http://www.radiocurious.org Fri, 01 May 2026 04:07:00 +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/politics/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/10/31/katy-chevigny-election-day-fairness-in-the-voting-booth/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/10/31/katy-chevigny-election-day-fairness-in-the-voting-booth/#comments Fri, 01 Nov 2024 04:44:54 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5373 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/10/31/katy-chevigny-election-day-fairness-in-the-voting-booth/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - In 2004, filmmaker Katy Chevigny followed eleven Americans from dawn until past midnight and put a face on the voting rights issues to reveal the disparity between wealthy and poor neighborhoods, Click here to begin listening. In 2004, filmmaker Katy Chevigny followed eleven Americans from dawn until past midnight and put a face on the voting rights issues to reveal the disparity between wealthy and poor neighborhoods, and the disenfranchisement of former felons. This became the documentary film, “Election Day.” Katy Chevigny founded Arts Engine, a film making group with the goal to explore social issues in 1998. “Election Day” is now the centerpiece of  “Art Engine’s Ten Year Anniversary Collection,” a series of ten feature-length documentary and short films. Take a look at their website, www.artsengine.net for more information. With fairness in the voting booth during the 2008 election in mind, I spoke by phone with Katy Chevigny on October 23, 2008. Our conversation began when I asked her to discuss how she became involved in making social films and the drama they carry. The movie she recommends is, “Thrown Down Your Heart,” created by Sasha Paladino   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/2024/10/03/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/2024/09/05/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/2024/07/25/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/2024/06/13/beth-wenger-jewish-americans-three-centuries-of-jewish-voices-in-america/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/06/13/beth-wenger-jewish-americans-three-centuries-of-jewish-voices-in-america/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2024 04:48:43 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5306 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/06/13/beth-wenger-jewish-americans-three-centuries-of-jewish-voices-in-america/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - North America, as we have known for millennia, has been populated by ethnic groups looking for a new place to live. Beginning in the early 17th Century and through the present time, Click here to begin listening.  North America, as we have known for millennia, has been populated by ethnic groups looking for a new place to live. Beginning in the early 17th Century and through the present time, Jewish people from around the world have seen North America as a favored place to live and in waves of migration over time have come here to make a new life as part of the American fabric. In the winter of 2008 the Public Broadcasting System presented a major six hour television series: “The Jewish Americans: Three Centuries of Jewish Voices in America.” A companion book to this series with the same name, written by Beth Wenger, the Director of the Jewish Studies Program at the University of Pennsylvania, is a collection of first person stories about lives of American Jews who maintained their own culture as they became part of the American culture. Our visit with Beth Wenger in January 2008, by phone from her office at the University of Pennsylvania, began when she described the distinctions and similarities of the Jewish American experience as compared to other immigrant groups. This program was originally broadcast January 30, 2008. The book she recommends is, “The Yiddish Policeman’s Union,” by Michael Chabon. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/05/30/dan-hamburg-rule-by-fear-or-rule-by-law/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/05/30/dan-hamburg-rule-by-fear-or-rule-by-law/#comments Fri, 31 May 2024 05:00:36 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5300 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/05/30/dan-hamburg-rule-by-fear-or-rule-by-law/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - In this edition of Radio Curious, our guest is Dan Hamburg, a long time political activist, a former member of the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors and a former member of Congress who represented the North Coast ... Click here to begin listening.  (https://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/hamburg_interview_5.30.24%20IA.mp3) In this edition of Radio Curious, our guest is Dan Hamburg, a long time political activist, a former member of the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors and a former member of Congress who represented the North Coast of California. In our conversation, recorded in the studio of Radio Curious on February 26, 2008, we discuss the concept of, “rule by fear or rule by law,” and what rules at the national level and legislative level, as well as at the local level. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/05/23/sherrif-tom-allman-marijuana-in-mendocino/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/05/23/sherrif-tom-allman-marijuana-in-mendocino/#comments Fri, 24 May 2024 05:06:15 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5297 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/05/23/sherrif-tom-allman-marijuana-in-mendocino/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - In the continuing saga of marijuana politics in Mendocino County, we visit with Sheriff Tom Allman to talk about what has happened since our last visit in June 2007.  We discuss the uncertainty of the existing marijua... Click here to begin listening.  (https://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/allman_interview_5.23.24%20IA.mp3) In the continuing saga of marijuana politics in Mendocino County, we visit with Sheriff Tom Allman to talk about what has happened since our last visit in June 2007.  We discuss the uncertainty of the existing marijuana laws in Mendocino County, the prospects for change based on the upcoming June election (which may allow a variance to Measure G that was adopted in 2000) and about methamphetamine. This interview with Tom Allman, the Mendocino County Sheriff, was recorded on January 15, 2008.  The book that he recommends is, “Things I Overheard While Talking To Myself,” by Alan Alda. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/05/16/5292/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/05/16/5292/#comments Fri, 17 May 2024 05:28:31 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5292 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/05/16/5292/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Mike Thompson represents the First Congressional District of California, including the North Coast and Mendocino County, the home of Radio Curious, in the United States House of Representatives. Click here to begin listening.  (https://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/THOMPSON_INTERVIEW_10-11-07_(5.16.24%20IA).mp3) Mike Thompson represents the First Congressional District of California, including the North Coast and Mendocino County, the home of Radio Curious, in the United States House of Representatives. In this interview recorded in his Washington, D.C. office on October 11, 2007, we discuss the war, its funding, medicare, marijuana and children’s health insurance. The House of Representatives was not able to overturn the president’s veto of the children’s health insurance program in a vote that occurred after this interview. This program was originally broadcast October 24, 2007. Mike Thompson recommends “Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army,” by Jeremy Scahill. 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/2024/04/18/carl-borden-potential-problems-of-employment-of-illegal-aliens/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/04/18/carl-borden-potential-problems-of-employment-of-illegal-aliens/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2024 05:40:34 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5278 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/04/18/carl-borden-potential-problems-of-employment-of-illegal-aliens/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - In this edition we discuss the “No Match” rule established by the Bush administration on August 10th, 2007. If a person is employed and the employer sends in the employment payment records with a social security numbe... Click here to begin listening.  (https://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/CARL_BORDEN_4.18.24%20IA.mp3) In this edition we discuss the “No Match” rule established by the Bush administration on August 10th, 2007. If a person is employed and the employer sends in the employment payment records with a social security number that doesn’t match the name on the social security number according to the Social Security Administration, A “No Match” letter will be sent to the employer that says “fix it.” To discuss this problem and the possible effects it has in California, we visited with Attorney Carl Borden, an associate counsel for the California Farm Bureau Federation, in his offices in Sacramento, California on August 20th, 2007. The book recommended by Carl Borden is “Overcoming The Fear (of Death)” by David Cole Gordon. 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/2024/04/04/bruce-anderson-the-reporter-interviewed-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/04/04/bruce-anderson-the-reporter-interviewed-2/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2024 03:31:22 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5270 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/04/04/bruce-anderson-the-reporter-interviewed-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - The Anderson Valley Advertiser is an iconoclastic newspaper originating weekly from Boonville, Mendocino County, California, edited and published by Bruce Anderson, whose name is merely coincidental with the name of t... Click here to begin listening.  (https://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/BRUCE_ANDERSON_INTERVIEW_4.4.24%20IA.mp3) The Anderson Valley Advertiser is an iconoclastic newspaper originating weekly from Boonville, Mendocino County, California, edited and published by Bruce Anderson, whose name is merely coincidental with the name of the Anderson Valley. The masthead of the AVA, as it is sometimes called, says, “Newspapers should have no friends,” and “Fan the Flames of Discontent.” After a three-year hiatus, beginning when Anderson sold the AVA and attempted to establish a newspaper elsewhere, he repurchased the AVA and returned to Boonville on July 1, 2007 to write again. We met in the studios of Radio Curious on July 13, 2007 and talked about why he left Mendocino County, what he did while he was gone, how he reckons with the aggravated relationships he created with some people in years past, and what the readers can expect now that he again buys ink by the barrel. The books Bruce Anderson recommends are those by Rebecca Solnit. 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/2024/03/08/tom-allman-the-sheriff-and-marijuana-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/03/08/tom-allman-the-sheriff-and-marijuana-2/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2024 06:27:32 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5255 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/03/08/tom-allman-the-sheriff-and-marijuana-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - This program was originally broadcast on June 19, 2007. - Marijuana, some say, is on the lips of many people here in Mendocino County, California, and likely many other places throughout the world, Click here to begin listening. (https://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/-ALLMAN_INTERVIEW%203.7.24.%20IA.mp3) This program was originally broadcast on June 19, 2007. Marijuana, some say, is on the lips of many people here in Mendocino County, California, and likely many other places throughout the world, to some with pleasure and to others with distaste. Nonetheless it doesn’t seem that marijuana will go away. Not withstanding federal laws prohibiting use and possession of marijuana, the people of the State of California adopted the Compassionate Use Act in 1996 and in November 2000, the voters of Mendocino County approved a resolution by a vote of 58% to 42% to decriminalize the personal use of marijuana. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with Tom Allman the Sheriff of Mendocino County to discuss the enforcement of the many conflicting marijuana laws. Estimates of the value of the crop produced in Mendocino County vary from five to ten billion dollars. We began when I asked the Sheriff to comment on this estimate. Tom Allman recommends “The Hunt for Red October,” by Tom Clancy 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/2024/02/15/zana-briski-ross-kauffman-brothels-of-calcutta-india-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/02/15/zana-briski-ross-kauffman-brothels-of-calcutta-india-2/#comments Fri, 16 Feb 2024 04:43:54 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5244 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/02/15/zana-briski-ross-kauffman-brothels-of-calcutta-india-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Originally Broadcast: March 15, 2007 - Born Into Brothels - “Born into Brothels” received the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2005. A tribute to the resiliency of childhood and the restorative power of... Click here to begin listening.  (https://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/BRISKI_AND_KAUFFMAN%202.15.24%20IA.mp3) Originally Broadcast: March 15, 2007 Born Into Brothels “Born into Brothels” received the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2005. A tribute to the resiliency of childhood and the restorative power of art, “Born into Brothels” is a portrait of several unforgettable children who live in the red light district of Calcutta, where their mothers work as prostitutes. The most stigmatized people in Calcutta’s red light district however are not the prostitutes, but their children. In the face of abject poverty, abuse, and despair, these kids have little possibility of escaping their mother’s fate or for creating another type of life. In “Born into Brothels,” directors Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman chronicle the amazing transformation of the children they come to know in the red light district. Briski, a professional photographer, gives them lessons and cameras, igniting latent sparks of artistic genius that reside in these children who live in the most sordid and seemingly hopeless world. The photographs taken by the children are not merely examples of remarkable observation and talent; they reflect something much larger, morally encouraging, and even politically volatile: art as an immensely liberating and empowering force. Devoid of sentimentality, “Born into Brothels” defies the typical tear-stained tourist snapshot of the global underbelly. Briski spends years with these kids and becomes part of their lives. Their photographs are prisms into their souls, rather than anthropological curiosities or primitive imagery, and a true testimony of the power of the indelible creative spirit. You can learn about this film and Kids with Cameras at www.kids-with-cameras.org. I spoke with Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman in February 2005. Beginning the conversation first with Zana Briski, I asked her to explain what drew her to India before the concept of “Kids With Cameras” was even a dream. www.kids-with-cameras.org Zana Briski recommends “Secret Life of Bees,” by Sue Monk Kidd. 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/2023/12/07/keith-faulder-and-steven-antler-a-lawsuit-to-be-district-attorney-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/12/07/keith-faulder-and-steven-antler-a-lawsuit-to-be-district-attorney-2/#comments Fri, 08 Dec 2023 05:50:49 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5213 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/12/07/keith-faulder-and-steven-antler-a-lawsuit-to-be-district-attorney-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Originally Broadcast: November 29, 2006 - After District Attorney Norm Vroman died in September, 2006, and his name could not removed from the ballot, Keith Faulder, the interim DA appointed by the Mendocino County B... Click here to begin listening.  Originally Broadcast: November 29, 2006 After District Attorney Norm Vroman died in September, 2006, and his name could not removed from the ballot, Keith Faulder, the interim DA appointed by the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors, sued the County seeking to void the November 8, 2006 general election for DA and to require that a special election be held. Former Deputy District Attorney Meredith Lintott received the most votes in the June primary election and was also on the November, 2006, ballot along with Vroman. The California Court of Appeals upheld Faulder’s claim which Lintott and the County appealed to the California Supreme Court. This edition of Radio Curious discusses the history and status of this unique case in interviews with Faulder and Steve Antler, Lintott’s attorney. Keith Faulder recommends, “Theodore Rex,” by Edmund Morris. Steven Antler recommends, “October 1964,” by David Halberstram. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/11/23/anthony-arthur-changing-america-upton-sinclair-style/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/11/23/anthony-arthur-changing-america-upton-sinclair-style/#comments Fri, 24 Nov 2023 05:46:21 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5205 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/11/23/anthony-arthur-changing-america-upton-sinclair-style/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - Originally Broadcast: September 6, 2006 Radical Innocent: Upton Sinclair - Since I was young, I have been intrigued by the work of Upton Sinclair. I remember as a boy hearing about Sinclair’s books and efforts to ch... Click here to begin listening. Originally Broadcast: September 6, 2006 Radical Innocent: Upton Sinclair Since I was young, I have been intrigued by the work of Upton Sinclair. I remember as a boy hearing about Sinclair’s books and efforts to change the world. A close friend of my family was the writer for Sinclair’s campaign newspaper, when he ran for governor of California in 1934 and, although that was long before I was born, the stories rolled during his later visits. Sinclair is perhaps best know for, “The Jungle,” published in 1906, which openly revealed the inhumane conditions of the Chicago stockyards and how the meatpacking industry operated, resulting in the passage of the pure food and drug laws within months after the books publication. “Radical Innocent: Upton Sinclair,” is a biography written by retired professor Anthony Arthur, released in June 2006, 100 years after the publication of, “The Jungle,” and tells the story of Upton Sinclair’s life and work. Arthur weaves the strands of Sinclair’s contentious public career and his often-troubled private life, which Sinclair at times willingly revealed, into a compelling personal narrative. Anthony Arthur rates integrity as Sinclair’s greatest strength, and claims his eloquence in writing and speech, along with his reputation for selflessness as the basis of a ground swell of support for Sinclair and his ideas. When I spoke with Professor Anthony Arthur at the end of August 2006, from his home near Los Angeles, California, he began by describing what attracted him to study and write about Upton Sinclair. Anthony Arthur recommends, “Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph,” by T.E. Lawrence. 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/2023/10/05/dr-steven-miles-a-blind-eye-to-torture-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/10/05/dr-steven-miles-a-blind-eye-to-torture-2/#comments Fri, 06 Oct 2023 03:01:33 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5178 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/10/05/dr-steven-miles-a-blind-eye-to-torture-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - This interview with Dr. Steven H. Miles was recorded in mid July 2006. - The silence of doctors, nurses and medics in cases of torture and physical abuse of prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan is the topic of this edit... Click here to begin listening. This interview with Dr. Steven H. Miles was recorded in mid July 2006. The silence of doctors, nurses and medics in cases of torture and physical abuse of prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. Our guest is Dr. Steven Miles, the 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 and more than thirty-five thousand pages of documents, autopsy reports and medical records. His work explores the information provided by physicians and psychologists to determine how much and what kind of mistreatment could be delivered to prisoners during interrogation. Dr. Miles is a professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School and its Center for Bioethics. He is a recognized expert in medical ethics, human rights and international health care. This interview with Dr. Steven Miles was recorded in mid-July 2006 from his office in Minneapolis, Minnesota. We begin when I asked him about his motivation to write a book about the treatment of people who are disarmed and imprisoned. The book Dr. Steven Miles recommend is “Bury The Chains: Profits and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire’s Slaves,” by Adam Hochchild. This interview with Dr. Steven H. Miles was recorded in mid July 2006. Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/09/14/christina-baldwin-creating-community-through-stories-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/09/14/christina-baldwin-creating-community-through-stories-2/#comments Fri, 15 Sep 2023 04:58:37 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5168 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/09/14/christina-baldwin-creating-community-through-stories-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Originally Broadcast: April 17, 2006 - Storycatcher: Making Sense of Our Lives though the Power and Practice of Story - Story is the heart of language. Story moves us to love and hate and can motivate us to change t... Click here to begin listening.  Originally Broadcast: April 17, 2006 Storycatcher: Making Sense of Our Lives though the Power and Practice of Story Story is the heart of language. Story moves us to love and hate and can motivate us to change the whole course of our lives. Story can lift us beyond the borders of our individuality to imagine realities of other people, times and places, to empathize with other beings, and to extend our supposing far into the universe. Storytelling, both oral and written is the foundation of being human. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with Christina Baldwin, author of, “Storycatcher: Making Sense of Our Lives though the Power and Practice of Story.” In Ukiah, California, the idea of capturing, “the story of Ukiah and Mendocino County,” is part of defining our community’s future and is what will be used in the development of the Ukiah Area Plan, which is now under consideration by the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors. Christina Baldwin recommends, “Turning To One Another: Simple Conversations to Restore Our Hope for the Future,” by Margaret J. Wheatley. 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/2023/08/03/john-darnton-who-is-charles-darwin-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/08/03/john-darnton-who-is-charles-darwin-2/#comments Fri, 04 Aug 2023 01:26:20 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5149 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/08/03/john-darnton-who-is-charles-darwin-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - The Darwin Conspiracy - Who was Charles Darwin and what led him to describe what we now call “the theory of evolution?” These curious questions are ones that I have been following since I was about ten years old. Click here to begin listening. The Darwin Conspiracy Who was Charles Darwin and what led him to describe what we now call “the theory of evolution?” These curious questions are ones that I have been following since I was about ten years old. In 1978 I had the good fortune of visiting the Galapagos Islands, 600 miles west of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean. Charles Darwin visited the Galapagos Island in 1831 for month as part of a five-year voyage around the world. There he saw birds and animals that helped him formulate some of his ideas about evolution he published “The Origin of the Species,” 22 years later in 1853. And the world has not been the same since. Now, at a time when concepts of evolution and natural selection are attacked certain from theological and political perspectives, a novel called “The Darwin Conspiracy,” has been written by John Darnton, a writer and editor for the New York Times. “The Darwin Conspiracy,” although fiction, is said by John Darton to be 90% accurate, and covers Darwin’s life and thinking before and after the publication of “The Origin of the Species.” I spoke with John Darton from his home in New York City at the end of October 2005. He began by describing who Charles Darwin was, in his time and place. John Darnton recommends “Snow,” by Orhan Pamuk. Originally Broadcast: November 29, 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/2023/05/11/john-arquilla-networks-and-netwars-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/05/11/john-arquilla-networks-and-netwars-2/#comments Fri, 12 May 2023 04:39:03 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5101 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/05/11/john-arquilla-networks-and-netwars-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - The war that the United States has invoked in what is often called the “War On Terror” is unusual in many ways. One of those ways is that this war is being fought against a network that is spread out in many unsuspect... Click here to begin listening.  