Friday, March 29, 2024

Thursday Night

Prog Notes S H 03-29-24



12 AM

Alan Watts

The Symbolic and the Real



12:45 AM

Old Radio Break

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar with Bob Bailey

The McCormack Affair Episode 2



1:00 AM

The Magical Mystery Tour with Tonio Epstein

The Web of Meaning, part 1: Integrating Science and Traditional Wisdom to Find Our Place in the World – Discussion with Jeremy Lent

Jeremy Lent has been described as one the greatest thinkers of our age. Hes the founder of the nonprofit Liology Institute, dedicated to fostering an integrated worldview that could enable humanity to thrive sustainably on the Earth and he's the author The Patterning Instinct: A Cultural History of Humanity's Search for Meaning, and his new book is The Web of Meaning: Integrating Science and Traditional Wisdom to Find Our Place in the Universe. Part 2 next week.



2 AM

The History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps: Africana Philosophy from Kings College, London

Knowing the Difference; Marginal Comments

Final two episodes in our Women’s History Month review of the philosophical contribution of a number of Black women thinkers and doers – Audre Lorde, noted for her saying that you can’t dismantle the master’s house with the master’s tools; and then bell hooks and Patricia Hill Collins



3 AM

Visionary Activist Caroline Casey from sister station KPFA


MAY CO-OPERATION ECLIPSE DOMINATION

May Co-operation Eclipse domination

Caroline welcomes Erica Gies – to guide our rogue species back to collaborative Earth Citizen manners (aka animism)…. by asking “what does water want?” ….

Erica Gies is an award-winning independent journalist who writes about water, climate change, plants and critters for Scientific American, The New York Times, Nature, The Atlantic, The Guardian, National Geographic, The Economist, Washington Post, bioGraphic, Wired, and more. Erica is a National Geographic Explorer, served as a staff editor at various publications, and cofounded and edited two environmental news startups, Climate Confidential and This Week in Earth. She has received the Rachel Carson Award for Excellence in Environmental Journalism, lectures at the University of Victoria Southam, and was a finalist for the Falling Walls Science Breakthrough of the Year Award.

Erica is the author of Water Always Wins: Thriving in an age of drought and deluge. The book begins by asking a revolutionary question: What does water want? Most modern development has erased water’s slow phases — wetlands, floodplains, high altitude grasslands and forests — that soften flood peaks, store water for droughts, and keep natural systems healthy. What water wants, say water detectives exploring this question, is a kind of un-engineering that reclaims these slow cycles, offering us greater resilience.


Water Always Wins website: https://slowwater.world/, Erica Gies: www.ericagies.com



4-6:00 AM

The Thom Hartmann Program

Final two hours of Thom’s earlier live non-commercial broadcast from3-28-24

Thursday, March 28, 2024

Wednesday Night

Prog Notes S H 03-28-24



12 AM

For the Record with David Emory

Daves wraps up his (archival) interview with Peter Levenda, author of Hitler’s Legacy, about the incorporation of Nazis and Nazism into the military, espionage and other apparatuses of the national security state of the US and NATO after the end of World War II.



1 AM

Grayzone Radio with Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate’

Programmed to Kill

Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate discuss the worst terrorist attack in Moscow in two decades, and who or what could be behind it. They will then cover the latest from Gaza, where famine looms as Israel finds itself in a military and political boondoggle. They will also discuss Jeremy Loffredo's shocking video on the grassroots Israeli aid blockade, and Hekmat Aboukhater's undercover report exposing the anti-Syria lobby's latest push in Congress.



2 AM

The Final Straw Radio

Hani Almadhoun on Conditions in Gaza

First up, a conversation with Hani Almadhoun, a Palestinian-American journalist from Gaza and living in Virginia. Mr Almadhoun is also Director of Philanthropy at UNRWA USA, an independent charity to support the UN organization by the same name. In the chat, he speaks about conditions generally and for his family specifically in Gaza as well as the soup kitchen that his brother founded in north Gaza (https://www.gofundme.com/f/Hot-meals-in-gaza-daily , on Instagram at @GazaSoupKitchen ).

Hani Almadoun on:

Instagram: @myhanitizer

Facebook: @alkabeer.alhani

Jay Ward Struggles To Be Released

Then, you’ll hear from James "Jay" Ward, a long-time abolitionist who has been incarcerated in Ohio for over half his life, since he was 15. Over the years, he has participated in the national prison strike of 2018, various hunger strikes, and other movements against the abuse and mistreatment of incarcerated people.

One of his major political goals is to educate the public about the struggles he and other prisoners face to create systemic change. Without a sentence reduction, Jay will likely spend the next 25 years in prison as well. Jay is currently raising funds to pursue post-conviction relief so that he can reunite with friends and family and begin a new life on the outside. Despite Jays best efforts, he was not able to visit his mother before she died of an illness in 2022. He would like the chance to spend time with his father, who is also in poor health, before he passes.



