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RADIO 2050 #36: Catching Water (00:00:00)
Brad Lancaster, author and co-founder of neighborhoodforesters.org, shares his journey of becoming a water harvesting expert in the Sonoran Desert. He explains how he became inspired to be part of the solution to the water crisis in his community and started harvesting rainwater as his primary water source. Brad emphasizes the importance of using rainwater, which is known as sweet water, as it is free from salts and minerals and acts as a natural fertilizer for plants. He also discusses the principles of water harvesting, such as long and thoughtful observation, slowing the spread of water, and creating a living sponge in the soil. Brad encourages listeners to check out his websites and books for more information on water harvesting and to take action in their own communities.
https://radioparadise.com/radio2050
EARTH RIOT RADIO #123: What Has Trash, Blacktop, Cars, and Unnatural Heat. And – the Earth! (00:29:00)
Yet our neighborhoods continue to drift toward a great mono-culture, deadly to play and resistance. The physical characteristics of the city are against the body, against the poor and people of color. We are more aware of the attack on us by the rich since Black Lives Matter, Standing Rock, and Occupy Wall Street. These are the great freedom rides away from the institutions that rope-a-dope the Peaceful ones. We love the Earth and we feel safer in the brave play of healthy communities.
BOOM GODDESS RADIO: BGR525 | Homesharing Update (Rebroadcast) (00:29:00)
This week Jennifer welcomes back past guests Lucy Reed and Debroah Knox of Tucson Homesharing, a non-profit that provides education, outreach and advocacy toward creating and sustaining home sharing partnerships while supporting all other beneficial planning outcomes for healthy aging.
https://www.boomgoddessradio.com/
Best of ATTITUDE with ARNIE ARNESEN (00:59:30)
Segment One & Two
Today’s Best of The Attitude is a panel discussion we had after the first Presidential Debate concluded. These are our initial impressions and reactions of the panel, without the discussions of commentators in media.
Our guests were: Bill Curry, Laura Jedeed, Joseph Jaworski, and Amy Littlefield.
https://www.arniearnesen.org/WP/
BACKGROUND BRIEFING with IAN MASTERS June 27, 2024 (00:59:00)
Why Do More Americans in Swing States Think Trump is Better For Democracy? The Answer Might be the Local Influence of Sinclair Broadcast Group | How We Arrived at a Moment Where a Reality TV Right Wing Populist Captured One of America’s Two Major Political Parties | The Author of Nasty Politics: The Logic of Insults, Threats, and Incitement.
https://www.backgroundbriefing.org/
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR: Amanda Palmer and Sophie Strand – Exile From the Kingdom of the Well (00:59:00)
Sophie Strand is a poet, scholar and writer with a focus on the history of religion and the intersection of spirituality, mythology, storytelling and ecology. Her poems and essays have appeared in numerous projects and shes the author of The Flowering Wand: Re-wilding the Sacred Masculine: Lunar Kings, Trans-Species Magicians & Rhizomatic Harpists, and The Madonna Secret, a historical fiction novel about Mary Magdalene and Yeshua, AKA Jesus.
Amanda Palmer is a singer, songwriter, musician, and performance artist, and the author of Evelyn Evelyn: A Tragic Tale in Two Tomes, and The Art of Asking: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help.
This is live recording of an in person conversation between Sophie and Amanda, titled Exile From the Kingdom of the Well, followed by a Q & A session.
DEEP DIVE CYBERSECURITY SHOW: The Internet is Disappearing and so much more! (00:58:35)
From Amazon denying selling facial recognition to China to Microsoft’s newest feature getting everyone hacked to the Internet itself disappearing, and WAY more, these past two weeks have been utterly insane!
SATURDAY 06.29.24 PROGRAM Notes
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THE BRADCAST 6/28/2024 Encore: Univ. of KY’s Joshua A. Douglas on ‘The Court v. The Voters’ (00:58:00)
Encore: original airdate 6-6-2024. On today’s ‘BradCast’: Steve Bannon – – Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign manager and White House advisor who was convicted on charges of contempt of Congress for defying lawful subpoenas from the House January 6 Committee – – must finally head to jail as of July 1, but he still has some options for delay. Amid a wave of disturbing climate studies this week, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres rebuked the fossil fuel industry as ‘godfathers of climate chaos,’ and called for a global ban on fossil fuel advertising. Constitutional election law professor JOSHUA A. DOUGLAS (Univ. of Kentucky) discusses his new book, ‘The Court v. The Voters: The Troubling Story of How the Supreme Court Has Undermined Voting Rights.’ Douglas details how the nation’s highest court in recent decades has persistently issued rulings that undermine voting rights and our constitutional order, and offers prescriptions for restoring democracy. Plus Desi Doyen has our new ‘Green News Report.’
KEEPING DEMOCRACY ALIVE: Dan Ellsberg Died a Year Ago. Long May He Live. (00:57:33)
What do we mean by the word hero? Is it not a person of extraordinary courage, putting the good of the country above his or her own safety? That’s Daniel Ellsberg, most famous for the Pentagon Papers which he released to the public in 1971, revealing the lies to government told us about their war in Vietnam. In this Keeping Democracy Alive discussion, author and friend of Ellsberg, Norman Solomon says that back then, and even more so today, the war machine sees the American people as their adversaries. Solomon argues government is legitimate when there is the informed consent of the governed. As we all know, today there are forces that are determined to keep us uninformed.
AGING MATTERS: Cellular Wellness (00:58:00)
Wellness is defined as the act of practicing healthy habits on a daily basis to attain better physical and mental health outcomes. One way to understand wellness is to consider health as a continuum that extends from illness to a state of optimal wellbeing. Bill Rawls, MD, Integrative Health Practitioner, and Author, The Cellular Wellness Solution, www. rawlsmd.com, about how stress on body cells increases chronic illness risk and hastens aging, and how herbal therapy and a healthy lifestyle can aid healing and improve wellness.
https://www.agingmattersonline.com/
GROWING GREENER: A Garden Icons Disastrous Impact on Our Native Flora (00:29:00)
Although beloved by gardeners, earthworms are not native to the northern half of North America and can cause extreme changes in soil ecology there, with disastrous effects on native plants and animals. A recent study Dr. Jrome Mattieu of the Sorbonne and colleagues reveals routes by which 70 species of alien earthworms are spreading throughout the United States
https://www.thomaschristophergardens.com/
TUC RADIO: Leonard Peltier – Prayer Vigil for his Parole in San Francisco (00:29:00)
For the first time in 15 years, Leonard Peltier had a full parole hearing on Monday, June 10, at the United States Penitentiary at Coleman, Fla. The decision whether he will be free will be rendered by mid July 2024. Peltier is Turtle Mountain Ojibwe. He has been incarcerated for 48 years for the alleged killing of two FBI agents at Oglala on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in June 1975. For five decades, Peltier has maintained his innocence and hoped for the chance to clear his name.
THE BOPST SHOW: Communication Imitation (00:55:30)
The Bopst Show, the critically acclaimed music radio show hosted by artist, musician, writer, DJ and founding member of GWAR, Chris Bopst, features a wide assortment of audio stimulations from a myriad of genres, eras and inspirations. On this week’s show, you’ll hear Syrian singing sensation Omar Souleyman, the 21st century cocktail sound of Twin Temple, the 80s pop wave syncopations of the Plastics from Japan as well as tunes by Francoise Hardy, Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba and many others locked out of the nation’s largest terrestrial bandwidths.
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
RALPH NADER RADIO HOUR #538 (00:58:00)
We focus once again on the ongoing genocide in Gaza with Delinda Hanley, executive editor of the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs who tells the heartrending story of an undertaker in Gaza who since October 8th personally has had to bury over 17,000 people. Then, Ralph welcomes back retired Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft to widen out the discussion to include the war in Ukraine and contends that the Pentagon runs America.
https://www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/
FRIDAY 06.28.24 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Friday June 28, 2024
https://www.democracynow.org/shows
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Florida art museum helps visitors connect with the reality of climate change
FULL COLOR HISTORY: Richmond Community Hospital (00:59:44)
There is a wealth of History relating to the Richmond Community Hospital that is now being uncovered as a result of Virginia Union University’s planned demolition of the severely neglected old hospital building. Join us weekly on Monday evenings at 7 PM for a live call-in sharing on The Work FM, broadcast at 93.9 on the radio dial, live-streamed both in our Facebook group “Save Community Hospital”, and on TheWorkFM.org
Our first episode will feature Viola Baskerville and Farid Alan Schintzius sharing the latest developments in the movement. See our Facebook Group: Save Community Hospital:
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Julian Assange, Russian Asset (00:58:00)
“Bette Dangerous”- AKA Heidi Siegmund Cuda has the goods on Assange’s collusion with Russia to defeat Hilary Clinton in the 2016 election. Is Julian a hero, a criminal, or just a terrible person?
SEA CHANGE RADIO: Former San Francisco D.A. Chesa Boudin, Pt. 2 (00:29:00)
Gallup poll data show that for the past forty years, majorities of Americans consistently perceive crime to be worse this year than the previous year, irrespective of the tremendous downward plunge in both property and violent crime during that same period. This week on Sea Change Radio, the second part of our discussion with former San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin. In this episode, we examine why tough on crime legislation can have such deleterious outcomes, talk about the problems with recall elections, and look at the work Boudin has embarked on at the UC Berkeley School of Law. Then, we dig into the Sea Change Radio archives to revisit a portion of our previous conversation with Kevin Ortiz, a San Franciscan who learned firsthand how hard it can be to extricate oneself from legal entanglements.
LAURA FLANDERS AND FRIENDS: Political Violence & MAGA Militancy: Strategies to Protect Democracy (00:28:00)
Political violence is on the rise and has reached just about every corner of the country, whether it’s confrontations on social media, at school board meetings or the chambers of Congress. Reuters reports that we’ve seen some 213 cases and 39 fatalities in the U.S. since January 6, 2021 ” more than we’ve seen in decades. Women, people of color, Muslims, Jews, and LGBTQ people are among those most vulnerable, but the group seeing the fastest increase in reported incidents are conservatives who are perceived to be out of sync with the pro-Trump, MAGA line. While most Americans oppose political violence, it remains a growing threat to our democracy. What can be done? In this episode, co-hosts Laura Flanders and 22nd Century Initiative Director Scot Nakagawa convene an expert panel to define political violence and discuss how to protect one another and democracy itself. All that, plus Lauras commentary on Reveal, Reframe, Resist and reporter’s roles.
THE BOPST SHOW: Communication Imitation (00:55:30)
The Bopst Show, the critically acclaimed music radio show hosted by artist, musician, writer, DJ and founding member of GWAR, Chris Bopst, features a wide assortment of audio stimulations from a myriad of genres, eras and inspirations. On this week’s show, you’ll hear Syrian singing sensation Omar Souleyman, the 21st century cocktail sound of Twin Temple, the 80s pop wave syncopations of the Plastics from Japan as well as tunes by Francoise Hardy, Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba and many others locked out of the nation’s largest terrestrial bandwidths.
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 6/28/24 (00:56:38)
On the Show: The first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden sees Trump tell endless corrosive lies, and sees Biden appear confused and stumbling numerous times. Talk of replacing Joe Biden on the 2024 Democratic ticket explodes after Biden’s poor debate performance. MAGA-world is taking advantage of the focus on Biden’s debate performance to avoid accounting for the reality that Donald Trump’s performance was a lie-riddled disaster. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was missing from the court for days with no explanation, and speculation about why is running rampant. 0 of 500 Fortune 500 companies appear to be supporting Donald Trump for president in 2024.
THURSDAY 06.27.24 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Thursday June 27, 2024
https://www.democracynow.org/shows
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: What do the different hurricane categories mean?
RADIO ECOSHOCK: Mass Heat Deaths (00:58:00)
Over 1000 worshipers died of heat in Mecca Saudi Arabia. Long extreme heat domes over India, Mexico, North Africa and the Middle East – nobody counted the dead. Only Europeans and North Americans matter to big media. Around the world people died silently in record extreme heat, unreported. After an extreme weather update, we revisit urban heat survival tips with Professor Mat Santamouris (replay). Then Dr. Anders Levermann from Potsdam University reminds us: more people are displaced by river floods than any other extreme event (replay).
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Give the Right Everything They Want? (00:58:00)
The Supreme Court is about to release another batch of rulings from the radical right majority. How will the lives of everyday Americans be impacted this time? Are we moving backwards in the battle to protect the rights of LGBTQ Americans? Plus- Thom reads from ‘RIP GOP’, a book by Stan Greenberg
YES! Presents: Rising Up With Sonali – (00:58:31)
This week, Ill speak with a journalist who I have a lot in common with, not the least of which is my name. Sonali Kohli, former LA Times writer and a top education journalist will discuss her new book Dont Wait: Three Girls Who Fought for Change and Won. Then, Julie Hotz joins me to examine a new trend in healthcare called Social Prescribing, which complements traditional western medicine to address human health holistically. Finally, journalist Iman Husain will explore the modern-day resurgence of a protest song that Israel tried to silence, the 1972 Urgent Call for Palestine, by Palestinian singer Zeinab Shaath.
https://risingupwithsonali.com/
LITERATURE ALOUD: Main Street by Sinclair Lewis (1920) chapter 20 (00:24:36)
First published in 1920, Main Street is Sinclair Lewis’ first major novel, and was a phenomenal success at the time. In 1930 Lewis became the first American to receive the Nobel Prize for literature. The story involves Carol Milford, a college-educated, progressive, ambitious young woman, who is self-sufficient and working as a librarian in St. Paul. There she meets a country doctor, Will Kennicott, who convinces her to marry him and move to the rural Minnesota town of Gopher Prairie. Although she arrives with dreams of beautifying the town, of establishing art and culture, of improving lives and promoting child welfare, this spirit is challenged by small-town attitudes, ignorance and bigotry.
https://librivox.org/main-street-by-sinclair-lewis-2/
TEXT: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/543/543-h/543-h.htm
WINGS #11-24 Reviving Indigenous Law (00:28:52)
Maxine Matilpi is an indigenous woman from British Columbia, Canada, who is also a lawyer and the Program Lead for West Coast Environmental Law’s RELAW project – Revitalizing Indigenous Law for Land, Air and Water. She explains that Indigenous Law is based in indigenous stories and traditions, and differs from the Aboriginal Law imposed by Canada. And she tells stories about this unique, groundbreaking project and how it is intended to be used by communities to defend their environment.
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 6/27/24 (00:55:19)
On the Show: A deep dive into the cases for and against a prison sentence for Donald Trump in the hush money case that led to 34 guilty felony verdicts. Will tonight’s presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump make any difference to the trajectory of the presidential race? CNN will institute microphone muting during tonight’s Trump vs Biden debate, but will this really be the silver bullet that some expect it to be? Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces that he will hold a debate by himself, at the same time as Trump and Biden will be debating each other. MAGA makes its final case that President Joe Biden will be on performance-enhancing drugs during tonight’s first presidential debate. Republican Adam Kinzinger bails on his party and officially endorses President Joe Biden in the 2024 election. Creepy audio of Donald Trump talking about Taylor Swift’s physical appearance is published by author Ramin Setoodeh. Donald Trump calls a black barber shop and says that black people love his mug shot from when he was arrested. Voicemail caller is extremely confused about Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert’s recent Republican primary victory.
