Activism

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Jails and COVID-19

Airs at: Wed, 04/22/2020 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies, a discussion about COVID-19 and jails, specifically Rikers Island in New York, featuring Marcus Brown, an individual recently released from Rikers; New York State Assemblyman Walter T. Mosley; Tahanee Dunn, Prisoner Rights Attorney with the Bro... Read more

Climate Activists vs. Zenith

Airs at: Mon, 04/20/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Climate change has not stopped for the pandemic—and the slowing of travel and commerce has given us only about a 5% reduction in global fossil fuel emissions—less than the reduction from the 2008 economic recession.     A precedent-setting case in the climate movement went... Read more

Solidarity in Time of Pandemic

Airs at: Mon, 04/20/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement talks to Philosophy Professor Jason Read, about trends, hopes, and fears about neoliberalism in the time of the coronavirus. They consider the strange solidarity of social distancing, online education, the threat of emergency powers, but also the hopeful prospec... Read more

Workers’ Response to COVID-19

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Workers across the US —in healthcare, at Amazon, and in other workplaces— are being fired for raising concerns about their own and fellow workers’ health and safety in the COVID-19 pandemic.  By last week, the  Occupational Safety and Health Administration had received ... Read more

Local environmental groups plan online action against Chase Bank for 50th anniversary of Earth Day

Airs at: Fri, 04/17/2020 at 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  The 50th anniversary of Earth Day falls  on April 22nd, and local environmental organizations have online actions planned, since stay-at-home orders and social distancing mean in-person organizing is not possible. #StoptheMoneyPipeline is an action against J.P Morgan Cha... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for April 20, 2020

Airs at: Mon, 04/20/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Frann MIchel hosts this episode of the Old Mole Variety Hour, which features music by Alexandra Bradbury and the late John Prine, and these segments: Workers’ response to COVID19: Bill Resnick talks with Travis Watkins, fired from his auto parts plant in Michigan, with the ... Read more

Ep 104. It Takes A Village To KiKi (Through A Facemask)

Airs at: Thu, 04/16/2020 at 12:45am - Thu, 04/30/2020 at 12:45am
Produced for:  Village Vibes Podcast
It's your favorite processing partners still out here bringing a cute KiKi, laughter, and some serious conversation to the table this week. Enjoy and thank you for tuning in! #ittakesvillage Read more

#KeepWeirdAlive Campaign

Airs at: Fri, 04/17/2020 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
On this episode, I'll be interviewing Brian Kidd, also known as the Unipiper. We'll be talking about the #KeepWeirdAlive Campaign hosted by Weird Portland United. The non-profit is looking to say Thank You to those who despite the current circumstances, remain dedicated to... Read more

Earth Day Fifty Years Later

Airs at: Mon, 04/20/2020 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
On April 22, 1970, millions of people around the world mobilized to celebrate the first Earth Day, helping to kickstart the modern environmental movement. On this episode of Locus Focus, we talk with Denis Hayes, who coordinated the first Earth Day – as once again, all arou... Read more

America: The Farewell Tour w/ Chris Hedges - Ep 60

Airs at: Wed, 04/15/2020 at 6:30am - Wed, 04/22/2020 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Fortress On A Hill
Chris Hedges is a columnist, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, a New York Times best-selling author, a professor in the college degree program offered to New Jersey state prisoners by Rutgers University, and an ordained Presbyterian minister. He has written 12 books, inc... Read more