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Join us this Wednesday, March 22, at 9 a.m. as we talk with Larry Cohen, the Board Chair of Our Revolution. Our Revolution has three intertwined goals: to revitalize American democracy, to empower progressive leaders and to elevate political consciousness. Larry will be appearing at Fogartyville Wednesday evening. See criticaltimes.org and their great Activist Calendar […]

Joining Lew and Bill Stoner who is sitting in for Steve this week will be Jennifer Ahearn-Koch (above), who is running for a seat on the Sarasota County Commission. Co-founder of STOP!, an organization dedicated to bringing the voices of the people back into local development decisions, her candidacy and significant win in the primary, […]

This Wednesday, March 15, at 9 a.m. our guests for the first half hour will be Terry Bracket and Ann Fries of the Through Women’s Eyes Film Festival in Sarasota – coming to the Hollywood 20 Saturday and Sunday April 1 and 2. It features films written, directed or produced by women. It’s a “festival […]

“There Is NOTHING like a Grateful Dead concert!” Grateful Dead, Centennial Coliseum, Reno, NV March 13, 1982 AUD: Nakamichi CM300/CP4 shotguns > Sony TC-D5M > Maxell XLII (S1) and Hitachi ME-Metal (S2). Set up FOB, recording by Brian Schley. Transferred by Andrew F. 08/2015 Takes a few minutes but, once they get the sound sussed, […]

Another week and a another large, steaming pile of  “issues” emanating from the White House that need explaining.  Paul S. Ryan (above), vice president of litigation for Common Cause in Washington DC will join Steve and Lew to help sort out the implications for a Federal Election Commission suit alleging the Trump campaign illegally took donations […]

Several new releases to sample this afternoon, including a single from Carole King (reminiscent of the old “Emperor’s New Clothes” tale), John Mellencamp, Pokey LaFarge, Grady Spencer & The Work, John Moreland, Shinyribs, Split Lip Rayfield, The Old 97’s and more. We’ll also mix in a sprinkling of roots and boots music and hear from […]

“There Is NOTHING like a Grateful Dead concert!” Grateful Dead, Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA March 6, 1992 DAT soundboard master > Cassette > DAT by Dan Healy Digital Transfer and FLAC encoding by Jim Wise some oversaturation in the vocals This is a staggering soundboard recording! With Vince Welnick and Bruce Hornsby… Disc 1 – […]

The past eight years have been a time of advancement for the rights of the LGBTIQ community, but that is all about to change.  Maria Sjodin (above) deputy director of OutRight Action International,  a global gay human rights organization will join Steve and Lew to talk about the troubling signals coming from the new administration. […]

“There Is NOTHING like a Grateful Dead concert!” Grateful Dead, Robertson Gym – University Of California, Santa Barbara, CA February 27, 1977 Sony ECM-280>Sony TC-153SD ACM>R>DAT>CDR taped by Dr. Rob Bertrando Thanks to Raoul Duke for the disks! Part of The Music Never Stopped Project 2002 Picked this date out, not only for the wonderful […]

Joining Steve and Lew this week is Andy Mele (above), a Sarasota Water Keeper, to talk about the recent decision by Manatee County Commissioners to allow Mosaic phosphate miners to expand their operations. And as an environmentalist, Andy may also have something to say about the new head of EPA, Scott Pruitt from Oklahoma, who […]