MONDAY 09.30.24 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Monday September 30, 2024
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Tofu manufacturers waste turned into energy with a biodigester (00:01:30)
Island Spring Organics on Vashon Island, Washington, uses soybean pulp and whey to help power its tofu production.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
WHEN THE BIOMASS HITS THE WIND TURBINE #27: Accidental Activism (00:29:23)
Most people do not set out to become an activist. Something happens in their life that just pisses them off ” and the rare individual decides it is up to him or her to do something about it. And an accidental activist is born.
Being an accidental activist
First get pissed off, the stages of grief
Complain ” wrong answer
Organize ” set yourself on fire, examples
Put self absorption to work for you
What resources will you need
benefactors
timing
strategy
tools (social media, whatever)
Get ready for the push back
How to keep yourself motivated
What do you do if you win?
https://bluerockstation.podbean.com/
ECONOMIC UPDATE: Understanding Communism – Part Two (00:29:00)
On this week’s episode of Economic Update, Professor Richard Wolff offers a special episode to continue the previous discussion on communism. We will discuss how socialism’s history evolved into separating socialism from communism and creating multiple, different meanings of what is considered communism today.
https://economicupdate.libsyn.com/
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Decoding the Media in the Age of Trump (00:58:00)
Guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd Podcast sits in for Thom Hartmann and welcomes back his father Joe Smith for the ever popular ‘News with My Dad’ segment covering the stories of the day, shout-outs and a Straw in the Wind.
SPIRIT IN ACTION: Bolivia, Revolution, Climate Crisis, & Potatoes (00:55:00)
Emma Condori Mamani does the work of connection and compassion from her home base in La Paz, Bolivia. Emma has witnessed dramatic changes to the roles of indigenous Bolivians in that society, changes that have led her to higher education and work with the Friends International Bilingual Center. Climate Change has produced dramatic and life-threatening effect in the high ranges of Bolivia, and Emma is working hard to mitigate the dangerous consequences on her community through the Food Security Project https://quakersandclimatechange.com/2024/08/08/friends-international-bilingual-center-food-security-project-in-bolivia/ and potatoes. Donations may be made payable to Emma Condori Mamani with Food Security Project in the memo line, and mailed to: FIBC, c/o Sita Diehl, 5729 Elder Place, Madison, WI 53705, or online donations may be given through the FIBC website: https://www.centrobilingueinternacionalamigos.org/en/donaciones. You can also hear Emma presenting a Bible Half-hour at the New England Yearly Meeting 2023 Annual Session https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwpMaiqzb8U
LITERATURE ALOUD: People of the Abyss (1903) by Jack London ch. 15-17 (00:28:42)
Jack London lived for a time within the grim and grimy world of the East End of London, where half a million people scraped together hardly enough on which to survive. Even if they were able to work, they were paid only enough to allow them a pitiful existence. He grew to know and empathize with these forgotten (or ignored) people as he spoke with them and tasted the workhouse, life on the streets, … and the food, which was cheap, barely nutritious, and foul. (Summary by Peter Yearsley)
https://librivox.org/the-people-of-the-a byss-by-jack-london/
TEXT: https://freeclassicebooks.com/London%20Jack/The%20People%20of%20the%20Abyss.pdf
GREEN STREET with PATTI and DOUG WOOD: Lead the Pernicious Poison with Tamara Rubin (00:29:11)
his week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about how big oil is interfering with climate change research at universities around the world, PFAS in firefighting gear, and the disturbing amount of single-use plastic used in modern agriculture. Then Lead Safe Mama Tamara Rubin tells about her experience with lead poisoning in her family, and how it drove her to start testing all kinds of products and food for the presence of toxic lead. Every parent needs to hear this!
https://www.greenstreetnews.org/
THE BRADCAST 9/27/2024 Encore: Pastor Doug Pagitt of Vote Common Good on the white evangelical vote (00:58:00)
Encore: original airdate 9-18-2024. On today’s ‘BradCast’: Elon Musk, the richest man in the world turned virulent Trump supporter, has gamed his increasingly rightwing social media site to spread dangerous, wildly false lies about U.S. elections that have resulted in threats against elections officials around the country, and suggested the assassinations of President Biden and Vice President Harris. Harris called out the lies of Donald Trump and J.D. Vance that are endangering residents of Springfield, Ohio. Pastor DOUG PAGITT, Executive Director of Vote Common Good, explains why the decidedly un-religious Trump still dominates the white Christian evangelical vote, how we got here as a nation, and his group’s bus tour through swing states to help Christians understand that they don’t have to vote Republican, and helping Democratic candidates learn how to reach those voters.
SUNDAY 09.29.24 PROGRAM Notes
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RADIO 2050 Ep. 54: Do Good Daily (00:58:05)
Danielle utilizes art and language to promote community cohesion. She tells the story of how she founded her business, Oh Happy Dani, and then turned it into a platform for her activism. Recognizing art’s power as a communicator, Danielle employs nostalgia and storytelling to engage audiences on challenging topics.
https://radioparadise.com/radio2050
EARTH RIOT RADIO: The Night Forest Sings with Radical Activism (00:29:00)
The repetition of the songs melody-tone tempo, she explains, provides a shared sonic meeting place and stage where our emotions can temporarily liberate individual identities. What Savitri D calls the transformational potential of singing with other people and (we would add), singing with the songs that radiate from the forest at night, a coral reef, an alpine meadow… Your favorite eco-system has a symphony of songs. Sing along and have your action.
BOOM GODDESS RADIO #537: How to Improve Your Nutrition (00:28:16)
Healthy eating is a way of eating that improves your health, helps prevent disease and gives you energy. This week our guest is Ginger Jackson Carter, a Tucson-based nutritionist specializing in anti-aging and cancer prevention, about what should make up a healthy diet, and the kinds of food and lifestyle changes that could produce healthy results for most people.
https://www.boomgoddessradio.com/
Best of ATTITUDE with ARNIE ARNESEN September 28, 2024 (00:59:30)
Segment One
We begin the show with Mario Alejandro Ariza, who writes for Floodlight. We discuss the use of Ghost candidates in electoral races in Florida, and how various election spoilers are involved. These candidates are solicited and hired by consultants to run for office to reduce the chances of real candidates. These ghost candidates are not expected to win, but only to subvert the candidacy of others. The consultants are funded with dark money. This is usually a tactic used by Republicans and industry groups (Florida Power and Light) to prevent the success of renewable energy like wind and solar.
Segment Two
We then catch up with Bill Curry and Robert Hockett about economic policy as discuss by Kamala Harris.
https://www.arniearnesen.org/WP/
BACKGROUND BRIEFING with IAN MASTERS September 26, 2024 (00:59:00)
The US and 21 Allies Call For a Lebanon-Israel Ceasefire Which Netanyahu Rejected | New York’s Mayor Charged with Bribery, Wire Fraud and Seeking Illegal Campaign Donations | How J.D. Vance and His Backers Plan to Legislate Morality.
https://www.backgroundbriefing.org/
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR: Artificial Intelligence: What It Is, What It Could Be & It’s Strengths, Weaknesses & Vulnerabilities w Pedro Domingos (00:59:00)
Pedro Domingos is a renowned AI researcher, tech industry insider and Professor Emeritus of Computer Science and Engineering at the U of Washington. He is the author of the best-selling book The Master Algorithm: How the Quest for the Ultimate Learning Machine Will Remake Our World. His new book is 2040: A Silicon Valley Satire, about the chaos that ensues when an AI runs for president. In this very insightful interview we discuss what AI actually is, what it’s strengths and potential benefits are to humanity and the world, as well as it’s weaknesses and vulnerabilities.
DEEP DIVE CYBERSECURITY SHOW: Can We Actually Ban Deepfakes? (00:58:46)
With disinformation rampant in the 2024 election and scammers also exploiting trust, Deepfake pictures, video and audio are dropping a supercharger into this mess. But… can we actually ban them online? California thinks it can!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-deep-dive-radio-show-and-nicks-nerd-news/id1262505658
SATURDAY 09.28.24 PROGRAM Note
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EXPLORATION with Michio Kaku Sept. 23, 2024 (00:58:36)
Dr. Greg Stock of UCLA talks about the future of bioengineering.
https://mkaku.org/home/category/radio/
KEEPING DEMOCRACY ALIVE: Criminalizing The Unhoused Gets Us Nowhere (00:57:57)
Some might call it cruel and unusual punishment, arresting, sweeping the parks, bulldozing homeless encampments. Others believe if people are poor it’s their own fault. On this show, the Reverend Dr. Liz Theoharis of The Kairos Center discusses an essay she co-wrote: The Immoral US Housing Crisis Is a Shame We Must Correct – Now. Something like 70% of Americans want the federal government to provide housing because its the moral and economic thing to do. So why are they doing nothing but making it worse?
