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.
Nicole Sandler fills in for Ron Kuby on Air America this week.  Here she is joined by Mets first baseman Carlos Delgado.
Direct download: Nicole-Carlos_interview_12-22-08.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 2:35am MST

Nicole Sandler gives holiday thanks.
Direct download: 12-19-08_Ive_Got_Some_Presents_for_Santa.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 1:32pm MST

Nicole Sandler sounds off on President-elect Obama's decision to have Pastor Rick Warren deliver the invocation at the inauguration.
Direct download: 12-18-08_What_the_hell_is_Obama_thinking.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 3:06pm MST

A look at March 2008, as we continue the year in review...
Direct download: 12-16_March_2008-_a_listen_back.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 11:25am MST

Nicole Sandler's Radio or Not "2008 in Review" continues with February.
Direct download: 12-15_Feb_2008_in_review.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 10:17am MST

A musical listen to the charges against Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, with thanks to CSNY....
Direct download: 12-10__Chicago_Politics-_Can_We_Change_the_World.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 9:27am MST

There's madness in Illinois-- from a factory sit-in to a corrupt governor looking to sell Barack Obama's US Senate seat.  And we begin the Year in Review with a look back at January 2008.
Direct download: 12-9_Whats_going_on_in_Illinois_and_January_in_Review.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 11:33am MST

Today Nicole Sandler takes a detour from the usual talk of politics, and looks at two other truly American institutions in the news today, songs and cars (and songs about cars)
Direct download: 12-5_Cars_and_Songs.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 11:38am MST

Nicole shares an interview with the Florida Senator who decided not to run for election, one with the guy who'll be named as Secretary of Commerce later today, and talks about the Jackie Gleason Theater in Miami Beach, among other things!

Direct download: 12-3_Richardson_and_Martinez.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 9:19am MST

George Bush attempts to do damage control on his legacy with a series of "exit interviews". His first was with Charles Gibson at ABC.  Nicole Sandler takes a listen, and points out some of George's parting shots of legislation.

Direct download: 12-2_The_Long_Goodbye_Begins.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 2:51pm MST

We're in that weird lame duck time, a political limbo.  The question now is what to do with W.  Nicole Sandler speaks with Vincent Bugliosi about prosecuting him for Murder!
Direct download: 12-1-08_Sitting_in_Limbo.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 2:37pm MST

On the day before Thanksgiving, Nicole counts her blessings....
Direct download: 11-26_Grateful_and_Thankful.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 10:59am MST

While filling in for Rachel Maddow and Ron Reagan on Air America radio last week, Nicole Sandler spoke with David Swanson about what can be done to hold Bush & Co accountable for their crimes.
Direct download: Nicole_speaks_with_David_Swanson_on_AA.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 5:49am MST

Nicole Sandler with former White House press secretary Scott McClellan at the Miami Book Fair this weekend.
Direct download: Scott_McClellan.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 9:35pm MST

Nicole Sandler met up with Naomi Klein at the Miami Book Fair last weekend and talked about her book "The Shock Doctrine" and how it applies to the financial mess we're in.

Direct download: 11-19-08_Naomi_Klein.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 11:39am MST

Activist, politician, author Tom Hayden speaks with Nicole Sandler in advance of his visit to Florida for the Miami Book Fair
Direct download: 11-14_Tom_Hayden_on_RoN.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 3:04pm MST

From Miami Florida, where the Republican Governors Association is meeting, Radio or Not brings you the audio from Sarah Palin's first press conference, and a conversation with Amy Simon of Cheerios in my Underwear about the idea that this woman could go down in history alongside some of America's great women... yikes!
Direct download: 11-13_Palin_Cant_let_Go.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 1:52pm MST

Nicole Sandler voices her dismay over Keith Olbermann's admission that he doesn't vote!  And what to do with Joe Lieberman now?
Direct download: 11-12_A_Special_Comment_for_Keith.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 11:34am MST

Or it would be if it were up to Focus on the Family, the Mormon or Catholic churches or a large portion of our country's evangelical Christians.  Doesn't everyone see the hypocrisy here? 

Direct download: 11-10_Gay_is_the_new_Black.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 12:54pm MST

The legalization of discrimination of a whole class of people in CA, FL and AZ on Florida shows we haven't come as far as we had hoped.
Direct download: 11-6_Bittersweet_Victory.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 5:17am MST

Yesterday, we made history as the United States elected Barack Obama our 44th President.  Today's Radio or Not features the speech he delivered last night in Chicago presented in a special way.

