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The Brown Bagger Show
From CFRO 102.7 FM Vancouver Canada
Welcome! Download free mp3 speeches from the Tuesday Brown Bagger show. Broadcast every Tuesday at Noon, Pacific Time (PST). Listen live at coopradio.org.
Michael Ableman
Fields of Plenty, Nelson, B.C., presented by Canadian Voices, recorded by Kootenay Co-op Radio
20090924
BB_CDNVoices_MichaelAbelman_LoFi.mp3
Sam Adams
Greening Portland, recorded by Alex Smith, Vancouver, Canada, presented by Sustainable Cities-Gaining Ground, recorded by Alex Smith
20091020
BB_090424_Sam_Adams_Portland_LoFi.mp3
Bruce Alexander
The Globalization of Addiction, Vancouver, Canada, Simon Fraser University professor
20071016
BB_Globalized_Addiction_LoFi.mp3
Cecil Andrews
Slow Is Beautiful, Vancouver, Canada, presented by the Necessary Voices Society, recorded by Thomas Hicks
20070305
BB_SlowIsBeautiful_070305_LoFi.mp3
Cecil Andrews
Less Is More, Vancouver, Canada, presented by Vancouver Public Library, recorded by Josh Reimer of VIP Video
20090511
BB_Cecile_Andrews_Simplicity_LoFi.mp3
Maher Arar
My Extraordinary Rendition, Vancouver, Canada, presented by Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, recorded by Alex Smith
20090212
BB_090212_Maher_Arar_LoFi.mp3
Margaret Atwood
Debt As Plot, 2008 Massey Lectures, presented by Canadian Voices, recorded by CBC
20081017
BB_Margaret_Atwood_LoFi.mp3
Younes Parsa Benab
Iran, Iraq and the Neocons, Vancouver, Canada, editor of iran-bulletin.org, recorded by Alex Smith
20070108
BB_Iran_Iraq_NeoCons_LoFi.mp3
Josh Brandon, et al
Drugs In Your Cornflakes – Biopharaceutical Experiments With Your Food, Panel – Josh Brandon, Greenpeace, Pat Howard, SFU, Herb Barbolet, SFU, Vancouver, Canada, presented by GE Free Canada, recorded by Alex Smith
20070205
BB_Drugs_in_Cornflakes_LoFi.mp3
John Calvert, et al
Sustainable Energy for British Columbia, Panel – NDP MLA’s Shane Simpson & John Horgan, SFU Prof. John Calvert, Vancouver, Canada, privatization of BC’s rivers, recorded by Alex Smith
20070117
BB_BC_Sustainable_Energy_LoFi.mp3
Noam Chomsky
The Poisoned Chalice – The Media and the Use of Force, Windsor, Ontario
20070517
BB_Poisoned_Chalice_LoFi.mp3
Marjoire Cohn
Bush’s War on the Law, Vancouver, Canada, Pres of National Lawyers’ Guild /recorded by Alex Smith
20080224
BB_BushsWarOnLaw_LoFi.mp3
Mark Danner
Endless War, Vancouver, Canada, recorded by Anne Jamieson
20080410
BB_Danner_EndlessWar_LoFi.mp3
Bryn Davidson
Climate and Peak Oil, Vancouver, Canada, presented by The Necessary Voices Society, recorded by Alex Smith
20071213
BB_BrynDavidson_LoFi.mp3
Guy Dauncey
What To Do About the Climate, Vancouver, Canada, BCSEA & for VanCity 60th, presented by Necessary Voices Society, recorded by Thomas Hicks
20060925
BB_Guy_Dauncey_LoFi.mp3
Angela Davis
The Prison Industrial Complex, Wellington, New Zealand
20070202
BB_Angela_Davis_LoFi.mp3
Cory Doctrow
Technology Vs. Freedom – The Leonardo Lecture, Vancouver, Canada, presented by Simon Fraser University, recorded by Alex Smith
