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Sue Monk Kidd, The Dance of the Dissident Daughter

Airs at: Mon, 12/12/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for Progressive Spirit
Sue Monk Kidd has written several novels including The Secret Life of Bees, The Mermaid Chair, and The Invention of Wings.   Before the novels was the story of Sue Monk Kidd’s own journey, the Dance of the Dissident Daughter: A Woman’s Journey from Christian Tradition to th... Read more

Flashpoints: "Fake" News Black List

Airs at: Thu, 12/01/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for Flashpoints
  Today on Flashpoints: A new anonymous red squad to police independent journalists, points a finger at Counterpunch, Consortium News, Truth Out and dozens of other so called phony new websites. Read more

The Murder of Fred Hampton/Words of Fred Hampton Jr

Airs at: Thu, 12/01/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for Radiozine
  The Murder of Fred Hampton began as a film portrait of Hampton and the Illinois Black Panther Party, but half way through the shoot, Hampton was murdered by Chicago police.  In an infamous moment in Chicago history and politics, over a dozen policemen burst into Hampton'... Read more

Flashpoints: Update on Standing Rock

Airs at: Wed, 11/30/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for Flashpoints
  Today on Flashpoints: We devote the entire show to an update on Standing Rock: We'll speak to Bill Means, who is advising the Elders regarding local, state and international law: And well speak to several of the Water-Protectors on recent actions and what comes next in t... Read more

Radical Chorus Skillshare and Workshop: the songs!

Listen to recorded versions of the songs that you learned in the Radical Chorus Skillshare and Workshop. If you didn’t get to come to the workshop, here they are! The songs that were learned are The Day the Nazi Died - Chumbawamba The Pill - Loretta Lynn The Little Brown... Read more

Presidential Recounts in Key 2016 Swing States

Airs at: Wed, 11/30/2016 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for Radiozine
  Steven Rosenfeld covers national political issues for AlterNet.org including America's democracy and voting rights, campaigns and elections, and many social justice issues. He is the author of "Count My Vote: A Citizen's Guide to Voting."  He'll discuss the issues involv... Read more

Grappling with VP-elect Mike Pence's religious-based bigotry; and an interview with John Waters!

Airs at: Tue, 11/29/2016 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Preference
We'll be talking with Indiana queer activist JJ Gufreda about Mike Pence, Vice-President-elect, and his history of anti-LGBTQ legislation and actions as Indiana governor, and in the years prior to his taking office. There's a lengthy list of ways that Pence has found, to ma... Read more

Greg Palast on Political Perspectives

Airs at: Wed, 11/30/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Political Perspectives
    Greg Palast is an investigative reporter, whose news-breaking stories appear on BBC Television and in The Guardian and Rolling Stone Magazine. Palast has released a new movie: The Best Democracy Money Can Buy: A Tale of Billionaires and Ballot Bandits, based on his boo... Read more

Uhuru Sasa Poetry Share

Airs at: Mon, 12/05/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Prison Pipeline
The Uhuru Sasa cultural club at the Oregon State Penitentiary held its annual Poetry Share in October. This year’s theme was What Matters.  Host Karen James interviewed MC Harold Jones and the performers about their poetry.  Uhuru Sasa welcomes community volunteers to help ... Read more

Alternative Radio: Vijay Prashad

Airs at: Tue, 11/29/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Alternative Radio
  Vijay Prashad is professor of international studies at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. He teaches courses in international law and human rights. He is the author of many books, including Arab Spring, Libyan Winter, The Poorer Nations: A Possible History of the ... Read more