Venturing into Enemy Territory- Liberal Dan Radio Debates Bail Funds with Ken W. Good

 


The show is called "Liberal Dan Radio."  You never know what is going to happen when PBT agrees to appear on left leaning shows.  Liberal Dan's tag line is "talk from the left that's right."  A discussion that was supposed to last for 15 minutes turns into an hour long discussion.  Listen to the lively discussion about bail funds and criminal justice reform in general.



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