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Stop Doing This Now It's Making You Sick! Plus Are Subscriptions Dead Karel Cast 268 72% of people in the world with access to a computer do this. You probably do this. And it is making you sick. So sick, in fact, there's a new term for your sickness. What is it and how can you not get sick from it? That's really simple. Subscription services are dying. Are you cutting away from having so many? What's going to be next for entertainment if they go away? Sat. Oct 21 I am being honored in Long Beach for Contributions to the LGBTQ community and I have a few things to say about it. Watch on YouTube and listen wherever you get your podcast. Subscribe at YouTube.com/reallykarel @ReallyKarel is all social media and website reallykarel.com The Karel Cast is heard three times a week on all your favorite streaming services and the video can be seen on Youtube. Karel is a history-making #LGBTQ talk show host currently living in Las Vegas with his pup Ember.

We Must All Do This Now Or We Loose Karel Cast #267 The world is a mess. And how did it get this way? And why is it remaining this way for so long, or even devolving in to worse chaos? Well, one reason for sure, and it's this. And we must all strive to do this one thing, each and every day or the world gets worse. Watch on YouTube and listen wherever you get your podcast. Subscribe at YouTube.com/reallykarel @ReallyKarel is all social media and website reallykarel.com The Karel Cast is heard three times a week on all your favorite streaming services and the video can be seen on Youtube. Karel is a history-making #LGBTQ talk show host currently living in Las Vegas with his pup Ember.

Alaska cancels snow crab harvest due to crashing populations; New documents show the natural gas industry used Big Tobacco's playbook to block gas stove pollution regulations for decades; PLUS: Sweeping new study finds the U.S. is on track to reach net zero climate goals, but it's gonna take a lot more work... All that and more in today's Green News Report!

What’s being done to help elder Native Americans receive culturally competent long term care? Would it surprise you to learn that relying on the Indian Health Service may not be enough to meet their needs? Why are some members of this highly vulnerable population buying health insurance too? To find out, we spoke to Elder Billie Tohee, acting executive director of the Albuquerque-based National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA) and former chair of the board. Check out the Transcript and Show Notes for more!

Background Briefing 10-17-2023 by Progressive Voices

The BradCast 10-17-2023 by Progressive Voices

Mighty Mississippi River falls to new record lows; Exxon Mobil acquires a major fracking company, expanding its fossil fuel production; PLUS: Climate change is coming for bees, beer, coffee and chocolate... All that and more in today's Green News Report!

Background Briefing 10-16-2023 by Progressive Voices

The BradCast 10-16-2023 by Progressive Voices

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET. The episode covers both domestic politics and national security. Brad is first joined by John Bennett, Editor at Large and Columnist at Congressional Quarterly and Roll Call, to break down the chaos in the GOP House Caucus. Then, CNN Military Analyst Cedric Leighton examines the world at war in Ukraine and the Middle East. John Bennett's Twitter handle is @BennettJohnT. Col. Cedric Leighton is the Founder and President of Cedric Leighton Associates, a strategic risk and leadership consultancy serving global companies and organizations. He founded the company in 2010, after serving in the US Air Force for 26 years as an Intelligence Officer and attaining the rank of Colonel.

Mark Riley The Intersection S9 Ep5 Hamas. Israel. Trump. Santos. Jim Jordan by Progressive Voices

Must Listen! THESE are the reason for war; plus Comic Jason Stuart Karel Cast 266 Watching the Fall of the House of Usher this weekend made me realize one thing…everything that is going on, everything that we love or hate all boils down to one thing and one thing only. And because of that, all of it could change tomorrow. But will it? Also, one of the first out actors on television, stand up Comic Jason Stuart is with us as he is coming to Las Vegas Oct 17-19th at the Westgate Hotel. He's the son of a Holocaust survivor and a Jew, so how is even being funny right now? We'll ask! Watch on YouTube and listen wherever you get your podcast. Subscribe at YouTube.com/reallykarel @ReallyKarel is all social media and website reallykarel.com The Karel Cast is heard three times a week on all your favorite streaming services and the video can be seen on Youtube. Karel is a history-making #LGBTQ talk show host currently living in Las Vegas with his pup Ember.

