Consortium News
83 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsConsortium News is the podcast for Consortiumnews.com, a home for important, well-reported stories that challenge the dominant mainstream news media of our day. We focus on international and domestic policies, as well as political and media developments in the United States and abroad. Consortium News was founded in 1995 as the first investigative news magazine on the internet by Robert Parry, one of the reporters who helped expose the Iran-Contra scandal for The Associated Press in the mid-1980s. Funded through small donations from readers, Consortium News is not beholden to any government or corporate special interests.
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CN LIVE! S2E7: PANDEMIC GEOPOLITICS
May 06, 2020 14:10 - 1 hour - 61 MBIt's been said often, and history shows, that before there can be radical change in society, there must first be a collapse of the old order. We are potentially at such a rare moment, when the combination of an historic pandemic and a global economic unravelling has left us contemplating what transformations may lie ahead. We can ask whether the United States will emerge domestically with a better health care system and more equitable economy; with a totalitarian police state; or whether th...
CN LIVE! S2E6 Paris Reportage: GILETS JAUNES (in French)
April 01, 2020 22:19 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBCN walked with the Gilets Jaunes (Yellow Vests) through the streets of Paris on their 69th Saturday march. It focuses on imposed changes, via the 49.3 law, to France's social security. The movement calls for the restoration of fiscal and social justice, and for a constitutional system based on citizen-initiated referendum. Note: The audio of this podcast is in French. For those requiring translation, go to our YouTube channel and watch the sub-titled film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
CNLive! ASSANGE EXTRADITION SPECIAL (extended version)
April 01, 2020 21:17 - 2 hours - 127 MBIn the last week before Julian Assange's extradition hearing, people flocked from around the world to London, to defend the imprisoned journalist and call for his release. CN Live! covered a myriad of events and spoke with a number of participants about the significance of this case, which the UK Shadow Chancellor, John McDonnell has referred to as the Drefus case of our time. CONTENTS 00:00:00 Kristinn Hrafnsson ”We’re dealing with a Dark Force” (22 Feb 2020) 00:01:48 Patrick Henningsen R...
CN LIVE! S2E4: TRUMP'S ISRAELI 'DEAL OF THE CENTURY'
April 01, 2020 18:11 - 47 minutes - 44.4 MBCEO of Gulf State Analytics Giorgio Cafiero, Professor of Political Science A'sad AbuKhalil and Consortium News columnist Patrick Lawrence offer an in-depth analysis of Trump's Israeli Peace Deal, aka 'The Deal of the Century'.
CN Live! Season 2 Episode 3: Dr Jill Stein joins Doctors for Assange
April 01, 2020 02:12 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBDr Jill Stein's speech at the 'Meet the Doctors for Assange' event in Sydney on Jan 22nd and her interview with CNLive! hosts Joe Lauria and Elizabeth Vos.
CN Live! S2E2 Doctors for Assange
April 01, 2020 01:57 - 1 hour - 62.7 MBLive conference from MEAA Sydney, Jan 22nd 2020, with Dr Jill Stein MD and fellow 'Doctors for Assange' in Australia, UK & Bolivia. Hosted by veteran investigative journalist Wendy Bacon. On Christmas Eve 2019, Julian Assange called an old friend to say that he is slowly dying inside Belmarsh prison. In November the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture had warned that Julian Assange’s treatment in Belmarsh prison may soon end up costing his life. Julian Assange has been assessed as showing all...
CN LIVE! Season 2 Episode 1: IRAN
January 09, 2020 13:36 - 1 hour - 69.5 MBCN Live! premieres Season 2 with an in-depth look at the crisis with Iran, after the drone assassination of Iranian Quds Force commander General Qassem Soleimani. Our guests are Scott Ritter, former UN Weapons Inspector & former intelligence officer; and Giorgio Cafieri, the CEO of Gulf State Analytics.
