WEDNESDAY 09.11.24 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Wednesday September 11, 2024
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: What to do if your veggie garden floods (00:01:30)
Bacteria, sewage, and toxic pollution in floodwaters can contaminate produce.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
PATIENTS COME FIRST: Safe Sleeping (00:19:00)
This episode of VHHA’s Patients Come First podcast features Dr. Rachel Moon, a UVA Health Children’s Hospital pediatrician and safe-sleep expert, who joins us for a conversation about her career, and to share information about safe sleeping practices to safeguard the health of infants.
ALAN WATTS: It Will Give You Goosebumps – The Eternal Now (00:09:43)
An inspirational and profound speech on the eternal now by Alan Watts. Original Audio sourced from: “Alan Watts Limits of Language-2″ “Life exists only at this very moment, and in this moment it is infinite and eternal, for the present moment is infinitely small; before we can measure it, it has gone, and yet it exists forever….” – Alan Watts. (1915 – 1973)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4oI0Q62RkE&t=116s
THIS WAY OUT #1902: “Beautiful”: Drag Great Julian Eltinge & global LGBTQ news! (00:28:59)
Long before RuPaul there was Beautiful Julian Eltinge; Tonga’s government takes heat for appointing an openly gay Supreme Court Justice, Iran chastises Australia’s ambassador for posting purple, major U.S. publishers fight Florida’s book bans in court, Mormons slap restrictions on their transgender congregants, and Virginias Sweet Briar College announces new admissions bans on gender-variant women. Those stories and more this week when you find This Way Out, the international LGBTQ radio magazine.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: What should be the debate questions? (00:58:00)
Master Plan exposes 50-year plot to deregulate campaign finance and legalize corruption explained by David Sirota.
CIVIC CIPHER: What’s Going On in the Mind of a Black Conservative / Things You Naysayers Need to Know Before You Vote (00:59:00)
In the first half of today’s show, we discuss the many Black conservatives that help shape the identity of the right, far right, and MAGA movements in this country. We explain how their input provides cover for White supremacist values and ideals, as well as provide a degree of deniability for folks who are hard-pressed to challenge their own biases and racist beliefs. We also discuss what incentivizes Black conservatives beyond simply espousing traditional values. In the second part of the show, we discuss an online pamphlet that has gone viral entitled Things You N***** Should Know Before You Vote which is a great starting point for challenging a good amount of the disinformation that is circulating online and in political conversations across the country. Our Way Black History Fact highlights the events leading up to the Watts Riots of 1965.
LITERATURE ALOUD: The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass – ch. 11 (00:30:53)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is a memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and ex-slave, Frederick Douglass. It is generally held to be the most famous of a number of narratives written by former slaves during the same period. In factual detail, the text describes the events of his life and is considered to be one of the most influential pieces of literature to fuel the abolitionist movement of the early 19th Century in the United States. (Summary by Jeanette)
https://librivox.org/narrative-of-the-life-of-frederick-douglass-by-frederick-douglass/
TEXT: http://utc.iath.virginia.edu/abolitn/dougnarrhp.html
CHOOSE TO BE CURIOUS: Curiosity in Combat, with Chris Kolenda (00:28:00)
In 2007-2008, Chris Kolenda led an 800-paratrooper task force in eastern Afghanistan. While there, he motivated a large insurgent group to switch sides, the only example of such success in the 20-year history of the war.
He was the first American to have both fought the Taliban as a commander in combat and to have successfully negotiated with them in peace talks. We can learn a lot from his stories. “If you actually want to help people, you have to start at curiosity. They have to come to the conclusion that you get them. You can’t lecture people into that conclusion. You have to do it through the questions that you ask — and by listening.” ~ Chris Kolenda
THE BRADCAST 9/10/2024 (00:58:00)
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TUESDAY 09.10.24 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Tuesday September 10, 2024
ENCOURAGEMENTOLOGY: Understanding Happiness: The Science Behind Joy and How to Cultivate It (00:30:00)
MAKING CONTACT: The Problematic History of Gender Testing at the Olympics (00:29:00)
We talk to Rose Eveleth, host of the podcast Tested, discuss the history of sex testing in the Olympics, the challenges in classifying natural biological variations, and new, more inclusive approaches to organizing athletes that could address sexism and racism and better accommodate diverse gender identities.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Debate Prep Day and Expectations (00:58:00)
Sitting in for Thom Hartmann, guest-host Jefferson Smith speaks with author, historian, and accidental speechwriter Jeff Shesol. A founding partner of West Wing Writers, Shesol is the author of Mercury Rising: John Glenn, John Kennedy and the New Battleground of the Cold War, and Supreme Power: Franklin Roosevelt vs. The Supreme Court, which was selected as a New York Times Notable Book of the Year in 2010.
THE CHILDREN’S HOUR: Caves (00:58:00)
This time on The Children’s Hour, we’re joined by three cave biologists who are researching life underground. Learn the basics of caves, spelunking, and hear about cutting edge research into extremophiles. Plus we explore some of the world’s most extraordinary caves. Learn with us!
LITERATURE ALOUD: The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass – ch. 10b (00:37:00)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is a memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and ex-slave, Frederick Douglass. It is generally held to be the most famous of a number of narratives written by former slaves during the same period. In factual detail, the text describes the events of his life and is considered to be one of the most influential pieces of literature to fuel the abolitionist movement of the early 19th Century in the United States. (Summary by Jeanette)
TEXT: http://utc.iath.virginia.edu/abolitn/dougnarrhp.html
BETWEEN THE LINES RADIO NEWSMAGAZINE for September 4, 2024 (00:29:00)
Gaza War Continues to Kill as Massive Israeli Protests Blame Netanyahu for Latest Hostage Deaths; Activists Protesting Federal Reserve Climate Policy Block Road to Wyoming Annual Symposium; Coalition Demands US News Media Aggressively Cover Election Campaign Threats to Democracy.
