Sam Randazzo was once the Chair of the Ohio Public Utilities Commission.

Now, at 74, he’s dead by apparent suicide. 

As is the “Nuclear Renaissance.” 

Dating back many years, we often encountered Sam at energy hearings in Columbus. He was always personable and friendly as we exchanged handshakes and smiles. 

That we were totally on opposite sides of the issues was like an inside joke between us.

But he was there to lobby for the fossil/nuclear industry while we were demanding Ohio get its energy from wind and solar—which it could be doing today except for Sam and his corporate bankrollers’ highly effective back channel arm twisting.

Randazzo was always highly paid…TOO well paid, which is what led to his death in a Columbus warehouse owned by a shell company he controlled.

Apparently it was a suicide, though one can never be entirely sure when there are millions of bucks flying around in bribes. 

Because unbeknownst to us and even some of those paying him, Sam played both sides of the fence. 

Plus she tells of our great adventure on the legendary peace boat GOLDEN RULE and the time we were rammed (true!!!) by a police boat while protesting Portland’s militaristic “fleet week.”

The great DENNIS BERNSTEIN joins us with tales of his activism as we celebrate the massive impact of his nationally syndicated FLASHPOINTS SHOW on KPFA/Pacifica. 

PAUL NEWMAN chips in with a great comment on nuclear casualties.

RON LEONARD reminds us of the realities of the insane continued operations at Diablo Canyon...and of the new Friends of the Earth lawsuit against the handout to keep Diablo headed toward an uninsured Armageddon.

The connection between nuclear power and nuclear weapons is underscored by ALFRED MEYER.

WENDI LEDERMAN the introduces the amazing PAUL BURKE of VOTEWELL.NET, who fills us in on many of the crucial the realities of  election theft.

DONALD SMITH and PAUL STOKES raise additional key issues on election protection,

At the top of the second hour, we’re joined by the legendary NORMAN SOLOMON.

Check out the billboard currently up on the corner of State & High, right across from the statehouse and the Riffe Center, where the House of Representatives and the Governor have their offices! Thank you for sponsoring that, ACLU of Ohio!

TUESDAY, April 9 at 1pm - Show up to stay in opposition gas suffocation executions in Ohio! House Bill 392 has been scheduled for sponsor testimony in the House Government Oversight Committee in room 313 at 1pm on Tuesday, April 9. This will be sponsor-only testimony, so we're not on the hot seat to schedule people to testify, however, we must demonstrate opposition. If you can show up, please be in room 313 in the Ohio Statehouse by 12:45pm. We had hoped that this bill would not be brought up at all, but here we are...

Wednesday, April 10 at noon in front of the Statehouse - Join the visibility action with the mobile billboard sponsored by the ACLU of Ohio on behalf of the #NoDeathPenaltyOH campaign.