What's Been Done and What's Been Won
Bob Ostertag is a lifelong musician, writer and filmmaker. Maureen Taylor is a lifelong soldier for the poor in Detroit, Michigan. Together, they bring you discussions of politics, environment, and culture, drawing on the social networks of an internationally touring musician and writer, with the perspective and wisdom that can only come from a life lived among those with the least.
Episodes
13 episodes
Police Violence: A Long-Term Perspective
A special edition devoted to recent police violence. Maureen Taylor brings to the table the experience of 30 years in social work in Detroit.
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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38:28
Truth Commission in Washington DC
Maureen Taylor and Bob Ostertag welcome special guests Rick and Michele Tingling-Clemmons from Washington DC.
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32:17
Introducing Season Two
Maureen Taylor and Bob Ostertag catch up on events since the close of Season 1, and discuss the special guests coming in Season 2.
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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32:40
Maureen's Lawsuit Against the Billionaire President Catches Fire
Groups from around the country add their names and voices to Maureen's lawsuit against the billionaire president. Meanwhile, yet more victories are won in the fight to make utilities affordable for the poor.
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32:18
Not Water Assistance, Water AFFORDABILITY
Maureen reports on the decision by both the Detroit city government and the Michigan state government to have NO WATER SHUTOFFS for the duration of the pandemic. A major victory for low income people, She then explains the difference between "a...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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32:18
Maureen Taylor Sues Donald Trump
Maureen Taylor and two more black women in Detroit sue Donal Trump for violating the Voting Rights Act, through his repeated insistence that the only votes that should not be counted in Michigan are the votes from the overwhelmingly black preci...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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27:46
Meet Myrna Melgar
In this special edition which focuses for the first time on Bob Ostertag's home city of San Francisco, we meet Myrna Melgar, the first Latina EVER elected to San Francisco's Board of Supervisors without first being appointed to the seat. Myrna'...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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31:20
Final preparations and thoughts before voting
Maureen and Bob are joined by EB Jordan, speaking from her car as she drives around Detroit after dark trying to find an open store that has PPE that she can buy and offer to those waiting in line to vote on Election Day. And this is afte...
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32:22
Lions and Tigers and, Oh My, This Creature Called Poverty
Maureen tells the stories of some Detroit families facing water and utility shutoffs. Maureen describes how hard it is for poor people not to blame themselves for problems so much bigger than them, and why it is so hard for us to come to terms ...
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29:00
Kidnapping, Murder, the Sheriff, the President, and Who Has the Right to Turn Off the Lights
Maureen and Bob discuss the plot to kidnap and murder the governor of Michigan, who was the decisive actor in guaranteeing access to water for poor people in Detroit. The kidnappers were cheered on by the President and seemingly had the collabo...
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33:16
Social Media: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Bob and Maureen discuss the political complexities of social media with guest Jon Leidecker of the notorious sound collage group Negativland. Along the way they touch on the automation of automobile production, the Dodge Revolutionary Union Mov...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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38:35
An Incredible Victory Amidst a Pandemic and Recession
Maureen tells the story of a nightmarish battle for access to fresh water for Detroit's poor that lasted more than a decade, and how the recent intervention of Governor Gretchen Whitmer turned the tables. Along the way Maureen recounts the rise...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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39:13
Meet Maureen Taylor from Detroit Michigan
Bob introduces Maureen Taylor, chair of the Michigan Welfare Rights Organization. They recount their meeting in the woods in upstate New York, and how Maureen designated Bob her Ambassador, charged with informing people around the world about p...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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19:41