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 recaps yesterday's Supreme Court hearing on DOMA with Talking Left's Shane Farnan who was in the court. Plus Julianna Forlano of AbsurdityToday.com

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Category:politics and news -- posted at: 9:34am MST

Nicole listens back to audio from yesterday's Prop 8 hearing at the Supreme Court, and talks with Rick Jacobs of the Courage Campaign and John Amato of Crooks and Liars

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Category:politics and news -- posted at: 9:32am MST

Nicole speaks with Judge David Young and Karl Frisch about today's SCOTUS challenge to Prop 8. Plus GottaLaff on the rest of the news

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Category:politics and news -- posted at: 9:24am MST

Nicole gives a postscript on the Michelle Shocked mess with music journalist Chris Willman, and a preview of this week's SCOTUS arguments on Prop 8 & DOMA with Nicole Belle of Crooks & Liars in our "Fools on the Hill segment

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Category:politics and news -- posted at: 9:16am MST

It was a big Thursday show that I thought we be "Mea Culpa Thursday".  Former Congressman Bob Ney joined in to talk about his book, "Sideswiped" and to own up to his mistakes. Sadly, Michelle Shocked did not.  You can hear how she handled her first and only "interview" since her "anti-gay rant" at Yoshi's in San Francisco Sunday night.

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Category:politics and news -- posted at: 9:35am MST

Nicole talks more about Michelle Shocked, who joins the show tomorrow. Julianna Forlano joins in to talk about the 10 year anniversary of the war in Iraq, the Dems caving on the assault weapons bill and more. Plus She's History's Amy Simon on rape, and Crooks & Liars' John Amato

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Category:politics and news -- posted at: 11:22am MST

From the archives - Nicole Sandler interviews Michelle Shocked, plus performance from KSCA Los Angeles

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Category:music interviews & performances -- posted at: 12:12pm MST

Nicole talks about Michelle Shocked's anti-gay tirade at a San Francisco show Sunday night, and announces that she'll be on the show Thursday morning!  Alternet's Adele Stan recounts her experience at CPAC, and The Political Carnival's GottaLaff joined in for our weekly visit too.

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Category:politics and news -- posted at: 11:17am MST

The media response to the Steubenville rape verdicts is sad. Showing that the Republican party has no clue, Nicole talks CPAC and the study that they are referring to as an "autopsy". Plus, rape in the news. Guests are Occupy blogger @rousseau-ist, and C&L's Nicole Belle with "Fools on the Hill"

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Category:politics and news -- posted at: 9:43am MST

Nicole introduces some new major players in the world - from the new Pope to a new hero.  Scott Pouty came out last night as the guy behind the 47% video, and we got a new Pope too...  Nicole talks about the hypocrisy of the Catholic church with SoFloRadio's Jorge Rodriguez, and about everything from the Pope to more carnival poop with Julianna Forlano.

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Category:politics and news -- posted at: 10:00am MST

Nicole shared laughs reading the program for CPAC, which gets underway tomorrow.  She debuted a new game, "Who Said it and Why?" with author, pundit and all-around good guy Cliff Schecter. Amy Simon of She's History and Crooks and Liars' John Amato join in too. 


Nicole plays some of Bradley Manning's leaked court testimony. Howie Klein joins in to talk politics. Jim Dean of DFA with their official endorsement of Ed Markey for Senate from MA, and GottaLaff joins in for fun with the news

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Category:politics and news -- posted at: 10:26am MST

Nicole makes it through the first Monday after losing an hour for DST. Will Bunch joins in to talk about Philadelphia closing 23 public schools, and Nicole Belle of Crooks & Liars joined in with "Fools on the Hill" (watching the Sunday shows so you don't have to.

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Category:politics and news -- posted at: 10:24am MST

Nicole talks about yesterday's filibuster by Sen Rand Paul of the Brennan confirmation over Obama's drone policy with Emptywheel's Marcy Wheeler.  PCCC's Adam Green talks about the Grayson/Takano letter demanding no cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, and Maysoon Zayid joins in for her regular Thursday morning appearance for the last time.

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Category:politics and news -- posted at: 10:56am MST

Nicole talks about Jon Stewart's upcoming Daily Show hiatus to direct his first film, and is later joined by Crooks & Liars' John Amato to talk about Bill O'Reilly's hysterical meltdown on the air.  Also, The Nation's Ari Berman on the SCOTUS hearing on the Voting Rights Act, and She's History's Amy Simon on Women's History Month.

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Category:politics and news -- posted at: 11:21am MST

Nicole talks about the disconnect between the wealth of the US and the budgetary crisis we're told we're facing with Forbes' Rick Ungar. Plus GottaLaff of The Political Carnival with more

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Category:politics and news -- posted at: 11:56am MST

Nicole talks about last week's SCOTUS hearing on the Voting Rights Act.  350.org's Daniel Kessler talks about the State Dept's Friday dump with their Keystone XL report. And Crooks and Liars' Nicole Belle joins in for "Fools on the Hill"

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Category:politics and news -- posted at: 7:52pm MST