The war that the United States has invoked in what is often called the “War On Terror” is unusual in many ways. One of those ways is that this war is being fought against a network that is spread out in many unsuspecting and obscure places. It is not being fought as many wars have been in the past, directly against another county. Dr. John Arquilla, is a professor of defense analysis and co-director of the justify on Terrorism at the Naval Post-Graduate School in Monterey, California. In this program we talk with Professor Arquilla about the fighting tactics employed by networks as opposed to countries, the threats they pose, and some of the war tactics used against these networks. John Arquilla recommends “Kim,” by Rudyard Kipling. Originally Broadcast: June 21, 2005 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/05/04/bernard-offen-surviving-the-holocaust-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/05/04/bernard-offen-surviving-the-holocaust-2/#comments Fri, 05 May 2023 03:40:15 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5097 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/05/04/bernard-offen-surviving-the-holocaust-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - My Hometown Concentration Camp - Bernard Offen, age 72, survived five Nazi concentration camps in Poland during World War Two, when he was a young teenager. He now leads tours of these concentration camps and tells h... Click here to begin listening.  My Hometown Concentration Camp Bernard Offen, age 72, survived five Nazi concentration camps in Poland during World War Two, when he was a young teenager. He now leads tours of these concentration camps and tells his story in this interview. Bernard Offen recommends “My Hometown Concentration Camp,” by himself. Originally Broadcast: May 3, 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/2023/04/06/david-osborn-the-papal-conclave-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/04/06/david-osborn-the-papal-conclave-2/#comments Fri, 07 Apr 2023 04:12:12 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5080 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/04/06/david-osborn-the-papal-conclave-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - The Last Pope It is no secret that the papal conclave met April 18, 2005 to elect the head of one of the world’s few remaining imperial monarchies.However, those participating in the conclave and those assisting the ... Click here to begin listening.  The Last Pope It is no secret that the papal conclave met April 18, 2005 to elect the head of one of the world’s few remaining imperial monarchies.However, those participating in the conclave and those assisting the Cardinals who will elect the next pope are sworn to secrecy regarding all the events within this historic gathering.In this edition of Radio Curious, we visit with papal scholar David Osborn, the author of “the Last Pope” who we interviewed in June 2004.“The Last Pope” is a novel about the lives and the papal competition of two Cardinals of the Catholic Church, after the death of a conservative and long tenured Pope.In this interview David Osborn discusses the process and some of the politics of electing the successor to Pope John Paul II.When I spoke with David Osborn from his home in Connecticut, I asked him about what he believed would occur just prior to the opening of the conclave on April 18, 2005. David Osborn recommends “Remembrance of Things Past,”by Marcel Proust. Originally Broadcast: April 19, 2005 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/03/23/swanee-hunt-women-waging-peace-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/03/23/swanee-hunt-women-waging-peace-2/#comments Fri, 24 Mar 2023 04:47:29 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5073 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/03/23/swanee-hunt-women-waging-peace-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - This Was Not Our War: Bosnian Women Reclaiming the Peace - Women Waging Peace is a global policy-oriented initiative working to integrate women into the peace process. Swanee Hunt, Click here to begin listening.  This Was Not Our War: Bosnian Women Reclaiming the Peace Women Waging Peace is a global policy-oriented initiative working to integrate women into the peace process. Swanee Hunt, a former United States Ambassador to the Austria, founded it. Swanee Hunt is also the author of “This Was Not Our War; Bosnian Women Reclaiming the Peace.” She interviewed twenty-six Bosnian women who are reconstructing their society in the years following the devastating war in their country. These women describe what it was like living in a vibrant multicultural community that suddenly imploded in an onslaught of violence. They relate the chaos; the atrocities, the rapes of neighbors and friends, their efforts to care for children and elderly parents and to find food and clean drinking water. This interview with Ambassador Swanee Hunt was recorded from her home near Boston, Massachusetts in February 2005. Swanee Hunt recommends “The Courage To Be,” by Paul Tillich. 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/2022/09/19/david-osborn-papal-politics-the-election-of-a-new-pope-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/09/19/david-osborn-papal-politics-the-election-of-a-new-pope-2/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2022 05:31:34 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4991 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/09/19/david-osborn-papal-politics-the-election-of-a-new-pope-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - The Last Pope “The Last Pope,” by David Osborn, takes us inside the world of the Vatican and the American branch of the Catholic Church. Fictional relationships between the conservative and reform branches of the Cat... Click here to begin listening.  The Last Pope “The Last Pope,” by David Osborn, takes us inside the world of the Vatican and the American branch of the Catholic Church. Fictional relationships between the conservative and reform branches of the Catholic Church are revealed in a novel that combines character from both groups. David Osborn recommends “Naked,” by David Sedaris, “Blindness,” by Jose Saramago, “Bel Canto,” by Ann Patchett & “Remembrance of Things Past,” by Marcel Proust. Originally Broadcast: June 8, 2004 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/2022/06/09/eve-ensler-meet-the-author-of-the-vagina-monologues-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/06/09/eve-ensler-meet-the-author-of-the-vagina-monologues-2/#comments Fri, 10 Jun 2022 05:33:21 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4946 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/06/09/eve-ensler-meet-the-author-of-the-vagina-monologues-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.   - The Vagina Monologues - The Vagina Monologues, created and produced by Eve Ensler, tell the stories of women, their relationships, feelings, and, in some cases, abuse. In this edition of Radio Curious, Click here to begin listening.   The Vagina Monologues The Vagina Monologues, created and produced by Eve Ensler, tell the stories of women, their relationships, feelings, and, in some cases, abuse. In this edition of Radio Curious, we spoke with Eve Ensler about the origin of the the Vagina Monologues and the film, “Until the Violence Ends.” Eve Ensler recommends “Bush in Babylon,” by Tariq Ali. Originally Broadcast: January 27, 2004 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/2022/04/27/lester-r-brown-the-earth-and-economy-in-crisis-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/04/27/lester-r-brown-the-earth-and-economy-in-crisis-2/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2022 03:48:57 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4919 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/04/27/lester-r-brown-the-earth-and-economy-in-crisis-2/feed/ 0 This episode was first broadcasted on October 7, 2003 Click here to begin listening.  - Plan B: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble Our earth is in big trouble. The environment and our economy are in crisis. Essentially, This episode was first broadcasted on October 7, 2003 Click here to begin listening.  Plan B: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble Our earth is in big trouble. The environment and our economy are in crisis. Essentially, we have created a bubble economy in which we are over-consuming the earth’s natural resources. In this program, we will visit with Lester R. Brown, the author of “Plan B: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble.” Lester Brown is the president of the Earth Policy Institute, a nonprofit interdisciplinary research organization based in Washington DC. Originally Broadcast: October 7, 2003 Ignacio Ayala clean 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/2021/12/07/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/2021/11/10/socrates-ron-gross-socrates-of-athens-in-conversation-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/11/10/socrates-ron-gross-socrates-of-athens-in-conversation-2/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2021 04:45:46 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4797 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/11/10/socrates-ron-gross-socrates-of-athens-in-conversation-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Socrates’ Way: Seven Masterkeys to Using Your Mind to the Utmost Socrates of Athens, who lived before the Common Era, is respected as one of the greatest independent thinkers of all time. Click here to begin listening.  Socrates’ Way: Seven Masterkeys to Using Your Mind to the Utmost Socrates of Athens, who lived before the Common Era, is respected as one of the greatest independent thinkers of all time. Socrates himself refused to be recognized as a teacher. Instead, Plato, his well-known student and reporter of Socrates’ dialogues, tells us he asked to be seen as a “midwife of ideas.” Socrates’ passion to achieve self-understanding, and the proper ways to live, continues to be studied and emulated to this day. Socrates recommends “The Trojan Women,” by Euripides. Ron Gross recommends “The Clouds,” by Aristophanes. Originally Broadcast: January 13, 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/2021/10/06/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/2021/07/28/zoya-an-afghan-womans-struggle-for-freedom-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/07/28/zoya-an-afghan-womans-struggle-for-freedom-2/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2021 04:49:25 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4728 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/07/28/zoya-an-afghan-womans-struggle-for-freedom-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. Zoya’s Story, An Afghan Woman’s Struggle for Freedom Zoya, a member of the RAWA, the Revolutionary Association of Women of Afghanistan, tells the story of her childhood, her parents and her parents’ disappearance. Click here to begin listening. Zoya’s Story, An Afghan Woman’s Struggle for Freedom Zoya, a member of the RAWA, the Revolutionary Association of Women of Afghanistan, tells the story of her childhood, her parents and her parents’ disappearance. She describes the wrath that first the Russians, then the Taliban and then the Northern Alliance have brought to her country. Along with the suffering, she describes the hope and spirit carried in the hearts of the Afghan people. Zoya recommends the collected speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr..  Originally Broadcast: June 18, 2002 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/05/12/gordon-chang-how-will-china-survive-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/05/12/gordon-chang-how-will-china-survive-2/#comments Thu, 13 May 2021 04:49:40 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4679 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/05/12/gordon-chang-how-will-china-survive-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.The Coming Collapse of China - Approximately 20% of the world’s population lives in the People’s Republic of China. According to Chinese-American lawyer Gordon G. Chang, China appears from the outside to be politically st... Click here to begin listening.The Coming Collapse of China (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-CHANG_GORDON_5.12.21_IA.mp3)Approximately 20% of the world’s population lives in the People’s Republic of China. According to Chinese-American lawyer Gordon G. Chang, China appears from the outside to be politically stable and economically strong. Chang, however, argues that China is in social, cultural, economic and political turmoil. He claims that China’s pending entry into the World Trade Organization will trigger social and political collapse. Gordon Chang has lived and worked in China for almost 20 years, most recently in Shanghai. He is the author of a new book entitled “The Coming Collapse of China.” Gordon Chang recommends “The Tipping Point,” by Malcolm Gladwell. Originally Broadcast: September 11, 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/2021/02/10/annie-barnes-racism-in-america-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/02/10/annie-barnes-racism-in-america-2/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2021 03:34:05 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4609 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/02/10/annie-barnes-racism-in-america-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  Everyday Racism: A Book For All Americans Racism has too long been a part of the American experience. The Civil War and the Constitutional amendments that followed, the Supreme Court decisions ordering the desegregatio... Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-BARNES_ANNIE_2.10.21_IA.mp3) Everyday Racism: A Book For All Americans Racism has 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 effects of racism on black people and what black people and white people can do to combat it. Annie Barnes recommends “Driving While Black,” by Kenneth Meeks. Originally Broadcast: February 27, 2001 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/01/06/da-chen-life-in-china-under-mao-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/01/06/da-chen-life-in-china-under-mao-2/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2021 02:34:57 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4585 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/01/06/da-chen-life-in-china-under-mao-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. Colors of the Mountain The Chinese Cultural Revolution of the 1960s, led by Mao Zedong, imposed a major change to the nation where one in every four people in the world live. Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Da_Chen_1.6.20.IA.mp3) Colors of the Mountain The Chinese Cultural Revolution of the 1960s, led by Mao Zedong, imposed a major change to the nation where one in every four people in the world live. Da Chen was born in 1962 in southern China to a once wealthy family, by that time despised for its capitalist past. At the age of 23, after graduating with top honors and serving as an assistant professor at the Beijing Language Institute, Da Chen came to America with $30 and a bamboo flute. He won a full scholarship to Columbia University Law School, and later settled in the Hudson River Valley. His book, “Colors of the Mountain,” tells the story of his childhood, his life and experiences. Da Chen recommends “The God of Small Things,” by Arundhati Roy. Originally Broadcast: July 18, 2000 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/09/02/frost-mike-you-cant-hide-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/09/02/frost-mike-you-cant-hide-part-two/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2020 20:47:24 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4551 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/09/02/frost-mike-you-cant-hide-part-two/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - 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 worl... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-FROST_MIKE_9.2.20_IA.mp3) 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 worldwide 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 worldwide, 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. Our discussion led to a two-part program, originally broadcast in April of 1999. Mike Frost recommends the movie, October Sky. Originally Broadcast: April 6, 1999 & April 13, 1999 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/08/26/frost-mike-you-cant-hide-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/08/26/frost-mike-you-cant-hide-part-one/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2020 20:46:10 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4549 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/08/26/frost-mike-you-cant-hide-part-one/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - 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 worl... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-FROST_MIKE_8.26.20_IA.mp3) 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 worldwide 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 worldwide, 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. Our discussion led to a two-part program, originally broadcast in April of 1999. Mike Frost recommends the movie, October Sky. Originally Broadcast: April 6, 1999 & April 13, 1999 LeGov 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/2020/06/24/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/2020/04/28/pio-pico-roberto-garza-meet-the-last-mexican-governor-of-california-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/04/28/pio-pico-roberto-garza-meet-the-last-mexican-governor-of-california-2/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2020 20:02:05 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4513 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/04/28/pio-pico-roberto-garza-meet-the-last-mexican-governor-of-california-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - In this program, we are going to go back into California history about 150 years, and visit with the last Mexican governor of California, Pio Pico. Pio Pico was born at the San Gabriel Mission in 1801, of Spanish, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Pio_Pico_Roberto_Garza_4.28.20_IA.mp3) In this program, we are going to go back into California history about 150 years, and visit with the last Mexican governor of California, Pio Pico. Pio Pico was born at the San Gabriel Mission in 1801, 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 in the person of Roberto Garza in February of 1998. Pio Pico recommends “Pio Pico, A Historical Narrative,” by Pio Pico. Roberto Graza recommends “Pio Pico Miscellany,” by Martin Cole & “Decline of the Californios,” by Leonard Pitt. Originally Broadcast: February 27, 1998 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/04/01/luke-gregorio-mexican-culture-in-the-united-states/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/04/01/luke-gregorio-mexican-culture-in-the-united-states/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2020 19:52:16 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4507 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/04/01/luke-gregorio-mexican-culture-in-the-united-states/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - 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. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Gregorio_Luke_4.1.20_IA.mp3) 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 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/2020/02/04/blincoe-bob-the-kurdish-people/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/02/04/blincoe-bob-the-kurdish-people/#comments Tue, 04 Feb 2020 19:37:00 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4491 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/02/04/blincoe-bob-the-kurdish-people/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The word millet is a term from the Ottoman Empire that ruled parts of Europe Central to the Near East from 1430 to 1921 and means “a recognized people or cultural group who have no homeland. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-BLINCOE_BOB_IA_2.4.19.mp3) The word millet is a term from the Ottoman Empire that ruled parts of Europe Central to the Near East from 1430 to 1921 and means “a recognized people or cultural group who have no homeland.” Millet now applies to the Kurdish people, who live in the Zagros Mountains, where the borders of eastern Turkey, northern Iraq, and northwestern Iran converge. Starting with Gulf War of 1991, 25 million Kurdish people live homeless and stateless in the Zagros Mountains. They are subject to frequent attacks from the Turks and the Iraqis. Bob Blincoe, a Presbyterian minister, lived and worked as a community organizer among the Kurds in the Zagros Mountains for five and one-half years until the Fall of 1996. At first he spoke Arabic, so he wouldn’t stand out as someone working with a suspect minority. He quickly learned Kurdish and has many interesting stories to share. Bob Blincoe recommends “A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern World,” by David Fromkin. Originally Broadcast: May 14, 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/2019/09/24/reich-charles-a-non-marxist-view-of-material-capitalism/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/09/24/reich-charles-a-non-marxist-view-of-material-capitalism/#comments Tue, 24 Sep 2019 19:09:13 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4465 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/09/24/reich-charles-a-non-marxist-view-of-material-capitalism/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The Greening of America & Opposing the System - The market economy often seems to have many inherent problems. Indeed, a Marxist historical view presupposes that the fundamental contradictions of capitalism will inevit... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Reich_Charles_9.24.19IA.mp3) The Greening of America & Opposing the System The market economy often seems to have many inherent problems. Indeed, a Marxist historical view presupposes that the fundamental contradictions of capitalism will inevitably lead to socialism. Far from this extreme, Charles Reich, author of “The Greening of America” and, more recently, “Opposing the System,” believes that individuals must be nonetheless confronted with these contradictions and the human conditions created by material capitalism. Charles Reich recommends “The Poetry of Colleridge,” by Charles R. Woodring. Originally Broadcast: November 4, 1996 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/08/20/sarmientodomingo-lewis-daniel-an-argentine-president/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/08/20/sarmientodomingo-lewis-daniel-an-argentine-president/#comments Tue, 20 Aug 2019 18:51:46 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4455 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/08/20/sarmientodomingo-lewis-daniel-an-argentine-president/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Domingo Sarmiento, a teacher and later President of the Republic of Argentina, spent several years traveling in Europe and the United States in the mid-19th Century. He spent six weeks in the US in the fall of 1847 and ... