The Michael Moore Podcast

Aaron Sorkin is one of our most celebrated and influential playwrights and screenwriters whose plays, films and television work include A Few Good Men, The American President, The West Wing, Sports Night, The Newsroom, The Social Network, Moneyball, and Steve Jobs. Before the pandemic, his stage adaptation of To Kill A Mockingbird, starring Jeff Daniels as Atticus Finch, had turned into one of the the great Broadway shows of all time. His latest film, which he wrote and directed, is The Trial of the Chicago 7. It has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture, along with Sorkin’s fourth Best Screenwriter Oscar for the script. It is a powerful, timely, and entertaining film and it features an all-star cast. Sorkin joins Michael Moore for a wide-ranging discussion including how the West Wing was almost not made, great career advice he received from The Social Network director David Fincher, plus advice he now gives to aspiring screenwriters. Also, his thoughts on patriotism, the lack of civics in American schools, and how Donald Trump got The Trial of the Chicago 7 made. They also discuss whether To Kill A Mockingbird will return after the pandemic and Sorkin issues a public challenge to fellow playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda. Watch the Trial of the Chicago 7 on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81043755 Special Offer for Rumble Listeners: Get 3 extra months of Express VPN for free. Visit ExpressVPN.com/rumble

April 2nd, 1921, is the 100th birthday of Michael's mother, Veronica Moore. If you've ever wondered how Michael Moore turned out to be, well, Michael Moore, start with her as he reveals (mostly) all. The trial of the former police officer who killed George Floyd has been taking place in Minneapolis this week. The horrific footage of the life being choked out of Floyd by Derek Chauvin has been played nonstop from several angles, and we've heard Floyd's cries for his mother over and over again. We're also hearing testimony from young witnesses who stood on the curb watching the murder taking place, not knowing what they could do to help, and in the case of teenager Darnella Frazier, carefully filming the killing so the world could soon bear witness. The trial has been devastating, and Michael Moore demands of white Americans: DON’T LOOK AWAY. Watch the Oscar-nominated film Michael mentioned: "Time" https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B08J7DDGJY Special offer for Rumble listeners! For high-quality video conference technology, try SignalWire: Go to SignalWire.com and use the code "Moore" for a free 30-day trial! Music in the episode: "In The Mood" - Glenn Miller https://open.spotify.com/track/5sj197xVLlMuwxgSCXYEkU?si=c31cbbee3d5f4bc9 "Good Night, New York" - Nanci Griffith & Emmylou Harris https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyhG4cW627c

On Thursday, March 25th, Ron Weiser, Chairman of the Michigan Republican Party, described the 3 top elected women in Michigan - Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Attorney General Dana Nessel, and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson - as “the three witches.” And when asked about how Republicans can remove from office the two Michigan Republican Congressmen who voted to impeach Trump, he stated that, other than defeating them in the primary, "assassination" was the only other option. Weiser is one more example of the heightened risk we face of more political violence and assassinations. We hear a clip from Glenn Beck publicly wondering if he should kill Michael Moore and could he get away with it? Instead of waiting for right-wing crazies to commit more acts of violence against the Michigan “witches,” Michael Moore asks what must be done to stop this potential violence, and to save the lives of elected representatives targeted by the head of the Republican Party. Is it free speech to call for someone’s death? He is joined on this episode by Flint, Michigan Congressman Dan Kildee who survived the January 6th attack on the Capitol. They discuss the existence of Republican political violence in America, and whatever happened to the "9/11-style" Congressional commission that was supposed to investigate the January 6th insurrection. Music in the episode: "If I Ruled The World" - MILCK https://youtu.be/NhHKRvv4JfU Watch the Oscar Nominated Movie Michael mentioned "Time" https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B08J7DDGJY Sign-up for Michael Moore's email list....news coming soon! https://forms.gle/1wmxdZmdAZQ4yMkZA

