The Michael Moore Podcast

Flint, Michigan Democratic Congressman Dan Kildee has been friends with Michael Moore since they were both teenagers. Throughout the terrorist attack on the Capitol yesterday, he was in frequent contact with Michael about what was transpiring. He joins Michael on Rumble to describe how it felt to not know if he would live or die as he was trapped inside the House chamber, why Members of Congress told family and staff to not show up at the Capitol yesterday, how law enforcement failed to protect them, and why Trump must be removed so he doesn't do more damage in his final 13 days in office. Rep. Kildee also described walking through the damaged and ransacked Capitol building, his disgust with his House and Senate colleagues for aiding and abetting the terror attack, and how white men with American and Confederate flags can literally get away with treason. "I just felt that we were fucked. We were sitting ducks." - Rep. Kildee Here's the video Rep. Kildee filmed from the House Gallery during the terror attack: https://twitter.com/MMFlint/status/1346986292891045889?s=20 Follow Michael on social media for real-time updates: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MMFlint Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mmflint/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelfmoore/

Michael Moore was in personal contact for five hours during this terrorist siege with Congressman Dan Kildee of Flint, Michigan, who was among the 30 members who stayed inside the House chamber as it was stormed by the armed mob. He shares this first-hand account as the Members hit the floor in fear of their lives. Shots were fired. A woman died. We need to deal with these traitors in the most aggressive way so that this never happens again. And their traitorous leader, Donald J. Trump, MUST be arrested tonight. No excuses. NO mercy. This episode was recorded live on Facebook. Follow Michael on social media to see all his posts in real-time: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MMFlint Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mmflint/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelfmoore/

Michael Moore discusses two of the most recent acts of terror in the United States: Anthony Q. Warner's suicide bombing in Nashville, Tennessee and Army Green Beret Duke Webb's shooting and killing of three people at a bowling alley in Rockford, Illinois. Mike also addresses the Wounded Knee Massacre which occurred 130 years ago today, part of America's genocide of the native inhabitants, and the beginning of a long line of violence which continues today. All that, plus more holiday cheer and vaccinations! Mike's Facebook post on Wounded Knee: https://www.facebook.com/mmflint/posts/10157462496551857 Music in the episode: "Downtown" - Petula Clark https://open.spotify.com/track/0ZQ6ckgerHYM5mOUxTl99Q

On Christmas 2020, Michael Moore plays some of his favorite “Christmas” music as he recalls past Christmases, reads a Christmas Eve letter from a friend, and offers solace to those struggling during this holiday season. Santa, trying to enter the US by air from Great Britain without a 14-day quarantine, makes no appearance on RUMBLE this year. Music in the episode: "Space Christmas" - Allo Darlin' https://open.spotify.com/track/2NjSceaQxxKGV414BorznZ "Have Yourself A Very Little Christmas" - Judy Garland https://open.spotify.com/track/3KfvWNzfjr4e86DaJOaqJU "The Rebel Jesus" - Jackson Browne https://open.spotify.com/track/0G4eOezzbJfaESK1Bhvzax "When God Made Me" - Neil Young https://open.spotify.com/track/20s3Btm8x5A0C8RlkVx1PE

On the one-year anniversary of the launch of Rumble with Michael Moore, Michael let's you inside of his mind about this moment in history we are all living through, why Rumble was created, and what role we (and you) must play moving forward. After 147 episodes in the last 365 days, Mike is on fire after this year of 2020 — and ready to do more, create more and do it together with all of you. Music in the episode: "Anniversary" - Tony! Toni! Toné! https://open.spotify.com/track/6PViGgcsQhLPSkMxgoRWLl

As Donald Trump's attempts to steal the election in the courts continue to falter, and as his legal team humiliates themselves at every turn, are we becoming too content in laughing it off and too comfortable in thinking our institutions are now stable? Historian and author Ruth Ben-Ghiat appeared in Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 11/9" to help warn of the fascist threat posed by Trump, and she joins Michael now to share her most recent ideas about the danger we are currently in and how leaders like Trump help us become our worst selves. She's written a new book looking back at fascists from Mussolini to the present day and finds many similarities between these leaders' use of propaganda, their endorsements of violence, and their projection of virility and masculinity to appeal to male and female supporters alike. Read Ruth's book, "Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present" https://bookshop.org/a/1381/9781324001546 Watch Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 11/9" on Prime! https://amzn.to/2Lrfoah Special offer for Rumble Listeners! Get 20% off of Raycon Wireless Earbuds! BuyRaycon.com/rumble

