West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Smothered Benedict Wednesday is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the “Coalition of the Unwilling” is expanding because the ‘Psychopath in Chief’ just won’t shut up.Then, on the rest of the menu, a federal judge struck down the Arkansas law mandating schools display the Ten Commandments; Sam Alito was shamed as an 'absolute embarrassment' for not recusing from a case involving his close billionaire pal; and, the Canadian billionaire just given $314 million of taxpayers’ money to build and operate a new ICE mega-jail, was accused of making death threats against his employees and their families.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where a military live fire demonstration for Vance and Hegseth meant to intimidate California during the ICE invasion there, did rain shrapnel onto Interstate-5 from a premature artillery shell explosion; and, former Germany coach Joachim Löw said C

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, River City Hash Mondays is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump is fundraising off the deaths of fallen troops.Then, on the rest of the menu, California launched a probe after video showed petition gatherers offering money for signatures for tech backed ballot measures; the Energy Secretary ordered a Texas firm facing criminal charges for the worst oil spill off the California coast, to restore oil drilling at the same site; and, an offshore wind project targeted by the Trump administration has begun sending power to New England’s electric grid.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Brazil revoked the visa of a US diplomat who sought to visit Bolsonaro in prison; and, a bomb blast at a Jewish School in Amsterdam was the second antisemitic attack in two days.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The N

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Blue Moon Spirits Fridays, is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump had a 12:30am meltdown as the nightmare of war scares the living shi* out of him.Then, on the rest of the menu, Live Nation employees pulled an Enron by mocking customers as ‘so stupid’ in internal messages released in the multi-state antitrust court case; the Trump administration sued California over the state’s nation-leading vehicle-emission rules; and, Montana halted permitting on all weekend rallies at the Capitol in a brazen move to thwart the massive upcoming ‘No Kings’ event.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Dutch police are investigating an arson attack after a fire broke out at a Rotterdam synagogue; and, an Australian jury convicted a Sydney business consultant over deals with Chinese spies.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bo

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump is furious Republicans are killing his election-grabbing scheme.Then, on the rest of the menu, YouTube banned Jeopardy! host Ken Jennings’ podcast after the AI monitor flagged his debunking of “The Protocols of the Elders of Zion” was hate speech; the Social Security Administration’s internal watchdog is investigating a whistleblower complaint into the misuse of data by an ex-DOGE employee; and, a coalition of 17 Democratic state attorneys general filed a lawsuit challenging a Trump administration policy that requires higher education institutions to collect data showing they are following the government’s racist orders to be racist as MAGA is.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where South Africa summoned new ambassador Brent Bozell to explain his demand the nation reverse its anti-Apartheid law

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Smothered Benedict Wednesday is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Alina Habba is mean and stupid, so of course MAGA will go to the mats for her.Then, on the rest of the menu, judges across the nation are losing it over ICE's brazen and 'unremorseful' defiance of court orders; Energy Secretary Chris Wright's ”accidental” post about Navy tanker escorts in the Strait of Hormuz cost petroleum traders $84 million in mere minutes; and, the Democratic candidate came out on top in the race for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s seat in a shocking election twist.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Tokyo and Berlin said they planned to release oil from their strategic reserves to address supply disruptions from Trump’s Middle East war; and, Italy stunned the US, beating the Dream Team 8-6 in the World Baseball Classic.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef d

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special daily special, Tarrytown Chowder Tuesday is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the War Criminal in Chief is learning war increases gas prices.Then, on the rest of the menu, a federal judge in Oregon limited federal officers’ use of tear gas at Portland ICE building protests; a federal jury awarded $667,000 in damages to a group of Muslim men in Missouri who were pepper-sprayed by state correctional officers while praying; and, the Pentagon was busted for purchasing over $2 million dollars on Alaskan King Crab, a $98 thousand dollar Steinway piano and over $6 billion dollars from foreign governments in its record-breaking spending binge.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Japan is preparing to deploy its first batch of domestically developed long-range missiles; and, Australia granted asylum to five members of the Iranian women’s soccer team after Trump thrust the world into war.All

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, River City Hash Mondays is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump is refusing to acknowledge the rising death toll of US troops in his Iran war or the severity he has done to the United States economy and to the economies of countries across the world.Then, on the rest of the menu, Ford has recalled 1.74 million of its cars over rearview display issues; a second NTSB member was fired without explanation by the Trump administration; and, California US Rep Darrell Issa retiring raises the stakes for the GOP holding House control.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Trump said to fuhgeddaboudit it when asked whether Russia was sharing intel with Iran to kill US soldiers; and, European countries are on high alert after bomb blasts near a Belgian synagogue and outside the US Embassy in Oslo over the weekend.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Ch

