SUNDAY 04.30.23 PROGRAM Notes
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THE BRADCAST 4/28/23 (00:557:30)
Encore: original air-date 4-17-2023. On today’s ‘BradCast’: New revelations about the relentless lawlessness of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas underscore the corruption of the GOP’s rightwing takeover of the judiciary and their activist judges legislating from the bench. The Supreme Court placed a temporary administrative stay on unprecedented rulings by far-right activist U.S. District Judge Mathew Kacsmaryk and the far-right U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals overturning the FDA-approved use of abortion medication mifepristone in all 50 states. Democracy is under attack in Sudan, where deadly fighting has erupted between military factions. A court sentenced Russian-opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza to 25 years in prison for publicly opposing Putin’s bloody invasion of Ukraine. Congressional Democrats are increasingly voicing concerns about whether California’s 89-year old Senior Democratic Senator Diane Feinstein, who has missed 60 of 80 floor votes in the U.S. Senate this year, should resign, because her extended medical absence from the Senate Judiciary Committee has stalled confirmation of President Biden’s federal court judicial nominees. We open the phones to listeners — her constituents in Southern California — for THEIR opinions on whether DiFi should stay or go.
EARTH RIOT RADIO: Sing Growl Climate Chaos How (00:29:00)
The violence is rolling through our lives like unknowable deadly weather. The politicians are proud to not respond. Bad weather is just liberal hysteria. We develop secret faiths, under the surface with its greasy neon. Deep down inside as the storms and wildfires and starvation and war are accepted prefabricated fascism out in the open. But deep inside new stories unfold like luminescent flowers at the bottom of the ocean. We have transformational change to bring to that ravaged world out there. Earthalujah!
TURN ON THE NEWS: Fox Domination (00:28:00)
“Turn On The News” is the weekly newscast from the fictional Radio Network, with parody radio coverage of the radio and its headlines. Now with computerized news readers, and fewer meddling reporters, plus aggregated reporting, and automated music. Tune in “Turn On The News” each week for the latest news, radio art, and more from our robot reporters, making sure you hear both sides — good and evil — every time you “Turn On The News.” This week: “Fox Domination” This week the news network that texts that it is a fake news network has to pay the piper.
Best of ATTITUDE with ARNIE ARNESEN (00:59:30)
Segment One
We begin with Ross Barkan, Connie Chan, and Laura Jedeed about developments around the firing of Tucker Carlson. No one expects change from Fox as a result. It’s anticipated that Carlson will be replaced by someone of the same persuasion, even though his supporters/fans are angry.
And then we shift to Trump, who has been very effective at dismantling DeSantis, and the panel’s opinion is that Trump is the likely Republican nominee.
Segment Two
After the break we discuss President Biden, who’s running for reelection. Finding folks asking us to concentrate more on his goals, rather than “not Trump”. We then discuss how the opinions and goals of the “Tea Party” have penetrated into immigrant communities. One such misnomer is about crime and the common perception that crime is worst in the cities, when is is NOT. Data show that violent crime in cities has decreased, and crime in suburbs and outlying areas has increased, especially with respect to mass shootings.
BACKGROUND BRIEFING with IAN MASTERS 4/27/23 (00:59:00)
A Republican Budget That Punishes the Poorest Americans, Children, to Deal With A Debt They Caused by Cutting Taxes For the Rich | The U.S. Nuclear Guarantees To South Korea to Stop Their Self Nuclearization | Short of a Decisive Blow Against Russia in the Upcoming Offensive, the Ukraine War Will Go On For Years.
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR: Post Capitalist Philantropy Healing Wealth in a Time of Collapse (00:59:00)
Lynn Murphy is a strategic advisor for foundations and NGOs working in the geopolitical South. She was a senior fellow and program officer at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation where she focused on international education and global development. She resigned as a conscientious objector to neocolonial philanthropy. She holds an MA and PhD in international comparative education from Stanford University. She is also a certified Laban/Bartenieff movement analyst. Alnoor Ladha is an activist, journalist, political strategist and community organiser. From 2012 to 2019 he was the co-founder and executive director of the global activist collective The Rules. He is currently the Council Chair for Culture Hack Labs. He holds an MSc in Philosophy and Public Policy from the London School of Economics. Post capitalist philanthropy is a paradox in terms. A paradox is the appropriate starting place for the complex, entangled, messy context we find ourselves in as a species.
Post Capitalist Philanthropy is a result of decades of practice and research, including a hundred plus interviews with leading thinkers, practitioners, social scientists and wisdom keepers. Lynn Murphy and Alnoor Ladha take us on a journey from the history of wealth accumulation to the current logic of late-stage capitalism to the lived possibilities for other ways of knowing, sensing and being that can usher in life-centric models. These ontological shifts, as we call them, are at the heart of the text. Creating emerging realities is not simply about how we redistribute wealth or fight power, but rather, how we perceive and embody our actions in relationship to a dynamic, animate world.
DEEP DIVE CYBERSECURITY SHOW: The Pentagon Leaks Would Be Near Impossible to Find Beforehand (00:58:32)
The one angle to the Pentagon leaks that isn’t really being talked about isn’t their failure to stop this… it’s just how hard it is to find posts of classified materials online. We talk about that and the latest news! Don’t miss this important episode!!
SATURDAY 04.29.23 PROGRAM Notes
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THE BRADCAST 4/27/23: Attorney Keith Barber on Fox-Dominion settlement, Trump GA probe and NY rape/defamation lawsuit (00:57:30)
Original air-date 4-19-2023. On today’s ‘BradCast’: If you were hoping that Dominion Voting Systems was interested defending democracy rather than their bottom line, think again. Many are disappointed that there will be no public trial following Dominion’s decision to settle its defamation lawsuit against Fox ‘News’ for knowingly broadcasting baseless lies alleging that the election system vendor stole the 2020 election from Donald Trump. But corporate election vendors like Dominion are only interested in profits, not exposing Fox in court for undermining democracy. Privately-owned corporations should never have been allowed to take over our public elections in the first place. But there are other important reasons that Dominion accepted a $757.5 million settlement in exchange for dropping the case. Attorney and Daily Kos contributor KEITH BARBER explains the legal issues involved in the Fox/Dominion settlement and why he believes Dominion had no choice but to take the offer. Barber also offers insights into the new, gob-smacking court filing by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in her criminal probe of Trump’s attempts to steal 2020 election in Georgia, and the rape and defamation lawsuit filed by columnist E. Jean Carroll against Trump in New York.
KEEPING DEMOCRACY ALIVE: The Real War on Fake Drugs (00:59:07)
Nothing in this story makes sense, but its all too real. So says todays guest Jordan S Rubin whose new book is titled Bizarro: The Surreal Saga of Americas Secret War on Synthetic Drugs and the Florida Kingpins It Captured. Stranger than fiction, two men who scrupulously played by the rules, even consulting with the DEA, now sit behind bars, and for decades. Bizarre yet real. And frightening.
ATTITUDE with ARNIE ARNESEN 4/28/23 (00:58:00)
Part 1:
We talk to Scott Braddock, editor of the Quorum Report, Texas. We discuss book banning, corporate punishment of students. We also discuss how the governor is pushing “school choice”, despite resistance from parents and others in Texas.
Part 2:
We talk with Bill Curry, politician and former candidate for governor in Connecticut, and with Margaret Carlson, of the Daily Beast. We discuss the problems with the current Supreme Court justices, including Thomas, Gorsuch, and Alito. There is currently no Code of Ethics. Roberts, the Chief Justice, is resistant to congressional calls to discuss this. some solutions might be for a term limits provision, or other provisions, such as impeachment of justices, or increasing the size of the court. We also discuss the E. Jean Carroll testimony in the rape trial of Donald Trump.
GROWING GREENER: Shopping for Topsoil (00:29:00)
Buying topsoil is a quick and popular fix for many garden problems ” but buyer beware says Dawn Pettinelli, Director of the University of Connecticut’s Soil & Nutrient Analysis Lab. There are no industry standards, not even a definition, of what makes a good topsoil. Dawn shares tips on making sure the topsoil you buy is non-toxic and of a quality that will benefit your plants.
TUC RADIO: Daniel Ellsberg on Freedom of the Press, Julian Assange, and the Risk of Nuclear War (00:29:00)
Daniel Ellsberg has used his experience to defend Julian Assange and other whistleblowers – even up to current days – when it has become known that he received a cancer diagnosis that gives him only a few more months to live.
Frank Barat spoke with Daniel Ellsberg on Jan 19, 2023. He is a French activist, author and film producer and has edited books with Ilan Papp, Noam Chomsky, Angela Davis and Vijay Prashad. On May 22, 2021, during the Biden administration, The New York Times reported that Daniel Ellsberg had just released classified documents revealing the Pentagon in 1958 drew up plans to launch a nuclear attack on China amid tensions over the Taiwan Strait. According to the documents, US military leaders supported a first-use nuclear strike even though they believed China’s ally, the Soviet Union, would retaliate and millions of people would perish. Here is part of an interview that Paul Jay held with Ellsberg on September 21, 2022 that gives a contemporary cast to the problem. The title of the interview is Why is Biden Risking Nuclear War With China? Paul Jay is a journalist and filmmaker. He’s the founder and host of theAnalysis.news, a video and audio current affairs interview and commentary show and website. This rebroadcast is part of a celebration of the work and life of Daniel Ellsberg. He recently disclosed that he has pancreatic cancer and has only three to six months to live. He has remained active and productive and wrote that his editor knows that he works better under a deadline. And Ellsberg adds Quote: It turns out that I also live better under a deadline!
THE BOPST SHOW: Them a Laugh (00:54:59)
The Bopst Show, the critically acclaimed music radio show hosted by artist, musician, writer, DJ and founding member of GWAR, Chris Bopst, features a wide assortment of audio stimulations from a myriad of genres, eras and inspirations. This week’s show features music by Dutch revivalist music ensemble the Beau Hunks, Barcelona-based electronic music duo the Shanghai Restoration Project, Australian rockers Radio Birdman as well as songs by reggae vocal trio the Soulmates, cross-cultural psychedelic warriors Dengue Fever and many others outside mainstream consciousness.
podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
RALPH NADER RADIO HOUR #477 (00:58:00)
On a relatively lighter note, we welcome national baseball writer for the New York Times, Tyler Kepner, to talk about issues in the sports world in general but more specifically about his latest book The Grandest Stage: A History Of The World Series. Also joining the conversation will be friend of the program, Ken Reed, policy director of League of Fans, whose book How to Save Sports: A Game Plan has been updated. Plus, Ralph pays tribute to the late activist and entertainer, Harry Belafonte and has some choice words for Bernie Sanders early endorsement of Joe Bidens 2024 presidential campaign.
FRIDAY 04.28.23 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Friday April 28, 2023
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Philadelphians planted more than 1,000 trees in eight years in Hunting Park neighborhood
FOOD SLEUTH RADIO: Robbie Doerhoff, M.S., Forest Entomologist, MO Dept. of Conservation discusses harm from herbicides, dicamba and 2,4-D. (00:28:00)
Did you know that the herbicides, dicamba and 2,4-D, increasing sprayed on genetically engineered commodity crops (soy, cotton, corn) can drift from agricultural applications, as well as lawn chemical use, and harm our trees, native plants, home gardens, and greater ecosystem? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview with Robbie Doerhoff, Forest Entomologist with MO Dept. of Conservation, for a discussion about how two specific herbicides are wreaking havoc on our environment, and therefore our health. The See the Xerces Societys report, Drifting Towards Disaster, for more information: https://www.xerces.org/sites/default/files/publications/20-021.pdf
Related website: Dicamba/2,4-D & Trees: Old Herbicides Causing New Problems: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdxeoX2QobY
COUNTERSPIN: Jen Senko/Brainwashing of My Dad (00:28:00)
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Men are No Longer Burning Women at the Stake – They’re Now Killing Them By “Big Government” (00:58:00)
If it seems to you like women in Red states are the subjects of witch hunts, you’re right. And it has nothing to do with life: its all about economic and political power. Anti-Democratic And Anti-Minority Politics Collide: Rep Zephyr’s Treatment In Montana Should Concern Us All. Will the label “Rapist” change how republicans think of Trump? E. Jean Carroll has her day in court. Is Ted Cruz guilty of a coup plot against the US? Also don’t panic about Biden’s polling numbers – Trump looked like he would win last time too – But didn’t. Gay adoption? This is what happens when countries elect fascist leaders. And why aren’t there more calls and more media on impeaching Clarence Thomas?
SEA CHANGE RADIO: Daniel Pye on the “Protecting Our Planet” Challenge (00:29:00)
Backed by some of the world’s wealthiest people like Jeff Bezos and Michael Bloomberg, the Protecting our Planet (POP) campaign has a mission to ensure the protection of 30% of the worlds land and seas by 2030. This week on Sea Change Radio, we speak to Mongabay reporter Daniel Pye to learn more about this bold initiative. We check in on the progress of the group two years into its launch, look deeper into its finances, and discuss the realistic expectations for what POP might be able to accomplish.
LAURA FLANDERS SHOW: Chuck D & Rosa Clemente: Hip Hop’s Unfinished Revolution (00:28:00)
Chuck D of Public Enemy famously called Hip Hop “the Black CNN”. As Hip Hop celebrated its 50th anniversary this year, Laura talks with him, and Bronx native Rosa Clemente, about Hip Hop’s impact on music, dance, art, fashion and media-making, and asks where the Hip Hop revolution stands today. Clemente, an award-winning organizer and scholar-activist, is known for her expertise in Afro-Latinx identity, fighting police violence and hip-hop feminism. Chuck D, the leader and co-founder of the legendary group Public Enemy, is a social activist and digital music pioneer who served as Executive Producer of the BBC series now streaming on PBS, Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World. In this episode, they explore the impact of Hip Hop and its role in today’s social justice movements. Plus, a commentary from Laura on unfinished revolutions.
https://lauraflanders.org/
THE BOPST SHOW: Them a Laugh (00:54:59)
The Bopst Show, the critically acclaimed music radio show hosted by artist, musician, writer, DJ and founding member of GWAR, Chris Bopst, features a wide assortment of audio stimulations from a myriad of genres, eras and inspirations. This week’s show features music by Dutch revivalist music ensemble the Beau Hunks, Barcelona-based electronic music duo the Shanghai Restoration Project, Austrailan rockers Radio Birdman as well as songs by reggae vocal trio the Soulmates, cross-cultural psychedelic warriors Dengue Fever and many others outside mainstream consciousness.
podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 4/28/23(00:56:11)
On the Show: The statistical data is unequivocally clear that gun violence is dramatically worse in red states. 2024 Republican Presidential candidate Nikki Haley falsely claims it is not “likely” that Biden would live to the end of his hypothetical second term. Donald Trump explodes, uncontrollably posting ridiculous videos to Truth Social. Caller questions if Joe Biden is doing enough for trans people. Caller doesn’t know why they’re conservative. Caller wonders if anyone is going to beat Ted Cruz in the Texas Senate race. Caller talks about how to get through to Trump supporters. Caller discusses the criminality of Donald Trump. The Friday Feedback segment.
THURSDAY 4.27.23 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Thursday April 27, 2023
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: SolarShare Wisconsin Cooperative aims to make investing in clean energy accessible to all
RADIO ECOSHOCK: Nomad Century & Bad Banks (00:58:00)
The climate is broken. Are your savings helping the mad new expansion of fossil fuels? From RAN, Dr. April Merleaux names big banks expanding oil, gas & coal from the Arctic to the Amazon. Where does that lead? From London, broadcaster, author, and science journalist Gaia Vince breaks boundaries in her book Nomad Century – How To Survive The Climate Upheaval.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Gabor Matte on America’s Toxic Culture (00:58:00)
Thom checks in with the author on his recent book “The Myth of Normal- Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture”. Also- how spending time with nature has been proven to improve our mental health.
