Michael Slate Show with David Palumbo-Liuon Trump's Nationalist Declaration; BA on Fighting Spirit vs Fascists; Plus, "Radiant Vermin"

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This week's show: David Palumbo-Liu, Trump's Nationalist Declaration; BA on Fighting Spirit vs Fascism; and "Radiant Vermin" at the Odyssey Theatre Trump’s Embrace of “Nationalist” Label Is Final Link to Dangerous Pattern David Palumbo-Liu, the Louise Hewlett Nixon Professor at Stanford University. He's a Professor of Comparative Literature and English. He recently wrote about  Trump’s calling himself a "nationalist." He noted, "By calling himself a 'nationalist,' Trump has made it clear who gets to be a part of his 'nation.'"  Radiant Vermin at Odyssey Theatre The Los Angeles premiere of an outrageous comedy with a killer heart by acclaimed British playwright and provocateur Philip Ridley. In this viciously funny satire flecked with horror, Ollie and Jill want to tell you about their dream home. But some of the things they did to get it… well, you might find them kind of shocking. Director Tim True and Actors Britt Harris, Kapil Talwalkar and Laura Faye Smith will join us.

Bob Avakian, the Chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party, on How to spread the fighting spirit confronting fascists despite what the Democrats tell people? This is from the Q&A that followed a speech he gave this summer, Why We Need An Actual Revolution And How We Can Really Make Revolution.