WEDNESDAY 06.26.24 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Wednesday June 26, 2024
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Nonprofit helps bring solar to the Puerto Rican island of Vieques
PATIENTS COME FIRST: Cell Transplantation (00:9:03)
This episode of VHHA’s Patients Come First podcast features Dr. Aamir Khan, the medical director of VCU Health Hume-Lee Transplant Center’s Islet Cell Transplant Program. He joins us for a conversation about his work, the Hume-Lee Transplant Center, and more.
ART, MUSIC AND THE BRAIN – Daniel Levitin (00:21:51)
Daniel Levitin, professor of neuroscience at McGill University, describes the way that learning a musical instrument alters and strengthens key areas of the brain.
THIS WAY OUT #1891: Pride Is A Party & global LGBTQ news! (00:28:59)
Present Pride builds on vintage protest movements; Namibias High Court decriminalizes sex between men, Thailand is poised to enact marriage equality, a second U.S. federal judge slams Bidens queer-protective sex in education guidelines, Karine Jean-Pierre brings White House Pride greetings, Kyiv Pride seeks justice for queers and for country, and Rome Pride-goers mock Pope Francis f-word gaffes.
Those stories and more this week when you find This Way Out, the international LGBTQ radio magazine.https://www.thiswayout.org/
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Assange to go free? (00:58:00)
How the Trump & Rightwing-Media “Hate Virus” Spreads. There’s a group creating a list of federal workers that could resist Trump’s plan if re-elected. US Surgeon General declares gun violence a pubic health crisis – will anything be done to avert this crisis? They took part in Apache ceremonies. Their schools expelled them for satanic activities…seriously? Assange to go free?
CIVIC CIPHER: Denise Resnik on the Intersection of Autism and Blackness (00:59:00)
The first part of today’s episode has us talking with Denise Resnik, the founder and president/CEO of First Placean enterprise dedicated to helping those with autism transition into a routine-based adult life. As a result of her experience in this field, she is able to have an in-depth conversation about not just the effects of autism on families, communities, and society, but also to give insight into the particular pitfalls and problems that result from the intersection of life as a minority and as a person with autism. In the second part of the show, we give a bit more time to Denise Resnik as she explains the cracks in society that neurodivergent individuals can fall into. We discuss interactions from police, housing issues, and economic opportunities and how challenging these can be for those with autism, as well as how problematic it can be when society gets it wrong. Our Way Black History Fact highlights the life of the baseball legend Willie Mays
LITERATURE ALOUD: Main Street by Sinclair Lewis (1920) chapter 19 (00:31:30)
First published in 1920, Main Street is Sinclair Lewis’ first major novel, and was a phenomenal success at the time. In 1930 Lewis became the first American to receive the Nobel Prize for literature. The story involves Carol Milford, a college-educated, progressive, ambitious young woman, who is self-sufficient and working as a librarian in St. Paul. There she meets a country doctor, Will Kennicott, who convinces her to marry him and move to the rural Minnesota town of Gopher Prairie. Although she arrives with dreams of beautifying the town, of establishing art and culture, of improving lives and promoting child welfare, this spirit is challenged by small-town attitudes, ignorance and bigotry.
https://librivox.org/main-street-by-sinclair-lewis-2/
TEXT: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/543/543-h/543-h.htm
CHOOSE TO BE CURIOUS: Curiosity & Creating Sense in a World of Nonsense, with Saul Perlmutter (00:28:00)
Physicist and Nobel Laureate Saul Perlmutter is every bit as delightful as I remember him from high school. Whip smart, of course, but also warm and optimistic and surprisingly reassuring. “We live in an experimenting society” he reminds us, “The fact that we can use partial information and do better is actually one of our superpowers.”
Third Millennium Thinking: Creating Sense in a World of Nonsense by Saul Perlmutter, John Campbell and Robert MacCoun takes the optimism and tools of science and helps us apply them to the everyday. They help us think about how we think, taking our values and fears into account. “You need to have that sense of confidence that we have some big problems in the world, but they are not problems that are beyond our control.” – Saul Perlmutter
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 6/26/24 (00:55:07)
On the Show: Psychologist Dr. John Gartner, founder of Duty to Warn and co-host of Shrinking Trump, joins David to discuss how much, if anything, can be gleaned about Donald Trump or Joe Biden’s cognitive states from watching the forthcoming 90 minute presidential debate. A review of primary results from last night, including Lauren Boebert’s win, a number of Trump/MAGA losses, and the first loss by “The Squad” with Jamaal Bowman losing his primary to George Latimer. Donald Trump’s primary endorsements lose badly, including Mark Burns, Dave Williams, and Trent Staggs. A deranged Fox News propagandist Sean Hannity says that President Joe Biden is “experimenting with the right dose” of substances in advance of tomorrow night’s presidential debate against Donald Trump. Donald Trump is interviewed on Newsmax by Corey Lewandowski about his debate prep and other topics, and none of his answers make any sense. Republican Congressman Eric Burlison suggests that President Joe Biden might be using the soft drink Mountain Dew as a performance-enhancing drug for the presidential debate with Donald Trump. Notes from Donald Trump’s former attorney Evan Corcoran reveal that, contrary to what Trump said publicly, he feared that he knew his possession of classified documents might be criminal. The All-In podcast interviews Donald Trump and it goes so poorly, Trump’s suggestion about permanent residency for college graduates stuns his own supporters.
TUESDAY 06.25.24 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Tuesday June 25, 2024
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Mountaintop coal mine in Kentucky to become a solar farm
ENCOURAGEMENTOLOGY: Lighten Up: Laughing Your Way to Stress Relief (00:30:00)
On this show we are reducing stress by lightening up, not taking ourselves too seriously, and finding ways to laugh at life. Alarmed by your frown lines these days? Needing more reminders to relax your shoulders and breathe? Long for the days when your parents sent you to your room or the corner for a much-needed time-out. Life can be intense and our day-to-day schedules dont seem to allow the room to relax and laugh it off. But laughter is like a magic potion for stress”just a good giggle can melt away tension and make you feel lighter. Its your bodys way of giving you a happy boost, flooding you with feel-good vibes and boosting your immune system like a champ
MAKING CONTACT: Family Matters: How Communities Support Trans Kids in Conservative States (00:29:00)
In the first of this 2-part series on supporting trans kids and their health, the Clawson family tells us how Indiana’s new ban on gender affirmative care for minors affects them and their daughter, Kirin. Plus, Dr. Myeshia Price talks about how all adults can support trans kids despite discriminatory laws.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Help America Not Vote (00:58:00)
Will the machinations of the Republican party and its shills tilt the November election in their favor? Also- Thom reads from “League of the Iroquois” by Lewis H. Morgan, and “All the World’s a Stage” by Dennis Weaver.
THE CHILDREN’S HOUR: The Universe with Dr. Katie Mack (00:53:00)
This time on The Children’s Hour, we go far out into space with Dr. Katie Mack, a theoretical astrophysicist who is exploring the timeline of the universe, from its birth all the way into the future when she predicts our universe as we know it will die. Learn with us about theoretical astrophysics! Our guest today, Dr. Katie Mack, is the author of the book The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking). A theoretical astrophysicist, Dr. Macks focus is on the timeline of the universe, from its birth through its death, billions of years from now.
https://www.childrenshour.org/
LITERATURE ALOUD: Main Street by Sinclair Lewis (1920) chapter 18 (00:31:30)
First published in 1920, Main Street is Sinclair Lewis’ first major novel, and was a phenomenal success at the time. In 1930 Lewis became the first American to receive the Nobel Prize for literature. The story involves Carol Milford, a college-educated, progressive, ambitious young woman, who is self-sufficient and working as a librarian in St. Paul. There she meets a country doctor, Will Kennicott, who convinces her to marry him and move to the rural Minnesota town of Gopher Prairie. Although she arrives with dreams of beautifying the town, of establishing art and culture, of improving lives and promoting child welfare, this spirit is challenged by small-town attitudes, ignorance and bigotry.
https://librivox.org/main-street-by-sinclair-lewis-2/
TEXT: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/543/543-h/543-h.htm
BETWEEN THE LINES RADIO NEWSMAGAZINE for June 19, 2024 (00:29:00)
Israel’s New Air War in the West Bank Kills Rising Number of Palestinian Children; Fossil Fuel Industry Working to Further Criminalize Climate Protests Against Oil and Gas Projects; SCOTUS Scandals and Blatant Corruption Demand Urgent Reform.
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 6/25/24 (00:00:00)
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MONDAY 06.24.24 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Monday June 24, 2024
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS Cancer patients can face treatment disruptions during extreme weather
WHEN THE BIOMASS HITS THE WIND TURBINE #11: Politics of Sustainability (00:29:14)
How do you fix a system that isn’t broken. Our government is set up to care for, feed and support the corporate beast. Yet we pretend that it offers fair opportunity for all and justice and support for the poor and downtrodden. How can we thrive within a system that is dysfunctional?
* Step away from existing systems
* When we try to change the system, it simply changes us
* How do we create a new system or process
* Recognize the existing processes
* Two Party Political system that represents the corporation
* Create a sense of dependency (they will not come)
* Reliance on the larger economic system (out of your control)
* So, what do we do???? It’s not enough to be angry or depressed.
* Understand that every dollar is a vote…
* Why has sustainability become partisan…
* What do they define as sustainability? Subsidies to large producers of products ” really a battle over which corporation’s benefit
* Freedom versus Safety (we know it is broken, but we don’t believe the system is broken)
* It is a process
* Safety is an illusion
* Barter, skill sharing, non-monetary
* Knowledge inventory versus things
* As long as people shop at Walmart they will not change the system.
* Be the change you want to see.
* Buy things from people you know and eat meals with people you love.
https://bluerockstation.podbean.com/
ECONOMIC UPDATE: The Political Economy of Tariffs (00:29:00)
In this week’s Economic Update, Professor Richard Wolff devotes the entire program to an analysis of tariffs. We discuss why tariffs are not a worker’s issue, why capitalism’s continuous swings between free trade and protectionist periods and phases make little impact on workers, and why competing capitalists seek to get workers to support their positions on tariffs.
https://economicupdate.libsyn.com/
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Is Religious Fascism on the Rise? (00:58:00)
Crazy Alert! GOPer arrested chasing an adult dancer at 2:45am – but it gets weirder. Fascist Alert! RFK Jr’s Campaign Floats Serious Jail Time for CNNs Jake Tapper, Dana Bash, and Others After Failing to qualify for debate. Dean Obeidallah – Religious fascism on the rise! Bishop Dr. William J. Barber II – White Poverty.
SPIRIT IN ACTION : George Lakey – Quaker Activist, Organizer, Sociologist, Trainer, & Author (00:55:00)
The team at of FNVW and their Everyday Nonviolence Podcast guest-hosts today for Spirit In Action. PJ Hoffman interviews acclaimed sociologist, writer, and Quaker activist George Lakey about a broad swath of his life in activism, including his recent memoir Dancing with History: a life for peace and justice. George was at the center of social change activism, starting with the Civil Rights movement, continuing with anti-nuclear and peace activism, including with the ship Phoenix, co-founding AQAG, Movement for a New Society, Training for Change, and Earth Quaker Action Team, among other groups, projects, and movements. See a video of highlights of the EQAT at the PNC Bank on July 3, 2014 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUi2v_-C7bw).
LITERATURE ALOUD: Main Street by Sinclair Lewis (1920) chapter 17 (00:28:39)
First published in 1920, Main Street is Sinclair Lewis’ first major novel, and was a phenomenal success at the time. In 1930 Lewis became the first American to receive the Nobel Prize for literature. The story involves Carol Milford, a college-educated, progressive, ambitious young woman, who is self-sufficient and working as a librarian in St. Paul. There she meets a country doctor, Will Kennicott, who convinces her to marry him and move to the rural Minnesota town of Gopher Prairie. Although she arrives with dreams of beautifying the town, of establishing art and culture, of improving lives and promoting child welfare, this spirit is challenged by small-town attitudes, ignorance and bigotry.
https://librivox.org/main-street-by-sinclair-lewis-2/
TEXT: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/543/543-h/543-h.htm
GREEN STREET: Standing Up to the Natural Gas Industry (00:29:00)
This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about micro- and nanoplastic particles and what we can do to reduce them. Then biologist, author and cancer survivor Dr. Sandra Steingraber talks about her efforts to stop the expansion of natural gas infrastructure and the tactics the industry is using to silence any opposition.
https://www.greenstreetnews.org/
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 6/24/24 (00:55:24)
On the Show: Dr. John Kruse, neuroscientist, psychiatrist, and author, joins David to discuss the possibility of Trump having ADHD and using stimulant medications. Failed former President Donald Trump admits to the disgusting way he will attack President Biden at the forthcoming presidential debate. South Dakota Republican Governor Kristi Noem reappears for more interviews and still will not answer why she lied about meeting Kim Jong Un, nor why she lied about it in her book. Convicted felon Donald Trump holds a rally in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Fox News is forced to cut away when his brain stops working. After numerous denials, audio of Donald Trump insisting that a dead woman, Joan Rivers, voted for him in 2016, is released. Roseanne Barr appears on the Piers Morgan show, and it’s as sad as it is disturbing. A woman says that Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz paid her for sex. Donald Trump admits he’ll incite another riot and try to steal the 2024 election, if he loses.
SUNDAY 06.23.24 PROGRAM Notes
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RADIO 2050 #35: Art for Change (00:58:03)
Catherine Sarah Young, an artist and scientist, discusses her work in raising awareness about environmental issues through art. She shares her background and inspiration for becoming an artist, as well as the role of art in addressing climate change. Young emphasizes the importance of artists in creating discourse and changing perspectives. She describes several of her projects, including the Weighing of the Heart, Arctic Ice Chess, and Burned Lines, and how they provoke thought and engage audiences. Young also discusses the challenges she faces as an artist and offers advice to aspiring artists. She concludes with a call to action, urging listeners to use their talents to contribute to the healing and flourishing of humanity and the planet.
https://radioparadise.com/radio2050
EARTH RIOT RADIO #122: Animals Teach Us the Song of Power (00:29:00)
Dreams of liberation and laughter, freedom and love. When we get up our dreams turn into music and the more-than-human creatures sing in passionate harmonies, preparing to pull our dreams into action in broad daylight. The melody and beats that dreamily echo in our bodies make a common song shared by all living things as we march on the fossil poisoners.
BOOM GODDESS RADIO #524: Author Susan Smith (Rebroadcast) (00:29:16)
This week our guest is Susan Smith, author of the book “My Heart Attack Saved My Life?…But for What?” Boom Goddess Radio, hosted by Jennifer Davis-Paige, features women who are inspirational in their life journey, their experiences, and their successes and failures. Listening to their stories may motivate you to call your girlfriends and organize a virtual Boom Goddess Radio listening party. Wherever you listen and whoever you listen with, we promise to inspire, unite and entertain.
https://www.boomgoddessradio.com/
Best of ATTITUDE with ARNIE ARNESEN June 22, 2024 (00:59:30)
Segment One
We begin the show with Lindsay Owens, Executive Director, Groundworks Collaborative, and author. We discuss how corporations, manufacturers and distributors are gouging customers, thus increasing inflation. We talk about the reasons (they get away with it), and how customers perceive this as general inflation, when in fact it is due to greed. Corporate profits are increasing. We also touch on what can be done to stop this behavior.
