THURSDAY 07.31.25 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Thursday July 31, 2025
https://www.democracynow.org/shows
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Robotic machine helps keep lumber out of the scrap heap (00:01:30)
A device in use near San Francisco automates the labor-intensive process of extracting metal fasteners from salvaged lumber so the wood can be used again.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
RADIO ECOSHOCK: The Truth About Air-Conditioning (replay) (00:58:00)
Are we heading to air-conditioned Hell? Classic 2012 interviews with Stan Cox author of “Losing Our Cool”. Dr. Guus Velders from Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency on AC. Dr. Michael Sivak, University of Michigan on the global growth of air-conditioning.
LABOR HISTORY IN 2:00 – On This Day in Labor History
https://www.illinoislaborhistory.org/labor-history-in-200
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Horrified by this Cult of Cruelty? How We Fight Back (00:57:59)
America is now on a watchlist for the health of civil society for sustained attacks on civic freedoms. We have to turn this around. Did Trump just confess to his Epstein role? Is he treating “the financially-lubricated sex trafficking of women as mere [employment]?” How does a 16 yr old come to work at a spa at Mar-a-Lago? Will Trump pardon Diddy? Does Trump have a special place in his heart for the trafficking and abuse of young women and girls? Democrats did something important for democracy and the mainstream media ignored it. Or are the Dems not fighting loud enough with their message? Are we now living in the age of “Trump traveling terrorism?” If you don’t agree with Trump – it’s scary to travel.
RISING UP WITH SONALI – 2025-07-29 (00:58:31)
This week, well hear from labor activist Chris Smalls in a taped conversation while he sailed on the Handala to Gaza, just days before Israeli forces intercepted the ship and violently assaulted him and abducted and imprisoned all activists on board. Then, Pulitzer prize winning novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen joins me in an interview about the cultural enrichment immigrants offer the United States. Finally, Jagpreet Singh, Political Director for the New York City-based organization DRUM Beats will explain how and why South Asians mobilized for Zohran Mamdani for mayor and what organizing lessons that holds for the rest of the nation.
https://risingupwithsonali.com
LITERATURE ALOUD: The Jungle by Upton Sinclair – ch. 8 (00:20:54)
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: Women Radio Journalists’ Safety (00:28:44)
In June 2024 and 2025, Gen Z youths demonstrated against the national government of Kenya. Women radio journalists covered these dangerous situations with the bare minimum of personal safety. They inhaled tear gas, feared targeting by police and by men in the crowd, but did their jobs. Includes sound from a demonstration with shots and teargas being fired. They called for more respect and more protection for doing their jobs.
THE BRADCAST: 7/30/2025 Guest: David Doniger of NRDC on Trump EPA’s ‘kill shot’ to rollback ALL climate regulations (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: The Trump Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday announced plans to rescind the agency’s own scientific ‘endangerment finding’ that underpins virtually all U.S. climate regulations. Essentially ordered by a 2007 U.S. Supreme Court decision, the 2009 endangerment finding concluded that climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions like carbon dioxide present a danger to public health and welfare, requiring the EPA to regulate them emissions under the Clean Air Act. DAVID DONIGER, Senior Attorney at the Natural Resources Defense Council, explains the history of the endangerment finding, the impacts of the Trump EPA’s move, the legal path forward, and much more. Also today: Historic earthquake in Russia triggers worldwide tsunami alerts. Former Vice President Kamala Harris announced she will not run for governor in California.
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
WEDNESDAY 07.30.25 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Wednesday July 30, 2025
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: How to eat safely when the power goes out (00:01:30)
Its only a matter of time before the food in the fridge and freezer starts to go bad.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
FOOD SLEUTH RADIO: Nate Donley, Ph.D. Environmental Health Science Director at the Center for Biological Diversity discusses the dangerous presence of PFAS in pesticides (00:28:00)
Did you know that per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as forever chemicals, are increasingly being added to U.S. pesticide products, contaminating waterways and posing threats to human health? join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn for her conversation with Nathan Donley, Ph.D., Environmental Health Science Director at the Center for Biological Diversity. Donley discusses a recent paper: https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/ehp13954 which describes how per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as forever chemicals, increasingly end up in widely used pesticides, and the risks these chemicals pose to our environment and public health. Web: https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/ehp13954 and https://biologicaldiversity.org/
Related Websites: https://biologicaldiversity.org/
https://foodsleuth.transistor.fm
THIS WAY OUT #1948: “homo-centric: BANNED Camp” & global LGBTQ news! (00:28:59)
Censored books break free at BANNED Camp; Malaysian cops mistake a Health Department-supported AIDS prevention event for a gay sex party, a Hong Kong judge stalls a trans mans bathroom win, a Canadian judge delays the deportation of a nonbinary U.S. citizen, a gay Venezuela makeup artist is freed from U.S. rendition in El Salvador, and an infamous Kentucky clerk begs the U.S. Supreme Court for marriage equality relief.
Those stories and more this week when you discover This Way Out.
LABOR HISTORY IN 2:00 – On This Day in Labor History
https://www.illinoislaborhistory.org/labor-history-in-200
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Gunmen Are Now Targeting CEOs – Will Corporate America Finally Ask for Gun Control? (00:58:00)
Judge hit with misconduct complaint by DOJ after speaking out against Trump ‘crisis’ – say what?! Trump wants religion pushed in the workplace – what could possibly go wrong? Shocking corruption exposed in green energy and Big Oil give-a-ways. Crazy Alert! Did Trump just say going to Epstein’s island is a “privilege?”
CIVIC CIPHER: Police Accountability – or Lack Thereof / Viral Video of Officer Punching Black Motorist for Headlights (00:59:00)
In the first half of today’s program, we bring you several news stories of police accountability (or lack thereof) from high-profile incidents around the country. In the second half of the show, we discuss the viral video of a Florida officer breaking the window of and punching the face of William McNeil Jr. over a headlight dispute and McNeil Jr. asking for a supervisor.
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)
https://librivox.org/the-jungle-by-upton-sinclair
TEXT: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/140/140-h/140-h.htm
CHOOSE TO BE CURIOUS: Getting to the Heart: Curiosity & Ghost Writing, with Laura Zigman (00:28:00)
How does a ghost writer get to the juiciest heart of their subject? Laura Zigman is the author of six novels and has ghostwritten and/or collaborated on multiple memoirs and non-fiction books. We have fun talking about writing with someone — not about them — and getting their voice right; the line between curiosity and nosiness; compassion, empathy, trust and asking questions with kindness; respecting boundaries; and the honor of hearing another’s stories.
“Obviously in a ghost writing sphere, you’re tasked with asking questions — but, still, you have to be really aware of how those questions are going to land.” ~ Laura Zigman
THE BRADCAST: 7/29/2025 A Pu Pu Platter of Trump Corruption; Also: RIP Tom Lehrer (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: News is coming from every direction today, but the recurring theme is the wholly corrupt presidency of Donald Trump. Before the latest mass shooting in New York City, Trump’s Justice Department gutted funding for gun violence prevention and mental health programs. Trump’s ‘free’ tricked-out Qatari jet/bribe will cost taxpayers at least $1 billion. Senate Republicans ignored testimony from three whistleblowers to fast-track confirmation of Trump defense attorney Emil Bove to a lifetime judgeship. Trump EPA officially proposed overturning the agency’s landmark 2009 scientific ‘endangerment finding’ that underpins nearly all climate regulations. A tribute to the great satirical songwriter Tom Lehrer, a national treasure, who passed away this week. Plus Desi Doyen has our new ‘Green News Report.
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
TUESDAY 07.29.25 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Tuesday July 29, 2025
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Iowa residents bring the prairie back, one yard at a time (00:01:30)
Healthy soil is so beneficial that one Iowa county offers partial reimbursement for soil aeration and compost, plus free native plants.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
ENCOURAGEMENTOLOGY: Enjoy the Ride: How to Stop Rushing Toward What’s Next (00:29:00)
On this show we’re talking about how to stop rushing toward what’s next and start enjoying the ride. Have you ever caught yourself racing through life, so focused on the finish line that you barely notice the scenery around you? It’s easy to fall into a pattern of when I get there, then I’ll be happy, only to find that there keeps moving further away. Whether its the next promotion, the next milestone, or just the next weekend, were often living for the future – and missing the now.
MAKING CONTACT: 70 Million: Why Policing Our Schools Backfires (00:29:00)
This week on Making Contact, we hear a story from our podcast partner 70 Million about the relationship between students with special needs and school resource officers and the changes some would like to see in an edited version of Why Policing Our Schools Backfires.
LABOR HISTORY IN 2:00 – On This Day in Labor History
https://www.illinoislaborhistory.org/labor-history-in-200
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Pursuit of Justice or Dead End Distraction? (00:58:00)
Guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd Podcast sits in for Thom Hartmann examining the Epstein question. Is it a legitimate pursuit of justice or dead end distraction? Also Jeff’s dad Joe Smith returns for the ever popular “News With My Dad” feature.
THE CHILDREN’S HOUR: Querencia Means Home (00:53:00)
This time on The Children’s Hour we learn about the concept of querencia: the feeling of home in a place, and with our communities. Using poetry, imagery, history, music and sharing, we explore the elements of home with our special guest from the Center for Social Sustainable Systems, Alicia Chavez.
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)
https://librivox.org/the-jungle-by-upton-sinclair
TEXT: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/140/140-h/140-h.htm
WITH GOOD REASON Weekly Half Hour: Fatherhood (00:28:59)
George Tzamaras fancies himself as a connoisseur of fine dad jokes. I have him rate a few of my own dad jokes as a rite of passage as I start my journey into fatherhood. His new book is called Its Dad Joke Friday: The Collection (2018-2025). Also: Being a dad is a huge responsibility. And as my wife and I get closer to our due date, Im starting to feel the nerves kicking in. I sat down with Santo Coleman to talk about the power of fatherhood and share my own anxieties about being a first-time dad. And: Back in the day, the stereotypical dad would come home from work and plop themselves on the couch, while the mom toiled with dinner and the kids. But now fathers are more involved in the family than ever before. Scott Grether studies the household division of labor in hetero couples. Spoiler alert: us guys still have a long way to go.
THE BRADCAST 7/28/2025: 7/28/2025 Guest: The Prospect’s David Dayen on GOP cuts that are about to cause a ‘catastrophic’ U.S. health care crisis (00:56:59)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: The nation is hurtling toward a Republican-generated health care crisis. Donald Trump’s and Republicans’ budget-busting law slashed more than $1 trillion from Medicaid, but will also trigger automatic cuts to Medicare, and spike the cost of premiums for Affordable Care Act (or Obamacare) enrollees, as well, unless Congress passes a fix. Financial journalist DAVID DAYEN, Executive Editor at ‘The American Prospect,’ explains the potentially ‘catastrophic’ impacts that the cuts will have on the entire US healthcare sector and across the economy, and much more. A federal judge blocked Republicans’ attempts to defund Planned Parenthood. The US Supreme Court temporarily blocked a radical appeals court ruling gutting a key provision of the Voting Rights Act.
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
MONDAY 07.28.25 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Monday July 28, 2025
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Smoke plume from January wildfire near L.A. carried lead for miles (00:01:30)
Hazardous lead levels ” the product of incinerated paint and pipes ” have been found far from the fires edge.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
WHEN THE BIOMASS HITS THE WIND TURBINE #60: Who was First to Fly? (00:29:00)
So just who was the first to fly a heavier than air craft? And just what constitutes an official flight?
Was it the Wright brothers, as most Americans seem to believe? Was it Alberto Santos- Dumont, as most of the rest of the world claims? Or how about a German toy maker in Connecticut that may have flown two years before the Wright brothers got off the ground?
https://bluerockstation.podbean.com
ECONOMIC UPDATE: Mamdani’s Win in New York – Causes and Prospects for a Socialist Mayor (00:29:00)
This week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff discusses the following about Mamdani’s victory in the New York City Democratic mayoral race: (1) how it happened, who voted for him and why; (2) the varieties of socialism and the long history of “municipal socialism” in the US and overseas, (3) possible socialist programs for a Mamdani mayoral administration; and (4) tax revenue possibilities to pay for socialist programs.
https://economicupdate.libsyn.com
LABOR HISTORY IN 2:00 – On This Day in Labor Histor
https://www.illinoislaborhistory.org/labor-history-in-200
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Is the plan for Gaza to become part of Israel? (00:58:00)
Will the world look away as Gazans are being starved to death and driven out of Gaza? Is the plan for Gaza to become part of Israel? Is that the position of the Trump administration? Given that Trump is quickly moving America toward autocracy, it shouldn’t be surprising that he himself displays the so-called Dark Triad of personality characteristics that are so easily observed in historical figures like Hitler, Pinochet, Mussolini, and modern-day autocrats like Putin, Orbn, and Erdoon.
SPIRIT IN ACTION: Jewish Earth Alliance & Mirele Goldsmith (00:55:00)
I am so grateful when I find people working for a better world from the depths of their spiritual tradition, and that’s exactly what today’s guest, Mirele Goldsmith does. She is an environmental psychologist, something that I didn’t even know existed, and she is co-founder of the Jewish Earth Alliance. Together these activists lobby our legislators in the direction of environmental sanity and sustainability, both in person and by doing virtual visits, and they build the energy and commitment of Jews across the country toward Earthcare. Find more resources at adamah.org. Mirele Goldsmith joins us from Bethesda, MD. Past/present religious/spiritual influences: Jewish
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)
https://librivox.org/the-jungle-by-upton-sinclair
TEXT: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/140/140-h/140-h.htm
GREEN STREET with PATTI and DOUG WOOD: Playing with Fire – with Denise Snyder (00:29:00)
This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about how rising temperatures around the world are impacting our health, and how the Trump administration is terminating the research on PFAS in bio-solid fertilizer used in agriculture. Then Denise Snyder, Associate Dean for Clinical Research at Duke School of Medicine, talks about grilling food and how cooking meat on an open flame can be hazardous to your health.
https://www.greenstreetnews.org
THE BRADCAST: (00:58:00)
Independent, investigative news, reporting, interviews and commentary.
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SUNDAY 05.27.25 PROGRAM Notes
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SCHOLARS’ CIRCLE & THE INSIGHTERS: Scholars Circle June 29 25 Aging & wars, peaceful use of nuclear power (00:58:00)
Does the aging world population mean fewer wars in the future? What exactly is a geriatric peace? Our guest, Mark Haas, is the author of THE GERIATRIC PEACE: POPULATION AGING AND THE DECLINE OF WAR.
Then, we explore a new book on the peaceful uses of nuclear power, The Wretched Atom by Jacob Hamblin.
