tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46799513475088556642024-03-13T20:36:53.383-07:00Your CallYour Call is produced live at the studios of 91.7 KALW-FM in San Francisco.
Our hosts are Rose Aguilar at Rose (at) yourcallradio.org and Sandip Roy.
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Call the producers at KALW: 415-841-4121.Your Callhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02945695979438982183noreply@blogger.comBlogger1127125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679951347508855664.post-29640701446664401472012-01-02T22:46:00.000-08:002012-01-02T22:47:32.716-08:00What is the history of olive oil?On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Tom Mueller, the author Extra Virginity: The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil. When did human beings start using olive oil? How did it become an integral part of so many cuisines? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. Is olive oil an important part of the culture you come from? Do you have a memory of cooking with olive oil you'd like to share? It's Your Call, with Malihe Razazan and you.
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Guest:<br />
Tom Mueller, a staff writer for the New Yorker
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<br />Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14783898078045276829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679951347508855664.post-18003689321049456202011-12-22T15:54:00.000-08:002011-12-30T15:55:55.667-08:00How did 2011 change democracy worldwide?On the next Your Call, we'll talk about the year in democracy. It has been one full year since Tunisian fruit vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire--setting off a domino chain of revolts and revolutions in the Arab world and around the globe. Now there are 150 cities with Occupy movements in California alone. What's the moment from the 2011 grassroots uprisings that will stay with you? Join us at 10 or email us at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What does democracy mean to you today? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and You.<br />
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<b>Guests:</b><br />
Khaled Fahmy, associate professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies and History at NYU; currently on leave from NYU and teaching at American University of Cairo<br />
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Fred Weir, Canadian journalist who lives in Moscow and specializes in Russian affairs
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<br />Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14783898078045276829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679951347508855664.post-91562417624119227352011-12-19T00:00:00.000-08:002011-12-19T00:00:04.531-08:00What's it like to live on food stamps?On the next Your Call, we'll talk about who is living on food stamps and how they are making ends meet. 15% of Americans receive food stamps, which allocates an average of $4 per day. And the number of people relying on food stamp programs has risen with the recession. So how does this system work? Can you stay healthy on $4 a day? Join us at 10 or email us at feedback@yourcallradio.org. If you're on food stamps, how are you meeting your needs? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and You.
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Guests:<br />
Paul Ash, executive director of the San Francisco Food Bank
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Click to Listen: <a href="http://a4.g.akamai.net/7/4/27043/v0001/kalw.download.akamai.com/27043/YourCall/121911yc.mp3">What's it like to live on food stamps?</a>Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14783898078045276829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679951347508855664.post-30358669197716048672011-12-16T07:06:00.000-08:002011-12-16T07:06:05.210-08:00Media RoundtableOn today's Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss media coverage of the payroll tax extension, and the renewal of unemployment benefits, which both expire at the end of the month. We'll also discuss coverage of the eurozone crisis. We'll be joined by The Huffington Post's Arthur Delany, ProPublica's Dafna Linzer, and the Globe and Mail's Eric Reguly joins us from Rome. Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.
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Guests:<br />
Eric Reguly, European business correspondent for The Globe and Mail
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Arthur Delaney, reporter for The Huffington Post, and author of <em>A People's History of the Great Recession</em>
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Dafna Linzer, senior reporter for ProPublica
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Click to Listen: <a href="http://a4.g.akamai.net/7/4/27043/v0001/kalw.download.akamai.com/27043/YourCall/121611yc.mp3">Media Roundtable</a>Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14783898078045276829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679951347508855664.post-79848637652548935472011-12-15T06:53:00.000-08:002011-12-16T06:54:24.452-08:00What should we occupy in 2012?Can people from different political backgrounds come together to work for prison reform? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about various efforts to reform the prison system in the US. Today, 2.3 million prisoners are in US jails, costing more than $44 billion. In California, more money is spent on prisons than education. What will it take to reform the system? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. How are groups with different political backgrounds joining forces? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.
