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WPKN: Politics, Policy, and Planet PodcastFor-Profit Corporate Healthcare Greed is Bankrupting and Closing U.S. HospitalsInterview with Hannah Levintova, Mother Jones' magazine D.C. bureau reporter, conducted by Scott Harris.Hannah Levintova talks about her investigation featured in the Public Radio series, “Reveal,” titled, “The Landlord Gutting America’s Hospitals,” which examines how a real estate company buys up hospitals and then leases them back to healthcare systems, causing dozens of its hospitals to go bankrupt, close or be sold because profits were sucked out of them, resulting in the deterioration of patient care.2025-07-3115 min
Counterpoint with Scott HarrisCounterpoint 07-28-25 Scott Harris discusses: the waste and futility of Trump's Golden Dome National Defense System; Rising death toll of Israel's Gaza starvation campaign; New documentary film: "Gaza: Journalists Under Fire;" Greed killing US hospitals.COUNTERPOINT RADIO, hosted by Scott Harris, is heard every Monday night on WPKN 89.5 FM, Bridgeport, CT between 8:00 – 9:30 pm ET. Webstreaming and audio archive at http://wpkn.orgSome segments featured on Counterpoint are edited for re-broadcast on the syndicated Between The Lines radio news magazine. Visit their web site at http://www.btlonline.org for free subscriptions to mp3 - podcast audio files, program summaries and interview transcripts. An archive of current and past Counterpoint interviews are accessible for free at our Counterpoint Radio web site: http://counterpointradio.org The full 1.5 hour unedited program can be accessed fo...2025-07-291h 21
RevealThe Landlord Gutting America’s HospitalsIn April 2024, medical staff testified before Louisiana’s House Health and Welfare Committee about just how bad things had gotten at the Glenwood Regional Medical Center. The West Monroe hospital had been under fire from the state Health Department over lapses in patient care that seemed to be escalating. The hospital had stopped paying bills for oxygen supplies, the blood bank, and repairs to the elevators that take patients up to surgery. Former Glenwood nurse Debra Russell testified that there wasn’t a cardiologist available when a man suffered a hear...2025-07-1950 min
Louisiana ConsideredPush to bring local food back to Louisiana schools; How Steward Health owners profited as care declinedLouisiana lawmakers are asking Congress to bring back a federal program that helped schools buy food from local farms. It’s one of the cuts the Trump administration made to the Department of Agriculture. Education reporter Aubri Juhasz explains how one school district used the money and how cuts are impacting their current relationships with local farms.A recent investigation into Steward Health Care, which ran a hospital in West Monroe, La., found that the hospital chain’s owners spent years squeezing profits out of the business, leading to a decline in the quality of care. The inve...2025-05-1924 min
Aren't You Worried?48. Alimzhan TokhtakhounovIn the final episode of their three-part series on foreign mob bosses, Lauren and Amanda cover sports enthusiast Alimzhan Tokhtakhounov, who says that he's not a bad guy, don't worry.Sources:ABC News: “Russian mafia boss still at large after FBI wiretap at Trump Tower” by ABC NewsMother Jones: “How Did an Alleged Russian Mobster End Up on Trump’s Red Carpet?” by David Corn and Hannah LevintovaThe Daily Beast: “Russian Who Fixed the Winter Olympics Had a Link to Trump” by Michael DalyNBC Sports: “Man indicted for fixing 2002 Olympic figure skating has ‘life of luxury’” by Nick ZaccardiNew Yo...2023-12-2148 min
Most Wanted48. Alimzhan TokhtakhounovIn the final episode of their three-part series on foreign mob bosses, Lauren and Amanda cover sports enthusiast Alimzhan Tokhtakhounov, who says that he's not a bad guy, don't worry.Sources:ABC News: “Russian mafia boss still at large after FBI wiretap at Trump Tower” by ABC NewsMother Jones: “How Did an Alleged Russian Mobster End Up on Trump’s Red Carpet?” by David Corn and Hannah LevintovaThe Daily Beast: “Russian Who Fixed the Winter Olympics Had a Link to Trump” by Michael DalyNBC Sports: “Man indicted for fixing 2002 Olympic figure skating has ‘life of luxury’” by Nick ZaccardiNew York Times...2023-12-2148 min
Lovett or Leave ItPod Save Drag BrunchLovett or Leave It takes summer by storm with the help of the good people at Los Angeles’s fabulous Dynasty Typewriter. Texas Rep. Bryan Slaton (Brendan Scannell) death drops into the non-debate about children watching drag. Mother Jones’ Hannah Levintova goes public with the truth about private equity. Adam Conover takes a seat to explain the impact of public transportation. Brian Simpson sends his apologies to Sarah Palin in Ok, Stop, and we cool ourselves down after a round of Hot Takes. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a trans...2022-06-111h 19
The California DreamWeekly roundup for July 17, 2021Weekly roundup for July 17, 2021
Democrats are declaring victory over the $3.5 trillion infrastructure deal reached in the Senate under reconciliation. A closer look at the numbers reveals that the current proposal is entirely inadequate, and history proves the federal government is capable of much larger fiscal spending when facing such existential crises. As long as California remains in the federal system -- lacking the power of the purse -- we will be fiscally constrained and unable to fill the void in leadership left by Congress.
Meanwhile, new details have emerged about the 2020 election. Mark Milley, the highest ranking US military officer...2021-07-1817 min
Columbia BizcastInspiring and Exhausting: Reporting on Political CampaignsWhat is it like for a journalist to cover the final days of a political campaign, right before an election? Bizcast visits with two MBA students who have had this experience first-hand. Alexis Levinson ’21, a former reporter for Buzzfeed, and Knight-Bagehot Fellow Hannah Levintova ’21, who writes for Mother Jones, give us their perspective on the differences between covering local and national politics; trustworthy ways to stay informed; and whether voters should believe the latest polls. Levinson and Levintova also share their views on the future of the media business and why they felt pursuing a MBA...2020-10-2934 min