Direct download: 11-5-08_New_Beginning.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 9:09pm MST

For Nicole's election day birthday, she spoke with Al Gore!
Direct download: 11-4-08_Election_Day_is_here-_So_is_Al_gore.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 11:24am MST

Nicole reflects on the differences between the two presidential campaigns on this, the day before election day 2008.
Direct download: 11-3-08_The_Difference_Between_Us.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 11:48am MST

Nicole hosted a pre-election show Saturday Nov. 1 on 850 WFTL.  Here's hour 3.
Direct download: WFTL_11-1-08_hr_3.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 2:36pm MST

Nicole hosted a pre-election show Saturday Nov. 1 on 850 WFTL.  Here's hour 2.
Direct download: WFTL_11-1-08_hr_2.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 2:35pm MST

Nicole hosted a pre-election show Saturday Nov. 1 on 850 WFTL.  Here's hour 1.
Direct download: WFTL_11-1-08_hr_1.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 2:34pm MST

Nicole is challenged by the scariest of the scary right wingers on this Halloween edition of Radio or Not!
Direct download: 10-31_The_Truly_Scary_Halloween_Show.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 1:08pm MST

Nicole shares interviews with candidates and newsmakers, with 5 days to go before election day 2008!
Direct download: 10-30_5_days_to_go_.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 4:53pm MST

Nicole Sandler chats with director Spike Lee, plus the candidates for Congress from Florida's 16th District.
Direct download: 10-29_Spike_Lee_and_Floridas_16th.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 9:48am MST

Today's Radio or Not features interviews with the candidates for Congress from Florida's 21st-- challenger Raul Martinez and incumbent Lincoln Diaz-Balart;  Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm; former NRA President Sandy Froman of Women for McCain; and CT Senator Joe Lieberman!
Direct download: 10-28_Joe_Lieberman_and_contentious_congressional_contests.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 11:49am MST

On the WFTL morning show today, Nicole interviewed both Caroline Kennedy and Jason Alexander, and shares both with you on Radio or Not!
Direct download: 10-27_Caroline_Kennedy__Jason_Alexander.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 4:12pm MST

On today's Radio or Not, Nicole Sandler speaks with the 2004 Democratic Presidential Nominee, MA Senator John Kerry, and MD Senator Barbara Mikulski.
Direct download: 10-24_John_Kerry_on_Radio_Or_Not.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 9:39am MST

Nicole speaks with New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson
Direct download: 10-23-08_Bill_Richardson_visits.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 5:09pm MST

And all I got was an Obama air freshener!  I'm not kidding!  Plus interviews with the US Secretary of Commerce about the bailout and the economy, and a primer on the constitutional amendments on Florida's ballots. 

Direct download: 10-22_The_Obamas_came_to_town.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 9:51am MST

Today's Radio or Not podcast looks back at last night's debate, the final one of the 2008 Presidential election.
Direct download: 10-16_The_final_presidential_debate.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 1:17pm MST

Here we go again... another politician can't keep it in his pants.  This time, it's Florida's Tim Mahoney.
Direct download: 10-14_Little_Head-_a_song_for_Tim_Mahoney.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 11:27am MST

John McCain is scaling back the incendiary talk, and we talk with a candidate for Broward County Supervisor of Elections on today's Radio Or Not!
Direct download: 10-12-08_Backpedaling_and_Your_Votes_Do_Count.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 8:55am MST

What's going on in the stock market?  Nicole speaks with the Wall St. Journal's Jim Bliekamp to try to understand what's happening.
Direct download: 10-10-08_Everything_Falls_Apart.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 9:12am MST

Air America's Thom Hartmann discusses the second presidential debate with Nicole Sandler.
Direct download: 10-9-08_Thom_Hartmann_weighs_in.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 9:31am MST

Nicole Sandler dissects last night's presidential debate #2....
Direct download: 10-8_Two_Down_One_to_Go.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 11:26am MST

The Supreme Court reconvened yesterday.  Do you realize what's at stake in this election?
Direct download: 10-7-08_Stop_in_the_Name_of_Love.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 12:36pm MST

Today, we look at Sarah Palin's latest ridiculous statement about Obama "palin' around with terrorists", and chat with former Florida Governor and Senator Bob Graham!
Direct download: 10-6-08_Palin_Around.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 2:19pm MST

It's the day after the most anticpated political debate in recent history.  I talk Biden v. Palin with NewsMax columnist and former Congressman John LeBoutillier.
Direct download: 10-3-08_The_Morning_After.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 10:31am MST

Today's episode should help you prepare for tonight's VP debate with "Sarah Palin's Greatest Hits" and a little help from EMF's "Unbeliveable."

Direct download: 10-2-08_Sarah_Palin-_Shes_Unbelievable.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 8:16am MST

As the bailout fails, not too long after McCain took the credit for getting it done, the weird just keeps getting weirder....

