The Janet Foster Show

The Janet Foster Show, hosted by Janet D. Foster, is a weekly political and newsworthy Podcast, featuring guests from a spectrum of experiences.

Ep98 - College Football Coaching Hires: Who Won & Who Lost 12/28/2017

Ep98 - College Football Coaching Hires: Who Won & Who Lost Discussion about the recent college football coaching hires. I speak with guest, Kenyon Ates from the show "The League Ambassadors" about the best and most surprising hires made in 2017. /episode/index/show/thejanetfostershow/id/6075849

Ep97 - College Football: The Bias of Rankings and Conferences 12/21/2017

Ep97 - College Football: The Bias of Rankings and Conferences Discussion about college football bias in the rankings and conference standings. I speak with guest, Kenyon Ates from the show "The League Ambassadors" about the NCAA and whether or not there is fairness in the college football playoff system. /episode/index/show/thejanetfostershow/id/6075841

Ep96 - We The People Can Hire And Fire In 2018 12/14/2017

Ep96 - We The People Can Hire And Fire In 2018 Commentary and discussion about the upcoming 2018 election cycle. Analysis of Senate and Governor's races across the country. /episode/index/show/thejanetfostershow/id/6022022

Ep95 - WTH 12/07/2017

Ep95 - WTH Commentary about the strange behaviors 45 has exhibited each time the Mueller Investigation advances. Also, discussion about the Senate state election in Alabama, voting implications for 2018 and the unfair college football bowl game rankings and snubs. /episode/index/show/thejanetfostershow/id/6022002

Ep94 - The Real OC: Moving from Red to Blue Politics 11/30/2017

Ep94 - The Real OC: Moving from Red to Blue Politics Orange County political activist, Barbara Nelson discusses the growing political changes in one of California's affluent counties, demographics, ineffective incumbents to residents changing party registrations. We also take a look at how Orange County mirrors the rest of the US in terms of moderate politics and where this county could serve as a barometer for political change in an area that was once a solid Republican stronghold is increasingly becoming more Democratic. /episode/index/show/thejanetfostershow/id/5996367

Ep93 - It's On And Poppin' In The OC 11/23/2017

Ep93 - It's On And Poppin' In The OC Discussion with Orange County political activist, Barbara Nelson about her efforts to coordinate support for dynamic female candidates taking on incumbents in one of California's affluent counties known for its wealth and being a Republican stronghold. /episode/index/show/thejanetfostershow/id/5996350

Ep92 - The Brazile Factor, Another Mass Shooting and College Greek Life 11/16/2017

Ep92 - The Brazile Factor, Another Mass Shooting and College Greek Life Review and commentary on the latest revelations about former DNC interim chair, Donna Brazile. Commentary about how the status quo of offering thoughts and prayers after a mass shooting has become useless. Also discussed are disparities and bias used to label shooters as terrorists versus using mental illness as an issue for shooters. Preview commentary about a third college suspending greek life on campus – Florida State University. /episode/index/show/thejanetfostershow/id/5928112

Ep91 - Strange Times: Again 11/09/2017

Ep91 - Strange Times: Again Discussion and commentary about the Mueller Investigation, the Republicans new definition of what income is now deemed as middle-class in America. /episode/index/show/thejanetfostershow/id/5928074

Ep90 - Fall Riff Part Two – Discussion 11/02/2017

Ep90 - Fall Riff Part Two – Discussion Discussion and commentary about the Democratic National Committee Fall Mtgs. /episode/index/show/thejanetfostershow/id/5880089

Ep89 - Fall Riff Part One – Listener Questions and Thoughts on Current Events This Week 10/26/2017

Ep89 - Fall Riff Part One – Listener Questions and Thoughts on Current Events This Week Answering listener questions about the Niger situation and the inappropriate politicizing from both size of the aisle /episode/index/show/thejanetfostershow/id/5880068

Ep88 - Another Mass Terrorist Shooting: We Need Sensible Gun Laws to Protect Us 10/12/2017

Ep88 - Another Mass Terrorist Shooting: We Need Sensible Gun Laws to Protect Us Discussion and commentary about yet another mass terrorist shooting in America. The continued tap dance in congress to protect gun manufacturers has not missed a beat as usual after these types of incidents. /episode/index/show/thejanetfostershow/id/5807604

Ep87 - Puerto Rico in Crisis: Inadequate Response 10/05/2017

Ep87 - Puerto Rico in Crisis: Inadequate Response Discussion and commentary about the poor response of the Trump administration to aid the American Territory after Hurricane Maria. The nonsense tweets and the role of the Jones Act that has crippled the island long before the humanitarian crisis that has now physically destroyed the island. /episode/index/show/thejanetfostershow/id/5807575

Ep86 - Making Money on Negative Energy: The Military and Prison Industrial Complexes 09/28/2017

Ep86 - Making Money on Negative Energy: The Military and Prison Industrial Complexes Commentary about the companies making profits off of the negative circumstances of war and imprisonment. Discussion of companies part of the Prison Industrial Complex and Military Complex. /episode/index/show/thejanetfostershow/id/5762624

Ep85 - Equifax Incompetence and Dishonesty 09/21/2017

Ep85 - Equifax Incompetence and Dishonesty Commentary about the Equifax data breach and steps for consumers to not only protect themselves but also contact congressional officials for regulation for more responsible management of the public's information. /episode/index/show/thejanetfostershow/id/5762611

Ep84 - DACA: What is it and why it needs to continue 09/14/2017

Ep84 - DACA: What is it and why it needs to continue Discussion and commentary about the recent elimination announcement of the DACA Program from the Trump Administration. /episode/index/show/thejanetfostershow/id/5717375

