Project Censored

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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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Project Censored episodes:

11.21.2023
The Project Censored Show 11.21.23
This week's Project Censored Show again focuses on the Israeli massacres in the Gaza Strip. To open the program, Eleanor's guest, Jacqueline Luqman, notes that the Black liberation struggle in the US has always supported the Palestinian cause as well, and...
07.19.2022
Project_Censored_071922
For the first half of this week's show, Mickey brings on three guests to discuss the upcoming 2022 Whistleblower Summit and Film Festival in Washington, DC (www.whistleblowersummit.com). They also make the case for a broader public understanding of what whistleblowing...
02.22.2022
Project Censored - 02.22.22
Program Summary: New co-host Eleanor Goldfield speaks first with Benjamin Norton, to learn how President Biden is "out-Trumping Trump" on immigration. Norton also offers an update on political conditions in Latin America. In the second half of the show, Eugene Puryear explains racism's deep...
02.22.2022
Project Censored - 02.15.22
Program Summary: Mickey spends the hour with historian Peter Kuznick, who examines the current U.S. confrontation with Russia over Ukraine, summarizes the recent history of Ukraine, and emphasizes the urgency of settling the crisis peacefully. Notes: Peter Kuznick is Professor of History at American University...
02.22.2022
Project Censored - 02.08.22
Program Summary: After several visits as a guest, Eleanor Goldfield joins the program as co-host with Mickey Huff. In the first segment of this week's show, Kevin Gosztola delivers a brief update about Julian Assange's case. Then Jayeesha Dutta speaks with Eleanor about...
02.22.2022
Project Censored - 02.01.22
Program Summary: Eleanor Goldfield returns to the program to address several topics in media and world events, including the ongoing scandal of Julian Assange's imprisonment, the folly of threatening Russia, and the shallowness of commercial media. Then media scholar Nolan Higdon revisits the...
01.25.2022
Project Censored - 01.25.22
Prof. Aviva Chomsky joined Mickey for a Zoom lecture in April 2021, an event presented by Project Censored and KPFA radio. The occasion was the release of her new book, which revisits Central American history, especially the wars of the 1980s...
12.15.2021
Project Censored - 12.14.21
Program Summary: Project Censored's new annual volume will soon be available. "State of the Free Press 2022" includes the well-known 'Top 25' censored stories of the preceding year, as well as many more chapters of media analysis. Andy Lee Roth and Steve Macek...
12.08.2021
Project Censored - 12.07.21
Program Summary: Author Chris Hedges also teaches college-level courses for New Jersey state prison inmates. His new book, “Our Class,” explains what happened when Hedges taught a dramatic-literature course to inmates, then helped them write a play of their own – “Caged”...
11.18.2021
Project Censored - 11.16.21
This week we present a rebroadcast of a speech delivered one year ago by journalist Chris Hedges. In a Zoom speech shortly after the 2020 election, Hedges spoke about the deeper forces of political and economic decay afflicting the US. This episode contains Hedges' complete...
11.10.2021
Project Censored - 11.10.21
Online journalist Kevin Gosztola returns to the program to deliver an update about the Julian Assange extradition case in the UK, and its disturbing impacts for press freedom. Then in the second half, Eleanor Goldfield tells about the remarkable range of issues in which Wikileaks...
11.04.2021
Project Censored - 11.02.21
Mickey's guest for the full hour is media scholar Victor Pickard of the University of Pennsylvania. They discuss Pickard's 2019 book, "Democracy Without Journalism?" Pickard describes the dimensions of recent years' precipitous drop in the employment of reporters, and its likely consequences for...
10.27.2021
Project Censored - 10.26.21
Program Summary: With British courts nearing a possible decision on whether to extradite Julian Assange to the U.S., Jeff Mackler speaks to Mickey about the campaign to free Assange (the founder of the Wikileaks web site). Then we hear a conversation with...
10.20.2021
Project Censored - 10.20.21
Program Summary: September 17, 2021 was the tenth anniversary of the start of Occupy Wall Street. Journalist Michael Levitin was there at its beginning, and, among other roles, edited the Occupy Wall Street Journal. His new book Generation Occupy, chronicles the history of the Occupy movement...
10.15.2021
Project Censored - 10.12.21
Program Summary: In the aftermath of Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen's testimony to Congress, Mickey and his guests look at the ongoing issues of social media's social responsibility, or lack of responsibility. Were most of Haugen's disclosures already known? And what actions should be taken...
10.15.2021
Project Censored - 10.05.21
Program Summary: On the 20th anniversary of the September 11th attacks, Code Pink, Massachusetts Peace Action, Project Censored and other organizations held an online seminar on the worldwide toll of the US "War On Terror," and strategies for resisting militarism in the years...
09.29.2021
Project Censored - 09.29.21
Program Summary: This week is Banned-Books Week 2021, an annual affirmation of Americans' right to read. In the first half of the program, Mickey and his guests look at some recent efforts to restrict students' choice of books in Ohio and Texas. September 2021...
09.22.2021
Project Censored - 09.21.21
Program Summary: On the 20th anniversary of the September 11th attacks, Code Pink, Massachusetts Peace Action, Project Censored and other organizations held an online seminar on the worldwide toll of the US "War On Terror," and strategies for resisting militarism in the years...
09.15.2021
Project Censored - 09.07.21
Program Summary: For the upcoming twentieth anniversary of the September 11th attacks, Mickey and his guests examine some still-unanswered questions about the attacks and the events that preceded them, notably why several already-identified terror suspects were not taken into custody by...
09.15.2021
Project Censored - 09.14.21
Program Summary: As the nation marks 20 years since the Sept 11 attacks, Mickey interviews Ray McGinnis, the author of a new book that looks at numerous questions that remain unanswered by official authorities, and were not even asked by the...
09.01.2021
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...
08.25.2021
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...