NUCLEAR HOTSEAT with LIBBE HaLEVY (00:57:01)
SPECIAL: Chernobyl 37th Anniversary – Interviews with Chernobyl survivor Bonnie Kouneva, Dr. Janette Sherman, Timothy Mousseau, Alexei Yablakov, Ryuichi Hirakawa. A disaster’s history and our shared future – A Nuclear Hotseat Classic episode.
HOW ‘BOUT WE DON’T? THE POLLUTION SOLUTIONS SHOW: The Utility Death Spiral Solution? (00:59:53)
What happens when public utility companies fail to embrace climate solutions? Harms to our health, our planet and our financial wellbeing. This episode features guests from Beyond Methane RVA who describe how Richmond’s gas utility is failing to protect residents from pollution and expensive utility bills all due to be outdated business model that’s addicted to gas.
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 4/27/23(00:56:23)
On the Show: Max Burns, Democratic strategist and Founder of Third Degree Strategies, joins David to discuss his article which argues that we have reached a “tipping point” on guns and gun violence. Disney sues Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis for his politically motivated crusade to destroy them. Fired Fox News propagandist Tucker Carlson breaks his silence in a cringeworthy video filmed with Carlson dressed as if he still has a job. E. Jean Carroll, accuser of Donald Trump, holds back tears under oath while testifying that Trump raped her during the ongoing trial. Radical Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene believes that Tucker Carlson’s firing from Fox News violates the First Amendment, which would make it illegal. Failed former President Donald Trump publishes a completely unhinged conspiratorial campaign ad which attacks Dylan Mulvaney and raises multiple conspiracy theories. Donald Trump gives a completely outrageous speech to a sycophant Florida crowd. Voicemail caller is worried about David on the basis of his strange “cowlick” during yesterday’s show.
WEDNESDAY 04.26.23 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Wednesday April 26, 2023
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Role-playing game helps students plan for climate change hazards
PATIENTS COME FIRST: Nathaniel Saint-Preux (00:13:02)
The latest episode of VHHA’s Patients Come First podcast features an interview with Dr. Nathaniel Saint-Preux, a Fauquier Health surgeon, for a conversation about his background and Haitian roots, the field of robotic surgery, the value of offering advanced medical services to people in rural communities, and more.
NEWSBROKE: The Biggest Myths About Socialism (00:13:45)
Why are Americans so afraid of socialism? Because its powerful detractors have been lying to the American people about it for decades. Here Francesca runs through the common myths about socialism and what makes them wrong. And here’s the article on Venezuela that Francesca suggests you read: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/08/ve…
THIS WAY OUT #1830: Ukrainian Lesbian Avenger Shevchenko, Pt. 3 & India marriage & more! (00:28:59)
A queer Ukrainians hopes for a more liberated future; India’s top court hears marriage equality arguments; The Cook Islands decriminalizes sex between men, Museveni hypes harsher penalties for queer Ugandans, DeSantis lackeys expand Don’t Say Gay law, Florida restricts trans meds and toilet use, a trans state representative scolds Montana House Republicans, and the U.S. House passes a trans female sports ban going nowhere.
Those stories and more this week when you choose “This Way Out”: the world’s audio oasis for queer news and culture.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Do Billionaires Really Give a Rat’s Ass about “Woke” Issues? (00:58:00)
So, why would the ultra rich give a damn about whether a trans girl wants to compete in high school sports? Or whether a 10-year-old in Ohio, raped by her uncle, can get an abortion? Is Samuel Alito working on a “theocracy” plan for America? Also abortion: GOP can’t win on their issues so they try and hide them. The billionaires don’t want you to just compete with overseas labor – they now want you to compete with child labor. Plus, Michigan Republicans vote to keep law barring unwed couples from living together – say what?! A top cop has become a local hero after ripping into neo-Nazi group terrorizing Jewish locals.
CIVIC CIPHER: The Consequences of Skipping Local Elections / The Positives of Voting in Local Elections (00:59:00)
For todays show, we are discussing two sides of the same coin. In the first half of the show, we talk about how quickly things can become problematic when we skip out on local and midterm elections. We are joined by AZ state congressional candidate Jevin Hodge who helps us break things down. In the second half of the show, we examine the other side of the coin and highlight some of the progressive, inclusive, and forward-thinking things that have taken place as a direct result of local voting initiatives. Jevin Hodge remains our guest as we discuss an unlikely friendship between Jessie Owens and Nazi Germany-era athlete for our Way Black History Fact.
LITERATURE ALOUD: Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman ch. 9 “Our Relations and Theirs” (00:31:15)
Herland is a utopian novel written in1915 by feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman author of the famous and influential short story “The Yellow Wallpaper.” It describes the adventures and education of three men who land in an isolated and get schooled by a society comprised entirely of women who reproduce via asexual reproduction. Their matrifocal emphasis leads to an ideal social order, free of war, conflict and domination. It first appeared as a serial in Perkin’s monthly magazine Forerunner.
https://librivox.org/herland-by-charlotte-perkins-gilman
Text: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Herland
CHOOSE TO BE CURIOUS: Curiosity in Service of Ending Period Poverty, with Eva Marie Carney (00:29:00)
In 2017 Eva Marie Carney read a news story that changed her life. I invited her to share how being open to new information — and allowing that information to influence not only her thinking but also her actions — has enabled her to change other lives as well. This is an exploration of curiosity, very much as applied. Curiosity, in this case, in service of ending period poverty.
https://lynnborton.com/2023/04/06/curiosity-in-service-of-ending-period-poverty-with-eva-carney/
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 4/26/23(00:55:16)
On the Show: The Texas Department of Agriculture is requiring employees to dress “consistently” with their biological sex. Joe Biden brutally goes after MAGA in his first speech since announcing his 2024 presidential re-election campaign. Former Republican New Jersey Governor Chris Christie seems to think he can defeat Donald Trump in the 2024 Republican primary. Failed former President Donald Trump is massively triggered by Joe Biden’s 2024 re-election announcement. Donald Trump is suddenly scared to debate, and flips out about Republican debates being scheduled without his approval. Nicholas Rossi, also known as Nicholas Alahverdian, believed to have faked his own death, appears on television pretending to be someone else. 2024 Republican Presidential candidate Nikki Haley holds an embarrassing, low energy event as her campaign completely falls apart. RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel is interviewed on Fox News, and the interview goes horribly wrong. Donald Trump’s rape trial has started. An NBC News poll finds that only 24% of Americans have a positive view of the MAGA movement. Voicemail caller wants to buy out David’s Tesla lease.
TUESDAY 04.25.23 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Tuesday April 25, 2023
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Hoopa Tribal member fights to save the Trinity River and its salmon
ENCOURAGEMENTOLOGY: Inspiring Interviews: Erica, Share as You Grow (00:29:32)
On this show we will be inspired by learning, and growth, hitting milestones, and reaching new heights. Our guest is living her best life and sharing her findings as she finds them. What a powerful tool she possesses. A burning curiosity and a platform to inspire others with her newly obtained knowledge. Are you wondering what’s next in your life? Do you have dreams and passions but aren’t sure where to start or how to take the first step?
COOL SOLUTIONS: Out of Gas, In with Justice (00:28:00)
A pilot study replacing gas stoves with induction stoves in a South Bronx public housing building did the expected and decreased indoor air pollution. Two unexpected discoveries were the popularity of the induction stoves and that the building’s old wiring could only deliver enough juice to replace stoves in a few of the apartments. Replacing gas stoves with induction stoves and the building’s broken boiler with heat pumps requires an expensive electrical upgrade. NYCHA’s response was to use its massive purchasing power to commission heat pumps which use less power. This is Part One of a mini series on Electrifying Affordable Housing.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: The Heroin-Like Power of Fox News Nearly Killed Ralph Yarl (00:58:00)
There is still time to help the rest of America kick the habit by explaining how profitable hate and fear are for these media and social media empires. Recognition of Earth Day with sobering science facts. Food and Water Watch’s Senior Iowa Organizer John Aspray reports on why the carbon pipeline should be stopped. Plus, is a pink star coming for non straight people in Missouri and researchers found that Greenland’s melt has gone into a disastrous hyperdrive in the last few years. Geeky Science! How important are small random acts of kindness?
THE CHILDREN’S HOUR: Reading To Dogs (0058:00)
This time on The Children’s Hour we explore how reading to dogs can help kids feeling confident and excited about reading. Read To The Dogs programs can be found in many libraries, and sometimes they come to schools.
We learn why reading to dogs can help kids become better readers, and what inspires the dogs to sit so patiently listening to kids. Friends from the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Library’s Read to the Dogs program brought us two dogs who participate in the program, Trace and Gimble. They are really cute! We also hear a story by John Keenan and Joanne Wilson-Keenan about a dog named Rover and how he transformed a classroom of reluctant readers into bookworms, just by hanging around and listening. This episode is mixed with great music celebrating reading, dogs, and books.
LITERATURE ALOUD: Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman ch. 8 “The Girls of Herland” (00:31:42)
Herland is a utopian novel written in1915 by feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman author of the famous and influential short story “The Yellow Wallpaper.” It describes the adventures and education of three men who land in an isolated and get schooled by a society comprised entirely of women who reproduce via asexual reproduction. Their matrifocal emphasis leads to an ideal social order, free of war, conflict and domination. It first appeared as a serial in Perkin’s monthly magazine Forerunner.
https://librivox.org/herland-by-charlotte-perkins-gilman
Text: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Herland
GREEN STREET NEWS: The Glyphosate-Autism Connection with Dr. Stephanie Seneff (00:28:18)
After the week’s headlines, Patti and Doug speak with MIT researcher Dr. Stephanie Seneff about the link between the world’s most popular pesticide and the alarming rise in cases of autism, including the role that diet may play in increasing exposure and exacerbating symptoms.
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 4/25/23 (00:54:50)
On the Show: President Joe Biden announces that he is running for re-election in 2024. Fox News propagandist Tucker Carlson has been fired by Fox News. Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner announces the firing of Tucker Carlson and it feels like a funeral eulogy. There are reports of “pure joy” among Fox News staffers over the firing of Tucker Carlson. Tucker Carlson’s replacement, Brian Kilmeade, is super awkward and mostly pretends Tucker doesn’t exist. A squinting, visibly uncomfortable Ron DeSantis gives Sean Hannity an interview on Fox News during his Asia trip. Donald Trump gives one of his most confused interviews yet to Newsmax, weighing in on the firing of Tucker Carlson. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham’s propaganda bubble is popped during a recent appearance on CNN. Donald Trump posts a vicious Ron DeSantis attack ad. Voicemail caller says the show is “disgusting.”
MONDAY 04.24.23 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Monday April 24, 2023
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Zone captains help people get help after wildfires
WHEN THE BIOMASS HITS THE WIND TURBINE #177: Changing the World (00:29:27)
As the song goes… “we all want to change the world…” but how to go about it?
The old tropes, call your congressman, write a letter, protest… it just seems that absolutely no one in power is listening. So how can we, each of us, change our little part of the world. Join Annie and Jay Warmke from Blue Rock Station for a discussion on how to make “good trouble.”
ECONOMIC UPDATE: The Emerging New World Economy: A New Empire, a Multipolar World, or a Post-Capitalist System (00:29:00)
Four key changes drive a new world economy emerging from the old. First is capitalism’s transition from neoliberal globalizing to nationalistic capitalism. This includes the shift of capitalism’s center from western Europe and the US to Asia and the global south and also includes the deepening economic inequality inside most nations. Second is the end of the stale, old debate between private and state capitalism (misnamed as capitalism vs socialism) in favor of private + state capitalism hybrids. Third is the post-peak decline of the US empire. Fourth is the urgent question of what comes next: a new empire, a multipolar world, or a new post-capitalist system that replaces employer-employee workplace organizations (private and public) with democratically run worker cooperative organizations.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour (00:58:00)
The so-called party of life does not, it turns out, give a damn about actual human life unless it has a net worth over $500 million. NATO chief says Ukraines “rightful place” is in the alliance – Is it? Veteran War Correspondent, Philip Ittner reports from Kyiv, Ukraine. Is America fed up with DeSantis? Did Fox-so-called-News shoot Ralph Yarl? Senator Wyden says that nothing unites the GOP more than “helping rich people cheat on their taxes.” Co-Host of the weekly program Southpaws on Pacifica Radio, Jack Prince explains The fight for a MalcolmX Day of Observation in Mason, MI. Crazy Alert! Should abortion only be banned for republicans? Geeky Science: ! Even listening to music prevents dementia
RADIO ART HOUR:Rachel Rosenthal, Michael Trigilio (00:58:00)
This week radio art works from Rachel Rosenthal and Michael Trigilio, and introduced by Wave Farm Radio Art Fellow Jess Spear, are featured. First, “filename:FUTURFAX by Rachel Rosenthal. Like the best of dystopian fiction, “filename:FUTURFAX” (1990) at first takes us in with the premise that the future is a technological utopia where problems of hunger, deprivation, uncertainty, and unhappiness have been solved forever. The narrator receives a fax from a future civilization after a great crash, sent through a time warp, written and clarified by a computer operated by a team of scientists sending good wishes. Whispers of uncertainty slip in when you hear that art is no longer made after being deemed superfluous and subversive by the lawmakers (they do tell jokes, however). Recalling 1984 and Brave New World, the future civilization is founded on total technocratic control and scientific progress, having become de-deified and losing religion because they control all the natural functions formerly ascribed to mysterious divinities. And then moral and social decorum are maintained thanks to the implants (should we say that?). Soon its revealed that some people suffer incredible fits of boredom, and some, labeled deviants, even escape to the world outside the domed structures of the SSC (self-sufficient communities). These deviants have set up a parallel civilization, one that our scientist reports with great astonishment appears to worship the very environment, in spite of the great hardships imposed by the natural world and the ruins of 20th century civilization. Humanity, at this unknown future date, is reduced to a population of comfortable citizens living in an environment where every element, including themselves, is controlled, and a group eking out an existence and sacrificing themselves in the work of making amends with the natural world, often becoming sick or dying during cooperative clean-ups of the ruins.
https://wavefarm.org/radio/wgxc/schedule/4mvmk6
LITERATURE ALOUD: Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman ch. 7 “Our Growing Modesty” (00:24:28)
Herland is a utopian novel written in1915 by feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman author of the famous and influential short story “The Yellow Wallpaper.” It describes the adventures and education of three men who land in an isolated and get schooled by a society comprised entirely of women who reproduce via asexual reproduction. Their matrifocal emphasis leads to an ideal social order, free of war, conflict and domination. It first appeared as a serial in Perkin’s monthly magazine Forerunner.
https://librivox.org/herland-by-charlotte-perkins-gilman
Text: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Herland
CREATING OUR PREFERRED FUTURE: Second Half Part 4 – Primer For Paradigm Shift (00:29:15)
Part 4, A Primer For Paradigm Shift is the final part of a 4 part series. The entire series provides encouragement, reasons and describes actions on behalf of a deep change in our values and goals as individuals, neighborhoods, communities, nation and world. Part 4 First Half is about taking paradigm shift ideas to a wider audience. It starts with explaining how to become an advocate for paradigm shift and suggestions for becoming even more effective if one is already an activist. Next is a look at public interest groups [PIOs], large and small and the assets they have for advocating paradigm shift to their members, the wider world and in greater collaboration with other PIOs. are all on the same team. They have common cause and common actions can help bring about a broader movement for moving towards a preferred future.
Part 4 Second Half starts about here.
There is a description of educational content these groups can bring to their members and the wider world starting with reducing their eco footprints and prioritizing their time and money. Forward movement for one, is forward movement for all. Part 4 examines a dozen economic, social and educational entities and suggests how they might be affected by paradigm shift and how they might be helpful in participating in paradigm shift. Faith groups, the military, labor, youth, homeless, the major political parties and well known social movements.
Finally, a look at making capitalism and the consumer culture the focus of a Truth and Reconciliation Process to bring to account the damage this economic system and its owner and helpers have inflicted on people and planet for many generations. Based on other T and R Commissions from other parts of the world. This is the final part of A Primer For Paradigm Shift.
