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Southpaws
by Darren Gibson
Southpaws is a radio show where current events and political topics are explored from a progressive point of view. Started in 2012, Southpaws is hosted by Darren Gibson and Jack Prince from studios in Grand Rapids, Michigan and is syndicated nationally through Pacifica Radio and Global Community Radio. © 2012-2022, Big D Entertainment. All Rights Reserved.
Episodes
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Southpaws 3-21-25 Pod
This is the last weekly episode of Southpaws. This show may return as a monthly, quarterly, or as special programming. Thank you to all of the Pacifica Radio affiliates who have carried our show over the years. It really meant a lot to me. Darren discussed these topics: Social Security recipients...
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Southpaws 3-7-25 Pod
Darren discussed these topics: Donald Trump repeatedly lied and made exaggerated claims during his address to a joint session of Congress. His address sounded more like a political speech than it did a State of the Union address. Rep. Al Green (D-TX) was ejected during the speech when he...
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Southpaws 2-14-25 Pod
Darren discussed these topics: Tulsi Gabbard has been confirmed as the Director of National Intelligence on a 52-48 vote. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was the only Republican to vote against her. Donald Trump is refusing to enforce the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Darren explains what the law does…
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Southpaws 2-7-25 Pod
Darren discussed these topics: Thousands of protesters came out across the country Wednesday to speak out against the Trump Administration and Project 2025. Now Trump wants to take over the Gaza Strip and redevelop it, forcing Palestinians from their homeland (ethnic cleansing). Palestinians say...
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Southpaws 1-31-25
Darren discussed these topics: A Blackhawk helicopter crashed mid-air into an American Eagle jet at Reagan National Airport in Washington DC late Wednesday evening. 67 people died with no survivors. Trump rescinded a memo freezing federal funding grants after a judge blocked the freeze from…
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Southpaws 1-10-25 Pod
Darren discussed these topics: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that he's stepping down. McDonald's announced that they're rolling back their diversity policies while Costco remains steadfast in their diversity program. The Biden Administration issued a rule that removes medical...
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Southpaws 1-3-25 Pod
Darren discussed these topics: 15 people are dead and 35 injured after a terrorist drove through the crowd on busy Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana on New Years Day. And we spend the rest of the hour looking back at the life and career of President Jimmy Carter, who passed away on Sunday…
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Southpaws 12-20-24 Pod
Darren discussed these topics: Alleged CEO shooter Luigi Mangione now faces federal charges that could get him the death penalty. Darren explained why these charges are bogus and talked about the idea of jury nullification. A jacket supposedly worn by Mangione is flying off store shelves. AT&T...
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Southpaws 12-6-24 Pod
Darren discussed these topics: New York City Police continue searching for the suspect in the shooting death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Pete Hegseth's nomination to be the next Secretary of Defense may be in trouble after allegations of sexual misconduct and excessive drinking have...
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Southpaws 11-15-24 Pod
Darren discussed these topics: Republican Senator John Thune (R-SD) has been elected the new incoming Senate Majority Leader. Donald Trump has nominated Matt Gaetz to head up the Department of Justice. Gaetz had resigned from Congress on Wednesday just before the release of an ethics report about...
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Southpaws 11-8-24 Pod
Darren shared some of his views of the Presidential election. Other stories include: The blame game starts as some people within the Harris campaign blame President Biden for not stepping aside earlier. Republicans take control of the White House and the Senate but the House of Representatives is...
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Southpaws 11-1-24 Pod
Darren briefly talked about covering the Kamala Harris campaign with special correspondent Katy J. He played clips from Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) and First Lady Michelle Obama. Other topics: Voting rights groups worry AI models are generating inaccurate and misleading responses for...
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Southpaws 10-25-24 Pod
Darren spent most of the show covering an article in The Atlantic by Jeffrey Goldberg about Donald Trump wishing his generals were more like Adolf Hitler's. Other topics: MAGA Inc., a Trump super-PAC, sent out fake Medicare cancellation notices to people in Arizona. A Georgia judge blocks a...
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Southpaws 10-11-24 Pod
Darren has a special message for those undecided and third party voters. Other topics include: Donald Trump allies threaten Deloitte contracts after employee leaks JD Vance comments. Officials debunk Trump's truly dangerous Hurricane Helene lies. North Carolinas second-largest newspaper condemns...
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Southpaws 10-4-24 Pod
Darren discussed these topics: Vice Presidential candidates Tim Walz (D) and JD Vance (R) had a debate on Tuesday. We cover some of the big takeaways from it. Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have a few curveballs thrown at them in the form of a hurricane, a port strike, and Iran...
