THURSDAY 05.21.26 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman Thursday May 21, 2026
Democracy Now! produces a daily, global, independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Our reporting includes breaking daily news headlines and in-depth interviews with people on the front lines of the world’s most pressing issues. On Democracy Now!, you’ll hear a diversity of voices speaking for themselves, providing a unique and sometimes provocative perspective on global events.
https://www.democracynow.org/shows
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Pennsylvania greenhouse stays warm by storing heat underground (00:01:30)
A climate battery system helps plants thrive all winter ” no fossil fuels needed.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
RADIO ECOSHOCK: Acute Climate Trouble Starts Now (00:58:00)
Retreat from New Orleans! Professor Torbjrn Trnqvist University of Tulane finds it is inevitable and start now. Carbon dioxide is cooling the Stratosphere. Lamont-Dorherty scientist Sean Cohen explains. Much of America in frightening drought, going into hot El Nino year. And new science finds Enhanced response of extreme compound events to cumulative CO2 emissions . Covering the world, this is Radio Ecoshock.
LABOR RADIO PODCAST DAILY: Culture Shapes Power (for 5/21) (00:02:00)
The Labor Heritage Power Hour explores why culture shapes power, politics, and how working people see themselves. In labor history, Hawaii plantation workers won higher wages and a 40-hour week after a 79-day strike. Quote of the day: April Verrett.
https://www.laborradionetwork.org
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Is Fox News engaging in consumer fraud? (00:58:00)
Sabrina Haake – Is Fox News engaging in consumer fraud?
People Have Got to Know Whether or Not Their President Is a Crook Are Republicans Finally Cracking on Trumps Iran War? Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse – Shadow hearings and corruption
RISING UP WITH SONALI – 2026-05-19 (00:58:30)
This week, well begin with Dr. Paul Song discussing the issue of single payer healthcare and its role in the California governor’s race. Has single payer reached the end of the road in the state or is that just political handwringing? Then well find out the latest in Cuba, as the Caribbean island struggles to survive a devastating US blockade amid new threats of military action by the Trump Administration. Netfa Freeman of the Pan-African Community Action and the Black Alliance for Peace will share grassroots solidarity efforts by ordinary Americans. Finally, in the wake of Nakba Day, well hear from historian Ramzy Baroud, whose new book chronicles the multigenerational history of his own family. Its called Before the Flood: A Gaza Family Memoir Across Three Generations of Colonial Invasion, Occupation, and War in Palestine.
https://risingupwithsonali.com
LITERATURE ALOUD: Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852) by Harriet Beecher Stowe ch.8 (00:36:37)
Among the most banned books in the United States, Uncle Tom’s Cabin or, Life Among the Lowly is a novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe which treats slavery as a central theme. Stowe was a Connecticut-born teacher at the Hartford Female Academy and an active abolitionist. The novel is believed to have had a profound effect on the North’s view of slavery. In fact, when he met Harriet Beecher Stowe, President Lincoln is said to have commented, “So you’re the little lady whose book started the Civil War.” First published on March 20, 1852, the story focuses on the tale of Uncle Tom, a long-suffering black slave, the central character around whose life the other characters—both fellow slaves and slave owners—revolve. The novel depicts the harsh reality of slavery while also showing that Christian love and faith can overcome even something as evil as enslavement of fellow human beings. (summary by Wikipedia and John Greenman)
https://librivox.org/uncle-toms-cabin-by-harriet-beecher-stowe
DEPARTMENT OF WAR 1943 PROPAGANDA FILM: “Don’t Be A Sucker” (00:22:49)
The audio from this surprisingly relevant video portrays a conversation between an American citizen immigrant and a man born in the US. This short drama reveals that anti-immigrant speech may sound persuasive but is ultimately only divisive – an un-American.
https://archive.org/details/DontBeaS1947
THE BRADCAST: 5/20/2026 Primary Results from Six States; Lawsuit Challenges Trump’s $1.8 Billion Taxpayer-Funded Grift Machine (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: The critical 2026 midterm elections are taking shape on the state and federal level. We have noteworthy results from primaries in Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Oregon and Pennsylvania. Voters contended with chaos and confusion in Alabama, where the GOP-controlled legislature cancelled select U.S. House races in order to redraw their already heavily-gerrymandered maps to eliminate Black-majority voting districts. In Kentucky, Donald Trump’s conservative adversary Rep. Thomas Massie, who championed legislation to release the Epstein Files, lost his re-election bid. A Tennessee court approved a major settlement for a man falsely jailed after posting political content. Two Capitol Hill police officers who were attacked in the January 6, 2021 insurrection filed suit to stop Trump’s unlawful $1.8 billion taxpayer-funded slush fund/grift machine for Trump supporters, including Jan. 6 insurrectionists.
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
WEDNESDAY 05.20.26 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman Wednesday May 20, 2026
Democracy Now! produces a daily, global, independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Our reporting includes breaking daily news headlines and in-depth interviews with people on the front lines of the world’s most pressing issues. On Democracy Now!, you’ll hear a diversity of voices speaking for themselves, providing a unique and sometimes provocative perspective on global events.
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Kids race boats powered by sunshine alone (00:01:30)
Student teams will compete this weekend in the annual Solar Boat Regatta in Minnesota.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
FOOD SLEUTH RADIO: Margaret Martin, physical therapist, shares her expertise in the treatment and prevention of osteoporosis. (00:28:00)
Did you know that mechanical stimulation nourishes our bones? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn for her conversation with Margaret Martin, physical therapist and expert on bone health. Martin explains why exercise and getting nutrients from foods is critical for promoting bone health, and preventing osteoporosis.
Related Websites: www.melioguide.com
https://foodsleuth.transistor.fm
THIS WAY OUT: Resistance to the Global Rise of Anti-LGBTQ laws pt. 3 (00:28:59)
In Newswrap, a record-breaking boycott rocks the Eurovision Song Contest as protests over Israel’s participation intensify amid the war in Gaza, while a new GLAAD report warns that major social media platforms are becoming increasingly unsafe for LGBTQ users. Additional stories include Japan’s growing legal recognition of non-binary people, the delayed opening of a landmark African LGBTQ art exhibition in Washington, D.C., and the European Commission’s decision not to pursue an EU-wide conversion therapy ban despite strong public support.
Then in a Rainbow Rewind, poet Adrienne Rich reflects on responsibility to both past and future generations in a powerful archival excerpt.
Finally, journalist Ebony Joseph concludes her three-part series on the global rise of anti-LGBTQ laws with a report from activists in Nigeria and Kenya confronting criminalization, censorship, and severe funding cuts. Organizers describe how anti-LGBTQ legislation affects housing, employment, healthcare, and online safety, while warning that many so-called family protection bills across Africa are linked to broader international networks of authoritarian politics and religious conservatism. Despite mounting political hostility, grassroots groups continue building coalitions, supporting vulnerable LGBTQ people, and fighting for dignity, equality, and belonging.
LABOR RADIO PODCAST DAILY: Zookeepers? Don’t Say That (5/20) (00:02:00)
The Workers Mic talks with animal care specialists at Brookfield Zoo about respect, labor, and why zookeeper misses the point. In labor history, the Railway Labor Act took effect in 1926. Quote of the day: Charles Horton Cooley.
https://www.laborradionetwork.org
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Despotic Children of Dictators Frequently Don’t Laugh Last (00:58:00)
Investigative reporter, Heidi Siegmund Cuda of the Bette Dangerous magazine expounds on recent article – The Sons Also Rises, Despite the media headlines showing the toothy grins of the Trump boys, look past the images to the real stories of sons of dictators that came before to see how this story will likely end.
QR CODE: Culture. Opinions. Dialogue. Entertainment. (00:59:00)
Main Segment 1 CULTURE (10 mins): 5 Dead in San Diego Mosque Shooting
Main Segment 2 OPINIONS (10 mins): The Real Cost of Republicans SNAP Cuts
Better Do Better (6 mins): Hidden Camera Exposes Abuse of Black Autistic Child
Q Wards Clapback (7 Mins): Its Not Just About Midterms
Main Segment 3 DIALOGUE (10 mins):
Main Segment 4 ENTERTAINMENT (10 mins): Love on the Spectrum Cast Responds to Kevin Harts Jabs
https://www.kpfk.org/on-air/qr-code
LITERATURE ALOUD: Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852) by Harriet Beecher Stowe ch.7 (00:29:43)
Among the most banned books in the United States, Uncle Tom’s Cabin or, Life Among the Lowly is a novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe which treats slavery as a central theme. Stowe was a Connecticut-born teacher at the Hartford Female Academy and an active abolitionist. The novel is believed to have had a profound effect on the North’s view of slavery. In fact, when he met Harriet Beecher Stowe, President Lincoln is said to have commented, “So you’re the little lady whose book started the Civil War.” First published on March 20, 1852, the story focuses on the tale of Uncle Tom, a long-suffering black slave, the central character around whose life the other characters—both fellow slaves and slave owners—revolve. The novel depicts the harsh reality of slavery while also showing that Christian love and faith can overcome even something as evil as enslavement of fellow human beings. (summary by Wikipedia and John Greenman)
https://librivox.org/uncle-toms-cabin-by-harriet-beecher-stowe
CHOOSE TO BE CURIOUS: In a Good Place, with Leidy Klotz (00:28:00)
Have you ever noticed how much a space influences how you feel? How a place can put you in a good place…or not
How might we design and inhabit spaces that make choosing curiosity easier? Leidy Klotz offers tips to navigate the spaces around us, both making the best of them and feeding the best in us. “You want enough to keep you growing, but not so much that it throws you completely out of kilter.” ~ Leidy Klotz
THE BRADCAST: 5/19/2026 NAACP Calls for Voting Rights Boycott of College Sports at Southern Schools; Trump’s corrupt $1.8B deal (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: The NAACP launched the ‘Out of Bounds’ campaign calling on black athletes and supporters to boycott universities in eight Southern states where Republican-controlled legislatures are eliminating majority-Black voting districts. Voters in Georgia have a chance to oust far-right state supreme court justices, but Republicans are gearing up to undo the election if they do. Corrupt Donald Trump endorsed corrupt Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in a bitter, expensive US Senate primary runoff over incumbent GOP Sen. John Cornyn. Trump’s wildly corrupt $1.8 billion Justice Department slush fund includes a ‘deal’ that prohibits the IRS from investigating or auditing Trump, his family, or his companies. Wildfire season is off to a dangerous start in California and New Mexico. Plus Desi Doyen has our new ‘Green News Report.’
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
TUESDAY 05.19.26 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman Tuesday May 19, 2026
Democracy Now! produces a daily, global, independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Our reporting includes breaking daily news headlines and in-depth interviews with people on the front lines of the world’s most pressing issues. On Democracy Now!, you’ll hear a diversity of voices speaking for themselves, providing a unique and sometimes provocative perspective on global events.
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: The long shadow of Maui’s wildfires (00:01:30)
A therapist says many of his patients are still struggling with mental health consequences, three years after the disaster.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
ENCOURAGEMENTOLOGY: Am I Growing or Just Getting Better at Coping? (00:29:00)
This week on Encouragementology, were asking an honest and deeply personal question: Am I growing or just getting better at coping? So many people are functioning at a high level while quietly carrying exhaustion, disappointment, emotional numbness, or unresolved pain underneath the surface. In this episode, we explore how survival mode can slowly become an identity, how negativity can become a hidden personal narrative, and why awareness is often the first real step toward healing. Together, we unpack the difference between temporary relief and true emotional growth, while offering gentle ways to reconnect with yourself, your emotions, and the possibility of something healthier ahead.
MAKING CONTACT: Self Care as Selfless Act: Mental Health at the Root of Activism (encore) (00:29:00)
Activists in the Latinx immigrant community of Los Angeles share what they do to take care of their mental health. This show first aired in August 2020.
LABOR RADIO PODCAST DAILY: Voting Rights and the Long Shadow of Matewan (5/19) (00:02:00)
Voting rights advocates warn Alabama redistricting fights could weaken Black voting power, on the Valley Labor Report. In labor history, the 1920 Matewan shootout erupts in West Virginia. Quote of the day: John Sayles.
https://www.laborradionetwork.org
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Why Are These Preachers Anointing a Strongman? (00:58:00)
Thom discusses with author, lawyer, and journalist, Judd Legum, about the apparent large network of prominent regional newspapers that have posted thousands of low-quality articles promoting gambling and prediction markets. Also, why are these preachers anointing a strongman and why won’t Trump drop his Greenland obsession?