Segment Two
We then catch up with Mark Joseph Stern, who writes for Slate. We discuss the latest ruling by SCOTUS on the use of bump stocks. When there is only one use for these devices (killing as many people as possible in the shortest amount of time), the convoluted argument used by Clarence Thomas to justify making these legal seems bizarre. This is part of SCOTUS attack on regulatory agencies, in this case, the ATF.
https://www.arniearnesen.org/WP/
BACKGROUND BRIEFING with IAN MASTERS June 23, 2024 (00:59:00)
The Heatwave Baking the Planet and the Contrast Between Biden’s Understanding of Global Warming and Trump’s Denial | The Sources of Climate Change Denial and a Future Beyond Denial | Is the Putin/Kim Jong Un Pact Alarming or Pathetic as Two Murderous Pariah’s Resume Their Love Affair With Trump?
https://www.backgroundbriefing.org/
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR: Liminal Dreaming & Exploring the Edges of Consciousness with Jennifer Dumpert (00:59:00)
Jennifer Dumpert is a dream explorer and writer and the founder of the Oneironauticum, an international organization that explores the phenomenological experience of dreams as a means of experimenting with mind and consciousness. She also developed the concept and practice of liminal dreaming “surfing the edges of consciousness using hypnagogic and hypnopompic dream states. Jennifer Dumpert lectures and leads workshops all over the world & she’s the author of a fascinating book Liminal Dreaming: Exploring Consciousness at the Edges of Sleep, that we talk about in depth.
DEEP DIVE CYBERSECURITY SHOW: The Internet is Disappearing and so much more! (00:58:35)
From Amazon denying selling facial recognition to China to Microsoft’s newest feature getting everyone hacked to the Internet itself disappearing, and WAY more, these past two weeks have been utterly insane!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-deep-dive-radio-show-and-nicks-nerd-news/id1262505658
SATURDAY 06.22.24 PROGRAM Notes
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THE BRADCAST 6/21/2024 Encore: The Corrupt Anti-Abortion Texas-to-SCOTUS Legal Activist Pipeline with Amanda Marcot (00:58:00)
Encore: original airdate 6-13-2024. On today’s ‘BradCast’: The packed and corrupted U.S. Supreme Court did (largely) the right thing in unanimously rejecting a ridiculous case from anti-abortion zealots seeking a nationwide ban on the use of Mifepristone, the safest method of abortion. But the rightwing supermajority’s opinion left the door open for future challenges by other plaintiffs. Salon’s AMANDA MARCOTTE discusses today’s SCOTUS ruling, plus a bonkers anti-abortion case in Texas brought by rightwing university professors who claim their rights to free speech and religious freedom are being violated if they can’t mistreat students who obtain abortions or otherwise dress or behave in ways the professors don’t like. Primary elections in Ohio offer potentially encouraging news for Democrats. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest ‘Green News Report.’
KEEPING DEMOCRACY ALIVE: Inspiration from Massachusetts: A New Wealth Tax Works (00:58:13)
Across the United States there is tremendous support for a taxing the wealthiest among us. So why doesn’t it happen? Well, in Massachusetts, it has. As Inequality soars Sam Pizzigati explains in this segment, there was powerful resistance to the new tax from big corporations but now the state constitution includes a Fair Share Amendment which levies a new 4% tax on the incomes of the super rich. As Pizzigati reminds us, there was much greater prosperity in the mid-20th century when we did tax the wealthiest at a much higher rate. And despite the threats, rich people have not fled from the Bay State. Your state can replicate this!
AGING MATTERS: Travel Tips (00:58:00)
As older adults retire and have more free time, travel is a major consideration. Trip preparation often takes extensive planning, and older travelers should know how to be ready and take precautions to ensure a smooth and hassle-free trip. Emily Nabors, Senior Program Specialist, Center for Healthy Aging, National Council on Aging, https://www.ncoa.org/article/safe-travel-tips-for-older-adults, talks about issues older travelers should know and deal with when planning a domestic or international trip, and tips to remember during the journey to ensure the experience is safe, fun and memorable.
https://www.agingmattersonline.com/
GROWING GREENER: Conversing with Plants (00:29:00)
Ecological landscaping trail blazer Larry Weaner explains the importance of the long-term conversations you hold with your plants, letting them inform you about the role they can play in the garden ecosystem.
https://www.thomaschristophergardens.com/
TUC RADIO: Ray McGovern: The Dangers of Misreading Putin on Ukraine (00:28:59)
Ray McGovern is interviewed by Judge Andrew Napolitano on his Podcast Judging Freedom.
McGovern served as CIA analyst for 27 years, from the administration of John F. Kennedy to that of George H. W. Bush. His duties included chairing National Intelligence Estimates and preparing the Presidents Daily Brief. After retiring from the CIA, McGovern became a commentator on intelligence-related issues and was one of the best informed critics of the war on Iraq.
THE BOPST SHOW: Jumping Jolly (00:55:00)
The Bopst Show, the critically acclaimed music radio show hosted by artist, musician, writer, DJ and founding member of GWAR, Chris Bopst, features a wide assortment of audio stimulations from a myriad of genres, eras and inspirations. On this week’s show, you’ll hear Honduran guitarist Aurelio Martínez, Richmond noise experimentalists MUTWAWA and the Malian desert blues of Tinariwen as well as tunes by Bwa Bandé, Bunny Rags & the Upsetters, and many others locked out of the nation’s largest terrestrial bandwidths.
podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
RALPH NADER RADIO HOUR 537# (00:58:00)
Ralph welcomes Mike Ferner from Veterans for Peace to discuss their work pushing for a ceasefire in Gaza and mobilizing their members to obstruct the gears of our military-industrial complex. Then, Ralph speaks with criminal defense attorney Leonard Goodman about a major First Amendment case that he’s fighting in Florida as well as the Justice Department’s tradition of targeting political dissenters.
https://www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/
FRIDAY 06.21.24 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Friday June 21, 2024
https://www.democracynow.org/shows
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Fellowship helps doctors and nurses take action on climate change
FULL COLOR HISTORY: Richmond Community Hospital (00:59:44)
There is a wealth of History relating to the Richmond Community Hospital that is now being uncovered as a result of Virginia Union University’s planned demolition of the severely neglected old hospital building. Join us weekly on Monday evenings at 7 PM for a live call-in sharing on The Work FM, broadcast at 93.9 on the radio dial, live-streamed both in our Facebook group “Save Community Hospital”, and on TheWorkFM.org
Our first episode will feature Viola Baskerville and Farid Alan Schintzius sharing the latest developments in the movement. See our Facebook Group: Save Community Hospital:
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Christian Nationalist Alert! (00:58:00)
Republican lawmaker claims daycare is driving a “stake through the heart” of traditional families? Phil Ittner – Ukraine Update. Why does it appear that Trump is paying a mysterious Delaware firm $3.1 million? Is any woman in Idaho going to feel safe to become pregnant? Geeky Science! Did you know intermittent fasting supercharges “natural killer” cells that destroy cancer? Why do Americans think crime is so bad? Hunter In a Farmer’s World Alert! ADHD: Practice Keeping On Task. America’s Darkest Hour: Battling the Second Great Insurrection.
SEA CHANGE RADIO: Former San Francisco D.A. Chesa Boudin, Pt. 1 (00:29:00)
If you look at the data, you’ll probably notice that traditional incarceration-focused criminal justice approaches are both extremely expensive and terribly ineffective. But, defying logic, they continue to be fairly popular. And when bold thinkers try to advance more sensible approaches, they sometimes get knocked down. In 2020, just days after Chesa Boudin’s narrow election to become San Francisco’s District Attorney (running on a platform of progressive reform), deep-pocketed out-of-state interests began the process of recalling him. The recall was successful, and in July of 2022 Boudin was unseated. His replacement, appointed by Mayor London Breed, was a member of his own prosecutorial team, Brooke Jenkins, who happened to have been one of the local leaders of the recall campaign. This week on Sea Change Radio, we welcome Chesa Boudin to the show for the first part of a two-part, far-ranging conversation to discuss his unique childhood with two incarcerated parents, evidenced-based approaches to criminal justice, and the bitter fight that nipped his promising tenure in the bud.
THE LAURA FLANDERS SHOW: Maurice Mitchell & the Working Families Party: Voting is a Chess Move (00:28:00)
Are you planning to vote in the presidential election? It’s quite possibly the most important election in our lifetimes and yet some Americans may forgo voting this November. Both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have serious problems. How do we square the contradictions when casting our vote, and how should we think about elections altogether? As National Director of the Working Families Party (WFP), Maurice Moe Mitchell is interacting with voters on the ground and supporting candidates who’ve come out for a ceasefire in Gaza. The WFPs bottom-up, third party approach is winning. What is he seeing and what is his advice in this critical election year? For starters, he says supporting a candidate is a chess move. It’s not a valentine. He joins Laura Flanders and returning co-host Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis, Senior Minister at Middle Church in New York City, to break it all down. All that, plus a commentary from Laura.
THE BOPST SHOW: Jumping Jolly (00:55:00)
The Bopst Show, the critically acclaimed music radio show hosted by artist, musician, writer, DJ and founding member of GWAR, Chris Bopst, features a wide assortment of audio stimulations from a myriad of genres, eras and inspirations. On this week’s show, you’ll hear Honduran guitarist Aurelio Martínez, Richmond noise experimentalists MUTWAWA and the Malian desert blues of Tinariwen as well as tunes by Bwa Bandé, Bunny Rags & the Upsetters, and many others locked out of the nation’s largest terrestrial bandwidths.
podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 6/21/24 (00:00:00)
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THURSDAY 06.20.24 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Thursday June 20, 2024
https://www.democracynow.org/shows
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: FEMA to distribute $1 billion to underserved, climate-vulnerable communities
RADIO ECOSHOCK: Are You A Climate Survivor? (00:58:00)
In a deadly dance of unbearable heat and extreme rains, people look for answers. Our guest Chris Kocher is a recovering lawyer who founded Extreme Weather Survivors. You also hear from author/activist Bill McKibben, Aaron Regunberg of Public Citizen, and Cathy Mulvey from the Union of Concerned Scientists. Then tales from massive environmental protests in Europe you never heard about, with Swedish author and Professor Andreas Malm. Tune in voices of climate sanity, this week on Radio Ecoshock.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Biden’s New Immigration Plan – This is Big! (00:58:00)
What is the Invisible Dark Force Destroying Everything. Plus the EPA chief is taking on Republican-led states over pollution rules rollback. The white power structure in South Carolina just canceled AP Black studies classes. The history of this is incredible. Guest Interview: John Fugelsang – Rich and powerful exploit post-shame society – Also I’m asking him what’s it like to be dead – he knows.
YES! Presents: Rising Up With Sonali – 2024-06-11 (00:58:31)
This week, well go to India to speak with Punjabi journalist and writer Amandeep Sandhu about the results of recent elections in the world’s largest democracy. He’ll explain why right wing Hindu fundamentalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his BJP party lost their majority power. Then, Chef Mollie Engelhart joins me to discuss regenerative farming and why it can help address climate change. Engelhart is executive chef at Sage Regenerative Kitchen and has faced backlash from vegans for introducing sustainable meats into her menu. Finally, well mark Fathers Day with Dortell Williams, an incarcerated father serving a life sentence without parole in California.
https://risingupwithsonali.com/
LITERATURE ALOUD: Main Street by Sinclair Lewis (1920) chapter 16 (00:25:07)
First published in 1920, Main Street is Sinclair Lewis’ first major novel, and was a phenomenal success at the time. In 1930 Lewis became the first American to receive the Nobel Prize for literature. The story involves Carol Milford, a college-educated, progressive, ambitious young woman, who is self-sufficient and working as a librarian in St. Paul. There she meets a country doctor, Will Kennicott, who convinces her to marry him and move to the rural Minnesota town of Gopher Prairie. Although she arrives with dreams of beautifying the town, of establishing art and culture, of improving lives and promoting child welfare, this spirit is challenged by small-town attitudes, ignorance and bigotry.
https://librivox.org/main-street-by-sinclair-lewis-2/
TEXT: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/543/543-h/543-h.htm
WINGS #10-24 Parliament Women (00:28:57)
The International Parliamentary Union. IPU is an organization currently comprising 180 of the 190 national parliaments currently functioning in the world. One of their activities is ranking countries by the percentage of women in their legislative bodies. As of April 24, 2024, Rwanda still held the top spot, followed by Cuba, Nicaragua and Mexico – Australia was in 32nd place – Canada, 65th. The US was tied with Iraq for 72nd place. These percentages have a lot to do with the countries’ electoral systems – as Helen Clark, former Prime Minister of New Zealand, and Irish Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee explain. New Zealand was ranked in 16th place for percentage of women in Parliament, and Ireland [103rd] one hundred and third. But even at just 37%, Irish women have influence in Parliament. The two women politicians explain the special barriers that women in politics so often face, and the how and why of examples of legislative successes from their respective countries.
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 6/20/24 (00:47:36)
On the Show: Pastor Mark Burns, Trump-endorsed Republican candidate for Congress in South Carolina’s 3rd Congressional District, cancels an interview with David at the last minute in a clear act of cowardice. An examination of what is most likely to happen to Americans’ taxes depending on whether President Joe Biden or former President Donald Trump wins in November. A seven-point swing away from Donald Trump and towards President Joe Biden is announced in the latest Fox News poll. Fox News host Jeanine Pirro is humiliated on live television over her bogus claims with regard to the now-debunked Biden “wandering away” video. Fox News gets caught fabricating another would-be viral “Biden dementia” video. Robert Morris, Donald Trump’s former spiritual advisor, resigns in shame after apparently admitting to molesting a 12-year-old girl. A look at Biden and Trump’s respective debate prep strategies, and the difficulty Trump is experiencing in preparation due to his apparent cognitive decline. Fox News propagandist Sean Hannity continues to prepare his audience for a terrible debate performance by Donald Trump, continuing to insist that President Joe Biden will be on drugs during the debate. Voicemail caller does not like David.
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
WEDNESDAY 06.19.24 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Wednesday June 19, 2024
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: We have an obligation: Grandparents take action to help protect their grandkids future
PATIENTS COME FIRST: The Sleep Center (00:11:48)
This episode of VHHA’s Patients Come First podcast features Dr. Fouzia Siddiqui, a physician and neurologist who is Director of the Sleep Center at Sentara RMH Medical Center. She joins us for a conversation about her career, her journey from Pakistan to the United States to pursue her passion, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact us on X (Twitter) or Instagram using the #PatientsComeFirst hashtag.
AT THE AIRSHOW (00:15:00)
Our Field Correspondent Roger K. brings us an interview with WWII pilots at Hanover Air Park during the Flying Legends of Victoria tour.
THIS WAY OUT #1890: Pride Is A Party & global LGBTQ news! (00:28:59)
Caroline Kingsbury takes queer music and family to Our House; Pakistan authorities send a queer bar applicant to a psychiatric hospital, Chinese cops arrest a gay Taiwanese photographer for peddling obscene images of gay mens lives, a U.S. federal judge strikes down Floridas harsh restrictions on gender-affirming healthcare, but another federal judge blocks the Biden administrations queer-inclusive anti-bias in education protections, a Massachusetts bully is stripped of his anti-trans T-shirt, and U.S. Justice Samuel Alitos wife dreams of an anti-Pride Shame flag.
