The Nicole Sandler Show

Nicole Sandler
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The Nicole Sandler Show

Nicole Sandler has worked in radio her entire adult life. After a successful career in music radio in NY and Los Angeles (WPLJ, KLOS, KSCA and others), she returned to talk radio to host mornings on then-progressive talk WINZ/Miami. After a flip to sports, she moved to Air America Radio for a nightly show. When AAR went off the air on Jan 21, 2010, Nicole Sandler moved online where she continues to question authority daily at nicolesandler.com.

  1. 20250114 Confirmation Hearings Begin & the 1-6 Report is Out on the Nicole Sandler Show

    6 HR. AGO

    20250114 Confirmation Hearings Begin & the 1-6 Report is Out on the Nicole Sandler Show

    Well, the bad news is that I got a text from Jason Leopold at 3:30 this morning explaining that the situation near his home in LA has gotten much worse and that they have to leave. The good news is that they're evacuating and getting to safety, and we'll be able to reschedule Jason for when he's safe and sound, hopefully back home. It just so happens that there's a lot of news to cover today, so it'll just be us and a bunch of audio and video... The DoJ did release Jack Smith's report on The Convicted Felon's attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election just after midnight last night/this morning. The bottom line, according to Smith, is that Trump would have been convicted at trial. We'll get a better analysis on that from Marcy Wheeler on Friday, but we'll talk a bit about it. I spent four hours that I'll never get back this morning watching Pete Hegseth's Senate Armed Forces Commitee hearing on his confirmation to be Secretary of Defense. It's just so surreal. I'll share some of the more interesting exchanges. And Spocko will join me to add to the commentary!

    59 min
  2. 20250113 Another Monday and More F'ing News on the Nicole Sandler Show

    1 DAY AGO

    20250113 Another Monday and More F'ing News on the Nicole Sandler Show

    Just like death and taxes, Mondays come along every week, whether we want them or not. So, welcome to another Monday. Thankfully, Mondays are made less worse because Jonathan Larsen of thefuckingnews.substack.com and jonathanlarsen.substack.com is here to help us digest some of the f'ing news that we also cannot escape. Oh, by the way, speaking of substack, we now send The Nicole Sandler Show out on substack every afternoon following the live show. So go and subscribe at nicolesandler.substack.com. (It's still free, though we do depend on your donations and generosity to keep this thing going!)

    1h 7m
  3. 20250110 Emptywheel Fridays are Back Weekly on the Nicole Sandler Show

    4 DAYS AGO

    20250110 Emptywheel Fridays are Back Weekly on the Nicole Sandler Show

    It's our first Emptywheel Friday of the new year, a year which promises to be anything but easy, productive or frankly good. Which makes it more important than ever that we keep speaking truth to power and expose the incoming administration for what they are. So Marcy Wheeler and I are back today, and every Friday going forward. Today, the Convicted Felon was sentenced by Judge Merchan in the NY Business Fraud case in which he was found guilty on all 34 counts. Unfortunately, due to the office he'll be assuming again in 10 days, the judge "sentenced" Trump to *unconditional discharge*. No jail time, no punishment except for the fact that he is now, officially, a convicted felon. A discussion of how we got here started today's discussion, after a brief conversation about the fires that have and are still devastating Los Angeles. We also talked about the courts gutting the Net Neutrality rules that have kept this show and other small independent outlets on an equal footing with the corporate media, much of who are complicit in perpetuating the propaganda that got us here in the first place. So now more than ever, it's important that you support the media you consume and appreciate. We need your support to keep going. If you can, I hope you'll support both emptywheel.net and my work at nicolesandler.com/donate-2. Let's do whatever we can to cut through the lies and deception by spreading the truth and making it go viral.

    1 hr
  4. 20250109 National Day of Mourning, Howie Klein, The Freedom to Read Act & More!

    5 DAYS AGO

    20250109 National Day of Mourning, Howie Klein, The Freedom to Read Act & More!

    Today is a National Day of Mourning. Sadly, that works on so many levels. Today President Jimmy Carter's official funeral was held. The last truly decent man to be president is gone. Perhaps some of his goodness will now enter the souls of those who have or seek power. But I'm not holding my breath. The mourning is not only for Jimmy Carter - it's for our democracy, the future of the nation (and the world), and my former home of Los Angeles where so many friends and former neighbors have lost everything. Yes, we're in mourning. Today is Thursday, when we get together with Howie Klein of Down with Tyranny and the Blue America PAC. It's been a while since we've done this as I was challenge with some health issues that kept me off the air, and then the holidays. But we're back together today. And we're joined by NJ State Senator Andrew Zwicker who was supposed to be with us last month. Better late than never! He'll tell us about the law he got passed in NJ, The Freedom to Read Act.

