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New lawsuits brought against Joe Biden claim his administration cannot cancel student debt. Pat Thurston explains details.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New lawsuits brought against Joe Biden claim his administration cannot cancel student debt. Pat Thurston explains details.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Pat Thurston: Lawsuits Claim Biden Cannot Cancel Student Debt

Officer Joe Silva from the Stockton Police Department joins Pat Thurston to share details on the possible serial killer linked to seven shootings, six of which were fatal, in California.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Officer Joe Silva from the Stockton Police Department joins Pat Thurston to share details on the possible serial killer linked to seven shootings, six of which were fatal, in California.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Pat Thurston: Stockton Police Officer on Possible Serial Killer

Pat Thurston talks to KGO 810 listeners about recent updates on Russia and Ukraine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pat Thurston talks to KGO 810 listeners about recent updates on Russia and Ukraine.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Pat Thurston: Updates on Russia & Ukraine

Pat Thurston describes the recent movement on "quiet quitting".See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pat Thurston describes the recent movement on "quiet quitting".See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Pat Thurston: What is Quiet Quitting?

Pat Thurston discusses the ongoing protests happening in Iran.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pat Thurston discusses the ongoing protests happening in Iran.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Pat Thurston: Protests Continue to Spread in Iran

Iran's supreme leader breaks silence on protests. Pat Thurston explains why he is now blaming the United States for the ongoing protests.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Iran's supreme leader breaks silence on protests. Pat Thurston explains why he is now blaming the United States for the ongoing protests.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Pat Thurston: Iran's Supreme Leader Blames US for Protests

Former President Donald Trump is suing CNN for $475 million over defamation. Criminal Defense Attorney David Katz is with Pat Thurston to share his expectations for the lawsuit.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former President Donald Trump is suing CNN for $475 million over defamation. Criminal Defense Attorney David Katz is with Pat Thurston to share his expectations for the lawsuit.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Pat Thurston: Trump Sues CNN for $475 Million Over Defamation

Herschel Walker denies claims that he paid for his girlfriend's abortion in 2009.  The unnamed woman provided a get well soon note and receipt for money Walker sent in 2009. When asked if he remembered sending anyone a $700 check Walker said, “I send money to a lot of people. … I give money to people all the time cause I’m always helping people.” Pat Thurston goes into detail about Herschel Walker and Walker's son's recent comments.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Herschel Walker denies claims that he paid for his girlfriend's abortion in 2009.  The unnamed woman provided a get well soon note and receipt for money Walker sent in 2009. When asked if he remembered sending anyone a $700 check Walker said, “I send money to a lot of people. … I give money to people all the time cause I’m always helping people.” Pat Thurston goes into detail about Herschel Walker and Walker's son's recent comments.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Pat Thurston: Liars, Cheaters, Thieves

Tim Sika

Visit Tim at celluloiddreams.net -----BROS--The first major studio backed (Universal) gay rom com, opening in 3200 theaters in the U.S. today, produced by Judd Apatow and starring Bill Eichner and Luke Macfarlane. -----BURIED: THE 1982 ALPINE MEADOWS AVALANCHE--Arguably the best documentary of the year centers on the 1982 early spring ski resort avalanche that hit its base area killing seven people. In theaters today -----VESPER--Ambitious and haunting dystopian coming-of-age science fiction allegory about self reliance and income inequality. In theaters and VOD. -----MY BEST FRIEND'S EXORCISM--Weird comedy/horror film about two best friends who grapple with an otherworldly demon who takes up residence in one of their bodies. Streams on Amazon Prime today. -----HOCUS POCUS 2--The coven of Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy return 29 years later to right some witchy wrongs perpetrated in 1993's HOCUS POCUS--Streams on Disney + today. -----THE STORY OF FILM: A NEW GENERATION--A Documentary essay film about the cinema of the 21st Century--now available to rent/purchase on all major streaming platforms. -----DIG--A not-for-the-squeamish hostage drama. Still in theaters.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Visit Tim at <a href="http://celluloiddreams.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">celluloiddreams.net</a> -----BROS--The first major studio backed (Universal) gay rom com, opening in 3200 theaters in the U.S. today, produced by Judd Apatow and starring Bill Eichner and Luke Macfarlane. -----BURIED: THE 1982 ALPINE MEADOWS AVALANCHE--Arguably the best documentary of the year centers on the 1982 early spring ski resort avalanche that hit its base area killing seven people. In theaters today -----VESPER--Ambitious and haunting dystopian coming-of-age science fiction allegory about self reliance and income inequality. In theaters and VOD. -----MY BEST FRIEND'S EXORCISM--Weird comedy/horror film about two best friends who grapple with an otherworldly demon who takes up residence in one of their bodies. Streams on Amazon Prime today. -----HOCUS POCUS 2--The coven of Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy return 29 years later to right some witchy wrongs perpetrated in 1993's HOCUS POCUS--Streams on Disney + today. -----THE STORY OF FILM: A NEW GENERATION--A Documentary essay film about the cinema of the 21st Century--now available to rent/purchase on all major streaming platforms. -----DIG--A not-for-the-squeamish hostage drama. Still in theaters. See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Pat Thurston: Tim Sika Friday Movie Reviews

