
Alternative Radio is an "unembedded" weekly one-hour public affairs program offered free to all public radio stations in the US, Canada, Europe, South Africa, Australia, and on short-wave on Radio for Peace International. AR provides information, analyses and views that are frequently ignored or distorted in other media. Visit alternativeradio.org for the complete catalog.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 24 | Founded | 15 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | GovernmentNews | |||

The movie Nuremberg is about the trial of Nazi war criminal Hermann Goering. One of the characters asks rhetorically about the German atrocities: “You wanna know why it happened here?” He answers his own question: “Cause people let it happen. Cause t... more
The era of traditional colonialism, with a few exceptions, is over. But it continues in new shapes and forms to have a profound influence on former colonies all over the world. We are in the age of what may be called neo-colonialism, where former col... more
As Jesse Jackson advised: “When we act out of fear, rather than hope, we get bitter, rather than better.” Nonviolent Civil Disobedience gives us hope. At a time when people protesting are taking to the streets in greater and greater numbers, civil di... more
How Trump happened is a question a lot of people ask. From an aggressive foreign policy to an immigration crackdown to cutting Medicaid to tax breaks for the super-rich to undermining environmental regulations and much more. Where did these policies ... more
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Have listened for decades to this unique broadcast first on public radio, now on a pod. But after learning about Epstein friendship, Chomsky lands differently. Taking a break.
Alternative Radio has been around for so many years and doing such important work elevating voices that are working for the betterment of our world. We need more folks joining David Barsamian and his team in doing this. We need more voices to fight the corporatist narrative that is assailing us daily on all sides. There are more of us than there are of them. Our collective voice should be reflective of that.
Always educational, a great platform for listening to an excellent variety of experts on current issues and their underlying causes.
If you want to pull down the civilization we are in this is the pod for you.
I appreciate the great show and speakers, and am glad they bothered to create a Podcast of it at all, but c’mon, one episode at a time (or you can telegraph, fax or use smoke signals to request/receive old episodes)?!
It would be much more useful to share the back catalog, or at least a half-dozen or more episodes at a time versus being so controlling with them. I get that it’s likely a revenue stream, but perhaps create a Patreon or subscription feed to get the full
Episodes or get extra cont... more
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A hard-hitting, unembedded public affairs program that features scholars, activists, and journalists who analyze power, policy, and global justice from critical, often counter-mainstream perspectives. Episodes frequently cover the Israeli-Palestinian context, U.S. foreign policy, climate justice, education reform, and systemic inequality, with guests ranging from historians and economists to climate scientists and social justice organizers. The show tends to prioritize historical context, human rights, and grassroots activism, and it often challenges dominant narratives through rigorous analysis and diverse viewpoints. Listeners can expect in-depth conversations that blend academic rigor with experiential insights, appealing to those who se... more
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Recent guests on AlternativeRadio include:
1. Erica Chenoweth
2. Ilan Pappé
3. John Shattuck
4. Aviva Chomsky
5. David Korten
6. Stephen Bezruchka
7. Jesse Hagopian
8. Bill McKibben
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