http://www.radiocurious.org Fri, 15 May 2026 20:43:01 +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 http://www.radiocurious.org/2026/05/14/dr-bill-fry-psychology-of-humor-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2026/05/14/dr-bill-fry-psychology-of-humor-2/#comments Fri, 15 May 2026 05:04:51 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5544 http://www.radiocurious.org/2026/05/14/dr-bill-fry-psychology-of-humor-2/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2026/05/14/scott-mccloud-the-invisible-art/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2026/05/14/scott-mccloud-the-invisible-art/#comments Fri, 15 May 2026 05:03:34 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5542 http://www.radiocurious.org/2026/05/14/scott-mccloud-the-invisible-art/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2026/05/14/doug-mishler-as-p-t-barnum-the-something-of-humbug-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2026/05/14/doug-mishler-as-p-t-barnum-the-something-of-humbug-2/#comments Fri, 15 May 2026 05:01:16 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5540 http://www.radiocurious.org/2026/05/14/doug-mishler-as-p-t-barnum-the-something-of-humbug-2/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2026/05/14/tim-sanders-a-silicon-valley-secret-of-success-3/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2026/05/14/tim-sanders-a-silicon-valley-secret-of-success-3/#comments Fri, 15 May 2026 04:59:43 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5538 http://www.radiocurious.org/2026/05/14/tim-sanders-a-silicon-valley-secret-of-success-3/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2026/05/14/ed-reinhart-mendocino-music-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2026/05/14/ed-reinhart-mendocino-music-2/#comments Fri, 15 May 2026 04:57:57 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5536 http://www.radiocurious.org/2026/05/14/ed-reinhart-mendocino-music-2/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/12/21/laura-fogg-travelling-blind/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/12/21/laura-fogg-travelling-blind/#comments Sat, 21 Dec 2024 18:11:20 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5393 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/12/21/laura-fogg-travelling-blind/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - The ways different creatures, especially us humans, use our senses to guide ourselves through life has long attracted my curiosity. I’ve often wondered how blind people seem able to orient themselves, Click here to begin listening. The ways different creatures, especially us humans, use our senses to guide ourselves through life has long attracted my curiosity. I’ve often wondered how blind people seem able to orient themselves, and also wondered about their dreams. From time to time, over the years, I would see an attentive woman walk past my office window next to a young person of student age. They would walk together talk, and the young person almost always carried a white cane with a red tip. Laura Fogg is this woman, the author of “Traveling Blind: Life Lessons from Unlikely Teachers,” and our guest in this archive edition of Radio Curious. Laura Fogg worked as a Mobility and Orientation Instructor for the Blind in Mendocino County for over 35 years beginning 1971. She pioneered the use of the red tipped white cane with very young blind students some of whom had multiple impairments. She traveled long distances over the rather spectacular back roads of Mendocino County to work with each student his or her home. When she visited the studios of Radio Curious on December 1, 2008, I asked her about the lessons that she learned that have changed her life. The book Laura Fogg recommends is “My Year of Meats,” by Ruth Ozeki. Published in 1999. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/12/12/professor-john-mcwhorter-our-magnificent-bastard-tongue/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/12/12/professor-john-mcwhorter-our-magnificent-bastard-tongue/#comments Thu, 12 Dec 2024 18:07:37 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5391 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/12/12/professor-john-mcwhorter-our-magnificent-bastard-tongue/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/12/05/alex-de-grassi-a-cumulous-cloud-on-guitar/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/12/05/alex-de-grassi-a-cumulous-cloud-on-guitar/#comments Fri, 06 Dec 2024 05:10:29 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5388 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/12/05/alex-de-grassi-a-cumulous-cloud-on-guitar/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Alex De Grassi is a guitarist extraordinaire whose interpretation of the Radio Curious theme, entitled “The Last Cowboy”, you may hear if you listen carefully. In this edition of Radio Curious he asks us ‘What does a ... Click here to begin listening.  Alex De Grassi is a guitarist extraordinaire whose interpretation of the Radio Curious theme, entitled “The Last Cowboy”, you may hear if you listen carefully. In this edition of Radio Curious he asks us ‘What does a cumulous cloud sound like when played on guitar?’ Alex De Grassi will share that sound with us in this interview. De Grassi played the trumpet as a child and when he was about 12, his brother was given a guitar, which soon gave Alex inspiration… allowing us to hear what a cumulous cloud sounds like. Our conversation began when I asked him about his relationship with the guitar. You can learn more about his work at his website www.degrassi.com. Alex De Grassi came to the studio of Radio Curious for this conversation on November 12th 2008. The book Alex De Grassi recommends is “Musicophilia: Tales Of Music And The Brain”, by Oliver Sacks. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/11/28/marcos-pereda-soft-sounds-of-spanish-guitar/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/11/28/marcos-pereda-soft-sounds-of-spanish-guitar/#comments Thu, 28 Nov 2024 06:37:10 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5385 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/11/28/marcos-pereda-soft-sounds-of-spanish-guitar/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Spanish songs sung and played on guitar is something I have enjoyed beginning when I lived in Peru in the mid 1960′s. I often have the pleasure of listening to and talking with Marcos Pereda, Click here to begin listening.  Spanish songs sung and played on guitar is something I have enjoyed beginning when I lived in Peru in the mid 1960′s. I often have the pleasure of listening to and talking with Marcos Pereda, a person who can do just that. Marcos was born in Cuba and made his home there until the end of the last century when he moved with his American wife to the United States and soon thereafter to Mendocino County where he has settled, and can often be found playing his guitar and singing the soft sounds of his songs. Marcos Pereda joined Radio Curious at our studio in Ukiah on the 24th November 2008. The book Marcos Pereda recommends is “The Course of Miracles” by Dr. Helen Schucman. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/11/22/william-patrick-loneliness-and-how-it-affects-us/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/11/22/william-patrick-loneliness-and-how-it-affects-us/#comments Fri, 22 Nov 2024 06:42:01 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5383 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/11/22/william-patrick-loneliness-and-how-it-affects-us/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - How many of us are lonely? What is loneliness and how does it affect us? Approximately 25 years ago, when asked the number of friends in whom we could confide, most people in the United States said “three. Click here to begin listening.  How many of us are lonely? What is loneliness and how does it affect us? Approximately 25 years ago, when asked the number of friends in whom we could confide, most people in the United States said “three.” When that question was asked recently most people said “none.” Inquires reveal that twenty per-cent of people, — 60 million in the Untied States alone — are feeling lonely at any given moment. And, it appears that chronic loneliness may well compete with smoking, obesity and lack of exercise as a significant health risk. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with William Patrick, the founding editor of The Journal of Life Sciences and co-author of “Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection,” along with University of Chicago psychology professor John Cacioppo. My conversation with William Patrick, recorded on October 13, 2008, began when I asked him to define loneliness as used in their book. The book William Patrick recommends is “The Lost Gospel: The Book of Q and Christian Origins,” by Burton Mack. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/11/15/janet-mendel-fine-spanish-cooking/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/11/15/janet-mendel-fine-spanish-cooking/#comments Fri, 15 Nov 2024 07:17:47 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5380 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/11/15/janet-mendel-fine-spanish-cooking/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - In the story of Don Quixote, the author Miguel Cervantes tells, among other things, what Don Quixote ate for dinner every day of the week. This, in part became the inspiration for a book entitled, Click here to begin listening.  In the story of Don Quixote, the author Miguel Cervantes tells, among other things, what Don Quixote ate for dinner every day of the week. This, in part became the inspiration for a book entitled, “Cooking from the Heart of Spain: Food of La Mancha,” written by Janet Mendel, an American woman who has lived in Spain for approximately 40 years. This book and the name of the author ignited my spontaneous curiosity, so when Janet Mendel and I visited by phone from her home on the southern coast of Spain in June 2007, I asked about her focus and inspiration to write a cookbook centered around Don Quixote de La Mancha. The book she recommends, not surprisingly, is “Don Quixote,” by Miguel Cervantes, in the English translation by Edith Grossman.     Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/11/07/rabbi-phil-posner/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/11/07/rabbi-phil-posner/#comments Fri, 08 Nov 2024 05:34:52 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5377 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/11/07/rabbi-phil-posner/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - In this edition of Radio Curious, we cross the line, if there is one, between politics and religion and visit with Rabbi Phil Posner to consider, among other things, ethics and moral courage. Click here to begin listening.  In this edition of Radio Curious, we cross the line, if there is one, between politics and religion and visit with Rabbi Phil Posner to consider, among other things, ethics and moral courage. Rabbi Posner is the author of a fictional encounter, “Food For Thought, Character and Soul,” where he gathers well known historical figures including, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Desmond Tutu, Jimmy Carter and Bill and Hillary Clinton to discuss empathy, justice and moral courage. Our conversation, recorded on October 20, 2008, began when I asked Rabbi Posner about his intention in creating this unusual book. The books that Rabbi Posner recommends are, “Van Loon’s Lives,” by Hendrik Willem Van Loon, “Melungeons: The Last Lost Tribe In America,” by Elizabeth C. Hirschman and “An Interrupted Life: The Diaries of Etty Hillesum 1941-43,” by Etty Hillseum. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/10/31/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/2024/10/17/gregg-mcvicar-bringing-sound-to-our-ears/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/10/17/gregg-mcvicar-bringing-sound-to-our-ears/#comments Thu, 17 Oct 2024 19:00:51 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5367 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/10/17/gregg-mcvicar-bringing-sound-to-our-ears/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Digital, analog, long playing records, cassettes… How do they bring sound to our ears? In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with audio engineer and producer Gregg McVicar, Click here to begin listening.  Digital, analog, long playing records, cassettes… How do they bring sound to our ears? In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with audio engineer and producer Gregg McVicar, one of the first independent radio producers to convert to digital audio technology. He produces a daily five hour eclectic music mix that may be found at www.undercurrentsradio.net and his personal website is www.radiocamp.com. Gregg McVicar holds an MA degree from the Annenberg School for Communication, is an Adjunct Professor at California College of the Arts in Oakland, California. On his visit to the studios of Radio Curious on August 11th, 2008 we began our conversation when I asked him to explain the difference between analog and digital. The book Gregg McVicar recommends is, “The Earth Is Flat: A Brief History Of The 21st Century,” by Thomas L. Friedman. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/10/10/phoebe-damrosch-the-wisdom-of-the-waiter/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/10/10/phoebe-damrosch-the-wisdom-of-the-waiter/#comments Thu, 10 Oct 2024 22:50:07 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5364 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/10/10/phoebe-damrosch-the-wisdom-of-the-waiter/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Behind the scenes in Per Se, a four star restaurant in New York City, a sister restaurant to The French Laundry in Napa, California, is one of the topics in this edition of Radio Curious.  Phoebe Damrosch, author of, Click here to begin listening.  Behind the scenes in Per Se, a four star restaurant in New York City, a sister restaurant to The French Laundry in Napa, California, is one of the topics in this edition of Radio Curious.  Phoebe Damrosch, author of, “Service Included: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter,” was the first female captain (head waiter) at a New York four-star restaurant. A graduate of Columbia University’s Barnard College, she shares surprising episodes and charm in a story relayed from the always-pleasant server’s point of view that some people spend several hundred dollars each to witness from the diner’s perspective. However, Phoebe sees things that the diners don’t. Phoebe Damrosch was born in a small rural mountaintop cabin next to a pure water lake several hours north of New York City, and grew up partly in Vermont and rural Haiti. This conversation, recorded on July 15, 2008, began when I asked her to explain what a restaurant must do to receive the four-star nomination. The book she recommends is “Drown,” by Junot Diaz. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/10/03/tom-sheriff-allman-medical-marijuana-guidelines/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/10/03/tom-sheriff-allman-medical-marijuana-guidelines/#comments Thu, 03 Oct 2024 23:43:30 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5360 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/10/03/tom-sheriff-allman-medical-marijuana-guidelines/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - State guidelines for growing and possessing medical marijuana, were issued by the California Attorney General on August 25, 2008. In this edition of Radio Curious, we visit again with Mendocino County Sheriff Tom Allm... Click here to begin listening.  State guidelines for growing and possessing medical marijuana, were issued by the California Attorney General on August 25, 2008. In this edition of Radio Curious, we visit again with Mendocino County Sheriff Tom Allman, who participated in the development of these guidelines, to discuss their implementation. This interview was recorded August 27, 2008, in the studios of Radio Curious. The book that Tom Allman recommends is, “Reagan’s War: The Epic Story of His Forty-Year Struggle and Final Triumph Over Communism,” by Peter Schweizer. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/09/26/president-jimmy-carter-life-after-the-presidency-3/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/09/26/president-jimmy-carter-life-after-the-presidency-3/#comments Fri, 27 Sep 2024 04:26:53 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5357 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/09/26/president-jimmy-carter-life-after-the-presidency-3/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - The Virtues of Aging – Considering the alternatives, growing older is really not all that bad. The frame of mind that we develop and carry with us as we age controls much of how we feel and behave. Click here to begin listening.  (https://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/Carter_Jimmy%209.27.24%20IA.mp3) The Virtues of Aging – Considering the alternatives, growing older is really not all that bad. The frame of mind that we develop and carry with us as we age controls much of how we feel and behave. James Earl Carter Jr., more often known as Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the US, is the author of a book called, “The Virtues of Aging.” President Carter’s book covers issues from Social Security and medical expenses to the importance of staying active and involved. Radio Curious spoke with President Jimmy Carter by phone, in the fall of 1998, and I asked him what prompted him to write the book. President Jimmy Carter recommends “The Age Wave: How the Most Important Trend of Our Time Can Change Your Future,” by Ken Dychtwald. Originally Broadcast: December 4, 1998 Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/09/19/david-ebershoff-how-many-wives-are-enough/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/09/19/david-ebershoff-how-many-wives-are-enough/#comments Fri, 20 Sep 2024 04:32:47 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5354 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/09/19/david-ebershoff-how-many-wives-are-enough/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Polygamy used to be a central aspect in Mormon beliefs. However, it has not been for over 100 years now, due partly to considerable effort by Ann Eliza Young, one of Brigham Young’s many wives. Click here to begin listening.  Polygamy used to be a central aspect in Mormon beliefs. However, it has not been for over 100 years now, due partly to considerable effort by Ann Eliza Young, one of Brigham Young’s many wives. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with David Ebershoff, the author of “The 19th Wife”, recorded on August 29, 2008. “The 19th Wife,” is the story of Ann Eliza Young, and her realization and then quest to let the world know that marriage should only pertain to two people, instead of one man and a plethora of wives who were referred to as “sister wives.” We discuss what marriage is, how religion plays a large role in many people’s lives, and how the quest that Ann Eliza had effected her world and the world we live in today. Our conversation began when I asked David Ebershoff why Ann Eliza wanted to apostate (or leave without approval) from the Mormon Church in relationship to the politics then and now. The book that David Ebershoff recommends is, “American Wife: A Novel” by Curtis Sittenfel Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/09/12/allan-pollack-composer-and-conductor/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/09/12/allan-pollack-composer-and-conductor/#comments Fri, 13 Sep 2024 05:30:38 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5351 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/09/12/allan-pollack-composer-and-conductor/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - On the bluffs of the Village of Mendocino, overlooking the Pacific Ocean about 155 miles north of San Francisco, California, the sounds of the Mendocino Music Festival are heard for two weeks beginning in early July e... Click here to begin listening.  On the bluffs of the Village of Mendocino, overlooking the Pacific Ocean about 155 miles north of San Francisco, California, the sounds of the Mendocino Music Festival are heard for two weeks beginning in early July every year. The music festival features Orchestra, Opera, Chamber, Jazz and World Pop music drawing participants and listeners from around the globe. Allan Pollack, who has worked as the Artistic Director and Conductor of the Mendocino Music Festival for the past twenty-two years, is our guest in this edition of Radio Curious. In this conversation from his home in Northern California, recorded on July 1, 2008, we began when I asked him to tell us about the Mendocino Music Festival. This interview with Allan Pollack was recorded on July 1, 2008. The book Allan Pollack recommends is, “The Complete Works of Shakespeare.“ Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/09/05/carroll-pickett-to-kill-or-not-to-kill-no-man-should-die-alone/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/09/05/carroll-pickett-to-kill-or-not-to-kill-no-man-should-die-alone/#comments Fri, 06 Sep 2024 05:00:50 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5348 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/09/05/carroll-pickett-to-kill-or-not-to-kill-no-man-should-die-alone/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - To Kill or Not To Kill: That is the question still presented to juries in capital cases in the United States, one of the few countries remaining in the world to employ the death penalty. In this edition of Radio Curious, Click here to begin listening. To Kill or Not To Kill: That is the question still presented to juries in capital cases in the United States, one of the few countries remaining in the world to employ the death penalty. In this edition of Radio Curious, we visit with Pastor Carroll Pickett, who served as chaplain for the Texas Department of Corrections from 1982 to 1995 and counseled 95 inmates on their way to death by lethal injection. “At the Death House Door: No Man Should Die Alone,” is a independent film documentary, directed and produced by Steve James and Peter Gilbert, that presents a personal and intimate look at the death penalty in Texas through the eyes of Pastor Pickett, a Presbyterian minister. Over the years, after each of the 95 executions, Pickett would record his experiences with that person on the tape he used to practice his sermons. Although he never listened to those tapes, they became the thread and primary source for the movie. I spoke with Pastor Carroll Pickett on May 23, 2008 from his home in Texas, after hearing him speak at a special hearing on capital punishment in San Francisco, CA, while he was on a break from a national publicity tour. We began when I asked him to explain what brought him to work with condemned men and be with them in their last hours. This program was originally broadcast on June 25, 2009. The book Carroll Pickett recommends is “Just Call Me Mike: A Journey to Actor and Activist,” by Mike Farrell and Martin Sheen. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/08/29/irwin-keller-the-kinsey-scale-and-the-kinsey-sicks/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/08/29/irwin-keller-the-kinsey-scale-and-the-kinsey-sicks/#comments Fri, 30 Aug 2024 04:11:21 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5345 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/08/29/irwin-keller-the-kinsey-scale-and-the-kinsey-sicks/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - The issue of sexual orientation plagues people in many different ways — political upheaval that sometimes include religious or physical violence. But then politics, religion and violence are integral to human belief s... Click here to begin listening.  The issue of sexual orientation plagues people in many different ways — political upheaval that sometimes include religious or physical violence. But then politics, religion and violence are integral to human belief systems. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with Irwin Keller, also known as “Winnie,” a founder and current member of “The Kinsey Sicks,” the Dragapella Beautyshop acapella Quartet. The name, “The Kinsey Sicks” comes from Alfred Kinsey’s sexual orientation scale of homosexual men, the measure of which Irwin Keller explains in our conversation. Blasphemy, one of the hallmarks of the Kinsey Sicks resounds in their work and in the echoes of this interview recorded in a Northern California synagogue on July 28, 2008. We began when I asked Irwin Keller to describe “Winnie,” the character he portrays and the origin of “The Kinsey Sicks,” but first lets listen to the remainder of “Trixie” the second song on their newest CD, “Sicks, Sicks, Sicks!” You can learn more about the Kinsey Sicks by visiting their website, www.kinseysicks.com The book Irwin Keller recommends is, “The Seventh Well,” by Fred Wander and Michael Hoffman Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/08/22/dr-daniel-gottlieb-learning-from-the-heart/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/08/22/dr-daniel-gottlieb-learning-from-the-heart/#comments Fri, 23 Aug 2024 04:52:32 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5342 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/08/22/dr-daniel-gottlieb-learning-from-the-heart/feed/ 0  Click here to begin listening. - Dr. Dan Gottlieb is a practicing psychologist living and working near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has experienced quadriplegia for approximately 30 years when he broke his back and severed his spinal cord as a res...  Click here to begin listening. Dr. Dan Gottlieb is a practicing psychologist living and working near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has experienced quadriplegia for approximately 30 years when he broke his back and severed his spinal cord as a result of an automobile accident. His 2008 book, “Learning From the Heart: Lessons on Living, Loving and Listening,” shares some of his life experiences. In this conversation he explains how 30 years ago he could not have imagined that he would have become a quadriplegic, lose both his parents and his wife, and be a now happy and contented person. This interview was recorded May 14, 2008. The book Dr. Dan Gottlieb recommends is, “The Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness,” by Jon Kabat-Zinn. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/08/15/kate-magruder-celebrating-community/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/08/15/kate-magruder-celebrating-community/#comments Thu, 15 Aug 2024 23:55:48 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5339 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/08/15/kate-magruder-celebrating-community/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Ukiah, California, a small vibrant community, approximately 100 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge is the home to the Ukiah Players Theater. An annual May fundraiser for the theater offers a tour of old and new hom... Click here to begin listening.  Ukiah, California, a small vibrant community, approximately 100 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge is the home to the Ukiah Players Theater. An annual May fundraiser for the theater offers a tour of old and new homes on the west side of town, offered by the residents willing to share their history with community members. Kate Magruder, a founder of Ukiah Players Theater and considered by many to be the soul and life force of the UPT, successfully strives to search out and tell historical stories of the Ukiah, the ancestral home of the Pomo people who called the area Yokayo, meaning long narrow valley. In this program Kate Magruder explains the importance of place, knowing where we come from and our history, and in the benefits of telling communities’ stories. This interview was recorded May 11, 2008. The books Kate Magruder recommends are, “Our Land Ourselves, Readings on People and Place,” and “The Great Remembering: further Thoughts on Land, Soul, and Society,” both published by The Trust for Public Land. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/08/08/mary-roach-human-sexuality-a-conversation/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/08/08/mary-roach-human-sexuality-a-conversation/#comments Thu, 08 Aug 2024 18:47:46 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5336 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/08/08/mary-roach-human-sexuality-a-conversation/feed/ 1 Click here to begin listening.  - Sex, something that all creatures seek to achieve in one form or another, is often more than discreet among humans. In this discussion with science journalist, Mary Roach, author of, “Bonk, Click here to begin listening.  (https://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/ROACH_INTERVIEW_8.8.24%20IA.mp3) Sex, something that all creatures seek to achieve in one form or another, is often more than discreet among humans. In this discussion with science journalist, Mary Roach, author of, “Bonk, The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex,” we have a direct and frank conversation about human sexuality, including orgasms, what they are, how you know if you have one, and the difference between the male and female human sexual response. This program was recorded on April 14, 2008. The book Mary Roach recommends is, “The Atlas of Human Sex Anatomy.” Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/08/01/amy-sutherland-lessons-about-ourselves-from-animal-trainers/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/08/01/amy-sutherland-lessons-about-ourselves-from-animal-trainers/#comments Fri, 02 Aug 2024 03:50:10 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5332 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/08/01/amy-sutherland-lessons-about-ourselves-from-animal-trainers/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Reinforcement of desired behavior is the key to animal training. As humans, we are subject to the same way of learning. Amy Sutherland, author of, “What Shamu Taught Me About Life, Click here to begin listening.  (https://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/SUTHERLAND_8.1.24%20IA.mp3) Reinforcement of desired behavior is the key to animal training. As humans, we are subject to the same way of learning. Amy Sutherland, author of, “What Shamu Taught Me About Life, Love and Marriage: Lessons for People from Animals and Their Trainers,” shares many ideas about how to achieve more desirable relationships with friends and loved ones. This Program was recorded on March 19, 2008. The book Amy Sutherland recommends is, “Demonic Males: Apes and the Origin of Human Violence,” by Richard Wrangham and Dale Peterson. 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/2024/06/27/michael-adair-william-ray-shakespeare-was-really-edward-de-vere/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/06/27/michael-adair-william-ray-shakespeare-was-really-edward-de-vere/#comments Fri, 28 Jun 2024 04:26:58 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5315 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/06/27/michael-adair-william-ray-shakespeare-was-really-edward-de-vere/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Of two people, William Shakespeare and Edward De Vere, whose lives overlapped, De Vere had many of the experiences described in the literary works attributed to William Shakespeare. Click here to begin listening.  (https://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/ADAIR_and_RAY_6.27.24%20IA.mp3) Of two people, William Shakespeare and Edward De Vere, whose lives overlapped, De Vere had many of the experiences described in the literary works attributed to William Shakespeare. This conversation with Michael A’Dair and William Ray, two gentlemen intellectuals from Willits, California explores some of the reasons they believe De Vere wrote what is generally attributed to Shakespeare. This program was originally broadcast March 27, 2008. 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/2024/06/07/david-wann-finding-real-wealth-in-a-sustainable-lifestyle/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/06/07/david-wann-finding-real-wealth-in-a-sustainable-lifestyle/#comments Fri, 07 Jun 2024 06:06:22 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5303 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/06/07/david-wann-finding-real-wealth-in-a-sustainable-lifestyle/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Efforts to change culture memes or ideas of what we think sometimes result in the promoter of those new ideas being labeled with a negative banner. David Wann, the author of “Simple Prosperity: Finding Real Wealth in ... Click here to begin listening.  (https://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/wann_interview_6.6.24%20IA.mp3) Efforts to change culture memes or ideas of what we think sometimes result in the promoter of those new ideas being labeled with a negative banner. David Wann, the author of “Simple Prosperity: Finding Real Wealth in a Sustainable Lifestyle,” our guest in this edition of Radio Curious, was a regular contributor to a major Denver, Colorado newspaper in 2001 and before. Soon after September 11, when George Bush suggested that people “go out and buy” things to promote the economy, Dave Wann suggested otherwise. His column was cancelled by the newspaper editor who then went on to suggest that he be tried as a terrorist by a military panel. In his book, “Simple Prosperity,” Dave Wann, talks about using the affluence of our world to make it and our lives a more comfortable and viable place to live. When I spoke with Dave Wann in early February 2008, I couldn’t resist asking him to tell the terrorist story, and that’s where we began our visit. The book David Wann recommends is “The European Dream,” by Jeremy Rifkin. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/05/30/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/2024/05/09/ira-flatow-science-changes-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/05/09/ira-flatow-science-changes-2/#comments Fri, 10 May 2024 04:58:51 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5288 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/05/09/ira-flatow-science-changes-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - The chance to interview another interviewer is an opportunity I like to take. A chance came on September 4, 2007, when I was able to visit with Ira Flatow, the host of “Science Friday,” a part of Talk of the Nation, Click here to begin listening.  (https://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/FLATOW_INTERVIEW_5.9.24%20IA.mp3) The chance to interview another interviewer is an opportunity I like to take. A chance came on September 4, 2007, when I was able to visit with Ira Flatow, the host of “Science Friday,” a part of Talk of the Nation, on NPR. We talked about some ideas and concepts he raises in his new book, “Present at the Future: From Evolution to Nanotechnology, Candid and Controversial Conversations on Science and Nature.”  I think that after thirty-five years as a science journalist, Ira Flatow has seen enough to know unexpected changes are in order. He refers to that at the close of the introduction to his book and writes, “After watching science do its thing for a while, you realize knowledge is really a moving target. What we know today will probably be wrong tomorrow. And science is that tool for discovery. When science tells us something, chances are that it will tell us something different a few years from now.” And that’s where Ira Flatow and I began our conversation, which was originally broadcast September 5, 2007. His website is www.iraflatow.com (http://www.iraflatow.com/) and the book he recommends is “The World Without Us,” by Alan Weisman. 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/2024/03/28/hanna-rosin-gods-harvard/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/03/28/hanna-rosin-gods-harvard/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2024 04:44:29 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5266 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/03/28/hanna-rosin-gods-harvard/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Originally recorded on July 21, 2007. - Since 2000, ambitious young evangelicals have made their way to Patrick Henry College, a small Christian school near Washington, D.C. Click here to begin listening.  Originally recorded on July 21, 2007. Since 2000, ambitious young evangelicals have made their way to Patrick Henry College, a small Christian school near Washington, D.C. Most of them are home schoolers whose idealism and discipline put the average American teenager to shame. At “God’s Harvard” they are groomed to become tomorrow’s elite, dispatched to the front lines of politics, entertainment and science to “take back a godless nation.” Hanna Rosin, author of “God’s Harvard: A Christian College on a Mission to Save America,” visits the nerve center of the evangelical movement and describes who they are, their background, goals and desires. The book Hanna Rosin recommends is “The Golden Compass,” by Philip Pullman. 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/2024/03/15/andrew-keen-does-the-internet-really-kill-culture/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/03/15/andrew-keen-does-the-internet-really-kill-culture/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2024 06:30:59 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5260 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/03/15/andrew-keen-does-the-internet-really-kill-culture/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Those of us who use the internet are subject to the words and wisdom, or lack thereof, provided by the people and or machines that upload ideas and content. The democratization of the internet, Click here to begin listening.  Those of us who use the internet are subject to the words and wisdom, or lack thereof, provided by the people and or machines that upload ideas and content. The democratization of the internet, allowing anyone to post anything is, in the mind of Andrew Keen, our guest of this edition of Radio Curious, creating a “cut-and-paste” on-line culture which threatens copyright protection and intellectual property rights at the expense of those who create original work. Andrew Keen is the author of “The Cult Of The Amateur: How Today’s Internet is Killing Our Culture.” When I spoke with him from his home in Berkeley, in early June 2007 we began with his explanation of the democratization of the internet. The song, film and book recommended by Andrew Keen are the U2 song “Vertigo,” the movie “Vertigo,” by Alfred Hitchcock, and the book “Vertigo,” by W.G. Sebald. 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/2024/02/23/gregory-hartley-maryann-karinch-reading-body-language-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/02/23/gregory-hartley-maryann-karinch-reading-body-language-2/#comments Fri, 23 Feb 2024 06:20:55 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5248 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/02/23/gregory-hartley-maryann-karinch-reading-body-language-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - Originally Broadcast: April 4, 2007 I Can Read You Like a Book - Have you ever wondered what some body movements mean when people hear certain words or see certain images? Click here to begin listening. Originally Broadcast: April 4, 2007 I Can Read You Like a Book Have you ever wondered what some body movements mean when people hear certain words or see certain images? Many of these body movements are involuntary reactions inherent to the individual or culturally based. “I Can Read You Like A Book: How to Spot the Messages and Emotions People are Really Sending with their Body Language,” by Gregory Hartley and Maryann Karinch, describes methods of understanding what people really mean and how to gain insight to their background by watching their physical behavior. Hartley, a former Army interrogator details how to review with an open mind what you see, evaluate to know what is relevant, analyze to identify voluntary versus involuntary movements and then decide or draw a conclusion based on what you observe. Gregory Hartley recommends “Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us,” by Dr. Robert D. Hare.. 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/2024/01/28/eunice-lipton-seduced-by-france-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/01/28/eunice-lipton-seduced-by-france-2/#comments Mon, 29 Jan 2024 04:37:21 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5237 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/01/28/eunice-lipton-seduced-by-france-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - Originally Broadcast: March 28, 2007 - French Seduction: An American’s Encounter with France, Her Father, and the Holocaust. - In a passionate blend of autobiography and cultural history, love, Click here to begin listening. Originally Broadcast: March 28, 2007 French Seduction: An American’s Encounter with France, Her Father, and the Holocaust. In a passionate blend of autobiography and cultural history, love, sex and art collide with hatred, withering French xenophobia and death, Eunice Lipton, our guest in this edition of Radio Curious, describes her book, “French Seduction: An American’s Encounter with France, Her Father, and the Holocaust.” Lipton, who lives in Paris and New York received her Ph.D. in art history at New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts. I spoke with her from her home in New York City the last week of March 2007.  Because she describes painting as her favorite companions, we began when I asked her to tell us about her friends who she calls art. Eunice Lipton recommends “The Good Soldier: A Tale of Passion,” by Ford Madox Ford..   Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/01/19/roger-brandt-the-oregon-caves-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/01/19/roger-brandt-the-oregon-caves-2/#comments Fri, 19 Jan 2024 06:04:31 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5233 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/01/19/roger-brandt-the-oregon-caves-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - This program was originally broadcast on February 21, 2007. - The Oregon Caves, located about 70 miles northeast of Crescent City, California in the Oregon Caves National Monument, are a place full of interest, Click here to begin listening. This program was originally broadcast on February 21, 2007. The Oregon Caves, located about 70 miles northeast of Crescent City, California in the Oregon Caves National Monument, are a place full of interest, mystery, and history. The caves were located in 1874 when Elijah Davidson chased his dog into the what appeared to be a hole in the earth. The Oregon Caves are unique, possibly due to the fact that it is one of the few cave systems located on tectonically active ground, known as a subduction zone. This uniqueness may also be due to the fact an old growth Douglas Fir forest grows directly above the caves, or the fact that they were created from what used to be a tropical reef that was pushed about 12 miles below the surface of the earth and then brought back up to its current location, and is still rising. I visited the Oregon Caves in 2006 and spoke with Roger Brandt, the manager of visitor services and education of the Oregon Caves in the summer of 2006. We began when I asked him about the Oregon Caves and what they represent. Roger Brandt recommends “Golden Days and Pioneer Ways,” by Ruth Phefferle. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/01/12/clarina-nichols-portrayed-by-eickhoff-diane-the-revolutionary-heart-of-clarina-nichols-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/01/12/clarina-nichols-portrayed-by-eickhoff-diane-the-revolutionary-heart-of-clarina-nichols-2/#comments Fri, 12 Jan 2024 08:13:00 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5230 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/01/12/clarina-nichols-portrayed-by-eickhoff-diane-the-revolutionary-heart-of-clarina-nichols-2/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/01/04/maggie-watson-barry-vogel-esq-make-it-easier-for-your-loved-ones-when-you-die-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/01/04/maggie-watson-barry-vogel-esq-make-it-easier-for-your-loved-ones-when-you-die-2/#comments Fri, 05 Jan 2024 04:45:11 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5227 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/01/04/maggie-watson-barry-vogel-esq-make-it-easier-for-your-loved-ones-when-you-die-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - Originally Broadcast: December 6, 2006 - A Graceful Farewell: Putting Your Affairs in Order - Putting your affairs in order before you die is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. Our guest is Maggie Watson, Click here to begin listening. Originally Broadcast: December 6, 2006 A Graceful Farewell: Putting Your Affairs in Order Putting your affairs in order before you die is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. Our guest is Maggie Watson, a professional organizer who lives on the Mendocino Coast in Northern California. She is the author of, “A Graceful Farewell: Putting Your Affairs in Order,” a collection of ideas and forms that make it easy to list what you own and where everything is. In the course of our conversation Maggie Watson turned the microphones and began to ask me about estate planning, the documents which are useful for everyone to have and the differences between a will and a trust. In my day job I am an attorney in Ukiah, California and devote a portion of my practice to estate planning. Maggie Watson and I met in the studios of Radio Curious in early December, 2006. www.agracefulfarewell.com Maggie Watson recommends, “Millionth Circle: How to Change Ourselves and the World – The Essential Guide to Women’s Circles,” by Jean Shinoda Bolend. Barry Vogel recommends, “Jacobson’s Organ and The Remarkable Nature of Smell,” by Lyall Watson. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/12/29/dr-arthur-janov-dr-france-janov-emotional-healing-by-examining-initial-imprints-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/12/29/dr-arthur-janov-dr-france-janov-emotional-healing-by-examining-initial-imprints-2/#comments Fri, 29 Dec 2023 06:24:40 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5224 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/12/29/dr-arthur-janov-dr-france-janov-emotional-healing-by-examining-initial-imprints-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - Originally Broadcast: December 20, 2006 - Primal Healing: Access the Incredible Power of Feelings to Improve you Health - The alleviation of human angst and emotional pain or distress is the goal of psychotherapy. Dr. Click here to begin listening. Originally Broadcast: December 20, 2006 Primal Healing: Access the Incredible Power of Feelings to Improve you Health The alleviation of human angst and emotional pain or distress is the goal of psychotherapy. Dr. Arthur Janov, together with his wife Dr. France Janov, believe the traditional, century-old method of talk therapy is not the answer. Together they direct the Primal Center in Venice, California, and Dr. Arthur Janov, who wrote, “The Primal Scream,” in the late 1960s, is the author of “Primal Healing: Access the Incredible Power of Feelings to Improve Your Health.” The Janovs assert that the best emotional healing is obtained by reaching back to the point of injury that formed an initial imprint of the pain, which often occurs in the womb or in early childhood. They believe that accessing these subconscious memories is necessary for improved physical and emotional health. We began our conversation with Dr. France Janov and Dr. Arthur Janov, recorded in mid-December 2006, from their home in Santa Monica, California, when I asked them to explain how initial imprints in a person’s life can be the cause of lifelong pain. http://www.primaltherapy.com (http://www.primaltherapy.com/) Dr. Arthur Janov recommends, “Hostile Takeover: How big Money and Corruption Conquered Our Government and How We Can Take It Back,” by David Sirota.   Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/12/21/dr-daniel-j-levitin-music-on-the-brain-part-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/12/21/dr-daniel-j-levitin-music-on-the-brain-part-2/#comments Fri, 22 Dec 2023 05:19:28 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5221 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/12/21/dr-daniel-j-levitin-music-on-the-brain-part-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - Originally Broadcast: November 8, 2006 - This Is Your Brain On Music: The Science of a Human Obsession - The understanding of how we humans experience music and why it plays a unique role in our lives is this topic ... Click here to begin listening. Originally Broadcast: November 8, 2006 This Is Your Brain On Music: The Science of a Human Obsession The understanding of how we humans experience music and why it plays a unique role in our lives is this topic of two interviews with Dr. Daniel Levitin, author of, “This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession,” recorded from his home in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in late October 2006. Professor Levitin runs the Laboratory for Musical Perception, Cognition and Expertise at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. He asserts that our brains are hardwired for music and therefore we are all more musically equipped than we think, and that music is an obsession at the heart of human nature, perhaps even more fundamental to our species than language. Professor Levitin believes that the music we end up liking meets our expectations of what we anticipate hearing, just enough of the time that we feel rewarded, and the music that we like also violates those expectations just enough of the time that we’re intrigued. In the first interview Dr. Levitin begins by describing how the human brain learns to distinguish between music and language. The second interview begins with a discussion of what happens when people listen to music they like. www.yourbrainonmusic.com Dr. Daniel J. Levitin recommends, “Another Day in the Frontal Lobe,” by Katrina Firlik, and, “The Human Stain,” by Philip Roth. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/12/15/dr-daniel-j-levitin-music-on-the-brain/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/12/15/dr-daniel-j-levitin-music-on-the-brain/#comments Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:22:33 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5216 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/12/15/dr-daniel-j-levitin-music-on-the-brain/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - Originally Broadcast: November 1, 2006 - This Is Your Brain On Music: The Science of a Human Obsession - The understanding of how we humans experience music and why it plays a unique role in our lives is this topic ... Click here to begin listening. (https://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/LEVITIN_DANIEL_12.14.23%20IA.mp3) Originally Broadcast: November 1, 2006 This Is Your Brain On Music: The Science of a Human Obsession The understanding of how we humans experience music and why it plays a unique role in our lives is this topic of two interviews with Dr. Daniel Levitin, author of, “This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession,” recorded from his home in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in late October 2006. Professor Levitin runs the Laboratory for Musical Perception, Cognition and Expertise at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. He asserts that our brains are hardwired for music and therefore we are all more musically equipped than we think, and that music is an obsession at the heart of human nature, perhaps even more fundamental to our species than language. Professor Levitin believes that the music we end up liking meets our expectations of what we anticipate hearing, just enough of the time that we feel rewarded, and the music that we like also violates those expectations just enough of the time that we’re intrigued. In the first interview Dr. Levitin begins by describing how the human brain learns to distinguish between music and language. The second interview begins with a discussion of what happens when people listen to music they like. www.yourbrainonmusic.com Dr. Daniel J. Levitin recommends, “Another Day in the Frontal Lobe,” by Katrina Firlik, and, “The Human Stain,” by Philip Roth. 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/2023/11/30/michael-gurian-a-look-at-the-wonder-of-boys-ten-years-later-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/11/30/michael-gurian-a-look-at-the-wonder-of-boys-ten-years-later-2/#comments Fri, 01 Dec 2023 05:39:29 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5209 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/11/30/michael-gurian-a-look-at-the-wonder-of-boys-ten-years-later-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Originally Broadcast: October 10, 2006 - The Wonder of Boys, 10th Anniversary Edition - We explored the difficulties that boys have growing up in American society ten years ago, Click here to begin listening.  (https://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/GURIAN_INTERVIEW_11.30.23%20IA.mp3) Originally Broadcast: October 10, 2006 The Wonder of Boys, 10th Anniversary Edition We explored the difficulties that boys have growing up in American society ten years ago, in a two-part interview with Michael Gurian, author of, “The Wonder of Boys: What Parents, Mentors and Educators can do to Shape Boys into Exceptional Men.” A tenth anniversary edition of, “The Wonder of Boys,” was released in 2006, and I spoke with Michael Gurian about his ideas and thoughts of what has occurred in the past ten years in relation to boys. The trend setting pressures of commercial advertising control the content distributed to boys and often are able to overwhelm the job of the parents to nurture the social development of children. In this interview with Michael Gurian, who lives in Spokane, Washington and recorded in mid-October 2006, we discuss the effects of media on the developing boy, content of what boys listen to when they have earphones on, the substitution of what comes from the earphones for what a boy would get in a relationship with parents, grandparents, or other meaningful people in a boys life. www.gurianinstitute.com Michael Gurian recommends, “The Collected Poems of Mary Oliver,” by Mary Oliver. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/11/23/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/2023/11/17/holly-hollenbeck-sex-lives-of-wives-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/11/17/holly-hollenbeck-sex-lives-of-wives-2/#comments Fri, 17 Nov 2023 06:49:17 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5202 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/11/17/holly-hollenbeck-sex-lives-of-wives-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - Originally Broadcast: September 20, 2006. - How to ignite sexual passion from a woman’s perspective is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious, as we talk with Holly Hollenbeck, a former attorney from Omaha, Click here to begin listening. (https://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/HOLLENBECK_INTERVIEW%2011.6.23%20IA.mp3) Originally Broadcast: September 20, 2006. How to ignite sexual passion from a woman’s perspective is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious, as we talk with Holly Hollenbeck, a former attorney from Omaha, Nebraska, and author of, “Sex Lives of Wives, Reigniting the Passion, True Confessions and Provocative Advice from Real Women.” Holly Hollenbeck says her book is not so much directed at how to please your mate, but how to please yourself by pleasing your mate. Take a look at www.passionseekers.com, her website devoted to helping women find passion and inspiration in their long-term relationships. I spoke with Holly Hollenbeck from her home in Nebraska, in mid September 2006, and asked her to describe what motivated her to write, “Sex Lives of Wives.” The book Holly Hollenbeck recommends is “Adults Only Travel: The Ultimate Guide to Romantic and Erotic Destination,” by David West and Louis James. 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/2023/11/03/paul-goldstein-the-artists-right-of-ownership-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/11/03/paul-goldstein-the-artists-right-of-ownership-2/#comments Fri, 03 Nov 2023 06:11:07 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5195 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/11/03/paul-goldstein-the-artists-right-of-ownership-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - Originally Broadcast: August 9, 2006 - Errors and Omissions - Who owns the rights to a play, a song, or a work of art? How important and fragile is the authorship? These and other issues of intellectual property rig... Click here to begin listening. Originally Broadcast: August 9, 2006 Errors and Omissions Who owns the rights to a play, a song, or a work of art? How important and fragile is the authorship? These and other issues of intellectual property rights begin to be revealed in, “Errors and Omissions,” a novel by Stanford Law Professor, Paul Goldstein. “Errors and Omissions,” follows the story of Michael Seeley as he locates a World War Two era Polish refugee who is the author of a screenplay that has the potential to make a huge amount of money not only from the movie rights, but also from the sale of associated paraphernalia. Goldstein, who began writing fiction at the age of twelve, hopes now, fifty years later that readers of his first full length novel will carry away the sense of the fragility of authorship, when an artist creates a work out of thin air. I spoke with Paul Goldstein from his office at Stanford University and began by asking him to define intellectual property. Paul Goldstein recommends, “Aspects of the Novel,” by E.M. Forster. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/10/26/bruce-patterson-old-time-tales-of-anderson-valley-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/10/26/bruce-patterson-old-time-tales-of-anderson-valley-2/#comments Fri, 27 Oct 2023 04:33:32 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5190 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/10/26/bruce-patterson-old-time-tales-of-anderson-valley-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Originally Broadcast: August 30, 2006 - Walking Tractor And Other Tales of Old Anderson Valley - Stories of the days that no longer exist in rural areas tell us how things were, how people worked, lived and played, Click here to begin listening.  Originally Broadcast: August 30, 2006 Walking Tractor And Other Tales of Old Anderson Valley Stories of the days that no longer exist in rural areas tell us how things were, how people worked, lived and played, and bring to life conditions that most of us never knew existed. “Walking Tractor and Other Tales of Old Anderson Valley,” is a collection of stories written by Bruce Patterson, who lives in Philo, a rather small community in rural Anderson Valley, Mendocino County, California. The introduction to, “Walking Tractor,” quotes Ernest Hemmingway as saying, “You can only write about what you know,” something that is verified in the stories of Bruce Patterson, who is known to his friends as Pat. I met with Pat in the studio of Radio Curious, in the last week of August, 2006 to learn about his life, his stories and the man he is. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/10/19/dr-clotaire-rapaille-understanding-our-collective-unconscious-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/10/19/dr-clotaire-rapaille-understanding-our-collective-unconscious-part-two/#comments Fri, 20 Oct 2023 03:04:50 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5186 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/10/19/dr-clotaire-rapaille-understanding-our-collective-unconscious-part-two/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Originally Broadcast: June 28, 2006 and July 5, 2006 The Culture Code, An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around The World Live and Buy As They Do - The collective unconscious may be defined as a cultural code, Click here to begin listening.  (https://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/Dr._Clotaire_Rapaille_Part_2_10.19.23%20IA.mp3) Originally Broadcast: June 28, 2006 and July 5, 2006 The Culture Code, An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around The World Live and Buy As They Do The collective unconscious may be defined as a cultural code, a set of imprinted concepts that control how members of different societies live. Dr. Clotaire Rapaille, a French born psychologist brings together the concepts of Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud in his development of the collective unconscious in the book, “The Culture Code, An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around The World Live and Buy As They Do.” Dr. Rapaille thrives on new ideas, which is part of the reason he chose to become American. We visited by phone from his home in New York State, the last week of June 2006, and asked him to describe the development of his ideas. Dr. Rapaille’s website is: www.archetypediscoveriesworldwide.com The books Dr. Clotaire Rapaille recommends are, “The DiVinci Code,” by Dan Brown and “Straight From The Gut,” by Jack Welsh.   Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/10/12/dr-clotaire-rapaille-understanding-our-collective-unconscious-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/10/12/dr-clotaire-rapaille-understanding-our-collective-unconscious-part-one/#comments Fri, 13 Oct 2023 04:03:45 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5182 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/10/12/dr-clotaire-rapaille-understanding-our-collective-unconscious-part-one/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Originally Broadcast: June 28, 2006 and July 5, 2006 The Culture Code, An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around The World Live and Buy As They Do - The collective unconscious may be defined as a cultural code, Click here to begin listening.  