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WEDNESDAY 08.31.22 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Wednesday August 31, 2022
PATIENTS COME FIRST: Dia Kline (00:17:27)
This episode of VHHA’s Patients Come First podcast features an interview with Dia Kline, a chef and performer born without the ability to smell (a condition known as congenital anosmia), for a conversation about how that impacts her life, her advocacy and awareness efforts, how the COVID-19 pandemic has led to research investments in the loss of smell, and more.
DJ STRYDER AUDIO: Sonic Tonic 1.7 (00:12:30)
A strange but playful mix for entertainment purposes only.
THIS WAY OUT #1796: Drag Story Hour Story & The Deeper “Well” & global (00:28:59)
Drag queens defend their contested story hours; fresh waters flow from “The Well of Loneliness”; Singapore announces repeal of its ban on sex between men, a gay Hong Kong activist loses his marriage portability appeal, Vietnam heals its LGBTQ “disease” and treatment stance, conversion therapy survivors get help in New Zealand, a federal appeals court upholds an injunction blocking Arkansas’ gender affirming care ban, and a Texas Christian church does penance for its homophobic “Hamilton”! 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: Is The GOP Now Promoting the Business of Tracking Women? (00:58:01)
Tracking and lying to pregnant people should not be an Industry
Are You Surprise? The Law & Order GOP is Embracing Lawlessness… Lindsey Grahams prediction of riots reads more like a threat. Talk of street violence and ‘semi-fascism’ turns up midterm election heat.The Horrific Consequences of the GOP Merging Church & State Are Here. In some distant place, Hitler must be smiling at the 6 Republicans on the Courts growing conflation of church & state in America – because it’s what helped make his horrors possible. Crazy Alert! – Crazy Alex Jones Insists Dems are Staging Mass Shootings & Poisonings – Even Crazier? People Believe Him!
THOMAS JEFFERSON HOUR #1510: Ten Things About the 14th Amendment (00:58:59)
Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky and Clay Jenkinson discuss the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
LITERATURE ALOUD: The Jungle by Upton Sinclair – ch. 21 (00:26:01)
It is the end of the 19th century. Like thousands of others, the Rudkus family has emigrated from Lithuania to America in search of a better life. As they settle into the Packingtown neighborhood of Chicago, they find their dreams are unlikely to be realized. In fact, just the opposite is quite likely to occur. The family, naïve to the ways of Chicago, quickly falls prey to con men and makes a series of bad decisions that lead them into wretched poverty and terrible living conditions. All are forced to find jobs in dismal working conditions for their very survival. The main character Jurgis, broken and discouraged, eventually finds solace in the American Socialist movement. This novel was written during a period in American history when “Trusts” were formed by multiple corporations to establish monopolies that stifled competition and fixed prices. Unthinkable working conditions and unfair business practices were the norm. The Jungle’s author, Upton Sinclair, was an ardent Socialist of the time. Sinclair was commissioned by the “Appeal To Reason”, a Socialist journal of the period, to write a fictional expose on the working conditions of the immigrant laborers in the meat packing industry in Chicago. Going undercover, Sinclair spent seven weeks inside the meatpacking plants gathering details for his novel. (Summary by Tom Weiss)
TEXT: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/140/140-h/140-h.htm
MAKING CONTACT: The Response: Heatwaves and Energy Poverty in the Mediterranean (00:29:00)
In today’s episode, were going to focus on energy poverty. When temperatures rise to the point where they become dangerous, what happens to people who can’t escape the heat? As temperatures continue to soar and extreme heatwaves become the norm, a lack of resources to stay cool ” so, having access to things like air conditioning, for example, ” is a huge issue across the world. To find out how people are fighting energy poverty, we visit southern Europe, a region that experienced a series of record-breaking, climate-fueled heatwaves this past summer. Today’s episode comes to us from our friends at The Response podcast.
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 8/31/22 (00:55:03)
On the Show: Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna, representing California’s 17th district, joins David to discuss the latest on the 2022 midterms, student loan debt relief, the Trump Mar-a-Lago fiasco, calls for violence from Republicans, and much more. Joe Biden crushes Republicans over their recent calls for violence in a fiery speech delivered in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Republicans are increasingly endorsing Democrat Josh Shapiro in the Pennsylvania Gubernatorial race after Trump-endorsed Republican nominee Doug Mastriano was pictured in a Confederate uniform. Podcaster Joe Rogan says that Donald Trump’s Press Secretary, Kayleigh McEnany, was the “Michael Jordan of press secretaries.” A shocking picture of secret documents in Donald Trump’s office is released from the search warrant executed at Mar-a-Lago. The Republican National Committee is no longer paying Donald Trump’s legal fees related to the search warrant at Mar-a-Lago. Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Mehmet Oz puts a blood pressure cuff on a rally attendee in a cringeworthy campaign moment. Donald Trump appears to crack, unleashing at 60-post conspiracy-laden tirade on Truth Social. Hispanic voicemail caller says that white progressives are the worst, and keep telling Hispanic people what to think.
https://davidpakman.com/
TUESDAY 08.30.22 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Tuesday August 30, 2022
THE POSITIVE MIND: Love and Trust: Why We Fear Closeness (00:58:00)
This week Kevin and Niseema talk about the fear of letting people get close to you. How many people really know you? How many people do you feel close to? Closeness is often a trigger for most people. What happens to your body when people get too close? Kevin and Niseema explore the common fears that consciously or unconsciously keep relationships at an arm’s length. The fear of being controlled, the fear of losing independence, the fear of vulnerability, all work to sabotage the desire for real closeness. This week’s show talks about THE REWARD of letting go of those fears.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: What if Trump’s Conspiracy was Way Bigger than We Know? (00:58:00)
Was there a high-level conspiracy in the Trump administration, done with one or more foreign countries, to end democracy in America? Was their next plan to realign us with Russia & autocratic nations? Also Does Biden Now Have a Narrative To Take to the American People? And did Trump Trade In the Mob for the Russians in the 90s? Or Did the Mob Dump Deadbeat Trump so He Went to the Russians?
THE CHILDREN’S HOUR: Cooking With Kids (00:58:00)
Are you hungry, because we’re cooking on this episode of The Children’s Hour. We’ll be making a kale salad with Kids Cook’s Sara Robbins. Plus the kids on the crew share their favorite recipes! All of the recipes are posted to our episode page: Cooking With Kids. We also have a book series review from our Kids Crew member Zander of My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish by Mo O’Hara. All of this is mixed with delicious music sure to inspire your next cooking adventure.
LITERATURE ALOUD: The Jungle by Upton Sinclair – ch. 20 (00:27:43)
It is the end of the 19th century. Like thousands of others, the Rudkus family has emigrated from Lithuania to America in search of a better life. As they settle into the Packingtown neighborhood of Chicago, they find their dreams are unlikely to be realized. In fact, just the opposite is quite likely to occur. The family, naïve to the ways of Chicago, quickly falls prey to con men and makes a series of bad decisions that lead them into wretched poverty and terrible living conditions. All are forced to find jobs in dismal working conditions for their very survival. The main character Jurgis, broken and discouraged, eventually finds solace in the American Socialist movement. This novel was written during a period in American history when “Trusts” were formed by multiple corporations to establish monopolies that stifled competition and fixed prices. Unthinkable working conditions and unfair business practices were the norm. The Jungle’s author, Upton Sinclair, was an ardent Socialist of the time. Sinclair was commissioned by the “Appeal To Reason”, a Socialist journal of the period, to write a fictional expose on the working conditions of the immigrant laborers in the meat packing industry in Chicago. Going undercover, Sinclair spent seven weeks inside the meatpacking plants gathering details for his novel. (Summary by Tom Weiss)
TEXT: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/140/140-h/140-h.htm
INSIDE THE FBI: Health Care Fraud (00:14:51)
On this episode of Inside the FBI, learn why health care fraud isn’t a victimless crime and how we’re fighting back to keep Americans safe.
INSIDE THE FBI: Evidence Response Teams (00:17:14)
On this episode of Inside the FBI, we’ll travel inside the world of Evidence Response Teams to learn why they exist, how they’re trained to approach crime scenes, and how their meticulous efforts on the ground help ensure that justice can be served in the courtroom.
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 8/30/22 (00:53:41)
On the Show: Dan Canon, civil rights lawyer and law professor at the University of Louisville, joins David to discuss his book Pleading Out: How Plea Bargaining Creates a Permanent Criminal Class. Get the book: https://amzn.to/3ctNKHk More than 40% of Americans are now expecting a second American civil war within the next ten years according to a new Economist/YouGov poll. Republicans are increasingly terrified that their views on abortion will lose them elections in the fall as multiple Republicans scrub their anti-choice views from their respective websites. Why do right-wingers and Republicans hate electric vehicles? Fox News propagandist Tucker Carlson claims that the existence of winter disproves climate change in the latest science-free unhinged rant. Donald Trump completely loses it, demanding he either be made President immediately or a new presidential election be held right away. Donald Trump’s social media platform Truth Social is collapsing and heading towards bankruptcy as debts now surpass $1 million. Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones joins in the predictions of violence. Voicemail caller asks David whether he’s fighting fascism on the David Pakman Show because his family escaped Germany before the Holocaust (which is not true).
https://davidpakman.com/
MONDAY 08.29.22 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Monday August 29, 2022
WHEN THE BIOMASS HITS THE WIND TURBINE #75: Where have all the birds gone? (00:29:21)
Annie and Jay Warmke of Blue Rock Station are joined by Dawn Hewett, editor of Bird Watcher’s Digest, in a discussion of the impacts of global warming and our non-sustainable lifestyle is having on the bird population.
Since 1970 more than 3 billion birds have disappeared from our modern day version of nature. What is happening, what does it mean, and how can we minimize the impact on our planet?
ECONOMIC UPDATE: Loneliness – Capitalism’s Collateral Damage (00:29:00)
In this weeks show, Prof. Wolff presents updates on record homelessness in New York City, rapidly rising US household debt as recession looms, Washington retreats from globalization to economic nationalism, and 2.2 million in US who lack running water. In the second half of the show, Wolff Interviews Dr. Harriet Fraad, mental health counselor, on capitalism’s loneliness crisis.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Poor People’s Campaign starts a voting tour of North Carolina (00:58:00)
Repairers of the Breach, one of the co-anchors of the Poor People’s Campaign, starts a voting tour of North Carolina this weekend to organize poor and low-income voters. Rev. William Barber of the Forward Together Moral Movement reveals the importance of the new initiative. Plus the second installment of “Galactic Brain: mind blowing facts about the mind!” with Anthony Alvarado, Radio host-XRAY FM / Author-DIY Magic: A Whimsical Guide To Creativity. Also Dhanaraj Thakur, Research Director of the Center for Democracy & Technology proposes how we close the Digital Divide in education and beyond. Guest-host Jefferson Smith bids farewell to callers with poetry and prose as Thom Hartmann returns next episode.
RADIO ART HOUR: Kamari Carter and Julian Day (01:00:07)
Welcome to “The Radio Art Hour,” a show where art is not just on the radio, but is the radio. “The Radio Art Hour” draws from the Wave Farm Broadcast Radio Art Archive, an online resource that aims to identify, coalesce, and celebrate historical and contemporary international radio artworks made by artists around the world, created specifically for terrestrial AM/FM broadcast, whether it be via commercial, public, community, or independent transmission. Come on a journey with us as radio artists explore broadcast radio space through poetic resuscitations and playful celebrations/subversions of the complex relationship between senders and receivers in this hour of radio about radio as an art form. “The Radio Art Hour” features introductions from Philip Grant and Tom Roe, and from Wave Farm Radio Art Fellows Karen Werner, Andy Stuhl, and Jess Speer. The Conet Project’s recordings of numbers radio stations serve as interstitial sounds. Go to wavefarm.org for more information about “The Radio Art Hour” and Wave Farm’s Radio Art Archive.
LITERATURE ALOUD: The Jungle by Upton Sinclair – ch. 19 (00:25:28)
It is the end of the 19th century. Like thousands of others, the Rudkus family has emigrated from Lithuania to America in search of a better life. As they settle into the Packingtown neighborhood of Chicago, they find their dreams are unlikely to be realized. In fact, just the opposite is quite likely to occur. The family, naïve to the ways of Chicago, quickly falls prey to con men and makes a series of bad decisions that lead them into wretched poverty and terrible living conditions. All are forced to find jobs in dismal working conditions for their very survival. The main character Jurgis, broken and discouraged, eventually finds solace in the American Socialist movement. This novel was written during a period in American history when “Trusts” were formed by multiple corporations to establish monopolies that stifled competition and fixed prices. Unthinkable working conditions and unfair business practices were the norm. The Jungle’s author, Upton Sinclair, was an ardent Socialist of the time. Sinclair was commissioned by the “Appeal To Reason”, a Socialist journal of the period, to write a fictional expose on the working conditions of the immigrant laborers in the meat packing industry in Chicago. Going undercover, Sinclair spent seven weeks inside the meatpacking plants gathering details for his novel. (Summary by Tom Weiss)
TEXT: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/140/140-h/140-h.htm
GREEN STREET RADIO: Plastic is Poison with Dr. Jenny Davies (00:29:00)
On this edition of Green Street, Patti and Doug talk with physician and attorney Jenny Davies from Cafeteria Culture about our worldwide plastic pollution problem and how chemicals from the plastic manufacturing process are taking a toll on the environment and our own bodies.
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 8/29/22 (00:52:52)
On the Show: President Joe Biden’s approval rating continues to climb as Trump and MAGA face more humiliations. Joe Biden has quietly confirmed more judges than Trump, Obama, and Bush at this point in their respective presidencies. Lawyers are increasingly predicting that failed former President Donald Trump will be indicted. Donald Trump’s legal team is now scrambling to find an argument to make in his legal defense. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham threatens riots if Donald Trump were to be indicted. Donald Trump resurfaces in an unhinged interview with former CNN anchor Lou Dobbs. Donald Trump melts down on Truth Social as the walls close in around him. Donald Trump’s former personal attorney Rudy Giuliani bizarrely admits to massive dumps during a strange interview. Donald Trump Jr posts Donald Trump’s redacted penis in a bizarre post. The Eggman leaves a voicemail suggesting there really might be a deep state.
https://davidpakman.com/
SUNDAY 08.28.22 PROGRAM Notes
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THE BRADCAST 8/26/22: Trump/GOP, Biden/Democrats late-summer ascension (00:57:30)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: The contrast between the two major parties, their respective leaders and their prospective near-term fortunes could not be starker. On Friday, a court unsealed a heavily redacted version of the lawful affidavit used to establish ‘probable cause’ for the FBI’s search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in early August. It revealed disturbing new specifics about hundreds of documents, many of them highly classified, that Trump stole from the White House and refused to return, despite more than a year of effort by the National Archives, and kept in an unsecure storage room. The affidavit is the latest gobsmacking development in the multiple concurrent criminal investigations of Trump and his associates that have nearly overshadowed the extraordinary run of late summer successes by President Biden and the Democrats. Biden capped recent weeks of major accomplishments with a barn-burner of a rally speech on Thursday, detailing the Democrats’ landmark legislative achievements and unsparingly taking on Republicans and the former President, in no uncertain terms, drawing a stark contrast between the two major parties and their agendas. In a wide-ranging conversation, award-winning opinion journalist HEATHER ‘DIGBY’ PARTON of Salon and Hullabaloo delves into the major developments of just the last few weeks. Parton brings context and historical perspective to the massive new criminal scandal Trump has brought upon himself and the growing public backlash against the Republicans’ ‘very far right, radical anti-abortion zealotry.’ Parton also analyzes President Biden’s and the Democrats’ historic achievements and major policy accomplishments in recent weeks, and what it all may mean going forward into the critical November 2022 midterm elections.
EARTH RIOT RADIO: Lie So Big, Truth So Real (00:29:01)
To sell the simple truth is now, in 2022, to be a radical revolutionary. Join us. The Earth is a conscious living being and we still have a chance to join up. But you gotta tell the truth.
TURN ON THE NEWS: A Mad Man From Manhattan (00:29:00)
This week someone is acting like they have something to hide. “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: “A Mad Man From Manhattan.”
ATTIUDE with ARNIE ARNESEN 8/26/22 (00:58:00)
Part 1:
We talk with Scott Braddock about the trigger laws in Texas, which went into effect this week. Many women, including Republicans, are angry. During the debate on the ACA, Republicans’ position was that the government should not step between patient and doctor, a complete opposite view. But the Republicans have backed the Supreme Court, even though traditional Republicans do not agree with no exceptions. This may hurt the Republicans when Senators are up for election.
Part 2:
Bill Curry and Lincoln Mitchell discuss the effects of our very quickly changed climate. Is there time to address climate change, or is it too late?
We also discuss effects of a loan forgiveness for college loans. Should there be a different way to allow college to be available to all who want to go?
http://www.arniearnesen.org/WP/
GROUNDSWELL: Veteran’s Resiliency Holistic Clinic (00:57:01)
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR: Earth Centered Living & Healing in a Time of Crisis Through Mirrors in the Earth with Asia Suler (00:59:00)
Asia Suler is a writer, teacher, herbalist, earth intuitive and ecological philosopher who has guided over 20,000 students all over the world through her immersive online programs in herbalism, animism, ancestral healing, and earth centered personal growth. Where she helps people embrace their own unique medicine through a joyful engagement with the natural world, and she is the author of Mirrors In The Earth: Reflections on Self-Healing From the Living World.
DEEP DIVE CYBERSECURITY SHOW: Trump’s Mar-A-Lago Warrant Explained By A Security Expert (00:58:33)
This week we’re going to cut through the noise and speculation and deal with the facts as we know them regarding the warrant that was served on former President Trump! And also, I sit down with the man I’m now calling Elon Musk’s worst nightmare. You DO NOT want to miss that interview!!!
SATURDAY 08.27.22 PROGRAM Notes
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THE BRADCAST 8/25/22: Our State-by-State Fight for Reproductive Rights and Voting Rights (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: The fight for personal freedoms and liberties, reproductive rights and voting rights, is going to remain a grueling, state-by-state slog. But that can change this November if voters fight like hell and turn out in massive numbers to allow Democrats to hold the US House and pick up at least two seats in the U.S. Senate, in order to reform the filibuster and codify those rights into laws. New evidence reveals the deep corruption of Donald Trump’s disgraced former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, the front-runner to win a new U.S. House seat in Montana. Georgia Republican U.S. senate nominee and former NFL great Herschel Walker, despite lying about his past and offering inane, barely comprehensible comments on the campaign trail, is in an inexplicably close race with Democratic Sen. Rafael Warnock. Abortion trigger bans went into effect in Idaho, Tennessee and Texas. A total of 14 states now have eliminated women’s reproductive rights with few or no exceptions. A federal judge in Idaho struck down one of the state’s most draconian abortion restrictions. In Florida, voters kicked an anti-abortion, anti-gay state lawmaker and an anti-abortion judge out of office. In Texas, a federal court struck down part of the state’s voter suppression law affecting college students. The North Carolina state Supreme Court ruled that GOP lawmakers elected via unconstitutional racial gerrymandering could not amend the state constitution to further restrict voting. Arkansas federal court rejected a draconian law limiting assistance to voters. California regulators voted to phase out gasoline-powered cars by 2036. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest ‘Green News Report.’
