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Miss Understood with Rachel UchitelAfter the Viral Rant: Dylan Ratigan on Leaving TV for Purpose and Fulfillment in ItalyWhat happens when one of the most recognizable voices in news walks away from the spotlight? Dylan Ratigan did just that.Best known as the fiery host of The Dylan Ratigan Show on MSNBC—and for his viral on-air rant that captured America’s frustration during the financial crisis—Dylan has always been a truth-teller unafraid to challenge systems of power. But after a bestselling book (Greedy Bastards) and years in front of the camera, he pivoted into a new chapter: entrepreneurship. Today, Dylan is building companies like Euforia Sneakers, a sustainable sneaker brand, and Reservations.com, a trav...
2025-08-261h 09
The Mark Thompson ShowThe U.S. Banking Secret--Dylan Ratigan...Plus, Hunger Games, Cap'n Phillips writer, Billy Ray 3/29/23Guests galore!! Spencer Christian on the storm John Rothmann on Israel and, then, U.S. politics Plus, best selling author, Former Global Mgr for Corporate Finance at Bloomberg, CNBC Host/Creator of Fast Money, commentator on CNBC and TYT, Dylan Ratigan... Dylan explains the banking system's secret relationship with gov't and why what just happened with SVB was monstrously significant. Academy Award Nominated writer of The Hunger Games and Captain Phillips, Billy Ray. Plus, Mark's Madness!
2023-03-292h 01
The Michael Sartain PodcastDylan Ratigan - The Michael Sartain PodcastDylan Ratigan (Twitter: @DylanRatigan) is the former host of the Dylan Ratigan show on MSNBC and the former host of CNBC's Fast Money and Closing Bell. Dylan was a contributor to the Huffington post and was a corporate finance editor at Bloomberg. He was a former contributor to ABC News and his articles have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Miami Herald and Chicago Tribune. Dylan is also the author of the NYT best seller "Greedy Bastards." Dylan is currently the co-host of the Truth or Skepticism podcast on the TastyTrade financial network ...
2022-05-252h 18
Krystal Kyle & FriendsEpisode 9 Audio: Dylan RatiganWe knew that our conversation with Dylan Ratigan would give us the opportunity to pick the brain of a prominent populist, someone who has used his platform on mainstream media to call out the corruption of a bought Congress and corporations with more political power than working-class people. Episode 9 of Krystal Kyle & Friends focuses on Dylan’s critiques of money in politics, but in order to understand how Dylan became a populist who “flew under the radar” at institutions like MSNBC, we were also eager to hear about his upbringing and political journey. He absolutely didn’t disappoint. For full acces...
2021-02-2800 min
Krystal Kyle & FriendsEpisode 9: Dylan RatiganEpisode 9 of Krystal Kyle & Friends focuses on Dylan Ratigan’s critiques of money in politics, but in order to understand how Dylan became a populist who “flew under the radar” at institutions like MSNBC, we were also eager to hear about his upbringing and political journey. He absolutely didn’t disappoint.
2021-02-271h 49
The Prediction TradeDylan Ratigan Trades: Thinking Outside the Lockbox (#19)Equipped with raw intuition and unique insights, Dylan Ratigan returns in Part 2, ready to tackle the prediction markets of PredictIt. Wasting no time, Dylan walks through a total of 10 markets, sharing the picks he thinks have the highest probability in each. TRADES include: Handicapping Biden's health through November, Senate control, the Electoral College and Michelle Obama's fandom. Dylan then jumps to Trump mispricing and ends the episode with the highest-payout "Luckbox Lockbox" trade suggestion to date. The Political Trade is brought to you by the award-winning Luckbox magazine. Get your FREE 10-issue digital subscription: getluckbox.com/TPT TPT newsletter, ask q...
2020-06-2627 minThe Prediction TradeDylan Ratigan: They’re All Greedy Bastards (#18)Dylan Ratigan has so much to say about what is wrong with politics today, it took two episodes. We begin by asking Dylan to revisit his memorably viral on-air MSNBC rant. Also in Part 1, Dylan riffs on partisanship, redistricting, ranked balloting, running for office, the two-party system and prediction markets' political biases. The Political Trade is brought to you by the award-winning Luckbox magazine. Get your FREE 10-issue digital subscription: getluckbox.com/TPT TPT newsletter, ask questions, give feedback and guest ideas at thepoliticaltrade.com Join in on the wagering at predictit.org/promo/TPT20 and we'll match the first $20...
2020-06-2535 min
Up is Down PodcastEp 46: Hostile Recovery : Coronavirus and the New Economic Policy with Dylan RatiganIn this episode I present to you the award winning economist, journalist and author Dylan Ratigan, by way of the Jimmy Dore Show. Selected relevant clips of their ongoing weekly discussions (Corona Money Talk on the Jimmy Dore Show Podcast) of the ramifications and economic fallout as a result of the coronavirus and the lack of preparation and fatal solutions for what many believe to be a pandemic. It's maybe clear to those paying attention that the virus itself is now irrelevant. The reaction to the virus is the payload.It's almost funny that anymore the actual virus...