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Guests:<br />
Katt Hoban, organizer with Occupy San Francisco
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Vanessa Carlisle, organizer with Occupy Los Angeles
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Click to Listen: <a href="http://a4.g.akamai.net/7/4/27043/v0001/kalw.download.akamai.com/27043/YourCall/121511yc.mp3">What should we occupy in 2012?</a>Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14783898078045276829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679951347508855664.post-28498922704186527802011-12-14T00:00:00.000-08:002011-12-13T23:11:09.939-08:00Can diverse groups join to reform prisons?Can people from different political backgrounds come together to work for prison reform? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about various efforts to reform the prison system in the US. Today, 2.3 million prisoners are in US jails, costing more than $44 billion. In California, more money is spent on prisons than education. What will it take to reform the system? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. How are groups with different political backgrounds joining forces? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.
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Guests:<br />
Pat Nolan is president of Justice Fellowship, a Christian-based organization that works for criminal justice reform.
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Robert Perkinson, assistant professor of American Studies at the University of Hawaii and the author of <em>Texas Tough: The Rise of a Prison Empire</em>
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Tim Cavanaugh, Reason Magazine managing editor
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Click to Listen: <a href="http://a4.g.akamai.net/7/4/27043/v0001/kalw.download.akamai.com/27043/YourCall/121411yc.mp3">Can diverse groups join to reform prisons?</a>Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14783898078045276829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679951347508855664.post-45911620465198855292011-12-13T00:00:00.000-08:002011-12-13T00:00:01.326-08:00How does climate change impact economic growth?On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the climate change conference in Durban, South Africa. Two years ago at the UN talks in Copenhagen, an attempt to secure a global treaty and cut greenhouse gas emissions ended in failure. What is the outcome of the latest negotiations in Durban? Join us live at 10 or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. How is climate change affecting economies around the globe? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.
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Guests:<br />
Richard Howarth, Rosenwald Professor of Environmental Studies at Dartmouth College and the Editor-in-Chief of Ecological Economics.
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Andrew Light, Ph.D., is a Senior Fellow at American Progress specializing in international climate and science policy, and a professor at George Mason University where he is director of the Center for Global Ethics.
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Click to Listen: <a href="http://a4.g.akamai.net/7/4/27043/v0001/kalw.download.akamai.com/27043/YourCall/121311yc.mp3">How does climate change impact economic growth?</a>Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14783898078045276829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679951347508855664.post-61155760274191523162011-12-12T00:00:00.000-08:002011-12-12T00:00:11.970-08:00What are community colleges for?On the next Your Call, we'll talk about the role of community colleges in higher education. A "student task force" is considering plans to restructure community colleges to be geared more towards increasing transfer rates to 4-year colleges. But some students and faculty worry these changes will actually make higher education less accessible. So what do community colleges mean to you? And how do we maximize the potential of this great resource? Join us at 10 or email us at feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.
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Guests:<br />
Karen Saginor, academic senate president at City College of San Francisco
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Joe Fitzgerald, editor in chief of The Guardsman at City College of San Francisco
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Jessie Ryan, associate director of the Campaign for College Opportunity
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Click to Listen: <a href="http://a4.g.akamai.net/7/4/27043/v0001/kalw.download.akamai.com/27043/YourCall/121211yc.mp3">What are community colleges for?</a>Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14783898078045276829noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679951347508855664.post-21769383406755920302011-12-09T00:00:00.000-08:002011-12-09T00:00:05.703-08:00Media RoundtableOn the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss media coverage of the ongoing protests in Russia over allegations of election fraud. We will also talk about Wall Street whistleblowers. Where is the coverage? We'll be joined by Columbia Journalism Review's Ryan Chittum and Christian Science Monitor's Fred Weir joins us from Moscow. Where did you see the best reporting this week? Join us live at 10 or send and email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.
