Cover to Cover – December 20, 2022
A celebration of the art of poetry and prose with Jack Foley, Nina Serrano, Jovelyn Richards and Jennifer Stone
Featured Episode
Join Karyn Sanders for a discussion of the politics of aging and the herbs that support us to do this gracefully. This episode originally aired 09.21.2000. Today’s program is part of our 25th anniversary celebration. For this year we have aired an episode of The Herbal Highway from our early years that hasn’t been heard … Continued
Most of us assume that our medical data is protected under U.S. law — but, as sociologist Mary Ebeling illustrates, that’s wrong. Even when we don’t collect it ourselves with fitness trackers and health apps, our most sensitive health information is gathered from across the web, and package and sold as data commodities by brokers … Continued
Talkies – December 20, 2022
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.
Guest: Robert Kanigel, author of Hearing Homer’s Song: The Brief Life and Big Idea of Milman Parry.
Democracy Now – December 20, 2022
Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
The deception of plea bargaining w/ Dan Canon; Plus, our Resistance in Residence artist is Coco Peila
Most Americans believe that the jury trial is the backbone of our criminal justice system. But in fact, the vast majority of cases never make it to trial: almost all criminal convictions are the result of a plea bargain, a deal made entirely out of the public eye. Our guest today is Dan Canon, author … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – Marcy Wheeler (@emptywheel), independent journalist writing about national security and civil liberties at emptywheel.net. 0:20 – John Nichols (@NicholsUprising), National Affairs Correspondent for The Nation magazine. 0:33 – Tony Schick, an investigative and data reporter for Oregon Public Broadcasting’s Science & Environment unit discusses toxic chemicals found in Pacific Northwest … Continued
Democracy Now – December 20, 2022
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
Letters & Politics – December 20, 2022
Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.