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Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection S7 Ep6 Biden 2024. Sandy Hook Reparations. COP-27Well, the midterms are done, and all I can say is “Mea Culpa”. While I never thought there would be a red wave, or tsunami, or anything else the punditocracy predicted. I did, however, think that the Democrats might lose both houses of Congress. Thankfully, that doesn’t look like it’s going to happen. And who dos the Trumpster blame for the GOP’s lackluster showing? Anybody but him, who else? Plus, he’s decided to wage war against a former ally. While we’re at it, the midterm results did little to tamp...2022-11-1420 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection S7 Ep5.Kyrie Irving. Kanye West. Antisemitism.Sharm el-Sheikh.Cop-27we talked about Kanye West and Anti-Semitism last week. Well now, it’s Kyrie Irving’s turn. Why do these tropes keep coming up? It’s become intergenerational. And why do some people spring to the defense and Irving and West? The FBI issues a waning to synagogues in New Jersey. Will Republicans run the table in Wisconsin? Barack Obama joins President Biden in an effort to try to save the midterms for Democrats. And finally, employment goes up by a decent amount, but is it enough?2022-11-0821 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection S7 Ep5.Kyrie Irving. Kanye West. Antisemitism.Sharm el-Sheikh.Cop-27we talked about Kanye West and Anti-Semitism last week. Well now, it’s Kyrie Irving’s turn. Why do these tropes keep coming up? It’s become intergenerational. And why do some people spring to the defense and Irving and West? The FBI issues a waning to synagogues in New Jersey. Will Republicans run the table in Wisconsin? Barack Obama joins President Biden in an effort to try to save the midterms for Democrats. And finally, employment goes up by a decent amount, but is it enough?2022-11-0821 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection S7 Ep4 Elon Musk. Twitter. Biden. US Voter FraudThe midterms are coming up in a hurry, and if the polls are to be believed, I can say I told you so. Are Republicans injecting race into some races across the country? Are Black Americans going to stay home election day? We’ll talk about all that, and Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter. A letter in Ukraine has a lot of people upset, and the New York Times has a scary look at life after climate change.2022-10-3122 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection S7 Ep4 Elon Musk. Twitter. Biden. US Voter FraudThe midterms are coming up in a hurry, and if the polls are to be believed, I can say I told you so. Are Republicans injecting race into some races across the country? Are Black Americans going to stay home election day? We’ll talk about all that, and Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter. A letter in Ukraine has a lot of people upset, and the New York Times has a scary look at life after climate change.2022-10-3122 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection S7 Ep3 Bidens Marijuana pardons. Abortion. Herschel WalkerCould Vladimir Putin use nukes to counter losses in Ukraine? The nation’s jobs growth slows, so who wins and who loses? President Biden pardons stoners...er..I mean, marijuana users caught by the Feds. And we've got two abortion stories: one a judge in Arizona presses pause on a new total ban; and Herschel Walker’s ex says he urged her to get an abortion not once, but twice. He denies it, but…..2022-10-1121 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection S7 Ep3 Bidens Marijuana pardons. Abortion. Herschel WalkerCould Vladimir Putin use nukes to counter losses in Ukraine? The nation’s jobs growth slows, so who wins and who loses? President Biden pardons stoners...er..I mean, marijuana users caught by the Feds. And we've got two abortion stories: one a judge in Arizona presses pause on a new total ban; and Herschel Walker’s ex says he urged her to get an abortion not once, but twice. He denies it, but…..2022-10-1121 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection S 7 Ep 2 Putin. Ukraine. Truss. UK Conservatives. Ginni ThomasVladimir Putin decides Russia has annexed four regions of Ukraine. Trouble is, Russian forces have had to retreat from a major city in one of those same regions. The Conservative government in the UK is under severe pressure, and some in their own party think it’s a self-inflicted wound. Back in the day, then congressman Ron DeSantis voted against federal help for New York City in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Now, as Governor of Florida, guess who he’s asking for help in the wake of Hurricane Ian? That judge in the Mar-a-Lago probe slaps down the spec...2022-10-0520 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection S 7 Ep 2 Putin. Ukraine. Truss. UK Conservatives. Ginni ThomasVladimir Putin decides Russia has annexed four regions of Ukraine. Trouble is, Russian forces have had to retreat from a major city in one of those same regions. The Conservative government in the UK is under severe pressure, and some in their own party think it’s a self-inflicted wound. Back in the day, then congressman Ron DeSantis voted against federal help for New York City in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Now, as Governor of Florida, guess who he’s asking for help in the wake of Hurricane Ian? That judge in the Mar-a-Lago probe slaps down the spec...2022-10-0520 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection S7 Ep1 Leticia James. Trump. FBI. Alex Jones. Giorgia Meloni. Italy Right WingNew York’s Attorney General Leticia James takes center stage as she sues the Trump Organization in an action that could cost $250 million dollars. Meanwhile, Trump says he can declassify documents just by thinking about it. That’s right, just by thinking. Further afield, the referenda on whether some regions of the Ukraine want to be annexed by Russia exposes some fault lines inside the US. This as the fighting goes on and gets more vicious. Alex Jones goes off again in court. Wait, what? Didn’t we talk about this the other day? And is the...2022-09-2620 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection S7 Ep1 Leticia James. Trump. FBI. Alex Jones. Giorgia Meloni. Italy Right WingNew York’s Attorney General Leticia James takes center stage as she sues the Trump Organization in an action that could cost $250 million dollars. Meanwhile, Trump says he can declassify documents just by thinking about it. That’s right, just by thinking. Further afield, the referenda on whether some regions of the Ukraine want to be annexed by Russia exposes some fault lines inside the US. This as the fighting goes on and gets more vicious. Alex Jones goes off again in court. Wait, what? Didn’t we talk about this the other day? And is the...2022-09-2620 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection S6 Ep20 Trump. Migrants. Ukraine. PatagoniaThe battle between the Justice Dept. and Donald Trump goes on, while his biggest problem may be in Georgia. Why are Republican governors sending migrants north to cities like New York and now, Martha’s Vineyard? Yeah, we know what they’re saying, but what’s the real reason? Insurance companies are taking police departments to task, we’ll tell you why. Can Ukrainian military gains against Russia be maintained or even expanded? And finally, there’s the story of Patagonia.2022-09-2015 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection S6 Ep20 Trump. Migrants. Ukraine. PatagoniaThe battle between the Justice Dept. and Donald Trump goes on, while his biggest problem may be in Georgia. Why are Republican governors sending migrants north to cities like New York and now, Martha’s Vineyard? Yeah, we know what they’re saying, but what’s the real reason? Insurance companies are taking police departments to task, we’ll tell you why. Can Ukrainian military gains against Russia be maintained or even expanded? And finally, there’s the story of Patagonia.2022-09-2015 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection S6 Ep19 Queen Elizabeth. Trump and the FBI.The world watches as HM Queen Elizabeth II passes away and Prince Charles becomes King Charles III. Will the war in Ukraine throw large parts of the developed world into