Leslie is joined by Lou Villalvazo, Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 630, which has been fighting for working class families for more than 80 years. They discuss a leaflet action being held on October 17th where more than 50 local unions will be taking part in at Chedraui-owned grocery stores. Here is some more background on the issue: · Grupo Comercial Chedraui is a Mexican company that is publicly traded on the Mexican stock exchange. The company has grown significantly and now operates three supermarket chains, and makes the majority of its revenue from the United States. · Chedraui owns three store banners in the United States with around 375 total locations. The three banners are: o Smart & Final, which is concentrated in Southern California but also has locations in Nevada and as far east as Phoenix. o El Super, which is also concentrated in Southern California and has locations in Nevada, Arizona, and as far east as New Mexico and Juarez in Texas. o Fiesta Mart, which is entirely in Texas. Mo

Leslie gives her take on Israel ordering the entire population of northern Gaza to evacuate south, a warning that leaves more than 1 million people to decide whether to abandon their homes. Hamas urged Gazans to ignore it. Israel's military said the order, which has raised fears of an imminent ground offensive on the densely populated enclave, was intended to minimize civilian casualties in the war against Hamas. But the United Nations said it was "impossible" and risked a humanitarian disaster. "We call on all civilians in Gaza City to move south," Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Friday in a press conference with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in Tel Aviv. "We don't want to harm them. Whoever wants to save his life should go south. Hamas is camouflaging itself inside the civilian population and we are going to go in and dismantle its infrastructure," Gallant said. More than 1,530 Palestinians and 1,200 Israelis have been killed, thousands have been injured, and hundreds of thousands of oth

We Need the Impossible...Plus, Rachel Stillwell on Biz of Music Karel Cast #265 It may sound cliché and it may not be feasible but there is one thing this world desperately needs and it's not just love, it's something even more elusive. But are we, as humans, even capable of this illusive goal? Have we ever been? If not, then we are on the way out, as a people and a civilization. Then, Rachel Stillwell, high-powered music industry attorney, talks Grammy Advocacy day and what musicians need in this era of artists standing up for their rights. It's not that much different from actors or writers. But will Congress and the people listen? She fills us in from her perspective of one of the biggest lawyers in music with a diverse group of clients. Watch on YouTube and listen wherever you get your podcast. Subscribe at YouTube.com/reallykarel @ReallyKarel is all social media and website reallykarel.com The Karel Cast is heard three times a week on all your favorite streaming services and the video can be seen on

Deadly combination of intense heat and humidity could render parts of the world, including the U.S., 'unlivable' as the planet warms; Damage to an undersea natural gas pipeline off the coast of Finland looks like sabotage; PLUS: European Union launches world's first carbon border tax... All that and more in today's Green News Report!

Holy Wars Are Anything But...Plus What Are You Giving Up? Karel Cast #264 Does Israel have a divine right to its land? Was it given to them by God? And what of the Palestinians and their divine rights, by their God? Can wars ever be Holy? Would God wage war? Is retribution divine, or is vengeance mine sayeth the Lord? Plus, what are you giving up in today's economy? Trips the movies? Concerts? Dining Out? Buzzfeed's Top 20 things people cannot afford may surprise you. Watch on YouTube and listen wherever you get your podcast. Subscribe at YouTube.com/reallykarel @ReallyKarel is all social media and website reallykarel.com The Karel Cast is heard three times a week on all your favorite streaming services and the video can be seen on Youtube. Karel is a history-making #LGBTQ talk show host currently living in Las Vegas with his pup Ember.

Big victory for striking auto workers demanding a just transition to electric vehicles; Glacial outburst flood in India kills dozens, damages significant infrastructure; Millions of children displaced every year due to extreme weather disasters; PLUS: Climate change is coming for your olive oil... All that and more in today's Green News Report!

In honor of Indigenous People’s Day, we’re examining healthcare inequities in Native communities. What challenges do they face when it comes to accessing quality health care in America? What problems could they encounter when they get their care through the Indian Health Service, the principal federal healthcare provider to American Indians and Alaska Natives? To find out, we spoke with Elder Billie Tohee, acting executive director of the National Indian Council on Aging and former chair of the board. She’s an enrolled member of the Otoe-Missouria tribe and a descendant of the Iowa Nation of Oklahoma. Check out the Transcript and Show Notes for more!

On the radio show this week, we cover love, same gender loving, and the importance of empowering Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer+, and same gender loving (LGBTQ+/SGL) people; then, next, we dive into how disinformation by the far right has, and is, harming America; after that we hear our how stories, and the stories people around us are critically important, as is supporting TGNC (trans and gender nonconforming) people; and we close the show covering the importances of immigration policy fairness and what you can do to help build a nation where everyone can thrive. *Special guests include: Dr. David J. Johns, National Black Justice Coalition, @NBJContheMove, @MrDavidJohns; Shaunna Thomas, UltraViolet, @UltraViolet; Imara Jones, TransLash Media, @translashmedia, @imarajones; Jina Krause-Vilmar, Upwardly Global, @UpwardlyGlobal;