The Michael Moore Podcast

This week on Rumble, Michael listens to some of the voice messages listeners have sent in over the past few months, taking on tough questions and sharing his thoughts.  ***** Watch Planet of the Humans here: https://youtu.be/Zk11vI-7czE Watch the flash mob performance of the Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra I talk about at the end of the episode: https://youtu.be/rwBizawuIDw ***** Music in Today’s Episode: “Telephone Line” —  Electric Light Orchestra https://youtu.be/77R1Wp6Y_5Y “Beethoven's 9th Symphony (Flash Mob)” — The Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra https://youtu.be/rwBizawuIDw ***** Podcast Underwriters: 1) Anchor.fm makes can help you start your own podcast. Go to anchor.fm to learn more. 2) Watch The Power of The Dog, directed by Jane Campion and nominated for 12 Academy Awards including Best Picture, on Netflix. 3) MOINK brings additive-free, farm-fresh meat right to your door, and  supports independent family farmers in the process. Go to MoinkBox.com/RUMBLE and get FREE Filet Mignon for a year. 4) Go to BuyRaycon.com/rumble for 15% percent of of your order of wireless earbuds. ***** The Moore Store Check out The Moore Store where you can buy hats, shirts, hoodies, mugs and stickers – and a portion of proceeds will go to progressive groups and organizations fighting to teach the arts and civics in public schools: https://store.michaelmoore.com/ *****

Michael’s hometown of Flint, MI was poisoned for no other reason than racism and greed — and the people & banks responsible still haven't faced justice. On this week's episode, Michael welcomes back returning guest & investigative journalist Jordan Chariton to talk about his latest piece for the Guardian investigating why racketeering charges were dropped, why Governor Snyder is looking at a slap on the wrist, and what YOU can do about it. ***** Governor Gretchen Whitmer: 517-335-7858 or e-mail her at this link:  https://somgovweb.state.mi.us/GovRelations/ContactGovernor.aspx Attorney General Dana Nessel: 517-335-7622 or e-mail miag@michigan.gov ***** Read Jordan's latest report on the poisoning of Flint for The Guardian:  https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/17/flint-water-poisoning-charges And follow his independent grassroots journalism with Status Coup: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0pCsHlEEmCfxllZSlRB2Og ***** Sign-up for Michael Moore’s FREE email list at MichaelMoore.com A full transcript of this episode will be available shortly after release on our website. https://rumble.media/category/podcast/transcripts/ ***** Podcast Underwriters: 1) Anchor.fm makes can help you start your own podcast. Go to anchor.fm to learn more. 2) Go to Truebill.com/RUMBLE to save on your unwanted  recurring subscriptions 3) Wondrium helps you learn through documentaries, how-to’s, and engaging learning experiences. Go to wondrium.com/rumble for a free 22 day trial. 4) Watch Don’t Look Up, the Academy Award nominated satire from comedy legend Adam McKay, on Netflix ***** The Moore Store Check out The Moore Store where you can buy hats, shirts, hoodies, mugs and  stickers – and a portion of proceeds will go to progressive groups and organizations fighting to teach the arts and civics in public schools:  https://store.michaelmoore.com/

Today on Rumble, Michael talks with Mickey Huff and Andy Lee Roth of Project Censored, an organization who, since 1976, has each year compiled a list of stories ignored or covered up by the corporate media. They also act as advocates for journalists and those who must fight to bring us the truth. **** Learn more about Project Censored's vital work at www.projectcensored.org Buy Project Censored's "The State of the Free Press 2022" here  https://www.project-censored.org/shop/p/state-of-the-free-press-2022-the-news-that-didnt-make-the-newsand-why-pre-order And listen to Mickey's radio show/podcast "The Project Censored Show"  https://www.projectcensored.org/category/the-project-censored-show/ ***** Read Michael's Substack letter about what we can do to Free Leonard Peltier, and contact President Biden urging he grant Peltier clemency.  https://www.michaelmoore.com/p/freeleonardpeltier Also, Michael started off Black History Month by sharing one of the songs on his Pandemic Playlist, the 2016 hip-hop hit "White Privilege II," by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, featuring Jamila Woods. It’s a complicated, audacious track that wrestles with our (white people’s) own white privilege and complicity in an America that is not equal for everyone. Read his comments here (which include a chance meeting with Chris Rock).  https://www.michaelmoore.com/p/whiteprivliegeii ***** Music: Pink Floyd - "Us and Them"  https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=GKiLEgAzFDQ&list=RDAMVMGKiLEgAzFDQ ***** Sign-up for Michael Moore’s FREE email list at MichaelMoore.com A full transcript of this episode will be available shortly after release on our website.  https://rumble.media/category/podcast/transcripts/ ***** Underwriters: 1) Anchor.fm makes it possible for our podcast to stay independent, and it can help you start your own. Go to anchor.fm to learn more.  2) MOINK brings additive-free, farm-fresh meat right to your door, and  supports independent family farmers in the process. Go to MoinkBox.com/RUMBLE and get FREE Filet Mignon for a year. 3) Go to publicgoods.com/RUMBLE or use code RUMBLE at checkout to receive $15 off your first order from Public Goods. ***** The Moore Store Check out The Moore Store where you can buy hats, shirts, hoodies, mugs and  stickers – and a portion of proceeds will go to progressive groups and organizations fighting to teach the arts and civics in public schools: https://store.michaelmoore.com/