THE BRADCAST: 9/9/2024 The Cheney Endorsements and Trump’s Threat to Jail Enemies; Wildfires, record heat in U.S. West (00:57:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: Powerful Typhoon Yagi has slammed into Vietnam, Tropical Storm Francine rapidly intensified in the record-warm Gulf of Mexico, and extreme heat and wildfires are raging in the Western U.S. In politics, Republicans Dick Cheney and daughter Liz Cheney endorsed the Democratic Presidential nominee, Kamala Harris, calling it a matter of defending democracy from the threat of Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans. Liz Cheney also endorsed Democratic Rep. Colin Allread over incumbent GOP Sen. Ted Cruz. Trump over the weekend threatened to imprison his political opponents, including election officials, attorneys, Democratic donors, and voters, if he wins the November election. Republicans are suing in multiple battleground states to block voters from the polls, as they lay the groundwork to contest/steal the election if they lose. Callers weigh in. https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
MONDAY 09.09.24 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Monday September 9, 2024
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Climate change is making seasonal allergies even worse (00:01:30)
In some areas, allergy season lasts three weeks longer than it used to.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
WHEN THE BIOMASS HITS THE WIND TURBINE #22: Raising Healthy Goats (00:29:20)
Goats are the perfect livestock for a small homestead. They provide milk, cheese, and meat (if you are into that) and live fairly lightly upon the land. But they are susceptible to parasites, test fences, require a specific diet and have a fairly complicated social structure. How do you get started in raising goats in a successful way? Part 1 of 4.
What is our experience?
Where to begin?
Available Resources?
Where to find money for fencing, etc.?
Where can you get education?
Humane treatment
Getting ready for goats.
https://bluerockstation.podbean.com/
ECONOMIC UPDATE: Labor Day and Abe Lincoln, Honoring Both Together (00:29:00)
On this week’s special Labor day episode of Economic Update, Professor Richard Wolff honors both Labor day and President Abraham Lincoln. President Lincoln once said in 1861 that “Labor is the superior of capital.” Yet, capital in the United States has only two major political parties, the Republicans and the Democrats who both are currently advocating for capital over labor and essentially operating as a two-party monopoly excluding all others. In today’s political discourse, Labor has no party advocating for what Lincoln once advocated. The injustice and inequality generated in and for society by capitalist economies is neither necessary nor welcome. A genuine labor party is the missing solution.
https://economicupdate.libsyn.com/
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Looking to the Future (00:58:00)
Will interest rates be cut? Who will win for president? Alan Lichtman says the Dems definitely have it, Nate Silver predicts Trump. And- Mark Pocan adds his insights. Plus – Thom reads from “Tyranny of the Majority” by Lani Guinier
SPIRIT IN ACTION: Citizen George Lakey in Film, Song, & Book (00:55:00)
George Lakey is many things to many people, including activist, organizer, author, professor, father, and friend. A glimpse into his 87 years of life on the planet comes to us now through the documentary movie, Citizen George https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu8-oRZYNh8 Today we’ll delve deeply into a great many personal, professional, and spiritual aspects of George’s long life of world-healing work, among them the founding of Movement for a New Society (MNS), Earth Quaker Action Teams (EQAT), and many others. Find much more by & about George on Seven Story Press and on WagingNonviolence.org. This interview with George Lakey takes place before an audience on the campus of Haverford College, just outside of Philadelphia, PA, as part of the 2024 Friends General Conference Gathering. Past/present religious/spiritual influences: Evangelical, Quaker
LITERATURE ALOUD: The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass – ch. 10a (00:37:17)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is a memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and ex-slave, Frederick Douglass. It is generally held to be the most famous of a number of narratives written by former slaves during the same period. In factual detail, the text describes the events of his life and is considered to be one of the most influential pieces of literature to fuel the abolitionist movement of the early 19th Century in the United States. (Summary by Jeanette)
https://librivox.org/narrative-of-the-life-of-frederick-douglass-by-frederick-douglass/
TEXT: http://utc.iath.virginia.edu/abolitn/dougnarrhp.html
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: 9/6/2024 Encore: Harris on Labor Day; Netanyahu’s endless war; 2024’s ‘knife fight in a phone booth’ (00:58:00)
Encore: original airdate 9-3-2024. On today’s ‘BradCast’: On Labor Day, more than 10,000 hotel workers across the U.S. launched a strike for better wages and working conditions. Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden spoke to union workers, while Donald Trump stayed home and did nothing. In Israel, hundreds of thousands of protesters demanded far-right Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reach a deal on a cease-fire and release of hostages held in Gaza. Russia launched a devastating attack on civilians in Ukraine. In Massachusetts, election officials warned of a new wave of dirty tricks trying to deceive voters. New polling suggests Kamala Harris holds a slim lead over Donald Trump nationally, but is effectively tied in the critical battleground states needed to win the Electoral College, which Politico calls ‘the equivalent of a knife fight in a phone booth.’ Plus Desi Doyen has our new ‘Green News Report.’
