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.
08/19/20 Katherine Neill Harris
Katherine Neill Harris of the James A. Baker III Institute at Rice Univ END THE WAR ON DRUGS TO HELP FIX AMERICAN POLICING + Tommy Chong visits to discuss racist drug war policies
FDBCB081920.mp3Guest(s): Katherine Neill Harris
Organization(s): James A. Baker III Institute
Link(s): James A. Baker III Institute
08/12/20 Maia Szalavitz
Maia Szalavitz, author, reporter joins host Dean Becker to discuss forthcoming Video series "Seeking The Moral High Ground" and to kick the drug war in the teeth.
FDBCB081220.mp3Guest(s): Maia Szalavitz
08/05/20 Joao Goulao
Doctor Joao Goulao is the General Directorate for Intervention on Addictive Behaviors and Dependency, Portugal's Drug Czar. He and Drug Truth Network host Dean Becker delve deep into drug war logic.
FDBCB080520.mp3Guest(s): Joao Goulao
Organization(s): Drug Czar
07/29/20 Christoph Buerki
Dr. Christoph Buerki is a Swiss Psychiatrist who pioneered their Heroin injection program. Over the more than two decades, Swiss citizens have injected pure Heroin more than 20,000,000 times with zero overdose deaths.
FDBCB072920.mp3Guest(s): Christoph Buerki
Organization(s): Swiss Heroin Injection Program
07/20/20 Neill Franklin
Major Neill Franklin has more than 30 years experience wearing the badge of law enforcement. Today Neill is the Executive Director of Law Enforcement Action Partnership which has thousands of experienced police, prosecutors and legislators calling for an end to drug prohibition. Neill is one of the stars of our forthcoming, September 11 Premiere of our video Production: SEEEKING THE MORAL HIGH GROUND (On Drugs). To learn more please visit www.LEAP.cc
FDBCB072220.mp3Guest(s): Neill Franklin
Organization(s): LEAP
Link(s): LEAP
07/15/20 Mary Jane Borden
Mary Jane Borden reporter for Columbus Ohio Free Press re her latest: By Their Deeds Shall Ye Know Them article on racism & Black Lives Matter + Global News report on Canadian Chiefs of Police call for winding down the drug war announcing forthcoming DTN video special featuring Cliff Shaffer : Seeking The Moral High Ground
FDBCB071520.mp3Guest(s): Mary Jane Borden
Organization(s): Ohio Rights Group
Link(s): Cannabinart
07/08/20 Phil Smith
Phil Smith of Stop the Drug War re premiere of Becker's Buds Video program, racism, pandemic and drug war failures + Chris Conrad Becker's Buds guest #2 re racism, drug war tactics.
FDBCB070820.mp3Guest(s): Phil Smith
Organization(s): Stop the Drug War
Link(s): Stop The Drug War
07/01/20 Doug McVay
Doug McVay who produces Century of Lies, talk about racism and the drug war. PLUS: the thoughts of Michelle Alexander, author of the New Jim Crow.
FDBCB070120.mp3Guest(s): Doug McVay
Organization(s): Drug War Facts
Link(s): Drug War Facts
06/24/20 Roger Goodman
Roger Goodman Washington state Representative on US racism, Covid 19 and call for actual control of controlled substances + Josh Richards Houston activist calls for harm reduction
FDBCB062420.mp3Guest(s): Roger Goodman
Organization(s): Houston Harm Reduction Alliance
Link(s): Houston Harm Reduction Alliance
06/17/20 Eric Sterling
Eric Sterling founder of Criminal Justice Policy Foundation, Helen Clark former Prime Minister of New Zealand, Ruth Dreifuss former President of Switzerland + Drug Truth Network editorial
FDBCB061720.mp3Guest(s): Eric Sterling
Organization(s): Criminal Justice Policy Foundation
Link(s): Criminal Justice Policy Foundation