Who's tending your city?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about how people are caring for their communities. This year's winners of the Flyaway Productions 10 Women Campaign are being honored for changing and improving classrooms, the media, bike lanes, health services, and local policies. How are members of your community engaged in the making the city a better place to live? Join us at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Who's making a difference in your area? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar, and You.

Guests:
Patsy Montgomery, associate vice president for legislative campaigns with Planned Parenthood Mar Monte
Rene Rivera, executive director of the East Bay Bicycle Coalition
Jo Kreiter, dancer, choreographer and founder of Flyaway Productions

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OCCUPY BAY AREA: TELL US WHAT YOU THINK! As the Occupy Wall Street movement unfolds in the Bay Area, KALW is trying something new. We're using the sound-sharing platform SoundCloud to collect perspectives on the movement from Bay Area residents. Tell us what's happening in your city and what you think about it. Share it with us using your Android, iPhone or iPad and the SoundCloud App. Record yourself, tag your location and include the hash tag #OccupyBayArea in the title. Your story will appear on our Bay Area map with everyone else's! Check out what we've collected so far at www.kalw.org!

What does the execution of Troy Davis say about the death penalty?

Guests:

Jamilah King, news editor for Colorlines Magazine

Katharine Hamoudah, chair of Georgians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty

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How must cities adapt as the average age of citizens increases?

On the next Your Call, we'll talk about what it's like to age in an urban setting and how cities can evolve to embrace older generations, who are living longer. By 2050, 1 in 5 Americans will be seniors. So how can sectors like the job market, urban design, and health care evolve to meet our changing demographic? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. What are the best ways to integrate elders into daily life in the city? It's Your Call with Holly Kernan and you.

Guests:
Allen Glicksman, Ph.D., Director of Research and Evaluation at the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging

David Bank, vice president of Civic Ventures, a think tank on boomers, work and social purpose

Laura Keyes, Senior Principal Program Specialist in the Aging Division of the Atlanta Regional Commission

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How is access to healthcare changing?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the future of health care and how the passage of the healthcare bill will affect access. The annual conference of America's Health Insurance Plans is in San Francisco this week discussing how the bill is affecting the insurance industry. But how is it affecting doctors and patients? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. How is the bill affecting you and what changes would you like to see in the future? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Patrick Johnston, CEO of California Association of Health Plans
Deborah Burger, president of the California Nurses Association
Julie Appleby, reporter with Kaiser Health News

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What do personal stories reveal about healthcare?

What do personal stories reveal about the state of healthcare and issues of life and death? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with acclaimed actress-playwright Anna Deavere Smith about her one-woman play "Let Me Down Easy." It is based on interviews with doctors, patients and people from all walks of life. Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. How can art and artists become an engine of social and political change? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Anna Deavere Smith, a prize-winning actress and playwright

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How should we make end of life decisions?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about end of life care for the terminally ill. Dr Jack Kevorkian, who passed away on Friday, sparked a heated debate about assisted suicide, but he also raised awareness about end of life and hospice care. What kind of support is available to patients and their family? Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What does it mean to die with dignity? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Robert Brody, chief of the Pain Consultation Clinic and former chair of the Ethics Committee at San Francisco General Hospital and member of the board of directors for Compassion and Choices, an organization focusing on end of life care.

Robb Miller, Executive Director, Compassion & Choices of Washington,

Donald Schumacher, President and CEO National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.

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Is corporate PR killing true health care?

On the next Your Call we'll talk with Wendell Potter, author of Deadly Spin. A former executive of CIGNA, Potter is now an outspoken critic of the health insurance industry and its massive PR machine, which he says uses tactics from euphemisms to third party front groups to protect profits over patients. Has corporate media spun you around on the health care debate? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. How can we see through the spin and fight for real reform? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guest:
Wendell Potter, senior fellow on health care at the Center for Media and Democracy and author of Deadly Spin: An Insurance Company Insider Speaks Out On How Corporate PR Is Killing Health Care and Deceiving Americans.

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Should marijuana be legalized in California?

