The Jerry Springer Podcast

Walker's Candidacy Is An Assault on Black Americans Dignity

We’ve been doing this show for years now, right? I had my people go back through the archives and tally up the number of times the word Trump was spoken. Let’s go around the table and see who can guess the number. If you are a Facebook live viewer right now, put your guess in the comment section.

We are now deep into the prime sports season with football and basketball overlapping. Our Cincinnati Bengals are now making their run again, Jerry and Jene’s grandsons are getting deep into their grade school basketball teams play and Xavier has now beat the University of Cincinnati four years in a row in basketball.

Jerry, looking back on your youth, what is your best sports memory? Is it when you were tossed out of the gym as the grade school announcer at a basketball game? That’s a Jerry Springer classic moment. Playing on baseball teams?

Our musical guest: Casey Campbell

https://youtu.be/5--Q3GWLdoo

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Trump Should Not Be Allowed To Hold Office Again

Jene once visited the home of someone who Jerry gave a key to the city to.

What is Thanksgiving like at the Springer‘s household? TV show Foodfight?

Our musical guest: Lucas Wayne

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wX18eWI3hc

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Guess Who's Coming To Dinner At The Trump's?

Tip of our hats to Frances Wilson Canty, a bold freedom rider who recently died for Civil Rights. Here's a link to a podcast we did interviewing some of the Riders.

https://jerryspringer.com/show/the-freedom-riders-part-1-ep-271/

Jerry entertains the idea of doing some shows in Retirement homes. Three meals a day. No one remembers your jokes...

Musical guest: Lucas Wayne

https://www.instagram.com/lucaswaynemusic/

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Why Americans Drank The Kool-Aid?

They'll always be villains in American democracy, but nothing says we have to drink the Kool-Aid. Are we now the villains?

Jerry, is Tony Bennett art exploding in value? Jene’s brother bought a painting for little and then became shockingly valuable because the artist became huge.

Musical guest: Darren Hacquard https://darrinhacquard.com/

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God Bless Joe Biden

President Joseph Biden said this election is about saving democracy. It's about the very soul of America. Trust the American people to put that notion above partisanship. 

Americans have roundly rejected Donald Trump. He's causing Republican states to elect Democrats. 

Musical Guest for tonight’s show is Abe Partridge, an artist from Mobile, AL, and a return guest to the show. His song Abe Partridge's 403d Freakout is psychedelic bliss.

His podcast, Alabama Astronaut, has recently come out and is getting great traffic and acclaim. It’s seriously worth checking out and discussing, a fascinating show. 

www.abepartridge.com

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Noel Paul Stookey shares his experience on the Lincoln Memorial with Dr. Martin Luther King giving his "I Have A Dream" speech. Peter, Paul & Mary performed at the iconic moment in history. 

Noel's daughter Liz has started a non-profit Music To Life https://www.musictolife.org/ for musician-activists to further the causes of musicians raising awareness to propel us to a more humane society. How do we embody love and elevate each other for a better existence?

Tonight on November 10th, Music To Life is releasing a new album Hope Rises II with sixteen new artists, and two of them, Ellie Grace

https://elliegracearts.com and Lauren Adams join us for interviews and cuts from their new album. https://www.facebook.com/SOLDevelopment

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The Right-Wing Supreme Court Will Cut Affirmative Action

Jerry alleges Masked Singer vote was rigged. Stop the Steal!

Musical guest: Darrin Hacquard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wueTtClUb_I

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The Morning After Elections Republicans Will Be Smiling: Jerry Won't

The phenomenal and innovative outdoor artistic light show that lasts four nights in Cincinnati. Very Springer like endeavor. Might we get Jerry to run for mayor of Sarasota?

Jene reminds us as Dems if we all turn out the vote, we can't lose and reverse the Roe vs. Wade decision. Call local political party headquarters or contact Get Out the Vote for Democrats. 

The Heavy Hitters are back as this week's musical guest!

https://www.facebook.com/HeavyHittersband/

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Republicans Have No Moral Compass

Republicans will vote for any Republican regardless of moral character or competence. There are no lines they won't cross if what's at stake is the next election. Herschel Walker has no more business being a United States senator than a twelve year old in terms of ability and knowledge. Georgia's election shouldn't even be close. If you're a Republican, wouldn't this be a good way to clean up the party's leadership by telling them you can't take our vote for granted, you must give us quality candidates to vote for or we're staying home. Walker is Trump 2.0.

Then we’ll ask Jerry about what he found when he returned home to Florida both at his home and in the community post hurricane.

We play recordings of Jerry's folk duo from an old 45 record. Fans, help us locate Linda Pfafman of Linda and Jerry.

Musical guest is the funk band Heavy Hitters.

https://www.facebook.com/HeavyHittersband/

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Bad Jerry Springer Dad Jokes Are Back In Full Form!

Jerry shows up to a party too early, and tries to get soon to be expected parents to name their children Jerry Springer. Bad dad jokes are back in full form!

Jerry's commentary: This is 2022. Have we learned nothing? Are we to leave our children and grandchildren a legacy of, “What were we thinking?” “How backwards were we?” ‘How could we tolerate such ignorance and bigotry? So as to defile, America at its best is supposed to stand for?”  “Come on, Christian nationalism?” It is an insult to Christianity. It’s a defamation to America.

Musical guest: Spooky Fox

https://www.facebook.com/spookyfoxforever/

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On this week's show Jerry can't figure out how to turn the sound off on his Iphone.

Jerry's commentary: Our institutions, indeed brilliant as they are drawn up, are no stronger than the character of the people who inhabit them. That’s why character matters. That’s why our democracy is in peril. That’s why the only remedy is we the people, we the voters; Voting as if democracy this November is on the ballot. It is!

Jerry picks up tabs of two tables while we were out to dinner. He's not making it a habit if you see him at a restaurant. 

Jerry, what are you seeking atonement for during this year‘s Jewish holiday? His Rabbi makes him stay later for his extra misdeeds. 

Musical guest: Spooky Fox

https://www.facebook.com/spookyfoxforever/

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What Would Jerry Do?

A Faustian bargain never ends well. Selling one’s soul for an earthly prize. So it won’t end well for Republicans who have sold their soul. That is any sense of honesty, morality, the Big Lie, to the extreme right wing empowered by Trump for a momentary victory in the primaries. A younger generation, indeed a multicultural one at that, is not likely to sign on what used to be a respected political party and is now a personality worshipping loyalty demanding cult. The G.O.P. 1854-2022 Rest In Peace.

The gang plays a game called what would Jerry do? Four hypothetical scenarios that may or may not have happened to Jerry in the past. We all answer and then at the end, find out What Would Jerry Do?

Music guest: The always entertaining Casey Campbell...

https://cincymusic.com/bands/casey-campbell

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Jerry's Baaaaack! 

Jerry talks about the passing of the queen and gets emotional talking about his extended family being exterminated by Nazis and his parents getting visas at the last second to escape into England. Which is where Jerry was born in a subway (or tube) that was being used as a bomb shelter.

The duality of the Monarchy as a symbol of racism and how it also during WWII brought England together when there was no hope for the country. 

How are Kim Kardashian and the queen similar? Royalty are a bunch of rich snobs, but they do have good causes. Some royals see it as a prison. Let's discuss... 

