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Guests on the program have included elected public officials, political candidates, members of the military, film producers, and members of university political clubs, among others. Interviews are both live and pre-recorded. The following are some of the guests who have been on the program:
An interesting mix of things:
- Allison Warden, WeCanKnow.com
- Anne Trimble, CEO of Southlake Gold & Silver and Bible prophecy expert
- Bryan Fischer, American Family Association
- Craig Gross, porno pastor from XXXChurch.com
- David Wynn Miller, government control through grammar theorist
- Glenn Miller – Racist white supremacist and perennial Senate candidate
- Gordon Klingenschmitt, former Navy Chaplain
- Grant Jeffrey, author of Shadow Government: How the Global Elite Plan to Destroy Democracy and Your Freedom
- Joan Heffington, Republican candidate for Kansas Governor, 2010
- Jonathan Phelps – Westboro Baptist Church
- Joseph Chambers, Pastor and author
- Kathleen Willey, Former White House Aide who claimed Bill Clinton sexually assaulted her.
- Tim Lemont, author of Church Goeth Before a Fall
- Margie Phelps, Westboro Baptist Church
- Michael Brown, Phd, Author of A Queer Thing Happened to America
- Mike McHugh, Christian homeschooling advocate
- Naked Cowboy Robert John Burck, Tea Party Presidential Candidate 2012
- Ned Ryun, President of AmericanMajority.org
- Paul Cameron, American psychologist and sex researcher known for anti-homosexual views
- Orly Taitz, leader of the birther movement
- Peter LaBarbera, President of Americans for Truth About Homosexuality
- Rebecca Anne, psychic medium & author
- Shirley Phelps-Roper, Westboro Baptist Church
- Steve Baldwin, co-author of From Crayons to Condoms
- Susie Sampson, Tea Party Report
- Terry Jones, Koran-burner at Dove World Outreach Center
- Todd Friel, host of Christian TV show Wretched TV
- Ray Comfort, author of the book You Can Lead an Atheist to Evidence But You Can’t Make Him Think, Christian minister and evangelist
Politicians, Candidates, and Elected Officials:
- Alex Morse, Mayor of Holyoke, Massachusetts
- Art Robinson, Republican candidate for US Congressman from Oregon
- Barney Frank, US Congressman from Massachusetts
- Buddy Roemer, former Louisiana Governor, 2012 Republican Presidential candidate
- Chris Gabrieli, Democratic candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 2006
- Christy Mihos, Independent candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 2006
- Clare Higgins, Mayor of Northampton, MA, 2000-Present
- Dennis Kucinich, Democratic US Congressman from Ohio, Presidential candidate
- Deval Patrick, Governor of Massachusetts
- Donna Edwards, Democratic US Congresswoman from Maryland
- Ed O’Reilly, Democratic candidate for US Senator from Massachusetts, 2008
- Elizabeth Warren, Democratic Candidate for US Senator from Massachusetts, 2012
- Fred Karger, first openly gay Presidential candidate
- Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Congressman from New York
- Jan Schakowsky, Democratic US Congresswoman from Illinois
- Jesse Ventura, former Governor of Minnesota and former professional wrestler
- Jim Suttle, Democratic Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska
- Joe Sestak, Democratic US Congressman from Pennsylvania
- John Gregg, Democratic candidate for Governor of Indiana
- John Kerry, Democratic US Senator from Massachusetts
- Mandela Barnes, Democratic State Representative from Wisconsin
- Marcy Winograd, Democratic California candidate for Congress, 2010
- Michael Dukakis, former Governor of Massachusetts and presidential candidate
- Michael Capuano, Democratic US Congressman from Massachusetts
- Nathan Bech, Republican candidate for US Senator from Massachusetts, 2008
- Stacey Campfield, Tennessee State Senator, sponsor of “Don’t Say Gay” bill
- Stanley Rosenberg, Massachusetts State Senator
- Richard Neal, Democratic US Congressman from Massachusetts
- Ralph Nader, Presidential Candidate & Political Activist
Authors & Writers:
- Aaron Klein, Author of Schmoozing with Terrorists, conservative journalist
- Adam Winkler, Constitution Law Professor at UCLA & author of Gunfight
- Alan Huffman, author of “We’re with Nobody”
- Alondra Nelson, Professor at Columbia University, Author of Body and Soul
- Ben Shapiro, Breitbard News Editor at Large & author of Bullies: How the Left’s Culture of Fear and Intimidation Silences America
