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I’m Crazy Because They Say So: Gaslighting in “Mental Health," with John Herold

Airs at: Wed, 12/04/2019 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
  The term 'gaslighting' has recently gained greater currency in the age of Trump and 'fake news,' but its colloquial use to describe efforts to manipulate someone's perception of reality go back to the 1960's. Originally based on the 1938 play "Gas Light" and its two film... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for December 2, 2019

Airs at: Mon, 12/02/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Denise Morris host's this episode of The Old Mole which includes: Assault on Democracy: Bill Resnick interviews Lynn Adelman, a federal judge in Wisconsin, about the Roberts Court.  Post Thanksgiving Digest: Well Read Red Frann Michel continues digesting the meaning of ... Read more

The Divine and the Mundane: Music in the Fabric of Our Lives

Airs at: Sat, 11/30/2019 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Threshold Shift
Whether we hear it or not, we are always steeped in sound. Over the course of 2019, Threshold Shift has been exploring the intersections of field recording, sound design, human hearing and music. We started in March with guest host, Bill McQuay's, second deep dive into the ... Read more

Protest crackdowns in Bolivia intensify

Airs at: Wed, 11/27/2019 at 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  In Bolivia:  Indigenous protesters continue to take to the streets to protest the coup government, which has cracked down on protests with violent force, killing at least 32. The legislature passed a bill that bans deposed President Evo Morales from running for election... Read more

Native America Calling: Bringing Bison Back

Airs at: Thu, 11/28/2019 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
  Tribes, both in the U.S. and Canada, are on the forefront of restoring healthy, sustainable bison herds. In October, several tribes joined the growing number of those signing onto what's known as the Buffalo Treaty. The agreement -- first drafted in 2014 -- aims to ultim... Read more

Alternative Radio Archives: Political Activist Russell Means

Airs at: Thu, 11/28/2019 at 8:00am
  Russell Means was a renowned activist for Indian Rights. An Oglala Lakota, he was born on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. He was a founding member of the American Indian Movement and its first national director. His autobiography is Where White Men Fea... Read more

Interview with Robert Franklin of the Native American Student and Community Center

Airs at: Thu, 11/28/2019 at 10:00am - 11:00am
As part of KBOO's Special Programming for Genocide Cover up Day, we will be broadcasting various interviews and audio that highlight Native American and Indigenous issues. In this interview, KBOO's Tammy talks with Robert Franklin (Dine') of the Native American student and ... Read more

The "Battle of Seattle" 20 Years Later: Globalization, Anarchism and Indymedia

Airs at: Fri, 11/29/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
It’s been 20 years since protesters shut down the World Trade Organization in what became known as the ‘Battle of Seattle’. That mass mobilization and protest sparked a global movement to combat corporate trade agreements and colonial funding models. In late 1999, thousand... Read more

For the Birds - with Bob Sallinger

Airs at: Mon, 12/02/2019 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
In October the Audubon Society released a report stating that “Two-thirds of America’s birds are threatened with extinction from climate change, but keeping global temperatures down will help up to 76 percent of them." This follows a previous month's report that North Ameri... Read more

Happy Danksgiving! A Conversation With Ngaio Bealum

Airs at: Wed, 11/27/2019 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies, a conversation with comedian, activist, and journalist Ngaio Bealum. Read more