THE CHILDREN’S HOUR: Dragons (00:53:00)
Dragons have been part of stories for thousands of years. On this episode of The Children’s Hour, the Kids Crew learns about dragons with author Mari Mancusi. Together, they explore how these legendary creatures appear in stories from around the world and why people continue to enjoy them.
LITERATURE ALOUD: Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852) by Harriet Beecher Stowe ch.6 (00:21:04)
Among the most banned books in the United States, Uncle Tom’s Cabin or, Life Among the Lowly is a novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe which treats slavery as a central theme. Stowe was a Connecticut-born teacher at the Hartford Female Academy and an active abolitionist. The novel is believed to have had a profound effect on the North’s view of slavery. In fact, when he met Harriet Beecher Stowe, President Lincoln is said to have commented, “So you’re the little lady whose book started the Civil War.” First published on March 20, 1852, the story focuses on the tale of Uncle Tom, a long-suffering black slave, the central character around whose life the other characters—both fellow slaves and slave owners—revolve. The novel depicts the harsh reality of slavery while also showing that Christian love and faith can overcome even something as evil as enslavement of fellow human beings. (summary by Wikipedia and John Greenman)
https://librivox.org/uncle-toms-cabin-by-harriet-beecher-stowe
ALAN WATTS: The Illusion of Wealth – It is not money (00:08:53)
A powerful and thought-provoking speech about money and wealth by the great philosopher Alan Watts.
WITH GOOD REASON Weekly Half Hour: Teacher’s Pet (half) (00:29:00)
A good teacher makes a world of difference. And the things they say and do stay with us. By the time he was twenty years old, Gary Dop had lived in 20 different homes. He was a military kid. He never really felt like he belonged. So he focuses on ensuring that students know that they belong ” without that, he says, students can’t really learn. And: Cayelan Cary spent her childhood in the streams, lakes and old-growth forests of upstate New York’s Adirondack Mountains. Then, she broke her foot and had to spend a summer in a cast. Her dad brought her a jar of lake water to examine under a magnifying glass to cheer her up. Now, she works to ensure that Virginias freshwater systems remain healthy.
THE BRADCAST: 5/18/2026 Trump’s $1.8 Billion DOJ-Facilitated Taxpayer Heist; Guest: Robert Weissman of Public Citizen (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: Donald Trump has invented a new way to grift the nation. Trump has dropped his absurd $10 billion lawsuit against his own IRS, and in exchange, his Justice Department will create a $1.7 billion ‘compensation’ fund – – a slush fund operated by Trump himself to distribute to his supporters and cronies. ROBERT WEISSMAN of Public Citizen explains the unspeakably corrupt, taxpayer-funded Trump scam, and what can be done about it. The World Health Organization declared a global health emergency over an outbreak of Ebola in Africa. Mild Trump critic Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-VA) lost his primary bid for re-election. Protesters rallied in Selma, AL to protest the return of Jim Crow voter suppression laws as Southern states move to eliminate Black-majority U.S. House districts.
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
MONDAY 05.18.26 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman Monday May 18, 2026
Democracy Now! produces a daily, global, independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Our reporting includes breaking daily news headlines and in-depth interviews with people on the front lines of the world’s most pressing issues. On Democracy Now!, you’ll hear a diversity of voices speaking for themselves, providing a unique and sometimes provocative perspective on global events.
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Olympic skier sounds alarm on vanishing snow (00:01:30)
Julia Kern says warming winters are transforming her sport ” and pushing her to act.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
WHEN THE BIOMASS HITS THE WIND TURBINE #104: 10 Solar Innovations that will Change the World (00:29:00)
Solar energy is one of the most disruptive technologies in the history of mankind. It is about to displace the fossil fuel industry and change the world in ways we can barely imagine. So what are some of the changes and technologies that are underway – often below the radar of most people’s experience.
Join Annie and Jay Warmke of Blue Rock Station for a discussion of the 10 new innovations and changes in solar energy that will change the world.
https://bluerockstation.podbean.com
ECONOMIC UPDATE: The Global “Birth Strike” Changes Everything [May 14th, 2026] (00:29:00)
This week’s Economic Update discusses the tentative agreement of the unionized portion (85%) of the staff at the Los Angeles Unified School District (400,000 students, 83,300 workers). The unity of three separate labor unions enabled a win with major improvements in wages and working conditions. Another update contrasts how capitalist versus socialist enterprises would install AI. Finally a third short update explains how progressive mayors like Mamdani of New York could counter billionaires’ threats to evade taxes by moving their businesses if any political leader taxed the rich (or moved to make the rich pay their fair share of taxes). Also featured is an interview with Dr. Harriet Fraad, a practicing psychotherapist in New York City, on the global movement to not have children, its social causes and its social consequences.
https://economicupdate.libsyn.com
LABOR RADIO PODCAST DAILY: REI Workers Push Back (5/18) (00:02:00)
The Union Bug digs into the growing boycott of REI and workers claims that management is fundamentally opposed to unions. In labor history, Big Bill Haywood died in exile in 1928. Quote of the day: Big Bill Haywood.
https://www.laborradionetwork.org
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Russia’s Massive Drone Attack (00:58:00)
Phil Ittner reports from Ukraine, where Putin’s deadly attacks have killed yet more civilians.
Plus- Why is Wall Street partying while America drowns?
SPIRIT IN ACTION: Resisting Occupation, Palestine to Minnesota (00:55:00)
We’ve got some powerful witness to be shared today, brought together by Nonviolence International, doing powerful, insightful, work leveraging the world toward peace & wholeness. They brought together the webinar that will be over half of today’s show, with 3 well-placed activists focused on the topic Solidarity in Action: Resisting Occupation in Palestine & Minnesota. While there are great differences in these 2 areas of the world, there are plenty of lessons to be shared in both directions. We share today about half of the March, 2026, webinar, plus we share from an interview with one of the presenters that I did afterward. This event was hosted by Mel Duncan, co-founder with David Hartsough of the Nonviolent Peaceforce and organizer of the Unarmed Civilian Protection in Palestine (UCPiP). The 3 main seminar speakers include Amira Musallam, Head of Mission of UCPiP, Emilia Gonzalez Avalos, Executive Director for UNIDOS MN, and Mattie Weiss, Minnesota community organizer.
LITERATURE ALOUD: Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852) by Harriet Beecher Stowe ch.5 (00:20:36)
Among the most banned books in the United States, Uncle Tom’s Cabin or, Life Among the Lowly is a novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe which treats slavery as a central theme. Stowe was a Connecticut-born teacher at the Hartford Female Academy and an active abolitionist. The novel is believed to have had a profound effect on the North’s view of slavery. In fact, when he met Harriet Beecher Stowe, President Lincoln is said to have commented, “So you’re the little lady whose book started the Civil War.” First published on March 20, 1852, the story focuses on the tale of Uncle Tom, a long-suffering black slave, the central character around whose life the other characters—both fellow slaves and slave owners—revolve. The novel depicts the harsh reality of slavery while also showing that Christian love and faith can overcome even something as evil as enslavement of fellow human beings. (summary by Wikipedia and John Greenman)
https://librivox.org/uncle-toms-cabin-by-harriet-beecher-stowe
GREEN STREET with PATTI and DOUG WOOD: Toxic Cars (00:29:00)
Could the air inside your car contain chemicals known to cause cancer? This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about Denmark’s amazing energy island and Al Gores thoughts about addressing the power demands of AI. Then biophysical chemist Dr. Arlene Blum, founder of the Green Science Policy Institute, talks about her lifetime of work on flame retardant chemicals and her recent study of the toxic air inside cars.
https://www.greenstreetnews.org/
THE BRADCAST: 5/15/2026 Encore: Billionaires Spending Millions to Lie to Voters About CA’s Proposed, One-Time Billionaires Tax, with Harold Meyerson of ‘The Prospect’ (00:58:00)
Encore: original airdate 5-4-2026. On today’s ‘BradCast’: Oil and gas prices continue rising as Donald Trump’s War on Iran remains unresolved. The Trump Administration ignored the 60-day deadline to seek congressional approval for the Iran War. After several states recently enacted wealth taxes on millionaires, a proposed initiative in California to levy a one-time wealth tax on the state’s billionaires has qualified for the November ballot. But Google co-founder Sergey Brin and fellow billionaires are funding a wildly misleading, opposing measure to negate it. The American Prospect’s HAROLD MEYERSON explains how wealth taxes work, who benefits, pros and cons, and much more. GOP-controlled states moved quickly to eliminate majority-Black districts from their U.S. House maps after the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act. Plus a warning for California voters about late-arriving mail-in ballots.
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
SUNDAY 05.17.26 PROGRAM Notes
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THE FALLON FORUM 4.13.26: The AI apocaloptimists
On this week’s Fallon Forum, Charles Goldman joins Ed Fallon to discuss
– The AI apocaloptimists
– Trump’s myth of an illegal immigrant crime wave
– Move to the moon; it’s quiet, no sharks
– Food is medicine, with Kathy Byrnes Fallon, Birds & Bees Urban Farm
EARTH RIOT RADIO #221- A Touch Of Magic (00:29:00)
The Church of Stop Shopping preached and sang for a 24 hours on Earth Day, midnight to midnight facing the grand doorway of the top fossil fuel investor, JPMorgan Chase. The big oil bankers seeing us in their windows may have found us frivolous, or annoying or even unnerving. We think it may stick in their heads. Our activist friends joined us in running around and around the monster building dressed like old-style bankers, tophats and vests and pin stripes.
BARNABY DRUTHERS: What if This Cursed Hand P1 of 3 (00:28:00)
Harper and Barnaby investigate the disappearance of a renowned scientist Professor Seltzman when dangerous criminal mastermind sets a trap!
https://www.barnabydruthers.com
Best of ATTITUDE with ARNIE ARNESEN May 16, 2026 (00:59:30)
Segment One
We begin the show with Michael Tomasky, Editor, The New Republic. We discuss the number of millionaires and billionaires in the US and their influence on government and the laws that are created to benefit them. We also discuss how the Supreme Court has misinterpreted the Constitution, and abrogated laws that the Congress has passed.
Segment Two
We then catch up with Taylor Noakes, a public historian and independent journalist. We discuss how Trump has stopped offshore wind projects in the US and Canada by blackmail and extortion, favoring oil and gas projects instead. We discuss the role of Canadian pension plans’ involvement in these investments.
https://www.arniearnesen.org/WP
BACKGROUND BRIEFING with IAN MASTERS May 17, 2026 (00:59:00)
https://www.backgroundbriefing.org
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR: The Power of Witnessing in Shame and Healing Shame with David Bedrick (00:59:00)
David Bedrick is a brilliant and deeply compassionate teacher, author and psychological activist who helps people reconnect with the wisdom, power and intelligence of their whole authentic selves by addressing the roots of shame in their lives. Hes the founder of the Santa Fe Institute for Shame-Based Studies which teaches therapists, coaches and healers how to liberate shame from the body and mind. Hes the author of several books including The Unshaming Way: A Compassionate Guide to Dismantling Shame ” Heal from Trauma, Unlearn Self-blame and Reclaim Your Story, and most recently The Unshaming Workbook – Exercises and Reflection Questions to Heal from Trauma, Unlearn Self-Blame, and Reclaim Your Story.
DEEP DIVE CYBERSECURITY SHOW: We Are All Cyberterrorists Now & The US Government is NOT Ready for AI Hacking (00:58:00)
The Trump Administration is moving to designate anyone that speaks ill of the current administration. Also, the Trump Administration has vastly weakened US Cyber Resilience. We are weaker now than we have been in at least a decade. We discuss and so much more. Don’t miss this episode…https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-deep-dive-radio-show-and-nicks-nerd-news/id1262505658
SATURDAY 05.16.26 PROGRAM Notes
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TECHTONIC with MARK HURST: How to guard against pig-butchering scams (feat. Sue-Lin Wong) (00:59:30)
Organized crime syndicates run pig-butchering scams that fool victims into handing over their life savings to scammers crypto accounts ” costing Americans billions of dollars a year. Sue-Lin explains how these scams work and how we can guard against them.