KEEPING DEMOCRACY ALIVE: Why Do Americans Buy So Much Stuff? (00:59:41)
A consumer’s republic was born at the end of the second world war. And though it was genuinely intended to be a tide lifting all boats, it has increased economic inequality and created isolation where public space once was central. On this show Harvard history professor and author Lizabeth Cohen talks about her book on the undermining of the public sector and the politics of mass consumption. The Consumers Republic came from top down, now she says change must come from the bottom up.
http://keepingdemocracyalive.com/
ATTITUDE with ARNIE ARNESEN 8/25/22 (00:58:00)
Part one: A conversation with Harold Meyerson, Editor at Large at The American Prospect.
Layoffs May Be White-Collar Now, but Here Come the Blues Today on TAP: Ford signals a near-term downturn, and a long-term deeper problem.
Something that many people do not know: EV’s require fewer workers to make them, and also require fewer parts. This transition may adversely affect blue-collar workers, despite need for them to build other parts of the economy: new/refitted homes, other devices. New provisions will have to be created to make health care available, and new methods of funding school tuition.
Part two:
#RaceClass | Episode 8, Part B
2022 08 24
Outline
Race Matters Before Admissions
UNCs Legacy of Racial Exclusion | A Conversation with Dr. William Sturkey
1. Arnie Open Legislation restricting the teaching of race and racism in public schools and government entities has spread across the country. In an effort to respond, Boston University Law Professor Jonathan Feingold and The Attitude with Arnie Arnesen are offering “Race Class” – a once a month course/conversation where listeners can hear what it is like to approach race and racism from a place of curiosity and history rather than fear and anxiety….In describing the foundational purpose of “Race Class,” Arnesen and Feingold note, “We know race matters. Part of this project is to make sense of what that means.”
2. Summer review: 6-part Affirmative Action mini-series
1. Our angle: how race matters before Affirmative Action arrives. IOW, what is the racial baseline against which Affirmative Action intervenes.
1. June & July: how race matters during & after admissions
2. August: how race matters before admissions ” IOW: how the past shapes the present.
1. Last episode: UNCs legacy of racial exclusion.
1. Our upshot: over its history, UNC has invested more in racial exclusion than racial inclusion. Not even close.
2. Today: UNC historian Dr. William Sturkey is here to help us dive deeper into the convo.
3. Dr. Sturkey bio: William Sturkey is an associate professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he teaches classes on Modern American History. He is the author of Hattiesburg: An American City in Black and White, and a variety of public writing that has appeared in the New York Times, The Atlantic, Washington Post, and other venues
3. Qs for Dr. Sturkey
1. You’re a historian. Professionally and personally, how do you think about the relationship between the past and the present?
2. As an historical matter, what are two or three moments, events, or pieces of UNCs racial history that we should know about but probably don’t?
3. Can you place those moments into the broader historical / social context. Put differently, was UNCs troubled history with racial exclusion unique or consistent with a broader societal pattern/phenomenon?
4. In past #RaceClass episodes, we’ve asked the provocative question: In what year was the United States no longer a racist society? Rather than generate a specific answer, the question pushes us to not simply take for granted that we are somehow post-racial. I’ll ask a similar question but shift the focus UNC. In what year did UNC become a post-racial campus? Put differently, when did UNC overcome its history of racial exclusion and racial hostility to people of color?
5. Assuming UNC still has work to do, what is necessary for the university to become a truly racially inclusive institution?
6. One thing we discuss on #RaceClass is that often, as a society, were not even asking the right question when it comes to issues of race and racism. Returning to UNCs relationship with race and racism today, are there questions we should be asking but we often overlook?
http://www.arniearnesen.org/WP/
GROWING GREENER: Rain Barrel Gardening (00:29:00)
Too often environmentally conscious gardeners look for the silver bullet for our sustainability and resource issues, rather than contenting ourselves with what Kathy Connolly describes as two percent solutions. Kathy, an in-demand natural garden designer and educator, is referring to small changes that cumulatively can have a big impact. Listen to her describe her use of rain barrels as a convenient, inexpensive way to conserve drinking water, reduce energy usage, and make gardening more fun.
GOT SCIENCE?: The Latest Science on the Global Climate Crisis (00:29:00)
Economist Dr. Rachel Cleetus discusses how global warming is impacting countries around the world and informing global action.
THE BOPST SHOW: Electroconvulsive Therapy (Part 1)
Music variety show hosted, mixed and recorded by Chris Bopst featuring words and music by Randy’s West’s Average Wafro Band, Tyrone Lee, Katie Lee, Joe Higgs, The Ro-D-Ys, Bill Callahan & Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Jerry “Boogie” McCain, The Craftys, Leon Thomas, Well Pleased and Satisfied, X Plastaz, Beyond the Wizards Sleeve, Claude Bolling, Fred Lowery & The Anita Kerr Singers, The Damned, and Herencia De Timbiquí.
RALPH NADER RADIO HOUR #442 (00:58:00)
In a live Zoom recording, Ralph welcomes Josh Koskoff, who tells us how he won a groundbreaking 73 million dollars from Remington and other gun manufacturers on behalf of the families of the Sandy Hook mass school shooting. Ralph and Josh lay out the story then Josh takes questions from our virtual audience.
FRIDAY 08.26.22 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Friday August 26, 2022
LIGHTLY ON THE GROUND: Making Good Use of Land (00:27:34)
Happily Natural Day is this Saturday, August 27th, 2022, so this episode is downright apropos, as is this soundscape of a Richmond summer night. You’ll hear about more than growing food. Duron Chavis tells ways to access land for farming. Listen now for the basics of how to feed cities full of people, one neighborhood at a time. Then Saturday, you could attend the 19th Happily Natural Festival for socially conscious artists and performances plus educational lectures and interactive workshops, Local food and culture, details at TheNaturalFestival.com and on all the social media. In South Richmond, at 2208 Bainbridge Street, starts at 11 am.
COUNTERSPIN: Gaza Human Rights, Dark Money Donation (00:28:00)
Ahmad Abuznaid on Gaza Human Rights Crackdown, Andrew Perez on Dark Money Donation
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Tom Returns! As Student Loan Forgiveness Brings Relief to Masses (00:58:00)
Guest-host Jefferson Smith zooms in on Thom Hartmann recovering at home and chats about the new news of Biden’s Student Loan Debt forgiveness, ADHD and the fourth turning as Thom anticipates return to the studio next week. Guest,Sam Rosenthal, RootsActions Political Director who is co-leading student debt activism weighs in on the development and what might even be a better solution going forward. Previously he served as Political Director for Our Revolution (progressive organization started by Bernie Sanders)
SEA CHANGE RADIO: Waymap CEO Tom Pey (00:29:00)
Have you ever watched in amazement as a visually impaired person nimbly maneuvers their way through a crowded subway station? Well, some thoughtful innovations are being developed to enable people with low vision to navigate the world with greater ease. This week on Sea Change Radio, we speak to the founder and CEO of Waymap, Tom Pey, about his start-up company’s breakthrough navigation technology. We discuss his company’s product, look at some of the challenges that people with disabilities face, and touch upon the promise of autonomous vehicles for those without sight.
COOL SOLUTIONS: Fox in the Henhouse (00:28:00)
For decades university departments, liberally lubricated with fossil fuel dollars, have been turning out research that adds a scholarly veneer to the industry’s policy agenda. First that was opposing the regulation of oil and gas; now it’s promoting carbon capture so they can keep selling their product. Students and faculty are shining a light on fossil fuel infiltration of academia and organizing to ban fossil fuel dollars from climate and energy research. For decades university departments, liberally lubricated with fossil fuel dollars, have been turning out research that adds a scholarly veneer to the industry’s policy agenda. First that was opposing the regulation of oil and gas; now it’s promoting carbon capture so they can keep selling their product. Students and faculty are shining a light on fossil fuel infiltration of academia and organizing to ban fossil fuel dollars from climate and energy research. We talk with undergrads and PhD students at Stanford and George Washington University about their research showing how fossil fueled research is skewing climate policy and how they are organizing to stop it.
THE BOPST SHOW: Electroconvulsive Therapy (Part 1) (00:55:00)
Music variety show hosted, mixed and recorded by Chris Bopst featuring words and music by Randy’s West’s Average Wafro Band, Tyrone Lee, Katie Lee, Joe Higgs, The Ro-D-Ys, Bill Callahan & Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Jerry “Boogie” McCain, The Craftys, Leon Thomas, Well Pleased and Satisfied, X Plastaz, Beyond the Wizards Sleeve, Claude Bolling, Fred Lowery & The Anita Kerr Singers, The Damned, and Herencia De Timbiquí.
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 8/26/22 (00:56:31)
On the Show: President Joe Biden’s approval spikes nearly 11%, from 37 to 41, in a short period of time, thanks to his recent accomplishments and Republican failures. Donald Trump has a historic meltdown on Truth Social, claiming to be as innocent as anyone has ever been. Jared Kushner plays extremely dumb about Trump’s theft of documents during an interview with Fox News’ Martha MacCallum. Radical Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene says that it’s unfair to relieve the debt of student loan borrowers, despite her own lack of repayment of a loan she received. Caller talks about the Nevada Senate race. Caller talks about the theory that Trump is a secret Democrat. Caller thinks right-wingers might have a motivation to get rid of Trump. Caller wonders what the next step is in the FBI’s investigation into Trump. Caller talks about the high voter turnout in Minnesota. Caller asks what David thinks about glory politics. Caller wants an update on the Matt Gaetz investigation. Caller compares the “big lie” to the “lost cause.” David responds to viewer emails.
THURSDAY 08.25.22 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Thursday August 25, 2022
RADIO ECOSHOCK: It’s Wrong To Wreck The World (00:58:00)
“It’s Wrong to Wreck the World.” From the University of Oregon, Kathleen Dean Moore delivers an artful talk about our attack on Nature, and hope of reviving love instead. Recorded in Vancouver. With readings from her work & original song by Libby Roderick.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Will Women Stop Having Sex To Protest Abortion Bans? (00:58:00)
Filling in for Thom Hartmann, guest host Jefferson Smith speaks with investigative journalist Greg Palast about the ongoing voter suppression in Georgia. Did You Hear About the 1.6 Billion Dollar Dark Money Donation to the Ultra Cons on the Right…Which of Our Freedoms Will they Target Next? Abortion Trigger Laws. Leila Abolfazli, director of Federal Reproductive Rights – National Women’s Law Center. Also caller suggests women are threatening to stop having sex with men until abortion rights are restored across America. Will women bring men to their knees and save Roe v Wade?
LOPATE AT LARGE: An Inconvenient Apocalypse (00:50:33)
Robert Jensen co-authors of An Inconvenient Apocalypse argues that humanity’s future will be defined not by expansion but by contraction. For decades, our world has understood that we are on the brink of an apocalypse and yet the only implemented solutions have been small and convenient, feel-good initiatives that avoid unpleasant truths about the root causes of our impending disaster. On this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large, Jensen examines how geographic determinism shaped our past and led to today’s social injustice, consumerist culture, and high-energy/high-technology dystopias. Jensen weaves a secular reading of theological concepts “the prophetic, the apocalyptic, a saving remnant, and grace” to chart a collective, realistic path for humanity not only to survive our apocalypse but also to emerge on the other side with a renewed appreciation of the larger living world.
LITERATURE ALOUD: The Jungle by Upton Sinclair – ch. 18 (00:27:11)
It is the end of the 19th century. Like thousands of others, the Rudkus family has emigrated from Lithuania to America in search of a better life. As they settle into the Packingtown neighborhood of Chicago, they find their dreams are unlikely to be realized. In fact, just the opposite is quite likely to occur. The family, naïve to the ways of Chicago, quickly falls prey to con men and makes a series of bad decisions that lead them into wretched poverty and terrible living conditions. All are forced to find jobs in dismal working conditions for their very survival. The main character Jurgis, broken and discouraged, eventually finds solace in the American Socialist movement. This novel was written during a period in American history when “Trusts” were formed by multiple corporations to establish monopolies that stifled competition and fixed prices. Unthinkable working conditions and unfair business practices were the norm. The Jungle’s author, Upton Sinclair, was an ardent Socialist of the time. Sinclair was commissioned by the “Appeal To Reason”, a Socialist journal of the period, to write a fictional expose on the working conditions of the immigrant laborers in the meat packing industry in Chicago. Going undercover, Sinclair spent seven weeks inside the meatpacking plants gathering details for his novel. (Summary by Tom Weiss)
TEXT: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/140/140-h/140-h.htm
WINGS #19-22: All Wigged Out (00:28:44)
In the film ALL WIGGED OUT, Grammy Award-winner Marcy Marxer uses her renowned musical mastery and eclectic wit, storytelling, and comedy to share her firsthand experiences with breast cancer. She and partner Cathy Fink joined host Arlene Zaucha in a recent episode of Her Turn, a collectively produced feminist show that has been airing on community radio WORT-FM in Madison, Wisconsin, since 1976. Songs are from the film.
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 8/25/22 (00:56:31)
On the Show: President Joe Biden announces the cancellation of $10,000 in student debt for those earning under $125,000 per year and up to $20,000 for those who received Pell grants for low-income families. Republicans jump on the talking point that student loan debt forgiveness is unfair to those who already paid off their student loans. Republicans meltdown and panic over Biden’s student loan forgiveness, as it likely hurts them in November. Joe Biden’s presidency does a complete 180 with countless successes in the last two months. Sadly, self-destructive pettiness is plaguing the online left media space. Radical Republican candidate Laura Loomer sobs in a bizarre video while claiming she only lost her Republican primary in Florida due to voter fraud. Republicans panic as a Democrat has won a swing district by focusing on abortion rights. A disheveled and demoralized MyPillow CEO and Founder Mike Lindell says that every vote in Utah is fake. The Republican civil war grows as Donald Trump demands that Mitch McConnell be replaced as Senate Republican leader. Voicemail caller says his doctor, who is a good doctor, believes that Donald Trump is about to be reinstated.
https://davidpakman.com/
WEDNESDAY 08.24.22 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Wednesday August 24, 2022
PATIENTS COME FIRST: Nelson Smith (00:23:26)
This episode of VHHA’s Patients Come First podcast features an interview with Nelson Smith, Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS), for a conversation about his military service, ongoing efforts to enhance Virginia’s behavioral health services for patients, working with stakeholders, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact us on Twitter or Instagram using the #PatientsComeFirst hashtag.
http://www.vhha.com/communications/category/podcast/
THIS WAY OUT #1795: Queerly Yours, Rikki Nathanson & global LGBTQ news! (00:28:59)
Gender activist Rikki Nathanson transitions from Zimbabwe to OutRight Action International; branding rights kill WorldPride Taiwan, a U.S. appeals court rules trans people covered by the federal disabilities act, anti-trans hysteria hits Boston Childrens Hospital, out NFL player Nassib sails to Tampa Bays Buccaneers, Griner awaits her Russian sentencing appeal and prisoner swap deal, and a Serbian Orthodox bishop weaponizes EuroPride curses!
Those stories ” and more this week ” when you find “This Way Out”: the worlds audio oasis for queer news and culture.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Why Whitewashing American History is so Detrimental to Democracy (00:58:00)
Sitting in for Thom Hartmann, guest host Jefferson Smith is joined by former Chair of the Ohio Democratic Party, and author of Laboratories of Autocracy, David Pepper. Are our state houses becoming incapacitated by the invasion of white supremacists and right-wing extremists?
THOMAS JEFFERSON HOUR # 1509 A Constitution for the Living with Beau Breslin (00:58:59)
Clay Jenkinson speaks with Beau Breslin, author of A Constitution for the Living: Imagining How Five Generations of Americans Would Rewrite the Nation’s Fundamental Law. The book examines an idea that Jefferson shared with James Madison in 1789: “What would America’s Constitutions have looked like if each generation wrote its own?”
LITERATURE ALOUD: The Jungle by Upton Sinclair – ch. 17 (00:26:15)
It is the end of the 19th century. Like thousands of others, the Rudkus family has emigrated from Lithuania to America in search of a better life. As they settle into the Packingtown neighborhood of Chicago, they find their dreams are unlikely to be realized. In fact, just the opposite is quite likely to occur. The family, naïve to the ways of Chicago, quickly falls prey to con men and makes a series of bad decisions that lead them into wretched poverty and terrible living conditions. All are forced to find jobs in dismal working conditions for their very survival. The main character Jurgis, broken and discouraged, eventually finds solace in the American Socialist movement. This novel was written during a period in American history when “Trusts” were formed by multiple corporations to establish monopolies that stifled competition and fixed prices. Unthinkable working conditions and unfair business practices were the norm. The Jungle’s author, Upton Sinclair, was an ardent Socialist of the time. Sinclair was commissioned by the “Appeal To Reason”, a Socialist journal of the period, to write a fictional expose on the working conditions of the immigrant laborers in the meat packing industry in Chicago. Going undercover, Sinclair spent seven weeks inside the meatpacking plants gathering details for his novel. (Summary by Tom Weiss)
TEXT: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/140/140-h/140-h.htm
MAKING CONTACT: 70 Million: Forget Reform, They Want Abolition (00:29:00)
This week on Making Contact we’re taking you to St. Louis, Missouri with the Podcast 70 Million to learn about the city’s ongoing efforts to re-imagine public safety beyond incarceration. Organizers in St. Louis have given up on trying to simply reform the criminal legal system. Now, theyre working to abolish it. And theyre starting with the closure of the Medium Security Institution” known as the Workhouse. For more than a century, this St. Louis jail has been known for incarcerating people unable to pay their bail, and has come to represent the criminalization of the poor.
