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.

Eric Sterling & Major Neill Franklin. Topics include the memory of the Shining City on the Hill, Israels attack on Lebanon, Fascism in the drug war and much more.   Eric Sterling was Counsel to the US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee. 

 

Eric Sterling , Major Neill Franklin
Eric Sterling
Fmr. Counsel to the US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee
, Major Neill Franklin
Fmr. Director of LEAP
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Richard Watkins & Roger Goodman.  Roger Goodman has for 20 years served the State of Washington as a representative. He directs the House Public Safety Committee on Crime and Justice.  Richard Watkins was a Viet Nam Army pilot and for twenty years was a Texas Prison Warden. Topics include drug war, Iran war, criminal justice disparities from state to state and more.

Richard Watkins, Roger Goodman
Richard Watkins
Former Warden
, Roger Goodman
Washington State Representative
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Cele Castillo & Debby Goldsberry. Cele was a Viet Nam veteran and later became an agent for the Drug Enforcement Administration. Debby is an entrepreneur, author and cannabis dispensary owner.

Cele Castillo, Debby Goldsberry
Cele Castillo
Former DEA
, Debby Goldsberry
Entrepreneur
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Ethan Nadelmann & Sanho Tree. Ethan is the founder, and now retired long time director of the Drug Policy Alliance. Sanho Tree is a Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies and has been Director of its Drug Policy Project since 1998. Topics range from war in Iran, the drug war, ICE, ultimatums, more.

Ethan Nadelmann, Sanho Tree
Sanho Tree
Fellow at Institute for Policy Studies
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Omar Figuroa, Chris Bennett & Howard Wooldridge.  Primary topic Fascist Trump. Omar is a California attorney specializing in drug cases. Chris is an author, botanist and activist extraordinaire.  Howard is a former cop who heads up Citizens Opposing Prohibition. Host Dean Becker is THE Reverend Most High.

Omar Figuroa, Citizens Opposing Prohibition
Omar Figuroa
Attorney
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Chris Conrad & Dr. Richard Andrews.  Chris Conrad is an author of many books to include Shattered Lives. Dr. Andrews is an addiction doctor reporting from Spain. Topics include war in Iran, greedy oligarchs, attacks in Mexico, Venezuela and Ecuador along with observations on Trumps subservient cabinet.

Chris Conrad
Chris Conrad
Author
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Professor Jeffrey Miron is a Senior Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Economics at Harvard University and author of several books to include Drug War Crimes. Topics include war on Iran, war on drugs, more. FULL TRANSCRIPT ATTACHED.

Professor Jeffrey Miron
Jeffrey Miron
Harvard Professor
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Otis Mclay and Doug McVay.  Otis is the Pacifica host of hundreds of radio programs on his Audioport site for reporters and programmers. Doug McVay is a long time activist, drug reformer and host of Century of Lies and other programs on KBOO radio.

Otis Mclay
Otis Mclay
Pacifican
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Featuring Vivian McPeak and Matt Elrod. Vivian was the ramrod of the Seattle Hempfest and is  full-time activist and event organizer who is passionate about social justice. Matt Elrod is a reclusive Canadian audiophile, poetic naturalist, veteran drug policy reform activist, library cataloguer, programmer and webmaster.

Matt Elrod, Vivian McPeak
Matt Elrod
Reform Activist
, Vivian McPeak
Event Organizer
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Eric Sterling Counsel to the US House Committee on the Judiciary (ret) & Sanho Tree of the Institute for Policy Studies, directing the Drug Policy Project.

Sanho Tree, Eric Sterling
Eric Sterling
Counsel to the US House Committee on the Judiciary (ret)
, Sanho Tree
Institute for Policy Studies, directing the Drug Policy Project.
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