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Mickey Huff is co-host of the Project Censored Show with former Project Censored director Dr. Peter Phillips. It airs on the progressiveradionetwork.com out of New York City
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Wednesday Jan 15, 2020
Wednesday Jan 15, 2020
Kevin Gosztola and Ted Rall make return visits to the Project Censored
to update listeners on their latest work. Kevin Gosztola, shares the latest news
about the cases of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and military whistleblower
Chelsea Manning.
In the second half of the program, journalist Ted Rall explains his legal battle
with his former employer the Los Angeles Times, a case that has gone to
the California Supreme Court. He also analyzes corporate-media coverage
of the Democratic Party presidential contenders.
Both guests also comment on the U.S. assassination of Iranian leader
Qassem Soleimani.
Notes:
Kevin Gosztola is managing editor of shadowproof.com
Ted Rall is an author and political cartoonist.
Links to the guests' web sites:
www.shadowproof.com
www.shadowproof.com
Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
As the world faces unprecedented challenges like global warming, what role are media and journalism playing?
Kenn Burrows and Amber Yang say that social media and conventional journalism foster a sense of isolation and powerlessness
that undermines peoples' ability to take action. But they suggest an innovative new approach to journalism --
"constructive journalism" -- can be a valuable tool for reviving community and cooperation.
Notes:
Kenn Burrows is founder and director of the Holistic Health Center at San Francisco State University.
Amber Yang is a SFSU graduate in psychology, and a frequent contributor to Project Censored.
Music-break information:
1) "Blasting Cap" by Preston Reed
2) "Let's Work Together" by Canned Heat
3) "Room to Move" by John Mayall
Tuesday Dec 03, 2019
Tuesday Dec 03, 2019
On this week's program, Mickey Huff and his guests examine how Facebook, Twitter and Google are working to hide,
"deplatform" or otherwise undermine news and opinions critical of US government policies, and thus reestablish
the dominance of establishment-friendly corporate media.
Emil Marmot is a doctoral student at the University of Toronto, and the co-author of a chapter in Censored 2020.
Mnar Muhawish is the founder and editor-in-chief at Mint Press News (www.mintpressnews.com).
Notes:
Music-break information:
1) "Mann's Fate" by Hot Tuna
2) "Lucifer" by the Alan Parsons Project
3) "Monster" by Zero One
Tuesday Nov 19, 2019
Tuesday Nov 19, 2019
On this week's show, we hear a talk given by Mickey Huff and Nolan Higdon.
They spoke about their new book, "United States of Distraction," a look at
the five decades of corrosive political and media changes which made it possible
for a candidate like Donald Trump to capture the presidency. They spoke at
the Hillside Club in Berkeley, California on October 22, in a benefit for KPFA-FM.
Notes:
Music-break information:
1) "the Resistance" by 2 Cellos
2) "Ride Across the River" by Dire Straits
3) "Polygon Dust" by Porter Robinson
the Project Censored Show:
Host: Mickey Huff
Producers: Anthony Fest and Dennis Murphy
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Tuesday Nov 12, 2019
Tuesday Nov 12, 2019
Rolling Stone writer Matt Taibbi is the first guest on this week's show;
his new book, "Hate, Inc." explains how today's corporate media,
especially television, profits by pitting Americans against one another.
Then independent journalist Abby Martin returns to the program;
on this segment, she describes the making of her new documentary
Gaza Fights For Freedom, and the distortions and omission in US
media coverage of Palestine.
Notes:
Matt Taibbi's previous books include "Insane Clown President" and "Griftopia."
Abby Martin's work can be found at www.theempirefiles.tv
Music-break information:
1) "Selling the News" by Switchfoot
2) "November" by Dominic Miller
3) "Palestine Will Be Free" by Maher Zain
Tuesday Nov 05, 2019
Tuesday Nov 05, 2019
Facebook recently announced, "Facebook News," a partnership between the social-media giant
and established corporate-media outlets, including the New York Times. Does this arrangement
suggest an enhanced effort to keep independent journalism and nonconforming opinions out of social media?
Notes:
Andy Lee Roth is co-editor (with Mickey) of Project Censored's annual "Censored" books.
He also oversees the 'validated independent news' program, collecting hundreds of stories from which the "Top 25" are selected.
Music-break information:
1) "Simplexity" by Zero One
2) "Ride Across the River" by Dire Straits
3) "Blasting Cap" by Preston Reed
Music-break information:
1) "Simplexity" by Zero One
2) "Ride Across the River" by Dire Straits
3) "Blasting Cap" by Preston Reed
the Project Censored Show:
Host: Mickey Huff
Producers: Anthony Fest and Dennis Murphy
Archives at
Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
What will be the consequences of a capitalist crisis of overproduction in the 21st century,
when nations and political institutions are dominated by a single transnational capitalist class?
Sociologists Peter Phillips and William I. Robinson explore these questions and more on this week's show.
Notes:
Peter Phillips teaches Sociology at Sonoma State University; his latest book is "Giants: the Global Power Elite."
William Robinson teaches Sociology at the University of California at Santa Barbara; his latest book is
"Into the Tempest: Essays on the New Global Capitalism."
Music-break information:
1) "Let's Work Together" by Canned Heat
2) "Fortunate Son" by Creedence Clearwater Revival
3) "Power to the People" by John Lennon
Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
This week, we present a speech delivered by Mickey Huff at Southern Oregon University (Ashland, Oregon)
in April 2019, titled "Resist the Media." Mickey Huff is the host of the Project Censored Show, the director
of Project Censored, and Professor of History at Diablo Valley College in northern California.
Notes:
Music-break information:
"Polygon Dust" by Porter Robinson
"Polygon Dust" by Porter Robinson
the Project Censored Show:
Host: Mickey Huff
Producers: Anthony Fest & Dennis Murphy
Archives at
Tuesday Oct 08, 2019
Tuesday Oct 08, 2019
Peter Phillips returns to the Project Censored Show, this time as a guest, to discuss his new book,
"Giants: The Global Power Elite." The product of years of research, "Giants" identifies the members of
the 'transnational corporate class:' the institutions and individuals that control trillions of dollars
of the world's wealth, and wield the political power that these riches confer.
Notes:
This program is a rebroadcast of a Project Censored Show previously aired.
Peter Phillips is Professor of Sociology at Sonoma State University in California.
He's also the retired director of Project Censored, and co-founder of the Project Censored radio show.
"Giants" is his 18th book, and is published by Seven Stories Press.
Web sites mentioned on this week's program:
www.projectcensored.org
www.sevenstoriespress.com
www.projectcensored.org
www.sevenstoriespress.com
Wednesday Oct 02, 2019
Wednesday Oct 02, 2019
Project Censored's co-director Andy Lee Roth is Mickey's guest, and their topic is the new edition
of Project Censored's annual book, "Censored 2020: Through the Looking Glass" The annual
Censored books are best know for their lists of "top 25 censored stories," but include many
other features as well.