EARTH RIOT RADIO: Wars Are Easy When Love Is Virtual (00:29:00)
There was a bare hand that reached out of the electric swamp of my city, and I clasped the fingers and we grasped each other and gasped and moaned and we’ve been together ever since. And now the city is changing because it turns out many of us have found the hand that reaches for love, and the masked police and the saturation advertising and all the rest can’t possibly interrupt our creation of people, culture, and earth-loving Peace.
BARNABY DRUTHERS: Barnaby Druthers: Heartbeat in the Devil’s Acre (00:28:00)
A Classic Druthers story based on the Edgar Allan Poe story “The Tell Tale Heart”
https://www.barnabydruthers.com/
Best of ATTITUDE with ARNIE ARNESEN – July 26, 2025 (00:59:00)
Segment One
We begin the show with Shuyler Mitchell, writer and editor. We discuss the ICE raid in California, with a pretext of protecting child laborers.
Segment Two
We then sit with Tim Noah, staff writer for the New Republic. We discuss the political leanings of working class Americans. While there are many who would identify as conservative, the numbers are actually much lower, and indeed dropping as folks are increasingly shifting leftward’ due the staggering amount of human rights and financial abuses being inflicted upon them.
https://www.arniearnesen.org/WP/
BACKGROUND BRIEFING with IAN MASTERS July 24, 2025 (00:59:00)
International Outrage at Deliberate Starvation in Gaza Grows | An Analysis of Working Class Social and Economic Attitudes For the Democratic Party to Consider | A New Books Karl Marx in America as Young Americans Embrace Socialism While Trump Calls Democrats Marxist Lunatics.
https://www.backgroundbriefing.org/
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR: Life on Purpose: When Living for what Matters Most Changes Everything with Vic Strecher (00:59:00)
Victor Strecher is a Behavioral Science Professor at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and the author of Life On Purpose: How Living For What Matters Most Changes Everything. In this interview with Vic Strecher we explore the value and power of living life with purpose and how it affects the way we see and relate to everything.
DEEP DIVE CYBERSECURITY SHOW: Global Threats To Our Privacy Keep Growing (00:58:35)
From massive data breaches to social engineering to government surveillance to crossborder data transfers to lack of transparency in data collection and usage and SO MUCH MORE, here are all the ways our privacy is being violated and what we can do about this…It’s time to fight back.
SATURDAY 05.26.25 PROGRAM Notes
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TECHTONIC with MARK HURST: Daniel Solove, author, On Privacy and Technology (00:59:30)
Threats to our privacy are everywhere and courts often favor corporations over citizens who have been harmed. Daniel Solove, the most-cited law professor on privacy and technology, joins Mark to discuss his new book On Privacy and Technology.
KEEPING DEMOCRACY ALIVE: How The Left Lost the Working Class and How to Win Them Back (00:59:26)
What mainstream Democrats don’t understand is that anti-elites are economically progressive, while the elites are economically conservative. NYCs Mamdani won the primary by building an economic coalition. On this show, Joan C. Williams talks about her important new book, Outclassed. When they are called climate deniers, that comes across as elitist. Blue collar people are rooted in their communities and religion plays a key part. There are ways left populism can connect and inspire. Oh, and take this test to see where you are: classbubblequiz.com
AGING MATTERS: Hearing Loss (00:58:00)
Approximately one in three Americans between ages 65 and 74 has hearing loss, and nearly half of those older than age 75 have difficulty hearing. Management of hearing loss is based on addressing underlying causes while treatment can include hearing aids and assistive listening devices. David Jara, Au. D., Clinical Audiologist, talks about hearing loss among older adults and what to know about hearing aids and assistive listening devices.
https://www.agingmattersonline.com
GROWING GREENER: Finding Opportunity in a Common Landscape Roadblock (00:29:00)
Switching to more environmentally friendly practices is too often resisted by landscape professionals afraid to stray from familiar routines. Mariah Whitmore and Tony Piazza, both prominent landscape business owners in the eastern end of Long Island, New York, discuss how they are increasing profits by adding Nature friendly land care to their repertoire.
https://www.thomaschristophergardens.com
TUC RADIO: Nuclear War and the Devastating Power of Nuclear Weapons (00:29:00)
When Penguin Random House prepared the release of Annie Jacobsen’s most recent book: Nuclear War, A Scenario; for early 2024, they did not anticipate that it would appear at a time of heightened risk of a nuclear war.
The risks include casual threats of the use of nuclear weapons over Ukraine or in the Middle East; as well as the actual attacks or threats to the nuclear plants in Ukraine and Russia. Annie Jacobsen’s book is based on dozens of exclusive interviews with military and civilian experts who built the modern nuclear weapons and launch systems.
THE BOPST SHOW: Fight The Power (00:55:00)
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 show, you’ll hear legendary Canadian power trio NOMEANSNO, hip hop innovators Public Enemy, and modern Sudanese vibe merchants Noori & The Dorpa Band as well as tunes by Ornette Coleman, Zoe Muth, and many others locked out of the nation’s largest terrestrial bandwidths.
podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
RALPH NADER RADIO HOUR #594 (00:58:00)
First up, Ralph welcomes the co-founders of Doctors Against Genocide, Dr. Karameh Hawash-Kuemmerle and Dr. Nidal Jboor, to discuss their dedication to succeeding where global governments have failed in confronting genocide – particularly the acute genocide in Gaza. Then, Ralph speaks to Marcus Sims, who turns felled and fallen trees into sustainable-harvested lumber with his company Treincarnation. Finally, Ralph has co-written an open letter to Barack Obama, urging him to step up and do his part to fight against Donald Trump.
https://www.ralphnaderradiohour.com
FRIDAY 07.25.25 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Friday July 25, 2025
https://www.democracynow.org/shows
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: El Guardin del Agua program provides Spanish-language stormwater workshops in Madison, Wisconsin (00:01:30)
The program teaches participants how to plant rain gardens and rain barrels that can reduce stormwater runoff during downpours.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
THE LABOR HERITAGE POWER HOUR: Art Works (Encore) (00:54:47)
An inside look at the organizers and artists on the front lines of political mobilization and social change: Ken Grossinger on his 2023 book Art Works: How Organizers and Artists Are Creating a Better World Together. Check out the Art Works music playlist on Spotify. PLUS: Stand Up, Dont Sit Down; An excerpt from AFSCMEs I AM STORY podcast.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: House GOP officially subpoenas Ghislaine Maxwell…Oh oh… (00:58:00)
There’s a stunning video just out where Epstein is asked if he’s been with Trump and women under 18. Crazy Alert! South Park goes after Trump’s teeny weenie & Paramount & Christian Nationalists. We are going to play the PSA about it. Warning! as it shows an AI Trump naked including his…you know what. Phil Ittner – Ukraine Update
The Abrego Garcia scandal is ripening; here’s the latest and it’s damn shocking. A “slap in the face.” Vet fumes Afghan interpreter who saved his life is being deported.
SEA CHANGE RADIO: Daphne Wysham: Pulling The Methane Emergency Brake (00:29:00)
Sometimes seemingly intractable problems are not as impossible to solve as one might think. A case in point is the hole in the ozone layer which was largely resolved by the fluorocarbon-banning policies that stemmed from the 1987 Montreal Protocol. Over the years, we have spoken with one of the key crafters of this historic treaty, Durwood Zaelke, a couple of times on Sea Change Radio and this week we talk with Daphne Wysham, whose organization, Methane Action, is working with Zaelke and others to figure out a way to reduce methane emissions from the atmosphere. We discuss the existential threat humans face by emitting all of this methane, look at some of the barriers and possible solutions to the problem and learn about the Methane Emergency Brake campaign that Wysham and Zaelke helped create.
LAURA FLANDERS AND FRIENDS: AFA-CWA Union Leader Sara Nelson on Labor Solidarity: “If One Group Is Under Attack, We’re Next” (00:28:00)
Sara Nelson knows how to leverage worker power ” and so do the 55,000 flight attendants she represents. A union member since 1996, shes been the International President of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO since 2014. You may remember her integral role in threatening a strike, which helped pressure the Trump administration to end the 2019 government shutdown. But under the second Trump term, the administration plans to gut many government agencies and has canceled one million contracts for federal workers so far. We have to understand that if one group is under attack, we’re next, she tells Laura Flanders in this exclusive interview. So we have to rush to each other’s sides. In this episode, Nelson and Flanders explore labor movement tactics and strategies, wins and losses, and why general strikes and cross-industry worker solidarity are critical in this moment. What is her message and her mission for 2025? All that, plus a commentary from Laura on floods and profits.
THE BOPST SHOW: Fight The Power (00:55:00)
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 show, you’ll hear legendary Canadian power trio NOMEANSNO, hip hop innovators Public Enemy, and modern Sudanese vibe merchants Noori & The Dorpa Band as well as tunes by Ornette Coleman, Zoe Muth, and many others locked out of the nation’s largest terrestrial bandwidths.
podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
THE BRADCAST: 7/24/2025 Landmark Climate Ruling at World Court, More Epstein Trouble for our Petty Tyrant (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: The United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a landmark, wide-ranging climate ruling on Wednesday, finding that a healthy environment is a human right; high-polluting countries are obligated to under international law to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change; and countries and companies are liable for legal consequences if they fail to take action. Donald Trump’s FEMA rejected Maryland’s request for federal disaster aid after historic flooding, the day after Trump approved FEMA aid to four states that voted for him. New developments in the last 24 hours further complicate Trump’s ham-fisted attempted cover-up of his longtime friendship with the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Plus Desi Doyen has our new ‘Green News Report.’
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
THURSDAY 07.24.25 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Thursday July 24, 2025
https://www.democracynow.org/shows
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Mother turns her grief into a lifeline for others (00:01:30)
Tragedy led the mother of an environmental activist to launch the Resilient Activist, a nonprofit.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
RADIO ECOSHOCK: Extreme Weather Survivors Speak Out (replay) (00:58:00)
Climate-driven extreme weather can suddenly change your life. Hear eight climate survivors from the U.S.A. and Canada, from stormy Louisiana to the Canadian Arctic. We travel to burned out Paradise California and drowned Vermont. If these stories dont move you, see a heart specialist. Warning: these are stories of raw trauma.
LABOR HISTORY IN 2:00 – On This Day in Labor History
https://www.illinoislaborhistory.org/labor-history-in-200
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Why is Paul Manafort Now in Albania? (00:58:00)
Author & Emmy-award winning investigative reporter and co-host of the “Radicalized Truth Survives” podcast, Heidi Siegmund Cuda explains the sinister plots of treachery that are still in the works. Plus Trumps border czar to target sanctuary cities in US: Were gonna flood the zone. They are going for spectacle and terror…Where is congress?
RISING UP WITH SONALI – 2025-07-22 (00:58:31)
This week, well examine post-war Syria six months after dictator Bashar Al-Assad fled to Russia, and examine the project of rebuilding democracy. My guest is Hussam Ayloush, who has long advocated for a free Syria and just returned from a trip to Damascus after 23 years of forced exile. Then well turn to the US where the fallout of ICE raids is still being felt. Well hear from Fredid Toledo, an activist with Homies Unidos, and Luana Lopez whose mother Ana Franco was snatched up by federal agents and is being held in detention. Finally, the acclaimed filmmaker and screenwriter Josefina Lopez, known for her film Real Women Have Curves, will join us. As a one-time undocumented garment worker, shell discuss the importance of culture shifting and centering joy. And, shell share her newest projects on the stage and screen.
https://risingupwithsonali.com
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)
https://librivox.org/the-jungle-by-upton-sinclair
TEXT: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/140/140-h/140-h.htm
WINGS: During the Kenya Youth Uprising in 2024 and 2025 (00:29:00)
In June 2024 and 2025, Gen Z youths demonstrated against the national government of Kenya. Women radio journalists covered these dangerous situations with the bare minimum of personal safety. They inhaled tear gas, feared targeting by police and by men in the crowd, but did their jobs. Includes sound from a demonstration with shots and teargas being fired. They called for more respect and more protection for doing their jobs.
THE BRADCAST: 7/23/2025 Guests: Heather Digby Parton of Salon, ‘Driftglass’ of ‘Pro Left Podcast’ on Trump’s Epstein woes, America’s ‘dictator’ moment, and more (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: With an avalanche of incoming news and madness underway, we are joined by OG bloggers HEATHER DIGBY PARTON of Salon and ‘DRIFTGLASS’ of the ‘Pro-Left Podcast’ to delve into it all. We focus on Donald Trump’s hilariously ham-fisted attempts at covering up his long-running role in the life of his former bestie and late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, and his efforts to distract his MAGA followers and the media. Will Speaker Mike Johnson’s gambit to recess the US House to avoid votes on releasing the Epstein Files succeed? Paramount/CBS’ abrupt cancellation of the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, a frequent Trump critic, is a warning for free speech and press freedom. Has America fallen into dictatorship? All that and much more on today’s show.
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
WEDNESDAY 07.23.25 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Wednesday July 23, 2025
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: As summers heat up, air conditioning becomes a right in some places (00:01:30)
A Maryland county now requires landlords to provide cooling in most rentals, treating it as essential for tenant health.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
FOOD SLEUTH RADIO: Gail A. Eisnitz, Chief Investigator for the Humane Farming Association discusses her book: Out of Sight, An Undercover Investigators Fight for Animal Rights and Her Own Survival (00:28:00)
Did you know that animal abuse takes place on factory farms and slaughterhouses? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn for her conversation with Gail A. Eisnitz, Chief Investigator for the Humane Farming Association and author of Out of Sight, An Undercover Investigators Fight for Animal Rights and Her Own Survival (Skyhorse Publishing, May 2025). Eisnitz discusses her work and ways we can help improve livestock conditions, and the animal welfare approved label.
Related Websites: www.hfa.org
https://foodsleuth.transistor.fm
THIS WAY OUT #1947: PEN: Mightier Than the Book Bans & global LGBTQ news! (00:28:59)
Writers fight back against U.S. book bans; a Ukrainian gay couple wins its first fight for legal recognition, the Church of England abandons dishonorable teaching on queer sex, Puerto Rico bans pediatric gender affirming care and will jail practitioners, New Hampshire’s governor vetoes book and bathroom bans, a U.S. court restores Trump funding cuts to 9 queer and AIDS organizations, and new Irish lesbian Rosie O’Donnell scoffs at Trumps empty threat to revoke her U.S. citizenship [with audio]. Those stories and more this week when you choose This Way Out.
