Today on WBAI, 11 a.m. to noon, The Next Hour will feature Paul Krassner and Sean Kelly joining Janet Coleman and David Dozier for a discussion about the season. Remember WBAI broadcasts from NYC and for those not in the broadcast area, WBAI streams online.
Monday's Cat Radio Cafe (also on WBAI, from two p.m. to three p.m.) will continue the seasonal motif with Coleman and Dozer.
Also Monday, on Democracy Now!: "Legendary Beat Generation Bookseller and PoetLawrence Ferlinghetti of City Lights Books on the 50th Anniversary of JackKerouac's On The Road, Allen Ginsberg's Howl and Poetry As Insurgent Art."
Tuesday on Democracy Now!, "Listening Is an Act of Love: National Oral History Project StoryCorps Records Ordinary People Telling Their Remarkable Stories to Each Other."
Wednesday (the 26th), CCCP returns to WBAI for their monthly broadcast. The Christmas Coup Comedy Players is original comedy programming created for public radio. It will air from two p.m. to three p.m. and feature Coleman, Dozer, John McDonagh, Marc Kehoe, Scooter, Moogy Klingman and (Wally's favorite) Will Durst.
And, if you missed them, available for streaming online . . .
PBS' Bill Moyers Journal. Moyers delivers an essay on the state of a juiced up nation, explores whether or not the Constitution should be altered and looks at global impacts from economic
theories (the guest on that segment is political theorist Benjamin Barber). The program also posts full transcripts. In addition the website features an exclusive online report about what the FCC rammed through (watch, listen or read).
PBS' NOW with David Brancaccio addresses the issue of being homeless as they probe a new program which provides apartments to homeless persons." NOW with David Branccacio has also selected their "Top 10 NOW reports of 2007" (currently on the front page of the website).