David Barsamian
David Barsamian is the founder and director of Alternative Radio, an independent award-winning weekly series based in Boulder, Colorado. He has been working in radio since 1978 where he has interviewed the likes of Angela Davis, Ralph Nader, Vandana Shiva, and Carlos Fuentes. The one-hour program is broadcast on public radio stations in the United States, Canada, Australia, and other countries. His publications include Targeting Iran, What We Say Goes with Noam Chomsky, Original Zinn: Conversations on History and Politics with Howard Zinn, Imperial Ambitions with Noam Chomsky, and Speaking of Empire & Resistance with Tariq Ali. His earlier books include The Checkbook & the Cruise Missile with Arundhati Roy, Propaganda and the Public Mind with Noam Chomsky, Eqbal Ahmad: Confronting Empire, and The Decline and Fall of Public Broadcasting.
The Institute for Alternative Journalism named him one of its “Top Ten Media Heroes.” Barsamian lectures throughout the U.S. on foreign policy, the media, propaganda, and corporate power. In 2003 he received the ACLU’s Upton Sinclair Award for independent journalism and the Democracy Media Award, and in 2006, the Rocky Mountain Peace & Justice Center Award. Barsamian interviewed Andrew Bacevich for Lannan’s Readings & Conversations in 2010.
David Barsamian elsewhere on Lannan.org
Andrew Bacevich with David Barsamian, 2010, (Events)Andrew Bacevich with David Barsamian, 2009, (Events)
Chris Williams with David Barsamian, 2012, (Events)
David Barsamian awarded 2006 Cultural Freedom Fellowship, 2006, (Literary: Awards, Fellowships, and Grants)
Glenn Greenwald with David Barsamian, 2011, (Events)
John Pilger with David Barsamian, 2011, (Events)
Phyllis Bennis with David Barsamian, 2012, (Events)
David Barsamian Lannan Podcast Episodes
Andrew Bacevich with David Barsamian, 21 April 2010 - AudioAndrew Bacevich, Reading, 21 April 2010 - Video
Andrew Bacevich with David Barsamian, Conversation, 21 April 2010 - Video
Glenn Greenwald with David Barsamian, 8 March 2011 - Audio
Glenn Greenwald, Presentation, 8 March 2011 - Video
Glenn Greenwald with David Barsamian, Conversation, 8 March 2011 - Video
Chris Williams with David Barsamian, 20 March 2012 – Audio
Chris Williams with David Barsamian, Talk, 20 March 2012 – Video
Chris Williams with David Barsamian, Conversation, 20 March 2012 – Video
Phyllis Bennis with David Barsamian, 10 April 2012 – Audio
Phyllis Bennis with David Barsamian, Talk, 10 April 2012 – Video
Phyllis Bennis with David Barsamian, Conversation, 10 April 2012 – Video
David Barsamian around the Web
Additional Photos of the 21 April 2010 Event on FlickrAdditional Photos of the 8 March 2011 Event on Flickr
Additional Photos of the 20 March 2012 Event on Flickr
Additional Photos of the 10 April 2012 Event on Flickr
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