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6:48

Historic 1st International Summit to Phase Out Fossil...

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2026/04/23

Interview with Osprey Orielle Lake, founder and executive director, Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network, WECAN, conducted by Melinda Tuhus.Many of WECAN's members, including frontline women leaders from around the world, have participated in previous UN climate summit meetings and will be involved in this conference as well. They will be participating in discussions to propose solutions to the climate crisis, such as the need for investments in reforestation, renewable energy and food

13:05

New Book Urges Proactive Measures to Achieve a Truly...

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2026/04/23

Interview with Steve Phillips, host of the Democracy in Color podcast and author of Are White Men Smarter than Everybody Else?, conducted by Scott Harris.Steve Phillips, the best-selling author of Brown Is the New White and How We Win the Civil War, talks about his new book, Are White Men Smarter Than Everybody Else? observing that just six years after the racial reckoning that followed the murder of George Floyd, America is witnessing a full-scale assault on equality unparalleled since the

13:20

National Movement Mobilizing Around U.S. 250th...

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2026/04/23

Interview with Saru Jayaraman, co-founder and president of One Fair Wage, director of the Food Labor Research Center at the University of California, Berkeley and author of One Fair Wage: Ending Subminimum Pay in America, conducted by Scott Harris.Saru Jayaraman talks about the #Next250 national mobilization coinciding with the U.S. 250th anniversary, where a massive gathering is planned in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, June 27, grounded in a Declaration of Interdependence to elevate

17:45

Amid Iran War, Many U.S. Service Members Seek Advice...

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2026/04/23

Interview with Rebecca Roberts, a member and organizing manager of About Face: Veterans Against the War, conducted by Scott Harris.National Guard veteran Rebecca Roberts discusses the work she and others do at About Face providing guidance and advice to active-duty U.S. military servicemen and women navigating their rights of conscience and seeking conscientious objector status during the current illegal U.S. war on Iran.

26:57

As Americans Increasingly Oppose Trump’s Iran War,...

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2026/04/23

Interview with Kevin Martin, president of Peace Action and the Peace Action Education Fund, the nation’s largest grassroots peace network with chapters and affiliates in states across the U.S., conducted by Scott Harris.Kevin Martin talks about what his and other anti-war groups are doing to oppose Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu’s illegal war in Iran and Lebanon, action being taken to pressure Congress to invoke the War Powers Act, and how listeners can get involved.

7:01

U.S. Faith Community Condemns Trump’s Immoral Iran...

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2026/04/16

Excerpt of press conference by Bishop William Barber, founding director of the Yale University Divinity School's Center for Public Theology and Public Policy, recorded and produced by Melinda Tuhus.The Center held a three-day conference, April 12-14, titled: “What are the Moral and Spiritual Issues of the 2026 Elections?” On the last day of the conference Bishop Barber's press conference responded to the U.S. and Israeli war on Iran and President Trump’s social media posts threatening to

15:21

GOP Could Launch ‘Delay-and-Deny’ Scheme to Subvert...

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2026/04/16

Interview with Steve Posner, an adjunct assistant professor of writing at the University of Southern California, conducted by Scott Harris.Steve Posner talks about his recent San Francisco Chronicle commentary, “How Trump Can Keep the House Without Winning the Midterms,” describing a possible anti-democratic scheme where Trump’s election deniers in GOP-led states slow walk recounts and stall certification of Democratic wins, creating a situation where Republicans retain their House of

19:51

Beyond No Kings Protests: Escalating Cost of...

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2026/04/16

Interview with Michael Albert, co-founder of South End Press, Z Magazine, the Z Media Institute and host of the podcast Revolution Z, conducted by Scott Harris.Michael Albert assesses Trump’s murderous war on Iran, fascist repression at home and a growing pro-democracy resistance movement—while envisioning a transformative “long march” progressive agenda that discards major elements of the decaying status quo system. Albert is author of 21 books on economics, politics and socialism.Z

17:50

U.S. Corporate Media Fails to Call Out GOP Voter...

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2026/04/16

Interview with Julie Hollar, senior analyst with the group Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), conducted by Scott Harris.Julie Hollar discusses her recent commentary, “Who Will SAVE America From Misleading Coverage of Voter Suppression?” and the importance of calling out the disinformation in Trump and GOP talking points regarding their false claim that millions of non-citizens are voting and discrediting U.S. election outcomes.

24:53

Trump Blockades Strait of Hormuz after Iran War Talks...