recession, and will Ukraine’s biggest supporters stay the course Threats of political violence a year and a half after January 6th are now focusing on individual lawmakers. One case in point is Washington State Congresswoman Pramila Jaypal. Bans against abortion by some state legislatures are beginning to be re-thought. And you didn’t think we’d get by without talking about that former...2022-09-1220 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection S6 Ep19 Queen Elizabeth. Trump and the FBI.The world watches as HM Queen Elizabeth II passes away and Prince Charles becomes King Charles III. Will the war in Ukraine throw large parts of the developed world into recession, and will Ukraine’s biggest supporters stay the course Threats of political violence a year and a half after January 6th are now focusing on individual lawmakers. One case in point is Washington State Congresswoman Pramila Jaypal. Bans against abortion by some state legislatures are beginning to be re-thought. And you didn’t think we’d get by without talking about that former...2022-09-1220 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection S6 Ep18 Biden. Trump. Uyghurs. Ginny ThomasJoe Biden takes the gloves off, guess who his target might be? Donald Trump throws a left jab and the Department of Justice responds with an uppercut. A United Nations report on Chinese mistreatment of Uyghurs is devastating to Beijing. Mississippi, the poorest state in the nation, is a lesson in climate change, and how the effects of aging infrastructure, and a lack of investment can cripple an entire city. And finally, Ginni Thomas. What, again? Yup!2022-09-0520 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection S6 Ep18 Biden. Trump. Uyghurs. Ginny ThomasJoe Biden takes the gloves off, guess who his target might be? Donald Trump throws a left jab and the Department of Justice responds with an uppercut. A United Nations report on Chinese mistreatment of Uyghurs is devastating to Beijing. Mississippi, the poorest state in the nation, is a lesson in climate change, and how the effects of aging infrastructure, and a lack of investment can cripple an entire city. And finally, Ginni Thomas. What, again? Yup!2022-09-0520 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley- The Intersection S6 Ep17.Mar-a-Lago. FBI. Trump. Student Loan DebtIt seems we’ve got those Old Mar-a Lago Blues again. Donald Trump’s supporters can’t figure out who to badmouth these days as a redacted version of the affidavit in support of the Mar-a Lago raid is made public. President Biden cancels student loan debt for a huge number of Americans. Some of the people who had their own loans forgiven aren’t happy. Democrats are expressing guarded optimism about the upcoming midterm elections. Are they justified, or delusional? California plans to ban the sale of gasoline cars by 2035. And did you hear he one about the partying...2022-08-3020 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley- The Intersection S6 Ep17.Mar-a-Lago. FBI. Trump. Student Loan DebtIt seems we’ve got those Old Mar-a Lago Blues again. Donald Trump’s supporters can’t figure out who to badmouth these days as a redacted version of the affidavit in support of the Mar-a Lago raid is made public. President Biden cancels student loan debt for a huge number of Americans. Some of the people who had their own loans forgiven aren’t happy. Democrats are expressing guarded optimism about the upcoming midterm elections. Are they justified, or delusional? California plans to ban the sale of gasoline cars by 2035. And did you hear he one about the partying...2022-08-3020 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection S6 Ep16 Abortion in America. Trump and the FBITrump's former lieutenant pled guilty on tax charges and the success of Trump endorsed candidates (including beating Liz Chaney) is apparently making some Republicans jittery...A pair of abortion stories,(Florida, Nebraska), show some parts of the country are more than a little off the wall on the subject...the Centers for Disease Control throws itself under the bus...and a star quarterback is suspended for 11 games after multiple women accuse him of sexual abuses. Some say it’s not enough!2022-08-2221 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection S6 Ep16 Abortion in America. Trump and the FBITrump's former lieutenant pled guilty on tax charges and the success of Trump endorsed candidates (including beating Liz Chaney) is apparently making some Republicans jittery...A pair of abortion stories,(Florida, Nebraska), show some parts of the country are more than a little off the wall on the subject...the Centers for Disease Control throws itself under the bus...and a star quarterback is suspended for 11 games after multiple women accuse him of sexual abuses. Some say it’s not enough!2022-08-2221 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection S6 Ep14 China. Taiwan. Pelosi. Sandy Hook. Alex Jones. Kansas. AbortionNancy Pelosi visits Taiwan, and the Chinese act like it's a declaration of war. Kansas strikes a big blow for reproductive freedom, Alex Jones gets his, and is embarrassed in court in the process. The Senate votes to offer NATO membership to Sweden and Finland. Guess who wants to end Social Security and Medicare? 2022-08-0818 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection S6 Ep14 China. Taiwan. Pelosi. Sandy Hook. Alex Jones. Kansas. AbortionNancy Pelosi visits Taiwan, and the Chinese act like it's a declaration of war. Kansas strikes a big blow for reproductive freedom, Alex Jones gets his, and is embarrassed in court in the process. The Senate votes to offer NATO membership to Sweden and Finland. Guess who wants to end Social Security and Medicare? 2022-08-0818 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection S6 Ep 13 Joe Manchin Climate Change. Viktor Orban. Britney GrinerQuite a bit to unpack in this episode. Joe Manchin agrees to a deal on climate change. Leaked documents show US power companies have spent millions to protect their profits and fight clean energy. Remember this the next time you see some shill in a TV debate arguing against electric cars or renewable energy. African countries are being pushed to take sides in the Ukraine war. Knuckle dragging despot Viktor Orban is set to address the Conservative Political Action Committee conference this week. Did I mention he said something so racist one of his inner circle quit? The US...2022-08-0120 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection S6 Ep 13 Joe Manchin Climate Change. Viktor Orban. Britney GrinerQuite a bit to unpack in this episode. Joe Manchin agrees to a deal on climate change. Leaked documents show US power companies have spent millions to protect their profits and fight clean energy. Remember this the next time you see some shill in a TV debate arguing against electric cars or renewable energy. African countries are being pushed to take sides in the Ukraine war. Knuckle dragging despot Viktor Orban is set to address the Conservative Political Action Committee conference this week. Did I mention he said something so racist one of his inner circle quit? The US...2022-08-0120 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection S6 Ep11 10-year-old raped abortion denied in OhioIn this episode we talk about the tragic rape and pregnancy of a 10-year-old in Ohio, refused an abortion. Why did so many right-wing commentators and media refuse to believe her story? We also take an honest look at declining Democratic faith in Joe Biden, especially among the young. The young, btw, are also losing faith in both political parties. Wonder why?2022-07-1821 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection S6 Ep11 10-year-old raped abortion denied in OhioIn this episode we talk about the tragic rape and pregnancy of a 10-year-old in Ohio, refused an abortion. Why did so many right-wing commentators and media refuse to believe her story? We also take an honest look at declining Democratic faith in Joe Biden, especially among the young. The young, btw, are also losing faith in both political parties. Wonder why?2022-07-1821 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection S6Ep10 Voting Expert Aaron HamlinAmericans are taking a close look at voting in the wake of Trump’s election denial in 2020. There are already a number of systems in place across the country, and almost an equal number that advocates believe could do a better job at truly expressing the will of the people. Aaron Hamlin is Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Center for Election Science. We recently spoke about the different voting systems being used across the country. 