Episodes

  • Talk World Radio: Gabriel Aguirre on Venezuela Under Threat of War

    Talk World Radio: Gabriel Aguirre on Venezuela Under Threat of War
    Dec 23 2025
    This week on Talk World Radio, we are talking about U.S. threats and acts of war against Venezuela. Speaking with us from Venezuela is Gabriel Aguirre, Latin America Organizer for World BEYOND War, where I also work. Gabriel is from Venezuela, but is often in Colombia. He has long been an activist and advocate for peace, social justice, international solidarity, and human rights. World BEYOND War is working to pass local resolutions and host a webinar on January 7 and deliver this petition to the U.S. Congress on January 14 — as well as to hold a global day of actions against war on Venezuela on January 17. You can help share useful information on Bluesky, Instagram, and Twitter.
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    29 mins
  • Talk World Radio: Norman Solomon on the Blue Road to Trump Hell

    Talk World Radio: Norman Solomon on the Blue Road to Trump Hell
    Dec 15 2025
    This week on Talk World Radio we are talking with Norman Solomon about his brand new book, The Blue Road to Trump Hell: How Corporate Democrats Paved the Way for Autocracy. The book is free online at BlueRoad.info. It includes wonderful cartoons by Matt Wuerker. Norman Solomon is the national director of RootsAction, where I also work, and executive director of the Institute for Public Accuracy. He is the author of more than a dozen books, many of them previously discussed on this program, including War Made Invisible, and War Made Easy.
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    29 mins
  • Talk World Radio: Linda Hansen on Hidden Stories of Heroism for a Peaceful Planet

    Talk World Radio: Linda Hansen on Hidden Stories of Heroism for a Peaceful Planet
    Dec 9 2025
    This week on Talk World Radio we are talking about a book from New Zealand called Hidden Stories of Heroism for a Peaceful Planet. Our guest is the book's author Linda Hansen, a New Zealand based author of books for both adults and children, whose website is lphansen.com.
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    29 mins
  • Talk World Radio: Kathleen DuVal on Native Nations

    Talk World Radio: Kathleen DuVal on Native Nations
    Dec 1 2025
    This week on Talk World Radio, we are talking about Native Nations: A Millenium in North America with its author Kathleen DuVal who is a Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she specializes in early American and Native American history. DuVal is a Pulitzer Prize winner and a Guggenheim Fellow. Her website is at kathleenduval.net.
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    29 mins
  • Talk World Radio: The Devil's Castle

    Talk World Radio: The Devil's Castle
    Nov 24 2025
    This week on Talk World Radio we're talking about a jarring new book called The Devil's Castle: Nazi Eugenics, Euthanasia, and How Psychiatry's Troubled History Reverberates Today. The author Susanne Antonetta is our guest.
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    29 mins
  • Talk World Radio: Greg Mello on Nuclear Testing, Disarmament, and the Trump Problem

    Talk World Radio: Greg Mello on Nuclear Testing, Disarmament, and the Trump Problem
    Nov 18 2025
    This week on Talk World Radio we are talking about the damage that's done when Donald Trump opens his mouth or uses social media, in this case to make confused and ignorant utterances about nuclear testing. Our guest, Greg Mello, is executive director of the Los Alamos Study Group.
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    29 mins
  • Talk World Radio: Luke Kemp on Goliath's Curse

    Talk World Radio: Luke Kemp on Goliath's Curse
    Nov 11 2025
    This week on Talk World Radio we are talking about the collapse of societies with the author of one of the best books I've read in a long time. The book is called Goliath's Curse. The author is Luke Kemp, who is also a Research Affiliate & Former Research Associate at the Center for the Study of Existential Risk at the University of Cambridge.
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    29 mins
  • Talk World Radio: Rising Violence in Cameroon

    Talk World Radio: Rising Violence in Cameroon
    Nov 4 2025
    This week on Talk World Radio we're talking with Guy Feugap who is Africa Organizer for World BEYOND War. He is a secondary school teacher, writer, and peace activist, based in Cameroon. He has long worked to educate youths for peace and non-violence. His work has put young girls in particular at the heart of crisis resolution and awareness raising on several issues in their communities. He joined WILPF (Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom) in 2014 and founded the Cameroon Chapter of World BEYOND War in 2020. The upcoming Imagine Africa Beyond War conference is here https://worldbeyondwar.org/africa2025
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    29 mins