MONDAY 07.20.26 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman Monday July 20, 2026
Democracy Now! produces a daily, global, independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Our reporting includes breaking daily news headlines and in-depth interviews with people on the front lines of the world’s most pressing issues. On Democracy Now!, you’ll hear a diversity of voices speaking for themselves, providing a unique and sometimes provocative perspective on global events.
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Indigenous Earth Fund distributes $5 million to Indigenous-led projects (00:01:30)
Edgar Villanueva says that Indigenous communities have solutions to environmental problems but struggle to access funding.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
WHEN THE BIOMASS HITS THE WIND TURBINE #172 End of the Age of Fossil Fuels (00:29:00)
We are living through transformative times. Not since the Industrial Revolution has the energy system that powers our society changed in such profound ways. But we are too close to it to see it clearly. Over the next three years, wind and solar will make up 90% of all new energy sources. Coal is dead. Nuclear is dead. Natural gas is dying.
Join Annie and Jay Warmke of Blue Rock Station in a discussion of the enormous changes that are going on around us and how it is the end of the world as we know it… and thank God!
https://bluerockstation.podbean.com
ECONOMIC UPDATE: Markets – Institutions Deeply In Need of Criticism July 16th, 2026 (00:29:00)
This week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff presents an analysis of how markets work, which parts of society they favor and serve, and which they discriminate against. He also unpacks why markets are NOT the same as capitalism, and where markets are NOT allowed to exist in the world today, including in the U.S. He wraps up todays show with an analysis of why market idolatry now functions as a kind of secular religion, especially in the U.S. but also globally
https://economicupdate.libsyn.com
LABOR RADIO PODCAST DAILY: Bloody Friday Lives On (for 7/20) (00:02:00)
Green and Red explores the harsh conditions faced by Southern textile workers. In labor history, the 1934 Minneapolis truckers’ strike reached its deadly “Bloody Friday.” Quote of the day: David Riehle.
https://www.laborradionetwork.org
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour Why Did ABC, NBC, And CNN Refuse To Air Trump’s Speech? (00:58:00)
Trump Declassified The Proof That Putin Was Helping Him All Along. Did Mitch McConnel die and there is a massive cover-up? Who Did ICE Hand A Gun And A Badge To – Who then Killed Joan Sebastian Guerrero? Phil Ittner – Live from Ukraine update. Is Trumps Inner Circle Cashing In on the Iran War? Is Cuba Next on the War Menu? And Why Did ABC, NBC, And CNN Refuse To Air Trump’s Speech?
SPIRIT IN ACTION: Speaking Truth to Power With 92 Years of Witness (00:55:00)
(Originally aired 10/28/2023) There was an article by Bill Durland in the May/June 2023 issue of Western Friend called Martyrs for Conscience’s Sake (and there is also a podcast of a visit with Bill) which provides a very short history of those martyred as they spoke truth to power. We visit with Bill & Genie Durland about the article, about the violence in Israel/Palestine, and about the 10 plays they have written on activist issues and which can be ordered from Bill & Genie by email at durlandwe@gmail.com. Bill is an attorney, he served in the Virginia House of Delegates, and Bill and Genie have served with the Center on Law & Pacifism, Pendle Hill Retreat Center, Christian Peacemaker Teams, and in other ways and with other groups.
Past/present religious/spiritual influences: Catholic, Episcopalian, Quaker, Catholic Worker
LITERATURE ALOUD: The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. DuBois ch. 1 (00:25:56)
A classic work of African-American literature by activist W.E.B. Du Bois, the text is also one of the first sociological treatments in America. Published in 1903, The Souls of Black Folk is comprised of several essays about race first published in The Atlantic magazine. Based on his own experiences DuBois develops this foundational work on being African-American in American society with creativity and style.
https://librivox.org/souls-of-black-folks-by-web-du-bois
TEXT: https://libcom.org/files/DuBois.pdf
GREEN STREET with PATTI and DOUG WOOD: Unplug from Tech! (00:29:00)
Our near-constant exposure to electromagnetic fields and microwave radiation from cell phones, Wi-Fi, and countless connected devices is quietly taking a toll on our health. This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the impact of warming rivers on nuclear power plants, the ability of scientists to accurately determine the impacts of climate change, and how reducing your exposure to plastic also reduces harmful chemicals in your body. Then radiologist Dr. Rob Brown talks about his new book, Unplug: A Radiologist Explores the Damage Caused by Electropollution and How You Can Prevent It, and how chronic exposure disrupts metabolism, weakens the immune system, and may contribute to anxiety, depression and aggression in today’s society.
https://www.greenstreetnews.org
THE BRADCAST: 7/17/2026 Encore: Dead Ends — Iran, Platner, McConnell with guest David Faris of Roosevelt Univ. (00:58:00)
Encore: original airdate 7-9-2026. On today’s ‘BradCast’: Maine’s Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner has withdrawn from the race, with state party officials now scrambling to create a process to select a new nominee. Questions are swirling around the health status of hospitalized Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and Senate Republicans’ secrecy isn’t helping. Donald Trump’s War on Iran is back on again, and Trump claims the ‘ceasefire’ and the ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ between the US and Iran are ‘over.’ Roosevelt University’s Prof. DAVID FARIS explains the latest developments, the major concessions that the U.S. made with Iran, potential pathways forward to resolve the conflict, and much more. Plus Desi Doyen has our new ‘Green News Report.’
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
SUNDAY 07.19.26 PROGRAM Notes
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THE FALLON FORUM 7.13.26: We have ninety days to stop the steal (00:55:01)
On this week’s Fallon Forum, Ed Fallon discusses
– We have ninety days to stop the steal
– Revisiting a proposal for a national divorce, with Jeffrey Weiss
– Elite Dems panic about “democratic socialism”, with Jeffrey Weiss
– July garden Q & A, with Kathy Byrnes Fallon, Birds & Bees Urban Farm
EARTH RIOT RADIO #230 We Got To Move (00:29:00)
This is the Billionaire economy, and we need new disruptionsinour traditional logic.We need the Earth to step in and lead us to our new strangeness. Call it accelerated evolution.Will we be Strange Enough To Change Enough?Out of extinction evolves newefficient monsters.Out ofthe dying oceans come breath-taking storms.The Earth is coming!The Earth is Coming!
BARNABY DRUTHERS: Contralto (00:28:00)
Barnaby Druthers investigates mysteries with his intellectual partner, Harper Thorne, in this acclaimed audio theater adventure series created specifically for community radio.
https://www.barnabydruthers.com
Best of ATTITUDE with ARNIE ARNESEN July 18, 2026 (00:59:30)
Segment One
We begin the show with Mark Sappenfield, writer for the Christian Science Monitor. We discuss the difference in the way that sports are introduced to children, and how sports are used in different countries. The contrast between the approach used in the US vs. the approach used in Norway is glaring. The outcomes in how people react to this is enormous in terms of satisfaction and happiness measured in these two countries.
Segment Two
We then catch up with Susan Randolph, Associate Professor Emerita, Economics, University of Connecticut. We discuss how even though the US is a rich country, our residents are now worse off than residents of other nations. We discuss the reasons, and the metrics used to measure “national wealth.
https://www.arniearnesen.org/WP
BACKGROUND BRIEFING with IAN MASTERS July 16, 2026 (00:59:00)
Will Trump’s Roy Cohn Get Confirmed Since One Republican Senator’s Vote is All It Takes To Tank Todd Blanche’s Nomination? | A New DNI Unwilling To Speak Truth To Power in the Reckless Ignoramus’s Oval Office Is a Catastrophe For Our National Security | Trump Will Try to Sell the Save America Act Tonight With Manufactured Intel and Racist Delusions About Georgia’s Black Voters In 2020
https://www.backgroundbriefing.org
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR: Part 1 Consented – A Doctor’s Call to End Medical Violence & Reclaim Patient Autonomy with Dr Zed Zha (00:59:00)
Dr Zed Zha is a family physician, a writer and an outspoken advocate for medical justice. Trained at Dartmouth and the Mayo Clinic Health System, she has dedicated her
career to caring for marginalized communities in rural America. Her work explores medical
misogyny, systemic racism, the decolonization of medicine and the human cost of medical culture, drawing from her lived experience as both a clinician and a patient advocate. She is the author of the newsletter Ask the Patient, and a new book that we discuss in this interview: Consented: A Doctors Call to End Medical Violence and Reclaim Patient Autonomy
DEEP DIVE CYBERSECURITY SHOW: Are Data Centers Evil!? (00:58:00)
Are Data Centers Evil!? Does AI actually democratize content? Big Tech killing creativity and AI surveillance is expanding. This is an insanely packed show!!! We discuss all of this and so. much. more. Don’t miss this episode…
SATURDAY 07.18.26 PROGRAM Notes
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TECHTONIC with MARK HURST: Dystopia roundup, police edition (00:59:30)
As the surveillance state grows, police are gaining new kinds of power. A police officer turned whistleblower was fired for speaking out against surveillance; A Google self-driving car delivered teenage riders to the police; and more.
KEEPING DEMOCRACY ALIVE: How The Iran War Made the Very Rich Even Richer (00:59:00)
The oil companies had no less supply and sold the same volume but reaped greater profits. The input price: the cost of refinement of crude oil, remained the same. But the Iran War oil shock did not affect everyone the same. As our guest, economics and antitrust journalist Ben Balint-Kurti, details, it’s hardly just market dynamics at work, it really is simple greed. In the oil crisis of the 70s, President Carter instituted a windfall profits tax. It’s time for that again. if not more measures.
AGING MATTERS: Opioid Use (00:58:00)
While in general the opioid crisis in the U.S. has improved over the last several years for adults under age 65, at the same time opioid use for adults over 65 has not decreased. The primary reason is their continuing use of prescription opioids for pain management.
Elana Kieffer Blass, MBA, Director of Strategic Alliances, Gerontological Society of America (GSA), https://www.geron.org/, talks about opioid use by older adults, recognition and response to opioid overdose, and the GSA report regarding pain management and opioid safety.
https://www.agingmattersonline.com
GROWING GREENER: The Facts about Fireflies (00:29:00)
Texan Ben Pfeiffer discusses his personal crusade for fireflies and the remarkable facts about their strange and colorful life cycles in this return visit to a conversation from July 2020.
https://www.thomaschristophergardens.com
TUC RADIO: Suzanne Simard ” Dispatches from The Mother Tree Project (00:29:00)
A report on the underground networks in the forest
Suzanne Simard is Professor of Forest Ecology in the University of British Columbias Faculty of Forestry. In spite of her status in academia, rigorous research and love and respect from her students it took over 30 years for her ideas to break through
THE BOPST SHOW: The Limits We Set (00:56:10)
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 variety of music that knows no one genre, era, or inspiration. On this edition, you’ll hear the Scottish riot grrrl sound of Lung Leg, the space age lounge of the big band stylings of Tommy Dorsey, the post-punk aggressions of Idles, and the moody dub of Noel Ellis as well as tunes by Nina Simone, Mr. Lif, and many others locked out of the nation’s largest terrestrial bandwidths.
podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
RALPH NADER RADIO HOUR #645 (00:58:00)
Ralph speaks to historian Omer Bartov about his new book “Israel: What Went Wrong?” with special guest, international law expert Bruce Fein.
https://www.ralphnaderradiohour.com
FRIDAY 07.17.26 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman Friday July 17, 2026
Democracy Now! produces a daily, global, independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Our reporting includes breaking daily news headlines and in-depth interviews with people on the front lines of the world’s most pressing issues. On Democracy Now!, you’ll hear a diversity of voices speaking for themselves, providing a unique and sometimes provocative perspective on global events.
https://www.democracynow.org/shows
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Boston’s first public housing project gets a climate-friendly makeover (00:01:30)
The redevelopment includes all-electric energy-efficient units, mature shade trees, and rain gardens.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
THE LABOR HERITAGE POWER HOUR: The Labor History of Soccer (00:55:00)
Simon Sapper explores the working-class roots of soccer, Gabe Logan tells the story of Detroit’s factory and workers’ soccer teams, Augustus Wood examines the dismantling of Black labor power in Atlanta, plus latest labor news briefs and Labor History in 2:00 remembers the 1381 execution of Peasants’ Revolt leader John Ball.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Conservatism: Americas Personality Disorder (00:58:00)
Thom is joined by Christopher Armitage, Journalist. Criminal justice Researcher, former law enforcement officer, veteran, author of The Existentialist Republic who reports that we are beginning to convene Grand Juries over DOGE. Also Mike Johnson claims that the Pentagon needs more money for Fighting Communism.” Plus Geeky Science! Why Are Your Flights Getting So Bumpy?