LABOR HISTORY IN 2:00 – On This Day in Labor History
https://www.illinoislaborhistory.org/labor-history-in-200
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Trump Celebrates Firing Colbert for Making Fun of America’s First Dictator (00:58:00)
Thom Hartmann is joined by Dean Obeidallah to discuss what Trump acting like a dictator with control over the media means for our democracy. Is there a “secret Trump payoff” to sweeten the CBS merger?” Enquiring minds want to know and so do the Dems. Will Ghislaine testify to Congress before Trump can work out a deal? A DOJ official expects to meet with her. Why? And OBTW, She is not suicidal….And will Trump (or his buddies) convince Ghislaine to only release info on Clinton & Gates? And – will they get away with it? Remember – the coverup is what gets you.
CIVIC CIPHER: John Hope Bryant Takes Us Inside the Mind of a Black Capitalist (00:59:00)
Today’s guest is none other than John Hope Bryant – the leading mind of Black wealth in America.
In the first half of the show, we discuss the ascension of Donald Trump to the presidency and the implications of his second term on the wealth of Black Americans. In the second half of the show, we discuss the new normal for Black Americans and what things can and should be done to create meaningful financial inroads without the support of the political system.
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)
https://librivox.org/the-jungle-by-upton-sinclair
TEXT: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/140/140-h/140-h.htm
CHOOSE TO BE CURIOUS: Celebrating Civil Service & Curiosity, with Mikel Herrington (00:28:00)
How might curiosity show up in our much-besieged civil service?
Mikel Herrington is a veteran of both AmeriCorps and the Peace Corps. We explore curiosity as the underpinning that brings people into civil service, reciprocal curiosity across cultural and experiential divides, humility, humor, how service allows room for listening, and why someone might carry a pecan for years…”Without curiosity, it is possible to live with someone for an extended period of time and never truly understand what is going on.” ~ Mikel Herrington
THE BRADCAST: 7/22/2025 Guest: FairVote’s David Daley on TX’s new gerrymandering scheme (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson reversed his call for full transparency regarding the release of the Epstein Files from the late pedophile, Jeffery Epstein, a sex-trafficker and friend of Donald Trump. Johnson announced he will recess the U.S. House until September to block a non-binding resolution calling for the release of the files. Texas GOP Gov. Abbott called a special session of the state legislature to redraw the state’s heavily gerrymandered U.S. House maps to further disenfranchise voters and elect more Republicans. Redistricting expert and author, DAVID DALEY, of the nonprofit Fair Vote details the GOP plan to subvert democracy, what the Democratic Party can do about it, the impact on free and fair elections, and much more. Plus Desi Doyen has our new ‘Green News Report.’
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
TUESDAY 07.22.25 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Tuesday July 22, 2025
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Climate-friendly 401(k)s can help protect your future (00:01:30)
Many 401(k)s include investments in fossil fuels, but there are alternatives.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
ENCOURAGEMENTOLOGY: Balancing Act: Love, Money & the Real Pursuit of Happiness (00:30:00)
On this show were exploring the balancing act between love, money, and the real pursuit of happiness. What happens when one area becomes the focus at the expense of the others? You might be building wealth but losing touch with your relationships, or maybe you’re all-in for love but silently stressed about your financial future. Its easy to get off-kilter, especially when life demands you juggle multiple priorities at once.
MAKING CONTACT: Disability: Our Culture Ourselves (Encore) (00:29:00)
In this episode we discuss disability, culture and identity from the perspective of disability communities themselves. This program originally aired in 2019.
LABOR HISTORY IN 2:00 – On This Day in Labor History
https://www.illinoislaborhistory.org/labor-history-in-200
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Greg Palast Reveals the Evil Scheme to Purge More Voter (00:57:59)
Migrants at Ice jail in Miami made to kneel to eat like dogs Plus – Allentown grandfather who was granted political asylum in 1987 after surviving torture at the hands of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochets regime was disappeared by ICE. Tulsi Gabbard says Obama could face criminal charges as she alleges Treasonous Conspiracy against Trump.
THE CHILDREN’S HOUR: Good Vibes for Summer (00:53:00)
This time on The Children’s Hour, we immerse ourselves in good vibes for summertime fun with some excellence in Kindie music and a classic Bill Harley story about the terror of the high dive, and the power of unrequited love. Be uplifted with us and spread the joy of summer
LITERATURE ALOUD: The Jungle by Upton Sinclair – ch. 2 (00:27:54)
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)
https://librivox.org/the-jungle-by-upton-sinclair
TEXT: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/140/140-h/140-h.htm
WITH GOOD REASON Weekly Half Hour: Banned Summer Reading (00:29:00)
Summer is here and with it comes our annual With Good Reason summer reading list. From the hills and hollers of Appalachia to Egypt, weve got so much to keep your pages turning. Jessica Mullens Fullen, Vic Sizemore, Sarah Rifky and Maynard Scales share some of their favorite reads.
THE BRADCAST: 7/21/2025 Not a Drill! Trump Gutting News Media, Press Freedoms from Right to Left, Public to Private (00:57:30)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: This is not some Orwellian dystopian future, it is now — our wannabe-dictator president and Congressional Republicans are undermining free speech and press freedom. Donald Trump is systematically dismantling independent media, unlawfully shutting down Voice of America and its sister networks. Congressional Republicans, in an unprecedented vote, rescinded already-appropriated funding for public radio and TV stations across the country, including NPR and PBS, that serve rural Americans. CBS, hoping to gain administration approval for a merger, announced cancellation of the successful The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, a frequent critic of Trump. Trump sued the Wall Street Journal for its reporting on the Epstein Files. This is a loud, blaring alarm that free speech and press freedom are under attack now. Callers weigh in.
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
MONDAY 07.21.25 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Monday July 21, 2025
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Free vegan meals for people and the planet (00:01:30)
Chilis on Wheels serves up delicious, plant-based, multicultural dishes to people in need.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
WHEN THE BIOMASS HITS THE WIND TURBINE #59: Truth About Recycling (00:29:00)
We all know that recycling is good. Saves the planet, conserves resources. Well, maybe, and maybe not. It is much more complicated than that. Find out just what is the sorted truth about recycling.
Reuse, Reduce, Recycle ” the party line
What is happening in China, other nations (our recycling no longer welcome)
How much is actually recycled?
Single Stream versus sorted ” how does it work?
Issues around…
Plastic
Glass
Metal
Cardboard
Paper
What is the proper way to recycle?
https://bluerockstation.podbean.com
ECONOMIC UPDATE: Capitalism and Culture, Their Connection in Crisis Now (00:29:00)
On this week’s episode of Economic Update, Professor Wolff provides updates on Medicare advantage and “pre-authorization” as a way to reduce Medicare payments, liberals and radicals split over Mamdani, Trump’s current budget further deepens the inequality of wealth across the US, and Mexico attends the BRICS meeting in Rio de Janeiro. In the second part of today’s show, Professor Wolff interviews Professor Henry Giroux from McMaster University, Canada, on capitalism, culture, and fascism in the U.S. today.
https://economicupdate.libsyn.com
LABOR HISTORY IN 2:00 – On This Day in Labor History
https://www.illinoislaborhistory.org/labor-history-in-200
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Is the “Man Trap” failing Trump? (00:58:00)
Trumps naked girl gift and secret note to Epstein revealed…It was signed by Trump and I guarantee that signature has been checked. The suck-ups and cowards at CBS caved to Trump and canceled Stephen Colbert. Now Trump wants to destroy real Medicare! and they’re coming for Medicare advantage too – what’s left? Geeky Science. what if trauma is not a curse? What if it’s a doorway?
SPIRIT IN ACTION: Deep Dive into Africa, Trans, and USAID with Chloe Schwenke (00:55:00)
Chloe Schwenke is a teaching professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy of Georgetown University, and has keen observations about the incredible damage, destruction, and death being visited upon Africa and many other areas by the Trump administration’s reckless attack on US Agency for International Development, USAID. And the reason Chloe knows so intimately about their work is due to the 15 or so years she spent working in various countries in Africa, first as an architect, and then transitioning to work in international affairs, focusing along the way on gender equality, social inclusion, governance, peace-building and human rights. In 2012 she was appointed by the Obama administration as Senior Advisor on Human Rights at the Africa Bureau of the USAID. Mix in her transition to female in 2006, and you’ll find a vibrant and compelling journey informing Chloe’s very passionate reaction to the current assault on US AID. Find more about Chloe on her LinkedIn page, by reading her books, Self-ish: A Transgender Journey toward Wholeness, and Reclaiming Value in International Development, or by listening to her Thee Quaker Podcast interview (https://quakerpodcast.com/quaker-anger-trans-rights-and-spiritual-activism-with-chloe-schwenke). Past/present religious/spiritual influences: Episcopal, Quaker
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)
https://librivox.org/the-jungle-by-upton-sinclair
TEXT: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/140/140-h/140-h.htm
THE BRADCAST: 7/18/2025 Encore: ‘Mass Shooter Subsidy’? Guest: Ryan Cooper of TAP on dumb, deadly stuff in Trump’s new spending law (00:58:00)
Encore: original airdate 7-9-2025. On today’s ‘BradCast’: Climate chaos continues unabated this week. First it was record deadly floods in Central Texas, then record deadly floods in North Carolina, then deadly flash-flooding in New Mexico. Chicago was also hit with flash floods. But few outlets mentioned climate change. RYAN COOPER of the American Prospect explains a new analysis finding climate-fueled disasters cost the U.S. nearly a trillion dollars last year. Cooper also delves into the many negative impacts of the Trump/GOP ‘senseless’ tax cut bill that contains many under-reported absurdities, and also guts much of Joe Biden’s historic climate and clean energy investments, harms the US economy, will trigger massive cuts to Medicare, and much more. Plus a fact-check of Trump’s ‘Cabinet Meeting Theatre’, filled with ridiculous falsehoods on his massive spending bill, inflation, tariffs, energy, etc.
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
SUNDAY 07.20.25 PROGRAM Notes
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SCHOLARS’ CIRCLE & THE INSIGHTERS: July 20 2025 Clean water access, Ellicott City floods (00:58:00)
Although Access to safe drinking water is a human right, millions of people in the United States do not have access to safe water. Lead in the pipes is the most well-known cause but there are many others. What can be done to fix the nations water delivery systems? What have we learned from the Flint case? Why did Ellicott City flood not once, but twice in 22 months (July 2016, May 2018)? How can once in a thousand years” rainfalls happen so close to one another? How do cities respond to extreme weather? We speak with Ken Conca author of After the Floods: The Search for Resilience in Ellicott City.
EARTH RIOT RADIO: Leonard Peltier, Our Teacher, Free and Holding the Mic (00:29:00)
Forty-nine years a political prisoner, now back in his home at Turtle Mountain. In this time of lies in a confusing echo-chamber, we have the clarity of this one man. He helps us think straight. Leonard Peltier gives us all our strongest freedom, with his walking free.
BARNABY DRUTHERS: The Ghost of William Terriss (00:28:00)
Barnaby Druthers is a bumbling British detective who, along with Harper Thorne, solves mysteries in these original audio theater productions. This story is a work of fiction but it revolves around a murder that occurred at a prominent London theater and the ghostly sightings that were attributed to be related to this true event.
https://www.barnabydruthers.com
Best of ATTITUDE with ARNIE ARNESEN July 19, 2025 (00:59:30)
Segment One:
Anders Croy is with us to discuss Florida with his Florida Watch.
Segment Two:
Art Jipson joins us to discuss The Seven Mountains and what that means to evangelical extremism and its connection to the recent high profile murders in Minnesota
https://www.arniearnesen.org/WP
BACKGROUND BRIEFING with IAN MASTERS July 20, 2025 (00:59:00)
With the Upcoming Senate Confirmation Vote on Emil Bove, Will Trump Get His “Roy Cohn” on the Supreme Court? | We Are Past a Constitutional Crisis and Should be Working on Restoring Our Democracy and Reviving the Constitution | A Way Out of America’s Descent Into Authoritarianism.
https://www.backgroundbriefing.org
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR: You Have the Right to Remain Innocent – Why You Should Never Talk to the Police with James Duane (00:59:00)
James Duane is a former defense attorney and a law professor at Regent University of Law, and the author of You Have the Right To Remain Innocent. In this interview James Duane explains why we should never ever talk to the police about anything, without a lawyer, as well as some of the fundamental inequities of the justice system, and how innocent people, especially people of color get convicted of crimes they didn’t commit because they thought they had nothing to hide, or were trying to be helpful, and thought they had nothing to lose by talking to the police. This is critical essential information for everyone in this country, now more than ever.
DEEP DIVE CYBERSECURITY SHOW: Global Threats To Our Privacy Keep Growing (00:58:35)
From massive data breaches to social engineering to government surveillance to crossborder data transfers to lack of transparency in data collection and usage and SO MUCH MORE, here are all the ways our privacy is being violated and what we can do about this…It’s time to fight back.
SATURDAY 07.19.25 PROGRAM Notes
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TECHTONIC with MARK HURST: Duncan Moench on soylent screens and producerism (00:59:30)
Writer Duncan Moench argues that society today is dominated by soylent screens, the addictive digital devices that treat humans as a resource to be exploited. There is an alternative, though, an old but newly relevant economic system called producerism.
KEEPING DEMOCRACY ALIVE: The Power of Photographs and the Truth That Threatens Dictators (00:54:48)
It’s called airbrushing history and all dictators do it to erase the truth. Sometimes it can be petty. One example is that Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon deleted photos that were on their website of the first black military pilots during WWII, the Navajo Code Talkers, the first woman to graduate from the Army ranger school and the first female Air Force fighter pilot. And even briefly cut out the B-29 that dropped the big one. As if they never happened. Why? On this show, Arnold “Skip” Isaacs reveals the sinister echoes he sees today of Stalinist and Maoist erasure of the truth. Though thanks to what is left of a free press, libraries, and education, we Americans still have access to the facts and history. But to worry about what’s next is unfortunately quite reasonable.
AGING MATTERS: Military and Veteran Caregiving (00:58:00)
Caregiving is a fact of life, which means many families will need to provide care for a loved one. Often, military and veteran family members become caregivers for the service member in their family who may be facing mental and physical health issues. Elizabeth Field, Chief Operating Officer, Elizabeth Dole Foundation, https://www.elizabethdolefoundation.org/, and Pattie Cullum, 2025 Dole Caregiver Fellow, talk about family member caregiver duties and responsibilities for military and veteran family members, and the mission of the Elizabeth Dole Foundation to provide support.
https://www.agingmattersonline.com
GROWING GREENER: A Game-Changing Shortcut to Creating a Native Meadow (00:29:00)
Claire Chambers, founder of Meadow Lab, describes the roll-out sod her company is producing that can transform a landscape into a blooming, mature meadow of native flowers and grasses in a single growing season
https://www.thomaschristophergardens.com
TUC RADIO: Economic Update: How Deep Fascist Parallels Run (00:28:59)
This week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff, responding to requests, explores the parallels between what led to the rise of Hitler and fascism in Germany after World War I and what has brought the US to Trump and his current policies. Democracy at Work is a non-profit 501(c)3 that produces media and live events.