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Guests:<br />
Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor Correspondent based in Moscow
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Ryan Chittum, staff writer at Columbia Journalism Review and a former staff reporter at The Wall Street Journal
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Click to Listen: <a href="http://a4.g.akamai.net/7/4/27043/v0001/kalw.download.akamai.com/27043/YourCall/120911yc.mp3">Media Roundtable</a>Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14783898078045276829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679951347508855664.post-73882284335143178252011-12-08T00:00:00.000-08:002011-12-08T00:00:15.377-08:00How much better have things gotten for LGBT youth?On the next Your Call, we'll talk to Ron Schmidt, author of <em>Once Removed</em>, about his journey from life as a closeted gay student in Catholic schools, to marriage and single-parenting, through alcoholism and psychotherapy, to working as a teacher in CA public schools and starting organizations to support LGBT youth. Are schools safer for queer students and families today? Join us at 10 or email us at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What's the best way to help LGBT youth feel safe and supported? It's Your Call with guest host, Angie Coiro, and you.
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Guests:<br />
Ron Schmidt, founder of South Bay chapter of the Bay Area Network of Gay and Lesbian Educators (BANGLE), and author of <em>Once Removed: A Story of Love, Loss and a Cause Championed</em>
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Jill Marcellus, director of the Make It Better Project with the Gay-Straight Alliance
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Click to Listen: <a href="http://a4.g.akamai.net/7/4/27043/v0001/kalw.download.akamai.com/27043/YourCall/120811yc.mp3">How much better have things gotten for LGBT youth?</a>Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14783898078045276829noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679951347508855664.post-60444321444933725642011-12-07T14:17:00.001-08:002011-12-07T14:18:24.637-08:00How should the US engage with new Islamist governments?How should the US engage with the governments emerging from the uprising in the Arab world? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the emergence of Islamist parties in elections in Egypt and Tunisia. What do they stand for? Why are they so popular? And should the U.S. embrace them? Join us live at 10 or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call, with Matt Martin and you.
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Guests:<br />
Juan Cole, Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History at the University of Michigan.
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Mona El-Ghobashy, an Assistant Professor in political science at Barnard College
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Click to Listen: <a href="http://a4.g.akamai.net/7/4/27043/v0001/kalw.download.akamai.com/27043/YourCall/120711yc.mp3">How should the US engage with new Islamist governments?</a>Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14783898078045276829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679951347508855664.post-25484077663882970352011-12-06T00:00:00.000-08:002011-12-06T00:00:08.316-08:00What is green chemistry?On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Elizabeth Grossman about her book <em>Chasing Molecules: Poisonous Products, Human Health and the Promise of Green Chemistry</em>. Consumers are becoming more aware of the potential health and environmental hazards of plastic products. Grossman argues that green chemistry could offer a new manufacturing process that is "benign by design." So could we get away from plastic entirely? Join us at 10 or email us at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What do you want to know about the pros and cons of green chemistry? It's Your Call with Malihe Razazan, and you.
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Guests:<br />
Elisabeth Grossman, who writes on health and environment, author of <em>Chasing Molecules: Poisonous Products, Human Health and the Promise of Green Chemistry</em>
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Click to Listen: <a href="http://a4.g.akamai.net/7/4/27043/v0001/kalw.download.akamai.com/27043/YourCall/120611yc.mp3">What is green chemistry?</a>Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14783898078045276829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679951347508855664.post-8396982844312763832011-12-05T00:00:00.000-08:002011-12-05T00:00:02.626-08:00How is California preparing for the effects of climate change?On the next Your Call, we'll rebroadcast a conversation we had about the impacts of climate change on California. How do we need to adapt our natural and built environments and our policies? The California Air Resources Board has adopted the nation's first cap-and-trade regulations. Will these air pollution controls work? What other policies are needed to adapt to climate change effects such as rising sea level? How is climate change affecting your area? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.