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
SUNDAY 09.08.24 PROGRAM Notes
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RADIO 2050 Ep 50: Holistic and Humane (00:58:04)
Zoe Weil emphasizes the significance of humane education in fostering a compassionate and sustainable world. She explores the concept’s definition, discusses the hurdles humane educators encounter, such as overwhelm, and shares some notable successes.
https://radioparadise.com/radio2050
EARTH RIOT RADIO #133: Computer-modeling the Climate is the Definitive Horse Fart (00:29:00)
We are the “Earthchxrch”, and for 20 years we were “The Church of Stop Shopping” – and emerging from the lie of virtuality was our thing. But now, with every month a record-breaking nightmare of heat, and the scientists telling us that the computer modeling doesn’t work anymore because everything is exploding, we are left alone with the Earth. The Earth gives us the gift of the Unknown, the fabulous Unknown, and we are humble for the first time. What are we to do? Tell us.
BOOM GODDESS RADIO #534: Ms. Arizona Senior America Pageant (00:28:22)
This week we are in conversation with Marice Kunz, director of the Ms. Arizona Senior America Pageant, and the 2024 Queen Margie Lang. They discuss the history of the pageant, how contestants can participate, and what the process includes.
https://www.boomgoddessradio.com/
Best of ATTITUDE with ARNIE ARNESEN September 7, 2024 (00:59:30)
Segment One
We begin the show with Joshua Kaplan, who writes for ProPublica. We discuss the rise of private militias, and their underground activities. We discuss the participants in these militias, their trainings, and their recruiting practices. They are also rebranding themselves as “community services” to gain support.
Segment Two
We then catch up with Matt Angle, Founder and Director of the Lone Star Project. We discuss the one party rule currently in Texas. We discuss how the Republicans are currently hostile to any change, and ignore voters. Governor Abbot was once the Attorney General, and is now succeeded in that position by Paxton. Both are working hard to suppress votes that might go against them.
https://www.arniearnesen.org/WP/
BACKGROUND BRIEFING with IAN MASTERS September 5, 2024 (00:59:00)
Russia Interferes in Our Elections Underway Via Pro-Trump Influencers Now Running Away From Their Kremlin Paymasters | But For Police Failures, The Gun Culture and No Red Flag Laws, the Latest School Shooting Would Never Have Happened | The Shakeup In Zelensky’s Government Who is Pleading For Patriot Missiles in Warehouses as Russian Missiles Kill His Civilians.
https://www.backgroundbriefing.org/
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR: The Tao of Equus: A Woman’s Journey of Healing & Transformation through the Way of the Horse w Linda Kohano (00:59:00)
This is the first half of my interview with Linda Kohanov. Linda Kohanov is an internationally recognized author, speaker, musician, educator and founder of Eponaquest Worldwide, a collective of educators, coaches, counselors and horse professionals, which has grown to 6 continents. Linda is one of the founders of the field of equine-facilitated experiential learning, which teaches people innovative leadership, nervous system regulation, nonverbal communication, emotional and social intelligence and relationship skills through safe, engaging, non-riding activities with horses. She has also worked with psychologists in the field of equine-facilitated PT, and is the author of several books including The Way of the Horse, Riding Between Worlds, The Power of the Herd, The Five Roles of the Master Herder, and most recently the newly revised and updated The Tao of Equus: A Woman’s Journey of Healing & Transformation through the Way of the Horse. This is one of my favorite books and interviews. I hope you enjoy it.
DEEP DIVE CYBERSECURITY SHOW: Trusting AI Could Warp Our Reality (00:58:36)
AI models, in many cases, could lead people to place too much trust in the technology.
Research on AI-generated misinformation about election procedures published this past February found that five well-known large language models provided incorrect answers roughly half the time, for instance, by misstating voter-identification requirements, which could lead to someone’s ballot being refused.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-deep-dive-radio-show-and-nicks-nerd-news/id1262505658
SATURDAY 09.07.24 PROGRAM Notes
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EXPLORATION with Michio Kaku: Nazi Sccientists (00:58:42)
History re-exams the role of Nazi scientists during World War II, like Werner von Braun.
https://mkaku.org/home/category/radio/
KEEPING DEMOCRACY ALIVE: Waving Goodbye To Neoliberalism? (00:54:46)
It may have the word liberal in it but its anything but. Until the Biden/Harris years, the corporate wing of the Democratic Party had its deserved image of serving the richest among us. Trump understood raw populist anger to win in 2016. As president of the Institute for Americas Future, today’s guest Bob Borosage notes that the Clinton/Obama years saw Goldman Sachs running the economy. Biden, he says, was a break. As is Harris/Walz even moreso. There is overwhelming support across the country for taxing the rich, but until Harris/Walz, neoliberals ran the show. Could this next election say goodbye to the neoliberalism which hurt so many? Its gonna take work.
AGING MATTERS: Genealogy (00:58:00)
Learning about past generations connects older adults with forgotten events, people, and early life stories. Ancestry and genealogy research helps them leave their families an unconventional legacy ” a knowledge of their family’s ancestral roots. Eileen Bogdanoff, ancestry advanced researcher, talks about how tracing family roots through genealogy benefits older adults and their families, and ways to conduct genealogy research to ensure success in learning about ones family history.
https://www.agingmattersonline.com/
GROWING GREENER: Rethinking Lawns (00:29:00)
Dr. Rebecca Barak describes the collaboration between the Chicago Botanic Garden, Chicago Park District, Northwestern University, and the University of Michigan Flint to develop native, biodiverse lawn alternatives that can withstand and moderate the effects of climate change.
https://www.thomaschristophergardens.com/
TUC RADIO: Timothy Mousseau: Chernobyl and Fukushima – Biological Implications of radiation (00:29:00)
When the biologist, Professor Tim Mousseau, concluded this talk by showing heartbreaking pictures of the birds of Chernobyl and their tumors and birth defects, the physician and anti nuclear campaigner Dr. Helen Caldicott stepped up to the podium to thank him. She said: I want to pay homage to Tim Mousseau, who with his colleagues is actually endangering his life by going into extremely high radioactive areas doing pioneering work, which is going to change the concept of radiation exposure to humans. What is happening to the animals, the insects and the plants is going to happen to us.
