History and Bureaucracy EP1185

An Author and a One-legged Comedian EP-1186

Hour 1:David Mura is an award winning Japanese American author. His memoirs, poems, essays, plays and performances have won wide critical praise. The topics range from contemporary Japan to the legacy of the internment camps and the history of Japanese Americans in increasing American diversity. His work reflects deeply on the world’s current events, which at times create spaces of division and unrest.His new book. Exit Miss Saigon, though not a memoir, is deeply autobiographical. It tells how David transformed from what could be termed a “banana”—yellow on the outside, white on the inside—into an Asian American writer. This transformation involved breaking up with white artist friends over the racism in Miss Saigon; it involved building a local Asian American arts organization and connecting with Asian American artists nationwide. It involved connecting with other BIPOC artists and communities, through my teaching at VONA, a writers’ conference for BIPOC writers.https://davidmura.com/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFA5UUdTWHNCR0ZBUHVSRGZaS0NGNHAzR0Jyd3xBQ3Jtc0tuSW9jdlVDYWd4Nk9vd1NFMXZtZURyX0ZPQmJPZGFpUHpIQ3BSUEVTTlNLWlAwSGphb1lOWERvY243UmQ2UllqVFRROUpoUVkzY2NVYzhXa3pwV1NJb0NaaFhpd0hKcVhKVE5jaFFZVlJjRHVlb3AzWQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fdavidmura.com%2F&v=egXoD7BsmBY]Hour 2: Actor. comedian, playwrite and podcaster ( actually invented poscasting, Tony Walker joins us to explain way he hates me.https://knockemdeadcomedy.com [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHU4ZHZSMlZyMlZUWTY0MHhVczBUQ3VyTDRjUXxBQ3Jtc0tsTlJ2WnZJMk1NR09uUlRzbHVCZ1FSaFNZakFwcWw4bEtLNXZWaHNyMVhoZldBc1Q3emdTaFZ3SV9MTjFhNUNmTnlNVnJ0T0VnTm1ubDdtRXJ1OVdlWDFXRUpsQmluN0RHNHVpNEw1RVN6dF8xVXZGQQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fknockemdeadcomedy.com%2F&v=egXoD7BsmBY]🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/57153483... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWtJdm0yZS1yamFIcG9kb21TbDlGM0Y1MjFsZ3xBQ3Jtc0trUHNhc1R1TnFtVXlZdHRZX2tWOU0xdklxQnMwdThRU3kxa3RDaUI5eFYxTkpqcjIzVUltZFRKb1BjOHowdlRCX2R0ZkprcmhXbHRlbzEzcHdiX0hSMFZRcGM3cEE1QVhMbHUtNGxyMm9hejRqTjZ2WQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fstreamyard.com%2Fpal%2Fd%2F5715348384907264&v=egXoD7BsmBY]

History and Bureaucracy EP1185

Hour 1:Clifford Brown, gave up his career as a partner in a Beverly Hills commercial law firm and his dream home over the ocean to pursue what became a 27-year adventure in foreign aid, both as a legal advisor and then senior manager. His tales of USAID's work during civil chaos in Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Kyrgyzstan and Guinea, his first-hand views of the dilemmas USAID lawyers deal with (e.g, can praying be allowed in USAID-funded buildings?), the difficulties in persuading farmers to grow cocoa instead of coca, to the bureaucratic rain dance required to start new programs, etc., provide an enlightening overview of the world of international foreign aid. As he puts it, “at a time when spirituality is at an all-time low in human history, foreign aid reflects our "better angels". The tragedy of USAID's sudden destruction will impact the entire world for years.https://cliffordbrown.substack.com/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1ZaTkFVMVJzbzVKWG10Rk9vbzFXam50ZjM0Z3xBQ3Jtc0trSVFqV1NHYllVekhEMC1jLXdYSFBxWks4aHdlcmhIRWxVNUlYUUotMXV1QnhZVjJocFE4d2ZLX0RQdkhzUnRtYTBSWHd0NmV4VFBUdjNWcXd2VEFhOXNlMi1mX1NpWVZJQjNPMEl0VlU3X0NWLUxfWQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fcliffordbrown.substack.com%2F&v=2s-LBItimBg]Hour 2:Robert ‘Bobby’ Doti, author of Layers of Complicity, a groundbreaking investigation into the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drawing on newly released government documents and a forensic, science‑driven method, Bobby exposes the deeper structures, motives, and intelligence footprints that have long been overlooked in the official narrative.”https://www.amazon.com/dp/1648040683 [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHF2YXlZN0xmQ0NCeGJ5bldQSFotWWJEOVdYd3xBQ3Jtc0tsdEZsSVkyLVdLMWVwa2JoMUFQd3BUa2diLUVZcEtRcVRtNzN5S1RSaE0yQl8yLWRydnNrR3lVb0hTM2ExVkNJN0ZkQWU4N0hwQ0ZzWElpMGlPVXoycGVONTB1OS0yMklwb2dtekxxUDhTNTZSejNqWQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fdp%2F1648040683&v=2s-LBItimBg]🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/57153483... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbEx1c2h1ajhNYUd3SVRKR1ZHeDJCa1Q0NnVSUXxBQ3Jtc0trRjNVY1BBX0RDaGh1MUxwaTFRQmxEVFFnaU42WVZfZ3Ewa2M5OHlWQmF0dmdiSktNSHMxN0d6TE9JQ0tLZVR4YU1vd1pvQlBSbTNIVWQ0djdvTXhxTUdmRTN3V2xCYzVMOTNoQWMwRHdtelI2VE91OA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fstreamyard.com%2Fpal%2Fd%2F5715348384907264&v=2s-LBItimBg]

