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Episode 5: Economic Justice

admin — Sun, 31 May 2009 04:17:57 +0000

#5 - Economic Justice
Synopsis: The attack on welfare as a cause of all our problems is inaccurate and laughable. Welfare accounts for a tiny portion of the countryÌs wealth and all the money that these kids get goes right back out as rent and food. We attempt to reframe the debate and ask the question, “What is economic justice and whoÌs going to get it?”

Articles Include:

Krist Novoselic & Skerik ponder the flow of greenbacks.
Start All Over by Tracy Chapman, intro by Eben Eldridge
Enough for Us by XTC,intro by Eben Eldridge
History of Economic Justice by Stuart McDowall
The instigator chats with Real Change & The Fair Budget Action Campaign
MP3’s: Segment 1 • Segment 2 • Segment 3 • Segment 4

Episode 3: Politics - You’re Soaking In It

admin — Sun, 31 May 2009 04:15:40 +0000

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#3 - Politics: You’re soaking in it.
Synopsis: It is popular in some sectors of our society to state, “I am not political.” In reality, every choice we make day-to-day supports one political agenda or another. It can be exhausting to attempt to remain fully aware at all times of the implications, fall-out, and ramifications of our thoughts, speech, and actions. The point of this show is to offer suggestions on how to be political without becoming a political machine.
Articles Include:

The Power of One. Our history is filled with stories of individuals achieving notoriety by doing the right thing when just getting by would have served them better. This is a piece dedicated to the solo effort; our fanfare for the common human.
Hamish Todd tries to wax political with bits from an interview with the editor of Boycott Quarterly
Get up stand up, Bob Marley, intro by Eben Eldridge
Holiday in Cambodia, Dead Kennedys,intro by Eben Eldridge
Dave Dederer from The Presidents of the United States of America on a few small things you can do everyday to make the world a better place

Episode 2: Criminal Justice

instigator — Wed, 27 May 2009 17:59:16 +0000

Ignorance, Fear, Hate, Short-sighted Legislation:
This pattern has been repeated through out history. Every generation
needs to differentiate itself from the last and music has always played
a role in that redefinition. Mozart rolled over Beethoven,
Tommy Dorsey was punk, Richard Wagner’s bombastic opera’s were pre-electric Heavy Metal, and some of your living relatives burned Beatles records.
AMPT Radio illustrates this process with a look at some recent legislation
put forth in the UK called The Criminal Justice Bill that sought to give
the police broad powers to lock-up just about anybody that seemed a little
“different.”

History of the Criminal Justice Bill

The history of the bill.

Working Class Hero

Eben presents the Screaming Trees remake of the
John Lennon anti-anthem.

Chris Nickson with Mark Chadwick

A talk with a member of the band, The Levellers,
about the unlikely coalition that rose up against the legislation.

Roderick is Paranoid?

Roderick Romero of Sky Cries Mary presents a poem
about the ever-presence of thuggery.

Justice/InJustice

Chumbawamba offer some foot tapping thoughts on legal irony.

Music from the show

Books from the show

LINKS from the show

The Songs used in the show:

(Buy them from here to support our
efforts!!!)

Justice/InJustice by Chumbawamba

The Disagreement of the People

Cooking Vinyl

COOK CD 088

Working Class Hero by The Screaming
Trees

Working
Class Hero: A Tribute To John Lennon; Audio CD;

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Hollywood Records
HR-62015-2

various tracks by Critters Buggin’

Guest

Moving Like Water by Sky Cries
Mary

A
Return To The Inner Experience;

One Way by The Levellers

Levelling The Land

Elecktra

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Criminal Justice by Satchel

The Family;
Audio CD;

Pastor Niemoler’s Lament by Kitchens of Distiction

The Disagreement of the People

Cooking Vinyl

COOK CD 088

The AMPT Theme was performed by Sweet
75.

Books used to get info for this show:

Buy this stuff to help support
our efforts:

Soul of a Citizen
Paul Rogat Loeb

Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations

The
Catcher in the Rye

J. D. Salinger

by Abbie Hoffman, Izak Haber, Bert Cohen

No Equal Justice: Race & Class in the Criminal Justice System

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Episode 1: Censorship

instigator — Mon, 25 May 2009 22:46:18 +0000

This episode fist aired on KNDD, The End 107.7 in Seattle, WA in January 1997.

There are maybe a half dozen clear historical gaffes, but otherwise the show is absolutely evergreen.

AMPT Radio Episode 1: Censorship

There is an inherent conflict between order and freedom. While we hold our government responsible for maintaining order and insuring our safety we often recoil at the thought that our own actions might be restricted by an act of law or law enforcement. This edition of AMPT Radio explores one of the expedient but rarely effective tools employed in the name of public safety.

History of Lewd Behavior
We explore the ever changing nature of what is acceptable in speech and in mass media.

Hand of the Dead Body
Our Poet Laureate, Eben Eldridge presents a rap number illustrating the hypocrisy of censoring rap lyrics.

The News Stand International
Poet and World Renown Barkeep Hamish Todd tells the story of a quiet book store that almost got a lot quieter. The News Stand in Bellingham, WA 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 shows the undemocratic nature of our censorship laws.

Krist Novaselic on Harmful to Minors Legislation
Krist Novoselic illustrates the insidious chilling effect caused by efforts to restrict the availability of music and literature.