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#45 of Image Shake 'n' Vibrate Radio with DJ B The T Jr.

BURNIN' LOVE!

SHAKE 'n' VIBRATE RADIO RETURNS! Asking the eternal question: if a radio show is not promoted, does anyone hear it? Tune into hot moving rock n roll essentials like Arthur Alexander pictured here; an obsession of both Elvis and the fab four...

Gulf Coast Residents Live in ‘Ground Zero’ of U.S. Fossil Fuel Industry’s Sacrifice Zone

Interview with Eddie Lejuine, a 62-year-old fisherman from Cameron, Louisiana, conducted by Melinda Tuhus.Under the Trump administration’s push for U.S. “energy dominance” — albeit one that excludes renewable sources like wind and solar — there’s a building frenzy along the Louisiana and Texas Gulf Coast where construction of six liquified natural gas or LNG export terminals are now underway or planned. That’s in addition to six terminals currently operating.Between The Lines’ Melinda Tuhus spoke with Eddie Lejuine, a fisherman from Cameron, who talks about all the fossil fuel projects now under development in his community and what fisherfolk and their supporters are doing to fight back.

‘Anthropause’ Author Advocates ‘Degrowth’ as a Path to Prevent Climate Collapse

Interview with Stan Cox, a research scholar in ecosphere studies at the Land Institute, conducted by Scott Harris.Stan Cox, who formerly served as lead scientist at the Land Institute for 20 years, talks about his new book Anthropause: The Beauty of Degrowth, which indicts our obsession with endless expansion and poses a new model of degrowth to protect the Earth from climate collapse.Stan is the author of eight books including, The Path to a Livable Future, Sick Planet and How the World Breaks.

U.S. Oil Access and Greed Fuels Trump’s Reliance on Venezuela’s Interim President

Interview with Greg Palast, filmmaker, journalist and author of several New York Times bestsellers including "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy," conducted by Scott HarrisGreg  talks about his recent investigation, “How Venezuela’s New President Will Save Us from Trump’s Crazy: The Radical Pragmatist versus Rubio’s Vulture,” explaining how billionaire and Trump donor Paul Singer is one of the prime beneficiaries of the U.S. military attack and abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, as Singer is about to take over CITGO, the crown jewel of Venezuela’s oil empire.

ICE Killing of 2nd Minneapolis Resident Provokes Nationwide Outrage and Protests

Interview with Madison McVan, a reporter with the Minnesota Reformer, an independent, nonprofit news organization where she covers the impact of the Trump administration in her state, conducted by Scott Harris.Madison McVan talks about Minnesota residents’ response to Trump’s deployment of a flood of ICE agents to the state; the federal agent killing of Alex Pretti, the 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse; the earlier ICE agent killing of Renee Good and the Jan. 23 statewide general strike. She also discusses Trump’s threat to invoke the Insurrection Act and send in potentially thousands of active-duty U.S. military to Minnesota. 

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Kevin Gallagher

Host of Digging In The Dirt with Kevin Gallagher
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