On most days, we talk about the issues we're concerned with on a daily basis... On holidays, instead of playing a re-run, we go back to my music radio roots to bring you a musical soundtrack for your pool party or other celebrations of the day.... 

Today is Labor Day, so instead of working, we'll just Bang on the Drum all day, and more... Enjoy!

On June 30, 1994, Gene Autry's Golden West Broadcasters changed the format of its last remaining radio station. From Easy Listening K-Lite KLIT (seriously, those were the call letters) to Southern California's Album Alternative fm 101.9. The new call letters, KSCA, didn't come for a few weeks yet...

This is the transition, starting with a few words from our General Manager Bill Ward, and the first on-air shit, hosted by consultant Dennis Constantine.

Jim Kerr interviews Governor Mario Cuomo

Richard Simmons brought his mom to take over the show

 A promo for the show

Another bit from Jim Kerr & the Morning Crew at WPLJ 1985

I produced Jim Kerr & the Morning Crew at WPLJ/NY from 1985-1987. I'm posting some bits and other audio from the show on the occasion of Jim's 50th anniversary on the air in New York City!

At the end of Friday's show (March 15, 2024) with Marcy Wheeler, I stayed on the air for an overtime segment to honor my friend Angela McCluskey who died the previous night.

I'm excerpting it here as a standalone segment.

Part two of this year's Fourth of July musical celebration...

It's our annual Fourth of July soundtrack - part one

A musical salute to those who gave their lives to this country

I don't know the exact date, but it was in the second half of 1994. Bob Coburn and Joe Benson were both fired from KLOS on the same day. Jim Ladd, then doing nights on KLSX, invited them on his show. I put in a tape and let it roll... I edited out the music and commercials. So enjoy this slice of LA Radio history..

1991 at the Palladium

Scott Page & the Christmas Show Band - Take Me to the River

Sarah Hickman - Wake Up & Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Marc Bonilla & Dragonchoir (Mike Keneally, Toss Panos w Kevin Gilbert) -  original song and Nutrocker

Donny Osmond - song and Puppy Love

Elfie/Lee Thornberg

Burton Cummings - These Eyes and We Three Kings

Meat Loaf- Two Out of Three Ain't Bad

Kenny Loggins - Celebrate Me Home and Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Marc Cohn - Walking in Memphis, Things We've Handed Down, Winter Wonderland

Mel Torme - The Christmas Song

on the air at WMCA NY

Bob Grant praises Nicole Sandler on the first anniversary of her becoming the producer of his show on WMCA/NY

Tom Petty joined Nicole Sandler on the air at Channel 103.1 in Los Angeles on April 30, 1999

Part two of the Kurt Russell saga, in which Kurt himself comes to the studio to guest on the show

From the Mark & Brian Show at KLOS/Los Angeles-- We finally got Kurt Russell to call the show.

Hosted by Boca Britany Somers with an assist from Nicole Sandler, we paid tribute to the late, great Jorge Rodriguez.

John Perkins' second appearance on my show. This time, it was the release of The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, and right in the middle of the 2016 presidential campaign.

From February 1, 2010, John Perkins joins Nicole Sandler to talk about his latest book, "Hoodwinked"

The day the music died in Los Angeles... February 4, 1997

Cenk Uygyr, founder of The Young  Turks, is now a candidate for Congress from CA-25. He joined Nicole Sandler on her show at nicolesandler.com on 12/30/19

On Nov 24, 2015, I interviewed Alan Grayson. Among other things, I asked him about his apparent endorsement of Hillary Clinton. He was angry with me for calling him out. This was the last time we spoke until today (12/19/19) when he returned to my show to promote his new book High Crimes: The Impeachment of Donald Trump. It appears we remember things a little differently...

A mashed up salute to Republican pearl clutching and motherfucking hypocrisy, with gratitude to George Carlin!

Looking back on another year of Trump... blecch.

Journalist, author and filmmaker Greg Palast joins Nicole to talk about stolen elections and his film, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy

Today's What's News covers Trump's 100 Days in office milestone

The two big topics on today's show - money, as D'ump's tax "plan" is rolled out, and media, as Sue Wilson of the Media Action Center joins in to talk about the coming end of Net Neutrality and more

Trump's tax plan, Zombie health care, NAFTA and the senate field trip are covered in today's What's News?

