Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Wednesday, April 30 on WPKN
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Tuesday, April 29 on WPKN
This afternoon on Between the Lines
- "Top Bush Administration Officials Micromanaged Detainee Torture." Interview with Jeanne Mirer, co-chairwoman of the National Lawyers Guild's International Committee, conducted by Scott Harris.
- "New Federal Regulations Endanger Nation's Wetlands." Interview with Julie Sibbing, Wetlands and Agricultural Policy senior project manager, at the National Wildlife Federation, conducted by Melinda Tuhus.
- "Re-regulating Financial Institutions Key to Reversing Mortgage and Debt Crisis." Interview with Journalist James Lardner, senior fellow at DEMOS and co-author of "Up To Our Eyeballs," conducted by Scott Harris.
Free program summaries, interview transcripts, more info: http://www.btlonline.org/ Technorati tags: torture, Iraq
Monday, April 28, 2008
Monday, April 28 on WPKN
Tonight on Counterpoint
- Peter Hart, activism director at the media- watch group Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, FAIR, discusses a recent New York Times story detailing the Pentagon's program that successfully has planted White House friendly propaganda into the news stream of corporate media outlets.
- Paul Waldman, a senior fellow at Media Matters for America, talks about his new book, "Free Ride, John McCain and the Media," and the 2008 presidential election campaign.
- A conversation about the controversial acquittal of 3 New York City Police officers on trial for the death of Sean Bell, a 23 year old bridegroom to be, shot down by police detectives on Nov. 25, 2006, the night before his wedding. Guest to be announced.
- Ken Bossong, co-director of the Ukranian-American Environmental Association examines the risks of nuclear power on the 22nd anniversary of the deadly Chernobyl nuclear plant accident which occurred in the Ukraine on April 26 1986.
An archive of Counterpoint programs are accessible for free at http://www.whiterosesociety.org/. Technorati tags: John McCain, torture, Sean Bell, Chernobyl
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Sunday, April 27 on WPKN
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Saturday, April 26 on WPKN
Friday, April 25, 2008
Friday, April 25 on WPKN
Ruth Eddy interviews Debra Haffner
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Thursday, April 24 on WPKN
Tidings from Hazel Kahan
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Wednesday, April 23 on WPKN
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Save the dates for live music!
Tuesday, April 22 on WPKN
The Singers' Circle
This afternoon on Between the Lines
- "Bush May Be Planning Iran Attack in Final Months in Office." Interview with Phyllis Bennis, fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, conducted by Scott Harris.
- "Former Abu Ghraib Prison Commander Says Memos Prove White House Authorized Torture." Excerpt of speech by former Army Brig. Gen. Janis Karpinski, produced by Melinda Tuhus.
- "Dramatic Rise in Global Food Prices Triggers Rebellions." Interview with Eric Holt-Gimenez, executive director of Food First, the Institute for Food and Development Policy, conducted by Scott Harris.
Free program summaries, interview transcripts, more info: http://www.btlonline.org/ Technorati tags: torture, Iraq
Monday, April 21, 2008
Monday, April 21 on WPKN
Tonight on Counterpoint
- Marjorie Cohn, president of the National Lawyers Guild, calls for the prosecution of John Yoo, and others in the White House, over torture authorization and legal memos.
- Journalist, Rev. Frank Morales, associate pastor of St. Mark's Church in the Bowery, discusses Opus Dei, a powerful right wing branch of the world-wide Catholic Church.
- James Lardner, Senior Fellow at DEMOS, looks at growing debt among Americans, examined in his new book- "Up to Our Eyeballs: How Shady Lenders and Failed Economic Policies Are Drowning Americans in Debt."
- Pramod Parajuli, Associate Professor of Education at the Graduate School of Education at Portland State University, who assesses the recent victory of Maoist rebels in Nepal's national elections for a constituent assembly.
An archive of Counterpoint programs are accessible for free at http://www.whiterosesociety.org/. Technorati tags: Opus Dei, Nepal, communism, torture
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Sunday, April 20 on WPN
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Saturday, April 19 on WPKN
Drum Circle Tonight!
April 19 earth day
Friday, April 18, 2008
Friday, April 18 on WPKN
Live events on Saturday!
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Thursday, April 17 on WPKN
East End Ink
In Your Corner
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Wednesday, Aprl 16 on WPKN
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Tuesday, April 15 on WPKN
This afternoon on Between the Lines
- "Memo Exposes Bush Administration's Sanction of Torture." Interview with Jameel Jaffer, director of the ACLU's National Security Project, conducted by Scott Harris.
- "Film Documentary Body of War Brings the Pain of the Iraq War Home." Interview with Phil Donahue, award-winning TV talk show host and co-director of "Body of War," conducted by Scott Harris.
- "Drug Companies Pushing for Immunity from Patient Lawsuits." Interview with Merrill Goozner, director of the Integrity in Science Project at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, conducted by Melinda Tuhus.
Free program summaries, interview transcripts, more info: http://www.btlonline.org/ Technorati tags: torture, Iraq
Monday, April 14, 2008
Monday, April 14 on WPKN
Tonight on Counterpoint
- Phyllis Bennis, a Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, where she directs the New Internationalism Project, talks about the realities of the Iraq war and the Bush administration's revised effort to blame the government of Iran for a recent wave of violence against the U.S. occupation.
- Jim Motavalli, long time WPKN host and editor at E Magazine, discusses his new book, "Naked in the Woods: Joseph Knowles and the Legacy of Frontier Fakery.
- Eric Holt-Gimenez, executive director of Food First, speaks about recent steep increases in food prices that have triggered food riots around the world.
