Summary: Fighting the Cultural Production of Ignorance! This week on Talking Left, we discussed ignorance harms our nation - and the fact that sometimes that ignorance is the results of deliberate corporate - or governmental - efforts. First, we spoke with political commentator and writer, Sam Sacks, about ZunZuneo - the so-called "Cuban Twitter." Last week, AP broke the story that the text-message-based social media service was actually a covert op by USAID to undermine the Cuban government. Although it sounds like the stuff of spy novels, Congressional hearings have been held to get to the bottom of it, and it's quite likely that Cuba wasn't the only country where similar operations were established. Social media is an amazing tool to get people involved and active for various causes, but no government - especially ours - should be ruining its credibility with schemes like this. Next, we heard from the brilliant and talented Hal Sparks - host of the Hal Sparks Radio Program MEGA World Wide. Hal gave us his thoughts on the standoff happening in Nevada between a cattle rancher and the US government. Although this rancher is being hailed as a hero by Fox so-called News and their ilk, he's actually much closer to a corporate war lord who wants to use our commons without paying the price. The fact that armed militias are showing up to defend this guy's supposed right to use public lands makes this a serious story, but Hal Sparks never fails to find the comedy even in stories like these. Last, but certainly not least, we spoke with Jacob Dean, host of Filter Free Radio - which you can now hear right here on We Act Radio. Jacob told us about attending the Million Blanket March in Portland, and the Progressive Radio Northwest Forum in Seattle. Both of these stories show how important it is to get involved and get active, and, as usual, Jacob is great at motivating people to do so. He's one of the most inspiring people we know, and he puts on one hell of a show on Filter Free Radio. Thanks to Rocky Mountain Mike for writing and producing our incredible theme music! Please check out his amazing Sound Cloud! Thanks to We Act Radio - 1480AM WPWC, Radio or Not, and SoFlo Radio- for helping to ensure all listeners have corporate-free, independent radio! Remember - Talking Left will soon be available on the Progressive Voices Channel on Tune In. We'll let you know when you can tune in to hear the show there. And, of course, thanks to you, our listeners, friends, and family - for supporting us through all of our crazy shows, dreams, and political addictions!! You can also follow all of the news about upcoming topics and guests on our Facebook page and on Twitter @TalkingLeft. And you can subscribe to Talking Left free on iTunes! As always, thanks for listening!
