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Poverty and Health

Airs at: Mon, 11/22/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill talks with Dr. Andrew Wilper about the relationship between poverty and healthcare, and how it even affects those with insurance. Dr. Wilper is an internist with Cambridge Health Alliance and a fellow in internal medicine at Harvard Medical School. Read more

Jonathon Bartholomew on the OSPIRG's Annual Watchdog Report about Dangerous Toys.

Airs at: Wed, 11/24/2010 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
Hosted by Lisa Loving Despite continued toy recalls, toxic items remain on the shelves this holiday season for unsuspecting consumers to gift their young family and friends. What should you watch out for, and why is it still on the market? Lisa Loving hosts OSPIRG’s Jonath... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour November 22nd

Airs at: Mon, 11/22/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Today's show, hosted by Denise Morris, features interviews about poverty & healthcare, the General Motors bailout, a commentary about building a maintenance economy, and a brief history of the world's most important 6-second drum-loop.   For information about our theme musi... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 11/18/10 - Mayor Adams New Gun Control Proposal

Airs at: Thu, 11/18/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
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U.S. worst (again) in health care

Airs at: Thu, 11/18/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
 Theresa Mitchell with the "news you're not supposed to know."  Of industrialized U.S. worst again in health care -- Theresa examines the health denial industry, effects of Obama-care, and also takes a look at CEO salaries and perks (in the stratosphere?) Read more

November 15 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 11/15/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Tom Becker hosts this program about government aid to the wealthy, including the Obama Deficit Commission proposals; working for a single payer health program in Vermont; and a "cooler" approach to climate change as seen in a new documentary about Bjørn Lomborg.   For inf... Read more

Single Payer in Vermont

Airs at: Mon, 11/15/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Activists in Vermont are working to get their State to enact a single-payer health plan.  Bill Resnick talks with activist Traven Leyshon, a member of the Vermont Workers' Center.  Leyshon also broadcasts on Equal Time Radio in Vermont.   Read more

Do we live in a Democracy, Plutocracy, Fascist State, or something totally different?

Airs at: Tue, 11/16/2010 at 12:00am
Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris As the populist wave that swept President Obama into office gives way to Business as Usual, Americans are waking up to the realities of life in a Plutocracy. Both Frank Rich in the New York Times and Chris Hedges on Alternet reflect on th... Read more

Naturopath Dr. Elise Schroeder explains Cardiometabolic Risk and Remediation

Airs at: Mon, 11/15/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Healthwatch
 Hosted by Dr. David Naimon   What is Your Cardiometabolic Risk? Dr. Elise Schroeder, naturopathic physician, discusses how to fully assess your risk for cardiovascular disease and how best to treat it.   Read more

Voices from the Edge on 11/11/10 - Susan Banyas and The Hillsboro Story

Airs at: Thu, 11/11/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
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