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03.23.2023

Episode 188: DC Anti-War Protest & McGovern on Ukraine: In this episode, CODEPINK's Marcy Winograd brings us voices from the Saturday, March 18th DC anti-war protest, "Fund People's Needs, Not the War Machine." Demonstrators called on the Biden administration to ...

CODEPINK Radio episodes:

03.23.2023 Episode 188 of CODEPINK Radio: DC Anti-War Protest & McGovern on Ukraine Episode 188: DC Anti-War Protest & McGovern on Ukraine: In this episode, CODEPINK's Marcy Winograd brings us voices from the Saturday, March 18th DC anti-war protest, "Fund People's Needs, Not the War Machine." Demonstrators called on the Biden administration to ...
03.16.2023 Episode 187: The Peace Movement —at Home and Abroad On this episode of CODEPINK Radio, host Marcy Winograd focuses on the growing peace movement in Europe, where tens of thousands of people are mobilizing to support a ceasefire in Ukraine. CODEPINK Cofounder Medea Benjamin updates us on the anti-war ...
03.08.2023 Ep 186: IWD 2023: Historical Look Back and What's Ahead This week we will be taking a look back at the history of International Women's Day and CODEPINK's contributions to the day. We will be revisiting past events, themes, quotes, and actions as well as discussing this year's values and ...
03.01.2023 Episode 185: War Is Not Green Why do governments and gangs alike target land defenders, and what can we do to fight back? Join Teddy Ogborn (CODEPINK), for a discussion with land defenders organizing against the destruction of crucial natural environments. Hear from Matthew Johnson, who ...
02.22.2023 Episode 184: Drop The F-35 Deal: A Discussion on Canada’s F-35 Fighter Jet Purchase Join Danaka Katovich (CODEPINK), James Leas (Save Our Skies VT), Paul Maillet (Retired colonel and former Green party candidate), and moderator Tamara Lorincz (VOW, WILPF) for a conversation on Lockheed Martins F-35 Fighter Jet and Canadas decision to buy them.
02.15.2023 Episode 183: Being a Woman and a Student in China In the past two weeks, the US has been taken over by a frenzy over a Chinese weather balloon. Ignoring the continuous US aggression towards China, warmongers are using the balloon to drive fear and hate. The manufacture of consent ...
02.08.2023 Episode 182: Ukraine & China: Diplomacy Now! In this episode, the first half features a conversation between CODEPINK's Marcy Winograd and Medea Benjamin about diplomatic solutions to the war in Ukraine while the second half features economist and professor Jeffrey Sachs on the possibility of Brazil and ...
02.04.2023 Reimagining King’s Vision - The Fierce Urgency of Now From Ukraine to Uvalde we see the crises of which Rev. Dr. King warned, militarism, materialism, racism and the prospect of spiritual death. This special episode addresses how we may better work for peace. Presenters will be Medea Benjamin (CODEPINK), ...
02.01.2023 Episode 181:CELAC 2023-LatAm Integration includes the Voices of the People In this episode, we interview Alejandro Rusconi about the Seventh Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, (CELAC), which was held Tuesday, January 24 in Buenos Aires and hosted by CELAC President Pro-Tempore Alberto Fernandez, current President ...
01.25.2023 Episode 180: Cost of War in Conversation Today we’ll be talking with an international feminist activist, Dr. Maha Hilal, author of Innocent Until Proven Muslim as well as hear excerpts from our CODEPINK MLK Peace Vigil in Washington DC from last week and invite you to our ...
01.19.2023 Episode 179: The F-35 Nightmare In this episode we discuss anti-F35 activism with people in Vermont and Canada who have been organizing against the F-35 for years! We also chat with the host of the Busted Business Bureau podcast Christian Borkey!
01.12.2023 Episode 178: Onwards to Multipolarity From our unipolar world under US hegemony, transition to multipolarity is inevitable and ensures the greatest chance for peace. In this episode, we are hearing about the US Africa Command (AFRICOM) from Sylvie Ndongmo, Bro. Imani Umoja, Dr. Gnaka Lagoke, ...
01.04.2023 Episode 177: Ceasefire in Ukraine! This episode features excerpts from a Christmas Eve sermon by Rev. William Barber of Repairers of the Breach and the Poor People’s Campaign, comments from former Congressman Dennis Kucinich, long a peace champion, a report back from Moscow from Reiner ...
12.28.2022 Episode 176: This Year in Divesting from the War Machine As 2022 comes to a close, Shea of CODEPINK's Divest from the War Machine campaign interviews the people working to divest their communities from war, militarism, and climate crisis. We will hear from organizers based in Chicago, IL; Chattanooga, TN; ...
12.20.2022 Episode 175: Lawfare-The Case of Argentina and Peru As more progressive leaders are elected to power in Latin America, we are seeing a concerted effort by right-wing governments to destabilize popular movements. This week we speak to Peruvian artist Daniela Ortiz about the intensification of protests in Peru ...
12.14.2022 Episode 174: Transnational Feminist Scholarship and Organizing This week we are joined by Women and Gender Studies Students at DePaul University who share their current research projects as well as their feminist frameworks and methodologies. Themes include transnational feminism, black and latinx feminisms and radical resistance through ...