KEEPING DEMOCRACY ALIVE: Nearly Forgotten But Not Gone: Trumps Wall (00:58:01)
The real purpose of Trumps big beautiful wall is to show power. Our guest says it’s a visceral metaphor for what the MAGAs hate; showing dominance. In his article in The Nation talking about what he calls The Never Ending Nightmare of the Border Wall, William DeBuy’s calls it a festival of waste: $41 million per mile, 8 thousand dollars a foot. Every law that protects the environment had to be waived to build the now-forgotten wall at the Mexican border. Yes immigration has slowed to a trickle but what’s worked best is human patrols and remote detection. DeBuy’s predicts that more than Trumps plans for a huge arch, the wall will stand as a lasting monument to the Trump era.
AGING MATTERS: Medical Cannabis (00:58:00)
With growing interest in its potential health benefits, medical cannabis use is becoming more common among older adults. Because there is more public acceptance and reduced stigma, it is increasingly viewed as an effective treatment option for this population.
Leah Sera, PharmD, MA, BCPS, Associate Professor, Department of Practice, Sciences, and Health Outcomes Research, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, talks about medical cannabis and related products, federal and state legal status, and what to know before using cannabis products.
https://www.agingmattersonline.com
GROWING GREENER: A New Chapter in the Roundup Debacle (00:29:00)
Award-winning investigative journalist Carey Gillam exposed the corruption and suppression of evidence involved in the Environmental Protection Agency’s original approval of the use of the herbicide Roundup and its active ingredient glyphosate on American gardens and farms. In today’s conversation she details the on-going suppression of evidence of its harmful impact on human and environmental health and discusses how the case about Roundup currently before the Supreme Court is designed to deprive its victims of recourse, and why Donald Trump has made increasing its production a matter of national security.
https://www.thomaschristophergardens.com
TUC RADIO: SATURDAY 05.16.26 PROGRAM Notes
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TECHTONIC with MARK HURST: How to guard against pig-butchering scams (feat. Sue-Lin Wong) (00:59:30)
Organized crime syndicates run pig-butchering scams that fool victims into handing over their life savings to scammers crypto accounts ” costing Americans billions of dollars a year. Sue-Lin explains how these scams work and how we can guard against them.
KEEPING DEMOCRACY ALIVE: Nearly Forgotten But Not Gone: Trumps Wall (00:58:01)
The real purpose of Trumps big beautiful wall is to show power. Our guest says it’s a visceral metaphor for what the MAGAs hate; showing dominance. In his article in The Nation talking about what he calls The Never Ending Nightmare of the Border Wall, William DeBuy’s calls it a festival of waste: $41 million per mile, 8 thousand dollars a foot. Every law that protects the environment had to be waived to build the now-forgotten wall at the Mexican border. Yes immigration has slowed to a trickle but what’s worked best is human patrols and remote detection. DeBuy’s predicts that more than Trumps plans for a huge arch, the wall will stand as a lasting monument to the Trump era.
AGING MATTERS: Medical Cannabis (00:58:00)
With growing interest in its potential health benefits, medical cannabis use is becoming more common among older adults. Because there is more public acceptance and reduced stigma, it is increasingly viewed as an effective treatment option for this population.
Leah Sera, PharmD, MA, BCPS, Associate Professor, Department of Practice, Sciences, and Health Outcomes Research, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, talks about medical cannabis and related products, federal and state legal status, and what to know before using cannabis products.
https://www.agingmattersonline.com
GROWING GREENER: A New Chapter in the Roundup Debacle (00:29:00)
Award-winning investigative journalist Carey Gillam exposed the corruption and suppression of evidence involved in the Environmental Protection Agency’s original approval of the use of the herbicide Roundup and its active ingredient glyphosate on American gardens and farms. In today’s conversation she details the on-going suppression of evidence of its harmful impact on human and environmental health and discusses how the case about Roundup currently before the Supreme Court is designed to deprive its victims of recourse, and why Donald Trump has made increasing its production a matter of national security.
https://www.thomaschristophergardens.com
TUC RADIO: Michael Parenti – Voting in the USA – Part One (00:29:00)
If the right to vote is taken as a measure of a vibrant democracy, the United States came off to a bad start. Dr. Michael Parenti says that the most interesting list from the period of 1787 is the rather long one of people who were not allowed to vote – and he names all of them. Also, in Part TWO, the many ways in which votes have been stolen during the Bush administration. This archival recording is a primer on the history of voting and the day to day efforts to make democracy come alive that shows Parenti at his best as historian and engaged political thinker.
Parenti (1933-2026) was one of the nation’s leading progressive political analysts. After receiving his Ph.D. in political science from Yale Parenti/ taught at colleges and universities, in the United States and abroad. Parenti risked and ended his academic career when he openly opposed the war on Vietnam. He was a prolific author and an engaging speaker. He served on the board of judges for Project Censored and authored 22 books, among them: Democracy for the Few, Superpatriotism, History as Mystery, and God and His Demons.
Recorded by Contra Costa TV at the Pleasant Hill Library in Contra Costa, California 1-24-07.
THE BOPST SHOW: Don’t Be Mean (00:55:00)
The Bopst Show, the critically acclaimed music radio show hosted by artist, musician, writer, DJ and founding member of GWAR, Chris Bopst, features a wide variety of music that knows no one genre, era, or inspiration. On this edition, you’ll hear late-great soul singing sensation Jackie Wilson, AM radio music legends the Hoosier Hot Shots, and the hip hop sounds of Ultramagnetic MC’s as well as music by The Raincoats, Junior Byles and many others locked out of the nation’s largest terrestrial bandwidths.
podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
RALPH NADER RADIO HOUR #637 (00:58:00)
Ralph speaks to Dr. Marina Nord of the V-Dem Institute about this year’s V-Dem Democracy Report and how the Trump Administration is dismantling democracy in the US. Then, Ralph welcomes Dr. Ralph Estes to discuss corporations’ shady accounting practices.
https://www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/(00:29:00)
If the right to vote is taken as a measure of a vibrant democracy, the United States came off to a bad start. Dr. Michael Parenti says that the most interesting list from the period of 1787 is the rather long one of people who were not allowed to vote – and he names all of them. Also, in Part TWO, the many ways in which votes have been stolen during the Bush administration. This archival recording is a primer on the history of voting and the day to day efforts to make democracy come alive that shows Parenti at his best as historian and engaged political thinker.
Parenti (1933-2026) was one of the nation’s leading progressive political analysts. After receiving his Ph.D. in political science from Yale Parenti/ taught at colleges and universities, in the United States and abroad. Parenti risked and ended his academic career when he openly opposed the war on Vietnam. He was a prolific author and an engaging speaker. He served on the board of judges for Project Censored and authored 22 books, among them: Democracy for the Few, Superpatriotism, History as Mystery, and God and His Demons.
Recorded by Contra Costa TV at the Pleasant Hill Library in Contra Costa, California 1-24-07.
THE BOPST SHOW: Don’t Be Mean (00:55:00)
The Bopst Show, the critically acclaimed music radio show hosted by artist, musician, writer, DJ and founding member of GWAR, Chris Bopst, features a wide variety of music that knows no one genre, era, or inspiration. On this edition, you’ll hear late-great soul singing sensation Jackie Wilson, AM radio music legends the Hoosier Hot Shots, and the hip hop sounds of Ultramagnetic MC’s as well as music by The Raincoats, Junior Byles and many others locked out of the nation’s largest terrestrial bandwidths.
podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
RALPH NADER RADIO HOUR #637 (00:58:00)
Ralph speaks to Dr. Marina Nord of the V-Dem Institute about this year’s V-Dem Democracy Report and how the Trump Administration is dismantling democracy in the US. Then, Ralph welcomes Dr. Ralph Estes to discuss corporations’ shady accounting practices.
https://www.ralphnaderradiohour.com
FRIDAY 05.15.26 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman Friday May 15, 2026
Democracy Now! produces a daily, global, independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Our reporting includes breaking daily news headlines and in-depth interviews with people on the front lines of the world’s most pressing issues. On Democracy Now!, you’ll hear a diversity of voices speaking for themselves, providing a unique and sometimes provocative perspective on global events.
https://www.democracynow.org/shows
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Midwives in Pakistan navigate floods to care for parents and babies (00:01:30)
The Mama Baby Fund provides maternity care and childbirth support to people on the front lines of climate change.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
THE LABOR HERITAGE POWER HOUR: Labor Is Art (00:55:00)
SEIU President April Verrett declares that labor is art at New York’s worker-powered Ball Without Billionaires, an alternative to the Met Gala celebrating the people who actually create culture. We also preview the DC Labor FilmFest screening of Late Shift, the acclaimed Swiss drama about an overwhelmed hospital nurse confronting the human cost of understaffing and burnout.
Plus, historian James Benton joins the Americas Work Force Union Podcast to discuss how NAFTA and decades of failed trade policy devastated working-class communities across America, and we hear another organizing story from the Peoples 250 campaign, featuring a Georgetown student and restaurant worker fighting for a union in Washington, D.C.
We also mark labor history with stories from the 1968 Paris General Strike and the 1975 La Tolteca strike, where undocumented Mexican women workers in California organized, fought back and won.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Are These the Same Mistakes Hoover Made? (00:58:00)
As Trump goes to China, are we closer to an economic crisis and a world-wide authoritarian order than we know?
LABOR RADIO PODCAST DAILY: On the Shop Floor Front Lines (5/15) (00:02:00)
the Project Labor podcast explores workers caught between management and labor struggle, plus Harold Phillips previews this weekend’s labor arts events. In labor history, IWW songwriter T-Bone Slim died in 1942. Quote of the day: T-Bone Slim.
https://www.laborradionetwork.org
SEA CHANGE RADIO: Sam Abuelsamid on Autonomous Vehicles (re-broadcast) (00:29:00)
If you haven’t yet personally witnessed the very odd feeling of driving up to a four-way stop sign only to realize that the vehicle across the street from you has no driver behind the wheel, chances are you will soon enough. Like it or not, autonomous vehicles are coming, and this week on Sea Change Radio we are speaking with Samuel Abuelsamid, an expert on self-driving technology. We take a look back at the evolution of autonomous vehicles, examine the purported full self-driving mode offered by Tesla, and discuss some of the sustainability issues surrounding this technology.
LAURA FLANDERS AND FRIENDS: The Data Center Revolt: John Cassidy & Faiz Shakir (00:28:00)
the strain of the huge energy-sucking data processing centers that AI requires, and telling their elected officials to slow down or stop new big tech projects for firms like OpenAI, Amazon, Google, Facebook and Microsoft. Data from a 2025 Pew study shows that only 17 percent of Americans think AI will have a positive impact over the next 20 years. But its a David vs. Goliath battle. Today’s guests say AI expansion is not a red or blue issue; it’s about who gets to decide how human and natural resources are distributed, who controls the technology, and who stands to benefit. Faiz Shakir is the Founder and Executive Director of the labor-focused news platform More Perfect Union, and serves as a political advisor for Senator Bernie Sanders. John Cassidy, staff writer at the New Yorker, is the author of the recent book, Capitalism and Its Critics: A History: From the Industrial Revolution to AI, in which he draws our attention back to the Luddites, the 18th century workers whose revolt deserves our closer attention. Plus, our correspondents coverage of a shocking scene at a public comment meeting in Wisconsin when a local woman was arrested and dragged away. If AI is the new face of capitalism, what is the new alternative?
THE BOPST SHOW: Don’t Be Mean (00:55:00)
The Bopst Show, the critically acclaimed music radio show hosted by artist, musician, writer, DJ and founding member of GWAR, Chris Bopst, features a wide variety of music that knows no one genre, era, or inspiration. On this edition, you’ll hear late-great soul singing sensation Jackie Wilson, AM radio music legends the Hoosier Hot Shots, and the hip hop sounds of Ultramagnetic MC’s as well as music by The Raincoats, Junior Byles and many others locked out of the nation’s largest terrestrial bandwidths.
podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
THE BRADCAST: 5/14/2026 More GOP Vote Rigging Underway. Hey, Maryland Dems! Time to Get Crackin’ (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: The racist, unconstitutional SCOTUS-aided Republican Gerrymandering Wars are not over yet. To counter the rightwing U.S. Supreme Court supermajority’s gutting of the Voting Rights Act, and GOP-controlled Southern states suspending their primary elections to racially re-gerrymander their already-gerrymandered U.S. House maps, Maryland’s Democratic Gov. Wes Moore is pushing his state’s Democratic-controlled legislature to move quickly to redraw the state’s voting maps. Georgia’s GOP governor signed a bill to change election rules applying only to Black-majority Atlanta, and plans a special session to re-gerrymander the state far in advance of the 2028 election in case his party loses power. Upcoming primary elections next week will be in AL, GA, ID, KY, OR, and PA. Montana judge upholds same-day registration to protect Native American voters. Plus Desi Doyen has our new ‘Green News Report.’