    1 hr
  5. 20250108 Alex Lawsen Explains Social Security on the Nicole Sandler Show

    6 DAYS AGO

    20250108 Alex Lawsen Explains Social Security on the Nicole Sandler Show

    One of President Biden's final acts as president was signing the Social Security Fairness Act into law this week. If you are a public sector employee, this might affect you in a good way. But what about Social Security as a whole? Although the former and future guy said on the campaign trail that he wouldn't cut Social Security and Medicare, that's not what we're hearing from the Republicans that will control Congress for the next two years. We need answers. So, today, Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works will join me for the first half hour of the show and give us the facts. Then we'll get in to some of the other news of the day including the fires devastating Los Angeles and all of Southern California, and the status of Jack Smith's final reports on Dump investigations pertaining to Jan 6 and classified documents.

    59 min
  6. 20250107 Back for Day 2 with Digby on the Nicole Sandler Show

    JAN 7

    20250107 Back for Day 2 with Digby on the Nicole Sandler Show

    One of the best things about hosting this show five days a week is that I get to talk with some really wonderful guests. Heather "Digby" Parton is the OG progressive blogger, and continues at digbysblog.net and on Salon.com offering her brilliant take on the hand we've been dealt. As I've been looking forward to catching up with her, I've been reading about the intense Santa Ana winds that are fanning the flames of massive wild fires. I just checked my email to find that the winds have caused a power outage at Digby's home! Hopefully her power will return by showtime or that we can come up with another solution to get her on the air. It's always something!

    1 hr
  7. 20250106 Kicking off the New Year with the F'ing News on the Nicole Sandler Show

    JAN 6

    20250106 Kicking off the New Year with the F'ing News on the Nicole Sandler Show

    Welcome to our first show of 2025. I'm rested and a bit refreshed after taking off a couple of weeks for the holidays. I'd say I'm happy to be back, but the fact is that today is January 6, four years since the guy whose election was just certified fomented an insurrection at the Capitol because he lost that election! To add insult to injury, the orange menace had the gall to rant today that President Biden was making the transition "as difficult as possible." We all know that's bullshit. Remember "every accusation is a confession". The next four years are going to be Opposite World on steroids. We'll begin the show today catching up on some of what happened over the holidays and setting some intentions for how we deal with our new reality. Then, as we do on most Mondays, we'll welcome Jonathan Larsen of thefuckingnews.substack.com back to the show to get his take on what's happening in this ever-increasingly messed up world... Here we go...

    1h 7m
  8. 20241220 Emptywheel Fridays on the Nicole Sandler Show

    12/20/2024

    20241220 Emptywheel Fridays on the Nicole Sandler Show

    Well, we made it to the end of the year. Or just about, anyway. Since I've been sick I've decided to do something I don't usually do which is take off and rest over the holidays. I've put together a great couple of weeks of shows to get us through January 3, and hope to return well-rested and ready to take on the challenges ahead. I did want to end with a final Emptywheel Friday episode and thankfully was able to record with Marcy Wheeler this morning. There's a lot we didn't get to (like the Matt Gaetz ethics report which should be out any time now). But we did spend the hour discussing the shit show that's already begun even before D'ump takes office again. Thanks for bearing with me through my health challenges the past few months. Here's to a better new year.

    1h 3m
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About

Nicole Sandler has worked in radio her entire adult life. After a successful career in music radio in NY and Los Angeles (WPLJ, KLOS, KSCA and others), she returned to talk radio to host mornings on then-progressive talk WINZ/Miami. After a flip to sports, she moved to Air America Radio for a nightly show. When AAR went off the air on Jan 21, 2010, Nicole Sandler moved online where she continues to question authority daily at nicolesandler.com.

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  • Creator
    Nicole Sandler
  • Years Active
    2005 - 2025
  • Episodes
    2K
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  • Copyright
    © Nicole Sandler
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