On contact
Chris Hedges discusses the importance of historian Howard Zinn for a fuller understanding of American history, with journalist Ray Suarez, author of ‘Truth has a Power of its Own: A Conversation about A People’s History with Howard...Jan 26, 2020 07:28- Author and social critic Chris Hedges hosts a weekly interview show called ‘On Contact,’ which will air “dissident voices” currently missing from the mainstream media. Hedges interviews the black sheep of the establishment, leading discussions that can’t be heard anywhere else.
- On Contact: A people’s history of the USA with Ray SuarezChris Hedges discusses the importance of historian Howard Zinn for a fuller understanding of American history, with journalist Ray Suarez, author of ‘Truth has a Power of its Own: A Conversation about A People’s History with Howard...Jan 26, 2020 07:28
- On Contact: Ayn Rand with Prof. Lisa DugganOn the show this week, Chris Hedges discusses the outsized influence of the writer, Ayn Rand, on America's business and financial elite with New York University professor and author, Lisa Duggan. Duggan's new book is entitled 'Mean Girl: Ayn Rand...Jan 19, 2020 13:20
- McMindfulness with Ron PurserChris Hedges talks to Ron Purser, professor of management at San Francisco State University, about the growth of mindfulness meditation in the mainstream. As meditation makes its way into schools, prisons and government agencies, Purser argues the...Jan 12, 2020 07:03
- The deep rot of American journalism w/Matt TaibbiChris Hedges discusses the deep rot that infects American journalism with reporter Matt Taibbi. Follow us on Facebook: Facebook.com/OnContactRT Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/rttv/sets/on-contact CH: Welcome to On Contact. Today in...Dec 29, 2019 06:15
- On Contact: Afghanistan Papers with Spenser RaponeChris Hedges talks to Spenser Rapone, former combat veteran and US Army officer, about the Washington Post’s series the ‘Afghanistan Papers’. Drawing on thousands of pages of international government documents about the war in...Dec 22, 2019 06:51
- On Contact: Violence in Central America with Oscar MartinezChris Hedges discusses with journalist Oscar Martinez the culture of violence in Central America. Martinez’s most recent book is ‘A History of Violence: Living and Dying in Central America’. His first book ‘The Beast’...Dec 15, 2019 07:08
- On Contact: Gaza with Abby Martin and Mike PrysnerChris Hedges talks to journalist Abby Martin and producer Mike Prysner about their new film Gaza Fights for Freedom which focuses on the Palestinian Great March of Return protests during which nearly 200 people were injured and 10,000 men, women and...Dec 8, 2019 06:54
- On Contact: The killing of Eric Garner with Matt TaibbiChris Hedges talks to journalist Matt Taibbi about the police killing of Eric Garner, the criminalization of poverty, and institutional racism. Taibbi authored the 2017 book ‘I can’t breathe – A Killing on Bay Street.’...Dec 1, 2019 07:35
- On Contact: In conflict with the natural world with Amitav GhoshChris Hedges talks to author Amitav Ghosh about the natural world and sacred forces that sustain life and the conflict when treated by the human species as an inert commodity to exploit. In his novel ‘Gun Island,’ Ghosh explores how...Nov 24, 2019 06:45
- On Contact: CIA search for mind control with Stephen KinzerChris Hedges talks to author Stephen Kinzer about the CIA’s quest for mind control through its experiments with drugs and torture during the 1950s and 1960s, both domestically and internationally. Kinzer’s new book is titled...Nov 17, 2019 06:51
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