2020-05-182h 00
The ConversationThe Next Congressman from NY-21! Dylan Ratigan InterviewCenk Uygur interviews Dylan Ratigan about running for Congress for New York’s 21st Congressional District. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2018-03-0231 min
Options Insider Radio InterviewsOptions Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Taxes, Sustainability and Options with Dylan RatiganIn this episode, Mark is joined by Dylan Ratigan. You may be familiar with Dylan from: Being Chief Skeptic at Tastytrade Bloomberg News where he is the global managing editor CNBC where he created many programs you're probably familiar with, including Fast Money MSNBC where he hosted the Dylan Rattigan Show (MSNBC's highest-rated program outside of prime time from 2009 - 2012) Co-founder of Helical Holdings Political commentary work with the Young Turks His book, Greedy Bastards: How We Can Stop Corporate Communists, Banksters, and Other Vampires from Sucking America Dry They discuss: Covering the 2008 financial...
2017-05-0149 min
Greedy Bastards AntidoteGreedy Bastards Antidote: Lawrence Lessig and "One Way Forward"Harvard Professor Lawrence Lessig talks with Dylan Ratigan about his new book, "One Way Forward. You can read it at http://byliner.com/originals/one-way-forward.
2012-03-0714 min
Greedy Bastards AntidoteGreedy Bastards Antidote: Mark Meckler and David DeGraw "Austin Parkcast"After our TV show today, we decided to do a quick outdoor "Parkcast" under the shadow of the Texas State Capitol building. Here's Dylan's conversation with Mark Meckler of the Tea Party Patriots and David DeGraw of AmpedStatus.com, and one of the original organizers of the Occupy Wall Street movement.
2012-02-0909 min
Greedy Bastards AntidoteDylan with Curtis Sliwa on AM970 The AppleOn Wednesday, February 8 2012 Dylan Ratigan joined AM970 The Apple's Curtis Sliwa for a conversation on Greedy Bastards, the 2012 election, and the state of the U.S. economy. Curtis is one of our favorite NY radio hosts, and we always love having Dylan on his show. Take a listen!
2012-02-0908 min
Greedy Bastards AntidoteGBA "Auction 2012" - Education with Chris KirkhamGBA "Auction 2012" - Education with Chris Kirkham by Dylan Ratigan
2012-02-0213 min
Greedy Bastards AntidoteGBA "Auction 2012" - Health Care with Paul BlumenthalDylan Ratigan and Paul Blumenthal of The Huffington Post continue our "Auction 2012" series with a discussion on the bought nature of our health care system in America.
Paul Blumenthal is a reporter for the Huffington Post covering money and influence in politics. He previously worked as the Senior Writer for the Sunlight Foundation covering influence, lobbying, and transparency issues. His work has been featured in many different outlets including PBS' Frontline, CNN, the New York Review of Books, the New York Times, and National Journal. He can be reached at paulblumenthal@huffingtonpost.com or you can follow him on Twitter...
2012-02-0111 min
Greedy Bastards AntidoteGBA "Auction 2012" - Energy with Dan FroomkinDylan talks to Dan Froomkin, senior Washington correspondent for the Huffington Post, about the hidden costs of energy in America.
Dan describes the latest big lobbying victories for the industry, and how lobbyists focus most on making enormous tax breaks and subsidies politically untouchable. In addition, he describes what may be their greatest success -- stifling any attempts to assess the industry for its carbon externalities.
Paul previously spent 12 years working for the Washington Post, and is also deputy editor of NiemanWatchdog.org, a website that encourages more accountability journalism. He began his journalism career as a reporter at the...
2012-01-3015 min
Greedy Bastards AntidoteGBA "Auction 2012": Bought Banking with Paul BlumenthalAs part of our Auction 2012 series with The Huffington Post, Dylan talks to Paul Blumenthal about "Bought Banking." Paul is a reporter covering money in politics the editor of the HuffPost Fundrace newsletter, a daily newsletter about campaign fundraising and advertising. He previously worked as the Senior Writer for the Sunlight Foundation covering influence, lobbying, and transparency issues.
2012-01-3011 min
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2012-01-107h 00
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2012-01-107h 00
Greedy Bastards AntidoteGreedy Bastards Antidote Ep 5 - Yves Smith and ExtractionismThis country, now more than ever, needs passionate debate and smart policy, a brazen willingness to scrap what doesn’t work, and the entrepreneurial spirit to try what does. Ratigan has compiled brash and fresh solutions for building a new and better America, and with this book he has started the debate America deserves. Visit GreedyBastards.com to learn more about why and how we need to Get Money Out to restore our republic.
