Against the Grain
12:00 PM Pacific Time: Mondays - Wednesdays
Acclaimed program of ideas, in-depth analysis, and commentary on a variety of matters—political, economic, social, and cultural—important to progressive and radical thinking and activism. Against the Grain is produced and hosted by Sasha Lilley.
Against the Grain – March 18, 2013
Historian Jeff Rubin brought along his daughter Emma to study a social movement begun by teenage girls in Brazil. What they learned, and how it changed their own relationship, is laid out in their new book “Sustaining Activism.”
Against the Grain – March 13, 2013
What does it mean to say that we humans are alienated from nature? Does that statement even make sense? Not according to philosopher Steven Vogel, who contends that another kind of alienation is at play, one that we can and must address.
Against the Grain – March 12, 2013
Lawrence Wright’s book “Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prism of Belief” tells the hidden history of America’s most controversial religion. His play “Fallaci” examines how political events can change a person’s beliefs.
Against the Grain – March 11, 2013
Michael McCaughan, Christina Schiavoni, and Michael Lebowitz describe various efforts to transform Venezuelan society during the presidency of Hugo Chavez, whose death was announced on March 5.