The Opening Keynote speech given by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author Chris Hedges on November 1, 2024 at the University of California at Santa Barbara.
Version 2 rounds out the hour by adding audio from two YouTube videos by Caitlin Johnstone (read by Tim Foley):
1. That Which Can Be Destroyed By the Truth, Should Be https://youtu.be/6AcDAkHWBFw?si=KvuW7uPWNtcZskpQ
2. Let Yourself Be Shattered By Gaza https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FKtDJhAGXk
Audio edited by Wilton Vought (last name rhymes with thought) of Essential Dissent, from YouTube videos by Chris Hedges and Caitlin Johnstone.
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There are TWO versions of this audio on the Radio4All server. Both are -24 LUFS 192kbps mp3:
Version 1: The full Chris Hedges speech (00:47:45), optimized for RADIO PLAY. I did not add an intro/mid/outro. Does not contain the Caitlin Johnstone segments.
Version 2: A 58:30 minute RADIO READY edit. Includes the full speech plus segments by Caitlin Johnstone (read by Tim Foley), plus my intro/mid/outro.
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