http://archive.wbai.org/files/mp3/080720_183001etff.MP3 Equal Time for Freethought en-us Fri, 25 July 2008 18:13:02 GMT 5 http://archive.wbai.org/files/mp3/080720_183001etff.MP3 http://archive.wbai.org/files/mp3/080720_183001etff.MP3 Sun, 20 July 2008 22:30:01 GMT Equal Time for Freethought Public Affairs Allison Cole on the Cult of True Victimhood. According to the publisher, “Condemnations of ‘victim politics’ are a familiar feature of American public life. Politicians and journalists across the ideological spectrum eagerly denounce “victimism.” Accusations of “playing the victim” have become a convenient way to ridicule or condemn. President George W. Bush even blamed an Islamic “culture of victimization” for 9/11.<br>Cole investigates the ideological underpinnings, cultural manifestations, and political consequences of anti-victimism in an array of contexts, including race relations, the feminist movement, conservative punditry, and the U.S. legal system. Being a victim, she contends, is no longer a matter of injuries or injustices endured, but a stigmatizing judgment of individual character. Those who claim victim status are cast as shamefully passive or cynically manipulative.” http://archive.wbai.org/files/mp3/080713_183001etff.MP3 http://archive.wbai.org/files/mp3/080713_183001etff.MP3 Sun, 13 July 2008 22:30:01 GMT Equal Time for Freethought Public Affairs Sunsara Taylor speaks with actress/comedienne, Julia Sweeney!<a href="http://wbai. org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10076&Itemid=1">More. ..</a> http://archive.wbai.org/files/mp3/080706_183001etff.MP3 http://archive.wbai.org/files/mp3/080706_183001etff.MP3 Sun, 06 July 2008 22:30:01 GMT Equal Time for Freethought Public Affairs One Hour Special: The Spirituality of ‘Cause and Effect!’<br>We occupy a universe in which a continuous causal fabric connects everyone and everything that ever was and ever will be. This is not some silly mumbo-jumbo sounding nonsense, it is evidence-based scientific reality. If we fully take in all that living in a ’cause and effect’ universe implies, a very real alternate way to experience our understanding of ourselves and others begins to emerge. The evidence based narrative of our 21st century understanding of the nature and operation of our cosmos is much more far fetched and way more intense than any ancient people could have dreamed.In this hour, Arnell Dowret will be joined by the renowned Chairman of the New York University Department of Physics, Dr. David Grier. Dr. Grier will help us understand what the most up to date knowledge in Physics tells us about what we are and how we fit into the cosmos. http://archive.wbai.org/files/mp3/080629_183001etff.MP3 http://archive.wbai.org/files/mp3/080629_183001etff.MP3 Sun, 29 June 2008 22:30:01 GMT Equal Time for Freethought Public Affairs Tools for a Radical Democracy is an essential resource for grassroots organizers and leaders, students of activism and advocacy, and anyone trying to increase the civic participation of ordinary people. Authors Joan Minieri and Paul Getsos share stories and tools from their nationally recognized and award-winning work of building a community-led organization, training community leaders, and conducting campaigns that changed public policy and delivered concrete results to tens of thousands of people. http://archive.wbai.org/files/mp3/080622_183001etff.MP3 http://archive.wbai.org/files/mp3/080622_183001etff.MP3 Sun, 22 June 2008 22:30:01 GMT Equal Time for Freethought Public Affairs re-broadcast of the Star Trek episode.