From the category archives:

Podcast Info

Did GOP Steal Ted Kennedy’s Senate Seat?

September 16, 2010

Jonathan D. Simon, Executive Director of Election Defense Alliance, presents his analysis of the special election in Massachusetts last January, which Scott Brown reportedly won.

Read the full article →

Long-term Impact of Drop in Calif. Property Values; Lobbyists “Giddy” over “Speaker Boehner”

September 15, 2010

David Cay Johnston, former N.Y. Times reporter, details ominous signs in decline in property values, and comments on current tax cut food fights; Craig Holman of Public Citizen on GOP leader Boehner’s close ties to lobbyists.

Read the full article →

Barbaric Conditions at US Immigration Prisons; Creech 14 Protest Drone Attacks

September 10, 2010

Tony Hefner, former guard at prison for immigrants, reveals rape, sexual abuse, brutal treatment of inmates and guards. Bill Quigley, legal director at Center for Constitutional Rights, confirms that those problems continue, and talks about the Creech 14. Will Durst comments on the shifting fortunes of Democrats.

Read the full article →

Tom Englehardt on Obama’s Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

September 7, 2010

Tom Englehardt, book editor and proprietor of TomDispatch.com joins us to talk about his book, compiled from dispatches, The American Way of War: How Bush’s Wars Became Obama’s. This is the next installment of the Boiling Frogs interview series, co-hosted with Sibel Edmonds.

Read the full article →

Boston Tea Party–a Different Flavor; Mercury in Dental Fillings

September 3, 2010

Darryl W. Perry, Chair of Boston Tea Party, separates his group from corporate-driven astroturf teabaggers; Charles G. Brown of Consumers for Dental Choice warns of mercury in fillings. Will Durst comments on the lie that Obama is a Muslim.

Read the full article →

Dahr Jamail Reality Check: Obama Ends US Combat Role in Iraq

September 1, 2010

Journalist Dahr Jamail returns to comment on President Obama’s Oval Office speech of August 31, announcing that Operation Iraqi Freedom has ended.

Read the full article →

Ray McGovern on Iraq and AfPak Wars, WikiLeaks, and Goldberg’s Saber Rattling on Iran

August 30, 2010

Ray McGovern, former CIA analyst and longtime contributor to the PBC show, sits for his first Boiling Frogs interview, co-hosted with Sibel Edmonds. Topics include Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, WikiLeaks and Jeffrey Goldberg’s call for war with Iran.

Read the full article →

Tribute to Michael Been

August 27, 2010

Michael Been, lead singer and songwriter of The Call, died unexpectedly on August 19. In this special podcast, PBC remembers his power and passion, along with snippets from Been’s impressive repertoire. At summer’s end, we take a break from news and politics to honor Michael Been.

Read the full article →

The World According to Gordon Duff

August 24, 2010

Gordon Duff, senior editor at Veterans Today, offers a sweeping view of America’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the WikiLeaks saga, and the events of 9/11.

Read the full article →

CIA Experimented with LSD on Kids; Will Durst Comments on Mosque Madness

August 23, 2010

Journalist Hank Albarelli returns, with “Marion” who tells how she was forced to take LSD 10 times; comedian/satirist Will Durst comments on the proposed mosque/community center in lower Manhattan.

Read the full article →