http://thisishell.net This is Hell! airs a live four hour broadcast beginning at 9 AM (US central) on WNUR 89.3 FM Chicago, streaming live from WNUR and podcasted shortly after. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:13:53 +0000 en hourly 1 Copyright © This Is Hell! 2011 http://thisishell.net admin@thisishell.net (This Is Hell) admin@thisishell.net (This Is Hell) Podcast 1440 http://www.thisishell.net/wp-content/themes/bueno/images/TIH_icon_144px.png http://thisishell.net 144 144 This is Hell! airs a live four hour broadcast beginning at 9 AM (US central) on WNUR 89.3 FM Chicago, streaming live from WNUR and podcasted shortly after. This, Is, Hell, Politics, Democrats, Republicans, Anarchist, Socialists, Communists, Leftist, Right This Is Hell This Is Hell admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-680-podcast-for-janaury-28-2012/ http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-680-podcast-for-janaury-28-2012/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:42:38 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=5978 http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-680-podcast-for-janaury-28-2012/feed/ 0 4:05:18 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[...] 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. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/this-saturday-on-this-is-hell-14/ http://thisishell.net/shows/this-saturday-on-this-is-hell-14/#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:13:24 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=5926 http://thisishell.net/shows/this-saturday-on-this-is-hell-14/feed/ 0 4:09:03 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[...] 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.' Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/this-saturday-on-this-is-hell-12/ http://thisishell.net/shows/this-saturday-on-this-is-hell-12/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:46:24 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=5856 http://thisishell.net/shows/this-saturday-on-this-is-hell-12/feed/ 0 4:05:46 Our guests were ex-CIA officer Paul Pillar on Iran, the Gay Liberation Network's Andy Thayer on this coming May's G8/NATO protests in Chicago, historian Lisa Keller on "Democracy and Public Space," former Seattle police chief during the 1999 WTO dem[...] Our guests were ex-CIA officer Paul Pillar on Iran, the Gay Liberation Network's Andy Thayer on this coming May's G8/NATO protests in Chicago, historian Lisa Keller on "Democracy and Public Space," former Seattle police chief during the 1999 WTO demonstrations Norm Stamper, and Tom Frank on 'The Hard Times Swindle and the Unlikely Come Back of the Right." Dan 'the Auto Man' Litchfield talked cars and Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/best-of-this-is-hell-2011-this-saturday/ http://thisishell.net/shows/best-of-this-is-hell-2011-this-saturday/#comments Sat, 24 Dec 2011 14:45:45 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=5777 http://thisishell.net/shows/best-of-this-is-hell-2011-this-saturday/feed/ 1 0:34:49 The ‘Best of This is Hell!: 2011‘ airs this Saturday, December 24, 2011, for four hours beginning at 9 AM (US central) on Chicago’s Sound Experiment WNUR 89.3 FM, streaming live and podcast shortly after here. Hosted by producer Theron H[...] The ‘Best of This is Hell!: 2011‘ airs this Saturday, December 24, 2011, for four hours beginning at 9 AM (US central) on Chicago’s Sound Experiment WNUR 89.3 FM, streaming live and podcast shortly after here. Hosted by producer Theron Hummiston, the interviews from the past year that will be featured include those with Seymour Hersh, Noam Chomsky, John Mearsheimer, Stephen Walt, Immanuel Wallerstein, Mark Danner, who had just written the piece, “After September 11: Our State of Exception,” and former CIA agent Glenn Carle, author of “The Interrogator: An Education.” This is Hell! returns with a brand new live four hour show Saturday, January 7, 2012. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-677-xmas-party-december-17-2011/ http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-677-xmas-party-december-17-2011/#comments Sat, 17 Dec 2011 06:16:07 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=5712 http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-677-xmas-party-december-17-2011/feed/ 4 4:10:41 Saturday, December 17, we cordially invited all of our listeners to the first-ever broadcast of the annual This is Hell! Office Party live and completely uninterrupted for four hours from the thirteenth floor of the beautiful Paramutual Building on [...] Saturday, December 17, we cordially invited all of our listeners to the first-ever broadcast of the annual This is Hell! Office Party live and completely uninterrupted for four hours from the thirteenth floor of the beautiful Paramutual Building on Chicago’s Sound Experiment, WNUR 89.3 FM, streaming live and podcast here. Hosting this year’s This is Hell! Office Party is your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz. This year’s This is Hell! Office party featured irregular correspondents … ‘Our Man in Budapest,’ Todd Williams reporting live from Hungary … live from Dublin, one of our more recent additions to our crew of irregular correspondents Will Lynch … live in-studio because he couldn’t catch his flight to Gaza, Danny Muller gave a ‘Wasted Energy Report’ … live from San Francisco, Kate O’Donnell talked the ‘God particle’ and says, “Thank You, Science!” … live in-studio, Kevan ‘The Radical Pessimist’ Harris … live in-studio, the proprietor of Chicago’s Hopleaf, 5148 North Clark, Michael Roper talked beer … and live from Los Angeles, Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/tomorrow-on-this-is-hell-21/ http://thisishell.net/shows/tomorrow-on-this-is-hell-21/#comments Sat, 10 Dec 2011 20:37:57 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=5672 http://thisishell.net/shows/tomorrow-on-this-is-hell-21/feed/ 1 3:52:47 Saturday, December 10, This is Hell! broadcast a live four hour show beginning at 9 AM (central) over-the-air on Chicago’s Sound Experiment, WNUR 89.3 FM, streaming live and podcast here. Your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chu[...] Saturday, December 10, This is Hell! broadcast a live four hour show beginning at 9 AM (central) over-the-air on Chicago’s Sound Experiment, WNUR 89.3 FM, streaming live and podcast here. Your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviewed … Jeffrey D. Clements is the co-founder and general counsel of Free Speech for People, a national, nonpartisan campaign to overturn Citizens United and pass the People’s Rights Amendment. Jeff is a former assistant attorney general of Massachusetts. His latest book is, “Corporations Are Not People: Why They Have More Rights Than You Do and What You Can Do About It” (Berret-Koehler). live from Durban, political economist Patrick Bond is a professor in the School of Development Studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Patrick is head of the Centre for Civil Society in Durban. He is author and editor of the just-released books “Politics of Climate Justice” (UKZN Press) and “Durban’s Climate Gamble: Trading carbon, betting the earth” (UNISA Press). He’s also an adviser on the film “Carbon Markets, Trading Our Future.” He recently wrote the article, “The Politics of Durban: A Dirty Deal Coming Down in Durban.” live from Paris, Diana Johnstone was European editor of In These Times from 1979 to 1990, and continues to be a correspondent for the publication. Diana was press officer of the Green group in the European Parliament from 1990 to 1996. She is the author of the 2003 title, “Fools’ Crusade: Yugoslavia, Nato, and Western Delusions” (Monthly Review Press). Her most recent writing includes, “As the ‘Humanitarian Warriors’ Gloat … Here’s the Key Question in the Libyan War.” live from Montreal, Devlin Kuyek is a lead researcher and activist with GRAIN, a small international organization based in Barcelona, Spain that works with social movements around the world in defense of peasant agriculture and food sovereignty. Devlin is author of, “Good Crop/Bad Crop: Seed politics and the future of food in Canada” (Between the Lines). He is also a member of the steering committee of the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network. This week, GRAIN won the Right Livelihood Award, often called the ‘alternative Nobel.’ GRAIN was recognized “for their worldwide work to protect the livelihoods and rights of farming communities and to expose the massive purchases of farmland in developing countries by foreign financial interests.” Our irregular correspondents were … live from the hermetically sealed clean rooms at URL Labs, LaddieO.com gives a report on science and tech stuff … and live from Los Angeles, Jeff Dorchen delivers a Moment of Truth. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/tomorrow-on-this-is-hell-20/ http://thisishell.net/shows/tomorrow-on-this-is-hell-20/#comments Sat, 03 Dec 2011 06:07:25 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=5635 http://thisishell.net/shows/tomorrow-on-this-is-hell-20/feed/ 0 3:53:20 Saturday, December 3rd, This is Hell! aired a live four hour completely uninterrupted, commercial-free, thoroughly unedited broadcast beginning at 9 AM (US central) on Chicago’s Sound Experiment, WNUR 89.3 FM, streaming live and podcast shortl[...] Saturday, December 3rd, This is Hell! aired a live four hour completely uninterrupted, commercial-free, thoroughly unedited broadcast beginning at 9 AM (US central) on Chicago’s Sound Experiment, WNUR 89.3 FM, streaming live and podcast shortly after here. Your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviewed … live from Oslo, Reza Marashi is the Research Director at the National Iranian American Council. Prior to working at NIAC, Reza worked in the Office of Iranian Affairs at the U.S. Department of State for four years. He has also been an analyst at the Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS) covering China-Middle East issues, and a Tehran-based private strategic consultant on Iranian political and economic risk. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Foreign Policy, The Atlantic, The National Interest and Al Jazeera, among other publications. He has been a guest contributor to the BBC, NPR, Financial Times, Reuters, and ABC News, among other broadcast outlets. His most recent writing includes, “The Iranian-American Game of Chicken.” live from New Mexico, Tom Barry is the author of, “Border Wars” (Boston Review Books). Tom directs the TransBorder Project of the Americas Program at the Center for International Policy in Washington, DC. He blogs at http://borderlinesblog.blogspot.com. His most recent writing includes, “How the Drone Warfare Industry Took Over Our Congress.” live from New York, Costas Panayotakis is associate professor of sociology at the New York City College of Technology at CUNY. Costas is author of, “Remaking Scarcity: From Capitalist Inefficiency to Economic Democracy” (Pluto Press). His most recent writing includes, “The Greek Crisis Intensifies” and “Debunking the Greek (and European) Crisis Narrative.” Our irregular correspondents were: live from Puerto Rico, ‘Our Man in San Juan’ Dave Buchen live from Los Angeles, Jeff Dorchen delivers a Moment of Truth Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-674-nov-26-interview-with-greg-palast/ http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-674-nov-26-interview-with-greg-palast/#comments Sat, 26 Nov 2011 15:00:35 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=5582 http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-674-nov-26-interview-with-greg-palast/feed/ 0 0:53:35 This is Hell! aired a live and completely uninterrupted and unedited – albeit abbreviated – one hour show beginning at 9 AM (US central) Saturday, November 26, on Chicago’s Sound Experiment WNUR 89.3 FM, streaming live and podcast shortly afte[...] This is Hell! aired a live and completely uninterrupted and unedited – albeit abbreviated – one hour show beginning at 9 AM (US central) Saturday, November 26, on Chicago’s Sound Experiment WNUR 89.3 FM, streaming live and podcast shortly after here. Your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviewed… Investigative reporter and New York Times best-selling author Greg Palast. Greg’s new book is entitled, “Vultures’ Picnic: In Pursuit of Petroleum Pigs, Power Pirates, and High-Finance Carnivores” (Dutton). Greg is also the author of 2007′s “Armed Madhouse: From Baghdad to New Orleans–Sordid Secrets and Strange Tales of a White House Gone Wild,” and “The Best Democracy Money Can Buy: The Truth About Corporate Cons, Globalization, and High-Finance Fraudsters.” To purchase any and all of Greg’s books, simply click on his name above to go directly to his site. Also don’t forget! This Tuesday, November 29, your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz will be participating in a special Chicago appearance by investigative reporter and best-selling author Greg Palast. And don’t forget this Saturday your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz will interview the world renouwn investigative reporter and New York Times best-selling