There are a few things that every successful era of change has in common. In this show we look at the two distinct personalities which must be present to bring the masses toward a beautiful new reality: The Radical and the Not-So-Radical. Martin Luther King was very effective because Malcolm X was there defining the outer limits. Gandhi worked well because Nehru was scarring everybody. Gay Rights has a future as long as there are ACT-UP and Stonewall. The right figured this out and used it very effectively in the 80's and promoted the far right sections of the populace to make the near right seem centrist.

Articles Include:

Eben Eldridge rants on the need for radicals now and forever

Message to the Messengers by Gil Scott-Heron

London Calling by The Clash

History of Radical Behavior by Denise Haviland

The instigator walks the thin line between survival and radical behavior with two former ACT-UP volunteers.


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Eben Eldridge & London Calling

Mexico and the U.S. are neighbors with very little in common culturally. Why does America reach over the border and cherry-pick what it wants to exploit. Why is the PRI so corrupt? Tell me about Zapatistas. What is different about racism towards Latinos?

Pieces Include:
History of Mexico -Mayans, colonialism, Cinco de Mayo, NAFTA, PRI by Paula Friedrich
Interview: El Vez, the Mexican Elvis on the deconstruction of bias against Mexicans
Listen Closely #1: Reuben Blades Patrios
Listen Closely #2: Los Lobos Is This All There Is?
Rant: Coyote by Javier Cabasos

03 El Vez The Mexican Elvis

The News Stand in Bellingham was cited in a suit for carrying a (at the time) little read magazine that describes rape scenes in graphic detail. Many agendas were served in the prosecution of an obviously innocent party. They were found innocent, but the hell they went through show the undemocratic nature of our censorship laws.

Articles Include:

What it means to be lewd through history 
Hamish Todd with Ira Stohl at the News Stand International
Hand of the Dead Body, Scarface, intro by Eben Eldridge
Dirty Old Man, Fugs, intro by Eben Eldridge
Krist Novoselic on "Restricted to Minors" Legislation

AMPT Radio #1 & #2

History of Censorship

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Intro #1

Social change takes many generations. We attempt to define feminism as it was in the 60's and 70's and what it is in the 90's and into the new millennium, notably third-wave feminism and the Riot Grrl movement.
Gloria Steinem gives her version of the story
Donita speaks of L7 with the instigator on-stage at Bumbershoot 1997
Music by the Geraldine Fibbers,
Feminist Herstory by Paula Friederich

AMPT Radio #14 v3: Riot Grrrl Feminism

04 Donita Sparks from L7 and Lady of Rage

03 Gloria Steinem

02 History of Feminism_Geraldine Fibbers

01 Introduction to Episode 14: Riot Grrrl Feminism

AMPT explores a few of the many ways that the greatest communications appliance falls short of living up to its potential.

Articles Include:
Interview: Musicians from Sarajevo discuss the use of TV to feed hatred
Cody Sontagg offers a few words from the Witness Campaign and Powerful Choices.
Listen Closely #1:The Disposable Heroes of Hiphopcrasy Television: Drug of the Nation
Listen Closely #2: Flipper Sacrifice (by Krist Novoselic)
Rant: Jerry Mander on killing TVs

Episode 10: TV Sucks

01 TV Sucks Intro

02 History of TV - Drug of the Nation

03 Music in Sarajevo and Powerful Choices

04 Jerry Mander and Krist Novoselic

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AMPT Radio seeks to engage those with alternative sensibilities in political thoughts, conversations, and actions

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