The Janet Foster Show
A news show for GenXrs, Millennials and the cool Baby Boomers who are moderate and independent thinkers. The show features local, state and national organizations as well as everyday people stepping up as activists advocating for issues and concerns that are current events, business, personal development, public policy and entertainment related subjects.
Ep78 – Summer Riff 2017 (Part Two)
Answer listener questions about the Republican healthcare bill and the inability to pass anything better than the current ACA. Discussion about some ways registered Democrats who are progressives can do to get involved in the party as well as commentary about the state of how the largest loyal base of the party operates and how […]
Ep77 – Summer Riff 2017 (Part One)
Answer listener questions about tales from the nepotism files, Donald Trump Jr, the Russian connections, Betsy DeVos’ latest revision to roll back student protections from predatory lenders and other current events.
Ep76 – Equal Justice Initiative (Part Two)
Discussion with guest Evan Milligan from the Equal Justice Initiative about the organization’s public education programs. We discuss the organization’s effort to educate the public via the Community Remembrance Project as well as provide accurate and documented history about the past practice of lynching in America.
Ep75 – Equal Justice Initiative (Part One)
Discussion with guest Evan Milligan from the Equal Justice Initiative about the organization’s social justice efforts. We discuss issues with the legal system and the organization’s efforts with addressing sentencing inequality with children in prison, issues relative to the death penalty and mass incarceration.
Ep74 – Definitions for A Strange Time In America
Discussion and commentary about the current state of the US government as well as review of the latest civic terms people look for on search engines. Obstruction of justice, the Emoluments Clause in the US Constitution, and impeachment have become daily buzzwords.
Ep73 – A Good ‘Ole Boy Gets Schooled and Special Elections
Discussion and commentary about the special elections in GA and South Carolina in heavily Republican districts where Democrats have now become competitive in those areas. Review and commentary about the recent Senate hearings.
Ep72 – Comey Testifies: It’s On And Poppin’
Review and commentary about the Senate hearings addressing the firing of former FBI Director James Comey and the ongoing Russian investigation.
Ep71 – Summertime and the Reading List is Easy
Discussion and commentary about policy issues everyone should watch out over the summer. Also, discussion about recommended books on the 2017 Summer Reading list that listeners should check out.
Ep70 – Constituents Rise Up!
Discussion with Activist Ellen Montanari the organizer of weekly constituent meet-ups in the CA Congressional District 49 offices of Darrell Issa. We also discuss recent events and the concerns that constituents are concerned about and why people feel they have to have rallies in their district.
Ep69 – Memorial Day Special
Special discussion about the history and facts about Memorial Day that everyone should know.