2011-12-1215 min
Greedy Bastards AntidoteGreedy Bastards Antidote Ep 2: Dr. Jeffrey Brenner & Hot-Spotting HealthcareDylan talks to Dr. Jeffrey Brenner about hot-spotting in health care.
2011-11-2818 min
Greedy Bastards AntidoteGreedy Bastards Antidote Ep 1: David Banks & Hot-spotting EducationIn the first of our podcast series "Greedy Bastards Antidote," Dylan talks to David Banks, educational "hot-spotter" and founding principal of the Eagle Academy for Young Men, which runs schools for young men in the South Bronx, Brooklyn and Southeast Queens.
2011-11-2821 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #77: John Bonifaz & Free Speech for PeopleDirector and Co-Founder of Free Speech For People John Bonifaz joins Radio Free Dylan today to discuss his organization's mission of overturning the Citizens United Supreme Court ruling. Is there precedent for this sort of action? Is it even possible? Our system of American democracy may depend on it.
2011-11-2209 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #78: The Launch of United RepublicRFD #78: The Launch of United Republic by Dylan Ratigan
2011-11-1821 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #76 Landon Rowland on Bought JusticeAre our judges as bought as our politicians are? One of the people most concerned about this is Landon Rowland, Janus Capital Chairman Emeritus and the 15th president of the Kansas City Southern Railway. Dylan had a chance to have an extended conversation with Mr. Rowland about the importance of independent judiciaries in sustaining economic development and encouraging investment, the corrupting effect of money in judicial elections, and the danger of letting "the rule of cash prevail over the rule of law."
2011-11-0317 min
Dylan's InboxDylan's Inbox: Chris on Investigating the Federal ReserveWe get emails, lots of them! In this one, Chris from Fairbanks, Alaska wants to know: Why hasn't there been an investigation into the Federal Reserve and party-interest transactions? I think knowing how the Fed really works would be instructive on the influence of money in politics.
2011-10-3100 min
Dylan's InboxDylan's Inbox: Johnny in Texas: Strategic Intervention for OilWe get emails, lots of them! Here, Johnny in Texas wants to know: You mentioned our oil advantage in the victory of World War II. Could our strategic interventions abroad in the name of oil be classified as defending America?
2011-10-3101 min
Dylan's InboxDylan's Inbox: William on the First Amendment & ProtestsWe get lots of emails -- here, a question from William in Baltimore: How can Federal, state or municipal governments circumvent the First Amendment with so called "permit requirements?" It seems like these new regulations on protest, voting, and the right to assemble don't really line up with the First Amendment.
2011-10-3102 min
Dylan's InboxDylan's Inbox: Mike in Alabama on the "Fallacy of FINRA"We get lots of emails -- here, Mike in Alabama wants to know: When will the fallacy known as FINRA finally be exposed for the sham it is? Getting assistance from them is about as likely as a personal meeting with the Pope.
2011-10-3101 min
Dylan's InboxDylan's Inbox: Phil on the Occupy MovementWe get lots of emails -- here's Dylan's answer to Phil's question: Is the Occupy movement here to stay? Do you think it is movement that is going to successfully change the system or is it just a flash in the pan?
2011-10-3101 min
Dylan's InboxDylan's Inbox: Martha on Occupy Wall Street & The MediaFrom Dylan's Inbox: Martha wants to know -- Who in the media and the government are willing to stand with Occupy Wall Street to support and provide information being withheld from the general public? The attention and coverage being given them by the mainstream media is embarrassing so far.
2011-10-3101 min
Glenn Greenwald PodcastsGlenn's Emails: Casey on Freedom of the WebGlenn Greenwald answers email questions from listeners of Radio Free Dylan.
Casey – Mansfield, Texas asks: Is there potential for freedom of speech via the Internet being taken from the general public through censure and regulations? The Wiki Leaks obstruction makes me believe it can and will.
2011-10-2700 min
Glenn Greenwald PodcastsGlenn's Emails: Don on Occupy Wall StreetGlenn Greenwald answers questions from listeners of Radio Free Dylan.
Don from Portland, Oregon asks: What is the one central message you would suggest for the Occupy Wall Street movement that you believe would truly galvanize supporters still hesitant to embrace them?
2011-10-2701 min
Glenn Greenwald PodcastsGlenn's Emails: Lee on Police Brutality and Free SpeechGlenn Greenwald answers questions from listeners of Radio Free Dylan.
Lee, from Hamilton, Ontario asks: In light of police brutality amidst peaceful protests, especially in Oakland, why do Occupy critics keep up the ad hominem attacks & shaming? Isn't it time to stand up for free speech?
2011-10-2702 min
Glenn Greenwald PodcastsGlenn's Emails: Sue on Fixing American Government NowGlenn Greenwald answers questions from listeners of Radio Free Dylan.
Sue, who didn't give her city, asked: What steps can we take to fix American government NOW? What laws do we need to repeal, improve or legislate to create justice, freedom and democracy for all?
