Talk-It-Out Radio

Talk-It-Out Radio – February 16, 2024

A how-to and what-to-do program where skilled hosts welcome guests and callers to practice empathy, mindfulness, and effective communication. Do you want tools for connection, conflict resolution, and compassion for self and others? We explore skills, knowledge and resources to empower you to connect across differences.


Making Contact

Giving Bayard Rustin His Flowers (encore)

Today, we continue celebrating Black history and heritage with a special encore episode honoring an often forgotten civil rights figure, Bayard Rustin. The organizer of the 1963 march on Washington, Rustin was a trusted advisor to labor leader A. Phillip Randolph and to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. As a gay man, a pacifist, and a … Continued


Project Censored

Why are farmers protesting in France? / Huge logging scheme disguised as land-back bill

Eleanor Goldfield hosts this week. In the first segment, a French farmer explains the complex politics behind the recent wave of mass protests by farmers, as well as the economic squeeze that government policies impose on them. Next, in a brief “intermission,” Eleanor and Mickey discuss recent failures of corporate media and consider whether old … Continued


UpFront

A Look at Hezbollah and How it May Respond to Israel’s Attacks; Plus, Upcoming San Francisco Ballot Measures

0:08 — Joseph Daher is Professor at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies of the European University Institute. He is the author of Hezbollah: Political Economy of the Party of God (and founder of the blog Syria Freedom Forever.  0:33 — Tim Redmond, founder of 48hills. Tim Redmond has been a political and investigative reporter … Continued


Democracy Now!

Democracy Now 6am – February 16, 2024

On today’s show: “Uniquely American Hell”: Kansas City Shooting Highlights Missouri’s Pro-Gun Laws in “Pro-Life” State “I Died That Day in Parkland”: Shotline Uses AI-Generated Voices of Gun Victims to Call Congress Australian Parliament Calls for U.S. to Drop Case Against WikiLeaks’ Assange Ahead of U.K. Court Hearing “They Were So Close”: Israel Kills Medics … Continued