

Green & Red: Podcasts for Scrappy Radicals
Green and Red
Welcome to our scrappy podcast. Bob Buzzanco and Scott Parkin co-host a regular podcast to discuss radical environmental and anti-capitalist politics with organizers, academics, artists and more.
Bob Buzzanco is a professor of history at the University of Houston. He specializes in, writes about and talks on the Vietnam War era, foreign policy, Vietnam, radical social movements, economics, and other stuff.
Scott Parkin is climate organizer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has organized campaigns against Wall Street banks, mountaintop removal coal mining and the Keystone XL pipeline.
Bob Buzzanco is a professor of history at the University of Houston. He specializes in, writes about and talks on the Vietnam War era, foreign policy, Vietnam, radical social movements, economics, and other stuff.
Scott Parkin is climate organizer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has organized campaigns against Wall Street banks, mountaintop removal coal mining and the Keystone XL pipeline.
Episodes
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Feb 6, 2025 • 36min
“They Live”…. Bad Taste for A Good Cause with activist Jeff Grubler (G&R 360)
In our latest, we talk creative resistance with our old friend and comrade Jeff Grubler.
In the opening segment of this episode, we share a video Jeff’s new theater skit, “They Live,” and then interview Jeff about why even in dire times, a little humor can go a long way.
Bio//
Jeff Grubler is a long time human rights and anti-war activist whose weapon of choice is street theater. His most recent street theater group
is Bad Taste For A Good Cause.
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Outro- “OBEY” by Potatoes Mashed
Links//
+ Bad Taste for a Good Cause: http://badtastegoodcause.com
+ Potatoes Mashed: https://www.potatoesmashed.com
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+We're part of the Anti-Capitalist Podcast Network:
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+Listen to us on WAMF (90.3 FM) in New Orleans (https://wamf.org/)
This is a Green and Red Podcast (@PodcastGreenRed) production. Produced by Bob (@bobbuzzanco) and Scott (@sparki1969). Edited by Scott.

Feb 3, 2025 • 27min
Syria and the larger war in the Middle East, w/ Journalist Charles Glass (G&R 359)
Bob had a great conversation w/ Charles Glass, who was the ABC News correspondent from the Middle East throughout the 80s and 90s, and has written countless books and articles about the region. They talked about the current situation in Syria, the role of the great powers there, conditions for the Kurds in Rojava, and of course Israel's aggression throughout the region.
Bio//
Charles Glass was ABC News Chief Middle East Correspondent from 1983 to 1993. Since 1973, he has covered wars in the Middle East, Africa and the Balkans. He is the author of "Syria Burning," and "Soldiers Don't Go Mad: A Story of Brotherhood, Poetry, and Mental Illness During the First World War." His most recent book is "Syria: Civil War to Holy War."
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Outro- "Green and Red Blues" by Moody
Links//
+ Charles' Website: https://www.charlesglass.net
+Charles Class: Syria - From Holy War to Civil War
(https://bit.ly/3X0THjh)
"Disenchantment and Devastation in Syria," NYRB,
(https://bit.ly/42yxA7d)
+"Beirut gets a Reprieve, but for How Long?", The Nation
(https://bit.ly/3EeIIfs)
+"Lebanon's Year of Living Ambiguously," The Nation
(https://bit.ly/3WFqrOz)
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Our Networks//
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+We're part of the Anti-Capitalist Podcast Network:
linktr.ee/anticapitalistpodcastnetwork
+Listen to us on WAMF (90.3 FM) in New Orleans (https://wamf.org/)
This is a Green and Red Podcast (@PodcastGreenRed) production. Produced
by Bob (@bobbuzzanco) and Scott (@sparki1969). Edited by Scott.

Jan 31, 2025 • 52min
Deep Dive on the Climate Crisis w/ Prof. Lucas Vargas Zeppetello (G&R 358)
Dive into the realities of climate change, exploring the evolution of the carbon cycle since the 1960s and the alarming rise of atmospheric CO2. Discover the pressing need for emission reductions from fossil fuels and the impacts of ocean acidification on marine life. Delve into the significance of forests as crucial carbon sinks and the essential role of indigenous rights in conservation. Challenge typical climate narratives by focusing on overconsumption in the Global North, and understand how political decisions shape the future of climate science and action.

