Saturday Morning Talkies with Guest Host Vylma V – June 13, 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 PACIFIC TIME: FRIDAYS
What’s in the news, what’s behind what’s in the news, what’s not in the news that should be in the news—and who’s doing what about it, here and now. Celebration and support from our vibrant, diverse community. Hosted by Kris Welch.
Overflow crowds cheer Bernie Sanders’ bid for the presidency: do we have a progressive majority electorate yet? Plus:Michelle Goldberg with her biography of the audacious Indra Devi. with host Kris Welch.
NEPAL! Plus: devorah major, poet laureate of S.F.
Nepal, one of the poorest countries in the world, , lacking in basic infrastructure, and with a nearly disfunctional government, is reeling from major earthquakes and on-going aftershocks—and a vast shortage of international aid. We get the details from Mikel Dunham. PLUS: devorah major, the 3rd poet laureate of San Francisco, performs the world premiere … Continued
sHell NO! protest success! PLUS: ISIS swallowing the Arab world?
While President Obama gives the tentative go-ahead to Shell oil drilling in the Arctic, protesters in Washington state say sHell NO! and stop the first phase. PLUS: latest advances by ISIS provide disturbing evidence of their power, as well as of the fractious and fractured nature of the coalitions fighting ISIS. With host Kris Welch.
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.
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.