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Episode 138: Drugs and Addiction in a Neoliberal Oligarchy
This week I dive into neoliberalism and oligarchy, 2 systems the USA has repeatedly rejected despite their current resurgence of late. The war on drugs is part of a larger move to privatize public systems like medicine, post office services or policing, and to allow profiteering by rich folks who can step in to provide gear and services for these new markets once managed and paid for by the government.
For more about Clarence Thomas 's grifts, see The Nation article here.
Read more about the call for Clarence Thomas to excuse himself in Trump ballet case on your favorite podcatcher ap.
For more about 6 corporations controlling 90% of our media, see the short article on your favorite podcatcher ap.
More about Newt Gringrich's (and Frank Luntz's), "Language: A Mechanism of Control."
For stats on wealth/income gains between 1944-2014, check out the article by Thom Hartmann on your favorite podcatcher ap.
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Episode 137: Foucault on Drugs
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Why do humans have such an odd fascination with criminals and outlaws? What happened to all the kings and queens who used to be in charge of everything...where did they go? Why? And what does any of this have to do with drugs? In this episode I pick up where I left off last time by introducing Michel Foucault's concept of panoptic power, which explains why now days we all self-discipline to con...
Episode 136: Heroin with Adorno, Marx, Marcuse & Nietzsche
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Have you ever thought, "dang, I just got out of work and I already dread going back tomorrow!"? Most of us have, and in response we did something to make ourselves feel better, something to take the edge off: we treated ourselves to an ice cream cone or binge watched our favorite Netflix series. That's the norm of 21st Century capitalism. Today's episode is about America's drug problem, but I t...
Episode 135: Capitalism and the War on Drugs with Ben Fong
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Episode 135: Capitalism and the War on Drugs with Ben Fong
1985 Anti Drug PSA claiming rats given cocaine will use it until they die
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Based on the shoddy research of Michael A. Bozarth and Roy A. Wise summed up here: jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/399323
Captured Words Free Thoughts 20th Edition Podcast: Prison poetry and artwork
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The 20th edition of Captured Words/Free Thoughts is Live. If you want to submit work, send it to 1201 Larimer St., Suite 3014, Denver, CO, 80204. If you'd like a copy of the magazine, email me and I'll add you to our mailing list (free), or you can download it at CU-Denver's Communication Dept. page here: clas.ucdenver.edu/communication/research-creative-work/captured-words-free-thoughts Correc...
Politicians attacking entitlement programs
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Politicians attacking entitlement programs
Harry's war
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Harry Anslinger declares war on drugs, cerca 1930
It's still illegal to be homeless in parts of the USA. Jail Big Texas e1
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It's still illegal to be homeless in parts of the USA. Jail Big Texas e1
Episode 133: Attachment, Authenticity & Addiction (Dr. Erin Boyce)
มุมมอง 54ปีที่แล้ว
This week my partner Dr. Erin Boyce joins me to talk about one of her areas of study, attachment theory. We discuss childhood development, identity formation, the important of strong attachments to parental figures, authenticity, depression, repression, and lots more. For more on Attachment Theory, check out Mary Ainsworth's work. For more on attachment, authenticity and addiction, check out Dr...
Episode 132: Prisons on TV and the Spectacle of Punishment
มุมมอง 35ปีที่แล้ว
This week I share a summary of my new book, The Spectacle of Punishment: Lessons from a Century of Prison Films. I discuss cinematic outlaws and lawmen, and I cover the three main prisons used in every movie: prison as a playground, prison as a paradox or prison as penance. For more on Bill Yousman's work, check out his book Prime Time Prisons on US TV. Check out Ear Hustle and DU-PAI's With(In...
Episode 131: The US War on Drugs 1970-2020
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This week I follow the trail of the US War on Drugs from 1970-2020. I cover Reagan's Iran-Contra scandal, the CIA's importation of cocaine into low income communities, Freeway Ricky, crack-versus-powder sentencing disparities, fentanyl, xylazine, and the role of media in all of it. You can find links to citations in the episode descriptions of sampled audio. The Spectacle of Punishment and Dr. ...
Episode 128: What Prison Should be Like (Dr. Ashley Hamilton)
มุมมอง 39ปีที่แล้ว
This week I talk to Dr. Ashley Hamilton, director and founder of DU-Prison Arts Initiative. Dr. Hamilton's work has focused on using theater as a space of identity (re)formation, and she has become a force in Colorado DOC, spearheading the state's only prison newspaper, The Inside Report, the state's only prison radio station, Inside Wire, and a podcast devoted to rethinking incarceration calle...
The US War on Drugs pt 2: 1920 - 1970
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This video covers the history of the US war on drugs from 1920 through around 1970. For the earlier history of the US war on drugs (1870-1920), see the The War on Drugs Pt 1.
Episode 127: Poetry from Prison-Captured Words/Free Thoughts 19
มุมมอง 12ปีที่แล้ว
This episode features the annual performance of Captured Words/Free Thoughts: Art and Poetry Inspired Inside US Prisons, volume 19. This year we have a great lineup commentated by Meghan Cosgrove, Dr. Erin Boyce, and of course, me. To read complete editions of Captured Words/Free Thoughts, check out the CU-Denver Communication Dept. page. You can check out Javonte Evans' work at his Instagram p...
Episode 126: Moderating Drug & Alcohol Use When you Don't Want to Stop (Kenneth Anderson)
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Episode 126: Moderating Drug & Alcohol Use When you Don't Want to Stop (Kenneth Anderson)
Episode 125: Spice, K2 & Synthetic Cannabinoids (The Medium is the Message)
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Episode 125: Spice, K2 & Synthetic Cannabinoids (The Medium is the Message)
Episode 124: On Christianity (C. Dreams)
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Episode 124: On Christianity (C. Dreams)
Episode 123: Overcoming "I Ain's Shit" Syndrome (C. Dreams)
มุมมอง 18ปีที่แล้ว
Episode 123: Overcoming "I Ain's Shit" Syndrome (C. Dreams)
Episode 122: Why I Do This Work
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Episode 122: Why I Do This Work
Episode 121: Prison Education (Meghan Cosgrove)
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Episode 121: Prison Education (Meghan Cosgrove)
Episode 94: A Critical Review of Euphoria Season 2 (Dr. Erin Boyce)
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Episode 94: A Critical Review of Euphoria Season 2 (Dr. Erin Boyce)
Episode 93: Nitrous Oxide (Whippits, Party Balloons & Hippie Crack)
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Episode 93: Nitrous Oxide (Whippits, Party Balloons & Hippie Crack)
Episode 120: For the Love of Heroin
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Episode 120: For the Love of Heroin
You Live in Foucault's Panopticon
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You Live in Foucault's Panopticon
Prison Labor in the USA: An Overview
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Prison Labor in the USA: An Overview
Episode 119: Alcohol, 12-Step Programs and Bill Wilson on LSD
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Episode 119: Alcohol, 12-Step Programs and Bill Wilson on LSD
Episode 118: Drugs in Prison (C Dreams)
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Episode 118: Drugs in Prison (C Dreams)
Episode 117: Prisons for Profit
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Episode 117: Prisons for Profit
Episode 116: The Origins of the War on Cannabis
มุมมอง 40ปีที่แล้ว
Episode 116: The Origins of the War on Cannabis