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Friday, November 13, 2015



12-1 Alan Watts "The Future of Communication" Part 1 of 4

From MEA, Box 303, Olema, CA 94950. 1 (866) 492-8446. http://www.alanwattsrecordings.com





1-2:00 Shinzen Young “What to Expect After a Retreat”

From Vipassana Support International, 1 (866) 666-0874, www.shinzen.org



ANNOUNCEMENT: Shinzen 2 week retreat in So. California, Dec. 29-Jan 10. Info: http://www.shinzen.org Detailed info: http://www.shinzen.org/RegistrationPackageDec2015Jan2016.pdf





2:00-3:00 Caroline Casey, "Visionary Activist Show:"



The Visionary Activist Show – Scheherazade, Paris Climate Talks, Global Treaty, Guiding Unifying Story

Caroline hosts Osprey Orielle Lake, author of ‘Uprising for the Earth: Reconnecting Culture with the Earth’ on her way to Paris Talks.

From KPFA. Caroline's Website: http://www.coyotenetworknews.com





3-3:30 X Minus One ‘Seventh Victim’ by Robert Sheckley

Originally broadcast Marcy 6, 1957.





3:40 - 5:55 The Thom Hartmann Program



Why Ben Carson is Wrong About Wage Hikes & the Pyramids
- John Nichols, The Nation Magazine

Article: "A Billionaire, Some Millionaires, and a No-Show Senator Debate How Best to Block Wage Hikes" by John Nichols.

Article: "Ben Carson Is As Wrong About Wage Hikes As He Was About the Pyramids" by John Nichols.



Data Caps...What Comcast Doesn't Want You To Know
- Tim Karr, Free Press

Law: "Stop Online Piracy Act" (SOPA).

Bill: "PROTECT IP Act (Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act, or PIPA)".

Article: "Comcast is Suing Net Neutrality" by Free Press.

Article: "What Comcast Doesn't Want You to Know About Data Caps" by Timothy Karr.



Hour Three: Was Ohio's Pro-Pot Election Stolen?
- Brad Friedman, The Brad Blog

Article: "Impossible Election Results for Ohio's Marijuana Ballot Initiative?: 'BradCast' 11/10/2015" by Brad Friedman.

Article: "Kentucky demands a public hand count of every ballot that was cast for Governor on November 3rd" by Concerned Kentucky Residents.



Greg Gandin “Kissinger’s Shadow” on Conversations with Great Minds, http://conversationswithgreatminds.com/video/great-minds-greg-grandin-kissinger-continues-fascinate-and-appall



Michael Mann on Understanding Climate Change – from Conversations with Great Minds http://conversationswithgreatminds.com/video/full-show-111015-understanding-climate-change-conversation-michael-mann



Thom Hartmann “The Big Picture” Nov. 12, from RT TV: http://www.thomhartmann.com/bigpicture/full-show-111215-another-major-union-endorses-bernie-sanders


Need to Know: Why Do The Kochs Bros Get Welfare?
- America's Lawyer Mike Papantonio, Ring of Fire Radio



Thom's Website: http://www.thomhartmann.com





5:55-6 KPFK Community Calendar

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Thursday, November 12, 2015



12-1 Dave Emory, "For the Record #861. Greek Tragedy part 4”



Detailed, annotated written description for this program available at: http://spitfirelist.com/for-the-record/ftr-861-greek-tragedy-part-3/ (but it will take you to part 4)

Dave's website: http://www.spitfirelist.com

Updates and Comments Line: http://feeds.feedburner.com/SpitfireListComments



1-2 Chris Hedges “Captain Ahab & U.S. Empire”

From Alternative Radio, 1 (800) 444-1977, http://www.alternativeradio.org



2-3 The Ralph Nader Radio Hour

Guests: Richard Master, the Executive Producer of “Fix It: Healthcare at the Tipping Point,” http://www.fixithealthcare.com and Nomi Prins, “All The President’s Bankers,” “It Takes a Pillage,” fills us in on how the Federal Reserve serves Wall Street over Main Street.

http://www.ralphnaderradiohour.com





3-3:30 The Bioneers – Revolution from the Heart of Nature

‘ A Love That Is Wild: Why Wilderness Matters in the 21st Century’

Writer, naturalist and activist Terry Tempest Williams asks “Can we love ourselves, each other and the Earth enough to change?” Program information: 1 (877) bioneer http://www.bioneers.org



3:40-5:55 The Thom Hartmann Program



Show LIVE from Chicago, IL today for "Lunch With Labor"... presented by Chicago's Progressive Talk...with our very special guests, Labor Leaders:
- Bob Reiter, Chicago Federation of Labor (CFL)
- Tom Villanova, Chicago/Cook County Building Trades
- Jeff Eppenstein, United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers & Allied Workers Local 11
- Sam Cicinelli, Mechanics Local 701
- Tom Ryan, Chicago Firefighters Union Local 2
- Vito Marchese, Machinists Local 126, District 8
- Representative Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr. (D), 86th District/member of the International Machinist and Aerospace Workers Union

Site: Citizens' Climate Lobby.