2022-07-0426 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection S6Ep10 Voting Expert Aaron HamlinAmericans are taking a close look at voting in the wake of Trump’s election denial in 2020. There are already a number of systems in place across the country, and almost an equal number that advocates believe could do a better job at truly expressing the will of the people. Aaron Hamlin is Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Center for Election Science. We recently spoke about the different voting systems being used across the country. 2022-07-0426 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection S6 Ep6 Uvalde Texas. Mass murders in the US will never end. TrumpUvalde, Texas. It’s a name most Americans had never heard of until last week. Now it takes its place alongside Columbine, Sandy Hook, and other sites where children have been sacrificed at the altar of the almighty gun. 21 people shot dead by a kid who bought a pair of AR-15 assault rifles legally for his 18th birthday. The mythology surrounding the nation’s gun culture will never change. It's deeply embedded in America’s psyche and makes the right to own firearms a human right that must remain inviolate at all costs.2022-05-3020 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection S6 Ep6 Uvalde Texas. Mass murders in the US will never end. TrumpUvalde, Texas. It’s a name most Americans had never heard of until last week. Now it takes its place alongside Columbine, Sandy Hook, and other sites where children have been sacrificed at the altar of the almighty gun. 21 people shot dead by a kid who bought a pair of AR-15 assault rifles legally for his 18th birthday. The mythology surrounding the nation’s gun culture will never change. It's deeply embedded in America’s psyche and makes the right to own firearms a human right that must remain inviolate at all costs.2022-05-3020 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection S6 Ep5 Abortion. Breast Milk and Tainted Formula. InflationThe Great Replacement Theory...a deep dive is not worth my time, but it's connected to the recent Buffalo massacre and there are growing calls for some of it’s more public adherents to be locked up! America passed a deadly milestone recently, 1 million people dead from coronavirus. Oklahoma tries to out-Texas Texas with what they proudly call the most restrictive anti-abortion law in the nation. Proudly? Inflation figures continue on an upward trajectory, leading some experts to predict a recession could be coming soon. Does the GOP actually have a plan to fight it? There’s a s...2022-05-2321 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection S6 Ep5 Abortion. Breast Milk and Tainted Formula. InflationThe Great Replacement Theory...a deep dive is not worth my time, but it's connected to the recent Buffalo massacre and there are growing calls for some of it’s more public adherents to be locked up! America passed a deadly milestone recently, 1 million people dead from coronavirus. Oklahoma tries to out-Texas Texas with what they proudly call the most restrictive anti-abortion law in the nation. Proudly? Inflation figures continue on an upward trajectory, leading some experts to predict a recession could be coming soon. Does the GOP actually have a plan to fight it? There’s a s...2022-05-2321 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection S6 Ep4 - Abortion and Congress. Finland and NATOA senior journalist from Al-Jazeera is shot and killed on the West Bank. Her funeral was disrupted, attacked by the Israeli military. The January 6th Committee subpoenas 5 Republican colleagues. Another abortion fail by the Democrats in Congress. Finland is moving closer to NATO, much to the chagrin of guess who. And did the meatpacking industry and the Trump Administration lie about shortages at beginning of pandemic, exposing workers to health risks?2022-05-1620 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection S6 Ep4 - Abortion and Congress. Finland and NATOA senior journalist from Al-Jazeera is shot and killed on the West Bank. Her funeral was disrupted, attacked by the Israeli military. The January 6th Committee subpoenas 5 Republican colleagues. Another abortion fail by the Democrats in Congress. Finland is moving closer to NATO, much to the chagrin of guess who. And did the meatpacking industry and the Trump Administration lie about shortages at beginning of pandemic, exposing workers to health risks?2022-05-1620 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection S6 Ep3 ABORTION. Greg Abbott. Brittner Griner jailed in RussiaABORTION... from several different angles; from the leaked Supreme Court decision and its potential consequences, to ways around it like the abortion pill. What lawmakers can do to mitigate the decision, if the final decision to kill Roe v. Wade becomes reality. What's it like to be Female, Black, Gay and locked up in Russia...even when you're an American basketball star #Brittney Griner. Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s decision to challenge his responsibility to educate the children of undocumented immigrants. 2022-05-0920 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection S6 Ep3 ABORTION. Greg Abbott. Brittner Griner jailed in RussiaABORTION... from several different angles; from the leaked Supreme Court decision and its potential consequences, to ways around it like the abortion pill. What lawmakers can do to mitigate the decision, if the final decision to kill Roe v. Wade becomes reality. What's it like to be Female, Black, Gay and locked up in Russia...even when you're an American basketball star #Brittney Griner. Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s decision to challenge his responsibility to educate the children of undocumented immigrants. 2022-05-0920 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection S5 Ep18 - Putin Will Smith Chris Rock TrumpHas the Chris Rock slapdown boosted his ticket sales with the bloodthirsty clamouring to hear his side of the story? Is it OK for our children see bad behavior rewarded by bling awards? War in the Ukraine - the only person who can end it is the person who started it. Has the Oxford Dictionary officially made the word 'Greed' synonymous with 'Trump,' or is that just a cruel April's Fool joke? He's now trying to pimp off of his former White House photographer maybe to offset the lawsuit #EddyGrant has out for illegal use of...2022-04-0418 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection S5 Ep18 - Putin Will Smith Chris Rock TrumpHas the Chris Rock slapdown boosted his ticket sales with the bloodthirsty clamouring to hear his side of the story? Is it OK for our children see bad behavior rewarded by bling awards? War in the Ukraine - the only person who can end it is the person who started it. Has the Oxford Dictionary officially made the word 'Greed' synonymous with 'Trump,' or is that just a cruel April's Fool joke? He's now trying to pimp off of his former White House photographer maybe to offset the lawsuit #EddyGrant has out for illegal use of...2022-04-0418 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection Russia Ukraine Ginny Thomas and Big Tech ethicsWhat does victory look like for Putin? Ask the same question for The Ukraine and in either direction your head will be spinning. Is it a question even asked by the so-called sanctions negotiators? Maybe if there were some definitive answers we could strive for conflict resolution? While the World's Ugliest Circus aka Supreme Court nomination hearings carry on, Uncle Thom's wife, Ginni, continues to capture media attention. I can't 'unsee' the vision of how she maintains sadistic control over her husband, but the kind of pillow talk that allows him to justify January 6 gives me nightmares. 