Marion Barry
On today’s show we discuss of Marion Barry, former mayor of DC who died this weekend, with Askia Muhammad, from WFWP radio in Washington D.C.
Letters and Politics
10:00 AM Pacific Time: Monday - Thursday
Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
Net Neutrality and Immigration
On today’s show we talk about net neutrality with Susan Crawford, former adviser for barack Obama on telecom and now visiting professor at Harvard University. She is the author of the book: Captive Audience: The Telecom Industry and Monopoly in the New Gilded Age. Then, we talk with Hiroshi Motomura professor at UCLA school of Law, he … Continued
Studs Terkel
On today’s show we remember Studs Terkel by featuring excerpts of his interviews.
Lies and Power
On today’s show we talk with Charles Lewis, investigative journalist that founded the center for Public Integrity about the nature of lies and power. Charles Lewis is the author of 935 Lies: The Future of Truth and the Decline of America’s Moral Integrity.
Market Dominated Candidates and How to Eliminate Carbon Emissions in the USA and China
On today’s show we are joined by the Law Professor Timothy Conner about market dominated candidates. He is the author of the book Capitalism Versus Democracy. Then, we talk about energy and the USA-China deal on carbon emissions with the UCB professor Daniel Kammen.
Religion and Violence
The former catholic nun Karen Armstrong, speaks with host Mitch Jeserich about religion and violence.
Ebola and the History of Contagious Carriers
On today’s show we engage a conversation with Priscilla Wald, Professor of English and Women’s Studies at Duke University, about her book Contagious: Cultures, Carriers, and the Outbreak Narrative. Mitch Jeserich interviews her about Ebola and the history of contagious carriers in the US.
Republicans Vote for Progressive Measures
On today’s show we talk with Sylvia Allegretto about the last economic statistics. Sylvia Allegretto is a labor economist and co-chair of the Center on Wage and Employment Dynamics at the University of California, Berkeley. Then, Mitch Jeserich engage in a conversation with Zach Polett, the national campaign director of Arkansas Fair Share on how Arkansas … Continued
Demography in the Elections and Comics as a Way to See an New America
On today’s show we talk to Jeff Chang author of Who We Be: A Cultural History of Race in Post-Civil Rights America. Then, Mitch Jeserich has a conversation with demographer William Frey about the demographics in these midterm elections.
History of the GOP
Today we look into how parties are used as avenues toward power and especially into the history of the Republican party with Heather Richardson. Heather Richardson is a history professor at Boston College.