Host Taylor Weech talks with UFCW 21 shop steward and organizer Austen Louden about the recent strike authorization of both UFCW and the Washington State Nurses Association at Providence hospital locations throughout Washington State on the eve of the final bargaining with hospital management at Sacred Heart hospital in Spokane, WA. For more information on […] […]

Host Taylor Weech interviews Veterans for Peace Chapter 035 members Rusty Nelson, George Taylor, and Hollis Higgins about their chapter’s role in the national work to reclaim Armistice Day as a day honoring peace. Discussion includes history of the day, dissenting opinions from veterans themselves on the way our culture honors or remembers the legacy […] […]

Host Taylor Weech talks with Black Lens News founder and editor Sandy Williams about the upcoming elections in Spokane, WA for Mayor, City Council President, City Council, School Board, and more. To read the full election edition of The Black Lens with candidate interviews and more, visit www.blacklensnews.com. In the second half, she talks with Cherika Carter, […] […]

Host Taylor Weech talks with Black Lens News founder and editor Sandy Williams about the upcoming elections in Spokane, WA for Mayor, City Council President, City Council, School Board, and more. To read the full election edition of The Black Lens with candidate interviews and more, visit www.blacklensnews.com. In the second half, she talks with Cherika Carter, […] […]

Here is the full audio of the September 5, 2019 Candidate Forum on Homelessness convened by the Spokane Homeless Coalition featuring Mayoral candidates Ben Stuckart and Nadine Woodward and City Council President candidates Breean Beggs and Cindy Wendle. Thank you to the Spokane Public Library for hosting the event and for supplying the recording of […] […]

REBROADCAST: To honor Spokane’s observance of Indigenous People’s Day, Taylor Weech hosts a panel of indigenous women with roots in our region and across the continent. Panel includes Ingrid Sub Cuc, Melodi Wynne, Diane Covington, and Shelly Boyd discussing topics ranging from indigeneity itself to engaging in politics to medicine, story, and more. […]

Host Taylor Weech shares audio of most of the speeches from the Spokane, WA student Climate Strike on September 20, 2019. For more information on the local organizing, follow @sunrisemvmt_eawa. Intro Music: performed by Blue Invasion, www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLq2jQf0U6w Praxis Intro Theme by Jason Cross […]

Host Taylor Weech interviews Pastor Terry Kyllo about his work with Neighbors in Faith. He is coming to Spokane on a Faith Over Fear Roadshow with Aneelah Afzali to share their work on using Muslim-Christian dialogue to overcome anti-Muslim bigotry and the conversation covers a huge array of topics related to anti-Muslim sentiment in the […] […]

Host Taylor Weech interviews Spokane NAACP president Kurtis Robinson about the upcoming Black Prisoners Caucus Family & Community Summit, the state of the criminal justice system, models for successful reentry, and much more. The Summit will take place on Saturday, September 28th from 10 AM- 2PM at the Carl Maxey Center (3116 E 5th) in […] […]

Host Taylor Weech interviews Brittany Ramos DeBarros, Campaign Co-Director for Drop the MIC (Military Industrial Complex) at About Face–an organization of post 9/11 veterans against the wars–and former Captain in the Army Reserve. Conversation covers Brittany’s history as both a soldier and an activist, the broader movement in history of members of the military resisting […] […]

Host Taylor Weech talks with Loke (Ruth) Aloua about her work in nonviolent resistance, specifically to the actual and proposed future development of telescopes on Mauna Kea, imagined possible futures, and more. In the second half of the show, more on the movement to protect Mauna Kea is shared along with information on the media […] […]

Host Taylor Weech talks with Rabbi Michael Davis about his visit to Spokane’s Unitarian Universalist congregation for a weekend of discussion and exploration of his own story and the broader story of being a Jewish faith leader in support of Palestinian rights. For more information about his work, visit www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org.   […]

Host Taylor Weech talks with Bill Aal about his work leading groups in social healing, sustaining movements for the long haul, and incorporating holistic self care into our personal activism. For more information on his work, visit www.toolsforchange.org.   […]

Host Taylor Weech talks with long-time activist and writer Chris Crass about his work in bringing white people in to anti racist organizing, men into feminist praxis, and building powerful grassroots movements to transform society. For more about Chris and his work, visit www.chriscrass.org.   […]

Host Taylor Weech is joined by host of KYRS’ The Persian Hour to talk about life as an Iranian-American, the latest developments between the two countries, stories of returning to Iran after years away, and much more. You can listen to The Persian Hour Saturdays at 12 PM PST streaming at kyrs.org. […]

Host Taylor Weech talks with Rebecca Long and Emilie St-Pierre about their work with Future Ada, a non-profit based in Spokane, WA focused on inclusion of gender minorities in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics)fields. Discussion also focuses on the importance of diversity to design practice, cyber security for activists, and how in a […] […]