AGING MATTERS: Yoga (00:58:00)
Yoga is a mind and body practice that typically combines physical postures, breathing exercises, and relaxation. Research has shown that yoga can help improve health, and enhance wellbeing and quality of life for older adults as they age. Larry Payne, PhD, yoga therapist, Founder, Samata International Yoga and Health Center, www.samata.com, and Founder, International Association of Yoga Therapists, www.iayt.org, talks about yoga types, how to practice yoga, and benefits for older adults.
https://www.agingmattersonline.com/
GROWING GREENER: Making Lawns Non-toxic and Environmental Contributors (00:29:00)
Environmentalists say the traditional lawn must go, but homeowners commonly love their turf. Organic lawn specialist Shay Lunseth outlines how we can meet in the middle, and explains why fall is the critical season for organic lawns.
https://www.thomaschristophergardens.com/
TUC RADIO: Nuclear War and the Devastating Power of Nuclear Weapons (00:29:00)
When Penguin Random House prepared the release of Annie Jacobsen’s most recent book: Nuclear War, A Scenario; for early 2024, they did not anticipate that it would appear at a time of heightened risk of a nuclear war. The risks include casual threats of the use of nuclear weapons over Ukraine or in the Middle East; as well as the actual attacks or threats to the nuclear plants in Ukraine and Russia. Annie Jacobsen’s book is based on dozens of exclusive interviews with military and civilian experts who built the modern nuclear weapons and launch systems.
THE BOPST SHOW: In My Secret Life (00:55:00)
The Bopst Show, the critically acclaimed music radio show hosted by artist, musician, writer, DJ and founding member of GWAR, Chris Bopst, features a wide assortment of audio stimulations from a myriad of genres, eras and inspirations. On this week’s show, you’ll hear the keyboard driven aggression of the Stranglers, the skeletal folk of Johanna Samuels and the bluesy soul of O.V. Wright as well as tunes by Emilíana Torrini, Talisman and many others locked out of the nation’s largest terrestrial bandwidths.
podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
RALPH NADER RADIO HOUR #551 (00:58:00)
Ralph welcomes Middle East expert and executive VP of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, Trita Parsi, to fill us in on the consequences of Israel boobytrapping pagers and walkie-talkies in Lebanon and how those tactics have the potential to blow back on us in the United States. Then we welcome back surgeon and humanitarian, Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, who has worked in Gaza during the Israeli assault, to update us on his efforts to get the Biden Administration to convince Israel to stop the killing.
https://www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/
FRIDAY 09.27.24 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Friday September 27, 2024
https://www.democracynow.org/shows
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Hospitals commit to cutting climate pollution from their food supply chain (00:01: Over 100 hospitals and medical centers have signed up.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
FULL COLOR HISTORY: Richmond Community Hospital with Jeff Cartwright (00:59:44)
There is a wealth of History relating to the Richmond Community Hospital that is now being uncovered as a result of Virginia Union University’s planned demolition of the severely neglected old hospital building. Join us weekly on Monday evenings at 7 PM for a live call-in sharing on The Work FM, broadcast at 93.9 on the radio dial, live-streamed both in our Facebook group “Save Community Hospital”, and on TheWorkFM.org
Our first episode will feature Viola Baskerville and Farid Alan Schintzius sharing the latest developments in the movement. See our Facebook Group: Save Community Hospital:
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: The FTC is suing Big Pharma for inflating Insulin prices (00:58:00)
The UK government minister is blaming Trump for their racism crisis. US public schools banned 10,000 books in most recent academic year – Say what? National Progressive Townhall – Congressman Ro Khanna.
SEA CHANGE RADIO: Tom Bonier: Deciphering Voter Data, Pt. 1 (00:29:00)
There’s a lot riding on the upcoming presidential election: reproductive freedom, climate change, healthcare, Supreme Court appointments, just to name a few. But no matter what issue is at the top of your list, the decision that Americans will be making over the next six weeks will have a lasting effect for decades to come. This week on Sea Change Radio, we speak with Democratic strategist and data analyst Tom Bonier about the presidential election. In the first half of our two-part discussion, we look beyond the polls, as Bonier explains other elements that measure voter intensity, examine the lingering impact of the 2022 Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade, and dig into voter registration data in key states like Pennsylvania and Florida.
LAURA FLANDERS AND FRIENDS: What’s on the Ballot in North Carolina? Abortion, Trans Life, A Governorship, & Multiracial Democracy (00:28:00)
North Carolina is a battleground state, and a petri dish for extremist policy and practice. Whether it’s the right to vote, the right to read, or the right to decide the fate of one’s body, North Carolinians are on the frontlines. The state has banned gender-affirming care for minors; its MAGA Republican gubernatorial candidate is calling for death for LGBTQ people and a total abortion ban. Will Proud Boys show up at polling sites this November to intimidate voters? In this special report, Laura speaks with Attorney General and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Stein, and correspondent Lewis Raven Wallace examines the agenda of his Trump-endorsed opponent, Lt. Governor Mark Robinson. Laura also checks in with organizers and activists from past episodes. Among those: Serena Sebring, Executive Director of Blueprint NC; Mab Segrest, Writer, Organizer & Consultant with Blueprint NC; Courtney Patterson, Eastern North Carolina Organizer at Blueprint NC; and LGBTQIA+ youth activist Alex Lafferty. As you’ll hear, North Carolina is a microcosm of this country. The question remains: where is the state headed this November and beyond?
THE BOPST SHOW: In My Secret Life (00:00:00)
The Bopst Show, the critically acclaimed music radio show hosted by artist, musician, writer, DJ and founding member of GWAR, Chris Bopst, features a wide assortment of audio stimulations from a myriad of genres, eras and inspirations. On this week’s show, you’ll hear the keyboard driven aggression of the Stranglers, the skeletal folk of Johanna Samuels and the bluesy soul of O.V. Wright as well as tunes by Emilíana Torrini, Talisman and many others locked out of the nation’s largest terrestrial bandwidths.
podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
THE BRADCAST 9/25/2024: The Climate and Economy Stakes of 2024 with Ryan Cooper of The American Prospect (00:57:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: New polling indicates that Vice President Kamala Harris is now tied with Donald Trump on the question of who voters trust more to handle the economy. But the corporate mainstream media has done a lousy job of educating the electorate about the economic facts, the different economic policies of the candidates, and the Biden Administration’s landmark economic and climate legislation. Ryan Cooper of The American Prospect explains the incredibly high stakes of this year’s election for the economy and climate, and the two starkly divergent economic paths forward under Harris vs. Trump, with trillions of dollars, millions of jobs (in all 50 states) and a clean, renewable energy future hanging in the balance. The rightwing Project 2025 blueprint calls for dismantling and privatizing dozens of critical federal agencies. A Schoolhouse Rock-style song explains the dangers of Project 2025 to our democracy.
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
THURSDAY 09.26.24 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Thursday September 26, 2024
https://www.democracynow.org/shows
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Hospitals commit to cutting climate pollution from their food supply chain (00:01:30)
Over 100 hospitals and medical centers have signed up.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
RADIO ECOSHOCK: Super Marine Heat Waves & Collapse Of Plant World (00:58:00)
As extreme weather slams people and records around the world, Dr. James Carton points to super marine heat waves. Hotter oceans change everything. Carbon dioxide poured into the atmosphere faster in 2023. Even record fossil fuel use cannot explain it. A new study finds natural recapture of CO2 by land plants has collapsed during record heat. French co-author Dr. Philippe Ciais joins us.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Is Trump too old to rally? (00:58:00)
Is This the Week Fox-So-Called-News Faces Its Reckoning? Who is better for the economy? 400 economists endorse Kamala. When Will They Ever Learn Alert! Project 2025 Mastermind boasts of killing dog with a shovel. REALLY!? There’s a new contender for the Republican man who most easily insults women. States are changing their election rules as voting begins – say what!?
YES! Presents: Rising Up With Sonali – 2024-09-24 (00:58:31)
This week, we’ll continue our on-going examination of Project 2025, starting with abortion and other reproductive care, and what a progressive response looks like. My guest Renee Bracey Sherman is founder and co-executive director of We Testify, and co-author with Regina Mahone of the new book Liberating Abortion: Claiming Our History, Sharing Our Stories, and Building the Reproductive Future We Deserve. Shell paint a justice-based vision for reproductive rights. Then, well do the same on voting rights with Cliff Albright of Black Voters Matter Fund. Cliff will examine rightwing attacks on voting rights and democracy and what a Progress 2025 vision for voting would look like. Finally, Pardiss Kebriaei, Senior Staff Attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights will join us for a look at an important case in Pennsylvania that could end mandatory life without parole sentencing for felony murder cases.
https://risingupwithsonali.com/
LITERATURE ALOUD: People of the Abyss (1903) by Jack London ch. 13-14 (00:24:32)
Jack London lived for a time within the grim and grimy world of the East End of London, where half a million people scraped together hardly enough on which to survive. Even if they were able to work, they were paid only enough to allow them a pitiful existence. He grew to know and empathize with these forgotten (or ignored) people as he spoke with them and tasted the workhouse, life on the streets, … and the food, which was cheap, barely nutritious, and foul. (Summary by Peter Yearsley)
https://librivox.org/the-people-of-the-a byss-by-jack-london/
TEXT: https://freeclassicebooks.com/London%20Jack/The%20People%20of%20the%20Abyss.pdf
WINGS # 24-24 Selma James (00:28:54)
Selma James, then 83 years old, spoke to San Francisco-based Kellia Ramares-Watson about analysis and theories. Kellia and Selma butted heads a bit over the role of money vs. the gift economy, but ended on an amicable note.
