Barry Gordon | From Left Field

"We're talking about taking back the country."

— Barry Gordon

"You're ... setting an example to others in

the media: that you don't have to be timid."

— Rep. John Conyers Jr.

"Barry, you keep speaking your words,

speaking your mind, speaking your heart."

— Burt Bacharach

BARRY GORDON — lifelong entertainer, longest-serving president of the Screen Actors Guild, and former candidate for Congress — is talking politics, entertainment, and other hot topics. Down-to-earth, with a voice known to millions, Barry's takes on the political ballgame are smart and lively, filled with passion and humor. Throughout this last year, Barry has fielded calls from listeners and interviewed some of the top guests on the air today:

Political Leaders, including ...

Senator Barbara Boxer

Senator Byron Dorgan

Former Senator and Presidential Candidate Gary Hart

Rep. John Conyers Jr.

Rep. Brad Sherman

Rep. Henry Waxman

FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein

Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich

Former Ambassador Peter Galbraith

Former Ambassador Swanee Hunt

Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson

Jerry Brown, California Icon

Bev Harris, Founder of BlackBoxVoting.org

Dolores Huerta, Legendary Labor Leader

Paul Rieckhoff, Veterans Activist

Scott Ritter, Former U.N. Weapons Inspector

Cindy Sheehan, "Peace Mom"

Andy Stern, President of the SEIU

John Sweeney, President of the AFL-CIO

Bestselling Authors, Renowned Commentators, and Respected Scholars, including ...

Dr. Helen Caldicott, The World's Leading Anti-Nuclear Activist

Noam Chomsky, Professor of Linguistics and Advocate for Peace

David Corn, Washington Editor of "The Nation" and Bestselling Author

Craig Crawford, Washington, DC Columnist and TV Commentator

Catherine Crier, Court TV Host and Bestselling Author

John Dean, Watergate Principal and Bestselling Author

Lou Dobbs, CNN Business and Financial Anchor

Michael J. Gerhardt, Professor of Constitutional Law

Robert Greenwald, Documentary Filmmaker

Thom Hartmann, Progressive Talk Show Host

Arianna Huffington, Author & Multi-Media Commentator

Paul Krugman, New York Times Op-Ed Columnist

Robert Kuttner, Co-Founder of "The American Prospect"

Michael Lerner, Progressive Rabbi

Mark Crispin Miller, Author/Activist/Scholar

Markos "Kos" Moulitsas, Top Blogger

Greg Palast, Investigative Journalist

William Rivers Pitt, Bestselling Author

Ron Suskind, Bestselling Author

Helen Thomas, Dean of the White House Press Corps

Gore Vidal, Iconic American Writer and Intellectual

Jim Wallis, Progressive Christian Leader

Lawrence Wright, Bestselling Author

Howard Zinn, Legendary Historian and Activist

Representatives of Influential Organizations and Publications, including ...

ACLU

Amnesty International USA

Campaign for America's Future

Center for American Progress

Center for Public Integrity

Common Cause

Demos

Economic Policy Institute

Free Press

"The Hotline" from the National Journal Group

IAVA (Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America)

Media Matters for America

"Ms." Magazine

Planned Parenthood

Sierra Club

WakeUpWalMart.com

Celebrated Entertainment Figures, including ...

Ed Asner, Barry's Fellow Former President of the Screen Actors Guild

Burt Bacharach, Legendary Composer

Ed Begley Jr., Actor and Environmental Activist

Terence Blanchard, Grammy-Winner

Chris Bliss, Comedian / Activist / Juggler Extraordinaire

Andy Borowitz, Humorist

Scott Dikkers, Satirist, Editor-in-Chief of "The Onion"

Nora Dunn, "Saturday Night Live" Alum

Argus Hamilton, Comedian and Nationally Syndicated Columnist

Chris Lemmon, Actor/Author Son of Barry's Old Friend Jack Lemmon

Lisa Loeb, "Billboard"-Topping Singer/Songwriter

Robert Loggia, Actor

Jim Meskimen, Impersonator (Jibjab), Improvisationist, & Funnyman

Chef Harry Schwartz, Popular TV Personality

Kenneth Turan, Film Critic of the Los Angeles Times

Billy West, Voice Artist ("Ren & Stimpy" and many others)

Michael Wilmington, Film Critic of the Chicago Tribune

And Many More!

Please see the Podcast Archives for a complete rundown of our great guests and diverse topics.

Summaries and links for books and other works featured in our most recent or upcoming shows are in the "Bookshelf" section of our homepage.

Here will you find links to works featured in past shows.

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Abdo, Geneive, "Mecca and Main Street: Muslim Life in America after 9/11"
Ahmed, Nafeez Mosaddeq, "The War on Truth: 9/11, Disinformation, and the Anatomy of Terrorism"
Allegretto, Sylvia; Lawrence Mishel; and Jared Bernstein (The Economic Policy Institute), "The State of Working America 2006/2007"
Anderson, Jerome, and Markos "Kos" Moulitsas Zuniga, "Crashing the Gate"
Arnove, Anthony, "Iraq: The Logic of Withdrawal"

Bacharach, Burt, "At This Time" (CD)
Bacon, David, "The Children of NAFTA: Labor Wars on the U.S./Mexico Border"
Bakan, Joel, "The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power"
Bakan, Joel, et al., "Inequality Matters"

Bernstein, Jared, "All Together Now: Common Sense for a Fair Economy"
Bernstein, Jared; Lawrence Mishel; and Sylvia Allegretto (The Economic Policy Institute), "The State of Working America 2006/2007"
Bleifuss, Joel, and Steven F. Freeman, "Was the 2004 Presidential Election Stolen?"

