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broadcast. To get to audio archives click on 'audio archives.' Times listed
are the legal time with Monday night listed as Tuesday morning, etc. Translation:
you can listen to the show any time of the day or night on demand.
ALAN WATTS
Sunday, December 27, 2009, “Time” from Electronic University, 1 (800) 96-watts,
www.alanwatts.com www.alanwatts.org
MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2009
12-1 Mario Martinez, “The Mind Body Code: How the Mind Wounds and Heals the Body”
Session 6 (concluding) ‘The Psychology of Forgiveness: Liberation from Self-Entrapment’
Forgiveness at the mind-body-spirit level. The mind-body resistance to change. Gaining
empowerment, giving up power. Tools for liberation. The Alpha event and the Omega event.
The possibility of forgiveness. Experiential tools: Liberation from self-entrapment.
The mind-body language. From Sounds True, 1 (800) 333-9185, www.soundstrue.com
1-5 Stephen Levine, “A Year to Live”
How to Live This Year as if it Were Your Last
If you had only one year left to live, what would you do? When Stephen Levine posed this
question to himself, it led to a profound, year-long experiment in conscious living that is
fully revealed in ‘A Year to Live. ‘ In his work with the dying, Levine observed the radical
life changes people can make in the face of death, how they quit dead-end jobs, opened to
love, healed their relationships, and acted on plans they had put off for years. He
challenged himself to live an entire year as if it were his last, thus beginning an
investigation into spiritual practices unlike any other; those designed to explore how
death is cut from the same fabric as life, and why it is never to be feared.
Carefully planned as a series of month-by-month practices and meditations, ‘A Year to Live’
teaches a way to live your life with vivid fullness while opening to the ultimate mystery of
what the end will bring. With special meditations and exercises, Levine helps you discover
your own ‘deathless nature’ contained in your moment-by-moment experiences. For seekers of
all faiths and all ages, ‘A year to Live’ shows that every minute of life is not only part
of a promise made at birth, but the spiritual adventure of a lifetime.
Stephen Levine is a teacher, author, and meditation instructor. With Ram Dass, he helped
found New York City’s first hospice, and he is a leader in caregiving for HIV patients.
Levine is the author of ‘Who Dies,’ an influential book on spirituality, consciousness, and
the dying process. From Sounds True, 1 (800) 333-9185, www.soundstrue.com
5-6 Pema Chödrön, “Noble Heart; A Self-Guided Retreat on Befriending Your Obstacles”
Session 6 of 12: ‘Unlimited Joy and Equanimity’
Going from limited to limitless. Working with strong emotions. Fundamental openness. M & M.
Basic goodness. Melting practice. Big sky mind. The eight worldly dharmas.
From Sounds True, 1 (800) 333-9185, www.soundstrue.com
Pema’s websites: www.pemachodrontapes.com www.gampoabbey.org
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2009
Gary Null program info: 1 (646) 505-4660, http://www.garynull.com
Gary is on live Mon-Fri 9am Pacific Time on the Progressive Radio Network -
www.progressiveradionetwork.com
Gary's web program: M-F, 9am Pacific Time, click on 'Click here to listen'
Gary's archives are free to all at http://garynull.org/
L.A. Health Support Group info: 1 (424) 237-0101, email: garynullsoca@yahoo.com
12-1 Gary Null Program 12-10-09
Health Updates: concord grape juice aids the heart & mind; using higher dosages of nutrients
IS beneficial!; dieticians acknowledge importance of diet, supplements & regular exercise.
Commentaries: Obama’s War Whoop: “Let the blood bath begin!” [Mike Whitney 4Dec09
smirkingchimp.org ]; Mr President War Is Not Peace [Norman Solomon 12Dec09]; “WHO ‘Swine Flu
Pope’ under investigation for gross conflict of interest” [F William Engdahl 8Dec09];
“Novartis is Celebrating - Should We?” [Sherri Tenpenny 8Dec09 huffingtonpost.com ]; vaccine
makers settle law suits; Tiger Woods & our obsession with power & celebrity.
