News and Public Affairs

Laura Flanders & Friends

Award-winning journalist Laura Flanders hosts a forward-looking public affairs series, combining original investigative reporting with in-depth interviews with diverse, often grassroots leaders who are driving forward-thinking change in the worlds of arts, business, civic life and social justice.

Schedule

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    Laura Flanders & Friends

    Louisiana Survived Katrina. Will it Survive the Petrochemical Industry?

    Sunday
    Oct 18

    30 Minutes

    Louisiana faces a new kind of storm decades after Hurricane Katrina -- liquified natural gas facilities.
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    Laura Flanders & Friends

    Cooperation vs. Authoritarianism in Spain

    Sunday
    Oct 25

    30 Minutes

    The growth of cooperative models in Spain and the citizens involved with them.
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    Laura Flanders & Friends

    Disability Justice: Alice Sheppard & Jess Thom

    Sunday
    Nov 1

    30 Minutes

    Wheelchair dancer and choreographer Alice Sheppard and comic Jess Thom question the role of art in society and our attitudes toward disability and what is normal.

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