"Welcome to the second edition of The Weatherman. I am Dylan Ratigan and this is an ongoing and evolving experiment in a direct conversation between all of us about anything that we want to talk about, as long as it's through the frame of The S

Weatherman Episode #1: 'Reach, Rescue and Restore'

Feb 4th, 2020 1h 26m

The Weatherman Podcast Experiment Begins…Welcome to this, the 1st edition of the Weatherman. I am Dylan Ratigan.Thank you so much for joining us this afternoon. I'm actually in Italy, so it's the evening here. Our producer Meg Robertson is

Dylan Ratigan Introduces the New Weatherman Podcast

Feb 4th, 2020 5m 34s

The world is rapidly transforming at a scale that is without precedent.We are experiencing a paradigm shift, which affects everything at the same time - technology, transportation, communication, economics, production, distribution, governanc

Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Leader Edith Leung: 'It Is A Warning to the World that China Is Growing'

Jan 2nd, 2020 29m 40s

Edith Leung is among the millions of women that have led the protests in Hong Kong, of which a third of the protesters are women. Edith is also a member of the incoming class of recently elected pro-democracy politicians.Sitting in a cafe in

Hong Kong Activists Bet Their Lives That China Won’t Kill It’s Golden Goose

Dec 20th, 2019 1h 18m

As millions of people take to the streets of Hong Kong to fight for their freedom and independence, a wave of young pro-democracy candidates were recently elected to District Council. From the frontlines of protest to political office, Dylan R

We Can Fix This: Student Loan Debt

Jun 21st, 2018 8m 55s

Student loan debt is crippling our economy. We've seen an entire generation of students held down by crushing debt. 45 million borrowers are struggling with monthly payments, predatory and aggressive bill collectors and confusing repayment t

WATN: Jeff Graham Show - "Dylan Ratigan Is The Only One Who Can Win"

Jun 19th, 2018 14m 7s

In a 15 minute clip, WATN host Jeff Graham talks with callers, including labor leader Ernie Labaff, about why Dylan Ratigan has the best shot of winning against incumbent Republican Representative Elise Stefanik.

WATN: Ratigan Is The Only Democrat With The Best Chance To Defeat Stefanik

Jun 19th, 2018 2m 28s

WATN host Jeff Graham discusses why Dylan Ratigan is the only Democrat in NY-21 with the best chance to beat incumbent Republican member of Congress Elise Stefanik. "I think he's got kind of a different message," says Graham. "The only Democra

We Can Fix This: Monopoly Power Over Our Government

Jun 19th, 2018 17m 31s

My campaign is running to reform broken politics that have completely disconnected the voter from the government. Not only disconnected the voter from the government, but allowed the government to become entirely beholding to these monopolies.

We Can Fix This: Wireless

Jun 15th, 2018 17m 3s

We’ve all experienced it: one-bar cell signals, calls that suddenly drop, or driving through “dead zones” without access to data. And it’s not just inconvenient lack of coverage or dropped calls that we have to deal with. Thousands of resident

We Can Fix This: Bringing the 21st District into the 21st Century

Jun 11th, 2018 3m 38s

How can you “Represent” people in a Congressional District, let alone improve it, if you haven’t defined where you are? It is long past due that all our Congress people are held to account for working with those they represent. Introducing the

Iran Deal Pullout: Another Example of Failed Leadership

May 9th, 2018 1m 46s

The U.S. decision to pull out of the Iran deal is just another example of failed leadership. If the deal is bad, a true leader should make it better. Anyone can walk away from a "bad deal" for a worse deal. For more on my campaign for Cong

We Can Fix This: Our Veterans Deserve Better

Apr 27th, 2018 2m 49s

Everyone’s paying close attention to the latest scandal out of Washington – this time, it’s a question of who is going to lead the Veterans Administration. What’s getting lost in the noise is real service to our veterans. These are individuals

We Can Fix This: Gun Policy and Our Broken Politics

Mar 24th, 2018 1m 15s

I am encouraged and inspired by the children and young adults leading a push for changing our broken political system. It is broken to the point that we are incapable of having even a sensible conversation around guns that would benefit everyb

Take Back Our Future: Why I'm Running

Mar 19th, 2018 5m 28s

Who am I, why am I running, and what are we doing? In short, I grew up in Saranac Lake, and eventually moved to New York to work in journalism. During my time at CBNC and MSNBC, I was privileged to have had a bird’s eye view of our financial

Take Back Our Future: The Shift

Mar 16th, 2018 6m 39s

Facing a rigged and broken political system, we’re at a very specific point in history. The world is shifting when it comes to the way things are done. We collectively feel a “shift” all around us – whether it’s in our jobs, in our communitie

Take Back Our Future: There's No Such Thing As Free Trade

Mar 13th, 2018 4m 42s

It's true: there's no such thing as free trade. And even though so called "free trade" is at the forefront of political discussions right now, we can't forget the heavy cost for trade which has been paid for the last four decades by America's

Union 2012 Commencement Speech

Jun 11th, 2012 18m 42s

I was honored to receive a degree of Doctor of Humane Letters honoris causa from my Alma mater, Union College, yesterday during their Commencement for the Class of 2012. Union College was the first institution to issue an honorary doctorate to

Greedy Bastards Antidote: Lawrence Lessig and "One Way Forward"

Mar 7th, 2012 14m 30s

Harvard Professor Lawrence Lessig talks with Dylan Ratigan about his new book, "One Way Forward. You can read it at http://byliner.com/originals/one-way-forward.

Dylan on WNYC's The Brian Lehrer Show

Feb 14th, 2012 14m 52s

Dylan stops by WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show to discuss The 30 Million Jobs tour and people who are creating innovative jobs around the country. He also shares his thoughts on NY Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin, our country’s fundamental ideals,

Greedy Bastards Antidote: Mark Meckler and David DeGraw "Austin Parkcast"

Feb 9th, 2012 9m 45s

After our TV show today, we decided to do a quick outdoor "Parkcast" under the shadow of the Texas State Capitol building. Here's Dylan's conversation with Mark Meckler of the Tea Party Patriots and David DeGraw of AmpedStatus.com, and one of

Dylan with Curtis Sliwa on AM970 The Apple

Feb 9th, 2012 8m 43s

On Wednesday, February 8 2012 Dylan Ratigan joined AM970 The Apple's Curtis Sliwa for a conversation on Greedy Bastards, the 2012 election, and the state of the U.S. economy. Curtis is one of our favorite NY radio hosts, and we always love hav

GBA "Auction 2012" - Education with Chris Kirkham

Feb 2nd, 2012 13m 5s

GBA "Auction 2012" - Education with Chris Kirkham by Dylan Ratigan

GBA "Auction 2012" - Health Care with Paul Blumenthal

Feb 1st, 2012 11m 15s

Dylan Ratigan and Paul Blumenthal of The Huffington Post continue our "Auction 2012" series with a discussion on the bought nature of our health care system in America.Paul Blumenthal is a reporter for the Huffington Post covering money and i

GBA "Auction 2012" - Energy with Dan Froomkin

Jan 30th, 2012 15m 58s

Dylan talks to Dan Froomkin, senior Washington correspondent for the Huffington Post, about the hidden costs of energy in America. Dan describes the latest big lobbying victories for the industry, and how lobbyists focus most on making enorm