Jan 30, 2025 • 44min
Organizing to End Chevron's Support for Genocide w/ Dov Baum (G&R 357)
In our latest, we talk about Chevron's energy partnership with Israel with Dov Baum, director of the American Friends Service Committee's (AFSC) Action Center for Corporate Accountability. We get into where and how much Chevron is making from Israel. We talk about the current call for a boycott of Chevron over their support of Israel's genocide in Gaza, organic boycotts of companies like Starbucks and McDonald's and the history of energy boycotts.
We also discuss this weekend's actions at Chevron locations around the country.
Bio//
Dov Baum is director of AFSC’s Action Center for Corporate
Accountability. Dov is the co-founder of Who Profits from the Occupation and of the Coalition of Women for Peace in Israel. She is a feminist scholar and teacher who has taught about militarism and the global economy from a feminist perspective in Israeli and U.S. universities. Dov is also one of a group of Israeli Reservists who have made public their refusal to serve in the military, including in a public statement to the Washington Post.
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Outro- "Just from Chevron" by the Dirty Projectors
Links//
+ Boycott Chevron: www.boycottchevron.info
+Chevron Weekend of Action: Jan 31-Feb 2 (https://bit.ly/4aVMSVX)
Follow Green and Red//
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+ Join our Discord community (https://discord.gg/uvrdubcM)
+NEW: Follow us on Substack (https://greenandredpodcast.substack.com)
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+Or make a one time donation here: https://bit.ly/DonateGandR
Our Networks//
+We're part of the Labor Podcast Network:
https://www.laborradionetwork.org/
+We're part of the Anti-Capitalist Podcast Network:
linktr.ee/anticapitalistpodcastnetwork
+Listen to us on WAMF (90.3 FM) in New Orleans (https://wamf.org/)
This is a Green and Red Podcast (@PodcastGreenRed) production. Produced by Bob (@bobbuzzanco) and Scott (@sparki1969). Edited by Scott.

Jan 23, 2025 • 1h 2min
Trump's No Longer the Joke, He's the Status Quo w/ journalist Will Potter (G&R 355)
In our latest, we talk with author and journalist Will Potter about the new status quo that will be the second Trump administration. We discuss the threats to immigrant communities and the First Amendment that protects journalists and activists. We discuss the fracturing of society, and the fracturing of left movements. We also discuss the impact of Trump on the far right, and, of course, Luigi Mangione.
It's about to be a dark bumpy ride. Buckle up and we'll all do the best we can.
Bio//
Will Potter (@willpotter) is a thought leader and award-winning investigative journalist and author whose work has focused on social justice movements and attacks on civil rights post-9/11. He has been invited to speak about human rights and political repression before governmental bodies including the U.S. Congress, the Australian Parliament, and the Council of Europe.
He was the first investigative journalist to be named a TED Senior Fellow, and his TED talks on anti-protest laws and secret prisons have been viewed nearly 10 million times.
His book, Green Is the New Red: An Insider's Account of a Social Movement Under Siege, exposed the targeting of nonviolent protest groups by the FBI and was awarded a Kirkus Star for "remarkable merit." Will was awarded the prestigious Knight-Wallace Fellowship in Law Reporting, and is the inaugural civil rights fellow and distinguished journalist-in-residence at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law.
His new book, Little Red Barns: Hiding the Truth, from Farm to Fable, is now available for pre-order from City Lights.
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Outro- "Funhouse" by the Stooges
Links//
+ Will's website: https://www.willpotter.com/
+ Little Red Barns: Hiding the Truth, from Farm to Fable
(https://bit.ly/40HiYRq)
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+Our rad website: https://greenandredpodcast.org/
+ Join our Discord community (https://discord.gg/uvrdubcM)
+NEW: Follow us on Substack (https://greenandredpodcast.substack.com)
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+Or make a one time donation here: https://bit.ly/DonateGandR
Our Networks//
+We're part of the Labor Podcast Network:
https://www.laborradionetwork.org/
+We're part of the Anti-Capitalist Podcast Network:
linktr.ee/anticapitalistpodcastnetwork
+Listen to us on WAMF (90.3 FM) in New Orleans (https://wamf.org/)
This is a Green and Red Podcast (@PodcastGreenRed) production. Produced by Bob (@bobbuzzanco) and Scott (@sparki1969). Edited by Isaac.