Casey Campbell stars in a new music video with country superstar Tyler Childers.

We get to hear some new music from him and Buffalo Wabs and the Price Hill Hustle.

https://livesessions.npr.org/videos/buffalo-wabs-the-price-hill-hustle-the-reckoning?fbclid=IwAR2kTQ51Hyu95vHjEIdhoCF_H1eOv-U70LIiZzsoeXWSoZ5dQbXkAY6Lti0

Casey plays a slack jawed drunkard in the video. It's very cool.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpPnHqCb6mc&list=RDcpPnHqCb6mc&start_radio=1

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We’re getting complaints from corporate, about Jerry’s telling of the same joke again and again and again. He must stop, now under direction from corporate. (Then Jene asks Jerry who that older guy he was talking to out front.)

Jene tells shockingly how his uncle Antonio just died and how on his deathbed last week he announced he was changing his lifelong Democratic affiliation to Republican. He told Jene why.

The group discusses getting Tales, Tunes, and Tomfoolery tattoos. How some of the worst tattoos are of Jerry on peoples’ bodies. Jene talks about a guitar he gave Jerry for his birthday. Bob Dylan just got the Nobel Prize, and when Jerry was mayor of Cincinnati, Dylan received the key to the city from Jerry. Jerry explains how he got the Eagles, Kenny Rogers, Dylan, Linda Rondstadt, and others to perform in Cincinnati.

Then Jerry discusses the civil war within the Republican party. How Trump has damaged it for the next decade. Trump puts himself first before his country and everyone else. Where are the leaders of the Republican party?

Musical Guest: Chalk Eye https://www.facebook.com/ChalkEye1/

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Noel Paul Stookey – of the 60’s folk trio, Peter, Paul & Mary

Noel performs “One And Many”, “Impeachable”, and “Blowing In the Wind” a duet with Jerry. He discusses the power of music, vulnerability, and the major seventh chord.

Jerry gives some perspective on the optimism that began the 60’s and the tumultuous events that followed. How Peter, Paul, & Mary brought social justice and anti-war music to main street. The impact of music on our culture.

Introduction to Noel “Paul” Stookey.

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The Elevator Comics!

Jerry talks about doing a live version of Price is Right at Mystic Lake Casino just outside Minneapolis. Did Jerry do comedy on the elevators? Now, the Elevator Comics even have a commercial…

Then, the group talks about the crazy turn of events at the Academy Awards.

Jerry talks about Jeff Sessions’ first act as attorney general — rescinding protections for transgender students using the bathrooms they choose.

Musical Guest: Krystal Peterson and the Queen City Band. https://www.krystalpeterson.com/

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Jerry tells the story about when he was mayor and started running a marathon in his business suit.

Perhaps coincidentally, Jerry and Jene are going into prison next week. (Not like that, to visit!)

Megan and Jene explain to Jerry how they’re making his prized Sarasota home into an AirB&B.

Jerry’s rant: Will the Trump era have a lasting effect on American culture? How much of this madness can we “undo?”

Musical guest: Short and Company

https://shortandcompanymusic.com/

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We revisit the harrowing account of Jo Ann Staples, who survived a tragic bear accident in late August of 2008 in Gates of the Arctic National Park in remote northern Alaska. The story has four elements: the backpack trip and the grizzly bear attack, the dramatic rescue that eventually got her to the hospital in Fairbanks about 250 miles away, the ongoing treatments she’s still undergoing, and the lessons she’s learned.

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The conclusion of a three part special edition of the Jerry Springer Podcast.

Jene interviews two former Kentucky inmates he met while volunteer teaching at a Kentucky correctional facility.  Tom Payne is a 7"2 former NBA basketball player with the Atlanta Hawks. He was the first African-American recruited by the University of Kentucky and hall of fame coach Adolph Rupp. Incarcerated for 33 years he talks about trying to help others avoid the pitfalls and violence he committed against others. Darryll Davis is a former drug dealer who committed murder after a drug deal gone wrong. He spent 22 years in prison and has a similar mission of preventing at-risk youth becoming violent offenders and helping inmates better themselves, feeling redemption, and coming to terms with the effects of their actions. The two talk about their time in prison, their backstories and the work they are doing now.

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The Flooding in Eastern Kentucky

Jene traveled through flooded regions of Kentucky this week to see the devastation to the Appalachian region. Eastern Kentucky musician Jeremy Short joins the conversation to describe his hometown where buildings have been swept away and people have died and are missing. They discuss where people can get help and where they can donate to. 

Tyler Childers of Estill County and Jerry sing Down By the Riverside.

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Are There Drugs In Prison. Part two. 

What was prison life like? Jene interviews two former Kentucky inmates he met while volunteer teaching at a Kentucky correctional facility.  Tom Payne is a 7"2 former NBA basketball player with the Atlanta Hawks. He was the first African-Amercian recruited by the University of Kentucky and hall of fame coach Adolph Rupp. Incarcerated for 33 years he talks about trying to help others avoid the pitfalls and violence he committed against others. Darryll Davis is a former drug dealer who committed murder after a drug deal gone wrong. He spent 22 years in prison and has a similar mission of preventing at-risk youth becoming violent offenders and helping inmates better themselves, feeling redemption, and coming to terms with the effects of their actions. The two talk about their time in prison, their backstories and the work they are doing now.

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Jene interviews two former Kentucky inmates he met while volunteer teaching at a Kentucky correctional facility.  Tom Payne is a 7"2 former NBA basketball player with the Atlanta Hawks. He was the first African-Amercian recruited by the University of Kentucky and hall of fame coach Adolph Rupp. Incarcerated for 33 years he talks about trying to help others avoid the pitfalls and violence he committed against others. Darryll Davis is a former drug dealer who committed murder after a drug deal gone wrong. He spent 22 years in prison and has a similar mission of preventing at-risk youth becoming violent offenders and helping inmates better themselves, feeling redemption, and coming to terms with the effects of their actions. The two talk about their time in prison, their backstories and the work they are doing now.

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Donald Trump & His Allies Are A Clear & Present Danger To American Democracy

This is a quote from former Federal Judge Mike Luttig testifying on the January 6th committee hearing about his own party. Luttig said the United States is at a crossroads similar to the one the country faced during the Civil War, and he said America needs help.

Then we'll talk to Professor Wendy Strickler, Phd., who is a Forest Hills School District mom, Asst. Professor at Mt. St. Joseph University and former unsuccessful school board candidate who will talk about the district's recent passage of a policy banning teachers from any instruction or counsel against racism or gay discrimination. At the same recent meeting, the radical (Republican Party endorsed) board denied allowing a voluntary Diversity Day at the district's two high schools next year. She feels this Republican takeover of local school boards is a national strategy.

Musical guest: Josh Beddis from Wales plays his song City Lights.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DrqWMi-Kso

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Roe Overturned, Texas May Secede, Most Repubs Believe The Big Lie

Women's rights i.e healthcare have been taken away by males who have no right to be part of this discussion. Obama's words of "We are not the blue states, we are not the red states, we are the United States of America." Our country is in a very different place now. 

Musical guest: Josh Beddis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWXE-YtCrgk

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Happy Solstice Everybody!