Originally Broadcast: June 28, 2006 and July 5, 2006 The Culture Code, An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around The World Live and Buy As They Do The collective unconscious may be defined as a cultural code, a set of imprinted concepts that control how members of different societies live. Dr. Clotaire Rapaille, a French born psychologist brings together the concepts of Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud in his development of the collective unconscious in the book, “The Culture Code, An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around The World Live and Buy As They Do.” Dr. Rapaille thrives on new ideas, which is part of the reason he chose to become American. We visited by phone from his home in New York State, the last week of June 2006, and asked him to describe the development of his ideas. Dr. Rapaille’s website is: www.archetypediscoveriesworldwide.com The books Dr. Clotaire Rapaille recommends are, “The DiVinci Code,” by Dan Brown and “Straight From The Gut,” by Jack Welsh. Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/10/05/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/2023/09/28/ken-rockwell-a-view-through-the-lens-photography-and-the-internet-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/09/28/ken-rockwell-a-view-through-the-lens-photography-and-the-internet-2/#comments Fri, 29 Sep 2023 05:59:12 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5175 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/09/28/ken-rockwell-a-view-through-the-lens-photography-and-the-internet-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - Originally Broadcast: May 9, 2006 - With the help of a camera, especially a digital camera, and the internet we may now see portions of what other people see and have sent our way or perhaps have made public. Click here to begin listening. Originally Broadcast: May 9, 2006 With the help of a camera, especially a digital camera, and the internet we may now see portions of what other people see and have sent our way or perhaps have made public. Sometime soon I hope to present some visual images I think are special, in addition to the sound images you can hear, here on the Radio Curious website. In preparation for creating those images, I found my way to an intriguing photography website called www.kenrockwell.com. This website has many references about cameras, how to choose and use them, and it also tells the story of a man who freely shares his knowledge and skills about photography. After reading his website, I invited Ken Rockwell to join us for a conversation about photography, cameras, websites and the use of the internet. Ken Rockwell and I visited by phone in early May, 2006, from his home near San Diego, California. For him, good photography narrows down to seeing better, which he describes to be more of a feeling than an actual momentary vision. www.kenrockwell.com Ken Rockwell recommends, “Ten-Thousand Miles of America,” by Richard A. Suleski, Jr. Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/09/20/dr-dan-gottlieb-quadriplegia-a-struggle-to-live/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/09/20/dr-dan-gottlieb-quadriplegia-a-struggle-to-live/#comments Thu, 21 Sep 2023 04:46:34 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5171 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/09/20/dr-dan-gottlieb-quadriplegia-a-struggle-to-live/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - Originally Broadcast: April 12, 2006 - Letters to Sam:A Grandfather’s Lessons on Love, Loss and the Gifts of Life - For most people, the desire to be known exceeds the desire to be loved. Who we are as individuals, Click here to begin listening. Originally Broadcast: April 12, 2006 Letters to Sam:A Grandfather’s Lessons on Love, Loss and the Gifts of Life For most people, the desire to be known exceeds the desire to be loved. Who we are as individuals, how we reckon with our personal abilities and disabilities the topic of this edition of Radio Curious, a conversation with my friend Dr. Dan Gottlieb. Dan Gottlieb, a clinical psychologist who lives and works near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania lives with quadriplegia, paralyzed from the neck down as a result of an automobile accident in 1979. He is the host of “Voices in the Family,” a weekly public radio program originating from WHYY in Philadelphia and the author of two articles a month in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Because of his physical condition, Dan thought he may not live to see his young grandson Sam grow to be man. When Sam was diagnosed with a severe form of autism several years ago, Dan decided to write a series of letters to his grandson. His book “Letter’s to Sam: A Grandfather’s Lessons on Love, Loss and the Gifts of Life,” is a collection of the thirty-two intimate and compassionate letters sharing Dan’s thoughts, observations and experiences gained from his 27 years with quadriplegia, and his professional life as a clinical psychologist. Dr. Dan Gottlieb and I visited by phone from his in mid April 2006. The books Dr. Gottlieb recommends are “Eat, Pray and Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything, Across Italy, India and Indonesia,” by Elizabeth Gilbert, and “Life of Pi,” by Yann Martel. 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/2023/09/07/dr-gene-d-cohen-do-we-get-smarter-as-we-age-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/09/07/dr-gene-d-cohen-do-we-get-smarter-as-we-age-2/#comments Fri, 08 Sep 2023 02:14:40 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5164 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/09/07/dr-gene-d-cohen-do-we-get-smarter-as-we-age-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Originally Broadcast: April 18, 2006 - The Mature Mind: The Positive Power of the Aging Brain - Do people over a certain age necessarily loose mental acuity? According to Dr. Gene Cohen, the answer is “no.” Dr. Cohen, Click here to begin listening.  Originally Broadcast: April 18, 2006 The Mature Mind: The Positive Power of the Aging Brain Do people over a certain age necessarily loose mental acuity? According to Dr. Gene Cohen, the answer is “no.” Dr. Cohen, a psychiatrist and gerontologist has determined that certain genes are activated by experience as we age, allowing our personalities to grow and change. The brain has reserves of strength and agility that compensate for the effects of aging on its other parts. Dr. Cohen has found that the information processing in the 60 to 80 year old brain achieves it’s greatest density and reach. He explains these and other developing concepts in brain research in his book, “The Mature Mind: The Positive Power of the Aging Brain.” I spoke with Dr. Cohen in March 2006 from his office on Aging, Health & Humanities, in Washington D.C., where he is the Director. We began our conversation with his description of the importance of the role of creativity. Gene Cohen recommends, “Tuesdays with Morrie: A Young Man, An Old Man, and Life’s Greatest Lesson,” by Mitch Albom. Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/08/16/martinez-juan-shamanism-in-the-ecuadorian-jungle-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/08/16/martinez-juan-shamanism-in-the-ecuadorian-jungle-2/#comments Thu, 17 Aug 2023 01:06:56 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5156 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/08/16/martinez-juan-shamanism-in-the-ecuadorian-jungle-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Originally Broadcast: December 5, 2005. - Concepts of “reality” have many levels, some of which are gained by fasting, and/or the use of certain plants that allow a person to view the past, present or  and future. Click here to begin listening.  Originally Broadcast: December 5, 2005. Concepts of “reality” have many levels, some of which are gained by fasting, and/or the use of certain plants that allow a person to view the past, present or  and future.  This is especially true for cultures which cherish and practice the oral tradition and thrive among an abundance of flora and fauna, like those located in the Amazon basin of South America.  In Ecuador the knowledge of the effects of the various plants in the Amazon basin is held by Shamans. Dr. Juan Martinez, our guest in this edition of Radio Curious, is a Professor of History and Anthropology at the University of Cuenca, in Cuenca, Ecuador.  He’s studied, written and lectured about Shamanic practices in the Ecuadorian jungle and the medicinal and spiritual effects of the plants native to the eastern portion of the Amazon basin. Professor Juan Martinez and I visited in his office in Cuenca, Ecuador on November 17, 2005.  He began by describing the relationship of the people of Ecuadorian jungle to their worlds, the spiritual world, and the world in which they live on a daily basis. The book Juan Martinez recommends is “Amazon Worlds,” a collected work published by Sinchi Sancha, an indigenous foundation based in Ecuador. 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/2023/07/27/gordon-neufeld-hold-on-to-your-kids-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/07/27/gordon-neufeld-hold-on-to-your-kids-2/#comments Fri, 28 Jul 2023 05:54:40 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5145 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/07/27/gordon-neufeld-hold-on-to-your-kids-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. Hold On to Your Kids, Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers The economic and cultural changes that have occurred in North American society in the past fifty or so years have resulted in today’s children looking to... Click here to begin listening. Hold On to Your Kids, Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers The economic and cultural changes that have occurred in North American society in the past fifty or so years have resulted in today’s children looking to and associating with their peers instead of their parents, for direction, for a sense of right and wrong and for values, identity and codes of behavior. This peer orientation works to undermine family cohesion. It interferes with healthy development and fosters a sexualized youth culture in which children lose their individuality and tend to become conformist, desensitized and alienated. These concepts and what to do about them to develop strong families and emotionally healthy children are explained in “Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers, “ by Gordon Neufeld, Ph.D. and Gabor Mate, M.D. When I spoke with Dr. Gordon Neufeld from his home in Vancouver, British Columbia we began our conversation with a discussion of the importance of the development of an attachment between the adult caregiver and the child, beginning at infancy. www.GordonNeufeld.com (http://www.gordonneufeld.com/) Gordon Neufeld recommends “The Anatomy of Dependence,” Takeo Doi. Originally Broadcast: October 25, 2005 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/07/20/tovah-feldshuh-goldas-balcony-the-story-of-golda-meir-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/07/20/tovah-feldshuh-goldas-balcony-the-story-of-golda-meir-2/#comments Thu, 20 Jul 2023 22:53:02 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5140 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/07/20/tovah-feldshuh-goldas-balcony-the-story-of-golda-meir-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - William Gibson’s new play “Golda’s Balcony” is the story of Golda Meir, her life, her love, her work and it’s a significant part of the story of Israel. This one-woman play is currently being performed by Tovah Feldsh... Click here to begin listening.  William Gibson’s new play “Golda’s Balcony” is the story of Golda Meir, her life, her love, her work and it’s a significant part of the story of Israel. This one-woman play is currently being performed by Tovah Feldshuh at the ACT Theatre in San Francisco, California until August 13. Tovah Feldshuh plays the roles of Golda Meir and those of 38 other people who influenced Golda Meir’s life and her work and she holds the record for the longest running one-woman play on Broadway. The opening performance of Golda’s Balcony in San Francisco created a palpable feeling of appreciation in the theater that evening and I highly recommend seeing it. When Tovah Feldshuh and I spoke the next day about her work and Golda Meir, we began when I asked her how the audience affects what she is able to on stage. For more information look at www.tovahfeldshuh.com and www.goldasbalcony.com. Tovah Feldshuh recommends “Blink,” by Malcolm Gladwell. Originally Broadcast: August 2, 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/2023/06/15/davis-kenneth-c-independence-where-does-it-come-from/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/06/15/davis-kenneth-c-independence-where-does-it-come-from/#comments Fri, 16 Jun 2023 05:22:07 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5121 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/06/15/davis-kenneth-c-independence-where-does-it-come-from/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Don’t Know Much About History, Everything you Need to Know About American History But Never Learned - “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, Click here to begin listening.  Don’t Know Much About History, Everything you Need to Know About American History But Never Learned “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. –That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.” These words may sound radical today, but in fact come from the Declaration of Independence drafted in 1776. In this edition of Radio Curious, broadcast during Independence Week of 2005 we talk with Kenneth C. Davis, author of “Don’t Know Much about History,” and review some of the issues of 1776 from our perspective now. This interview was recorded on July 2, 2005 with Kenneth C. Davis from his home in southern Vermont. He began by commenting on the role religion played the declaration of the Independence. Kenneth C. Davis recommends “Diane Arbus, A Biography” by Patricia Bosworth. Originally Broadcast: July 5, 2005 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/06/09/fred-watson-what-a-telescope-reveals-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/06/09/fred-watson-what-a-telescope-reveals-2/#comments Fri, 09 Jun 2023 16:49:25 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5118 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/06/09/fred-watson-what-a-telescope-reveals-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Stargazer, the Life and Times of the Telescope - The history of the telescope is a rich story of human ingenuity and perseverance involving some of the most colorful figures in the scientific world. Click here to begin listening.  Stargazer, the Life and Times of the Telescope The history of the telescope is a rich story of human ingenuity and perseverance involving some of the most colorful figures in the scientific world. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with Dr. Fred Watson, the Astronomer-in-Charge of the Anglo-Australian Observatory at Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia. Dr. Watson’s book, “Stargazer, the Life and Times of the Telescope,” reveals the science and technology behind the telescope and its impact in unveiling the mysteries of the universe, and concludes with a fictional epilogue in the year 2108. This epilogue looks back 48 years at the object, one kilometer in diameter, that had a 99.9% probability of impacting the earth in April 2060 and how it was diverted. Dr. Watson was in his office in New South Wales, Austrailia, when this interview was recorded and begins by explaining the importance of the epilogue. www.aao.gov.au/local/www/fgw Fred Watson recommends “The Transit of Venus,” by Peter Autin. Originally Broadcast: July 19, 2005 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/06/01/sam-totten-genocide-in-darfur-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/06/01/sam-totten-genocide-in-darfur-2/#comments Fri, 02 Jun 2023 01:53:28 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5114 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/06/01/sam-totten-genocide-in-darfur-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  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, Click here to begin listening.  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 (http://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 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/05/25/donald-trone-fiduciary-responsibility-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/05/25/donald-trone-fiduciary-responsibility-2/#comments Fri, 26 May 2023 05:37:33 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5110 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/05/25/donald-trone-fiduciary-responsibility-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  Though some people dislike the idea, money has become an important and complex aspect of life. Many choose to invest in stocks and mutual funds, hoping for financial growth with and without guidance from a knowledgeable... Click here to begin listening.  Though some people dislike the idea, money has become an important and complex aspect of life. Many choose to invest in stocks and mutual funds, hoping for financial growth with and without guidance from a knowledgeable advisor. With five million people responsible for the financial interests of others, there is very little regulation or control of what they do, or how they do it. Donald B. Trone is President of the Foundation for Fiduciary Studies, a nonprofit organization established to develop and promote the practices that define a prudent process for investment fiduciaries, a person who is responsible for the money or assets of others. Donald B. Trone will discuss the practical and regulatory environment that defines the roles and responsibilities of investment fiduciaries, and how one should be chosen to work for you. The program begins with Trone explaining what a fiduciary is. You may visit the website of the Foundation for Fiduciary Studies at www.fi360.com. The edition of Radio Curious was produced with the support of the National Press Foundation, www.nationalpress.org. Donald Trone recommends “A Survey of the New Testament,” by Robert H. Gundry. Originally Broadcast: June 14, 2005 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/05/18/paul-m-lisnik-juries-fair-or-corruptible-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/05/18/paul-m-lisnik-juries-fair-or-corruptible-2/#comments Fri, 19 May 2023 05:07:01 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5105 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/05/18/paul-m-lisnik-juries-fair-or-corruptible-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - The Hidden Jury, and Other Tactics Lawyers Use to Win - What happens when a guilty person is acquitted of crime? Or worse, when an innocent person is convicted of a crime? Click here to begin listening. The Hidden Jury, and Other Tactics Lawyers Use to Win What happens when a guilty person is acquitted of crime? Or worse, when an innocent person is convicted of a crime? This injustice can sometimes be prevented with the help of jury consultants, people who assist lawyers in picking juries in all types of trials, not just criminal trials. Paul Lisnik, the author of “The Hidden Jury and Other Tactics Lawyers Use to Win” is an attorney, jury consultant and journalist, who advised and assisted in the O.J. Simpson other trials. He debunks the myth that juries are fair and impartial; that if someone commits a crime, they get convicted; that only guilty people are ultimately put to death; and that only the wealthy or famous can afford a trial consultant. In this interview recorded in March 2005 Paul Lisnik begin with his interpretation of the jury system. Paul M. Lisnik recommends “Bush World, Enter At Your Own Risk” by Marueen Doud. Originally Broadcast: June 28, 2005 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/2023/04/20/peggy-bulger-the-story-corps-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/04/20/peggy-bulger-the-story-corps-2/#comments Fri, 21 Apr 2023 04:06:18 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5090 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/04/20/peggy-bulger-the-story-corps-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - The American Folklife Preservation Act of 1976 directed the Library of Congress to gather stories and art of everyday people to reflect the identity of America, which is recognized as the core of family and community ... Click here to begin listening.  The American Folklife Preservation Act of 1976 directed the Library of Congress to gather stories and art of everyday people to reflect the identity of America, which is recognized as the core of family and community life. The thought is that by linking us to the past we are better able to develop our understanding of the present. The Story Corps is a current project of the American Folklife justify of the Library of Congress. Two air stream trailers, retrofitted with state of the art recording equipment, will visit towns and cities throughout the United States for about a year beginning in June 2005, to collect recordings of every day people interviewing each other about their lives. Anyone will be welcome to visit the Story Corps trailer that may be near where you live, by signing up on line at www.storycorps.net. Each participant receives a copy of the interview, and may donate a copy to the Library of Congress. This interview with Dr. Peggy Bulger, the Director of the American Folklife justify at the Library of Congress was recorded in her office at the Library of Congress on May 20, 2005. She began by reviewing the history of the American Folklife and the purpose of Story Corps project. You can locate the Story Corps on the internet at www.storycorps.net, and the Library of Congress at www.loc.gov. www.storycorps.net and www.loc.gov Peggy Bulger recommends “Ireland, A Novel” by Frank Delaney. Originally Broadcast: May 31, 2005 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/04/13/rodolfo-gomez-a-walk-in-the-costa-rican-rain-forest-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/04/13/rodolfo-gomez-a-walk-in-the-costa-rican-rain-forest-2/#comments Fri, 14 Apr 2023 05:00:51 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5086 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/04/13/rodolfo-gomez-a-walk-in-the-costa-rican-rain-forest-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  On the eastern slope of the Continental Divide, about an hour’s drive east of San Jose, Costa Rica, is the Rain Forest Aerial Tram, a tramway that travels through, above and below the rain forest canopy. Click here to begin listening.  On the eastern slope of the Continental Divide, about an hour’s drive east of San Jose, Costa Rica, is the Rain Forest Aerial Tram, a tramway that travels through, above and below the rain forest canopy. The rain forest canopy is home to more diverse forms of flora and fauna than anywhere else in the known universe. Rodolfo Gomez, trained as an architect, has found his calling as a tour guide in Central America and specifically Costa Rica. My daughter Molly and I met with Rodolfo in the rain forest, near the aerial tram and recorded this program in April of 1995. Originally Broadcast: June 20, 1995 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/2023/03/30/peter-c-whybrow-the-conflict-between-our-biological-heritage-and-the-speed-of-our-lives-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/03/30/peter-c-whybrow-the-conflict-between-our-biological-heritage-and-the-speed-of-our-lives-2/#comments Thu, 30 Mar 2023 18:40:06 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5076 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/03/30/peter-c-whybrow-the-conflict-between-our-biological-heritage-and-the-speed-of-our-lives-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - American Mania, When More is Not Enough - Not so long ago before the common use of devices operated by electricity our lives were generally much more calm. And as humans we have a biological a heritage of being are c... Click here to begin listening.  American Mania, When More is Not Enough Not so long ago before the common use of devices operated by electricity our lives were generally much more calm. And as humans we have a biological a heritage of being are curiosity driver, reward seeking and harm avoiding creatures. The conflict that has evolved between our biological heritage and the demand driven economy in the United States is the essence of a book entitled “American Mania, When More is Not Enough.” Dr. Peter C. Whybrow, author of “American Mania” is our guest on this edition of Radio Curious. He is a professor of psychiatry and bio-behavioral science, and director of the Semel Institute of Neuroscience and Human Behavior at the University of California at Los Angeles. In this interview, recorded mid-February 2005, Dr. Whybrow discusses this conflict, and its consequences. Peter C. Whybrow recommends “In Praise of Slowness,” by Carl Honore. Originally Broadcast: February 12, 2005 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/03/23/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/2023/03/09/peter-ward-a-world-without-ice-caps-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/03/09/peter-ward-a-world-without-ice-caps-part-one/#comments Fri, 10 Mar 2023 04:23:58 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5065 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/03/09/peter-ward-a-world-without-ice-caps-part-one/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/03/02/eric-liu-the-benefits-of-mentoring-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/03/02/eric-liu-the-benefits-of-mentoring-2/#comments Fri, 03 Mar 2023 04:04:12 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5061 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/03/02/eric-liu-the-benefits-of-mentoring-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Guiding Lights: The People Who Lead Us Toward Our Purpose in Life - Every one of us, in every social role that we play, is a teacher and a mentor. Who has influenced us, and how we pass that influence along is a ques... Click here to begin listening.  Guiding Lights: The People Who Lead Us Toward Our Purpose in Life Every one of us, in every social role that we play, is a teacher and a mentor. Who has influenced us, and how we pass that influence along is a question that goes to the heart of both learning and mentoring. The concepts of mentoring are set out in the book “Guiding Lights: The People Who Lead Us Toward Our Purpose in Life,” by Eric Liu. In this interview, recorded n February 2005, Eric Liu discusses his experiences a mentor, a mentee, and an observer of both. For more information see www.ericliu.com. www.ericliu.com Eric Liu recommends “All the King’s Men,” by Robert Penn Warren. Originally Broadcast: February 15, 2005 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/02/23/mark-feeney-nixon-at-the-movies-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/02/23/mark-feeney-nixon-at-the-movies-2/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2023 23:59:34 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5058 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/02/23/mark-feeney-nixon-at-the-movies-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Nixon at the Movies, A Book About Belief - Richard Nixon, and the movies he watched while he was president… On his third night in office, January 22, 1969 Nixon saw The Shoes of the Fisherman in the White House movie... Click here to begin listening.  Nixon at the Movies, A Book About Belief Richard Nixon, and the movies he watched while he was president… 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 that the 500 plus movies that Nixon watched had on him and his presidency. Mark Feeney recommends “The Whole Equation,” by David Thompson. Originally Broadcast: February 22, 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/2023/02/10/abha-dawesar-babyji-a-story-of-physics-sex-and-caste-politics-in-india-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/02/10/abha-dawesar-babyji-a-story-of-physics-sex-and-caste-politics-in-india-2/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2023 06:24:26 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5053 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/02/10/abha-dawesar-babyji-a-story-of-physics-sex-and-caste-politics-in-india-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Anamika Sharma, the lead character in the novel Babyji, by Abha Dewasar grows up in Delhi, India, studying quantum physics at school and sex out of school. The story follows the life of a girl who sets her own rules i... Click here to begin listening.  Anamika Sharma, the lead character in the novel Babyji, by Abha Dewasar grows up in Delhi, India, studying quantum physics at school and sex out of school. The story follows the life of a girl who sets her own rules in a culture that historically demands the opposite. Our conversation begins with the author Abha Dewasar describing India, the place where she grew up, and where the life of Anamika takes place. http://abhadawesar.com/ Abha Dawesar recommends “Purple Hibiscus,” by Chimamanda Ngozi Ardiche. Originally Broadcast: February 24, 2005 Ignacio Ayala clean 25:04 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/02/02/glenn-mcgourty-the-slow-food-movement-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/02/02/glenn-mcgourty-the-slow-food-movement-2/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2023 03:40:07 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5049 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/02/02/glenn-mcgourty-the-slow-food-movement-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - How can we assure ourselves that the food we eat is safe, nutritious and energy-efficient? If we are what we eat, we ought to know what we will become. That may be the concept underlying what is coming to be known as t... Click here to begin listening. How can we assure ourselves that the food we eat is safe, nutritious and energy-efficient? If we are what we eat, we ought to know what we will become. That may be the concept underlying what is coming to be known as the slow food movement. Glenn McGourty is the wine growing and plant science advisor for the University of California Cooperative Extension for Lake and Mendocino Counties in Northern California. Glenn McGourty recommends “The Origins and Ancient History of Wine,” by Patrick McGovern. Originally Broadcast: January 4, 2005   Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/01/12/steve-hellman-the-spontaneous-spoken-word-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/01/12/steve-hellman-the-spontaneous-spoken-word-2/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2023 04:54:41 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5046 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/01/12/steve-hellman-the-spontaneous-spoken-word-2/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/01/05/kristen-gardiner-report-on-lori-berenson-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/01/05/kristen-gardiner-report-on-lori-berenson-2/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2023 04:50:26 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5042 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/01/05/kristen-gardiner-report-on-lori-berenson-2/feed/ 0 Click here to being listening.  - Lori Berenson is a 35-year-old woman from New York who has been in prison in Peru since 1996 for allegedly conspiring with Peruvian revolutionaries, known as MRTA, (Movimiento Revoluncionario Tupac Amaru). Click here to being listening.  Lori Berenson is a 35-year-old woman from New York who has been in prison in Peru since 1996 for allegedly conspiring with Peruvian revolutionaries, known as MRTA, (Movimiento Revoluncionario Tupac Amaru). Lori Berenson was twice convicted in Peru, first by judges who shrouded themselves in hoods, and then again in a slightly more open proceeding. Her second trial still lacked adequate due process rights, as unanimously determined by the Costa Rica based Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. However, in a subsequent decision on appeal, handed down in December 2004, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, also based in Costa Rica, affirmed Lori’s 20-year prison sentence. In this program, Kristen Gardner, a friend and supporter of Lori Berenson since they first met at students in Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1983, discusses Lori, the person she is, and her case. Kristen Gardiner recommends “Hope in the Dark,” by Rebecca Solnit. Originally Broadcast: January 25, 2005 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/12/29/dr-francis-adams-are-we-still-racists-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/12/29/dr-francis-adams-are-we-still-racists-2/#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2022 04:49:42 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5038 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/12/29/dr-francis-adams-are-we-still-racists-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  Alienable Rights: The Exclusion of African Americans in a White Man’s Land, 1619 to 2000 “Alienable Rights: The Exclusion of African Americans in a White Man’s Land, 1619 to 2000” is a book in part written by Francis A... Click here to begin listening.  Alienable Rights: The Exclusion of African Americans in a White Man’s Land, 1619 to 2000 “Alienable Rights: The Exclusion of African Americans in a White Man’s Land, 1619 to 2000” is a book in part written by Francis Adams, an independent scholar living in Los Angeles, California. The book posits that the drive for equal rights for black people in the United States has never had the support of the majority of America. Rather, racial progress has been made in brief historic bursts, lead by the committed militant minorities of abolitionists, radical republicans, and civil rights activists. In this program, we visit with Dr. Francis D. Adams. I asked him to explain the importance of the trial of James Somerset that took place in England in 1772. Dr. Francis Adams recommends “Collapse,” by Jared Diamond. Originally Broadcast: January 29, 2005 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:21 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/12/22/juliet-schor-selling-to-our-children-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/12/22/juliet-schor-selling-to-our-children-2/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2022 03:42:05 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5033 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/12/22/juliet-schor-selling-to-our-children-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  Born To Buy: The Commercialized Child and the New Consumer Culture In the past 50 years, the advent of television as a medium for advertising has had significant effects on the buying habits of everyone, Click here to begin listening.  Born To Buy: The Commercialized Child and the New Consumer Culture In the past 50 years, the advent of television as a medium for advertising has had significant effects on the buying habits of everyone, and especially on children. MRI scans on the brain, and the development of neuro-marketing are used to determine more receptive ways to market a myriad of products to all of us. Studies that follow the behavior of children show that the more involved a child is in the consumer culture, the more likelihood that the child will be depressed, be more anxious, have frequent headaches and/or stomach aches. And, the most heavily advertised products are more likely to be addictive to the users of those products. “Born to Buy: The Commercialized Child and New Consumer Culture” by Professor Juliet Schor, of Boston College, presents a detailed discussion of these changes in the commercialized market place that is brought into almost every home and school. Juliet Schor recommends “For Her Own Good,” by Barbara Ehreneich and Diedre English. Originally Broadcast: December 14, 2004 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/12/14/jack-gantos-how-prison-affected-one-mans-life-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/12/14/jack-gantos-how-prison-affected-one-mans-life-2/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2022 03:18:38 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5029 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/12/14/jack-gantos-how-prison-affected-one-mans-life-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - A Hole In My Life - Have you ever been incarcerated? Locked in a prison cell for a number of years? That is what happened to Jack Gantos for being a crew member on a boat that smuggled a ton of hashish from St. Croix, Click here to begin listening.  A Hole In My Life Have you ever been incarcerated? Locked in a prison cell for a number of years? That is what happened to Jack Gantos for being a crew member on a boat that smuggled a ton of hashish from St. Croix, in the Virgin Islands, to New York City. He survived prison and became a college writing teacher. His book, “A Hole In My Life,” tells the story of what happened the summer of 1971, his court experience, what happened in prison, and how the ordeal changed his life. Jack Gantos recommends “The Locked Room,” by Paul Oster & “Notice,” by Heather Love. Originally Broadcast: December 28, 2004 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/12/07/stuart-shanker-the-first-idea-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/12/07/stuart-shanker-the-first-idea-2/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2022 03:08:54 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5025 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/12/07/stuart-shanker-the-first-idea-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - The First Idea: How Symbols, Language and Intelligence Evolved From Our Primate Ancestors to Modern Humans - “The First Idea: How Symbols, Language and Intelligence Evolved From Our Primate Ancestors to Modern Humans, Click here to begin listening.  The First Idea: How Symbols, Language and Intelligence Evolved From Our Primate Ancestors to Modern Humans “The First Idea: How Symbols, Language and Intelligence Evolved From Our Primate Ancestors to Modern Humans,” is a book by professors Stanley Greenspan and Stuart Shanker. Their hypotheses assert that our ability to use symbols and language depends on specific types of nurturing interactions and other cultural practices passed down, learned anew and further developed by each generation, dating back to prehuman and even nonhuman primate cultures. I spoke with Professor Shanker about these and other topics. Stuart Shanker recommends “The Trees in my Forest,” by Berndt Heinrich. Originally Broadcast: November 23, 2004 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/12/01/yael-berda-israeli-human-rights-attorney-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/12/01/yael-berda-israeli-human-rights-attorney-2/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2022 01:58:19 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5022 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/12/01/yael-berda-israeli-human-rights-attorney-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  Yael Berda is a young Israeli lawyer, born in New York and raised in Jerusalem. At the age of 14, she became involved in a struggle to free her parents from debtors’ prison and the experience changed her life. Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/BERDA_YAEL__12.1.22%20IA.mp3) Yael Berda is a young Israeli lawyer, born in New York and raised in Jerusalem. At the age of 14, she became involved in a struggle to free her parents from debtors’ prison and the experience changed her life. She has since become a leader of a non-violent movement for reconciliation and understanding among the Israel and Palestinian populations. Yael Berda recommends “Fields of Protest,” by Roca Ray. Originally Broadcast: November 30, 2004   Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/11/18/dr-david-ray-griffin-was-this-a-cause-of-the-911-attacks-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/11/18/dr-david-ray-griffin-was-this-a-cause-of-the-911-attacks-2/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2022 06:22:11 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5016 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/11/18/dr-david-ray-griffin-was-this-a-cause-of-the-911-attacks-2/feed/ 0 The New Pearl Harbor: Disturbing Questions about the Bush Administration and 9/11 - The forces behind the disasters of September 11, 2001 are said to be unclear and undefined, notwithstanding the Official Report of the 9/11 Commission. The New Pearl Harbor: Disturbing Questions about the Bush Administration and 9/11 The forces behind the disasters of September 11, 2001 are said to be unclear and undefined, notwithstanding the Official Report of the 9/11 Commission. David Ray Griffin, a Professor Emeritus from the Claremont School of Theology, and the author of “The New Pearl Harbor: Disturbing Questions about the Bush Administration and 9/11,” casts doubt on the official version, as well as the role of the Bush Administration. In a two-part interview, we discussed these issues. Dr. David Ray Griffin recommends “Cover Up,” by Paul Lance & “The Terror Timeline, Year by Year, Day by Day, Minute by Minute: A Comprehensive Chronicle of the Road to 9/11 and America’s Response,” by Paul Thompson. Click here to listen to Part 1.  Click here to listen to Part 2.  Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/11/10/jed-barahal-cellist-extraordinaire-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/11/10/jed-barahal-cellist-extraordinaire-2/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2022 05:33:13 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5012 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/11/10/jed-barahal-cellist-extraordinaire-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. In this edition of Radio Curious, we take a look at the cello, the kind of musical instrument it is and the sounds it makes. My guest is Jed Barahal, a concert cellist extraordinaire, who lives in Porto, Click here to begin listening. In this edition of Radio Curious, we take a look at the cello, the kind of musical instrument it is and the sounds it makes. My guest is Jed Barahal, a concert cellist extraordinaire, who lives in Porto, Portugal and performed with pianist Christina Margotto, his wife, and Amari Barash, an oboist, in Ukiah, California in August 2004. Jed Barahal recommends “The Party’s Over: Oil, War and the Future of Industrial Societies,” by Richard Heinberg. Originally Broadcast: September 7, 2004 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/11/04/ron-whitehead-sarah-elizabeth-beat-poets-of-kentucky-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/11/04/ron-whitehead-sarah-elizabeth-beat-poets-of-kentucky-2/#comments Sat, 05 Nov 2022 04:42:54 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5008 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/11/04/ron-whitehead-sarah-elizabeth-beat-poets-of-kentucky-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. What is poetry and song? Perhaps we’ll find out in this program, with guests Ron Whitehead and Sarah Elizabeth from Campbellsville, Kentucky. They visited the studios of Radio Curious in May of 2004. Click here to begin listening. What is poetry and song? Perhaps we’ll find out in this program, with guests Ron Whitehead and Sarah Elizabeth from Campbellsville, Kentucky. They visited the studios of Radio Curious in May of 2004. You can learn more about Ron Whitehead and Sarah Elizabeth at their website, www.tappingmyownphone.com (http://www.tappingmyownphone.com/). Ron Whitehead & Sarah Elizabeth recommend “Red Dust,” by Mai Jong & “Devil’s Dream,” by Lee Smith. Originally Broadcast: September 28, 2004 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/10/27/richard-zimler-the-pogroms-of-portugal-1506-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/10/27/richard-zimler-the-pogroms-of-portugal-1506-2/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2022 02:03:05 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5004 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/10/27/richard-zimler-the-pogroms-of-portugal-1506-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Last Kabbalist of Lisbon - In the early part of the 1500s in the Iberian Peninsula, which comprises Spain and Portugal, people who were not followers of the Roman Catholic faith were expelled, Click here to begin listening.  Last Kabbalist of Lisbon In the early part of the 1500s in the Iberian Peninsula, which comprises Spain and Portugal, people who were not followers of the Roman Catholic faith were expelled, required to convert to Catholicism or killed. At that time, there was a sizeable Jewish population living in those two countries, especially in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. The “Last Kabbalist of Lisbon,” written by Richard Zimler, an American living in Porto, Portugal, is a story about what happened to the Jews of Portugal. Richard Zimler recommends “The Assault on Truth,” by Jeffrey Masson. Originally Broadcast: August 15, 2004 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/10/06/mayer-schonberger-viktor-remembering-to-forget-in-the-digital-age-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/10/06/mayer-schonberger-viktor-remembering-to-forget-in-the-digital-age-part-one/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2022 04:18:52 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4999 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/10/06/mayer-schonberger-viktor-remembering-to-forget-in-the-digital-age-part-one/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - What is the importance that forgetting has played throughout human history? What will be the effects on society, relationships and humanity now that so many aspects of our lives are digitally preserved? Click here to begin listening.  What is the importance that forgetting has played throughout human history? What will be the effects on society, relationships and humanity now that so many aspects of our lives are digitally preserved? Viktor Mayer-Schönberger author of “Delete: The Virtue Of Forgetting In The Digital Age,” and our guest in this archive edition of Radio Curious, has some insight into these questions. He argues that the capacity for eternal memory can have unanticipated and often unwanted consequences. The potentially humiliating content on Facebook forever enshrined in cyberspace and Google’s search memory of the content and time of our all online searches may in the future reveal portions of our past we have entirely forgotten and wished everyone else had too. In this two part archive edition of Radio Curious with Viktor Mayer-Schönberger we explore some of the ways in which our personal information, data, conversations and experiences are forgotten by us as  individuals. We also consider the future potential effects on society of digitally preserved information, as well as the consequences of remembering what is sometimes best forgotten. Viktor Mayer-Schönberger spoke with us by phone from his then-home in Singapore on January 4th 2010 and began part one of our conversation by describing how the digital age is shifting the brain’s balance between remembering and forgetting. The book Viktor Mayer-Schönberger recommends is “Collected Fictions,” by Jorge Luis Borges. The film he recommends is “The Lives Of Others,” directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/09/29/bryan-sykes-the-y-chromosome-may-disappear-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/09/29/bryan-sykes-the-y-chromosome-may-disappear-2/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2022 05:25:57 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4995 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/09/29/bryan-sykes-the-y-chromosome-may-disappear-2/feed/ 1 Click here to begin listening. Adam’s Curse, A Future Without Men The Y chromosome, compared to the body’s 45 other chromosomes, is very fragile. It has been worn down by millions years of attrition and over time has lost many of its genes. Click here to begin listening. Adam’s Curse, A Future Without Men The Y chromosome, compared to the body’s 45 other chromosomes, is very fragile. It has been worn down by millions years of attrition and over time has lost many of its genes. It is unable to exchange genetic material or repair itself because it does not combine with other chromosomes like the X chromosome does. Professor Bryan Sykes, author of “Adam’s Curse, A Future Without Men,” explains the degeneration of the Y chromosome. Bryan Sykes recommends “Mismatch,” by Andrew Hacker & “Burgdorf Blondes,” by Plumb Sykes. Originally Broadcast: June 1, 2004 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/2022/08/31/dr-elizabeth-allen-changes-in-segregation-since-1952-part-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/08/31/dr-elizabeth-allen-changes-in-segregation-since-1952-part-2/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2022 15:03:14 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4985 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/08/31/dr-elizabeth-allen-changes-in-segregation-since-1952-part-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - In May 1954, the United States Supreme Court, unanimously declared, ”segregation in public education is a denial of the equal protection of the law.” This is a two-part discussion about the aftermath of that decision. Click here to begin listening. In May 1954, the United States Supreme Court, unanimously declared, ”segregation in public education is a denial of the equal protection of the law.” This is a two-part discussion about the aftermath of that decision. Our guest is Dr. Elizabeth Allen, a Professor of Nursing at the University of Michigan. As a high school student, Dr. Allen was one of the first African-American students to integrate West Virginia high schools in 1957. Dr. Elizabeth Allen recommends “The Price of Loyalty,” by David Suskind with former US Secretary of Treasury Paul O’Neil. Originally Broadcast: May 4, 2004 & May 18, 2004 Ignacio Ayala clean 28:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/08/24/dr-elizabeth-allen-changes-in-segregation-since-1952-part-1/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/08/24/dr-elizabeth-allen-changes-in-segregation-since-1952-part-1/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2022 04:00:44 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4983 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/08/24/dr-elizabeth-allen-changes-in-segregation-since-1952-part-1/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - In May 1954, the United States Supreme Court, unanimously declared, ”segregation in public education is a denial of the equal protection of the law.” This is a two-part discussion about the aftermath of that decision. Click here to begin listening.  In May 1954, the United States Supreme Court, unanimously declared, ”segregation in public education is a denial of the equal protection of the law.” This is a two-part discussion about the aftermath of that decision. Our guest is Dr. Elizabeth Allen, a Professor of Nursing at the University of Michigan. As a high school student, Dr. Allen was one of the first African-American students to integrate West Virginia high schools in 1957. Dr. Elizabeth Allen recommends “The Price of Loyalty,” by David Suskind with former US Secretary of Treasury Paul O’Neil. Originally Broadcast: May 4, 2004 & May 18, 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/2022/08/11/deborah-koons-garcia-the-future-of-food-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/08/11/deborah-koons-garcia-the-future-of-food-2/#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2022 04:57:16 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4977 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/08/11/deborah-koons-garcia-the-future-of-food-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Director of, The Future of Food - “The Future of Food,” a film written and produced by Deborah Koons Garcia, discusses our food’s conflicting relationship with both mass agri-business and local agriculture. Click here to begin listening.  Director of, The Future of Food “The Future of Food,” a film written and produced by Deborah Koons Garcia, discusses our food’s conflicting relationship with both mass agri-business and local agriculture. Our discussion was conducted in the context of the passage of Mendocino County’s Measure H, banning growth of GMOs in the county. Deborah Koons Garcia recommends “Women’s Diaries fo the Westward Journey,” edited by Lillian Schlissel. Originally Broadcast: April 25, 2004 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/08/03/orin-starn-who-was-ishi-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/08/03/orin-starn-who-was-ishi-2/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2022 04:20:24 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4972 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/08/03/orin-starn-who-was-ishi-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  Ishi’s Brain: In Search of the Last ‘Wild’ Indian In 1911, Ishi, the last Stone Age Indian, walked into the community of Oroville, CA, opening an anthropologic window into the lives of native Californians. Click here to begin listening.  Ishi’s Brain: In Search of the Last ‘Wild’ Indian In 1911, Ishi, the last Stone Age Indian, walked into the community of Oroville, CA, opening an anthropologic window into the lives of native Californians. In this edition of Radio Curious, we visit with Orin Starn, an anthropologist at Duke University in North Carolina and the author of “Ishi’s Brain: In Search of the Last ‘Wild’ Indian.” Orin Starn recommends “When the Spirit Catches You, You Fall Down,” by Ann Fadiman. Originally Broadcast: March 9, 2004 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/08/01/dr-abraham-morgantaler-viagra-is-it-for-you-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/08/01/dr-abraham-morgantaler-viagra-is-it-for-you-2/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2022 03:41:06 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4970 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/08/01/dr-abraham-morgantaler-viagra-is-it-for-you-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - The Viagra Myth: The Surprising Impact on Love and Relationships - Viagra, a drug with infinite name recognition and touted benefits, is, as we know, pervasively advertised on television and the Internet. Click here to begin listening. The Viagra Myth: The Surprising Impact on Love and Relationships Viagra, a drug with infinite name recognition and touted benefits, is, as we know, pervasively advertised on television and the Internet. But what is the truth and what is the fiction about this drug. These and other questions about increasing expectations of sexual performance and pleasure are answered by Dr. Abraham Morgantaler, an associate clinical professor at Harvard Medical School and the author of “The Viagra Myth: The Surprising Impact on Love and Relationships.” Dr. Abraham Morgantaler recommends “Why I Can’t Get Through To You,” by Terrance Real. Originally Broadcast: March 23, 2004 Ignacio Ayala clean 28:55 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/07/15/matt-ridley-nature-or-nurture-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/07/15/matt-ridley-nature-or-nurture-2/#comments Sat, 16 Jul 2022 04:44:11 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4967 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/07/15/matt-ridley-nature-or-nurture-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  Genome & Nature via Nurture: Genes, Experience and What Makes Us Human Are we humans defined by nature or nurture? Matt Ridley, the author of “Genome,” published in 2000, has more recently written “Nature via Nurture: ... Click here to begin listening.  Genome & Nature via Nurture: Genes, Experience and What Makes Us Human Are we humans defined by nature or nurture? Matt Ridley, the author of “Genome,” published in 2000, has more recently written “Nature via Nurture: Genes, Experience and What Makes Us Human.” He argues that genes are enablers, rather than constrainers; thus, we are continually shaped by everyday life. Matt Ridley recommends “Dot Con,” by John Cassidy. Originally Broadcast: February 3, 2004 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/07/07/spencer-wells-the-peopling-of-the-world-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/07/07/spencer-wells-the-peopling-of-the-world-2/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2022 05:20:02 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4963 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/07/07/spencer-wells-the-peopling-of-the-world-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - The Journey of Man, A Genetic Odyssey - Around 60,000 years ago, a man – identical to us in all important genetic respects – lived in Africa. Every person alive today is descended from him. Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/WELLS_SPENCER_7.6.22%20IA.mp3://) The Journey of Man, A Genetic Odyssey Around 60,000 years ago, a man – identical to us in all important genetic respects – lived in Africa. Every person alive today is descended from him. This is known because the secrets of human evolution are hidden in our genetic code. In this edition of Radio Curious, we visit with geneticist Spencer Wells, author of the book and movie, “Journey of Man, A Genetic Odyssey.” Spencer Wells recommends “No Logo,” by Naomi Klein. Originally Broadcast: February 10, 2004 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/06/29/brooke-kroeger-when-people-cant-be-who-they-are-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/06/29/brooke-kroeger-when-people-cant-be-who-they-are-2/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2022 19:36:39 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4960 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/06/29/brooke-kroeger-when-people-cant-be-who-they-are-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  Passing: When People Can’t Be Who They Are “Passing: When People Can’t Be Who They Are,” was written by Brooke Kroeger, an Associate Professor of Journalism at New York University. Click here to begin listening.  Passing: When People Can’t Be Who They Are “Passing: When People Can’t Be Who They Are,” was written by Brooke Kroeger, an Associate Professor of Journalism at New York University. Her book reveals why many ‘passers’ today are people of good heart and purpose whose decision to pass is an attempt to bypass injustice and to be more truly themselves. Brooke Kroeger recommends “Middlesex,” Jeffrey Eugendies, “Amerca’s Women,” by Gail Collings & “They Marched Intro Sunlight,” by David Marinis. Originally Broadcast: February 17, 2004 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/06/22/dr-jerome-groopman-facing-illness-with-success-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/06/22/dr-jerome-groopman-facing-illness-with-success-2/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2022 19:34:40 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4958 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/06/22/dr-jerome-groopman-facing-illness-with-success-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  The Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face of Illness Hope is one of the most fundamental and powerful of human emotions, and also one of the least studied and understood. Click here to begin listening.  The Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face of Illness Hope is one of the most fundamental and powerful of human emotions, and also one of the least studied and understood. “The Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face of Illness,” by Dr. Jerome Groopman, a Professor of Medicine at Harvard University and a writer for the New Yorker magazine, examines the role hope plays in the practice of medicine, and the ways in which hope can release chemicals powerful enough to change the outcome of otherwise fatal diseases. Dr. Jerome Groopman recommends “The Old School,” by Tobian Wolff. Originally Broadcast: February 20, 2004 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/06/16/michael-waldman-the-president-speaks-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/06/16/michael-waldman-the-president-speaks-2/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2022 05:04:59 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4954 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/06/16/michael-waldman-the-president-speaks-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - My Fellow Americans, The Most Important Speeches of America’s Presidents from George Washington to George W. Bush - Michael Waldman, an expert on the Presidency, wrote or edited nearly 2000 speeches, Click here to begin listening.  My Fellow Americans, The Most Important Speeches of America’s Presidents from George Washington to George W. Bush Michael Waldman, an expert on the Presidency, wrote or edited nearly 2000 speeches, including several of President Clinton’s State of the Union speeches. He is also the editor of “My Fellow Americans, The Most Important Speeches of America’s Presidents from George Washington to George W. Bush.” Michael Waldman recommends “Burr,” by Gore Vidal. Originally Broadcast: January 20, 2004 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 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/2022/06/03/robert-benton-the-human-stain-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/06/03/robert-benton-the-human-stain-2/#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2022 06:03:37 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4942 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/06/03/robert-benton-the-human-stain-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Director of, The Human Stain - Robert Benton is the director of “The Human Stain,” which is based on the third novel of Philip Roth’s trilogy describing the turmoil of post-WWII America. Click here to begin listening.  