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 4/24/23 (00:55:33)
On the Show: It is not hypocritical to demand systemic change while advising people to do what they can for themselves. Supposedly pro-freedom Ben Shapiro says that municipalities should be allowed to ban men from wearing women’s clothes. Black Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson says that black Americans owe white Americans reparations. MyPillow CEO and Founder Mike Lindell is ordered to pay a man $5 million for debunking Pillow’s election lies. Donald Trump is interviewed by the Nelk Boys and it goes horribly wrong. Donald Trump delivers an unhinged word salad during an interview on Fox News with Mark Levin. Donald Trump humiliates himself in a blurry, out of sync speech. Failed Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake has a new conspiracy theory about her own election loss. Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis visibly shakes when asked about new polling that has Donald Trump crushing him in the 2024 Republican primary. Voicemail caller asks whether we should be worried about what MAGA Trump supporters will do if Trump loses in 2024.
SUNDAY 04.23.23 PROGRAM Notes
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THE BRADCAST 4/21/23: Political strategist Simon Rosenberg on young voters; A bad day for Fox ‘News’ is good for American democracy (00:57:30)
Encore: original air-date 4-12-2023. On today’s ‘BradCast’: It’s been a tough week for Fox ‘News,’ as jury selection gets underway in Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.6 billion defamation suit lawsuit against the cable network for knowingly airing false claims that the 2020 election was rigged against Donald Trump. The case is important because Fox is now the most dangerous institution in America – – not due to their Republican politics, but due to the danger they pose to democracy itself. Fox has reportedly settled with a Venezuelan businessman the network falsely named in its baseless 2020 election claims. On Wednesday, the judge in the Dominion case sanctioned Fox attorneys for withholding evidence and making very serious ‘misrepresentations to the court.’ A major shareholder filed suit against Fox owner Rupert Murdoch and top executives for violating fiduciary duty in airing the false election claims. Then longtime political strategist SIMON ROSENBERG, President of NDN/New Policy Institute, explains his new project, ‘Get to 55.’ Rosenberg was one of the very, very few who accurately predicted voters would not deliver a ‘red wave’ for Republicans in the 2022 midterm elections. Rosenberg explains how the concerted effort to mobilize the youth vote successfully flipped the Wisconsin Supreme Court to a liberal majority for the first time in 15 years. Rosenberg details new organizing efforts to grow the pro-democracy coalition to increase the Democratic President’s margin of victory from 51 percent to 55 percent, help Republicans break free from MAGA extremism, and why doing so is critical to ensure the survival of democracy against autocracy.
EARTH RIOT RADIO: 1st Anniversary of the EarthChxrch, Our East Village Sunday Gathering (00:29:00)
1st Anniversary of the EarthChxrch, Our East Village Sunday Gathering. And with this April 16 Sunday 3pm, we cross into our second year of this experiment. We bring humor and music and a kind of DIY spirituality to our defense of the Earth. The show is LiveStreamed from Revbilly.com with Malachy McCourt our Fabulous Saint.
Thank you for being with this in this work (and this play). May the Earth’s crisis evolve in such a way that we can have a life, and in our living share this planet with all life. Earthalujah! Rev Billy, on behalf of Savitri D and the Stop Shopping Choir.
TURN ON THE NEWS: Whining and Crying (00:28:00)
“Turn On The News” is the weekly newscast from the fictional Radio Network, with parody radio coverage of the radio and its headlines. Now with computerized news readers, and fewer meddling reporters, plus aggregated reporting, and automated music. Tune in “Turn On The News” each week for the latest news, radio art, and more from our robot reporters, making sure you hear both sides — good and evil — every time you “Turn On The News.” This week: “Whining and Crying” This week the ex-president is a sad mess with grievances.
Best of ATTITUDE with ARNIE ARNESEN (00:59:00)
Segment One
We begin the show with Julie Rovner of KFF Health News. We discuss the recent rulings on the Mifepristone abortion pill, and how it has affected Big Pharma and Doctors. Doctors are again, after a hundred years, trying to insist on their primacy in health care for women, not judges and lawmakers.
Segment Two
We then speak with Harold Meyerson & Bill Curry about the Fox-Dominion settlement. The amount, less than half of Dominions original filing of 1.7 billion isn’t enough to cripple Fox, and Fox was not forced to apologize and acknowledge their lies. However, others will likely not escape reckoning: Alex Jones, Trump, Clarence Thomas, Steve Bannon. We also discuss the indefinite absence of Dianne Feinstein, and her refusal to resign. He membership on the Judiciary Committee is critical.
BACKGROUND BRIEFING with IAN MASTERS (00:59:00)
Tensions Within the Supreme Court As Its Popularity and Credibility Suffers While Justice Thomas Flouts Ethics | More Guns and No Restrictions For the Few Or Safety in Schools, Churches, Malls and Theaters For the Many? | While Foreigners Evacuate, Sudanese Face Starvation, Bombs and Bullets as Two Warlords Fight For Power.
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR: Shamanic Dreaming and the Secrets of the Imagination with Robert Moss (00:58:58)
Robert Moss is the creator of Active Dreaming, a synthesis of modern psychology and shamanism. Hes a prolific writer & leads workshops on dreaming, creativity and shamanism throughout the world. His latest book is Growing Big Dreams: Manifesting Your Hearts Desires Through Twelve Secrets of the Imagination. In this interview we talk about many aspects of dreaming, creative imagination and how they can be brought together in powerful ways for healing, integration, finding our life purpose and more fully enjoying our lives.
DEEP DIVE CYBERSECURITY SHOW: The Pentagon Leaks Would Be Near Impossible to Find Beforehand (00:58:32)
The one angle to the Pentagon leaks that isn’t really being talked about isn’t their failure to stop this… it’s just how hard it is to find posts of classified materials online. We talk about that and the latest news! Don’t miss this important episode!!
SATURDAY 04.22.23 PROGRAM Notes
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THE BRADCAST 4/20/23 (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: Lots of dupes and dopes and grifters in the Republican Party. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy introduced the House GOP’s demands in exchange for raising the nation’s debt ceiling so that the US government doesn’t default on its debts, crashing the world economy. McCarthy proposed massive, cruel cuts in social safety net programs that punish the poor and more, and would increase the national debt. House Republicans also want to gut President Biden’s landmark climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act, and its clean air provisions. McCarthy’s own district in Bakersfield, CA has the most polluted air of any city in the nation, and his demand to cut clean air incentives will make it even worse. Arbitration panel ordered MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell to pay $5 million to the man who won Lindell’s contest by proving that Lindell’s ‘evidence’ was nonsense and did not show Chinese interference in the 2020 election. Former Mesa County, CO election official Tina Peters received a light sentence in the first of two criminal cases regarding her decision to breach security and unlawfully copy and distribute highly sensitive election system software. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest ‘Green News Report.’
KEEPING DEMOCRACY ALIVE: Why They Fear Curiosity (00:58:00)
The pressure to prevent active curiosity is a serious threat to democracy. Our guests today are authors Perry Zurin and Dani Bassett whose new book is Curious Minds, The Power of Connection. The push is on by the Trumpist right to prevent gathering of information. That threatens their power and control, because knowledge can lead to a network of interconnections. Questioning and curiosity is essential to being human. Why does that threaten the right? There is reason for optimism, though. Give a listen.
ATTITUDE with ARNIE ARNESEN 4/20/23 (00:58:00)
Part 1:
We talk with Andrew Boyd, comic, environmentalist. We cover grief, hope, and gallows humor. He is looking for a “better catastrophe”.
Part 2:
We talk with Alex Sammon, of Slate.com about the Dominion and Fox settlement. The outcome, penalizing Fox for more than 800M dollars is not in the public interest, because it is not a crippling amount to Fox, and is likely covered by insurance, and tax deductible. This means that corporations are not here to save democracy or truth.
We also discuss the problem of Dianne Feinstein, who is a member of the judicial committee. She has been absent, and there are rumors of her incapacity. No federal judges can be confirmed without her or a replacement. Finding such a replacement is proving difficult.
GROWING GREENER: A Rift in the Native Plant World (00:29:00)
Gardeners are the worst threat to native plants. Hostility toward horticulturists is common within the ecological restoration community. But, John Gedraitis of Van Berkum Nursery says, its an impediment to growers such as him who want to expand the availability of local ecotype plants, genetically adapted natives grown from locally collected wild seed.
TUC RADIO: Daniel Ellsbergs Pentagon Papers – TUC Radio Archives – TWO of TWO (00:29:00)
This is the second part of a talk by Daniel Ellsberg that he gave on December 18, 2007 in downtown San Francisco to a small group of members of the Republican Roundtable. Those were the George W Bush years and it was well known that Ellsberg campaigned against the threats of war on Iran. I had permission to film the event and was concerned about a possible confrontation. Half-way through this 29 minute segment Ellsberg responds to a statement that he was advocating treason – to which he gives a legally and historically brilliant response that still applies today, to Julian Assange, Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden and all whistleblowers. But in the end he received a good round of applause. This rebroadcast is part of a celebration of the work and life of Daniel Ellsberg. He recently disclosed that he has pancreatic cancer and has only three to six months to live. He has remained active and productive and wrote that his editor knows that he works better under a deadline. And Ellsberg adds Quote: It turns out that I also live better under a deadline! As of April 18 – there are already over 1300 entries on search engines for Daniel Ellsberg Week in quotation marks. Join in with your memories and appreciation and affection for Daniel Ellsberg.
THE BOPST SHOW: Mugged by the Aristocracy (00:54:58)
The Bopst Show, the critically acclaimed music radio show hosted by artist, musician, writer, DJ and founding member of GWAR, Chris Bopst, features a wide assortment of audio stimulations from a myriad of genres, eras and inspirations. This week’s show features music by Northern soul singer September Jones, dub experimentalists Dub Syndicate, 70s Swedish prog rockers Nationalteatern well as songs by the founding member of Cabaret Voltaire, Stephen Mallinder, funk rockers Mfalme and many others outside mainstream consciousness.
podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
RALPH NADER RADIO HOUR #476 (00:58:00)
Ralph welcomes Samuel Levine who heads the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the Federal Trade Commission to give you tips on how to use this government agency to protect yourself from corporate fraud and abuse. Plus, director of Public Citizen’s Health Research Group, Dr. Michael Carome stops by to give us the latest warnings about harmful medical devices and his take on the safety of the mRNA Covid vaccine.
FRIDAY 04.21.23 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Friday April 21, 2023
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: New NOAA system helps weathercasters predict and monitor deadly flash floods
FOOD SLEUTH RADIO: David Abazs, organic farmer, and Executive Director of the Northeast Regional Sustainable Development Partnership at the U. of MN (00:28:00)
Did you know that climate change effects our natural environment and food system? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview with David Abazs, organic farmer, and Executive Director of the Northeast Regional Sustainable Development Partnership at the U. of MN. Abazs defines agrophenology and explains how climate change impacts our landscape and food system. He provides examples of the importance of learning to carefully observe naturally occurring events in our ecosystem. He also describes the Forest Assisted Migration Project: https://extension.umn.edu/rsdp-happenings/climate-smart-trees-take-root-northeast-minnesota. Round River Farm: https://www.round-river.com/
COUNTERSPIN: Steve Wamhoff, Dean Baker, Jeremie Greer and Michael Mechanic on Taxes (00:28:00)
This week on CounterSpin: It is tax season in the US, when some of us wonder why the government, which knows how much we earn, requires us to guess, with the threat of prison if we guess wrong. And leads some of us to ponder what we get in return for our resources—streets and stop signs, to be sure, but also wars and wheelbarrows of money doled out those who already have plenty. We’ve talked about taxes and tax policy a lot on CounterSpin, enough to put together a walk-through of some of the issues, and the way news media explain them.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Does Fox News Owe Accountability to a Hell of a Lot More People than Just Dominion? (00:58:00)
The vast majority of politically-inspired violence and murders in America over the past two decades have been committed by rightwing extremists. How many are watching Fox News? Investigative journalist Greg Palast is now going after the Dominion story. Plus TN Republicans are shielding gun firms not children from school shootings while asking for reporting of “divisiveness” in class. Also as Mitch McConnell returns to governmental obstruction, Senator Bernie Sanders discusses his new bill to tax the rich.
SEA CHANGE RADIO: Finless Foods: A Different Kettle of Fish (00:29:00)
Long time Sea Change Radio listeners know a thing or two about the challenges of being both a seafood lover and an environmentalist. It’s hard to keep track of which seafoods are sustainable and which involve practices that cause egregious harm to ecosystems and humans alike — so much so that places like the Monterey Bay Aquarium have created handy guides for shopping and ordering at restaurants. Fortunately, there are people dedicated to finding ways to get protein without depleting the planets oceans, like our guest today on Sea Change Radio. This week we speak with Shannon Cosentino-Roush, the Chief Strategy Officer of Finless Foods, a start-up that makes a plant-based alternative tuna product and is awaiting federal approval for its cell-based seafood product. We learn about the ins and outs of the alternative seafood industry, look at the exploding popularity of pok bowls, and examine the frontier of cell-based protein manufacturing.
LAURA FLANDERS SHOW: The Sierra Clubs Ben Jealous: Parables of Healing for the Environmental Movement (00:28:00)
The Earth’s temperature is rising at an alarming rate, and time is running out to change direction according to the IPCC. But veteran organizer/strategist Ben Jealous (formerly of the NAACP) sees history as being replete with examples of humans doing the unpredictable in historys toughest moments. Its that perspective, and those stories, compiled in his new book, that Jealous brings to his new job as head of the Sierra Club. The first African American to lead a Big Green environmental organization, Jealous explores his plans, the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and President Bidens greenlighting of potentially catastrophic drilling projects in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska. All that, and a few thoughts from Laura about hidden history and the heroic motley crew.
THE BOPST SHOW: Mugged by the Aristocracy (00:54:58)
The Bopst Show, the critically acclaimed music radio show hosted by artist, musician, writer, DJ and founding member of GWAR, Chris Bopst, features a wide assortment of audio stimulations from a myriad of genres, eras and inspirations. This week’s show features music by Northern soul singer September Jones, dub experimentalists Dub Syndicate, 70s Swedish prog rockers Nationalteatern well as songs by the founding member of Cabaret Voltaire, Stephen Mallinder, funk rockers Mfalme and many others outside mainstream consciousness.
podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 4/21/23 (00:57:03)
On the Show: Newsmax hots Eric Bolling delivers a barely intelligible anti-transgender rant, falsely equating transphobia, racism, and disabilities. A Christian woman claims that she falsely believed she had no clitoris, until a friend showed her what it is on her own baby girl, in an incredibly disturbing now-deleted video. Caller talks about issues with the Supreme Court. Caller discusses the state of Florida under Ron DeSantis’s leadership. Caller talks about fixing homelessness. Caller discusses whether Republicans will ever move on from Donald Trump. Caller asks if Trump is the one sabotaging Clarence Thomas and other right-wingers. Caller asks about the role of higher education. Caller makes the case for astrology being real. The Friday Feedback segment.
THURSDAY 4.20.23 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Thursday April 20, 2023
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: U.S. cities like Buffalo and Cincinnati could benefit from climate migration
RADIO ECOSHOCK: The Dirt Behind Betrayal (00:58:00)
Social barriers against climate action: neuropsychologist Adam Aron investigates with his book The Climate Crisis. From Grist, Senior Writer Naveena Sadasivam breaks stories of state repression, corporate-wrong doing – and outright corruption to grease the deadly status quo. Nobody thinks climate misinformation is accidental.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: It’s Time for American Business to Stop Subsidizing the World’s Largest Dictatorship (00:58:00)
Rebuilding American manufacturing not only returns jobs to our country, but also keeps profits here in America. Instead of strengthening China, we’d be rebuilding our own nation. Interview: Chair of the Patriotic Millionaires, Morris Pearl warns that the current tax code is destabilizing the nation and promoting inequality. Also how MN Dems are advancing a bill to ban election interference by billionaires, and just how cruel is the McCarthy budget proposal?
