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Podcast #685: Saturday, March 3, 2012 [ 4:05:00 | 145.34 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1263)

This week hsot Chuck Mertz interviewed Daniel Halperin who explained ‘How the West Sparked the AIDS Epidemic and How to Overcome it,’ Campbell Craig described ‘the nonproliferation complex,’ Suzanne Mettler told us ‘How Invisible Government Policies Undermine American Democracy,’ and Julia Whitty debunked the myth that the oceans are infinite and inexhaustible. We also heard from Dan ‘The Auto Man’ Litchfield, Danny Muller gave a Wasted Energy Report, and Jeff Dorchen returned with the Moment of Truth.

Episode 684: Omar Barghouti [ 45:28 | 10.41 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (780)

Omar Barghouti is an independent Palestinian commentator and human rights activist. Omar is a founding member of the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel and the Palestinian Civil Society Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign against Israel. He is author of the book, “BDS: The Global Struggle for Palestinian Rights” (Haymarket Books).

Episode 684: John Nichols [ 39:15 | 8.98 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (703)

John Nichols is The Nation’s Washington correspondent and the associate editor of the Capital Times in Madison, Wisconsin. John’s new book is entitled, “Uprising: How Wisconsin Renewed the Politics of Protest, from Madison to Wall Street” (Nation Books).

Episode 684: Michael Roper [ 31:12 | 12.5 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (698)

Live in studio, Michael Roper, proprietor of the Hopleaf, 5148 North Clark Street in Chicago, who will talk beer.

Episode 684: Mark Weisbrot [ 5:28:03 | 131.37 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (832)

Mark Weisbrot is co-founder of the Center for Economic Policy and Research with past This is Hell! guest Dean Baker. CEPR was formed in 1999 to “promote democratic debate on the most important economic and social issues that affect people’s lives.” Mark writes a column on economic and policy issues that is distributed to over [...]

Episode 684: Diane Ravitch [ 43:13 | 17.31 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (740)

Diane Ravitch is Research Professor of Education at New York University and a historian of education. Diane is a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Last year, she won the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Prize of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences in 2011 for her “careful use of social science research for [...]

Episode 684: February 25th, 2012 32k [ 4:07:28 | 56.64 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1223)

This weekend, Chuck Mertz interviews education expert Diane Ravitch on ‘Schools We Can Envy,’ economist Mark Weisbrot on Greece, Haiti, the budget and America’s ‘Lost Decade,’ author John Nichols will tell us ‘How Wisconsin Renewed the Politics of Protest,’ and activist Omar Barghouti will discuss ‘The Global Struggle for Palestinian Rights.’ Our irregular correspondents will be Danny Muller, who gives a Wasted Energy Report, and the Hopleaf’s Michael Roper talks beer.

Episode 683: February 18th, 2012 32k [ 4:00:03 | 96.15 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1123)

Episode 683: February 18th, 2012 128k [ 3:59:43 | 219.46 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (210)

This Saturday, host Chuck Mertz interviewed Paul Mason on ‘The New Global Revolutions,’ Charles Mann will be ‘Uncovering the New World Columbus Created,’ Marwan Bishara discusses ‘The Promise and Peril of the Arab Revolutions,’ and Ian Morris explains ‘The Patterns of History and What They Reveal About the Future.’ Our irregular correspondents were Will Lynch live from Dublin, and The Radical Pessimist Kevan Harris.

Podcast 682: February 11, 2012 [ 3:57:44 | 138.16 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1350)

This is Hell! THIS broadcast a live four hour WNUR Annual Phoneathon Fundraiser Special – DONATE RIGHT NOW AT 1-847-491-3655 – with host Chuck Mertz interviewing marijuana advocate Mason Tvert, author Rachel Herz on the ‘Mysteries of Repulsion,’ business writer Mike Hudson on potential GE fraud, and columnist Joshua Holland on whatever the hell we feel like. Irregular correspondents will be ‘Our Man in Budapest’ Todd Williams, Kate O’Donnell who loves to say, ‘Thank You, Science!,’ and Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth.

Episode 681: February 4th, 2012 [ 4:07:08 | 226.27 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1632)

This week on This is Hell!, former FBI agent Ali Soufan gives us ‘The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against Al Qaeda,’ historian Carroll Smith-Rosenberg describes ‘This Violent Empire,’ political economist Gar Alperovitz discusses ‘America Beyond Capitalism,’ and Iranian analyst Farideh Farhi talks Iran. Irregular correspondent Spencer ‘Thunderball’ Thayer takes your calls on #Occupy, LaddieO.com tells us what’s brewing in URL Labs, and Jeff Dorchen delivers a Moment of Truth.

Podcast for January 28, 2012 [ 4:05:18 | 168.43 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1513)

This week on This is Hell! Peter van Buren told us how he ‘Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People,’ John Lanchester explained ‘Why Everyone Owes Everyone and No One Can Pay,’ and Christopher Preble revealed ‘How American Military Dominance Makes Us Less Safe, Less Prosperous and Less Free.’ Elvis DeMorrow stepped out of the Konspiracy Korner to give a travelogue, we heard from our ‘Man in San Juan’ Dave Buchen, and Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth.

Podcast for January 21, 2012 [ 4:09:03 | 136.39 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1340)

Our guests were sociologist Sarah Sobieraj on ‘The Perils of Media-Centered Activism,’ journalist Nicholas Shaxson ‘Uncovering the Damage of Offshore Banking and Tax Havens,’ Historian Jo Guldi describes how ‘Britain Invents the Infrastructure State,’ and Christopher Strain will be ‘Rethinking Violence in American Life.’