2011-10-2701 min
Glenn Greenwald PodcastsGlenn's Emails: Alex on the Prison SystemGlenn Greenwald takes questions from listeners of Radio Free Dylan.
Alex from Milwaukee,WI: Who specifically should face criminal and/or civil charges in the direct lead up to the 2008 financial crash? Could you talk about the influence that private prison systems play in the expanding corrections market? What are some of the negative ways that Private Prison Systems like CCA have on the taxpayer who ultimately foots the bill?
2011-10-2702 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #75: Glenn GreenwaldDylan Ratigan interviews Glenn Greenwald, columnist for Salon.com and author of "With Liberty and Justice For Some: How the Law is Used to Destroy Equality and Protect the Powerful."
2011-10-2722 minGlenn Greenwald PodcastsRFD #75: Glenn GreenwaldDylan Ratigan interviews Glenn Greenwald, columnist for Salon.com and author of "With Liberty and Justice For Some: How the Law is Used to Destroy Equality and Protect the Powerful."
2011-10-2722 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #74: Stephen Leeb and the China-US War For ResourcesAuthor Stephen Leeb says that we're in a "war to acquire resources, not just for the sake of depriving the rest of the world of these resources, but to have the resources that they need to build out a new energy infrastructure."
With Washington stuck in neutral on any significant energy policy, how do we address this challenge? Dylan believes it's through "quantum growth" -- the principle by which significantly fewer resources can be used for significantly higher outputs.
As resources (oil, water, and rare minerals) become more and more limited, challenges have to be solved efficiently with aligned interests...
2011-10-2622 minRadio Free DylanRFD #73: Prof. Bill Black and Occupiers Goldi & CalvinA few weeks ago at Zuccotti Park in New York, Dylan had the chance to speak at length to two Occupiers who seemed to, on the surface, come from opposite ends of the spectrum: Goldi is an activist and a musician from the East Village, and Calvin is a recent NY'er who originally hails from the heart of Texas. Joining us in the conversation with the Professor today are two individuals who have taken it upon themselves, as literally millions around the world have, to declare their own grievances and their own rejection of the status quo systems by virtue...
2011-10-1927 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #72 Ron SuskindDylan interviews Ron Suskind, Pulitzer-prize winning journalist and author of the new book
"Confidence Men." Ron was the senior national affairs writer for The Wall Street Journal from 1993 to 2000.
2011-10-0723 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #71 Mark Ames on Ideas for Sale“The Nation” magazine’s Mark Ames and Dylan Ratigan discuss an investigative report revealing that billionaire Charles Koch bought and paid for an anti-Social Security and Medicare stand.
2011-09-3021 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #70: Tom Ferguson on Money & PoliticsMoney in politics -- it's not AN issue, it's THE issue, according to our guest today.In this episode of Radio Free Dylan, we talk to Tom Ferguson, Professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts Boston, he’s a Senior Fellow at the Roosevelt Institute, and member of the Advisory Board of the Institute for New Economic Thinking.
Says Tom, "Look, everything is for sale, that’s the logic of the new Congress there.Since the ‘90s, everything’s auctioned, and that’s what the bulk of the population doesn’t understand this. The insiders know it but everybody el...
2011-09-2618 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #69: Jimmy Williams on Money in PoliticsJimmy Williams, a frequent contributor on The Dylan Ratigan Show, sits down with Dylan to talk about the launch of our effort to get money out of politics as the first step to reviving and taking back America.
As Dylan described it on The Huffington Post, "Every politician out there is going to rail against special interests, except, ironically, the ones who are honest about working in a corrupt system. It's up to us, to we the people, to claim this government as ours. It's not going to happen because we placed our trust in a class of people who...
2011-09-2326 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #68: Sen. Tom CoburnIs anyone in government willing to observe the scale, magnitude, and nature of the challenges that America faces? It seems like we’re stuck with elected officials playing a short-term game while being blind to the long term effects of their decisions. Meanwhile, our government puts the sovereignty of our nation at risk by not dealing with our debt issues and trade imbalances.
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), a physician prior to his work in government, says on Radio Free Dylan that he is concerned that the lack of effective decision-making in Washington — specifically related to our debt and economy — could lead t...
2011-09-2126 minDylan's InboxDylan's Inbox: Kashaan on Corporations vs. PeopleHere's Dylan's audio response to an idea we got in regards to our constitutional amendment banning money from politics.
Kashann wrote: I'd like to see the exact language: "Now that we know corporations are people too, my friend, we should subsequently hold them to the same donation limits as the rest of their fellow citizens."
2011-08-2500 minDylan's InboxDylan's Inbox: Don's Idea for Consitutional AmendmentHere's one of Dylan's responses to community ideas for our constitutional amendment. Here's Dylan's audio response.
