Talkies – March 15, 2024
The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual — and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.
Featured Episode
In February, California formally announced its plan to phase out fracking in the state. The move came after years of campaigning by environmental and social justice groups and three years after CalGEM had essentially stopped issuing new fracking permits. While the move is an environmental justice and climate win, as always, there are some devils hiding in the details.
Debris From A Declining Empire
On this week’s episode, Professor Wolff discusses United Kingdom politician George Galloway’s by-election victory and the raised minimum wage in the UK. He comments on Elon Musk’s lawsuit against the NLRB, as Trader Joe, Starbucks, and Amazon also join to ask a right-wing Supreme Court to gut business regulations. He then looks at US protectionism, … Continued
Democracy Now 9am (rebroadcast) – March 15, 2024
Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. This hour rebroadcasts the 6am hour. For daily episode descriptions, see Democracy Now! (6am).
Big Win In Kern County and Benin’s Sustainable Cotton Farming
On today’s show, coming back to the airwaves with some good news. A California appeals court ruled unanimously this week that Kern County violated the law by using a flawed environmental review for its local oil and gas ordinance. Why? In order to fast track their oil and gas projects. I’ll speak to Dan Ress, … Continued
What do sanctions accomplish?
00:08 Narges Bajoghli is Assistant Professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. Her new book is How Sanctions Work: Iran and the Impact of Economic Warfare
Democracy Now 6am – March 15, 2024
On today’s show: “Island of Access”: VP Harris Visits MN Abortion Clinic in Historic First Amid Growing Restrictions “Anti-Zionism Is Not Antisemitism”: Palestinian Prof. Shalhoub-Kevorkian on Hebrew Univ. Suspension “Towers of Ivory and Steel”: Jewish Scholar Says Israeli Universities Deny Palestinian Freedom
Background Briefing (5am) – March 15, 2024
Johnson Won’t Hold a Vote to Impeach Biden as Evidence Emerges the Source Who Fed House Republicans Russian Disinformation Was Paid $600,000 by Friends of Trump We begin with House Speaker Johnson telling reporters that he can’t commit to holding a Biden impeachment vote following the implosion of the case against Hunter Biden which was … Continued
Puzzling Evidence – March 15, 2024
Deranged “edits” segue into a cascade of echoing glossolaliac madness, the voicing of lyric ruminations from the free-falling brains of disintegrating personalities.
Over the Edge – March 15, 2024
Themed mixes are made live and spontaneously on the air, consisting of found sound of many kinds and from many sources, old and new, put together on the run as the continuous audio collage continues.