On the Oct. 15 edition of mediageek We hear from Prof. Robert McChesney speaking to the Champaign-Urbana Joint Cable Commission on the importance of public access TV. And we discuss the mysterious return of Indymedia web server hard drives by the US government, and Sinclair's plans to air an anti-John Kerry program.

The mediageek radioshow is a half-hour weekly critical look at our media environment, with a focus on independent media and the people who make it.

(5:44) Report on Denver's October 22 protest against police brutality

On the Oct. 22 edition of mediageek we catch up on media news and try to get to the bottom of who seized Indymedia hard drives now that the UK gov't and the FBI deny involvement. We also review all of the myriad facets in the story of Sinclair's attempt to air the anti-Kerry documentary, "Stolen Honor."

The mediageek radioshow is a weekly critical look at our media environment, with a focus on independent media and the people who make it.

houston took part in the national day of protest against police brutality, repression and the criminalization of a generation. clad in black, roughly 60 folks rallied in a downtown park and marched to the county's 'criminal' justice center. (5:00)

Short version: 3 min. 13 sec.48 kbps mono MP3, 1.1 MB
Long version: 6 min. 1 sec. 48 kbps mono MP3, 2.0 MB

Lead:
On Thursday, October 7, 2004, two web servers which provided space to over twenty Independent Media Centers in the United States and around the world were abruptly taken offline by its Internet Service Provider, Rackspace, of San Antonio, Texas.