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Blue Moon Spirits Fridays, is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, twenty states have rushed to court to put a stop to Trump's nasty habit of stealing American's money through a new illegal tax scheme on international goods.Then, on the rest of the menu, Oregon lawmakers approved a measure to prohibit ICE agents from wearing masks; US Customs and Border Protection has opened an internal investigation into whether Gregory Bovino made disparaging comments about the Jewish faith of the US attorney for Minnesota; and, House Republicans have formally asked for criminal charges against key Jan 6 witness Cassidy Hutchinson, in another attempt to gaslight what the whole world saw live on television.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Gulf allies complain the US did not notify them of the Iran attacks and ignored their warnings; and, Sri Lanka began transferring more than 200 sa

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, “the Trump family's flawless record of avoiding military service would be unremarkable if Donald Trump never started a war”Then, on the rest of the menu, as other Americans stuck in the Middle East were told they’re on their own, Trump leapt into action to help a group of well-connected MAGA influencers flee the war he started; a federal judge ruled Florida’s move to declare one of the nation’s largest Muslim advocacy and civil rights groups, a foreign terrorist organization was unconstitutional; and, families are turning to the states for civil rights support as Trump dismantles the Department of Education.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the Iranian warship sunk by the US was sailing home in international waters after taking part in an exhibition hosted by India; and, millions are left witho

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Smothered Benedict Wednesday is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump has engulfed the entire world in war from Ecuador to Iran and from Venezuela to Bahrain.Then, on the rest of the menu, over seventy Democratic lawmakers demanded a probe into DHS warrantless location tracking; California peach farmers are expected to take a multimillion-dollar financial hit and lose vast quantities of crops after 139-year-old Del Monte Foods’ plan to permanently close two massive state plants; and, prosecutors began presenting never-before-seen video depositions of Meta executives at a trial in New Mexico.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where a Russian businessman was conveniently found dead after being named in the Epstein Files; and, with 100 days to go until the World Cup, the Iran war has added a new layer of complexity to the tournament co-hosted by the United States, Mexico a

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special daily special, Tarrytown Chowder Tuesday is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump lost a major redistricting case in a devastating blow to his efforts to sabotage the midterms.Then, on the rest of the menu, Idaho considers an ‘apocalyptic’ choice for disabled people and their families; the Trump administration eliminated health care positions left vacant after a wave of resignations and retirements at the VA last year; and, Minnesota launched an investigation that could bring charges against federal immigration officers.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Trump urged stranded US citizens in more than a dozen countries to leave, but he’s not sending any planes or ships to help after major airlines suspended flights; and, Sweden intercepted a Russian drone that violated its airspace during a visit by the French nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the Charles de Gaulle.All that and mo

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Blue Moon Spirits Fridays, is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Kash Patel's misuse of FBI resources is even deeper than the fun run to Italy's Olympic games.Then, on the rest of the menu, the chief federal judge for Minnesota warned the state’s top prosecutor and ICE, ‘Obey court orders or face contempt;’ thousands of corrections continue being issued for Texas’ Bible-infused curriculum; and, Anthropic refuses to bend to the Pentagon and make its killer robot kill more people on its own.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where a renowned German human-rights group that helps women victims of online attacks, is barred from the US after the Trump administration accused the founders of being part of a “global censorship-industrial complex;” and, the Cuban Baseball and Softball Federation said eight members of Cuba’s delegation were denied visas to the United States for the W

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, some people think a woo woo Surgeon General should be vaccinated if they are going to be blasted out of their brains on shrooms.Then, on the rest of the menu, in just one year, ICE’s spending on weapons, ammunition, and accessories to wage war on Americans surged over 360 percent; Kash Patel went on a revenge-fueled firing spree, terminating at least 10 employees who investigated Trump for stealing top secret nuke docs for sale; and, an ICE operation in Newark, New Jersey caused a multi-vehicle crash with injuries to several children.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the Speaker of the UK's House of Commons said he was the one who tipped off police that Epstein conspirator and former ambassador to the US, was a flight risk; and, Trump’s Border Czar said he will use his extensive Catholic grade