2022-03-2820 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection Russia Ukraine Ginny Thomas and Big Tech ethicsWhat does victory look like for Putin? Ask the same question for The Ukraine and in either direction your head will be spinning. Is it a question even asked by the so-called sanctions negotiators? Maybe if there were some definitive answers we could strive for conflict resolution? While the World's Ugliest Circus aka Supreme Court nomination hearings carry on, Uncle Thom's wife, Ginni, continues to capture media attention. I can't 'unsee' the vision of how she maintains sadistic control over her husband, but the kind of pillow talk that allows him to justify January 6 gives me nightmares. 2022-03-2820 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection S5 Ep16 Russian no-fly zone Ketanji Brown Jackson and Texas voter suppressionDespite the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian armed forces and its people, the forces of Russia are pushing into Ukraine’s biggest cities, and more than 3m Ukrainians have fled. Also looks like it’s a firm ‘no’ to President Zelensky’s request for a no-fly zone over his country and allowing his pilots to launch MIG fighter from out a US airbase in Germany. Supreme Court Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson is accused of ill-doings for having represented detainees at Guantanamo Bay, while Uncle Tom Clarence’s wife, Ginny, gets a blind eye for her attendance at the Stop the...2022-03-2119 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection S5 Ep16 Russian no-fly zone Ketanji Brown Jackson and Texas voter suppressionDespite the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian armed forces and its people, the forces of Russia are pushing into Ukraine’s biggest cities, and more than 3m Ukrainians have fled. Also looks like it’s a firm ‘no’ to President Zelensky’s request for a no-fly zone over his country and allowing his pilots to launch MIG fighter from out a US airbase in Germany. Supreme Court Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson is accused of ill-doings for having represented detainees at Guantanamo Bay, while Uncle Tom Clarence’s wife, Ginny, gets a blind eye for her attendance at the Stop the...2022-03-2119 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection Putin Gas Prices and punishment for using racial slurs S5 Ep15Residents of Russia say 'so what' to sanctions, and that Putin is on the right track. How's the gas pump treating you these days? Guess what, just like Covid isn't going away, gas prices aren't going back either to what they used to be. Racial slurs...should they be punishable by law and what if a citizen decides to take matters into their own hands? 2022-03-1419 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection Putin Gas Prices and punishment for using racial slurs S5 Ep15Residents of Russia say 'so what' to sanctions, and that Putin is on the right track. How's the gas pump treating you these days? Guess what, just like Covid isn't going away, gas prices aren't going back either to what they used to be. Racial slurs...should they be punishable by law and what if a citizen decides to take matters into their own hands? 2022-03-1419 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection S5 Ep 14 Russia vs UkraineThis week's podcast is more like a quiz. Question: How does the US fund Putin's war? Answer: Geometry. Picture the financial triangle between China, Russia and the US.The US buys goods from China (yes, you Amazon hounds...that's you). China uses the dollars to buy energy from Russia to build the infrastructure for their total world takeover (scheduled 2049). Russia takes the money (that China got from the US), sells the energy to China and gives sanctions the finger. Triangle...Get it? 2022-03-0720 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection S5 Ep 14 Russia vs UkraineThis week's podcast is more like a quiz. Question: How does the US fund Putin's war? Answer: Geometry. Picture the financial triangle between China, Russia and the US.The US buys goods from China (yes, you Amazon hounds...that's you). China uses the dollars to buy energy from Russia to build the infrastructure for their total world takeover (scheduled 2049). Russia takes the money (that China got from the US), sells the energy to China and gives sanctions the finger. Triangle...Get it? 2022-03-0720 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection S5 Ep13 Black History Month Drum CorpsRussia vs the rest of the free world... Spotlight on Black HIstory Month in the US and interviews with living legends of the Black Drum Corps circuit. 2022-02-2824 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection S5 Ep13 Black History Month Drum CorpsRussia vs the rest of the free world... Spotlight on Black HIstory Month in the US and interviews with living legends of the Black Drum Corps circuit. 2022-02-2824 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection s5 Ep12 Sandy Hook Guns Ukraine War Racism and Voter SuppressionNEW PODCAST EPISODE: Firearm Rights and gun worship are two different things. While places like Canada are able to separate responsible gun ownership from the hands of maniacs – America sadly doesn’t differentiate. Back in 2012, 20 children and six staff from my own elementary school in Newtown, CT, were gunned down by a blood-thirsty citizen. US Gun laws and reform have barely changed since the Sandy Hook massacre. Ukraine or Russia…folks, this is not just a board game of #TwilightStruggle. Everybody’s got an opinion, but how do you decipher real news from propaganda and which media are you goin...2022-02-2120 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection s5 Ep12 Sandy Hook Guns Ukraine War Racism and Voter SuppressionNEW PODCAST EPISODE: Firearm Rights and gun worship are two different things. While places like Canada are able to separate responsible gun ownership from the hands of maniacs – America sadly doesn’t differentiate. Back in 2012, 20 children and six staff from my own elementary school in Newtown, CT, were gunned down by a blood-thirsty citizen. US Gun laws and reform have barely changed since the Sandy Hook massacre. Ukraine or Russia…folks, this is not just a board game of #TwilightStruggle. Everybody’s got an opinion, but how do you decipher real news from propaganda and which media are you goin...2022-02-2120 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection S5 Ep11 Covid ad infinitum Putins war Canadian Trucker protestCOVID ad infinitum… the residuals of this virus are impacting more than just health as inflation and supply chain costs in the US and worldwide are spiralling out of control. Threats against members of Congress are surging over the past five years. If you count the throwdown in 1804 between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, it’s just history repeating itself, but last year alone 9,600 documented threats were reported. Speaking of threats, Putin is in a category all of his own…130,000 Russian troops supposedly just hanging out on the Ukraine border. According to Putin this should not be...2022-02-1420 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection S5 Ep11 Covid ad infinitum Putins war Canadian Trucker protestCOVID ad infinitum… the residuals of this virus are impacting more than just health as inflation and supply chain costs in the US and worldwide are spiralling out of control. Threats against members of Congress are surging over the past five years. If you count the throwdown in 1804 between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, it’s just history repeating itself, but last year alone 9,600 documented threats were reported. Speaking of threats, Putin is in a category all of his own…130,000 Russian troops supposedly just hanging out on the Ukraine border. According to Putin this should not be...2022-02-1420 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection S5 Ep10 Trumps Mad Rants NFL Brian Flores and Russia v the USA“Liberal states are maliciously withholding COVID vaccines from white people, and Nancy Pelosi is responsible for the January 6th Insurrection.” Call it Diary of a Madman or Trump Trivia, but my left-side brain can’t connect the lumpy Trumpy dots. White Antivaxxers are now worried about being left out of vaccine distribution? The Trump army would follow Pelosi’s instructions to raid her own office? There’s no appropriate emoji. There’s one black NFL head coach out of 32 professional teams