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Guests:<br />
Healy Hamilton, former director of the Center for Applied Biodiversity Informatics at the California Academy of Sciences
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Steve Goldbeck, chief deputy director of the SF Bay Conservation and Development Commission
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Charlie Knox, public works and community development director for the City of Benicia
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Click to Listen: <a href="http://a4.g.akamai.net/7/4/27043/v0001/kalw.download.akamai.com/27043/YourCall/120511yc.mp3">How is California preparing for the effects of climate change?</a>Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14783898078045276829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679951347508855664.post-67777996622530366602011-12-02T00:00:00.000-08:002011-12-02T00:00:17.018-08:00Media RoundtableOn the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss media coverage of the protests and elections in Egypt as well as the latest news of the Occupy Wall Street protests. Egyptians went to the polls this week following violent and deadly protests in Tehran last week. In Occupy news, Los Angeles has become the latest big city to evict its encampment. Politicians have praised the LAPD for their tactics, though some protesters are still claiming excessive force was used. We'll be joined by AlterNet's Joshua Holland, Alternative Radio's David Barsamian, and writer and journalist Anand Gopal. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Angie Coiro and you.
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Guests:<br />
Joshua Holland, Senior Writer and Editor at AlterNet
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David Barsamian, Founder and Director of Alternative Radio
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Anand Gopal, Writer and Journalist
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Click to Listen: <a href="http://a4.g.akamai.net/7/4/27043/v0001/kalw.download.akamai.com/27043/YourCall/120211yc.mp3">Media Roundtable</a>Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14783898078045276829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679951347508855664.post-72809770400596704032011-12-01T00:00:00.000-08:002011-12-01T00:00:14.764-08:00What role should athletes play in our political dialogue?On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with former Olympic sprinter John Carlos and sportswriter Dave Zirin about their book, <em>The John Carlos Story: The Sports Moment That Changed the World</em>. Carlos is famous for his politically-charged Black Power salute with Tommie Smith at the 1968 Olympics. How much power does a professional athlete have to speak out to the world beyond sports? And why do we listen? Join us at 10 or email us at feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call, with Matt Martin, and You.
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Guests:<br />
John Carlos, former Olympic athlete and co-author of <em>The John Carlos Story: The Sports Moment That Changed the World</em>
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Dave Zirin, sports editor for The Nation and co-author of <em>The John Carlos Story: The Sports Moment That Changed the World</em>
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Click to Listen: <a href="http://a4.g.akamai.net/7/4/27043/v0001/kalw.download.akamai.com/27043/YourCall/120111yc.mp3">What role should athletes play in our political dialogue?</a>Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14783898078045276829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679951347508855664.post-59854571701448745002011-11-29T09:51:00.001-08:002011-11-29T09:52:57.175-08:00How is the Occupy movement encouraging creative activism?On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Occupiers who are staging foreclosed home demonstrations, pushing for the creation of state banks and bringing attention to inequality. What other ways are you seeing the Occupy movement galvanize people to support innovative strategies for turning the economy around? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. How can the Occupy movement continue to spread its message and reach more people? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.
