Dialectica Radio

Dialectica Radio: S2E5 - Poverty in Austin

noreply@blogger.com (Dialectica Radio Group) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:05:00 +0000

This week on Dialectica: Producer/Host Margarita Jimenez examines the effect of the economic downturn on those living in poverty in the Austin area. Interview subjects include: Karen Ranus, Director of Outreach Services at St. Austin Catholic Parish; Sharon Bieser, Executive Director of Vincare Services of Austin; and Lacey Strake, from the Austin chapter of Brake the Cycle of Poverty.

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Dialectica Radio: Sixty Years of NATO Part II

noreply@blogger.com (Dialectica Radio Group) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:00:00 +0000

This week on Dialectica: Producer C. P. Smith and host Selina Smith present the second in a two-part series on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Part II reviews the changes in NATO since the demise of the Soviet Union as well as the challenges NATO must manage to remain a relevant international defense organization.

Special guests:
Colonel Ron Sullivan, USAF (Ret), Business Manager for SAIC
Professor Thomas Johnson, Research Professor, Naval Postgraduate School and Director of Culture and Conflict Studies, Department of National Security Affairs.

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Dialectica Radio: Sixty Years of NATO Part I

noreply@blogger.com (Dialectica Radio Group) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:00:00 +0000

This week on Dialectica: Producer C. P. Smith and host Selina Smith present the first in a two-part series on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Part I reviews NATO's historical context as well as the challenges NATO is facing.

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Dialectica Radio: S2E2 - Playing the Odds, Part II

noreply@blogger.com (Dialectica Radio Group) — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:24:00 +0000

This week on Dialectica: Producer/Host James Tanner presents the second in a two-part series on the history and relevance of quantitative finance. Part II explores how attempts by quantitative experts to address key financial problems – random price movement and risk correlation – eventually led to the widespread adoption of the Gaussian Copula Formula in finance, which in turn contributed to the current economic crisis.

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Dialectica Radio: S2E1 - Playing the Odds, Part I

noreply@blogger.com (Dialectica Radio Group) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:46:00 +0000

This week on Dialectica: Producer/Host James Tanner presents the first in a two-part series on the history and relevance of quantitative finance. Part I explores how statistical methods found their way from the halls of government to the casino and finally to Wall Street, culminating in the rise and fall of the massive hedge fund Long Term Capital Management.

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Dialectica Radio: Show 26 - Bicycles and Breakfast

noreply@blogger.com (Dialectica Radio Group) — Tue, 12 May 2009 00:47:00 +0000

Tonight on Dialectica: Producer/Host Jason Fialkoff and his gang of merry bicycle pranksters discuss their recent "breakfast-station-for-bike-communters" initiative and other Austin-area bicycling issues.

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Dialectica Radio: Show 25 - The Economic Recovery Plan

noreply@blogger.com (Dialectica Radio Group) — Tue, 12 May 2009 00:41:00 +0000

Tonight on Dialectica: Dialectica Producer and graduating LBJ student Sean Reyna uses his trademark dry wit to dissect President Obama's economic recovery plan.

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Dialectica Radio: Show 24 - The Power of Words

noreply@blogger.com (Dialectica Radio Group) — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:26:00 +0000

Tonight on Dialectica: Host/Co-producer Nadia Bobb and Co-Producer Desiree Ledet of the Public Affairs Alliance for Communities of Color (PAACC) present reflections on the Barbara Jordan Statue Unveiling last week on the UT campus. Excerpts from Prof. Jordan, columnist Molly Ivins, track and field coach Beverly Kearney, UT President William Powers Jr., former LBJ alum and teaching assistant Deann Friedholm, and author/actor Anna Deavere Smith give insight into the meaning of Barbara Jordan’s words and deeds, and how they have positively shaped our world.

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Dialectica Radio: Show 23 - CLASS and the Austin Mayoral Debate

noreply@blogger.com (Dialectica Radio Group) — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:12:00 +0000

Tonight on Dialectica: Members of Citizens for Local and State Service (or C.L.A.S.S.) discuss the upcoming mayoral debate, organized by C.L.A.S.S. and televised on KXAN on April 22, 2009. Producer Rebecca Takahashi and co-hosts Kate Mason and Erin Boeke Burke are joined by David Kobeirowski, an Austin community activist, host of "Truth Austin" and the weekly forum "Dave Has Issues", as well as KOOP Radio programs "Neighborly Conversations" and "Texas Politics Today." C.L.A.S.S. is a student-run organization at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, whose mission is to promote and engage policy students in local politics and governance.