Dog Day Monday Morning EP1184

Al Pacino robs a bank to pay for my sex change operation. Sponsors:https://waterflyshop.com/mattnappohttps://nextbase.sjv.io/oq1e79https://propmoneyinc.pxf.io/c/3290446/1492813/14559https://vapeworld.evyy.net/c/3290446/1611990/4056https://eycemolds.pxf.io/c/3290446/1601400/16300https://wineexpress.vneoga.net/yqG3E3🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5715348384907264

Heard Any Good Jokes Lately? Jackie's Back EP1183

For eighteen years (1983-2001) a fixture of radio & television’s Howard Stern Show, comedian Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling was born and raised in East Norwich, a tiny hamlet on the glorious North Shore of Long Island, New York. He graduated in 1966 from Oyster Bay High School and earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State University in 1971.As he was accumulating the world’s most extensive collection of jokes, Jackie toiled in the music business until abandoning it in 1979, saying farewell to his beloved trio “The Off Hour Rockers,” to give his punch lines a shot on the not-yet-existent Long Island comedy stages.To promote Long Island’s first comedy show that he and fellow fledgling comedian Richie Minervini partnered in producing at the bar-restaurant “Cinnamon” in Huntington, Long Island, in March, 1979, he created a dirty joke line, “Use Your Finger! Dial (516) 922-WINE!,” which has been in uninterrupted operation since 1979 [516-922-9463].The jokes worked. Jackie released three self-produced comedy lp’s, 1979’s “What Did You Expect?,” 1980’s “Goin’ Ape!,” and 1981’s “Normal People Are People You Don’t Know That Well” on his own label, OHR Records.🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5715348384907264

Hump Day" & Midweek Motivation EP1181

Midweek Hopes & Gripes: what are you looking forward to most this weekend andr what your biggest "pet peeve of the week" ? Sponsors: https://waterflyshop.com/mattnappo https://nextbase.sjv.io/oq1e79 https://propmoneyinc.pxf.io/c/3290446/1492813/14559 https://vapeworld.evyy.net/c/3290446/1611990/4056 https://eycemolds.pxf.io/c/3290446/1601400/16300 https://wineexpress.vneoga.net/yqG3E3 https://www.dubby.gg/discount/minddog?ref=ymfeslmn 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5715348384907264 Get the latest on the ICE agent shooting in Houston involving Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. We break down the details of this enforcement operation. This update covers the incident from July 8th, 2026, where a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo during a vehicle stop. This segment provides a clear account of the event as reported during the 6th Amendment Administration, specifically focusing on the targeted enforcement operation conducted in Houston. We also examine the response from DHS Secretary Mark Wayne Mullen regarding the agency's operational directives. This summary is intended for viewers tracking current federal immigration policy developments and specific enforcement actions occurring across the United States. Subscribe for daily news briefings on federal policy and government updates, and comment below with your thoughts on the current direction of ICE enforcement.