Guest: Dr. Richard Gott, Princeton physicist, on time travel. Hosted by Dr. Michio Kaku.
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Health educators Layna Berman and Jeffry Fawcett discuss the politics of and a practical guide to what’s sanctioned as health knowledge and what’s actively ignored. Visit Your Own Health And Fitness
Children are being diagnosed with increasing rates of autism, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and bipolar disorder. Theories abound about the spike in these conditions. But what if the root problem is, in fact, a society that medicalizes normal childhood behavior? Clinical psychologist Enrico Gnaulati makes such a claim. He discusses kids, psychiatric diagnoses, and the … Continued
Guest: Dorothy Roberts Author of “Fatal Invention” Tease: In Fatal Invention, Roberts examines how the myth of biological concepts of race – revived by purportedly cutting-edge science, race-specific drugs, genetic testing, and DNA databases – continues to undermine a just society and promote inequality in a supposedly “post-racial” era. With Guest Host Kevin Cartwright.
With Robin Yassin-Kassab and Leila Al-Shami talking about the current situation in Syria. Guest: Robin Yassin-Kassab is a media commentator on Syria and the Middle East and the author of the novel The Road From Damascus and contributor toSyria Speaks. He co-authored with Leila Al-Shami the book “Buring Country: Syrians in Revolution and War.” Leila Al-Shami is a founding … Continued
Standing Rock Sioux Chairman: Dakota Access Pipeline “Is Threatening the Lives of My Tribe”; Native Activist Winona LaDuke: Pipeline Company Enbridge Has No Right to Destroy Our Future; Hate Crime in Tulsa: Khalid Jabara’s Family Speaks Out After His Murder by Racist White Neighbor; Father of Muslim Women Murdered in Chapel Hill to Jabara Family: … Continued
Jasson Minadakis is Artistic Director of Marin Theatre Company. In this wide-ranging interview with Richard Wolinsky, he discusses the past season, and the upcoming 2016-2017 season, as well as the various special nights during each production for discussion with cast, book nights at libraries and other events. This is part of an ongoing series of interviews with Bay Area Artistic Directors.
Secularism’s False Promise?
If the problem is religious polarization and inequality, isn’t the solution secular governance? Secularism, after all, promises the equality of citizens regardless of religious affiliation. Saba Mahmood argues that modern secular governance, contrary to its grand claims, has in fact exacerbated religious inequalities. It has also, she says, constrained our political imagination to a significant … Continued
Ralph talks about the importance of human touch in our industrial and virtual society with entrepreneur, Adam Lippin, CEO of the cuddling service Cuddlist.com. Plus, David comes back to report on his foray into both the Democratic and Republican National Conventions with Triumph the Insult Comic Dog.
Today we talk to presidential candidate Jill Stein to discuss the Green Party campaign, strategy and goals for 2016. With open mics for listeners to participate in the discussion.