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
THURSDAY 05.14.26 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman Thursday May 14, 2026
Democracy Now! produces a daily, global, independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Our reporting includes breaking daily news headlines and in-depth interviews with people on the front lines of the world’s most pressing issues. On Democracy Now!, you’ll hear a diversity of voices speaking for themselves, providing a unique and sometimes provocative perspective on global events.
https://www.democracynow.org/shows
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: The soccer club that helps fans take climate action (00:01:30)
Climate Connections is a 90-second daily (M – F) module that moves climate change away from debate and focuses on how it’s impacting listeners’ lives. The features report on what diverse people and organizations are doing to reduce the associated risks, and “connects the dots” between climate change and energy, public health, extreme weather, food, water, jobs and the economy, national security and more.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
RADIO ECOSHOCK: El Nino wildfires & Amazon tipping (00:58:00)
In the last El Nino in 2023, carbon from Canadas wildfires equaled total emissions from India. Wildfires are a world problem. Fire expert Michael Flannigan joins us. Then Amazon Godfather of rainforest science, Dr. Carlos Nobre: the Columbia conference to get off fossil fuels, better news on deforestation despite organized crime, and the awful Amazon tipping point. This is find-out time.
LABOR RADIO PODCAST DAILY: Labor Is Art (5/14) (00:02:00)
The Labor Heritage Power Hour spotlights worker culture, frontline care work, and why labor is art. In labor history, Milwaukee brewery workers launched a strike in 1953. Quote of the day: George Bancroft.
https://www.laborradionetwork.org
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Pentagon Readies Sledgehammer to Pound Iran Again (00:58:00)
Dr. Eric Feigl-Ding explains that the WHO head tells countries to prepare for more hantavirus cases. Louisiana’s Governor Just Tossed 45,000 Votes in the Trash. Why Did Trump Kill Sewage Help for Black Families? Crazy Alert! Has Jesse Watters Finally Lost His Grip on Reality – claiming women are born bad? Plus, the Pentagon Readies Sledgehammer to Pound Iran Again.
RISING UP WITH SONALI – 2026-05-12 (00:58:30)
This week, well spend the first half of the show hearing a fascinating panel discussion on labor and Palestine featuring the famed Amazon Labor Union co-founder and former president Chris Smalls, and Palestinian American organizer Nidal Rafeedie, President of Teamsters Local 1932. The panel, which I moderated, was part of a powerful event organized by KPFK Pacifica Radio in Los Angeles. Then, well turn to Rachel Meade Smith. She’s the author of a weekly newsletter called Words of Mouth and will join me to discuss her new book, SEARCH WORK: A Collective Inquiry into the Job Hunt. If you’re unemployed, underemployed, or have ever struggled to find a job, you’ll want to stay tuned for that conversation.
https://risingupwithsonali.com
LITERATURE ALOUD: Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852) by Harriet Beecher Stowe ch.4 (00:28:06)
Among the most banned books in the United States, Uncle Tom’s Cabin or, Life Among the Lowly is a novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe which treats slavery as a central theme. Stowe was a Connecticut-born teacher at the Hartford Female Academy and an active abolitionist. The novel is believed to have had a profound effect on the North’s view of slavery. In fact, when he met Harriet Beecher Stowe, President Lincoln is said to have commented, “So you’re the little lady whose book started the Civil War.” First published on March 20, 1852, the story focuses on the tale of Uncle Tom, a long-suffering black slave, the central character around whose life the other characters—both fellow slaves and slave owners—revolve. The novel depicts the harsh reality of slavery while also showing that Christian love and faith can overcome even something as evil as enslavement of fellow human beings. (summary by Wikipedia and John Greenman)
https://librivox.org/uncle-toms-cabin-by-harriet-beecher-stowe
WINGS # #05-26 Butches (00:29:00)
Madelaine Imber and Tandiwe Aebi-Moyo, participants in edition 2 of the Australian magazine Butch Is Not a Dirty Word, talk about their lives as butches in various communities and about being in the magazine created by Melbourne-based Butch activist, Esther Godoy. They were interviewed by Jiselle Hanna on the program Accent of Women, for community radio 3CR in Melbourne. ButchIsNotADirtyWord now also has a Facebook page and a website butchisnotadirtyword.com
Note: Show is trans-inclusive
THE BRADCAST: 5/13/2026 Do Dems Have the Courage Required to Restore and Reform American Democracy? With Kate Riga of TPM (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: In primary elections in Nebraska, voters stopped a Trump-supporting, fake Democrat intended to be a spoiler against progressive Independent candidate Dan Osbourne, who will now challenge billionaire GOP incumbent Sen. Pete Ricketts. In South Carolina, the GOP-controlled state senate rejected efforts to redraw US House maps to eliminate the state’s single Black-majority district, but the reprieve is likely temporary. Journalist KATE RIGA of Talking Points Memo discusses the type of hardball actions Democrats will need to take to repair and restore our crippled democracy, the fight ahead to reset the asymmetrical playing field that Republicans use to entrench themselves in permanent power, whether Democrats have the stomach for it, and much more.
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
WEDNESDAY 05.13.26 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman Wednesday May 13, 2026
Democracy Now! produces a daily, global, independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Our reporting includes breaking daily news headlines and in-depth interviews with people on the front lines of the world’s most pressing issues. On Democracy Now!, you’ll hear a diversity of voices speaking for themselves, providing a unique and sometimes provocative perspective on global events.
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Debt-for-nature deals help countries protect and restore critical ecosystems (00:01:30)
For example, Indonesia is spending $35 million to conserve coral reefs.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
FOOD SLEUTH RADIO: Meghan Davis, DVM, PhD MPH, Associate Professor at Johns Hopkins University, discusses One Health, and bird flu (00:28:00)
Did you know that 75 percent of immerging infectious diseases are zoonotic in origin? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn for her conversation with Meghan Davis, DVM, PhD MPH, Associate Professor of Environmental Health and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University’s Center for a Livable Future. Davis discusses the concept of One Health, provides an update on the prevalence and spread of avian influenza (bird flu) to dairy cows and other animals, challenges related to vaccination, and the risks of raw milk. For a check list for One Health, see: Check list for One Health: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352771417300022
https://foodsleuth.transistor.fm
THIS WAY OUT Part 2: Global Rise of Anti-LGBTQ Laws (stereo) (00:28:59)
NewsWrap: Botswana amends penal code removing anti-LGBTQ+ provisions which previously criminalized same-sex relationships, United States Trump Administration release 2026 Counterterrorism Strategy defining major terror groups including violent secular political groups with ideologies that are anti-American, radically pro-transgender, Zambian RightsCon is abruptly cancelled with officials claiming the event does not align with the country’s national values, Pennsylvania legislators amend Pennsylvania Human Relations Act prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, Isaac Ranson, a transgender man, joins Minnesota Aurora FC soccer team as the first openly trans player, but must play with women’s team because of his gender assigned at birth” and more international LGBTQ news reported this week by John Dyer the 5th and RET (News Writers Ebony Joseph and Jeb Backe, News Producer Brian DeShazor).
Author Armistead Maupin reads from Tales of the City from September 10, 1990 on This Way Out in the Rainbow Rewind
LABOR RADIO PODCAST DAILY: Solidarity Means Showing Up (5/13) (00:02:00)
the Solidarity Report says solidarity means standing together even when its hard to see what’s in it for you. In labor history, Canada created a Department of Labour in 1909. Quote of the day: Doug Fraser.
https://www.laborradionetwork.org
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Trump Drags American Oligarchs to Beijing (00:58:00)
Will Epstein’s Survivors Finally Be Heard Today? Also Trump Drags American Oligarchs to Beijing. Plus while Americans were trained to fear immigrants, trans kids, and each other, the billionaire class quietly extracted trillions from the middle class and captured the nations politics, media & courts. And news update with Mark Taylor-Canfield on Press Freedom.
QR CODE: They Were Strong Wrong (Continued) / GOP Election Maps Could Backfire in House Races / Have You Found Therapy Helpful? Why or why not? / Chappelle Says Headlines Get More Appalling Each Day (00:59:00)
Main Segment 1 CULTURE (10 mins): They Were Strong Wrong (Continued)
Main Segment 2 OPINIONS (10 mins): GOP Election Maps Could Backfire in House Races
Better Do Better (6 mins): People Posting on Instagram While Voting Rights are Rolled Back
Q Wards Clapback (7 Mins): Permission Slip
Main Segment 3 DIALOGUE (10 mins): Have You Found Therapy Helpful? Why or why not?
Main Segment 4 ENTERTAINMENT (10 mins): Chappelle Says Headlines Get More Appalling Each Day
https://www.kpfk.org/on-air/qr-code
LITERATURE ALOUD: Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852) by Harriet Beecher Stowe ch.2-3 (00:20:02)
Among the most banned books in the United States, Uncle Tom’s Cabin or, Life Among the Lowly is a novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe which treats slavery as a central theme. Stowe was a Connecticut-born teacher at the Hartford Female Academy and an active abolitionist. The novel is believed to have had a profound effect on the North’s view of slavery. In fact, when he met Harriet Beecher Stowe, President Lincoln is said to have commented, “So you’re the little lady whose book started the Civil War.” First published on March 20, 1852, the story focuses on the tale of Uncle Tom, a long-suffering black slave, the central character around whose life the other characters—both fellow slaves and slave owners—revolve. The novel depicts the harsh reality of slavery while also showing that Christian love and faith can overcome even something as evil as enslavement of fellow human beings. (summary by Wikipedia and John Greenman)
https://librivox.org/uncle-toms-cabin-by-harriet-beecher-stowe
CHOOSE TO BE CURIOUS: Marking Our 10th Anniversary, with Lynn Borton (00:28:00)
“The moments I love most are when you can smell the rubber burning, and you can hear the gears turning, and people are discovering their own insights in real time.” – Lynn Borton
I asked author, innovator, and advisor Larry Robertson to help me navigate an episode marking the tenth anniversary of launching Choose to Be Curious. We had some fun.
THE BRADCAST: 5/12/2026 CA Offshore Oil Rig Fire Previews Trump’s Next Huge Failure; Guest: Brady Bradshaw of Center for BioDiversity (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: It has been grim witnessing Republicans’ surge of corrupt actions to rig the critical midterm elections, from the rightwing US Supreme Court, state legislatures, and state courts. But new data show Donald Trump is increasingly unpopular; inflation is rising to its highest level in years; and political analysts favor Democrats to win back the majority in the U.S. House. So pro-democracy Americans still have a chance to defeat autocracy. Marine biologist BRADY BRADSHAW of the Center for Biological Diversity explains how an offshore rig fire off the coast of California this week illustrates the broad, inherently destructive environmental impacts of offshore oil and gas operations, the Trump Administration’s corrupt efforts to massively expand offshore drilling, actions to protect our coasts, and much more. Plus Desi Doyen has our new ‘Green News Report.’
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
TUESDAY 05.12.26 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman Tuesday May 12, 2026
Democracy Now! produces a daily, global, independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Our reporting includes breaking daily news headlines and in-depth interviews with people on the front lines of the world’s most pressing issues. On Democracy Now!, you’ll hear a diversity of voices speaking for themselves, providing a unique and sometimes provocative perspective on global events.
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Over half of coral reefs bleached during a three-year heat wave (00:01:30)
Climate change is warming ocean waters, putting reefs in peril.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
ENCOURAGEMENTOLOGY: Why Do I Feel Responsible for Other People’s Feelings? (00:29:00)
Do you ever feel responsible for keeping the peace, managing the mood, or making sure everyone else is okay? In this episode, we explore the deeper question behind that instinct and uncover the difference between caring for others and carrying what isn’t yours. If you’ve ever left a conversation feeling drained, replayed interactions in your head, or felt the pressure to smooth things over, this conversation will help you find a more balanced, grounded way to show up.
MAKING CONTACT: Radical Therapy (Encore) (00:29:00)
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we bring you a story at the intersection of therapy, healing and social justice. We’ll hear about one therapist’s work to bring the lens of radical therapy and community care into her practice. This piece was produced by the podcast Re: Work from the UCLA Labor Center.
