KPFA - The Ralph Nader Radio Hour

Feb 03 2025 442 ep. 46 mins 23

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Ralph Nader talks about what’s happening in America, what’s happening around the world, and most importantly what’s happening underneath it all.

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SLAPPing Down Protest

Feb 03 2025 59 mins

Ralph welcomes Deepa Padmanabha, senior legal advisor to Greenpeace USA, to discuss that organization’s looming trial against Energy Transfer Partners (builder of the Dakota Access Pipeline at Standing Rock), that threatens the constitutionally protected First Amendment right of citizens and citizen groups to protest. Also, Josh Paul, former State Department employee, who resigne

Inauguration Day

Jan 27 2025 59 mins

First up, Ralph welcomes back constitutional law expert Bruce Fein to talk about his reaction to Donald Trump’s inaugural address. Then Ralph is joined by Public Citizen Co-President Robert Weissman to discuss Public Citizen’s lawsuit against Trump regarding Elon Musk’s D.O.G.E task force. Finally, Ralph speaks with Public Citizen’s Government Affairs lobbyist Craig Holman

Douglas Heller on Fire Insurance / Bruce Fein on Likely Constitutional Crises

Jan 20 2025 30 mins

In the immediate aftermath of the mammoth fires in Los Angeles, Ralph welcomes Douglas Heller, Director of Insurance at Consumer Federation of America, to fill us in on what to expect from the industry and how to get the most out of your fire insurance claims. Then, our resident constitutional scholar, Bruce Fein, returns to present a list of constitutional crises to expect upon th

The Legacy of Jimmy Carter

Jan 13 2025 59 mins

Ralph welcomes historian Douglas Brinkley (author of The Unfinished Presidency: Jimmy Carter’s Journey Beyond the White House), as well as journalist and former Carter speechwriter James Fallows to reflect on the life and legacy of the late, great President Jimmy Carter. GUESTS: Douglas Brinkley is the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Chair in Humanities and Professor of History at Rice U

2024 Highlights

Jan 06 2025 59 mins

Steve, David, Hannah, Jimmy, and Francesco give Ralph a well-deserved break and highlight some of the clips they want to revisit from this challenging, inspiring, fascinating, infuriating, and galvanizing year. FEATURED CLIPS: Dr. Feroze Sidhwa — Boobytraps, Bombs & Blowback (September 28, 2024) Craig Mokhiber — Israel’s Wall of Impunity (December 7, 2024) Ryan Grim — Cabin

Hollow Constituencies / National Popular Vote / Tort Museum Interns Read the Dictionary

Dec 30 2024 59 mins

First up on today’s wide-ranging show, Ralph speaks to political scientist Adolph Reed about how American politics has started taking its cues from professional wrestling and how the left can rebuild itself. Then, we welcome Steve Silberstein from National Popular Vote to update us on their interstate compact’s progress. Finally, we’re joined by three interns from the America

“Reports on a Catastrophe”: Gideon Levy on Gaza

Dec 23 2024 59 mins

Ralph and his team spend the entire hour with Israeli reporter, Gideon Levy, a singular voice in an otherwise compliant domestic press. They discuss his book The Killing of Gaza: Reports on a Catastrophe, a series of columns written before and after the October 7, 2023 attacks that put this ongoing tragedy in historical context. Gideon Levy is a Haaretz columnist and a member of th

Ambassador Chas Freeman on American Scofflaws

Dec 16 2024 59 mins

Ralph welcomes retired diplomat Ambassador Chas Freeman to discuss the United States’ disregard for international law, the incoming Trump administration’s approach to foreign policy, and the decline of the American Empire (among other topics). Ambassador Chas Freeman is a retired career diplomat who has negotiated on behalf of the United States with over 100 foreign governments

Craig Mokhiber on Israel’s Wall of Impunity

Dec 09 2024 59 mins

Ralph welcomes international human rights lawyer and activist, and former senior United Nations human rights official Craig Mokhiber to discuss Israel and Gaza — asking whether Israel should be thrown out of the UN, how Trump’s positions will compare to Biden’s, and whether we’re starting to see cracks in Israel’s wall of impunity. Craig Mokhiber is an international human

AI: Can Frankenstein Be Tamed?

Dec 02 2024 59 mins

On today’s show, Ralph welcomes Marc Rotenberg to fill us in on the latest international treaty aimed at putting guardrails on the potential Frankenstein monster that is Artificial Intelligence. Plus, as we get to the end of the Medicare enrollment period, we put out one last warning for listeners to avoid the scam that is Medicare Advantage. Marc Rotenberg is the founder and pre