KSER News

New Dimensions - Sun 8am

DonnErisman — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:32:56 -0500

Interviews with people on the cutting edge of change. These people are exploring and documenting the dramatic inter-relationship between all living things and demonstrating the amazing power of the mind and spirit to control and direct an individual’s life.

The Foremothers of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity, New Dimensions - Sun 8am

DonnErisman — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:09:56 -0500

THIS WEEK: The Foremothers of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity with Charlotte Gordon, Ph.D. The war in Iraq has been called a war between the sons of Sarah and the sons of Hagar, the two wives of Abraham. Biblical scholar Charlotte Gordon has examined the story of these women in all its complexity, unraveling key elements that were lost in translations of the Old Testament. Her compelling work gives us a new perspective on the region and its centuries old conflicts. Charlotte Gordon, Ph.D. received her doctorate at Boston University, and taught as a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Theology.

Susan Herman: The War on Liberties, Alternative Radio - Sun 7am

DonnErisman — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:05:05 -0500

Voltaire said, "It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong." In the decade of fear since 9/11 the government has constructed a vast apparatus of control and surveillance. Your most obvious experience is at the airport but it extends way beyond that. Big Brother is watching. Basic liberties are under attack all in the name of protecting those liberties. National security is ritually invoked to cover a range of violations of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Susan Herman is President of the American Civil Liberties Union. She holds a chair as Centennial Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School, where she teaches courses and seminars in Constitutional Law, Terrorism, and Civil Liberties.

Between the Lines - Fri 6pm

DonnErisman — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:03:16 -0500

Coming from WPKN public radio in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Between the Lines provides a platform for individuals and spokespersons from progressive organizations generally ignored or marginalized by the mainstream media.

The Occupy Movement Has A Future, Sound Living - Fri 4pm

DonnErisman — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:01:35 -0500

YES! Magazine co-founder and editor Sarah van Gelder joins Ed Bremer to talk about the first substantial book about the Occupy Movement and its impact on the country. “This Changes Everything” brings together the voices from inside and outside the movement. It explores the issues, possibilities and personalities associated with the Movement. Join us as we talk about the future of the movement.

Poets' West - Thr 6:30pm

DonnErisman — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:53:50 -0500

THIS WEEK ON Poets' West (click here)

PoetsWest is, as its name implies, a program of poetry, but it is NOT a boring reading of the same stuff we had to memorize in school. PoetsWest is local poets, reading their contemporary works, blended with music and an occasional interview. It’s a concise, breezy, thought-provoking presentation of one of the oldest spoken word traditions.

Counterspin - Thr 6pm

DonnErisman — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:51:33 -0500

Drawing on an international network of voices, CounterSpin dissects news coverage of a wide range of issues and current events. CounterSpin provides a critical examination of the major stories every week, and exposes what the mainstream media might have missed in their own coverage.

Law & Disorder - Wed 6pm

DonnErisman — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:47:36 -0500

THIS WEEK: Updates and Tariq Ali. Michael Smith visits political prisoner David Gilbert and discusses David's book Love and Struggle; the Supreme Court rules GPS Tracking Device Illegal and writer and filmmaker Tariq Ali talks specifically on several turning points in global history, the Occupy movement and US elections.

U.S. Chamaber of Commerce, Sea Change Radio - Tue 6:30pm

DonnErisman — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:43:36 -0500

TheUnited States Chamber of Commerce is the most significant lobbying group in the United States. And, as Philip Cafaro explains, it's a formidable foe of environmental protections and could easily be called an organized group for pollution-advocacy. Environmental ethicist Philip Carfaro, explains the role that the US Chamber of Commerce plays in promoting constant growth, and how that premise inherently contradicts environmental sustainability.

America's Disappeared - Mon 6:30pm

DonnErisman — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:35:21 -0500

Produced by Gary Idleburg, this program looks at the justice system in America. The program looks at the problems faced by prisoners, the community, society and the justice system and offers suggestions on how it could be made fairer and more just.