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Past MFI Radio News Releases

Here are news releases for past MindFreedom radio shows when they were produced by PRN. Many are available in the MFI archives for you to listen, free.

Past MFI Radio News Releases

Here are news releases for past MindFreedom radio shows when they were produced by PRN. Many are available in the MFI archives for you to listen, free.

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Bruce Levine on MF Radio: What to do about America’s despair epidemic? Bruce E. Levine: psychologist & author.

This Wednesday, 21 November 2007, at 4 pm ET,”click and listen” to a free live web interview on MindFreedom Radio with psychologist Bruce E. Levine. He’s author of a new book, “Surviving America’s Depression Epidemic: How to Find Morale, Energy, and Community in a World Gone Crazy.” Phone in with your questions & comments live. Host of the MindFreedom Live Free Internet Radio Hour is David Oaks.

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Dorothy Dundas is Guest on Next MindFreedom Free Live Web Radio

Dorothy Dundas is Guest on Next MindFreedom Free Live Web Radio

Dorothy Dundas survived insulin coma shock and went on to become a human rights activist. This Wednesday, 3 October 2007, at 4 pm ET click, listen and phone in to a free live web interview on MindFreedom Internet Radio with Dorothy Dundas. Phone in live with your questions & comments. Host is David Oaks.

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Canadian Mad Pride on MindFreedom Free Live Web Radio

Canadian Mad Pride on MindFreedom Free Live Web Radio

It’s MAD LIVE RADIO this Wednesday, 26 September 2007, at 4 pm ET. You can click, listen and phone in to a free live web interview on MindFreedom Internet Radio with two Mad Pride activists in Toronto, Canada: Ruth Ruth and Jeremiah Bach. Phone in live with your questions & comments. Host is David Oaks.

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Stories of Madness with Prof. Gail Hornstein

Stories of Madness with Prof. Gail Hornstein

Wednesday, 5 September 2007, at 4 pm ET, “click and listen” to a live free web interview with Professor Gail Hornstein who has collected hundreds of personal accounts of people who have experienced being labeled “mad” by the mental health system. Phone in with your questions & comments live. Host of the MindFreedom Live Free Internet Radio Hour is David Oaks.

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Sue Clark: electroshock survivor & activist

Sue Clark: electroshock survivor & activist

Wednesday, 29 August 2007, at 4 pm ET, “click and listen” to a live interview with electroshock-survivor SUE CLARK in Ontario, Canada. Phone in with your questions & comments live. Host is David Oaks.

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Mad People's History! Geoffrey Reaume - psychiatric survivor & historian - on next MindFreedom Free Live Internet Radio

Mad People’s History! Geoffrey Reaume – psychiatric survivor & historian – on next MindFreedom Free Live Internet Radio

This Wednesday, 15 August 2007, at 4 pm ET, hear a live interview with GEOFFREY REAUME in Toronto, Canada. Phone in with your questions & comments live and toll free. Host is David Oaks.

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Peter Lehmann - psychiatric survivor, author, editor, publisher - on next MFI Internet Radio Live!

Peter Lehmann – psychiatric survivor, author, editor, publisher – on next MFI Internet Radio Live!

This Wednesday, 8 August 2007, at 4 pm ET, hear a live interview with PETER LEHMANN from his publishing house in Berlin, Germany. Peter is a psychiatric survivor author, editor and publisher. Hear about his new book co-edited with Peter Stastny, “Alternatives Beyond Psychiatry.” You may phone in with your questions & comments live and toll free. Host David Oaks is based in Oregon, USA.

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Ron Bassman - psychiatric survivor, psychologist author - on MFI Internet Radio Live!

Ron Bassman – psychiatric survivor, psychologist author – on MFI Internet Radio Live!

This Wednesday, 1 August 2007, at 4 pm ET, hear a live interview with Ron Bassman, a psychiatric survivor psychologist who has published a brand new book about his “Fight to Be.” You may phone in with your questions & comments toll free. Host: David Oaks.

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Attorney fighting forced electroshock on MFI Radio Live this Wednesday!

Attorney fighting forced electroshock on MFI Radio Live this Wednesday!

Today Wednesday, 25 July 2007, at 4:02 pm, hear a live call-in interview with one or both attorneys for “Simone D.” who lost her court hearing in New York State. Simone D. has already had 200 electroshocks, and the New York Office of Mental Health wants to do 30 more forced electroshocks over her expressed wishes. MindFreedom has a campaign of nonviolent protest to stop the forced electroshocks. Host: David Oaks. You can phone in your comments and questions live and toll free! [update: 25 July 2007]

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On MFI Radio Live: Mental health worker challenges whole mental health system!

On MFI Radio Live: Mental health worker challenges whole mental health system!

Wednesday, 18 July 2007, hear David Oaks interview a mental health worker who is actively challenging the current mental health system: Ron Unger. You may listen and phone in to this Internet radio show LIVE at 4 pm ET at prncomm.net. Host David Oaks.