Jay's links:

GoFundMe link is here: https://gofund.me/60f1291b

His ID # is A517461 for those who want to connect via GettingOut.

Twitter / X: @DecarcerateUS

His mailing address is:

James Ward

A571461

P.O. Box 788

Mansfield, OH 44901



3 AM

Out-FM with John Riley, Stahamili Mapp and others from sister station WBAI

TRIBUTE TO JOAN GIBBS, BLACK LESBIAN MOVEMENT GIANT


Tribute to Joan Gibbs (1953-2024), Black Lesbian Attorney, Activist and Movement Giant


On Tuesday, March 26, Out-FM will present a tribute to the late Black /African-American lesbian leader and lifelong human rights stalwart, Joan Gibbs, who passed on March 14 at age 71. Joan was a brilliant strategic thinker and doer who was a forerunner of the intersectional action that’s now widely considered essential to progressive social change. We will hear several voices explaining her monumental significance to multiple movements. We will also hear Joan talk about her own history

and her views on the activist groups in which she played key roles. This will include her reflections on:

the importance of the late 70s/early 80s group DARE (Dykes Against acism Everywhere), which she co-founded and which, as she explained, fought both racism in the lesbian/gay movement and homophobia in the Black movement.

her representation of ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) members at protests and in courtrooms. She considered ACT UP “one of the best expressions of progressive politics in its practice that has existed since the Civil Rights Movement.”


Joan was also an occasional contributing producer to Out-FM and a dear friend whom we miss tremendously. Joan Gibbs, Presente!

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Just a few highlights of Joan's long and illustrious career (thanks to Rosemari Mealy, Karen D. Taylor, and other colleagues for this information):


Over the years Joan Gibbs worked at the ACLU, the Center for Constitutional Rights, and for 28 years was general counsel for the Center for Law and Social Justice at Medgar Evers College. In the

1970s, she was a key member of the National Lawyers Guild’s Grand Jury Project defending activists against intense grand jury abuse. Later, she became a leader in the National Conference of Black Lawyers and was co-chair of the Brecht Forum (sponsor of leftist educational and organizing events and courses) during the 2000s-2010s.


She not only litigated cases involving gender and racial justice, she represented organizations and political activists such as ACT UP (the overwhelmingly queer AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) and Black Liberation leader Herman Ferguson. As an independent attorney, she also represented former members of the Black Panther Party such as Sundiata Acoli (co-defendant of Assata Shakur) in their efforts to overturn unjust convictions. In the 1990s, she played a key role in the legal and

political defense of Mumia Abu-Jamal, at a time he was facing execution.


Look for an announcement later about plans for a memorial in May.


Send messages of condolence to the family c/o: Maferefun (Mafe) Lavezzari, 487 Lincoln Place-Apt. 1D, Brooklyn, NY 11238



4-6:00 AM

The Thom Hartmann Program
Final two hours of Thom’s earlier live broadcast of his non-commercial version from 3/27/24

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Tuesday Night

Holistic health focus


Prog Notes S H 03-27-24



12 AM

About Health from sister station KPFA

Letting Go

Nurse Rona Renner discusses facing death and helping loved ones do so. Her anticipated guest turned out not to be available to discuss his book on the topic, so she took listener calls on the matter. Note: She gave a trigger warning at the start that there might be discussion of suicide.



1 AM

Herbal Highway

Allergies

Host Emiliano Lemus discusses allergies and herbs that can be used to deal with symptoms like itchy eyes and skin.



2 AM

Grassroots (formerly Green Street News)

H2O

We all need clean water. This week, after the headlines, Patti and Doug speak with attorney and Environment America's water specialist John Rumpler about water quality, the Clean Water Act, Congress, lead pipes, PVC, PFAS and other things that threaten our water supply.



2:30 AM

Food Sleuth Radio

Heavy Metals in our Foods

Did you know that heavy metals are present in a wide variety of our foods? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview with Conrad Choiniere, Ph.D. Director, Office of Analytics and Outreach, Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. Choiniere discusses common heavy metals in our food supply, and specifically the recent investigation into lead-contaminated cinnamon applesauce. Choiniere chairs FDA's Toxic Elements Working Group, which prioritizes the Administration's efforts to reduce exposures to lead, arsenic, and other heavy metals from foods to the greatest extent feasible.

