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Past Show Rundowns past shows: 2007 |
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May 04, 2008 Marc solo... he recognizes May Day by playing several versions of the song "Le Internationale." LIZZA and BENJAMIN BOGADO (right, top and middle), visit for a wide ranging conversation on media, politics, music, culture, human rights and more. Singer Lizza Bogado has been called one of the "most important folk artists" in Paraguay. Benjamin Bogado, lawyer and journalist, helped to draft the most recent version of the Paraguayan Constitution and founded and directs a community radio station in Asuncion called Radio Libre. Currently, Benjamin is a Visiting Scholar at the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies. BARRY CRIMMINS (right, bottom), author, comedian, and muckraker, joins Marc on the phone to discuss politics and culture and promote a fundraiser for his friend and colleague Bob Lazarus. Bruce "The Central Culturizer" Sylvester with art review from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Grace Notes with Grace Ross. Thanks to Mark Weaver for engineering support!
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April 27, 2008 John McCain and Frank Sinatra sing "Strangers In The Night..." TAMARA DRAUT (right,top), author and Director of the Economic Opportunity program at Demos, joins us to discuss the oppressive nature of debt! Author, and journalist PAUL ROBERTS, "The End of Oil," on the myths of energy independence. Surprise revealed: excerpt from 1992 conversation between Dave Goodman and TOM PAXTON (right, bottom). [official T.P. website] Grace Notes with Grace Ross.
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April 20, 2008 ELLERY SCHEMPP, protagonist of STEPHEN SOLOMON'S new book "Ellery's Protest: How One Young Man Defied Tradition and Sparked the Battle over School Prayer." Both gentlemen joined the program to talk about separation of church and state and the vigilance and activism that keep it separate.
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April 13, 2008 Marc traveling; David solo... Neighbor to Neighbor Massachusetts spokesperson ERIN O'LEARY on House passage of the "Improving Tax Fairness and Business Competitiveness" bill that closes some corporate tax loopholes and lowers business taxes for select companies. Recorded testimony from hearings sponsored by the National Commission on ICE Misconduct and Violations of the 4th Amendment. (A private investigative body founded by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union) / Immigration and Customs Enforcement / [Openmediaboston coverage]
Separated at Birth:
Homeland Security
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April 06, 2008 Iconic TV host and journalist PHIL DONAHUE (right), joined us on the phone to discuss the film "Body of War," which he co-produced and directed with Ellen Spiro. Bruce "The Central Culturizer" Sylvester with review of "Body of War." Report on global climate activism as Rising Tide North America and Rainforest Action Network sponsor "Fossil Fools Day" protest against Bank of America and other financial institutions. Four women locked themselves to the front door of the BoA branch in Copley Square, Boston and eventually were arrested. Grace Notes with Grace Ross. |
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March 30, 2008 We started with the usual Marc and David banter, discussing such topics as the ongoing disaster in Iraq (otherwise known as the surge), and a possible boycott of the Olympics being held this summer in China. MAUDE BARLOW (right, center), author and National Chair of the Council of Canadians, speaks on the dangers of misusing the planet's water supply. [from a presentation recorded at the Jamaica Plain Forum, March 2, 2008] Filmmaker SHOSHANA HOOSE joined us to discuss her film, "There Ought To Be A Law." The documentary follows a Maine mother whose son, suffering from depression, found it too easy to buy a gun and commit suicide. MARNIA LAZREG, Professor of Sociology, Hunter College and author of the new book, "Torture and the Twilight of Empire: From Algiers to Baghdad." Historian and Rutgers Professor JAMES LIVINGSTON (right, bottom), on the political and cultural connections between national security, the economy, and the battle of Hilary Clinton vs. Barack Obama. |
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March 23, 2008 We marked the 5th year of war and occupation in Iraq with music and speech including excerpts from the "Confronting Empire: 5 Years of war in Iraq" speaker series. Presenters included Professors Howard Zinn, Irene Gendzier, Noah Feldman, & Duncan Kennedy. [sponsored by Unbound: Harvard Journal of the Legal Left, HLS Peace, Justice for Palestine at Harvard law School, National Lawyers Guild at HLS, Association for Justice in the Middle East, and KSG Arab Caucus] ED SANDERS (right), poet, songwriter, activist, and co-founder of the original subversive rock and roll band, THE FUGS, joined us in the studio for a conversation on music and politics; from Allen Ginsburg to George Bush and back. Grace Notes with Grace Ross. |
