Against the Grain – December 29, 2003
Five storytellers of local and national renown tell stories with a profoundly important theme for these troubled times — the theme of peace.
Five storytellers of local and national renown tell stories with a profoundly important theme for these troubled times — the theme of peace.
Up to 40,000 Die in Devastating Iranian Earthquake Israel Soldiers Shoots Ex-Israeli Solider At Protest Against Separation Wall U.S. Soldier Back From Iraq: I Will Not Die For Oil, Its Not Worth It
7:00 amAnti-Semitism in Europe. Martin Lee, co-founder of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting and author of The Beast Reawakens, which chronicles the resurgence of neo-fascism around the world, and Rabbi Arthur Hertzberg, Bronfman visiting Prof. of Humanities at New York University and Professor Emeritus of Religion at Dartmouth, author of The Fate of Zionism: A … Continued
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Park Your Car in Harvard Yard. Jason Robards and Judith Ivey reprise their Broadway roles in Israel Horovitz’s classic tale about the meanest, toughest teacher ever to set foot in Gloucester High School, and the housekeeper he hires to look after him, who has her own secrets.
In December of 2001, the first presidential candidates debate on disability issues in Costa Rica was held. Dr. Federico Montero is a leader in Costa Rica’s disability rights movement and he explains how the movement plans to make change. Produced by Disability Radio World Wide with Jean Parker.
The Agriculture department expands its recall of beef, admitting that meat from a cow infected with Mad Cow disease has been distributed to 8 states, including California Officials in Iran say the death toll from Friday’s earthquake could reach 30,000 – hopes are fading that any more survivors remain alive in the rubble As the … Continued
Guest Host: Wes "Scoop" Nisker, author, The Big Bang, the Buddha, and the Baby Boom: Spiritual Experiments of My Generation, Harper/San Francisco, 2003. First Hour: "New Year’s Rituals" Guest: Malcom Margolin, author, The Way We Lived: California Indian Reminiscenes, Stories, and Songs, Heyday Books, 1993. Second Hour: "Daddies and Daughters: Buddhist Generations" Guests: Jack Kornfield … Continued
Chicana Film maker, Watsonville Native, Publisher, Writer, and Activist Elizebeth Chavez visits Radio2050 to discuss her escapades as an Independent Artist and owner of Monkey Press and Productions. Topics include the state of Women of Color poetry, publications and collaborations, and Watsonville. For more info www.monkeyproductions.org.
Governments around the world are sending aid to the earthquake ravaged Iranian city of Bam. A gas explosion in Southwest China has turned an area of 10 square miles into a death zone. A second cow in Washington State has been diagnosed with Mad Cow disease A federal judge banned forced Anthrax vaccinations for our … Continued
Youth Radio features the story of a high school senior who dreams of becoming a manicurist instead of going to college as her parents wish, a commentary on safe driving, and a youth perspective on gay marriage from Youth Radio Atlanta.