Atlas Free Radio - Averroes Part 3! - PLUS: Science Silenced!

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EDIT:  We are up and running!



Check out our podcast catalog HERE!  Hours of content inside!  I highly recommend, for those of you just joining us, Ep0.9d: Averroes on Healthcare and Ep0.9g: King on the Economy & Foreign Affairs, or just browse through our catalog!

You can also follow us on Twitter and Facebook!

The Atlas Free Journal has made its debut with an outstanding, well-researched article about Trump's financial conflicts of interest!


A number of Atlasians have come together on a collaborative radio/podcast project, and we seek your input and your involvement!

It is with great pleasure that I would like to present to you the first official release from our network, coming down about an hour ago: an interview featuring legendary poster Bacon King on Trump and US politics.

Extended Interview with Baconomics  (Warning: Contains profanity.)

There is an option to directly download the track for your convenience.

I'd like to thank everyone who has contributed so far, and strongly encourage anyone who would like to participate to get in touch with me via PM or in this thread.  Happy listening!

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A very warm thanks to all of you who have expressed interest so far!  It's great to see such potential for a wide community involvement in this project.

Please continue to share with us your suggestions, critical feedback, or your expressions of desire to participate.

I will try to get back to you guys with more information as soon as possible!

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Thank you to ufokart for our logo!

Here is our next installment, a discussion with our good friend and long-time forum contributor, the one and only KING, our Vice Czar for Political Economy.  He and our host, Nick Tweed, discuss the emerging trends as the Republican establishment grapples with the realities of the incoming Trump administration.

Ep. 0.9(b) - Tweed Interviews KING, Part 1  (Warning: Contains profanity.)

As always, there is an option to directly download the track for your convenience.

Thank you for your continued support, Atlas Forum!

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Czar Nick Tweed interviews Distinguished Vice Czar for Political Economy (Healthcare) Averroes!

Together they look at the positive accomplishments of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, weighing them against the law's inherent shortcomings, and what is in store for health policy in the United States.

Listen to Averroes discuss Obamacare here!  (Warning: contains profanity.)

Czar Nick Tweed was supposed to be conducting Pt. III of our interview with Distinguished Vice Czar for Political Economy (Healthcare) Averroes, but he got to talking too much. Oh well - we have reframed this as "A Conversation Between Two Berniecrats on a Snowy Day".

We thank the Distinguished Vice Czar for his indefatigable patience.

Almost 40 minutes of commentary on issues including the DNC and New York local/State Politics.  You can listen here.  (Warning: contains profanity.)

STAY TUNED, FOLKS!

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Tweed Interviews Reaganfan, Pt 1

Czar Nick Tweed interviews the one and only REAGANFAN, 13-year Veteran of the Atlas, and the first Trump voter to appear on the program. Why was the gender gap smaller than expected? How did Hillary Clinton lose Wisconsin? What do people really think about Michael Bloomberg? All this and more in part 1 of a 2-part interview!

Listen here!

STILL AHEAD: More with King!  More with Reaganfan!  Debut appearances from TheDeadFlagBlues and MORE!

Thank you for your continued interest!

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Here's one that was a real pleasure to edit... We are definitely going to try to get King back on! Very informative and enjoyable discussion.

Ep. 0.9(g): Tweed & King on the Economy, Foreign Affairs

Czar Nick Tweed and Vice Czar for Political Economy KING discuss the economic outlook for the United States, particularly as it relates to the retail and commercial real estate sectors. They also dive into the implications of Donald Trump's relationship with Vladimir Putin, and his intention to stoke an adversarial tone with China.

Listen here! (Warning: contains profanity.)

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Ep. 0.9(h): Inside White Nationalism with Francis Marion McNamara IV (Part 1)

What a treat we have for you! Czar Nicholas Tweed interviews our Undercover Vice Czar for Trump Cultist Watch, Francis Marion McNamara IV, live from the heart of Dixie, as they explore the white nationalist subculture that propelled Trump to victory, as well as the impact of homeschooling on children from strict Christian backgrounds.

Part one of a two-part interview.

Listen here!