Those stories and more this week when you discover This Way Out, the international LGBTQ radio magazine.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Far-Right Republicans Latest Target? No-fault Divorce (00:00:00)
The GOP’s Unrelenting Attacks on Women’s Rights: This is just the beginning. Mad Men Alert! The GOP has a YUGE issue – A place to smoke cigars. Looks like Dems are finally coming for Kushner and his shady firm. Geeky Science! Scientists discover plants have their own form of phyto-intelligence.
CIVIC CIPHER: The Attack on Political Correctness became the Attack on Woke / How to Celebrate Juneteenth (00:59:00)
The first part of today’s episode sees us discussing the history of successful attacks on concepts based in human decency that have been rebranded by the Right as radical. We discuss the history of the attack on political correctness and the parallels of the attacks on the term woke. In the second part of the show, we give a bit of context for Juneteenth and then discuss how to go about celebrating it respectfully. We provide some encouragement for those wanting to partake in the national holiday along with us! Our Way Black History Fact highlights the history of Juneteenth as told by the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
LITERATURE ALOUD: Main Street by Sinclair Lewis (1920) chapter 15 (00:46:33)
First published in 1920, Main Street is Sinclair Lewis’ first major novel, and was a phenomenal success at the time. In 1930 Lewis became the first American to receive the Nobel Prize for literature. The story involves Carol Milford, a college-educated, progressive, ambitious young woman, who is self-sufficient and working as a librarian in St. Paul. There she meets a country doctor, Will Kennicott, who convinces her to marry him and move to the rural Minnesota town of Gopher Prairie. Although she arrives with dreams of beautifying the town, of establishing art and culture, of improving lives and promoting child welfare, this spirit is challenged by small-town attitudes, ignorance and bigotry.
https://librivox.org/main-street-by-sinclair-lewis-2/
TEXT: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/543/543-h/543-h.htm
ALAN WATTS: Exploring Your Dark Side (00:12:43)
A British writer who explored Eastern Philosophy for a western audience.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32MiAPR2S4g
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 6/19/24 (00:54:47)
On the Show: Dave Farina, science communicator and author best known for his YouTube channel Professor Dave Explains, joins David to discuss the recent explosion of misinformation and disinformation on the Joe Rogan podcast. David’s recent interview with Republican Senate candidate Royce White is featured on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart. David’s recent interview with Republican Senate candidate Royce White is featured on MSNBC’s All in with Chris Hayes. Failed former President Donald Trump holds a rally in Racine, Wisconsin during which his brain stops working, he glitches badly, tells dozen of lies, and stuns the crowd into total silence. Trump supporters are interviewed at Trump’s rally in Racine, Wisconsin, and they turn out to be a scary cross-section of American society. Author Ramin Setoodeh reveals that Donald Trump was convinced Joan Rivers voted for him in 2016 despite dying in 2014 and that he was still in control of “the Afghanistan” after leaving office. A devastating new poll finds that 1 in 20 Trump voters from 2020 are planning to vote for President Joe Biden this November. Voicemail caller thinks he has caught David in an impossible situation, demanding David provide examples of left wing policies that “make things less expensive.”
TUESDAY 06.18.24 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Tuesday June 18, 2024
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Four ways to protect your home from floods
ENCOURAGEMENTOLOGY: Love’s Healing Journey: Embracing Heartache and Connection (00:30:00)
On this show we are tracing the healing journey of love, from connecting and loving deeply to embracing heartache and every stop in between. Building connections, even when you’re worried about getting hurt, is vital because these bonds are the lifeblood of our emotional well-being. Yes, opening up can feel risky, but the rewards of genuine connection far outweigh the fear of heartache. It’s through these connections that we find support, joy, and a sense of belonging. Love hurts but first, it heals. The capacity to love deeply is considered a natural, species-specific tendency. Loss is an integral part of growth, whether were evolving our minds from one stage to the next or facing the final chapter of our physical life. Embracing loss allows us to learn, adapt, and gain deeper insights into ourselves and the world around us. Its through these challenging moments that we truly grow and find new strength.
MAKING CONTACT: The Trauma of Caste: A Dalit Feminist Meditation (00:29:00)
What is caste? According to author Thenmozhi Soundararajan, caste is suffering. That one’s worth and fate are determined at the moment of birth.” On this week’s episode, we talk to Thenmozhi Soundararajan, the author of “The Trauma of Caste: A Dalit Feminist Meditation on Survivorship, Healing, and Abolition.”
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: The Dark Side of Politics: The GOP’s MAGA Lie Machine (00:58:00)
Thom returns to broadcasting from home while recovering from his first bout with Covid-19! The Dark Side of Politics: The GOP’s MAGA Lie Machine. Plus the Surgeon general says there should be warning labels on social media. Why don’t we simply demand that they publish their algorithms? And are mask bans coming?
THE CHILDREN’S HOUR: Banned Books (00:53:00)
This time on The Children’s Hour, our summer interns Julia Wolfe and Sophie Anderson-Haynie have co-written and produced a program about Banned Books. They teach us what that means, the history of banning books, and how it’s even possible in the era of digital reading.
https://www.childrenshour.org/
LITERATURE ALOUD: Main Street by Sinclair Lewis (1920) chapter 14 (00:36:24)
First published in 1920, Main Street is Sinclair Lewis’ first major novel, and was a phenomenal success at the time. In 1930 Lewis became the first American to receive the Nobel Prize for literature. The story involves Carol Milford, a college-educated, progressive, ambitious young woman, who is self-sufficient and working as a librarian in St. Paul. There she meets a country doctor, Will Kennicott, who convinces her to marry him and move to the rural Minnesota town of Gopher Prairie. Although she arrives with dreams of beautifying the town, of establishing art and culture, of improving lives and promoting child welfare, this spirit is challenged by small-town attitudes, ignorance and bigotry.
https://librivox.org/main-street-by-sinclair-lewis-2/
TEXT: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/543/543-h/543-h.htm
BETWEEN THE LINES RADIO NEWSMAGAZINE June 12, 2024 (00:29:00)
Arms Embargo and Sanctions Can Hold Israeli & Hamas Leaders Accountable for War Crimes; Peoples Tribunal Convened to Expose Mountain Valley Pipelines Violation of the Rights of Nature; Claudia Sheinbaum Wins Historic Election as Mexico’s First Female President.
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 6/18/24 (00:00:00)
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MONDAY 06.17.24 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Monday June 17, 2024
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Maine college builds climate-friendly dorm out of wood
WHEN THE BIOMASS HITS THE WIND TURBINE #10: Straw Bale Construction (00:29:09)
People have been making homes from bales of straw nearly since the dawn of civilization. Finally this building technique is gaining acceptance by modern building officials.
* What is a straw bale construction?
* History ” using what you have
* Walk through the steps: Foundations, support structure, securing the bales, mud plastering, finish work, maintenance
* Why use it?
* Story of Dogwood ” mess up each step
* Incorporate art
* Will it work here?
* Costs, permits
https://bluerockstation.podbean.com/
ECONOMIC UPDATE: Labor Vs. Capital: Struggle in US Intensifies (00:29:00)
In this week’s Economic Update, Professor Richard Wolff discusses The Washington Post’s exposure of the corporate rich sponsoring police repression against student protests and how Boeing rewards CEOs while it exhibits the airlines’ worst safety record. In addition, the UAW loses union election as German capitalists and southern governors join forces to intimidate workers with job threats. Finally, we highlight why mass public transport is a better alternative to gas-powered vehicles than electric vehicles. We end our show with an interview with David Van Deusen, a socialist and leader of Vermont AFL-CIO.
https://economicupdate.libsyn.com/
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Democracy and Collective Humility May be the Check Against Fundamentalism (00:58:00)
Sitting in for Thom Hartmann, guest host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd Podcast explores strategies of how facism may be defeated with the failure of the GOP to police themselves. Jeff’s father, retired prosecutor Joe Smith returns with the popular “News With My Dad” notable shout-outs and a straw-in-the-wind think piece.
SPIRIT IN ACTION: Race & Revolution Through Jazz: The Duke, The Count, & Sachmo (00:55:00)
Larry Tye captures history and writes books about transformation, like the progress brought about by the black musicians who captured hearts in the USA. Larry’s latest book is The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America, a combination of legends, deep examination, and inspirational story-telling. This is the 9thbook by Larry, all of which open hearts and minds with real-life stories.
LITERATURE ALOUD: Main Street by Sinclair Lewis (1920) chapter 13 (00:18:39)
First published in 1920, Main Street is Sinclair Lewis’ first major novel, and was a phenomenal success at the time. In 1930 Lewis became the first American to receive the Nobel Prize for literature. The story involves Carol Milford, a college-educated, progressive, ambitious young woman, who is self-sufficient and working as a librarian in St. Paul. There she meets a country doctor, Will Kennicott, who convinces her to marry him and move to the rural Minnesota town of Gopher Prairie. Although she arrives with dreams of beautifying the town, of establishing art and culture, of improving lives and promoting child welfare, this spirit is challenged by small-town attitudes, ignorance and bigotry.
https://librivox.org/main-street-by-sinclair-lewis-2/
TEXT: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/543/543-h/543-h.htm
ALAN WATTS: Unveiling Wealth’s Secret (00:10:38)
In this video, bestselling author and thinker, Alan Watts, talks about the power of letting go and the importance of self-empowerment. Watts, who was once homeless and addicted to drugs, discusses the importance of allowing oneself to be healed and the spiritual awakening that occurs as a result. If you’re looking to explore the power of self-empowerment and spiritual awakening, then this video is for you. Watts takes a fascinating look at the path to wealth and how it can be attained through letting go.
GREEN STREET: Toxic Turf (00:29:04)
This week on Green Street Patti and Doug talk about why processed foods are so addictive, and how telecoms are getting rid of copper land lines. Then investigative reporters Barbara Laker and David Gambacorta talk about their series in the Philadelphia Inquirer about artificial turf and members of the Phillies baseball team who all developed brain cancer after years of playing on the field.
https://www.greenstreetnews.org/
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 6/17/24 (00:00:00)
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SUNDAY 06.16.24 PROGRAM Notes
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RADIO 2050 #34: Harmonious Civilization – Dr. Philip Clayton (00:00:00)
“What gives me hope is watching the sparkle in the eye of a child, a young mother, a middle-aged business person, or an elderly person when they imagine the world they want to bring about.” Philip Clayton, President of the Institute for Ecological Civilization, discusses the connection between religion, science, and the climate crisis. He shares his personal journey from studying the relationship between religion and science to focusing on long-term solutions for the climate crisis. The Institute for Ecological Civilization was inspired by the work of eco-theologian John Cobb and aims to bring about a transition towards a sustainable civilization. Clayton defines ecological civilization as a way of living in harmony with the natural world and emphasizes the importance of individual and community actions in achieving this vision. He also discusses the concept of a well-being economy and provides examples of successful initiatives in Pomona, California. Clayton’s vision for the world in 2050 is one where humans live in harmony with each other and the environment, recognizing the interconnectedness of all living beings.
https://radioparadise.com/radio2050
EARTH RIOT RADIO #121: Modern Life Was Supposed To Be This Dazzling, Shiny Thing (00:29:00)
The Earth’s every measurement, every single set of numbers we can give to the sky-rocketing heat, the sea-rise and wind-speed of storms and Iowa tornadoes and drowned polynesian islands… all the mass death of wild-life as well as the mass war of humans… it is all deadly-looking. But look we must, and the first thing we see is that many others, including the experts standing behind the pillars of major institutions – are simply ignoring this apocalypse. Well, for them modernity must really be a dazzling, shiny thing.
BOOM GODDESS RADIO # 523 | Understanding Medicare (Rebroadcast) (00:25:54)
Many listeners have asked us to produce an episode discussing how Medicare works. This week we aim to do that with guest Cheryl Baker, a licensed Medicare health and life benefits consultant. Also on the show is a panel of three women who have recently become or are soon to become eligible to utilize Medicare who have questions about how to navigate it.
https://www.boomgoddessradio.com/
Best of ATTITUDE with ARNIE ARNESEN June 15, 2024 (00:59:30)
Segment One
We begin the show with Anthony Flaccoavento, farmer and writer, co-founder of the Rural Urban Bridge Initiative (RUBI). We discuss the narratives about rural Americans, and how they differ from those about urban Americans. Our current political and economic systems are rigged by elites and corporate interests. We need to recognize the importance of rural citizens, and see how all parts of the US populace can work together.
Segment Two
We then catch up with Giles Bissonnette, the NH Director of the ACLU. We discuss the recent ruling by the US Court about the Divisive Concepts law enacted by the NH legislature. It was ruled unconstitutional because of its vagueness. This is the first time in the US when such a law was overturned, although many states have created such laws. These have been designed to be ambiguous, although there are penalties. They have created a culture of fear among teachers and others. In this way, they are similar to the laws regarding abortion. We discuss the effect of such laws on disability outreach, and any kind of education.
https://www.arniearnesen.org/WP/
BACKGROUND BRIEFING with IAN MASTERS: (00:59:00)
The Senate Launches a Probe Into Jared Kushner’s $2 billion Payoff From Saudi Arabia’s MbS | The Saudi/Israel Security Pact Biden is Doggedly Pursuing | Italy’s PM Giorgia Meloni Hosts the G-7 Summit With Glamour Amidst “Dead Men Walking.”
https://www.backgroundbriefing.org/
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR: Part 2 – Shadow Work for the Soul with Mary Shutan (00:59:00)
This is the second half of my interview with Mary Shutan, a spiritual healer and teacher with an extensive background in Chinese Medicine, energy work and somatic bodywork. She is the author of several books, including The Spiritual Awakening Guide, Managing Psychic Abilities, The Shamanic Workbook, and The Body Deva, and her new book is Shadow Work for the Soul: Seeing Beauty in the Dark. In this interview we dive into some of the practices and benefits of doing shadow work. We discuss inner child work, the collective shadow, working with archetypes and what they are in this realm. We also talk about our shadow relationships with politicians, celebrities and narcissists, and the costly dynamics of not doing our own shadow work. And how the shadow is the source of our joy and power, and how to take it back from the external world to revitalize ourselves and our relationship with the world and everything in it.
DEEP DIVE CYBERSECURITY SHOW: The Problem with the News (00:58:36)
The Atlantic and Vox have both signed deals to let OpenAI’s Artificial Intelligence models train on their content.
What happens to the actual human record when we, the humans, are no longer recording it for ourselves?
We explore this beyond important topic and also catch up on the latest news and breaches!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-deep-dive-radio-show-and-nicks-nerd-news/id1262505658
SATURDAY 06.15.24 PROGRAM Notes
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THE BRADCAST 6/14/2024 Encore: Journalist Andrea Grimes warns about TX GOP’s insane new party platform (00:58:00)
Encore: original airdate 6-5-2024. On today’s ‘BradCast’: It’s the final week of the 2024 presidential primaries, and we have notable results in NJ, MT, NM, SD, IA, and District of Columbia. Arizona’s GOP-controlled state legislature voted to put a controversial ballot measure before voters in November that makes illegal immigration a state crime. A Georgia state appeals court paused Donald Trump’s criminal 2020 election case while it hears his appeal on a ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the case. The Texas Republican Party has adopted its most radical party platform yet, outlining an agenda to criminalize abortion as homicide, teach the Bible in public schools, prevent any Democrat from ever winning statewide office, and more. Independent Texas journalist ANDREA GRIMES explains the Texas GOP’s move to the ultra-far right, why it matters, and what concerned citizens can do to counter rightwing extremism in Republican-controlled states.
