Non Pacifica Programming

How Nahuas viewed the Spanish conquest of Mexico / JamesLockhart ; produced by Whiteskunk Productions.

Talk by Dr. James Lockhart, Professor of History at UCLA. During the past 15 years Lockhart's research into the Nahua (Aztec) language has uncovered historical accounts in their own words of Spanish-Indian contact and interaction.

Living with miracles : California Indian resistance and reorganization / Greg Sarris ; produced by Whiteskunk Productions.

Talk by Greg Sarris, a members of the Pomo and Miwok tribes, who outlines the history of the Northern California Kashaya Pomo and Coastal Miwok from Spanish contact to the present. Sarris establishes the two pre-contact tribal distributions, contact with Spanish, Russian, English and American traders and explorers, and the domination by the United States since 1848.

Country women / produced by Barbara Bernstein.

Documentary on the movement of women back to the land, showing how pockets of women's culture have grown and changed in the past fifteen years. Through a series of interviews with members of rural women's communities in New Mexico, Northern California, and Southern Oregon, Ms.

The Role of psychadelic plants in human evolution : food of the Gods / Terrence McKenna.

Talk by Terrence McKenna which advances the theories of his book "Food of the Gods: The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge." He argues that we need to reintroduce psychedelic experience into contemporary culture in light of anthropological evidence which suggests a long relationship between psychedelics and religion.

pt.1. Talk on his book (20 min.) -- pt.2. Question and answer session (35 min.).

Which way home : Asian American Vietnam veterans / produced by Gina Hotta.

Documentary about Asian-Americans who fought in the Vietnam War. They discuss their experiences as soldiers of color in the United States military in a war where race determined who was friend and who was foe, so they had to continually deal with suspicion and distrust by other soldiers.

Art and society : radio reflections on our times / narrated and produced by John Clauser.

Series of eleven three-minute modules which explore the role of artists in a world of changing culture and technology.|ART AND SOCIETY : RADIO REFLECTIONS ON OUR TIMES / narrated and produced by John Clauser. Series of eleven three-minute modules which explore the role of artists in a world of changing culture and technology.

pt.1. Landscapes of change : using ordinary reality -- pt.2. A systems view : new technologies alter our worldview -- pt.3. Cultural battlegrounds : telecommunications and geo-politics -- pt.4. Cultures in collision : global vs. local cultures -- pt.5. Both sides of the brain : a union of opposites -- pt.6. Art's moral authority : art influencing public opinion -- pt.7.

Out and about : a gay and lesbian soap opera / written and produced by Ben Thomas-Morgan.

Fourteen part gay and lesbian soap opera, set in the mythical town of Terra's Gate. The characters deal with coming out, 'straight' lovers, suicidal thouts, religious reservation, a part-of-the-year, and prissy radio homophobes.

pt.1. Founding the town of Terra's Gate, and introduction of characters (36 min.) Contains sensitive language -- pt.2. Rose gets a wake-up call from Mary; Shawn and Andy get a wake-up visit from Sharon; Richard and Judy preparte for a visit with Peter Wagner (13 min.).

The Real history of Asian-Americans / Ronald Takaki ; interviewed and produced by Sue Supriano.

Ongoing public affairs program which features interviews with people from the world's political, social and economic hot spots.|THE REAL HISTORY OF ASIAN-AMERICANS / Ronald Takaki| interviewed and produced by Sue Supriano. - SERIES: Steppin' out of Babylon| no.

Dr. Ronald Takaki, Professor of Ethnic Studies at U.C. Berkeley, discusses the little known and misunderstood historical experience of Asian-Americans. He goes on to counter misconceptions about contemporary Asian-Americans.

Racial attitudes among urban youth / Howard Pinderhughes ; interviewed and produced by Sue Supriano.

Ongoing public affairs program which features interviews with people from the world's political, social and economic hot spots.|RACIAL ATTITUDES AMONG URBAN YOUTH / Howard Pinderhughes| interviewed and produced by Sue Supriano. - SERIES: Steppin' out of Babylon| no.

Howard Pinderhughes, from the Institute for the Study of Social Change at U.C. Berkeley, discusses his research into racial attitudes among youth in Brooklyn, East Harlem, and the San Francisco Bay area. Through interviews, Pinderhughes addresses the reasons for the 90% increase in racially related incidents between 1985 and 1988, and some steps to deal with the problem.

Racism in the environmental movement / Ellie Goodwin ; interviewed and produced by Sue Supriano.

Ongoing public affairs program which features interviews with people from the world's political, social and economic hot spots.|RACISM IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT / Ellie Goodwin| interviewed and produced by Sue Supriano. - SERIES: Steppin' out of Babylon| no.

Ellie Goodwin is the outreach coordinator for the Natural Resources Defense Council, and editor of the journal Race, Poverty and the Environment. She discusses racism in the movement, and the concerns of people of color who often suffer the most from environmental problems, such as toxic waste dumps.

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