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Dialectica Radio: Show 21 - Energy Technology Transition

noreply@blogger.com (Dialectica Radio Group) — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:26:00 +0000

Host/Co-Producer Axel Gerdau introduces the work of the Energy Technology Transition Project through interviews with project co-instructor, LBJ professor, and Interim Dean of the Jackson School of Geosciences Dr. Charles G. Groat, and fellow project and LBJ colleagues James Ovelmen, Melissa Lott and Kymberlie Koch, outlining their report and its recommendations.

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Dialectica Radio: Show Twenty - Defense Issues

noreply@blogger.com (Dialectica Radio Group) — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:20:00 +0000

This week on Dialectica: Host James Tanner and Producer C. P. Smith present several issues regarding the U.S. military. This wide-ranging show explores new research about the demographics of the U.S. military, the differences between the branches of military, recent news of President Obama’s plan for Afghanistan, and an update on previous Dialectica shows on defense procurement and detainees in Guantanamo.

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Dialectica Radio: Show Nineteen - Green Jobs

noreply@blogger.com (Dialectica Radio Group) — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:32:00 +0000

This week on Dialectica: Host/Producer Chris Holcomb presents the City of Austin's approach towards 'Green Jobs'. Chris Riley, a candidate for Austin City Council whose platform includes increasing green jobs and Jose Beceiro, Director of Clean Energy Initiatives at the Austin Chamber of Commerce, join us to discuss the concept of 'Green Jobs' and related activity in Austin.

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Dialectica Radio: Show Eighteen - Big Ideas in Government

noreply@blogger.com (Dialectica Radio Group) — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 01:19:00 +0000

This week on Dialectica: Host/Co-Producer Sean Reyna will talk about Big Ideas in Government with respect to the American Recovery and Relief Act. He will talk about the space program, Communist art and architecture, damming the Rockies for drinking water, and so much more. He will ask the question: How much do you trust your government? And he will go on to talk about accountability and transparency. Fun and entertaining.

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Dialectica Radio: Show Seventeen - Steroids and Public Policy

noreply@blogger.com (Dialectica Radio Group) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 05:06:00 +0000

Host/Producer Jon Rogers examines the intersection between steroids and public policy in the wake of the Alex Rodriguez scandal. Interview subjects include: Chris Yianilos, former Deputy Chief of Staff, Legislative Director, and Legislative Counsel to U. S. Senator John Warner; and Gilbert Garza, the Executive Director of Athletics for the San Antonio Independent School District and President-Elect of the Texas High School Athletic Directors Association.

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Dialectica Radio: Show Sixteen - Austin Bicycling Roundtable

noreply@blogger.com (Dialectica Radio Group) — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:43:00 +0000

This week on Dialectica: Host/Co-Producer Jason Fialkoff provides updates on Austin's bicycling issues aided by a round table representing the City, industry, local nonprofits, and academia. Does the Yellow Bike Project have a new home? Will the City build a new bicycle boulevard? What's UT planning for Speedway? Tune in this week as City Engineer and local volunteer Nathan Wilkes, former Kittelson Associates Planner Erin Ferguson, and UT Engineer Matt Jordan (formerly of Portland) chime in on Austin's bicycling issues.

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Dialectica Radio: Show Fifteen: The Life and Legacy of Barbara Jordan

noreply@blogger.com (Dialectica Radio Group) — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 01:14:00 +0000

This week on Dialectica: Host/Co-Producer Nadia Bobb and Co-Producer Desiree Ledet reflect on the life and legacy of Barbara Jordan and preview the upcoming 13th Annual Barbara Jordan Forum on Public Policy. Some of Prof. Jordan's finest and most powerful oratorical moments are presented, including portions of her famous keynote speeches at the 1976 and 1992 Democratic National Conventions, as well as her statements at the Nixon impeachment and Robert Bork Supreme Court nomination hearings.