Republican Laws Are a Win-Win For Everyone; Except Women

The "arm our teachers" movement just got worse. Supposedly moderate Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is signing House Bill 99 into law today that changes training time for teachers to possess firearms at school from 700 hours to a mere 24 hours, and all this after a team of highly trained and armed officers hid in a hallway fearing an AR15 shooter in a Texas school. When will this illogical madness stop? Other red states are likely to follow until teachers begin to be riddled in school hallways. 

Jerry, does your grandson, who loves baseball, aspire to one day play for your home team, the Yankees?

Musical guest: Luke Trimble

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APRgyKMfUeg

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The Jan 6th Committee TV Coverage Of Trump's Ignoble Demise

Jene and David tell of our podcast's production team's do-gooder work on a video project for prisons around the country. When it gets launched, maybe we can have the two paroled felons on our show to discuss it.

Jerry, what are you doing for fun this summer? Are you spending time on your yacht?

Musical guest: Luke Trimble

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zlMoNquVyk

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Today Teachers Are Fired For Discussing Race, How Much Have We Evolved?

Jerry compares today's teacher's plight versus the Scopes Monkey Trial where Scopes, a young science teacher, was arrested for teaching evolution.

Jene has started teaching his granddaughter how to drive, and it's been eye opening and triggering. Jerry, who will teach your grandson to drive when his time comes? You? Are you ready? How did you learn to drive? Any good stories?

Musical guest: Tony Logue

https://www.instagram.com/tonyloguemusic/

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The only replacement was when caucasians slaughtered indigenous Native-Americans. Why are some people so afraid of not being a majority in America? Could it be the admission that if you're a minority in America means you're not treated well, fairly, or equitably? Imagine a country where being in the majority didn't matter. Imagine America, as it's intended to be. Until the rest of us stop supporting leaders who reach for the worst instincts of human nature to garner votes and ratings, the result will be blood on our white hands.

Musical guest: Tony Logue

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AnK7XU8di0

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In This Culture War No One Can Be On the Sidelines

The Bill of Rights is there to protect the individual. Justice Alito is throwing the right to choose back to the states where there is so much gerrymandering. The Supreme Court has voted to strike down the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, according to an initial draft written by Justice Samuel Alito circulated inside the court.

Then we'll have a throwback memory from the podcast's trip to Cuba. David will play a cut.

Then a phone call from Jene's granddaughter reminded him of what's best about our schools. And will these new conservative school boards destroy that?

Musical guest is Tyler Lance Walker Gill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aI4mODTHz88

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Supreme Court Reversal of Roe V. Wade  

Then we'll talk about Jerry's commitment to do political travel for two key candidates in Ohio statewide fall races.

Then we'll get an update on the student reactions and plans for the school board cancellation of a six-year old Diversity Day Program at a suburban Cincinnati high school. (They've raised over $13,000 toward a $5,000 goal to fund Tshirts and programming with tomorrow being the big day.)

Musical guest: Tyler Lance Walker Gill

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kQ1cVtLXnI

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There Is A Part Of America That Wants America To Be All White

A Cincinnati mostly white high school cancels diversity day.

The football coach who prays on the field should leave praying to the quarterbacks.

Jerry', now that you're retired from TV, would you consider writing a book? You're so deeply knowledgeable about history and you've lived in the worlds of media and politics nealy your whole life. Why not write a book on politics and media? Obviously, that could then merge into a college course you could teach. Sometimes we're always busy searching for the laugh when serious but stimulating work beckons. Imagine writing this book daily as you cross the North Atlantic alone in a row boat. 

Musical guest: Mike West

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQAxleAGpd8

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Women's Rights: Apparently Freedom Is Just For Men

Then we'll chat by Zoom with Jerome Pilette, who has just completed his bicycle ride from his home in Canada to the end of the earth at the tip of Argentina. He's been with us several times during his journey, but now we can ask him about his final experiences, what he learned about humanity and what comes next for him. 

Our musical guest is Mike West, an English singer/songwriter.

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It Took More Than A Century For Congress to Outlaw Lynching.

Our government still seems unresponsive to the will of the majority. This is a perfect example of institutional racism.

What is going on in Florida? It's gotten so insane DeSantos is fighting with Walt Disney World. He's going to save children from Math, which is racist. He also created a law you can't say the word gay... Jerry explains DeSantos is running for president and has to out-Trump Trump to get the vote for Republican extremists. He is looking like a fool even though he's educated. 

Musical guest is Lance Rogers with his hit Coyote's Cry from his self-titled debut album.

https://lancerogers.bandcamp.com/album/lance-rogers?from=hp

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Republicans Use Christianity As A Weapon

Then we'll get Jerry's take, as a former mayor of Cincinnati, on Pete Castellini's mocking of Red's fans by saying, "Where're they going to go?" Are professional sports teams integral to a major city? The Bengals sucked forever and then they took us on a magical ride. What was the value to the city? Is this merely corporate exploitation or good governing partnership?

Musical guest: Lance Rogers

https://www.instagram.com/lanceericrogers/

Tyler Childers and Jerry Springer sing Down By The Riverside.

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Senate confirms Jackson as first Black woman on U.S. Supreme Court.

Even with some Republican senators acting like plantation owners, she conducted herself with grace. 

Clarence Thomas' wife urged Trump's Chief of Staff Meadows not to give up the election saying it was heisted.

Jene and our mutual friend Louis visited Megan at her place of work, Third and Main, in Aurora, Indiana ..... in a flying machine. It was a great evening. We needed Jerry there. Maybe next time. 

Jene laments that an area Cincinnati suburban high school, with a newly elected right wing school board (the new Republican battle fields are local school boards), cancelled a long standing voluntary Diversity Day program because of some vague complaints about Critical Race Theory.

Musical guest: Cody Lee Meece

https://codyleemeece.com/

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After 31 Years On T.V. What Will Springer Do Next?

Gun Deregulation Is Burying People. New laws are allowing more firearms to be carried everywhere.

With Jerry's retirement from weekly TV work, Megan and Jene will help Jerry figure out how to use his free time ... teach college? What course would be fitting? Exercise class? Maybe himself teach Pilates? Start a coin collection? Who knows? But we can definitely help.

Musical guest: Cody Lee Meece

https://codyleemeece.com/

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Putin Will Be Removed From Office Dead Or Alive.

The Russian population will eventually turn on him when the Ukraine war is over. Putin's censoring all news, so most Russians don't yet know that his assault is killing thousands and displacing millions. If a news member calls it a war they will get a fifteen year prison sentence. Is there a connection about Florida's recent bill prohibiting schools and workplace training programs from discussing racism, white supremacy, or priviledge. Instructors aren't allowed to say anything that might make people feel badly, because their race treated another race prejudicially. Both instances are covering up cases of injustice.

To prepare for the possibility of Jerry and his team launching an assault on Georgia's Springer Mountain (surely named for TV celebrity Jerry Springer) to plant the Springer family flag with its historic crest, Jene made actual phone calls to a librarian in Cherokee County Georgia, the media relations department of the State of Georgia and the headquarters of Georgia Search and Rescue. What he learned was beyond interesting. You will be shocked to learn why Jerry has doubts about this project.

