November 9, 2025 Show Audio Ari Chais
Unarmed Civilian Protector
Ari Chais is an American/Israeli of Jewish descent who works as an Unarmed Civilian Protector with Palestinians. https://nonviolentpeaceforce.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/UCP_Course_Manual.pdf. Here's an article by Ari:
https://www.progressiveisrael.org/reflections-on-protective-presence/
October 26, 2025 Show Audio
Irish Industrial and Reformatory School Survivors on Hunger Strike
While on vacation in Dublin, Ireland, Lori Barkley came upon survivors of Irish Residential Schools on a hunger strike and brought two of their stories back to What If? Meet Maurice Patton O'Connell and Mary Donovan. They would like folks to sign their petition for increased health care and an extra 30 Euros/month in pension for these now elderly survivors of physical, mental, and sexual abuse as well as being farmed out to strangers as free labour. https://www.change.org/p/justice-for-ireland-s-industial-and-reformatory-school-survivors?utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=qr_code&utm_campaign=petition_details&recruited_by_id=0d03fc60-97c2-11f0-b4a9-1da1be4ff01b
October 13, 2025 Show Audio Joe Karthein
Joe talks about ideas for reforming BC Forestry policies that would enhance economic benefits and help preserve Old Growth at the same time.
September 28, 2025 Show Audio
Rosemary Collard
Rosemary and Jessica discuss their research into resource extraction and environmental protection dilemmas, featured on their website Extinction Paradox.
September 14, 2025 Show Audio Brian DeShazor
Radio Producer, Historian for Pacifica Radio Archives
Brian DeShazor, one of the hosts for "This Way Out," the oldest syndicated news and interview radio programs focused on 2SLGBTQ+ issues talks about how his work as an Historian/archivist of some of the most important voices in human rights movements is documenting historic voices found nowhere else.He shares about his wort with "This Way Out," and how it feels to be a gay man in Los Angeles while Trump is sending National Guard to terrorize immigrants. "This Way Out" airs Mondays, 1:00pm on Kootenay Coop Radio.