KEEPING DEMOCRACY ALIVE: Under Attack The World Over: What is Liberalism? (00:58:19)
The last Keeping Democracy Alive show was about the disturbingly long history of “illiberalism,” now known as Trumpism. So what is this liberalism the far right is determined to erase? Today’s show is a deep dive into what liberalism is. The final chapter in our guest’s new book, Liberalism as a Way of Life asks the question: Requiem for a Liberal Way of Life? Well, is it really over? Reached in Sydney Australia where he’s professor of politics and philosophy at the University of Sydney, Alexandre Lefebvre delves into the weeds of the overlooked but very real pervasiveness of liberalism, not just as politics but as a successful way of life. The freedom from rigid hierarchy of illiberalism scares the crap out of social conservatives and right wingers. And just as gays used to hide, now is the time for liberals to come out loud and proud.
AGING MATTERS: Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program (00:58:00)
The Long-Term Care (LTC) Ombudsman Program helps settle problems related to health, safety, and rights of LTC facility residents. As a resident advocate, a LTC Ombudsman investigates and resolves complaints about LTC facilities and their services, and helps families find a facility that provides quality care.
https://www.agingmattersonline.com/
GROWING GREENER: A Fresh Look at Garden Thugs (00:29:00)
Traditional gardeners shun plants that spread aggressively, but Ben Vogt, renowned natural garden designer, describes the positive roles they can play in an ecologically-based landscape
https://www.thomaschristophergardens.com/
TUC RADIO: Prof. Jeffrey Sachs: Why the West Hates Russia – How close did we come to nuclear war? (00:29:00)
The Biden Administration authorized Ukraine to use American Weapons to attack inside Russia. Once a week Judge Andrew Napolitano interviews the same group of progressive commentators on war and current affairs. On June 4, 2024 he spoke to Columbia University Professor Jeffrey Sachs.
THE BOPST SHOW: A Different Bob (00:55:04)
The Bopst Show, the critically acclaimed music radio show hosted by artist, musician, writer, DJ and founding member of GWAR, Chris Bopst, features a wide assortment of audio stimulations from a myriad of genres, eras and inspirations. On this week’s show, you’ll hear the 21st century reggae of Tiken Jax Fakoly, the tribal, hip-hop drum beats of Grampall Jookabox and Canadian country sensation Lindi Ortega as well as tunes by Dedeh Winingsih with the Sampurna Group, The Colorblind James Experience, 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 #536 (00:58:00)
Ralph welcomes fellow auto safety advocate, Jackie Gillan, past President of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, a coalition working together to reduce motor vehicle crashes, save lives and prevent injuries. Then, Ralph outlines the latest issue of the Capitol Hill Citizen and responds to your feedback from recent programs.
https://www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/
FRIDAY 06.14.24 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Friday June 14, 2024
https://www.democracynow.org/shows
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: California students pressure state to divest teacher pension funds from fossil fuels
FULL COLOR HISTORY: Richmond Community Hospital (01:00:24)
There is a wealth of History relating to the Richmond Community Hospital that is now being uncovered as a result of Virginia Union University’s planned demolition of the severely neglected old hospital building. Join us weekly on Monday evenings at 7 PM for a live call-in sharing on The Work FM, broadcast at 93.9 on the radio dial, live-streamed both in our Facebook group “Save Community Hospital”, and on TheWorkFM.org
Our first episode will feature Viola Baskerville and Farid Alan Schintzius sharing the latest developments in the movement.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Despite Biden’s Overperformance the Election is Still a Toss-Up – Why? (00:58:00)
In for Thom Today…Jefferson Smith, Host-Democracy Nerd Podcast. Violent crime is down and the US murder rate is plunging, FBI statistics show. Hunter Biden’s plea deal collapsed. What happens now? Guest Interview: Amy Hanauer, Executive Director, Institute on Taxation & Economic Policy. Topic: Why should Americans have to pay a 3rd party to figure out how much income tax to pay?
SEA CHANGE RADIO: Bruce Piasecki on Climate Competitiveness and Trane Technologies (00:29:00)
Generally speaking, the exclusive guiding principle for corporate success seems to be making obscene amounts of money. But what if corporations recognized that a truly valuable return goes beyond wealth accumulation to include positive impacts on the environment and society? This week on Sea Change Radio, we speak to Bruce Piasecki, an expert in the social impact investing space whose new book is entitled, Wealth and Climate Competitiveness. We learn about Piasecki’s personal journey, find out why he believes one corporation, Trane Technologies, is doing the right things, and examine what he means by climate competitiveness.
THE LAURA FLANDERS SHOW: The Defund Movement in 2024: Frontline Reporters Separate Myth from Reality (00:28:00)
Four years after the murder of George Floyd and the mass protests against policing that followed, corporate media claim that voters have turned on defunding the police” ” the movement to shift public resources away from policing and into other approaches to improving public health and safety. But what is fact and what is fiction when it comes to this issue, and where does the ‘defund’ movement stand? In this episode, three journalists reporting from the frontlines on matters of policing and prisons share what they see on the ground, within police departments, and in the media. Cerise Castle is a Los Angeles-based reporter who created A Tradition of Violence, a podcast about gangs inside the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department, based on an extensive investigation into more than five decades of terror, murder and abuse; Lewis Raven Wallace, of Durham, NC, is the author and creator of The View from Somewhere, a book and podcast about the problematic political history of journalistic objectivity, and the Abolition Journalism Fellow at Interrupting Criminalization, a multi movement resource hub for advocates, and Kelly Hayes is a Menominee author, organizer, educator and photographer from Chicago. She also hosts the Truthout podcast Movement Memos” and is co-author (with Mariame Kaba) of the book Let This Radicalize You. What is the corporate media getting wrong about the defund movement? All that, plus a commentary from Laura.
THE BOPST SHOW: A Different Bob (00:55:04)
The Bopst Show, the critically acclaimed music radio show hosted by artist, musician, writer, DJ and founding member of GWAR, Chris Bopst, features a wide assortment of audio stimulations from a myriad of genres, eras and inspirations. On this week’s show, you’ll hear the 21st century reggae of Tiken Jax Fakoly, the tribal, hip-hop drum beats of Grampall Jookabox and Canadian country sensation Lindi Ortega as well as tunes by Dedeh Winingsih with the Sampurna Group, The Colorblind James Experience, and many others locked out of the nation’s largest terrestrial bandwidths.
podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 6/14/24 (00:00:00)
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THURSDAY 06.13.24 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Thursday June 13, 2024
https://www.democracynow.org/shows
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Atlanta rebate program helps low-income residents buy e-bikes
RADIO ECOSHOCK: Extreme Weather Survivors Speak Out (00:58:00)
Climate-driven extreme weather can suddenly change your life. Hear eight climate survivors from the U.S.A. and Canada, from stormy Louisiana to the Canadian Arctic. We travel to burned out Paradise California and drowned Vermont. If these stories don’t move you, see a heart specialist. Warning: these are stories of raw trauma.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: What is Happening with the Far Right in France? (00:58:00)
Journalist based in Marseilles, France, Cole Stangler explains the significance of France’s Snap Elections. Samuel Alito’s Wife, Martha-Ann, goes full MAGA in secret recording. Can other Democrats step in and help our SCOTUS corruption crisis? Senator wont act on SCOTUS corruption, so other Democrats are leaning forward to help. Plus Republicans Trickle-Down Revival: Bold Move or Blunder?
YES! Presents: Rising Up With Sonali – 2024-06-11 (00:58:00)
This week, well go to India to speak with Punjabi journalist and writer Amandeep Sandhu about the results of recent elections in the world’s largest democracy. He’ll explain why right wing Hindu fundamentalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his BJP party lost their majority power. Then, Chef Mollie Engelhart joins me to discuss regenerative farming and why it can help address climate change. Engelhart is executive chef at Sage Regenerative Kitchen and has faced backlash from vegans for introducing sustainable meats into her menu. Finally, well mark Fathers Day with Dortell Williams, an incarcerated father serving a life sentence without parole in California.
https://risingupwithsonali.com/
LITERATURE ALOUD: Main Street by Sinclair Lewis (1920) chapter 12 (00:21:14)
First published in 1920, Main Street is Sinclair Lewis’ first major novel, and was a phenomenal success at the time. In 1930 Lewis became the first American to receive the Nobel Prize for literature. The story involves Carol Milford, a college-educated, progressive, ambitious young woman, who is self-sufficient and working as a librarian in St. Paul. There she meets a country doctor, Will Kennicott, who convinces her to marry him and move to the rural Minnesota town of Gopher Prairie. Although she arrives with dreams of beautifying the town, of establishing art and culture, of improving lives and promoting child welfare, this spirit is challenged by small-town attitudes, ignorance and bigotry.
https://librivox.org/main-street-by-sinclair-lewis-2/
TEXT: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/543/543-h/543-h.htm
ALAN WATTS: Are You Tired of Playing the Social Game? (00:08:50)
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. Full lectures: https://www.alanwatts.com/ Learn more: https://www.alanwatts.org/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXVrNRo1Zj8
WINGS #08-24 War and Climate Change (00:28:51)
On May 29, 2024, WINGS attended an online press briefing, titled War and Climate Change, hosted by Covering Climate Now – a collaboration of Columbia Journalism Review, The Nation, and The Guardian.
Speakers: Ellie Kinney is a Campaign Coordinator for the Conflict and Environment Observatory. The UK-based non-governmental organization monitors and raises awareness of the environmental dimensions of armed conflicts and military activities.
Dr. Neta C. Crawford is a political science professor at the University of Oxford. She served on the governing Board of the United Nations Academic Council. Her most recent book, published by MIT Press, is titled “The Pentagon, Climate Change, and War: Charting the Rise and Fall of U.S. Military Emissions”.
Rawan Damen is Director-General of Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ), based in Amman, Jordan. She was previously a senior editor at Al Jazeera for 10 years, commissioning documentaries from across the Arab world. At Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism, she has opened a regional platform for fact-checkers, created an Arabic platform for whistleblowers, and led the publication of hundreds of investigations. The organization does extensive training of journalists in research and personal safety, sponsors research projects, and helps prepare the results for publication.
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 6/13/24 (00:58:01)
On the Show: Dan Harris, author of 10% Happier, host of the 10% Happier podcast, and former ABC news anchor who embraced mindfulness after having a panic attack on live TV, joins David to discuss his more recent work, anxiety, panic attacks, and more. Get the new version of his book: https://amzn.to/3XhzDtN
538 publishes its first 2024 election project, which slightly favors Joe Biden defeating Donald Trump in the November presidential election. Hunter Biden’s conviction revives the long-debunked conspiracy theory about Michelle Obama replacing President Joe Biden on the 2024 Democratic presidential ticket. Republican Senator Mitch McConnell admits that he will not say a word during his upcoming meeting to Donald Trump about the January 6 riots, or anything Trump has done wrong. Fox News host Jesse Watters looks perplexed as boxer Jake Paul tries to explain why voting for Donald Trump is a good idea. A discussion about why corporate media is ignoring Donald Trump’s increasingly obvious mental illness. The story of Donald Trump’s crumbling brain hits MSNBC in a segment with anchor Nicole Wallace. Voicemail caller says it’s a waste of time to talk to and appear on Megyn Kelly’s show.
WEDNESDAY 06.12.24 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Wednesday June 12, 2024
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Most planes are powered by fossil fuels. That could change
PATIENTS COME FIRST: Cognitive Decline & Liver Health (00:16:57)
This episode of VHHA’s Patients Come First podcast features Dr. Jasmohan Bajaj, a physician based at the VCU Stravitz-Sanyal Institute for Liver Disease and Metabolic Health, and a professor with the VCU School of Medicine. He joins us for a conversation about his work, research findings indicating a connection between cognitive decline and liver health, and more.
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
THIS WAY OUT #1889: Pride is Political & global LGBTQ news! (00:28:59)
A drag coalition creates Qommittee to fight hate; So Paulo Pridesters reclaim Brazil’s yellow and green, Seoul Pride defies government venue bans, Thailand’s rainbow-clad Prime Minister joins Bangkok Pride, Mexico elects a pro-LGBTQ+ Jewish woman as president, a Missouri trans-man wins millions in a decade-long school bathroom lawsuit, and Philadelphia’s Drag Queen Story Time sets a Guinness World Record!
Those stories and more this week when you choose This Way Out, the international LGBTQ radio magazine.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Politically Motivated (00:58:00)
Why is Hunter Biden practically the only person ever convicted under a rarely used statute? Will fake AI Trump supporters push the GOP to a win in November? And, how can Trump even have a chance after he’s done so many criminal and immoral things right out in the open? Plus- Thom reads from ‘Dignity in a Digital Age’ by Ro Khanna.
CIVIC CIPHER: Vu Le on Why We Should Think About Non-Profits Differently ft. Leanna Taylor (00:59:00)
Today Leanna Taylor joins us as a guest host as we interview the one and only Vu Le to discuss the many challenges faced by non-profit organizations. In the first part of this episode, we discuss community-centric fundraising, progressive vs. conservative funders, and some of the challenges that organizations face in securing funding. In the second part of the show, discuss the impact of the war in Palestine, and its effect on things stateside. We also discuss reparations, the landback movement, and actions that individuals can take to support non-profits in their communities. Our Way Black History Fact highlights one of the most powerful and influential women in the history of this country – Mary McLeod Bethune.
LITERATURE ALOUD: Main Street by Sinclair Lewis (1920) chapter 11 B (00:26:35)
First published in 1920, Main Street is Sinclair Lewis’ first major novel, and was a phenomenal success at the time. In 1930 Lewis became the first American to receive the Nobel Prize for literature. The story involves Carol Milford, a college-educated, progressive, ambitious young woman, who is self-sufficient and working as a librarian in St. Paul. There she meets a country doctor, Will Kennicott, who convinces her to marry him and move to the rural Minnesota town of Gopher Prairie. Although she arrives with dreams of beautifying the town, of establishing art and culture, of improving lives and promoting child welfare, this spirit is challenged by small-town attitudes, ignorance and bigotry.
https://librivox.org/main-street-by-sinclair-lewis-2/
TEXT: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/543/543-h/543-h.htm
CHOOSE TO BE CURIOUS: The Moore Foundation’s Curiosity-Driven Science Initiative, with Janey Coffey (00:28:00)
I came across the heading “DISCOVERY MATTERS” as I dug around the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation’s website and I knew I was on to something. Janet Coffey, Ph.D., directs the Moore Foundation’s Curiosity-Driven Science Initiative. She aims to enhance opportunities for active public engagement with science as a means to help cultivate a curious and an open-minded public that appreciates, values and uses science. I was all ears.