BERNIE SANDERS Book Tour excerpt: It’s OK to be Angry about Capitalism (00:06:15)
RICHMOND BUSINESS BABES
NUCLEAR HOTSEAT with LIBBE HaLEVY: More Nuclear Truths: World Nuclear Industry Status Report, Pt. 2 (00:56:59)
Pt. 2 of interviews on World Nuclear Industry Status Report, a comprehensive overview of nuclear power plant data, including operation, production, construction, & decommissioning. Learn the facts – and how the nukesters hide them – with 3 experts who wrote it.
SIERRA CLUB of VA: Industry and Regulation (00:00:00)
The regulatory system for approving pollution-intensive projects in Virginia benefits industry at the expense of people. Tim and Paige explore the unjust elements of how polluters secure permits and explain how people-power can influence the process in ways that put the needs of communities over polluter’s profits. They also start the show by highlighting name suggestions for the show!
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 4/20/23 (00:00:00)
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WEDNESDAY 04.19.23 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Wednesday April 19, 2023
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Solar-powered factory produces food for malnourished Haitian kids
PATIENTS COME FIRST: Telehealth & Rural Communities (00:19:12)
This episode of VHHA’s Patients Come First podcast features an interview with Dr. Richard Santen, professor emeritus of endocrinology and metabolism at the University of Virginia, for a conversation about how he’s spending his retirement years using his medical skills and telehealth technology to help diabetes patients in remote rural communities through a network of federally qualified health centers. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact us on Twitter or Instagram using the #PatientsComeFirst hashtag.
EDITORIAL: ALEC – What is the American Legislative Exchange Council? (00:03:40)
BERNIE SANDERS Book Tour excerpt (00:06:15)
THIS WAY OUT #1829: Ukrainian Lesbian Avenger Shevchenko Pt. 2 & Trans “Mutants” & global news! (00:28:59)
Ukraine’s Shevchenko builds coalitions under occupation; a Florida lawmaker demonizes trans people; Scotland says no to the U.K.s gender reform obstruction, Missouri’s Attorney General blocks all gender-affirming health care, queer erasure is “Fine” with another Florida lawmaker, Estonian politics and Lithuanian law portend marriage rights, Hungary urges neighbors to report queer families, and Wisconsin’s “Rainbowland” first grade teacher is sidelined.
Those stories and more this week when you find “This Way Out”: the world’s audio oasis for queer news and culture.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: What’s Behind the GOPs War Against Democracy? (00:58:00)
Are right-wing billionaires who want more, more, more money willing to make common cause with bigots, fascists, and wannabee killers to get it? Also abortion pill judge is a corrupt scammer, accused of hiding information from Senate investigators. Plus democracy is further under attack for black Americans and why are only 1% of fake Russian trolls caught?
CIVIC CIPHER: The Donald Trump Indictment / The Double-Standard We Live With (00:59:00)
In the first half of the show, we talk about this past week’s indictment of the former president and the fallout and aftermath of that proceeding. In the second half of the show, we shed light on some notable recent events that showcase the double-standard that Black and other marginalized people live with in American society. We discuss the criticism experienced by Angel Reese after winning the NCAA Championship as the lead story for this half of the show.
LITERATURE ALOUD: Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman ch. 6 “Comparisons Are Odious” (00:24:28)
Herland is a utopian novel written in1915 by feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman author of the famous and influential short story “The Yellow Wallpaper.” It describes the adventures and education of three men who land in an isolated and get schooled by a society comprised entirely of women who reproduce via asexual reproduction. Their matrifocal emphasis leads to an ideal social order, free of war, conflict and domination. It first appeared as a serial in Perkin’s monthly magazine Forerunner.
https://librivox.org/herland-by-charlotte-perkins-gilman
Text: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Herland
CHOOSE TO BE CURIOUS: What If? Counterfactual Curiosity, with Lily FitzGibbon (00:29:00)
Have you ever felt a burning desire to know what might have been, had you chosen a different course of action? That’s counterfactual curiosity — the desire to know about possible alternative outcomes — and it can sometimes cause us pain and regret. So why have it? Dr. Lily FitzGibbon helps me understand better. “With counterfactual curiosity, we have a particular interest with our own choices and our own actions — and their consequences.” ~
Lily FitzGibbon
https://lynnborton.com/2021/06/09/what-if-counterfactual-curiosity-with-lily-fitzgibbon/
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 4/19/23 (00:56:19)
On the Show: Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems settle their defamation lawsuit for $787 million and Fox News admits to lies in writing. Fox News lawyers involved in the Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit throw Donald Trump under the bus. Fox News will not be forced to apologize on air as part of the $787 million settlement in their defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems. The Bidens made $579,000 in 2022 and paid a completely expected tax rate. Republicans are completely two-faced on “business freedom” and claiming to be for low regulations. Republicans have completely abandoned policy and adopted a politics of fear and populist rhetoric. Failed former President Donald Trump promises mandatory homeless camps in a bizarre new video. Elon Musk and Tucker Carlson talk about the urge to impregnate women in part two of their deranged Fox News interview. Voicemail caller isn’t happy that David went to England.
TUESDAY 04.18.23 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Tuesday April 18, 2023
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Lower-cost ways to keep your home cool
ENCOURAGEMENTOLOGY: Staying Engaged to Avoid Burnout (00:29:51)
On this show we are looking for the warning signs, taking inventory of our discontent, and listening to our internal struggles to avoid burnout and stay engaged. Whether you are feeling frazzled in the moment or downright over it either professionally or personally, wait, take a step back, a big breath, now let it out. We’ve got time to re-engage with a re-engineered approach. You might need a new pair of eyes on the situation. Those could be yours after you’ve had a chance to unpack some of your frustration or you could invite in a third party opinion. Being so stuck in a routine or too up close and personal could be preventing you from finding your way out.
COOL SOLUTIONS: Out of Gas, In with Justice (00:28:00)
A pilot study replacing gas stoves with induction stoves in a South Bronx public housing building did the expected and decreased indoor air pollution. Two unexpected discoveries were the popularity of the induction stoves and that the building’s old wiring could only deliver enough juice to replace stoves in a few of the apartments. Replacing gas stoves with induction stoves and the building’s broken boiler with heat pumps requires an expensive electrical upgrade. NYCHA’s response was to use its massive purchasing power to commission heat pumps which use less power. This is Part One of a mini series on Electrifying Affordable Housing .
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Will “No Labels” Usher in a Trump or DeSantis White House in 2024? (00:58:00)
No Labels and the Corporate Problem Solvers are now playing with political fire, flirting with fielding a moderate (i.e. bought-off) candidate for president next year. But that doesn’t seem to trouble them at all, just so long as the dark money keeps rolling in.
THE CHILDREN’S HOUR: Earth Day – Rivers (00:53:00)
We celebrate Earth Day on The Children’s Hour with students working to save the environment around them. RiverXchange is a program that partners with schools in Albuquerque, which is nestled along the Rio Grande, to create projects that protect our precious environment. Kids learn how to make the environment around them better using the RiverXchange Project inside their classrooms over the course of a school year, tackling problems like food waste, littering, and planting trees. We also learn about Senator Gaylord Nelson, the founder of Earth Day in the United States, from our friends at PBS Wisconsin Education. In this episode we hear directly from kids about the impact this program has had on their classrooms, their schools, and themselves. We hear from kids in Albuquerque New Mexico at Zia Elementary School, students in Mr. Rogers’ class at North Valley Academy, and at Mission Avenue Elementary. Also thanks to the kids and teachers who submitted content for this episode. Celebrate Earth Day with us, honoring rivers with RiverXchange. This episode is mixed with great music celebrating the Earth, and especially our precious rivers.
WSJ: How Radicalization Online Can (And Can’t) Be Stopped (00:07:34)
In the wake of the El Paso, Texas, mass shooting, web-infrastructure company Cloudflare took down the online message board where the killer posted his manifesto. So-called deplatforming is a growing strategy to stem the rise of hate speech online, but does it work?
LITERATURE ALOUD: Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman ch.5 “A Unique History” (00:30:10)
Herland is a utopian novel written in1915 by feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman author of the famous and influential short story “The Yellow Wallpaper.” It describes the adventures and education of three men who land in an isolated and get schooled by a society comprised entirely of women who reproduce via asexual reproduction. Their matrifocal emphasis leads to an ideal social order, free of war, conflict and domination. It first appeared as a serial in Perkin’s monthly magazine Forerunner.
https://librivox.org/herland-by-charlotte-perkins-gilman
Text: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Herland
GREEN STREET NEWS: Breast Cancer in a Bottle with Polly Marshall (00:28:21)
After the week’s environmental health headlines, Patti and Doug talk with attorney-turned-breast cancer researcher Polly Marshall about the chemicals commonly used in personal care products and how her group of BC survivors helped conduct a study showing the harm they cause.
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 4/18/23 (00:00:00)
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MONDAY 04.17.23 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Monday April 17, 2023
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Phoenix residents learn how to fight back against urban heat
WHEN THE BIOMASS HITS THE WIND TURRBINE #145: High Tunnels (00:29:10)
In case you hadn’t noticed, the climate is changing and plants are dying. How can homesteaders cope with extreme weather events and a changing ecology. Well, one way is to create an environment for their garden that they can control to a certain extent. This is where high tunnels come in. A high tunnel, or hoop house is a greenhouse like structure where plants can be cultivated and raised under more controlled conditions. Join Annie and Jay Warmke from Blue Rock Station for a discussion on their experience with high tunnels, building it, the grant process with the government, and plans for how they intend to use it in the future.
ECONOMIC UPDATE: Today’s Medicare for All Battle with Dr. William Bronston (00:29:00)
In this weeks show, Prof. Wolff discusses US deaths from Covid, poverty in the US labor force, US and Canada cooperate against immigrants, US warfare vs China’s peacemaking, Amazon profits from cutting back on “free” shipping. In the second half of the show, Wolff interviews Dr. William Bronston, advocate for single-payer health care in the US.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Digesting the Leaks (00:58:00)
Veteran War Correspondent Phil Ittner is on the ground in Ukraine. Did the revelations of the recent leak benefit Russia or the USA? And will the alleged leaker get a fair hearing in the press? Plus – Thom reads from ‘The Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War.’
RADIO ART HOUR #115: Radio Art Pop (00:58:00)
This week we tune in radio art in the form of pop songs, from the most famous, The Beatles’ “Revolution #9,” to more obscure works from Dymaxion. Also included: Melissa Dubbin and Aaron Davidson, The Sb; The Dust Dive and Latitude/Longitude, Transmaniacon MC, Tim Hecker, Can, and Matmos. Episode 115.
LITERATURE ALOUD: Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman ch.4 “Our Venture” (00:26:24)
Herland is a utopian novel written in1915 by feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman author of the famous and influential short story “The Yellow Wallpaper.” It describes the adventures and education of three men who land in an isolated and get schooled by a society comprised entirely of women who reproduce via asexual reproduction. Their matrifocal emphasis leads to an ideal social order, free of war, conflict and domination. It first appeared as a serial in Perkin’s monthly magazine Forerunner.
https://librivox.org/herland-by-charlotte-perkins-gilman
Text: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Herland
CREATING OUR PREFERRED FUTURE: Second Half Part 4 – Primer For Paradigm Shift (00:29:15)
art 4, A Primer For Paradigm Shift is the final part of a 4 part series. The entire series provides encouragement, reasons and describes actions on behalf of a deep change in our values and goals as individuals, neighborhoods, communities, nation and world. Part 4 First Half is about taking paradigm shift ideas to a wider audience. It starts with explaining how to become an advocate for paradigm shift and suggestions for becoming even more effective if one is already an activist. Next is a look at public interest groups [PIOs], large and small and the assets they have for advocating paradigm shift to their members, the wider world and in greater collaboration with other PIOs. are all on the same team. They have common cause and common actions can help bring about a broader movement for moving towards a preferred future.
Part 4 Second Half starts about here.
There is a description of educational content these groups can bring to their members and the wider world starting with reducing their eco footprints and prioritizing their time and money. Forward movement for one, is forward movement for all. Part 4 examines a dozen economic, social and educational entities and suggests how they might be affected by paradigm shift and how they might be helpful in participating in paradigm shift. Faith groups, the military, labor, youth, homeless, the major political parties and well known social movements. Finally, a look at making capitalism and the consumer culture the focus of a Truth and Reconciliation Process to bring to account the damage this economic system and its owner and helpers have inflicted on people and planet for many generations. Based on other T and R Commissions from other parts of the world. This is the final part of A Primer For Paradigm Shift.
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 4/17/23 (00:00:00)
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SUNDAY 04.16.23 PROGRAM Notes
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THE BRADCAST 4/14/23: Journalist Alex Burness on refusal by VA’s Youngkin to re-enfranchise former felons; AR GOP restricts mail-in voting (00:58:00)
Original air-date 3-29-2023. On today’s ‘BradCast’: Republicans are pro-murder and anti-democracy. It’s just that simple. And we’ve got much more evidence of that today. It’s an election year in Virginia, with the entire state legislature up for grabs, so the state’s Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin has unilaterally rescinded a bipartisan policy used by previous governors to vastly expand the restoration of voting rights to former felons. Youngkin will instead use a secret process and will personally decide, on a case-by-case basis, who he will allow to vote. Voting rights and justice reporter ALEX BURNESS of Bolts Magazine explains Youngkin’s new appalling, anti-democracy policy, and how it harms communities, public safety, and those trying to return to civil society after completing their sentences in Virginia. Arkansas GOP Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a law erecting new barriers to absentee voting and the ability of voters to place citizen initiatives on the statewide ballot. Also today: Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN), who represents the Nashville district where a school shooter killed six on Monday, ran away from a reporter asking Ogles why he deleted his gun-filled Christmas card, and why he favors guns and murder over the lives of children. Comedian Jon Stewart exposes the rank hypocrisy of a Republican Oklahoma lawmaker who wants to ‘protect children’ from drag shows but not from being murdered by guns. Big Government Republicans in Kentucky voted to over-ride the Democratic governor’s veto of a law that bans health care for trans kids, bans all discussion of sexual orientation or gender identity in all grades K-12, and more.
EARTH RIOT RADIO (00:28:00)
1st Anniversary of the Earth Church, Our East Village Sunday Gathering. And with this April 16 Sunday 3pm, we cross into our second year of this experiment. We bring humor and music and a kind of DIY spirituality to our defense of the Earth. The show is Live Streamed from Revbilly.com with Malachy McCourt our Fabulous Saint.
Thank you for being with this in this work (and this play). May the Earth’s crisis evolve in such a way that we can have a life and in our living share this planet with all life. Earthalujah! Rev Billy, on behalf of Savitri D and the Stop Shopping Choir.
https://revbilly.com/
TURN ON THE NEWS: Rabbit Hole (00:28:29)
“Turn On The News” is the weekly newscast from the fictional Radio Network, with parody radio coverage of the radio and its headlines. Now with computerized news readers, and fewer meddling reporters, plus aggregated reporting, and automated music. Tune in “Turn On The News” each week for the latest news, radio art, and more from our robot reporters, making sure you hear both sides — good and evil — every time you “Turn On The News.” This week: “Rabbit Hole” This week the ex-president follows a rabbit down a hole.
Best of ATTITUDE with ARNIE ARNESEN 4/15/23 (00:59:30)
Segment One
We begin our show with Anders Croy of Florida Watch, about the latest steps that Gov. DeSantis is taking in Florida. There is a very large number of regulatory and legal initiatives that is being implemented. All of this is in service to DeSantis’ goal of winning the Republican nomination for president in 2024.
Segment Two
We then speak with Ameri Pattani, Senior Correspondent, Kaiser Health News. We discuss the opioid settlement, and how it will be distributed, and how the distribution will be monitored. There are about $50 Billion over 15 years, to be distributed to the states. However, it is not clear who will be in charge of doing this, and how it will be examined. Who will enforce the distribution and its fairness? Who will monitor exactly where the funds are going?