An archive of Counterpoint programs are accessible for free at http://www.whiterosesociety.org/. Technorati tags: torture, Howard Zinn
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Sunday, April 13 on WPKN
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Saturday, April 12 on WPKN
Ken Best interviews...
- 2:45 PM Interview with Jerry Douglas, master of the resonator guitar and member of Union Station, led by Allison Krauss. He;ll be performing in the area next weekend.
- 3:30 PM Interview with Dan Kennedy, author of "Rock On: An Office Power Ballad," a new book about his time working for a major record label. Copies of his book will be available as premiums.
Second Saturday Magazine
- 10:00 AM The Food Network’s host of “Quick Fix Meals” Robin Miller talks about easy to prepare recipes from her new book “Robin to the Rescue: Quick & Simple Recipes for Delicious Home Cooking.”
- 10:30 AM Three-term former Vermont Governor Madeleine Kunin discusses her political career and has some sagacious advice to women entering politics. Her book is called “Pearls, Politics and Power: How Women Can Win and Lead.”
- 11:00 AM Will Allen recently wrote a comprehensive modern history of “The War on Bugs.” His book describes the enviromental legacy left by the uncontrolled use of pesticides and herbicides.
- 11:20 AM Steve Almond, was an adjunct professor at Boston College when he quit in protest after the school invited Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to make the 2006 commencement address. Steve talks about his act of conscience in his new book of essays “Not That You Asked.”
- 11:40 AM Journalist and investigative reporter Ben Skinner writes about modern-day slavery in his first book “A Crime So Monstrous.“ This powerful document took Skinner five years to write, as he traveled worldwide to detail the plight of human beings, including children, who sometimes toiled 19 hours a day for no pay.
- 12:00 Noon Guest Geraldo Rivera got into an on-the-air argument over US immigration policy with his Fox Network colleague Bill O’Reilly one year ago. Since then he spent time writing “His Panic: Why Americans Fear Hispanics in the US.”
- 12:15 PM Dr. Hilary Blumberg, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Diagnostic Radiology and Director of the Mood Disorders Research Program at the Yale School of Medicine, is an international leader in researching the brain in bipolar disorder (manic-depressive illness). She will discuss exciting new research findings from her brain-scanning research at Yale that has identified differences in the brain circuitry of emotions in teens and adults with bipolar disorder and that provides important new leads in the development of improved ways to detect and treat mood disorders.
- 12:45 PM Tudor Parfitt life’s work has been tracking down the lost tribes of Israel in Africa and Asia. He is the professor of Jewish studies at London’s prestigious School for Oriental Studies. The recounting of his most significant research is found in his book “The Lost Ark of the Covenant.”
- 1:00 PM Neale Donald Walsch, the author of the “Conversations with God” series discusses his new spiritual guide “Happier than God.”
- 1:20 PM Marla Martenson a Beverly Hills matchmaker, shares her secrets to finding the perfect mate in “Excuse Me, Your Soul Mate Is Waiting.”
- 1:40 PM The Neurosurgeon Dr Allan J. Hamilton has written the “Scalpel and the Soul” where he “shares his considerable knowledge and experience… pursuing those unique patient occurrences that defy scientific explanations.”
Friday, April 11, 2008
Friday, April 11 on WPKN
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Thursday, April 10 on WPKN
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
Wednesday, April 9 on WPKN
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
Tuesday, April 8 on WPKN
This afternoon on Between the Lines
- "Iraqi Government Assault on al-Sadr's Militia Fails." Interview with Raul Mahajan, journalist and author, conducted by Scott Harris.
- "Canadian Parliament Member Works Across Borders to Connect Progressive Legislators and Activists." Interview with Libby Davies, member of the Canadian Parliament, conducted by Melinda Tuhus.
- "Likely Democratic Nominee Obama Will Need a Movement to Make Change." Interview with John Nichols, Washington correspondent with the Nation magazine, conducted by Scott Harris.
Free program summaries, interview transcripts, more info: http://www.btlonline.org/ Technorati tags: Obama, Iraq
Monday, April 07, 2008
Monday, April 7 on WPKN
Tonight on Counterpoint
- Historian Howard Zinn, well known author of "A People's History of the United States," will discuss his newest book, "A People's History of American Empire."
- Jameel Jaffer, Director of the American Civil Liberties Union's National Security Project, discusses the recently released U.S. government documents authorizing abuse and torture of prisoners at Guantánamo and other US facilities overseas.
An archive of Counterpoint programs are accessible for free at http://www.whiterosesociety.org/. Technorati tags: torture, Howard Zinn
Sunday, April 06, 2008
Sunday, April 6 on WPKN
Stratford Beach Sale
Saturday, April 05, 2008
Saturday, April 5 on WPKN
Friday, April 04, 2008
Friday, April 4 on WPKN
Thursday, April 03, 2008
Thursday, April 3 on WPKN
History Counts
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Wednesday, April 2 on WPKN
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Tuesday, April 1 on WPKN
This afternoon on Between the Lines
- "Survey Reveals Decline in Status of Iraqi Women." Interview with Tobey Goldfarb, researcher at Women for Women International, conducted by Melinda Tuhus.
- "Planned U.S. Missile Defense Bases in Eastern Europe Provokes Protest." Interview with Bruce Gagnon, coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space, conducted by Scott Harris.
- "Media's Fondness of John McCain Skews Coverage of Candidate's Gaffes and Scandals." Interview with Eric Boehlert, senior fellow with Media Matters for America, conducted by Scott Harris.
Free program summaries, interview transcripts, more info: http://www.btlonline.org/ Technorati tags: mcCain, Iraq, anti-war, missile defense