LABOR RADIO PODCAST DAILY: May Day Means Fight Back (5/12) (00:02:00)
the Work Stoppage podcast says May Day is workers real labor holiday, not the bulls–t holiday chosen to erase labor history. In labor history, ICE raided the Agriprocessors plant in Iowa in 2008. Quote of the day: George Escobar.
https://www.laborradionetwork.org
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: All so that Billionaires Don’t Have to Pay Their Damn Taxes (00:58:00)
Sounds like a plan- privatize social security, and shutdown critical government services like cruise ship inspectors.. and gerrymander like crazy, tear up voting rights, and restrict ballot access to stay in power and keep the party going…
THE CHILDREN’S HOUR: Banned Books (00:53:00)
This episode comes with a free Learning Guide. To download, go to www.childrenshour.org and look for “Banned Books”. We explore banned books on this episode of The Children’s Hour. What is a banned book? Who decides which books are to be banned, and from where are they banned? When a book is banned, is it still possible to read it? Our interns have researched and explored banned books. We even hear a portion of a banned book read by its author, and hear a book review about a book that has the topic of banned books as part of the storyline.
LITERATURE ALOUD: Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852) by Harriet Beecher Stowe ch.1 (00:25:36)
Among the most banned books in the United States, Uncle Tom’s Cabin or, Life Among the Lowly is a novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe which treats slavery as a central theme. Stowe was a Connecticut-born teacher at the Hartford Female Academy and an active abolitionist. The novel is believed to have had a profound effect on the North’s view of slavery. In fact, when he met Harriet Beecher Stowe, President Lincoln is said to have commented, “So you’re the little lady whose book started the Civil War.” First published on March 20, 1852, the story focuses on the tale of Uncle Tom, a long-suffering black slave, the central character around whose life the other characters—both fellow slaves and slave owners—revolve. The novel depicts the harsh reality of slavery while also showing that Christian love and faith can overcome even something as evil as enslavement of fellow human beings. (summary by Wikipedia and John Greenman)
https://librivox.org/uncle-toms-cabin-by-harriet-beecher-stowe
THE BRAINWASHING OF MY DAD Documentary Intro (00:05:00)
The Brainwashing of My Dad is a 2015 American documentary film directed by Jen Senko about her father’s transformation from a nonpolitical Democrat into a political Republican. The film was mostly funded by a Kickstarter campaign. Full documentary on YouTube at:
WITH GOOD REASON Weekly Half Hour: 2026 Summer Reading Recs (half) (00:29:00)
Its time for our annual summer reading recommendation round-up! From a book that traces the Cold War history of our Made in China goods, to a witchy novel about an old woman in the woods, we’ve got suggestions for every kind of summer. We even threw in a few podcast recs! You’ll hear from Megan Doney on reading translated fiction and Austin Jersild on international history.
THE BRADCAST: 5/11/2026 VA Supremes Nix Special Election Results, New U.S. House Map in Huge Gift to Voting Rigging GOP (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: Donald Trump and Republicans have escalated their extraordinary corruption in plain sight as they work to rig this year’s critical midterm elections. The right-leaning Virginia State Supreme Court delivered a big boost to Republicans, tossing out special election results on a technicality after the state’s voters approved new U.S. House maps favorable to Democrats. The corrupted rightwing supermajority on the US Supreme Court, on the heels of gutting the Voting Rights Act, is now allowing several Southern states to redraw their voting maps to eliminate Black-majority voting districts, in the middle of an active election after voting has already started. The rightwing SCOTUS justices violated their own precedents to do it. But there are things that pro-democracy Americans can do to fight back. Callers weigh in.
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
MONDAY 05.11.26 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman Monday May 11, 2026
Democracy Now! produces a daily, global, independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Our reporting includes breaking daily news headlines and in-depth interviews with people on the front lines of the world’s most pressing issues. On Democracy Now!, you’ll hear a diversity of voices speaking for themselves, providing a unique and sometimes provocative perspective on global events.
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Why a Montana rancher is speaking up for climate action (00:01:30)
Intense wildfires, storms, and floods have damaged Steve Helds ranch and put his cattle in danger.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
WHEN THE BIOMASS HITS THE WIND TURBINE #102: Putting Solar on Your Home (00:29:00)
As solar power becomes cheaper and more widely available, the usual assortment of grifters and misleading ads are beginning to make the rounds. So how can you sort the facts from the fiction? And what is the best approach to determining if solar power is right for you? Join Annie and Jay Warmke of Blue Rock Station for a discussion of the process figuring out how to put solar on your home – the steps and realistic costs – as well as incentives that are still available.
https://bluerockstation.podbean.com
ECONOMIC UPDATE: Causes and Consequences of the Iran War (00:29:00)
This week on Economic Update, Chris Hedges and Richard Wolff discussed how US history, politics, economics and culture brought us to make war with Israel against Iran as well as how the war – ongoing as our discussion occurred – is changing the US. The presumption of the discussion was that Iran had so far defeated the US and that the current prospects were grimly uncertain as to when and how the war would end.
https://economicupdate.libsyn.com
LABOR RADIO PODCAST DAILY: The story changed as the mill shut down (5/11) (00:02:00)
The Maryland Labor History podcast tracks a project overtaken by a mill closure. In labor history, 1894 Pullman Strike begins. Quote of the day: Eugene V. Debs.
https://www.laborradionetwork.org
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: David Daley is ‘Unrigged’ (00:58:00)
Will the Supreme Court undo Democracy by dismantling the Voting Rights Act? Author David Daley has the details. Plus, Congressional Progressive Mark Pocan takes listener calls on any and all topics- from immigration to the ballroom to Democratic fundraising.
SPIRIT IN ACTION: Irish Stories of Land, Memory, Spirit, & Peacebuilding (00:55:00)
Peterson Toscano is back this week for his monthly guest-hosting, and this one feels so rich, so deep, so wonderful to me. He’s really pulled together some amazing glimpses into the soul of Ireland. It would have been easy enough to do an episode of his Bubble & Squeak podcast on The Troubles in Ireland, over the decades where they were such a painful reality, but Peterson went much deeper than that, connecting listeners to the language and the soil, to the complex threads of family and history and healing and more. There is no simple description of what this SIA show is about, except that it all touches Ireland, including voices from Manchn Magan, Shirley-Anne McMillan, Damian Gorman, the Pendle Hill podcast The Seed: Conversations for Radical Hope, and the Imagine Belfast Festival, and you can also find these riches and more on his episode, Sparks Joy: Live Recording from Imagine Belfast.
LITERATURE ALOUD: Down and Out in Paris and London (1933) by George Orwell ch. 12-15 (00:43:03)
Most famous for his influential and ever-relevant dystopian novel 1984, George Orwell’s first full-length publication was Down and Out in Paris and London. After quitting his post as the elephant-killing policeman of Burma, this is Orwell’s memoir of his subsequent experiences of poverty, gig employment and life on the road in Europe of the early 1930s. A vividly detailed and engaging narrative.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R03hRZDpvsc
TEXT: http://www.george-orwell.org/Down_and_Out_in_Paris_and_London/0.html
RVA SOUNDSCAPE 1 Ralph White (00:09:17)
This is an original DJ Stryder collage of the sounds of Richmond, VA includes sonic selections both natural and man-made and it concludes with a brief explanation of the environmental impact of the Falls of the James by former James River Parks Manager Ralph White.
THE BRADCAST: 5/8/2026 Encore: Corrupt SCOTUS Guts Voting Rights Act, with Dan Vicua of Common Cause (00:58:00)
Encore: original airdate 4-29-2026. On today’s ‘BradCast’: Today was a grim day for voting rights in America, after the stolen and corrupted rightwing supermajority on the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, gutting the last remaining provision of the historic Voting Rights Act of 1965 that for decades had protected voters against racial discrimination and blatant racial gerrymandering in elections. DAN VICUA, National Director of Redistricting and Representation at watchdog group Common Cause, explains the impacts of the ruling, the history of how we got here, and what can be done about it. Appeals court rejects Donald Trump’s bid to dismiss $84 million judgment he must pay for defaming E. Jean Carroll. Former FBI Dir. James Comey responds to the Trump Justice Department’s ridiculous attempt to indict him again.
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
SUNDAY 05.10.26 PROGRAM Notes
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SCHOLARS’ CIRCLE & THE INSIGHTERS: May 3 26 Prosecuting war criminals (00:58:00)
The end of the Second World War held promise for prosecuting war crimes and the crime of aggression. While this promise was never realized, justice for war crimes has become even more challenging.
Some leaders have been indicted for war crimes, but it’s unlikely they will ever face prosecution. Can this change?
The lack of enforcement of international law has undercut the promise of Nuremberg. What was the promise of Nuremberg? Do we have the current structure necessary to implement this law? Can we see justice through prosecutions for war crimes? And how do today’s current challenges compare
EARTH RIOT RADIO #220- Back to NI, Natural Intelligence, and Peace (00:29:00)
Go back to our native thinking, and re-learn our own wisdom, which wants to taste “something flying beyond the sky.” The AI ideal is instantaneous mystery-free knowledge, but it is actually more infrastructure, like the fossil fuel industry, whose power is without dreaming or common sense or Love. Loving the Earth is NI, Natural Intelligence, which offers us the lustrous questions that heal us and gives us the power to stand between our community and the billionaires.
BARNABY DRUTHERS: One Fearful Night in Ataraxia (00:28:00)
In a small town where a murder occurs, Harper Thorne is identified as the suspect and Barnaby Druthers plays the role of prosecutor!
https://www.barnabydruthers.com
Best of ATTITUDE with ARNIE ARNESEN May 9, 2026 (00:59:30)
Segment One
We begin the show with Richard Murray. We discuss the primary recently held in Texas, and the data that it has generated. This pertains to the Latino vote in Texas, and the Black vote in Texas. Dr. Murray discusses the difference in voting patterns among young and older voters, and the rural vs. city voters in Texas.
Segment Two
We then catch up with Bill Curry and Ryan Cooper. We discuss the recent ruling from the Supreme Court abut the rollback of the Voting Rights Act Provisions, and how this will affect Black Voters, who are being disenfranchised. The Congress is being bleached. We also discuss the proposed Ballroom, and how unpopular this is with voters.
https://www.arniearnesen.org/WP
BACKGROUND BRIEFING with IAN MASTERS: May 10, 2026 (00:59:00)
As Trump Desperately Tries to Make a Deal With Iran, Will Israel Be the Spoiler? | Pressure on Trump From the Saudis and Gulf States to Make a Deal With Iran | Russia’s Descent Into Madness and Murder Under Putin.
https://www.backgroundbriefing.org
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR: A Revolutionary Model of Socially Intelligent Leadership with Linda Kohanov (00:59:00)
This week a wonderful far reaching interview with horse trainer, riding instructor and equine facilitated learning workshop leader Linda Kohanov. Linda is the author of The Way of the Horse, The Tao of Equus, Riding Between Worlds, The Power of the Herd, and her most recent book is The Five Roles of the Master Herder: A Revolutionary Model for Socially Intelligent Leadership.
DEEP DIVE CYBERSECURITY SHOW: We Are All Cyberterrorists Now & The US Government is NOT Ready for AI Hacking (00:58:00)
The Trump Administration is moving to designate anyone that speaks ill of the current administration. Also, the Trump Administration has vastly weakened US Cyber Resilience. We are weaker now than we have been in at least a decade. We discuss and so much more. Don’t miss this episode…
SATURDAY 05.09.26 PROGRAM Notes
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TECHTONIC with MARK HURST: Julie Scelfo, founder of Mothers Against Media Addiction (MAMA) (00:59:30)
As Big Tech algorithms encourage kids and teens toward self-harm and suicide, Mothers Against Media Addiction is fighting back – raising awareness about the platforms’ harms and advocating for stricter regulation. MAMA founder Julie Scelfo discusses her work.
KEEPING DEMOCRACY ALIVE: From a Benign Beginning, How the Tech World Turned Evil (00:58:50)
It started in hippie garages with people like the Whole Earth Catalogs Stewart Brand: the promise of more freedom for more voices. Today the tech billionaires see democracy as the anti-Christ. Now ask yourself: has Apple computers liberated you? Irresponsible social media has supplanted actual journalism, spreading the sewage of misinformation according to today’s guest; the New Republics Timothy Noah and we are the worse for it. What’s emerged from a hopeful beginning is now classic monopoly behavior, from being anti-government to being the defacto government. Give a listen if you dare.