20070309
BB_Cory Doctorow_070309_LoFi.mp3
Clive Doucet
Urban Meltdown – How Cities Malfunction, Vancouver, Canada, ex City of Ottawa councillor, recorded by Alex Smith
20080114
BB_UrbanMeltdown_LoFi.mp3
Dexter Filkins
Forever War, NYT War Correspondent Journal from Iraq & Afghanistan, North Vancouver, Canada, presented by Capilano College, recorded by Alex Smith
20080924
BB_Filkins_080921_ForeverWar_LoFi.mp3
Norman Finkelstein
The Massacre of Gaza, University of British Columbia, presented by Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights & Colour Connected, recorded by Alex Smith
20090121
BB_Finkelstein_090121_LoFi.mp3
John Foster
Afghanistan – Pipeline In A Troubled Land, Vancouver, Canada, Maritime Labour Centre, Recorded by Alex Smith
20080916
BB_Foster_080916_Afghanistan_LoFi.mp3
Daniel Francis
The History of the Vancouver Sex Trade, Vancouver, Canada, author of “Red Light and Neon,” presented by Necessary Voices Society, recorded by Thomas Hicks
20070320
BB_HistVanSexTrade_LoFi.mp3
George Galloway
War Crimes in Iraq and Palestine, Toronto, Canada, Scottish MP, recorded by CKLN News
20061120
BB_Galloway_061120_LoFi.mp3
Amy Goodman
Breaking the Sound Barrier, Vancouver, Canada, full speech, recorded by Alex Smith
20091125
BB_Amy Goodman 091125 Full_LoFi.mp3
Jason Gratl and Ardil Sarkawi
Guantanamo North, Vancouver, Canada, recorded by Anne Jamieson
20090626
BB_090626_Guantanamo_North_LoFi.mp3
Judy Graves, Krishna Pendakur and Michelle Patterson
Reel Justice at First Homeless Film Festival, Vancouver, Canada, presented by Pivot Legal Society/ recorded by Allart and Alex Smith
20090419
BB_Homeless_ReelJustice_LoFi.mp3
Baroness Susan Greenfield
Tomorrow’s People – Developments in the Brain, presented by the Vancouver Institute, recorded by Alex Smith
20070324
BB_Tomorrows_People_LoFi.mp3
Jonathan Harrington
The Climate Diet, How You Can Cut Carbon, Cut Costs, and Save the Planet, presented by Vancouver Public Library, Vancouver, Canada, recorded by Alex Smith
20080911
BB_Harrington_080911_Climate_Diet_LoFi.mp3
Cole Harris
History of Colonization of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, presented by The Vancouver Institute, recorded by Alex Smith
20070127
BB_Colonizing_BC_LoFi.mp3
Tom Hayden
Young Movements, Vancouver, Canada, presented by UBC Students for a Democratic Society, recorded by Alex Smith
20080703
BB_Tom_Hayden_080703_LoFi.mp3
John Helliwell, et al
Happiness As Economic Good, Vancouver, Canada, presented by UBC School of Forestry, recorded by Alex Smith
20090917
BB_090917_Helliwell_LoFi.mp3
Seymour Hersh
U.S. Intentions Toward Iran and the Middle East, Dublin, Ireland, Amnesty International Lecture 2007
20071024
BB_Seymour_Hersh_LoFi.mp3
Mel Hurtig
The Truth About Canada, Vancouver, Canada, presented by Necessary Voices, recorded by Alex Smith
20080506
BB_Hurtig_TruthAboutCanada_LoFi.mp3
Mark Jaccard
Clean Fossil Fuels?, Vancouver, Canada, recorded by Alex Smith
20070210
BB_Jaccard_CleanFossil_LoFi.mp3
Dar Jamail
