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.
Saturday Morning Talkies – The bombing of the Gaza Strip into perspective – January 3, 2009 at 9:00am
Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies at Columbia University and Beshara Doumani professor in the Department of History at the University of California, Berkeley put the bombing of the Gaza Strip into perspective. Plus live reports from Gaza City and Bethlehemat the start of the second week of the aerial attacks on Gaza. … Continued
Saturday Morning Talkies – Rick Warren; Nikki Giovanni; Cuba. – December 20, 2008 at 9:00am
Barack Obama's choice to give the invocation at his inauguration is causing the biggest upset yet among his progressive supporters. We talk about who's doing what about it. Poet Nikki Giovanni celebrates her latest award, from PEN Oakland. And: we'll hear the latest news from Cuba. With host Kris Welch. Guests: Someone from NOW (National … Continued
Saturday Morning Talkies: Election ’08 loose-ends; planned parroting. – November 15, 2008
Election '08 loose-ends; planned parroting. Did Al Franken win yet? Did Ted Stevens lose yet? What about vote-counting—is it over yet? PLUS: did you know that parrots are smarter than any primate but humans? and that they are worth more on the black market than cocaine? We learn all about it.