Latest Programs
WSQT broadcast for Oct 5 with Occupy Wall st, Occupy DC coverage
Oct. 5, 2011, 1:15 p.m.
Economics Prof. Chris Ruebeck on Complexity
Oct. 5, 2011, 11:34 a.m.
Between the Lines' for the Week Ending October 14, 2011
Oct. 5, 2011, 11:04 a.m.
Whatâs Ahead an organizer of the Occupy Wall Street; California Prisoners on Hunger Strike; Building on the International Campaign to Stop the Execution of Troy Davis
Oct. 5, 2011, 7:35 a.m.
Dustin's away so the Witchdoctor (Witch Doctor's Brew, Sun. 3 - 6AM on WRIR-LP 97.3) will tear it up with a smattering of soul, blues, psych, and new RAWK.
This is the Loners' Manifesto. Our world is better than your world.
Oct. 4, 2011, 11:03 p.m.
Alan Goodman, Revolution newspaper, tells the solid truth about the origins of Israel and the history of the Palestinian nation as the basis for understanding the imperialist maneuvering around Palestine's application to the UN. Clyde Young, revolutionary communist and former prisoner, gives an update on the resumption of the hunger strike in California State Prisons against the inhumane torture in the SHU isolation cells. Peter Eliasberg, Legal Director of the ACLU of Southern California, talks about the ACLU's new report on LA County Jails - "Cruel and Usual Punishment: How a Savage Gang of Deputies Controls LA County Jails."
Do "Pro-Israel" Positions Impede Peace?
Oct. 4, 2011, 10:36 p.m.
Former US Representative from Washington State, Brian Baird, speaks about his experiences working to bring justice to Rachel Corrie's family following her murder. She was run over by an Israeli bulldozer as she attempted to protect a Palestinian home from demolition. He also speaks of his travel to Gaza just weeks after Operation Cast Lead where he found the situation "shocking and troubling beyond words." He details the "terrorist" like power of the Israeli lobby on Congress where some American Zionists and their Christian fundamentalist supporters, promote Israeli interests over those of the United States.
Wrap It Up: Packaging Solutions
Oct. 4, 2011, 10:05 p.m.
So many of us try to be responsible, eco-conscious consumers: we walk or bike to our local food co-op or natural foods store, our re-usable canvas shopping bags in tow. But try buying organic or green products that donât come in petroleum-based plastic packaging and youâll soon be presented with another slew of challenges. Those of us whoâve been frustrated by this reality will be happy to learn that there are some people and companies working to reduce the use of plastic packaging in the food industry. This week on Sea Change Radio, host Alex Wise speaks with the founder of a zero-waste grocery store opening soon in Austin, TX, a nut butter entrepreneur who hosted an industry-wide summit to come up with compostable squeeze packs and a snack chip executive whose company has introduced a greener bag for its products.
Remembering Wangari Maathai (1940-2011)
Oct. 4, 2011, 10:01 p.m.
âItâs the little things citizens do. Thatâs what will make the difference. My little thing is planting trees.â -Wangari Maathai
Wangari Maathai, the Kenyan environmentalist and peace activist who was the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, died this week from cancer at the age of 71. Maathai was best known as the founder of The Green Belt Movement, a group she started in 1977 that encouraged poor women to collect native tree seeds in the wild in order to ensure they had access to sustainable firewood for cooking and potable water. Eulogies came pouring in from around the globe upon news of her passing. Fellow Nobel Prize laureate Desmond Tutu described her as a âvisionary African womanâ and Al Gore said that Maathai âovercame incredible obstacles to devote her life to service â service to her children, to her constituents, to the women, and indeed all the people of Kenya â and to the world as a whole.â
Sea Change Radio co-founders Bill Baue and Francesca Rheannon sat down with Maathai in the spring of 2009. This week, we remember the spirit of Wangari Maathai by bringing that conversation to you in its entirety.
2011 36 Composting Hens on Governor's Island Learning Center
Oct. 4, 2011, 8:12 p.m.
Bucky Buckaw has an agenda to replace factory farming with backyard agriculture - one coop at a time. This episode is an interview with a founder and a volunteer at Earth Matter's Compost Learning Center on NY's Governor's Island where 25 Chickens are the star attraction as well as the primary workers.
disRespect - Dr. Ken Freedman on Chronic Fatigue Conference in Ottawa
Oct. 4, 2011, 7:43 p.m.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or Myalgic Encephalomyelitis ahs been trivialized by discrimination and by government for twenty-five years and is only now emerging as the focus of real research with the goal of understanding this chronic disability
Palestinian bid for UN recognition
Oct. 4, 2011, 7:33 p.m.
