Bruno and the Professor http://www.brunoandtheprofessor.com A weekly progressive podcast covering issues from Seattle, the United States, and the World Tue, 14 May 2013 05:55:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 2009 brunoandtheprof@gmail.com (Bruno and the Professor) brunoandtheprof@gmail.com (Bruno and the Professor) 1440 http://www.brunoandtheprofessor.com/images/podcast_feed_small.jpg Bruno and the Professor http://www.brunoandtheprofessor.com 144 144 Bruno and the Professor is a progressive, liberal weekly talk radio podcast covering issues from Seattle, the United States, and the World Bruno and the Professor Bruno and the Professor brunoandtheprof@gmail.com no no Episode 549: Food & Taxes http://www.brunoandtheprofessor.com/2013/05/episode_549_food_taxes.php http://www.brunoandtheprofessor.com/2013/05/episode_549_food_taxes.php#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 05:36:27 +0000 Bruno http://www.brunoandtheprofessor.com/?p=4068
  • Book review: against foodies
  • Nawaz Sharif returns to power in Pakistan
  • Dexter FIlkins on Syria
  • Carbon dioxide hits 400ppm
  • Obama addresses IRS, Benghazi controversies
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  • Boston bombing aftermath
  • How we think differently about guns
  • Hispanics are the new Italians
  • Sacco and Vanzetti
  • United Streetcar’s woes
  • Right-wing terror in America since 2001
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  • Bombing in Boston
  • Background checks advance to the Senate floor
  • The president’s budget: a new coalition?
  • Hallin’s spheres of debate
  • Hunger strike in Guantanamo
  • Gold plunges
    • ]]>     http://www.brunoandtheprofessor.com/2013/04/episode_547_boston.php/feed 0 0:29:36 Bombing in Boston Background checks advance to the Senate floor The president’s budget: a new coalition? Hallin’s spheres of debate Hunger strike in Guantanamo Gold plunges Bombing in Boston Background checks advance to the Senate floor The president’s budget: a new coalition? Hallin’s spheres of debate Hunger strike in Guantanamo Gold plunges Podcast brunoandtheprof@gmail.com no no     Episode 546: Princeton Privilege http://www.brunoandtheprofessor.com/2013/04/episode_546_princeton.php http://www.brunoandtheprofessor.com/2013/04/episode_546_princeton.php#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 05:12:31 +0000 Bruno http://www.brunoandtheprofessor.com/?p=4054 Continue reading →]]>
  • Weak jobs report
  • New Obama budget proposes SocSec/Medicare cuts. Why?
  • Colorado and Connecticut pass gun safety legislation
  • What to do in a mass shooting incident
  • The Secrets of Princeton
  • A history of the drone war
  • Handicapping the new Fed chair

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  • Height of Buildings Act of 1910
  • Seattle City Council doesn’t want tall buildings
  • Why the Fed should just print money
  • Can India become a great power?
  • Second Texas prosecutor killed
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  • Big case for marriage equality advocates before the court
  • How the court could rule
  • Cheap chinese solar panels
  • Woonsocket, RI’s dependency on food stamps
  • The rise in social security disability payments
  • Bill Clinton’s reversal on DOMA
  • What working 8-hour days does to our sense of free time
  • Cave as refuge in Syria

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  • The progressive caucus budget is better than Paul Ryan’s (or Patty Murray’s)
  • Explainer on Cyprus’ bailout
  • South Korea standoff
  • The professor’s post on Benedict from 2005
  • NYC contemplates selling public buildings for cash
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  • The Senate: threat to democracy?
  • Rand Paul filibusters the Brennan nomination over drones
  • Hugo Chavez’s legacy
  • The Iraq War, 10 years later
  • The Space Needle’s astroturf campaign
  • Urban planners vs Sim City 5
    • ]]>     http://www.brunoandtheprofessor.com/2013/03/episode_542_the_upper.php/feed 0 0:46:30 The Senate: threat to democracy? Rand Paul filibusters the Brennan nomination over drones Hugo Chavez’s legacy The Iraq War, 10 years later The Space Needle’s astroturf campaign Urban planners vs Sim City 5 The Senate: threat to democracy? Rand Paul filibusters the Brennan nomination over drones Hugo Chavez’s legacy The Iraq War, 10 years later The Space Needle’s astroturf campaign Urban planners vs Sim City 5 Podcast brunoandtheprof@gmail.com no no     Episode 541: Planes, Trains, and Sequester http://www.brunoandtheprofessor.com/2013/03/episode_541.php http://www.brunoandtheprofessor.com/2013/03/episode_541.php#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 06:06:50 +0000 Bruno http://www.brunoandtheprofessor.com/?p=4034
  • Brookings report on train travel
  • Alaska Airlines success bucks the trend
  • House of Cards, powered by algorithm?
  • Virginia’s gravy train coming to an end