Host Taylor Weech shares two related interviews on gentrification: The first features journalist and author of “How to Kill A City”, P.E. Moskowitz about their research across the U.S. and world on the persistent patterns of gentrification and strategies to combat it for the protection of tenants and cities. The second interview is with Spokane […] […]

Host Taylor Weech interviews author Dahr Jamail about his book, “The End of Ice” and the stories about climate disruption, connecting to the plane, his career as a journalist and war correspondent, and more. You can read more about his work and the book at www.dahrjamail.net/the-end-of-ice/ […]

Host Taylor Weech brings in a roundtable of LGBT+ movers and shakers working in Spokane for a discussion on the state of support, need, and vision for the local queer community as Pride month comes to a close. Discussion features Robbi Katharine Anthony, Shantell Jackson, and June T. Sanders and covers topics from supporting students, […] […]

Host Taylor Weech talks with Andrea Tate aka Tirrany Hex about her role in the past weekend’s Drag Queen Story Hour at the South Hill branch of the Spokane Public Library, the intent of the event, her experience in the drag community, the protests of the reading, the response to the protests, and much more! […] […]

Host Taylor Weech talks with Inland Northwest Juneteenth Coalition Co-Chair Alan Jones about the history of Juneteenth, the significance of the celebration to African American communities around the country, the plans for the local celebrations here in Spokane, and much more. For more information on the INW Juneteenth Coalition including details for all of the […] […]

This show originally broadcast live on January 17, 2017. Host Taylor Weech interviews writer and thinker Anne Wilson Schaef about her lifetime of work using women’s experiences, her indigenous understanding of spirituality, and the study of addiction to analyze the system we live under and propose what a healthy, whole alternative could look like. They […] […]

Host Taylor Weech interviews Lindsay Schubiner, Momentum Program Director at Western States Center, about the attempts by white nationalist movements to normalize their views and undermine democratic institutions. Conversation includes specific regional examples and success stories on pushing back, as well as clarification on the role of white nationalism in our country vs other forms […] […]

Host Taylor Weech talks with Sarah Dixit, Public Affairs community organizer, and Fernanda Mazcot, Raíz program community organizer, of Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho about recent legislation attempting to ban or further restrict abortion access across the country. Discussion includes what is at stake in terms of access to reproductive healthcare including […] […]

Host Taylor Weech discusses motherhood in the context of social movements with two of her favorite moms. Liz Moore is a life long activist, director of the Peace & Justice Action League of Spokane (www.peacejustice.org) and mom to two school-aged boys. Erika Prins-Simonds is a writer, marketing/communications specialist, board member at River City Youth Ops […] […]

This program originally aired on January 9, 2017. Host Taylor Weech interviews Chuck Armsbury about his past and current work organizing with fellow working class white folks against the inequalities of capitalism, racism, and empire with the Young Patriots and how their analysis developed during the Civil Rights Movement can inform a contemporary resistance to […] […]

Host Taylor Weech interviews history scholar Ivan Torres about his study of Latin American Revolutions and the impact of history on current U.S. involvement in Venezuela and Central and South America more generally. Discussion includes impact of past policies on the current situation at the U.S./Mexico border, building solidarity with local immigrant communities, and more. […] […]

Host Taylor Weech interviews a recently returned volunteer with Christian Peacemaker Teams (www.cpt.org/work/palestine) about his time working in solidarity and witness in al-Khalil (Hebron) in the West Bank. Resources and organizations mentioned include: B’Tselem (www.btselem.org) No Way to Treat a Child (nwttac.dci-palestine.org) Deadly Exchange (deadlyexchange.org/) theintercept.com/2018/12/17/israe…as-anti-bds-law/ In the latter third of the show (36:30), Spokane […] […]

Part 1: Host Taylor Weech talks with founder and host of Alternative Radio, David Barsamian, about his years of work as a journalist, his interviews with thinkers and activists at the forefront of challenging mainstream narratives, and his thoughts on challenging corporate media in the age of Trump. For more on Alternative Radio and David, […] […]

Host Taylor Weech shares an interview with activist and organizer Francisco Aguirre about his life as an “undocumented and unafraid” organizer working in solidarity with day laborers and the immigrant community as a whole in Portland, OR over the past decades and the work that needs to be done to support immigrants now in an […] […]

Host Taylor Weech catches up with Luis Brennan, worker and organizer with Burgerville Workers Union in Portland, OR about the union’s wins and growth over the past 3+ years, the expansion of burger union organizing in the region, advice for low-wage workers looking to organize, and more. Also includes some On This Day labor history […] […]

Rebroadcast of program which originally aired live on October 29, 2018. Host Taylor Weech interviews Kate Bitz, senior fellow at the Defending Democracy program at Western States Center, researching and organizing against white nationalism and far-right ideologies. Discussion includes history of white nationalism in the Northwest, dialogue between American and European far right movements, the […] […]

Host Taylor Weech interviews veteran, author, and journalist Larry Shook and activist, social worker, and chair of the Peace & Justice Action Committee Audrey Burr about an upcoming discussion hosted by the Peace and Justice Action League of Spokane called “War kNOw More”. Discussion includes the role of militarism in our culture, the true costs […] […]

