Here's the Air America Radio weekend schedule (from their home page):
Liberal Arts
Saturday 1pm-2pm ET.
It's the final show in this summer series of Liberal Arts and host Katherine Lanpher is joined by two artists who are meticulous in their craft: best-selling author Melissa Bank ("The Wonder Spot") and songsmith legend Jimmy Webb ("Twilight of the Renegades").
Ring of Fire
Saturdays 5pm-7pm ET. Rebroadcast Sundays 3pm-5pm
It's Labor Day weekend, but what does the American worker have to celebrate? Stewart Acuff, national organizing director of the AFL-CIO, joins Mike to look for the pulse of the labor movement. Plus, former Bush speechwriter Matthew Scully, author of "Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals and the Call to Mercy" on the battle against factory farms; and Susan Jacoby, author of a recent article in the American Prospect magazine called "Reason Before Religion," on neo-cons.The Pap Attack: Bad Luck Bush
The Laura Flanders Show
Saturdays and Sundays 7pm-10pm ET
Saturday: This weekend, the latest news and eyewitness reports from the Gulf Coast. We'll hear insights from Black Environmental Justice Coalition founder Damu Smith and journalist-author Jill Nelson will discuss the media's hurricane coverage, what home really means and more. Plus, Salon's Michael Scherer on why Big Business wants John Roberts on the Supreme Court.
Sunday: The live reports continue, including Stan Tiner, editorial page editor of the Sun Herald of Biloxi, MS, and Rich Campbell, editorial page editor of the Hattiesburg American of Hattiesburg, MS. Plus, Pratap Chatterjee tells us about the political appointees who went from Iraq to FEMA; Donele Wilkins, National Co Chair of the National Black Environmental Justice Network on efforts to help storm victims; and in-studio historian-musicologist Ned Sublette, who's been writing a cultural history of New Orleans.
The Kyle Jason Show
Saturdays 10pm-Midnight ET
This Saturday night, Kyle hones in on one of the most important and influential jazz piansts and composers: Herbie Hancock.
Ecotalk
Sundays 7-8 am ET
Besty continues with Part 2 of the Sierra Summit Preview series with guests Larry Fahn, immediate past-president of the Club, Marshal Ganz, Professor of Public Policy at Harvard University, and William McDonough, Summit keynoter, eco-architect, author and status quo challenger.
So What Else is News?
Sunday 8am-10am ET
Join host Marty Kaplan for his final show this Sunday.
Mother Jones Radio
Sundays 1pm-2pm ET
Guest Hosted by Peter Laufer and Jay Harris, publisher of Mother Jones magazine.
Despite what President Bush says, a disaster on the Gulf Coast has been predicted for years. We'll talk to journalist William Bunch, who says the Iraq war pulled funds away from flood prevention programs in New Orleans, and Mike Dunne of the Baton Rouge Advocate, who has written for two decades about Louisiana's vulnerability to hurricanes and flooding. Then, Ginger Ferguson, director of the Coalition for the Hungry and Homeless of Brevard County, FL, tells us about the difficulty of providing aid after natural disasters and Lainey Poche, a Louisiana National Guard sergeant stationed in Baghdad, is watching the crisis on TV, wishing she were home.
Politically Direct
Sundays 2pm-3pm ETIt's a full house this Sunday on Politically Direct: an exclusive interview with Senator Edward M. Kennedy on the catastrophe along the Gulf Coast, the war in Iraq and the upcoming Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on the John Roberts nomination. Also, David talks with author and activist Marianne Williamson about her proposal for a cabinet-level Department of Peace and with Air America's own Chuck D, host of On The Real.
Ring of Fire
Rebroadcast Sundays 3pm-5pm
It's Labor Day weekend, but what does the American worker have to celebrate? Stewart Acuff, national organizing director of the AFL-CIO, joins Mike to look for the pulse of the labor movement. Plus, former Bush speechwriter Matthew Scully, author of "Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals and the Call to Mercy" on the battle against factory farms; and Susan Jacoby, author of a recent article in the American Prospect magazine called "Reason Before Religion," on neo-cons.The Pap Attack: Bad Luck Bush
The Laura Flanders Show
Saturdays and Sundays 7pm-10pm ET
Sunday: The live reports continue, including Stan Tiner, editorial page editor of the Sun Herald of Biloxi, MS, and Rich Campbell, editorial page editor of the Hattiesburg American of Hattiesburg, MS. Plus, Pratap Chatterjee tells us about the political appointees who went from Iraq to FEMA; Donele Wilkins, National Co Chair of the National Black Environmental Justice Network on efforts to help storm victims; and in-studio historian-musicologist Ned Sublette, who's been writing a cultural history of New Orleans.
The Revolution Starts...Now
Sundays 10pm-11pm ET
Steve sits down with Loudon Wainwright III, who's latest album is "Here come the Choppers." Picks include: Tom Leherer, Peter Blegvad, Iris Dement, Townes Van Zandt and Paul Siebel.
On the Real
Sundays 11pm -1 am ET
[No information provided on Chuck D and Gia'na Garel's show at the home page.]
Remember, you can listen over broadcast radio (if there's an AAR in your area), via XM Satellite Radio (channel 167) or listen online.
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