LABOR RADIO PODCAST DAILY: The Right to Refuse Dangerous Work (for 7/17) (00:02:00)
The Workers Mic examines labor conditions in the cannabis industry. In labor history, the 1944 Port Chicago disaster led to the court-martial of 50 Black sailors. Quote of the day: Thurgood Marshall.
https://www.laborradionetwork.org
SEA CHANGE RADIO: Marshan Camese: Fighting Fire With Fire (00:29:00)
In May of 2026, Marshan Camese addressed a Louisiana state senate subcommittee to voice his objection to the elimination of one of Louisiana’s two majority-Black districts. The moment went viral as Camese’s fiery rhetoric captured the feelings of millions of Americans fed up with the status quo. This week on Sea Change Radio, we are joined by Camese as he breaks down the behind-the-scenes story of the speech, discusses some of the inequities that ignite his passions, and talks about why he’s hopeful that a positive change is imminent.
LAURA FLANDERS AND FRIENDS: Maysoon Zayid: Bridging Comedy and Advocacy for both Disability Rights and Palestinian Identity (00:28:00)
[Original Release Date December 8, 2024] Israel’s US-backed war on Gaza has been a mass disabling event. Todays guest says we must create a viable, accessible future for the disabled Palestinians we have failed. Maysoon Zayid is a comedian, Princeton Fellow, and unapologetic voice for both disability rights and Palestinian identity. A fierce advocate with cerebral palsy, Zaid proves that the most powerful messages often come from unexpected places and are filled with laughter. Shes lost tens of thousands of dollars of contracts for her views, she says, but that hasn’t stopped her making funny during a genocide on social media all year. And she’s shown her followers her home village in Palestine ” the best place on earth, she says, despite the onslaught of oppression and violence that her people have endured. Maysoon co-founded the New York Arab American Comedy Festival and the Muslim Funny Fest. Her viral Ted Talk, I Got 99 Problems…Palsy is Just One, has been translated into 42 languages, and was one of the most popular talks of 2014. She’s the author of Shiny Misfits, the new graphic novel that tells the story of Bay Ann, a disabled girl and her cat friend that rock star Dave Matthews narrates for the audiobook. In this conversation filled with heart and humor, hear how comedy shines a light on injustice and serves as a voice of resistance. All that, plus a commentary from Laura on human shields.
THE BOPST SHOW: The Limits We Set (00:56:10)
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 variety of music that knows no one genre, era, or inspiration. On this edition, you’ll hear the Scottish riot grrrl sound of Lung Leg, the space age lounge of the big band stylings of Tommy Dorsey, the post-punk aggressions of Idles, and the moody dub of Noel Ellis as well as tunes by Nina Simone, Mr. Lif, and many others locked out of the nation’s largest terrestrial bandwidths.
podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
THE BRADCAST: 7/16/2026 Energy and Interior Chiefs Beclown Selves for Trump, Fossil Fuel Industry as American Chokes, Drowns, Burns (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: Central Texas is grappling with torrential rainfall and deadly, catastrophic flooding in the same region where a flood disaster destroyed Camp Mystic a year ago. The Midwest and East Coast are choking on toxic wildfire smoke. Studies confirm that the surge of new data centers is raising electricity rates across the country, prompting NY Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) to implement the nation’s first moratorium on the construction of new hyperscaler data centers. Trump Energy Sec. Chris Wright and Interior Sec. Doug Burgum celebrated the end of federal renewable energy subsides in favor of fossil fuel expansion, while lying and trying to gaslight Americans about the cost and reliability of renewable energy and pretending that batteries don’t exist. Plus Desi Doyen has our new ‘Green News Report.’
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
THURSDAY 07.16.26 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman Thursday July 16, 2026
Democracy Now! produces a daily, global, independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Our reporting includes breaking daily news headlines and in-depth interviews with people on the front lines of the world’s most pressing issues. On Democracy Now!, you’ll hear a diversity of voices speaking for themselves, providing a unique and sometimes provocative perspective on global events.
https://www.democracynow.org/shows
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Nonprofit encourages Latinos to get politically involved amid rising energy costs (00:01:30)
Poder Latinx created a bilingual website to help people understand how policy decisions influence electricity bills.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
CODEPINK RADIO Episode 360: Empire, Occupation & Resistance: From Venezuela to Gaza (00:55:00)
On this episode of CODEPINK Radio, we unmask Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s colonial chokehold on Venezuela and meet CODEPINK organizer Makayla Heiser to learn more about CODEPINK chapters challenging Rubio’s extortion and Trumps ICE raids.
https://www.codepink.org/radio
LABOR RADIO PODCAST DAILY: Soccer was forged in the class struggle (for 7/16) (00:02:00)
The Labor Heritage Power Hour explores how soccer’s history is inseparable from labor, class, and industrialization. In labor history, San Francisco’s 1934 longshore strike became a four-day general strike. Quote of the day: George Meany.
https://www.laborradionetwork.org
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Rubio Declares War on the War Crimes Court (00:58:00)
Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works and Strengthen Social Security explains how Trump hijacked Social Security for his own political and financial gain. Plus Marco Rubio launched a campaign to dismantle the international criminal court (ICC) on Monday, claiming the global tribunal was interfering with US military and law enforcement operations at the risk of American sovereignty.
RISING UP WITH SONALI – 2026-07-14 (00:58:30)
This week, after back-to-back ICE killings of two men in Houston, Texas, and Biddeford, Maine, well ask what it will take to strip ICE of its funding and ultimately abolish it. My guest Lauren Bonds is Executive Director of the National Police Accountability Project. Then, Hamid Khan of the Stop LAPD Spying Coalition will reflect on a major victory as LAs police department decides to end its contract with Flock, the notorious company whose automatic license plate reading technology has caused so much harm. And finally, as heat waves envelope much of the Northern Hemisphere, Candice Fortin of 350.org will share her vision of what real climate solutions look like: hint: its not more air conditioning.
https://risingupwithsonali.com/
LITERATURE ALOUD: The Diamond As Big As The Ritz by F. Scott Fitzgerald pt. 1 (00:51:27)
Before F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel The Great Gatsby, there was his more spectacular 1922 novella, “The Diamond As Big As The Ritz” which shares a similar theme in a fantastical tale that was Fitzgerald’s favorite. “Diamond” is a sensuously detailed, cutting critique of gaming the system, social snobbery, extreme wealth and pathological greed. Listen for it at the end of each loop before Democracy NOW.
https://librivox.org/tales-of-the-jazz-age-by-f-scott-fitzgerald/
Text: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Diamond_as_Big_as_the_Ritz
ALAN WATTS: We Worry About Problems We Don’t Even Have (00:08:03)
An inspirational and profound speech from the late philosopher Alan Watts. Original Audio sourced from: “Alan Watts – Taoist Way”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47YEyPnXfvw
THE BRADCAST: 7/15/2026 Is Voice of America Being Unlawfully Used for Propaganda? Guest: Former VOA White House Chief Steve Herman (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: For more than 80 years, Voice of America was a beloved world treasure, broadcasting across the globe in 49 languages as a living example of a free press, free speech, and American ‘soft power’. Former VOA White House Bureau Chief STEVE HERMAN explains new allegations by former VOA correspondents that the Trump Administration is unlawfully abusing the news agency to promote propaganda in violation of VOA’s mission, handing ‘a strategic victory’ to America’s adversaries in ceding the information space to ramp up their own global influence operations, and much more. Trump’s nominee for Director of National Intelligence, Jay Clayton, refused to say who won the 2020 election in his Senate confirmation hearing. Wisconsin election commission alleges billionaire Elon Musk committed criminal election fraud. Trump endorsed troubled 2020 election denier Mike Lindell for governor of Michigan.
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
WEDNESDAY 07.15.26 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman Wednesday July 15, 2026
Democracy Now! produces a daily, global, independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Our reporting includes breaking daily news headlines and in-depth interviews with people on the front lines of the world’s most pressing issues. On Democracy Now!, you’ll hear a diversity of voices speaking for themselves, providing a unique and sometimes provocative perspective on global events.
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: The rising risk of landslides (00:01:30)
Climate change is supercharging hurricanes, heavy downpours, and wildfires, all of which make landslides more likely.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
FOOD SLEUTH RADIO: Tristan Brandhorst, PhD, on the fungicide, fludioxonil (00:28:00)
Did you know that breakdown products of a widely used fungicide in the U.S. food system poses both environmental and public health risks? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn for her conversation with Tristan Brandhorst, PhD, Senior Research Scientist, University of WI-Madison. Brandhorst discusses his research on fludioxonil, a widely used fungicide in agriculture which breaks down to form a PFAS compound, thereby posing harm to our environment and human health. Consumer Reports ranks fludioxonil one of the six most concerning pesticides on produce.
Related Websites: Breakdown products of the fungicide Fludioxonil may account for observed environmental impact: potential implications for human health: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42254677/
https://foodsleuth.transistor.fm
THIS WAY OUT: Celebrating Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray (00:28:59)
Hear amazing tales of the binary-defying civil rights activist, labor organizer, lawyer, author and first Black woman Episcopal priest the Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray. In the news, marriage equality is outlawed in Senegal, theres no port for the gay Scarlet Lady cruise ship in Egypt either, and New Hampshire and California adopt different attitudes about transgender youth while Trans and Intersex Pride Marchers in Dublin target the One Percent.
LABOR RADIO PODCAST DAILY: The future of work belongs to workers who organize (for 7/15) (00:02:00)
Labor Force explores how workers across industries are organizing to shape the future of work. In labor history, Lovestruck game writers won raises after their 2020 strike. Quote of the day: Thomas Lee.
https://www.laborradionetwork.org
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Handing Out the Cash (00:58:00)
Trump’s cronies- with the help of the Supreme Court- are dismantling a system of rules that kept the President from wholesale handing out our tax money to his friends and supporters.
QR CODE: Culture. Opinions. Dialogue. Entertainment (00:59:00)
Main Segment 1 CULTURE (10 mins): Israel has Seized 70 Percent of Gaza
Main Segment 2 OPINIONS (10 mins): Nolan Wells’ Friend Speaks Out About Viral Video
Better Do Better (6 mins): Donald Trump Jr.s Corruption on Display for GrabAGun.com Deal
Q Wards Clapback (7 Mins): Say His Name
Main Segment 3 DIALOGUE (10 mins): Have You Ever Had a Near Death Experience? Did it Change You?