THE BOPST SHOW: Can’t Go Halfway (00:55:40)
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 show, you’ll hear a spaghetti western solo turn from Dead Kennedys guitarist East Bay Ray, primitive 50s rock from the Floyd Dakil Four, and reggae from Enid Cumberland as well as music by Emma Woods, Outkast many others locked out of the nation’s largest terrestrial bandwidths.
podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
RALPH NADER RADIO HOUR #593 (00:58:00)
Our resident constitutional expert Bruce Fein joins to make the case for impeaching the Supreme Court AND the President, and what we”as citizens”can do to make it happen. Then we welcome Lori Wallach of Rethink Trade to evaluate Trumps tariff policy. Are these trade deals bringing manufacturing back to the US? Or is Trump just using tariffs as a cudgel to punish countries that annoy him?
https://www.ralphnaderradiohour.com
FRIDAY 07.18.25 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Friday July 18, 2025
https://www.democracynow.org/shows
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: DCs smart bins offer 24-hour food waste drop-off (00:01:30)
The rat-proof bins are making composting easier for city residents.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
THE LABOR HERITAGE POWER HOUR: The Hard Work of Hope (00:55:06)
On this week’s Labor Heritage Power Hour: Ron Carver sits down with lifelong activist and author Michael Ansara, whose powerful new memoir The Hard Work of Hope traces his journey from a 13-year-old stepping into a Woolworths picket line to leading anti-war and grassroots campaigns across the country. Ansara reflects on building hope through action, the lessons of SDS, and the importance of solidarity today. We celebrate John Lewis’ birthday with Linda Allens Good Trouble, and hear fiery remarks from APWU President Mark Dimondstein, winner of the 2025 Joe Hill Award, on the power of labor history, resistance, and the role of the arts in the fight for justice.
Plus: Labor arts news, contract wins from the SNL VFX crew, video game performers, and Annapolis Symphony musicians. And we remember civil rights legend Ida B. Wells and the 1934 San Francisco General Strike in this weeks Labor History.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Public broadcasting cuts passed (00:57:59)
News… Epstein: How can you call it a hoax? Isn’t it always the coverup that nails you? Public broadcasting cuts passed at 2am, what could go wrong? Is execution really being floated for Trump foes? Ukraine Update: Veteran War Correspondent in Kyiv, Ukraine & host of the ‘On the Edge’ podcast.
SEA CHANGE RADIO: William J. McGee on The Failure of Airline Deregulation (00:29:00)
Proponents of the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 often point to the relatively low prices in the industry today as proof that deregulation was a success. But this week’s guest on Sea Change Radio, Bill McGee believes that the connection is specious at best, and that advocates are making the mistake of confusing cause and effect. McGee, a consumer advocate in the aviation sector and a senior fellow at the American Economic Liberties Project, shares his perspective about the long-term problems created by airline deregulation, explains why it often gets credited for saving the industry when it shouldn’t, and looks at how sustainability is not a big enough factor in the way that airline prices are determined.
LAURA FLANDERS AND FRIENDS: Special Report – The Lucas Plan at 50: A Radical Investment in Society, Not the War Machine (00:28:00)
With the passage of the Republicans Big Beautiful Bill and NATO allies pledging to more than double their spending on defense as a portion of all economic output, military spending around the world is soaring, while spending on meeting social needs and the climate crisis is on the chopping block. Governments often justify spending public money this way by saying it will create good jobs, but what if the workers themselves had a say? Fifty years ago, employees at Lucas Aerospace, a huge military contractor in the United Kingdom came up with an alternative plan. Their approach, known as the Lucas Plan, used the workers same expertise, but directed production away from bombs, towards goods that actually help society. In this special episode, Laura heads to the UK to interview some of the original workers involved in the Lucas Plan and investigates what one senior government minister at the time called “one of the most remarkable exercises in all of British industrial history. As she says, its as relevant now as the day it was conceived.
THE BOPST SHOW: Can’t Go Halfway (00:55:40)
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 show, you’ll hear a spaghetti western solo turn from Dead Kennedys guitarist East Bay Ray, primitive 50s rock from the Floyd Dakil Four, and reggae from Enid Cumberland as well as music by Emma Woods, Outkast many others locked out of the nation’s largest terrestrial bandwidths.
podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
THE BRADCAST: (00:58:00)
Independent, investigative news, reporting, interviews and commentary.
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THURSDAY 07.17.25 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Thursday July 17, 2025
https://www.democracynow.org/shows
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: A smarter way to tear buildings down (00:01:30)
Researchers are using high-tech tools to identify reusable materials that can be salvaged during building demolitions.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
RADIO ECOSHOCK: Welcome to Disaster World (00:58:00)
Breaking new science on deadly heat wave in Europe and flash floods in America. Confirmed: it is climate change. Alex reports, clip of Grantham UK scientists. UCLA expert on extreme rains and flash floods – Jesse Norris from 2022. Journalist late Ross Gelbspan warned us all about fossil fuel takeover and media complicity – in 2006!
LABOR HISTORY IN 2:00 – On This Day in Labor History
https://www.illinoislaborhistory.org/labor-history-in-2:00
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Could Trump be Trying to Encourage World War to Distract from Epstein? (00:57:59)
Crazy Alert! Matt Getz has been suggested to lead a Jeffery Epstein Special Council – Wow. Also is the forecast calling for extinction? What if this is the last generation that gets to ask “what if”? Looks like Trump is taking a “Knife to a gunfight” with Russia. So sad. Plus – What happened to that “traditional family” who emigrated to Russia? You will be shocked….maybe. Could Trump be trying to encourage World War to distract from Epstein?
RISING UP WITH SONALI – 2025-07-15 (00:58:30)
This week, the Los Angeles-area city of Huntington Park, which has been a major target of ICE raids and is 97% Latinx, just passed one of the strictest sanctuary ordinances in California. Victor Narro of the Sanctuary LA Coalition will be my guest and will explain what’s in the ordinance and why it’s important. Then, well spend the rest of the hour with Shanelle Matthews and Marzena Zukowska, co-editors of the new anthology, Liberation Stories: Building Narrative Power for 21st-Century Social Movements.
https://risingupwithsonali.com
LITERATURE ALOUD: “The Yellow Wallpaper” (1899) by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (00:32:08)
Originally considered a gothic horror story, Gilman’s proto-feminist story is rich with suggestive detail and disturbing details. Inspired by her own treatment with “the rest cure” by Dr. Weir, Gilman gives us a chilling sense of what it feels like to be so dismissed and micromanaged by authority to the extent that we begin see strange things.
The link provides both the text and the audio
https://sites.google.com/site/therestcure/home/resources
WINGS #14-25 Peggy Antrobus (00:28:53)
Something To Dream About.
90-year-old Caribbean feminist Peggy Antrobus tells of devoting her career to global feminism, independence of former colonies, and egalitarian economic development, while seeing economic re-colonization grow since the Reagan/Thatcher era. She comments on climate change’s threat to overwhelm island nations, yet chuckles at the expectation Mother Nature will assert herself against this economic order.
THE BRADCAST: 7/16/2025 ‘Superman is the Story of America’. Guest: Prof. Nicholas Grossman of Univ. of IL (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: MAGA and Fox ‘News’ are attacking the new Superman movie as ‘woke’, apparently angered by the film’s traditional portrayal of the iconic character as pro-kindness, pro-immigrant, pro-justice, anti-Nazi, and more. NICHOLAS GROSSMAN of the University of Illinois discusses his new article, ‘Why MAGA Hates Superman,’ the character’s cultural significance as a symbol of American values, rightwing efforts to rewrite American history, and much more. Donald Trump and his supporters are falling out over the ‘Epstein Files.’ The rightwing supermajority on the US Supreme Court allowed the Trump Administration to fire tens of thousands of federal workers, gutting vital agencies. In Arizona, Adelita Grijalva, daughter of the late Rep. Raul Grivalva, won the Democratic primary in a special US House election to fill her father’s seat.
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
WEDNESDAY 07.16.25 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Wednesday July 16, 2025
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: A sensor patch could help protect the lives of outdoor workers (00:01:30)
The idea is to stop people dying from heat, which is a preventable death.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
FOOD SLEUTH RADIO: Will Potter, investigative journalist and author of Little Red Barns: Hiding the Truth from Farm to Fable, discusses the connections between factory farms and authoritarianism. (Part 2 of 2) (00:28:00)
Did you know that powerful language and imagery are distractions from the reality of industrialized agriculture? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn for her conversation with Will Potter, investigative journalist and author of Little Red Barns: Hiding the Truth from Farm to Fable. Potter discusses the connections between factory farms and authoritarianism, and explains how bearing witness is an act of both love and defiance. (Part 2 of 2). Related Websites: https://www.willpotter.com/littleredbarns
https://foodsleuth.transistor.fm
THIS WAY OUT #1946: Harvard’s Global LGBTQI+ Human Rights Program & more global LGBTQ news! (00:28:59)
Harvard’s global LGBTQI+ rights initiative faces Trump shut down threats; Hong Kong’s government teases limited queer spousal rights, Pope Leo echoes the same-gender couple blessing policy of Francis, Iranian trans inmates die in an Israeli airstrike on its infamous prison, North Carolinas governor vetoes anti-trans and anti-DEI bills, Wisconsin’s Supreme Court upholds the states conversion therapy ban, and team Trump scrubs B following their T erasure from the National Stonewall Monuments now gay and lesbian only website.
Those stories and more this week when you find This Way Out.
LABOR HISTORY IN 2:00 – On This Day in Labor History
https://www.illinoislaborhistory.org/labor-history-in-200
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: The Supreme Court Has Gone Too Far Once Again (00:58:00)
Supreme Court’s latest double standard ‘couldn’t be more disturbing’: expert The right-wing bubble and Epstein – Will Trump be able to crush his Epstein crisis? This is what always happens when a Republican is president – but with Trump – it’s going to be worse. We all need to be preparing for a recession plus or a depression.
CIVIC CIPHER: What is Socialism? A Conversation with Bobby Nichols / The Democratic Socialists of America (00:59:00)
Today’s guest is Bobby Nichols – the former Phoenix Democratic Socialist of America’s chapter chair and current member. He is the founder of Arizona Works Together, a pro-union political action committee operating at the state level. Additionally, Bobby Nichols works for the Office of the Arizona Attorney General as a state attorney representing Arizona’s Departments of Child Safety and Economic Security in Superior and Administrative Court cases involving the abuse, neglect, and exploitation of minor children and vulnerable adults.
LITERATURE ALOUD: Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman ch. 12 “Expelled” (00:27:35)
Herland is a utopian novel written in1915 by feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman author of the famous and influential short story “The Yellow Wallpaper.” It describes the adventures and education of three men who land in an isolated and get schooled by a society comprised entirely of women who reproduce via asexual reproduction. Their matrifocal emphasis leads to an ideal social order, free of war, conflict and domination. It first appeared as a serial in Perkin’s monthly magazine Forerunner.
https://librivox.org/herland-by-charlotte-perkins-gilman
Text: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Herland
CHOOSE TO BE CURIOUS: Curiosity, Book Bans & Bad-Ass Librarians, with Diane Kresh (00:28:00)
What happens to intellectual freedom when libraries come under attack? What happens to curiosity?
Librarian and director of the Department of Libraries in Arlington, VA, Diane Kresh joins me to explore the long and storied history of bad-ass librarians, book bans and book sanctuaries, the “curiosity paradox” of such bans, what makes libraries a center for community, and how curiosity is like an insatiable puppy. “The library can be a great refuge, if you will, for people who are questioning.” ~ Diane Kresh
THE BRADCAST: 7/15/2025 Guest: Tax law Prof. Ellen Aprill on Trump IRS agreement to allow churches to endorse political candidates (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: The new chief of tax policy at the Trump Internal Revenue Service is a longtime corporate lobbyist who has helped the ultra-rich and major corporations dodge taxes for decades. In a stunning court filing, the Trump IRS advocated for two churches to be allowed to explicitly endorse political candidates without losing their tax-exempt, nonprofit status. Professor ELLEN APRILL, tax law expert at UCLA, explains the serious implications of the court filing, including dark money flooding politics via churches, even though the IRS hasn’t yet allowed all houses of worship to endorse political candidates from the pulpit. Also today: Democratic primary day in Arizona appears to be about generational change rather than ideology. Donald Trump’s tariffs are increasing inflation, as predicted. Plus Desi Doyen has our new ‘Green News Report.’
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
TUESDAY 07.15.25 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Tuesday July 15, 2025
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Climate change is increasing the risk of intense rain (00:01:30)
So its important for everyone to make a plan to stay safe during flooding.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
ENCOURAGEMENTOLOGY: Balancing Act: Love, Money & the Real Pursuit of Happiness (00:30:00)
On this show were exploring the balancing act between love, money, and the real pursuit of happiness. What happens when one area becomes the focus at the expense of the others? You might be building wealth but losing touch with your relationships, or maybe youre all-in for love but silently stressed about your financial future. Its easy to get off-kilter, especially when life demands you juggle multiple priorities at once.
MAKING CONTACT: Caring Relationships Negotiating Meaning Maintaining Dignity (Encore) (00:29:00)
The vast majority of care recipients are exclusively receiving unpaid care from a family member, friend, or neighbor. The rest receive a combination of family care and paid assistance, or exclusively paid formal care. In honor of Disability Pride Month, well revisit the dynamic and complex relationship of care receiving and giving.
LABOR HISTORY IN 2:00 – On This Day in Labor History
https://www.illinoislaborhistory.org/labor-history-in-200
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Is Rosie O’Donnell Another Dictator Test? (00:57:59)
Thom returns! Louise and I saw Superman; you should too. But don’t tell your Maga friends. Also apparently, Epstein had hidden cameras in all his properties, and his private island was completely wired for recording and viewing. He had the material for entertainment, insurance and blackmail….and where are they? Does Bondi have them? Plus is Rosie O’Donnell another dictator test? Is Delusion the Right’s New “Weapon of Mass Destruction”?
