Economy

Music, Language, Capitalism

Airs at: Mon, 04/22/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Music, Language, and Capitalism[*] I was thinking about how music and language are alike and yet different, and this is the train of thought that came to me. We might think of music as structuring time. Music exists in time, and moves through time by changing pitch, volum... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour April 22nd, 2019

Airs at: Mon, 04/22/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Denise Morris hosts. Bill Resnick interviews Joanna Misnik about Chicago and the DSA's success in their recent election winning six seats in the 50 person city council. Clayton Morgareidge discusses Music, Language, and Capitalism. Jan Haaken talks with Anais Tuepker... Read more

Bright Spark #5: In The Darknets

Airs at: Thu, 04/18/2019 at 7:00am - 8:00am

Produced for: Bright Spark

In this episode we feature Michael Gilbert- a public health technologist with specializations in epidemiology, health informatics, and harm reduction. Michael’s past work in these fields includes design and implementation of public health informatics tools, research on the... Read more

Taxes and the Public Good

Airs at: Mon, 04/15/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick talks with Chuck Collins of the Institute for Policy Studies about why we should, in principle, be glad to pay our taxes, and how much good our taxes could be doing in a fully democratic society. You can subscribe to Chuck Collins's newsletter here. Read more

Taxes and the Public Good

Airs at: Mon, 04/15/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick talks with Chuck Collins of the Institute for Policy Studies about why we should, in principle, be glad to pay our taxes, and how much good our taxes could be doing in a fully democratic society. You can subscribe to Chuck Collins's newsletter here. Read more

It Takes A Village To Empower Each Other ft. Tessa May

Airs at: Sat, 04/13/2019 at 12:00am - Tue, 04/30/2019 at 12:00am

Produced for: Village Vibes Podcast

This week, we're talking about Beyoncé, the complications of being humans, and the impact that Nipsey had, all from our own perspectives, as always. Our beautiful guest is the one and only @tessamay22 who is bringing all of the light and good energy into the studio!! She le... Read more

How To Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy

Airs at: Fri, 04/12/2019 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: News and Public Affairs Day

KBOO's Graceann Smith interviews Jenny Odell, author of "How To Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy." ABOUT HOW TO DO NOTHING A galvanizing critique of the forces vying for our attention—and our personal information—that redefines what we think of as productivi... Read more

2019 Spring News and Public Affairs Day

Produced for: News and Public Affairs Day

It's membership drive time which means it's time for another News and Public Affairs Day! News and PA day only happens a couple times a year and it's one of our favorites here at KBOO. Programming from 7am-8pm will be featuring interviews and speakers that highlight the int... Read more

Made Love, Got War: Close Encounters with America's Warfare State

Airs at: Mon, 04/08/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

KBOO alum Norman Solomon talks with Bill Resnick about US militarism (especially now the continued NATO encirclement of Russia), who it benefits, and how it can be stopped. Solomon is the author of Made Love, Got War: Close Encounters with America’s Warfare State Read more