1-1:05 Janee Taylor, “Dognoir”
Spay & Neuter: 6-8 million homeless animals enter animal shelters every year. Number of
cats and dogs euthanized by shelters each year: 3-4 million about one every eight seconds
www.dognoir.com
1:05-2 Gary Null Program 12-11-09a
Health Updates: the effects of junk foods [ like deep fried favorites & sweets & soda pop]
on the immune system- what about a junk food tax? – and re-educating behavior to make healthy
food choices to enhance immune function.
Sylvia Earle: one of America’s great oceanographers & ocean explorers; her most recent
publication is “The World is Blue: How Our Fate and the Ocean are One”. She and Gary continue
their discussion on the fate of our oceans- and humanity. (see 11-24-09)
2-3 Gary Null Program 12-11-09b
Commentary: “The Coal Industry’s Unabated War on Americans’ Health” http://www.garynull.com/
Commentary: “Obama’s Big Sellout” [Matt Taibi 9Dec09 Global Research]
Commentary on society, social values & priorities.
3-4 Gary Null Program 12-14-09
Commentary: “Historic Data Shows Vaccines Not Key in Declines in Death from Disease” [Roman
Bystrianyk 14Dec09 www.healthsentinel.com ]- by the time the measles vaccine was introduced
around 1968 the death rate for measles had fallen by over 99%; by the time the whooping cough
vaccine was introduced the 1950s the death rate had also fallen by over 99%.
Bruce Judson: Senior Faculty Fellow at Yale University’s School of Management; CEO & Founder
of Speed Anywhere, Inc, the nation’s leading collection of broadband business buying services.
His most recent publication “It Could Happen Here: America on the Brink” defines the precarious
point in our history where popular revolt or revolution is very plausible, as the middle class
nears collapse.
4-5 Gary Null Program 12-14-09DC
Health Updates: colloidal silver; are we facing another plant-disease catastrophe - like the
Irish Potato Famine?; bees & organic farming; hemp protein, vegan protein & amino acid balance.
Michael Ruppert: former LAPD narcotics investigator & whistleblower, forced out of the police
department while holding its highest ratings & with no disciplinary action. Since then, he has
been an investigative reporter & author focusing on the oil cartels, peak oil & a post-oil
society. He is the publishing editor of the newsletter ‘From the Wilderness’ and several books,
most recently “Confronting Collapse: The Crisis of Energy and Money in a Post Peak Oil World” -
exploring the relationship between the forces of power & wealth behind oil & the 2008 financial
collapse; we are far from a road to recovery, but are in fact moving more rapidly towards a
major collapse. www.FromTheWilderness.com
5-6 Gary Null live.
Probably with open phones, possibly with topic – first calls get through. (818) 985-5735.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2009
12-1 Dave Emory “For the Record #680 – Interview #2 with Paul Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Gould”
U.S. Cold War policy produces slaughter of moderates in Afghanistan; Private corporations
drive U.S. policy in that country and led to U.S. support of Taliban; Taliban created by U.S.
“ally” Pakistan. All info and program downloads: www.spitfirelist.com www.wfmu.org/daveemory
1-2 Helena Norberg-Hodge “Thinking Outside the Box”
The current economic system, with its almost total disregard for nature, is steamrolling both
people and the planet. Profits öber alles inevitably will lead to social and ecological
breakdowns. Bold innovative ideas are needed to repair and nurture the earth. The traditional
path of growth for growth's sake and conventional notions of development require urgent
reexamination. Years ago consumption was another name for tuberculosis. Today it is a lifestyle.
It is something desirable and is heavily promoted by corporate advertising. To paraphrase
Descartes, We consume, therefore we are. But look at the real costs. Environmental degradation
is accelerating. The scale of the crises demands replacing the dominant fragmented techno-
economic worldview with a more holistic perspective embracing the interdependence of the
natural world. More and more communities around the globe are discovering the value of
self-reliance and exploring alternative models.
Helena Norberg-Hodge, a native of Sweden, is an internationally renowned environmentalist.
She is a leading critic of conventional notions of growth and development. She is the recipient
of the Right Livelihood Award, also known as the alternative Nobel Prize. She is founder and
director of the International Society for Ecology and Culture and author of "Ancient Futures:
Learning from Ladakh." From Alternative Radio, 1 (800) 444-1977, www.alternativeradio.org
2-4 Eben Rey, “Radio Alchymy”
Where the fringe eclipses conventional wisdom. www.radioalchymy.com
4-5:30 Noam Chomsky on Honduras “The Coup and Its Impact on Democracy Here and in Latin America”
On November 29, 2009, elections were carried out amidst de facto military rule in Honduras.
