WCRS Podcast - consciousvoices
CV 062520 Lies and Lives in the balance
1:00:00 minutes (41.21 MB)
Mayor Ginther's press conference where he pledges his commitment to at least some of the reforms demanded by the Black Lives Matter movement, Crystal Ball on the latest Democratic primary results, and Columbus' Bill Lyons and Tish O'Dell on the latest setback for the Citizens Bill Of Rights initiative.
conscious voices 061820 Black Lives making progress
1:00:00 minutes (42.83 MB)
Speeches from The Black Lives Matter march in Columbus led by the mothers of people slain by police in Columbus and Dayton
Conscious Voices Analysis of the Black Lives Matter protests in Columbus so far
59:58 minutes (47.39 MB)
An interview with activists Steven Underwood and Ricardo Harris sharing their feelings and observations about the protests in Columbus to demand an end to police violence and for accountability on the part of the city administration.
CV 060420 Black Lives Matter in the time of Covid
1:00:00 minutes (40 MB)
Audio from one of the Black Lives Matter protests in Columbus this past week and from a press conference announcing a resolution identifying racism as a public health crisis.
CV 052820 Police Brutality in Context
59:57 minutes (40.38 MB)
A discussion of recent killings of un-armed Black men by white police officers ( one retired) which were caught on camera and have provoked responses reminiscent of earlier killings of other Black people by other white police officers. I share my own thoughts in an extended opening monologue, then we hear from Minneapolis mayor Jason Frey, and a press conference in Minneapolis with Al Sharpton, plus an excerpt from KPFA's Hard Knock Radio
Conscious Voices 051420 Richard Wolfe Covid Capitalism
59:59 minutes (34.07 MB)
A recorded interview with author, Richard Wolfe on the crisis of capitalism and how it compounds the present pandemic.
Conscious Voices 050820 Corona coup in Venezuela, and a lynching in Georgia
59:57 minutes (42.74 MB)
As the US tightens its economic embargo against Venezuela and encourages the violent overthrow of the elected government there, the Covid 19 corona virus compounds Venezuela's crisis. Abby Martin puts it in context.
Also; a broadcast from Telsur English describing the attempted coup in Venezuela by a group of American mercenaries with ties to the Trump administration, and an American political science professor's view.
Also, some discussion of the apparent lynching of a 25 year old Black man in Georgia by a trio of white men, who, as of the recording date of this show were neither arrested, nor charged, but which, since that date have now been charged with felony murder.
Conscious Voices 043020 The Colonial Virus
59:58 minutes (44.85 MB)
An analysis from We Charge Colonialism on the racist implications of the Covid 19 pandemic response, AFL CIO president Richard Trumka on what conditions should be met for workers to return to work safely, Cryatal Ball on workers forced back to work under unsafe conditions, and Nina Turner on New York's cancellation of the Democratic primary there.
Conscious Voices 042320 Klandemic
59:59 minutes (43.65 MB)
As the quarantine continues in states with administrations that care, people who don't care, but say they do demonstrate at state government offices mixing alleged concern for "rights" with a toxic mix of racism, antisemitism, and anti-science ideologies.
3 reports cover the racism angle of the CoviD19 pandemic; one from Al Jazeera addressing racism toward Asian folks in America, one from China Global Television Network examining vulnerability of populations in Africa's urban centers , and one from Roland Martin discussing white supremacists plans to use Covid19 as a terrorist weapon.
