We discuss her book, “Demagogue for President: The Rhetorical Genius of Donald Trump”, origins of Roger Stone’s “stop the steal” movement, aesthetics of authoritarianism and more

Healing chat with the amazing spiritual teacher, Kae Richae

Jul 2nd, 2020 14m 33s

Kay Richae is a leading speaker on spirituality, personal growth, her Divine Feminine Specialist Method and more. She's a sought-after coach who has worked with CEOs, celebrities because she's so incredibly inspiring.We discuss Black Lives Ma

Speaker and author, Tom Gagliano

Jun 25th, 2020 23m 22s

Tom Gagliano is a high profile leader in addiction and self-help. Author of the bestselling book, "The Problem Was Me" == Tom is a regular of several shows including, John Fugalsang and many more. We are all going through an intense time righ

Jason Hicks, author of "Leftist Case for Biden" -- talking Dem primary!

Mar 25th, 2020 1h 30m

Friend of the show, Jason HIcks joins me to discuss the state of the Democratic Party primary. Jason has a long history in Marxist organizations and makes a compelling case for Joe Biden -- check out his piece, "A Socialist Case for Biden: Wh

Best-selling author, Pam Grout -- we discuss her work, spirituality and more

Mar 19th, 2020 36m 46s

Pam Grout is the best-selling author of E-Squared: 9 Do-it-Yourself Energy Experiments to Prove Your Thoughts Create Your Reality, was on the New York Times bestseller list for 20 weeks and has been translated into 30 some languages.Pam is al

Host of Start Me Up podcast, Kimberley Johnson returns!

Mar 3rd, 2020 46m 41s

Host of the Start Me Up podcast, Kimberley Johnson returns! We are talking the democratic primary and more. Kimberley is the author of "Peyton's Choice", "The Virgin Diaries" -- she also she has bylines in Huffington Post and more.Go to Kim

Dr. Jamie Goodall, historian and author -- we discuss pirates -- really!

Feb 3rd, 2020 36m 27s

Dr. Jamie Goodhall, staff historian historian at the Center for Military History in Washington, D.C. and author of the upcoming "Pirates of the Chesapeake Bay: From the Colonial Era to the Oyster Wars" I am joined by Austin Yenney, former pol

Meet Hector Oseguera, candidate for NJ-08!

Jan 29th, 2020 1h

I had a fantastic conversation with Hector Oseguera, democratic candidate running in New Jersey's 8th congressional district.Hector, an attorney, is truly a progressive champion. Fighting for fair housing, Green New Deal,, Medicare For All an

Writer, speaker and director of Feminist Press, Jamia Wilson

Jan 27th, 2020 55m 55s

Jamia Wilson is a feminist activist, writer and speaker. As director of the Feminist Press at the City University of New York and the former VP at programs at the Women's Media center, Jamia is incredibly inspiring.Her work at appeared in nu

Kelly Sundberg, author of "Goodbye Sweet Girl" -- important convo re her story of domestic violence

Nov 29th, 2019 58m 20s

I had an important discussion with writer and professor of the amazing memior, "Goodbye Sweet Girl: A Story of Domestic Violence and Survival", Kelly SundbergKelly bravely tells her story in this extraordinary book. We must talk about domesti

I have the fabulous Heather Parton of Salon (aka Digby!)! -- talking impeachment and more!

Nov 21st, 2019 59m 32s

Returning guest, Heather Parton of Salon (aka Digby!) and I had a fantastic conversation regarding all-things impeachment, the players, debunking the Politico/Ken Vogel piece the GOP keep trotting out, the obvious criminality and the Dem primar

Meet Arati Kreibich! Candidate for NJ's 5th Congressional District

Nov 18th, 2019 48m 29s

I sat down with Democratic candidate, Arati Kreibich. She is running in New Jersey's 5th Congressional District. A neuroscientist, she was inspired to run against Josh Gottheimer and wants to bring a truly progressive agenda to the district and

Documentary filmmaker, Jen Senko returns!