Main Segment 4 ENTERTAINMENT (10 mins): Marcy to the Mound
https://www.kpfk.org/on-air/qr-code
LITERATURE ALOUD: Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852) by Harriet Beecher Stowe ch.45 (00:24:27)
Among the most banned books in the United States, Uncle Tom’s Cabin or, Life Among the Lowly is a novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe which treats slavery as a central theme. Stowe was a Connecticut-born teacher at the Hartford Female Academy and an active abolitionist. The novel is believed to have had a profound effect on the North’s view of slavery. In fact, when he met Harriet Beecher Stowe, President Lincoln is said to have commented, “So you’re the little lady whose book started the Civil War.” First published on March 20, 1852, the story focuses on the tale of Uncle Tom, a long-suffering black slave, the central character around whose life the other characters—both fellow slaves and slave owners—revolve. The novel depicts the harsh reality of slavery while also showing that Christian love and faith can overcome even something as evil as enslavement of fellow human beings. (summary by Wikipedia and John Greenman)
https://librivox.org/uncle-toms-cabin-by-harriet-beecher-stowe
CHOOSE TO BE CURIOUS: Great Question: The Art of the Ask & Getting More of What You Really Want, with Larry Robertson (00:28:00)
What is more fundamental to who we are than questions? And yet, what makes a question great — and how do we do more of that? Larry Robertson’s latest book is Great Question: The Art of the Ask and Getting More of What You Really Want. With an amazingly rich array of stories, culled from 140+ interviews (full disclosure: myself included), Larry makes his case: we aren’t just a questioning species, questions are the source of our flourishing. And when we learn to use them well, we all benefit.
“What will you realize soon that you already know?” ~ Larry Robertson
THE BRADCAST: 7/14/2026 Trump Losing Everything Everywhere All At Once (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: Donald Trump is losing one battle after another. Trump finally paid writer E. Jean Carroll the $5.6 million dollars he owes after a jury found him liable for sexually abusing her. Hunter Biden won a $1.7 million defamation suit against billionaire Patrick Byrne, a Trump ally, for spreading lies invented by Russian intelligence falsely accusing the Bidens of bribery. A federal judge threw out Trump’s $10 billion settlement with the IRS as self-dealing, and more. DHS has suspended most vehicle stops around the country following ICE murders of immigrants. Trump reversed his ridiculous vow to charge a 20% toll on ships traversing the Strait of Hormuz. And data show that nobody wants to name their baby ‘Donald’ anymore. Plus Desi Doyen has our new ‘Green News Report.’
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
TUESDAY 07.14.26 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman Tuesday July 14, 2026
Democracy Now! produces a daily, global, independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Our reporting includes breaking daily news headlines and in-depth interviews with people on the front lines of the world’s most pressing issues. On Democracy Now!, you’ll hear a diversity of voices speaking for themselves, providing a unique and sometimes provocative perspective on global events.
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: In flood-prone areas on the Texas-Mexico border, predatory loans are a problem (00:01:30)
And it’s an increasing threat with climate change.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
ENCOURAGEMENTOLOGY: Are You Living Life or Producing It? (00:29:00)
This episode explores a question many of us don’t stop to ask: Are we experiencing life as it unfolds, or are we evaluating it for its shareability? In this episode of Encouragementology, we examine how our relationship with technology, attention, and validation may be quietly shaping the way we experience our days. This isn’t a conversation about abandoning social media. It’s an invitation to become more intentional, protect your capacity for wonder, and rediscover the richness of moments that don’t require an audience to be meaningful.
MAKING CONTACT: Mexicans Confronting Racism: Aztec Myths to Modern Stereotypes (Encore) (00:29:00)
Lies the Spanish conquistadors told about the Aztecs have led to racist tropes that still affect brown Mexicans today. Now, brown Mexicans are leading efforts to raise awareness about the harm of racism and to relearn Aztec history, correctly. This episode first aired in 2023.
LABOR RADIO PODCAST DAILY: Heatstroke can hit anybody (for 7/14) (00:02:00)
Roswell Hub shares lifesaving lessons on protecting workers from extreme heat. In labor history, the Great Railroad Strike of 1877 erupted after wage cuts sparked a nationwide revolt. Quote of the day: Woody Guthrie.
https://www.laborradionetwork.org
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Is Marco Rubio Now The Viceroy Of Venezuela? (00:58:00)
Lindsay Graham is dead. The Oligarchs Warning: This Fall, America Decides Which of Russia’s Four Futures to Follow. Is Marco Rubio Now The Viceroy Of Venezuela? Is Venezuela now a colony of America? Machine Guns Detained Congressman Ro Khanna In The West Bank. Plus Sabrina Haake from the Haake Take.
THE CHILDREN’S HOUR: Communication Nation: Mother Tongues (00:53:00)
This is the second episode of our 4 part series, Communication Nation. Mother Tongues refers to the very first languages we spoke. For some of us, there might be more than one language. We are going to explore the importance of our Mother Tongue, and how it helps us understand ourselves, and our cultures better.
LITERATURE ALOUD: Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852) by Harriet Beecher Stowe ch.43-44 (00:29:14)
Among the most banned books in the United States, Uncle Tom’s Cabin or, Life Among the Lowly is a novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe which treats slavery as a central theme. Stowe was a Connecticut-born teacher at the Hartford Female Academy and an active abolitionist. The novel is believed to have had a profound effect on the North’s view of slavery. In fact, when he met Harriet Beecher Stowe, President Lincoln is said to have commented, “So you’re the little lady whose book started the Civil War.” First published on March 20, 1852, the story focuses on the tale of Uncle Tom, a long-suffering black slave, the central character around whose life the other characters—both fellow slaves and slave owners—revolve. The novel depicts the harsh reality of slavery while also showing that Christian love and faith can overcome even something as evil as enslavement of fellow human beings. (summary by Wikipedia and John Greenman)
https://librivox.org/uncle-toms-cabin-by-harriet-beecher-stowe
WITH GOOD REASON Weekly Half Hour: Audacious Women (half) (00:29:00)
A new one-woman show tells the story of Virginias history through the eyes of ten audacious women. From the Civil War to the Harlem Renaissance to the Civil Rights movement, Morgan Avery McCoy Harris is using her Rosel Schewel Fellowship to embody the voices and memories of trailblazers.
THE BRADCAST: 7/13/2026 Trump Fires All Commissioners on U.S. Elections Assistance Commission; Guest: Election expert Susan Greenhalgh (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: Maine’s Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner officially withdrew from the race; a statewide party convention will select his replacement. U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) died suddenly; Graham’s sister will fill out his term as Republicans plan a statewide convention to replace him. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released a statement to prove he is alive after being hospitalized for more than a month without explanation. Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz again, as Trump declared the U.S. will charge a 20% toll on cargo. Trump fired the entire U.S. Elections Assistance Commission in a new attack on U.S. election administration. Election security expert SUSAN GREENHALGH of Free Speech for People explains why Trump’s dismantling of the E.A.C. is concerning, what it means for the November midterm elections and the 2028 election, and much more.
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
MONDAY 07.13.26 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman Monday July 13, 2026
Democracy Now! produces a daily, global, independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Our reporting includes breaking daily news headlines and in-depth interviews with people on the front lines of the world’s most pressing issues. On Democracy Now!, you’ll hear a diversity of voices speaking for themselves, providing a unique and sometimes provocative perspective on global events.
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Workers are more likely to be injured on very hot days (00:01:30)
So the New York State Insurance Fund provides money for small businesses to buy fans, cooling vests, ventilated hard hats, and more for their employees.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
WHEN THE BIOMASS HITS THE WIND TURBINE #171 Creatively Funding your Homestead (00:29:00)
Many of us dream of carving out a little homestead in the country ” living off the land. But actually making a living this way can be quite difficult. Fortunately there are a lot of funding sources out there designed to help small farmers and homesteaders. But how can you tap into these funds?
Join Annie and Jay Warmke of Blue Rock Station in a discussion of what funds are out there and how best to successfully compete for this money.
https://bluerockstation.podbean.com
ECONOMIC UPDATE: US Capitalism as a Crisis for Men (00:29:00)
This week on Economic Update, Professor delivers updates on rising wages for app-based NYC food delivery workers, a wave of U.S. firms being sold to their workers, McDonald’s disaster with an AI experiment, and how Canada’s leader Carney is also a major campaigner for capital and against labor inside Canada. The second part of todays show features an interview with psychotherapist Tess Fraad-Wolff on the psychological crisis faced by men in US capitalism today.
https://economicupdate.libsyn.com
LABOR RADIO PODCAST DAILY: Nobody wants to strike (for 7/13) (00:02:00)
Labor Radio on KBOO hears why university workers say they don’t want to strike – but will if they must. In labor history, Detroit newspaper workers launched their 19-month strike in 1995. Quote of the day: Booker T. Washington.
https://www.laborradionetwork.org
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Why are Health Care Costs Exploding? (00:58:00)
Tens of millions of healthy people are contributing to the health insurance pool since the Republicans cut Obamacare subsidies- and the consequences are coming for all of us.
SPIRIT IN ACTION: Story Time for a Strange World: Peterson Toscano (00:55:00)
Today’s guest-host, Peterson Toscano, is bringing us an incredible creative gift to us today, and it’s clear to me that he’s not just showing off his writing gifts, which are considerable, but he’s hoping to inspire you to develop and use similar gifts, hopefully for the kind of world-growing, world-healing, purposes that are at the core of Peterson’s work. So, on one level, you’ll hear some of the steps that he goes through to hone his writing, but on another level you’re going to be diving deep into the ideas, emotions, visions, and concerns that Peterson has for the world. You’ll be hearing his stories: What Is Actually There (June 2025 in Friends Journal), Camouflage (printed in The Advocate), Shell Game (a part of Unlikely Stories Six) and a final story, The End (which was in the first issue of Peruse Zine). Some of these are imaginary, and some are based on real events in Peterson’s life, but all of them will illuminate possibilities and realities of reaching toward a better world. Find more about Peterson & the full range of works, podcast, video, theological, & more, at PetersonToscano.com.
Past/present religious/spiritual influences: Catholic, Evangelical Christian, Quaker
LITERATURE ALOUD: Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852) by Harriet Beecher Stowe ch.42 (00:15:01)
Among the most banned books in the United States, Uncle Tom’s Cabin or, Life Among the Lowly is a novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe which treats slavery as a central theme. Stowe was a Connecticut-born teacher at the Hartford Female Academy and an active abolitionist. The novel is believed to have had a profound effect on the North’s view of slavery. In fact, when he met Harriet Beecher Stowe, President Lincoln is said to have commented, “So you’re the little lady whose book started the Civil War.” First published on March 20, 1852, the story focuses on the tale of Uncle Tom, a long-suffering black slave, the central character around whose life the other characters—both fellow slaves and slave owners—revolve. The novel depicts the harsh reality of slavery while also showing that Christian love and faith can overcome even something as evil as enslavement of fellow human beings. (summary by Wikipedia and John Greenman)
https://librivox.org/uncle-toms-cabin-by-harriet-beecher-stowe
ALAN WATTS: Conquering Fear (00:14:32)
Conquering Fear by Alan Watts. Alan Wilson Watts (6 January 1915 – 16 November 1973) was a British writer and lecturer who interpreted and popularized Eastern philosophy and religion for a Western audience. Watts wrote more than 25 books and articles on subjects important to Eastern and Western religion, introducing the then-burgeoning youth culture to The Way of Zen (1957), one of the first bestselling books on Buddhism. In Psychotherapy East and West (1961), Watts proposed that Buddhism could be thought of as a form of psychotherapy and not a religion. He considered Nature, Man, and Woman (1958) to be, “from a literary point of view—the best book I have ever written.” He also explored human consciousness and psychedelics in the essay “The New Alchemy” (1958) and in the book The Joyous Cosmology (1962).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8y3IVgcrpo
GREEN STREET with PATTI and DOUG WOOD: Fixing a Broken Food System with Dr. Andrew Flachs (00:29:00)
Multinational food companies focus almost exclusively on production and profit. Under this system, plenty of food is produced, but because of this system, billions of people around the world remain food insecure, our resources are being depleted, and our climate is suffering. This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the public health costs associated with ultra-processed foods, and how high levels of wireless radiation in urban areas are raising alarm bells with public health experts. Then Dr. Andrew Flachs talks about our worldwide food system, how small farms actually provide a model for how to fix our broken system, and why he wrote his new book, “Feeding the World as if People Mattered – How Small Farms Produce Value Beyond Yields.
https://www.greenstreetnews.org
THE BRADCAST: 7/10/2026 Encore: The Trump Family’s Staggering Crime Spree; Trump hijacked America’s 250th (00:58:00)
Encore: original airdate 7-7-2026. On today’s ‘BradCast’: New reporting is beginning to reveal the astonishing, unprecedented extent of Donald Trump’s corruption and self-enrichment in his second term, far worse than previously understood, even while Americans struggle to survive his horrible inflationary policies and draconian cuts to critical services. The list of deeply corrupt, self-dealing actions by Trump and his two eldest sons is staggering, including increasing his own personal income by $1.6 BILLION over the last year, his sons profiting from federal government favoritism in their business investments, to hijacking America’s 250th birthday celebrations, and much, much more. Controversial Maine Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner’s campaign appears increasingly untenable amid allegations of sexual misconduct, as supporters withdraw their endorsements. Plus Desi Doyen has our new ‘Green News Report.’