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 8/24/22 (00:53:13)
On the Show: Donald Trump files a lawsuit suggesting the FBI raid of his Mar-a-Lago home was politically motivated, and it appears his lawyers admitted Trump violated the Espionage Act in the filing. The Department of Justice is looking for more surveillance video from Mar-a-Lago, believing there to be more documents hidden there. Donald Trump Jr. speaks at a campaign event for Matt Gaetz and argues it would “probably be good” if Trump had the nuclear codes. Trump administration officials told ICE agents to wipe all data from their phones before leaving their jobs. Alex Jones delivers an “emergency warning” to Donald Trump, saying he backs him for 2024 and hinting that he regrets backing Ron DeSantis last week. Two men are convicted for their plan to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Doctors say they are confronted with medical disinformation from patients every day. Threats to democracy overtake the economy as the most important issue for voters going into the 2022 midterms. Congressman Madison Cawthorn’s campaign spent money it had raised for the general election, despite the fact he lost the primary so they weren’t allowed to touch it. A South Dakota ethics board finds Governor Kristi Noem “engaged in misconduct” when she helped her daughter get a real estate appraiser license.
https://davidpakman.com/
TUESDAY 08.23.22 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Tuesday August 23, 2022
THE POSITIVE MIND: Love’s Memory (00:57:46)
This week Kevin and Niseema follow up on the past two shows with Attachment Theory specialists Drs. Howard and Miriam Steele. Attachment Theory focuses on whether a child feels secure or insecure in their connection to, and “attachment to,” the caretakers in their life. This early relationship influences the way a person will relate in their mature adult relationships. During the show, Kevin and Niseema ask some basic questions to help you determine whether you were securely or insecurely attached in childhood. See the attached questionnaire on the link below. Kevin and Niseema also talk about research into “memory” and how our adult brains impose a memory on to our childhood brain. Statistics consistently show that the adult brain often creates a faulty “memory” of incidents that happened in the past. It’s as if the brain takes a photograph of a past event and then distorts or enhances the photograph. The brain will often create a faulty memory of what love looked like in our childhood. It is this faulty memory that we project onto our future love relationships. It is astonishing what the brain/mind can do.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Mind-blowing Facts about the Mind and Self-care in an Era of Threat (00:57:59)
Guest-host Jefferson Smith fills in for Thom Hartmann, on a special dedicated to mental self defense and fitness. Today Jeff airs a new segment “debunking dumb stuff” deconstructing short clips from republican trolls Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene, and explores the real meaning of populism. Joining the show for tips on coping in the Trump age is Anthony Alvarado. He is the author of D.I.Y. Magic: A Strange and Whimsical Guide to Creativity, a collection of how-to techniques for creativity, presented as bite-sized activities for readers to try out for themselves.
THE CHILDREN’S HOUR: Wolves (00:58:00)
This time on The Children’s Hour, we explore wolves. We learn about their role as an apex predator, and how conservation efforts are saving them from extinction. Documentary film maker Elke Duerr explains why wolves should live in the wild. Kids from the Extinction Diaries let us know about the Red Wolf’s current condition, and how close they are to extinction. We also hear from the US Fish & Wildlife Service Project Coordinator for the Mexican Grey Wolf Recovery Project, John Oakleaf. Finally, we meet the carnivore supervisor at the ABQ Biopark Zoo, Toni Esparza, who helps ensure these keystone predators don’t become extinct. Mixed with howlin’ good music, this is an educational and entertaining episode that will surely captivate listeners.
LITERATURE ALOUD: The Jungle by Upton Sinclair – ch. 16 (00:24:48)
It is the end of the 19th century. Like thousands of others, the Rudkus family has emigrated from Lithuania to America in search of a better life. As they settle into the Packingtown neighborhood of Chicago, they find their dreams are unlikely to be realized. In fact, just the opposite is quite likely to occur. The family, naïve to the ways of Chicago, quickly falls prey to con men and makes a series of bad decisions that lead them into wretched poverty and terrible living conditions. All are forced to find jobs in dismal working conditions for their very survival. The main character Jurgis, broken and discouraged, eventually finds solace in the American Socialist movement. This novel was written during a period in American history when “Trusts” were frmed by multiple corporations to establish monopolies that stifled competition and fixed prices. Unthinkable working conditions and unfair business practices were the norm. The Jungle’s author, Upton Sinclair, was an ardent Socialist of the time. Sinclair was commissioned by the “Appeal To Reason”, a Socialist journal of the period, to write a fictional expose on the working conditions of the immigrant laborers in the meat packing industry in Chicago. Going undercover, Sinclair spent seven weeks inside the meatpacking plants gathering details for his novel. (Summary by Tom Weiss)
TEXT: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/140/140-h/140-h.htm
INSIDE THE FBI: Keeping Law Enforcement Officers Alive (00:16:51)
On this episode of Inside the FBI, learn how the FBI’s Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted Data Collection leverages data to help law enforcement officers protect themselves from becoming statistics.
INSIDE THE FBI: Combatting Human Trafficking (00:16:29)
On this episode of Inside the FBI, we discuss how the FBI fights human trafficking and supports victims.
SETI INSTITUTE: Skeptic Check: Shared Reality (00:51:24)
One of the many shocking aspects of the Capitol attack was that it revealed how thoroughly the nation had cleaved into alternate realities. How did we get to this point? How did misinformation come to create beliefs embraced by millions? In this episode, experts in social media, cults, and the history of science join us for a discussion about how these alternative realities formed, why people are drawn to them, and the benefits of a shared reality.
MONDAY 08.22.22 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Monday August 22, 2022
WHEN THE BIOMASS HITS THE WIND TURBINE #156: End of the World as We Know It – part 2 (00:29:07)
Different generations have very different perspectives on how the world looks and feels. A global climate crisis, dysfunctional government and media, too many choices, changing perspectives on race, religion and sexuality.
Join Annie and Jay Warmke of Blue Rock Station for a discussion with post millennials Anna Haught and Dalia Fabb-Soto for a discussion of what they feel they and we can do to address these issues.
ECONOMIC UPDATE: Recession – Capitalism’s Failure Invites System Change (00:29:00)
In this week’s show, Prof. Wolff defines recession and shows its relation to inflation and stagflation in their respective roles within capitalism’s inherent instability. Rooted in the structure of capitalism, recessions represent both costly burdens on employers and employees alike and also strong incentives to question, challenge, and go beyond capitalism. The economics profession has been unable to end recessions despite centuries of trying. The profession often tries to hide the capitalist roots of recession instead. Wolff concludes with how system change might finally “solve” capitalism’s intractable instability problem.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Maintaining Humor & Thankfulness in an Atmosphere of Political Peril (00:58:00)
Jefferson Smith guest-hosts today while Thom is recovering from surgery. Topics include: Continued activism for Hot Democracy Summer and a contemplation and exploration of gratitude. What are you thankful for? Callers engage in the possible future of American democracy and the outlandish ploys of Republicans. Dr. Oz and his infamous “Crudites” video makes an appearance while Jeff analyzes self deprecation and maintaining humbleness while evaluating politics.
RADIO ART HOUR: Dmitriy Nikolaev, Andrea Sodomka, Gregory Whitehead (00:58:00)
Tune in three radio art works this week, one from Dmitriy Nikolaev, one from Andrea Sodomka, a media artist from Austria, and one from American radio artist Gregory Whitehead. First is “Happy Birthday Darling” by Dmitriy Nikolaev, and introduced by Karen Werner. In “Happy Birthday Darling” Russian radio artist Dmitry Nikolaev took on the challenge of creating a radio drama entirely through sounds, not using single word. He describes the piece with his Russian sense of humor: People very easily break human relations, connections and start to kill others who do not follow their rules. It’s a story about how love turns into hatred that destroys everything and kills everybody. – Introduced by Wave Farm Radio Artist Fellow 2019/2020, Karen Werner. Next, tune in “Intimate Space” by Andrea Sodomka, and introduced by Jess Speer. “Intimate Space” was originally conceived as an installation for the festival Ars Sonora, Radio Clsica, put on by Radio Nacional de Espana. As is her usual practice, Sodomka spent many months thinking about, researching, and conducting interviews about the concept of intimacy and intimate space before beginning composition or production. During this time, she spent time in Tokyo, which gave her insight into cultural and contextual differences in the idea of physical intimacy and personal space. When the time came for production, Sodomka and her collaborators, including Helmut Jasbar on electric guitar, Heidelinde Gratzl on accordion, and Sodomka herself using electronic instruments, gathered in the studio, and were able to take time to improvise and play together to get a good recording that captured their expression of intimate space. Afterwards, Sodomka worked with sound engineer Anton Reininger to mix a recording in Dolby 5.1 Digital Surround Sound that included a recorded interview with collaborator August Black edited by Anna Kuncio, and a sound donation by Daniel Lercher. Sodomkas original plan for the installation included using mini-FM transmitters broadcasting from cars outside the festival venue and the audience walking around the cars with receivers, but technical problems led to a smaller installation of transmitters located in a room. The piece was first broadcast on ORF Kunstradio as a radio art piece on September 20, 2009, and was installed and performed on September 23, 2009, at CDMC (Festival for Contemporary Music), in Alicante, Spain. In the installation, audience members walking around the room created a new version of the work, their movements and the pieces of the broadcast being transmitted from various transmitters shifting the sounds throughout the installation. The piece was broadcast again on October 24, 2009 by Ars Sonora, Radio Clsica. In both its installation and broadcast formats, the piece references and uses radio as a way to think about intimacy and intimate space as something that is broadcast, so to speak, from individuals and extending out at various distances depending on the cultural background and personality of individual transmitters. Compositionally, the piece was also inspired by the sounds Sodomka could hear from her composers hut in her garden: birdsong, neighborhood children, and other sounds of the people and natural world around her becoming a part of her intimate space and compositional work. Distance, communication, and intimacy are all factors in this intimate space. Similarly, mini-FM transmitters can allow people to transmit a broadcast within the distance of their own personal bubble, only allowing those physically close, and therefore within the intimate space, to receive those messages, and taking that personal bubble of intimate space with them wherever they go. Radio creates a mapping between time and space, Sodomka says, transforming an acoustical geometry into a spatial geometry. – Introduced by Wave Farm Radio Artist Fellow 2020/2021, Jess Speer. Finally, today’s transmission ends with Gregory Whitehead’s “India Alpha Mike,” one of his ongoing explorations into the fate of ciphered disembodies during their slow fade into the electromagnetic night.
LITERATURE ALOUD: The Jungle by Upton Sinclair – ch. 15 (00:35:44)
It is the end of the 19th century. Like thousands of others, the Rudkus family has emigrated from Lithuania to America in search of a better life. As they settle into the Packingtown neighborhood of Chicago, they find their dreams are unlikely to be realized. In fact, just the opposite is quite likely to occur. The family, naïve to the ways of Chicago, quickly falls prey to con men and makes a series of bad decisions that lead them into wretched poverty and terrible living conditions. All are forced to find jobs in dismal working conditions for their very survival. The main character Jurgis, broken and discouraged, eventually finds solace in the American Socialist movement. This novel was written during a period in American history when “Trusts” were formed by multiple corporations to establish monopolies that stifled competition and fixed prices. Unthinkable working conditions and unfair business practices were the norm. The Jungle’s author, Upton Sinclair, was an ardent Socialist of the time. Sinclair was commissioned by the “Appeal To Reason”, a Socialist journal of the period, to write a fictional expose on the working conditions of the immigrant laborers in the meat packing industry in Chicago. Going undercover, Sinclair spent seven weeks inside the meatpacking plants gathering details for his novel. (Summary by Tom Weiss)
TEXT: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/140/140-h/140-h.htm
CREATING OUR PREFERRED FUTURE: 2045 A Paradigm Shift Odyssey Part 1 (00:29:00)
2045 is a fiction story based on current trends, real life experience and places, plus imagination about possible futures. And, some good luck and good timing. The story describes a changing world in 2045. Gains have been made towards a preferred future, with a big help from a set of obscure articles published in a small circulation eco magazine in 2019. The author of the articles was invited to present at the celebrated Future Conference where he laid out an outline for paradigm shift. The presentation resonated, the timing was right, real social and economic progress was in the early going. But there remain challenges. Some interests at the time would like nothing more than to return to glory days of the consumer culture and their own power and privilege, when capitalism ruled the world. This episode is part one in a series of undetermined length.
SETI INSTITUTE: Skeptic Check: Shared Reality (00:51:24)
One of the many shocking aspects of the Capitol attack was that it revealed how thoroughly the nation had cleaved into alternate realities. How did we get to this point? How did misinformation come to create beliefs embraced by millions? In this episode, experts in social media, cults, and the history of science join us for a discussion about how these alternative realities formed, why people are drawn to them, and the benefits of a shared reality.
SUNDAY 08.21.22 PROGRAM Notes
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THE BRADCAST 8/19/22: Media critic Dan Froomkin of Press Watch on corporate media failures (00:57:30)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: The U.S. corporate media is still cowed by the radical Right, and still failing in their constitutional mandate to inform and educate the electorate. As we’ve long argued, it’s a mistake to buy into the political punditry of Conventional Wisdom that assumes Democrats will lose big in midterm elections in November. While it’s still an uphill climb, new polling data suggests that these are decidedly UN-conventional times, when even a die-hard Republican like Maryland’s Gov. Larry Hogan dismisses the Trump-endorsed GOP gubernatorial nominee, Dan Cox, as ‘not mentally stable.’ Trump’s ever-worsening legal woes may also be harming GOP odds this election – – eighteen former top Trump Administration officials call Trump’s claims that he issued a ‘standing order’ to declassify any documents he stole from the White House as ‘nonsense’ and ‘ludicrous.’ Yet major media outlets have avoided informing the public that, regardless of classification status, Trump unlawfully STOLE the documents. Why is corporate media afraid to use such plain, accurate descriptions? Media critic and former corporate media ‘insider’ DAN FROOMKIN explains why, and discusses CNN’s cancellation of ‘Reliable Sources’, the last remaining legitimate media criticism program on cable or broadcast TV news. Froomkin also delves into the major media outlets’ recent gobsmacking, misleading, and inaccurate headlines, their fealty to false ‘both sides’ framing, and much more. Plus: a long-overdue and much-needed new ditty from musical satirist Randy Rainbow…
EARTH RIOT RADIO: Gift of the Fabulous Unknown (00:29:00)
We environmentalists must move our point of view from the center of human power to a point in outer space, back somewhere in the early days of the big bang. Then maybe we can overpower these gods that make poisoning the Earth sensible.
TURN ON THE NEWS: Espionage Act (00:28:00)
This week someone is acting like they have something to hide.
“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: “Espionage Act”
ATTITUDE with ARNIE ARNESEN 8/19/22 (00:58:00)
Part 1: Our guest is Bob Hennelly, and we discuss the Inflation Reduction Act, which was signed by Biden. Unfortunately, it is not enough to actually deal with inflation. More granular attention needs to be paid to individual households: child tax credit should be reinstated, child care should be available for parents, mostly women, who had to leave employment, etc. Inflation is not a policy, it is a problem.
Part 2: We speak with Bill Curry and John Nichols about Liz Cheney, who has been ejected from the Republican Caucus for her opposition to Trump. The Republicans are now the anti-democracy party. They have not become disagreers, but evil and cruel. We anticipate that Trump will run in 2024, and steal the independent vote away from Biden.
BACKGROUND BRIEFING with IAN MASTERS (00:59:00)
Amid Fears Over Ukraine’s Nuclear Plant, Putin Appears Poised to Steal 20% of the Country’s Electricity | Russian Organized Crime’s Foothold in the US and Putin’s “Street University” as a “Khuligan” | The Arrest of Mexico’s Former Attorney General In Charge of the Investigation Into the Disappearance of 43 Students.
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR (00:59:01)
Baynard Woods is an award winning writer and journalist whos work has appeared in the New York Times, the Guardian, the Washington Post and many other publications. Hes the co-author of I Got A Monster: The Rise and Fall of Americas Most Corrupt Police Squad. His new book and subject of this interview is Inheritance: An Autobiography of Whiteness in which he takes the reader on his journey to discover his familys racist and slave holding history and reckon with his whiteness in America today and what it might mean to begin to repair the past.
DEEP DIVE CYBERSECURITY SHOW (00:58:33)
This week we’re going to cut through the noise and speculation and deal with the facts as we know them regarding the warrant that was served on former President Trump! And also, I sit down with the man I’m now calling Elon Musk’s worst nightmare. You DO NOT want to miss that interview!!!
SATURDAY 08.20.22 PROGRAM Notes
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THE BRADCAST 8/18/22 (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: In the wake of the Inflation Reduction Act’s passage containing historic climate investments, new data shows big economic advantages for companies that transition their fleets to all-electric vehicles. Dept. of Energy analysis confirms the I.R.A. law will reduce U.S. climate-warming emissions roughly 40 percent by 2030, and finds that any emissions increase due to fossil fuel industry concessions will be overwhelmingly offset by carbon reductions implemented via the law. House Republicans called climate change a hoax in voting against the bill. To achieve additional climate policies, voters must elect more Democrats to Congress in November. In Wyoming, a Republican 2020 election denier is set to win Secretary of State because no Democrat ran for the job. Election deniers have won GOP nominations for chief election official in five swing states. In Alabama, anti-abortion opponents paid for a full hand recount to confirm that voters really did reject their abortion ban referendum – – recounts are a good thing to counter efforts by Trump/Republicans to undermine the public’s confidence in elections. Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg pleaded guilty to 15 state criminal tax fraud charges, and will serve five months in prison, pay millions in fines, and testify truthfully against the Trump Organization in an upcoming trial. The Justice Department objected, on national security grounds, to a Florida magistrate judge unsealing a redacted version of the affidavit used to obtain an FBI search warrant for documents that Trump stole from the White House. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest ‘Green News Report.’
KEEPING DEMOCRACY ALIVE: As Schools Open Again, The Nightmare of “Moms For Liberty” (00:55:38)
It’s almost time for the start of schools. Of course all parents want to protect their children from inappropriate material. But when parental rights mean teachers are forbidden from mentioning homosexuality or racism because that means teachers are grooming kids for pedophilia or Chinese communism, liberty is under threat. Hypocritically enough, the vanguard of this threat is from something called Moms For Liberty. On this show, from her writing in The New Republic, Laura Jedeed examines the serious chilling effect on teachers and education. And how social media has encouraged people to believe what they want. Classes and elections coming up!
http://keepingdemocracyalive.com/
Best of ATTITUDE with ARNIE ARNESEN (00:59:30)
Segment One
Our first guest is Bob Hennelly and we discuss the Inflation Reduction Act, which was signed by Biden. Unfortunately, it is not enough to actually deal with inflation. More granular attention needs to be paid to individual households: child tax credit should be reinstated, child care should be available for parents, mostly women, who had to leave employment, etc. Inflation is not a policy, it is a problem.
Segment Two
We then have a chat with Bill Curry and John Nichols about Liz Cheney, who has been ejected from the Republican Caucus for her opposition to Trump. The Republicans are now the anti-democracy party. They have not become disagreers, but evil and cruel. We anticipate that Trump will run in 2024, and steal the independent vote away from Biden.
http://www.arniearnesen.org/WP/
GROWING GREENER: An Organic Makeover for Your Lawn (00:29:00)
Late summer through early fall, according to Shay Lunseth, is the ideal time to put your lawn on a more environmentally friendly path. Shays got advice about boosting the health of your grass without chemicals, reducing or ending inputs of fertilizer and water, and even making your lawn pollinator friendly.
GOT SCIENCE: How Digital Disinformation Targets Voters (00:29:00)
Technology innovator Shireen Mitchell discusses pervasive disinformation on social media centered around US elections, and how we can fight back.
