Podcasts
| ALTERNATIVE NEWS MEDIA |
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Hosts Glen Ford and Nellie Bailey, veterans of the Freedom Movement’s many permutations and skilled communicators, host a weekly magazine designed to both inform and critique the global movement. |
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The latest news, commentary and searing political analysis on all the most recent events from around the globe from independent experts, activists and political writers. Hosted by Brian Becker and John Kiriakou. Podcasts 5 days a week. |
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Activists Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers present a weekly show that seeks to expose the forces of corporate greed that wilfully oppresses the masses. Offering news and interviews untainted by corporate bias, the objective is empowerment through knowledge as a means of achieving peace and economic, racial and environmental justice. Both hosts are actively involved with the Popular Resistance grass roots organization. |
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World Socialist Web Site (WSWS) Coverage of international social and political events, incisive analysis and a clear political orientation for working people. An audio supplement to the vast reporting on the website proper. Listener and reader supported. |
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A production of 21st Century Wire, an independent North American and Europe-based, grass roots independent news provider. News produced to educate and offer independent commentary with historical context on contemporary geopolitical and social issues. Hosted by Patrick Henningsen. |
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The people behind The Intercept’s fearless reporting and incisive commentary—Jeremy Scahill, Glenn Greenwald, Betsy Reed and others—discuss the crucial issues of our time: national security, civil liberties, foreign policy, and criminal justice. Plus interviews with artists, thinkers, and newsmakers who challenge our preconceptions about the world we live in. |
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A weekly public affairs program that celebrates independent journalism while fighting media censorship and supporting a truly free press. The program focuses on The News That Didn’t Make the News. Each week, co-hosts Mickey Huff and Peter Phillips conduct in depth interviews with their guests and offer hard hitting commentary on the key political, social, and economic issues of the day with an emphasis on critical media literacy. |
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Host Ralph Nader talks about what’s happening in America, what’s happening around the world, and most importantly what’s happening underneath it all. The programs namesake is an ardent and longstanding advocate for the consumer against corporate malfeasance. |
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A weekly radio show providing a critical examination of the major stories every week, and exposes what the mainstream media might have missed in their own coverage. Produced by the national media watch group, FAIR - Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting. |
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Hosted by Eugene Puryear, the show connects the political, social and economic movements shaping the world around us. With a sensibility informed by movements from Black Power to #BlackLivesMatter with a dash of Occupy, the show elevates the people and narratives that while often ignored are driving some of the most important changes in the world. |
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An independent, viewer-supported news network based in Baltimore. It places an emphasis on a critical investigation of chronic social problems, their effective solutions and those individuals driving such change with its relevant historical and social context. The climate change crisis and its tackling taken as a serious backdrop to the news covered. The Real News Network accepts no corporate funds or government money. |
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A weekly podcast on critical social justice issues providing analysis, highlighting grassroots solutions, and inspiring action taking. |
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Hosted by Whitney Webb and Alan MacLeod, MintCast is a watchdog journalism podcast produced by MintPress News that goes behind the headlines of the world's most important stories. |
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POLITICAL SATIRE AND COMEDY |
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Backstage of Redacted Tonight with Lee Camp - Comedy news with a punch. A weekly satire show that tackles all the real news stories the mainstream media failed to mention and provides new angles on the ones they do. As The Herald called it “Jon Stewart with teeth”. |
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Hosted by award winning comedian Jimmy Dore, This is an irreverent and humorous take on todays headlines and hypocrites. This program skewers politicians as well as the corporate mouthpieces which are todays main stream "news media". Interviews with todays top comedians and comedy writers, and gets their take on all things newsy. It is a show that provides the unvarnished truth with a twist of funny. |
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GEOPOLITICS, US EMPIRE AND ANTIWAR |
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A podcast hosted by Joanne Leon which critically explores the operations and vast global impact of the US empire. In-depth discussions help unravel US foreign policy and bring to light the tyranny and devastation that the quest for imperial domination entails. |
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The audio version of the documentary and interview series, in which investigative journalist Abby Martin takes a spotlight to the ongoings of US empire and its most notable products - war and inequality. |
