The November 6, 2025 show is a Flashback to November 18, 2012. 

It includes:

• [around the show] music from Next to Normal
• Co-hosts, also guests, Bill Adamsky & Danny Bishop: “No lying down” bus bench near CVS; “drinking, smoking, and being me” tickets
• Around Ronee Currey & Scott’s Sunday Sidewalk “Beanies and Burritos” meal:  Witnesses Malcolm X & others reporting on an attack on Lee
• Escalating attacks on the music-making Susan; Joe’s bad time in San Bernadino; Void, Nova, Lloyd, and Tobey on Cops beating Wolf; busker Chris sings “Know Your Roots to Your Boots”; Donna Lynn Johnson left her bad “Paul’s Apartment” group to come here;
• Battleready Bob Patton’s update for homeless Vets

The November 2, 2025 show includes: 

• https://www.seattletimes.com/business/supreme-court-will-consider-whether-people-who-regularly-smoke-pot-can-legally-own-guns/
• https://thestreetspirit.org/2025/10/01/dispatches-from-the-sweep-zone-looming-escalations/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwdR9EXoWRw   SJSU Admin Zionist Attack On Professor Sang Hea Kil, CFA/SEIU & The Defense Of Public Education

The Flashback to November 4, 2012 includes:

• “Scope It Out” Scott Graham and ‘Troublesome’ Thomas Leavitt on the rigged California electoral system
• Scott critiques Shitty Council candidates, denounces Micah Posner, & supports “Smooth-Tongued’ Steve.  Lighthouse Linda Lemaster responds by phone.
• Testimony at the Norse vs. the Mayors civil trial (also known as the “Heil Krohn!”, the “Mock-Nazi Salute, or the “City Council Repression” case).
• Meaningless versus real reforms at the former Citizens Police Review Board
• Shitty Council Candidate Steve Pleich’s  platform presented in-studio
• Lighthouse Linda on her “illegal lodging” trial now in court  https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/11/02/18725008.php?show_comments=1#18725174
• “Making Contact” show on Student Strikes Around the World: Students in Quebec, Chile, and Puerto Rico
• The Culture War & the Widespread Use of Profanity
• “Law and Disorder” : Alfred McCoy: Torture and Impunity—the U.S. Doctrine of Coercive Interrogation

The  Flashback to June 18, 2002 includes the last half of that show:

• (very low sound) Santa Monica “half an hour to move” law for vehicular sleepers, the new attack of food servers there, & the McMannus Sacramento necessity defense victory, standing up to L.A. Sports Bar discrimination against the homeless with activist David Busch
•  S.J. Mercury News 8-13-02  “British Try Instant Penalties”: Immediate curbside fines in London for fireworks, false police reports, trespass & other “crimes”
• Involuntary drugging, “needles on wheels”, 7th Ave. dumping in Santa Cruz, and more about Psychiatric Slavery in Santa Cruz
• Bill McMannus’s Sacramento victory using the necessity defense; tent camps still under threat in Placer County.
• Vacationer Sally slept scared in her car cause campgrounds full; one paycheck away from the street.
• Bathrobespierre gives a Chalkcrime update

The October 30, 2025 show also contains the full June 20, 2002 Flashback including: 

• [6-16-02] Petitioning Justin Boyar, Mike C, Tasmanian,  reports on recent cop crackdown on Pacific and Soquel
• At Camp Hope table: Bobby Woodside; Potters Hand soup table with Pastor Dennis Adams
• “Nuff Said” Nancy McCradie, Caleb Dunn, Robin Cobb, Susan Dunn Cobb: Right to Sleep-walkers up from Santa Barbara
• Food Not Bombs activist on the FNB diet ; Green party sellout in Arcata on homeless issues
• Susan Dunn’s homeless music

The October 26, 2025 show includes:

• Mercury News 10-17-25 “A No Win Situation—Homeless Dreading Gilroy Camp Closures; Officials Say Sites are Dangerous But Residents Worry About Future”
• 10-25-25 Castaway Cooper on the police sweeping her in and out of jail
• 10-25-25 Mama Shannon on her recent film showing; Funding Matters cruelty at Coral St. & refusal to disappear.
• 10-25-25 Multi-task Max on the open house at the Sports Stadium
• 10-20-25 HUFF meeting: Lawwatcher Laura Stuperviser’s report
• More from Mama Shannon about her upcoming benefit/organizing event and problems of a straight white homeless woman
• 10-10-25  Tim Stare on his work at Funding Matters
• 10-14-25  Robert Jackson on his life in Watsonville until threatened and forced to leave

