http://www.radiocurious.org Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:31:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.1 Welcome to the 20th year of Radio Curious, half hour interviews on a curiously wide variety of topics about life and ideas. All of the almost 400 half-hour archive editions on our website are free for you to enjoy, download, copy, share or rebroadcast as you wish. Please give credit to Radio Curious and let us know what you like about the program. www.radiocurious.org Radio Curious clean Radio Curious curious@radiocurious.org curious@radiocurious.org (Radio Curious) Creative Commons-Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike Radio Curious Radio Curious, Interviews, Environment, Education, Chautauquan, Psychology/Psychaitry, Sex, Mendocino, Law, Religion, Feminism http://www.radiocurious.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/radio-curious-rss-logo.jpg http://www.radiocurious.org/category/american-society/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/12/21/laura-fogg-travelling-blind/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/12/21/laura-fogg-travelling-blind/#comments Sat, 21 Dec 2024 18:11:20 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5393 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/12/21/laura-fogg-travelling-blind/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - The ways different creatures, especially us humans, use our senses to guide ourselves through life has long attracted my curiosity. I’ve often wondered how blind people seem able to orient themselves, Click here to begin listening. The ways different creatures, especially us humans, use our senses to guide ourselves through life has long attracted my curiosity. I’ve often wondered how blind people seem able to orient themselves, and also wondered about their dreams. From time to time, over the years, I would see an attentive woman walk past my office window next to a young person of student age. They would walk together talk, and the young person almost always carried a white cane with a red tip. Laura Fogg is this woman, the author of “Traveling Blind: Life Lessons from Unlikely Teachers,” and our guest in this archive edition of Radio Curious. Laura Fogg worked as a Mobility and Orientation Instructor for the Blind in Mendocino County for over 35 years beginning 1971. She pioneered the use of the red tipped white cane with very young blind students some of whom had multiple impairments. She traveled long distances over the rather spectacular back roads of Mendocino County to work with each student his or her home. When she visited the studios of Radio Curious on December 1, 2008, I asked her about the lessons that she learned that have changed her life. The book Laura Fogg recommends is “My Year of Meats,” by Ruth Ozeki. Published in 1999. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/11/22/william-patrick-loneliness-and-how-it-affects-us/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/11/22/william-patrick-loneliness-and-how-it-affects-us/#comments Fri, 22 Nov 2024 06:42:01 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5383 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/11/22/william-patrick-loneliness-and-how-it-affects-us/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - How many of us are lonely? What is loneliness and how does it affect us? Approximately 25 years ago, when asked the number of friends in whom we could confide, most people in the United States said “three. Click here to begin listening.  How many of us are lonely? What is loneliness and how does it affect us? Approximately 25 years ago, when asked the number of friends in whom we could confide, most people in the United States said “three.” When that question was asked recently most people said “none.” Inquires reveal that twenty per-cent of people, — 60 million in the Untied States alone — are feeling lonely at any given moment. And, it appears that chronic loneliness may well compete with smoking, obesity and lack of exercise as a significant health risk. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with William Patrick, the founding editor of The Journal of Life Sciences and co-author of “Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection,” along with University of Chicago psychology professor John Cacioppo. My conversation with William Patrick, recorded on October 13, 2008, began when I asked him to define loneliness as used in their book. The book William Patrick recommends is “The Lost Gospel: The Book of Q and Christian Origins,” by Burton Mack. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/11/07/rabbi-phil-posner/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/11/07/rabbi-phil-posner/#comments Fri, 08 Nov 2024 05:34:52 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5377 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/11/07/rabbi-phil-posner/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - In this edition of Radio Curious, we cross the line, if there is one, between politics and religion and visit with Rabbi Phil Posner to consider, among other things, ethics and moral courage. Click here to begin listening.  In this edition of Radio Curious, we cross the line, if there is one, between politics and religion and visit with Rabbi Phil Posner to consider, among other things, ethics and moral courage. Rabbi Posner is the author of a fictional encounter, “Food For Thought, Character and Soul,” where he gathers well known historical figures including, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Desmond Tutu, Jimmy Carter and Bill and Hillary Clinton to discuss empathy, justice and moral courage. Our conversation, recorded on October 20, 2008, began when I asked Rabbi Posner about his intention in creating this unusual book. The books that Rabbi Posner recommends are, “Van Loon’s Lives,” by Hendrik Willem Van Loon, “Melungeons: The Last Lost Tribe In America,” by Elizabeth C. Hirschman and “An Interrupted Life: The Diaries of Etty Hillesum 1941-43,” by Etty Hillseum. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/10/24/james-ketchum-m-d-non-lethal-chemical-warfare-to-make-you-sit-down-and-laugh/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/10/24/james-ketchum-m-d-non-lethal-chemical-warfare-to-make-you-sit-down-and-laugh/#comments Fri, 25 Oct 2024 03:53:50 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5370 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/10/24/james-ketchum-m-d-non-lethal-chemical-warfare-to-make-you-sit-down-and-laugh/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Non-lethal chemical warfare may be an oxymoron to some, but it was actually the goal of a U.S. Army research program in the 1960s and 70s at Edgewood Arsenal, an army arsenal in Maryland. Click here to begin listening.  Non-lethal chemical warfare may be an oxymoron to some, but it was actually the goal of a U.S. Army research program in the 1960s and 70s at Edgewood Arsenal, an army arsenal in Maryland. The research goal was to find incapacitating non-lethal chemical weapons that would cause the enemy to lie down, smile and laugh. The research team was lead by a then colonel in the U.S. Army, psychiatrist Dr. James S. Ketchum. The team attempted to determine if LSD, cannabis, or belladonna could achieve the goal. Dr. Ketchum, the author of “Chemical Warfare: Secrets Almost Forgotten,” visited the studios of Radio Curious on August 1, 2008. We began our interview when I asked what originally drew him to participate in the project at Edgewood Arsenal. The books he recommends are “Pihkal: A Chemical Love Story” and “Tihkal: The Continuation,” by Alexander and Ann Shulgin. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/10/10/phoebe-damrosch-the-wisdom-of-the-waiter/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/10/10/phoebe-damrosch-the-wisdom-of-the-waiter/#comments Thu, 10 Oct 2024 22:50:07 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5364 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/10/10/phoebe-damrosch-the-wisdom-of-the-waiter/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Behind the scenes in Per Se, a four star restaurant in New York City, a sister restaurant to The French Laundry in Napa, California, is one of the topics in this edition of Radio Curious.  Phoebe Damrosch, author of, Click here to begin listening.  Behind the scenes in Per Se, a four star restaurant in New York City, a sister restaurant to The French Laundry in Napa, California, is one of the topics in this edition of Radio Curious.  Phoebe Damrosch, author of, “Service Included: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter,” was the first female captain (head waiter) at a New York four-star restaurant. A graduate of Columbia University’s Barnard College, she shares surprising episodes and charm in a story relayed from the always-pleasant server’s point of view that some people spend several hundred dollars each to witness from the diner’s perspective. However, Phoebe sees things that the diners don’t. Phoebe Damrosch was born in a small rural mountaintop cabin next to a pure water lake several hours north of New York City, and grew up partly in Vermont and rural Haiti. This conversation, recorded on July 15, 2008, began when I asked her to explain what a restaurant must do to receive the four-star nomination. The book she recommends is “Drown,” by Junot Diaz. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/10/03/tom-sheriff-allman-medical-marijuana-guidelines/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/10/03/tom-sheriff-allman-medical-marijuana-guidelines/#comments Thu, 03 Oct 2024 23:43:30 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5360 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/10/03/tom-sheriff-allman-medical-marijuana-guidelines/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - State guidelines for growing and possessing medical marijuana, were issued by the California Attorney General on August 25, 2008. In this edition of Radio Curious, we visit again with Mendocino County Sheriff Tom Allm... Click here to begin listening.  State guidelines for growing and possessing medical marijuana, were issued by the California Attorney General on August 25, 2008. In this edition of Radio Curious, we visit again with Mendocino County Sheriff Tom Allman, who participated in the development of these guidelines, to discuss their implementation. This interview was recorded August 27, 2008, in the studios of Radio Curious. The book that Tom Allman recommends is, “Reagan’s War: The Epic Story of His Forty-Year Struggle and Final Triumph Over Communism,” by Peter Schweizer. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/09/26/president-jimmy-carter-life-after-the-presidency-3/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/09/26/president-jimmy-carter-life-after-the-presidency-3/#comments Fri, 27 Sep 2024 04:26:53 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5357 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/09/26/president-jimmy-carter-life-after-the-presidency-3/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - The Virtues of Aging – Considering the alternatives, growing older is really not all that bad. The frame of mind that we develop and carry with us as we age controls much of how we feel and behave. Click here to begin listening.  (https://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/Carter_Jimmy%209.27.24%20IA.mp3) The Virtues of Aging – Considering the alternatives, growing older is really not all that bad. The frame of mind that we develop and carry with us as we age controls much of how we feel and behave. James Earl Carter Jr., more often known as Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the US, is the author of a book called, “The Virtues of Aging.” President Carter’s book covers issues from Social Security and medical expenses to the importance of staying active and involved. Radio Curious spoke with President Jimmy Carter by phone, in the fall of 1998, and I asked him what prompted him to write the book. President Jimmy Carter recommends “The Age Wave: How the Most Important Trend of Our Time Can Change Your Future,” by Ken Dychtwald. Originally Broadcast: December 4, 1998 Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/09/19/david-ebershoff-how-many-wives-are-enough/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/09/19/david-ebershoff-how-many-wives-are-enough/#comments Fri, 20 Sep 2024 04:32:47 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5354 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/09/19/david-ebershoff-how-many-wives-are-enough/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Polygamy used to be a central aspect in Mormon beliefs. However, it has not been for over 100 years now, due partly to considerable effort by Ann Eliza Young, one of Brigham Young’s many wives. Click here to begin listening.  Polygamy used to be a central aspect in Mormon beliefs. However, it has not been for over 100 years now, due partly to considerable effort by Ann Eliza Young, one of Brigham Young’s many wives. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with David Ebershoff, the author of “The 19th Wife”, recorded on August 29, 2008. “The 19th Wife,” is the story of Ann Eliza Young, and her realization and then quest to let the world know that marriage should only pertain to two people, instead of one man and a plethora of wives who were referred to as “sister wives.” We discuss what marriage is, how religion plays a large role in many people’s lives, and how the quest that Ann Eliza had effected her world and the world we live in today. Our conversation began when I asked David Ebershoff why Ann Eliza wanted to apostate (or leave without approval) from the Mormon Church in relationship to the politics then and now. The book that David Ebershoff recommends is, “American Wife: A Novel” by Curtis Sittenfel Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/09/12/allan-pollack-composer-and-conductor/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/09/12/allan-pollack-composer-and-conductor/#comments Fri, 13 Sep 2024 05:30:38 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5351 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/09/12/allan-pollack-composer-and-conductor/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - On the bluffs of the Village of Mendocino, overlooking the Pacific Ocean about 155 miles north of San Francisco, California, the sounds of the Mendocino Music Festival are heard for two weeks beginning in early July e... Click here to begin listening.  On the bluffs of the Village of Mendocino, overlooking the Pacific Ocean about 155 miles north of San Francisco, California, the sounds of the Mendocino Music Festival are heard for two weeks beginning in early July every year. The music festival features Orchestra, Opera, Chamber, Jazz and World Pop music drawing participants and listeners from around the globe. Allan Pollack, who has worked as the Artistic Director and Conductor of the Mendocino Music Festival for the past twenty-two years, is our guest in this edition of Radio Curious. In this conversation from his home in Northern California, recorded on July 1, 2008, we began when I asked him to tell us about the Mendocino Music Festival. This interview with Allan Pollack was recorded on July 1, 2008. The book Allan Pollack recommends is, “The Complete Works of Shakespeare.“ Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/09/05/carroll-pickett-to-kill-or-not-to-kill-no-man-should-die-alone/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/09/05/carroll-pickett-to-kill-or-not-to-kill-no-man-should-die-alone/#comments Fri, 06 Sep 2024 05:00:50 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5348 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/09/05/carroll-pickett-to-kill-or-not-to-kill-no-man-should-die-alone/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - To Kill or Not To Kill: That is the question still presented to juries in capital cases in the United States, one of the few countries remaining in the world to employ the death penalty. In this edition of Radio Curious, Click here to begin listening. To Kill or Not To Kill: That is the question still presented to juries in capital cases in the United States, one of the few countries remaining in the world to employ the death penalty. In this edition of Radio Curious, we visit with Pastor Carroll Pickett, who served as chaplain for the Texas Department of Corrections from 1982 to 1995 and counseled 95 inmates on their way to death by lethal injection. “At the Death House Door: No Man Should Die Alone,” is a independent film documentary, directed and produced by Steve James and Peter Gilbert, that presents a personal and intimate look at the death penalty in Texas through the eyes of Pastor Pickett, a Presbyterian minister. Over the years, after each of the 95 executions, Pickett would record his experiences with that person on the tape he used to practice his sermons. Although he never listened to those tapes, they became the thread and primary source for the movie. I spoke with Pastor Carroll Pickett on May 23, 2008 from his home in Texas, after hearing him speak at a special hearing on capital punishment in San Francisco, CA, while he was on a break from a national publicity tour. We began when I asked him to explain what brought him to work with condemned men and be with them in their last hours. This program was originally broadcast on June 25, 2009. The book Carroll Pickett recommends is “Just Call Me Mike: A Journey to Actor and Activist,” by Mike Farrell and Martin Sheen. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/08/29/irwin-keller-the-kinsey-scale-and-the-kinsey-sicks/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/08/29/irwin-keller-the-kinsey-scale-and-the-kinsey-sicks/#comments Fri, 30 Aug 2024 04:11:21 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5345 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/08/29/irwin-keller-the-kinsey-scale-and-the-kinsey-sicks/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - The issue of sexual orientation plagues people in many different ways — political upheaval that sometimes include religious or physical violence. But then politics, religion and violence are integral to human belief s... Click here to begin listening.  The issue of sexual orientation plagues people in many different ways — political upheaval that sometimes include religious or physical violence. But then politics, religion and violence are integral to human belief systems. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with Irwin Keller, also known as “Winnie,” a founder and current member of “The Kinsey Sicks,” the Dragapella Beautyshop acapella Quartet. The name, “The Kinsey Sicks” comes from Alfred Kinsey’s sexual orientation scale of homosexual men, the measure of which Irwin Keller explains in our conversation. Blasphemy, one of the hallmarks of the Kinsey Sicks resounds in their work and in the echoes of this interview recorded in a Northern California synagogue on July 28, 2008. We began when I asked Irwin Keller to describe “Winnie,” the character he portrays and the origin of “The Kinsey Sicks,” but first lets listen to the remainder of “Trixie” the second song on their newest CD, “Sicks, Sicks, Sicks!” You can learn more about the Kinsey Sicks by visiting their website, www.kinseysicks.com The book Irwin Keller recommends is, “The Seventh Well,” by Fred Wander and Michael Hoffman Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/08/15/kate-magruder-celebrating-community/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/08/15/kate-magruder-celebrating-community/#comments Thu, 15 Aug 2024 23:55:48 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5339 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/08/15/kate-magruder-celebrating-community/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Ukiah, California, a small vibrant community, approximately 100 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge is the home to the Ukiah Players Theater. An annual May fundraiser for the theater offers a tour of old and new hom... Click here to begin listening.  Ukiah, California, a small vibrant community, approximately 100 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge is the home to the Ukiah Players Theater. An annual May fundraiser for the theater offers a tour of old and new homes on the west side of town, offered by the residents willing to share their history with community members. Kate Magruder, a founder of Ukiah Players Theater and considered by many to be the soul and life force of the UPT, successfully strives to search out and tell historical stories of the Ukiah, the ancestral home of the Pomo people who called the area Yokayo, meaning long narrow valley. In this program Kate Magruder explains the importance of place, knowing where we come from and our history, and in the benefits of telling communities’ stories. This interview was recorded May 11, 2008. The books Kate Magruder recommends are, “Our Land Ourselves, Readings on People and Place,” and “The Great Remembering: further Thoughts on Land, Soul, and Society,” both published by The Trust for Public Land. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/07/25/richard-w-johnson-jr-an-activist-journalist/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/07/25/richard-w-johnson-jr-an-activist-journalist/#comments Fri, 26 Jul 2024 04:38:56 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5328 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/07/25/richard-w-johnson-jr-an-activist-journalist/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Few people in Mendocino County who are not elected officials have created as much enmity and as many disruptive relationships as has Richard W. Johnson, Jr., the owner, editor and publisher of four local newspapers un... Click here to begin listening.  (https://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/JOHNSON_INTERVIEW_7.25.24%20IA.mp3) Few people in Mendocino County who are not elected officials have created as much enmity and as many disruptive relationships as has Richard W. Johnson, Jr., the owner, editor and publisher of four local newspapers under the banner of Mendocino Country, since 1984. Johnson, who characterizes himself as a community organizer, lives in his office in downtown Ukiah, CA, overlooking Courthouse Square; he claims among many other things to be the original organizer of California Certified Organic Farmers, the Recipient of Walking Stick Award from Mendocino Environment Center in 1992 for promoting Ocean Sanctuary off the Mendocino Coast, and the original proponent of Measure G on the 2000 ballot. When I invited him to visit Radio Curious he said he would like to discuss “the amazing but little understood and seldom appreciated Richard Johnson, his life and times.” We touched on those and a few other topics in this conversation, recorded in the studios of Radio Curious on February 19, 2008, and began when I asked him about some of the areas where he would like to be better understood. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/07/18/francis-moore-lappe-toward-understanding-the-predicament/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/07/18/francis-moore-lappe-toward-understanding-the-predicament/#comments Fri, 19 Jul 2024 05:14:55 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5325 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/07/18/francis-moore-lappe-toward-understanding-the-predicament/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - There is a lot of discussion about hope in this time of the pending election for president.  Francis Moore Lappe, author of, “Diet for a Small Planet,” discusses the need to give up certain old assumptions in her new ... Click here to begin listening.  (https://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/LAPPE_INTERVIEW_7.18.24%20IA.mp3) There is a lot of discussion about hope in this time of the pending election for president.  Francis Moore Lappe, author of, “Diet for a Small Planet,” discusses the need to give up certain old assumptions in her new book, “Getting a Grip: Clarity, Creativity and Courage in a World Gone Mad.”  One path to abandoning old assumptions comes from curiosity, which is also a guiding principal for this program.  When I visited with Francis Moore Lappe on Feburary 20, 2008, from her office in Cambridge, Massachusetts, we discussed curiosity and her reflection that she should have included “curiosity” in her title of, “Getting a Grip.” The book she recommends is, “The Field: The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe,” by Lynne McTaggart Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/07/11/frank-mcmichael-richard-shoemaker-local-government-v-the-people-part-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/07/11/frank-mcmichael-richard-shoemaker-local-government-v-the-people-part-2/#comments Fri, 12 Jul 2024 04:24:54 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5322 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/07/11/frank-mcmichael-richard-shoemaker-local-government-v-the-people-part-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - Can rural, local government actually run smoothly and meet the changing needs of the community?  It is slow to happen in Mendocino County, California.  In this two part interview about the politics and development poss... Click here to begin listening. (https://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/shoemaker_mcmichael_pt%202%207.11.24%20IA.mp3) Can rural, local government actually run smoothly and meet the changing needs of the community?  It is slow to happen in Mendocino County, California.  In this two part interview about the politics and development possibilities in Mendocino County, specifically in the North end of Ukiah, where a large shopping center is proposed that would be 700,000 square feet with 3,800 parking places and approximately 28 restaurants, we’ll be talking with Frank McMichael and Richard Shoemaker.  Both of these men were members of the Ukiah City Council and representatives of the Ukiah area on the Mendocino County board of Supervisors, serving consecutively, ending in 2005. Frank McMichael served a one year-term, and Richard Shoemaker served a two-year term. This program was originally broadcast on March 12, and March 19, 2008. Richard Shoemaker recommends, “Longitude,” by Dava Sobel. Frank McMichael recommends, “Coercion: Why We Listen to What ‘They’ Say,” by Douglas Rushkoff. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/07/05/frank-mcmichael-richard-shoemaker-local-government-v-the-people-part-1/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/07/05/frank-mcmichael-richard-shoemaker-local-government-v-the-people-part-1/#comments Fri, 05 Jul 2024 16:51:49 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5318 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/07/05/frank-mcmichael-richard-shoemaker-local-government-v-the-people-part-1/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - Can rural, local government actually run smoothly and meet the changing needs of the community?  It is slow to happen in Mendocino County, California.  In this two part interview about the politics and development poss... Click here to begin listening. Can rural, local government actually run smoothly and meet the changing needs of the community?  It is slow to happen in Mendocino County, California.  In this two part interview about the politics and development possibilities in Mendocino County, specifically in the North end of Ukiah, where a large shopping center is proposed that would be 700,000 square feet with 3,800 parking places and approximately 28 restaurants, we’ll be talking with Frank McMichael and Richard Shoemaker.  Both of these men were members of the Ukiah City Council and representatives of the Ukiah area on the Mendocino County board of Supervisors, serving consecutively, ending in 2005. Frank McMichael served a one year-term, and Richard Shoemaker served a two-year term. This program was originally broadcast on March 12, and March 19, 2008. Richard Shoemaker recommends, “Longitude,” by Dava Sobel. Frank McMichael recommends, “Coercion: Why We Listen to What ‘They’ Say,” by Douglas Rushkoff. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/06/21/michael-shuman-keeping-the-culture-of-small-towns-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/06/21/michael-shuman-keeping-the-culture-of-small-towns-2/#comments Fri, 21 Jun 2024 07:37:58 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5310 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/06/21/michael-shuman-keeping-the-culture-of-small-towns-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - Years ago, before the myriad of things to buy were as available as they are now, retail businesses were most often locally-owned and operated, often for generations. This all began to change in the middle of the last c... Click here to begin listening. (https://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/SHUMAN_INTERVIEW_6.20.24%20IA.mp3) Years ago, before the myriad of things to buy were as available as they are now, retail businesses were most often locally-owned and operated, often for generations. This all began to change in the middle of the last century, as many of the items in the Sears Catalogue became available in towns and cities across the nation for consumers to feel and touch. But, it wasn’t until approximately 25 years ago when Wal-Mart, Target and other big-box stores appeared nationwide in small communities, to the detriment of locally-owned businesses and the social and economic benefits those businesses provided to their communities.  Michael Shuman, an attorney and an economist, is the author of, “The Small-Mart Revolution: How Local Businesses are Beating the Global Competition.” This book addresses the issues and problems of locally owned businesses and how they can successfully compete with the big-box stores owned by corporations foreign to the region. We began our conversation, which occurred on January 21, 2008, when I asked Michael Shuman to describe how a corporation comes into being, as a basis to understand some of the problems of locally owned businesses in competition with the big box stores. The book he recommends is, “The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work,” by John Gottman.   Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/06/07/david-wann-finding-real-wealth-in-a-sustainable-lifestyle/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/06/07/david-wann-finding-real-wealth-in-a-sustainable-lifestyle/#comments Fri, 07 Jun 2024 06:06:22 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5303 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/06/07/david-wann-finding-real-wealth-in-a-sustainable-lifestyle/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Efforts to change culture memes or ideas of what we think sometimes result in the promoter of those new ideas being labeled with a negative banner. David Wann, the author of “Simple Prosperity: Finding Real Wealth in ... Click here to begin listening.  (https://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/wann_interview_6.6.24%20IA.mp3) Efforts to change culture memes or ideas of what we think sometimes result in the promoter of those new ideas being labeled with a negative banner. David Wann, the author of “Simple Prosperity: Finding Real Wealth in a Sustainable Lifestyle,” our guest in this edition of Radio Curious, was a regular contributor to a major Denver, Colorado newspaper in 2001 and before. Soon after September 11, when George Bush suggested that people “go out and buy” things to promote the economy, Dave Wann suggested otherwise. His column was cancelled by the newspaper editor who then went on to suggest that he be tried as a terrorist by a military panel. In his book, “Simple Prosperity,” Dave Wann, talks about using the affluence of our world to make it and our lives a more comfortable and viable place to live. When I spoke with Dave Wann in early February 2008, I couldn’t resist asking him to tell the terrorist story, and that’s where we began our visit. The book David Wann recommends is “The European Dream,” by Jeremy Rifkin. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/05/02/jim-wattenburger-who-should-control-rural-growth-corporations-or-citizens-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/05/02/jim-wattenburger-who-should-control-rural-growth-corporations-or-citizens-2/#comments Fri, 03 May 2024 04:59:06 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5284 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/05/02/jim-wattenburger-who-should-control-rural-growth-corporations-or-citizens-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - Should a shopping mall and a large residential development occur adjacent to the city of Ukiah, California? The city and many people fear this development will result in the loss of a unique, Click here to begin listening. Should a shopping mall and a large residential development occur adjacent to the city of Ukiah, California? The city and many people fear this development will result in the loss of a unique, rural small town in northern California.  Mendocino County Supervisor Jim Wattenburger discusses his position in support of these projects, and about the legalization of marijuana in two programs recorded September 23, 2007, and the broadcast September 26, and October 3, 2007. Jim Wattenburger recommends “Undaunted Courage,” by Stephen A. Ambrose. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/04/25/john-pinches-all-politics-are-local-including-marijuana/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/04/25/john-pinches-all-politics-are-local-including-marijuana/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2024 05:35:06 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5281 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/04/25/john-pinches-all-politics-are-local-including-marijuana/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - The concept that all politics are local is shown in this interview with Mendocino County Supervisor John Pinches in our August 7, 2007 interview on growing, use and “legalization” of marijuana. -   -   Click here to begin listening.  (https://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/PINCHES_INTERVIEW_4.25.24%20IA.mp3) The concept that all politics are local is shown in this interview with Mendocino County Supervisor John Pinches in our August 7, 2007 interview on growing, use and “legalization” of marijuana.     Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/04/11/richard-shoemaker-barry-vogel-esq-citizen-effort-to-combat-big-box-takeover-of-a-small-rural-community-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/04/11/richard-shoemaker-barry-vogel-esq-citizen-effort-to-combat-big-box-takeover-of-a-small-rural-community-2/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2024 05:06:49 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5274 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/04/11/richard-shoemaker-barry-vogel-esq-citizen-effort-to-combat-big-box-takeover-of-a-small-rural-community-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Contrary to the five to zero decision by the Ukiah City Council recommending a No Vote, Mendocino County Supervisor Jim Wattenburger, whoes district solely comprises the City of Ukiah, Click here to begin listening.  (https://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/SHOEMAKER_AND_VOGEL_4.11.24IA.mp3) Contrary to the five to zero decision by the Ukiah City Council recommending a No Vote, Mendocino County Supervisor Jim Wattenburger, whoes district solely comprises the City of Ukiah, voted yes creating a board majority to further investigate the development of a major shopping center adjacent to Ukiah, a small, tranquil, rural community. In this conversation Richard Shoemaker, a former member of the Board of Supervisors from the Ukiah district, and attorney and veteran board watcher Barry Vogel (host and producer of Radio Curious) discuss the unusual anomalies of this event. This program was originally broadcast on August 22, 2007. The book Richard Shoemaker recommends is “Ripples From the Zambezi,” by Ernesto Sirolli. Barry Vogel recommends “Big Box Swindle,” by Stacy Mitchell. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/03/21/charles-ferguson-will-this-war-ever-end-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/03/21/charles-ferguson-will-this-war-ever-end-2/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2024 00:20:56 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5263 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/03/21/charles-ferguson-will-this-war-ever-end-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - “The Endless War,” a movie released in late July 2007, written, directed and produced by Charles Ferguson, depicts the blunders and ill-prepared manner in which the United States initiated and carried out the war agai... Click here to begin listening.  (https://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/FERGUSON_INTERVIEW_3.21.24%20IA.mp3) “The Endless War,” a movie released in late July 2007, written, directed and produced by Charles Ferguson, depicts the blunders and ill-prepared manner in which the United States initiated and carried out the war against Iraq. This full-length feature film juxtaposes the statements and actions of the Washington leadership of the war, which at the outset failed to include President Bush – the Commander-in-Chief, with the leadership’s actions and grievous consequences that followed.  Charles Ferguson holds a Ph.D. in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has extensive experience in foreign policy analysis, and lives and works in the San Francisco Bay area. When I spoke with him on July 20, 2007 we began with his explanation how the war and the occupation of Iraq were shaped by an extremely small group of people In Washington D.C., with limited foreign policy and post war occupation experience. The film he recommends is “The Lives of Others,” a story about East Germany under the community regime.   Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/02/29/golden-kevin-z-lawsuit-to-ban-genetically-modified-alfalfa/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/02/29/golden-kevin-z-lawsuit-to-ban-genetically-modified-alfalfa/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2024 04:46:16 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5251 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/02/29/golden-kevin-z-lawsuit-to-ban-genetically-modified-alfalfa/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - This program was originally broadcast May 7, 2007. - The consequences of growing genetically modified alfalfa were deteremined by the United States District Court in San Francisco, Click here to begin listening. This program was originally broadcast May 7, 2007. The consequences of growing genetically modified alfalfa were deteremined by the United States District Court in San Francisco, California to be so uncertain and so potentially dangerous that they were outlawed nation-wide in litigation brought by the Center for Food Safety based in San Francisco. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with Attorney Kevin Zelig Golden, who, along with others from the Center for Food Safety, litigated this landmark case which banned the planting of genetically modified alfalfa as of May 3, 2007. The book that Kevin Z. Golden recommends is “Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals,” by Michael Pollan. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/02/09/stephen-most-the-klamath-river-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/02/09/stephen-most-the-klamath-river-2/#comments Fri, 09 Feb 2024 06:24:42 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5241 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/02/09/stephen-most-the-klamath-river-2/feed/ 0 Originally Broadcast: March 21, 2007 - Click here to begin listening. - River of Renewal, Myth & History in the Klamath Basin - Since the last Ice Age ended about 12,000 years ago, human beings have traveled along the Klamath River and it tributari... Originally Broadcast: March 21, 2007 Click here to begin listening. River of Renewal, Myth & History in the Klamath Basin Since the last Ice Age ended about 12,000 years ago, human beings have traveled along the Klamath River and it tributaries in the northwest corner of California and the coast of southern Oregon. Many people finding an abundance of food, have stayed. The main source of their food was salmon. The power of the myth of the salmon may derive from the fact that wild salmon spread out across the Pacific Northwest about the same time that human beings did, at the end of the last Ice Age. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with Steve Most, author of “River of Renewal, Myth & History in the Klamath Basin,” a book that tells the story of the history of the Klamath River and the people who have continuously lived there for the past 12,000 years. Steve Most is a playwright and documentary storyteller. Among many other works, he wrote the texts of the audio voices and videos for the permanent exhibit of the Washington State History Museum. In this interview recorded in mid-March 2007, I spoke with Steve Most from his home in Berkeley, California. We began our conversation when I asked him to give a perspective of the geological and human aspects of the Klamath River and its place in history. Stephen Most recommends the “Essays and Letters of Ralph Waldo Emerson.” Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/11/30/michael-gurian-a-look-at-the-wonder-of-boys-ten-years-later-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/11/30/michael-gurian-a-look-at-the-wonder-of-boys-ten-years-later-2/#comments Fri, 01 Dec 2023 05:39:29 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5209 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/11/30/michael-gurian-a-look-at-the-wonder-of-boys-ten-years-later-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Originally Broadcast: October 10, 2006 - The Wonder of Boys, 10th Anniversary Edition - We explored the difficulties that boys have growing up in American society ten years ago, Click here to begin listening.  (https://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/GURIAN_INTERVIEW_11.30.23%20IA.mp3) Originally Broadcast: October 10, 2006 The Wonder of Boys, 10th Anniversary Edition We explored the difficulties that boys have growing up in American society ten years ago, in a two-part interview with Michael Gurian, author of, “The Wonder of Boys: What Parents, Mentors and Educators can do to Shape Boys into Exceptional Men.” A tenth anniversary edition of, “The Wonder of Boys,” was released in 2006, and I spoke with Michael Gurian about his ideas and thoughts of what has occurred in the past ten years in relation to boys. The trend setting pressures of commercial advertising control the content distributed to boys and often are able to overwhelm the job of the parents to nurture the social development of children. In this interview with Michael Gurian, who lives in Spokane, Washington and recorded in mid-October 2006, we discuss the effects of media on the developing boy, content of what boys listen to when they have earphones on, the substitution of what comes from the earphones for what a boy would get in a relationship with parents, grandparents, or other meaningful people in a boys life. www.gurianinstitute.com Michael Gurian recommends, “The Collected Poems of Mary Oliver,” by Mary Oliver. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/11/10/martha-mccabe-culture-and-racism-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/11/10/martha-mccabe-culture-and-racism-2/#comments Fri, 10 Nov 2023 06:26:53 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5198 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/11/10/martha-mccabe-culture-and-racism-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Originally Broadcast: August 2, 2006 - Praise At Midnight - Life, culture and racism are the topics of this edition of Radio Curious, in conversation with attorney/novelist Martha McCabe, author of, Click here to begin listening.  Originally Broadcast: August 2, 2006 Praise At Midnight Life, culture and racism are the topics of this edition of Radio Curious, in conversation with attorney/novelist Martha McCabe, author of, “Praise at Midnight.” Martha McCabe worked as a civil rights and criminal trial lawyer in deep east Texas from 1974 to 1985. Her goal was to pour the raw material from her personal experiences as a lawyer into her story. The deeper level into which she fell during the ten year period it took her to complete, “Praise at Midnight,” was the importance of consciousness and self awareness in avoiding the projection of one’s own dark side on to other people and then killing them. She applies this to both local and international levels in her considerations. She and I have been associates, good friends and colleagues since 1969 when we met at the University of Santa Clara where I was a law student. When I spoke with Martha McCabe from her home in San Antonio, Texas on July 29, 2006, we began with her description of the culture of deep east Texas at the time she was living there, 1974 to 1985. Martha McCabe recommends, “Reading Lolita in Teheran,” by Azar Nafisi and, “Caballero: A Historical Novel,” by Jovita Gonzalez and Eve Raleigh. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/10/19/dr-clotaire-rapaille-understanding-our-collective-unconscious-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/10/19/dr-clotaire-rapaille-understanding-our-collective-unconscious-part-two/#comments Fri, 20 Oct 2023 03:04:50 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5186 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/10/19/dr-clotaire-rapaille-understanding-our-collective-unconscious-part-two/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Originally Broadcast: June 28, 2006 and July 5, 2006 The Culture Code, An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around The World Live and Buy As They Do - The collective unconscious may be defined as a cultural code, Click here to begin listening.  (https://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/Dr._Clotaire_Rapaille_Part_2_10.19.23%20IA.mp3) Originally Broadcast: June 28, 2006 and July 5, 2006 The Culture Code, An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around The World Live and Buy As They Do The collective unconscious may be defined as a cultural code, a set of imprinted concepts that control how members of different societies live. Dr. Clotaire Rapaille, a French born psychologist brings together the concepts of Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud in his development of the collective unconscious in the book, “The Culture Code, An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around The World Live and Buy As They Do.” Dr. Rapaille thrives on new ideas, which is part of the reason he chose to become American. We visited by phone from his home in New York State, the last week of June 2006, and asked him to describe the development of his ideas. Dr. Rapaille’s website is: www.archetypediscoveriesworldwide.com The books Dr. Clotaire Rapaille recommends are, “The DiVinci Code,” by Dan Brown and “Straight From The Gut,” by Jack Welsh.   Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/10/12/dr-clotaire-rapaille-understanding-our-collective-unconscious-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/10/12/dr-clotaire-rapaille-understanding-our-collective-unconscious-part-one/#comments Fri, 13 Oct 2023 04:03:45 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5182 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/10/12/dr-clotaire-rapaille-understanding-our-collective-unconscious-part-one/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Originally Broadcast: June 28, 2006 and July 5, 2006 The Culture Code, An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around The World Live and Buy As They Do - The collective unconscious may be defined as a cultural code, Click here to begin listening.  Originally Broadcast: June 28, 2006 and July 5, 2006 The Culture Code, An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around The World Live and Buy As They Do The collective unconscious may be defined as a cultural code, a set of imprinted concepts that control how members of different societies live. Dr. Clotaire Rapaille, a French born psychologist brings together the concepts of Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud in his development of the collective unconscious in the book, “The Culture Code, An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around The World Live and Buy As They Do.” Dr. Rapaille thrives on new ideas, which is part of the reason he chose to become American. We visited by phone from his home in New York State, the last week of June 2006, and asked him to describe the development of his ideas. Dr. Rapaille’s website is: www.archetypediscoveriesworldwide.com The books Dr. Clotaire Rapaille recommends are, “The DiVinci Code,” by Dan Brown and “Straight From The Gut,” by Jack Welsh. Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/09/28/ken-rockwell-a-view-through-the-lens-photography-and-the-internet-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/09/28/ken-rockwell-a-view-through-the-lens-photography-and-the-internet-2/#comments Fri, 29 Sep 2023 05:59:12 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5175 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/09/28/ken-rockwell-a-view-through-the-lens-photography-and-the-internet-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - Originally Broadcast: May 9, 2006 - With the help of a camera, especially a digital camera, and the internet we may now see portions of what other people see and have sent our way or perhaps have made public. Click here to begin listening. Originally Broadcast: May 9, 2006 With the help of a camera, especially a digital camera, and the internet we may now see portions of what other people see and have sent our way or perhaps have made public. Sometime soon I hope to present some visual images I think are special, in addition to the sound images you can hear, here on the Radio Curious website. In preparation for creating those images, I found my way to an intriguing photography website called www.kenrockwell.com. This website has many references about cameras, how to choose and use them, and it also tells the story of a man who freely shares his knowledge and skills about photography. After reading his website, I invited Ken Rockwell to join us for a conversation about photography, cameras, websites and the use of the internet. Ken Rockwell and I visited by phone in early May, 2006, from his home near San Diego, California. For him, good photography narrows down to seeing better, which he describes to be more of a feeling than an actual momentary vision. www.kenrockwell.com Ken Rockwell recommends, “Ten-Thousand Miles of America,” by Richard A. Suleski, Jr. Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/08/10/mikey-weinstein-update-on-evangelism-at-the-u-s-air-force-academy/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/08/10/mikey-weinstein-update-on-evangelism-at-the-u-s-air-force-academy/#comments Fri, 11 Aug 2023 01:26:43 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5153 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/08/10/mikey-weinstein-update-on-evangelism-at-the-u-s-air-force-academy/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - Originally Broadcast: December 13, 2005 - The concerns that evangelical Christianity continues to be proselytized at the United States Air Force Academy, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Click here to begin listening. Originally Broadcast: December 13, 2005 The concerns that evangelical Christianity continues to be proselytized at the United States Air Force Academy, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, have not lessened since our August 9, 2005 interview with Air Force Academy graduate Attorney Mikey Weinstein. Mikey Weinstein, of Albuquerque, New Mexico is a former Assistant General Counsel in the Reagan White House and former General Counsel for H. Ross Perot. In October 2005, Weinstein sued the United States Air Force in the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico, alleging violations of the Establishment clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution because of the evangelical proselytization at the Air Force Academy. Details may be found in the first interview with Attorney Weinstein, and the subsequent interviews with Reverend MeLinda Morton and Professor Kristen Leslie at www.radiocurious.org. In this interview, recorded on December 11, 2005, Attorney Weinstein discusses the current status of the litigation; the “Officers’ Christian Fellowship” located at many of the 702 United States Military bases in 132 different counties around the world; what he believes to be the religious efforts and goals of some evangelical Christians; and the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, a non-profit corporation he is organizing. Mikey Weinstein recommends “Constantine’s Sword, The Church and the Jews, A History,” by James Carroll,. Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/07/27/gordon-neufeld-hold-on-to-your-kids-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/07/27/gordon-neufeld-hold-on-to-your-kids-2/#comments Fri, 28 Jul 2023 05:54:40 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5145 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/07/27/gordon-neufeld-hold-on-to-your-kids-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. Hold On to Your Kids, Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers The economic and cultural changes that have occurred in North American society in the past fifty or so years have resulted in today’s children looking to... Click here to begin listening. Hold On to Your Kids, Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers The economic and cultural changes that have occurred in North American society in the past fifty or so years have resulted in today’s children looking to and associating with their peers instead of their parents, for direction, for a sense of right and wrong and for values, identity and codes of behavior. This peer orientation works to undermine family cohesion. It interferes with healthy development and fosters a sexualized youth culture in which children lose their individuality and tend to become conformist, desensitized and alienated. These concepts and what to do about them to develop strong families and emotionally healthy children are explained in “Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers, “ by Gordon Neufeld, Ph.D. and Gabor Mate, M.D. When I spoke with Dr. Gordon Neufeld from his home in Vancouver, British Columbia we began our conversation with a discussion of the importance of the development of an attachment between the adult caregiver and the child, beginning at infancy. www.GordonNeufeld.com (http://www.gordonneufeld.com/) Gordon Neufeld recommends “The Anatomy of Dependence,” Takeo Doi. Originally Broadcast: October 25, 2005 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/07/13/mikey-weinstein-evangelical-christianity-and-the-united-states-air-force-academy-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/07/13/mikey-weinstein-evangelical-christianity-and-the-united-states-air-force-academy-2/#comments Fri, 14 Jul 2023 04:18:59 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5136 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/07/13/mikey-weinstein-evangelical-christianity-and-the-united-states-air-force-academy-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - There are concerns that evangelical Christianity is close to being officially sanctioned at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as well as within other areas of the United States’ militar... Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/MIKEY_WEINSTEIN_7.13.23IA.mp3) There are concerns that evangelical Christianity is close to being officially sanctioned at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as well as within other areas of the United States’ military forces. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit some of these issues with Mikey Weinstein, a graduate of Air Force Academy, a businessman and former attorney in the Reagan White House. He describes how evangelical Christianity appears to have become the standard within the United States Air Force Academy that trains future leaders of the U.S. Air Force. At the beginning of an Air Force career each new cadet, among many other things, takes an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States. These cadets are led by Brig. Gen. Johnny A Weida, the current USAF Academy Commandant of Cadets. On the official Air Force website, under character development, Brig. Gen. Weida is quoted as saying, “Our primary emphasis is to ensure every graduate has the character, honor, integrity, sense of service and excellence required of a second lieutenant in the world’s greatest Air and Space force.” On July 29, 2005, the name of Brig Gen Weida, the number two officer of the Air Force Academy, was deleted from a list of Air Force generals to be promoted, shortly before the Senate voted on those promotions. An April 28, 2005 report by American United for Separation of Church and State accused Brig Gen Weida of proselytizing to the cadets and specifically endorsing evangelical Christianity at the Academy. It is suggested that this may be a reason why he was not promoted. This interview with Mikey Weinstein, who worked as Assistant General Counsel in the Reagan White House Office of Administration, was recorded by telephone from his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on August 3, 2005. Mikey Weinstein recommends “The Sins of Scripture,” by John Shelby Spong. Originally Broadcast: August 9, 2005 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/07/07/rev-melinda-morton-evangelical-proselytization-at-the-united-states-air-force-academy-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/07/07/rev-melinda-morton-evangelical-proselytization-at-the-united-states-air-force-academy-2/#comments Fri, 07 Jul 2023 06:25:07 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5133 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/07/07/rev-melinda-morton-evangelical-proselytization-at-the-united-states-air-force-academy-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - This program with MeLinda Morton, a Lutheran minister who resigned from active duty as a chaplain at the United States Air Force Academy effective July 31, 2005, continues our series on evangelical proselytization wit... Click here to begin listening.  This program with MeLinda Morton, a Lutheran minister who resigned from active duty as a chaplain at the United States Air Force Academy effective July 31, 2005, continues our series on evangelical proselytization within the United States Air Force and at the United States Air Force Academy in Coloradio Springs, Colorado. This interview was recorded on August 19, 2005, and begins with Rev. Morton describing her duties as a pastoral chaplain to the cadets at the Air Force Academy and the issues that led up to her resignation. If you are interested in this topic, please listen to interview with Mikey Weinstein, an Air Force Academy graduate and a former attorney in the Reagan White House. Rev. MeLinda Morton recommends “No Future, Queer Theory and the Death Drive,” by Lee Edelman. Originally Broadcast: August 23, 2005 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/06/29/professor-kristen-leslie-strident-evanglical-themes-at-the-u-s-air-force-academy/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/06/29/professor-kristen-leslie-strident-evanglical-themes-at-the-u-s-air-force-academy/#comments Fri, 30 Jun 2023 05:10:29 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5129 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/06/29/professor-kristen-leslie-strident-evanglical-themes-at-the-u-s-air-force-academy/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - The series on evangelical Christianity at the United States Air Force Academy, continues with Kristen Leslie, a professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling at the Yale University Divinity School. Click here to begin listening.  The series on evangelical Christianity at the United States Air Force Academy, continues with Kristen Leslie, a professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling at the Yale University Divinity School. Professor Leslie was invited to the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado to meet with the Academy chaplains and provide training in the counseling of female cadets who were victims of sexual assaults that had occurred at the Academy. In the course of her visits in 2004 and 2005, Professor Leslie and the group of graduate students from the Yale Divinity School who accompanied her, observed what she called “strident evangelical themes” at the Academy. Professor Leslie testified before the Subcommittee on Military Personnel of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Armed Services on June 28, 2005, at the Congressional hearing entitled “Religious Climate at the U.S. Air Force Academy,” and reported her observations of her visit that included: The hanging of a banner containing an overtly Christian message by the football coach in the team locker room; the Air Force Academy commandant leading a “challenge and response” cheer about Jesus in front of a group of cadets of mixed faith; distribution of flyers advertising religious events in the cadet dining hall and over the public address system; failure of the Air Force Academy to consider the religious practices of cadets of minority faiths when setting the cadet schedule; and public expressions of faith by senior staff and faculty members, in some cases in inappropriate venues such as classrooms. Interviews with MeLinda Morton, the Air Force Academy Chaplain who resigned the end of July 2005, and Attorney Mikey Wienstein, a 1977 graduate of the Air Force Academy, both of whom are outspoken critics of the inaction on the part of the Air Force Academy leadership may be found here on the Radio Curious website. The Harvard University Committee on the Study of Religion has a detailed report, with abundant links to other articles on this issue that may be found at www.pluralism.org. And information about Professor Leslie’s testimony before Congress may be found at www.yale.edu/divinity/press. This interview with Kristen Leslie speaking from her office at Yale University about these issues was recorded on August 26, 2005. Professor Kristen Leslie recommends “Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader,” by Ann Fadiman. Originally Broadcast: August 30, 2005 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/06/22/ellsberg-daniel-the-pentagon-papers-3/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/06/22/ellsberg-daniel-the-pentagon-papers-3/#comments Fri, 23 Jun 2023 05:10:21 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5125 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/06/22/ellsberg-daniel-the-pentagon-papers-3/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Few moments in American history have held the tension of the early 1970s. The nation was fundamentally divided between the jaded counter-culture and Nixon’s ‘silent majority, Click here to begin listening.  Few moments in American history have held the tension of the early 1970s. The nation was fundamentally divided between the jaded counter-culture and Nixon’s ‘silent majority,’ a rupture particularly connected to the still-escalating Vietnam War. The release to the public of the Pentagon Papers by Daniel Ellsberg in 1971 focused national attention on US foreign policy and on our right as individual citizens to freedom of the press. Daniel Ellsberg recommends “Our War,” by David Harris. Originally Broadcast: March 19, 1997 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/05/25/donald-trone-fiduciary-responsibility-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/05/25/donald-trone-fiduciary-responsibility-2/#comments Fri, 26 May 2023 05:37:33 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5110 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/05/25/donald-trone-fiduciary-responsibility-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  Though some people dislike the idea, money has become an important and complex aspect of life. Many choose to invest in stocks and mutual funds, hoping for financial growth with and without guidance from a knowledgeable... Click here to begin listening.  Though some people dislike the idea, money has become an important and complex aspect of life. Many choose to invest in stocks and mutual funds, hoping for financial growth with and without guidance from a knowledgeable advisor. With five million people responsible for the financial interests of others, there is very little regulation or control of what they do, or how they do it. Donald B. Trone is President of the Foundation for Fiduciary Studies, a nonprofit organization established to develop and promote the practices that define a prudent process for investment fiduciaries, a person who is responsible for the money or assets of others. Donald B. Trone will discuss the practical and regulatory environment that defines the roles and responsibilities of investment fiduciaries, and how one should be chosen to work for you. The program begins with Trone explaining what a fiduciary is. You may visit the website of the Foundation for Fiduciary Studies at www.fi360.com. The edition of Radio Curious was produced with the support of the National Press Foundation, www.nationalpress.org. Donald Trone recommends “A Survey of the New Testament,” by Robert H. Gundry. Originally Broadcast: June 14, 2005 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/04/28/frank-pacino-life-in-the-marine-corps-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/04/28/frank-pacino-life-in-the-marine-corps-2/#comments Fri, 28 Apr 2023 06:30:46 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5094 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/04/28/frank-pacino-life-in-the-marine-corps-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  When recruiters from the Armed Forces of the United States seek out volunteers, they often portray military life to be a great adventure. They talk of schooling, travel and excitement. Sometimes that is not the case. Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/PACINO_FRANK_4.27.23%20IA.mp3) When recruiters from the Armed Forces of the United States seek out volunteers, they often portray military life to be a great adventure. They talk of schooling, travel and excitement. Sometimes that is not the case. In this edition of Radio Curious, we visit Sgt. Frank Pacino, who spent his early life in Covelo, California and then moved to Ukiah, California. Frank Pacino was recruited into the Marine Corps in early 2001 and is now a Sergeant. He was one of the first troops to go into Iraq in 2002, where he spent approximately six months. He was returned to Iraq in 2004 for a year. Frank Pacino recommends “Bush At War,” by Bob Woodward. Originally Broadcast: May 17, 2005 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/03/30/peter-c-whybrow-the-conflict-between-our-biological-heritage-and-the-speed-of-our-lives-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/03/30/peter-c-whybrow-the-conflict-between-our-biological-heritage-and-the-speed-of-our-lives-2/#comments Thu, 30 Mar 2023 18:40:06 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5076 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/03/30/peter-c-whybrow-the-conflict-between-our-biological-heritage-and-the-speed-of-our-lives-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - American Mania, When More is Not Enough - Not so long ago before the common use of devices operated by electricity our lives were generally much more calm. And as humans we have a biological a heritage of being are c... Click here to begin listening.  American Mania, When More is Not Enough Not so long ago before the common use of devices operated by electricity our lives were generally much more calm. And as humans we have a biological a heritage of being are curiosity driver, reward seeking and harm avoiding creatures. The conflict that has evolved between our biological heritage and the demand driven economy in the United States is the essence of a book entitled “American Mania, When More is Not Enough.” Dr. Peter C. Whybrow, author of “American Mania” is our guest on this edition of Radio Curious. He is a professor of psychiatry and bio-behavioral science, and director of the Semel Institute of Neuroscience and Human Behavior at the University of California at Los Angeles. In this interview, recorded mid-February 2005, Dr. Whybrow discusses this conflict, and its consequences. Peter C. Whybrow recommends “In Praise of Slowness,” by Carl Honore. Originally Broadcast: February 12, 2005 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/03/02/eric-liu-the-benefits-of-mentoring-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/03/02/eric-liu-the-benefits-of-mentoring-2/#comments Fri, 03 Mar 2023 04:04:12 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5061 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/03/02/eric-liu-the-benefits-of-mentoring-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Guiding Lights: The People Who Lead Us Toward Our Purpose in Life - Every one of us, in every social role that we play, is a teacher and a mentor. Who has influenced us, and how we pass that influence along is a ques... Click here to begin listening.  Guiding Lights: The People Who Lead Us Toward Our Purpose in Life Every one of us, in every social role that we play, is a teacher and a mentor. Who has influenced us, and how we pass that influence along is a question that goes to the heart of both learning and mentoring. The concepts of mentoring are set out in the book “Guiding Lights: The People Who Lead Us Toward Our Purpose in Life,” by Eric Liu. In this interview, recorded n February 2005, Eric Liu discusses his experiences a mentor, a mentee, and an observer of both. For more information see www.ericliu.com. www.ericliu.com Eric Liu recommends “All the King’s Men,” by Robert Penn Warren. Originally Broadcast: February 15, 2005 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/02/17/rep-mike-thompson-d-interview-with-congressman-mike-thompson-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/02/17/rep-mike-thompson-d-interview-with-congressman-mike-thompson-2/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2023 06:35:19 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5055 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/02/17/rep-mike-thompson-d-interview-with-congressman-mike-thompson-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Each of the 435 members of the House of Representatives in the United States Congress represents approximately 680,000 people, and is elected every two years. Mike Thompson is in his 4th term representing California’s... Click here to begin listening.  Each of the 435 members of the House of Representatives in the United States Congress represents approximately 680,000 people, and is elected every two years. Mike Thompson is in his 4th term representing California’s 1st Congressional District that includes the northwest coast of California. Congressman Thompson visited the studios of Radio Curious on February 22, 2005 and we discuss many topics beginning with a question posed to me earlier that day: “When will the Democrats get their act together…” Rep. Mike Thompson (D) recommends “Don’t Think of an Elephant, Know your Values and Frame the Debate—An Essential Guide for Progressives,: by George Lakoff; “What’s the Matter With Kansas, How Conservatives Won the Heart of America,” by Thomas Hart; and “Charlie Wilson’s War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History,” by George Crile. Originally Broadcast: February 22, 2005 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/01/05/kristen-gardiner-report-on-lori-berenson-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/01/05/kristen-gardiner-report-on-lori-berenson-2/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2023 04:50:26 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5042 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/01/05/kristen-gardiner-report-on-lori-berenson-2/feed/ 0 Click here to being listening.  - Lori Berenson is a 35-year-old woman from New York who has been in prison in Peru since 1996 for allegedly conspiring with Peruvian revolutionaries, known as MRTA, (Movimiento Revoluncionario Tupac Amaru). Click here to being listening.  Lori Berenson is a 35-year-old woman from New York who has been in prison in Peru since 1996 for allegedly conspiring with Peruvian revolutionaries, known as MRTA, (Movimiento Revoluncionario Tupac Amaru). Lori Berenson was twice convicted in Peru, first by judges who shrouded themselves in hoods, and then again in a slightly more open proceeding. Her second trial still lacked adequate due process rights, as unanimously determined by the Costa Rica based Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. However, in a subsequent decision on appeal, handed down in December 2004, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, also based in Costa Rica, affirmed Lori’s 20-year prison sentence. In this program, Kristen Gardner, a friend and supporter of Lori Berenson since they first met at students in Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1983, discusses Lori, the person she is, and her case. Kristen Gardiner recommends “Hope in the Dark,” by Rebecca Solnit. Originally Broadcast: January 25, 2005 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/12/29/dr-francis-adams-are-we-still-racists-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/12/29/dr-francis-adams-are-we-still-racists-2/#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2022 04:49:42 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5038 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/12/29/dr-francis-adams-are-we-still-racists-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  Alienable Rights: The Exclusion of African Americans in a White Man’s Land, 1619 to 2000 “Alienable Rights: The Exclusion of African Americans in a White Man’s Land, 1619 to 2000” is a book in part written by Francis A... Click here to begin listening.  Alienable Rights: The Exclusion of African Americans in a White Man’s Land, 1619 to 2000 “Alienable Rights: The Exclusion of African Americans in a White Man’s Land, 1619 to 2000” is a book in part written by Francis Adams, an independent scholar living in Los Angeles, California. The book posits that the drive for equal rights for black people in the United States has never had the support of the majority of America. Rather, racial progress has been made in brief historic bursts, lead by the committed militant minorities of abolitionists, radical republicans, and civil rights activists. In this program, we visit with Dr. Francis D. Adams. I asked him to explain the importance of the trial of James Somerset that took place in England in 1772. Dr. Francis Adams recommends “Collapse,” by Jared Diamond. Originally Broadcast: January 29, 2005 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:21 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/12/22/juliet-schor-selling-to-our-children-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/12/22/juliet-schor-selling-to-our-children-2/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2022 03:42:05 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5033 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/12/22/juliet-schor-selling-to-our-children-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  Born To Buy: The Commercialized Child and the New Consumer Culture In the past 50 years, the advent of television as a medium for advertising has had significant effects on the buying habits of everyone, Click here to begin listening.  Born To Buy: The Commercialized Child and the New Consumer Culture In the past 50 years, the advent of television as a medium for advertising has had significant effects on the buying habits of everyone, and especially on children. MRI scans on the brain, and the development of neuro-marketing are used to determine more receptive ways to market a myriad of products to all of us. Studies that follow the behavior of children show that the more involved a child is in the consumer culture, the more likelihood that the child will be depressed, be more anxious, have frequent headaches and/or stomach aches. And, the most heavily advertised products are more likely to be addictive to the users of those products. “Born to Buy: The Commercialized Child and New Consumer Culture” by Professor Juliet Schor, of Boston College, presents a detailed discussion of these changes in the commercialized market place that is brought into almost every home and school. Juliet Schor recommends “For Her Own Good,” by Barbara Ehreneich and Diedre English. Originally Broadcast: December 14, 2004 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/12/14/jack-gantos-how-prison-affected-one-mans-life-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/12/14/jack-gantos-how-prison-affected-one-mans-life-2/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2022 03:18:38 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5029 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/12/14/jack-gantos-how-prison-affected-one-mans-life-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - A Hole In My Life - Have you ever been incarcerated? Locked in a prison cell for a number of years? That is what happened to Jack Gantos for being a crew member on a boat that smuggled a ton of hashish from St. Croix, Click here to begin listening.  A Hole In My Life Have you ever been incarcerated? Locked in a prison cell for a number of years? That is what happened to Jack Gantos for being a crew member on a boat that smuggled a ton of hashish from St. Croix, in the Virgin Islands, to New York City. He survived prison and became a college writing teacher. His book, “A Hole In My Life,” tells the story of what happened the summer of 1971, his court experience, what happened in prison, and how the ordeal changed his life. Jack Gantos recommends “The Locked Room,” by Paul Oster & “Notice,” by Heather Love. Originally Broadcast: December 28, 2004 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/11/04/ron-whitehead-sarah-elizabeth-beat-poets-of-kentucky-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/11/04/ron-whitehead-sarah-elizabeth-beat-poets-of-kentucky-2/#comments Sat, 05 Nov 2022 04:42:54 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5008 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/11/04/ron-whitehead-sarah-elizabeth-beat-poets-of-kentucky-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. What is poetry and song? Perhaps we’ll find out in this program, with guests Ron Whitehead and Sarah Elizabeth from Campbellsville, Kentucky. They visited the studios of Radio Curious in May of 2004. Click here to begin listening. What is poetry and song? Perhaps we’ll find out in this program, with guests Ron Whitehead and Sarah Elizabeth from Campbellsville, Kentucky. They visited the studios of Radio Curious in May of 2004. You can learn more about Ron Whitehead and Sarah Elizabeth at their website, www.tappingmyownphone.com (http://www.tappingmyownphone.com/). Ron Whitehead & Sarah Elizabeth recommend “Red Dust,” by Mai Jong & “Devil’s Dream,” by Lee Smith. Originally Broadcast: September 28, 2004 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/10/06/mayer-schonberger-viktor-remembering-to-forget-in-the-digital-age-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/10/06/mayer-schonberger-viktor-remembering-to-forget-in-the-digital-age-part-one/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2022 04:18:52 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4999 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/10/06/mayer-schonberger-viktor-remembering-to-forget-in-the-digital-age-part-one/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - What is the importance that forgetting has played throughout human history? What will be the effects on society, relationships and humanity now that so many aspects of our lives are digitally preserved? Click here to begin listening.  What is the importance that forgetting has played throughout human history? What will be the effects on society, relationships and humanity now that so many aspects of our lives are digitally preserved? Viktor Mayer-Schönberger author of “Delete: The Virtue Of Forgetting In The Digital Age,” and our guest in this archive edition of Radio Curious, has some insight into these questions. He argues that the capacity for eternal memory can have unanticipated and often unwanted consequences. The potentially humiliating content on Facebook forever enshrined in cyberspace and Google’s search memory of the content and time of our all online searches may in the future reveal portions of our past we have entirely forgotten and wished everyone else had too. In this two part archive edition of Radio Curious with Viktor Mayer-Schönberger we explore some of the ways in which our personal information, data, conversations and experiences are forgotten by us as  individuals. We also consider the future potential effects on society of digitally preserved information, as well as the consequences of remembering what is sometimes best forgotten. Viktor Mayer-Schönberger spoke with us by phone from his then-home in Singapore on January 4th 2010 and began part one of our conversation by describing how the digital age is shifting the brain’s balance between remembering and forgetting. The book Viktor Mayer-Schönberger recommends is “Collected Fictions,” by Jorge Luis Borges. The film he recommends is “The Lives Of Others,” directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/08/17/rep-sam-farr-d-a-visit-with-congressman-sam-farr-april-2004-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/08/17/rep-sam-farr-d-a-visit-with-congressman-sam-farr-april-2004-2/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2022 03:58:05 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4981 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/08/17/rep-sam-farr-d-a-visit-with-congressman-sam-farr-april-2004-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. This edition’s guest was Rep. Sam Farr (D-CA). We spoke about the access that the Democrats as the minority party have to the microphone in Congress. We also discussed the 9/11 Commission and its investigation, Click here to begin listening. This edition’s guest was Rep. Sam Farr (D-CA). We spoke about the access that the Democrats as the minority party have to the microphone in Congress. We also discussed the 9/11 Commission and its investigation, the Patriot Act, the then upcoming Democratic and Republican National conventions, and the election of 2004. Rep. Sam Farr (D) recommends “Two Americas,” by Stanley Greenberg. Originally Broadcast: April 13, 2004 Ignacio Ayala clean 18:13 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/08/11/deborah-koons-garcia-the-future-of-food-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/08/11/deborah-koons-garcia-the-future-of-food-2/#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2022 04:57:16 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4977 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/08/11/deborah-koons-garcia-the-future-of-food-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Director of, The Future of Food - “The Future of Food,” a film written and produced by Deborah Koons Garcia, discusses our food’s conflicting relationship with both mass agri-business and local agriculture. Click here to begin listening.  Director of, The Future of Food “The Future of Food,” a film written and produced by Deborah Koons Garcia, discusses our food’s conflicting relationship with both mass agri-business and local agriculture. Our discussion was conducted in the context of the passage of Mendocino County’s Measure H, banning growth of GMOs in the county. Deborah Koons Garcia recommends “Women’s Diaries fo the Westward Journey,” edited by Lillian Schlissel. Originally Broadcast: April 25, 2004 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/08/01/dr-abraham-morgantaler-viagra-is-it-for-you-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/08/01/dr-abraham-morgantaler-viagra-is-it-for-you-2/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2022 03:41:06 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4970 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/08/01/dr-abraham-morgantaler-viagra-is-it-for-you-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - The Viagra Myth: The Surprising Impact on Love and Relationships - Viagra, a drug with infinite name recognition and touted benefits, is, as we know, pervasively advertised on television and the Internet. Click here to begin listening. The Viagra Myth: The Surprising Impact on Love and Relationships Viagra, a drug with infinite name recognition and touted benefits, is, as we know, pervasively advertised on television and the Internet. But what is the truth and what is the fiction about this drug. These and other questions about increasing expectations of sexual performance and pleasure are answered by Dr. Abraham Morgantaler, an associate clinical professor at Harvard Medical School and the author of “The Viagra Myth: The Surprising Impact on Love and Relationships.” Dr. Abraham Morgantaler recommends “Why I Can’t Get Through To You,” by Terrance Real. Originally Broadcast: March 23, 2004 Ignacio Ayala clean 28:55 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/06/29/brooke-kroeger-when-people-cant-be-who-they-are-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/06/29/brooke-kroeger-when-people-cant-be-who-they-are-2/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2022 19:36:39 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4960 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/06/29/brooke-kroeger-when-people-cant-be-who-they-are-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  Passing: When People Can’t Be Who They Are “Passing: When People Can’t Be Who They Are,” was written by Brooke Kroeger, an Associate Professor of Journalism at New York University. Click here to begin listening.  Passing: When People Can’t Be Who They Are “Passing: When People Can’t Be Who They Are,” was written by Brooke Kroeger, an Associate Professor of Journalism at New York University. Her book reveals why many ‘passers’ today are people of good heart and purpose whose decision to pass is an attempt to bypass injustice and to be more truly themselves. Brooke Kroeger recommends “Middlesex,” Jeffrey Eugendies, “Amerca’s Women,” by Gail Collings & “They Marched Intro Sunlight,” by David Marinis. Originally Broadcast: February 17, 2004 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/06/03/robert-benton-the-human-stain-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/06/03/robert-benton-the-human-stain-2/#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2022 06:03:37 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4942 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/06/03/robert-benton-the-human-stain-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Director of, The Human Stain - Robert Benton is the director of “The Human Stain,” which is based on the third novel of Philip Roth’s trilogy describing the turmoil of post-WWII America. Click here to begin listening.  Director of, The Human Stain Robert Benton is the director of “The Human Stain,” which is based on the third novel of Philip Roth’s trilogy describing the turmoil of post-WWII America. It exposes the life of Coleman Silk, a Professor of Classics at a small New England College, an eminent Jewish intellectual and a devoted husband. Roth describes Silk as “ensnared by a history he hadn’t quite counted on.” Originally Broadcast: November 1, 2003 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/05/20/rep-mike-thompson-a-visit-with-congressman-mike-thompson-november-2003-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/05/20/rep-mike-thompson-a-visit-with-congressman-mike-thompson-november-2003-2/#comments Fri, 20 May 2022 06:07:48 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4934 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/05/20/rep-mike-thompson-a-visit-with-congressman-mike-thompson-november-2003-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Our guest in this program is Congressman Mike Thompson, who represents Mendocino County in the House of Representatives. He expressed his frustration with the way the Republican leadership of the House of Representati... Click here to begin listening.  Our guest in this program is Congressman Mike Thompson, who represents Mendocino County in the House of Representatives. He expressed his frustration with the way the Republican leadership of the House of Representatives controls the House, in the first fully Republican government in the US since 1953. Rep. Mike Thompson recommends “Fire,” by Sebastian Junger. Originally Broadcast: November 18, 2003 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/05/04/david-corn-does-president-bush-lie-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/05/04/david-corn-does-president-bush-lie-2/#comments Thu, 05 May 2022 04:51:35 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4926 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/05/04/david-corn-does-president-bush-lie-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  This episode was first broadcasted on November 25, 2003 The Lies of George W. Bush, Mastering the Politics of Deception According to David Corn, the author of “The Lies of George W. Bush, Click here to begin listening.  This episode was first broadcasted on November 25, 2003 The Lies of George W. Bush, Mastering the Politics of Deception According to David Corn, the author of “The Lies of George W. Bush, Mastering the Politics of Deception,” all American Presidents have lied, but George W. Bush has relentlessly abused the truth. Corn, the Washington editor of The Nation, offers a scathing indictment of Bush, as he reveals and examines the deceptions at the heart of the Bush presidency. David Corn recommends “Roscoe,” by William Kennedy & “All the King’s Men,” by Robert Penn Warren. Originally Broadcast: November 25, 2003 Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/04/13/4909/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/04/13/4909/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2022 05:06:49 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4909 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/04/13/4909/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/03/31/jennifer-finney-boylan-a-man-becomes-a-woman-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/03/31/jennifer-finney-boylan-a-man-becomes-a-woman-2/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2022 17:34:52 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4901 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/03/31/jennifer-finney-boylan-a-man-becomes-a-woman-2/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/02/09/nelson-alondra-health-care-the-black-panthers/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/02/09/nelson-alondra-health-care-the-black-panthers/#comments Thu, 10 Feb 2022 02:54:42 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4868 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/02/09/nelson-alondra-health-care-the-black-panthers/feed/ 0 Originally Broadcast: February 13, 2012 - Click here to begin listening.  - The exodus of approximately six million black people from the American South between 1915 and 1970 had a significant role in setting the stage of the civil rights movement of... Originally Broadcast: February 13, 2012 Click here to begin listening.  The exodus of approximately six million black people from the American South between 1915 and 1970 had a significant role in setting the stage of the civil rights movement of the early 1960s. Many of the children of those who left the south participated in desegregation efforts which included the Freedom Rides and lunch counter sit-ins. The Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1965 which attempted to resolve employment discrimination and define voting rights, only changed the law. Many young blacks however did not see changes in their everyday life. The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense was born out of this disillusionment. Although infiltrated and feared by the F.B.I., the Black Panther Party pioneered social and community programs, including free medical clinics, free meals, and educational programs. Our guest in this edition of Radio Curious is Columbia University Sociology and Gender Studies Professor Alondra Nelson, author of “Body and Soul: The Black Panther Party and the Fight Against Medical Discrimination.” We visited by phone from her Office in New York City, on February 13, 2012 and began our conversation when I asked her to describe the Black Panther Party. The book she recommends is “Crave Radiance: New and Selected Poems,” by Elizabeth Alexander. Professor Nelson’s website is http://www.alondranelson.com (http://www.alondranelson.com/). Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/01/05/rep-sam-farr-d-a-visit-with-congressman-sam-farr-june-2003-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/01/05/rep-sam-farr-d-a-visit-with-congressman-sam-farr-june-2003-2/#comments Thu, 06 Jan 2022 05:24:18 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4843 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/01/05/rep-sam-farr-d-a-visit-with-congressman-sam-farr-june-2003-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  This interview’s guest was my old law school friend, Congressman Sam Farr, who represents Monterey and Santa Cruz counties. In this interview, we discussed the USA Patriot Act, the Freedom to Read Act of 2003, Click here to begin listening.  This interview’s guest was my old law school friend, Congressman Sam Farr, who represents Monterey and Santa Cruz counties. In this interview, we discussed the USA Patriot Act, the Freedom to Read Act of 2003, and the influence that the Democrats, the minority party, have in both houses of Congress. Originally Broadcast: June 10, 2003 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/12/29/philip-weiss-cover-up-of-a-peace-corps-murder-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/12/29/philip-weiss-cover-up-of-a-peace-corps-murder-2/#comments Thu, 30 Dec 2021 01:12:02 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4838 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/12/29/philip-weiss-cover-up-of-a-peace-corps-murder-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  American Taboo, A Murder in Peace Corps In this edition of Radio Curious, we take a look at murder and getting away with murder. In the small island kingdom of Tonga, an American Peace Corps Volunteer murdered another ... Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-WEISS_PHILIP_12.29.21_IA.mp3) American Taboo, A Murder in Peace Corps In this edition of Radio Curious, we take a look at murder and getting away with murder. In the small island kingdom of Tonga, an American Peace Corps Volunteer murdered another American Peace Corps volunteer in October 1976. “American Taboo, A Murder in Peace Corps,” by Philip Weiss, is a detailed story about the murder, how and why it happened, the legend that developed, the subsequent cover-up, and an interview with the murderer. Philip Weiss recommends “McArthur and Southerland, The Good Years,” & “McArthur and Southerland, The Bitter Years,” both by Paul P. Rogers Originally Broadcast: June 29, 2003 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/12/15/randall-kennedy-black-and-white-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/12/15/randall-kennedy-black-and-white-2/#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2021 02:36:43 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4829 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/12/15/randall-kennedy-black-and-white-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - "Interracial Intimacies: Sex, Marriage, Identity, and Adoption," is a book written by Randall Kennedy, a Harvard University Law School Professor. He takes an in-depth look at the issue of black and white relationships... Click here to begin listening.  "Interracial Intimacies: Sex, Marriage, Identity, and Adoption," is a book written by Randall Kennedy, a Harvard University Law School Professor. He takes an in-depth look at the issue of black and white relationships set against the ever-changing social mores and laws of this country. Fears of interracial relationships, influenced over the centuries by racial biases and fantasies still widely linger in American Society today. Randall Kennedy, a professor at Harvard University Law School is the author of “Interracial Intimacies: Sex, Marriage, Identity, and Adoption,” in which he takes an in depth look at the issue of black and white relationships set against the ever-changing social mores and laws of this country. From pre-civil war to the present, this book explores the historical, sociological, legal and moral issues that continue to feed and complicate those fears. Professor Kennedy and I visited by phone in March 2003 and began by our conversation with his description of what he calls a “pigmentocracy” in the United States. The book Professor Randall Kennedy recommends is “The Biography of Walter White,” by Robert Jankin. Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/12/07/catherine-crier-are-lawyers-really-that-bad-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/12/07/catherine-crier-are-lawyers-really-that-bad-2/#comments Wed, 08 Dec 2021 05:10:29 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4825 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/12/07/catherine-crier-are-lawyers-really-that-bad-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  The Case Against Lawyers - The control and influence lawyers have in American society has grown enormously in the past 75 years. The influence was foreseen in the 1830s by Alexis de Tocqueville and described in his ... Click here to begin listening.  The Case Against Lawyers The control and influence lawyers have in American society has grown enormously in the past 75 years. The influence was foreseen in the 1830s by Alexis de Tocqueville and described in his book, “Democracy in America.” Catherine Crier discusses and critiques this influence in her book, “The Case Against Lawyers.” Crier, herself a former lawyer, district attorney, and judge is now a commentator on Court TV.  Catherine Crier recommends “Pigs at the Trough,” by Arianna Huffington & “The Rule of Lawyers,” by Walter Olson. Originally Broadcast: March 18, 2003 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/12/01/arianna-huffington-corporate-greed-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/12/01/arianna-huffington-corporate-greed-2/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2021 02:54:46 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4818 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/12/01/arianna-huffington-corporate-greed-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Pigs at the Trough, How Corporate Greed and Political Corruption Are Undermining America Arianna Huffington, a political columnist and commentator with a conservative background, is the author of “Pigs at the Trough, Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-HUFFINGTON_ARIANNA_12.1.21_IA.mp3) Pigs at the Trough, How Corporate Greed and Political Corruption Are Undermining America Arianna Huffington, a political columnist and commentator with a conservative background, is the author of “Pigs at the Trough, How Corporate Greed and Political Corruption Are Undermining America.” Her book discusses alliances between corporate executive officers, politicians, lobbyists and bankers in disregard for office and factory workers. Arianna Huffington recommends “Wealth and Commonwealth, Why America Should Tax Accumulated Fortunes,” by Chuck Collins. Originally Broadcast: February 18, 2003 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/11/03/jeff-ruch-how-to-be-a-whistleblower-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/11/03/jeff-ruch-how-to-be-a-whistleblower-2/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2021 02:33:43 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4793 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/11/03/jeff-ruch-how-to-be-a-whistleblower-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - The Art of Anonymous Activism: Serving the Public While Surviving Public Service - “The Art of Anonymous Activism: Serving the Public While Surviving Public Service” is a short book published by three public interest... Click here to begin listening.  The Art of Anonymous Activism: Serving the Public While Surviving Public Service “The Art of Anonymous Activism: Serving the Public While Surviving Public Service” is a short book published by three public interest organizations based in Washington DC: POGO, the Project on Government Oversight (www.pogo.org), GAP, the Government Accountability Project (www.whistleblower.org), and PEER, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (www.peer.org). Jeff Ruch is the executive director of PEER and the book’s co-editor. Originally Broadcast: January 20, 2003 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/10/27/thomas-hine-compulsive-shoppers-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/10/27/thomas-hine-compulsive-shoppers-2/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2021 01:44:32 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4788 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/10/27/thomas-hine-compulsive-shoppers-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - I Want That! How We All Became Shoppers: A Cultural History - “I Want That! How We All Became Shoppers: A Cultural History” is the title of a new book by Thomas Hine. In this book he discusses why we want objects and... Click here to begin listening.  I Want That! How We All Became Shoppers: A Cultural History “I Want That! How We All Became Shoppers: A Cultural History” is the title of a new book by Thomas Hine. In this book he discusses why we want objects and how they change us. He looks at early forms of trading, and proceeds through the history of materialism. Thomas Hine recommends “Refinement of America,” by Richard Bushman. Originally Broadcast: December 17, 2002 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/10/13/patricia-edmisten-peace-corps-peru-1962-1964/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/10/13/patricia-edmisten-peace-corps-peru-1962-1964/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2021 05:03:35 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4778 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/10/13/patricia-edmisten-peace-corps-peru-1962-1964/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - The Mourning of Angles - The life of Lydia Schaefer is a composite fictional story of a 22 year-old woman who served in the Peace Corps in Peru from 1962 to 1964. Patricia Taylor Edmisten, Click here to begin listening. The Mourning of Angles The life of Lydia Schaefer is a composite fictional story of a 22 year-old woman who served in the Peace Corps in Peru from 1962 to 1964. Patricia Taylor Edmisten, a former Peace Corps Volunteer from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, tells Lydia’s story in her book, “The Mourning of Angles,” based in part on her experiences in the Peace Corps in Peru during those years. Patricia Edmisten recommends “The Accidental Pope,” by Raymond Flynn & Robin Moore. Originally Broadcast: November 15, 2002   Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/10/06/lerner-gerda-ph-d-the-foremother-of-womens-history/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/10/06/lerner-gerda-ph-d-the-foremother-of-womens-history/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2021 03:16:31 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4771 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/10/06/lerner-gerda-ph-d-the-foremother-of-womens-history/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/09/01/peter-hessler-a-peace-corps-volunteer-in-china-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/09/01/peter-hessler-a-peace-corps-volunteer-in-china-2/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2021 01:12:41 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4751 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/09/01/peter-hessler-a-peace-corps-volunteer-in-china-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze Imagine arriving by boat in a rural town of 150,000 people where two rivers join in central China. Imagine being one of the first two Americans to live there in 50 years, Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-HESSLER_PETER_9.1.21.mp3) River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze Imagine arriving by boat in a rural town of 150,000 people where two rivers join in central China. Imagine being one of the first two Americans to live there in 50 years, and speaking very little Chinese. That is experience of Peter Hessler, the author of “River Town.” Peter Hessler recommends “This Boy’s Life,” by Tobias Wolf. Originally Broadcast: August 1, 2002 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/08/24/eric-schlosser-do-you-really-want-to-eat-that-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/08/24/eric-schlosser-do-you-really-want-to-eat-that-2/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2021 01:55:43 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4747 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/08/24/eric-schlosser-do-you-really-want-to-eat-that-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Fast food is what many people eat in America, and increasingly in other countries. It is advertised to be fun, tasty, and easily available. Americans spend more money annually on fast food than is spent on higher educ... Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_SCHLOSSER_8.24.21_IA.mp3) Fast food is what many people eat in America, and increasingly in other countries. It is advertised to be fun, tasty, and easily available. Americans spend more money annually on fast food than is spent on higher education. Eric Schlosser is our guest in this archive edition.  He’s the author of Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal. Schlosser writes that it is not only what is served for human consumption that is the problem, but the art of mass-marketing to children through organized promotions and ads for the products—in school busses, hallways, and even bathroom stalls—has serious side effects on society. Working conditions for employees at meat-packing plants and the resulting contamination of the product resulted in the July 19th, 2002 recall of 19 million pounds of beef. In addition to the acute health hazards of contamination, a fast food meal often contains more fat in one meal than the average person needs in a day. I spoke with Eric Schlosser, the author of Fast Food Nation, in mid-summer 2002, we began with his description of the problem of excess fat in fast food. Eric Schlosser is the author of Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal. The book he recommends is “Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing,” by Ted Conover. Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/08/11/joelle-fraser-growing-up-hippy-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/08/11/joelle-fraser-growing-up-hippy-2/#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2021 04:21:17 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4737 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/08/11/joelle-fraser-growing-up-hippy-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - The Territory of Men “The Territory of Men” is an intimate self-expose written by Joelle Fraser, a former Mendocino Community College English teacher. Written as a series of short episodes and adventures, Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-FRASER_JOELLE__8.11.21_IA.mp3) The Territory of Men “The Territory of Men” is an intimate self-expose written by Joelle Fraser, a former Mendocino Community College English teacher. Written as a series of short episodes and adventures, Joelle shares the life of a woman who was raised in the hippie life of the 70s, and now is an accomplished writer and teacher. Joelle Fraser recommends “Last Stand,” by Richard Manning. Originally Broadcast: July 30, 2002 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/07/21/brad-newsham-a-taxi-across-america-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/07/21/brad-newsham-a-taxi-across-america-2/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2021 01:31:43 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4724 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/07/21/brad-newsham-a-taxi-across-america-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - Take me with you: Around the World Journey to Invite a Stranger Home Have you ever made friends with someone from a place where you visited as a traveler? Have you ever wondered what it would be like for that person t... Click here to begin listening. Take me with you: Around the World Journey to Invite a Stranger Home Have you ever made friends with someone from a place where you visited as a traveler? Have you ever wondered what it would be like for that person to visit you in your home and your surroundings? Well, that is what Brad Newsham did. He is the author of “Take Me With You: A Round The World Journey to Invite a Stranger Home.” Brad Newsham recommends “Dangerous Beauty,” by Mark Ross. Originally Broadcast: May 7, 2002 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/07/07/tim-sanders-a-silicon-valley-secret-of-success-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/07/07/tim-sanders-a-silicon-valley-secret-of-success-2/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2021 03:38:31 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4716 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/07/07/tim-sanders-a-silicon-valley-secret-of-success-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  Love is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends Tim Sanders, the author of a “Love is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends,” is the Chief Solutions Officer at yahoo.com. Knowledge, Click here to begin listening.  Love is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends Tim Sanders, the author of a “Love is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends,” is the Chief Solutions Officer at yahoo.com. Knowledge, network and compassion are the themes of his book and the basis for what he believes will bring most success in business. Tim Sanders recommends “The Third Wave,” by Alvin Toffler. Originally Broadcast: April 9, 2002 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/06/16/randall-kennedy-can-you-say-this-word-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/06/16/randall-kennedy-can-you-say-this-word-2/#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2021 03:02:43 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4698 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/06/16/randall-kennedy-can-you-say-this-word-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word - Few words in the English language have caused so much pain, hurt and emotion as the N-word. It is arguably the most consequential social insult in American history. Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-KENNEDY_RANDALL_N-WORD_6.16.21_IA.mp3) Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word Few words in the English language have caused so much pain, hurt and emotion as the N-word. It is arguably the most consequential social insult in American history. The long history of the pejorative use of the N-word has given it an unusual power that extends to the judicial system, literature and social settings. Randall Kennedy, a professor of Law at Harvard University Law School, is the author of “Nigger-the Strange Career of a Troublesome Word.”  His book chronicles the history of this word, in an effort to diffuse and neutralize it. At the end of his book he writes, “There is much to be gained by allowing people all backgrounds to yank the N-word away from white supremacists to subvert its ugliest denotation, and to convert the N-work from a negative into a positive appellation.” I spoke with Professor Randall Kennedy in the winter of 2002 while he was in California and asked him to begin our conversation by explaining this conclusion. The book Randall Kennedy recommends in “The Negro in the American Revolution,” by Benjamin Quarles, written in 1961. Originally Broadcast: March 19, 2002 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/06/09/lynda-koolish-ph-d-african-american-writers/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/06/09/lynda-koolish-ph-d-african-american-writers/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2021 02:21:23 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4694 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/06/09/lynda-koolish-ph-d-african-american-writers/feed/ 1 Click here to begin listening.  African American Writers: Portraits and Visions The voice of a writer can be heard in words, and sometimes seen in the writer’s face. It is unusual to find both in a book in which the creator is both the author and the... Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Koolish_Lynda_6.9.21.mp3) African American Writers: Portraits and Visions The voice of a writer can be heard in words, and sometimes seen in the writer’s face. It is unusual to find both in a book in which the creator is both the author and the photographer. Lynda Koolish, our guest on this archive edition of Radio Curious, is a professor of African American literature at San Diego State University and an accomplished photographer. She is the author of a book entitled “African American Writers: Portraits and Visions” in which she reveals the visage of 59 African American writers along with a thumbnail biography and summation of each writer’s vision. Lynda Koolish, Ph.D. recommends “Dien Cai Dau” and “Neon Vernacular” by Yusef Komunyakaa. Originally Broadcast: February 19, 2002 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/04/21/ted-conover-a-prison-guards-story-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/04/21/ted-conover-a-prison-guards-story-2/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2021 05:23:17 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4667 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/04/21/ted-conover-a-prison-guards-story-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening to part 1. - Click here to begin listening to part 2.  - Have you ever wondered what it is like to work inside a prison? Well, Ted Conover, a non-fiction writer did, so he went to the New York Department of Corrections t... Click here to begin listening to part 1. (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Conover_1_4.28.21_IA.mp3)Click here to begin listening to part 2.  Have you ever wondered what it is like to work inside a prison? Well, Ted Conover, a non-fiction writer did, so he went to the New York Department of Corrections to ask if he could shadow a recruit at the New York State Corrections Academy. His request was quickly turned down. So, he decided to apply for a job as a prison officer, was accepted and attended the New York State Corrections Academy. As a result of his training, and working at Sing Sing prison in New York, he wrote “Newjack: Guarding at Sing Sing,” a book describing his experiences. This two-part program with Ted Conover was recorded in late June and early July 2001. Ted Conover recommends “Crime and Punishment,” by by Fyodor Dostoyevsky and “Seek: Reports from the Edges of America & Beyond,” by Dennis Johnson. Originally Broadcast: June 26, 2001 and July 3, 2001 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/04/14/dr-jane-m-healy-children-versus-television-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/04/14/dr-jane-m-healy-children-versus-television-2/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2021 04:37:15 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4662 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/04/14/dr-jane-m-healy-children-versus-television-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  Endangered Minds & Failure to Connect It used to be that children would play with objects, be told or read stories, or perhaps listen to the radio during a significant portion of their early years. Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-HEALY_JANE_4.14.21_IA.mp3) Endangered Minds & Failure to Connect It used to be that children would play with objects, be told or read stories, or perhaps listen to the radio during a significant portion of their early years. With the advent of television, videos and computers, that tactile and oral world is often left behind. Children who are frequently exposed to television, videos and computer games in the first seven years of life have been found to develop pathways in the brain that later are significantly deficient in reading, studying and socialization skills. Dr. Jane M Healy is an educational psychologist with expertise in developmental psychology, and specialist in the brain development of young children. Her recent books, “Endangered Minds,” and “Failure to Connect,” discuss how television, videos and computers affect the minds of children. Dr. Jane M. Healy recommends “The Goddess in Older Women,” by Jean Bolden. Originally Broadcast: May 9, 2001 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/03/17/kennedy-randall-can-you-say-this-word-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/03/17/kennedy-randall-can-you-say-this-word-2/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2021 02:13:17 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4633 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/03/17/kennedy-randall-can-you-say-this-word-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Few words in the English language have caused so much pain, hurt and emotion as the N-word. It is arguably the most consequential social insult in American history. The long history of the pejorative use of the N-word... Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-KENNEDY_RANDALL_N-WORD_3.17.21_IA.mp3) Few words in the English language have caused so much pain, hurt and emotion as the N-word. It is arguably the most consequential social insult in American history. The long history of the pejorative use of the N-word has given it an unusual power that extends to the judicial system, literature and social settings. Randall Kennedy, a professor of Law at Harvard University Law School, is the author of “Nigger-the Strange Career of a Troublesome Word.”  His book chronicles the history of this word, in an effort to diffuse and neutralize it. Originally Broadcast: March 19, 2002 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/01/20/mary-catherine-bateson-do-we-really-know-the-people-around-us-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/01/20/mary-catherine-bateson-do-we-really-know-the-people-around-us-2/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2021 02:00:56 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4595 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/01/20/mary-catherine-bateson-do-we-really-know-the-people-around-us-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Radio Curious revisits a conversation with Mary Catherine Bateson, author of "“Full Circles: Overlapping Lives, Culture and Generation in Transition.Do we really know the people around us? Our children? Our family? Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Bateson_Catherine_9.30.30_IA.mp3) Radio Curious revisits a conversation with Mary Catherine Bateson, author of "“Full Circles: Overlapping Lives, Culture and Generation in Transition.Do we really know the people around us? Our children? Our family? Our friends? Or are we strangers in our own community? Mary Catherine Bateson, the author of a book entitled, “Full Circles: Overlapping Lives, Culture and Generation in Transition,” believes that we are strangers. She describes us as immigrants in time, rather than space.In this interview from the archives of Radio Curious, recorded in April 2000, we visit with Mary Catherine Bateson, the daughter of two distinguished anthropologists, Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson. The book Mary Catherine Bateson recommends is “Ithaka: A Daughter's Memoir of Being Found,“ by Sarah Saffian. Originally Broadcast: April 17, 2000.   Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/12/02/dr-ken-alibek-soviet-germ-warfare-part-1/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/12/02/dr-ken-alibek-soviet-germ-warfare-part-1/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2020 04:23:09 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4563 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/12/02/dr-ken-alibek-soviet-germ-warfare-part-1/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Bio-Hazard: The Chilling Story of the Largest Covert Biological Weapons Program in the World — Told From Inside by the Man Who Ran it - Biological warfare is the use of weapons that cause death by disease. Click here to begin listening.  Bio-Hazard: The Chilling Story of the Largest Covert Biological Weapons Program in the World — Told From Inside by the Man Who Ran it Biological warfare is the use of weapons that cause death by disease. The largest and most sophisticated biological weapons program in the world, which cultivated and stockpiled anthrax virus, brucellosis, the plague and genetically altered strains of small pox, employed more than 6000 people at over 100 facilities in the former Soviet Union. For 15 years, ending in 1992, Dr. Ken Alibek, a doctor of medicine and a Ph.D. in microbiology, was the scientific leader of Bio-Preparat, the civilian branch of that secret biological weapons program, masquerading as a pharmaceutical company. In 1992, Dr. Alibek defected to the United States. Several years later, he wrote “Bio-Hazard,” a book detailing the development of biological weapons, the horrors of his former life and why he chose to defect. This is a two-part program with Dr. Ken Alibek, recorded in 1999. Dr. Ken Alibek recommends “Prevent,” by Richard Preston & “Vector,” by Robin Cook. Originally Broadcast: May 11, 1999 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/07/30/crane-susan-blood-on-a-nuclear-submarine/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/07/30/crane-susan-blood-on-a-nuclear-submarine/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2020 20:38:17 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4541 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/07/30/crane-susan-blood-on-a-nuclear-submarine/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Civil disobedience often precedes most social or political change. The American political tradition has deep roots in civil disobedience. The Boston Tea Party, the Underground Railroad of the Civil War period, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Susan_Crane_7.29.20_IA.mp3) Civil disobedience often precedes most social or political change. The American political tradition has deep roots in civil disobedience. The Boston Tea Party, the Underground Railroad of the Civil War period, the Suffrage Movement, the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, and the Vietnam War protests are well known examples. Symbolic destruction of the tools of war is an act of civil disobedience currently carried out by religious and faith based war protesters. Susan Crane, once a Peace Corps volunteer and a former Ukiah teacher, hammered on a nuclear submarine in Maine and then poured blood on it. As a result, she was sentenced to two years in federal prison. I met with her in the studios of Radio Curious at the end of February 1999, the day after she was released from prison. Susan Crane recommends The Bible. Originally Broadcast: March 9, 1999 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/07/08/patterson-dr-victoria-native-american-life-before-and-after-europeans-part-two-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/07/08/patterson-dr-victoria-native-american-life-before-and-after-europeans-part-two-2/#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2020 20:32:31 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4535 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/07/08/patterson-dr-victoria-native-american-life-before-and-after-europeans-part-two-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Cultures that have no written language pass on their histories through oral traditions. The stories are the way that social values and traditions are taught by one generation to the next. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-PATTERSON_VICTORIA_PART2_7.8.20_IA.mp3) Cultures that have no written language pass on their histories through oral traditions. The stories are the way that social values and traditions are taught by one generation to the next. Animals often play a significant character role in these stories. In the Native American traditions of the northwest part of California, the coyote is a very popular character. Dr. Victoria Patterson, an anthropologist based in Ukiah, California, has worked with native peoples for over 30 years. She knows these stories, and she sees them as windows, allowing us to imagine how original native peoples of northern California thought and lived. I met with Dr. Victoria Patterson and asked her about the significance of the story where the coyote jumped off into the sky. Our discussion lead to a two-part program, originally broadcast in February of 1999. Dr, Victoria Patterson recommends “Deep Valley,” by Bernard W. Aginsky and “Under the Tuscan Sun,” by Frances Mayes. Originally Broadcast: February 16, 1999 and February 26, 1999 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/07/01/patterson-dr-victoria-native-american-life-before-and-after-europeans/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/07/01/patterson-dr-victoria-native-american-life-before-and-after-europeans/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2020 20:31:23 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4532 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/07/01/patterson-dr-victoria-native-american-life-before-and-after-europeans/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Cultures that have no written language pass on their histories through oral traditions. The stories are the way that social values and traditions are taught by one generation to the next. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-PATTERSON_VICTORIA_7.1.20_IA.mp3) Cultures that have no written language pass on their histories through oral traditions. The stories are the way that social values and traditions are taught by one generation to the next. Animals often play a significant character role in these stories. In the Native American traditions of the northwest part of California, the coyote is a very popular character. Dr. Victoria Patterson, an anthropologist based in Ukiah, California, has worked with native peoples for over 30 years. She knows these stories, and she sees them as windows, allowing us to imagine how original native peoples of northern California thought and lived. I met with Dr. Victoria Patterson and asked her about the significance of the story where the coyote jumped off into the sky. Our discussion lead to a two-part program, originally broadcast in February of 1999. Dr, Victoria Patterson recommends “Deep Valley,” by Bernard W. Aginsky and “Under the Tuscan Sun,” by Frances Mayes. Originally Broadcast: February 16, 1999 and February 26, 1999 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/06/24/carter-president-jimmy-life-after-the-presidency/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/06/24/carter-president-jimmy-life-after-the-presidency/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2020 20:26:19 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4530 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/06/24/carter-president-jimmy-life-after-the-presidency/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The Virtues of Aging - Considering the alternatives, growing older is really not all that bad. The frame of mind that we develop and carry with us as we age controls much of how we feel and behave. James Earl Carter Jr., Click here to begin listening (www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Carter_Jimmy_IA_6.24.20.mp3) The Virtues of Aging Considering the alternatives, growing older is really not all that bad. The frame of mind that we develop and carry with us as we age controls much of how we feel and behave. James Earl Carter Jr., more often known as Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the US, is the author of a book called, “The Virtues of Aging.” President Carter’s book covers issues from Social Security and medical expenses to the importance of staying active and involved. I spoke with President Jimmy Carter by phone, in the fall of 1998, and I asked him what prompted him to write the book. President Jimmy Carter recommends “The Age Wave: How the Most Important Trend of Our Time Can Change Your Future,” by Ken Dychtwald. Originally Broadcast: December 4, 1998 LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/06/10/francketerry-the-peoples-right-to-know/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/06/10/francketerry-the-peoples-right-to-know/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2020 20:22:47 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4525 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/06/10/francketerry-the-peoples-right-to-know/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Legal Notebook: How to Keep Open Meetings Open and Public Meetings Public - The right of the public to know how our government acts is basic to our American system of democracy. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-6.10.20_Terry_Francke_IA.mp3) Legal Notebook: How to Keep Open Meetings Open and Public Meetings Public The right of the public to know how our government acts is basic to our American system of democracy. Most states and the federal government have enacted laws requiring public meetings to be open, with minimal secrecy provisions. There are also laws guaranteeing access to public records kept and maintained by the government. The California First Amendment Coalition recently published a book called, “Legal Notebook: How to Keep Open Meetings Open and Public Meetings Public.” Terry Francke is an attorney who is the general counsel for the California First Amendment Coalition and author of this book. Terry Francke recommends “Who Killed Homer? The Demise of Classical Education and the Recovery of Greek Wisdom,” by Victor Davis Hanson & John Heath. Originally Broadcast: October 16, 1998 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/06/03/donner-dr-stanley-origins-of-public-television-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/06/03/donner-dr-stanley-origins-of-public-television-2/#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2020 20:11:10 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4523 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/06/03/donner-dr-stanley-origins-of-public-television-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - We all know that people listen to radio and watch television. The difference between radio and television is in the image. When you listen to radio, your mind creates the image for you. When you watch television, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Dr._Stanley_Donner_6.3.20_IA.mp3) We all know that people listen to radio and watch television. The difference between radio and television is in the image. When you listen to radio, your mind creates the image for you. When you watch television, a ready-made image is flashed before your eyes. The early days of television were days of great creativity, when the questions of “how” and “what should we do” were present at all levels of production, ownership and programming. In the early 1950s, a young professor from Stanford University named Stanley Donner was creatively engaged in the development of public television in San Francisco, California. In the last 50 or so years, Professor Donner has participated in and followed the development of this mind-boggling medium. Dr. Stanley Donner recommends “The Hedgehog and the Fox: An Essay on Tolstoy’s View of History,” by Sir Isaiah Berlin. Originally Broadcast: September 11, 1998 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/05/13/zacha-bill-developing-an-artist-colony-in-the-village-of-mendocino-california/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/05/13/zacha-bill-developing-an-artist-colony-in-the-village-of-mendocino-california/#comments Wed, 13 May 2020 20:05:54 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4517 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/05/13/zacha-bill-developing-an-artist-colony-in-the-village-of-mendocino-california/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Bill Zacha, the leading force behind the creation of the Mendocino Art justify was a person with vision and moxie and one who made a dream come true. In August 1957, Bill Zacha, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Bill_Zacha_5.13.20_IA.mp3) Bill Zacha, the leading force behind the creation of the Mendocino Art justify was a person with vision and moxie and one who made a dream come true. In August 1957, Bill Zacha, was a young married teacher and lived near San Francisco. On a short trip to the village of Mendocino with his wife Jenny and friends, Bill not only saw the beauty of the Mendocino coast, but the opportunity to act swiftly to purchase what is now the Mendocino Art justify and keep that property out of the hands of those who envisioned creating a trailer park there. Since its inception, the Mendocino Arts Center has featured artists, teachers, and students from all over the world. Bill Zacha, who was often called “Mr. Mendocino,” died on March 18th 1998. Bill Zacha recommends “Love in the Time of Cholera,” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Originally Broadcast: March 27, 1998 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/04/21/gurian-michael-let-boys-be-boys-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/04/21/gurian-michael-let-boys-be-boys-part-two/#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2020 19:56:57 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4511 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/04/21/gurian-michael-let-boys-be-boys-part-two/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The Wonder of Boys & A Fine Young Man - Boys do not have an easy time growing up and maturing in our complex world these days. The same standard of behavior is frequently expected of boys and girls, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-4.21.20_Michael_Gurian_pt2__IA.mp3) The Wonder of Boys & A Fine Young Man Boys do not have an easy time growing up and maturing in our complex world these days. The same standard of behavior is frequently expected of boys and girls, often without recognizing the special and different needs of boys. Testosterone is a prime mover in the shaping of boys behavior resulting in their special and different needs. This is a two-part program from the archives of Radio Curious with Michael Gurian, the author of a 1997 book entitled, The Wonder of Boys: What Parents, Mentors and Educators Can Do To Shape Boys Into Exceptional Men. I spoke with Michael Gurian in January of 1998 from his home in Spokane, Washington. Michael Gurian recommends Sex on the Brain, by Deborah Blum & Beyond the Birds and the Bees, Beverly Engle. Originally Broadcast: January 23, 1998 & January 30, 1998 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/04/15/gurian-michael-let-boys-be-boys/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/04/15/gurian-michael-let-boys-be-boys/#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2020 19:54:48 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4509 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/04/15/gurian-michael-let-boys-be-boys/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The Wonder of Boys & A Fine Young Man - Boys do not have an easy time growing up and maturing in our complex world these days. The same standard of behavior is frequently expected of boys and girls, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-4.15.20_Michael_Gurian_IA.mp3) The Wonder of Boys & A Fine Young Man Boys do not have an easy time growing up and maturing in our complex world these days. The same standard of behavior is frequently expected of boys and girls, often without recognizing the special and different needs of boys. Testosterone is a prime mover in the shaping of boys’ behavior resulting in their special and different needs. This is a two-part program from the archives of Radio Curious with Michael Gurian, the author of a 1997 book entitled, “The Wonder of Boys: What Parents, Mentors and Educators Can Do To Shape Boys Into Exceptional Men.” I spoke with Michael Gurian in January of 1998 from his home in Spokane, Washington. Michael Gurian recommends “Sex on the Brain,” by Deborah Blum & “Beyond the Birds and the Bees,” Beverly Engle. Originally Broadcast: January 23, 1998 & January 30, 1998 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/03/25/dymond-jane-a-juror-speaks/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/03/25/dymond-jane-a-juror-speaks/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2020 19:50:45 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4505 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/03/25/dymond-jane-a-juror-speaks/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The Eugene “Bear” Lincoln murder trial ended in the fall of 1997 in Ukiah, California, with an acquittal of the defendant, Mr. Lincoln, on charges of first degree and second-degree murder, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Jane_Dymond_IA_3.25.20.mp3) The Eugene “Bear” Lincoln murder trial ended in the fall of 1997 in Ukiah, California, with an acquittal of the defendant, Mr. Lincoln, on charges of first degree and second-degree murder, and with the jury divided ten to two, on acquittal from manslaughter charges. Apart from the divisive nature of this criminal trial, it also carried a particularly extraordinary aspect. Seven of the twelve jurors chose to come forward and talk about their responses to what they heard and saw in the courtroom. Jane Dymond was a member of the Lincoln trial jury. She attended every session of the trial, and every aspect of the jury’s deliberation. She is our guest in this edition of Radio Curious. Jane Dymond recommends “Independent People,” by Haldor Locksmith. Originally Broadcast: October 10, 1997 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/03/18/brumberg-joan-jacobs-an-intimate-history-of-american-girls-part-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/03/18/brumberg-joan-jacobs-an-intimate-history-of-american-girls-part-2/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2020 19:48:59 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4503 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/03/18/brumberg-joan-jacobs-an-intimate-history-of-american-girls-part-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls - Advertising has had a major effect on how we view our bodies and on our individual self-image. The history of how this advertising has come to affect American g... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-BRUMBERG_JOAN_JACOBS_PART_TWO_3.18.20_IA.mp3) The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls Advertising has had a major effect on how we view our bodies and on our individual self-image. The history of how this advertising has come to affect American girls as they pass through menarche and adolescence is presented in a book called “The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls.” This book describes the historical roots of acute societal and psychological pressures that girls feel today. It shows how the female adolescent experience has changed since 1895. The author, Joan Jacobs Brumberg, is a Professor of History and Women’s Studies at Cornell University in New York. In this two-part program, I spoke Professor Brumberg in October of 1997 and asked her what drew her to write “The Body Project.” Joan Jacobs Brumberg recommends “Learning to Bow,” by Bruce Feiler & “The Grass Link,” by May Vinchi. Originally Broadcast: October 14, 1997 & October 21, 1997 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/03/11/brumberg-joan-jacobs-an-intimate-history-of-american-girls/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/03/11/brumberg-joan-jacobs-an-intimate-history-of-american-girls/#comments Wed, 11 Mar 2020 19:46:52 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4501 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/03/11/brumberg-joan-jacobs-an-intimate-history-of-american-girls/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls - Advertising has had a major effect on how we view our bodies and on our individual self-image. The history of how this advertising has come to affect American g... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-BRUMBERG_JOAN_JACOBS_PART_ONE_3.11.20_IA.mp3) The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls Advertising has had a major effect on how we view our bodies and on our individual self-image. The history of how this advertising has come to affect American girls as they pass through menarche and adolescence is presented in a book called “The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls.” This book describes the historical roots of acute societal and psychological pressures that girls feel today. It shows how the female adolescent experience has changed since 1895. The author, Joan Jacobs Brumberg, is a Professor of History and Women’s Studies at Cornell University in New York. In this two-part program, I spoke Professor Brumberg in October of 1997 and asked her what drew her to write “The Body Project.” Joan Jacobs Brumberg recommends “Learning to Bow,” by Bruce Feiler & “The Grass Link,” by May Vinchi. Originally Broadcast: October 14, 1997 & October 21, 1997 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/02/26/boyd-blanche-self-styled-outlaw-lesbians/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/02/26/boyd-blanche-self-styled-outlaw-lesbians/#comments Wed, 26 Feb 2020 19:42:34 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4497 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/02/26/boyd-blanche-self-styled-outlaw-lesbians/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Terminal Velocity - The concept of memoir versus fiction leads many authors to transform their personal experiences and life to fiction. Blanche Boyd is a native of South Carolina and a Professor of Literature at Conne... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-BOYD_BLANCHE_2.26.20_IA.mp3) Terminal Velocity The concept of memoir versus fiction leads many authors to transform their personal experiences and life to fiction. Blanche Boyd is a native of South Carolina and a Professor of Literature at Connecticut College. She is also the author of the book entitled, “Terminal Velocity.” This is a book about a group of self-styled lesbian outlaws in the 1970s. We discussed the relationship of memoir and fiction, and how it applies to her work. Blanche Boyd recommends “Cathedral” & “To the Waterfall,” both by Raymond Carver. Originally Broadcast: August 19, 1997 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/02/18/dooling-richard-is-it-safe-to-say/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/02/18/dooling-richard-is-it-safe-to-say/#comments Tue, 18 Feb 2020 19:41:00 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4495 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/02/18/dooling-richard-is-it-safe-to-say/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Blue Streak: Swearing, Free Speech and Sexual Harassment - Certain words, said at the wrong time or place, may get a person into a heap of trouble. The laws surrounding freedom of speech do not permit us, for example, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Richard_Dooling_2.18.20_IA.mp3) Blue Streak: Swearing, Free Speech and Sexual Harassment Certain words, said at the wrong time or place, may get a person into a heap of trouble. The laws surrounding freedom of speech do not permit us, for example, to shout out “fire” in a theater or advocate the immediate and violent overthrow of the government. There are also limits on the time and place where a person can use swear words or language with sexual innuendos or suggestions. Richard Dooling, an attorney and writer living in Nebraska, joined us in June of 1997 to talk about his book, entitled, “Blue Streak: Swearing, Free Speech and Sexual Harassment.” Richard Dooling recommends “Emotional Brain,” by Joseph La Due. Originally Broadcast: June 4, 1997 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/02/12/garmentleonard-crazy-rhythm-my-journey-from-brooklyn-jazz-and-wall-street-to-nixons-white-house-watergate-and-beyond/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/02/12/garmentleonard-crazy-rhythm-my-journey-from-brooklyn-jazz-and-wall-street-to-nixons-white-house-watergate-and-beyond/#comments Wed, 12 Feb 2020 19:39:34 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4493 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/02/12/garmentleonard-crazy-rhythm-my-journey-from-brooklyn-jazz-and-wall-street-to-nixons-white-house-watergate-and-beyond/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Some people’s memories of President Richard Nixon are negative due to his role in escalating the Vietnam War, the student demonstrations at Kent State University, and Nixon’s ultimate downfall in Watergate. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Garment_Leonard_2.12.20_IA.mp3) Some people’s memories of President Richard Nixon are negative due to his role in escalating the Vietnam War, the student demonstrations at Kent State University, and Nixon’s ultimate downfall in Watergate. But who was the man? And how could another individual get close to him? “Crazy Rhythm: My Journey from Brooklyn, Jazz, and Wall Street to Nixon’s White House, Watergate, and Beyond…,” is a story written by a complex person very close to Richard Nixon. Attorney Leonard Garment was born to immigrant Jewish parents in New York in 1924. Playing music, especially saxophone jazz, he grew up in Brooklyn. As a good student and, with what he describes, “an ambition to run things,” Garment finished law school in his early twenties and began working for a major Wall Street law firm. Even though at times he characterized himself as a liberal Democrat, Garment became a close friend and law partner with Richard Nixon and later became the attorney for, and the counsel to, President Richard Nixon, during the time Nixon was embroiled in the throws of Watergate. This interview was originally broadcast in May of 1997. Leonard Garment recommends “American Pastoral,” by Philip Roth. Originally Broadcast: May 16, 1997 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/01/08/spears-scott-an-experiment-in-successful-community-mediation/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/01/08/spears-scott-an-experiment-in-successful-community-mediation/#comments Wed, 08 Jan 2020 19:29:52 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4485 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/01/08/spears-scott-an-experiment-in-successful-community-mediation/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Stockton, CA, has been called the most diverse community in the world. Fourteen distinct and primary languages are spoken in the Stockton area elementary schools. This enormous cultural diversity has, in the past, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-SPEARS_SCOTT_1-8-20_IA.mp3) Stockton, CA, has been called the most diverse community in the world. Fourteen distinct and primary languages are spoken in the Stockton area elementary schools. This enormous cultural diversity has, in the past, resulted in automatic rifle fire at a Stockton elementary school. Scott Spears, a young man who grew up in Ukiah, currently works at the Stockton mediation justify as a trainer and program developer in the schools and as a mediator in the Stockton community. Originally Broadcast: April 16, 1997 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/12/18/ellsberg-daniel-the-pentagon-papers-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/12/18/ellsberg-daniel-the-pentagon-papers-2/#comments Wed, 18 Dec 2019 19:28:06 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4483 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/12/18/ellsberg-daniel-the-pentagon-papers-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Few moments in American history have held the tension of the early 1970s. The nation was fundamentally divided between the jaded counter-culture and Nixon’s ‘silent majority, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-ELLSBERG_DANIEL_12-17-19_IA.mp3) Few moments in American history have held the tension of the early 1970s. The nation was fundamentally divided between the jaded counter-culture and Nixon’s ‘silent majority,’ a rupture particularly connected to the still-escalating Vietnam War. The release to the public of the Pentagon Papers by Daniel Ellsberg in 1971 focused national attention on US foreign policy and on our right as individual citizens to freedom of the press. Daniel Ellsberg recommends “Our War,” by David Harris. Originally Broadcast: March 19, 1997 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/10/22/greeley-horace-fenimore-david-go-west-young-man-go-west/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/10/22/greeley-horace-fenimore-david-go-west-young-man-go-west/#comments Tue, 22 Oct 2019 19:17:21 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4473 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/10/22/greeley-horace-fenimore-david-go-west-young-man-go-west/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Newspapers were the primary means of mass communication in 19th Century America. They not only told the news, but they pervaded social and political ideas of the times. Horace Greeley was one of the most colorful and ou... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Horace_Greeley_(David_Fenimore)10.22.19_IA.mp3) Newspapers were the primary means of mass communication in 19th Century America. They not only told the news, but they pervaded social and political ideas of the times. Horace Greeley was one of the most colorful and outspoken newspapermen of his day. “Read and judge yourself,” was a slogan of his, almost as well known in his lifetime as his slogan, “Go west, young man, go west,” is known now. I spoke with Horace Greeley through the personage of Chautauqua scholar David Fenimore during the 1996 Democracy in America Chautauqua series that visited Ukiah, CA. Horace Greeley recommends “Democracy in America,” by Alexis de Tocqueville. David Fenimore recommends “Breaking News: How the Media Undermine American Democracy,” by James Fallows & “Who Will Tell the People?” by William Greider. Originally Broadcast: February 26, 1997 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/08/27/doug-mishler-as-p-t-barnum-the-something-of-humbug/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/08/27/doug-mishler-as-p-t-barnum-the-something-of-humbug/#comments Tue, 27 Aug 2019 18:54:14 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4457 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/08/27/doug-mishler-as-p-t-barnum-the-something-of-humbug/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - PT Barnum, sometimes known as the Prince of Humbug, was born in Connecticut in 1810. In many ways, he personified the American character that Frenchman Alexis De Tocqueville described in his book, “Democracy in America. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-BARNUM_PT_8-27-19.mp3) PT Barnum, sometimes known as the Prince of Humbug, was born in Connecticut in 1810. In many ways, he personified the American character that Frenchman Alexis De Tocqueville described in his book, “Democracy in America.” Barnum delighted in making money and telling the truth, as he saw it. Some truths were told in the political arena, where he was twice a member of the Connecticut legislature and, in the interim, Mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Some of his truths were lies when they were told to other people, like the history of some of his circus performers. Other truths were told in his newspapers. PT Barnum, ‘PT’ as he liked to be called, was best known as the creator of the ‘Best Show On Earth,’ the Barnum and Bailey Circus. I spoke with PT Barnum, personified by Doug Mishler, in the studios of Radio Curious in July of 1996 when this program was originally broadcast. P.T. Barnum recommends “My Toils and Struggles,” the autobiography of PT Barnum. Doug Mishler recommends “The Culture of Complaint,” by Robert Hughes. Originally Broadcast: July 24, 1996 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/07/23/harr-jonathan-toxic-water-a-book/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/07/23/harr-jonathan-toxic-water-a-book/#comments Tue, 23 Jul 2019 18:41:08 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4447 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/07/23/harr-jonathan-toxic-water-a-book/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - A Civil Action - Woburn, MA, is a small, blue-collar community just north and west of Boston. In the 1970s, some children in Woburn, MA, became sick and died from childhood leukemia. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Johnathan_Harr_author_of_A_Civil_Action_7.23.19_IA.mp3) A Civil Action Woburn, MA, is a small, blue-collar community just north and west of Boston. In the 1970s, some children in Woburn, MA, became sick and died from childhood leukemia. Some adults in that town developed rare forms of cancer. All of these people live very close to each other. Their illnesses were traced to two contaminated water wells that provided the water to their homes for drinking and bathing. As a result, one of the most complicated personal injury lawsuits was tried in the US Federal District Court in Boston. In this program of Radio Curious, I spoke with author Jonathan Harr, who wrote “A Civil Action,” the horrendous story of the people who became sick and the subsequent trial. Jonathan Harr recommends any books by Charles Dickens. Originally Broadcast: November 22, 1995 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/05/14/davis-don-a-story-teller-at-work/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/05/14/davis-don-a-story-teller-at-work/#comments Tue, 14 May 2019 18:17:01 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4427 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/05/14/davis-don-a-story-teller-at-work/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Don Davis, a story-teller from Okracoke, North Carolina and joins us in this archive edition first broadcast in July 1993, when Radio Curious was called Government, Politics and Ideas. In our conversation, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-Davis_Don_7-19-93_(5-14-19_IA).mp3) Don Davis, a story-teller from Okracoke, North Carolina and joins us in this archive edition first broadcast in July 1993, when Radio Curious was called Government, Politics and Ideas. In our conversation, we discuss the role of story-telling in our modern technological society, the art and dance of story-telling in person and on tape, and story-telling workshops. Originally Broadcast: July 19, 1993 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/04/30/boyer-william-the-rights-of-our-children/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/04/30/boyer-william-the-rights-of-our-children/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2019 18:12:04 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4423 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/04/30/boyer-william-the-rights-of-our-children/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - America’s Future: Transition into the 21st Century - William Boyer, a Professor Emeritus and the former Chairman of the Department of Educational Foundations at the University of Hawaii, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-Boyer_William_4-30-19_IA.mp3) America’s Future: Transition into the 21st Century William Boyer, a Professor Emeritus and the former Chairman of the Department of Educational Foundations at the University of Hawaii, is the author of a book called “America’s Future: Transition into the 21st Century.” In this program, we discussed the rights of future generations, how to protect those rights, what they are, and what right we have to determine the rights of future generations. This program was originally broadcast in March of 1993, when Radio Curious was called Government, Politics and Ideas. Originally Broadcast: March 30, 1993 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/04/23/alston-dr-richard-the-economics-of-party-politics/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/04/23/alston-dr-richard-the-economics-of-party-politics/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2019 18:09:43 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4421 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/04/23/alston-dr-richard-the-economics-of-party-politics/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - After the Democratic National Convention and the Republican National Convention in 1992, Richard M. Alston, who was then chairman of the Economics Department at Webber State University in Ogden, Utah, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-ALSTON_DR._RICHARD_M_04-23-19_IA.mp3) After the Democratic National Convention and the Republican National Convention in 1992, Richard M. Alston, who was then chairman of the Economics Department at Webber State University in Ogden, Utah, sent a political survey to the delegates to that convention. This survey concerned the perceptions of convention delegates regarding economic issues in the United States. As a delegate to the Democratic National Convention I was sent one his surveys, and decided to ask Professor Alston for an interview. In our interview we discussed the survey and what information he hoped to ascertain with it as well as the role of economists in academic institutions in America. This program was originally broadcast in November of 1992, when Radio Curious was called Government, Politics and Ideas. Originally Broadcast: November 30, 1992 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/04/02/seeger-pete-thoughts-from-a-troubadour-an-interview-with-pete-seeger/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/04/02/seeger-pete-thoughts-from-a-troubadour-an-interview-with-pete-seeger/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2019 18:02:10 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4415 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/04/02/seeger-pete-thoughts-from-a-troubadour-an-interview-with-pete-seeger/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - This archive edition of Radio Curious was originally recorded and broadcast in January of 1992 when Radio Curious was called “Government, Politics and Ideas.” Our guest is Pete Seeger, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Seeger_Pete_1-20-92_(1-29-18).mp3) This archive edition of Radio Curious was originally recorded and broadcast in January of 1992 when Radio Curious was called “Government, Politics and Ideas.” Our guest is Pete Seeger, a folk musician and a very special person in the lives of many people around the world. He brings songs of hope, peace, justice and equality wherever he goes. He was an inspiration to me when I first learned to play the 5-string banjo and when I took lessons from him, in what seems both long and ago and, just yesterday. We began our conversation when I asked him what he meant when he said “the world is in a state of uncertainty Originally Broadcast: January 20, 1992 LeGov clean 28:59 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/03/26/gross-terry-fresh-air-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/03/26/gross-terry-fresh-air-2/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2019 18:00:12 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4413 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/03/26/gross-terry-fresh-air-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - If you like interview programs perhaps you have listened to Fresh Air, produced in Philadelphia and broadcast regularly many public radio stations.  The host is Terry Gross, our guest on this edition of Radio Curious. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-GROSS_TERRY_BROADCAST_3.26.19_Published__IA.mp3) If you like interview programs perhaps you have listened to Fresh Air, produced in Philadelphia and broadcast regularly many public radio stations.  The host is Terry Gross, our guest on this edition of Radio Curious. I wanted to know who she is, and what she does to prepare for and create Fresh Air. When we visited by phone from her home near Philadelphia, I asked her how puts together so many interesting programs so frequently. The books Terry Gross recommends are “Self-Consciousness: Memoirs,” by John Updike, and “U and I,” by Nicholson Baker. The program was originally broadcast: March 7, 1994 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/03/12/gilbert-ronnie-as-mother-jones-the-most-dangerous-woman-in-america/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/03/12/gilbert-ronnie-as-mother-jones-the-most-dangerous-woman-in-america/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2019 02:34:23 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4408 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/03/12/gilbert-ronnie-as-mother-jones-the-most-dangerous-woman-in-america/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Mary Harris Jones, Mother Jones, was born in 1830. She lived a quiet, non-public life until she was approximately 47 years old and then, for almost the next fifty years, she was a fiery union organizer, strike leader, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-1197-1-gilbert_ronnie_3.12.19_IA.mp3) Mary Harris Jones, Mother Jones, was born in 1830. She lived a quiet, non-public life until she was approximately 47 years old and then, for almost the next fifty years, she was a fiery union organizer, strike leader, and fighter for safe and humane working conditions, the eight hour day, and child labor laws. Around the turn of the century, she was called the most dangerous woman in America. Her legacy has lived on in the form of a magazine that bears the name, Mother Jones; and in the form of a one-woman play about her life, produced, acted and written by singer and songwriter Ronnie Gilbert. Mother Jones recommends any books by Leo Tolstoy. Ronnie Gilbert recommends “Hawaii,” by James Mechiner. Originally Broadcast: March 12, 1997 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/01/29/baldwin-phil-peace-and-freedom-candidate-for-congress-1992/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/01/29/baldwin-phil-peace-and-freedom-candidate-for-congress-1992/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2019 02:28:40 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4402 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/01/29/baldwin-phil-peace-and-freedom-candidate-for-congress-1992/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Our guest in this program was the 1992 Peace and Freedom Party candidate for the 1st Congressional District in California, Phil Baldwin. We spoke about the differences between the Peace and Freedom Party and the Democra... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-Baldwin_Phil_1.29.19_IA.mp3) Our guest in this program was the 1992 Peace and Freedom Party candidate for the 1st Congressional District in California, Phil Baldwin. We spoke about the differences between the Peace and Freedom Party and the Democratic and Republican parties. Particularly of interest in this discussion are the differences between Mr. Baldwin and the final victor of the 1992 election, former Democrat Dan Hamburg. Originally Broadcast: December 16, 1991 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/01/15/coverdale-paul-peace-corps-priorities/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/01/15/coverdale-paul-peace-corps-priorities/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2019 02:21:56 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4398 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/01/15/coverdale-paul-peace-corps-priorities/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - This program’s guest is Paul Coverdale, at the time the Director of the Peace Corps, appointed by the first President Bush. He later became a Senator from Georgia. Our discussion concerned the nature of the Peace Corps ... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-Coverdale_Paul_1-15-19_IA.mp3) This program’s guest is Paul Coverdale, at the time the Director of the Peace Corps, appointed by the first President Bush. He later became a Senator from Georgia. Our discussion concerned the nature of the Peace Corps and Coverdale’s role as the agency’s director. Originally Broadcast: August 19, 1991 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/11/06/freedman-dr-estelle-history-of-feminism/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/11/06/freedman-dr-estelle-history-of-feminism/#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2018 02:01:50 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4377 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/11/06/freedman-dr-estelle-history-of-feminism/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The place of women in the world and in the American society has changed in many aspects in the recent past.  Many people say this is due to the politics of feminism, and some inquire where it will lead. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-11.6.18_PUBLISH-Freedman_Estelle_B_YK.mp3) The place of women in the world and in the American society has changed in many aspects in the recent past.  Many people say this is due to the politics of feminism, and some inquire where it will lead. I spoke with Professor Estelle B. Freedman by phone in April 2002 and asked her to talk about why feminism did not evolve as people evolved and civilization developed. The books Professor Freedman recommends are “The Blind Assassin” by Margaret Atwood, and “The Vagina Monologues” by Eve Ensler. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/10/02/neufeld-dr-gordon-hold-on-to-your-kids-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/10/02/neufeld-dr-gordon-hold-on-to-your-kids-2/#comments Wed, 03 Oct 2018 01:50:30 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4367 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/10/02/neufeld-dr-gordon-hold-on-to-your-kids-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The economic and cultural changes that have occurred in North American society in the past fifty years have resulted in today’s children looking to their peers, instead of their parents, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-PUBLISHED-GORDON_NEUFELD_10-02-18.mp3) The economic and cultural changes that have occurred in North American society in the past fifty years have resulted in today’s children looking to their peers, instead of their parents, for direction; for a sense of right and wrong; and for values, identity and codes of behavior. This peer orientation works to undermine family cohesion. It interferes with healthy development and fosters a sexualized youth culture in which children lose their individuality and tend to become conformist, desensitized and alienated. These concepts—and what to do about them to develop strong families and emotionally healthy children—are explained in the book “Hold on to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers,“ by Gordon Neufeld, Ph.D. and Gabor Mate, M.D. When I spoke with Dr. Gordon Neufeld from his home in Vancouver, British Columbia, we began our conversation with a discussion of the importance of developing an attachment between the adult caregiver and the child, beginning at infancy. The book Dr. Neufeld recommends is "The Anatomy of Dependence,”  by Takeo Doi. More information about Dr. Neufeld’s work may be found on his website. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/09/25/dalton-joan-dogs-in-juvenile-hall/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/09/25/dalton-joan-dogs-in-juvenile-hall/#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2018 01:47:41 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4365 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/09/25/dalton-joan-dogs-in-juvenile-hall/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - I once had the good fortune of seeing “If Animals Could Talk,” a movie made by Jane Goodall. A segment was about The MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn, Oregon. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Dalton_Joan_9-25-18_Published.mp3) I once had the good fortune of seeing “If Animals Could Talk,” a movie made by Jane Goodall. A segment was about The MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn, Oregon. The boys incarcerated there have committed serious criminal offenses; some of them are given an opportunity to train dogs, develop relationships with the dogs and in doing so learn responsibility, patience and respect for other living creatures. There is a zero recidivism rate among the juvenile inmates who spend time training dogs at MacLaren. Joan Dalton is the founder and executive director of Project Pooch, a non-profit corporation linked with MacLaren, where incarcerated youths train shelter dogs and find them homes. We visited by phone from her home near Portland, Oregon on February 15, 2010 and began our conversation when I asked her to tell us how Project Pooch came about and then about Project Pooch itself. The books that Joan Dalton recommends are “Children And Animals: Exploring The Roots Of Kindness And Cruelty,” by Frank R. Ascione and “Rescue Ink: How Ten Guys Saved Countless Dogs and Cats, Twelve Horses, Five Pigs, One Duck,and a Few Turtles,” by Rescue Ink and Denise Flaim.     LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/09/18/lawler-andrew-the-chicken-a-mirror-of-humanity-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/09/18/lawler-andrew-the-chicken-a-mirror-of-humanity-2/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2018 01:43:59 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4363 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/09/18/lawler-andrew-the-chicken-a-mirror-of-humanity-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Where chickens thrive humans are nearby.  Portable and good travelers, chickens have been carried by humans around the world.  Currently there are three chickens alive at any one time for each individual person alive on... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-LAWLER_INTERVIEW_IA_PUBLISHED.mp3) Where chickens thrive humans are nearby.  Portable and good travelers, chickens have been carried by humans around the world.  Currently there are three chickens alive at any one time for each individual person alive on earth.  Descendants of dinosaurs, chickens are primarily cared for by women, they’re a never ending source of slang and continue to be depicted in religious and/or political symbols around the world.  Americans eat, on average, 80 pounds of chicken per year—four times the world average. But, chickens raised for food are not considered animals under U.S. law and are generally not subject to humane treatment regulations. Andrew Lawler and I visited by phone from his home in the North Carolina hills on March 27, 2015, and began our conversation when I asked him how far back the lineage of the chicken goes in world history. The book Andrew Lawler recommends is “Guns, Germs and Steel:  The Fates of Human Societies,” by Jared M. Diamond. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/08/28/anthony-adams-esq-a-deeply-romantic-public-defender-etc/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/08/28/anthony-adams-esq-a-deeply-romantic-public-defender-etc/#comments Wed, 29 Aug 2018 01:37:20 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4357 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/08/28/anthony-adams-esq-a-deeply-romantic-public-defender-etc/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Our guest in this edition of Radio Curious is Anthony Adams, Esq., is currently, among other things, a Deputy Public Defender in Mendocino County, California. He’s also poet, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-ADAMS_INTERVIEW_PUBLISHED__8-28-18.mp3) Our guest in this edition of Radio Curious is Anthony Adams, Esq., is currently, among other things, a Deputy Public Defender in Mendocino County, California. He’s also poet, formerly a California State Parole Commissioner, and served in the California State Assembly. At a local Bar Association gathering, Adams recited his poetry and shared stories about his work as a Parole Commissioner. I decided to invite him to be a guest and asked him to tell us about his life. Anthony Adams visited Radio Curious on August 23, 2018, and described himself and an “interesting fellow… A deeply romantic person.” In the course of our conversation his self description revealed itself. We began when I asked him about poetry related to his work. The books Anthony Adams recommends are “Nine Horses: Poems,” by Billy Collins, a former national Poet Laureate; “The Dove Keepers,” by Alice Hoffman; and “1492: A Novel of Christopher Columbus, the Spanish Inquisition, and a World at the Turning Point,” by Newton Frohlich. This program was recorded on August 23, 2018. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/06/20/funk-indigo-one-students-response-to-gun-violence/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/06/20/funk-indigo-one-students-response-to-gun-violence/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2018 01:10:16 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4336 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/06/20/funk-indigo-one-students-response-to-gun-violence/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Our guest in this edition of Radio Curious is Indigo Funk, a 2018 graduate of Ukiah High School, here in Ukiah, California. Funk, who will begin his college career at Brown University in Providence Rhode Island, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-FUNK_INDIGO_6-15-18_CA.mp3) Our guest in this edition of Radio Curious is Indigo Funk, a 2018 graduate of Ukiah High School, here in Ukiah, California. Funk, who will begin his college career at Brown University in Providence Rhode Island, in the fall of 2018, caught my attention when I heard him speak, rather eloquently, at the March 24, 2018, Ukiah version of the national student March For Our Lives, organized here by Ukiah High Students. When Indigo Funk arrived the Radio Curious studios on June 15, 2018, to record this interview, I asked him if he’d like to read Frank Bruni’s Op-Ed column entitled “How to Lose the Mid-Terms and Re-elect Trump,” that had been published two days prior in the New York Times. Bruni’s article challenges the effectiveness of Robert De Niro’s “profanity-laced comment about President Trump, for which he received a standing ovation at the June 10, 2018, Tony Awards ceremony in New York City. Bruni shares De Niro’s anger but challenged his expression.  In his Op-Ed piece, Bruni wrote: “When you answer name-calling with name-calling and tantrums with tantrums, you’re not resisting him. You’re mirroring him. You’re not diminishing him. You’re demeaning yourselves. Many voters don’t hear your arguments or the facts, which are on your side. They just wince at the din. You permit them to see you as you see Trump: deranged.” Bruni then posed the question: “Why would they (the voters) choose a different path if it goes to another ugly destination?” When Indigo Funk finished the Bruni Op-Ed piece, he said he had just been thinking about that issue. So we began our conversation when I asked him to share his thoughts. The book Indigo Funk recommends is “The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League,” by Jeff Hobbs. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/05/30/cherney-darryl-aanestad-christina-who-bombed-judi-bari/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/05/30/cherney-darryl-aanestad-christina-who-bombed-judi-bari/#comments Thu, 31 May 2018 01:02:23 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4329 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/05/30/cherney-darryl-aanestad-christina-who-bombed-judi-bari/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - In 1990 Earth First activists from Mendocino County were on a road trip to rally support for a summer effort to help protect old growth redwoods in northern California. For years prior logging practices took well over 9... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-CHERNEY-INTERVIEW-4-12_CA.mp3) In 1990 Earth First activists from Mendocino County were on a road trip to rally support for a summer effort to help protect old growth redwoods in northern California. For years prior logging practices took well over 90% of the original redwood growth in the area. Darryl Cherney and Judi Bari, the organizers were in their car in Oakland, California, May 1990 when a bomb exploded underneath the driver’s seat where Judi Bari sat. She and Darryl Cherney were immediately arrested suspected of bombing themselves. Although charges were never filed against the two, authorities have yet to locate the bombers. Darryl Cherney and Judi Bari sued and won a jury award of four million dollars against the Oakland Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for violating their 1st and 4th amendment rights. The film, “Who Bombed Judi Bari?” produced by Darryl Cherney, attempts to answer the question posed in the title and examines their struggle with law enforcement in finding the real bomber and chronicles the history of the local environmental movement here, in Northern California. Christina Aanestad, the Radio Curious assistant producer spoke with Darryl Cherney about the film he produced and his experiences resulting from the bombing. They visited on March 29, 2011, at the studios of KMEC radio, inside the Mendocino Environmental Center, a hub for social and environmental movements, including Earth First! They began when Christina asked Darryl Cherney to describe the attempted assassination against him and Judi Bari. The website for Darryl Cherney's film is www.whobombedjudibari.com. The book he recommends is, “The Alphabet Versus the Goddess” by Alan Shlain. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/05/15/miller-geoffrey-does-what-you-buy-make-you-happier/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/05/15/miller-geoffrey-does-what-you-buy-make-you-happier/#comments Wed, 16 May 2018 00:56:29 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4325 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/05/15/miller-geoffrey-does-what-you-buy-make-you-happier/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Why do you buy what you buy? What do you hope to gain from it and will it make you a happier, sexier and more successful person? In these days of economic downturn many of us may be questioning whether we really need al... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-MILLER_GEOFFREY_INTERVIEW_CA_2012.mp3) Why do you buy what you buy? What do you hope to gain from it and will it make you a happier, sexier and more successful person? In these days of economic downturn many of us may be questioning whether we really need all this stuff and how it impacts our lives? In this edition of Radio Curious we meet Geoffrey Miller, a tenured professor of evolutionary psychology at the University of New Mexico, and the author of "Spent: Sex, Evolution and Consumer Behavior." During our visit we discuss how our purchasing choices are driven by thousands of years of evolution, how marketers can take advantage of this and how we might try to better understand our consumer instincts. I spoke with Geoffrey Miller from his home in Australia on May 29, 2009 and began by asking him to define his field of evolutionary psychology. The book Geoffrey Miller recommends is "The Life You Can Save: Acting Now To End World Poverty," by Peter Singer. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/05/02/basta-michael-relationship-warning-signs-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/05/02/basta-michael-relationship-warning-signs-2/#comments Thu, 03 May 2018 00:51:31 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4321 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/05/02/basta-michael-relationship-warning-signs-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Why some couples get along and others don’t, sometimes to the extent of terminating their relationship, is a curious question, the answer to which is likely to bring both pleasure and unhappiness to each of us. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-BASTA_MICHAEL_2018_CA.mp3) Why some couples get along and others don’t, sometimes to the extent of terminating their relationship, is a curious question, the answer to which is likely to bring both pleasure and unhappiness to each of us. Michael Basta has been a licensed clinical social worker based in Sonoma, County California, since 1988. He is trained and certified as a Gottman Couples’ Therapist. This training identifies the traits and behaviors of couples that are useful to predict how long their relationship will last. Michael Basta visited Radio Curious on May 21, 2010, and began by describing the negative traits and behaviors that indicate a dark future for the relationship. The book Michael Basta recommends is “The Female Brain,” by Dr. Louann Brizendine. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/02/27/harvey-sylvia-children-of-the-incarcerated/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/02/27/harvey-sylvia-children-of-the-incarcerated/#comments Wed, 28 Feb 2018 00:29:37 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4299 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/02/27/harvey-sylvia-children-of-the-incarcerated/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Children of incarcerated parents is topic of this edition of Radio Curious. The estimated 2.7 million children of prison inmates in the United States are losing their visitation rights . Sylvia A. Harvey, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-HARVEY-SYLVIA-2018_CA.mp3) Children of incarcerated parents is topic of this edition of Radio Curious. The estimated 2.7 million children of prison inmates in the United States are losing their visitation rights . Sylvia A. Harvey, an investigative journalist, is our guest. Her story about the diminishing opportunities for children to visit their incarcerated parents was published in The Nation magazine on December 14, 2015. Some of Harvey’s most cherished childhood memories are the times she was able to visit her father while he was an inmate at Soledad State Prison, in California when she was between the ages of 5 and 16. When Sylvia Harvey and I visited by phone from her home in New York City, on January 18, 2016, we began with her personal experience and how the absence of not being able visit a parent in prison affects 2.7 million children. Instead of recommending a book, Sylvia Harvey recommends the song “Ain’t Got No,” by Nina Simone. LeGov clean 29:02 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/02/19/kupers-dr-terry-solitary-confinement-and-how-to-end-it/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/02/19/kupers-dr-terry-solitary-confinement-and-how-to-end-it/#comments Tue, 20 Feb 2018 00:25:56 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4297 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/02/19/kupers-dr-terry-solitary-confinement-and-how-to-end-it/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - In this edition we again visit with Dr. Terry Allen Kupers, a forensic psychiatrist and the author of “Solitary: The Inside Story of Supermax Isolation and How We Can Abolish It." In our first visit, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-KUPERS_INTERVIEW2_2-14-18_JG2_2-19-18_PUBLISHED.mp3) In this edition we again visit with Dr. Terry Allen Kupers, a forensic psychiatrist and the author of “Solitary: The Inside Story of Supermax Isolation and How We Can Abolish It." In our first visit, available on line at radiocurious.org, Dr. Kupers describes the abysmal conditions in which an estimated 100,000 incarcerated people, both men and women are held in solitary confinement in the United States. Kept in dark, cold, and often wet cells, more or less eight feet by ten feet in size, they have little or no human contact, sometimes for years on end. Many suffer from mental illness, prior to or as a result of living solitary confinement. This results in significant long term damage to these people as individuals and to our society as a whole. In this second of our two part series, Dr. Kupers shares stories of prisoners held in solitary confinement and what he believes is necessary to achieve meaningful rehabilitation for people who have committed crimes and sentenced to prison. When Dr. Terry Kupers and I visit by phone from his home in Oakland, California, on February 14, 2018, we began this second visit when I asked him to describe what he calls a rehabilitative attitude. The book Dr. Kupers recommends is: Hell Is a Very Small Place: Voices from Solitary Confinement,” edited by Jean Casella, James Ridgeway and Sarah Shourd This program was recorded on February 14, 2018. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/02/14/kupers-dr-terry-allen-solitary-confinement-locked-away-with-no-human-contact/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/02/14/kupers-dr-terry-allen-solitary-confinement-locked-away-with-no-human-contact/#comments Thu, 15 Feb 2018 00:23:19 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4294 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/02/14/kupers-dr-terry-allen-solitary-confinement-locked-away-with-no-human-contact/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - An estimated 100,000 people are held in solitary confinement in the United States.  The conditions in which they live are abysmal.  They have little or no contact human contact. Often they are kept in dark, cold, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-KUPERS_TERRI_P1_CA.mp3) An estimated 100,000 people are held in solitary confinement in the United States.  The conditions in which they live are abysmal.  They have little or no contact human contact. Often they are kept in dark, cold, wet cells eight feet by 10 feet in size. Many suffer from mental illness prior to or as a result of solitary confinement.  This results in significant long term damage to the individuals and our society as a whole. Dr. Terry Allen Kupers, a forensic psychiatrist, is the author of “Solitary: The Inside Story of Supermax Isolation and How We can Abolish It.” In this first of a two part series on solitary confinement, Kupers shares interviews with prisoners who have been raped, subdued with immobilizing gas, beaten by prison guards and whose mental and physical health needs have been ignored.  He has found that prisoners of color are much more likely to be held in solitary confinement than are white prisoners.  Kupers argues that solitary confinement is tantamount to torture, and per se violates the constitutional prohibition of cruel or unusual punishment. When Dr. Terry Kupers and I visit by phone from his home in Oakland, California on February 11, 2018, we began the first of two conversations when I asked him to define forensic psychiatry, and the background of solitary confinement. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/01/16/massey-orell-the-impact-of-martin-luther-king-jr-on-one-man/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/01/16/massey-orell-the-impact-of-martin-luther-king-jr-on-one-man/#comments Wed, 17 Jan 2018 00:13:04 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4286 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/01/16/massey-orell-the-impact-of-martin-luther-king-jr-on-one-man/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - To assist in the consideration of the impact of Martin Luther King, Jr. on the United States, I invited my friend Orell Massey to join us again here at Radio Curious.  In February 2014, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-MASSEY_ORRELL_2018_CA.mp3) To assist in the consideration of the impact of Martin Luther King, Jr. on the United States, I invited my friend Orell Massey to join us again here at Radio Curious.  In February 2014, when Massey first visited us he shared his experiences as the first and, so far, the only black law enforcement officer in the history of Mendocino County, California.  Prior to becoming a Deputy Sheriff here 23 years ago, Massey served in the U.S. Marine Corps and was primarily assigned to the Foreign Service Embassy detail. A native of rural South Carolina, he suffered under the cloud, terror, threats and fears brought on by racial segregation throughout his childhood and early adult years before joining the Marine Corps.   Now, he continues to work part time as a Mendocino County Deputy Sheriff, since his retirement in 2017. When Orell Massey visited the Radio Curious studios on January 14, 2018, we focused on the effect that Martin Luther King, Jr. had on his life. The Civil Rights song featured is "Can't Turn Me 'Round" performed by The Roots. The book Orell Massey recommends is “I Never Had it Made: An Autobiography of Jackie Robinson,”  by Jackie Robinson and Alfred Duckett. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/12/12/patrick-william-loneliness-and-how-it-affects-us-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/12/12/patrick-william-loneliness-and-how-it-affects-us-2/#comments Tue, 12 Dec 2017 22:42:21 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4276 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/12/12/patrick-william-loneliness-and-how-it-affects-us-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - How many of us are lonely? What is loneliness and how does it affect us? Approximately 25 years ago, when asked the number of friends in whom we could confide, most people in the United States said “three. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-PATRICK_INTERVIEW_10-13-08.mp3) How many of us are lonely? What is loneliness and how does it affect us? Approximately 25 years ago, when asked the number of friends in whom we could confide, most people in the United States said “three.” When that question was asked recently most people said “none.” Inquires reveal that twenty per-cent of people, -- 60 million in the Untied States alone – are feeling lonely at any given moment. And, it appears that chronic loneliness may well compete with smoking, obesity and lack of exercise as a significant health risk. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with William Patrick, the founding editor of The Journal of Life Sciences and co-author of “Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection,” along with University of Chicago psychology professor John Cacioppo. My conversation with William Patrick, recorded on October 13, 2008, began when I asked him to define loneliness as used in their book. The book William Patrick recommends is “The Lost Gospel: The Book of Q and Christian Origins,” by Burton Mack. Originally broadcast October 18th, 2008. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/12/05/spriggs-kent-legal-heroes-of-the-civil-rights-movement/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/12/05/spriggs-kent-legal-heroes-of-the-civil-rights-movement/#comments Tue, 05 Dec 2017 22:38:51 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4274 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/12/05/spriggs-kent-legal-heroes-of-the-civil-rights-movement/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - In all successful social and political changes in here in the the United States and elsewhere, civil disobedience plays a significant role. Bus boycotts, sit-ins and marches, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-SPRIGGS_KENT_CA_2017.mp3) In all successful social and political changes in here in the the United States and elsewhere, civil disobedience plays a significant role. Bus boycotts, sit-ins and marches, coordinated with constitution based legal challenges to blatant racially based restrictions imposed by the white supremacy in the American south, were at the core of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Our guest in this edition of Radio Curious is Attorney Kent Spriggs, the editor of “Voices of Civil Rights Lawyers: Reflections from the Deep South, 1964-1980.”  Spriggs compiled the voices of 26 lawyers, black and white, from the south and the north who began their law practices in the mid-1960s and successfully ended significant aspects of the then existing racial segregation. They describe their backgrounds and provide context for their civil rights litigation and other basic legal rights, as well as how their successes later advanced other movements for social justice. Kent Spriggs, raised in Washington, D.C. went to the Deep South in 1965 after finishing law school in New York.  He has been a Civil Rights lawyer since he arrived there over 50 years ago. Spriggs, now a resident and former mayor of Tallahassee, Florida, and I visited by phone from his home office on December 4, 2017.  We began our conversation when I asked him describe the contributors and some of their stories in “Voices of Civil Rights Lawyers.” The three books Kent Spriggs recommends are: "The Shock Doctrine," by Naomi Klein; "Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations about Race" by Beverly Daniel Tatum; and "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Color Blindness," by Michelle Alexander and Cornel West. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/11/29/zimring-frank-when-police-kill-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/11/29/zimring-frank-when-police-kill-part-two/#comments Wed, 29 Nov 2017 22:34:50 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4272 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/11/29/zimring-frank-when-police-kill-part-two/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - This is the second in a two part series on why police in the United States kill more citizens than in any other developed nation.  Our guest is Professor Franklin E. Zimring from the Law School at the University of Cali... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-ZIMRING_FRANK_P2_2017_CA.mp3) This is the second in a two part series on why police in the United States kill more citizens than in any other developed nation.  Our guest is Professor Franklin E. Zimring from the Law School at the University of California at Berkeley.  He is the author of the 2017 book “When Police Kill.” In part one, Zimring discusses why police killings are such a serious problem in the United States. He asserts it is in large part because of widespread ownership and use of handguns, which increase the vulnerability of police to life-threatening assault. Here, in part two, Zimring explains how the problem of police killings can be effectively controlled without major changes in the performance or the effectiveness of police. When Frank Zimring and I visited by phone from his office in Berkeley, California, on November 17, 2017, we began with his discussion of ways to effectively address the problem of police killings. The book Frank Zimring recommends is “Memos From Midlife: 24 Parables of Adult Adjustment,” his only non-law related book. And finally for full disclosure, Frank and I met in elementary school in Los Angeles. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/11/21/zimring-frank-when-police-kill-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/11/21/zimring-frank-when-police-kill-part-one/#comments Tue, 21 Nov 2017 22:33:16 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4269 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/11/21/zimring-frank-when-police-kill-part-one/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - This program is devoted to some of the reasons why police in the United States kill and who the dead are. - Of the 1,100 killings by police in the United States in the year 2015, 85% were a result of a fatal shooting. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-ZIMRING_FRANK_2017_CA.mp3) This program is devoted to some of the reasons why police in the United States kill and who the dead are. Of the 1,100 killings by police in the United States in the year 2015, 85% were a result of a fatal shooting. 95% of those victims were male.  The death rates for African Americans and Native Americans are twice their share of the population. Our guest in this first of a two part series on why police kill, is Franklin E. Zimring a law professor at the Boalt Hall Law School at the University of California at Berkeley.  He is also the author of “When Police Kill.” Zimring’s conclusions, based on evidence garnered from the empirical research revealed in his book show: 1) “Police use of lethal force is a very serious national problem in the United States”; 2) “Killings by police are a much larger problem in the United States than in any other developed nation, in large part because of widespread ownership and use of handguns which increase the vulnerability of police to life-threatening assault;” and 3) “Police killings are a very specific problem that can be effectively controlled without major changes in the performance or the effectiveness of police.”  This third point is the topic of part two in this series. And, for the sake of full disclosure, Frank Zimring and I have been friends since our early years in elementary school. Frank Zimring and I visited by phone from his office at Boalt Hall Law School in Berkeley, California on November 17, 2017.   We began our conversation when I asked him to discuss policing as a governmental function. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/10/31/cain-crispin-craft-whiskey-what-it-is-and-how-its-made/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/10/31/cain-crispin-craft-whiskey-what-it-is-and-how-its-made/#comments Tue, 31 Oct 2017 22:24:03 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4262 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/10/31/cain-crispin-craft-whiskey-what-it-is-and-how-its-made/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Whiskey:  Scotch, Irish, Absinthe and Moonshine, among others, are the topics of this edition of Radio Curious.  Our guest is Crispin Cain, an artisan liqueur maker, distiller and co-owner of Greenway Distillers and Ame... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-CAIIN_CRISPIN_2017_CA.mp3) Whiskey:  Scotch, Irish, Absinthe and Moonshine, among others, are the topics of this edition of Radio Curious.  Our guest is Crispin Cain, an artisan liqueur maker, distiller and co-owner of Greenway Distillers and American Craft Whiskey based in Redwood Valley, California, about 10 miles north of the Radio Curious studios. We met in his office of at the Greenway distillery on October 27, 2017, and began our visit sampling some his most tasty products.  After a few sips I turned on the recorder and asked Crispin Cain to describe the distilling process. Crispin Cain's website is: http://www.greenwaydistillers.com. The book Crispin Cain recommends is “Writings from Ancient Egypt,” by Toby Wilkinson. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/10/25/gottlieb-dr-dan-mindfulness-in-the-digital-age/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/10/25/gottlieb-dr-dan-mindfulness-in-the-digital-age/#comments Wed, 25 Oct 2017 22:21:46 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4260 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/10/25/gottlieb-dr-dan-mindfulness-in-the-digital-age/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - This program is about some of the consequences of that small pocket size electronic device which, as of January, 2017, 95% of adult Americans own and carry. (www.pewinternet. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-GOTTLIEB_DAN_10-9-17_CA.mp3) This program is about some of the consequences of that small pocket size electronic device which, as of January, 2017, 95% of adult Americans own and carry. (www.pewinternet.org/fact-sheet/mobile) This device is commonly called a cell phone. In May, 2017, estimates indicate the average American over age 18 spends 2 hours, 51 minutes on their cell phone every day. (https://hackernoon.com/how-much-time-do-people-spend-on-their-mobile-phones-in-2017-e5f90a0b10a6). Dr. Dan Gottlieb, our guest on this edition of Radio Curious, is a clinical psychologist, author and the host of Voices in the Family (https://whyy.org/programs/voices-in-the-family/) aired regularly on WHYY in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He provides clinical therapy to people who suffer from feelings of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome. This condition is commonly known as anxiety and appears to be an unanticipated consequence of cell phone usage. I met with Dr. Dan, as he is often called, in the studios of WHYY in Philadelphia on October 16, 2017.  We began our conversation when I asked him about the consequences of current cell phone usage especially by young people. The books Dr. Dan Gottlieb recommends are:  “The Black Widow,” by Daniel Silva, and “What Happened,” by Hillary Rodham Clinton. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/10/17/leinen-george-a-morticians-philosophy-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/10/17/leinen-george-a-morticians-philosophy-2/#comments Tue, 17 Oct 2017 22:19:25 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4258 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/10/17/leinen-george-a-morticians-philosophy-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Radio Curious discusses the funeral industry in the United States with the owner of a mortuary in a rural northern California town. As professionals describe their work and philosophy, George Leinen, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-LEINEN_GEORGE_CA_2017.mp3) Radio Curious discusses the funeral industry in the United States with the owner of a mortuary in a rural northern California town. As professionals describe their work and philosophy, George Leinen, owner of Empire Mortuary in Ukiah, California since 2000, joins us in this edition of Radio Curious to share his thoughts and experiences. We discuss funeral industry trade associations, business practices in some sectors of the industry, and how our guest's philosophy evolved. In this program, recorded in the studios of Radio Curious on September 21, 2013 we began our visit when I asked George Leinen to describe embalming, what it is, and why it's done. The book George Leinen recommends is "The American Way of Death," by Jessica Mitford. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/10/03/fogg-laura-traveling-blind/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/10/03/fogg-laura-traveling-blind/#comments Tue, 03 Oct 2017 20:48:43 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4253 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/10/03/fogg-laura-traveling-blind/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The ways different creatures, especially us humans, use our senses to guide ourselves through life has long attracted my curiosity. I’ve often wondered how blind people seem able to orient themselves, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-FOGG_LAURA_2014_CA.mp3) The ways different creatures, especially us humans, use our senses to guide ourselves through life has long attracted my curiosity. I’ve often wondered how blind people seem able to orient themselves, and also wondered about their dreams. From time to time, over the years, I would see an attentive woman walk past my office window next to a young person of student age. They would walk together talk, and the young person almost always carried a white cane with a red tip. Laura Fogg is this woman, the author of “Traveling Blind: Life Lessons from Unlikely Teachers,” and our guest in this archive edition of Radio Curious. Laura Fogg worked as a Mobility and Orientation Instructor for the Blind in Mendocino County for over 35 years beginning 1971. She pioneered the use of the red tipped white cane with very young blind students some of whom had multiple impairments. She traveled long distances over the rather spectacular back roads of Mendocino County to work with each student his or her home. When she visited the studios of Radio Curious on December 1, 2008, I asked her about the lessons that she learned that have changed her life. The book Laura Fogg recommends is “My Year of Meats,” by Ruth Ozeki. Published in 1999. LeGov clean 29:02 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/09/13/cooperrider-p-hd-allen-cooperrider-sid-trump-the-swamp-its-in-the-cards/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/09/13/cooperrider-p-hd-allen-cooperrider-sid-trump-the-swamp-its-in-the-cards/#comments Wed, 13 Sep 2017 20:36:16 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4245 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/09/13/cooperrider-p-hd-allen-cooperrider-sid-trump-the-swamp-its-in-the-cards/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - When Donald Trump ran for president of the United States in 2016, he pejoratively pledged to "drain the swamp." This metaphor, referencing the policies and politicians which he deplored, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-COOPERRIDER_SID_2017_CA.mp3) When Donald Trump ran for president of the United States in 2016, he pejoratively pledged to "drain the swamp." This metaphor, referencing the policies and politicians which he deplored, refers to the large portion of Washington, D.C., which lies as sea level, and was, in fact, a swamp, before it became the seat of our nation's government. Once Trump took office he appointed people associated with the special interests he condemned during the campaign. They included corporate executives from Goldman Sachs and Exxon Mobile; politicians who sought to curtail, if not dismantle the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy for example, and their political allies. Some say that instead of draining the swamp, Donald Trump trumped the swamp. In this edition of Radio Curious, we visit with Allen Cooperrider, Ph.D., and Sid Cooperrider, a computer whiz. This father and son duo created Trump the Swamp, (www.docyale.com/cards) a standard 54 card deck of playing cards that portray and features informative details about the ever-changing cast of characters in the Trump administration, Congress and the so called Shadow Government. Their website is www.docyale.com/cards. The Cooperriders are concerned about the damage that they say Trump is doing to our country and are worried that the country is moving toward a totalitarian state. Their Trump the Swamp cards are part of an effort to resist this trend. When Allen Cooperrider and Sid Cooperrider visited the studios of Radio Curious on September 8, 2017, we began our conversation when I asked Allen, about the genesis of the Trump the Swamp deck of playing cards. Their website is www.docyale.com/cards. The book Allen Cooperrider recommends is "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century," by Timothy Snyder. The book Sid Cooperrider recommends is "Minerals for the Genetic Code," by Charles Walters. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/04/11/chikazawa-owen-and-krogh-mary-ashley-two-millennials-bound-for-nowhere/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/04/11/chikazawa-owen-and-krogh-mary-ashley-two-millennials-bound-for-nowhere/#comments Tue, 11 Apr 2017 19:27:53 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4199 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/04/11/chikazawa-owen-and-krogh-mary-ashley-two-millennials-bound-for-nowhere/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Two bold millennial adventurers, born in 1988 and 1989, serendipitously parked their Volkswagon Westfalia Camper Van in a campsite adjacent to the Radio Curious Mobile Studio--also a Westfalia Camper Van--near Lone Pine, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_-_20170411_-_Mak_and_Owen.mp3) Two bold millennial adventurers, born in 1988 and 1989, serendipitously parked their Volkswagon Westfalia Camper Van in a campsite adjacent to the Radio Curious Mobile Studio--also a Westfalia Camper Van--near Lone Pine, California. Lone Pine is at the eastern base Mt. Whitney, about 90 miles west of Death Valley. Mary Ashley Krogh, who goes by MAK (http://www.makwashere.com/about/), and her husband, Owen Chikazawa (https://www.wewander.tv/about/) have been on the road, “bound for nowhere” (http://www.boundfornowhere.com/), since the end of April, 2016. They’re my guests on this edition of Radio Curious. MAK and Owen live and work in Stanley. That’s the name for their camper van home, which provides about 18 square feet of living space. MAK and Owen, both graduates of Savannah College of Art & Design support themselves as designers and illustrators. MAK creates apparel graphic art, branding and graphic designs. Owen designs, illustrates and animates broadcast television and startup explanatory videos. As they foment and pursue their wanderlust bound for nowhere, they remotely focus on their clients’ goals and meet their needs. MAK, Owen, and I visited in their home office, aka Stanley, at Tuttle Creek Campground, just outside Lone Pine, California, on March 17, 2017. The books that Owen Chikazawa recommends are The Martian by Andy Weir and The 39 Steps by John Buchan. The book that MAK recommends is The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/04/04/slater-linda-death-valley-the-hottest-place-on-earth-and-the-driest-and-lowest-place-in-north-america/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/04/04/slater-linda-death-valley-the-hottest-place-on-earth-and-the-driest-and-lowest-place-in-north-america/#comments Tue, 04 Apr 2017 19:25:29 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4197 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/04/04/slater-linda-death-valley-the-hottest-place-on-earth-and-the-driest-and-lowest-place-in-north-america/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Death Valley, the hottest place on earth and the driest and lowest place in North America is a spectacularly beautiful 3.4 million acre National Park.  91% of this outdoor “classroom, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_-_Slater_-_20170404.mp3) Death Valley, the hottest place on earth and the driest and lowest place in North America is a spectacularly beautiful 3.4 million acre National Park.  91% of this outdoor “classroom,” has been designated as a Wilderness and protected by Congress. Our guest in this edition of Radio Curious is Linda Slater, a National Park Ranger for the past 30 years and currently the Chief of Interpretation at Death Valley National Park. In this wildly beautiful and dangerously hot place is the lowest point in North America-- at 282 feet below sea level. Death Valley, replete with rolling sand dunes, deep winding smooth marble canyons, spring-fed oases, and crusted barren salt flats averages 2 inches of rain per year. We visited with Linda Slater on March 15, 2017, in the Radio Curious mobile studio. While parked next to a rock strewn area, so white that it appeared to be covered in snow, yet the outside temperature was 100 degrees, our conversation began with Linda Slater’s description of that white material. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/03/28/kramer-andrew-donald-trumps-russian-connection/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/03/28/kramer-andrew-donald-trumps-russian-connection/#comments Tue, 28 Mar 2017 19:22:05 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4195 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/03/28/kramer-andrew-donald-trumps-russian-connection/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - This program is about President Trump’s connections to Russia, and in particular, Paul Manafort. Manafort was the manager of Trump’s 2016 Presidential campaign until he abruptly quit two and a half months before the ele... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_-_20170328_-_Kramer.mp3) This program is about President Trump’s connections to Russia, and in particular, Paul Manafort. Manafort was the manager of Trump’s 2016 Presidential campaign until he abruptly quit two and a half months before the election. We ask: who is Paul Manafort, where did he come from, and how did he became Trump’s campaign manager? What aspects of Manafort’s longtime relationships with Russian leaders and President Trump might be revealed in the pending hearings conducted by the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee? In addition, we discuss the recent non-permitted demonstrations that occurred in Russia. Our guest, Andrew Kramer (https://www.nytimes.com/by/andrew-e-kramer), is a New York Times reporter based in Moscow, Russia. Kramer, fluent in Russian, has been reporting from Moscow for the Times since 2006. This interview is the second in what may become an ongoing series of conversations with him about Russia. The book Andrew Kramer recommends is “Black Wind, White Snow: The Rise of Russia’s New Nationalism,” by Charles Clover. The program was recorded on March 27, 2017. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/02/28/sorel-edward-an-actress-her-lovers-and-a-daft-caricaturist/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/02/28/sorel-edward-an-actress-her-lovers-and-a-daft-caricaturist/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2017 19:13:43 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4187 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/02/28/sorel-edward-an-actress-her-lovers-and-a-daft-caricaturist/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Edward Sorel, a satirical caricaturist, and cartoonist, whose first book is Mary Astor’s Purple Diary: The Great American Sex Scandal of 1936, is our guest in this edition Radio Curious. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_-_20170228_-_Sorel.mp3) Edward Sorel, a satirical caricaturist, and cartoonist, whose first book is Mary Astor’s Purple Diary: The Great American Sex Scandal of 1936, is our guest in this edition Radio Curious. Claiming to be daft about Mary Astor for about a half a century, Sorel describes Astor’s career as a Hollywood-based actress who seemingly more than enjoyed a lustful and salacious life. Astor’s diary, which allegedly revealed the untold stories of her trysts and lovers, was the centerpiece of the sensational 1936 trial to determine the custody of her young daughter. Sorel, whose pictorial satires have appeared on the covers of forty-six editions of The New Yorker magazine, visited Radio Curious by phone from his home in Harlem, New York City, on February 27, 2017. The books Ed Sorel recommends are: Iron Dawn: The Monitor and The Merrimack, and the Sea Battle that Changed History, by Richard Snow; and Terrible Virtue, a Novel, by Ellen Feldman. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/02/21/early-steve-remaking-an-american-city/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/02/21/early-steve-remaking-an-american-city/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2017 19:11:17 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4185 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/02/21/early-steve-remaking-an-american-city/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The power and success of local political action to meet the needs of a community is revealed in the book “Refinery Town:  Big Oil, Big Money and the Remaking of an American City.” - Written by Steve Early, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_-_20170221_-_Early.mp3) The power and success of local political action to meet the needs of a community is revealed in the book “Refinery Town:  Big Oil, Big Money and the Remaking of an American City.” Written by Steve Early, with a Forward by Senator Bernie Sanders, “Refinery Town” describes the political change in Richmond, California, that began in 2000. Richmond was a largely working-class city of 110,000 people, with one of the highest per capita homicide rates, and twice the average jobless rate. Early tells the story of the community organizing that successfully raised the minimum wage, challenged evictions and home foreclosures, and sought fair taxation of Big Oil. In this case, the Big Oil is the Chevron Oil Company, which owns and operates a Richmond refinery, one of the largest oil refineries in California. Steve Early is the author of “Refinery Town:  Big Oil, Big Money and the Remaking of an American City.”  