Summary: Millions of people ARE getting ACTIVE! This week on Talking Left, we covered many issues that are being ignored by the corporate media. And, we spoke about the millions of people who are getting involved on the issues that matter to you! First, we spoke with Justin Duckham, the Chief Washington Correspondent for Talk Radio News Service, about the GOP's latest talking point: Trust. House Speaker John Boehner has come out with his latest excuse about why he won't push for comprehensive immigration reform... because Conservatives can't trust the president. As if they ever did. This is just more evidence that the GOP can't come up with one single valid reason to oppose immigration reform, so they are trying to blame it on the president. We need to call John Boehner's office and let him know we see right through his lies. After that, we heard from Zack Ford, the LGBT editor of Think Progress. As the 2014 Olympics are going on in Sochi, Russia, many people are conflicted about supporting athletes without condoning Russia's anti-gay laws. Zack talked about the international pressure on Russia to provide equal rights for the LGBT community, and where that nation's anti-gay talking points came from. He also explained what we can do to get involved, and how we can support brave athletes who are taking a stand in the fight for gay rights. Last, but certainly not least, Jacob Dean of Filter Free Radio joined us a special guest host for the entire third hour. Jacob told us about an amazing Bill Moyer's progressive strategy called The Movement Action Plan. You can hear more about that plan on Jacob's show! We also spoke with Jacob about progressive activism in general - and how it's being ignored by the corporate media - and different ways people can get involved on the issues they care about. And - we made the big announcement this week that Talking Left will soon be available on the Progressive Voices Channel on Tune In. We've been a part of the Progressive Voices family for some time on Top of the Hour, but we are very excited that you will soon be able to hear full episodes of our show on your favorite progressive radio outlet! Thanks to Rocky Mountain Mike for writing and producing our incredible theme music! Please check out his amazing Sound Cloud! Thanks to We Act Radio - 1480AM WPWC, Radio or Not, and SoFlo Radio- for helping to ensure all listeners have corporate-free, independent radio! And, of course, thanks to you, our listeners, friends, and family - for supporting us through all of our crazy shows, dreams, and political addictions!! You can also follow all of the news about upcoming topics and guests on our Facebook page and on Twitter @TalkingLeft. And you can subscribe to Talking Left free on iTunes! As always, thanks for listening!
