In Episode 67 [7] of the CounterVortex podcast [8], Bill Weinberg continues the Spring ritual from his old WBAI [9] program, the Moorish Orthodox Radio Crusade [10] (which he lost due to his political dissent [11] exactly 10 years ago), of reading the George Orwell [12] essay "Some Thoughts on the Common Toad [13]," which brilliantly predicted ecological politics when it was published way back in April 1946. Among other reasons for hope this season, Bill notes passage of New York state's extremely progressive cannabis legalization act [14]. Shout-out to Bill's old co-host Ann-Marie Hendrickson, who is still carrying on the Common Toad tradition on her own WBAI program, Mansion for a Rat [15]. Listen on SoundCloud [7] or via Patreon [16].
Production by Chris Rywalt [19]
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