The Security Council committee that reviews UN membership applications met for the first time on September 30 to consider the Palestinian appeal for recognition. The bid circumvents negotiations that hold little hope of achieving a genuine peace. We speak with Maysa Zorob, a legal researcher and advocacy officer for Al-Haq, an NGO based in Ramallah.
Oct. 4, 2011, 7:14 p.m.
Five O'Clock Shadow with Robert Knight
Devon Pendleton of Occupy Boston discusses the Massachusetts-based "Occupy" movement, and the ongoing occupation of the Boston-based Federal Reserve Bank, and campus acticism, including a national college strike.
Canada-EU trade agreement a threat to family farms
Oct. 4, 2011, 6:58 p.m.
CETA is a next generation free trade deal that goes beyond the range of existing bilateral agreements. Terry Boehm is president of the National Farmers Union. He says this agreement is not about trade, it's about a fundamental restructuring of role of governments and their ability to act in the public's interest.
Oct. 4, 2011, 6:36 p.m.
In the 1980s Pamela Yates directed When The Mountains Tremble, a film about the war waged by the military against the Mayan population in Guatemala. Her most recent film Granito is showing at the Vancouver International Film Festival. Granito is the story of how the outtakes from the 1983 documentary were used to construct a case against one of the perpetrators of the genocide in Guatemala. Film critics Marty and Martha Roth went to see the film. It's showing October 9 in Vancouver.
Oct. 4, 2011, 6 p.m.
Five O'Clock Shadow with Robert Knight:
Teamsters NY Local 814 President Jason Ide discusses mutual solidarity between his and other unions with the OccupyWallStreet movement, and this week's labor-community protest against corrupt economic practices.
Oct. 4, 2011, 5:45 p.m.
Five O'Clock Shadow:
OccupyWallStreet participant and veteran NY Times reporter Chris Hedges discusses the Occupation's innovation, expansion, hazards, and potential to spark a national social and economic rebellion, in an interview with Robert Knight
The Only Thing Missing From Tonight's Show is a Clever Title
Oct. 4, 2011, 5:07 p.m.
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit Show - A musical mid-life crisis -- a late-night search for meaning and happiness airs on WRIR LP Monday nights from 11 PM to 1 AM. Stream the show @ www.wrir.org
Siddhartha Deb-The Beautiful and the Damned
Oct. 4, 2011, 1:52 p.m.
A journalist goes home to find a job in the New India.
Digesting the demise of DADT + global LGBT news
Oct. 4, 2011, 1:35 p.m.
"How We Won" the demise of "Don't Ask Don't Tell" and the battles still ahead; Nigeria considers making same-gender marriage a crime, gay and lesbian couples win in U.K. and U.S. counts, the Prop 8 trial video isn't coming to a screen near you, a setback and an advance in the latest "Don't Ask" skirmishes, debated "outings" target "suspect" anti-gay Italian politicians, and more LGBT news from around the world.
Oct. 4, 2011, 12:26 p.m.
The Occupy Wall Street movement is breaking out all over the world. In the UK they call it "British austerity" but it just means the rich get richer and the poor can eff off. The World Is Waking Up. We've been waiting for this revolution for over 50 years.
Dissident Island Radio - 16 September 2011
Oct. 4, 2011, 9:13 a.m.
If Music Could Talk - Oct 2, 2011
Oct. 4, 2011, 8:39 a.m.
Rebecca Cullen: Musician interview
Oct. 4, 2011, 7:55 a.m.
Interview with singer /songwriter Rebecca Cullen, including exclusive live track
Mythe de la hausse des frais de scolarité
Oct. 4, 2011, 7:31 a.m.
Eric Martin http://www.iris-recherche.qc.ca/
Oct. 4, 2011, 7:15 a.m.
Karl du comité de solidarité avec les prisonniers en grève de la faim de pelican Bay en Californie.
http://contrelesprisons.blogspot.com/
Musique oh policier ! Bhale Bacce Crew
UK attempt to criminalise squatting - bailiffs vs the homeless
Oct. 4, 2011, 6:25 a.m.
British TUC only national democratic voice on war?
Oct. 4, 2011, 4:25 a.m.
Oct. 4, 2011, 3:43 a.m.
In this show, we interview former Virginia inmate John Gaskins about the "finger-bending practice", a form of torture being administered to prisoners where the fingers are bent back past the joint to the point of dislocation.
Gaskins, who was recruited as a member of the New Afrikan Black Panther Party (Prison Chapter), talks to us about the work of the Party on the outside and in the streets.
Music from Filipino-American hip-hop group, Power Struggle.
Oct. 4, 2011, 2:02 a.m.
Time once again to get your ears all liquored up â I hope you're drinking along at home, and making sure your body follows suit.
Oct. 4, 2011, 1:49 a.m.
I have a headache. I think the cure is probably more booze. But the cowbell can stay, too.