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 – February 22, 2011
Noam Chomsky discusses conspiracy theories, Betsy Hartmann talks about whether overpopulation is the cause of environmental destruction, and Raj Patel weighs in on the commons
Against the Grain – February 21, 2011
Don Lattin discusses his book “The Harvard Psychedelic Club: How Timothy Leary, Ram Dass, Huston Smith, and Andrew Weil Killed the Fifties and Ushered in a New Age for America.”
Against the Grain – February 16, 2011
Is it humans who have domesticated plants, or is it the other way around? Michael Pollan took up that question in his book “The Botany of Desire.” The film based on that book explores the natural history of four plants: the apple, the tulip, cannabis, and the potato.
Against the Grain – February 15, 2011
Radical economist Richard Wolff talks about the economic/financial crisis, critiques the government’s response, and identifies strategies that should have been — and should be — pursued.
Against the Grain – February 14, 2011
C.S. Soong presents an audio retrospective of KPFA’s coverage of Egypt’s eighteeen days of revolution, culminating in President Mubarak’s resignation. The special-edition compilation is called “KPFA Presents: Days of Revolution, Day of Triumph in Egypt.”
Against the Grain – February 9, 2011
University of Florida law professor Mark Fenster discusses his book “Conspiracy Theories: Secrecy and Power in American Culture.”
Against the Grain – February 8, 2011
In two new monologues, Mike Daisey examines what money does to human relations and reveals the human cost of our love affair with electronic gadgetry. And Stephanie Rearick describes a system of alternative currency called TimeBanking.
Against the Grain – February 2, 2011
Can potentially violent students, like Jared Loughner and the Virginia Tech shooter Seung-Hui Cho, be identified and caught before they kill? Benjamin Reiss objects to what he sees as the intrusion of psychiatric risk assessment and intervention into the classroom.