Don wrote:
Dylan, any amendment to the Constitution has to address both the absolute dollar amount spent on campaigns and the length of time that candidates can legally campaign for. It sounds like Canada has a pretty good handle on this problem. I think the most effective way to differentiate between candidates is head to head debates which cost the candidates almost nothing compared to endless TV ads. - Don W.
2011-08-2500 min
Dylan's InboxDylan's Inbox: Chuck from PA Thinks There's "Nothing We Can Do"We were flooded with emails after Dylan's "rant" on MSNBC.Chuck from Pleasant Hills, PA wrote in and thinks there's nothing we can do if we are "mad as hell" because our politicians won't listen.Dylan recorded his response to him on SoundCloud for DylanRatigan.com.
CHUCK, PLEASANT HILLS, PA
Dylan, Caught your call-in to your own show today. When the host asked, “what can you suggest people do if they’re mad as hell?" you said they can call their Congressman or Senator, or they can learn more about this situation in regards to tax reform, debt, etc.Sorry to b...
2011-08-1601 min
Dylan's InboxDylan's Inbox: Parrish from Oxford, MS on Taxes for Small BusinessesWe were flooded with emails after Dylan's "rant" on MSNBC. Parrish is a small business owner in Oxford, Mississippi who is struggling to keep his restaurant open in a tough economy. Dylan recorded his response on SoundCloud for DylanRatigan.com.
PARRISH, OXFORD MS:
I am a restaurant owner in an SEC college town. Without Ole Miss, we'd have 15,000 residents. Last year, 20 restaurants closed in this little town. Only by hook and crook did I survive! I pay more than half of all my revenue in taxes of various kinds. At the end of the year, after expenses and payroll, I...
2011-08-1601 min
Dylan's InboxDylan's Inbox: Peter on Those in Power Thinking Of OthersWe were flooded with emails after Dylan's "rant" on MSNBC. Peter from Buffalo wrote in about family members who agree that the system is flawed but don't want to do anything to fix it. Dylan recorded his response on SoundCloud for DylanRatigan.com.
PETER, BUFFALO NY:
I have a cousin who runs a global insurance company, a brother-in-law who is a well known Wall Street investment banker and I'm unemployed. Both my cousin, brother-in-law and I agree the system is structurally flawed due to corruption via money in politics. Yet, both cousin and brother-in-law hope to protect the system for...
2011-08-1601 min
Dylan's InboxDylan's Inbox: Pam from WA on How We Get Our Country BackWe were flooded with emails after Dylan's "rant" on MSNBC. Like hundreds of others, Pam from Olympia, WA wrote asking how we can take our country back. Dylan recorded his response on SoundCloud for DylanRatigan.com.
PAM, OLYMPIA WA:
I happened to have the TV on yesterday when you reached your breaking point and went into a rant about what has been happening in the US. Thank you for saying what you did. You are the first media person to have expressed my feelings so thoroughly and so well. My question now is where do we go from here? How...
2011-08-1603 min
Dylan's InboxDylan's Inbox: Joe from Austin on Outsourcing & American JobsWe were flooded with emails after Dylan's "rant" on MSNBC. Joe from Texas wrote in about his frustration with jobs being shipped out of the USA. Dylan recorded his response on SoundCloud for DylanRatigan.com.
JOE, AUSTIN TX
Only a couple of times have I been angry enough to write someone in the media about an outrageous situation. I was a child's birthday party yesterday and one of the parents works in marketing for AT&T. He told me that they just opened a call center in Columbia (and another Latin American country) to handle calls FROM THE USA. Everyone...
2011-08-1602 min
Radio Free DylanDylan Ratigan, Mad as Hell: His Epic 'Network' MomentHere's Dylan's epic rant on the financial crisis from the August 9, 2011 Dylan Ratigan Show. (It gets really good about 2 minutes in.)
We’ve got a real problem…this is a mathematical fact. Tens of trillions of dollars are being extracted from the United States of America. Democrats aren’t doing it, republicans aren’t doing it, an entire integrated system, banking, trade and taxation, created by both parties over a period of two decades is at work on our entire country right now.
Here's the link to the video:
http://t.co/n1MQckK
2011-08-0909 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #67: Tony HsiehDylan talks to Zappos.com, CEO Tony Hsieh about the people, principles and passion that have helped him steer his company to success.
2011-08-0415 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #37: George GoehlWhether you consider yourself a progressive or libertarian, an atheist, an agnostic, we need to consolidate around a core problem: massive corporations having purchased control of the government that is profitable for them and destructive for us.
On this episode of Radio Free Dylan, we're joined by George Goehl, Executive Director of National People's Action.
2011-08-0112 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #28: Rep. Alan GraysonDylan speaks with Rep. Alan Grayson, former Representative of Florida's Eighth Congressional District, serving from '09 to 2011.
Grayson is one of the most vocal and aggressive critics of the crony capitalism, corporate communism and large institutional interests perpetuating their existence at the expense of an increasingly large percentage of the American people.