This book describes the social and political changes in Richmond California, which began 2000. The books Steve Early recommends are: “Detroit: An American Autopsy,” by Charlie LeDuff; "Teardown: Memoir of A Vanishing City," by Gordon Young; and “Home Town,” by Tracy Kidder. This program was recorded on February 20, 2017 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/01/31/neufeld-dr-gordon-hold-on-to-your-kids/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/01/31/neufeld-dr-gordon-hold-on-to-your-kids/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2017 19:02:24 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4179 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/01/31/neufeld-dr-gordon-hold-on-to-your-kids/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The economic and cultural changes that have occurred in North American society in the past fifty or so years have resulted in today’s children looking to and associating with their peers, instead of their parents, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_-_20170131_-_Neufeld.mp3) The economic and cultural changes that have occurred in North American society in the past fifty or so years have resulted in today’s children looking to and associating with their peers, instead of their parents, for direction; for a sense of right and wrong; and for values, identity, and codes of behavior. This peer orientation works to undermine family cohesion. It interferes with healthy development and fosters a sexualized youth culture in which children lose their individuality and tend to become conformist, desensitized and alienated. These concepts—and what to do about them to develop strong families and emotionally healthy children—are explained in the book “Hold on to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers,“ by Gordon Neufeld, Ph.D. and Gabor Mate, M.D. When I spoke with Dr. Gordon Neufeld from his home in Vancouver, British Columbia, we began our conversation with a discussion of the importance of developing an attachment between the adult caregiver and the child, beginning at infancy. Dr. Gordon Neufeld is the author of “Hold on to Your Kids:  Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers. The book he recommends is “The Anatomy of Dependence,” by Takeo Doi. This interview was originally broadcast on October 25, 2005. More information about Dr. Neufeld’s work may be found on his website, www.GordonNeufeld.com. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/01/17/schlosser-eric-do-you-really-want-to-eat-that/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/01/17/schlosser-eric-do-you-really-want-to-eat-that/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2017 18:54:14 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4173 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/01/17/schlosser-eric-do-you-really-want-to-eat-that/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Fast food is what many people eat in America, and increasingly in other countries. It is advertised to be fun, tasty, and easily available. Americans spend more money annually on fast food than is spent on higher educat... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_-_20170110_-_SCHLOSSER_(ARCHIVE).mp3) Fast food is what many people eat in America, and increasingly in other countries. It is advertised to be fun, tasty, and easily available. Americans spend more money annually on fast food than is spent on higher education. Eric Schlosser is our guest in this archive edition.  He’s the author of Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal. Schlosser writes that it is not only what is served for human consumption that is the problem, but the art of mass-marketing to children through organized promotions and ads for the products—in school busses, hallways, and even bathroom stalls—has serious side effects on society. Working conditions for employees at meat-packing plants and the resulting contamination of the product resulted in the July 19th, 2002 recall of 19 million pounds of beef. In addition to the acute health hazards of contamination, a fast food meal often contains more fat in one meal than the average person needs in a day. I spoke with Eric Schlosser, the author of Fast Food Nation, in mid-summer 2002, we began with his description of the problem of excess fat in fast food. Eric Schlosser is the author of Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal. The book he recommends is “Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing,” by Ted Conover. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/01/10/kramer-andrew-exxon-ceo-secretary-of-state/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/01/10/kramer-andrew-exxon-ceo-secretary-of-state/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2017 18:51:02 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4171 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/01/10/kramer-andrew-exxon-ceo-secretary-of-state/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - This program is devoted to the pending Senate hearings and possible confirmation of Rex Tillerson as the next Secretary of State of the United States. - Tillerson, the Exxon Mobile Company Chief Executive Officer, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Kramer_Published_1317.mp3) This program is devoted to the pending Senate hearings and possible confirmation of Rex Tillerson as the next Secretary of State of the United States. Tillerson, the Exxon Mobile Company Chief Executive Officer, chosen by Donald Trump to the head of the State Department, has a long history in the Russian oil business, as well has having an alleged personal friendship with Vladamir Putin, the Russian President. Our guest is Andrew Kramer, a reporter for the New York Times, based at its Moscow, Russia bureau for the past ten years. Kramer shares his reporting on Tillerson’s attempts on behalf of Exxon to gain access to the Russian arctic oil fields, as well as Tillerson’s personal connections to Russia. In addition, Kramer investigated and reported the activities of Paul Manifort in Russia, who within a week after those reports became public, resigned as Donald Trump’s campaign manager. When Andrew Kramer and I visited from New York Times’ Bureau in Moscow on December 29, 2016, he began by describing Tillerson’s history in Russia. The book Andrew Kramer recommends is “The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and Its Dangerous Legacy,” by David Hoffman. This program was recorded on December 29, 2016.           LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/12/21/farr-sam-on-trump-and-23-years-in-congress/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/12/21/farr-sam-on-trump-and-23-years-in-congress/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2016 18:38:12 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4167 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/12/21/farr-sam-on-trump-and-23-years-in-congress/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - With the massive change in the government of the United States about to take place, I take this opportunity to share with you the views of Sam Farr, who is retiring after 23 ½ years as a member of Congress. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-FARR_SAM_12-2016_CA.mp3) With the massive change in the government of the United States about to take place, I take this opportunity to share with you the views of Sam Farr, who is retiring after 23 ½ years as a member of Congress.  He represented Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties of the central coast of California.  About 80 miles south of San Francisco, this is one of the most beautiful coast lines in the world. Sam Farr and I visited from his home in Monterey County on December 19, 2016.  That was his first full day at home, with no further responsibilities as a Member of Congress since June, 1993.  While in office he flew across the county twice a week, seven out of every eight weeks. We began when I asked for his reflections on the changes in Congress between when he first arrived there and the current times.  Further in our visit we discuss what the nation might expect during the presidency of Donald Trump. The book Sam Farr recommends is “Three Years in California,” by Walter Colton, published December 31, 1855. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/11/08/president-jimmy-carter-life-after-the-presidency-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/11/08/president-jimmy-carter-life-after-the-presidency-2/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2016 01:50:05 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4154 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/11/08/president-jimmy-carter-life-after-the-presidency-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The Virtues of Aging - Considering the alternatives, growing older is really not all that bad. The frame of mind that we develop and carry with us as we age controls much of how we feel and behave. James Earl Carter Jr., Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Carter_Jimmy.YK.mp3) The Virtues of Aging - Considering the alternatives, growing older is really not all that bad. The frame of mind that we develop and carry with us as we age controls much of how we feel and behave. James Earl Carter Jr., more often known as Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the US, is the author of a book called, “The Virtues of Aging.” President Carter’s book covers issues from Social Security and medical expenses to the importance of staying active and involved. Radio Curious spoke with President Jimmy Carter by phone, in the fall of 1998, and I asked him what prompted him to write the book. President Jimmy Carter recommends “The Age Wave: How the Most Important Trend of Our Time Can Change Your Future,” by Ken Dychtwald. Originally Broadcast: December 4, 1998 LeGov clean 29:17 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/09/22/griffin-dr-paul-seeds-of-racism/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/09/22/griffin-dr-paul-seeds-of-racism/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2016 01:29:08 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4140 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/09/22/griffin-dr-paul-seeds-of-racism/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Racism, as a part of the American religious culture, can be traced to the religious concepts of some of the earliest European settlers in North America. Professor Paul R. Griffin explores these roots in his book, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-GRIFFIN_PAUL_2016_CA.mp3) Racism, as a part of the American religious culture, can be traced to the religious concepts of some of the earliest European settlers in North America. Professor Paul R. Griffin explores these roots in his book, "Seeds of Racism in the Soul of America," linking the concepts in the Puritan belief system to long lasting racist effects. He argues that racism is itself a religion in the United States and is closely related to America Christianity. He claims that efforts to erase racism have failed because they have concentrated on its visible manifestations rather than its ideological character. The book Dr. Paul Griffin recommends is "The Rage of A Privileged Class," by Ellis Cose. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/09/06/woodbine-dr-onaje-black-gods-of-the-asphalt-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/09/06/woodbine-dr-onaje-black-gods-of-the-asphalt-part-two/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2016 01:24:46 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4136 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/09/06/woodbine-dr-onaje-black-gods-of-the-asphalt-part-two/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The transcendent experience of street basketball is the topic of two conversations with Onaje X. O. Woodbine, author of “Black Gods of the Asphalt: Religion, Hip-Hop, and Street Basketball. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-WOODBINE_ONAJE_PART_TWO_9-6-16_CA.mp3) The transcendent experience of street basketball is the topic of two conversations with Onaje X. O. Woodbine, author of “Black Gods of the Asphalt: Religion, Hip-Hop, and Street Basketball.”  Woodbine grew up in the inner-city of Roxbury, Massachusetts, became a skilled street basketball player and attended Yale University on a basketball scholarship.  After two years as a star player on the Yale team, he chose a different life path and quit. After graduating from Yale, Woodbine earned his Ph.D. in religious studies from Boston University.  His book, “Black Gods of the Asphalt” presents a social-anthropological view of this inner-city sport where coaches often assume the role of father, mentor and friend.  He contrasts the lessons learned on the street basketball courts, with those learned at the predominantly white basketball courts and locker rooms of Yale University. Onaje Woodbine visited with Radio Curious by phone on August 13, 2016, from his home in Andover, Massachusetts. In part one we discussed his experiences growing up and playing on the basketball courts in the inner city and how that differend from the Ivy League schools he later went to. In part two, we began our conversation when I asked him to explain the ethnographic research and methods he used in making his book, “Black Gods of the Asphalt.” The book Dr. Onaje Woodbine recommends is “Jesus and the Disinherited” by Howard Thurman. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/08/30/woodbine-dr-onaje-black-gods-of-the-asphalt-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/08/30/woodbine-dr-onaje-black-gods-of-the-asphalt-part-one/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2016 01:22:46 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4134 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/08/30/woodbine-dr-onaje-black-gods-of-the-asphalt-part-one/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The transcendent experience of street basketball is the topic of two conversations with Onaje X. O. Woodbine, author of “Black Gods of the Asphalt: Religion, Hip-Hop, and Street Basketball. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-WOODBINE_ONAJE_PART_ONE_8-30-2016_CA.mp3) The transcendent experience of street basketball is the topic of two conversations with Onaje X. O. Woodbine, author of “Black Gods of the Asphalt: Religion, Hip-Hop, and Street Basketball.”  Woodbine grew up in the inner-city of Roxbury, Massachusetts, became a skilled street basketball player and attended Yale University on a basketball scholarship.  After two years as a star player on the Yale team, he chose a different life path and quit. After graduating from Yale, Woodbine earned his Ph.D. in religious studies from Boston University.  His book, “Black Gods of the Asphalt” presents a social-anthropological view of this inner-city sport where coaches often assume the role of father, mentor and friend.  He contrasts the lessons learned on the street basketball courts, with those learned at the predominantly white basketball courts and locker rooms of Yale University. Onaje Woodbine visited with Radio Curious by phone on August 13, 2016, from his home in Andover, Massachusetts, and began by describing his relationship with his father, Dr. Robert Woodbine. The book Dr. Onaje Woodbine recommends is “Jesus and the Disinherited” by Howard Thurman. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/08/23/marshall-dr-joseph-police-policies-and-black-lives-matter/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/08/23/marshall-dr-joseph-police-policies-and-black-lives-matter/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2016 01:20:11 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4132 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/08/23/marshall-dr-joseph-police-policies-and-black-lives-matter/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Police misconduct and accountability is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. Out guest is Dr. Joseph Marshall, a member of the San Francisco Police Commission where he leads the Commissions efforts to reform poli... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-MARSHALL_JOSEPH_2016_CA.mp3) Police misconduct and accountability is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. Out guest is Dr. Joseph Marshall, a member of the San Francisco Police Commission where he leads the Commissions efforts to reform policing policies at the San Francisco Police Department. In addition Dr. Marshall is the executive director of Alive & Free, a non-profit organization that teaches inner city youth violence prevention and offers higher education scholarships.  He is the host of Street Soldiers Radio aired every Sunday evening live online from 8 to 10 pm on KMEL FM 106.1 in San Francisco, California. I spoke with Dr. Joseph Marshall on August 15, 2016 from his office in San Francisco, California and began our conversation when I asked him about Black Lives Matter. The book Dr. Joseph Marshall recommends is “The Autobiography of Malcom X.” Free & Alive's website is: http://stayaliveandfree.org/. Street Soldiers can be heard at: http://streetsoldiersradio.org/listen-watch/. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/08/16/allman-tom-sheriff-tom-allman-guns-in-rural-california-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/08/16/allman-tom-sheriff-tom-allman-guns-in-rural-california-part-two/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2016 01:17:51 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4130 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/08/16/allman-tom-sheriff-tom-allman-guns-in-rural-california-part-two/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Guns: Who has them, how are they obtained and what are they used for, is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. - In this two part series on guns, we visit with Sheriff Tom Allman, of Mendocino County, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-ALLMAN_TOM_P2_2016_CA.mp3) Guns: Who has them, how are they obtained and what are they used for, is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. In this two part series on guns, we visit with Sheriff Tom Allman, of Mendocino County, in rural northern California. Tom Allman has worked in law enforcement for 38 years and has been sheriff for the last 10. He is outspoken yet respectful about marijuana cultivation and equally so about guns, when asked. Sheriff Allman is, among many other things, the person who issues a permit to carry a concealed weapon in Mendocino County. When Sheriff Allman visited the Radio Curious studios on August 8, 2016, we began the second part of our conversation with his statement that law enforcement is trained to stop people, not to kill. The book Mendocino County Sheriff Tom Allman recommends is “Yes, And: How Improvisation Reverses “No But” Thinking and Improves Creativity and Collaboration—Lessons from The Second City” by Kelly Leonard and Tom Yorton. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/08/10/allman-tom-sheriff-tom-allman-guns-in-rural-california-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/08/10/allman-tom-sheriff-tom-allman-guns-in-rural-california-part-one/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2016 01:15:43 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4128 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/08/10/allman-tom-sheriff-tom-allman-guns-in-rural-california-part-one/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Guns: Who has them, how are they obtained and what are they used for, is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. - In this, the first of a two part series on guns, we visit with Sheriff Tom Allman, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-ALLMAN_TOM_2016_P1_CA.mp3) Guns: Who has them, how are they obtained and what are they used for, is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. In this, the first of a two part series on guns, we visit with Sheriff Tom Allman, of Mendocino County, in rural northern California.  Tom Allman has worked in law enforcement for 38 years and has been sheriff for the last 10 years. He is outspoken yet respectful about marijuana cultivation and equally so about guns, when asked.  Sheriff Allman is, among many other things, the person who issues a permit to carry a concealed weapon in Mendocino County.  We visited at the studio of Radio Curious on August 8, 2016, and began our conversation when I asked Sheriff Allman to describe the gun he was carrying on his belt. The book Mendocino County Sheriff Tom Allman recommends is “Yes, And: How Improvisation Reverses “No But” Thinking and Improves Creativity and Collaboration—Lessons from The Second City” by Kelly Leonard and Tom Yorton. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/08/02/massey-orell-racism-in-a-rural-california-sheriffs-department-part-two-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/08/02/massey-orell-racism-in-a-rural-california-sheriffs-department-part-two-2/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2016 01:12:48 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4125 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/08/02/massey-orell-racism-in-a-rural-california-sheriffs-department-part-two-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Radio Curious revisits a conversation with Mendocino County Deputy Sheriff Orell Massey who, for the past 20 years has been the only black law enforcement officer in the county's history. A native of South Carolina, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-MASSEY-ORELL-PART-TWO-2016-CA.mp3) Radio Curious revisits a conversation with Mendocino County Deputy Sheriff Orell Massey who, for the past 20 years has been the only black law enforcement officer in the county's history. A native of South Carolina, Deputy Massey was a 21 year veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps assigned to the Foreign Service Embassy detail before he moved to Mendocino County. When I asked Sheriff Massey to be a guest on this program and share his experience as a black Deputy Sheriff, he asked: “Are the people of Mendocino County ready to hear what I have to say?” In part one of our conversation, Deputy Massey described some people’s reaction to him while he is in on duty. In this program, part two, recorded on February 1, 2015, in the Radio Curious studios, Deputy Massey gives his personal response when asked, “what is it like to be the only black Deputy Sheriff ever in the history of Mendocino County?” Later he shares stories about his off duty life, his goals and aspirations. The book Deputy Massey recommends is “Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of World War Two,” by Chester Nez and Judith Schiess Avila. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/07/26/massey-orell-racism-in-a-rural-california-sheriffs-department-part-one-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/07/26/massey-orell-racism-in-a-rural-california-sheriffs-department-part-one-2/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2016 01:10:50 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4123 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/07/26/massey-orell-racism-in-a-rural-california-sheriffs-department-part-one-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Radio Curious revisits a conversation with Mendocino County Deputy Sheriff Orell Massey who, for the past 20 years has been the only black law enforcement officer in the county's history. A native of South Carolina, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-MASSEYORELL_2016_P1_CA.mp3) Radio Curious revisits a conversation with Mendocino County Deputy Sheriff Orell Massey who, for the past 20 years has been the only black law enforcement officer in the county's history. A native of South Carolina, Deputy Massey was a 21 year veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps assigned to the Foreign Service Embassy detail before he moved to Mendocino County. When I asked Sheriff Massey to be a guest on this program and share his experience as a black Deputy Sheriff, he asked: “Are the people of Mendocino County ready to hear what I have to say?” In this program, Part One of our conversation, Deputy Massey describes some people’s reaction to him while he is in on duty. In Part Two, recorded on February 1, 2015, in the Radio Curious studios, Deputy Massey gives his personal response when asked, “what is it like to be the only black Deputy Sheriff ever in the history of Mendocino County?” Later he shares stories about his off duty life, his goals and aspirations. The book Deputy Massey recommends is “Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of World War Two,” by Chester Nez and Judith Schiess Avila. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/07/12/norris-wendy-emily-dickinson-hiding-in-her-own-house/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/07/12/norris-wendy-emily-dickinson-hiding-in-her-own-house/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2016 00:51:58 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4119 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/07/12/norris-wendy-emily-dickinson-hiding-in-her-own-house/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - History remembers poets of past eras as windows into the civilization of their time.  A poet’s words reveal life and feelings we would otherwise never know.  New England, in the mid-19th century, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-DICKINSON_EMILY_CA_2016.mp3) History remembers poets of past eras as windows into the civilization of their time.  A poet’s words reveal life and feelings we would otherwise never know.  New England, in the mid-19th century, was the center of a renaissance of American poetry.  Emily Dickinson, better known now than she was then, was known for her phrases which sang out in a multitude of forms, meters and styles.  Her words presented her innermost feelings and thoughts.  A passionate and witty woman, she made a craft and an art of her words and her life. I met with Emily Dickinson in the person of actress Wendy Norris, in the parlor of the Dickinson family home, magically carried from Amherst, Massachusetts, to the stage of the Willits Community Theater, in Willits, California, where the belle of Amherst told her story.  We began our conversation when I asked Emily Dickinson why she chose not to receive visitors in her home for so many years. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/06/14/clancy-dr-susan-sexual-abuse-of-children-and-the-catholic-church/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/06/14/clancy-dr-susan-sexual-abuse-of-children-and-the-catholic-church/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2016 00:32:34 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4108 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/06/14/clancy-dr-susan-sexual-abuse-of-children-and-the-catholic-church/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening This conversation discusses the myth of when and how trauma from child sexual abuse occurs. Our guest, Susan A. Clancy, Ph.D., and author of “The Trauma Myth:  The Truth About the Sexual Abuse of Children – and Its A... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-CLANCY_INTERVIEW_6-10-16_CA.mp3) This conversation discusses the myth of when and how trauma from child sexual abuse occurs. Our guest, Susan A. Clancy, Ph.D., and author of “The Trauma Myth:  The Truth About the Sexual Abuse of Children – and Its Aftermath” discusses how childhood sexual abuse abuse is perceived by the victim; the effects of denial, minimization and blame; and how this issue within the Catholic Church is not being resolved. Dr. Susan A. Clancy is the Research Director of the Center for Women’s Advancement, Development and Leadership at the Central American Institute for Business Administration in Nicaragua.  This interview with Susan A. Clancy was recorded on April 12, 2010, from her home in Managua, Nicaragua. The books Dr. Susan A. Clancy recommends are “Happiness: A History” by Darrin M. McMahon and “In The Woods,” by Tana French. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/05/03/reuther-sasha-the-united-auto-workers-union-its-effect-on-american-life/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/05/03/reuther-sasha-the-united-auto-workers-union-its-effect-on-american-life/#comments Wed, 04 May 2016 00:16:55 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4097 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/05/03/reuther-sasha-the-united-auto-workers-union-its-effect-on-american-life/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - As we all know every action has an equal and opposite reaction. The reaction, however is not necessarily equal in time or unity. It’s often spread over time with serial impacts. - Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-REUTHER_SASHA-2016_CA.mp3) As we all know every action has an equal and opposite reaction. The reaction, however is not necessarily equal in time or unity. It’s often spread over time with serial impacts. In this edition of Radio Curious we focus on the treatment of workers in the automobile industry in the United States beginning in the early years of the 20th century. The story is portrayed in “Brothers on the Line,” a film about Walter, Ray and Victor Reuther, three brothers from West Virginia who organized the United Auto Workers Union beginning in the 1920's. With access to the National Archives, the Wayne State University Labor History Library and family records, Sasha Reuther, Victor’s grandson, directed the film. It chronicles the working conditions and the successful strikes at the big three auto plants in Michigan; the political power of the United Auto Workers Union, and its involvement in the civil rights movement. It also explains why Detroit, Michigan became the richest city in the United States in the 1950's. Sasha Reuther and I visited by phone from his office in New York City on May 7, 2012. We began when I asked him what happened once the automobile became a useful, if not necessary tool of life. The book that Sasha Reuther recommends is “U.A.W. and the Heyday of American Liberalism, 1945 -1968,” by Kevin Boyle. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/02/16/nelson-dr-alondra-healthcare-the-black-panther-party/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/02/16/nelson-dr-alondra-healthcare-the-black-panther-party/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2016 23:33:33 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4068 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/02/16/nelson-dr-alondra-healthcare-the-black-panther-party/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The exodus of approximately six million black people from the American South between 1915 and 1970 had a significant role in setting the stage of the civil rights movement of the early 1960s. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Nelson_Alondra_YK.mp3) The exodus of approximately six million black people from the American South between 1915 and 1970 had a significant role in setting the stage of the civil rights movement of the early 1960s. Many of the children of those who left the south participated in desegregation efforts which included the Freedom Rides and lunch counter sit-ins. The Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1965 which attempted to resolve employment discrimination and define voting rights, only changed the law. Many young blacks however did not see changes in their everyday life. The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense was born out of this disillusionment. Although infiltrated and feared by the F.B.I., the Black Panther Party pioneered social and community programs, including free medical clinics, free meals, and educational programs. Our guest in this edition of Radio Curious is Columbia University Sociology and Gender Studies Professor Alondra Nelson, author of “Body and Soul: The Black Panther Party and the Fight Against Medical Discrimination.” We visited by phone from her Office in New York City, on February 13, 2012 and began our conversation when I asked her to describe the Black Panther Party. The book she recommends is “Crave Radiance: New and Selected Poems,” by Elizabeth Alexander. Professor Nelson’s website is http://www.alondranelson.com. LeGov clean 28:52 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/02/02/the-sting-of-separation-an-uncomfortable-truth/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/02/02/the-sting-of-separation-an-uncomfortable-truth/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2016 23:07:31 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4046 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/02/02/the-sting-of-separation-an-uncomfortable-truth/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The sting of separation and the wearing of an uncomfortable truth is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. The 2.7 million children of prison inmates in the United States are losing their visitation rights. - Click here to begin listening (http://http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Harvey_Sylvia_YK.mp3) The sting of separation and the wearing of an uncomfortable truth is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. The 2.7 million children of prison inmates in the United States are losing their visitation rights. Sylvia A. Harvey, an investigative journalist, is our guest. Her story about the diminishing opportunities for children to visit their incarcerated parents was published in The Nation magazine on December 14, 2015. Some of Harvey’s most cherished childhood memories are the times she was able to visit her father while he was an inmate at Soledad State Prison, in California when she was between the ages of 5 and 16. When Sylvia Harvey and I visited by phone from her home in New York City, on January 18, 2016, we began with her personal experience and how now, absence of not being able visit a parent in prison affects 2.7 million children. Instead of recommending a book, Sylvia Harvey recommends the song “Ain’t Got No,” by Nina Simone. Originally Recorded: January 18th, 2016 LeGov clean 28:52 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/01/26/sanders-bernie-bernie-sanders-from-1991/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/01/26/sanders-bernie-bernie-sanders-from-1991/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2016 19:01:18 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4028 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/01/26/sanders-bernie-bernie-sanders-from-1991/feed/ 1 Bernie Sanders Radio Curious revisits a 1991 conversation with Independent Senator Bernie Sanders, who had just begun his political career as a freshman in congress for the state of Vermont. 25 years later, and now a senator, he's running for president. Presidential Candidate, Independent Senator Bernie Sanders was a guest on Radio Curious in 1991, early in his first term in Congress. Over the course of his 25 years as an Independent member of the House of Representatives and the Senate he has consistently advocated for economic reform and social justice.   When Bernie Sanders and I visited in 1991, we discussed what he would do if he were President. This interview, recorded by phone from his office in Washington, D.C., in 1991, began when I asked him to describe his experience in government.    Click here to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/11/10/martin-buzzy-teaching-guitar-in-san-quentin-prison/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/11/10/martin-buzzy-teaching-guitar-in-san-quentin-prison/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2015 23:07:38 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3892 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/11/10/martin-buzzy-teaching-guitar-in-san-quentin-prison/feed/ 0 mass incarceration,prison,San Quentin Buzzy Martin taught guitar in San Quentin Prison for three and a half years, where he gained a unique "insiders" perspective about prison life, prisoners, and the guards. He chronicles his experience in a book, "Don't Shoot! I'm the Guitar Man." Buzzy Martin began teaching music to at risk kids in Juvenille Hall. He then taught guitar in San Quentin Prison for three and a half years, where he gained a unique "insiders" perspective about prison life, prisoners, and the guards. His book, "Don't Shoot! I'm the Guitar Man," chronicles his experiences teaching prison inmates, including rapists, child molesters and murderers how to play the guitar. Martin shares his experiences with incarcerated youth, to teach them that prison is not a “badge of honor,” and he reveals how music can be a universal language to open the hearts of people who may think they don't have one. Buzzy Martin's memoir will be made into a movie. Visit his website for more information.  The interview with Buzzy Martin was recorded on October 11th, 2010. The book he recommends is, “The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, A Toltec Wisdom Book,” by don Miguel Ruiz. Click here to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/10/27/ward-peter-a-world-without-ice-caps-part-one-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/10/27/ward-peter-a-world-without-ice-caps-part-one-2/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2015 19:54:37 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3885 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/10/27/ward-peter-a-world-without-ice-caps-part-one-2/feed/ 0 Radio Curious revisits a two part conversation with Professor Peter D. Ward, author of “The Flooded Earth: Our Future in a World Without Ice Caps,” in which he describes expected conditions in 2050, 2300 and 2500. When the polar ice caps melt, sea level will rise.  That’s happened earlier in the history of the world, and it appears it will happen again. In this edition of Radio Curious, we bring you a two part series on global warming and sea level rise, with Peter D. Ward, a paleontologist and professor of biology and earth and space sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle. He is the author of “The Flooded Earth:  Our Future in a World Without Ice Caps,” in which he describes expected conditions in 2050, 2300 and 2500. This series with Professor Peter D. Ward, was recorded on August 2, 2010, from his office in Seattle, Washington.  In part 1, Ward begins with a description of what will happen when the level of the sea rises. In part 2, we begin with a discussion of why, in the face of rather clear evidence, there continues to be a denial of global warming. The books Peter Ward recommends are, “An Inconvenient Truth,”  by Al Gore and  “Weather Makers,” and any other book by Tim Flannery. Click here to listen to part one or on the media player below. Click here to listen to part two. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/10/20/barnes-annie-ph-d-racism-in-america/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/10/20/barnes-annie-ph-d-racism-in-america/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2015 17:46:22 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3879 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/10/20/barnes-annie-ph-d-racism-in-america/feed/ 0 race,racism Radio Curious revisits a conversation with Annie Barnes author of "Everyday Racism, A Book for All Americans.” Barnes describes effects of racism on black people, and what people can do to combat it. Racism has, for too long, been a part of the American experience: the Civil War and the constitutional amendments that followed, the Supreme Court decisions ordering the desegregation of schools, and the Civil Rights movements did not end racism in America. Annie S. Barnes, holds a Ph.D. in Social Anthropology from the University of Virginia and is a retired professor of sociology and anthropology at Norfolk State University in Virginia. She is the author of "Everyday Racism, A Book for All Americans," a book based on the racist experiences suffered by 146 black college students. Professor Barnes describes the effects of racism on black people, and what all people can do to combat it. The book Annie S. Barnes recommends is “Driving While Black: Highways, Shopping Malls, Taxi Cabs, Sidewalks: How to Fight Back if You Are a Victim of Racial Profiling,” by Kenneth Meeks. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/10/06/burgo-joseph-ph-d-narcissists-what-they-do-why-and-how-to-avoid-them/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/10/06/burgo-joseph-ph-d-narcissists-what-they-do-why-and-how-to-avoid-them/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2015 18:41:13 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3868 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/10/06/burgo-joseph-ph-d-narcissists-what-they-do-why-and-how-to-avoid-them/feed/ 0 bully,bullying,narcissism,psychology,relationships Radio Curious discusses narcissists with Dr. Joseph Burgo, psychologist and author of “The Narcissist You Know: Defending Yourself Against Extreme Narcissists in an All-About Me Age.” How to identify the narcissists in our lives is the topic of our conversation with Joseph Burgo, Ph.D (http://www.josephburgo.com/). He is the author of “The Narcissist You Know: Defending Yourself Against Extreme Narcissists in an All-About Me Age.” Dr. Burgo describes narcissism as a more-common-than-we think personality type, based on shame, that covers a wide spectrum of frequently and cleverly disguised deceptive behaviors.  Once a narcissist’s behavior is identified, it is possible to learn how to coexist and avoid being trapped.  This may be achieved without compromising one’s own mental health, integrity, or ability to succeed, or losing ourselves in the process. When Dr. Joseph Burgo and I visited by phone from his home in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, on October 5, 2015, we discussed two of the eight most common types of narcissists:  the bullying narcissist and the seductive narcissist.  We began our conversation when I asked him to describe narcissism. The book Dr. Joseph Burgo recommends is “Why is it Always About You?: The Seven Deadly Sins of Narcissism,” by Sandy Hotchkiss. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/09/29/baker-carolyn-ph-d-hospice-and-near-term-human-extinction/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/09/29/baker-carolyn-ph-d-hospice-and-near-term-human-extinction/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2015 22:41:33 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3847 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/09/29/baker-carolyn-ph-d-hospice-and-near-term-human-extinction/feed/ 0 climate change,death,dying,global warming,grief,hospice Radio Curious continues its series on near term human extinction in a conversation about applying hospice treatment towards the dying planet and human species with Carolyn Baker, co-author of “Extinction Dialogues:  How to Live With Death in Mind”. This is third conversation in our series on near term human extinction, the most disturbing group of interviews in the twenty-five year history of Radio Curious.  In this program, faced with a grim future of the human species on earth, we consider the role of hospice for all of us and for our planet. Our guest is Carolyn Baker, Ph.D., co author with Dr. Guy McPherson of “Extinction Dialogues:  How to Live With Death in Mind.” She is also the author of “Love in the Age of Ecological Apocalypse: Cultivating the Relationships We Need to Thrive.” As an author and psychotherapist, Carolyn Baker discusses the importance of emotional and spiritual preparedness for the cataclysmic changes that abrupt climate change will bring. "Extinction Dialogues” presents credible scientific evidence that global warming is pushing our planet to a swift apocalyptic end, more rapidly that we comprehend.  Dr. Guy McPherson discusses the scientific evidence that suggests a looming extinction of the human species in part one and part two of this series.  In the second half of "Extinction Dialogues,” Carolyn Baker encourages and recommends a hospice approach, which we present to you as part three in this series. When Carolyn Baker and I spoke on September 20, 2015 from her home in Boulder, Colorado, we discussed ways to practice hospice as the earth’s temperature increases to a point at which humans cannot endure. We began our conversation when I asked her how hospice treatment can be applied to the dying planet. The book Carolyn Baker recommends is “Die Wise: A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul,” by Stephen Jenkinson.   Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below.   LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/09/22/mcpherson-guy-ph-d-near-term-human-extinction-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/09/22/mcpherson-guy-ph-d-near-term-human-extinction-part-two/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2015 20:23:14 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3837 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/09/22/mcpherson-guy-ph-d-near-term-human-extinction-part-two/feed/ 6 climate change,global warming Radio Curious discusses human extinction in a series with Dr. Guy McPherson, co-author of “Extinction Dialogs:  How to Live With Death in Mind” and Professor Emeritus of Natural Resources, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona. In this, part two of our series on near term human extinction, we continue our conversation with Dr. Guy R. McPherson, Professor Emeritus of Natural Resources, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona. Professor McPherson is co-author with Carolyn Baker of “Extinction Dialogs:  How to Live With Death in Mind.” McPherson presents what appears to be overwhelming scientific evidence that our environment is headed for a swift apocalyptic collapse. This is the most disturbing conversation that I have had in past 25 years as host and producer of Radio Curious. That said, imagine the human habitat in which we all live changing so rapidly that life as we know it is extinguished. Temperatures that are getting hotter than ever, decades long droughts, catastrophic fires, melting polar ice, rising sea levels, and unprecedented winter storms are expected to radically limit food production and availability of potable water.  Not only is this extinction likely, it is occurring every day. “How to live with death in mind” is the goal; living with urgency is the practice.  In part one, Dr. Guy McPherson discusses the rise of global temperature by more than 1 degree centigrade, the likelihood of a continued global warming trend in the future and some of its affects on our planet.  In this, our second visit with Prof. McPherson he explains how this small rise in global temperature is leading to a large scale mass extinction on earth. Recorded on September 14, 2015, while he was traveling in New York state, we began I asked him what abrupt extinction will look like and what will occur that will end human life on earth. The books Dr. Guy McPherson recommends are “Ms. Lady Bug and Mr. Honeybee: A Love Story at the End of Time,” by Pauline Panagiotou-Schneider and Guy McPherson.  He also recommends the books by Edward Abbey. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to listen to part one and here to listen to part three--a conversation with "Extinction Dialogues" coauthor Carolyn Baker. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/09/15/mcpherson-guy-ph-d-near-term-human-extinction-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/09/15/mcpherson-guy-ph-d-near-term-human-extinction-part-one/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2015 03:55:00 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3829 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/09/15/mcpherson-guy-ph-d-near-term-human-extinction-part-one/feed/ 0 climate change,global warming Radio Curious discusses human extinction with Dr. Guy McPherson, co-author of “Extinction Dialogs:  How to Live With Death in Mind” and Professor Emeritus of Natural Resources, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona. Imagine the human habitat in which we all live changing so rapidly that life as we know it is extinguished. Temperatures that are getting hotter than ever, decades long droughts, catastrophic fires, melting polar ice, rising sea levels, and unprecedented winter storms are expected to radically limit food production and availability of potable water.  In this, the first of a series on near term extinction of the human species, we visit with Dr. Guy R. McPherson, Professor Emeritus of Natural Resources, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona. Professor McPherson is co-author with Carolyn Baker of “Extinction Dialogs:  How to Live With Death in Mind.”  Together they present what appears to be overwhelming scientific evidence that our environment is headed for swift apocalyptic collapse.  Not only is this extinction likely, it is occurring every day. “How to live with death in mind” is the goal; living with urgency is the practice.  The point from which average global temperature rise is measured dates back to 1750, the beginning of the industrial revolution--the time at which the ever increasing use of fossil fuels began. Since 1750, the planet has warmed by more than 1 degree centigrade.  McPherson's book “Extinction Dialogs:  How to Live With Death in Mind,” explains how this small global rise in temperature is leading to a large scale mass extinction on the planet. When Guy McPherson and I visited by phone on September 14, 2015, while he was traveling near New York, we began our conversation when I asked him to describe the indicators that reveal we're in an era of unstoppable climate change. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to listen to part two and here to listen to part three--a conversation with "Extinction Dialogues" coauthor Carolyn Baker. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/09/08/ebershoff-david-how-many-wives-are-enough-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/09/08/ebershoff-david-how-many-wives-are-enough-2/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2015 05:23:58 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3822 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/09/08/ebershoff-david-how-many-wives-are-enough-2/feed/ 0 mormon church,polygamy Radio Curious visits with David Ebershoff, author of "The 19th Wife," a book about Ann Eliza Young, and her realization and then quest to speak out against polygamy in the Mormon church. Polygamy used to be a central aspect in Mormon beliefs.  However, it has not been for over 100 years now, due partly to considerable effort by Ann Eliza Young, one of Brigham Young’s many wives. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with David Ebershoff, author of “The 19th Wife," the story of Ann Eliza Young, and her realization and then quest to let the world know that marriage should only pertain to two people, instead of one man and a plethora of wives who were referred to as “sister wives.”  We discuss what marriage is, how religion plays a large role in many people’s lives, and how the quest that Ann Eliza had effected her world and the world we live in today. Our conversation, recorded on August 29, 2008, began when I asked David Ebershoff why Ann Eliza wanted to apostate (or leave without approval) from the Mormon Church in relationship to the politics then and now. The book that David Ebershoff recommends is, “American Wife: A Novel” by Curtis Sittenfeld. Click here to begin listening. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/09/01/ebershoff-david-southern-california-1903-1945/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/09/01/ebershoff-david-southern-california-1903-1945/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2015 03:58:33 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3816 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/09/01/ebershoff-david-southern-california-1903-1945/feed/ 0 california,Southern California Radio Curious revisits a conversation with David Ebershoff, author “Pasadena,” a book about storytelling through the life of Linda Stamp, a young girl born and raised on a rural coastal area near San Diego, California, in the early to mid 1900's. In this program we visit with David Ebershoff (http://www.ebershoff.com), author of “Pasadena (http://www.freewilliamsburg.com/august_2002/pasadena.html),” a book about storytelling.  “Pasadena” is the story of Linda Stamp, a young girl born and raised on a rural coastal area near San Diego, California, beginning when she was born in 1903.  Linda learned the many different ways of the sea as she grew and married into a wealthy Pasadena family. This is also a book about choices, some which we think through, and some which determine our fate even when we were unaware of the magnitude of the moment.  With the novelist’s freedom to he uses his sense of story, where it begins and where it ends.  As the middle part of the story is built, so are the character’s lives, juxtaposing the times and places in their lives times. In many ways, California itself is the novel's main character. We get to see what the land must have been like when it was a wild, teeming frontier, just on its way to being transformed by fishermen, farmers, land developers and tourists. David Ebershoff is currently an executive editor at Random House, and lives in New York City.  When and I visited by phone in July 2002, I asked him to describe the kinds of things in his life that prompted him to write his second novel “Pasadena.” The book David Ebershoff recommends is “Middlesex,” a novel by Jeffrey Eugenides. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/07/28/pico-pio-garza-robert-meet-the-last-mexican-governor-of-california/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/07/28/pico-pio-garza-robert-meet-the-last-mexican-governor-of-california/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2015 05:48:53 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3780 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/07/28/pico-pio-garza-robert-meet-the-last-mexican-governor-of-california/feed/ 0 Mexico Radio Curious visits with the last Mexican Governor of California, Pio Pico, as portrayed by historian Roberto Garza. Pico fled California during the American takeover, but returned and later served on the Los Angeles City Council. Radio Curious goes back into California history about 165 years, and visits with the last Mexican governor of California, Pio Pico. Born at the San Gabriel Mission in 1801, Pico was of Spanish, Italian, Indian and African ancestry. Both as a politician and as an entrepreneur, he espoused the views of many native-born “Californarios” over distant seats of government. As the last Mexican Governor of California, he presided over the secularization of the missions, and turned over their vast land holdings to private hands. Although he fled California during the American takeover, Pio Pico returned to build the first major hotel in Los Angeles. Later, he served on the Los Angeles City Council. I met with Pio Pico, portrayed by Roberto Garza, in February of 1998.  When Pio Pico and I met in the person of Roberto Garza we began when I asked him to tell us about his life. The book Pio Pico recommends is “Pio Pico, A Historical Narrative,” by Pio Pico. Roberto Graza recommends “Pio Pico Miscellany,” by Martin Cole and “The Decline of the Californios: A Social History of the Spanish-Speaking Californians, 1846-1890,” by Leonard Pitt. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/07/22/berman-ari-using-wealth-to-deny-voting-rights/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/07/22/berman-ari-using-wealth-to-deny-voting-rights/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2015 06:02:19 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3774 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/07/22/berman-ari-using-wealth-to-deny-voting-rights/feed/ 0 elections,voting rights,wealth Radio Curious visits with Ari Berman, a contributing writer for The Nation Magazine, who writes regularly on election and voting rights issues.  His May 19, 2015 article is titled “How the Money Primary is Undermining Voting Rights.” The financing of political campaigns is the subject of this, July 21, 2015, edition of Radio Curious.  Our guest is Ari Berman, a contributing writer for The Nation Magazine, who writes regularly on election and voting rights issues.  His May 19, 2015 article is titled “How the Money Primary is Undermining Voting Rights.”  Berman asks:  “When the wealthiest Americans dominate every facet of political life—from who runs, to who wins, to which issues are addressed, to how our leaders govern—what happens to the voting rights of everyone else?” The consequences of the Supreme Court’s 2010 and 2014 decisions in "Citizens United (http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/09pdf/08-205.pdf )" and "McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission (http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/13pdf/12-536_e1pf.pdf )" provide some insight. When Ari Berman and I visited by phone from his office in Washington D.C. on June 8, 2015, we began when I asked him to define the word “wealth,” that is being used to deny the right to vote. The books Ari Berman recommends are “Walking With the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement” by John Lewis, and “Housekeeping,” by Marilynne Robinson. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/07/14/sullivan-michael-gene-political-theater-black-men-and-the-police/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/07/14/sullivan-michael-gene-political-theater-black-men-and-the-police/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2015 00:21:55 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3769 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/07/14/sullivan-michael-gene-political-theater-black-men-and-the-police/feed/ 0 theater Radio Curious visits with Michael Gene Sullivan, the Resident Playwright, Director and a principal actor in 2015: Freedomland, a political and theatrical production by the San Francisco Mime Troupe. Theatre as a commentary on the condition of society is the subject of this edition of Radio Curious.  The topic is the relationship of police and black men in America in 2015.  Our guest is Michael Gene Sullivan, the resident playwright, director and a principal actor in “2015: Freedomland,” this year’s production by the San Francisco Mime Troupe. The first question and answer on the frequently asked questions page on the San Francisco Mime Troupe website is:  “Why do you call yourself a Mime Troupe if you talk and sing?”  The answer is:  “We use the term mime in its classical and original definition, 'The exaggeration of daily life in story and song.'" When Michael Gene Sullivan and I visited by phone from his home in San Francisco on June 29, 2015, I asked him if “2015: Freedomland” was an exaggeration of daily life in story and song from his perspective. The book Michael Gene Sullivan recommends is “The Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America’s Police Force,” by Redley Balko. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/07/07/patterson-dr-victoria-native-american-life-before-and-after-europeans-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/07/07/patterson-dr-victoria-native-american-life-before-and-after-europeans-part-two/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2015 21:23:12 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3764 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/07/07/patterson-dr-victoria-native-american-life-before-and-after-europeans-part-two/feed/ 0 Radio Curious revisits the second part of a conversation with Dr. Victoria Patterson, an anthropologist based in Ukiah, California, who has worked with Native Americans for over 30 years. She shares their stories and her insights. Cultures that have no written language pass on their histories through oral traditions. The stories are the way that social values and traditions are taught by one generation to the next. Animals often play a significant character role in these stories. In the Native American traditions of the northwest part of California, the coyote is a popular character. Dr. Victoria Patterson, an anthropologist based in Ukiah, California, has worked with native peoples for over 30 years. She knows these stories, and she sees them as windows, allowing us to imagine how original native peoples of northern California thought and lived. I met with Dr. Victoria Patterson and asked her about the significance of the story where the coyote jumped off into the sky. Our discussion lead to a two-part program, originally broadcast in February of 1999.  In part one we discuss the indigenous stories and in part two we discuss how the northern California indigenous communities changed after European colonization. The books Dr. Victoria Patterson recommends are “Deep Valley,” by Bernard W. Aginsky and “Under the Tuscan Sun,” by Frances Mayes. Originally Broadcast: February 16, 1999 and February 26, 1999. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/06/10/gilbert-ronnie-a-memorial-tribute/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/06/10/gilbert-ronnie-a-memorial-tribute/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2015 18:56:31 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3707 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/06/10/gilbert-ronnie-a-memorial-tribute/feed/ 0 Radio Curious pays tribute to folk singer Ronnie Gilbert, who died on June 6, 2015 at the age of 88. In this edition of Radio Curious we honor and pay tribute to folk singer Ronnie Gilbert, who died on June 6, 2015 at the age of 88. She is well known for her powerful contralto voice as a member of the Weavers, the extraordinarily popular folk music quartet that in 1950s and 1960s. She also had careers as an actor and a psychologist. From the Radio Curious archives, recorded in September 1996, Ronnie Gilbert describes her introduction to music and dance, how the Weavers came together; their blacklist experience; her thoughts about turning 70 years old when this program was recorded in 1996; and her friendship and work with Holly Near. We conclude with Holly Near recalling her friendship with Ronnie Gilbert. The books Ronnie Gilbert recommends are “The Moors Last Sigh” by Salman Rushdie, “Making Movies” by Sidney Lumet and “Eyewitness: A Personal Account of the Unraveling of the Soviet Union” by Vladimir Pozner. Click here to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/05/26/lowe-felicia-chinese-immigration-the-veil-of-secrecy-and-silence/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/05/26/lowe-felicia-chinese-immigration-the-veil-of-secrecy-and-silence/#comments Wed, 27 May 2015 02:50:41 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3682 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/05/26/lowe-felicia-chinese-immigration-the-veil-of-secrecy-and-silence/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Felicia Lowe the producer of “Chinese Couplets” a documentary about Lowe's quest to learn about her ancestral history by tracing her mothers immigration to the United States from rural China. Secrecy of and revelation about the trip to America to secure a new life during the Chinese Exclusion era is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious.  Our guest is Felicia Lowe, whose film “Chinese Couplets” tells her mother’s story.  Felicia Lowe was met with refusals and silence when as a child she asked her mother about her childhood. This shroud of silence was lifted when Felicia Lowe’s daughter found an old family photograph taken in China and asked her grandmother to tell the story related to the photograph.  The film “Chinese Couplets” shows and tells the story of a childhood in rural China, the new identity to secure passage to America, the fear of deportation if the truth were known, and a prosperous and successful life of an immigrant Chinese woman in Oakland, California.   The film “Chinese Couplets” will be shown at the Mendocino Film Festival on Saturday, May 30, 2015 at 10 am in the Village of Mendocino, California. When Felicia Lowe and I visited by phone from her home in San Francisco, California, May 17, 2015, I asked her to tell us about her mother. The book Felicia Lowe recommends is “The Blues Eye,” by Toni Morrison. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/05/13/schwartz-lacey-nobody-discussed-it-lacey-schwartz-and-little-white-lie/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/05/13/schwartz-lacey-nobody-discussed-it-lacey-schwartz-and-little-white-lie/#comments Wed, 13 May 2015 06:10:25 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3665 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/05/13/schwartz-lacey-nobody-discussed-it-lacey-schwartz-and-little-white-lie/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Lacey Schwartz, director and producer of “Little White Lie,” a documentary about her experiences growing up as a white Jew and later learning that she is half black. The secret revealed in the life of Lacey Schwartz, born in 1987 to a white Jewish family in rural upstate New York, where she grew up, is that her biological father was black.  The few who knew her truth remained silent until after her first year of college when she asked her mother why she looked the way she did.  Lacey Schwartz is the producer and director of the film “Little White Lie,” which documents her family secret. "Little White Lie” will be shown at the Mendocino Film Festival on Friday, May 29, 2015, at 5:30 pm, in the Village of Mendocino, California. Lacey Schwartz and I visited by phone from her home near New York City, on May 11, 2015.  First we hear a clip of Lacey’s voice taken from the introduction of the film “Little White Lie,” and later intersperse our conversation with clips from the film.  The book Lacey Schwartz recommends is “How It Feels to Be Free:  Black Women Entertainers and the Civil Rights Movement,” by Ruth Feldstein. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/05/05/marshall-joseph-ph-d-black-lives-alive-and-free/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/05/05/marshall-joseph-ph-d-black-lives-alive-and-free/#comments Tue, 05 May 2015 21:34:27 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3654 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/05/05/marshall-joseph-ph-d-black-lives-alive-and-free/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Dr. Joseph Marshall, co-founder of Alive and Free, a community violence prevention effort for at-risk inner city youth to encourage their academic pursuits and obtain financial help for college.  Keeping young black men alive and free is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious.  Our guest is Dr. Joseph E. Marshall, who in 1987 co-founded the Omega Boys Club of San Francisco, now called “Alive and Free,” of which he is the executive director. Alive and Free is a community violence prevention effort for at-risk inner city youth and a surrogate family support system for young black men and women, based in San Francisco, California, to encourage their academic pursuits and obtain financial help for college.   Joseph Marshall is also the host of Street Soldiers Radio, broadcast every Sunday evening on KMEL 106.1 FM at 8 pm.  In 1994 he received a McArthur Foundation Genius Award for his skills and accomplishments. Dr. Joseph E. Marshall and I visited by phone, from his office in San Francisco, California on May 4, 2015, and began our conversation with his description of Alive and Free. The books Joseph Marshall recommends are “The Autobiography of Malcolm X,” and “Street Soldier:  One Man’s Struggle to Save a Generation – One Life at a Time,” by Joseph Marshall and Lonnie Wheeler. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/04/29/moglen-eben-internet-privacy-and-the-freedom-box/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/04/29/moglen-eben-internet-privacy-and-the-freedom-box/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2015 06:26:40 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3646 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/04/29/moglen-eben-internet-privacy-and-the-freedom-box/feed/ 0 freedom box,internet Radio Curious revisits a conversation with Eben Moglen, a developer of the Freedom Box, which is designed to prevent government and other intruders from obtaining your personal internet data. The best spy system ever created, what the internet does and how it’s controlled by national forces are the topics of this edition of Radio Curious.  We visit with Columbia Law Professor Eben Moglen, a developer of the Freedom Box, which prevents government, businesses and other intruders from obtaining your personal information and internet uses.  The book that Eben Moglen recommends is, “Free Software, Free Society,” by Richard Stallman. This interview was originally broadcast in 2011. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/04/21/ellsberg-daniel-the-pentagon-papers/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/04/21/ellsberg-daniel-the-pentagon-papers/#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2015 23:57:22 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3637 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/04/21/ellsberg-daniel-the-pentagon-papers/feed/ 0 Pentagon Papers,Vietnam War Radio Curious revisits a conversation with whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked top-secret, military documents about the Vietnam war in 1971. The move brought national attention to United States foreign policy and first amendment rights. Few moments in American history have held the tension of the Vietnam war, especially in the early 1970's. The nation was fundamentally divided between young people and their parents, who saw no reason for the United States to be in Vietnam, and President Richard Nixon’s “silent majority,” causing a rupture particularly connected to the still-escalating Vietnam War. The “Pentagon Papers,” which were released by Daniel Ellsberg, our guest in this archive edition Radio Curious, were published on the front page of the New York Times in June 1971. They focused national attention on United States foreign policy and on our rights as individual citizens to freedom of the press.  Criminal charges were brought against Ellsberg in the United States District Court in Los Angeles, California; they were later dismissed by the Judge. When Daniel Ellsberg and I visited by phone in March 1997 I asked him to begin by placing the "Pentagon Papers" in the context of the time. The book Daniel Ellsberg recommends is “Our War,” by David Harris. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-ELLSBERG_DANIEL_4-21-15_CA.mp3) to listen to the program or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/04/07/lawler-andrew-the-chicken-a-mirror-of-humanity/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/04/07/lawler-andrew-the-chicken-a-mirror-of-humanity/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2015 01:34:49 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3624 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/04/07/lawler-andrew-the-chicken-a-mirror-of-humanity/feed/ 0 chickens Radio Curious discusses the world history of chickens with Andrew Lawler, author of “Why Did the Chicken Cross the World?  The Epic Saga of the Bird That Powers Civilization.” Where chickens thrive humans are nearby.  Portable and good travelers, chickens have been carried by humans around the world.  Currently there are three chickens alive at any one time for each individual person alive on earth.  Descendants of dinosaurs, chickens are primarily cared for by women, they’re a never ending source of slang and continue to be depicted in religious and/or political symbols around the world.  Americans eat, on average, 80 pounds of chicken per year—four times the world average. But, chickens raised for food are not considered animals under U.S. law and are generally not subject to humane treatment regulations.  Our guest is Andrew Lawler, author of “Why Did the Chicken Cross the World?  The Epic Saga of the Bird That Powers Civilization.”  Andrew Lawler and I visited by phone from his home in the North Carolina hills on March 27, 2015, and began our conversation when I asked him how far back the lineage of the chicken goes in world history. The book Andrew Lawler recommends is “Guns, Germs and Steel:  The Fates of Human Societies,” by Jared M. Diamond.   Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/03/31/bayer-jaciara-jaciara-bayer-transracial-adoptions-and-white-privilege/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/03/31/bayer-jaciara-jaciara-bayer-transracial-adoptions-and-white-privilege/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2015 17:52:55 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3616 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/03/31/bayer-jaciara-jaciara-bayer-transracial-adoptions-and-white-privilege/feed/ 1 Radio Curious visits with Jaciara Bayer, a transracial adoptee who shares her personal experiences of being told she’s different, growing up in a white family and her encounters with white privilege. We continue our discussion of racism and white privilege in Mendocino County, California, with a 30 year old Brazilian born woman,  who is currently studying for a master’s degree in social work at the California State University at Hayward. Jaciara Bayer was adopted and brought to the United States at age 11 months by her single, white-American mother and grew up in Ukiah, California.   A transracial adoption, which may be an international adoption, is the primary focus of Jaciara Bayer’s plan of study for her master’s degree.  Sharing her personal experiences, she tells us of being told she’s different, growing up in a white family and white privilege.  When Jaci, as she is often known, and I visited in the studios of Radio Curious on March 23, 2015, she began with her earliest memories. The book Jaciara Bayer recommends is “In the Meantime: Finding Yourself and the Love You Want,” by Iyanla Van Zant. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/03/17/kiggins-josanna-josanna-kiggins-on-skin-color-gender-and-song/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/03/17/kiggins-josanna-josanna-kiggins-on-skin-color-gender-and-song/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2015 22:04:57 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3604 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/03/17/kiggins-josanna-josanna-kiggins-on-skin-color-gender-and-song/feed/ 0 Radio Curious discusses racial discrimination and cultural gender norms with Josanna Kiggins, a young black woman living in the small, predominantly white town of Ukiah, California. Radio Curious continues our conversation about racial discrimination, cultural gender norms and expected behaviors.  Our guest, Josanna Kiggins, is a parent, student, singer, singing and cultural education teacher, and a medical receptionist.  A native of Salvador, Brazil Josanna has lived here in Ukiah, California, for 30 years.  She’s someone I’ve known almost that long.     When Josanna Kiggins and I visited at Radio Curious on March 14, 2015, she described her experiences, values and goals.   Her story begins when she was 9 months old.  The book Josanna Kiggins recommends is “Hard Laughter,” by Anne Lamont. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/02/17/durham-bill-racism-in-america-one-mans-experience/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/02/17/durham-bill-racism-in-america-one-mans-experience/#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2015 04:17:48 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3573 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/02/17/durham-bill-racism-in-america-one-mans-experience/feed/ 2 Radio Curious continues its series on racism in a conversation with Bill Durham, a 59 year old black man from Ohio who now lives in Mendocino County, California and shares his life experiences of growing up black in America. Radio Curious continues its series racism in a conversation with Bill Durham, a 59 year old black man, originally from Ohio who grew up in family of civil rights activists and now lives in Mendocino County, California.  We explore the effects of racism in the United States and how to end it.  Bill Durham, works as a journeyman carpenter, and hosts Club FM, a weekly blues, jazz and rock music program on KMEC radio in Ukiah, California with the moniker of MC Squared. In this program, recorded on February 12, 2015, at Radio Curious, Bill Durham shares his experiences of being black in America, starting when he was very young, and his ideas on how to relieve racism. The book Bill Durham recommends is “Supernatural:  Meeting with the Ancient Teachers of Mankind,” by Graham Hancock. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/02/10/massey-orell-racism-in-a-rural-california-sheriffs-department-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/02/10/massey-orell-racism-in-a-rural-california-sheriffs-department-part-two/#comments Tue, 10 Feb 2015 20:38:39 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3565 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/02/10/massey-orell-racism-in-a-rural-california-sheriffs-department-part-two/feed/ 1 Radio Curious continues a conversation on racism in Mendocino County, California with Sheriff Deputy Orell Massey, the county's first and only black sheriff. Radio Curious continues our series on racism in Mendocino County, California. Our guest is Mendocino County Deputy Sheriff Orell Massey who, for the past 20 years has been the only black law enforcement officer in the county's history.  A native of South Carolina, Deputy Massey was a 21 year veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps assigned to the Foreign Service Embassy detail before he moved to Mendocino County. When I asked Sheriff Massey to be a guest on this program and share his experience as a black Deputy Sheriff, he asked:  “Are the people of Mendocino County ready to hear what I have to say?”     In part one of our conversation, Deputy Massey describes some people’s reaction to him while he is in on duty. In part two, recorded on February 1, 2015, in the Radio Curious studios, Deputy Massey gives his personal response when asked, “what is it like to be the only black Deputy Sheriff ever in the history of Mendocino County?” Later he shares stories about his off duty life, his goals and aspirations. The book Deputy Massey recommends is “Code Talker:  The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of World War Two,” by Chester Nez and Judith Schiess Avila. Click here to listen to part two or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/02/04/massey-orell-racism-in-a-rural-california-sheriffs-department-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/02/04/massey-orell-racism-in-a-rural-california-sheriffs-department-part-one/#comments Wed, 04 Feb 2015 15:47:00 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3557 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/02/04/massey-orell-racism-in-a-rural-california-sheriffs-department-part-one/feed/ 1 african american,racism Radio Curious visits with Orell Massey, a black sheriff's deputy in rural Mendocino County, Ca, who shares his experiences as a black sheriff in a mostly white community. Our guest on this edition of Radio Curious is Deputy Sheriff Orell Massey—a black man, native of South Carolina and a 20 year veteran of the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Department. He is also a 21 year veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps where he was assigned to the Embassy detail.  When I asked Sheriff Massey to be a guest on this program and share his experience as a black Deputy Sheriff, he asked:  “Are the people of Mendocino County ready to hear what I have to say?”    In part one of our conversation, recorded on February 1, 2015, Deputy Orell Massey shares his experiences.  You may decide if you are ready to hear what he has to say. In part two, Deputy Massey gives his personal response when asked, “what is it like to be the only black Deputy Sheriff ever in the history of Mendocino County?” Later he shares stories about his off duty life, his goals and aspirations. Click here to listen to part one or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/01/27/wilkerson-isabel-americas-great-migration-1915-1970-part-two-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/01/27/wilkerson-isabel-americas-great-migration-1915-1970-part-two-2/#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2015 18:10:15 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3551 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/01/27/wilkerson-isabel-americas-great-migration-1915-1970-part-two-2/feed/ 1 african american,immigration Radio Curious visits with Pulitzer Prize winner, Isabel Wilkerson, author of “The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration.” Her book chronicles when almost six million black American citizens from the south migrated to norther... In the years between 1915 and 1970 almost six million black American citizens from the south migrated to northern and western cities seeking freedom and a better life. Our guest is Pulitzer Prize winner, Isabel Wilkerson author of “The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration.” Her book tells the untold experiences of the African-Americans who fled the south over three generations. Wilkerson interviewed more than 1,000 people for her book. She is the first black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize and is a recipient of the George Polk Award and a John Simon Guggenheim Fellow. Her parents were part of the great migration, journeying from Georgia and southern Virginia to Washington D.C. In part one she discussed what she called the “biggest untold story of the 20th century.”  In part two of our conversation, recorded from her home near Atlanta, Georgia, on September 28, 2012, Isabel Wilkerson describes the inspiration behind her narrative non-fiction story of the six million African-Americans who migrated from the south between 1915 and 1970. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/01/20/wilkerson-isabel-americas-great-migration-1915-1970-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/01/20/wilkerson-isabel-americas-great-migration-1915-1970-part-one/#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2015 04:15:38 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3547 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/01/20/wilkerson-isabel-americas-great-migration-1915-1970-part-one/feed/ 2 Radio Curious visits with Pulitzer Prize winner, Isabel Wilkerson, author of “The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration.” Her book chronicles when almost six million black American citizens from the south migrated to norther... In the years between 1915 and 1970 almost six million black American citizens from the south migrated to northern and western cities seeking freedom and a better life. Our guest is Pulitzer Prize winner, Isabel Wilkerson author of “The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration.” Her book tells the untold experiences of the African-Americans who fled the south over three generations. Wilkerson interviewed more than 1,000 people for her book. She is the first black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize and is a recipient of the George Polk Award and a John Simon Guggenheim Fellow. Her parents were part of the great migration, journeying from Georgia and southern Virginia to Washington D.C. In the first of two interviews recorded from Isabel Wilkerson’s home near Atlanta, Georgia, on September 28, 2012, she begins with a description of the “biggest untold story of the 20th century.”  The book Isabel Wilkerson recommends is “The Ark of Justice,” by Kevin Boyle. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to listen to part two.   LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/11/25/edge-jerome-unity-and-healing-after-a-school-shooting-a-native-american-perspective/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/11/25/edge-jerome-unity-and-healing-after-a-school-shooting-a-native-american-perspective/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2014 18:09:14 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3479 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/11/25/edge-jerome-unity-and-healing-after-a-school-shooting-a-native-american-perspective/feed/ 0 Radio Curious discusses the Marysville-Pilchuck High School shooting near Marysville, WA, the Native American communities impacted by the shooting, and their humanistic approach to the traumatic events with Jerome Edge, The shooting and deaths at Marysville-Pilchuck High School in Marysville, Washington, on October 24, 2014, brought sadness, fear, unity and a special form of healing to the Tulalip and other Native people of the area.  In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with Jerome Edge, a Native American of Swinomish and Upper Skagit heritage, hip-hop activist and radio host at KSVR-FM in Mt. Vernon, Washington. When Jerome Edge and I visited from his home in Mt. Vernon, Washington, we discussed the trauma and sadness caused by the shootings and the turn toward healing that then occurred.  We also discussed a developing hip-hop focus -- a way to instill values of personal and community respect and strength.  The song “Rise Up,” which you will hear in the program sung by Shaundiin Zollner, is used by permission. Jerome Edge and I began our conversation on November 16, 2014, when I asked him to put the shootings in a context of time and place. The book Jerome Edge recommends is “The Indians of Skagit County,” by Martin J. Sampson. Click here to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/11/12/levene-bruce-james-dean-in-mendocino/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/11/12/levene-bruce-james-dean-in-mendocino/#comments Wed, 12 Nov 2014 20:35:04 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3461 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/11/12/levene-bruce-james-dean-in-mendocino/feed/ 0 Radio Curious discusses earthquakes with John Dvorak, Ph.D., a geophysicist and author of “Earthquake Storms: The Fascinating History and Volatile Future of the San Andreas Fault.” John Steinbeck's novel, “East of Eden” was published September 1952 and the movie-made soon thereafter-is the subject of this edition of Radio Curious. Our guest is Bruce Levene, author of “James Dean in Mendocino: The Filming of East of Eden.” The Mendocino Film Festival will screen "East of Eden" on Friday, November 21 and Sunday, November 23, 2014. Soon after “East of Eden” was published, plans began immediately for a motion picture. Warner Brothers bought the rights and director Elia Kazan hired playwright screenwriter, Paul Osborn to write the film script. After several attempts to encompass the sprawling 560-page novel, they decided to use only the last 90 pages—the story of Adam Trask, his sons Aron and Cal, their mother Kate, and the girl Abra. It's a story about the search for love, the desperate search for his father's love, by the son Cal, the fanciful search for his mother's love by Aron, and the futile quest by Adam for the love of all humanity. John Steinbeck wrote of his book, “The subject is the only one that man has used of his theme. The existence, the balance, the battle and the victory and permanent war between wisdom and ignorance, light and darkness, good and evil.” By 1954, when Kazan began searching for locale to use for the filming of “East of Eden,” neither Monterey nor Salinas, where the stories took place, looked much like California in 1917. Warner Brothers had made “Johnny Belinda” in Mendocino in 1947, which might have influenced the director. Or perhaps as one wire service reported:  “Like many other voyagers, he just wandered up the Mendocino Coast and found what he was looking for.” In late April, preparations for filming began and the fist day of shooting took place on May 27. In that amazingly brief time the Mendocino scenes were completed and by June 3, the Warner Brothers production team was gone, leaving local residents with fond remembrances. Bruce Levene writes, “I first saw “East of Eden” on the fan tail of a US Navy destroyer in the Caribbean in 1956. I'd read the book but never traveled west of Des Moines. California was unseen, Mendocino was unheard of. I thought "East Eden" had been filmed in Monterey and Salinas, wherever they were.” “East of Eden” became Levene's favorite motion picture. Not particularly because of James Dean, although he was certainly unforgettable. “Whatever the man was in real life, saint or sinner,” Bruce Levene writes, “we will never really know.  It's undeniable however, that in front of an audience or camera he was remarkable. And that, for an actor, is the best thing that can be said. Dean was just something else.” For Bruce Levene, it was how he felt about the whole movie—the shoreline, the town, it's people, the actors: Julie Harris, Joe Van Fleet, Raymond Massey and Burl Ives (Massey and Ives didn't go to Mendocino), and Leonard Rosenman's wonderful music. A totality in feeling, rare in motion pictures, was only enhanced to Bruce Levene when he moved to Mendocino in 1969. When Bruce Levene and I visited from his home in Mendocino, California, on November 11, 2014, I asked him what prompted him to write his book “James Dean in Mendocino.” The book Bruce Levene recommends is “The Immense Journey” by Loren Eiseley. Click here to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/09/30/california-burning-the-mendocino-lodge-fire/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/09/30/california-burning-the-mendocino-lodge-fire/#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2014 20:10:46 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3426 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/09/30/california-burning-the-mendocino-lodge-fire/feed/ 1 Radio Curious brings you four different voices of public servants who discuss how a rural community copes in times of catastrophic wildfires. California wildfires present a serious public safety concern, create fear of serious loss for many and cost millions of dollars to fight. In California each fire is given a name, as is done for hurricanes. We devote this edition of Radio Curious, to the Lodge Fire that occurred in Mendocino County, California in August 2014.  We visit with four Mendocino County people who meet the public need at times of crisis. We begin with Mary Aigner, program director of KZYX and KZYZ, Mendocino County Public Broadcasting, the public radio station where Radio Curious was originally broadcast beginning in 1991.  She describes what local public radio is able to do at a time of crisis. We then hear from Chris Rowney, the Mendocino Unit Chief for Cal-Fire, the California fire protection agency, who explains what Cal-Fire does when confronted with a wildfire. We also hear from Mendocino County Sheriff, Tom Allman, whose responsibility it is to order a mandatory evacuation if a crisis so requires. Finally we hear from Dr. Sharon Paltin, a family physician in Laytonville, California, the community closest to the Lodge Fire.  She describes the public health effects of exposure to the extraordinary amount of smoke created by a wildfire. We begin our conversation, recorded on August 29, 2014, with Mary Aigner from Mendocino County Public Broadcasting, describing the role of community radio when a wild fire occurs. The book Mary Aigner recommends is “1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus,” by Charles C. Mann. The book that Chris Rowney recommends is “Young Men and Fires,” by Norman McClean. The book Dr. Sharon Paltin recommends is “A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster,” by Rebecca Solnit. This program was recorded on August 29 and September 1, 2014. Click here to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/09/16/wells-spencer-the-unforseen-cost-of-civilization-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/09/16/wells-spencer-the-unforseen-cost-of-civilization-2/#comments Tue, 16 Sep 2014 19:23:16 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3419 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/09/16/wells-spencer-the-unforseen-cost-of-civilization-2/feed/ 0 Radio Curious revisits a conversation with Spencer Wells, author of “Pandora’s Seed: The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization,” published in 2010, about the impacts of civilization that could eventually kill our species. In this edition of Radio Curious we revisit a conversation with Spencer Wells about his book, “Pandora’s Seed: The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization,” published in 2010. Our interview is a follow-up to a 2003 conversation about his book, "The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey," in which Wells traces our routes as small bands of hunter-gatherers when our ancestors walked out of Africa approximately 60,000 years ago and began populating the world. “Pandora’s Seed” tells the story of what we humans, with our hunter-gatherer biological construct have created in the past 10,000 years. These multiple life style changes have produced what we call “civilization,” with systems and mechanisms that will not allow us to continue the life-styles that are emulated by many people world-wide, and exploited by those who have access to them. In other words, we can’t last much longer doing what we are doing without radically reducing the way we all live, if not outright killing our species. Spencer Well is an Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society in Washington, D.C., where he leads the Genographic Project, which is collecting and analyzing hundreds of thousands of DNA samples from people around the wold in order to decipher how our ancestors populated the world. He is also a professor a Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. In this interview with Spencer Wells, recorded on July 19, 2010, we began by describing the changes necessary for our species survival. The book Spencer Wells recommends is “The Histories," by Herodotus, a 5th century B.C. Greek historian. Click here to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/08/26/hollenbeck-holly-sex-lives-of-wives/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/08/26/hollenbeck-holly-sex-lives-of-wives/#comments Tue, 26 Aug 2014 16:48:36 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3404 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/08/26/hollenbeck-holly-sex-lives-of-wives/feed/ 0 Radio Curious revisits a conversation about women's sexuality with Holly Hollenbeck, author of “Sex Lives of Wives, Reigniting the Passion, True Confessions and Provocative Advice from Real Women.” How to ignite sexual passion from a woman’s perspective is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious, as we talk with Holly Hollenbeck, a former attorney from Omaha, Nebraska, and author of, “Sex Lives of Wives, Reigniting the Passion, True Confessions and Provocative Advice from Real Women.” Holly Hollenbeck says her book is not so much directed at how to please your mate, but how to please yourself by pleasing your mate. Her website is devoted to helping women find passion and inspiration in their long-term relationships. I spoke with Holly Hollenbeck from her home in Nebraska, in mid September 2006, and asked her to describe what motivated her to write, “Sex Lives of Wives.” The book Holly Hollenbeck recommends is "Adults Only Travel: The Ultimate Guide to Romantic and Erotic Destination," by David West and Louis James. Originally Broadcast: September 20, 2006. Click here to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/08/04/mayer-schonberger-viktor-remembering-to-forget-in-the-digital-age-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/08/04/mayer-schonberger-viktor-remembering-to-forget-in-the-digital-age-part-two/#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2014 22:30:08 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3386 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/08/04/mayer-schonberger-viktor-remembering-to-forget-in-the-digital-age-part-two/feed/ 0 internet,privacy Radio Curious discusses the impact the internet has on our privacy and memory with Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, author of “Delete: The Virtue Of Forgetting In The Digital Age." What happens to the digital trails of our personal information and ideas that remain online when we research or upload data? Is this information accessible to others? Could it be used later to our potential detriment or character defamation? In this, the second of a two part archived conversation with Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation at Oxford University, and author of “Delete: The Virtue Of Forgetting In The Digital Age,” we discuss methods by which people may protect themselves from revealing personal information online and how personal information may be deleted. His book asserts that the capacity for eternal memory can have unanticipated and often unwanted consequences. In this two part archive edition of Radio Curious with Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, we explore some of the ways in which our personal information, data, conversations and experiences are forgotten by us as individuals, but remembered digitally. We consider the future potential effects on society of digitally preserved information, as well as the consequences of remembering what is sometimes best forgotten. Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, joined us by phone from his then home in Singapore on January 4th 2010. We began the second part of our conversation by discussing how to delete personal information so that it is no longer available. The book Viktor Mayer-Schönberger recommends is “Collected Fictions,” by Jorge Luis Borges. The film he recommends is “The Lives Of Others,” directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. Click here to listen to part two or on the media player below.   Click here to listen to part one. LeGov clean 29:02 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/07/29/mayer-schonberger-viktor-remembering-to-forget-in-the-digital-age-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/07/29/mayer-schonberger-viktor-remembering-to-forget-in-the-digital-age-2/#comments Tue, 29 Jul 2014 19:12:35 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3380 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/07/29/mayer-schonberger-viktor-remembering-to-forget-in-the-digital-age-2/feed/ 1 internet,memory,technology Radio Curious discusses the impact the internet has on our memory and our ability to forget with Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, author of “Delete: The Virtue Of Forgetting In The Digital Age." What is the importance that forgetting has played throughout human history? What will be the effects on society, relationships and humanity now that so many aspects of our lives are digitally preserved? Viktor Mayer-Schönberger author of “Delete: The Virtue Of Forgetting In The Digital Age,” and our guest in this archive edition of Radio Curious, has some insight into these questions. He argues that the capacity for eternal memory can have unanticipated and often unwanted consequences. The potentially humiliating content on Facebook forever enshrined in cyberspace and Google’s search memory of the content and time of our all online searches may in the future reveal portions of our past we have entirely forgotten and wished everyone else had too. In this two part archive edition of Radio Curious with Viktor Mayer-Schönberger we explore some of the ways in which our personal information, data, conversations and experiences are forgotten by us as  individuals. We also consider the future potential effects on society of digitally preserved information, as well as the consequences of remembering what is sometimes best forgotten. Viktor Mayer-Schönberger spoke with us by phone from his then-home in Singapore on January 4th 2010 and began part one of our conversation by describing how the digital age is shifting the brain's balance between remembering and forgetting. The book Viktor Mayer-Schönberger recommends is “Collected Fictions,” by Jorge Luis Borges. The film he recommends is “The Lives Of Others,” directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. Click here to listen to part one or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/07/08/brown-seyom-contradictions-in-u-s-nuclear-weapons-policy/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/07/08/brown-seyom-contradictions-in-u-s-nuclear-weapons-policy/#comments Tue, 08 Jul 2014 20:03:39 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3357 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/07/08/brown-seyom-contradictions-in-u-s-nuclear-weapons-policy/feed/ 1 nuclear disarmament,nuclear policy Radio Curious discusses the contradictions in U.S. nuclear weapons policy with author and professor Dr. Seyom Brown, who is currently an adjunct senior fellow at the American Security Project, in Washington, D.C. Contradictions in the United States' nuclear weapons policy is the subject of this edition of Radio Curious. Our guest is Dr. Seyom Brown, who during the past 55 years has taught at major universities, been a special adviser to the Department of Defense and Department of State, and has written twelve books on the United States' foreign policy and international relations. Dr. Seyom Brown is currently an adjunct senior fellow at the American Security Project, in Washington, D.C. and previously held senior research and policy analysis positions at the RAND Corporation, the Brookings Institution, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and the Kennedy School of Government. He has served as a Special Assistant in the Office of International Security Affairs at the Department of Defense, and to the Director of Policy Planning in the Department of State. Dr. Brown has also taught at Harvard, Brandeis, John Hopkins, Columbia, University of Chicago, and UCLA. His current work is the study of and writing about what he describes as the “disturbing contradictions” in United States' nuclear weapons policy. When we visited in the studios of Radio Curious on July 4, 2014, I asked him to explain and discuss these contradictions. The book Dr. Seyom Brown recommends is “Five Myths About Nuclear Weapons,” by Ward Wilson. The article to which he refers in this interview, "Beyond MAD: Obama's Risky --But Realistic --Effort to Reduce the Role of Nuclear Weapons" is found in the December 2013 issue of Survival Magazine. You also may hear two 1995 Radio Curious interviews with Dr. Seyom Brown discussing President Clinton's foreign policy here. For full disclosure, Dr. Seyom Brown is the uncle to Radio Curious host and producer, Barry Vogel. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/07/01/rovics-david-the-art-of-political-song/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/07/01/rovics-david-the-art-of-political-song/#comments Tue, 01 Jul 2014 19:11:09 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3349 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/07/01/rovics-david-the-art-of-political-song/feed/ 0 david rovics The Art of Political Song is the topic of Radio Curious with singer – songwriter, David Rovics who discusses how he creates his songs, some of which he’ll sing, and what he hopes they will achieve.  Songs of a political nature are not surprising given the similarities and parallel community structures of politics and religions, with each community promoting the behaviors and concepts it supports as being the most appropriate.  The art of political song, which has been crafted and heard world wide since time immemorial, is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. In this program we visit with singer–songwriter David Rovics, a veritable troubadour and folk musician of our time.  He visited the studios of Radio Curious on December 9, 2012, and began our conversation when he described his work, his songs, and how he creates them.   The following is his biography taken from his website. 
”David Rovics grew up in a family of classical musicians in Wilton, Connecticut, and became a fan of populist regimes early on. By the early 90's he was a full-time busker in the Boston subways and by the mid-90's he was traveling the world as a professional flat-picking rabble-rouser. These days David lives in Portland, Oregon and tours regularly on four continents, playing for audiences large and small at cafes, pubs, universities, churches, union halls and protest rallies. He has shared the stage with a veritable who's who of the left in two dozen countries, and has had his music featured on Democracy Now!, BBC, Al-Jazeera and other networks. His essays are published regularly on CounterPunch and elsewhere, and the 200+ songs he makes available for free on the web have been downloaded more than a million times. Most importantly, he's really good. He will make you laugh, he will make you cry, he will make the revolution irresistible.” Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/06/24/dole-robert-homosexuality-and-schizophrenia/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/06/24/dole-robert-homosexuality-and-schizophrenia/#comments Tue, 24 Jun 2014 18:26:09 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3343 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/06/24/dole-robert-homosexuality-and-schizophrenia/feed/ 0 homosexuality,shizophrenia In honor of LGBT Pride Month, Radio Curious visits with Professor Robert Dole, who in the 1960's was treated as a schizophrenic in mental institutions because of his homosexuality. He is the author of “How to Make a Success of your Schizophrenia.” In honor of LGBT Pride Month, this edition of Radio Curious discusses one man’s personal experience in recognizing his homosexuality. Until the mid 1970s many people considered homosexuality to be a mental disorder and/or a crime, as it is still in some personal and political belief systems. Homosexual people sometimes were housed in mental institutions, given medication and suffered an array of treatment methods, including shock therapy and other forms of behavior modification. Professor Robert Dole, our guest in this edition of Radio Curious, was one of many individuals subjected to behavior modification. In his book, “How to Make a Success of Your Schizophrenia,” he explains how the “treatment” he endured as an attempt to alter his homosexual preference made him schizophrenic. His personal memoir describes his experiences growing up in the 1960s as a gay man, his institutionalization at the McLean Hospital in Massachusetts, the insanity that consumed him as a result of his treatment, his self-led recovery, partially based on a spiritual experience, and his subsequent extraordinary life in academia. Professor Dole, who is fluent in seven languages, teaches English as a Foreign Language at the University of Chicoutimi in rural Quebec, Canada, where he has lived for 30 plus years. He is the author of several books including, “The American Nightmare.” Robert Dole and I visited by phone from his office at the University of Chicoutimi on November 4, 2011 and began our conversation when I asked him to describe the schizophrenia he experienced. The books he recommends are: “The Death of Ivan Ilych,” by Leo Tolstoy and any book from Stefan Zweig.  Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/06/17/feigin-keith-liquid-gold-on-lovers-lane/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/06/17/feigin-keith-liquid-gold-on-lovers-lane/#comments Tue, 17 Jun 2014 19:18:07 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3337 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/06/17/feigin-keith-liquid-gold-on-lovers-lane/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Keith Feigin, owner of Lovers Lane Farm, at his bee keeping center in Ukiah, California. We discuss bees on the loose, how they orient themselves to a new location, communicate with each other and how Keith harvests the “liqui... This program is about honey. We visit with Keith Feigin, owner of Lovers Lane Farm, at his bee keeping center in Ukiah, California. We discuss bees on the loose, how they orient themselves to a new location, communicate with each other and how Keith harvests the “liquid gold.”  Keith was just leaving to catch up with some bees on the loose when I arrived, and that’s when our conversation began in mid August, 2011. The book that Keith Feigin recommends is the “Secret Life of Bees,” by Sue Monk Kidd. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/03/31/arkin-ron-kirchiro-john-lack-of-trust-youth-and-substance-abuse-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/03/31/arkin-ron-kirchiro-john-lack-of-trust-youth-and-substance-abuse-part-two/#comments Mon, 31 Mar 2014 20:25:41 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3252 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/03/31/arkin-ron-kirchiro-john-lack-of-trust-youth-and-substance-abuse-part-two/feed/ 0 Radio Curious discusses youth, substance abuse and effective treatment models with Ron Arkin, a Family Empowerment Facilitator with Child Protective Services and John Kirchiro the Director and Principal of the Willits Charter School in a two part series. Lack of trust is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious, the second of a two part series with Ron Arkin and John Kirchiro.  Ron Arkin is a Family Empowerment Facilitator with Mendocino County, California, Child Protective Services.  John Kirchiro spent 13 years working as a Crisis Counselor, Intervention Specialist and Substance Abuse Counselor in multiple school districts throughout Mendocino County before becoming the Director and Principal of the Willits, California, Charter School, Grades 6 to 12.  Their counseling work focuses on youth from families where abuse of drugs and alcohol is common, often among both the parents and children.  This abuse frequently results in serious family dysfunction and lack of trust, making school and home life more than difficult. In part one, recorded on March 21, 2014, we began with John Kirchiro’s description of the substance abuse problem in rural northern Mendocino County.  In part two, we begin with John Kirchiro's description of his counseling work, known as the "Laytonville model." The book Ron Arkin recommends is “YOU: The Owner's Manual: An Insider's Guide to the Body That Will Make You Healthier and Younger,” by Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet C. Oz. The book John Kirchiro recommends is “The Reinvention of Work: A New Vision of Livelihood for Our Time,” by Matthew Fox.  Click here or on the media player below to listen to part two. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/03/25/arkin-ron-kirchiro-john-lack-of-trust-youth-and-substance-abuse-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/03/25/arkin-ron-kirchiro-john-lack-of-trust-youth-and-substance-abuse-part-one/#comments Wed, 26 Mar 2014 03:57:35 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3245 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/03/25/arkin-ron-kirchiro-john-lack-of-trust-youth-and-substance-abuse-part-one/feed/ 0 Radio Curious discusses youth, substance abuse and effective treatment models with Ron Arkin, a Family Empowerment Facilitator with Child Protective Services and John Kirchiro the Director and Principal of the Willits Charter School in a two part series. Lack of trust is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious, the first of a two part series with Ron Arkin and John Kirchiro.  Ron Arkin is a Family Empowerment Facilitator with Mendocino County, California, Child Protective Services.  John Kirchiro spent 13 years working as a Crisis Counselor, Intervention Specialist and Substance Abuse Counselor in multiple school districts throughout Mendocino County before becoming the Director and Principal of the Willits, California, Charter School, Grades 6 to 12.  Their counseling work focuses on youth from families where abuse of drugs and alcohol is common, often among both the parents and children.  This abuse frequently results in serious family dysfunction and lack of trust, making school and home life more than difficult. We begin part one, recorded on March 21, 2014, with John Kirchiro’s description of the substance abuse problem in rural northern Mendocino County.  In part two, John Kirchiro and Ron Arkin discuss the counseling work they do, known as the "Laytonville model." The book John Kirchiro recommends is the “The Warrior’s Journey Home:  Healing Men, Healing the Planet,” by Jed Diamond.  The book Ron Arkin recommends is “The Soul’s Code:  In Search of Character and Calling,” by John Hillman.  Click here or on the media player below to listen to part one. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/03/18/fogg-laura-traveling-blind-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/03/18/fogg-laura-traveling-blind-2/#comments Tue, 18 Mar 2014 19:44:31 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3240 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/03/18/fogg-laura-traveling-blind-2/feed/ 0 blind,disabilities Radio Curious revisits a conversation with Laura Fogg, author of “Traveling Blind:  Life Lessons from Unlikely Teachers,” a memoir of her experiences and the people she met teaching blind students, in Mendocino County, Ca for over 35 years. The ways different creatures, especially us humans, use our senses to guide ourselves through life has long attracted my curiosity.   I’ve often wondered how blind people seem able to orient themselves, and also wondered about their dreams.  From time to time, over the years, I would see an attentive woman walk past my office window next to a young person of student age.  They would walk together talk, and the young person almost always carried a white cane with a red tip.  Laura Fogg is this woman, the author of “Traveling Blind:  Life Lessons from Unlikely Teachers,” and our guest in this archive edition of Radio Curious.   Laura Fogg worked as a Mobility and Orientation Instructor for the Blind in Mendocino County for over 35 years beginning 1971.  She pioneered the use of the red tipped white cane with very young blind students some of whom had multiple impairments.  She traveled long distances over the rather spectacular back roads of Mendocino County to work with each student his or her home. When she visited the studios of Radio Curious on December 1, 2008, I asked her about the lessons that she learned that have changed her life.  The book Laura Fogg recommends is “My Year of Meats,” by Ruth Ozeki. Published in 1999. Click here or on the media player below to listen. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/03/04/aptheker-bettina-the-personal-is-the-political/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/03/04/aptheker-bettina-the-personal-is-the-political/#comments Tue, 04 Mar 2014 21:10:02 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3218 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/03/04/aptheker-bettina-the-personal-is-the-political/feed/ 0 lesbian,LGBT Radio Curious revisits a conversation with Bettina Aptheker, an “out” lesbian and author of "Tapestries of Life: Women's Work, Women's Consciousness, and the Meaning of Daily Experience." Political intimacy is closely related to personal intimacy, just as social change is related to personal change. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with Bettina Aptheker, the author of "Tapestries of Life: Women's Work, Women's Consciousness, and the Meaning of Daily Experience." At the time the program was recorded in 1997, Bettina was a professor of women's studies at the University of California at Santa Cruz and open about identifying herself as a lesbian. When we spoke in February of 1997, we explored the relationship of personal intimacy and political intimacy. The book Bettina Aptheker recommends is “Ceremony” by Leslie Marmon Silko.  Click here to listen to part two or on the media player below.   LeGov clean 29:02 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/02/24/transgender-youth-one-familys-experience-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/02/24/transgender-youth-one-familys-experience-part-two/#comments Mon, 24 Feb 2014 23:52:41 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3205 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/02/24/transgender-youth-one-familys-experience-part-two/feed/ 0 transgender,transgender youth Radio Curious continues a two-part conversation with Eli Erlick, a woman who was born a male, and her mother Dr. Carla Longchamp. In part two they discuss support for transgender people, resources, recent societal changes and some medical issues. In the second of two conversations about issues facing transgender people, we visit once again with Eli Erlick, a woman, who was born a male, and her mother Dr. Carla Longchamp.  Eli Erlick is the Founder and Executive Director of Trans Student Equality Resources, based in San Francisco, California and a student at Pitzer College in Claremont, California.  Dr. Carla Longchamp is a family physician in a rural northern California community. In our first conversation, our guests share their family’s experience when Eli realized she is female. In part two, we discuss support for transgender people, what is available and how to find it, recent societal changes and some medical issues. We begin part two with Eli Erlick describing what Trans Student Equality Resources is.  The book Eli Erlick recommends is “Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity,” by Julie Serrano.  Eli’s mother, Dr. Carla Longchamp recommends “The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals,” by Stephanie Brill, and “She’s Not There:  A Life in Two Genders,” by Jennifer Boylan.  The Radio Curious interview with Jennifer Boylan is on our website. Click here to listen to part two or on the media player below.   Click here to listen to part one. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/02/19/erlick-eli-longchamp-dr-carla-transgender-youth-one-familys-experience-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/02/19/erlick-eli-longchamp-dr-carla-transgender-youth-one-familys-experience-part-one/#comments Wed, 19 Feb 2014 07:38:59 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3192 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/02/19/erlick-eli-longchamp-dr-carla-transgender-youth-one-familys-experience-part-one/feed/ 0 gender,transgender,transgender youth Radio Curious visits with Eli Erlick, a woman who was born a male, and her mother Dr. Carla Longchamp. In this two part series, they share their family’s experience when Eli realized she was female and her parent’s subsequent acceptance of who she is. This edition of Radio Curious is the first of two conversations with Eli Erlick, a woman, who was born a male, and her mother Dr. Carla Longchamp.   Eli Erlick is the Founder and Executive Director of Trans Student Equality Resource, based in San Francisco, California and a student at Pitzer College in Claremont, California.  Dr. Carla Longchamp is a family physician in a rural northern California community. Together they share their family’s experience when Eli realized that she was female, and her parent’s subsequent acceptance of who she is.  Our conversation, recorded on January 15, 2014, at Radio Curious, began when I asked Eli, when she knew she was a girl.  Click here to listen to part one or on the media player below. Click here  to listen to part two.     LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/02/11/blake-tim-marijuana-the-california-drought-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/02/11/blake-tim-marijuana-the-california-drought-part-two/#comments Tue, 11 Feb 2014 09:14:57 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3184 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/02/11/blake-tim-marijuana-the-california-drought-part-two/feed/ 0 Emerald Cup,marijuana Radio Curious continues a discussion about marijuana with part two of a conversation with Tim Blake, founder of the Emerald Cup, California’s oldest competition of outdoor, organic cannabis. This is the second of two interviews about the nation-wide acceptance of the recreational and medicinal use of marijuana.  Our guest is Tim Blake, founder of The Emerald Cup, California’s oldest competition among outdoor growers of organic cannabis.  He shares his opinions about the future cultural and legal acceptance of marijuana.  Tim Blake and I continued our conversation about the growing nation-wide acceptance of marijuana and why. His comments and opinions are his, and were recorded in the studios of Radio Curious on January 17, 2014. The book Tim Blake recommends is “The Urantia Book:  Revealing the Mysteries of God, the Universe, Jesus and Ourselves,” published by the Urantia Foundation. Tim Blake’s comments and opinions are his and not necessarily that of Radio Curious.  We’re just curious. Click here to listen to part two or on the media player below. Click here to listen to part one. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/01/29/seeger-pete-pete-seeger-in-his-own-words/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/01/29/seeger-pete-pete-seeger-in-his-own-words/#comments Wed, 29 Jan 2014 09:41:11 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3175 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/01/29/seeger-pete-pete-seeger-in-his-own-words/feed/ 0 Radio Curious pays tribute to the life and times of Pete Seeger, folksinger, troubadour and activist, who died January 27th, 2014 at the age of 94. With sadness and admiration we pay tribute to the life and times of Pete Seeger, America’s foremost folk singer and troubadour. Pete Seeger brought songs of hope, justice and equality wherever he went with his 5 string banjo, 6 string guitar, 12 string guitar and Chailil, a simple handmade bamboo flute. Pete Seeger died January 27, 2014, at the age of 94.  Seeger chronicled the history of activism in the United States through his music:  From the beginnings of World War Two, through the Civil Rights era of the 1950s and 60s, the anti war movement of the 1960s and 70s to the Iraq-Afghanistan wars today. This interview with Pete Seeger was recorded in January of 1992. We began our conversation when I asked him to describe what he meant when he said the world is at an age of uncertainty. Click here to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/01/27/blake-tim-marijuana-the-california-drought/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/01/27/blake-tim-marijuana-the-california-drought/#comments Mon, 27 Jan 2014 23:01:48 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3165 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/01/27/blake-tim-marijuana-the-california-drought/feed/ 0 california,marijuana Radio Curious discusses marijuana with Tim Blake, founder of The Emerald Cup, California’s oldest competition among outdoor growers of organic cannabis. The growing nation-wide acceptance of marijuana for medical and recreational use and how it is grown and evaluated is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious.  We visit with Tim Blake, the founder of The Emerald Cup, California’s oldest competition among outdoor growers of organic cannabis. The Emerald Cup originated in an area known for it's marijuana cultivation as the Emerald Triangle, a region of northwestern California which includes Del Norte, Trinity, Humboldt and Mendocino Counties. In the first of two conversations with Tim Blake, recorded in the studios of Radio Curious on January 17, 2014, we began when I asked him what marijuana growers could expect in 2014, as California is in the midst of the most severe drought in recorded history and considering the fact that water is indispensable to growing marijuana. The book Tim Blake recommends is Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality, By, Christopher Ryan, Ph.D and Cacilda Jethá M.D. Click here to listen or on the media player below. Click here to listen to part two. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/01/21/kennedy-randall-interracial-intimacies/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/01/21/kennedy-randall-interracial-intimacies/#comments Tue, 21 Jan 2014 19:10:53 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3160 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/01/21/kennedy-randall-interracial-intimacies/feed/ 0 Radio Curious discusses interracial relationships with Harvard professor Randall Kennedy, author of “Interracial Intimacies: Sex, Marriage, Identity, and Adoption.” Fears of interracial relationships, influenced over the centuries by racial biases and fantasies, still widely linger in American Society today. Randall Kennedy, a professor at Harvard University Law School is the author of “Interracial Intimacies: Sex, Marriage, Identity, and Adoption,” in which he takes an in depth look at the issue of black and white relationships set against the ever-changing social mores and laws of this country.  From pre-civil war to the present, this book explores the historical, sociological, legal and moral issues that continue to feed and complicate those fears. Professor Kennedy and I visited by phone in March 2003 and began by our conversation with his description of what he calls a “pigmentocracy” in the United States.   The book Professor Randall Kennedy recommends is “The Biography of Walter White,” by Robert Jankin. Click here to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/12/23/dewitt-jerry-from-pentecostal-to-atheist-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/12/23/dewitt-jerry-from-pentecostal-to-atheist-part-two/#comments Mon, 23 Dec 2013 23:08:53 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3117 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/12/23/dewitt-jerry-from-pentecostal-to-atheist-part-two/feed/ 0 atheism Radio Curios brings you the second of a two part conversation with former Pentecostal pastor turned atheist, Jerry DeWitt. He's the author of the memoir “Hope After Faith: An Ex-Pastor’s Journey From Belief to Atheism.” This is the second of two conversations with Jerry DeWitt author of “Hope After Faith:  An Ex-Pastor’s Journey From Belief to Atheism.” In our first visit, Jerry DeWitt talks about his childhood experiences that led him to be a fundamentalist Pentecostal preacher.  His website is an interesting source with links to the curious conundrums fomented by religion.  In this conversation, recorded by phone from western Florida on December 13, 2013, we begin with Jerry DeWitt’s process of coming out as an atheist, after twenty-five years as a fundamentalist Pentecostal preacher. 
 The books Jerry DeWitt recommends are those that “show the human side of renowned ‘non-believers,’” written by Richard Dawkins, Carlton Pearson, Michael Williams, Dan Barker, and/or Daniel Dennett. Click here to listen or on the media player below. Click here to listen to part one.     LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/12/16/dewitt-jerry-from-pentecostal-to-atheist-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/12/16/dewitt-jerry-from-pentecostal-to-atheist-part-one/#comments Tue, 17 Dec 2013 01:47:34 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3113 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/12/16/dewitt-jerry-from-pentecostal-to-atheist-part-one/feed/ 0 Radio Curios visits with former Pentecostal pastor turned athiest, Jerry DeWitt. He's the author of the memoir “Hope After Faith:  An Ex-Pastor’s Journey From Belief to Atheism.” The freedom to think and the freedom of religion are constitutional keystones and givens in the United States.  However, when those freedoms lead a Pentecostal pastor to come out as an atheist, he is shunned by some and praised by others. Jerry DeWitt, whose ministry began when he was seventeen, is the author of “Hope After Faith:  An Ex-Pastor’s Journey From Belief to Atheism.” He’s our guest in this two part conversation about his 25 year dialogue with faith, his early beliefs, his evolving skepticism and his embrace of free-thinking humanism. As it is for all of us, early life experiences are most often taken for granted and form the basis by which we compare subsequent experiences and develop new understandings.  So when Jerry DeWitt and I visited by phone from western Florida on December 13, 2013, we began the first part of our conversation with a description of his early childhood. Jerry DeWitt's website provides information about his book and links to the resources and topics discussed in our program.  The books Jerry DeWitt recommends are those written by Joseph Campbell (http://www.jcf.org). Click here to listen or on the media player below. Click here to listen to part two. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/11/26/wheres-the-water-ask-the-dowser/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/11/26/wheres-the-water-ask-the-dowser/#comments Tue, 26 Nov 2013 20:17:31 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3091 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/11/26/wheres-the-water-ask-the-dowser/feed/ 0 Radio Curious takes a trip with Rob Schroeder, a water well driller and dowser, as he hunts for water in the northern California mountains. Schroeder talks about what dowsing is, how it's done and why he thinks it works. Finding water on a ridge top, as in where is a good place to drill and how deep will it be before there’s good water, is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious.  Our guest is Rob Schroeder, a water well driller based in Ukiah, California and employed by Weeks Drilling of Sebastopol, California.  Rob Schroeder says he’s also an amateur dowser.  That’s a person who tries to locate a good spot from which to drill for water by using a divining rod, which is a bent metal rod or a forked branch from a tree.  Rob and I walked in the redwood forest on a ridge top about half way between Ukiah, California and the coastal village of Mendocino, a distance apart as the crow flies of about 35 miles.  In addition to the divining rod, he looked for certain trees and other signs indicating that a vein of water could be near.  You’ll sometimes hear the crunch of leaves as we walked among the trees on November 10, 2013.  We begin with Rod Schroeder’s description of the divining rod that he uses, how to use it and a guess as to why it works. The book Rob Schroeder recommends is “Where White Men Fear to Tread: The Autobiography of Russell Means,” by Russell Means and Marvin Wolf. Click here to listen or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=72764&version_id=80491&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/11/19/binder-mark-freund-hugo-latkes-turkey-a-holiday-special/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/11/19/binder-mark-freund-hugo-latkes-turkey-a-holiday-special/#comments Tue, 19 Nov 2013 21:00:32 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3085 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/11/19/binder-mark-freund-hugo-latkes-turkey-a-holiday-special/feed/ 0 Hanukkah,Thanksgiving Radio Curious discusses Hanukkah and Thanksgiving, two holidays which intersect this year. Our guests are Mark Binder, author of “A Hanukkah Present!” and Professor Hugo Freund who studied the history of Thanksgiving in the United States. The Jewish celebration of Hanukkah which means “dedication” in Hebrew, commemorates the rededication during the second century B.C. of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, where according to legend Jews had risen up against their Greek-Syrian oppressors in the Maccabean Revolt. It begins every year on the 25th day of Kislev and usually falls in November or December.  The Jewish calendar is based on lunar cycles, and Hanukkah, often called the Festival of LIghts always starts five days prior to the last new moon before the winter solstice. Thanksgiving is a celebration common to cultures and religions world wide, often after harvest.  It is held in the United States on the fourth Thursday of November which.  In this the Hebrew calendar year 5774 and the Gregorian calendar year 2013 these two holidays converge with Thanksgiving falling on the second day of Hannukah.  Thus some people will eat latkas, also known as potato pancakes, with turkey and/or stuffing.  In this edition of Radio Curious we combine two archive editions and tell the story of two very fun holidays.  We start with our 2011 conversation with Mark Binder, author of “A Hanukkah Present!” followed by a 2002 conversation with Professor Hugo Freund about the history of Thanksgiving in the United States. We begin with Mark Binder explaining the purpose of telling stories around Hanukkah. We continue with a 2002 visit about the roots of Thanksgiving with Sociology Professor Hugo Freund recorded in a noise hotel lobby at the American Anthropology Association in New Orleans, Louisiana.   Click here to listen or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=72604&version_id=80321&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/10/22/benally-leonard-a-navajo-elder-remembered/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/10/22/benally-leonard-a-navajo-elder-remembered/#comments Tue, 22 Oct 2013 22:35:08 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3041 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/10/22/benally-leonard-a-navajo-elder-remembered/feed/ 0 Radio Curious assistant producer Christina Aanestad speaks with Leonard Benally, a Navajo elder who shares his life's experiences resisting relocation from his homeland in an area called Big Mountain, Arizona. He died on October 11, 2013. In this edition of Radio Curious assistant producer Christina Aanestad speaks with Leonard Benally, a Dine' elder. Dine is the indigenous name for the Navajo people. Leonard Benally lived in an area called Big Mountain on the Navajo and Hopi reservations close to the Arizona-New Mexico border. He died on October 11, 2013 from cancer. In the 1970's a Hopi – Navajo land dispute erupted on Big Mountain; some claim it was devised to move the Navajo out of the area because Peabody Coal wanted the coal rich land below their feet. As a result, an estimated 20,000 Dine' were displaced. A few hundred remain to this day-refusing to leave. Leonard Benally was one of them.   In August, 2012 Leonard Benally agreed to talk about his life.  He began the conversation by describing the boarding schools he was forced to live in, as a child, one being the school for Navajo children in Tuba, Arizona. Leonard Benally recommends people listen to XIT an indigenous rock band from the 1970's. This conversation with Leonard Benally was recorded in August of 2012 and first aired on Radio Curious in October 2013. Click here to listen or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=71977&version_id=79664&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/09/22/czifra-steven-eight-years-in-solitary-confinement-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/09/22/czifra-steven-eight-years-in-solitary-confinement-part-two/#comments Mon, 23 Sep 2013 05:43:56 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3003 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/09/22/czifra-steven-eight-years-in-solitary-confinement-part-two/feed/ 0 Radio Curious brings you part two of a discussion about incarceration from the prisoner's perspective with Steven Czifra, a 38 year old student at the UC Berkeley, who beginning at age 14, spent 16 years in prison. This is our second interview with Steven Czifra, a 38 year old undergraduate student at the University of California at Berkeley who spent almost 16 years in prison beginning when he was 14 years old.  For almost eight of those years he was held in solitary confinement.  Having been held in a solitary confinement facility known as the SHU, security housing units of California’s juvenile and adult prisons, for almost eight years, he recently participated in the hunger strikes in solidarity with current prisoners to end the use of those facilities. In the first of a two-part series on prisons from the prisoner’s perspective, Steven Czifra shared his story and experiences.  Our first conversation ended when he was about to explain his desire to give a voice to the segment of the population which ends up in prison, and is otherwise not heard.  Who they are and why they are there.  In this second conversation recorded from his home in Berkeley, California in September 14, 2013, Steven Czifra tells more of his personal story, his background and reflections and how he chose to turn his life around.   The book Steven Czifra recommends is "We’re All Doing Time:  A Guide to Getting Free,” by Bo Lozoff.   Click here to listen to part two of our interview with Steven Czifra or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=71332&version_id=78970&version=1) to download the podcast. Click here to listen to part one.   LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/09/17/czifra-steven-eight-years-in-solitary-confinement-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/09/17/czifra-steven-eight-years-in-solitary-confinement-part-one/#comments Tue, 17 Sep 2013 18:47:12 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2998 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/09/17/czifra-steven-eight-years-in-solitary-confinement-part-one/feed/ 0 incarceration,juvenile,prison,Security Housing Unit,SHU,solitary confinement Radio Curious discusses solitary confinement from the prisoner's perspective with Steven Czifra, a 38 year old student at the UC Berkeley, who beginning at age 14, spent 16 years in prison.  Almost half of that time he spent in solitary confinement. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with Steven Czifra, a 38 year old undergraduate student at the University of California at Berkeley who spent almost 16 years in prison beginning when he was 14 years old.  Having been held in a solitary confinement facility known as the SHU, security housing units of California’s juvenile and adult prisons, for almost eight years, he recently participated in the hunger strikes in solidarity with current prisoners to end the use of those facilities. In the first of a two-part series on prisons from the prisoner’s perspective, Steven Czifra shares his story and experiences. In part-two we talk about his reflections and how he chose to turn his life around.  Our conversation, recorded from his home in Berkeley, California on September 14, 2013 began when I asked him what led up to his first incarceration.  The book Steven Czifra recommends is “The New Jim Crow:  Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness,” by Michelle Alexander.   Click here to listen to our interview with Steven Czifra or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=71193&version_id=78825&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/09/10/slocum-josh-regaining-control-of-funerals-burials-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/09/10/slocum-josh-regaining-control-of-funerals-burials-part-two/#comments Wed, 11 Sep 2013 00:27:05 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2988 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/09/10/slocum-josh-regaining-control-of-funerals-burials-part-two/feed/ 0 funeral industry,funerals Radio Curious brings you part-two of a series on funerals and burials in the United States with Josh Slocum, Executive Director of Funeral Consumers Alliance, and co-author, with Lisa Carlson, of “Final Rights: Reclaiming the American Way of Death.” The traditional rights of families to care for their dead is the topic of this two-part interview on the funeral industry in the United States, with Josh Slocum and Lisa Carlson, co-author’s of “Final Rights: Reclaiming the American Way of Death.” “Final Rights” tells the story of the loss of control over what to do at the time of a death in the family, the euphemisms regarding death, and the laws and regulations in each of the 50 states and Washington, D.C.  The chapter “Tricks of the Funeral Trade” tells how, when grieving the loss of a loved one, many people fail to compare prices, and become vulnerable to suggestions that their love for the deceased is measured by the amount of money paid for the funeral, the casket and the burial.    Josh Slocum directs the Funeral Consumers Alliance.  Lisa Carlson directs the Funeral Ethics Organization.  In part two Josh Solcum discusses the cultural pathology about death that led to the loss of our rights to deal with our dead at death and allows the state to regulate private family activities that we’d never tolerate in any other sphere. Josh Slocum and I visited by phone from his office near Burlington, Vermont, on August 30, 2013 and began with his description of how we as a culture deal with death. The book he recommends is "The Selfish Gene,” by Richard Dawkins. Our interview with Lisa Carlson, recorded from her home in Vermont, on August 26, 2013, can be heard here.  More information on this topic may be found on our website's law department. Click here to listen to our interview with Josh Slocum or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=71011&version_id=78637&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/09/03/carlson-lisa-funerals-burials-regaining-control-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/09/03/carlson-lisa-funerals-burials-regaining-control-part-one/#comments Tue, 03 Sep 2013 22:09:31 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2971 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/09/03/carlson-lisa-funerals-burials-regaining-control-part-one/feed/ 0 burial,death,funeral,home burial Radio Curious discusses the rights of families to care for their dead and the funeral industry in this two part interview with Lisa Carlson and Joshua Slocum, co-author's of “Final Rights: Reclaiming the American Way of Death.” The traditional rights of families to care for their dead is the topic of this, the first of two interviews on the funeral industry in the United States, with Lisa Carlson and Joshua Slocum, co-author’s of “Final Rights: Reclaiming the American Way of Death.” “Final Rights” tells the story of the loss of control over what to do at the time of a death in the family, the euphemisms regarding death, and the laws and regulations in each of the 50 states and Washington, D.C.  The chapter “Tricks of the Funeral Trade” tells how, when grieving the loss of a loved one, many people fail to compare prices, and become vulnerable to suggestions that their love for the deceased is measured by the amount of money paid for the funeral, the casket and the burial.    Lisa Carlson directs the Funeral Ethics Organization.  Josh Slocum directs the Funeral Consumers Alliance.  In our first interview with Lisa Carlson, recorded from her home in Vermont, on August 26, 2013, she describes how the common lore of what to do at the time of death has been lost.  Lisa Carlson and Josh Slocum are co-authors of “Final Rights: Reclaiming the American Way of Death.” The books website is finalrights.org.  The books she recommends are those written by John Grisham.    Our interview with Josh Slocum will be posted here soon.  More information on this topic may be found on our website's law department. Click here to listen to part one or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=70864&version_id=78476&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/07/22/swearingen-wesley-illegal-fbi-break-ins-told-by-a-former-agent/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/07/22/swearingen-wesley-illegal-fbi-break-ins-told-by-a-former-agent/#comments Mon, 22 Jul 2013 19:42:52 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2924 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/07/22/swearingen-wesley-illegal-fbi-break-ins-told-by-a-former-agent/feed/ 0 Radio Curious revisits a 1995 conversation with Wesley Swearingen, author of “FBI Secrets: An Agents Expose.” Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation have a history of illegal break-ins to homes and offices as well as conducting wiretaps without a search warrant.  In the years when J. Edgar Hoover was the Director of the FBI, these warrantless break-ins came to be known as “black-bag jobs”. This archive edition of Radio Curious is a December 1995 interview with Wesley Swearingen a former FBI agent and author of "FBI Secrets: An Agent’s Expose."  This book describes some of the “black-bag” warrantless searches in which he was involved, and his opinion of those activities.  