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Ep. 0.9(i): Tweed Interviews Reaganfan, Part 2

Czar Nick Tweed gets back into it with special guest and Trump voter REAGANFAN for his take on the presidential debates last year. Reaganfan talks about his expectations for a Trump presidency and why Trump's temperament could have unexpected repercussions for the Republican establishment.

Part two of a two-part interview. For part one, check out Episode 0.9f!  There may be even more in a special teaser if you know where to look!

Listen here!

A big thanks to Reaganfan for coming on the show!  We hope he can come on again in the future.

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Ep. 0.9(j): Bookend with Tweed & Dan

It's our final release before the inauguration! In this bookend segment for Episode 0.9, producers Czar Nick Tweed and Czar Dan Bickers thank our guests, do a quick recap of recent news events in the lead up to Trump's inauguration and the ongoing Republican effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and finally, a retrospective over the material covered in Episode 0.9 and what we have planned for upcoming broadcasts.

Listen here! (Warning: contains profanity.)

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Just wanted to remind you that you scheduled an interview with me "sometime after the inauguration".  Thanks!

Looking forward to it!

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We are back in action with Episode 1.0!  Check our Twitter for exclusive photos from the Women's March in Washington, DC, thanks to our new Vice Czar for Federal District Affairs, Castro!

Ep. 1.0(a): Full Interview with Castro, Vice Czar for Federal District Affairs

Czar Nick Tweed interviews our new Vice Czar for Federal District Affairs, Castro, as they discuss the mood on Capitol Hill as the presidency of Donald J. Trump begins to unfold, as well as the success of the Women's March on Washington. What does an effective resistance to the GOP agenda entail? What sort of consequences can we expect from Trump's decision to cut funding to major cities across the USA? Does Ted Cruz smell like sulfur? We discuss all of this and more in this full-length interview.

Listen here! (Warning: contains profanity.)

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Donald Trump’s Administration: Ransacking America

The definition of ransacking is ‘to go through a place stealing things and causing damage’. With Donald Trump now sitting in the Oval Office, it is has become increasingly clear that his Administration has every intent to pillage America for the benefit of its friends and allies.

While attention has been paid to Trump’s many wide ranging conflicts of interest, relatively little scrutiny has been paid to the disturbing policy agenda that is being set out by Trump’s allies and appointees. When coupled with the various ethical conflicts that the President and some of these appointees bring, it paints a far deeper and more dangerous underlying picture of the new government than most anticipated.

During the course of the campaign, Trump ran as the outsider to the establishment and railed against ‘Crooked’ Hillary Clinton for her Wall Street links and her supposed corruption. Why the Democratic Party let a tax avoiding, union busting billionaire from Manhattan get away without any real equivalent scrutiny will be a mystery that stands the test of time, but it helped contribute to his victory.

Trump’s platform was always heavy on rhetoric and light on detail. Nonetheless the details that have become available, as well as the nominations Trump has made during the transition, all indicate that the Trump presidency will be a massive coup for big business, particularly fossil fuels energy, Trump’s allies and potentially Trump himself. This is not in of itself a surprise, but the extent to which these forces now directly control the government was largely not anticipated and is potentially unprecedented.

Many of the policies proposed by Trump during the campaign are significantly different in detail to what was promoted, and/or are directly and solely beneficial to industries and people close to and involved in the new administration.

Read the whole article HERE!  If you find the information here helpful - whether it's the detailed explanation of the ways Trump profits from his decisions, or the scam that is his infrastructure policy - please share!

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Ep. 1.0(b): Inside White Nationalism with Francis Marion McNamara IV (Pt 2)

Czar Nicholas Tweed continues his interview with our Undercover Vice Czar for Trump Cultist Watch, Francis Marion McNamara IV, from within the heart of Dixie, as they explore the white nationalist subculture that propelled Trump to victory.

We take a look at the sort of messaging that politicians might be able to use to communicate with these voters more effectively.

And finally, we delve into the deeply personal impact of what the homeschooling environment can have on social development.

This piece is highly edited/redacted to protect Mr. McNamara IV's Undercover status.

Part two of a two-part interview.  Catch up by listening to Part One here!

Listen to new episode Part Two here!

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Ep. 1.0(c): Minnesota Politics with BRTD

Czar Nick Tweed interviews Minnesota Political Expert BRTD ("Better Red Than Dead") to get insight into the historical development of the parties there and a sense of why the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party has been so successful in the state.

