It’s Podcast Time!!
As of June 18, the first podcasts are available here at peterbcollins.com Just click on the “Get Podcast” link above on the left, and the first few shows will be on the Podcast page.
As you can see, we are still working on the site, so it will be messy for a little while. Please spread the word that PBC is back. When all the bugs are worked out, we will make a big announcement.
In this wide ranging conversation with British journalist Andy Worthington, author of “The Guantanamo Files”, Peter B. inquires about the origins of US detention and torture policies, confirms that the vast majority of prisoners were innocent of any terrorism crimes, and talks about his “crazy Mofo” theory that drove Cheney (further) to the dark side. [...]
Robert Dreyfuss spoke to us in podcast #1, and returns as promised in this episode to describe the events around the election in Iran. He comments on what he saw in Tehran, the role of the Basij thugs, Obama’s comments and the blowhards of the right, like Sen. Lindsay Graham. And he tells us why [...]
Journalist Charles “Chuck” Bowden checks in from the Arizona border with Mexico, and talks about the Mexican journalist who is seeking political asylum in the US (www.motherjones.com). Be sure to listen to the final 5 minutes, as Chuck sums up the vexing problems: if the drug trade were halted, the Mexican economy would collapse. And [...]