THE BOPST SHOW: In Love With Me (00:55:34)
The Bopst Show, the critically acclaimed music radio show hosted by artist, musician, writer, DJ and founding member of GWAR, Chris Bopst, features a wide assortment of audio stimulations from a myriad of genres, eras and inspirations. On this week’s show, you’ll hear Indonesian pop sensations Ervinna & the Stylers, late great Richmond instrumentalists Brainflowr, and the multi-genre concoctions of Cécile McLorin Salvant as well as tunes by Wet Leg, Taddese Kebbede, and many others locked out of the nation’s largest terrestrial bandwidths.
podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
RALPH NADER RADIO HOUR #548 (00:58:00)
Ralph welcomes former TV writer turned grass roots organizer, Jason Berlin, who explains how his group, Field Team 6, uses the latest data and analytics to identify and reach out to potential Democratic voters in order to register them to vote and how that could turn the tide in purple, flippable states.
https://www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/
FRIDAY 09.06.24 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Friday September 6, 2024
https://www.democracynow.org/shows
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Climate change threatens outdoor workers in tropical regions, study finds (00:01:30)
Nearly one-third of all hours could become unsafe for heavy outdoor work.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
FULL COLOR HISTORY: Saving Richmond Community Hospital – August 26, 2024 (01:01:48)
There is a wealth of History relating to the Richmond Community Hospital that is now being uncovered as a result of Virginia Union University’s planned demolition of the severely neglected old hospital building. Join us weekly on Monday evenings at 7 PM for a live call-in show that is recorded and rebroadcast Fridays at Noon on WRWK, on our Facebook group “Save Community Hospital”, and streaming on TheWorkFM.org
See our Facebook Group: Save Community Hospital:
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Confronting the Avalanche of Disinformation (00:58:00)
A trio of guests gets to the heart of the matter- MSNBC producer Steve Benen’s new book confronts the Russian-backed G.O.P. ‘Ministry of Truth’ that has brainwashed so many Americans. And, the New Republic’s Michael Tomasky thinks American media might be effectively helping put Trump back in power. Also, Phil Ittner reports with the latest from Russia’s violent war in Ukraine.
SEA CHANGE RADIO: The State Of The Race: Jared Yates Sexton, Pt. 1 (00:29:00)
So far this election season has been pretty dramatic, with candidate switch-ups, surges in fundraising and volunteerism, and a growing list of criminal charges laid against one of the candidates for president. This week on Sea Change Radio, we speak to political analyst Jared Yates Sexton about the state of the hotly contested race for the White House. We get his takeaways from the recent Democratic National Convention, look at the turnout disparity between older adults and youth voters, and discuss how to get all voters in this country more engaged in down-ballot races.
LAURA FLANDERS AND FRIENDS: Labor Safety, Project 2025, & the Far Rights Plot Against Workers: What You Need to Know (00:28:00)
What risks do working people face this Labor Day? Workers continue to die on the job and struggle to protect worker safety, but the dangers for labor go beyond bad bosses. On the federal level, the far Rights Project 2025 playbook has plans to gut unions, fire federal workers and limit the power of agencies like the National Labor Relations Board. In this special for Labor Day, Laura Flanders is joined by co-host Maximillian Alvarez, of The Real News Network and James Goodwin, Policy Director at the Center for Progressive Reform. The episode also includes a report from the School of Labor and Urban Studies at the City University in New York on the rise of construction worker deaths in New York City; and an excerpt of ‘Death Star’ State: The GOP’s War on Democracy, a report from The Real News Networks Marc Steiner on the Texas effort to overturn workers rights to mandatory worker water breaks. All that, plus a commentary from Laura on people as policy, and the late union organizer and author Jane McAlevey.
THE BOPST SHOW: In Love With Me (00:55:34)
The Bopst Show, the critically acclaimed music radio show hosted by artist, musician, writer, DJ and founding member of GWAR, Chris Bopst, features a wide assortment of audio stimulations from a myriad of genres, eras and inspirations. On this week’s show, you’ll hear Indonesian pop sensations Ervinna & the Stylers, late great Richmond instrumentalists Brainflowr, and the multi-genre concoctions of Cécile McLorin Salvant as well as tunes by Wet Leg, Taddese Kebbede, and many others locked out of the nation’s largest terrestrial bandwidths.
podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
THE BRADCAST: 9/5/2024 From Russia With Money; Cheney endorses Harris; GOP voter purge in NC (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: The US Dept. of Justice indicted two Russian state media employees for leading a secret scheme to pay $10 million to rightwing US influencers to spread Russian propaganda. Rightwing YouTubers Tim Pool, Benny Johnson, and Dave Rubin profited handsomely from platforming Russian talking points that were then promoted by Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and others. Citing Trump’s danger to democracy, former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney, daughter of Dick, endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president. New analysis from Goldman Sachs concludes that Harris’ policies will be far better for the economy and growth than Trump’s policies. House Republicans threaten to shut down the government again to extort Democrats to pass new voter suppression laws. North Carolina GOP sues to unlawfully purge 225,000 legal voters from the rolls, part of their plan to contest the results. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest ‘Green News Report.’