Swearingen concludes his book by saying that the Hoover era will continue to haunt the FBI because Hoover knowingly undermined the United States Constitution. When I spoke with Wesley Swearingen from his home near Tucson, Arizona, in December 1995, I asked him what he meant by that. The book Wesley Swearingen recommends is "Official and Confidential: The Secret Life of J. Edgar Hoover," by Anthony Summers. Originally Broadcast: December 20, 1995 Click here to listen or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/07/15/frost-mike-spying-on-americans-not-a-new-activity-part-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/07/15/frost-mike-spying-on-americans-not-a-new-activity-part-2/#comments Mon, 15 Jul 2013 20:58:03 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2918 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/07/15/frost-mike-spying-on-americans-not-a-new-activity-part-2/feed/ 0 Radio Curious brings you part two of an archived conversation with Mike Frost, author of “Spy World: Inside the Canadian and American Intelligence Establishments.” In part two Frost discusses Echelon, a large private intelligence gathering system. In the 1970s and 80s the use of the telephone or credit card, could have been and probably was recorded and saved in an international database called Echelon. This is the second part of a two part series on international spying, recorded in 1999 with Mike Frost, author of “Spy World: Inside the Canadian and American Intelligence Establishments.” We talked about Echelon, the code name given to the capability to intercept all of the word’s communications all the time. Mike Frost worked for over 30 years as a spy for the American and Canadian Governments. He wrote the book, which describes many of his experiences, because he felt the privacy rights of innocent people were then regularly violated. I spoke with Mike Frost in April 1999, from his home near Ottawa, Canada and I asked him to tell us about Echelon. Mike Frost recommends the movie “Wag the Dog.” Part one of our conversation with Mike Frost is here. Click here to listen to part two or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/07/09/frost-mike-spying-on-americans-not-a-new-activity/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/07/09/frost-mike-spying-on-americans-not-a-new-activity/#comments Tue, 09 Jul 2013 19:13:38 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2911 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/07/09/frost-mike-spying-on-americans-not-a-new-activity/feed/ 0 Radio Curious revisits a 1999 conversation with Mike Frost, a retired Canadian spy and author of “Spy World:  Inside the Canadian and American Intelligence Establishments.” The fact that governments spy on each other is no secret. The fact that they also collect data about lives of millions of innocent citizens, world wide, may be unknown to many people.  Mike Frost, the author of “Spy World: Inside the Canadian and American Intelligence Establishments”, worked as a spy for over 30 years. Mike traveled world wide, setting up devices to intercept what were thought to be secret international communications. Mike Frost has since retired as a spy and has many thoughts and considerations about his former job that he is willing to share with us.  Our discussion led to a two-part series, recorded and originally broadcast in April of 1999. The movie Mike Frost recommends is “October Sky." Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-FROST_MIKE_CA_2013.mp3) to listen or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=11163&version_id=13290&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/07/01/thomas-jefferson-c-jenkinson-the-author-of-the-declaration-of-independence-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/07/01/thomas-jefferson-c-jenkinson-the-author-of-the-declaration-of-independence-2/#comments Tue, 02 Jul 2013 00:28:10 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2902 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/07/01/thomas-jefferson-c-jenkinson-the-author-of-the-declaration-of-independence-2/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Thomas Jefferson, 3rd president of the United States as portrayed by Chautauqua scholar Clay Jenkinson. Radio Curious revisits a 1994 conversation with Thomas Jefferson, 3rd president of the United States as portrayed by Chautauqua scholar Clay Jenkinson.   Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States of America, stands as one of the lead political theorists of American history.  His ward republican theory required an agrarian population, a government originating in the individual household, and a consistently questioning and rebellious public.My guest in this edition of Radio Curious is Mr. Jefferson, personified by Clay Jenkinson.We discussed what has gone wrong in the US since Mr. Jefferson was President and addressed some of his concepts of what are necessary for a democracy. The book Thomas Jefferson recommends is "The History of the Peloponnesian War," by Thuclydides. The book C. Jenkinson recommends is "In the Absence of the Sacred," by Jerry Mander. Originally Broadcast: May 21, 1994 Click here to learn more or on the media player below to listen. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/04/30/makepeace-anne-we-still-live-here-revival-of-the-wampanoag-language/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/04/30/makepeace-anne-we-still-live-here-revival-of-the-wampanoag-language/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:05:10 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2795 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/04/30/makepeace-anne-we-still-live-here-revival-of-the-wampanoag-language/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Anne Makepeace, the writer and director of the documentary film, “We Still Live Here,” which chronicles the movement to reclaim the lost Native American language of the Wampanoag people. The film “We Still Live Here,” tells the story of the revival of an indigenous Native American language that was not spoken or written for over 100 years. Our guest in this edition of Radio Curious is Anne Makepeace, the writer and producer of the documentary film. The Wampanoag people of Southeastern Massachusetts ensured the survival of the Pilgrims in New England, and lived to regret it. After nearly 400 years of forced cultural assimilation the Wampanoags have brought their language home again. Radio Curious visited with Anne Makepeace from her home in northwestern Connecticut on April 29, 2013, and she began by pronouncing "We Still Live Here" in Wampanoag. The films Anne Makepeace recommends are “The Beasts of the Southern Wild” and “Dersu Uzala.” Click here to listen or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/04/22/gross-terry-fresh-air/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/04/22/gross-terry-fresh-air/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:57:55 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2784 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/04/22/gross-terry-fresh-air/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Terry Gross, host of the public radio show Fresh Air. If you like interview programs perhaps you have listened to Fresh Air, produced in Philadelphia and broadcast regularly on public radio stations, and hosted by a woman named Terry Gross, our guest on this edition of Radio Curious.  I wanted to know who she is, and what she does to prepare for and create Fresh Air.  I spoke with her by phone from her home near Philadelphia in 1994 and asked her how she does it, how does she put together so many interesting programs so frequently? The books Terry Gross recommends are “Self-Consciousness: Memoirs,” by John Updike & “U and I,” Nicholson Baker. Originally Broadcast: March 7th, 1994. Click here to visit and listen to our archived program or click on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/03/25/bateson-mary-catherine-%e2%80%93-do-we-really-know-the-people-around-us/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/03/25/bateson-mary-catherine-%e2%80%93-do-we-really-know-the-people-around-us/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:37:41 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2745 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/03/25/bateson-mary-catherine-%e2%80%93-do-we-really-know-the-people-around-us/feed/ 0 Radio Curious revisits a conversation with Mary Catherine Bateson, author of "“Full Circles: Overlapping Lives, Culture and Generation in Transistion." Do we really know the people around us? Our children? Our family? Our friends? Or are we strangers in our own community? Mary Catherine Bateson, the author of a book entitled, “Full Circles: Overlapping Lives, Culture and Generation in Transition,” believes that we are strangers. She describes us as immigrants in time, rather than space.In this interview from the archives of Radio Curious, recorded in April 2000, we visit with Mary Catherine Bateson, the daughter of two distinguished anthropologists, Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson. Originally Broadcast: April 17, 2000. Click here to visit and listen to our archived program or click on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/03/19/freedman-estelle-b-the-history-of-feminism/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/03/19/freedman-estelle-b-the-history-of-feminism/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:37:09 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2737 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/03/19/freedman-estelle-b-the-history-of-feminism/feed/ 0 Radio Curious revisits a conversation about the history and future of feminism with History Professor, Estelle B. Freedman, author of ““No Turning Back—The History of Feminism and the Future of Women.” The place of women in the world and in the American society has changed in many aspects in the recent past.  Many people say this is due to the politics of feminism, and some inquire where it will lead. Our guest in this archive edition of Radio Curious is Estelle B. Freedman, a professor of history at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, who has a specialty in feminism.  She is the author of “No Turning Back—The History of Feminism and the Future of Women.” Originally Broadcast: April 2002. Click here to visit and listen to our archived program or click on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/03/12/lerner-gerda-the-foremother-of-womens-history/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/03/12/lerner-gerda-the-foremother-of-womens-history/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 06:46:12 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2721 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/03/12/lerner-gerda-the-foremother-of-womens-history/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Dr. Gerda Lerner, a founder of the academic genre called Women's History. Lerner died January 2, 2013 at the age of 92. The history of women has existed as long as humans have, but it was not until the last half of the 20th Century that women’s history received recognized academic attention.  Our guest, Professor Gerda Lerner was a pioneer in the movement to study and record the history of women. Gerda Lerner led an extraordinary life from April 30, 1920 to January 2, 2013.  She was a historian, author and teacher, and ultimately a professor emeritus of history at the University of Wisconsin.  Her academic work was characterized by the attention she drew to the differences among women in class, race and sexual orientation. Professor Lerner and I visited by phone in October 2002, began with her description why the distinctions among women of class, race and sexual orientation are important. Originally Broadcast: October 1, 2002. Click here to visit and listen to our archived program or click on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/03/05/wagner-sally-roesch-suffragist-matilda-gage-almost-jailed-for-voting/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/03/05/wagner-sally-roesch-suffragist-matilda-gage-almost-jailed-for-voting/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:11:11 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2714 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/03/05/wagner-sally-roesch-suffragist-matilda-gage-almost-jailed-for-voting/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Sally Roesch Wagner, a historian and chautauqua scholar who portrays suffragist Matilda Joslyn Gage. Gage lived from 1826 to 1892, and was a vibrant and leading figure in the suffragist movement of that century. This program is about Matilda Joslyn Gage, who lived from 1826 to 1892 and was a vibrant and leading figure in the suffragist movement of that century. Matilda Joslyn Gage, an outspoken leader for women’s rights, and an advocate to abolish slavery and religious bigotry, became historically invisible in pursuit of her liberty to think and speak as she thought proper.  She was threatened with jail for voting in New York in 1871, and later was inducted into the Iroquois nation after publicly declaring Christian theology to be a primary source of the oppression of women. Historian and chautauqua scholar Sally Roesch Wagner, who portrays Matilda Joslyn Gage, brought Gage into the limelight by creating the Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation, based in Fayetteville, New York.  The Gage Foundation is dedicated to educating current and future generations about Gage’s work and the power of her work to drive contemporary social change. I met with Sally Roesch Wagner in the studios of Radio Curious in December 1996.  Our conversation began when I welcomed Matilda Joslyn Gage to Radio Curious. The book Matilda Joslyn Gage recommends is “The Secret Doctrine:  The Synthesis of Science, Religion and Philosophy,” by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky. The book Dr. Sally Roesch Wagner recommends is “Women, Church and State,” by Matilda Joslyn Gage. This program was recorded in December 1996. Click here to listen or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/02/26/wagner-sally-pace-charles-a-visit-with-elizabeth-cady-stanton-frederick-douglass/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/02/26/wagner-sally-pace-charles-a-visit-with-elizabeth-cady-stanton-frederick-douglass/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 21:03:11 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2697 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/02/26/wagner-sally-pace-charles-a-visit-with-elizabeth-cady-stanton-frederick-douglass/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Chautauqua scholars Sally Wagner & Charles Pace who portray Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Frederick Douglass. The two friends were active leaders in the fight for the rights of women and blacks in the 19th century. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Frederick Douglass were good friends from the mid 19th century to the late 19th century, and were active leaders in the fight for the rights of women and blacks throughout their lives.  From time to time they got together to visit and talk about America, as they knew it. In this archive edition of Radio Curious recorded in May 1996, I met with Chautauqua scholars Sally Roesch Wagner and Charles Pace who portrayed Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Frederick Douglass. We began our conversation when I asked them each to tell us what it was like to be an American during their life time. Originally Broadcast: July 3, 1996. Click here to visit and listen to our archived program or click on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/02/18/kennedy-randall-can-you-say-this-word/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/02/18/kennedy-randall-can-you-say-this-word/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 20:14:06 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2682 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/02/18/kennedy-randall-can-you-say-this-word/feed/ 0 Radio Curious discusses the N-word with law professor, Randall Kennedy, author of “Nigger-the Strange Career of a Troublesome Word.” Few words in the English language have caused so much pain, hurt and emotion as the N-word. It is arguably the most consequential social insult in American history. The long history of the pejorative use of the N-word has given it an unusual power that extends to the judicial system, literature and social settings. Randall Kennedy, a professor of Law at Harvard University Law School, is the author of “Nigger-the Strange Career of a Troublesome Word.”  His book chronicles the history of this word, in an effort to diffuse and neutralize it. Originally Broadcast: March 19, 2002 Click here to visit and listen to our archived program or click on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/01/22/farr-rep-sam-president-obama-and-the-113th-congress/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/01/22/farr-rep-sam-president-obama-and-the-113th-congress/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 23:05:49 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2656 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/01/22/farr-rep-sam-president-obama-and-the-113th-congress/feed/ 0 Radio Curious discusses President Obama and the 113th congress with Rep. Sam Farr, a Democrat from California. The difference between President Obama’s first and second inaugural addresses and the current issues before the 113th congress is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. We visit with Sam Farr, who has represented the central coast of California in the House of Representatives for the past 20 years. He and I spoke by phone from his small apartment on Capitol Hill, in Washington D.C. the morning after President Obama's 2nd inauguration. This conversation was recorded January 22, 2013. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-FARR_SAM_INTERVIEW_1-22-13_CA.mp3) to listen or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=65706&version_id=72985&version=1) to download the podcast. Click here to listen to an interview with Representative Sam Farr after President Obama's 1st inauguration in 2009. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/01/08/berkowitz-eric-sex-and-punishment-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/01/08/berkowitz-eric-sex-and-punishment-part-two/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 19:22:10 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2640 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/01/08/berkowitz-eric-sex-and-punishment-part-two/feed/ 0 sexuality Radio Curious continues our conversation about sexuality with Eric Berkowitz, the author of “Sex and Punishment: Four Thousand Years of Judging Desire.” We continue our conversation about sexuality with Eric Berkowitz, author, journalist and lawyer.  His book, “Sex and Punishment: Four Thousand Years of Judging Desire” is a story of the struggle to regulate the most powerful engine of human behavior. This engine that drives the human species is substantially different in us than in other mammals. In our million years of evolution, physically and socially we have developed the ability to communicate ideas and the expected, if not “required” behaviors of women and men and children regarding sexual thought, expression and procreation. The history of these ever changing definitions and controls of this fundamental aspect of our lives are visited in this two part series of conversations with Eric Berkowitz, recorded in the Radio Curious studios on December 29, 2012. Part One discusses the effect the topic of sex has on other people; the development of laws dealing with adultery and women as property; enjoyment of sex; and the way humans dress compared to other animals. Part Two discusses the issues of young women having sexual relationships with considerably older men; the intention and effect of religion in relationship to sex; prostitution; and same sex intimacy. The books Eric Berkowitz recommends are “Nemisis,” by Philip Roth, “Love and Exile: An Autobiographical Trilogy,” by Issac Bashevis Singer, and "Jerusalem: The Biography," by Simon Sebag-Montefiore. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-BERKOWITZ_ERIC_INTERVIEW_P2_CA_12-29-12.mp3) to listen to part two or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=65397&version_id=72654&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/12/23/rabbi-levy-naomi-%e2%80%93-healing-through-prayer/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/12/23/rabbi-levy-naomi-%e2%80%93-healing-through-prayer/#comments Mon, 24 Dec 2012 03:57:36 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2620 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/12/23/rabbi-levy-naomi-%e2%80%93-healing-through-prayer/feed/ 0 Rabbi Naomi Levy discusses the power of prayer, why it's used during hard times and how it can be used at all times. What is prayer, how is it done, and what good does it do?  The ability to mourn and grieve is one of the many things that distinguish humans from other animals, as is the ability to pray, or consciously not pray.  When life is good, people often pray less than when times are tough and tough times occasionally visit all of us, with or without prayer.  Our guest is Rabbi Naomi Levy is the author of “To Begin Again, the Journey Toward Comfort Strength and Faith in Difficult Times.” Rabbi Naomi Levy recommends “The God of Small Things,” by Arandati Roy. This program was originally broadcast in 1999. Click here to visit and listen to our archived program or click on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/12/17/the-art-of-political-song-part-one-with-david-rovics/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/12/17/the-art-of-political-song-part-one-with-david-rovics/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 22:01:04 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2612 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/12/17/the-art-of-political-song-part-one-with-david-rovics/feed/ 0 The Art of Political Song is the topic of Radio Curious with singer – songwriter, David Rovics who discusses how he creates his songs, some of which he’ll sing, and what he hopes they will achieve.  Songs of a political nature are not surprising given the similarities and parallel community structures of politics and religions with each community promoting the behaviors and concepts it supports as being the most appropriate.  The art of Political Song which has been crafted and heard world wide since time immemorial is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. In this program we visit with singer–songwriter David Rovics, a veritable troubadour and folk musician of our time.  He visited the studios of Radio Curious on December 9, 2012, and began our conversation when he described his work, his songs, and how he creates them. The following is his biography taken from his website (http://www.davidrovics.com):  ”David Rovics grew up in a family of classical musicians in Wilton, Connecticut, and became a fan of populist regimes early on. By the early 90's he was a full-time busker in the Boston subways and by the mid-90's he was traveling the world as a professional flat-picking rabble-rouser. These days David lives in Portland, Oregon and tours regularly on four continents, playing for audiences large and small at cafes, pubs, universities, churches, union halls and protest rallies. He has shared the stage with a veritable who's who of the left in two dozen countries, and has had his music featured on Democracy Now!, BBC, Al-Jazeera and other networks. His essays are published regularly on CounterPunch and elsewhere, and the 200+ songs he makes available for free on the web have been downloaded more than a million times. Most importantly, he's really good. He will make you laugh, he will make you cry, he will make the revolution irresistible.” Based in Portland, Oregon, David Rovics spends most of his time on tour.  The book he recommends is “Raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves,” by Naomi Aldort. Click here to listen or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/12/11/smith-janna-malamud-why-mothers-worry-about-their-children/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/12/11/smith-janna-malamud-why-mothers-worry-about-their-children/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 21:32:56 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2601 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/12/11/smith-janna-malamud-why-mothers-worry-about-their-children/feed/ 0 Is the concept of  “mother blame” a method to control women?  Radio Curious discusses these questions and more with Janna Malamud Smith author of “A Potent Spell:  Mother Love and the Power of Fear.” Is the concept of  “mother blame” a method to control women?  Is motherhood really a fearsome job?  Will a mother’s mistake or inattention damage a child?  Radio Curious discusses these questions and more with Janna Malamud Smith, clinical psychotherapist and author of “A Potent Spell:  Mother Love and the Power of Fear.” Click here to visit and listen to our archived program or click on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/11/28/krassner-paul-confessions-of-a-raving-unconfined-nut/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/11/28/krassner-paul-confessions-of-a-raving-unconfined-nut/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 21:02:24 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2577 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/11/28/krassner-paul-confessions-of-a-raving-unconfined-nut/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with journalist and satirist, Paul Krassner, author of his newly revised autobiography, "Confessions of a Raving, Unconfined Nut:  Misadventures in the Counterculture." Blessed with a sense of absurdity, journalist and satirist Paul Krassner was characterized by the FBI as “a raving, unconfined nut.” He liked that and incorporated those words into the title of his revised auto-biography, “Confessions of a Raving, Unconfined Nut:  Misadventures in the Counterculture.” Krassner wrote a lot about his personal philosophy, so when we spoke by phone on November 24, 2012, from his home near Palm Springs, California, we began when I asked him to tell us about his philosophy, what it is, and how it came to be. The book Paul Krassner recommends is "Johnny Got His Gun" by Dalton Trumbo. Click here to listen or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/11/19/kleinedler-steven-a-word-for-everything/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/11/19/kleinedler-steven-a-word-for-everything/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 01:38:52 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2571 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/11/19/kleinedler-steven-a-word-for-everything/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Steve Kleinedler, the Supervising Editor of the new American Heritage Dictionary. What does that word mean?  Why don’t you hear it on this radio station?  Can you use it in Scrabble?  Do you want some answers?   If so, don’t touch your radio dial even if your radio doesn’t have one. Our guest in this edition of Radio Curious is the Steven R, Kleinedler, the Supervising Editor of the 5th Edition of the American Heritage English Language Dictionary. Curious as I sometimes am, I wanted to know where all the words came from in the 2,084 pages of the American Heritage Dictionary.   So, when Steven Kleinedler and I visited by phone from his home near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on November 16, 2012, we began when I asked to explain the origin of word lists that we now call dictionaries. The book that Steve Kleinedler recommends is “Cryptonomicon,”  by Neil Stevenson. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-KLEINENDLER_STEVEN__INTERVIEW_11-16-12_CA.mp3) to listen or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=64465&version_id=71643&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/11/13/miller-geoffrey-%e2%80%94-sex-evolution-and-consumer-behaviour/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/11/13/miller-geoffrey-%e2%80%94-sex-evolution-and-consumer-behaviour/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2012 20:26:02 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2558 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/11/13/miller-geoffrey-%e2%80%94-sex-evolution-and-consumer-behaviour/feed/ 0 Consumer behavior is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious in a conversation with Geoffrey Miller, professor of evolutionary psychology at the University of New Mexico, and the author of “Spent: Sex, Evolution, and Consumer Behavior”. Consumer behavior is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious in a conversation with Geoffrey Miller, professor of evolutionary psychology at the University of New Mexico, and the author of “Spent: Sex, Evolution, and Consumer Behavior”. Click here to visit and listen to our archived program or click on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/11/06/mccabe-martha-culture-racism/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/11/06/mccabe-martha-culture-racism/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 21:19:06 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2555 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/11/06/mccabe-martha-culture-racism/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Martha McCabe, attorney and author of “Praise at Midnight,” a story about life, culture and racism in the deep south, based on McCabes own experiences as a civil rights and criminal trial lawyer in Texas from 1974-1985. Life, culture and racism is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious, in conversation with attorney/novelist Martha McCabe, author of “Praise at Midnight.” Martha McCabe worked as a civil rights and criminal trial lawyer in deep east Texas from 1974 to 1985.  Her goal was to pour the raw material from her personal experiences as a lawyer into her story.  It took Martha McCabe ten years to complete “Praise at Midnight,” her first novel.  The deeper level into which she fell during that ten year period was recognizing the importance of consciousness and self awareness in avoiding the projection of one’s own dark side onto other people and then killing them, not only on a local level, but an international level as well. Martha McCabe and I have been associates, good friends and colleagues since 1969 when we met at the University of Santa Clara where I was a law student. When I spoke with Martha McCabe from her home in San Antonio, Texas on July 29, 2006, we began with her description of the culture of deep east Texas when she lived there from 1974 to 1985. The books she recommends are “Reading Lolita in Teheran” by Azar Nafisi and “Caballero: A Historical Novel” by Jovita Gonzalez and Eve Raleigh. Click here to listen or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/10/30/kitchell-mark-the-road-to-ruin-is-fire/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/10/30/kitchell-mark-the-road-to-ruin-is-fire/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 04:06:25 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2546 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/10/30/kitchell-mark-the-road-to-ruin-is-fire/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Mark Kitchell, producer of the new film, A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle For a Living Planet, which documents 50 years of the environmental movement. The movie "A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle For a Living Planet", produced and directed by our guest, Mark Kitchell tells the story of environmental activism – people trying to save the planet, their homes, the future.  In a chronicle of five decades of grassroots and global environmental movements, Kitchell explores how we arrived at the present world-wide crisis.  While exploring broader ideas and deeper meanings, A Fierce Green Fire brings together eras in the past 50 years from conservation to climate change. The Mendocino Film Festival presents the world premier of A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle For a Living Planet, November 9, 10, and 11, in Ft. Bragg, Mendocino and Pt. Arena.  You may learn more at mendocinofilmfestival.org (http://www.mendocinofilmfestival.org) and afiercegreenfire.com (http://www.afriecegreenfire.com) Mark Kitchell and I visited by phone from his office in San Francisco, California, on October 26, 2012. The film Mark Kitchell recommends is "Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time."  The book he recommends is "The Shock Doctrine:  The Rise of Disaster Capitalism," by Naomi Klein. Click here to listen or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/10/24/wilkerson-isabel-americas-great-migration-1915-1970-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/10/24/wilkerson-isabel-americas-great-migration-1915-1970-part-two/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 22:29:07 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2541 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/10/24/wilkerson-isabel-americas-great-migration-1915-1970-part-two/feed/ 0 Radio Curious brings you part two of a conversation about America's Great Migration with Isabel Wilkerson, Pulitzer winner and author of "The Warmth of Other Suns.". We continue our conversation with Pulitzer winner Isabel Wilkerson, author of “The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration.”  In the years between 1915 and 1970 almost six million black American citizens from the south migrated to northern and western cities seeking freedom and a better life. Wilkerson interviewed more than 1,000 people for her book. She is the first black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize and is a recipient of the George Polk Award and a John Simon Guggenheim Fellow. Her parents were part of the great migration, journeying from Georgia and southern Virginia to Washington D.C. In part 2 of our conversation, recorded from her home near Atlanta, Georgia, on September 28, 2012, Isabel Wilkerson describes the inspiration behind her narrative non-fiction story of the six million African-Americans who migrated from the south between 1915 and 1970. The books Isabel Wilkerson recommends are “The Ark of Justice,” by Kevin Boyle and “The Optimist’s Daughter,” by Eudora Welty. Part one of our interview with Isabel Wilkerson is here. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-WILKERSON_ISABEL_INTERVIEW_RC_CA_.mp3) to listen to part two or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=63880&version_id=71019&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/10/15/wilkerson-isabel-americas-great-migration-1915-1970/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/10/15/wilkerson-isabel-americas-great-migration-1915-1970/#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:09:29 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2535 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/10/15/wilkerson-isabel-americas-great-migration-1915-1970/feed/ 0 african american,great migration Radio Curious visits with Pulitzer Prize winner, Isabel Wilkerson, author of “The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration,” when almost six million black American citizens from the south migrated to northern and western cities... In the years between 1915 and 1970 almost six million black American citizens from the south migrated to northern and western cities seeking freedom and a better life. Our guest is Pulitzer Prize winner, Isabel Wilkerson author of “The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration.” Her book tells the untold experiences of the African-Americans who fled the south over three generations. Wilkerson interviewed more than 1,000 people for her book. She is the first black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize and is a recipient of the George Polk Award and a John Simon Guggenheim Fellow. Her parents were part of the great migration, journeying from Georgia and southern Virginia to Washington D.C. In the first of two interviews recorded from Isabel Wilkerson’s home near Atlanta, Georgia, on September 28, 2012, she begins with a description of the “biggest untold story of the 20th century.” The book Isabel Wilkerson recommends is “The Ark of Justice,” by Kevin Boyle. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/10/10/vedantam-shankar-have-you-found-your-hidden-brain-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/10/10/vedantam-shankar-have-you-found-your-hidden-brain-part-two/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 06:27:28 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2526 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/10/10/vedantam-shankar-have-you-found-your-hidden-brain-part-two/feed/ 0 Radio Curious brings you part two of a conversation about the subconscious mind with Shankar Vedantam author of “The Hidden Brain: How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives.” Radio Curious brings you part two of a conversation about the subconscious mind with Shankar Vedantam, author of “The Hidden Brain: How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives.”  His book encourages us to be aware of how our unconscious mind is capable of controlling our decision making capabilities.  In part two, we examine what compels suicide bombers of the early 21st century to take their own lives and those of others. And are we, in fact, all susceptible to these ideas?  Shankar Vedantam is a national correspondent and columnist for The Washington Post and 2009-10 Nieman Fellow at Harvard University. Click here to visit and listen to our archived program or click on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/10/02/vedantam-shankar-have-you-found-your-hidden-brain-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/10/02/vedantam-shankar-have-you-found-your-hidden-brain-2/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:27:06 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2520 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/10/02/vedantam-shankar-have-you-found-your-hidden-brain-2/feed/ 0 Radio Curious brings you a conversation about the subconscious mind with Shankar Vedantam, author of “The Hidden Brain: How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives.” Radio Curious brings you a conversation about the subconscious mind with Shankar Vedantam, author of “The Hidden Brain: How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives.” His book encourages us to be aware of how our unconscious mind is capable of controlling our decision making capabilities. Shankar Vedantam is a national correspondent and columnist for The Washington Post and 2009-10 Nieman Fellow at Harvard University. Click here to visit and listen to our archived program or click on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/09/25/cantu-robert-ph-d-concussions-the-impact-of-sports-on-our-kids/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/09/25/cantu-robert-ph-d-concussions-the-impact-of-sports-on-our-kids/#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2012 20:06:30 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2504 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/09/25/cantu-robert-ph-d-concussions-the-impact-of-sports-on-our-kids/feed/ 0 health,sports,youth Concussion injuries to our children is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious as we visit with Dr. Robert Cantu, the author of “Concussions and Our Kids.” Dr. Cantu's medical career centers on neurosurgery and sports medicine and is dedicated to a... Concussion injuries to our children is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious as we visit with Dr. Robert Cantu, the author of “Concussions and Our Kids.”  Dr. Cantu's medical career centers on neurosurgery and sports medicine and is dedicated to addressing the concussion crisis through research, treatment, education and prevention. Dr. Robert Cantu and I visited by phone from his office near Boston, Massachusetts on September 24, 2012. Dr. Cantu writes that the genetic inheritance of child begins to control his or her athletic skills at about age 14.  This is similar to the evolutionary influence that compels young teenagers to set a mark and establish status and belonging within their band or tribe, often through athletic prowess.  In the evolutionary history of our species this was necessary for basic survival.  Now in the 21st century many of our children do the same thing, frequently with strong family support, yet at the same time subjecting themselves to radical injury.  Dr. Cantu and I visited by phone from his office near Boston, Massachusetts, on September 24, 2012, and began when I asked him to comment on that analysis. The book Dr. Robert Cantu recommends, which was also made into a movie is “Head Games,” by Chris Nowinski. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/09/18/meese-mike-the-buffalo-kill/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/09/18/meese-mike-the-buffalo-kill/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2012 17:42:56 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2493 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/09/18/meese-mike-the-buffalo-kill/feed/ 0 Buffalo,Buffalo Field Campaign,Mike Mease,Montana The current plight of approximately 4000 Montana Buffalo, related to the tens of millions of buffalo who roamed North America 160 years ago, is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious, in conversation with Mike Meese, The buffalo that for most of the year inhabit Yellowstone National Park may be the only genetically pure buffalo population in North America.  They still follow their migratory instincts and are the only buffalo to have continuously lived on their historic habitat since prehistoric times.  Until the mass slaughter of buffalo that began in the mid-nineteenth century, tens of millions of these creatures roamed North America.  Today the fewer than 4,000 wild buffalo that exist are under constant attack by livestock interests. In this edition of Radio Curious, we visit with Mike Mease, the coordinator of the Buffalo Field Campaign, based on West Yellowstone, Montana, at the front end of his journey to Oregon and California in the fall of 2012.  Mike Mease and others from the Buffalo Field Campaign are prepared with stories, video, music and activism inspired by the Yellowstone Bison in their efforts to protect America's remaining buffalo.  Mike Mease and I spoke by phone during the campaign’s first stop in Newport, Oregon, on September 17, 2012, and began our visit when I asked him to describe the current circumstances of buffalo in Montana. The Buffalo Field Campaign will visit the Mendocino Recreation Center, 998 School Street, in the Village of Mendocino beginning at 7 p.m. on September 27, 2012.  For more information call 707 937 4295. The book Mike Mease recommends is “Confederacy of Dunces,” by John Kennedy Toole and Walter Percy. You may contact the Buffalo Field Campaign at PO Box 957, West Yellowstone, MT 59758, telephone (406) 646-0070. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-MEESE_MIKE_INTERVIEW_9-17-12_CA.mp3) to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=63008&version_id=70087&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/09/10/ebershoff-david-how-many-wives-are-enough/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/09/10/ebershoff-david-how-many-wives-are-enough/#comments Mon, 10 Sep 2012 19:04:30 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2488 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/09/10/ebershoff-david-how-many-wives-are-enough/feed/ 0 Mormom Church,polygamy Radio Curious brings you an archived conversation about the life of Ann Eliza Young, the 19th wife of Brigham Young, a critic of polygamy, and early leader in the struggle for women’s rights. Radio Curious brings you an archived conversation with David Ebershoff, author of “The 19th Wife," a book about the life of Ann Eliza Young, the 19th wife of Brigham Young, a critic of polygamy, and early leader in the struggle for women’s rights. Click here to visit and listen to our archived program or click on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/09/03/miles-steven-a-blind-eye-to-torture/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/09/03/miles-steven-a-blind-eye-to-torture/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2012 01:11:28 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2475 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/09/03/miles-steven-a-blind-eye-to-torture/feed/ 0 Radio Curious brings you an archived conversation about torture with Dr. Steven Miles, author of “Oath Betrayed: Torture, Medical Complicity and the War On Terror.” Radio Curious brings you an interview about torture from our archives in 2006.  Our guest is Dr. Steven Miles, author of “Oath Betrayed: Torture, Medical Complicity and the War On Terror,” a book based in part on eyewitness accounts of actual victims of prison abuse in Iraq and Afghanistan and more than thirty-five thousand pages of documents, autopsy reports and medical records. Click here to visit and listen to our archived program or click on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/08/28/santiago-alex-hurricane-katrina-one-survivors-story/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/08/28/santiago-alex-hurricane-katrina-one-survivors-story/#comments Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:01:17 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2471 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/08/28/santiago-alex-hurricane-katrina-one-survivors-story/feed/ 0 Alex Santiago,Hurricane Katrina,New Orleans This edition of Radio Curious is dedicated to Gerard Tiger Hill and those who died, when Hurricane Katrina destroyed New Orleans in 2005. Our guest is New Orleans Artist Alex Santiago who lived through the hurricane and describes his experience. This edition of Radio Curious is dedicated to Gerard "Tiger" Hill and those who died, when Hurricane Katrina destroyed New Orleans in 2005.  Our guest is New Orleans Artist, Alex Santiago, who lived through the hurricane and eleven days later sought protection in the New Orleans Convention Center.  In a conversation recorded in his kitchen in New Orleans’ Seventh Ward, Alex Santiago shared his memories with Radio Curious Assistant Producer Christina Aanestad on August 15, 2012. The book Alex Santiago recommends is “A Better World,” by Eckhart Tolle. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-FLORES_ALEX_8-15-12_CA.mp3) to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=62465&version_id=69509&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/08/13/ley-dr-david-the-myth-of-sex-addiction-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/08/13/ley-dr-david-the-myth-of-sex-addiction-part-two/#comments Mon, 13 Aug 2012 23:21:51 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2453 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/08/13/ley-dr-david-the-myth-of-sex-addiction-part-two/feed/ 0 Radio Curious brings you part two of a conversation with Dr. David Ley, author of "The Myth of Sex Addiction." Most people are familiar with sex.  Some like it.  Some like it a lot and seek to engage in sex more than others.  Some people are inclined to think that the desire for “too much sex,” however much that may be, is due to a mental disorder. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with David J. Ley, Ph.D. the author of “The Myth of Sex Addiction.” In the first of two conversations with Dr. Ley, the argument that “sex addiction” is a fraudulent concept is presented.  In part two we discuss the evolutionary development of human sexuality and the many cultural approaches to sexual expression. We spoke by phone from his office in Albuquerque, New Mexico on August 6, 2012, and began Part Two when I asked him to discuss human evolutionary development and sexual behavior. The books he recommend are “Nymphomania:  A History,” by Carol Groneman, and “Is There Anything Good About Men?:  How Cultures Flourish By Exploiting Men,” by Roy F. Baumeister. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-LEY_DAVID_P2-CA-8-12.mp3) to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=62124&version_id=69146&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/08/07/ley-dr-david-the-myth-of-sex-addiction-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/08/07/ley-dr-david-the-myth-of-sex-addiction-part-one/#comments Tue, 07 Aug 2012 21:49:50 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2448 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/08/07/ley-dr-david-the-myth-of-sex-addiction-part-one/feed/ 0 sex addiction Radio Curious visits with Dr. David Ley, author of "The Myth of Sex Addiction." The first of a two-part conversation Dr. Ley argues sex addiction is a fraud. Most people are familiar with sex.  Some like it.  Some like it a lot and seek to engage in sex more than others.  Some people are inclined to think that the desire for “too much sex,” however much that may be, is due to a mental disorder. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with David J. Ley, Ph.D. the author of “The Myth of Sex Addiction.” In this first of two conversations with Dr. Ley, the argument that “sex addiction” is a fraudulent concept is presented.  In part two we discuss the evolutionary development of human sexuality and the many cultural approaches to sexual expression. We spoke by phone from his office in Albuquerque, New Mexico on August 6, 2012, and began Part one when I asked him explain why he characterizes “sex addiction” as a fraud, not as disorder. The books he recommend are “Nymphomania:  A History,” by Carol Groneman, and “Is There Anything Good About Men?:  How Cultures Flourish By Exploiting Men,” by Roy F. Baumeister. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-LEY_DAVID-INTERVIEW_P1-CA-8-6-12.mp3) to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/08/01/johnston-lila-balas-son-sacred-sites-of-the-winnemem-wintu/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/08/01/johnston-lila-balas-son-sacred-sites-of-the-winnemem-wintu/#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2012 18:43:50 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2439 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/08/01/johnston-lila-balas-son-sacred-sites-of-the-winnemem-wintu/feed/ 0 sacred sites,Winnemem Wintu Radio Curious brings you a conversation with Lila Johnston, a student at Stanford who is documenting the sacred sites of the Winnemem Wintu tribe in Northern California. The Winnemen Wintu people of California, having lived near Mount Shasta, along a tributary of the McCloud River for over 10,000 years celebrate the Balas Chonas, or Puberty Ceremony when girls mature into women.  The ceremony, celebrated on July 3, 2012 was extraordinary, when Balas Chonas was held for the next Winnemem Wintu chief and spiritual leader. However, the Balas Chonas ceremonies may come to an end, if the United States government continues with a plan to raise Shasta Dam and flood out most of the tribes remaining sacred sites. Our guest is Lyla Johnston, currently a student of Race and Ethnicity at Stanford University who is documenting the culture and sacred sites of the Winnemem Wintu. Christina Aanestad the Assistant Producer of Radio Curious visited with Lyla Johnston at the July 3rd, 2012 Balas Chonas. They began their conversation when Christina asked Lyla how many sacred sites the Winnemem Wintu have along the McCloud River. The book Lyla Johnston recommends is “The Red Tent,” by Anita Diamont. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-JOHNSTON-LILA-RC-7-3-12.mp3) to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=61810&version_id=68814&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/07/04/baden-michael-ph-d-how-did-that-person-die/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/07/04/baden-michael-ph-d-how-did-that-person-die/#comments Wed, 04 Jul 2012 06:56:36 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2396 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/07/04/baden-michael-ph-d-how-did-that-person-die/feed/ 0 Radio Curious brings you an archived, 2-part conversation about death and forensics with Dr. Michael Baden, the Chief Medical Examiner for the New York State Police and author of “Dead Reckoning, the New Science of Catching Killers.” Radio Curious brings you an archived, 2-part conversation about death and forensics with Dr. Michael Baden, the Chief Medical Examiner for the New York State Police and author of "Dead Reckoning, the New Science of Catching Killers." Click here to visit and listen to our archived program. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/06/05/capt-forrington-cass-a-beach-made-of-glass-and-hands-in-acid-one-man-and-many-stories/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/06/05/capt-forrington-cass-a-beach-made-of-glass-and-hands-in-acid-one-man-and-many-stories/#comments Tue, 05 Jun 2012 23:57:06 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2369 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/06/05/capt-forrington-cass-a-beach-made-of-glass-and-hands-in-acid-one-man-and-many-stories/feed/ 0 Radio Curious takes you to Glass Beach in Ft. Bragg, Ca for a visit with Captain Cass Farrington, the creator and owner of the Glass Beach Museum. While traveling the world as a merchant marine, Cass Forrington has transported munitions, A former dump site at the edge of the Pacific Ocean in Ft. Bragg, California, is part of the story in this edition of Radio Curious. Captain Cass Forrington, creator and owner of the Glass Beach Museum, and the author of "Beaches Of Glass, a History & Tour of the Glass Beaches of Fort Bragg, California," is our guest.   He is also a Master Mariner, holder of an unlimited Master’s Certificate, allowing him to be the captain of any size sea going vessel.  He has many stories to tell. Captain Cass and I sat on Glass Beach No. Two in Ft. Bragg, on a windy afternoon, June 2, 2012, with the waves lapping ten feet away.  We began when I asked him to describe Glass Beach.  But keep listening to hear his story about putting his hands in acid 40 years ago. Captain Cass Forrington's website is: captcass.com Capt. Cass Forrington recommends a movie and a book. The book is "The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology," by Ray Kurzweil.  And the movie is “What the Bleep Do We Know?” Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/04/23/chidekel-dana-ph-d-whos-in-charge-your-young-child-or-you/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/04/23/chidekel-dana-ph-d-whos-in-charge-your-young-child-or-you/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 23:30:15 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2297 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/04/23/chidekel-dana-ph-d-whos-in-charge-your-young-child-or-you/feed/ 0 Radio Curious revisits a 2002 conversation with Dr. Dana Chidekel, author of “Parents in Charge: Setting Healthy, Loving Boundaries for You and Your Child.” Dr. Chidekel's book asserts that parents give their children too much authority and how to reig... Are you or do you know someone who is tired of endlessly negotiating with a 5 year old? How about taking a 3 year old to a restaurant? Children are too often seen and treated as small adults, dressed as adults, and sometimes have their lives planned out for them to be as busy as adults. Treating children as people older than they are -- overlooks the child’s cognitive abilities. This can be a lead to unsatisfying and sometimes traumatic relationships between the child and the parents. “Parents in Charge: Setting Healthy, Loving Boundaries for You and Your Child” was written by Dr. Dana Chidekel in 2002, She’s a child psychologist near Los Angeles, California. Dr. Chidekel argues that the developing brain of toddlers does not give them the capacity to respond to being placed on equal ground with their parents. She encourages parents to assume their rightful role of authority. I spoke with Dr. Dana Chidekel in the winter of 2002 from her office in Southern California. We began our conversation by talking about the developing brain of young children. I asked her what the brain of a young child is able to assess and not able to assess. The books that Dr. Chidekel recommends for young children are the Bernstein Bears series.  The book she recommends for older people is “Seabiscuit.” Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/04/17/neil-chelsea-a-fallen-tree-ruptures-cliff-and-damages-a-creek-watershed-restoration-repairs-it/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/04/17/neil-chelsea-a-fallen-tree-ruptures-cliff-and-damages-a-creek-watershed-restoration-repairs-it/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 05:42:57 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2289 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/04/17/neil-chelsea-a-fallen-tree-ruptures-cliff-and-damages-a-creek-watershed-restoration-repairs-it/feed/ 0 Watershed restoration is the topic of this week’s Radio Curious. Host and Producer Barry Vogel speaks with volunteers at Gibson Creek in Ukiah. They restored a portion of the creek bed and discussed watershed restoration, Standing in the knee-high, flowing waters of Gibson Creek in Ukiah, California we visit with some of the 35 Volunteers from Watershed Stewards Project, The Friends of Gibson Creek and The California Department of Fish and Game, in this edition of Radio Curious.  The project, organized by Chelsea Neill, an Americorps Volunteer is meant to stop the erosion of a cliff at a bend in the creek that was ruptured by a falling tree. We visited on April 14, 2012.  First I spoke with Chelsea Neill who describes the work being done, then with Linda Sanders of The Friends of Gibson Creek and finally with Chelsea’s mentor Dan Resnick of the California Department of Fish and Game. You can hear the water running under our feet and the snapping sounds of volunteers working to build a barrier made of willow branches to retain the cliff.   We begin our conversation with Chelsea Neill explaining why this area was chosen for creek restoration. The book Chelsea Neill recommends is “Deep Survival:  Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why,” by Laurence Gonzales.  You can listen to a Radio Curious interview with Gonzales about the book here (http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/01/19/gonzales-laurence-why-do-smart-people-do-stupid-things-part-1/). Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/04/03/holtzman-elizabeth-bush-cheney-did-they-cheat-justice/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/04/03/holtzman-elizabeth-bush-cheney-did-they-cheat-justice/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 22:30:27 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2274 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/04/03/holtzman-elizabeth-bush-cheney-did-they-cheat-justice/feed/ 0 Radio Curious speaks with Elizabeth Holtzman, a former congresswoman, former District Attorney of Brooklyn, New York and author of "Cheating Justice: How Bush and Cheney Attacked the Rule of Law and Plotted to Avoid Prosecution and What we can do About... Cheating Justice: The criminal activity of President George W. Bush, and his Vice President Dick Cheney, is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious.  Our guest is Elizabeth Holtzman, author of “Cheating Justice: How Bush and Cheney Attacked the Rule of Law and Plotted to Avoid Prosecution and What We Can Do About It.” A former District Attorney of Brooklyn New York, and former congresswoman from New York, Holtzman was a member of the House Judiciary Committee that voted to Impeach President Nixon. Her book, "Cheating Justice," concludes former president George W. Bush and top members of his administration conspired to violate the laws of the United States. From illegal wiretapping to authorizing torture, Holtzman analyzes what her research shows to be serious criminal acts of the Bush presidency.  She asserts that without accountability our democracy is a stake. Elizabeth Holtzman and I visited by phone from her office in New York City on April 2, 2012, and began when I asked her to describe the crimes set forth in her book. The book she recommends is "The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss," by Edmund De Waal. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=58977&version_id=65783&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/03/20/cohen-jeff/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/03/20/cohen-jeff/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:55:53 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2254 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/03/20/cohen-jeff/feed/ 0 Who gets to be in the media and who doesn’t? That’s the topic of Radio Curious in a conversation with Jeff Cohen, co-founder of FAIR-Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting. We discuss the dominant paradigm of debates and the censorship from within. Who gets to be in the media and who doesn’t?  That’s the topic of this edition of Radio Curious in a conversation with Jeff Cohen, co-founder of FAIR-Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting. A commentator on Fox news, CNN and MSNBC, Cohen offers an insider’s critique of mainstream media today.  He is the author of “Cable News Confidential, My Misadventures in Corporate Media,” published in 2006.  We spoke in the studios of Radio Curious March 13, 2012 and began our conversation when I asked Jeff to discuss the subterfuge that exists in media today. Jeff Cohen’s website is www.jeffcohen.org. The book he recommends is Howard Zinn’s “A People’s History of the United States.” Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/03/06/maria-stewart-sandra-kamusukiri-a-visit-with-a-free-black-women-boston-1840-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/03/06/maria-stewart-sandra-kamusukiri-a-visit-with-a-free-black-women-boston-1840-2/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:04:49 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2237 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/03/06/maria-stewart-sandra-kamusukiri-a-visit-with-a-free-black-women-boston-1840-2/feed/ 0 Radio Curious brings you an archived interview with Maria Stewart, as portrayed by scholar, Sandra Kamusakiri. Stewart was a free black woman who lived in the 1830's and likely the first African-American to speak out in defense of women's rights. Radio Curious brings you an archived interview with Maria Stewart, as portrayed by Sandra Kamusukiri.  Maria W. Stewart, was a free black woman who lived in Boston, MA, from the 1820s to the early 1840s. She was the first American born woman to lecture in public on political themes and likely the first African-American to speak out in defense of women’s rights. Click here to visit and listen to our archived program. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/02/28/ensler-eve-the-vagina-monologues/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/02/28/ensler-eve-the-vagina-monologues/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 22:32:52 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2222 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/02/28/ensler-eve-the-vagina-monologues/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/02/21/cobb-david-end-corporate-personhood-the-29th-amendment/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/02/21/cobb-david-end-corporate-personhood-the-29th-amendment/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:19:50 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2213 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/02/21/cobb-david-end-corporate-personhood-the-29th-amendment/feed/ 0 Radio Curious discusses the process to Amend the United States Constitution with guest David Cobb, from Move to Amend, an organization that is actively seeking to amend the constitution to limit corporate power in the U.S. The decision of the United States Supreme Court, in the case of Citizen’s United v. Federal Elections Commission in January 2010, substantially changed the political process in the United States. That decision held that corporations have the same constitutional rights as have individual people. Four of the nine Supreme Court Justices believe the Citizen’s United was wrong. So many other American’s share that belief that a nationwide grass roots effort called Move to Amend has been organized to promote the 29th Amendment to the United States Constitution. This new amendment would change the result of the Citizen’s United decide and declare: “The rights protected by the Constitution of the United States are the rights of natural persons only. Artificial entities, such as corporations, limited liability companies, and other entities, established by the laws of any State, the United States, or any foreign state shall have no rights under this Constitution and are subject to regulation by the People, through Federal, State, or local law.” An amendment to the Constitution requires a two thirds vote of approval in both the House of Representatives and in the United States Senate. It then must be adopted by three-fourths, or thirty-eight, of the fifty states to become the law of the land. Many city councils including those of Los Angeles, New York, and Portland, Oregon, have passed resolutions urging their congressional representatives to support this amendment. Listeners in Mendocino County, the home of Radio Curious, may soon sign petitions to put a similar resolution on the November 2012 ballot. Our guest in this edition of Radio Curious is David Cobb, an attorney from Texas, on leave from his trial practice to promote the adoption of this constitutional amendment. David Cobb visited the studios of Radio Curious on February 13, 2012, to talk about Move To Amend. We began our conversation when I asked him to explain why the constitution should be amended to repeal the effect of the Citizen’s United decision. The books David Cobb recommends are “Gangs of America, The Rise of Corporate Power and the Disabling of Democracy,” by Ted Nace, and ”Corporations Are Not People: Why The Have More Rights Than You Do and What You Can Do About it,” by Jeff D. Clements. The Move To Amend website is www.movetoamend.org. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/02/14/nelson-alondra/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/02/14/nelson-alondra/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:21:30 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2206 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/02/14/nelson-alondra/feed/ 0 The Black Panther Party and its health care work in black communities is the topic of Radio Curious this week, in an interview with Professor Alondra Nelson author of “Body and Soul:The Black Panther Party and the Fight Against Medial Discrimination.” The exodus of approximately six million black people from the American South between 1915 and 1970 had a significant role in setting the stage of the civil rights movement of the early 1960s. Many of the children of those who left the south participated in desegregation efforts which included the Freedom Rides and lunch counter sit-ins. The Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1965 which attempted to resolve employment discrimination and define voting rights, only changed the law. Many young blacks however did not see changes in their everyday life. The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense was born out of this disillusionment. Although infiltrated and feared by the F.B.I., the Black Panther Party pioneered social and community programs, including free medical clinics, free meals, and educational programs. Our guest in this edition of Radio Curious is Columbia University Sociology and Gender Studies Professor Alondra Nelson, author of “Body and Soul: The Black Panther Party and the Fight Against Medical Discrimination." We visited by phone from her Office in New York City, on February 13, 2012 and began our conversation when I asked her to describe the Black Panther Party. The book she recommends is "Crave Radiance: New and Selected Poems," by Elizabeth Alexander. Professor Nelson’s website is http://www.alondranelson.com (http://www.alondranelson.com). Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/02/06/solomon-norman-made-love-got-war/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/02/06/solomon-norman-made-love-got-war/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:38:12 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2189 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/02/06/solomon-norman-made-love-got-war/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with author, journalist and candidate for congress, Norman Solomon. They discuss his background as an activist and journalist and his reflections on social change. Politics may be safely called the medium for the theory and practice of social change.  The implementation of social change is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. Our guest is Norman Solomon, founder of the Institute for Public Accuracy.  He has been its Director since 1999.  Norman Solomon is currently a candidate for Congress for the newly formed 2nd Congressional District that includes the coastal counties of northern California from the Golden Gate Bridge 350 miles north to the Oregon border. In addition to his work at the Institute for Public Accuracy, Norman Solomon has written 12 books on politics, civil disobedience, and war.  When Norman Solomon was barely 17 years old, he came to believe that it was possible to do almost anything with enough desire.  At that time he also wanted to write a book called “No Compromise.”  He visited the studios of Radio Curious on February 2, 2012, and we began our conversation when I asked him if he ever wrote that book. The website for the Institute for Public Accuracy is www.accuracy.org (http://www.accuracy.org).  The website for Norman Solomon's congressional campaign is www.solomonforcongress.com (http://www.solomonforcongress.com). The book Norman Solomon recommends is “The Grapes of Wrath,” by John Steinbeck. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/01/31/zeig-jeff-ph-d-below-the-radar-of-your-mind/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/01/31/zeig-jeff-ph-d-below-the-radar-of-your-mind/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:47:28 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2174 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/01/31/zeig-jeff-ph-d-below-the-radar-of-your-mind/feed/ 0 Radio Curious explores the use of hypnosis in changing your world view and even your life with Dr. Jeff Zeig, psychotherapist, hypnotherapist and founder of the Milton Erickson Institute. How to get below the radar of your mind and what to do once you’re there is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious.  One goal is to reach the quantum of personal leaning in the sub-conscious mind and bring that experiential knowledge to the conscious mind of daily life.  A trusted guide is often beneficial. Our guest is Dr. Jeffrey Zeig, in another conversation about the Ericksonian approach to psychotherapy.  He is the founder and director of the Milton Erickson Foundation and a clinical psychologist based in Phoenix, Arizona.  Dr. Zeig has directed multiple conferences on the evolution of psychotherapy including the 11th Milton Erickson Psychotherapy Conference where he and I met in December 2011, in Phoenix, Arizona. We began our conversation when I asked him about the history of psychotherapy. The books he recommends are “The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupery as well as the books written by Leo Tolstoy. Jeff Zeig's website is www.jeffzeig.com.  The Milton Erickson Foundation website is www.erickson-foundation.org. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/01/10/sultanoff-steven-ph-d-humor-social-lubricant-glue-and-antidote-for-depression/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/01/10/sultanoff-steven-ph-d-humor-social-lubricant-glue-and-antidote-for-depression/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:13:05 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2138 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/01/10/sultanoff-steven-ph-d-humor-social-lubricant-glue-and-antidote-for-depression/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Dr. Steven Sultanoff, a specialist in the use of humor in psychotherapy. Are you interested in a social lubricant, perhaps social glue, or an antidote to depression, stay tuned, you’re in the right place here at Radio Curious.  In this edition we visit with Steven Sultanoff, who portrays himself as a mirthologist and humorologist with a Ph.D. in psychology.  Dr. Sultanoff frequently uses humor in his work, and regularly in his daily life. Steven Sultanoff and I met when Radio Curious attended the 11th Milton Erickson Psychotherapy Congress in Phoenix, Arizona in early December, 2011, where Steven Sultanoff presented a workshop about the importance of humor in psychotherapy and daily life.  I laughed at some of what I heard and asked him if we could visit in front of the Radio Curious microphone.  He agreed.  