August 3, 2022
Our guest today, psychiatrist Dr. Joanna Moncrieff, has created quite a buzz with her recent journal article that capsized the brain chemistry imbalance hypothesis of depression. The article is scientifically sound and well respected by her peers; however, it is a threat to the big pharma industry and other narratives regarding the individual defect theory of mental health.
#JoannaMoncrieff #UniversityCollegeLondon #seritonin #depressioin #mentalhealth #molecularpsychiatry #politicaleconomy #Frontierssociology #brainchemisrty #bigpharma #counterpunch #greggodels #zzblog #zzsblog #patcummings #ComingFromLeftField #podcast
June 21, 2022
Today we talk with Angel Krempa, a former Starbucks shift supervisor in Buffalo, New York, who was fired in retaliation for organizing one of the first successful unionization efforts against the coffee giant. In 2020, not a single one of the company's 9,000 stores had a union. In the past few months, more than 150 Starbucks voted to unionize, and the corporate overlords are not happy.
Link to Greg's blog: http://zzs-blg.blogspot.com/
#AngelKrempa
#Starbucks
#Worker Unitied
#HowardSchultz
#RossannWilliams
#Union
#GregGodels
#WorldFederationTradeUnion
#WFTU
#ZZblog
#ZZsblog
#PatCummings
#ComingFromLeftField
#podcast
June 14, 2022
Today, we welcomed Kent Garrett and Jeanne Ellsworth to discuss their book, " The Last Negroes at Harvard," a story of 18 remarkable Black men admitted to Harvard’s class of 1963. The book is equal parts memoir, group biography, and history of a turbulent civil rights era.
Book: The Last Negroes at Harvard (2020)
https://thelastnegroesatharvard.com/
Podcast: available on Spotify and Apple Podcast
Link to Greg's blog :
ZZs Blog
#KentGarrett
#JeanneEllsworth
#LastNegroesatHarvard
#Classof1963
#Harvard
#CivilRights
#Memoir
#GregGodels
#ZZblog
#ZZsblog
#PatCummings
#ComingFromLeftField
#Podcast
May 18, 2022
Today, we welcomed Sam Quinones to discuss his book, "The Least of Us: True Tales of America and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth." The book follows his 2015 release, Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic. Both books are critically acclaimed.
In January 2022, The Least of Us was nominated for a National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) award for Best Nonfiction Book of 2021.
Book:
The Least of Us: True Tales of America and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth (2021)
Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate (2015)
Link to Greg's blog :
ZZs Blog
#SamQuinones
#TheLeastofUs
# Dreamland
#Podcast
#Meth
#Fentanyl
#Homeless
#Drugaddiction
#GregGodels
#ZZblog
#ZZsblog
#PatCummings
#ComingFromLeftField
April 8, 2022
We welcomed today Chris Townsend to discuss his four decades as a union organizer and the relevance of William Z. Foster’s book, “American Trade Unionism” on today’s labor struggles.
Book:
American Trade Unionism by William Z. Foster
https://www.intpubnyc.com/product/american-trade-unionism/
Link to Greg's blog: http://zzs-blg.blogspot.com
#ChrisTownsend
# American Trade Unionism
#WilliamFoster
#UE
#ATU
#podcast
#Amazon
#ChrisSmalls
#GregGodels
#ZZblog
#PatCummings
#ComingFromLeftField
March 29, 2022
Greg and Pat welcome Dr. Jennifer Sherman to discuss her book "Dividing Paradise: Rural Inequality and the Diminishing American Dream.” Dr. Sherman is a Professor of Sociology at Washington State University and her work focuses on rural America, poverty, and inequality.
Book: Dividing Paradise: Rural Inequality and the Diminishing American Dream
https://www.kingsbookstore.com/book/9780520305144
Link to Greg's blog: http://zzs-blg.blogspot.com
#JenniferSherman
#DividingParadise
#WSU
#Sociology
#podcast
#GregGodels
#ZZblog
#ZZsblog
#PatCummings
#ComingFromLeftField