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Drawn to Berlin - Ali Fitzgerald

Airs at: Thu, 12/13/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Celebrate Words and Pictures' 15th anniversary on the air with a visit from Drawn to Berlin author Ali Fitgerald! Drawn to Berlin follows Ali's encounters with Syrian youth, as she teaches comics workshops at a makeshift refugee center in Germany and hears personal stor... Read more

Is China Destined to Become the New World Hegemon?

Airs at: Mon, 12/10/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
In the first of a three part interview Bill Resnick interviews China scholar Richard Smith on how China became a world economic and political power, able to challenge U.S. world supremacy, and thus fulfill its historical destiny as they see it--to lead the world.  For more,... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for December 10, 2018

Airs at: Mon, 12/10/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker hosts this episode which includes: Is China Destined to Become the New World Hegemon? An interview with China Scholar Richard Smith on how China became a world economic and political power. Speaking Truth about the Dead: How to talk truthfully about the recently... Read more

The Facts and Fiction of George H.W. Bush

Airs at: Mon, 12/10/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  The Segregationist Roots of the 'School Choice' Movement...Plus Headlines on the Green New Deal and More  Gerald Horne, Dianne Ravitch, Pam Tau Lee, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez  Read more

International Cannabis Policy Conference

Airs at: Sun, 12/09/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week, we talk with Michael Krawitz and Farid Ghehioueche about advances in marijuana policy reform at the UN and the International Cannabis Policy Conference, which is Dec 7-9 in Vienna, Austria. For Alternative Approaches to Addiction, Think & do tank Read more

The Martyrdom of Thomas Merton: Hugh Turley Investigates His Death 50 Years Later

Airs at: Wed, 12/05/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
  Heart failure, accident, or murder? John Shuck interviews Hugh Turley about the mysterious death of Thomas Merton. Investigative Reporter, Hugh Turley, makes the case that the conclusion that Thomas Merton died by accident cannot possibly be true. Hugh Turley and David ... Read more

Episode 73. It Takes A Village To Cope ft. ALANNA

Airs at: Tue, 12/04/2018 at 12:00am - Tue, 12/18/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Village Vibes Podcast
This week we have a new home, a special co-host @rastaroo, and a fantastic guest @alannaarchie and we dive into important and vital conversation! #ittakesavillage Read more

I AM BECAUSE I AM: The Expansion of Gender Identity

Airs at: Fri, 11/30/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
  I Am Because I Am, explores the expansion of gender identity and presumed roles in our society. A look beyond the socially constructed ideas of what is male, female, masculine or feminine. Especially considering Trumps administration attempts to redefine gender to be sol... Read more

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

Airs at: Thu, 12/06/2018 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

The Russians Are Coming, Again

Airs at: Thu, 12/20/2018 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Fight the Empire
  Per Fagereng welcomes authors Jeremy Kuzmarov and John Marciano to Fight The Empire to talk about their new book The Russians Are Coming, Again. Karl Marx famously wrote in The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Napoleon that history repeats itself, “first as tragedy, then as ... Read more