We began as he described the role of humor in society and his professional practice. Steven Sultanoff, Ph.D. is a specialist in the use of humor in psychotherapy.  His website is www.mirthmatters.com.  The books Steven Sultanoff recommends are all by Malcolm Gladwell:  “Blink,” “Outliars,” and “The Tipping Point.” Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/01/03/2115/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/01/03/2115/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:55:04 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2115 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/01/03/2115/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with the Herd Museum in Pheoniz Arizona, a museum of over 2000 pieces of art from Southwestern Native American tribes. Founded in 1929, the Heard Museum’s mission is dedicated to educating people about the arts, heritage and life ways of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas, with an emphasis on American Indian tribes of the Southwest. Committed to the sensitive and accurate portrayal of Native arts and cultures,  the museum successfully combines the stories of American Indian people from a personal perspective with the beauty of art, showcasing old and new hand woven baskets, kachina dolls, other art and cultural objects. The museum showcases the art and regalia of Apache, Hopi, Navajo, Pueblo, and Yaqui, to name a few.  More than 2000 items make up the museums exhibition.  Artwork ranging from pottery, baskets, beadwork, dolls and paintings are on display. Our guest is Debra Krol, the communications manager who shared portions of the Heard Museum with me on December 10, 2011.  We began our conversation with Krol when she introduced us to the Heard Museum and the unique features that reflect the evolution of south western Native American art. Debra Krol recommends two books: "Ishi’s Brain," by Orin Starn, and "Indians, Merchants and Missionaries: The legacy of Colonial Encounters on the California Frontiers", by Kent G. Lightfoot. Our interview with Orin Starn may be found here. The Heard Museum website is www.heard.org. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/12/15/aanestad-christina-occupying-the-port-of-oakland/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/12/15/aanestad-christina-occupying-the-port-of-oakland/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:27:04 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2089 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/12/15/aanestad-christina-occupying-the-port-of-oakland/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits the West Coast Port Shutdown, so tune in as we occupy your radio. In response to the attempts to end “Occupy” movements in different parts of the United States beginning the November 2011, local people in and near west coast sea ports on Monday, December 12, 2011 gathered to occupy their local port. Radio Curious Assistant Producer, Christina Aanestad, went to the Port of Oakland where she met with and interviewed organizers, participants and bystanders. Her journey began at 5:30 am on a cold Monday morning at the West Oakland Bart Station. The first person with whom she spoke was a woman cloaked in a bright blue tarp with the words “The People’s TARP” inscribed thereon. Before we hear the voice of this woman it is important to remember that TARP is an acronym for the U.S. government’s Troubled Asset Relief Program established to purchase assets and equity from financial institutions purportedly to strengthen its financial sector to address the subprime mortgage crisis. TARP originally authorized $700 Billion Dollars in 2008 to cover unorthodox real estate loans. 50 year old Karen Mackley wore what she called the people’s tarp. The books Christina Aanestad recommends are “Pronoia is the Antidote of Paranoia: How the Whole Workd is Conspiring to Shower You With Blessings,” by Rob Brezsny, and “Angry Women” by Andrea Juno. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/12/05/dakin-susanna-an-artist-in-the-white-house/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/12/05/dakin-susanna-an-artist-in-the-white-house/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:39:09 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2075 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/12/05/dakin-susanna-an-artist-in-the-white-house/feed/ 0 Imagine if you can, an artist instead of a politician in the White House. Radio Curious teams up with TUC Radio’s Maria Gilardin for a visit with Susanna Dakin, author of An Artist for President. Dakin’s autobiography chronicles her 1984 presidential ... Imagine if you will an artist instead of a politician in the White House.  This possibility existed in 1984 in reality, not in the George Orwell novel.  Susanna Dakin, a sometimes resident of Santa Monica, California and sometimes of Mendocino County, California, a sculptor by training conceived of her national campaign for the presidency as a one-year durational art performance piece.  Although Sue Dakin as she is now known, was defeated having been effectively overshadowed by the second term campaign of Ronald Reagan, Dakin has continued to practice what she calls “system sculpture” in her political, spiritual and art life. This unusual episode in American Presidential Campaign History is revealed in Dakin’s book An Artist for President:  The Nation is the Artwork and We are the Artists, published in 2011. Maria Gilardin, host and producer of TUC Radio, and a friend of Sue Dakin and me, joined us in the studios of Radio Curious on November 25, 2011 in conversation with Sue Dakin about about her life and book.  Maria Gilardin’s website is www.tucradio.org. The book Sue Dakin recommends is, “The Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History,” by S.C. Gwynne. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/11/28/prof-leo-katz-why-our-law-is-so-stupid-and-perverse/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/11/28/prof-leo-katz-why-our-law-is-so-stupid-and-perverse/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 21:10:50 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2066 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/11/28/prof-leo-katz-why-our-law-is-so-stupid-and-perverse/feed/ 0 Radio Curious speaks with Prof. Leo Katz about his latest book, "Why the Law is so Perverse." Have you ever asked yourself ‘why is the law so perverse? Why is it directed away from what is right or good?’ This program is about the why the law is sometimes called stupid, irrational or perverse in a conversation with author and Pennsylvania law professor, Leo Katz. His book, “Why the Law is So Perverse,” presents the multiple conundrums based on legal consequences that are sometimes unintended. We visited by phone from his home in Philadelphia, PA on November 27, 2011, and began our conversation when I asked him to describe, using the examples in his book, how the legal system in the United States evolved to create conundrums, contradictions and unintended consequences. The book Prof. Leo Katz recommends is, "The Assault," by Harry Mulisch. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/11/15/ball-betty-history-of-the-mendocino-environmental-center/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/11/15/ball-betty-history-of-the-mendocino-environmental-center/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:08:01 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2056 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/11/15/ball-betty-history-of-the-mendocino-environmental-center/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Betty Ball, co-founder of the Mendocino Environmental Center in Ukiah, Ca. They discuss the movements to protect northern California's old growth redwood forests, oceans and more. The history of the Mendocino Environmental Center, as told by its co-founder Betty Ball, is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. Betty and her late husband Gary Ball, founded the Mendocino Environmental Center, based in Ukiah, California in early 1987, which soon became a central organizing hub for several environmental movements in Northern California. The issues in those years included protection of the Northern California coast from off shore oil drilling, an effort which has remained successful; the Forests Forever initiate campaign in behalf of the Heritage Tree Preservation Act, which narrowly lost a state-wide California election in 2002; and Redwood Summer, a non violent civil disobedience effort to protect old growth redwood trees in northern California from being logged, modeled after the Mississippi Summer civil rights projects in 1964. Shortly before the planned beginning of Redwood Summer in June 2000, Judi Bari, a Redwood Summer organizer was severely injured in a car bomb explosion in Oakland, California. In a subsequent civil jury trial the F.B.I. and the Oakland Police Department were found liable for certain matters related to the bombing, and ordered to pay over $4,000,000.00 compensation. The bombers still remain at large. These and other issues are discussed in this interview with Betty Ball, which was recorded for video and audio broadcast on November 7, 2011, at the studios of Mendocino Access Television in Ukiah, California. We began when I asked Betty Ball what drew her and her late husband, Gary Ball into the environmental movement. The books that Betty Ball recommends are any written by Arundhati Roy, Derrick Jensen or Chris Hedges. This interview with Betty Ball was recorded for radio and television broadcast with the generous cooperation of Mendocino Access Television in Ukiah, California, and the engineering assistance of Mikah Mate. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=55594&version_id=62169&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/11/07/dole-professor-robert-homosexuality-and-schizophrenia/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/11/07/dole-professor-robert-homosexuality-and-schizophrenia/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 01:57:55 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2040 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/11/07/dole-professor-robert-homosexuality-and-schizophrenia/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Robert Dole, a Professor of English as a Foreign Language at the University of Chicoutimi in Quebec, Canada, about his personal experiences with schizophrenia and homosexuality as described in his book published in 2000, One man’s personal experience in recognizing his homosexuality, is the subject of this program.  Until the mid 1970s homosexuality was considered by many people to be a mental disorder and/or a crime, as it still is in some personal and political belief systems.  Homosexual people sometimes were housed in mental institutions, given medication and suffered an array of treatment methods, including shock therapy and other forms of behavior modification. Professor Robert Dole, our guest in this edition of Radio Curious, was one of many individuals subjected to behavior modification of that period in time. In his book, “How to Make a Success of Your Schizophrenia,” he explains how the “treatment” he endured as an attempt to alter his homosexual preference made him schizophrenic.  His personal memoir describes his experiences growing up in the 1960s as a gay man, his institutionalization at the McLean Hospital in Massachusetts, the schizophrenia that consumed him as a result of his treatment, his self-led recovery, partially based on a spiritual experience, and his subsequent extraordinary life in academia. Professor Dole, who is fluent in seven languages, teaches English as a Foreign Language at the University of Chicoutimi in rural Quebec, Canada, where he has lived for 30 plus years.  He and I visited by phone from his office at the University of Chicoutimi on November 4, 2011 and began our conversation when I asked to describe the schizophrenia he experienced. The books Professor Robert Dole recommends are: “The Death of Ivan Ilych,” by Leo Tolstoy and any book from Stefan Zweig. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 28:59 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/10/31/kennedy-randall-racial-politics-and-the-obama-presidency/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/10/31/kennedy-randall-racial-politics-and-the-obama-presidency/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 05:14:52 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2030 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/10/31/kennedy-randall-racial-politics-and-the-obama-presidency/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Randall Kennedy, author of “The Persistence of the Color Line: Racial Politics and the Obama Presidency,” and "Nigger:The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word." Racial Politics in America is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious, in our third visit with author and Harvard Law School Professor Randall Kennedy, whose latest book is “The Persistence of the Color Line:  Racial Politics and the Obama Presidency.”  Kennedy is also the author of  “Nigger:  The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word,” and “Interracial Intimacies:  Sex, Marriage, Identity, and Adoption.”  We visited by phone from his home in Massachusetts on October 28, 2011, and began our conversation when I asked him to describe the current role of race in American politics. The book Randall Kennedy recommends is “Body and Soul: The Black Panther Party and the Fight Against Medical Discrimination,” by Alondra Nelson. The interview with Professor Kennedy about his book "Nigger:  The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word,” may be heard here and the interview about his book, "Interracial Intimacies: Sex, Marriage, Identity, and Adoption," may be heard here. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=55424&version_id=61948&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/10/26/herm-eric-son-of-a-farmer-child-of-the-earth/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/10/26/herm-eric-son-of-a-farmer-child-of-the-earth/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 06:00:52 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2022 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/10/26/herm-eric-son-of-a-farmer-child-of-the-earth/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with 4th generation family farmer, Eric Herm, and author of "Son of a Farmer, Child of the Earth." Herm is transitioning his family farm in northwest Texas to an organic farm. Eric Herm is a 4th generation farmer from Ackerly Texas and author of, “Son of a Farmer, Child of the Earth: A Path to Agriculture’s Higher Consciousness.” Herm is transitioning his family farm into an organic farm. He recently returned from a march that began in Baltimore, Maryland and ended in front of the White House in Washington D.C. to oppose the use of genetically modified organisms, GMO’s. We spoke with Eric Herm from his farm in Ackerly, Texas on October 24th, 2011 and asked him to describe his experience in Washington D.C. The book that Eric Herm recommends is, “The Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture,” by Wendell Berry. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=55259&version_id=61770&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/10/11/farr-sam-rep-who-controls-congress-2011/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/10/11/farr-sam-rep-who-controls-congress-2011/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:51:47 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2006 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/10/11/farr-sam-rep-who-controls-congress-2011/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with law school friend and peace corps ally Sam Farr (D), Congressman for Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties to discuss the political climate with Tea Party members in congress. Radio Curious host Barry Vogel visits with his law school friend and Peace Corps cohort, Sam Farr, Congressman from Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties, California.  They discuss the political climate the new Tea Party members in Congress since the current session began in January 2011.  They also discuss the Peace Corps and the burgeoning war debt, and the House leadership's move to eliminate the recycling program and prohibit education about climate change and energy conservation from public schools. This conversation with Rep. Sam Farr was recorded in his Washington D.C. office September 29, 2011. The book Rep. Sam Farr recommends is, "Home Grown Democrat: A Few Plain Thoughts From the Heart of America," by Garrison Keillor. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/10/03/williampatrick/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/10/03/williampatrick/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:46:22 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1998 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/10/03/williampatrick/feed/ 0 Welcome to Radio Curious, I’m Barry Vogel. How many of us are lonely? What is loneliness and how does it affect us? Approximately 25 years ago, when asked the number of friends in whom we could confide, most people in the United States said “three. How many of us are lonely?  What is loneliness and how does it affect us?  Approximately 25 years ago, when asked the number of friends in whom we could confide, most people in the United States said “three.”  When that question was asked recently most people said “none.” Inquires reveal that 20% of people, -- 60 million in the Untied States alone – are feeling lonely at any given moment.  And, it appears that chronic loneliness may well compete with smoking, obesity and lack of exercise as a significant health risk. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with William Patrick, the founding editor of The Journal of Life Sciences and co-author of “Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection,” along with University of Chicago psychology professor John Cacioppo. My conversation with William Patrick, recorded on October 13, 2008, began when I asked him to define loneliness as used in their book. The book William Patrick recommends is “The Lost Gospel: The Book of Q and Christian Origins,” by Burton Mack. Originally Broadcast: October 18th, 2008. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/09/06/liquid-gold-on-lovers-lane-feigin-keith/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/09/06/liquid-gold-on-lovers-lane-feigin-keith/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:32:52 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1957 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/09/06/liquid-gold-on-lovers-lane-feigin-keith/feed/ 1 Radio Curious visits with Keith Feigin, owner of Lovers Lane Farm, at his bee keeping center in Ukiah, California. We discuss bees on the loose, how they orient themselves to a new location, communicate with each other and how Keith harvests the “liqui... This program is about honey. We visit with Keith Feigin, owner of Lovers Lane Farm, at his bee keeping center in Ukiah, California. We discuss bees on the loose, how they orient themselves to a new location, communicate with each other and how Keith harvests the “liquid gold.”  Keith was just leaving to catch up with some bees on the loose when I arrived, and that’s when our conversation began in mid August 2011. The book that Keith Feigin recommends is the “Secret Life of Bees,” by Sue Monk Kidd.  You may contact Keith Feigin via email at loverslanefarm@gmail.com. This interview was recorded on the streets of Ukiah and at Lovers Lane Farm in Ukiah, California on August 15, 2011. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=54218&version_id=60629&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/08/17/allman-sheriff-tom-the-moral-delimma-of-growing-marijuana/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/08/17/allman-sheriff-tom-the-moral-delimma-of-growing-marijuana/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:31:15 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1932 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/08/17/allman-sheriff-tom-the-moral-delimma-of-growing-marijuana/feed/ 0 This program is the second of a two part series with Mendocino County Sheriff Tom Allman. We begin when Sheriff Allman explains the "moral dilemma" and then discuss what can be done about it, as well about a lot about Sheriff Tom Allman. This program is the second of a two part series with Mendocino County Sheriff Tom Allman.  We begin when Sheriff Allman explains the "moral dilemma" and then discuss what can be done about it, as well about a lot about Sheriff Tom Allman. This program was recorded in the Radio Curious studios on August 8, 2011. The book Sheriff Tom Allman recommends is "Outliars," by Malcolm Gladwell. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=53778&version_id=60158&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/08/12/allman-sheriff-tom-growing-marijuana-in-northern-california-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/08/12/allman-sheriff-tom-growing-marijuana-in-northern-california-part-one/#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:35:06 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1911 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/08/12/allman-sheriff-tom-growing-marijuana-in-northern-california-part-one/feed/ 0 This is the first of a two part series with Mendocino County Sheriff Tom Allman, who discusses the procedures to legally grow marijuana in Mendocino County, the problems of large illegal grows, and what is being done about them. This program is the first of a two part series with Mendocino County Sheriff Tom Allman.  Sheriff Allman when he and Radio Curious Host and Producer  Attorney Barry Vogel discuss the procedures to legally grow marijuana in Mendocino County, the problems of large illegal grows, and what is being done about them, the extent the marijuana is a cash crop in Mendocino County, and a lot about Tom Allman. The next edition will be the second half of our conversation. That's when we discuss the Sheriff's "eureka" moment, what he wants to do with the rest of his life and a book he recommends. The interview with Sheriff Tom Allman was recorded on August 8, 2011 in the Radio Curious studios. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=53702&version_id=60080&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/07/04/caldicott-dr-helen-a-nuclear-catastrophe-never-seen-before-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/07/04/caldicott-dr-helen-a-nuclear-catastrophe-never-seen-before-2/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 20:19:12 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1891 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/07/04/caldicott-dr-helen-a-nuclear-catastrophe-never-seen-before-2/feed/ 1 Dr. Helen Caldicott, a co-founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility, discusses the nuclear disasters in Japan. Dr. Helen Caldicott describes how the nuclear disasters that began in Japan on March 11, 2011, with the massive 9.0 point earthquake and resulting tsunami, present catastrophes the likes of which human kind has never seen before.  We discuss what happened, the medical and health consequences around the world, why public information has not been forthcoming, and what can be done to protect ourselves.  In response to the question, what can be done to prevent similar disasters in the future, Dr. Caldicott’s suggested action is somewhat reminiscent of the 1960s civil right’s movement in the United States. Born in Melbourne, Australia in 1938, Dr. Caldicott received her medical degree from the University of Adelaide Medical School in 1961, she was a co-founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility, and has devoted the last 35 years to an international campaign to educate the public about the medical hazards of the nuclear age and what she believes are necessary changes in human behavior. Our conversation, recorded by phone from her home in southeast Australia on June 26, 2011, begins with her explanation of what occurred at the Fukushima Nuclear Power plants in Japan after the March, 2011 earthquake. The books Helen Caldicott recommends are “On The Beach,” by Nevil Shute, and her book, “Nuclear Power Is Not the Answer.” Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/52883/59202/73372/?url=http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-CALDICOTT_HELEN_INTERVIEW_BV.2_6-26-11.mp3) to listen. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=52883&version_id=59202&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/06/26/franco-mark-the-winnemem-wintus-war-on-the-u-s/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/06/26/franco-mark-the-winnemem-wintus-war-on-the-u-s/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 03:23:23 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1866 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/06/26/franco-mark-the-winnemem-wintus-war-on-the-u-s/feed/ 0 Radio Curious speaks with the Headman and War Chief of the Winnemem Wintu tribe in Northern California. The Winnemem Wintu declared war on the United States in 2004, in response to the “continued cultural genocide” against the indigenous tribe. Independence Day begs the question of what freedom and independence means. For Independence Day, Radio Curious brings you an interview with the Headman and War Chief of the Winnemem Wintu tribe in Northern California.  The Winnemem Wintu declared war on the United States in 2004, in response to the “continued cultural genocide” against the indigenous tribe.  Since that time they have been in a state of war against the US Government, which refuses to officially recognize the tribe as Native Americans.  The Winnemem Wintu began their war by holding a traditional war dance at the California State capitol building in Sacramento. In honor of Independence Day Radio Curious Associate Producer, Christina Aanestad, visits with Mark Franco, Headman and War Chief of the Winnemem Wintu tribe. His wife, Caleen Sisk-Franco is the Chief and Spiritual Leader of the Winnemem Wintu tribe. This interview was recorded in July 2010, at a coming of age ceremony on tribal land along the McCloud River in northern California, near an area where their former villages were flooded to make the Shasta Dam. The conversation began with Mark Franco describing what it means to be the Headman of the Winnemem Wintu tribe. The Winnemem Wintu website is www.winnememwintu.us/ (www.winnememwintu.us/). You may enjoy Christina Aanestad’s interview with Caleen Sisk-Franco, the Chief and Spiritual Leader of the Winnemem Wintu tribe, found here. The book Mark Franco recommends is “Cadillac Desert:The American West and Its Disappearing Water,” by Marc Reisner. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=52715&version_id=59019&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/06/02/cole-prescott-greed-is-now-respectable-elder-financial-abuse/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/06/02/cole-prescott-greed-is-now-respectable-elder-financial-abuse/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 06:57:37 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1816 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/06/02/cole-prescott-greed-is-now-respectable-elder-financial-abuse/feed/ 0 Elder financial abuse may result from deception promoted as a "seminar," sometimes with a "free lunch" included. Attorney Prescott Cole with California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform discusses elder financial abuse and “living trust seminars.” A will is a legal document that one prepares to identify what should be done with property after the writer has died.  In recent years, a document called a "living trust" has come into fashion that if it fits a persons needs and is done properly, would achieve the same purpose. Occasionally so called “free seminars,” are advertised living trusts.  Some of the gatherings are calculated to be more than instructional.  Rather they are calculated to sell the attendees, mostly senior citizens, a living trust at a surprisingly low price, as well as reverse mortgages and annuities. Prescott Cole, an attorney working with California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, based in San Francisco, California is our guest on this edition of Radio Curious, in the first of two discussions on financial elder abuse.  In this program we will discuss living trust seminars, how they are organized and what some of their goals are. I spoke with Prescott Cole from his office in San Franciso on May 27, 2011 and began our conversation by asking him to describe a living trust seminar. The website for California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform is canhr.org (http://canhr.org). This interview was recorded on May 27, 2011. The book that Prescott Cole recommends is the “Bartimaes Trilogy,” by Jonathan Stroud. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=52190&version_id=58464&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/05/23/les-blank-the-chef-of-film-making/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/05/23/les-blank-the-chef-of-film-making/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 00:03:42 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1794 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/05/23/les-blank-the-chef-of-film-making/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with film maker extraordinaire, Les Blank, about his life's work including a documentary about folk/blues musician Lightning Hopkins and a film about garlic. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with Les Blank, film maker extraordinaire. Les Blank will receive the Albert Maysles award at the 2011 Mendocino Film Festival where his films “Burden of Dreams” and "The Blues Accordin’ to Lightnin' Hopkins" will be presented.  John Rockwell, writing in The New York Times, describes Les Blank as, "…a documentarian of folk cultures who transforms anthropology into art." Though he had a long fascination with films, his career turned to film making after he saw “The Seventh Seal,” by Ingmar Bergman.   Our conversation, which was recorded by phone from his home in Berkeley, California on May 23, 2011, began when I asked him why he makes films. The films Les Blank recommends are “The Seventh Seal” and “Through a Glass Darkly,” both by Ingmar Bergman. Les Blank's website is www.lesblank.com Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=51974&version_id=58219&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/05/03/sisk-franco-caleen-puberty-rights-of-the-winnemem-wintu/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/05/03/sisk-franco-caleen-puberty-rights-of-the-winnemem-wintu/#comments Tue, 03 May 2011 20:22:41 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1769 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/05/03/sisk-franco-caleen-puberty-rights-of-the-winnemem-wintu/feed/ 1 This edition of Radio Curious is a visit with Caleen Sisk-Franco, Chief and spiritual leader of the Winnemem-Wintu tribe in Northern California, discussing their rights to hold an ancient puberty ceremony that honors a girls transition to womanhood. The "Middle Water People" are a small tribe near Mount Shasta, in Northern California. During World War 2, they were relocated and their homeland was flooded to make the Shasta Dam.  After an 80 year lapse, the tribe has reinvigorated a ceremony there, called the Puberty Ceremony, which honors a girls transition into womanhood.  For 3 days and nights, men sing and dance on one side of a river, while the women, pass on traditions to girls on the other side. The summer of 2011, the tribe will be holding the puberty ceremony for it’s future chief.  But holding a ceremony on stolen land can be a challenge. The forest service refuses to grant the tribe private access to their ancestral land along the McCloud river, because they are an “unrecognized” tribe.  Their ceremony is held with recreational boaters driving by, and camping as the tribe holds it's right of passage. Under the guidance of their Chief and Spiritual Leader, Caleen Sisk Franco, the Winnemem-Wintu have sued the federal government to protect their rights and their ancestral land. She describes the puberty ceremony and it’s importance to their way of life. Radio Curious Associate producer Christina Aanestad spoke with Caleen Sisk Franco, the chief and spiritual leader of the Winnemem Wintu tribe in Northern California in August 2011. The Book Caleen Sisk Franco recommends is “Winnie the Pooh,”  by A.A. Milne. For more information on the Winnemem Wintu you can visit their website: www.winnememwintu.us (http://www.winnememwintu.us/) Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=51442&version_id=57652&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/04/11/saving-a-small-town-post-office-ukiah-ca/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/04/11/saving-a-small-town-post-office-ukiah-ca/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 23:41:20 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1735 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/04/11/saving-a-small-town-post-office-ukiah-ca/feed/ 1 The United States Postal Service is closing post offices in small and rural towns across the country. Radio Curious visits with 3 local residents in Ukiah, Ca about their efforts to save the local downtown post office. The United States Postal Service has plans to close post offices in cities, small towns and rural areas across America. This edition of Radio Curious is a case study of how the federal government plans to close the main Post Office in Ukiah, California.  The Postal Service says it operates under a "corporate model" and is not subject to public information requests, even from local government. It is unwilling to share the bases of it cost analyses or even let the City of Ukiah conduct its own evaluations. We visit with three members of the Save the Ukiah Post Office Committee, Ukiah Mayor, Mari Rodin, Alan Nicholson and Mike Sweeney. They discuss the community efforts to save Ukiah's downtown post office and why. The interview was recorded April 11th, 2011. The book Alan Nichols recommends is “House,” by Tracy Kidder. The book Mari Rodin recommends is "Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking," by Malcolm Gladwell. The book Mike Sweeney recommends is, "The Storms of my Grandchildren: The Truth About the Coming Climate and Our Last Chance to Save Humanity," by Dr. James C. Hansen. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=50928&version_id=57101&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/04/07/1716/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/04/07/1716/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 19:18:56 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1716 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/04/07/1716/feed/ 0 Radio Curious speaks with Congressman Sam Farr, who represents Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties in the U.S. House of Representatives. We discuss the importance of public radio, the new Tea Party members in congress and some of the differences between t... This edition of Radio Curious is a visit with Congressman Sam Farr, who represents Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties in the U.S. House of Representatives. We discuss the importance of public radio, the new Tea Party members in congress and some of the differences between the Bush Administration and the Obama Administration. The interview with Congressman Sam Farr was recorded April 3rd, 2011. The book he recommends is “When the World Calls: The Inside Story of the Peace Corps and it's First Fifty Years,” by Stanley Meisler. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=50821&version_id=56990&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/03/16/sheehan-cindy-gold-star-moms-for-peace/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/03/16/sheehan-cindy-gold-star-moms-for-peace/#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2011 21:31:53 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1683 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/03/16/sheehan-cindy-gold-star-moms-for-peace/feed/ 0 Radio Curious speaks with Cindy Sheehan, who lost her son, Casey, in the Iraq war. She discusses her personal transition from being a working class mother, to becoming an outspoken peace activist, author and congressional candidate. Sometimes in peoples lives, something happens that changes them, forever.  Especially when a child dies.  In this edition of Radio Curious, we visit with Cindy Sheehan, the mother of Casey Sheehan who was killed in the Iraq War shortly after he enlisted, about 7 years ago.  This event changed her life, dramatically.  She discusses her personal transformation from being an every-day working class mother, to becoming an outspoken peace activist, author and congressional candidate. The conversation with Cindy Sheehan was recorded March 16th, 2011. Cindy Sheehan’s book, “Myth America” is available for free on her website: http://cindysheehanssoapbox.com. The book she recommends is, “Hegemony and Survival: America’s Quest for Global Dominance,” by Noam Chomsky. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/02/21/moglen-eben-internet-security-and-the-freedom-box/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/02/21/moglen-eben-internet-security-and-the-freedom-box/#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:18:41 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1664 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/02/21/moglen-eben-internet-security-and-the-freedom-box/feed/ 0 The concept of what the internet does and how it’s controlled by national forces is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. We visit with Columbia Law Professor Eben Moglen, a developer of the Freedom Box. The best spy system ever created and what the internet does and how it’s controlled by national forces is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious.  We visit with Columbia Law Professor Eben Moglen, a developer of the Freedom Box, which prevents government, businesses and other intruders from obtaining your personal information and internet uses. His blog is:  http://emoglen.law.columbia.edu/blog. For more information on the Freedom Box Foundation go here: http://freedomboxfoundation.org/. The book that Eben Moglen recommends is, “Free Software, Free Society,” by Richard Stallman. Click here to begin listening or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=49618&version_id=55708&version=1)to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/01/31/crane-susan-personal-values-over-personal-freedom/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/01/31/crane-susan-personal-values-over-personal-freedom/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 02:50:23 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1636 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/01/31/crane-susan-personal-values-over-personal-freedom/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Susan Crane, founder of plowshares who will be discussing her lifetime commitment to ending nuclear proliferation through non-violent direct action. Radio Curious hosts a conversation with Susan Crane, founder of plowshares who will be discussing her lifetime commitment to ending nuclear proliferation through non-violent direct action.  She’s awaiting sentencing,scheduled for March 2011, for pouring her blood on trident submarine machine bombs in the state of Washington.  A grandmother, in her 60s Susan Crane faces up to 10 years in federal prison for her actions.  In this edition of Radio Curious, Susan Crane discusses practicing a code of non-violence in every day life as well as using non-violent civil disobedience as a means to creating peace in the world. The interview with Susan Crane was recorded in the studios of Radio Curious in Ukiah, California, on January 29th, 2011. The articles Susan Crane recommends instead of a book, are by Judge C.J. Weeramantry and  be read on the links below: http://www.jonahhouse.org/Disarm_Now_Plowshares/judge-weeramantry-trident.pdf (http://www.jonahhouse.org/Disarm_Now_Plowshares/judge-weeramantry-trident.pdf) http://disarmnowplowshares.wordpress.com (http://disarmnowplowshares.wordpress.com/) Click here to begin listening or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=49051&version_id=55105&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/01/18/matthew-fox-creating-a-new-spirituality/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/01/18/matthew-fox-creating-a-new-spirituality/#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 22:40:47 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1619 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/01/18/matthew-fox-creating-a-new-spirituality/feed/ 0 This week Radio Curious visits with Matthew Fox, theologian and author of 28 books including his recent publication, "The Hidden Spirituality of Men: Ten Metaphors to Awaken the Sacred Masculine." In 1988, rather than comply with an ecclesiastical summons issued by then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, to move to Chicago and give up his work on Creation Spirituality in Oakland California, Matthew Fox, a Dominican Priest, left the Dominican Order, remained in Oakland, and established the University of Creation Spirituality.   Matthew Fox is the author of 28 books and most recently published “The Hidden Spirituality of Men:  Ten Metaphors to Awaken the Sacred Masculine,” and is our guest on this edition of Radio Curious. Matthew Fox first visited Radio Curious in 1999 when his book “Sins of the Spirit, Blessing of the Flesh: Lesson for Transforming Evil, in Soul and Society,” was published.  So, when we came across “The Hidden Spirituality Men,” the latent curiosity of Radio Curious about spirituality was awakened. Fox and I spoke by visited again, by phone from his home in Oakland, California on January 11, 2011.  Our conversation, which explores male and female spirituality, began with Matthew Fox distinguishing spirituality, faith, religion and dogma. The book Matthew Fox recommends is “Walt Whitman: Shamanism, Spiritual Democracy and the World Soul,” By Steven B. Herrmann. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=48727&version_id=54752&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/01/04/1597/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/01/04/1597/#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2011 05:41:08 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1597 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/01/04/1597/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Denis Dutton, author of ‘The Art Instinct: Beauty, Pleasure and Human Evolution,” who died December 28, 2010. In this edition, we visit with Denis Dutton, author of ‘The Art Instinct: Beauty, Pleasure and Human Evolution.”  A quote from this book, at page 46, provides a good idea of who we are and what the book is about.  “As much as fighting wild animals or finding suitable environments our ancient ancestors faced social forces and family conflicts that became a part of evolved life.   Both of these force fields acting in concert, eventually produced the intensely social, robust, love making, murderous, convivial, organizing, technology using, show off, squabbling, game playing, friendly, status seeking, upright walking, lying, omnivorous, knowledge seeking, arguing, clubbing, language using, conspicuously wasteful, versatile species of primate that we became.  And along the way in developing all this, the arts were born.” Denis Dutton was a professor of ‘Philosophy of Art’ at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. We visited by phone from his home in Christchurch, New Zealand on July 17th, 2009 and began our conversation by asking him to further explain the birth of the arts. The books Denis Dutton recommends are “Before The Dawn: Recovering The Lost History Of Our Ancestors,” by Nicholas Wade and “The 10,000 Year Explosion: How Civilization Accelerated Human Evolution,” by Gregory Cochran and Henry Harpending. You can listen to a radio curious interview with Gregory Cochran by visiting the 2009 Radio Curious archives on our website www.radiocurious.org. Denis Dutton died on December 28, 2010. Click here to begin listening or on the media player below. Click here to download and subscribe to our podcast (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=34585&version_id=39654&version=1) LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/01/02/esyer-esq-david/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/01/02/esyer-esq-david/#comments Sun, 02 Jan 2011 06:13:05 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1576 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/01/02/esyer-esq-david/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Mendocino County's newly elected District Attorney, David Eyster to discuss the power of the prosecutor. The power of any criminal prosecutor and especially a local district attorney, is immense.  The given job of the DA is to serve justice, and the on-going question is what process to employ in order to achieve justice.  Not all prosecutors have experience as a defense attorney and as a prosecutor.  In Mendocino County, California, David Eyster, an attorney with experience on both sides of criminal cases, was elected to the office of District Attorney and will assume the position of chief law enforcement officer of the county on January 3, 2011.  When he visited the studios of Radio Curious on December 27, 2010, we had a conversation about the role of a criminal defense attorney and how that will affect his new role as prosecutor; his attitude toward “overcharging” criminal violations, what he calls “leveraging the defendant;” the use of the grand jury in criminal cases; and his plans to prosecute unfair business practices.  We began when I asked him about the role of the criminal defense attorney. The book David Eyster recommends in the “Autobiography of Mark Twain.” Click (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/48307/54283/69028/?url=http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-EYSTER_DAVID_12-27-2010_CA.mp3)here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/48307/54283/69028/?url=http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-EYSTER_DAVID_12-27-2010_CA.mp3) to begin listening to the interview. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=48307&version_id=54283&version=1) to download podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/12/20/martin-buzzy-dont-shoot-im-the-guitar-man/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/12/20/martin-buzzy-dont-shoot-im-the-guitar-man/#comments Mon, 20 Dec 2010 22:47:06 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1562 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/12/20/martin-buzzy-dont-shoot-im-the-guitar-man/feed/ 0 Buzzy Martin taught guitar in San Quentin Prison for three and a half years, where he gained a unique "insiders" perspective about prison life, prisoners, and the guards. He chronicles his experience in a book, "Don't Shoot! I'm the Guitar Man." Buzzy Martin began teaching music to at risk kids in Juvenile Hall.  He then taught guitar in San Quentin Prison for three and a half years, where he gained a unique "insiders" perspective about prison life, prisoners, and the guards.  His book, "Don't Shoot!  I'm the Guitar Man," chronicles his experiences teaching prison inmates, including rapists, child molesters and murderers how to play the guitar.  Martin shares his experiences with incarcerated youth, to teach them that prison is not a “badge of honor,” and he reveals how music can be a universal language to open the hearts of people who may think they don't have one. Buzzy Martin's memoir will be made into a movie.  His website is http://buzzymartin.com/ The interview with Buzzy Martin was recorded on October 11th, 2010.  The book he recommends is, “The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, A Toltec Wisdom Book,” by don Miguel Ruiz. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. 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LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/09/03/von-drhele-david-triangle-the-fire-that-changed-america/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/09/03/von-drhele-david-triangle-the-fire-that-changed-america/#comments Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:17:00 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1350 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/09/03/von-drhele-david-triangle-the-fire-that-changed-america/feed/ 0 Until September 11, 2001, The Triangle Shirtwaste Fire on March 25, 1911 was the deadliest workplace disaster in the history of New York City.  David Von Drehle, a political writer for the Washington Post, is the author of “Triangle, Until September 11, 2001, The Triangle Shirtwaste Fire on March 25, 1911 was the deadliest workplace disaster in the history of New York City.  David Von Drehle, a political writer for the Washington Post, is the author of “Triangle, the Fire That Changed America.” It’s a detailed examination of how one event changed the course of the 20th century politics and labor relations. At the end of his book Von Drehle concludes that the workers who fought the management in 1909 and died in the fire of 1911, where they were locked in the building during the fire, did not die in vain. This conversation with David Von Drehle, was recorded in September, 2003 from his office in New York. The book David Von Drehle recommends is, “Plunkitt of Tammany Hall,” by William Riordan. Click (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-VON_DREHLE_DAVID__TRIANGLE_FIRE_9-8-10.mp3)here to listen. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=45330&version_id=51083&version=1) to subscribe to and download the podcasts with David Von Drehle. LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/08/16/ward-peter-a-world-without-ice-caps/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/08/16/ward-peter-a-world-without-ice-caps/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:48:17 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1262 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/08/16/ward-peter-a-world-without-ice-caps/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/08/02/wells-spencer-the-unforseen-cost-of-civilization/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/08/02/wells-spencer-the-unforseen-cost-of-civilization/#comments Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:07:44 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1239 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/08/02/wells-spencer-the-unforseen-cost-of-civilization/feed/ 0  - In this edition of Radio Curious we visit again with Spencer Wells and discuss his new book, “Pandora’s Seed: The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization,” published n 2010.  Our interview is a follow-up to a 2004 conversation about his book,  In this edition of Radio Curious we visit again with Spencer Wells and discuss his new book, “Pandora’s Seed: The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization,” published n 2010.  Our interview is a follow-up to a 2004 conversation about his book, "The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey," in which Wells traces our routes as small bands of hunter-gatherers when our ancestors walked out of Africa approximately 60,000 years ago and began populating the world.  Our 2004 interview may be found here (http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/02/10/spencer-wells-the-peopling-of-the-world/). “Pandora’s Seed” tells the story of what we humans, with our hunter-gatherer biological construct have created in the past 10,000 years. These multiple live style changes have produced what we call “civilization,” with systems and mechanisms that will not allow us to continue the life-styles to are emulated by many people world-wide, and exploited by those who have access to them. In other words we can’t last much longer doing what we are doing without radically reducing the way we all live, if not outright killing our species. Spencer Well is an Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society in Washington, D.C., where he leads the Genographic Project, which is collecting and analyzing hundreds of thousands of DNA samples from people around the wold in order to decipher how our ancestors populated the world.   He is also a professor a Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. In this interview with Spencer Wells, recorded on July 19, 2010, we began by describing the changes necessary for our species survival. The book Spencer Wells recommends is “The Histories," by Herodotus, the 5th century B.C. Greek historian. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/44618/50309/65742/?url=http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-WELLS_SPENCER.2_1_CA_7-19-10.mp3) to begin listening. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=44618&version_id=50309&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/06/03/weidlinger-tom-jim-thorpe-the-worlds-greatest-athlete/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/06/03/weidlinger-tom-jim-thorpe-the-worlds-greatest-athlete/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 22:56:19 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1173 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/06/03/weidlinger-tom-jim-thorpe-the-worlds-greatest-athlete/feed/ 0 A sports icon of the first half of the 20th century, Jim Thorpe, was a Native American athlete who rose to athletic stardom at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, winning two gold medals at the 1912 Summer Olympics and continued, A sports icon of the first half of the 20th century, Jim Thorpe, was a Native American athlete who rose to athletic stardom at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, winning two gold medals at the 1912 Summer Olympics and continued, despite some controversy, to gain fame in professional baseball and football. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with Tom Weidlinger, the director and co-writer and co-producer of the movie “Jim Thorpe, The World’s Greatest Athlete.”  Tom Weidlinger spoke from his home in the San Francisco bay area on Sunday, May 30th 2010.  I began by asking him “Who is Jim Thorpe?” The book  Tom Weidlinger recommends is “Cutting For Stone” by Abraham Verghese. Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/43167/48720/64400/?url=http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-WEIDLINGER_TOM_INTERVIEW_5-30-10_HB_mono.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/02/16/project-pooch-dogs-in-juvenile-hall/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/02/16/project-pooch-dogs-in-juvenile-hall/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:48:17 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=987 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/02/16/project-pooch-dogs-in-juvenile-hall/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/02/09/menasian-helen-no-child-left-inside/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/02/09/menasian-helen-no-child-left-inside/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:01:13 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=973 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/02/09/menasian-helen-no-child-left-inside/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/02/02/gehrman-jody-edelman-deborah-the-ticking-clock/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/02/02/gehrman-jody-edelman-deborah-the-ticking-clock/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:23:42 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=968 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/02/02/gehrman-jody-edelman-deborah-the-ticking-clock/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/01/20/walls-bill-and-kawkeka-denise-what-led-to-the-bloody-island-massacre/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/01/20/walls-bill-and-kawkeka-denise-what-led-to-the-bloody-island-massacre/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:34:05 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=959 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/01/20/walls-bill-and-kawkeka-denise-what-led-to-the-bloody-island-massacre/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/01/11/mayer-schonberger-viktor-remembering-to-forget-in-the-digital-age/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/01/11/mayer-schonberger-viktor-remembering-to-forget-in-the-digital-age/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:21:55 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=918 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/01/11/mayer-schonberger-viktor-remembering-to-forget-in-the-digital-age/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/12/14/fogg-charles-peace-activist-and-interrogator/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/12/14/fogg-charles-peace-activist-and-interrogator/#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:11:20 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=893 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/12/14/fogg-charles-peace-activist-and-interrogator/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/12/07/gallagher-winifred-what-does-it-cost-to-pay-attention/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/12/07/gallagher-winifred-what-does-it-cost-to-pay-attention/#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:32:52 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=891 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/12/07/gallagher-winifred-what-does-it-cost-to-pay-attention/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/11/30/clement-brian-r-phd-do-we-really-need-dietary-supplements/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/11/30/clement-brian-r-phd-do-we-really-need-dietary-supplements/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:32:10 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=888 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/11/30/clement-brian-r-phd-do-we-really-need-dietary-supplements/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/11/23/professor-freund-hugo-why-thanksgiving/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/11/23/professor-freund-hugo-why-thanksgiving/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:13:33 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=884 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/11/23/professor-freund-hugo-why-thanksgiving/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/11/16/alexander-rudolph-jr-phd-from-the-death-penalty-to-a-doctorate/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/11/16/alexander-rudolph-jr-phd-from-the-death-penalty-to-a-doctorate/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:58:53 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=877 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/11/16/alexander-rudolph-jr-phd-from-the-death-penalty-to-a-doctorate/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/11/01/vogel-lillian-brown-secrets-of-a-long-life/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/11/01/vogel-lillian-brown-secrets-of-a-long-life/#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:33:48 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=871 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/11/01/vogel-lillian-brown-secrets-of-a-long-life/feed/ 0 How can you reach 100 years leading a healthy and fulfilling life? Lillian Brown Vogel, Ph.D., reached 100 in September 2009 and  published her book "What's My Secret," a memoir looking across her life and imparting thoughts and ideas to those of us wh... How can you reach 100 years leading a healthy and fulfilling life? Lillian Brown Vogel, Ph.D., reached 100 in September 2009 and  published her book "What's My Secret," a memoir looking across her life and imparting thoughts and ideas to those of us who would wish to lead a long and active life. Lillian is the mother of Radio Curious host and producer Barry Vogel.  He remembers from his childhood hearing her get to the heart of most any matter with a few simple questions.  A skill which helped put him onto his own curious path in life. This conversation recorded on October 31,  2009, begins by inquiring what makes Lillian curious. The book recommended by Lillian Brown Vogel, Ph.D., is "The Blue Tattoo: The Life Of Olive Oatman." Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/42383/47876/63750/?url=http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-LILLIAN_VOGEL_10-31-09_INTERVIEW_HB_WEB_EDITION_MONO.mp3) Click here to download the podcast (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=37175&version_id=42405&version=1) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/10/14/vogel-barry-consequences-of-measure-a-in-mendocino-county/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/10/14/vogel-barry-consequences-of-measure-a-in-mendocino-county/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:36:23 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=746 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/10/14/vogel-barry-consequences-of-measure-a-in-mendocino-county/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/10/05/collier-robin-in-defense-of-mendocino-county-tomorrow-and-measure-a/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/10/05/collier-robin-in-defense-of-mendocino-county-tomorrow-and-measure-a/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:03 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=687 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/10/05/collier-robin-in-defense-of-mendocino-county-tomorrow-and-measure-a/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/09/29/mcmichael-frank-what-to-do-with-the-old-masonite-property/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/09/29/mcmichael-frank-what-to-do-with-the-old-masonite-property/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:52:03 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=684 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/09/29/mcmichael-frank-what-to-do-with-the-old-masonite-property/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/09/15/crane-susan-why-she-pours-her-blood-on-nuclear-weapons/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/09/15/crane-susan-why-she-pours-her-blood-on-nuclear-weapons/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:42:11 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=680 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/09/15/crane-susan-why-she-pours-her-blood-on-nuclear-weapons/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/08/24/dr-ram-preetha-can-buddhism-and-modern-scientific-thought-meet/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/08/24/dr-ram-preetha-can-buddhism-and-modern-scientific-thought-meet/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:42:04 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=670 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/08/24/dr-ram-preetha-can-buddhism-and-modern-scientific-thought-meet/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/07/07/sloan-dr-mark-why-do-gorillas-have-it-so-easy/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/07/07/sloan-dr-mark-why-do-gorillas-have-it-so-easy/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:11:17 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=611 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/07/07/sloan-dr-mark-why-do-gorillas-have-it-so-easy/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/05/29/nalebuff-rachel-k-my-little-red-book/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/05/29/nalebuff-rachel-k-my-little-red-book/#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 17:46:27 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=560 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/05/29/nalebuff-rachel-k-my-little-red-book/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/03/23/courtney-william-what-is-marijuana-made-of/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/03/23/courtney-william-what-is-marijuana-made-of/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:11:44 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=511 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/03/23/courtney-william-what-is-marijuana-made-of/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/01/20/farr-sam-inauguration-day-2009/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/01/20/farr-sam-inauguration-day-2009/#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:01:18 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2009/02/17/farr-sam-inauguration-day-2009/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/01/20/farr-sam-inauguration-day-2009/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Rep. Sam Farr about the upcoming congress and Barak Obama's inauguration. Recorded on January 20, 2009, the day Barack Obama became President of the United States, Radio Curious visited again with Congressman Sam Farr, who represents the south central coast of California in the United States House of Representatives. In our conversation we discuss Farr’s impressions of the inauguration, what it means to America and the upcoming congressional session. The book he recommends is “Indian Tales (California Legacy)" by Jaime De Angulo. Click here to begin listening or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/12/01/mcwhorter-professor-john-our-magnificent-bastard-tongue/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/12/01/mcwhorter-professor-john-our-magnificent-bastard-tongue/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:20:10 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=536 http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/12/01/mcwhorter-professor-john-our-magnificent-bastard-tongue/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/10/20/posner-rabbi-phil/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/10/20/posner-rabbi-phil/#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:05:45 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=549 http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/10/20/posner-rabbi-phil/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/10/19/patrick-william-loneliness-and-how-it-affects-us/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/10/19/patrick-william-loneliness-and-how-it-affects-us/#comments Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:37:06 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/10/19/patrick-william-loneliness-and-how-it-affects-us/ 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http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/08/28/allman-tom-sheriff-medical-marijuana-guidelines/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:44:50 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/08/28/allman-tom-sheriff-medical-marijuana-guidelines/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/08/28/allman-tom-sheriff-medical-marijuana-guidelines/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/08/28/damrosch-phoebe-the-wisdom-of-the-waiter/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/08/28/damrosch-phoebe-the-wisdom-of-the-waiter/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:56:32 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/08/28/damrosch-phoebe-the-wisdom-of-the-waiter/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/08/28/damrosch-phoebe-the-wisdom-of-the-waiter/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/07/28/keller-irwin-the-kinsey-scale-and-the-kinsey-sicks/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/07/28/keller-irwin-the-kinsey-scale-and-the-kinsey-sicks/#comments Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:54:34 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=555 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http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/05/21/magruder-kate-celebrating-community/#comments Thu, 22 May 2008 01:11:04 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/05/21/magruder-kate-celebrating-community/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/05/21/magruder-kate-celebrating-community/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/04/16/johnson-richard-w-jr-an-activist-journalist/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/04/16/johnson-richard-w-jr-an-activist-journalist/#comments Thu, 17 Apr 2008 02:49:39 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/04/16/johnson-richard-w-jr-an-activist-journalist/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/04/16/johnson-richard-w-jr-an-activist-journalist/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/03/17/frank-mcmichael-richard-shoemaker-local-government-v-the-people-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/03/17/frank-mcmichael-richard-shoemaker-local-government-v-the-people-part-one/#comments Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:11:31 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/03/17/frank-mcmichael-richard-shoemaker-local-government-v-the-people-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/03/17/frank-mcmichael-richard-shoemaker-local-government-v-the-people-part-one/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/03/07/toward-understanding-the-predicament/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/03/07/toward-understanding-the-predicament/#comments Fri, 07 Mar 2008 07:35:03 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/03/07/toward-understanding-the-predicament/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/03/07/toward-understanding-the-predicament/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/02/02/wann-david-finding-real-wealth-in-a-sustainable-lifestyle/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/02/02/wann-david-finding-real-wealth-in-a-sustainable-lifestyle/#comments Sat, 02 Feb 2008 19:46:32 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2758 http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/02/02/wann-david-finding-real-wealth-in-a-sustainable-lifestyle/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with David Wann, author of "Simple Prosperity." Efforts to change culture memes or ideas of what we think sometimes result in the promoter of those new ideas being labeled with a negative banner. David Wann, the author of “Simple Prosperity: Finding Real Wealth in a Sustainable Lifestyle,” our guest in this edition of Radio Curious, was a regular contributor to a major Denver, Colorado newspaper in 2001 and before. Soon after September 11, when George Bush suggested that people "go out and buy” things to promote the economy, Dave Wann suggested otherwise. His column was cancelled by the newspaper editor who then went on to suggest that he be tried as a terrorist by a military panel. In his book, “Simple Prosperity,” Dave Wann, talks about using the affluence of our world to make it and our lives a more comfortable and viable place to live. When I spoke with Dave Wann in early February 2008, I couldn’t resist asking him to tell the terrorist story, and that’s where we began our visit. The book David Wann recommends is "The European Dream," by Jeremy Rifkin. Click here to listen or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/02/01/michael-shuman-keeping-the-culture-of-small-towns/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/02/01/michael-shuman-keeping-the-culture-of-small-towns/#comments Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:40:52 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/02/01/michael-shuman-keeping-the-culture-of-small-towns/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/02/01/michael-shuman-keeping-the-culture-of-small-towns/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/10/24/mike-thompson-interview-october-2007/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/10/24/mike-thompson-interview-october-2007/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:13:46 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/04/mike-thompson-interview-october-2007/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/10/24/mike-thompson-interview-october-2007/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/09/26/jim-wattenburger-who-should-control-rural-growth-corporations-or-citizens/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/09/26/jim-wattenburger-who-should-control-rural-growth-corporations-or-citizens/#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2007 07:11:28 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/jim-wattenburger-who-should-control-rural-growth-corporations-or-citizens/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/09/26/jim-wattenburger-who-should-control-rural-growth-corporations-or-citizens/feed/ 0 Should a shopping mall and a large residential development occur adjacent to the city of Ukiah, California? The city and many people fear this development will result in the loss of a unique, rural small town in northern California. Should a shopping mall and a large residential development occur adjacent to the city of Ukiah, California? The city and many people fear this development will result in the loss of a unique, rural small town in northern California.  