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
SUNDAY 07.12.26 PROGRAM Notes
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THE FALLON FORUM 7.6.26: Republicans are terrified of Libertarians (00:55:01)
On this week’s Fallon Forum, Ed Fallon discusses
– Republicans are terrified of Libertarians, with Rick Stewart
– The Libertarian Party’s platform, with Rick Stewart
– Dialing down the volume
– My vegetable garden has a right to not be killed by your green lawn
EARTH RIOT RADIO: 229 Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark (00:29:00)
It’s tempting to back out of the dilemma, or to turn away but Earth tells us to stay with it, push on push on. Communities of change are all around, you just have to pay attention. Find your people!
BARNABY DRUTHERS: Barnaby Druthers and The Veiled Lady (00:28:00)
A rebroadcast of a classic Druthers tale. When a would-be grave robber is stopped in his tracks by a mysterious figure in the cemetery, he is given a task that only Barnaby Druthers and Harper Thorne can achieve.
https://www.barnabydruthers.com
Best of ATTITUDE with ARNIE ARNESEN July 11, 2026 (00:59:30)
Segment One
We begin the show with Ken Morales, who writes for ProPublica. We discuss how the Supreme Court has increased the use of the shadow docket to make decisions that they do not justify or even discuss. These decisions ignore standing laws and precedents, thus ignoring the Constitution.
Segment Two
We then catch up with Jesse Wegman, a senior fellow with the Office of the President at the Brennan Center. We discuss the importance of one of the original Founders, James Wilson, and his ideas, which varied from the prevailing ideas of government role and responsibilities at the time of the formation of the US. Most of the Founders were rich men who expected the government to serve them, rather than the populace at large. Wilson’s ideas were different.
https://www.arniearnesen.org/WP
BACKGROUND BRIEFING with IAN MASTERS July 12, 2026 (00:59:00)
We Have A Fascist in the White House and the Only Democrat Trying to Stop His Second Coup is Marc Elias | A Postmortem on the NATO Summit as Europe Falls Apart
https://www.backgroundbriefing.org
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR: How Dying Taught Me That Death Was Just the Beginning with Peter Panagore (00:59:00)
In 1980 Peter Panagore had a NDE where he died on the side of a mountain during a college skiing and ice climbing trip. He describes that experience and what he learned from it in his book Heaven is Beautiful ” How Dying Taught Me That Death Was Just the Beginning.
This is the first half of a fascinating interview conversation with Peter. The second half with be available next week.
DEEP DIVE CYBERSECURITY SHOW: Are Data Centers Evil!? (00:58:00)
Are Data Centers Evil!? Does AI actually democratize content? Big Tech killing creativity and AI surveillance is expanding. This is an insanely packed show!!! We discuss all of this and so. much. more. Don’t miss this episode…
SATURDAY 07.11.26 PROGRAM Notes
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TECHTONIC with MARK HURST: Reviewing Careless People by Facebook whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams (00:59:30)
Mark reviews the book Careless People, the memoir by Sarah Wynn-Williams about her time working at Facebook. The corruption of Mark Zuckerberg and other leaders is so clearly documented that the company has sued to prevent Sarah from speaking about her book.
KEEPING DEMOCRACY ALIVE: Make Every Voter a Battleground Voter (00:56:39)
Four out of five voters today live in flyover states, their votes don’t really count, they are mere spectators. But its no longer a question of if, but when: whoever wins the popular vote will become president. National Popular Vote needs 270 votes from the electoral college and they currently have 222 from 19 states. To make it happen, people just have to contact their state, not federal, legislators, as NPV is initiated at the state level. It’s a myth that in a popular vote NY and CA would overpower the small states. In fact NPV would empower rural voters. Our guest Patrick Rosenstiel actually has a good argument as to why the current electoral college system is a national security threat. Give a listen
AGING MATTERS: Diabetes (00:58:00)
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Diabetes Statistics Report, approximately 28.8% of adults aged 65 and older have diabetes and over half (52.1%) have prediabetes. Many have complications of the disease involving other health conditions, reduced functional status, and higher mortality.
Jacinda Shapiro, RN BSN, Certified Diabetes Care & Education Specialist, and Owner, EmpowerMe Diabetes Health, https://www.empowermediabetes.com/ talks about diabetes types, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment, and how older adults with diabetes can address underlying causes and adopt new wellness routines to stay healthy.
https://www.agingmattersonline.com
GROWING GREENER: New Cultural Perspectives on Ecological Gardening and How Your Lawn Can Transform Itself into a Native Meadow (00:29:00)
Sara Weaner Cooper describes how New Directions in the American Landscape is incorporating indigenous American approaches into Ecological Gardening and how by adjusting the growing conditions in her lawn she caused it to transform itself into a meadow of native grasses and wildflowers without the use of herbicides or other unsustainable practices. A replay of a July, 2024 conversation.
https://www.thomaschristophergardens.com
TUC RADIO: Suzanne Simard with David Haskell – Finding the Mother Tree (00:29:00)
A small bookstore in Point Reyes Station, a coastal town in West Marin, California, was the first to invite Suzanne Simard for a conversation. Three days earlier, on May 4, her book had been published. Finding the Mother Tree, Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest, has already become a best-seller. Simard was born in the Monashee Mountains of British Columbia and grew up in an old growth forest. She was educated at the University of British Columbia and Oregon State University; and is now Professor of Forest Ecology in the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Forestry.
Over 1,000 people participated on the Zoom book release hosted by David Haskell. He is professor of biology and environmental studies at the University of the South and author of The Forest Unseen and essays, op-eds, and poetry.
Point Reyes Books called Suzanne Simard a pioneer of plant communication and intelligence; much like Rachel Carson. Simard, they say, writes in inspiring, and accessible ways, how trees, living side by side for hundreds of years, have evolved; how they perceive one another, learn and adapt their behaviors, recognize neighbors, and remember the past; how they have agency about the future; elicit warnings and mount defenses, cooperate and compete with one another with sophistication. All characteristics ascribed only to human intelligence, traits that are the essence of civil societies. And at the center of it all stand the Mother Trees: the mysterious, powerful forces that connect and sustain the others that surround them.
The one hour film of the conversation is posted on Youtube The link can be found on the website of Point Reyes Books. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yRiN876lZw
DATE: 2021/05/07
THE BOPST SHOW: People Like You (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 variety of music that knows no one genre, era, or inspiration. On this edition, you’ll hear the Scottish riot grrrl sound of Lung Leg, the space age lounge of Enoch Light and the Light Brigade, and the Thai instrumental funk of The Petch Phin Thong Band as well as tunes by Big Thief, Mallory Graham and many others locked out of the nation’s largest terrestrial bandwidths.
podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
ALAN WATTS: The Purpose of Life Is Not in The Future (00:06:04)
Welcome to Way of Thinking! Alan Watts talks about how we sometimes think that happiness, awakening, spirituality or joy is in the future. Making us chase every kind of things and in the end realizing that everything was a lie and “joy” “love” “peace” is here and now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21VTKiEgAvw
RALPH NADER RADIO HOUR #645 (00:58:00)
Ralph speaks to historian Omer Bartov about his new book “Israel: What Went Wrong?” with special guest, international law expert Bruce Fein.
The Ralph Nader Radio Hour is a weekly talk show broadcast on the Pacifica Radio Network. Ralph Nader is joined by co-hosts Steve Skrovan and David Feldman for a lively informative hour of interviews with some of the nation’s most influential movers and shakers and thought-provoking discussions of the week’s news.
https://www.ralphnaderradiohour.com
FRIDAY 07.10.26 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman Friday July 10, 2026
Democracy Now! produces a daily, global, independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Our reporting includes breaking daily news headlines and in-depth interviews with people on the front lines of the world’s most pressing issues. On Democracy Now!, you’ll hear a diversity of voices speaking for themselves, providing a unique and sometimes provocative perspective on global events.
https://www.democracynow.org/shows
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: People are getting financial incentives to use less electricity during heat waves (00:01:30)
Smart thermostats and connected devices are helping some utilities reduce strain on the grid.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
THE LABOR HERITAGE POWER HOUR: Live from the 2026 Great Labor Arts Exchange Concert! (00:55:00)
On this week’s Labor Heritage Power Hour: Join us for highlights from the 2026 Great Labor Arts Exchange Concert, recorded live at the Labor Notes Conference in Chicago. Hosted by Sig Meilus and MacGyver Williams, the concert features performances by The Labor Notes, George Mann, Joe Jencks, the Pittsburgh Labor Choir, the DC Labor Chorus, and other outstanding labor artists, culminating “as every great labor concert should” with everyone joining together for “Solidarity Forever.”
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Do Trump’s Crimes Get a Pass? (00:58:00)
If Democrats did half of what Trump brags about- like withholding disaster relief to blue states- we’d never hear the end of it! So why does much of America treat proof of another Trump outrage as just another Thursday afternoon?
LABOR RADIO PODCAST DAILY: All one love (for 7/10) (00:02:00)
Grocery Nerds explores the all one love message behind a beloved grocery product and the man who created it. In labor history, federal troops crushed the Pullman Strike in 1894. Quote of the day: Mary McLeod Bethune.
https://www.laborradionetwork.org
SEA CHANGE RADIO: Don’t Call It A Comeback: Jason Mark on Shifting Baseline Syndrome (00:29:00)
Imagine you jumped in a time machine and went back 15 years. You might get a chuckle seeing the flip phones and watching masses of people on that thing we used to call a work commute, but you might not think twice about the slightly cooler temperatures. If you set the machine to go back a century, however, you would probably want to pack an extra sweater. This week on Sea Change Radio, we speak with author and environmental journalist Jason Dove Mark to explore a phenomenon known as shifting baseline syndrome. We discuss Marks new book, The Earth Said Remember Me, learn how our brains adapt to the new normal of degraded environmental health, and unpack examples of how we are collectively being lulled into complacency.
LAURA FLANDERS AND FRIENDS: The ADA: A Civil Rights Milestone With Miles To Go (00:28:00)
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed in 1990, a significant milestone in the fight for civil rights, with a vision of inclusion and respect for people with disabilities. But ableism, or discrimination in favor of able-bodied people, persists, affecting the one in four Americans with a disability. What does ableism mean and why is it still a prominent problem? Anita Cameron and Keith Jones, leaders in the disability rights and disability justice movements, have answers.