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Sarmiento_(Lewis)_8-20-19_IA.mp3) Domingo Sarmiento, a teacher and later President of the Republic of Argentina, spent several years traveling in Europe and the United States in the mid-19th Century. He spent six weeks in the US in the fall of 1847 and later published his account of this visit, selectively interpreting what he saw and experienced to conform to his ideas. In this archive edition of Radio Curious, I visit with Domingo Sarmiento in the person of Professor Daniel Lewis, a scholar-presenter in the 1996 Democracy in America Chautauqua. I met with Domingo Sarmiento during a break in the Chautauqua programming in Ukiah, California, and asked him what he saw the future of the American Union to be, from his perspective in 1843. Domingo Sarmiento recommends any book by James Fenimore Cooper. Daniel Lewis recommends “The Invention of Argentina,” by Nicolas Shumway. Originally Broadcast: July 27, 1996 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/08/06/koponen-niilo-ph-d-north-to-alaska/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/08/06/koponen-niilo-ph-d-north-to-alaska/#comments Tue, 06 Aug 2019 18:46:52 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4451 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/08/06/koponen-niilo-ph-d-north-to-alaska/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - People who crave space, freedom, adventure, and opportunities have long been attracted to Alaska. In June of 1996 I spoke with Niilo Kopanan, the son of Finnish immigrants who grew up in New York City and moved to a mou... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-KOPANAN_NIILO_6-18-96_(8-6-19)_IA.mp3) People who crave space, freedom, adventure, and opportunities have long been attracted to Alaska. In June of 1996 I spoke with Niilo Kopanan, the son of Finnish immigrants who grew up in New York City and moved to a mountain ridge near Fairbanks, Alaska in 1952. At that time, land there was still open for homesteading. He located his 160 acres and filed a homestead on the ridge where he still lives. After several years there, in the mid 1950s, he returned to the lower 48 states to earn a Ph.D. Yet the magnet of Alaska pulled him back where he became a university professor and a member of the Alaska legislature, and he’s been there ever since. Niilo Koponen, Ph.D. recommends “The life story of Elizabeth Morgan” by Ernest Morgan. Originally Broadcast: June 18, 1996 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/07/30/swearingen-wesley-illegal-fbi-break-ins-told-by-a-former-agent-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/07/30/swearingen-wesley-illegal-fbi-break-ins-told-by-a-former-agent-2/#comments Tue, 30 Jul 2019 18:43:11 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4449 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/07/30/swearingen-wesley-illegal-fbi-break-ins-told-by-a-former-agent-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - FBI Secrets: An Agent’s Expose - Agents at the Federal Bureau of Investigation have a history of illegal break-ins to homes and offices and conducting wiretaps without a search warrant. In the years when J. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-SWEARINGEN_WESLEY_IA_2019.mp3) FBI Secrets: An Agent’s Expose Agents at the Federal Bureau of Investigation have a history of illegal break-ins to homes and offices and conducting wiretaps without a search warrant. In the years when J. Edgar Hoover was the Director of the F.B.I., 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 F.B.I. agent, who in 1995 wrote “FBI Secrets: An Agent’s Expose.” His book describes some of the “black-bag” warrantless searches in which he was involved and his opinion of those activities. He ends his book by saying that the Hoover era will continue to haunt the F.B.I. because Hoover knowingly undermined the United States Constitution. When I spoke with Wesley Swearingen, I asked him what he meant by that. Wesley Swearingen recommends “Official and Confidential: The Secret Life of J. Edgar Hoover,” by Anthony Summers. Originally Broadcast: December 20, 1995 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/06/25/bari-judi-conversation-with-an-earth-first-leader/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/06/25/bari-judi-conversation-with-an-earth-first-leader/#comments Tue, 25 Jun 2019 18:31:41 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4439 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/06/25/bari-judi-conversation-with-an-earth-first-leader/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Until the mid-1990s, the Redwood Industry dominated much of North Coast economy. In the mid-1990s, due to a number of circumstances particularly involving Pacific Lumber Company and Charles Hurwitz, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-[130]_Bari_Judi_6-25-19_IA.mp3) Until the mid-1990s, the Redwood Industry dominated much of North Coast economy. In the mid-1990s, due to a number of circumstances particularly involving Pacific Lumber Company and Charles Hurwitz, industry advocates collided with environmentalists in a final hurrah. Few figures among the environmentalists carry as much name-recognition and power as did Judi Bari. In this program, recorded in March of 1995 at the height of the conflict, Judi Bari and I discussed the position of Earth First! Judi Bari recommends “J. Edgar Hoover,” by Kurt Gentry. Originally Broadcast: March 27, 1995 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/06/04/jefferson-thomas-jenkinson-clay-the-author-of-the-declaration-of-independence/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/06/04/jefferson-thomas-jenkinson-clay-the-author-of-the-declaration-of-independence/#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2019 18:23:04 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4433 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/06/04/jefferson-thomas-jenkinson-clay-the-author-of-the-declaration-of-independence/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - 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, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-JEFFERSON_THOMAS_IA_2019.mp3) 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 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/2019/01/29/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/2018/06/20/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/2018/05/23/reuther-sasha-the-united-auto-workers-union-its-effect-on-american-life-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/05/23/reuther-sasha-the-united-auto-workers-union-its-effect-on-american-life-2/#comments Thu, 24 May 2018 00:58:31 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4327 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/05/23/reuther-sasha-the-united-auto-workers-union-its-effect-on-american-life-2/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/2018/04/24/clay-jenkinson-as-thomas-jefferson-the-author-of-the-declaration-of-independence/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/04/24/clay-jenkinson-as-thomas-jefferson-the-author-of-the-declaration-of-independence/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2018 00:49:52 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4319 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/04/24/clay-jenkinson-as-thomas-jefferson-the-author-of-the-declaration-of-independence/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States of America, is respected by some as one of the leading political theorists of American history.  He conceptualized a government originating in the households of... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-JEFFERSON_THOMAS_CA_2013.mp3) Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States of America, is respected by some as one of the leading political theorists of American history.  He conceptualized a government originating in the households of the individual citizens, and stemming from a questioning and rebellious public, requiring, he believed a primarily agrarian population. Our guest in this archive edition of Radio Curious is Thomas Jefferson, personified by Chautauqua scholar Clay Jenkinson.  We met in Ukiah, California in May, 1994, and discussed what has changed in the United States since Mr. Jefferson took office as President in 1803, and the concepts he believed necessary to maintain a democracy. The book Mr. Jefferson recommends is  “The History of the Peloponnesian War,” by Thucydides, and the book Clay Jenkinson recommends is “In the Absence of the Sacred,”  by Jerry Mander. This interview with Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States, as personified by Chautauqua scholar, Clay Jenkinson, was recorded in the studios of Radio Curious on May 21, 1994. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/03/14/phillips-barbara-the-dialogue-of-race/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/03/14/phillips-barbara-the-dialogue-of-race/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2018 00:33:44 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4303 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/03/14/phillips-barbara-the-dialogue-of-race/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - This is the second of two interviews with civil rights Attorney Barbara Phillips. She is a contributor to the book “Voices of Civil Rights Lawyers: Reflections From the Deep South: 1964-1980, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-PHILLIPS_BARBARA_P2_CA_.mp3) This is the second of two interviews with civil rights Attorney Barbara Phillips. She is a contributor to the book “Voices of Civil Rights Lawyers: Reflections From the Deep South: 1964-1980,” whose editor Kent Spriggs we interviewed in December 2017. In part one Phillips shared stories and experiences from her 40 year legal career as a community organizer and Civil Rights Lawyer.  In this, part two of our conversation, we discuss her essay “Framing the Contemporary Dialogue of Race,” that is featured in “Voices of Civil Rights Lawyers.”  We discuss the changing rhetoric about race, the Second Reconstruction and a Supreme Court decision addressing race prior to the 1980s.  These decisions defined a broad scope for just and equal rights for black people in the United States. As a retired civil rights attorney and retired professor of law at the University of Mississippi, and formerly a Program Officer of the Ford Foundation in the Human Rights unit of the Peace and Social Justice Program, she continues her life’s work as a community organizer in Oxford, Mississippi, and continues promote community justice programs around the world. When Barbara Phillips and I visited by phone from her home in Oxford, Mississippi, on March 6, 2018, we began our conversation when I asked her about the essay “Framing the Contemporary Dialogue About Race.” The books Barbara Phillips recommends are “What’s the Matter with Kansas?: How Conservatives Won the Heart of America,” by Thomas Frank, and “Transforming Feminist Practice: Non-Violence, Social Justice, and the Possibilities of a Spiritualized Feminism,” by Leela Fernandes. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/03/07/phillips-barbara-protecting-and-defending-civil-rights/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/03/07/phillips-barbara-protecting-and-defending-civil-rights/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2018 00:31:26 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4301 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/03/07/phillips-barbara-protecting-and-defending-civil-rights/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - We continue our series on "Voices of Civil Rights Lawyers," a book in which our guest Attorney Barbara Phillips is a contributor, and Attorney Kent Spriggs, our guest in December 2017, is the editor.  Now retired, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-PHILLIPS_BARBARA_3-5-18_CA.mp3) We continue our series on "Voices of Civil Rights Lawyers," a book in which our guest Attorney Barbara Phillips is a contributor, and Attorney Kent Spriggs, our guest in December 2017, is the editor.  Now retired, Barbara Phillips first worked as a community organizer in rural Mississippi.  Later, as an attorney she protected and defended the civil rights of women and people of color while based primarily in Mississippi and then California. Eventually, she became a professor at the University of Mississippi Law School. In this, part one of two interviews with Barbara Phillips, she shares her stories and experiences of her 40 year legal career.  In part two we discuss her opinions on how to frame the contemporary dialogue of race. When she and I visited by phone from her home in Oxford, Mississippi, on March 5, 2018, we began our conversation when I asked her to describe her experience as an intersectional black, female lawyer. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/01/31/komar-stefan-concentration-death-camps/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/01/31/komar-stefan-concentration-death-camps/#comments Thu, 01 Feb 2018 00:18:35 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4290 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/01/31/komar-stefan-concentration-death-camps/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - You may remember the Radio Curious interview with Bernard Offen, recorded in May 2005, and re-boradcast the end of May 2017.  In telling the story of his youth in Poland during World War II, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-KOMAR_STEFFAN_1-28-18__CA.mp3) You may remember the Radio Curious interview with Bernard Offen, recorded in May 2005, and re-boradcast the end of May 2017.  In telling the story of his youth in Poland during World War II, being forced into four different concentration camps established and controlled by the Nazis, Bernard Offen characterized those camps as “Polish concentration camps.” Soon after the 2017 re-broadcast, I received an email from Stefan Komar, our guest in this edition of Radio Curious.  Komar pointed out that calling any German concentration camp in German occupied Poland “Polish,” or referring to a German concentration camp in occupied Poland as “in Poland”, “of Poland,” or “Poland’s,” is insensitive to the families of the millions of ethnic Poles who were killed, forced into slave labor, tortured, maimed, terrorized and starved during the brutal and inhuman German occupation of Poland in the name of "Deuthschland, Deutschland Uber Alles." Komar, who was born in Queens, New York, lived in Warsaw, Poland, for about 10 years beginning when he was 12 years old. Currently he’s a Captain in the New York Police Department, after serving with the NYPD for 37 years. A few days before Stefan Komar, and I visited by phone from his home in Queens, New York, on January  28, 2018, many newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times (http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-israel-poland-nazis-20180128-story.html) reported a “bill passed by the lower house of Poland's parliament”  would make it illegal to utter the phrase “Polish concentration camp” or to assign Poland culpability for Nazi crimes committed on its soil.  The Israeli government was Infuriated, as reported in Reuters, (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-poland/israel-and-poland-clash-over-proposed-holocaust-law-idUSKBN1FH0S3), among other news outlets, and called the Polish law revisionary history. This is clearly a curious issue to follow.  In doing so Komar provided a link to “A Platform for Polish Jewish Dialogue,” (http://www.dialog.org/) which may be found at Dialog.org, and a youtube link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SztV961KKhA&t=58s, on Polish history including a discussion on how the Nazi occupation of Poland may be characterized.  These links may be found on radiocurious.org. Stefan Komar and I unfortunately did not directly discuss this new law or the Israeli reaction.  We did however put the topic in context from his point of view.  We began our visit when I asked him to discuss the characterization of these concentration camps. The books Stefan Komar recommends are “Hollywood’s War with Poland, 1939-1945” by M.B.B. Biskupski; and “Dupes: How America’s Adversaries Have Manipulated Progressives for a Century,” by Paul Kengor. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/01/23/ellsberg-daniel-the-pentagon-papers-and-the-post/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/01/23/ellsberg-daniel-the-pentagon-papers-and-the-post/#comments Wed, 24 Jan 2018 00:15:36 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4288 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/01/23/ellsberg-daniel-the-pentagon-papers-and-the-post/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - "The Post," a movie released January 12, 2018, reveals the story of how the release of the “Pentagon Papers” (https://www.archives.gov/research/pentagon-papers) created a fundamental challenge of the freedom of the pres... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-ELLSBERG_DANIEL_2018_CA.mp3) "The Post," a movie released January 12, 2018, reveals the story of how the release of the “Pentagon Papers” (https://www.archives.gov/research/pentagon-papers) created a fundamental challenge of the freedom of the press and alleged issues of national security.  Few moments in American history have held the tension of the Vietnam war, as was the case in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The national rupture caused by Nixon’s escalation of the war widened.  Young people and their parents, who saw no reason for the United States to be in Vietnam clashed with the so called “silent majority.” Daniel Ellsberg, our guest in this 1997 archive edition of Radio Curious, copied what came to be known as the “Pentagon Papers,” in the fall of 1969, and released them in 1971.  Those top secret documents unequivocally demonstrated that four previous U.S. presidents had continued to fight and escalate the war in Vietnam, notwithstanding opinions from their many military leaders that the war could not be won. The Pentagon Papers focused national attention on United States foreign policy and on our rights as individual citizens to freedom of the press. When Daniel Ellsberg and I visited by phone in March, 1997, he began with a description of the context of the time, 1971,  when the “Pentagon Papers” became public. The book Daniel Ellsberg recommended in 1997, when this interview was recorded, is “Our War,” by David Harris. LeGov clean 29:01 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/2017/09/13/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/2017/08/29/pace-charles-wagner-sally-a-visit-with-elizabeth-cady-stanton-frederick-douglass/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/08/29/pace-charles-wagner-sally-a-visit-with-elizabeth-cady-stanton-frederick-douglass/#comments Tue, 29 Aug 2017 20:33:17 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4243 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/08/29/pace-charles-wagner-sally-a-visit-with-elizabeth-cady-stanton-frederick-douglass/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - 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. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-STANTON-DOUGLAS-CA-2017.mp3) 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 1998, 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. The book Frederick Douglass recommends is, “The Columbian Orator: Containing a Variety of Original and Selected Pieces Together With Rules, Which Are Calculated to Improve Youth and Others, in the Ornamental and Using Art of Eloquence” by Caleb Bingham. The book Charles Pace recommends is, “W. E. B. Du Bois: Biography of a Race, 1868 to 1919,” by David Levering Lewis. The book Elizabeth Cady Stanton recommends is, “The Woman’s Bible” edited by Elizabeth Cady Stanton. The book Sally Wagner recommends is, “The Homesteader: A Novel,” by Oscar Micheaux. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/08/23/adams-dr-francis-are-we-still-racists/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/08/23/adams-dr-francis-are-we-still-racists/#comments Wed, 23 Aug 2017 20:30:17 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4241 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/08/23/adams-dr-francis-are-we-still-racists/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - “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. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-ADAMS_FRANCIS_2017_CA.mp3) “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. Dr. Francis Adams and I began our conversation when I asked him to explain the importance of the trial of James Somerset that took place in England in 1772. The book that Dr. Francis Adams recommends is: “Collapse,” by Jared Diamond. Originally Broadcast: January 29, 2005. LeGov clean 29:01 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/2017/02/21/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/2017/01/24/patterson-dr-victoria-it-does-not-require-many-words-to-speak-the-truth/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/01/24/patterson-dr-victoria-it-does-not-require-many-words-to-speak-the-truth/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2017 18:59:32 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4177 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/01/24/patterson-dr-victoria-it-does-not-require-many-words-to-speak-the-truth/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - This week, we continue our discussion with ethnologist Dr. Victoria Patterson. We talk about how the United States treated the Native people of North America initially, and later during the westward expansion. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_-_20170123_-_Patterson_2.mp3) This week, we continue our discussion with ethnologist Dr. Victoria Patterson. We talk about how the United States treated the Native people of North America initially, and later during the westward expansion. We also discuss the consequences to the Native people when they entered into written treaties with the United States. Not having a written language, they relied on the carefully chosen words they spoke during the treaty negotiations and the words spoken by the representatives of the United States. Dr. Victoria Patterson is an ethnologist who has studied the Native people of what is now the United States for the past 40 years.  She lives and works in Ukiah, California. I invite you to listen to the 1999 two-part series with Dr. Patterson about the life of the Pomo People of northwestern California prior to contact with Europeans, and what occurred in the ten years thereafter. We began this interview with her elaborating on and putting into context the statement of Chief Joseph: “It Does Not Require Many Words to Speak the Truth.” The book Victoria Patterson recommends is “The Best American Travel Writing 2016,” by Bill Bryson. This program was recorded on January 23, 2017. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/01/24/patterson-dr-victoria-united-states-treaties-with-native-people/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/01/24/patterson-dr-victoria-united-states-treaties-with-native-people/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2017 18:56:23 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4175 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/01/24/patterson-dr-victoria-united-states-treaties-with-native-people/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - In the 56 years between 1774 and 1832, 368 Treaties were agreed upon between several sovereign nations of the native peoples of North America the United States.  Our guest is Victoria Patterson, Ph.D., Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_-_20170117_-_PATTERSON_PT_1_-_FINAL_NATIONAL.mp3) In the 56 years between 1774 and 1832, 368 Treaties were agreed upon between several sovereign nations of the native peoples of North America the United States.  Our guest is Victoria Patterson, Ph.D., an ethnologist who has studied the Native People of North America for the past 40 years. The 368 treaties were attempts to set the borders of the parties and set conditions of their behavior.  Once negotiated and consented to by and with the advice and consent of the United States Senate these treaties, like all other treaties, became the supreme law of the land. Conciliatory language, perhaps thought by some to establish an everlasting peace, was common in the words of many of the treaties.  The 1778 Treaty with the Delaware Indians and the United States memorialized that notion with a recital stating:  “That all offences or acts of hostilities by one, or either of the contracting parties against the other, be mutually forgiven, and buried in the depth of oblivion, never more to be had in remembrance.” History did not, however prove this notion to be true. Dr. Victoria Patterson visited Radio Curious on January 16, 2017 to discuss treaties and issues of native sovereignty.  We began with the condition of the Native people after the colonies separated from England and before the establishment of the United States. Join us again next week for part two of our visit with Dr. Victoria Patterson on the history treaty negotiations and issues of Native sovereignty. This program recorded on January 16, 2017. 