West Coast Cookbook and Speakeasy - Smothered Benedict Wednesdays 05 April 23

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Smothered Benedict Wednesdays, is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump got away with the Access Hollywood tape politically, but will pay for it legally.Then, on the rest of the menu, Hawai’i lawmakers are considering legislation that would require tourists to pay for a yearlong license to visit state parks; the state of Washington has purchased a three-year supply of abortion pills ahead of the court ruling out of Amarillo, Texas; and, still reeling from a weekend of deadly weather, the risk of severe storms persists from Texas to the Great Lakes.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where new images from inside the Fukushima nuclear power plant has triggered concerns about the reactor’s safety; and, Italy is rallying international support for another attempt to build a bridge to Sicily.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live Player​Keep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!"To those of us who believe that all of life is sacred every crumb of bread and sip of wine is a Eucharist, a remembrance, a call to awareness of holiness right where we are. I want all of the holiness of the Eucharist to spill out beyond church walls, out of the hands of priests and into the regular streets and sidewalks, into the hands of regular, grubby people like you and me, onto our tables, in our kitchens and dining rooms and backyards.”-- Shauna Niequist"Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes"Show Notes & LinksBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.