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Breaking Down Poverty's Barriers: An Interview with Dr. Donna Beegle

Poverty is more than a lack of resources. It creates barriers that isolate the poor from the rest of the community and from opportunities to break free from its grip. That isolation also extends to having a voice in research and program development for breakding down povert... Read more

at what point do we preserve our cultures on the radio?: connecting the past and present

as the host of 'guess who's coming to radio??!!' (yes, this is most definately a 'sly' take on 'guess who's coming to dinner?') i make attempts to make the purpose and statement of what i do very clear: the purpose of what i do is nothing other than to bring the issues and ... Read more

Shockin n Rollin

Once again, Digby nails it. The fundamental purpose of the shock doctrine is to use crisis to push through unpopular and unjust "solutions" that favor the wealthy. We are seeing this battle take shape on several fronts. The right is working feverishly to discredit the New ... Read more

Dr. Gary Weiner on Adrenal Burnout

Airs at: Sun, 01/11/2009 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Healthwatch

Host Dr. David Naimon interviews local naturopathic physician and acupuncturist, Dr. Gary Weiner, (Co-founder of Pearl Natural Health), about adrenal burnout, its causes, its symptoms, and natural approaches to reverse it. Underfunctioning adrenal glands can be the missing... Read more

Depleted Uranium's Growing Threat: an interview with Leuren Moret

Airs at: Wed, 01/07/2009 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Radiozine

The horrors of war don't end when the last gun falls silent. Unexploded shells, landmines, and other wartime hazards continue to take lives long after hostilities cease. Depleted uranium - or "DU" - one of the lesser know of these hazards, is spreading disease and death wel... Read more

David Gabbe on Nutrition and the Vegan Diet

Airs at: Mon, 01/05/2009 at 10:00am - 10:30am

Produced for: Healthwatch

Host Dr. David Naimon interviews David Gabbe, author of "David's Pure Vegetarian Kitchen." They discuss the vegan diet, with an emphasis on cooking and nutrition. Read more

Index of leading asshattery indicators

I love Harper's Index. For those of you not familiar with it, Harper's Index appears near the front of every edition of Harper's magazine. It presents a sort of snapshot of current affairs by way of assembling a bunch of seemingly obscure, but ultimately telling, statistic... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for December 29, 2008

Airs at: Sun, 12/28/2008 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Hosted by Clayton Morgareidge, this program looks at how the emerging Obama administration is walking the line between public interest and private profit in two areas: health care and education. It features several great drum solos from the jazz world (mostly curtailed i... Read more

Book Mole: "Sights Unseen"

Airs at: Sun, 12/28/2008 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Kaye Gibbons writes about growing up with (and without) a mother who is mentally ill in her novel Sights Unseen, reviewed here by Larry Bowlden. Read more

National Health and Beyond

Airs at: Sun, 12/28/2008 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Public health is a public good -- so it should be a public responsiblity. But many other public goods are poorly served by profit-making private interests. In this commentary, Clayton Morgareidge shows how the debate about a national health care program can, and should, l... Read more