Non Pacifica Programming

All that fall / by Samuel Beckett ; directed and produced by Everett Frost.

Production of one of the five plays Beckett wrote specifically for the radio. Produced with a documentary about the play itself which features interviews with the actors performing in the series, as well as with Beckett scholars--including Richard Ellman.

Native America : Russell Means / produced by David Barsamian.

Russell Means, a Native American rights activist and one of the founders of AIM (The American Indian Movement), offers a powerful look at the state of the Amerindian nations.

Superpatriotism : Michael Parenti / interviewed by David Barsamian.

Michael Parenti presents an analysis of superpatriotism, which is the center of media coverage and defines issues in politics. He contends that it promotes militarism and unbridled chauvinism. The role of true patriots, he contends, is to secure a just society built upon a solid and equitable economic base.|SUPERPATRIOTISM : MICHAEL PARENTI / interviewed by David Barsamian.

Media and politics : Daniel Schorr / produced by David Barsamian.

Daniel Schorr, National Public Radio's senior news analyst, talks about how the media shapes and influences American politics. He argues that politicians are so eager to get on the news that they have reduced their statements to short "sound bites." The entertainment value in politics is becoming the center of coverage, not the reporting of news.

The Culture and politics of Palestinian exile : Edward Said / interviewed by David Barsamian.

Noted English professor from Columbia University in New York City discusses his experience as a Palestinian exile and separation. Said explores the paradox of physical distance and emotional attachment to Palestine.|THE CULTURE AND POLITICS OF PALESTINIAN EXILE : EDWARD SAID / interviewed by David Barsamian.

Conversations with Noam Chomsky / interviewed by David Barsamian.

Chomsky, noted linguist and political activist, discusses issues such as: the system of indoctrination, the function of intellectuals, the role and control of information, and relationships of domestic and social structures to U.S. foreign policy.

Claire Hamil and Enya : a choir of one / produced by John Diliberto and Kimberly Haas.

Weekly radio documentary which explores the merging of music and technology. Two singers who create intricate, layered music. Claire Hamil's album "Voices," is a vocal sampling, in which she produces an orchestral palette with only her voice. Enya was part of the traditional Irish group Clannad with her brothers and sister.

John Doan and Leigh Howard Stevens : classical renegades / produced by John Diliberto and Kimberly Haas.

Weekly radio documentary which explores the merging of music and technology. Two musicians are working in areas of classical music with unusual instruments. John Doan, from Oregon, is resurrecting the harp guitar, a descendant of the lute, which offers a wider range of pitch and dynamics.

Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin and the Art of Noise : techno-twists and prosaic pop / produced by John Diliberto and Kimberly Haas.

Weekly radio documentary which explores the merging of music and technology. Dave Stewart used to play progressive rock before he teamed with the pristine voice of Barbara Gaskin and began making witty pop recordings, creating original interpretations of everything from "It's My Party," to music by Thomas Dolby and XTC.

Simon Jeffes and Gavin Bryars : Viennese dances in the Penguin Cafe / produced by John Diliberto and Kimberly Haas.

Weekly radio documentary which explores the merging of music and technology. Simon Jeffes, with his group the Penguin Cafe Orchestra, plays unusual and charming melodies, employing quirky rhythms and odd instrumentation like the ukulele for a sort of modern chamber music.

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