Cultural Baggage
Cultural Baggage is DTN's longest running broadcast program with 18 years as of October 2019. We are proud to have more than three dozen affiliate stations in the US and Canada broadcasting our 29 minutes of unvarnished truth about the failure and futility of this eternal prohibition of drugs. Produced by former cop Dean Becker at KPFT, Houston, one of the 5 Pacifica "sister" stations.
01/26/22 Doctor Perry Kendall
Doctor Perry Kendall was the first Provincial Health Officer for the Canadian province of British Columbia's health ministry and was awarded the Order of British Columbia for contributions to Public health field and to harm reduction policy and practice. He and DTN host Becker examine the positive results of Canada's advances in drug war policy.
FDBCB012622.mp3Guest(s): Doctor Perry Kendall
01/19/22 Dr. Khalid Tinasti
Dr. Khalid Tinasti, Executive Director of the Global Commission on Drug Policy joins DTN host Dean Becker for a second half hour to disect the logic of the drug war. Dr, Tinast also is featured in DTN's 90 minute video production: Claiming the Moral High Ground.
FDBCB011922.mp3Guest(s): Dr. Khalid Tinasti
Organization(s): Global Commission on Drugs
Link(s): Claiming the Moral High Ground
01/19/22 Dr. Khalid Tinasti
Dr. Khalid Tinasti, Executive Director of the Global Commission on Drug Policy joins DTN host Dean Becker for a second half hour to disect the logic of the drug war. Dr, Tinast also is featured in DTN's 90 minute video production: Claiming the Moral High Ground.
FDBCB011922.mp3Guest(s): Dr. Khalid Tinasti
Organization(s): Global Commission on Drugs
Link(s): Claiming the Moral High Ground, Global Commission Calls for End of Prohibition
01/12/20 Khalid Tinasti
Dr. Khalid Tinasti, Exec Dir of Global Commission on Drugs a participant in video production of Seeking The Moral High Ground. Joins with the Commission to call for the end of drug prohibition.
FDBCB011222.mp3Guest(s): Khalid Tinasti
Link(s): Claiming the Moral High Ground
01/05/22 Alexander Sharp
Reverend Alexander Sharp on Claiming the Moral High Ground, drug war crimes against humanity
FDBCB010522.mp3Guest(s): Alexander Sharp
Organization(s): Clergy For New Drug Policy
Link(s): Clergy for a New Drug Policy
12/29/21 Ruth Dreifuss
Ruth Dreifuss, who in 1999 was the first woman to hold the Swiss presidency, is the founder and president of the Global Commission on Drug Policy. The commission wants “responsible state control, from production to consumption of drugs” but that the opposite is now the case. “It’s an unregulated market in the hands of criminal groups.”
FDBCB122921.mp3Guest(s): Ruth Dreifuss
Organization(s): Drug Truth Network
Link(s): Stop The Drug War
12/22/21 Joao Goulao
Drug Czar of Portugal: Doctor Joao Goulao is the General Directorate for Intervention on Addictive Behaviors and Dependency. He and Drug Truth Network host Dean Becker delve deep into drug war logic.
FDBCB122221.mp3Guest(s): Joao Goulao
Organization(s): Law Enforcement Action Partnership
Link(s): LEAP
12/15/21 Eric Sterling
Eric Sterling for ten years was counsel to the US House Committee on the Judiciary, founded the Criminal Justice Policy Foundation and now serves on Policing Advisory Commission of Montgomery County, MD. Discussion of drug war crimes against humanity with DTN host Becker.
FDBCB121521.mp3Guest(s): Eric Sterling
12/08/21 James Gierach
James Gierach, former prosecutor, LEAP Speaker address DTN hosts call for a drug war tribunal for crimes against humanity + Global Commission on Drugs calls for end of drug prohibition with Juan Manuel Santos former President of Colombia, Dr. Ruth Dreifuss former President of Switzerland & Mohamed ElBaradei Nobel Laureate.
FDBCB120821.mp3Guest(s): James Gierach
Organization(s): Global Commission on Drugs
Link(s): Global Commission on Drug Policy, IDPC Shadow Report
12/01/21 Omar Figueroa
Our guest is Attorney Omar Figueroa, based in California. Omar focuses on cannabis law, licensing, Hemp & CBD law, psychedelics and human rights. Discussion on caravan raids, over taxation, international cannabis & more.
FDBCB120121.mp3Guest(s): Omar Figueroa
Organization(s): Attorney
Link(s): Omar Figueroa Attorney Website