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The Real News Podcast
Daily Reports, specials, and podcasts by The Real News Network (TRNN). TRNN makes media connecting you to the movements, people, and perspectives that are advancing the cause of a more just, equal, and livable planet. TRNN is a nonprofit media organization. We do not accept advertising revenue or corporate sponsorship.
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The Real News PodcastNora Loreto's news headlines for Thursday, March 13, 2025
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Thursday, March 13, 2025. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate and share her daily news…
The Real News PodcastShow us the ropes: How Touchstone Climbing Gym workers unionized five locations
This week, we’re staying in Southern California, where the workers of Touchstone Climbing Gym in Los Angeles have been negotiating their first contract with…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Wednesday, March 12, 2025. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate and share her daily news…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Tuesday, March 11, 2025. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate and share her daily news…
The Real News PodcastPrison profiteering exploits whole communities, not just the incarcerated
The fingerprints of antebellum slavery can be found all over the modern prison system, from who is incarcerated to the methods used behind bars to repress…
The Real News PodcastChile’s Arica Carnival | Stories of Resistance Ep. 8
Chile’s largest carnival is an act of resistance. A celebration of multicultural identity and Indigenous roots in a land where soldiers forced assimilation…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Monday, March 10, 2025
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Monday, March 10, 2025. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate and share her daily news…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Friday, March 7, 2025
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Friday, March 7, 2025. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate and share her daily news…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Thursday, March 6, 2025
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Thursday, March 6, 2025. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate and share her daily news…
The Real News Podcast20 weeks of striking: Kaiser’s mental healthcare workers fight on for new contract | Working People
A strike by Southern California healthcare workers at Kaiser organized under the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) has now carried on for 20 weeks…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Wednesday, March 5, 2025. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate and share her daily news…
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Abby Martin: Israel’s assault on the West Bank and Trump’s crackdown on Palestine solidarity
The shaky ceasefire in Gaza is in danger of collapsing, but the genocide of the Palestinian people has not been paused. On Feb. 25, Israeli tanks stormed…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Tuesday, March 4, 2025. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate and share her daily news…
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Standing for trans rights in Uruguay | Stories of Resistance Ep. 7
The average transgender man or woman in Uruguay lives to just 35 years of age. They are often ridiculed and rejected. Forced from school at far too young an…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Monday, March 3, 2025
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Monday, March 3, 2025. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate and share her daily news…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Friday, February 28, 2025
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Friday, February 28, 2025. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate and share her daily news…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Thursday, February 27, 2025
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Thursday, February 27, 2025. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate and share her daily…
The Real News Podcast‘It's Elon versus everyone’: A dire warning from fired federal workers
In this urgent episode of Working People, we focus on the Trump-Musk administration's all-out assault on federal workers and its takeover and reordering of our…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Wednesday, February 26, 2025. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate and share her daily…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Tuesday, February 25, 2025. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate and share her daily news…
The Real News PodcastThe War in Ukraine: An internationalist, working-class perspective | Solidarity Without Exception Ep. 1
Three years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, roughly 20% of the Ukrainian territory remains occupied by Russian troops. Before the…
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How the wars in Ukraine and Gaza blew up the old world order | Solidarity Without Exception Ep. 0
As we cross the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, Russia has launched its largest drone attack in Ukraine to date, and…
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Venezuela's communal pharmacy | Stories of Resistance Ep. 6
In 2019 Venezuela, U.S. sanctions are wreaking havoc. Broken cars sit along roadsides, because there are no parts to fix them. Water systems are failing…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Monday, February 24, 2025
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Monday, February 24, 2025. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate and share her daily news…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Friday, February 21, 2025
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Friday, February 21, 2025. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate and share her daily news…
The Real News PodcastChemically exposed residents of East Palestine, OH, and Conyers, GA, have been left behind | Working People
We kick off the new season of Working People with another crucial installment of our ongoing series where we speak with the people living, working, and…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Thursday, February 20, 2025
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Thursday, February 20, 2025. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate and share her daily…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Wednesday, February 19, 2025. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate and share her daily…
The Real News PodcastHow America can learn democracy—from the rest of the world
