begins being released next week.  Look for more details on that by follow Mi...

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His new show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET. Brad is first joined by Shawn Zeller, Deputy Editor of CQ Maga...

Leslie is joined by Tom Conway, President of the United Steelworkers (USW). They discuss how the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the federal agency responsible for protecting workers’ rights, has done the opposite under President Trump by becoming an avenue for silencing workers’ voices and defending corporations. Leslie and Tom detail the union-busting tactics of President Trump's NLRB, wh...

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET. Brad is joined by three special guests to analyze and compare this...

Today's guest hosts are Brent J. Cohen and Charlotte Hancock, Executive Director and Communications Director for Generation Progress. On today’s show, they come back to a conversation from one of their first shows after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic and the resulting economic crisis took hold in the U.S. The student debt crisis has been a crisis long before the pandemic started, but it has long...

Leslie is joined by Brad Bannon, who runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. They share, and give their reaction to, the most talked about highlights from the first day of the 2020 Democratic National Convention.

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET. Brad is joined by three special guests to discuss the beginning of...

First, Leslie gives her take on the latest news of the day in her 'Ripped from the Headlines' segment. Here are the stories that she covered: 1. AXIOS: "National Governors Association leaders express concern over Trump's unemployment order" 2. Axios-Ipsos poll: 1 in 2 has a personal connection to COVID-19 3. AUDIO: "Trump claims he would have not called for Obama to resign over 160,000 virus death...

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His new show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET. Brad is first joined by John Nichols, the National Political C...

Today's guest hosts are Brent J. Cohen and Edwith Theogene, Executive Director and Organizing Director for Generation Progress. During today's episode, they discuss how school districts across the country are prepping for (or already in the thick of) back-to-school season. This year will look different for many schools as they attempt to navigate the threat posed by the pandemic—which has loomed e...

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His new show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET. Brad is first joined by Paul Lisnek, a multi-Emmy, Cablefax, T...

Leslie begins the show with her 'Ripped from the Headlines' news segment. Here are the stories she covers during the segment: 1. WASHINGTON POST: "Postal Service backlog sparks worries that ballot delivery could be delayed in November" 2. AUDIO: President Obama yesterday, while delivering a eulogy for the late Congressman and Voting Rights Leader John Lewis, talks about how Lewis devoted his time...

Leslie begins the show by giving her take on the latest news in 'Ripped from the Headlines.' Here are the stories that she commented on: 1. AUDIO: Attorney General Bill Barr tells House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler that he's discussed President Trump's re-election effort with him, but declines to elaborate when questioned about it 2. AUDIO: Rep. Cedric Richmond tells Barr that when he took over...

Leslie takes the 'Montreal Cognitive Assessment' on air.  This is the test that President Trump bragged about passing to Fox News' Chris Wallace during a recent interview. The test is frequently used by relatives, caregivers and medical professionals to test if someone is in cognitive decline. Then, Leslie is joined by David Pepper, Chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party. The two discuss whether Tr...

Today's guest hosts are Brent J. Cohen and Charlotte Hancock, Executive Director and Communications Director for Generation Progress. In the year 2020, you could be forgiven for thinking the debate on the existence of climate change is settled and over.  In a way, you’d be right—97 percent of scientists agree that climate change is happening and that human activity is responsible for it. But the d...

Leslie is joined by Maria Somma, Organizing Director for the United Steelworkers (USW). They discuss how Covid-19 has shined a spotlight on the devastating economic inequality in the United States, revealing low wages and a lack of access to affordable health care for many front-line, essential workers like food service workers, grocery clerks, delivery drivers and more. This daily risk and poor c...

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His new show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET. Brad is first joined by Colonel Cedric Leighton, Founder and P...

Leslie begins the show with her 'Ripped from the Headlines' news segment. Here are the stories she covers during the segment: 1. Oregon Public Broadcasting/The Washington Post: "Federal Law Enforcement Use Unmarked Vehicles To Grab Protesters Off Portland Streets" 2. The Daily Beast: "U.S. Shatters Coronavirus Record—Again—With 77,000 New Cases in One Day" 3. Forbes: "New IHME Model Projects More...

Leslie is joined by Scott Paul, President of the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM), a partnership established by some of America’s leading manufacturers and the United Steelworkers union. For over a decade, Mr. Paul and AAM have worked to make American manufacturing a top-of-mind issue for voters and our national leaders through effective advocacy, innovative research, and a savvy public r...

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET. Brad is first joined by Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo, a Senior Scholar at th...