On today’s show, it’s time for July events in Berkeley! Keep It In The Ground – Plastic Free July at the Ecology Center, Jessica Mitchell Education and Engagement program coordinator and Martin Bourque executive director discuss the interactive, community events. We’ll switch gears just slightly and speak to Cheryl Davila, founder and executive director of … Continued
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Some lost gems from Episode 50, Crammed Discs and the Sub Rosa Record Label. Featured artists include Mocky, Akron/Family, Zeep, Jean Gab’1, Oy, Le Son Mite, Aquaserge, Nova Materia, Christophe Giraud, Radionics Radio, Alt-J, and more.
On today’s show, Timothy A. Wise, senior researcher for the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy will weigh in on president-elect of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum and give us an update on that country’s fight against GMO corn. We’ll switch gears and have a conversation with Stanford Design School directors Carissa Carter and Scott Doorley on … Continued
On today’s show, during this hour I’ll be playing a documentary by Max Monch entitled, “Footprints of War – Nature Under Fire” from Earth Stories – Climate Disaster Documentaries which displays how warfare is destroying our environment. It is available on YouTube.
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This episode covers the legacy of legendary bassist Richard Davis as a sideman for Roland Kirk, Jaki Byard, Andrew Hill, Gabor Szabo, Van Morrison, Janis Ian, Eric Dolphy, George Benson, Sonny Stitt, Phoebe Snow, Paul Simon and Sarah Vaughn. Renowned bassist Richard Davis passed away in September of 2023. This show will review only a … Continued
On today’s show, I’ll speak to Ecology Center’s executive director Martin Bourque previewing Plastic Free July. We’ll switch gears and get an update on the salmon crisis in Northern CA and Oregon from Scott Artis, executive director of Golden State Salmon Association. EVENT LINKS: Enemy of the People Event: https://rb.gy/n83vte Food solutions. Civil Eats is … Continued
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A tribute to the late great Bobby Tench, and featuring samples of his recorded output as a sideman or as a leader including: The Gass, Jeff Beck, Ginger Baker, Freddy King, Streetwalker, Hummingbird, Topper Headon, Boxer, Joanna Connor, Roger Chapman, and Van Morrison. When ABOT does a tribute show, we try to do it for … Continued
On today’s show, I speak to Matt Scott Project Drawdown’s director of storytelling and engagement on his organization’s latest Drawdown Neighborhood feature based on Bay Area climate activists which will be debuting. We switch gears and speak to Martin Winiecki co-director of the documentary Water is Love: Ripples of Regeneration which will be making its … Continued
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This is episode 167 of A Box of Toys where we review yet another obscure record label: Real World. Some of the artist that were of utmost interest include Mahmoud Tabrizi Zadeh, *Unknown Moroccan Musicians, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Orquesta Revé, Tabu Ley Rochereau, Remmy Ongala, *Musicians of the Nile, Sabri Brothers, Mama Mosambiki, Nibiro … Continued
On today’s show, I’ll be discussing California’s climate and insurance crisis and the greed that is fueling it all w/senior strategitst for the Insure Our Future Campaign Risalat Khan and the Director of the Climate & Energy Program at the Center for International Environmental Law Attny Nikki Reisch. How are these insurance companies cutting and … Continued