BACKGROUND BRIEFING with IAN MASTERS 4/13/23 (00:59:00)
The Arrest of the Leaker and the Inordinate and Unnecessary Amount of Widely Circulated Classified Material | The Dangers Racist, White Supremacist, Anti Semitic and Anti Government Views Pose to the US Military | Having Missed 60 Votes, Senator Feinstein is in No Hurry to Go Back To Work As She Holds Up Judicial Nominations
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR: The Kabbalah of Writing with Sherri Mandell (00:59:00)
Sherri Mandell is an award winning writer who has contributed to numerous journals and publications, including USA Today, The Times of Israel, Hadassah Magazine and the Jerusalem Post. She is the author of several books, including a spiritual memoir The Blessing of a Broken Heart, which won a National Jewish Book Award in 2004. She teaches writing workshops and studied Kabbalah in Jerusalem. Her new book is The Kabbalah of Writing which reveals a very practical approach to how we can use writing as a spiritual or psycho-spiritual path, through lots of writing prompts that reveal our own inner stories and help us to see them and work with them in new creative and healing ways.
DEEP DIVE CYBERSECURITY SHOW: TikTok bans could expand the US security state (00:59:11)
TikTok’s banning by the US government is seen as a good thing within the cybersecurity community but it appears to be coming at a cost. The RESTRICT Act is creating a slippery slope that could imperil civil liberties! Don’t miss and all of the other news this week’s episode offers!
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THE BRADCAST 4/13/23 (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: Democratic state Rep. Justin Pearson was re-seated at the Tennessee State House on Thursday after he was expelled last week by the out-of-control, racist, gerrymandered GOP majority. Pearson delivered searing remarks in his return to the statehouse, before Republicans tossed out the rules to ram through a vote on a bill censoring free speech for college students. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) fatuously called for arming schools like banks just days before the mass shooting at a bank in Kentucky. New polling data indicates the majority of Americans have noticed the Republicans’ pro-murder, pro-Big Government, anti-free speech, anti-democracy idiocy. After only 100 days in the majority, House Republicans have an abysmal and falling approval rating of negative 24 points overall. If you thought you’d heard the end of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ decades-long crime spree, think again – – a new investigation by Pro Publica builds on their previous reporting showing that the corrupt Thomas failed to disclose lavish gifts and luxury travel, as required by federal law, that were funded by GOP mega-donor Harlan Crow. New reporting reveals Thomas also failed to disclose that he sold property to Crow, including the house where his mother still lives. Also today: An incredible 25 inches of rain in 24 hours crippled the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest ‘Green News Report.’
KEEPING DEMOCRACY ALIVE: You’ll Never Guess What Country Is Leading the Green Wave (00:58:38)
From a vaunted Latin American pink wave, Colombia’s new president Gustavo Petro and vice president Francia Marquez realized that even with socialised profits, more extraction does not equal more wealth. In fact as the Insitute for Policy Studies John Feffer explains on this podcast, not only is more fossil fuel not sustainable, but a bold new green direction will yield far greater benefits. And it is actually realistic. Give a listen.
ATTITUDE with ARNIE ARNESEN 4/14/23 (00:58:00)
Part 1:
We talk with Scott Braddok about Texas. The governor is announcing that he is going to pardon Daniel Perry, a convicted murderer of protestors. This stance appears to have been prodded by Tucker Carlson. Abbott is also pressuring state legislators to approve of school vouchers in Texas. There is resistance, especially in rural areas. Abbott is seeking to ‘deputize’ armed civilians to patrol the Texas border with Mexico.
Part 2:
We talk with Bill Curry.
Elon Musk has branded NPR as a government agency, which has prompted NPR to withdraw from Twitter. We discuss the privatization of Big Brother, in the form of Elon Musk and his ilk.
GROWING GREENER: Plant Babies vs. Science in the Garden (00:29:00)
Elizabeth Licata, a passionate promoter of Garden Walk Buffalo, the nation’s largest free open garden tour, and a longtime contributor to the popular blog Garden Rant takes on gardener anthropomorphism, our appealing but destructive habit of ascribing human emotions and characteristics to plants.
TUC RADIO: Daniel Ellsberg’s Pentagon Papers (00:29:00)
It was the evening of December 18, 2007, and I was setting up my recording equipment in an unfamiliar downtown San Francisco conference room. The events coordinator of the Republican Roundtable had offered me an invitation to record Daniel Ellsberg – and of course I said yes – in spite of the unfamiliar venue. One of the guests walked past me and said matter-of-factly: Ellsberg is a traitor and proceeded to his chair. And by the time that Daniel Ellsberg arrived I was certain that there were only two people in the room who were not Republican. In spite of some skepticism Ellsberg moved the audience with one of the most personal and detailed descriptions of his experiences as Marine and then inside the Pentagon that in the end he received warm applause. Daniel Ellsberg recently wrote a public letter disclosing that he has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and has only three to six months to live.
Radio producers, video makers, artist and writers are celebrating Daniel Ellsberg Week at the end of April 2023. And this is my way of showing him love and appreciation.
THE BOPST SHOW: On The Wrong Side of History (00:54:54)
The Bopst Show, the critically acclaimed music radio show hosted by artist, musician, writer, DJ and founding member of GWAR, Chris Bopst, features a wide assortment of audio stimulations from a myriad of genres, eras and inspirations. On this week’s program, you’ll hear Polish singer and actress Izabela Trojanowska, 21st century Japanese punk group Otoboke Beaver, and legendary British On-U Sound dub rockers Creation Rebel as well as French singer Savarah, the modern dance floor stylings of Regressive Left and many others outside mainstream consciousness.
podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
RALPH NADER RADIO HOUR #475 (00:58:00)
In a live Zoom event in conjunction with the American Museum of Tort Law, Ralph welcomes safety expert, Russell Kendzior, who runs the National Floor Safety Institute to discuss where, why and how slip-and-falls happen, how to prevent them, the legitimacy of slip-and-fall lawsuits, and the role of the Consumer Product Safety Commission for a phenomenon that for older adults every year causes over 36,000 deaths and $50 billion in medical costs.https://www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/
FRIDAY 04.14.23 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Friday April 14, 2023
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: More clean transportation options are coming to South Los Angeles
FOOD SLEUTH RADIO: Jeanne Heuser award winning citizen activist, former technical information specialist, USGS (00:28:00)
Did you know that knowing our watershed, and understanding water and nitrogen cycles is key to sustainable food and farming methods? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview with Jeanne Heuser, award winning citizen activist, and former Technical Information Specialist with the US. Geological Survey. From hospice, Heuser reflects on her life’s work to protect watersheds, our food system, and encourage local engagement. Her regional work in the state of MO, with the Moniteau County Neighbors Alliance can serve as a national model. See: : www.MCNAmissouri.org
Related website: https://www.usgs.gov/
WITH GOOD REASON Half Hour: Food for Thought (00:29:00)
We all remember what it was like entering the social battleground known as the school cafeteria. Aside from the usual cliques, there were two types of students: those who brought their lunch and those who bought their lunch. Marcus Weaver-Hightower says public schools should offer free lunches to all students. And: Being a new parent is hard work and it’s also super expensive. Christine Schull says a year of toddler or infant care can cost more than a year of tuition at a public university. Christine’s been named an outstanding faculty member by The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. Also: The pandemic turned students’ worlds upside-down. Rates of anxiety and depression have jumped, especially among students of marginalized identities. But Leandra Parris says there aren’t enough mental health resources in the K-12 school system to meet the surging demand.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: How Republicans Lost Gen Z (00:58:00)
Are right-wingers aware that their days appear to be numbered, with an unprecedented percentage of young people voting against them? How long can voter suppression dirty tricks maintain minority rule?
SEA CHANGE RADIO: NC Newsline Editor Rob Schofield on Elephants, Donkeys and Leopards (00:29:00)
They say a leopard doesn’t change its spots, but last week, North Carolina state representative Tricia Cotham switched from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party, suddenly shifting the balance of power in the Tar Heel state. With Cotham’s assistance, Republicans in the general assembly now have enough votes to override any vetoes by the state’s Democratic governor, Roy Cooper. Our guest on Sea Change Radio is Rob Schofield, the Editor of NC Newsline, who will give us the inside scoop on Cotham’s spot-changing move to the GOP, lay out what it could mean for North Carolinians, and explore some other recent under-the-radar results from the 2022 midterms.
LAURA FLANDERS SHOW: Rabble Rousers: Frances Goldin and the Fight for Cooper Square (00:28:00)
Low income Americans face an acute housing shortage. But our guests have a victory to share. Rabble Rousers: Frances Goldin and the Fight for Cooper Square” is a newly-released documentary telling the story of how a diverse group of New Yorkers, led by housing organizer Frances Goldin, fought a 50-year struggle against abandonment, white flight, violence, drugs and “Power Broker” Robert Moses to save a 12-block section of lower Manhattan from being destroyed. They created the first urban Community Land Trust (CLT), and thousands of homes and businesses were saved from speculation. The CLT established permanent low-income housing for Cooper Square residents. The film, which is out now from New Day Films, was directed and produced by our guests Kelly Anderson and Ryan Joseph, with Kathryn Barnier. Anderson and Joseph, along with historian Johanna Fernndez join Laura to discuss the significance of Goldin, rabble rousing and the Cooper Square story for today. Plus, a commentary from Laura on lost causes that aren’t.
THE BOPST SHOW: On The Wrong Side of History (00:54:54)
The Bopst Show, the critically acclaimed music radio show hosted by artist, musician, writer, DJ and founding member of GWAR, Chris Bopst, features a wide assortment of audio stimulations from a myriad of genres, eras and inspirations. On this week’s program, you’ll hear Polish singer and actress Izabela Trojanowska, 21st century Japanese punk group Otoboke Beaver, and legendary British On-U Sound dub rockers Creation Rebel as well as French singer Savarah, the modern dance floor stylings of Regressive Left and many others outside mainstream consciousness.
podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 4/14/23 (00:00:00)
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THURSDAY 4.13.23 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Thursday April 13, 2023
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Student recommendations incorporated into flood-prevention project
RADIO ECOSHOCK: Climate: A Big Change Emerges Down Under (00:58:00)
This show is packed with hard-hitting guests. From Australia, scientist Matthew England explains new Antarctic science that literally changes the whole world. I talk with 11-year-old Zach Fox-DeVol about his We the Children podcast. From Public Citizen, Erika Thi Patterson reports front-line action to clean up car making – including the surprise worst manufacturer we all thought was so green. I’m Alex Smith. There is no time to waste – lets go.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Racism: The Shadow Self of the Republican Party (00:58:00)
Is the plague of guns just a racist fever dream for restored white male supremacy? And even if there is no war, our children are now paying the price for the GOPs embrace of this hate and bigotry ” and the guns that go with it ” every single day.
NUCLEAR HOTSEAT: NUCLEAR TRUTH! World Nuclear Industry Status Report – Finally, Data You Can Trust (00:57:01)
World Nuclear Industry Status Report is a comprehensive overview of nuclear power plant data, including operation, production, construction, & decommissioning. Learn the facts – and how the nukesters hide them – with 3 experts who wrote it.
SIERRA CLUB of VIRGINIA: Environmental Justice (00:53:14)
Climate change is a global issue, but the harms caused by the crisis aren’t felt equally. In fact, those who shoulder the greatest impact of pollution are those who contribute the least amount. This week, the Sierra Club Virginia Chapter breaks down the concept of environmental justice and how it does — and doesn’t — manifest in our state.
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 4/13/23 (00:56:32)
On the Show: Farron Cousins, host of “Farron Balanced” and “Ring of Fire,” fills in for David. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg sues Congressman Jim Jordan to get him to stop interfering in the prosecution of Donald Trump. Representative Jim Jordan sends letters to universities to look into what he calls the “Biden censorship regime.” Republicans don’t actually know how to be in charge once they’ve been elected. Donald Trump’s judicial appointments could ironically hurt Republicans in the 2024 election. A judge shuts down Donald Trump’s attempt to shield documents from New York Attorney General Letitia James’s investigation. Melania Trump is furious about the coverage of the Stormy Daniels hush money payment that resulted in her husband getting indicted. Donald Trump claims that authorities who processed him at the Manhattan courthouse were crying and apologizing over what they were doing. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is getting inundated with racist threats from Trump supporters. Dianne Feinstein’s leave of absence is preventing the Senate Judiciary Committee from approving Joe Biden’s judicial nominees. Media organizations sue to get access to the January 6th footage that Kevin McCarthy gave to Tucker Carlson.
WEDNESDAY 04.12.23 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Wednesday April 12, 2023
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Data from whole-home energy monitors can help homeowners reduce carbon pollution
PATIENTS COME FIRST: Dr. Vinay Kumaran (00:13:41)
The latest episode of VHHA’s Patients Come First podcast features an interview with Dr. Vinay Kumaran, a surgeon with the VCU Health Hume-Lee Transplant Center, for a conversation about his career and the topics of liver transplant surgery, organ donation, and more.
ALAN WATTS: Stop Feeling Lost by Doing This (00:15:17)
If there is one simple question that bothers us all as human beings, it is :why are we living ? It is a burden on our shoulders, and we cannot think about it without going depressed or becoming sad, because simply we can’t answer it. We got blocked. In this lecture, Alan Watts talks about the game of life, how the answer of that question is: to play. To simply not take it seriously, to stay within the flow of life without having to be very strict and rigid about it. We have to take it as if it was a game. Because if we take it seriously, we will be forced to think scientifically, to predict the future, and be aware that any false move, would lead us to a fatal death, which is not the case.
THIS WAY OUT #1828: Ukrainian Lesbian Avenger Shevchenko Pt.1 & global LGBTQ news! (00:28:50)
Ukraine’s Olena Shevchenko fights rights battles and the Russian invasion; trans athletes score their first points at the U.S. Supreme Court, Kansas Republicans smash the Democratic governor’s pro-trans intentions, Indiana and Idaho Republicans outlaw kids’ gender-affirming healthcare, North Dakota Republicans advance 10 anti-queer bills in one week, New Jersey’s Democratic governor declares his state a “safe haven” for gender-affirming healthcare seekers and providers, the Biden administration gets cheers for its pro-trans athlete education policies but jeers for exceptions, and drag stars backup Kelsea Ballerini at the CMT Awards ” and she backs them. Those stories and more this week when you discover “This Way Out”: the world’s audio oasis for queer news and culture.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Will Democrats Stand Up to Republicans? (00:58:00)
Why can’t the Dems push back against the blue slip scam the G.O.P. is using to hold up federal judges? Also- what’s really up with the NRA?
CIVIC CIPHER: Actual Police Heroism on Display / How the Nashville Mass Shooting is Being Spun by Conservatives (00:59:00)
In the first half of the show, we discuss the actual heroism seen from the body cam footage from the responding officers at this week’s school shooting in Nashville. We contrast this behavior with what we have come to know as normal behavior based in fear and cowardice so as to highlight what we expect from the officers tasked with protecting our communities. In the second half of the show, we delve into the questions surrounding the Nashville shooting and dissect the conservative attempts at rebranding the incident as an act of terrorism against Christianity. Our Way Black History Fact details the first arrest of a sitting U.S. President by an ex-slave.
LITERATURE ALOUD: Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman ch. 3 “A Peculiar Imprisonment” (00:27:23)
Herland is a utopian novel written in1915 by feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman author of the famous and influential short story “The Yellow Wallpaper.” It describes the adventures and education of three men who land in an isolated and get schooled by a society comprised entirely of women who reproduce via asexual reproduction. Their matrifocal emphasis leads to an ideal social order, free of war, conflict and domination. It first appeared as a serial in Perkin’s monthly magazine Forerunner.
https://librivox.org/herland-by-charlotte-perkins-gilman
Text: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Herland
CHOOSE TO BE CURIOUS: Curiosity in Service of Ending Period Poverty, with Eva Marie Carney (00:28:00)
In 2017 Eva Marie Carney read a news story that changed her life. I invited her to share how being open to new information — and allowing that information to influence not only her thinking but also her actions — has enabled her to change other lives as well. This is an exploration of curiosity, very much as applied. Curiosity, in this case, in service of ending period poverty.
