Cultural Baggage

Launched in early 2001, Cultural Baggage, hosted by Dean Becker, is the only nationally distributed radio program focused on discussing the war on drugs.

The weekly, half-hour program features interviews with prominent experts, such as U.S. Representatives John Conyers (D-MI) and Ron Paul (R-TX); Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman; and Superior Court Judge James Gray.

Cultural Baggage features timely and candid interviews with elected officials, judges, scientists, doctors, authors, entertainers, police officers, wardens, prisoners, and patients about current drug war issues, such as medical marijuana, sentencing reform, racial profiling, and police corruption.

12/06/09 - Mason Tvert

Mason Tvert, director of Safer Choice in Colorado discusses progress in fighting reefer madness


29:00 minutes (13.28 MB)

11/29/09 - Irvin Rosenfeld

Irvin Rosenfeld a Florida stockbroker is supplied with 300 cannabis cigarettes each 25 days by the DEA, FDA and NIDA


29:00 minutes (13.28 MB)

11/22/09 - Danny Kushlick

Danny Kushlick outlines "After the War on Drugs: Blueprint for Regulation" from Transform in the UK + interview of Ira Glasser at the Drug Policy Alliance conference


29:00 minutes (13.28 MB)

11/15/09 Ethan Nadelmann

Ethan Nadelmann's opening speech at Drug Policy Alliance Conference in Albuquerque NM


29:00 minutes (13.28 MB)

11/08/09 - General Stephen N. Xenakis

Drug Policy Alliance conference & report: "Healing a Broken System: Veterans Battling Addiction and Incarceration" with General Stephen N. Xenakis, M.D., Guy Gambill, veterans’ advocate, Abel Moreno, Arizona Vets 4 Vets


29:00 minutes (13.28 MB)

11/01/09 - Howard Wooldridge

Howard Wooldridge, founder of Citizens Opposing Prohibition + Phil Smith of Drug War Chronicle on the level of violence in Mexico


29:00 minutes (13.28 MB)

10/25/09 - Tony Newman

Tony Newman of the Drug Policy Alliance discusses major changes in media coverage of the drug war and the DPA's forthcoming conference in New Mexico + Dr. Joel Hochmans advice to parents of drug users


28:59 minutes (13.27 MB)

10/18/09 - Richard Evans

Atty Richard Evans of Mass NORML + LIVE: Sanho Tree of Institute for Policy Studies in Wash DC & US Drug Czar clip + Paul Armentano of national NORML


29:00 minutes (13.28 MB)

10/11/09 - Anthony Placido

Anthony Placido, Asst. Administer and Chief of Intelligence for the DEA + Terry Nelson of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition


29:00 minutes (13.28 MB)

10/04/09 - Beto O'Rourke

Reports from the El Paso conference on the War on Drugs: UTEP president, mayors of El Paso & Ciudad Juarez, Councilman Beto O'Rourke, Terry Nelson of LEAP, & Mike Agar


29:00 minutes (13.28 MB)

09/27/09 - Craig Reinarman

Report from UT El Paso Drug Conference with Prof Craig Reinarman, Dr. Dennis Bixler y Marquez, John Burnett of NPR, Juan Carlos Hidalgo & Judge James Gray


29:00 minutes (13.28 MB)

09/20/09 - Lew Rockwell

Lew Rockwell presentation "Never Talk to the Police" + Corrupt Cop story with Phil Smith + Official Government Truth with Winston Francis


29:00 minutes (13.28 MB)

09/13/09 - Paul Armentano

Paul Armentano, Dep. Dir of NORML, co author of "Marijuana is Safer, So Why are We Driving People to Drink?" + Throwing Down the Gauntlet #2


29:00 minutes (13.28 MB)

09/06/09 - John H. Richardson

John H. Richardson of Esquire + "Throwing Down the Gauntlet" #1


29:00 minutes (13.28 MB)

08/30/09 - Ethan Nadelmann

Ethan Nadelmann, Dir of Drug Policy Alliance re progress in the 100 year drug war + "Johnny Appleweed" by Brian Ashley Jones


29:00 minutes (13.28 MB)

08/23/09 - Fred Gardner

Fred Gardner, editor of O'Shaughnessy's medical marijuana journal takes listener call ins + Nurse Ken Wolski re outrageous trial of medical marijuana patient with MS


29:00 minutes (13.28 MB)

08/16/09 - Loretta Nall

Loretta Nall, Alabama drug reformer + Fred Gardner editor of O'Shaughnessy's medical marijuana journal + Zapata County Sheriff Sigifredo Gonzalez Jr.


29:00 minutes (4.98 MB)

08/03/07 - Froma Harrop

Froma Harrop, syndicated columnist with Creators Syndicate + Loretta Nall re drug warrior shennigans in Alabama


29:00 minutes (13.28 MB)

08/02/09 - Arthur Benavie

Professor Arthur Benavie, author of Drugs - America's Holy War + DTN Editorial, Paul Armentano of NORML, Cookville cops plant drugs + Gary Storck "wheres my medicine"


29:00 minutes (13.28 MB)

07/26/09 - Paul Armentano

Paul Armentano of NORML & co-author "Marijuana is Safer, So Whey are We Driving People to Drink" + Eric Sterling, president of Criminal Justice Policy Foundation


29:00 minutes (6.64 MB)

07/15/09 - Jack Cole

Jack Cole, director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition + Dr. Fredrick Polak of Amsterdam, courtesy CBS News + "Interesting Man" III


29:00 minutes (13.28 MB)

07/08/09 - Jerry Paradis

Jerry Paradis, Canadian Judge (ret) & speaker for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition + Paul Armentano of NORML on forthcoming convention in San Francisco


29:00 minutes (13.28 MB)

07/01/09 - Jamie Fellner

Jamie Fellner, senior counsel, US Human Rights Watch + DTN editorial & song "Stash of Bags"


29:00 minutes (13.28 MB)

06/24/09 - Moises Naim

Dr. Moises Naim, editor of Foreign Policy magazine & Norm Stamper, former Seattle police chief and speaker for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition + "Interesting Man"III & Abolitionist Moment


29:00 minutes (13.28 MB)

06/17/09 - Casper Leitch

Casper Leitch, producer and host of Time4Hemp.com, discusses history of his efforts + Bruce Mirken of the Marijuana Policy Project on the legislatures over ride of the governors veto in Rhode Island & more


29:00 minutes (13.28 MB)

06/10/09 - Claudia Rubin

Claudia Rubin w/ RELEASE in the UK, regarding their campaign: "Nice People Take Drugs" + Dr. Joel Hochman's warning to parents & Julie Roberts of Drug Policy Alliance on forthcoming cannabis distribution in New Mexico


29:00 minutes (13.28 MB)

06/03/09 - Marc Emery

US Prison Sentences await Marc Emery - Canada's Prince of Pot, Reverend Eddy Lepp and cannabis dispensary owner Charles Lynch, comments from Ed Rosenthal the guru of ganja


29:00 minutes (13.28 MB)

05/27/09 - David Rosenbloom

David Rosenbloom the new president and CEO of CASA - the Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse + Kevin Zeese, president of Common Sense for Drug Policy & Abolitionist Moment


29:00 minutes (13.28 MB)

05/20/09 - Ethan Nadelmann

Ethan Nadelmann, director of the Drug Policy Alliance + Afghan Army use of hashish estimated at 75% per Guardian report


29:00 minutes (13.28 MB)

05/13/09 - Maia Szalavitz

Maia Szalavitz, author of "Help at Any Cost" + Terry Nelson of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition & Abolitionist Moment/DTN Editorial


29:00 minutes (13.28 MB)
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