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

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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.

On October 20, Mike Ruppert spoke in Santa Cruz for the first time. His presentation at the Vets Hall was on The Truth & Lies of 9/11 and The Consequences of Peak Oil - the fact that the world is running out of hydrocarbon energy and what this might mean for human civilization.

(Duration = 1 hour, 36 minutes)

This event was part two of the three part RELEVANT TO NOW lecture series.

On October 20, Mike Ruppert spoke in Santa Cruz for the first time. His presentation at the Vets Hall was on The Truth & Lies of 9/11 and The Consequences of Peak Oil - the fact that the world is running out of hydrocarbon energy and what this might mean for human civilization.

(Duration = 1 hour, 36 minutes)

This event was part two of the three part RELEVANT TO NOW lecture series.

About 200 people storm the European Social Forum on Saturday October 16th 2004...