12.07.2022 Episode 173: Report Back from U.S. Working Class Youth Brigade to Cuba This week we are joined by Lauren Rosenfeld from CODEPINKs Peace Collective and Rose and Michelle from the Party for Socialism and Liberation. Michelle, Rose, and Lauren just got back from a youth delegation to Cuba where they got to ...
12.01.2022 Episode 172: On the Ground at COP27: A Roundup A Roundup: This week, Nancy Mancias, CODEPINK's campaign organizer, is discussing her experience at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. We are hearing about Nancy's first impressions, and challenges and opportunities at this year's United Nations Climate Change conference. A little ...
11.23.2022 Episode 171: The Midterms & US Foreign Policy In this episode of CODEPINK Radio, we focus on the midterm elections and their potential impact on US foreign policy in Europe and the Middle East. In the first half of our program, CODEPINK Congress host Marcy Winograd talks with ...
11.17.2022 Episode 170: Solidarity with Cuba, Opposition to NATO & Cheers for The Golden Rule Sailboat In this episode Marcy Winograd, coordinator of CODEPINK Congress, interviews her co-host Medea Benjamin on Medea's recent solidarity trip to Cuba and post midterm election prospects for lifting sanctions on the island nation Next, Tamara Lorincz of the Women's International ...
11.09.2022 Episode 169: COP27 in a Police State The COP27 UN Climate meeting is happening in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, now: November 6 to November 18, 2022. A climate summit is more urgent than ever. So, why are activists across the world protesting it? Join CODEPINK radio and special ...
11.02.2022 Episode 168: The Impending U.S Invasion of Haiti On this week's episode, Teri interviews Jemima Pierre of Black Alliance for Peace about the most recent US-sponsored intervention efforts in Haiti. Jemima discusses the root causes of growing protests in the country and the US's role in fomenting violence
10.26.2022 Episode 167: Report Back From Palestine: Young Palestinian Voices This week we are joined by Palestinian organizers Nour, Rifqa, and Alexis who are reporting back from their recent trip to Palestine. We discuss their tour of Lifta, a village destroyed by the Zionist forces during the Nakba. They compare ...
10.19.2022 Episode 166: End the War in Ukraine & Avert Nuclear Catastrophe Co-authors Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J.S. Davies discuss their new book, "War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict" on Democracy Now and CODEPINK Congress, followed by interviews with World Beyond War's Alice Slater on NATO vs. the Treaty ...
10.12.2022 Episode 165: Disrupting Debt, Defusing Nukes In this episode we hear from whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg on the importance of defusing nuclear war as we come up on the 60th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Later, we hear from the Institute for Policy Studies' Basav Sen ...
10.05.2022 Episode 164: Celebrating Indigenous Voices Struggle and Resilience Across the World: In this episode, Indigenous voices across the world are sharing their stories of struggle and resilience in the face of militarism and war economy. We are hearing from Julian Aguon of Chamorro about the ...
09.28.2022 Episode 163: What's happening with Afghanistan's funds? In this episode, Medea Benjamin and Hadiya Afzal of Unfreeze Afghanistan explain the Biden administration’s recent move to create a $3.5 billion fund "Afghan Fund" through a Swiss bank, and what it means for Afghanistan's economy and resources. We are ...
09.21.2022 Episode 162: Drones, Espionage, & Whistleblowers In this episode we hear from Lisa Ling and William Neuheisel to discuss drone warfare, Daniel Hale, and the espionage act.
09.14.2022 Episode 161: Ukraine: Role-Playing Peace Conversations & Challenging Post-Soviet Privatization Marcy Winograd, host of CODEPINK Congress, role-plays with co-host Hanieh Jodat how to talk about achieving a diplomatic peace in Ukraine. On the second half of our show, she shares a webinar featuring anit-war feminist voices in Ukraine and Georgia ...
09.07.2022 Episode 160: Climate Emergency in Pakistan, Airstrikes on Civilians in Iraq In this episode, we hear from Shehrbano Jamali, a Global Shaper with the World Economic Forum working on flood relief efforts on the ground in Pakistan after unprecedented flooding has left a third of the country underwater. We are also ...
08.31.2022 Episode 159: The Foreign Policy of Lawfare and Aggression In this episode, we are joined by Carlos Ron to discuss the illegal seizing of a Venezuelan plane, which by U.S. orders has been grounded in Argentina since June. We then talk to Rev. Chris Ferguson about the absurdity and ...
08.24.2022 Episode 158: War Resisters on Ukraine, Assange & Pelosi On this episode, Marcy Winograd Interviews Bert Knorr of the International Committee of Democratic Socialists of America about the Peace In Ukraine Coalition, which also includes CODEPINK and Veterans for Peace. Learn about the coalition's call for a ceasefire in ...
08.17.2022 Episode 157: Remembering the Dahyan Massacre CODEPINK marks 4 years since Saudi Arabia dropped a bomb on a school bus in Dahyan, Yemen killing 40 children on their way to a field trip. We are joined by Dr. Shireen Al-Adeimi, Dr. Aisha Jumaan, Dr. Alberto Minujin, ...
