Against the Grain
12:00 PM Pacific Time: Mondays to 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 co-produced and co-hosted by Sasha Lilley and C. S. Soong.
Against the Grain – February 19, 2007
Rock, Radio and the Counterculture Marc Fisher, author of "Something in the Air: Radio, Rock, and the Revolution That Shaped a Generation", and free form radio pioneer Bonnie Simmons talk to host Sasha Lilley about the impact of radio on the counterculture.
Against the Grain – February 14, 2007
The great muckracking journalist George Seldes is profiled in the award-winning film "Tell the Truth and Run."
Against the Grain – February 13, 2007
A look at global warming with Elizabeth Kolbert, author of "Field Notes from a Catastrophe," and a presentation of the film "The Great Warming."
Against the Grain – February 7, 2007
The Origins of Human Domination Kirkpatrick Sale’s latest book traces the origins and development of the human inclination — and ability — to dominate and exploit the environment. In After Eden: The Evolution of Human Domination, Sale links climate change to early humans’ estrangement from the natural world.
Against the Grain – February 6, 2007
Giroux on Education, Authoritarianism and Agency Influential thinker and prolific writer Henry Giroux discusses social justice in relation to education, the media, political action, and what he argues is a growing authoritarianism in the US.
Against the Grain – February 5, 2007
Tariq Ali on Latin America In his new book Pirates of the Caribbean, veteran activist and intellectual Tariq Ali examines the Bolivarian revolution in Venezuela and its relationship to other leftist movements and developments in Latin America.
Against the Grain – January 31, 2007
What’s in a Song? What explains the extraordinary power and impact of a song called The Internationale, sung and championed by radicals around the world? Peter Miller’s award-winning film of the same name finds answers in places near and far.
Against the Grain – January 30, 2007
Reason v. Faith Author of the best-selling book The God Delusion, the prominent scientist Richard Dawkins has made a film entitled Root of All Evil? that exalts reason and criticizes religion as divisive and dangerous.
Against the Grain – January 29, 2007
Whither Race in Film? According to Earl Sheridan, race and racism have virtually ceased to be major themes in American films. The UNC Wilmington political scientist traces the historical context and offers some explanations.