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Southpaws 9-27-24 Pod
Darren discussed these topics: Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are criss crossing the country to get their message out to swing state voters. New polling shows that Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz is more popular than Republican JD Vance. This new polling was…
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Southpaws 9-20-24 Pod
Darren discussed these topics: House Republicans have voted against a measure that would have funded the government for the next six months. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear (D) signed an executive order banning the use of "conversion therapy". That's good news for LGBTQ+ minors in the state.…
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Southpaws 9-13-24 Pod
Darren spent the entire hour discussing the Presidential Debate between Vice-President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Pundits believe Harris won the debate after Trump went off on several tirades through the 90 minutes. Trump repeated false claims that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio…
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Southpaws 8-30-24 Pod
Darren discussed these topics: Barry County, Michigan Sheriff Dar Leaf is under fire for releasing damning allegations against a primary opponent just days before the August election. It's looking more and more like the assassination attempt against Donald Trump was a crime of opportunity rather...
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Southpaws 8-23-24 Pod
Darren starts this week's show with an impassioned discussion about a hidden aspect of Project 2025 that's not being talked about: the banning of porn and the trampling of the First Amendment. Yes, it's part of Project 2025. You don't want to miss Darren's rant of the week. Other topics…
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Southpaws 8-16-24 Pod
Darren discussed these topics: The latest news concerning the presidential race. Primary results in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Connecticut. The Arizona Supreme Court ruled that a fetus can be referred to as an "unborn human being" in an informational pamphlet. The first Black mayor of Newbern,...
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Southpaws 8-9-24 Pod
Darren discussed these topics: Vice President Kamala Harris has picked Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be her running mate. We have election results from several states including Michigan, Missouri, and Washington State. The far right group Ottawa Impact will no longer have a majority on the…
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Southpaws 8-2-24 Pod
Darren discussed these topics: Four American prisoners held in Russia have been freed as part of the largest prisoner swap since the Cold War. The Michigan Supreme Court ruled that Republican legislators could not "adopt and amend" ballot initiatives. Because of this ruling, the state minimum…
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Southpaws 7-26-24 Pod
Darren discussed these topics: President Joe Biden has officially dropped out of the presidential race. He has endorsed his Vice-President Kamala Harris to be the top of the ticket for the Democrats. Harris has already set a fundraising record out of the gate and has narrowed the gap between her...
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Southpaws 7-19-24 Pod
Darren discussed these topics: Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania. The alleged shooter was a 20-year-old from Pennsylvania who supported right wing politics. Secret Service hasn't described a motive for the shooting, but there's one possibility nobody is talking about...
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Southpaws 7-12-24 Pod
Darren discussed these topics: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has submitted Articles of Impeachment against Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito. A company is installing vending machines that dispense ammunition in grocery stores in Texas, Alabama, and Oklahoma. The...
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Southpaws 7-5-24 Pod
Darren is joined this week by Jack Prince. They discussed these topics: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Donald Trump has presidential immunity for official acts while he was in office. What that exactly means will be determined first by lower courts. This is another step in Trump shoring up...
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Southpaws 6-28-24 Pod
Darren discussed these topics: Donald Trump's gag order in his hush money case has been modified in his favor. Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is a free man after he took a plea deal in a felony case in the U.S. The United Nations told Israel that they will suspend all aid operations until…
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Southpaws 6-21-24 Pod
Darren discussed his latest adventures on Facebook, where he schooled conservatives on who is responsible for higher gas and grocery prices. (Hint: it's not President Biden.) Other topics included: Rep. Bob Good (R-VA) has squared off in a primary against State Sen. John McGuire, who is endorsed…
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Southpaws 6-7-24 Pod
Darren is still basking in the afterglow of Donald Trump being found guilty on 34 felony counts from his hush money trial. Other topics include: Republicans are looking to indict the left as revenge for Donald Trump's trials and convictions. The United Nations Secretary-General has floated the…
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Southpaws 5-31-24 Pod
As we were finishing up the recording of this episode, we received word that the jury in Donald Trump's hush money trial had reached a verdict. Trump was found guilty on all counts. We'll have more of the fallout on next week's show. Other topics include: A New York City nurse was fired just days...
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Southpaws 5-17-24 Pod
Darren discussed these topics: President Joe Biden and Donald Trump have agreed to debates. Slovakia's prime minister was shot in an assassination attempt. Trump said that South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem (R) was "having a bad week" in regards to her admitting to intentionally killing a dog in…
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Southpaws 5-10-24 Pod
Darren discussed these topics: The United States has stopped the shipment of 2,000 pound bombs to Israel ahead of a possible attack on the city of Rafah. Stormy Daniels testified in Donald Trump's hush money trial. Trump was fined an additional $1,000 for violating his gag order. The judge has...