while 60% of the players are black. The League’s definition of Diversity & Inclusion doesn’t seem to count for much. C...2022-02-0722 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection S5 Ep10 Trumps Mad Rants NFL Brian Flores and Russia v the USA“Liberal states are maliciously withholding COVID vaccines from white people, and Nancy Pelosi is responsible for the January 6th Insurrection.” Call it Diary of a Madman or Trump Trivia, but my left-side brain can’t connect the lumpy Trumpy dots. White Antivaxxers are now worried about being left out of vaccine distribution? The Trump army would follow Pelosi’s instructions to raid her own office? There’s no appropriate emoji. There’s one black NFL head coach out of 32 professional teams while 60% of the players are black. The League’s definition of Diversity & Inclusion doesn’t seem to count for much. C...2022-02-0722 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection S5 Ep 9 Supreme Court Nominees Neil Young Russia and the Oath KeepersAmerica, tell me who are you afraid of winning the most… as all roads lead to the appointment of one of three uber-qualified Black women to the Supreme Court? For my friends who like a wager, is your money on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson (Harvard), California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger (Yale), or Judge J. Michelle Childs (USC)…my bet says with any one of these choices y’all need to listen out for the sound of a very large glass ceiling being shattered. Spotify, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and Anti-Vaxxer Joe Rogan, battle it out over…well… mon...2022-01-3120 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection S5 Ep 9 Supreme Court Nominees Neil Young Russia and the Oath KeepersAmerica, tell me who are you afraid of winning the most… as all roads lead to the appointment of one of three uber-qualified Black women to the Supreme Court? For my friends who like a wager, is your money on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson (Harvard), California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger (Yale), or Judge J. Michelle Childs (USC)…my bet says with any one of these choices y’all need to listen out for the sound of a very large glass ceiling being shattered. Spotify, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and Anti-Vaxxer Joe Rogan, battle it out over…well… mon...2022-01-3120 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection Ivanka, Martin Luther King Jr., China S5 Ep8New Podcast Episode: I’m not a big fan of reality TV, but the “TrumpWorld family” would make a great storyline. In just this month the keywords are: Supreme Court, White House records, lower court rulings, Capitol insurrection, executive privilege, witch hunt, seizure of voting machines, Ivanka... and of course, what story would be without a good protagonist… Attorney General of New York, Letitia James! My forecast is it’s all worth a good 3-season, 13-episode run on Amazon Prime or Netflix. Shout out to Howard University’s Knight Chair in Race and Journalism and Pulitzer Prize Winner, Nikole Hannah-Jones...2022-01-2419 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection Ivanka, Martin Luther King Jr., China S5 Ep8New Podcast Episode: I’m not a big fan of reality TV, but the “TrumpWorld family” would make a great storyline. In just this month the keywords are: Supreme Court, White House records, lower court rulings, Capitol insurrection, executive privilege, witch hunt, seizure of voting machines, Ivanka... and of course, what story would be without a good protagonist… Attorney General of New York, Letitia James! My forecast is it’s all worth a good 3-season, 13-episode run on Amazon Prime or Netflix. Shout out to Howard University’s Knight Chair in Race and Journalism and Pulitzer Prize Winner, Nikole Hannah-Jones...2022-01-2419 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection S5 Ep7 Prince Andrew.US Voter Suppression.College enrollment dropsGiuffre vs The Duke of York: With the key miscreant dead from suicide and the other about to rot in jail without bail, this story might only be left to the tabloids and screenwriters… but what we do know as fact is that Prince Andrew consorted with sex traffickers. Meanwhile, the Democrats score another loss from self-sabotage as Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) throws her President under the bus on voter suppression. Is it asking too much to expect a unified position from Dems on key topics? Her battle cry in this case is ‘Let’s use the Bi...2022-01-1720 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection S5 Ep7 Prince Andrew.US Voter Suppression.College enrollment dropsGiuffre vs The Duke of York: With the key miscreant dead from suicide and the other about to rot in jail without bail, this story might only be left to the tabloids and screenwriters… but what we do know as fact is that Prince Andrew consorted with sex traffickers. Meanwhile, the Democrats score another loss from self-sabotage as Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) throws her President under the bus on voter suppression. Is it asking too much to expect a unified position from Dems on key topics? Her battle cry in this case is ‘Let’s use the Bi...2022-01-1720 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection S5 Ep6 US Civil War coming Ahmaud Arbery and Novak DjokovicNEW PODCAST EPISODE: Could the US be heading for another Civil War? The anniversary of the insurrection on the Capitol and a recent poll from Time Magazine points to, yes! I say one way to divert the imminent course is to attach the Republican enablers to the rebel outliers. The public needs to connect the links to those Trump-loving elected officials to the dangerous outer fringe of his supporters. Ahmaud Arbery. A name further defining America in the pages of our nation’s history. How will you explain these two words to your kids…justice but not clos...2022-01-1022 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection S5 Ep6 US Civil War coming Ahmaud Arbery and Novak DjokovicNEW PODCAST EPISODE: Could the US be heading for another Civil War? The anniversary of the insurrection on the Capitol and a recent poll from Time Magazine points to, yes! I say one way to divert the imminent course is to attach the Republican enablers to the rebel outliers. The public needs to connect the links to those Trump-loving elected officials to the dangerous outer fringe of his supporters. Ahmaud Arbery. A name further defining America in the pages of our nation’s history. How will you explain these two words to your kids…justice but not clos...2022-01-1022 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection S5 Ep3 Abortion Gun Violence and OmicronNew Podcast Episode: Should a protest song of 1964 still be relevant today? The answer is, no, it shouldn’t…yet Nina Simone’s “Mississippi Goddamn” still screams to that state’s position on anti-choice laws just as it shone a spotlight on their barbaric views on America’s rights to slavery. Equally as rancid is Gun Violence and the school shooting in Oxford, MI. Were there no lessons learned from the bloodbath at my Alma Mater, Sandy Hook Elementary School (Newtown, CT) in 2012? And as we approach 2022, will we run out of Greek alphabet letters to label the n...2021-12-0620 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection S5 Ep3 Abortion Gun Violence and OmicronNew Podcast Episode: Should a protest song of 1964 still be relevant today? The answer is, no, it shouldn’t…yet Nina Simone’s “Mississippi Goddamn” still screams to that state’s position on anti-choice laws just as it shone a spotlight on their barbaric views on America’s rights to slavery. Equally as rancid is Gun Violence and the school shooting in Oxford, MI. Were there no lessons learned from the bloodbath at my Alma Mater, Sandy Hook Elementary School (Newtown, CT) in 2012? And as we approach 2022, will we run out of Greek alphabet letters to label the n...2021-12-0620 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection S4 Ep20 COP26 Americans quit jobs and the Kyle Rittenhouse trialNEW PODCAST EPISODE: Wait, what? There are still Climate Change deniers around? COP26 has finally come to an end, but it’s just the beginning for the Under-30s as they watch the Over 70s