On the next Your Call, we'll continue our special California election series with a debate about Proposition 19, known as the "Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010." The measure would make California the first state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. Where do you stand on Prop 19? Join us live at 11 or send us and email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What would the legalization of marijuana mean for the state of California? It's Your Call, with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
Joseph McNamara, retired San Jose Police Chief and spokesperson for Yes on 19
Chief Walt Tibbet, Fairfield Police Chief and spokesperson for No on 19

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What will it take to get healthcare for all at the state level?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with the "Mad As Hell Doctors." They're on a road trip in California hoping to rally public support for high quality health care for all. Single payer legislation has passed at the state level several times, but was vetoed by Governor Schwarzenegger. Join us at 11 or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. Is healthcare for all possible in California? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Dr. Paul Hochfield, emergency physician and a "Mad As Hell Doctor"
Dr. Carol Paris, psychiatrist and a "Mad As Hell Doctor"

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What happens to hospitals -- and patients -- when their budgets get cut?

What happens to hospitals (and the people in them) when their budgets get cut? On the next Your Call, we'll talk about how hospitals cope during a recession. Hospitals are suffering from a continuous financial squeeze as fewer patients arrive with health insurance to cover their needs. How do hospitals operate during lean times? What happens to patient care? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Will the new federal health care bill provide more funds for hospitals? What should hospitals prioritize? It's Your Call, with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
Dr. Susan Ehrlich, CEO of San Mateo Medical Center

DeAnn McEwen, ICU nurse and member of California Nurses Association

Scott Seamons, regional Vice President for the Hospital Council of Northern and Central California

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Must the state provide in-home care for the elderly and disabled?

What's the state's responsibility to care for the elderly and disabled in their homes? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the potential impact of Gov. Schwarzenegger's proposal to cut state spending on In-Home Supportive Services by 40%. Who will be affected? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. How will their lives change? Who is advocating on their behalf? And what does our commitment or lack thereof to in-home services say about our society's values? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Donna Calame, executive director of San Francisco's In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority

Jovan Agee, the political and legislative director for the United Domestic Workers of America in Sacramento

Kenzi Robi, an IHSS recipient

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What does it mean to be transgender or transsexual today?

What does it mean to be transgender or transsexual today? On the next Your Call, we'll speak with activists for gender-queer rights about the cultural and legal issues facing the transgender community. The American Psychiatric Association is deciding whether or not to eliminate "gender identity disorder" as a diagnosis. How should our healthcare system and society support transgender people? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What is the place of trans people in the broader movement for LGBT liberation? It's Your Call, with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
Matt Wood--staff attorney for the Transgender Law Center
Kim Pearson--co-founder and executive director of Trans Youth Family Allies

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What's Left of Health Care Reform?

On the next Your Call, we'll continue our Monday series Agenda for a New Economy with a conversation with T.R. Reid, author of The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health. How do we get our voices heard as the House and Senate create some kind of compromise bill? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What should we expect in the coming months? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
T.R. Reid, a reporter, documentary film correspondent, and author

Noam Levy, Los Angeles Times staff writer

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Where is Health Care Reform in Washington Headed?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the health care reform proposals – from House and Senate Democrats, as well as the Republicans, what's in them? How far do they go in tackling issues of access and cost?

Listen live at 11 or drop us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. How can we assert our interests as the deals are cut on Capitol Hill? It's Your Call, with Matt Martin and you.

Guests:
Henry Abrons, retired physician who is on the Board of Physicians for a National Health Program and its CA chapter, California Physicians Alliance.

Ezra Klein covers domestic and economic policy for the Washington Post.

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Your Call 100909 Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it is our Friday Media Roundtable. This week marked the 8th anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan. The Senate passed a $636 billion military spending bill, and as the debate on healthcare continues, more Americans are putting off doctors' visits, to save money. We will be joined from Kabul by freelance journalist Aunohita Mojumdar, McClatchy's David Lightman and freelance journalist Eric Stoner. Where did you see the best reporting this week?

Join us live at 11 a.m. or send us an email at feeback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
David Lightman, Washington Bureau correspondent for McClatchy Newspapers.

Aunohita Mojumdar, a freelance journalist based in Kabul. She has reported on the South Asian region for the past 18 years.

Eric Stoner is a freelance journalist based in New York, and an adjunct professor at St. Peter's College.