A rare music show and an opportunity to support community radio! […]

Host Taylor Weech talks with SHAWL (Sovereignty, Health, Air, Water and Land) Society founder, Spokane tribal member, and longtime activist Deb Abrahamson about the decades-long struggle to clean up the Superfund site at the former uranium mine, Midnite Mine on the Spokane Indian Reservation. The latest chapter of this struggle is unfolding now as the […] […]

Host Taylor Weech and local activist, organizer, and educator Jac Archer have an in-depth conversation on everything but presidents on this February holiday. Discussion includes Black History Month highlights, folks we want you to know about doing good work in Spokane and beyond, and some lesser known figures who don’t get as much attention during […] […]

Host Taylor Weech interviews 2018 National Teacher of the Year Mandy Manning about her work teaching at the Newcomer Center at Ferris HS in Spokane, WA with newly arrived refugee and immigrant students, the advocacy work she’s done around education systems, and her recent organizing of Teachers Against Child Detention. For more information about TACD, […] […]

Host Taylor Weech interviews LA teacher Kirti Baranwal about the success of last week’s UTLA strike and what’s next for teachers organizing across the country. In the second half, she talks with local Spokane high school teacher and SEA Executive Board member Brad Read about his reflection on the success of recent strikes and the […] […]

Host Taylor Weech shares some well known and less known speeches from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. alongside a selection from the speeches given at this year’s MLK rally in Spokane, WA. Includes selections from “Beyond Vietnam” and “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”, both read by King. Includes reference to this article: www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2…-legacy-radical Includes local speeches […] […]

Host Taylor Weech interviews Sandy Williams, editor of Black Lens News, about four years in business with the paper, her years of activism leading up to this, her work with Spokane Community Against Racism (SCAR) and the in-the-works Carl Maxey Center here in Spokane, WA. For more information on the Black Lens, visit www.blacklensnews.com. For more […] […]

Host Taylor Weech interviews artist RICHard SMOLinski about his show “Scruitnearsighted” at the Terrain Gallery in Spokane, WA and about his political art practice in general. Discussion covers addressing toxic masculinity, using creative practice to imagine other ways of being, and the art of taking action itself. Information on the exhibition: www.terrainspokane.com/gallery-2/ For more of Richard’s […] […]

Host Taylor Weech and guest co-host Tim Herold talk about the year that was 2018–our most overlooked stories, most overexposed stories, what made us optimistic, and some predictions for the future. See you in 2019…   […]

Host Taylor Weech interviews Veteran for Peace and photojournalist Mike Hastie about his work countering militarism with storytelling, his experiences growing up alongside the U.S. military-industrial complex, his return trips to Vietnam to commemorate the My Lai massacre, and more. Mike’s story on the My Lai commemoration here: www.counterpunch.org/2017/03/21/my-…9-years-later/   […]

Host Taylor Weech interviews Autumn Reed and Kevin Egan of new KYRS show, Just Us, a feminist radio hour. Discussion includes upcoming topics for their show, each of the hosts journeys in activism and organizing, talk of feminist movements in general, and more.   […]

Host Taylor Weech shares updates about the activism led by people experiencing homelessness in Spokane, rebroadcasts a 2016 interview with Loretta Ross, reproductive justice activist and leader, and shares more information about the International Declaration of Human Rights. Includes reference to this article: www.hrw.org/world-report/2018/c…pters/united-states   […]

Host Taylor Weech talks with Terri Anderson, organizer and Co-Executive Director of the Tenants Union of Washington, Jeremy Logan, a tenant leader with the Tenants Union of Washington-Spokane, and Alfredo Llamedo, community activist and social worker who just completed a week-long hunger strike to draw awareness to the city’s harsh policies toward people experiencing homelessness, […] […]

Host Taylor Weech interviews Jennyfer Mesa, local organizer of the Know Your Rights campaign at the Spokane Intermodal Center this past year and of Latinos en Spokane, and Breean Beggs, lawyer and Spokane city councilperson who worked on drafting and passing the ordinance banning Border Patrol and ICE from non-public areas in the city, including […] […]

Host Taylor Weech interviews George and Maeve of the local Spokane chapter of Veterans for Peace the day after Veteran’s Day (or Armistice Day, as discussed in the hour) about their experiences in and out of the U.S. military, their commitment to peace, efforts to counter recruitment in local high schools, their activism on climate […] […]

Host Taylor Weech talks with two guests in this one-hour midterm election special. First, State Senate candidate in Washington’s 6th LD, Jessa Lewis, talks about her campaign, her unique perspective shifting from right to left in politics, and what she’s learned unites voters in our area this season. In the second hour, Tim Herold, MPA, […] […]

Host Taylor Weech interviews Kate Bitz, senior fellow at the Defending Democracy program at Western States Center, researching and organizing against white nationalism and far-right ideologies. Discussion includes history of white nationalism in the Northwest, dialogue between American and European far right movements, the role of anti-Semitism in these movements, and what we can do […] […]