THE CHILDREN’S HOUR: Tigers & Snow Leopards (00:53:00)
Tigers and snow leopards are two of the most mysterious cats on Earth. This time on The Children’s Hour, our Kids Crew talks with zookeepers and conservationists who work closely with these big cats. We learn where they live, how they survive in the wild, and what’s being done to keep them safe.
https://www.childrenshour.org/
LITERATURE ALOUD: Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman ch. 11 “Our Difficuties” (00:29:29)
Herland is a utopian novel written in1915 by feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman author of the famous and influential short story “The Yellow Wallpaper.” It describes the adventures and education of three men who land in an isolated and get schooled by a society comprised entirely of women who reproduce via asexual reproduction. Their matrifocal emphasis leads to an ideal social order, free of war, conflict and domination. It first appeared as a serial in Perkin’s monthly magazine Forerunner.
https://librivox.org/herland-by-charlotte-perkins-gilman
Text: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Herland
WITH GOOD REASON Weekly Half Hour: Mow Lawn, Mo Problems (00:29:00)
What if a well-manicured lawn isn’t the end all be all? What if it’s actually harming the local habitat? Doug Tallamy is the co-founder of Home Grown National Park. It’s a non-profit that urges property owners to reduce their lawns and plant native plants. He shares all the little things we can do to help restore functioning ecosystems and mitigate the biodiversity crisis. And: Quarry Gardens is the first and only native plant botanical garden in Virginia. It started off as a soapstone quarry. Now it’s an environmental gem with a beautiful quarter mile loop boasting over 500 species of native plants. Devin Floyd takes us on a tour of the gardens – showing off the quarry pits and the ancient ecosystems he calls lost worlds.
THE BRADCAST: 7/14/2025 Republican, Independent Support for Immigrants Skyrockets Amid Trump’s Crackdown (00:57:30)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: Americans who voted for Donald Trump because they supported his promise of mass deportation and detention don’t like what it looks like in practice, with federal agents violently and indiscriminately rounding up hard-working, non-criminal members of their communities and detaining their U.S. citizen children for weeks. New polls show a striking surge of support for immigration, particularly among Republicans and Independents, and disapproval of Trump’s policies. Catholic Church leaders have condemned the Trump Administration’s tactics. A federal judge ordered ICE to halt raids and detentions in Southern California that are based on little more than appearance, language, accent or job location as a basis for arrest. Callers weigh in.
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
MONDAY 07.14.25 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Monday July 14, 2025
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Solar arrays power a farm in Madison, Wisconsin (00:01:30)
It had been operating for years without on-site electricity.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
WHEN THE BIOMASS HITS THE WIND TURBINE #58: Preserving Food (00:29:33)
We all know it is healthier to eat seasonally. But food has a nasty habit of growing when it wants to ” which makes food preservation a necessity. Your grandmother knew this and knew how to deal with it. But we of the mega-chain grocery stores and global delivery systems have seemed to forget these time-honored skills. So how do you go about preserving food so that you can enjoy healthy meals year round?
More than just canning… but let’s talk about canning
Pickling
Salting ” dry curing, wet curing
Drying foods
Freezing
Storing fresh food (tomatoes, cabbage, potatoes)
Dealing with leftovers
Cheeses
https://bluerockstation.podbean.com
ECONOMIC UPDATE: The Workers’ Struggle within The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (00:29:00)
On this week’s episode of Economic Update, Professor Wolff delivers updates on the political theater, of the U.S./Iran hostilities, the political shock of Zohran Mamdani’s Democratic primary win in New York City, the withdrawal of union leaders from the Democratic National Committee, and the rising trade among BRICS crosses the $1 trillion milestone. In the second part of today’s show, Prof. Wolff interviews two leaders of the musicians’ union representing the orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center, New York City: Javier Gandara and Stephanie Mortimore.
https://economicupdate.libsyn.com
LABOR HISTORY IN 2:00 – On This Day in Labor History
https://www.illinoislaborhistory.org/labor-history-in-200
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Barrage of Russian Drone Attacks on Kiev (00:58:00)
Sitting in for Thom Hartmann, guest-host Jefferson Smith of the ‘Democracy Nerd’ Podcast is joined by his esteemed father Joe Smith for the popular News with my Dad segment on current events. Also Veteran War Correspondent in Kyiv, Ukraine & host of the ‘On the Edge’ podcast, Phil Ittner reports on the amped up barrage of Russian drone attacks after irresponsible comments by Pete Hegseth.
SPIRIT IN ACTION: Growing Heart in the Heartland – Maaria Mozaffar (00:55:00)
Some 15 years ago Maaria Mozaffar began as a civil rights lawyer & mediator, and since then her work has grown to center around both education and legislative advocacy, crafting & organizing legislation centered on religious freedom and rights. As a Muslim, Maaria sees more clearly the tilt, and sometimes the walls, that US society builds against minority faiths and ethnic groups. Based in Illinois, her successful advocacy has included the Halal/Kosher Law in Public Institutions, the Faith Behind Bars act, and the establishment of January 17th as Muhammad Ali Day, and these and more laws are being replicated in other states as well. She’s the author of the book, More than Pretty, and founder of The Skinless Project. Maaria’s keen mind & inclusive spirit has been key to building wide coalitions & in welcoming allies. Past/present religious/spiritual influences: Muslim
https://www.spiritinaction.net
LITERATURE ALOUD: Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman ch. 10 “Their Religions and Our Marriages” (00:25:25)
Herland is a utopian novel written in1915 by feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman author of the famous and influential short story “The Yellow Wallpaper.” It describes the adventures and education of three men who land in an isolated and get schooled by a society comprised entirely of women who reproduce via asexual reproduction. Their matrifocal emphasis leads to an ideal social order, free of war, conflict and domination. It first appeared as a serial in Perkin’s monthly magazine Forerunner.
https://librivox.org/herland-by-charlotte-perkins-gilman
Text: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Herland
GREEN STREET with PATTI and DOUG WOOD: The Fight Over Toxic Chemicals – with Dr. Philip Landrigan (00:29:01)
This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug dedicate the entire program to their interview with the nation’s leading expert on environmental toxins, Dr. Philip Landrigan. Over a career spanning decades, Dr. Landrigan has been out front on efforts to inform the public about the links between common environmental exposure and human health, including groundbreaking work on lead, asbestos, and pesticides. A pediatrician by training, Dr. Landrigan is currently the Director of the Program for Global Public Health and the Common Good, and Director of the Global Observatory on Planetary Health at the Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society at Boston College.
THE BRADCAST: 7/11/2025 Encore: Texas Flooding Tragedy Was Both Predictable and Predicted (00:58:00)
Encore: original airdate 7-11-2025. On today’s ‘BradCast’: The July Fourth holiday weekend brought grim news for the nation. The Republican-controlled Congress narrowly passed Donald Trump’s big ugly budget bill that guts health care and food assistance for millions; super-sizes ICE into an army; kills landmark climate and clean energy investments that generated a U.S. manufacturing boom; and increases the national debt by $3 trillion, all to pay for a $4 trillion in tax cuts for the wealthy. In Central Texas, a record storm generated historic flash flooding that has killed more than 104 people. We detail the confirmed facts of this historic tragedy as the blame game is already underway, the accuracy of National Weather Service alerts amid steep staffing cuts, and much more as man-made climate change intensifies extreme weather disasters.
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
SUNDAY 07.13.25 PROGRAM Notes
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RADIO 2050 Episode #91: Community Revival (00:58:00)
Sulma discusses the power that communities can wield for good, and how we can better organize to face the many crises of our time. She shares her life story, highlighting the times she has witnessed the power of community firsthand; from her childhood in El Salvador, to her church work in Kansas and discovery of liberation theology, to her current position as executive director of People’s Action. Sulma believes that collective action can lead to meaningful transformation, and her call to action is always to get out of your comfort zone and do something you haven’t done before.
https://radioparadise.com/radio2050
EARTH RIOT RADIO: Devolving Billionaires into Holy Punks (00:29:00)
The radio show is a freewheeling escapade this week. We’re evolving lately toward a simpler message, like when AOC screams, “In the street! In the street!” Our editor Jason Candler is building these wild symphonies out of voices that cut through from the Earth. The wild animals make good radio and teach me how to preach. They give us their far-seeing perspective, the ultimate anti-colonial view of the world. Listen to the seals, elks, tigers, kookaburras, pumas, all manner of rainforest birds, moaning wind from big, wounded storms…. And we humans are there in that wilderness too, in the form of AOC, Jimi Hendrix, and Zohran Mamdani…and…and…the Stop Shopping Choir!
BARNABY DRUTHERS: Barnaby Druthers: Ghost of the Heart Shaped Locket (00:28:00)
On a speaking tour of America in 1901, Barnaby Druthers stops at a tavern in Eastern Connecticut where he learns the story of the Ghost of the Heart Shaped Locket. Could the ghost return?
https://www.barnabydruthers.com
Best of ATTITUDE with ARNIE ARNESEN July 12, 2025 (00:59:30)
Segment One
We begin the show with Ryan Cooper, Managing Editor, The American Prospect. We discuss the provisions of the BBB or Big Beautiful Bill and how these will negatively affect millions of Americans, including children.
Segment Two
We then sit with DeMareo Cooper, of Popular Democracy, about the 14th Amendment. We discuss its history and the current threats of the Trump administration’s threat to abrogate it.
https://www.arniearnesen.org/WP
BACKGROUND BRIEFING with IAN MASTERS July 10, 2025 (00:59:00)
Trump’s Deliberate Effort to Destroy the FBI is Going Great Guns with Patel and Bongino in Charge | Trump’s Vengeance and Obsessive War Against Reality Over Russia’s Help in Electing Him Has the Former Heads of the CIA and FBI Now Under Investigation | The Growing Danger of Nuclear From a Trillion Dollar US Nuclear Buildup Over the Next Ten Years.
https://www.backgroundbriefing.org
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR: Epigenetics and the Biology of Belief with Bruce Lipton (00:59:00)
Bruce Lipton is a biologist and one of the early pioneers in the field of genetic biology, and he is the bestselling author of The Biology of Belief, The Honeymoon Effect, and co-author with Steve Bhaerman of Spontaneous Evolution. In 2009 he received the prestigious Goi Peace Award. Here he talks about the fascinating science of epigenetics, which reveals that our genes or DNA are not simply read only codes, but actually read and write codes influenced as much by our environment, the company we keep and beliefs we have about ourselves and the world. And that we can intentionally influence and activate how our genetics manifest in our lives.
DEEP DIVE CYBERSECURITY SHOW: Americans Prepare for Terror Attacks, Big Tech & The Military Cozy Up, & the US Now Has A Citizenship Database (00:58:45)
So much insane news, we are doing THREE Deep Dives this week:
-Thanks to Trump bombing Iran, we need to prepare for terror attacks at home.
-Big Tech & the US military are closer than ever, which is of serious concern
-Trump now has a Citizenship database and they’ve sorted it by naturalized versus born to citizens.
This is all deeply concerning for the future of the USA.
Do not miss this one.
SATURDAY 07.12.25 PROGRAM Notes
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TECHTONIC with MARK HURST: Burn Hollywood Burn – Will AI save the movies? (00:59:30)
Burn Hollywood Burn – Will AI save the movies? Dan Morfitt fills in for Mark Hurst, with guest John Ashbrook, on the future of cinema in the age of AI.
KEEPING DEMOCRACY ALIVE: His Insatiable Appetite for Prisons (00:59:20)
The appalling criminalization of ordinary people. No charges, no conviction, just sweep up people who, as he said: look like illegals. Blatantly circumventing constitutional law. And in the big, ugly bill, passed 7/3, spending for jail space and ICE skyrocketed. Guest on this show is Lyle May who is currently behind bars. He calls this obsession carceral imperialism, actively carrying out an obscene belief in the oligarchs right to dominate and control all others. Their secret police grab and hold people just because they can. It’s all part of Project 2025, which may be unthinkable but is in fact happening now. When you listen you’ll also hear a recorded voice from the prison which tells us time is almost up. And if prisons are there to make better citizens, as May says: toughness is not effective.
AGING MATTERS: Guardianship and Conservatorship (00:58:00)
Guardianship, also referred to as conservatorship, is the appointment by a court of an individual who will make decisions for and manage the affairs of another person who the court finds unable to take care of themself or their property. Erica Wood, JD, Consultant on Law and Aging, talks about adult guardianship, what it means for a court to declare a person incapacitated, and duties and powers of a guardian as well as qualifications needed to serve, https://www.guardianship.org/
https://www.agingmattersonline.com
GROWING GREENER: The Overlooked Beauty and Garden Services of Wasps (00:29:00)
A replay of a conversation from April of 2021 with Pollinator Conservationist Heather Holm about her multi-award-winning book, Wasps, Their Biology, Diversity, and Role as Beneficial Insects and Pollinators of Native Plants.
https://www.thomaschristophergardens.com
TUC RADIO: The JFK Assassination and the Gangster Nature of the State, Michael Parenti (TWO of TWO) (00:29:00)
This talk caused a controversy in the media when it was first aired on the 30th anniversary of the JFK assassination. Parenti saw not just the violent death of an individual but said: If the truth were known it would call into question the entire state system and the social order it represents. And that troubling implication is probably the reason why
the mainstream press has suppressed the work of those who researched the circumstances of Kennedy’s death. In his investigation Parenti focused on the troubling contradictions In Lee Harvey Oswald’s life to add to the proof that Oswald was at best a patsy.
Michael Parenti, since retired, was one of the nation’s leading progressive political analysts. He has taught at colleges and universities in the US and abroad. With roots in a working class Italian district in New York City and a PhD in political science from Yale, Parenti was an internationally known lecturer and author. An extended
text of this talk can be found in Parentis book: Dirty Truths, published by City Lights in 1996.
THE BOPST SHOW: In My Secret Life (00:55:00)
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 show, you’ll hear the keyboard driven aggression of the Stranglers, the skeletal folk of Johanna Samuels and the bluesy soul of O.V. Wright as well as tunes by Emilíana Torrini, Talisman and many others locked out of the nation’s largest terrestrial bandwidths.
podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
RALPH NADER RADIO HOUR #592 (00:58:00)
We begin on a positive note by welcoming a doer, citizen extraordinaire, Jon Merryman, who couldn’t stand the trash, especially old tires, being dumped in his neighborhood. So, he took it upon himself to clean it up and has now expanded his efforts across the country. Then co-president of Public Citizen, Robert Weissman, joins us to explain how spending in the recent bill passed by the Republican controlled Congress prioritizes the Pentagon and deportation enforcement at the expense of the social safety net, essentially trading death for life.
https://www.ralphnaderradiohour.com
FRIDAY 07.11.25 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Friday July 11, 2025
https://www.democracynow.org/shows
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Climate solutions are more popular than you might think (00:01:30)
Fossil fuel PR campaigns have misled people into believing that climate solutions are more controversial than they actually are.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
THE LABOR HERITAGE POWER HOUR: We Are Union, Hallelujah!: Laborpalooza and More (00:55:00)
This week on the Labor Heritage Power Hour, we bring you live music, radical art, and labor history from across time and place. First, we take you to McGinty’s Public House in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland, for Laborpalooza – the high-energy Saturday night concert June 21 at the 2025 Great Labor Arts Exchange. From contest-winning songs and poems to fiery hip hop, choral harmonies, and satirical anthems, this episode captures the spirit of a movement that sings, rhymes, and dances for justice. Then, we return to part two of artist and printmaker Eric Ruins deep and honest conversation with Tabitha Arnold. Eric reflects on the challenges and contradictions of living as a mid-career artist – balancing ambition, solidarity work, and creative survival in a system that rarely values art for its own sake. Finally, in Labor History in Two, we remember Ella Reeve Mother Bloor, the undercover labor activist and early socialist leader born on this day in 1862.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: The Power of Words and Manipulating Words for Power (00:58:00)
Guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd Podcast sits in for Thom Hartmann to ponder the power of words. Epstein Files failure proves Trump lied but why? – Was Trump in the files? The failure to release signature campaign promise is turning Trump’s greatest defenders into his newest critics.