Sign-up for Michael Moore's email list! https://forms.gle/1wmxdZmdAZQ4yMkZA ***** In 1987, Michael Moore exclusively interviewed Ronald Ebens, the former Chrysler autoworker who, along with his laid-off autoworker stepson, brutally beat a Chinese-American man named Vincent Chin to death with a baseball bat in Detroit 5 years earlier. A witness heard Ebens tell Chin and his Asian-American friend that they "were the reason we're all getting laid off" -- a reference to the scapegoating of the Japanese for the American auto industry cutting jobs (again, Chin was Chinese, but that made no difference to his killer). The killing of Chin and the fact that Ebens spent no time in jail and only paid a small fine set off a wave of new Asian-American civil rights activism. In this special episode of Rumble, Michael recounts his 2 hour meeting with the defiant killer of Vincent Chin and notes the all-too-familiar "white-guy-as-victim syndrome" that Ebens exhibited due to his legal and media ordeal after he killed Chin. Michael is joined by an Asian-American public school teacher, storyteller, activist, and the cousin of the late Vincent Chin, Annie Tan, who explains the importance of Vincent Chin's legacy and discusses the proactive, positive work that is being done to confront anti-Asian racism and violence. Finally, March 23rd, 2021 is Michael Moore's Liberation Day. After 379 days in a self-imposed quarantine and one month after receiving his second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, he's finally leaving the house and he ponders all the places he will go. 'The Man Who Killed Vincent Chin' by Michael Moore This article appeared in the Detroit Free Press Sunday Magazine on August 30, 1987. https://web.archive.org/web/20120627010544/https://michaelmoore.com/words/must-read/man-who-killed-vincent-chin-michael-moore Here are the links to the groups Annie mentioned that support Asian Americans: NAPAWF: National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum: https://www.napawf.org/ Asian Americans Advancing Justice: https://www.advancingjustice-aajc.org/ CAAAV Organizing Asian American Tenants: https://caaav.org/ Red Canary Song: https://www.redcanarysong.net/ SWOP Brooklyn: https://www.swopbrooklyn.org/ DRUM NYC: https://www.drumnyc.org/ Flushing Workers Center: Twitter @FlushingWorkers: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=NAX7TUH6UPSFE Welcome to Chinatown: https://www.welcometochinatown.com/ Send Chinatown Love: https://www.sendchinatownlove.com/ CACF Coalition of Asian Children and Families: https://www.cacf.org/ 18 Million Rising: https://18millionrising.org/ Articles Annie mentioned: Annie Tan, "Remembering Vincent," The Moth https://themoth.org/stories/remembering-vincent Nina Sharma, "Not Dead" in Asian American Writers Workshop: https://aaww.org/not-dead/ Music in the episode: "If I Ruled The World" - MILCK https://youtu.be/NhHKRvv4JfU

Sign-up for Michael Moore's email list....big news coming soon! https://forms.gle/1wmxdZmdAZQ4yMkZA ***** One of the most important pieces of legislation in recent American history is in front of the U.S. Senate right now. It may determine whether we are able to maintain and strengthen voting rights in America, or whether Republicans will continue their path to minority rule, where more Americans will continue to vote for Democrats, but the Republican party will continue to hold power due to voter suppression, gerrymandering, the electoral college and other regressive factors. Journalist Ari Berman has been ferociously studying and educating us about the all-out attack on voting rights and what we need to do about it. He joins Michael to discuss the Senate legislation and House legislation we must get passed and how this will all come down to abolishing the filibuster. The House Passes a Major Voting Rights Bill—and Creates a Helluva Battle in the Senate https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/03/the-house-is-poised-to-pass-a-major-voting-rights-bill-and-create-a-helluva-battle-in-the-senate/ Read Ari's book, "Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America" https://bookshop.org/a/1381/9781250094728 Call your Senators! 202-225-3121 202-224-3121 1) The Senate must pass S.1! 2) The Senate must eliminate the filibuster! Music in the episode: "Turntables" - Janele Monae https://open.spotify.com/track/1K6s5g4URy2UfS4HNBPhGY?si=b9932cf25bd245cf&nd=1 2 special offers for Rumble listeners! Raycon Earbuds 15% off! BuyRaycon.com/rumble For high-quality video conference technology, try SignalWire: Go to SignalWire.com and use the code "Moore" for a free 30-day trial!

In our final installment from the Rumble 25 million download live special, Michael is joined by comedian and podcaster Katie Halper to expose the concept of "Woke-washing," the press letting its guard down during the Biden administration, and the centrist Democrats' weaponization of identity politics and civility politics. Next, Mike and Katie are joined by "Bad Faith" podcast host and former Bernie Sanders National Press Secretary to discuss the toxic only culture of moderate Democrats, coping with the pandemic and Andrew Cuomo. Finally, Michael is joined by an old friend from Flint, radio host and political activist Sam Riddle, to discuss getting the vaccine ("despite Tuskegee"), how the fear that members of Congress felt on January 6th is a fear felt everyday by Black Detroiters, and how emerging, young leadership must be nurtured. Listen to Briahna Joy Gray's podcast with Virgil Texas "Bad Faith" https://www.patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Listen to Katie's podcast "The Katie Halper Show" https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow ...and her podcast with Matt Taibbi "Useful Idiots" https://usefulidiots.substack.com/ Follow Sam Riddle on Twitter: @samriddle Watch the films Michael mentioned: Mank https://www.netflix.com/title/81117189 The Trial of the Chicago 7 https://www.netflix.com/title/81043755

Anand Giridharadas is one of the world’s most thoughtful and persuasive writers and thinkers and was one of our favorite guests when this podcast first started in the final days of 2019. He joined us last week during our celebration of Rumble surpassing 25 million downloads. He and Michael discuss the first several weeks of the Biden administration, the difference between "Scranton Joe" and "Delaware Joe," how Trumpism is a "revolt against the future," and looking ahead to how America will become a "superpower of color." Subscribe and Read to Anand's The Ink: https://the.ink/ Read Anand's "Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World" https://bookshop.org/a/1381/9781101972670 Listen to Anand's first appearance on Rumble: Episode 9: Please Let Me Rob You, I’m Woke (Featuring Anand Giridharadas) https://rumble.media/episode/ep-9-please-let-me-rob-you-im-woke-feat-anand-giridharadas/ Watch the two movies Michael mentioned: "All In: The Fight for Democracy" https://www.amazon.com/All-Fight-Democracy-Stacey-Abrams/dp/B08FRQQKD5 "Time" https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B08J7DDGJY