THE BOPST SHOW: Let It Roll (00:56:09)
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 the sounds of late 80s, hip hop sensation Doug Lazy, the new millennium post punk of Richmond, Virginia’s Material Boy, and the black power soul of the Lost Generation as well as Canadian songstress Frazey Ford, Pakistani playback singer Nahid Akhtar and many others outside mainstream consciousness.
RALPH NADER RADIO HOUR #441 (00:58:00)
In a packed program, Ralph first speaks to our resident constitutional scholar, Bruce Fein, about the latest Trump-anigans from Mar a Lago, then Washington Post business reporter, Allan Sloan, joins to talk about the Federal Reserve and answers the question of whether we are headed for an economic recession or a recovery. And finally, Steve Silberstein of National Popular Vote comes by to update us on their latest efforts to ensure that the candidate for president who wins the popular vote actually wins the election.
FRIDAY 08.19.22 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Friday August 19, 2022
LIGHTLY ON THE GROUND: Martha and Bread (00:27:34)
I intend to make bread again, so I checked the fridge for the jar of sourdough starter my sister gave me years ago, and called a friend who bakes bread with heart and soul and sustenance kneaded into the dough. Martha Fell Jolkovski was as happy to share the stories as she’d be to share a loaf of bread from her oven. From history to how to, and to the music, this is a warm sweet episode of Lightly on the Ground Radio.
COUNTERSPIN: Azadeh Shahshahani/Central America policy, Jon Lloyd/Facebook election misinfo (00:28:00)
This week on CounterSpin: The Biden administration says it’s making progress toward its goal to slow migration from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador by addressing the causes of that migration. The White House “Call to Action” foregrounds private sector “investments” as key to creating economic opportunity and to rooting out corruption in the region. And companies like Microsoft and PepsiCo have stepped up to do…well, what exactly? And how does this differ from the support for transnational corporations and their extractive, profit-driven policies that has misled US involvement for decades? Azadeh Shahshahani is legal and advocacy director at Project South. She joins us to raise some questions about the US government’s claim that this time, they’re really bringing stability and security to northern Central America.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: America’s Founders Would Have Been Disgusted By Today’s GOP & Trump (00:58:00)
No matter how hard Republicans try to reinvent the Founders & Framers in the image of their libertarian billionaire patrons, the reality is that America was history’s first great liberal experiment…Is There a Right-wing War Against Children? A Florida appellate court affirmed an order prohibiting a parentless 16-year-old from getting an abortion on the grounds that she is not mature enough to decide whether to terminate her pregnancy. Instead, the state will force her to have a child. The teenager petitioned the court to bypass a Florida law that requires a minor to get parental consent before undergoing an abortion. Plus: Geeky Science! Can A Bowl of Grapes Save Your Life?
ROBERT REICH: The Media Bias Nobody is Talking About (05:22)
Robert Reich breaks down how the mainstream media draws a false equivalence between the right and the left and misleads the public about what’s really at stake. Watch More: The Real Political Battle in America ►► https://youtu.be/hkM_NG6HkqY The mainstream media has historically tried to balance left and right in its political coverage, and present what it views as a reasonable center. That may sound good in theory. But the old politics no longer exists and the former labels “left” versus “right” are outdated. Today it’s democracy versus authoritarianism, voting rights versus white supremacy. There’s no reasonable center between these positions, no justifiable compromise. Equating them is misleading and dangerous. Don’t fall for it.
COOL SOLUTIONS: Fox in the Henhouse (00:28:00)
For decades university departments, liberally lubricated with fossil fuel dollars, have been turning out research that adds a scholarly veneer to the industry’s policy agenda. First that was opposing the regulation of oil and gas; now it’s promoting carbon capture so they can keep selling their product. Students and faculty are shining a light on fossil fuel infiltration of academia and organizing to ban fossil fuel dollars from climate and energy research. For decades university departments, liberally lubricated with fossil fuel dollars, have been turning out research that adds a scholarly veneer to the industry’s policy agenda. First that was opposing the regulation of oil and gas; now it’s promoting carbon capture so they can keep selling their product. Students and faculty are shining a light on fossil fuel infiltration of academia and organizing to ban fossil fuel dollars from climate and energy research. We talk with undergrads and PhD students at Stanford and George Washington University about their research showing how fossil fueled research is skewing climate policy and how they are organizing to stop it.
LAURA FLANDERS SHOW: A New Democratic and Equitable Business Model: Open Collective (00:28:00)
Many of the world’s most successful businesses began as someone’s good idea. But the path from startup to conventional financial success typically involves going public, prioritizing shareholder’s interests, and ultimately selling to a giant conglomerate whose intentions are far from the original mission of the business founders. In this episode, Laura interviews guests who say this conventional path of success is desperately in need of an overhaul. Why must new and innovative ideas come to market through old and undemocratic platforms? What if rather than selling out, successful businesses became community assets that put ownership and governance in the hands of workers and even consumers? Could a startup become a means of building community wealth, economic justice, and accountability over our technology? Our guests explain how.
THE BOPST SHOW: Let It Roll (00:56:09)
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 the sounds of late 80s, hip hop sensation Doug Lazy, the new millennium post punk of Richmond, Virginia’s Material Boy, and the black power soul of the Lost Generation as well as Canadian songstress Frazey Ford, Pakistani playback singer Nahid Akhtar and many others outside mainstream consciousness.
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 8/19/22 (00:50:19)
On the Show: Producer Pat Ford fills in for David. Democratic Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney tells a New York Times reporter that Joe Biden isn’t running for a second term as president in 2024. Infowars host Alex Jones declares that he’s done with Donald Trump and favors Ron DeSantis for president in 2024. Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene encourages Republicans to vote two or three times in the 2022 midterms. Republican congressional candidate Bo Hines confuses the political term “banana republic” with the retail clothing store chain. Mehmet Oz’s campaign faceplants with its latest attack ad against John Fetterman in the Pennsylvania Senate race. It’s not true that Donald Trump had the power to declassify anything he wanted as president. Supposed liberal Tulsi Gabbard fills in for Tucker Carlson and makes wacky claims about the FBI raid of Mar-a-Lago. The Biden administration is set to hire 87,000 new IRS agents and the right wing is going ballistic. A 16-year-old pregnant girl is deemed not “sufficiently mature” enough to get an abortion. Illegally-drawn gerrymandered district maps will be allowed stand for the 2022 midterms.
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THURSDAY 08.18.22 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Thursday August 18, 2022
RADIO ECOSHOCK: Heat the Big Climate Killer (replay) (00:58:00)
A Canadian heat wave overwhelms ambulances leaving almost 600 dead. The first medical diagnosis of climate change. Plus podcast Energy Vs Climate asking: Is Heat the Greatest Climate Threat? with author Jeff Goodell, scientist David Keith, Ed Harrington & Professor Sara Hastings-Simon. New facts of long-haul health damage from heat & COVID level deaths every year as Earth goes hot.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Is America Re-fighting the Revolutionary War? (00:58:01)
We must not let right-wing Redcoat/Redhat terrorists ” who have openly proclaimed their goal of Americans killing Americans in an ideological and racialized war ” prevail at this critical time. Also Afghanistan a year later: Can we finally speak honestly about Bush & Cheney’s “little war”? Does Oregon need to panic about the Governor’s Race? Elections Analyst Rachel Bitecofer, Ph.D. explains. An entire Texas county election staff resigns after threats and stalking. Plus: Will Liz Cheney be the one who takes down Trump?
LOPATE AT LARGE: Boys and Oil (00:51:33)
Taylor Brorby author of Boys and Oil: Growing up gay in a fractured land, recounts his upbringing in the coalfields; his adolescent infatuation with books; and how he felt intrinsically different from other boys. Now an environmentalist, Brorby uses the destruction of large swathes of the West as a metaphor for the terror he experienced as a youth. From an assault outside a bar in an oil boom town to a furtive romance, and from his awakening as an activist to his arrest at the Dakota Access Pipeline, Boys and Oil provides a startling portrait of an America that persists despite well-intentioned legal protections. Join us when Brorby, an Annie Tanner Clark Fellow in Environmental Humanities and Environmental Justice at the Tanner Humanities Center at the University of Utah discusses his memoir about growing up gay amidst the harshness of rural North Dakota, on this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large.
LITERATURE ALOUD: The Jungle by Upton Sinclair – ch. 14 (00:20:17)
It is the end of the 19th century. Like thousands of others, the Rudkus family has emigrated from Lithuania to America in search of a better life. As they settle into the Packingtown neighborhood of Chicago, they find their dreams are unlikely to be realized. In fact, just the opposite is quite likely to occur. The family, naïve to the ways of Chicago, quickly falls prey to con men and makes a series of bad decisions that lead them into wretched poverty and terrible living conditions. All are forced to find jobs in dismal working conditions for their very survival. The main character Jurgis, broken and discouraged, eventually finds solace in the American Socialist movement. This novel was written during a period in American history when “Trusts” were formed by multiple corporations to establish monopolies that stifled competition and fixed prices. Unthinkable working conditions and unfair business practices were the norm. The Jungle’s author, Upton Sinclair, was an ardent Socialist of the time. Sinclair was commissioned by the “Appeal To Reason”, a Socialist journal of the period, to write a fictional expose on the working conditions of the immigrant laborers in the meat packing industry in Chicago. Going undercover, Sinclair spent seven weeks inside the meatpacking plants gathering details for his novel. (Summary by Tom Weiss)
TEXT: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/140/140-h/140-h.htm
WINGS #18-22 Agriculture Reporting in Zambia (00:28:45)
Natasha Mhango is a writer, editor and video producer for Zambia’s National Agriculture Information Services, which is the media wing for Zambia’s Ministries of Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock. She also works as Knowledge Management and Communications Manager for the Enhanced Smallholder Livestock Investment Programme. She is passionate about developing print and web content on issues surrounding agriculture and climate change. In this program she speaks about her career, its challenges, and her intent to help farmers, including women farmers, maintain sustainable food production in the era of climate change. She especially praises the resilience of native seeds and indigenous food culture.
ALAN WATTS: Understanding the Synchronicity of The Universe (00:12:37)
Alan Watts. Alan Wilson Watts (6 January 1915 – 16 November 1973) was a British philosopher, writer, and speaker, best known as an interpreter and populariser of Eastern philosophy for a Western audience. Born in Chislehurst, England, he moved to the United States in 1938 and began Zen training in New York.
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 8/18/22 (00:55:17)
On the Show: Donald Trump’s lawyer Alina Habba appears to threaten the suspected Mar-a-Lago mole during a television interview. Donald Trump Jr completely melts down during a television appearance about the FBI search warrant executed at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago. Eric Trump says that the Mar-a-Lago “raid” by the FBI could lead to a terrorist attack. Caller talks about the economy’s effect on the 2022 midterms. Caller wonders if smart right wingers believe their stupid talking points. Caller discusses vote splitting in the purple state of Georgia. Caller thinks centrists want to overhaul the government. Caller points out that important things are happening around the world. Caller wonders why companies don’t try to get more full-time workers instead of part-timers. Caller wants to know more about the economic systems of Latin American counties. Caller talks about Andrew Yang’s Forward Party. Caller doesn’t want progressives to unite with neoliberals. Caller wants progressives and liberals to be proud of the terms they use to identify themselves. David responds to viewer emails.
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WEDNESDAY 08.17.22 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Wednesday August 17, 2022
PATIENTS COME FIRST: Dr. K. Singh Sahni (00:13:57)
This episode of VHHA’s Patients Come First podcast features an interview with Dr. K. Singh Sahni, Medical Director of the Neuroscience and Gamma Knife Center at Johnston-Willis Hospital, for a conversation about brain tumors, surgical advances that allow such conditions to be treated in outpatient settings, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact us on Twitter or Instagram using the #PatientsComeFirst hashtag.
ROBERT REICH: The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It (00:11:50)
Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich presents the reader’s digest of his latest book, The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It. He explores the system of power in America that bails out corporations instead of people, even in times of crisis, and breaks down how we have socialism for corporations and the rich, and harsh capitalism for everybody else. As power has concentrated in the hands of corporations and the wealthy few, those few have grabbed nearly all the economic gains — and political power — for themselves. Meanwhile, workers have been shafted. This isn’t a democracy, where all power is shared. It’s an oligarchy, where those at the top have the power to grab everything for themselves. But history shows that oligarchies cannot hold on to power forever. They are inherently unstable. When a vast majority of people come to view an oligarchy as illegitimate and an obstacle to their wellbeing — which is happening before our very eyes as this crisis exacerbates — oligarchies become vulnerable.
ROBERT REICH: Why We Need A Wealth Tax (00:03:51)
Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich explains why we must tax wealthy estates in order to reduce inequality. Watch More: The Big Picture ►► https://youtu.be/gSlHVZpNxMM
THIS WAY OUT #1794: Remembering Gore Vidal & Don’t Ask Me! & Global LGBTQ news (00:28:59)
The Life and Times of Gore Vidal; queer youth feel pressured to educate; Uganda’s SMUG gets shuttered by a government “Catch 22″, Florida’s trans people are denied coverage for gender-affirming care, a Tennessee trans girl fights bathroom bias, Montrealers march proudly despite their parade’s cancelation, and a Louisiana Christian school bars the return of a lesbian couple’s adopted child! Those stories ” and more this week ” when you discover “This Way Out”: the worlds audio oasis for queer news and culture.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Has Treasonous Trump Declared War On America with His MAGA Followers? (00:58:00)
Have the documents collected from Mar-a-Lago, already been copied, and sold to a foreign government? Speculation? Perhaps. Reality? Perhaps. The big question is, WHY did Trump have the documents at Mar-a-Lago. That remains unexplained, as of today. Former covert CIA ops officer Valerie Plame joins the program to explain. What happens when a psychopath and narcissist like Donald Trump has a guilty conscience? How will the Trump Cult react to their leader being exposed for treason? We ask Psychoanalyst & Clinical Professor, Dr. Justin A. Frank, MD.
THOMAS JEFFERSON HOUR: #1508 Inconsistencies with David Nicandri (00:58:59)
Clay Jenkinson and David Nicandri discuss the Enlightenment and Jefferson’s many inconsistencies.
LITERATURE ALOUD: The Jungle by Upton Sinclair – ch. 12-13 (00:42:46)
It is the end of the 19th century. Like thousands of others, the Rudkus family has emigrated from Lithuania to America in search of a better life. As they settle into the Packingtown neighborhood of Chicago, they find their dreams are unlikely to be realized. In fact, just the opposite is quite likely to occur. The family, naïve to the ways of Chicago, quickly falls prey to con men and makes a series of bad decisions that lead them into wretched poverty and terrible living conditions. All are forced to find jobs in dismal working conditions for their very survival. The main character Jurgis, broken and discouraged, eventually finds solace in the American Socialist movement. This novel was written during a period in American history when “Trusts” were formed by multiple corporations to establish monopolies that stifled competition and fixed prices. Unthinkable working conditions and unfair business practices were the norm. The Jungle’s author, Upton Sinclair, was an ardent Socialist of the time. Sinclair was commissioned by the “Appeal To Reason”, a Socialist journal of the period, to write a fictional expose on the working conditions of the immigrant laborers in the meat packing industry in Chicago. Going undercover, Sinclair spent seven weeks inside the meatpacking plants gathering details for his novel. (Summary by Tom Weiss)
TEXT: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/140/140-h/140-h.htm
TED TALK: The Dirty Secret of Capitalism – and a new way forward with Nick Hanauer (00:17:03)
Rising inequality and growing political instability are the direct result of decades of bad economic theory, says entrepreneur Nick Hanauer. In a visionary talk, he dismantles the mantra that “greed is good” — an idea he describes as not only morally corrosive, but also scientifically wrong — and lays out a new theory of economics powered by reciprocity and cooperation
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 8/17/22 (00:57:21)
On the Show: Mark Bankston, partner at Farrar and Ball and lead counsel in several defamation lawsuits against Alex Jones and InfoWars, joins David to discuss the cases. Pro-Trump voters crush Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney, electing challenger Harriet Hagemen in the Wyoming Republican primary. Republican Senator Marco Rubio, as well as Republican Senate challengers Mehmet Oz and Herschel Walker, are all losing their races in the latest polls. Joe Biden signs the Inflation Reduction Act into law, a major legislative accomplishment. Donald Trump’s former personal attorney Rudy Giuliani is reportedly very nervous and hoping to die a free man. Donald Trump is reportedly struggling to find lawyers willing to represent him amid the latest legal drama connected to the FBI search warrant executed at Mar-a-Lago last week. Fox News propagandist Tucker Carlson prepares his audience by saying that Donald Trump is “obviously” getting indicted. The Eggman leaves a voicemail predicting that, no matter what happens, Salman Rushdie will never be seen in public again.
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TUESDAY 08.16.22 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Tuesday August 16, 2022
THE POSITIVE MIND: Love’s Essence (00:56:09)
Everything and everyone changes. What is revealed when the green leaves of summer turn so many varied colors? Each tree, each leaf, has specific traits to it. What if love’s essence is an ability to see through the personality of our partner, to what is a completely unique constellation of traits that make them who they are. Kevin and Niseema explore the concept that it is this essence that delights us and makes us fall in love. Join us this week as we help you identify the traits of your partner that hint at their essence, and to also reflect on what they might see in you.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Welcome to the Anthropocene (00:58:00)
Climate scientist Dr Michael Mann joins Thom. Why are we seeing some of the predicted consequences of global warming sixty years earlier than expected? Will the growing number of climate disasters convince our politicians to do enough, or will the fossil fuel corporations succeed at corrupting our politics?
THE CHILDREN’S HOUR: Whistles and Flutes (00:58:00)
On this episode of The Children’s Hour, we explore the oldest wind instruments in the world: whistles and flutes through stories, poetry and music, with special guests Dr. Crawford McCallum, Enid Howarth, and flutist Ingrid Berg. We learn about the ancient types of whistles, why they were used, and how the sounds change when flutes came into play. Hear the ancient okarina, a double pipe flute, and the boatswain’s whistle. This episode is filled with stories where whistles and flutes play significant roles in the tales, including the Pied Piper of Hamelin, and others.
We also hear poetry celebrating whistles, and the entire episode is mixed with excellent music. Get ready to whistle along with The Children’s Hour!
