Talkies – October 17, 2025
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
California’s 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) was designed to stabilize the state’s groundwater resources, but its implementation has posed significant challenges, particularly for small-scale farmers. Many of these producers across the state face barriers to accessing technical support and taking part in decision-making processes under SGMA. While large agricultural operations can invest in efficient … Continued
Unionizing American Architects
This week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff delivers updates on the I.C.E. raid at a battery factory in Georgia, the growing inequality in the U.S. during both Trump terms, the 75 U.S. military airstrikes on Somalia in 2025, and France’s mass national street actions against the Macron government’s austerity policies. The second part of the … Continued
Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast) – October 17, 2025
Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
On today’s show, award-winning climate journalist, author and New York Times climate desk reporter David Gelles is here to talk all things climate COP 30 and his latest book entitled, “Dirt Bag Billionaire: How Yvon Chouinard Built Patagonia, Made a Fortune, and Gave It All Away” out now on Simon and Schuster. … Continued
Mariah Blake on Life in the Age of Forever Chemicals
00:08 – Mariah Blake, investigative journalist just out with the book They Poisoned the World: Life and death in the age of forever chemicals
Democracy Now! – October 17, 2025
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
From Budapest to Caracas: Trump’s Shadow Deals and Dirty Money Politics
Trump and Putin to Meet in Budapest Soon For Another Summit After the Alaska Fiasco We begin with the two hour phone call Trump had with Putin today which he described as yielding “great progress” with a second summit after the Alaska fiasco to take place soon in Budapest which the Kremlin has confirmed. Tomorrow … Continued
Puzzling Evidence – October 17, 2025
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 – October 17, 2025
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.