My next guest on DITD is Nicholas Money. NIK is is a gentleman of letters, mycologist, and professor at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He most recently authored the book “The Selfish Ape: Human Nature and Our Path to Extinction. The selfish Ape explores human genetics, reproduction, brain function, and aging,... viewing man as a brilliantly inventive, yet a very self-destructive animal. This is a book about human biology, the intertwined characteristics of human greatness and failure and the way that we have plundered the biosphere.

*Universal Healthcare Saves Money and Lives, While Protecting Nations from Pandemics Dr. James G. Kahn, emeritus professor, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies Univ Cal SF Producer: Scott Harris

* Julian Assange Lawyers Assert the Wikileaks Founder’s Life will be at Risk if Extradited to the U.S. Kevin Gosztola, managing editor of the investigative news website Shadowproof.com Producer: Scott Harris

*Connecticut City Council Member Fights Assault Charges at Pro-Immigration Ana Maria Rivera-Forastieri, co-director of the CT Bail Fund Producer: Melinda Tuhus

An interview with Ed Newman, a journalist and announcer with the English Language Service of Radio Havana Cuba. Ed describes the origin and mission of that national radio station and compares government-run media in a socialist society with the market-driven media in the US. The conversation also addresses the evolving attitudes of Cuban youth toward their government and the socialist system.

Interview by Richard Hill in Havana, Cuba on Feb. 20, 2020.

Intro/outro music by El Millo e Iyerosun.

Special thanks to Merri Ansara for help with interview arrangements in Cuba.

Chris Frantz a DJ on WPKN 89.5-FM (Bridgeport, CT) interviews Frank Gallagher road manager for Talking Heads, B-52's and many other bands. The stories that can be told are told- you are in for a some great info and a good laugh.

Hosted by David Green of The Cultural Alliance Of Fairfield County.

COLORFUL BRIDGEPORT is the subject of the March edition of our Spotlight on Arts & Culture. Hear from Lauren Coakley Vincent, President and CEO of the Bridgeport Downtown Special Services District, Jane Davila, Managing Director of The NEST Arts Factory, and Suzanne Kachmar, Executive Director of the Bridgeport Art Trail and City Lights Gallery about the “Colorful Bridgeport” campaign to bring color and life to downtown Bridgeport through the arts, more public art and public art activities. There's a real push to bring the arts into the streets, and into storefronts. Hear the genesis of this campaign, and what's in store for Bridgeport from a team of dedicated artists, nonprofits and entrepreneurs.

Coronavirus is dangerous. Fear out of control is also dangerous. Show describes emotion contagion and also provides support for relationships help for three women.

Libby van Cleve who runs Yale's Oral History of American Music (OHAM) project. Select interviews from this project have been paired with video works by visual artists and are on display at Yale's Center for Collaborative Arts and Media, 149 York Street, through the end of this week.

https://guides.library.yale.edu/oham/collectionsguide

Beth Roth, has taught meditation techniques in the New Haven Community for many years. She also spoke about her focus on somatic healing and working with trauma patients. Beth recommends the following website to find out more about somatic healing therapists in your area.

https://traumahealing.org/

*Rejection of Profit-Driven Public Health Systems Key to Combatting Future Pandemics Hanna Ehrlich, a PhD candidate in epidemiology at Yale University's School of Public Health Producer: Scott Harris

* Sanders' Movement-Driven Progressive Campaign Attracts Opposition From Corporate Democrats Robert Borosage, Co-Director of the Campaign for America’s Future Producer: Scott Harris

* Australia’s Wildfires Foreshadow What’s in Store for our World Facing Catastrophic Climate Change Michael Kodas, author of Megafire: The Race to Extinguish a Deadly Epidemic of Flame Producer: Melinda Tuhus

My next guest on Digging in the Dirt has been here before. Bryan is a master vegetable Farmer. Bryan and I cross paths at various conferences now and then and I have gotten to know what high regard Bryans knowledge of growing is held in. .

Bryan O’Hara has been growing vegetables on his Connecticut farm, Tobacco Road for over 25 years. He speaks throughout the Northeast on vegetable production techniques and is known for providing “mountains of details in a concise, practical, and cohesive manner.” His farm produces high quality, nutrient-dense food using no pesticides and working with nature as much as possible in a close relationship. With an intensive focus on building the health of the soil, he employs no-till natural farming methods and now he's written it all down for you in his new book/manual entitled. No-till intensive vegetable Culture... Pesticide-Free methods for restoring soil and growing Nutrient-Rich High yielding Crops. His book is an exhaustively comprehensive manual on how to grow vegetables.