Amy Goodman Wants Corporate Media to ‘Steal This Story, Please!’

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🗓️ 13 April 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Thirty years ago, journalist Amy Goodman premiered the daily radio show Democracy Now. Launched on nine community radio stations in 1996, the program now broadcasts on over 1,400 television and radio stations worldwide. Along the way, Goodman and Democracy Now provided groundbreaking coverage of the Standing Rock protests, Chevron’s alleged corruption in Nigeria and illnesses linked to toxins after 9/11. The new documentary “Steal This Story, Please!” recounts Goodman’s career. We’ll talk with her about the documentary, three decades of Democracy Now and the role of independent journalism in today’s news landscape. Guests: Amy Goodman, host and executive producer, Democracy Now!; subject of "Steal This Story, Please!" about her 30 year career in independent media Tia Lessin, co-director, ‘Steal This Story, Please!’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:33.0	Welcome to Forum. I'm I'm Ena Kim.
0:35.8	When the independent news show Democracy Now launched 30 years ago,
0:39.8	it broadcast on some nine community radio stations. Today, it's on more than 1,400 radio and
0:46.9	television stations worldwide. A new documentary looks at the life and career of its host since
0:52.8	Democracy Now's inception, Amy Goodman, with plenty of
0:56.9	moments featuring what director Tia Lesson describes as Goodman's sheer audacity. Here's a clip from the
1:03.0	film's opening, where Goodman chases, for several minutes, a Trump policy advisor at the 2018
1:08.6	UN Climate Summit as he tries to run away.
1:11.6	Can you explain why you won't answer any questions on the issue of climate change or why the U.S. is here?
1:18.6	If you would like to set up an interview, we can do that.
1:21.6	But you're actually harassing me.
1:23.6	A reporter asking you a question, sir, is not harassment.
1:26.6	The documentary is called, steal this story, please. And listeners, what do you want to ask or tell
1:33.9	Amy Goodman? Amy, welcome to Forum. Oh, it's so great to be with you, a real honor.
1:41.3	And happy birthday, I understand. It's your birthday today. It is. It's great to be on this show
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