 Director: Alan Snitow, Deborah Kaufman Is art’s role to provoke or placate? What happens when it no longer reflects current societal views? These questions and many more were the subject of hot debate when Victor Arnautoff’s thirteen-panel mural “The Life of Washington” became an object of local controversy, then a media firestorm. On display since San Francisco’s George Washington High School opened in 1936, it offers a view of the Founding Father both celebratory and critical, referencing his involvements in slavery and Native American genocide. (The Iroquois dubbed him “Town Destroyer.”) But some present-day students, parents, and observers found those depictions racially offensive, calling for the work to be removed or destroyed. Would doing so be a “redaction of history,” “identity politics gone off the rails”—or a justified blow to a lingering American “colonized mentality” as well as ongoing “traumatization” of young minds? Longtime Bay Area documentarians Alan Snitow and Deborah Kaufman interview historians, artists, activists, and GWHS students to probe a fascinating microcosm of today’s culture wars. —Dennis HarveySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Director: Alan Snitow, Deborah Kaufman Is art’s role to provoke or placate? What happens when it no longer reflects current societal views? These questions and many more were the subject of hot debate when Victor Arnautoff’s thirteen-panel mural “The Life of Washington” became an object of local controversy, then a media firestorm. On display since San Francisco’s George Washington High School opened in 1936, it offers a view of the Founding Father both celebratory and critical, referencing his involvements in slavery and Native American genocide. (The Iroquois dubbed him “Town Destroyer.”) But some present-day students, parents, and observers found those depictions racially offensive, calling for the work to be removed or destroyed. Would doing so be a “redaction of history,” “identity politics gone off the rails”—or a justified blow to a lingering American “colonized mentality” as well as ongoing “traumatization” of young minds? Longtime Bay Area documentarians Alan Snitow and Deborah Kaufman interview historians, artists, activists, and GWHS students to probe a fascinating microcosm of today’s culture wars. —Dennis HarveySee <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Pat Thurston: Bay Area filmmakers discuss new movie "Town Destroyer"

Mike Lindell

Mike Lindell, who has continually called for abolishing voting machines, is now telling people to only vote on election day and claimed it’s possible to “overrun the algorithms.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Lindell, who has continually called for abolishing voting machines, is now telling people to only vote on election day and claimed it’s possible to “overrun the algorithms.”See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Pat Thurston: Mike Lindell tells voters don't vote early  to “overrun the algorithms.”