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
THURSDAY 09.05.24 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Thursday September 5, 2024
https://www.democracynow.org/shows
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Canadian city invites neighbors to tackle climate change together (00:01:30)
The ‘Neighbouring for Climate’ Toolkit is designed to help Edmonton residents prepare for disasters.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
RADIO ECOSHOCK: Sorry For The Disruption (00:58:00)
Dr. Emilio Moran, lead author of “Advancing convergence research: Renewable energy solutions for off-grid communities”. Then sustainability expert Dr. Jem Bendell apologizes for bright-siding climate change. From Harvard, Ye Tao’s fast run-down of the Meer project – cooling Earth with mirrors.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Street Thug Putin and His Allies Considering Invasion of 3 More Countries (00:58:00)
Why is the NYT allowing the uber wealthy to whine about Harris taxing the rich? Crazy Alert! Are there similarities between RFK Jr and cannibal Jeffery Dahmer. Election mayhem – The GOP is propping up 3rd party Dem candidates to siphon off Harris votes – can it work? Street Thug Putin and His Allies Considering Invasion of 3 More Countries.
YES! Presents: Rising Up With Sonali – 2024-09-03 (00:58:31)
This week, well examine solutions to the housing crisis and assess pro-housing-rights policies that presidential candidates have proposed. Francisco Dueas, Executive Director of Housing First! will be my guest. Then, Amanda Jones, a middle-school-librarian and author of That Librarian will join us to discuss how and why she decided to fight back when rightwing extremists targeted her for pushing back on book bans in Louisiana. Finally, YES! Executive Editor Evette Dionne will give us a preview of the latest issue of YES! themed around truth – from a high-schoolers op-ed on gun violence to an interactive game on how to tell fact from fiction.
https://risingupwithsonali.com/
LITERATURE ALOUD: The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass – ch. 8-9 (00:24:44)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is a memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and ex-slave, Frederick Douglass. It is generally held to be the most famous of a number of narratives written by former slaves during the same period. In factual detail, the text describes the events of his life and is considered to be one of the most influential pieces of literature to fuel the abolitionist movement of the early 19th Century in the United States. (Summary by Jeanette)
https://librivox.org/narrative-of-the-life-of-frederick-douglass-by-frederick-douglass/
TEXT: http://utc.iath.virginia.edu/abolitn/dougnarrhp.html
WINGS #21-24 Women’s Equality USA (00:28:49)
Audio documentary about the successful fight for a Constitutional Amendment enshrining US women’s right to vote and the still-pending struggle for an Equal Rights Amendment to the US Constitution. Includes stories about Alice Paul (January 11, 1885 ” July 9, 1977), whose work for women bridged both causes.
Host(s): Nahanni Rous Featured Speakers/Guests: Jennifer Krafchik, Deputy Director of the museum in the Belmont-Paul Womens Equality National Monument in Washington, DC; Nevada State Senator Pat Spearman. (In March 2017, Nevada voted to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment– 95 years after it was first introduced to Congress); Nevada State Senator Joe Hardy(ERA opponent); vox pops from the National Mall in Washington DC; Bettina Hager, Director of the Equal Rights Amendment Coalition; Eleanor Smeal, President of the Feminist Majority Foundation and former President of the US National Organization for Women (NOW); Phyllis Schlafly, ERA opponent and founder of Eagle Forum; late US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia; current Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
THE BRADCAST: 9/3/2024 Harris on Labor Day; Netanyahu’s endless war; 2024’s ‘knife fight in a phone booth’ (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: On Labor Day, more than 10,000 hotel workers across the U.S. launched a strike for better wages and working conditions. Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden spoke to union workers, while Donald Trump stayed home and did nothing. In Israel, hundreds of thousands of protesters demanded far-right Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reach a deal on a cease-fire and release of hostages held in Gaza. Russia launched a devastating attack on civilians in Ukraine. In Massachusetts, election officials warned of a new wave of dirty tricks trying to deceive voters. New polling suggests Kamala Harris holds a slim lead over Donald Trump nationally, but is effectively tied in the critical battleground states needed to win the Electoral College, which Politico calls ‘the equivalent of a knife fight in a phone booth.’ Plus Desi Doyen has our new ‘Green News Report.’
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
WEDNESDAY 09.04.24 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Wednesday September 4, 2024
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Virtual reality offers a glimpse of future climate impacts (00:01:30)
In Santa Cruz, California, a VR film shows a 360-degree look at beaches and streets disappearing as sea levels rise. www.YaleClimateConnections.org
THIS IS SCIENCE: Food Fight (00:29:00)
Food justice activist and writer Rae Gomes joins Jess to talk about what we get wrong about food in the United States, and what we can do to make things right.
https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/food-fight
THIS WAY OUT #1901: Mel White at the Gate & global LGBTQ news! (00:28:59)
Prophetic Mel Whites perspective on religion and politics; Australian queers demand to be seen in the upcoming Census, while the U.S. Census tests ways to count sexual orientation and gender identity, more woke U.S. companies are put to sleep by a rightwing media troll, Aetna Insurance announces coverage for LGBTQ fertility 88treatments, New Hampshires top court protects trans student rights, and a Texas Brewery toasts equality with a fruity new beer, Those stories and more this week when you discover This Way Out, the international LGBTQ radio magazine.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Street Thug Putin and His Allies Considering Invasion of 3 More Countries (00:58:00)
Why is the NYT allowing the uber wealthy to whine about Harris taxing the rich? Crazy Alert! Are there similarities between RFK Jr and cannibal Jeffery Dahmer. Election mayhem – The GOP is propping up 3rd party Dem candidates to siphon off Harris votes – can it work? Street Thug Putin and His Allies Considering Invasion of 3 More Countries.