Beyond the Green Zone – An Unembedded Journalist in Iraq, Vancouver, Canada, recorded by Alex Smith
20071208
BB_BeyondGreenZone_LoFi.mp3
Malalai Joya
A Woman Among Warlords (Afghanistan), Vancouver, Canada, recorded by Alex Smith
20091114
BB_Malalai_Joya_091114_LoFi.mp3
Charlotte Kates
Prisoners of Palestine, Vancouver, Canada, recorded by Anne Jamieson
20080927
BB_Palestine_Kates_080924_LoFi.mp3
Naomi Klein
Shock Doctrine and Capitalism – Interview with Naomi Klein, Democracy Now! radio, with Amy Goodman
20070917
BB_Klein_Shock_Doctrine_LoFi.mp3
Joel Kovel
Zionism and Its Discontents, Vancouver, Canada, 55 minutes, recorded by Alex Smith
20070920
BB_Kovel_Zionism_LoFi.mp3
Steven B. Krivit
What About Cold Fusion?, SFU downtown, Vancouver, Canada, recorded by Alex Smith
20080908
BB_Krivit_Cold_Fusion_080908_LoFi.mp3
Dennis Kyne
DU – Deplete Uranium Impacts, Vancouver, Canada, Vancouver 911 Truth Conference, recorded by Alex Smith
20070624
BB_V911_Dennis_Kyne_DU_LoFi.mp3
Barry Lando
Web of Deceit, History of Western Complicity in Iraq and the Middle East, Vancouver, Canada, with Hal Jackman, Talk of the Town Series, recorded by Alex Smith
20070202
BB_Barry_Lando_LoFi.mp3
Avi Lewis and Perre Luigi Sacco
Global Economic Justice, Vancouver, Canada, presented by VANCITY, host Bill Richardson, recorded by Thomas Hicks
20060627
BB_Saco_Lewis_060627_LoFi.mp3
Stephen Lewis
Human Rights for the Mentally Ill, Vancouver, Canada, recorded by Pacifika.ca
20070129
BB_Stephen_Lewis_LoFi.mp3
Melanie Mark
Surviving Aboriginal Poverty (in the Downtown East Side), Vancouver, Canada, presented by Necessary Voices, recorded by Thomas Hicks
20070315
BB_Surviving_Poverty_LoFi.mp3
Andrew Gavin Marshall and Ingo Schmidt
Crash – Economy Then and Now, Vancouver, Canada, presented by World Peace Forum Society, recorded by Alex Smith
20091107
BB_Crash_Then_&_Now_LoFi.mp3
Gabor Mate
Addiction – The Hungry Ghost, Vancouver, Canada, recorded by Alex Smith
20080312
BB_Mate_080312_Addiction_LoFi.mp3
Linda McQuaig
Holding the Bully’s Coat – Canada and the U.S. Empire, Vancouver, Canada, presented by The Necessary Voices Society, recorded by Thomas Hicks
20070508
BB_Bullys_Coat_LoFi.mp3
Loretta Napoleoni
Rogue Capitalism, Vancouver, Canada/ presented by Langara College, recorded by Alex Smith
20080407
BB_Rogue_Capitalism_LoFi.mp3
Christopher Nowlin
Culture and Climate Change, Vancouver, Canada, presented by The Necessary Voices Society, recorded by Alex Smith
20080415
BB_Nowlin_CultureClime.mp3
Ilan Pappe
The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine, Vancouver, Canada, recorded by Alex Smith
20080329
BB_Pappe_Palestine_LoFi.mp3
Matthew Patterson
Moving the Earth – Car Culture, Vancouver, Canada, Univ of Ottawa Prof., presented by The Vancouver Institute, recorded by Alex Smith
20070414
BB_Patterson_Car_Culture_LoFi.mp3
Antony Perle, et al
Our Transportation Future (Greater Vancouver), Vancouver, Canada, UBC SFU, Shifting Gears series, recorded by Alex Smith
20080522
BB_Vancouver_Transpo_LoFi.mp3
Darlene Riga and Fazeele Jiwa