- Bob Deitrick, co-author of Bulls Bears and the Ballot Box
- Christopher DiCarlo, PhD, author of How to Become a Really Good Pain in the Ass
- David Chura, author of I Don’t Wish Nobody to Have a Life Like Mine: Tales of Kids in Adult Lockup
- Greg Palast, Bestselling author and journalist
- Jason Mattera, conservative author & speaker
- Jeff Kreisler, comedian and author of Get Rich Cheating
- Jerri-Lynn Scofield, author and lawyer
- John Nichols, writer for The Nation
- John Sheirer, author of Tales of a Real American Liberal
- Jonah Lehrer, author of Imagine: How Creativity Works
- Lawrence Alexander aka D.W. Buffa, author of the political thrilled Rubicon
- Maria Armoudian, author of Kill the Messenger: The Media’s Role in the Fate of the World
- Marie Dubuque, certified life coach, author, etiquette expert
- Mathew Gross, author of The Last Myth: What the Rise of Apocalyptic Thinking Tells us About America
- Michael Moss, author of Sugar Salt Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us
- Michael Parenti, noted political scholar and author of The Face of Imperialism
- Nancy L. Cohen, author of Delirium: The Politics of Sex in America
- Richard K. Morgan, British science fiction author
- SE Cupp, conservative author & commentator
- Seth Mnookin, Contributing Editor of Vanity Fair
- Stephen Goldstein, author of Atlas Drugged: Ayn Rand be Damned!
- Steve Siebold, author of Sex Politics Religion: How Delusional Thinking is Destroying America
- Ted Rall, syndicated cartoonist and author of The Anti-American Manifesto
- William Labov, author of Dialect Diversity in America: The Politics of Language Change
Gay Rights & More:
- Abbie Goldberg, Professor of Psychology and author of Lesbian and Gay Parents and Their Children
- Emery Emery, Producer, Director, Author, and Host of the podcasts, “Skeptically Yours” & “Ardent Atheist”
- Greg Cendana, first gay Asian-American President of US Student Association
- John Becker, Communications Director at Truth Wins Out
- Michael Carney, Police office in Springfield, Massachusetts
- Tom McClusky, Vice President of Government Affairs at the Family Research Council
- Wayne Besen, TruthWinsOut.org
Sustainability, Energy, Ethics, and More:
- Alex Peterson and John from Green Gateway Radio
- Allan Kahane, Author and expert on alternative energy
- Arjun Makhijani, President of Institute for Energy and Environmental Research
- Bill Baue, author and radio host of Sea Change Radio
- Caleb Dean, Director of Generation Sustain
- Craig Della Penna, Realtor
- Daniel Ripes, PEAT International, Inc.
- David Bollier, author, activist, and expert on the “commons”
- Frances Moore Lappé, social change and democracy activist, author of 16 books including Diet for a Small Planet.
- Francesca Rheannon, journalist and radio host of Sea Change Radio
- Jonathan Trent, PhD NASA’s Ames Research Center
- Jose Miguel Guzman, Chief of the Population and Development Branch of the United Nations Population Fund
- Kuzma Tesvich, 4th generation oyster fisherman in BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill area
- Marcelo Da Luz, The Power of One Solar Car Project
- Tom Rossmassler from HAPHousing and Sagecoach Enterprises
- Kenneth Hahn, Executive Director of GlobalRoutes
- Marguerite Cravatt, filmed viral video at BP oil spill cleanup site
- Paige Donner, Huffington Post and Greening Hollywood
- Shel Horowitz, author of Principled Profit
- Terry Mollner & Susan Wennemyr, Stakesholders Capital
Healthcare:
- Andrew Gonzalez, health services research fellow at the University of Michigan and resident physician in general surgery at the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System
- Aubrey De Grey, Chief Science Officer of SENSE Foundation, biomedical gerontologist
- Carol Paris, psychiatrist and member of Physicians for a National Health Program
- Chris Slattery, founder of EMC FrontLine Pregnancy Centers
- Craig Melin, President & CEO of Cooley Dickinson Hospital
- Greg Piche, healthcare attorney and author of Sham Peer Review
- Jonathan Cohn, author of the book SICK: The Untold Story of America’s Health Care Crisis – And the People Who Pay the Price, and a senior editor at the New Republic and senior fellow at the think-tank Demos
- Jonathan Metzl, Director of Vanderbilt’s Center for Medicine, Health, and Society, and author of the book The Protest Psychosis
