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America’s most censored comedian Dear Friends, It's no fun being told to shut up. Sure, it sucks when your White Nationalist uncle shouts you down when you offer a land acknowledgment at Thanksgiving. [caption id=attachment_11030 align=alignleft width=374] Lee Camp[/caption] It sucks even more when you're a comedian and the Oligarc...

Robotic Dogs patrolling mega farms? Whoever heard of such a thing? Wait, for real?

RoboDog! Coming to a mega-farm near you? Dear Friends, THIS WEEK'S PROGRAM, WITH GUESTS BRAD ZAUN AND MARK CLIPSHAM (01:39) Update on rural SBA programs, with Brad Zaun - LISTEN (21:53) Heritage Foundation now owns the White House, with Mark Clipsham - LISTEN (38:04) Iran war should expedite, not inhibit, renewable energy development - LIS...

t was an honor to be asked to read It Can't Happen Here with the Iowa Stage Theatre Company. The message of this play is so timely, so relevant, I hope theater companies across the US run it.

Wait, you mean it CAN happen here? Dear Friends, [caption id=attachment_11010 align=alignleft width=462] Nick Cornelison and Ed Fallon read during Iowa Stage Theater's Scriptease of IT CAN'T HAPPEN HERE. Photo credit Brittny Rebhuhn.[/caption] This week, I found a new way to speak out against the rise of fascism - or rather, a new wa...

Hmm. What IF robots could vote...?

If robots could vote Dear Friends, THIS WEEK'S PROGRAM, WITH CHARLES GOLDMAN AND ED FALLON Unrelated to my discussion with Charles, but very much related to the program's general content: Monday, April 20, I'm reading the part of journalist Doremus Jessup in SINCLAIR LEWIS'S IT CAN'T HAPPEN HERE -- a play about America'...

We need more First Amendment Freedom Fighters like Randy Evans with the Iowa Freedom of Information Council.

Randy Evans is an annoying loudmouth Dear Friends, CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THIS WEEK'S PODCAST AND RADIO SHOW (01:32) Cities' secrecy raises First Amendment concerns, with Randy Evans - LISTEN (22:59) No Kings rallies keep getting bigger, but what's next? - LISTEN (42:08) Courts in New Mexico and California rule against Big Tech - LIST...

Trump's Board of "Peace" is neither a board nor interested in peace.

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This unprecedented heat wave in the US West is only possible because of climate change.

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Who benefits from the Israeli and US assault on Iran? Russia and US weapons manufacturers. That's it.

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Tell Des Moines officials to keep the "strawberry fields forever," because it's what John Lennon would want. Also, feedback on this week's podcast welcome, as always.

Plant strawberries! Dear Friends, Yes, strawberries. Possibly the best food ever invented. And who ever thought that putting the seeds on the outside would work? God. That's who. But first: CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THIS WEEK'S PODCAST AND RADIO SHOW (01:30) The war on Iran is bad for everyone except ... -- LISTEN (28:13...

Peace. We need it across the globe, and we need it in our hearts as well. On this week's program, Kathy and I discuss the profound influence of the Buddhist monks Walk for Peace.

Tapping the peace nerve Dear Friends, CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE PROGRAM, with Ed Fallon and Kathy Byrnes (01:26) The allure of the Buddhist monks who walked 2,300 miles for peace - LISTEN (20:40) Trump’s threat to nationalize the 2026 general election is serious - LISTEN (37:37) NEWS REVIEW: - LISTEN — Feds ki...

My blog and the Fallon Forum for this week. Hope you'll check it out. Feedback welcome.

The congresswoman who could save the Democratic Party Dear Friends, CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE PROGRAM [caption id=attachment_10914 align=aligncenter width=600] Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Washington State)[/caption] (01:34) A congresswoman Democrats should heed; LISTEN (22:01) Eminent domain huge issue for Iowa voters; LISTEN (37...