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PACIFICA RADIO SYNDICATED PROGRAM DIRECTORY The following programs are distributed through the Pacifica network. Some are produced by Pacifica stations or the network itself; others are independent productions that use Pacifica distribution channels. To suggest additions or changes to this guide for future editions, write to Pacifica Network Affiliates Coordinator Ursula Ruedenberg, [email protected]. WEEKLY PROGRAMS (30-60 min) Alternative Radio New Dimensions Are We Alone? Off The Hook Behind the News Poetswest Between the Lines Sea Change Radio Bookwaves Sierra Club Radio Brain Labor Report Sojourner Truth Radio Building Bridges Song of the Soul Century of Lies Spirit in Action Corporate Watchdog Radio Spoiler Alert Radio Counterspin Sprouts Cultural Baggage Taking Aim Earthbeat Talk Nation Radio Electromatic Radio The 300-350 Show (Climate Radio) Encounters The Global Report Exploration This Way Out Flashpoints (Best of) Time of Useful Consciousness From the Vault Uprising GRIT Radio Urban Herbalist Indigenous Politics We News Law and Disorder What's At Stake Madness Radio WINGS Making Contact Writer's Voice Midweek Politics Yin Radio MyNDTALK Your Own Health And Fitness DAILY PROGRAMS (30-60 min) Against the Grain (3 days/week) Free Speech Radio News Brain Labor Report Hard Knock Radio Democracy Now! Informativo Pacifica Flashpoints MODULES WEEKLY PROGRAM MODULES (<10 min) Black Agenda Report Peak Oil Check-In Media Minutes Weekly Radio Spin DAILY PROGRAM MODULES (<10 min) 4:20 Drug War News Workers Independent News Jim Hightower’s Commentaries AGAINST THE GRAIN Program logo courtesy of KPFA C.S. Soong PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Against the Grain features intelligent, in-depth interviews with progressive and radical scholars and activists. You'll hear penetrating discussions about U.S. imperialism, the global justice movement, neoliberalism, gender and racial politics, Left history, ecological sustainability, radical philosophy, the labor movement, anarchism, and much more. CLOCK & TOPICS Approximately 53:00 run-time; at least one music break in the middle of the program INTERVIEW, CALL-IN, & 95% interview; once in a while excerpts from speeches PRODUCED PACKAGES % DISTRIBUTION Broadcast quality mp3s distributed at AgainstTheGrain.org; uploaded by METHOD(S) AND 4pm Pacific Time on broadcast days (Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays) DAYS/TIMES PRODUCTION KPFA-FM, Berkeley, CA COMPANY/BASE STATION HOST(S) & Contact Info Sasha Lilley, [email protected] C.S. Soong, [email protected] PROGRAM PRODUCER(S) Sasha Lilley, [email protected] Contact info C.S. Soong, [email protected] NUMBER OF STATIONS 4-6 CARRYING PROGRAM LISTENER ACCESS [email protected] CONTACT PROGRAM WEBSITE www.againstthegrain.org PROGRAM POSTAL Against the Grain ADDRESS KPFA-FM 1929 MLK Jr Blvd Berkeley, CA 94704 OTHER MEDIA ADDITIONAL INFO ALTERNATIVE RADIO Program logo courtesy of Alternative Radio David Barsamian PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Alternative Radio is a weekly one-hour public affairs program offered free to all public radio stations in the U.S., Canada, Europe, South Africa and Australia. AR provides information, analyses and views that are frequently ignored or distorted in other media. CLOCK & TOPICS Lectures and interviews on U.S. foreign policy, corporate power, the environment, the media, and propaganda. Our speakers include Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, Angela Davis, Arundhati Roy and Naomi Klein. INTERVIEW, CALL-IN, & 100% produced: 20% interviews, 80% recorded lectures & speeches PRODUCED PACKAGES % DISTRIBUTION Feeds on the Ku Satellite, Wednesdays 1-2pm Eastern METHOD(S) AND Also available by CD DAYS/TIMES Terms: Free of Charge to All Stations PRODUCTION Production Company located in Boulder, Co COMPANY/BASE STATION HOST(S) & Contact Info David Barsamian [email protected] 800-444-1977 PROGRAM PRODUCER(S) David Barsamian and Stephanie Brwon Contact info [email protected] 800-444-1977 NUMBER OF STATIONS Approx 150 CARRYING PROGRAM LISTENER ACCESS [email protected] CONTACT 800-444-1977 PROGRAM WEBSITE www.alternativeradio.org PROGRAM POSTAL Alternative Radio ADDRESS PO Box 551 Boulder, CO 80306 OTHER MEDIA Our programs are available as CDs, MP3s and written transcripts ADDITIONAL INFO Alternative Radio is FREE to stations that broadcast us on a regular schedule. ARE WE ALONE? Program logo courtesy of Are We Alone Seth Shostak PROGRAM DESCRIPTION From amoebas to androids to antimatter, Are We Alone? weaves together humor and compelling interviews into themed programs about the biggest ideas in evolutionary biology, genetics, paleontology, technology, and physics – as well as cosmology and astronomy. Are you a doubting Thomas? You’ll have plenty of company as we separate science from pseudoscience and the