Episodes

  • Shadow Politics, November 17, 2024

    Shadow Politics, November 17, 2024
    Nov 18 2024
    Shadow Politics with Senator Michael D. Brown Who are the people who voted for Trump? AND WHY?! - With Guest, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, Alex Hinton Who are the people who voted for Trump? AND WHY?! PROFESSOR ALEX HINTON Will Tell Us Five things to understand about MAGA supporters - We were so sure of ourselves... so, what happened? Who are the people who voted for Donald J. Trump and why? What can Professor Hinton tell us about the psychology of these people and where the country is headed — based on his research, and what he knows about white power and the rising threat of genocide? Tune in as we discuss the future of America and what changes will come over the next several years. Alexander Hinton is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, Director of the Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, and UNESCO Chair on Genocide Prevention at Rutgers University. He is the author or editor of seventeen books including the award-winning Why did they Kill? Cambodia in the Shadow of Genocide (California, 2005). His most recent books are It Can Happen Here: White Power and the Rising Threat of Genocide in the US (NYU, 2021), Anthropological Witness: Lessons from the Khmer Rouge Tribunal (Cornell, 2022), and Perpetrators: Encountering Humanity's Dark Side (Stanford, 2023).
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    54 mins
  • Shadow Politics, November 10, 2024

    Shadow Politics, November 10, 2024
    Nov 11 2024
    Shadow Politics with Senator Michael D. Brown Did the Crystal Ball Crack? - With Guest, Professor and Political Analyst - Allan Lichtman Contemplating electing a vile and convicted felon to lead our great nation for the first time in American history, I think not about Donald Trump, but about us. Who have we become? In my America, we chose acceptance over bigotry, hope over fear, country over self. At the most divisive time in our country's history, President Abraham Lincoln stood up and called for "the better angels of our nature." I will speak with Professor Lichtman about what has changed, what has affected his model which has been so accurate and how we can move forward in a positive direction, in the midst of all this negativity. Where do we stand and where do we go from here? Join the conversation... Allan J. Lichtman's prediction system — The Keys to the White House — has correctly predicted the outcomes of all US presidential elections since 1984. He was listed in rise.global as #85 among 100 most influential geopolitical experts in the world and received the lifetime achievement award from Who's Who. Professor Lichtman has published 11 books and several hundred popular and scholarly articles. He has lectured in the US and internationally and provided commentary for major US and foreign networks and leading newspapers and magazines across the world. Lichtman has been an expert witness in some 100 civil and voting rights cases. His book, "WHITE PROTESTANT NATION: The Rise of the American Conservative Movement" was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in nonfiction. He co-authored a book with Richard Breitman, "FDR AND THE JEWS," which won the National Jewish Book Award Prize in American Jewish History and was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times book prize in history. His book, "THE CASE FOR IMPEACHMENT" was a national independent bookstore bestseller. While many election forecasters base their findings exclusively on public opinion polls, Professor Allan J. Lichtman looks at the underlying fundamentals that have driven every presidential election since 1860. In his book, "PREDICTING THE NEXT PRESIDENT: The Keys to the White House," Professor Lichtman explains the 13 historical factors or “keys” (four political, seven performance and two personality) he uses. In the updated 2024 edition, Lichtman applies the keys to every presidential election since 1860 and shows readers the current state of the 2024 race. In doing so, he dispels much of the mystery behind electoral politics and challenges many traditional assumptions. This book is an indispensable resource for political junkies!
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    52 mins
  • Shadow Politics, November 3, 2024

    Shadow Politics, November 3, 2024
    Nov 4 2024
    Shadow Politics with Senator Michael D. Brown What really happened at WaPo? - With Guest, associate editor of The Washington Post, Marc Fisher What happened at The Washington Post? Why no endorsement in 44 years for the 2024 presidential election? Did the billionaires unite from the Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post? What really happened and WHY?! I will have a frank conversation with editor Marc Fisher about these questions and others as we approach the final stage of the most consequential election of the last 50 years. Tune in for this exciting discussion as we see if we can restore our faith in our hometown newspaper!
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    48 mins
  • Shadow Politics, October 27, 2024

    Shadow Politics, October 27, 2024
    Oct 28 2024
    Shadow Politics with Senator Michael D. Brown Initiative 83 - Ranked Choice Voting YES or NO - With Guest, Political Strategist, Lisa D.T. Rice Voting for five people for every office; does it make sense? Expand our democracy, increase voter participation, too complicated, votes thrown out — what's the truth? Should we vote "yes" or should we vote "no"? Tune in and hear both sides of the debate, which will be resolved on November 5th. Rank your vote or stay the course — what does the next election hold for Washingtonians? Lisa D.T. Rice is a political strategist — passionate about reform and political innovation. Rice is active in bringing productive change to U.S. politics. An independent, Lisa advocates for a stronger American democracy rooted in active participation by a plurality of citizens and loosening the grip of the two-party duopoly. Rice holds a master’s degree in management from the MIT Sloan School and a BA degree from the Newcomb College of Tulane University. A native Washingtonian, Lisa lives in the District of Columbia with her husband. Her son, also a graduate of Tulane University, teaches in the DC Public Schools system.
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    52 mins
  • Shadow Politics, October 20, 2024

