12:00 PM 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.
It’s an International Day of Action on the 6th anniversary of Guantanamo. PLUS: filmmaker Ann Hershey with her new Tillie Olsen biopic. With host Kris Welch, noon to one. Guests: Shane Kadidal, managing attorney, Global Justice Initiative (Guantanamo Project), Center for Constitutional RightsEric Larson, Witness Against Torture Ann Hershey "Tillie Olsen: A Heart in Action" … Continued
California’s budget and State of the State. PLUS: Maxine Hong Kingston and a contributor to her new collection of writing by U.S. veterans. Guests: Lenny Goldberg, Lenny Goldberg and Associates, Sacto.Maxine Hong Kingston, author (The Woman Warrior; Tripmaster Monkey; To Be the Poet; etc.) with latest book "Veterans of War, Veterans of Peace".Sean McClaine Brown, … Continued
What the assassination of Benazir Bhutto could mean, for Pakistan and the world. PLUS: a recent delegation to Burma reports on the status of Aung San Suu Kyi. PLUS: The Confiscation of American Prosperity. With host Kris Welch. Guests: P.J. Crowley, senior fellow Center for American Progress; former staff National Security Council, Clinton administration. Alan … Continued
The One and Only Marga Gomez. Operation Iraqi Freedom vet Paul Rieckhoff (RIKE-off) in a rabble-rousing interview. Guests: Marga Gomez, comedian and chick magnet, re:New Year’s show at the Victoria, S.F. Paul Rieckhoff, Iraq vet, founder Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.
New Orleans housing faces the bulldozers. And the rest of us can’t rest easy either: the Arctic is melting at an ominous rate. PLUS: the EPA denies a California effort to address global warming. Guests: Sakura Kone, media relations, Common Ground Relief, New Orleans, re: Thursday’s City Council ok of bulldozing public housing. Don Perovich, … Continued
Shelley Berman celebrates Christmas the Jewish way. PLUS: the dangers of poetry with Roger Housden. With host Kris Welch, noon to one. Guests: Shelley Berman, comedian, actor ("Curb Your Enthusiasm", "Boston Legal"). Roger Housden, author/editor (Ten Poems series, Dancing with Joy, etc.) w/new book: "Ten Poems to Change Your Life Again and Again".
Plans to build five hydroelectric dams on two large Chilean rivers are meeting fierce opposition. PLUS: can you make up your mind to be happier? James Baraz says yes. With host Kris Welch, noon to one. guests: Aaron Sanger, Esq., dir. International Rivers Network Patagonia Campaign Juan Pablo Orrego, Ecosistemas, Chile James Baraz, founding teacher … Continued
A ministry to the homeless in S.F.’s Tenderloin takes us on a "street retreat". With host Kris Welch, noon to one. guests: Martha Boesing, award-winning feminist playwright Rev. Kay Jorgensen, co-founder Faithful Fools Street Ministry Sister Carmen Barsody, co-founder Faithful Fools
