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US Interference in Central America and the Southern Border Crisis

Airs at: Mon, 01/07/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Laurie Mercier speaks to James Phillips about what the mainstream corporate media has been missing in its narrative about Central America by examining the U.S. role behind protests in Nicaragua and migrants fleeing Honduras. Phillips recently retired as Affiliate Professor ... Read more

Preventing Nuclear Apocalypse

Airs at: Tue, 01/08/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  You may know Apocalypse as a Marvel Comics supervillain. It is a word of Greek origin, meaning the catastrophic final destruction of the world. The use of nuclear weapons would be apocalyptic. It is difficult to imagine extinction. Understandably, most people would rathe... Read more

Jason Lutes - Berlin

Airs at: Thu, 01/10/2019 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Jason Lutes is a dogged comics storyteller.  His previous graphic novel Jar of Fools was serialized for years in Seattle's Stranger newspaper before being collected in book form.  Now comes the 600-page magnum opus Berlin, a sprawling tale of urban struggle in Germany du... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for January 7, 2019

Airs at: Mon, 01/07/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Laurie Mercier hosts this episode of the Old Mole and we hear about: Dismantling the Police: Bill Resnick and Kristian Williams continue their discussion of the militarization of police and the rise of the antifas and alt right. Community Celebrates Swearing-in of JoAnn... Read more

War with Russia: From Putin and Ukraine To Trump and Russiagate

Airs at: Thu, 01/03/2019 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Fight the Empire
  Per Fagereng welcomes Professor Stephen F. Cohen to Fight the Empire to talk about his new book War with Russia: From Putin and Ukraine To Trump and Russiagate. Are we in a new Cold War with Russia? How does a new Cold War affect the safety and security of the United St... Read more

How Fascism Works: Jason Stanley

Airs at: Tue, 01/01/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
​ What is fascism? Michael Parenti, author and historian says, “Fascism historically has been used to secure the interests of large capitalist interests against the demands of popular democracy. Then and now, fascism has made irrational mass appeals in order to secure the ... Read more

Parliament Debates Legalization

Airs at: Sun, 12/30/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
The UK Parliament's House of Commons debates marijuana legalization; plus, Ngaio Bealum on equity in the cannabis industry. Read more

Root Causes of a Failed System: Chris Hedges

Airs at: Tue, 12/25/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  Neil Postman in his classic work Amusing Ourselves to Death nailed it when he wrote, “When a population becomes distracted by trivia, when cultural life is redefined as a perpetual round of entertainments, when serious public conversation becomes a form of baby-talk, whe... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour December 24th, 2018

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Denise Morris hosts this episode of the Old Mole which includes Bill Resnick concludes his 3 part interview with China expert Richard Smith. They discuss China's overproduction and its' impacts on the planet. Find parts 1-2 https://kboo.fm/media/69792-china-destined-be... Read more

Michael Eric Dyson on Trump, Truth, and Race

Airs at: Fri, 12/21/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  Americas unwillingness to assess the ugly truth about systemic inequality has created a perpetual sinkhole of denial. A reality that existed long before Trumps presidency. Its AMERICAs Legacy. On this edition, we hear from Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, professor of Sociology ... Read more