Jan 21, 2025 • 1h 35min
Media in the Age of War and Resistance w/ Nora Barrows-Friedman, Dennis Bernstein and Bob Buzzanco (G&R 354)
On January 16th, we hosted an in-person panel in Berkeley, CA to discuss media in the age of Trump, war and resistance, why it matters and how to stand in solidarity with those on the frontlines.
The panel featured Flashpoints host Dennis Bernstein, Nora Barrows-Friedman with Electronic Intifada and Green and Red Podcast co-host Prof. Robert Buzzanco.
Here's the full audio of our panel.
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* Bio// Nora Barrows-Friedman is an associate editor at The
Electronic Intifada and the co-host of the weekly EI Livestream. She has been reporting on Palestine for more than 20 years, and worked with Dennis Bernstein at Flashpoints from 2003-2010.
* Bio// Dennis Bernstein is a poet, human rights reporter, host of Flashpoints on KPFA 94.1 Pacifica Radio. He is the author of Notebook 19, Five Oceans in a Teaspoon, and Special Ed: Voices from a Hidden Classroom.
* Bio//Robert Buzzanco is co-host of the Green and Red Podcast, a professor of history at the University of Houston, and author of Masters of War: Military Dissent and Politics in the Vietnam Era, Vietnam and the Transformation of American Life, and American Power, American People.

Jan 21, 2025 • 26min
Why Is Wall St. Backpedaling on Its Climate Commitments? w/ Climate Organizer Liv Senghor (G&R 353)
In our latest episode in our series on Climate in the Age of Trump, Scott talks with Liv Senghor about Wall Street's backpedaling on its commitments to phase fossil fuels out of its financial portfolios. They also talk about corporate finance campaigning in the new Trump administration and the upcoming Summer of Heat 2.
Bio//
Liv Senghor is an artist and activist with a history in non-violent direct action. With a career spanning entertainment and activism, Liv earned a Peabody and Emmy for her work on Netflix's Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj. Since 2014, she has been a dedicated organizer against police brutality and US militarism. Liv joined Stop the Money Pipeline as a Fellow during the Summer of Heat on Wall Street campaign, when she led many actions and was arrested for engaging in civil disobedience fifteen times. She is now STMP's New York Action & Campaign Manager and an active organizer with Planet Over Profit.
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Outro- "Green and Red Blues" by Moody
Links//
+Global financial sector dropping key green pledges as Trump takes office (https://bit.ly/40HhPJK)
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+Or make a one time donation here: https://bit.ly/DonateGandR
Our Networks//
+We're part of the Labor Podcast Network:
https://www.laborradionetwork.org/
+We're part of the Anti-Capitalist Podcast Network:
linktr.ee/anticapitalistpodcastnetwork
+Listen to us on WAMF (90.3 FM) in New Orleans (https://wamf.org/)
This is a Green and Red Podcast (@PodcastGreenRed) production. Produced by Bob (@bobbuzzanco) and Scott (@sparki1969). Edited by Scott.

Jan 14, 2025 • 52min
How Big Oil Covered Up Climate Change 70 Years Ago w/ Rebecca John (G&R 352)
We’ve long known that the fossil fuel industry, and front groups like the Western States Petroleum Association, has created a system of denial and disinformation to prevent the public from knowing the full extent of the damage they’ve inflicted on the climate. But new revelations show that their knowledge goes back to the 1950s.
Now, as the city of Los Angeles is burning, and a president who calls climate change a “hoax” is about to re-enter office, these revelations are more important than ever.
In the first of a series of episodes that we are calling “Climate in the Age of Trump,” we talk with researcher Rebecca John with the Climate Investigation Center to discuss these findings.
Bio// Rebecca John is a Research Fellow at the Climate Investigations Center. She is also a freelance journalist and award-winning documentary film maker.
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Outro- "Even If We Didn't Start the Fire" by Skyfalling
Links//
+ Revealed: Big Oil Told 70 Years Ago That Fossil Fuel Emissions Could Impact ‘Civilization’ (https://bit.ly/4fWPPWO)
+ Revealed: A U.S. President Was First Informed of CO2’s Impact 59 Years Ago This Month (https://bit.ly/4gTzvYu)
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+NEW: Follow us on Substack (https://greenandredpodcast.substack.com)
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+Become a Patron at https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast
+Or make a one time donation here: https://bit.ly/DonateGandR
Our Networks//
+We're part of the Labor Podcast Network:
https://www.laborradionetwork.org/
+We're part of the Anti-Capitalist Podcast Network:
linktr.ee/anticapitalistpodcastnetwork
+Listen to us on WAMF (90.3 FM) in New Orleans (https://wamf.org/)
This is a Green and Red Podcast (@PodcastGreenRed) production. Produced by Bob (@bobbuzzanco) and Scott (@sparki1969). Edited by Isaac.

