West Coast Cookbook and Speakeasy - Smothered Benedict Wednesdays 16 March 22

West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Specials, Smothered Benedict Wednesdays!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the response from the White House and Congress in the first three weeks of the Ukraine crisis has been “nothing short of historic.”On the rest of the menu, jury selection begins today in the trial of a Republican congressman from Nebraska who’s accused of lying to federal authorities about illegal campaign contributions from a Nigerian billionaire; several Republicans competing for the party’s nomination to run for US Senate in Ohio are facing scrutiny for their ties to Russia; and, a major Boise hospital went on lockdown after far-right activist Ammon Bundy urged hundreds of his supporters to go the facility in protest of a child protection case involving one of his family friends.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where journalists of Belarus’ oldest newspaper were handed prison terms in the latest move in a relentless government crackdown on independent media; and, Germany announced a 10-point plan to combat far-right extremism that includes disarming about 1,500 suspected extremists and tightening background checks for those wanting to acquire guns.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"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 & Links: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/3/16/2086211/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Smothered-Benedict-WednesdaysWCC&S Deep Archive: https://www.netrootsradio.com/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.