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Alan Waldman: ‘New Street Law’ is a Dramatic English Legal Series
Waldman’s film and TV treasures you may have missed: Scottish actor John Hannah heads a strong cast as two competing law firms seek justice. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | September 9, 2013 [In his weekly column, … Continue reading
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RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Chicago’s Mike Klonsky Fights for Public Education, ‘Small Schools’
Chicago education activist Mike Klonsky in the studios of KOOP Radio, Austin, Texas, Friday, August 20, 2013. Photo by Roger Baker / The Rag Blog. Rag Radio podcast: Former SDS leader Mike Klonsky is fighter for ‘Small Schools’ and democratic … Continue reading
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Tagged Activists, Chicago, Educational Philosophy, Educational Reform, Educators, Interview, Mike Klonsky, New Left, Podcast, Public Education, Rag Radio, SDS, Sixties, Small Schools, Thorne Dreyer
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RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Musician/Author Bobby Bridger & ‘Lost Gonzo’ Guitarist John Inmon
Musician and author Bobby Bridger with guitarist John Inmon at the KOOP studios in Austin, Texas, August 23, 2013. Photo by Roger Baker / The Rag Blog. Rag Radio podcast: Singer-songwriter and author Bobby Bridger with ‘Lost Gonzo’ guitarist John … Continue reading
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Tagged Authors, Bobby Bridger, Guitarists, Historians, Interview, John Inmon, Lost Gonzo Band, Podcast, Rag Radio, Singer-Songwriters, Texas Musicians, Thorne Dreyer
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Philosophical and otherwise: Zombies By Bill Meacham / The Rag Blog / August 26, 2013 In the copious literature about consciousness produced by philosophers in the past 15 or 20 years we find mention of zombies. A philosophical zombie (as … Continue reading
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RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Sociologist Todd Gitlin on the State of American Mass Media
Todd Gitlin. Image from Pew Forum. Rag Radio podcast: Sociologist and author Todd Gitlin on the state of mass media in America We discuss the so-called ‘Golden Age’ of journalism highlighted by the distinguished coverage of the Watergate scandal, as … Continue reading
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Tagged Interview, Journalism, Mass Media, Media Criticism, Media History, New Left, Podcast, Rag Radio, SDS, Sixties, Sociology, Thorne Dreyer, Todd Gitlin
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Dave All en Courtesy off icial website of Rockin’ Dave All en Larry Kane. Photo by Glenn Pitts Cover sHoot From bubbLe puppy’s 1969 aLbum “a gatHering oF promises” roy Cox, rod prinCe in baCk, todd potter in Front, and … Continue reading
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Bob Wing : The Battlelines Are Drawn in the South
Demonstrator at Moral Monday protest, Raleigh, N.C. Image from newsobserver.com. The battlelines are drawn:Right-wing neo-secession or a third Reconstruction? In this war for the heart and soul of the U.S., the battle for the South stands front and center. By … Continue reading
RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : ChannelAustin’s 40 Years of Groundbreaking Free Speech TV
Linda Litowsky, Executive Director of ChannelAustin, in the studios of KOOP-FM, Austin, Texas, August 2, 2013. Photo by Roger Baker / The Rag Blog. Rag Radio podcast: Linda Litowsky, Stefan Wray & Anita Stech on Austin’s pioneering free speech cable … Continue reading
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Tagged Anita Stech, ChannelAustin, Interview, Linda Litowsky, Podcast, Public Access Television, Rag Radio, Stefan Wray, Thorne Dreyer
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From left: Linda Litowsky, Anita Stech, Rag Radio’s Thorne Dreyer, and Stefan Wray. Photo by Roger Baker / The Rag Blog.
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