author Greg Palast. Greg’s new book is entitled, “Vultures’ Picnic: In Pursuit of Petroleum Pigs, Power Pirates, and High-Finance Carnivores” (Dutton). Greg is also the author of 2007′s “Armed Madhouse: From Baghdad to New Orleans–Sordid Secrets and Strange Tales of a White House Gone Wild,” and “The Best Democracy Money Can Buy: The Truth About Corporate Cons, Globalization, and High-Finance Fraudsters.” To purchase any and all of Greg’s books, simply click on his name above to go directly to his site and to learn more about the even click here. CONTACT Joe Macare phone (773) 772-0100, x240 joe@inthesetimes.com In These Times writers are available for interviews. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/questions-from-hell/what-is-your-monday-morning-quarterbacking-for-occupy/ http://thisishell.net/questions-from-hell/what-is-your-monday-morning-quarterbacking-for-occupy/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:56:17 +0000 This Is Hell Admin http://thisishell.net/?p=5469 http://thisishell.net/questions-from-hell/what-is-your-monday-morning-quarterbacking-for-occupy/feed/ 5 0:03:53 The Question From Hell is back! This month’s Question From Hell for our listening audience is ‘what is your Monday morning quarterbacking for the #Occupy movement?‘ In American football, a ‘Monday Morning Quarterback’ i[...] The Question From Hell is back! This month’s Question From Hell for our listening audience is ‘what is your Monday morning quarterbacking for the #Occupy movement?‘ In American football, a ‘Monday Morning Quarterback’ is a spectator who criticizes or passes judgment on the preceding weekend’s games. This analysis also often includes what the fan believes the teams should do in order to meet their goals. So, what’s your criticism and/or judgment of #Occupy so far? What do you feel #Occupy can, can’t, should or shouldn’t do in order to meet their goal, which can generally be described as challenging global corporate power? Your comments may refer to #Occupy as a whole or any specific Occupatiom. Please leave us your answer as a voicemail at 1-773-8289-682. Email us at  contact@thisishell.net. Comment here on the website. Leave a message for our Facebook page. Tweet us at @thisishellradio. This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-673-occupythisishell/ http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-673-occupythisishell/#comments Sat, 19 Nov 2011 15:00:03 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=5534 http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-673-occupythisishell/feed/ 0 1:00:24 This is Hell! broadcast a live – albeit abbreviated – one hour radio show, today,  Saturday, November 19, on Chicago’s Sound Experiment, WNUR 89.3 FM, streaming and podcast here. This weekend, This is Hell! was Occupied by members of the[...] This is Hell! broadcast a live – albeit abbreviated – one hour radio show, today,  Saturday, November 19, on Chicago’s Sound Experiment, WNUR 89.3 FM, streaming and podcast here. This weekend, This is Hell! was Occupied by members of the #OccupyWallStreet, #OccupyChicago and #OccupyOakland contingents. Your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz had a live on-air conversation with all three, simultaneously, unedited and completely uninterrupted. Our guests were: Diane Reiner from the Occupy Oakland Media Committee. Diane has been representing Occupy Oakland on various broadcasts across the nation and has informed us that she is not a morning person. Rachael Perrotta from the Occupy Chicago Press Committee. Rachael has been a member of the Occupy Chicago since mid-October. She is an office worker in her early 30′s who, for the past decade, has been organizing media campaigns for groups working towards peace and social justice. José Giuseppe from the Occupy Wall Street Spokescouncil. José is a proud Brooklyn resident and is an advocate for police accountability and community justice programs like Copwatch.   Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-672-for-november-12t/ http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-672-for-november-12t/#comments Sat, 12 Nov 2011 06:18:03 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=5465 http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-672-for-november-12t/feed/ 0 0:57:46 This is Hell! broadcast a live – albeit abbreviated – one hour radio show, this Saturday, November 12, at 9 AM (US central time) on Chicago’s Sound Experiment, WNUR 89.3 FM, streaming and podcast here. Your bitter blind broke gap-toothed[...] This is Hell! broadcast a live – albeit abbreviated – one hour radio show, this Saturday, November 12, at 9 AM (US central time) on Chicago’s Sound Experiment, WNUR 89.3 FM, streaming and podcast here. Your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviewed … Immanuel Wallerstein has held several positions as visiting professor at universities worldwide, was awarded multiple honorary degrees, and was president of the International Sociological Association between 1994 and 1998. In 2000 he joined the Yale Sociology department as Senior Research Scholar. In 2003 he received the Career of Distinguished Scholarship Award from the American Sociological Association. His most important work, ‘The Modern World-System,’ has appeared in four volumes in 1974, 1980, 1989 and 2011, with two planned volumes still forthcoming. The 2011 volume is entitled, “The Modern World-System, vol. IV: Centrist Liberalism Triumphant, 1789–1914″ (University of California Press). Wallerstein’s world system theory rejects the notion of a “Third World,” claiming there is only one world connected by a complex network of economic exchange relationships. He also writes regular commentaries, his most recent being, “US Withdrawal and Defeat in Iraq.” Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-november-5-2011/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-november-5-2011/#comments Sat, 05 Nov 2011 20:01:05 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=5445 http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-november-5-2011/feed/ 0 3:40:40 Your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviewed: Jeff Goodwin is professor of Sociology at New York University. Jeff is a past chair of the Comparative and Historical Sociology Section of the American Sociological Associ[...] Your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviewed: Jeff Goodwin is professor of Sociology at New York University. Jeff is a past chair of the Comparative and Historical Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association. His research focuses on social movements, revolutions, political violence, and terrorism. He is best known for his book, “No Other Way Out: States and Revolutionary Movements, 1945-1991″ More recently, he is the author of “Contention in Context” (Stanford University Press) and “The Social Movements Reader” (Wiley-Blackwell). Next month, Jeff will have an article in Le Monde Diplomatique tentatively titled, “Occupy Wall Street: The Challenge Ahead.” Susan Kang is an assistant professor of political science at City University of New York where she teaches a course on international relations and does research on human rights and trade union movements. She is currently involved in #OccupyWallStreet and been active in the demands working group at Zuccotti Park. Dr. Gareth Porter is an investigative historian and journalist on US national security policy with Inter-Press Service. Dr. Porter is the author of, most recently, “Perils of Dominance: Imbalance of Power and the Road to War in Vietnam.” (University of California Press). Gareth was both a Vietnam specialist and an anti-war activist during the Vietnam War and was Co-Director of Indochina Resource Center in Washington. He taught international studies at City College of New York and American University. He was the first Academic Director for Peace and Conflict Resolution in the Washington Semester program at American University. His most recent writing includes, “Debunking the Iran ‘Terror Plot’,” “ISAF Data Show Night Raids Killed over 1,500 Afghan Civilians,” “UN Tally Excluded Most Afghan Civilian Deaths in Night Raids,” and “US May Have Concealed Deterrent Aim of Iranian Plan.” Our irregular correspondents were: live from Dublin, we heard from Will Lynch and … live from Los Angeles, Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. This weekend’s show was produced solo by Spencer “Thunderball” Thayer. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-october-22/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-october-22/#comments Sat, 22 Oct 2011 21:00:28 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=5407 http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-october-22/feed/ 0 3:59:34 This is Hell! broadcast a live, completely unedited and uninterrupted four hour radio show, Saturday, October 22nd, on Chicago’s Sound Experiment, WNUR 89.3 FM, streaming and podcast here. Your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Me[...] This is Hell! broadcast a live, completely unedited and uninterrupted four hour radio show, Saturday, October 22nd, on Chicago’s Sound Experiment, WNUR 89.3 FM, streaming and podcast here. Your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviewed: - Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Chris Hedges is a weekly columnist at Truthdig and a senior fellow at The Nation Institute. Chris’s 2002 book “War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning” (Random House) was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction. His new book is entitled, “The World As It Is: Dispatches on the Myth of Human Progress” (Nation Books). Watch this amazing video of Chris last Saturday night at #OccupyWallStreet. - Dr. Stefano Battiston is the Chair of Systems Design at ETH Zurich who examined transnational companies and found that 147 interconnected corporations control 40% of the world’s wealth. The report, “The network of global corporate control,” can be read here and an easier to read blog post can be read here. - journalist Mark Engler is a senior analyst with Foreign Policy In Focus. Mark is author of “How to Rule the World: The Coming Battle Over the Global Economy (Nation Books),” which was selected by the Drum Major Institute as one of the “most interesting and informative progressive books” of 2008. Mark is also a monthly columnist for the Oxford, UK-based New Internationalist magazine. He serves on the editorial board of Dissent and writes a weekly post for the magazine’s “Arguing the World” blog. His most recent writing includes, “The Future of the #Occupy Movement: Solidarity and Escalation.” Our irregular correspondents were: - ‘Our Man in Budapest’ Todd Williams reported live from Hungary … - former producer Trevor Ewen, in from New York City, gave us his inaugural segment as an irregular correspondent … - Michael Roper of Chicago’s Hopleaf, 5148 North Clark Street, talked beer live in-studio … - live from Los Angeles, Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-october-8-2011/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-october-8-2011/#comments Sun, 09 Oct 2011 06:53:21 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=5342 http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-october-8-2011/feed/ 1 4:00:20 Yesterday, Saturday, October 8, 2011, This is Hell! broadcasts live, completely unedited and uninterrupted four hour show beginning at 9 AM (US central time time) over-the air on Chicago’s Sound Experiment WNUR 89.3 FM, streaming and podcast s[...] Yesterday, Saturday, October 8, 2011, This is Hell! broadcasts live, completely unedited and uninterrupted four hour show beginning at 9 AM (US central time time) over-the air on Chicago’s Sound Experiment WNUR 89.3 FM, streaming and podcast shortly after here. Your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviewed … live from London, economist, author, journalist and political analyst Loretta Napoleoni, author of “Maonomics: Why Chinese Communists Make Better Capitalists than We do” (Seven Stories). Loretta has been on the show in the past to discuss her books, “Rogue Economics: Capitalism’s New Reality,” which has been translated into fourteen languages, and “Terror Inc.: Tracing the Money Behind Global Terrorism,” which has been translated into twelve languages. She’s one of the world’s leading experts on money laundering and terror financing. She has worked as London correspondent and columnist for Turin’s La Stampa, Milan’s Corriere della Sera, Rome’s La Repubblica, Spain’s national daily El País, and Le Monde. Loretta has also worked as a consultant for the commodities markets. Geoff Dembicki reports extensively on the growing political influence of Alberta’s oil sands industry and other climate change-related issues for TheTyee.ca, an award-winning online newspaper based in Vancouver, Canada. His recent writing includes a special article for Corpwatch, “Keystone Pipeline Faces Indigenous Trans-Border Opposition.” Brennan Center Senior Counsel Keesha Gaskins will be on to discuss the Center’s new report, “Voting Law Changes in 2012.” The report says new Republican-backed voting changes, “could make it significantly harder for more than five million eligible voters to