#995 Scalia’s death and the seismic shift on the court (Supreme Court)
Air Date: 03-01-2016
Today we look at the legacy Antonin Scalia leaves behind, what this means for the Supreme Court going forward and how it’s all effecting the 2016 election
Read more#994 Who gets a seat at the table (Culture)
Air date: 2-26-2016
Today we look at the narratives and stories that fill and influence our lives, whose stories get told and why and how that effects the way we see the world
Read more#993 The corporatization of the media
Air date: 2-23-16
Today we look at the effects of the media companies shift from producing news content as a public service to ‘infotainment’ and where we’re headed in the world of vertical integration and threats to net neutrality
Read more#992 The illness at the heart of our for-profit health care system
Air date: 2-19-16
Today we look at how corporations have worked diligently to maximize the profits of insurance and pharmaceutical companies at the expense of America’s general health and budget and then used those profits to buy politicians to ensure the system never changes
Read more#991 The food market (Food-Industrial Complex)
Air date: 2-16-16
Today we look at the influence of the food giants on what goes into our food supply, who’s allowed to inspect and regulate it, what our kids are taught about what’s healthy, the policies of international trade that lower food safety standards and even how farmers raise their chickens
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