ALL SHOWS NOW AVAILABLE ON iTUNES PODCAST AND ON THIS WEBSITE
Thursday July 1
The New York Times did a hatchet job on Oliver Stone's new movie South of The Border. On this show, Burt speaks with co-producer Marc Weissbrot about the gross inaccuracies in the critique and discusses not just the realities of Venezuela's Hugo Chavez but how stuck in the Cold War American policy remains in 2010.
Tuesday June 15th
Power never yields without a fight.
On the next Burt Cohen Show, Robert Creamer explains what big banks are doing in their desperate last ditch effort to weaken Wall Street reform.
Tuesday June 15th, noon to one streaming live at wscafm.org.
Tuesday May 18th
Brushed aside for decades, a recent conference of scientists focused on the potential uses of LSD and other psychedelics. On Tuesday's Burt Cohen Show, guest Randy Hencken of Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies will discuss Psychedelic Science for the 21st century. If carefully controlled, should LSD and other psychedelic drugs become available as a tool for addressing psychological problems? Can it be of significant benefit to humankind? Turn on your radio and tune in to wscafm.org 106.1 for The Burt Cohen Show, Tuesday May 18th noon to one.
Thursday May 6th
Oil threatens disaster in the gulf. Yet Obama is sticking with his call for more drilling. How bad is the oil threat really? What are the realities and risks involved in offshore drilling? Tune in to The Burt Cohen Show Thursday May 6th from noon to one, as John Demos, Northeast regional director of the Alaska Wilderness League talks about petroleum politics and the potential for more harm from Drill Baby Drill. Streaming live noon to one, at wscafm.org, podcast later at TheBurtCohenShow.com.
And from 10 to noon, it's Fine Aged Rock, with rocking boomer Burt Cohen, again at wscafm.org
Tuesday May 4th: 40 Years On
"Mayflowers" is a film about an event at the University of New Hampshire May 5th 1970 featuring three of the Chicago : Abbie Hoffman, Dave Dellinger, and Jerry Rubin. The Union-Leader's William Loeb and Warren Rudman tried to prevent the talk, but instead a new radicalism swept the campus. On tuesday's Burt Cohen Show, Burt first talks with Peter Rivierre, editor of the New Hampshire in 1970, and in part two will Alex Freid will talk about the significance of the 1970 student strike for today. That's The Burt Cohen Show noon to one Tuesday May 4th live at wscafm.org, 1061. Podcast later at TheBurtCohenShow.com and at iTunes.
The sister of Allison Krause, who was killed by the National Guard at Kent State, will be Burt's guest next Tuesday 5/11 to talk about questions that remain about that massacre.
Thursday April 22nd
Derivatives. Hedge Funds. Sub-prime. What does all this mean and how are you affected by it all? On Thursday's Burt Cohen Show, Burt's guest is Robert Marr who spent 30 years on Wall Street, where he served, primarily, as a communications, training, and risk executive. Marr will explain how these confusing terms impact the price you pay for everything from groceries to business loans from the bank. They'll discuss why the battle lines will be fierce as congress gets ready to take up the volatile issue of Wall Street reform. That's The Burt Cohen Show Thursday April 22, noon to one, which follows Burt's special blend of Fine Aged Rock from ten to noon. Streaming live at wscafm.org, podcast later at TheBurtCohenShow.com and on iTunes.
Tuesday April 20th
Is Afghanistan's Hamid Karzai the 21st century version of Vietnam's Ngo Dinh Diem? On the next Burt Cohen Show the gust is Peter Galbraith, former UN Special Representative to Afghanistan. They'll talk about what can be done with the powerless, ineffective government the US has invested so much in, and what a new more effective policy might look like. When can we bring our troops home? On the next Burt Cohen Show, Tuesday April 20th streaming live from noon to one at wscafm.org, webcast at The Progressive Radio Network Thursday at 4, and podcast later on iTunes and at TheBurtCohenShow.com
Thursday April 15th
With the new vacancy on the US Supreme Court, this could be the time to reverse the routine elevation of corporate interests over individual rights. On the next Burt Cohen Show the guest is David Gespass, president of the National Lawyers Guild, which is arguing for a return to a less-activist Supreme Court which values traditional individual liberties more than preservation of corporate power. Streaming live at noon at wscafm.org, podcast later at this site and on iTunes.
