Blowing the lid off BP and other corporate criminals with Greg Palast

Last month, award-winning investigative journalist Greg Palast uncovered new evidence of a corporate-government cover-up in the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon blowout that destroyed lives and the environment in the Gulf of Mexico. In an investigation that includes travel to - and deportation from - the Islamic republic of Azerbaijan, Palast and his team uncovered evidence of a 2008 blowout of a BP Caspian Sea rig from the use of the same faulty cement cap that led to the Gulf disaster.

Oil and other resources are dwindling, and the nations of the world grow desperate for more. Will the hunt end badly or can it lead to a lasting era of global justice? Fight The Empire talks with Michael Klare, author of The Race for What's Left: The Global Scramble for the World's Last Resources.

Jim Schumock hosts a "Best Books Special," featuring reviews of some of the best fiction and nonfiction books of the last year with guests Will Peters of Anni Bloom's Books and Sally McPherson of Broadway Books. There will be many literary thank you gifts for listeners who become KBOO members during the show, including a signed first edition of "Fight Club," by Chuck Palahniuk.

Dr. Zomb will be joined in the air room by Christopher Kirkley (Sahelsounds) and Warren Hill (Little Axe/Mississippi) who have recently returned from a month in Nigeria with over 300 vinyl records!

http://sahelsounds.com

http://littleaxerecords.com 

They'll be playing a selection of what they found - from traditional Sakara, to Afro-funk, to Nigerian disco - and sharing stories about digging for records in one of Africa's most prolific musical landscapes...

We'll be in the first day of our Spring membership drive and Chris and Warren will be generously offering up a few recent lp releases from their respective labels as thank-you gifts for those who call in to support during the show.

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Great music and conversation! As always, I will share about my friend, the late John Talley, who inspired me to do Native radio...

I'll talk about Grandma Aggie's visit on Osiyo with Redwillow and Joy Harjo's new book, "Crazy Brave".

Looking to have a person down in Dine' give us the skinny on the water rights issue from inside the rez.

Tonight, join hosts Nia and Paula for conversation around the kitchen table on The Eavesdrop! Join the conversation by calling (503) 231-8187.

Is Portland really the Whitest city in America? What is it like living Black in a predominantly White city?

Mainstream media touted a "post-racial society". Nia and Paula challenge that notion, with the welcome  return of their special guest, filmmaker Melissa Lowery, to discuss her film, Black Girl in Suburbia, in its final stage of production.

The film is in its final stage of production and needs your support: http://awe.sm/5nU93 .

Tonight's Paula's Picks is a DOUBLE feature!

Paula the Small proudly welcomes and interviews singer/songwriter, Jessica Fichot, an evening before her performance in Portland on Friday, May 4th at the Alberta Rose Theatre!

http://www.albertarosetheatre.com/

As if that special guest appearance were not enough, today marks the birthday celebration of Paula the Small's brother named ... wait for it ... Paul!

That's right, Paula the Small reveals the genius behind her name through music in a collection of old and new school tunes and grooves to move and inspire! It's her brother's birthday and that marks an even better pre-weekend party atmosphere to the mix.