Saturday Morning Talkies – May 16, 2015
The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual—and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.
Talkies
11:00 AM Fridays
Inner City Tales, Mother’s Day help
Taking the power struggle out of parenting: sound impossible? It can be done, and you and any children you know will benefit. Sharon Strand Ellison shows us how. PLUS, two empowering, eye-opening, historical novels introduce young people, and folks of all ages, to the richness and possibilities that are all around us, even in the … Continued
Nepal! Baltimore! and International Workers Day
The devastation from last Saturday’s massive earthquake continues to unfold in Nepal. And though charges have been filed against police in the death of Freddie Grey, unrest continues in Baltimore. PLUS: May Day, International Workers Day, David Bacon tells us the state of labor in 2015. With host Kris Welch.
A world where everyone has enough? plus Tavis and Maya
What if we lived in a world where everyone had enough, where every one mattered, where people lived in harmony with nature? Author Martin Adams says it’s possible. Plus, Tavis Smiley tells of his 28-year friendship with Maya Angelou. And grey water: a solution to the drought? With host Kris Welch.
The Power of Ideals; plus Sherry Glaser
“Idealism is naive: people won’t rise above self-interest to serve the greater good.” Cynicism rules in much of modern life—but not in a new book by Stanford professors William Damon and Anne Colby. ALSO: actor and activist Sherry Glaser takes us behind the cannabis curtain with her new one-woman show. With host Kris Welch.
The Middle East coming to a boil
Stephen Zunes, Professor of Politics and International Studies, University of San Francisco, talk with Kris Welch about the deepening crisis in the Middle East.
Nomi Prins spells it out: Wall Street and the White House, an old and increasingly toxic relationship. PLUS David Carle (“Introduction to California Water”) tells us about the drought, and the emergency measures announced this week. AND the International Buddhist Film Festival starts next week. With host Kris Welch.
Fenton Johnson on Living Single and Solitude
The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual—and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. We really are all in this world together: how can we help each other? A conversation with your neighbors. Hosted by Kris Welch.
Kris Welch interviews Rick Hansen, psychologist, Senior Fellow of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley and author of many books including, Hardwiring Happiness and Buddha’s Brain.