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Alternative Radio, established in 1986, is a weekly one-hour public affairs program offered free to all public radio stations in the U.S., Canada, Europe and beyond. AR provides information, analyses and views that are frequently ignored or distorted in other media. Our program airs on over 175 radio stations. Our headquarters, with three paid staff, is located in Boulder, Colorado.
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Signup to Generate a PitchAlternative Radio, established in 1986, is a weekly one-hour public affairs program offered free to all public radio stations in the U.S., Canada, Europe and beyond. AR provides information, analyses and views that are frequently ignored or distorted in other media. Our program airs on over 175 radio stations. Our headquarters, with three paid staff, is located in Boulder, Colorado.
Recent episodes include "Alternative Radio - Episode October 31, 2026" (31 October 2026), "Alternative Radio - Episode October 24, 2026" (23 October 2026), and "Alternative Radio - Episode October 17, 2026" (16 October 2026).
Alternative Radio publishes roughly weekly across 354 episodes.
Booking probability for Alternative Radio is 46%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Alternative Radio requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Alternative Radio's contact route on record: verified email.
Alternative Radio is a music podcast with 354 episodes published.
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Iran: In the Crosshairs of U.S. Aggression On February 28th, 2026, the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran. This was a follow-up to the 12 days of bombing of Iran by the U.S. and Israel in June 2025. The claims against...
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Land Use & Land Control People struggle for land locally, regionally, and globally. As homelessness increases exponentially, communities the world over seek solutions. Scholar-activist Ruth Wilson Gilmore, drawing...
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Trauma & Politics: Germany, Israel & Palestine The word trauma comes from ancient Greek and means wound or hurt. The American Psychological Association Dictionary defines trauma as “any disturbing experience that...
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Government Repression of the American Indian Movement The reality of what occurred on the Pine Ridge Sioux Reservation in the 1970s is not reflected in most contemporary histories of the United States. Scores of...
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Freedom & Equality Freedom and equality are foundations of democratic societies. Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, passed by the United Nations in 1948, is a milestone document that...
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Hannah Arendt on Totalitarianism Hannah Arendt says lying aids the powerful and leads to public cynicism. She warned that lying by leaders undermines democracy. Truth is an uncontestable fact. Lies are not...
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Hannah Arendt on Totalitarianism Hannah Arendt is one of the most original and influential political thinkers and scholars of this epoch. Her work and her ideas today are as relevant as ever. She wrote about...
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Christian Zionism In 1878, William Blackstone published a book titled Jesus Is Coming. The best-selling work popularized the idea held by some Christians that God had given the land of Israel to the Jewish people...
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International Law & the Case of Gaza The International Criminal Court is an independent judicial body that hears cases on individuals charged with crimes against humanity, starvation, war crimes and genocide. The...
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Antisemitism & the Rise of Fascism Antisemitism, hatred of Jews, is centuries old. It exists today. It’s a blight on humankind and must be resisted. However, criticism of Israeli state policies should not be...
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A World of Empire From the ancient world to modern times, tyrants had dreams of empire and they would realize those dreams through conquest. The purpose of empire is to expropriate the land, labor, raw materials...
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The Nuclear Legacy of Artificial Intelligence We hear from many quarters that “AI will destroy the world,” but everyone’s got a different scenario for what that means. The most sensational perspectives come from...
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Targeting Venezuela For sheer brazenness, the January 2026 kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, First Lady Cilia Flores, ranks near the top in the long history of U.S. interventions in...
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Militarism, Empire & the Decline of Democracy In ruling circles and in the media, it’s all fine and dandy to talk about Rome and British, French and Soviet empires, but it’s impolite to talk about the United...
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International Law & the Case of Gaza The International Criminal Court is an independent judicial body that hears cases on individuals charged with crimes against humanity, starvation, war crimes and genocide. The...
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Propaganda: Laundering Narratives Many people, when they hear the word propaganda, immediately associate it with Nazi Germany and torchlight parades or Putin reviewing the troops in Red Square. But propaganda has...
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Origins of U.S. Imperialism One way to understand how the U.S. operates around the world is the Godfather model. Obey the Don and you’ll be well rewarded. Cross him up and it’s lights out. The U.S. maintains its...
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A People’s History of the American Revolution On July 4th, 1776, fifty-six men in Philadelphia signed the Declaration of Independence. Today, the day is marked by store sales, fireworks, and parades. The...
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The International Criminal Court The International Criminal Court, the ICC, is based in The Hague, Netherlands. Established in 2002 under the Rome Statute, the ICC is the first and only permanent international...
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Taimur Rahman – Antonio Gramsci: The Imprisoned Philosopher Antonio Gramsci of Italy was one of the most important and original political and philosophical figures of the 20th century. He was a staunch antifascist...
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Professor of Geography in Earth and Environmental Sciences at CUNY
Professor Emeritus in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at MIT; Laureate Professor of Linguistics at University of Arizona, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
renowned Buddhist thinker, environmental activist, and author
princeton university professor emeritus of international law, Princeton University
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