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 4/12/23 (00:56:08)
On the Show: Farron Cousins, host of “Farron Balanced” and “Ring of Fire,” fills in for David. A panel of appellate judge’s rules that January 6th insurrectionists can be charged with obstruction, which may play a role in special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into Donald Trump. Donald Trump’s poll numbers plummet among independents following his recent indictment. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and his office humiliate Congressman Jim Jordan on the topic of violent crime. Florida State Representative Webster Barnaby compares transgender people to “demons and limps.” Former Trump attorney Jenna Ellis is being attacked by Trump supporters for not being sufficiently loyal to him. Nikki Haley’s campaign says Donald Trump is “more drama” and Ron DeSantis is “not ready for prime time.” Generation Z is overwhelmingly left-wing, with 77% supporting Democrats and 21% supporting Republicans according to a Pew research study. Fox News is in deep trouble as the network prepares for its defamation trial from Dominion Voting Systems. More Republicans are expressing their support for bombing Mexico as a response to the fentanyl crisis.
TUESDAY 04.11.23 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Tuesday April 11, 2023
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Why Chelsea, Massachusetts, is installing a microgrid system (00:01:30)
ENCOURAGEMENTOLOGY: Staying Flexible in Your Thinking to Easily Embrace Change (00:30:08)
On this show we are going to stay flexible, gently planting a foot to pivot, so that we can easily embrace change. The only thing that seems consistent, is change. How do you deal with your ever-evolving life? I believe certain seasons are prone to unfolding in due time and others see rapid change that may seem overwhelming and impossible to keep up with. What season are you currently in? Are you holding on for dear life or are you pushing your ideas up the side of a mountain? No matter where you find yourself, it’s important to stay flexible in your thinking. It’s all too easy to get rooted in one thought track that can narrow your view and limit your possibilities. There is more to learn as you connect and open your mind and your heart.
GOT SCIENCE?: Combatting Disinformation Danger (00:29:00)
Social media analyst Erin McAweeney pulls back the curtain on how disinformation spreads across Facebook and Twitter.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Private Jets and Super Yachts versus Democracy (00:58:00)
Besides impeaching Clarence Thomas, maybe the Biden administration and Democrats in the Senate should be investigating Ginny’s corruption and attempted sedition? True North Research’s executive director Lisa Graves joins Thom to share what she’s found out about the supreme justice’s $500,000 vacations.
THE CHILDREN’S HOUR: Autism (00:58:00)
This time on The Children’s Hour we learn about autism from a father and son who literally wrote the book about it for kids. Justin and David Flood wrote the book A Kids Book About Autism to help kids understand what autism is, how it impacts people, and how kids without autism can befriend kids with autism. We also hear from renowned scientist with autism, Temple Grandin who has a list of things she wishes parents would know about raising a child with autism, and challenges she believes autistic children should take on. Oliver Sacks wrote in the forward of Thinking in Pictures that her first book Emergence: Labeled Autistic was unprecedented because there had never before been an inside narrative of autism. Lorenzo Manuel started impersonating Michael Jackson after the singer’s death. At the time he found impersonating Michael helped him to cope with the social pressures of middle school. Now, a senior in High School, Lorenzo finds that the time he spent studying Michael has helped him find a way to be himself. RadioActive Youth Media reporter Meghan O’Kelly talked with Lorenzo. This piece used courtesy of KUOW’s RadioActive Youth Media.
LITERATURE ALOUD: Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman ch. 2 “Rash Advances” (00:26:51)
Herland is a utopian novel written in1915 by feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman author of the famous and influential short story “The Yellow Wallpaper.” It describes the adventures and education of three men who land in an isolated and get schooled by a society comprised entirely of women who reproduce via asexual reproduction. Their matrifocal emphasis leads to an ideal social order, free of war, conflict and domination. It first appeared as a serial in Perkin’s monthly magazine Forerunner.
https://librivox.org/herland-by-charlotte-perkins-gilman
Text: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Herland
GREEN STREET NEWS: Cracking the Havana Syndrome with Dr. Beatrice Golomb (00:28:35)
After the week’s environmental health headlines, Dr. Beatrice Golomb, MD, PhD, talks about the effects of non-ionizing radiofrequency (RF) radiation and why she is so certain that the symptoms reported by diplomats and government workers are related to exposure.
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 4/11/23 (00:58:26)
On the Show: Luke Beasley, TDPS correspondent and host of The Luke Beasley Show, fills in for David. Ousted Tennessee lawmaker Justin Jones is reinstated to the Tennessee House after a unanimous vote by the Nashville city council. Congressman Max Frost calls for a Federal Office of Gun Violence Prevention following the recent mass shootings. Turning Point USA’s Charlie Kirk says gun violence is a worthy cost of having the Second Amendment. With multiple criminal investigations looming, things could soon get a whole lot worse for Donald Trump. Fox News host Laura Ingraham and former Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway can’t seem to understand why Republicans keep losing elections. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has forced himself into a corner and now despite declining poll numbers he probably has to announce his presidential candidacy. Gavin Newsom destroys the Republican Party in an interview with MSNBC’s Jen Psaki. Failed Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake hints at running for political office again.
MONDAY 04.10.23 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Monday April 10, 2023
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS
WHEN THE BIOMASS HITS THE WIND TURBINE #118: Preppers (00:28:42)
The world is teetering on the edge of disaster. The Great Depression ” the Cold War ” 9-11 ” Katrina ” the 2008 Economic Meltdown ” Covid… Doesn’t it make sense to build yourself a bunker, stock it with beans and ammunition, and wait out the Zombie Apocalypse? Is that what it means to be a prepper. Or is it just a common sense approach to have the skills and supplies on hand to deal with whatever emergency may come your way?
Join Annie and Jay Warmke of Blue Rock Station as they discuss the realities of living a sustainable life.
ECONOMIC UPDATE: When We Put People First in US Politics (00:29:00)
In this week’s show, Prof. Wolff presents updates on the failures of GOP and Democrats to face or solve major crises; layoffs and stock buybacks by US hi-tech companies; a new study of “food insecurity” in LA county. The second half of the show is dedicated to a discussion of how US history of the 1920s and 1930s shows the possibility of a progressive political shift and upsurge in the US today.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Revenge isn’t the Fascists’ Last-Gasp Option… (00:58:00)
Every fascist movement in history has lifted itself to power on the scaffold of revenge-fueled violence. Why are Republicans silent on the threats and intimidation today heard from many on the right? Will the GOP reject- or embrace- revenge in 2024?
RADIO ART HOUR: The Foremen, Lia Kohl, Lawrence Weiner (00:58:00)
Today’s show features a song, The Foremen’s “Privateers of the Public Airwaves,” plus Lia Kohl’s “when glass is there, and water,” and “Need to Know” by Lawrence Weiner, and introduced by Tyler Maxin. Chicago-based sound artist Kohl has been playing cello along with the radio on her 2022 release “Untitled Radio (Futile, Fertile), and the 2023 album “The Ceiling Reposes.” On this show we sample, “when glass is there, and water.” Then the show finishes with “Need to Know” by Lawrence Weiner from 1978, and introduced by Tyler Maxin. In this unconventional radio play staged by Lawrence Weiner, a group of players that include filmmaker Michael H. Shamberg, writer Ann Sargent-Wooster, musician Peter Gordon, and the artist himself weave in and out of overlapping conversations and monologues, which range in tone from turgid party chatter to intimate pillow talk. Occasionally, the dialogue seems to comment on itself: one character describes having watched a movie with no identifiable characters, resigning herself to eventually just identify with the landscape, and later, two readers have a debate about if all art aspires to the immediacy of music. A narrator (Weiner), whose booming voice cuts through the clamor, posits that the titular need to know, a particular orientation towards media and time, was inaugurated with the televised riots at the 1968 Chicago Democratic Convention. A sustained, deconstructed riff on Sam Cooke’s Wonderful World (1960) floats throughout, performed live by Peter Gordon. Produced as a real-time multitrack broadcast, Weiner arranged and conducted these moving parts from the sound booth, live-cueing players and directing a technician to amplify and fade with hand motions. Described by Weiner as a sound structure, the piece parallels his noted typographic works that treat language as a sculptural material, using the arc and texture of the broadcast to experiment with the fundamentals of form. Although unique for the artist as a rare foray into radio, Need to Know resonates with his dramatic video works A First Quarter (1973) and Do You Believe in Water? (1976), and later repetitious doo-wop collaborations with Ned Sublette and the Persuasions. The work aired on WBAI-FM on a Sunday afternoon program hosted by James Umland, a sound artist whose weekly show featured interviews with figures such as John Cage and Dave Brubeck, and who participates here as a voice actor. – Introduced by Wave Farm Radio Art Fellow 2022-2023, Tyler Maxin.
LITERATURE ALOUD: Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman ch.1 “A Not Unnatural Enterprise” (00:25:37)
Herland is a utopian novel written in1915 by feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman author of the famous and influential short story “The Yellow Wallpaper.” It describes the adventures and education of three men who land in an isolated and get schooled by a society comprised entirely of women who reproduce via asexual reproduction. Their matrifocal emphasis leads to an ideal social order, free of war, conflict and domination. It first appeared as a serial in Perkin’s monthly magazine Forerunner.
https://librivox.org/herland-by-charlotte-perkins-gilman
Text: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Herland
CREATING OUR PREFERRED FUTURE (00:29:00)
Part 4, A Primer For Paradigm Shift is the final part of a 4 part series. The entire series provides encouragement, reasons and describes actions on behalf of a deep change in our values and goals as individuals, neighborhoods, communities, nation and world. Part 4 First Half is about taking paradigm shift ideas to a wider audience. It starts with explaining how to become an advocate for paradigm shift and suggestions for becoming even more effective if one is already an activist. Next is a look at public interest groups [PIOs], large and small and the assets they have for advocating paradigm shift to their members, the wider world and in greater collaboration with other PIOs. are all on the same team. They have common cause and common actions can help bring about a broader movement for moving towards a preferred future.
Part 4 Second Half starts about here.
There is a description of educational content these groups can bring to their members and the wider world starting with reducing their eco footprints and prioritizing their time and money. Forward movement for one, is forward movement for all. Part 4 examines a dozen economic, social and educational entities and suggests how they might be affected by paradigm shift and how they might be helpful in participating in paradigm shift. Faith groups, the military, labor, youth, homeless, the major political parties and well known social movements. Finally, a look at making capitalism and the consumer culture the focus of a Truth and Reconciliation Process to bring to account the damage this economic system and its owner and helpers have inflicted on people and planet for many generations. Based on other T and R Commissions from other parts of the world.
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 4/10/23 (00:51:28)
On the Show: Producer Pat Ford fills in for David. Republicans are calling for the arrest of Joe Biden for any reason they can come up with as a way to get revenge for Donald Trump’s indictment. Donald Trump is crushing Ron DeSantis in the latest poll from Reuters/Ipsos, 58% to 21%. Republicans in the Tennessee state legislature oust two Democratic representatives, Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, for breaking the rules of decorum during a protest against gun violence. Representative Alexandria Ocasio Cortez calls for the impeachment of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas over his latest corruption scandal. Job creation is finally slowing down, with 236,000 jobs added last month as the Federal Reserve continues to fight inflation. Right-wing U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk issues a nationwide injunction pausing the FDA’s approval of the abortion pill mifepristone. North Dakota lawmakers approve expanding free lunches for themselves, but not for K-12 students in the state. There’s no evidence to suggest the phrase “get woke go broke” is actually true. Donald Trump is considering hiring right-wing lunatic Laura Loomer to his 2024 campaign staff.
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THE BRADCAST 04.07.23: ‘BradCast’ 4/7/2023 (Encore: Journalist Russ Baker on NYT’s Reagan-Carter-Iran Hostage scoop; TN school shooting and Fox ‘News’ (00:58:00)
Original air-date 3-27-2023. On today’s ‘BradCast’: Accountability still matters, even for presidential misdeeds from more than 40 years ago. Longtime investigative journalist RUSS BAKER, editor in chief of news site Who What Why, explains his latest article, ‘The Iran Hostages, Carter, Reagan, and Bush: What the NY Times ‘Scoop’ Missed.’ Baker details the stunning allegations reported in the New York Times by Ben Barnes, a Democratic operative, who claims that during the 1980 Presidential campaign he unwittingly participated in secret negotiations between top Reagan campaign officials and Iran to prevent the release of American hostages until after the 1980 election. Baker, who has been investigating the Reagan sabotage claim for decades, discusses the merits of Barnes’ story, the documentary evidence, and who he thinks really engineered the ‘traitorous’ deal on behalf of the Reagan campaign. Baker also explains why it all still matters, so many years later, how the corporate media failed to inform the public, and how different the world would likely be today if not for Reagan’s defeat — by hook or by crook — of Carter. Also today: deadly tornadoes bulldoze a path of destruction in Mississippi. A few choice words for Fox ‘News’ anchors after the latest mass school shooting in Nashville.
EARTH RIOT RADIO: Reverend Billy’s Passover & Easter Message (00:29:00)
Anne and Paul Ehrlich wrote: Evidence points to the need for a quasi-religious transformation of cultural values.
Passover and Easter are liberation stories, from Egypt & from Rome; into the Promised Land & into the miracle of Life After Death. Christians & Jews celebrate control over the Earth, its storms & bodies of water & animals. An obedient natural world is the theatrical frame of Moses and Jesus. But that is the virtual reality of faith. In fact, of course, the Earth is in control & never more than now, as we careen into the Sixth Extinction. To believe in this planet-wide event is to have a new kind of faith. Earthalujah!
TURN ON THE NEWS: Indicted! (00:28:33)
“Turn On The News” is the weekly newscast from the fictional Radio Network, with parody radio coverage of the radio and its headlines. Now with computerized news readers, and fewer meddling reporters, plus aggregated reporting, and automated music. Tune in “Turn On The News” each week for the latest news, radio art, and more from our robot reporters, making sure you hear both sides — good and evil — every time you “Turn On The News.” This week: “Indicted!.” This week the ex-president faces the crime.
Best of ATTITUDE with ARNIE ARNESEN (00:59:00)
Segment One
We begin the show with Mark Joseph Stern, writer for Slate, about the recent elections in Wisconsin. The progressive candidate, Janet Protasiewicz won her Wisconsin Supreme Court seat by a 10 percent margin, a sign that the new abortion restrictions are not popular. We also discuss Trump’s indictment.
Segment Two
We then sit with Jennifer Berkshire, who describes the exclusively pro-white men, patriarchy agenda of the anti-democratic right. Led by the Claremont Institute and adopted by DeSantis and other governors. They contend that women should stay home, have babies, and let the men run things. This includes reducing women’s participation in higher education. Currently, 46% of college students are women, the goal is to make this participation 8%.
BACKGROUND BRIEFING 4/6/23 (00:59:00)
Tennessee’s Republican Majority Railroad Three Democratic State Legislators in a Display of Anti-democratic Thuggery | The Dangerous Lack of Dialogue Between the World’s Biggest Military and Economic Powers | How to Reverse the Downward Spiral of U.S.- China Relations.
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR: The Power of Creative Partnerships and the Case of John Lennon & Paul McCartney (00:59:00)
In this interview with Joshua Wolf Shenk, author of Powers of Two: Finding the Essence of Innovation in Creative Pairs, we talk about creative duos in our culture and the creative dynamics that add up to more than the sum of their parts. We talk a lot about various aspects and the complex dynamics of the partnership between John Lennon and Paul McCartney of the Beatles. Listeners will inevitably reflect on their own relationships while focusing in on interesting bits of Beatles lore.