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  • Italy’s new government
  • Pope Benedict abdicates, should pols follow his lead?
  • Best picture Oscar winners of years past
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  • Did CBS drop the ball with its blackout coverage?
  • Obama shoots skeet: Dukakis redux, or cunning political strategy?
  • Republicans try to change the rules of elections…
  • …but it may not come to pass
  • Richard III’s bones exhumed
  • Podcasts to check out: DecodeDC, Here’s the Thing.  Add your faves on our Facebook page
    • ]]>     http://www.brunoandtheprofessor.com/2013/02/episode_539.php/feed 0 0:32:59 Did CBS drop the ball with its blackout coverage? Obama shoots skeet: Dukakis redux, or cunning political strategy? Republicans try to change the rules of elections… …but it may not come to pass Richard III’s bones exhumed Podcast[...] Did CBS drop the ball with its blackout coverage? Obama shoots skeet: Dukakis redux, or cunning political strategy? Republicans try to change the rules of elections… …but it may not come to pass Richard III’s bones exhumed Podcasts to check out: DecodeDC, Here’s the Thing.  Add your faves on our Facebook page Podcast brunoandtheprof@gmail.com no no     Episode 538: Inaugural http://www.brunoandtheprofessor.com/2013/01/episode_538.php http://www.brunoandtheprofessor.com/2013/01/episode_538.php#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 04:46:29 +0000 Bruno http://www.brunoandtheprofessor.com/?p=4021
  • Text of the inaugural address
  • Detropia
  • Weisberg on Obama’s second term agenda
  • Bloomberg on Obama’s second term agenda
  • The plan for climate change
  • Is Uber empowering female drivers?
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  • Krugman on Japan’s newfound love of stimulus
  • French intervention in Mali
  • San Francisco’s new growth
  • Detroit’s potential future
  • Unions embrace immigration
    • ]]>     http://www.brunoandtheprofessor.com/2013/01/episode_537.php/feed 0 0:34:44 Krugman on Japan’s newfound love of stimulus French intervention in Mali San Francisco’s new growth Detroit’s potential future Unions embrace immigration Krugman on Japan’s newfound love of stimulus French intervention in Mali San Francisco’s new growth Detroit’s potential future Unions embrace immigration Podcast brunoandtheprof@gmail.com no no     Episode 536: Scrap the Constitution http://www.brunoandtheprofessor.com/2013/01/episode_536_scrap_the.php http://www.brunoandtheprofessor.com/2013/01/episode_536_scrap_the.php#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 03:05:39 +0000 Bruno http://www.brunoandtheprofessor.com/?p=4014
  • Fiscal cliff details
  • Who wants affordable housing?
  • Filibuster Reform: Coming January 22?
  • Give up on the constitution
    • ]]>     http://www.brunoandtheprofessor.com/2013/01/episode_536_scrap_the.php/feed 0 0:44:48 Fiscal cliff details Who wants affordable housing? Filibuster Reform: Coming January 22? Give up on the constitution Fiscal cliff details Who wants affordable housing? Filibuster Reform: Coming January 22? Give up on the constitution Podcast brunoandtheprof@gmail.com no no     Episode 535: Changing the Culture http://www.brunoandtheprofessor.com/2012/12/episode_535_changing.php http://www.brunoandtheprofessor.com/2012/12/episode_535_changing.php#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 04:16:01 +0000 Bruno http://www.brunoandtheprofessor.com/?p=4009
  • Chris Rock: Tax Bullets
  • The political reality of gun control
  • The change in gun culture
  • NFL players turn in guns
  • Wikipedia: Daniel Inouye
  • Fiscal Cliff details here and here
  • Chained CPI
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