For four and a half months the country has suffered media censorship, widespread human rights
violations, brutality against women and the LGBT community, and targeted assassinations
of resistance leaders. Though Barack Obama initially condemned the coup which ousted
democratically-elected president Manuel Zelaya, his administration expressed no qualms with
these abuses, and has recognized the farce elections. With this we witness the inauguration
of a new model: overturn the leftist and replace him with the oligarch. So long as elections
are realized, regardless of the conditions, the US will support you. This is a betrayal of
the sovereignty of Latin American, proving to the world that the superpower, even under Obama,
will support military coups and mass brutality so long as they bolster US interests.
Noam Chomsky introduced by Visiting Professor at Harvard and Honduras Minister of Culture in
Exile Rodolfo Pastor
In his introduction, Pastor acknowledges Chomsky’s great assistance and empathy with the
people of Honduras, and poses four questions for Chomsky to address:
1. Claiming that the Poll scheduled for June 28th was “a vote” or was “a referendum” and that
its purpose was to allow President Zelaya to extend his term or be reelected is a lie.
2. It’s a lie that the President’s forceful removal was not a coup because various “Independent
institutions” in Honduras backed this organized conspiracy and that it constitutes a
peaceful “Constitutional Succession”.
3. Whoever claims that the November 29th elections were legitimate because they had been
“called for” before the Crisis, and its results “express the will of the people”, lies.
The U.S. State Department has embraced this lie in the name of pragmatism, because
supposedly it helps solve the problem.
4. Finally, there is the consummate lie. U.S. Undersecretary of State Valenzuela declared last
week that, “since June 28, the U.S, has been consistently principled” with respect to
Honduras, it has worked with multilateral organizations, condemned the Coup, continued to
recognize Zelaya as President throughout the crisis and that it would have wanted to have
him restored and was “disappointed” by the Congress’s decision against restoration.
Sponsored by the Committee in Solidarity with the Honduran Resistance and the Western
Hemisphere Project
Recorded by Roger Leisner on December 15, 2009 at M.I.T in Cambridge, MA. For information on
how to order a copy of this recording, please contact rleisnerrfm@yahoo.com or call
207-242-0643
5:30-6 The Bioneers – Revolution from the Heart of Nature
‘True Biotechnologies: Nature’s Best Climate Change Solution’
Some of the best minds on the planet are busy cataloguing possible solutions to the crisis
of climate chaos. Scientists, entrepreneurs and educators on technology’s cutting edge offer
a broad array of bio-based solutions that are already working to transition us to a truly
sustainable civilization. Biomimics Janine Benyus, Stephan Dewar, Paul Stamets, David Orr
and Jay Harman offer a smorgasbord of startling solutions based on nature’s genius.
All info: 1 (877) bioneer, www.bioneers.org
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2009
NEW YEARS EVE
12-1 Alan Watts, “The World as Organic Process” part 1 of 2
“Taoist and Neo-Confucian ideas of the world as a self-regulating organism as a basis for
the highly affirmative attitude to Nature characteristic of Chinese culture.” (AW)
From MEA, Box 303, Olema, CA 94950. 1 (866) 492-8446. www.wattstapes.com
OLD TIME RADIO NEW YEARS EVE
1-1:30 First Nighter (1-1-48) ‘The Man in the Middle’
1:30-2 Mysterious Traveler (12-31-50) ‘New Years Nightmare’
2-2:30 Our Miss Brooks (12-31-50) ‘Exchanging Christmas Presents’
2:30-3 Philip Marlowe (10-26-48) ‘Old Acquaintance’
3-3:30 Jack Benny (1-4-42) ‘New Years Eve Party’
3:30-4 The Whistler (12-31-47) ‘The First Year’
4-4:30 Father Knows Best (12-28-50) ‘Party Preparations’
4:30-5 Big Town (12-28-48) ‘Dangerous Resolution’
5-6 Caroline Casey, “Visionary Activist Show”
From KPFA, her December 31st show. All info: 1 (888) 741-gods, www.coyotenetworknews.com
That's all folks!
Roy