Wednesday Night

Prog notes S H 12-28-23



12 AM

For the Record with David Emory

Dave’s first new material in over two months due to some painful but not life-threatening medical condition. He does a "fireside cha”" about Israel and Palestine, reviewing some of the fascist connections in both camps.



1 AM

Florida Veterans for Common Sense, Choose Democracy, and Floridians for Democracy present Professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat, one of the leading US scholars on fascism and authoritarian leaders. She will speak about the current threat of fascism in our country.



Dr. Ruth Ben-Ghiat is an American historian and cultural critic. She is a professor of history and Italian studies at New York University and author of Strongmen: Mussolini to Present. She writes for CNN, The Economist, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, and Atlantic.



The church is located at 3975 Fruitville Road, Sarasota, Florida 34233.

The church phone number is 941-371-4974.



2 AM

The Final Straw Radio

Abolitionists and anti-authoritarians from North Carolina

On this episode, Ian spoke with Adam Shapiro, Co-editor of We Are Many, a comics anthology released as part of the Cypher Zine project (@cypher_comics on Instagram) and published by Radix Media. The book pairs artists and activists to create narratives around the defense of women and sex workers around the globe. Among other topics, the conversation touches on the process of matching local artists with the activists on the ground, notions of human rights defense (as defined by UN guidelines) as it relates to autonomous, self-directed struggle. They also speak about the strengths and limitations of NGO-led initiatives, and the effects of emergent disasters on long-term organizing initiatives.



3 AM

Behind the News with Doug Henwood of the Left Business Observer

environmental journalist Tina Gerhardt on the recently concluded COP28 environmental summit, where limited good intentions were uttered and oil contracts were signed • historian Forrest Hylton on Javier Milei, the new libertarian/authoritarian president of Argentina



4-6 AM

The Thom Hartmann Program
Final two hours from earlier on 12-27-23