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Guests:<br />
Max Rameau, founder of Take Can the Land
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Blithe Riley, a member of The Arts and Labor Committee for OWS in NY
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Brian McKeoun, the initiator of the credit union project and a long time camper with OccupySF
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Click to Listen: <a href="http://a4.g.akamai.net/7/4/27043/v0001/kalw.download.akamai.com/27043/YourCall/112911yc.mp3">How is the Occupy movement encouraging creative activism?</a>Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14783898078045276829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679951347508855664.post-37479330939721964172011-11-28T00:00:00.000-08:002011-11-28T11:28:30.955-08:00What explains the hidden epidemic of child abuse in America?<br />
On the next Your Call, we'll talk about child abuse -- why it's so pervasive and why it still remains so hidden. The Guardian recently reported that, "Over the past decade, more than 20,000 American children have been killed their own family members -- that is nearly four times the number of US soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan." What explains this? And what solutions can we find to this hidden crisis? Join us at 10 or email us at feedback@yourcallradio.org. How can we educate children and adults to prevent child abuse? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar.<br />
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Guests:<br />
Dr. Seema Jilani, pediatrician at Texas Childrens Hospital and freelance journalist<br />
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Robyn Roberts, training advocate with Marin Advocates for Children<br />
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Michael Petit, president of Every Child Matters Education Fund<br />
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Click to Listen: <a href="http://a4.g.akamai.net/7/4/27043/v0001/kalw.download.akamai.com/27043/YourCall/112811yc.mp3">What explains the hidden epidemic of child abuse in America?</a>Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14783898078045276829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679951347508855664.post-48984757576302061722011-11-25T14:55:00.001-08:002011-11-25T14:56:08.804-08:00What's in store for the future of Afghanistan?<br />
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On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Jonathan Steele, Guardian columnist and author of <em>Ghosts of Afghanistan: The Haunted Battleground</em>. Why is the United States spending $100 billion a year occupying the poorest country in the world? Steele, who has reported from Afghanistan for 30 years, writes, "I saw the blunders the Soviets made in the 80s and have watched most of them repeated in recent years." He says the only way out is through negotiations, but US military commanders don't use the word 'negotiate.' So what does that mean for the future of the United States' involvement and the future of Afganistan? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.<br />
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Guest:<br /><br />
Jonathan Steele, Guardian columnist and author of <em>Ghosts of Afghanistan: The Haunted Battleground</em><br />
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<br />Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14783898078045276829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679951347508855664.post-21727547828358312752011-11-24T06:42:00.000-08:002011-11-25T07:55:11.362-08:00What is the working class people's history of California?On the next Your Call, we'll rebroadcast a conversation we had with Lawrence Shoup, author of <i>Rulers & Rebels: A People's History of Early California, 1769-1901</i>. What is the history of California's Indians, the working poor, unions, and immigrants? He tells stories of chilling brutality and tales of solidarity and determination. What are the differences and similarities to what we're facing today? What lessons can we learn from our history? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar.<br />
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Lawrence Shoup, historian and author of <i>Rulers & Rebels: A People's History of Early California, 1769 - 1901</i><br />
<i><br /></i>Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14783898078045276829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679951347508855664.post-19830962715903064252011-11-23T00:00:00.000-08:002011-11-23T00:00:00.714-08:00What do you want to know about how banks operate?On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the differences between the too big to fail banks, community banks, and credit unions. According to the Credit Union National Association, last month, over 650,000 people moved $4.5 billion out of the big banks into smaller banks and credit unions. How do small banks and credit unions do business differently? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. What do you want to know about your bank? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.
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Guests:<br />
Bill Peterson, Chief Credit Officer at New Resource Bank
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Rob Johnson, a Senior Fellow and Director of the Project on Global Finance at the Roosevelt Institute
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Click to Listen: <a href="http://a4.g.akamai.net/7/4/27043/v0001/kalw.download.akamai.com/27043/YourCall/112311yc.mp3">What do you want to know about how banks operate?</a>Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14783898078045276829noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679951347508855664.post-76260827480393230382011-11-21T18:28:00.001-08:002011-11-21T18:29:05.101-08:00What is in store for the future of US economy?The Super Committee deal is headed towards failure. What's next? Where does it go from here? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the 12 member Super Committee's failure to agree on at least 1.2 trillion dollars in deficit-reduction, triggering automatic cuts beginning in January 2013, including military spending. Why was the Super committee created? Join us live at 10 or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. What is in store for the future of US economy? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.
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Guests:<br />
Christian Weller is an Associate Professor at the Department of Public Policy and Public Affairs, University of Massachusetts, Boston, and Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
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Arthur Delaney is a reporter for the Huffington Post based in Washington D.C.