    Shadow Politics, October 20, 2024
    Oct 21 2024
    Shadow Politics with Senator Michael D. Brown Keeping an Eye on our Government - With Guest, Former Councilwoman and DC Auditor, Kathy Patterson Former Councilwoman Kathy Patterson has seen DC government from all angles — inside and out. We will discuss the policy changes that are in the works, the things in the District of Columbia that could work better and how best the government can serve the people. In my 18 years of government service, I have never met anyone in DC government more honest and dedicated to the people of the District than Kathy Patterson. I'm excited to speak with her about what the future holds for the District and I look forward to an honest and frank discussion about what needs to be done to make government work for everyone. I encourage everyone to tune in to this retrospective as we look at where we are and where we need to go as a community.
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    55 mins
  • Shadow Politics, October 13, 2024

    Shadow Politics, October 13, 2024
    Oct 14 2024
    Shadow Politics with Senator Michael D. Brown Who will be the Next President of the United States - With Guest, Professor and Political Analyst - Allan Lichtman Who will be the next president: Aren't you dying to find out? I know I am. Tune in as Professor Lichtman looks into his crystal ball and tell us what the future holds for America. Will we go back or move forward? Dr. Lichtman will share his insights into the presidential race, civil rights in America and where we go from here.
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    46 mins
  • Shadow Politics, September 29, 2024

    Shadow Politics, September 29, 2024
    Sep 30 2024
    Shadow Politics with Senator Michael D. Brown Trump This - With Guest Congressman - Dan Goldman Lead Counsel in the First Impeachment of Former President Donald J. Trump. What can Congressman Goldman tell us about former President Donald J. Trump that we don't already know? What's the status of H.R.396 - Closing the Bump Stock Loophole Act of 2023? Ending mass shootings, dealing with our current political mass hysteria, the upcoming election and what's next, We'll talk about it all. Tune in and listen to what this sitting Member of Congress has to add to the discussion. D. Sack in the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Congressman Dan Goldman is an attorney who, before running for office, served as lead counsel in the first impeachment of former President Donald J. Trump and as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York. Goldman has written about, and provided expert analysis on, significant topics ranging from criminal justice reform to the Special Counsel’s investigation. In law school, Goldman contributed to Michelle Alexander’s seminal book, "THE NEW JIM CROW: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness," which addresses the inequalities in our criminal justice system. As lead counsel in the first impeachment of Donald Trump, Goldman directed the strategy of the investigation and led the closed depositions and questioning of witnesses during the Intelligence Committee’s open hearings. Goldman oversaw the drafting and publication of the Select Committee’s 300-page report on the investigation — "THE TRUMP-UKRAINE IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY REPORT" — which exhaustively detailed Trump’s efforts to extort Ukraine for his personal benefit. He also presented the report in testimony before the House Judiciary Committee. Finally, he served as lead counsel for the House Impeachment Managers during the Senate trial of Donald Trump. During his 10-year tenure as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York, Goldman focused on organized crime and white-collar prosecutions, representing the United States in all phases of the federal criminal process — from investigation through appeal. He conducted and supervised hundreds of investigations involving racketeering, murder, money laundering, gun trafficking, firearms, narcotics, extortion and loansharking offenses, securities fraud, wire fraud, mail fraud, health care fraud, tax fraud and other white-collar crime.
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    51 mins
  • Shadow Politics, September 22, 2024

    Shadow Politics, September 22, 2024
    Sep 23 2024
    Shadow Politics with Senator Michael D. Brown Fly Me to the Moon - With Guest Astronaut, Educator and Consultant – Eileen M. Collins Our guest is Astronaut, Educator and Consultant – Eileen M. Collins! I'm so excited to interview a female astronaut who has paved the way for those who have come after her. We'll talk about the struggles she encountered on her journey to outer space, the privatization of space travel, the future of NASA and our exploration of the universe. Where do we go from here in our continued effort to have our reach exceed our grasp? Eileen M. Collins was an aviation trailblazer and role model her entire career — from being one of the United States Air Force’s first female pilots to commanding the space shuttle on its return-to-flight mission after the Columbia disaster. Collins is a former astronaut, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel, a former military instructor and test pilot. Collins graduated from the Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, California. After tours at Kennedy Space Center (shuttle launch and landing) and Johnson Space Center (shuttle engineer and capsule communicator), Eileen flew the space shuttle as pilot in 1995 aboard Discovery. Collins was also the pilot for Atlantis in 1997, where her crew docked with the Russian Space Station MIR. Her final space flight was as commander of Discovery in 2005 — the "Return to Flight Mission" after the tragic loss of Columbia. She has logged more than 6,751 hours in 30 different types of aircraft and more than 872 hours in space as a veteran of four space flights.
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    55 mins