Derricke Dennis

Derricke Dennis is a staff correspondent and anchor for ABC News Radio in New York City, where he reports breaking, political, business and human-interest stories. Additionally, he contributes to ABC NewsOne, ABC News LIVE and World News Now.Previously, Derricke was a Host/Anchor for the Law &amp; Crime Network, an upstart competitor to Court TV.  He also anchored a weeknight global newscast on the international news channel I-24 News. Before that, he worked as a reporter and anchor at WCBS-TV in New York, News 12 New Jersey, and WDIV-TV in Detroit. He’s a skilled storyteller and has covered some of the biggest events in recent history: the COVID-19 Pandemic, Superstorm Sandy, the Newtown School Massacre, the Boston Marathon Bombing, and the death of civil rights icon Rosa Parks. Derricke is a New Jersey native who grew up in Atlantic City.  He’s a graduate of Howard University’s School of Communications in Washington DC, with a degree in journalism.  He is also a proud member of the Newark / Essex County, New Jersey chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Derricke Dennis is a staff correspondent and anchor for ABC News Radio in New York City, where he reports breaking, political, business and human-interest stories. Additionally, he contributes to ABC NewsOne, ABC News LIVE and World News Now. Previously, Derricke was a Host/Anchor for the Law &amp; Crime Network, an upstart competitor to Court TV.  He also anchored a weeknight global newscast on the international news channel I-24 News. Before that, he worked as a reporter and anchor at WCBS-TV in New York, News 12 New Jersey, and WDIV-TV in Detroit. He’s a skilled storyteller and has covered some of the biggest events in recent history: the COVID-19 Pandemic, Superstorm Sandy, the Newtown School Massacre, the Boston Marathon Bombing, and the death of civil rights icon Rosa Parks. Derricke is a New Jersey native who grew up in Atlantic City.  He’s a graduate of Howard University’s School of Communications in Washington DC, with a degree in journalism.  He is also a proud member of the Newark / Essex County, New Jersey chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Pat Thurston: ABC News Anchor/Reporter Derricke Dennis joins Pat in studio

Matt Dorsey

San Francisco lawmakers and health leaders say they’re open to “safe supply,” a controversial drug policy that provides regulated access to narcotics.  The first public indication came at a The main legislative body for San Francisco. Its 11 members can be elected to up to two four-year consecutive terms and each represents a different geographic area of the city."&gt;Board of Supervisors hearing on Thursday, when Department of Public Health behavioral health director Hillary Kunins said that the city is looking to broaden access to medically assisted treatment for people suffering from drug dependency. Kunins pointed to Canada and Switzerland, which offer prescription opioids—including heroin and fentanyl—in an effort to stabilize the drug supply and destigmatize drug use. The health department is looking to the federal government to change laws around the practice, said Kunins.   “In other countries like Canada, like Switzerland, there’s a wider range of medications that are actually from the opioid class that have been found to reduce a person’s use of illicit opioids and to reduce the risk of overdose,” Kunins said on Thursday.  The practice is illegal federally in the U.S. But in subsequent interviews with The Standard, local legislators said they were open to the idea of “safe supply.” State Senator Scott Wiener, who authored safe consumption legislation recently vetoed by Governor Gavin Newsom, told The Standard that he would support a “well run” safe supply program as long as it’s paired with strong access to treatment.  “We know the goal is to try to get people to use less or to stop entirely,” Wiener said. “I think if it’s done well [safe supply] can be very helpful in keeping people healthy and reducing drug dealing.” Withdrawal medications such as buprenorphine and methadone are already legal in the U.S. when prescribed for opioid addiction, and advocates on both sides of the drug policy debate have come out in support of utilizing medication-assisted treatment. But the idea of government-regulated narcotics in San Francisco has its critics.    https://sfstandard.com/public-health/sf-officials-say-they-back-safe-supply-or-legal-narcotics/  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

