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Cleaning the Arctic
In Soviet times the Arctic was famous for its scientific institutions and research facilities, including the deepest well in the world. But now labs, gear and chemicals are abandoned and cause acid rain there. Furthermore, a large share of waste is...
Dec 26, 2022 07:42
Orhan Pamuk: People willfully choose ignorance, the malady of our times
In times of trouble, we turn to art for comfort, turn to literature for wisdom. We talk to the world’s literature demiurge, master storyteller and Nobel Prize winner Orhan Pamuk. Follow @SophieCo_RT ...
Feb 4, 2022 06:07
On Contact: Corporate assault on US Postal Service
Chris Hedges discusses the corporate assault against the US Postal Service with author Christopher W. Shaw. The corporate seizure of public utilities and privatization of schools is part of a broad assault to turn government assets into assets that...
Jan 21, 2022 05:52
Our unconscious is a mess – neuroscientist
Mind-reading is no longer some psychic power claimed by those with a special ‘gift’. Brain researchers are saying it will be very real very soon. So, will our thoughts cease to be our own? We ask neuroscientist John-Dylan Haynes, the...
Nov 12, 2021 05:39
On Contact: ‘The Young Lords – A Radical History’
On the show, Chris Hedges discusses the legacy of the radical group, the Young Lords, with Professor Johanna Fernandez. In Chicago in 1969, a former gang leader, Cha Cha Jimenez, founded the revolutionary group the Young Lords to fight police...
Nov 5, 2021 07:26
Traditional artists to embrace NFT: digital graphic designer Beeple
Digital art is rapidly grabbing the attention of not only tech enthusiasts but also venerable auction houses. Is the crypto art craze a bubble hyped by the pandemic, or is it the real deal and here to stay? We talk to one of the top-three...
Sep 24, 2021 06:02
John Romero: Video games are the ultimate art
As the virtual world increasingly becomes as vivid as the real one, the video games industry is poised to transform entertainment, education and social relations. We talk about this with legendary game designer and programmer, John Romero....
Sep 10, 2021 08:04
On Contact: Legacy of Empire
On the show this week, Chris Hedges discusses the importance of the scholar Edward Said with Professor Hamid Dabashi. Dabashi is professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. Every empire, as Edward Said points out,...
Aug 20, 2021 07:40
On Contact: American coup d’état (Part 2)
On the show this week, the second of a two-part interview, Chris Hedges discusses the American coup d’état with former Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich. Dennis Kucinich served as a US representative from Ohio from 1997 to 2013, losing...
Aug 13, 2021 06:55
Magnitude of postpartum depression unheard of – reproductive psychiatrist
Being a mother brings joy and a sense of fulfilment, but it's also a psychological and physiological challenge. We discuss this with Dr. Jeffrey Newport, professor of psychiatry, behavioral sciences and women’s health....
Jul 2, 2021 06:35