Musical guest: Tiffany Williams debuts her song Ticket to the Moon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzZq6zjl-Ls

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The Podcast Celebrates Its Seventh Anniversary!

Ukraine gave up 1800 nuclear missiles in the Budapest Memoranda where Russia, U.S. & Great Britain promised to keep Ukraine safe. Diplomacy took a hit when Trump tore up the Nuclear arms deal with Iran. He also withdrew from the Intermediate Forces Treaty with Russia. He pulled out of the Paris Climate Agreement. All while blasting NATO and the U.N. in the process making our word meaningless on the world stage. Where does all this end if treatise and negotiated agreements have no more worth than the paper they're written on? 

Then Jene blames Jerry for his now being on every Republican candidate list in America. But is America actually better when people vote and donate across party lines? 

Soon, Jerry's podcast commentaries will be printed in the Gannett Newspaper Cincinnati Enquirer. Congratulations, Jerry.

Musical guest: Tiffany Williams

www.tiffanymwilliams.com

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Trump's Tweets Are A Slap In the Face Of Our Country

Even as our own troops are gathering on Poland's border, Trump once again puts Russia first, tweeting how he admires Putin, what a great job he's doing, and how savvy he is.

Jerry's take on why Putin is invading Ukraine.

He's determined to rectify what he sees as the humiliation Russia was forced to suffer at the hands of the West when the Soviet Union lost the Cold War. A czar who returned Russia to greatness.

If the free world doesn't stop Russia now, it will be its death knell.

Hanna Hopko, who chairs Ukraine’s Democracy in Action Conference broke down asking for help for her country on MSNBC. She says the point is this is smash mouth football, tank to tank. She pled "Help Us!"

Our Musical Guest is Ryhan Sinclair with her new hit single "Where I'll Be Found."

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Putin Will Pay A Price For His Terror

We're fooling ourselves if we think anything short of military force will stop Putin from destroying Ukraine, slaughtering it's citizens, and virtually leveling the country.

Is there a podcast strategy to get vital info to the Russian people about the atrocities being done by their leader?

Musical guest: Rhyan Sinclair.

https://www.rhyansinclair.com/

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Final Thought: How Could Some Parents Raise Their Children To Be Racist? 

Jene talks about how he thought he knew everything weird and quirky about Jerry Springer, but this next one will make you gasp ..... or cry ...... or laugh till you pee. Be kind.

Our musical guest: Sean Whiting from Kenucky talks about losing 200 pounds during Covid. We hear his song The Rain.

https://www.seanwhiting.com/

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Jerry Gave Bob Dylan A Key To Cincinnati. Megan Meets Joe Burrow.

While Jerry was Mayor of Cincinnati he gave keys to the city to his favorite musical acts so he would get a chance to meet them. Bob Dylan, Linda Ronstadt, The Eagles, were some of his favorites. Both in their early thirties, Bob wanted Jerry to tell him all about what it was like to be mayor.

We talk about our Bengals making it to the Super Bowl. They got totally screwed by the refs. Megan's day job gave her a chance to make acquaintance with Joe Burrow. His first time out after a long NFL season, he decided to spend it with Megan? Not really, but she has a great story to tell about it. 

Jerry talks about how apocalyptic events don't come about because of the event that triggers it. There are underlying fissures. Underlying causes lying in wait, until a seemingly isolated incident ignites the spark that upend the world. 

Our musical guest is the talented Sean Whiting performing his song Perfect World.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQhgCf6Q3vQ

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What Happens If Both Parties Begin To Deny Election Results?

Jene and his first wife were invited to the Springer estate, but upon arrival get mixed messages.

Jerry chides Jene because for the first time in their 45 years of friendship, Jene finally picked up the tab on a meal. This comes while the two are jetsetting on vacation with a generous entrepreneur friend.

The Hammer & The Hatchet are once again this week's musical guest. The Indiana couple share the beautiful music they make together. This week's track is called "Insomnia".  https://www.thehammerandthehatchet.com/

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"The Bengals Are Going To Win The Super Bowl This Sunday On My Birthday!" - Jerry Springer

"The Bengals Are Going To Win The Super Bowl This Sunday On My Birthday!" - Jerry Springer

No surprise here. Springer moved to Cincinnati in 1968 to work at a law firm. He served on city council and became mayor at age 33. After one term he became a local news commentator and anchor for eleven years. Enter The Jerry Springer Show. The show began in Cincinnati before moving to Chicago. At first it was considered a replacement for Phil Donohue, until it found a new demographic in college age kids. Who as it turns out have a penchant for relationship drama.

Jerry talks about why it's rightfully important for Biden to fill the Supreme Court seat with an African-American woman. Stating, "No one else can share insights into the same experiences that they have had to go through".

After predicting the Bengals would go to the Super Bowl, Jerry once again predicts another Bengals victory against the Rams. Everyone in Cincinnati is filled with energy with the sudden success of the young Cincinnati Bengals.

Musical Guest: The Hammer & The Hatchet

https://www.thehammerandthehatchet.com/

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This Supreme Court is Biased to Special Interests - Big Business, the Wealthy, White Male Supremacy.

We’ll chat for a minute or two about how our Facebook Live audience, who often watch and listen in real time, can get notifications when we’re going on. David will share some tips.

We’ll complement Jerry profusely for tackling the technical challenges of upgrading his audio from home. Who would have thought? Next he's going to tackle taking pictures with his phone!

Our musical guest is Nashville artist Tim Easton.

https://www.timeaston.com/

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Senator Manchin Is Already A Republican. 

Jerry get a new microphone! We’ll complement Jerry profusely for tackling the technical challenges of upgrading his audio from home. Who would have thought?

Sen. Manchin votes for corporate interests and coal mining companies. Not for the coal miners and working class of America.

One of our podcast's favorite musical guests - Nashville's Tim Easton.

https://timeaston.com/

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Don't Let Anyone Stop You From Voting.

As it happened in Georgia in 2020, if everyone votes, the anti-democracy votes and the party that supports them cannot win. This is the one task that can make the Democratic party relevant again. It is the only thing that can make Democracy survive.

Jene questioned the local Arch-diocese about the Priests abusing pre-teens while on the air on a Cincinnati radio station.

Jene did something Jerry does regularly: He drove to Florida, arrived at 1:00 in the afternoon, and then turned around at 5:00 and drove back home nearly a thousand miles away, and slept that night in the back of his SUV in a rest stop in Georgia. He'll compare notes with Jerry about his recent road trips.

Musical guest: Cole Chaney

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q329MTX1yIk

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Lifelong Dem Jerry Springer Supports Liz Cheney With Campaign Donation

Jene gets us into a conversation about a new play dealing with the priest abuse scandal that's getting introduced in Cincinnati tonight. It's also getting sent to a theatre in LA that's interested in looking at it. (Remember, this situation exploded with publicity in 2002 through a series of stories by the Boston Globe but then quickly spread across the country, including in Cincinnati.)

Cincinnati has a new mayor (Aftab Pureval - he traveled to his swearing in on a bicycle) that reminds us a lot of a former Cincinnati mayor, Jerry Springer.

Our musical guest will be Cole Chaney, from Kentucky. Up and coming folk/country singer, been catching a good bit of press lately

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFRWuY1dy10

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We'll Be Back Next Week! In The Meantime, Here's Our Return To The U.S. From Cuba.