sheepishly return home on…ahem…jet planes. Jobs are also getting an eye roll from American workers - a recent study shows a record-high number of workplace resignations from employees who are fed up with low pay and poor life/work balance. The trial of 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse looks to be sliding towards yet another all-time low in US justice; his legal team is stacki...2021-11-1521 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection S4 Ep20 COP26 Americans quit jobs and the Kyle Rittenhouse trialNEW PODCAST EPISODE: Wait, what? There are still Climate Change deniers around? COP26 has finally come to an end, but it’s just the beginning for the Under-30s as they watch the Over 70s sheepishly return home on…ahem…jet planes. Jobs are also getting an eye roll from American workers - a recent study shows a record-high number of workplace resignations from employees who are fed up with low pay and poor life/work balance. The trial of 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse looks to be sliding towards yet another all-time low in US justice; his legal team is stacki...2021-11-1521 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection S4 Ep 19 Democrats in Shambles Afghanistan Drone botch and COP26New Podcast Episode: It’s My Party and I’ll Cry if I Want To… The Democratic Party is in a shambles. Candidate wars have lost the plot while Critical Race Theory and cancel culture are in the rear-view mirror. But above all they seem to have no clear message; Accountability for the killer drone in Afghanistan has also drifted into the subconscious realm with history being repainted with wide strokes of US propaganda…we had to do it to save lives??? And to take from another mid-Century pop hit, “Where have all the Flowers Gone”…COP26 features the back-patting o...2021-11-0820 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection S4 Ep 19 Democrats in Shambles Afghanistan Drone botch and COP26New Podcast Episode: It’s My Party and I’ll Cry if I Want To… The Democratic Party is in a shambles. Candidate wars have lost the plot while Critical Race Theory and cancel culture are in the rear-view mirror. But above all they seem to have no clear message; Accountability for the killer drone in Afghanistan has also drifted into the subconscious realm with history being repainted with wide strokes of US propaganda…we had to do it to save lives??? And to take from another mid-Century pop hit, “Where have all the Flowers Gone”…COP26 features the back-patting o...2021-11-0820 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection S4 Ep18 Voter Suppression and Trump Social Media OutletNEW PODCAST EPISODE: Republicans – the ultimate mixologists - have put together yet another deadly cocktail using a combination of court decisions and legislative chicanery to put the right to vote for millions of Americans at great risk. Garnish with a toxic filibuster and the world of Democracy is heading for a screeching halt… What do the departments of Homeland Security and Defense, the National Security Council and director of National Intelligence have in common? Usually not much, but they’ve banded together in the issue of climate change – Joe Biden, are you listening? I love a good oxy...2021-10-2522 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection S4 Ep18 Voter Suppression and Trump Social Media OutletNEW PODCAST EPISODE: Republicans – the ultimate mixologists - have put together yet another deadly cocktail using a combination of court decisions and legislative chicanery to put the right to vote for millions of Americans at great risk. Garnish with a toxic filibuster and the world of Democracy is heading for a screeching halt… What do the departments of Homeland Security and Defense, the National Security Council and director of National Intelligence have in common? Usually not much, but they’ve banded together in the issue of climate change – Joe Biden, are you listening? I love a good oxy...2021-10-2522 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection S4 E17 Oakland Raider Racism Blacks take the vaccine and The Queen supports GretaNew Podcast Episode: I’m a lifer when it comes to my support of the Oakland Raiders, and I feel personally betrayed to learn that [now ex-] coach Jon Gruden’s emails reveal racism, misogyny and homophobia that includes likening the lips of NFL Union head to a Michelin car tire! New COVID vaccine stats show that Black America has turned a corner and getting jabbed…despite the 40-year wounds and Government distrust left over from the Tuskegee Experiment, the piston has released a little to give way to practical sense and the laws of survival. African Americans are simply...2021-10-1818 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection S4 E17 Oakland Raider Racism Blacks take the vaccine and The Queen supports GretaNew Podcast Episode: I’m a lifer when it comes to my support of the Oakland Raiders, and I feel personally betrayed to learn that [now ex-] coach Jon Gruden’s emails reveal racism, misogyny and homophobia that includes likening the lips of NFL Union head to a Michelin car tire! New COVID vaccine stats show that Black America has turned a corner and getting jabbed…despite the 40-year wounds and Government distrust left over from the Tuskegee Experiment, the piston has released a little to give way to practical sense and the laws of survival. African Americans are simply...2021-10-1818 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection S4 Pandora Papers Facebook and Abortion Rights in TexasNew Podcast Episode: Money makes the world go ‘round…the Pandora Papers reveal some 330 politicians from 90 countries and their involvement in money laundering…er…I mean, Offshore Accounts. Meanwhile, unemployment benefits face grinding to a screeching, Conservative-backed halt, but hey…it’s a fair and balanced world that we live in. Meanwhile, the Facebook exposé shows they COULD do something about hate speech…they just don’t want to. Abortion in Texas takes another cartwheel, this time in favor of Women’s Rights thanks to Judge Robert Pitman’s decision… but how long until there’s an Appeal to overturn 2021-10-1121 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection S4 Pandora Papers Facebook and Abortion Rights in TexasNew Podcast Episode: Money makes the world go ‘round…the Pandora Papers reveal some 330 politicians from 90 countries and their involvement in money laundering…er…I mean, Offshore Accounts. Meanwhile, unemployment benefits face grinding to a screeching, Conservative-backed halt, but hey…it’s a fair and balanced world that we live in. Meanwhile, the Facebook exposé shows they COULD do something about hate speech…they just don’t want to. Abortion in Texas takes another cartwheel, this time in favor of Women’s Rights thanks to Judge Robert Pitman’s decision… but how long until there’s an Appeal to overturn 2021-10-1121 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection S4 Ep15 Pandora Papers Facebook Sandy Hook Massacre and the Dollar Stores demiseNEW PODCAST EPISODE: A whistle-blower says Facebook monetizes hate, and the newly released Pandora Papers call out how politicians and other big ballers shelter their mega bucks…Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who got his 15 minutes of fame denouncing the Sandy Hook massacre as a hoax, is now leading the cat and mouse chase to avoid the multiple lawsuits demanding reparations for his callous lies. Life without the Dollar Stores…can we survive, as they sink into negative cash flow? Where else can we fill a shopping basket with 10 items for 50¢ and not even care if the goods work…click for the...2021-10-0423 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection S4 Ep15 Pandora Papers Facebook Sandy Hook Massacre and the Dollar Stores demiseNEW PODCAST EPISODE: A whistle-blower says Facebook monetizes hate, and the newly released Pandora Papers call out how politicians and other big ballers shelter their mega bucks…Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who got his 15 minutes of fame denouncing the Sandy Hook massacre as a hoax, is now leading the cat and mouse chase to avoid the multiple lawsuits demanding reparations for his callous lies. Life without the Dollar Stores…can we survive, as they sink into negative