AGING MATTERS: Parkinson’s Disease (00:58:00)
Parkinson’s disease (PD) isa progressive nervous system disorder affecting movement. Signs and symptoms can differ for patients. Although there is no cure, treatment options are available and with a broad array of interventions, individuals can effectively manage PD to help improve quality of life. John Lehr, President/CEO, Parkinson’s Foundation, https://www.parkinson.org/ talks about causes, signs/symptoms, diagnosis/treatment options, approaches to manage symptoms and maintain active lifestyles, and recent research findings about causes and treatments.
https://www.agingmattersonline.com
GROWING GREENER: Landraces ” Customizing Vegetable and Fruit Cultivars to Flourish in Your Garden (00:29:00)
In a conversation first shared in February of 2024, farmer and author Joseph Lofthouse describes how to foster landraces, strains of vegetables and fruits adapted to the unique conditions in your garden.
https://www.thomaschristophergardens.com
TUC RADIO: Michael Parenti: Ideology and Conspiracy Part Two (00:29:01)
In this entertaining talk, rich with historic references, Parenti describes the right-wing agenda of dismantling social democracy while calling anybody who describes this as a purposeful strategy a conspiracy theorist. He shows that this strategy began right after World War II but culminates now as powerful segment of right wing media and the GOP have moved so far to the right that they have overshot their popular base. Meanwhile democrats, including Obama, unable or unwilling to formulate the social democratic alternative, still talk of bipartisan approaches.
THE BOPST SHOW: All You Fascists Bound to Lose (00:55:05)
The Bopst Show, the critically acclaimed music radio show hosted by artist, musician, writer, DJ and founding member of GWAR, Chris Bopst, features a wide variety of music that knows no one genre, era, or inspiration. On this edition, you’ll hear the soothing, easy listening sounds of Perry Como, folk from Richmond native Aimee Man, and the spiky punk of the Television Personalities as well as tunes form Silver Jews, Sonny Terry and Woody Guthrie, as many others locked out of the nation’s largest terrestrial bandwidths.
podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
RALPH NADER RADIO HOUR #636 (00:58:00)
Ralph welcomes back Adolph Reed, Professor Emeritus of political science at the University of Pennsylvania and Distinguished Visiting Professor at Mount Holyoke College to discuss the latest Supreme Court decision gutting the Voting Rights Act. Then, Ralph and our resident constitutional scholar, Bruce Fein, talk about what ordinary citizens can do to pressure their reps to impeach Donald Trump.
https://www.ralphnaderradiohour.com
FRIDAY 05.08.26 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Friday May 8, 2026
https://www.democracynow.org/shows
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Solar drying towers could reduce food waste, researcher says (00:01:30)
A drying system could rescue surplus or damaged crops before they hit the landfill.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
THE LABOR HERITAGE POWER HOUR: LIVE with Amy Goodman at Steal This Story, Please! (00:54:59)
highlights from last weekend’s sold-out screenings of Steal This Story, Please! at the DC Labor FilmFest, featuring Amy Goodman, Tia Lessin, and voices from WPFWs powerful post-film Q&A. From the station that helped launch Democracy Now! to today’s fight for independent, audience-funded media, we explore what it means to never sell out. Plus, Labor Arts News on the Ball Without Billionaires, SEIUs cultural organizing under April Verrett, major union updates from IATSE and SAG-AFTRA, and a new newsroom union in Madison. We head to the University of Maryland’s letterpress studio, where workers can print their own strike signs, and dig into the legacy of the Haymarket Affair with historian Peter Cole who asks: who controls history?
We also feature the May 5 Bay View Massacre in Labor History in 2:00, and a story from the Peoples 250 campaign reminding us that working people’s history is still being written.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: How it Looks to Primala Jayapal (00:58:00)
The House Progressive leader joins Thom on the issues of the day- Iran, Cuba, Medicare for All.. are the American people ready to rally behind Democrats to face down Trump and the Epstein class? Plus – Phil Ittner with the view from Ukraine.
LABOR RADIO PODCAST DAILY: Contracts, culture and the power to make change (5/8) (00:02:00)
The International Labour Organizations Future of Work podcast examines how job contracts and workplace policies shape safety and justice on the job. In labor history, 1863 Brotherhood of the Footboard constitution ratified. Quote of the day: Elizabeth Tang.
https://www.laborradionetwork.org
SEA CHANGE RADIO: John Stoehr: Gut Check Time For Dems (00:29:00)
The recent Supreme Court ruling Louisiana v. Callais not only eviscerated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and allowed states to enact discriminatory maps with impunity, it was also a brutal reminder that despite record low approval ratings for the current president, reversing the negative impacts of this administration will be a big job. This week on Sea Change Radio, we enjoy a wide-ranging political conversation with John Stoehr of The Editorial Board. We discuss why holding Trump administration actors accountable should be a primary short-term goal for Democrats, look at how the illegal US/Israeli war against Iran is a bridge too far for many progressives, and touch upon the upcoming Senate race in Maine between Graham Platner and Susan Collins.
LAURA FLANDERS AND FRIENDS: Activists Dolores Huerta & Ellen Gavin explore storytelling as an organizing tool (00:28:00)
People are taking to the streets and calling out fascism in bold, unique ways, but were not all there yet. If you need some encouragement, watch “The People, United” ” a gripping short film about everyday Americans standing up to ICE and winning through nonviolent resistance. Created by Ellen Gavin and presented in collaboration with the Dolores Huerta Foundation and People for the American Way, the video is a powerful example of storytelling as an organizing tool. In this episode, lifelong activists and old friends Ellen Gavin and Dolores Huerta join Laura Flanders to explore how narratives help break through our silos and fears under this second Trump administration. Gavin’s works as a writer, director and producer have brought millions of views to social justice storytelling; she is also founder of Gavin Creative Collab and founding artistic director of Brava! for Women in the Arts. Huerta is co-founder of the United Farm Workers with Csar Chvez and founder and president of the Dolores Huerta Foundation. Still organizing at 95 years old, she is recognized as one of the most influential labor organizers of the twentieth century and coined the iconic rallying cry Si Se Puede. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012. Find out how narratives shatter fear and build movements, plus a commentary from Laura.
THE BOPST SHOW: All You Fascists Bound to Lose (00:55:05)
The Bopst Show, the critically acclaimed music radio show hosted by artist, musician, writer, DJ and founding member of GWAR, Chris Bopst, features a wide variety of music that knows no one genre, era, or inspiration. On this edition, you’ll hear the soothing, easy listening sounds of Perry Como, folk from Richmond native Aimee Man, and the spiky punk of the Television Personalities as well as tunes form Silver Jews, Sonny Terry and Woody Guthrie, as many others locked out of the nation’s largest terrestrial bandwidths.
podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
THE BRADCAST: 5/7/2026 Republicans Seek Immunity for Big Oil, with guest Laura Peterson of Union of Concerned Scientists (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: As Mississippi grappled with yet another destructive tornado outbreak, a Donald Trump-appointed panel endorsed his goal of gutting funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and forcing states to shoulder the burden of disaster management. Tennessee’s Republican-controlled state legislature rammed through new voting maps that eliminate the state’s only Black-majority district, prompting a legislator to call for Memphis to secede from the state. LAURA PETERSON of the Union of Concerned Scientists explains Congressional Republicans’ shocking new Big Oil shield law to grant the oil industry permanent immunity from all climate liability lawsuits, current and future, that seek to hold the industry liable for the rising costs and damages of climate impacts, and for knowingly deceiving the public about climate science. Plus Desi Doyen has our new ‘Green News Report.’
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
THURSDAY 05.07.26 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Thursday May 7, 2026
https://www.democracynow.org/shows
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: How an army of volunteers is fighting climate misinformation online (00:01:30)
Instead of arguing with trolls, they’re amplifying the truth.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
RADIO ECOSHOCK: Climate: Hunger & Famine Stalk World (00:58:00)
The forecast is: record-breaking heat, wildfires in the West, and extreme rainfall mayhem across the world. Maybe the strongest El Nino in 150 years. Following breaking climate news, we explore a return to mass famine – including real hunger in the UK and America. Food riots in the next few years are possible. Aled Jones. Cambridge: UK food riots past and future. American scientist Joshua Elliot warns risk of American food shock. Will the monsoons that feed a billion people fail? Gayatri Kathayat reports from India.
LABOR RADIO PODCAST DAILY: WPFW; Where Democracy Now! began (5/7) (00:02:00)
The Labor Heritage Power Hour features Amy Goodman on WPFWs roots and Steal This Story, Please! Q&A clips. In labor history, 1867 Knights of St. Crispin formed. Quote of the day: Mary Harris “Mother Jones”.
https://www.laborradionetwork.org
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: No President is Ever Above the Law (00:58:00)
Author of ‘The Existentialist Republic’ Substack- Christopher Armitage- thinks there a massive case for invoking RICO that could bring down the entire Trump operation.
RISING UP WITH SONALI – 2026-05-05 (00:58:30)
This week, you’ll get a special report from May Day in Los Angeles – it’s the latest episode in our on-going series Rising Up in the Streets. I’ll bring you the voices of activists, union members, clergy and more, reflecting on labor power, stopping billionaires and their wars, and what it would take to actually achieve a general strike. Then, Ill turn to two experts reflecting on the Supreme Courts recent death blow to the Voting Rights Act. Kimberly Smitherman will join me from Selma, Alabama, where she leads the organization Foot Soldiers Park, and David Daley of Fair Vote will be my other guest. David Daley is the author of Antidemocratic: Inside the Right’s 50-Year Plot to Control American Elections, a history of John Roberts, the Supreme Court and the Voting Rights Act.
https://risingupwithsonali.com
LITERATURE ALOUD: Down and Out in Paris and London (1933) by George Orwell ch. 9-11 (00:31:13)
Most famous for his influential and ever-relevant dystopian novel 1984, George Orwell’s first full-length publication was Down and Out in Paris and London. After quitting his post as the elephant-killing policeman of Burma, this is Orwell’s memoir of his subsequent experiences of poverty, gig employment and life on the road in Europe of the early 1930s. A vividly detailed and engaging narrative.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R03hRZDpvsc
TEXT: http://www.george-orwell.org/Down_and_Out_in_Paris_and_London/0.html
WINGS #04-26 Sharing Law (00:29:00)
Janelle Orsi authored the book Practicing Law in the Sharing Economy, published by the American Bar Association. Next, she co-founded the Sustainable Economies Law Center (SELC), which facilitates the growth of sustainable and localized economies. She spoke to Kellia Ramares-Watson in 2014 about the creation of Sharing Law as a category, the growth of community law as a field of practice, and the uses of this new legal field- for instance for establishing worker-owned businesses and housing cooperatives. She also names the US states that allow people to become lawyers through apprenticeships. The US and Australia are leaders in this movement, as are many women. The SELC has expanded its reach in many ways. Website for more info: http://www.theselc.org/
THE BRADCAST: (00:58:00)
Independent, investigative news, detailed reporting, interviews and snarky commentary.
More detailed episode notes will be posted when available – please check back!
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
WEDNESDAY 05.06.26 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Wednesday May 6, 2026
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Surgeon warns that climate change can disrupt cancer care (00:01:30)
Wildfires, storms, and floods can lead to missed appointments and hospital closures ” with life-and-death consequences.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
FOOD SLEUTH RADIO: Ami Zota, ScD, Professor, Columbia University discusses phthalates and other endocrine disrupting chemicals in our food supply. (00:28:00)
Did you know that fast food products and ultra processed foods that contain toxic compounds such as phthalates, are more heavily marketed to people of color? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn for her conversation with Ami Zota, ScD, Professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. Zota describes and discusses phthalates and other endocrine disrupting chemicals in our food supply through a health equity lens and discusses the disproportionate burden of toxic chemical exposures among communities of color.
Related Websites: Project TENDR: https://projecttendr.org/
https://foodsleuth.transistor.fm
THIS WAY OUT: The Global Rise of Anti-LGBTQ Laws pt.1 (00:28:59)
In part one of a two-part series, This Way Outs Ebony Joseph examines a growing global wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation “from Africa to Eastern Europe and Central Asia” where governments are increasingly criminalizing queer identity under the guise of morality, tradition, or child protection. Featuring insights from Neela Goshal of Outright International, Gurchaten Sandhu of ILGA World, and Polish advocate Annamaria Linczowska, the report connects these laws to political power plays, colonial legacies, and rising authoritarianism, while highlighting their real-world consequences – from increased violence to the silencing of advocacy. Despite legal shifts in some regions, the piece underscores the ongoing struggle for safety, visibility, and basic rights, and the critical role of grassroots movements in pushing back.
