{"podcast":{"title":"Laura Flanders and Friends: Solutions-Focused Progressive Perspectives on Politics, News, and Culture","slug":"laura-flanders-and-friends-solutions-focused-progressive-perspectives-on-politics-news-and-culture-1095059","podcast_index_feed_id":1095059,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/trhTbNDK","website_url":"http://www.LauraFlanders.org/listen","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/fc671404-9abb-4783-bad5-692b3dbc59cf/660efaf7-020e-48c0-89d7-4547f6acc596/3000x3000/unnamed.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Laura Flanders","episode_count":890,"summary":"Uncensored history meets bold voices with Laura Flanders, award winning journalist and author. The show explores actionable models for creating a better world by reporting on the people and movements driving systemic change. We spotlight the solutions of tomorrow, today. The show airs on PBS stations in over 300 US markets, and airs on 60+ community radio stations via PRX Exchange and Pacifica, and is available on YouTube and here as a podcast. Subscribers receive lots of video and audio web exclusives in addition to the weekly episode. Recent field reports and specials include: Jimmy Carter; 60th Anniversary of Selma Bloody Sunday March; Bernie Sanders' Fighting Oligarchy; Labor Movement vs. Fascism: Worker Organizers & Teachers Under Attack; And interviewee highlights include Award Winning Actor, Director, Writer, Liev Schreiber on his documentary \"Meeting Zelensky\"; Award winning journalists Maria Hinojosa (Award Winning Suave Podcast and host of Latino USA) & Chenjerai Kumanyika (Award Winning Podcast Series Empire City) on Forced Removals, Foreign Detention, the War on Education & Free Speech; Democracy & Capitalism: A Failed Experiment? with Bloomberg Economist & host of Tru…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-22T20:20:38.191202+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/laura-flanders-and-friends-solutions-focused-progressive-perspectives-on-politics-news-and-culture-1095059"},"episode":{"title":"Robert Reich Calls Out Corporate Power Threatening US Democracy [Episode Cut, Rewind]","slug":"robert-reich-calls-out-corporate-power-threatening-us-democracy-episode-cut-rewind","published_at":"2026-04-01T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/laura-flanders-and-friends-solutions-focused-progressive-perspectives-on-politics-news-and-culture-1095059/robert-reich-calls-out-corporate-power-threatening-us-democracy-episode-cut-rewind","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/laura-flanders-and-friends-solutions-focused-progressive-perspectives-on-politics-news-and-culture-1095059","url":"http://www.LauraFlanders.org/listen","audio_url":"https://pdrl.fm/a930a4/op3.dev/e/cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/72a99690-00a0-4376-8b30-9ea490811cc0/c3cf0ccd-6993-4c0f-a004-338778a46c5b/episodes/audio/group/77691534-46d5-45d7-b555-0f9185dacc9b/group-item/7583403a-974f-4b9b-ad0f-1e472ccc0309/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=trhTbNDK","summary":"Synopsis: Robert Reich draws parallels between the current era and the first Gilded Age, suggesting that a new Progressive Era could be on the horizon as a response to the second Gilded Age, bringing about potential reforms to economic and political systems. Description (original air date September 14, 2025)- Former Labor Secretary and longtime professor Robert Reich joins Laura Flanders to discuss two bullies against U.S. democracy: concentrated wealth and corporate power. As Reich shares, growing income inequality yields corruption in our politics and economy. No one election will change everything, but that’s not a reason not to act to defeat the Trump administration — in Congress, and at the polls. Guest: Robert Reich: Former Secretary of Labor; Professor Emeritus, University of California Berkeley; Author, Coming Up Short: My Memoir of America Watch the special report on YouTube; PBS World Channel Sundays 11:30am and on over 300 public stations across the country (check your listings, or search here via zipcode). Listen: Episode airing on community radio (check here to see if your station is airing the show) & as a podcast. This show is made possible by you! 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