LITERATURE ALOUD: The Jungle by Upton Sinclair – ch. 11 (00:26:37)
It is the end of the 19th century. Like thousands of others, the Rudkus family has emigrated from Lithuania to America in search of a better life. As they settle into the Packingtown neighborhood of Chicago, they find their dreams are unlikely to be realized. In fact, just the opposite is quite likely to occur. The family, naïve to the ways of Chicago, quickly falls prey to con men and makes a series of bad decisions that lead them into wretched poverty and terrible living conditions. All are forced to find jobs in dismal working conditions for their very survival. The main character Jurgis, broken and discouraged, eventually finds solace in the American Socialist movement. This novel was written during a period in American history when “Trusts” were formed by multiple corporations to establish monopolies that stifled competition and fixed prices. Unthinkable working conditions and unfair business practices were the norm. The Jungle’s author, Upton Sinclair, was an ardent Socialist of the time. Sinclair was commissioned by the “Appeal To Reason”, a Socialist journal of the period, to write a fictional expose on the working conditions of the immigrant laborers in the meat packing industry in Chicago. Going undercover, Sinclair spent seven weeks inside the meatpacking plants gathering details for his novel. (Summary by Tom Weiss)
TEXT: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/140/140-h/140-h.htm
GREEN STREET RADIO: Wireless Radiation and Human Health with Dr. Devra Davis (00:29:00)
On this edition of Green Street, Patti and Doug talk with renowned epidemiologist Dr. Devra Davis about her work investigating the relationship between RF radiation from wireless devices and its impact on human health.
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 8/16/22 (00:55:06)
On the Show: President Joe Biden’s approval rating is up for 26 days in a row amid great news for Biden and bad news for Trump. Andrew Yang appears on CNN to speak to Jim Acosta about his new Forward Party and it does not go well. Failed former President Donald Trump claims that the FBI seized his passports during the search warrant at Mar-a-Lago, while the FBI claims they were returned to Trump. Donald Trump threatens to unleash his followers on the country, talking about “terrible things” being done if the “temperature” is not reduced. Donald Trump’s former attorney Rudy Giuliani is advised that he is the target of a criminal investigation in Georgia. Radical Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene believes that with solar and wind power, people would not have air conditioning. Tucker Carlson hosts Jason Whitlock, who erupts in a bizarre anti-transgender word salad. Republican Devin Nunes unleashes a dizzying array of conspiracy theories when being interviewed about the FBI search warrant on Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home. Rudy Giuliani jumps into the Trump assassination conspiracy theory. Voicemail caller says that “Obamagate” is nothing more than racist people mad that a black man was elected President.
MONDAY 08.15.22 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Monday August 15, 2022
WHEN THE BIOMASS HITS THE WIND TURBINE #155: End of the World as We Know It – pt. 1 (00:28:59)
Different generations have very different perspectives on how the world looks and feels. Is it the end of the world as we know it, or has it always been thus? Join Annie and Jay Warmke of Blue Rock Station for a discussion with post millennials Anna Haught and Dalia Fabb-Soto for a discussion of where they feel the world has been and issues that will affect their generation.
ECONOMIC UPDATE: The Deepening Fragility of US Power (00:29:00)
In this week’s show, Prof. Wolff presents updates on successful unionization at Trader Joes, lottery tickets as disguised regressive taxation, gasoline inflation brings record profits to big oil companies, and pharmaceutical industries’ ad campaign to block gov’t plan to buy medications in bulk and pass savings onto public. In the second half of the show, Wolff interviews Vijay Prashad on his new book with Noam Chomsky on the fragility of US global power.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Can American Democracy Survive? (00:58:00)
So, how should America deal with media that purports to be news but, in fact, is offering a healthy serving of spin, misdirection, and outright lies? Jessica Valenti on Substack & Host of the “Abortion, Every Day” – Is America Going to Let Nebraska Get Away With Charging a Teenager on Illegal Abortion? Radioactive Waste Specialist-Beyond Nuclear, Kevin Kamps – Does the Ukraine Nuclear Plant Under Fire Show Off the Dangers of Nuclear Power? Radio Host Dean Obeidallah on the 5th anniversary of Heather Heyer’s murder by neo-nazis in Charlottesville.
RADIO ART HOUR: Rachel Rosenthal, Sheila Davies Sumner, Scanner (00:58:00)
This week tune in “filename:FUTURFAX” by Rachel Rosenthal (1990) and “What Is the Matter in Amy Glennon?” by Sheila Davies Sumner (1989), both introduced by Jess Speer. Plus the show finishes with Scanner’s “Hardcore.” First, 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. And then tune in “What Is the Matter in Amy Glennon?” by Sheila Davies Sumner (1989) also introduced by Jess Speer.
In What is the Matter in Amy Glennon?, Sheila Davies Sumner showcases her interest in the connection between the physical and metaphysical, storytelling, science, and psychology, as well as her agility with words and quick wit. The piece simultaneously tells and constructs the story of Amy Glennon, whose body and mind have been separated by The Great Fathers of Science, as she reckons with her consciousness, relationship to the quantum, and the bitterness of self-knowledge, and transmutes it into a marriage of philosophy and science, and wisdom in the form of paper cups of hot coffee. The story is told alternatingly by a narrator and by Amy herself, accompanied by a chorus, and is worked and re-worked within itself in an auction-house whose auctioneer takes bids on the content, direction, and meaning of the text. Deeply philosophical, the piece is filled with rapid-fire confetti blasts of references to mythology, science, metaphysics, philosophers, theorists, artists, and subconscious symbolism, playfully hurrying the listener on in a delightful almost giddy pace towards the center of human and universal thought and experience. In its many transmutations, twists, and turns, the piece encourages the listener to reflect on storytelling, identity, the relationship between science and philosophy, and the very nature of being in both the physical and metaphysical senses. Some listeners may feel compelled to listen again and again to follow the various paths, references and trains of thoughts. The script of the piece can be read on the New American Radio archive. – Introduced by Wave Farm Radio Artist Fellow 2020/2021, Jess Speer. The show ends with with Scanner’s “Hardcore” from his 1993 debut “Scanner 1” album. The British artist scanned cell phone signals into his work here.
LITERATURE ALOUD: The Jungle by Upton Sinclair – ch. 10 (00:27:09)
It is the end of the 19th century. Like thousands of others, the Rudkus family has emigrated from Lithuania to America in search of a better life. As they settle into the Packingtown neighborhood of Chicago, they find their dreams are unlikely to be realized. In fact, just the opposite is quite likely to occur. The family, naïve to the ways of Chicago, quickly falls prey to con men and makes a series of bad decisions that lead them into wretched poverty and terrible living conditions. All are forced to find jobs in dismal working conditions for their very survival. The main character Jurgis, broken and discouraged, eventually finds solace in the American Socialist movement. This novel was written during a period in American history when “Trusts” were formed by multiple corporations to establish monopolies that stifled competition and fixed prices. Unthinkable working conditions and unfair business practices were the norm. The Jungle’s author, Upton Sinclair, was an ardent Socialist of the time. Sinclair was commissioned by the “Appeal To Reason”, a Socialist journal of the period, to write a fictional expose on the working conditions of the immigrant laborers in the meat packing industry in Chicago. Going undercover, Sinclair spent seven weeks inside the meatpacking plants gathering details for his novel. (Summary by Tom Weiss)
TEXT: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/140/140-h/140-h.htm
CREATING OUR PREFERRED FUTURE: 21 Years Transforming A Suburban Property (00:29:00)
This episode picks up where Part 1 leaves off. We look at the benefits to be gained by transforming a suburban property and suburbia, both personal but also as a critical part of a green economy. Part 2 also touches on the history of suburbia as a product of capitalist economics and its need to promote excess consumption and externalize costs.
This episode is also a preview of upcoming episodes in the series.
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DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 8/15/22 (00:56:13)
On the Show: Failed former President Donald Trump is under investigation for, among other things, violations of the Espionage Act. Rand Paul immediately demands the Espionage Act be repealed after it is learned that Trump is under investigation for violating the Espionage Act. Donald Trump is hypothetically facing 33 years in prison and the loss of his ability to hold public office. Donald Trump indirectly sends bizarre messages to Attorney General Merrick Garland, either attempting to tamper or floating the possibility of a plea deal. Fox News host Steve Doocy seems to be telling Donald Trump to stop inciting violence against FBI officers, saying instead that Attorney General Merrick Garland is truly to blame. Fox News contributor Jessica Tarlov, a Democrat, easily crushes an unhinged panel of 4 right wingers. Arizona Republican Gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake says, during a Turning Point USA event in Arizona, that both Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis have “big dick energy.” Trumpists are interviewed about their thoughts regarding the FBI search warrant of Donald Trump’s home, and it’s as unhinged as it is scary. Donald Trump’s former National Security Adviser, John Bolton, triggers Newsmax host Eric Bolling by stating that the country is safer under Joe Biden than it was under Trump. Voicemail caller suggests that David listen to the 911 calls made related to radical Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert’s family, specifically her husband.
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SUNDAY 08.14.22 PROGRAM Notes
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THE BRADCAST 8/12/22: Warrant Reveals Espionage Probe for Trump; ‘Revolutionary’ climate bill passes Congress (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: Two huge, historic, blockbuster news events unfolded on Friday. A federal judge unsealed the warrant issued to the FBI and Justice Department finding ‘probable cause’ to search disgraced former President Donald Trump’s Florida residence for classified documents that he stole from the White House. The warrant reveals that Trump is under federal criminal investigation for obstruction of justice, unlawful removal of government records, and alleged violations of the Espionage Act. Several sets of documents were marked ‘TopSecret/SCI’ for Sensitive Compartmented Information, the highest level of classification, but it is unclear if any of the documents relate to nuclear weapons secrets. Also today: Democrats in the US House passed the Inflation Reduction Act, the landmark climate, healthcare, and tax reform bill, with zero Republican votes. Once signed by President Biden, the law will direct $370 billion in investments to combat climate change (the largest such single investment in history by any nation), rebuild the U.S. manufacturing sector, reduce pollution, and transition the nation to clean energy. Environmental journalist DAVID ROBERTS, publisher of the Volts newsletter, explains why the new law is likely to be a game changer in the fight to mitigate dangerous man-made climate change, and the key mechanisms by which it will reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by roughly 40 percent by 2030. Roberts addresses the well-founded criticisms of the bill, including its giveaways to the fossil fuel industry, and why, on balance, it is likely to have a ‘transformative’ positive effect on U.S. politics, the economy, and the multi-generational fight to solve climate change.
EARTH RIOT RADIO: Nature Kills Conspiracy with Sex (00:29:02)
Hosted by Reverend Billy and Savitri D, EARTH RIOT is a comedy-infused, music-filled exploration of humanitys most urgent issue — the planets Sixth Extinction. Made by “Earth-loving urban activists” from The Church of Stop Shopping, this podcast educates, inspires and urges listeners to embrace reality and take action. Featuring News From the Natural World, a weekly gathering of climate changes latest science, and insightful interviews with radical leaders in environmentalism and activism.
TURN ON THE NEWS: Which Crime Is It? (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: “Which Crime Is It?” This week you have to guess what the search warrant is for.
ATTITUDE with ARNIE ARNESEN 8/12/22 (00:58:00)
Part 1
Scott Braddock discusses what is happening in Texas, during the election cycle for governor. Currently, Beto O’Rourke is challenging Abbott, the incumbent. The main topic is the Uvalde shooting at the Robb elementary school, where 19 children and 2 teachers were killed, while police from various agencies stood by. These police agencies have kept the records of the evens secret. An audience member was castigated as a mother—— by O’Rourke because he laughed during the discussion of the deaths. Other topics in Texas were the economy, climate change, the powergrid in Texas. Trump has visited Texas five times, and CPAC was held in Texas. Only one debate between the candidates has been scheduled, on a Friday night (typically when all attention is focused on the high school football game.
Part 2:
We talk with Stephen Pimpare and Bill Curry. The first discussion is about the Lincoln Project video aimed to needle Trump, Who squealed? About the documents still at Mar-A-Lago. It has caused consternation among Republicans, who are defending Trump, and insisting that Merrick Garland release the subpoena which authorized the search in Florida. We also discuss the recent primary elections, and how Republicans participated in Democratic primaries, to sway those elections.
http://www.arniearnesen.org/WP/
BACKGROUND BRIEFING with IAN MASTERS 8/14/22 (00:59:00)
Why Did Trump Take the Top Secret Documents and For What Purpose? | An Investigation Into Reports That Trump Took Nuclear Secrets | Trump Tries to Blame the “Deep State” For His Treasonous Behavior.
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR: The Economics of Enoughness – Principles of an Indigenous Economic Paradigm with Rebecca Adamson (00:59:00)
Rebecca Adamson is a member of the Cherokee Nation. She’s the founder of First Nations Development Institute, and the founder of First Peoples Worldwide. She’s won numerous awards for her socially conscious work in the world, with a long career in socially conscious investment. She teaches indigenous economics at the Southern New Hampshire University. Here she talks about the economics of enoughness and the principles of the indigenous economic paradigm.
http://audioport.org/index.php?op=program-info&program_id=233918&nav=&
DEEP DIVE CYBERSECURITY PROGRAM: Delete Tik Tok Now! (00:58:30)
TikTok is a threat to personal privacy and also national security! New information has just come out that underscores just how dangerous it is to use this app! You do not want to miss this episode! We also catch up on the latest tech/cybersecurity news and data breaches!
SATURDAY 08.13.22 PROGRAM Notes
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THE BRADCAST 8/11/22: Disturbing New Revelations in Probe of Trump’s Theft of White House Documents (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: New reporting reveals that the FBI’s court-approved search of disgraced former President Donald Trump’s Florida residence was a last resort, after months of negotiations and Trump’s defiance of multiple Justice Department subpoenas to get him to return highly classified documents that he stole from the White House. Trump, Republicans and rightwing media outlets have spent days lying to his gullible supporters and accusing the FBI of misconduct, falsely portraying Trump as a victim, while Trump has refused to release the warrant and clear up any confusion. On Thursday, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland called Trump’s bluff, and asked a federal judge to unseal the warrant. Ominously, Trump’s attorneys selectively released only the part of the warrant that revealed the name of the magistrate judge who signed it, predictably resulting in death threats against the judge and his family. In Ohio, a MAGA supporter, enraged by rightwing media’s false portrayal of the court-approved search, attempted to attack an FBI field office. Trump’s ongoing barrage of lies and inflammatory rhetoric, amplified by rightwing media, makes it difficult to believe that political violence isn’t part of his plan. Also today: Hilarious new ad from the Lincoln Project needles Trump. New polling numbers show a bit of encouraging news for Democrats and democracy lovers in these decidedly unconventional times. Plus: Desi Doyen has our latest ‘Green News Report.’
KEEPING DEMOCRACY ALIVE: Veterans are Poorly Treated Pentagon Employees (00:59:29)
Why do Americas veterans have to beg for help on TV ads? How is it that our government refuses to pay the true costs of war? On this show, senior veteran’s policy analyst Suzanne Gordon talks about the new book she co-authored Our Veterans: Winners, Losers, Friends, and Enemies on the New Terrain of Veteran Affairs. Did you know spending for veteran’s health care is discretionary but weapons systems are not? Mere game day celebrations of veterans does not cut it.
http://keepingdemocracyalive.com/
Best of ATTITUDE with ARNIE ARNESEN (00:59:30)
Segment One
We chat with Henry A. Giroux, who currently holds the McMaster University Chair for Scholarship in the Public Interest and who is also the Paulo Freire Distinguished Scholar in Critical Pedagogy McMaster University in Hamilton Ontario. We discuss the education policies that DeSantis is implementing in Florida. These are part of the general attack on public education.
Segment Two
We then catch up with Jennifer Berkshire, an education and politics writer for the New Republic & Washington Post. We discuss how Christopher Rufo is working to roll back civil rights in the US. He is supported by the DeVos and the Bradley Foundations, in their attempt to return to a version of America in the 1950’s.
Democrats need to refocus attention on rural schools, the purpose of schools, and the connections between schools and their communities.
http://www.arniearnesen.org/WP/
GROWING GREENER: Fighting Global Warming with Biochar (00:29:00)
Biochar has been touted as a valuable soil amendment that fosters better plant growth and stretches fertilizer budgets. Will Hessert and Javaughn Henry have also found in it a means to sequester carbon and confront global climate change. Listen as Will describes how they are putting in place a project to convert municipal landscape waste into biochar on a grand scale.
TUC RADIO: The Secret Side of Free Trade – Ralph Nader in 1994 (00:00:00)
Looking back over the last three decades and trying to understand the heating of the climate and the melting glaciers and the poisoning of all waters and the air; and when hard pressed to put it all into one sentence I used to say that the world’s largest corporations re-wrote the rules of international globalized trade that accelerated mining and manufacturing and transport and fuel extraction and led to climate collapse and concentrated power in very few hands. In the 1990s I worked as radii producer with the IFG, The International Forum on Globalization. They pointed out that the globalized trade rules of the GATT and the WTO fundamentally limited rights and power of peoples of all member states, and even restricted the decision making powers of their governments. At the IFG I met some extraordinary activists, economists, scholars, and researchers among them Ralph Nader who has never stopped his fight against corporate power and who I still follow now – 30 years later – on the Ralph Nader Radio Hour. Here is his 1994 analysis of the impact of global trade agreements such as the WTO on each member countrys laws, democracy and environment – even on powerful countries such as the US.The program ends with a clip by Noam Chomsky on global trade organized by what he calls the New World Order Inc. – the global economy and the demise of democracy.
THE BOPST SHOW: Tickets For Two To See Xanadu (00:54:46)
Music variety show hosted, recorded and produced by Chirs Bopst featuring words and music by Solaris, Boys Boys, Public Enemy, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Das Racist, Chloe Sunshine, Lee Dorsey, Jimmie Rogers, Sugar Minott, Sugarman Three (Featuring Charles Bradley), Molly Drake, Black Flag, and Ustad Mohammad Omar & Zakir Hussain.
podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
RALPH NADER RADIO HOUR #440 (00:58:00)
Software hacking expert, Dan ODowd, founder of The Dawn Project joins us to critique Teslas Fully Self-Driving cars where they found they made a critical error every eight minutes. Then Ralph welcomes Steve Hutkins, the founder and editor of Save the Post Office, to ask why Trumps Postmaster General, Louis DeJoy, still has a job.
FRIDAY 08.12.22 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Friday August 12, 2022
JUST SOLUTIONS: Inflation Reduction Act’s Poison Pill (00:29:00)
The Inflation Reduction Act would invest $369 billion in climate solutions and environmental justice and would put us on a path to 40 percent emissions reduction by 2030. It is being hailed by many environmentalists as a positive move forward but some are urging caution. The Center for Biological Diversity says Sen. Joe Manchin, a Democrat from West Virginia has buried a poison pill inside the legislation by allowing the expansion of oil and gas drilling in the US. Our guest today is Jean Su, Energy Justice Program Director and Senior Attorney with the Center who says instead of investing in more drilling, President Biden should declare a climate emergency and confront the fossil fuel industry head-on.
