The Fallon Forum

Dec 09 2024 347 ep. 61 mins 84
The Fallon Forum Podcast artwork

Weekly podcast of the Fallon Forum with Ed Fallon: Independent Voices from the Heartland

RSS feed Share
Copy RSS


Subscribe on Podcast Addict


Dec 9: Where growing food is required

Dec 09 2024 59 mins  
On this week's Fallon Forum, Ed Fallon discusses: (01:05) Post-election sanity, with Dr. David Drake; (18:06) Talking with Trump voters, with Joel Brown; (51:27) Where growing food is required, with Kathy Byrnes Fallon, Birds & Bees Urban Farm.

Dec 2: Putin's not the only one to blame for war in Ukraine

Dec 02 2024 61 mins  
On this week's Fallon Forum, Jeffrey Weiss joins Ed Fallon to discuss: (00:58) Putin's not the only one to blame for war in Ukraine; (20:31) By appointing hawks and doves, what's Trump's agenda? (37:10) Canoeing Canada in November, with Zac Bales-Henry; (54:23) December garden Q & A, with Kathy Byrnes Fallon, Birds & Bees Urban Farm.

Nov 25: Who said "We are being fed addictive garbage"?

Nov 25 2024 61 mins  
On this week's Fallon Forum, Charles Goldman joins Ed Fallon to discuss: (00:53) America's new health food champions; (19:02) Escalating the war between Russia and Ukraine; (37:41) Charles' take on tariffs and "feckless Senate Democrats"; (53:52) Turkey myths and truths, with Kathy Byrnes Fallon, Birds & Bees Urban Farm.

Nov 18: Conversations with Iowa Trump voters

Nov 18 2024 59 mins  
On this week's Fallon Forum, Ed Fallon discusses: (01:13) Conversations with Trump voters: Pat Bertroche; (32:30) Biden threatens to go out with a bang; (50:02) Industrial carrots make people sick, with Kathy Byrnes Fallon, Birds & Bees Urban Farm.

Nov 11: Does the Democratic Party have a viable future?

Nov 11 2024 62 mins  
On this week's Fallon Forum, Ed Fallon discusses: (01:21) My Veterans Day reflection from Omaha Beach; (18:11) Does the Democratic Party have a viable future? (36:15) Does the Green Party have a viable future?, with Holly Hart and Mike Feinstein; (53:19) Crafting with local plants, with Lindsey Good.

Nov 6: Election Analysis

Nov 06 2024 60 mins  
On this week's Fallon Forum, Charles Goldman joins Ed Fallon to discuss: (00:50) Everything-but-the-election news: - Ex-Red Sox Factor - The Switch Witch - The Gulf stream is going to collapse - Last gasps of British imperialism - Media beat drums of war with Iran - Bug-out bags become big business; (19:07) Federal election analysis, with Kathy Byrnes Fallon; (38:40) State el

Oct 28: Is Trump a fascist?

Oct 28 2024 60 mins  
On this week's Fallon Forum, Charles Goldman joins Ed Fallon to discuss: (00:40) Is Trump a fascist?; (21:08) Packing plants and China's control of US agriculture; (35:52) How to respond if the election doesn't go your way; (53:40) Challenging the "feeding and fueling the world" narrative, with Kathy Byrnes Fallon, Birds & Bees Urban Farm.

Oct 21: Expected rulings from Trump's Supreme Court

Oct 21 2024 60 mins  
On this week's Fallon Forum, Charles Goldman joins Ed Fallon to discuss: (01:18) Expected rulings from Trump's Supreme Court; (20:21) Evidence withheld in death penalty case; (38:46) America's two pro-war parties; (53:50) Pumpkin spice - an American phenom with an ironic origin, with Kathy Byrnes Fallon, Birds & Bees Urban Farm.

Oct 14: My election prediction, with apologies to democracy

Oct 14 2024 60 mins  
On this week's Fallon Forum, Ed Fallon discusses: (01:58) Learning from Serbia's experience with authoritarianism, with Dijana Mihajlović; (19:40) Bridges endanger Iowa natural areas, with Mark Clipsham; (38:44) My presidential prediction, with an apology to democracy; (54:29) The changing politics of food, with Kathy Byrnes Fallon, Birds & Bees Urban Farm.

Oct 7: Lies swirl in the wake of Hurricane Helene

Oct 07 2024 60 mins  
On this week's Fallon Forum, Ed Fallon discusses: (02:01) Lies swirl in the wake of Hurricane Helene; (19:03) We're heading toward a regional war in the Middle East, with Kathleen McQuillen and Jeffrey Weiss; (37:14) Russia's drastic nuclear policy upgrade, with Kathleen McQuillen and Jeffrey Weiss; (54:02) Paraquat and Parkinson's, with Kathy Byrnes Fallon, Birds & Bees Urban Farm