The year 2020 has featured a series of monumental events: a once-in-a-century pandemic, historic protests in the aftermath of more police killings of Black Americans and a Donald Trump presidency and re-election campaign. In this time of massive unrest, despair, and darkness, might we be on the verge of something profound, positive and hopeful? Marc Lamont Hill is a scholar, author and activist, and he joins Michael to discuss the necessity and possibility for radical change in America, Marc's bout with COVID-19, and his unceremonious firing from CNN for daring to speak out for Palestinian human rights. Read Marc Lamont Hill's books: "We Still Here: Pandemic, Policing, Protest, and Possibility" https://bookshop.org/a/1381/9781642594539 You can pre-order his upcoming book, "Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics" https://bookshop.org/a/1381/9781620975923 Listen to Marc's podcast "Coffee and Books" https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-and-books/id1522592619 Visit Marc's Bookstore in Philadelphia "Uncle Bobbie's" https://www.unclebobbies.com/ GEORGIA! December 7th Is The Last Day To Register For The January 6th Run-off Election! Check Your Status Here: https://registertovote.sos.ga.gov/

Warner Bros. (which is now owned by AT&T, which also owns CNN, HBO, the Turner Networks, etc.) announced this week that all of it's 2021 films will be streamed immediately on it's new HBO Max streaming platform, bypassing the usual "window" that movie theaters get to run films first. While streaming all films is obviously necessary during the pandemic, this move is rightfully being interpreted as a death blow to movie theaters that movie studios (particularly ones owned by wireless phones companies) have been inevitably heading towards regardless of COVID-19. What is AT&T/Warner Bros. trying to accomplish with this move? What might it mean for the future of our streaming bills (and internet bills and phones bills)? And what does this mean for the future of movies? Michael Moore, whose debut film "Roger & Me" was distributed by Warner Bros. in 1989, and who runs two non-profit movie theaters in Traverse City, Michigan, shares his thoughts on this latest blow to the art of cinema. You can share your thoughts to Michael at: mike@michaelmoore.com

Thomas Frank is a historian and author behind classic books such as "What's that Matter With Kansas?" and "Listen, Liberal." His work has exposed the cynicism and corruption behind the conservative movement and Republican party, the cataclysmic failures of the liberal establishment and the Democratic party, along with the corporate elite that they all serve. He joins Michael to discuss the necessary defeat of Trump, what to expect from the Democrats, and how our only hope for real, positive change is through mass, democratic, citizen-led movements and not through the current political system or the Democratic party. The people must lead the politicians, not the other way around. Recent Thomas Frank articles: Ding-dong, the jerk is gone. But read this before you sing the Hallelujah Chorus https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/nov/07/trump-defeat-election We need to reclaim populism from the right. It has a long, proud leftwing history ‘Populist’ has become shorthand for racist authoritarianism. But the first populists were progressive labor activists who fought for democracy https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/sep/12/we-need-to-reclaim-populism-from-the-right-it-has-a-long-proud-leftwing-history Read his books! The People, No: A Brief History of Anti-Populism https://bookshop.org/a/1381/9781250798480 Listen, Liberal: Or, What Ever Happened to the Party of the People? https://bookshop.org/a/1381/9781250118134 What's the Matter with Kansas?: How Conservatives Won the Heart of America https://bookshop.org/a/1381/9780805077742 Music in the episode: "This Land Is Your Land" - Woody Guthrie https://open.spotify.com/track/3ZjrfGcb3A2PMGA1vRNgSk "This Land Is Your Land" @OccupyLA - Tom Morello (The Nightwatchman) https://youtu.be/E1ImQ7Ylvdo

Michael Moore extends a hand to the 73 million Americans who voted for four more years of Donald Trump with a simple, heartfelt message - "I don't want you to die." As the COVID-19 pandemic rages and reaches its most deadly period, and with a vaccine on the horizon, Mike begs those who disagree with him politically to literally live to fight another day. Please don't become another COVID statistic. Don't give up. Don't give in. Let's unite behind ending this pandemic so we can go back to fighting each other (non-violently) in the battle of ideas. Email Mike at: mike@michaelmoore.com Music in the Episode: "Whiskey Lullaby" - Alison Krauss & Brad Paisley https://open.spotify.com/track/0f7OHfUNNs5DGTijGFPalp Special offer for Rumble Listeners! Get 20% off of Raycon Wireless Earbuds! BuyRaycon.com/rumble