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Click to Listen: <a href="http://a4.g.akamai.net/7/4/27043/v0001/kalw.download.akamai.com/27043/YourCall/112211yc.mp3">What's in store for the future of the US economy?</a>Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14783898078045276829noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679951347508855664.post-42772905232596060482011-11-21T00:00:00.000-08:002011-11-21T00:00:01.400-08:00What's in store for the future of farmland in the US?On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the value of agricultural land and how we can keep from losing it. Between 1982 and 2007, over 41 million acres of rural land in the US were developed. How much viable farmland is left? Where is it? Who owns it? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. Should we have a policy to protect farmland? What would that look like? How does the loss of farm land impact food production and local agriculture? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar, and You.
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Guests:<br />
Ed Thompson, California director & senior associate with the American Farmland Trust
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Ned Conwell, co-founder of Blue House Farm in Pescadero and regional advocate for land access through Pie Ranch in San Mateo county.
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Constance Washburn, community outreach director with the Marin Agricultural Land Trust
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Click to Listen: <a href="http://a4.g.akamai.net/7/4/27043/v0001/kalw.download.akamai.com/27043/YourCall/112111yc.mp3">What's in store for the future of farmland in the US?</a>Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14783898078045276829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679951347508855664.post-52861020089825265422011-11-18T06:39:00.001-08:002011-11-18T06:40:45.900-08:00Media Roundtable<br />
On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss coverage of the Occupy Wall Street crackdown, the media blackout and the arrests of a number of journalists. We will discuss the AP's Global Freedom of Information project. We'll be joined by the Free Press's Josh Stearns, the AP's Martha Mendoza and AlterNet's Kristen Gwynne. Join us live at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.<br />
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Guests:<br />
Kristen Gwynne is a freelance writer and an editorial assistant at AlterNet.<br />
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Martha Mendoza, a National Writer for the Associated Press<br />
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Josh Stearns, Associate Program Director with Free Press<br />
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Click to Listen: <a href="http://a4.g.akamai.net/7/4/27043/v0001/kalw.download.akamai.com/27043/YourCall/111811yc.mp3">Media Roundtable</a><br />Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14783898078045276829noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679951347508855664.post-84963676201821577042011-11-17T00:00:00.000-08:002011-11-17T00:00:05.351-08:00Who'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.<br />
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Guests:<br />
Patsy Montgomery, associate vice president for legislative campaigns with Planned Parenthood Mar Monte<br />
Rene Rivera, executive director of the East Bay Bicycle Coalition
<br />Jo Kreiter, dancer, choreographer and founder of Flyaway Productions<br />
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Click to Listen: <a href="http://a4.g.akamai.net/7/4/27043/v0001/kalw.download.akamai.com/27043/YourCall/111711yc.mp3">Who's tending your city?</a>
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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 <a href="http://soundcloud.com/">SoundCloud</a> 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 <a href="http://www.kalw.org/">www.kalw.org</a>!Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14783898078045276829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679951347508855664.post-35447842051266073142011-11-16T00:00:00.000-08:002011-11-16T00:00:01.342-08:00How are graphic novelists illuminating politics and history?On the next Your Call, we'll have conversation with graphic novelists. How do images change the art of story telling? What are your favorite graphic novels? What makes them unique? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. More graphic novels have been published in the last 10 years than in the previous 30. What explains the explosion? What can we learn from graphic journalism? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.<br /><br />Guests:<br />Paul Buhle, a senior lecturer in the history and civilization departments at Brown University.<br /><br />Amir, a journalist and human rights activists and co-author of Zahra's Paradise.<br /><br />Click to Listen: <a href="http://a4.g.akamai.net/7/4/27043/v0001/kalw.download.akamai.com/27043/YourCall/111611yc.mp3">How are graphic novelists illuminating politics and history?</a>Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14783898078045276829noreply@blogger.com0