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/2016/11/01/getty-james-abraham-lincoln-james-getty-the-16th-president/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/11/01/getty-james-abraham-lincoln-james-getty-the-16th-president/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2016 01:47:05 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4152 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/11/01/getty-james-abraham-lincoln-james-getty-the-16th-president/feed/ 0  Click here to begin listening In 1995, James A. Getty, who appears in public as Abraham Lincoln, visited Ukiah, California and joined us in the studios of Radio Curious. In talking with President Lincoln about his life,  Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Lincoln_A._(James_A._Getty)_3-7-96.mp3) In 1995, James A. Getty, who appears in public as Abraham Lincoln, visited Ukiah, California and joined us in the studios of Radio Curious. In talking with President Lincoln about his life, the events of his time and about his presidency, the conversation focused upon the economics of the mid-19th century. I asked Mr. Lincoln to give us his opinion about the effect that Eli Whitney’s cotton gin had on the spread of slavery. Abraham Lincoln and James Getty recommend “Malice Toward None,” by Steven Oats. Originally Broadcast: March 7, 1996   LeGov clean 29:00 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/2016/08/23/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/2016/07/26/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/2016/07/19/miles-dr-steven-a-blind-eye-to-torture/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/07/19/miles-dr-steven-a-blind-eye-to-torture/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2016 01:01:16 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4121 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/07/19/miles-dr-steven-a-blind-eye-to-torture/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The silence of doctors, nurses and medics in cases of torture and physical abuse of prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. Our guest is Dr. Steven Miles, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-MILES_STEVEN_RC_2016_CA.mp3) The silence of doctors, nurses and medics in cases of torture and physical abuse of prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. Our guest is Dr. Steven Miles, the 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 and more than thirty-five thousand pages of documents, autopsy reports and medical records. His work explores the information provided by physicians and psychologists to determine how much and what kind of mistreatment could be delivered to prisoners during interrogation. Dr. Miles is a professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School and its Center for Bioethics.  He is a recognized expert in medical ethics, human rights and international health care. This interview with Dr. Steven Miles was recorded in mid-July 2006 from his office in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  We begin when I asked him about his motivation to write a book about the treatment of people who are disarmed and imprisoned. The book Dr. Steven Miles recommend is “Bury The Chains: Profits and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire’s Slaves,” by Adam Hochchild. This interview with Dr. Steven H. Miles was recorded in mid July 2006. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/06/23/farr-sam-rep-sam-farr-d-at-the-democratic-sit-in-in-congress/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/06/23/farr-sam-rep-sam-farr-d-at-the-democratic-sit-in-in-congress/#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2016 00:44:22 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4113 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/06/23/farr-sam-rep-sam-farr-d-at-the-democratic-sit-in-in-congress/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Welcome to this special edition of Radio Curious with Congressman Sam Farr. We spoke with Congressman while he and approximately 150 other Democratic members of Congress were participating in an unprecedented sit-in on ... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-FARR_SAM___6-23-16__CA.mp3) Welcome to this special edition of Radio Curious with Congressman Sam Farr. We spoke with Congressman while he and approximately 150 other Democratic members of Congress were participating in an unprecedented sit-in on the floor of the House of Representatives. The issue is gun control. These members of Congress are demanding that the Republican leadership of the House allow the a vote on gun control. We visited by phone with Congressman Farr at midnight on June 23, 2016, from the floor of the House of Representatives. The Republican leadership of the House had turned off all the microphones as well as the live television from C-Span. The background noise you hear is from the activity and speeches going on while we visited. We asked Congressman Farr to describe the scene, the issue and what may occur as a result of this novel political action.   LeGov clean 15:55 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/05/10/congresswoman-tulsi-gabbard-sen-sanders-war-and-climate-change/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/05/10/congresswoman-tulsi-gabbard-sen-sanders-war-and-climate-change/#comments Wed, 11 May 2016 00:21:09 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4100 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/05/10/congresswoman-tulsi-gabbard-sen-sanders-war-and-climate-change/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, of Hawaii, is our guest in this edition of Radio Curious. She visited Ukiah, California on May 7, 2016, to speak on behalf of Presidential candidate, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-GABBARD_TULSI_5-7-16_CA.mp3) Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, of Hawaii, is our guest in this edition of Radio Curious. She visited Ukiah, California on May 7, 2016, to speak on behalf of Presidential candidate, Senator Bernie Sanders and stopped by Radio Curious for a visit. Congresswoman Gabbard represents the 2nd Congressional District of Hawaii, the most culturally diverse congressional district in the United States, which encompasses the entire state, except Honolulu. She was twice deployed to the Middle East, is a Major in the Army National Guard, and is a member of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee. In this interview, Tulsi, as she likes to be addressed, shares some of her personal background, her perspectives on the impacts and consequences of war, and the type of military mentality that the Commander in Chief of the United States Military should have to best serve our country. The book Tulsi Gabbard recommends is the “Bhagavad Gita” scriptures. LeGov clean 29:02 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/2016/04/19/feeney-mark-nixon-at-the-movies/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/04/19/feeney-mark-nixon-at-the-movies/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2016 00:09:07 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4091 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/04/19/feeney-mark-nixon-at-the-movies/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Richard Nixon and the movies he watched while he was president is the topic of this archived edition of Radio Curious. On his third night in office, January 22, 1969 Nixon saw “The Shoes of the Fisherman” in the White H... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-FEENEY_MARK_4-18-16_CA.mp3) Richard Nixon and the movies he watched while he was president is the topic of this archived edition of Radio Curious. On his third night in office, January 22, 1969 Nixon saw “The Shoes of the Fisherman” in the White House movie theater. From then until August 1973, when he resigned the presidency, Nixon watched over 500 movies in the White House, at Camp David, and other places he frequented. This is an average of 2½ movies per week during his presidency. The book, “Nixon at the Movies: A Book About Belief,” by Boston Globe journalist Mark Feeney examines the role movies played in forming Nixon’s character and career, and the role Nixon played in the development of American film. Ronald Reagan may have been the first movie star president, but Feeney argues that Nixon was the first true cinematic president. In this program, recorded in January 2005, Mark Feeney begins by commenting on the effect the 500 plus movies that Nixon watched had on him and his presidency. The book Mark Feeney recommends is, “The Whole Equation,” by David Thompson. This interview was originally broadcast on February 22, 2005. 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/2016/01/26/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/2015/12/01/jespers-jean-jacques-effects-of-paris-attacks-in-belgium/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/12/01/jespers-jean-jacques-effects-of-paris-attacks-in-belgium/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2015 05:31:42 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3916 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/12/01/jespers-jean-jacques-effects-of-paris-attacks-in-belgium/feed/ 0 ISIS,Islamic State,Paris Radio Curious discusses the terrorist attacks in Paris, France with Jean-Jacques Jespers, a retired television news anchor and journalism instructor in Brussels, Belgium and the affects of the attacks on his country, where one of the suspects is from. In this program we visit Brussels, Belgium, to discuss the effects of the November 13, 2015, Islamic extremist terrorist attacks in Paris, France.  Our guest is Jean-Jacques Jespers, who recently retired as the anchor for the television news broadcast aired nightly in French on the Belgium National Television Network.  While the terrorist attacks occurred in Paris, France, investigations led authorities to neighboring Belgium in search for the suspects-causing a state of emergency in the country's capital city, Brussels. Currently Jean-Jacques Jespers is a journalism professor and a member of the Belgian Journalist’s Committee on Human Rights.  Jean-Jacques Jespers and I first met here in Mendocino County, California, in 1977, when he was the leader of a television news magazine team reporting on California.  When Jean-Jacques Jespers and I visited by phone from his home in Brussels on November 28, 2015, we began when I asked him to describe what occurred and what the Belgian people’s reactions were to the November 13, 2015, terrorist attacks in Paris and the lock-down in Brussels. The books Jean-Jacques Jespers recommends are the three volume “Century Trilogy” by Ken Follette. Click here to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/11/24/blincoe-bob-kurdish-people-their-struggle-to-keep-their-homeland/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/11/24/blincoe-bob-kurdish-people-their-struggle-to-keep-their-homeland/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2015 17:22:39 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3909 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/11/24/blincoe-bob-kurdish-people-their-struggle-to-keep-their-homeland/feed/ 0 Kurdistan,Kurds,Zagros Mountains Radio Curious revisits an archived conversation with Bob Blincoe, a Presbyterian minister who worked as a missionary in the Zagros Mountains from 1990-1996, where the Kurdish people live. He talks about the Kurdish people and their history. In this 1997 edition of Radio Curious, we visited with Bob Blincoe, a Presbyterian minister, who lived and worked among the Kurds in the Zagros Mountains from 1990 to 1996.   The Kurdish people have long been aptly referred to as a “millet.”  This is a Turkish term that originated in the Ottoman Empire when it ruled parts of central Europe to the near east from 1430 to 1921.  It means “any ethnic group.” Until the 20th century millets, were able to control their way of life and effectively rule themselves.  Now approximately 25 million Kurdish people live in the Zagros Mountains, where the borders of eastern Turkey, northern Iraq, and northwestern Iran converge.  These Kurdish people live stateless and many homeless in their ancestral homeland.  Currently they have been able to successfully defend themselves from brutal ISIS attacks.  When Bob Blincoe lived among the Kurds and worked as a community organizer in their ancestral homeland he first spoke Arabic, so he wouldn’t stand out.  He quickly learned Kurdish which he spoke only with great discretion. His stories of the Kurdish people are important to consider now in light of terrorism and other dangers inflicted against them. When Bob Blincoe and I visited in the studios of Radio Curious in the spring of 1997, we began our conversation when I asked him to describe the Zagros Mountains where so many Kurdish people live. The book Bob Blincoe recommends is “A Peace to End All Peace,” by David Fromkin. This program was originally broadcast in May 1997. Click here to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/10/13/farr-sam-chaos-in-congress-whats-next/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/10/13/farr-sam-chaos-in-congress-whats-next/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2015 21:35:43 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3873 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/10/13/farr-sam-chaos-in-congress-whats-next/feed/ 0 Sam Farr Radio Curious visits with Congressman Sam Farr, a democrat representing Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties, California in the U.S. House of Representatives. Farr discusses the republican melt down as the party seeks a new speaker of the house and the bu... With Republican John Boehner, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives having announced his resignation at the end of this month, and Kevin McCarthy, the leader of the Republican majority in the House choosing not to be a candidate for Speaker in the election now set for October 29, the House is reportedly in chaos. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with Congressman Sam Farr, a long time friend, who has represented Monterey and Santa Cruz counties on the central coast of California since 1993.   We discuss the presence of the “Freedom Caucus” in the House of Representatives, and the current consequences of its efforts to unseat Speaker Boehner.   Congressman Farr also explains his views on other current political issues. Sam Farr and I visited by phone from his apartment in Washington D.C. on October 9, 2015, and began our conversation when I asked him to provide a context to the current political fray in the House of Representatives. The book Sam Farr recommends is “The Wright Brothers,” by David McCullough.  Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 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/2015/05/19/wallach-amei-art-outwitting-oppression-the-kabakov-story/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/05/19/wallach-amei-art-outwitting-oppression-the-kabakov-story/#comments Tue, 19 May 2015 20:31:40 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3677 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/05/19/wallach-amei-art-outwitting-oppression-the-kabakov-story/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Amei Wallach, producer/director of the documentary “Ilya and Emilia Kabakov: Enter Here,” about the lives of a world renown artist, Ilya Kabakov and his wife Emilia, who fled communist Russia and returned after the fall of the... Amei Wallach, producer and director of the documentary film “Ilya and Emilia Kabakov: Enter Here,” about the lives of Ilya and Emilia Kabakov is our guest in this edition of Radio Curious. Amei Wallach met Ilya Kabakov in 1987, when she was in the Soviet Union investigating the effect of perestroika on the arts.  Unavoidably intrigued, eight years later she published the first biography of Ilya Kabakov, “The Man Who Never Threw Anything Away.”  "Enter Here" documents not only the lives and work of Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, Russia’s most celebrated international artists, who are now United States citizens, but also the lives of the average Russian from the Stalin era to the fall of the Soviet Union.  The film will be shown at the Mendocino Film Festival May 31, 2015, at 12:30 pm, in the Village of Mendocino, California. Amei Wallach says her film documents how “art can outwit oppression.” When we visited by phone on May 10, 2015, she began with an explanation of how art outwits oppression.    The book Amei Wallach recommends is “Vermeer in Bosnia: Selected Writings,” by Lawrence Weschler.  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/2015/02/24/totten-sam-genocide-by-attrition/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/02/24/totten-sam-genocide-by-attrition/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2015 01:41:55 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3585 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/02/24/totten-sam-genocide-by-attrition/feed/ 1 Nuba Mountains,South Sudan,Sudan Radio Curious visits with Sam Totten, professor emeritus at the University of Arkansas and a genocide scholar about the on-going conflict in Sudan between the Nuba Mountains people and the Sudanese government. Black history is acknowledged in the month of February in the United States and is lived every day in the African continent. The history of the continuing genocide by attrition within the nation of Sudan is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. Sudan is located in northeast Africa, south of Egypt, and east of the Red Sea and the nations of Eritrea and Ethiopia. The people of Sudan continue to be killed by war and famine as has happened for generations. Twice Radio Curious has considered this little discussed topic with University of Arkansas Professor Emeritus Sam Totten, author of "Genocide by Attrition: Nuba Mountains, Sudan," and "An Oral and Documentary History of the Darfur Genocide."  Totten is a scholar who has devoted his career to the study of genocide and genocide by attrition. In 2011, we first discussed the disaster in southern Sudan. Again in 2013, Totten described the genocide by attrition of the people of south Sudan, which has continued to become increasingly drastic in the past two years. Professor Totten continues to follow this crisis between the people of the Nuba Mountains and the Sudanese government in the state of South Kordofan, Sudan. In late December 2014, he returned from what he described as "a tough, tough trip to the Nuba Mountains in order to carry up ten tons of food to desperate civilians who face daily bombing sorties by the Government of Sudan using Antonov bombers." He reports some very close calls, traveling with rebels to recently bombed villages. When Sam Totten and I visited by phone from his home near Fayetteville, Arkansas, on February 19, 2015, he began with a brief history of this continuing crisis. The book Professor Sam Totten recommends is "Touched With Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament," by Kay Redfield Jamison. Click here to listen to the program 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/2014/12/23/pereda-marcos-the-new-cuba-reflections-stories-and-song/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/12/23/pereda-marcos-the-new-cuba-reflections-stories-and-song/#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2014 22:04:56 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3516 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/12/23/pereda-marcos-the-new-cuba-reflections-stories-and-song/feed/ 0 Cuba Radio Curious visits with Cuban born singer-songwriter Marcos Pereda, who now lives in Ukiah, Ca. Pereda shares songs and stories about his life and his reflections about the new diplomatic relationship between the U.S. and Cuba. Marcos Pereda, a native of Havana, Cuba, and a singer-songwriter who lives in Ukiah, California, is our guest in this edition of Radio Curious. The background music in this weeks program is a song titled "Center" that he wrote and then performed on his guitar in our studios.  Pereda returned from a two month visit in Havana on December 20, 2014; he traveled there to attend his mother’s funeral.  In our visit, recorded on December 22, 2014, Pereda shares his music and songs, his thoughts and experiences about life in Cuba and in the United States, and his hopes for the new relationship between the the two nations.  We began our conversation when I asked him to tell us about his mother.  Marcos Pereda's email is: marcosinsonte@hotmail.com (mailto:marcosinsonte@hotmail.com). The book he recommends is “The Little Prince,” by Antoine St. Exupery. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:02 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/12/08/cohen-james-ferguson-grand-jury-a-legal-analysis-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/12/08/cohen-james-ferguson-grand-jury-a-legal-analysis-part-one/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2014 02:46:10 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3498 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/12/08/cohen-james-ferguson-grand-jury-a-legal-analysis-part-one/feed/ 1 Ferguson,grand jury,Michael Brown Radio Curious discusses the grand jury verdict to not indict a white police officer in the killing of an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Mo, with James A. Cohen, law professor at Fordhan University Law School in New York City. The shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed 18 year old black teenager, in Ferguson, Missouri, on August 9, 2014, by a since retired white Ferguson, Missouri, police office, Darren Wilson, is the subject of this, the first of two Radio Curious interviews devoted to this topic. Our guest is Law Professor James A. Cohen, who has tried over 100 criminal jury trials and teaches criminal law and related topics at Fordham University Law School in New York City.  Professor Cohen and I review the evidence, including Wilson's spoken testimony, the written police reports and medical reports presented to the St. Louis, Missouri, grand jury, by District Attorney Robert McCulloch.  His office exclusively organized and presented that evidence, which “with some exceptions,” according to Prosecutor McCulloch, was “made public” shortly after he announced that the grand jury failed to return criminal charges against former Officer Wilson, on November 24, 2014.  When Professor Cohen and I visited by phone on December 5, 2014, we created a context for what occurred when the Ferguson Grand Jury met between August 20, and November 21, 2014.  We began our conversation with a brief history of grand juries, originally organized in England to protect the people from wonton acts of the King.  The books that Professor Cohen recommends are those written by Anders Ericsson:  “The Road To Excellence: The Acquisition of Expert Performance in the Arts and Sciences, Sports, and Games” and “Development of Professional Expertise: Toward Measurement of Expert Performance and Design of Optimal Learning Environments.” 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/2014/09/01/von-drehle-david-triangle-the-fire-that-changed-america/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/09/01/von-drehle-david-triangle-the-fire-that-changed-america/#comments Tue, 02 Sep 2014 03:15:21 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3407 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/09/01/von-drehle-david-triangle-the-fire-that-changed-america/feed/ 0 labor Radio Curious revisits a conversation about the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire of 1911 and it's impact on the labor movement and Democratic Party in the U.S. with David Von Drehle, author of “Triangle, the Fire That Changed America.” Until September 11, 2001, The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire of March 25, 1911 was the deadliest workplace disaster in the history of New York City.  The fire shocked the nation and exposed the life-threatening conditions in America’s sweatshop industry.  It gave energy to the labor movement and unions, and remade the Democratic Party of the time.  Our guest, David Von Drehle, is the author of “Triangle, the Fire That Changed America,” a book that presents a detailed examination of how this single event changed the course of the 20th century politics and labor relations. In this book, Von Drehle concludes: As for the mostly nameless young women and men who went on strike in 1909 and bravely walked those relentless picket lines through a freezing winter—and especially those remarkable young people who later died at the Triangle—their memory grows.  Their individual lives are mostly lost to us, but their monument and legacy are stitched into our world.  David Von Drehle and I visited by phone from New York City in early September 2003, and began with his description of the fire on March 25, 1911 that changed America. The book David Von Drehele recommends is “Plunkitt of Tammany Hall” by William Riordan.  This program was originally broadcast on September 9, 2003. Click here to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/08/18/hong-fincher-leta-ph-d-gender-inequality-in-china-part-two-workplace-disparity/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/08/18/hong-fincher-leta-ph-d-gender-inequality-in-china-part-two-workplace-disparity/#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2014 21:22:50 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3396 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/08/18/hong-fincher-leta-ph-d-gender-inequality-in-china-part-two-workplace-disparity/feed/ 0 Radio Curious continues a conversation about gender inequality in China with Leta Hong Fincher, the author of “Leftover Women: The Resurgence of Gender Inequality in China.” Welcome to part two of our conversations about the erosion of gender equality in China with our guest Leta Hong Fincher, the author of “Leftover Women: The Resurgence of Gender Inequality in China”. Her book is based in part on her research for the Ph.D. in sociology she received in 2014 from Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. In this 2nd conversation we discuss the extent of what if anything is done about domestic violence in China, the difference in the retirement ages for women and men and the requirement that women submit to a gynecological examination before obtaining a civil service job. When Leta Hong Fincher and I visited by phone on August 9, 2014 we began with a discussion of domestic violence in China. The book Leta Hong Fincher recommends is “The Birth of Chinese Feminism: Essential Texts in Transnational Theory,” by Lydia H. Liu, Rebecca E. Karl and Dorothy Ko. Click here to listen to part two of the program or on the media player below. Click here to listen to part one. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/07/15/brown-seyom-the-international-responsibility-to-protect/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/07/15/brown-seyom-the-international-responsibility-to-protect/#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2014 06:32:50 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3364 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/07/15/brown-seyom-the-international-responsibility-to-protect/feed/ 0 right to protect,united nations Radio Curious discusses international relations and governmental duty of “responsibility to protect” with Dr. Seyom Brown, author and adjunct senior fellow at the American Security Project, in Washington, D.C. The “responsibility to protect,” established by the United Nations, is a governmental duty to respect and protect international human rights. This responsibility, its adoption, and how countries, especially the United States exercise it, is the topic of our second, 2014 conversation with Dr. Seyom Brown. Dr. Brown is currently an adjunct senior fellow at the American Security Project, in Washington, D.C. He has 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 also 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 taught at Harvard, Brandeis, John Hopkins, Columbia, University of Chicago, and UCLA. He is the author of twelve books on the United States’ foreign policy and international relations. When Dr. Brown visited Radio Curious on July 4, 2014, we began this conversation with his description of “responsibility to protect” and the history of how it was established. The book Dr. Seyom Brown recommends is “Five Myths About Nuclear Weapons,” by Ward Wilson. You also may hear our first 2014 conversation about the contradictions of United States' nuclear policy here and two 1995 Radio Curious interviews with Dr. Seyom Brown discussing then President Bill 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 29:00 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/2014/06/10/franklin-benjamin-archbold-ralph-two-visits-with-benjamin-franklin-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/06/10/franklin-benjamin-archbold-ralph-two-visits-with-benjamin-franklin-part-two/#comments Wed, 11 Jun 2014 00:47:34 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3329 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/06/10/franklin-benjamin-archbold-ralph-two-visits-with-benjamin-franklin-part-two/feed/ 1 Radio Curious visits with Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, as portrayed by Ralph Archbold in the second of a two part, archived conversation. We continue with the second of two archive visits with Benjamin Franklin, as portrayed by Ralph Archbold. Archbold has made a career of interpreting Benjamin Franklin for over 30 years.   In part one of this series we discussed Benjamin Franklin's early life, his inventions, his role in the secession from England and in the formation of the Confederation and later the United States of America. This second part was recorded in July 1994, at the City Tavern, as it has been called since it opened in 1774.  It quickly became a center of political events of the times.  Paul Revere went there to announce the news that the British government closed the Port of Boston.  Many influential people in the colonies gathered in Philadelphia to decide on a response to the British government's closing of Boston’s port and other acts.  When John Adams, who later became the second President of the United States, went to Philadelphia in August of 1774 to attend the first Continental Congress, he was greeted by leading citizens and immediately taken to the City Tavern.  He characterized it as “the most genteel tavern in America.”  For the next decades, the City Tavern would be a familiar sight to leading figures of the American Revolution. When Benjamin Franklin, as portrayed by Ralph Archbold, and I visited at the City Tavern over lunch, we considered many aspects, past and present, of American life.   We began our conversation when I asked Benjamin Franklin about the history of the City Tavern. The book Benjamin Franklin and Ralph Archbold recommend is “The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.”   Click here or on the media player below to listen to part two. Click here to listen to part one. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/06/03/franklin-benjamin-archbold-ralph-two-visits-with-benjamin-franklin/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/06/03/franklin-benjamin-archbold-ralph-two-visits-with-benjamin-franklin/#comments Tue, 03 Jun 2014 23:03:37 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3316 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/06/03/franklin-benjamin-archbold-ralph-two-visits-with-benjamin-franklin/feed/ 1 Radio Curious visits with Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers of the United States, as portrayed by Ralph Archbold in this two part, archived conversation. This is the first of two archived visits with Benjamin Franklin, as portrayed by Ralph Archbold. Benjamin Franklin arrived in Philadelphia as a young man and became an inventor, printer, scientist, author, governor, activist in the war for independence from England, an ambassador to France, and the first post master general in the United states, among a multitude of many other accomplishments. Ralph Archbold has portrayed Benjamin Franklin in theater, for conventions, and in the media for over 30 years. Benjamin Franklin, through the person of Ralph Archbold, met with me in Franklin Court where his home and printshop were located, in Philadelphia. We met on July 18, 1994. We discussed his early life, his inventions and his role in the cessation from England and the formation of the United States. We began our conversation when I first asked him when he first came to Philadelphia. The book Benjamin Franklin and Ralph Archbold recommend is “The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.”   Click here or on the media player below to listen to part one.   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/2013/11/04/organic-grapes-wine-charlie-barra/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/11/04/organic-grapes-wine-charlie-barra/#comments Tue, 05 Nov 2013 01:38:24 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3069 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/11/04/organic-grapes-wine-charlie-barra/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with organic grape grower Charlie Barra, founder of Barra of Mendocino Organic Wines. One might say that wine is the life blood of Charlie Barra, the founder of Barra of Mendocino Organic Wines.  He’s our guest on this edition of Radio Curious. Barra was born in 1928, close to his winery, about five miles north of Ukiah, in Mendocino County, California.  His parents, both immigrants from the Piedmont region of Italy, had a long history in the vineyards and grew only organic grapes.  Barra continues that policy now in his vineyards and grows only certified-organic crops. He says that for the past 67 years he never missed a harvest, claiming that pay day comes once a year, after the harvest is sold. Charlie Barra and I visited in the kitchen of his home in Ukiah, California on November 1, 2013, and began our conversation with stories of his early memories. Click here to listen or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=72255&version_id=79955&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:01 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/2013/10/14/blaise-clark-the-creation-of-standard-time-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/10/14/blaise-clark-the-creation-of-standard-time-2/#comments Mon, 14 Oct 2013 18:30:03 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3021 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/10/14/blaise-clark-the-creation-of-standard-time-2/feed/ 0 standard time,time Just in time for daylight savings time Radio Curious brings you a discussion about time with Clark Blaise, author of “Time Lord:  Sir Sandford Fleming and the Creation of Standard Time.”  Not such a long time ago, time was an arbitrary measure decided by each community without consideration of other localities. In this edition of Radio Curious, we visit with Clark Blaise, author of “Time Lord:  Sir Sandford Fleming and the Creation of Standard Time.”  Although this program was recorded a long time ago, we aired it for the first time in the last week of 2011, and again in October 2013 as we near standard time. In the mid 19th century, with the advent of continent-spanning railroads and transatlantic steamers, the myriad of local times became a mind-boggling obstacle and the rational ordering of time to some became an urgent priority for transportation and commerce.  Standard Time was established in 1884, leading to an international uniformity for telling time.  Arguably, the uniformity of time was a “crowning achievement” of Victorian progressiveness, one of the few innovations of that time to have survived unchanged into the 21st century. Under the leadership of Sir Sandford Fleming, amid political rancor of delegates from industrializing nations, an agreement was reached to establish the Greenwich Prime Meridian passing through Greenwich, England and the International Date Line that wanders it way through the Pacific Ocean.  The 1884 agreement resulted in a uniform system of world-wide time zones that exists today. I had a good time visiting with Clark Blaise in the spring of 2001 as we discussed how our current notion of time was established.  We began when I asked him to explain what standard time is. This interview with Clark Blaise, author of “Time Lord: Sir Sandford Fleming and the Creation of Standard Time,” was recorded in the spring of 2001 and first broadcast in the last week of 2011. The book Clark Blaise recommends is “Time of Our Singing,” by Richard Powers. Click here to listen or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:01 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/2013/09/10/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/2013/07/22/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/2013/06/11/parrish-will-tree-sit-to-protest-highway-bypass/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/06/11/parrish-will-tree-sit-to-protest-highway-bypass/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 23:45:58 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2857 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/06/11/parrish-will-tree-sit-to-protest-highway-bypass/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with journalist Will Parrish, who sat in a tree for a week to protest development of a highway bypass in Willits, Ca. Journalism and civil disobedience is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. Our guest is Mendocino County journalist, Will Parrish, a graduate of UC Santa Cruz with a major in Sociology and Social Change and a minor in Journalism. Currently, he describes himself as a "social change activist/journalist." In this interview recorded in the studios of Radio Curious May 27th, 2013, Will Parrish describes some of his past experiences as a journalist and continues with his story of why he sat in a tree for a week near Willits, Ca as an act of civil disobedience to protest the building of a highway. The book Will Parrish recommends is “The Merry Adventurers of Robin Hood” by Howard Pyle. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-PARRISH_WILL_INTERVIEW_CA_5-2013.mp3) to listen or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=69043&version_id=76550&version=1) to download the podcast. 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/2013/02/18/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/2013/01/13/totten-professor-sam-genocide-in-the-nuba-mountains-sudan-africa/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/01/13/totten-professor-sam-genocide-in-the-nuba-mountains-sudan-africa/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 05:17:12 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2645 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/01/13/totten-professor-sam-genocide-in-the-nuba-mountains-sudan-africa/feed/ 0 Nuba Mountains,Sudn Radio Curious discusses the current state of affairs in the Nuba Mountains in Northeast Africa, with Professor Sam Totten, author of “Genocide by Attrition:  Nuba Mountains, Sudan,” and “An Oral and Documentary History of the Darfur Genocide.” The people of the Nuba Mountains, located in northeast Africa, just north of the new nation of South Sudan, are in a crisis that may well threaten their very survival.  In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with retired Professor Sam Totten, author of “Genocide by Attrition:  Nuba Mountains, Sudan,” and “An Oral and Documentary History of the Darfur Genocide.”  Sam Totten returned from a two week visit to the Nuba Mountains on January 11, 2013. When he and I visited by phone from his home near Fayetteville, Arkansas, on January 13, 2013, we began with his description of the civil war there. The book Professor Sam Totten recommends is “The World of Darfur: International Response to Crimes Against Humanity in Western Sudan,” by Amanda Grzuyb and Romeo Dallaire. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-TOTTEN_SAM_INTERVIEW_1-13-13_CA.mp3) to listen or on the media player below. Click here to listen to our June 2011 interview with Professor Sam Totten. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=65525&version_id=72791&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:01 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/2012/12/31/berkowitz-eric-sex-and-punishment-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/12/31/berkowitz-eric-sex-and-punishment-part-one/#comments Mon, 31 Dec 2012 23:27:02 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2630 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/12/31/berkowitz-eric-sex-and-punishment-part-one/feed/ 0 Radio Curious brings you part one of a two-part conversation about the struggle to regulate the most powerful engine of human behavior-sexuality. We visit with Eric Berkowitz, author of “Sex and Punishment: Four Thousand Years of Judging Desire.” “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, and “Love and Exile: An Autobiographical Trilogy,” by Issac Bashevis Singer. 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/2012/09/03/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/2012/08/22/graham-frank-ph-d-the-compromise-of-the-california-state-parks/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/08/22/graham-frank-ph-d-the-compromise-of-the-california-state-parks/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:09:53 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2464 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/08/22/graham-frank-ph-d-the-compromise-of-the-california-state-parks/feed/ 0 privitization,state parks The history and current status of the California State Park System is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious in a conversation with Frank Graham who has researched and studied its current economic woes. The history and current status of the California State Park System, as in “how’d we get here and what’s gone wrong,” is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. Efforts to close our state parks and transfer their management private corporate control continue to occur in California.  We visit with Franklin Graham, Ph.D. who describes how the California public trust to protect our parks has been bureaucratically compromised. This program, recorded in the Radio Curious studios on August 20, 2012, began with Mr. Graham’s description how our state parks were established. The book Frank Graham recommends is “West of the Thirties:  Discoveries Among the Navajo and Hope,” by Edward T. Hall. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-GRAHAM_FRANK_8-12-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=62309&version_id=69345&version=1) 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/2012/05/07/reuther-sasha-the-united-auto-workers-union-its-effect-on-america/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/05/07/reuther-sasha-the-united-auto-workers-union-its-effect-on-america/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 00:53:15 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2309 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/05/07/reuther-sasha-the-united-auto-workers-union-its-effect-on-america/feed/ 0 Radio Curious discusses “Brothers on the Line” a film about the Reuther brothers who unionized the auto industry and galvanized the middle class. Their descendent Sasha Reuther made the film and is our guest. 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 1920s.  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 1950s. “Brothers On The Line” will be shown June 3, 2012 at the Mendocino Film Festival, in Mendocino, California. 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. 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/2012/04/10/cherney-darryl-the-bombing-of-environmental-crusaders-who-bombed-judi-bari/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/04/10/cherney-darryl-the-bombing-of-environmental-crusaders-who-bombed-judi-bari/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:34:52 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2281 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/04/10/cherney-darryl-the-bombing-of-environmental-crusaders-who-bombed-judi-bari/feed/ 0 Radio Curious Assistant Producer, Christina Aanestad speaks with Darryl Cherney, an Earth First! activist who was car bombed with Judi Bari in Oakland, California in 1990. He recently made a documentary about his experience, “Who Bombed Judi Bari?” 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, in May 1990 when a bomb exploded underneath the driver’s seat where Judi Bari sat.  She and Darryl Cherney were immediately arrested and 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; it 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, which has a long history of supporting 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. 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=59135&version_id=65957&version=1) 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/2012/03/13/la-tigresa-one-womans-power-fortitude-and-poetry/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/03/13/la-tigresa-one-womans-power-fortitude-and-poetry/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:42:58 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2248 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/03/13/la-tigresa-one-womans-power-fortitude-and-poetry/feed/ 0 Radio Curious Assistant Producer, Christina Aanestad speaks with performance artist and poet, La Tigresa about art and activism. Radio Curious Assistant Producer, Christina Aanestad speaks with performance artist and poet, La Tigresa about art and activism. La Tigresa made national headlines in 2000 for blockading a logging truck bare breasted while reciting poems of the Goddess, to save old growth redwood trees in Northern California. The book La Tigresa recommends is "Pronoia is the Antidote to Paranoia," by Rob Brezsny. La Tigresa's website is www.latigresa.net. 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/2012/02/21/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/2011/12/26/blaise-clark-the-creation-of-standard-time/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/12/26/blaise-clark-the-creation-of-standard-time/#comments Mon, 26 Dec 2011 19:41:39 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2105 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/12/26/blaise-clark-the-creation-of-standard-time/feed/ 0 Radio Curious discusses time, as we know it, with Clark Blaise, author of "Time Lord: Sire Sandford Fleming and the Creation of Standard Time." Not such a long time ago, time was an arbitrary measure decided by each community without consideration of other localities. In this edition of Radio Curious, we visit with Clark Blaise, author of “Time Lord:  Sir Sandford Fleming and the Creation of Standard Time.”  Although this program was recorded a long time ago, we are airing it for the first time in the last week of 2011. In the mid 19th century, with the advent of continent-spanning railroads and transatlantic steamers, the myriad of local times became a mind-boggling obstacle and the rational ordering of time to some became an urgent priority for transportation and commerce.  Standard Time was established in 1884, leading to an international uniformity for telling time.  Arguably, the uniformity of time was a “crowning achievement” of Victorian progressiveness, one of the few innovations of that time to have survived unchanged into the 21st century. Under the leadership of Sir Sandford Fleming, amid political rancor of delegates from industrializing nations, an agreement was reached to establish the Greenwich Prime Meridian passing through Greenwich, England and the International Date Line that wanders it way through the Pacific Ocean.  The 1884 agreement resulted in a uniform system of world-wide time zones that exists today. I had a good time visiting with Clark Blaise in the spring of 2001 as we discussed how our current notion of time was established.  We began when I asked him to explain what standard time is. This interview with Clark Blaise, author of “Time Lord: Sir Sandford Fleming and the Creation of Standard Time,” was recorded in the spring of 2001 and first broadcast in the last week of 2011. The book Clark Blaise recommends is “Time of Our Singing,” by Richard Powers. 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/2011/11/15/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/2011/10/31/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/2011/09/28/socrates-ron-gross-%e2%80%93-socrates-of-athens-in-conversation/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/09/28/socrates-ron-gross-%e2%80%93-socrates-of-athens-in-conversation/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 04:43:09 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1990 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/09/28/socrates-ron-gross-%e2%80%93-socrates-of-athens-in-conversation/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Ron Gross, author of "Socrates’ Way: Seven Masterkeys to Using Your Mind to the Utmost." Gross speaks as if he were Socrates. Socrates’ Way: Seven Masterkeys to Using Your Mind to the Utmost Socrates of Athens, who lived before the Common Era, is respected as one of the greatest independent thinkers of all time. Socrates himself refused to be recognized as a teacher. Instead, Plato, his well-known student and reporter of Socrates’ dialogues, tells us he asked to be seen as a “midwife of ideas.” Socrates’ passion to achieve self-understanding, and the proper ways to live, continues to be studied and emulated to this day. Socrates recommends “The Trojan Women,” by Euripides. Ron Gross recommends “The Clouds,” by Aristophanes. Originally Broadcast: January 13, 2003 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=54673&version_id=61136&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/09/20/dr-ken-alibek-soviet-germ-warfare-part-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/09/20/dr-ken-alibek-soviet-germ-warfare-part-2/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 02:28:04 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1979 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/09/20/dr-ken-alibek-soviet-germ-warfare-part-2/feed/ 0 Radio Curious brings you part 2 of a conversation with Dr. Ken Alibek, author of, "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. In part two, Dr. Ken Alibek discusses the morality of biological warfare. Dr. Ken Alibek recommends “Prevent,” by Richard Preston & “Vector,” by Robin Cook. Originally Broadcast: May 11, 1999 & May 18, 1999 Click here to listen to part 2 of the program or on the media player below. Click here to listen to part 1. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=54502&version_id=60948&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/2011/06/26/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/2011/06/13/totten-ph-d-samuel-genocide-in-africa-the-nuba-mountains-of-sudan/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/06/13/totten-ph-d-samuel-genocide-in-africa-the-nuba-mountains-of-sudan/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 22:57:47 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1853 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/06/13/totten-ph-d-samuel-genocide-in-africa-the-nuba-mountains-of-sudan/feed/ 1 A little publicized war, involving the indiscriminate killing and torture of people in the Nuba Mountains of southern Sudan, in northeast Africa, is our topic in this edition of Radio Curious, with Professor Samuel Totten, Another little publicized war, involving the indiscriminate killing and torture of people in the Nuba Mountains of southern Sudan, in northeast Africa, is our topic in this edition of Radio Curious. Our guest is Professor Samuel Totten, a genocide scholar based at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. He was last in the Nuba Mountains in January, 2011 conducting research for a new book, “Genocidal Actions Against the Nuba Mountains People: Interviews with Survivors of Mass Starvation and Other Atrocities.”  He served as one of the 24 investigators with the U.S. Atrocities Documentation Project in eastern Chad.  His most recent book is "An Oral and Documentary History of the Darfur Genocide." This interview with Dr. Totten was recorded from his home in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on June 10, 2011.  We began when I asked him to describe the situation in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan. The book he recommends is one that he wrote and was just published entitled “We Cannot Forget:  Interviews with Survivors of Genocide in Rwanda.” 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=52453&version_id=58735&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/04/26/johnson-richard-w-his-philosophy-and-optimism/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/04/26/johnson-richard-w-his-philosophy-and-optimism/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 22:24:51 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1753 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/04/26/johnson-richard-w-his-philosophy-and-optimism/feed/ 0 This edition of Radio Curious is again about Richard W. Johnson Jr., publisher of a group of newspapers in Mendocino County, California, called Mendocino Country, who died March 16th, 2011. He talks about his philosophy and optimism. This edition of Radio Curious is again about Richard W. Johnson Jr., publisher of a group of newspapers in Mendocino County, California, called Mendocino Country.  He died March 16th, 2011.  The interview was recorded in June  2008 shortly after voters passed Measure B, a ballot measure that attempted to regulate marijuana growth and production.  The measure repealed an earlier ballot initiative Richard Johnson wrote, Measure G in 2000, that set a limit of 25 plants and 2 pounds of processed marijuana.  Measure B reduced the limits to 6 plants person and 8 ounces of processed marijuana.  Richard Johnson was opposed to Measure B and we began our conversation when I asked him why he took on this issue considering the fact that he did not use marijuana. Richard W. Johnson said he didn’t have time to read because he was too busy writing. Originally Broadcast: June 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/2011/04/11/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/2011/03/21/johnson-richard-the-life-and-times-of-mendocino-countrys-curmudgeon/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/03/21/johnson-richard-the-life-and-times-of-mendocino-countrys-curmudgeon/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 22:46:54 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1693 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/03/21/johnson-richard-the-life-and-times-of-mendocino-countrys-curmudgeon/feed/ 4 Radio Curious pays homage to Richard Johnson, activist and publisher of 4 newspapers in Mendocino County, CA under the banner Mendocino Country. Johnson died Wednesday January 16th, in hospice care. He was 66 years old and leaves a legacy of activist v... 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., who was the owner, editor and publisher of four local news papers under the banner: Mendocino Country.  Johnson died Wednesday March 16th, 2011, in hospice care.  He was 66 years old and will be remembered by his stalwart stance  activist vigor and irascible nature. He was an original organizer of California Certified Organic Farmers, the recipient of the Mendocino Environmental Center's ‘Walking Stick Award’ in 1992 for promoting an ocean sanctuary off the Mendocino Coast, and as an original proponent of Measure G on the Mendocino County ballot in 2000, which legalized marijuana in Mendocino County.  When we visited he said he wanted to discuss the misunderstood and seldom appreciated Richard Johnson, his life and times.  And he does. The interview was recorded at the studios of Radio Curious in Ukiah, CA on February 19th , 2008.  Richard Johnson's papers will continue.  Radio Curious Associate Producer, Christina Aanestad and Annie Esposito are publishing Mendocino Country Independent, Vistas and Confluence.  Augusto "Zezzy" Chirre will publish El Sol. 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=50319&version_id=56456&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/2011/02/07/jerome-waldie-fair-play-for-frogs-part-2-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/02/07/jerome-waldie-fair-play-for-frogs-part-2-2/#comments Mon, 07 Feb 2011 23:26:47 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1657 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/02/07/jerome-waldie-fair-play-for-frogs-part-2-2/feed/ 2 Radio Curious rebroadcasts part 2 of an archived interview from 2007 about an important endangered species. As a lawyer and a student of political science, I have come to appreciate the anomalies and humor of politics. One story that fits both of those categories well is the relationship between Nestle J. Frobish, the Chair-Creature of World-Wide Fair Play for Frogs Committee and the late Jerome R. Waldie, his former nemesis a Member of Congress from Antioch, just east of San Francisco, California. Their dissension arose in 1961 when Waldie was a freshman member of the California State Assembly and chose to introduce what came to be known as the “Frog Murder Bill,” resulting in Frobish organizing what turned out to be a 45 year campaign to get Waldie to renounce, what Frobish called his “vestigial impurities” visited upon him as the “mad butcher of the swamp.” Waldie finally acceded in 2006 and in this interview originally broadcast on June 11, 2007,  tells us why. The book that Jerome Waldie recommends is, “It Can’t Happen here,” by Sinclair Lewis. Click here to begin listening or on the media player below. Click (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=23520&version_id=27510&version=1)here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=23522&version_id=27512&version=1)to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/02/07/frobish-nestle-j-%e2%80%94-fair-play-for-frogs-part-1/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/02/07/frobish-nestle-j-%e2%80%94-fair-play-for-frogs-part-1/#comments Mon, 07 Feb 2011 23:02:35 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1651 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/02/07/frobish-nestle-j-%e2%80%94-fair-play-for-frogs-part-1/feed/ 0 This week Radio Curious rebroadcasts an archived interview from 2007 about important endangered species-frogs. Frogs play an important role in the world's ecology and are their occasional demise is sometimes noted as an impending ecological disaster. In 1961, a newly elected member of the California State Assembly, Jerome R. Waldie, introduced a bill that read in full:  “Frogs may be taken using slingshot.” Little did he know that this bill would plague him throughout his political career, in the California Legislature, United States Congress, and as a candidate for Governor of California. Our guest is Nestle J. Frobish, the Chair-Creature of the World Wide Fair Play for Frogs Committee, an organization founded in Berkeley, California soon after Waldie introduced what became to be known as the “Frog Murder Bill.” “Fair Play for Frogs, The Waldie – Frobish Papers,” the collected correspondence between Nestle J. Frobish and Congressman Jerome R. Waldie was published as political spoof in 1977.  Around that time some misguided people, including Congressman Waldie accused me of being Nestle J. Frobish.  Let me make it clear, here and now:  I Barry Vogel am not now, nor ever have been Nestle J. Frobish. However I did speak the with Chair-Creature Frobish by phone as he lurked near a pond at Frog Central in northern Vermont on May 21, 2007, so this rather preposterous story could be told from at least his perspective. My interview with Jerome R. Waldie, humbly presents his perspective and may be found on this web-site.  The interview with Frobish was originally broadcast May 21, 2007. The book Nestle J. Frobish recommends is "State of Denial," by Bob Woodward. Click here to begin listening or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=23520&version_id=27510&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcast. 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/2010/12/07/munoz-maca-community-radio-in-the-americas/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/12/07/munoz-maca-community-radio-in-the-americas/#comments Tue, 07 Dec 2010 18:43:34 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1542 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/12/07/munoz-maca-community-radio-in-the-americas/feed/ 0 Radio Curious speaks with Maca Munoz, an organizer with Palabra Radio, a group that facilitates low power radio stations in the America’s, from immigrant communities in the U.S. to indigenous communities in Latin America. As part of our ongoing series of community radio around the world, Radio Curious speaks with Maca Munoz, an organizer with Palabra Radio.  Radio Curious host and producer Barry Vogel and Maca Munoz both attended the 10th international congress of Community Radio Broadcasters in La Plata, Argentina, along with approximately 500 other community radio delegates from 86 countries who gathered to discuss community radio around the world. Palabra Radio is an organization that facilitates low power radio station projects in the America’s, from immigrant communities in the United States to rural indigenous communities in Latin America.  Palabra Radio provides training, technical support and other assistance to communities, collectives and social organizations that want to operate a low-power community radio station.  Their website is www.palabraradio.org The interview with Maca Munoz was recorded on November 12, 2010 in La Plata, Argentina.  The book Maca Munoz recommends is, "Open Veins of Latin America," by Eduardo Galeano. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-MUNOZ_MACA_11-29-10_CA.mp3) to listen to this weeks program, or on the player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=47761&version_id=53691&version=1) to listen to and subscribe to our podcasts. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/12/06/abuzada-fadi-rahman-ahm-bazlur-community-radio-around-the-world/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/12/06/abuzada-fadi-rahman-ahm-bazlur-community-radio-around-the-world/#comments Mon, 06 Dec 2010 20:43:11 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1528 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/12/06/abuzada-fadi-rahman-ahm-bazlur-community-radio-around-the-world/feed/ 0 AMARC In this edition of Radio Curious, the first in a series about local community radio around the world, we visit with Fadi Abuzada, a community radio activist in Palestine and AHM Bazlur Rahman, the CEO of the Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Commun... Radio Curious host and producer Barry Vogel and associate producer Janet Mendell attended the 10th international congress of the World Association of Community Broadcasters, known as AMARC.  AMARC is a network of more than 4,000 community radio stations, in more than 100 countries. Founded in 1983, its goal is to democratize the media sector. AMARC advocates for the right to communicate at the international, national, local and neighborhood levels. It defends and promotes the interests of the community radio movement through global solidarity, networking and cooperation. The 10th AMARC congress was held near Buenos Aires, Argentina the second week of November 2010, with 500 delegates from 86 countries present. In addition to presenting a workshop on interviewing skills, Radio Curious interviewed conference delegates from several different countries. In this edition of Radio Curious, the first in a series about local community radio around the world, we visit with Fadi Abuzada, a community radio activist in Palestine and AHM Bazlur Rahman, the CEO of the Bangladesh NGO's Network for Radio and Communication. The interviews were recorded in November 2010, in La Plata, Argentina. Fadi Abuzada recommends the movie, The Little Town of Bethlehem. AHM Bazlur Rahman recommends visiting his organizations website, www.bnnrc.net, instead of reading a book. Click here to listen to the interview with Fadi Abuzada and AHM Bazlur Rahman, or click on the player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=47710&version_id=53640&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcasts. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/10/08/pinches-john-madrigal-holly-mendocino-county-3rd-district-supervisorial-candidates-differing-views/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/10/08/pinches-john-madrigal-holly-mendocino-county-3rd-district-supervisorial-candidates-differing-views/#comments Fri, 08 Oct 2010 23:59:06 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1471 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/10/08/pinches-john-madrigal-holly-mendocino-county-3rd-district-supervisorial-candidates-differing-views/feed/ 0 This week Radio Curious is joined by 3rd District candidates for Supervisor in Mendocino County, incumbent John Pinches and challenger Holly Madrigal. Host and attorney Barry Vogel asks them both the same questions, This week Radio Curious is joined by 3rd District candidates for Supervisor in Mendocino County, incumbent John Pinches and challenger Holly Madrigal. Host and attorney Barry Vogel asks them both the same questions, independently of one another so you can compare their answers.  The interviews were recorded October 8th, 2010, at the studios of Radio Curious in Ukiah, California. The book John Pinches recommends is, "Genocide and Vendetta," by Lynwood Carranco and Estle Beard. The book Holly Madrigal recommends is, "Last Call," by Daniel Okrent. Click here to listen, or on the link below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=46076&version_id=51896&version=1) to subscribe to and download the podcast with John Pinches and Holly Madrigal. LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/09/29/hamburg-dan-roberts-wendy-5th-district-supervisor-candidates-differing-views/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/09/29/hamburg-dan-roberts-wendy-5th-district-supervisor-candidates-differing-views/#comments Wed, 29 Sep 2010 18:17:59 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1456 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/09/29/hamburg-dan-roberts-wendy-5th-district-supervisor-candidates-differing-views/feed/ 4 This week Radio Curious is joined by 5th District candidates for Supervisor in Mendocino County, Dan Hamburg and Wendy Roberts. Host and attorney Barry Vogel asks them both the same questions, independently of one another so you can compare their answ... This week Radio Curious is joined by 5th District candidates for Supervisor in Mendocino County, Dan Hamburg and Wendy Roberts. Host and attorney Barry Vogel asks them both the same questions, independently of one another so you can compare their answers. The book Wendy Roberts recommends is, "Touching Wings, Touching Wild," by Ronnie James. The book Dan Hamburg recommends is, "The Shock Doctrine," by Naomi Klein. The interviews were recorded in the last week of September at the studios of Radio Curious in Ukiah, Ca. Click here to listen or on the link below. Click here to subscribe to and download the podcast with Dan Hamburg & Wendy Roberts. LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/09/20/nelso-david-judge-will-justice-move-when-the-courthouse-does/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/09/20/nelso-david-judge-will-justice-move-when-the-courthouse-does/#comments Mon, 20 Sep 2010 22:21:15 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1440 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/09/20/nelso-david-judge-will-justice-move-when-the-courthouse-does/feed/ 0 Courthouse The Mendocino County courthouse is moving.  Join us for conversation with Judge David Nelson, who sits on the site selection committee. We discuss when, where and why the Mendocino Courthouse is moving, and how people can have a say about the courth... The Mendocino County courthouse is moving.  Join us for conversation with Judge David Nelson, who sits on the site selection committee. We discuss when, where and why the Mendocino Courthouse is moving, and how people can have a say about the courthouse location. The book David Nelson recommends is, "The Lacuna," by Barbara Kingsolver. This interview was recorded in the studios of Radio Curious September 17th, 2010. Click here to listen or on the link below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=45657&version_id=51440&version=1) to subscribe to and download the podcast with Judge David Nelson. LeGov clean 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/2010/06/03/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/2010/02/26/zinn-howard-memorial/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/02/26/zinn-howard-memorial/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:09:05 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1056 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/02/26/zinn-howard-memorial/feed/ 0 Howard Zinn’s productive insights into history came to an end with his death in January 2010.  This edition of Radio Curious shares a previously not broadcast interview with Howard Zinn, recorded on July 7, 2006, Howard Zinn’s productive insights into history came to an end with his death in January 2010.  This edition of Radio Curious shares a previously not broadcast interview with Howard Zinn, recorded on July 7, 2006, where he discusses the important role of civil disobedience in creating new social and legal policies which he states are impossible to foment using established legislative or judicial practices.  Radio Curious host, Barry Vogel, Esq. begins this memorial program with the last few paragraphs of the first chapter of “A People’s History of the United States, 1492 to Present,” written by Zinn and published in 1988.  Vogel also shares his recollection of Zinn when they met in Greenwood, Mississippi in 1963.  The song “Ain’t Gonna Let Segregation Turn Us Around,” sung by the Freedom Singers is found on Broadside Records #301, recorded in 1962. The books Howard Zinn recommends are “Iraq: The Logic of Withdrawal,” by Anthony Arnov, and “Overthrow: America’s Century of Regime Change From Hawaii to Iraq,” by Stephen Kinzer. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/40195/45568/62190/?url=http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-zinn_final_bv_2-24--10.mp3) to begin listening. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=40195&version_id=45568&version=1) to download the podcast LeGov clean 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/2009/11/16/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/2009/10/05/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/2009/06/08/jordan-susan-b-an-attorneys-attorney/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/06/08/jordan-susan-b-an-attorneys-attorney/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:08:22 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=480 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/06/08/jordan-susan-b-an-attorneys-attorney/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/04/28/mcfadden-guiness-no-mega-mall/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/04/28/mcfadden-guiness-no-mega-mall/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:01:01 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=476 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/04/28/mcfadden-guiness-no-mega-mall/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/02/12/ishmael-khaldi-israeli-diplomacy/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/02/12/ishmael-khaldi-israeli-diplomacy/#comments Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:52:27 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=493 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/02/12/ishmael-khaldi-israeli-diplomacy/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/2008/10/23/chevigny-katy-election-day-fairness-in-the-voting-booth/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/10/23/chevigny-katy-election-day-fairness-in-the-voting-booth/#comments Thu, 23 Oct 2008 23:20:46 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=546 http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/10/23/chevigny-katy-election-day-fairness-in-the-voting-booth/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/09/08/ketchum-james-md-non-lethal-chemical-warfare-to-make-you-sit-down-and-laugh/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/09/08/ketchum-james-md-non-lethal-chemical-warfare-to-make-you-sit-down-and-laugh/#comments Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:46:00 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/09/08/ketchum-james-md-non-lethal-chemical-warfare-to-make-you-sit-down-and-laugh/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/09/08/ketchum-james-md-non-lethal-chemical-warfare-to-make-you-sit-down-and-laugh/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/08/28/allman-tom-sheriff-medical-marijuana-guidelines/ 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/2008/07/01/pickett-carroll-to-kill-or-not-to-kill-no-man-should-die-alone/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/07/01/pickett-carroll-to-kill-or-not-to-kill-no-man-should-die-alone/#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:09:17 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/07/01/pickett-carroll-to-kill-or-not-to-kill-no-man-should-die-alone/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/07/01/pickett-carroll-to-kill-or-not-to-kill-no-man-should-die-alone/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/2008/02/26/hamburg-dan-rule-by-fear-or-rule-by-law/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/02/26/hamburg-dan-rule-by-fear-or-rule-by-law/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:01:08 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=595 http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/02/26/hamburg-dan-rule-by-fear-or-rule-by-law/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/02/01/beth-wenger-jewish-americans-three-centureis-of-jewish-voices-in-america/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/02/01/beth-wenger-jewish-americans-three-centureis-of-jewish-voices-in-america/#comments Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:43:39 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/02/01/beth-wenger-jewish-americans-three-centureis-of-jewish-voices-in-america/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/02/01/beth-wenger-jewish-americans-three-centureis-of-jewish-voices-in-america/feed/ 0 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/2007/08/20/borden-carl-potential-problems-of-employment-of-illegal-aliens/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/08/20/borden-carl-potential-problems-of-employment-of-illegal-aliens/#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2007 18:30:59 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=632 http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/08/20/borden-carl-potential-problems-of-employment-of-illegal-aliens/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/2007/07/17/bruce-anderson-the-reporter-interviewed/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/07/17/bruce-anderson-the-reporter-interviewed/#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2007 07:46:53 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/bruce-anderson-the-reporter-interviewed/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/07/17/bruce-anderson-the-reporter-interviewed/feed/ 0 The Anderson Valley Advertiser is an iconoclastic newspaper originating weekly from Boonville, Mendocino County, California, edited and published by Bruce Anderson, whose name is merely coincidental with the name of the Anderson Valley. The Anderson Valley Advertiser is an iconoclastic newspaper originating weekly from Boonville, Mendocino County, California, edited and published by Bruce Anderson, whose name is merely coincidental with the name of the Anderson Valley. The masthead of the AVA, as it is sometimes called, says, “Newspapers should have no friends,” and “Fan the Flames of Discontent.” After a three-year hiatus, beginning when Anderson sold the AVA and attempted to establish a newspaper elsewhere, he repurchased the AVA and returned to Boonville on July 1, 2007 to write again. We met in the studios of Radio Curious on July 13, 2007 and talked about why he left Mendocino County, what he did while he was gone, how he reckons with the aggravated relationships he created with some people in years past, and what the readers can expect now that he again buys ink by the barrel.   