And in NewsWrap: Russia escalates its campaign against LGBTQ communities, as courts label advocacy groups extremists, a U.S. appeals court upholds West Virginias ban on Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming surgeries, raising concerns about broader limits on transgender healthcare nationwide, transgender Idaho residents sue the state over what some are calling the harshest bathroom ban in the country, human rights groups issue travel warnings ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America citing risks for LGBTQ people and other marginalized communities, and Pope Leo XIV weighs in on same-sex marriage, emphasizing unity over doctrine as debate continues within the global Church – and more international LGBTQ news reported this week by Joe Boehnlein and Tanya Kane-Parry (News Writer Ebony Joseph, News Producer Brian DeShazor).
LABOR RADIO PODCAST DAILY: Data center jobs and community wealth (5/6) (00:02:00)
Blue Collar News highlights how data centers drive construction jobs and local wealth on the Labor Radio Podcast Network. In labor history, 1937 Richmond tobacco stemmers strike. Quote of the day: Albert Einstein.
https://www.laborradionetwork.org
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Is Trump’s DOJ Now Big Oil’s Personal Law Firm? (00:58:00)
Why Is Trump Calling the Top Black Democrat a Thug? Trump Will Soon Regret His Flagrantly Racist Meme Calling Hakeem Jeffries a LOW IQ THUG as reported by News Corpse. Did Trump Just Buy the Supreme Court Over Dinner? Is Trump’s DOJ Now Big Oil’s Personal Law Firm? Plus How Trump, Republicans, and Their Billionaires Took Your Money and Then Sold You Hate.
QR CODE: Culture. Opinions. Dialogue. Entertainment. (00:59:00)
Main Segment 1 CULTURE (10 mins): Sharptons Message to Billionaires / Obamas Response to Trump
Main Segment 2 OPINIONS (10 mins): Should Essence Fest Leave New Orleans?
Better Do Better (6 mins): Trump Administration Decides What Professions Get Student Loan Assistance
Q Wards Clapback (7 Mins): Not the Same and Thats the Point
Main Segment 3 DIALOGUE (10 mins): What is Your Idea of a Good Life?
Main Segment 4 ENTERTAINMENT (10 mins): Tatyana Ali Shares Details of Traumatic Childbirth
https://www.kpfk.org/on-air/qr-code
LITERATURE ALOUD: Down and Out in Paris and London (1933) by George Orwell ch. 6-8 (00:36:32)
Most famous for his influential and ever-relevant dystopian novel 1984, George Orwell’s first full-length publication was Down and Out in Paris and London. After quitting his post as the elephant-killing policeman of Burma, this is Orwell’s memoir of his subsequent experiences of poverty, gig employment and life on the road in Europe of the early 1930s. A vividly detailed and engaging narrative.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R03hRZDpvsc
TEXT: http://www.george-orwell.org/Down_and_Out_in_Paris_and_London/0.html
CHOOSE TO BE CURIOUS: There Are Clues Everywhere, with Amber Wiley (00:28:00)
I’ve been wanting to do a show about curiosity and community engagement in urban planning for a long time.
Amber Wiley’s book Model Schools in the Model City: Race, Planning, and Education in the Nation’s Capital is a fascinating, densely-researched look at how Black Washingtonians drove urban planning and design policy for public education.
It is, as one reviewer put it, “a stirring lesson in how the built environment records the hopes and frustrations of its society.” What role does — or might — curiosity play in all of that? “Do people actually care about this? Are they curious? Yes. No. Maybe. When it comes to the fore, people have thoughts and ideas — and questions.” ~ Amber Wiley
THE BRADCAST: 5/5/2026 The Corrupt Hypocrisy of the SCOTUS Majority; ‘Project Deadlock’ in Persian Gulf (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: Donald Trump’s disastrous, unlawful War on Iran remains deadlocked, mired in confusion and chaos, as his administration gaslights the public and tries to pretend it is not blatantly violating the War Powers Act. The corrupted rightwing U.S. Supreme Court supermajority is abusing its own so-called Purcell Principle, a manufactured ‘doctrine’ that they use to block states from making last-minute changes to voting laws. The Court supermajority corruptly ignored their own precedent when they gutted the last vestiges of the Voting Rights Act last week, allowing GOP-controlled states to redraw their US House voting maps even though voting is already underway. Plus Desi Doyen has our new ‘Green News Report.’
TUESDAY 05.05.26 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Tuesday May 5, 2026
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Your donated clothes might end up here (00:01:30)
Millions of garments flood a Ghana market ” and much of it becomes waste.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
ENCOURAGEMENTOLOGY: As You Think, So You Become: Finding Balance Between Mind and Heart (00:29:00)
Your thoughts are powerful, but they are not always true. In this episode, we explore the idea that as you think, so you become, and what it means to bring balance between your mind and your heart. If you’ve ever felt stuck in a pattern of thinking that seems to shape everything around you, this conversation will help you pause, question, and gently shift your perspective so you can move through life with more clarity and intention.
MAKING CONTACT: A History of Traditional Root Healing (Encore) (00:29:00)
On today’s episode we look at plant and herb medicines through the lens of Michele Elizabeth Lee the author of Working The Roots: Over 400 Years of Traditional African-American Healing.
LABOR RADIO PODCAST DAILY: We’re not working, we’re not spending (5/5) (00:02:00)
Work Stoppage channels a boycott and resistance message on the Labor Radio Podcast Network. In labor history, machinists met in 1888 and launched what became the International Association of Machinists. Quote of the day: John Sweeney.
https://www.laborradionetwork.org
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Trump Goes Full Pirate as Diplomacy Walks the Plank (00:58:00)
American former youth pastor and author, John Pavlovitz explains that good people don’t still support Donald. Plus Trump Is Making Khrushchev’s “We Will Bury You” Real for Putin. Why? And Trump Goes Full Pirate” Diplomacy Walks the Plank. Gas prices go up.
THE CHILDREN’S HOUR: Mom (00:53:00)
Celebrate Mom with The Children’s Hour in a musical Mother’s Day special. We feature some of our favorite songs by Kindie artists honoring mothers, and we hear poetry about the special bond between kids and our moms. Happy Mothers Day to all who celebrate from The Children’s Hour.
LITERATURE ALOUD: Down and Out in Paris and London (1933) by George Orwell ch. 3-5 (00:33:07)
Most famous for his influential and ever-relevant dystopian novel 1984, George Orwell’s first full-length publication was Down and Out in Paris and London. After quitting his post as the elephant-killing policeman of Burma, this is Orwell’s memoir of his subsequent experiences of poverty, gig employment and life on the road in Europe of the early 1930s. A vividly detailed and engaging narrative.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R03hRZDpvsc
TEXT: http://www.george-orwell.org/Down_and_Out_in_Paris_and_London/0.html
WITH GOOD REASON Weekly Half Hour: Music That Speaks (half) (00:29:00)
If you’re looking for new music, you might turn to youtube, spotify, social media – basically, the internet. In Cuba, internet access is so limited that music is passed through a USB network called Sneakernet. Mike Levine explains how Sneakernet helps spread the rhythms “and politics” of reparto music. And: What does it sound like when trees sing? Or rocks? Or city waterworks? Sara Bouchard is a sound artist who often works with data from objects and nature to make music.
THE BRADCAST: 5/4/2026 (Billionaires Spending Millions to Lie to Voters About CA’s Proposed, One-Time Billionaires Tax, with Harold Meyerson of ‘The Prospect’) (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: Oil and gas prices continue rising as Donald Trump’s War on Iran remains unresolved. The Trump Administration ignored the 60-day deadline to seek congressional approval for the Iran War. After several states recently enacted wealth taxes on millionaires, a proposed initiative in California to levy a one-time wealth tax on the state’s billionaires has qualified for the November ballot. But Google co-founder Sergey Brin and fellow billionaires are funding a wildly misleading, opposing measure to negate it. The American Prospect’s HAROLD MEYERSON explains how wealth taxes work, who benefits, pros and cons, and much more. GOP-controlled states move quickly to eliminate majority-Black districts from their U.S. House maps after the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act. Plus a warning for California voters about late-arriving mail-in ballots.
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
MONDAY 05.04.26 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Monday May 4, 2026
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: The downside of perfect green lawns (00:01:30)
They look beautiful, but they consume a lot of water and fuel. Here’s an alternative.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
WHEN THE BIOMASS HITS THE WIND TURBINE #101: Socially Responsible Investing (00:29:00)
Joined by Hylie Voss , President of the Sugar Bush Foundation
Introduce yourself and tell a bit about the fund.
How was the foundation formed
Goals of the organization
Examples of projects funded
Challenges met along the way
https://bluerockstation.podbean.com
ECONOMIC UPDATE: Marx’s Relevance for Today [April 30th, 2026] (00:29:00)
In response to questions about Marx’s relevance today, this week’s Economic Update explains how Marx’s criticism of capitalism was unique (more a micro-focused than a macro-focused analysis). It shows how Marx’s critique of capitalism differs from his critique of slave and feudal class systems, on the one hand, and from post-capitalist (“socialist” or “communist”) class systems, on the other. Marx’s analysis is shown NOT to prioritize the private vs public enterprises dichotomy that has been debated as “the issue” over the last century. Instead Marx’s relevance for today lies in arguing for a post-capitalist system that is different from the slave, feudal, and capitalist class systems it seeks to replace.
https://economicupdate.libsyn.com
LABOR RADIO PODCAST DAILY: Let the People Speak (5/4) (00:02:00)
Working People spotlights a worker-led vision for Philadelphia and a May Day push to ratify it. In labor history, the 1886 Haymarket massacre. Quote of the day: Albert Parsons.
https://www.laborradionetwork.org
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Why Trump’s Iran War Is Now More Unpopular Than Vietnam (00:58:00)
Reflections on Beltane and the Spring rites of the ancients. Veteran war correspondent, Phil Ittner reports on the latest news fromKiev Ukraine. New polling shows rising opposition to the Iran conflict, with approval dropping sharply as economic pressure builds and public frustration grows. Plus callers speak on the meaning of May Day.
SPIRIT IN ACTION: Living Better, Longer, with Community Transformation of Blue Zones (00:55:00)
Through the suggestion of one of our Northern Spirit Radio board members, Janine Thull, I decided to attend a presentation last week here in Eau Claire by the Blue Zones Project crew, and my eyes were opened. I”ll let their Vice President, Business Development, Margaret Brown, spell it out, but what I think I learned about was a thoughtful and brilliant mechanism to help us live longer and better, to help grow a community into well-being and health. It’s something that’s been done in many communities already, and hopefully soon on my home turf, with the help of Dave Markquart and his new organization, TrueWellness.org. But, I must note, that will only happen with many local minds and hands joining in the process, so I hope you will all–wherever you are, but particularly here in Eau Claire, WI–learn about Blue Zones and be part of using their powerful insights and tools to revolutionize our community intelligence for the good of all. Margaret Brown joins us from Camden, South Carolina.
LITERATURE ALOUD: Down and Out in Paris and London (1933) by George Orwell ch. 1-2 (00:24:32)
Most famous for his influential and ever-relevant dystopian novel 1984, George Orwell’s first full-length publication was Down and Out in Paris and London. After quitting his post as the elephant-killing policeman of Burma, this is Orwell’s memoir of his subsequent experiences of poverty, gig employment and life on the road in Europe of the early 1930s. A vividly detailed and engaging narrative.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R03hRZDpvsc
TEXT: http://www.george-orwell.org/Down_and_Out_in_Paris_and_London/0.html
GREEN STREET with PATTI and DOUG WOOD: Nuclear Le$$ons from Georgia (00:29:00)
Nuclear energy is the most expensive form of energy ever developed, and the customers of Georgia Power can prove it! This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about proposed new federal standards for microplastics in drinking water, and a new law in Louisiana that makes it illegal to use economical air monitors to collect pollution data. Then Patty Durand, founder of Georgians for Affordable Energy, talks about the $35 billion dollar Vogtle nuclear facility that was recently completed, and how utility customers in Georgia will be paying sky-high energy bills for the next 60 years to pay for it.
https://www.greenstreetnews.org
THE BRADCAST: 5/1/2026 Encore: US Middle East ‘War Crimes’ Then and Now, with attorney Keith Barber (00:58:00)
Encore: original airdate 4-16-2026. On today’s ‘BradCast’: John Eastman, one of the architects of Donald Trump’s fake electors scheme, has been officially disbarred by the State of California for his role in organizing the effort to steal the 2020 election and foment the January 6, 2021 insurrection. In Minnesota, prosecutors charged a federal ICE agent with assault under state law for threatening civilians during Trump’s authoritarian immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. Attorney and retired U.S. Army captain KEITH BARBER explains the striking contrasts between the first Persian Gulf War under President George HW Bush compared to Trump’s Iran War, and examines the central allegations of war crimes in each conflict and their legality under international law. Plus Desi Doyen has our new ‘Green News Report.’