Jan 10, 2025 • 1min
Green and Red Live Event in Berkeley on Jan. 16th!
Join us on January 16th at 7pm for a panel on Media in the age of war and resistance. The panel will feature Flashpoints host Dennis Bernstein, Nora Barrows-Friedman with Electronic Intifada and Green and Red Podcast co-host Prof. Robert Buzzanco.
We’re living in challenging times with crises around war in the Middle East, renewed McCarthyist attacks on free speech, corporate domination of everyday life and escalating climate disasters. We’re also living in a time where large numbers of people have taken to the streets to confront those responsible for these crises. For decades, independent media has told the stories that corporate media has kept hidden. It has shined a light on the elites and corporations making profit from destruction of people and the planet.
As we enter another Trump administration, radical independent media will be more important than ever.
WHERE: The Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists; 1924 Cedar St. , Berkeley CA
WHEN: Jan. 16th. Doors open at 7pm. Event begins at 7:15pm
Virtual viewing: We'll also be live streaming the event on our Facebook Page
RSVP: https://bit.ly/Jan16PanelEvent
Join us as we discuss media in the age of war and resistance, why it matters and how to stand in solidarity with those on the frontlines.
Bio// Nora Barrows-Friedman is an associate editor at The Electronic Intifada and the co-host of the weekly EI Livestream. She has been reporting on Palestine for more than 20 years, and worked with Dennis Bernstein at Flashpoints from 2003-2010.
Bio// Dennis Bernstein is a poet, human rights reporter, host of Flashpoints on KPFA 94.1 Pacifica Radio. He is the author of Notebook 19, Five Oceans in a Teaspoon, and Special Ed: Voices from a Hidden Classroom.
Bio//Robert Buzzanco is co-host of the Green and Red Podcast, a professor of history at the University of Houston, and author of Masters of War: Military Dissent and Politics in the Vietnam Era, Vietnam and the Transformation of American Life, and American Power, American People.
Event hosted by the Green and Red Podcast, Aid and Abet, Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Social Justice Committee, Oil and Gas Action Network and Mt. Diablo Rising Tide

Dec 31, 2024 • 49min
American Tunes: RIP Jimmy Carter, 2024 End of Year Wrap Up (G&R 351)
In our wrap up episode for 2024, we talk about the recently departed Jimmy Carter, our top five episodes (each) for 2024, those we lost that, including Kris Kristofferson, Jane McAlevey and others, and our hopes and dreams for the future.
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ANNOUNCED! We're doing a Green and Red Live Panel (called "Media in the Time of War and Resistance) in Berkeley, CA with Flashpoints' Dennis Bernstein, Bob Buzzanco and other speakers TBA on Thurday January 16th, 2025.
RSVP here: https://bit.ly/Jan16PanelEvents
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Outro - "American Tune" by Paul Simon
Links//
+ Jimmy Carter is a Liberal Saint Now, Was a War Criminal Then
(https://bit.ly/4gBjIgE)
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+Our rad website: https://greenandredpodcast.org/
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+NEW: Follow us on Substack (https://greenandredpodcast.substack.com)
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Support the Green and Red Podcast//
+Become a Patron at https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast
+Or make a one time donation here: https://bit.ly/DonateGandR
Our Networks//
+We're part of the Labor Podcast Network:
https://www.laborradionetwork.org/
+We're part of the Anti-Capitalist Podcast Network:
linktr.ee/anticapitalistpodcastnetwork
+Listen to us on WAMF (90.3 FM) in New Orleans (https://wamf.org/)
This is a Green and Red Podcast (@PodcastGreenRed) production. Produced by Bob (@bobbuzzanco) and Scott (@sparki1969). Edited by Scott.