THE BRADCAST 9/24/2024: Good news for democracy in NE and AZ; Biden at the U.N. General Assembly) (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: We continue to focus on the track conditions affecting voters in the 2024 Election horse race. In Nebraska, Team Trump and Republican lawmakers tried a last-minute effort to rig the election in Trump’s favor by changing the state’s apportionment of electoral college votes – – but it appears the gambit has failed, for now. The Arizona Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by Republican state lawmakers to purge nearly 100,000 voters from the rolls, just weeks before the election, for not providing proof of citizenship when they originally registered to vote. Montana’s dangerous experiment in internet voting for people living overseas included a major failure – – ballots that omitted Vice President Kamala Harris. President Biden’s final address to the United Nations General Assembly focused on bringing the world together. Plus our latest ‘Green News Report,’ and much more.
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
WEDNESDAY 09.25.24 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Wednesday September 25, 2024
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: What to ask when you’re hiring a solar company (00:01:30)
It can be hard to know which claims to believe.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
PATIENTS COME FIRST: Addiction Prevention (00:16:31)
This episode of VHHA’s Patients Come First podcast features Dr. Sivabalaji Kaliamurthy, Director of the Addictions Program at Children’s National Hospital, for a conversation about his career, addiction prevention for teens, combatting fentanyl addiction, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact on X (Twitter) or Instagram using the #PatientsComeFirst hashtag.
ALAN WATTS: If You Try to Hold on to Life You Will Lose It (00:12:22)
Alan Watts talks about how there are some noble truths but in reality there is no absolute truth. So hope you enjoy. Alan Watts also touches a topic that is very interesting to me, about how by trying to cling or hold on to life we absolutely make it worse.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djdl3qmBbdc
THIS WAY OUT #1904: Gov. Tim Walz at HRC National Dinner & global LGBTQ news! (00:28:59)
Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Tim Walz keynotes the Human Rights Campaigns National Dinner; Georgia’s Parliament mimics Russia’s no promo homo laws, Kharkiv’s auto Pride drives Together for Equality and Victory, Taiwan announces its recognition of queer marriages to Chinese spouses, Matthew Shepard’s killer to stay behind bars, Colorado’s conversion therapy ban is upheld while Kentucky’s governor executive orders a ban in his state, and New South Wales elects its first trans official. Those stories and more this week when you discover This Way Out, the international LGBTQ radio magazine.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Is Trump too old to rally? (00:58:00)
Is This the Week Fox-So-Called-News Faces Its Reckoning? Who is better for the economy? 400 economists endorse Kamala. When Will They Ever Learn Alert! Project 2025 Mastermind boasts of killing dog with a shovel. REALLY!? There’s a new contender for the Republican man who most easily insults women. States are changing their election rules as voting begins – say what!?
CIVIC CIPHER: One Year in Palestine / Voting with Palestine in Mind (00:59:00)
Suzanne Yatim-Aslam joins us again to bring us up to speed on some of the latest developments on the ground in Palestine. We use the first half of the show to discuss some of the work Suzanne has done since her last visit as well as get her thoughts on recent headlines. In the second part of the show, we discuss the decision-making process that we should bear in mind when heading to the polls. With Kamala Harris replacing Joe Biden, on the Democratic ticket, there are many factors to consider. Our Way Black History Fact discusses the slavery-based roots of tipping in the United States.
LITERATURE ALOUD: People of the Abyss (1903) by Jack London ch. 12 (00:25:19)
Jack London lived for a time within the grim and grimy world of the East End of London, where half a million people scraped together hardly enough on which to survive. Even if they were able to work, they were paid only enough to allow them a pitiful existence. He grew to know and empathize with these forgotten (or ignored) people as he spoke with them and tasted the workhouse, life on the streets, … and the food, which was cheap, barely nutritious, and foul. (Summary by Peter Yearsley)
https://librivox.org/the-people-of-the-a byss-by-jack-london/
TEXT: https://freeclassicebooks.com/London%20Jack/The%20People%20of%20the%20Abyss.pdf
CHOOSE TO BE CURIOUS: Olin College: A Curiosity Enterprise, with Gilda Barabino (00:28:00)
From the moment I set foot on campus, it was clear that Olin College of Engineering has a special and very intentional relationship with curiosity. Olin embodies a willingness to try something new, make mistakes, and learn from those experiences. Gilda A. Barabino, Ph.D., is president of Olin. A chemical engineering pioneer in the field of medicine and global health, she has pursued an equity ethic across her interdisciplinary career. When she was named president in March 2020, she had my attention. “We have to be intentional about helping people develop a risk muscle.” ~ Gilda Barabino
THE BRADCAST 9/24/2024: Good news for democracy in NE and AZ; Biden at the U.N. General Assembly (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: We continue to focus on the track conditions affecting voters in the 2024 Election horse race. In Nebraska, Team Trump and Republican lawmakers tried a last-minute effort to rig the election in Trump’s favor by changing the state’s apportionment of electoral college votes – – but it appears the gambit has failed, for now. The Arizona Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by Republican state lawmakers to purge nearly 100,000 voters from the rolls, just weeks before the election, for not providing proof of citizenship when they originally registered to vote. Montana’s dangerous experiment in internet voting for people living overseas included a major failure – – ballots that omitted Vice President Kamala Harris. President Biden’s final address to the United Nations General Assembly focused on bringing the world together. Plus our latest ‘Green News Report,’ and much more.
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
TUESDAY 09.24.24 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Tuesday September 24, 2024
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Photos show how climate change is shaping the Louisiana coast (00:01:30)
Virginia Hanusik’s new book, Into the Quiet and the Light, pairs photos with essays and reflections from community members.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
ENCOURAGEMENTOLOGY: Beyond One Path: Exploring Multiple Passions and Reinventing Yourself (00:30:00)
On this show we are hopefully going to come to the realization that you don’t have to choose just one path in life but you can explore multiple passions and always reinvent yourself. When was the first time someone asked you what you wanted to be when you grew up? Four or five? As if you even know there were a varied array of options at that age not to mention what you were even capable of. Fast forward, are you there yet? You don’t have to stick to just one path in life – explore your passions and embrace the idea of doing more than one thing! Whether its pursuing a new interest, changing careers, or adding a side project, you can always reinvent yourself. It’s never too late to grow, learn, and discover new opportunities that align with who you are today.
MAKING CONTACT: Crosswinds: The Cost of Coal (00:29:00)
In this week’s show, we take a look at the health, environmental and financial costs of coal that fall to people living nearby. With the help of our partner podcast Crosswinds, we meet three impacted communities along a railroad connecting coal mines in West Virginia to ports on the East Coast.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Is Tim Walz providing a healthy example of being a man? (00:57:48)
Trump is a pathetic simulacrum of a man, and the example of masculinity he is offering is damaging many of the young men of our nation, as well as anybody with whom they interact. Thank goodness for Tim Walz as a role model for young males. Also, Liz Cheney wants a new political party – what would it look like? Murder rate fell this year at the fastest rate in American history! Thank you, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris! https://www.thomhartmann.com/
THE CHILDREN’S HOUR: Jimmy Carter: Celebrating a Century of Service and Compassion (00:53:00)
In this special episode of The Children’s Hour, we celebrate the extraordinary life and legacy of Jimmy Carter, just in time for his 100th birthday on October 2, 2024. Join us as we explore his journey from a peanut farmer in Georgia to becoming the 39th President of the United States, and beyond, with insights into his lifelong dedication to peace, human rights, and community service. Featuring music, interviews, and stories, this episode honors Carter’s remarkable impact on the world.
https://www.childrenshour.org/
LITERATURE ALOUD: People of the Abyss (1903) by Jack London ch. 10-11 (00:29:28)
Jack London lived for a time within the grim and grimy world of the East End of London, where half a million people scraped together hardly enough on which to survive. Even if they were able to work, they were paid only enough to allow them a pitiful existence. He grew to know and empathize with these forgotten (or ignored) people as he spoke with them and tasted the workhouse, life on the streets, … and the food, which was cheap, barely nutritious, and foul. (Summary by Peter Yearsley)
https://librivox.org/the-people-of-the-abyss-by-jack-london/
TEXT: https://freeclassicebooks.com/London%20Jack/The%20People%20of%20the%20Abyss.pdf
BETWEEN THE LINES RADIO NEWSMAGAZINE for September 18, 2024 (00:29:00)
Donald Trump’s Repeated Stochastic Terrorism Now Endangers Haitian Immigrants in Ohio; 13-Week Summer of Heat Climate Protest Building Movement to End Fossil Fuel Financing; Singer-songwriter Billy Bragg Reflects on His 40 Years of Political Activism and the Power of Music.
THE BRADCAST: 9/20/2024 Encore: Amid Trump’s racist, anti-immigrant screeds, why do his supporters still back him? (00:58:00)
Encore: original airdate 9-16-2024. On today’s ‘BradCast’: We begin with an update on the second attempted assassination of Donald Trump at one of his Florida golf courses on Sunday. In California on Friday, Trump told many lies about immigration, the economy and wildfires, and threatened that, if he is re-elected, he will withhold disaster funding from the state if Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom does not comply with his vague demands. Trump refused to denounce the slew of bomb and terror threats against the residents of Springfield, Ohio, in the wake of his false attacks on the town’s legal immigrants. With all that Americans now know about Trump, why is the presidential race still tied with Vice President Kamala Harris? Callers weigh in on why they still support Trump or remain undecided on how they will vote.