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A news and politics podcast and video show. Hosted by journalists Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton it reports on America’s bellicose foreign policy and the deceptions deployed to sell it to the public. With Moderate Rebels, Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton hope to show listeners what's behind the endless war propaganda that is sold to us each day in the US corporate media. |
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Geopolitics and international affairs discerned from guest interviews with experts from both the left and right. |
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A program aimed at the armed forces community hosted by anti-war veterans Spencer Rapone and Mike Prysner that covers issues from a progressive, left-wing and socialist take. Common topics covered include: military news; war developments; the failures of military leadership and US foreign policy; veterans’ issues; radical military history and war resistance. |
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SCOTT HORTON SHOW - JUST THE INTERVIEWS A show with a focus on US foreign policy and the Middle East with an anti-intervention and anti-war perspective. The host, Scott Horton, is the author of Fool’s Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan. He has conducted over 5,000 interviews with authors, journalists, activists, and whistleblowers on the most important foreign policy issues since 2003. |
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POLITICS AND CULTURE |
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A source for groundbreaking discussions on politics and culture. Guests on the podcast have included Noam Chomsky, Tulsi Gabbard, Richard Wolff, Matt Taibbi, Aaron Maté, Abby Martin, Ralph Nader, Jill Stein, Medea Benjamin and Cynthia McKinney. |
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A weekly politics and culture analysis show. |
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Humanity is at a turning point. This is a critical moment on many important fronts. From economic crises to the future of evolution, from spiritual upheavals to scientific breakthroughs, from the fate of democracy to the survivability of the planet itself … this is The Zero Hour. |
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A humorous look at the news, politics, pop culture, and the arts through news segments and conversations with writers, journalists, activists, artists and political comedians. |
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Covers local/national and international issues making those critical political connections, we bring our listeners in-depth coverage of issues with a focus on the history of an issue and what that history means for us today and most importantly what we can do to move society forward in a healthy way through community building across borders. |
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Interviews, Talks or Single Topic Episodes |
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A show about all things from the perspective of two revolutionary vegan women! Critical discussions (mixed with laughter) of politics, economics, animal liberation, environmentalism, feminism, and social/economic justice. |
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A public affairs program that airs ideas and issues from voices that are largely ignored or misrepresented in the corporate media landscape. |
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Interviews and discussions hosted by Eric Draitser that peels the lid on US foreign policy and the machinations that drive and maintain the empire. Compelling and informative |
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THE ECONOMY |
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A weekly program produced by Democracy at Work and hosted by Richard D. Wolff. The program explores complex economic issues and empowers listeners with information to analyze their own financial situation as well as the economy at large. By focusing on the economic dimensions of everyday life - wages, jobs, taxes, debts, and profits - the program explores alternative ways to organize markets and government policies. |
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A podcast for the 99 percenters hosted by Dr Jack Rasmus that focuses on today’s continuing crisis in the US and global economies. |
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A weekly show hosted by Karl Fitzgerald that addresses the topic of monopolisation – primarily of landlords, bankers and licensed monopolies. The show chronicles the dangers of monopoly capitalism – a risky trend encouraged by government policy in the hands of lobbyocracy. Produced in Melbourne, Australia by 3CR community radio. |
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ACTIVISM AND PROGRESSIVE POLITICS |
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Activist, entertainer and journalist Eleanor Goldfield presents news and interviews from the front lines of the movements seeking and creating social change. Empassioned, radical and essential listening. |
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Discussing political philosophy, current events, activism, and the inevitable historical downfall of capitalism from a revolutionary leftist perspective. |
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On her weekly TV and radio program, author and journalist Laura Flanders interviews forward-thinking people from the world of politics, business, culture and social movements. The Laura Flanders Show produces 28 minute episodes on a weekly schedule. Recent guests include author/activist Naomi Klein, agrarian reformer Shirley Sherrod, novelist Arundhati Roy, economist Michael Hudson and ’Next System” theorist Gar Alperovitz. |
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A rank and file worker and trade union show, covering current affairs, progressive issues and news and events from the labour movement. Produced in Melbourne, Australia by 3CR community radio. |