“Our aim is really to bring science to people in ways that capture the wonder of nature as well as the excitement that comes from asking questions, figuring things out — and do so in ways that results in skills and reasoning and confidence and persistence.” ~ Janet Coffey
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 6/12/24 (00:54:29)
On the Show: A supposedly “rigged trial” finds Hunter Biden guilty on all charges, and not surprisingly, it doesn’t satisfy any of MAGA. Unlike what Donald Trump would obviously do if his son were convicted of a crime, President Joe Biden makes it clear that he will not pardon his son Hunter after his convictions. Comparing Fox News’ reaction to Donald Trump’s guilty verdict to their reaction to Hunter Biden’s guilty verdict. Anchors from Sinclair stations across the country get caught reading the same script about the now-debunked Wall Street Journal article about President Joe Biden’s brain. Donald Trump’s incoherence at rallies goes mainstream, becoming a topic of discussion among PBS and NPR reporters. Donald Trump suffers a quadruple polling blow in new polling. President Joe Biden takes a stunning lead over Donald Trump among young voters. A Republican district in Ohio shifts more than 20 points away from Republicans and toward Democrats. David announces the end of the David Pakman Show radio and television show and explains the future of the program overall. Voicemail caller needs help dealing with his horrible MAGA in-laws.
TUESDAY 06.11.24 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Tuesday June 11, 2024
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: A meteorologists warning: Hurricanes are intensifying more quickly now
ENCOURAGEMENTOLOGY: Mindset Evolution: Embracing Continuous Change (00:30:00)
On this show we are exploring the concept of mindset evolution as we ready ourselves to embrace continuous change. A shift in perspective and a commitment to positive thinking is not a one-and-done exercise but a progressive journey fraught with ups and downs. Oh to warn the former self about the perils that lie ahead. But what’s the fun in that? It is important to, formulate hypotheses, test theories, fall flat on your face, and get back up again. I pray that the scars are minimal as we figure out life at every turn. But if you stay stuck, you risk the inevitable pitfalls.
MAKING CONTACT: Disclose! Divest!: Behind the Fight Over College Endowments (00:29:00)
What does it mean to disclose and divest? We take a look at the demands behind the student encampments for Palestine and talk to Kelly Grotke about endowments. Then, we take a trip back in time with Andrea Pritchett who was a part of the encampments in the 80s against South African Apartheid.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: The Logical Steps Beyond MAGA (00:58:00)
An element of the right is drawing up a list of “domestic enemies” which ought to be eliminated. Washington Babylon’s Ken Silverstein joins Thom with details of some of the plans he’s heard the extreme right wing dream up.
Plus – America is under assault by a cancerous mind-virus the founders warned us against.
THE CHILDREN’S HOUR: The Children’s Hour is Kids Public Radio (00:53:00)
We’re celebrating dads for Father’s Day with a musical special. As we think about our fathers, we remember the important role they play in our families, and our lives with their nurturing, love, and care. Happy Father’s Day to all the dads from all of us on The Children’s Hour. In our musical special for Father’s Day, we hear some of our favorite Kindie artists with their tributes to Dad, plus we have music from Ghanaian rapper Jayso, and we hear a love song to Dad sung in Cree by Adrian Sutherland. There are songs for weird dads, songs for quiet moments, and silly songs too. This episode was produced by Katie Stone, with help from our Senior Producer Christina Stella. We had additional assistance from our summer intern, Thaniel. Many thanks to the independent children’s musicians who make every show better with their great tunes.
https://www.childrenshour.org/
LITERATURE ALOUD: Main Street by Sinclair Lewis (1920) chapter 11 A (00:25:10)
First published in 1920, Main Street is Sinclair Lewis’ first major novel, and was a phenomenal success at the time. In 1930 Lewis became the first American to receive the Nobel Prize for literature. The story involves Carol Milford, a college-educated, progressive, ambitious young woman, who is self-sufficient and working as a librarian in St. Paul. There she meets a country doctor, Will Kennicott, who convinces her to marry him and move to the rural Minnesota town of Gopher Prairie. Although she arrives with dreams of beautifying the town, of establishing art and culture, of improving lives and promoting child welfare, this spirit is challenged by small-town attitudes, ignorance and bigotry.
https://librivox.org/main-street-by-sinclair-lewis-2/
TEXT: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/543/543-h/543-h.htm
BETWEEN THE LINES RADIO NEWSMAGAZINE for June 5, 2024 (00:29:00)
Trump’s Fascist Threat to Democracy Downplayed by US Media; New Edition of Compendium on Fracking Finds Health Hazards Linked to Home Use of Natural Gas; Group Challenging America’s Undemocratic Electoral College System Gaining Support.
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 6/11/24 (00:55:37)
On the Show: Doctor Walter Willett, physician, epidemiologist, and Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition at Harvard University, joins David to discuss the healthiest diets known to humans, nutrition, and much more. A historic drop in crime continues and is met with conspiracy theories and conjecture from right wing media. Fox News host Sean Hannity panics after Trump brain melt at his recent Las Vegas rally and starts to float the idea of Donald Trump skipping the upcoming presidential debate. Rudy Giuliani finally turns himself in to Arizona authorities after his indictment for his role in the Arizona fake electors scheme. A discussion of the role of lying about crowd sizes to authoritarian like Donald Trump. Donald Trump delivers a disgusting anti-abortion message to the extremist group The Danbury Institute. David tries debating MAGA cultists about inflation and it does not go well.
MONDAY 06.10.24 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Monday June 10, 2024
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Partnership helps Chicagoans plant trees in underserved neighborhoods
WHEN THE BIOMASS HITS THE WIND TURBINE #9: Age of Instability (00:29:26)
The daily news is disheartening, if not absolutely crazy. So what is going on?
We are entering a period of transition. An age of instability.
* What is this going to mean?
* Local distributed systems vs. large centralized systems
* Collective vs Individual ownership/things that require large investment
* Local Safety nets
* Ghetto-ization of major populations
* Virtual reality ” blurring real/not real, some rejecting technology
* Climate change hits the pocket book ” significant (10%) part of economy dealing with change water, insects (bugs/human & livestock diseases), heat, cold
* What happens if US population migrates from one state to another to escape climate/disease?
* Virtual packaging
https://bluerockstation.podbean.com/
ECONOMIC UPDATE: China And Inflation: Real Analyses, Not BS (00:29:00)
The program’s first half focuses on the realities of China’s rise and not the Cold War rhetoric. The second half analyzes the inflation now threatening the US economy. Its causes and consequences turn out to be quite different from the mainstream media treatments of the subject.
https://economicupdate.libsyn.com/
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Change the Conversation on the Economy (00:58:00)
Imagine if we were fighting to expand Social Security and Medicare- instead of letting Republicans chip away at it? Could the media change the debate? And meanwhile, why is CEO pay ballooning year after year?
SPIRIT IN ACTION: Coping Fruitfully with Climate Changed (00:55:00)
Today’s guest-hosts from the Climate Changed Podcast of the BTS Center, Ben Yosua-Davis and Nicole Diroff, are bringing us some hope and instruction in how to cope constructively with the threat and tribulations of Climate Changed. Guests include Dr. Susanne Moser. Susi is a Research Scholar in the School of Environmental Studies at Antioch University New England, and also Katie Patrick, Katie is an environmental engineer, climate action designer, and author of the book How to Save the World: How to Make Changing the World the Greatest Game We’ve Ever Played . This program is possible because of the sound and journalism mastery of Peterson Toscano.
LITERATURE ALOUD: Main Street by Sinclair Lewis (1920) chapter 10 (00:35:34)
First published in 1920, Main Street is Sinclair Lewis’ first major novel, and was a phenomenal success at the time. In 1930 Lewis became the first American to receive the Nobel Prize for literature. The story involves Carol Milford, a college-educated, progressive, ambitious young woman, who is self-sufficient and working as a librarian in St. Paul. There she meets a country doctor, Will Kennicott, who convinces her to marry him and move to the rural Minnesota town of Gopher Prairie. Although she arrives with dreams of beautifying the town, of establishing art and culture, of improving lives and promoting child welfare, this spirit is challenged by small-town attitudes, ignorance and bigotry.
https://librivox.org/main-street-by-sinclair-lewis-2/
TEXT: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/543/543-h/543-h.htm
GREEN STREET: Big Oil’s Dirty Little Secret (00:28:54)
This week on Green Street, Patti & Doug discuss the failure of the FDA to regulate chemicals in food, and how new language in the farm bill will prohibit states from regulating pesticides. Then author and investigative reporter Justin Nobel talks about the extremely high levels of radiation from fracking and how the industry is trying to keep it quiet.
https://www.greenstreetnews.org/
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 6/10/24 (00:55:04)
On the Show: Fox News hosts are devastated by the strong jobs report under the Biden administration, but they shouldn’t be surprised by it. A desperate Donald Trump and his friends fall for an obvious, quickly debunked hoax about someone claiming know the Trump verdict in advance. Failed former President Donald Trump turns on his own supporters at a rally in Las Vegas, Nevada that was so hot, ambulances were taking dozens of attendees to the hospital. Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene’s brain fails during the Las Vegas Trump rally on the topic of gas and electric vehicles. Bloodthirsty Trumpist’s demand the imprisonment of President Joe Biden during interviews at Donald Trump’s rally in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dr. Phil McGraw does maybe the most disgusting, suck-up, brown-nosing interview of Donald Trump that we’ve ever seen. David appears on the Piers Morgan program alongside Benny Johnson, Alan Dershowitz, and Nomiki Konst, and it quickly goes off the rails. David attends a drag show and quickly learns right wingers have been lying about drag shows. David’s interview with MAGA candidate Royce White leads to an influx of new Members.
SUNDAY 06.09.24 PROGRAM Notes
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RADIO 2050 #33: Hunt the Good Stuff (00:57:37)
Duncan Kirkwood, a veteran and master resilience trainer, shares his journey of working with soldiers and veterans to overcome depression and anxiety. He emphasizes the importance of resilience as a choice and the power of belief in oneself. Kirkwood encourages individuals to recognize their own stories of resilience and to treat themselves like celebrities to boost self-confidence. He also addresses the societal pressure to feel insecure and offers advice on overcoming self-doubt. Duncan Kirkwood shares his personal journey of transformation and the importance of self-belief. He emphasizes the need to be your own biggest cheerleader and to have positive self-talk.
https://radioparadise.com/episode/duncan-kirkwood
EARTH RIOT RADIO #120: Mockingbirds and John Coltrane Will Save us (00:29:00)
Turn to the Earth for your leadership NOW. How is this possible? Wait for direction from what Russel Means called The Great Mystery. Decrypt the wild life. Presidents should always not be sure of their answers. The only special quality that nation-states have, which make them unique, is that they are weaponized. Disarm nations and start over with the Earth.
BOOM GODDESS RADIO #522: The History of Ben’s Bells (Rebroadcast) (00:25:24)
Our guest this week is Helen Gomez, Executive Director of Ben’s Bells, a non-profit which believes self-awareness and self-care are the foundation of a kind culture Helen shares with us the story behind how Ben’s Bells got started, their various programs, and how you can get involved with their work.
https://www.boomgoddessradio.com/
Best of ATTITUDE with ARNIE ARNESEN June 8, 2024 (00:59:00)
Segment One
We begin the show with Alex Sammon, reporter for Slate. We discuss the Republican platform as articulated by the Texas Republicans and their reaction to the Hunter Biden trial. They are somewhat taken aback, since the issues touch on gun ownership, etc. Contrast between the Biden family’s support of Hunter, with the lack of support shown by Trump’s family.
Segment Two
We then catch up with Bill Curry and Laura Jedeed. We discuss the executive order by Biden restricting entry into the US. Policy is similar to Trump’s. It is seen as a placating gesture to the MAGA crowd, and is not popular with many Democrats. Other solutions would have been possible: legal immigration expansion, guest worker program, etc.
Segment Two
We then catch up with Bill Curry and Laura Jedeed. We discuss the executive order by Biden restricting entry into the US. Policy is similar to Trump’s. It is seen as a placating gesture to the MAGA crowd, and is not popular with many Democrats. Other solutions would have been possible: legal immigration expansion, guest worker program, etc. The US needs immigration because of demographic issues, and worker shortage. The climate crisis is exacerbating a huge refugee problem. While fentanyl is often cited as being brought by undocumented immigrants, the bulk actually arrives through legal ports of entry in mass quantities. The MAGA want women to be chattel, obligated to have babies to supply workers. No abortion, no contraception, etc.
https://www.arniearnesen.org/WP/
BACKGROUND BRIEFING with IAN MASTERS: (00:59:00)
The 80th Anniversary of D-Day and Today’s Struggle Against Tyranny | How Corporate Power and Technology Have Combined to Gouge Consumer | As Billionaires and Corporations Back Trump to Continue Tax Cuts For the Rich, Biden Needs to Make it Clear We Have a Revenue Not a Spending Problem and Make Them Pay
https://www.backgroundbriefing.org/
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR: Shadow Work for the Soul with Mary Shutan Part 1 (00:59:00)
This is part one of my interview with Mary Shutan, who is a spiritual healer and teacher with an extensive background in Chinese Medicine, energy work and somatic bodywork. She is the author of several books, including The Spiritual Awakening Guide, Managing Psychic Abilities, The Shamanic Workbook, and The Body Deva, and her new book is Shadow Work for the Soul: Seeing Beauty in the Dark.
In this interview we dive into some of the practices and benefits of doing shadow work. We discuss inner child work, the collective shadow, working with archetypes and what they are in this realm. We also talk about our shadow relationships with politicians, celebrities and narcissists, and the costly dynamics of not doing our own shadow work. And how the shadow is the source of our joy and power, and how to take it back from the external world to revitalize ourselves and our relationship with the world and everything in it.
DEEP DIVE CYBERSECURITY SHOW: The Problem with the News (00:58:36)
The Atlantic and Vox have both signed deals to let OpenAI’s Artificial Intelligence models train on their content.
What happens to the actual human record when we, the humans, are no longer recording it for ourselves?
We explore this beyond important topic and also catch up on the latest news and breaches!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-deep-dive-radio-show-and-nicks-nerd-news/id1262505658
SATURDAY 06.08.24 PROGRAM Notes
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THE BRADCAST 6/6/2024 Guest: Univ. of KY’s Joshua A. Douglas on ‘The Court v. The Voters’ (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: Steve Bannon, Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign manager and White House advisor who was convicted on charges of contempt of Congress for defying lawful subpoenas from the House January 6 Committee, must finally head to jail as of July 1, but he still has some options for delay. Amid a wave of disturbing climate studies this week, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres rebuked the fossil fuel industry as ‘godfathers of climate chaos,’ and called for a global ban on fossil fuel advertising. Constitutional election law professor JOSHUA A. DOUGLAS (Univ. of Kentucky) discusses his new book, ‘The Court v. The Voters: The Troubling Story of How the Supreme Court Has Undermined Voting Rights.’ Douglas details how the nation’s highest court in recent decades has persistently issued rulings that undermine voting rights and our constitutional order, and offers prescriptions for restoring democracy. Plus Desi Doyen has our new ‘Green News Report.’
KEEPING DEMOCRACY ALIVE: The Deep Roots of American Illiberalism. Yes, Illiberalism (00:59:55)
Many Americans were appalled at the violent January 6th assault on the capitol. The thought was: That’s not who we are. But in truth throughout our history, a great number of Americans have supported hierarchies and authoritarianism; freedom for us but not for those others. On this show Professor Steven Hahn author of Illiberal America: A History, talks about how pervasive this far right has been and continues to be. The liberalism of the 20th century was the outlier, not illiberalism.