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MFI Radio Live: Mad Pride 2007!

MFI Radio Live: Mad Pride 2007!

On Wednesday, 27 June 2007, hear Krista Erickson, Martin Rafferty and other psychiatric survivors discuss MAD PRIDE 2007 on free live Internet radio. July is Mad Pride month. Hear about activities all over the world to celebrate being different the psychiatric survivor movement. You may listen and phone in to this Internet radio show LIVE at 4 pm ET at prncomm.net. Host David Oaks.

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Abbreviated show: MindFreedom Radio Reports on Psychiatric Survivors At World Psychiatric Association Meeting

Abbreviated show: MindFreedom Radio Reports on Psychiatric Survivors At World Psychiatric Association Meeting

We’re running an abbreviated show and doing this again in future, due to changes on the producers’ end. The following show has been delayed 15 minutes by producer. Stay tuned! On the next MindFreedom Internet Radio, on Wednesday, 13 June 2007, host David Oaks reports about a World Psychiatric Association special conference in Dresden, Germay on coercion in psychiatry. Psychiatric survivors from several human rights groups gained admission and spoke up in symposia, exhibit table and keynotes. These psychiatric survivor groups relased a united statement calling for the end of coercion in psychiatry. You may listen and phone in to this Internet radio show LIVE at 4:15 pm ET (this week only, usually at 4 pm) at prncomm.net. Host David Oaks.

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Next MFI Radio: Jim Gottstein vs. Psychiatric Drug Industry Power

Next MFI Radio: Jim Gottstein vs. Psychiatric Drug Industry Power

Jim Gottstein is a hero, psychiatric survivor, attorney, and founder of the group PsychRights. Jim broke into the pages of The New York Times half a dozen times by uncovering secret documents that Eli Lilly tried to hide about their psychiatric drug Zyprexa. The documents are secrets no more, but Eli Lilly is still targeting Jim. You may listen and phone in to this Internet radio show LIVE this Wednesday, 16 May at 4 pm ET at prncomm.net. Host David Oaks.

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Next on MFI Radio: Youth psychiatric survivor & Virginia Tech tragedy.

Martin Rafferty, 20 year old psychiatric survivor activist, is guest this week on the MindFreedom News Hour. Phone in to this Internet radio show LIVE on Wednesday, 2 May at 4 pm ET at prncomm.net. Martin will address the fall-out to youth in the mental health field from the Virginia Tech tragedy. Host David Oaks. Archives are once more available.

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Author Bob Whitaker takes on American Madness

Author Bob Whitaker takes on American Madness

Listen free and call in live to MindFreedom Internet radio. 18 April 2007: Host David Oaks will have latest news about mental health issues related to Virginia Tech Massacre. Phone in your questions and comments live. Guest: Journalist Bob Whitaker, author of the popular book “Mad in America,” exposes the hidden problems of psychiatry both in the past and today. Listen free to live MindFreedom radio on Wednesdays 4 pm EST or later via archives at prncomm.net.

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Jay Joseph debunks "mental health genetics" on next MindFreedom Radio. Listen & call in live!

Jay Joseph debunks “mental health genetics” on next MindFreedom Radio. Listen & call in live!

Listen free to live MindFreedom radio on Wednesdays 4 pm EST or later via archives at prncomm.net. Upcoming guests: Author Jay Joseph exposes the “gene myth” of psychiatry. Journalist Bob Whitaker, author of Mad in America, takes on history and current practice of psychiatry.

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John McCarthy and friends. Listen & Call In Live: Upcoming MindFreedom Radio Guests

John McCarthy and friends. Listen & Call In Live: Upcoming MindFreedom Radio Guests

Listen free Wednesdays 4 pm EST or via archives at prncomm.net. Upcoming guests: Author, psychiatric survivor, and United Nations representative John McCarthy of Cork Ireland. Whistleblower Jim Gottstein of Alaska updates us on Eli Lilly controversy. Author Jay Joseph exposes the “gene myth” of psychiatry. Journalist Bob Whitaker, author of Mad in America, takes on history and current practice of psychiatry.

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Ted Chabasinski v. Eli Lilly: Ted is guest this Wednesday on MFI Internet Radio.

Ted Chabasinski v. Eli Lilly: Ted is guest this Wednesday on MFI Internet Radio.

Attorney Ted Chabasinski is representing MindFreedom in court to defend the public right to know about fraudulent marketing of the psychiatric drug Zyprexa. Ted is challenging a Restraining Order obtained by Eli Lilly that is suppressing the free speech of MindFreedom to disclose files to the public. You may listen and phone in live to MindFreedom Radio this Wed. 7 Feb. at 4 pm EST at www.theprn.org.

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Pat Risser

Pat Risser

Pat Risser is a long-time psychiatric survivor activist, now living in Ohio.

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