Host Dr. Helen Caldicott speaks with Kevin Kamps, a radioactive waste specialist at Beyond Nuclear. He discusses the environmental and medical risks associated with low, medium and high level nuclear waste.

Host Jim Schumock interviews radio-host and author Scott Simon about his book, Windy City: A Novel of Politics. The book provides an insider's view of Chicago's urban political fray.

Michelle Schroeder Fletcher interviews George Lakeoff about his book, The Political Mind: Why You Can't Understand 21st Century American Politics with an 18th Century Brain.

Ani Haines interviews David Oakes, director of MindFreedom, a nonprofit organization that unites 100 sponsor and affiliate grassroots groups to win human rights and alternatives for people labeled with psychiatric disabilities.

We will review the state of mental health care and the rights of patients, including the continuation of forced electro-shock therapy and forced medications.  Also a look at MindFreedom's successes, and how you can help!  Your calls invited at 503-231-8187.

Host Michelle Schroeder Fletcher interviews Thomas Frank, the author of What’s the Matter with Kansas? and One Market Under God. He is the founding editor of The Baffler and a contributing editor at Harper’s. They discuss his new book, The Wrecking Crew, in which Frank examines the blundering and corrupt Washington created by politicians who reserve their favors for the rich. 

On August 7th the United States government completed it's first war crimes tribunal since World War II. Host Linda Olson Osterlund speaks with Andy Worthington, author of The Guantanamo Files: The Stories of the 774 Detainees in America's Illegal Prison, to take a closer look at the Tribuanl of Salim Hamdan and it's implications for the Rule of Law in the United States.

Host Marianne Barisonek interviews Dmitry Orlov, author of Reinventing Collapse: Soviet Example and American Prospects. He examines the circumstances of the demise of the Soviet superpower and offers clear insights into how we might prepare for similar coming events.

Scott Forrester presents part 2 of an interview with Dean Larry Velvel of the Massachusetts School of Law in Andover and organizer of the Conference on War Crimes and the law-breaking of the Bush Administration. He discusses  war  crimes  in history and related issues.

Host Joe Uris hosts a discusssion of environmental issues like water, air and energy with an emphasis on energy consumption in the U.S. and the world.

Hosts Cecil Prescod and Celeste Carey speak with Fouad Pervez a writer, actor, and policy analyst. He is a native of Pakistan who grew up in the U.S. He is a senior researcher at George Washington University and a member of Transcend International, a global group of over 300 scholars and practitioners working on issues of peace and development. They'll discuss Afghanistan and Pakistan.