DEEP DIVE CYBERSECURITY SHOW (00:59:11)
TikTok’s banning by the US government is seen as a good thing within the cybersecurity community but it appears to be coming at a cost. The RESTRICT Act is creating a slippery slope that could imperil civil liberties! Don’t miss and all of the other news this week’s episode offers! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-deep-dive-radio-show-and-nicks-nerd-news/id1262505658
SATURDAY 04.08.23 PROGRAM Notes
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THE BRADCAST 04.06.23: Lifestyles of the Rich and Thomas: New reporting reveals corruption and law-breaking by Justice Clarence Thomas (00:57:30)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: The lawlessness of U.S. Supreme Court Clarence Thomas is endless. Back in 2011, the BRAD BLOG documented how Justice Thomas, for many years, omitted his wife’s salary from the far-right Heritage Foundation on mandatory financial disclosure forms, in violation of federal law. Once caught, Thomas amended the filings. Around the same time period, his wife, Ginni Thomas, launched a dark money ‘non-profit’ organization that pulled in funding from rightwing groups with business before the U.S. Supreme Court, including the Citizens United group that shortly thereafter received a favorable ruling from Thomas and the rightwing SCOTUS majority that overturned dark money disclosure rules. Today, stunning new reporting from Pro Publica exposes how Thomas has, for decades, received undisclosed donations in the form of luxury vacations around the world from major Republican mega-donor Harlan Crow. Thomas’ failure to report these trips is not only shockingly unethical for a member of the U.S. Supreme Court, but experts say it is also illegal. Also today: some thoughts on the ‘uncharted waters’ of Donald Trump’s first (but not likely last) criminal indictment this week, courtesy of Daily Kos contributor ‘Dartagnan.’ Plus Desi Doyen has our latest ‘Green News Report.’
KEEPING DEMOCRACY ALIVE: How Does and Economic System So Hostile to Life Endure for Centuries? (00:59:45)
We may accept today’s economic system as just part of the natural order; but in truth capitalism started with overt violence. Centuries later it has morphed into what our guest calls Mute Compulsion. And now here we are, faced with a possible loss of the planets ability to sustain life. On this show Pete Dolack combines a history lesson with clear economics. And offers timely, realistic alternatives.
ATTITUDE with ARNIE ARNESEN 04/07/23 (00:58:00)
Part 1:
We talk with Harvey Kronberg, Publisher of the Quorum Report. We discuss how Texas has been consumed by the culture wars. The governor has been heavily promoting school voucher programs, though voters are not in favor.
Part 2:
We talk with Bill Curry and Harold Meyerson. We discuss the Tennessee legislature, and their vote to remove three Democratic legislators for sympathizing with student demonstrators against guns, just after the school shooting in Nashville. We also cover the Wisconsin vote, which give the Democrat the Wi Supreme Court seat. We talked about Gavin Newsom of California, and the strides he is making there.
GROWING GREENER: Finding New Allies in the Campaign to Save Our Ecosystems (00:29:00)
Dr. Douglas Tallamy, the University of Delaware entomologist who has been awakening homeowners to the need to plant natives and join our plots together in a giant homegrown national park, has found a new audience. He has just released a young readers edition of his best-selling book, Natures Best Hope. Learn how you can enlist your children in the campaign to save our ecosystems.
TUC RADIO: Yanis Varoufakis: Why we should let the banks burn (00:29:00)
This interview – plus the original article by Varoufakis: Let the Banks Burn, published in Project Syndicate on March 24, 2023, generated over a quarter million entries on search engines in only ten days. They may be one of the most unorthodox but also well thought out solutions to the current banking crisis. The interviewer, Marc Lamont Hill, is an American author, activist, and professor of media studies and urban education at Temple University in Philadelphia. He is host of UpFront on Al Jazeera English. Al Jazeera is the international news conglomerate, based in Doha and financed by the Qatari government. Yanis Varoufakis is Professor of Economics at the University of Athens and former finance minister of Greece. He led negotiations with Greece’s creditors during the government debt crisis. The insights into the exercise of destructive financial power that Varoufakis gained in his meetings with the European Commission, the European Central Bank, and the International Monetary Fund inspired his current political and academic work. After his resignation from his post of Finance Minister Varoufakis remained engaged as academic and activist. He has been Secretary-General of MeRA25, a left-wing political party, since 2018 and regained a seat in the Greek Parliament in July 2019. And the book Yanis Varoufakis is finishing right now: Techno-Feudalism: The Demise of Capitalism and the Rise of a New Power is expected to be published on September 28, 2023.
THE BOPST SHOW: Are You Having Any Fun? (00:56:06)
The Bopst Show, the critically acclaimed music radio show hosted by artist, musician, writer, DJ and founding member of GWAR, Chris Bopst, features a wide assortment of audio stimulations from a myriad of genres, eras and inspirations. This week’s show features Japanese cross-cultural instrumentalists of Tropique, the Tuvan throat singing of the Alash Ensemble, and Jamaican vocal trio the Soul Sisters as well as songs by Calypso legend Lord Invader, Scottish rock two-piece Sluts of Trust and many others outside mainstream consciousness.
RALPH NADER RADIO HOUR #474 (00:58:00)
We continue our indictment of the U.S. war machine by welcoming William Hartung of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft to break down the bloated military budget and what we can do about it. Then Cindy Sheehan, joins us to talk about her journey as the mother of a fallen soldier to become the most prominent anti-war activist of the Bush/Cheney era. Plus, Ralph comes down hard on states that deny their citizens Medicaid.
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Friday April 7, 2023
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS
FOOD SLEUTH RADIO: Megan Westgate, Executive Director of the Non-GMO Project (00:28:00)
Did you know that sales of non-GMO verified products continue to grow in consumer popularity and sales? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview with Megan Westgate, Executive Director of the non-profit Non-GMO Project. Westgate explains what the non-GMO Projects butterfly label tells consumers, why the verification matters, and how the FDAs label for bioengineered food is confusing and misleading to consumers who want to avoid GMO food ingredients. Westgate emphasizes consumer power in the marketplace to shape our food system and create a more resilient future.
Related website: www.nonGMOproject.org
COUNTERSPIN: Saurav Sarkar on Starbucks Organizing (00:28:00)
Sarkar discusses Starbucks employees’ work to start a union.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: The Failure of the Budapest Memorandum (00:58:01)
If the free world fails in our efforts to support Ukraine’s self-defense & enforce this agreement signed by the United States, future prospects for peace in the world will be significantly diminished. Also Banning abortion wasn’t far enough for anti-abortion extremists in Idaho – they now want to ban where you go. Good news – Newson take DeSantis on in Florida. Veteran War Correspondent Phil Ittner on the ground in Ukraine. And Dean Obeidallah – Trumps crimes were not victimless. The victims were Roe v. Wade, gun safety laws and more. We, The People, are the victim of Trump’s crimes.
SEA CHANGE RADIO: Laughing through Tears: Andrew Boyd on Better Catastrophes (00:29:00)
In Yiddish there’s a term, a bitterer gelekhter, which basically captures the idea of laughing through the tears. There are some situations that are so absurdly grim that, instead of crying, you just gotta laugh. This week on Sea Change Radio, we speak with author and humorist Andrew Boyd about his new book, I Want A Better Catastrophe: Navigating the Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope, and Gallows Humor. We examine what Boyd means by a better catastrophe, look at how the pandemic may have paved the way for Bidens climate bill, and discuss the nature of gallows humor and how it can be used to heal rather than divide.
LAURA FLANDERS SHOW: Laura & Stephanie Flanders: Sisters Debate the Economic Crisis (00:28:00)
Laura and Stephanie Flanders are sisters with different points of view but a common fascination with economics. Tune in to this episode where they ponder the power of big money, the threat of a global trade war, and the reality of falling birth rates. Stephanie Flanders is the head of Economics and Government at Bloomberg and host of the podcast Stephanomics. For the many, not the few, is a fairer economy a pipe dream? Plus a commentary from Laura on lives, labor, and limits.
THE BOPST SHOW: Are You Having Any Fun? (00:56:06)
The Bopst Show, the critically acclaimed music radio show hosted by artist, musician, writer, DJ and founding member of GWAR, Chris Bopst, features a wide assortment of audio stimulations from a myriad of genres, eras and inspirations. This week’s show features Japanese cross-cultural instrumentalists of Tropique, the Tuvan throat singing of the Alash Ensemble, and Jamaican vocal trio the Soul Sisters as well as songs by Calypso legend Lord Invader, Scottish rock two-piece Sluts of Trust and many others outside mainstream consciousness.
DAVID PAKMAN 4/7/23 (00:00:00)
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THURSDAY 4.06.23 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Thursday April 6, 2023
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS
RADIO ECOSHOCK: What I Really Think Will Happen Is Happening Already (00:58:00)
Long-time science journalist Alex Smith finally admits his own hopes and fears, knowing what we know now. Some neglected new science shows up, plus clips with Todd Rose on collective illusions, and a word from 11-year-old climate podcaster Zach Fox-DeVol. It’s a collection.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: How Love of Money Replaced Love of Nation and Spirit (00:58:00)
Patriotism and religion are luxuries. When you can’t pay the rent or feed your family, when you’re pestered by bill collectors, it’s hard to think of anything other than money. Plus OPEC Plus are cutting back oil production to raise prices. Are they doing it just to spite America and other democracies around the world? Did Saudis Cut Oil Production To Punish Democracies? Also Rep. Mark Pocan drops in to reflect on the recent wins in Wisconsin.
NUCLEAR HOTSEAT: Erwin, Tennessee Thermonuclear Fuel Nightmare – Citizens Fight Back in Tennessee! (00:57:02)
Nuclear Fuel Services in Erwin, TN gets $57.5 million from the government for duplicate fuel processing already covered at Oak Ridge, only 110 miles away. Concerned citizens gear up for a fight to stop expansion of the site.
LITERATURE ALOUD: The Machine Stops by E. M. Forster (1909) pt. 3 The Homeless (00:24:10)
Forster’s story is strangely predictive and explores the debilitating impact and potential results of human over-dependence on technology and the ever-living urge to escape the machine to have direct experience.
WINGS #50-22 Iraq Invasion +20 (00:28:58)
Yanar Mohammed, Chair of the Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq – speaking to Marge May of community radio WERU-FM about her return to Iraq in 2003 to find massive infrastructure destruction, impunity for murderers of women, and a US-imposed political system that gave power to male leaders of sects and factions and had no room for women’s secular issues or representation. For the latest on their shelters, schools, newspaper and radio programs, visit the website owfiraq.org.
DAVID PAKMAN 4/6/23 (00:57:02)
On the Show: Erika Engelhaupt, science journalist and author of the book “Gory Details: Adventures From the Dark Side of Science,” joins David to discuss medical myths and misconceptions, the human feeling of disgust, and how the two are related. Get her book: https://amzn.to/3ZLEBfO
A ProPublica story exposes the apparently criminal history of Clarence Thomas receiving major gifts from billionaire Republican Harlan Crow. Michigan repeals an extremely retrograde abortion ban that dated back to 1931 under the leadership of Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Radical, repugnant Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene appears on Tucker Carlson’s Fox News show to call New York City “disgusting” after she was run out of the city by hecklers. Failed former President Donald Trump calls for the federal police to be de-funded. A panel of Fox News viewers turns on Donald Trump, disagreeing unanimously with Trump’s recent demand that federal police be de-funded. Fox News host Steve Doocy again goes off-script, criticizing Donald Trump for targeting the Judge in his case’s family, and co-hosts Brian Kilmeade and Ainsley Earhardt don’t like it. Fox News host Harris Faulkner is critical of Trump’s post-arrest Mar-a-Lago speech. Donald Trump, in his latest act of desperation, joins a “prayer call” that is also attended by radical former Congresswoman Michele Bachmann. Voicemail caller complains that the show isn’t produced early enough in the day for him to get his news on time.
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Wednesday April 5, 2023
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS
PATIENTS COME FIRST: Meredith Noha – Interpersonal Violence (00:14:31)
The latest episode of VHHA’s Patients Come First podcast features an interview with Meredith Noha, the Interpersonal Violence Program Coordinator with the Healing Opportunities Providing Empowerment (HOPE) Program at Chesapeake Regional Healthcare, about her professional background and the work of the HOPE Program to support individuals impacted by interpersonal violence.
ALAN WATTS: Conquering Fear (00:14:32)
Conquering Fear by Alan Watts. Alan Wilson Watts (6 January 1915 – 16 November 1973) was a British writer and lecturer who interpreted and popularized Eastern philosophy and religion for a Western audience. Watts wrote more than 25 books and articles on subjects important to Eastern and Western religion, introducing the then-burgeoning youth culture to The Way of Zen (1957), one of the first bestselling books on Buddhism. In Psychotherapy East and West (1961), Watts proposed that Buddhism could be thought of as a form of psychotherapy and not a religion. He considered Nature, Man, and Woman (1958) to be, “from a literary point of view—the best book I have ever written.” He also explored human consciousness and psychedelics in the essay “The New Alchemy” (1958) and in the book The Joyous Cosmology (1962).
THIS WAY OUT #1827: 35 Years of This Way Out: Preservation Now! & global LGBTQ news (00:28:59)
“This Way Out” heads for preservation at the U.S. Library of Congress; Scotland’s new First Minister is Muslim and pro-queer, U.S. V.P. Kamala Harris defends LGBTQ rights in Ghana, British trans-phone Posie Parker flees New Zealand, U.S. Republicans’ anti-trans rash spreads to more states, and the Miley Cyrus-Dolly Parton “Rainbowland” duet is “too controversial” for Milwaukee-area, Wisconsin first-graders. Those stories and more this week when you choose the 35th anniversary edition of “This Way Out”: the world’s audio oasis for queer news and culture.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour (00:58:00)
Thom Hartmann follows the historic indictment and arrest of disgraced Donald Trump during the first of his criminal trials. Also the deadly disasters sweeping Red states will wake up GOP voters and motivate them to demand their politicians stop taking money from fossil fuel billionaires while lying to their voters.
CIVIC CIPHER: What’s Wrong with Being Woke? / DeSantis and Florida H.B. 999 (00:59:00)
In the first half of the show, we take back the term woke by defining it properly for everyone and by examining the attacks against the term and the people associated with it. We shout out Gayle King for our Ebony Excellence segment. In the second half of the show, we discuss Florida’s H.B. 999 / S.B. 266 and the attacks on education and educators in the state. Our Way Black History Fact tells the story of Kalief Browder.
LITERATURE ALOUD: The Machine Stops by E. M. Forster (1909) pt. 2 The Mending Apparatus (00:25:13)
Forster’s story is strangely predictive and explores the debilitating impact and potential results of human over-dependence on technology and the ever-living urge to escape the machine to have direct experience.
CHOOSE TO BE CURIOUS: The Craft of Creativity, with Matt Cronin (00:28:00)
Are some people just born more creative than the rest of us? Absolutely not says George Mason University professor Matthew Cronin, but true “creatives” work hard to hone their craft, leave themselves open to change of perspective — and curiosity turns out to play an important role. It’s all about the process…
“It seems to me that teaching people to not be so upset with uncertainty would be part of the craft of curiosity.” ~ Matt Cronin
DAVID PAKMAN 4/5/23 (00:55:37)
On the Show: Liberal judge Janet Protasiewicz defeats conservative opponent Dan Kelly, giving liberals control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for the first time in 15 years. Progressive organizer Brandon Johnson wins the Chicago Mayoral election. Failed former President Donald Trump is arrested and perp-walked, charged with 34 felonies to which he pleaded not guilty. Donald Trump is potentially facing 136 years in prison per many media outlets, but in reality is facing no more than 4 years, and probably zero. Donald Trump’s criminal defense attorneys hold a post-arrest press conference and it goes very poorly. Donald Trump holds a post-arrest speech back at his home in Florida, Mar-a-Lago, and it is really humiliating. Radical Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is forced to flee her own protest in New York City as hecklers shut her down. Newsmax anchor Greg Kelly says that Donald Trump looks even more “presidential” while under arrest and in police custody. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham is back on television, crying again, begging for money for Donald Trump. Voicemail caller jokingly points out the absurdity of the new right wing talking point, “if they can arrest Trump, this can happen to anyone.”
