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Bob Ostertag is a lifelong musician, writer and filmmaker. Maureen Taylor is a lifelong soldier for the poor in Detroit, Michigan. Together, they bring you discussions of politics, environment, and culture, drawing on the social networks of an internationally touring musician and writer, with the perspective and wisdom that can only come from a life lived among those with the least.
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Truth Commission in Washington DC from 2021-04-13T13:00
Maureen Taylor and Bob Ostertag welcome special guests Rick and Michele Tingling-Clemmons from Washington DC.
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Introducing Season Two from 2021-03-29T15:00
Maureen Taylor and Bob Ostertag catch up on events since the close of Season 1, and discuss the special guests coming in Season 2.
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Maureen's Lawsuit Against the Billionaire President Catches Fire from 2020-12-24T11:00
Groups from around the country add their names and voices to Maureen's lawsuit against the billionaire president. Â Meanwhile, yet more victories are won in the fight to make utilities affor...
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Not Water Assistance, Water AFFORDABILITY from 2020-12-13T11:00
Maureen reports on the decision by both the Detroit city government and the Michigan state government to have NO WATER SHUTOFFS for the duration of the pandemic. A major victory for low income p...
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Maureen Taylor Sues Donald Trump from 2020-12-04T17:00
Maureen Taylor and two more black women in Detroit sue Donal Trump for violating the Voting Rights Act, through his repeated insistence that the only votes that should not be counted in Michigan...
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Meet Myrna Melgar from 2020-11-11T17:00
In this special edition which focuses for the first time on Bob Ostertag's home city of San Francisco, we meet Myrna Melgar, the first Latina EVER elected to San Francisco's Board of S...
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Final preparations and thoughts before voting from 2020-10-31T08:00
Maureen and Bob are joined by EB Jordan, speaking from her car as she drives around Detroit after dark trying to find an open store that has PPE that she can buy and offer to those waiting in li...
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Lions and Tigers and, Oh My, This Creature Called Poverty from 2020-10-25T00:00
Maureen tells the stories of some Detroit families facing water and utility shutoffs. Maureen describes how hard it is for poor people not to blame themselves for problems so much bigger than th...
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Kidnapping, Murder, the Sheriff, the President, and Who Has the Right to Turn Off the Lights from 2020-10-16T16:00
Maureen and Bob discuss the plot to kidnap and murder the governor of Michigan, who was the decisive actor in guaranteeing access to water for poor people in Detroit. The kidnappers were cheered...
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Social Media: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from 2020-10-09T00:00
Bob and Maureen discuss the political complexities of social media with guest Jon Leidecker of the notorious sound collage group Negativland. Along the way they touch on the automation of automo...
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Meet Maureen Taylor from Detroit Michigan from 2020-09-27T22:00
Bob introduces Maureen Taylor, chair of the Michigan Welfare Rights Organization. They recount their meeting in the woods in upstate New York, and how Maureen designated Bob her Ambassador, char...
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Meet Maureen Taylor from Detroit Michigan from 2020-09-27T22:00
Bob introduces Maureen Taylor, chair of the Michigan Welfare Rights Organization. They recount their meeting in the woods in upstate New York, and how Maureen designated Bob her Ambassador, char...
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Meet Maureen Taylor from Detroit Michigan from 2020-09-27T22:00
Bob introduces Maureen Taylor, chair of the Michigan Welfare Rights Organization. They recount their meeting in the woods in upstate New York, and how Maureen designated Bob her Ambassador, char...
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