Jerry, Jene and Megan went to Cuba last week — in this podcast, they recap the highlights of the trip, which include: -Jerry not being recognized by many Cubans because his show isn’t on there. So Casey became the star. -Where was Megan for 28 hours? And why did they almost keep her in Cuba at the very end? -Jene was the most invisible member of the delegation who said very little. (Remember, team, what is said in Cuba STAYS in Cuba!) -Jerry said to a ranking government official at dinner, “You want some?” -Jerry singing “I Saw Her Standing There” on the Malecon Wall with a crowd gathering to hear but no one knowing he’s a US celebrity. He earned their love with talent. -The “ranking govt. official “ who told us at dinner about being jailed, tortured and exiled by Batista for 11 days before returning when the revolution was won and Fidel, Che, Raul and others paraded into Havana victorious, and going sleepless for 8 days among a jubilant celebration. -Realizing that music is the universal language.

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Happy Holidays! We're taking a look back on our trip to Cuba this week and next week, while we take a break over the holidays. 

The show starts with the gang discussing what they should take to Cuba to offer as representative of our American culture since we’re gong on a “people-to-people” trip? CDs of folk artists? Flyers promoting “Would you like to date Megan?” Jerry Springer Unplugged tapes for VCRs? Jerry Springer Panties from his show’s souvenir store? Jerry then discusses why Bernie Sanders supporters should not deride Hillary Clinton in the primaries, considering future implications for the party and election.

Jerry tells the story of the time he gave the key to Cincinnati to Bob Dylan. Jene tells about the time the little person KKK guy came on Jerry’s TV show. Our musical guest is Findlay Napier, and he’ll be joining us from his home country of Scotland via Skype. He’s one of the artists who responded to our Songwriters’ Stump on our website. This will show our technological savvy and reach.

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Happy Holidays!

The Supreme Court Is Not Protecting The Republic, Only Republicans.

Xavier coach Travis Steele, after his team won the heated basketball rivalry Saturday against the University of Cincinnati, directly went to Dana Gardens, a traditional Xavier watering hole, and laid $3,000 on the bar and said, "Drinks are on me." Is that a good idea?

And of course, Jewish Christmas Stories. Go figure...

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Trump Always Said, If He Lost It Was Because It Was Rigged.

Jerry and his grandson made a trip to Cooperstown and were called by Pete Rose.

Should Pete be in the Hall Of Fame? Did he damage the integrity of the game? 

Musical Guest: Casey Campbell

https://www.pricehillhustle.com/

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If Conservatives Had to Choose Between Guns or Women's Choice?

Women will come out in droves for the midterm election if their rights continue to be taken away from them as they are in Texas.

Memories of the Podcast's Holiday parties past at Jene's opulent penthouse.

Jerry is doing personal Cameo video messages.

https://www.cameo.com/jerryspringer?qid=1638851584

Musical guest: Ritch Henderson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wu2QgEVYUns

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Build Back Better Is About Simple Human Decency

Joe Biden is just getting it done and his skills are paying off. 

Then Jene asks Jerry why he, Jene, is paying a monthly fee for a storage unit (he’s got limited storage space in his condo) for boxes of Springer commercial merch and political materials? Why must HE be the working schlep, the poorest person in the Jerry Springer orbit, to pay from his puny monthly income to keep the crap no one else will? Huh? Nice attitude Jene...

Musical guest: Ritch Henderson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kDsEm-VJ3M

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Happy Thanksgiving!

How Do We Get Out Of the Racial Divide In America?

If we insist that starting in the first grade, students get accurate American history about what slavery did, then maybe they'll be more open to change the policies, change the laws, change the behavior.

Schools without African-Americans are doing their students a disservice. If kids are together everyday, race is not an issue.

Younger people value and seek diversity. Culture is the way that it's changing. Music and sports stars are who we try to be like and admire.

Musical guest Jeremy Short of Short & Company

https://shortandcompanymusic.com/

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It's alive and well and kicking. Racism is in our DNA. It's institutionalized. Our nation's racism is always there, from the decimation of Indigenous Americans to the enslavement of Africans. We continue to ward off these attacks on the better angels of our soul. Our generation hasn't been spared these responsibilities.

Then Jene and his wife will be traveling to Florida in several months and want to get his guest list (family members, etc.) approved for their four-week stay with the Springers. What temperature is the pool kept at? Eighty degrees is the Galvins' preference. 

Musical guest Short & Company

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFxC-XeQLRI

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Should Thomas Jefferson Be Removed From Mt. Rushmore?

After the New York city council removed Thomas Jefferson's statue, should Jefferson's statue also be removed from Mt. Rushmore? While Jefferson famously wrote "All men are created equal", he acted like a white supremacist in his treatment of people of color, his own slaves and the indigenous people of this country.

We hear the podcast's discussion about this issue and even hear a song Casey Campbell wrote in light of these developments.

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The Legacy of Thomas Jefferson

The podcast reacts to the narrow question of whether Thomas Jefferson’s warts, namely the one where he owned over 600 slaves during his life, only freed at his death what most historians believe were his own children created by his ongoing sex, maybe against her will, with his slave Sally Hemings. Stated publicly that black people were inferior to whites whose freedom could only work by sending them away from America (colonization not emancipation), who called Native Americans 'wretches unable to govern' and whether those character flaws when measured against his creative crafting of a new country based on a foundation of the statement “all men are created equal?”

By comparison, is the institution of American slavery a moral equivalent to the Jewish Holocaust? If yes, are there, or should there be, statues erected to Hitler or SS officers if history can show they did great things for their society but sent 6 million Jews to their deaths? Or if a Catholic priest who is honored by Catholics for his work is discovered to have abused children, would that reverence change? In other words, are some behaviors deal breakers for future adulation by societies?

This episode is predicated on the premise that listeners will like listening to a full conversation about a thorny current issue that may be rooted in former limited understandings of our history.

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Kyrie Irving Refuses To Get Vaccinated

Jene asks Megan to have his back on a criticism he got during one of our past episodes.

Jene asks Jerry about his past political travels through Ohio that relate to a book by Wall Street Journal writer Anne Hegadorn called Beyond the River. Some fun history comes up.

Musical guest: Shawn Benfield

https://www.facebook.com/shawnbenfieldmusic/

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Steve Bannon and Mark Meadows Subpeonas

After Jene’s fiasco with the fraudulent phone app Chat Chart, he seeks redemption with an announcement of a real partnership he’s arranged with a non-profit religious group. A rather bizarre religious non-profit at that - "Little Sisters of the Flaming Sabres". Jerry and Megan recognize the potential legal downfalls of siting this group, and complement Jene accordingly.

Musical guest: Shawn Benfield

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_P1n3GhnrvM

https://www.facebook.com/shawnbenfieldmusic/

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Donald Trump Must Not Be Elected in 2024

1. To Save and/or restore Democracy in America we have to make sure Trump is not elected in 2024.

2. To make sure he's not, we have to win in 2022 to make sure we don't have a Republican Congress and Senate to pave the way for him.

3. To make sure we win in 2022 with no Trump on the ballot to vote against, we have to do something to bring Democrats to the polls in this Mid-term election.