Borowitz, Andy, "The Republican Playbook"
Boxer, Sen. Barbara, "A Time to Run"
Burk, Martha, "Crude Awakening" ("Ms." Magazine, Summer 2006 Cover Story)

Caldicott, Dr. Helen, "Nuclear Power Is Not The Answer"

Callahan, David, "The Moral Center: How We Can Reclaim Our Country from Die-Hard Extremists, Rogue Corporations, Hollywood Hacks, and Pretend Patriots"
Carlip, Hillary, "Queen of the Oddballs: And Other True Stories from a Life Unaccording to Plan"
Center for Constitutional Rights, "Articles of Impeachment Against George W. Bush"

Center for Public Integrity (Charles Lewis et al.), "The Buying of the President 2004: Who's Really Bankrolling Bush and His Democratic Challengers — and What They Expect in Return"
Chef Harry (Schwartz), "Fit Foundation"
Coalition for Visible Ballots, "Invisible Ballots" (DVD)

Cohen, Jeff, "Cable News Confidential: My Misadventures in Corporate Media"

Coleman, Andre, "A Liar's Tale"
Coleman, Penny, "Flashback: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Suicide, and the Lessons of Vietnam"

Cooper, Cynthia L., and Elizabeth Holtzman, "The Impeachment of George W. Bush: A Practical Guide for Concerned Citizens"

Corn, David, and Michael Isikoff, "Hubris: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, and the Selling of the Iraq War"
Crawford, Craig, "Attack the Messenger: How Politicians Turn You Against the Media"

Creekmore Jr., Marion V., "A Moment of Crisis: Jimmy Carter, The Power of a Peacemaker, and North Korea's Nuclear Ambitions"
Crew, Adrienne, and Peter Kuhns, "Blogosphere: Best of Blogs"
Crier, Catherine, "Contempt: How the Right is Wronging American Justice"

Dean, John W., "Conservatives Without Conscience"
Dean, John W., "Worse Than Watergate: The Secret Presidency of George W. Bush"
Demos and The New Press, Publishers, "Inequality Matters"

Dikkers, Scott, and Peter Hilleren, "Destined for Destiny: The Unauthorized Autobiography of George W. Bush" (Print and Audio Book)

Dobbs, Lou, "War on the Middle Class: How the Government, Big Business, and Special Interest Groups are Waging War on the American Dream and How to Fight Back"

Dorgan, Sen. Byron, "Take This Job and Ship It: How Corporate Greed and Brain-Dead Politics are Selling Out America"
Draut, Tamara, "Strapped"

EarthWorks Action Network, "50 Simple Things You Can Do to Fight the Right"
Ehrenreich, Barbara, et al., "Inequality Matters"

Epping, Charles, "Trust"

Eskridge, William N., Jr., and Darren R. Spedale, "Gay Marriage: For Better or Worse? What We've Learned From the Evidence"

Evitts, William J., "Breach of Contract" (in UrbaniteBaltimore.com)

Faux, Jeff, "The Global Class War"
Franklin, Robert M., et al., "Inequality Matters"
Freeman, Steven F., and Joel Bleifuss, "Was the 2004 Presidential Election Stolen?"

Galbraith, Peter, "The End of Iraq: How American Incompetence Created a War Without End"

Greenberg, Stanley B., et al., "Inequality Matters"
Greenwald, Glenn, "How Would a Patriot Act? Defending American Values from a President Run Amok"

Greenwald, Robert, "Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers" (DVD)

Greider, William, et al., "Inequality Matters"

Gumbel, Andrew, "Steal This Vote: Dirty Elections and the Rotten History of Democracy in America"

Hacker, Jacob S., "The Great Risk Shift: The Assault on American Jobs, Families, Health Care, and Retirement — And How You Can Fight Back"

Harewood, Dorian, "Strictly Blackjack (Winning Without Counting)" (Video)

Hart, Gary, "The Courage of Our Convictions: A Manifesto for Democrats"

Hartmann, Thom, "Screwed: The Undeclared War Against the Middle Class"

Hilleren, Peter, and Scott Dikkers, "Destined for Destiny: The Unauthorized Autobiography of George W. Bush" (Print and Audio Book)

Holtzman, Elizabeth, and Cynthia L. Cooper, "The Impeachment of George W. Bush: A Practical Guide for Concerned Citizens"

Horne, Gerald, "Final Victim of the Blacklist"

Huffington, Arianna, "On Becoming Fearless ... In Life, Love, and Work"

Hunt, Swanee, "Half-Life of a Zealot"

Isikoff, Michael, and David Corn, "Hubris: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, and the Selling of the Iraq War"

Jacobs, Lawrence R., et al., "Inequality Matters"
Jencks, Christopher, et al., "Inequality Matters"
Johnston, David Cay, et al., "Inequality Matters"

Kahlenberg, Richard D., "All Together Now: Creating Middle Class Schools Through Public School Choice"
Kahlenberg, Richard D., et al., "Inequality Matters"
Kaiser, Martin, "Odyssey of an Eavesdropper"
Kasper, David, and Barbara Trent, "Soldiers Speak Out" (DVD)
Kaye, Harvey J., "Thomas Paine and the Promise of America"; "Gift from the Greatest Generation" (in TomPaine.com)
Kuhns, Peter, and Adrienne Crew, "Blogosphere: Best of Blogs"
Kuttner, Robert, "Everything for Sale: The Virtues and Limits of Markets"
Kuttner, Robert, et al., "Inequality Matters"