The Nicole Sandler Show is broadcast live weekdays 5-6pm Eastern at nicolesandler.com, featuring interviews with newsmakers and commentary about the news of the day.

It's Leap Day and the presidential race is getting more insane by the day. Nicole Sandler speaks with media strategist and trainer Joel Silberman about the latest from the crazy train.

In hour two, Nicole welcomes Benjamin Dixon from his show to hers to talk about #OscarsSoWhite, #BlackLivesMatter, #FeeltheBern and more

Direct download: 20160229_Nicole_Sandler_Show_-The_Great_Leap_Forward.mp3
Category:news and politics -- posted at: 10:48am MST

Today's show is late due to some technical problems on Nicole's end... but better late than ever. Julianna Forlano helps Nicole recap last night's GOP Debate and the Chris Matthews Debacle. Plus, Flashback Friday with Little Steven from 2008.

Direct download: 20160226_Nicole_Sandler_Show_-A_Future_We_Can_Believe_In.mp3
Category:news and politics -- posted at: 7:12pm MST

Nothing is as it seems in Primary-land. Today, Nicole Sandler discusses the political state of the union with author and professor Harvey J. Kaye, and Blue America's Howie Klein.

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Category:news and politics -- posted at: 11:01am MST

Nicole Sandler discusses the results of the NV GOP caucus which saw Trump winning with 46% of the vote! Fellow FloriDUHian Deborah Newell is back with some stories from the FloriDUH files. Huffington Post's Ryan Grim tells us about the still-growing heroin epidemic in the US and how DC isn't helping.

Direct download: 20160224_Nicole_Sandler_Show_-Starfuckers.mp3
Category:news and politics -- posted at: 11:22am MST

The GOP has its NV caucus tonight, while the Dems have moved on to SC and the pundits are declaring Bernie's campaign DOA. Not so fast! Today, Nicole Sandler welcomes Gaius Publius to discuss what happened in Vegas that shall not stay in Vegas. And the Gliberal Goddesses gather in hour two, when things went off the rails!

Direct download: 20160223_Nicole_Sandler_Show_-Frayed_Nerves.mp3
Category:news and politics -- posted at: 10:58am MST

It's a new week. Today, Joel Silberman returns from a week away to give us his take on the latest news from the campaign trail. And we'll check in with a political operative, David Keith, to see what he can tell us from the field.

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Category:news and politics -- posted at: 10:53am MST

Nicole Sandler wraps up another week with a  busy show! Progressive consultant & strategist Mike Lux weighs in on the Democratic divide, and Julianna Forlano brings the snark!

Direct download: 20160219_Nicole_Sandler_Show_-Truth_Matters.mp3
Category:news and politics -- posted at: 10:34am MST

The attacks on Bernie Sanders have begun - and they're coming from both sides of the aisle! Today, Nicole exposes a new World's Biggest Asshole from the media. Driftglass and Howie Klein both guest to speak truth to power.

Direct download: 20160218_Nicole_Sandler_Show_-Change_Ahead.mp3
Category:news and politics -- posted at: 11:01am MST

We're back up on YouTube today! Nicole welcomes Deborah Newell back for another edition of Oy Floriduh. Fred Clarkson has been analyzing the Religious Right for over 30 years, and just published a new study on The Religious Freedom Strategy of the Christian Right. Plus we're feeling the bern!

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Category:news and politics -- posted at: 10:38am MST

Tonight Nicole takes her daughter to her first Springsteen concert! She did her best to contain her excitement during today's show, which featured Donna Smith of "Sicko" fame, now executive director of Progressive Democrats of America, and @GottaLaff too!

Direct download: 20160216_Nicole_Sandler_Show_-Rites_of_Passage.mp3
Category:news and politics -- posted at: 10:46am MST

 

Nicole Sander returns after a studio upgrade with some great guests today: Randi Rhodes joins in to tell about her plans to join the online radio world with a Kickstarter, Think Progress' Judicial Editor Ian Milhiser weighs in on the implications of Scalia's death, and congressional candidate Annette Taddeo joins in too.

Direct download: 20160216_Nicole_Sandler_Show_-Dawning_of_a_New_Era.mp3
Category:news and politics -- posted at: 10:39am MST

The day after the NH Primary and a big win for Bernie Sanders, so even though I’m tearing down my studio to rebuild it for the new computer, I jumped in for a bit of a victory celebration today, including Bernie’s entire speech from last night, and three of my interviews with Sen. Sanders from 2010, 2014 and 2015…

 


Today, New Hampshire heads to the polls as the first in the nation primary day has arrived. Nicole checks in with Huffington Post's Zach Carter as the voting begins. Then two volunteers who Feel the Bern explain what they've been doing to help. In hour two, The Gliberal Goddesses reconvene - Amy Simon, GottaLaff & Nicole - and Amy isn't happy about Nicole designating Gloria Steinem as yesterday's "world's biggest asshole!"

Direct download: 20160209_Nicole_Sandler_Show_-And_Theyre_Off.mp3
Category:news and politics -- posted at: 10:48am MST

One day before the NH primary, the Clintons & their surrogates go for the Sanders jugular. RJ Eskow & Stephanie Kelton join in to explain how Bernie's economic plans would work. And if it's Monday, Joel Silberman returns to take on the candidates and the media too.

Direct download: 20160208_Nicole_Sandler_Show_-Where_the_Boys_Are.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:35am MST

Nicole discusses last night's first Democratic debate between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton with Julianna Forlano and singer-songwriter Jill Sobule

Direct download: 20160205_Nicole_Sandler_Show_-The_Art_of_the_Smear.mp3
Category:news and politics -- posted at: 11:54am MST

All eyes are on New Hampshire this week, after a "forum" last night, and the first one on one debate tonight between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton. But first, DC is participating in an anachronism this morning. Harvey J. Kaye guests to talk about the horse race, and Howie Klein tells us about the latest outrage concerning the senator-wannabe Patrick Murphy & his hypocrisy


Nicole Sandler brings us up to date with the latest news from the biggest reality show the US has ever seen - the 2016 Presidential Sweepstakes. Deborah Newell returns for our weekly FloriDUH files which today includes Marco Rubio. And Futurist Sara Robinson explains why she predicted millennials will be a force in electoral politics years ago...

Direct download: 20160203_Nicole_Sandler_Show_-The_Future_Is_Here.mp3
Category:news and politics -- posted at: 10:56am MST

Nicole recaps yesterday's first in the nation caucus in Iowa - a nailbiter on the Democratic side, and a spanking for Trump. We check in across the pond with UKProgressive's Denis Campbell for a first-hand account of how single payer health care works in England during a real medical emergency.

And it’s Tuesday, it’s @GottaLaff in hour two!

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Category:news and politics -- posted at: 10:44am MST

It's caucus day in Iowa, and the 2016 presidential race is officially on. Today, Nicole talks about the campaigns with media trainer/strategist Joel Silberman; FOIA Master Jason Leopold of Vice News explains what's really going on with Hillary Clinton's emails (he filed the FOIA request responsible for the email release in the first place); and comedian Jimmy Tingle is running for President on the Humor for Humanity ticket, and joins us from New Hampshire.

Direct download: 20160201_Nicole_Sandler_Show_-Game_On.mp3
Category:news and politics -- posted at: 10:46am MST