4. That can only happen if we deliver on what we promised. To demonstrate that when Democrats win and have power, it can make a positive difference in their everyday lives.

5. All this will only happen if the Progressives are willing to compromise on the price tag. If they don't, the price will be the loss of our Democracy. A price none of us can afford.

The podcast occasionally runs ads and Facebook banned the ad and took it down. Facebook is on fire on all sides. Should there be regulation of what all these platforms do? What are the algorithms for censorship? Jene recalls seeing Zuckerberg at Glacier National Park.

Musical guest: Abe Partridge from Mobile, Alabama performs I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker https://youtu.be/jQpKjeAxehY

Website: www.abepartridge.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/PartridgeAbe

Instagram: www.instagram.com/abepartridge

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Few Americans Know About The Iron Dome Defense System - Jerry explains.

Jene is getting a lot of emails complaining about the phone app Chat Chart. Turns out the company may be a scam, and Jene feels he’s the biggest victim. He wonders if Jerry could help him get his case on Judge Jerry. Please people, be kind. Don’t kick a man when he's down.

Musical guest: Abe Partridge https://www.abepartridge.com/

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What if Trump had run as a Democrat?

Republicans have no platform beyond fealty to a huckster. Jene explains the difference between progressives and conservatives and how today's Republicans don't run on that 'crap'.

Music By Massing

Jerry, how early in life did you realize that politics was in your blood? Did you run for leadership offices in school at any level, including high school, college and law school? jDid it come as a surprise that people would volunteer to work for your elections and others would vote for you in such large numbers? Did schooling ready you for that phenomenon? 

Musical guest: Massing

https://www.instagram.com/massingwv/?hl=en

https://twitter.com/massing304?lang=en

https://massingwv.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/MassingWV/

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Five Anti-Vax Talk Radio Hosts Have Died In the Last Month.

We hear a national ad for Chat Chart.

General Milley was a hero in thwarting Trump's power during the January 6th Insurrection

Jene was one of the last kids to get an IPhone, which he recently purchased and he wonders now what the big deal was. On top of that, he can’t find the Chat Chart App in the IStore, and he’s the national spokesperson for the product. What’s that all about?

After Jerry described his experience with Covid, Jene talks about his son getting the virus, but with only mild symptoms. Please get the vaccine. It can only improve your chances.

Musical guest: The band Massing debuts their song hit song Lemon Jose

https://www.facebook.com/MassingWV/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTirazWdzPM

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Jerry points out the big priority now that we're leaving Afghanistan.

For the past six months, Jene has been testing (during the podcast) a beta version of a new phone application that’s about to launch, and I’ve been doing it secretly to keep its results unblemished, which is what the company that contacted me wanted. It’s working title is Chat Chart. I’ll tell you about it during this episode, It’s pretty exciting and has implications for labor/management groups, marriage counselors, even college debate teams. And it could make some real money.

Musical guest: Casey Campbell of Buffalo Wabs & the Price Hill Hustle

https://www.pricehillhustle.com/

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Jerry Springer Talks About Getting Covid-19.

Jerry has had Covid 19 for the past several weeks, and since he’s now tested negative, we can talk about it openly on the show and help listeners learn in real time what a “breakthrough” case turns out being: The vaccine works! Though he had some symptoms, nothing involved the hospital or anything close. But it did require 14 days of quarantine. 

Why Texans are like the Taliban in regards to the new law banning early stage abortions.

Musical guest: Buffalo Wabs & The Price Hill Hustle

https://www.pricehillhustle.com/

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Sarasota County Florida has required students wear masks in schools defying governor DeSantis edicts. 

Then we'll talk with Vicky Aylen, the audience winner of Jerry Springer Trivia. We'll see if Jerry can answer a sample of the questions that come from his own life.

Then we'll hear the music of Jake Dunn & the Blackbirds

http://www.jdblackbirds.com/

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Jerry's Rant: Why The U.S Lost The War In Afghanistan

Jene will introduce Hadar (pronounced Hah-DAR) Harris, who is the executive director of the Student Press Law Center, which is in the news lately for their support of a high school journalism teacher and her student whose school yearbook page was pulled from the book before it was distributed because it had a Roaring Twenties theme mentioning events from the past year like George Floyd's murder, Trump's loss, his denial Jan. 6 and Covid 19. The small Bigelow High School from Arkansas' East End School District thought they could censor the yearbook and ended up having the content discussed and reprinted throughout the country. We'll discuss this case, what the Law Center is asking of the district's superintendent, see if student censorship is bigger than just this school and learn about existing student journalism protections.

Then we'll hear the music of Jake Dunn & The Blackbirds.

http://www.jdblackbirds.com/

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Where’s Jerry? Jene and Jerry are supposed to be best friends, but Jene forgets Jerry is busy with Judge Jerry and can’t make the podcast. So we find out just how close Jene is to Jerry by having an impromptu trivia contest.

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Conservative bishops are warning priests to deny Biden communion because of women's rights.

Then Jene asks Jerry about the new season of Judge Jerry. Is everything back to normal or is Delta threatening normality? Is everyone on set vaccinated? 

What is it like to live in Florida where the governor’s Covid 19 leadership is so controversial? What buzz do you get there about Gov. DeSantis? Is it going to be “Springer for Governor?”

Musical guest: Corduroy Brown.

https://corduroy-brown.com/

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Jerry's Baaack!

Jerry returns to the podcast although he's still busy working on Judge Jerry episodes until the first week of September. There are now three major social media networks that disseminate most of the news people get their information from. A lot of that is misinformation and voters are casting their votes based on that disinformation. These social media companies need to be accountable for the information they allow on their websites. Their decision to ban Trump was the right one.

Simone Biles has received a lot of flack for her decision to drop out of Olympic events. Her mental health and performance anxiety were cited as the reason. Why it it so unfair for critics to call her weak when they are eating chips on the couch. Including Jerry's friend Piers Morgan. Jerry talks about his own stage fright on the Broadway play Chicago. 

Pop artist Corduroy Brown joins us to talk about being literally brought back to life after a near death experience.  He talks about seeing light at the end (his soul floating away) and how precious life is. His new debut album is titled "Let Me Know". We play the single called "I Know Better."  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAxkvMGOLLI

https://corduroy-brown.com/

https://www.facebook.com/CorduroyBrownWV/

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Rolling Down America Part IV: Jene's made his way home to Ludlow, Kentucky covering 1100 miles on his bike adventure through the Northwest to the Midwest. 

His friend Ryan who is a military vet was struck by an eighteen wheeler and we get an update on his condition. Furthering a thread in our podcast of individuals who have pushed the limits of what we as humans are capable of, Jene has successfully completed his endeavor to bike across a large tract of the country. 

He shares his encounters with people on both sides of the political aisle, aligned by their cycling adventures.

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Jene and his cycling partner were lucky to rent a SUV. They traveled non-stop from Wyoming to Illinois. They're now in the town of Fordsville, Kentucky. 

They met an African-American woman from New York who is biking across America looking for her new home when she finds the right place. 

There's been quite a few Trump signs alongside Confederate flags which is a contrast to the Be Kind signs.  The generosity of small towns has been really amazing! Why are people inclined to be so helpful? Jene wonders if it may be something called Emerson's theory of the oversoul, which posits we are all one soul and all interconnected.