Director of, The Human Stain Robert Benton is the director of “The Human Stain,” which is based on the third novel of Philip Roth’s trilogy describing the turmoil of post-WWII America. It exposes the life of Coleman Silk, a Professor of Classics at a small New England College, an eminent Jewish intellectual and a devoted husband. Roth describes Silk as “ensnared by a history he hadn’t quite counted on.” Originally Broadcast: November 1, 2003 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/05/26/david-von-drehle-the-fire-that-changed-america-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/05/26/david-von-drehle-the-fire-that-changed-america-2/#comments Fri, 27 May 2022 04:56:52 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4938 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/05/26/david-von-drehle-the-fire-that-changed-america-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Triangle, the Fire That Changed America - 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, Click here to begin listening.  Triangle, the Fire That Changed America 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,” a detailed examination of how one event changed the course of the 20th century politics and labor relations. David Von Drehle recommends “Plunkitt of Tammany Hall,” by William Riordan. Originally Broadcast: September 9, 2003 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/05/20/rep-mike-thompson-a-visit-with-congressman-mike-thompson-november-2003-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/05/20/rep-mike-thompson-a-visit-with-congressman-mike-thompson-november-2003-2/#comments Fri, 20 May 2022 06:07:48 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4934 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/05/20/rep-mike-thompson-a-visit-with-congressman-mike-thompson-november-2003-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Our guest in this program is Congressman Mike Thompson, who represents Mendocino County in the House of Representatives. He expressed his frustration with the way the Republican leadership of the House of Representati... Click here to begin listening.  Our guest in this program is Congressman Mike Thompson, who represents Mendocino County in the House of Representatives. He expressed his frustration with the way the Republican leadership of the House of Representatives controls the House, in the first fully Republican government in the US since 1953. Rep. Mike Thompson recommends “Fire,” by Sebastian Junger. Originally Broadcast: November 18, 2003 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/05/12/dr-dolores-hayden-from-city-to-suburb-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/05/12/dr-dolores-hayden-from-city-to-suburb-2/#comments Fri, 13 May 2022 05:38:52 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4930 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/05/12/dr-dolores-hayden-from-city-to-suburb-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. This episode was originally broadcasted on November 21, 2003. Building Suburbia: Green Fields and Urban Growth, 1820 to 2000 The development and the expansion of homes, where they are and why they came to be in the pl... Click here to begin listening. This episode was originally broadcasted on November 21, 2003. Building Suburbia: Green Fields and Urban Growth, 1820 to 2000 The development and the expansion of homes, where they are and why they came to be in the places they are, are issues of particular importance to Dolores Hayden, Professor of Architecture and Urbanism and American Studies at Yale University. Her book, “Building Suburbia: Green Fields and Urban Growth, 1820 to 2000,” explores the design and development of the suburbs and suburbia’s relevance in American history. Dr. Dolores Hayden recommends “A Consumer’s Republic,” by Liz Cohen. Ignacio Ayala clean 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/2022/04/20/alexandra-fuller-growing-up-white-in-africa-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/04/20/alexandra-fuller-growing-up-white-in-africa-2/#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2022 03:48:07 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4915 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/04/20/alexandra-fuller-growing-up-white-in-africa-2/feed/ 0 This episode was first broadcasted on September 2, 2003. Click here to begin listening. Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood Our guest in this program lived in Rhodesia, Malawi and Zambia from 1972 to 1990. This episode was first broadcasted on September 2, 2003. Click here to begin listening. Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood Our guest in this program lived in Rhodesia, Malawi and Zambia from 1972 to 1990. Her father joined up on the side of the white government in the Rhodesian civil war, and was often away fighting against the guerilla factions. Her mother dove into their African life and its rugged farm work. Resilient and self-sufficient she taught her children to have strong wills and opinions, and to embrace life whole-heartedly, despite and because of difficult circumstances. Alexandra Fuller is the author of “Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight, an African Childhood.” Alexandra Fuller recommends “Echoing Silences,” by Alexander Canigone. Originally Broadcast: September 2, 2003 Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/04/13/4909/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/04/13/4909/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2022 05:06:49 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4909 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/04/13/4909/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/04/06/tim-stoen-litigation-to-save-old-growth-redwoods-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/04/06/tim-stoen-litigation-to-save-old-growth-redwoods-2/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2022 02:54:51 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4904 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/04/06/tim-stoen-litigation-to-save-old-growth-redwoods-2/feed/ 1 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/03/31/jennifer-finney-boylan-a-man-becomes-a-woman-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/03/31/jennifer-finney-boylan-a-man-becomes-a-woman-2/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2022 17:34:52 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4901 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/03/31/jennifer-finney-boylan-a-man-becomes-a-woman-2/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/03/23/dr-sally-shaywitz-how-to-identify-and-overcome-dyslexia-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/03/23/dr-sally-shaywitz-how-to-identify-and-overcome-dyslexia-2/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2022 05:35:54 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4897 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/03/23/dr-sally-shaywitz-how-to-identify-and-overcome-dyslexia-2/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/03/16/steve-jones-tracing-the-y-chromosome-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/03/16/steve-jones-tracing-the-y-chromosome-2/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2022 04:27:46 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4892 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/03/16/steve-jones-tracing-the-y-chromosome-2/feed/ 0 This program was originally broadcasted on August 12, 2003. - Click here to begin listening. - Y, The Descent of Men, Revealing the Mysteries of Maleness - Professor Steve Jones, author of the book, Y, The Descent of Men, This program was originally broadcasted on August 12, 2003. Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/JONES_STEVE_3.16.22%20IA.mp3) Y, The Descent of Men, Revealing the Mysteries of Maleness Professor Steve Jones, author of the book, Y, The Descent of Men, Revealing the Mysteries of Maleness, discusses biological aspects of maleness created by the Y chromosome. Jones explores the effect of male hormones, hair loss, and the hydraulics of mans most intimate organ. He lays out the case for and against masculinity. Steve Jones recommends Cherries, the Worst Journey in the World: A Biography of Alexy Cherry Gerard, by Sarah Wheeler.   Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/03/08/alston-chase-who-is-ted-kaczynski-part-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/03/08/alston-chase-who-is-ted-kaczynski-part-2/#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2022 03:12:26 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4888 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/03/08/alston-chase-who-is-ted-kaczynski-part-2/feed/ 0 This program was originally broadcasted: July 1, 2003 & July 8, 2003 - Click here to begin listening.  - Harvard and the Unabomber: The Education of an American Terrorist - “Harvard and the Unabomber: The Education of an American Terrorist” is a boo... This program was originally broadcasted: July 1, 2003 & July 8, 2003 Click here to begin listening.  Harvard and the Unabomber: The Education of an American Terrorist “Harvard and the Unabomber: The Education of an American Terrorist” is a book by Alston Chase, former Chair of the Philosophy Department at Macalester University in Minnesota. After studying the life and experiences of Theodore Kaczynski, who came to be known as the Unabomber, Chase characterizes him as product of the post World War II angst. Our discussion on Kaczynski continued through two parts. Alston Chase recommends “Pity of War,” by Nile Furgeson. Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/03/02/alston-chase-who-is-ted-kaczynski-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/03/02/alston-chase-who-is-ted-kaczynski-2/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2022 04:28:01 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4884 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/03/02/alston-chase-who-is-ted-kaczynski-2/feed/ 1 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/02/22/deborah-blum-the-science-of-affection-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/02/22/deborah-blum-the-science-of-affection-2/#comments Wed, 23 Feb 2022 02:40:30 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4878 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/02/22/deborah-blum-the-science-of-affection-2/feed/ 0 This program was originally broadcast on July 15, 2003. - Click here to begin listening.  - Love at Goon Park: Harry Harlow and the Science of Affection - In an unknown and dilapidated laboratory on the University of Wisconsin campus in the 1950s an... This program was originally broadcast on July 15, 2003. Click here to begin listening.  Love at Goon Park: Harry Harlow and the Science of Affection In an unknown and dilapidated laboratory on the University of Wisconsin campus in the 1950s and 1960s, a brilliant, alcoholic, work-obsessed psychologist conducted research on love, a pursuit that was previously ignored and considered unworthy of scientific study. “Love at Goon Park: Harry Harlow and the Science of Affection,” written by journalist Deborah Blum, is the story of how Professor Harry Harlow, one of the most important and controversial psychologists of the 20th century, altered our understanding of love. Deborah Blum recommends “The Life of Pi,” by Yan Martel. Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/02/16/nelson-dr-alondra-race-reparations-and-reconciliation-after-the-genome-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/02/16/nelson-dr-alondra-race-reparations-and-reconciliation-after-the-genome-2/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2022 04:20:38 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4875 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/02/16/nelson-dr-alondra-race-reparations-and-reconciliation-after-the-genome-2/feed/ 0 This program was originally recorded on February 19, 2016. - Click here to begin listening.  - Who we are and where we come from is a crucial question that now we are more able to answer than ever before. This program was originally recorded on February 19, 2016. Click here to begin listening.  Who we are and where we come from is a crucial question that now we are more able to answer than ever before. The examination and analysis of our individual DNA, in addition to answering a myriad of medical and forensic secrets also reveals the mix of our individual ancestors and the paths they took. This analysis provides significant and untold information about who we are, from where we came and how we may connect with our relatives. Dr. Alondra Nelson, the Dean of Social Science and professor of sociology and gender studies at Columbia University, in New York City, is our guest in this edition of Radio Curious. Professor Nelson is the author of The Social Life of DNA: Race, Reparations, and Reconciliation After the Genome. She s also the author of Body and Soul: The Black Panther Party and the Fight Against Medical Discrimination, which she and I have previously discussed on Radio Curious. To discuss The Social Life of DNA, Professor Nelson and I visited by phone from her office n New York City, on February 19, 2016. We began by noting that although all human beings are members of the human race, people are grouped by skin color and/or facial features and characterized as being of a different race. The book she recommends is Come Out Swinging, by Lucia Trimbur. Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 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/2022/02/02/david-ebershoff-southern-california-1903-1945-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/02/02/david-ebershoff-southern-california-1903-1945-2/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2022 03:55:46 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4863 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/02/02/david-ebershoff-southern-california-1903-1945-2/feed/ 0 Originally Broadcast: July 29, 2003 - Click here to begin listening.  - In this program we visit with David Ebershoff, author “Pasadena,” a book about storytelling. “Pasadena” is the story of Linda Stamp, Originally Broadcast: July 29, 2003 Click here to begin listening.  In this program we visit with David Ebershoff, author “Pasadena,” a book about storytelling. “Pasadena” is the story of Linda Stamp, a young girl born and raised on a rural coastal area near San Diego, California, beginning when she was born in 1903. Linda learned the many different ways of the sea as she grew and married into a wealthy Pasadena family. This is also a book about choices, some which we think through, and some which determine our fate even when we were unaware of the magnitude of the moment. With the novelist’s freedom to he uses his sense of story, where it begins and where it ends. As the middle part of the story is built, so are the character’s lives, juxtaposing the times and places in their live times. In many ways, California itself is the novel's main character. We get to see what the land must have been like when it was a wild, teeming frontier, just on its way to being transformed by fishermen, farmers, land developers and tourists. David Ebershoff is currently an executive editor at Random House, and lives in New York City. When and I visited by phone in July 2002, I asked him to describe the kinds of things in his life that prompted him to write his second novel “Pasadena.” The book David Ebershoff recommends is “Middlesex,” a novel by Jeffrey Eugenides. David Ebershoff's website is: www.ebershoff.com. Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/01/26/joshua-tickell-biodiesel-an-oil-less-fuel-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/01/26/joshua-tickell-biodiesel-an-oil-less-fuel-2/#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2022 04:05:14 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4859 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/01/26/joshua-tickell-biodiesel-an-oil-less-fuel-2/feed/ 0 Originally Broadcast: July 22, 2003 - Click here to begin listening.  From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank: The Complete Guide to Using Vegetable Oil as an Alternative Fuel - Biodiesel, an alternative to the dwindling supply of fossil fuels, Originally Broadcast: July 22, 2003 Click here to begin listening.  From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank: The Complete Guide to Using Vegetable Oil as an Alternative Fuel Biodiesel, an alternative to the dwindling supply of fossil fuels, is created from processed vegetable oil and is available anywhere vegetable oil is grown or used. Joshua Tickell is the author of “From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank: The Complete Guide to Using Vegetable Oil as an Alternative Fuel.” In this program, he shared his ideas on the topic. Joshua Tickell recommends “Connections,” by James Burke. Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/01/19/jack-hines-one-corner-of-montana-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/01/19/jack-hines-one-corner-of-montana-2/#comments Thu, 20 Jan 2022 04:27:02 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4851 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/01/19/jack-hines-one-corner-of-montana-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Sweet Grass County: Historic Crossroad - Montana, the Big Sky state, is a place of significant historical interest in the history of North America and the United States. Sweet Grass County, Click here to begin listening.  Sweet Grass County: Historic Crossroad Montana, the Big Sky state, is a place of significant historical interest in the history of North America and the United States. Sweet Grass County, located in south central Montana, is an area that since pre-historic times has been a justify of trade and historic crossroads of travel. Jack Hines worked as an artist in New York for 30 years until 1972 when he moved to Sweet Grass County, Montana. There he began the ”Historic Crossroad” painting and writing project, as a declaration of his love for his adopted home in the exquisite Yellowstone Valley of Montana. His paintings depict the life in that area beginning in the ice-age, through the times of the Indians, Lewis and Clark, the Fur trade and homesteading and listened to Jack reading from his book, “Sweet Grass County, Historic Crossroad,” in Big Timber, Montana. Jack Hines recommends “Glow Smile, A Biography” & “What Went Wrong,” both by Bernard Louis. Originally Broadcast: June 2, 2003 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/01/12/alan-axelrod-fdr-as-a-leader-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/01/12/alan-axelrod-fdr-as-a-leader-2/#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2022 04:41:13 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4847 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/01/12/alan-axelrod-fdr-as-a-leader-2/feed/ 0 Originally Broadcast: June 3, 2003 - Click here to begin listening.  Nothing to Fear, Lessons in Leadership from FDR Alan Axelrod is a writer who has studied the cultural and business dimensions of America. “Nothing to Fear, Originally Broadcast: June 3, 2003 Click here to begin listening.  Nothing to Fear, Lessons in Leadership from FDR Alan Axelrod is a writer who has studied the cultural and business dimensions of America. “Nothing to Fear, Lessons in Leadership from FDR,” by Axelrod, focuses on FDR’s unique leadership style and what an effective leader is able to do. We spoke about FDR’s leadership skills in the first part of our discussion and then addressed the leadership style and effectiveness of President George W. Bush. Alan Axelrod recommends “The Life of PT Barnum,” by PT Barnum. Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/01/05/rep-sam-farr-d-a-visit-with-congressman-sam-farr-june-2003-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/01/05/rep-sam-farr-d-a-visit-with-congressman-sam-farr-june-2003-2/#comments Thu, 06 Jan 2022 05:24:18 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4843 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/01/05/rep-sam-farr-d-a-visit-with-congressman-sam-farr-june-2003-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  This interview’s guest was my old law school friend, Congressman Sam Farr, who represents Monterey and Santa Cruz counties. In this interview, we discussed the USA Patriot Act, the Freedom to Read Act of 2003, Click here to begin listening.  This interview’s guest was my old law school friend, Congressman Sam Farr, who represents Monterey and Santa Cruz counties. In this interview, we discussed the USA Patriot Act, the Freedom to Read Act of 2003, and the influence that the Democrats, the minority party, have in both houses of Congress. Originally Broadcast: June 10, 2003 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/12/29/philip-weiss-cover-up-of-a-peace-corps-murder-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/12/29/philip-weiss-cover-up-of-a-peace-corps-murder-2/#comments Thu, 30 Dec 2021 01:12:02 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4838 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/12/29/philip-weiss-cover-up-of-a-peace-corps-murder-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  American Taboo, A Murder in Peace Corps In this edition of Radio Curious, we take a look at murder and getting away with murder. In the small island kingdom of Tonga, an American Peace Corps Volunteer murdered another ... Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-WEISS_PHILIP_12.29.21_IA.mp3) American Taboo, A Murder in Peace Corps In this edition of Radio Curious, we take a look at murder and getting away with murder. In the small island kingdom of Tonga, an American Peace Corps Volunteer murdered another American Peace Corps volunteer in October 1976. “American Taboo, A Murder in Peace Corps,” by Philip Weiss, is a detailed story about the murder, how and why it happened, the legend that developed, the subsequent cover-up, and an interview with the murderer. Philip Weiss recommends “McArthur and Southerland, The Good Years,” & “McArthur and Southerland, The Bitter Years,” both by Paul P. Rogers Originally Broadcast: June 29, 2003 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/12/22/george-mann-julius-margolin-union-folk-songs-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/12/22/george-mann-julius-margolin-union-folk-songs-2/#comments Thu, 23 Dec 2021 02:17:04 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4833 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/12/22/george-mann-julius-margolin-union-folk-songs-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. Julius Margolin and George Mann, two men separated in age by almost 46 years, are what might be called traveling troubadours. They carry the message of working people in song and spirit, Click here to begin listening. Julius Margolin and George Mann, two men separated in age by almost 46 years, are what might be called traveling troubadours. They carry the message of working people in song and spirit, bringing a wealth of union history wherever they go. George Mann recommends “Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee,” by Dee Brown. Julain Margolin recommends books authored by Michael Moore. Originally Broadcast: May 6, 2003 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/12/15/randall-kennedy-black-and-white-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/12/15/randall-kennedy-black-and-white-2/#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2021 02:36:43 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4829 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/12/15/randall-kennedy-black-and-white-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - "Interracial Intimacies: Sex, Marriage, Identity, and Adoption," is a book written by Randall Kennedy, a Harvard University Law School Professor. He takes an in-depth look at the issue of black and white relationships... Click here to begin listening.  "Interracial Intimacies: Sex, Marriage, Identity, and Adoption," is a book written by Randall Kennedy, a Harvard University Law School Professor. He takes an in-depth look at the issue of black and white relationships set against the ever-changing social mores and laws of this country. Fears of interracial relationships, influenced over the centuries by racial biases and fantasies still widely linger in American Society today. Randall Kennedy, a professor at Harvard University Law School is the author of “Interracial Intimacies: Sex, Marriage, Identity, and Adoption,” in which he takes an in depth look at the issue of black and white relationships set against the ever-changing social mores and laws of this country. From pre-civil war to the present, this book explores the historical, sociological, legal and moral issues that continue to feed and complicate those fears. Professor Kennedy and I visited by phone in March 2003 and began by our conversation with his description of what he calls a “pigmentocracy” in the United States. The book Professor Randall Kennedy recommends is “The Biography of Walter White,” by Robert Jankin. Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/12/07/catherine-crier-are-lawyers-really-that-bad-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/12/07/catherine-crier-are-lawyers-really-that-bad-2/#comments Wed, 08 Dec 2021 05:10:29 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4825 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/12/07/catherine-crier-are-lawyers-really-that-bad-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  The Case Against Lawyers - The control and influence lawyers have in American society has grown enormously in the past 75 years. The influence was foreseen in the 1830s by Alexis de Tocqueville and described in his ... Click here to begin listening.  The Case Against Lawyers The control and influence lawyers have in American society has grown enormously in the past 75 years. The influence was foreseen in the 1830s by Alexis de Tocqueville and described in his book, “Democracy in America.” Catherine Crier discusses and critiques this influence in her book, “The Case Against Lawyers.” Crier, herself a former lawyer, district attorney, and judge is now a commentator on Court TV.  Catherine Crier recommends “Pigs at the Trough,” by Arianna Huffington & “The Rule of Lawyers,” by Walter Olson. Originally Broadcast: March 18, 2003 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/12/01/arianna-huffington-corporate-greed-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/12/01/arianna-huffington-corporate-greed-2/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2021 02:54:46 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4818 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/12/01/arianna-huffington-corporate-greed-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Pigs at the Trough, How Corporate Greed and Political Corruption Are Undermining America Arianna Huffington, a political columnist and commentator with a conservative background, is the author of “Pigs at the Trough, Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-HUFFINGTON_ARIANNA_12.1.21_IA.mp3) Pigs at the Trough, How Corporate Greed and Political Corruption Are Undermining America Arianna Huffington, a political columnist and commentator with a conservative background, is the author of “Pigs at the Trough, How Corporate Greed and Political Corruption Are Undermining America.” Her book discusses alliances between corporate executive officers, politicians, lobbyists and bankers in disregard for office and factory workers. Arianna Huffington recommends “Wealth and Commonwealth, Why America Should Tax Accumulated Fortunes,” by Chuck Collins. Originally Broadcast: February 18, 2003 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/11/25/janna-malamud-smith-why-mothers-worry-about-their-children-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/11/25/janna-malamud-smith-why-mothers-worry-about-their-children-2/#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2021 07:24:37 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4813 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/11/25/janna-malamud-smith-why-mothers-worry-about-their-children-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  A Potent Spell: Mother Love and the Power of Fear - Is the concept of “mother blame” a method to control women? Is motherhood a really a fearsome job?  Will a mother’s mistake or inattention damage a child? Click here to begin listening.  A Potent Spell: Mother Love and the Power of Fear Is the concept of “mother blame” a method to control women? Is motherhood a really a fearsome job?  Will a mother’s mistake or inattention damage a child?  Is this different from the fear that fathers have about the safety of their children? “A Potent Spell:  Mother Love and the Power of Fear” is a recent book written by Janna Malamud Smith, a clinical psychotherapist and daughter of writer Bernard Malamud. Smith argues that the motherhood fear of losing a child is central to motherhood, and mostly overlooked as a historical force that has induced mothers throughout time to shape their own lives to better shelter their young,  the expense of their own future. I spoke with Dr. Janna Malamud Smith from her home in Massachusetts, and asked her to begin by discussing the different level of feat that fathers and mothers have toward their children. The book Janna Malamud Smith recommends is “Biography of Samuel Pepys” by Clair Tomilin. Originally Broadcast: February 18, 2003 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/11/16/dr-joao-magueijo-was-einstein-wrong-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/11/16/dr-joao-magueijo-was-einstein-wrong-2/#comments Wed, 17 Nov 2021 05:23:19 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4802 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/11/16/dr-joao-magueijo-was-einstein-wrong-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - Faster than the Speed of Light: The Story of a Scientific Speculation - Joao Magueijo, a Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Imperial College of London, disputes some of Einstein’s most accepted theories. Click here to begin listening. Faster than the Speed of Light: The Story of a Scientific Speculation Joao Magueijo, a Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Imperial College of London, disputes some of Einstein’s most accepted theories. In his book, “Faster than the Speed of Light: The Story of a Scientific Speculation,” he argues that the speed of light is not constant, questioning the basis of the Theory of Relativity. Dr. Joao Magueijo recommends “Angela’s Ashes,” by Frank McCourt. Originally Broadcast: February 25, 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/2021/10/27/thomas-hine-compulsive-shoppers-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/10/27/thomas-hine-compulsive-shoppers-2/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2021 01:44:32 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4788 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/10/27/thomas-hine-compulsive-shoppers-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - I Want That! How We All Became Shoppers: A Cultural History - “I Want That! How We All Became Shoppers: A Cultural History” is the title of a new book by Thomas Hine. In this book he discusses why we want objects and... Click here to begin listening.  I Want That! How We All Became Shoppers: A Cultural History “I Want That! How We All Became Shoppers: A Cultural History” is the title of a new book by Thomas Hine. In this book he discusses why we want objects and how they change us. He looks at early forms of trading, and proceeds through the history of materialism. Thomas Hine recommends “Refinement of America,” by Richard Bushman. Originally Broadcast: December 17, 2002 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/10/20/dr-harvey-simon-healthy-men-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/10/20/dr-harvey-simon-healthy-men-2/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2021 01:22:06 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4784 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/10/20/dr-harvey-simon-healthy-men-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - The Harvard Medical School Guide to Men’s Health - Dr. Harvey B. Simon is the author of “The Harvard Medical School Guide to Men’s Health” and the founding editor of the Harvard Men’s Health Watch newsletter. Click here to begin listening.  The Harvard Medical School Guide to Men’s Health Dr. Harvey B. Simon is the author of “The Harvard Medical School Guide to Men’s Health” and the founding editor of the Harvard Men’s Health Watch newsletter. His book discusses a multitude of health issues that are unique to men and some are common to women as well. Dr. Harvey Simon recommends “An Equal Music,” by Vikram Seth. Originally Broadcast: December 31, 2002 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/10/13/patricia-edmisten-peace-corps-peru-1962-1964/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/10/13/patricia-edmisten-peace-corps-peru-1962-1964/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2021 05:03:35 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4778 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/10/13/patricia-edmisten-peace-corps-peru-1962-1964/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - The Mourning of Angles - The life of Lydia Schaefer is a composite fictional story of a 22 year-old woman who served in the Peace Corps in Peru from 1962 to 1964. Patricia Taylor Edmisten, Click here to begin listening. The Mourning of Angles The life of Lydia Schaefer is a composite fictional story of a 22 year-old woman who served in the Peace Corps in Peru from 1962 to 1964. Patricia Taylor Edmisten, a former Peace Corps Volunteer from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, tells Lydia’s story in her book, “The Mourning of Angles,” based in part on her experiences in the Peace Corps in Peru during those years. Patricia Edmisten recommends “The Accidental Pope,” by Raymond Flynn & Robin Moore. Originally Broadcast: November 15, 2002   Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/10/06/lerner-gerda-ph-d-the-foremother-of-womens-history/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/10/06/lerner-gerda-ph-d-the-foremother-of-womens-history/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2021 03:16:31 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4771 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/10/06/lerner-gerda-ph-d-the-foremother-of-womens-history/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/09/29/dr-frank-vertosick-evolutionary-intelligence-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/09/29/dr-frank-vertosick-evolutionary-intelligence-2/#comments Thu, 30 Sep 2021 03:02:10 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4767 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/09/29/dr-frank-vertosick-evolutionary-intelligence-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. In this program we visit concepts of evolution and intelligence, some of which were raised after our series on near term human extinction. - What is intelligence?  What kind of intelligence do non human creatures ha... Click here to begin listening. In this program we visit concepts of evolution and intelligence, some of which were raised after our series on near term human extinction. What is intelligence?  What kind of intelligence do non human creatures have?  What are the different levels of intelligence that can be found in single cells, or invertebrates, up to human beings? Neurosurgeon Dr. Frank Vertosick, author of “The Genius Within: Discovering the Intelligence of Every Living Thing,” discusses these and other questions about learning among all species.   He talks about the learning that occurs through evolution or alteration of the genetic structure and about the learning, of the way we commonly think of it, by studying or by experience. When Dr. Frank Vertosick and I visited by phone from his office in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in early October 2002, we began when I asked him to describe the different levels of intelligence and the development of intelligence in invertebrates. The book Dr. Frank Vertosick recommends is “Linked: How Everything is Connected to Everything Else and What it Means for Business, Science, and Everyday Life,” by Albert-Lasio Barabasi. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-VERTOSICK_FRANK_2015_CA.mp3) to listen or on the media player below.   Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/09/22/douglas-starr-blood-a-history-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/09/22/douglas-starr-blood-a-history-2/#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2021 01:42:39 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4763 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/09/22/douglas-starr-blood-a-history-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Blood, an Epic History of Medicine and Commerce - Human blood has been compared historically and sociologically to a river that defines human society over the millennia. That river has been charted in a recent book a... Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-STARR_DOUGLAS_9.22.21IA.mp3) Blood, an Epic History of Medicine and Commerce Human blood has been compared historically and sociologically to a river that defines human society over the millennia. That river has been charted in a recent book and television series entitled, “Blood, an Epic History of Medicine and Commerce,” by Douglas Starr. This work traces the history of blood in medical, political and economic terms, from the earliest days of bloodletting to the era of AIDS. Douglas Starr recommends “Instance of the Finger Post,” by Ian Beers. Originally Broadcast: September 14, 2002 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/09/15/patricia-mcconnell-act-like-a-dog-your-dog-will-obey-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/09/15/patricia-mcconnell-act-like-a-dog-your-dog-will-obey-2/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2021 04:47:32 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4759 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/09/15/patricia-mcconnell-act-like-a-dog-your-dog-will-obey-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - The Other End of the Leash: Why We Do What We Do Around Dogs - “The Other End of the Leash—Why We Do What We Do Around Dogs”, is a recent book by Patricia McConnell, a certified applied animal behaviorist affiliated ... Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-McCONNELL_PATRICIA_9.15.21IA.mp3) The Other End of the Leash: Why We Do What We Do Around Dogs “The Other End of the Leash—Why We Do What We Do Around Dogs”, is a recent book by Patricia McConnell, a certified applied animal behaviorist affiliated with the University of Wisconsin. In her book, she discusses how to think from a dog’s perspective, how to get your dog to come when called by acting less like a primate and more like a dog, and how dogs and humans share personality types. Patricia McConnell recommends “The Ape and Shusi Master,” by Franz DeWaal. Originally Broadcast: September 17, 2002 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/09/08/terrence-cheng-two-chinese-brothers-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/09/08/terrence-cheng-two-chinese-brothers-2/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2021 01:30:30 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4755 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/09/08/terrence-cheng-two-chinese-brothers-2/feed/ 1 Click here to begin listening.  - Sons of Heaven - In June of 1989, in Tienamin Square, in the justify of Beijing, China, one of the largest student protests ever to occur in that country took place. The “Sons of Heaven,” by Terrence Cheng, Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-CHENG_TERRENCE_9.8.21_IA.mp3) Sons of Heaven In June of 1989, in Tienamin Square, in the justify of Beijing, China, one of the largest student protests ever to occur in that country took place. The “Sons of Heaven,” by Terrence Cheng, is a novel about three major players in this drama, Deng Xiao Ping, the leader of China at the time, and two brothers, one a soldier in the Red Army in Teinamin Square at the time, and the other the man who stood in front of the tanks. Terrence Cheng recommends “Ghost Written,” by David Mitchell. Originally Broadcast: August 1, 2002 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/09/01/peter-hessler-a-peace-corps-volunteer-in-china-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/09/01/peter-hessler-a-peace-corps-volunteer-in-china-2/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2021 01:12:41 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4751 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/09/01/peter-hessler-a-peace-corps-volunteer-in-china-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze Imagine arriving by boat in a rural town of 150,000 people where two rivers join in central China. Imagine being one of the first two Americans to live there in 50 years, Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-HESSLER_PETER_9.1.21.mp3) River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze Imagine arriving by boat in a rural town of 150,000 people where two rivers join in central China. Imagine being one of the first two Americans to live there in 50 years, and speaking very little Chinese. That is experience of Peter Hessler, the author of “River Town.” Peter Hessler recommends “This Boy’s Life,” by Tobias Wolf. Originally Broadcast: August 1, 2002 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/08/24/eric-schlosser-do-you-really-want-to-eat-that-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/08/24/eric-schlosser-do-you-really-want-to-eat-that-2/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2021 01:55:43 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4747 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/08/24/eric-schlosser-do-you-really-want-to-eat-that-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Fast food is what many people eat in America, and increasingly in other countries. It is advertised to be fun, tasty, and easily available. Americans spend more money annually on fast food than is spent on higher educ... Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_SCHLOSSER_8.24.21_IA.mp3) Fast food is what many people eat in America, and increasingly in other countries. It is advertised to be fun, tasty, and easily available. Americans spend more money annually on fast food than is spent on higher education. Eric Schlosser is our guest in this archive edition.  He’s the author of Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal. Schlosser writes that it is not only what is served for human consumption that is the problem, but the art of mass-marketing to children through organized promotions and ads for the products—in school busses, hallways, and even bathroom stalls—has serious side effects on society. Working conditions for employees at meat-packing plants and the resulting contamination of the product resulted in the July 19th, 2002 recall of 19 million pounds of beef. In addition to the acute health hazards of contamination, a fast food meal often contains more fat in one meal than the average person needs in a day. I spoke with Eric Schlosser, the author of Fast Food Nation, in mid-summer 2002, we began with his description of the problem of excess fat in fast food. Eric Schlosser is the author of Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal. The book he recommends is “Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing,” by Ted Conover. Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/08/18/elana-rozenman-jewish-muslim-christian-understanding-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/08/18/elana-rozenman-jewish-muslim-christian-understanding-2/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2021 05:04:02 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4741 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/08/18/elana-rozenman-jewish-muslim-christian-understanding-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - In June, 2002 I overheard an American woman now living in Israel passionately describe her belief that teaching children to be suicide bombers is the worst form of child abuse imaginable. I invited Elana Radley Rozenman, Click here to begin listening. In June, 2002 I overheard an American woman now living in Israel passionately describe her belief that teaching children to be suicide bombers is the worst form of child abuse imaginable. I invited Elana Radley Rozenman, an organizer of the Women’s Interfaith Encounter, a group of Muslim, Christian and Jewish women who meet regularly in Jerusalem, to be our guest on this edition of Radio Curious. Elana Rozenman recommends “Yet a Stranger: Why Black Americans Still Don’t Feel at Home,” Debra Mathis. Originally Broadcast: July 23, 2002     Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/08/11/joelle-fraser-growing-up-hippy-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/08/11/joelle-fraser-growing-up-hippy-2/#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2021 04:21:17 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4737 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/08/11/joelle-fraser-growing-up-hippy-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - The Territory of Men “The Territory of Men” is an intimate self-expose written by Joelle Fraser, a former Mendocino Community College English teacher. Written as a series of short episodes and adventures, Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-FRASER_JOELLE__8.11.21_IA.mp3) The Territory of Men “The Territory of Men” is an intimate self-expose written by Joelle Fraser, a former Mendocino Community College English teacher. Written as a series of short episodes and adventures, Joelle shares the life of a woman who was raised in the hippie life of the 70s, and now is an accomplished writer and teacher. Joelle Fraser recommends “Last Stand,” by Richard Manning. Originally Broadcast: July 30, 2002 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/08/04/ed-reinhart-earl-dixon-dont-shoot-the-piano-player-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/08/04/ed-reinhart-earl-dixon-dont-shoot-the-piano-player-2/#comments Thu, 05 Aug 2021 02:33:26 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4733 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/08/04/ed-reinhart-earl-dixon-dont-shoot-the-piano-player-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  Earl Dixon is a veteran traveler, a veteran piano player, and he’s actually a veteran, too. An interesting story. Earl Dixon, the man on this show, traveled around the world, Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Reinhart_Ed_(Earl_Dixon)8.4.21_IA.mp3) Earl Dixon is a veteran traveler, a veteran piano player, and he’s actually a veteran, too. An interesting story. Earl Dixon, the man on this show, traveled around the world, and has a lot of familiar stories to tell to those of us here in Mendocino County. Originally Broadcast: June 11, 2002 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 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/2021/07/21/brad-newsham-a-taxi-across-america-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/07/21/brad-newsham-a-taxi-across-america-2/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2021 01:31:43 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4724 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/07/21/brad-newsham-a-taxi-across-america-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - Take me with you: Around the World Journey to Invite a Stranger Home Have you ever made friends with someone from a place where you visited as a traveler? Have you ever wondered what it would be like for that person t... Click here to begin listening. Take me with you: Around the World Journey to Invite a Stranger Home Have you ever made friends with someone from a place where you visited as a traveler? Have you ever wondered what it would be like for that person to visit you in your home and your surroundings? Well, that is what Brad Newsham did. He is the author of “Take Me With You: A Round The World Journey to Invite a Stranger Home.” Brad Newsham recommends “Dangerous Beauty,” by Mark Ross. Originally Broadcast: May 7, 2002 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/07/14/estelle-freedman-the-history-of-feminism-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/07/14/estelle-freedman-the-history-of-feminism-2/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2021 05:12:58 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4720 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/07/14/estelle-freedman-the-history-of-feminism-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - No Turning Back—The History of Feminism and the Future of Women - The place of women in the world and in the American society has changed in many aspects in the recent past. Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-FREEDMAN_ESTELLE_7.14.21_IA.mp3) No Turning Back—The History of Feminism and the Future of Women The place of women in the world and in the American society has changed in many aspects in the recent past. Many people say this is due to the politics of feminism, and some inquire where it will lead. I spoke with Professor Freedman by phone in April 2002 and asked her to talk about why feminism did not evolve as people evolved and civilization developed. The books Professor Freedman recommends are “The Blind Assassin” by Margaret Atwood, and “The Vagina Monologues” by Eve Ensler. Originally Broadcast: April 2, 2002 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/07/07/tim-sanders-a-silicon-valley-secret-of-success-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/07/07/tim-sanders-a-silicon-valley-secret-of-success-2/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2021 03:38:31 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4716 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/07/07/tim-sanders-a-silicon-valley-secret-of-success-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  Love is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends Tim Sanders, the author of a “Love is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends,” is the Chief Solutions Officer at yahoo.com. Knowledge, Click here to begin listening.  Love is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends Tim Sanders, the author of a “Love is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends,” is the Chief Solutions Officer at yahoo.com. Knowledge, network and compassion are the themes of his book and the basis for what he believes will bring most success in business. Tim Sanders recommends “The Third Wave,” by Alvin Toffler. Originally Broadcast: April 9, 2002 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/06/30/judith-freeman-a-deadly-trip-west-in-1857-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/06/30/judith-freeman-a-deadly-trip-west-in-1857-2/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2021 01:27:21 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4707 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/06/30/judith-freeman-a-deadly-trip-west-in-1857-2/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/06/23/dr-dana-chidekel-you-or-your-kid-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/06/23/dr-dana-chidekel-you-or-your-kid-2/#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2021 01:49:36 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4703 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/06/23/dr-dana-chidekel-you-or-your-kid-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Parents in Charge, Setting Healthy, Loving Boundaries for You and Your Child - Children are too often seen and treated as small adults, too often dressed as adults, and too often have their lives planned out for them... Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Dr._Dana_Chidekel_6.23.21_IA.mp3) Parents in Charge, Setting Healthy, Loving Boundaries for You and Your Child Children are too often seen and treated as small adults, too often dressed as adults, and too often have their lives planned out for them to be as busy as adults. Treating children as people older than they are overlooks the child’s cognitive abilities, and can lead to unsatisfying and sometimes traumatic relationships. “Parents in Charge, Setting Healthy, Loving Boundaries for You and Your Child” is a book by Dr. Dana Chidekel, a child psychologist near Los Angeles. She asserts that the developing brain of toddlers does not give them the capacity to respond to being placed on equal ground with their parents, and encourages parents to assume their rightful role of authority. Dr. Dana Chidekel recommends “Seabiscuit,” by Laura Hillenbrand. Originally Broadcast: March 12, 2002 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/06/16/randall-kennedy-can-you-say-this-word-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/06/16/randall-kennedy-can-you-say-this-word-2/#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2021 03:02:43 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4698 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/06/16/randall-kennedy-can-you-say-this-word-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word - Few words in the English language have caused so much pain, hurt and emotion as the N-word. It is arguably the most consequential social insult in American history. Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-KENNEDY_RANDALL_N-WORD_6.16.21_IA.mp3) Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word Few words in the English language have caused so much pain, hurt and emotion as the N-word. It is arguably the most consequential social insult in American history. The long history of the pejorative use of the N-word has given it an unusual power that extends to the judicial system, literature and social settings. Randall Kennedy, a professor of Law at Harvard University Law School, is the author of “Nigger-the Strange Career of a Troublesome Word.”  His book chronicles the history of this word, in an effort to diffuse and neutralize it. At the end of his book he writes, “There is much to be gained by allowing people all backgrounds to yank the N-word away from white supremacists to subvert its ugliest denotation, and to convert the N-work from a negative into a positive appellation.” I spoke with Professor Randall Kennedy in the winter of 2002 while he was in California and asked him to begin our conversation by explaining this conclusion. The book Randall Kennedy recommends in “The Negro in the American Revolution,” by Benjamin Quarles, written in 1961. Originally Broadcast: March 19, 2002 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/06/09/lynda-koolish-ph-d-african-american-writers/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/06/09/lynda-koolish-ph-d-african-american-writers/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2021 02:21:23 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4694 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/06/09/lynda-koolish-ph-d-african-american-writers/feed/ 1 Click here to begin listening.  African American Writers: Portraits and Visions The voice of a writer can be heard in words, and sometimes seen in the writer’s face. It is unusual to find both in a book in which the creator is both the author and the... Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Koolish_Lynda_6.9.21.mp3) African American Writers: Portraits and Visions The voice of a writer can be heard in words, and sometimes seen in the writer’s face. It is unusual to find both in a book in which the creator is both the author and the photographer. Lynda Koolish, our guest on this archive edition of Radio Curious, is a professor of African American literature at San Diego State University and an accomplished photographer. She is the author of a book entitled “African American Writers: Portraits and Visions” in which she reveals the visage of 59 African American writers along with a thumbnail biography and summation of each writer’s vision. Lynda Koolish, Ph.D. recommends “Dien Cai Dau” and “Neon Vernacular” by Yusef Komunyakaa. Originally Broadcast: February 19, 2002 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/05/26/dr-michael-baden-how-did-that-person-die-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/05/26/dr-michael-baden-how-did-that-person-die-2/#comments Thu, 27 May 2021 04:17:57 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4687 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/05/26/dr-michael-baden-how-did-that-person-die-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening to part 1. Click here to begin listening to part 2.  - Dead Reckoning, the New Science of Catching Killers - In the fascinating world of medical discovery, the interpretation of how and when a person died can often be e... Click here to begin listening to part 1. (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Baden_Michael_Pt_1_5.26.21.mp3)Click here to begin listening to part 2.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Baden_Michael_Pt2_6.2.21.mp3) Dead Reckoning, the New Science of Catching Killers In the fascinating world of medical discovery, the interpretation of how and when a person died can often be explained by looking at the bugs that are found on the body. Dr. Michael Baden, Chief Medical Examiner for the New York State Police, is the author of “Dead Reckoning, the New Science of Catching Killers,” and our guest in a two-part series on forensic pathology, the study and public discussion of how, when and where people died. The book Dr. Michael Baden recommends is “The Moonstone,” by Wilkie Collins. Originally Broadcast: January 22, 2002 & January 29, 2002 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/05/19/ed-dolnick-the-grand-canyon-1869-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/05/19/ed-dolnick-the-grand-canyon-1869-2/#comments Thu, 20 May 2021 03:50:27 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4683 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/05/19/ed-dolnick-the-grand-canyon-1869-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Down the Great Unknown, John Wesley Powell’s 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon John Wesley Powell, a one-armed civil war veteran and passionate geologist, Click here to begin listening.  Down the Great Unknown, John Wesley Powell’s 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon John Wesley Powell, a one-armed civil war veteran and passionate geologist, is a mostly unknown early explorer of the Grand Canyon. In 1869, he led a group of nine men on a 99 day adventure over 1,000 miles and almost 500 difficult rapids to a the vast chasm of the Grand Canyon. Edward Dolnick is the author of “Down the Great Unknown, John Wesley Powell’s 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon.” Dolnick based his book on the journals that Powell and other members of his crew kept as they made their journey. Ed Dolnick recommends “Endurance,” by Alfred Lansing. Originally Broadcast: December 18, 2001 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/2021/05/05/diskin-saul-identical-twins/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/05/05/diskin-saul-identical-twins/#comments Wed, 05 May 2021 21:18:16 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4393 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/05/05/diskin-saul-identical-twins/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The End of the Twins, a Memoir of Losing a Brother - Ever wondered what it would be like to have an identical twin—how alike would you be to that person? How much of an individual would you be? Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-1197-1-Diskin_Saul_1-01-19-IA-2019.mp3) The End of the Twins, a Memoir of Losing a Brother Ever wondered what it would be like to have an identical twin—how alike would you be to that person? How much of an individual would you be? Saul Diskin and his identical twin brother Marty grew up together in New York City where Saul and Marty were inseparable. As adults, they began to live separate lives, Saul in Phoenix and Marty near Boston. In 1991, Marty, who had suffered from leukemia for 20 years, needed a bone marrow transplant, which he received from Saul. In his extraordinarily intimate book, “The End of the Twins, a Memoir of Losing a Brother,” Saul Diskin chronicles the rich relationship beginning with their early childhood and ending well past Marty’s death in 1997, shortly before their 63rd birthday. Saul Diskin recommends “Entwined Lives,” by Nancy Segal and “Cosmology and Creation: The Spiritual Significance of Contemporary Cosmology” by Paul Brockelman. Originally Broadcast: September 22, 2001 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/04/21/ted-conover-a-prison-guards-story-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/04/21/ted-conover-a-prison-guards-story-2/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2021 05:23:17 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4667 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/04/21/ted-conover-a-prison-guards-story-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening to part 1. - Click here to begin listening to part 2.  - Have you ever wondered what it is like to work inside a prison? Well, Ted Conover, a non-fiction writer did, so he went to the New York Department of Corrections t... Click here to begin listening to part 1. (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Conover_1_4.28.21_IA.mp3)Click here to begin listening to part 2.  