On Monday, March 1st, the "Rumble with Michael Moore" podcast surpassed 25 million downloads. To celebrate, we recorded a special livestream episode of Rumble on YouTube with some of our favorite guests from the first 14 months, which we are sharing in multiple parts. In this episode, Michael is first joined by Emmy Award-winning actor, Michigander, and new fashion icon Jeff Daniels. They discuss his viral moment at the Golden Globes, the first days of the Biden administration and getting vaccinated and getting back to work. Next, Michael is joined by Pentagon Papers whistleblower and peace activist, Daniel Ellsberg. They discuss how we handle this era of mass delusion with so many of our fellow Americans living in a different universe than us, the perils of climate change and nuclear weapons, balancing optimism over despair and Mike Tyson. Listen to our previous episode with Ellsberg:  Episode 2: We Are The Wrong Side (Featuring Daniel Ellsberg) https://rumble.media/episode/ep-2/ Listen to our previous episode with Daniels:  Episode 123: “A Modern Day D-Day On November 3rd” (Featuring Jeff Daniels) https://rumble.media/episode/123-a-modern-day-d-day-on-november-3rd-featuring-jeff-daniels/ Watch the two movies Michael mentioned: "All In: The Fight for Democracy" https://www.amazon.com/All-Fight-Democracy-Stacey-Abrams/dp/B08FRQQKD5 "Time" https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B08J7DDGJY If you want to watch the full four-hour + broadcast of our 25 million special, subscribe (for free) and watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vmvLtXtu7tA

On Monday, March 1st, the Rumble with Michael Moore podcast surpassed 25 million downloads. To celebrate, we recorded a special livestream episode of Rumble on YouTube with some of our favorite guests from the first 14 months which we will now share here in 4 parts. Up first: Roger Waters and Rep. Rashida Tlaib! In this episode, Michael kicks off the event with rock music legend and Pink Floyd co-founder and creative force, Roger Waters. He first joined Rumble in May of 2020, and it turned out to be one of our most powerful and thoughtful conversations. You can listen to it here: Episode 80: We Are Many And They Are Few (Featuring Roger Waters) https://rumble.media/episode/episode-80-we-are-many-and-they-are-few-featuring-roger-waters/ Next, Michael was joined by Detroit Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, who took some time in between House votes to discuss the proposed minimum wage increase, immigration reform and Palestine. She also got a chance to meet Roger Waters for the first time. You can listen to her previous appearance on Rumble here: Episode 82: Liberate Michigan…From Trump (Featuring Rep. Rashida Tlaib) https://rumble.media/episode/episode-82-liberate-michigan-from-trump-featuring-rep-rashida-tlaib/ Over the course of the next few days, we will publish all the conversations from our livestream episode, including with Jeff Daniels, Daniel Ellsberg, Anand Giridharadas, Katie Halper, Briahna Joy Gray and Sam Riddle. If you want to watch the full four-hour + broadcast, subscribe (for free) and watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vmvLtXtu7tA The movie Michael that mentioned you should watch is "MLK/FBI": https://www.mlkfbi.com/ Special Offer for Rumble Listeners: Get 3 extra months of Express VPN for free. Visit ExpressVPN.com/rumble

Rumble with Michael Moore is about to surpass 25 million downloads! To celebrate we will be doing a livestream episode of Rumble on YouTube on Monday, March 1st at 8pm ET. Subscribe to Michael Moore's YouTube Page & set a reminder to join Monday's livestream! https://youtu.be/vmvLtXtu7tA *********** Michael Moore received his second dose of the Covid-19 Pfizer vaccine this week. He discusses his yearlong lockdown during the pandemic, why he decided to get vaccinated now, and why we should all get vaccinated when our number is called. He also shares the benefits of all the solitary time in his 353-day quarantine, his "liberation day" list of things to do once the vaccine has taken effect, the racial and socioeconomic disparities in vaccinations, and why we must all continue to be vigilant until Covid is gone for good. Finally, Michael warns of the three major problems with the Biden administration this week: bombing Syria, going soft on the minimum wage increase and giving Saudi Crown Prince MBS a free pass after ordering the killing of a Washington Post journalist. Call your Senators and Representatives! 202-224-3121 202-225-3121 Watch the movie Michael mentioned in the episode -- "Boys State" https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/boys-state/umc.cmc.1aatz9gwjhnpfqqt8noafagq Try Gabi to check if you've been overpaying for home and auto insurance. It's free! http://www.gabi.com/rumble