Musicians Owen and Micheal O’ Suilleabhain and their mother Noirin Ni Riain, PhD, theologian and recording artist delightfully discuss their work; performing ancient sacred chant and the benefits of living Celtic spirituality. They will be doing a retreat weekend at the Kripalu Center December 8-10 on this topic . Owen and Micheal have performed with the likes of The Chieftains ,Russell Crowe and Sinead O’Connor. Noirin’s many accomplishments include performing for His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

https://kripalu.org/presenters-programs/presenters/owen-and-m-che-l-moley-s-illeabh

Professor Timothy Snyder, author of the highly acclaimed resistance manual On Tyranny, discusses his book and offers a fresh assessment of the state of our beleaguered republic.

Prof. Snyder is introduced by Stanley Heller, administrator of Promoting Enduring Peace, a Connecticut-based organization that sponsored this event at the United Church Parish House in New Haven on Nov. 28.

A brief interview with Prof. Snyder conducted by Richard Hill follows his talk.

Hosts Jerry Vigorito and Andy Kadison talk with guests: Shira Adler, author of new book The ABC's of CBD. There's a the usual zany banter as well as some great chat ranging from artists we've recently lost to Hall of Fame nominations.

They also recap some of the charity work that the music group band Together have been doing for area nonprofits.

Nov 24, 2017 interview of Cindy Wilson of The B52’s by Chris Frantz. Cindy has a new album called Change, due out on December 1st. It’s a wide ranging conversation between long time friends.

Cindy will be playing at Fairfield Theatre Company on December 5th.

The entire Nov 24th episode of Chris Frantz the Talking Head can be heard in archives until 12/8/17:

http://archives.wpkn.org/bookmarks/listen/205025

Interview with Astronaut Hall of Fame Inductee & Veteran of Seven Space Shuttle Mission, Dr Jerry Ross / "This Week at NASA" / Amazing Discoveries of The Hubble Space Telescope

Two leaders from Redneck Revolt, an anti-racist, anti-capitalist movement, talk about their work organizing with white working class people in Suffolk County.

Interview by Richard Hill

Kathy does her annual Thanksgiving show discussing qualities of the holiday with the qualities of the evolutionary process of life.

Personal relationships, a big part of the Thanksgiving experience, are emphasized in this context.

What do we have in common? Ben is a conservative pundit and contributor to the RedStates blog and a regular guest on MSNBC. He directed a documentary released just before Donald Trump became President of the United State, It was called the Sociopath. This is our 3rd conversation between A Progressive and a Conservative in my attempt to find some common ground and break out of my echo chamber. We may be 2 people who disagree on many issues, but share many views and concerns about the current President of the United States and his actions.

Dr. Donald Huber talks about the health and environmental risks to the Monsanto herbicide glyphosate. Also: the Small Farm Report with Guy Beardsley.

Host: Richard Hill

• Yemeni native and Harvard grad student Shireen Al-Adeimi: U.S. Complicit with Saudi Arabia in 10,000 Yemen War Deaths;

• Former health insurance industry executive and author Wendell Potter: Trump Nominates Big Pharma CEO for Health and Human Services Secretary;

• Canadian Indigenous Tar Sands Campaign activist Eriel Tchekwie Deranger: Tar Sands Oil Extraction's Devastating Environmental, Health and Climate Impact

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