08.18.2021
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...
08.11.2021
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...
08.04.2021
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...
07.28.2021
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...
07.21.2021
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...
07.14.2021
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...
05.12.2021
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...
04.06.2021
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...
03.30.2021
Project Censored - 03.30.21
Mickey's guest for the first half of this week's show is Jordan Elgrably, editor of a new publication: the Markaz Review www.themarkaz.org They explore some of the topics covered in this month's issue, "Why Truth?" In the second half of the show, Andy Lee...
03.23.2021
Project Censored - 03.23.21
In the first half of the program, peace organizer Medea Benjamin looks at the Biden Administration's foreign policy, and finds it mainly a disappointment. Then Rebecca Grace and John Gray introduce the Complete Picture Project, an organization that assembles videos of nonviolent offenders...
03.17.2021
Project Censored - 03.17.21
Aaron Good teaches at a Quaker high school in Pennsylvania. He invited Daniel Ellsberg to speak to his class via Zoom, and also secretly invited several of Ellsberg's fellow authors or whistleblowers, making the event a surprise tribute to Ellsberg, and...
03.11.2021
Project Censored - 03.11.21
Today's guests say that the National Park Service is betraying its mission at California's Point Reyes National Seashore by favoring legacy cattle ranches and dairies over preservation of the land and the survival of the native Tule Elk. Peter Byrne and...
02.17.2021
Project Censored - 02.17.21
Mickey's guest for the hour is John K. Wilson, author of a recent report about freedom of the press on US college campuses. They speak about the findings of Wilson's report, as well as the multiple threats to journalism and freedom...
02.03.2021
Project Censored - 02.03.21
Although a new administration has taken office in Washington, the administrators of the world's wealth have not changed. Project Censored presents a rebroadcast of "Giants: The Global Power Elite." Project Censored Show cofounder Peter Phillips returned to the show as a guest...
01.26.2021
Project Censored - 01.26.21
On January 6, 2021, mobs of violent right-wingers invaded the U.S. Capitol building, some of them threatening the lives of members of Congress. On January 13, Mickey Huff hosted an online panel discussion "Coup d'Trump," about the attack on the Capitol...
01.20.2021
Project Censored - 01.20.21
Mickey's first guest is veteran technology entrepreneur John Marshall. In his new book "Free is Bad," he contends that internet users' expectation that everything online should be provided free has been a disservice to themselves and to society, because it makes advertisers, not internet...
01.13.2021
Project Censored - 01.12.21
This week's program begins with Kevin Gosztola's analysis of the recent UK court rulings about Julian Assange; although the judge refused to allow Assange's extradition to the U.S., Gosztola says press freedom suffered severe setbacks in the case. In the second half-hour,...
01.06.2021
Project Censored - 01.05.21
In the first half of the program, Aaron Good summarizes an article he co-wrote about the September 9, 2001 murder of Afghan militia leader Ahmed Shah Massoud, and its connection to the subsequent September 11th attacks and the US occupation of...
12.23.2020
Project Censored - 12.22.20
In the first half of the show, Sharyl Attkisson shares ideas from her new book “Slanted. “ She contends that in recent years corporate and government forces have dramatically expanded their intervention into the conduct of journalism, to the extent that some...
12.16.2020
Project Censored - 12.16.20
In an online speech delivered one week after the election, journalist Chris Hedges spoke about the much deeper forces of political and economic decay afflicting the US. This week's Project Censored Show contains Hedges' complete speech, titled "The Culture of Despair." Notes: Chris Hedges is a...
12.08.2020
Project Censored - 12.08.20
Project Censored's new annual volume is now available. "State of the Free Press 2021" includes the well-known 'Top 25' censored stories, as well as many additional chapters of media analysis. Mickey Huff and Andy Lee Roth are the co-editors of this volume;...
11.25.2020
Project Censored - 11.24.20
Technology companies are enthusiastically promoting the consumer "benefits" of fifth-generation (5G) wireless technology. But today's guests say 5G will also deliver an array of dangers -- to human health and the world environment. They explain some of the hazards of 5G, and...
11.17.2020
Project Censored - 11.17.20
Nico Perrino is the first guest on this week's program; the topic is "Mighty Ira," Perrino's new documentary on the life and times of Ira Glasser. Glasser led the American Civil Liberties Union from 1978 to 2001, and helped build it...
11.11.2020
Project Censored - 11.11.20
Historian Peter Kuznick is the first guest; he makes the case for Americans to 'hold their noses' and vote for Joe Biden, but also expresses pessimism about the directions a Biden administration is likely to take. Then media scholar Victor Pickard returns...
11.03.2020
Project Censored - 11.03.20
October 26 through 30 was Media Literacy Week. Media scholar Nolan Higdon joined Mickey to explain why critical media literacy is an essential component of media education. Notes: This program was recorded prior to the presidential election. Nolan Higdon teaches teaches history and media studies at...
10.28.2020
Project Censored - 10.27.20
How does the constant presence of smart phones and other digital devices affect the developing brains of young children? Media scholar Mary Rothschild has investigated this question, and offers her surprising conclusions, as well as suggested strategies for parents and teachers to...
10.21.2020
Project Censored - 10.21.20
Abby Martin returns to the program, to list the many ways Trump and Biden agree about foreign policy. She also explains her battle against a Georgia law under which she was prevented from speaking at a public university there. In the second...
10.14.2020
Project Censored - 10.14.20
On this week's program, we hear a speech by the legendary political activist and consumer-rights advocate Ralph Nader. Nader outlines some of the most critical problems facing Americans, including exorbitant military spending, out-of-control corporations, and thousands of annual deaths in the workplace,...