THE BOPST SHOW: People Like You (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 variety of music that knows no one genre, era, or inspiration. On this edition, you’ll hear the Scottish riot grrrl sound of Lung Leg, the space age lounge of Enoch Light and the Light Brigade, and the Thai instrumental funk of The Petch Phin Thong Band as well as tunes by Big Thief, Mallory Graham and many others locked out of the nation’s largest terrestrial bandwidths.
podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
THE BRADCAST: 7/9/2026 Dead Ends: Iran, Platner, McConnell, with guest David Faris of Roosevelt University (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: Maine’s Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner has withdrawn from the race, with state party officials now scrambling to create a process to select a new nominee. Questions swirl around the health status of hospitalized Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senate Republicans’ secrecy isn’t helping. Donald Trump’s War on Iran is back on again, and Trump claims the ‘ceasefire’ and the ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ between the US and Iran are ‘over.’ Roosevelt University’s Prof. DAVID FARIS explains the latest developments, the major concessions that the U.S. made with Iran, potential pathways forward to resolve the conflict, and much more. Plus Desi Doyen has our new ‘Green News Report.’
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
THURSDAY 07.09.26 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman Thursday July 9, 2026
Democracy Now! produces a daily, global, independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Our reporting includes breaking daily news headlines and in-depth interviews with people on the front lines of the world’s most pressing issues. On Democracy Now!, you’ll hear a diversity of voices speaking for themselves, providing a unique and sometimes provocative perspective on global events.
https://www.democracynow.org/shows
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Initiative in North Carolina and Georgia helps residents lower their electricity bills (00:01:30)
It helps people make their homes more energy efficient.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
CODEPINK RADIO Episode 359: From the River to the Sea (00:55:00)
Dr. Maha Nassar, an associate professor at the University of Arizona, presents the chant From the River to the Sea as a call for liberation that embraces Palestinian personal ties to the land of Palestine. Dr. Nassar was a guest on the CODEPINK Summer Series: Challenging Zionism in Schools. Note, that teachers in some school districts may be required to present opposing viewpoints and citations in their lesson plans.
https://www.codepink.org/radio
LABOR RADIO PODCAST DAILY: Live from the Great Labor Arts Exchange! (for 7/9) (00:02:00)
The Labor Heritage Power Hour celebrates a night of music, spoken word and solidarity. In labor history, a 1935 subway cleaners strike won reinstatement for six fired workers. Quote of the day: Mary McLeod Bethune.
https://www.laborradionetwork.org
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Is this the Red Scare 2.0? (00:58:00)
Trump and the GOP have taken to calling Progressives the “C” word. But are Americans dumb enough to fall for the old ‘communist’ name-calling once again?
RISING UP WITH SONALI – 2026-07-07 (00:58:30)
This week, as legions of soccer fans from around the world continue their focus on the 2026 Mens World Cup, well examine how FIFA engages in sportswashing, a term that my guest Jules Boykoff uses to expose the greed and corruption surrounding the game. Then, well go to Illinois to learn how organizers successfully passed a new law taxing the ad revenues of digital tech giants like Google and Amazon. Carlos Fernandez, Executive Director of Grassroots Collaborative will be my guest. Finally, on the 250th anniversary of the US, civil rights attorney Portia Allen-Kyle reflects on how a fairer tax system in general, could help repair the fractures of American democracy.
https://risingupwithsonali.com
LITERATURE ALOUD: Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852) by Harriet Beecher Stowe ch.41 (00:15:44)
Among the most banned books in the United States, Uncle Tom’s Cabin or, Life Among the Lowly is a novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe which treats slavery as a central theme. Stowe was a Connecticut-born teacher at the Hartford Female Academy and an active abolitionist. The novel is believed to have had a profound effect on the North’s view of slavery. In fact, when he met Harriet Beecher Stowe, President Lincoln is said to have commented, “So you’re the little lady whose book started the Civil War.” First published on March 20, 1852, the story focuses on the tale of Uncle Tom, a long-suffering black slave, the central character around whose life the other characters—both fellow slaves and slave owners—revolve. The novel depicts the harsh reality of slavery while also showing that Christian love and faith can overcome even something as evil as enslavement of fellow human beings. (summary by Wikipedia and John Greenman)
https://librivox.org/uncle-toms-cabin-by-harriet-beecher-stowe
ALAN WATTS: Conquering Fear (00:14:32)
Conquering Fear by Alan Watts. Alan Wilson Watts (6 January 1915 – 16 November 1973) was a British writer and lecturer who interpreted and popularized Eastern philosophy and religion for a Western audience. Watts wrote more than 25 books and articles on subjects important to Eastern and Western religion, introducing the then-burgeoning youth culture to The Way of Zen (1957), one of the first bestselling books on Buddhism. In Psychotherapy East and West (1961), Watts proposed that Buddhism could be thought of as a form of psychotherapy and not a religion. He considered Nature, Man, and Woman (1958) to be, “from a literary point of view—the best book I have ever written.” He also explored human consciousness and psychedelics in the essay “The New Alchemy” (1958) and in the book The Joyous Cosmology (1962).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8y3IVgcrpo
WINGS #13-26 From Danger to Dignity, Part 2 (00:29:00)
From Danger to Dignity is a 2-part audio documentary about women’s struggle for abortion rights in the US, culminating in the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court Decision. The audio series is an adaptation of the video documentary of the same name, created as a collaboration between the filmmaker, Dorothy Fadiman, and WINGS series producer Frieda Werden. It covers a wide range of voices, including the movement of supportive clergy. Part 2 includes the voice of the now-late Sarah Weddington of Texas, who successfully argued Roe v Wade before the Supreme Court. It also includes an update about the overturn of Roe and sequelae.
THE BRADCAST: 7/8/2026 John Roberts and Corrupt Republican SCOTUS Majority Play the Long Game; with former DOJ official Lisa Graves (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: Trump’s ceasefire with Iran is failing, as predicted. Maine’s Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner has withdrawn from the race. A federal judge ordered Donald Trump to pay writer E. Jean Carroll the $5.8 million he owes her after being found guilty of sexual abuse. LISA GRAVES, former Deputy Asst. U.S. Attorney General, discusses major rulings handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court’s corrupted rightwing supermajority this term that broke with decades of precedent and relied on invented doctrines to achieve their preferred political outcomes. Graves explains Chief Justice John Roberts’ decades-long agenda to increase presidential power; roll back voting rights, civil rights, and regulations that rein in corporate power and billionaires influencing elections; critical court reforms; why Trump attorney Todd Blanche must not be confirmed as U.S. Attorney General; and much more.
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
WEDNESDAY 07.08.26 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman Wednesday July 8, 2026
Democracy Now! produces a daily, global, independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Our reporting includes breaking daily news headlines and in-depth interviews with people on the front lines of the world’s most pressing issues. On Democracy Now!, you’ll hear a diversity of voices speaking for themselves, providing a unique and sometimes provocative perspective on global events.
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: How a Maryland soccer complex became more climate resilient (00:01:30)
Drought-resistant grass and drainage pipes ensure games can keep going even in times of drought or heavy rain.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
FOOD SLEUTH RADIO: Marc Boom, Senior Director of Public Affairs, Environmental Protection Network (00:28:00)
Did you know that the majority of Americans believe the burden of pollution is being shifted onto families through medical bills and long-term health consequences, and that by a 7-to-1 margin, Americans favor strengthening or expanding the EPA rather than weakening it? (See: What Americans ” including Trump Supporters ” Actually Want from the EPA: https://substack.com/home/post/p-200483632) Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn for her conversation with Marc Boom, Senior Director of Public Affairs for the Environmental Protection Network, a non-partisan organization comprising more than 750 former EPA scientists, engineers and policy analysts. Boom discusses how EPA safeguards have been eroded, staff eliminated but still dedicated, and how citizens can get involved to restore regulations that save lives. He also describes EPNs Safer, Not Sicker campaign: www.safernotsicker.org
Related Websites: www.environmentalprotectionnetwork.org
https://foodsleuth.transistor.fm
THIS WAY OUT #1997 Dykes on the March (00:28:59)
We celebrate the history and continuing activism of Dyke Marches across the U.S. with Professor Sara Angevine and voices from the streets of Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles. In the news, the U.S. Supreme Court rules against transgender student athletes, a Russian court convicts the staff of an “extremist” drag club, Republicans erase Pride Month from military recognition, and Turkish authorities arrest Pride demonstrators while blocking a cruise ship’s drag performance. And the Rainbow Rewind honors gay military pioneer Lt. Leonard Matlovich
LABOR RADIO PODCAST DAILY: Healthcare workers are driving a strike surge (for 7/8) (00:02:00)
Reinventing Solidarity examines new strike data showing healthcare has surged to the second-most strike-active industry, behind accommodation and food services. In labor history, the founding convention of the IWW concluded in Chicago. Quote of the day: Big Bill Haywood.
https://www.laborradionetwork.org
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Why Is Trump Making It Easier To Arm Up? (00:58:00)
Platner’s Campaign Cracks… Is Mitch McConnell’s Office Hiding The Truth? Is He Brain Dead? Why Is Trump Making It Easier To Arm Up? Does Trump Want A Bank Where Your Money Has No Rescue? Did One Phone Call Bend The World Cup? And Create Bad Luck?
QR CODE: Culture. Opinions. Dialogue. Entertainment. (00:59:00)
Main Segment 1 CULTURE (10 mins): Body of Missing Teen Nolan Wells Found, Officials Confirm
Main Segment 2 OPINIONS (10 mins): Is AI Living Up to the Hype? Not at Ford
Better Do Better (6 mins): Donald Trump Shares Post Shaming Muslim Kindergarteners at Graduation
Q Wards Clapback (7 Mins): Word of the Year
Main Segment 3 DIALOGUE (10 mins): Do You Consider Yourself Patriotic? Why or Why Not?
Main Segment 4 ENTERTAINMENT (10 mins): 50 Cent Performs at Trump Jr.’s MAGA Club
https://www.kpfk.org/on-air/qr-code
LITERATURE ALOUD: Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852) by Harriet Beecher Stowe ch.40 (00:17:03)
Among the most banned books in the United States, Uncle Tom’s Cabin or, Life Among the Lowly is a novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe which treats slavery as a central theme. Stowe was a Connecticut-born teacher at the Hartford Female Academy and an active abolitionist. The novel is believed to have had a profound effect on the North’s view of slavery. In fact, when he met Harriet Beecher Stowe, President Lincoln is said to have commented, “So you’re the little lady whose book started the Civil War.” First published on March 20, 1852, the story focuses on the tale of Uncle Tom, a long-suffering black slave, the central character around whose life the other characters—both fellow slaves and slave owners—revolve. The novel depicts the harsh reality of slavery while also showing that Christian love and faith can overcome even something as evil as enslavement of fellow human beings. (summary by Wikipedia and John Greenman)
https://librivox.org/uncle-toms-cabin-by-harriet-beecher-stowe
ALAN WATTS: Don’t be afraid, it’s all a show (00:12:40)
Speech extract from “The Works” by Alan Watts, courtesy of https://alanwatts.org. Alan Wilson Watts (6 January 1915 – 16 November 1973) was a British philosopher who interpreted and popularised Eastern philosophy for a Western audience. Born in Chislehurst, England, he moved to the United States in 1938 and began Zen training in New York.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4oI0Q62RkE&t=116s
CHOOSE TO BE CURIOUS: Curiosity & A [New] American Dream, with Philippa Pham Hughes (00:28:00)
Happy Semiquincentennial!
How does one meaningfully mark the 250th anniversary of a declaration of independence — of the launch of a brave and optimistic experiment in representation and democracy? Should it be about looking backward? Forward? Inward? Outward?
All of the above, I think.
