The Dani Cook Show

Hegseth "Signals" He's Not Qualified

Dani takes a look at Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth's, use of the social messaging app, Signal, to discuss classified military plans with both his Pentagon and personal phones. The first, included the journalist/editor of The Atlantic. The second, included his wife, brother, and lawyer. 

Abrego Garcia and Immigration

Dani looks at the misinformation of the Trump Campaign and GOP legislators leading up to the 2024 election, the deportation of Abrego Garcia, Due Process, and the court cases surrounding it.

Hopeful, Yet Mindful

Dani discusses the Hands Off Protests, Cory Bookers record-breaking filibuster along with some points that we may want to be mindful of as we move forward in the fight to save democracy. 

My People w/ Joe Sudbay

Dani speaks with Joe Sudbay, host of State of the State on SiriusXM Progress, Channel 127, to discuss the latest impacts of the new administration, changes on the state legislature level, and what we can do together to protect each other and democracy.

The Schumer Delusion

Dani discusses the recent comments from Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, the current state of democracy, and the various roads available to us in order to bring people, and our politics, together. 

Trigger Warning

Dani discusses the recent viewing of the documentary, 13th, with her subscribers and the impact of the information on our society. There is a much needed conversation around slavery, race, mass incarceration, immigration, and the current presidential administration that we must have and we must find a way to have it with those who are most resistant to it. 

Us and Them

Dani discusses the USAID, DEI, and more with a MAGA/Trump Supporter. 

White America's Bird Box: It's History

Dani looks at the words of James Baldwin, Lee Atwater, and reactions to Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl performance for an interesting discussion around race, history, and the lies of white America. It's history is it's Bird Box; if they see it, it will kill them. 

The Man Behind the Monopoly

Dani takes a brief and detailed look at the work history of Ballad Health's CEO, Alan Levine. While it doesn't say what is happening at Ballad Health today, the work history of the person leading a state-sanctioned medical monopoly that services a region geographically the size of New Jersey and approximately 1.2million people might be of interest. 

Good, Necessary Trouble

Dani shares an excerpt from her TikTok Live on the first day of Black History Month. The conversation is with a white listener who appears to believe in the replacement theory or at least believes that Black Americans want to "eliminate" white Americans. Be sure and listen through until the end.