CIVIC CIPHER: How Does Voter Suppression Look? / The Police Killing of Victoria Lee (00:59:00)
In the first half of today’s show, we discuss the many forms that voter suppression initiatives can take. We use one of our favorite lawyers and a former guest on our show, Qasim Rashid to help us make the point that voting is sacred, and there are lots of folks who would rather we didn’t exercise our right so they can more easily shape the country for their benefit. In the second part of the show, we discuss a violent police interaction where a woman “Victoria Lee” suffering from a mental health crisis lost her life at the hands of the police. We examine the broken system that claimed the life of another person who could have been saved. Our Way Black History Fact highlights some of the many claims of racism directed toward Donald Trump over the years.
LITERATURE ALOUD: The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass – ch. 6-7 (00:22:02)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is a memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and ex-slave, Frederick Douglass. It is generally held to be the most famous of a number of narratives written by former slaves during the same period. In factual detail, the text describes the events of his life and is considered to be one of the most influential pieces of literature to fuel the abolitionist movement of the early 19th Century in the United States. (Summary by Jeanette)
https://librivox.org/narrative-of-the-life-of-frederick-douglass-by-frederick-douglass/
TEXT: http://utc.iath.virginia.edu/abolitn/dougnarrhp.html
CHOOSE TO BE CURIOUS: Collaboration Is a Curiosity Practice, with Gregg Potter (00:28:00)
Once you know it, you see it everywhere. Ever since Gregg Potter put collaboration on my curiosity radar, I’m discovering it’s in everything. Gregg is a collaboration coach, and is founder and executive director of the International Institute on Collaboration. He knows a thing or two about how people work together toward shared objectives — whether they think of it that way or not. Five skills form the building blocks of collaboration –and curiosity just keeps coming up. “Curiosity is at the center of getting at what we don’t want to do.” ~ Gregg Potter
THE BRADCAST: 9/3/2024 (Harris on Labor Day; Netanyahu’s endless war; 2024’s ‘knife fight in a phone booth’ (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: On Labor Day, more than 10,000 hotel workers across the U.S. launched a strike for better wages and working conditions. Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden spoke to union workers, while Donald Trump stayed home and did nothing. In Israel, hundreds of thousands of protesters demanded far-right Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reach a deal on a cease-fire and release of hostages held in Gaza. Russia launched a devastating attack on civilians in Ukraine. In Massachusetts, election officials warned of a new wave of dirty tricks trying to deceive voters. New polling suggests Kamala Harris holds a slim lead over Donald Trump nationally, but is effectively tied in the critical battleground states needed to win the Electoral College, which Politico calls ‘the equivalent of a knife fight in a phone booth.’ Plus Desi Doyen has our new ‘Green News Report.’
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
TUESDAY 09.03.24 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Tuesday September 3, 2024
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: As wildfires intensify, the taxpayer burden is growing (00:01:30)
But upfront investments in protecting communities from fires could reduce those costs, one watchdog says.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
ENCOURAGEMENTOLOGY: Pathmakers: Honoring the Past While Shaping the Future (00:30:00)
On this show we are discovering pathmakers as we honor the past while shaping the future. A pathmaker is someone who blazes a trail in uncharted territory, often breaking through barriers, challenging norms, and creating opportunities where none existed before. They are innovators, leaders, and pioneers who pave the way for others to follow, making significant contributions that leave a lasting impact on society, culture, or a specific field. Pathmakers not only achieve remarkable things in their own lives but also inspire and enable future generations to continue building on the foundation they’ve laid. So let’s take a deep dive into the journey of those who’ve come before us – those incredible individuals who’ve paved the way for the world we live in today. As we reflect on their legacies, well also be thinking about our own. What kind of impact are we leaving behind? Let’s explore how we can honor the past while shaping a future that truly matters. It’s all about appreciating the pathmakers who’ve led the way and considering how we, too, can create a lasting legacy.
MAKING CONTACT: The Rise of the New Labor Movement (00:29:00)
The last few years have seen a wave of labor organizing as it becomes more and more clear to workers that what they do is not expendable, but actually the heart of every business. From walkouts to unionization, workers from Starbucks to Amazon to your local coffee shop have come together to build and exercise their power. In this episode we explore the issues that led people to organize their workplaces, the ins and outs and ups and downs of the process, and the backlash. On the forefront of the next labor revolution, we visit a coffee shop in Maine called Little Dog whose staff starts a union. Then we talk to Robert Chlala from the UCLA Labor Center about the rise in unionization efforts among service workers and the social and cultural ethos in a post lockdown country that have led to this new wave of the labor movement.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Tim Walz Calls Out Trump as a Scab and Anti-Union (00:58:00)
The Dem VP nominee perfectly laid out why working Americans should elect Kamala Harris, and never support Trump. Veteran War Correspondent in Kyiv, Ukraine, Phil Ittner reports on Russian aggression. Also, does Trump and his “J6 awards gala” equal treason? Columnist and radio host Dean Obeidallah explains. https://www.thomhartmann.com/
THE CHILDREN’S HOUR: The Post Office (00:58:00)
On this episode of The Children’s Hour, we learn all about the Post Office from the American Postal Workers Union Local 380 President, Ken Fajardo, who has worked at the United States Postal Service for over 30 years. We explore stamp collecting, and find out how the postal service makes a big difference in elections. Plus, puzzlemaker Riya Joshi challenges the Kids Crew to a puzzle.
