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Program Information
Essential Dissent
13
Chris Hedges, Brad Wolf
 Essential Dissent  Contact Contributor
April 26, 2025, midnight
Version 1 is Chris Hedges' speech at the Workers Strike Back Organizing Conference in Seattle, WA on February 22, 2025.

The theme of the conference was “Fight the Rich and Their Two Parties”.

Contact me for a link to Version 1 in .wav format, which is best if you want to do your own edit.

This first half of Version 2 is the aforementioned speech by Chris Hedges.

The second half of Version 2 is Brad Wolf's speech at the 26th Annual Kateri Peace Conference, held in Fonda, NY on September 13th and 14th, 2024.

Brad Wolf is executive director and co-founder of Peace Action Network of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

A former lawyer, prosecutor, professor and community college dean, he recently edited a new book on the writings of Philip Berrigan, entitled "A Ministry of Risk".
Chris Hedges audio edited by Wilton Vought (last name rhymes with thought) of Essential Dissent, from the Workers Strike Back webinar.

Brad Wolf audio both recorded on-site and edited by Wilton Vought.
Pacifica affiliates can automatically download my audio in a radio-ready FCC-compliant format via AudioPort: https://audioport.org/index.php?op=series&series=Essential+Dissent

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There are TWO versions of this audio on the Radio4All server: Both are -24 LUFS 192kbps Mp3.

Version 1: Chris Hedges' speech (00:34:07) optimized for RADIO PLAY. I did not add an intro/mid/outro.

Version 2: A 58 minute RADIO READY edit consisting of the speech by Chris Hedges, and then the speech by Brad Wolf. Includes my intro/mid/outro.

To access my audio optimized for listening on a smartphone, follow the Essential Dissent podcast on iTunes: https://tinyurl.com/yyq9w8syy

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Chris Hedges Download Program Podcast
Optimized for RADIO PLAY -24 LUFS 192kbps Mp3
00:34:07 1 Feb. 22, 2025
Workers Strike Back webinar
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 00:34:07  192Kbps mp3
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Chris Hedges and Brad Wolf Download Program Podcast
RADIO READY (-24 LUFS 192kbps Mp3, includes my intro/mid/outro)
00:58:00 1 Feb. 22, 2025
Workers Strike Back webinar; Kateri Peace Conference
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 00:58:00  192Kbps flac
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