The view from inside the United States has many wondering if the days of democracy are numbered, but that's not the story everywhere. In spite of a global…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Tuesday, February 18, 2025. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate and share her daily news…
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Two Mayan Warriors | Stories of Resistance Ep. 5
In the Caribbean jungles of Quintana Roo, two Mayan brothers lived. They were fierce warriors. And they are still defending their land, in the forest of…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Friday, February 14, 2025
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Friday, February 14, 2025. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate and share her daily news…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Thursday, February 13, 2025
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Thursday, February 13, 2025. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate and share her daily…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Wednesday, February 12, 2025. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate and share her daily…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Tuesday, February 11, 2025. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate and share her daily news…
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How Indigenous peoples in Brazil fought COVID| Stories of Resistance Ep. 4
In the early days of COVID, when the disease spreads like wildfire, and ICU units overflow capacity, there are few places as bad as Brazil. But Brazilian…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Monday, February 10, 2025
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Monday, February 10, 2025. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate and share her daily news…
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51st State? Trump’s attacks on Canada will hurt workers on both sides
Trump’s threats of tariffs on Canada, China, and Mexico have wreaked havoc on US relations with its closest trade partners. While the tariffs against Canada…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Friday, February 07, 2025
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Thursday, February 6, 2025. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate and share her daily news…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Thursday, February 06, 2025
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Thursday, February 6, 2025. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate and share her daily news…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Wednesday, February 05, 2025
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Wednesday, February 5, 2025. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate and share her daily…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Tuesday, February 04, 2025
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Tuesday, February 4, 2025. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate and share her daily news…
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The Revolutionary Basement | Stories of Resistance Ep. 3
They were building not just any basement. It was to house printing machines that would make books and leaflets. Flyers and pamphlets. Materials for the cause…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Monday, February 3, 2025
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Monday, February 3, 2025. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate and share her daily news…
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DC plane crash, funding freeze, NLRB firings, and what Trump's chaotic directives mean for labor
From the attempt to broadly freeze federal grants and loans to high-profile firings at the National Labor Relations Board, TRNN Reporter Mel Buer and…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Friday, January 31, 2025
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Friday, January 31, 2025. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate and share her daily news…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Thursday, January 30, 2025
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Thursday, January 30, 2025. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate and share her daily news…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Wednesday, January 29, 2025. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate and share her daily…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Tuesday, January 28, 2025. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate and share her daily news…
The Real News PodcastTrump’s assault on immigrants is coming—here’s what you need to know.
On the campaign trail, Donald Trump promised that, if elected, “On day one, I will launch the largest deportation program of criminals in the history of…
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Standing Against the Cold | Stories of Resistance Ep. 2
It was a cold day in Washington when Trump came to town. But the people would not stay silent. Despite the cold, thousands marched. And though you won’t hear…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Monday, January 27, 2025
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Monday, January 27, 2025. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate and share her daily news…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Friday, January 24, 2025
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Friday, January 24, 2025. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate and share her daily news…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Thursday, January 23, 2025
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Thursday, January 23, 2025. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate and share her daily news…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Wednesday, January 22, 2025. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate and share her daily…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Tuesday, January 21, 2025. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate and share her daily news…
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The Last Words of Victor Jara | Stories of Resistance Ep. 1
Hope does not die. But it can fade until it's transformed and reborn. In the wake of Chile’s 1973 coup, Chilean folk musician Victor Jara was detained with…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Monday, January 20, 2025
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Monday, January 20, 2025. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate and share her daily news…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Friday, January 17, 2025
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Friday, January 17, 2025. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate and share her daily news…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Thursday, January 16, 2025
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Thursday, January 16, 2025. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate and share her daily news…