Talkies – June 7, 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
Garbage “waste-to-energy” incineration has long been sold to the public as a technologically-advanced solution to the waste crisis and a source of renewable energy. In reality, incineration poses significant environmental, human health, and climate risks, while disproportionately impacting communities of color and low-income communities that already face high pollution burdens. Anti-incineration advocates also point to … Continued
China And Inflation: Real Analyses, Not BS (encore)
In the first half, Professor Richard Wolff focuses on the realities of China’s rise, avoiding the Cold War rhetoric. Then, he analyzes the inflation now threatening the U.S. economy. Its causes and consequences turn out to be quite different from mainstream media treatments of the subject.
Democracy Now 9am (rebroadcast) – June 7, 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).
Plastic Free July & The Salmon Crisis
On today’s show, I’ll speak to Ecology Center’s executive director Martin Bourque previewing Plastic Free July. We’ll switch gears and get an update on the salmon crisis in Northern CA and Oregon from Scott Artis, executive director of Golden State Salmon Association. EVENT LINKS: Enemy of the People Event: https://rb.gy/n83vte Food solutions. Civil Eats is … Continued
Reza Aslan on Explaining Palestine/Israel to kids
00:08 – Reza Aslan, scholar of religion, Distinguished Professor of Creative Writing at the University of California, Riverside. His latest book is A Kids Book About Israel & Palestine.
Democracy Now 6am – June 7, 2024
On today’s show: Israel’s Widespread Use of White Phosphorus in Lebanon, Gaza Violates International Law: Human Rights Watch Deadly Heat: Record Scorching Temperatures Kill the Vulnerable, Worsen Inequality Across the Globe “VOICES: A Sacred Sisterscape”: Poet aja monet & V on New Audio Play Centering Black Women’s Stories
Background Briefing (5am) – June 7, 2024
The 80th Anniversary of D-Day and Today’s Struggle Against Tyranny We begin with the remembrance today in Normandy, France on the 80th anniversary of D-Day, with a diminished number of veterans 100 years and older attending along with world leaders, including President Biden, who spoke of sacrifice in the name of freedom and democracy, as … Continued
Puzzling Evidence – June 7, 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 – June 7, 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.