Mendocino County Supervisor Jim Wattenburger discusses his position in support of these projects, and about the legalization of marijuana in two programs recorded September 23, 2007, and the broadcast September 26, and October 3, 2007. Jim Wattenburger recommends "Undaunted Courage," by Stephen A. Ambrose.   Click here (http://radio4all.net/responder.php/download/24840/28990/43173/?url=http://emma2.radio4all.net/pub/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20070925-WATTENBURGER_INTERVIEW__1_recorded_9-23-07.mp3) to begin listening to part one. Click here (http://radio4all.net/responder.php/download/24840/28990/43174/?url=http://emma2.radio4all.net/pub/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20070925-WATTENBURGER_INTERVIEW__2_recorded_9-23-07.mp3) to begin listening to part two. LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/08/22/richard-shoemaker-barry-vogel-esq-citizen-effort-to-combat-big-box-takeover-of-a-small-rural-community/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/08/22/richard-shoemaker-barry-vogel-esq-citizen-effort-to-combat-big-box-takeover-of-a-small-rural-community/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2007 07:38:46 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/richard-shoemaker-barry-vogel-esq-citizen-effort-to-combat-big-box-takeover-of-a-small-rural-community/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/08/22/richard-shoemaker-barry-vogel-esq-citizen-effort-to-combat-big-box-takeover-of-a-small-rural-community/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/08/07/john-pinches-all-politics-is-local-including-marijuana/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/08/07/john-pinches-all-politics-is-local-including-marijuana/#comments Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:42:36 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/john-pinches-all-politics-is-local-including-marijuana/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/08/07/john-pinches-all-politics-is-local-including-marijuana/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/07/25/charles-ferguson-will-this-war-ever-end/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/07/25/charles-ferguson-will-this-war-ever-end/#comments Wed, 25 Jul 2007 07:45:12 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/charles-ferguson-will-this-war-ever-end/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/07/25/charles-ferguson-will-this-war-ever-end/feed/ 0 !-/* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi... !-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> “The Endless War,” a movie released in late July 2007, written, directed and produced by Charles Ferguson, depicts the blunders and ill-prepared manner in which the United States initiated and carried out the war against Iraq. This full-length feature film juxtaposes the statements and actions of the Washington leadership of the war, which at the outset failed to include President Bush – the Commander-in-Chief, with the leadership’s actions and grievous consequences that followed.  Charles Ferguson holds a Ph.D. in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has extensive experience in foreign policy analysis, and lives and works in the San Francisco Bay area. When I spoke with him on July 20, 2007 we began with his explanation how the war and the occupation of Iraq were shaped by an extremely small group of people In Washington D.C., with limited foreign policy and post war occupation experience. The film he recommends is “The Lives of Others,” a story about East Germany under the community regime.   Click here (http://radio4all.net/responder.php/download/24072/28131/41724/?url=http://emma2.radio4all.net/pub/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20070730-FERGUSON_INTERVIEW_7-20-07.mp3) to begin listening.   LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/06/19/tom-allman-the-sheriff-and-marijuana/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/06/19/tom-allman-the-sheriff-and-marijuana/#comments Tue, 19 Jun 2007 07:49:22 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/tom-allman-the-sheriff-and-marijuana/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/06/19/tom-allman-the-sheriff-and-marijuana/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/05/07/kevin-z-golden-lawsuit-to-ban-genetically-modified-alfalfa/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/05/07/kevin-z-golden-lawsuit-to-ban-genetically-modified-alfalfa/#comments Mon, 07 May 2007 07:54:05 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/kevin-z-golden-lawsuit-to-ban-genetically-modified-alfalfa/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/05/07/kevin-z-golden-lawsuit-to-ban-genetically-modified-alfalfa/feed/ 0 The consequences of growing genetically modified alfalfa were deteremined by the United States District Court in San Francisco, California to be so uncertain and so potentially dangerous that they were outlawed nation-wide in litigation brought by the ... The consequences of growing genetically modified alfalfa were deteremined by the United States District Court in San Francisco, California to be so uncertain and so potentially dangerous that they were outlawed nation-wide in litigation brought by the Center for Food Safety based in San Francisco. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with Attorney Kevin Zelig Golden, who, along with others from the Center for Food Safety, litigated this landmark case which banned the planting of genetically modified alfalfa as of May 3, 2007.  This program was originally broadcast May 7, 2007. The book that Kevin Z. Golden recommends is "Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals," by Michael Pollan. Click here (http://radio4all.net/responder.php/download/23912/27951/41451/?url=http://emma2.radio4all.net/pub/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20070716-KEVIN_GOLDEN_INTERVIEW_5-7-07.mp3) to begin listening. LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/10/10/michael-gurian-a-look-at-the-wonder-of-boys-ten-years-later/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/10/10/michael-gurian-a-look-at-the-wonder-of-boys-ten-years-later/#comments Tue, 10 Oct 2006 08:17:08 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/michael-gurian-a-look-at-the-wonder-of-boys-ten-years-later/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/10/10/michael-gurian-a-look-at-the-wonder-of-boys-ten-years-later/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/09/20/holly-hollenbeck-sex-lives-of-wives/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/09/20/holly-hollenbeck-sex-lives-of-wives/#comments Wed, 20 Sep 2006 08:19:37 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/holly-hollenbeck-sex-lives-of-wives/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/09/20/holly-hollenbeck-sex-lives-of-wives/feed/ 0 Sex Lives of Wives: Reigniting the Passion, True Confessions and Provocative Advise from Real Women How to ignite sexual passion from a woman’s perspective is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious, as we talk with Holly Hollenbeck, Sex Lives of Wives: Reigniting the Passion, True Confessions and Provocative Advise from Real Women How to ignite sexual passion from a woman’s perspective is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious, as we talk with Holly Hollenbeck, a former attorney from Omaha, Nebraska, and author of, “Sex Lives of Wives, Reigniting the Passion, True Confessions and Provocative Advice from Real Women.” Holly Hollenbeck says her book is not so much directed at how to please your mate, but how to please yourself by pleasing your mate. Take a look at www.passionseekers.com (http://www.passionseekers.com/), her website devoted to helping women find passion and inspiration in their long-term relationships. I spoke with Holly Hollenbeck from her home in Nebraska, in mid September 2006, and asked her to describe what motivated her to write, “Sex Lives of Wives.” Holly Hollenbeck recommends, "Adults Only Travel: The Ultimate Guide to Romantic and Erotic Destination," by David West and Louis James. Originally Broadcast: September 20, 2006 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20060919-HOLLENBECK_INTERVIEW_EDITED.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/08/02/martha-mccabe-culture-and-racism/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/08/02/martha-mccabe-culture-and-racism/#comments Wed, 02 Aug 2006 08:24:32 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/martha-mccabe-culture-and-racism/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/08/02/martha-mccabe-culture-and-racism/feed/ 0 Praise At Midnight Life, culture and racism are the topics of this edition of Radio Curious, in conversation with attorney/novelist Martha McCabe, author of, "Praise at Midnight."  Martha McCabe worked as a civil rights and criminal trial lawyer in de... Praise At Midnight Life, culture and racism are the topics of this edition of Radio Curious, in conversation with attorney/novelist Martha McCabe, author of, "Praise at Midnight."  Martha McCabe worked as a civil rights and criminal trial lawyer in deep east Texas from 1974 to 1985.  Her goal was to pour the raw material from her personal experiences as a lawyer into her story.  The deeper level into which she fell during the ten year period it took her to complete, “Praise at Midnight,” was the importance of consciousness and self awareness in avoiding the projection of one's own dark side on to other people and then killing them.  She applies this to both local and international levels in her considerations.  She and I have been associates, good friends and colleagues since 1969 when we met at the University of Santa Clara where I was a law student.  When I spoke with Martha McCabe from her home in San Antonio, Texas on July 29, 2006, we began with her description of the culture of deep east Texas at the time she was living there, 1974 to 1985. Martha McCabe recommends, “Reading Lolita in Teheran,” by Azar Nafisi and, “Caballero: A Historical Novel,” by Jovita Gonzalez and Eve Raleigh. Originally Broadcast: August 2, 2006 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20060802-MARTHA_McCABE_Interview_7-29-06.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/07/05/dr-clotaire-rapaille-understanding-our-collective-unconscious/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/07/05/dr-clotaire-rapaille-understanding-our-collective-unconscious/#comments Wed, 05 Jul 2006 08:27:40 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/dr-clotaire-rapaille-understanding-our-collective-unconscious/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/07/05/dr-clotaire-rapaille-understanding-our-collective-unconscious/feed/ 0 The Culture Code, An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around The World Live and Buy As They Do The collective unconscious may be defined as a cultural code, a set of imprinted concepts that control how members of different societies live.  Dr. The Culture Code, An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around The World Live and Buy As They Do The collective unconscious may be defined as a cultural code, a set of imprinted concepts that control how members of different societies live.  Dr. Clotaire Rapaille, a French born psychologist brings together the concepts of Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud in his development of the collective unconscious in the book, “The Culture Code, An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around The World Live and Buy As They Do.” Dr. Rapaille thrives on new ideas, which is part of the reason he chose to become American. We visited by phone from his home in New York State, the last week of June 2006, and asked him to describe the development of his ideas. Dr. Rapaille's website is:  www.archetypediscoveriesworldwide.com (http://www.archetypediscoveriesworldwide.com/) The books Dr. Clotaire Rapaille recommends are, "The DiVinci Code," by Dan Brown and "Straight From The Gut," by Jack Welsh. Originally Broadcast: June 28, 2006 and July 5, 2006 Click here to begin listening to part one. Click here to begin listening to part two. LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/05/09/ken-rockwell-a-view-through-the-lens-photography-and-the-internet/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/05/09/ken-rockwell-a-view-through-the-lens-photography-and-the-internet/#comments Tue, 09 May 2006 08:29:37 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/ken-rockwell-a-view-through-the-lens-photography-and-the-internet/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/05/09/ken-rockwell-a-view-through-the-lens-photography-and-the-internet/feed/ 0 With the help of a camera, especially a digital camera, and the internet we may now see portions of what other people see and have sent our way or perhaps have made public. Sometime soon I hope to present some visual images I think are special, With the help of a camera, especially a digital camera, and the internet we may now see portions of what other people see and have sent our way or perhaps have made public. Sometime soon I hope to present some visual images I think are special, in addition to the sound images you can hear, here on the Radio Curious website. In preparation for creating those images, I found my way to an intriguing photography website called www.kenrockwell.com (http://www.kenrockwell.com/). This website has many references about cameras, how to choose and use them, and it also tells the story of a man who freely shares his knowledge and skills about photography. After reading his website, I invited Ken Rockwell to join us for a conversation about photography, cameras, websites and the use of the internet. Ken Rockwell and I visited by phone in early May, 2006, from his home near San Diego, California. For him, good photography narrows down to seeing better, which he describes to be more of a feeling than an actual momentary vision. www.kenrockwell.com (http://www.kenrockwell.com/) Ken Rockwell recommends, "Ten-Thousand Miles of America," by Richard A. Suleski, Jr. Originally Broadcast: May 9, 2006 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20060507-KEN_ROCKWELL_INTERVIEW_5-4-06.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/02/28/mike-tidwell-destruction-of-louisiana/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/02/28/mike-tidwell-destruction-of-louisiana/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2006 08:39:52 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/mike-tidwell-destruction-of-louisiana/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/02/28/mike-tidwell-destruction-of-louisiana/feed/ 0 Bayou Farewell, The Rich Life and Tragic Death of Louisiana's Cajun Coast It is now known that the destruction to southern Louisiana, which occurred as a result of hurricane Katrina in August, 2005, was anticipated by some and should have been anticip... Bayou Farewell, The Rich Life and Tragic Death of Louisiana's Cajun Coast It is now known that the destruction to southern Louisiana, which occurred as a result of hurricane Katrina in August, 2005, was anticipated by some and should have been anticipated by others.  In this interview recorded in April 2003, and first broadcast in February 2006, our guest is Mike Tidwell, author of, "Bayou Farewell: The Rich Life and Tragic Death of Coastal Louisiana." Tidwell describes how that vast marshland of coastal Louisiana, home to millions of migratory birds and the source of one-third of America’s seafood, is literally washing out to sea. The bayou region, 6000 square miles in size, remains the fastest disappearing landmass on earth.  An acre of solid ground turns to water every 20 minutes; an area the size of Manhattan Island washes away every ten months. Mike Tidwell recommends, "Oil Notes," by Rick Bass. Originally Broadcast: February 28, 2006 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20060226--TIDWELL__MIKE_3-28-03.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/02/14/neil-proto-law-as-a-tool-for-social-change/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/02/14/neil-proto-law-as-a-tool-for-social-change/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2006 08:41:09 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/neil-proto-law-as-a-tool-for-social-change/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/02/14/neil-proto-law-as-a-tool-for-social-change/feed/ 0 To A High Court: The Tumult and Choices that Led to United States v. SCRAP Law as a tool for social change is the subject of this edition of Radio Curious, and it’s also the reason why I decided to be an attorney. Neil Proto, now a veteran Washington D. To A High Court: The Tumult and Choices that Led to United States v. SCRAP Law as a tool for social change is the subject of this edition of Radio Curious, and it’s also the reason why I decided to be an attorney. Neil Proto, now a veteran Washington D.C. lawyer, was a law student in the early 1970s in Washington D.C. and one of several law students in a group called SCRAP (Student’s Challenging Regulatory Agency Procedures), which sued the United States Interstate Commerce Commission and the nation’s railroads for what they believed was a violation of the NEPA, the National Environmental Protection Act. The regulations, which they successfully challenged, discouraged the movement of materials that could be recycled and encouraged the movement of raw materials. The Federal court issued an injunction, ordered an environmental impact report be prepared and in the end, the regulations were overturned. The story is told in Neil Proto’s book, “To A High Court: The Tumult and Choices that Led to United States v. SCRAP.” For the past 35 years, Neil Proto has practiced and taught law in the Nation’s capital. In this conversation, recorded in early February, 2006, we discuss the SCRPA lawsuit, ihe importance of citizen involvement in the use of the law as a tool for social change, and how court rulings in recent decades have made this involvement more difficult. Neil Proto recommends, “The Prince of Our Disorder: The Life of T.E. Lawrence,” by John E. Mack. Originally Broadcast: February 14, 2006 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20060212-PROTO__NEIL_interview.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/12/13/mikey-weinstein-update-on-evangelism-at-the-us-air-force-academy/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/12/13/mikey-weinstein-update-on-evangelism-at-the-us-air-force-academy/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2005 21:29:05 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/mikey-weinstein-update-on-evangelism-at-the-us-air-force-academy/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/12/13/mikey-weinstein-update-on-evangelism-at-the-us-air-force-academy/feed/ 1 The concerns that evangelical Christianity continues to be proselytized at the United States Air Force Academy, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, have not lessened since our August 9, 2005 interview with Air Force Academy graduate Attorney Mikey Weinstein. The concerns that evangelical Christianity continues to be proselytized at the United States Air Force Academy, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, have not lessened since our August 9, 2005 interview with Air Force Academy graduate Attorney Mikey Weinstein. Mikey Weinstein, of Albuquerque, New Mexico is a former Assistant General Counsel in the Reagan White House and former General Counsel for H. Ross Perot. In October 2005, Weinstein sued the United States Air Force in the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico, alleging violations of the Establishment clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution because of the evangelical proselytization at the Air Force Academy. Details may be found in the first interview with Attorney Weinstein, and the subsequent interviews with Reverend MeLinda Morton and Professor Kristen Leslie at www.radiocurious.org. In this interview, recorded on December 11, 2005, Attorney Weinstein discusses the current status of the litigation; the “Officers’ Christian Fellowship” located at many of the 702 United States Military bases in 132 different counties around the world; what he believes to be the religious efforts and goals of some evangelical Christians; and the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, a non-profit corporation he is organizing. Mikey Weinstein recommends “Constantine’s Sword, The Church and the Jews, A History,” by James Carroll,. Originally Broadcast: December 13, 2005 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20051211-WEINSTEIN__MIKEY.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/10/25/gordon-neufeld-hold-on-to-your-kids/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/10/25/gordon-neufeld-hold-on-to-your-kids/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2005 21:34:53 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/gordon-neufeld-hold-on-to-your-kids/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/10/25/gordon-neufeld-hold-on-to-your-kids/feed/ 0 Hold On to Your Kids, Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers The economic and cultural changes that have occurred in North American society in the past fifty or so years have resulted in today’s children looking to and associating with their peers... Hold On to Your Kids, Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers The economic and cultural changes that have occurred in North American society in the past fifty or so years have resulted in today’s children looking to and associating with their peers instead of their parents, for direction, for a sense of right and wrong and for values, identity and codes of behavior. This peer orientation works to undermine family cohesion. It interferes with healthy development and fosters a sexualized youth culture in which children lose their individuality and tend to become conformist, desensitized and alienated. These concepts and what to do about them to develop strong families and emotionally healthy children are explained in “Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers, “ by Gordon Neufeld, Ph.D. and Gabor Mate, M.D. When I spoke with Dr. Gordon Neufeld from his home in Vancouver, British Columbia we began our conversation with a discussion of the importance of the development of an attachment between the adult caregiver and the child, beginning at infancy. www.GordonNeufeld.com Gordon Neufeld recommends “The Anatomy of Dependence,” Takeo Doi. Originally Broadcast: October 25, 2005 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20051029-GORDON_NEUFELD_10-17-05.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/08/30/professor-kristen-leslie-strident-evanglical-themes-at-the-us-air-force-academy/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/08/30/professor-kristen-leslie-strident-evanglical-themes-at-the-us-air-force-academy/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2005 21:36:39 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/professor-kristen-leslie-strident-evanglical-themes-at-the-us-air-force-academy/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/08/30/professor-kristen-leslie-strident-evanglical-themes-at-the-us-air-force-academy/feed/ 2 The series on evangelical Christianity at the United States Air Force Academy, continues with Kristen Leslie, a professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling at the Yale University Divinity School. Professor Leslie was invited to the Air Force Academy in ... The series on evangelical Christianity at the United States Air Force Academy, continues with Kristen Leslie, a professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling at the Yale University Divinity School. Professor Leslie was invited to the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado to meet with the Academy chaplains and provide training in the counseling of female cadets who were victims of sexual assaults that had occurred at the Academy. In the course of her visits in 2004 and 2005, Professor Leslie and the group of graduate students from the Yale Divinity School who accompanied her, observed what she called “strident evangelical themes” at the Academy. Professor Leslie testified before the Subcommittee on Military Personnel of the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Armed Services on June 28, 2005, at the Congressional hearing entitled “Religious Climate at the U.S. Air Force Academy,” and reported her observations of her visit that included: The hanging of a banner containing an overtly Christian message by the football coach in the team locker room; the Air Force Academy commandant leading a “challenge and response” cheer about Jesus in front of a group of cadets of mixed faith; distribution of flyers advertising religious events in the cadet dining hall and over the public address system; failure of the Air Force Academy to consider the religious practices of cadets of minority faiths when setting the cadet schedule; and public expressions of faith by senior staff and faculty members, in some cases in inappropriate venues such as classrooms. Interviews with MeLinda Morton, the Air Force Academy Chaplain who resigned the end of July 2005, and Attorney Mikey Wienstein, a 1977 graduate of the Air Force Academy, both of whom are outspoken critics of the inaction on the part of the Air Force Academy leadership may be found here on the Radio Curious website. The Harvard University Committee on the Study of Religion has a detailed report, with abundant links to other articles on this issue that may be found at www.pluralism.org (http://www.pluralism.org/). And information about Professor Leslie’s testimony before Congress may be found at www.yale.edu/divinity/press (http://www.yale.edu/divinity/press). This interview with Kristen Leslie speaking from her office at Yale University about these issues was recorded on August 26, 2005. Professor Kristen Leslie recommends "Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader," by Ann Fadiman. Originally Broadcast: August 30, 2005 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive/09.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050826-KRISTEN_LESLIE__8-26-05.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/08/23/rev-melinda-morton-evangelical-proselytization-at-the-united-states-air-force-academy/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/08/23/rev-melinda-morton-evangelical-proselytization-at-the-united-states-air-force-academy/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2005 21:38:13 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/rev-melinda-morton-evangelical-proselytization-at-the-united-states-air-force-academy/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/08/23/rev-melinda-morton-evangelical-proselytization-at-the-united-states-air-force-academy/feed/ 0 This program with MeLinda Morton, a Lutheran minister who resigned from active duty as a chaplain at the United States Air Force Academy effective July 31, 2005, continues our series on evangelical proselytization within the United States Air Force and... This program with MeLinda Morton, a Lutheran minister who resigned from active duty as a chaplain at the United States Air Force Academy effective July 31, 2005, continues our series on evangelical proselytization within the United States Air Force and at the United States Air Force Academy in Coloradio Springs, Colorado. This interview was recorded on August 19, 2005, and begins with Rev. Morton describing her duties as a pastoral chaplain to the cadets at the Air Force Academy and the issues that led up to her resignation. If you are interested in this topic, please listen to interview with Mikey Weinstein, an Air Force Academy graduate and a former attorney in the Reagan White House. Rev. MeLinda Morton recommends “No Future, Queer Theory and the Death Drive,” by Lee Edelman. Originally Broadcast: August 23, 2005 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive/09.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050821-MORTON__MELINDA_8-18-05.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/08/09/mikey-weinstein-evangelical-christianity-and-the-united-states-air-force-academy/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/08/09/mikey-weinstein-evangelical-christianity-and-the-united-states-air-force-academy/#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2005 21:41:13 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/mikey-weinstein-evangelical-christianity-and-the-united-states-air-force-academy/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/08/09/mikey-weinstein-evangelical-christianity-and-the-united-states-air-force-academy/feed/ 0 There are concerns that evangelical Christianity is close to being officially sanctioned at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as well as within other areas of the United States’ military forces. There are concerns that evangelical Christianity is close to being officially sanctioned at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as well as within other areas of the United States’ military forces. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit some of these issues with Mikey Weinstein, a graduate of Air Force Academy, a businessman and former attorney in the Reagan White House. He describes how evangelical Christianity appears to have become the standard within the United States Air Force Academy that trains future leaders of the U.S. Air Force. At the beginning of an Air Force career each new cadet, among many other things, takes an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States. These cadets are led by Brig. Gen. Johnny A Weida, the current USAF Academy Commandant of Cadets. On the official Air Force website, under character development, Brig. Gen. Weida is quoted as saying, "Our primary emphasis is to ensure every graduate has the character, honor, integrity, sense of service and excellence required of a second lieutenant in the world's greatest Air and Space force." On July 29, 2005, the name of Brig Gen Weida, the number two officer of the Air Force Academy, was deleted from a list of Air Force generals to be promoted, shortly before the Senate voted on those promotions. An April 28, 2005 report by American United for Separation of Church and State accused Brig Gen Weida of proselytizing to the cadets and specifically endorsing evangelical Christianity at the Academy. It is suggested that this may be a reason why he was not promoted. This interview with Mikey Weinstein, who worked as Assistant General Counsel in the Reagan White House Office of Administration, was recorded by telephone from his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on August 3, 2005. Mikey Weinstein recommends "The Sins of Scripture," by John Shelby Spong. Originally Broadcast: August 9, 2005 Please click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive/09.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050814-MIKEY_WEINSTEIN_8-3-05.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/06/14/donald-trone-fiduciary-responsibility/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/06/14/donald-trone-fiduciary-responsibility/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2005 00:00:00 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/donald-trone-fiduciary-responsibility/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/06/14/donald-trone-fiduciary-responsibility/feed/ 0 Though some people dislike the idea, money has become an important and complex aspect of life. Many choose to invest in stocks and mutual funds, hoping for financial growth with and without guidance from a knowledgeable advisor. Though some people dislike the idea, money has become an important and complex aspect of life. Many choose to invest in stocks and mutual funds, hoping for financial growth with and without guidance from a knowledgeable advisor. With five million people responsible for the financial interests of others, there is very little regulation or control of what they do, or how they do it. Donald B. Trone is President of the Foundation for Fiduciary Studies, a nonprofit organization established to develop and promote the practices that define a prudent process for investment fiduciaries, a person who is responsible for the money or assets of others. Donald B. Trone will discuss the practical and regulatory environment that defines the roles and responsibilities of investment fiduciaries, and how one should be chosen to work for you. The program begins with Trone explaining what a fiduciary is. You may visit the website of the Foundation for Fiduciary Studies at www.fi360.com. The edition of Radio Curious was produced with the support of the National Press Foundation, www.nationalpress.org. Donald Trone recommends "A Survey of the New Testament," by Robert H. Gundry. Originally Broadcast: June 14, 2005 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive/09.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050606-TRONE_MAY_27__2005.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/05/17/frank-pacino-life-in-the-marine-corps/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/05/17/frank-pacino-life-in-the-marine-corps/#comments Tue, 17 May 2005 21:55:20 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/frank-pacino-life-in-the-marine-corps/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/05/17/frank-pacino-life-in-the-marine-corps/feed/ 0 When recruiters from the Armed Forces of the United States seek out volunteers, they often portray military life to be a great adventure. They talk of schooling, travel and excitement. Sometimes that is not the case. In this edition of Radio Curious, When recruiters from the Armed Forces of the United States seek out volunteers, they often portray military life to be a great adventure. They talk of schooling, travel and excitement. Sometimes that is not the case. In this edition of Radio Curious, we visit Sgt. Frank Pacino, who spent his early life in Covelo, California and then moved to Ukiah, California. Frank Pacino was recruited into the Marine Corps in early 2001 and is now a Sergeant. He was one of the first troops to go into Iraq in 2002, where he spent approximately six months. He was returned to Iraq in 2004 for a year. Frank Pacino recommends "Bush At War," by Bob Woodward. Originally Broadcast: May 17, 2005 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive/09.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050510-PACINO__FRANK_4-25-05.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/02/22/rep-mike-thompson-d-interview-with-congressman-mike-thompson/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/02/22/rep-mike-thompson-d-interview-with-congressman-mike-thompson/#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2005 22:00:50 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/rep-mike-thompson-d-interview-with-congressman-mike-thompson/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/02/22/rep-mike-thompson-d-interview-with-congressman-mike-thompson/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/02/15/eric-liu-the-benefits-of-mentoring/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/02/15/eric-liu-the-benefits-of-mentoring/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2005 22:03:42 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/eric-liu-the-benefits-of-mentoring/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/02/15/eric-liu-the-benefits-of-mentoring/feed/ 0 Guiding Lights: The People Who Lead Us Toward Our Purpose in Life Every one of us, in every social role that we play, is a teacher and a mentor. Who has influenced us, and how we pass that influence along is a question that goes to the heart of both l... Guiding Lights: The People Who Lead Us Toward Our Purpose in Life Every one of us, in every social role that we play, is a teacher and a mentor. Who has influenced us, and how we pass that influence along is a question that goes to the heart of both learning and mentoring. The concepts of mentoring are set out in the book “Guiding Lights: The People Who Lead Us Toward Our Purpose in Life,” by Eric Liu. In this interview, recorded n February 2005, Eric Liu discusses his experiences a mentor, a mentee, and an observer of both. For more information see www.ericliu.com. www.ericliu.com (http://www.radio4all.net/dl.php/1197-1-20050319-LIU__ERIC_2-15-05.mp3?file_id=21002&protocol=http&session=682548536615f08573f9c61885bedf00) Eric Liu recommends "All the King's Men," by Robert Penn Warren. Originally Broadcast: February 15, 2005 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/11688/13867/21002/?url=http://emma2.radio4all.net/pub/archive/04.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050319-LIU__ERIC_2-15-05.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/02/12/peter-c-whybrow-the-conflict-between-our-biological-heritage-and-the-speed-of-our-lives/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/02/12/peter-c-whybrow-the-conflict-between-our-biological-heritage-and-the-speed-of-our-lives/#comments Sat, 12 Feb 2005 22:05:13 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/peter-c-whybrow-the-conflict-between-our-biological-heritage-and-the-speed-of-our-lives/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/02/12/peter-c-whybrow-the-conflict-between-our-biological-heritage-and-the-speed-of-our-lives/feed/ 0 Radio Curious speaks with Dr. Peter Whybrow, Author of "American Mania, When More is Not Enough," a book about human biological heritage and it's conflict with modern, everyday life. American Mania, When More is Not Enough Not so long ago before the common use of devices operated by electricity our lives were generally much more calm. And as humans we have a biological a heritage of being are curiosity driver, reward seeking and harm avoiding creatures. The conflict that has evolved between our biological heritage and the demand driven economy in the United States is the essence of a book entitled “American Mania, When More is Not Enough.” Dr. Peter C. Whybrow, author of “American Mania” is our guest on this edition of Radio Curious. He is a professor of psychiatry and bio-behavioral science, and director of the Semel Institute of Neuroscience and Human Behavior at the University of California at Los Angeles. In this interview, recorded mid-February 2005, Dr. Whybrow discusses this conflict, and its consequences. Peter C. Whybrow recommends “In Praise of Slowness,” by Carl Honore. Originally Broadcast: February 12, 2005 Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=53939&version_id=60326&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcast. 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http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/09/28/ron-whitehead-sarah-elizabeth-beat-poets-of-kentucky/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/09/28/ron-whitehead-sarah-elizabeth-beat-poets-of-kentucky/#comments Tue, 28 Sep 2004 22:19:02 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/ron-whitehead-sarah-elizabeth-beat-poets-of-kentucky/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/09/28/ron-whitehead-sarah-elizabeth-beat-poets-of-kentucky/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/07/20/rep-sam-farr-d-a-visit-with-congressman-sam-farr-july-2004/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/07/20/rep-sam-farr-d-a-visit-with-congressman-sam-farr-july-2004/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2004 22:23:09 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/rep-sam-farr-d-a-visit-with-congressman-sam-farr-july-2004/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/07/20/rep-sam-farr-d-a-visit-with-congressman-sam-farr-july-2004/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/07/13/robert-reich-liberals-v-neo-cons/ 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http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/06/29/philip-weiss-cover-up-of-a-peace-corps-murder/#comments Sun, 29 Jun 2003 07:20:50 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/25/philip-weiss-cover-up-of-a-peace-corps-murder/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/06/29/philip-weiss-cover-up-of-a-peace-corps-murder/feed/ 0 American Taboo, A Murder in Peace Corps In this edition of Radio Curious, we take a look at murder and getting away with murder. In the small island kingdom of Tonga, an American Peace Corps Volunteer murdered another American Peace Corps volunteer in... American Taboo, A Murder in Peace Corps In this edition of Radio Curious, we take a look at murder and getting away with murder. In the small island kingdom of Tonga, an American Peace Corps Volunteer murdered another American Peace Corps volunteer in October 1976. “American Taboo, A Murder in Peace Corps,” by Philip Weiss, is a detailed story about the murder, how and why it happened, the legend that developed, the subsequent cover-up, and an interview with the murderer. Philip Weiss recommends "McArthur and Southerland, The Good Years," & "McArthur and Southerland, The Bitter Years," both by Paul P. Rogers Originally Broadcast: June 29, 2003 Click here to begin listening. LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/06/10/rep-sam-farr-d-a-visit-with-congressman-sam-farr-june-2003/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/06/10/rep-sam-farr-d-a-visit-with-congressman-sam-farr-june-2003/#comments Tue, 10 Jun 2003 07:22:42 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/25/rep-sam-farr-d-a-visit-with-congressman-sam-farr-june-2003/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/06/10/rep-sam-farr-d-a-visit-with-congressman-sam-farr-june-2003/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/04/15/randall-kennedy-black-and-white/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/04/15/randall-kennedy-black-and-white/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2003 11:53:22 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/11/randall-kennedy-black-and-white/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/04/15/randall-kennedy-black-and-white/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/03/18/catherine-crier-are-lawyers-really-that-bad/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/03/18/catherine-crier-are-lawyers-really-that-bad/#comments Tue, 18 Mar 2003 07:24:44 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/25/catherine-crier-are-lawyers-really-that-bad/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/03/18/catherine-crier-are-lawyers-really-that-bad/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/02/18/arianna-huffington-corporate-greed/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/02/18/arianna-huffington-corporate-greed/#comments Tue, 18 Feb 2003 07:27:51 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/25/arianna-huffington-corporate-greed/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/02/18/arianna-huffington-corporate-greed/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/01/20/jeff-ruch-how-to-be-a-whistleblower/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/01/20/jeff-ruch-how-to-be-a-whistleblower/#comments Mon, 20 Jan 2003 07:32:20 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/25/jeff-ruch-how-to-be-a-whistleblower/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/01/20/jeff-ruch-how-to-be-a-whistleblower/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/12/17/thomas-hine-compulsive-shoppers/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/12/17/thomas-hine-compulsive-shoppers/#comments Tue, 17 Dec 2002 07:38:25 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/25/thomas-hine-compulsive-shoppers/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/12/17/thomas-hine-compulsive-shoppers/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/11/15/patricia-edmistin-peace-corps-peru-1962-1964/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/11/15/patricia-edmistin-peace-corps-peru-1962-1964/#comments Fri, 15 Nov 2002 07:40:34 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/25/patricia-edmistin-peace-corps-peru-1962-1964/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/11/15/patricia-edmistin-peace-corps-peru-1962-1964/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/10/01/dr-gerda-lerner-the-foremother-of-womens-history/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/10/01/dr-gerda-lerner-the-foremother-of-womens-history/#comments Tue, 01 Oct 2002 11:58:33 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/11/dr-gerda-lerner-the-foremother-of-womens-history/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/10/01/dr-gerda-lerner-the-foremother-of-womens-history/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Dr. Gerda Lerner, a founder of the academic genre called Women's History. Lerner died January 2, 2013 at the age of 92. Fireweed: A Political Autobiography The history of women has existed as long as humans have, but it was not until the last half of the 20th Century that women’s history received academic attention. Our guest, Professor Gerda Lerner is a pioneer of the study of women’s history and a founder of the movement to study and record the history of women. Gerda Lerner led an extraordinary life from April 30, 1920 to January 2, 2013.  She was a historian, author and teacher, and ultimately a professor emeritus of history at the University of Wisconsin.  Her academic work was characterized by the attention she drew to the differences among women in class, race and sexual orientation. She grew up in Vienna, Austria, suffered in the Nazi persecution of the European Jews, came to the United States as a teenager, and married a writer who was subsequently blacklisted in the 1950s.  She later entered Columbia University in 1958, originally to take a few classes and by 1966 she had earned a doctorate in history. “Fireweed: A Political Autobiography,”  tells her life story up to the time she enrolled at Columbia University. Professor Lerner and I visited by phone in October 2002, began with her description why the distinctions among women of class, race and sexual orientation are important. The book Dr. Gerda Lerner recommends is "A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812" by Laurel Ulrich. Originally Broadcast: October 1, 2002 Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-LERNER_GERDA_2013_CA.mp3) to listen or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=10861&version_id=12939&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/08/01/eric-schlosser-do-you-really-want-to-eat-that/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/08/01/eric-schlosser-do-you-really-want-to-eat-that/#comments Thu, 01 Aug 2002 08:04:51 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/25/eric-schlosser-do-you-really-want-to-eat-that/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/08/01/eric-schlosser-do-you-really-want-to-eat-that/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/08/01/peter-hessler-a-peace-corps-volunteer-in-china/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/08/01/peter-hessler-a-peace-corps-volunteer-in-china/#comments Thu, 01 Aug 2002 08:02:54 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/25/peter-hessler-a-peace-corps-volunteer-in-china/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/08/01/peter-hessler-a-peace-corps-volunteer-in-china/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/07/30/joelle-fraser-growing-up-hippy/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/07/30/joelle-fraser-growing-up-hippy/#comments Tue, 30 Jul 2002 08:06:42 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/25/joelle-fraser-growing-up-hippy/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/07/30/joelle-fraser-growing-up-hippy/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/07/16/rep-sam-farr-d-a-visit-with-congressman-sam-farr-july-2002/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/07/16/rep-sam-farr-d-a-visit-with-congressman-sam-farr-july-2002/#comments Tue, 16 Jul 2002 17:22:26 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/rep-sam-farr-d-a-visit-with-congressman-sam-farr-july-2002/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/07/16/rep-sam-farr-d-a-visit-with-congressman-sam-farr-july-2002/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/06/10/sister-jane-kelly-errant-priests/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/06/10/sister-jane-kelly-errant-priests/#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2002 17:31:14 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/sister-jane-kelly-errant-priests/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/06/10/sister-jane-kelly-errant-priests/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/05/07/brad-newsham-a-taxi-across-america/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/05/07/brad-newsham-a-taxi-across-america/#comments Tue, 07 May 2002 17:32:47 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/brad-newsham-a-taxi-across-america/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/05/07/brad-newsham-a-taxi-across-america/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/04/09/tim-sanders-a-silicon-valley-secret-of-success/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/04/09/tim-sanders-a-silicon-valley-secret-of-success/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2002 17:35:31 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/tim-sanders-a-silicon-valley-secret-of-success/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/04/09/tim-sanders-a-silicon-valley-secret-of-success/feed/ 0 Love is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends Tim Sanders, the author of a “Love is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends,” is the Chief Solutions Officer at yahoo.com. Knowledge, Love is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends Tim Sanders, the author of a “Love is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends,” is the Chief Solutions Officer at yahoo.com. Knowledge, network and compassion are the themes of his book and the basis for what he believes will bring most success in business. Tim Sanders recommends "The Third Wave," by Alvin Toffler. Originally Broadcast: April 9, 2002 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive/04.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050114-Sanders__Tim_3-4-02.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/03/19/randall-kennedy-can-you-say-this-word/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/03/19/randall-kennedy-can-you-say-this-word/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2002 11:52:26 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/11/randall-kennedy-can-you-say-this-word/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/03/19/randall-kennedy-can-you-say-this-word/feed/ 1 Radio Curious discusses the N-word with law professor, Randall Kennedy, author of “Nigger-the Strange Career of a Troublesome Word.” Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word Few words in the English language have caused so much pain, hurt and emotion as the N-word. It is arguably the most consequential social insult in American history. The long history of the pejorative use of the N-word has given it an unusual power that extends to the judicial system, literature and social settings. Randall Kennedy, a professor of Law at Harvard University Law School, is the author of “Nigger-the Strange Career of a Troublesome Word.”  His book chronicles the history of this word, in an effort to diffuse and neutralize it. At the end of his book he writes, “There is much to be gained by allowing people all backgrounds to yank the N-word away from white supremacists to subvert its ugliest denotation, and to convert the N-work from a negative into a positive appellation.” I spoke with Professor Randall Kennedy in the winter of 2002 while he was in California and asked him to begin our conversation by explaining this conclusion. The book Randall Kennedy recommends in “The Negro in the American Revolution,” by Benjamin Quarles, written in 1961. Originally Broadcast: March 19, 2002 Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-KENNEDY_RANDALL_N-WORD_2013_CA.mp3) to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/02/19/lynda-koolish-phd-african-american-writers/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/02/19/lynda-koolish-phd-african-american-writers/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2002 17:44:20 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/lynda-koolish-phd-african-american-writers/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/02/19/lynda-koolish-phd-african-american-writers/feed/ 0 African American Writers: Portraits and Visions The voice of a writer can be heard in words, and sometimes seen in the writer’s face. It is unusual to find both in a book in which the creator is both the author and the photographer. Lynda Koolish, African American Writers: Portraits and Visions The voice of a writer can be heard in words, and sometimes seen in the writer’s face. It is unusual to find both in a book in which the creator is both the author and the photographer. Lynda Koolish, our guest on this archive edition of Radio Curious, is a professor of African American literature at San Diego State University and an accomplished photographer. She is the author of a book entitled “African American Writers: Portraits and Visions” in which she reveals the visage of 59 African American writers along with a thumbnail biography and summation of each writer’s vision. Lynda Koolish, Ph.D. recommends "Dien Cai Dau" and "Neon Vernacular" by Yusef Komunyakaa. Originally Broadcast: February 19, 2002 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20060402-Koolish_Lynda_Broadcast_verson.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2001/07/03/ted-conover-a-prison-guards-story/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2001/07/03/ted-conover-a-prison-guards-story/#comments Tue, 03 Jul 2001 17:54:50 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/ted-conover-a-prison-guards-story/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2001/07/03/ted-conover-a-prison-guards-story/feed/ 0 New Jack: Guarding Sing-Sing Have you ever wondered what it is like to work inside a prison? Well, Ted Conover, a non-fiction writer did, so he went to the New York Department of Corrections to ask if he could shadow a recruit at the New York State C... New Jack: Guarding Sing-Sing Have you ever wondered what it is like to work inside a prison? Well, Ted Conover, a non-fiction writer did, so he went to the New York Department of Corrections to ask if he could shadow a recruit at the New York State Corrections Academy. His request was quickly turned down. So, he decided to apply for a job as a prison officer, was accepted and attended the New York State Corrections Academy. As a result of his training, and working at Sing Sing prison in New York, he wrote “Newjack: Guarding at Sing Sing,” a book describing his experiences. This two-part program with Ted Conover was recorded in late June and early July 2001. Ted Conover recommends “Crime and Punishment,” by by Fyodor Dostoyevsky and “Seek: Reports from the Edges of America & Beyond,” by Dennis Johnson. Originally Broadcast: June 26, 2001 and July 3, 2001 Click here to begin listening to part one. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20060713-Conover__1_June_22_2001.mp3) Click here to begin listening to part two. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20060713-Conover__2_July_3__2001.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2001/05/09/dr-jane-m-healy-children-versus-television/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2001/05/09/dr-jane-m-healy-children-versus-television/#comments Wed, 09 May 2001 17:57:38 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/dr-jane-m-healy-children-versus-television/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2001/05/09/dr-jane-m-healy-children-versus-television/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2000/04/17/mary-catherine-bateson-do-we-really-know-the-people-around-us/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2000/04/17/mary-catherine-bateson-do-we-really-know-the-people-around-us/#comments Mon, 17 Apr 2000 18:38:52 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/mary-catherine-bateson-do-we-really-know-the-people-around-us/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2000/04/17/mary-catherine-bateson-do-we-really-know-the-people-around-us/feed/ 0 Full Circles, Overlapping Lives (Culture and Generation in Transition) Do we really know the people around us? Our children? Our family? Our friends? Or are we strangers in our own community? Mary Catherine Bateson, the author of a book entitled, Full Circles, Overlapping Lives (Culture and Generation in Transition) Do we really know the people around us? Our children? Our family? Our friends? Or are we strangers in our own community? Mary Catherine Bateson, the author of a book entitled, “Full Circles: Overlapping Lives, Culture and Generation in Transition,” believes that we are strangers. She describes us as immigrants in time, rather than space.In this interview from the archives of Radio Curious, recorded in April 2000, we visit with Mary Catherine Bateson, the daughter of two distinguished anthropologists, Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson. The book Mary Catherine Bateson recommends is “Ithaka: A Daughter's Memoir of Being Found,“ by Sarah Saffian. Originally Broadcast: April 17, 2000 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20051204-Bateson_Catherine_4-17-00_and_6-25-02.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2000/01/12/sylvia-brownrigg-absent-tangible-memory/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2000/01/12/sylvia-brownrigg-absent-tangible-memory/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2000 18:40:40 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/sylvia-brownrigg-absent-tangible-memory/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2000/01/12/sylvia-brownrigg-absent-tangible-memory/feed/ 0 Metaphysical Touch When someone dies, we have that person’s papers and things to look at and use to understand and create memories about the life that has left us. Sometimes, however, the person stays and the papers and tokens are lost, as in a fire. Metaphysical Touch When someone dies, we have that person’s papers and things to look at and use to understand and create memories about the life that has left us. Sometimes, however, the person stays and the papers and tokens are lost, as in a fire. Then we have only memories without material objects to help enhance them. This juxtaposition is one of the themes in a novel entitled the “Metaphysical Touch,” by Syvia Brownrigg, an American author with roots in Mendocino County, a long experience in London, and currently living near San Francisco. Sylvia Brownrigg recommends "Out of Sheer Rage," by Jeff Dyer. Originally Broadcast: January 12, 2000 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive/09.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050717-Brownrigg__Sylvia_1-12-00.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/1999/05/26/jonathan-weiner-genetic-control/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1999/05/26/jonathan-weiner-genetic-control/#comments Wed, 26 May 1999 18:48:27 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/jonathan-weiner-genetic-control/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1999/05/26/jonathan-weiner-genetic-control/feed/ 0 Time, Love, Memory: A Great Biologist and His Quest for the Origins of Behavior How much of our personalities are truly within our control? What is currently known about how the genes we inherit affect our behavior? Time, Love, Memory: A Great Biologist and His Quest for the Origins of Behavior How much of our personalities are truly within our control? What is currently known about how the genes we inherit affect our behavior? The science that studies these questions is now called molecular biology. Looking at life from the genes up, molecular biology has given us insight into the hard links between genes and behavior. Seymour Benzer, a pioneer scientist who studied the genetics of fruit flies, is the hero of a book called “Time, Love, Memory: A Great Biologist and His Quest for the Origins of Behavior," by Jonathan Weiner. Weiner, who won the Pulitzer prize in 1995 for his work on the finches of the Galapagos Islands, provides a current analysis of Benzer’s genetic studies and raises questions about molecular biology the 21st century. Jonathan Weiner recommends “The Missing Moment,” by Robert Pollack. Originally Broadcast: May 26, 1999 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20060713-_275_Weiner__Jonathan__5-26-99.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/1999/04/13/mike-frost-you-cant-hide/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1999/04/13/mike-frost-you-cant-hide/#comments Tue, 13 Apr 1999 18:53:16 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/mike-frost-you-cant-hide/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1999/04/13/mike-frost-you-cant-hide/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/1999/03/19/susan-crane-blood-on-a-nuclear-submarine/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1999/03/19/susan-crane-blood-on-a-nuclear-submarine/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 1999 19:29:49 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/susan-crane-blood-on-a-nuclear-submarine/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1999/03/19/susan-crane-blood-on-a-nuclear-submarine/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/1999/02/07/jonathan-harr-toxic-water-a-movie/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1999/02/07/jonathan-harr-toxic-water-a-movie/#comments Sun, 07 Feb 1999 19:31:51 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/jonathan-harr-toxic-water-a-movie/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1999/02/07/jonathan-harr-toxic-water-a-movie/feed/ 0 A Civil Action Water, a necessary element to our survival is expected to be pure, safe and clean when it comes into our home. When it is polluted, the results can be extreme. The people in the town of Woburn, Massachusetts, just west of Boston, A Civil Action Water, a necessary element to our survival is expected to be pure, safe and clean when it comes into our home. When it is polluted, the results can be extreme. The people in the town of Woburn, Massachusetts, just west of Boston, had an unusually high rate of cancer in the early 1970s. The town’s water was contaminated with industrial pollutants. Several children and adults became very sick and some died. Their families sued the polluters in the U.S. Federal Court. Jonathan Harr, a non-fiction writer, followed the process and wrote a book telling the story of what happened. He called it, "A Civil Action." A movie, also called “A Civil Action,” was based on the book and released at the end of 1998. I spoke by phone with Jonathan Harr, from his home in Massachusetts, a month after the movie was released and asked him how he was able to capture what occurred and create “A Civil Action.” Originally Broadcast: February 2, 1999 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20070712-_262__2-2-99_Johnathan_Harr_author_of___A_Civil_Action__.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/1998/12/04/president-jimmy-carter-life-after-the-presidency/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1998/12/04/president-jimmy-carter-life-after-the-presidency/#comments Fri, 04 Dec 1998 19:33:49 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/president-jimmy-carter-life-after-the-presidency/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1998/12/04/president-jimmy-carter-life-after-the-presidency/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/1998/10/16/terry-francke-the-peoples-right-to-know/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1998/10/16/terry-francke-the-peoples-right-to-know/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 1998 19:37:31 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/terry-francke-the-peoples-right-to-know/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1998/10/16/terry-francke-the-peoples-right-to-know/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/1998/03/27/bill-zacha-developing-an-artist-colony-in-the-village-of-mendocino-california-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1998/03/27/bill-zacha-developing-an-artist-colony-in-the-village-of-mendocino-california-2/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 1998 19:51:17 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/bill-zacha-developing-an-artist-colony-in-the-village-of-mendocino-california-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1998/03/27/bill-zacha-developing-an-artist-colony-in-the-village-of-mendocino-california-2/feed/ 0 Bill Zacha, the leading force behind the creation of the Mendocino Art justify was a person with vision and moxie and one who made a dream come true. In August 1957, Bill Zacha, was a young married teacher and lived near San Francisco. Bill Zacha, the leading force behind the creation of the Mendocino Art justify was a person with vision and moxie and one who made a dream come true. In August 1957, Bill Zacha, was a young married teacher and lived near San Francisco. On a short trip to the village of Mendocino with his wife Jenny and friends, Bill not only saw the beauty of the Mendocino coast, but the opportunity to act swiftly to purchase what is now the Mendocino Art justify and keep that property out of the hands of those who envisioned creating a trailer park there. Since its inception, the Mendocino Arts Center has featured artists, teachers, and students from all over the world. Bill Zacha, who was often called "Mr. Mendocino," died on March 18th 1998. Bill Zacha recommends "Love in the Time of Cholera," by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Originally Broadcast: March 27, 1998 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive/09.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050829-_246__3-27-98_Bill_Zacha.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/1998/01/30/michael-gurian-let-boys-be-boys/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1998/01/30/michael-gurian-let-boys-be-boys/#comments Fri, 30 Jan 1998 19:55:00 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/michael-gurian-let-boys-be-boys/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1998/01/30/michael-gurian-let-boys-be-boys/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/11/07/gregorio-luke-mexican-culture-in-the-united-states/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/11/07/gregorio-luke-mexican-culture-in-the-united-states/#comments Fri, 07 Nov 1997 20:28:18 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/gregorio-luke-mexican-culture-in-the-united-states/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/11/07/gregorio-luke-mexican-culture-in-the-united-states/feed/ 0 The governments of most countries in the world send an ambassador to other countries to talk about and promote what their country is like and carry on political affairs between the two countries. These ambassadors often have assistants that are called... The governments of most countries in the world send an ambassador to other countries to talk about and promote what their country is like and carry on political affairs between the two countries. These ambassadors often have assistants that are called “cultural attaches”. They present the culture, the folklore and the history from the country where they’re from and the country where they are. In this program from the archives of Radio Curious, recorded in 1997, we visit with Gregorio Luke, who then was the counsel for cultural affairs for Mexico. He spent 8 ½ years in Washington DC, and at the time this program was recorded he had been working at the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles for eighteen months. Gregorio Luke recommends "The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh," by Vincent Van Gogh. Originally Broadcast: November 7, 1997 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20051029-_234__11-7-97_Gregorio_Luke.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/10/30/nicols-fox-watch-what-you-eat/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/10/30/nicols-fox-watch-what-you-eat/#comments Thu, 30 Oct 1997 20:31:52 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/nicols-fox-watch-what-you-eat/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/10/30/nicols-fox-watch-what-you-eat/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/10/21/joan-jacobs-brumberg-an-intimate-history-of-american-girls-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/10/21/joan-jacobs-brumberg-an-intimate-history-of-american-girls-2/#comments Tue, 21 Oct 1997 20:33:31 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/joan-jacobs-brumberg-an-intimate-history-of-american-girls-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/10/21/joan-jacobs-brumberg-an-intimate-history-of-american-girls-2/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/10/03/richard-gardiner-the-mix-of-psychiatry-and-the-psyche/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/10/03/richard-gardiner-the-mix-of-psychiatry-and-the-psyche/#comments Fri, 03 Oct 1997 20:36:55 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/richard-gardiner-the-mix-of-psychiatry-and-the-psyche/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/10/03/richard-gardiner-the-mix-of-psychiatry-and-the-psyche/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/06/04/richard-dooling-is-it-safe-to-say-%e2%80%a6/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/06/04/richard-dooling-is-it-safe-to-say-%e2%80%a6/#comments Wed, 04 Jun 1997 20:40:40 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/richard-dooling-is-it-safe-to-say-%e2%80%a6/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/06/04/richard-dooling-is-it-safe-to-say-%e2%80%a6/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/05/21/sherwin-nuland-what-is-it-about-our-species-that-allows-us-to-learn-so-much-about-ourselves/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/05/21/sherwin-nuland-what-is-it-about-our-species-that-allows-us-to-learn-so-much-about-ourselves/#comments Wed, 21 May 1997 20:42:53 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/sherwin-nuland-what-is-it-about-our-species-that-allows-us-to-learn-so-much-about-ourselves/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/05/21/sherwin-nuland-what-is-it-about-our-species-that-allows-us-to-learn-so-much-about-ourselves/feed/ 0 The Wisdom of the Body From developmental perspectives, both in individuals and in mankind as a whole, the brain, language, and civilization have separated our species from the rest of the animal kingdom. In May of 1997, The Wisdom of the Body From developmental perspectives, both in individuals and in mankind as a whole, the brain, language, and civilization have separated our species from the rest of the animal kingdom. In May of 1997, I discussed these issues with Sherwin Nuland, a professor of Medical History at Yale University Medical School and author of many books, including Wisdom of the Body. Sherwin Nuland recommends “The Meaning of Yiddish,” by Benjamin Harshav. Originally Broadcast: May 21, 1997 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20060712-NULAND__SHERWIN_5-6-97.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/04/16/scott-spears-an-experiment-in-successful-community-mediation/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/04/16/scott-spears-an-experiment-in-successful-community-mediation/#comments Wed, 16 Apr 1997 20:47:41 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/scott-spears-an-experiment-in-successful-community-mediation/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/04/16/scott-spears-an-experiment-in-successful-community-mediation/feed/ 0