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Your Call 082509 How is the insurance industry spinning the health care debate?

How is the insurance industry spinning the health care debate? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with former health insurance insider Wendell Potter. For 20 years, he was the head of Public Relations for CIGNA. Today he's revealing what he calls the industry's obsession with profits and greed and he's speaking out for a public option. What advice does he have for healthcare reform proponents? Send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org or join us live at 11 a.m. Does reform have a chance? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Wendell Potter, former health insurance industry executive

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Your Call 081209 Would you vote for the Health Care Reform Bill?

Would you vote for the House's Health Care Reform Bill? On the next Your Call we'll discuss the plan that the House will vote on when they get back from the August recess. What's in it? What's left out? Do you think it goes far enough? If not, could you support it as a step in the right direction? Send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org or join us live at 11 a.m. How are you willing to compromise on health care reform? It's Your Call with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
Stan Brock in Los Angeles
Founder of Remote Access Medical, a traveling medical camp that offers healthcare to anyone who can't afford it. RAM is offering services in Los Angeles starting today through next Tuesday.

Manoj Jain in Memphis
An infectious disease physician, writer, and national leader in healthcare quality improvement.

Ken Jacobs in Berkeley
Chair of the UC Berkeley Labor Center. He provided consultation to the City and County of San Francisco on the development of the San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance and was a member of the Mayor's Universal Health Care Council.

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Your Call 080709 Friday Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call it's our Friday media roundtable where we bring in reporters from the mainstream, alternative and international press to discuss the week in American media. This week we'll be joined by Sarah Varney from KQED's Health Dialogues, Michael Massing from the New York Review of Books, and Michelle Fitzhugh-Craig, news editor for the Public Press. Send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org or join us live at 11 a.m. Where did you see the best reporting this week and where did it fall short? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Sarah Varney in San Francisco
Health reporter for KQED Radio News and Health Dialogues, a monthly radio program produced by KQED and aired across California. Health Dialogues and Sarah's reporting about the Canadian health care system were recently given high marks by the Columbia Journalism Review.

Michael Massing in NYC
Contributing editor of the Columbia Journalism Review and a regular contributor to the New York Review of Books. He is author of several books, most recently Now They Tell Us: The American Press and Iraq which he co-authored with Orville Schell.

Michelle Fitzhugh-Craig in Tampa
News editor for the Public Press, non-commercial collaborative news service in San Francisco. Fitzhugh-Craig is the former city editor for the Oakland Tribune and won accolades for her investigative reporting for the Chauncey Bailey Project; she also won an Associated Press Managing Editors Award for column writing.

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Your Call 072309 Are we ready for universal health coverage?

Are we ready for universal health coverage? On the next Your Call we discuss the status of the health care reform effort. President Obama's Wednesday evening press conference is his attempt to reinvigorate a wavering Congress. But what happens if everyone gets a health insurance card? Are there enough primary care doctors? Would more healthcare mean better outcomes for patients? We'll speak with Anthony Iton, director of the Alameda County Public Health Department, and take your calls. Send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org or join us live at 11 a.m. How do we get from better healthcare to better health? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Anthony Iton in San Francisco
Director and health officer of the Alameda County Public Health Department. Iton appeared in "Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?," a four-part PBS series about how social factors - economic status, race, neighborhood conditions - can be more powerful predictors of health and life expectancy than biology or even smoking.

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Your Call 062309 Who is Running the Health Care Reform Debate?

Who are the major players in the health care debate? On the next Your Call we start the first of a series of programs on health care reform. News coverage about the legislative process covers the ins and outs of the national debate with nearly microscopic detail, but often missing is a sense of how the process works, who the major players are and where the real work is getting done. We'll speak with Mary Agnes Carey, senior correspondent with Kaiser Health News, and take your questions. Send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org or join us live at 11 am. Who has the biggest megaphone in the health care reform debate and whose voice needs to be heard? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Mary Agnes Carey in Washington DC
Senior correspondent with Kaiser Health News (no relation to Kaiser Permanente). Ms. Carey has covered health policy for more than decade. Before joining Kaiser Health News, she reported for Congressional Quarterly and Dow Jones Newswires.

Anthony Wright, executive director of Health Access

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