07/23/07 Iraq, Iran, and Gee’s Bend

First off today, Iraqi-born, Maryland-residing professor Adil Shamoo joins us to discuss where he would like to see US foreign policy in Iraq go from here.  Here’s his July 16 editorial from The Sun: “America Should Leave Iraq, But For the Right Reasons.”
Then, we’ll hear about the long history of struggle for democracy within Iran.  Our [...]

07/19/07 Open Phones and Harry Potter

Two shows in one blog post.
At noon we’ll have our monthly installment of open phones.  If you want to get your ideas for discussion in early, comment here and we’ll see what you have to say before we go on the air!
Then at one, we’ll join in the frenzy of anticipation for the new Harry Potter book, [...]

7/18/07 The Nation investigates…

At noon tomorrow we will be discussing something we try to return to often: Iraq War veterans issues.
First, an update from Joshua Kors.  You might remember we’ve had him on twice to discuss the work he did investigating the personality disorder scandal.  That is when soldiers wounded in active duty in Iraq were being discharged [...]

07/18/07 Dr. Andrey Bundley

I’ve had people tell me that Dr. Andrey Bundley is the kind of guy whose candidacy should get a lot more press and attention than it does-that he should be a candidate that attracts attention, but his campaign has seemed to ride under the radar.
 I have to admit I am kind of disappointed by the [...]

7/17/07 Crime

Five people were shot this weekend.  Two people were fatally stabbed last week.  One of the victims was a 15 year old girl.  A witness in a murder case was shot, and police have charged a 15 year old boy with the crime.
 The murder toll has hit 180.
Do you think the police and the Mayor [...]

07/17/07 1 pm The Last Human

 
 
I read on CNN.COM today that they have discovered hominid fossils in Ethiopia that date from a time period for which the history of human evolution is poorly understood: 3.5-3.8 million years ago.
Which just makes our show for Tuesday so perfect!
A few months ago Marc came in all excited about an article he had read [...]

7/12/07 Frost/Nixon

Last month marked the thirty-fifth anniversary of the Watergate break-in. In 1977, three years after he resigned, Richard Nixon agreed to a series of interviews with David Frost for which he was paid $600,000. Those interviews are currently being recreated on Broadway in the Tony award-winning play Frost/Nixon.At the time of the interviews David Frost [...]

7/12/07 Rural Homelessness

In August 2006, the Department of Public Works of Elkton, Maryland went to the woods where some homeless people were living, pushed their belongings into a pile, and then carted it all off to a dump. The town also passed legislation this May that made illegal certain types of loitering. 
Now, the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland [...]

7/12/07 Ralph Nader

We’re back!  Sorry about the break in blogging.  Normal operations to resume.

Didja hear our interview with Ralph Nader today?  What do you think?  Crusader?  Spoiler? Well, today we had him on as an author.  The book is The Seventeen Traditions.  In this book he takes a look back at the values that shaped his own life [...]

07/03/07 1 PM Doc Watson and Jean Ritchie

We’ve got a fantastic show for you at one o’clock today.  Folk music legends Doc Watson and Jean Ritchie are giving us their first joint interview in decades. 
You can see them this month at the Common Ground on the Hill Roots Music Festival.
The show is prerecorded, so we cannot take any calls, but you can leave [...]