Talkies – May 31, 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.
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Roots of a Surging U.S. Labor Movement
In this week’s Economic Update, Professor Richard Wolff discusses the reasons why the official United States unemployment rate is currently low in comparison to historic rates; why U.S. restaurants are losing business; the hypocrisy of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, in the face of repression of growing American protest movement against Israeli policy in Gaza; and … Continued
Democracy Now 9am (rebroadcast) – May 31, 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).
On today’s show, I speak to Matt Scott Project Drawdown’s director of storytelling and engagement on his organization’s latest Drawdown Neighborhood feature based on Bay Area climate activists which will be debuting. We switch gears and speak to Martin Winiecki co-director of the documentary Water is Love: Ripples of Regeneration which will be making its … Continued
Guilty on all counts. What’s next?
00:08 John Nichols, National Affairs Correspondent for The Nation Steve Phillips is founder of Democracy in Color, and author of How We Win the Civil War: Securing a Multiracial Democracy and Ending White Supremacy for Good (just re-released in a revised second edition)
Democracy Now 6am – May 31, 2024
On today’s show: Guilty: Trump Becomes First Ex-President Felon in U.S. History “Unprecedented in the History of American Republicanism”: Historian on Trump Verdict & GOP Extremism Exclusive: USAID Contractor Resigns After Presentation on Maternal & Child Mortality in Gaza Canceled “I Was Shocked”: Meet the State Dept. Official Who Quit After Report Denies Israel Blocking … Continued
Background Briefing (5am) – May 31, 2024
Why We Should Care About the Trump Trial and, With the Tail Wagging the Dog, Biden Has to End the Gaza War, Which Netanyahu Plans to Continue for Seven Months We begin with Israel’s National Security Advisor announcing that the war in Gaza will go on for at least another seven months, which could prove … Continued
Puzzling Evidence – May 31, 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 – May 31, 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.
Betty’s Night In – May 30, 2024
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Whether you’re in your living room, at your desk, on the couch or on the freeway, Betty’s got a free-form mix of music for staying in or venturing out. New and classic Americana, Country, Bluegrass, Pop, R&B — sprinkled with a some Jazz, International, and Classical sounds. Come hang out on your terrestrial radio or … Continued