COUNTERSPIN: Alex Jones, Nuclear War (00:28:00)
This week on CounterSpin: A Texas court has told Alex Jones to pay some $49 million dollars in damages for his perverse, accusatory talk about the Sandy Hook elementary school massacre being a “big hoax”—the jury evidently not believing Jones’ tale that he was suffering a weird and weirdly profitable “psychosis” when he told his followers that no one died at Sandy Hook because none of the victims ever existed, nor were they evidently moved by his subsequent claim that he did it all “from a pure place.” Jones, as the Hearst Connecticut Media editorial board noted in a strong statement, is trying to keep any mention of his “white supremacy and right-wing extremism” out of the Sandy Hook case he’s facing in New Hampshire—because, his lawyer says, that discussion would be “unfairly prejudicial and inflammatory,” an “attack on [Jones’] character” that would “play to the emotions of the jury and distract from the main issues.” What should be the “main issues” when our vaunted elite press corps engage a figure like Alex Jones? We talk with Angelo Carusone, president of Media Matters.
https://fair.org/home/angelo-carusone-on-alex-jones-trial-karl-grossman-on-nuclear-war/
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Should Trump’s Business’ Get The Corporate Death Penalty? (00:58:00)
The GOP Slams Dems for Defund the police Now They Want To Defund FBI & DOJ. Is Trump Issuing A Rally Cry to QANON Scary or Crazy Land? Are Death Threats the Norm for GOPers now? https://www.thomhartmann.com/
SEA CHANGE RADIO: To Serve & Protect Whom? Alec Karakatsanis on Copaganda (00:29:00)What comes to mind when you hear the words crime and safety? For many, these words evoke images of poor people stealing things, or police enforcing laws to suppress street crime. Our guest today on Sea Change Radio argues that there’s a whole set of crimes that have been intentionally omitted from the messaging we get and that, for many, police and safety are far from synonymous. This week we speak with Alec Karakatsanis, the founder and executive director of Civil Rights Corps. A former public defender and the author of Usual Cruelty: The Complicity of Lawyers in the Criminal Injustice System, Karakatsanis believes that much of our country’s perspective on crime and policing has been shaped by copaganda, the swaying of public opinion for the benefit of law enforcement. We look at the corrosive societal effects of historic and current police practices, examine how and why these wrongheaded approaches persist, and discuss the complicity of journalists and policymakers who fall for and then perpetuate the American mythology of crime and safety.
https://www.cchange.net/
LAURA FLANDERS SHOW: For-Profit Business of Training Guns-for-hire is Literally Booming In Rural America (00:28:00)
The last US soldier to leave Afghanistan returned home this August, but private security personnel long outnumbered US troops in that war, and the for-profit business of training guns-for-hire is booming — literally — in the backyards of many rural Americans. In this special episode, The Laura Flanders Show travels to the tiny town of Hoffman in Richmond County, NC, where residents live next to a loud private training ground. They have real concerns about who is receiving training there and why, especially after the January 6th Insurrection at the Capitol. Laura interviews Hoffmans Mayors and one of the County Commissioners who approved the permit for Oak Grove Technologies tactical training site. They regret that approval now. And we travel to nearby Hoke County, where a diverse coalition of local stakeholders ” and an all-POC County Commission ” were able to stop the expansion of Reservoir International, another training outfit seeking to expand its footprint near the county seat of Raeford. The latter is an example of the power of community organizing, says Serena Sebring of Blueprint NC. Blueprint is partnering with a statewide network of veteran ant-racist, anti-militia organizers to pool information and lift up local strategies for making communities safer.
THE BOPST SHOW: Tickets For Two To See Xanadu (00:54:46)
Music variety show hosted, recorded and produced by Chirs Bopst featuring words and music by Solaris, Boys Boys, Public Enemy, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Das Racist, Chloe Sunshine, Lee Dorsey, Jimmie Rogers, Sugar Minott, Sugarman Three (Featuring Charles Bradley), Molly Drake, Black Flag, and Ustad Mohammad Omar & Zakir Hussain.
podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 8/12/22 (00:56:10)
On the Show: Republican Senator Lindsey Graham does not show up to his court appearance in Georgia this week despite being ordered to appear. Radical Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene insists both that the perpetrators of the January 6 riots were Antifa and also that the Trump supporters who rioted are being treated unfairly. MyPillow Founder and CEO Mike Lindell has another absurd new deadline for major change in the country. Caller talks about the importance of voting down ballot. Caller wants more details about the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago. Caller is a Russian professor who speaks out about the Kremlin. Caller is a Swedish libertarian socialist pansexual whose mother is a white nationalist right winger. Eric from Cancun calls in and requests a regular segment on the show. Caller wants to compare health care systems around the world. Caller asks about limits for Supreme Court justices. David responds to viewer emails.
https://davidpakman.com/
THURSDAY 08.11.22 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Thursday August 11, 2022
RADIO ECOSHOCK: Climate Change Has Come (replay) (00:58:00)
This is it. Ice melt in the Himalayas has doubled just since the year 2000. We get the latest from Dr. Summer Rupper. In the Arctic, Greenland is melting making sea level rise a stunning 80% over previous estimates. It is all part of the biggest single impact of climate change on civilization: rising seas. Oceanographer and rising seas expert John Englander will be our feature interview.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: If Trump Is Shown to Be a Traitor Will His Followers BE More Loyal to his fascist Vision or America? (00:58:00)
Investigative Journalist for Daily Kos, David Neiwert reports: Will Idaho Become the First Aryan Nation? How Do We Stop Them? Also, we need a probe of the GOP-led effort to break into voting machines in MI – Will it happen? Professor Richard Wolff examines if Right-Wingers are threatening a 2nd Civil War – What role will economics play in an American coup?
LOPATE AT LARGE: Free Speech (00:52:10)
According to author Jonathan Zimmerman, in America we like to think we live in a land of liberty, where everyone can say whatever they want. Throughout our history, however, we have also been quick to censor people who offend or frighten us. We talk a good game about freedom of speech, then we turn around and deny it to others. Free speech allows us to criticize our leaders. It lets us consume the art, film, and literature we prefer. And, perhaps most importantly, it allows minorities to challenge the oppression they suffer. While any of us are censored, none of us are free. Join us when, historian Jonathan Zimmerman and Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Signe Wilkinson discuss their perspective of free speech in America: who established it, who has denounced it, and who has risen to its defense, on this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large.
LITERATURE ALOUD: The Jungle by Upton Sinclair – ch. 8-9 (00:46:22)
It is the end of the 19th century. Like thousands of others, the Rudkus family has emigrated from Lithuania to America in search of a better life. As they settle into the Packingtown neighborhood of Chicago, they find their dreams are unlikely to be realized. In fact, just the opposite is quite likely to occur. The family, naïve to the ways of Chicago, quickly falls prey to con men and makes a series of bad decisions that lead them into wretched poverty and terrible living conditions. All are forced to find jobs in dismal working conditions for their very survival. The main character Jurgis, broken and discouraged, eventually finds solace in the American Socialist movement. This novel was written during a period in American history when “Trusts” were formed by multiple corporations to establish monopolies that stifled competition and fixed prices. Unthinkable working conditions and unfair business practices were the norm. The Jungle’s author, Upton Sinclair, was an ardent Socialist of the time. Sinclair was commissioned by the “Appeal To Reason”, a Socialist journal of the period, to write a fictional expose on the working conditions of the immigrant laborers in the meat packing industry in Chicago. Going undercover, Sinclair spent seven weeks inside the meatpacking plants gathering details for his novel. (Summary by Tom Weiss)
TEXT: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/140/140-h/140-h.htm
DAVID PAKMAN: Dominion Theology – Extremist Right-Wing Christianity (00:10:28)
A brief review of the theocratic belief of the “New Apostolic Reformation” and the “7 Mountains” doctrine that claims that Christians must dominate various areas of culture before Jesus can return.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNKrhCQkRX0
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 8/11/22 (00:56:00)
On the Show: Kathryn Judge, Harvey J. Goldschmid Professor of Law at Columbia Law School and the author of the new book Direct: The Rise of the Middleman Economy and the Power of Going to the Source, joins David to discuss the impact of middlemen on the economy. Get the book: https://amzn.to/3SIcOux Gas prices drop below $4 per gallon nationally for the first time since March of this year, with inflation down and wages up. Democratic Texas Gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke slams at a heckler who laughed out loud when Beto told a story of gun violence. Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump are now virtually tied in the betting odds for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Failed former President Donald Trump pleads the 5th more than 400 times during a deposition with the New York Attorney General after saying many times that only guilty people plead the 5th. Donald Trump completely loses it after his deposition in New York at which he pleaded the 5th more than 400 times. Republicans, Trumpists, and MAGA people are sticking with the baseless notion that the FBI “planted evidence” at Mar-a-Lago in connection with the search warrant served at Donald Trump’s home. It is increasingly being reported that there is a traitor or mole at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago. Voicemail caller asks about what ever happened to Obamagate, the supposed “biggest political crime of the century” per Donald Trump.
https://davidpakman.com/
WEDNESDAY 08.10.22 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Wednesday August 10, 2022
PATIENTS COME FIRST: Macon Sizemore (00:11:41)
This episode of VHHA’s Patients Come First podcast features an interview with Macon Sizemore, VCU Health Director of Rehabilitative Services, for a conversation about his work and his decades long practice of donating blood, which makes him one of the most prolific blood donors on record. Send questions, comments, or feedback to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact us on Twitter or Instagram using the #PatientsComeFirst hashtag.
TED TALK: How a handful of tech companies control billions of minds every day – Tristan Harris (00:17:00)
A handful of people working at a handful of tech companies steer the thoughts of billions of people every day, says design thinker Tristan Harris. From Facebook notifications to Snapstreaks to YouTube autoplays, they’re all competing for one thing: your attention. Harris shares how these companies prey on our psychology for their own profit and calls for a design renaissance in which our tech instead encourages us to live out the timeline we want. Check out more TED talks: http://www.ted.com
THIS WAY OUT #1793: Queerly Yours, Sam Long & Griner, Orban & more LGBTQ news! (00:28:58)
A trans science teacher takes a new look at gender; U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner gets nine years for her Russian foul, Hungarys anti-queer Christian nationalist P.M. Viktor Orban brings bigotry to U.S. conservatives, that Chicago, Illinois-area drag queen brunch bakery gets hit with a zoning rules event shutdown, and Michigans top court upholds LGBTQ civil rights inclusion!
Those stories ” and more this week ” when you choose “This Way Out”: the worlds audio oasis for queer news and culture.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: How Many Russian & Chinese Spies Saw Top Secret Docs at Mar-a-Lago? (00:58:00)
So, what is it that Republicans actually do love? It appears they love illegal wars, tax cuts for billionaires, subsidies for the fossil fuel industry, white supremacist racists and raking in millions to their super pacs — Is that it? Oh btw – Dear Media, Biden actually got Mexico to pay for The Wall! Now we know the going price/bribe of one vote in the Congress. Sinema received over $500K from private equity before shielding industry from tax hikes.
THOMAS JEFFERSON HOUR #1507: Ten Things About the Bill of Rights (00:58:59)
LITERATURE ALOUD: The Jungle by Upton Sinclair – ch. 7 (00:30:13)
It is the end of the 19th century. Like thousands of others, the Rudkus family has emigrated from Lithuania to America in search of a better life. As they settle into the Packingtown neighborhood of Chicago, they find their dreams are unlikely to be realized. In fact, just the opposite is quite likely to occur. The family, naïve to the ways of Chicago, quickly falls prey to con men and makes a series of bad decisions that lead them into wretched poverty and terrible living conditions. All are forced to find jobs in dismal working conditions for their very survival. The main character Jurgis, broken and discouraged, eventually finds solace in the American Socialist movement. This novel was written during a period in American history when “Trusts” were formed by multiple corporations to establish monopolies that stifled competition and fixed prices. Unthinkable working conditions and unfair business practices were the norm. The Jungle’s author, Upton Sinclair, was an ardent Socialist of the time. Sinclair was commissioned by the “Appeal To Reason”, a Socialist journal of the period, to write a fictional expose on the working conditions of the immigrant laborers in the meat packing industry in Chicago. Going undercover, Sinclair spent seven weeks inside the meatpacking plants gathering details for his novel. (Summary by Tom Weiss)
TEXT: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/140/140-h/140-h.htm
MAKING CONTACT: Capital City: Gentrification and the Real Estate State – Encore (00:29:00)
While wages have flatlined for most working class people, rents have reached new highs, leaving most people struggling. But its not just in the US. The rising cost of living is affected the entire world. Samuel Steins new book, Capital City and the Real Estate State, highlights the growing influence of investment capital into land as the driving force behind gentrification and the power developers have over city and local governments. We talk to Samuel about the rise of the global real estate market and we look at how radical city planning, rent control and socialized land projects can help fight gentrification.
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 8/10/22 (00:51:51)
On the Show: July inflation numbers come in lower than expected, reducing year-over-year inflation from 9.1% to 8.5%. Failed former President Donald Trump breaks his silence on the FBI raid of his home, instantly imploding in a series of unhinged posts to Truth Social. Donald Trump’s deposition is today in New York city. Donald Trump is reportedly seeking a criminal defense attorney after the FBI raid of his home. A judge rules that the IRS must indeed hand over Donald Trump’s taxes to the House of Representatives. The new conspiracy theory reaction to the FBI raid of Donald Trump’s home is that the FBI planted evidence against Trump. MAGA-world uncontrollably melts down over the FBI raid of Donald Trump’s home, including Charlie Kirk, Newt Gingrich, Senator Marsha Blackburn, and more. Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon says that the FBI raid of Donald Trump’s home is the first step towards an assassination plot against Trump. Alex Jones reportedly sent non-consensual nude pictures of his own wife to Trump confidant Roger Stone. Matthew DePerno, a Trump-endorsed Republican nominee for Michigan Attorney General, is revealed to have participated in a voting machine tampering scam, per newly released documents. Voicemail caller suggests that David get a motorcycle to scratch the itch of driving a manual transmission.
https://davidpakman.com/
TUESDAY 08.09.22 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Tuesday August 9, 2022
THE POSITIVE MIND: What Love is Not (00:58:00)
Love is a feeling, not a hallmark card or a box of chocolates. It is deeper and harder than that. Love is not unconditional, it needs the right conditions to be present, to be felt. This week Kevin and Niseema talk about love and how it is the antidote to loneliness. In looking at the questions of the UCLA Loneliness Scale it becomes clear that a lack of love, or the feeling of love, is at the core of why loneliness is so ubiquitous. In looking at love and the ways it shapes our experience of living, we hope to inspire a thoughtful process about the meaning and feeling of love for you.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: The Deep History of the Radical Rights Stealth Plan for America (00:58:00)
Guest-host Jefferson Smith reviews the recent super gain in Congress with the Senate passage of the Democrats’ sweeping health care and climate bill, the Inflation Reduction Act. Author of Democracy in Chains, Nancy MacLean joins the show to explains how the radical right played and won the long game and what is at stake for the next election.
THE CHILDREN’S HOUR: Pocketful of Poems (00:58:00)
This time on The Children’s Hour, we partner with our friends at Well Beings Studio to create a show that’s about using poetry to heal, support and express yourself. Creating art with kids impacted by medical trauma, Well Beings Studio brings their students’ work to The Children’s Hour. This is an hour full of poetry. We’ll hear poems that heal from children and their families who dealing with cancer, hospitalizations, or disability. Included on this show is Kenn Nesbit, former United States Children’s Poet Laureate. We’ll also feature songs from Well Beings Studio’s musical release, Monster In Me.
LITERATURE ALOUD: The Jungle by Upton Sinclair – ch. 6 (00:26:36)
It is the end of the 19th century. Like thousands of others, the Rudkus family has emigrated from Lithuania to America in search of a better life. As they settle into the Packingtown neighborhood of Chicago, they find their dreams are unlikely to be realized. In fact, just the opposite is quite likely to occur. The family, naïve to the ways of Chicago, quickly falls prey to con men and makes a series of bad decisions that lead them into wretched poverty and terrible living conditions. All are forced to find jobs in dismal working conditions for their very survival. The main character Jurgis, broken and discouraged, eventually finds solace in the American Socialist movement. This novel was written during a period in American history when “Trusts” were formed by multiple corporations to establish monopolies that stifled competition and fixed prices. Unthinkable working conditions and unfair business practices were the norm. The Jungle’s author, Upton Sinclair, was an ardent Socialist of the time. Sinclair was commissioned by the “Appeal To Reason”, a Socialist journal of the period, to write a fictional expose on the working conditions of the immigrant laborers in the meat packing industry in Chicago. Going undercover, Sinclair spent seven weeks inside the meatpacking plants gathering details for his novel. (Summary by Tom Weiss)
TEXT: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/140/140-h/140-h.htm
GREEN STREET RADIO: The Baby Show with Patti Wood (00:28:45)
On this edition of Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the special concerns of women who are pregnant, and how to avoid exposing your new baby to toxins in the environment.
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 8/9/22 (00:56:37)
On the Show: Andrew Sullivan, author, editor, and blogger at the Weekly Dish, joins David to discuss the current state of Trumpism and the conservative movement. The FBI raids failed former President Donald Trump’s house at Mar-a-Lago in Florida, and Trump absolutely loses it. MAGA-world flips out in reaction to the FBI raid of Donald Trump’s house, including Mark Levin, Bernie Kerik, Lauren Boebert, Alex Jones, Roger Stone, Sean Hannity, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Dan Bongino, and more. Eric Trump, Donald Trump’s son, appears on Fox News in reaction to the FBI raiding Trump’s home, and makes a complete fool of himself. Could the 2022 midterm elections be the worst ever for Republicans? Republican Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker is still unable to explain if and under what circumstances he will debate his opponent, incumbent Senator Raphael Warnock. Infowars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ text messages have reportedly been turned over to the House January 6 committee investigating the Trump riots. Republican Alaska congressional candidate Sarah Palin is visibly confused when asked to explain what her priorities would be if she were elected. Voicemail caller wonders whether the FBI raid on Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home will inspire more Republicans to turn out and vote in the upcoming 2022 November midterm elections.
MONDAY 08.08.22 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Monday August 8, 2022
WHEN THE BIOMASS HITS THE WIND TURBINE (00:29:15)
Globalization and genetically modified food has led to a world where nearly every plant can be harvested and shipped nearly every week of the year. While this is convenient – it is not natural. And can lead to some serious problems. Join Annie and Jay Warmke of Blue Rock Station for a discussion of the realities of sustainable living.
ECONOMIC UPDATE: Noam Chomsky on Fragile US Empire (00:29:00)
In this week’s show, Prof. Wolff gives updates on US freight workers strike preparations; progressives and labor targeting municipal government; Chipotle store-closing to stop unionizing, and Occupy Wall Street’s “Debt Collective” $5.8 billion student loan forgiveness win. In the second half of the show, Prof. Wolff interviews Noam Chomsky on the decline and fragility of the US empire, the role of US military, and the rise of fascism as a coping mechanism.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: The “Share Buyback” Rape of American Business (00:57:59)
How CEOs pulled off their coup, ending the golden age of growth for the middle class while beginning the current era of the CEO as modern-day superyacht-owning emperor. Also, Co-Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, Mark Weisbrot postulates if the Fed may cause a recession. Professor Richard Wolff examines if capitalism should be regulated or changed.
