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.
08/02/21 Reverend Alexander Sharp
Reverend Alexander Sharp who heads up Clergy for a New Drug Policy joins DTN host Dean Becker to discuss the morals, the punishment and the advocates of eternal drug war + Matt Simon, long time policy man for the Marijuana Policy Project who now works within the cannabis industry shares his thoughts on progress, corruption and the road going forward.
Guest(s): Reverend Alexander Sharp
Organization(s): Clergy For New Drug Policy
FDBCB080221S.mp3Link(s): Clergy for a New Drug Policy
07/26/21 Beto O'Rourke
Former Congressman Beto O'Rourke is helping to leadThe Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival & the Texas Poor People's Campaign. He and Willie Nelson are inviting folks to a Georgetown-to-Austin Moral March for Democracy culminating in a Rally at the Texas State Capitol on Saturday, July 31. Calling for an end to the filibuster, in favor of the For the People Act, restoration of 1965 Voting Rights, $15 Hr and more. Also on this weeks show, Dr. Rick Doblin Exec Dir of Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies in Houston to participate in a Congressional Healthcare Summit hosted by US Congressman Dan Crenshaw.
Guest(s): Beto O'Rourke
Organization(s): Call for Moral Revival
FDBCB072621S.mp3Link(s): A National Call for Moral Revival: March on Austin
07/19/21 Ethan Nadelmann
Ethan Nadelmann, founder of Drug Policy Alliance premiers new podcast: PSYCHOACTIVE on I Heart and other outlets. Ethan and DTN host Becker discuss the podcast, overdose deaths, new US Drug Czar and much more
Guest(s): Ethan Nadelmann
Organization(s): Drug Policy Alliance
FDBCB071921S.mp3Link(s): Drug Policy Alliance, Nadelmann PSYCHOACTIVE Video
07/12/21 Richard Van Wickler
Former Executive Director and now a board member of LEAP, Law Enforcement Action Partnership, Richard Van Wickler (Ret.) began his law enforcement career in 1987 and served as the Superintendent of the Cheshire County Department of Corrections in Keene, New Hampshire, from 1993 to 2019. Van Wickler is a former adjunct professor of American Corrections at Keene State College, where he taught for 14 years.
Guest(s): Richard Van Wickler
Organization(s): Law Enforcement Action Partnership
FDBCB071221S.mp3Link(s): LEAP
07/05/21 St. John "SinJin" Barned Smith
St. John "SinJin" Barned Smith is a Houston Chronicle reporter with a focus on the criminal justice system. The Harding Street fiasco is a main topic + Abolitionists Moment for Houston
Guest(s): St. John "SinJin" Barned Smith
Organization(s): Houston Chronicle
FDBCB070521M.mp3Link(s): St. John Barned-Smith - Houston Chronicle Reporter
06/28/21 Kristina Davis
Stephanie "Riley" Burns & Kristina Davis PRS/ ICPR Peer Recovery Support Specialists, Houston Recovery Center & UTHealth - Project Integra + Winston Francis with the "Official Government Truth".
Guest(s): Kristina Davis
FDBCB062821S.mp3Link(s): Houston Recovery Center
06/21/21 Mathew Fogg
US Marshall Mathew Fogg (Ret) served our nation with 32 years service and now heads up "Bigots with Badges" + sound advice for drug users and their parents from Dr. Joel Hochman
Guest(s): Mathew Fogg
Organization(s): Bigots With Badges
FDBCB062121S.mp3Link(s): Bigots with Badges
06/14/21 Jimi Devine
Jimi Devine, a reporter based at LA Weekly writes on every aspect of drug war policy and drug wars failures.
Guest(s): Jimi Devine
FDBCB061421M.mp3Link(s): Claiming the Moral High Ground
06/07/21 Beto O'Rourke
Congressman Beto O'Rourke (ret) discusses, voting rights, racism, environment and the drug war + James Gierach, former Illinois States Atty on Chicago violence and the drug war.
Guest(s): Beto O'Rourke
Organization(s): LEAP
FDBCB060721M.mp3Link(s): Powered By People
05/31/21 Neill Franklin
Major Neill Franklin (Ret) discusses law enforcement, the Peelian Princiiples: The goal is preventing crime, not catching criminals. If the police stop crime before it happens, we don’t have to punish citizens or suppress their rights. Corruption and greed are stopping most departments.
Guest(s): Neill Franklin
FDBCB053121M.mp3Link(s): LEAP