SEA CHANGE RADIO: Deirdre Mask: Addressing Addresses (00:29:00)
What does naming and re-naming streets, buildings, airports, and even bodies of water say about us as a people? Whether a name inspires, entertains, or haunts us, there’s power in assigning words to people, places, and things. We can see it unfolding right before our eyes with the current US administration renaming key landmarks. This week on Sea Change Radio, we speak to Deirdre Mask, the author of The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power. We learn about the history of attributing names and numbers to roads and houses, look at how important seemingly obvious innovations like zip codes are, and discuss the socio-political impact of things named after confederate leaders.
LAURA FLANDERS AND FRIENDS: Countering an Authoritarian Takeover with the Labor Movement: Alex Han & Tarso Ramos (00:28:00)
The United States is moving towards authoritarianism, but there is still a window of opportunity to reverse course. What could improve the chances of re-balancing power in the nation, and advancing towards that multiracial democracy that many still dream of? The answer is worker organizing, say Alex Han and Tarso Lus Ramos. “When we look at the history of U-turns from democratic backsliding to democratic revival, the success rate is about 50 percent,” says Ramos. “Where there’s active, vibrant union participation, the odds go up to about 80 percent.” So what’s holding Labor back? In early May of 2025, Laura sat down with Ramos and Han at a conference on Labor in the Age of Authoritarian Politics, held at the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies (SLU) in New York. Ramos is a leading expert on the U.S. Right Wing and former Executive Director of Political Research Associates. He now serves as Senior Advisor to Future Currents, a strategic planning group of social and economic justice leaders. Han has spent most of his adult life in the labor movement, as an organizer and elected president of a large Chicago local. In 2023, he became Executive Director of In These Times, the long-running Chicago-based progressive magazine. In the wake of mass layoffs and the abduction of Kilmar Abrego Garca, a union member wrongly exported to El Salvador and now held in Tennessee, can enough workers and their allies band together to make a difference?
THE BOPST SHOW: In My Secret Life (00:55:00)
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 show, you’ll hear the keyboard driven aggression of the Stranglers, the skeletal folk of Johanna Samuels and the bluesy soul of O.V. Wright as well as tunes by Emilíana Torrini, Talisman and many others locked out of the nation’s largest terrestrial bandwidths.
podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
THE BRADCAST: 7/10/2025 Democracy is STILL Our Best Way Out of This Mess — And Republicans Know It (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: We are under a fascistic, authoritarian takeover of the United States, but our wannabe authoritarians also happen to be clowns and incompetent buffoons, and should be called out. Donald Trump marveled at the Liberian President’s excellent English, uninformed that English is the official language of Liberia. DHS Sec. Kristi Noem made absurd, false claims about victims of the Maui Fires as a pretext for dismantling FEMA. Native American tribes challenge an appeals court ruling maintaining racially discriminatory, gerrymandered voting maps. Texas Gov. Greg Abbot (R) called a special state legislative session to order a rare, mid-decade redrawing of the state’s voting maps in order to reduce minority voter participation. Plus Desi Doyen has our new ‘Green News Report.’
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
THURSDAY 07.10.25 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Thursday July 10, 2025
https://www.democracynow.org/shows
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: New campaign asks young people to help their parents recognize misinformation (00:01:30)
False claims about climate change are rampant on social media.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
RADIO ECOSHOCK: (00:58:00)
Three experts on extreme heat: Elizabeth Hanna, Robert Kopp and Jonathan Patz. Deadly heat in France, Spain and EU. The U.S. East Coast roasting over 100 degree F. in June. Around the world, people die and many more will be killed by heat in the future. But how does heat kill? and who? A compilation from the best of Radio Ecoshock.
LABOR HISTORY IN 2:00 – On This Day in Labor History
https://www.illinoislaborhistory.org/labor-history-in-200
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: What the Media is Getting Wrong about the Texas Disaster (00:58:00)
Guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd Podcast sits in for Thom Hartmann explaining that Trump’s policies put Texas underwater. The flooding in Texas is not random, it is the result of Climate Change caused by deregulation – and by Trump’s policies that think billionaires getting one more percent is worth more than the people of Texas. Also callers share communication insights on how left and right can speak to each other without hostility.
RISING UP WITH SONALI – 2025-07-08 (00:58:30)
This week, well go to central Texas where catastrophic, climate-change driven flooding has claimed the lives of more than 100 people, including 30 children. My guests Sophia Mirto and Alexandra Haddix are local activists on the ground who are rapidly mobilizing mutual aid efforts. Then well turn to longtime labor activist Kent Wong of the UCLA Labor Center who will discuss the importance of reviving an age-old and effective tactic in the face of Trumps fascism: nonviolent direct action. Finally, well explore a powerful abolitionist program centering dance. My guests will be Suchi Branfman, Artistic Director of the group Dancing Through Prison Walls, and Forrest Reyes, a formerly incarcerated dancer who has been working in the program since 2020.
https://risingupwithsonali.com
LITERATURE ALOUD: Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman ch. 9 “Our Relations and Theirs” (00:31:15)
Herland is a utopian novel written in1915 by feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman author of the famous and influential short story “The Yellow Wallpaper.” It describes the adventures and education of three men who land in an isolated and get schooled by a society comprised entirely of women who reproduce via asexual reproduction. Their matrifocal emphasis leads to an ideal social order, free of war, conflict and domination. It first appeared as a serial in Perkin’s monthly magazine Forerunner.
https://librivox.org/herland-by-charlotte-perkins-gilman
Text: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Herland
WINGS #13-25 Heroic Ukrainian Journalist (00:28:50)
Sevgil Musayeva is Editor-in-Chief of Ukrainska Pravda, Ukraine’s major online news source. In June 2025, she talked to Ursula Ruedenberg of the radio program Ukraine 242, about the life and death of a daring and committed freelance reporter, Victoria Roshchyna, who repeatedly crossed into Russian-occupied territory documenting rights violations. In 2022, she received an International Women’s Media Foundation Courage in Journalism Award. During her final trip, Victoria was captured, imprisoned and tortured. Her body was recently identified using DNA; her family still hopes to prove it is not hers. Her legacy inspires more journalists to follow her example. WARNING: Some of the facts are disturbingly grim.
THE BRADCAST: 7/9/2025 ‘Mass Shooter Subsidy’? Guest: Ryan Cooper of TAP on dumb, deadly stuff in Trump’s new spending law (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: Climate chaos continues unabated this week. First it was record deadly floods in Central Texas, then record deadly floods in North Carolina, then deadly flash-flooding in New Mexico. Chicago was also hit with flash floods. But few outlets mentioned climate change. RYAN COOPER of the American Prospect explains a new analysis finding climate-fueled disasters cost the U.S. nearly a trillion dollars last year. Cooper also delves into the many negative impacts of the Trump/GOP ‘senseless’ tax cut bill that contains many under-reported absurdities, and also guts much of Joe Biden’s historic climate and clean energy investments, harms the US economy, will trigger massive cuts to Medicare, and much more. Plus a fact-check of Trump’s ‘Cabinet Meeting Theater’, filled with ridiculous falsehoods on his massive spending bill, inflation, tariffs, energy, etc.
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
WEDNESDAY 07.09.25 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Wednesday July 9, 2025
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: How you can use a truth sandwich to fight climate misinformation (00:01:30)
Serve up facts first and last, with misinformation handled carefully in the middle.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
FOOD SLEUTH RADIO: Will Potter, investigative journalist and author of Little Red Bars: Hiding the Truth from Farm to Fable, will discuss ag-gag and other legislation designed to hide abuses in industrial livestock operations. (Part 1 of 2) (00:28:00)
Did you know that livestock abuse is widespread on factory farms? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn for her conversation with Will Potter, investigative journalist and author of Little Red Bars: Hiding the Truth from Farm to Fable. Potter will discuss ag-gag and other legislation designed to hide widespread abuses in industrial livestock operations and protect corporate profits. Potter explores the connections between food, agriculture, climate, social justice and civil rights. (Part 1 of 2)
Related Websites: https://www.willpotter.com/littleredbarns
https://foodsleuth.transistor.fm
THIS WAY OUT #1945: U.N.’s Crucial Queer Rights Vote & more global LGBTQ news! (00:28:59)
The U.N. Human Rights Council votes on an independent queer expert; fifty are arrested in Istanbul for attempted Pride, Chinas war on gay male erotica continues, Trump’s beautiful budget bill strangles benefits for women and trans youth, the U.S. Supreme Court takes more swipes at trans rights, trans sports bans race to the high court’s next session, and Australia’s Men’s Hockey Team dons rainbow sox to support their gay mate with Pride.
Those stories and more this week when you discover This Way Out.
LABOR HISTORY IN 2:00 – On This Day in Labor History
https://www.illinoislaborhistory.org/labor-history-in-200
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Prevention Rather Than Protection (00:58:00)
Guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd Podcast sits in for Thom Hartmann What we can learn from the tragic historic flood disaster and loss of life. Jefferson is joined by his esteemed father Joe Smith for the popular news with my dad segment with a day full of news. A reflection on the tragedy of loss and the environmental impacts that are threatening us all.
CIVIC CIPHER: The Supreme Court Hands Additional Power to Trump (With Pineapple Lawyer Amy Owen) / Trump Discusses Deporting U.S. Born Citizens (00:59:00)
Today’s guest is Amy Owen – a Civil Rights Attorney that has worked major civil rights cases alongside Ben Crump. She is known for working alongside professional athletes, celebrities, and other high-profile individuals. Find her online as Pineapple lawyer. In the first half of the show, Amy discusses the new powers bestowed upon the Trump administration by the Supreme Court, as well as the limiting of the powers of the lower courts. We discuss the implications of this decision and what people can expect. In the second half of the show, we discuss the capacity of Trump to deport citizens of the United States, and the president’s new immigration facility in Florida known as Alligator Alcatraz.
LITERATURE ALOUD: Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman ch. 8 “The Girls of Herland” (00:31:42)
Herland is a utopian novel written in1915 by feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman author of the famous and influential short story “The Yellow Wallpaper.” It describes the adventures and education of three men who land in an isolated and get schooled by a society comprised entirely of women who reproduce via asexual reproduction. Their matrifocal emphasis leads to an ideal social order, free of war, conflict and domination. It first appeared as a serial in Perkin’s monthly magazine Forerunner.
https://librivox.org/herland-by-charlotte-perkins-gilman
Text: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Herland
CHOOSE TO BE CURIOUS: Curiosity, Book Bans & Bad-Ass Librarians, with Diane Kresh (00:28:00)
What happens to intellectual freedom when libraries come under attack? What happens to curiosity?
Librarian and director of the Department of Libraries in Arlington, VA, Diane Kresh joins me to explore the long and storied history of bad-ass librarians, book bans and book sanctuaries, the “curiosity paradox” of such bans, what makes libraries a center for community, and how curiosity is like an insatiable puppy.
“The library can be a great refuge, if you will, for people who are questioning.” ~ Diane Kresh
THE BRADCAST: 7/8/2025 Guest: TPM’s Josh Kovensky on Trump supersizing ICE, mass detentions, militarization (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: Trump EPA chief Lee Zeldin placed 140 staffers on leave for signing a letter detailing concerns that the agency is undermining scientific facts and the agency’s mission. The corrupted rightwing U.S. Supreme Court supermajority allowed Donald Trump to move ahead with mass firings at critical federal agencies, subverting Congress’ authority. Federal ICE agents swarmed a nearly empty Los Angeles park in a performative intimidation stunt. Investigative journalist JOSH KOVENSKY of Talking Points Memo explains how the Trump/GOP budget-busting bill supersizes ICE’s budget to expand its power across the U.S., the ongoing threat of increased militarization, and what it means going forward for Americans’ civil liberties. Plus Desi Doyen has our new ‘Green News Report.’
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
TUESDAY 07.08.25 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Tuesday July 9, 2025
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Public art is providing relief from the heat in Cambridge, Massachusetts (00:01:30)
A shady installation in a park includes tree saplings that will one day provide additional cooling.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
ENCOURAGEMENTOLOGY:What If It’s Not a Setback but a Setup? Turning Roadblocks into Redirection (00:30:00)
On this show we’re asking: What if your setback isn’t the end of the road, but a setup for something greater? Too often, we treat failure like a stop sign – something to fear, avoid, or be ashamed of. But what if it’s actually a signpost pointing us toward a better path, one we couldn’t have seen without the detour? This week, were flipping the script on disappointment and getting curious about the hidden wisdom in rejection, reroutes, and redirections.
MAKING CONTACT: Decoding Algorithmic Racism with Dr. Safiya Umoja Noble (Encore) (00:29:00)
On this week’s episode, we dive into the hidden biases of the digital age with Dr. Safiya Umoja Noble, author of the groundbreaking book, Algorithms of Oppression. This show first aired in December 2024.
LABOR HISTORY IN 2:00 – On This Day in Labor History
https://www.illinoislaborhistory.org/labor-history-in-200
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Declaration of Independence Revisited (00:58:00)
For all the festivities around July 4, the nation’s founding document, the Declaration of Independence, actually depicts a wounded, fearful society, teetering on the brink of disaster. Sound familiar? Along with the ideals it expresses, the Declaration of Independence mourns for something people lost in 1776 ‘ and now, too. Texas flood disaster…FEMA, only for red states?
THE CHILDREN’S HOUR: Just Look Up (00:53:00)
Astronomy begins at home, just looking up and seeing what we see. The Kids Crew meet with Professor Raman Prinja, Head of Astronomy and Physics at University College in London. Professor Prinjas bookWonders of the Night Skydetails the many celestial sights we can see just by looking up at the sky after dark.
Exploring the universe and its wonders does not require a spaceship or even a telescope, but just by paying attention and looking up. Professor Raman Prinja, in conversation with the Kids Crew leads us on a journey through what sparked his own curiosity as a child. It was the moon.
We also learn about the incredibly rare circumstances that cause eclipses.