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Riding Down America Part 3 - The Grand Tetons. 

Jene is now in the Grand Teton National Forest and has biked nearly 600 miles. 

Cross country bikers are an interesting lot. Jene talks about a few he's met, including one who crossed the U.S. from the East to West Coast in 17 days. The guys have landed a rental vehicle to get them back home and are plotting a route to get them back to Kentucky. 

Also, more details on the events of the female biker who was killed by a Grizzly last week. 

Lastly, Jene has realized an even more brilliant plan for breaking the Guinness Book of World Records by implementing his rental car unlimited miles scheme one more time. 

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This week we check in with Jene as he celebrates his birthday out in Montana. His partner Dr. Larry Gray considered leaving the trail as the heat and miles were getting harder. Now the two are pushing onward and trying to figure which path to venture. A bear killed a 65 year old woman in her tent in northern Montana, not far from where the two camped on their 5th night. Thankfully, Jene is a seasoned bear country camper.

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Jene introduces his Summer series "Riding Down America". 

This is the first of a five part series where Jene talks about his experience biking from Canada to Mexico. He's traveling 60 miles per day through rugged terrain. Then camping out at mostly primitive campsites. Before even beginning the trip his bike was damaged en route to Montana via Amtrek. There's been a couple of harrowing Semi-trucks blasting their horns while Jene and his friend hug their bikes as closely as possible to the shoulder of the road. 

Stay tuned for next week when Jene catches us up to date on his upcoming adventures. Follow us on social media to see pictures and hear day to day stories. 

Judge Jerry is busy taping new episodes and we'll return to our usual Jerry Springer podcast after Jene reaches Mexico, or wherever he finds himself in five weeks...

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Jerry's Thought for the Week: Critical Race Theory.

After Jerry's comments the crew explores the topic further.

Then Jene tells how our next five shows will be a special series called “Rolling Down America,” a slow motion biking-and-camping trip from Whitefish, Montana, to Albuquerque, New Mexico, through national parks and small towns along the Continental Divide, through two red and two blue states, seeing and hearing the pulse of the Western U.S. Live podcasts will air on our regular schedule on Facebook Live and then archived as usual. Follow Jene on the Jerry Springer Podcast Facebook Live Page as well as on our website at jerryspringer.com, with promotions on Twitter and Instagram.

Jene tells of the status of the guy kayaking across the Pacific.

Our musical guest: Casey Campbell

https://www.pricehillhustle.com/

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Jerry’s Thought for the Week. Joe Manchin won't risk his re-election so as to not disappoint the Republican base in his state.

Then Megan invites our Facebook Live listeners from here forward, including tonight, to make comments and ask questions, which David will watch for and relay to us in real time. 

Jene proposes itemizing the expense of two dinners Jerry recently had at Jene’s home. 

Our musical guest: Casey Campbell

https://www.pricehillhustle.com/

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Jene reads the comments of someone who rated our podcast on social media. 

Jene tells about his recent experience going to a MLS soccer game at Cincinnati’s new stadium that both is jump starting an urban neighborhood (The West End) with lots of development, while at the same time raising again the question of gentrification. We’ll draw on Jerry’s wisdom as a former mayor of Cincinnati.

Jerry’s Thought for the Week: Insurrection will not end until Republicans deny the Big Lie.

Our musical guest: Dylan Walshe

https://www.dylanwalshe.com/

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We listen to the audio of Jerry’s over-the-top reaction to his grandson’s 1st grand slam in organized youth baseball.

We ask Jerry to tell about his dream camp experiences with legendary big league players.

Jerry’s thought for the week: Israel should be more committed to the two state solution.

Our musical guest: Dylan Walshe

https://www.dylanwalshe.com/

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Recently, we got a five star review for our show on social media. OK, which one of us wrote it?

Speaking of written reviews, we got an unusual email from a listener. (Simulation Theory conversation).

We’re closer to going back to shows with a small studio audience. Should we offer a free Vax to attendees? Ohio’s governor is conducting million dollar lotteries and free college tuition as an incentive to get jabbed. Smart or stupid?

Jerry’s Thought: The Republican party is undermining the very idea of free elections.

Musical guest: Tom Vandenavond

https://tomvandenavond.com/

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We had Jerry do a phone speed check since he’s doing the show tonight from another of his seven international homes. Can you picture him actually conducting science?

Off mic last week, I asked Casey Campbell if he would organize the music at my future funeral. He said yes, and that he’s asked to do that all the time. Maybe there’s money to be made here. What if the Springer Trio re-organizes and sings at your funeral?

Jerry’s Thought for the Week: Why Biden should push the American Families Plan through without Republicans.

Musical guest: Tom Vandenavond

https://tomvandenavond.com/

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Tonight, we read listener's notes from the suggestion box.

Are we in a historical moment where schools, just like in the 1970s (but for a different reason) should desegregate? Can America ever understand charges of institutional racism or the worry that black lives might not matter if we continue to be raised in separate Americas? (The Economic Policy Institute wrote in 2020: “Well over six decades after the Supreme Court declared “separate but equal schools” to be unconstitutional, schools remain heavily segregated by race and ethnicity.)

Jerry’s Thought for the week: Republicans keep coming down on the wrong side of racial sensitivity.

Musical guest: Casey Campbell of Buffalo Wabs & the Price Hill Hustle

https://www.pricehillhustle.com/

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Jene asks everyone what their favorite color is and why? When Jene realizes his bit is failing he starts to get real nervous. Megan and Casey vie for his coveted Senior Executive Producer position.

Jerry’s Thought for the Week: Liz Chaney Will Lose Her Leadership Position for Speaking the Truth.

Musical guest: Casey Campbell of Buffalo Wabs & the Price Hill Hustle debut a new song live from The Burl.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn2fQkahGJE

https://www.pricehillhustle.com/

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We’ve got a piece of recording of Jerry when he was mayor welcoming people to Cincinnati’s first ever outside rock concert. It’s the voice of the boy mayor.

Have you guys watched the Ken Burns PBS 3-episode documentary on Hemingway? In it is the house we visited on our Cuba trip. Hemingway as seen in today’s context is pretty much a jerk, yet he influenced writers more than any American novelist and shed a huge light on the human condition. 

Jerry’s Thought: Should Washington D.C. Get Statehood?

Musical guest: Eric Bolander

http://www.ericbolander.com/

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As we're recording this just a couple of hours after the verdict that convicted police officer Derek Chauvin of the murder of George Floyd, we're focusing some time on this story and the implications for black lives and policing moving forward.

We have to wonder what would have happened if the nearby 17 year old girl had not recorded the whole situation on her phone. What about the much tougher situations where we don't have clear video evidence.

And of course Cincinnati's had their version back in 2001 when Timothy Thomas was shot by a Cincinnati police officer. Timothy was unarmed with hands up. The officer was acquitted.

Jerry’s Thought: Time Is Not On the Side Of Republican Politicians Using the Race Card

Musical guest: Eric Bolander

http://ericbolander.com/

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Jerry, how do you like your electric bike now that you have had it for a year or so? Are you riding much? E-bikes are exploding in sales in the US, often seen as a viable substitute for a car especially in urban areas. Cities are responding to bike popularity with tons of bike lanes and trails. There’s even a rails-to-trails path being planned spanning the entire United Sates. 