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
MONDAY 09.23.24 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Monday September 23, 2024
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Old apartment building in Santa Monica transformed into all-electric affordable housing (00:01:30)
Rooftop solar plus other upgrades add up to lower bills for residents.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
WHEN THE BIOMASS HITS THE WIND TURBINE #26: Future of Utilities (00:29:27)
Renewable energy (particularly solar) is about to change everything. Prices are falling as dramatically as the microchip ” and just as the microchip has brought the price of computing to near zero, so too will solar power bring the price of electricity to near zero. But that does not mean that energy will be free. So what does this mean for utilities that haven’t really changed their business model since the days of Edison and Tesla?
First, let’s give a bit of history about utilities, dead white guys
How are utilities (electric) currently managed
So what does that mean?
Generation
transmission
customer service
Now Generation is on your roof
Transmission less important (Tesla, Niagara Falls)
Customer Service (Apple is better at it than AEP)
When energy is Free
https://bluerockstation.podbean.com/
ECONOMIC UPDATE: Understanding Communism – Part One (00:29:00)
On this week’s episode of Economic Update, Professor Richard Wolff offers a special episode discussing the unscary origins of the ideas of communism and socialism before the Cold War demonized them. We will discuss how socialism’s history evolved into separating socialism from communism and creating multiple, different meanings of what is considered communism today.
https://economicupdate.libsyn.com/
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: How to Fix America Before We Really Blow It (00:58:00)
GOP claiming they never heard of Mark Robinson? Say what?! Hoffa rips O’Brien. And…Did Matt Gaetz attend drug fueled party with teenagers? Geeky Science! Does drinking with your food prevent food poisoning? You Betcha! The Politics Girl is here – Leigh McGowan speaking about her new book – How to Fix America Before We Really Blow It.
WHAT WAKES ME UP with Sunny Gardener: 4 Stories from the LGBTQIA Space (00:57:08)
What Wakes Me Up, hosted by Sunny Gardener, airing 4th Wednesdays at 12:00pm What Wakes Me Up aims to provide a compelling hour of news, commentary, conversation and music.
LITERATURE ALOUD: People of the Abyss (1903) by Jack London ch. 9 (00:26:38)
Jack London lived for a time within the grim and grimy world of the East End of London, where half a million people scraped together hardly enough on which to survive. Even if they were able to work, they were paid only enough to allow them a pitiful existence. He grew to know and empathize with these forgotten (or ignored) people as he spoke with them and tasted the workhouse, life on the streets, … and the food, which was cheap, barely nutritious, and foul. (Summary by Peter Yearsley)
https://librivox.org/the-people-of-the-abyss-by-jack-london/
TEXT: https://freeclassicebooks.com/London%20Jack/The%20People%20of%20the%20Abyss.pdf
GREEN STREET with PATTI and DOUG WOOD: Toxic Tragedy with Carey Gillam (00:29:02)
This week on Green Street Patti and Doug talk about pesticide spraying for mosquitoes carrying Eastern Equestrian Encephalitis (“Triple E), how a midwestern health center actually helped pay for an artificial turf field at a high school, and how the City of Los Angeles is responding to increased stormwater by making the city more sponge-like. Then investigative reporter and author Carey Gillam, talks about her award-winning work uncovering the corporate malfeasance and corruption regarding the infamous toxic pesticide glyphosate, known commonly as RoundUp, which remains on store shelves today.
https://www.greenstreetnews.org/
THE BRADCAST: ‘BradCast’ Encore: Amid Trump’s racist, anti-immigrant screeds, why do his supporters still back him? (00:58:00)
Encore: original airdate 9-16-2024. On today’s ‘BradCast’: We begin with an update on the second attempted assassination of Donald Trump at one of his Florida golf courses on Sunday. In California on Friday, Trump told many lies about immigration, the economy and wildfires, and threatened that, if he is re-elected, he will withhold disaster funding from the state if Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom does not comply with his vague demands. Trump refused to denounce the slew of bomb and terror threats against the residents of Springfield, Ohio, in the wake of his false attacks on the town’s legal immigrants. With all that Americans now know about Trump, why is the presidential race still tied with Vice President Kamala Harris? Callers weigh in on why they still support Trump or remain undecided on how they will vote.
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
SUNDAY 09.22.24 PROGRAM Notes
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RADIO 2050 Ep. 52: Sit & Listen (00:58:01)
Permaculture advocate April Sampson Kelly delves into the principles and significance of permaculture, and the vital role women play in food production. April advocates for a holistic approach to sustainability that values maintenance, community engagement, and the empowerment of future generations.
https://radioparadise.com/radio2050
EARTH RIOT RADIO #135: SINGING SONGS Stops Big Oil’s Toxins, Acne and Distemper, and Chronic Boredom (00:29:00)
In this week’s “Earth Riot” we bring in Estonia, where song-power is demonstrated by Estonia’s resistance to Stalinism and Nazism with huge concerts starring the whole country! and – Chile, resisting the fascist Pinochet and his killers with the songs of Victor Jara and the womens’ chanting dance: “The Rapist in Your Path”. From our own continent we have Sam Cooke believing that “A Change is Gonna Come” and Ojibwai drummers up in their spirit, as your hosts Savitri D and Reverend Billy hold forth with the Earth’s soundtrack. Earthalujah!
BOOM GODDESS RADIO #36 | Rail Passengers Association (00:27:47)
This week we discuss the glorious, wonderful train. Our guests are Jim Mathews, President and CEO of the Rail Passengers Association. Along for the ride is Todd Liebman, President of All Aboard Arizona. During the program Jim shares the history of the Rail Passengers Association, and he and Todd update us on the work being done to relaunch passenger rail service between Phoenix and Tucson. They also share information about an upcoming rail passengers conference that will be held in Tucson in October 2024.
https://www.boomgoddessradio.com/
Best of ATTITUDE with ARNIE ARNESEN September 21, 2024 (00:59:30)
Segment One
We begin the show with Mark Joseph Stern, Slate senior writer. We discuss how RFK Jr has sabotaged early voting in North Carolina, deliberately to help Trump. This is with the collusion of the NC Supreme Court. This tactic is also affecting other swing states
Segment Two
We then catch up with Rick Weiland, the founder of Dakotans for Health. They are the official sponsor of the Reproductive Freedom Amendment on the ballot in South Dakota this fall. He has been the man behind the ballot and is an incredible example how a Democrat can change laws in a Republican state. This cycle abortion rights and grocery tax repeal have been placed before voters as a result of Ricks incredible grassroots organizing.
https://www.arniearnesen.org/WP/
BACKGROUND BRIEFING with IAN MASTERS September 19, 2024 (00:59:00)
Musk Promotes Russian Fake News Claiming Kamala Harris Injured a Black Girl in a Hit and Run That Did Not Happen | Women Are Dying Because of Abortion Bans by Trump and “Christian” Republicans Who Won’t Let Doctors Practice Medicine For Fear of Going to Jail | How Bilious Billionaires Like Musk Are More Influential Than World Leaders
https://www.backgroundbriefing.org/
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR: Marshall Rosenberg – Non-Violent Communication and the Dynamics of Empathy (00:58:59)
Marshall Rosenberg was the founder of the Center for Non-Violent Communication, and taught non-violent communication all over the world and in the prison system for many years and helped create schools that taught non-violent communication to kids and adults. In this presentation Marshall Rosenberg talks about the dynamics of empathy, what empathy is and is not, and how to use empathy effectively with others to connect with their needs and what is alive in them.
DEEP DIVE CYBERSECURITY SHOW: Can We Actually Ban Deepfakes? (00:58:46)
With disinformation rampant in the 2024 election and scammers also exploiting trust, Deepfake pictures, video and audio are dropping a supercharger into this mess. But… can we actually ban them online? California thinks it can!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-deep-dive-radio-show-and-nicks-nerd-news/id1262505658
SATURDAY 09.21.24 PROGRAM Notes
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EXPLORATION with Michio Kaku Sept. 16, 2024 (00:59:39)
Guests: Dr. Robert Lanza and the future of bioengineering.
Also, Lester Brown, famed environmentalist.
https://mkaku.org/home/category/radio/
KEEPING DEMOCRACY ALIVE: Evangelicals Souring on Trump: Why It Took So Long (00:59:56)
He got 81% of the evangelical vote in key swing states in 2016. Our guest today the Reverend Doug Pagitt is exceptionally familiar with what goes on with evangelical Christians, and he says he expects Trump to get less than that this year and that will make all the difference. So why have so many evangelicals adored Trump, considering how un-Christ-like he is? He says a big part of it was the elitism and disrespect for average rural people by both Obama and Hillary Clinton. Donald Trump made them feel good about themselves. But things are shifting; Pagitt says evangelicals care about kindness and, along with many others, there is Trump fatigue among evangelicals, especially white men. Unraveling the mystery of Trumps appeal to Christians.
