<description>A sea shanty written for my Grandson Lucas - this is the Spanish/Spanglish version.&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

A sea shanty written for my Grandson Lucas - this is the Spanish/Spanglish version.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The Spanglishanty

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;"The American fascist would prefer not to use violence. His method is to poison the channels of public information."&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;These words, written in 1944 by Henry A. Wallace, Vice President under Franklin D. Roosevelt, resonate as deeply today as they did during the height of World War II. Wallace’s essay, &lt;em&gt;The Danger of American Fascism&lt;/em&gt;, originally published in &lt;em&gt;The New York Times&lt;/em&gt;, is a stark warning about the insidious threats to democracy from within.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Henry Wallace’s essay, written nearly 80 years ago, serves as a guidepost in uncertain times. As Wallace himself said:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;"If we put our trust in the common sense of common men and 'with malice toward none and charity for all' go forward on the great adventure of making political, economic, and social democracy a practical reality, we shall not fail."&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So, I’ll leave you with this question: &lt;em&gt;What are we doing today to ensure democracy remains a practical reality?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;And how can we resist the insidious influence of those who would sacrifice truth and justice for money and power?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

"The American fascist would prefer not to use violence. His method is to poison the channels of public information."

"The American fascist would prefer not to use violence. His method is to poison the channels of public information."&nbsp;These words, written in 1944 by Henry A. Wallace, Vice President under Franklin D. Roosevelt, resonate as deeply today as they did during the height of World War II. Wallace’s essay, The Danger of American Fascism, originally published in The New York Times, is a stark warning about the insidious threats to democracy from within.&nbsp;Henry Wallace’s essay, written nearly 80 years ago, serves as a guidepost in uncertain times. As Wallace himself said:"If we put our trust in the common sense of common men and 'with malice toward none and charity for all' go forward on the great adventure of making political, economic, and social democracy a practical reality, we shall not fail."So, I’ll leave you with this question: What are we doing today to ensure democracy remains a practical reality?&nbsp;And how can we resist the insidious influence of those who would sacrifice truth and justice for money and power?<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The Danger of American Fascism - Henry Wallace

<description>You were expecting an episode of the Trumpton Podcast - but we're still on holiday, because we're lazy - so instead here is an episode of our Sister pod - Mike Reads Something - formerly Mike Reads Wikipedia&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Or Mike Reads Something

You were expecting an episode of the Trumpton Podcast - but we're still on holiday, because we're lazy - so instead here is an episode of our Sister pod - Mike Reads Something - formerly Mike Reads Wikipedia<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

TTP Presents - Mike Reads Wikipedia

<description>&lt;p&gt;Thousands of Prisoners are to be released to make room for the PPE fraudsters and insider traders from the Tory party&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kier Starmer is chairing a meeting of European leaders and desperately trying to avoid saying Brexit, free movement, immigration or Europe for two days&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nigel Fáragë, Liz Truss and Boris Johnson have all rushed to Millwalki to find ways to make money from Donald Trump and his ear apparent JD Vance &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile President Biden has caught COVID in an attempt to prove he's not a frail old man &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;In other plague news, Baroness Hallet releases her first COVID Enquiry report criticising the governments' preparedness for a pandemic, the Daily Mail will almost certainly blame Angela Rayner for this&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;And now, for the Pothole count from Aidan &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;42&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;And that was the news, from Trumpton.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

News headlines from Trumpton

Thousands of Prisoners are to be released to make room for the PPE fraudsters and insider traders from the Tory party Kier Starmer is chairing a meeting of European leaders and desperately trying to avoid saying Brexit, free movement, immigration or Europe for two days Nigel Fáragë, Liz Truss and Boris Johnson have all rushed to Millwalki to find ways to make money from Donald Trump and his ear apparent JD Vance Meanwhile President Biden has caught COVID in an attempt to prove he's not a frail old man In other plague news, Baroness Hallet releases her first COVID Enquiry report criticising the governments' preparedness for a pandemic, the Daily Mail will almost certainly blame Angela Rayner for this And now, for the Pothole count from Aidan 42 And that was the news, from Trumpton.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The News - 18th July 2024

<description>&lt;p&gt;Britain is in the middle of a General Election, one that promises big change after a long period of austerity, war and privation the nation is ready for a change. It's June 2024 but Mike takes a look back at the Labour Manifesto from 1945 - the election that created the NHS, Free Secondary Education, Nationalised transport, power and industry, the Welfare State and the United Nations. It's not quite a Wikipedia page this episode, it's the original document and it's contents resonate today as much as they did back then.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Read the original document here:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;http://www.labour-party.org.uk/manifestos/1945/1945-labour-manifesto.shtml&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find Mike Reads Wikipedia here:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;pod.link/1561158559&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The 1945 Labour Party Manifesto

Britain is in the middle of a General Election, one that promises big change after a long period of austerity, war and privation the nation is ready for a change. It's June 2024 but Mike takes a look back at the Labour Manifesto from 1945 - the election that created the NHS, Free Secondary Education, Nationalised transport, power and industry, the Welfare State and the United Nations. It's not quite a Wikipedia page this episode, it's the original document and it's contents resonate today as much as they did back then. Read the original document here: http://www.labour-party.org.uk/manifestos/1945/1945-labour-manifesto.shtml Find Mike Reads Wikipedia here:pod.link/1561158559 <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

TBC Presents : Mike Reads Wkipedia

The official podcast of the satirical town of Trumpton bringing you a perspective on the news from the mind of the creator of Mr Mayor, the fictional leader of the Anti-Social Media account<a href="https://twitter.com/trump_ton" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @Trump_ton</a> <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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