Ayn Rand’s novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged have been called gateway drugs to rightwing ideas for so many Americans. And while the works of the writer and philosopher have seen a resurgence since the global economic crisis, her influence has been undeniably huge and sustained since those books were originally published in mid-century. Historian … Continued


Law & Disorder

The Prescription to Prison Pipeline with Michelle Smirnova

Michelle Smirnova, Associate Professor of Sociology and affiliate faculty member of Race, Ethnic and Gender Studies at the University of Missouri, Kansas discusses her new book The Prescription to Prison Pipeline. This week’s Resistance in Residence artists are Gabriele Christian and Chibueze Crouch who make up the performance duo OysterKnife. You can learn more about … Continued


UpFront

Florida braces for Hurricane Milton disaster; plus how climate change-induced disasters are killing workers

0:08 – Mitch Perry is Senior Reporter with the nonprofit newsroom The Florida Phoenix. He joins us from St Petersburg, Florida, which is evacuating from Hurricane Milton.  0:18 – Eugene Cordero is professor of Meteorology and Climate Science at San Jose State University, and also the founder and director of Green Ninja, an educational publisher … Continued


A Box of Toys

RERUN Episode 84 – The 2nd Best of A Box Of Toys

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RERUN – Episode 84 – The 2nd Best of A Box of Toys Original Airdate:  12/14/21 This is the 2nd “Best of ABOT” show, and a great survey of what we bring: Flying Lotus, Yppah, Busdriver, Lou Reed, Adam Freeland, Taraf De Haidouks, Sherwood and Pinch, Sandra Electronics, Ercilla Costa, Charles Mingus, Charlie Haden, Asgeir, … Continued