AGING MATTERS: Election 2024: Why It Matters (00:58:00)
On Tuesday, November 5, registered American citizens vote to elect the President and Vice President of the United States. Of the U.S. population, the demographic with the largest turnout may have the most sway over results, and experience shows older citizens are the ones most likely to vote. Greg Ferro, EdD, U.S. history and presidential election lecturer, talks about older adult’s role in previous presidential elections, and how and for whom they decide to vote. He also discusses the 2024 election, how it differs from previous elections, and factors likely to determine the winner.
https://www.agingmattersonline.com/
GROWING GREENER: Back to the Future (00:29:00)
Amanda Douridas of the Ohio State University Extension Service describes cover cropping, an ancient practice that can move your vegetable garden toward healthier, richer soil with less dependence on synthetic fertilizers and herbicides.
https://www.thomaschristophergardens.com/
TUC RADIO: Missiles to Ukraine – for World War III? (00:29:00)
Print and Internet media in mid September 2024 were filled with speculation whether the U.S. would agree with the UK to allow Ukraine to use long-range missiles to strike deep inside Russia. The Miami Herald from September 16, 2024, wrote: US may let Ukraine fire missiles deep inside Russia. Here’s why experts say it’s risky.
THE BOPST SHOW: Sneaking Peeping Toms (00:55:00)
The Bopst Show, the critically acclaimed music radio show hosted by artist, musician, writer, DJ and founding member of GWAR, Chris Bopst, features a wide assortment of audio stimulations from a myriad of genres, eras and inspirations. On this week’s show, you’ll hear the prophetic keyboard-driven wisdom of Iggy Pop, the left field funk of British chameleon Squarepusher, and the French hip hop of Grems as well as tunes by Ghetto Kumbé, Thurl Ravenscroft and many others locked out of the nation’s largest terrestrial bandwidths.
podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
RALPH NADER RADIO HOUR #550 (00:58:00)
Ralph welcomes back Hassan El-Tayyab, the Legislative Director for Middle East policy at the Friends Committee on National Legislation to talk about the NFCL’s recent lobbying efforts in support of a ceasefire in Gaza, as well as the recently-introduced bill to restore funding to UNRWA. Then, Ralph is joined by journalist Rachel Corbett to discuss her recent article for the NY Times Magazine “The For-Profit City That Might Come Crashing Down” about Prspera, the private, for-profit city off the coast of Honduras. Finally, our resident international-law expert Bruce Fein stops by to discuss Israel’s recent coordinated attacks in Lebanon.
https://www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/
FRIDAY 09.20.24 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Friday September 20, 2024
https://www.democracynow.org/shows
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Wetland project to help protect Palo Alto from flooding (00:01:30)
Its also designed to improve water quality in San Francisco Bay.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
FULL COLOR HISTORY: Richmond Community Hospital with Viola Baskerville – July 22, 2024 (01:00:14)
There is a wealth of History relating to the Richmond Community Hospital that is now being uncovered as a result of Virginia Union University’s planned demolition of the severely neglected old hospital building. Join us weekly on Monday evenings at 7 PM for a live call-in sharing on The Work FM, broadcast at 93.9 on the radio dial, live-streamed both in our Facebook group “Save Community Hospital”, and on TheWorkFM.org
Our first episode will feature Viola Baskerville and Farid Alan Schintzius sharing the latest developments in the movement. See our Facebook Group: Save Community Hospital:
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: CAUTION: We are entering the desperation phase of the Trump Campaign (00:58:00)
Why didn’t the Teamsters union endorse Kamala? Could it be racism? Veteran War Correspondent in Kyiv Phil Ittner – Ukraine Update Greg Palast – Vigilantes Inc…America’s New Vote Suppression Hitmen.
SEA CHANGE RADIO: eBike Biz: eBliss Global CEO Bill Klehm (00:29:00)
If you live in a hilly city (like I do), riding a bike for a quick errand can be an arduous proposition ” at least that was true until the advent of electric assist. E-bikes now comprise a healthy 5% share of the bicycle market in the U.S. And as many new owners are discovering, e-bikes can offer a viable transportation alternative, reducing or even eliminating the need for a car. This week on Sea Change Radio we speak with e-bike executive Bill Klehm to get a snapshot of the industry, hear where he believes e-bikes are heading, and learn about his company’s unique distribution model.
LAURA FLANDERS AND FRIENDS: Special Report- South Australia’s Green Revolution: How Art & Policy Catalyze Climate Action (00:28:00)
South Australia has become a global leader in green energy transition, getting off fossil fuels faster, and to a greater extent than almost any other country. How did they do it, and what can we learn from them? In this report for Climate Week, Laura goes Down Under with her partner, Elizabeth Streb, and her extreme dance company, and discovers how the regions culture and its many world-class festivals have helped pave the way for transformation. Helping to unpack it all is a range of impressive guests, including Susan Close, deputy premier of South Australia; Anot Tong, the former President of the Micronesian island, the Republic of Kiribati; Ruth Mackenzie, former Artistic Director of the Adelaide Festival, now Program Director of Arts, Culture and Creative Industries Policy within the South Australia state government; Rob Brookman, the co-founder of WOMADelaide, the capitals premier outdoor festival; MacArthur Genius Award winner, Elizabeth Streb and the action heroes of her company STREB ” and a WHALE. As youll hear, its taken politics, policy, science and culture to shift public practice in this extreme-weather-vulnerable area. Over the last decade, South Australia has faced massive storms, brush fires, and extreme heat that have put people, wildlife, and even the festival at risk. Now South Australia is leading the way and using art to help people envision a green future, but they cant solve the climate crisis alone. In this Climate Week special, we ask,how can the rest of the world follow suit?
THE BOPST SHOW: TBA (00:55:00)
The Bopst Show, the critically acclaimed music radio show hosted by artist, musician, writer, DJ and founding member of GWAR, Chris Bopst, features a wide assortment of audio stimulations from a myriad of genres, eras and inspirations. On this week’s show, you’ll hear the prophetic keyboard-driven wisdom of Iggy Pop, the left field funk of British chameleon Squarepusher, and the French hip hop of Grems as well as tunes by Ghetto Kumbé, Thurl Ravenscroft and many others locked out of the nation’s largest terrestrial bandwidths.
podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
THE BRADCAST 9/19/2024: Republicans Gaming the Map to 270, and much more (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: US stock markets hit record highs after the Fed lowered interest rates. Bizarre new revelations reveal extracurricular activities of North Carolina’s Republican gubernatorial nominee, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu escalating attacks on his neighbors to keep himself out of prison. House Republicans and Donald Trump are trying cause another government shutdown. J.D. Vance continues knowingly lying about immigrants in Springfield, OH. Team Trump is working hard to game the Electoral College vote via Nebraska. Georgia county election officials caught planning ways to block certification of the 2024 election if Trump loses. Texas’ corrupt AG Paxton is suing blue counties to block them from registering new voters. California poised to enact law expanding voter registration. Plus Desi Doyen has our new ‘Green News Report.’
THURSDAY 09.19.24 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Thursday September 19, 2024
https://www.democracynow.org/shows
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: King tide days help San Rafael, California, residents visualize sea level rise (00:01:30)
King tides bring the highest tides of the year.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
RADIO ECOSHOCK: Sold Out to the Volcano (00:58:00)
Did S. Pacific volcano cause extreme heat waves of 2023 and 24? Atmospheric scientist Mark Schoberl investigates. Bleak big picture with Greek author George Tsakraklides: climate collapse in necro-capitalism. Two new climate songs.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Dr. Steven Hassan Gives an Update on The Cult of Trump (00:58:00)
Episcopal Priest Dr. Rev. Matthew Fox explains the inspiration for his new book, Trump & MAGA as Antichrist: A Handbook for the 2024 Election. Plus Dr. Steven Hassan Gives an Update on The Cult of Trump.
YES! Presents: Rising Up With Sonali – (00:58:31)
This week, we’ll continue our examination of the grim dystopia promised by Project 2025 on immigration, especially in light of the racist Republican rumors against Haitian people in Springfield, Ohio – and we’ll explore what a progressive vision of immigration could look like. My guest will be Ivan Espinoza-Madrigal of Lawyers for Civil Right Boston. Then, we’ll do the same for economic justice. Natalia Renta, Senior Policy Counsel for Corporate Governance and Power at Americans for Financial Reform will expose Project 2025s plan to decimate government regulatory agencies and federal employee unions and will build a vision for economic justice and worker’s rights as part of our Progress 2025 vision. Finally, well pivot to the Trump plan to steal the 2024 election with Arn Pearson of the Center for Media and Democracy. He’ll tell us about the fake electors for Trump who have taken over election boards in several counties in 8 swing states.
https://risingupwithsonali.com/
LITERATURE ALOUD: People of the Abyss (1903) by Jack London ch. 7-8 (00:32:50)
Jack London lived for a time within the grim and grimy world of the East End of London, where half a million people scraped together hardly enough on which to survive. Even if they were able to work, they were paid only enough to allow them a pitiful existence. He grew to know and empathize with these forgotten (or ignored) people as he spoke with them and tasted the workhouse, life on the streets, … and the food, which was cheap, barely nutritious, and foul. (Summary by Peter Yearsley)
https://librivox.org/the-people-of-the-abyss-by-jack-london/
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WINGS #23-24 Magdalene Laundries (00:28:50)
Description: From 1839 until 1996, young Irish women who didn’t toe the line were remanded to Catholic-run slave-labor laundry facilities. On Feb. 20, 2013, the government apologized for its role.