- Robert Levine, author of Shock Therapy for America’s Health Care System and practicing neurologist
- Robert Weissman, President of Public Citizen
- Sid Wolfe, Doctor & Director of Public Citizen’s Health Research Group
- Wendell Potter, former CIGNA VP & health insurance whistleblower
Politics & More:
- Adam Tragone, Managing Editor of Human Events
- Alan Nathan, host of Battle Line with Alan Nathan
- Alex Seitz-Wald, political reporter at Salon.com
- Allan Lichtman, creator of “13 keys” Presidential election prediction theory
- Alyona Minkovski, Host of RT’s The Alyona Show
- Amanda Terkel, Research Associate – Center for American Progress
- Ana Kasparian, Co-Host of The Young Turks
- Anneke Green, The Washington Times
- Arthur Brooks, Professor at Syracuse University, author of “The Fertility Gap”
- Bay Buchanan, political strategist, former Treasurer of the United States
- Ben Barrack, Investigative radio host & blogger
- Ben Mankiewicz, Turner Classic Movies & The Young Turks
- Bill Rosen, Massachusetts Democratic State Committeeman and political and government consultant
- Bill Scher, Author of “Wait! Don’t Move to Canada!” and Founder of LiberalOasis.com
- Bob Ney, former Republican Congressman from Ohio
- Brad Friedman, BradBlog.com
- Chris Mooney, author of The Republican Brain
- Christopher Petrella, Blogger at Nation of Change
- Cliff Schecter, nationally syndicated columnist & political strategist
- Craig Aaron, President of FreePress
- Craig Smith, Chairman of Swiss America
- Chase Whiteside, filmmaker & founder of New Left Media
- David Bernstein, Political Reporter for The Phoenix in Boston
- David Halperin, Senior Fellow at United Republic
- David Shuster, host of Take Action News, former Fox News & MSNBC reporter
- David Sirota, Progressive talk radio host and author of “Back to Our Future”
- David Willman, author of The Mirage Man: Bruce Ivins, the Anthrax Attacks, and America’s Rush to War
- Dave Zirin, sports editor for The Nation magazine, bestselling author
- David Morey, presidential advisor, author
- Dean Obeidallah, political comedian
- Deb Kozikowski, Vice-Chair of Massachusetts Democratic State Committee and a superdelegate
- Denis Campbell, Editor-in-Chief of UK Progressive Magazine
- Don Rojas, Executive Director of Free Speech TV
- Dylan Ratigan, MSNBC host & author of Greedy Bastards
- Eric Manirakiza, Managing Director of African Public Radio and Correspondent for Voice of America, Burundi
- Floyd Brown, President of the National Campaign Fund and Chairman of the Western Center for Journalism
- Franco Ripple, Vice President of Communications of Florida Young Democrats
- Frank Emspak, Executive Director of Workers Independent News
- Gerald Friedman, Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts
- Glenn Greenwald, Contributing Writer at Salon.com
- Greg Collins, President, and Jay Lincoln, Publicity Director, both from the University of Massachusetts Republican Club are live in studio
- Horace Cooper, conservative legal commentator and writer
- Isaac Mass, Republican political veteran
- Jackson Katz, anti-sexist activist and author
- James Lynch, Amnesty International
- Jeromie Whalen, Chairman of TestPAC
- Jesse Adams and Shawn Robinson from Young Democrats of America
- Jim Dean, Chair of Democracy for America and brother of Governor Howard Dean
- Jim Hightower, columnist, author, and activist
- Jordan Sekulow – Conservative talk show host, civil rights attorney, and Director of International Operations for the American Center for Law and Justice
- Josh Eidelson, Journalist & Contributor to The American Prospect
- Josh Stearns, FreePress
- Karl Frisch, Democratic Strategist
- Karlyn Bowman, Resident Fellow – American Enterprise Institute
- Kevin Gosztola, Journalist at FireDogLake.com
- Kristen Soltis, Republican strategist, The Winston Group
- Ladd Everitt, Director of Communications at Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
- Larry Pratt, Executive Director of Gun Owners of America
- Lee Camp, comedian & author of Lee Camp’s Moment of Clarity
- Lee Fang, Senior Investigator at Republic Report
- Luke Vargas, Talk Radio News Service
- Lynn Parramore, Contributing Editor at AlterNet
- Mark Potok, Direct of Southern Poverty Law Center
- Matt Lewis, Senior Contributor to The Daily Caller
- Matthew Filipowicz, Host of the Matthew Filipowicz Show
- Matthew Rothschild, editor of The Progressive