Simon de Beauvoir and Prostitution, Vancouver, Canada, recorded by Anne Jamieson
20081206
BB_081206_Prostitution_LoFi.mp3
Cliff Robinson and Nick Irving
Gwaii Haanas, Protecting the Sea, Vancouver Public Library, presented by Parks Canada, recorded by Alex Smith
20090114
BB_090114_Gwaii_Haanas_LoFi.mp3
Les Roberts
Iraqi Deaths, Vancouver, Canada, recorded by Anne Jamieson, 50 minutes raw, no intro
20070420
BB_070420_Iraqi_Deaths.mp3
Peter Dale Scott
Deep Politics and 911 Truth, Vancouver, Canada, Vancouver 9/11 Truth Conference, recorded by Alex Smith
20070624
BB_V911_Peter_Dale_Scott_LoFi.mp3
Emily Shafer
Bil in Tour (Palestinian village vs. Canadian Corp), Vancouver, Canada, presented by Canada Palestinian Association, recorded by Anne Jamieson
20090607
BB_090609_Bil in Tour_LoFi.mp3
Chris Shaw, et al
Panel – Economics of 2010 Olympics, Vancouver, Canada, recorded by Alex Smith
20100125
BB_Olympics Economics_Lofi.mp3
Steve Shrybman
TILMA – The B.C.-Alberta Trade and Labour Agreement, Vancouver, Canada, 48 min, Necessary Voices, recorded by Thomas Hicks
20070305
BB_Tilma_LoFi.mp3
Chuck Sigmund
War and the Environment, Vancouver, Canada, presented by Langara College, recorded by Alex Smith
20071128
BB_ChuckSigmund_WarEnv_LoFi.mp3
Jim Stanford and Jim Sinclair, et al
Economy for Everyone, Vancouver, Canada, recorded by Anne Jamieson
20090131
BB_090131_Economy.mp3
Terry Tamminen
Lives Per Gallon, Vancouver, Canada, advisor to Gov Schwarzenegger, recorded by Alex Smith
20070404
BB_Terry_Tamminen_LoFi.mp3
Various Politicians
Peak Politics and Local Solutions to Peak Oil, Vancouver, Canada, presented by vancouverpeakoil.org, recorded by Alex Smith
20081015
BB_Peak_Politics_081015_LoFi.mp3
Various Activists
Right to the City – Civil Liberties and the 2010 Olympics, Vancouver, Canada/ presented by Impact on Community Coalition, recorded by Alex Smith
20090928
Hour 1: BB_2010_Security_Hour_1 .mp3
Hour 2: BB_2010_Security_Hour_2 .mp3
Dr. Dahlia Wasfi
Costs of War in Iraq – Human, Environmental and Economic, Vancouver, Canada, recorded by Anne Jamieson
20080611
BB_Wasfi_WorkersInIraq_LoFi.mp3
Paul Watson
Saving Our Oceans, Edmonton, Canada, Founder of Sea Shepherd Society, presented by Canadian Voices (Kootney Co-op Radio)
20050915
BB_CDN Voices Paul Watson_LoFi.mp3
Sheila Watt-Cloutier
The Right to Be Cold – Aboriginals and Climate Change, Missoula, Montana, presented by Canadian Voices (Kootenay Co-op)
20060307
BB_RightToCold_LoFi.mp3
Maureen Webb
Security Integration and Rights Disintegration In The Post 9/11 World, Vancouver, Canada, recorded by Anne Jamieson
20080315
BB_Post911_RightsDisintegration_Maureen Webb_LoFi.mp3
Judith Williams
Clam Gardens – B.C. Aboriginals Farming the Sea, Judith Williams, presented by Necessary Voices Society, recorded by Thomas Hicks
20070213
BB_Clam_Gardens_LoFi.mp3
Dave Zirin
Olympics – Sport or Anti-Sport?, Vancouver, Canada, recorded by Alex Smith
20100120
BB_Olympics_Zirin_100120_LoFi.mp3
Palestine – 40 Years of Occupation, Vancouver, Canada, 40 minutes
20070606
BB_Palestine_40YearsOccupation_LoFi.mp3