Host(s): Margaretta D’Arcy
THE BRADCAST: 9/17/2024 (Guest: Marybeth Kuznik, Director of Elections, Fayette County, PA; National Voter Registration Day (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: It’s National Voter Registration Day! Voter registration deadlines are coming up in many states. If you’re already registered, check your registration because many states have purged voters this year. Also be aware that many states have changed voter ID requirements in recent years. Election officials are under extraordinary pressure, especially after the many false claims and challenges that Republicans have brought since Donald Trump falsely claimed he won the 2020 election. MARYBETH KUZNIK, a longtime election integrity advocate who is now Director of Elections in Fayette County, PA, explains the challenges ahead for election officials in the most closely watched Presidential election in the nation’s history, in what is likely to be the most closely watched state in the country. Scientific American endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, their second-ever Presidential endorsement in their 179-year history. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest ‘Green News Report.’
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
WEDNESDAY 09.18.24 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Wednesday September 18, 2024
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Climate change could expand the range of disease-carrying mosquitoes (00:01:30)
Longer summers and more rain provide ideal conditions for the insects.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
PATIENTS COME FIRST: Geriatric Medicine (00:28:15)
This episode of VHHA’s Patients Come First podcast features Dr. Julia Siegel Breton, a VCU Health physician who leads the innovative Hospital at Home program. Our conversation delves into her professional journey and what inspired her to pursue geriatric medicine, an overview of how the VCU Health Hospital at Home program works, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact on X (Twitter) or Instagram using the #PatientsComeFirst hashtag.
THIS WAY OUT #1903: Ms. Tucker Will See You Now & global LGBTQ news! (00:28:59)
Ms. Tucker sees all, tells all, sings all; Serbia’s largest Pride march fills Belgrade streets, a gay Zimbabwean couples bad break-up leads to sodomy busts, Australia’s 2026 Census will include both sexual orientation and gender identity questions, a New South Wales study supports pediatric gender-affirming healthcare, and most U.S. companies stay woke but two more dump DEI. Those stories and more this week when you discover This Way Out, the international LGBTQ radio magazine.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: Why Trump will resist the Secret Service (00:58:00)
Samuel Alito and German rightwing aristocrat linked to US anti-abortion activist. The Republicans are demanding the press stop calling them fascists, just like I predicted. Georgia’s abortion law has led to the death of two women.
CIVIC CIPHER: Our 4th Anniversary How Did We Get Here / Celebrating 4 Years of Progress (00:59:00)
In the first half of today’s show, we take you back through the origin story of Civic Cipher! We’ve done lots of growing with the support of our listeners, and we share some of the lessons we’ve learned along the way!
In the second part of the show, we discuss the progress we’ve seen as a country over the past 4 years. Sometimes the outlook can seem bleak so it’s important to remind ourselves how far we’ve travelled. Our Way Black History Fact is the former slave letter from Dayton, Ohio, August 7, 1865 entitled To My Old Master, Colonel P. H. Anderson, Big Spring, Tennessee.
LITERATURE ALOUD: People of the Abyss (1903) by Jack London ch. 5-6 (00:24:00)
Jack London lived for a time within the grim and grimy world of the East End of London, where half a million people scraped together hardly enough on which to survive. Even if they were able to work, they were paid only enough to allow them a pitiful existence. He grew to know and empathize with these forgotten (or ignored) people as he spoke with them and tasted the workhouse, life on the streets, … and the food, which was cheap, barely nutritious, and foul. (Summary by Peter Yearsley)
https://librivox.org/the-people-of-the-abyss-by-jack-london/
TEXT: https://freeclassicebooks.com/London%20Jack/The%20People%20of%20the%20Abyss.pdf
CHOOSE TO BE CURIOUS: Is Earth Exceptional? with Mario Livio (00:28:00)
The big questions of astrophysicist Mario Livio’s new book “Is Earth Exceptional? The Quest for Cosmic Life” are as close as we get to an ultimate curiosity — questions about the origins of life, the universe, and where and how those two intersect. Dr. Livio worked with the Hubble Space Telescope and is a bestselling author of seven books. Together with Jack Szostak, a biochemist and Nobel laureate, he’s written a kind of cosmic “what-dunnit” that shifts between the many and various disciplines that may someday provide the answers they seek about life’s origins.https://lynnborton.com/2023/05/04/the-curiosity-lab-with-jaison-manjaly/
THE BRADCAST: 9/17/2024 Guest: Marybeth Kuznik, Director of Elections, Fayette County, PA; National Voter Registration Day (00:00:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: It’s National Voter Registration Day! Voter registration deadlines are coming up in many states. If you’re already registered, check your registration because many states have purged voters this year. Also be aware that many states have changed voter ID requirements in recent years. Election officials are under extraordinary pressure, especially after the many false claims and challenges that Republicans have brought since Donald Trump falsely claimed he won the 2020 election. MARYBETH KUZNIK, a longtime election integrity advocate who is now Director of Elections in Fayette County, PA, explains the challenges ahead for election officials in the most closely watched Presidential election in the nation’s history, in what is likely to be the most closely watched state in the country. Scientific American endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, their second-ever Presidential endorsement in their 179-year history. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest ‘Green News Report.’
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
TUESDAY 09.17.24 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Tuesday September 17, 2024
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: How a stream restoration project in Indiana is helping to reduce flooding (00:01:30)
The Duck Creek Tributary’s newly restored, meandering shape helps reduce the flooding of nearby roads.
It’s teeming with wildlife, too.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
ENCOURAGEMENTOLOGY: Unleashing Your Instincts: Seize the Moment & Speak Your Truth (00:30:00)
On this show we unleash our instincts and seize the moment as we find our voice and speak our truth. How many moments have passed you by? Has the cat got your tongue as you overanalyzed a situation instead of acting on impulse? That is time you can’t get back and possibilities that will never be. Life’s too short to hold back. Acting on instinct and speaking your truth in the moment is about embracing the now, not waiting for the perfect time. When you trust your gut and say what you mean, you create real connections, take bolder actions, and live more authentically. Time is precious, and we don’t always get second chances to express how we feel or take that leap. It’s about being brave, trusting yourself, and seizing every opportunity before it slips away.
MAKING CONTACT: Unleashing Your Instincts: Seize the Moment & Speak Your Truth (00:29:00)
On today’s Making Contact, our friends from the podcast, Kerning Cultures, bring us Black Panthers in Algeria. It’s the story of when Elaine Mokhtefi landed in newly independent Algeria in the early 1960s and quickly found herself at the center of a special period in the country’s history, at a time when Algiers welcomed liberation groups from across the world ” earning a reputation as the Mecca of revolution.”
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: John Roberts’ Secret Trump Memo Revealed in Huge SCOTUS Leak (00:58:00)
Crazy Alert! Is Loomer the next Mrs. Trump? Every moment MAGA fights among themselves is a lost opportunity for them to attack Harris/Walz. And with Loomer so tightly knit to Trump, the 50 plus days remaining until the election could easily descend into further attacks, chaos, conspiracies and madness.
THE CHILDREN’S HOUR: Running (00:53:00)
Running is more than just a pass time. It’s more than just a form of exercise. For runners, running brings a deeper sense of calm and peace. This time on The Children’s Hour we meet with multiple runners whose running influences their physical, spiritual, and social lives, including a blind Olympic champion runner George Mendoza, kids and others from the indigenous club Running Medicine, and Rep. Gabe Vasquez whose running helps him run for Congress. Get running with our Kids Crew, this time on The Children’s Hour.
https://www.childrenshour.org/
LITERATURE ALOUD: People of the Abyss (1903) by Jack London ch. 3-4 (00:22:42)
Jack London lived for a time within the grim and grimy world of the East End of London, where half a million people scraped together hardly enough on which to survive. Even if they were able to work, they were paid only enough to allow them a pitiful existence. He grew to know and empathize with these forgotten (or ignored) people as he spoke with them and tasted the workhouse, life on the streets, … and the food, which was cheap, barely nutritious, and foul. (Summary by Peter Yearsley)
https://librivox.org/the-people-of-the-abyss-by-jack-london/
TEXT: https://freeclassicebooks.com/London%20Jack/The%20People%20of%20the%20Abyss.pdf
BETWEEN THE LINES RADIO NEWSMAGAZINE for September 11, 2024 (00:29:00)
New Book Warns Voters of Fascist Threat Posed by Trump in 2024 Election; Portland, Maine City Council Votes for Israel Divestment Resolution Over Gaza War; Retired Journalist Bikes to Washington Building Opposition to Israel’s Gaza War.
THE BRADCAST: 9/13/2024 Encore: Jacque Simon of AFGE on Trump/Project 2025 scheme to gut the civil service (00:58:00)
Encore: original airdate 9-4-2024. On today’s ‘BradCast’: In Montana, Republican US Senate nominee Tim Sheehy was caught on tape making disparaging remarks about Native Americans, using racist tropes and derogatory stereotypes, at recent Republican fundraisers. A Sheehy win against incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Tester would flip control of the US Senate to Republicans. Montana’s highest court rejected the GOP-controlled state legislature’s voter suppression laws that harm Native Americans’ right to vote. The far-right Project 2025 and Donald Trump himself have detailed plans to remove half a million civil service employees across dozens of federal agencies, replacing them with Trump loyalists, if the Trump/Vance ticket wins in November. JACQUELINE SIMON of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) explains the broad, disturbing ramifications of the scheme and how it would gut critical, non-partisan government operations across science, agriculture, healthcare, national security, education, energy, the military and more. Also today: a voting system problem in Massachusetts’ primary was resolved with hand-marked paper ballots.
