Nuclear waste and united States Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin united in this issue of The Torch. Emma Kaplan on refuse fascism protesters whose parents were visited by Homeland Security agents after compatrots disrupted his speech at UCLA. Folloeed by filmmakers discussing documentary movies about the making of the first Atomic Bombs. It’s a real blast. Download this episode (right click …
Expanding Mind – Booting Up – 01.26.18
A fascinating conversation with computer scientist and freak-geek extraordinaire Dr. Bruce Damer about innovation pools, realm-bending, Terence McKenna, and a powerful new scientific vision about the origins of life. Download this episode (right click and save)
It’s Our Money with Ellen Brown – The Web of Student Debt and other 2018 Challenges – 01.17.18
Through regulatory capture, banks and other powerful corporations are able to maximize their profiteering, usually at others’ expense. A particularly egregious example of lending abuse is in federal loan programs designed to help America’s college students. Ellen talks with Alan Collinge of Student Loan Justice about this exploitive financing regime, and co-host Walt McRee speaks with Mike Brown of LendEdu.com about …
Project Censored – 01.02.18
On this special edition of the Project Censored Show, the co-editors of Poets Reading the News spend the hour looking back at some of the most important news stories of 2017, expressed via poetry. Elle Aviv Newton and Jenna Spagnolo present a dozen poems, each read by its author, addressing issues from gun violence to opiod deaths to global warming. …
Expanding Mind – For the Wild – 11.30.17
Religious scholar Sarah M. Pike talks about wilderness conversion, Hare Krishna hardcore, feral wonder, and her illuminating new book For the Wild: Ritual and Commitment in Radical Eco-Activism (University of California). Download this episode (right click and save)
Project Censored – 07.04.17
Peter and Mickey spend most of the hour in conversation with attorney Caitlin Henry and sociologist Laleh Behbehanian; their topic is the rise in state legislative efforts to suppress or punish political protest. At the end of the program, we hear an update about the Golden Rule, a historic sailboat used in anti-nuclear and pro-peace actions; crew members Helen Jaccard and …
Project Censored – 06.20.17
Nolan and Nicholas spend this week’s show in conversation with author and historian Katherine Olmstead; their topic is “conspiracy culture in media.” Katherine Olmstead teaches History at the University of California Davis campus. She has written several books about 20th-Century US history, including “Real Enemies: Conspiracy Theories and American Democracy.” Download this episode (right click and save)
Project Censored – 06.06.17
Peter and Mickey spend most of the hour in conversation with attorney Caitlin Henry and sociologist Laleh Behbehanian; their topic is the rise in state legislative efforts to suppress or punish political protest. At the end of the program, we hear an update about the Golden Rule, a historic sailboat used in anti-nuclear and pro-peace actions; crew members Helen Jaccard …
iEat Green – Steven Druker – 04.06.17
Steven Druker – Author, Altered Genes Twisted Truth: How the Venture to Genetically Engineer our Food has Subverted Science, Corrupted Government and Systematically Deceived Public
The Vinyl Experience – 03.03.17
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Jimi Hendrix Experience: The Wind Cries Mary
Pink Floyd: A Pillow Of Winds
Bright Eyes: Four Winds
Mumford & Sons: Winter Winds
Seal: The Wind Cries Mary
Depeche Mode: FLy On The Windscreen
Amos Lee: Windows Are Rolled Down
Ultravox: Reap The Wild Wind
Rod Stewart: Mandolin Wind
Sting/John McLaughlin: The Wind Cries Mary
Marlene Deithrich: Blowin In The Wind
Yoko Ono: Who Has Seen The Wind?
The Animals: Winds Of Change
Vince Guaraldi Trio: Cast Your Fate To The Wind