There's a new hit item on the menu at Starbucks stores across the country: a signed union card. The workers at multiple Buffalo, NY-area Starbucks stores formed Starbucks Workers United this August, in response to dangerous COVID working conditions, unequal pay, and inadequate benefits. In less than half a year, they've managed to already unionize two Buffalo-area stores, in Elmwood and in Genesee, at a company notoriously aggressive in their anti-union tactics. This is huge, a game-changing pair of victories — even in a year full of strikes and COVID walkouts. To hear the story of how these incredible Starbucks Workers United organized this victory, and how you can organize your workplace, Michael talked with the Starbucks workers Jaz Brisack & Casey Moore — or, as the Orwellian Starbucks PR calls them, “partners” — two young women who helped lead the organizing effort and succeeded in slaying the giant. During the interview, Casey and Jaz encouraged Michael to cold-call the CEO of Starbucks. And when he does, someone in Nicaragua picks up the phone. A true Rumble moment. ******** Help the workers of Starbucks get the fair pay, benefits, and protections they deserve: Contact Starbucks' Customer Support line and let them know that, as a customer, you demand that Starbucks stop trying to interfere in the Union organizing efforts. To CALL Starbucks Customer Support: 1-800-782-7282 To EMAIL : Use this form ******** To learn how to unionize your workplace, reach out to Workers United, an affiliate of the SEIU. And here’s where you can learn more about or contact Starbucks Workers United. ******** More on SB Workers United: For a Newly Unionized Starbucks in Buffalo, the Future Looks Grand(e) Starbucks Workers United Brings Union Campaign Home to Seattle ******** Music: Phil Ochs, "Links on the Chain" Billy Bragg, "There is Power in a Union" ******** Sign up for Michael Moore's FREE email list at MichaelMoore.com A full transcript of this episode will be available here shortly after release. ******** Underwriters: 1) Stream Netflix's powerful experimental documentary "Procession" 2) Watch National Geographic's documentary "The First Wave" on Disney+. 3) Get a 4-week trial, free postage, and a digital scale for Stamps.com with the promo code MOORE 4) Anchor.fm lets our podcast stay independent, and can help you start your own. ********

It’s another one of those weeks: 5G gives you better reception but possible plane crashes, Biden trusts Trump’s Postmaster General to get us our COVID tests, and the Supreme Court blocks a federal mandate to get everyone vaccinated. Plus, the voting rights bill is on its death march. We’re at the first anniversary of Biden’s presidency. Republicans are licking their chops. Cable news has written Biden’s obituary. They’re missing one thing - the majority of Americans don’t want a Republican anywhere near the White House. The majority want paid family leave, a living wage, free pre-K, free community college, police reform, and a serious fight to save planet Earth. And the majority wants Biden and the Dems to quit dinkin’ around and crush the party of the coup. ***** Call the Senate Switchboard at: 202-225-3121 Find out how to contact your Senator here: https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm ***** Be sure to read Michael's latest piece on witnessing the vote on the 1965 Voting Rights Act as a child, as he discusses in this week's episode, and what we can learn from this in the fight for Voting Rights today: https://www.michaelmoore.com/p/iwasthere And be sure to check out his previous piece, "How the Democrats Can Win BIG in 2022", and subscribe to his free Substack newsletter: https://www.michaelmoore.com/p/howtowin2022 ***** Sign-up for Michael Moore’s FREE email list at: MichaelMoore.com A full transcript of this episode can be found here: https://rumble.media/category/podcast/transcripts/ ***** Underwriters: 1) Watch National Geographic's latest documentary "The Rescue", from the Academy-Award winning filmmakers behind Free Solo. Available to stream today on Disney+. 2) Go to publicgoods.com/RUMBLE or use code RUMBLE at checkout to receive $15 off your first order from Public Goods. 3) Visit ExpressVPN.com/RUMBLE and get three extra months for free! 4) Anchor.fm makes it possible for our podcast to stay independent, and it can help you start your own. Go to anchor.fm to learn more. ***** The Moore Store Check out The Moore Store where you can buy hats, shirts, hoodies, mugs and stickers – and a portion of proceeds will go to progressive groups and organizations fighting to teach the arts and civics in public schools. https://store.michaelmoore.com/ *****

