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CounterSpin

Saturday 7pm

CounterSpin is FAIR’s weekly radio show, produced and hosted by Janine Jackson. It’s heard on more than 160 noncommercial stations across the United States and Canada. CounterSpin provides a critical examination of the major stories every week, and exposes what corporate media might have missed in their own coverage. CounterSpin highlights censored stories and exposes biased and inaccurate coverage, while examining the power of corporate influence and sexism, racism and homophobia in the news.

Economic Update

Mon 1pm, Thurs 3pm & Sat 3pm

Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff explores complex economic issues and empowers listeners with information to analyze not only their own financial situation but the economy at large.  The program also explores systemic solutions to our economy’s problems including alternative ways to organize production and distribution of the goods and services we all depend on.

Big Picture Science

Saturday 6am

Hosted by Seth Shostak, Senior Astronomer, SETI Institute in in Mountain View, California.  Big Picture Science engages the public with modern science research through lively and intelligent storytelling. Science radio doesn’t have to be dull. The only dry thing about this program is the humor.  This show takes on big questions by interviewing leading researchers and weaving together their stories of discovery in a clever and off-kilter narrative style.

Exploration

Tue & Thu 6am

Host Michio Kaku discusses science, technology, politics, and the environment.  Topics covered include black holes, time travel, higher dimensions, string theory, wormholes, search for extra-terrestial life, dark matter and dark energy, the future of space travel, genetic engineering, the aging process, the future of medicine, the human body shop, artificial intelligence, the future of computers and robots, as well as topics from science fiction.  Dr. Michio Kaku is a theoretical physicist, bestselling author, acclaimed public speaker, renowned futurist, and popularizer of science.  As co-founder of String Field Theory, Dr. Kaku carries on Einstein’s quest to unite the four fundamental forces of nature into a single grand unified theory of everything.

Scholar’s Circle

Sunday 1pm

An interview show hosted and produced by Dr. Maria Armoudian, lecturer at the University of Auckland in New Zealand and the author of two books, Kill the Messenger: The Media’s Role in the Fate of the World, and Reporting from the Danger Zone: Frontline Journalists, Their Jobs and an Increasingly Perilous Future.  She served as a commissioner in the city of Los Angeles for six years and worked in the California State Legislature for eight years, working on many issues ranging from environmental sustainability to good government and corporate reform.

Peace Talks Radio

Sunday 12pm

Hosted by Carol Boss, Paul Ingles, Suzanne Kryder

Peace Talks is a monthly series on peacemaking and nonviolent conflict resolution.

For more information, or to order a copy of a program you heard, visit Peace Talks Radio online

Radio Curious

Sun 8am, Mon 3:30pm, Sat 4:30pm

Host and producer Barry Vogel, Esq. began interviewing people as a child and has been curious ever since.  Creating mental images from radio voices, Barry Vogel interviews on a curiously wide array of topics including politics, religion, environment, law, culture, travel, self-identity, genetics psychiatry/psychology, food, humor, music.

Native Voices

Daily at 5am

Native Voice One (NV1) is the distribution division of Anchorage-based Koahnic Broadcast Corporation. Our mission is to serve as a leader in bringing Native voices to Alaska, the nation, and the world. NV1 distributes work from Native and non-Native producers whose programming educates, advocates, and celebrates Indigenous life and values. The programs also enlighten and inform the general public about Native American news, culture, history, music, events, and modern life. NV1 programming is entertaining, thought- provoking, timely, culturally-sensitive and respectful.

Civic Cipher

Wed 4pm

Civic Cipher is a weekly radio show/webcast/podcast hosted by Ramses Ja and Q. Ward. This show is dedicated to empowering Black and Brown voices, allowing them to engage directly with their communities as well as the general population. Self-determination is critical to securing a future free of oppressive systems, and Civic Cipher exists to facilitate discussions toward this end. Furthermore, Civic Cipher seeks to inform non-POC allies who may not be privy to these types of discussions and optics. Finally, Civic Cipher seeks to provide long-form conversations in spaces where there is often a lack of significant resources, potent dialogue, or the necessary engagement for facilitating a healthy and productive civil discourse.

Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @civiccipher

Writer’s Voice

Saturday 6pm

Writer’s Voice …where the conversation goes deeper. We talk to writers of all genres about matters that move us and make us think.  The program features interviews and readings, as well as reviews, with authors such as Louise Erdrich, James Risen, Ursula K. LeGuin, Russell Banks, poet Richard Wilbur and many more notable writers.

Writer’s Voice is produced and hosted by Francesca Rheannon, and has been on the air since 2004 with more than 400 shows produced, broadcasting on stations around the United States.