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2026/04/16

Interview with Brandon Carr, Studies Associate with the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, and Kevan Harris, Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles, conducted by Scott Harris.Carr and Professor Harris discuss their views on the five-week U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign against Iran that many call a strategic disaster, the future of negotiations to end the war, Israel’s continued destabilizing attack on Lebanon and the dangerous erosion of

60:00

The Organic Farm Stand -- April, 2026

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2026/04/14

April's Organic Farm Stand line-up: Diane's Hot Topics Small Farms Report with Steve Munno Honey Bee Update with Vincent Kaye Legislative Update with Kim Stoner, Director of Advocacy for CT NOFAHosted by Richard Hill and Diane Lauricella

6:14

U.S. Campaign Launched to Lead the World Back from...

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2026/04/10

Interview with Ann Froines, an activist with the group Back from The Brink, conducted by Melinda Tuhus.Between The Lines’ Melinda Tuhus spoke with Ann Froines, an activist with the group Back from The Brink, which works to reduce the danger of nuclear war. Here she discusses the threat of nuclear catastrophe and provides information on how individuals can take action.

14:25

Jewish Groups’ Passover Seder Protests Mass...

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2026/04/10

Interview with Daniella Hobbs, a member of the Hartford Jewish Organizing Collective, conducted by Scott Harris.Daniella Hobbs, a member of the Hartford Jewish Organizing Collective, talks about her group organizing a Passover seder on Tuesday, April 7 outside the ICE regional field office in Hartford, Connecticut “to demand ICE out of Connecticut.” The seder will include music and ritual elements adapted to modern times, including a recitation of 10 modern-day plagues and 4 cups dedicated

18:37

Trump’s Staggering Level of Corruption Requires...

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2026/04/10

Interview with Jeff Hauser, executive director of the Revolving Door Project, conducted by Scott Harris.Jeff Hauser discusses the multiple and unprecedented instances of Trump administration corruption that the Revolving Door Project has been investigating during the president’s second term. He addresses the need for accountability and what government reforms will be necessary to prevent such blatant executive branch abuses in the future, similar to what followed the Nixon-era Watergate

17:54

Trump Launches Multiple Strategies to Rig Midterm...

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2026/04/10

Interview with David Daley, senior fellow in communications at Fair Vote and author of Antidemocratic: Inside the Far Right's 50-Year Plot to Control American Elections, conducted by Scott Harris.David Daley discusses the ongoing efforts by Donald Trump and congressional Republicans to implement voter suppression laws and policies, including Senate debate on the “Save America Act,” and the president’s most recent executive order that instructs the federal government to compile a list of

27:22

U.S.-Israeli War on Iran Hurts All Iranians,...

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2026/04/10

Interview with Naghmeh Sohrabi, Charles Goodman professor of Middle East History and director for Research at the Crown Center for Middle East Studies at Brandeis University, conducted by Scott Harris.Professor Sohrabi discusses the impact of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, and average Iranian people not generally discussed in U.S. media, as explored in her blog, “These Are the True Things,” which focuses on stories written by Iranians coping with life inside the Islamic Republic.

24:26

Cuba in the Cross-Hairs: A First-Hand Report from...

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2026/04/06

Sandra Levinson, executive director of the Center For Cuban Studies (www.centerorcubanstudies.org), reports on her recent trip to Cuba, focusing on the island nation's struggle survival under the yoke of the Trump regime's total oil embargo.Interview by Richard Hill

54:43

Resistance Roundtable 3/19/26: Jennifer Loewenstein,...

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2026/04/05

Resistance Round Table is broadcast on WPKN the 3rd Thursday of each month where hosts Ruth Anne Baumgartner, Scott Harris, and Richard Hill engage in conversation about local and nationwide organizing for a more just and democratic America during this pivotal and dangerous moment in our nation's history.On our March 19, 2026 program we first talk about the U.S. Israeli war on Iran with Jennifer Loewenstein, a former associate director of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of

6:28

Criminalizing Dissent: Trump DOJ Wins Terrorism...

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2026/04/02

Interview with Xavier de Janon, an attorney representing an anti-ICE activist in the Prairieland Texas terrorism trial, conducted by Melinda Tuhus.Between The Lines’ Melinda Tuhus spoke with Xavier de Janon, co-founder of the People’s Law Collective, which represents political defendants across the South. De Janon, a member of the National Lawyers Guild, represents one of the defendants, Elizabeth Soto in her state case and provided support to defense attorneys in the federal case. Here, de

16:43

Tenured Texas Professor Fights His Termination for...

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2026/04/02

Interview with Tom Alter, a tenured professor of history at Texas State University, conducted by Scott Harris.Texas State University history professor Tom Alter talks about his termination from the university without due process for remarks he made at a socialist conference in his capacity as a private citizen. Alter also talks about his legal battle defending free speech and academic freedom important to all educators and citizens — as well as his national speaking tour, including events

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