A year ago tomorrow, outgoing President Donald Trump gave an hour-long speech to a large crowd of his most ardent and agitated supporters, encouraging them to march down Pennsylvania Ave. to the Capitol and demand Congress "Stop the Steal" -- the "steal" in this case being the Congressional ratification of an election he lost fair and square, and an integral part of the peaceful transition of power. What followed was a violent attempted coup of the United States, one in which an essentially all-white mob stormed the Capitol building, threatening the lives of countless workers and staffers in the building, elected representatives from every state in the union, and even the Vice President who ran alongside Trump on his losing ticket. This grim day of white terror was brought about by months of President Trump egging his supporters on with baseless claims of a fraudulent election, all while his own party worked tirelessly to continue to erode voting rights across the country.  But unfortunately, this trend of white right-wing violence in America far predates Trump. To try and make sense of all this a year later, Michael spoke with Rep. Dan Kildee of Michigan -- the US Congressional representative for Flint, and Michael's longtime close friend. A year ago, Rep. Kildee talked to Michael on Rumble in the immediate aftermath of the riots, after calling Michael from the Congressional floor during the insurrection -- with gunshots and rioting in the background. Today, Michael & Rep. Kildee talk about what has changed in the past year, what hasn't, and what we can do to stop this from happening again. They also talk about how this experience has impacted both of them very personally, and unpack how right wing violence and voting rights are inseparable issues. ***** Read about Rep. Kildee's experiences moving forward from January 6 If you want to do your part to fight for voting rights for everyone, be sure to visit & support one of these great organizations: Fair Fight The League of Women Voters The Voting Rights Alliance VoteRiders Or find a Grassroots voting rights group in your area to get involved with. ***** Music in the episode

Just in time for the holidays, Mother Nature has given us her biggest pandemic surprise yet. Yes folks, Omicron is everywhere – and that includes right under your Christmas tree, as you get ready to gather with your grandparents and your unvaccinated baby nieces or nephews. To help you navigate the holidays, know a little more about how to stay safe while living with Omicron, and about what can be done in the fight for vaccine equality across the world, we're joined by returning Rumble guest Dr. Peter Hotez, Co-Director for the Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, and Dean for the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. Michael & Dr. Hotez talk about why we might be assuming a bit too much about Omicron being more "mild", whether healthcare workers and the vulnerable might need another booster, vaccine inequality across the world, and what the Biden administration  – and you – can do about it. **** Read about Dr. Hotez & the Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development to create a cheap-to-produce, patent-free COVID vaccine for the whole world. More on the Corbevax Vaccine Dr. Hotez has led development on. And learn about efforts to roll out Corbevax soon in India. Here's how you can donate this holiday season to support the Texas Children's Hospital Center's efforts to bring vaccines to the whole world. **** Music in the episode: Brenda Lee, "Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree" Judy Garland, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" ***** Sign-up for Michael Moore’s FREE email list at: MichaelMoore.com A full transcript of this episode can be found here: https://rumble.media/category/podcast/transcripts/ ***** Underwriters: 1) Go to shopify.com/rumble  [all lowercase] for a FREE fourteen-day trial and get full access to Shopify’s entire suite of features. 2) Anchor.fm makes it possible for our podcast to stay independent, and it can help you start your own. Go to anchor.fm to learn more. ***** The Moore Store Check out The Moore Store where you can buy hats, shirts, hoodies, mugs and stickers – and a portion of proceeds will go to progressive groups and organizations fighting to teach the arts and civics in public schools. https://store.michaelmoore.com/ *****

With the end of the year approaching & reports about inflation dominating the nightly news, Americans are anxious about what this means for them. Former US Secretary of Labor and progressive activist Robert Reich, however, thinks this is a major misdiagnosis: the problem isn’t inflation, but a lack of competition to stop big, monolithic corporations from jacking up prices. Robert joins Mike on the show today to talk about who is really responsible for your gas and milk prices skyrocketing, and why it’s more important than ever for the government to intervene in a moment when they’re trying to pull back. Plus, they discuss the rising labor movements in America and whether the “labor shortage” the media & big companies keep alleging is actually a general strike of workers across the country. Read Robert’s latest Substack post on Inflation and monopolies, “Psst: You want to know the truth about inflation? (It's not what the Fed thinks it is.)” And be sure to check out Robert’s other Substack post we discussed in the episode, “Why I don’t trust the mainstream media” Also be sure to check out Robert Reich’s 2013 Documentary “Inequality for All”, available on multiple streaming platforms. Read Mike’s latest Substack post on what we can do about Gun Violence in America: “Gun and Done” Music in the episode: “Money” by Pink Floyd ***** Sign-up for Michael Moore’s FREE email list at: MichaelMoore.com A full transcript of this episode can be found here: https://rumble.media/category/podcast/transcripts/ ***** Underwriters: 1) You can try Audible free for 30 days by texting “RUMBLE” to 500-500 or by going to https://Audible.com/Rumble 2) Get a 4-week trial, free postage, and a digital scale for Stamps.com with the promo code MOORE ***** The Moore Store Check out The Moore Store where you can buy hats, shirts, hoodies, mugs and stickers – and a portion of proceeds will go to progressive groups and organizations fighting to teach the arts and civics in public schools. https://store.michaelmoore.com/  *****

