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Sprouts Radio from the Grassroots is a 30-minute weekly program featuring radio programs produced at community radio stations or by other independent producers from across the country and sometimes around the world.
Sprouts Radio from the Grassroots is a 30-minute weekly program featuring radio programs produced at community radio stations or by other independent producers from across the country and sometimes around the world.
Recent Episodes
November 25, 2021 National, News & Public Affairs
WHAT TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE CAN TEACH US (ENCORE PRESENTATION)
Dr. Daniel Wildcat, a Yuchi member of the Muscogee Nation, explains how Traditional Ecological Knowledge can work in tandem with science to help us understand the natural world.
This program is being rebroadcast for Native American Heritage Month.
ListenNovember 18, 2021 National, News & Public Affairs
THE RED DEAL & THE WATER PROTECTORS
Simone Senogles, of the Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN), an Anishinabe from the Red Lake Nation of Ojibwe in northern Minnesota and Angel Stevens, also an Anishinabe, in conversation with WBAI's Mimi Rosenberg.
ListenNovember 11, 2021 National, News & Public Affairs
DANNY O’KEEFE’S NEW ALBUM: LOOKING GLASS AND THE DREAMERS
When Danny O'Keefe was starting out in the music business in the late 1960's, he fell asleep one evening while working on a song. As he awakened, he was given the words, "Looking Glass in Oregon one night had a dream, of soldiers slowly riding in a solemn endless stream
Read MoreNovember 4, 2021 National, News & Public Affairs
8TH GENERATION: THE NATIVE-OWNED BUSINESS THAT’S BREAKING BARRIERS
Louie Gong is an Inspired Artist and activist from the Nooksack tribe in NW Washington.
Read MoreOctober 21, 2021 National, News & Public Affairs
OKTOBERFEST 101 WITH A BEER TOUR
Co-hosts good ole boy Dave and good ole gal Julieanna discuss all things Oktoberfest. They start with some history, explaining how Octoberfest began as a 19c royal wedding.
Read MoreOctober 14, 2021 National, News & Public Affairs
An 8 Year Sentence for Eco-Terrorism
Mike Murphy of KHOI radio interviews activist Jessica Reznicek about her role in damaging the Dakota Access Pipeline, her view on being labeled an eco-terrorist, and why she has chosen extreme tactics to bring awareness to Iowa's water systems.
Read MoreOctober 7, 2021 National, News & Public Affairs
THE MUSICAL PROCESS OF MASON JENNINGS (ENCORE)
Dr. Michael Sapiro of Radio Awakened interviews Mason Jennings about his background and musical process.
Read MoreSeptember 30, 2021 National, News & Public Affairs
SURVIVING AS A YOUNG G
A young man in juvenile hall tells about his entry into gang life at the age of 12. Oxnard raised and hardened by the hood, this young man talks with Craig Rosen of KPPQ in Ventura, California. They discuss the youth's childhood, the allure of gangbanging when parents aren't around, and owning choices and staying committed to the life.
Read MoreSeptember 23, 2021 National, News & Public Affairs
AFGHANISTAN’S NEXT CHALLENGE: ERASING THEIR DIGITAL FOOTPRINT
The world watched in horror as the Taliban marched through all of Afghanistan in only ten days to reclaim it from the American-supported Afghan government.
Now the Afghan population has a serious issue; their biometric and social media data is being used against them by the Taliban.
We explore this issue and catch up on the latest cybersecurity news.
Read MoreSeptember 16, 2021 National, News & Public Affairs
AFGHANISTAN’S NEXT CHALLENGE: ERASING THEIR DIGITAL FOOTPRINT
We explore this issue and catch up on the latest cybersecurity news.
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