LITERATURE ALOUD: Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman ch. 7 “Our Growing Modesty” (00:24:28)
Herland is a utopian novel written in1915 by feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman author of the famous and influential short story “The Yellow Wallpaper.” It describes the adventures and education of three men who land in an isolated and get schooled by a society comprised entirely of women who reproduce via asexual reproduction. Their matrifocal emphasis leads to an ideal social order, free of war, conflict and domination. It first appeared as a serial in Perkin’s monthly magazine Forerunner.
https://librivox.org/herland-by-charlotte-perkins-gilman
Text: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Herland
BOOM GODDESS RADIO #621: Nnenna Freelon (Rebroadcast) (00:28:11)
June is Black Music Month. This week we will rebroadcast a recent episode featuring Jennifer in conversation with Grammy nominated jazz musician Nnenna Freelon. Along for the ride as special co-host is Tom Coulson, host of the nationally syndicated jazz/blues music program “Full Moon Hacksaw”.
https://www.boomgoddessradio.com
THE BRADCAST: 7/7/2025 Texas Flooding Tragedy Was Both Predictable and Predicted (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: The July Fourth holiday weekend brought grim news for the nation. The Republican-controlled Congress narrowly passed Donald Trump’s big ugly budget bill that guts health care and food assistance for millions; super-sizes ICE into an army; kills landmark climate and clean energy investments that generated a U.S. manufacturing boom; and increases the national debt by $3 trillion, all to pay for a $4 trillion in tax cuts for the wealthy. In Central Texas, a record storm generated historic flash flooding that has killed more than 104 people. We detail the confirmed facts of this historic tragedy as the blame game is already underway, the accuracy of National Weather Service alerts amid steep staffing cuts, and much more as man-made climate change intensifies extreme weather disasters
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
MONDAY 07.07.25 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Monday July 7, 2025
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: How the midnight sun is helping displace fossil fuels in a remote Arctic community (00:01:30)
Colville Lake now gets 15% of its electricity annually from solar power.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
WHEN THE BIOMASS HITS THE WIND TURBINE #57: Raising Naturally Healthy Pets (00:29:38)
Pets often become part of the family. And people pay an amazing amount of money on special foods, vet care, and gadgets in the hopes of keeping their pet healthy and happy. Yet many of these efforts do more harm than good. How can you keep your pet in top form, while still being kind to the animal as well as the planet?
Basic healing principle
Healing Process
Healing space
Feeding
Diet (Raw Food)
VitaSupp
Foods to avoid
Bathing
Grooming
Entertainment
Bach Remedies
Some Common Problems
Respiratory
Allergies
Ear Mites
Ring Worm
Mange
Older Pets
End of Life
https://bluerockstation.podbean.com
ECONOMIC UPDATE: How Deep ‘Fascist’ Parallels Run (00:29:00)
This week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff, responding to requests, explores the parallels between what led to the rise of Hitler and fascism in Germany after World War I and what has brought the US to Trump and his current policies. Many key basic parallels are presented alongside some remaining differences that help explain why what Trump is doing is not yet what a fully formed US fascism would entail.
https://economicupdate.libsyn.com
LABOR HISTORY IN 2:00 – On This Day in Labor History
https://www.illinoislaborhistory.org/labor-history-in-200
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Will Moderates and Progressives Heal the Rift for Democracy? (00:58:00)
Guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd Podcast sits in for Thom Hartmann considering whether the surprising primary win in New York bodes well for Democratic gains. Moderates ring in with spirited push-back and an old friend from the bus project gets Jeff emotional in remembrance.
SPIRIT IN ACTION: Finding Happy with Peter Samuelson, the Crescendo – Part 2 (00:55:00)
This week is the conclusion of our visit with the amazing & inspirational Peter Samuelson about his new book, Finding Happy: A User’s Guide to Your Life, With Lessons From Mine. You’ll laugh, cry, gasp, pray, & get wiser though all the stories, insights, & lessons that Peter shares. In addition to the 27 movies he has produced (Revenge of the Nerds, Finding Henri, Wilde and Tom & Viv, etc.), Peter has founded 8 non-profits to improve the lives of so very many people through the work of Starlight Children’s Foundation (https://www.starlight.org), First Star Academies(https://www.firststar.org), EDAR (https://www.edar.org) (Everyone Deserves A Roof), & more. Peter Samuelson joins us from Los Angeles. Past/present religious/spiritual influences: Jewish
LITERATURE ALOUD: Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman ch. 6 “Comparisons Are Odious” (00:24:28)
Herland is a utopian novel written in1915 by feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman author of the famous and influential short story “The Yellow Wallpaper.” It describes the adventures and education of three men who land in an isolated and get schooled by a society comprised entirely of women who reproduce via asexual reproduction. Their matrifocal emphasis leads to an ideal social order, free of war, conflict and domination. It first appeared as a serial in Perkin’s monthly magazine Forerunner.
https://librivox.org/herland-by-charlotte-perkins-gilman
Text: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Herland
GREEN STREET with PATTI and DOUG WOOD: The Tiny Building Blocks of Climate Change with Dr. Tyler Volk (00:29:00)
This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about a proposed new law in Louisiana prohibiting people living in Cancer Alley from participating in citizen science” by collecting their own air samples using inexpensive air monitors, and the publication of a new international study confirming the carcinogenicity of the popular pesticide glyphosate (Round-Up). Then author, climate scientist, biologist, and biosphere expert Dr. Tyler Volk talks about the tiny molecules that are actually causing all of our climate trouble.
https://www.greenstreetnews.org
THE BRADCAST: 6/26/2025 Encore: Heather Digby Parton of Salon, ‘Driftglass’ of ‘Pro Left Podcast’ on the politics of NYC’s Mayoral primary, more (00:58:00)
Encore: original airdate 6-26-2025. On today’s ‘BradCast’: We wrap up another absurdly overstuffed news week, on another absurdly busy news day, with OG bloggers HEATHER DIGBY PARTON of Salon and ‘DRIFTGLASS’ of the ‘Professional Left Podcast’ to discuss as much of the insanity as we can stuff into an hour. We tackle Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani’s upset victory over disgraced former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic mayoral primary in NYC, which triggered racist attacks from Republicans, and the potential for ‘generational change’ in the Democratic Party. We delve into Donald Trump’s bombing of Iran, his ICE assaults on undocumented workers, the Trump/GOP massive tax cut bill that steals trillions from the poor to give to the rich, and much more. Plus Desi Doyen has our new ‘Green News Report.’
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
SUNDAY 07.06.25 PROGRAM Notes
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RADIO 2050 Episode #93: Human Stories (00:58:00)
In this conversation, John Green discusses his journey as a writer, his new book about tuberculosis, and the importance of human stories in understanding complex issues. He explores the systemic problems surrounding diseases, the cultural myths and stigmas associated with tuberculosis, and the challenge of writing about such topics while keeping the human experience at the forefront. Green emphasizes the role of collective will in addressing pandemics and shares his perspective on finding hope amidst despair.
https://radioparadise.com/radio2050
EARTH RIOT RADIO: Friends, Fascism and Forests (00:29:00)
We look into a friends eye. What is really there? Look deeply, checking for virtualities, pixels, AI. Then ask the friend to save your life. 90 corporate jets, belonging to friends of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez, are landing in Venice for the wedding. They might lose their way and fly to Gaza, where children wait on the runways, surround the planes, and tear the billionaires from their jets eating them alive. With each bite, the children encourage the trees of Gaza, which are laughing underground. (Trees remain in Gaza in the form of roots.)
BARNABY DRUTHERS: Barnaby Druthers: The Wreck of the SS Pinnacle (00:27:00)
The latest episode! After the SS Pinnacle wrecked while attempting to travel the passage between Deadman’s Lighthouse and the shore, Barnaby Druthers and Harper Thorne investigate the cause of the crash.
https://www.barnabydruthers.com
Best of ATTITUDE with ARNIE ARNESEN July 5, 2025 (00:59:30)
Segment One
We begin the show with Timothy Robert Noah, staff writer for The New Republic. We discuss the erosion of Democracy, and the growth of oligarchy in the US. How did we get here? How can this be reversed?
Segment Two
We then sit with Larry Beinhart, an American novelist, columnist, and blogger. His principal concerns are the US economy and politics, taxes, and rising inequality. We discuss the BBB, which imposes a tax on wind and solar power, and how this affect the development of sustainable power generation and use. We also discuss the effect of marginal tax rates, and how these change the economic development of the US.
https://www.arniearnesen.org/WP
BACKGROUND BRIEFING with IAN MASTERS July 6, 2025 (00:59:00)
Trump Gets Stiffed Again by His Idol Putin as China Admits It Wants the Ukraine War to Drag on to Keep the US and NATO Out of Asia | Trump Says he Expects to Close a Ceasefire Deal Between Israel and Hamas Next Week | Trump as a Man of the Past as Zombie Neoliberalism and Neoconservatism Comeback From the Dead.
https://www.backgroundbriefing.org
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR: Letting Go Of Nothing: Relax Your Mind & Discover the Wonder of Your True Nature with Peter Russell (00:59:00)
Peter Russell has degrees in theoretical physics, psychology and computer science from the University of Cambridge where he studied with Stephen Hawking. He studied meditation and Eastern philosophy in India, and he’s the author of several books, including From Science to God, and Global Brain in which he predicted the internet and the impact it would have on humanity. His latest book is Letting Go of Nothing: Relax Your Mind and Discover the Wonder of Your True Nature.
DEEP DIVE CYBERSECURITY SHOW: Americans Prepare for Terror Attacks, Big Tech & The Military Cozy Up, & the US Now Has A Citizenship Database (00:58:45)
So much insane news, we are doing THREE Deep Dives this week:
-Thanks to Trump bombing Iran, we need to prepare for terror attacks at home.
-Big Tech & the US military are closer than ever, which is of serious concern
-Trump now has a Citizenship database and they’ve sorted it by naturalized versus born to citizens.
This is all deeply concerning for the future of the USA.
Do not miss this one.
SATURDAY 07.05.25 PROGRAM Notes
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TECHTONIC with MARK HURST: Compulsory Surveillance and Other Threats (00:59:30)
Surveillance tech is now deeply woven into daily life. Mattel toys has new embedded AI. ICE agents use handheld facial recognition to ID anyone in their field of vision. Google is spying even more on you. And Musks rocket parts rain down on Mexico.
KEEPING DEMOCRACY ALIVE: Can One Have Meat and a Conscience? (00:59:41)
The right wing is heavily invested in the meat industry. After all, it has the essential components: dominance, violence, destruction of the planet. In his new provocative book: The Omnivores Deception: What We Get Wrong About Meat, Animals, and Ourselves, my guest author Professor John Sanbonmatsu reveals the surprising link between slavery and the meat culture. For a number of reasons, he argues the urgency is now. This is more important than you might think.
AGING MATTERS: Library Resources (00:58:00)
Because older adults are living longer, they are staying physically active and finding mentally stimulating endeavors to keep their brains healthy. Librarians across the country are identifying new ways for libraries to empower older adults with engaging programs and services. Suzanne Lapierre, Virginia Room Librarian, Fairfax County Virginia Public Library, talks about innovative programs and services being developed by libraries to meet diverse characteristics and circumstances of older adults,
https://www.ala.org/advocacy/diversity/librariesrespond/services-older-adults
GROWING GREENER: A New Guide for Helping Your Native Plant Garden Adapt to a Changing Climate (00:29:00)
Jenica Allen and Matt Fertakos of Northeast RISCC describe the invaluable free online guide they helped to create that provides all a gardener needs to know about selecting native plants that will flourish not only today but also persist as the local climate changes.
https://www.thomaschristophergardens.com
TUC RADIO: The JFK Assassination and the Gangster Nature of the State, Michael Parenti (ONE of TWO) (00:29:00)
Parenti criticizes the lone assassin theory, goes over details of the murder and addresses the bitter question that haunts so many, whether government agencies of a democratic country participated in the assassination of an elected President. This is one of Parentis most highly acclaimed talks, ending with a standing ovation. He spoke on the 30th anniversary of the assassination in Berkeley, CA. When Oliver Stones movie JFK opened in December 1991 a huge PR campaign was mobilized against the film. Even progressives spoke out. Noam Chomsky wrote in support of the Warren Commissions lone assassin findings. In contrast Michael Parenti supported Stone and began by examining what he calls the gangster nature of the state. An extended text of this talk can be found in Parenti’s book:
Dirty Truths, published by City Lights in 1996.
THE BOPST SHOW: Class War (00:55:00)
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 show, you’ll hear the French pop of Les Rita Mitsouko, hip hop legends Public Enemy, and vocal trio the McGuire Sisters as well as music by Israel Vibration, Herbie Mann & Tamiko Jones and many others locked out of the nation’s largest terrestrial bandwidths.
podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
RALPH NADER RADIO HOUR #591 (00:58:00)
Parenti criticizes the lone assassin theory, goes over details of the murder and addresses the bitter question that haunts so many, whether government agencies of a democratic country participated in the assassination of an elected President. This is one of Parentis most highly acclaimed talks, ending with a standing ovation. He spoke on the 30th anniversary of the assassination in Berkeley, CA. When Oliver Stone’s movie JFK opened in December 1991 a huge PR campaign was mobilized against the film. Even progressives spoke out. Noam Chomsky wrote in support of the Warren Commissions lone assassin findings. In contrast Michael Parenti supported Stone and began by examining what he calls the gangster nature of the state.
An extended text of this talk can be found in Parenti’s book: Dirty Truths, published by City Lights in 1996.
https://www.ralphnaderradiohour.com
FRIDAY 07.04.25 PROGRAM Notes
6-hour loop begins at NOON, repeats until following noon
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Friday July 4, 2025
https://www.democracynow.org/shows
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: The Arctic is getting louder, and whales are paying the price (00:01:30)
Melting ice brings more ships and industrial activity, interfering with how whales communicate and behave.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
THE LABOR HERITAGE POWER HOUR: Class, Power, and Primetime (00:55:00)
Cultural critic Kathleen M. Newman joins Chris Garlock to unpack how class, power, and work are portrayed in three hit TV series: The Residence, Running Point, and Your Friends and Neighbors. From the White House to pro sports to suburban secrets, these shows pull back the curtain on the invisible labor that makes elite worlds run – and the messy lives behind the glamour. Plus, what happens when working-class characters finally get their own stories?
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: From the Belly of the Beast (00:58:00)
Guest Host Jefferson Smith dives deep into the lie of the Trump’s legislation agenda – buried in a 1000 page spending bill – with progressive Congressman Mark Pocan.