- Michael Brooks, author & writer
- Michael Koolidge, host of The Michael Koolidge Show
- Michael Shure, The Young Turks
- Mike Elk, staff writer at In These Times Magazine
- Mike Hannahan, Professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts
- Medea Benjamin, Founder of Code Pink and Global Exchange
- Michael Klare, professor of Peace and World Security Studies and the defense correspondent of The Nation Magazine
- Mike Lux, author of The Progressive Revolution, President of Progressive Strategies, and a regular columnist for The Huffington Post
- Ned Flaherty, researcher & writer
- Payson Schwin, Research Associate – Center for American Progress
- Peter Beinart, Senior Fellow at the New America Foundation
- Peter F. Paul, the Hollywood entrepreneur, co-founder of Stan Lee Media, and convicted felon who is the subject of the movie Hillary Uncensored
- Radley Balko, Policy Analyst – Cato Institute
- Ray Drewnowski, Political Director of Pioneer Valley Young Democrats
- Richard Eskow, Campaign for America’s Future
- Richard Fowler, Radio Host, Democratic Messaging Expert, & Millennial Engagement Specialist
- Richard Wolff, Professor Emeritus of Economics, University of Massachusetts
- Robert Borosage, Co-Director of Campaign for America’s Future
- Robin Koerner, Founder of WatchingAmerica.com & Huffington Post blogger
- Russ Baker, founder & editor of WhoWhatWhy.com & investigative journalist
- Salvator La Mastra, Author of 2012 for Twentysomethings
- Sam Seder, Host of Majority Radio
- Sara Robinson, Senior Editor of AlterNet Visions
- Scott Keeter, Directory of Survey Research – Pew Research Center
- Seth Weinberger, professor of politics and government at University of Puget Sound
- Taki Oldham, director of Billionaire’s Tea Party
- Terrance Heath, Online Producer for Campaign for America’s Future
- Tim Carpenter, National Executive Director of Progressive Democrats of America
- Tina Dupuy, Managing Editor of Crooks and Liars
- Tracy Van Slyke, Project Director at The Media Consortium & author
- Van Jones, political activist
Lawyers, Attorneys, and Legal:
- Bill Newman, Attorney for the ACLU of Massachusetts
- Brooks Schuelke, personal injury lawyer from Austin, Texas
- Catherine Crier, former Texas judge, author
- Charles Brownstein, Executive Director of Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
- Chase Madar, attorney & author of The Passion of Bradley Manning
- David Kaye, Professor of Law at the University of California, Irvine, School of Law, and a former lawyer with the U.S. Department of State responsible for the application of the Geneva Conventions and other areas of international law
- Eric Gouvin, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law at Western New England College
- John Bonifaz, voting rights attorney and political activist
- Mark Fancher, ACLU Michigan Staff Attorney on Racial Justice Project
- Mike Papantonio, attorney and talk radio host
- Robert Applebaum, attorney and founder of ForgiveStudentLoanDebt.com
- Scott Bonn, Professor of Criminology at Drew University
- Susan Saladoff, director of documentary Hot Coffee
Terrorism, Law Enforcement, Military, War and More:
- Bruce Miller, professor of Constitutional Law, Law and Terrorism, and Legal Ethics at Western New England College School of Law in Springfield, Massachusetts
- Eric O’Neill, former FBI operative best known for his involvement in the case of Robert Hanssen
- Ervin Staub, Professor of Psychology at the University of Massachusetts, expert on mass violence and genocide, Abu Ghraib trial expert witness
- Gene Healy, Senior Editor – Cato Institute
- Karen Kwiatkowski, Retired US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel
- Matt Hoh, Iraq war veteran and former Foreign Service official
- Paul Chappell, West Point graduate, Iraq War veteran, Peace Leadership Director at the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, author
- Richard A. Clarke, retired U.S. government official and expert in counter-terrorism
- Robert Gard, Retried Lt. General, Chairman of Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation
- Ryan Radia, Assistant Director of Technology Studies, Competitive Enterprise Institute
- Tyler Boudreau, Iraq war veteran and author
- Victor Ostrovsky, ex-Mossad case officer, former member of the Israeli Defense Force, and former Lieutenant Commander of the Israeli Navy