Host Taylor Weech talks with Bill Aal about his work leading groups in social healing, sustaining movements for the long haul, and incorporating holistic self care into our personal activism. For more information on his work, visit www.toolsforchange.org.   […]

Host Taylor Weech in conversation with leaders of the No Discrimination Spokane coalition–Naghmana Ahmed-Sherazi, Pui-Yan Lam, and Lili Navarette–about their work defeating the anti-immigrant profiling initiative (Prop. 1) in Spokane, WA last year and the upcoming vote to ban CBP and ICE from non-public areas in the city. More information on the vote here: www.facebook.com/events/992214820966957/   […]

To honor Spokane’s observance of Indigenous People’s Day, Taylor Weech hosts a panel of indigenous women with roots in our region and across the continent. Panel includes Ingrid Sub Cuc, Melodi Wynne, Diane Covington, and Shelly Boyd discussing topics ranging from indigeneity itself to engaging in politics to medicine, story, and more.   […]

Host Taylor Weech interviews Paul Kivel, author of “Living in the Shadow of the Cross”, about his work on understanding and resisting Christian hegemony. The interview covers what is meant by Christian hegemony, how this system of dominance operates in our daily lives, and some examples of resistance. The interview is timed to coincide with […] […]

Host Taylor Weech shares highlights of community media’s importance and her favorite moments from the show over the past six months. […]

Host Taylor Weech continues last week’s discussion of frontline climate change resistance by taking a look at the actions of water protectors at the Sacred Stone Camp & Red Warrior Camp at Standing Rock this summer. The show opens with a short discussion about solidarity in Spokane so far with local activist Mara Spitzer, followed […] […]

Host Taylor Weech shares listeners thoughts and calls on the Monday, August 29th vote by Spokane City Council to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous People’s Day, the afternoon before the vote and also shares thoughts about another contentious piece of colonial history, closer to home, in the character of Col. George Wright. Includes a short […] […]

Host Taylor Weech interviews Washington CAN Spokane regional organizer Randy Ramos and WA CAN leader and teacher at the Salish School of Spokane Taylor Birdtail about their upcoming campaign and actions around the 2015 Gender Pay Equity Report from the City of Spokane. They discuss some of the findings in the report, what they mean […] […]

Host Taylor Weech attempts to summarize two-plus weeks of unfolding bizarre events out of Spokane’s City Hall with help from Spokane City Council President Ben Stuckart and Center for Justice Executive Director Rick Eichstaedt. Focusing on both the damning evidence gathered in investigator Kris Cappel’s report on events surrounding Frank Straub, former police chief’s behavior […] […]

Host Taylor Weech interviews two Bernie Sanders delegates fresh from their return from the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Jesse Lewis of Seattle acted as communications director for the Washington state delegates and we spend the first half of the show discussing the convention, some of the wild and/or unfair things that happened there, her […] […]

Host Taylor Weech interviews Gunnar Holmquist, M.D., about his recent filing of a “Right to a Healthy Climate” initiative in Spokane, WA and Mari Margil, associate director of Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) about her organization’s work in rights-based organizing across the country. The proposed initiative would ban coal and oil traffic by rail […] […]

Host Taylor Weech and guest co-host, filmmaker and activist Cicily Thompson share speeches, interviews, and analysis from last Saturday’s vigil and rally to support Black Lives Matter in the wake of the killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile in the past week. Resources shared available here: www.joincampaignzero.org/#vision www.afsc.org/friends/note-to-se…vesmatter-protests Video of Mark Hughes on Roland […] […]

Host Taylor Weech and guest co-host Jaclyn Archer take a look at the history and meaning of Independence Day, starting with what the American Revolution would have meant to those denied “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” at that time. They discuss nationalism and patriotism and the complexities of understanding a history that is […] […]

Host Taylor Weech discusses local and larger-scale LGBT rights activism with a round table of guests– Adrian Murillo of the Peace & Justice Action League, Michael Jepson of OUTSpokane, Bob McNeil of Queer Sounds, and Jansen Niccals, slam poet and writer– on their personal stories of coming out and stepping up for LGBT human rights […] […]

Host Taylor Weech hosts a round table discussion with the three key organizers of the NW Community Coalition for Police Accountability–Joann Hardesty of the Portland chapter of the NAACP, Harriet Walden of Seattle’s Mothers for Police Accountability, and Liz Moore of the Peace & Justice Action League of Spokane, about organizing to oversee and reform […] […]

Host Taylor Weech interviews Spokane Police Accountability & Reform Coalition (SPARC) organizers Liz Moore (also of Peace & Justice Action League of Spokane) and Tim Connor (with 30+ years journalistic experience on the topic) about the years-long effort by the Spokane community to gain independent oversight of the police department, the current swirl of scandals […] […]

