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Project Censored - 08.31.21

Program Summary:

 

In the first segment, journalist Dave Lindorff shares the little-known story of Ted Hall (1925-1999),

a teenage science prodigy who worked on the WWII Manhattan Project, then shared his atomic secrets

with the USSR, to ensure that the US wouldn't be the world's only possessor of nuclear weapons.

Then Dan O'Connell and Scott Peters speak about their new book, a collection of writings by scholars

who helped fight for the betterment of California farmworkers and farming communities. 

 

Notes:

 

Dave Lindorff is a veteran journalist and has written four books. His recent article about Ted Hall can be found at

www.counterpunch.org/2019/08/09/remembering-ted-hall-and-klaus-fuchs

Dan O'Connell is executive director of the Central Valley Partnership. Scott Peters teaches at Cornell University.

Their new book is "In the Struggle: Scholars and the Fight against Industrial Agribusiness in California."

 

 

Project Censored - 08.24.21

Former Congressman and presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich is Mickey's first guest; he's written a new book

(The Division of Light and Power) about a lonely battle he waged to preserve public power in Cleveland during his term as mayor.

In the second half of the show, poet Lisa Wells speaks about her new book Believers: Making a Life at the End of the World.

It's a collection of biographies of a wide range of individuals who've remained dedicated to preserving and enhancing pieces of

land, despite the spectre of catastrophic climate change.

 

 

Notes:

 

Dennis Kucinich served eight terms in the US House of Representatives, and twice ran for President.

But his greatest battle may have been in his one term as mayor of Cleveland in the late 1970s, when he fought off an attempt

to privatize the city's municipally-owned electric system. His new book, The Division of Light and Power, tells the story of that struggle.

 

Lisa Wells is a poet and author based in Portland, Oregon. Her conversation with Mickey Huff took place as a Zoom event

sponsored by KPFA-FM (Berkeley, CA) and Project Censored.

Project Censored - 08.17.21

The first guest on this week's program is Kevin Gosztola of www.Shadowproof.com  .

He and Mickey speak about notable whistleblowers who've been in the news recently, including Julian Assange,

Daniel Hale, and Reality Winner.

 

In the second half of the show, a look at the fallout from a 2020 Congressional election, when Shahid Buttar ran again

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in her San Francisco district. Although Pelosi was easily re-elected, Buttar says elements of

the local Democratic Party retaliated against him for challenging Pelosi, by spreading groundless allegations

of personal misconduct. And, he says, multiple local media outlets covered the allegations despite the absence of

credible evidence. Buttar joins the program, along with Gloria Berry, a member of the party's Central Committee

("DCCC") for San Francisco.

 

Kevin Gosztola is the managing editor of the news web site www.Shadowproof.com 

He has covered the Julian Assange legal proceedings in the UK from the beginning, as well as other press-freedom and whistleblower cases.

 

Shahid Buttar is a civil-rights lawyer, and has worked at the Bill of Rights Defense Committee and the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

In the 2020 election, he challenged long-time incumbent Nancy Pelosi for her seat in California's 12th District (San Francisco).

Gloria Berry is a Navy veteran, and the founder of a womens' mentoring organization.

 

 

Project Censored - 08.10.21

Mickey's guests for the hour are Susan Zakin and Steve Erickson. Zakin created the online journal

www.JournalOfThePlagueYears.ink as a place for new literature and new kinds of literature,

especially work examining life in the pandemic. Novelist Steve Erickson is a contributing editor to the site. 

 

Susan Zakin is an environmental journalist, and the founder of Journal of the Plague Years.

Her previous works include "Coyotes and Town Dogs."

Steve Erickson is a prolific novelist, and teaches at the University of California's Riverside campus.

His latest work, "American Stutter," is published at Journal of the Plague Years.

 

 

Project Censored - 08.04.21

Mickey's first guest is long-time media activist and "culture jammer" Kalle Lasn,

the founder of Adbusters magazine. He summarizes the history of Adbusters,

and explains some recent developments, including the decision by Canada's dominant drug-store chain

to cease selling the magazine.

In the second half, Chase Palmieri returns to the program to explain the project he founded,

www.credder.com, the web site that gives news readers a place to evaluate the quality of news articles.

 

Kalle Lasn lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, where he founded Adbusters magazine in 1989;

he remains its editor-in-chief. He is also the author of three books, Culture Jam, Design Anarchy, and Meme Wars.