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Tuesday April 4, 2023
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Trout Stocking
ENCOURAGEMENTOLOGY: Inspiring Interviews: Matt, From a Spark to a Flame (00:30:24)
On this show we will be inspired by action. From a spark to a flame, our guest has carved a meaningful path through life with passion and purpose. How many times has your great idea been snuffed with self-doubt? If you could go back and relive those moments, would you have taken the leap, risked failure, and been able to recover, re-engineer, and relaunch? How many of you are sitting there today with an idea and a purpose but waiting for the signal that you should act? If any of that sounds familiar, keep listening.
GOT SCIENCE?: Lean, Clean, Green Machines (00:29:01)
Community organizer Bridget Vial and energy analyst Paula Garcia discuss how some states can reach an equitable transition to 100% clean energy by 2035.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Why the GOP, Fox-So-Called “News” & Rightwing Hate Radio Use Fear as Their Primary Tool (00:58:00)
This strategy, employed by dictators and autocrats, is as ancient as history. Caligula did it, as did Nero. Mussolini, Hitler, Putin, and Orbn achieved and exercised power using fear. Plus Thom is joined by Neil King, Jr., author of American Ramble: A Walk of Memory and Renewal. And Geeky Science! Could a plant filled home prevent disease?
THE CHILDREN’S HOUR: Poetry Palooza (00:58:00)
It’s National Poetry Month in the USA, and we are celebrating with a Poetry Palooza on The Children’s Hour! We’re joined by poet and educator, Allan Wolf. Wolf’s books for young people showcase his love of research, history, science, and poetry. His latest YA novel, Who Killed Christopher Goodman?, is based on the murder of a high school friend during the summer of 1979. His latest book of poems for kids is The Day the Universe Exploded My Head: Poems To Take You Into Space and Back Again. Wolfs fifth novel is The Snow Fell Three Graves Deep: Voices from the Donner Party. Allan teaches us how to write our own poems and we want to teach you too! Evan brought up cinquain poetry. There are numerous poems shared on this episode, including our guest’s own work, but also we hear classic poems from Robert Lewis Stevenson, and newer poems from CJ Janovy and Eloise Greenfield.
This show is mixed with great music, all of which is its own kind of poetry. Happy Poetry Month from The Children’s Hour!
SIERRA CLUB: Regional Greenhouse Gasses Initiative Discussion (00:58:51)
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is a cooperative, market-based effort among the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Virginia to cap and reduce CO 2 emissions from the power sector. It represents the first cap-and-invest regional initiative implemented in the United States.
DAVID PAKMAN 4/4/23 (00:00:00)
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MONDAY 03.27.23 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Monday March 27, 2023
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS
WHEN THE BIOMASS HITS THE WIND TURBINE # 176: Community Benefit Agreements (00:29:06)
Huge amounts of money have been allocated by the government under the Infrastructure Law as well as the Inflation Reduction Act. So how do local recipients ensure that the funds actually benefit the local community ” and not just provide wages for out-of-town workers who swoop in to build a project and then move on to follow the money? Community Benefit Agreements are one tool to make sure these funds are equitably distributed. Annie and Jay Warmke of Blue Rock Station are joined by Natalia Rudiak of ReImagine Appalachia in a discussion of how the region can win the win when these funds are allocated.
ECONOMIC UPDATE: The Marxist Tradition (00:29:00)
In this weeks show, Prof. Wolff discusses the history and diversity of Marxist theories and practices that comprise the Marxist tradition. Wolff also explores why Marxism draws renewed interest globally now. Finally, a detailed examination shows how some basic insights from Marx’s work are especially relevant to victims and critics of today’s capitalism and especially to those who seek transition to another, better system.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Dead School Children are a Sign of America’s Trump-Fueled Fascism Problem (00:58:00)
Trump Indicted – Is America in uncharted territory? What will the reaction be? Could we see our first Prez behind bars? Will he get a plea deal? Many Americans are baffled. Why, they ask, would Republicans refuse to act when semiautomatic weapons designed for the battlefield are used against our children? Why has Kushner received 2.5 billion from Emirates & Qatar? Also CA Gov. Gavin Newsom is taking his campaign to the red states and taking “authoritarianism” head on…
RADIO ART HOUR: Susan Stone, Tony Schwartz (00:58:00)
This week works from two artists who worked with New York City radio stations, Susan Stone from WBAI and Tony Schwartz from WNYC. First, “House with a View” by Stone. “House with a View” was created by American radio artist Susan Stone who has kindly contributed the piece, which is not widely available, to the Wave Farm Radio Art Archive. Stone had her start in radio at WBAI in NYC in 1979 producing a radio show called “Radio Schizophonia” with fellow radio artist Gregory Whitehead. She was involved for many years with Pacifica Radio KPFA-FM in Berkley California. Stone wrote to me about the process of creating House with a View, which was inspired by her short radio piece called Couch, which is also included in the Archive. You can actually hear clips of Couch and another of her shorts, Langue Etude, in the longer piece “House with a View” Stone writes, I wanted to play with the sonic construct of moving through rooms, sounding out what might have transpired within each one. At the time the tech-play was setting up long acetate tape loops, threaded through standing audio tape decks, the tape crisscrossing my studio like a cat’s cradle…This created a choral outcome through the chance operations of phrasing “- how one voice became many with timing variations, one sentence at a time. – Introduced by Wave Farm Radio Artist Fellow 2019/2020, Karen Werner. Then tune in “Favorite Sounds;” “How We Remember;” and “Music in Marble Halls” from Schwartz (1962-1970), also introduced by Werner. For over 30 years Schwartz produced weekly radio programs about sound for the NYC public radio station, WNYC. Schwartz also created records for Smithsonian folkways that feature his distinct style, described as part anthropological study, part hometown travelogue. Schwartz developed a portable tape recording set-up in the 195Os which enabled him to collect sounds outside the studio ” on the streets and in his home. He edits and presents the pieces in a distinct way. Plus, Schwartz is very likable; a tenderness, humor, curiosity, and intimacy come through in his pieces. A poignant detail is that he was agoraphobic and rarely traveled outside his NYC neighborhood. His recordings create an expansive sonic world. The first of these three pieces by Schwartz is called “Favorite Sounds” and was recorded at the Jewish Guild for the Blind in New York City in 1963. The second features the voices of New York City teenagers, and is called “How We Remember” and is from 1970. And the third piece in this selection is about the pleasures of sound called “Music in Marble Halls,” created in 1962. The first two pieces are from the Library of Congress Tony Schwartz collection: https://www.loc.gov/rr/record/schwartzrecordings.html. The third piece is from Schwartzs Folkways album, “You’re Stepping on My Shadow, Sound Stories of NYC.” These are also introduced by Wave Farm Radio Artist Fellow 2019/2020, Karen Werner.
LITERATURE ALOUD: The Machine Stops by E. M. Forster (1909) pt. 1 The Airship (00:29:01)
Forster’s story is strangely predictive and explores the debilitating impact and potential results of human over-dependence on technology and the ever-living urge to escape the machine to have direct experience.
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CREATING OUR PREFERRED FUTURE: Second Half Part 3 Primer For Paradigm Shift (00:29:00)
A Primer For Paradigm Shift is a four part series. It is a how to for paradigm shift. The second half of part 3 takes a look at real life examples of paradigm shift. These are projects and initiatives that give us an idea of what a preferred future might look like – a society that lives within the boundaries of the natural world, strives to bring out the best in positive human potential and is served by an honest economic system.
Specific examples include transforming a suburban property, eco villages, youth, investing, neighborhoods and a lot more. The primer affirms, we don’t need to wait for some rainbow future. We can create many aspects of a preferred future sooner than later starting in our own lives, by how we manage our own time and money.
DAVID PAKMAN 4/3/23 (00:55:09)
On the Show: Failed former President Donald Trump will be arrested, booked, and arraigned in court in New York City tomorrow, with an expected 34 criminal counts against him. Donald Trump’s press conference, which he plans to hold at Mar-a-Lago after his arraignment tomorrow, could get him re-arrested if indeed the judge issues a gag order. It is imperative for democracy that there be cameras in the courtroom during Donald Trump’s arraignment tomorrow. Donald Trump Jr’s downward spiral over the indictment of his father continues. Eric Trump tells another “tears in my eyes” story, claiming that a plane full of passengers started hugging him when the indictment against his father was announced. Donald Trump desperately begs for money on the eve of his arrest. Radical Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is profiled on CBS’ 60 Minutes by Leslie Stahl, and it’s utterly horrifying. Former Arkansas Republican Governor Asa Hutchinson enters the 2024 Republican primary race against Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, and Vivek Ramaswamy. Attorney Alan Dershowitz says he is suing Michael Cohen, announcing this on the Alex Jones show. David’s April Fool’s show backfires brutally. Voicemail caller says he is going to have David removed from YouTube.
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THE BRADCAST 3/31/23: The Nation’s John Nichols on WI’s critical state Supreme Court election; Stunning news from Trump stolen docs case (00:58:00)
Original air-date: 3-22-2023. On today’s ‘BradCast’: Amid a momentary pause in the ongoing Indictment Watch for our disgraced former president, the ‘most important election of the year’ is now underway in Wisconsin. Journalist, author and Wisconsin native JOHN NICHOLS of The Nation discusses the extraordinarily heated and critical WI state Supreme Court election that may finally flip control of the state’s high court to liberals for the first time in 15 years. Nichols explains why this particular race is critical to Wisconsin, to women’s reproductive rights, worker rights, voting rights, free and fair elections, and to the nation as a whole in advance of the 2024 Presidential election in the closely-divided battleground state. Also today: In the federal grand jury investigation of Donald Trump’s theft of classified documents from the White House, an appeals court has ordered Trump attorney Evan Corcoran to testify and turn over documents in the probe, piercing attorney-client privilege under the ‘crime-fraud exception.’ But longtime prosecutors say the court’s order requiring Trump’s team and the Justice Department’s Special Counsel’s office to rapidly file briefs overnight, in mere hours, is unprecedented, unleashing a flurry of speculation, including whether the emergency order signaled ‘an urgent issue of national security’, and more.
EARTH RIOT RADIO: Apple’s New Reality Is Breeding Us With AI Robots (00:29:00)
For the Earth: We Must Boycott the New Reality that the world’s most valuable company says will replace the iPhone. Governments and corporations have separated us from the Earth via gradualism. Somehow we ended up in our apartments with the Earth only coming to us as decorative shrubbery or background in movies, while gas & oil & plastics kill everything in sight. But with New Reality Pro the Apple Corp is getting greedy. They are breeding us with AI robots!
TURN ON THE NEWS: An Unwanted Man (00:28:00)
“Turn On The News” is the weekly newscast from the fictional Radio Network, with parody radio coverage of the radio and its headlines. Now with computerized news readers, and fewer meddling reporters, plus aggregated reporting, and automated music. Tune in “Turn On The News” each week for the latest news, radio art, and more from our robot reporters, making sure you hear both sides — good and evil — every time you “Turn On The News.” This week: “An Unwanted Man.” This week the ex-president still can’t get arrested.
Best of ATTITUDE with ARNIE ARNESEN (00:59:30)
Segment One
We talk with Lynn Parramore, Senior Research Analyst, Institute for New Economic Thinking. We discuss how in the 1980’s bankers became gamblers. They now chase short term profits, and essentially now face no consequences, because the federal government is willing to absorb the losses they incur for their banks. Regulators are not doing their jobs.
Segment Two
We speak with Jonathan Alter, journalist and biographer of Pres. Jimmy Carter. We discuss Carter’s accomplishments as president. He had many pieces of progressive legislation passed. His post presidential career has been an outstanding one of service and success.
BACKGROUND BRIEFING with IAN MASTERS (00:59:00)
An American Journalist Charged with Spying Who Was Arrested in Russia For the Crime of Reporting | More Chemical Spills into Rivers as Plan B for Big Oil is the Manufacture of Plastics | How Far-Right Religious Nationalism Has Captured the World’s Biggest Democracy.
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR: Carl Jung, JRR Tolkien – The Red Books and The Convergence of Images with Becca Tarnas (00:59:00)
In this fascinating presentation Becca Tarnas PhD dives into the convergence of the archetypal, unconscious, imaginal, and shadow realms of the human psyche through images, imagination and the fascinating parallels between the life and works of Carl Jung and JRR Tolkien, who were contemporaries but never crossed paths.
DEEP DIVE CYBERSECURITY SHOW: Biden’s Big Cybersecurity Push (00:58:00)
President Biden is on a mission to improve the overall cyber defense of the USA! Here is what you need to know!! We explore that plus catch up on the tech and privacy news as well as the latest data breaches that affect your life! Don’t miss this episode!
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THE BRADCAST 3/30/23: TRUMP INDICTED; Also: Fox ‘News’ and Dominion; Disney and DeSantis (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: Late-breaking, historic news – – disgraced former President Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, reportedly in connection to his secret hush-money payoff of porn star Stormy Daniels just before the 2016 election in hopes of improving his chances of winning. We report on the fast-emerging details as of airtime with the indictment still under seal for now, including news that Trump will reportedly surrender next week in New York. Also today: New, unredacted documents have been released in Dominion Voting System’s $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against wildly corrupt ‘Fox News,’ revealing even more hard evidence that Fox anchors and executives knew they were lying in promoting Trump’s and Republicans’ baseless, evidence-free claims that the voting machine company somehow helped steal the 2020 Presidential election from Trump. In Florida, Disney has hilariously out-foxed GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis and his attempt to weaponize the state government against them, after Disney dared speak out against his ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest ‘Green News Report.
KEEPING DEMOCRACY ALIVE: Comedy to Fight Climate Change? (00:58:00)
Fun attracts people but let’s face it: environmentalists tend to be a dour bunch. Saving the planet is after all serious stuff. Average working people can get turned off. But what about dark comedy? We’ve seen where it works. On this show history professor Aaron Sachs talks about his new book STAY COOL: Why Dark Comedy Matters in the Fight Against Climate Change. Creatively mocking them is a uniquely powerful weapon against polluters. Listen in, you may be surprised and encouraged.
ATTITUDE with ARNIE ARNESEN 3/30/23 (00:58:00)
Part 1:
We talk with Representative (D-Ca) Ro Khanna about progressive capitalism. We discuss the banking crisis.
Part 2:
We speak with Jonathan Alter, journalist and biographer of Pres. Jimmy Carter. We discuss Carter’s accomplishments as president. He had many pieces of progressive legislation passed. His post presidential career has been an outstanding one of service and success.
GROWING GREENER: A New Day for the Perfect Earth Project (00:28:00)
Founded in 2013 by internationally acclaimed garden designer Edwina von Gal, the Perfect Earth Project seeks to introduce landscape professionals to toxin-free, sustainable approaches to their craft, while reaching out to their customers to create a market for these skills. Listen to the Projects new Executive Director Matt Jeffery discuss the many new programs the organization is pursuing.
TUC RADIO: Professor Richard Wolff: Silicon Valley Bank Bailout Crisis (00:29:00)
Richard Wolff is Professor of Economics Emeritus, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and the founder of Democracy at Work and host of their nationally syndicated show Economic Update. Jordan Chariton is an investigative reporting news producer with Status Coup News. They feature in-field and investigative reporting, and aim to cover what corporate media covers up. Find the interview from March 15, 2023 on YouTube under the title: Professor Richard Wolff: Silicon Valley Bank Bailout Crisis.
THE BOPST SHOW: She Looks Like You (00:55:44)
The Bopst Show, the critically acclaimed music radio show hosted by artist, musician, writer, DJ and founding member of GWAR, Chris Bopst, features a wide assortment of audio stimulations from a myriad of genres, eras and inspirations. This week’s show features music by hip hop legends Public Enemy, the eco-friendly Afro-Futurist collective Fulu Miziki, Brazilian singer Wanderléaas well as songs by 21st century experimentalist RJD2, genre-mashing singer and producer Gary Clail and many others outside mainstream consciousness.
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RALPH NADER RADIO HOUR #473 (00:58:00)
We are joined for the full hour by geopolitical financial expert and financial historian, Nomi Prins, to discuss her new book, Permanent Distortion: How Financial Markets Abandoned the Real Economy Forever, which highlights the huge gap between the high-flying stock market, versus back down here on earth, where average people struggle to make ends meet.