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 jump.

Welcome to the Ralph Nader Radio Hour. My name is Steve Scrovan along with my co-host David Feldman.

Halloween is coming up David. You have your costume picked up?

Yes, I do. I'm going as a... Halloween is coming up David you have your costume picked up?

Yes I do I'm going as a overly suspicious angry middle-aged man with classes.

Okay that should be kind of a stretch for you.

I'm very expensive costume.

Glad you're reaching out there.

And we also have the man of the hour Ralph Nader.

Hello, Ralph.

Hello, everybody.

We have another thought-provoking show for you today. We're going to be talking about the media and Monsanto.

I'd like to do the alliteration on the themes. We're going to be talking to Nicholas Johnson, who is an FCC commissioner back in the days of Richard Nixon.

And we're going to find out how much has changed in the corporate media landscape now that we're in the age of Trump.

Also on the show, we're going to take a deep dive into the machinations of everyone's favorite chemical company, Monsanto.

I'd like to refer to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce as the Death Star.

There are a few companies in that Death Star that are more powerful than Monsanto.

Investigative reporter Carrie Gillum has written a book that uncovers exactly how.

In its naked pursuit of profit, Monsanto is threatening the earth and everything that lives on it.

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