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.
12/22/17 Bill Martin
Professor William Martin Dir of James A Baker Drug Policy at Rice, Wash Rep Roger Goodman on failure of drug war + Tulia Defense Atty Jeff Blackburn
Guest(s): Bill Martin
Organization(s): James A. Baker Inst. for Public Policy
FDBCB_122217.mp3Link(s): Baker Inst - Drug Policy
12/15/17 Nick Novello
Sheriff John Urqhart of Seattle, Nick Novello working Dallas patrolman, Mark Mauer of Sentencing Project & Heather Fazio Dir of Texans For Responsible Marijuana Policy
Guest(s): Nick Novello
Organization(s): Policeman
FDBCB_121517.mp3Link(s): Marijuana Policy Project, Sentencing Project
12/08/17 Richard Andrews
James P. Gray retired Superior Court Judge re failure of drug war, Elizabeth Brico journalist re Trump/opioid crisis, Dr. Richard Andrews first hand observations of Portuguese drug policy
Guest(s): Richard Andrews
Organization(s): Doctor
FDBCB_120817.mp3Link(s): Trump Continues War on Drugs
12/01/17 Jeff Sessions
US AG Sessions & DEA Admin Patterson, Former Police Chiefs of Houston Clarence Bradford and Charles McClelland Jr, pot now legal in Mass, Doug McVay DTN reporter re Paradise Papers, Rick Steves re cannabis law, Shanty Owen NY drug counselor
Guest(s): Jeff Sessions
Organization(s): Attorney General
FDBCB_120117.mp3Link(s): Drug War Facts, Vocal New York
11/24/17 Carrie Stefanson
Carrie Stefanson of Vancouver Health re safe consumption of drugs/(14:13)Andy Watson of B.C. Coroner Services/(23:34)Neill Franklin Dir of LEAP/(41:15)Paul Armentano Dep Dir of NORML/(50:13)Sam Chapman Dir of Safer Spaces in Portland
Guest(s): Carrie Stefanson
Organization(s): Vancouver Coastal Health
FDBCB_112417.mp3Link(s): Safer Spaces Portland, Vancouver Coastal Health
11/17/17 Matt Elrod
Fentanyl deaths in Canada per CBC, (7:15) B.C. reporter Matt Elrod, (19:10) NBC report on Safe Injection plan for Colo, (22:06) Donnie Varnell N. Carolina Harm Reduction, (27:30) Michael Krawitz Dir Veterans for Med Cannabis, (33:30) Tony Newman Dir Media Drug Policy Alliance, (49:25) Mark Linday Greenspring (hemp co), (53:00) Alexis Bortell, 12 Yr old suing AG for legal weed
Guest(s): Matt Elrod
Organization(s): Drug News
FDBCB_111717.mp3Link(s): Drug Policy Alliance, Drug News
11/10/17 Michael Beuhler
(0:45) Dr. Carl Hart on ignorance of drug war, (2:35) DPA Conf on "drug induced homicide" with Lindsey LaSalle, Peter Bruan & Lisa Wilkins, (28:40) Toxicologist Dr. Michael Beuhler re fentanyl fears, (35:20) DPA Conf "drugs + kids = prison" with Asha Bandele of DPA, Deborah Small of Johns Hopkins & author Liza Jess Peterson (43:55) Lynn Paltrow Dir Natl Advocates for Pregnant Women
Guest(s): Michael Beuhler
Organization(s): Toxicologist
FDBCB_111017.mp3Link(s): Drug Policy Alliance, National Advocates for Pregnant Women
11/03/17 Jeff Higgins
DPA Conf 4: Jeff Higgins former DEA Spec Agent, Suzanne Sharkey UK LEAP, Howard Woodridge DC activist, Ethan Nadelmann retired head of DPA, Mitchel Gomez of Dance Safe, Holly from San Fran Drug Users Union + Abolitionist Moment
Guest(s): Jeff Higgins
Organization(s): DEA Special Agent
FDBCB_110317.mp3Link(s): Drug Policy Alliance, LEAP
10/27/17 Diane Goldstein
DPA Conference IV: Donnie Wirtschafter Ohio Atty, David McKinney of FlaCan, Diane Goldstein winner of DPA's Spier Award, Jeff Malansky who served 23+ years for weed, Heather Fazio of Texas MPP & Neill Franklin Dir of Law Enforcement Action Partnership + Steve Rolles UK reformer & Dr. Sanjay Gupta courtesty CNN & Congressman Blumenaur re opiate crisis
Guest(s): Diane Goldstein
Organization(s): LEAP
FDBCB_102717.mp3Link(s): Drug Policy Alliance, LEAP
10/20/17 Neal Woods
Drug Policy Alliance Conference: Neal Woods author of Good Cop Bad War and Dir of LEAP UK, Andre Hirsh & Maya Odarian of Caravan for Peace, Rick Steves of PBS fame,Sarah Gale of Zendo Project, Mike Margolis of Psymposia, Richard Van Wicker of LEAP US, Tony Poppa of DPA & Ira Glasser former head of ACLU
Guest(s): Neal Woods
Organization(s): LEAP UK
FDBCB_102017.mp3Link(s): Drug Policy Alliance, LEAP