Here we (U.S.A.) go again. Remember during Gulf War II, George W. Bush famously used the term Coalition of the Willing when it came to the invasion and occupation of Iraq? According to W's administration, these 48 countries were essential par

At the Forefront of Fracking

Oct 13th, 2014 23m 56s

Anastasia Pantsios published a fantastic article at EcoWatch about Ohio's shameful role at the forefront of the fracking industry. The article is based in part on the U.S. Government Accountability Office report, Drinking Water: Characterizati

The Miseducation of the Masses (Part 3): The System is Born

Sep 29th, 2014 52m 49s

In part 3 of our series on the education system in the United States of America, we take a look at the continued influence of Foundations - mainly the ones started and funded by the Carnegie and Rockefeller. We also discuss the Columbia Teache

The Miseducation of the Masses (Part 2): Rise of the Foundations!

Sep 9th, 2014 57m 10s

In part 2 of our series on the education system in the United States of America, we take a look at how compulsory schooling was legislated into existence and then financed. From 1889 to 1906 William Torrey Harris was the Commissioner of Educat

The Miseducation of the Masses (Part 1)

Aug 25th, 2014 41m 11s

In the kick off episode for a series on the education system in the United States of America, we take a look at the Prussian education system that was established after that country's devastating defeat at the hands of Napoleon's military in 18

World Cup 2014: Capitalism, Corruption and Protest (Part 3)

Jul 8th, 2014 50m 23s

In our third and final episode in the World Cup 2014: Capitalism, Corruption and Protest series we address the lack of protests in Brazil during the World Cup. We also take an extensive look at the police state tactics of Brazil and what it me

World Cup 2014: Capitalism, Corruption and Protest (Part 2)

Jun 23rd, 2014 33m 17s

In part II of our World Cup 2014 series we take a look at the initial proposal the government of Brazil presented to FIFA and how the reality has shaped up all these years later...here a hint, the budget more than quadrupled. We specifically ta

World Cup 2014: Capitalism, Corruption and Protest (Part 1)

Jun 12th, 2014 33m 22s

Our introductory episode covering the most watched (and most corrupt) sporting event in the entire world, the FIFA World Cup. We start off looking at why soccer can and is an important sport, especially on the world stage. Then we move into a

We're So F**Ked 4: Do Anything

May 19th, 2014 1h 1m

The fourth and final in episode in our We're So Fucked series (We're So Fucked - We're So Fucked 2: Bringing Down the System - We're So Fucked 3: Don't Do Anything) ends on a happy note, sort of...We start the discussion with the idea that the

We're So F**ked 3: Don't Do Anything

Mar 3rd, 2014 29m 38s

This episode follows We're So Fucked and We're So Fucked 2: Bringing Down the System. On today's installment of this sporadic series we look at one of the two options that are laid out before us: Do Something or Don't Do Anything. The later i

We're So Fucked 2: Bringing Down the System

Feb 3rd, 2014 1h 5m

It's story time on Mic Check Radio this week. While this is a follow up to the We're So Fucked episode from two weeks ago, the bulk of this show is a reading which diagnoses just how fucked we human beings are by the industrial-technological s

We're So F**ked

Jan 19th, 2014 45m 18s

We (human beings) are quite literally fucked in numerous ways...on this episode we take a look at just a few of the main reasons. Financial collapse, poor food quality, weather, climate, consumerism, garbage, diseases, air pollution, water pol

Affluenza: Adulthood (Part 2)

Dec 29th, 2013 38m 24s

Our final installment in the Affluenza series. On this weeks show we finish taking a look at the history of Affluenza [Defined by Wikipedia as "a painful, contagious, socially transmitted condition of overload, debt, anxiety and waste resultin

Affluenza: Adulthood (Part 1)

Dec 23rd, 2013 30m 7s

So, our part II of this series turned out to run so long that we broke it up into two parts. On this weeks show we take a look at the history of Affluenza [Defined by Wikipedia as "a painful, contagious, socially transmitted condition of overl

Affluenza: Children

Dec 15th, 2013 31m 57s

In part I of a two part series, we take a look at the disease know as "affluenza". Defined by Wikipedia affluenza is "a painful, contagious, socially transmitted condition of overload, debt, anxiety and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit

Corporate Media 5

Nov 3rd, 2013 27m 25s

We have come to the end (for now) of our Corporate Media series. On this episode we take a look at several examples of the corporate/government hijacking of the public airwaves that have been exposed. After that...the numbers don't lie! Alte

Corporate Media 4

Oct 27th, 2013 40m 37s

This week, in our continuing series taking a look at the multiple corporate and government influences on our media, we focus on public relations firms. In this episode we focus on Ketchum, Qorvis and Edelman and their use of video news release

Corporate Media 3

Oct 20th, 2013 35m 9s

In part three of our Corporate Media series we take a look at the known influence of the CIA's Operation Mockingbird on the media. The New York Times, Time/Life, CBS, NBC, Newsweek, the AP, UPI, Reuters and even all the way down the publishing

Corporate Media 2

Oct 14th, 2013 32m 14s

After World War II, the proven power of propaganda and the TV boom coincided so beautifully that the CIA invented an infrastructure to exploit/manipulate/guide/control the media, and by extension the public. And Operation Mockingbird is just o

Corporate Media 1

Oct 7th, 2013 31m 49s

In the first part of our Corporate Media series we take a quick look at the history of US government's attempts to regulate (and eventually deregulate)the media over the past hundred years. What is the end result of all of these bills and laws

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