Episode 151: Rambo Jesus | Bobby Baker and the Occupation of Alcatraz
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11/30/22 • 79 min
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Hillary and Tina cover the 101st Senator Bobby Baker and the Occupation of Alcatraz Island.
Hillary’s Story
Political advisor Bobby Baker wheeled and dealed with DC powerhouses. BUT when he mingles with the mob, he risks his career.
Tina’s Story
Indigenous groups in America had their land brutally taken from them by colonizers. BUT in 1969, Native American activists fought to reclaim land.
Sources
Hillary's Story
New York Times
Bobby Baker, String-Puller Snared in Senate Scandal, Dies at 89--by Neil Genzlinger
MAJOR POLITICAL SCANDAL LOOMING IN THE BOBBY BAKER CASE
Politico
Bobby Baker: The ‘101st Senator’--by Joshua Zeitz
Sex in the Senate--by Todd S. Purdum
Spartacus Educational
Bobby Baker
Washington Post
Bobby Baker, protege of Lyndon Johnson felled by influence-peddling scandal, dies at 89--by Jon Thurber
Wikipedia
Bobby Baker
Photos
Bobby Baker--from AP via Politico
Bobby Baker and Lyndon Johnson--via The New York Times
Ellen Rometsch--from AP via The Cut
Tina's Story
Aeon
The Invasion of America--by Claudio Saunt
The American Yawp Reader
Native Americans Occupy Alcatraz (1969)
Autry Museum
The Alcatraz Logbook: Signs of Red Power--by Joe D. Horse
Britannica
Alcatraz
CNN
1969 Alcatraz takeover 'changed the whole course of history'--by Nicole Lapin and Jason Hanna
K12 Washington State
1969 OCCUPATION OF ALCATRAZ--by Ryan Markel
KQED
A Look Back at the Occupation of Alcatraz, 51 Years Later--by Jessica Placzek, Ericka Cruz Guevarra, and Alice Woelfle
Los Angeles Times
Indigenous tribes took over Alcatraz 51 years ago. Read the ‘holy grail’ of the occupation--by Carolina A. Miranda
The New York Times
How a Native American Resistance Held Alcatraz for 18 Months--by John Treuer
PBS
Today in History: “We Hold the Rock”: The Occupation of Alcatraz and the Native American Fight for Sovereignty in the Age of Fracture--by Charles L. Chavis
Why Native Americans are buying back land that was stolen from them--by Kira Kay and Jason Maloney
S...
Hillary and Tina cover the 101st Senator Bobby Baker and the Occupation of Alcatraz Island.
Hillary’s Story
Political advisor Bobby Baker wheeled and dealed with DC powerhouses. BUT when he mingles with the mob, he risks his career.
Tina’s Story
Indigenous groups in America had their land brutally taken from them by colonizers. BUT in 1969, Native American activists fought to reclaim land.
Sources
Hillary's Story
New York Times
Bobby Baker, String-Puller Snared in Senate Scandal, Dies at 89--by Neil Genzlinger
MAJOR POLITICAL SCANDAL LOOMING IN THE BOBBY BAKER CASE
Politico
Bobby Baker: The ‘101st Senator’--by Joshua Zeitz
Sex in the Senate--by Todd S. Purdum
Spartacus Educational
Bobby Baker
Washington Post
Bobby Baker, protege of Lyndon Johnson felled by influence-peddling scandal, dies at 89--by Jon Thurber
Wikipedia
Bobby Baker
Photos
Bobby Baker--from AP via Politico
Bobby Baker and Lyndon Johnson--via The New York Times
Ellen Rometsch--from AP via The Cut
Tina's Story
Aeon
The Invasion of America--by Claudio Saunt
The American Yawp Reader
Native Americans Occupy Alcatraz (1969)
Autry Museum
The Alcatraz Logbook: Signs of Red Power--by Joe D. Horse
Britannica
Alcatraz
CNN
1969 Alcatraz takeover 'changed the whole course of history'--by Nicole Lapin and Jason Hanna
K12 Washington State
1969 OCCUPATION OF ALCATRAZ--by Ryan Markel
KQED
A Look Back at the Occupation of Alcatraz, 51 Years Later--by Jessica Placzek, Ericka Cruz Guevarra, and Alice Woelfle
Los Angeles Times
Indigenous tribes took over Alcatraz 51 years ago. Read the ‘holy grail’ of the occupation--by Carolina A. Miranda
The New York Times
How a Native American Resistance Held Alcatraz for 18 Months--by John Treuer
PBS
Today in History: “We Hold the Rock”: The Occupation of Alcatraz and the Native American Fight for Sovereignty in the Age of Fracture--by Charles L. Chavis
Why Native Americans are buying back land that was stolen from them--by Kira Kay and Jason Maloney
S...
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6 RecommendationsTina and Hillary cover former New York senator, Pedro Espada, Jr. and the Terri Schiavo Case.
Tina’s Story
Pedro Espada served in the NY Senate beginning in 1993. But when his high rolling lifestyle doesn’t match up to a civil servant’s pay, an investigation is launched.
Hillary’s Story
Terri Schiavo’s suffered a massive heart attack at just 27 years old. BUT the politics of the case led to a nationwide debate that ends up before SCOTUS.
Sources
Tina's Story
Bronx Times
After over 30 years, Soundview Health Center is gone--by David Cruz
Buffalo News
For Espada, new problems surface as federal investigation begins--by Tom Precious
New York Daily News
Crooked ex-state Sen. Pedro Espada Jr. sentenced to 5 years in prison for embezzlement--By John Marzulli
New York State Attorney General
Attorney General Cuomo Charges Pedro Espada Jr. And 19 Executives With Looting His Bronx Not-for-profit
The New York Times
Espada and Son Plead Not Guilty to Embezzling From Health Network--by Nicolas Confessore and Colin Moynihan
Espada Sentenced to 5 Years for Stealing From Nonprofit--by Mosi Secret
Seven House Primaries Among Most Visible Races in New York Region
Times Union
Espada is back in NY after stepping over line in Penn.--by Rick Karlin
United States Attorney's Office Eastern District of New York
Former New York State Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada, Jr. Sentenced To Five Years’ Imprisonment
The Wall Street Journal
Landlords Stand by Espada--by Eliot Brown
Wikipedia
Pedro Espada Jr.
Photos
Pedro Espada, Jr.--by Matt Ryan CC BY-SA 3.0
Espada on Senate Floor--screenshot of NYSenate via YouTube
Soundview Healthcare Network--via CBS News
Hillary's Story
ABC News
Terri Schiavo Timeline
Mayo Clinic Proceedings
The Terri Schiavo Saga: The Making of a Tragedy and Lessons Learned
NBC News
Ten Years After Terri Schiavo, Death Debates Still Divide Us: Bioethicist--by Arthur Caplan
The New York Times
From Private Ordeal to National Fight: The Case of Terri Schiavo--by Clyde Haberman
Politico
Jeb ‘Put Me Through Hell’--by Michael Kruse
Tampa Bay Times
How Terri Schiavo’s final days divided her family, Florida and the world--by Tom Zucco, Jamie Thompson, William R. Leves...
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