Hello and welcome to the Katie Helper show on today's show I play an episode I recorded on live radio at WBI's Brooklyn studio.

It's a jam-packed show and features an interview I did with Lauren Ashcraft who was a DA member running for Congress in New York's 12th district

Also features an interview I did with journalist and writer Yasha Levine about the weaponization of immigrants

Then we talked to journalist Aaron Mate about Ukraine

and then I talked to Ron Davis and Cepas Uncle Bobby Johnson.

They are respectively the father of Jordan Davis and Oscar Grant. They were both

murdered, one by a policeman in the case of Oscar Grant and won by just an average civilian. They are in

town both of these men to present a very important performance and it's called

I am Troy Davis and you'll hear more about it towards the end of the episode but make sure that you

check out I am Troy Davis which is going to be a performance in Brooklyn Sunday at 3 p.m. and it's basically sold out or almost

sold out so you can also watch the live stream. And to do that go to donky saddle.org

again that's donkey saddle.org. Now I'm in the studio now with Lauren Ashcroft. Thank you so much for coming

Lauren. Thanks for having me. I'm so excited to be here. Yes tell us who you are

who is Lauren Ashcroft. So I am also a stand-up comedian.

Yes.

Right now I'm doing some temporary work

with my very activist church middle collegiate

to help them fundraise.

And I am an activist in the community. I've helped

to organize the Women's March and also through my stand-up comedy have helped to

connect nonprofits with resources and funds that they need through a series called Collection Box

comedy and I am running for Congress because I have... So wait let's just not

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