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March 16, 2008 Mix of excerpts from the Winter Soldier Hearings in Silver Spring, MD plus commentary plus music and discussion of the fifth anniversary of the war and occupation in Iraq. Mass. Coalition to Save Darfur, co-Chair, ERIC COHEN, joined us in studio to discuss the violent conflict in Sudan and efforts in MA and the U.S. to urge corporations to stop "investing in genocide." Professor DANIEL GOROFF, Mathematician and Dean of Faculty at Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, CA, spoke at MIT on the consequences for America if scientists ignore politics. His presentation was sponsored by MIT Student Pugwash and SEA (Scientists and Engineers for America). |
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March 09, 2008 Tribute to JOHN O'BRIEN, teacher, playwright, and long time member of the Community Church of Boston, who passed away this week. Retired Colonel, diplomat, author, and anti-war activist ANN WRIGHT (right, top) joins us in-studio!! She participated this afternoon in a fundraiser at the Peace Abbey in Sherborn, MA for the Winter Soldier hearings. March 6th marked the one year anniversary of the B.I.C.E. raid on a factory in New Bedford, MA, and the arrest and detention of 361 workers. Michael Bianco, Inc. manufactured military backpacks for use in the Iraq/Afghanistan wars. We'll hear from immigrant advocates and activists on the current status of workers their families, and immigration policy. [Boston Globe coverage and more] NANCY POLIKOFF (right, bottom), Professor of Law at American University and author of "Beyond (Straight and Gay) Marriage: Valuing All Families Under the Law." [on the WEB] (Presenting at Simmons College 3/13/08) Grace Notes with Grace Ross.
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March 02, 2008 Global Warming VS. Global Arming feature on the possibility that nuclear energy will make significant gains as nations try to slow the global climate change crisis by finding non-carbon generating solutions. Scientists DAVID HILL and RICHARD CLAPP address the technical, economic, and especially the arms proliferation issues involved. [Original speaking event at MIT sponsored by Student Pugwash] Grace Notes with Grace Ross. Political strategist ROBERT CREAMER visited the show to discuss his new book called "Stand Up Straight: How Progressives Can Win." Poet and folk music promoter TIM MASON visits to discuss an upcoming tribute show to legend Utah Philips at Club Passim in Harvard Square. |
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February 24, 2008 ELISE TRIPP, Editor, "Surviving Iraq: Soldier's Stories" joins Gold Star parents MELIDA and CARLOS ARREDONDO, whose son Alexander was killed in Iraq. Conversation with musician MARK HARVEY of the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra whose 35th Annual Benefit Concert was performed Sunday evening and helped raise money for Community Works. ELIAS DAVIS, Secretary-Treasurer of the Writer's Guild of America-WEST joins us again to break down the details of the new TV and movie writers contract with production companies. Plus world radio premier (as far as we know!) of the Prince Myshkins performing "The Thesaurus Song (like fighting terror with shock and awe)" recorded Friday February 22, 2008 at the Community Church of Boston. |
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February 17, 2008 PAUL DUTTON, author of "Differential Diagnosis: A Comparative History of Health Care Problems and Solutions in the U.S. and France." Various academics and researchers addressed the science, economics, and politics of global climate change during the MIT Focus on Climate Change Symposium, Feb. 12-14, 2008. Today, we heard from Urban Studies and Planning Professor JUDITH LAYZER who spoke on "translating climate change science into policy." Grace Notes with Grace Ross Art review by Bruce "The Central Culturizer" Sylvester. |
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February 10, 2008 Author ("Blue Grit") and radio host LAURA FLANDERS joins us to deconstruct our political system and discuss how to make daily politics more democratic. JIMMY TINGLE, candidate for President of the United States! Oh, and he's a stand-up comedian and political satirist. Congresswoman CORINNE BROWN (D-FL) on why Hillary Clinton makes the best president. [Wikipedia entry - note: we don't usually point to wikipedia, but this entry is well footnoted] Artist JOANNE RICE daily places 100 stones on a site next to Trinity Church in Copley Square, Boston as a way of emphasizing "The Human Cost of War." We'll hear a "live" report from the site and from the artist herself. Grace Notes with Grace Ross Film review by Bruce "The Central Culturizer" Sylvester. (Oscar nominated "Taxi To The Darkside") |
