Sunday Salon

Sunday Salon – May 29, 2005

Matt Gonzalez continues to fill in for Larry Bensky, who is home recovering nicely after successful surgery. The first hour, we speak with Yvonne Latty, author of We Where There: Voices of African American Veterans, from World War II to the War in Iraq. We will open up phones and hope to hear from African … Continued


Sunday Salon

Sunday Salon – May 22, 2005

Sunday Salon’s guest anchor this week is Matt Gonzalez, former San Francisco City Supervisor and former SF mayoral candidate. Larry Bensky is out on medical leave and more details about this can be found at www.sundaysalon.org. The first hour (9am Pacific) will feature a conversation with renowned Pacifica journalist Aaron Glantz, as he recounts his … Continued


Sunday Salon

Sunday Salon – May 15, 2005

Special guest host Matt Gonzalez, former SF Supervisor and Mayoral candidate Hour One: Media Reform, live from St. Louis, Missouri guest include; Davey D: KPFA’s Hard Knock Radio, Deepa Fernandez: WBAI, and other guest from the National Conference for Media Reform. Also Alexandra Kitty: author of OUTFOXED: Ruprert Murdoch’s War on Journalism (Disinformation Books). Hour … Continued


Sunday Salon

Sunday Salon – May 8, 2005

Guest Host Van Jones Hour One: Searching for the truth: The death of an Italian intelligence agent in Iraq. Guest: Philip Willan, Guardian UK, author of Puppetmasters: The political use of terrorism in Italy. Hour Two: Pressure from above: Allegations of bias at PBS. Guest: Ben Scott, Free Press.


Sunday Salon

Sunday Salon – May 1, 2005

First Hour:Chuy Varela and Amelia guest host and will be talking to Favianna Rodriguez who is in Mexico and will report on the political crisis in Mexico. Second Hour Camilo Mejia was the first US soldier court-martialed for desertion and was ultimately sentenced to a year in jail. He was released in mid-February. Mejia spent … Continued


Sunday Salon

Sunday Salon – April 24, 2005

This week, in Larry Bensky’s absence, Sunday Salon will be hosted by Scoop Nisker, under the general theme of Earth Day, and how to insure that we have more of them. Scoop’s guest during the 9 AM hour will be eco-activist, author, and spiritual guide Joanna Macy, talking about depleted uranium and its implications for … Continued


Sunday Salon

Sunday Salon – April 17, 2005

First Hour Guest Host: Matt Gonzales John Bolton Hearings: Looking at Media Coverage guest Robert Jenson (live in studio) Second Hour Students on world affairs: A Talk with students who participated in the World Affairs Challenge. guest will be 4 students (live in studio)


Sunday Salon

Sunday Salon – April 3, 2005

Saving the Salinas Libraries ALL of Salinas’s public libraries are scheduled to shut down for lack of funds. This weekend, authors, poets, elected officials, community folks and book lovers from all over the state are converging on Salinas for a 24-hour celebration of reading and literacy, starting at 1pm on Saturday, April 2nd and culminating … Continued


Sunday Salon

Sunday Salon – March 27, 2005

First Hour:The Death of Innocents A Talk by Sister Helen Prejean in Berkeley, 1/23/05 (The Death of Innocents Random House) Second Hour:A Conversation with Danny Glover Danny Glover and Felix Justice discuss his life, career, and political activism. Recorded in Berkeley, 3/15/05. NOTE: "Sunday Salon" returns live next week, 4/3, broadcasting live from Salinas, part … Continued