Tuesday April 6th
Afghanistan/Vietnam.
In the first half hour, Burt's guest is Alfred McCoy author of the Politics of Heroin: CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade. They'll focus on the role of opium in the escalation of the war in Afghanistan. And in the second half, Burt and his guest Merle Ratner talk about Vietnam Veterans efforts to address the problems which continue from leftover Agent Orange.
TheBurtCohen Show for Tuesday April 6th, streaming live from noon to one at wscafm.org, podcast later at TheBurtCohenShow.com
Tuesday March 30th
On this Holy Week between Palm Sunday and Easter, the world's focus is at the very top of the Catholic Church. Tuesday's Burt Cohen Show discusses what's ahead for the millions of Catholics who are deeply concerned about any cover-up of crimes against children by Cardinal Ratzinger, who is now Pope Benedict XVI. Burt's guest is Ed Wilson, who serves on the Board of Trustees of Voice of the Faithful, Catholics dedicated to both the Church and justice. Tune in at noon Tuesday March 30 beginning at noon, at 106.1 FM and streaming at wscafm.org, later podcast at TheBurtCohenShow.com
Thursday March 18th
Is it fair to call Israel an aparthied state? On this show, Burt's guest is a spokesperson from Canada who organized Toronto's Israel Aparthied Week events. Does Israel really compare to South Africa? Is it anti-semitic to label Israel as apartheid? Stremain glive as always noon to one at wscafm.org. this follows Fine Aged Rock, in which Burt will ask listeners if the yet-to-be-released new Jeff Beck song he'll play is a hit or a miss.
Tuesday March 16
For decades, the Israel lobby has had enormous influence over US policy in that region. That grip may be starting to slip. On Tuesday's Burt Cohen Show, the guest is a spokesperson for Jews Say No, which sponsored a well attended protest outside a big-ticket fundraising dinner at New York's Waldorf Astoria and plans more such protests. Some traditional pro-Israel groups have labeled such Jews as "self-hating." Check out the Burt Cohen Show Tuesday March 16th noon to one, streaming live at wscafm.org or podcast here at TheBurtCohenShow or at iTunes.
Thursday March 11
The volume of the rage on the right is suddenly very loud.
Many are gun-toting racists. On Thursday's Burt Cohen Show, Burt's guest is Mark Potok, author of a new report by the Southern Poverty Law Center on the emerging rise of American terrorist groups. Is fear of this rabid right now appropriate, or is the Tea Party's bark much greater than its bite, as recent electoral results indicate? Tune in to The Burt Cohen Show Thursday at noon eastern time, streaming live at wscafm.org, webcast at 4 PM ET at progressiveradionetwork.com, or podcast on iTunes or at The BurtCohenShow.com.
This follows Burt's own Fine Aged Rock from ten to noon, featuring the brand new release by Jimi Hendrix.
Enjoy this on-line internet chat with Burt as host and guest Flags of Our Fathers author James Bradley talk about his new book The Imperial Cruise, revealing genuinely shocking truths about teddy Roosevelt's white supremacist-generated secret policy in the Pacific. TR's policy led directly to imperial Japan making war on America. Here's the site: http://firedoglake.com/booksalon/%29>
Thursday February 4th
Lights and glitter in Hollywood.
Oh wait, that's the Oscars.
But the nominations for best progressive films and artists, the Progies, are just out and Thursday's Burt Cohen Show (formerly Portside) talks with two spokespeople for the James Agee Cinema Circle which released the nominations this week. If you love films, you'll want to tune in Thursday between noon and one to see which flicks are in the running for best progressive features, indies, documentaries, and artists.
On with the show! Streaming live from noon to one at wscafm.org, or at 106.1
This follows Burt's Fine Aged Rock show from ten to noon.
Tuesday January 5th
What to make of 2009, what's ahead for 2010?
On Tuesday's Portside Burt Cohen talks with Adele Stan, journalist and editor whose work has appeared in The New Republic, the Village Voice, The Nation, The Advocate, Salon.com, the Washington Blade, Ms., and Mother Jones magazine, as well as on the op-ed pages of the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle and the New York Daily News. Addie has been a guest with Burt many times through the years. Guaranteed to entertain and inform!