Have you ever wondered what it is like to work inside a prison? Well, Ted Conover, a non-fiction writer did, so he went to the New York Department of Corrections to ask if he could shadow a recruit at the New York State Corrections Academy. His request was quickly turned down. So, he decided to apply for a job as a prison officer, was accepted and attended the New York State Corrections Academy. As a result of his training, and working at Sing Sing prison in New York, he wrote “Newjack: Guarding at Sing Sing,” a book describing his experiences. This two-part program with Ted Conover was recorded in late June and early July 2001. Ted Conover recommends “Crime and Punishment,” by by Fyodor Dostoyevsky and “Seek: Reports from the Edges of America & Beyond,” by Dennis Johnson. Originally Broadcast: June 26, 2001 and July 3, 2001 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/04/14/dr-jane-m-healy-children-versus-television-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/04/14/dr-jane-m-healy-children-versus-television-2/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2021 04:37:15 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4662 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/04/14/dr-jane-m-healy-children-versus-television-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  Endangered Minds & Failure to Connect It used to be that children would play with objects, be told or read stories, or perhaps listen to the radio during a significant portion of their early years. Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-HEALY_JANE_4.14.21_IA.mp3) Endangered Minds & Failure to Connect It used to be that children would play with objects, be told or read stories, or perhaps listen to the radio during a significant portion of their early years. With the advent of television, videos and computers, that tactile and oral world is often left behind. Children who are frequently exposed to television, videos and computer games in the first seven years of life have been found to develop pathways in the brain that later are significantly deficient in reading, studying and socialization skills. Dr. Jane M Healy is an educational psychologist with expertise in developmental psychology, and specialist in the brain development of young children. Her recent books, “Endangered Minds,” and “Failure to Connect,” discuss how television, videos and computers affect the minds of children. Dr. Jane M. Healy recommends “The Goddess in Older Women,” by Jean Bolden. Originally Broadcast: May 9, 2001 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/04/07/victoria-bruce-beware-of-volcanos-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/04/07/victoria-bruce-beware-of-volcanos-2/#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2021 01:39:54 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4658 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/04/07/victoria-bruce-beware-of-volcanos-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - No Apparent Danger - Volcanic eruptions are far more predictable than earthquakes. Scientific equipment is available to forecast an eruption with about as much accuracy as there is to predict a hurricane. Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-BRUCE_VICTORIA_4.7.21_IA.mp3) No Apparent Danger Volcanic eruptions are far more predictable than earthquakes. Scientific equipment is available to forecast an eruption with about as much accuracy as there is to predict a hurricane. These predictions can tell when it is time to evacuate areas surrounding an active volcano. Unfortunately, the information available from these predictions is not always heeded. That’s what happened in the South American nation of Columbia, in 1985, and later, in 1993. Victoria Bruce is the author of a book entitled “No Apparent Danger,” which tells the stories of these two volcanic eruptions and the deaths that followed. Victoria Bruce recommends “Measure of a Mountain,” by Bruce Barcot. Originally Broadcast: April 14, 2001 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/03/31/paul-r-griffin-sowing-the-seeds-of-racism-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/03/31/paul-r-griffin-sowing-the-seeds-of-racism-2/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2021 00:18:25 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4654 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/03/31/paul-r-griffin-sowing-the-seeds-of-racism-2/feed/ 1 Click here to begin listening. - Seeds of Racism in the Soul of America - 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. Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-GRIFFIN_PAUL_3.31.21_IA.mp3) Seeds of Racism in the Soul of America 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. Paul R. Griffin recommends “The Rage of the Privileged Class,” by Ellis Cose. Originally Broadcast: March 1, 2001   Ignacio Ayala clean 28:53 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/03/25/shari-holman-not-even-the-clothes-on-her-back-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/03/25/shari-holman-not-even-the-clothes-on-her-back-2/#comments Thu, 25 Mar 2021 06:26:49 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4651 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/03/25/shari-holman-not-even-the-clothes-on-her-back-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - In England, in the 1830s, at the time of a major cholera epidemic, a young girl, the orphaned daughter of a prostitute, finds that working in a pottery factory does not earn her enough money for herself and her child. Click here to begin listening. In England, in the 1830s, at the time of a major cholera epidemic, a young girl, the orphaned daughter of a prostitute, finds that working in a pottery factory does not earn her enough money for herself and her child. She must work at night like her mother, as a prostitute. Having virtually no money, she rents her dress, and is followed while she walks the streets so that she will not run off with her outfit. She is called a dress lodger. Shari Holman, a native of rural Virginia, and later a resident of Brooklyn, New York, has researched the lives of girls who were dress lodgers in England in the 1830s. She is the author of a book of historical fiction about Gustine, a 15-year-old dress lodger who lived and worked in Sunderland, England in 1831, entitled “The Dress Lodger.” Shari Holman recommends “The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down,” by Anne Fadiman. Originally Broadcast: February 6, 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/2021/03/10/wilkerson-isabel-americas-great-migration-1915-1970-part-two-4/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/03/10/wilkerson-isabel-americas-great-migration-1915-1970-part-two-4/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2021 00:42:38 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4629 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/03/10/wilkerson-isabel-americas-great-migration-1915-1970-part-two-4/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - In part 2 of our conversation with Pulitzer Prize winner, Isabel Wilkerson, author of “The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration,” we continue our discussion of the migration of almost six ... Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-WILKERSON_ISABEL_INTERVIEW_RC_IA_2.12.19_.mp3) In part 2 of our conversation with Pulitzer Prize winner, Isabel Wilkerson, author of “The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration,” we continue our discussion of the migration of almost six million black American citizens from the south to northern and western cities between the years of 1915 and 1970. 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. The book Isabel Wilkerson recommends is “The Ark of Justice,” by Kevin Boyle. Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/03/03/wilkerson-isabel-americas-great-migration-1915-1970-part-one-3/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/03/03/wilkerson-isabel-americas-great-migration-1915-1970-part-one-3/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2021 05:11:12 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4623 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/03/03/wilkerson-isabel-americas-great-migration-1915-1970-part-one-3/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - 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, Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-WILKERSON_INTERVIEW_1_IA_2-5-19.mp3) 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. Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/02/24/nicolas-bothman-get-along-well-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/02/24/nicolas-bothman-get-along-well-2/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2021 05:27:47 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4618 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/02/24/nicolas-bothman-get-along-well-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - How to Make People Like You in 90 Seconds or Less Making people like you is a skill that anybody can learn. By reading body language and synchronizing behavior, it is possible to make meaningful connections with almo... Click here to begin listening.  How to Make People Like You in 90 Seconds or Less Making people like you is a skill that anybody can learn. By reading body language and synchronizing behavior, it is possible to make meaningful connections with almost anybody in almost any circumstance. We appreciate and like people similar to ourselves, people we understand and people who are open. “How to Make People Like You in 90 Seconds or Less” is the title of a book by Nicholas Bothman, a neurolinguistic practitioner who lives in Toronto, Canada. Nicolas Bothman recommends “Love in the Town of Cholera,” & “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” both by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Originally Broadcast: January 2, 2001 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/02/17/patrick-mcgrath-moving-to-america-in-1774/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/02/17/patrick-mcgrath-moving-to-america-in-1774/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2021 02:17:08 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4614 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/02/17/patrick-mcgrath-moving-to-america-in-1774/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Imagine leaving home and traveling by yourself to a new land where you don’t know the customs or the politics, on a trip that will take weeks to complete in what would now be considered a very small ship, Click here to begin listening.  Imagine leaving home and traveling by yourself to a new land where you don’t know the customs or the politics, on a trip that will take weeks to complete in what would now be considered a very small ship, on turbulent waters. Imagine making this voyage, never to return to your homeland, when you are 15 years old, and pregnant. Soon after you arrive a war begins that changes the face of the country and set a new type of government in motion. Imagine researching this story and then writing it. That is the work of Patrick McGrath, the author of “Martha Peake,” a book about a plucky young woman who came to American in 1774. I spoke with Patrick McGrath by phone in 2001 to talk about “Martha Peake,” how he researched and prepared to write it, and what British students are taught about the American Revolution. Patrick McGrath recommends “The First American,” by H.W. Brown. Originally Broadcast: January 16, 2001 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/2021/02/03/marta-morena-vega-one-religion-people-forced-to-migrate-brought-to-the-americas-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/02/03/marta-morena-vega-one-religion-people-forced-to-migrate-brought-to-the-americas-2/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2021 02:04:51 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4605 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/02/03/marta-morena-vega-one-religion-people-forced-to-migrate-brought-to-the-americas-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - The Altar of My Soul - Religious beliefs normally follow people as they migrate, including people who are forced to migrate. The people forced to migrate to the western Hemisphere during the slave-trading period carr... Click here to begin listening.  The Altar of My Soul Religious beliefs normally follow people as they migrate, including people who are forced to migrate. The people forced to migrate to the western Hemisphere during the slave-trading period carried their beliefs and belief systems to the diaspora of their new world. The Santeria religion, also know as Lucumí, is a belief system that originated in Africa later brought to the Americas and is still practiced in widely separated communities of the western hemisphere. Marta Moreno Vega, a Santeria Priestess, and university professor in New York City is the author of “The Alter of My Soul.” Her book is a story of the Santeria or Lucumí religion, its traditions, how they were brought from Africa and are practiced now. I spoke with Marta Moreno Vega by phone in November of 2000, and we began when I asked her to tell us about the Santeria religion and how it differs from other religions. Marta Morena Vega recommends “Face of The Gods: Art and Altars of Africa and the African Americans,” by Robert F. Thompson. Originally Broadcast: November 7, 2000 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/01/20/mary-catherine-bateson-do-we-really-know-the-people-around-us-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/01/20/mary-catherine-bateson-do-we-really-know-the-people-around-us-2/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2021 02:00:56 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4595 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/01/20/mary-catherine-bateson-do-we-really-know-the-people-around-us-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Radio Curious revisits a conversation with Mary Catherine Bateson, author of "“Full Circles: Overlapping Lives, Culture and Generation in Transition.Do we really know the people around us? Our children? Our family? Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Bateson_Catherine_9.30.30_IA.mp3) Radio Curious revisits a conversation with Mary Catherine Bateson, author of "“Full Circles: Overlapping Lives, Culture and Generation in Transition.Do we really know the people around us? Our children? Our family? Our friends? Or are we strangers in our own community? Mary Catherine Bateson, the author of a book entitled, “Full Circles: Overlapping Lives, Culture and Generation in Transition,” believes that we are strangers. She describes us as immigrants in time, rather than space.In this interview from the archives of Radio Curious, recorded in April 2000, we visit with Mary Catherine Bateson, the daughter of two distinguished anthropologists, Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson. The book Mary Catherine Bateson recommends is “Ithaka: A Daughter's Memoir of Being Found,“ by Sarah Saffian. Originally Broadcast: April 17, 2000.   Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/01/14/glenn-langer-enhancing-education-and-heart-disease-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/01/14/glenn-langer-enhancing-education-and-heart-disease-2/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2021 01:34:01 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4593 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/01/14/glenn-langer-enhancing-education-and-heart-disease-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening to Part 1. Click here to begin listening to Part 2.  -   - Understanding Disease, How Your Heart, Lungs, Blood, and Blood Vessels Function and Respond to Treatment - In this two-part series with Dr. Glenn Langer, Click here to begin listening to Part 1. (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Langer_1.13.20_IA_PT1.mp3)Click here to begin listening to Part 2.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Langer_1.27.21_IA_PT2.mp3)   Understanding Disease, How Your Heart, Lungs, Blood, and Blood Vessels Function and Respond to Treatment In this two-part series with Dr. Glenn Langer, former Professor of Medicine, specializing in Cardiology, at UCLA we discuss the Partnership Scholars Program and heart disease. In the first interview Dr. Langer describes the Partnership Scholars Program and how attention and exposure to new ideas can create a whole new world for children, whose life experiences might otherwise be forever limited. In the second program, we discuss folklore, literature, psychology as they relate to cardiology and the heart. Dr. Langer is the author of “Understanding Disease, How Your Heart, Lungs, Blood, and Blood Vessels Function and Respond to Treatment,” a book attempting to demystify medicine. Both parts of this program were originally broadcast in October of 2000. Glenn Langer recommends “Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea,” by Gary Kinder and “Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Biography,” by Marion Meade. Originally Broadcast: October 24, 2000 and October 31, 2000 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/2020/12/30/wavy-gravy-youve-got-to-be-kidding/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/12/30/wavy-gravy-youve-got-to-be-kidding/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2020 04:07:31 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4581 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/12/30/wavy-gravy-youve-got-to-be-kidding/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. Radio Curious is a program of interviews with those we wonder about. I’ve often wondered about Woodstock of 1969. I’ve often wondered how it got going and what its ramifications were. Click here to begin listening. Radio Curious is a program of interviews with those we wonder about. I’ve often wondered about Woodstock of 1969. I’ve often wondered how it got going and what its ramifications were. Why does the recollection make some people puke? So, I thought I’d ask Wavy Gravy, a man with insight on the subject far beyond most other people. We discussed Woodstock and other stories in July of 2000. The books Wavy Gravy recommends are "The Laughing Sutra," by Mark Salzman, and "Angelas Ashes, A Memoir" by Frank McCourt. Originally Broadcast: July 25, 2000 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/12/23/andy-case-an-aquarium-for-kids-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/12/23/andy-case-an-aquarium-for-kids-2/#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2020 04:13:41 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4576 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/12/23/andy-case-an-aquarium-for-kids-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. Have you ever wanted to look at penguins while they look at you, or crawl past giant clams, or see eye to eye with tropical sharks? Well, you can do that at Monterey Bay Aquarium, in Monterey, California. Click here to begin listening. Have you ever wanted to look at penguins while they look at you, or crawl past giant clams, or see eye to eye with tropical sharks? Well, you can do that at Monterey Bay Aquarium, in Monterey, California. Splash Zone was an exhibit featured in the summer of 2000. It was designed for families with children from infants to age 9, but was also very fun for adults. I visited Splash Zone early in that summer and spoke with Andy Case, the special projects coordinator at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. He was on the team that created Splash Zone. Andy Case recommends “Tropical Nature,” by Adrian Forsyth & Ken Miyata. Originally Broadcast: June 27, 2000 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/12/16/sylvia-brownrigg-absent-tangible-memory-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/12/16/sylvia-brownrigg-absent-tangible-memory-2/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2020 03:43:35 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4572 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/12/16/sylvia-brownrigg-absent-tangible-memory-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  Metaphysical Touch When someone dies, we have that person’s papers and things to look at and use to understand and create memories about the life that has left us. Sometimes, however, Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Brownrigg_Sylvia_12.16.20_IA.mp3) Metaphysical Touch When someone dies, we have that person’s papers and things to look at and use to understand and create memories about the life that has left us. Sometimes, however, the person stays and the papers and tokens are lost, as in a fire. Then we have only memories without material objects to help enhance them. This juxtaposition is one of the themes in a novel entitled the “Metaphysical Touch,” by Syvia Brownrigg, an American author with roots in Mendocino County, a long experience in London, and currently living near San Francisco. Sylvia Brownrigg recommends “Out of Sheer Rage,” by Jeff Dyer. Originally Broadcast: January 12, 2000 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/12/09/gilbert-van-dykhuisen-sea-life-mysteries-explained-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/12/09/gilbert-van-dykhuisen-sea-life-mysteries-explained-2/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2020 01:32:12 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4567 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/12/09/gilbert-van-dykhuisen-sea-life-mysteries-explained-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  71% of the earth’s surface is covered by oceans which are home to 99% of the life on earth. About 250,000 species of ocean life have been discovered so far, but the ocean is home to an estimated 10 million species. Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-VAN_DYKHIESEN_GILBERT_12.9.20_IA.mp3) 71% of the earth’s surface is covered by oceans which are home to 99% of the life on earth. About 250,000 species of ocean life have been discovered so far, but the ocean is home to an estimated 10 million species. The Monterey Bay Aquarium on the central coast of California holds more than 300,000 creatures, representing over 500 species that live in 34 major aquarium galleries. Under the direction of Gilbert Van Dykhuisen, a senior research marine biologist, the Monterey Bay Aquarium has created deep-sea life exhibit which is reflective of the deep-sea canyon located in the Monterey Bay and comparable in size to the Grand Canyon. Gilbert Van Dykhuisen recommends “The Universe Below,” by William Broad. Originally Broadcast: October 3, 1999 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/12/02/dr-ken-alibek-soviet-germ-warfare-part-1/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/12/02/dr-ken-alibek-soviet-germ-warfare-part-1/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2020 04:23:09 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4563 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/12/02/dr-ken-alibek-soviet-germ-warfare-part-1/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Bio-Hazard: The Chilling Story of the Largest Covert Biological Weapons Program in the World — Told From Inside by the Man Who Ran it - Biological warfare is the use of weapons that cause death by disease. Click here to begin listening.  Bio-Hazard: The Chilling Story of the Largest Covert Biological Weapons Program in the World — Told From Inside by the Man Who Ran it Biological warfare is the use of weapons that cause death by disease. The largest and most sophisticated biological weapons program in the world, which cultivated and stockpiled anthrax virus, brucellosis, the plague and genetically altered strains of small pox, employed more than 6000 people at over 100 facilities in the former Soviet Union. For 15 years, ending in 1992, Dr. Ken Alibek, a doctor of medicine and a Ph.D. in microbiology, was the scientific leader of Bio-Preparat, the civilian branch of that secret biological weapons program, masquerading as a pharmaceutical company. In 1992, Dr. Alibek defected to the United States. Several years later, he wrote “Bio-Hazard,” a book detailing the development of biological weapons, the horrors of his former life and why he chose to defect. This is a two-part program with Dr. Ken Alibek, recorded in 1999. Dr. Ken Alibek recommends “Prevent,” by Richard Preston & “Vector,” by Robin Cook. Originally Broadcast: May 11, 1999 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/11/25/jonathan-weiner-genetic-control-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/11/25/jonathan-weiner-genetic-control-2/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2020 17:20:08 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4556 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/11/25/jonathan-weiner-genetic-control-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Time, Love, Memory: A Great Biologist and His Quest for the Origins of Behavior - How much of our personalities are truly within our control? What is currently known about how the genes we inherit affect our behavior? Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Weiner_Jonathan__11.25.20_IA.mp3) Time, Love, Memory: A Great Biologist and His Quest for the Origins of Behavior How much of our personalities are truly within our control? What is currently known about how the genes we inherit affect our behavior? The science that studies these questions is now called molecular biology. Looking at life from the genes up, molecular biology has given us insight into the hard links between genes and behavior. Seymour Benzer, a pioneer scientist who studied the genetics of fruit flies, is the hero of a book called "Time, Love, Memory: A Great Biologist and His Quest for the Origins of Behavior," by Jonathan Weiner. Weiner, who won the Pulitzer prize in 1995 for his work on the finches of the Galapagos Islands, provides a current analysis of Benzer's genetic studies and raises questions about molecular biology the 21st century. Jonathan Weiner recommends “The Missing Moment,” by Robert Pollack. Originally Broadcast: May 26, 1999 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/11/18/the-revolutionary-heart-and-life-of-clarina-nichols/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/11/18/the-revolutionary-heart-and-life-of-clarina-nichols/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2020 03:05:49 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4036 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/11/18/the-revolutionary-heart-and-life-of-clarina-nichols/feed/ 0   - Click here to begin listening.  - Revolutionary Heart, The Life of Clarina Nichols and the Pioneering Crusade for Women's Rights - The life of Clarina Nichols and her work in the early women's rights movement of the United States has been greatl...   Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-NICHOLS-EICKHOFF_IA_11.18.20.mp3) Revolutionary Heart, The Life of Clarina Nichols and the Pioneering Crusade for Women's Rights The life of Clarina Nichols and her work in the early women's rights movement of the United States has been greatly overlooked. As one of the country’s first female newspaper editors and stump speakers, Clarina Nichols spoke out for temperance, abolition and women's rights at a time when doing so could get a woman killed. Unlike other activists, she personally experienced some of the cruelest sufferings that a married woman of her day could know. In her pursuit for justice she traveled westward facing all of the challenges of being a single mother and a women's rights activist of her day with good humor and resourcefulness. Clarina Nichols is portrayed by Diane Eickhoff in this Chautauquan style interview.  We began when I asked Clarina about her childhood. Clarina Nichols recommends "The Sexes Throughout Nature (Pioneers of the woman's movement)," by Antoinette Louisa Brown Blackwell. Originally Broadcast: January 13, 2007 LeGov 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/2020/08/19/wagner-sally-roesch-suffragist-matilda-gage-almost-jailed-for-voting-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/08/19/wagner-sally-roesch-suffragist-matilda-gage-almost-jailed-for-voting-2/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2020 20:44:16 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4547 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/08/19/wagner-sally-roesch-suffragist-matilda-gage-almost-jailed-for-voting-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - 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, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-GAGE_MATHILDA_8.12.20_IA.mp3) 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. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/08/12/shirley-dame-magruder-kate-women-and-the-gold-rush-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/08/12/shirley-dame-magruder-kate-women-and-the-gold-rush-part-two/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2020 20:41:37 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4545 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/08/12/shirley-dame-magruder-kate-women-and-the-gold-rush-part-two/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - When word that California had gold in its creeks and streams reached the United States of America in 1848, fortune seekers from all over the world soon began to arrive in California by boat, covered wagon, and on foot. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Dame_Shirley_8.19.20_IA_PT2.mp3) When word that California had gold in its creeks and streams reached the United States of America in 1848, fortune seekers from all over the world soon began to arrive in California by boat, covered wagon, and on foot. Some people made their fortunes by selling provisions or services and very few actually found enough gold to take home. Louise Smith Clapp of Amherst, Massachusetts, using the name of Dame Shirley, wrote detailed and vivid descriptions of the life and ways of the gold seekers and of mid 19th century California. In this two-part program, we will talk to Dame Shirley in the person of Kate Magruder, a Chautauqua performer and participant with the California Council for the Humanities Sesquicentennial Project, Rediscovering California at 150. 1 Dame Shirley recommends The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. Kate Magruder recommends “Days of Gold,” by Malcolm Rhorbough & “The Shirley Letters,” by Dame Shirley. Originally Broadcast: March 16, 1999 & March 23, 1999 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/08/05/shirley-dame-magruder-kate-women-and-the-gold-rush/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/08/05/shirley-dame-magruder-kate-women-and-the-gold-rush/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2020 20:40:16 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4543 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/08/05/shirley-dame-magruder-kate-women-and-the-gold-rush/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - When word that California had gold in its creeks and streams reached the United States of America in 1848, fortune seekers from all over the world soon began to arrive in California by boat, covered wagon, and on foot. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Dame_Shirley_8.5.20_IA.mp3) When word that California had gold in its creeks and streams reached the United States of America in 1848, fortune seekers from all over the world soon began to arrive in California by boat, covered wagon, and on foot. Some people made their fortunes by selling provisions or services and very few actually found enough gold to take home. Louise Smith Clapp of Amherst, Massachusetts, using the name of Dame Shirley, wrote detailed and vivid descriptions of the life and ways of the gold seekers and of mid 19th century California. In this two-part program, we will talk to Dame Shirley in the person of Kate Magruder, a Chautauqua performer and participant with the California Council for the Humanities Sesquicentennial Project, Rediscovering California at 150. 1 Dame Shirley recommends The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. Kate Magruder recommends “Days of Gold,” by Malcolm Rhorbough & “The Shirley Letters,” by Dame Shirley. Originally Broadcast: March 16, 1999 & March 23, 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/2020/07/22/gallagher-winifred-in-good-times-and-in-bad/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/07/22/gallagher-winifred-in-good-times-and-in-bad/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2020 20:36:00 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4539 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/07/22/gallagher-winifred-in-good-times-and-in-bad/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Working on God - Why are we the way we are? How should life be lived? When should we start living it that way and why? “Working on God” is a new book by Winifred Gallagher, a science writer who lives in New York City. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Winifred_Gallagher_Working_on_God_IA_7.22.20.mp3) Working on God Why are we the way we are? How should life be lived? When should we start living it that way and why? “Working on God” is a new book by Winifred Gallagher, a science writer who lives in New York City. When her early learning about Christianity was shaken by her college education, she asked, what if religion could be something else? After writing books on how heredity and experience create the individual, and how our surroundings shape our thoughts and emotions, she has chosen to work on God. Winnifred Gallagher recommends “Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time,” by Marcus Borg. Originally Broadcast: March 30, 1999 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/07/16/harr-jonathan-toxic-water-a-book-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/07/16/harr-jonathan-toxic-water-a-book-2/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2020 20:34:17 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4537 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/07/16/harr-jonathan-toxic-water-a-book-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - 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, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Johnathan_Harr_author_of_A_Civil_Action_7.15.20_IA.mp3) 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 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/07/10/mello-mark-reflections-on-the-underground-railroad-what-now-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/07/10/mello-mark-reflections-on-the-underground-railroad-what-now-2/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2020 01:22:02 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4343 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/07/10/mello-mark-reflections-on-the-underground-railroad-what-now-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Imagine growing up in a tightly bound community of no more than 60 people who worked from dawn to dusk and who were subjected to unimaginable indignities and torture. Why? Because they were African Americans born into s... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-radiocurious_20161019.mp3) Imagine growing up in a tightly bound community of no more than 60 people who worked from dawn to dusk and who were subjected to unimaginable indignities and torture. Why? Because they were African Americans born into slavery in the United States prior in the first half of the 19th century. They hoped and dreamed of freedom, freedom to an unknown place; that freedom served as a guide for those who risked their lives to flee the bondage. Freedom for some was found in the seaport town of New Bedford, Massachusetts, where escaped former slaves were welcome. New Bedford was the richest city in the world in the 1850s, a city run by Quakers and other abolitionists, who created a safe haven for black people from the south. The 1,000 plus men and women who found refuge in New Bedford were more than enough to hide the newcomers as they arrived. Often the men found work on the whaling ships that ventured forth around the world from the New Bedford harbor. More can be learned about whaling in New Bedford in a two part Radio Curious program here. In this series about New Bedford as a safe haven on the Underground Railroad, we explore the lives of freedom seeking ex-slaves who safely made the journey to the south east corner of Massachusetts. In this, the second of a two part program, we continue our visit with National Park Ranger Mark Mello. Part of Ranger Mello’s work is that of a tour guide interpreting the history and stories of pre-civil war New Bedford. His interpretations focus on the bravery and dedication of New Bedford residents at that time. I joined Mark Mello’s walking tour about the Underground Railroad’s connection to New Bedford in the Old Town Section on September 2, 2016. This edition of Radio Curious begins with Ranger Mello’s story of Nathan and Polly Johnson, a free black couple who lived and worked there--he as a pharmacist and she a confectionary. The books Mark Mello recommends are “Fugitive's Gibraltar: Escaping Slaves and Abolitionism in New Bedford, Massachusetts,” by Kathryn Grover; "Whale Hunt," by Nelson Cole Haley; and "Leviathan," by Philip Hoare. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/07/08/patterson-dr-victoria-native-american-life-before-and-after-europeans-part-two-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/07/08/patterson-dr-victoria-native-american-life-before-and-after-europeans-part-two-2/#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2020 20:32:31 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4535 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/07/08/patterson-dr-victoria-native-american-life-before-and-after-europeans-part-two-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Cultures that have no written language pass on their histories through oral traditions. The stories are the way that social values and traditions are taught by one generation to the next. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-PATTERSON_VICTORIA_PART2_7.8.20_IA.mp3) Cultures that have no written language pass on their histories through oral traditions. The stories are the way that social values and traditions are taught by one generation to the next. Animals often play a significant character role in these stories. In the Native American traditions of the northwest part of California, the coyote is a very popular character. Dr. Victoria Patterson, an anthropologist based in Ukiah, California, has worked with native peoples for over 30 years. She knows these stories, and she sees them as windows, allowing us to imagine how original native peoples of northern California thought and lived. I met with Dr. Victoria Patterson and asked her about the significance of the story where the coyote jumped off into the sky. Our discussion lead to a two-part program, originally broadcast in February of 1999. Dr, Victoria Patterson recommends “Deep Valley,” by Bernard W. Aginsky and “Under the Tuscan Sun,” by Frances Mayes. Originally Broadcast: February 16, 1999 and February 26, 1999 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/07/01/patterson-dr-victoria-native-american-life-before-and-after-europeans/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/07/01/patterson-dr-victoria-native-american-life-before-and-after-europeans/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2020 20:31:23 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4532 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/07/01/patterson-dr-victoria-native-american-life-before-and-after-europeans/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Cultures that have no written language pass on their histories through oral traditions. The stories are the way that social values and traditions are taught by one generation to the next. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-PATTERSON_VICTORIA_7.1.20_IA.mp3) Cultures that have no written language pass on their histories through oral traditions. The stories are the way that social values and traditions are taught by one generation to the next. Animals often play a significant character role in these stories. In the Native American traditions of the northwest part of California, the coyote is a very popular character. Dr. Victoria Patterson, an anthropologist based in Ukiah, California, has worked with native peoples for over 30 years. She knows these stories, and she sees them as windows, allowing us to imagine how original native peoples of northern California thought and lived. I met with Dr. Victoria Patterson and asked her about the significance of the story where the coyote jumped off into the sky. Our discussion lead to a two-part program, originally broadcast in February of 1999. Dr, Victoria Patterson recommends “Deep Valley,” by Bernard W. Aginsky and “Under the Tuscan Sun,” by Frances Mayes. Originally Broadcast: February 16, 1999 and February 26, 1999 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/06/24/carter-president-jimmy-life-after-the-presidency/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/06/24/carter-president-jimmy-life-after-the-presidency/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2020 20:26:19 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4530 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/06/24/carter-president-jimmy-life-after-the-presidency/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The Virtues of Aging - Considering the alternatives, growing older is really not all that bad. The frame of mind that we develop and carry with us as we age controls much of how we feel and behave. James Earl Carter Jr., Click here to begin listening (www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Carter_Jimmy_IA_6.24.20.mp3) The Virtues of Aging Considering the alternatives, growing older is really not all that bad. The frame of mind that we develop and carry with us as we age controls much of how we feel and behave. James Earl Carter Jr., more often known as Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the US, is the author of a book called, “The Virtues of Aging.” President Carter’s book covers issues from Social Security and medical expenses to the importance of staying active and involved. I spoke with President Jimmy Carter by phone, in the fall of 1998, and I asked him what prompted him to write the book. President Jimmy Carter recommends “The Age Wave: How the Most Important Trend of Our Time Can Change Your Future,” by Ken Dychtwald. Originally Broadcast: December 4, 1998 LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/06/17/norse-elliott-trawling-the-ocean-floor/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/06/17/norse-elliott-trawling-the-ocean-floor/#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2020 20:24:46 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4528 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/06/17/norse-elliott-trawling-the-ocean-floor/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Once, fishes as big as turkeys and sheep swam the seas. Now, most of their few remaining descendants would fit into a frying pan. Dr. Elliot A. Norse, president of the Marine Biology Conservation Institute in Redmond, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-NORSE_ELLIOTT_6.17.20_IA.mp3) Once, fishes as big as turkeys and sheep swam the seas. Now, most of their few remaining descendants would fit into a frying pan. Dr. Elliot A. Norse, president of the Marine Biology Conservation Institute in Redmond, Washington, believes that this radical reduction in the size and number of the world’s fishes comes not only from over fishing, the catching of fish at a faster rate than they can breed, but also from bottom trawling. Dr. Norse writes that bottom trawling crushes, buries, and exposes marine creatures like lobsters, crustaceans, clams, corals and sponges that live on or in the seabed, damaging or killing them. In August of 1999, Dr. Norse visited with Radio Curious to discuss the effects of bottom trawling, how and where it’s done, and some of the concerns and causes of global warming and the effects it has on the oceans. Elliott Norse recommends “The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinction” by David Quammen. Originally Broadcast: November 27, 1998 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/06/10/francketerry-the-peoples-right-to-know/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/06/10/francketerry-the-peoples-right-to-know/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2020 20:22:47 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4525 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/06/10/francketerry-the-peoples-right-to-know/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Legal Notebook: How to Keep Open Meetings Open and Public Meetings Public - The right of the public to know how our government acts is basic to our American system of democracy. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-6.10.20_Terry_Francke_IA.mp3) Legal Notebook: How to Keep Open Meetings Open and Public Meetings Public The right of the public to know how our government acts is basic to our American system of democracy. Most states and the federal government have enacted laws requiring public meetings to be open, with minimal secrecy provisions. There are also laws guaranteeing access to public records kept and maintained by the government. The California First Amendment Coalition recently published a book called, “Legal Notebook: How to Keep Open Meetings Open and Public Meetings Public.” Terry Francke is an attorney who is the general counsel for the California First Amendment Coalition and author of this book. Terry Francke recommends “Who Killed Homer? The Demise of Classical Education and the Recovery of Greek Wisdom,” by Victor Davis Hanson & John Heath. Originally Broadcast: October 16, 1998 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/06/03/donner-dr-stanley-origins-of-public-television-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/06/03/donner-dr-stanley-origins-of-public-television-2/#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2020 20:11:10 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4523 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/06/03/donner-dr-stanley-origins-of-public-television-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - We all know that people listen to radio and watch television. The difference between radio and television is in the image. When you listen to radio, your mind creates the image for you. When you watch television, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Dr._Stanley_Donner_6.3.20_IA.mp3) We all know that people listen to radio and watch television. The difference between radio and television is in the image. When you listen to radio, your mind creates the image for you. When you watch television, a ready-made image is flashed before your eyes. The early days of television were days of great creativity, when the questions of “how” and “what should we do” were present at all levels of production, ownership and programming. In the early 1950s, a young professor from Stanford University named Stanley Donner was creatively engaged in the development of public television in San Francisco, California. In the last 50 or so years, Professor Donner has participated in and followed the development of this mind-boggling medium. Dr. Stanley Donner recommends “The Hedgehog and the Fox: An Essay on Tolstoy’s View of History,” by Sir Isaiah Berlin. Originally Broadcast: September 11, 1998 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/05/27/mike-halle-brady-life-in-vladivostok-russia-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/05/27/mike-halle-brady-life-in-vladivostok-russia-2/#comments Wed, 27 May 2020 20:09:46 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4521 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/05/27/mike-halle-brady-life-in-vladivostok-russia-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Vladivostok, Russia, at the very eastern end of Siberia, is a city of about 800,000 people. It is the same distance north of the equator as is central Oregon and Rome, Italy. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Mike_and_Halle_Brady_5.26.20_IA.mp3) Vladivostok, Russia, at the very eastern end of Siberia, is a city of about 800,000 people. It is the same distance north of the equator as is central Oregon and Rome, Italy. It’s close to the border of China and North Korea. This city was closed to everyone, including Russians, until the early 1990s. Halle Brady and Mike Brady, formerly of Potter Valley, California, spent two years teaching in Vladivostok and, in this program, we shared their experiences there. Mike Brady recommends “Lenin’s Tomb,” by David Remnick. Halle Brady recommends “Gates of November,” by Chaim Potok. Originally Broadcast: July 3, 1998 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/05/20/del-castillo-dennis-lu-mercedes-peruvian-environmental-issues/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/05/20/del-castillo-dennis-lu-mercedes-peruvian-environmental-issues/#comments Wed, 20 May 2020 20:07:58 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4519 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/05/20/del-castillo-dennis-lu-mercedes-peruvian-environmental-issues/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - In this edition of Radio Curious, we visit Dennis del Castillo and Mercedes Lu, two environmental activists from Peru. I met with them in Lima, Peru on February 5th, 1998. Dennis del Castillo, who holds a Ph.D. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-5.20.20_Dennis_del_Castillo_Mercedes_Lu_IA.mp3) In this edition of Radio Curious, we visit Dennis del Castillo and Mercedes Lu, two environmental activists from Peru. I met with them in Lima, Peru on February 5th, 1998. Dennis del Castillo, who holds a Ph.D. from Mississippi State University in soil science and in this interview describes contemporary environmental problems in the Peruvian Amazon Basin. In the second half of this program we visit with Mercedes Lu, a scientific technician, who described some of the problems resulting from copper mining that occurs along the coast of southern Peru. We began our conversation when I asked Dennis del Castillo to describe the potential of the Peruvian Amazon Basin. Dennis del Castillo recommends “The Losing Ground,” by Erik P. Eckholm. Originally Broadcast: April 3, 1998 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/05/13/zacha-bill-developing-an-artist-colony-in-the-village-of-mendocino-california/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/05/13/zacha-bill-developing-an-artist-colony-in-the-village-of-mendocino-california/#comments Wed, 13 May 2020 20:05:54 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4517 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/05/13/zacha-bill-developing-an-artist-colony-in-the-village-of-mendocino-california/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Bill Zacha, the leading force behind the creation of the Mendocino Art justify was a person with vision and moxie and one who made a dream come true. In August 1957, Bill Zacha, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Bill_Zacha_5.13.20_IA.mp3) Bill Zacha, the leading force behind the creation of the Mendocino Art justify was a person with vision and moxie and one who made a dream come true. In August 1957, Bill Zacha, was a young married teacher and lived near San Francisco. On a short trip to the village of Mendocino with his wife Jenny and friends, Bill not only saw the beauty of the Mendocino coast, but the opportunity to act swiftly to purchase what is now the Mendocino Art justify and keep that property out of the hands of those who envisioned creating a trailer park there. Since its inception, the Mendocino Arts Center has featured artists, teachers, and students from all over the world. Bill Zacha, who was often called “Mr. Mendocino,” died on March 18th 1998. Bill Zacha recommends “Love in the Time of Cholera,” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Originally Broadcast: March 27, 1998 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/05/07/david-fenimore-as-john-sutter-a-visit-with-john-sutter/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/05/07/david-fenimore-as-john-sutter-a-visit-with-john-sutter/#comments Thu, 07 May 2020 20:04:06 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4515 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/05/07/david-fenimore-as-john-sutter-a-visit-with-john-sutter/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - John Sutter was an émigré from Switzerland who came to California to establish his New Helvicia in the land of opportunity, located in what is now close to Sacramento, California. A man with vision and organization, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Sutter_John_(David_Fennimore)_5.7.20_IA.mp3) John Sutter was an émigré from Switzerland who came to California to establish his New Helvicia in the land of opportunity, located in what is now close to Sacramento, California. A man with vision and organization, and a liking to drink, Sutter built an economically thriving Anglo-American settlement outpost in what was then Mexican California. The economy was based on livestock and lumber and used forced Native American labor. The discovery of gold in 1849 at a mill owned by Sutter started the gold rush that ultimately led to his undoing, ruining him financially as the mass of humanity tramped through the lands he then claimed to own, on their rush to the gold fields. John Sutter was portrayed by historian David Fennimore and was part of “Rediscovering California at 150” the California sesquicentennial initiative produced by the California Council for the Humanities. John Sutter recommends “Ivanhoe,” by Sir Walter Scott and “Report Concerning North America,” by Godfried Duden. Originally Broadcast: February 20, 1998 LeGov clean 29:00 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/2020/04/21/gurian-michael-let-boys-be-boys-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/04/21/gurian-michael-let-boys-be-boys-part-two/#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2020 19:56:57 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4511 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/04/21/gurian-michael-let-boys-be-boys-part-two/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The Wonder of Boys & A Fine Young Man - Boys do not have an easy time growing up and maturing in our complex world these days. The same standard of behavior is frequently expected of boys and girls, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-4.21.20_Michael_Gurian_pt2__IA.mp3) The Wonder of Boys & A Fine Young Man Boys do not have an easy time growing up and maturing in our complex world these days. The same standard of behavior is frequently expected of boys and girls, often without recognizing the special and different needs of boys. Testosterone is a prime mover in the shaping of boys behavior resulting in their special and different needs. This is a two-part program from the archives of Radio Curious with Michael Gurian, the author of a 1997 book entitled, The Wonder of Boys: What Parents, Mentors and Educators Can Do To Shape Boys Into Exceptional Men. I spoke with Michael Gurian in January of 1998 from his home in Spokane, Washington. Michael Gurian recommends Sex on the Brain, by Deborah Blum & Beyond the Birds and the Bees, Beverly Engle. Originally Broadcast: January 23, 1998 & January 30, 1998 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/04/15/gurian-michael-let-boys-be-boys/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/04/15/gurian-michael-let-boys-be-boys/#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2020 19:54:48 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4509 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/04/15/gurian-michael-let-boys-be-boys/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The Wonder of Boys & A Fine Young Man - Boys do not have an easy time growing up and maturing in our complex world these days. The same standard of behavior is frequently expected of boys and girls, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-4.15.20_Michael_Gurian_IA.mp3) The Wonder of Boys & A Fine Young Man Boys do not have an easy time growing up and maturing in our complex world these days. The same standard of behavior is frequently expected of boys and girls, often without recognizing the special and different needs of boys. Testosterone is a prime mover in the shaping of boys’ behavior resulting in their special and different needs. This is a two-part program from the archives of Radio Curious with Michael Gurian, the author of a 1997 book entitled, “The Wonder of Boys: What Parents, Mentors and Educators Can Do To Shape Boys Into Exceptional Men.” I spoke with Michael Gurian in January of 1998 from his home in Spokane, Washington. Michael Gurian recommends “Sex on the Brain,” by Deborah Blum & “Beyond the Birds and the Bees,” Beverly Engle. Originally Broadcast: January 23, 1998 & January 30, 1998 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/04/01/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/2020/03/25/dymond-jane-a-juror-speaks/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/03/25/dymond-jane-a-juror-speaks/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2020 19:50:45 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4505 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/03/25/dymond-jane-a-juror-speaks/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The Eugene “Bear” Lincoln murder trial ended in the fall of 1997 in Ukiah, California, with an acquittal of the defendant, Mr. Lincoln, on charges of first degree and second-degree murder, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Jane_Dymond_IA_3.25.20.mp3) The Eugene “Bear” Lincoln murder trial ended in the fall of 1997 in Ukiah, California, with an acquittal of the defendant, Mr. Lincoln, on charges of first degree and second-degree murder, and with the jury divided ten to two, on acquittal from manslaughter charges. Apart from the divisive nature of this criminal trial, it also carried a particularly extraordinary aspect. Seven of the twelve jurors chose to come forward and talk about their responses to what they heard and saw in the courtroom. Jane Dymond was a member of the Lincoln trial jury. She attended every session of the trial, and every aspect of the jury’s deliberation. She is our guest in this edition of Radio Curious. Jane Dymond recommends “Independent People,” by Haldor Locksmith. Originally Broadcast: October 10, 1997 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/03/18/brumberg-joan-jacobs-an-intimate-history-of-american-girls-part-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/03/18/brumberg-joan-jacobs-an-intimate-history-of-american-girls-part-2/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2020 19:48:59 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4503 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/03/18/brumberg-joan-jacobs-an-intimate-history-of-american-girls-part-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls - Advertising has had a major effect on how we view our bodies and on our individual self-image. The history of how this advertising has come to affect American g... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-BRUMBERG_JOAN_JACOBS_PART_TWO_3.18.20_IA.mp3) The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls Advertising has had a major effect on how we view our bodies and on our individual self-image. The history of how this advertising has come to affect American girls as they pass through menarche and adolescence is presented in a book called “The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls.” This book describes the historical roots of acute societal and psychological pressures that girls feel today. It shows how the female adolescent experience has changed since 1895. The author, Joan Jacobs Brumberg, is a Professor of History and Women’s Studies at Cornell University in New York. In this two-part program, I spoke Professor Brumberg in October of 1997 and asked her what drew her to write “The Body Project.” Joan Jacobs Brumberg recommends “Learning to Bow,” by Bruce Feiler & “The Grass Link,” by May Vinchi. Originally Broadcast: October 14, 1997 & October 21, 1997 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/03/11/brumberg-joan-jacobs-an-intimate-history-of-american-girls/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/03/11/brumberg-joan-jacobs-an-intimate-history-of-american-girls/#comments Wed, 11 Mar 2020 19:46:52 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4501 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/03/11/brumberg-joan-jacobs-an-intimate-history-of-american-girls/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls - Advertising has had a major effect on how we view our bodies and on our individual self-image. The history of how this advertising has come to affect American g... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-BRUMBERG_JOAN_JACOBS_PART_ONE_3.11.20_IA.mp3) The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls Advertising has had a major effect on how we view our bodies and on our individual self-image. The history of how this advertising has come to affect American girls as they pass through menarche and adolescence is presented in a book called “The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls.” This book describes the historical roots of acute societal and psychological pressures that girls feel today. It shows how the female adolescent experience has changed since 1895. The author, Joan Jacobs Brumberg, is a Professor of History and Women’s Studies at Cornell University in New York. In this two-part program, I spoke Professor Brumberg in October of 1997 and asked her what drew her to write “The Body Project.” Joan Jacobs Brumberg recommends “Learning to Bow,” by Bruce Feiler & “The Grass Link,” by May Vinchi. Originally Broadcast: October 14, 1997 & October 21, 1997 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/03/04/fox-nicols-watch-what-you-eat/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/03/04/fox-nicols-watch-what-you-eat/#comments Wed, 04 Mar 2020 19:44:53 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4499 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/03/04/fox-nicols-watch-what-you-eat/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Spoiled: The Dangerous Truth About a Food Chain That Has Gone Wild - In this Halloween, 1997, edition of Radio Curious, I spoke with Nicols Fox, the journalist who has written a terribly scary book called “Spoiled: The... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Nicols_Fox_3.4.20_IA.mp3) Spoiled: The Dangerous Truth About a Food Chain That Has Gone Wild In this Halloween, 1997, edition of Radio Curious, I spoke with Nicols Fox, the journalist who has written a terribly scary book called “Spoiled: The Dangerous Truth About a Food Chain That Has Gone Wild.” It’s truly disgusting; all those little microbes that will make you retch and die. The food you prepare at home can poison you; when you eat at a restaurant, the food they serve you can make you retch. Nicols Fox recommends “Water,” by Alice Atwater. Originally Broadcast: October 31, 1997 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/02/26/boyd-blanche-self-styled-outlaw-lesbians/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/02/26/boyd-blanche-self-styled-outlaw-lesbians/#comments Wed, 26 Feb 2020 19:42:34 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4497 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/02/26/boyd-blanche-self-styled-outlaw-lesbians/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Terminal Velocity - The concept of memoir versus fiction leads many authors to transform their personal experiences and life to fiction. Blanche Boyd is a native of South Carolina and a Professor of Literature at Conne... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-BOYD_BLANCHE_2.26.20_IA.mp3) Terminal Velocity The concept of memoir versus fiction leads many authors to transform their personal experiences and life to fiction. Blanche Boyd is a native of South Carolina and a Professor of Literature at Connecticut College. She is also the author of the book entitled, “Terminal Velocity.” This is a book about a group of self-styled lesbian outlaws in the 1970s. We discussed the relationship of memoir and fiction, and how it applies to her work. Blanche Boyd recommends “Cathedral” & “To the Waterfall,” both by Raymond Carver. Originally Broadcast: August 19, 1997 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/02/18/dooling-richard-is-it-safe-to-say/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/02/18/dooling-richard-is-it-safe-to-say/#comments Tue, 18 Feb 2020 19:41:00 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4495 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/02/18/dooling-richard-is-it-safe-to-say/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Blue Streak: Swearing, Free Speech and Sexual Harassment - Certain words, said at the wrong time or place, may get a person into a heap of trouble. The laws surrounding freedom of speech do not permit us, for example, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Richard_Dooling_2.18.20_IA.mp3) Blue Streak: Swearing, Free Speech and Sexual Harassment Certain words, said at the wrong time or place, may get a person into a heap of trouble. The laws surrounding freedom of speech do not permit us, for example, to shout out “fire” in a theater or advocate the immediate and violent overthrow of the government. There are also limits on the time and place where a person can use swear words or language with sexual innuendos or suggestions. Richard Dooling, an attorney and writer living in Nebraska, joined us in June of 1997 to talk about his book, entitled, “Blue Streak: Swearing, Free Speech and Sexual Harassment.” Richard Dooling recommends “Emotional Brain,” by Joseph La Due. Originally Broadcast: June 4, 1997 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/02/12/garmentleonard-crazy-rhythm-my-journey-from-brooklyn-jazz-and-wall-street-to-nixons-white-house-watergate-and-beyond/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/02/12/garmentleonard-crazy-rhythm-my-journey-from-brooklyn-jazz-and-wall-street-to-nixons-white-house-watergate-and-beyond/#comments Wed, 12 Feb 2020 19:39:34 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4493 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/02/12/garmentleonard-crazy-rhythm-my-journey-from-brooklyn-jazz-and-wall-street-to-nixons-white-house-watergate-and-beyond/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Some people’s memories of President Richard Nixon are negative due to his role in escalating the Vietnam War, the student demonstrations at Kent State University, and Nixon’s ultimate downfall in Watergate. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Garment_Leonard_2.12.20_IA.mp3) Some people’s memories of President Richard Nixon are negative due to his role in escalating the Vietnam War, the student demonstrations at Kent State University, and Nixon’s ultimate downfall in Watergate. But who was the man? And how could another individual get close to him? “Crazy Rhythm: My Journey from Brooklyn, Jazz, and Wall Street to Nixon’s White House, Watergate, and Beyond…,” is a story written by a complex person very close to Richard Nixon. Attorney Leonard Garment was born to immigrant Jewish parents in New York in 1924. Playing music, especially saxophone jazz, he grew up in Brooklyn. As a good student and, with what he describes, “an ambition to run things,” Garment finished law school in his early twenties and began working for a major Wall Street law firm. Even though at times he characterized himself as a liberal Democrat, Garment became a close friend and law partner with Richard Nixon and later became the attorney for, and the counsel to, President Richard Nixon, during the time Nixon was embroiled in the throws of Watergate. This interview was originally broadcast in May of 1997. Leonard Garment recommends “American Pastoral,” by Philip Roth. Originally Broadcast: May 16, 1997 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/02/04/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/2020/01/29/nuland-sherwin-what-is-it-about-our-species-that-allows-us-to-learn-so-much-about-ourselves/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/01/29/nuland-sherwin-what-is-it-about-our-species-that-allows-us-to-learn-so-much-about-ourselves/#comments Wed, 29 Jan 2020 19:34:03 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4489 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/01/29/nuland-sherwin-what-is-it-about-our-species-that-allows-us-to-learn-so-much-about-ourselves/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The Wisdom of the Body - From developmental perspectives, both in individuals and in mankind as a whole, the brain, language, and civilization have separated our species from the rest of the animal kingdom. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-NULAND_SHERWIN_1.29.20_IA.mp3) The Wisdom of the Body From developmental perspectives, both in individuals and in mankind as a whole, the brain, language, and civilization have separated our species from the rest of the animal kingdom. In May of 1997, I discussed these issues with Sherwin Nuland, a professor of Medical History at Yale University Medical School and author of many books, including Wisdom of the Body. Sherwin Nuland recommends “The Meaning of Yiddish,” by Benjamin Harshav. Originally Broadcast: May 21, 1997 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/01/15/knight-m-wayne-rural-american-artist-in-cambodia/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/01/15/knight-m-wayne-rural-american-artist-in-cambodia/#comments Wed, 15 Jan 2020 19:31:46 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4487 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/01/15/knight-m-wayne-rural-american-artist-in-cambodia/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - 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, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Wayne_Knight_(1-15-20).mp3) 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 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/01/08/spears-scott-an-experiment-in-successful-community-mediation/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/01/08/spears-scott-an-experiment-in-successful-community-mediation/#comments Wed, 08 Jan 2020 19:29:52 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4485 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/01/08/spears-scott-an-experiment-in-successful-community-mediation/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Stockton, CA, has been called the most diverse community in the world. Fourteen distinct and primary languages are spoken in the Stockton area elementary schools. This enormous cultural diversity has, in the past, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-SPEARS_SCOTT_1-8-20_IA.mp3) Stockton, CA, has been called the most diverse community in the world. Fourteen distinct and primary languages are spoken in the Stockton area elementary schools. This enormous cultural diversity has, in the past, resulted in automatic rifle fire at a Stockton elementary school. Scott Spears, a young man who grew up in Ukiah, currently works at the Stockton mediation justify as a trainer and program developer in the schools and as a mediator in the Stockton community. Originally Broadcast: April 16, 1997 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/12/18/ellsberg-daniel-the-pentagon-papers-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/12/18/ellsberg-daniel-the-pentagon-papers-2/#comments Wed, 18 Dec 2019 19:28:06 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4483 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/12/18/ellsberg-daniel-the-pentagon-papers-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Few moments in American history have held the tension of the early 1970s. The nation was fundamentally divided between the jaded counter-culture and Nixon’s ‘silent majority, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-ELLSBERG_DANIEL_12-17-19_IA.mp3) Few moments in American history have held the tension of the early 1970s. The nation was fundamentally divided between the jaded counter-culture and Nixon’s ‘silent majority,’ a rupture particularly connected to the still-escalating Vietnam War. The release to the public of the Pentagon Papers by Daniel Ellsberg in 1971 focused national attention on US foreign policy and on our right as individual citizens to freedom of the press. Daniel Ellsberg recommends “Our War,” by David Harris. Originally Broadcast: March 19, 1997 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/12/11/laura-ferri-as-grace-carpenter-hudson-the-painter-lady/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/12/11/laura-ferri-as-grace-carpenter-hudson-the-painter-lady/#comments Wed, 11 Dec 2019 19:26:32 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4481 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/12/11/laura-ferri-as-grace-carpenter-hudson-the-painter-lady/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Grace Carpenter Hudson was known as the painter-lady in her hometown of Ukiah, CA. She started her career as a painter when she was a teenager in the 1870s. By the time of her death in 1937, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Grace_Carpenter_Hudson_(Laura_Ferri)_12.10.19IA.mp3) Grace Carpenter Hudson was known as the painter-lady in her hometown of Ukiah, CA. She started her career as a painter when she was a teenager in the 1870s. By the time of her death in 1937, she had produced over 600 canvas paintings and numerous other works. Her skills focused almost exclusively on the lives and cultures of the Pomo Indians who lived in Mendocino County. Her husband, Dr. John Hudson, assisted her by making the study of native culture his life’s work, overshadowing his profession as a physician. Grace Carpenter Hudson was a shrewd businesswoman, as well as an artist of increasing renown. Most of the family income came from the sale of her artwork. I spoke with Grace Carpenter Hudson in the person of actress Laura Ferri at the Grace Carpenter Hudson museum in Ukiah, CA, during an exhibition of her work. Grace Carpenter Hudson recommends “The Age of Innocence,” by Edith Morton. Laura Ferri recommends “Stones from the River,” by Ursula Hegi. Originally Broadcast: March 5, 1997 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/11/27/kremer-linda-the-legal-defense-of-jailed-cambodians/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/11/27/kremer-linda-the-legal-defense-of-jailed-cambodians/#comments Wed, 27 Nov 2019 19:24:41 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4479 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/11/27/kremer-linda-the-legal-defense-of-jailed-cambodians/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - 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. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Linda_Kremer_11.16.19_IA.mp3) 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 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/11/14/lappe-marc-roadside-spraying-for-better-or-worse/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/11/14/lappe-marc-roadside-spraying-for-better-or-worse/#comments Thu, 14 Nov 2019 19:22:57 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4477 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/11/14/lappe-marc-roadside-spraying-for-better-or-worse/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/11/06/bloom-amy-love-as-creator/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/11/06/bloom-amy-love-as-creator/#comments Wed, 06 Nov 2019 19:21:29 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4475 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/11/06/bloom-amy-love-as-creator/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Love Invents Us - Amy Bloom is a Connecticut-based author and psychotherapist and the author of a novel entitled “Love Invents Us.” This book, the enactment of psychological theory about human behavior, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-BLOOM_AMY_11.5.19_IA.mp3) Love Invents Us Amy Bloom is a Connecticut-based author and psychotherapist and the author of a novel entitled “Love Invents Us.” This book, the enactment of psychological theory about human behavior, also traces the intimate details in the life of Elizabeth Howe from her childhood to middle age. I spoke with Amy Bloom by phone while she was on tour to discuss ‘Love Invents Us” and asked her, “how does love invent us?” Amy Bloom recommends “Seeing Calvin Coolidge in a Dream,” by John Derbyshire. Originally Broadcast: February 12, 1997 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/10/22/greeley-horace-fenimore-david-go-west-young-man-go-west/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/10/22/greeley-horace-fenimore-david-go-west-young-man-go-west/#comments Tue, 22 Oct 2019 19:17:21 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4473 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/10/22/greeley-horace-fenimore-david-go-west-young-man-go-west/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Newspapers were the primary means of mass communication in 19th Century America. They not only told the news, but they pervaded social and political ideas of the times. Horace Greeley was one of the most colorful and ou... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Horace_Greeley_(David_Fenimore)10.22.19_IA.mp3) Newspapers were the primary means of mass communication in 19th Century America. They not only told the news, but they pervaded social and political ideas of the times. Horace Greeley was one of the most colorful and outspoken newspapermen of his day. “Read and judge yourself,” was a slogan of his, almost as well known in his lifetime as his slogan, “Go west, young man, go west,” is known now. I spoke with Horace Greeley through the personage of Chautauqua scholar David Fenimore during the 1996 Democracy in America Chautauqua series that visited Ukiah, CA. Horace Greeley recommends “Democracy in America,” by Alexis de Tocqueville. David Fenimore recommends “Breaking News: How the Media Undermine American Democracy,” by James Fallows & “Who Will Tell the People?” by William Greider. Originally Broadcast: February 26, 1997 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/10/15/potok-chaim-escaping-communism/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/10/15/potok-chaim-escaping-communism/#comments Tue, 15 Oct 2019 19:15:17 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4471 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/10/15/potok-chaim-escaping-communism/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Chaim Potok, the author of “The Chosen,” “The Gift of Asher Lev,”Davida’s Heart,” and many other novels, chronicled the life of a Russian Jewish family in the non-fictions story, “The Gates of November. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Potok_Chaim_10-15-919_IA.mp3) Chaim Potok, the author of “The Chosen,” “The Gift of Asher Lev,”Davida’s Heart,” and many other novels, chronicled the life of a Russian Jewish family in the non-fictions story, “The Gates of November.” This true story of the Slapeck family, Solomon Slapek, his son Valodya, and daughter-in-law Masha, spans 100 years. Beginning with Solomon’s childhood at turn of the 20th century, his escape to America and return to Russia, it eventually describes Valodya and Masha’s life after they apply for an exit visa to leave Russia in 1968, in order to emigrate to Israel. Chaim Potok died July 23, 2002, at his suburban Philadelphia home of brain cancer at the age of 73. The book Chaim Potok recommends is “The English Patient,” by Michael Ondaatje. This program was Originally Broadcast: January 8, 1997 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/10/09/hilario-manenima-born-into-the-stone-age/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/10/09/hilario-manenima-born-into-the-stone-age/#comments Wed, 09 Oct 2019 19:13:33 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4469 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/10/09/hilario-manenima-born-into-the-stone-age/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - A generally accepted theory about human migration tells us that people crossed the landmass that once connected Siberia to Alaska. Some of those people continued walking south and many generations later settled on the w... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Hilario_10.9.19_IA.mp3) A generally accepted theory about human migration tells us that people crossed the landmass that once connected Siberia to Alaska. Some of those people continued walking south and many generations later settled on the western edge of the Amazon Basin in South America in what is now eastern Peru. One of those groups is called Shapibo. Manenima Hilario, who is now 26 yeas old, was born Shapibo, into his tribe which lived in the Stone Age traditional fashion. At age 11, he went to secondary school in the Hispanic Amazon jungle town of Pucallpa. Later, from Lima, Peru he found his way to Taylor, Texas, and on to Sonoma State University, in Northern CA, where he graduated in June of 1997. Since that time he was enrolled at Stanford University to work on his Ph.D. Manenima Hilario recommends the biography of General Colin Powell. Originally Broadcast: January 22, 1997 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/10/03/lev-daniel-a-story-of-chanukah/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/10/03/lev-daniel-a-story-of-chanukah/#comments Thu, 03 Oct 2019 19:11:30 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4467 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/10/03/lev-daniel-a-story-of-chanukah/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Every year on the 25th day of the Hebrew month of Kislev, which falls four days before the new moon closest to the winter solstice, the eight day holiday of Chanukah, celebrated worldwide, begins. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-DANIEL_LEV_10.1.19.IA.mp3) Every year on the 25th day of the Hebrew month of Kislev, which falls four days before the new moon closest to the winter solstice, the eight day holiday of Chanukah, celebrated worldwide, begins. Before the days of radio and television a person called a magid traveled from town to town, visiting Jewish people and Jewish families. Daniel Lev is a modern day magid who sometimes visits Ukiah and Willits to teach and pass along Jewish tradition through stories, songs, and spiritual practice. This program was originally broadcast in December 1996, and joined these archives the day Daniel Lev became a rabbi in 2005. Daniel Lev recommends the Torah. Originally Broadcast: December 14, 1996 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/2019/09/18/coy-gary-the-man-driving-the-dog-team/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/09/18/coy-gary-the-man-driving-the-dog-team/#comments Wed, 18 Sep 2019 19:07:06 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4463 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/09/18/coy-gary-the-man-driving-the-dog-team/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - There is strong historical and anthropological evidence that dogs came across the Bering land bridge with people migrating from Siberia to Alaska. These dogs worked hard to maintain their keep; they werent pets. Instead, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-COY_GARY_(SLED_DOGS_AT_DENALI)9.17.19_IA.mp3) There is strong historical and anthropological evidence that dogs came across the Bering land bridge with people migrating from Siberia to Alaska. These dogs worked hard to maintain their keep; they werent pets. Instead, they chased and ran down polar bears and located seals hiding beneath the Bering ice. One of the early dog professionals in Alaska was Harry Karstens, who later became the first superintendent of Mount McKinley National Park. As a young man, he pioneered a dog sled route from Fairbanks to Valdez, and hauled mail to the Katishna mining district. Now, at Denali National Park in central Alaska, theres a breeding and training and leadership program for these sled dogs. I spoke with Gary Coy, the director of this remarkable kennel. In his office there is a large sign quoting Harry Karstens. It says: A man driving a dog team is the biggest dog himself. Amid the noise and the chatter of the dog kennels in Denali Park, I asked Gary to explain what that sign means and to tell us a little about this wonderful project. Gary Coy recommends A Dog-Puncher on the Yukon, by Arthur Walden. Originally Broadcast: August 28, 1996 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/09/09/cheek-laura-at-home-in-glacier-bay/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/09/09/cheek-laura-at-home-in-glacier-bay/#comments Mon, 09 Sep 2019 19:05:04 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4461 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/09/09/cheek-laura-at-home-in-glacier-bay/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Some of the most studied glaciers in the world are found in Glacier Bay National Park located in southeastern Alaska. These expansive ice sheets cover approximately ten percent of the earth’s surface and hold eighty per... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-CHEEK_LAURA_(GLACIERS)_9.10.19_IA.mp3) Some of the most studied glaciers in the world are found in Glacier Bay National Park located in southeastern Alaska. These expansive ice sheets cover approximately ten percent of the earth’s surface and hold eighty percent of the world’s fresh water, ninety-nine percent of which can be found in Greenland and Antarctica. Due to gravity’s pull, glaciers shape and scour the landscape moving land and vegetation great distances as they slowly slide downward toward the sea. This glacial movement has created rich farmland, vast deposits of gravel and sand, and concentrated valuable metals, depending on where they glaciers have traveled. Glaciers also create deep valleys and fjords, like the kind seen in Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska. Laura Cheek was a national park ranger at Glacier Bay National Park in 1996 when this program was recorded. As part of her job, she boarded tour ships in Glacier Bay to discuss glaciers, what they’re like and how they’re formed. Laura Cheek recommends “The Island Within,” by Richard Nelson. Originally Broadcast: August 14, 1996 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/09/03/dick-johnson-as-alexis-de-tocqueville-a-visit-with-alexis-de-tocqueville/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/09/03/dick-johnson-as-alexis-de-tocqueville-a-visit-with-alexis-de-tocqueville/#comments Tue, 03 Sep 2019 18:57:15 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4459 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/09/03/dick-johnson-as-alexis-de-tocqueville-a-visit-with-alexis-de-tocqueville/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Democracy in America - In 1831, a 25 year-old Frenchman, Alexis de Tocqueville, trained as a lawyer, and preoccupied with democracy, came to the US to study this new political scheme. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-[176]_Tocqueville_Alexis_de_7-17-96_(9.4.19).mp3) Democracy in America In 1831, a 25 year-old Frenchman, Alexis de Tocqueville, trained as a lawyer, and preoccupied with democracy, came to the US to study this new political scheme. Alexis de Tocqueville and his traveling companion, Gustave de Beaumont, arrived at Newport, RI, in an America comprised, then, of 23 states and 13 million people. They stayed for nine months, and then returned to France at which time de Tocqueville began his epic poem entitled “Democracy in America.” At a time then when slavery was an economic base in the South, and abolitionism was beginning to thrive in the North, America had three frontiers: geography, industry, and democracy. In this program of Radio Curious, we’ll be talking with Alexis De Tocqueville, through the person of Chautauqua scholar, Dick Johnson. Alexis de Tocqueville recommends “Democracy in America,” by Alexis de Tocqueville. Originally Broadcast: July 17, 1996 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/08/27/doug-mishler-as-p-t-barnum-the-something-of-humbug/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/08/27/doug-mishler-as-p-t-barnum-the-something-of-humbug/#comments Tue, 27 Aug 2019 18:54:14 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4457 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/08/27/doug-mishler-as-p-t-barnum-the-something-of-humbug/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - PT Barnum, sometimes known as the Prince of Humbug, was born in Connecticut in 1810. In many ways, he personified the American character that Frenchman Alexis De Tocqueville described in his book, “Democracy in America. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-BARNUM_PT_8-27-19.mp3) PT Barnum, sometimes known as the Prince of Humbug, was born in Connecticut in 1810. In many ways, he personified the American character that Frenchman Alexis De Tocqueville described in his book, “Democracy in America.” Barnum delighted in making money and telling the truth, as he saw it. Some truths were told in the political arena, where he was twice a member of the Connecticut legislature and, in the interim, Mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Some of his truths were lies when they were told to other people, like the history of some of his circus performers. Other truths were told in his newspapers. PT Barnum, ‘PT’ as he liked to be called, was best known as the creator of the ‘Best Show On Earth,’ the Barnum and Bailey Circus. I spoke with PT Barnum, personified by Doug Mishler, in the studios of Radio Curious in July of 1996 when this program was originally broadcast. P.T. Barnum recommends “My Toils and Struggles,” the autobiography of PT Barnum. Doug Mishler recommends “The Culture of Complaint,” by Robert Hughes. Originally Broadcast: July 24, 1996 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/08/20/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/2019/08/14/brodie-richard-how-ideas-travel/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/08/14/brodie-richard-how-ideas-travel/#comments Wed, 14 Aug 2019 18:49:19 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4453 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/08/14/brodie-richard-how-ideas-travel/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The Virus of the Mind - The developing field of science called the science of memetics is based on evolution, studies memes: how they interact, replicate, and evolve. The biological definition of a meme is a basic unit... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-BRODIE_RICHARD_8.13.19_IA.mp3) The Virus of the Mind The developing field of science called the science of memetics is based on evolution, studies memes: how they interact, replicate, and evolve. The biological definition of a meme is a basic unit of cultural transmission. The psychological definition of a meme is a unit of cultural heredity analogous to the gene, the internal representation of knowledge. A working definition of a meme is a unit of information in a mind whose existence influences events such that more copies of itself get created in other minds. “The Virus of the Mind” is a book devoted to the study of memetics and memes and was written by Richard Brodie, who also was a writer of the first version of Microsoft Word. He was our guest for this edition of Radio Curious that was originally broadcast in July of 1996. We began when I asked him what is the importance of studying memetics. Richard Brodie recommends “The Lucifer Principle: A Scientific Expedition into the Forces of History” by Howard Bloom. Originally Broadcast: July 31, 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/2019/07/23/harr-jonathan-toxic-water-a-book/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/07/23/harr-jonathan-toxic-water-a-book/#comments Tue, 23 Jul 2019 18:41:08 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4447 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/07/23/harr-jonathan-toxic-water-a-book/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - A Civil Action - Woburn, MA, is a small, blue-collar community just north and west of Boston. In the 1970s, some children in Woburn, MA, became sick and died from childhood leukemia. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Johnathan_Harr_author_of_A_Civil_Action_7.23.19_IA.mp3) A Civil Action Woburn, MA, is a small, blue-collar community just north and west of Boston. In the 1970s, some children in Woburn, MA, became sick and died from childhood leukemia. Some adults in that town developed rare forms of cancer. All of these people live very close to each other. Their illnesses were traced to two contaminated water wells that provided the water to their homes for drinking and bathing. As a result, one of the most complicated personal injury lawsuits was tried in the US Federal District Court in Boston. In this program of Radio Curious, I spoke with author Jonathan Harr, who wrote “A Civil Action,” the horrendous story of the people who became sick and the subsequent trial. Jonathan Harr recommends any books by Charles Dickens. Originally Broadcast: November 22, 1995 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/07/16/epstein-dr-ron-genetically-modified-food/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/07/16/epstein-dr-ron-genetically-modified-food/#comments Tue, 16 Jul 2019 18:39:03 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4445 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/07/16/epstein-dr-ron-genetically-modified-food/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Genetically engineered food products are an issue that concerns many. In more recent years, Mendocino County has gone so far as to pass a resolution legally prohibiting their growth in the county. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-[153]_Epstein_Ron_7.16.19.IA.mp3) Genetically engineered food products are an issue that concerns many. In more recent years, Mendocino County has gone so far as to pass a resolution legally prohibiting their growth in the county. My guest in this program, recorded in the late summer of 1995, is Ron Epstein, a philosophy professor at both the Buddhist University in Talmage, CA and San Francisco State University. He has given considerable consideration to the problems of genetic engineering of the plants and vegetables that we eat. Dr. Ron Epstein recommends “Algeny,” by Jeremy Rifkin. Originally Broadcast: September 18, 1995 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/07/09/gomez-rodolfo-a-walk-in-the-costa-rican-rain-forest/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/07/09/gomez-rodolfo-a-walk-in-the-costa-rican-rain-forest/#comments Tue, 09 Jul 2019 18:35:30 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4443 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/07/09/gomez-rodolfo-a-walk-in-the-costa-rican-rain-forest/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - On the eastern slope of the Continental Divide, about an hour’s drive east of San Jose, Costa Rica, is the Rain Forest Aerial Tram, a tramway that travels through, above and below the rain forest canopy. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-[143]_Gomez_Rodolfo_7.8.19IA.mp3) On the eastern slope of the Continental Divide, about an hour’s drive east of San Jose, Costa Rica, is the Rain Forest Aerial Tram, a tramway that travels through, above and below the rain forest canopy. The rain forest canopy is home to more diverse forms of flora and fauna than anywhere else in the known universe. Rodolfo Gomez, trained as an architect, has found his calling as a tour guide in Central America and specifically Costa Rica. My daughter Molly and I met with Rodolfo in the rain forest, near the aerial tram and recorded this program in April of 1995. Originally Broadcast: June 20, 1995 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/07/02/perry-dr-donald-a-ride-through-a-rain-forest-in-costa-rica/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/07/02/perry-dr-donald-a-ride-through-a-rain-forest-in-costa-rica/#comments Tue, 02 Jul 2019 18:33:40 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4441 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/07/02/perry-dr-donald-a-ride-through-a-rain-forest-in-costa-rica/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Life Above the Jungle Floor In the middle of the Costa Rican rain forest, about an hour west of San Jose, Costa Rica, on the east side of the continental divide, you can find the Rain Forest Aerial Tram located on a pr... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-4-_-95_Dr._Donald_Perry_(7-1-19)IA.mp3) Life Above the Jungle Floor In the middle of the Costa Rican rain forest, about an hour west of San Jose, Costa Rica, on the east side of the continental divide, you can find the Rain Forest Aerial Tram located on a private rain forest reserve. It’s a series of small, open-air cars that hold about five people each held together by a three kilometers long cable. The tramcars carry visitors through, above and below this portion of the Central American rainforest canopy. The Rain Forest Aerial Tram was the brainchild of Dr. Donald Perry, a biologist trained at the University of California at Los Angeles, who, beginning in 1970, has specialized in the study of the flora and fauna of the Central American Rainforest. In April of 1995, I visited the Rain Forest Aerial Tram with Dr. Perry. Dr. Donald Perry recommends “Life Above the Jungle Floor,” by Dr. David Perry. Originally Broadcast: April 1, 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/2019/06/18/grealy-lucy-what-is-ugly/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/06/18/grealy-lucy-what-is-ugly/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2019 18:29:49 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4437 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/06/18/grealy-lucy-what-is-ugly/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The Autobiography of a Face - Lucy Grealy, a victim of Ewing’s Sarcoma, beginning when was nine years old suffered from a cancer of the jaw that is 90% fatal in the first few years. In Lucy’s case, it was not fatal. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-[118]_Grealy_Lucy_12-5-94_(6-18-19)IA.mp3) The Autobiography of a Face Lucy Grealy, a victim of Ewing’s Sarcoma, beginning when was nine years old suffered from a cancer of the jaw that is 90% fatal in the first few years. In Lucy’s case, it was not fatal. Rather it brought about many intense and emotional experiences that most of us could not imagine. She had a large part of her lower jaw removed when she was about nine and half and for two and a half years had weekly chemotherapy treatments. Throughout her teenage years, she had multiple surgeries to reshape her jaw. Her book, “Autobiography of a Face,” reveals her experiences, her mistaken conflation of beauty and love, and what she learned about emotions, both her own and other people’s. Lucy Grealy recommends “100 Years of Solitude,” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Originally Broadcast: December 5, 1994 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/06/11/mccloud-scott-the-invisible-art/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/06/11/mccloud-scott-the-invisible-art/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2019 18:27:52 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4435 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/06/11/mccloud-scott-the-invisible-art/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Understanding Comics, A Rather Colorful Display: The Invisible Art - Comics have come to hold quite an important place in contemporary society. Satire, particularly political commentary, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-McCloud_Final_6.11.19_IA.mp3) Understanding Comics, A Rather Colorful Display: The Invisible Art Comics have come to hold quite an important place in contemporary society. Satire, particularly political commentary, is perhaps closest to its essence when expressed in the visual comic. However, it also can be argued that comics have played a far greater role in the history of humanity, tracing back to all images depicting a sequential number of actions. My guest in this program is Scott McCloud, author of “Understanding Comics, A Rather Colorful Display: The Invisible Art,” a book about the history of comics. Scott McCloud recommends “Jar of Fools,” by Jason Lutes. Originally Broadcast: August 27, 1994 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/2019/05/28/cole-dr-jim-teaching-tolerance/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/05/28/cole-dr-jim-teaching-tolerance/#comments Tue, 28 May 2019 18:21:24 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4431 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/05/28/cole-dr-jim-teaching-tolerance/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Prejudices exist in almost every human context, but how do we overcome them and act without stereotypes? This program’s guest is Dr. Jim Cole, who lives in Ellingsburg, Washington and is a psychologist. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-Cole_Jim_5-28-19.mp3) Prejudices exist in almost every human context, but how do we overcome them and act without stereotypes? This program’s guest is Dr. Jim Cole, who lives in Ellingsburg, Washington and is a psychologist. We discussed diversity training – the process of becoming more aware of the prejudices we have. This program was originally broadcast in November of 1993, when Radio Curious was called Government, Politics and Ideas. Dr. Jim Cole recommends books by Jane Lovelock. Originally Broadcast: November 23, 1993 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/05/21/kiersey-dr-david-what-is-my-personality/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/05/21/kiersey-dr-david-what-is-my-personality/#comments Tue, 21 May 2019 18:19:04 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4429 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/05/21/kiersey-dr-david-what-is-my-personality/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - 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 T... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-Kiersey_Dr._David_5-21-19_IA.mp3) 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 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/05/14/davis-don-a-story-teller-at-work/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/05/14/davis-don-a-story-teller-at-work/#comments Tue, 14 May 2019 18:17:01 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4427 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/05/14/davis-don-a-story-teller-at-work/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Don Davis, a story-teller from Okracoke, North Carolina and joins us in this archive edition first broadcast in July 1993, when Radio Curious was called Government, Politics and Ideas. In our conversation, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-Davis_Don_7-19-93_(5-14-19_IA).mp3) Don Davis, a story-teller from Okracoke, North Carolina and joins us in this archive edition first broadcast in July 1993, when Radio Curious was called Government, Politics and Ideas. In our conversation, we discuss the role of story-telling in our modern technological society, the art and dance of story-telling in person and on tape, and story-telling workshops. Originally Broadcast: July 19, 1993 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/05/07/kattan-prof-alberto-argentinian-environmental-issues-in-1993/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/05/07/kattan-prof-alberto-argentinian-environmental-issues-in-1993/#comments Tue, 07 May 2019 18:13:39 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4425 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/05/07/kattan-prof-alberto-argentinian-environmental-issues-in-1993/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The late Professor Alberto Kattan, a Professor of Law at Buenos Aires University and one of the foremost litigators of environmental issues in Argentina, is my guest on this archive edition of Radio Curious. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-Kattan_Alberto_3-7-93_(5-07-19)IA.mp3) The late Professor Alberto Kattan, a Professor of Law at Buenos Aires University and one of the foremost litigators of environmental issues in Argentina, is my guest on this archive edition of Radio Curious. In our conversation originally broadcast in March 1993, we discussed the future of the penguins that he was and endeavoring to protect, dolphins, the use of 245T, and problems with the tobacco industry in Argentina. Originally Broadcast: March 7, 1993 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/04/30/boyer-william-the-rights-of-our-children/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/04/30/boyer-william-the-rights-of-our-children/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2019 18:12:04 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4423 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/04/30/boyer-william-the-rights-of-our-children/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - America’s Future: Transition into the 21st Century - William Boyer, a Professor Emeritus and the former Chairman of the Department of Educational Foundations at the University of Hawaii, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-Boyer_William_4-30-19_IA.mp3) America’s Future: Transition into the 21st Century William Boyer, a Professor Emeritus and the former Chairman of the Department of Educational Foundations at the University of Hawaii, is the author of a book called “America’s Future: Transition into the 21st Century.” In this program, we discussed the rights of future generations, how to protect those rights, what they are, and what right we have to determine the rights of future generations. This program was originally broadcast in March of 1993, when Radio Curious was called Government, Politics and Ideas. Originally Broadcast: March 30, 1993 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/04/23/alston-dr-richard-the-economics-of-party-politics/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/04/23/alston-dr-richard-the-economics-of-party-politics/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2019 18:09:43 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4421 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/04/23/alston-dr-richard-the-economics-of-party-politics/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - After the Democratic National Convention and the Republican National Convention in 1992, Richard M. Alston, who was then chairman of the Economics Department at Webber State University in Ogden, Utah, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-ALSTON_DR._RICHARD_M_04-23-19_IA.mp3) After the Democratic National Convention and the Republican National Convention in 1992, Richard M. Alston, who was then chairman of the Economics Department at Webber State University in Ogden, Utah, sent a political survey to the delegates to that convention. This survey concerned the perceptions of convention delegates regarding economic issues in the United States. As a delegate to the Democratic National Convention I was sent one his surveys, and decided to ask Professor Alston for an interview. In our interview we discussed the survey and what information he hoped to ascertain with it as well as the role of economists in academic institutions in America. This program was originally broadcast in November of 1992, when Radio Curious was called Government, Politics and Ideas. Originally Broadcast: November 30, 1992 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/04/16/weiss-andrew-ellis-island-who-arrived-there-why-and-what-was-it-like/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/04/16/weiss-andrew-ellis-island-who-arrived-there-why-and-what-was-it-like/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2019 18:07:12 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4419 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/04/16/weiss-andrew-ellis-island-who-arrived-there-why-and-what-was-it-like/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Between 1892 and 1956 about 12 million people immigrated to the United States through Ellis Island, in the harbor of New York City. Who were these immigrants? Where did they come from? Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-WEISS_ANDREW_2019_IA.mp3) Between 1892 and 1956 about 12 million people immigrated to the United States through Ellis Island, in the harbor of New York City. Who were these immigrants? Where did they come from? What was the experience of getting to Ellis Island and what happened to them once they arrived? In this archive edition of Radio Curious, we visited with Andrew Weiss, who I met in 1992 when he was a tour guide at Ellis Island, working for the City of New York. I spoke with Andrew Weiss in November of 1992, when he was a doctoral candidate at Columbia University and a teacher at Barnard College in New York City. I asked him to begin by telling us about the history of Ellis Island. Originally Broadcast: November 23, 1992 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/04/09/la-budde-sam-getting-dolphins-out-of-tuna-nets/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/04/09/la-budde-sam-getting-dolphins-out-of-tuna-nets/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2019 18:05:24 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4417 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/04/09/la-budde-sam-getting-dolphins-out-of-tuna-nets/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - 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. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-La_Budde_Sam_4-9-19_IA_PUBLISH.mp3) 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 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/04/02/seeger-pete-thoughts-from-a-troubadour-an-interview-with-pete-seeger/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/04/02/seeger-pete-thoughts-from-a-troubadour-an-interview-with-pete-seeger/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2019 18:02:10 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4415 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/04/02/seeger-pete-thoughts-from-a-troubadour-an-interview-with-pete-seeger/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - This archive edition of Radio Curious was originally recorded and broadcast in January of 1992 when Radio Curious was called “Government, Politics and Ideas.” Our guest is Pete Seeger, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Seeger_Pete_1-20-92_(1-29-18).mp3) This archive edition of Radio Curious was originally recorded and broadcast in January of 1992 when Radio Curious was called “Government, Politics and Ideas.” Our guest is Pete Seeger, a folk musician and a very special person in the lives of many people around the world. He brings songs of hope, peace, justice and equality wherever he goes. He was an inspiration to me when I first learned to play the 5-string banjo and when I took lessons from him, in what seems both long and ago and, just yesterday. We began our conversation when I asked him what he meant when he said “the world is in a state of uncertainty Originally Broadcast: January 20, 1992 LeGov clean 28:59 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/03/26/gross-terry-fresh-air-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/03/26/gross-terry-fresh-air-2/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2019 18:00:12 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4413 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/03/26/gross-terry-fresh-air-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - If you like interview programs perhaps you have listened to Fresh Air, produced in Philadelphia and broadcast regularly many public radio stations.  The host is Terry Gross, our guest on this edition of Radio Curious. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-GROSS_TERRY_BROADCAST_3.26.19_Published__IA.mp3) If you like interview programs perhaps you have listened to Fresh Air, produced in Philadelphia and broadcast regularly many public radio stations.  The host is Terry Gross, our guest on this edition of Radio Curious. I wanted to know who she is, and what she does to prepare for and create Fresh Air. When we visited by phone from her home near Philadelphia, I asked her how puts together so many interesting programs so frequently. The books Terry Gross recommends are “Self-Consciousness: Memoirs,” by John Updike, and “U and I,” by Nicholson Baker. The program was originally broadcast: March 7, 1994 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/03/19/sandra-kamusukiri-as-maria-stewart-a-visit-with-a-free-black-woman-boston-1840/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/03/19/sandra-kamusukiri-as-maria-stewart-a-visit-with-a-free-black-woman-boston-1840/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2019 17:58:13 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4410 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/03/19/sandra-kamusukiri-as-maria-stewart-a-visit-with-a-free-black-woman-boston-1840/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Maria W. Stewart, as characterized by professor and scholar Sandra Kamusakiri, was a free black woman who lived in Boston, MA, from the 1820s to the early 1840s. She was the first American born woman to lecture in publi... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-STEWART_MARIA_3-18_19_IA.mp3) Maria W. Stewart, as characterized by professor and scholar Sandra Kamusakiri, was a free black woman who lived in Boston, MA, from the 1820s to the early 1840s. She was the first American born woman to lecture in public on political themes and likely the first African-American to speak out in defense of women’s rights. A forerunner to Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth, she was intensely religious and regarded as outspoken and controversial during her time. For more than a century, Maria W. Stewart’s life contributions remained obscured, illustrating the double pressures of racism and sexism on the lives African-American women. I met with Mariah W. Stewart in the person of Professor Sandra Kamusukiri during the 1996 Democracy in America Chautauqua, held in Ukiah, California. Maria Stewart recommends “The Fair Sketches of Women,” by John Adams and “The Bible.” Originally Broadcast: November 27, 1996 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/03/12/gilbert-ronnie-as-mother-jones-the-most-dangerous-woman-in-america/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/03/12/gilbert-ronnie-as-mother-jones-the-most-dangerous-woman-in-america/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2019 02:34:23 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4408 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/03/12/gilbert-ronnie-as-mother-jones-the-most-dangerous-woman-in-america/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Mary Harris Jones, Mother Jones, was born in 1830. She lived a quiet, non-public life until she was approximately 47 years old and then, for almost the next fifty years, she was a fiery union organizer, strike leader, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-1197-1-gilbert_ronnie_3.12.19_IA.mp3) Mary Harris Jones, Mother Jones, was born in 1830. She lived a quiet, non-public life until she was approximately 47 years old and then, for almost the next fifty years, she was a fiery union organizer, strike leader, and fighter for safe and humane working conditions, the eight hour day, and child labor laws. Around the turn of the century, she was called the most dangerous woman in America. Her legacy has lived on in the form of a magazine that bears the name, Mother Jones; and in the form of a one-woman play about her life, produced, acted and written by singer and songwriter Ronnie Gilbert. Mother Jones recommends any books by Leo Tolstoy. Ronnie Gilbert recommends “Hawaii,” by James Mechiner. Originally Broadcast: March 12, 1997 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/02/12/wilkerson-isabel-americas-great-migration-1915-1970-part-two-3/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/02/12/wilkerson-isabel-americas-great-migration-1915-1970-part-two-3/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2019 02:32:45 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4406 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/02/12/wilkerson-isabel-americas-great-migration-1915-1970-part-two-3/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/02/05/wilkerson-isabel-americas-great-migration-1915-1970-part-one-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/02/05/wilkerson-isabel-americas-great-migration-1915-1970-part-one-2/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2019 02:30:36 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4404 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/02/05/wilkerson-isabel-americas-great-migration-1915-1970-part-one-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - 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, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-WILKERSON_INTERVIEW_1_IA_2-5-19.mp3) 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. 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/2019/01/22/brodsk-joseph-a-book-of-poems-next-to-every-bible/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/01/22/brodsk-joseph-a-book-of-poems-next-to-every-bible/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2019 02:26:44 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4400 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/01/22/brodsk-joseph-a-book-of-poems-next-to-every-bible/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - A Part of Speech, Less Than One, To Urania, Marbles, & Watermark - Joseph Brodsky, a winner of the Noble Prize, was the United States National Poet Laureate in 1991. Born in what was then Leningrad, Soviet Union, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-Brodsky_1-22-19_IA.mp3) A Part of Speech, Less Than One, To Urania, Marbles, & Watermark Joseph Brodsky, a winner of the Noble Prize, was the United States National Poet Laureate in 1991. Born in what was then Leningrad, Soviet Union, he grew up in a communal apartment, and was very active in language and literary pursuits. In 1963, a Leningrad newspaper denounced Brodsky, calling his poetry pornographic and anti-Soviet. He was interrogated and twice put in mental institutions. His papers were seized. He was arrested and indicted on the charge of parasitism. In a secret trial, he was called a “pseudo-poet in velveteen trousers,” who failed to fulfill his “constitutional duty to work honestly for the good of the motherland.” Yet no fault was found in the content of his poetry. One of the more interesting comments Joseph Brodsky made as a guest was that there should be a book of poetry in every hotel room, right next to the Bible. He said that he didn’t think that the telephone book would mind. Joseph Brodsky died on January 28th of 1996, a world-class poet. Originally Broadcast: November 18, 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/2019/01/08/fry-dr-bill-psychology-of-humor/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/01/08/fry-dr-bill-psychology-of-humor/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2019 02:19:23 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4395 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/01/08/fry-dr-bill-psychology-of-humor/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Our guest in this program was Dr. William Fry, a psychiatrist who has done extensive research in the field of humor. We discussed the psychology and genetics of humor. Much of Dr. Fry’s research has concentrated on Cocoa, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-Fry_Dr._Bill_IA_1.8.19.mp3) Our guest in this program was Dr. William Fry, a psychiatrist who has done extensive research in the field of humor. We discussed the psychology and genetics of humor. Much of Dr. Fry’s research has concentrated on Cocoa, the gorilla, and we discussed that as well. This program was originally broadcast in March of 1992, when Radio Curious was called Government, Politics and Ideas. Originally Broadcast: March 2, 1992 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/12/25/rozenman-elana-jewish-muslim-christian-understanding/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/12/25/rozenman-elana-jewish-muslim-christian-understanding/#comments Wed, 26 Dec 2018 02:15:45 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4391 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/12/25/rozenman-elana-jewish-muslim-christian-understanding/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - In June, 2002 I overheard an American woman now living in Israel passionately describe her belief that teaching children to be suicide bombers is the worst form of child abuse imaginable. I invited Elana Radley Rosenman, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-ROZENMAN_ELANA_12-25-18_IA.mp3) In June, 2002 I overheard an American woman now living in Israel passionately describe her belief that teaching children to be suicide bombers is the worst form of child abuse imaginable. I invited Elana Radley Rosenman, an organizer of the Women’s Interfaith Encounter, a group of Muslim, Christian and Jewish women who meet regularly in Jerusalem, to be our guest on this edition of Radio Curious. Elana Rozenman recommends “Yet a Stranger: Why Black Americans Still Don’t Feel at Home,” Debra Mathis. Originally Broadcast: July 23, 2002 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/12/18/osborn-john-jay-a-marriage-as-a-separate-entity/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/12/18/osborn-john-jay-a-marriage-as-a-separate-entity/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2018 02:13:41 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4389 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/12/18/osborn-john-jay-a-marriage-as-a-separate-entity/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - “Listen to the Marriage” is a novel by John Jay Osborn, a retired lawyer and law professor. The story centers a marriage counselor and a recently separated couple with demanding jobs and two small children. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-OSBORN_INTERVIEW_12-14-18_IA_Publish-1_.mp3) “Listen to the Marriage” is a novel by John Jay Osborn, a retired lawyer and law professor. The story centers a marriage counselor and a recently separated couple with demanding jobs and two small children.  All thirty-one short chapters take place in the therapist’s office and reveal the angst, anger, and hidden love that the couple Gretchen and Steve, have for each other. Sandy, the therapist guides the sessions, while keeping her thoughts about her clients to herself.  An empty green chair representing their marriage sits between Gretchen and Steve during each visit. “Listen to the Marriage” is Osborn’s sixth novel, the first one being “The Paper Chase,” published in 1971, a year after he graduated law school.  “Listen to the Marriage” is based in part on the experience Osborn and his wife had with a marriage counselor beginning about ten months after they separated in the mid 1980s.  They remain happily married. John Osborn visited the Radio Curious studios by phone from his home in San Francisco, California, on December 14, 2018. We began our conversation with his description of the therapist’s goal: To get the couple to look at the marriage they created as being separate from themselves. The book John Jay Osborn recommends is “Happy All the Time,” by Laurie Colwin. The program was recorded on December 14, 2018. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/12/11/darnton-john-the-galapagos-islands-and-charles-darwin/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/12/11/darnton-john-the-galapagos-islands-and-charles-darwin/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2018 02:12:06 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4387 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/12/11/darnton-john-the-galapagos-islands-and-charles-darwin/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - 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 (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-BROADCAST_JOHN_DARTON_12-11-18_IA.mp3) 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 Islands 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. Since then the world, science and religion has not been the same. Now, at a time when concepts of evolution and natural selection are attacked from certain theological and political perspectives, “The Darwin Conspiracy,” a novel has been written by John Darnton, a writer and editor for the New York Times. “The Darwin Conspiracy,” although fiction, is said by John Darnton to be 90% accurate. It covers Darwin’s life and thinking before and after his publication of “The Origin of the Species.” I spoke with John Darnton 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. The book John Darnton recommends is “Snow,” by Orhan Pamuk. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/12/04/bartholomew-therese-asian-art-museum-the-dragons-gift-sacred-arts-of-bhutan/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/12/04/bartholomew-therese-asian-art-museum-the-dragons-gift-sacred-arts-of-bhutan/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2018 02:09:48 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4385 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/12/04/bartholomew-therese-asian-art-museum-the-dragons-gift-sacred-arts-of-bhutan/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - In this edition of Radio Curious we would like to take you to the country of Bhutan, East of Mount Everest and bordered by India and Tibet. Bhutan is a mystical kingdom considered by many as The Last Shangri-La. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-asian_art_bhutan_030709_IA_12.4.18.mp3) In this edition of Radio Curious we would like to take you to the country of Bhutan, East of Mount Everest and bordered by India and Tibet. Bhutan is a mystical kingdom considered by many as The Last Shangri-La. We visit "The Dragon’s Gift: The Sacred Arts of Bhutan," an exhibit which was displayed at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, California, in the spring of 2009. We start in conversation with Therese Bartholomew, the curator of the exhibit who helps us to understand what inspired the exhibit and the trials and tribulations of transporting such valuable religious objects from monasteries at the top of Bhutanese mountains to the city of San Francisco. We will also visit the exhibit itself and hear some of the ceremonies, meet the monks who have traveled with the exhibit and tour the museum docent Henny Tanugjaja. Therese Bartholomew is the Curator Emeritus of Himalayan Arts at the Asian Art Museum San Francisco the book she recommends is “My Life and Lives, The Story of a Tibetan Incarnation” by Rato Khyongla Nawang Losang. We visited with Therese Bartholomew from her home in San Francisco on the March 27, 2009 and began by asking her what makes Bhutan and Bhutanese arts so special? LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/11/27/ellinger-jim-what-is-community-radio/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/11/27/ellinger-jim-what-is-community-radio/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2018 02:07:38 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4383 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/11/27/ellinger-jim-what-is-community-radio/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Community Radio is one of the most personal forms of radio.  It exists world-wide and provides basic information in times of crises and normalcy. - Jim Ellinger, of Austin Airwaves (http://austinairwaves.blogspot.com/), Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-ELLINGER_INTERVIEW_11-17-18_BV-IA_EDIT_PUBLISH.mp3) Community Radio is one of the most personal forms of radio.  It exists world-wide and provides basic information in times of crises and normalcy. Jim Ellinger, of Austin Airwaves (http://austinairwaves.blogspot.com/), is our guest in this edition of Radio Curious. He is known for his lifelong fascination with the medium of radio. In describing Austin Airwaves Ellinger wrote:  It is an independent community media group based in Austin, TX. In recent years it has been most involved in establishing and developing community-based FM radio stations, both low and full power. Increasingly these stations have been in developing nations including Haiti, Borneo, Panama, Mozambique, and most-recently Cameroon, as well as in post-disaster communities in the United States, including New Orleans and Houston, post-Katrina and Wimberley, Texas, after a deadly flood. As is revealed on Ellinger’s website, austinairwaves.blogspot.com, he now “spends much of his time and effort assisting a variety of media, co-op and business groups around the world. Ellinger has visited more than 100 cities in 25 countries and territories since 9/11.” He is an international leader in emergency broadcasting technology for disaster management. When Jim Ellinger visited with Radio Curious by phone from his home in Austin, Texas, he began by telling the story of when he first became involved with radio. The book Jim Ellinger recommends is “The Man Who Planted Trees: A Story of Lost Groves, the Science of Trees, and a Plan to Save the Planet,” by Jim Robbins. This program was recorded on November 17, 2018. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/11/20/freed-lynn-reflections-on-a-life-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/11/20/freed-lynn-reflections-on-a-life-2/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2018 02:05:18 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4381 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/11/20/freed-lynn-reflections-on-a-life-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The personal journal is often not meant for the eyes of anyone but the writer. When a stranger’s journal is read, the reader often becomes a voyeur to the innermost secrets of another. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-FREED_LYNNE_2018_IA.mp3) The personal journal is often not meant for the eyes of anyone but the writer. When a stranger’s journal is read, the reader often becomes a voyeur to the innermost secrets of another. And whether it is a true journal or one of fiction, who cares? Often, it remains a good story. Lynn Freed, originally of Durban, South Africa, wrote the fictional journal of Agnes LaGrange, entitled “The Mirror,” which reveals the thoughts, feelings, and loves of Agnes, starting when she arrived in South Africa to work as a housekeeper, and ending 50 years later. Lynn Freed recommends “Misfit,” by Jonathan Yardly, “Essays,” by George Orwell & “Last Days in Cloud Cukooland Dispatches,” by Graham Boynton. Originally Broadcast: December 12, 1997 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/11/13/fuller-alexandra-growing-up-white-in-africa-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/11/13/fuller-alexandra-growing-up-white-in-africa-2/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2018 02:03:35 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4379 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/11/13/fuller-alexandra-growing-up-white-in-africa-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - In the late summer of 2003 Radio Curious visited with Alexandra Fuller who, as a child lived in Rhodesia, Malawi and Zambia in southeast Africa between 1972 and 1990.  After her father sided with the white government in... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-FULLER_ALEXANDRA_2018_IA.mp3) In the late summer of 2003 Radio Curious visited with Alexandra Fuller who, as a child lived in Rhodesia, Malawi and Zambia in southeast Africa between 1972 and 1990.  After her father sided with the white government in the Rhodesian civil war, he was often away from home.   Fuller’s resilient and self-sufficient mother immersed herself in their rural and rugged life. She taught her children to have strong wills and opinions, and to whole-heartedly embrace life, despite and because of their difficult circumstances.  Alexandra Fuller, author of “Don’t Let’s Go To The Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood,” known as Bobo to her family, developed a love of reading and story telling early on in her life. When I spoke with Alexandra Fuller in September 2003 her home was in rural Wyoming.  We visited by phone and began our conversation when I asked her how she choose the title for her book, “Don’t Let’s Go To The Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood.” The book Alexandra Fuller recommends is “Echoing Silences,” by Alexander Canigone. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/11/06/freedman-dr-estelle-history-of-feminism/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/11/06/freedman-dr-estelle-history-of-feminism/#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2018 02:01:50 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4377 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/11/06/freedman-dr-estelle-history-of-feminism/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The place of women in the world and in the American society has changed in many aspects in the recent past.  Many people say this is due to the politics of feminism, and some inquire where it will lead. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-11.6.18_PUBLISH-Freedman_Estelle_B_YK.mp3) The place of women in the world and in the American society has changed in many aspects in the recent past.  Many people say this is due to the politics of feminism, and some inquire where it will lead. I spoke with Professor Estelle B. Freedman by phone in April 2002 and asked her to talk about why feminism did not evolve as people evolved and civilization developed. The books Professor Freedman recommends are “The Blind Assassin” by Margaret Atwood, and “The Vagina Monologues” by Eve Ensler. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/10/30/hyatt-chef-chad-mushrooms-selection-and-preparation-for-a-safe-and-yummy-meal/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/10/30/hyatt-chef-chad-mushrooms-selection-and-preparation-for-a-safe-and-yummy-meal/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2018 02:00:12 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4375 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/10/30/hyatt-chef-chad-mushrooms-selection-and-preparation-for-a-safe-and-yummy-meal/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Mushrooms-What they are, how to locate them and how to cook them is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. - Our guest is Chef Chad Hyatt, who after leaving a ten year career as an engineer realized that cooking w... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-HYATT_INTERVIEW_10-28-28_BV_RC_PUBLISHED.mp3) Mushrooms-What they are, how to locate them and how to cook them is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. Our guest is Chef Chad Hyatt, who after leaving a ten year career as an engineer realized that cooking was this true passion, and became a classically trained chef.  As part of this transformation he focused on mushrooms and sought out new techniques and traditional ethnic recipes from all over the world to apply to mushrooms. Chad Hyatt, is the author of “The Mushroom Hunter’s Kitchen.” This book provides over 100 easy to follow detailed mushroom recipes, some of which we discuss in this interview.  And for that reason you might want to be prepared to take notes of some of Hyatt’s comments. The Mendocino Coast Mushroom Club will present a Mushroom Delight Dinner at the Caspar Community Center on Saturday, November 10, 2018.  Chef Chad Hyatt will be in charge.  For further information go to mendocinocoastmushroomclub.org. When Chef Chad Hyatt and I visited by phone on October 28, 2018, from his home in Santa Clara County, California, we discussed mushrooms, what they are, how to cook them and how to safely forage wild mushrooms.  We began our conversation with a focus on general details of cooking, and started when I asked him to expound on the opening sentence in his book, “Great food is all about the details.” The book Chad Hyatt recommends is “Homage to Catalonia,” by George Orwell, based on Orwell’s experience in Spain during the Spanish Civil War. This program was recorded on October 28, 2018. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/10/23/obrien-dennis-protecting-outer-space-for-humanity/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/10/23/obrien-dennis-protecting-outer-space-for-humanity/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2018 01:58:44 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4373 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/10/23/obrien-dennis-protecting-outer-space-for-humanity/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The 2018 International Astronomical Conference held in Bremen, Germany, during the first week of October, 2018, was attended by approximately 2000 people from over 100 counties from the planet earth. - Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-OBRIEN_INTERVIEW_10-20-18_PUBLISHED.mp3) The 2018 International Astronomical Conference held in Bremen, Germany, during the first week of October, 2018, was attended by approximately 2000 people from over 100 counties from the planet earth. One of the attendees is Dennis O’Brien, a retired Ukiah California, attorney. He was presenter at the International Astronomical Conference and is our guest on this edition of Radio Curious. The paper O’Brien presented focuses on the future of space law.  He addressed potential issues as humanity goes into outer space, and concepts on how to structure a new treaty to protect humanity, while at the same time allowing for the development of outer space commerce.  For on-line information contact spacetreaty.com, or spacetreaty.org for O'Brien's work. Dennis O’Brien is a retired Ukiah, California attorney.  O’Brien attended the 2018 International Astronomical Conference held in Bremen, Germany, where he presented a paper addressing the future of space law, and how to protect humanity’s interests, while at the same time allowing for the development of outer space commerce.  For on-line information contact spacetreaty.com, or spacetreaty.org for O'Brien's work. The books Dennis O’Brien recommends are: “Stranger in a Strange Land,” by Robert A. Heinlein, and “The Foundation Novels,” by Issac Azimov. This program was recorded on October 20, 2018. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/10/16/weiss-philip-cover-up-of-a-peace-corps-murder/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/10/16/weiss-philip-cover-up-of-a-peace-corps-murder/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2018 01:56:11 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4371 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/10/16/weiss-philip-cover-up-of-a-peace-corps-murder/feed/ 0 Click here to  begin listening - American Taboo, A Murder in Peace Corps - In this edition of Radio Curious, we take a look at murder and getting away with murder. In the small island kingdom of Tonga, an American Peace Corps Volunteer murdered anoth... Click here to  begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-WEISS_PHILIP_10-16-18_Published.mp3) American Taboo, A Murder in Peace Corps In this edition of Radio Curious, we take a look at murder and getting away with murder. In the small island kingdom of Tonga, an American Peace Corps Volunteer murdered another American Peace Corps volunteer in October 1976. “American Taboo, A Murder in Peace Corps,” by Philip Weiss, is a detailed story about the murder, how and why it happened, the legend that developed, the subsequent cover-up, and an interview with the murderer. Philip Weiss recommends “McArthur and Southerland, The Good Years,” & “McArthur and Southerland, The Bitter Years,” both by Paul P. Rogers Originally Broadcast: June 29, 2003 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/10/09/donner-dr-stanley-origins-of-public-television/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/10/09/donner-dr-stanley-origins-of-public-television/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2018 01:53:56 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4369 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/10/09/donner-dr-stanley-origins-of-public-television/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - We all know that people listen to radio and watch television. The difference between radio and television is in the image. When you listen to radio, your mind creates the image for you. When you watch television, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-10-09-18_Dr._Stanley_Donner_Published.mp3) We all know that people listen to radio and watch television. The difference between radio and television is in the image. When you listen to radio, your mind creates the image for you. When you watch television, a ready-made image is flashed before your eyes. The early days of television were days of great creativity, when the questions of “how” and “what should we do” were present at all levels of production, ownership and programming. In the early 1950s, a young professor from Stanford University named Stanley Donner was creatively engaged in the development of public television in San Francisco, California. In the last 50 or so years, Professor Donner has participated in and followed the development of this mind-boggling medium. Professor Stanley Donner in the Radio Curious Studios in September 1998 to share the story of how KQED was organized and successfully applied for funding within a very few days, just before the opportunity lapsed. Dr. Stanley Donner recommends “The Hedgehog and the Fox: An Essay on Tolstoy’s View of History,” by Sir Isaiah Berlin.   LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/10/02/neufeld-dr-gordon-hold-on-to-your-kids-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/10/02/neufeld-dr-gordon-hold-on-to-your-kids-2/#comments Wed, 03 Oct 2018 01:50:30 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4367 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/10/02/neufeld-dr-gordon-hold-on-to-your-kids-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The economic and cultural changes that have occurred in North American society in the past fifty years have resulted in today’s children looking to their peers, instead of their parents, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-PUBLISHED-GORDON_NEUFELD_10-02-18.mp3) The economic and cultural changes that have occurred in North American society in the past fifty years have resulted in today’s children looking to their peers, instead of their parents, for direction; for a sense of right and wrong; and for values, identity and codes of behavior. This peer orientation works to undermine family cohesion. It interferes with healthy development and fosters a sexualized youth culture in which children lose their individuality and tend to become conformist, desensitized and alienated. These concepts—and what to do about them to develop strong families and emotionally healthy children—are explained in the book “Hold on to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers,“ by Gordon Neufeld, Ph.D. and Gabor Mate, M.D. When I spoke with Dr. Gordon Neufeld from his home in Vancouver, British Columbia, we began our conversation with a discussion of the importance of developing an attachment between the adult caregiver and the child, beginning at infancy. The book Dr. Neufeld recommends is "The Anatomy of Dependence,”  by Takeo Doi. More information about Dr. Neufeld’s work may be found on his website. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/09/25/dalton-joan-dogs-in-juvenile-hall/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/09/25/dalton-joan-dogs-in-juvenile-hall/#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2018 01:47:41 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4365 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/09/25/dalton-joan-dogs-in-juvenile-hall/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - I once had the good fortune of seeing “If Animals Could Talk,” a movie made by Jane Goodall. A segment was about The MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn, Oregon. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Dalton_Joan_9-25-18_Published.mp3) I once had the good fortune of seeing “If Animals Could Talk,” a movie made by Jane Goodall. A segment was about The MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn, Oregon. The boys incarcerated there have committed serious criminal offenses; some of them are given an opportunity to train dogs, develop relationships with the dogs and in doing so learn responsibility, patience and respect for other living creatures. There is a zero recidivism rate among the juvenile inmates who spend time training dogs at MacLaren. Joan Dalton is the founder and executive director of Project Pooch, a non-profit corporation linked with MacLaren, where incarcerated youths train shelter dogs and find them homes. We visited by phone from her home near Portland, Oregon on February 15, 2010 and began our conversation when I asked her to tell us how Project Pooch came about and then about Project Pooch itself. The books that Joan Dalton recommends are “Children And Animals: Exploring The Roots Of Kindness And Cruelty,” by Frank R. Ascione and “Rescue Ink: How Ten Guys Saved Countless Dogs and Cats, Twelve Horses, Five Pigs, One Duck,and a Few Turtles,” by Rescue Ink and Denise Flaim.     LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/09/18/lawler-andrew-the-chicken-a-mirror-of-humanity-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/09/18/lawler-andrew-the-chicken-a-mirror-of-humanity-2/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2018 01:43:59 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4363 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/09/18/lawler-andrew-the-chicken-a-mirror-of-humanity-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Where chickens thrive humans are nearby.  Portable and good travelers, chickens have been carried by humans around the world.  Currently there are three chickens alive at any one time for each individual person alive on... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-LAWLER_INTERVIEW_IA_PUBLISHED.mp3) Where chickens thrive humans are nearby.  Portable and good travelers, chickens have been carried by humans around the world.  Currently there are three chickens alive at any one time for each individual person alive on earth.  Descendants of dinosaurs, chickens are primarily cared for by women, they’re a never ending source of slang and continue to be depicted in religious and/or political symbols around the world.  Americans eat, on average, 80 pounds of chicken per year—four times the world average. But, chickens raised for food are not considered animals under U.S. law and are generally not subject to humane treatment regulations. Andrew Lawler and I visited by phone from his home in the North Carolina hills on March 27, 2015, and began our conversation when I asked him how far back the lineage of the chicken goes in world history. The book Andrew Lawler recommends is “Guns, Germs and Steel:  The Fates of Human Societies,” by Jared M. Diamond. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/09/11/boothman-nicholas-getting-people-to-like-you/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/09/11/boothman-nicholas-getting-people-to-like-you/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2018 01:42:07 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4361 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/09/11/boothman-nicholas-getting-people-to-like-you/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - How to Make People Like You in 90 Seconds or Less - Making people like you is a skill that anybody can learn. By reading body language and synchronizing behavior, it is possible to make meaningful connections with almo... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Boothman_Nicholas_9-11-18_PUBLISHED.mp3) How to Make People Like You in 90 Seconds or Less Making people like you is a skill that anybody can learn. By reading body language and synchronizing behavior, it is possible to make meaningful connections with almost anybody in almost any circumstance. We appreciate and like people similar to ourselves, people we understand and people who are open. “How to Make People Like You in 90 Seconds or Less” is the title of a book by Nicholas Boothman, a neurolinguistic practitioner who lives in Toronto, Canada. Nicolas Boothman recommends "Love in the Time of Cholera," & "One Hundred Years of Solitude," both by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/09/04/livingston-gordon-m-d-how-to-love-3/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/09/04/livingston-gordon-m-d-how-to-love-3/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2018 01:38:51 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4359 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/09/04/livingston-gordon-m-d-how-to-love-3/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Everybody thinks about love and many people say “I love you”, but how is love defined? The book “How To Love” written by psychiatrist Dr. Gordon Livingston grapples with these and many other questions about love, Click here to begin listening (www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-LIVINGSTON_INTERVIEW_9-4-18.mp3) Everybody thinks about love and many people say “I love you”, but how is love defined? The book “How To Love” written by psychiatrist Dr. Gordon Livingston grapples with these and many other questions about love, and how to find a compatible and pleasurable partnership. In this interview, we discuss how to choose more carefully, in matters of love to get what we desire and deserve. The song, “Do You Love Me?” from the musical “Fiddler On The Roof,” is our background music. Dr. Gordon Livingston spoke from his home in Columbia, Maryland on July 13th 2009, where he lives and practices psychiatry. The conversation began when I asked Dr. Livingston to define love. The book Dr. Gordon Livingston recommends is “All He Ever Wanted,” by Anita Shreve. LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/08/28/anthony-adams-esq-a-deeply-romantic-public-defender-etc/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/08/28/anthony-adams-esq-a-deeply-romantic-public-defender-etc/#comments Wed, 29 Aug 2018 01:37:20 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4357 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/08/28/anthony-adams-esq-a-deeply-romantic-public-defender-etc/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Our guest in this edition of Radio Curious is Anthony Adams, Esq., is currently, among other things, a Deputy Public Defender in Mendocino County, California. He’s also poet, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-ADAMS_INTERVIEW_PUBLISHED__8-28-18.mp3) Our guest in this edition of Radio Curious is Anthony Adams, Esq., is currently, among other things, a Deputy Public Defender in Mendocino County, California. He’s also poet, formerly a California State Parole Commissioner, and served in the California State Assembly. At a local Bar Association gathering, Adams recited his poetry and shared stories about his work as a Parole Commissioner. I decided to invite him to be a guest and asked him to tell us about his life. Anthony Adams visited Radio Curious on August 23, 2018, and described himself and an “interesting fellow… A deeply romantic person.” In the course of our conversation his self description revealed itself. We began when I asked him about poetry related to his work. The books Anthony Adams recommends are “Nine Horses: Poems,” by Billy Collins, a former national Poet Laureate; “The Dove Keepers,” by Alice Hoffman; and “1492: A Novel of Christopher Columbus, the Spanish Inquisition, and a World at the Turning Point,” by Newton Frohlich. This program was recorded on August 23, 2018. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/08/21/mchperson-proffesor-guy-abrupt-climate-change-part-2-how-to-deal-with-it/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/08/21/mchperson-proffesor-guy-abrupt-climate-change-part-2-how-to-deal-with-it/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2018 01:34:45 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4355 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/08/21/mchperson-proffesor-guy-abrupt-climate-change-part-2-how-to-deal-with-it/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Guy R. McPherson, Professor Emeritus of Natural Resources, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Arizona, is our guest in this second of a two part series about abrupt climate change. In part one, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-McPHERSON_GUY__INTERVIEW_PART_TWO_PUBLISHED_(8-21-18)_.mp3) Guy R. McPherson, Professor Emeritus of Natural Resources, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Arizona, is our guest in this second of a two part series about abrupt climate change. In part one, podcasted at radiocurious.org, we considered the existing circumstances likely to bring about abrupt climate change, in particular, the total melt of the polar ice caps. This would result in the polar sea water absorbing heat from the sun rather than reflecting it, raising ocean temperatures and shutting off our “planetary air-conditioner.” These consequences could make Mother Earth grossly inhospitable to human habitation potentially shut down our ability to grow grain and other crops we depend on for food. Without food readily available, well, I’ll leave that to your imagination. Here in part two of our conversation with Professor McPherson we further discuss this pending potential catastrophe and how we may each personally be able to relate to it. Guy McPherson and I visited by phone on August 12, 2018, and began with his comments of what could occur after the global temperatures preclude the ability to grow grains, the other foods upon which we rely and the resulting reduction of industrial activity. Finally in this visit we discuss how, in the wake of grimness, joy may be created, along with other options. Additional information about abrupt climate change may be found in the following four links President of Finland talking to Trump; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDSrGfdjdxA, President of Finland in north Russia https://finlandtoday.fi/president-niinisto-in-north-russia-if-we-lose-the-arctic-we-lose-the-world/, Human extinction by 2026 http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/50050.htm This program was recorded on August 12, 2018. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/08/14/mchperson-proffesor-guy-abrupt-climate-change/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/08/14/mchperson-proffesor-guy-abrupt-climate-change/#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2018 01:33:01 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4353 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/08/14/mchperson-proffesor-guy-abrupt-climate-change/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Drastic consequences to life as we know it, here on Mother Earth are the topics of this, the first of a two part series on abrupt climate change. Once again we visit with Guy McPherson, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-MCPHERSON_GUY_P1_CA.mp3) Drastic consequences to life as we know it, here on Mother Earth are the topics of this, the first of a two part series on abrupt climate change. Once again we visit with Guy McPherson, a Professor Emeritus of Natural Resources, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Arizona. McPherson discusses how global warming is affecting climate change. He explains the physics of what will occur when the polar ice cap has melted ending its ability to reflect the heat of the sun. Instead the heat of the sun will be absorbed by the world’s oceans. McPherson predicts that could well occur by 2022 or sooner, causing the temperature of the oceans to increase.  McPherson argues that this temperature will result in the loss of the “planetary air-conditioner” and the loss of habitat for human species. Professor Guy McPherson and I visited by phone while he was on a speaking tour, on August 12, 2018.  We began our conversation when I asked his to describe the current state of climate change, now in 2018. Professor Guy McPherson's website is: https://guymcpherson.com/ Information about abrupt climate change may be found here, as explained by the President of Finland to the President of the United States: https://finlandtoday.fi/president-niinisto-in-north-russia-if-we-lose-the-arctic-we-lose-the-world/ Additional information can be found here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDSrGfdjdxA, and here from the National Academies: https://nas-sites.org/arctic-interactive/images/Arctic_Matters-booklet.pdf LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/08/07/hollenbeck-holly-sex-lives-of-wives-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/08/07/hollenbeck-holly-sex-lives-of-wives-2/#comments Wed, 08 Aug 2018 01:30:44 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4351 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/08/07/hollenbeck-holly-sex-lives-of-wives-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - How to ignite sexual passion from a woman’s perspective is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious, as we talk with Holly Hollenbeck, a former attorney from Omaha, Nebraska, and author of, “Sex Lives of Wives, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-HOLLENBECK_INTERVIEW_EDITED_8-2-12_(1-29-18).mp3) How to ignite sexual passion from a woman’s perspective is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious, as we talk with Holly Hollenbeck, a former attorney from Omaha, Nebraska, and author of, “Sex Lives of Wives, Reigniting the Passion, True Confessions and Provocative Advice from Real Women.” Holly Hollenbeck says her book is not so much directed at how to please your mate, but how to please yourself by pleasing your mate. Take a look at www.passionseekers.com, her website devoted to helping women find passion and inspiration in their long-term relationships. I spoke with Holly Hollenbeck from her home in Nebraska, in mid September 2006, and asked her to describe what motivated her to write, “Sex Lives of Wives.” The book Holly Hollenbeck recommends is "Adults Only Travel: The Ultimate Guide to Romantic and Erotic Destination," by David West and Louis James. Originally Broadcast: September 20, 2006. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/08/01/rosenthal-ken-the-space-between-brilliance-and-madness/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/08/01/rosenthal-ken-the-space-between-brilliance-and-madness/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2018 01:29:10 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4349 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/08/01/rosenthal-ken-the-space-between-brilliance-and-madness/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - In this program we discuss cultivating beauty in the space between brilliance and madness with Ken Paul Rosenthal, an independent film maker based in San Francisco, California. - Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-ROSENTHAL_INTERVIEW_7-30-18_CA-final.mp3) In this program we discuss cultivating beauty in the space between brilliance and madness with Ken Paul Rosenthal, an independent film maker based in San Francisco, California. Rosenthal says his "work explores the geography of madness through the regenerative power of nature, urban landscapes, home movies, and archival footage from hygiene films." And his 2011 film "Crooked Beauty”, available on Vimeo, reveals his artistry and cinematography skills. Rosenthal's 2018 film "Whisper Rapture" is a musical and mental health documentary focusing on Bonfire Madigan and her cello. The music you are hearing now is by Bonfire Madigan on her cello, with permission. Not a stranger to demons of the mind, Rosenthal readily shares his personal experiences, and describes how communities of like-minded people can collectively ease the individual pain and find joyful creativity in the spaces between brilliance and madness. When Ken Paul Rosenthal and I visited by phone from his home in San Francisco, California on July 30, 2018, we began our conversation when I asked him to describe what many people call mental illness. The books Ken Paul Rosenthal recommends are both by David Abram: "The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World," and "Becoming Animal: An Earthly Cosmology.” The film he recommends is "Leave No Trace," about a father and daughter who lived off the grid in the wilderness. Ken Paul Rosenthal’s website is http://www.kenpaulrosenthal.com . His 2018 film “Whisper Rapture” can be accessed here: http://whisperrapture.com/ His 2011 film “Crooked Beauty” can be seen here: https://vimeo.com/28315394 LeGov clean 28:56 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/07/24/goldenvictoria-an-orphan-train-survivor/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/07/24/goldenvictoria-an-orphan-train-survivor/#comments Wed, 25 Jul 2018 01:26:53 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4347 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/07/24/goldenvictoria-an-orphan-train-survivor/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/07/17/totten-dr-samuel-genocide-in-south-sudan/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/07/17/totten-dr-samuel-genocide-in-south-sudan/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2018 01:24:58 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4345 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/07/17/totten-dr-samuel-genocide-in-south-sudan/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Once again we focus on the continuing genocide in the northeast African countries of Sudan and South Sudan. When the nation of South Sudan gained its independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-TOTTEN_SAM_7-17-18_CA.mp3) Once again we focus on the continuing genocide in the northeast African countries of Sudan and South Sudan. When the nation of South Sudan gained its independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011, the hopes for peace and safety of its citizens were high. That reality however has not come to be. The people of this area, especially those from the Nuba Mountains, continue to flee for their lives amidst an ongoing deadly famine. Professor Emeritus, Samuel Totten, Ph.D., a genocide scholar, now retired from the University of Arkansas, is our guest for the fifth time on Radio Curious. Professor Totten, who has visited Sudan and South Sudan multiple times in the past decade, hopes to visit there again the end of July, 2018. In this program, he describes recent conditions in this remote part of Africa; the heroic efforts of others who have devoted their lives to the betterment of the people of South Sudan—told in the book he edited in 2017, “Sudan's Nuba Mountains People: Accounts by Humanitarians in the Battle Zone”—and the plans for his pending trip there. He also explains what motivates him to risk his life by doing this work. When Dr. Sam Totten and I visited by phone from his home in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on July 9, 2018, we began when I asked him to describe the location of Sudan and South Sudan on the African continent. The book Sam Totten recommends is “The Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency,” by Barton Gellman. LeGov clean 28:56 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/07/03/mello-mark-the-underground-railroad-in-new-bedford-massachusetts-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/07/03/mello-mark-the-underground-railroad-in-new-bedford-massachusetts-2/#comments Wed, 04 Jul 2018 01:19:59 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4340 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/07/03/mello-mark-the-underground-railroad-in-new-bedford-massachusetts-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - New Bedford, Massachusetts, a sea port located in the southeast corner of Massachusetts, at the base of Cape Cod is the locale of our program. Early in New Bedford’s history a group of Quakers from Boston moved there an... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-MELLO_MARK_P1_2016_CA.mp3) New Bedford, Massachusetts, a sea port located in the southeast corner of Massachusetts, at the base of Cape Cod is the locale of our program. Early in New Bedford’s history a group of Quakers from Boston moved there and “New Bedford became a safe haven for formerly enslaved African-Americans" who had been able to escape bondage. The stories of those who safely arrived in New Bedford on the Underground Railroad are presented at the 34 acre New Bedford National Historical Park in the Old Town section of New Bedford. This two part series on the New Bedford Underground Railroad with National Park Ranger Mark Mello was recorded on September 2, 2016, with the sound of wind and street traffic in the background. Part one begins with a historical perspective of the Underground Railroad and the way in which New Bedford, Massachusetts was a safe haven for former slaves. The books Mark Mello recommends are “Fugitive's Gibraltar: Escaping Slaves and Abolitionism in New Bedford, Massachusetts,” by Kathryn Grover; "Whale Hunt," by Nelson Cole Haley; and "Leviathan," by Philip Hoare. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/06/26/caleen-sisk-franco-christina-aanestad-puberty-rights-of-the-winnemem-wintu/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/06/26/caleen-sisk-franco-christina-aanestad-puberty-rights-of-the-winnemem-wintu/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2018 01:16:51 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4338 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/06/26/caleen-sisk-franco-christina-aanestad-puberty-rights-of-the-winnemem-wintu/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - In this edition of Radio Curious, our assistant producer Christina Aanestad is the guest host in a conversation about puberty rights for young women within the Winnemem-Wintu tribe in Northern California. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Winnemen-Wintu_CA.mp3) In this edition of Radio Curious, our assistant producer Christina Aanestad is the guest host in a conversation about puberty rights for young women within the Winnemem-Wintu tribe in Northern California. This visit with Caleen Sisk-Franco, the Spiritual Leader and Chief of the Winnemem-Wintu was recorded near Mt. Shasta, California in August 2010. In the last few years, the tribe has revived an ancient ritual, the Puberty Ceremony-which honors and celebrates a girls transition into womanhood. The "Middle Water People" are a small tribe near Mount Shasta, in Northern California. During World War 2, they were relocated and their homeland was flooded to make the Shasta dam. Nearly 80 years later, the tribe has reinvigorated one of its ceremonies, there, called the Puberty Ceremony, which honors a girls transition into womanhood. For 3 days and nights, men sing and dance on one side of a river, while the women, pass on traditions to girls on the other side. But holding a ceremony on stolen land can be a challenge. The forest service refuses to grant the tribe private access to their ancestral land along the McCloud river, because they are an “unrecognized” tribe. Their ceremony is held with recreational boaters driving by, and camping as the tribe holds it's right of passage. Under the guidance of their Chief and Spiritual Leader, Caleen Sisk Franco, the Winnemem-Wintu have sued the federal government to protect their rights and their ancestral land. She describes the puberty ceremony and it’s importance to their way of life. LeGov clean 29:04 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/2018/06/12/ron-gross-as-socrates-socrates-in-athens-in-conversation/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/06/12/ron-gross-as-socrates-socrates-in-athens-in-conversation/#comments Wed, 13 Jun 2018 01:07:20 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4333 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/06/12/ron-gross-as-socrates-socrates-in-athens-in-conversation/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - 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, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-SOCRATES-9-28-CA.MP3) 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. Chataquan scholar Ron Gross portrays Socrates in this archived interview, recorded in January 2003. We began our conversation when I asked him to describe the process of self understanding. The book Socrates recommends is “The Trojan Women,” by Euripides. Ron Gross recommends “The Clouds,” by Aristophanes. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/06/05/silha-stephen-the-puckish-whimsical-life-of-james-broughton-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/06/05/silha-stephen-the-puckish-whimsical-life-of-james-broughton-2/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2018 01:04:14 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4331 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/06/05/silha-stephen-the-puckish-whimsical-life-of-james-broughton-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The puckishly whimsical life and times of poet and film maker James Broughton is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious in a visit with Stephen Silha, the producer and director of “Big Joy, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-SILHA_STEVE_5-12-14_CA.mp3) The puckishly whimsical life and times of poet and film maker James Broughton is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious in a visit with Stephen Silha, the producer and director of “Big Joy,” a biographical film of the life and times of James Broughton. Broughton believed that in order to live an authentic life we each should follow our own weird. He says: "I don’t know what the left is doing said the right hand, But it looks fascinating." And: "I may be infecting the whole body said the Head but they’ll never amputate me." Stephen Silha and I visited by phone from his home near Seattle, Washington on Mother’s Day, 2014. He began our conversation by telling us what drew him to make a film about his friend James Broughton. The book Stephen Silha recommends is “The Man Who Fell in Love With the Moon,” by Tom Spanbauer. The music in this weeks edition of Radio Curious is "Twril" by Norman Arnold, from the movie, "Big Joy." LeGov clean 29:02 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/2018/05/15/miller-geoffrey-does-what-you-buy-make-you-happier/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/05/15/miller-geoffrey-does-what-you-buy-make-you-happier/#comments Wed, 16 May 2018 00:56:29 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4325 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/05/15/miller-geoffrey-does-what-you-buy-make-you-happier/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Why do you buy what you buy? What do you hope to gain from it and will it make you a happier, sexier and more successful person? In these days of economic downturn many of us may be questioning whether we really need al... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-MILLER_GEOFFREY_INTERVIEW_CA_2012.mp3) Why do you buy what you buy? What do you hope to gain from it and will it make you a happier, sexier and more successful person? In these days of economic downturn many of us may be questioning whether we really need all this stuff and how it impacts our lives? In this edition of Radio Curious we meet Geoffrey Miller, a tenured professor of evolutionary psychology at the University of New Mexico, and the author of "Spent: Sex, Evolution and Consumer Behavior." During our visit we discuss how our purchasing choices are driven by thousands of years of evolution, how marketers can take advantage of this and how we might try to better understand our consumer instincts. I spoke with Geoffrey Miller from his home in Australia on May 29, 2009 and began by asking him to define his field of evolutionary psychology. The book Geoffrey Miller recommends is "The Life You Can Save: Acting Now To End World Poverty," by Peter Singer. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/05/09/krol-debra-native-american-art-of-the-southwest/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/05/09/krol-debra-native-american-art-of-the-southwest/#comments Thu, 10 May 2018 00:53:18 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4323 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/05/09/krol-debra-native-american-art-of-the-southwest/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Radio Curious visits the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona. Founded in 1929, the Heard Museum’s mission is dedicated to educating people about the arts, heritage and life ways of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-KROLL_DEBRA._CA1.mp3) Radio Curious visits the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona. Founded in 1929, the Heard Museum’s mission is dedicated to educating people about the arts, heritage and life ways of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas, with an emphasis on American Indian tribes of the Southwest. Committed to the sensitive and accurate portrayal of Native arts and cultures, the museum successfully combines the stories of American Indian people from a personal perspective with the beauty of art, showcasing old and new hand woven baskets, kachina dolls, other art and cultural objects. The museum showcases the art and regalia of Apache, Hopi, Navajo, Pueblo, and Yaqui, to name a few. More than 2000 items make up the museums exhibition.Artwork ranging from pottery, baskets, beadwork, dolls and paintings are on display. Our guest is Debra Krol, the communications manager who shared portions of the Heard Museum with me on December 10, 2011. We began our conversation with Krol when she introduced us to the Heard Museum and the unique features that reflect the evolution of south western Native American art. Debra Krol recommends two books: "Ishi’s Brain," by Orin Starn, and "Indians, Merchants and Missionaries: The legacy of Colonial Encounters on the California Frontiers", by Kent G. Lightfoot. Our interview with Orin Starn may be found on our website at http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/03/09/orin-starn-who-was-ishi/ The Heard Museum website is www.heard.org. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/05/02/basta-michael-relationship-warning-signs-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/05/02/basta-michael-relationship-warning-signs-2/#comments Thu, 03 May 2018 00:51:31 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4321 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/05/02/basta-michael-relationship-warning-signs-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Why some couples get along and others don’t, sometimes to the extent of terminating their relationship, is a curious question, the answer to which is likely to bring both pleasure and unhappiness to each of us. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-BASTA_MICHAEL_2018_CA.mp3) Why some couples get along and others don’t, sometimes to the extent of terminating their relationship, is a curious question, the answer to which is likely to bring both pleasure and unhappiness to each of us. Michael Basta has been a licensed clinical social worker based in Sonoma, County California, since 1988. He is trained and certified as a Gottman Couples’ Therapist. This training identifies the traits and behaviors of couples that are useful to predict how long their relationship will last. Michael Basta visited Radio Curious on May 21, 2010, and began by describing the negative traits and behaviors that indicate a dark future for the relationship. The book Michael Basta recommends is “The Female Brain,” by Dr. Louann Brizendine. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/04/24/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/2018/04/18/kate-magruder-as-dame-shirley-women-and-the-gold-rush-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/04/18/kate-magruder-as-dame-shirley-women-and-the-gold-rush-part-two/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2018 00:48:16 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4317 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/04/18/kate-magruder-as-dame-shirley-women-and-the-gold-rush-part-two/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - When word that California had gold in its creeks and streams reached the United States of America in 1848, fortune seekers from all over the world soon began to arrive by boat, covered wagon, and on foot. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Kate_Magruder-P2-2018_CA.mp3) When word that California had gold in its creeks and streams reached the United States of America in 1848, fortune seekers from all over the world soon began to arrive by boat, covered wagon, and on foot. Some people made their fortunes by selling provisions or services and very few actually found enough gold to take home. Louise Smith Clapp of Amherst, Massachusetts, using the name of Dame Shirley, wrote detailed and vivid descriptions of the life and ways of the gold seekers and of mid 19th century California. In this two-part program, we will talk to Dame Shirley in the person of Kate Magruder, a Chautauqua performer and participant with the California Council for the Humanities Sesquicentennial Project, Rediscovering California at 150. In part one, Kate Magruder portrays Dame Shirley. In part two, Kate Magruder talks more about Dame Shirley's life and times. The book Dame Shirley recommends is "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare." The books Kate Magruder recommends are "Days of Gold," by Malcolm Rhorbough and "The Shirley Letters," by Dame Shirley. This interview was originally broadcast on March 16, 1999. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/04/11/kate-magruder-as-dame-shirley-women-and-the-gold-rush-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/04/11/kate-magruder-as-dame-shirley-women-and-the-gold-rush-part-one/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2018 00:46:03 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4315 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/04/11/kate-magruder-as-dame-shirley-women-and-the-gold-rush-part-one/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - When word that California had gold in its creeks and streams reached the United States of America in 1848, fortune seekers from all over the world soon began to arrive by boat, covered wagon, and on foot. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-MAGRUDER_KATE_1999_CA_2018.mp3) When word that California had gold in its creeks and streams reached the United States of America in 1848, fortune seekers from all over the world soon began to arrive by boat, covered wagon, and on foot. Some people made their fortunes by selling provisions or services and very few actually found enough gold to take home. Louise Smith Clapp of Amherst, Massachusetts, using the name of Dame Shirley, wrote detailed and vivid descriptions of the life and ways of the gold seekers and of mid 19th century California. In this two-part program, we will talk to Dame Shirley in the person of Kate Magruder, a Chautauqua performer and participant with the California Council for the Humanities Sesquicentennial Project, Rediscovering California at 150. In part one, Kate Magruder portrays Dame Shirley. In part two, Kate Magruder discusses about Dame Shirley's life and times. The book Dame Shirley recommends is “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare.” Kate Magruder recommends “Days of Gold,” by Malcolm Rhorbough and “The Shirley Letters,” by Dame Shirley. This interview was originally Broadcast: on March 16, 1999. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/04/04/appelbaum-ralph-holocaust-remembrance-and-the-responsibility-of-bystanders/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/04/04/appelbaum-ralph-holocaust-remembrance-and-the-responsibility-of-bystanders/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2018 00:44:36 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4313 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/04/04/appelbaum-ralph-holocaust-remembrance-and-the-responsibility-of-bystanders/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - To create thought around Yom Hashoah, known in English as Holocaust Remembrance Day I offer you an archive interview with Ralph Appelbaum, the designer the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, in Washington D.C., Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-APPELBAUM_RALPH_2018_CA.mp3) To create thought around Yom Hashoah, known in English as Holocaust Remembrance Day I offer you an archive interview with Ralph Appelbaum, the designer the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, in Washington D.C., which opened in April 1993, when this interview was recorded. When Ralph Appelbaum and I were Peace Corp Volunteers in the mid 1960s, living in nearby towns in southern Peru, we often shared our future plans.  This interview shares the story of one of Ralph’s plans which he manifested on a material plane, about 30 years later. Appelbaum says that a museum’s architecture should focus on the experience by creating time and space events. In the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Appelbuam’s design depicts the suffering, torture and death of millions of people during World War II in Europe, on land controlled by fascist Nazis.  He also directs attention to the responsibility of bystanders. Please keep in mind that this interview was recorded in April 1993.  That was when Ralph Appelbaum and I visited by phone from his loft in New York City.  We began when I asked him to describe his vision of a museum designer. The audio of this program was enhanced by Gregg McVicer of UnderCurrentsradio.net, who was our guest in 2013. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/03/27/wendy-norris-as-emily-dickinson-hiding-in-her-own-house/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/03/27/wendy-norris-as-emily-dickinson-hiding-in-her-own-house/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2018 00:41:26 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4308 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/03/27/wendy-norris-as-emily-dickinson-hiding-in-her-own-house/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - History remembers poets of past eras as windows into the civilization of their time. A poet’s words reveal life and feelings we would otherwise never know. New England, in the mid-19th century, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-DICKINSON_EMILY_CA_2016.mp3) History remembers poets of past eras as windows into the civilization of their time. A poet’s words reveal life and feelings we would otherwise never know. New England, in the mid-19th century, was the center of a renaissance of American poetry. Emily Dickinson, better known now than she was then, was known for her phrases which sang out in a multitude of forms, meters and styles. Her words presented her innermost feelings and thoughts. A passionate and witty woman, she made a craft and an art of her words and her life. I met with Emily Dickinson in the person of actress Wendy Norris, in the parlor of the Dickinson family home, magically carried from Amherst, Massachusetts, to the stage of the Willits Community Theater, in Willits, California, where the belle of Amherst told her story. We began our conversation when I asked Emily Dickinson why she chose not to receive visitors in her home for so many years. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/03/21/nichols-clarina-the-revolutionary-heart-and-life-of-clarina-nichols/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/03/21/nichols-clarina-the-revolutionary-heart-and-life-of-clarina-nichols/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2018 00:36:13 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4306 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/03/21/nichols-clarina-the-revolutionary-heart-and-life-of-clarina-nichols/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The life of Clarina Nichols and her work in the early women’s rights movement in the United States has been greatly overlooked. As one of the country’s first female newspaper editors and stump speakers, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-NICHOLS-EICKHOFF_CA_2018.mp3) The life of Clarina Nichols and her work in the early women’s rights movement in the United States has been greatly overlooked. As one of the country’s first female newspaper editors and stump speakers, Clarina Nichols spoke out for temperance, abolition and women’s rights at a time when doing so could get a woman killed. Unlike other activists, she personally experienced some of the cruelest sufferings that a married woman of her day could know. In her pursuit for justice she traveled westward facing all of the challenges of being a single mother and a women’s rights activist of her day with good humor and resourcefulness. Clarina Nichols is portrayed by Diane Eickhoff in this chautauquan style interview.  We began when I asked Clarina about her childhood. The book Clarina Nichols recommends is “The Sexes Throughout Nature (Pioneers of the woman’s movement),” by Antoinette Louisa Brown Blackwell. The book Diane Eickhoff recommends is “The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 911” by Lawrence Wright. This program was originally broadcast on January 13, 2007. 