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February 03, 2008 Musician and publicist MARY CURTIN and artist and photographer GREG COOK join Marc and David to help promote the 2008 visit to Boston of Peter Schumann and the Bread and Puppet Theatre. Attorneys WENDY KAMINER and HARVEY SILVERGLATE on "Freedom of Speech and Association in the Post 9/11 World." Recorded Saturday Jan. 26, 2008 at the Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts membership conference. Re-broadcast of our conversation with economist, political scientist and author CHALMERS JOHNSON. His latest book is called "Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic." Grace Notes with Grace Ross |
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January 27, 2008 Excerpt from keynote speech by Daniel Ellsberg (right, top), recorded Sat. Jan. 26, 2008 at the Civil Liberties Union of MA membership conference. Jodie Evans (right, middle), CODEPink Women for Peace on their "Don't Buy Bush's War" Tax Boycott Campaign. Chalmers Johnson (right, bottom), economist, political scientist, and author of "Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic." Excerpt from 1963 speech by Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. to the NY City local of the United Auto Workers focusing on the definition of "normalcy" and society. Report from the streets of Cambridge, MA on a local protest against Israeli and U.S. policy towards occupied Gaza. Produced by Chuck U. "Grace Notes" with Grace Ross. |
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January 20, 2008 Deborah Kanafani (right, top), author, "Unveiled: How an American Woman Found Her Way Through Politics, Love, and Obedience in the Middle East." Joel Kovel (right, middle), author, "Overcoming Zionism: Creating a single Democratic State in Israel/Palestine." MIT Professor Daniel Nocera describes his research on solar energy and the chemistry of water. The goal: create an ecologically sustainable and carbon neutral fuel for our energy consumption that doesn't feed global climate change! Terry Kitchen (right, bottom), musician and Sandy Pliskin, local organizers of the People's Music Network/Songs of Freedom & Struggle join us to discuss the upcoming PMN concert and conference. "Grace Notes" with Grace Ross.
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January 13, 2008 Conversation with David Rose, author of the book, "The Big Eddy Club: The Stocking Stranglings and Southern Justice." Race and justice and society; invigorating and enlightening. Reporter Sofia Jarrin contributes a report on "Close Guantanamo Day" activities in Boston. Protest sponsored by Civil Liberties Union of MA and Amnesty International. "Grace Notes" with Grace Ross.
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January 06, 2008 David goes solo. Show features lots of music and mayhem, religion and politics, war and peace. Howard Zinn (right, top), on the phone to talk about the filming of "The People Speak," based on Zinn's "People's History of the United States." Ross Gelbspan (right, bottom), author, journalist, and expert on the politics of global climate change speaks about the prognosis for planet Earth. (Speech recorded 1/4/08 at the Jamaica Plain Forum.) We speak to Kathy Ferguson, Development Director, Spare change News/What's Up Magazine at the offices of the Homeless Empowerment Project. |
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December 30, 2007 END OF THE WORLD (we mean year) SHOW! We check in with John Nirenberg, walking from Boston to Washington D.C., to promote articles of impeachment against Bush and Cheney. Kennette Benedict, Executive Director & Publisher of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, joins us to discuss the state of nuclear weaponry, the doomsday clock, and the prognosis for future peace and security. |
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December 23, 2007 CHRISTMAS SEX Show Julie Sabatier, producer of D.I.Y. Portland, contributes an interview with a phone sex worker. Conversation with Bill Baird, pro-choice activist and icon of the privacy and reproductive rights movement. Paul Reffel, co-founder of Baring Witness and the Global Orgasm for Peace. Lots of great music including Marvin Gaye, Four Bitchin' Babes and The Bastard Fairies. |
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