CN LIVE! Episode 18 - Season One Finale
December 09, 2019 09:27 - 5 hours - 295 MBIn our epic season finale we feature Scott Ritter, former UN Weapons Inspector and Lee Stranahan, co-host of 'Fault Lines', talking about impeachment. Then in Sydney Australia we join Wikileaks lawyer Jennifer Robinson and Australian veteran journalist Quentin Dempster for the live event: 'Challenge what you know: What's Really Happening with Julian Assange?' We then talk to veteran journalist Pepe Escobar about the situation in Brazil and the release of Lula. He will also comment on rec...
CN LIVE! Episode 17: DNC Corruption
December 09, 2019 08:40 - 2 hours - 139 MBOur guests tonight are radio host and political analyst, Niko House; politician and professor of law, Tim Canova; and lawyers for the plaintiffs in the DNC Fraud lawsuit, Jared Beck and Elizabeth Lee Beck.
CN LIVE! EPISODE 16 - Artificial Intelligence: digital and political disruption
December 09, 2019 08:00 - 3 hours - 166 MBArtificial intelligence and its impact on our lives, as humans and citizens. GUESTS: Daniel Barnheizer, Lissa Johnson and Cathy Vogan. This episode will feature a short documentary by Vogan on the 2016 US Elections. Hosted by Joe Lauria & Elizabeth Vos Executive Producer: Cathy Vogan
CN Live! Episode 15: Assange - UK & Australia, Ruin or Rescue?
December 09, 2019 06:11 - 2 hours - 140 MBWhile cries ring out in the UK of 'Show Trial!', describing Julian Assange's October hearing, in Australia the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives formally approve a group of 11 cross-party MPs, whose mission it is to return Assange to Australia. Guests: John Pilger, Emmy Butlin, Gordon Dimmack, Patrick Henningsen, Nozomi Hayase and Lissa K. Johnson. Hosted by Joe Lauria & Elizabeth Vos Executive Producer: Cathy Vogan
CN LIVE! Episode 14: Impeachment - Syria
November 21, 2019 11:56 - 2 hours - 146 MBTRUMP IMPEACHMENT Scott Horton, radio host; Peter B. Collins, radio host; Scott Ritter, fmr. US counterintelligence, UN weapons inspector. SYRIA Dr Tim Anderson
CN LIVE! Episode 13 - Turkey invades Syria
November 21, 2019 09:46 - 3 hours - 179 MB* As'ad AbuKhalil, professor of political science, on the Turkish invasion of Syria. * Mark Sleboda, Moscow-based geostrategic analyst & Giorgio Cafiero, CEO Gulf State Analytics, on the Turkish invasion of Syria. * Brian Becker, radio host and director of the Answer Coalition, on the history and present state of the anti-war movement. * Interview with Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, co-directors of Popular Resistance on the current state of the anti-war movement. Hosted by Joe La...
CN LIVE! Episode 12 - SAUDI ARABIA
November 21, 2019 08:13 - 2 hours - 115 MBWe devote the entire show to Saudi Arabia following a PBS Frontline investigation into Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and his interview with CBS 60 Minutes this week. We'll be delving into aspects not treated by those mainstream reports: namely the history and complexities of US-Saudi relations, Saudi-Israeli relations and the domestic political scene inside the Kingdom. Our guests: activist Medea Benjamin, analyst Giorgio Cafiero and Saudi journalist Ali al-Ahmed.
CN LIVE! Episode 11: ELLSBERG MEETS GUN; RITTER ON WMD INSPECTIONS; WIGHT ON BREXIT
November 21, 2019 01:03 - 4 hours - 226 MB* Ray McGovern on Ukraine and Trump impeachment process * Daniel Ellsberg meets Iraq War GCHQ whistleblower and subject of the film 'Official Secrets', Katharine Gun. * Follow-up live interview with former UN Weapons inspector during Iraq War, Scott Ritter. * Our UK correspondent, John Wight, on Brexit and the British political crisis. Hosted by Elizabeth Vos and Joe Lauria. Executive Producer: Cathy Vogan
CN LIVE! Episode 10
September 22, 2019 16:05 - 1 hour - 105 MBJoe Lauria, Elizabeth Vos & Peter B. Collins on latest Assange developments. Climate Strike reportage and interview with Arn Menconi. Lebanese scholar As'ad AbuKhalil (The Angry Arab), on the US response to attack on Saudi installations.
