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The Tale Of The Two Paths

Airs at: Fri, 01/27/2023 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  Squirrels Know
  Is a tale as old as the oldest star in our sector of the galaxy. A story of opposites, estranged siblings, and potent adventure instincts. Oh such potent adventure instincts! Too much for a frail human to endure. And the bad boys of the bunch happened to be some of the m... Read more

Free Trade vs Fair Trade - the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework

Airs at: Mon, 01/30/2023 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework is the latest free trade initiative challenging the US and Asian-Pacific labor movements.  Yimei Shao of the Trade Justice Education Fund explains what's new and not new about Biden's trade proposal. Read more

Rural Reforms and Human Rights in Colombia

Airs at: Mon, 01/23/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Rural Reforms and Human Rights in Colombia. The UN Security Council met to consider rural reforms and the rights of indigenous and African-descended people in the context of the Colombian peace process. We hear from Armando Wouriyu Valbuena, Se... Read more

Border Patrol

Airs at: Mon, 01/23/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Nearly every year since the 1990s the U.S. Congress has increased the appropriation for the Border Patrol and the whole apparatus of border protection. Yet every year increasing numbers, mostly from the Americas but also from all over, gain entrance by evading the enforcers... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for January 23, 2023

Airs at: Mon, 01/23/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Border Patrol: Nearly every year since the 1990s the U.S. Congress has increased the appropriation for the Border Patrol and the whole apparatus of border protection. Yet every ... Read more

Remembering Jeff Steinborn

Airs at: Wed, 01/11/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Remembering Jeffrey Steinborn. Jeffrey Steinborn was an attorney, a marijuana legalizer, and social justice revolutionary in the city of Seattle who passed away in early January. On this edition of Century we’ll hear an interview with Jeff from... Read more

Your Body Is Partly Plastic. So Is Everything Else.

Airs at: Thu, 12/29/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Radio Ecoshock
  Wired science journalist Matt Simon on his new book, A Poison Like No Other: How Microplastics Corrupted Our Planet and Our Bodies. Also, Julian Cribb, author and science hunter: the 10 game-ending threats to humanity.    11-03-2022         Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for January 2, 2023

Airs at: Mon, 01/02/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole which includes a re-broadcast of a show from Against the Grain. C.S. Soong interviews Vijay Prashad about the history of the “Third World Project,” a discussion that sheds light on contemporary political struggles of t... Read more

The Christmas Truce of 1914: Not So Isolated

Airs at: Wed, 12/28/2022 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Keeping Democracy Alive
  Many think the Christmas Truce of 1914 was an exaggeration. Acclaimed historian Adam Hochschild reveals the truth. This was not the only such event: there were desertions, mutinies, and fraternizations. Today it seems anyone with a uniform is dubbed a hero, but what abou... Read more

Deep Love, Fabulous Unknown

Airs at: Tue, 12/27/2022 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Earth Riot Radio
  We have this task, find the fabulous unknown in the ecosystem you love and make your body a part of that ecosystem. Are you facing a forest? An alpine meadow? A wetlands? High Plains Desert? That is your great grift here at the turn of the year. Now close your eyes, your... Read more