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 discusses all that happened over the Thanksgiving weekend, from the Planned Parenthood shooting to the latest nonsense from the GOP presidential field. Guests are media strategist/trainer Joel Silberman and writer Heather "Digby" Parton.

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Category:news and politics -- posted at: 10:40am MST

Nicole Sandler shares five of her interviews with Senator Bernie Sanders from 2010-2015- a Bernie Marathon for Thanksgiving.

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Category:news and politics -- posted at: 5:56am MST

It's days like this that we have to dig down deep to count our blessings, so we will.. after talking FloriDUH with Deborah Newell Tornello, chatting with the other Democratic candidate in the Florida senate primary, Pam Keith, and recounting the horrible news of recent days. But tomorrow's Thanksgiving, and there's a law that says we have to be grateful for something, right?

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Category:news and politics -- posted at: 10:30am MST

Nicole is joined at the top of the show by candidate for the US Senate from Florida, Congressman Alan Grayson, who recently endorsed Hillary Clinton for president. GottaLaff returns to hang out in the second hour and talk about the rest of the news.

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Category:news and politics -- posted at: 10:30am MST

Today marks 15 years since Nicole Sandler became a mom. She discusses adopting her daughter with Robert Lamarche of Advocates for Children and Families. Plus Joel Silberman returns after a two-week absence to talk about all that happened while he way away.

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Category:news and politics -- posted at: 10:43am MST

Bernie Sanders delivered his speech on Democratic Socialism yesterday, but if you get your news from the mainstream, corporate TV media, you'd never know. So Nicole shares some highlights this morning. Plus Kelly Carlin on her new book about life with her dad, George Carlin, and a Flashback Friday musical blast with the BoDeans from Nicole's radio past to end the week.

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Category:news and politics -- posted at: 10:43am MST

Nicole discusses the sad US response to the refugee crisis, and the rest of the news. Professor Harvey J. Kaye returns to weigh in on Saturday's Dem Debate and preview Bernie Sanders' speech today on Democratic Socialism.

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Category:news and politics -- posted at: 10:47am MST

As the insanity continues in Paris, life goes on (for most of us, anyway). Today, Nicole Sandler turns the focus on FloriDUH again. Deborah Newell Tornello joins in to share stories from the Oy FloriDUH files. And Brook Hines weighs in on the FL political situation.

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Category:news and politics -- posted at: 10:42am MST

Nicole talks about the crazy reactions to the terror attacks in France from here in the US. Journalist Zaid Jilani joins in. Plus She's History's Amy Simon with some necessary diversions too.

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Category:news and politics -- posted at: 10:37am MST

This morning, Nicole Sandler deals with the weekend's events - from Friday's terrorist attacks in Paris to Saturday's Democratic debate. 

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Category:news and politics -- posted at: 11:20am MST

On this Friday the 13th, Nicole Sandler is joined by comedian Julianna Forlano to wrap up the week. After a report from Victoria Jones, Nicole launches in Flashback Friday mode, today featuring her 1999 interview with Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders.

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Category:news and politics -- posted at: 10:27am MST

Today on the show, Nicole Sander plays Philosopher Queen, hosting Philosopher Kings Driftglass and Howie Klein to philosophize about the 2016 race and more!

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Category:news and politics -- posted at: 10:48am MST

On this Veterans Day, Nicole Sandler suggests creating more veterans by bringing our troops home. Sadly, that's not the current trajectory.

On today's show, Nicole recaps last night's 4th GOP debate, dips into the Oy FloriDUH files with Deborah Newell Tornello, and revisits the TPP now that the full text is public with Global Trade Watch's Melinda St. Louis

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Category:news and politics -- posted at: 10:43am MST

Nicole Sandler prepares for tonight's GOP Debate  #4 on Fox Business Channel. The Gliberal Goddesses gather in hour two, and the Oppo Research guy who gave us Mitt Romney's 47% tape, and happens to be Jimmy Carter's grandson James E. Carter IV explains what a candidate should expect when running for POTUS (yes Ben Carson, we're talking to you!).

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Category:news and politics -- posted at: 10:41am MST

It's Monday, the first day after a news-making Friday. Nicole recaps all that went on, from the No KXL announcement, Ben Carson’s media meltdown, and the big Dem Forum. Plus Andrew Nikiforuk tells us about a case against fracking in Canada detailed in his new book " Slick Water: Fracking and One Insider's Stand against the World's Most Powerful Industry” 


It's Friday! After Nicole Sandler runs down the news stories she wasn't able to get to this week with some help from Julianna Forlano, it's Flashback Friday time. Although we've previously shared Nicole's May 1996 interview with The Kinks' Ray Davies, the follow-up, recorded at the airport a week or so later, had been missing, until today. Nicole shares both Ray Davies interviews today. Plus a last minute final rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline too!


 It's Guy Fawkes Day, and Nicole Sandler has a big show planned as the Internet waits for Anonymous to make good on their #HoodsOff promise sometime today! Meanwhile, Howie Klein returns to talk about what went wrong on Tuesday's off-year election, and Harvey J. Kay joins in too.

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

Nicole Sandler celebrates her birthday with two of her favorite guests! Deborah Newell Tornello returns for another dip into the Oy FloriDUH files, and Lisa Graves of PRWatch.org pushes back on MSNBC's Koch Sucking morning show

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Category:news and politics -- posted at: 11:29am MST

NIcole Sandler reminds everyone to vote today. And the 2016 election is one year away! Joan Walsh visits today to talk about her new gig at The Nation, and how prescient she was with her book "What's the Matter with White People." And it's Tuesday, so it's GottaLaff too!


With some help from John Oliver, Nicole Sandler notes that tomorrow is election day, with races that could be more important than next year's. Media strategist and trainer Joel Silberman guests in hour 1. Gaius Publius joins in hour 2 to talk death penalty, social security and other light topics for a Monday morning!

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Category:news and politics -- posted at: 10:46am MST