1:00 PM Pacific Time: Fridays
The Project Censored Show is a weekly public affairs program that airs Fridays from 1-2 P.M. Pacific time on KPFA Pacifica Radio. The program is an extension of the work Project Censored began in 1976 celebrating independent journalism while fighting media censorship and supporting a truly free press. The program focuses on The News That Didn’t Make the News. Each week, co-hosts Mickey Huff and Peter Phillips conduct in depth interviews with their guests and offer hard hitting commentary on the key political, social, and economic issues of the day with an emphasis on critical media literacy. The program began broadcasting in 2010 and is nationally syndicated on over 20 stations.
Historian Peter Kuznick joins Mickey to discuss the new Christopher Nolan movie “Oppenheimer.” While his overall evaluation is positive, Kuznick notes that the movie fails to address the crucial fact that there was no military need to drop the atomic bomb on Japan. Kuznick also reminds listeners that had Henry Wallace not been replaced as … Continued
The News That Didn’t Make the News. Each week, co-hosts Mickey Huff and Peter Phillips conduct in depth interviews with their guests and offer hard hitting commentary on the key political, social, and economic issues of the day with an emphasis on critical media literacy.
The News That Didn’t Make the News. Each week, co-hosts Mickey Huff and Peter Phillips conduct in depth interviews with their guests and offer hard hitting commentary on the key political, social, and economic issues of the day with an emphasis on critical media literacy.
Eleanor Goldfield hosts this week’s Project Censored Show. In light of the recent Fourth-of-July holiday, Eleanor’s first guest, historian Gerald Horne, shares his analysis of a likely motive for independence on the part of colonial America’s white elite: the desire to preserve slavery in the colonies, despite the rise of abolitionism in Britain. He also … Continued
Mickey opens the program speaking with Norman Solomon about Solomon’s latest book, “War Made Invisible” (from New Press), examining how the military, politicians, and corporate media cooperate to disguise from the public the human toll of U.S. wars. Then Eleanor Goldfield speaks with Lee Camp about his new e-book “Dangerous Ideas.” Camp brings a skeptical … Continued
Eleanor Goldfield hosts this week’s Project Censored Show. First, an update on the case of Alex Saab, incarcerated in the US without trial, despite his status as a diplomat. We also learn how Venezuela has adapted its economy to cope with punitive U.S. sanctions. Then the news about a recent verdict in a press-freedom case … Continued
To open the program, Mickey and former Project Censored intern Reagan Haynie speak with writer Alan MacLeod. He’s just written about a new phenomenon in U.S. military recruitment: social media posts from “e-girls,” designed to catch the eyes of young males. Also joining the segment is military veteran Rosa del Duca. Then Eleanor Goldfield interviews … Continued
To open the program, Mickey and former Project Censored intern Reagan Haynie speak with writer Alan MacLeod. He’s just written about a new phenomenon in U.S. military recruitment: social media posts from “e-girls,” designed to catch the eyes of young males. Also joining the segment is military veteran Rosa del Duca. Then Eleanor Goldfield interviews … Continued
Eleanor Goldfield hosts this week’s program. Her first guest , Morgan Artyukhina, examines the recent flurry of legislation directed against transgender people, and places these attacks in the context of social class. Then in the second half of the show, long-time community organizer Kamau Franklin recounts some of the history of Black resistance to oppression, … Continued
In the first half of this week’s show, Mickey speaks with three Texas students who campaign against censorship in their state; they’re associated with a group called SEAT (Students Engaged in Advancing Texas). Then Adam Bessie discusses his newly-published book about changes in education wrought by the pandemic, and by ongoing forces of corporatization.