Host Taylor Weech shares some reflection and review on the crucial intersections between art, specifically theater, and politics, specifically anarchism, that span history and current work, partially inspired by a recent trip to the Montreal International Anarchist Theatre Festival and by other creative projects around the world. Includes reference to and selections from: Tamara Lynne’s […] […]

Host Taylor Weech interviews former national Veterans for Peace president Elliott Adams, current Chapter 035 president Rusty Nelson, and VFP Chapter 035 treasurer Rev. George Taylor about their thoughts as anti-war veterans on Memorial Day. The three present an alternative vision from the patriotic flag-waving ritual of the day that focuses on the true horrors […] […]

Host Taylor Weech interviews activist-poet Adrian about the role of the poet in our world, the ways that poetry can interrupt the language of domination and control, and how this phenomenon has been displayed in recent news events. They also discuss their current project, Love and Outrage, a zine and salon performance series bringing local […] […]

Host Taylor Weech interviews Jace Bylenga, anti-coal organizer with the Sierra Club, about the long-term efforts to stop the export of coal through the Pacific Northwest, the success of shutting down 5/6 proposed export projects so far, and how people can be involved in stopping the 6th proposed project in Longview, WA. They discuss the […] […]

Host Taylor Weech interviews Luis Brennan, Burgerville worker and IWW member about the recently public Burgerville Workers Union in the greater Portland, OR area. Show also includes information about the $15 Now campaign for a higher minimum wage across the country and the connections and disconnections between the radical history of labor organizing and the […] […]

Host Taylor Weech follows up on last week’s interview with Ken Ward and the direct action panel he was part of by taking a historical and practical look at civil disobedience, strategic nonviolence, and the ways people of conscience have built movements around this understanding. Includes reading from and reference to: Howard Zinn’s “A People’s […] […]

Host Taylor Weech interviews Ken Ward, co-founder of the Climate Disobedience Center and Deputy Director of Greenpeace USA, about the use of direct action and civil disobedience as a means to address catastrophic climate change. They discuss the Lobster Boat Blockade action, other actions, and the upcoming talk in Spokane with Jackie Minchew of the […] […]

Host Taylor Weech takes a look at the current state of climate change on our planet and shares a framework for approaching solutions in which we 1) understand what is happening in scientific terms, 2) feel what is happening on a personal, emotional level, and 3) do something about it together that is structural in […] […]

Host Taylor Weech talks with Grove Community board member Deb Conklin about an ongoing partnership with Keith Kelley of Kelly Rental Properties to move historic homes slated for demolition in the West Central neighborhood of Spokane and convert them into low-income housing. Discussion includes the ecological benefits of developing this way, the ways cooperative neighborhood […] […]

Host Taylor Weech shares an interview with longtime feminist and human rights activist Loretta Ross, founder of Sister Song and the National Center for Human Rights Education, about reproductive justice, organizing a multi-issue movement in a human rights framework, and how to build an activist culture in which we call each other in instead of […] […]

Host Taylor Weech interviews founder and editor of monthly newspaper “The Black Lens” about her mission in publishing, the need for diverse voices to be present in media, and her rich history in racial equity and LGBT rights activism, art and journalism, and academia. For more information on The Black Lens, visit www.blacklensnews.com     […]

Host Taylor Weech interviews LaToya Brackett (educator & African American and African Studies scholar), Sherry Jones (feminist author & Spokane Area NOW member), and Amanda Mansfield (president of Spokane Area NOW) on their work building a chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW) in Spokane, the grounding of that chapter in intersectional values, historical […] […]

Host Taylor Weech shares some great ideas from the Praxis listener community, some reasons why community media is powerful and important, and more, along with KYRS volunteer coordinator Tay Sanders and community leader and longtime KYRS member, Bart Haggin. […]

Host Taylor Weech shares two interviews recorded this month in one show. The first is with Dr. Ramzy Baroud, U.S.-Arab journalist and scholar about his work bringing a people’s history approach to his home country, Palestine–specifically Gaza. The second is with founder and artistic director of Theater of Witness, Teya Sepunick, about her work amplifying […] […]

Host Taylor Weech shares a collection of speeches and essays from four leading black women thinkers and activists of the 20th and 21st centuries: Audre Lorde, Assata Shakur, Angela Davis, and Alice Walker to remember their legacy during a time when many women of color of a new generation are continuing to move their work […] […]

Host Taylor Weech shares an interview from January 2016 with Laurence Brahm, international crisis mediator, activist, and author about his work in Asia, his return to work in the U.S. and the need for pragmatic changes within our systems as climate disruption unfolds. The hour also includes a portion of a 1980 speech by Native […] […]

Rebroadcast of interview with activists from Pasco, WA regarding their response to local police brutality and corruption. Originally aired 9/28/15. […]

Host Taylor Weech interviews Spokane Police Accountability & Reform Coalition (SPARC) organizers Liz Moore (also of Peace & Justice Action League of Spokane) and Tim Connor (with 30+ years journalistic experience on the topic) about the years-long effort by the Spokane community to gain independent oversight of the police department, the current swirl of scandals […] […]

