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

it's the Ralph Nader Radio Hour.

Stand up, stand up.

You've been sitting ready to song.

Welcome to the Ralph Nader Radio Hour. My name is Steve Scrovan along with my co-host David Feldman whose personal life has just been scored by the

nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office,

and I have to say it's not what he promised.

I just found out that when my divorce goes through next week, 24 million Americans will lose their health insurance.

It's a bad settlement.

Bad settlement.

And of course we have the man of the hour, Ralph Nader.

Hello, Ralph. Hello.

We're looking forward to today's show because on the show

we're going to talk to Palestinian American comedian slash law professor Amher Zar

and find out what's so funny about peace love and

understanding to paraphrase Elvis Costello we will also be discussing the

uplifting story of how the small town of Richmond, California was able to shake off its dependence on big oil and successfully

Redefined itself as a thriving progressive 21st century community. We'll be doing that with author Steve Early whose book is entitled Refinery Town.

We will also as always check in with corporate crime reporter Russell Mo Kiber, the deputy dog of the Corporate Crime Beat.

But first, as some of you may know, maybe not from that first little beat we did in the show,

that David and I are comedians and Ralph of course is a lawyer.

Well, our first guest is both.

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