Drugs

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The Real Causes and Solutions to Depression

Airs at: Mon, 03/26/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
  Johann Hari suffered from depression since he was a child and took anti-depressants as a teenager because he was told that depression is the result of a chemical imbalance in the brain. He went on a quest to see if this is really the case. In his book,  Lost Connections:... Read more

The Culture of Punishment

Airs at: Wed, 03/21/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Free Culture Radio
On this edition of Free Culture Radio: Pushing Back Against the Culture of Punishment. The White House is pushing for a renewed war on drugs. The attorney general, Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III – yes, that’s his real name – issued a memo to all US Attorneys on March Tw... Read more

From Mercenaries to Marijuana

Airs at: Sun, 03/18/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week we look at human rights and the drug war and hear from Maricela Orozco, a member of the Familiares en Búsqueda María Herrera collective, a group of family members of the disappeared organized in several states across Mexico; plus we take a look at the new owner of... Read more

Marijuana Law Reform Rolls Onward

Airs at: Sun, 03/11/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
The New Jersey Legislature is considering how to decriminalize and legally regulate the adult social use marijuana market -- yes, that New Jersey. On this edition of Century of Lies, we hear from Shaleen Title, a Commissioner with the Massachusetts State Cannabis Control Co... Read more

Bright Spark

  Bright Spark is a podcast about harm reduction. In this podcast series we interview people doing the bold, innovative, and necessary work that is saving lives and fighting against the stigmatization of drug use and drug users.       Hosted by Alec Dunn - nurse and har... Read more

The First 60 Days of Prop 64

Airs at: Sun, 03/04/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week: the first 60 days of Prop 64. We hear from CA State Senator Mike McGuire, CA State Assembly Member Jim Wood, Tim Ricard with the Sonoma County Economic Development Board, Hezekiah Allen with the California Growers Association, and Amanda Reiman, PhD. Read more

How To Survive Your Childhood Now That You're An Adult

Airs at: Mon, 03/05/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
  Ira Israel is a licensed professional clinical counselor and a licensed marriage and family therapist. He has graduate degrees in philosophy, religious studies, and psychology. He has a private practice in Santa Monica, California as well as on-line coaching. He leads wo... Read more

Managing Pain

Airs at: Sun, 02/25/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week, we discuss pain and pain treatment with Professor Beth Darnall, PhD, a pain psychologist, clinical scientist, and clinical professor at Stanford University. Read more

High Price: A Neuroscientist's Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything you know about Drugs and Society

Airs at: Wed, 02/21/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  Today, we broadcast our one-hour special with Columbia University Professor of Psychology Carl Hart about his book High Price: A Neuroscientist's Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything you know about Drugs and Society. Dr. Hart disputes some of our most bas... Read more

Fighting To Save Lives

Airs at: Sun, 02/18/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
An effort in the state of Colorado to prevent overdose deaths suffered a setback in the Colorado Legislature on February 14. The Co Senate's State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee held a hearing on Senate Bill 40, a measure "providing immunity for individuals who p... Read more