Talkies – August 11, 2023
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.
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.
Amid this summer’s blistering heat waves, historic floods, and devastating wildfires, it’s impossible to ignore the signs of climate change all around us. These extreme weather events can be catastrophic, both for human life and for property. And when it comes to the property side of things, the insurance industry is taking note: Over the … Continued
Updates on Biden’s inadequate student debt relief, Bastille Day and French Revolution, and alternatives to Artificial Intelligence being installed to increase profits and joblessness. Interview with Dr. Harriet Fraad on the crisis of the US family, causes and consequences.
On Today’s Show: “We’re Not Going to Die This Way”: Father Describes Jumping into Ocean with 5 Kids to Escape Maui Fire “We’re Living the Climate Emergency”: Native Hawaiian Kaniela Ing on Fires, Colonialism & Banyan Tree As Fires Destroy Native Hawaiian Archive in Maui, Mutual Aid Efforts Are Launched to Help Lahaina “Unprecedented”: Fire … Continued
On today’s show, I’ll speak to Ariella Granett of the Stop Oak Expansion Coalition on their upcoming action opposing the expansion of Oakland International Airport + Mycelium Youth Network on their latest climate justice efforts. Mycelium Youth Network Universe Gaming for Justice Compendium Dungeons and Dragons 5E Adventures Inspired by Social and Environmental Justice
0:08 — Jenny Odell is a multidisciplinary artist and author based in Oakland, CA. Her latest book is Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock.
On Today’s Show: “We’re Not Going to Die This Way”: Father Describes Jumping into Ocean with 5 Kids to Escape Maui Fire “We’re Living the Climate Emergency”: Native Hawaiian Kaniela Ing on Fires, Colonialism & Banyan Tree As Fires Destroy Native Hawaiian Archive in Maui, Mutual Aid Efforts Are Launched to Help Lahaina “Unprecedented”: Fire … Continued
A More Optimistic Electoral Landscape Ahead For 2024 as Reproductive Rights Trump Anti “Wokeness” We begin with encouraging signs that a solid majority of the American electorate is motivated to vote to protect reproductive rights the Supreme Court took away at the same time the public is not getting behind Governor DeSantis’s racist refrain of … Continued
Deranged “edits” segue into a cascade of echoing glossolaliac madness, the voicing of lyric ruminations from the free-falling brains of disintegrating personalities.
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.