Washington DC-based social sculptor, speaker, and writer Philippa Pham Hughes and I luxuriate in curiosity, this crazy big milestone, and letting ourselves dream about the next 250 years.
THE BRADCAST: 7/7/2026 The Trump Family’s Staggering Crime Spree; Trump hijacked America’s 250th (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: New reporting is beginning to reveal the astonishing, unprecedented extent of Donald Trump’s corruption and self-enrichment in his second term, far worse than previously understood, even while Americans struggle to survive his horrible inflationary policies and draconian cuts to critical services. The list of deeply corrupt, self-dealing actions by Trump and his two eldest sons is staggering, including increasing his own personal income by $1.6 BILLION over the last year, his sons profiting from federal government favoritism in their business investments, to hijacking America’s 250th birthday celebrations, and much, much more. Controversial Maine Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner’s campaign appears increasingly untenable amid allegations of sexual misconduct, as supporters withdraw their endorsements. Plus Desi Doyen has our new ‘Green News Report.’
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
TUESDAY 07.07.26 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman Tuesday July 7, 2026
Democracy Now! produces a daily, global, independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Our reporting includes breaking daily news headlines and in-depth interviews with people on the front lines of the world’s most pressing issues. On Democracy Now!, you’ll hear a diversity of voices speaking for themselves, providing a unique and sometimes provocative perspective on global events.
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Iowa City’s free buses are getting people out of cars (00:01:30)
Transit ridership jumped more than 40% after the city eliminated fares.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
ENCOURAGEMENTOLOGY: What if You Need More, Not Less: The Mindset Shift that Makes Healthy Habits Last (00:29:00)
This episode explores a simple question with life-changing implications: Are we spending so much energy trying to eliminate what’s unhealthy that we’ve forgotten to cultivate what truly nourishes us? In this episode, we move beyond dieting to examine how the same mindset affects our relationships, emotional well-being, finances, faith, and personal growth. Together, well discover why lasting habits arent built through deprivation but through intentionally adding more of what helps us flourish, mind, body, spirit, and connection.
MAKING CONTACT: Juristac and the Amah Mutsun: Indigenous Resistance and Regeneration (Encore) (00:29:00)
In this episode, we take a deep dive into Indigenous resistance against extractivism and the forces behind climate change. Well look at an underreported story in California about the Amah Mutsun Ohlone’s fight to save their most sacred site – a place called Juristac.
LABOR RADIO PODCAST DAILY: Contracts Can’t Wait (for 7/7) (00:02:00)
Work Stoppage examines why requiring employers to reach a first contract faster could transform labor law. In labor history, the 1912 Grabow Massacre marked a turning point in the Louisiana-Texas Lumber War. Quote of the day: Mother Jones.
https://www.laborradionetwork.org
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: GOP Election Theft Plan (00:57:59)
Thom is back and the show is full of new news! Guest Christopher Armitage explains that 18 States Have Complied with the GOP Election Theft Plan – How Many is Enough? Are Democrats Really Communists, Or Is The GOP Just Scared? Why Did Masked Fascists March Through Washington on July Fourth? Did Trump Just Admit The Whole Game Is Rigged?
THE CHILDREN’S HOUR: Communication Nation: Speaking the Truth (00:53:00)
This episode comes with a full set of educator tools and activities. Go to www.childrenshour.org and search “communication nation”. This is the first episode in our four part radio series Communication Nation. This episode, Speaking the Truth ” Media Literacy & Misinformation features the Kids Crew in conversation with Eisha Buch from Common Sense Media. We learn about how our critical thinking skills can help us identify media sources we can trust, and keep us aware when something doesn’t quite add up. Understanding what is fact and what is fiction takes an effort by the media consumer. We are all media consumers.
The word media refers to any television, social media, internet news sites, newspaper, book, magazine, podcast, movie, and other source of information we use to learn about the world around us, and to be entertained. Eisha begins by teaching us what the term media literacy means.
LITERATURE ALOUD: Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852) by Harriet Beecher Stowe ch.39 (00:22:33)
Among the most banned books in the United States, Uncle Tom’s Cabin or, Life Among the Lowly is a novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe which treats slavery as a central theme. Stowe was a Connecticut-born teacher at the Hartford Female Academy and an active abolitionist. The novel is believed to have had a profound effect on the North’s view of slavery. In fact, when he met Harriet Beecher Stowe, President Lincoln is said to have commented, “So you’re the little lady whose book started the Civil War.” First published on March 20, 1852, the story focuses on the tale of Uncle Tom, a long-suffering black slave, the central character around whose life the other characters—both fellow slaves and slave owners—revolve. The novel depicts the harsh reality of slavery while also showing that Christian love and faith can overcome even something as evil as enslavement of fellow human beings. (summary by Wikipedia and John Greenman)
https://librivox.org/uncle-toms-cabin-by-harriet-beecher-stowe
TED TALK: Lessons from a Cult Survivor (00:08:36)
Claire Ashman was born, raised, and birthed 9 children in a cult. She shares how the prevalence of cults and cult-like thinking affects everyday people. In Australia there are over 3000 cults, with some 600,000 members, meaning we all know, or have had contact with at least one person who is a member of a cult. Cults and secretive groups fill certain voids that all people feel at some point in their lives. Everyone has had a time in their lives when they’ve felt vulnerable or directionless. For some people, it’s easier to have someone give you the answer than living through the pain. Ashman shares awakening for cult-member’s friends, colleagues and family members to recognize the signs and be present to support upon exiting a cult. Ashman is now happily married, of her own free will, to a supportive raising their 10 kids together. By day she motivates women to take control of their own lives, by night she drives people to free thinking in her Uber.
WITH GOOD REASON Weekly Half Hour: America the Beautiful (half) (00:29:00)
From Marian Andersons 1939 concert at the Lincoln Memorial to Marvin Gaye singing the National Anthem at the NBA Finals, the theme of patriotism can be heard throughout African American music. Benjamin Ross offers selections from this rich musical heritage. Also: Ann Petrys The Street, published in 1946, was the first million-selling novel by an African American author. Keith Clark says Petry deserves to be in the pantheon of other great American writers like James Baldwin or Toni Morrison.
THE BRADCAST: 7/6/2026 Maine Us Senate Race Rocked by Sexual Assault Claim Against Platner (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: Breaking just before airtime, Politico reports that a former girlfriend of Maine’s Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner has accused him of having sexually assaulted her in her home in late 2021. Graham denies the allegations but says he is ‘taking the time to reflect on the best path forward’ for his candidacy and Maine voters. Platner has until July 13 to drop out of the race, and several prominent Democrats have called on him to withdraw. Will they have a better chance of unseating incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Susan Collins with Platner out of the race? Callers weigh in.
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
MONDAY 07.06.26 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman Monday July 6, 2026
Democracy Now! produces a daily, global, independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Our reporting includes breaking daily news headlines and in-depth interviews with people on the front lines of the world’s most pressing issues. On Democracy Now!, you’ll hear a diversity of voices speaking for themselves, providing a unique and sometimes provocative perspective on global events.
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Trout, farmers, and cities are competing for the same water in the Southwest (00:01:30)
But one effort helps keep water flowing through trout habitat during winters in the Rio Grande basin.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
WHEN THE BIOMASS HITS THE WIND TURBINE #111: Home Funerals, Sustainable Burials (00:29:14)
We are all going to die someday. So how would you like to go?
Many people are opting to reject the industrialized death machine that has gradually emerged in our society – one that makes those who love you spectators rather than participants in what is, after all, a natural and inevitable end to being a part of this world. Join Annie and Jay Warmke of Blue Rock Station as they speak with Donna Baker, founder of Columbus Community Deathcare about the process of conducting a home funeral and burial options that are more natural and easier on this planet that we have come to know and love.
https://bluerockstation.podbean.com
ECONOMIC UPDATE: Marx’s Key Insight – Capitalism’s Surplus (00:29:00)
The central concept of Marx’s contribution to a critical understanding of the capitalist economic system – the entry point into his distinctive analysis – is “the surplus.” Today’s show is devoted to making clear (1) what the surplus is, (2) how and why the surplus is central to understanding capitalism’s key features, and (3) how the surplus explains such flaws in capitalism, such as the endless class struggles it provokes and the extreme inequalities of wealth and income it generates.
https://economicupdate.libsyn.com
LABOR RADIO PODCAST DAILY: A martyr remembered (for 7/6) (00:02:00)
Labor Jawn tells the story of Carl Mackley and the Aberle Hosiery strike, remembering a worker whose death became a symbol of labor solidarity. In labor history, Eugene V. Debs was arrested during the Pullman Strike. Quote of the day: Eugene V. Debs.
https://www.laborradionetwork.org
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: What We Are Fighting For (00:58:00)
Sitting in for Thom Hartmann is guest-host Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works, and convening member of the Strengthen Social Security Coalition. All wealth comes from the people. We have all the tools we need to build the world we want to live in- even if the struggle takes one step back for every two forward.
SPIRIT IN ACTION: Love, Gender, & Sexuality In The Bible – Reclaiming Truth (00:55:00)
(Originally aired 9/23/2023) The religious soup we grow up in affects all of us. Sometimes the influences are helpful and favorable, but especially for those off the mainstream, they can be very painful and alienating. Even passages from holy books, initially innocent or positive, can by so badly misconstrued as to become life-threatening. K. Renato Lings tackles the texts of the Bible that have been particularly hurtful to LGBTQ folks, using serious scholarship and analysis to help repair connections and compassion in our world. His newest book is Holy Censorship or Mistranslation? Love, Gender and Sexuality in the Bible, and his 2013 book was Love Lost in Translation: Homosexuality and the Bible. Renato grew up in Denmark & is currently living in Sweden.
Past/present religious/spiritual influences: Lutheran, Quaker
LITERATURE ALOUD: Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852) by Harriet Beecher Stowe ch.38 (00:25:06)
Among the most banned books in the United States, Uncle Tom’s Cabin or, Life Among the Lowly is a novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe which treats slavery as a central theme. Stowe was a Connecticut-born teacher at the Hartford Female Academy and an active abolitionist. The novel is believed to have had a profound effect on the North’s view of slavery. In fact, when he met Harriet Beecher Stowe, President Lincoln is said to have commented, “So you’re the little lady whose book started the Civil War.” First published on March 20, 1852, the story focuses on the tale of Uncle Tom, a long-suffering black slave, the central character around whose life the other characters—both fellow slaves and slave owners—revolve. The novel depicts the harsh reality of slavery while also showing that Christian love and faith can overcome even something as evil as enslavement of fellow human beings. (summary by Wikipedia and John Greenman)
https://librivox.org/uncle-toms-cabin-by-harriet-beecher-stowe
ALAN WATTS: Relief of Anxiety (00:05:08)
Alan Wilson Watts (6 January 1915 – 16 November 1973) was a British philosopher, writer, and speaker, best known as an interpreter and populariser of Eastern philosophy for a Western audience. Born in Chislehurst, England, he moved to the United States in 1938 and began Zen training in New York.