08.10.2022 Episode 156: Militarism and the Climate Crisis What does war have to do with climate change? On this episode of CODEPINK radio, War Is Not Green campaign intern Sophie shares excerpts from an event CODEPINK hosted on Saturday titled "How Militarism Fuels the Climate Crisis and What ...
08.03.2022 Episode 155: Divesting from Harm in 2022 What does it mean to work on divesting from war in 2022? In this episode of CODEPINK radio, Divest from the War Machine organizer Shea talks with members of the Divest Chicago from War coalition on their local organizing work, ...
07.27.2022 Episode 154: Friends and Enemies What makes one country a friend of Cuba and another not? Today's episode includes a conversation with CODEPINK co-founder Medea Benjamin about the irony of the US designating Cuba a State Sponsor of Terror and what can be done to ...
07.20.2022 Episode 153: A Blueprint for Organizing from Young Organizers CODEPINK Radio is an energizing program focused on ending wars and militarism, and building a peace economy. Listen weekly to robust conversation and inspiration from grassroots peacemakers in places like Korea, Yemen, Venezuela and Iran, peacemakers in our nation's capital ...
07.13.2022 Episode 152: No to NATO Protest in Madrid In this episode of CODEPINK Radio, Marcy Winograd interviews CODEPINK activists Colonel Ann Wright and Paki Wieland about their participation in the NO to NATO protests in Spain. Wright and Wieland joined thousands of demonstrators calling for the dissolution of ...
07.05.2022 Episode 151: Queer Liberation Means Decriminalization, Demilitarization, Decolonization. Episode 151: Queer Liberation Means Decriminalization, Demilitarization, Decolonization.
06.29.2022 Episode 150: Mass Poor People's and Low Wage Workers' Assembly 2022 In this episode we will listen to some of the anti-militarism contingent organizers of the Mass Poor People’s and Low Wage Workers’ Assembly that took place on June 18th, 2022 and learn about the making of and next steps after ...
06.22.2022 Episode 149: Latest on Cuba sanctions & Pan-Africanism in the Americas This week's episode focuses on Biden's policy towards Cuba, with remarks from Fulton Armstrong, as well as an excerpt on a panel from the People's Summit, in which James Early draws links between Pan-Africanism and the Americas. We will also ...
06.15.2022 Episode 148: The People's Summit & Chomsky on Ukraine In this episode, we take you to the People's Summit in Los Angeles, a counter-narrative to the US Summit of the America's, boycotted by Mexico's president and other Latin American heads of state. At the People's Summit, CODEPINK co-founder Medea ...
06.08.2022 Episode 147: Building People Power from Coast to Coast This week's radio show is focused on two mass mobilizations: the People’s Summit in LA (a counter to the Summit of the Americas) and The Mass Poor People’s Assembly and Moral March on Washington. The midterms are coming up in ...
06.01.2022 Episode 146: Finding the Truth in the Fog of War and How War-mongering Now Includes a Nuclear War How do you counter the lies that drive us to war? On this episode of CODEPINK radio, join Janine Jackson, program director of FAIR, the media watch group, as she discusses the current global situation. On the second half of ...
05.25.2022 Episode 145: Esper on Venezuela and the People's Summit In this episode, CODEPINK's Leonardo Flores and Teri Mattson discuss former Defense Secretary Mark Esper's revelations about the hybrid war on Venezuela. In the second half, Leonardo and Claudia de la Cruz from the People's Forum, discuss the People's Summit ...
05.18.2022 Episode 144: Ukraine, Negotiation, Not Escalation in the Nuclear Shadow In this episode we check in with a former US negotiator in Crimea, as well as a peace activist in Finland opposed to her country joining NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Marcy Winograd, coordinator of CODEPINK Congress, interviews John ...
05.11.2022 Episode 143: A Youth Delegation to Cuba and Biden's Proposed Military Budget On this episode of CODEPINK radio, Ariel Gold hears from fellow CODEPINK co-director Danaka Katovich who just returned from participating in a youth delegation to Cuba to call for an end to the U.S. blockade. During the second half of ...
05.04.2022 Episode 142: The urgency of the Julian Assange case and the crisis of press freedom On this episode of CODEPINK radio to mark World Press Freedom Day, join us for a conversation with journalist Julian Assange’s wife Stella and his brother Gabriel who explain the urgency of his case and why it's critical to the ...
04.27.2022 Episode 141: No War, No Warming On this episode of CODEPINK radio, join Olivia and Shea of CODEPINK for an important conversation about the intersections of militarism and climate change featuring Ramon Mejia of Grassroots Global Justice Alliance and Tara Houska of the Giniw Collective.
04.20.2022 Episode 140: Challenging the US Narrative on Mexico & Stop the War in Ukraine Online Rally Challenging the US Narrative on Mexico with guest journalist Alina Duarte of Sin censura/Canal Catorce and "Stop the War in Ukraine": We will hear from some of the sharpest politicians, analysts and organizers around the world about how they view ...