AGING MATTERS: Village Movement (00:58:00)
While many older adults want to stay in their homes and age in place, they may need help. One solution is a concept called a “village,” which combines aging in place with an array of support services, social connections, and resources to help make aging at home possible. Barbara Sullivan, National Director, Village to Village Network, talks about the village model including administration, membership, and programs and services. Local village leaders Wendy Zenker, Executive Director, Arlington Neighborhood Village, and Scott Parkin, President, Reston for a Lifetime, talk about the mission of their organizations, and how each serves older adults in their communities.
https://www.agingmattersonline.com/
GROWING GREENER: “CowPots” Better for the Environment, Better for the Plants (00:29:00)
Amanda Freund of the Freund Dairy Farm describes how her familys ingenuity has transformed manure from an environmental liability into a source of renewable energy, a means of recycling waste paper and cardboard, and Cowpots, a horticulturally superior replacement for environmentally destructive peat pots.
https://www.thomaschristophergardens.com/
TUC RADIO: Edward Said: Palestine and the Universality of Human Rights, Archive 2003 (00:29:00)
Among the over twelve hundred programs in the TUC Radio archives this is one of my favorites. That’s based on the respect I have for the speaker, Edward Said, and the ongoing sadness that, to this day, so little is known about the history of Palestine. This is Edward Said’s last major speech on Palestine, the war on Iraq and the Bush administration. On September 25, 2003, a message made its way around the world. Edward Said, Palestinian American, world famous professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, and fearless defender of the Palestinian cause had died of leukemia in New York City, far from the city of Jerusalem where he was born in 1935. In 1948 Said and his family were forced to leave Palestine for Cairo when the newly founded state of Israel took their ancestral home. Later Said came to the US, studied at Princeton and Harvard and went on to teach at Yale and Columbia. He was not only a renowned academic but also an eloquent spokesperson for Palestinian rights and sovereignty.
Said leaves behind a treasure of writings including his most influential book, Orientalism (1978),as well as books inspired by his passionate advocacy of the Palestinian cause, including The Question of Palestine, (1979), Covering Islam (1981), After the Last Sky (1986), Blaming the Victims (1988), and Culture and Imperialism (1993).
THE BOPST SHOW: Be Good To Yourself (00:55:52)
The Bopst Show, the critically acclaimed music radio show hosted by artist, musician, writer, DJ and founding member of GWAR, Chris Bopst, features a wide assortment of audio stimulations from a myriad of genres, eras and inspirations. On this week’s show, you’ll hear the German pop-punk of Nichts, the 21st century dancefloor alchemy of French-Algerian electronic music collective Acid Arab, the funky goodness of the late great Nigerian singer Chris Mba, as well as tunes by Horace Andy, Engelbert Humperdink and many others locked out of the nation’s largest terrestrial bandwidths.
podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
RALPH NADER RADIO HOUR #535 (00:58:33)
Ralph welcomes back Bishop William J. Barber to discuss the upcoming Poor People’s Campaign March and Assembly in Washington, DC on June 29th, as well as Bishop Barber’s new book “WHITE POVERTY: How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy.” Then Ralph is joined by Phil Mattera from Good Jobs First to discuss their new report on corporate misbehavior, “The High Cost of Misconduct: Corporate Penalties Reach the Trillion-Dollar Mark.”
https://www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/
FRIDAY 06.07.24 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Friday June 7, 2024
https://www.democracynow.org/shows
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Miami Beach will soon have an underwater sculpture park
FULL COLOR HISTORY: Richmond Community Hospital (01:00:24)
There is a wealth of History relating to the Richmond Community Hospital that is now being uncovered as a result of Virginia Union University’s planned demolition of the severely neglected old hospital building. Join us weekly on Monday evenings at 7 PM for a live call-in sharing on The Work FM, broadcast at 93.9 on the radio dial, live-streamed both in our Facebook group “Save Community Hospital”, and on TheWorkFM.org
Our first episode will feature Viola Baskerville and Farid Alan Schintzius sharing the latest developments in the movement.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Anniversary of D-Day Remembered Despite Trump’s Repulsive Insults (00:58:00)
An all Republican court gives Trump a delay past the election in the Georgia case where he demanded, threatening prison, that the Secretary of State give him over 11,000 votes. This is as bad as it gets. Ukraine Update with Veteran War Correspondent in Kyiv & host of the ‘On the Edge’ podcast Phil Ittner. An all-Republican court gives Trump a delay past the election in the Georgia case where he demanded, threatening prison, that the Secretary of State give him over 11,000 votes. This is as bad as it gets.
SEA CHANGE RADIO: Los Angeles: The Thirstiest County in the West (00:29:00)
Roman Polanski’s classic 1974 film, Chinatown, which laid out a fictional account of California’s north-south water wars, turned out to be quite prescient. This week on Sea Change Radio, we welcome Katie Licari of Afro LA, who breaks down the ongoing tale of Los Angeles water and the impact this never-ending thirst has had on two very rural regions of California – Inyo and Mono Counties. We learn about the colonialist history of LA water rights and look at the monopolistic grip the LA Department of Water & Power holds over these counties.
LAURA FLANDERS SHOW: Genesis Be & Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis: Building Collective Freedom with a Poet & Preacher (00:28:00)
It is a cliche to say that the richest corporate media operate inside a bubble of their own making, but it’s largely true. Today’s guests are breathing new life into the world of journalism by covering people, places and perspectives beyond the conventional enclaves of power. On this month’s Meet the BIPOC Press, Laura Flanders is joined by Chenjerai Kumanyika, a professor at NYU and prolific audio journalist, host of podcasts including Empire City and Uncivil. Neesha Powell-Ingabire is Director of Popular Education at Press On, a Southern media collective dedicated to movement journalism, and the author of a new memoir, Come By Here. And Mary Annase Heglar is an essayist covering climate, podcaster, and author of the novel Troubled Waters and a book for children, The World Is Ours To Cherish. Together they discuss the campus encampments in solidarity with Palestine, intergenerational work to stop the climate crisis, the question of objectivity and context, and how movement journalism is ” or isn’t ” traditional journalism. How do we break media bubbles? Join us for that conversation.
THE BOPST SHOW: Be Good To Yourself (00:00:00)
The Bopst Show, the critically acclaimed music radio show hosted by artist, musician, writer, DJ and founding member of GWAR, Chris Bopst, features a wide assortment of audio stimulations from a myriad of genres, eras and inspirations. On this week’s show, you’ll hear the German pop-punk of Nichts, the 21st century dancefloor alchemy of French-Algerian electronic music collective Acid Arab, the funky goodness of the late great Nigerian singer Chris Mba, as well as tunes by Horace Andy, Engelbert Humperdink and many others locked out of the nation’s largest terrestrial bandwidths.
podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 6/7/24 (00:48:16)
On the Show: A judge says it’s finally time for Steve Bannon to report to prison, and directs him to do so on July 1. MAGA voters drop like flies as failed former President and convicted felon Donald Trump holds a rally in 108 degree Phoenix, Arizona. A new poll finds that 49% of the country believes Donald Trump should drop out of the presidential race on the basis of his criminal conviction. On the basis of being a convicted felon, Donald Trump faces a travel ban in 37 countries. Former FBI Director James Comey explains the logistics of how a former president could be “locked up” in a regular prison. One in three Republicans now say that Donald Trump is the wrong candidate to be their nominee in 2024. Russell Brand finalizes his total conversion to Trump flunky, telling his followers that if one supports democracy, they should vote Trump in November. Reader mail and more in Friday Feedback.
ALAN WATTS: If You Try to Hold on to Life You Will Lose It (00:12:22)
Alan Watts talks about how some noble truths but in reality there is no absolute truth. So hope you enjoy. Alan Watts also touches a topic that is very interesting to me, about how by trying to cling or hold on to life we absolutely make it worse.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djdl3qmBbdc
THURSDAY 06.06.24 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Thursday June 6, 2024
https://www.democracynow.org/shows
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: 8-year-old spurs his dad to climate action
RADIO ECOSHOCK: Dead Coral & the Metabolism of Capitalism (00:58:00)
Global coral could disappear in one lifetime, after millions of years on Earth. Listen to the Director of NOAAs Coral Reef Watch Program Derek Manzello. Then Dr. Eric Pineault on Social Ecology, and the dangerous metabolism of Capitalism. Will we expand until it all explodes?
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Gangster Justice (00:58:00)
ProPublica has discovered that many of the witnesses in Trump’s legal cases have been rewarded with jobs, cash, and plumb positions. Can justice ever be served for Donald the Don? Plus- Thom reads from “Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump” by Spencer Ackerman.
YES! Presents: Rising Up With Sonali – 2024-06-04 (00:58:31)
This week, well examine the significance of Donald Trump’s 34 felony convictions and whether he will serve prison time. My guest, Corey Brettschneider is a professor of political science at Brown University who studies constitutional law. Then, journalist and former political strategist Tara McGowan joins me to discuss the political amnesia over the threat to democracy that Trump and the Republican Party represent in the U.S. and what can be done to strengthen democracy between now and November. Finally, Laura Flores-Perilla of Justice Action Center analyzes President Joe Bidens sealing of the U.S.-Mexico border, whether its a cynical pre-election move, and how it compares to Trumps anti-immigrant policies.
https://risingupwithsonali.com/
LITERATURE ALOUD: Main Street by Sinclair Lewis (1920) chapter 8-9 (00:37:52)
First published in 1920, Main Street is Sinclair Lewis’ first major novel, and was a phenomenal success at the time. In 1930 Lewis became the first American to receive the Nobel Prize for literature. The story involves Carol Milford, a college-educated, progressive, ambitious young woman, who is self-sufficient and working as a librarian in St. Paul. There she meets a country doctor, Will Kennicott, who convinces her to marry him and move to the rural Minnesota town of Gopher Prairie. Although she arrives with dreams of beautifying the town, of establishing art and culture, of improving lives and promoting child welfare, this spirit is challenged by small-town attitudes, ignorance and bigotry.
https://librivox.org/main-street-by-sinclair-lewis-2/
TEXT: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/543/543-h/543-h.htm
ALAN WATTS: Be Silent Enough to Hear Your Inner Voice (00:20:59)
Alan Watts talking about meditation, silence and other concepts of reality and life.
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 6/6/24 (00:51:58)
On the Show: Royce White, Republican US Senate candidate for the state of Minnesota, running for Amy Klobuchar’s seat, endorsed by Steve Bannon, joins David to discuss his support for Donald Trump, his belief that women have become “too mouthy,” his platform to the extent that it exists, and much more. The first confirmed human death from the new strain of bird flu, H5N2, has been confirmed in Mexico. The Wall Street Journal report about President Biden’s brain failing has quickly disintegrated and been widely debunked. Donald Trump foams at the mouth, spitting uncontrollably during a strange series of videos that raise real questions about his health. During a softball interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, Donald Trump appears confused and disoriented, as well as authoritarian. Fox and Friends as Donald Trump how he prays, and he responds by saying people pray for him. Fox News host Bret Baier asks Trump’s VP hopeful Senator Tim Scott why he voted against contraception yesterday, and Scott does not answer the question. Donald Trump and his campaign panic, making a total reversal and ask voters to vote early and absentee. Voicemail caller thinks David accidentally said something funny about Lauren Boebert.
WEDNESDAY 06.05.24 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Wednesday June 5, 2024
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Family farmers make climate-friendly vodka and whiskey
PATIENTS COME FIRST: Community Health (00:21:49)
This episode of VHHA’s Patients Come First podcast features Dr. Henna Qureshi, a physician with Inova Health, and Leigh Guarinello, Director of Community Health programs with Inova Health, for a conversation about their careers, Inova’s community health efforts, how the Unite Us Platform is leveraged to support patient needs, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact us on X (Twitter) or Instagram using the #PatientsComeFirst hashtag.
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”
THIS WAY OUT #1888: Pride is Personal & global LGBTQ news! (00:28:59)
Pride is personal for the target of a San Diego pellet gun attack; the U.K. bans private doctors from treating trans kids, Tennessee criminalizes adults helping trans minors get out-of-state healthcare, a U.S. federal judge quashes New Hampshire’s anti-woke laws, a U.S. National Park Service workers protest restores Pride in uniform, an Idaho drag queen wins his million-dollar defamation lawsuit against a homophobic rightwing blogger, and a trans woman becomes the first to win Best Actress at Cannes. Those stories and more this week when you choose This Way Out, the international LGBTQ radio magazine.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Putting a Finger on the Scales of Democracy (00:58:00)
Will the forces that want Trump 2.0, like OPEC and rich people get what they want? Will 34 felony convictions even make a difference in the minds of Trump supporters or will propaganda and the price of gas deliver the win?
CIVIC CIPHER: Are Black People a Monolith? / The Difference Between Republicans and Conservatives (00:59:00)
For the first part of today’s show, we talk about whether or not Black people are a monolith, and whether or not Black people should be during this election cycle. In the second part of the show, we try and outline the differences between not only Republicans and Democrats, but between Republicans and conservatives as well. Our Way Black History Fact is covers how the 90s Black sketch-comedy show In Living Color changed the Super Bowl Halftime Show and turned it into the spectacle that we know it to be today.
LITERATURE ALOUD: Main Street by Sinclair Lewis (1920) chapter 7 (00:31:18)
First published in 1920, Main Street is Sinclair Lewis’ first major novel, and was a phenomenal success at the time. In 1930 Lewis became the first American to receive the Nobel Prize for literature. The story involves Carol Milford, a college-educated, progressive, ambitious young woman, who is self-sufficient and working as a librarian in St. Paul. There she meets a country doctor, Will Kennicott, who convinces her to marry him and move to the rural Minnesota town of Gopher Prairie. Although she arrives with dreams of beautifying the town, of establishing art and culture, of improving lives and promoting child welfare, this spirit is challenged by small-town attitudes, ignorance and bigotry.
https://librivox.org/main-street-by-sinclair-lewis-2/
TEXT: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/543/543-h/543-h.htm
CHOOSE TO BE CURIOUS: The Ask Approach, with Jeff Wetzler (00:28:00)
The essential question animating Jeff Wetzler’s career, whether in working with children, educators, or executives, has always been: how can we create learning experiences that are deep, powerful, and enduring? In his new and surprisingly uplifting book “ASK: Tap Into the Hidden Wisdom of People Around You for Unexpected Breakthroughs in Leadership and Life”, Jeff distills the many lessons he’s learned into a curiosity-centric approach — The Ask Approach — that offers a way for all of us to tap into our desire for connection and into the wisdom hiding in plain sight around us. It begins with choosing curiosity.
“It’s a choice to awaken ourselves to what we don’t know.” ~ Jeff Wetzler
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 6/5/24 (00:00:00)
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TUESDAY 06.04.24 PROGRAM Notes
6-hour loop begins at NOON, repeats until following noon
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Tuesday June 4, 2024
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: How to make vegan and vegetarian meals sound mouthwatering
ENCOURAGEMENTOLOGY: Love or Control? Unmasking the Truth About Manipulation and Codependency (00:30:00)
On this show we are unmasking the truth, is it love or is it control; manipulation, or codependency? It is so easy to get them twisted because even if you feel with all your heart that its coming from a place of love, it can still be manipulating. Thoroughly confused? Well, try operating in that conundrum without the knowledge or the tools to see it for what it truly is. You might identify with being a helper, a fixer, always picking up the pieces, wanting everyone to feel comfortable, and trying to orchestrate the best outcome for all involved and you probably suffer from control issues.
