Author Archives: Jack Shalom

Julian Assange In His Own Words

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Julian Assange, the most important news publisher of our time, is unjustly imprisoned in Belmarsh Prison in England, with the threat of extradition to the US hanging over him. He is charged with violations of the Espionage Act, for publishing the truth about US war crimes. Prosecution under that act will gag him from talking in court about the very war crimes he revealed in secret documents.

There has been a global outcry at Assange’s imprisonment. Recently, Karen Sharpe has edited a book for the publisher OR Books consisting of quotes from Julian Assange’s speeches and writings called Julian Assange In His Own Words. With permission of the publisher, we present to you a reading from the book by some of our radio friends inspired by Assange’s courageous acts. It is critical that Assange’s words and ideas not be silenced; only massive public protest can hope to free him.

And so, now, with the help of our radio friends, Julian Assange In His Own Words.

Click on the grey triangle or mp3 link to hear the segment as broadcast today on Arts Express on WBAI FM NYC and Pacifica affiliates across the nation.

*8th Anniversary Celebration

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Well time flies when you’re having fun, and here we are at the 8th iteration of the Shalblog Industries® (division of Axlotl International) daily blog anniversary. As is our wont on such occasions (and who wouldn’t want to wont on such an occasion?) herewith a list of some of our favorite radio work of the past year that you may have missed.

Lady Buds: Six Women Underground Cannabis Growers

The Pundemic

The Furnished Room

Gold, Oil, And Avocados

“They’re Worse Than You Thought And More Evil Than You Thought”

The Great Postal Heist

How to Tell A Story In One Sentence

War Is A Racket

Advice For The Ethically Challenged

Why Is We Americans?

Mr. Bachmann And His Class

Guantanamo Diary Revisited

The Price of Immortality

“A Spectre is Haunting Europe…”

Decolonize Museums

Summer Solstice Winter

The Destiny of Civilization

Before The Law

“I Feel Drunk All The Time” : The Poems of Kenneth Patchen

Gun Show!

“If I Were A Man…”

Taken For Granted: Overcoming Underwriting

Fighting Times

InHospitable

A Public Service: A Guide For Whistleblowers

Compared To What

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Monday morning, this Gene McDaniels/Eddie Harris song seems more and more relevant every day. Here’s the great Nellie McKay from a performance just last month giving it her all.

Thanks to YouTuber Monks Jazz Club

Same Storm

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The twists and turns of the last three years add up to several lifetimes. But somehow, with all of Covid’s initial attendant panic, fear and isolation, and the major film studios shut down, filmmaker and writer Peter Hedges decided to make a film during the very heart of the pandemic. The result was a unique film project called The Same Storm, the interlocking stories of some two dozen characters facing life as the world turned upside down. I was very happy to be talking with the creator of The Same Storm, Peter Hedges.

Click on the triangle or mp3 link above to hear my interview with director Peter Hedges as broadcast today on the Arts Express radio program on WBAI-FM NYC and Pacifica affiliates across the nation.

Leaving WWII Behind: David Swanson

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As wars rage all around us, one war, WW II, still stands as the exemplar for the Good War. But is that a useful or accurate designation? And if not, why does that view still have such an outsized influence in the national discourse? I spoke with David Swanson who has written a book called Leaving World War II Behind which challenges the notion of WWII as the Good War.

Click on the grey triangle or mp3 link above to hear my interview with David Swanson on the Arts Express radio program on Pacifica affiliates across the nation.