Random Congress Podcasts

Sitting members of Congress aiding and abetting a plot to overthrow the government. Insurrectionists criminally charged with plotting to end American democracy for good. Justice Department prosecutors under crushing political pressure. Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra is the all-but-forgotten true story of good, old-fashioned American extremism getting supercharged by proximity to power. When extremist elected officials get caught plotting against America with the violent ultra right, this is the story of the lengths they will go to… to cover their tracks. Follow now and join Rachel Maddow for the first two episodes on October 10th.

Categories: History, News

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Hosted by Lantos Foundation President, Dr. Katrina Lantos Swett, The Keeper features in depth conversations about the most pressing matters of human rights and justice around the world and welcomes some of the most important human rights figures of our time as guests.The Keeper takes its name from the personal conviction of the Lantos Foundation’s namesake Congressman Tom Lantos, fully lived out in his own life, that we have a moral and ethical obligation to be our brother and sister’s keeper. This guiding principle led Congressman Lantos to found the Congressional Human Rights Caucus and use his eloquence, leadership, and personal passion to advocate fiercely on behalf of those whose human rights were being trampled in every corner of the world.

Categories: Government, Society & Culture

Tags: activism, congress, democracy, foreign policy, Human Rights, internet freedom, justice, Religious Freedom, rule of law

Since 1989, the National Film Registry has selected 25 films each year that are deemed “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant”. In each episode, Mike Natale (Yahoo!) and Tom Lorenzo (Men’s Journal) bring on a special guest to take a look at one of the films from the registry, to get to the heart of why these films matter.

Categories: TV & Film

Tags: America, american, cinema, classics, congress, film, film history, film preservation, kyle lampar, library of congress, mens journal, mike natale, Movies, national film registry, nfr, nfr podcast, tom lorenzo, yahoo!, ymo podcast, ymopodcast, youre missing out