MAKING CONTACT: Borders: What are they good for? (00:29:00)
What are borders, and why do we have them? And how is violent border enforcement at the US-Mexico border connected to Israel’s brutal assault on Gaza?
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Getting a Fascist Miseducation (00:58:00)
Florida is paying teachers to mis-learn the truth of America’s religious-agnostic foundation. Will ignorance be the basis of a Trump-led pseudo-Christian authoritarian state? Or will freedom reign?
THE CHILDREN’S HOUR: Lungfish (00:58:00)
This week on The Children’s Hour, we learn about one of the most ancient animals to live on our planet, that is still alive today: Lungfish.
Our guest, Dr. Irene Salinas studies lungfish at the University of New Mexicos Department of Biology. She will explain to us what lungfish are, and how they can survive both in the water, and on land for years.
https://www.childrenshour.org/
LITERATURE ALOUD: Main Street by Sinclair Lewis (1920) chapter 6 (00:31:37)
First published in 1920, Main Street is Sinclair Lewis’ first major novel, and was a phenomenal success at the time. In 1930 Lewis became the first American to receive the Nobel Prize for literature. The story involves Carol Milford, a college-educated, progressive, ambitious young woman, who is self-sufficient and working as a librarian in St. Paul. There she meets a country doctor, Will Kennicott, who convinces her to marry him and move to the rural Minnesota town of Gopher Prairie. Although she arrives with dreams of beautifying the town, of establishing art and culture, of improving lives and promoting child welfare, this spirit is challenged by small-town attitudes, ignorance and bigotry.
https://librivox.org/main-street-by-sinclair-lewis-2/
TEXT: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/543/543-h/543-h.htm
BETWEEN THE LINES RADIO NEWSMAGAZINE for May 29, 2024 (00:29:00)
Rightwing extremist network financed Moms For Liberty; Green Workers Alliance Fights for a Livable Wage, Safe Working Conditions for those in the Renewable Energy Industry; EPA Issues New Standards for PFAS Forever Chemicals in Drinking Water.
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 6/4/24 (00:54:52)
On the Show: A second deep dive. this one steel-manning the case that it is President Biden who has the more certain path to the Presidency. Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies at a Congressional hearing that wildly triggers Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. A report from The Atlantic reveals that the world is bracing for a second Trump presidency, and possible violent lawlessness. Breaking news in Donald Trump’s Georgia criminal trial reveals the trial will almost certainly not take place before the 2024 election. President Joe Biden is now referring to Donald Trump as a “convicted felon” behind closed doors, and told donors that Trump “snapped” after the 2020 election. Melania Trump is completely missing since Donald Trump’s criminal conviction on 34 felony counts. Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones melts down on air, sobbing over a judge supposedly about to shut down Infowars. Karoline Leavitt, Donald Trump’s new spokeswoman, appears on Fox News and it goes really poorly for her. Voicemail caller points out that one of the dozen Trump cultists sobbing outside the courthouse last week was a comedian.
MONDAY 06.03.24 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Monday June 3, 2024
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS Art therapy can ease climate-related anxiety
WHEN THE BIOMASS HITS THE WIND TURBINE #8: Zero Utilities (00:29:00)
How do you create a home and a lifestyle where you purchase zero utilities from utility companies? And can you live this lifestyle in comfort?
* Homes on life support
* The goal ” use less and be self-sufficient
* What happens when the electric goes down
* What about water supply
* Sewer systems
* Heat/Cold issues
* Cooking
* Refrigerator
* Know that emergencies will occur
https://bluerockstation.podbean.com/
ECONOMIC UPDATE: Roots of a Surging US Labor Movement (00:29:00)
On this week’s Economic Update, Professor Richard Wolff discusses the reasons why the United States’ current unemployment rate is low in comparison to historic rates; We also highlight why U.S. restaurants are losing business. We then turn to the hypocrisy of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in the face of the repression of the growing protest movement against Israeli policy in Gaza. In addition, we discuss Gabriel Zuckman’s report on the economic impact of the dramatic cuts in taxes on billionaires vs rising taxes on the poorer half of the U.S. population. Finally, we Interview union activist Steve Early on rising labor militancy and unionization: its roots, momentum, and future.
https://economicupdate.libsyn.com/
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: First Prez Convicted of a Felony in History (00:58:00)
After the guilty verdict, is Trumpism a movement or a cult? – Will MAGA follow their felon leader anywhere, no matter what he does?
SPIRIT IN ACTION: Creative Compassionate Activism from Dubai: Ali Horriyat & Compassiviste (00:55:00)
Our guest is Ali Horriyat and he’s an amazing human being. Ali grew up in Dubai, had loads of education in Europe, eventually obtaining 3 Masters degrees, made a huge fortune in Canada, then gave it away to reboot his life, free from a wealth addiction, and also free to direct his energy to the true betterment of the world. Ali created Compassiviste, a mutual-support organization of creative compassionate activists doing wonderful work. Ali Horriyat joins us from Dubai in the Middle East.
LITERATURE ALOUD: Main Street by Sinclair Lewis (1920) chapter 5 (00:34:47)
First published in 1920, Main Street is Sinclair Lewis’ first major novel, and was a phenomenal success at the time. In 1930 Lewis became the first American to receive the Nobel Prize for literature. The story involves Carol Milford, a college-educated, progressive, ambitious young woman, who is self-sufficient and working as a librarian in St. Paul. There she meets a country doctor, Will Kennicott, who convinces her to marry him and move to the rural Minnesota town of Gopher Prairie. Although she arrives with dreams of beautifying the town, of establishing art and culture, of improving lives and promoting child welfare, this spirit is challenged by small-town attitudes, ignorance and bigotry.
https://librivox.org/main-street-by-sinclair-lewis-2/
TEXT: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/543/543-h/543-h.htm
GRASSROOTS: Feeding Baby (and Yourself) with Jackie Bowen (00:29:14)
This week on Grassroots, Patti and Doug discuss plastic pollution from artificial turf fields and the discovery of TFA “forever” chemicals in drinking water everywhere in the world. Then food engineer Jackie Bowen, Executive Director of the Clean Label Project, talks about chemical toxins in baby food and what we can do about it. More information at www.CleanLabelProject.org,
https://www.greenstreetnews.org/
DAVID PAKMAN SHOW 6/3/24 (00:54:43)
On the Show: A deep dive that steelmans the case that Donald Trump has the certain path to the Presidency, to be followed on tomorrow’s show by a similar deep dive arguing it is Biden, not Trump, with the clear path to victory. New post-conviction polling is devastating to Donald Trump, revealing 49% of independent voters believe he should drop out of the race. Fox News guest John Carney predicted a stock market crash if Trump was convicted, and he really got that one wrong. Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert is absolutely destroyed during a recent Congressional debate, not only by her fellow challengers but also by debate moderator Kyle Clark. Considering an unlikely but possible scenario in which Judge Juan Merchan may feel he has no choice but to sentence Donald Trump to prison. Failed former President and convicted felon Donald Trump’s worst interview in a long time comes on Fox N Friends just after his recent conviction on 34 felony counts. A soaking wet Donald Trump rants and rails so outrageously in a post-conviction speech that CNBC, CNN, and MSNBC all cut away. Voicemail caller says David’s eyes are too close together.
SUNDAY 06.02.24 PROGRAM Notes
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RADIO 2050 #32: No Vacancy (00:58:12)
Nandita Bajaj, Executive Director of Population Balance, discusses the organization’s work in educating people about the impacts of human expansionism and advocating for social and ecological justice. The conversation covers the three pillars of Population Balance’s focus: pronatalism, human supremacy, and social justice. Bajaj emphasizes the importance of addressing population growth and its impact on the environment and the need for greater awareness and autonomy in reproductive choices. The conversation concludes with a call to normalize the conversation around population and make conscious choices to reduce consumption and promote intergenerational justice.
https://radioparadise.com/radio2050
EARTH RIOT RADIO #119: IS THIS APOCALYPSE FRIENDLY? (00:29:00)
The danger continues. The big boys are up there messing with mother nature while I’m brushing my teeth in the suburb with no name. And entire towns are disappearing in the downpours and fires… But one person’s Nessun Dorma is another person’s Screaming Mountain Gopher. One person’s Thus Spake Zarathustra is another person’s Go Away Bird. The shadow of the final storm sweeps across the land of oppositions…
BOOM GODDESS RADIO #521: Phones Down Just Drive (00:27:46)
This week Jennifer interviews Julie Festerling, co-founder and President of the non-profit organization Phones Down Just Drive, which exists to raise awareness on the dangers of distracted driving.
https://www.boomgoddessradio.com/
Best of ATTITUDE with ARNIE ARNESEN June 1, 2024 (00:59:30)
Segment One
We begin the show with Texas lawyer and politician, Joe Jaworski. We discuss the recent primary votes in Texas, where 15 Republicans lost to more far-right Republicans who were supported by Gov. Abbott. The goal for Abbott was to get more state representatives who would support the school vouchers he has been pushing. We also talk about the climate problems: in Texas, several severe storms in the same week knocked out power to millions. Texas is not connected to the national grid, by their choice. The fossil fuel lobby is strong.
Segment Two
We then catch up with Bill Curry and Harold Meyerson to discuss several topics the many barriers that Biden is facing. Including, the perception that the high rate of inflation is a result of failed policy when most all of it, is in fact, corporate price gouging. Biden’s in-articulation of policies that will help over time, and the economic frustration of working class citizens. We also discuss the many problems within the US Supreme Court, and the ethical disregard by several conservative justices.
https://www.arniearnesen.org/WP/
BACKGROUND BRIEFING with IAN MASTERS May 30, 2024 (00:59:00)
Why We Should Care About the Trump Trial and, With the Tail Wagging the Dog, Biden Has to End the Gaza War Which Netanyahu Plans to Continue for 7 Months | The War in Ukraine Has Gone From a Proxy War to a NATO Conflict.
https://www.backgroundbriefing.org/
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR: Revealing the Secrets of Our Dreams with Dream Queen Theresa Cheung (00:59:00)
Theresa Cheung was born into a family of psychics. She has a degree in Theology & English from Kings College in Cambridge. She’s known as the dream queen and is the best selling author of numerous books covering spiritual topics, parapsychology, dreams and personal growth and transformation. This show features a conversation about her book The Dream Dictionary from A to Z: The Ultimate A ” Z to Interpret the Secrets of Your Dreams, which has just been updated and reissued.
DEEP DIVE CYBERSECURITY SHOW: Why Universal Basic Income Is Inevitable (00:58:30)
The world’s population has grown from 1 billion in 1800 to over 8 billion in 2023. The last 30 years have been the fastest increase ever in humanity. With quickly rising AI we are walking into a future where billions cannot find even basic jobs. The future of the world needs an open and honest discussion without hyperbole. We explore this beyond important topic and also catch up on the latest news and breaches!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-deep-dive-radio-show-and-nicks-nerd-news/id1262505658
SATURDAY 06.01.24 PROGRAM Notes
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THE BRADCAST 5/18/23: (00:57:30)
Encore: original airdate 5-21-2024. On today’s ‘BradCast’: The chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court is seeking warrants for the arrest of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s defense minister, and three Hamas leaders for war crimes and crimes against humanity. A U.K. court granted Julian Assange’s appeal to fight extradition to the U.S. In Donald Trump’s 2016 election interference trial in New York, the defense rested without calling the disgraced former president to the stand. Former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani and 11 others were arraigned in an Arizona court for their roles in attempting to steal the 2020 election for Trump. VICTORIA CADOSTIN, researcher at non-profit organization DOCUMENTED, discusses her new report on ‘Citizens for Sanity,’ the shadowy extremist group that is behind vile, racist, trans-phobic disinformation ads in battleground states, and the extreme rightwing dark money groups that are bankrolling them.
KEEPING DEMOCRACY ALIVE: Rugged Individualism and the Role of Luck (00:57:44)
America is an outlier: here its commonly accepted that if you succeed or fail you deserve it. We believe we make our own luck. And we blame ourselves for what’s really random bad luck. But that’s counterproductive, according to the research of social welfare professor Mark Robert Rank of Washington University. His new book is The Random Factor: How Chance and Luck Profoundly Shape Our Lives and the World Around Us. Europeans prepare their citizens for moments of bad luck at the front end. Its far more costly when we wait till the back end. Give a listen.
AGING MATTERS: Housing and Care Options with Robin Edwards, Certified Senior Advisor, CarePatrol (00:58:00)
As the U.S. population matures, more older adults and their care partners will need to plan for where they live as they age. While most older adults prefer to stay in their homes and age in place, learning about other housing options that provide varying levels of care may be useful. Robin Edwards, Certified Senior Advisor, CarePatrol, talks about enlarging the circle of care as older adults age, looking at alternative living arrangements, and using senior placement services to help make the best choice to meet their needs.
https://www.agingmattersonline.com/
GROWING GREENER: Biopesticides: A Different Approach to Plant Pest Control (00:29:00)
Dr. Amara Dunn-Silver of Cornell University discusses the advantages and limitations of biopesticides, and how, if properly used, they can often provide a more environmentally friendly alternative to conventional chemical treatments
https://www.thomaschristophergardens.com/
TUC RADIO: Ilan Pappe: The US has NO LIMITS when it comes to ISRAEL (00:29:00)
Ilan Pappe is an Israeli historian and political scientist. He is now a professor with the College of Social Sciences and International Studies at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom. His best known book is The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine. Based on declassified British and Israeli government documents, the book explains that the expulsions of Palestinians were executed based on a plan drawn up in 1947 by Israel’s future leaders. Ilan Pappe left Israel in 2008 after being condemned in the Knesset. A minister of education had called for him to be sacked.
Frank Barat, the French activist, author and film producer and long-time friend of Ilan Pappe spoke with Pappe on his podcast on May 26, 2024. This was within days of the missile launch into Israel, the International Criminal Court request for arrest warrants, and Pappe’s detention by the FBI when he arrived in Detroit for a speaking tour.
THE BOPST SHOW: In Love With Me (00:55:34)
The Bopst Show, the critically acclaimed music radio show hosted by artist, musician, writer, DJ and founding member of GWAR, Chris Bopst, features a wide assortment of audio stimulations from a myriad of genres, eras and inspirations. On this week’s show, you’ll hear Indonesian pop sensations Ervinna & the Stylers, late great Richmond instrumentalists Brainflowr, and the multi-genre concoctions of Cécile McLorin Salvant as well as tunes by Wet Leg, Taddese Kebbede, and many others locked out of the nation’s largest terrestrial bandwidths.
podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
RALPH NADER RADIO HOUR #534 (00:58:00)
Ralph welcomes professor M. Steven Fish, political scientist and author of Comeback: Routing Trumpism, Reclaiming the Nation, and Restoring Democracy’s Edge who argues that winning elections is about more than policy positions, its about projecting strength and dominance. And Donald Trump plays that game better than his Democratic rivals. Plus, former Navy Petty Officer, Phil Tourney, who was aboard the USS Liberty when it was attacked and nearly sunk by Israeli fighter planes and torpedo boats during the Six Day War in 1967, tells us why 57 years later, he still fights for accountability.