2011-08-0131 min
2011-07-3122 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #16: Prof. David ComminsTo many, Saudi Arabia the Wahhabi branch of Islam is a bit of a mystery. To get some perspective on a country with which we have an incredibly complicated political and financial relationship, we talk to Prof. David Commins, author of "The Wahhabi Mission and Saudi Arabia."
2011-07-3132 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #15: Glenn GreenwaldAs shocking as the WikiLeaks documents may be, even more shocking is the U.S. media's decision to punish and criticize the leaker. Listen in on Glenn and Dylan's talk on the push by the U.S. government to reclassify WikiLeaks as a "terrorist organization," the fates of Bradley Manning and Julian Assange, and what the media's reaction to the WikiLeaks release says about them.
Glenn Greenwald is a columnist at Salon.com and previously a constitutional law and civil rights litigator in NY.
2011-07-3140 minGlenn Greenwald PodcastsRFD #15: Glenn GreenwaldAs shocking as the WikiLeaks documents may be, even more shocking is the U.S. media's decision to punish and criticize the leaker. Listen in on Glenn and Dylan's talk on the push by the U.S. government to reclassify WikiLeaks as a "terrorist organization," the fates of Bradley Manning and Julian Assange, and what the media's reaction to the WikiLeaks release says about them.
Glenn Greenwald is a columnist at Salon.com and previously a constitutional law and civil rights litigator in NY.
2011-07-3140 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #25: Josh Rosner and Yves SmithYves Smith and Josh Rosner are the single best analysts of the financial crisis and the now-criminal nature of our financial system. At the indispensable financial blog NakedCapitalism, Yves has detailed the collapse of the housing market and the market rigging by big banks and hedge funds to blow up the bubble. Josh predicted the collapse before it happened, and has been on the trail of accounting fraud since the late 1990s.
2011-07-3143 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #9: David Cay JohnstonThink of it as the cheaters ball. It's the American tax code. If you have the right amount of money and the right number to dial, it's the best way to get rich.
Special interests utilize the tax code in America as one of the primary favor-trading venues for extracting wealth from the average taxpayer. Why is this? Why is the code structured in a way that it discourages investment, and encourages reckless speculation?
David Cay Johnston is author of Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense and Stick You With the Bill, Pulitzer prize winning...
2011-07-3135 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #6: Dr. Christine FairDr. Christine Fair, Asst. Professor in the Center for Peace and Security Studies (CPASS) at Georgetown University, discusses the U.S. relationship with oil, politics and religion in the Middle East, and what she thinks we need to change.
2011-07-3134 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #5: Barry RitholtzHow do we fix the American economy? Barry Ritholtz of FusionIQ and author of "Bailout Nation" has three huge ideas that could turn things around.
2011-07-3127 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #8: Cenk UygurHe started what is now the most watched independent news channel on YouTube, and launched the first nationwide liberal talk show when it aired on satellite radio starting in 2002. As host and co-founder of The Young Turks, Cenk has not only been successful as a broadcaster, but groundbreaking and innovative way he has approached the very concept of getting news from one place to another.
(Orginally recorded in November 2010)
2011-07-3118 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #13: Juan ColeHow do we start to eliminate the myths about Islam and the Middle East to get to a basis of reality from which to make decisions? What about the often strained oil-based relationship between the U.S. and the Middle East, and the massive blurring of the lines between an ancient religion and the politics of the region?
Dylan recently spoke to Juan Cole, a professor of history at the University of Michigan, and author of Engaging the Muslim World. His blog Informed Comment is a detailed look at the politics and culture, history and religion of the Middle East.
2011-07-2932 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #14: Joseph MennThe Chinese have seized the high ground from the U.S. in the 21st century digital information war.In fact, we may be in the middle of a new Cold War-style race — one based on technology and information instead of nuclear warheads and tanks.
Joseph Menn is reporter covering technology security and privacy for the Financial Times and author of Fatal System Error: The Hunt for the New Crime Lords Who Are Bringing Down the Internet.
2011-07-2931 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #17: Lawrence McDonaldWhy have there not been any prosecutions in the financial crisis? Lawrence McDonald is as intimately familiar with how badly you’re being screwed by the American financial system, and how corrupt the governments decision making is to address not only reforming the financial system but servicing justice inside the financial system.
He is the author ofA Colossal Failure of Common Sense: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers. Larry is currently with McDonald Advisory Group and DC Tripwire, specializing in both research and asset management.
2011-07-2935 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #66 Deepak ChopraYou're just one person -- how can you change the world? Deepak Chopra tells us how.
2011-07-2831 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #65: Sean EganThere has been little significant discussion of the need for real debt restructuring, either in the U.S. or in Europe.Additionally, American taxpayers may be more linked to the European financial crisis than they realize.We talk to Sean Egan of Egan-Jones Ratings Company for insight into the U.S.'s risk profile in the global financial market.