San Francisco lawmakers and health leaders say they’re open to “safe supply,” a controversial drug policy that provides regulated access to narcotics.  The first public indication came at a <a href="https://sfstandard.com/glossary/san-francisco-board-of-supervisors/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The main legislative body for San Francisco. Its 11 members can be elected to up to two four-year consecutive terms and each represents a different geographic area of the city."&gt;Board of Supervisors</a> hearing on Thursday, when Department of Public Health behavioral health director Hillary Kunins said that the city is looking to broaden access to medically assisted treatment for people suffering from drug dependency. Kunins pointed to Canada and Switzerland, which offer prescription opioids—<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/26/health/fentanyl-vancouver-drugs.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">including heroin and fentanyl</a>—in an effort to stabilize the drug supply and destigmatize drug use. The health department is looking to the federal government to change laws around the practice, said Kunins.   “In other countries like Canada, like Switzerland, there’s a wider range of medications that are actually from the opioid class that have been found to reduce a person’s use of illicit opioids and to reduce the risk of overdose,” Kunins said on Thursday.  The practice is illegal federally in the U.S. But in subsequent interviews with The Standard, local legislators said they were open to the idea of “safe supply.” State Senator Scott Wiener, who authored safe consumption legislation recently <a href="https://sfstandard.com/public-health/gov-newsom-vetoes-safe-drug-use-site-bill-citing-unintended-consequences/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">vetoed by Governor Gavin Newsom</a>, told The Standard that he would support a “well run” safe supply program as long as it’s paired with strong access to treatment.  “We know the goal is to try to get people to use less or to stop entirely,” Wiener said. “I think if it’s done well [safe supply] can be very helpful in keeping people healthy and reducing drug dealing.” Withdrawal medications such as buprenorphine and methadone are already legal in the U.S. when prescribed for opioid addiction, and advocates on both sides of the drug policy debate have come out in support of utilizing medication-assisted treatment. But the idea of government-regulated narcotics in San Francisco has its critics.    <a href="https://sfstandard.com/public-health/sf-officials-say-they-back-safe-supply-or-legal-narcotics/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://sfstandard.com/public-health/sf-officials-say-they-back-safe-supply-or-legal-narcotics/</a> See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Pat Thurston: SF Supervisor Matt Dorsey on critical issues impacting San Francisco

Oakland city officials and school district leaders held a press conference on Thursday morning to answer questions about a school shooting in the East Oakland hills on Wednesday afternoon that injured six people—including two who sustained critical injuries—and sent shockwaves throughout the city and Oakland’s school community. A number of questions remain about the shooting, including how many shooters there were, their motivations for the attack, and the exact identities of the victims.  But important details emerged that help to paint a picture of the tragedy, some gleaned from surveillance video now being reviewed by the Oakland Police Department. The schools and campus The shooting occurred around 12:45 p.m. on Wednesday at the Rudsdale High School building on the King Estates campus, which houses three schools: Rudsdale, Sojourner Truth Independent Study, and BayTech charter school, a 6th-to-12th grade school.  Rudsdale is an alternative school that serves newcomer students who have recently immigrated to the U.S. and older students who are at risk of not graduating from traditional high schools.  The Rudsdale campus will be closed indefinitely until the damages from the shooting are repaired, OUSD spokesman John Sasaki said.  More information about the victims Police believe the shooters came to the campus to target a specific person or people, but that the six victims were not the intended targets.  All of the victims were 18 or older, confirmed Oakland Police Department Chief LeRonne Armstrong. They included two students, one counselor, a security guard, and two others who worked at the school. Police did not divulge the victims’ ages. By Thursday morning, three victims had been released from the hospital. Two are still in serious condition, and one is in stable condition.  Oakland Rudsdale High School shooting: What we know (oaklandside.org)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oakland city officials and school district leaders held a <a href="https://twitter.com/Oaklandside/status/1575561719396544512" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">press conference</a> on Thursday morning to answer questions about a <a href="https://oaklandside.org/2022/09/28/oakland-school-shooting-kings-estate-campus-ousd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">school shooting in the East Oakland hills</a> on Wednesday afternoon that injured six people—including two who sustained critical injuries—and sent shockwaves throughout the city and Oakland’s school community. A number of questions remain about the shooting, including how many shooters there were, their motivations for the attack, and the exact identities of the victims.  But important details emerged that help to paint a picture of the tragedy, some gleaned from surveillance video now being reviewed by the <a href="https://oaklandside.org/tag/oakland-police/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oakland Police Department</a>. The schools and campus The shooting occurred around 12:45 p.m. on Wednesday at the Rudsdale High School building on the King Estates campus, which houses three schools: Rudsdale, Sojourner Truth Independent Study, and BayTech charter school, a 6th-to-12th grade school.  Rudsdale is an alternative school that serves newcomer students who have recently immigrated to the U.S. and older students who are at risk of not graduating from traditional high schools.  The Rudsdale campus will be closed indefinitely until the damages from the shooting are repaired, <a href="https://oaklandside.org/tag/ousd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OUSD</a> spokesman John Sasaki said.  More information about the victims Police believe the shooters came to the campus to target a specific person or people, but that the six victims were not the intended targets.  All of the victims were 18 or older, confirmed Oakland Police Department Chief <a href="https://oaklandside.org/tag/leronne-armstrong/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LeRonne Armstrong</a>. They included two students, one counselor, a security guard, and two others who worked at the school. Police did not divulge the victims’ ages. By Thursday morning, three victims had been released from the hospital. Two are still in serious condition, and one is in stable condition.  <a href="https://oaklandside.org/2022/09/29/oakland-school-shooting-rudsdale-high-king-estates/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oakland Rudsdale High School shooting: What we know (oaklandside.org)</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Pat Thurston: What we know, and don’t know, about the shooting at Oakland's Rudsdale High School