Chase Palmieri's work in the restaurant business inspired his idea that news consumers should have

a review site for journalism analogous to Yelp's role for restaurants; to provide this opportunity,

and create an incentive for news outlets to improve their product, he created www.credder.com 

 

the Project Censored Show:

 

Host: Mickey Huff 

 

Producer: Anthony Fest

Project Censored - 07.27.21

Mickey's guest for the hour is political scientist Aaron Good. Good recently completed writing a critique

of the latest BBC documentary from Adam Curtis ("Can't Get You Out of My Head"), ultimately concluding

that the work is intended to distract and hide rather than reveal. His conversation with Mickey covers issues

from the JFK assassination to changes in the world financial system in the 1970s.

 

Aaron Good holds a doctorate in political science from Temple University. His three-part critique

of Adam Curtis can be found online at www.kennedysandking.com    He has a book, American Exception:

Empire and the Deep State, scheduled for release in 2022.

 

Host: Mickey Huff 

 

Producer: Anthony Fest

Project Censored - 07.20.21

This week's program presents edited audio of a July 13, 2021 Zoom conversation in which

Mickey hosted author Dan Kovalik. Kovalik spoke about his latest work, "Cancel This Book:

The Progressive Case Against Cancel Culture." Kovalik warns of the dangers of 'cancel culture'

on the left, and advocates instead for dialogue and tolerance of differing opinions.

 

Dan Kovalik is a law professor and a prolific author; some of his recent books

include "No More War," and "The Plot to Overthrow Venezuela."

 

Host: Mickey Huff 

 

Producer: Anthony Fest

 

Project Censored - 07.14.21

How did the dominant corporate media cover Joe Biden's first 100 days as President? And how has media coverage of

Biden differed from that given to Donald Trump?  Mickey is joined by Emil Marmol and Nolan Higdon to discuss a forthcoming article

the three of them wrote on these topics.

Then Jennifer Lyons speaks about her new academic study of left-populist podcasts, and how their perspectives differ from those of

legacy media such as cable TV.

 

 

 

Notes:

Nolan Higdon teaches at California State University, East Bay. He and Emil Marmot are frequent contributors to Project Censored.

Their forthcoming article will be titled, "Returning to Neoliberal Normalcy."

Jennifer Lyons teaches History at Diablo Valley College; her forthcoming article on left-populist media was coauthored with Nolan Higdon.

Project Censored - 05.11.21

This week's program presents excerpts from a live online discussion co-produced by Project Censored and the Real News Network.

The first in a series of three programs examining life and media in the modern age of pervasive digital communication,

it examines the question "Is Freedom Possible in the Digital Era?"

The panelists were Andy Lee Roth, Allison Butler and John K. Wilson;

moderators were Maximillian Alvarez and Mickey Huff.

 

Notes:

Andy Lee Roth is Associate Director of Project Censored, and co-editor of the annual Project Censored books.

Alison Butler teaches in the Department of Communications at the University of Massachusetts.

John K. Wilson is Contributing Editor to Academeblog.org, a project of the American Association of University Professors.

Maximillian Alvarez is Editor-in-Chief at the Real News Network

A video of the entire program can be see at www.youtube.com/watch?v=07jht-StlI8  

 

Music-Break information:

1) "Long Red" by Mountain

2) "Pipeline" by the Alan Parsons Project

Project Censored - 04.06.21

Mickey's first guest is Shahid Buttar, who in 2020 ran against Speaker Nancy Pelosi for her seat

in the House of Representatives; he speaks about prospects for progressive change in 2021.

Then author Dan Kovalik returns to the program to discuss his latest work, "Cancel This Book,"

which warns of the dangers of 'cancel culture.'

 

Notes:

 

Shahid Buttar is a civil-rights lawyer; he's worked at public-interest organizations

including the Bill of Rights Defense Committee and the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

In the 2020 election, he challenged long-time incumbent Nancy Pelosi for her seat

in California's 12th District (San Francisco).

Dan Kovalik is a law professor and a prolific author; some of his recent books

include "No More War," and "The Plot to Overthrow Venezuela."

 

 

 

The Project Censored Show:

 

Host: Mickey Huff 

 

Producer: Anthony Fest

 

Music-break information:

1) "What About Me?" by Quicksilver Messenger Service

2) "Let's Work Together" by Canned Heat

3) "For What It's Worth" by Buffalo Springfield