facts from the phony in Skeptic Check, our monthly look at critical thinking. CLOCK & TOPICS Weekly one-hour program, cut to the NPR news clock Covers the science of life – from its origins to its future INTERVIEW, CALL-IN, & Host interviews, custom promos available PRODUCED PACKAGES % DISTRIBUTION Uploaded into AudioPort on Mondays METHOD(S) AND Terms: Free of Charge to All Stations DAYS/TIMES PRODUCTION Produced by the SETI Institute COMPANY/BASE STATION HOST(S) & Contact Info Barbara Vance, Production Assistant, SETI Institute [email protected] 650-960-4531 PROGRAM PRODUCER(S) Molly Bentley Contact info [email protected] 510-268-8822 NUMBER OF STATIONS CARRYING PROGRAM LISTENER ACCESS Barbara Vance, Production Assistant, SETI Institute CONTACT [email protected] 650-960-4531 PROGRAM WEBSITE http://radio.seti.org PROGRAM POSTAL SETI Institute ADDRESS 515 N. Whisman Road Mountain View, CA 94043 OTHER MEDIA BEHIND THE NEWS Logo courtesy of WBAI Doug Henwood PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Behind the News is a weekly look at economics and politics, broadly defined. I comment on the week's news, and then interview authors, academics, and activists on matters both current and timeless. Scope is from the local to the global. CLOCK & TOPICS Typically about 5-10 minutes of my commentary, followed by two interview segments of about 20 minutes apiece. INTERVIEW, CALL-IN, & All commentary & interviews; No call-ins unless a guest stands me up. PRODUCED PACKAGES % DISTRIBUTION Uploaded to AudioPort on Friday mornings following the show. No new METHOD(S) AND shows when WBAI is fundraising. DAYS/TIMES PRODUCTION WBAI COMPANY/BASE STATION HOST(S) & Contact Info Doug Henwood; 917-865-2813 voice; email: [email protected] PROGRAM PRODUCER(S) Doug Henwood; 917-865-2813 voice; email: [email protected] Contact info NUMBER OF STATIONS 2 (WBAI & KPFA) CARRYING PROGRAM LISTENER ACCESS Doug Henwood; 917-865-2813 voice; email: [email protected] CONTACT PROGRAM WEBSITE www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Radio.html PROGRAM POSTAL 242 Greene Ave #1C ADDRESS Brooklyn NY 11238 USA OTHER MEDIA Podcast: <http://shout.lbo-talk.org/lbo/radio-feed.php> iTunes: <http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/ viewPodcast?id=73801817> ADDITIONAL INFO BETWEEN THE LINES Program logo courtesy of Squeaky Wheel Productions PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Since 1991, this syndicated, half-hour program has provided timely, in- depth progressive analysis on a wide range of political, economic and social topics generally ignored or marginalized by the mainstream media. The program features a five-minute under-reported news summary followed by three seven-minute interview segments. CLOCK & TOPICS Running time: 29 minutes; musical breaks at 06:00 and 20:30. Show begins with news summary, followed by 3 interview segments Topics: International, U.S. - political, economic and social issues examined by spokespersons from progressive groups, activists and investigative journalists. INTERVIEW, CALL-IN, & 95% Interviews; 5% Produced Packages PRODUCED PACKAGES % DISTRIBUTION Broadcast-quality MP3 on Wednesdays by 12 noon ET from our website METHOD(S) AND and on Audioport.org by 12 noon ET. Pacifica Ku Satellite feed, 1 p.m. DAYS/TIMES Fridays left channel PRODUCTION Squeaky Wheel Productions, Trumbull, CT; WPKN Radio, Bridgeport, CT COMPANY/BASE STATION HOST(S) & Contact Info Program Narration Denise Manzari, Segment producers: Scott Harris and Melinda Tuhus. (203) 268-8446 or [email protected] PROGRAM PRODUCER(S) Scott Harris (203) 268-8446; [email protected] Contact info NUMBER OF STATIONS 45+ radio and Internet radio CARRYING PROGRAM LISTENER ACCESS Anna Manzo, [email protected] CONTACT PROGRAM WEBSITE Program Website - www.btlonline.org; Production Company Squeaky Wheel Productions - www.squeakywheel.net PROGRAM POSTAL Squeaky Wheel Productions ADDRESS P.O. Box 110176 Trumbull, CT 06611 OTHER MEDIA iTunes podcast, Radio4all.net Interview transcripts available for publication by arrangement with producers. ADDITIONAL INFO Producers can submit proposals of interviews and reports for inclusion in the program. Send proposal summary to: [email protected]; attention: Scott Harris BLACK AGENDA REPORT Program logo courtesy of Black Agenda Report Glen Ford PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Black Agenda Radio is a “short form,” weekly commentary on political and social affairs, produced by the editors of BlackAgendaReport.com. The program is usually written and presented by BAR executive editor Glen Ford, a veteran broadcaster. BAR managing editor Bruce Dixon at times substitutes for Mr. Ford. CLOCK & TOPICS The 4:00, pre-recorded program can be aired at any time the affiliate chooses. Topics are consistent with the range of subjects discussed on the web journal: the nation and planet from a progressive African