Host Taylor Weech shares selections from largely overlooked speech “Beyond Vietnam” delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. in April 1967 alongside some comparisons between the movement he led and modern movements for justice. Full Audio of speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Qf6x9_MLD0 Full Text of speech: http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkatimetobreaksilence.htm Other resources and articles mentioned: http://www.rawstory.com/2016/01/11-most-anti-capitalist-quotes-from-martin-luther-king-jr/ https://www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/Letter_Birmingham.html http://fusion.net/story/184032/black-lives-matter-martin-luther-king-hate-mail/ http://www.salon.com/2016/01/18/mlk_was_a_disruptor_how_black_lives_matter_carries_on_martin_luther_kings_legacy_of_effective_activism/ […]

Host Taylor Weech interviews Jaclyn Archer, Community Relations Officer of Eastern Washington University’s Black Student Union about the upcoming collaborative action to protest the lack of indictment in the case of the killing of Tamir Rice in November 2014 in partnership with the Peace & Justice Action League and the Spokane NAACP this Tuesday, January […] […]

Host Taylor Weech shares two interviews from summer 2015 along with news from this week related to the history of settlement, colonialism, and racism in the U.S. The first, with Lucy Duncan, American Friends Service Committee’s director of Friends Relations, covers the ties between anti-racist organizing in the U.S. with Palestine solidarity work. The second, […] […]

Host Taylor Weech shares a rundown of the significant stories and patterns of 2015 along with our broader cultural reactions to those stories– rage, incredulity, heartbreak, numbness, and compassion alike. Includes portions of or reference to the following: http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/09/world/2015-in-review-fast-facts/ http://chicagomonitor.com/2015/12/2015-islamophobia-goes-mainstream-in-america/ http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2015/jun/01/the-counted-police-killings-us-database# http://time.com/time-person-of-the-year-2015-runner-up-black-lives-matter/ http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/12/26/houska-government-promises-cop21-and-peoples-power-162884 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-32377110 https://itsgoingdown.org/news-didnt-even-know-going-year-end/ […]

Host Taylor Weech takes a look at the psychology of fear in an attempt to understand the intense wave of xenophobia and violence personified not only by Donald Trump’s presidential race and the language of his supporters, but also by a liberal culture lacking the empathy and courage to confront root causes. Includes portions of […] […]

Rebroadcast of a show on social conditioning, technology’s role, and other barriers to revolt in a technological society, originally aired April 19, 2014. […]

Host Taylor Weech interviews activist-poet Adrian about the role of the poet in our world, the ways that poetry can interrupt the language of domination and control, and how this phenomenon has been displayed in recent news events. They also discuss their current project, Love and Outrage, a zine and salon performance series bringing local […] […]

Host Taylor Weech discusses the upcoming Global Climate Rally in Spokane (and 2,000 other locations worldwide) in conjunction with the COP21 climate talks in Paris, France with three of the local organizers: David Camp, Pauline Druffel, and Jim Lee. Discussion of plans for the event, prospects for the talks themselves, local resources for clean energy […] […]

Rebroadcast of September 5, 2015 show which featured every micro-story logged by host Taylor Weech during her summer road show interviewing activists and organizers around the country, called “Rest Stop Revelations”. […]

Host Taylor Weech interviews Larry Shook, a Vietnam veteran with PTSD whose search for effective healing has led him to horsemanship. He now works with his trainer, Nate Ostrander, and a wild mustang, Ah Kah Tah, to rewire the neurological damage done by war. Discussion of their methods, what PTSD looks like in the brain, […] […]

Host Taylor Weech takes a pause on the eve of mid-term elections to ask friends and herself about the effectiveness of voting, the potential risks and rewards of current local elections, initiatives vs. candidate campaigns, and general reflection on the mythology of voting in general. Why do people vote or not? Includes the following resources: […] […]

Host Taylor Weech shares two recent interviews with two different critics of the death penalty in this show. The first interview is with Becky O’Neil McBrayer, a speaker with Murder Victims Families for Reconciliation (MVFR) and Oregonians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (OADP) about her story of murder tearing her family apart and how […] […]

Host Taylor Weech interviews Kai Huschke about the current campaign for worker’s rights in Spokane, WA on this November’s ballot as City Proposition 1. He explains the scope of the legislation, its history in Spokane, and how it fits into a broader movement of rights-based organizing that addresses the structural aspects of power. For more […] […]

Host Taylor Weech shares an interview taken this July in Denver, CO with Jamie “Jonny 5” Laurie and Stephen “Brer Rabbit” Brackett of hip-hop group Flobots about their new project, No Enemies, which seeks to reintroduce song and emotion into social movements in a participatory, invitational way. Also includes portions of the following article: http://www.alternet.org/story/151868/how_we_can_inspire_people_to_care_about_social_change_and_feel_good_about_themselves_in_the_process/ […] […]