With shots now well along, should we begin to lay out plans for Jerry to scale Springer Mountain, in Georgia, (the trail head for the Appalachian Trail) led by Dixie, the Triple Crown hiker we had on our show? Our plan is for Jerry to plant the flag there that displays the Springer family crest.

Jerry’s Thought for the Week: The Question Is Never How Big Is Our Government? The Question Is How Good Are Our Lives?

Musical guest: Casey Campbell

https://www.facebook.com/caseycampbellmusic

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Jerry, since you live in Florida, did you see a spike in Spring Break visitors last week? Are things looking “back to normal” there lately, for better or worse? Are you guys feeling more confident about getting out since you’ve gotten shots? 

Could we be going back to "live not zoom" podcasting? Stay tuned.

By the way, Jerry, do you ride your new wave runner? You know, like just jump on it for an afternoon spin?

Jerry’s Thought for the Week: Americans Should Be Required to Vote

Musical guest: Casey Campbell

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Will post pandemic employment practices kill our cities across America?

Megan, what's your post pandemic prediction about how work will be managed into the future? Will it really be increasingly conducted from home? Can we trust workers to do their best work from an unsupervised home setting?

Jerry's Thought for the Week. Politicians relegate women to a status they would never impose on a man.

Our musical guest: Buffalo Wabs & the Price Hill Hustle

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Jene tells that he wouldn't let Jerry in his house the other night due to "Pandemic Caution." Jene doesn't think Jerry's completely safe yet. Megan doesn't want Jerry to come over either, but it has nothing to do with COVID.

March Madness this year has been really Mad! Jene explains why it's really weird since his Xavier Musketeers didn't make the big dance.

Jerry's Thought of the Week. America was built on racism and the British Empire thrived on it.

Our musical guest. Buffalo Wabs & the Price HIll Hustle

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Jene explains why he got two spankings in two days when he was a kid and the lesson it should teach all of us.

Wow. Look at how the country has changed in just two months since Biden's presidency.

Question: Are you a vanity mask wearer? During the past year, have you worried about which Covid 19 mask you wear looks best on you? Or have you selected your mask based solely on virus protection? And Jerry, are you recognized less since you’re only seen in public only with a mask covering much of your identity? Is Covid destroying celebrity?

Jerry’s Thought of the Week: 

How did the Republican party become a cult?

Our musical guest: James Weston

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Jerry’s grooming his grandson to be a professional baseball player so he can live through his stardom. Is it true he is now playing on a “select” traveling team that competes with the best youth teams around the country? Is it true you are the third base coach?

The changing of the Washington Football Team’s racist nickname and a high school in Cincinnati (they just announced their new mascot as the Raptors) is one more example of how in the end, no matter that it often takes time, Liberals Always Win.

Jerry’s Thought of the Week: The filibuster is why Washington never gets anything done.

Our musical guest: James Weston

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Everyone, take a close look at Jerry on our Zoom feed. He looks stronger, healthier, doesn’t he? It’s because he’s gotten his first Covid shot. From what I heard, they had to blindfold and secure him because he’s afraid of shots. Jerry, what did the medical people think when they realized they were injecting THE Jerry Springer? 

Since our musical guests are significant in the Kentucky bluegrass sphere, how about if we talk with them about bluegrass music’s roots in Celtic culture and African blues music? And what took them into this musical style beyond where they grew up?

Jerry’s Thought of the Week: We forgot Jerry's thought of the week!

Megan will introduce our musical guests. Wolfpen Branch

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Open with teases of Jerry’s Thought of the Week and our musical guests Eastern Kentucky’s Wolfpen Branch.

Since Megan, Jerry and I worked with Southern Ohio broadcasting legend Pat Barry, we say a few words about his sad passing last week of Covid 19, another example of the reach of the pandemic into our lives. Jerry has a funny story about Pat when he became the weatherman on the newscast that Jerry anchored. 

Jerry was interviewed by a producer for A Little Late with Lilly Singh and they asked how we were able to frequently get Melania Trump on our podcast.

Jerry’s Thought of the Week: Republicans want Trump to be their leader The rest of us not so much.

Megan introduces our musical guest: Wolfpen Branch

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It occurred to Jene we’ve underutilized a key history resource in our midst. Jerry, what was it like during the pandemic of 1918? Was it as bad as this one? Did you wear a mask daily?

On a serious note, might America have been changed positively forever by our recent pandemic? For example, will many companies make home working permanent saving money on offices and headquarters? Will, then, less rush hour driving cut pollution, car wrecks and money for gas? Will news show interviews be permanently better due to the ease of getting outstanding sources direct from their locations via Zoom? Have families relocated their connections through home lockdowns? Is there a silver lining in all this?

Maybe we're approaching the time for Universal Income?

Jerry’s weekly thought: Democrats do the right thing. It doesn't even take courage, just decency.

Musical guest: Casey Campbell

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We’ve been at this pandemic thing and the accompanying quarantine for over a year now, but with vaccinations getting lined up, we’re seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. What do each of us have planned that will make up for lost time doing things we love to our core: Travel? If so, where? Restaurant dining? Where? Shopping at Macy’s? Obviously, yes. 

Was the Super Bowl commercial by Springsteen The Re-United States of America resonate or silly? What did you think?

Jerry’s weekly thought: Trump is a twice impeached loser.

Musical guest: Casey Campbell

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Jerry, you are connected to the Democratic Party at the highest levels. Can you get us all tours of the White House, or at the very least some swag bags from there? Not a podium or anything.

Jene and Jerry have an on the air fight.

Jene got stopped for driving over the speed limit last week, and he told the officer that he was a friend of Judge Jerry and asked if that helped his situation. The officer said no, but that he did love the episode where they had that big food fight at the Thanksgiving dinner table. Then he handed Jene his ticket and said, “Take care of yourself, and each other.” 

Jerry’s Weekly Thought. Republicans need to hold Trump accountable for the insurrection.

Musical guest: Nicholas Clay.

His song ‘Bigger than Us’ was selected for a documentary called ‘Homeroom’ and premiered this Friday at the Sundance Film Festival. #homeroom #sundancefilmfestival #documentary

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Jene gives a report on his Covid-19 shot today. He also gives a report on Big Foot sightings in Morrow, Ohio.

Tip of the hat to Larry King and his career, Jerry’s friend, who died recently.

Jerry for Senate from the state of Ohio? Let the campaign begin.

Jerry's Rant: The Second Impeachment of Donald Trump - Volume 2.

Musical guest: Nicholas Clay.

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We open with teases of Jerry’s Thought for the Week and our musical guest.

There have been media reports of people recently seeing Jerry Springer holding on for his life on the back of a jet ski at 50 miles an hour as it went back and forth across the Sarasota Bay. What the hell is that all about?

Jerry, as we are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel on Covid-19, should we begin to lay out the plans for you and us to scale Springer Mountain in Georgia? Would this spring work, assuming we all have gotten the arm jab?

Jerry’s Thought for the Week - Trump's Presidential Pardons

Musical Guest: John Clay

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