CN LIVE! Episode 9: Russia Special
September 15, 2019 11:32 - 3 hours - 213 MBFeaturing George Bebbe, former head of CIA Russia desk; Ray McGovern, former CIA Russia analyst; Mark Sleboda, Moscow-based analyst; Scott Ritter, former UN Weapons Inspector; Tony Kevin, former Australian diplomat in Russia; & Consortium News journalist, Patrick Lawrence.
CN LIVE! Episode 9: Russia Special
September 15, 2019 11:31Featuring George Bebbe, former head of CIA Russia desk; Ray McGovern, former CIA Russia analyst; Mark Sleboda, Moscow-based analyst; Scott Ritter, former UN Weapons Inspector; Tony Kevin, former Australian diplomat in Russia; & Consortium News journalist, Patrick Lawrence.
CN LIVE! Episode 8
September 09, 2019 05:26 - 1 hour - 98.4 MB* Peter B. Collins: Hammond, Manning & Assange * Pakistan UN Ambassador: Kashmir's humanitarian crisis * John Wight: Brexit forecast * Attilio Moro & Andrew Spannaus : Italy's political meltdown
CN LIVE! Episode 7
September 03, 2019 12:17 - 4 hours - 236 MB* John Kiriakou on 9/11 trial * Pepe Escobar on his interview with Lula * Julian Assange's father on brother's plea * Quentin Dempster: police raids on media in Australia * Whitney Webb, back with Epstein Part 4
CN LIVE! Episode 6
August 21, 2019 22:01 - 2 hours - 139 MBBlistering remarks from Australian journalists Mary Kostakidis and Mark Davis about how the corporate media dealt with Julian Assange, as well as a powerful, hour-long, in-depth interview with journalist Whitney Webb on the life and death of Jeffery Epstein.
CN LIVE! Episode 5
August 21, 2019 21:18 - 2 hours - 135 MBFeaturing Lissa Johnson, Mark Davis, Rebecca Peters, James Howard Kunstler, George Szamuely and Cathy Vogan's film of Mark Davis's breath-taking talk last night at the Sydney event: 'Julian Assange & the US Culture of Revenge', where he reveals new information concerning the publication of the Afghan War Logs. Consortium News launched its first live show, CN Live!, on July 12, 2019 at 2pm EDT, to provide weekly insights into WikiLeaks, the Middle East, the US presidential elections and oth...
CN LIVE! Episode 4
August 21, 2019 12:07 - 2 hours - 141 MBFeaturing Kim Dotcom, William Binney, Mike Gravel, and George Szamuely. Consortium News launched its first live show, CN Live!, on July 12, 2019 at 2pm EDT, to provide weekly insights into WikiLeaks, the Middle East, the US presidential elections and other topics in the news. Hosted by Joe Lauria, Elizabeth Vos. Executive producer, Cathy Vogan. Technical production, Ebon Kim
CN LIVE! Episode 3
July 30, 2019 08:41 - 2 hours - 124 MBFeaturing Nancy Hollander, Margaret Kimberley, Ed Butowsky & Ray McGovern. Consortium News launched its first live show, CN Live!, on July 12, 2019 at 2pm EDT, to provide weekly insights into WikiLeaks, the Middle East, the US presidential elections and other topics in the news. Hosted by Joe Lauria, Elizabeth Vos. Executive producer, Cathy Vogan. Technical production, Ebon Kim
CN LIVE! Episode 3
July 30, 2019 08:41Featuring Nancy Hollander, Margaret Kimberley, Ed Butowsky & Ray McGovern. Consortium News launched its first live show, CN Live!, on July 12, 2019 at 2pm EDT, to provide weekly insights into WikiLeaks, the Middle East, the US presidential elections and other topics in the news. Hosted by Joe Lauria, Elizabeth Vos. Executive producer, Cathy Vogan. Technical production, Ebon Kim
CN LIVE! Episode 2
July 21, 2019 17:44 - 3 hours - 175 MBFeaturing Kristinn Hrafnsson, As’ad AbuKhalil, Michael Isikoff, Pepe Escobar & George Szamuely. Consortium News launched its first live show, CN Live!, on July 12, 2019 at 2pm EDT, to provide weekly insights into WikiLeaks, the Middle East, the US presidential elections and other topics in the news. Hosted by Joe Lauria, Elizabeth Vos. Executive producer, Cathy Vogan. Technical production, Ebon Kim