Site: Patriotic Millionaires.

Documentary: "Toxic Hot Seat" by HBO.

Article: "Illinois House votes down right to work measure" by Charles Thomas.

Article: "Rauner puts veterans' home in budget crossfire" by Kurt Erickson.

Video: Ronald Reagan Speaks Out Against Socialized Medicine.

Site: Fight For $15.

Article: "Haymarket affair" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Pullman Porters: from Servitude to Civil Rights".

Article: "Industrial Workers of the World" ("Wobblies").

Article: "Low Wages at a Single Wal-Mart Store Cost Taxpayers about $1 Million Every Year, Says New Committee Staff Report" by Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Article: "Quinn complains wealthy are trying to help Rauner buy election" by Rick Pearson.

Site: "Proud Union Home".

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Conversations with Great Minds:
- Economist Dr. Richard Wolff, Democracy At Work Video: http://www.thomhartmann.com/bigpicture/full-show-111115-how-reaganomics-killed-america%E2%80%99s-middle-class



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5:55-6 KPFK Community Calendar

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Wednesday, November 11, 2015



12-12:30 Importance of Voting for Local Station Board



12:30-12:35 Janee Taylor, “Dognoir”

http://www.dognoir.com



12:35-1:30 Today’s Letter is “G”

Ginger, Ginkgo, Glyphosate with Gary

http://prn.fm/the-gary-null-show-09-04-15/ (free download of program)

Featuring review of Monsanto’s own research papers with Anthony Samsel and Dr. Stephanie Seneff. Her website is http://People.Csail.MIT.edu/seneff



1:30-2:30 Vandana Shiva, “Radical Compassion”

From Alternative Radio, 1 (800) 444-1977, http://www.alternativeradio.org



SEGUE MUSIC: Traffic, ‘Holy Ground’ from “Far From Home” CD



2:30-4 Dr. Bernie Siegel, M.D. “Humor and Healing”

From Sounds True, 1 (800) 333-9185, http://www.soundstrue.com



4-5:55 The Thom Hartmann Program



Election fraud - the REAL story...

Article: "BREAKING: Chris Christie Vetoes Legislation Making It Easier To Vote In New Jersey" by Kira Lerner.

Article: "Bernie Sanders Slams GOP On Voting Rights: 'They're Political Cowards!'" by Tierney Sneed.

Article: "Former Clay officials get long sentences in massive vote-buying case" by Bill Estep, March 9, 2011.

Article: "The 3 People Being Prosecuted For Voter Fraud In Kansas" by Kira Lerner.

Article: "Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement" (TPP) by EFF.

Article: "Questioning the Unverified Computer Results of Kentucky's Governor's Race: 'BradCast' 11/4/2015" by Brad Friedman.

Article: "The Size of the Derivatives Bubble Hanging Over the Global Economy Hits a Record High" by Wikipedia.

" by Michael Snyder, May 27, 2014.



Europe going "Red State - Blue State" - the rise of nativism

Article: "Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership" (TTIP) by Wikipedia.

Article: "How Europe's liberals can speak out" by Simon Kuper.

Article: "Fury and fear in Ohio as IT jobs go to India" by Patrick Thibodeau.



Sen. Elizabeth Warren's Plan To Save Grandma From the Cliff
- Alex Lawson, Social Security Works

Article: "Social Security's 2016 COLA Is Zero. Senator Warren Has a Plan to Fix That" by Nancy Altman.