Direct download: 9-30_Its_truly_Theater_of_the_Absurd.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 8:05am MST

A bailout plan has been written and is being debated by the House today.  Are we rushing into this too quickly?  Also, a look at Friday's presidential debate and more on today's Radio Or Not.
Direct download: 9-29-08_bailouts_and_debates_and_scares_oh_my.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 10:53am MST

We awoke this morning to the news that Washington Mutual has failed, and now becomes the biggest bank in history to go down.  And John McCain is posturing and playing politics...
Direct download: 9-26_Another_One_Bites_the_Dust.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 9:39am MST

Nicole returns from NY, just in time to try to figure out what John McCain is up to.  Suspending his campaign and trying to postpone tomorrow's debate?  WTF!?!?!
Direct download: 9-25-08_Back_from_NY.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 8:35am MST

Robert Lamarche of the Alliance for Children called in to give us the scoop on how Florida might be on the verge of getting rid of the ban on gay adoption!
Direct download: 9-19-08_What_Florida_and_Mississippi_have_in_common.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 8:46am MST

Mayor Raul Martinez, candidate for Congress from Florida's District 21 and former Mayor of Hialeah, calls in to the program.  He was supposed to by my special correspondent from the Democratic Convention in Denver, calling in every morning... but my show was canceled immediately before.  This morning, we caught up....

Direct download: 9-18-08_Raul_Martinez.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 10:19am MST

A quick look at the economic mess we're in, and how John McCain continues proving he hasn't got a clue...
Direct download: 9-17-08_The_Fundamentals_of_the_Economy_are_Sound.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 7:29am MST

McCain admitted he doesn't know enough about the economy... he said he needs to be educated.  But he certainly knew enough in 1989 to be one of the Keating Five.  Just don't forget that as we see banks failing today...
Direct download: 9-16_Dont_Forget_the_Keating_Five.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 2:01pm MST

Today, or Radio Or Not, we examine the remainder of Sarah Palin's interview with Charlie Gibson, and wonder whether or not we could survive a McCain/Palin administration...
Direct download: 9-15_Sarah_Palin_-_the_interview_part_2.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 7:28am MST

9-12-08 Palin's first interview On today's edition of Radio Or Not, Nicole Sandler dissects Sarah Palin's first major media interview!
Direct download: 9-12-08_The_first_interview.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 6:53am MST

9/11... Seven years later.  A look back, and a conversation with Five for Fighting's John Ondrasik about how his song, "Superman" became an anthem for the heroes that day.

Direct download: 9-11-08__Seven_years_later.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 7:05am MST

9-10-08 South Florida - worth fighting for? For the first of today's two parter on Radio Or Not, Nicole Sandler examines some of the problems here in South Florida.  We say some, because if we were to look at all of them, we'd never be able to end the show!
Direct download: 9-10-08_Our_Hometown.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 9:21am MST

9-8 Hypocrisy and Sarah Palin The definition of hypocrisy = Sarah Palin and the McCain campaign
Direct download: 9-8-08_Hypocrisy_and_Sarah_Palin_revisited.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 5:45am MST

9-9 Goodness Gracious Media bias, the Republicans crying foul, and a look at what's happening in Florida with outgoing House Minority Leader and Senate candidate Dan Gelber
Direct download: 9-9-08_Goodness_Gracious_and_Dan_Gelber_too.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 5:45am MST

9-5 The Party's Over The conventions are history... now it's on to the general campaign!
Direct download: 9-5-08_The_partys_over.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 5:43am MST

9-4 Sarah Palin- VP out of central casting The Palin family - straight out of central casting to the McCain campaign!
Direct download: 9-4-08_Meet_Sarah_Palin--_straight_out_of_central_casting.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 5:42am MST

9-3 Joe Biden visits South Florida Joe Biden visited us here in South Florida yesterday, and I was there.
Direct download: 9-3-08_RON-_Biden_visits.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 5:41am MST

9-1-08 John McCain chooses Alaksa Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate.  I'd have preferred Monty Python's Michael Palin....
Direct download: 9-1-08_Sarah_Palin_vs._Michael_Palin.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 5:40am MST

8-29 Yes We Can... We Just Did!

A wonderful day in Denver!

Direct download: 8-29_Yes_We_Can__We_Just_Did.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 5:39am MST

Radio Or Not 8-28 Radio Or Not for 8-28
Direct download: 8-28-08.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 5:38am MST

Radio Or Not 8-27 Day 3 of Nicole Sandler's post-radio podcast
Direct download: RadioOrNot_8-27.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 5:37am MST

8-26-08 Introducing Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama speaks at the DNC, and Nicole Sandler has some thoughts about it.

Direct download: RadioOrNot_8-26-08_-_Michelle_Obama.mp3
Category:politics and news -- posted at: 5:35am MST

After a year of hosting mornings on Miami's WINZ, Nicole Sandler takes her blog and commentaries to the net. The Radio Or Not Podcast began as a place for Nicole to share some of her favorite artist interviews from Los Angeles' KSCA. Radio Or Not now follows the path Nicole has taken on the air, to talking and blogging about what's happening in our country and our lives...

Here's Nicole's first podcast as she starts all over....

Direct download: 8-25-1.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 7:42am MST