CN LIVE! S1E1
July 17, 2019 20:40 - 2 hours - 135 MBThis first episode of CN LIVE! features (in order of appearance) professor of international law Francis Boyle, legal scholar Marjorie Cohn, US presidential candidate Mike Gravel, the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Nils Melzer, author George Szamuely and journalist Aaron Maté. CN LIVE! is hosted by Joe Lauria and Elizabeth Vos. Executive producer / production designer: Cathy Vogan. Digital producer: Ebon Kim
CN LIVE! Episode 1
July 17, 2019 20:40 - 2 hours - 135 MBThis first episode of CN LIVE! features (in order of appearance) professor of international law Francis Boyle, legal scholar Marjorie Cohn, US presidential candidate Mike Gravel, the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Nils Melzer, author George Szamuely and journalist Aaron Maté. CN LIVE! is hosted by Joe Lauria and Elizabeth Vos. Executive producer / production designer: Cathy Vogan. Digital producer: Ebon Kim
Consortium News Radio—Episode 3: Gareth Porter
September 20, 2018 22:07 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBIndependent investigative journalist and historian Gareth Porter joins Consortium News Editor-in-Chief Joe Lauria to discuss how the Department of Homeland Security created a false narrative of Russian cyberattacks on U.S. voter sites and how the bipartisan establishment fears a popular revolt.
Consortium News on Flashpoints: John McCain and the Real Russian Interference in US Politics
September 08, 2018 06:25 - 58 minutes - 54 MBOn this second episode of Consortium News on Flashpoints, host Dennis Bernstein of KPFA Pacifica radio interviews three Consortium authors on their recent articles: Max Blumenthal on "The Other Side of John McCain"; As'ad AbuKhalil on "John McCain: The View from the Middle East"; and Diana Johnstone on her article, "The Real Russian Interference in US Politics."
Consortium News on Flashpoints: Elizabeth Warren, Russia-gate and Kofi Annan
September 01, 2018 07:21 - 59 minutes - 41.2 MBIn August 2018, Consortium News launched Consortium News Radio. Now, we begin a second radio show in collaboration with Pacifica Radio’s Flashpoints, a biweekly interview program with Consortium News writers. In collaboration with Dennis Bernstein, host of Pacifica Radio’s syndicated show Flashpoints, Consortium News is launching its second radio program, Consortium News on Flashpoints. Recorded and produced in the Berkeley, Calif., studios of KPFA radio, Bernstein will interview three Con...
Consortium News Radio— Episode 2: Joe Meadors
September 01, 2018 06:36 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBJoe Meadors was a signalman on the USS Liberty surveillance ship on June 8, 1967, when Israel attacked, killing 34 U.S. sailors and injuring 173 more. In August 2018, Meadors was arrested by Israeli soldiers onboard a boat taking part in a flotilla to break the Gaza blockade. Meadors tells Consortium News Radio in this episode how he first became sympathetic to the Palestinians while growing up in Saudi Arabia, how he was told by his superiors not to discuss what happened on the Liberty,...
Consortium News Radio — Episode 1: Peter Van Buren
August 31, 2018 18:46 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBINTRODUCING Consortium News Radio, an ongoing series of radio interviews with newsmakers and Consortium News writers intended to delve deeper into stories published on Consortium News. On the premiere edition of Consortium News Radio we speak with Peter Van Buren, a former State Department official, whistleblower and victim of Twitter censorship. Van Buren speaks about his experiences in Iraq, the critical book he wrote about those experiences and how the Obama State Department attempted t...