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
SUNDAY 05.03.26 PROGRAM Notes
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SCHOLARS’ CIRCLE & THE INSIGHTERS: May 3 26 Prosecuting war criminals (00:58:00)
The end of the Second World War held promise for prosecuting war crimes and the crime of aggression. While this promise was never realized, justice for war crimes has become even more challenging.
Some leaders have been indicted for war crimes, but it’s unlikely they will ever face prosecution. Can this change?
The lack of enforcement of international law has undercut the promise of Nuremberg. What was the promise of Nuremberg? Do we have the current structure necessary to implement this law? Can we see justice through prosecutions for war crimes? And how do today’s current challenges compare
EARTH RIOT RADIO # 219-Going Where the Corporations Dare Not Tread (00:29:00)
Oh yes, the bank that invests in more climate toxicity than any other, doesn’t like those immigrant vendors. None of the 14,000 workers inside the monster bank works remote, not ever. Bossman Jamie Demon is strict on this issue. Work here, where I can see you. There are falafels and espressos and hot dogsfor sale inside the Demon’s monstrous building. In fact there are 19 restaurants, and food is delivered to your desk, so you can keep working. In this hollow dark dead street the Stop Shopping Choir loves to sing, “Breaking Into Public Space!”
BARNABY DRUTHERS: Barnaby Druthers and the Mesmer King (00:28:00)
When a mysterious figure uses his uncanny power for thievery, only Barnaby and Harper can unravel the mystery to stop him in this classic audio theater adventure!
https://www.barnabydruthers.com
Best of ATTITUDE with ARNIE ARNESEN May 2, 2026 (00:59:30)
Segment One
We begin the show with Bill Curry and Jamie Rowen. We discuss the latest SCOTUS ruling regarding voting rights and racial discrimination. What could remedy this? We also discuss the waste exhibited by the administration. While people in the country are struggling with high costs for everything, Trump is pushing for his ballroom, and other wasteful activities, like the ‘forever’ war in Iran
Segment Tw
We then catch up with Alex Sammon, feature writer at Slate who has written about the huge issue of the orange crop failures in Florida, and how this has impacted the agricultural businesses in Florida. This is an epidemic that is striking the citrus business, a huge proportion of agriculture in Florida, with no solution in sight. What will be the long term effects on the population of Florida and the effects on the US?
https://www.arniearnesen.org/WP
BACKGROUND BRIEFING with IAN MASTERS: May 3, 2026 (00:59:00)
The Deadly, Delusional Amateurism of Trump’s On and Off Talks With Iran As He Now Threatens to “Blast the Hell Out of Them” | The Rise of Left Wing Populism After a Devastating Era of Right Wing Populism Perpetrated By a Criminal Fraudster in the Service of a Greedy Oligarchy | May Day 2026 and What Kind of Nation Will We Be?
https://www.backgroundbriefing.org
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR: In Search of Pure Lust – A Radical Lesbian Feminist Memoir with Lise Weil (00:59:00)
Lise Weil is a writer, professor and founder of Trivia: A Journal of Ideas, an award-winning radical lesbian feminist literary and political magazine; and the editor of Dark Matter: Women Witnessing. She is the author of IN SEARCH OF PURE LUST: A Memoir. In this dynamic fun interview, Lise and I talk about her experience from her early lesbian feminist literary days and childhood and bring it into the context of the present.
DEEP DIVE CYBERSECURITY SHOW: US National Cybersecurity Is Failing (00:58:34)
The US National Cybersecurity Defense is vastly weaker now that it was in January of 2025. We are more susceptible to attacks from foreign governments, other threat actors and more. If we don’t fix this soon, we could start seeing mass casualty events… and that’s not hyperbole. We also cover so much more in the critical deep dive. Don’t miss this.
SATURDAY 05.02.26 PROGRAM Notes
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TECHTONIC with MARK HURST: Andrew Guthrie Ferguson, author, “Your Data Will Be Used Against You” (00:59:30)
Everything you do online is available to the police with a single warrant. All your emails, search engine queries, social media activity, and Alexa and Ring data are exposed with a warrant. Andrew Guthrie Ferguson discusses his book “Your Data Will Be Used Against You.”
KEEPING DEMOCRACY ALIVE: Is The Trump Madness Media Dam Starting to Break? (00:55:11)
The national media was accused of hiding Bidens age related slippage, but they’ve been positively sheepish on what the world sees as an autocrat gone mad. Not just Republicans have been made to fear Trumps power. His decline has thus far not received the attention it deserves. According to Boston Globe columnist Jill Abramson, that may be changing; the press may finally be starting to examine his mental fitness.
AGING MATTERS: Gerontological Occupational Therapy (00:57:59)
Older adults are living longer than ever, with 60-year-olds today often living into their 80s or 90s. Gerontological occupational therapy isa specialized rehabilitation service that helps older adults maintain independence, safety, and quality of life as they age.
Carol Siebert, OTD, FAOTA, Founder/President, The Home Remedy, PLLC/Occupational Therapy, talks about gerontological occupational therapists, services they provide, practice settings, and how they help older adults remain at home as long as possible.
https://www.agingmattersonline.com
GROWING GREENER: The Million Orchid Project Turns Urban Areas into Sanctuaries for Critically Endangered Native Species (00:29:00)
Dr. Jason Downing of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden turns rare orchid propagation into an educational adventure for Miami area students, beautifies the cityscape, and rescues native Floridian species from the brink of extinction.
https://www.thomaschristophergardens.com
TUC RADIO: Michael Parenti: Ideology and Conspiracy Part One (00:29:01)
In this entertaining talk, rich with historic references, Parenti describes the right-wing agenda of dismantling social democracy while calling anybody who describes this as a purposeful strategy a conspiracy theorist. He shows that this strategy began right after World War II but culminates now as powerful segment of right wing media and the GOP have moved so far to the right that they have overshot their popular base. Meanwhile democrats, including Obama, unable or unwilling to formulate the social democratic alternative, still talk of bipartisan approaches.
THE BOPST SHOW: Little Monsters (00:55:07)
The Bopst Show, the critically acclaimed music radio show hosted by artist, musician, writer, DJ and founding member of GWAR, Chris Bopst, features a wide variety of music that knows no one genre, era, or inspiration. On this edition, you’ll hear former Richmond, Virginia resident and former 6-string wizard for the Residents John Cook with his new music project NifNar, jazz whistler Toots Thielemans, and Congolese group Orchestre Lipua Lipua as well as tunes form the Singing Loins, Gary Clail & On-U Sound System and many others locked out of the nation’s largest terrestrial bandwidths.
podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
RALPH NADER RADIO HOUR #635 (00:58:00)
Ralph welcomes six authors to discuss their books: Beyond Nuclear founder Linda Gunter; trial lawyer Sean Simpson; law professor Elizabeth Burch; naturalist David Schmidt; industrial hygienist Marc Axelrod; and educator and advocate Jonathan Kozol.
https://www.ralphnaderradiohour.com
FRIDAY 05.01.26 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Friday May 1, 2026
https://www.democracynow.org/shows
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: The little-known group that decides your electricity prices (00:01:30)
Most Americans don’t know these regulators exist, but they control rate hikes.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
THE LABOR HERITAGE POWER HOUR: From Union Hall to Art Studio; Building Worker Power (00:55:00)
On this week’s Labor Heritage Power Hour, we preview the 2026 DC Labor FilmFest “already drawing packed houses” with classic strike documentaries and sharp new films tackling layoffs, automation, and life in the modern workplace.
We also head to Detroit for a new UNITE HERE arts residency that gives union members paid time to develop their creative voices – an innovative effort to build solidarity and expand the reach of labor storytelling. (Deadline to apply: May 15!)
Plus, we dig into labor history with labor historian Rudy Batzel talking with Americas Workforce Radio Podcast about how race, class, and strikebreaking shaped the movement – and still do today. As the nation approaches its 250th anniversary, historian Joe McCartin introduces the #Peoples250 campaign, lifting up working-class stories and inviting everyone to help tell a more complete history of the United States.
This week’s Labor Landmark takes us to Birmingham, Alabama, where two Black union leaders stopped a Ku Klux Klan bombing – an extraordinary act of courage rooted in labor and civil rights organizing. And in Labor History in 2, we look at the ongoing fight for workplace safety.
Our music this week is Hope by Carsie Blanton, a reminder that solidarity, courage, and care – put into collective action – are what keep the movement moving forward.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Another Massive Tax Giveaway to the Rich? (00:58:00)
Republicans want to effectively lower what very wealthy people pay even further by tweaking the tax code- is there anything the rich want that the Republicans won’t deliver for them?
LABOR RADIO PODCAST DAILY: Pick it up off the shelf and make it yours (5/1) (00:02:00)
Union Bug reflects on how past struggles can inspire todays organizing. In labor history, millions joined the 2006 Day Without Immigrants protests. Quote of the day: The Internationale.
https://www.laborradionetwork.org
SEA CHANGE RADIO: Wonder Materials: Bryan Guido Hassin of DexMat (00:29:00)
Copper and steel were pivotal to the industrial revolution. But these days, it’s clear that continued reliance on these substances as our key building materials has devastating environmental implications, including habitat destruction from open-pit mining, water toxification from acid mine drainage, and air pollution from sulfur dioxide emissions. Fortunately, there’s an emerging array of cutting-edge materials that hold promise for eco-conscious developers. A company named DexMat has developed a material called Galvorn, which is fantastical stuff right out of Spider-Man. This week on Sea Change Radio, we speak with Bryan Guido Hassin, the CEO of the Houston-based DexMat, to learn more about Galvorn. Hassin explains how Galvorn is made, what makes it different from conventional materials, and the many exciting potential applications of this futuristic stuff that could get your radioactive blood pumping.
LAURA FLANDERS AND FRIENDS: Special Report: Petrochemical Boom Threatens Communities Already Battered by Katrina (00:28:00)
Hurricane Katrina was one of the deadliest hurricanes ever to strike the United States, killing 1,833 people, displacing hundreds of thousands more and causing more than $100 billion in damage. Louisianans wanted change and climate action, but 20 years on, a state ravaged by climate disasters is now ground zero for a whole new kind of storm: liquified natural gas facilities. The Trump administration okayed several new LNG plants on the Gulf this year, but residents are still picking up the pieces after the first LNG plants entered their neighborhood under Democratic administrations. In this episode, Laura speaks to Louisianans whose lives have been turned upside down by the expansion of LNG exports, and an expert who says minority communities benefit little from the jobs in the petrochemical facilities that surround them, yet suffer disproportionate pollution effects. Their message? Climate refugees exist in the U.S., and there will be more: Wake up, open your eyes!
THE BOPST SHOW: Little Monsters (00:55:07)
The Bopst Show, the critically acclaimed music radio show hosted by artist, musician, writer, DJ and founding member of GWAR, Chris Bopst, features a wide variety of music that knows no one genre, era, or inspiration. On this edition, you’ll hear former Richmond, Virginia resident and former 6-string wizard for the Residents John Cook with his new music project NifNar, jazz whistler Toots Thielemans, and Congolese group Orchestre Lipua Lipua as well as tunes form the Singing Loins, Gary Clail & On-U Sound System and many others locked out of the nation’s largest terrestrial bandwidths.
podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
THE BRADCAST: 4/30/2026 Guests: Heather Digby Parton of Salon, ‘Driftglass’ of ‘Pro Left Podcast’ on SCOTUS VRA ruling, ‘Weekend at Donnie’s’, and more (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: Congressional Republicans finally ended the longest government shutdown in US history, agreeing with Democrats to reopen all critical DHS agencies except for the out-of-control ICE and CBP. Maine’s Democratic Gov. Janet Mills ended her US Senate campaign, leaving popular but controversial candidate Graham Platner to challenge Republican Sen. Susan Collins. Gas prices spiked again due to Donald Trump’s War on Iran, and his public approval ratings fell further. Salon columnist HEATHER DIGBY PARTON and “DRIFTGLASS” of the Professional Left Podcast bring insight, analysis, context, history and hilarity on all of these topics and much more as we try to make sense of the growing madness of King Donald. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest ‘Green News Report.’
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675