Rep. Maxine Waters: DeVos is a Billionaire Wannabe Teacher Who Doesn’t Care About Public Education; Iranian Student Blocked from Entering U.S.: Trump Remarks on Muslim Ban Remind Me of the Nazis; Stephen Walt: From Israel to Iran to Mexico, Trump Has Already Blown It on Foreign Policy; Rep. Maxine Waters: Trump Should Be Impeached If … Continued


Rep. Maxine Waters: DeVos is a Billionaire Wannabe Teacher Who Doesn’t Care About Public Education; Iranian Student Blocked from Entering U.S.: Trump Remarks on Muslim Ban Remind Me of the Nazis; Muslim: From Israel to Iran to Mexico, Trump Has Already Blown It on Foreign Policy; Rep. Maxine Waters: Trump Should Be Impeached If He … Continued


Featuring music from Brooklyn quintet Real Estate. Baltimore trio Future Islands. Reykjavik duo Fufanu. Oakland, California outfit Golden Drugs. London based quartet Cairobi. Electronic producer Teen Daze. Aranjuez, Madrid quartet Rufus T. Firefly. LINKS: https://www.facebook.com/realestateband/ https://www.facebook.com/FutureIslandsMusic/ https://www.facebook.com/fufanumusic/ https://www.facebook.com/GoldenDrugs/ https://www.facebook.com/wearecairobi/ https://www.facebook.com/teendaze/ https://www.facebook.com/rufustfoficial/


CounterSpin

CounterSpin – February 3, 2017

CounterSpin provides a critical examination of the each week’s major news stories, and exposes what the mainstream media may have missed in their own coverage. Produced by the national media watch group FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting).


On today’s show, Cat Brooks and Mitch Jeserich talk about the latest in Trumplandia. Then, we discuss Betsy DeVos and the threat she poses to public education with Ryan J. Smith (Executive Director of The Education Trust-West). We also cover action happening locally. Cat Brooks interviewed Katrin Wehrheim (Professor of math at UC Berkeley) about the protests … Continued


Fun Home: Alison Bechdel and Jeanine Tesori, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky. Alison Bechdel is the author of the graphic novel “Fun Home,” and Jeanine Tesori is the composer of the musical adaptation of “Fun Home”. Originally opening at New York’s Public Theatre, “Fun Home” moved to Broadway and won the 2015 Tony Award for Best Musical. Jeanine Tesori shared the Tony for Best Original Score with lyricist and librettist Lisa Kron.