Your Call 091709 Two Hour Special: David Kessler, then Ralph Nader

First Hour: Can the obesity crisis be solved by changing individual behavior?
Can the obesity crisis be solved by changing individual behavior? On the next Your Call we speak with David Kessler, former FDA commissioner under Presidents Bush and Clinton, about his new book The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite. Kessler brings together the disparate scientific studies that lay out a devastating case that the obesity epidemic in the United States is the result of food companies hooking us on food that makes us momentarily happy, very unhealthy and coming back for more. He has a plan to get us out of our addiction to hypereating.

Send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org or join us live at 11 a.m. Can individual choices to resist compete against the food advertising juggernaut?

Guest:
David Kessler in San Francisco
Former FDA commissioner under Presidents Bush and Clinton. Author of The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite.

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Second Hour: Consumer advocate Ralph Nader
What if some of America's most powerful individuals decided it was time to fix our government and return the power to the people? On a special noon hour of Your Call, we'll have a conversation with consumer advocate Ralph Nader; he is out with a new book Only the Super-rich Can Save Us! In his new book of fiction, Ralph Nader explores the idea of what would happen if a cadre of "superrich" individuals focused on unionizing Wal-Mart, advancing clean elections, and improving the environment with alternative forms of energy. Join us live at 12 noon or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guest:
Ralph Nader, attorney, author, lecturer, political activist, and former candidate for President of the United States.

Click to Listen: Consumer advocate Ralph Nader

Your Call 051208 Candidates Ralph Nader and Cynthia Ann McKinney

Will third party candidates make a difference this election? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Ralph Nader who's running for president on the Independent ticket, and former Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia Ann McKinney. She is running as a Green. Nader has been an effective crusader for the consumer rights and McKinney has been an outspoken anti-war advocate. But who is listening? What is their platform? Do you think their message can impact the election? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Ralph Nader, renowned advocate for the rights of consumers and Independent presidential candidate

Cynthia Ann McKinney, former Congresswoman from Georgia and Green Party presidential candidate.

Click to Listen: Candidates Ralph Nader and Cynthia Ann McKinney

Your Call 040208 Matt Gonzalez

Why is Matt Gonzalez running for vice president? On the next Your Call we speak with the former president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and current Independent Party running mate of Ralph Nader. Since leaving the Democratic Party in the middle of an election in 2000, Gonzalez has charted his own path through electoral politics. Why has he come back now, and what does he hope to accomplish? Is this a model for how you make peace with your idealism and your practicality? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guest:
Matt Gonzalez in San Francisco
Ralph Nader's running mate on the Independent Party presidential ticket. Former President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.

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