The Flashback to September 9, 2012 includes:

• [9-7]   Art Friday on Pacific Ave.:  Cage’s “No Hobos” tunes; Jack Hold got “no sitting” warning from Officer Winston; 
• [9-7]  City Hall Vigil:  John Valley in wheelchair: police theft on bathroom break; Lito picked up for 4 FTA & 9 unpaid tickets; 48 days suspended, stay-away from levee, Pac Av
• Police Privilege and Warrior Stadium Space: Jean P, Dennis E., Bathrobespierre
• https://beckyjohnsononewomantalking.blogspot.com/2012/09/with-name-like-north-dakota-wizards.html
• Local protest and on-line debate about Wells Fargo banker fraud
• City Stadium Giveaway to the “Santa Cruz Warriors” critique; More from the City Hall Vigil:  Janet O’Brien and housemates, Danny,
• Steve Schnaar and Bathrobespierre on the SCPD’s redirecting bikes from the Bike Church to private profiteer.
• Andrea Morgan’s street and shelter update

The October 23, 2025 show is a Flashback to July 29, 2012. 

It includes:

• [throughout] Sounds from Santa Cruz singer Mike True
• Updates state-wide on restrictions and protests in San Jose, Mountain View, and more
• Berkeley’s Sitting Ban initiative rammed through by Mayor Bates: the Public Testimony
• Chalkcrime in Santa Cruz and Stockton
• Areguin’s Compassionate Sidewalks Proposal in Berkeley
• Discussion of Ground-Zero Gary Johnson’s 2 year sentence for Sleeping on a Bench
• Crow and Red’s Report from the Street
• Andrew Morgan’s court and preacher discrimination at HLOSC report
• Ashleigh Brilliant’s 1967 Haight-Ashbury songs
• Sentinel on Take Back Santa Cruz co-founder Pamela Comstock
• Citations and Sighs from Folks Outside

Bathrobespierre’s Broadside’ s October 19, 2025  show features Katzenjammer Keith, Backstory Brent, Echo, and Shorty + Flashbacks to May 18 and 21, 1999

The October 19, 2025 show includes:

• https://sfstandard.com/2025/07/11/lurie-has-a-new-plan-to-get-rvs-off-the-streets-rv-dwellers-say-its-cruel-and-ineffective/
• [throughout] Musical advice and poetry by Jesse Wells
• Food Not Bombs activist “Katzenjammer” Keith McHenry denounces and dismisses Supervisors’ vehicle abandonment bill.
• [10-18] “Backstory” Brent Adams “Art and Rebellion” group in dark times
• Adams praises the shelter/housing accomplishments of Funding Matters and disses its rerouting of money from services to building and staff.
• Refugees from the latest Coral St. Sweep: Echo Langren & Shorty-their herstorys and recent police thefts

The Flashback to May18, 1999 includes: 

• Bathrobespierre’s Updates: the Results of the City Council’s Committee to Examine the Sleeping Ban
• “Happy John” memorial song
• Marco Yovina Morone of TRUSC (Tenants Rights Union of Santa Cruz) memorial
• [5-16-99] Downtown police harassment: Ryan Dohorty’s account of Rancho Del Mar sheriff harassment; Jerry Henry’s reaction; & “Dragonsheart” Dan Hopkins
•  Nena Ruez—Residentes Unidos meeting (low sound)
• Robert Steffans (Slow go, pink umbrella, garbage bag prez candidate) update
• Bathrobespirre reports on Houston TX’s overturning of its Camping Ban;
  
  

 The Flashback to May 21, 1999 includes: [last half of the show]

• “Breezy” Bob Lamonica praises Santa Cruz and rent control
• SCAN Housing Committee considers but ignores Dolphin Lee demolition proposal; CAB Director Paul Brindel vs. Becky Johnson with Brendel stalling a “no” recommendation to SCAN.
• Silva’s call for last-minute petition to Vote to end the Sleeping Ban.

The October 16, 2025 show is a Flashback to May 20, 2012. 