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
MONDAY 09.16.24 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Monday September 16, 2024
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: A public library became a haven after a flood (00:01:30)
In the aftermath of a devastating flood, the library became a lifeline for residents of Spencer, Iowa.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
WHEN THE BIOMASS HITS THE WIND TURBINE #24 ” Being an Active Bystander (00:29:37)
The heart of sustainability is community. And a healthy community requires the active participation of all involved. When you see someone being treated inappropriately, whether by the authorities or those without a claim to authority ” what can you do? How should you react? Best to think about these things ahead of time.
What is Active Bystander
Introduce Mara Giglio
What do you feel you mean by Active Bystander
How does this relate to sustainability?
What’s the impact on community?
What type of events help?
How can people get involved?
Vigilante (NRA), Nanny State, Snow Flake, Safe Zone
https://bluerockstation.podbean.com/
ECONOMIC UPDATE: Yanis Varoufakis on the Changing World Economy (00:29:00)
On this week’s episode of Economic Update, Professor Richard Wolff draws attention to the 10,000 hotel workers who recently conducted a strike impacting major hotels across 19 US cities. We highlight the contested merger of the two largest grocery chains in America (Albertsons and Kroger threaten to become the third largest retail giant after Amazon, and Walmart) plus the Canadian government forces 9,000 Canadian railway striking workers back to work, with murmurs of a general strike looming. We also give a shout-out to a small Brooklyn pizzeria unionizing with Starbucks workers. Finally, an exclusive interview with world-renowned economist, author and the former finance minister of Greece Yanis Varoufakis who discusses global economic change and the working class, topics discussed in his latest work “Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism”.
https://economicupdate.libsyn.com/
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour: What is Happening to Our Planet? (00:58:00)
Why are a majority of the large animals, and even many of the insects, so vastly diminished in number just since the 1970s? Also- a shocking new discovery on the surgical skills… of ants?! And, Thom reads from ‘Diet for a Small Planet’, by Frances Moore Lapp.
SPIRIT IN ACTION: The Right Kind of Serenity with Eileen Flanagan & Climate Changed (00:55:00)
In this eye-opening episode, guest-hosted by Keisha McKenzie, Nicole Diroff, Allen Ewing-Merrill, and Ben Yosua Davis of the BTS Center and their Climate Changed Podcast, they bring you an enlightening conversation with Eileen Flanagan, a Quaker author, activist, and organizer who strives to make activism more effective, with a deep-dive by Keisha and Nicole into topics that challenge how we approach climate change, social justice, and activism. An opening poem by Lori Hetteen will center & ground you, and you’ll find a number of online options for connecting, learning, & deepening, at the BTS Center. This program is possible because of the sound and journalism mastery of Peterson Toscano. Other info & resources may be found at Earth Quaker Action Teams, Citizens Climate Lobby, Friends Committee on National Legislation, Eileen Flanagan on FB, and also her online Finding Your Role course.
LITERATURE ALOUD: People of the Abyss (1903) by Jack London ch. 1-2 (00:28:04)
Jack London lived for a time within the grim and grimy world of the East End of London, where half a million people scraped together hardly enough on which to survive. Even if they were able to work, they were paid only enough to allow them a pitiful existence. He grew to know and empathise with these forgotten (or ignored) people as he spoke with them and tasted the workhouse, life on the streets, … and the food, which was cheap, barely nutritious, and foul. (Summary by Peter Yearsley)
https://librivox.org/the-people-of-the-abyss-by-jack-london/
TEXT: https://freeclassicebooks.com/London%20Jack/The%20People%20of%20the%20Abyss.pdf
GREEN STREET with PATTI and DOUG WOOD: (00:29:16)
This week on Green Street Patti and Doug talk about forever chemicals on artificial turf fields, Texas’s new court system backed by big oil, and the amount of plastic particles accumulating in your brain. Then Dr. Tom Zoeller, one of the nation’s leading experts on endocrine disruption, talks about why the government seems unable (or unwilling) to take hormone-disrupting products off the shelf that can have serious, life-long impacts on children and adults.
https://www.greenstreetnews.org/
THE BRADCAST: 9/13/2024 Encore: Jacque Simon of AFGE on Trump/Project 2025 scheme to gut the civil service (00:58:00)
Encore: original airdate 9-4-2024. On today’s ‘BradCast’: In Montana, Republican US Senate nominee Tim Sheehy was caught on tape making disparaging remarks about Native Americans, using racist tropes and derogatory stereotypes, at recent Republican fundraisers. A Sheehy win against incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Tester would flip control of the US Senate to Republicans. Montana’s highest court rejected the GOP-controlled state legislature’s voter suppression laws that harm Native Americans’ right to vote. The far-right Project 2025 and Donald Trump himself have detailed plans to remove half a million civil service employees across dozens of federal agencies, replacing them with Trump loyalists, if the Trump/Vance ticket wins in November. JACQUELINE SIMON of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) explains the broad, disturbing ramifications of the scheme and how it would gut critical, non-partisan government operations across science, agriculture, healthcare, national security, education, energy, the military and more. Also today: a voting system problem in Massachusetts’ primary was resolved with hand-marked paper ballots.
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
SUNDAY 09.15.24 PROGRAM Notes
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RADIO 2050: Symbol of Sustainability (00:58:05)
Barton Rubenstein talks about his unique journey transitioning from the world of science to that of art. His passion for sculpting and public art evolved alongside his growing awareness of environmental issues, leading him to found the Mother Earth Project in 2015.
https://radioparadise.com/radio2050
EARTH RIOT RADIO #134: WE ARE NOW LIVING IN THE THING THEY WARNED US ABOUT (00:29:00)
Listen with a wet towel over your head, and a realistic attitude about the possibility of surviving to the end of the 29 minute show. This past July was the hottest month in 100,000 years.. So here we go. I know a theatrical woman named Lois Weaver who says “The Only Way Home Is Through the Show”. Well, amended to reflect our current world-wide inferno, we could say “The Only Way Home Is Through the Heat Wave”. Or the only way home is through our money-sucking karma, our religious wars, our fetish for forever toxins. But please – I want to preach about how to LOVE.
BOOM GODDESS RADIO #535: Wine and Cereal (00:27:58)
This week Jennifer is in conversation with Susan Luzader, author of the new book “Wine and Cereal: An Irreverent Look at Sixtyish and Single”. During the program Susan shares how her unexpected divorce led her to write the essays that became the book.
https://www.boomgoddessradio.com/
Best of ATTITUDE with ARNIE ARNESEN (00:59:30)
Segment One
We begin the show with Anders Croy, Communications Director of Florida Watch. Florida is the ground where Project 2025 is being implemented, with disastrous results. We discuss what the results are. In county races, most candidates supported by DeSantis performed very poorly in the primaries. However the “election police” are harassing voters who support reforms. Their visits to voters’ homes can be viewed as voter intimidation. This is true government weaponization, because the agency is funded by the state. We also discuss the candidacy of Robinson, who is supported by DeSantis in his run for NC governor.
Segment Two
We then catch up with Max Blau, a reporter for ProPublica. We discuss how insurance companies act as bad gatekeepers for those who need mental health care. Ghost insurance networks that provide no care have hampered patients’ access, some with fatal results. Insurance companies are evading laws that require that they provide such care.
https://www.arniearnesen.org/WP/
BACKGROUND BRIEFING with IAN MASTERS September 12, 2024 (00:59:00)
Trump is Hanging Out With Laura Loomer who Republicans are Blaming for His Disastrous Debate | Erdogan Inflames Tensions With the US and Israel While Secretly Profiting From Oil and Arms Sales to Israel | What America Would Be Like After a MAGA Takeover Based on the MAGA Takeover of Two Counties in Washington and Northern California.
https://www.backgroundbriefing.org/
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR: Part 2 of The Tao of Equus: A Woman’s Journey of Healing & Transformation through the Way of the Horse w Linda Kohanov (00:59:00)
This is the second 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 works 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 09.14.24 PROGRAM Notes
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EXPLORATION with Michio Kaku (00:58:44)
Science and pseudoscience. Michael Shermer of the Skeptics Society tells us the difference.
https://mkaku.org/home/category/radio/
KEEPING DEMOCRACY ALIVE: Gen Z, Millennials And the 2024 President Election (00:56:46)
They weren’t there for Biden. A large chunk of young men are for Trump, but with a new presidential candidate, the Democratic Party is connecting with young people. One millennial voice is Josh Lafasan, on today’s show he says the conventions magic worked for his generation and Democrats seem to know how to connect on social media. And he says people too young to vote are getting active too. Hope? Dare we say hope?
AGING MATTERS: Cognitive Decline (00:58:00)
After age 60, nearly everyone will start to experience some decline in cognitive skills, most noticeably in memory. Consistent memory loss or often losing things may suggest cognitive impairment.