The books Bruce Anderson recommends are those by Rebecca Solnit.    Click here (http://radio4all.net/responder.php/download/24108/28178/41802/?url=http://emma2.radio4all.net/pub/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20070802-BRUCE_ANDERSON_INTERVIEW_7-13-07.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/2007/06/11/jerome-waldie-fair-play-for-frogs-part-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/06/11/jerome-waldie-fair-play-for-frogs-part-2/#comments Mon, 11 Jun 2007 07:51:08 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/jerome-waldie-fair-play-for-frogs-part-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/06/11/jerome-waldie-fair-play-for-frogs-part-2/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/05/21/nestle-j-frobish-fair-play-for-frogs-part-1/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/05/21/nestle-j-frobish-fair-play-for-frogs-part-1/#comments Mon, 21 May 2007 07:52:51 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/nestle-j-frobish-fair-play-for-frogs-part-1/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/05/21/nestle-j-frobish-fair-play-for-frogs-part-1/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/2007/03/21/stephen-most-the-klamath-river/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/03/21/stephen-most-the-klamath-river/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2007 08:03:22 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/stephen-most-the-klamath-river/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/03/21/stephen-most-the-klamath-river/feed/ 0 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. 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." Originally Broadcast: March 21, 2007 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20070331-MOST_WEB__INTERVIEW_3-16-07.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/03/15/zana-briski-ross-kauffman-brothels-of-calcutta-india/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/03/15/zana-briski-ross-kauffman-brothels-of-calcutta-india/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2007 08:05:10 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/zana-briski-ross-kauffman-brothels-of-calcutta-india/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/03/15/zana-briski-ross-kauffman-brothels-of-calcutta-india/feed/ 0 Born Into Brothels "Born into Brothels" received the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2005.  A tribute to the resiliency of childhood and the restorative power of art, "Born into Brothels" is a portrait of several unforgettable children w... Born Into Brothels "Born into Brothels" received the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2005.  A tribute to the resiliency of childhood and the restorative power of art, "Born into Brothels" is a portrait of several unforgettable children who live in the red light district of Calcutta, where their mothers work as prostitutes.  The most stigmatized people in Calcutta's red light district however are not the prostitutes, but their children.  In the face of abject poverty, abuse, and despair, these kids have little possibility of escaping their mother's fate or for creating another type of life. In "Born into Brothels," directors Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman chronicle the amazing transformation of the children they come to know in the red light district.  Briski, a professional photographer, gives them lessons and cameras, igniting latent sparks of artistic genius that reside in these children who live in the most sordid and seemingly hopeless world. The photographs taken by the children are not merely examples of remarkable observation and talent; they reflect something much larger, morally encouraging, and even politically volatile: art as an immensely liberating and empowering force. Devoid of sentimentality, "Born into Brothels" defies the typical tear-stained tourist snapshot of the global underbelly.  Briski spends years with these kids and becomes part of their lives.  Their photographs are prisms into their souls, rather than anthropological curiosities or primitive imagery, and a true testimony of the power of the indelible creative spirit. You can learn about this film and Kids with Cameras at www.kids-with-cameras.org. I spoke with Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman in February 2005. Beginning the conversation first with Zana Briski, I asked her to explain what drew her to India before the concept of "Kids With Cameras" was even a dream. www.kids-with-cameras.org (http://www.kids-with-cameras.org/) Zana Briski recommends "Secret Life of Bees," by Sue Monk Kidd. Originally Broadcast: March 15, 2007 Click here to begin listening. LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/11/29/keith-faulder-and-steven-antler-a-lawsuit-to-be-district-attorney/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/11/29/keith-faulder-and-steven-antler-a-lawsuit-to-be-district-attorney/#comments Wed, 29 Nov 2006 08:14:21 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/keith-faulder-and-steven-antler-a-lawsuit-to-be-district-attorney/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/11/29/keith-faulder-and-steven-antler-a-lawsuit-to-be-district-attorney/feed/ 0 After District Attorney Norm Vroman died in September, 2006, and his name could not removed from the ballot, Keith Faulder, the interim DA appointed by the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors, sued the County seeking to void the November 8, After District Attorney Norm Vroman died in September, 2006, and his name could not removed from the ballot, Keith Faulder, the interim DA appointed by the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors, sued the County seeking to void the November 8, 2006 general election for DA and to require that a special election be held. Former Deputy District Attorney Meredith Lintott received the most votes in the June primary election and was also on the November, 2006, ballot along with Vroman. The California Court of Appeals upheld Faulder's claim which Lintott and the County appealed to the California Supreme Court. This edition of Radio Curious discusses the history and status of this unique case in interviews with Faulder and Steve Antler, Lintott's attorney. Keith Faulder recommends, "Theodore Rex," by Edmund Morris. Steven Antler recommends, "October 1964," by David Halberstram. Originally Broadcast: November 29, 2006 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20061126-FAULDER__11-11-06____ANTLER__11-27-06__INTERVIEW.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/09/27/dr-eva-etzioni-halevy-israel-the-11th-century-bc-and-now/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/09/27/dr-eva-etzioni-halevy-israel-the-11th-century-bc-and-now/#comments Wed, 27 Sep 2006 08:18:16 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/dr-eva-etzioni-halevy-israel-the-11th-century-bc-and-now/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/09/27/dr-eva-etzioni-halevy-israel-the-11th-century-bc-and-now/feed/ 0 The Song of Hannah, A Biblical Novel of Love, Temptation, and the Making of A Prophet Eva Etzioni-Halevy, a retired professor of sociology at Bar-Ilan University in Tel Aviv, Israel, is the author of, “The Song of Hannah, A Biblical Novel of Love, The Song of Hannah, A Biblical Novel of Love, Temptation, and the Making of A Prophet Eva Etzioni-Halevy, a retired professor of sociology at Bar-Ilan University in Tel Aviv, Israel, is the author of, “The Song of Hannah, A Biblical Novel of Love, Temptation, and the Making of A Prophet,” and the guest in this edition of Radio Curious. The story takes place in Judea in the eleventh century B.C. when few people were literate. In this interview with Eva Etzioni-Halevy, recorded from her home in Tel Aviv, Israel, in late September 2006, she describes her interpretation of Hannah’s life, loves and leadership, and her impressions of Israel several weeks after the summer 2006 war with Lebanon. We began when I asked her to describe who Hannah was. www.evaetzioni-halevy.com (http://www.evaetzioni-halevy.com/) Dr. Eva Etzioni-Halevy recommends, "Walking the Bible," by Bruce Feiler. Originally Broadcast: September 27, 2006 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20060928-ETZIONI-HALEVY_INTERVIEW_final.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/09/06/anthony-arthur-changing-america-upton-sinclair-style-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/09/06/anthony-arthur-changing-america-upton-sinclair-style-2/#comments Wed, 06 Sep 2006 08:20:52 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/anthony-arthur-changing-america-upton-sinclair-style-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/09/06/anthony-arthur-changing-america-upton-sinclair-style-2/feed/ 0 Radical Innocent: Upton Sinclair Since I was young, I have been intrigued by the work of Upton Sinclair. I remember as a boy hearing about Sinclair’s books and efforts to change the world. A close friend of my family was the writer for Sinclair’s camp... Radical Innocent: Upton Sinclair Since I was young, I have been intrigued by the work of Upton Sinclair. I remember as a boy hearing about Sinclair’s books and efforts to change the world. A close friend of my family was the writer for Sinclair’s campaign newspaper, when he ran for governor of California in 1934 and, although that was long before I was born, the stories rolled during his later visits. Sinclair is perhaps best know for, “The Jungle,” published in 1906, which openly revealed the inhumane conditions of the Chicago stockyards and how the meatpacking industry operated, resulting in the passage of the pure food and drug laws within months after the books publication. "Radical Innocent: Upton Sinclair,” is a biography written by retired professor Anthony Arthur, released in June 2006, 100 years after the publication of, “The Jungle,” and tells the story of Upton Sinclair’s life and work. Arthur weaves the strands of Sinclair’s contentious public career and his often-troubled private life, which Sinclair at times willingly revealed, into a compelling personal narrative.  Anthony Arthur rates integrity as Sinclair’s greatest strength, and claims his eloquence in writing and speech, along with his reputation for selflessness as the basis of a ground swell of support for Sinclair and his ideas. When I spoke with Professor Anthony Arthur at the end of August 2006, from his home near Los Angeles, California, he began by describing what attracted him to study and write about Upton Sinclair. Anthony Arthur recommends, “Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph,” by T.E. Lawrence. Originally Broadcast: September 6, 2006 Click here to begin listening. 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/2006/07/20/dr-steven-miles-a-blind-eye-to-torture/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/07/20/dr-steven-miles-a-blind-eye-to-torture/#comments Thu, 20 Jul 2006 08:25:58 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/dr-steven-miles-a-blind-eye-to-torture/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/07/20/dr-steven-miles-a-blind-eye-to-torture/feed/ 0 Oath Betrayed: Torture, Medical Complicity, and the War on Terror The silence of doctors, nurses and medics during the physical abuse of prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan and the information provided by physicians and psychologists to determine how mu... Oath Betrayed: Torture, Medical Complicity, and the War on Terror The silence of doctors, nurses and medics during the physical abuse of prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan and the information provided by physicians and psychologists to determine how much and what kind of mistreatment could be delivered to prisoners during interrogation is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. 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 and more than thirty-five thousand pages of documents, autopsy reports and medical records. Dr. Miles is a professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School and its Center for Bioethics. He is a recognized expert in medical ethics, human rights and international health care. This interview with Dr. Steven Miles was recorded in mid-July 2006, from his office in Minneapolis, Minnesota. We begin when I asked him about his motivation to write a book about the treatment of people who are disarmed and imprisoned. Steven Dr. Miles recommends, “Bury The Chains: Profits and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire’s Slaves,” by Adam Hochchild. Originally Broadcast: July 20, 2006 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20060725-MILES_INTERVIEW_7-20-06.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/04/17/christina-baldwin-creating-community-through-stories/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/04/17/christina-baldwin-creating-community-through-stories/#comments Mon, 17 Apr 2006 08:31:51 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/christina-baldwin-creating-community-through-stories/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/04/17/christina-baldwin-creating-community-through-stories/feed/ 0 Storycatcher: Making Sense of Our Lives though the Power and Practice of Story Story is the heart of language.  Story moves us to love and hate and can motivate us to change the whole course of our lives.  Story can lift us beyond the borders of our i... Storycatcher: Making Sense of Our Lives though the Power and Practice of Story Story is the heart of language.  Story moves us to love and hate and can motivate us to change the whole course of our lives.  Story can lift us beyond the borders of our individuality to imagine realities of other people, times and places, to empathize with other beings, and to extend our supposing far into the universe. Storytelling, both oral and written is the foundation of being human.  In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with Christina Baldwin, author of,  "Storycatcher: Making Sense of Our Lives though the Power and Practice of Story."  In Ukiah, California, the idea of capturing, "the story of Ukiah and Mendocino County," is part of  defining our community's future and is what will be used in the development of the Ukiah Area Plan, which is now under consideration by the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors. Christina Baldwin recommends, "Turning To One Another: Simple Conversations to Restore Our Hope for the Future," by Margaret J. Wheatley. Originally Broadcast: April 17, 2006 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20070320-BALDWIN__CHRISTINA_INTERVIEW.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/2005/11/29/john-darnton-who-is-charles-darwin/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/11/29/john-darnton-who-is-charles-darwin/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2005 21:33:21 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/john-darnton-who-is-charles-darwin/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/11/29/john-darnton-who-is-charles-darwin/feed/ 0 The Darwin Conspiracy Who was Charles Darwin and what led him to describe what we now call “the theory of evolution?” These curious questions are ones that I have been following since I was about ten years old. The Darwin Conspiracy Who was Charles Darwin and what led him to describe what we now call “the theory of evolution?” These curious questions are ones that I have been following since I was about ten years old. In 1978 I had the good fortune of visiting the Galapagos Islands, 600 miles west of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean. Charles Darwin visited the Galapagos Island in 1831 for month as part of a five-year voyage around the world. There he saw birds and animals that helped him formulate some of his ideas about evolution he published “The Origin of the Species,” 22 years later in 1853. And the world has not been the same since. Now, at a time when concepts of evolution and natural selection are attacked certain from theological and political perspectives, a novel called “The Darwin Conspiracy,” has been written by John Darnton, a writer and editor for the New York Times. “The Darwin Conspiracy,” although fiction, is said by John Darton to be 90% accurate, and covers Darwin’s life and thinking before and after the publication of “The Origin of the Species.” I spoke with John Darton from his home in New York City at the end of October 2005. He began by describing who Charles Darwin was, in his time and place. John Darnton recommends "Snow," by Orhan Pamuk. Originally Broadcast: November 29, 2005 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20051127-JOHN_DARNTON.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/2005/06/21/john-arquilla-networks-and-netwars/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/06/21/john-arquilla-networks-and-netwars/#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2005 21:50:36 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/john-arquilla-networks-and-netwars/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/06/21/john-arquilla-networks-and-netwars/feed/ 0 The war that the United States has invoked in what is often called the "War On Terror" is unusual in many ways. One of those ways is that this war is being fought against a network that is spread out in many unsuspecting and obscure places. The war that the United States has invoked in what is often called the "War On Terror" is unusual in many ways. One of those ways is that this war is being fought against a network that is spread out in many unsuspecting and obscure places. It is not being fought as many wars have been in the past, directly against another county. Dr. John Arquilla, is a professor of defense analysis and co-director of the justify on Terrorism at the Naval Post-Graduate School in Monterey, California. In this program we talk with Professor Arquilla about the fighting tactics employed by networks as opposed to countries, the threats they pose, and some of the war tactics used against these networks. John Arquilla recommends "Kim," by Rudyard Kipling. Originally Broadcast: June 21, 2005 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive/09.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050620-ARQUILLA__JOHN.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/06/07/sam-totten-genocide-in-darfur/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/06/07/sam-totten-genocide-in-darfur/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2005 21:53:18 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/sam-totten-genocide-in-darfur/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/06/07/sam-totten-genocide-in-darfur/feed/ 0 Genocide is the intent to exterminate in whole or in part a specific group of people often based on nationality, ethnicity, race or religion. For the past two years, in the Darfur region of the nation of Sudan, Genocide is the intent to exterminate in whole or in part a specific group of people often based on nationality, ethnicity, race or religion. For the past two years, in the Darfur region of the nation of Sudan, located in north central Africa and populated primarily by black Africans, the Sudanese government has been committing racial genocide. Reports are that as many as 400,000 black African civilians have been murdered by the Sudanese government together with Arab rebel groups in Darfur. Professor Sam Totten, a scholar in Genocide Studies at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, visited the Darfur area in the fall of 2004 and has been examining this present day massacre that most of the world has chosen to ignore. I spoke with Professor Totten from his home in Arkansas and asked him to explain the reasons behind the genocide. www.savedarfur.org Sam Totten recommends "Shake Hands With the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda," by Romeo Dallaire. Originally Broadcast: June 7, 2005 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive/09.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050606-MOLLY_SECOND_EDIT_OF_TOTTEN.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/2005/05/03/bernard-offen-surviving-the-holocaust/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/05/03/bernard-offen-surviving-the-holocaust/#comments Tue, 03 May 2005 21:56:33 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/bernard-offen-surviving-the-holocaust/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/05/03/bernard-offen-surviving-the-holocaust/feed/ 0 My Hometown Concentration Camp Bernard Offen, age 72, survived five Nazi concentration camps in Poland during World War Two, when he was a young teenager. He now leads tours of these concentration camps and tells his story in this interview. My Hometown Concentration Camp Bernard Offen, age 72, survived five Nazi concentration camps in Poland during World War Two, when he was a young teenager. He now leads tours of these concentration camps and tells his story in this interview. Bernard Offen recommends "My Hometown Concentration Camp," by himself. Originally Broadcast: May 3, 2005 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive/09.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050429-OFFEN_BERNARD_3-30-05.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/04/19/david-osborn-the-papal-conclave/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/04/19/david-osborn-the-papal-conclave/#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2005 21:57:47 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/david-osborn-the-papal-conclave/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/04/19/david-osborn-the-papal-conclave/feed/ 0 The Last Pope It is no secret that the papal conclave met April 18, 2005 to elect the head of one of the world’s few remaining imperial monarchies.However, those participating in the conclave and those assisting the Cardinals who will elect the next p... The Last Pope It is no secret that the papal conclave met April 18, 2005 to elect the head of one of the world’s few remaining imperial monarchies.However, those participating in the conclave and those assisting the Cardinals who will elect the next pope are sworn to secrecy regarding all the events within this historic gathering.In this edition of Radio Curious, we visit with papal scholar David Osborn, the author of “the Last Pope” who we interviewed in June 2004.“The Last Pope” is a novel about the lives and the papal competition of two Cardinals of the Catholic Church, after the death of a conservative and long tenured Pope.In this interview David Osborn discusses the process and some of the politics of electing the successor to Pope John Paul II.When I spoke with David Osborn from his home in Connecticut, I asked him about what he believed would occur just prior to the opening of the conclave on April 18, 2005. David Osborn recommends "Remembrance of Things Past,"by Marcel Proust. Originally Broadcast: April 19, 2005 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive/09.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050417-OSBORN__DAVID.