GREEN STREET with PATTI and DOUG WOOD: The Gas Stove Problem (00:29:00)
Cooking with gas releases a wide range of chemicals into the home, exacerbating asthma symptoms and potentially causing other serious health problems. This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about plastic recycling plants being shut down for pollution violations, the Supreme Court decision that people can’t sue if a pesticide manufacturer doesnt disclose dangers on the label, and data centers for AI becoming a hot new market for manufacturers of PFAS (forever) chemicals. Then scientist and pediatrician Dr. Curtis Nordgaard talks about his work warning parents about the hazards of cooking with gas, and how they can reduce exposures, especially for their kids.
https://www.greenstreetnews.org
THE BRADCAST: 7/3/2026 Encore: ‘So Stupid it Makes Your Head Explode’; Guests: Heather Digby Parton and ‘Driftglass’ (00:58:00)
Encore: original airdate 6-25-2026. On today’s ‘BradCast’: The corrupted rightwing supermajority on the US Supreme Court issued major rulings in favor of Donald Trump’s immigration policies, including a racist and dangerous ruling destroying Temporary Protected Status for refugees from Haiti and Syria and allowing Trump to unlawfully violate U.S. asylum laws. The Republican SCOTUS majority also barred another gun safety law, and shielded Monsanto/Bayer from liability over the cancer-causing chemical glyphosate. Lower courts halted Trump’s unconstitutional attempts to restrict mail-in voting. Salon’s HEATHER DIGBY PARTON and ‘DRIFTGLASS’ of the Pro-Left Podcast deliver insight, analysis, history and hilarity in discussing the 2026 midterm elections and Trump’s efforts to cheat, NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the Iran War, Trump’s Reflecting Pool fiasco, corruption and needed reforms, and much more. Plus Desi Doyen has our new ‘Green News Report.
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
SUNDAY 07.05.26 PROGRAM Notes
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THE FALLON FORUM: 6.29.26: Enough with the “moderate democrat” (00:55:01)
On this week’s Fallon Forum, Ed Fallon discusses
– Jesus statue in the way of Trump’s border wall
– It’s not liberal vs moderate vs conservative, with Mark Clipsham
– Reclaiming our democracy, with Sam Daley-Harris
– Farming in Ireland, with Kathy Byrnes Fallon, Birds & Bees Urban Farm
EARTH RIOT RADIO #228 – Be Impossible (00:29:00)
The important development in our time is not instantaneous information- it is lack of realism about evil; it is our failure to defend what is good. The gutting of the Voting Rights Act of 1965isthe loss of equal rights under the law and is simultaneous with the rise of Artificial Intelligence. Now is the time when our defense of freedom makes us do impossible things.
BARNABY DRUTHERS: Parisian Gallop (00:28:00)
While at a dance in London hearkening back to an earlier era, Harper is asked to assist a friend’s brother make a connection with someone whom he admires while Harper herself is intrigued by a mysterious stranger.
https://www.barnabydruthers.com
Best of ATTITUDE with ARNIE ARNESEN July 4, 2026 (00:59:30)
Segment One
We begin the show with We talk with John Nichols, Executive Editor, The Nation. We discuss the recent primary elections in Colorado, and across the country, where the sympathies and votes are going to progressives.
Segment Two
We then catch up with Jeet Heer, of The Nation magazine. We discuss the Colorado electoral races. We also note that the electorate is eager for change. We also discuss Musk.
https://www.arniearnesen.org/WP
BACKGROUND BRIEFING with IAN MASTERS July 2, 2026 (00:59:00)
The Unsettling Irony That Presiding Over the Celebration of 250 Years of American Democracy is a President Out to Destroy American Democracy | How a Government Of the People, By the People and For the People Can Be Reborn 250 Years After the American Revolution | Former Majority Leader Gephardt and Senator Tim Worth’s Warning That Trump is Building the Infrastructure of Authoritarian Control.
https://www.backgroundbriefing.org
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR: How to Live So You Can Die Without Fear with RamDev Dale Borglum (00:59:00)
RamDev Dale Borglum is the founder and executive director of the Living/Dying Project in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is a pioneer in the conscious dying movement and has worked directly with thousands of people with life-threatening illnesses and their families for over 45 yrs.
He has taught with Ram Dass, Stephen Levine, Joan Halifax, Jack Kornfield and many others on the topics of meditation and spiritual support for those with life-threatening illness and caregiving as a spiritual practice at the edge of illness, death and loss, and he is the author of a new book that we discuss in this interview, How to Live So You Can Die Without Fear.
DEEP DIVE CYBERSECURITY SHOW: Are Data Centers Evil!? (00:58:00)
Are Data Centers Evil!? Does AI actually democratize content? Big Tech killing creativity and AI surveillance is expanding. This is an insanely packed show!!! We discuss all of this and so. much. more.
Don’t miss this episode…
SATURDAY 07.04.26 PROGRAM Notes
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TECHTONIC with MARK HURST: Nicholas Smyth on Big Tech Devices in Schools (00:59:30)
Chromebooks, iPads, and other Silicon Valley devices are infiltrating public school classrooms ” Nicholas Smyth, professor of ethics and technology at Fordham University, interviewed 30 parents about their experience with school-issued devices from Big Tech. What he discovered was deeply troubling.
KEEPING DEMOCRACY ALIVE: PR Professional of the Left: Win by Touching Peoples Morals (00:58:52)
The Democratic establishment doesnt get that people vote their morals. So says our guest David Fenton, successful public relations veteran of fifty years. Civil rights, wars, climate change: he says these are moral issues and people vote with their hearts not just their heads. In the 70s, he stopped the poisoning of apples. Fenton has worked with rock and roll celebrities as well as Nelson Mandela. He praises his professor Abbie Hoffman as a brilliant communicator from whom we can all learn what works.
AGING MATTERS: Genetics and Aging (00:58:00)
Genetics is the scientific study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics. Regarding aging, genetics dictate approximately 20% to 25% of human longevity, with remaining factors driven by lifestyle, environment, and life circumstances.
Sharon Terry, CEO, Genetic Alliance, https://geneticalliance.org/ talks about genetic factors and genetic disorders, pros and cons of genetic testing, and Genetic Alliance resources.
https://www.agingmattersonline.com
GROWING GREENER: Tim Clymer Uses Climate Battery Greenhouses to Farm Sub-Tropical Fruits in Pennsylvania (00:29:00)
By storing excess heat from sunny days in the soil below his greenhouses, Tim Clymer keeps them warm on winter nights for a fraction the cost of conventional propane heat.
https://www.thomaschristophergardens.com
TUC RADIO: Michael Parenti: Diversity and Orthodoxy In The News Media (00:29:00)
On August 28, 2008 analysis of the media was Michael Parenti’s most up-to-date contribution. He gave the keynote speech for the Modern Media Censorship lectures by Project Censored. Each year Project Censored gives awards for the most censored news stories of the year. Parenti lists important criteria by which to judge media bias, ranging from ownership to labeling, false objectivity and sensationalism, omission, outright lies and the denial of causality with the famous theory of “stuff happens”.
THE BOPST SHOW: Lake of Fire (00:55:29)
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 variety of music that knows no one genre, era, or inspiration. On this edition, you’ll hear the classic duo sound of Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner, Jamaican vocal trio the Heptones, and the punk poetry of John Cooper Clarke as well as tunes by Allo Darlin’, Kuunatic and many others locked out of the nation’s largest terrestrial bandwidths.
podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
ALAN WATTS: The Purpose of Life Is Not in The Future (00:06:04)
Welcome to Way of Thinking! Alan Watts talks about how we sometimes think that happiness, awakening, spirituality or joy is in the future. Making us chase every kind of things and in the end realizing that everything was a lie and “joy” “love” “peace” is here and now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21VTKiEgAvw
RALPH NADER RADIO HOUR #643 (00:58:00)
Ralph speaks to economist Dean Baker about the hypocrisies behind the supposed Social Security shortfall and Republicans’ “waste, fraud, and abuse” panic. Then, Ralph talks to journalist and ocean activist David Helvarg about his new book: Forest of the Sea: The Remarkable Life and Imperiled Future of Kelp.
https://www.ralphnaderradiohour.com
FRIDAY 07.03.26 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman Friday July 3, 2026
Democracy Now! produces a daily, global, independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Our reporting includes breaking daily news headlines and in-depth interviews with people on the front lines of the world’s most pressing issues. On Democracy Now!, you’ll hear a diversity of voices speaking for themselves, providing a unique and sometimes provocative perspective on global events.
https://www.democracynow.org/shows
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: A beautiful way to reduce flooding in your neighborhood (00:01:30)
Replacing lawn grass with native plants can reduce runoff and erosion.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
THE LABOR HERITAGE POWER HOUR: We Love Boosters (00:55:00)
As America celebrates Independence Day, we ask whose stories of freedom get told. This week: the People’s 250 campaign reclaims working-class history, historian Carrie Rael revisits the largest strike in Disneyland history, Kathleen Newman joins us to unpack Boots Riley’s wildly original new film I Love Boosters, Patrick Dixon explores a historic Philadelphia labor landmark, and Labor History in Two traces the origins of New Orleans’ iconic po’boy sandwich”all framed by the enduring words of Frederick Douglass.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Paying Homage to the Lady of the Lamp in Blue (00:58:00)
Sitting in for Thom Hartmann is guest-host Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works. Alex talks with MacKenzie Wilson, Director of External Affairs at Blue Rose Research, whose image is inspired by the famous lady of the lamp Florence Nightingales Rose Diagram. A novel visualization created by the pioneering statistician. Listen in to this episode to determine what you need to know to strengthen Social Security and how the Republicans are scheming to destroy it.
LABOR RADIO PODCAST DAILY: Solidarity stands up to intimidation (for 7/3) (00:02:00)
We Rise Fighting examines how Minnesota union members responded to federal immigration enforcement and defended their communities. In labor history, feminist and labor activist Charlotte Perkins Gilman was born. Quote of the day: Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
https://www.laborradionetwork.org
SEA CHANGE RADIO: Roddy Scheer: Urban Nature Explorations (00:29:00)
What better way is there to recognize the value of the natural world than to spend some quality time outdoors? This week on Sea Change Radio, we speak with environmental journalist Roddy Scheer about his series of field guidebooks, which, incidentally, cover destination hikes as well as city trails. We look at how urban and easy-access trail guides can help raise peoples awareness of their surroundings, get a behind-the-scenes glimpse into what it takes to publish a field guidebook, and discuss some helpful technology for hikers.
LAURA FLANDERS AND FRIENDS: The Art of Difference: Disability, Neurodiversity and the ADA Legacy (00:28:00)
Laura Flanders interviews two performance artists whose work illustrates how difference and neurodiversity make art and society richer and much more interesting. Alice Sheppard is a wheelchair dancer and esteemed choreographer, the artistic director of the company Kinetic Light. Jess Thom is a performer and comedian with Tourettes Syndrome, the founder of the project TourettesHero. In their conversations with Laura, they question the role of art in society as well as our attitudes towards disability and what is typically considered normal.
THE BOPST SHOW: Lake of Fire (00:55:29)
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 variety of music that knows no one genre, era, or inspiration. On this edition, you’ll hear the classic duo sound of Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner, Jamaican vocal trio the Heptones, and the punk poetry of John Cooper Clarke as well as tunes by Allo Darlin’, Kuunatic and many others locked out of the nation’s largest terrestrial bandwidths.
podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
THE BRADCAST: 7/2/2026 Encore: Stop Trump’s Project 2025 Scheme to Kill Science; Guest: Dr. Colette Delawalla of Stand Up for Science (00:58:00)
Encore: original airdate 6-24-2026. On today’s ‘BradCast’: A federal judge permanently blocked Donald Trump’s executive order requiring documentary proof of citizenship when registering to vote. The 2026 midterm elections are taking shape after primary elections in Utah, Maryland, South Carolina, and New York. All three of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s endorsed U.S. House candidates won their Democratic primaries. Trump Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth recently ended flu vaccine mandates; now a major flu outbreak is spreading among Texas troops. Dr. COLETTE DELAWALLA of Stand Up For Science explains their new campaign to stop the dangerous new anti-science proposal from the Trump Office of Management and Budget mandating Trump political appointees approve all federal science grants; why the proposal would decimate U.S. science research; and how the public can take action to save U.S. science.