SEA CHANGE RADIO: Andrew Kaminsky: Dont Mine If I Do (00:29:00)
One of the powers that we have as consumers is to vote with our dollars, or exercise our right to choose one brand over another. Boycotts and other awareness campaigns can pressure a company to conduct business differently. An area where consumers do not generally have that power is mining. Mining operates with little direct business-to-consumer transactions, and with minimal transparency. This week on Sea Change Radio, we speak with Andrew Kaminsky, a journalist for Triple Pundit, to learn more about the mining industry. We look at the environmental impacts of extracting various minerals, discuss how mining companies are changing the way they operate, and examine a promising model in Canada where mining companies are partnering with indigenous communities in the region.
LAURA FLANDERS AND FRIENDS: Marsha P. Johnsons Queer Legacy Lives On: Tourmaline & Qween Jean on Trans Liberation (00:28:00)
Activist and artist Marsha P. Johnson was one of the key founders of the gay liberation movement after the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, but it’s taken years for her to receive recognition. On this special Pride Month edition of Meet the BIPOC Press, were celebrating Marsha’s life and legacy with two activists carrying her story forward. A new biography from Penguin House, Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson by our guest, Tourmaline traces Marsha’s working-class beginnings to her work with sex workers and street activists, to her death in 1992. Qween Jean is a self-described spiritual daughter of Marsha and the founder of Black Trans Liberation. Explore how mainstream media coverage once excluded Marsha, and whats changed since then. We also unpack the media’s coverage of transphobia and the recent ruling from Tennessee that restricts gender-affirming care for minors. In the face of extreme backlash and repression, how are artists and activists reframing media narratives for queer and trans liberation?
THE BOPST SHOW: Class War (00:55:59)
The Bopst Show, the critically acclaimed music radio show hosted by artist, musician, writer, DJ and founding member of GWAR, Chris Bopst, features a wide assortment of audio stimulations from a myriad of genres, eras and inspirations. On this week’s show, you’ll hear the French pop of Les Rita Mitsouko, hip hop legends Public Enemy, and vocal trio the McGuire Sisters as well as music by Israel Vibration, Herbie Mann & Tamiko Jones and many others locked out of the nation’s largest terrestrial bandwidths.
podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
THE BRADCAST: 7/3/2025 Encore: ‘The Nation’s John Nichols on Zohran Mandani’s NYC Democratic mayoral primary win (00:58:00) Encore: original airdate 6-25-2-025. On today’s ‘BradCast’: Donald Trump’s and Congressional Republicans’ massive, deficit-exploding budget reconciliation bill remains wildly unpopular with the public. It adds $3 trillion to the national debt while gutting healthcare, food assistance, clean energy, and more to fund $4 trillion in tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. The Senate Parliamentarian rejected some items on Republicans’ wish list, including a massive auction of public lands. The Trump Administration moved to repeal the landmark ‘Roadless Rule’ protecting our national forests. In New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary, progressive Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani won a huge victory over disgraced former Governor Andrew Cuomo. The Nation’s JOHN NICHOLS discusses Mamdani’s campaign and stunning win, what it means for the Big Apple, and potential lessons for the Democratic Party and progressive politics going forward.
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
THURSDAY 07.03.25 PROGRAM Notes
6-hour loop begins at NOON, repeats until following noon
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Thursday July 3, 2025
https://www.democracynow.org/shows
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Climate change could take a bite out of the banana industry (00:01:30)
The ideal places to grow them could get too hot for the fruit.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
RADIO ECOSHOCK: Hot And Polluted Episodes (00:58:00)
Breaking climate news: hot humid heat domes over Eastern North America, UK, and Europe. Scientist Michael Mann blames changed planetary waves. Gabriele Messori, Uppsala University: whiplash combined climate hazards increasing. Body’s heat tolerance lower than we were told. Dr. Daniel Vecellio on Greatly enhanced risk to humans as humid heat stress strikes billions of people sooner than expected (repeat interview).
LABOR HISTORY IN 2:00 – On This Day in Labor History
https://www.illinoislaborhistory.org/labor-history-in-200
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: By What Other Monikers Could We Label this Brutal Billionaire Bill? (00:57:59)
Guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd Podcast sits in for Thom Hartmann shares insights on the horrendous legislation just passed by the Senate. Listeners compete with ideas for the worst name to describe the most destructive bill imaginable that looms over passage.
RISING UP WITH SONALI – 2025-07-01 (00:58:31)
This week, well examine Zohran Mamdanis stunning victory for the Democratic nomination for New York city mayor. My guest will be Roots Action senior advisor India Walton, who won a primary for mayor of Buffalo, New York four years ago on a platform of democratic socialism, and Fatima Iqbal-Zubair, who is running for a Californias State Assembly seat, also on a democratic socialist platform. Then, well turn to Ron Gochez of Union del Barrio, about how community self defense groups in Los Angeles are resisting ICE raids. Finally, Trevor Smith and Emi Aguilar from BLIS Collective share the results of a new study on linking narratives around reparations and Land Back.
https://risingupwithsonali.com
LITERATURE ALOUD: Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman ch.5 “A Unique History” (00:30:10)
Herland is a utopian novel written in1915 by feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman author of the famous and influential short story “The Yellow Wallpaper.” It describes the adventures and education of three men who land in an isolated and get schooled by a society comprised entirely of women who reproduce via asexual reproduction. Their matrifocal emphasis leads to an ideal social order, free of war, conflict and domination. It first appeared as a serial in Perkin’s monthly magazine Forerunner.
https://librivox.org/herland-by-charlotte-perkins-gilman
Text: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Herland
WINGS # 12-25 Major Hindu Goddesses (00:28:47)
The guests tell the history of the consolidation of Indian village goddesses into major Hindu goddesses, sing their songs, and explain the names, symbols, and character of India’s major goddesses today
THE BRADCAST: 7/2/2025 Encore: Dr. Brooke Nichols on More Than 300,000 Dead Since Musk, Trump Shutdown of USAID (00:58:00)
Encore: original airdate 6-4-2025. On today’s ‘BradCast’: The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects that Donald Trump’s and Congressional Republicans’ massive budget bill would increase the deficit by $2.4 trillion and cut off health care and food nutrition for up to 14 million low-income Americans, all to pay for huge tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. So naturally the Trump White House and GOP attacked the CBO. Conservative columnist David Brooks compared Elon Musk to genocidal dictators over the 300,000 people who have died globally since Musk’s DOGE dismantled the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Dr. BROOKE NICHOLS of Boston University explains her meticulous database documenting the stunning tally of preventable deaths around the world caused by Trump’s foreign aid shutdown, how it harms Americans here at home, the ‘broken trust’ the U.S. is now facing with other nations, and much more.
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
WEDNESDAY 07.02.25 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Wednesday July 2, 2025
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Newton, Massachusetts, project turns flood problem into pollinator paradise (00:01:30)
With underground tanks and native vegetation, Cheesecake Brook is getting a climate-ready upgrade.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
FOOD SLEUTH RADIO: Pamela Miller, MS, Founder and Executive Director of Alaska Community Action on Toxics (00:28:00)
Did you know that people living in arctic regions have some of the highest body burdens of toxic chemicals? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn for her conversation with Pamela Miller, MS, Founder and Executive Director of Alaska Community Action on Toxics and Co-Chair of the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN). Miller discusses the unique food system, climate and environmental toxin challenges faced by those living in Alaska and the broader Arctic region.
Related Websites: www.akaction
https://foodsleuth.transistor.fm
THIS WAY OUT #1944: Marval A Rex’s Big Dad Energy & global LGBTQ news! (00:28:59)
Trans masculine comedian Marval Rex stands up for Big Dad Energy; hundreds of thousands defy Orban to Pride Parade in Budapest, seventy-five people are arrested at an Indonesian gay party, a high court in India rules that trans women are legally women, the U.S. Supreme Court lets parents opt kids out of queer-related lessons but backs insurance coverage for PReP, and a guerrilla theater Pride show at the Kennedy Center trolls Trump.
Those stories and more this week when you choose This Way Out.
LABOR HISTORY IN 2:00 – On This Day in Labor History
https://www.illinoislaborhistory.org/labor-history-in-200
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: U.S. Senate Rewards the Bloated Rich by Passing Poverty Inducing Bill (00:58:00)
Guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd Podcast sits in for Thom Hartmann as the Senate passes the most devastatingly destructive bill that will incapacitate the citizenry while rewarding the already bloated rich. Jeff’s dad Joe Smith joins the show celebrating his 90th birthday with the popular segment News with My Dad.
CIVIC CIPHER: Millions Racially Reclassified by U.S. Census with Asian Soph / Right-Wing Plants in Left-Wing Demonstrations (00:59:00)
Today’s guest is a social media influencer and activist that goes by the name of Asian Soph found online at the handle @asian_soph or @MixedPresent. She speaks on and organizes around the mixed BIPOC/multiracial experience in the United States. In the first half of the show, Soph talks us through the changes made to the racial classification system at the U.S. Census and the implications of the move. We discuss who is affected, and the potential reasons behind the change. In the second half of the show, Soph discusses recent protests in LA, as well as how outliers, infiltrators, and plants can/do shift the optics of otherwise largely peaceful protests.
LITERATURE ALOUD: Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman ch.4 “Our Venture” (00:26:24)
Herland is a utopian novel written in1915 by feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman author of the famous and influential short story “The Yellow Wallpaper.” It describes the adventures and education of three men who land in an isolated and get schooled by a society comprised entirely of women who reproduce via asexual reproduction. Their matrifocal emphasis leads to an ideal social order, free of war, conflict and domination. It first appeared as a serial in Perkin’s monthly magazine Forerunner.
https://librivox.org/herland-by-charlotte-perkins-gilman
Text: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Herland
CHOOSE TO BE CURIOUS: Curiosity in Translation & Interpretation, with Silvia Villacampa (00:28:00)
This week’s conversation is about curiosity in translation and interpretation. Not just the literal, “how do you say this thing in that language?” but how do we use our curiosity to communicate our ideas effectively, to investigate what’s really being said when we’re quite literally not speaking one another’s language. Luckily, there are people like Silvia Villacampa who have a few things to teach the rest of us… “In the moment, the curiosity must be around the culture of both parties, both speakers. Culture is language, language is culture. It’s all intertwined.” ~ Silvia Villacampa
THE BRADCAST: 7/1/2025 Encore: ‘Anti-War’ Trump Attacks a Iran on false WMD claims; Guest: Rolling Stone’s Andrew Perez (00:58:00)
Encore: original airdate 6-23-2025. On today’s ‘BradCast’: Donald Trump ordered missile strikes on three nuclear sites in Iran, but his administration has offered no actual evidence to suggest that Iran was even close to building a nuclear weapon, the pretext for Saturday’s attack. The situation is disturbingly similar to the last time a Republican president entangled the U.S. in a ‘Forever War’ in the Middle East based on known lies about ‘weapons of mass destruction.’ Iran retaliated with a targeted attack on a US air base in Qatar. ANDREW PEREZ of Rolling Stone discusses his new reporting on the dearth of evidence to justify the administration’s strikes on Iran, Trump’s sudden decision to bomb Iran while trying to negotiate a new nuclear deal with them, and much more. Callers weigh in.
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
TUESDAY 07.01.25 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Tuesday July 1, 2025
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Extreme heat could threaten human health on a massive scale (00:01:30)
If the world warms 1.8 degrees F more, dangerous heat waves could plague an area the size of the U.S.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
ENCOURAGEMENTOLOGY: Find Your Voice – Without the Guilt Trip (00:30:00)
On this show, were talking about what it really means to find your voice – without dragging along the guilt trip. Maybe you’ve been biting your tongue, nodding when you mean to shake your head, or saying sure when every fiber of your being is screaming no! Sound familiar? You’re not alone. So many of us, especially the people-pleasers and peacekeepers of the world, have been taught to smooth things over rather than speak up. But here’s the thing – your voice matters, and your truth deserves airtime.
MAKING CONTACT: What does a Latino version of “The Bear” taste like? (00:29:00)
On this week’s show, we explore Latino food and culture in Chicago’s historic Pilsen neighborhood and hear about how food can bring communities together. We tag along with the podcast In Confianza with Pulso as they try to answer the question: what does a Latino version of the tv show “The Bear” taste like?
LABOR HISTORY IN 2:00 – On This Day in Labor History
https://www.illinoislaborhistory.org/labor-history-in-200
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Solutions (00:58:00)
As Republicans fight it out to make us all live with their solution to making the very rich extraordinarily rich- what solutions can the Democratic party bring to support the lives of the rest of us? Guest host Jefferson Smith proudly helms the discussion.
THE CHILDREN’S HOUR: Patriotism & Leadership (00:53:00)
What does the Pledge of Allegiance really mean? And what makes someone a great leader? On this episode of The Children’s Hour, we explore patriotism and leadership with bilingual eighth graders from Washington Middle School and fourth graders from Adobe Acres Elementary in Albuquerque. These students share powerful insights about what it means to love your country, and why some people protest the pledge while others embrace it.
LITERATURE ALOUD: Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman ch. 3 “A Peculiar Imprisonment” (00:27:23)
Herland is a utopian novel written in1915 by feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman author of the famous and influential short story “The Yellow Wallpaper.” It describes the adventures and education of three men who land in an isolated and get schooled by a society comprised entirely of women who reproduce via asexual reproduction. Their matrifocal emphasis leads to an ideal social order, free of war, conflict and domination. It first appeared as a serial in Perkin’s monthly magazine Forerunner.
https://librivox.org/herland-by-charlotte-perkins-gilman
Text: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Herland
BOOM GODDESS RADIO #621: Nnenna Freelon (Rebroadcast) (00:28:11)
June is Black Music Month. This week we will rebroadcast a recent episode featuring Jennifer in conversation with Grammy nominated jazz musician Nnenna Freelon. Along for the ride as special co-host is Tom Coulson, host of the nationally syndicated jazz/blues music program “Full Moon Hacksaw”.
https://www.boomgoddessradio.com
THE BRADCAST: 6/30/2025 Encore: Former WH budget adviser Bobby Kogan on the deadly Trump/GOP big, bad budget bill (00:58:00)
Encore: original airdate 6-19-2025. On today’s ‘BradCast’: The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate released their draft of Donald Trump’s so-called ‘One Big Beautiful Bill,’ which calls for deep cuts to Medicaid and SNAP food assistance for millions of low-income and disabled Americans, and guts clean energy incentives for households and businesses, to pay for a $4 trillion tax cut for the richest Americans — all while increasing the national debt by $3 trillion. BOBBY KOGAN, former Biden-Harris White House budget advisor, explains the many negative impacts of the Republicans’ reverse Robin Hood bill, and actions to help stop it from passing. Trump’s travel ban from 19 countries is preventing sick children from receiving life-saving medical care. Plus Desi Doyen has our new ‘Green News Report.’
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675