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Armenian Survivors Project – Navasart Deirmenjian
Two CDs. Interview in Armenian.
Armenian Survivors Project – Zgon Der Hagopian
Interview in Armenian.
Armenian Survivors Project – Kevork Garabedian
Two CDs. Interview in Armenian.
Clean Energy Victories
Michael Brune
Many people see the crisis posed by climate change clearly but governments, largely influenced by money coming from coal, oil and natural gas corporations, do not act. Huge demonstrations from New York to more than 150 cities all over the world indicate that people want action on climate change now. Germany is leading the way […]
Armenian Survivors Project – Sarkis Hagopian
Two CDs. Interview in Armenian.
Making & Breaking Stories
Rebecca Solnit
Dominant paradigms, dominant stories, the big picture through which our lives move. How much of it is constructed for us? Most of it. What are the prevailing paradigms and cultural narratives really made of? Words. Language. To coin a phrase, define the terms, frame the issue, to write the story that sticks in the public […]
Marx in Soho
Howard Zinn
Marx in Soho, written in 1999 by historian Howard Zinn (1922-2010), is a one-man play on the life of Karl Marx. Zinn stated that he wrote the play to “show Marx as few people knew him, as a family man, struggling to support his wife and children.” The play depicts Marx resurrected to defend the […]
Egypt: Culture and History
Fred Denny
Pharaohs, the Sphinx, Cleopatra and the pyramids are the popular images Egypt evokes. Few countries have a more storied past. Called “The Gift of the Nile,” it has played a pivotal role in the cultural, religious, economic and political life of the Middle East. This program explores aspects of the country’s long history from Coptic […]
The Poetry of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
Sor Juana
Features poetry by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz read in Spanish and in English translation. Prof. Yvonne Guillon Barrett provides commentary on her life and work. Produced and hosted by David Barsamian as part of his Pyrenees to the Andes Poetry Series series broadcast on KGNU. Funded by a grant from the Colorado Endowment […]
The Poetry of Juan Ramón Jiménez
Juan Ramon Jimenez
Features Jiménez poetry read in Spanish–including a reading by the poet himself–as well as in English translation. Prof. Yvonne Guillon Barrett of the University of Colorado provides commentary on his life and work. Produced and hosted by David Barsamian as part of his Pyrenees to the Andes Series on the poetry of Spain and Latin […]
The Internet, Privacy & Power
Bruce Schneier
Edward Snowden’s remarkable revelations leave no doubt. Big Brother is here. The National Security Agency’s PRISM program is a clandestine mass electronic surveillance and data mining system. In plain English: it enables state spying on citizens. The American Civil Liberties Union says, “The things we do and say online leave behind ever-growing trails of personal […]
The Poetry of Garcia Lorca
Frederico Garcia Lorca
Features Frederico Garcia Lorca’s poetry read in Spanish and in English translation. Includes some of Lorca’s best-known poems such as “Lament for Ignacio Mejias,” “Somnanbule Ballad” and “Tree, Tree.” It also includes music and an interview with Lorca scholar and University of Colorado Prof. William Grupp. Produced and hosted by David Barsamian as part of […]

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