2011-07-2520 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #64: Mohamed El-ErianIs capital intended to be invested in innovation and development to solve problems, or will it continue to be intended to be used merely as a speculative device in the casino of the U.S. economy? To get answers, Dylan spoke to Dr. Mohamed A. El-Erian, the CEO and co-CIO of PIMCO, a global investment management firm and one of the world’s largest bond investors.
2011-07-1830 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #63: Rep. Ron Paul"I want the government to live up to their promises." It’s a short statement, and a simple one — but coming from Congressman and Presidential hopeful Rep. Ron Paul, it’s a definition of a movement. The doctor from Texas attracts a tremendous, highly engaged and often passionate following, but there are many who find that they have a hard time figuring out where he fits into the current “status quo” political debate. A debate which so often rewards those who can spit out soundbites versus those who want to engage and wrestle with the fundamental questions regarding the direction of our cou
2011-07-1130 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #62: Lori Wallach of Public CitizenAn update on three troubling U.S. trade deals with South Korea, Panama, and Colombia.
Dylan talks to Lori M. Wallach -- she has been director of Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch since 1995. Wallach is an expert on the operations and outcomes of trade policies such as NAFTA, WTO, CAFTA and more. She is steeped in the domestic and international politics of current trade negotiations and disputes.
2011-06-2419 minRadio Free DylanRFD #10: Dean BakerYou’ve heard the demands from DC insiders. “Cut this! Cut that! Cut the war! Cut health care!” The truth is, there is no cut big enough to solve America’s problems, which means only growth will save us.
“It’s easy to sit around and talk about what needs to be chopped up. It takes courage to talk about what you’re going to build,” says Dylan.
2011-06-2215 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #19: Chris WhalenHow would you like to be the most sued company in all of America? That’s an honor most of us would hope not to achieve, but Bank of America has come in first place in that category. Chris Whalen, co-founder of Institutional Risk Analytics, once again joins Dylan to highlight the latest problems with Bank of America.
2011-06-2225 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #21: William Greider"The power shift did not start with Obama, but his tenure confirms and completes it." Whether or not you agree with that statement, don't miss this incredible interview with William Greider of The Nation.
2011-06-2230 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #22: Andrew JenksAndrew Jenks, host of MTV's World of Jenks, discusses the plight, aspirations and ambitions of his generation. We had the opportunity to talk to Andrew about what inspires him, and what he plans to do with his ever-expanding television and social media audience.
2011-06-2210 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #24: Rep. Brad Miller100 years ago, the monopolies took over this country, and it took a man by the name of Teddy Roosevelt to break them up and restore fairness. We’re looking for some more politicians like that -- we'd like you to meet Rep. Brad Miller.
2011-06-2233 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #26: Zach CarterWhat goes on behind closed doors never ceases to amaze us. Quietly, discussions between Obama administration insiders, advisers and NY’s financial elite have focused on next step for the federal government’s role in the mortgage market.
We talk to Zach Carter of the Huffington Post.
2011-06-2213 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #27 Shahien NasiripourWhat is the current state of the justice system in America? The Department of Justice, the federal bank regulators, the state attorneys general, the SEC, the entire complex that is theoretically there to supervise relative to the activity that did happen and still in some cases is happening in our banking sector?
To get some answers, we talked to Shahien Nasiripour. Shahien a business reporter at The Huffington Post, previously at the Center for Investigative Reporting.
2011-06-2225 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #29: Steve ClemonsEgyptian protesters in Cairo and around their home country have been putting their lives on the line while fighting for regime change. Some have been camped out in Tahrir Square for weeks, afraid to leave because of threat of violence and retribution from the Mubarak regime. To get some answers, we spoke to Steve Clemons. He’s a founder of the American Strategy Program at the New America Foundation where he’s also a Senior Fellow. He’s also an active author and policy advocate on foreign policy defense and economic policy.
2011-06-2133 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #30: Glenn GreenwaldGlenn has found himself at the center of yet another emerging controversy, this time involving WikiLeaks, major internet security firms, the DOJ, well-connected D.C. law firms, the Chamber of Commerce and Bank of America.
2011-06-2139 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #31: Stephanie BloomingdaleWe had the opportunity to catch up with Stephanie Bloomingdale, Secretary-Treasurer of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO. Check out the podcast for an update on the latest with labor protests in their state.
2011-06-2108 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #32: David Cay JohnstonJust how much are taxpayers being ripped off by businesses that can’t compete, and so they go to the government for subsidies while the government tries to annihilate teachers? There are strong efforts underway to take food and bargaining power away from the poorest of those in Wisconsin while 2/3 of the corporations in that state don’t pay a single penny in taxes.
David Cay Johnston. He’s a columnist at Tax.com and Reuters, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, and a professor of law and business at Syracuse University.