Nicole recaps the latest news, then chats with John Nichols, national affairs correspondent of The Nation about his lede editorial "The First 100 Days of Resistance Restored Our Faith in Democracy"

What's News for Wed April 26, 2017

@GottaLaff joins in every Tuesday to talk about anything and everything in the news with Nicole Sandler

What's News? for Tuesday 4-25-17

Today's What's News? - the strangest 6 minutes of news on the 'net

Bernie Sanders joined new DNC chair Tom Perez on a red/purple state Unity tour. This is Bernie's entire speech from the Miami event on 4/18/17

Nicole Sandler speaks with Gaius Publius about holes in the Syrian sarin gas story

He gets everything wrong in today's edition of What's News?

@GottaLaff joins Nicole Sandler on Tuesdays to talk about anything and everything in the news

Today's What's News? looks at Donald Trump's refusal to release his tax returns

Today marks 12 weeks of the D'ump presidency, and the distractions are getting ever more dangerous. Today, we'll talk a bit about tomorrow's Tax Day March-a-Lago, the latest from the Dumpster administration, and Boca Britany Somers hangs out in studio. And we'll open the phones at 954-889-6410 or Skype at nicolesandler for whatever is on your mind today.

Today's What's News? explains the mother of all distractions in the form of bombs

Today, the "US" dropped the MOAB (Mother of all Bombs) - the largest non-nuclear bomb ever deployed in Afghanistan, ostensibly against ISIS-K. Nicole will take your calls on what this all means, along with the other changes in attitude by President Evil. Plus, it's Thursday, so Howie Klein is here to talk about what happened in the Kansas special election on Tuesday, next week in Georgia, and beyond.

It's a busy Wednesday as Nicole is joined by former CIA officer Jack Rice to talk about the latest on Syria, Russia, FISA warrant for Carter Page and more intrigue. And to lighten the mood, Nicole's fellow FloriDUHian Deborah Newell returns for another segment of Oy FloriDUH

Today's What's News? with Sean Spicer, unintentional holocaust denier

It's Tuesday, so Laffy joins in to poke fun at the ridiculousness that is the Trump administration

Today's What's News?

Another busy news day as Trump bombs Syria and the Senate steals a Supreme Court seat. In the wake of the new law gutting our internet privacy, Nicole speaks with Jacob Hoffman-Andrews of the Electronic Frontier Foundation about how best to protect ourselves and our information online

Nicole Sandler's What's News - the most unique take on the news on the net

The GOP went nuclear after the Dems filibustered their SCOTUS nominee for the stolen seat. The Mercers lose the seat they bought on the National Security Council for Steve Bannon. And D'ump is already sending troops, secretly, into Syria. Down with Tyranny and Blue America's Howie Klein is here for our regular Thursday afternoon get-together

Nicole Sandler's What's News with some comedy relief from our national tragedy

Nicole Sandler checks in with Denis Campbell, aka UK Progressive, as the world seems to be crumbling around us

Nicole Sandler's "What's News?" - the most unique newscast on the air

It's Tuesday, so Nicole Sandler is joined by GottaLaff to follow the insanity down the rabbit hole

Nicole Sandler's What's News today looks at GOP hypocrisy

Brit Somers joins Nicole in the studio today to talk about her recent trip to Tallahassee to lobby the legislators. It's also Trans Visibility Day, so we've got that covered too. Plus, the White House is imploding, and tomorrow's April Fools Day.

Nicole Sandler's What's News looks at the various investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 elections

Nicole speaks with Ross Mittiga, candidate for state delegate from Virgina, who's looking to unseat the conserva-Dem House Minority Leader there. Then, as he does each Thursday, Howie Klein joins in from Blue America and Down with Tyranny. Today, he'll tell us about the special Congressional race in GA-6

Nicole Sandler's unique look at the day's news

For some reason (a new book to promote), Trump acolyte Roger Stone agreed to an interview with Nicole Sandler. Today's the day!

