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Ralph Nader Radio Hour

Trump’s Corporate Presidency/The Truth About Airlines

Ralph Nader Radio Hour

Ralph Nader

Government, News

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2018

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Ralph welcomes back president of Public Citizen, Robert Weissman, for an update on the Trump agenda and what they are doing to fight it. Also, aviation expert William McGee tells us what’s really going on in the airplanes you fly with his book, “Attention All Passengers: The Airlines Dangerous Descent and What You Can Do To Reclaim Our Skies.”


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0:00.0

From the K-P-F-K Studios in Southern California,

0:03.6

it's the Ralph Nader Radio Hour.

0:05.6

Stand up, stand up.

0:07.8

You've been sitting ready to song.

0:10.4

Welcome to the Ralph Nader Radio Hour. My name is Steve Scrovan along with the

0:17.1

man of the hour. Ralph Nader. How are you doing today, Ralph?

0:20.5

Very good. As usual, we got a very fresh new show today that affects airline passengers as well as people

0:28.6

who want to get things done in Washington.

0:31.0

Exactly.

0:32.0

And in that regard, in the first half of the show, we're going to welcome back old friend Robert

0:36.6

Weisman, the President of Public Citizen, which is the legendary Consumer Watchdog Group founded

0:42.3

by Ralph and a number of colleagues back in the early 70s.

0:46.1

And I know for a fact they have been extraordinarily busy over there at Public Citizen these days,

0:51.6

suing the Trump administration over their anti-regulatory

0:54.9

agenda, exposing EPA head Scott Pruitt for his ethical lapses, making the

1:00.6

White House publish their visitor logs so that the public knows which industry lobbyists are getting an audience with the president

1:07.2

and publishing a report on how Donald Trump's businesses have been profiting from his presidency.

1:13.0

That's just the first half of the show.

1:15.0

And in the second half of the show, whether you are a frequent

1:18.0

or even an infrequent flyer, you're not going to want to miss our second guest.

1:22.0

We're going to

1:23.2

travel journalist and aviation expert William McGee

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