I opened with Both Sides Now in honor of Joni Mitchell’s birthday. We then heard Ava Bird reading some of her work, very powerful. The Government is there for you! Riiiiight. I then read some of Mike Palecek’s work… I miss having him on the show.

The second segment featured Philip Farruggio. Starting with his column “The Circus Never Left” we proceeded into a discussion focusing mostly on healthcare.

The third segment started with Azzurra Crispino discussing her friend in Ohio . She then added Mark Clement to tell us about the ongoing Rodney Reed case. 5124631782 stop the execution! Then we had Frank Cordaro, and a small correction sent in by listener Lissa Welborn.

The final segment featured Karen Kwiatkowski with her usual sharp insight into politics, elections, and life in America. She had some very interesting comments about her home state, Virginia.

Ava Bird Ava is a monthly columnist appearing the first week of each month. Ava Bird was our very first guest and we always look forward to her visits. We love to listen to her read. Ava’s books are currently not available but you can see her blog at birdblogblast.blogspot.com Azzurra Crispino Azzurra is a monthly columnist, appearing in the first week of each month. Azzurra Crispino is the co-founder of Prison Abolition Prisoner Support (PAPS) a penpal to prisoners and peaceful street demonstration organization which has endorsed the September 9th prisoner strike. She is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Austin Community College and a contributing author […] Frank Cordaro Frank is a weekly guest on our show. Frank Cordaro is a member of the Des Moines Catholic Worker. He is a former Catholic Priest. He has himself spent years and years in federal prison for crossing the line at Offutt, and more recently has been jailed for actions against the drone facility in Des […] Karen Kwiatkowski Karen is a monthly columnist, appearing in the first week of each month (previously in 4th week) Karen Kwiatkowski, Ph.D, is a retired USAF lieutenant colonel, who spent her final four and a half years in uniform in the upper echelons of Pentagon. She shared her story about what went on during the run-up to […] Philip Farruggio Phil is a weekly guest on our show. Philip A Farruggio is son and grandson of Brooklyn, NYC longshoremen. He is a free lance columnist (found on WorldNewsTrust.com, TheSleuthJournal.com, Information Clearing house, Op Ed News, Dandelion Salad, Activist Post, Dissident Voice and many other sites worldwide). Philip works as an environmental products sales rep and […]