- Walid Shoebat, reformed Palestinian terrorist, Walid Shoebat Foundation
Religion:
- Ashton Elijah Pittman, blogger & witness to Pastor Damon Thompson viral anti-gay outing in church
- Darrel Ray, psychologist & author of The God Virus
- Dave Williams and Mike Lyons, producers of controversial religious Pepsi & Doritos ad
- David Silverman, President of American Atheists
- Faheem Younus, religion & history professor, blogger at muslimamerican.com
- Greydon Square, atheist rapper
- James Lansberry, President of the Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries
- Janet Heimlich, author of Breaking Their Will: Shedding Light on Religious Child Maltreatment
- Jon O’Brien, President of Catholics for Choice
- Kendal Sheets, author of Book of Mormon, Book of Lies
- Peter Feaman, author of “The Next Nightmare”
- Rabbi David Nesenoff – Famously recorded Helen Thomas making offensive statements about Israel
- Rabbi Irwin Kula
- Rachel Tabachnick, researcher, writer, and speaker on impact of Religious Right
- Robert Peters, President of Morality in Media
- Scott Atran, Professor of Psychology at University of Michigan and Oxford University & Author of Talking to the Enemy: Faith, Brotherhood, and the (Un)Making of Terrorists
- Shawn McCraney, former Mormon
- William Murray, Chairman of the Religious Freedom Coalition
Everything else:
- Alex Rosten, Edmunds.com
- Anonymous, internet gathering
- Ap Dijksterhuis, Psychology Professor at Radboud University, The Netherlands
- Bill Dwight, WHMP morning radio host
- Bob Werb, Chairman of The Space Frontier Foundation
- Catherine Hakim, British sociologist and Senior Research Fellow at London School of Economics, author of the book “Erotic Capital.”
- Cenk Uygur, Host of The Young Turks
- Chris Manz, Democrastreet Wow and The Chris Manz Show Live
- David Simpson, Founder and Executive Director of the Commonwealth Center for Change & Storefront Art is live in studio
- Erica Scharrer, Professor of Communication at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst
- Ian Freeman, Host of Free Talk Live and blogger at FreeKeene.com
- Ira Rubenzahl, President of Springfield Technical Community College in Springfield, Massachusetts
- Jean-Philippe Tremblay, Director of documentary Shadows of Liberty
- Jeff Thompson, Assistant Research Professor, Political Economy Research Institute
- John Andrulis, Professor Emeritus of economics at Western New England College in Springfield, Massachusetts
- Josh Silver, Executive Director and Co-Founder of FreePress
- Kate Hanni, Executive Director of FlyersRights.org
- Keith C. McCormic – Republican candidate for Massachusetts Senate, 2008
- Kenny Gamble – Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member and song producer/writer
- Lawrence Krauss, theoretical physicist and cosmologist who is a professor of physics and director of the Origins Project at Arizona State University
- Luke Muehlhauser, Executive Director of Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence
- Martin Butterick, former professional gambler
- Mary Serreze, NorthamptonMedia.com
- Matt Dworzanczyk, filmmaker, traveler, and Director of ‘DPRK: The Land of Whispers’
- Michael Bishop, Texas landowner whose land is being taken over for the Keystone XL pipeline
- Michael Empric, Guinness Book of World Records Adjudicator
- Michael Morgan, Professor of Communication at the University of Massachusetts
- Michael Shea, Producer and Director of Red State
- Mister Money Mustache, personal finance blogger from MrMoneyMustache.com
- Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist
- Nica Noelle, porn actress, writer, & director
- Perez Hilton, Gossip Journalist, PerezHilton.com
- Ray Hennessey, Editor – SmartMoney.com
- Robert Feldman, Professor of Psychology, University of Massachusetts
- Robin Stewart-DeMartino, Director of CitySprout
- Shane Hankins, Executive Director of Grassroots.org
- Stefanie Williams, Blogger at Chasing the Jersey
- Steve Edwards, education expert & former VP National Crime Prevention Council
- Sut Jhally, is a professor of Communication at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and is a cultural studies scholar in the area of advertising, media, and consumption
- Tara Tetreault & Candice Connors, Jackson & Connor
- Zack Kopplin, student who exposed Creationist education vouchers and more
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