https://www.childrenshour.org/
LITERATURE ALOUD: The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass – ch. 3-5 (00:27:23)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is a memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and ex-slave, Frederick Douglass. It is generally held to be the most famous of a number of narratives written by former slaves during the same period. In factual detail, the text describes the events of his life and is considered to be one of the most influential pieces of literature to fuel the abolitionist movement of the early 19th Century in the United States. (Summary by Jeanette)
https://librivox.org/narrative-of-the-life-of-frederick-douglass-by-frederick-douglass/
TEXT: http://utc.iath.virginia.edu/abolitn/dougnarrhp.html
BETWEEN THE LINES RADIO NEWSMAGAZINE: for August 28, 2024 (00:29:00)
US Doctor Shares His Eyewitness Account of Gaza War Horrors; Trump’s Racism is the Primary Driver of His Voter Support; Youth Incarceration in the U.S. Declines, but Racial Disparities Persist.
THE BRADCAST: 9/2/2024 Encore: NatSec journo Marcy Wheeler of Emptywheel on reported hack by Iran of Trump Campaign (00:58:00)
Encore: original airdate 8-14-2024. On today’s ‘BradCast’: Major media outlets report someone is shopping around purported internal Trump Campaign documents. The Trump Campaign claims it was hacked by Iran, and threatened media outlets against publication of the purloined documents, a hypocritical reversal of Donald Trump’s glee over the publication of internal Clinton Campaign documents in 2016. Independent national security journalist MARCY WHEELER of Emptywheel explains what is known and unknown about the Trump Campaign hack, Iran’s alleged involvement, and the serious national security implications of Trump co-mingling his campaign accounts with his legal accounts, potentially allowing hackers to gain access to highly classified information related to Trump’s stolen classified documents case. Also today: Tropical Storm Ernesto caused extensive damage to Puerto Rico’s electric grid as it intensified into a hurricane. Primary results in CT, VT, MN and WI underscore the Democrats’ tenuous hold on their US Senate majority in November.
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
MONDAY 09.02.24 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Monday September 2, 2024
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Home repair program helps keep longtime Jacksonville, Florida, residents in place (00:01:30)
The program has put more than a million dollars toward major home repairs and energy-efficient retrofits.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
WHEN THE BIOMASS HITS THE WIND TURBINE #021: Conscious Consumption (00:29:10)
About 8 years ago Annie and Jay decided to go the month of January without spending any money. They called it Thanks for Nothing Month – a time to be aware of all that is consumed. Since that time the season has expanded and now goes from December 1st through mid March each year. Rather than being a hardship, they have find it a time of rest and reflection.
Talk about Thanks for Nothing Season…
What is conscious consumption?
What led us to get into it?
First time without electricity.
What about the business?
What about livestock?
How do you go 4 months without going to the store?
What does it feel like not to shop?
What are the challenges?
What is fun about it?
https://bluerockstation.podbean.com/
ECONOMIC UPDATE: Worsening Economic Inequality Yields Worsening Social Condition (00:29:00)
On this week’s Economic Update, Professor Richard Wolff discusses Kate Pickett’s and Richard Wilkinson’s best-selling study in the book “The Spirit Level” (2009), showing how economic inequality correlates with most of the major social problems of our time. We will juxtapose their latest paper “The Spirit Level at 15: The Enduring Impact of Inequality” Which details how economic inequality has only gotten worse in the past fifteen years, despite government laws and programs aimed to “reduce” inequality. Wilkinson and Pickett show how inequality leads to severe social ills, divisions, and disintegration. What we need is to face that it is capitalism that generates the inequality that generates the hostilities and social tensions intruding upon and damaging our lives.”
https://economicupdate.libsyn.com/
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon (00:58:00)
Guest Interview: Michael Lewis, Non-Fiction Author, Journalist – His best selling books include: The Big Short, The Blind Side, The Big Risk and more, his latest is Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon. Also the Trump budget would spike deficits by nearly 5 times Harris’ proposal, says Penn Wharton and more bizarre behavior from JD Vance.
SPIRIT IN ACTION: Primer for Paradigm Shift, Part 4, Thought & Practice (00:55:00)
Jan Spencer is back today to guest-host today Spirit In Action with the 3rd installment of his series Primer for Paradigm Shift ” the needed ways of seeing and thinking about the world in order to become sustainable and to leave our world-wrecking ways behind us. We’re working with Jan on Creating A Preferred Future and today he’ll be combining the philosophy and ideas behind this work with real-life stories and examples of putting it into practice, like the work of Local 2020. You can track down many of his insights via his YouTube videos(https://www.youtube.com/@janspencer9492) and on his website https://www.suburbanpermaculture.org/podcasts.html and those in Eugene Oregon may be able to hear his broadcasts via KEPW. Jan has done the on-the-ground work of permaculture, lifestyle, environmental modification to live toward the preferred future we need, and many of his resources address those particulars, but the Primer is the big overview. Past/present religious/spiritual influences: Anglican, Non-affiliated
LITERATURE ALOUD: The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass – ch. 1-2 (00:23:49)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is a memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and ex-slave, Frederick Douglass. It is generally held to be the most famous of a number of narratives written by former slaves during the same period. In factual detail, the text describes the events of his life and is considered to be one of the most influential pieces of literature to fuel the abolitionist movement of the early 19th Century in the United States. (Summary by Jeanette)
https://librivox.org/narrative-of-the-life-of-frederick-douglass-by-frederick-douglass/
TEXT: http://utc.iath.virginia.edu/abolitn/dougnarrhp.html
GREEN STREET with PATTI and DOUG WOOD: Living with Climate Change with Dr. Mary Johnson (00:29:16)
This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the EPAs long delay in regulating perchlorate, a chemical now contaminating our food and water, how the air in New York subways far exceeds health standards, and the problem with using recycled plastic for food packaging. Then medical doctor and PhD researcher Mary Johnson of the TH Chan School of Public Health at Harvard University talks about climate change, wildfire smoke, and how new weather patterns are impacting our health.