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Smothered Benedict Wednesday is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, even more of Trump’s dark past surfaces at the worst possible time for the decaying monarch.Then, on the rest of the menu, in a 5 to 4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that Americans cannot sue the US Postal Service, even when employees deliberately refuse to deliver the mail; a judge barred the government from a ‘wholesale’ search of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson’s seized devices; and, Whiskey Pete Hegseth is appealing a judge’s order that blocks him from punishing former Navy fighter pilot, astronaut and now US Senator, Mark Kelly, for reminding the troops to follow the law.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the US and South Korean militaries will have joint drills in March as tensions with North Korea escalate; and, Japan demands the swift release of a Japanese national detained in Iran

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special daily special, Tarrytown Chowder Tuesday is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Aileen Cannon is still trying really hard to erase Jack Smith’s espionage report on Trump, by any means necessary.Then, on the rest of the menu, a new federal lawsuit alleges DHS illegally tracks and intimidates observers; FedEx wants its money back after Trump’s tariffs are ruled illegal; and, you can tell Trump is racist because when faced with charges of racism, Trump always claims some of his best friends are Black.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where former UK ambassador Mandelson has been released on bail after his arrest for passing secret government documents to convicted pedophile Jeffery Epstein;  and, former Norwegian Prime Minister Thorbjørn Jagland has been hospitalized after a “suicide attempt” amid his Epstein-linked corruption and sex probe.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Sp

River City Hash Mondays is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump is coming under attack from all sides, including from his own armed supporters.Then, on the rest of the menu, five days after Epstein’s arrest in the summer of 2019, Trump’s protection racket “directed” the New York Police Department to “stand down” its investigations related to the sex trafficker; Trump finally approved emergency assistance to Washington, D.C., to help the city with a sewage system leak that dumped at least two-hundred-fifty million gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River; and, at least thirty-five times since August, federal judges have ordered the Trump administration to explain why it should not be punished for violating their orders in immigration cases.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where France summoned Jared Kushner’s dad, Ambassador Charles Kushner, to protest comments by the Trump administration over the beating death of a far-right activist; and, flights have be

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Blue Moon Spirits Fridays, is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, furious world leaders are banning Trump military bases across the world as he plans his invasion against Iran.Then, on the rest of the menu, the Trump DHS was hit with a blistering court order over its illegal 'terror' and 'violence;' the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that a measure establishing public funding for charter schools is unconstitutional; and, scientists decry the Trump order to drop the rule to keep nuclear workers’ radiation exposure “as low as reasonably possible.”After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the US was the only major destination to see a decline in international travelers last year, falling eleven million short of Biden’s last year in office; and, the navies of El Salvador and Mexico announced seizing ten tons of cocaine in the Pacific Ocean this week, while Trump blew up another el

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump’s DOJ blows it bad in a blistering loss.Then, on the rest of the menu, a Trump DOJ attorney was held in contempt for refusing to return an ICE detainee's paperwork; Kathy Ruemmler could be called a spy for sharing secret details with Epstein about a probe into a 2012 prostitution scandal that engulfed the Secret Service during her tenure as White House counsel; and, Trump’s executive order to boost production of RoundUp weed killer, makes it illegal to warn the public of pesticide and herbicide dangers.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the former South Korean president received a life sentence for imposing martial law while leading his failed 2024 insurrection; and, a nationwide union strike in Argentina tests Milei’s flagship labor law overhaul.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook &

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Smothered Benedict Wednesday is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump DOJ lawyers are quitting and posting about leaving their jobs on LinkedIn as the mass exodus continues.Then, on the rest of the menu, Mark Zuckerberg is set to testify for the first time in front of a jury in a watershed social media trial; Minnesota and federal authorities are separately investigating what caused the eight skull fractures that landed a Mexican citizen in the intensive care unit of a Minneapolis hospital; and, Warren Buffett’s company invests in The New York Times six years after he sold all his newspapers.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Peru’s Congress voted to remove interim President José Jerí from office as he faces corruption allegations; and, Paris prosecutors opened two new investigations into sex abuse crimes and financial wrongdoings linked to Jeffrey Epstein.All tha

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special daily special, Tarrytown Chowder Tuesday is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump was busted in a major affidavit scheme to trick judges and grand juries to grant them relief.Then, on the rest of the menu, Kristi Noem verbally ordered a C-130 pulled in the middle of a search and rescue mission for an overboard seaman to ferry immigrants from California to Trump’s Texas gulags; a bombshell Epstein file reveals the FBI interviewed a victim Trump sexually abused when she was still a teenager; and, a monument honoring Eugene, Oregon’s first Black families was revealed over the weekend.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Belgium summoned the US ambassador over his social media post accusing the kingdom of antisemitism; and, Elon Musk has been hit by a 'large-scale' EU child porn probe just weeks after being fined $139M.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Che