Interviews

Scott speaks with Professor Tim Bakken, a lawyer and Pentagon whistleblower who fought the system and won. His new book “The Cost of Loyalty: Dishonesty, Hubris, and Failure in the U.S. Military” recounts his personal experience exposing wrongdoing at the West Point Military Academy.  Professor Bakken also explained to us how retaliation against whistleblowers harms us all, and why the age …

On today’s 420 day podcast, we’ve got Alex Halperin, a special guest from the left coast who is both the news publisher behind WeedWeek and the author of a new book “The Cannabis Dictionary.”  You can find Alex’s prior journalism in Slate, the Washington Post, and New Yorker, more recently he’s been writing full time about weed and brings an …

Scott presents an interview with Producer Grant Stern and Princeton Professors Kevin M. Kruse and Julian Zelizer, who are co-authors of the new book “Fault Lines: A History of the United States Since 1974″ and explain how Trump’s rise fits into decades of Republican party politics. Stern caught up with them at the Miami Book Fair this past December to …

Scott talks with Fred Guttenberg, the Parkland dad who lost his beloved teenage daughter and redirected his life towards tireless activism for gun reform now with his nonprofit group Orange Ribbons for Jamie. Recently, Fred recorded a public service announcement recently for The Masks Now Coalition (text masks to 50409) and shared his thoughts on the coronavirus crisis from the …

Scott speaks with patient advocate Peter Morley, who is a lupus patient taking the drug that Donald Trump is selling to the public at large as a coronavirus medication without any scientific data whatsoever, for which he was recently featured in Rolling Stone magazine. Morley is literally fighting for his own survival now that the bully pulpit is being used …

Scott talks with Erin Brockovich who told us the intensely personal story behind her story. Erin is one of America’s most successful activists, but also someone who is very busy duplicating her efforts for others to take up the mantle of environmental activism at CommunityHealthBook.com. She told us the story of what kept her going while juggling being a single …

Scott talks with Dr. Rob Davidson, who an ER Doctor in Western Michigan on the front lines of the fight to save COVID19 patients and the Executive Director of the Committee to Protect Medicare, a national advocacy group to improve the health of every American. Dr. Davidson made national headlines by confronting Vice President Mike Pence about Republicans’ planned cuts …

Scott speaks with Kurt Bardella who is a national columnist and television commentator who left the GOP to become a Democrat and is leading the fight against Donald Trump’s overt program of racial discrimination against Asian-Americans during the coronavirus crisis. His journey from being a Republican insider to becoming a Democrat has been publicly documented in his columns for USA …

Scott presents an interview by producer Grant Stern with David Plouffe who is President Barack Obama’s former campaign manager and the author of a new book “A Citizen’s Guide to Beating Donald Trump.” He guided both of President Obama’s successful runs to the White House and this podcast is a detailed breakdown of his outlook for the 2020 general election. …

Scott speaks with Dr. Dena Grayson is both a medical doctor and holds a doctorate in biochemistry and molecular cell biology, and a major critic of the Trump response to coronavirus who brings lots of facts to bear. She’s not only a scientist but also a former Democratic Congressional candidate in Florida with a vast following on Twitter. Dr. Grayson’s …