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CODEPINK Radio episodes:

Episode 188 of CODEPINK Radio: DC Anti-War Protest & McGovern on Ukraine

Episode 187: The Peace Movement —at Home and Abroad

Ep 186: IWD 2023: Historical Look Back and What's Ahead

Episode 185: War Is Not Green

Episode 184: Drop The F-35 Deal: A Discussion on Canada’s F-35 Fighter Jet Purchase

Episode 183: Being a Woman and a Student in China

Episode 182: Ukraine & China: Diplomacy Now!

Reimagining King’s Vision - The Fierce Urgency of Now

Episode 181:CELAC 2023-LatAm Integration includes the Voices of the People

Episode 180: Cost of War in Conversation

Episode 179: The F-35 Nightmare

Episode 178: Onwards to Multipolarity

Episode 177: Ceasefire in Ukraine!

Episode 176: This Year in Divesting from the War Machine

Episode 175: Lawfare-The Case of Argentina and Peru

Episode 174: Transnational Feminist Scholarship and Organizing

Episode 173: Report Back from U.S. Working Class Youth Brigade to Cuba

Episode 172: On the Ground at COP27: A Roundup

Episode 171: The Midterms & US Foreign Policy

Episode 170: Solidarity with Cuba, Opposition to NATO & Cheers for The Golden Rule Sailboat

Episode 169: COP27 in a Police State

Episode 168: The Impending U.S Invasion of Haiti

Episode 167: Report Back From Palestine: Young Palestinian Voices

Episode 166: End the War in Ukraine & Avert Nuclear Catastrophe

Episode 165: Disrupting Debt, Defusing Nukes

Episode 164: Celebrating Indigenous Voices

Episode 163: What's happening with Afghanistan's funds?

Episode 162: Drones, Espionage, & Whistleblowers

Episode 161: Ukraine: Role-Playing Peace Conversations & Challenging Post-Soviet Privatization

Episode 160: Climate Emergency in Pakistan, Airstrikes on Civilians in Iraq

Episode 159: The Foreign Policy of Lawfare and Aggression

Episode 158: War Resisters on Ukraine, Assange & Pelosi

Episode 157: Remembering the Dahyan Massacre

Episode 156: Militarism and the Climate Crisis

Episode 155: Divesting from Harm in 2022

Episode 154: Friends and Enemies

Episode 153: A Blueprint for Organizing from Young Organizers

Episode 152: No to NATO Protest in Madrid

Episode 151: Queer Liberation Means Decriminalization, Demilitarization, Decolonization.

Episode 150: Mass Poor People's and Low Wage Workers' Assembly 2022

Episode 149: Latest on Cuba sanctions & Pan-Africanism in the Americas

​Episode 148: The People's Summit & Chomsky on Ukraine

Episode 147: Building People Power from Coast to Coast

Episode 146: Finding the Truth in the Fog of War and How War-mongering Now Includes a Nuclear War

Episode 145: Esper on Venezuela and the People's Summit

Episode 144: Ukraine, Negotiation, Not Escalation in the Nuclear Shadow

Episode 143: A Youth Delegation to Cuba and Biden's Proposed Military Budget

Episode 142: The urgency of the Julian Assange case and the crisis of press freedom

Episode 141: No War, No Warming

Episode 140: Challenging the US Narrative on Mexico & Stop the War in Ukraine Online Rally

Episode 148: The People's Summit & Chomsky on Ukraine