Host Taylor Weech interviews three activists from Pasco, WA about their growing organization, Tri-Cities Community Solutions: Bertha “Alicia” Coria, Jeremy Peterson, and Christine Tucker. Their grassroots activism stems from the February 2015 police killing of Antonio Zambrano-Montes and continues as a search for justice. The prosecutor recently failed to charge any of the involved officers. […] […]

Host Taylor Weech celebrates the International Day of Peace by taking a look at the state of peace (or lack thereof) in the world by the numbers, followed by a less literal examination of what peace is and how we might go about achieving it. Includes portions of the following resources and articles: UN News […] […]

Pitching for support for the station and sharing top 10 reasons to support alternative media and community radio during the KYRS Fall On-Air Fund Drive. […]

Host Taylor Weech collects nine weeks of stories (originally recorded for KYRS show “So There I Was” in weekly segments) into one hour of storytelling about this summer’s road trip of interviews and experiences during a pivotal time in history. For extended interviews, links to projects, photos, and updates about the trip, visit www.truthscout.net. […]

Host Taylor Weech shares an eighth set of interviews taken in Baltimore, Maryland and Lexington, Kentucky including: Interview with Nick Petr, co-founder of the Compound, a shared creative and living space, and Oak Hill Center for Education & Culture about alternative education; Interview with Tanya Garcia, resident artist at the Compound about her newly curated […] […]

Host Taylor Weech shares a seventh set of interviews taken in New York City and Philadelphia as part of the Praxis Summer Road Show including: Interview with Janelle Treibitz, creative strategist with The Opportunity Center, organizer and puppeteer about changing culture as both a means and an end in social movements; Interview with Rachel Schragis, […] […]

Host Taylor Weech shares a sixth set of interviews taken in Montreal, Quebec and Glover, Vermont this summer as part of the Praxis Summer Road Show including: Interview with Sandy LaPlage, founder of the Montreal International Anarchist Theater Festival and editorial member of Fifth Estate magazine. http://anarchistetheatrefestival.com/en/news/ Interview with Kevin Sutton, part of the collective […] […]

Host Taylor Weech shares a fifth set of interviews taken in Detroit, MI this summer as part of the Praxis Summer Road Show including: Performance of poem “I Can’t Breathe” by Jessica Care Moore accompanied by Ursula Rucker and Wendel Patrick at the Sidewalk Festival of the Performing Arts (Find and purchase her work at […] […]

Host Taylor Weech shares a third set of interviews taken in California, Utah, and Colorado. Includes portions of interviews with: David Braun, Californians Against Fracking on what the fracking process looks like and how it was outlawed in New York State Donna Young, midwife in Vernal, Utah attempting to investigate what’s behind dramatically increased infant […] […]

Host Taylor Weech shares a second set of interviews from the Praxis Summer Road Show, taken in the San Francisco Bay area and the Central Valley of California. Includes portions of the following speakers/interviews: Speakers at a rally in Richmond, CA against oil trains Mickey Huff (director, Project Censored) Rydra (host, Radical Free Radio) Richard […] […]

Host Taylor Weech shares her first set of interviews from the Praxis Summer Road Show, taken in Portland & Eugene, Oregon. Includes portions of interviews with the following: Paul Messersmith-Glavin (Institute for Anarchist Studies, Hella 503 Collective & Parasol Climate Collective) John Zerzan (Host of Anarchy Radio, anti-civilization writer) Jordan Fink (Permaculture educator & designer) […] […]

Host Taylor Weech shares some thoughts of her own and from others on the recently released study confirming that the Holocene (6th Mass) extinction is in motion, likely spelling the end for humans and many other species in the conceivable future. How do we process that idea in our daily lives and what can/should we […] […]

Rebroadcast of a show originally broadcast June 30, 2013 looking at the history of the Revolutionary War (with a lot of help from Howard Zinn’s “People’s History of the United States”), misconceptions about the founding fathers, and the prospects of revolution today. (No guest). […]

Host Taylor Weech interviews progressive mayoral candidate Shar Lichty about her vision for Spokane, her reasons for running, the party system in general and more. Listeners can find more information at www.votesharlichty.com. […]

Host Taylor Weech talks about the upcoming July and August Praxis shows that will be taped and broadcast from around the U.S. and Canada. She shares the main ideas that will be explored in these interviews, the basic route, the big questions of the tour, and how listeners can be involved. These interviews can be […] […]

Rebroadcast of a show recorded live January 13, 2014 looking at the history of non-digital surveillance in the U.S. and the ways that digital sharing has changed the face of mass surveillance today. (No guest) […]

Rebroadcast of a show from April 1, 2013 discussing capitalism, our nation’s reliance on debt as part of the economy, and other ways to approach this issue. (No guest) […]

Host Taylor Weech interviews activists Alfredo Llamedo & Jackie Vaughn about their work seeking justice for Antonio Zambrano-Montes, who was shot and killed by police in Pasco, WA as shown in a widely viewed video that shows him clearly unarmed and in retreat. Three months later, no action has been taken against the involved officers […] […]