cast ballots in 2012.” Keesha assisted with researching and drafting multiple sections of this report, and is a senior attorney at the Center and an expert on voting rights issues. live from Paris, Financial Times columnist and feature writer Simon Kuper, author of, “Soccer Men: Profiles of the Rogues, Geniuses and Neurotics Who Dominate the World’s Most Popular Sport” (Nation Books). Simon’s 1994, “Soccer Against the Enemy: How the World’s Most Popular Sport Starts and Fuels Revolutions and Keeps Dictators in Power,” won the 1994 William Hall Sports Book of the Year. Our irregular correspondents were: live from the #OccupyWallStreet action in Chicago, Spencer ‘Thunderball’ Thayer live from Los Angeles, Jeff Dorchen will deliver a Moment of Truth. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/tomorrow-on-this-is-hell-19/ http://thisishell.net/shows/tomorrow-on-this-is-hell-19/#comments Sat, 01 Oct 2011 16:33:54 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=5320 http://thisishell.net/shows/tomorrow-on-this-is-hell-19/feed/ 2 0:55:20 This is Hell! aired a live – albeit abbreviated – one hour show today, Saturday, October 1, 2011, beginning at 9AM (US central) on Chicago’s Sound Experiment WNUR 89.3 FM. This weekend, your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio sho[...] This is Hell! aired a live – albeit abbreviated – one hour show today, Saturday, October 1, 2011, beginning at 9AM (US central) on Chicago’s Sound Experiment WNUR 89.3 FM. This weekend, your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviewed … Michael Hudson covers business and finance for the Center for Public Integrity Mike previously worked as a reporter for the Wall Street Journal and as an investigator for the Center for Responsible Lending. His work has won many honors, including a George Polk Award for magazine reporting and a John Hancock Award for business journalism. His latest book, “The Monster How a Gang of Predatory Lenders and Wall Street Bankers Fleeced America—and Spawned a Global Crisis” (St. Martin’s Griffin), was named 2010 Book of the Year by Baltimore City Paper. His most recent writing at the Center for Public Integrity’s i watch news site is, “The Great Mortgage Cover-Up: A Two-Part Series,” which “reveals the legacy of corruption that still plagues Bank of America.” Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/september-24-2011-hour-four-chris-woods/ http://thisishell.net/shows/september-24-2011-hour-four-chris-woods/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 06:00:01 +0000 This Is Hell Admin http://thisishell.net/?p=5256 http://thisishell.net/shows/september-24-2011-hour-four-chris-woods/feed/ 0 1:02:38 This is Hell! aired a live and completely uninterrupted four hour show today, Saturday, September 24, 2011, beginning at 9AM (US central) on Chicago’s Sound Experiment WNUR 89.3 FM. In the last hour of the show we talked live from London, Chri[...] This is Hell! aired a live and completely uninterrupted four hour show today, Saturday, September 24, 2011, beginning at 9AM (US central) on Chicago’s Sound Experiment WNUR 89.3 FM. In the last hour of the show we talked live from London, Chris Woods is an award-winning London-based investigative journalist and documentary film maker. Chris writes for The Bureau of Investigative reporting. He previously worked as a senior producer on BBC’s flagship programs ‘Newsnight’ and ‘Panorama’, He has also written and directed major documentaries for Channel 4′s Dispatches and for Al Jazeera. His most recent writing at the Bureau include, “Call for all casualties of conflict to be properly recorded.” We’ll speak with Chris about this article and previous writing on the US drone program. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/september-24-2011-hour-three-sahr-muhammedally/ http://thisishell.net/shows/september-24-2011-hour-three-sahr-muhammedally/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 06:00:22 +0000 This Is Hell Admin http://thisishell.net/?p=5246 http://thisishell.net/shows/september-24-2011-hour-three-sahr-muhammedally/feed/ 0 0:47:09 This is Hell! aired a live and completely uninterrupted four hour show today, Saturday, September 24, 2011, beginning at 9AM (US central) on Chicago’s Sound Experiment WNUR 89.3 FM. In the third hour, live from London, Sahr Muhammedally is a c[...] This is Hell! aired a live and completely uninterrupted four hour show today, Saturday, September 24, 2011, beginning at 9AM (US central) on Chicago’s Sound Experiment WNUR 89.3 FM. In the third hour, live from London, Sahr Muhammedally is a consultant in the Asia division of Human Rights Watch and co-authored the report, “Just Don’t Call it a Militia: Impunity, Militias, and the Afghan Local Police.” Later we talked live from New York City, Elvis DeMorrow who told us what’s in the Konspiracy Korner. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/september-24-2011-hour-two-erica-gaston/ http://thisishell.net/shows/september-24-2011-hour-two-erica-gaston/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 06:00:26 +0000 This Is Hell Admin http://thisishell.net/?p=5242 http://thisishell.net/shows/september-24-2011-hour-two-erica-gaston/feed/ 0 1:10:24 This is Hell! aired a live and completely uninterrupted four hour show today, Saturday, September 24, 2011, beginning at 9AM (US central) on Chicago’s Sound Experiment WNUR 89.3 FM. In the second hour live in-studio, Spencer ’Thunderball[...] This is Hell! aired a live and completely uninterrupted four hour show today, Saturday, September 24, 2011, beginning at 9AM (US central) on Chicago’s Sound Experiment WNUR 89.3 FM. In the second hour live in-studio, Spencer ’Thunderball’ Thayer and Chuck talked about Positive Loitering and its racist implications in Chicago. Later we attempted to talk to Erica Gaston, a program officer for the Afghanistan-Pakistan Regional Policy Initiative of the Open Society Institute. Before working at OSI, Erica was the Afghanistan research fellow for the Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict, whose mission is to encourage warring parties to provide compensation, victim assistance, recognition or other redress to victims of conflict. She is co-author of the new report, “The Cost of Kill/Capture: Impact of the Night Raid Surge on Afghan Civilians.” Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/september-24-2011-hour-one-stephen-walt/ http://thisishell.net/shows/september-24-2011-hour-one-stephen-walt/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 06:00:03 +0000 This Is Hell Admin http://thisishell.net/?p=5239 http://thisishell.net/shows/september-24-2011-hour-one-stephen-walt/feed/ 4 0:54:10 This is Hell! aired a live and completely uninterrupted four hour show today, Saturday, September 24, 2011, beginning at 9AM (US central) on Chicago’s Sound Experiment WNUR 89.3 FM, streaming live and podcast shortly after our over-the-air bro[...] This is Hell! aired a live and completely uninterrupted four hour show today, Saturday, September 24, 2011, beginning at 9AM (US central) on Chicago’s Sound Experiment WNUR 89.3 FM, streaming live and podcast shortly after our over-the-air broadcast here. In the first hour, your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviewed Stephen Walt is a professor at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. Stephen is the Robert and Renee Belfer Professor of International Affairs in the International Security Program at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. He co-authored, “The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy” (MacMillan), with last week’s guest John Mearsheimer. He also regularly writes at Foreign Policy. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/a-message-from-this-is-hell/ http://thisishell.net/shows/a-message-from-this-is-hell/#comments Sat, 24 Sep 2011 22:00:31 +0000 This Is Hell Admin http://thisishell.net/?p=5234 http://thisishell.net/shows/a-message-from-this-is-hell/feed/ 16 0:05:00 This is Hell! aired a live and completely uninterrupted four hour show today, Saturday, September 24, 2011. However this isn’t it. We’re trying something different, we are finally listening to you the listening audience and we’ll b[...] This is Hell! aired a live and completely uninterrupted four hour show today, Saturday, September 24, 2011. However this isn’t it. We’re trying something different, we are finally listening to you the listening audience and we’ll be breaking up the show into one segment per guest! Though this will take us sometime so don’t expect to see the podcast on Saturday evening anymore. We’ll shoot for Monday morning. Let us know what you think!? (If you are absolutely against this idea you can download the original full episode here, http://thisishell.net/shows/saturday-24-2011-on-this-is-hell/) Announcements, Shows This Is Hell! no no