The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All TimeA ranking of the most game-changing, side-splitting, tear-jerking, mind-blowing, world-building, genre-busting programs in television history, from the medium’s inception in the early 20th century through the ever-metastasizing era of Peak TV The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time – Rolling StoneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All TimeA ranking of the most game-changing, side-splitting, tear-jerking, mind-blowing, world-building, genre-busting programs in television history, from the medium’s inception in the early 20th century through the ever-metastasizing era of Peak TV <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-lists/best-tv-shows-of-all-time-1234598313/what-we-do-in-the-shadows-3-1234598401/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time – Rolling Stone</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Pat Thurston: The best TV show of all time according to Rolling Stone Hour 2

The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time A ranking of the most game-changing, side-splitting, tear-jerking, mind-blowing, world-building, genre-busting programs in television history, from the medium’s inception in the early 20th century through the ever-metastasizing era of Peak TV. The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time – Rolling StoneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time A ranking of the most game-changing, side-splitting, tear-jerking, mind-blowing, world-building, genre-busting programs in television history, from the medium’s inception in the early 20th century through the ever-metastasizing era of Peak TV. <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-lists/best-tv-shows-of-all-time-1234598313/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time – Rolling Stone</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Pat Thurston: The best TV show of all time according to Rolling Stone Hour 1

Lorretta Lynch

Federal officials have initiated a criminal investigation into PG&amp;E Corp.’s potential role in starting California’s largest wildfire of the year. On Sept. 24, the US Forest Service removed one of the utility’s transmission poles from the site in Placer County where the Mosquito fire started, PG&amp;E said Monday in a filing. A USFS spokesman said the agency doesn’t comment on active investigations.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Federal officials have initiated a criminal investigation into <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/PCG:US" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PG&amp;E Corp.’s</a> potential role in starting California’s largest wildfire of the year. On Sept. 24, the US Forest Service removed one of the utility’s transmission poles from the site in Placer County where the Mosquito fire started, PG&amp;E said Monday in a <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/terminal/RITCRQGJ14I1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">filing</a>. A USFS spokesman said the agency doesn’t comment on active investigations.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Pat Thurston: Lorretta Lynch explains PG&E criminal probe tied to Mosquito fire

Pat Thurston airs ABC special live coverage on Wednesday's school shooting in Oakland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pat Thurston airs ABC special live coverage on Wednesday's school shooting in Oakland.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Pat Thurston: Live Coverage on the Oakland School Shooting

Pat Thurston shares breaking information on Wednesday's school shooting in Oakland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pat Thurston shares breaking information on Wednesday's school shooting in Oakland.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Pat Thurston: At Least 5 Injured in Oakland School Shooting

Criminal Defense Attorney David Katz joins Pat Thurston to discuss expectations for the upcoming January 6th Committee hearings.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Criminal Defense Attorney David Katz joins Pat Thurston to discuss expectations for the upcoming January 6th Committee hearings.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Pat Thurston: Expectations for Upcoming Jan 6th Hearings

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