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On the Front Lines of COVID

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

In the first of a two-part interview, Bill Resnick interviews Ted Levine, a New York City nurse working on the frontlines of the pandemic. They discuss official incompetence and venality, lack of preparation for the pandemic, cuts in public health funding in pursuit profit,... Read more

Hannah Lillith Assadi and Achy Obejas on Take Us To A Better Place

Airs at: Thu, 05/07/2020 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Between The Covers

Host Ken Jones talks with Hannah Lillith Assadi and Achy Obejas, contributors to the story anthology Take Us To A Better Place, published by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. You can download a free copy of the ebook at https://www.rwjf.org/fiction. Hannah Lillith Assadi... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for April 27, 2020

Airs at: Mon, 04/27/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Laurie Mercier hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes these segments: Mutual Aid in Portland: In this time of viral epidemic and lockdown many Portland groups are appealing for help, including the workers in our medical care and hospital systems for personal pr... Read more

Animal Farm

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Victoria Saucedo and Denise Morris review the 1954 animated film Animal Farm. While there have been several film versions of George Orwell’s 1946 Novel, the 1954 production is notable as a British-American collaboration with funding from the CIA as part of the “American cul... Read more

Building Power in a Pandemic: Labor Notes conference

Airs at: Mon, 04/27/2020 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm

Produced for: Labor Radio

The biennial Labor Notes conference, which usually attracts thousands of rank and file union activists to Chicago, was held online last week. In this episode of Labor Radio we hear from Al Bradbury, Labor Notes director; Stacy Davis Gates, vice-president of the Chicago Tea... 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

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

Presswatch on 04/16/20

Airs at: Thu, 04/16/2020 at 9:00am - 9:30am

Produced for: Presswatch