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Project Censored episodes:

The Project Censored Show 11.21.23

Project_Censored_071922

Project Censored - 02.22.22

Project Censored - 02.15.22

Project Censored - 02.08.22

Project Censored - 02.01.22

Project Censored - 01.25.22

Project Censored - 12.14.21

Project Censored - 12.07.21

Project Censored - 11.16.21

Project Censored - 11.10.21

Project Censored - 11.02.21

Project Censored - 10.26.21

Project Censored - 10.20.21

Project Censored - 10.12.21

Project Censored - 10.05.21

Project Censored - 09.29.21

Project Censored - 09.21.21

Project Censored - 09.07.21

Project Censored - 09.14.21

Project Censored - 08.31.21

Project Censored - 08.24.21

Project Censored - 08.17.21

Project Censored - 08.10.21

Project Censored - 08.04.21

Project Censored - 07.27.21

Project Censored - 07.20.21

Project Censored - 07.14.21

Project Censored - 05.11.21

Project Censored - 04.06.21

Project Censored - 03.30.21

Project Censored - 03.23.21

Project Censored - 03.17.21

Project Censored - 03.11.21

Project Censored - 02.17.21

Project Censored - 02.03.21

Project Censored - 01.26.21

Project Censored - 01.20.21

Project Censored - 01.12.21

Project Censored - 01.05.21

Project Censored - 12.22.20

Project Censored - 12.16.20

Project Censored - 12.08.20

Project Censored - 11.24.20

Project Censored - 11.17.20

Project Censored - 11.11.20

Project Censored - 11.03.20

Project Censored - 10.27.20

Project Censored - 10.21.20

Project Censored - 10.14.20