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/swanee-hunt-women-waging-peace/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/02/15/swanee-hunt-women-waging-peace/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2005 22:02:06 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/swanee-hunt-women-waging-peace/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/02/15/swanee-hunt-women-waging-peace/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/01/25/kristen-gardiner-report-on-lori-berenson/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/01/25/kristen-gardiner-report-on-lori-berenson/#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2005 22:06:52 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/kristen-gardiner-report-on-lori-berenson/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/01/25/kristen-gardiner-report-on-lori-berenson/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/10/12/dr-david-ray-griffin-was-this-a-cause-of-the-911-attacks/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/10/12/dr-david-ray-griffin-was-this-a-cause-of-the-911-attacks/#comments Tue, 12 Oct 2004 22:17:52 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/dr-david-ray-griffin-was-this-a-cause-of-the-911-attacks/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/10/12/dr-david-ray-griffin-was-this-a-cause-of-the-911-attacks/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/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/07/13/robert-reich-liberals-v-neo-cons/#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2004 22:24:41 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/robert-reich-liberals-v-neo-cons/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/07/13/robert-reich-liberals-v-neo-cons/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/06/08/david-osborn-papal-politics-the-election-of-a-new-pope/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/06/08/david-osborn-papal-politics-the-election-of-a-new-pope/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2004 22:25:40 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/david-osborn-papal-politics-the-election-of-a-new-pope/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/06/08/david-osborn-papal-politics-the-election-of-a-new-pope/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/04/13/rep-sam-farr-d-a-visit-with-congressman-sam-farr-april-2004/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/04/13/rep-sam-farr-d-a-visit-with-congressman-sam-farr-april-2004/#comments Tue, 13 Apr 2004 22:46:04 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/rep-sam-farr-d-a-visit-with-congressman-sam-farr-april-2004/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/04/13/rep-sam-farr-d-a-visit-with-congressman-sam-farr-april-2004/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/01/27/eve-ensler-meet-the-author-of-the-vagina-monologues/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/01/27/eve-ensler-meet-the-author-of-the-vagina-monologues/#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2004 09:43:57 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/17/eve-ensler-meet-the-author-of-the-vagina-monologues/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/01/27/eve-ensler-meet-the-author-of-the-vagina-monologues/feed/ 0 Radio Curious revisits a 2004 conversation with Eve Ensler, creator of The Vagina Monologues, for Women's History Month. The Vagina Monologues The Vagina Monologues, created and produced by Eve Ensler, tell the stories of women, their relationships, feelings, and, in some cases, abuse. In this edition of Radio Curious, we spoke with Eve Ensler about the origin of the the Vagina Monologues and the film, “Until the Violence Ends.” Eve Ensler recommends "Bush in Babylon," by Tariq Ali. Originally Broadcast: January 27, 2004 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/2003/11/25/david-corn-does-president-bush-lie/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/11/25/david-corn-does-president-bush-lie/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2003 09:45:16 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/17/david-corn-does-president-bush-lie/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/11/25/david-corn-does-president-bush-lie/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/11/18/rep-mike-thompson-a-visit-with-congressman-mike-thompson-november-2003/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/11/18/rep-mike-thompson-a-visit-with-congressman-mike-thompson-november-2003/#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2003 09:46:56 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/17/rep-mike-thompson-a-visit-with-congressman-mike-thompson-november-2003/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/11/18/rep-mike-thompson-a-visit-with-congressman-mike-thompson-november-2003/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/10/07/lester-r-brown-the-earth-and-economy-in-crisis/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/10/07/lester-r-brown-the-earth-and-economy-in-crisis/#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2003 09:49:32 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/17/lester-r-brown-the-earth-and-economy-in-crisis/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/10/07/lester-r-brown-the-earth-and-economy-in-crisis/feed/ 0 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/2003/03/18/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/2003/01/13/socrates-ron-gross-socrates-of-athens-in-conversation/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/01/13/socrates-ron-gross-socrates-of-athens-in-conversation/#comments Mon, 13 Jan 2003 07:35:02 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/25/socrates-ron-gross-socrates-of-athens-in-conversation/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/01/13/socrates-ron-gross-socrates-of-athens-in-conversation/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/2002/07/16/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/2002/06/18/zoya-an-afghan-womans-struggle-for-freedom/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/06/18/zoya-an-afghan-womans-struggle-for-freedom/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2002 17:27:51 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/zoya-an-afghan-womans-struggle-for-freedom/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/06/18/zoya-an-afghan-womans-struggle-for-freedom/feed/ 0 Zoya's Story, An Afghan Woman's Struggle for Freedom Zoya, a member of the RAWA, the Revolutionary Association of Women of Afghanistan, tells the story of her childhood, her parents and her parents’ disappearance. Zoya's Story, An Afghan Woman's Struggle for Freedom Zoya, a member of the RAWA, the Revolutionary Association of Women of Afghanistan, tells the story of her childhood, her parents and her parents’ disappearance. She describes the wrath that first the Russians, then the Taliban and then the Northern Alliance have brought to her country. Along with the suffering, she describes the hope and spirit carried in the hearts of the Afghan people. Zoya recommends the collected speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.. Originally Broadcast: June 18, 2002 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive/04.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050209-ZOYA__-_10__6-15-02.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2001/09/11/gordon-chang-how-will-china-survive/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2001/09/11/gordon-chang-how-will-china-survive/#comments Tue, 11 Sep 2001 17:52:18 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/gordon-chang-how-will-china-survive/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2001/09/11/gordon-chang-how-will-china-survive/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2001/01/27/annie-barnes-racism-in-america/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2001/01/27/annie-barnes-racism-in-america/#comments Sat, 27 Jan 2001 18:02:53 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/annie-barnes-racism-in-america/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2001/01/27/annie-barnes-racism-in-america/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2000/07/18/da-chen-life-in-china-under-mao/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2000/07/18/da-chen-life-in-china-under-mao/#comments Tue, 18 Jul 2000 18:16:59 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/da-chen-life-in-china-under-mao/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2000/07/18/da-chen-life-in-china-under-mao/feed/ 0 Colors of the Mountain The Chinese Cultural Revolution of the 1960s, led by Mao Zedong, imposed a major change to the nation where one in every four people in the world live. Da Chen was born in 1962 in southern China to a once wealthy family, Colors of the Mountain The Chinese Cultural Revolution of the 1960s, led by Mao Zedong, imposed a major change to the nation where one in every four people in the world live. Da Chen was born in 1962 in southern China to a once wealthy family, by that time despised for its capitalist past. At the age of 23, after graduating with top honors and serving as an assistant professor at the Beijing Language Institute, Da Chen came to America with $30 and a bamboo flute. He won a full scholarship to Columbia University Law School, and later settled in the Hudson River Valley. His book, “Colors of the Mountain,” tells the story of his childhood, his life and experiences. Da Chen recommends "The God of Small Things," by Arundhati Roy. Originally Broadcast: July 18, 2000 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive/04.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050207-Da_Chen_July_18__2000.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/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/1997/06/04/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/1997/04/02/m-wayne-knight-rural-american-artist-in-cambodia/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/04/02/m-wayne-knight-rural-american-artist-in-cambodia/#comments Wed, 02 Apr 1997 22:07:51 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/29/m-wayne-knight-rural-american-artist-in-cambodia/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/04/02/m-wayne-knight-rural-american-artist-in-cambodia/feed/ 2 Wayne Knight, an artist based in Mendocino County, California with over 40 years of experience, traveled very little before he found himself in Phnom Phen, Cambodia in 1995 and 1996. He spent just under a year there, looking, seeing, Wayne Knight, an artist based in Mendocino County, California with over 40 years of experience, traveled very little before he found himself in Phnom Phen, Cambodia in 1995 and 1996. He spent just under a year there, looking, seeing, and painting scenes that previously were beyond his imagination. Wayne Knight also worked with the Cambodian Defenders’ Project in developing computer access to their legal resources in Cambodia. His experience verified his security and, in many ways, enhanced his continuing growth as an artist. Other programs you may enjoy are with Daniel Ellsberg discussing the Pentagon Papers and Vietman, and with Linda Kremer, Esq., a Marin County, California, public defender who took a leave of absence to direct the Cambodian Defenders Project. They both may be found on this website. Wayne Knight recommends “Living My Life,” by Emma Goldman. Originally Broadcast: April 2, 1997 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20060129-_212__4-2-97_Wayne_Knight.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/03/26/linda-kremer-the-legal-defense-of-jailed-cambodians/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/03/26/linda-kremer-the-legal-defense-of-jailed-cambodians/#comments Wed, 26 Mar 1997 22:10:18 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/29/linda-kremer-the-legal-defense-of-jailed-cambodians/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/03/26/linda-kremer-the-legal-defense-of-jailed-cambodians/feed/ 1 Attorney Linda Kremer, a Public Defender in Marin County, California, worked for thirteen months in Phnom Phen, Cambodia, in 1996 and 1997 as Director of the Cambodian Defenders’ Project. The Cambodian Defenders’ Project recruits and trains Khmer men ... Attorney Linda Kremer, a Public Defender in Marin County, California, worked for thirteen months in Phnom Phen, Cambodia, in 1996 and 1997 as Director of the Cambodian Defenders’ Project. The Cambodian Defenders’ Project recruits and trains Khmer men and women to serve as Public Defenders in the criminal courts of Cambodia. Cambodian law requires that no person be detained in excess of 48 hours without being charged with a crime or be held without trial from longer than six months. In practice, these rights are rarely honored. Without legal defense, those is prison are powerless to request compliance. Other programs you may enjoy are with Daniel Ellsberg discussing the Pentagon Papers and Vietman, and with Wayne Knight, a Mendocino County artist who was also associated with the Cambodian Defenders Project. They both may be found on this website. Linda Kremer recommends “Spontaneous Healing” & “Natural Healing,” both by Andrew While. Originally Broadcast: March 26, 1997 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20060129-_211__3-26-97_Linda_Kremer.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/03/19/daniel-ellsberg-the-pentagon-papers-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/03/19/daniel-ellsberg-the-pentagon-papers-2/#comments Wed, 19 Mar 1997 00:00:00 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/29/daniel-ellsberg-the-pentagon-papers-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/03/19/daniel-ellsberg-the-pentagon-papers-2/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/03/12/mother-jones-ronnie-gilbert-the-most-dangerous-woman-in-america/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/03/12/mother-jones-ronnie-gilbert-the-most-dangerous-woman-in-america/#comments Wed, 12 Mar 1997 12:55:55 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/11/mother-jones-ronnie-gilbert-the-most-dangerous-woman-in-america/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/03/12/mother-jones-ronnie-gilbert-the-most-dangerous-woman-in-america/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/02/19/bettina-aptheker-the-personal-is-the-political/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/02/19/bettina-aptheker-the-personal-is-the-political/#comments Wed, 19 Feb 1997 22:16:17 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/29/bettina-aptheker-the-personal-is-the-political/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/02/19/bettina-aptheker-the-personal-is-the-political/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/1996/07/03/elizabeth-stanton-frederick-douglass-sally-wagner-charles-pace-a-visit-with-elizabeth-cady-stanton-frederick-douglass/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1996/07/03/elizabeth-stanton-frederick-douglass-sally-wagner-charles-pace-a-visit-with-elizabeth-cady-stanton-frederick-douglass/#comments Wed, 03 Jul 1996 12:58:26 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/11/elizabeth-stanton-frederick-douglass-sally-wagner-charles-pace-a-visit-with-elizabeth-cady-stanton-frederick-douglass/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1996/07/03/elizabeth-stanton-frederick-douglass-sally-wagner-charles-pace-a-visit-with-elizabeth-cady-stanton-frederick-douglass/feed/ 1 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 and asked them each to tell us what it was like to be an American during their life time. The book Frederick Douglass recommends is, “The Columbian Orator: Containing a Variety of Original and Selected Pieces Together With Rules, Which Are Calculated to Improve Youth and Others, in the Ornamental and Using Art of Eloquence” by Caleb Bingham. The book Charles Pace recommends is, “W. E. B. Du Bois: Biography of a Race, 1868 to 1919,” by David Levering Lewis. The book Elizabeth Cady Stanton recommends is, “The Woman’s Bible” edited by Elizabeth Cady Stanton. The book Sally Wagner recommends is, “The Homesteader: A Novel,” by Oscar Micheaux. Originally broadcast: July 3, 1996 Click here to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/1996/03/26/richard-grossman-corporate-responsibility/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1996/03/26/richard-grossman-corporate-responsibility/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 1996 22:36:01 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/29/richard-grossman-corporate-responsibility/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1996/03/26/richard-grossman-corporate-responsibility/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/1995/11/22/jonathan-harr-toxic-water-a-book/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1995/11/22/jonathan-harr-toxic-water-a-book/#comments Wed, 22 Nov 1995 22:38:37 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/29/jonathan-harr-toxic-water-a-book/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1995/11/22/jonathan-harr-toxic-water-a-book/feed/ 0 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. 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 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/11198/13326/20254/?url=http://emma2.radio4all.net/pub/archive/04.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050208-_158__Harr__Jonathan_11-22-95.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/1995/09/18/dr-ron-epstein-genetically-modified-food/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1995/09/18/dr-ron-epstein-genetically-modified-food/#comments Mon, 18 Sep 1995 22:41:32 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/29/dr-ron-epstein-genetically-modified-food/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1995/09/18/dr-ron-epstein-genetically-modified-food/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/1995/09/11/dr-seyom-brown-clintons-foreign-policy/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1995/09/11/dr-seyom-brown-clintons-foreign-policy/#comments Mon, 11 Sep 1995 22:42:53 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/29/dr-seyom-brown-clintons-foreign-policy/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1995/09/11/dr-seyom-brown-clintons-foreign-policy/feed/ 2 New Forces, Old Forces and the Future of World Politics The relationship of the US to Russia and the other members of the former Soviet Union is a major issue in the world today.The Clinton administration claimed one of its best foreign policy achieve... New Forces, Old Forces and the Future of World Politics The relationship of the US to Russia and the other members of the former Soviet Union is a major issue in the world today.The Clinton administration claimed one of its best foreign policy achievements was the way it handled the Russian situation and the disbanding of the former Soviet Union.Dr. Seyom Brown has, for the past 40 years, studied that relationship, as a foreign policy analyst, advisor and author.He is currently a Professor of International Relations and the former Chairman of the Department of Politics at Brandeis University, near Boston, MA.Our discussion about Clinton’s foreign policy resulted in this two-part program. Originally Broadcast: August 28, 1995 & September 11, 1995 Click here to begin listening to Part One. Click here to begin listening to Part Two. LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/1995/03/27/judi-bari-conversation-with-an-earth-first-leader/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1995/03/27/judi-bari-conversation-with-an-earth-first-leader/#comments Mon, 27 Mar 1995 22:48:43 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/29/judi-bari-conversation-with-an-earth-first-leader/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1995/03/27/judi-bari-conversation-with-an-earth-first-leader/feed/ 0 Until the mid-1990s, the Redwood Industry dominated much of North Coast economy. In the mid-1990s, due to a number of circumstances particularly involving Pacific Lumber Company and Charles Hurwitz, industry advocates collided with environmentalists in... Until the mid-1990s, the Redwood Industry dominated much of North Coast economy. In the mid-1990s, due to a number of circumstances particularly involving Pacific Lumber Company and Charles Hurwitz, industry advocates collided with environmentalists in a final hurrah. Few figures among the environmentalists carry as much name-recognition and power as did Judi Bari. In this program, recorded in March of 1995 at the height of the conflict, Judi Bari and I discussed the position of Earth First! Judi Bari recommends "J. Edgar Hoover," by Kurt Gentry. Originally Broadcast: March 27, 1995 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/11147/13274/20199/?url=http://emma2.radio4all.net/pub/archive/04.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050207-_130__Bari__Judi_3-27-95.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/1994/05/01/thomas-jefferson-c-jenkinson-the-author-of-the-declaration-of-independence/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1994/05/01/thomas-jefferson-c-jenkinson-the-author-of-the-declaration-of-independence/#comments Sun, 01 May 1994 11:51:17 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/11/thomas-jefferson-c-jenkinson-the-author-of-the-declaration-of-independence/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1994/05/01/thomas-jefferson-c-jenkinson-the-author-of-the-declaration-of-independence/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits 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 listen or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/1993/11/19/dr-david-kiersey-what-is-my-personality-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1993/11/19/dr-david-kiersey-what-is-my-personality-2/#comments Fri, 19 Nov 1993 23:02:52 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/29/dr-david-kiersey-what-is-my-personality-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1993/11/19/dr-david-kiersey-what-is-my-personality-2/feed/ 0 Presidential Temperaments & Please Understand Me My guest in this program was Dr. David Kiersey, the author of a book called “Presidential Temperament.” Dr. Kiersey took the Meyers-Briggs Temperament inventories and developed what has come to be known... Presidential Temperaments & Please Understand Me My guest in this program was Dr. David Kiersey, the author of a book called “Presidential Temperament.” Dr. Kiersey took the Meyers-Briggs Temperament inventories and developed what has come to be known as the Kiersey Temperament Sorter. In so doing, he has established and identified several different types of character and temperament of people. In his book, “Please Understand Me,” the reader may use the Kiersey Temperament Sorter to get an idea of his or her personality and temperament traits. With his history and experience, Kiersey has examined the people who have become a President of the US and set out his analysis in “Presidential Temperaments.” In this program, originally broadcast in November of 1993 when Radio Curious was called Government, Politics and Ideas, we’ll be talking about the book and some of the temperaments of the various Presidents. Dr. David Kiersey recommends "Killer Angels," by Michael Shaara & The Hornblower Series, by Horatio Hormblower. Originally Broadcast: November 19, 1993 Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/11205/13333/20261/?url=http://emma2.radio4all.net/pub/archive/04.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050208-Kiersey__Dr._David_11-19-93.mp3) (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/11205/13333/20261/?url=http://emma2.radio4all.net/pub/archive/04.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050208-Kiersey__Dr._David_11-19-93.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/1992/11/30/dr-richard-alston-the-economics-of-party-politics/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1992/11/30/dr-richard-alston-the-economics-of-party-politics/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 1992 23:09:07 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/29/dr-richard-alston-the-economics-of-party-politics/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1992/11/30/dr-richard-alston-the-economics-of-party-politics/feed/ 0 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 co... 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 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive/09.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050717-ALSTON__DR._RICHARD_M_11-30-92.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/1992/09/14/sam-la-budde-getting-dolphins-out-of-tuna-nets/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1992/09/14/sam-la-budde-getting-dolphins-out-of-tuna-nets/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 1992 23:10:21 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/29/sam-la-budde-getting-dolphins-out-of-tuna-nets/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1992/09/14/sam-la-budde-getting-dolphins-out-of-tuna-nets/feed/ 0 My guest in this program is Sam La Budde, a catalyst, if not the catalyst, in getting dolphins out of tuna nets. He has been an activist with the Earth Island Institute and a number of other organizations. In this conversation, My guest in this program is Sam La Budde, a catalyst, if not the catalyst, in getting dolphins out of tuna nets. He has been an activist with the Earth Island Institute and a number of other organizations. In this conversation, we discussed the history of the dolphins, endangered species in Taiwan, and a potential economic boycott of redwood lumber. This program was originally broadcast in September of 1992, when Radio Curious was called Government, Politics and Ideas. Originally Broadcast: September 14, 1992 Click here to begin listening. (http://emma2.radio4all.net/pub/archive/04.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050208-La_Budde__Sam_9-14-92.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/1992/01/20/pete-seeger-thoughts-from-a-troubador-an-interview-with-pete-seeger/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1992/01/20/pete-seeger-thoughts-from-a-troubador-an-interview-with-pete-seeger/#comments Mon, 20 Jan 1992 23:14:38 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/29/pete-seeger-thoughts-from-a-troubador-an-interview-with-pete-seeger/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1992/01/20/pete-seeger-thoughts-from-a-troubador-an-interview-with-pete-seeger/feed/ 0 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 peop... 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 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20070917-Seeger__Pete_1-20-92.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/1991/12/16/phil-baldwin-peace-and-freedom-candidate-for-congress-1992/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1991/12/16/phil-baldwin-peace-and-freedom-candidate-for-congress-1992/#comments Mon, 16 Dec 1991 23:15:47 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/29/phil-baldwin-peace-and-freedom-candidate-for-congress-1992/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1991/12/16/phil-baldwin-peace-and-freedom-candidate-for-congress-1992/feed/ 0 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. 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. add Originally Broadcast: December 16, 1991 Click here to begin listening. LeGov clean