Nicole Sandler's What's News today looks at the horrible behavior of Trump Republicans 

Trump starts the week with a bang, by killing off President Obama's climate initiatives. GottaLaff joins Nicole to talk about that and the rest of Trump's latest atrocities. In advance of Nicole's interview with Roger Stone tomorrow, Natalie Davis joins in with a book report (she read Stone's book so Nicole didn't have to!).

Nicole Sandler's What's News today tackles the GOP's efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act

Nicole is out today, so in the wake of all the attention on Breitbart so-called news, we're replaying her "debate" with Andrew Breitbart from Oct 7, 2008 on Marc Germain's TalkRadioOne.com

Nicole is out today, so in the wake of all the attention on Breitbart so-called news, we're replaying her "debate" with Andrew Breitbart from Oct 7, 2008 on Marc Germain's TalkRadioOne.com

Never a dull moment in 2017 America. Today is Day 4 in the Neil Gorsuch SCOTUS confirmation hearings, the House Intelligence Committee investigating Trump campaign-Russia collusion  charges implodes, it's vote day for the ACA repeal & replacement bill, and Howie Klein joins us on the show!

Nicole Sandler's What's News? - the most unique six minutes of daily news on the net

Richard "RJ" Eskow joins in today to help Nicole navigate the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Neil Gorsuch, and other news

Today's What's News looks at Neil Gorsuch's SCOTUS confirmation hearings

It's March Madness in DC... Comey testified that there is an investigation into the Trump campaign's ties to the Russians, and there's no evidence to support Trump's claim that Obama wiretapped him. The Gorsuch SCOTUS confirmation hearings are underway. And GottaLaff joins in the discussion.

What's News for Tues 3-21-17

On this St. Patrick's Day, Nicole speaks with Dr. Steve Buser, a psychiatrist and editor of "A Clear & Present Danger: Narcissism in the Era of President Trump"

Nicole Sandler's What's News? - the most exciting six minutes of daily news on the interwebs

Nicole Sandler says the tides have turned with the right wing nutjob voted down in The Netherlands. D'ump released his first budget proposal, and Howie Klein returns for our weekly get-together

Nicole Sandler's "What's News?" - the most informative, musical and creative six minutes of news on the 'net

Somehow it seems fitting that Gaius Publius should be our guest on the Ides of March, when he'll tell us about Wikileaks, the CIA and Vault 7, Comey, Russia, D'ump's taxes and more...

Somehow it seems fitting that Gaius Publius should be our guest on the Ides of March, when he'll tell us about Wikileaks, the CIA and Vault 7, Comey, Russia, D'ump's taxes and more...

What's News is Nicole Sandler's daily take on the news of the day

Nicole is joined by @GottaLaff on this Pi Day. But first, she shares her "Obamacare Disaster Story," as requested by the White House!

Today's What's News segment deals with the Republican's plan to replace the ACA

Heather "Digby" Parton returns to the show for the first time since D'ump was sworn in as president #4

Today's What's News showcases some journalists who've grown a pair! 

It's a busy Thursday- first up, Robert Platshorn who served the longest sentence for a non-violent marijuana offense in US history and now helps people wanting a career in the legal cannabis field. Then, as she does every Thursday, Nicole chats with Howie Klein of Down with Tyranny and the Blue America PAC about making America Progressive again!

Today's What's News? episode focuses in on Sean Spicer, the White House Press Secretary

It was another crazy weekend in Trump-land. From his Saturday morning Twitter tirade to Monday's Muslim Ban 2.0 and the "American Health Care Act" revealed - Nicole and @GottaLaff discuss it all. Amy Simon of She's History joins in to tell us about Women's History Month and International Woman's Day, happening tomorrow along with "A Day Without Women" - the International Woman's Strike!

What's News looks at the 45th president's actions as he enters his 7th week in office...

We start the show with a few Good News stories, because in this political climate, we need good news! Then we're joined by David Rolf, president of SEIU 775 and VP of SEIU national, who wrote an article with billionaire (one of the good ones) Nick Hanauer called "Portable  Benefits for an Insecure Workforce".