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Southpaws 5-3-24 Pod
Darren discussed these topics: The 54th anniversary of the Kent State shooting coincides with college protests across the country condemning the Israel-Hamas War. Have we learned lessons from Kent State or are we doomed to repeat history? Colleges are having police crack down on protesters....
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Southpaws 4-26-24 Pod
Darren discussed these topics: The latest on the Donald Trump hush money trial. Trump's attorneys go in front of the U.S. Supreme Court to argue that the president has absolute immunity while in office. Pro Palestinian protests are breaking out at colleges and universities around the country. A…
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Southpaws 4-19-24 Pod
Darren discussed these topics: Jurors have been chosen in Donald Trump's hush money trial. Opening arguments could begin next week. Trump Media stock continues to drop in price. Climate change could cost the world economy $38 trillion by the year 2049 and may more than double by the year 2100,...
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Southpaws 4-12-24 Pod
Darren is joined by Jack Prince this week to discuss these topics: Jack explains an effort to inform the Michigan Education Association about the detriments of Medicare Advantage. New tactics are being employed to sign up seniors to Medicare Advantage, including in person seminars. Jack attended...
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Southpaws 4-5-24 Pod
Darren discussed these topics: Donald Trump continues to escalate his rhetoric against migrants entering the country illegally. He held a speech in Grand Rapids, Michigan earlier this week where he called migrants "animals". The family of a murder victim said Trump never talked to them after he...
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Southpaws 3-29-24 Pod
Darren discussed these topics: The Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore, MD fell into the harbor after a freighter ship collided with one of the supports. Six people were killed and two others injured. Donald Trump is now selling Bibles in his latest fleecing of his flock. Trump's hush money…
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Southpaws 3-22-24 Pod
Darren discussed these topics: The father of the Oxford, Michigan high school shooter was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for his part in allowing his son access to the gun used in the shooting. Donald Trump is having a hard time posting a $454 million bond so he can appeal his New York...
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Southpaws 3-15-24 Pod
Darren discussed these topics: A Georgia judge has dismissed some of the RICO charges against Donald Trump, but left others in place. The U.S. House passed a ban on Tik Tok. The bill now goes to the Senate. Mississippi, which has one of the largest infant mortality rates, will now allow earlier...
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Southpaws 3-8-24 Pod
Darren discussed these topics: Donald Trump won big during Super Tuesday. Nikki Haley has suspended her presidential campaign. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) endorsed Donald Trump for president, after saying Trump was responsible for January 6. Lawmakers pass measures to secure...
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Southpaws 2-23-24 Pod
Darren discussed these topics: Donald Trump has to pay $355 million in his New York civil trial. Trump compared his legal problems to the assassination of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Could Wikileaks founder Julian Assange be extradited to the U.S. on charges? A British court will...
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Southpaws 2-16-24 Pod
Darren discussed these topics: Could Fani Willis be removed as prosecutor in the Donald Trump election fraud case in Georgia? A judge will determine that soon. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas was impeached by the House by only one vote. Democrat Tom Suozzi won George DeSantis' old...
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Southpaws 2-9-24 Pod
Darren discussed these topics: In a first of its kind decision, a Michigan jury found Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of the Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley, guilty on four counts of involuntary manslaughter for her role in the shooting. The Federal Appeals Court for Washington, DC found...
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Southpaws 2-2-24 Pod
Darren returned this week to discuss these topics: Kentucky legislators consider House Bill 5, which among many other things would allow property owners to kill homeless people camping on their property. The legislation easily passed the Republican dominated House and goes to the equally…
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Southpaws 1-26-24 Pod
Darren is back this week to discuss these topics: Rolling Stone magazine published an expose on Christian right wing radio station owner Educational Media Foundation and how they're flying under the FCC radar while buying up multiple frequencies in major cities. Creeping Christianity continues...
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Southpaws 1-19-24 Pod
Darren is back to discuss these topics: Donald Trump won the Iowa GOP Caucus. 64% of Iowa Caucus voters said that Trump is fit to be president even if he's convicted. Could the honeymoon be over between Ottawa Impact and Ottawa County, Michigan supervisor John Gibbs? A newly released email may...
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Southpaws 1-5-24 Pod
It's the first Southpaws for 2024 and Darren discussed these topics: Donald Trump has been removed from the primary ballot in Maine. A Michigan couple is suing a school district after they found out that their child was being addressed by preferred pronouns by school staff. Their conservative...
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Southpaws is a radio show where current events and political topics are explored from a progressive point of view. Started in 2012, Southpaws is hosted by Darren Gibson and Jack Prince from studios in Grand Rapids, Michigan and is syndicated nationally through Pacifica Radio and Global Community Radio.
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