That's Portside/The Burt Cohen Show Tuesday January 5th, noon to one at wscafm.org 106.1
Tuesday December 8th
Ever hear of Glass-Steagall? Probably not, but it's been a decade after the repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act, the Depression-era safeguard that prohibited the commingling of commercial and investment banks. This repeal gave rise to all-in-one financial behemoths like Citi, ushered in the too-big-to-fail era, and nearly toppled the global financial system. Today all taxpayers are paying the price. On Tuesday's Portside, Burt Cohen talks with Nomi Prins,author of It Takes a Pillage: Behind the Bailouts, Bonuses and Backroom Deals from Washington to Wall Street. If you care about reining the power of Wall Street this is a show you won't want to miss. Portside with Burt Cohen, Tuesday December 8th, noon to one, streaming live at wscafm.org or at 106.1 fm.
As always, this show will also be available as a podcast at burtcohen.com
Tuesday December 1st
An election was held in Honduras Sunday November 29th. That's a good thing, right?
Not so fast. Many observers say it legitimized a military coup. The only candidates able to participate were both favorable to the ten families that have essentially owned Honduras for decades.
On Tuesday's Portside, Burt Cohen speaks with a spokesperson for the Washington Office On Latin America about the realities of the situation and implications for US relations with the rest of Latin America.
That's Portside with Burt Cohen Tuesday December 1, streaming live noon to one at wscafm.org, or at 106.1 FM
Tuesday November 3rd
All political analysts recognize the women of Afghanistan are the key to peace and stability in the region. Burt's guest on Tuesday's Portside is Jodie Evans of Code Pink, who personally presented a petition to the president from women of Afghanistan. That's Portside with Burt Cohen, streaming live Tuesday November 3rd from noon to one, at wscafm.org,
Tuesday October 20th, from noon to one ET
Could the tea party activists be the undoing of any Republican surge?
While seeming to breathe new life into the party, they're also waging war on some party picked candidates. On the first half of Portside, Burt Cohen analyzes this turn of events with Lawrence Jacobs, director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance and the University of Minnesota.
And on part two, Burt delves into the politics of the public option discussion with Newsweek reporter Robert Parry, the investigative journalist who uncovered Oliver North's role in the Iran-Contra scandal.
That's Portside (the left in nautical terms) with Burt Cohen, Tuesday October 20, from noon to one, on wscafm.org 106.1
Thursday October 15th
On Thursday's Portside, Burt Cohen talks with Eric Bohlert contributing editor to Rolling Stone and a senior fellow at Media Matters for America about something new in American politics: the press becoming the opposition political party. Of course we're talking about Fox News. What does this mean for the role of the press as the fourth estate? Why is Obama falling for the bait and engaging Rupert Murdoch's political movement? These and other questions. streaming live from noon to one ET at wscafm.org
Thursday September 24th
The long-standing assumption that dictatorial regimes can only be overthrown through armed struggle or foreign military intervention is coming under increasing challenge. What is most successful at bringing down unjust power? On Thursday's Portside, Burt Cohen talks with California Professor Stephen Zunes about what he calls Weapons of Mass Democracy. He argues that aggressive yet not violent action is indeed conflict, but it is more effective than guns.
That's Portside with Burt Cohen Thursday September 24, noon to one, right after his Fine Aged Rock from ten to noon, on WSCAFM.org.
Thursday September 17th
The political and social divide in America is the greatest since Vietnam,
We know the values of the left, and we don't want the right to impose their values on us. But who are we to impose our values on them?
On Thursday's Portside, Burt Cohen interviews Daniel Miller, president of the Texas Nationalist Movement. "Sovereignty or Secession" is their chant.
Should the currently united states have another opportunity to divide, this time peacefully? Don't miss Portside with Burt Cohen Thursday at noon, following Fine Aged Rock, streaming loud and clear on wscafm,org 106.1
September 15th
It's sure not your father's GOP!
When Congressman Joe Wilson disrupted the president and dishonored congress,he became the poster child for the new Republican Party. On Tuesday's Portside, Burt Cohen speaks with Huffington Post author
Robert Creamer about exactly what the Republican Party has become.
That's Portside with Burt Cohen Tuesday September 15th noon to one, at wscafm.org 106.1