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
THURSDAY 07.02.26 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman Thursday July 2, 2026
Democracy Now! produces a daily, global, independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Our reporting includes breaking daily news headlines and in-depth interviews with people on the front lines of the world’s most pressing issues. On Democracy Now!, you’ll hear a diversity of voices speaking for themselves, providing a unique and sometimes provocative perspective on global events.
https://www.democracynow.org/shows
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: The AI boom has a dirty energy problem (00:01:30)
Soaring electricity demand from data centers may lead U.S. utilities to invest more in coal and gas plants.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
CODE PINK Episode 358: From the UK to U.S. Classrooms: Challenging Zionism (00:55:00)
This week on CODEPINK Radio, Marcy Winograd and Medea Benjamin brings us another edition of Empire on the Rocks from the UK, highlighting efforts to build a global Jewish anti-Zionist movement. In the second half, Marcy features highlights from CODEPINKs Challenging Zionism in Schools summer series with Emmaia Gelman, who examines the history and political role of the ADL, and Merrie Nijimy, who shares strategies for organizing educators in support of Palestinian rights and responding to political pushback in schools.
https://www.codepink.org/radio
LABOR RADIO PODCAST DAILY: Boots Riley exposes racism through satire (for 7/2) (00:02:00)
The Labor Heritage Power Hour explores how filmmaker Boots Riley uses satire to reveal the mechanics of racism in America. In labor history, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed workplace discrimination. Quote of the day: Barack Obama.
https://www.laborradionetwork.org
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: The Power of Solidarity (00:58:00)
Radio show host Rick Smith joins guest host Alex Lawson- Will the Supreme Court rulings further empower an imperial president, or are we taking more steps forward than we are backwards?
RISING UP WITH SONALI – 2026-06-30 (00:58:30)
This week, well present a special on freedom and independence in the United States. As the nation marks its 250th anniversary, who gets to be free? First Heba Gowayed, a sociologist at CUNY Hunter College will analyze the Supreme Courts shattering rulings on asylum seekers and TPS holders and what it could mean for more than a million lives caught in the crossfire. Then, well turn to Lydia Koza, a prison abolitionist whose wife Autumn Hill is one of the Prarieland Defendants, sentenced to decades in prison as the first victims of Donald Trump’s crusade against the mythical organization of Antifa. Finally, well hear from organizer Erinn Carter about Day One, a new campaign challenging the nations whitewashed history and presenting a Bill of Essential Rights.
https://risingupwithsonali.com
LITERATURE ALOUD: Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852) by Harriet Beecher Stowe ch.37 (00:15:27)
Among the most banned books in the United States, Uncle Tom’s Cabin or, Life Among the Lowly is a novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe which treats slavery as a central theme. Stowe was a Connecticut-born teacher at the Hartford Female Academy and an active abolitionist. The novel is believed to have had a profound effect on the North’s view of slavery. In fact, when he met Harriet Beecher Stowe, President Lincoln is said to have commented, “So you’re the little lady whose book started the Civil War.” First published on March 20, 1852, the story focuses on the tale of Uncle Tom, a long-suffering black slave, the central character around whose life the other characters—both fellow slaves and slave owners—revolve. The novel depicts the harsh reality of slavery while also showing that Christian love and faith can overcome even something as evil as enslavement of fellow human beings. (summary by Wikipedia and John Greenman)
https://librivox.org/uncle-toms-cabin-by-harriet-beecher-stowe
ALAN WATTS: Understanding the Synchronicity of the Universe (00:12:37)
Alan Watts. Alan Wilson Watts (6 January 1915 – 16 November 1973) was a British philosopher, writer, and speaker, best known as an interpreter and populariser of Eastern philosophy for a Western audience. Born in Chislehurst, England, he moved to the United States in 1938 and began Zen training in New York.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4CooI0kC6w&t=6s
WINGS # 12-26 From Danger to Dignity, Part 1 (00:29:00)
From Danger to Dignity is a 2-part documentary about women’s struggle for abortion rights in the US, culminating in the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court Decision. This is Part 1. Part 2 (coming next week) includes the court’s overturning of that decision and where things stand today. The audio is an adaptation of the video documentary From Danger to Dignity – created in collaboration with the filmmaker, Dorothy Fadiman.
THE BRADCAST: 7/1/2026 Encore: Corporate Donors to Trump’s Ballroom Win $50B in New Govt Contracts; Guest: Robert (00:58:00)
Encore: original airdate 6-9-2026. On today’s ‘BradCast’: New updates in California’s primary election results include the Los Angeles mayoral race and the fight to see who will secure the second top spot for the general election in the governor’s race. California’s careful ballot-counting process and new reporting debunks Donald Trump’s repetitive, baseless claims that any election outcome he doesn’t like is ‘rigged.’ ROBERT WEISSMAN of the indispensable government watchdog Public Citizen explains their new report revealing unprecedented levels of grift by Trump, exposing how corporations that donated to Trump’s ballroom have received more than $50 billion in new and expanded government contracts over the last six months. Weissman also covers the wildly illegal IRS immunity deal benefiting Trump and his family, and much more. Plus Desi Doyen has our new ‘Green News Report.’
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
WEDNESDAY 07.01.26 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman Wednesday July 1, 2026
Democracy Now! produces a daily, global, independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Our reporting includes breaking daily news headlines and in-depth interviews with people on the front lines of the world’s most pressing issues. On Democracy Now!, you’ll hear a diversity of voices speaking for themselves, providing a unique and sometimes provocative perspective on global events.
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Fishermen in the Bahamas are collecting data that could improve forecasts (00:01:30)
Climate Connections is a 90-second daily (M – F) module that moves climate change away from debate and focuses on how it’s impacting listeners’ lives. The features report on what diverse people and organizations are doing to reduce the associated risks, and “connects the dots” between climate change and energy, public health, extreme weather, food, water, jobs and the economy, national security and more.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
FOOD SLEUTH RADIO: Robin Mesnage, PhD, toxicologist, Scientific Director at the Buchinger Wilhelmi Therapeutic Fasting program in Uberlingen Germany (00:28:00)
Did you know that there is a conceptual change in science that includes a broader understanding of how pollutants and our microbiome interact to impact the development of disease? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn for her conversation with Robin Mesnage, PhD, toxicologist, Scientific Director at the Buchinger Wilhelmi Therapeutic Fasting program in Uberlingen Germany, and visiting research fellow in the dept. of Nutritional Sciences at Kings College, London. Mesnage spoke at the Glyphosate Symposium at the U. of WA-Seattle in March, 2026. He shares his insight into how glyphosate, and more specifically Round-up herbicide affects the liver and microbiome. He also discusses the challenges of living in a toxic environment, polluted with plastics and pesticides. Mesnage discusses how banning toxic substances (bis-phenol A, glyphosate) can lead to unfortunate substitutions with more toxic compounds. Finally, he speaks about the power of intermittent, and therapeutic fasting to combat common diseases that plague modern society.
Related Websites: https://www.instagram.com/robin_mesnage/
https://foodsleuth.transistor.fm
THIS WAY OUT Proud Voices: Be You! #1996 (00:28:59)
This week on This Way Out: Emma Schulman takes to the LAPRIDE streets to hear what folks have to say about PRIDE, Plus, a Rainbow Rewind featuring Larry Kramer and in the news, the Supreme Courts of Nepal and Eswatini are ordering marriage equality and queer civil rights; don’t bet on trans protections in the U.K.s game of PM roulette, and don’t bet on the New York Times for covering trans news; say goodbye to U.S.-funded AIDS care in South Africa, but say hello to animal world DEI in the documentary Second Nature..
LABOR RADIO PODCAST DAILY: Collective education builds worker power (for 7/1) (00:02:00)
Work Stoppage explores how collective education helped build the Coalition of Rutgers Unions, which traces part of its roots to Labor Notes. In labor history, New Orleans streetcar workers’ 1929 strike inspired the po’ boy sandwich. Quote of the day: Bennie Martin.
https://www.laborradionetwork.org
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Bulwark for Our Democracy (00:58:00)
The closure of Alligator Alcatraz is a win- but are the latest Supreme Court rulings two steps backwards? Progressive radio host Nicole Sandler , Worker’s Circle organizer Noelle Damico join guest host Alex Lawson.
QR CODE: Culture. Opinions. Dialogue. Entertainment. (00:59:00)
Main Segment 1 CULTURE (10 mins): Ex-MAGA Supporters Say They Were Manipulated
Main Segment 2 OPINIONS (10 mins): Is it Gay to Have a Birthday? A Look into Toxic Black Masculinity
Better Do Better (6 mins): DHS is Vetting an Immigrant Reality TV Show
Q Wards Clapback (7 Mins): The Loud Part
Main Segment 3 DIALOGUE (10 mins): A Lesson Youve Taught That You Wish You Could Teach More?
Main Segment 4 ENTERTAINMENT (10 mins): A Far-Right Influencer Crashed the BET Awards
https://www.kpfk.org/on-air/qr-code
LITERATURE ALOUD: Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852) by Harriet Beecher Stowe ch.36 (00:15:50)
Among the most banned books in the United States, Uncle Tom’s Cabin or, Life Among the Lowly is a novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe which treats slavery as a central theme. Stowe was a Connecticut-born teacher at the Hartford Female Academy and an active abolitionist. The novel is believed to have had a profound effect on the North’s view of slavery. In fact, when he met Harriet Beecher Stowe, President Lincoln is said to have commented, “So you’re the little lady whose book started the Civil War.” First published on March 20, 1852, the story focuses on the tale of Uncle Tom, a long-suffering black slave, the central character around whose life the other characters—both fellow slaves and slave owners—revolve. The novel depicts the harsh reality of slavery while also showing that Christian love and faith can overcome even something as evil as enslavement of fellow human beings. (summary by Wikipedia and John Greenman)
https://librivox.org/uncle-toms-cabin-by-harriet-beecher-stowe
ALAN WATTS: The Illusion of Money, Time & Ego (00:10:36)
Alan Wilson Watts (6 January 1915 – 16 November 1973) was a well-known British philosopher, writer and speaker, best known for his interpretation of Eastern philosophy for Western audiences. He left behind more than 25 books and an audio library of nearly 400 talks, which are still in great demand.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYSQ1NF1hvw&t=104s
CHOOSE TO BE CURIOUS: The dr. T projecT & Things Worth Knowing, with Shawkat Toorawa
(00:28:00)
For 15 years, Professor Shawkat Toorawa has offered three things worth knowing from literature, music and general knowledge — no strings attached. Each week during the academic year, Dr. T delivers a curiosity booster shot for anyone who wants to partake. Its his gesture toward true liberal arts and an ever-expanding appreciation of the rich and diverse world around us. “It’s not me, the pedagog in the classroom who has a certain responsibility, it’s me navigating the cultural landscape with the people in the room and saying, ‘Ah, look at this! Isn’t this interesting?!'” ~ Shawkat Toorawa
This show first aired in July 2025.
THE BRADCAST: 6/30/2026 Encore: The Trouble With Trillionaires [and Billionaires]; Guest: Michael Mechanic of Mother Jones (00:58:00)
Encore: original airdate 6-17-2026. On today’s ‘BradCast’: In a draft ‘Memorandum of Understanding,’ the United States and Iran will halt military actions for 60 days and open the Strait of Hormuz while negotiating a final agreement. The draft MOU indicates that Donald Trump made major concessions to Iran, including waiving punishing sanctions on Iran’s oil exports. Georgia’s GOP-controlled state legislature declined to re-gerrymander its US House maps — for now. The November 2026 elections are taking shape after primaries, runoffs and special elections in Georgia, Alabama, Oklahoma, California, and Washington D.C. Mother Jones’ Senior Editor MICHAEL MECHANIC explains how Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire with help from taxpayers, the many negative impacts of extreme wealth in America and around the world, potential solutions to reduce income inequality, and much more.
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675