Amy Sanders, MD, Dementia Neurologist, Sunday Health, and Clay Ackerly, MD, PrimaryCare Physician, Co-Founder, Ackerly McBride Group, and Senior Clinical Advisor, Sunday Health, www.sundayhealth.com, talk about cognitive decline among older adults, cognitive assessment tests and treatment, and how the condition can be prevented.
https://www.agingmattersonline.com/
GROWING GREENER: A Natural Gardening Leader Speaks Out (00:29:00)
In a conversation recorded in February, 2020, Benjamin Vogt discusses his pioneering book, A New Garden Ethic, and the need for gardeners to become activists in this era of existential challenges to the plants and animals with which we share this planet
https://www.thomaschristophergardens.com/
TUC RADIO: Prof. Steven Starr: Radiation Contamination of Japan with Radioactive Cesium from Fukushima (00:29:00)
Steven Starr says: Long lived radio-nuclides such as Cesium 137 are something new to us as a species. Although they are invisible to our senses they are millions of times more poisonous than most of the common poisons we are familiar with. They emit radiation, invisible forms of matter and energy, that we might compare to fire. It’s not a fire that can be scattered of suffocated because it burns at the atomic level, it comes from the disintegration of single atoms. Starr gives an update as to what people in Japan are facing now and into the future. He explains how Cesium 137 is created in the Nuclear Power Plant and how it disperses and continues to move. How it enters the body, mainly via contaminated food, and bio-accumulates in humans, plants and animals.
THE BOPST SHOW: Some Other Time (00:55:13)
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 Los Angeles punk rock pioneers X, legendary Italian composer Nino Rota, Malian Kora player Toumani Diabaté as well as tunes by Karim Ziad, Ruthless Rap Assassins and many others locked out of the nation’s largest terrestrial bandwidths.
podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
RALPH NADER RADIO HOUR #549 (00:58:00)
Ralph welcomes back Jack Dangermond, co-founder of Esri Environmental Systems Research Institute, the leader in GIS mapping technology to open up his book, The Power of Where: A Geographic Approach to the World’s Greatest Challenges. Then John R. McArthur, journalist, author and publisher of Harpers returns to discuss a recent study by neuroscientists that concluded that students absorb and retain information better on paper than they do on screens and what this means for the future of education and society as a whole.
https://www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/
FRIDAY 09.13.24 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Friday September 13, 2024
https://www.democracynow.org/shows
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: The quest for climate-resilient cows (00:01:30)
Researchers are working to breed varieties that can thrive in temperature extremes.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
FULL COLOR HISTORY: Saving Richmond Community Hospital with Journalist Harry Kollatz (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: Right-Wing Extremists Opt for Bullets Over Ballots (00:58:00)
Will the 2024 election be marked by voter purges and violence rather than democratic participation? Trumps far-right supporters are running cars off the road, red states are enacting draconian voter purges that leave millions unable to vote, and those who speak out are ending up in jail.. Greg Palast joins Thom Hartmann to discuss the threat to our elections. Plus Phil Ittner with the Ukraine Update.
SEA CHANGE RADIO: The Orange Elephant In The Room: Jared Yates Sexton, Pt. 2 (00:29:00)
As election season kicks into high gear, it can be a challenge to talk about anything else but the race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. This week on Sea Change Radio, we succumb to that temptation as we turn to the second half of our discussion with political analyst Jared Yates Sexton. Then, we dig into the archives to hear from Lauren Kim, a born-again Christian environmentalist who volunteers for an organization called Young Evangelicals for Climate Action.
LAURA FLANDERS AND FRIENDS: Solving Economic Inequality: An Occupy Movement for this Moment? (00:28:00)
Were you one of the hundreds of thousands of people on the streets during the Occupy movement? For many the movement was a political awakening, as people rallied to end economic inequality and support democracy in response to the 2008 global financial crisis. On this 13th anniversary, how does the spirit of Occupy live on? And what progress ” if any ” has been made when it comes to the wealth gap? Joining us for that conversation is Marisa Holmes, author of the recently released book Organizing Occupy Wall Street: This Is Just Practice and director of All Day All Week: An Occupy Wall Street Story which looks at the takeover of Zuccotti Park in New York City in September 2011. Also joining us is Taifa Smith Butler, President of Demos, a public policy organization working to build a multiracial democracy and economy. Previously she was a leader at the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute. Award-winning journalist Amir Khafagy returns to co-host this episode. Our guests explore the links between economic inequality and authoritarianism and ask how far we’ve come as a nation to create structural, policy and practice-based changes on the economic front. How can we create a people-led economy that will lead to collective power? All that, plus a commentary from Laura.
THE BOPST SHOW: Some Other Time (00:55:13)
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 Los Angeles punk rock pioneers X, legendary Italian composer Nino Rota, Malian Kora player Toumani Diabaté as well as tunes by Karim Ziad, Ruthless Rap Assassins and many others locked out of the nation’s largest terrestrial bandwidths.
podomatic.com/podcasts/chrisbopst
THE BRADCAST: 9/12/2024 TX GOP Vote Suppression, USPS Ballot Delivery Failure, and more (00:58:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: After superstar Taylor Swift endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris and urged her fans to register to vote, more than 300,000 people visited Vote.gov. Legendary rockstar Linda Ronstadt endorsed Harris in advance of disgraced former President Donald Trump holding a rally at a venue that bears her name. Dept. of Homeland Security will beef up U.S. Capitol security for Jan. 6, 2025. Kansas’ Republican Sec. of State and top organizations representing elections officials have excoriated USPS Postmaster General Louis DeJoy for failure to deliver legal mail-in ballots in time to be counted, and called for ‘immediate and tangible corrective action to address ongoing performance issues.’ Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the state’s biggest blue counties to block them from registering new voters. Plus Desi Doyen has our new ‘Green News Report.’
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
THURSDAY 09.12.24 PROGRAM Notes
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Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman
Thursday September 12, 2024
https://www.democracynow.org/shows
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Fireflies face one-two punch of climate change, habitat loss, and light pollution (00:01:30)
Ecologist warns of dwindling numbers as winters warm and droughts increase.
www.YaleClimateConnections.org
RADIO ECOSHOCK: What Just Happened – and What’s Next? (00:58:00)
Deadly heat ramped up across the world. Welcome back to a new season of Radio Ecoshock. We begin with extreme weather expert Jeff Masters. He tells us when compounding climate disasters turn the U.S.A. upside down, and what we can do to prepare. Then the first of several interviews trying to find out: what caused the unexpected rise in heat? Former NASA scientist James Hansen pointed to reduction in ship emissions. Dr. Andrew Gettelman investigated and you get the verdict. Plus headlines of global climate chaos Pole to Pole in the summer of 2024.
THOM HARTMANN Best of 1 Hour:ABC Moderator is enduring racist and sexist abuse for fact checking Trump
(00:58:00)
ABC News anchor Linsey Davis was subjected to vile racist and sexist abuse online after she fact-checked former president Donald Trump while moderating Tuesday night’s debate. The debate lowdown. Will there be another debate? Crazy Alert! Elon Musk offers to impregnate Taylor Swift, “I will give you a child” 9/11’s Darkest Irony: Trumps “Peace Candidate” Scam Unraveled.
YES! Presents: Rising Up With Sonali – 2024-09-10 (00:58:30)
This week, well examine how Project 2025 poses a threat to LGBTQ rights and what a progressive vision for protecting communities could look like. Jenn Jackson, assistant professor at Syracuse University’s Department of Political Science and author of Black Women Taught Us will be my guest. Then, well tackle healthcare, examining once more what programs Project 2025 aims to gut. Mia Ives-Rublee, senior director for the Disability Justice Initiative at American Progress will join us to expand on a progressive vision for expanding healthcare access to all and what a holistic and collective approach to health could look like. Finally, award winning journalist Peter Yeung will explain how Ecuador’s Los Cedros forest reserve remains protected thanks to the rights it has guaranteed in Ecuador’s constitution.
https://risingupwithsonali.com/
LITERATURE ALOUD: The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass – ch. 11b (00:12:55)
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
ALAN WATTS: Alan Watts Opens Up About Religion (00:17:54)
This summarised lecture by Alan Watts is from the Alan Watts Library at https://alanwatts.org. The image of Jesus is owned by the church traditions and authorities. He has been moulded to fit the interests of the church patriarchs for centuries, so much so that the prevailing image of Jesus is now so far removed from what he truly represented. Namely an energy from the future who came to earth to bring illumination and knowledge to humanity. The reason why the Jesus/Jeshua personality came to earth was to create an opening or doorway to a different state of consciousness. He wanted to set an example of the possibilities that are available to each human being. He wanted to hold up a mirror to human beings and remind them of their own divine origin and the dormant potentials they carried within. The potentials for peace, freedom and mastership over oneself. Speech extract from “Jesus: His Religion” by Alan Watts, courtesy of https://alanwatts.org
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4oI0Q62RkE&t=116s
WINGS #22-24 Dowry Deaths in India: a continuing tragedy (00:28:59)
Multi-voice discussion about the history and current practice of dowry and mahar in India today.
India still loses thousands of women every year to so-called dowry deaths.
THE BRADCAST:9/11/2024 Special coverage of the Harris-Trump Presidential Debate, with Heather Digby Parton of Salon, ‘Driftglass’ of ‘Pro Left Podcast’ (00:57:00)
On today’s ‘BradCast’: Special coverage of last night’s first (and possibly only) presidential debate showdown in Philadelphia, in which there was one clear winner and one very clear loser. Post-debate flash polls found that viewers felt Vice President Kamala Harris dominated and outperformed Donald Trump from the beginning. Salon opinion columnist HEATHER DIGBY PARTON and ‘DRIFTGLASS’ of the ‘Professional Left Podcast’ offer analysis, context, history, and hilarity about the debate and what impact it could have going forward, with less than two months to go before the critical November 5, 2024 presidential election.
https://bradblog.com/?cat=675
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