Listen here!

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Ep. 1.0(d): Ireland Reckons with Brexit (Pt1of2)

Czar Nick Tweed and Vice Czar for Republic of Ireland Affairs Gully Foyle talk about the latest political developments in the Donald Trump administration before moving on to discuss the implications for Ireland of a "hard" Brexit.

Part one of a two-part interview.

Listen here! (Warning: contains profanity.)

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Ep. 1.0(e): Ireland Reckons with Brexit (Pt2of2)

Czar Nick Tweed and Vice Czar for Republic of Ireland Affairs Gully Foyle continue their conversation about the repercussions of Brexit. They explore the limits of free speech and the implications of so-called political correctness.

Part two of a two-part interview.

Listen here! (Warning: contains profanity.)

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Ep. 1.0(f): The French Presidential Election (Pt1of2)

Czar Nick Tweed interviews our Vice Czar for Intercontinental Affairs Hashemite about the upcoming French Presidential election as they examine the success of Marine Le Pen's National Front and what has contributed to a political atmosphere that bodes poorly for the left in France.

Part one of a two-part interview.

Listen here! (Warning: contains profanity.)

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Ep. 1.0(g): The French Presidential Election (Pt2of2) with Colombia Recap

Czar Nick Tweed and Vice Czar for Intercontinental Affairs Hashemite share their predictions for the upcoming French presidential election before turning to politics in Colombia. They discuss the aftermath of the razor-tight failure of the peace referendum in October 2016.

Part two of a two-part interview.

Listen here! (Warning: contains profanity.)

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Fantastic work, as always.

Your encouragement sustains our work.  Thank you!

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Ep. 1.0(h): The State of the Kingdom (Pt1of2)

Czar Nick Tweed talks about the devastating result in the Copeland by-election with our new Vice Czar for Labour Party Relations Al, and they speculate about the future of Jeremy Corbyn's leadership of the Labour Party. They discuss the political atmosphere in the UK as Theresa May attempts to navigate her government through their exit from the European Union.

Part one of a two-part interview.

Listen here! (Warning: contains profanity.)

I'd also like to remind everyone that you can download ALL of our episodes directly from our SoundCloud links so that you can listen to this material at your own convenience.  Enjoy!

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Ep. 1.0(j): The State of the Kingdom (Pt2of2)

Czar Nick Tweed and our Vice Czar for Labour Party Relations Al discuss some of the recent historical precedents that may inform the future of Jeremy Corbyn's leadership of the Labour party. The conversation invariably turns to Donald Trump as the nightmare of his presidency continues.

Part two of a two-part interview.

Producer's note: This is our final installment for Episode 1.0. We want to say a huge thank you to all of our listeners and also to our guests for making these shows possible. Rest assured that we will be launching Episode 2.0 shortly: we've already got things in the pipeline that we hope you all enjoy. See you soon!

Listen here! (Warning: contains profanity.)

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Ep. 2.0(a): The Dutch Elections (Pt1of2)

We're back and launching Episode 2.0 with this installment about the upcoming election in the Netherlands. Czar Nick Tweed interviews our newly minted Vice Czar for Dutch Affairs David. They look at the peculiar centrist alliance that is wildly unpopular and liable to be replaced with a similarly unpalatable coalition of unlikely partners.

Part one of a two-part interview.

Listen here! (Warning: contains profanity.)

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Ep. 2.0(b): The Dutch Elections (Pt2of2)

Czar Nick Tweed and Vice Czar for Dutch Affairs David look into the sense of dissatisfaction across the Netherlands with aspects of European Union policies as the country heads to the polls on March 15.

Part two of a two-part interview.

Listen here! (Warning: contains profanity.)

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Can I make a request to have Averroes back to discuss RyanCare? If he'll do it of course.

I second this request - and will forward it to the appropriate channels!

Were you still interested in participating?  We are always looking for guests who are eager to contribute.

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We have received some feedback on AAD that the noncommercial breaks unnecessarily interrupt the flow of the program.  I would appreciate further constructive feedback from anyone here who has ideas about how to improve the program, whether it's regarding the overall format, or anything more specific than that.  Thanks, everybody!