Excerpts of the Audio CD “The Neuroscience of Change: A Compassion-based Program for Personal Transformation” by Kelly McGonigal. 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.
Talkies – September 12, 2017
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.
Pulitzer Prize finalist Robert Wright connects the dots, from evolutionary psychology to the science and power of Buddhism. Wit, a hallmark of his writing, makes the medicine go down. With host Kris Welch.
DACA! Marc Bamuthi Joseph!
Well, he did it; rescinded DACA. Now what, for Dreamers and progressives? PLUS: award-winning poet, performance artist, playwright Marc Bamuthi Joseph introduces a new performance festival in SF. The theme? Why Citizenship? with host Kris Welch.
The imperial Trump presidency, a far greater threat to democracy than just the Tweeter. Veteran Washington reporter John Nichols shows where ALL the bodies are buried. PLUS! Duck’s Breath Mystery Theater has a movie! With host Kris Welch.
Trans ban! Trump tax ‘reform! Punk in da Bay!
A Trump ban on transgender people serving in the U.S. military is already being challenged in court. We learn about one such lawsuit. PLUS: the Trump/GOP next target, tax ‘reform’: for whom? AND: the history of punk rock; it starts here. With host Kris Welch.
Talkies – August 30, 2017
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.
Houston! A ‘better deal’? Climate responsibility
Flooding increases in Houston. We get a eye-witness report. THEN: the dems have proposed a “Better Deal”, hoping to improve their electoral chances. Will it work? PLUS: Dean Baker on why we should be thinking about Bangladesh. With host Kris Welch.
Trump attacks on environment! Antifa!
Interior Sec’y Zinke issues his recommendations to “change’ several national monuments. We get the details. PLUS: we talk with an antifa activist. With host Kris Welch.
It is vital to confront racism, fascism, white supremacy: but how? With what weapons? If they come looking for a fight, do we give it to them? Or is there another way? PLUS: a tribute to Hate Man. With host Kris Welch.