Thom's Website: http://www.thomhartmann.com



5:55-6 KPFK Community Calendar

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Tuesday, November 10, 2015



12-1 Pema Chodron, “Walking the Walk: Putting the Teachings into Practice When it Matters Most”

Session 4 (concluding): ‘Developing the Heart of Compassion’

From Sounds True, 1 (800) 333-9185, http://www.soundstrue.com Pema’s website: http://pemachodronfoundation.org/product-category/products/



1-2:30 Jose' Luis Stevens, PhD and Lena Stevens, "The Power Path Training: Living the Secrets of the Inner Shaman"

Session 6 (concluding) ‘Relationship with Power and Reference Points’

From Sounds True, 1 (800) 333-9185, http://www.soundstrue.com http://www.thepowerpath.com



2:30-3:30 From The Vault Radio - Kate Millett

http://www.fromthevaultradio.org From Pacifica Radio Archives, http://www.pacificaradioarchives.org 1 (800) 735-0230.



3:40-5:55 The Thom Hartmann Program



Just how bad is the TPP?
- Congressman Alan Grayson (D-FL, 9th District),

Article: "Fast track (trade) (TPA)" by Wikipedia.

Site: "Congressman With Guts".

Site: Trade Treachery.

Article: "North American Free Trade Agreement" (NAFTA) by Wikipedia.

Article: "Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement" (CAFTA-DR) by Wikipedia. (CAFTA pre January 2004)

Article: "The 28 Democrats Who Voted For Fast Track" by Dave Johnson.

Case: "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission" (2010).

Article: "Alan Grayson says he passed more bills and amendments than any other current member" by Amy Sherman.

Site: "Senator With Guts".

Bill: "H.R. 3308 Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act" by Rep. Alan Grayson.



TPP...the Final Coup D'Etat?

Article: "CBS News Reveals Plans For Upcoming Democratic Debate" by Brian Flood.

Article: "For debate, Fox Business aims to be the anti-CNBC" by Hadas Gold.

Article: "Pic Of The Moment: Ben Carson: True Or False?" by EarlG.

Article: "Tired" by Storm ís Coming.

Article: "Does All This Talk About The GOP Taking Over The States Mean Something To You? How About Wisconsin?" by DownWithTyranny.

Article: "Can Bernie Beat The Establishment Machine In South Carolina?" by DownWithTyranny .

Article: "Wall Street Wants To Buy The Half Of Congress They Don't Already Own" by DownWithTyranny.

Article: "After Endorsement From Oil Industry, Vitter Calls For End To Solar Tax Credits" by Scott Keyes.



Thom’s Website: http://www.thomhartmann.com



Tonight on The Big Picture on RT TV at 7pmand 10pm... Exposing the Disastrous TPP Details (check your local listings for stations or stream at RT or Free Speech TV, and catch past shows on Youtube)


Be sure to check out our newest video: RESTORATION - narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio & Thom Hartmann, directed by Leila Conners / Visit GreenWorldRising.orgto check out all the videos: CARBON, LAST HOURS & GREEN WORLD RISING - narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio & Thom Hartmann, directed by Leila Conners

Big Picture Panel: Exposing the Disastrous TPP Details
- Melinda St. Louis, Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch
- Ari Rabin-Havt, -The Agenda/SiriusXMProgress (ch.127)

/The Benghazi Hoax
- Kevin L. Kearns, United States Business and Industry Council

- See more at: http://www.thomhartmann.com/bigpicture/full-show-11915-exposing-disastrous-tpp#sthash.UxJeCB0G.dpuf



Kentucky - Did Machines Decide the Governor's Race?
- Brad Friedman, The Brad Blog

Article: "Questioning the Unverified Computer Results of Kentucky's Governor's Race: 'BradCast' 11/4/2015" by Brad Friedman.

Article: "Arizona Election Official Caught Breaking Into Vote Tabulation System: 'BradCast' 11/2/2015" by Brad Friedman.

Article: "Three plead guilty in Clay County vote-buying conspiracy" by Bill Estep.

Article: "A note to readers on the Bluegrass Poll" by Lexington Herald-Leader.

Article: "Ohio Election Workers Convicted of Manipulating 2004 U.S. Presidential Recount".



5:55-6 KPFK Community Calendar

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Friday, November 06, 2015



Fundraising Final Night



1:15-2:15 Alan Watts "Time and the Future" Part 4 (conclusion)

From MEA, Box 303, Olema, CA 94950. 1 (866) 492-8446. http://www.alanwattsrecordings.com



MUSIC SEGUE: Judy Collins, ‘Who Knows Where the Time Goes’ from “Colors of the Day” CD



2:15-3:15 Caroline Casey, "Visionary Activist Show:"

Coyote*Goat*Maven*Redemption via Grief and Kinship Radio

Nora Jamieson, author of "Deranged"

From KPFA. Caroline's Website: http://www.coyotenetworknews.com



3:30 - 6 The Thom Hartmann Program



The Blockbuster Disaster of the TPP Now Revealed

Article: "TPP trade deal: text published online".

