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The Push to Release Guantanamo Prisoners: 70 Days to go

Airs at: Fri, 11/11/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for Positively Revolting
  The Push to Release Guantanamo Prisoners; 70 Days to go Guest host Linda Olson-Osterlund will be joined from London by Andy Worthington, author of The Guantanamo Files: The Stories of the 774 Detainees in America's Illegal Prison. They will talk about the seventy days le... Read more

Gandhi's Gift

Airs at: Mon, 11/14/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for More Talk Radio
  “Gandhi’s Gift” is the first major documentary about Mahatma Gandhi to be made in the U.S. and asks the question, “Were Gandhi’s final years his finest?” Co-producer Cynthia Lukas will join Cecil and Celest in studio to discuss the film and Gandhi's legacy of resistance.... Read more

Presswatch: Barriers to Democracy

Airs at: Thu, 11/10/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Presswatch
   Host Theresa Mitchell takes your calls and comments on the Presidential election and on the various barriers and scams that prevent an outbreak of democracy in the U.S.  Plus a renewed call for social activism. Read more

LIVING IN TRUMPLAND

Airs at: Mon, 11/14/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for Locus Focus
As we stagger past the shock and dismay of this presidential election, it's important that we understand what we must do as individuals and as a community to counter the forces that have been unleashed by the election of Donald Trump. To help us navigate these difficult wat... Read more

Olio by Tyehimba Jess

Airs at: Thu, 11/17/2016 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for Between The Covers
  In Olio Tyehimba Jess presents a musical history of the long fight against slavery, marshaling a vast cast of historical figures including the slaves, some freed, whose music was the basis for the blues and jazz in the 19th century. They ask, "Once burst loose from human... Read more

Winners & Losers this Election Season

Airs at: Thu, 11/10/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for Voices from the Edge
  Community dialogue is important. Voices from the Edge lends a KBOO microphone to informed guests you might not hear anywhere else. With an hour to invest, the call-in format engages listeners in meaningful conversations about crucial issues like racial disparity, governm... Read more

Flashpoints: Greg Palast

Airs at: Wed, 11/09/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for Flashpoints
  Today on Flashpoints Greg Palast joins host Dennis Bernstein for an election day post mortem on voter intimidation.  Also, The Pipeline: How Marin and San Francisco financial firms fuel the fracking boom. Read more

Matthew Fox, A Way to God: Thomas Merton's Creation Spirituality Journey

Airs at: Fri, 11/11/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Beloved Community
The Beloved Community is show for activists: uniting mind, heart, and action.    This month I speak with someone who models activism, intellect and spirituality, Matthew Fox.   Silenced by the Vatican for his views, he left the Catholic priesthood in the early 1980s.   Mat... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for November 7, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 11/07/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick hosts this election eve special edition of the Mole, and we hear: 1. Vermont activist Traven Leyshon talks with Bill about left politics in a Clinton presidency. 2.  Frann Michel draws on Howard Zinn for an assessment of electoral politics and the need for ac... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for November 7, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 11/07/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick hosts this election eve special edition of the Mole, and we hear: 1. Vermont activist Traven Leyshon talks with Bill about left politics in a Clinton presidency. 2.  Frann Michel draws on Howard Zinn for an assessment of electoral politics and the need for ac... Read more