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Scott Simon and his book, "Baby, We Were Meant For Each Other"

Airs at: Mon, 03/14/2011 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Radiozine

Host Ed Goldberg interviews NPR host Scott Simon about his book "Baby We Were Meant for Each Other," a memoir about Simon's a adoption of two girls from China. CD-2138 Read more

Incalculable: The Cost of US Terrorism in Afghanistan

Airs at: Thu, 03/10/2011 at 9:30am - 10:00am

Produced for: A Deeper Look

In the wake of the U.S. Helicopter gunship killing of nine Afghan boys gathering wood, protests have erupted in their village of Nanglam and in the capital Kabul. Protesters carried signs saying "Death, death to America". The real cost of the U.S. war on Afghanistan is inc... Read more

Human Rights Violations in Zimbabwe

Airs at: Wed, 03/02/2011 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Circle A Radio

Last week, 45 people were arrested in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, for watching a video on the uprising in Egypt. They were charged with treason and were tortured by government personnel. One of the detainees was pushed out of a second floor window resulting in a broken... Read more

Talk Radio on 02/25/11

Airs at: Fri, 02/25/2011 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

Host Per Fagereng speaks with David Lindorff, founding editor of the online alternative newspaper ThisCantBeHappening! http://www.ThisCantBeHappening.net Lindorff recently wrote the piece "U.S. Caught in The Big Lie: ThisCantBeHappening! was Correct in Exposing Raymond Davi... Read more

Fight the Empire on 02/17/11

Airs at: Thu, 02/17/2011 at 9:30am - 10:00am

Produced for: Fight the Empire

Host Per Fagereng interviews Michael Scheuer about his new book, "Osama Bin Laden." Scheuer is a blogger, historian, foreign policy critic, and veteran of two decades in the ranks of the C.I.A, CD-1765 Read more

Juan Cole discusses his book, "Engaging the Muslim World;" and Egyption uprising

Airs at: Thu, 02/03/2011 at 9:30am - 10:00am

Produced for: Fight the Empire

Host Per Fagereng speaks with Juan Cole about the current uprising in Egypt and his book Engaging the Muslim World. Juan Cole is Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History at the University of Michigan. For three decades, he has sought to put the relationship of th... Read more

Richard Wolff on the current state of the economy

Airs at: Wed, 02/02/2011 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

Host Lisa Loving interviews renowned University of Massachusetts Economics Professor, Richard Wolff about the current state of the economy including the global economy's role in the political changes we're seeing in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, and now Jordan. Wolff is author of... Read more

The Jubilee Movement in Africa: Debt Relief a Matter of Justice and Necessity

Airs at: Mon, 01/10/2011 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: More Talk Radio

Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod speak with Priva Hang'andu from Zambia. He is currently studying in Wisconsin and served as Programme Officer for Debt Issues with Jubilee Zambia. Topics for discussion include Zambia's debt history, status and future; the impact of... Read more

Daniel Lerch on Managing the 21st Century's Sustainability Crises

Airs at: Wed, 01/12/2011 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Political Perspectives

Host Sue Supriano speaks with Daniel Lerch, Program Director of Post Carbon Institute about his book, The Post Carbon Reader: Managing the 21st Century’s Sustainability Crises. Daniel Lerch is the author of Post Carbon Cities (2007), the first major municipal guidebook on ... Read more

One Land Many Voices on 12/24/10

Airs at: Fri, 12/24/2010 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: One Land Many Voices

One Land, Many Voices presents author and independent scholar, Norman Finkelstein, speaking in Berkeley, California, on May 13, 2010: Gaza Massacre. From the Alternative Radio website: Gaza is often described as the largest open-air prison in the world. It may be the mo... Read more