cash flow? Where else can we fill a shopping basket with 10 items for 50¢ and not even care if the goods work…click for the...2021-10-0423 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection S4 Ep14 Deporting Haitian migrants Arizona votes for Biden and Booster VaccinesNew Podcast Episode: Of all the Trump policies Biden could have junked, he chose to keep the one to deport tens of thousands of Haitians. Result: He’s either shot his own party in the foot, or he’s unleashed a new generation of Progressives who won’t get duped again! The Arizona voter probe finds Biden received even more votes than the official count stated one year ago – will this latest humiliation force Trump to cease and desist the ‘Stop the Steal’ movement, or is there another sheepherding strategy lurking? To Boost or not to Boost? The debate drags on as...2021-09-2719 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection S4 Ep14 Deporting Haitian migrants Arizona votes for Biden and Booster VaccinesNew Podcast Episode: Of all the Trump policies Biden could have junked, he chose to keep the one to deport tens of thousands of Haitians. Result: He’s either shot his own party in the foot, or he’s unleashed a new generation of Progressives who won’t get duped again! The Arizona voter probe finds Biden received even more votes than the official count stated one year ago – will this latest humiliation force Trump to cease and desist the ‘Stop the Steal’ movement, or is there another sheepherding strategy lurking? To Boost or not to Boost? The debate drags on as...2021-09-2719 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection s4 Ep13 Kabul and US Military lies Gymnast Sex Abuse and Nicki Minaj fake newsNEW PODCAST EPISODE: When does the US Military get checked? American intelligence said that a car heading to Kabul Airport in August was carrying explosives aimed at killing American soldiers …they turned out to be water bottles costing 10 civilians their lives -- US drone strikes have gone terribly wrong before in Afghanistan and Iraq! US gymnast Simone Biles testified before a US Senate committee about the rampant sex abuse of young athletes and is calling for the heads of others who knew about Larry Nassar’s criminal trail…but did or said nothing to stop it. In yet another ‘influenc...2021-09-2022 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection s4 Ep13 Kabul and US Military lies Gymnast Sex Abuse and Nicki Minaj fake newsNEW PODCAST EPISODE: When does the US Military get checked? American intelligence said that a car heading to Kabul Airport in August was carrying explosives aimed at killing American soldiers …they turned out to be water bottles costing 10 civilians their lives -- US drone strikes have gone terribly wrong before in Afghanistan and Iraq! US gymnast Simone Biles testified before a US Senate committee about the rampant sex abuse of young athletes and is calling for the heads of others who knew about Larry Nassar’s criminal trail…but did or said nothing to stop it. In yet another ‘influenc...2021-09-2022 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection S4 Ep12 Sept 11 Vaccine Enforcement and Bidens shortcomingsWhy are the five men charged in connection with the 9/11 attack still being held at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base 20 years on? Why not CHARGE them and ship them out to ADX to join The Unabomber, Shoe Bomber, the Boston Marathon Bomber and “El Chapo?’ Biden’s ordered employers with 100+ workers, federal employees, and healthcare workers must get their workers vaccinated or tested…Rep Governors are not so happy about that. Conversely, Biden’s buckled under NRA pressure and withdrawn support of David Chipman’s nomination to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. So, long lives on John Wayne’s...2021-09-1320 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection S4 Ep12 Sept 11 Vaccine Enforcement and Bidens shortcomingsWhy are the five men charged in connection with the 9/11 attack still being held at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base 20 years on? Why not CHARGE them and ship them out to ADX to join The Unabomber, Shoe Bomber, the Boston Marathon Bomber and “El Chapo?’ Biden’s ordered employers with 100+ workers, federal employees, and healthcare workers must get their workers vaccinated or tested…Rep Governors are not so happy about that. Conversely, Biden’s buckled under NRA pressure and withdrawn support of David Chipman’s nomination to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. So, long lives on John Wayne’s...2021-09-1320 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection S4 Ep11 Freedom Abortion and Anti-Vaxxer deathsWhat does freedom mean, how do we measure success and who sets the KPIs? We know there are racial inequities, but some people are placing mask-wearing a constraint right up there with women’s rights and labor discrimination. Texas…keeps wanting to secede and we won’t allow it. WHY are we clinging on to a state that touts voter suppression and a reversal of Roe Vs. Wade in its mission statement? Who’s your favorite influencer? I hope it’s not one of the four Anti-vaxxer Talk Radio Hosts who died from COVID recently…2021-09-0624 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection S4 Ep11 Freedom Abortion and Anti-Vaxxer deathsWhat does freedom mean, how do we measure success and who sets the KPIs? We know there are racial inequities, but some people are placing mask-wearing a constraint right up there with women’s rights and labor discrimination. Texas…keeps wanting to secede and we won’t allow it. WHY are we clinging on to a state that touts voter suppression and a reversal of Roe Vs. Wade in its mission statement? Who’s your favorite influencer? I hope it’s not one of the four Anti-vaxxer Talk Radio Hosts who died from COVID recently…2021-09-0624 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection S4 Ep10 - Afghanistan COVID Vax and Travel with guest Kim Jack-RileyAfghanistan: You can blame Trump for negotiating the pull-out, Obama for the mission creep, GW Bush for invading in the first place…but if I were president, I’d be telling the Taliban the deadline is when WE say it is! The COVID jab… freedom rights are yours to decide but stop with the viral videos and fake press. Why not give healthcare workers refusing to vaccinate a valid reason they can respect from medical professionals? We’re also talking travel – who benefits for your 2022 cruise booking? My guest is Travel guru Kim Jack-Riley.2021-08-3039 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection S4 Ep10 - Afghanistan COVID Vax and Travel with guest Kim Jack-RileyAfghanistan: You can blame Trump for negotiating the pull-out, Obama for the mission creep, GW Bush for invading in the first place…but if I were president, I’d be telling the Taliban the deadline is when WE say it is! The COVID jab… freedom rights are yours to decide but stop with the viral videos and fake press. Why not give healthcare workers refusing to vaccinate a valid reason they can respect from medical professionals? We’re also talking travel – who benefits for your 2022 cruise booking? My guest is Travel guru Kim Jack-Riley.2021-08-3039 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection S4 Ep9. Taliban Rule Unemployment Benefits and R.KellyThe Taliban have taken over Afghanistan but face challenges that weapons and bloodlust won’t fix. The dust is settling on a frozen Treasury and a mass exodus of the very people with the skills it takes to run a country – civil workers. Meanwhile, Federal Unemployment Benefits in the US are about to expire, yet the impact of COVID still runs rampant among the unemployed. This week we also take a look at the Brooklyn trial of R&B superstar/sexual predator, R. Kelly. With a string of allegations too long to list, Kelly still maintains his swagger and his...2021-08-2324 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection S4 Ep9. Taliban Rule Unemployment Benefits and R.KellyThe Taliban have taken over Afghanistan but face challenges that weapons and bloodlust won’t fix. The dust is settling on a frozen Treasury and a mass exodus of the very people with the skills it takes to run a country – civil workers. Meanwhile, Federal Unemployment Benefits in the US are about to expire, yet