RADIO ART HOUR: Kate Donovan, Joan Schuman, Victoria Shen, Aaron Dilloway (00:58:00)
Tune in today for “Chorus Duet for Radio” by Kate Donovan (2016) and “Ligature” by Joan Schuman (2009), both introduced by Karen Werner. And also featured is Victoria Shen and Aaron Dilloway’s “Inhaled Yowls Machine” (2022). Kate Donovans radio art decenters us humans. She has an ongoing interest in elements and natural radio. Also noteworthy is her ideal listening situation for this piece: It’s supposed to be broadcast on microFM…amplified through multiple radios to an audience sitting on the floor in the (near)dark. My dream listener actually is listening at home alone in the dark, right before daybreak…! Another of Kate Donovans recent pieces, Nightcall Radio, also has instructions for listening in the dark, and I have found that its worth following this instruction if you can. You can hear Kate Donovans radio show elements here: https://www.mixcloud.com/elements_with_kd/ – The second work featured today is “Ligature” by Joan Schuman. American radio artist Joan Schuman produced “Ligature” in 2009. Listening to a number of Joan Schumans pieces Im struck by the sensuality and dreamy surrealism in her work; she combines documentary poetics with radio drama and radio poem. Ligature is loosely based on the lives of Daisy and Violet Hilton, conjoined twins born in the UK in 1911. They were part of the European circus and sideshow circuit in the 1920s and 30s. Setting up the piece, Joan Schuman writes, Theyre retired now. They whisper themselves to sleep while conjuring what death will feel like when it comes to them both…Their single knotted torso extends beyond immediate relationship out to the world. “Ligature” is part of a pair of pieces called “Catalogue of Mourning.” And the last work featured today is an excerpt from a live performance July 23, 2022 at Wave Farm in New York by Victoria Shen and Aaron Dilloway. Inhaled Yowls Machine is the name of a project and novel tape instrument which will be used for composing, recording, and broadcasting during the Wave Farm Residency by the artist duo Victoria Shen and Aaron Dilloway. The instrument will consist of hacked 8-track tape players that will function like a motorized Mellotron. This novel approach to tape manipulation presents the opportunity for multichannel sound collage and a unique sounding instrument. Dilloway/Shen will use recorded samples from the local radio as the chief material for the tape compositions. These compositions will be broadcast over local radio during the course of the residency and culminate in a live performance with a quadraphonic sound configuration. Dilloway co-founded the industrial noise group Wolf Eyes, and is an improviser and performer who works with 1/4″ tape loops in 8-track cartridges as well as other obsolete electronic equipment. Victoria Shen is a sound artist, experimental music performer, and instrument-maker based in San Francisco.
LITERATURE ALOUD: The Jungle by Upton Sinclair – ch. 5 (00:27:36)
It is the end of the 19th century. Like thousands of others, the Rudkus family has emigrated from Lithuania to America in search of a better life. As they settle into the Packingtown neighborhood of Chicago, they find their dreams are unlikely to be realized. In fact, just the opposite is quite likely to occur. The family, naïve to the ways of Chicago, quickly falls prey to con men and makes a series of bad decisions that lead them into wretched poverty and terrible living conditions. All are forced to find jobs in dismal working conditions for their very survival. The main character Jurgis, broken and discouraged, eventually finds solace in the American Socialist movement. This novel was written during a period in American history when “Trusts” were formed by multiple corporations to establish monopolies that stifled competition and fixed prices. Unthinkable working conditions and unfair business practices were the norm. The Jungle’s author, Upton Sinclair, was an ardent Socialist of the time. Sinclair was commissioned by the “Appeal To Reason”, a Socialist journal of the period, to write a fictional expose on the working conditions of the immigrant laborers in the meat packing industry in Chicago. Going undercover, Sinclair spent seven weeks inside the meatpacking plants gathering details for his novel. (Summary by Tom Weiss)
TEXT: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/140/140-h/140-h.htm
CREATING OUR PREFERRED FUTURE: 21 Years Transforming A Suburban Property pt.1 (00:29:00)
Creating “Our” Future is the 29 minute, Part 1 and Part 2 version of the 58 minute series Creating “A” Preferred Future. One 58 minute episode divided into two 29 minute part one and two episodes to fit more station schedules.
Programs re recommended to be broadcast in order of production. Both series are a convergence of interests in economics, lifestyle, permaculture, urban land use, the environment and social uplift. Additional episodes will critique capitalism, review the history of permaculture in my neighborhood, overview terms and concepts that provide a structure for moving towards a preferred future, include interviews with cultural creatives, “visit” urban eco villages, maker spaces, explore pushing back on cars and much more.
http://audioport.org/index.php?op=program-info&program_id=218658&nav=&
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 8/8/22 (00:55:00)
On the Show: President Joe Biden racks up major wins while in COVID quarantine, including the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, the killing of Al Qaeda terrorist Ayman al-Zawahiri, a tremendously good jobs report, 54 consecutive days of gas prices declines, and more. Another look at why the “what is a woman?” question from Republicans is so absurd and bad faith. Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo’s video about the latest excellent jobs report looks like a hostage video. New pictures confirm the story about failed former President Donald Trump flushing documents down the toilet, despite Trump’s denials. Donald Trump’s CPAC Texas 2022 speech is a total disaster, including Trump trying to kiss swimmer Riley Gaines, who awkwardly flinches and rejects him. Correspondent Luke Beasley was on the ground at CPAC Texas 2022, and it was an absolutely disaster. CPAC Texas 2022 was a representation of everything wrong with the United States, and we look at clips from Mike Lindell, Ted Cruz, Rick Scott, and Marjorie Taylor Greene. Infowars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is crushed by a $49 million verdict in the Sandy Hook defamation case. Former Trump associated Roger Stone immediately takes to the air to desperately beg for money for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones moments after the $49 million defamation verdict against Jones. Voicemail caller believes David had a nose job.
https://davidpakman.com/
SUNDAY 08.07.22 PROGRAM Notes
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THE BRADCAST 8/5/22 (00:58:00)
Encore – original airdate 7/14/2022. On today’s ‘BradCast’: Is the Garland Department of Justice moving forward on criminal investigations of Donald Trump and his cronies over their multi-pronged plot to steal the 2020 Election? A new op-ed from a bipartisan group of former top-level federal prosecutors and DOJ officials concludes that ‘evidence is now overwhelming that Donald Trump was the driving force behind a massive criminal conspiracy to interfere with the official January 6 congressional proceeding and to defraud the United States of a fair election outcome.’ They warn that ‘the damage to America’s future that would be inflicted by giving him a pass far outweighs the risks of prosecuting him.’ Andrew Weissman, federal prosecutor of high-profile crimes, worries that the DOJ’s investigation of the January 6 failed coup is moving too slowly. But independent national security journalist Marcy Wheeler of Emptywheel.net, who has reported on every single indictment, court filing and every available shred of evidence more closely than anyone on the planet, contends otherwise. In a complex and far-reaching discussion, Wheeler, who has been far ahead of the curve on all of this for the past year and a half, argues that DOJ is conducting a much more comprehensive and sprawling investigation than big-time former federal prosecutors appear to have noticed. Wheeler also discusses the big picture of prosecutions for the January 6 insurrection, new revelations from the House January 6 Committee’s public hearings, the information gaps that remain in these investigations, and potential scenarios that could lead to the prosecution of Trump and his top cronies.
EARTH RIOT RADIO (00:29:00)
Hosted by Reverend Billy and Savitri D, EARTH RIOT is a comedy-infused, music-filled exploration of humanitys most urgent issue — the planets Sixth Extinction. Made by “Earth-loving urban activists” from The Church of Stop Shopping, this podcast educates, inspires and urges listeners to embrace reality and take action. Featuring News From the Natural World, a weekly gathering of climate changes latest science, and insightful interviews with radical leaders in environmentalism and activism.
TURN ON THE NEWS: Breaking the PACT (00:27:56)
This week: “Breaking the PACT.” This week the veterans are left behind. “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: “Breaking the PACT.” This week the veterans are left behind.
ATTITUDE with ARNIE ARNESEN 8/5/22 (00:58:06)
Part 1:
We talk with Rep. Jon Rosenthal (Houston) about the Kansas vote to keep abortion part of the Kansas constitution. This emphasizes the cruelty of the Supreme Court regarding the effects of the Dobbs ruling. Unfortunately, in other states, like Texas, the only vote citizens have is indirect: people must vote for representatives who support abortion rights, rather than the law provisions themselves. But this is a vote about the future. Texas has the highest maternal mortality rate of all 50 states. There was no Medicaid expansion, and Texas women have the least medical coverage of all American women. Cruelty is the point. We also discuss the Mexican extensive accompaniment system, which grew to help women safely terminate pregnancies on their own. Its organizers are now moving abortion-inducing medication across the border and helping replicate the system in the United States.
Part 2:
We talk with Bill Curry, an American lawyer and politician who has been a two-time Democratic nominee for Governor of Connecticut and a White House advisor in the administration of Bill Clinton. He was head of Freeze Voter, a nuclear freeze group. Despite the false advertising by the anti-abortion groups, Kansas has elected to keep abortion rights in their constitution. (A huge turnout, led by women) This would appear to reject the Republican push, and provides hope to other pro choice groups in the US. Gerrymandering provides only a 4-6% advantage, so the strategy must be to get voters to come to the polls. Democrats must be better grass-roots organizers. They must deliver what they promise, and make clear that they stand against the part of cruelty.
http://www.arniearnesen.org/WP/
BACKGROUND BRIEFING 8/7/22 (00:59:00)
The Trump GOP Sweep in Arizona | The Sellout Senator Sinema Auditions for a Job With Hedge Fund Billionaires | Putin’s Weaponization of History.
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR: Gender Identity, Fluidity, Being Queer & Embodied Knowing of Possibility with Mea Tavares (00:59:00)
Mea Tavares is trans, queer and a healer who experienced trauma early in their life and is a wonderful human being.
In this wide ranging conversation we discuss trauma, healing, gender identity, gender fluidity and being queer. We also talk about embodying possibility and the unknown, and saying YES to life even in the face of suffering, despair, fear and the NOs all around us.
http://audioport.org/index.php?op=program-info&program_id=233548&nav=&
DEEP DIVE CYBERSECURITY PROGRAM: Delete Tik Tok Now! (00:58:30)
TikTok is a threat to personal privacy and also national security! New information has just come out that underscores just how dangerous it is to use this app! You do not want to miss this episode! We also catch up on the latest tech/cybersecurity news and data breaches!
SATURDAY 08.06.22 PROGRAM Notes
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THE BRADCAST 8/4/22: Rep. Hank Johnson, D-GA, on ‘unpacking’ SCOTUS (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: Tennessee held its midterm primaries on a Thursday, a bizarre choice by their GOP-controlled state legislature that virtually assures low turnout. Tennessee Republicans also force their voters to vote on unverifiable touchscreen voting systems, which caused a bizarre ‘glitch’. Then we’re joined by REP. HANK JOHNSON, Democrat from Georgia’s 4th Congressional District and Chair of the House Judiciary’s Subcommittee on the Courts, for a detailed and lively discussion about his ongoing attempts to bring reform and accountability to what he describes as the ‘corrupt system’ embodied by today’s rightwing, extremist super-majority on the packed-and-stolen U.S. Supreme Court. Johnson cites major rulings in the Court’s most recent session that overturned established precedent and dismantled states’ and individuals’ rights and liberties – – including long-standing privacy rights and reproductive freedoms. Johnson explains several bills he has introduced with Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) to reform the federal judiciary and the nation’s highest court, ‘to re-balance the Court away from this current 6-3 rightwing extremist majority that was packed by Mitch McConnell, Donald Trump, and the Federalist Society.’ The bills include expanding the Supreme Court, instituting term limits, the first-ever code of ethics for Supreme Court justices, and much more. Johnson also delves into the history of how we got here, how voters can engage in court reform, and why reforming the federal judiciary is critical at ‘a political moment when the future of our democracy, our freedoms, are at risk.’ Plus Desi Doyen has our latest ‘Green News Report.’
KEEPING DEMOCRACY ALIVE: What It Took–And Still Does–For Democrats to Win (00:58:59)
America today is not the America of the past. The Republican Party is unrecognizable. But in his new book What it Took to Win, author and history professor Michael Kazin, discerns a theme that still works as we head into election season. Among the varied demographics, people want the government to work for them. Today’s right plays on a sense that it works for those people, not us. This fear of insecurity has fed the right wing culture war. Americans are consistently against corporate greed; social movements can make it safe for politicians to say that. Kazin says identifying and promoting Moral Capitalism works.
http://keepingdemocracyalive.com/
Best of ATTITUDE with ARNIE ARNESEN (00:59:30)
Segment One
We talk with Eleanor Cummins, a freelance science journalist, who has contributed to Wired, The New Republic, and Slate, among many others. We discuss the option that many women choose, as a result of the Dobbs decision: sterilization. We talk about the main methods of sterilization, and the reaction of doctors who are sometimes reluctant to perform the procedure, and what hurdles many women face when making this choice.
Segment Two
A conversation with Markian Hawryluk, about for-profit hospices. Hospices Have Become Big Business for Private Equity Firms, Raising Concerns About End-of-Life Care. We discuss the rise in the number of Private Equity Hospices, and how they are now a big business. 2/3 of hospices are now for-profit. Medicare has spent $22.3 B in 2020 on hospice care. We discuss how private equity firms want immediate profits, and how they make it happen: less care. We examine what oversight there is for such businesses, and what the non-profit hospice services’ role is likely to be in the future.
http://www.arniearnesen.org/WP/
GROWING GREENER: Creating an Eco-Friendly Native Lawn (00:29:00)
Krissy Boys, Natural Areas Horticulturist of the Cornell Botanic Gardens, describes her chance encounter with a naturally compact grass native across North America, and how that led her to create a biodiverse, wildlife friendly, and largely self-sustaining lawn of native grasses and perennials.
TUC RADIO: From GATT to the WTO – The Secret Side of Free Trade (00:29:00)
How the rules of the GATT, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, were re-written and how, in 1995, the GATT became the WTO. The World Trade Organization enforces the rules of globalized trade and is the most powerful organization that hardly anybody heard of – to this day. The WTO can override a member countrys governments, laws and regulations if they are deemed a barrier to trade.
Against the background of the war in Ukraine, the collapse of the climate and today’s extraordinary power of corporations, some business consultants are now warning that we are heading into an era of de-globalization with guaranteed disorder and scarcity. They say that global trade relations are coming apart, supply lines collapse and the war in Ukraine affects the world. So, it is time to visit again the rules of global trade. Expanded trade in the last 30 years has led to unprecedented environmental destruction; even the promoters of the World Trade Organization, such as the US, suffered the consequences of the export of jobs and industries. Only 30 years ago I was present for the formation of the IFG, The International Forum on Globalization. At the exact time as the most powerful nations of the western world – foremost the US – wrote expanded and enforceable rules to globalize world trade, the IFG came up with an analysis and critique of the cultural, social, political, and environmental impacts of such economic globalization project. The IFG was a North-South research and educational institution. They invited leading activists, economists, scholars, and researchers not just from the US but from Norway to Malaysia and from India to the Philippines. Here is the re-broadcast of the first program in the radio series on the history of trade rules under GATT, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade with voices of some of the founders of the IFG.
THE BOPST SHOW: You’re Just Another You (00:55:00)
Music variety show hosted, mixed and recorded by Chris Bopst featuring words and music by Marjorie Noël, the Saints, the Soul Finders, John Dowie, Jean-Pierre Massiera, James Darren, Eugene Record, Josephine Foster, Elke Sommer, Peter Perrett, Eula Cooper, Butthole Surfers, Gershon Kingsley, Jimmy Castor, Jackie Mittoo, Au Pairs, Randy Van Horne & His Swinging Choir, the Night Raiders, and Majid Soula.
podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
RALPH NADER RADIO HOUR #439 (00:58:00)
Ralph welcomes Washington Post investigative reporters, Sari Horowitz and Scott Higham, authors of American Cartel: Inside the Battle to Bring Down the Opioid Industry, that tells the thrilling David versus Goliath story that goes beyond the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma to expose the many other corporate criminals who aided and abetted the crisis and chronicles the heroes who fought to bring them to justice.
FRIDAY 08.05.22 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Friday August 5, 2022
JUST SOLUTIONS: School Colors (00:29:00)
How have race and class shaped our cities and our schools? That’s the question being asked by the award-winning podcast School Colors. Now in its second season, the acclaimed documentary series looks at the issues of race, class, and power and how they play out in public schools in New York. Our guest today is co-host and co-creator of School Colors Mark Winston Griffith, a journalist, organizer and educator.
COUNTERSPIN: Luke Harris and Joe Torres on America’s Racist Legacy (00:28:00)
The crises we face right now in the US—a nominally democratic political process that’s strangled by white supremacist values, a corporate profiteering system that mindlessly overrides human needs to treat the environment as just another “input”—are terrible, but not, precisely, new. People have fought against these ideas in various forms before; and some strategies have been useful, others less so. The front line for us now is the fact that we have powerful actors who don’t just want to argue for particular ideas to guide us forward, but want to shut down the spaces in which we can have the arguments. And where a vigorous free press should be, we have corporate, commercial media that don’t have defending those spaces as their foremost concern.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: How to Fight the New GOP Scheme To Kill Social Security & Medicare (00:57:59)
Let’s take the first small step rolling back Reagan’s neoliberalism by making income from Social Security, unemployment benefits, and tips tax-free once again! Former Republican Rep. Joe Walsh shares a warning from the MAGA world: If Trump is indicted, expect “major violence.” Also, the GOP plan to purge un-loyal civil servants Is going to be YUGE in 2024. Was the Pentagon corrupted by Trump and part of the Jan 6th Coup?
SEA CHANGE RADIO: Daniel Nichanian on the Nuts and Bolts of Local Elections (00:29:00)
Anyone who paid attention to the ugly aftermath of the 2020 presidential election suddenly realized that a coterie of state-level bureaucrats had a whole lot more power than we ever imagined. And it was a huge wake up call for those who have chosen not to vote in past local elections. Elections matter, even small ones. This week on Sea Change Radio, we welcome political scientist and election expert Daniel Nichanian to discuss the importance of local elections in this country and how his new media venture, Bolts Magazine, intends to shine a brighter light on small, but increasingly vital races in all fifty states. We talk about the upcoming midterms, uncover arcane election laws in certain states and examine what’s on the ballot locally in the wake of the Supreme Courts reversal of Roe v. Wade.