Article: "Text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership".

Article: "Report on the Subject of Manufactures" by Alexander Hamilton.



It's Guy Fawkes Day!

Site: Think Progress

Article: "Bonfire Night 2015: Why do we celebrate with firework displays? Who was Guy Fawkes?" by Cameron Macphail.

Article: "Secret TPP Text Unveiled: It's Worse Than We Thought, With Limits on Food Safety and Controversial Investor-State System Expanded, Rollback of Bush-Era Medicine Access and Environmental Terms" by Pubic Citizen.

Article: "Initial Analyses: Secret TPP Text Unveiled: It's Worse than We Thought" by Pubic Citizen.

Book: "Rebooting the American Dream: 11 Ways to Rebuild Our Country" by Thom Hartmann (read online).

Book: "Rebooting the American Dream: 11 Ways to Rebuild Our Country" by Thom Hartmann.



Talk Radio News Segment:
- Bob Ney

Article: "Full TPP Text Released" by TRNS.

Site: "Goats for the old Goat".

Site: Governor Free Don Siegelman.

Book: "Sideswiped: Lessons Learned Courtesy of the Hit Men of Capitol Hill" by Robert Ney.

Article: "TRNS News Notes- 11/5" by Victoria Jones.



Who Were the Bolsheviks and Why They Matter Today
- Professor Stephen Cohen, The Nation Magazine/Bukharin and the Bolshevik Revolution/Soviet Fates and Lost Alternatives

Article: "Ted Cruz scored massive cheers with his attack on the Republican debate moderators" by German Lopez.

Article: "Bolsheviks" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Mensheviks" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Ted Cruz" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Nikolai Bukharin" by Wikipedia.

Site: Russian Archives.

Article: "Stallin' history? Ft. Stephen Cohen, Professor of Russian Studies, New York University

" by RT.

Thom's Website: http://www.thomhartmann.com

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Thursday, November 05, 2015



12-12:45 Destabilization of Pacifica with Tracy Rosenberg ( http://www.media-alliance.org ) and Summer Reese

From Gary Null’s “Progressive Commentary Hour” http://prn.fm



SEGUE MUSIC:

Traffic ‘This Train Won’t Stop’ from “Far From Home” CD

Judy Collins, & Willie Nelson ‘When I Go’ from “Strangers Again” CD



1-2 Dave Emory, "For the Record # 860 “Walkin’ the Snake in Ukraine Part 7 (All’s Well that’s Orwell Part 3)



Detailed, annotated written description for this program available at: http://spitfirelist.com/for-the-record/ftr-860-walkin-the-snake-in-ukraine-part-7-alls-well-thats-orwell-part-3/



Dave's website: http://www.spitfirelist.com



ALSO: Pterrafractyl and other expert listeners are making a huge contribution, updating the website with information on many subjects that Dave doesn't have time to cover in the programs. Comments Line: comments that come in -- are a major and continuously updated source of information. Only a tiny fraction of this will ever make it into the program--it is simply too voluminous. http://feeds.feedburner.com/SpitfireListComments



2:30-3:30 The Ralph Nader Radio Hour

Gar Alperovitz “The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb”

www.community-wealth.com www. http://www.democracycollaborative.org/ http://thenextsystem.org/

http://www.ralphnaderradiohour.com







3:45-6 The Thom Hartmann Program



The New Right Wing Wedge Issues To Reel In the Suckers...

Article: "Election roundup: Big night for Republicans; marijuana, gay rights, Airbnb ballot initiatives fail" by David A. Lieb.

Article: "Kris Kobach files to prosecute three voter fraud cases in Kansas" by Bryan Lowry.

Article: "Congratulations DNC on Kentucky Governorship" by Cosmic Kitten.

Article: "Has Kentucky Governor-elect Matt Bevin over-promised on Obamacare repeal?" by Joan McCarter.



The Hustle That Won Kentucky...

Article: "Democrats Score Major Election Victory In Pennsylvania" by Alana Horowitz Satlin.

Video: "MSNBC Live with José Díaz-Balart 11/3/15 Sen. Barasso: Obamacare could collapse this year".

Article: "Beginning of the end of Obamacare" by John Barrasso.