Nov 12th, 2019 40m 54s

Director, writer and producer of the incredible documentary, "The Brainwashing of My Dad", Jen Senko returns!To understand the rise of Fox News, right-wing commentators like Rush Limbaugh, Tucker Carlson and the RW propaganda machine, Jen's f

Great convo with Christine Clarke -- running in NJ LD 26!

Nov 2nd, 2019 30m 48s

I sat down with the amazing, Christine Clarke. She's an environmental advocate, mother of four, progressive running for State Assembly to represent LD26 in NJ!Get in inspired and listen to what made Christine decide to run, the issues facing

Djene Bajalan, professor and writer of the Middle East

Oct 24th, 2019 1h 4m

I had an amazing discussion with Djene Bajalan, Assistant professor of Middle East at Missouri State and writer regarding what's happening with the Kurds, Syria, the region, Trump and more! Djene is truly a go-to about this topic and this is

Photojournalist & author of new book "We Protest", Tish Lampert

Oct 15th, 2019 1h 20m

Back on Lush Left Media, I sit down with the amazing photojournalist and host of America Speaks podcast, Tish Lampert!We discuss her new book, "We Protest" coming out March 2020. Tish is incredibly inspiring, has photographed everyone and s

Host of The Breach, Lindsay Beyerstein

Oct 1st, 2019 41m 42s

I sat down with Lindsay Beyerstein, award-winning documentary filmmaker, investigative journalist and host of The Breach podcast!We go over season 4 of The Breach, women struggling with incarceration, addiction, "Wellness court" and how hard

Alex Thompson of Politico -- 2020 Dem primary, Warren & more!

Sep 24th, 2019 29m 33s

The race for the Democratic primary is on! I sat down with Alex Thompson, reporter for Politico, covering the left and Elizabeth Warren. We discuss the Dem primary, Warren and more!Check out Alex's fantastic piece, "Why Are Your Pissing In Ou

Nicole Hobbs of Every District -- State leg seats matter!

Sep 23rd, 2019 31m 5s

Back from vacation, I had the pleasure of speaking with Nicole Hobbs, founder and Sr. Director of Every District. We talk about what inspired her to take this project on, the importance of state leg seats (state level matters!), how Every Distr

Mary Angela sits down with Diallo Brooks, Sr. Director of outreach for People For The American Way

Jul 23rd, 2019 18m 27s

I had the honor to chat with senior director of outreach and partner engagement of People For The American Way, Diallo Brooks.PFAW is a vital organization that has been committed for over three decades to fight right-wing extremism, and defen

A fab conversation with investigative reporter, Jared Holt of Right Wing Watch

Jul 19th, 2019 26m 54s

I had the honor of chatting with investigative reporter of Right Wing Watch, Jared Holt. We discussed the far right-wing, the alt-right, how they recruit, and much more. In this age of Trump, it is especially important that we have reporters

A wonderful conversation with author, Kimberley Johnson

Jul 8th, 2019 42m 41s

I sat down with author, Kimberley Johnson (author of "Peyton's Choice" and "Virgin Diaries", Huffington Post and more). Kimberley is also the Director of Media and Public Relations spokesperson for the national advocacy group "We Are Woman".W

Matthew Dimitri joins Mary to discuss and debunk Jimmy Dore!

Jul 2nd, 2019 1h 14m

Matthew Dimitri joins me for a fun conversation regarding Jimmy Dore, misinformation, how Dore and others have garnered a large audience exploiting emotions, Jimmy's constant anger over Hillary Clinton and the DNC, the importance of good infor

A fantastic conversation with Sr. Editor and writer for Common Dreams, Eoin Higgins!

Jun 12th, 2019 37m 45s

I had the honor of sitting down with Sr. Editor and Staff writer for Common Dreams, Eoin Higgins. We discuss his piece, "Warren and Jayapal Launch Probe into 'Rapid, Cynical, and Unethical' Profiteering Off Trump Child Detention Policy by For

A fantastic conversation with DC bureau chief at The Intercept and author, Ryan Grim!

Jun 8th, 2019 23m 20s

I was honored to sit down with Ryan Grim of The Intercept (previously, Huffington Post) to discuss his new book, "We've Got People -- From James Jackson to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the End of Big Money and the Rise of a Movement"We also disc