It includes:

•  Troublesome Thomas & Bathrobespierre Robert [BR] on the murder of the Camouflage merchant & the rousing of anti-homeless sentiment, calling for police state measures.
• Former Homeless [Lack of] Services Center Doug Loisel’s letter on excuses to criminalize.
• BR’s latest attempt to get Discovery documents in his SC-11 case; Gary Johnson update.
• Singer and guitarist Elizabeth in-studio guest on her struggle to get back her child.
• Phone interview with David Beauvais, experienced attorney against CPS abuses.
• Beauvais and BR on the D.A.’s Rebekah Young’s immunity & SC-11 updates
• “Dead on” David Silva on folks ousted from HLC for 15 minutes lateness, then ticketed.
• BR interviews folks in the Homeless Connect line including Diane Gordan of PC-2010.

The October 12, 2025 show features:

• [throughout]  Songs by Jesse Welles
• [10-9] Ezekiel on 10-8 raid on Coral St. clearing away 40-50 people, returning in the night to hassle.
• [10-9] Sara Huss reports on the effect of the 10-8 raid on the Coral homeless community.
• Staff subterfuge and public comment on 10-7 Vehicle Tow-or-Destroy giving deputies increased powers at Board of Stupes
• [10-6] Berkeley groundsleepers Drayeko & Zubear at 8th and Harrison: on history of BPD violence & theft
• [10-6] Vehicularly housed since 2017, protected by DIY lawsuit, Yessica Prada on herstory of past and current struggle and police malpractice.
• David and Reggie of City on a Hill Press at the Free Palestine protest at Mission Park
•  [10-18] Saheel, Laura, and Gus against the Gaza genocide at Ocean and Water St.
• Hillbilly Jim at HUFF giving an update on his Cabrillo college exclusion
• Silver-tongued Steve Pleichz’ tidbits about MHCAN reopening prospects, the Stupervipers RV s scam, + more

The Flashback to August 19, 1999.  It includes:

• 1st Alarm Security Thugs vs. Jerry Henry at Rancho Del Mar Shopping Center—Background & Interview
• Ballad of “Happy John Dine” shot dead by SCPD Officer Conor Carey
• Bathrobespierre on the new City-Council created Homeless Issues Task Force [HITF], and Rose’s Citizen’s Police Review Board.
• Scotts Valley local game store owner on youth complaints re: Scotts Valley PD
• HITF brainstorming, when it admitted actual homeless testimony.
• “Why Our Children Kill: The Stealth Militarization of Society” by Tom Sanders in the Anderson Valley Advertiser
• [10-19] Louis Faircheck, black guy in court had to plead guilty to get out of jail before Judge Heather Morse

The October 9, 2025 show is a Flashback to April 6, 2003. 

It includes:

• Peace Activist and Walter Millison guest-hosts the show and
• Beggarbacker Becky and Bathrobespierre Robert on Council clampdown, and City Council member “Two-Minute” Mathews” City-Wide Permit Parking Scheme
• Matty Fitzgerald on Freedom for the Flowering Fence at the Town Clock
• Walter recounts his time at the latest Sleeping Ban vigil.
• Iraqi war exchange of views with “Battlin’ Bob Lamonica”

The October 5, 2025 show includes:

• https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/san-francisco-rv-parking-ban-20826641.php San Francisco is about to outlaw my survival with its ban on RV parking by Mike Little
• https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/cesear-chavez-encampment-clear-newsom-21051443.php S.F. encampment cleared under infamous ‘hairball’ highway tangle
• [throughout the show] Songs by Jesse Wells
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4QuCN-Xq7A Interfaith and Community Leaders Call for U.S.-Palestine Policy Changes in Monterey & Salinas, CA
• https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/israel-droned-flotilla-activists Israel Droned Flotilla Activists & Then Abused Greta Thunberg

The Flashback to March 14, 1999 includes:

• “Dirt-sifter” Doug McGrath on SCPD’s failure to respond to multiple calls to report a homeless beating.
• Bathrobespierre’s critique of new “Progressives” Krohn and Sugar failures on promised Sleeping Ban reform
• Silva on “Progressive” Coalition and the Chamber of Commerce analysis
• “Bashful” Bernard Klitzner on strategic analysis, different Sleeping Ban strategies than electoral; Silva advises ”chill out!”
• SF Coalition on Homelessness “Broken Hearts” Valentines Day Protest: March to the Supervisors & Open Mike
• SF Food Not Bombs activist Christopher Crass and attorney Kim on the Biotic Baking Brigade for pieing the powerful.
• SF Guardian story on Kim Malechsky, attorney for “Cherry Pie Three”, defendant Justin Gross