Provocative, up-to-the-minute, alive and witty, KCRW’s weekly confrontation over politics, policy and popular culture proves those with impeccable credentials needn’t lack personality. Featuring four of the most insightful news analysts anywhere, this weekly “love-hate relationship of the air” reaches about 50,000 of the most influential radio listeners in Southern California.

Hosted by: Robert Scheer, Arianna Huffington, Matt Miller and Tony Blankley Producer: Sara Spitz

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On-Air: Fridays 2:30 – 3:00 PM, repeated Fridays 7:00 – 7:30 PM Listen Online: Fridays 2:30 – 3:00 PM, repeated Fridays 7:00 – 7:30 PM
Find out where Left, Right & Center can be heard on the KCRW Station List. Podcast InstuctionsPodcast: Automatic MP3 Downloads

RECENT EPISODES

Hamas & Democracy; Government & Industry Surveillance; Alito Filibuster?; State of the UnionFeb. 3, 2005

| Listen Hamas’ big win, Bush’s spine, Kerry’s filibuster, Oprah’s lament. Plus, your definitive State of the Union preview. John O’Sullivan, Editor-at-Large at the National Review, sits in for Tony Blankley.

Bin Laden speaks; Lobbying Reforms; Hillary Speaks; Gore’s Back; Teddy K; Cisneros Not Guilty Jan. 27, 2005 | Listen

Iran Nukes; Alito Hearings; Who’ll Replace DeLay? Jan. 13, 2006 | Listen Matt Miller is away. Photo-journalist Sara Terry guest hosts.

Abramoff-Gate; Sharon’s Stroke; Miners’ Tragedy; Promised, Not Delivered: Bush Iraq Summit Jan. 6, 2006 | Listen

There’s A New Year on the Political Horizon Dec. 30, 2005 | Listen Will it be peace and harmony at last or more battle fronts at home and abroad? Both Matt Miller and Arianna Huffington are on vacation. Lawrence O’Donnell, executive producer and writer for The West Wing guest hosts.

Surveillance of US Citizens, the Patriot Act, Intelligent Design; the Year in Review Dec. 23, 2005| Listen Both Matt Miller and Arianna Huffington are on vacation. Lawrence O’Donnell, executive producer and writer for The West Wing guest hosts.

Iraq Votes; McCain Wins Torture Concession; the Patriot Act–Is Your Phone Tapped? Dec. 16, 2005 | Listen

Cheney on the Attack; Republican Lobbyists in the Soup; Are GM’s Cutbacks a Globalization Issue? Dec. 9, 2005 | Listen

Strategy for Victory in Iraq; Immigration; Economy hot or not? Dec. 2, 2005 | Listen

Cheney on the Attack; Republican Lobbyists in the Soup; Are GM’s Cutbacks a Globalization Issue? Nov. 25, 2005 | Listen

The Dem’s Push Back on Iraq; What’s Next There? Is Bob Woodward the Plamegate Deep Throat? Nov. 18, 2005 | Listen Who is John Murtha and how did he rock the Iraq debate. Plus, the White House fights back, bush’s world tour and Bob Woodward’s other secret. Bob Scheer is away.

Election Roundup and Implications; France’s Youth Riots; Big Oil Profits Nov. 11, 2005 |Listen

President’s Poll Numbers; Libby Plea; Alito for Supreme Court?; Did Senate Dem’s Grow a Spine? Nov. 4, 2005 | Listen With Matt Miller on assignment and Tony Blankley in Moscow, Bob Scheer hosts. Edward Lazarus, a former Supreme Court clerk to Justice Harry Blackmun and author of Closed Chambers: The Rise, Fall, and Future of the Modern Supreme Court on the Left. Dr. Dan Goure, former staffer to Lewis “Scooter” Libby and a specialist in national security issues at the conservative Lexington Institute, on the Right.

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