the impact of COVID still runs rampant among the unemployed. This week we also take a look at the Brooklyn trial of R&B superstar/sexual predator, R. Kelly. With a string of allegations too long to list, Kelly still maintains his swagger and his...2021-08-2324 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection S4 Ep 8 Afghanistan Cuomo Newsom and Mandatory MaskwearingSeptember 11th the date set for the total withdrawal of US and allied forces from Afghanistan. Why hasn’t the Afghan military been able to fight the Taliban and win without help? Who is financially backing the Taliban and how will things turn out under a regime that will now feel emboldened to use Sharia Law to oppress Afghan women even further than they did when in power 20 years ago. New York’s State Governor Andrew Cuomo has resigned, and his legacy will be debated for a while to come; meanwhile, California is also facing the possibility of a gove...2021-08-1627 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection S4 Ep 8 Afghanistan Cuomo Newsom and Mandatory MaskwearingSeptember 11th the date set for the total withdrawal of US and allied forces from Afghanistan. Why hasn’t the Afghan military been able to fight the Taliban and win without help? Who is financially backing the Taliban and how will things turn out under a regime that will now feel emboldened to use Sharia Law to oppress Afghan women even further than they did when in power 20 years ago. New York’s State Governor Andrew Cuomo has resigned, and his legacy will be debated for a while to come; meanwhile, California is also facing the possibility of a gove...2021-08-1627 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection S4 Ep7 Cuomo Sexual Harassment Democratic Divide and Capitol Insurrection HearingsNew York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo accused of sexually harassing 11 women and creating a hostile work environment for women! Cuomo resists, as even President Joe Biden has called for his resignation. Meanwhile in the Wild West, Gov. Mike Parson (R-MO), has just pardoned the McCloskeys, that gun-toting couple who threatened peaceful protestors last year in St. Louis…just a smidgen of our elected officials. We’re also talking about the hoodwinking going on at the Capitol insurrection hearings, and…what’s the deal with Progressives and Moderate Dems…aren’t we all on the same team?2021-08-0924 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection S4 Ep7 Cuomo Sexual Harassment Democratic Divide and Capitol Insurrection HearingsNew York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo accused of sexually harassing 11 women and creating a hostile work environment for women! Cuomo resists, as even President Joe Biden has called for his resignation. Meanwhile in the Wild West, Gov. Mike Parson (R-MO), has just pardoned the McCloskeys, that gun-toting couple who threatened peaceful protestors last year in St. Louis…just a smidgen of our elected officials. We’re also talking about the hoodwinking going on at the Capitol insurrection hearings, and…what’s the deal with Progressives and Moderate Dems…aren’t we all on the same team?2021-08-0924 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection S4 Ep6 COVID confusion Guest Colleen Cosmo Murphy and scam phone callsCan someone explain to me where we are with the coronavirus? Am I the only one utterly confused? CDC mask guidance flip-flops, some states are preventing businesses and schools from requiring mask-wearing, and still we have rapidly increasing infection rates. What are Americans supposed to do? We’ll also be discussing the reopening of nightlife with my guest and international DJ, Colleen “Cosmo” Murphy. As for the most irritating of all forms of communication – autodials, roboscammers, fraud calls…whatever you wanna call …them I want them out of my life!2021-08-0241 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection S4 Ep6 COVID confusion Guest Colleen Cosmo Murphy and scam phone callsCan someone explain to me where we are with the coronavirus? Am I the only one utterly confused? CDC mask guidance flip-flops, some states are preventing businesses and schools from requiring mask-wearing, and still we have rapidly increasing infection rates. What are Americans supposed to do? We’ll also be discussing the reopening of nightlife with my guest and international DJ, Colleen “Cosmo” Murphy. As for the most irritating of all forms of communication – autodials, roboscammers, fraud calls…whatever you wanna call …them I want them out of my life!2021-08-0241 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection S4 Ep5.Capitol Insurrection Climate Control and the UK PingdemicThe investigation has officially begun… I say, subpoena all those right wing congresspeople who spread the Big Lie about the 2020 election, and have them explain to the American people why they heralded the fantasies of a grifter president. Then maybe the real truth of January 6, 2021, will be known to all! Extreme weather is crippling nations worldwide, proving true Greta Thunberg’s prophecies. Yet governments still duck and dive accountability by setting climate goals far into the distant future. Meanwhile, with COVID still high on the leader board, the UK’s ‘Freedom Day’ falls flat and the failure of App alerts turns...2021-07-2828 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection S4 Ep5.Capitol Insurrection Climate Control and the UK PingdemicThe investigation has officially begun… I say, subpoena all those right wing congresspeople who spread the Big Lie about the 2020 election, and have them explain to the American people why they heralded the fantasies of a grifter president. Then maybe the real truth of January 6, 2021, will be known to all! Extreme weather is crippling nations worldwide, proving true Greta Thunberg’s prophecies. Yet governments still duck and dive accountability by setting climate goals far into the distant future. Meanwhile, with COVID still high on the leader board, the UK’s ‘Freedom Day’ falls flat and the failure of App alerts turns...2021-07-2828 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection S4 Ep4.Voter Suppression Biden Cuba SoulCapVoter suppression takes on many ugly disguises, from curtailing early voting to proposing to legally withholding water from vulnerables lining to vote. Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH), was among nine arrested for holding a voting rights protest at the Capitol. Yes, folks, that’s the same Capitol that hundreds of right wing zealots took under siege…Is causing ‘good trouble’ the only way voting rights will be protected? What’s going on in Cuba and S. Africa? Biden’s not loosening the embargo yet both countries are in civil unrest with only the poor getting hurt. As the Olympics soon open, why ar...2021-07-1918 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and CultureMark Riley The Intersection S4 Ep4.Voter Suppression Biden Cuba SoulCapVoter suppression takes on many ugly disguises, from curtailing early voting to proposing to legally withholding water from vulnerables lining to vote. Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH), was among nine arrested for holding a voting rights protest at the Capitol. Yes, folks, that’s the same Capitol that hundreds of right wing zealots took under siege…Is causing ‘good trouble’ the only way voting rights will be protected? What’s going on in Cuba and S. Africa? Biden’s not loosening the embargo yet both countries are in civil unrest with only the poor getting hurt. As the Olympics soon open, why ar...2021-07-1918 min

Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics & CultureMark Riley The Intersection S4 Ep3 Haiti Assassin Gun Control and Trumps Re-ElectionHaiti's Assassin! Who killed Jovenel Moïse, the President of Haiti, and who gave anyone permission to take his seat? Was it an inside job? Will the US Military intervene or will chaos carry on? In New York, former police captain Eric Adams wins Democratic primary to run against Curtis Sliwa for NYC mayor, but will his position on Stop 'n Frisk lose voter support? Trump's recycling his broken Boo-Hoo records and crying fowl ...again...with lawsuits out on the Big Tech giants for banning him on social media. Check out my new episode with Special Guest Jocelyn McCalla.2021-07-1250 min