Virtually Speaking

Sept 8, 2013 - Political satirist Culture of Truth bases The Bobblespeak Translations on the Sunday Talk Shows — usually Meet The Press — then creates the 'most ridiculous moment' for Virtually Speaking Sundays. We create a separate podcast and post the copy at VirtuallySpeaking.us

RJ Eskow & Cliff Schecter talk with Jay Ackroyd about the impact of Obama initiating Congressional support for Syria; Grand Bargain and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) debate; how the creation of the Frankenstein of the Tea Party is now threatening a huge number of Republicans and how this might tie into Syria and Medicaid; and the importance of language and messaging. Plus political satire from Culture of Truth. Jay Ackroyd moderates. Follow @CliffSchecter @RJEskow @JayAckroyd @Bobblespeak

Who are 'we the people'?  How might clear majorities of people prevail given that all the electeds (mostly) are against us?  Dave Johnson, Gaius Publius, Stuart Zechman and Jay Ackroyd consider the political environment often described as left, right, center and the inverse relationship between the views of the people with power and the general populace. For example, large majorities in both Republican-supporting voters and Dem-supporting voters favor No Cuts  to Education, Medicare and Social Security. How do we bring this popular coalition together in a way that wins? What are our best strategies for doing that?

In advance of the upcoming IPCC release. Roger Pielke, Jr., Prof of environmental studies at the Center for Science and Technology Policy Research at the University of Colorado at Boulder talks with host Alan Boyle climate policy, and whether new assessments might make any difference and what a warming world might look like.Background http://www.nbcnews.com/science/experts-get-set-write-next-chapter-climate-change-saga-pielke-8C11071778http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-29/global-warming-slowdown-data-sought-in-un-climate-report.htmlFollow @B0yle @RogerPielkeJr

Sept 1, 2013 - Political satirist Culture of Truth bases The Bobblespeak Translations on the Sunday Talk Shows — usually Meet The Press — then creates the 'most ridiculous moment' for Virtually Speaking Sundays. We create a separate podcast and post the copy at VirtuallySpeaking.us

Marcy Wheeler & Dave Waldman discuss current events — this week in #gunfail #Syria Congress & AUMF — with Jay Ackroyd. Plus satire from Culture of Truth. Follow @emptywheel @kagrox @jayackroyd @bobblespeak Links and more at http://virtuallyspeaking.us/virtually-speaking-sundays/2013/8/30/marcy-wheeler-dave-waldman-vs-sundays

Jay talks with NYC City Council candidate Debra Cooper. From http://www.debracooper2013.com: Democratic State Committeewoman Debra Cooper has been an effective women’s leader, progressive neighborhood activist, a tenacious fighter for health care and has worked together with West Side leaders fighting for economic and social justice and to make our community stronger and life better on the Upper West Side.  Now she is ready to be our strong voice on the City Council, listening to our concerns and fighting for the values, needs and priorities of the Upper West Side.

Mary Donnelly's book — Boy's Don't Lie —   the tale of the second power pop revolution: the brief interval of fresh air between the death of overblown disco and the advent of MTV and the synthesizer-based bands that prospered there. Told through the history of Shoes, an unusual and influential musical group.

Aug 25, 2013 - Political satirist Culture of Truth bases The Bobblespeak Translations on the Sunday Talk Shows — usually Meet The Press — then creates the 'most ridiculous moment' for Virtually Speaking Sundays. We create a separate podcast and post the copy at VirtuallySpeaking.us.

Joan McCarter & Avedon Carol discuss. Jay Ackroyd moderates. Plus political satire from Culture of Truth. Follow @JoanMcCarter @Avedon_Says @JayAckroyd @Bobblespeak

While attending the 2013 Netroots Nation conference, Gaius Publius - contributing editor of AmericaBlog and member of the virtually speaking Sunday media panel — conducted seven interviews under the heading Five Questions.In this 20 minute podcast — first published at AmericaBlog — Gaius talks with investigative journalist — and long standing member of the virtually speaking Sunday media panel — Marcy Wheeler aboutwaning U.S. power and an emerging new political order — which she identifies as “neofeudalism.”  He asks how the climate crisis might play out in the next 10 years or so, and — finally — about her own future as a blogger.Read Marcy at Emptywheel.net Follow @emptywheel @gaius_publius

Kevin Murphy - speechwriter, ghostwriter, researcher, editor, and advisor to progressive campaigns and political organizations, talks wth host Jay Ackroyd. They talk about 1920s progressve context, thought and action and how progressives became liberals. Kevin blogs at Ghost in the Machine. Follow @KCM74 Uphill All the Way

Aug 18, 2013 - Political satirist Culture of Truth bases The Bobblespeak Translations on the Sunday Talk Shows — usually Meet The Press — then creates the 'most ridiculous moment' for Virtually Speaking Sundays. We create a separate podcast and post the copy at VirtuallySpeak.us

Political & social commentators Dave Johnson and Gaius Publius compare notes from their observations, investigations and considerations of the past week. Culture of Truth satirizes the Sunday Morning talk shows. Jay Ackroyd moderates. Follow @Gaius_Publius @DCJohnson @JayAckroyd @BobblespeakThis week:NSA and the Gellman revelations — The next NSA bombshellEgypt, where things stand and how they got thereU.S. ties to the Egyptian militaryThe state of The State and who runs itLessons from Snowden and whistleblowing as wave of the futureBackground and source reading at VirtuallySpeaking.USThe VS Media Panel: Avedon Carol, Cliff Schecter, Dave Dayen, Dave Johnson, Dave Waldman, Digby, Gaius Publius, Joan McCarter, Marcy Wheeler & Stuart Zechman.  

The fast food workers movement and the $15 minimum wage .... Jay talks with Greg Basta, Deputy Director New York Communities for Change.   Follow @NYChange @JayAckroyd