https://www.greenstreetnews.org/
THE BRADCAST: 8/30/2024 Encore: GA Election Board’s Troubling New Rules, with Marilyn Marks of Coalition for Good Governance (00:58:00)
Encore: original airdate 8-19-2024. On today’s ‘BradCast’: New election rules promulgated by the Republican-dominated Georgia State Board of Elections have raised alarm among Democrats for their potential to open up opportunities to cause post-election chaos that could delay certification of the state’s 2024 election results. Such chaos in a critical battleground state like Georgia could, in turn, take the decision of who won the election away from voters and give it to Republican-controlled state legislatures, Trump-packed courts, or even the GOP-majority in the U.S. House to determine the next president. One of the nation’s most knowledgeable experts on Georgia’s election laws and systems, MARILYN MARKS, of the non-profit Coalition for Good Governance, explains what Georgia’s new rules actually do, and why she believes they will improve transparency and actually help Democrats guard against election chicanery. Also today: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced a potential breakthrough in the Israel/Gaza war.
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
SUNDAY 09.01.24 PROGRAM Notes
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RADIO 2050 Ep. 49: Living Lightly (00:58:00)
Michael Hale discusses the concept and sustainability of eco-villages, emphasizing living lightly on the land and reducing ecological footprints. Michael recounts his journey from environmental work in the 70s to co-founding an eco-village in the late 90s. He finds hope in collaborative local and bioregional efforts addressing climate change, advocating for collective action.
https://radioparadise.com/radio2050
EARTH RIOT RADIO #132: Who’s Afraid of the 6th Extinction? (00:29:00)
The riddle of our time is: How could we remain so passive, when the violence is so near and so well-known in every way. We know the perpetrators, their bank accounts, the location and operation of their greed. Every month for the last 14 months has been the hottest on record. The scientists who reported what weather to expect based on computer models now say that the exponential rate of climate change makes those sophisticated estimates impossible. They are throwing away the computers and making a run for it. Thousands of species are disappearing while flood and fire comes roaring up the valley of zombified consumers. We can’t escape the prison of convenience. The thing is, we still have the offer to participate in this apocalypse. The Earth waits for us.
BOOM GODDESS RADIO: Phones Down Just Drive (Rebroadcast) (00:27:46)
This week Jennifer interviews Julie Festerling, co-founder and President of the non-profit organization Phones Down Just Drive, which exists to raise awareness on the dangers of distracted driving.
https://www.boomgoddessradio.com/
Best of ATTITUDE with ARNIE ARNESEN August 31, 2024 (00:59:30)
Segment One
We begin the show with Alex Sammon, who writes for Slate. We discuss the influence that Bernie Sanders has had on American politics, opinions, and how his basic ideas are trending now among many Democrats.
Segment Two
We then catch up with Dudley Poston, Professor Emeritus, Texas A&M, and demographer. We discuss the demographic problems in China: not enough women, due to the one-child policy that favored boy children; the age of the population, and the trend of fewer children being born. This indicates a crisis that is affecting China now, and predicts a more problematic future.
https://www.arniearnesen.org/WP/
BACKGROUND BRIEFING with IAN MASTERS August 29, 2024 (00:59:00)
After Pressure From Republicans and the Press, Will Tonight’s CNN Interview With Harris and Walz Answer Policy Questions? | Could Another Historical Breakthrough be the Election of a Black and Asian Woman Married to a Jew? | The Ties Between JD Vance and His New Press Secretary and the Shadowy Christian Nationalist Mens-Only Society for American Civic Renewal.
https://www.backgroundbriefing.org/
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR: What Happens After We Die – Lessons From the Afterlife with Matthew McKay (00:59:00)
Matthew McKay is a clinical psychologist, professor of psychology at the Wright Institute, founder of the Berkeley Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Clinic and co-founder of the Bay Area Trauma Recovery Clinic, which serves low-income clients. He has authored and coauthored more than 40 books, including Seeking Jordan, The Luminous Landscape of the Afterlife, Love in the Time of Impermanence, and his new book is Lessons From the Afterlife: A Deep Knowledge Meditation Guidebook. About 15 years ago his son Jordan died, which inspired a quest to find out more about what actually happened to him, which lead him to learn to communicate directly with his departed son.
This is an in-depth interview, which could also be called everything you ever wanted to know about what happens after we die, and what goes on on the other side, and why they/we choose to come to this world which is full of suffering and pain, as well as joy and love.
DEEP DIVE CYBERSECURITY SHOW: The Trump Campaign Has Been Hacked!! (00:58:35)
2024 is the most contentious election of our lifetimes. Add to that the disinformation and hyperbole of the day so when a major political campaign gets hacked, the accusations and false information are rampant! We CUT through the noise and get to the facts as only a cybersecurity expert can! We explore this 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