Host Taylor Weech shares a combination of historical and current information on al-Nakba, meaning “the catastrophe” in Arabic, which refers to the forced displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinian families in 1948 as Israel declared itself a state. Ties are made to Native American displacement, forced assimilation, and genocide on this continent and to […] […]

Host Taylor Weech gives a recap of May Day, or International Worker’s Day, its radical roots, some expressions of rage, solidarity, and exasperation from this year’s celebration and finishes talking about Baltimore’s ongoing protest against police brutality and the ripple effect of such protest around the country. […]

Host Taylor Weech interviews local activists Rob Chase & Chris Nerison about their work to educate people about the shady and secretive trade deal Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the disturbing facts about the small portion of it that has been leaked to the public. They have organized to bring voices from the libertarian right […] […]

Looking at the history of Earth Day and the surge of policy change and consciousness-raising that followed its inception compared to today. […]

Host Taylor Weech revisits two essays written last summer, one her own and one by local journalist Tim Connor (link below) both concerning climate change denial and its effects. Includes a portion of Nick Cooney’s “Change of Heart” on the psychology of conformity and closes with a portion of a piece by Derrick Jensen on […] […]

Host Taylor Weech shares two essays, one of her own and part of one by Tim Connor, which both deal with arguments over climate change and the lack of factual basis for certain dominant opinions. Explores psychology of opinion, partially based on Nick Cooney’s book “Change of Heart”, and also includes a portion of Derrick […] […]

Host Taylor Weech celebrates Praxis’ 4th birthday and three years of shows and podcasts by collecting and sharing wishes from listeners and former guests. Also includes a recording of Maya Angelou reading “A Brave & Startling Truth”, and a call with a listener who shares a poem of her own. […]

Rebroadcast of a show from July 2013. Host Taylor Weech looks at some of the issues around sharing information on corporate-owned networks, and shares some thoughts from top thinkers on the subject, including options beyond Facebook and the like for social networking. […]

Host Taylor teams up with Jen and Jeri of KYRS’ feminist hour, F Yes!, to talk with Kelly Matthews of Spokane Feminist Forum about the March screening of documentary “She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry”, feminism in general, and the issues affecting us today. […]

Host Taylor Weech interviews Cindy and Craig Corrie about the life and work of their daughter, Rachel, who was killed in 2003 while doing solidarity work in the Gaza Strip in 2003. Her writing has been adapted into a one-woman stage play, “My Name is Rachel Corrie”, to be produced for the first time in […] […]

Host Taylor Weech interviews journalist and critic Chris Hedges about his upcoming appearance in Spokane and his newest book, “Wages of Rebellion”. Discussion of the history and theory of revolution, the role of technology, corporate oligarchy, and analysis of our current global moment as one ripe for revolution. […]

Host Taylor Weech interviews Larry Shook, veteran journalist and veteran of war, about his experience with PTSD, what PTSD is on a neurological level, problems with cultural and medical treatment of war trauma, and how to turn a culture addicted to violence in a more loving and understanding direction. […]

Host Taylor Weech reads a favorite speech from Audre Lorde, “The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action” and a more recent recording of a speech by Angela Davis to kick off Black History Month with two powerful women’s voices. […]

Host Taylor Weech talks with Jason Ortiz, the campaign strategist for Murder Victims Families for Reconciliation (MVFR) in advance of their member, Pat McCoy, sharing his story on Thursday, February 5th at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Spokane. Discussion of healing specifically after a crime, in a broader cultural context, and all the many reasons […] […]

Rebroadcast of a show about the working poor, the false promises of job creation, and the philosophy of “work” in America. Originally recorded July 2013. […]

Host Taylor Weech takes a look at the attacks on Charlie Hebdo magazine, their aftermath, and the media response and coverage to these events. The hypocrisy of governments and individuals repressing speech in practice while supporting free speech in theory, the backdrop of discrimination and Islamaphobia in Europe and the West in general, and other […] […]

Host Taylor Weech is joined in the studio by Tracy Simmons, founder/executive director of Spokane Faith & Values (FAVS) and Ray Thorn, media critic and member of Veterans for Peace, to discuss mainstream and alternative mass media. Ray originally suggested discussing Taylor’s farewell commentary in the Inlander regarding conversation in media and Tracy was invited […] […]

Interview with Tim Connor, local journalist and activist, about his four decades of covering the journey towards accountability and oversight for the Spokane Police Department. Includes analysis of the just-released Dept. of Justice report and more. […]

Interview with Office of Police Ombudsman Commissioners Rachel Dolezal (chair) and Adrian Dominguez about their emerging role in Spokane’s long search for independent oversight of the Spokane Police Department. […]

Interview with Satori Butler, president and LaNae Dedmond, member, of the Black Student Union of Eastern Washington University about their activism in solidarity with the broader Black Lives Matter movement, highlighting institutional racism and the disproportionate killing of black men and women by police in the U.S. […]