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We assess growing alarm over Trump’s mental state with psychiatrist Dr. Allen Frances, unpack Trump’s contradictory soybean bailouts with political scientist Maria Victoria Murillo, and examine America’s staggering wealth inequality with Chuck Collins, who reveals that 905 billionaires now own more than 66 million U.S. households combined.

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Is Trump Crazier Than Ever Or Has He Always Been Crazy? We begin with increasing alarm at Trump’s mental state and now Governor Pritzker of Illinois is calling for the Vice President to invoke the 25th Amendment which would require the cabinet to agree that the president is not mentally fit to continue in office, … Continued

Bioneers: Revolution from the Heart of Nature

The Reluctant Psychonaut: How Psychedelics Changed Michael Pollan’s Mind

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A quiet renaissance of serious medical research has once again arisen to study the therapeutic benefits of LSD and other psychedelics, including overcoming addiction and depression, and easing the existential terror of terminal illness. In this program, acclaimed journalist Michael Pollan shares a travelogue of his reportorial and personal journey with psychedelics. He slips through … Continued

Against the Grain

Fund Drive Special: Critiquing Capitalism

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Since the global financial crisis, and even more over the last five years, capitalism’s popularity has fallen, while the fortunes of the capitalist class have risen steeply. Polls show that a majority of people under forty, of any political affiliation, view democratic socialism positively and capitalism negatively. Even a majority of Republican voters believe that … Continued

Letters and Politics

Geomythology, Folklore, & the Environment

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Guest: Adrienne Mayor is a research scholar in classics and the history of science at Stanford University. She is the author of many books, including The Poison King (a finalist for the National Book Award), The Amazons, and her latest, Mythopedia: A Brief Compendium of Natural History Lore. The book is illustrated by Michele M. Angel, an award-winning watercolorist, illustrator, … Continued

Law & Disorder

Palestine Post w/ Sarah Leah Whitson from DAWN, Tariq Ra’ouf of the Global Sumud Flotilla and Dina from Palestinian Youth Movement — Fall Fund Drive

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On today’s Palestine Post, we speak with Sarah Leah Whitson, Executive Director of DAWN, an organization promoting human rights and democracy in the Middle East and North Africa. She previously led Human Rights Watch’s MENA division and is a prominent advocate, writer, and commentator on regional justice and accountability. We also speak with Tariq Ra’ouf, … Continued