Kenon Winters, also known as Taziah, visits with listeners about his work and his ideas for himself and anyone becoming a working recording artist, and about his music. The visit is mixed with a variety of soulful songs by recording artists that are already out there and, in one short beautiful piece, some of his […]
The Grand Food Bargain with Kevin D. Walker
“We’ve created a narrative around food that says that food will always be there, and that we can take food for granted,” Kevin D. Walker, professor at Michigan State University and author of The Grand Food Bargain and the Mindless Drive for More. He argues that we have forgotten what food scarcity is like because […]
The Right Way to Make a Reuben
This week on Mel & Floyd: Floyd and Gladys Join Mel to Fill in For Mr. Smarty Pants Who Is Still Basking in the Colbert Afterglow; Flat-Earther Cruise Sails Off The Edge; Misguided Repainting of Former Sacred Feather Store Leads to Discussion of Acceptable House Colors, Air Time for Animals; Robots Facilitate Communication Between Bees […]
The Power of Worker Cooperatives
Rebecca Kemble was first struck by the power of worker cooperatives when she became a cab driver at Union Cab Cooperative nineteen years ago. Since then, she’s advocated for worker cooperative models, which transfer ownership, decision-making and control into the hands of laborers. On today’s show, Kemble hosts the show and invites a bevy of […]
The Importance and Resurgence of Eugene Debs
Host Allen Ruff takes a look at the importance and resurgence of radical and socialist Eugene V. Debs, who led the Socialist Party to federal and state office across the United States by the 1920. He is joined by Paul Buhle and David Nance, co-authors of a graphic biography on the labor leader published by […]
An Exploration of Neon in Three Parts
Neon signs first lit up the streets of Paris in 1912, and throughout the twentieth century they’ve provided a magical and luxurious way to communicate information and sell products. But proliferation of LEDs—light emitting diodes— in the past several decades has had dramatic effects on the neon industry. And lit signs, which were once one-of-a-kind […]
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