THE LAURA FLANDERS SHOW: 50 Years After Roe, Is Reporting on Abortion Still Too White? (00:28:00)
Forty percent of those who get abortion services in the U.S. are African Americans. Would you know it from the media coverage of the Supreme Courts reversal of Roe vs Wade? S. Mitra Kalita and Sara Lomax-Reese of URL Media join Laura for this month’s Meet the BIPOC Press to consider what has changed in the coverage ” and the organizing ” around reproductive justice in the years since Roe. Are abortion seekers of color still a sidebar in reporting or has journalism finally reached a tipping point on inclusion? What difference are BIPOC-owned-and-operated media making in this moment, to our understanding of what’s been lost, and to the debate over what is needed now? Our hosts are joined by Assemblymember Jessica Gonzlez-Rojas, from Queens, NY, and LaTasha D. Mayes, Democratic Nominee for the Pennsylvania Statehouse from Pittsburgh.
THE BOPST SHOW: You’re Just Another You (00:55:00)
Music variety show hosted, mixed and recorded by Chris Bopst featuring words and music by Marjorie Noël, the Saints, the Soul Finders, John Dowie, Jean-Pierre Massiera, James Darren, Eugene Record, Josephine Foster, Elke Sommer, Peter Perrett, Eula Cooper, Butthole Surfers, Gershon Kingsley, Jimmy Castor, Jackie Mittoo, Au Pairs, Randy Van Horne & His Swinging Choir, the Night Raiders, and Majid Soula.
podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 8/6/22 (00:56:51)
On the Show: A Russian teacher named Irina Gen has been sentenced in Russia for telling her students about her country’s war crimes and she may have called the show a few months ago. WNBA star Brittney Griner is sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison for cannabis oil possession. Caller talks about the recession as it pertains to Canada. Caller doesn’t understand why so many Americans vote Republican. Caller questions whether Joe Biden is running for reelection. Caller wonders what happens to Trump supporters once Trump leaves politics. Caller wants to abolish the electoral college. Caller talks about debating people who are too far gone. Caller is pro-gun and pro-gay rights. David responds to emails and social media messages.
https://davidpakman.com/
THURSDAY 08.04.22 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Thursday August 5, 2022
RADIO ECOSHOCK: Climate Rebellion & Deep Adaptation (00:58:00)
Should we tell young people what we’ve done to the climate? Too late: they are telling us. The student rebel who started it all: Greta Thunberg, interviewed by the late Stuart Scott from scientistswarning.org. Then Dr. Jem Bendell a well-known Sustainability Professor from Britain tells us: change your plans. Climate change will collapse this system within ten years?
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Republicans have a Plan to Change the Constitution and it Just May Work (00:58:00)
If the GOP plan works, they will rewrite our Constitution and state governors, the US Congress, and the President will have no say whatsoever in the process to halt it. President Roosevelt and Vice President Wallace’s warnings have come full circle. It’s critical that we call out these economic royalists for what they are doing, and not let them and their minions rewrite our Constitution. Also, President Joe Biden reunites 400 migrant families separated under Trump.
LOPATE AT LARGE: Free Speech (00:52:10)
According to author Jonathan Zimmerman, in America we like to think we live in a land of liberty, where everyone can say whatever they want. Throughout our history, however, we have also been quick to censor people who offend or frighten us. We talk a good game about freedom of speech, then we turn around and deny it to others. Free speech allows us to criticize our leaders. It lets us consume the art, film, and literature we prefer. And, perhaps most importantly, it allows minorities to challenge the oppression they suffer. While any of us are censored, none of us are free. Join us when, historian Jonathan Zimmerman and Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Signe Wilkinson discuss their perspective of free speech in America: who established it, who has denounced it, and who has risen to its defense, on this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large.
LITERATURE ALOUD: The Jungle by Upton Sinclair – ch. 4 (00:33:27)
It is the end of the 19th century. Like thousands of others, the Rudkus family has emigrated from Lithuania to America in search of a better life. As they settle into the Packingtown neighborhood of Chicago, they find their dreams are unlikely to be realized. In fact, just the opposite is quite likely to occur. The family, naïve to the ways of Chicago, quickly falls prey to con men and makes a series of bad decisions that lead them into wretched poverty and terrible living conditions. All are forced to find jobs in dismal working conditions for their very survival. The main character Jurgis, broken and discouraged, eventually finds solace in the American Socialist movement. This novel was written during a period in American history when “Trusts” were formed by multiple corporations to establish monopolies that stifled competition and fixed prices. Unthinkable working conditions and unfair business practices were the norm. The Jungle’s author, Upton Sinclair, was an ardent Socialist of the time. Sinclair was commissioned by the “Appeal To Reason”, a Socialist journal of the period, to write a fictional expose on the working conditions of the immigrant laborers in the meat packing industry in Chicago. Going undercover, Sinclair spent seven weeks inside the meatpacking plants gathering details for his novel. (Summary by Tom Weiss)
TEXT: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/140/140-h/140-h.htm
WINGS #16-22 Second Coming of Joan of Arc – Part 2 (00:28:48)
THIS IS PART 2 of 3. FIND PART 1 ON AUDIOPORT HERE: http://audioport.org/index.php?op=program-info&program_id=232447 Joan of Arc led an army to victory at seventeen. At eighteen, she arranged the coronation of a king. At nineteen, she went up against the entire Catholic church and lost. In this one-woman play, The Second Coming of Joan of Arc, Joan returns to share her story with contemporary women. She tells her experiences with the highest levels of church, state, and military, and unmasks the brutal misogyny behind patriarchal institutions. This play was revived at the Hollywood Fringe Festival in June 2022.
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 8/4/22 (00:00:00)
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WEDNESDAY 08.03.22 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Wednesday August 3, 2022
PATIENTS COME FIRST: Dr. Clifford Deal III (00:12:41)
This episode of VHHA’s Patients Come First podcast features an interview with Dr. Clifford Deal III, a surgeon with Henrico Doctors’ Hospital, for a conversation about his medical career, military service and airborne parachuting adventures, 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 #1792: GBT Male Sex: Monkeypox Alert & global LGBTQ news! (00:28:59)
Monkeypox contagion sparks a queer-focused Town Hall; Budapest Pride defies Orban’s hardline, Berlin Pride unites in love against war and hate, Russia rebuffs a Griner prisoner swap deal, 22 U.S. states fight school meals equality, a neo-Nazi group leads Boston Drag Queen Story Hour protests, a British drag queen faces off against aggressive bigots, and an anti-equality Republican U.S. Senator only respects his gay sons marriage!
Those stories ” and more this week ” when you find “This Way Out”: the worlds audio oasis for queer news and culture.
BETWEEN THE LINES RADIO NEWSMAGAZINE: 8/3/22(00:29:00)
Proposed Senate Bill Requires Medicare to Negotiate a Short list of Drug Prices; Senate Bill Proposes New 15% Corporate Minimum Tax, Closes Carried Interest Tax Loophole; Jordan Bell African American History Guide, Roanoke, Virginia.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Republicans have a Plan to Change the Constitution and it Just May Work (00:58:00)
If the GOP plan works, they will rewrite our Constitution and state governors, the US Congress, and the President will have no say whatsoever in the process to halt it. President Roosevelt and Vice President Wallace’s warnings have come full circle. It’s critical that we call out these economic royalists for what they are doing, and not let them and their minions rewrite our Constitution. Also, President Joe Biden reunites 400 migrant families separated under Trump.
THOMAS JEFFERSON HOUR #1506: Shackleton (00:58:59)
Clay Jenkinson welcomes back David Nicandri for a discussion about Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, the explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic. They also talk about Thomas Jefferson’s influence on exploration. Nicandri is the author of River of Promise: Lewis and Clark on the Columbia and Captain Cook Rediscovered: Voyaging to the Icy Latitudes.
LITERATURE ALOUD: The Jungle by Upton Sinclair – ch. 3 (00:33:10)
It is the end of the 19th century. Like thousands of others, the Rudkus family has emigrated from Lithuania to America in search of a better life. As they settle into the Packingtown neighborhood of Chicago, they find their dreams are unlikely to be realized. In fact, just the opposite is quite likely to occur. The family, naïve to the ways of Chicago, quickly falls prey to con men and makes a series of bad decisions that lead them into wretched poverty and terrible living conditions. All are forced to find jobs in dismal working conditions for their very survival. The main character Jurgis, broken and discouraged, eventually finds solace in the American Socialist movement. This novel was written during a period in American history when “Trusts” were formed by multiple corporations to establish monopolies that stifled competition and fixed prices. Unthinkable working conditions and unfair business practices were the norm. The Jungle’s author, Upton Sinclair, was an ardent Socialist of the time. Sinclair was commissioned by the “Appeal To Reason”, a Socialist journal of the period, to write a fictional expose on the working conditions of the immigrant laborers in the meat packing industry in Chicago. Going undercover, Sinclair spent seven weeks inside the meatpacking plants gathering details for his novel. (Summary by Tom Weiss)
TEXT: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/140/140-h/140-h.htm
MAKINIG CONTACT: Hunger Strike! How Immigrant Taxi Drivers Took on City Hall (00:29:00)
New York City taxi drivers were drowning in debt because they had to buy their licenses from the city. We join our friends at the podcast Self-Evident to take a look at the hunger strike they used to renegotiate the terms of their debt.
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 8/3/22 (00:54:22)
On the Show: In a stunning but not altogether surprising vote, Kansas voters decide to keep abortion legal. More signs point to a coverup as it is reported that the Department of Defense wiped the phones of Trump-era leaders and erased January 6-related texts. Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner flips out on Democratic Senator Joe Manchin during a strange interview. Trumpist Republican Arizona candidate Kari Lake claims that there’s voter fraud even the day before her election. Judge Maya Guerra Gamble tells Alex Jones to stop chewing gum, to stop lying, and much more during his defamation trial. A new poll shows Mehmet Oz losing by 11 points to Democratic candidate John Fetterman in the Pennsylvania Senate election. Newsmax is increasingly thrilled about what they call a war between Donald Trump and Fox News. Donald Trump reportedly did not kill Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri because he did not recognize his name. Voicemail caller asks whether right wingers will continue to insist monkeypox is a “gay “disease once they come down with it.
TUESDAY 08.02.22 PROGRAM Notes
6-hour loop begins at NOON, repeats until following noon
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Tuesday August 2, 2022
THE POSITIVE MIND: Loneliness and Your Personality Style (00:58:00)
In this final show on loneliness, Kevin and Niseema talk about the personality system called the Enneagram, and the nine different ways people hide their loneliness from themselves, and others. What if all human beings could be described as one of nine personality types? Knowing your own personality type/style might help you solve many problems in your life, including any loneliness you might have. Kevin and Niseema talk about six of the nine types, how they lead to a sense of isolation and loneliness, and how one might get out of it.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: How a Child-Killer Set the Stage for Today’s Republicans to Revel in Cruelty (00:58:00)
The libertarians have had 40 years to make their project work, we are hitting peak libertarianism and it is tearing our country apart, pitting Americans against each other, and killing people every day. Crazy Alert! Trump Grimly Reaps Tax Benefits from Ivana’s Paultry Cheap Grave – Is There Anything Sacred to Trump? The GOP Wants to Ban Child Support Because They Say it Incentivizes Abortion – Wow! Geeky Science – The Hidden History of Lawns – Could America Kiss Elite Grass Goodbye?
THE CHILDREN’S HOUR: Lemurs (00:58:00)
This time on The Children’s Hour were leaping into learning about lemurs with Faye Goodwin, an educator at the Duke Lemur Center. Find out how humans are related to these adorable primates, and discover why they only live in the wild in one place in the world. Well explore the many species of lemurs, and hear what must happen for lemurs to survive. Plus the kids from the Extinction Diaries highlight how these creatures are incredibly vulnerable for becoming extinct. This show is mixed with excellent music, and is full of more than you ever knew about lemurs.
LITERATURE ALOUD: The Jungle by Upton Sinclair – ch. 2 (00:27:44)
It is the end of the 19th century. Like thousands of others, the Rudkus family has emigrated from Lithuania to America in search of a better life. As they settle into the Packingtown neighborhood of Chicago, they find their dreams are unlikely to be realized. In fact, just the opposite is quite likely to occur. The family, naïve to the ways of Chicago, quickly falls prey to con men and makes a series of bad decisions that lead them into wretched poverty and terrible living conditions. All are forced to find jobs in dismal working conditions for their very survival. The main character Jurgis, broken and discouraged, eventually finds solace in the American Socialist movement. This novel was written during a period in American history when “Trusts” were formed by multiple corporations to establish monopolies that stifled competition and fixed prices. Unthinkable working conditions and unfair business practices were the norm. The Jungle’s author, Upton Sinclair, was an ardent Socialist of the time. Sinclair was commissioned by the “Appeal To Reason”, a Socialist journal of the period, to write a fictional expose on the working conditions of the immigrant laborers in the meat packing industry in Chicago. Going undercover, Sinclair spent seven weeks inside the meatpacking plants gathering details for his novel. (Summary by Tom Weiss)
TEXT: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/140/140-h/140-h.htm
GREEN STREET RADIO: Electromagnetic Sensitivity and Wireless Radiation (00:28:45)
On this edition of Green Street, Patti and Doug talk with medical writer and EMS advocate Susan Foster and telecommunications attorney Scott McCullough about EMS, how exposure is affecting an increasing number of people, and what is being done for those who are suffering.
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 8/2/22 (00:56:45)
On the Show: Paul Slovic, Professor of Psychology at the University of Oregon and President of Decision Sciences Research Institute, joins David to discuss risk calculation and risk aversion. Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri has been killed in a strike ordered by President Joe Biden, and right wingers immediately and desperately attack Biden. Monkeypox continues to grow with New York City declaring a state of emergency. Failed former President Donald Trump endorses “Eric” in a race where both candidates are named Eric, Eric Greitens and Eric Schmitt. Right-wing disinformation node Charlie Kirk concedes that the Trump fundraising emails and text messages are bad, but thinks that Trumpists aren’t dumb enough to fall for them. Formerly sane journalist Lara Logan falsely claims that illegal immigrants are getting social security numbers at the US-Mexico border. Radical Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert says that if guns are banned, people will be eating dogs. Voicemail caller wonders whether a millennial exodus might be coming.
MONDAY 08.01.22 PROGRAM Notes
6-hour loop begins at NOON, repeats until following noon
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Monday August 1, 2022
WHEN THE BIOMASS HITS THE WIND TURBINE #99: Die Like Your Life Depended on it (00:29:26)
Hate to break it to you, but we are all going to die. Yet the way we dispose of those final remains has become more and more unsustainable. Cemeteries are full or filling up, cremation fills the skies with toxins and greenhouse gases, hundreds of thousands of cancer-causing fluids are pumped into dead bodies to make them look a bit more lifelike.
So, alternatives are increasingly the norm – from reusing graves to dissolving bodies in lye to paper coffins to home burials. Join Annie and Jay Warmke of Blue Rock Station for a discussion of the problems associated with getting rid of our corpse and some possible solutions.
ECONOMIC UPDATE: Marianne Williamson on US Politics (00:29:00)
In this week’s show, Prof. Wolff presents updates on the decline/fall of Boris Johnson and the parallels with Trump; the Sri Lanka collapse and its lessons; Match Corp secretly funding sides in “culture wars” to keep customers, and the latest from UK’s Conservative party. In the second half of the show, Wolff talks with Marianne Williamson on the basic social divisions of US politics.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Reagan Dumped American Values for Greed (00:58:00)
The GOP has become a rotting corpse, politically… infested with maggots and defended by wealthy vultures. It has only one true principle- greed, and is determined to reinvent America in greeds image. Can we take our country back?
RADIO ART HOUR: Anna Raimondo, Mark Vernon (00:58:00)
“Magneto Mori: Vienna” by Mark Vernon and “Mediterraneo” by Anna Raimondo, both introduced by Karen Werner. “Magneto Mori: Vienna” was produced by Scottish radio artist Mark Vernon. Mark Vernon has been creating a series of radio pieces, including this one, out of semi-degraded audio tape. Using a portable reel-to-reel tape recorder, he records sounds from a place, in this case Vienna, Austria. Then he cuts up the tape and in Vienna buried it in a muddy garden with local souvenir fridge magnets to further erase parts of the tape. After a few days he exhumed the tape and spliced it back together in random order. Meanwhile Mark Vernon went to Viennese flea markets collecting cassettes and Dictaphones and the like. Out of all this material he created a portrait of Vienna in both place and time; an archaeological excavation of found sounds, lost fragments, buried memories and magnetic traces. Mark Vernon’s Magneto Mori: Vienna was commissioned by Kunstradio in Vienna and first broadcast in 2019. – Introduced by Wave Farm Radio Artist Fellow 2019/2020, Karen Werner. Also tune in for “Mediterraneo” by Anna Raimondo (2014), also introduced by Karen Werner. Anna Raimondo produced “Mediterraneo” in 2014 as both a radio artwork and video installation. It is also introduced by Wave Farm Radio Artist Fellow 2019/2020, Karen Werner.
LITERATURE ALOUD: The Jungle by Upton Sinclair – ch.1 (00:57:04)
It is the end of the 19th century. Like thousands of others, the Rudkus family has emigrated from Lithuania to America in search of a better life. As they settle into the Packingtown neighborhood of Chicago, they find their dreams are unlikely to be realized. In fact, just the opposite is quite likely to occur. The family, naïve to the ways of Chicago, quickly falls prey to con men and makes a series of bad decisions that lead them into wretched poverty and terrible living conditions. All are forced to find jobs in dismal working conditions for their very survival. The main character Jurgis, broken and discouraged, eventually finds solace in the American Socialist movement. This novel was written during a period in American history when “Trusts” were formed by multiple corporations to establish monopolies that stifled competition and fixed prices. Unthinkable working conditions and unfair business practices were the norm. The Jungle’s author, Upton Sinclair, was an ardent Socialist of the time. Sinclair was commissioned by the “Appeal To Reason”, a Socialist journal of the period, to write a fictional expose on the working conditions of the immigrant laborers in the meat packing industry in Chicago. Going undercover, Sinclair spent seven weeks inside the meatpacking plants gathering details for his novel. (Summary by Tom Weiss)
TEXT: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/140/140-h/140-h.htm
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 8/1/22 (00:52:48)
On the Show: China threatens the United States over a potential visit by Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan. Radical Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene launches another brutal and ignorant attack on electric vehicles. Repugnant Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene seems very interested in being Donald Trump’s running mate in 2024. Andrew Torba, the CEO of Gab and a consultant to Republican Gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano, says that Jews are not welcome in the conservative movement. Donald Trump is confronted about the Saudi LIV golf tournament held over the weekend at his Bedminster golf club and Trump responds that “nobody’s gotten to the bottom of 9/11.” Donald Trump’s lawyers are now reportedly planning for criminal charges. Donald Trump says that Joe Biden’s COVID was actually a misdiagnosis of dementia. Donald Trump sides with Russia yet again, this time on the issue of WNBA star Brittney Griner’s imprisonment. Donald Trump is reportedly furious that Fox News is increasingly ignoring him and giving attention to other potential 2024 Republican presidential nominees. Voicemail caller rightly points out how bonkers the Alex Jones defamation trial is insane.