On the day of the school shooting at Oxford High School last week, Senator Chris Murphy delivered a passionate speech on the Senate floor tying together the dishonest “sanctity of life” rhetoric from conservatives and the culture of guns, violence and death that is plaguing America. Senator Murphy has been a leading voice when it comes to gun violence in America ever since the Sandy Hook massacre on December 14, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. He joins Mike to discuss how America’s founding violence against slaves made the disregard for human life part of our national ethos and how America’s modern day wars overseas continues to legitimize and promote violence both abroad and at home. They also discuss the possibility and the limits of gun legislation, the power of visceral, uncensored images to change history, and the potential compromise on filibuster reform. A Mother’s Love for Son, Gun and Country. By Michael Moore https://www.michaelmoore.com/p/a-mothers-love-for-son-gun-and-country Senator Murphy’s book: “The Violence Inside Us: A Brief History of an Ongoing American Tragedy” https://bookshop.org/a/1381/9781984854575 Music in the episode: “Living In The USA” - The Steve Miller Band https://open.spotify.com/track/7EueQGMtSPfBeyodoyFodr?si=dea6b41c9cf34bae ***** Become A Substack Member To Join Mike’s Livestream Q&A on Sunday, December 12 at 2pm ET/11am PT: https://www.michaelmoore.com/p/members-only-livestream-q-and-a-2 Sign-up for Michael Moore’s FREE email list at: MichaelMoore.com A full transcript of this episode can be found here: https://rumble.media/category/podcast/transcripts/ ***** Underwriters: 1) Go to shopify.com/rumble  [all lowercase] for a FREE fourteen-day trial and get full access to Shopify’s entire suite of features. 2) Visit ExpressVPN.com/RUMBLE and get three extra months for free! 3) Go to Truebill.com/RUMBLE to save thousands per year ***** The Moore Store Check out The Moore Store where you can buy hats, shirts, hoodies, mugs and stickers – and a portion of proceeds will go to progressive groups and organizations fighting to teach the arts and civics in public schools. Saturday, December 11th is the last day to order for guaranteed USPS First Class Delivery by December 24th. https://store.michaelmoore.com/  *****

Today was a chillingly, historically, bad day for women's rights in the United States of America. The right-wing, reactionary Supreme Court heard stunning oral arguments in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, a case intended deal a death blow to Roe v. Wade and make abortion in America essentially illegal. But in listening to the arguments and to the mind-altering questions of the six conservative justices, you can hear far more than the death knell of Roe. After 50 years of the merger between right-wing corporate interests and right-wing Evangelical Christianity within the conservative movement and the Republican party, the Supreme Court has become the ultimate and unstoppable weapon when it comes to rolling back our democratic values in America. We are in deep trouble. So in this special episode of Rumble, after an introduction from Michael, you will hear the full, unedited oral arguments in what will soon turn out to be an infamous day in U.S. history. Listen, learn, and get ready for the massive, civil, nonviolent unrest that we will soon take part in. Music in the episode: "Quiet" - MILCK https://open.spotify.com/track/4h6YdfAtGaYzNa8Asycyuk?si=42bc3afa30eb4721 -------------------------- Sign-up for Michael Moore’s FREE email list at: MichaelMoore.com A full transcript of this episode can be found here: https://rumble.media/category/podcast/transcripts/ -------------------------- From Amazon Studios: "My Name Is Pauli" Gloria Steinem said of “My Name Is Pauli Murray” --  “a beautiful film that vividly captures pioneering attorney, activist, priest and dedicated memoirist” https://www.amazonstudiosguilds.com/titles/my-name-is-pauli-murray/ Great Holiday Gift Idea! Visit Auraframes.com and use the code RUMBLE to take $30 off Aura’s best selling digital picture frames. --------------------------   The Moore Store  Check out The Moore Store where you can buy hats, shirts, hoodies, mugs and stickers – and a portion of proceeds will go to progressive groups and organizations fighting to teach the arts and civics in public schools. Saturday, December 11th is the last day to order for guaranteed USPS First Class Delivery by December 24th.   https://store.michaelmoore.com/