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/2018/02/27/harvey-sylvia-children-of-the-incarcerated/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/02/27/harvey-sylvia-children-of-the-incarcerated/#comments Wed, 28 Feb 2018 00:29:37 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4299 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/02/27/harvey-sylvia-children-of-the-incarcerated/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Children of incarcerated parents is topic of this edition of Radio Curious. The estimated 2.7 million children of prison inmates in the United States are losing their visitation rights . Sylvia A. Harvey, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-HARVEY-SYLVIA-2018_CA.mp3) Children of incarcerated parents is topic of this edition of Radio Curious. The estimated 2.7 million children of prison inmates in the United States are losing their visitation rights . Sylvia A. Harvey, an investigative journalist, is our guest. Her story about the diminishing opportunities for children to visit their incarcerated parents was published in The Nation magazine on December 14, 2015. Some of Harvey’s most cherished childhood memories are the times she was able to visit her father while he was an inmate at Soledad State Prison, in California when she was between the ages of 5 and 16. When Sylvia Harvey and I visited by phone from her home in New York City, on January 18, 2016, we began with her personal experience and how the absence of not being able visit a parent in prison affects 2.7 million children. Instead of recommending a book, Sylvia Harvey recommends the song “Ain’t Got No,” by Nina Simone. LeGov clean 29:02 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/02/19/kupers-dr-terry-solitary-confinement-and-how-to-end-it/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/02/19/kupers-dr-terry-solitary-confinement-and-how-to-end-it/#comments Tue, 20 Feb 2018 00:25:56 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4297 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/02/19/kupers-dr-terry-solitary-confinement-and-how-to-end-it/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - In this edition we again visit with Dr. Terry Allen Kupers, a forensic psychiatrist and the author of “Solitary: The Inside Story of Supermax Isolation and How We Can Abolish It." In our first visit, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-KUPERS_INTERVIEW2_2-14-18_JG2_2-19-18_PUBLISHED.mp3) In this edition we again visit with Dr. Terry Allen Kupers, a forensic psychiatrist and the author of “Solitary: The Inside Story of Supermax Isolation and How We Can Abolish It." In our first visit, available on line at radiocurious.org, Dr. Kupers describes the abysmal conditions in which an estimated 100,000 incarcerated people, both men and women are held in solitary confinement in the United States. Kept in dark, cold, and often wet cells, more or less eight feet by ten feet in size, they have little or no human contact, sometimes for years on end. Many suffer from mental illness, prior to or as a result of living solitary confinement. This results in significant long term damage to these people as individuals and to our society as a whole. In this second of our two part series, Dr. Kupers shares stories of prisoners held in solitary confinement and what he believes is necessary to achieve meaningful rehabilitation for people who have committed crimes and sentenced to prison. When Dr. Terry Kupers and I visit by phone from his home in Oakland, California, on February 14, 2018, we began this second visit when I asked him to describe what he calls a rehabilitative attitude. The book Dr. Kupers recommends is: Hell Is a Very Small Place: Voices from Solitary Confinement,” edited by Jean Casella, James Ridgeway and Sarah Shourd This program was recorded on February 14, 2018. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/02/14/kupers-dr-terry-allen-solitary-confinement-locked-away-with-no-human-contact/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/02/14/kupers-dr-terry-allen-solitary-confinement-locked-away-with-no-human-contact/#comments Thu, 15 Feb 2018 00:23:19 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4294 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/02/14/kupers-dr-terry-allen-solitary-confinement-locked-away-with-no-human-contact/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - An estimated 100,000 people are held in solitary confinement in the United States.  The conditions in which they live are abysmal.  They have little or no contact human contact. Often they are kept in dark, cold, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-KUPERS_TERRI_P1_CA.mp3) An estimated 100,000 people are held in solitary confinement in the United States.  The conditions in which they live are abysmal.  They have little or no contact human contact. Often they are kept in dark, cold, wet cells eight feet by 10 feet in size. Many suffer from mental illness prior to or as a result of solitary confinement.  This results in significant long term damage to the individuals and our society as a whole. Dr. Terry Allen Kupers, a forensic psychiatrist, is the author of “Solitary: The Inside Story of Supermax Isolation and How We can Abolish It.” In this first of a two part series on solitary confinement, Kupers shares interviews with prisoners who have been raped, subdued with immobilizing gas, beaten by prison guards and whose mental and physical health needs have been ignored.  He has found that prisoners of color are much more likely to be held in solitary confinement than are white prisoners.  Kupers argues that solitary confinement is tantamount to torture, and per se violates the constitutional prohibition of cruel or unusual punishment. When Dr. Terry Kupers and I visit by phone from his home in Oakland, California on February 11, 2018, we began the first of two conversations when I asked him to define forensic psychiatry, and the background of solitary confinement. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/02/06/sullivan-michael-gene-political-theater-black-men-and-the-police-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/02/06/sullivan-michael-gene-political-theater-black-men-and-the-police-2/#comments Wed, 07 Feb 2018 00:21:16 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4292 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/02/06/sullivan-michael-gene-political-theater-black-men-and-the-police-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - 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, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-SULLIVAN_2-6-18_JG-1.mp3) 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. LeGov clean 29:05 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/2018/01/16/massey-orell-the-impact-of-martin-luther-king-jr-on-one-man/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/01/16/massey-orell-the-impact-of-martin-luther-king-jr-on-one-man/#comments Wed, 17 Jan 2018 00:13:04 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4286 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/01/16/massey-orell-the-impact-of-martin-luther-king-jr-on-one-man/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - To assist in the consideration of the impact of Martin Luther King, Jr. on the United States, I invited my friend Orell Massey to join us again here at Radio Curious.  In February 2014, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-MASSEY_ORRELL_2018_CA.mp3) To assist in the consideration of the impact of Martin Luther King, Jr. on the United States, I invited my friend Orell Massey to join us again here at Radio Curious.  In February 2014, when Massey first visited us he shared his experiences as the first and, so far, the only black law enforcement officer in the history of Mendocino County, California.  Prior to becoming a Deputy Sheriff here 23 years ago, Massey served in the U.S. Marine Corps and was primarily assigned to the Foreign Service Embassy detail. A native of rural South Carolina, he suffered under the cloud, terror, threats and fears brought on by racial segregation throughout his childhood and early adult years before joining the Marine Corps.   Now, he continues to work part time as a Mendocino County Deputy Sheriff, since his retirement in 2017. When Orell Massey visited the Radio Curious studios on January 14, 2018, we focused on the effect that Martin Luther King, Jr. had on his life. The Civil Rights song featured is "Can't Turn Me 'Round" performed by The Roots. The book Orell Massey recommends is “I Never Had it Made: An Autobiography of Jackie Robinson,”  by Jackie Robinson and Alfred Duckett. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/01/10/vogel-lillian-secrets-of-a-long-life-in-memory-of-dr-lillian-brown-vogel/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/01/10/vogel-lillian-secrets-of-a-long-life-in-memory-of-dr-lillian-brown-vogel/#comments Thu, 11 Jan 2018 00:10:35 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4284 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/01/10/vogel-lillian-secrets-of-a-long-life-in-memory-of-dr-lillian-brown-vogel/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - This program is presented in honor of my mother, Lillian Brown Vogel, whose vivacious 39,549 days finally caught up with her on December 29, 2017. She died at her home here in Ukiah, California at the age of 108. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-LILLIAN_VOGEL_2017_CA.mp3) This program is presented in honor of my mother, Lillian Brown Vogel, whose vivacious 39,549 days finally caught up with her on December 29, 2017. She died at her home here in Ukiah, California at the age of 108. Smiling until she closed her eyes for the last time, she cherished her well lived life. I dedicate this program to everyone who seeks to lead a long, active and happy life. My mother played the piano almost daily for 104 years. She voted in every election since 1930, the year she began medical school. She earned a Master’s Degree in 1933 and Ph.D. in 1961, both in psychology. She worked as a clinical psychologist, retiring in 2005, at the age of 96. In response to many queries about the secret of her long life, she published her memoir, “What’s My Secret?  One Hundred Years of Memories and Reflections,” on her 100th birthday in 2009. My mother was driven by her curiosity and joy of life. She was able to get to the heart of most any matter with a few simple questions.  And then always wanted to know more. This interview, originally recorded on October 31, 2009, was poetically updated, as you’ll hear, on September 9, 2014. Now this edition of Radio Curious begins when I asked Dr. Lillian Brown Vogel, my mother and my initial mentor on how to be curious: 'Mother dear, what makes you curious?' The book Lillian B. Vogel recommended in 2009, is “The Blue Tattoo: The Life Of Olive Oatman,” by Margot Mifflin. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/01/02/bayer-jaciara-transracial-adoptions-and-white-privilege/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/01/02/bayer-jaciara-transracial-adoptions-and-white-privilege/#comments Wed, 03 Jan 2018 00:07:00 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4282 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/01/02/bayer-jaciara-transracial-adoptions-and-white-privilege/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Radio Curious discusses transracial adoptions with Jaciara Bayer, a 30 year old Brazilian born woman, who is currently studying for a master’s degree in social work at the California State University at Hayward. - Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-BAYER_JACIARA_2018_CA.mp3) Radio Curious discusses transracial adoptions with Jaciara Bayer, a 30 year old Brazilian born woman, who is currently studying for a master’s degree in social work at the California State University at Hayward. Jaciara Bayer was adopted and brought to the United States at age 11 months by her single, white-American mother and grew up in Ukiah, California. A transracial adoption, which may be an international adoption, is the primary focus of Jaciara Bayer’s plan of study for her master’s degree. Sharing her personal experiences, she tells us of being told she’s different, growing up in a white family and white privilege. When Jaci, as she is often known, and I visited in the studios of Radio Curious on March 23, 2015, she began with her earliest memories. The book Jaciara Bayer recommends is “In the Meantime: Finding Yourself and the Love You Want,” by Iyanla Vanzant. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/12/26/blaise-clark-the-creation-of-standard-time-3/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/12/26/blaise-clark-the-creation-of-standard-time-3/#comments Wed, 27 Dec 2017 00:05:21 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4280 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/12/26/blaise-clark-the-creation-of-standard-time-3/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - 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, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-BLAISE_CLARK_2013_CA.mp3) 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.” 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. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/12/19/smith-jana-malamud-why-mothers-worry-about-their-children/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/12/19/smith-jana-malamud-why-mothers-worry-about-their-children/#comments Tue, 19 Dec 2017 22:44:43 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4278 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/12/19/smith-jana-malamud-why-mothers-worry-about-their-children/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Is the concept of “mother blame” a method to control women? Is motherhood a really a fearsome job? Will a mother’s mistake or inattention damage a child? Is this different from the fear that fathers have about the safet... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-SMITH_JANNA_MALAMUD_INTERVIEW_CA_2012.mp3) Is the concept of “mother blame” a method to control women? Is motherhood a really a fearsome job? Will a mother’s mistake or inattention damage a child? Is this different from the fear that fathers have about the safety of their children? These questions are answered by guest Jana Malamud Smith in her book “A Potent Spell: Mother Love and the Power of Fear.” She is a clinical psychotherapist and daughter of writer Bernard Malamud. Smith argues that the fear of losing a child is central to motherhood, and mostly overlooked as a historical force that has induced mothers throughout time to shape their own lives to better shelter their young, at the expense of their own future. I spoke with Dr. Janna Malamud Smith from her home in Massachusetts, and asked her to begin by discussing the different level of feat that fathers and mothers have toward their children. The book Janna Malamud Smith recommends is “Biography of Samuel Pepys” by Clair Tomilin. Originally broadcast: February 18, 2003. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/12/12/patrick-william-loneliness-and-how-it-affects-us-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/12/12/patrick-william-loneliness-and-how-it-affects-us-2/#comments Tue, 12 Dec 2017 22:42:21 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4276 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/12/12/patrick-william-loneliness-and-how-it-affects-us-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - How many of us are lonely? What is loneliness and how does it affect us? Approximately 25 years ago, when asked the number of friends in whom we could confide, most people in the United States said “three. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-PATRICK_INTERVIEW_10-13-08.mp3) How many of us are lonely? What is loneliness and how does it affect us? Approximately 25 years ago, when asked the number of friends in whom we could confide, most people in the United States said “three.” When that question was asked recently most people said “none.” Inquires reveal that twenty per-cent of people, -- 60 million in the Untied States alone – are feeling lonely at any given moment. And, it appears that chronic loneliness may well compete with smoking, obesity and lack of exercise as a significant health risk. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with William Patrick, the founding editor of The Journal of Life Sciences and co-author of “Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection,” along with University of Chicago psychology professor John Cacioppo. My conversation with William Patrick, recorded on October 13, 2008, began when I asked him to define loneliness as used in their book. The book William Patrick recommends is “The Lost Gospel: The Book of Q and Christian Origins,” by Burton Mack. Originally broadcast October 18th, 2008. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/12/05/spriggs-kent-legal-heroes-of-the-civil-rights-movement/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/12/05/spriggs-kent-legal-heroes-of-the-civil-rights-movement/#comments Tue, 05 Dec 2017 22:38:51 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4274 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/12/05/spriggs-kent-legal-heroes-of-the-civil-rights-movement/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - In all successful social and political changes in here in the the United States and elsewhere, civil disobedience plays a significant role. Bus boycotts, sit-ins and marches, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-SPRIGGS_KENT_CA_2017.mp3) In all successful social and political changes in here in the the United States and elsewhere, civil disobedience plays a significant role. Bus boycotts, sit-ins and marches, coordinated with constitution based legal challenges to blatant racially based restrictions imposed by the white supremacy in the American south, were at the core of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Our guest in this edition of Radio Curious is Attorney Kent Spriggs, the editor of “Voices of Civil Rights Lawyers: Reflections from the Deep South, 1964-1980.”  Spriggs compiled the voices of 26 lawyers, black and white, from the south and the north who began their law practices in the mid-1960s and successfully ended significant aspects of the then existing racial segregation. They describe their backgrounds and provide context for their civil rights litigation and other basic legal rights, as well as how their successes later advanced other movements for social justice. Kent Spriggs, raised in Washington, D.C. went to the Deep South in 1965 after finishing law school in New York.  He has been a Civil Rights lawyer since he arrived there over 50 years ago. Spriggs, now a resident and former mayor of Tallahassee, Florida, and I visited by phone from his home office on December 4, 2017.  We began our conversation when I asked him describe the contributors and some of their stories in “Voices of Civil Rights Lawyers.” The three books Kent Spriggs recommends are: "The Shock Doctrine," by Naomi Klein; "Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations about Race" by Beverly Daniel Tatum; and "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Color Blindness," by Michelle Alexander and Cornel West. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/11/29/zimring-frank-when-police-kill-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/11/29/zimring-frank-when-police-kill-part-two/#comments Wed, 29 Nov 2017 22:34:50 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4272 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/11/29/zimring-frank-when-police-kill-part-two/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - This is the second in a two part series on why police in the United States kill more citizens than in any other developed nation.  Our guest is Professor Franklin E. Zimring from the Law School at the University of Cali... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-ZIMRING_FRANK_P2_2017_CA.mp3) This is the second in a two part series on why police in the United States kill more citizens than in any other developed nation.  Our guest is Professor Franklin E. Zimring from the Law School at the University of California at Berkeley.  He is the author of the 2017 book “When Police Kill.” In part one, Zimring discusses why police killings are such a serious problem in the United States. He asserts it is in large part because of widespread ownership and use of handguns, which increase the vulnerability of police to life-threatening assault. Here, in part two, Zimring explains how the problem of police killings can be effectively controlled without major changes in the performance or the effectiveness of police. When Frank Zimring and I visited by phone from his office in Berkeley, California, on November 17, 2017, we began with his discussion of ways to effectively address the problem of police killings. The book Frank Zimring recommends is “Memos From Midlife: 24 Parables of Adult Adjustment,” his only non-law related book. And finally for full disclosure, Frank and I met in elementary school in Los Angeles. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/11/21/zimring-frank-when-police-kill-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/11/21/zimring-frank-when-police-kill-part-one/#comments Tue, 21 Nov 2017 22:33:16 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4269 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/11/21/zimring-frank-when-police-kill-part-one/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - This program is devoted to some of the reasons why police in the United States kill and who the dead are. - Of the 1,100 killings by police in the United States in the year 2015, 85% were a result of a fatal shooting. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-ZIMRING_FRANK_2017_CA.mp3) This program is devoted to some of the reasons why police in the United States kill and who the dead are. Of the 1,100 killings by police in the United States in the year 2015, 85% were a result of a fatal shooting. 95% of those victims were male.  The death rates for African Americans and Native Americans are twice their share of the population. Our guest in this first of a two part series on why police kill, is Franklin E. Zimring a law professor at the Boalt Hall Law School at the University of California at Berkeley.  He is also the author of “When Police Kill.” Zimring’s conclusions, based on evidence garnered from the empirical research revealed in his book show: 1) “Police use of lethal force is a very serious national problem in the United States”; 2) “Killings by police are a much larger problem in the United States than in any other developed nation, in large part because of widespread ownership and use of handguns which increase the vulnerability of police to life-threatening assault;” and 3) “Police killings are a very specific problem that can be effectively controlled without major changes in the performance or the effectiveness of police.”  This third point is the topic of part two in this series. And, for the sake of full disclosure, Frank Zimring and I have been friends since our early years in elementary school. Frank Zimring and I visited by phone from his office at Boalt Hall Law School in Berkeley, California on November 17, 2017.   We began our conversation when I asked him to discuss policing as a governmental function. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/11/15/scott-jack-harvesting-redwood-trees-without-a-chain-saw/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/11/15/scott-jack-harvesting-redwood-trees-without-a-chain-saw/#comments Wed, 15 Nov 2017 22:30:06 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4266 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/11/15/scott-jack-harvesting-redwood-trees-without-a-chain-saw/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The California coastal redwood trees are some of the oldest living things in the world. Other than cutting the tree down, the best way to determine their age, or the age of any tree is with an incremental borer. Click here to begin listening ( http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-SCOTT_JACK_11-14-17_CA.mp3) The California coastal redwood trees are some of the oldest living things in the world. Other than cutting the tree down, the best way to determine their age, or the age of any tree is with an incremental borer. That’s a long narrow tube twisted into the tree from the bark to the pitch at the center of the tree.  A small finger-size “wooden rod” is removed revealing one line which represents one tree ring is then removed and counted.  Each tree ring represents one year of the tree’s life. Though few old growth redwood forests exist now, some of the remaining redwoods are estimated to be close to 2000 years old.  Although that is easy to say, it is beyond my ken to fathom. 96 year old Jack Scott of Ukiah, California, is our guest on this edition of Radio Curious.  In 1936 before the era of the chain-saw, Scott harvested old growth redwoods beginning at 15 years old.  Part of the harvest process was to push and then pull one end of a two-person hand-saw. When Scott visited the Radio Curious studios on November 12, 2017, we began when I asked him to describe working in the woods at that time. The books Jack Scott recommends are those written by Louis Lamore. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/11/08/best-george-john-brown-and-harpers-ferry/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/11/08/best-george-john-brown-and-harpers-ferry/#comments Wed, 08 Nov 2017 22:26:32 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4264 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/11/08/best-george-john-brown-and-harpers-ferry/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening Harper’s Ferry National Park is located at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers in the easternmost corner of what is now West Virginia. This tiny national park, just over a square mile in size, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-BEST_GEORGE_2017_CA.mp3) Harper’s Ferry National Park is located at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers in the easternmost corner of what is now West Virginia. This tiny national park, just over a square mile in size, is the location of the 1859 raid led by John Brown, a white abolitionist. Outraged by the sustained existence of slavery in southern United States, Brown and his armed supporters snuck across the river at night attempting to take over of the government arsenal, arm the nearby enslaved people and foment a revolt.  Brown’s intended efforts were ultimately unsuccessful and resulted in his conviction for treason and death by hanging.  Nonetheless, he foreshadowed the growing discontent of slavery that would lead to the civil war. I joined Ranger George Best on October 12, 2017, for a tour and stories, which began at the 1848 now defunct armory amid background sounds of the rivers, railroads and other machinery  He begins with a description of the Foundry, Harper’s Ferry largest building. The books George Best recommends are: “A Walker's Guide to Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia,” by Dave Gilbert, “The Strange Story of Harper’s Ferry” by Joseph Berry, and “Harpers Ferry Under Fire” by Dennis Fryer. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/10/31/cain-crispin-craft-whiskey-what-it-is-and-how-its-made/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/10/31/cain-crispin-craft-whiskey-what-it-is-and-how-its-made/#comments Tue, 31 Oct 2017 22:24:03 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4262 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/10/31/cain-crispin-craft-whiskey-what-it-is-and-how-its-made/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Whiskey:  Scotch, Irish, Absinthe and Moonshine, among others, are the topics of this edition of Radio Curious.  Our guest is Crispin Cain, an artisan liqueur maker, distiller and co-owner of Greenway Distillers and Ame... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-CAIIN_CRISPIN_2017_CA.mp3) Whiskey:  Scotch, Irish, Absinthe and Moonshine, among others, are the topics of this edition of Radio Curious.  Our guest is Crispin Cain, an artisan liqueur maker, distiller and co-owner of Greenway Distillers and American Craft Whiskey based in Redwood Valley, California, about 10 miles north of the Radio Curious studios. We met in his office of at the Greenway distillery on October 27, 2017, and began our visit sampling some his most tasty products.  After a few sips I turned on the recorder and asked Crispin Cain to describe the distilling process. Crispin Cain's website is: http://www.greenwaydistillers.com. The book Crispin Cain recommends is “Writings from Ancient Egypt,” by Toby Wilkinson. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/10/25/gottlieb-dr-dan-mindfulness-in-the-digital-age/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/10/25/gottlieb-dr-dan-mindfulness-in-the-digital-age/#comments Wed, 25 Oct 2017 22:21:46 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4260 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/10/25/gottlieb-dr-dan-mindfulness-in-the-digital-age/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - This program is about some of the consequences of that small pocket size electronic device which, as of January, 2017, 95% of adult Americans own and carry. (www.pewinternet. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-GOTTLIEB_DAN_10-9-17_CA.mp3) This program is about some of the consequences of that small pocket size electronic device which, as of January, 2017, 95% of adult Americans own and carry. (www.pewinternet.org/fact-sheet/mobile) This device is commonly called a cell phone. In May, 2017, estimates indicate the average American over age 18 spends 2 hours, 51 minutes on their cell phone every day. (https://hackernoon.com/how-much-time-do-people-spend-on-their-mobile-phones-in-2017-e5f90a0b10a6). Dr. Dan Gottlieb, our guest on this edition of Radio Curious, is a clinical psychologist, author and the host of Voices in the Family (https://whyy.org/programs/voices-in-the-family/) aired regularly on WHYY in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He provides clinical therapy to people who suffer from feelings of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome. This condition is commonly known as anxiety and appears to be an unanticipated consequence of cell phone usage. I met with Dr. Dan, as he is often called, in the studios of WHYY in Philadelphia on October 16, 2017.  We began our conversation when I asked him about the consequences of current cell phone usage especially by young people. The books Dr. Dan Gottlieb recommends are:  “The Black Widow,” by Daniel Silva, and “What Happened,” by Hillary Rodham Clinton. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/10/17/leinen-george-a-morticians-philosophy-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/10/17/leinen-george-a-morticians-philosophy-2/#comments Tue, 17 Oct 2017 22:19:25 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4258 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/10/17/leinen-george-a-morticians-philosophy-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Radio Curious discusses the funeral industry in the United States with the owner of a mortuary in a rural northern California town. As professionals describe their work and philosophy, George Leinen, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-LEINEN_GEORGE_CA_2017.mp3) Radio Curious discusses the funeral industry in the United States with the owner of a mortuary in a rural northern California town. As professionals describe their work and philosophy, George Leinen, owner of Empire Mortuary in Ukiah, California since 2000, joins us in this edition of Radio Curious to share his thoughts and experiences. We discuss funeral industry trade associations, business practices in some sectors of the industry, and how our guest's philosophy evolved. In this program, recorded in the studios of Radio Curious on September 21, 2013 we began our visit when I asked George Leinen to describe embalming, what it is, and why it's done. The book George Leinen recommends is "The American Way of Death," by Jessica Mitford. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/10/11/dr-arthur-janov-dr-france-janov-remembering-the-debunked-primal-scream-founder/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/10/11/dr-arthur-janov-dr-france-janov-remembering-the-debunked-primal-scream-founder/#comments Wed, 11 Oct 2017 20:53:31 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4255 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/10/11/dr-arthur-janov-dr-france-janov-remembering-the-debunked-primal-scream-founder/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - In this edition of Radio Curious we re-visit our December 2006 interview with Dr. Arthur Janov, author of The Primal Scream,  who died on October 1, 2017, at his home in Malibu, California. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-JANOV_ARTHUR_AND_FRANCE_2017_CA.mp3) In this edition of Radio Curious we re-visit our December 2006 interview with Dr. Arthur Janov, author of The Primal Scream,  who died on October 1, 2017, at his home in Malibu, California.  A detailed obituary may be found in the October 4, 2017, on line edition of the New York Times. (https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/10/02/obituaries/arthur-janov-dead-developed-primal-scream-therapy.html) Together with his wife Dr. France Janov, they asserted that the best emotional healing is obtained by reaching back to the point of injury that formed an initial imprint of the pain, claiming that pain often originates in the womb or in early childhood. Their work centered on a belief that repeated piercing screams focused on early trauma would free a person of physical and psychological pain. Their therapeutic method has been repeatedly debunked and discredited by colleagues and the psychiatric establishment, as described in the journal “Professional Psychology: Research and Practice,” and the American Psychiatric Association. The criticism focused on the lack of any independent, controlled studies demonstrating the Janov therapy’s effectiveness.  Janov also listed homosexuality among the ailments that primal therapy could “cure,” and continued to list it long after the American Psychiatric Association declassified it as a psychiatric disorder in 1973.Nonetheless, his patients included John Lennon, Yoko Ono, James Earl Jones and the pianist Roger Williams. I spoke with Dr. Arthur Janov and Dr. France Janov, in December 2006, from their home in Santa Monica, California, and began when I asked them to explain how initial imprints in a person’s life can be the cause of lifelong pain. The books Dr. Arthur Janov recommended are:  “Hostile Takeover: How Big Money and Corruption Conquered Our Government--And How We Take It Back,” by Davod Sirota, and “Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq,” by Steven Kinzer. The books Dr. France Janov recommended are: “Matisse,”  by Volkmar Essers, and “Puccini: A Biography” by Mary Jane Phillips-Matz and William Weaver. This program was recorded on December 16, 2006. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/10/03/fogg-laura-traveling-blind/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/10/03/fogg-laura-traveling-blind/#comments Tue, 03 Oct 2017 20:48:43 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4253 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/10/03/fogg-laura-traveling-blind/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The ways different creatures, especially us humans, use our senses to guide ourselves through life has long attracted my curiosity. I’ve often wondered how blind people seem able to orient themselves, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-FOGG_LAURA_2014_CA.mp3) The ways different creatures, especially us humans, use our senses to guide ourselves through life has long attracted my curiosity. I’ve often wondered how blind people seem able to orient themselves, and also wondered about their dreams. From time to time, over the years, I would see an attentive woman walk past my office window next to a young person of student age. They would walk together talk, and the young person almost always carried a white cane with a red tip. Laura Fogg is this woman, the author of “Traveling Blind: Life Lessons from Unlikely Teachers,” and our guest in this archive edition of Radio Curious. Laura Fogg worked as a Mobility and Orientation Instructor for the Blind in Mendocino County for over 35 years beginning 1971. She pioneered the use of the red tipped white cane with very young blind students some of whom had multiple impairments. She traveled long distances over the rather spectacular back roads of Mendocino County to work with each student his or her home. When she visited the studios of Radio Curious on December 1, 2008, I asked her about the lessons that she learned that have changed her life. The book Laura Fogg recommends is “My Year of Meats,” by Ruth Ozeki. Published in 1999. LeGov clean 29:02 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/09/26/samson-don-the-creative-imagination-of-don-samson/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/09/26/samson-don-the-creative-imagination-of-don-samson/#comments Tue, 26 Sep 2017 20:44:02 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4250 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/09/26/samson-don-the-creative-imagination-of-don-samson/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The creative imagination of playwright Don Samson is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious.  In May 2015, I had the good fortune of seeing a ten minute play entitled “Blind Date,” written by my long time friend, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-SAMSON_DON_2015_CA.mp3) The creative imagination of playwright Don Samson is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious.  In May 2015, I had the good fortune of seeing a ten minute play entitled “Blind Date,” written by my long time friend, who lives in nearby Willits, California.  For many years prior to becoming a playwright, Don Samson researched and wrote legal briefs for criminal defense attorneys, an experience we also discuss in this program. After seeing the local production of “Blind Date,” I was curious about the circumstances that came to Don Samson’s mind when he created this play, so I invited him to visit the Radio Curious studios.  We met on May 22, 2015 and began our conversation with his description of those circumstances. Don Samson recommends the book, which is also a play, “Antigone,” by Sophocles. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/09/19/blevis-marcianne-jealousy-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/09/19/blevis-marcianne-jealousy-2/#comments Tue, 19 Sep 2017 20:39:34 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4248 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/09/19/blevis-marcianne-jealousy-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Are you jealous?  Have you ever been?  Do you know the origin of your jealousy? Jealousy often goes hand in hand with feelings of love, but where does this emotion come from, and how can we manage it? - Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-BLEVIS_MARCIANNE_2014_CA.mp3) Are you jealous?  Have you ever been?  Do you know the origin of your jealousy? Jealousy often goes hand in hand with feelings of love, but where does this emotion come from, and how can we manage it? In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Marcianne Blevis, author of “Jealousy: True Stories of Love’s Favorite Decoy.”  In this book, Marcianne Blevis, who lives and works in Paris, France, reveals different ways jealousy affects different people and suggests methods to understand and manage what can be a very destructive yet elusive emotion. She examines the deeper consequences of jealousy and inquires if jealousy is useful to us and if this ‘extraordinary passion,’ in reality is ‘a strategy for survival’. I spoke with Marcianne Blevis from her home in Paris, France on February 2nd, 2009, and began by asking her to explain what jealousy is. The book Marcianne Blevis recommends is “Aux confins de l’identité" (title translated by Marcianne Blevis as “At the Frontier of Identity”) by Michel De M'uzan. This book is currently published only in French. 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/2017/08/17/most-stephen-documentary-filmmaker-stories-make-the-world-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/08/17/most-stephen-documentary-filmmaker-stories-make-the-world-part-two/#comments Thu, 17 Aug 2017 20:24:07 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4239 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/08/17/most-stephen-documentary-filmmaker-stories-make-the-world-part-two/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - We continue with part two of “Stories Make the World,” with Stephen Most.  He’s a playwright, documentary film maker, and author of the book “Stories Make the World: Reflections of Storytelling and the Art of the Docume... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-MOST_STEPHEN_2_8-16-2017_CA.mp3) We continue with part two of “Stories Make the World,” with Stephen Most.  He’s a playwright, documentary film maker, and author of the book “Stories Make the World: Reflections of Storytelling and the Art of the Documentary.”  Most presents vignettes of his mentors and experiences, and employs his personal art of storytelling to share who they are and what he has learned in his 54 year career as a writer and story teller. In part one Most discusses his experience with Peruvian Shamen and Curanderos as a young man when he lived on the north coast of Peru, and the art of documentary making.  Here, in part two, Most tells the story of biologist and conservationist Aldo Leopold, among others, and describes the art of listening. When Steve Most visited the Radio Curious studios on August 4, 2017, we began part two when I asked him about the art of storytelling. The books Stephen Most recommends are: “Human Condition” and “On Revolution,” by Hanna Arendt, and “Granada” by Steven Nightingale. Stephen Most's website is (http://stephenmost.com/). LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/08/09/most-stephen-documentary-filmmaker-stories-make-the-world-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/08/09/most-stephen-documentary-filmmaker-stories-make-the-world-part-one/#comments Wed, 09 Aug 2017 20:21:39 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4237 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/08/09/most-stephen-documentary-filmmaker-stories-make-the-world-part-one/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Meaning, which comes from stories, is the topic of our two part series on how stories make the world. Our guest is Stephen Most, author of "Stories Make the World: Reflections on Storytelling and the Art of the Document... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-MOST_STEPHEN_8-7-17_CA.mp3) Meaning, which comes from stories, is the topic of our two part series on how stories make the world. Our guest is Stephen Most, author of "Stories Make the World: Reflections on Storytelling and the Art of the Documentary." In this book, Most shares his experience as a playwright, writer, and creator of documentary films over the past 50 plus years. Steve Most and I first crossed paths in 1976. We soon determined we had both lived in Peru for several years ten years earlier, and have been friends since.  In his 2007 visit with Radio Curious http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/06/22/most-stephen-river-of-renewal-myth-history-in-the-klamath-basin/, Most and I discussed his book "River of Renewal: Myth and History in the Klamath Basin." "Stories Make the World" is a crucial account of the principles and paradoxes that attend the quest to represent reality truthfully.  Most shows how documentary filmmakers and other nonfiction storytellers come to understand their subjects and cast light on the world through their art. Steve Most visited the Radio Curious studios on August 4, 2017, to record this series on storytelling and the art of the documentary. The central theme of "Stories Make the World" is meaning comes from stories. We begin with Steve Most’s description of his initial experiences starting with his arrival to Peru’s north coast in 1964.  He contrasts information, including raw facts, and meaningful knowledge with a story. Stephen Most's website is stephenmost.com. To stream or download films in the "Stories Make the World" visit: www.videoproject.com/stories. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/08/01/rossi-dr-ernest-how-to-turn-on-genes-and-reconstruct-your-brain-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/08/01/rossi-dr-ernest-how-to-turn-on-genes-and-reconstruct-your-brain-2/#comments Tue, 01 Aug 2017 20:12:44 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4235 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/08/01/rossi-dr-ernest-how-to-turn-on-genes-and-reconstruct-your-brain-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Gene expression: Psychosocial and cultural genomics--a healing process that connects the mind-body to emotional and physical healing is our topic. Our guest is Dr. Ernest Rossi, a practicing psychologist, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-ROSSI-ERNEST-2015_CA.mp3) Gene expression: Psychosocial and cultural genomics--a healing process that connects the mind-body to emotional and physical healing is our topic. Our guest is Dr. Ernest Rossi, a practicing psychologist, hypnotherapist and an expert in dreams. Dr. Rossi describes how we humans can activate a specific gene within us to advance our abilities, or recover from an injury. He suffered a major stroke in the early 2000s that impaired his speech and movement. Dr. Rossi managed his own recovery using psychosocial and cultural genomics. He and I visited at the 11th Milton Erickson Psychotherapy Congress in Phoenix, Arizona in December 2011. I turned on the recorder and asked Dr. Rossi to explain how gene expression works. Dr. Ernest Rossi recommends your choice of the 36 books he has authored or edited. His website is www.ernestrossi.com. LeGov clean 29:02 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/07/26/zeig-dr-jeff-below-the-radar-of-your-mind/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/07/26/zeig-dr-jeff-below-the-radar-of-your-mind/#comments Wed, 26 Jul 2017 20:09:56 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4233 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/07/26/zeig-dr-jeff-below-the-radar-of-your-mind/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - How to get below the radar of your mind and what to do once you’re there is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. One goal is to reach the quantum of personal leaning in the sub-conscious mind and bring that exper... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-ZEIG_JEFF_INTERVIEW_CA_1-30-12.mp3) How to get below the radar of your mind and what to do once you’re there is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. One goal is to reach the quantum of personal leaning in the sub-conscious mind and bring that experiential knowledge to the conscious mind of daily life. A trusted guide is often beneficial. Our guest is Dr. Jeffrey Zeig, in another conversation about the Ericksonian approach to psychotherapy. He is the founder and director of the Milton Erickson Foundation and a clinical psychologist based in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Zieg has directed multiple conferences on the evolution of psychotherapy including the 11th Milton Erickson Psychotherapy Conference where he and I met in December 2011, in Phoenix, Arizona. We began our conversation when I asked him about the history of psychotherapy. The books Dr. Jeff Zeig recommends are “The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry as well as the books written by Leo Tolstoy. Jeff Zeig's website is www.jeffzeig.com. The MIlton Erickson Foundation website is www.erickson-foundation.org. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/07/17/lacy-dr-betty-alzheimers-disease-a-psychiatrists-personal-perspective-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/07/17/lacy-dr-betty-alzheimers-disease-a-psychiatrists-personal-perspective-part-two/#comments Mon, 17 Jul 2017 20:07:45 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4231 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/07/17/lacy-dr-betty-alzheimers-disease-a-psychiatrists-personal-perspective-part-two/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - In our continuing series on dementia we present two interviews with Dr. Betty J. Lacy, clinical psychiatrist, based in Ukiah, California, whose focus is the prevention, care and treatment of dementia, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-LACY_BETTY_P2_2017_CA.mp3) In our continuing series on dementia we present two interviews with Dr. Betty J. Lacy, clinical psychiatrist, based in Ukiah, California, whose focus is the prevention, care and treatment of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease. This chronic neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and worsens over time, is the cause of 60% to 70% of cases of dementia. In part one, Dr. Lacy tells the story of Alois Alheimers, a German psychiatrist and neuropathologist, who’s credited with identifying the first published case of “presenile dementia”, which would later be identified as Alzheimer's disease. Dr. Lacy shares the emotional impact of the personal experiences of her parents, both of whom suffer from Alzheimer’s disease. She and her two siblings each carry the gene called APOE4, which increases a person’s susceptibility to this disease. She explains the benefits of being tested and identifies specific ways to retard and possibly prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s. In this program, part two, Dr. Lacy shares her personal experiences of caring for her parents with Alzheimer's. She suggests ways to deal with the changing personality that comes with this disease and how to deal with the stress it brings to family members. The book Dr. Betty Lacy recommends is “He Wanted the Moon: The Madness and Medical Genius of Dr. Perry Baird, and His Daughter’s Quest to Know Him,” by Mimi Baird and Eve Claxton. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/07/12/lacy-dr-betty-alzheimers-disease-a-psychiatrists-personal-perspective-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/07/12/lacy-dr-betty-alzheimers-disease-a-psychiatrists-personal-perspective-part-one/#comments Wed, 12 Jul 2017 20:06:07 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4229 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/07/12/lacy-dr-betty-alzheimers-disease-a-psychiatrists-personal-perspective-part-one/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - In our continuing series on dementia we visit with Dr. Betty J. Lacy, clinical psychiatrist, based in Ukiah, California, whose focus is the prevention, care and treatment of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-LACY_BETTY_2017_CA.mp3) In our continuing series on dementia we visit with Dr. Betty J. Lacy, clinical psychiatrist, based in Ukiah, California, whose focus is the prevention, care and treatment of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease. This chronic neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and worsens over time is the cause of 60% to 70% of cases of dementia. Dr. Lacy tells the story about Alois Alheimers, a German psychiatrist and neuropathologist. He’s credited with identifying the first published case of "presenile dementia", which would later be identified as Alzheimer's disease. In this the first of two visits with Dr. Lacy, she shares the emotional impact of the personal experiences of her parents, both of whom suffer from Alzheimer’s disease. She and her two siblings each carry the gene called APOE4, which increases a person’s susceptibility to this disease. She also explains the benefits of being tested and identifies specific ways to retard and possibly prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s. When Betty Lacy visited Radio Curious on July 7, 2017, we began with her description of her parents’ conditions and their states of mind. In part two, Dr. Lacy discusses how to deal with this disease, and provides suggestions for family and friends of a person who suffers from Alzheimer’s. The book Betty Lacy recommends is “He Wanted the Moon:  The Madness and Medical Genius of Dr. Perry Baird, and His Daughter’s Quest to Know Him,” by Mimi Baird and Eve Claxton. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/07/05/owen-dr-adrian-in-a-coma-and-conscious-communicating-with-the-comatose/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/07/05/owen-dr-adrian-in-a-coma-and-conscious-communicating-with-the-comatose/#comments Wed, 05 Jul 2017 20:04:06 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4227 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/07/05/owen-dr-adrian-in-a-coma-and-conscious-communicating-with-the-comatose/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Approximately twenty percent of the people who are motionless and locked into a deep coma, wholly unable to move or respond, have a conscious awareness.  This conscious awareness may be determined with the use of Functi... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-OWEN_FINAL_PUBLISHED-CA.mp3) Approximately twenty percent of the people who are motionless and locked into a deep coma, wholly unable to move or respond, have a conscious awareness.  This conscious awareness may be determined with the use of Functional magnetic resonance imaging, commonly called fMRI.  This imaging reveals the increased blood flow to specific areas of the brain when a person focuses on a certain idea or image. In this program we visit with Adrian Owen, Ph.D., author of "Into the Gray Zone: A Neuroscientist Explores the Border Between Life and Death." Dr. Owen who thoroughly enjoys neurobiology and his rock and roll band began to develop imaging techniques allowing a conscious person locked in a coma to respond yes or no, to a given question.  Owen is currently the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience and Imaging at the Brain and Mind Institute, of Western University in London, Ontario, Canada. As part of our continuing series on dementia, we visited with Dr. Owen from his office in London, Ontario Canada, June 28, 2017.  We began when I asked him to explain the difference between magnetic resonance imaging and functional magnetic resonance imaging. The book Adrian Owen recommends is "The Selfish Gene," by Richard Dawkins. For more information about Dr. Adrian Owen visit his website: http://www.owenlab.uwo.ca/ LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/06/28/gordon-ina-dick-edward-living-in-the-moment-with-alzheimers/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/06/28/gordon-ina-dick-edward-living-in-the-moment-with-alzheimers/#comments Wed, 28 Jun 2017 19:58:05 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4224 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/06/28/gordon-ina-dick-edward-living-in-the-moment-with-alzheimers/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - When a lapse in memory becomes several lapses, and then many, it becomes scary. It could possibly be the onset of Alzheimer's disease, a chronic neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and worsens over time. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-17.6.26_Gordon_Published.mp3) When a lapse in memory becomes several lapses, and then many, it becomes scary. It could possibly be the onset of Alzheimer's disease, a chronic neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and worsens over time. It's reportedly the cause of two-thirds of the cases of dementia, and is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. Our guests are Ina Gordon and her husband Edward Dick, residents of Redwood Valley, California. Ina, formerly a Mendocino County librarian, has Alzheimer's. Ed is her caregiver. About five years ago, Ina realized she could not remember where she had put commonly used items. Now she no longer drives for fear of getting lost or safely controlling the car. She claims to be able to have a conversation, but says she wouldn't remember it the following day. Ina Gordon offered to share her experience, how she is now, and what her life was like before Alzheimer's began to narrow her world. When she and Ed Dick visited the Radio Curious studios on June 24, 2017, we began what turned out to be a very sweet and poignant story, when I asked to recall what her life was like before her memory began to fade. The readings that Ed Dick recommends are the articles in the Plough Quarterly. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/06/20/herm-eric-son-of-a-farmer-child-of-the-earth-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/06/20/herm-eric-son-of-a-farmer-child-of-the-earth-2/#comments Tue, 20 Jun 2017 19:56:00 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4222 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/06/20/herm-eric-son-of-a-farmer-child-of-the-earth-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - 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. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-HERM_ERIC_10-23-11_CA.mp3) 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. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/06/13/conna-lee-weinberg-conscious-direction-of-your-spine/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/06/13/conna-lee-weinberg-conscious-direction-of-your-spine/#comments Tue, 13 Jun 2017 19:51:10 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4218 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/06/13/conna-lee-weinberg-conscious-direction-of-your-spine/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - How we each may develop a conscious connection with the individual vertebrae of the spine is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. - Our guest is Conna-Lee Weinberg, author of “Mindful Spine: Movement from the In... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Weinberg_Final_TS_6.13.17.mp3) How we each may develop a conscious connection with the individual vertebrae of the spine is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. Our guest is Conna-Lee Weinberg, author of “Mindful Spine: Movement from the Inside Out – Connecting the Brain and the Spinal Vertebrae.” Weinberg has over 30 years of experience as a psychophysical educator for Olympic and high-performance athletes. Weinberg asserts that the spine overtly regulates our movements from birth until we begin to crawl and walk.  She believes that beginning when we crawl, the spine becomes subordinate to our muscles in controlling our movement.  This may result in sciatica, scoliosis, and other painful and sometimes debilitating conditions. Weinberg believes that by learning to consciously direct or move the individual spinal vertebrae, with an intention similar to learning to ride a bicycle or moving a cup to our lips, we would be able to avoid, among other issues, the back pain too many of us suffer.  You may find further information at her website mindfulspine.com. When Conna-Lee Weinberg visited the Radio Curious Studios on June 11, 2017, she demonstrated her personal ability to separately move the individual vertebrae of her spine.  In addition, she moved several vertebrae at the same time to imitate scoliosis.  She and I began our visit with her description of the Eureka moment when she learned that she could intentionally move her own spinal vertebrae. The book Conna-Lee Weinberg recommends is:  “The Brain that Changes Itself:  Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science,” by Norman Doidge. LeGov clean 29:04 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/06/06/marianchild-kate-the-unique-oak-woodlands-of-california/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/06/06/marianchild-kate-the-unique-oak-woodlands-of-california/#comments Tue, 06 Jun 2017 19:48:36 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4216 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/06/06/marianchild-kate-the-unique-oak-woodlands-of-california/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - To many of us who live in California, oak woodlands may seem rather ordinary. In reality, that is not the case. Oak woodlands are home to more species of plants, fungi, birds, reptiles, amphibians, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_-_20170606_-_MARIONCHILD.mp3) To many of us who live in California, oak woodlands may seem rather ordinary. In reality, that is not the case. Oak woodlands are home to more species of plants, fungi, birds, reptiles, amphibians, insects and mammals than any other terrestrial ecosystem in the California. In this edition of Radio Curious, we visit with Kate Marianchild, author of Secrets of the Oak Woodlands: Plants & Animals Among California’s Oaks. Her book, now in its 4th printing, was a finalist in the Science, Nature and Environment Section of the Indie Next Generation Book Award. Secrets of the Oak Woodlands describes many of the flora, fauna and fungi that inhabit the plentiful oak woodlands in California, and explains their intertwined connections and mutual support systems. More details are available on her website, katemarianchild.com. In this program, Marianchild describes how acorn woodpeckers, manzanita, newts, the western fence lizard, and woodrats, among others, live and survive together in a symbiotic ecosystem. The book she recommends is The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating, by Elisabeth Tova Baily. This program was recorded on June 5, 2017. To many of us who live in California, oak woodlands may seem rather ordinary. In reality, that is not the case. Oak woodlands are home to more species of plants, fungi, birds, reptiles, amphibians, insects and mammals than any other terrestrial ecosystem in the California. In this edition of Radio Curious, we visit with Kate Marianchild, author of Secrets of the Oak Woodlands: Plants & Animals Among California’s Oaks. Her book, now in its 4th printing, was a finalist in the Science, Nature and Environment Section of the Indie Next Generation Book Award. Secrets of the Oak Woodlands describes many of the flora, fauna and fungi that inhabit the plentiful oak woodlands in California, and explains their intertwined connections and mutual support systems. More details are available on her website, katemarianchild.com. In this program, Marianchild describes how acorn woodpeckers, manzanita, newts, the western fence lizard, and woodrats, among others, live and survive together in a symbiotic ecosystem. The book she recommends is The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating, by Elisabeth Tova Baily. This program was recorded on June 5, 2017. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/05/30/lung-robin-program-informationedit-program-add-version-delete-program-finding-kukan-a-hidden-glimpse-into-wartime-china/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/05/30/lung-robin-program-informationedit-program-add-version-delete-program-finding-kukan-a-hidden-glimpse-into-wartime-china/#comments Tue, 30 May 2017 19:46:48 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4214 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/05/30/lung-robin-program-informationedit-program-add-version-delete-program-finding-kukan-a-hidden-glimpse-into-wartime-china/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - An artifact of Chinese-American heritage in the form of a long-lost film and the Asian American woman responsible for this film’s creation is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. - Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_-_LUNG_-_20170530.mp3) An artifact of Chinese-American heritage in the form of a long-lost film and the Asian American woman responsible for this film’s creation is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. Our guest is documentary filmmaker Robin Lung, who made the film Finding Kukan. Finding Kukan tells the story of Li Ling-Ai, a Chinese-American woman who hired Rey Scott, an American photojournalist, to travel to China and capture the life of people in that war-torn country, including the massive bombing of the wartime capital. Their landmark film, Kukan, received one of the first Academy Awards for a feature documentary in 1942. Lung’s film, Finding Kukan, asks why we haven’t heard of Li Ling-Ai, and why all copies of her film Kukan seem to have disappeared. This program was recorded on May 6, 2017, when she was in Southern California, right after Finding Kukan received the Audience Award at the 2017 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. The book that Robin Lung recommends is also a movie: Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race, by Margot Lee Shetterly. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/05/23/dvorak-john-ph-d-earthquakes-why-and-when-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/05/23/dvorak-john-ph-d-earthquakes-why-and-when-2/#comments Tue, 23 May 2017 19:43:40 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4212 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/05/23/dvorak-john-ph-d-earthquakes-why-and-when-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - To many of us who live along the coast of California, earthquakes are a living legend. Much of that legend is closely associated with the San Andreas Fault, a line that runs roughly 800 miles through California, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_-_20170523_-_DVORAK_(Archive).mp3) To many of us who live along the coast of California, earthquakes are a living legend. Much of that legend is closely associated with the San Andreas Fault, a line that runs roughly 800 miles through California, forming the tectonic boundary between the Pacific and North American Plates. As you might expect, this edition of Radio Curious is about earthquakes. Our guest is John Dvorak, Ph.D., a geophysicist and author of Earthquake Storms: The Fascinating History and Volatile Future of the San Andreas Fault. He is currently employed by the United States Geological Survey, working for the Institute for Astronomy in Hilo, Hawaii. He previously taught at the University of Hawaii, UCLA, Washington University in St. Louis, and at the Smithsonian Institute. Barry visited with Dr. Dvorak on October 31st of 2014, from his office in Hilo, Hawaii. The book John Dvorak recommends is Daughters of Fire, by Tom Peek. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/05/16/baker-carolyn-ph-d-hospice-and-near-term-human-extinction-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/05/16/baker-carolyn-ph-d-hospice-and-near-term-human-extinction-2/#comments Tue, 16 May 2017 19:41:30 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4210 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/05/16/baker-carolyn-ph-d-hospice-and-near-term-human-extinction-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - This is the third conversation in our series on near-term human extinction, which Barry has called the most disturbing group of interviews he's had in the history of Radio Curious. On today's program, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_-_20170515_-_Baker_(Archive).mp3) This is the third conversation in our series on near-term human extinction, which Barry has called the most disturbing group of interviews he's had in the history of Radio Curious. On today's program, we'll consider how we can each personally deal with this impossible problem, and how an understanding of hospice can help guide the way we interact with our communities and our planet. Our guest is Dr. Carolyn Baker, co-author with Dr. Guy R. McPherson of "Extinction Dialogues: How to Live with Death in Mind." She's also the author of "Love in the Age of Ecological Apocalypse: Cultivating the Relationships We Need to Thrive." As an author and psychotherapist, Dr. Baker discusses the importance of emotional and spiritual preparedness for the cataclysmic changes that abrupt climate change will bring. As you listen to this interview, consider how you could incorporate Dr. Baker's advice into your own life, and how the hospice concept--taking time to interact with loved ones, enjoy nature, and be mindful--can give meaning to your time on earth, in the face of human extinction. "Extinction Dialogs" presents credible scientific evidence that global warming is pushing our planet to a swift apocalyptic end--more rapidly that we comprehend. Dr. Guy McPherson discusses the scientific evidence that suggests a looming extinction of the human species in parts one and two of this series. In the second half of "Extinction Dialogs," Dr. Baker encourages and recommends a hospice approach, which we present to you as part three in this series. The book Dr. Baker recommends is "Die Wise: A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul, by Stephen Jenkinson." This interview was recorded on September 20, 2015. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/05/09/mcpherson-dr-guy-r-near-term-extinction-of-the-human-species-part-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/05/09/mcpherson-dr-guy-r-near-term-extinction-of-the-human-species-part-2/#comments Tue, 09 May 2017 19:37:09 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4208 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/05/09/mcpherson-dr-guy-r-near-term-extinction-of-the-human-species-part-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - In this, part two of our series on near term human extinction, we continue our conversation with Dr. Guy R. McPherson, Professor Emeritus of Natural Resources, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizo... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_-_20170509_-_McPherson_Pt_2.mp3) In this, part two of our series on near term human extinction, we continue our conversation with Dr. Guy R. McPherson, Professor Emeritus of Natural Resources, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona. Dr. McPherson is co-author with Carolyn Baker of Extinction Dialogs: How to Live with Death in Mind. McPherson presents what appears to be overwhelming scientific evidence that our environment is headed for a swift apocalyptic collapse. This interview was recorded on September 14th, 2015, but has become hauntingly prescient as Dr. McPherson’s warnings and predictions about the devastating effects of climate change come to pass. As you listen, consider the following: Is what McPherson predicted occurring? Has climate change affected your life? What have you done, or what are doing differently, as a consequence? What are your future plans regarding climate change? In part one, Dr. Guy McPherson discussed the rise of global temperature by more than 1 degree centigrade, the likelihood of a continued global warming trend in the future and some of its effects on our planet. In this, our second visit with Dr. McPherson, he explains how this small rise in global temperature is leading to a large-scale mass extinction on earth. The book Dr. Guy McPherson recommends is Ms. Lady Bug and Mr. Honeybee: A Love Story at the End of Time, by Pauline Panagiotou-Schneider and Guy McPherson. He also recommends the books by Edward Abbey. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/05/03/mcpherson-dr-guy-r-near-term-extinction-of-the-human-species-part-1/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/05/03/mcpherson-dr-guy-r-near-term-extinction-of-the-human-species-part-1/#comments Wed, 03 May 2017 19:35:25 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4206 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/05/03/mcpherson-dr-guy-r-near-term-extinction-of-the-human-species-part-1/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - In September of 2015, Barry visited with Dr. Guy R. McPherson (http://www.guymcpherson.net/), co-author with Carolyn Baker of “Extinction Dialogs: How to Live With Death in Mind. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_-_20170503_-_MCPHERSON_PT_1.mp3) In September of 2015, Barry visited with Dr. Guy R. McPherson (http://www.guymcpherson.net/), co-author with Carolyn Baker of “Extinction Dialogs: How to Live With Death in Mind.” McPherson is Professor Emeritus of Natural Resources, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona. This archive program is the first of a series on near-term extinction of the human species. Dr. McPherson’s words about the possible effects of climate change are hauntingly prescient, heard a year and a half year later. As you listen, consider the following: Is what McPherson predicted occurring? Has climate change affected your life? What have you done, or what are doing differently, as a consequence? What are your future plans regarding climate change? The point from which average global temperature rise (https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/global/201507) is measured dates back to 1750, the beginning of the industrial revolution, and the time at which the ever increasing use of fossil fuels began. Since 1750, the planet has warmed by more than 1 degree centigrade. McPherson's book “Extinction Dialogs: How to Live with Death in Mind,” explains how this small global rise in temperature is leading to a large scale mass extinction on the planet. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/04/25/offen-bernard-surviving-the-holocaust/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/04/25/offen-bernard-surviving-the-holocaust/#comments Tue, 25 Apr 2017 19:32:38 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4204 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/04/25/offen-bernard-surviving-the-holocaust/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The internationally recognized date of Holocaust Remembrance Day corresponds to the 27th day of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar, a calendar based on the phases of the moon. That day also marks the anniversary of the Warsaw... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_-_20170425_-_OFFEN.mp3) The internationally recognized date of Holocaust Remembrance Day corresponds to the 27th day of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar, a calendar based on the phases of the moon. That day also marks the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. In Hebrew, Holocaust Remembrance Day is called Yom Hashoah.  In year 2017 of the Gregorian Calendar Yom Hashoah falls on April 24. From the Radio Curious archives, in honor of Yom Hashoah this year, we re-visit our 2005 interview with Bernard Offen.  He survived five Nazi concentration camps in Poland, during his youth in World War II. Bernard Offen has led tours of these concentration camps and in doing says, “You don't have to be a survivor or Jewish. It's for all the wounded who want to understand the power of good and evil and want to create goodness in the world.” When Bernard Offen visited the studios of Radio Curious in April 2005, we began our conversation when he described some of his early childhood experiences in Krakow, Poland in the years just prior to World War II. The book Bernard Offen recommends "My Hometown Concentration Camp: A Survivor’s Account to Life in the Krakow Ghetto and Plaszow Concentration Camp," which he wrote. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/04/18/grandin-prof-temple-what-autism-can-tell-us-about-animals/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/04/18/grandin-prof-temple-what-autism-can-tell-us-about-animals/#comments Tue, 18 Apr 2017 19:29:49 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4202 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/04/18/grandin-prof-temple-what-autism-can-tell-us-about-animals/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - What animals think and how their thoughts might be understood is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. A certain amount of insight into this curious question may be obtained from the book “Animals in Translation: ... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_-_20170418_-_GRANDIN.mp3) What animals think and how their thoughts might be understood is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. A certain amount of insight into this curious question may be obtained from the book “Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior,” by Professor Temple Grandin. Grandin, born in 1947, was diagnosed with autism at age 2 and did not begin to speak until she was 4 years old. She earned a master's degree and Ph.D. in animal science, and is now a professor of animal science at Colorado State University in Ft. Collins, Colorado. In her book “Animals in Translation,” Grandin explores the world of animals; their pain, fear, aggression, relationships and communication. She believes that autistic people at times think the way animals think, putting them in a strong position to translate “animal talk.” We spoke with Professor Grandin from her office in Ft. Collins, Colorado, in March 2006. We began our conversation when I asked her to define autism. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/04/11/chikazawa-owen-and-krogh-mary-ashley-two-millennials-bound-for-nowhere/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/04/11/chikazawa-owen-and-krogh-mary-ashley-two-millennials-bound-for-nowhere/#comments Tue, 11 Apr 2017 19:27:53 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4199 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/04/11/chikazawa-owen-and-krogh-mary-ashley-two-millennials-bound-for-nowhere/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Two bold millennial adventurers, born in 1988 and 1989, serendipitously parked their Volkswagon Westfalia Camper Van in a campsite adjacent to the Radio Curious Mobile Studio--also a Westfalia Camper Van--near Lone Pine, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_-_20170411_-_Mak_and_Owen.mp3) Two bold millennial adventurers, born in 1988 and 1989, serendipitously parked their Volkswagon Westfalia Camper Van in a campsite adjacent to the Radio Curious Mobile Studio--also a Westfalia Camper Van--near Lone Pine, California. Lone Pine is at the eastern base Mt. Whitney, about 90 miles west of Death Valley. Mary Ashley Krogh, who goes by MAK (http://www.makwashere.com/about/), and her husband, Owen Chikazawa (https://www.wewander.tv/about/) have been on the road, “bound for nowhere” (http://www.boundfornowhere.com/), since the end of April, 2016. They’re my guests on this edition of Radio Curious. MAK and Owen live and work in Stanley. That’s the name for their camper van home, which provides about 18 square feet of living space. MAK and Owen, both graduates of Savannah College of Art & Design support themselves as designers and illustrators. MAK creates apparel graphic art, branding and graphic designs. Owen designs, illustrates and animates broadcast television and startup explanatory videos. As they foment and pursue their wanderlust bound for nowhere, they remotely focus on their clients’ goals and meet their needs. MAK, Owen, and I visited in their home office, aka Stanley, at Tuttle Creek Campground, just outside Lone Pine, California, on March 17, 2017. The books that Owen Chikazawa recommends are The Martian by Andy Weir and The 39 Steps by John Buchan. The book that MAK recommends is The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/04/04/slater-linda-death-valley-the-hottest-place-on-earth-and-the-driest-and-lowest-place-in-north-america/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/04/04/slater-linda-death-valley-the-hottest-place-on-earth-and-the-driest-and-lowest-place-in-north-america/#comments Tue, 04 Apr 2017 19:25:29 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4197 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/04/04/slater-linda-death-valley-the-hottest-place-on-earth-and-the-driest-and-lowest-place-in-north-america/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Death Valley, the hottest place on earth and the driest and lowest place in North America is a spectacularly beautiful 3.4 million acre National Park.  91% of this outdoor “classroom, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_-_Slater_-_20170404.mp3) Death Valley, the hottest place on earth and the driest and lowest place in North America is a spectacularly beautiful 3.4 million acre National Park.  91% of this outdoor “classroom,” has been designated as a Wilderness and protected by Congress. Our guest in this edition of Radio Curious is Linda Slater, a National Park Ranger for the past 30 years and currently the Chief of Interpretation at Death Valley National Park. In this wildly beautiful and dangerously hot place is the lowest point in North America-- at 282 feet below sea level. Death Valley, replete with rolling sand dunes, deep winding smooth marble canyons, spring-fed oases, and crusted barren salt flats averages 2 inches of rain per year. We visited with Linda Slater on March 15, 2017, in the Radio Curious mobile studio. While parked next to a rock strewn area, so white that it appeared to be covered in snow, yet the outside temperature was 100 degrees, our conversation began with Linda Slater’s description of that white material. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/03/28/kramer-andrew-donald-trumps-russian-connection/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/03/28/kramer-andrew-donald-trumps-russian-connection/#comments Tue, 28 Mar 2017 19:22:05 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4195 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/03/28/kramer-andrew-donald-trumps-russian-connection/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - This program is about President Trump’s connections to Russia, and in particular, Paul Manafort. Manafort was the manager of Trump’s 2016 Presidential campaign until he abruptly quit two and a half months before the ele... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_-_20170328_-_Kramer.mp3) This program is about President Trump’s connections to Russia, and in particular, Paul Manafort. Manafort was the manager of Trump’s 2016 Presidential campaign until he abruptly quit two and a half months before the election. We ask: who is Paul Manafort, where did he come from, and how did he became Trump’s campaign manager? What aspects of Manafort’s longtime relationships with Russian leaders and President Trump might be revealed in the pending hearings conducted by the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee? In addition, we discuss the recent non-permitted demonstrations that occurred in Russia. Our guest, Andrew Kramer (https://www.nytimes.com/by/andrew-e-kramer), is a New York Times reporter based in Moscow, Russia. Kramer, fluent in Russian, has been reporting from Moscow for the Times since 2006. This interview is the second in what may become an ongoing series of conversations with him about Russia. The book Andrew Kramer recommends is “Black Wind, White Snow: The Rise of Russia’s New Nationalism,” by Charles Clover. The program was recorded on March 27, 2017. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/03/21/wilkerson-isabel-americas-great-migration-part-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/03/21/wilkerson-isabel-americas-great-migration-part-2/#comments Tue, 21 Mar 2017 19:20:15 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4193 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/03/21/wilkerson-isabel-americas-great-migration-part-2/feed/ 0 Click here t0 begin listening - In PART TWO of our conversation with Pulitzer Prize winner, Isabel Wilkerson, author of “The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration,” we continue our discussion of the migration of almost six ... Click here t0 begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Wilkerson_Part_2_-_3-21-17_.mp3) In PART TWO of our conversation with Pulitzer Prize winner, Isabel Wilkerson, author of “The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration,” we continue our discussion of the migration of almost six million black American citizens from the south to northern and western cities between the years of 1915 and 1970. 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. LeGov clean 29:03 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/03/13/wilkerson-isabel-americas-great-migration-part-1/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/03/13/wilkerson-isabel-americas-great-migration-part-1/#comments Mon, 13 Mar 2017 19:18:51 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4191 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/03/13/wilkerson-isabel-americas-great-migration-part-1/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - 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, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-WILKERSON_-_PART_1.mp3) 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 (http://isabelwilkerson.com/), 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 Arc of Justice,” by Kevin Boyle LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/03/07/wagner-sally-roesch-matilda-joslyn-gage-the-forgotten-suffragist/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/03/07/wagner-sally-roesch-matilda-joslyn-gage-the-forgotten-suffragist/#comments Tue, 07 Mar 2017 19:16:10 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4189 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/03/07/wagner-sally-roesch-matilda-joslyn-gage-the-forgotten-suffragist/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - 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, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_-_20170307_-_Gage.mp3) 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. Radio Curious spoke with Sally Roesch Wagner in December 1996. Our conversation began when I welcomed Matilda Joslyn Gage. 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. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/02/28/sorel-edward-an-actress-her-lovers-and-a-daft-caricaturist/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/02/28/sorel-edward-an-actress-her-lovers-and-a-daft-caricaturist/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2017 19:13:43 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4187 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/02/28/sorel-edward-an-actress-her-lovers-and-a-daft-caricaturist/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Edward Sorel, a satirical caricaturist, and cartoonist, whose first book is Mary Astor’s Purple Diary: The Great American Sex Scandal of 1936, is our guest in this edition Radio Curious. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_-_20170228_-_Sorel.mp3) Edward Sorel, a satirical caricaturist, and cartoonist, whose first book is Mary Astor’s Purple Diary: The Great American Sex Scandal of 1936, is our guest in this edition Radio Curious. Claiming to be daft about Mary Astor for about a half a century, Sorel describes Astor’s career as a Hollywood-based actress who seemingly more than enjoyed a lustful and salacious life. Astor’s diary, which allegedly revealed the untold stories of her trysts and lovers, was the centerpiece of the sensational 1936 trial to determine the custody of her young daughter. Sorel, whose pictorial satires have appeared on the covers of forty-six editions of The New Yorker magazine, visited Radio Curious by phone from his home in Harlem, New York City, on February 27, 2017. The books Ed Sorel recommends are: Iron Dawn: The Monitor and The Merrimack, and the Sea Battle that Changed History, by Richard Snow; and Terrible Virtue, a Novel, by Ellen Feldman. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/02/21/early-steve-remaking-an-american-city/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/02/21/early-steve-remaking-an-american-city/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2017 19:11:17 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4185 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/02/21/early-steve-remaking-an-american-city/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The power and success of local political action to meet the needs of a community is revealed in the book “Refinery Town:  Big Oil, Big Money and the Remaking of an American City.” - Written by Steve Early, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_-_20170221_-_Early.mp3) The power and success of local political action to meet the needs of a community is revealed in the book “Refinery Town:  Big Oil, Big Money and the Remaking of an American City.” Written by Steve Early, with a Forward by Senator Bernie Sanders, “Refinery Town” describes the political change in Richmond, California, that began in 2000. Richmond was a largely working-class city of 110,000 people, with one of the highest per capita homicide rates, and twice the average jobless rate. Early tells the story of the community organizing that successfully raised the minimum wage, challenged evictions and home foreclosures, and sought fair taxation of Big Oil. In this case, the Big Oil is the Chevron Oil Company, which owns and operates a Richmond refinery, one of the largest oil refineries in California. Steve Early is the author of “Refinery Town:  Big Oil, Big Money and the Remaking of an American City.”  This book describes the social and political changes in Richmond California, which began 2000. The books Steve Early recommends are: “Detroit: An American Autopsy,” by Charlie LeDuff; "Teardown: Memoir of A Vanishing City," by Gordon Young; and “Home Town,” by Tracy Kidder. This program was recorded on February 20, 2017 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/02/14/chidekel-dr-dana-whos-in-charge-your-young-child-or-you/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/02/14/chidekel-dr-dana-whos-in-charge-your-young-child-or-you/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2017 19:08:25 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4183 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/02/14/chidekel-dr-dana-whos-in-charge-your-young-child-or-you/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Are you or do you know someone who is tired of endlessly negotiating with a 5-year-old? How about taking a 3-year-old to a restaurant? Children are too often seen and treated as small adults, dressed as adults, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_-_20170214_-_Chidekel_(Archive).mp3) Are you or do you know someone who is tired of endlessly negotiating with a 5-year-old? How about taking a 3-year-old to a restaurant? Children are too often seen and treated as small adults, dressed as adults, and sometimes have their lives planned out for them to be as busy as adults. Treating children as people older than they are overlooks their cognitive abilities. This can lead to unsatisfying and sometimes traumatic relationships between the child and the parents. Parents in Charge: Setting Healthy, Loving Boundaries for You and Your Child was written by Dr. Dana Chidekel in 2002. She’s a child psychologist near Los Angeles, California. Dr. Chidekel argues that the developing brain of toddlers does not give them the capacity to respond to being placed on equal ground with their parents. She encourages parents to assume their rightful role of authority. I spoke with Dr. Dana Chidekel in the winter of 2002 from her office in Southern California. We began our conversation by talking about the developing brain of young children. I asked her what the brain of a young child is can and cannot assess. The books that Dr. Chidekel recommends for young children are the Berenstain Bears series. The book she recommends for older people is “Seabiscuit.” LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/02/07/janssen-susanna-words-how-we-learn-what-they-mean-when-they-are-spoken-and-heard/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/02/07/janssen-susanna-words-how-we-learn-what-they-mean-when-they-are-spoken-and-heard/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2017 19:05:38 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4181 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/02/07/janssen-susanna-words-how-we-learn-what-they-mean-when-they-are-spoken-and-heard/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Words: what they mean to the speaker and what they mean to the listener are the bedrock of human communication and cultural understanding. - In this edition of Radio Curious, we talk with Susanna Janssen, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_-_20170207_-_Janssen.mp3) Words: what they mean to the speaker and what they mean to the listener are the bedrock of human communication and cultural understanding. In this edition of Radio Curious, we talk with Susanna Janssen, the author of Wordstruck! The Fun and Fascination of Language. She discusses the multiple aspects of the meanings of words, how they translate from one language to another, and how Janssen sometimes seems to have a different personality in different languages. Susanna Janssen is dedicated to changing the linguistic culture of America by advocating the learning of foreign languages. She is a foreign language educator, as well as author, speaker, and newspaper columnist on all topics related to words, language, and culture. She is particularly interested in the benefits of learning two or more languages, and how doing so affects brain development, especially in early childhood. This interview was recorded on February 5, 2017. The book she recommends is A Book of Roads: Travel Stories from Michigan to Marrakech, by Phil Cousineau. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/01/31/neufeld-dr-gordon-hold-on-to-your-kids/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/01/31/neufeld-dr-gordon-hold-on-to-your-kids/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2017 19:02:24 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4179 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/01/31/neufeld-dr-gordon-hold-on-to-your-kids/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The economic and cultural changes that have occurred in North American society in the past fifty or so years have resulted in today’s children looking to and associating with their peers, instead of their parents, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_-_20170131_-_Neufeld.mp3) The economic and cultural changes that have occurred in North American society in the past fifty or so years have resulted in today’s children looking to and associating with their peers, instead of their parents, for direction; for a sense of right and wrong; and for values, identity, and codes of behavior. This peer orientation works to undermine family cohesion. It interferes with healthy development and fosters a sexualized youth culture in which children lose their individuality and tend to become conformist, desensitized and alienated. These concepts—and what to do about them to develop strong families and emotionally healthy children—are explained in the book “Hold on to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers,“ by Gordon Neufeld, Ph.D. and Gabor Mate, M.D. When I spoke with Dr. Gordon Neufeld from his home in Vancouver, British Columbia, we began our conversation with a discussion of the importance of developing an attachment between the adult caregiver and the child, beginning at infancy. Dr. Gordon Neufeld is the author of “Hold on to Your Kids:  Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers. The book he recommends is “The Anatomy of Dependence,” by Takeo Doi. This interview was originally broadcast on October 25, 2005. More information about Dr. Neufeld’s work may be found on his website, www.GordonNeufeld.com. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/01/24/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/2017/01/17/schlosser-eric-do-you-really-want-to-eat-that/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/01/17/schlosser-eric-do-you-really-want-to-eat-that/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2017 18:54:14 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4173 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/01/17/schlosser-eric-do-you-really-want-to-eat-that/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Fast food is what many people eat in America, and increasingly in other countries. It is advertised to be fun, tasty, and easily available. Americans spend more money annually on fast food than is spent on higher educat... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_-_20170110_-_SCHLOSSER_(ARCHIVE).mp3) Fast food is what many people eat in America, and increasingly in other countries. It is advertised to be fun, tasty, and easily available. Americans spend more money annually on fast food than is spent on higher education. Eric Schlosser is our guest in this archive edition.  He’s the author of Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal. Schlosser writes that it is not only what is served for human consumption that is the problem, but the art of mass-marketing to children through organized promotions and ads for the products—in school busses, hallways, and even bathroom stalls—has serious side effects on society. Working conditions for employees at meat-packing plants and the resulting contamination of the product resulted in the July 19th, 2002 recall of 19 million pounds of beef. In addition to the acute health hazards of contamination, a fast food meal often contains more fat in one meal than the average person needs in a day. I spoke with Eric Schlosser, the author of Fast Food Nation, in mid-summer 2002, we began with his description of the problem of excess fat in fast food. Eric Schlosser is the author of Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal. The book he recommends is “Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing,” by Ted Conover. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/01/10/kramer-andrew-exxon-ceo-secretary-of-state/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/01/10/kramer-andrew-exxon-ceo-secretary-of-state/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2017 18:51:02 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4171 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/01/10/kramer-andrew-exxon-ceo-secretary-of-state/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - This program is devoted to the pending Senate hearings and possible confirmation of Rex Tillerson as the next Secretary of State of the United States. - Tillerson, the Exxon Mobile Company Chief Executive Officer, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Kramer_Published_1317.mp3) This program is devoted to the pending Senate hearings and possible confirmation of Rex Tillerson as the next Secretary of State of the United States. Tillerson, the Exxon Mobile Company Chief Executive Officer, chosen by Donald Trump to the head of the State Department, has a long history in the Russian oil business, as well has having an alleged personal friendship with Vladamir Putin, the Russian President. Our guest is Andrew Kramer, a reporter for the New York Times, based at its Moscow, Russia bureau for the past ten years. Kramer shares his reporting on Tillerson’s attempts on behalf of Exxon to gain access to the Russian arctic oil fields, as well as Tillerson’s personal connections to Russia. In addition, Kramer investigated and reported the activities of Paul Manifort in Russia, who within a week after those reports became public, resigned as Donald Trump’s campaign manager. When Andrew Kramer and I visited from New York Times’ Bureau in Moscow on December 29, 2016, he began by describing Tillerson’s history in Russia. The book Andrew Kramer recommends is “The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and Its Dangerous Legacy,” by David Hoffman. This program was recorded on December 29, 2016.           LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/12/28/lee-stetson-as-john-muir-an-early-american-conservationist/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/12/28/lee-stetson-as-john-muir-an-early-american-conservationist/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2016 18:47:49 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4169 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/12/28/lee-stetson-as-john-muir-an-early-american-conservationist/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The Wild Muir - One of the greatest early conservationists of America was a Scottish immigrant named John Muir who, as a young boy, went first to Wisconsin and then later, as a young man in the 1860s, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-MUIR_JOHN_2013_CA.mp3) The Wild Muir One of the greatest early conservationists of America was a Scottish immigrant named John Muir who, as a young boy, went first to Wisconsin and then later, as a young man in the 1860s, moved onward to California. A friend of President Theodore Roosevelt, he successfully sought to preserve the spectacular Yosemite Valley and the Sierra Nevada range; it was joy in his lifetime. Yet the loss of the equally spectacular Hetch Hetch Valley to a dam to provide water for San Francisco was his greatest sorrow. John Muir founded the Sierra Club and is credited with founding the National Park System in the United States. I visited with John Muir in the person of Lee Stetson in the studios of Radio Curious in October of 1995 and discussed his life and observations. We begin with his comments on the effect that extinction of so many species during and since his lifetime has had on the Earth’s remaining species. The book that Lee Stetson recommends is his own, “The Wild Muir,” by Lee Stetson The book that John Muir recommends is “Sixty Miles From Contentment,” by M.H. Dunlop.   LeGov clean 29:02 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/2016/12/14/axt-robert-mixed-messages-and-the-arts/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/12/14/axt-robert-mixed-messages-and-the-arts/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2016 02:08:29 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4165 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/12/14/axt-robert-mixed-messages-and-the-arts/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Intelligence bears the precious gift of bringing into being the dream only imagination makes possible our seeing. - And the dreams found deep within the chambers of our hearts Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-AXT_INTERVIEW_BROADCAST_12-13-16____BV_3__.mp3) Intelligence bears the precious gift of bringing into being the dream only imagination makes possible our seeing. And the dreams found deep within the chambers of our hearts are best expressed and brought to life by the creative arts. This poem presents the world view of Robert M. Axt, our guest on this edition of Radio Curious. Axt is a retired contractor who self-studied to become an architect, whose last name was changed three times by the time he was ten years old, and now in his mid-eighties, a poet and patron of the arts. Axt, who has lived in Ukiah, California, since the 1960s shared his childhood story in the November 2016 presentation of First Person Plural, a monologue series taught and directed by the Ukiah dramatist Ellen Weed. Axt created an enriched family life for himself along with a live of artistic imagery which he manifests in his work as an architect and in his passion as a poet. In the first half of this edition of Radio Curious, Axt reads his monologue, Mixed Messages. It describes the loneliness and cruelty of his childhood, while living with relatives or step-parents, and often alone by himself after age 12. In the second half we discuss how his life might have been had his father not been banished from his life at age 2, and his thoughts about the importance of fomenting the creative imagination. The book Robert Axt recommends is Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, by Louis Carrol. This program was recorded on December 11, 2016. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/12/07/werdinger-roberta-a-woman-of-words/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/12/07/werdinger-roberta-a-woman-of-words/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2016 02:04:56 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4163 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/12/07/werdinger-roberta-a-woman-of-words/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Story teller, writer, publicist and editor Roberta Werdinger is our guest once again. - In the course of our November 21, 2016, visit when Roberta Werdinger when her personal story Barbwire and Flowers, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-WERDINGER_BROADCAST_12-1-16.mp3) Story teller, writer, publicist and editor Roberta Werdinger is our guest once again. In the course of our November 21, 2016, visit when Roberta Werdinger when her personal story Barbwire and Flowers, it was clear that she had more to say. Werdinger is a woman of words, who studies the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history. Fascism is one of those words. How to recognize and respond to fascism, work with fear and go beyond trauma, is part of our conversation in this program. When Roberta Werdinger and I met in the Radio Curious studios November 26, 2016, she commented that she sees herself as having a hybrid life and modus operandi. We began when I asked to describe her hybrid life and modus operandi. The book Roberta Werdinger recommends is “The Unconquerable World: Power, Non-Violence and the Will of the People,” by Jonathan Schell LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/12/07/darnton-john-galapagos-islands-charles-darwin/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/12/07/darnton-john-galapagos-islands-charles-darwin/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2016 02:00:32 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4161 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/12/07/darnton-john-galapagos-islands-charles-darwin/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - 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 (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-BROADCAST_JOHN_DARTON_12-5-16.mp3) 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 Islands 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. Since then the world, science and religion has not been the same. Now, at a time when concepts of evolution and natural selection are attacked from certain theological and political perspectives, "The Darwin Conspiracy," a novel has been written by John Darnton, a writer and editor for the New York Times. "The Darwin Conspiracy," although fiction, is said by John Darnton to be 90% accurate. It covers Darwin's life and thinking before and after his publication of "The Origin of the Species." I spoke with John Darnton 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. The book John Darnton recommends is "Snow," by Orhan Pamuk.   LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/11/23/werdinger-roberta-barbed-wire-and-flowers/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/11/23/werdinger-roberta-barbed-wire-and-flowers/#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2016 01:58:08 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4159 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/11/23/werdinger-roberta-barbed-wire-and-flowers/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - "Barbed Wire and Flowers": A daughter’s story of her perception and relationship with her father. He, a survivor of the holocaust, and she, his adult child describes the strength of his life incumbent on her youth, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-WERDINGER_INTERVIEW_BROADCAST_11-23-16.mp3) "Barbed Wire and Flowers": A daughter’s story of her perception and relationship with her father. He, a survivor of the holocaust, and she, his adult child describes the strength of his life incumbent on her youth, and their visit to one of the two concentration camps where he was interned by the Nazis in World War Two. Roberta Werdinger, a storyteller, writer, publicist, editor, is our guest in this edition of Radio Curious. Raised as a non-secular Jew and ordained as a Buddhist Monk, plans to include "Barbed Wire and Flowers" in the memoir she is currently writing. I heard her public reading of "Barbed Wire and Flowers" here in Ukiah in June, 2016 I invited her to visit Radio Curious. She did on November 21, 2016. Our visit begins with her reading "Barbed Wire and Flowers," and I invite you listen for the next 17 minutes. Our conversation follows. This program was recorded on November 21, 2016. LeGov clean 28:14 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/11/15/tracy-dr-jessica-pride-the-most-human-emotion/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/11/15/tracy-dr-jessica-pride-the-most-human-emotion/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2016 01:53:25 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4157 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/11/15/tracy-dr-jessica-pride-the-most-human-emotion/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The science of pride, authentic pride and hubristic pride is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. Our guest, Dr. Jessica Tracy, (http://ubc-emotionlab.ca/people/dr-jessica-tracy/) is the author of Take Pride: Why... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Tracy_Jessica_YK.mp3) The science of pride, authentic pride and hubristic pride is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. Our guest, Dr. Jessica Tracy, (http://ubc-emotionlab.ca/people/dr-jessica-tracy/) is the author of Take Pride: Why the Deadliest Sin Holds the Secret to Human Success. She is a professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia, in Vancouver, Canada and directs the Emotion & Self Lab as part of her work. In "Take Pride" Tracy explains her research, partially conducted in the most rural areas of the West African nation of Burkina Faso, in Athens, Greece among the athletes who participated in the 2004 Olympic Games, and at the with blind athletes at the Paralympic Games. Her findings substantiated that pride is an emotion experienced and similarly expressed by all human beings: Chest-expanded, shoulders-back and broad smile. With pride as a cross cultural human emotion I became curious as to why pride is considered a sin by some. So when Jessica Tracy and I visited by phone from her office in Vancouver, British Columbia, on November 11, 2016, that's where we began, The book Jessica Tracy recommends is The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature, by Steven Pinker. This program was recorded on November 11, 2016   LeGov clean 28:56 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/2016/10/25/mcgourty-glenn-euphoria-of-wine-varietals-and-history/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/10/25/mcgourty-glenn-euphoria-of-wine-varietals-and-history/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2016 01:44:09 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4150 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/10/25/mcgourty-glenn-euphoria-of-wine-varietals-and-history/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The lack of pure water was one of the several things that resulted in the development of wine as a source of potable liquid for human intake.  Putting that aspect of human history in a time and place in relation to soci... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-MCGOURTY_GLENN_2016_CA.mp3) The lack of pure water was one of the several things that resulted in the development of wine as a source of potable liquid for human intake.  Putting that aspect of human history in a time and place in relation to social and political events, and the tracing of the different varietals of wine is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. Our guest is Glenn McGourty, the Winegrowing and Plant Science Advisor at the University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (http://cemendocino.ucanr.edu) located in the hills a few miles northeast of Hopland, in rural Mendocino County, California. This locale has been called the university of our back yard by many of us who live nearby. Glenn McGourty’s specialty is the history of wine and it's evolution--how so many varietals came to be and were further developed.  When Glenn McGourty visited the Radio Curious studios on October 18, 2016, we began our conversation with his reflections on the history wine making. The book Glenn McGourty recommends is “Cold Mountain,” by Charles Frazier. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/10/19/mello-mark-reflections-on-the-underground-railroad-what-now/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/10/19/mello-mark-reflections-on-the-underground-railroad-what-now/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2016 01:41:47 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4148 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/10/19/mello-mark-reflections-on-the-underground-railroad-what-now/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Imagine growing up in a tightly bound community of no more than 60 people who worked from dawn to dusk and who were subjected to unimaginable indignities and torture.   Why? Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-radiocurious_20161019.mp3) Imagine growing up in a tightly bound community of no more than 60 people who worked from dawn to dusk and who were subjected to unimaginable indignities and torture.   Why? Because they were African Americans born into slavery in the United States prior in the first half of the 19th century.  They hoped and dreamed of freedom, freedom to an unknown place; that freedom served as a guide for those who risked their lives to flee the bondage. Freedom for some was found in the seaport town of New Bedford, Massachusetts, where escaped former slaves were welcome.  New Bedford was the richest city in the world in the 1850s, a city run by Quakers and other abolitionists, who created a safe haven for black people from the south.  The 1,000 plus men and women who found refuge in New Bedford were more than enough to hide the newcomers as they arrived.  Often the men found work on the whaling ships that ventured forth around the world from the New Bedford harbor. More can be learned about whaling in New Bedford in a two part Radio Curious program here. In this series about New Bedford as a safe haven on the Underground Railroad, we explore the lives of freedom seeking ex-slaves who safely made the journey to the south east corner of Massachusetts. In this, the second of a two part program, we continue our visit with National Park Ranger Mark Mello.  Part of Ranger Mello’s work is that of a tour guide interpreting the history and stories of pre-civil war New Bedford.  His interpretations focus on the bravery and dedication of New Bedford residents at that time. I joined Mark Mello’s walking tour about the Underground Railroad’s connection to New Bedford in the Old Town Section on September 2, 2016.   This edition of Radio Curious begins with Ranger Mello’s story of Nathan and Polly Johnson, a free black couple who lived and worked there--he as a pharmacist and she a confectionary. The books Mark Mello recommends are “Fugitive's Gibraltar: Escaping Slaves and Abolitionism in New Bedford, Massachusetts,” by Kathryn Grover;  "Whale Hunt," by Nelson Cole Haley; and "Leviathan," by Philip Hoare. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/10/04/mello-mark-the-underground-railroad-in-new-bedford-massachusetts/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/10/04/mello-mark-the-underground-railroad-in-new-bedford-massachusetts/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2016 01:39:21 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4146 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/10/04/mello-mark-the-underground-railroad-in-new-bedford-massachusetts/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - New Bedford, Massachusetts, a sea port located in the southeast corner of Massachusetts, at the base of Cape Cod is the locale of our program.  Early in New Bedford’s history a group of Quakers from Boston moved there a... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-MELLO_MARK_P1_2016_CA.mp3) New Bedford, Massachusetts, a sea port located in the southeast corner of Massachusetts, at the base of Cape Cod is the locale of our program.  Early in New Bedford’s history a group of Quakers from Boston moved there and “New Bedford became a safe haven for formerly enslaved African-Americans" who had been able to escape bondage. The stories of those who safely arrived in New Bedford on the Underground Railroad are presented at the 34 acre New Bedford National Historical Park in the Old Town section of New Bedford. This two part series on the New Bedford Underground Railroad with National Park Ranger Mark Mello was recorded on September 2, 2016, with the sound of wind and street traffic in the background.  Part one begins with a historical perspective of the Underground Railroad and the way in which New Bedford, Massachusetts was a safe haven for former slaves. The books Mark Mello recommends are “Fugitive's Gibraltar: Escaping Slaves and Abolitionism in New Bedford, Massachusetts,” by Kathryn Grover;  "Whale Hunt," by Nelson Cole Haley; and "Leviathan," by Philip Hoare. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/10/04/dyer-michael-the-life-of-whalers-in-the-19th-century/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/10/04/dyer-michael-the-life-of-whalers-in-the-19th-century/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2016 01:36:14 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4144 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/10/04/dyer-michael-the-life-of-whalers-in-the-19th-century/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Whaling in New Bedford, Massachusetts, the home of Herman Melville, author of “Moby Dick,” is our topic today. Our guest is Michael Dyer, the senior historian at the New Bedford Whaling Museum. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-DYER_MIKE_P2_2016_CA.mp3) Whaling in New Bedford, Massachusetts, the home of Herman Melville, author of “Moby Dick,” is our topic today. Our guest is Michael Dyer, the senior historian at the New Bedford Whaling Museum. The Whaling Museum reveals the lives of the largest mammals on earth. The museum’s social history collection shares the monumental stories of those who spent their human lives whaling at sea between the New England coast and half way around the world, as well as their families who yearned for their return. It explains how the seamen lived at sea, who they were, as well as the captains and owners of the sailing vessels and all those in between. It also explains the economics of the whale oil that lit and lubricated the industrial revolution. In part one of our series on whaling I met with Mike Dyer at the New Bedford Whaling Museum on September 2, 2016. To put matters it into perspective, we began with I asked him to describe the Sperm whale. In this program, part two of our visit with Mike Dyer, we began when he described the lives of the men who went to sea to hunt the whales. The book Mike Dyer recommends is Marine Mammals of the Northwestern Coast of North America, by Charles Melville Scammon. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/09/28/dyer-michael-the-new-england-whale-hunt/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/09/28/dyer-michael-the-new-england-whale-hunt/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2016 01:34:03 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4142 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/09/28/dyer-michael-the-new-england-whale-hunt/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Whaling in New Bedford, Massachusetts, the home of Herman Melville, author of “Moby Dick,” is our topic today.  Our guest is Michael Dyer, the senior historian at the New Bedford Whaling Museum. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-DYER_MIKE_P1_2016_CA_.mp3) Whaling in New Bedford, Massachusetts, the home of Herman Melville, author of “Moby Dick,” is our topic today.  Our guest is Michael Dyer, the senior historian at the New Bedford Whaling Museum. The Whaling Museum reveals the lives of the largest mammals on earth.  The museum’s social history collection shares the monumental stories of those who spent their human lives whaling at sea between the New England coast and half way around the world, as well as their families who yearned for their return.  It explains how the seamen lived at sea, who they were, as well as the captains and owners of the sailing vessels and all those in between. It also explains the economics of the whale oil that lit and lubricated the industrial revolution. In part one of our series on whaling I met with Mike Dyer at the New Bedford Whaling Museum on September 2, 2016.  To put matters it into perspective, we began with I asked him to describe the Sperm whale. The book Mike Dyer recommends is Marine Mammals of the Northwestern Coast of North America, by Charles Melville Scammon. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/09/22/griffin-dr-paul-seeds-of-racism/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/09/22/griffin-dr-paul-seeds-of-racism/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2016 01:29:08 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4140 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/09/22/griffin-dr-paul-seeds-of-racism/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Racism, as a part of the American religious culture, can be traced to the religious concepts of some of the earliest European settlers in North America. Professor Paul R. Griffin explores these roots in his book, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-GRIFFIN_PAUL_2016_CA.mp3) Racism, as a part of the American religious culture, can be traced to the religious concepts of some of the earliest European settlers in North America. Professor Paul R. Griffin explores these roots in his book, "Seeds of Racism in the Soul of America," linking the concepts in the Puritan belief system to long lasting racist effects. He argues that racism is itself a religion in the United States and is closely related to America Christianity. He claims that efforts to erase racism have failed because they have concentrated on its visible manifestations rather than its ideological character. The book Dr. Paul Griffin recommends is "The Rage of A Privileged Class," by Ellis Cose. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/09/14/burgo-joseph-im-right-and-youre-wrong-the-narcissist-you-know/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/09/14/burgo-joseph-im-right-and-youre-wrong-the-narcissist-you-know/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2016 01:27:21 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4138 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/09/14/burgo-joseph-im-right-and-youre-wrong-the-narcissist-you-know/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The concept of “I’m right and you’re wrong” is increasingly prevalent during governmental political struggles and those of local public radio stations. How to identify the narcissists in our lives is the topic of this ... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-BURGO_JOSEPH_2016_CA.mp3) The concept of “I’m right and you’re wrong” is increasingly prevalent during governmental political struggles and those of local public radio stations. How to identify the narcissists in our lives is the topic of this archive edition of Radio Curious in our 2015 conversation with Joseph Burgo, Ph.D. He is the author of “The Narcissist You Know: Defending Yourself Against Extreme Narcissists in an All-About Me Age.” Dr. Burgo describes narcissism as a more-common-than-we think personality type, based on shame, that covers a wide spectrum of frequently and cleverly disguised deceptive behaviors. Once a narcissist’s behavior is identified, it’s possible to learn how to coexist and avoid being trapped.  This may be achieved without compromising one’s own mental health, integrity, or ability to succeed, or losing ourselves in the process. When Dr. Joseph Burgo and I visited by phone from his home in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, on October 5, 2015, we discussed two of the eight most common types of narcissists:  the bullying narcissist and the seductive narcissist.  We began our conversation when I asked him to describe narcissism. The book Dr. Joseph Burgo recommends is “Why is it always about You?” by Sandy Hotchkiss. LeGov clean 29:01