2011-06-2112 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #33: John HennessyStanford University President John Hennessy speaks with Dylan about the innovative culture at one of America's top schools. "A place where people with interesting ideas" can take their ideas to the outside world, often the fertile land of Silicon Valley.
2011-06-2118 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #34: Oakland Mayor Jean QuanWhile he was on the most recent west coast leg of the Steel on Wheels Tour, Dylan caught up with the first ever Chinese-American mayor of a major American city, Jean Quan. As the mayor of Oakland, CA -- a city facing dire financial challenges, she is unwavering in her commitment to two things in her city: first, maintaining and growing a diverse economic base, and keeping Oakland a diverse city, both ethnically and financially -- a place for the middle class to thrive.
2011-06-2115 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #38: Dr. Peter MoriciHow many jobs are at risk because the price of gasoline is up 50 cents? More than you’d think. How many jobs could you create by solving the energy problem? Millions. We talk to Dr. Peter Morici about that in this episode of Radio Free Dylan. Dr. Peter Morici, is Economist at University of Maryland, and former chief economist at the US International Trade Commission
2011-06-2112 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #39: Marcy WheelerFreedom and equality were supposed to be values that define the United States of America. We indict nations like China, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and so many others for their practice of political imprisonment or abuse of specific individuals that are seen to be a threat to society without any sort of trial.
How, then, can President Obama and Pentagon officials even begin to defend the treatment of PFC Bradley Manning, whose treatment in no way complies with the Uniform Code of Military Justice?
Dylan had the opportunity to talk to Marcy Wheeler of FireDogLake about the treatment of PFC Bradley...
2011-06-2120 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #41: Marshall AuerbackWhat does the earthquake mean to Japan’s fiscal future? Will one of the possible ripple effects of the disaster in Japan be a period of meaningful economic growth? Is the correct response to an environment of deprived economic activity to cut, or is it to invest and spend?
Dylan talks with Marshall Auerback, Senior Fellow at the Roosevelt Institute, about how Japan and the U.S. can begin to allocate capital in a way that solves problems, ultimately bringing advancement in infrastructure, society, and social structure.
2011-06-2121 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #61: Josh Rosner & Gretchen Morgenson“Make no mistake, the perils and problems that plagued our nation years ago in the financial crisis—yes, it’s been years—still plague us to this day. Much like an untreated cancer, it will affect us up and to the point where we actually acknowledge it and deal with it,” says Dylan.
That’s the message that Gretchen Morgenson and Josh Rosner, co-authors of Reckless Endangerment are trying to deliver: that this problem can be dealt with in the way that we have dealt with other issues in our own history — personally and collectively. Their new book provides not only an author...
2011-06-2136 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #60: Todd Harrison of MinyanvilleIs what we do who we are? Does it matter what title is on your business card? Dylan Ratigan and Minyanville CEO Todd Harrison talk about finding a meaningful life outside of the fast paced world of Wall Street on this episode of Radio Free Dylan.
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Todd Harrison, Founder and CEO of Minyanville.com, author of "The Other Side of Wall Street: In Business it Pays to Be An Animal, in Life it Pays to Be Yourself." Todd has 20 years of experience on Wall Street. He spent 7 years on the worldwide equity derivative desk at Morgan Stanley as...
2011-06-1526 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #57: Glenn GreenwaldIs it cruel for a leader to cultivate false hope from cynical voters, only to flip the script and crush those hopes two years later? Is what we were promised in 2008 being delivered on in 2011? To dig in to that topic, we’re bringing one of our Radio Free Dylan favorites, Glenn Greenwald of Salon.com.
2011-06-1421 minGlenn Greenwald PodcastsRFD #57: Glenn GreenwaldIs it cruel for a leader to cultivate false hope from cynical voters, only to flip the script and crush those hopes two years later? Is what we were promised in 2008 being delivered on in 2011? To dig in to that topic, we’re bringing one of our Radio Free Dylan favorites, Glenn Greenwald of Salon.com.
2011-06-1421 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #59: Michelle AlexanderCould it be that one of the biggest human rights issues in the world is right here at home, in America’s prisons? Dylan talks to Michelle Alexander, Associate Professor of Law at Ohio State University, and author of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness.
Visit Michelle’s website at NewJimCrow.com.
2011-06-1424 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #58: Best of Radio Free DylanEpisode 58 – Real Solutions with Barry Ritholtz, Umair Haque and Stanford President John Hennessy
We’re up to Episode 58 of Radio Free Dylan — today’s episode is a look back at three guests we’ve had on this year whose ideas for America’s biggest problems spurned some great feedback from listeners.
2011-06-0246 minRadio Free DylanRFD #11: John HofmeisterWhat would change if our country started looking at the real cost of fossil fuels? Could the private sector effectively develop alternative fuels that can compete with them, or goes the government need to step in somehow? To get answers, Dylan talks with former Shell Oil president, energy expert and founder of Citizens for Affordable Energy, John Hofmeister.
2010-11-2226 min