Related website: Closer to Zero: https://www.fda.gov/food/environmental-contaminants-food/closer-zero-reducing-childhood-exposure-contaminants-foods

https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/investigation-elevated-lead-chromium-levels-cinnamon-applesauce-pouches-november-2023



3:00 AM

Whole Mother from sister station KPFT

Marya Axner has spent the past 30 years as an activist working against oppression of all kinds and also working as parent educator. She speaks and leads workshops on the topic of anti-Semitism and racism, at social justices organizations, worker organizations, and religious institutions. She currently is active in Fix the Grid, a network of organizations trying to make the governance of our electric grid in New England more democratic and more responsive to climate change issues. She has been the Director of a parents’ program in the Somerville Public Schools, supporting parents to be involved in their children’s education. More recently, she was the Director of the New England Jewish Labor Committee, where she organized the Jewish Community to stand up with workers for their rights.


Marya Axner has taught listening skills through Re-evaluation Counseling for many years. Axner has also been active in Sustaining All Life (SAL) and United to End Racism (UER) both projects of Re-valuation Counseling. She leads Family Workshops for Sustaining all Life (SAL) whose mission is to end human caused destruction of the environment and end the exploitation and oppression of people most affected by climate change. She leads workshops on how to use listening tools to empower people in the Climate Change movement.



4-6:00 AM

The Thom Hartmann Program
Final two hours of Thom’s non-commercial version from the earlier broadcast on 3-26-24

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Monday Night

Prog Notes S H 03-26-24



12 AM

Creative Frontline

“The Water Cycle”

Robert Lundahl and Tracker Ginamarie Rangel Quinone are excited to present this week's further expression and exploration of what may be a new landscape to some.

It's a surprisingly rewarding journey, as the desert itself puts Biodiversity under a "microscope." The intricacy of species and their biological niches, their interdependence and dependence on systems interactions revealed, guide us in our steps forward, gaining new knowledge, moving into a world of adaptation to climate change and into our own ever evolving thinking.

With the brilliant and fascinating Andy ZDon.



12:30 AM

Between the Lines radio newsmagazine with Scott Harris

Biden's Contradictory, Deadly Gaza Policies Prioritize Rhetoric Over Action; US, Other Nations Intervene Again in Haiti to Address Crisis They Helped Create; Elder Climate Activist Risks Freedom and Health in Mountain Valley Pipeline Protest

Guests: Jack Mirkinson, The Nation senior editor and cofounder of Discourse Blog; Jake Johnston, Center for Economic and Policy Research senior research associate; Karen River Bixler, 81-year-old Vermont climate activist



1:00 AM

Behind the News with Doug Henwood of the Left Business Observer

Three interviews on this episode: David Moore on how AIPAC is using GOP contributors’ money to go after progressive Dems; Meron Rapoport on how Schumer and the ICJ are being received in Israel; Jamieson Webster on the social/societal aspects of mental disorders among young people.


Interlude: Rick Smith with Labor History in 2:00 Minutes



2:00 AM

Project Censored

Banned Books Back! Project, and “We are All Sacrifice Zones”

In the first half of the show, Libertie Valance and Cindy Barukh Milstein join host Eleanor Goldfield to talk about how a small coop bookshop in Asheville, NC came to be the keeper of more than 20,000 youth books banned in Florida, the emergence of the Banned Books Back! initiative, and how a growing connection of people across state lines are finding creative ways to circumvent the rise of book bans.

Next up, professor, author and organizer Nicole Fabricant joins the show to talk to us about Curtis Bay: a sacrifice zone microcosm, one that is mirrored all over the nation and indeed the world. Nicole highlights how primarily black and brown communities are overburdened not just by pollution and corporate malfeasance but by the need to become their own scientists, doctors and advocates. She shares powerful stories of autonomous youth organizing, and how we are in fact, all sacrificed to corporate greed.


Libertie Valance and Cindy Barukh Milstein work at Firestorm, an anarchist co-op bookstore in Asheville, NC. Their bookstore accepted 22,500 copies of books banned from Duval County elementary schools and are donating the books to families in Duval County. Many of the banned titles feature Black, Brown, Asian, Indigenous or LGBT characters. More information is available at the bookstore’s web site, https://firestorm.coop/.


Nicole Fabricant teaches at Towson University in the Baltimore area. She’s the author of Fighting to Breathe: Race, Toxicity and the Rise of Youth Activism In Baltimore.



3:00 AM

Equal Rights & Justice with Mimi Rosenberg of sister station WBAI

“Haiti: The Revolution Continues” – Pierre Labossiere of the Haiti Action Committee and Christian Lemoine of Batay Ouvriye discuss years of US support for corrupt regimes in Haiti connected to the PHTK Party, and the resultant current political and economic crisis in Haiti.

Then, a conversation with Prof. Rashid Khalidi, author of “The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine,” about the US-Israeli war on Palestine as ethnocide, in which “They’re killing our children, body and spirit to steal our future.”



4-6:00 AM

The Thom Hartmann Program

Final two hours from the earlier non-commercial broadcast on 3/25/24