Ep83 - Back from the Break: Hurricane Harvey and the Russian Probe 09/07/2017

Ep83 - Back from the Break: Hurricane Harvey and the Russian Probe Discussion and commentary about Hurricane Harvey and the latest with the special investigation about the Trump Campaign’s ties to Russia. /episode/index/show/thejanetfostershow/id/5717368

Ep82 - America: We Must Do Better 08/24/2017

Ep82 - America: We Must Do Better Discussion and commentary about how we need to step up and put racism and racists in their place – out of this country. Commentary about the Southern Poverty Law Center's efforts to empower the public about dealing with this horrible social problems that continues to infect so many in America. /episode/index/show/thejanetfostershow/id/5648876

Ep81 - Charlottesville: Good People Need to Stand Against Racism, No Excuses 08/17/2017

Ep81 - Charlottesville: Good People Need to Stand Against Racism, No Excuses Discussion and commentary about the deadly incident in Charlottesville, VA where three lives were lost as a result of racist hate groups gathering to incite violence and promote white supremacy in America. /episode/index/show/thejanetfostershow/id/5648873

Ep80 - Entertainment and Real History 08/10/2017

Ep80 - Entertainment and Real History Discussion and commentary about the recent controversy surrounding HBO's consideration for Confederate, a show with an alternative ending portraying the south winning. Review of the new proposed show being backed by Amazon "Black America" which seems to be the clap back to HBO's project. Also, a movie review of the South Korean film "Battleship Island". /episode/index/show/thejanetfostershow/id/5604236

Ep79 - All the President's Men, they Keep Changing 08/03/2017

Ep79 - All the President's Men, they Keep Changing Discussion and commentary about the latest staffing changes in the Trump Administration. Listener social media call to action, give us your thoughts about the changes. /episode/index/show/thejanetfostershow/id/5604220

Ep78 - Summer Riff 2017 (Part Two) 07/27/2017

Ep78 - Summer Riff 2017 (Part Two) Answer listener questions about the Republican healthcare bill and the inability to pass anything better than the current ACA. Discussion about some ways registered Democrats who are progressives can do to get involved in the party as well as commentary about the state of how the largest loyal base of the party operates and how progressive should start considering better outreach activities. /episode/index/show/thejanetfostershow/id/5558807

Ep77 - Summer Riff 2017 (Part One) 07/20/2017

Ep77 - Summer Riff 2017 (Part One) Answer listener questions about tales from the nepotism files, Donald Trump Jr, the Russian connections, Betsy DeVos' latest revision to roll back student protections from predatory lenders and other current events. /episode/index/show/thejanetfostershow/id/5558668

Ep76 - Equal Justice Initiative (Part Two) 07/13/2017

Ep76 - Equal Justice Initiative (Part Two) Discussion with guest Evan Milligan from the Equal Justice Initiative about the organization’s public education programs. We discuss the organization’s effort to educate the public via the Community Remembrance Project as well as provide accurate and documented history about the past practice of lynching in America. /episode/index/show/thejanetfostershow/id/5495231

Ep75 - Equal Justice Initiative (Part One) 07/06/2017

Ep75 - Equal Justice Initiative (Part One) Discussion with guest Evan Milligan from the Equal Justice Initiative about the organization’s social justice efforts. We discuss issues with the legal system and the organization’s efforts with addressing sentencing inequality with children in prison, issues relative to the death penalty and mass incarceration. /episode/index/show/thejanetfostershow/id/5495218

Ep74 - Definitions for A Strange Time In America 06/29/2017

Ep74 - Definitions for A Strange Time In America Discussion and commentary about the current state of the US government as well as review of the latest civic terms people look for on search engines. Obstruction of justice, the Emoluments Clause in the US Constitution, and impeachment have become daily buzzwords. /episode/index/show/thejanetfostershow/id/5468490

Ep73 - A Good 'Ole Boy Gets Schooled and Special Elections 06/22/2017

Ep73 - A Good 'Ole Boy Gets Schooled and Special Elections Discussion and commentary about the special elections in GA and South Carolina in heavily Republican districts where Democrats have now become competitive in those areas. Review and commentary about the recent Senate hearings. /episode/index/show/thejanetfostershow/id/5468487

Ep72 - Comey Testifies: It's On And Poppin' 06/15/2017

Ep72 - Comey Testifies: It's On And Poppin' Review and commentary about the Senate hearings addressing the firing of former FBI Director James Comey and the ongoing Russian investigation. /episode/index/show/thejanetfostershow/id/5468484

Ep71 - Summertime and the Reading List is Easy 06/08/2017

Ep71 - Summertime and the Reading List is Easy Discussion and commentary about policy issues everyone should watch out over the summer. Also, discussion about recommended books on the 2017 Summer Reading list that listeners should check out. /episode/index/show/thejanetfostershow/id/5416688

Ep70 - Constituents Rise Up! 06/01/2017

Ep70 - Constituents Rise Up! Discussion with Activist Ellen Montanari the organizer of weekly constituent meet-ups in the CA Congressional District 49 offices of Darrell Issa. We also discuss recent events and the concerns that constituents are concerned about and why people feel they have to have rallies in their district. /episode/index/show/thejanetfostershow/id/5416644

Ep69 - Memorial Day Special 05/25/2017

Ep69 - Memorial Day Special Special discussion about the history and facts about Memorial Day that everyone should know. /episode/index/show/thejanetfostershow/id/5368979

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