Cultural Baggage
Cultural Baggage is DTN's longest running broadcast program with 18 years as of October 2019. 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.
04/06/18 Daryl Atkinson
Dean Becker speech to European Monitoring Centre for Drugs & Drug Addiction, Daryl Atkinson of Forward Justice in Lisbon, Becker presentation to Federalist Society at Rice Univ. + "Rat Park"
Guest(s): Daryl Atkinson
Organization(s): Forward Justice
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03/30/18 Joao Goulao
Dr Joao Goulao, Portugal's Drug Czar sits down to a lengthy interview with DTN Reporter Dean Becker + Sanho Tree discusses his Op-Ed in NYT: "The War on Drugs Breeds Crafty Traffickers"
Guest(s): Joao Goulao
Organization(s): Drug Czar
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03/23/18 Joao Goulao
Dr Joao Goulao, Portuguese General Director of Addictive Behaviors (Drug Czar) & Asha Bandele of Drug Policy Alliance conference on changing America's drug laws/perspectives.
Guest(s): Joao Goulao
Organization(s): Portugese Drug Czar
FDBCB032318.mp3Link(s): Drug Policy Alliance
03/16/18 Ethan Russo
Maricela Orozco from Caravan for Peace, interpretation by Daniel Joloy , Ellecer Carlos, of the Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates, Dr. Ethan Russo re Patients Out Of Time & Bob Wenzel of Target Liberty
Guest(s): Ethan Russo
Organization(s): Patients out of Time
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03/09/18 Marsha Rosenbaum
This weeks one hour show features: Marsha Rosenbaum of DPA, Tx Judge John Delaney, Denise Cullen of GRASP, Mary Lynn Mathre of Patients Out of Time, Irv Rosenfeld Fed Cannabis patient, Phil Smith of Alternet and Troy Farah of "The Fix"
Guest(s): Marsha Rosenbaum
Organization(s): Drug Policy Alliance
FDBCB_030918.mp3Link(s): Patients Out of Time, DPA
03/02/18 Maria McFarland Sanchez-Moreno
Maria McFarland Sanchez-Moreno author THERE ARE NO DEAD HERE - A STORY OF MURDER AND DENIAL IN COLOMBIA + Protest Philippine President Duterte's drug insanity, Hou Atty David Jones re racist judges in Houston, Abolitionist Moment, cohost Liliana Noonan.
Guest(s): Maria McFarland Sanchez-Moreno
Organization(s): Drug Policy Alliance
FDBCB_023018.mp3Link(s): Drug Policy Alliance, There Are No Dead Here
02/23/18 Doug McVay
Doug McVay editor Drug War Facts, host of Century of Lies, Steve Downing Dep Police Chief of LA (ret), Beto O'Rourke running for Ted Cruz Senate seat, Howard Wooldridge heads up Citizens Opposing Prohibition in Wash DC, Mary Kay Villaverde of Families for Sensible Drug Policy
Guest(s): Doug McVay
Organization(s): Drug War Facts
FDBCB_022318.mp3Link(s): Drug War Facts, LEAP
02/16/18 Rick Steves
Benefits of Drug War? Travel Guru Rick Steves, Eric Sterling of Criminal Justice Policy Foundation & LEAP, Eugene Oscapella Canadian Barrister & Superior Court Judge James P Gray find no benefit whatsoever.
Guest(s): Rick Steves
Organization(s): Travel Guru
FDBCB_021618.mp3Link(s): CJPF, LEAP
02/09/18 Laura Thomas
Diane Goldstein new Chair of LEAP, Laura Thomas of DPA, CNN examines Jeff Sessions, RCMP Drug Squad Rpt, Tony Papa re Louisiana travesty, Jimmy Kimmel & Sessions, Tessie Castillo of NC Harm Reduction, Kate Bell of Marijuana Policy Project, Philip Blanton busted in TX roasted for a year & CBS Dallas re 6 year old hemp patient
Guest(s): Laura Thomas
Organization(s): Drug Policy Alliance
FDBCB_020918.mp3Link(s): LEAP, Drug Policy Alliance
02/02/18 Dennis Peron
Dennis Peron, the God Father of Medical Cannabis dead at 72. Feat: Jeff Jones, Phil Smith, Philadelphia Fox Rpt on Safe Injection Facility, 70 busted for small bag of weed, Columbia Univ panel on drug reform
Guest(s): Dennis Peron
Organization(s): Guru
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