Site: Carl Wolfson.

Article: "Small Towns Face Rising Suicide Rates" by Laura Beil.

Site: SpamHaus.

Article: "Ohioans reject legalizing marijuana" by Alan Johnson.

Article: "Maine, Ohio Initiatives Mark Emerging Democracy Reform Movement" by Common Cause.

Talk Radio News Segment:
- Luke Vargas

Site: "Goats for the old Goat".

Site: Governor Free Don Siegelman.

Article: "TRNS News Notes- 11/4" by Victoria Jones.

How You Can UnKoch Your Campus
- Duncan Gilchrist, UnKoch My Campus

Article: "Koch brothers' higher-ed investments advance political goals" by Dave Levinthal.

Article: "The case for starting sex education in kindergarten" by Saskia de Melker.

Article: "Ben Carson Would Be Hillary Clinton's Toughest Opponent - WSJ/NBC News Poll" by Janet Hook.



Winning re-election as a socialist
- Kshama Sawant, Seattle City Council

Site: Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting, Inc. (FAIR).

Clip: Phone conversation between President Lyndon Johnson and Sen. Everett Dirksen (R) 968. "Here's the latest information we've got... This is treason. ... "

Article: "Superdelegate



" by Wikipedia.

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Wednesday, November 04, 2015

Fund Drive



12:00-12:30 Vaccine Update – Whistleblower Ignored by Congress, Coverup of Vaccine-Autism Link Continues

From http://www.vaccineimpact.com http://vaccineimpact.com/2015/cdc-cover-up-of-autism-and-vaccine-link-continues/



12:30-2 Carlos Warter, M.D. "Higher Dimensions of Healing"

'Healing Yourself Through Prayer and Contemplation'

Originally from Sounds True but not in current catalog.



MUSIC SEGUE: Traffic, ‘State of Grace’ and ‘Nowhere is Their Freedom’ from “Far From Home” CD



2:30-3:30 Don Campbell, "Healing With Great Music"

'How Sound Influences Human Physiology'

From Sounds True, 1 (800) 333-9185, http://www.soundstrue.com





3:40-6 The Thom Hartmann Program



Thom Confronts Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) On His Lies http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/



How NAFTA is Killing Middle Aged White Americans... http://www.thomhartmann.com/blog/2015/11/free-trade-killing-white-american-men



Obamacare...What's New & How It Works - Thom & Wendell Potter http://www.publicintegrity.org/authors/wendell-potter



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Tuesday, November 03, 2015



Fund Drive & Old Radio Night



12-3 Bobb Lynes and Barbara Sunday, “Don’t Touch That Dial!”

We'll play 'Richard Diamond,' 'Boston Blackie,' and a muti-part 'Yours Truly Johnny Dollar.'

Email Bobb: iairotr@hotmail.com Email Barbara: donttouchthatdial@hotmail.com



3-4 NBC Theater NBC Theater (June 18, 1950)

“Wild Palms” by William Faulkner. (This was a rebroadcast, but the original one was played about 2 years ago)





4-6 The Thom Hartmann Program



Is the GOP Now A Scam?
- Neil McCabe, One America News

Article: "Republican Campaigns Plan To Take Greater Control Over Debate Formats" by Arnie Seipel, Domenico Montanaro.



Horatio Alger, Marco Rubio and the billionaires...

Article: "Remember, Speaker Ryan?" by bigtree.

Article: "Horatio Alger, Jr." by Wikipedia.

Book: Vultures' Picnic: In Pursuit of Petroleum Pigs, Power Pirates, and High-Finance Carnivores by Greg Palast.

Article: "Marco Rubio's New Billionaire Backer Top Funder for Open Borders" by Jullia Hahn.

Article: "Fuming Bernie supporters: Why is CNN deleting our comments?" by Brian Maloney.

Channel: Bernie2016tv.



The best of the rest of the news...

Event: Chicago, Il. Nov 11: "Lunch 4 Labor".

Event: Chicago, Il. Nov 11: "Book signing".

Article: "David Barton Claims Conservatives Want to Know All the Facts Before They Speak" by Hrafnkell Haraldsson.

Article: "Magna Carta", 1215 by British Library.

Article: "Apocalypse now: has the next giant financial crash already begun?" by Paul Mason.

Book: "The Crash of 2016: The Plot to Destroy America--and What We Can Do to Stop It" by Thom Hartmann.



Thom's Website: http://www.thomhartmann.com