We discuss the sad state of Mexico under Enrique Peña Nieto; we reflect on the lives of Jack London and Dalton Trumbo and do some California dreaming; and, in a two-parter, we look at Iraq, Syria, and the U.S. role in creating ISIS.
Philip Russell with The Rag Blog‘s Alice Embree on Rag Radio Jan. 8, 2016. Photo by Roger Baker / The Rag Blog.
Interviews by Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | December 13, 2015
The following podcasts are from recent Rag Radio shows. The syndicated Rag Radio program, produced in the studios of Austin’s cooperatively-run KOOP-FM, has an international audience and has become an influential platform for interviews with leading figures in politics, current events, literature, and cutting-edge culture.
♦ Author & Historian Philip Russell on Mexico’s National Crisis Under Peña Nieto
Read the show description and download the podcast of our January 8, 2015 Rag Radio interview with Philip Russell, here — or listen to it here:
♦ Jonah Raskin on Dalton Trumbo, Jack London, and the California Drought
Read the show description and download the podcast of our December 18, 2015 Rag Radio interview with Jonah Raskin here — or listen to it here:
♦ Roy Casagranda: How U.S. Actions in Iraq Set the Table for ISIL
Read the show description and download the podcast of our December 11, 2015 Rag Radio show with Roy Casagranda here — or listen to it here:
♦ Roy Casagranda: ISIL and the Origins of the Syrian Crisis
Read the show description and download the podcast of our December 4, 2015 Rag Radio interview with Roy Casagranda here — or listen to it here:
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