Cultural Baggage

Cultural Baggage is DTN's longest running broadcast program with 17 years as of October 2018. We are proud to have more than three dozen affiliate stations in the US and Canada broadcasting our 29 minutes of unvarnished truth about the failure and futility of this eternal prohibition of drugs. Produced by former cop Dean Becker at KPFT, Houston, one of the 5 Pacifica "sister" stations.

02/20/19 Senator John Whitmire
Drug Truth Network Editorial re fiasco bust in Houston, interview with Texas Senator John Whitmire + US Congressional Hearing on Safe Banking Act for marijuana business owners and employees featuring Fiona Ma California Sec of Treasury & Maj Neill Franklin Exec Dir of Law Enforcement Action Partnership, LEAP.cc
Guest(s): John Whitmire
Organization(s): LEAP


Link(s): LEAP

02/13/19 Joe Moody
Rep Joe Moody re cannabis law change in Texas, Heather Fazio of Texans for Responsible Marijuana Policy & Christopher Redfearn victim of Texas asset forfeiture
Guest(s): Joe Moody
Organization(s): Texas Representative


Link(s): Texans for Responsible Marijuana Policy

02/06/19 Alex Wodak
Dr. Alex Wokak is a physician and the director of the Alcohol and Drug Service, at St Vincent's Hospital, in Sydney, Australia. Wodak is a notable advocate of drug reform laws. Wodak helped establish the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, the NSW Users AIDS Association, and the Australian Society of HIV Medicine. Wodak is President of the Australian Drug Law Reform Foundation and was President of the International Harm Reduction Association. Wodak also helped open Australia's first needle exchange programme and the first medically supervised injecting centre in Kings Cross
Guest(s): Alex Wodak


Link(s): Harm Reduction Australia

01/30/19 Lui Larotta
Lui LaRotta, Chairman. Harris County Republican Auxiliary Clubs , John Baucum, political director of Republicans Against Marijuana Prohibition, Jason Tarasek re Minnesota Legislature to Consider Ending Marijuana Prohibition & Emily Kaltenbach of DPA re N. Mexico move to make drug possession a misdemeanor
Guest(s): John Baucum
Organization(s): Republicans Against Marijuana Prohibition


Link(s): Republicans Against Marijuana Prohibition

01/23/19 Shaleen Title
Shaleen Title is a Massachusetts Cannabis Commissioner who wrote an OpEd in Boston Globe call for end of drug prohibition
Guest(s): Shaleen TItle


Link(s): Mass Cannabis Control

01/16/19 Sunil Aggarwal
Dr. Sunil Aggarwal, co-founder of Advanced Integrative Medical Science Institute in Seattle, potential AG Bill Barr & Jodie Emery of Cannabis Culture on CTV
Guest(s): Sunil Aggarwal
Organization(s): AIMS



Link(s): AIMS Institute

01/09/19 Richard Lee
Interviews with Richard Lee founder of Oaksterdam University and Ann Lee his mother and founder of Republicans Against Marijuana Prohibition + John Baucum the political director of RAMP
Guest(s): Richard Lee, Ann Lee
Organization(s): Republicans Against Marijuana Prohibition



Link(s): Republicans Against Marijuana Prohibition

01/02/19 Neill Franklin
Major Neill Franklin, Exec Director of Law Enforcement Action Partnership joins host Dean Becker for the full half hour
Guest(s): Neill Franklin



Link(s): LEAP

12/26/18 Dean Becker
Cultural Baggage for New Years: Drug Truth Network producer Dean Becker for the half hour with music from Becker's band Shotgun Lobotomy
Guest(s): Dean Becker
Organization(s): Conscientious Objectors



12/19/18 Joseph Ganssle
Roman Catholic priest Joseph Ganssle & Commander Brian Paddick in the UK
Guest(s): Joseph Ganssle