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Dialectica Radio: Show Fourteen - Stimulus and the War of Ideas

noreply@blogger.com (Dialectica Radio Group) — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:47:00 +0000

This week on Dialectica: Host/Producer James Tanner investigates the clash of economic theories underlying the politics of the fiscal stimulus package in Washington. Excerpts of audio commentary from Milton Friedman, Paul Krugman, and Peter Schiff are featured.

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Dialectica Radio: Show Thirteen - Closing Guantanamo

noreply@blogger.com (Dialectica Radio Group) — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 23:55:00 +0000

This week on Dialectica: Host/Co-Producer Sanjeet Deka and Co-Producer C. P. Smith examine the ramifications of the closing of the detention facilities at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay. Interview subjects include Prof. Bobby Chesney, expert in national security law and a visiting professor at the University of Texas at Austin, and the show also features audio clips of several other expert views.

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Dialectica Radio: Show Twelve - Native American History and Spirituality

noreply@blogger.com (Dialectica Radio Group) — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 02:20:00 +0000

This week on Dialectica: Ed McGaa (aka Eagle Man) answers questions from his son and LBJ student Kyle McGaa about the history and spirituality of the Oglala Lakota tribe of the Sioux. Mr. McGaa is a prolific author (including Mother Earth Spirituality, now in its 41st printing with HarperCollins) and has been a renown environmental and religious freedom activist since the early 1970’s.

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Dialectica Radio: Show Eleven - Mapping in Santo Domingo

noreply@blogger.com (Dialectica Radio Group) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:47:00 +0000

Host Sean Reyna interviews members of a class project to create maps and other datasets describing "informal settlements" in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

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Dialectica Radio: Show Ten - Sustainable Food

noreply@blogger.com (Dialectica Radio Group) — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:42:00 +0000

This week on Dialectica: Sustainable Food Systems. Karen Banks and the Sustainability Work Group discuss sustainable food systems and sustainable agriculture. Joy Casnovsky from the Sustainable Food Center is our guest.

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Dialectica Radio: Show Nine - LBJ Journal

noreply@blogger.com (Dialectica Radio Group) — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:27:00 +0000

This week on Dialectica: Spotlight on the LBJ Journal. Hosts Sean Reyna and Jon Rogers present the role of op-eds in decision making. Writings from Barksdale English, Amy Katzen, Amanda Barstow, and James Tanner are featured.

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The op-eds presented on the program (and many others) can be found at the LBJ Journal link in our sidebar.

Dialectica Radio: Show Eight - Leadership

noreply@blogger.com (Dialectica Radio Group) — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:53:00 +0000

This week on Dialectica: Leadership. Host/Co-Producer Rebecca Taylor sat down with one expert in leadership from each of three domains to get a good understanding of the topic from multiple perspectives. Co-produced by James Tanner.

Our three speakers are:

* Ron Kessler, an executive coach and long time leader in the Austin business community, gives some good insights into how leadership can be developed within the individual.

* Ed Goble, Associate Athletic Director for Business Operations for the University of Texas Athletics department, discusses how leadership is identified and developed in the sports world.

* Dr. Howard Prince, Director of the Center for Ethical Leadership at the LBJ School of Public Policy, discusses leadership development in the military and an provides an overview of research on the topic.

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Show notes are available at this link.

Dialectica Radio: Show Seven - The Financial Crisis Fallout

noreply@blogger.com (Dialectica Radio Group) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:06:00 +0000

This week on Dialectica: The Financial Crisis Fallout. Host/Producer James Tanner explores the role of government concerning the aftermath of the ongoing financial crisis. Guests interviewed are:

Dr. James Galbraith, Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr. Chair in Government/Business Relations and Professor of Government at the LBJ School of Public Affairs and author, The Predator State: How Conservatives Abandoned the Free Market and Why Liberals Should Too.

Dr. Robert Auerbach, LBJ Professor of Public Affairs at the LBJ School of Public Affairs and author, Deception and Abuse at the Fed: Henry B. Gonzales Battles Alan Greenspan's Bank.

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Dialectica Radio: Show Six - Energy Policy and Environmental Planning

noreply@blogger.com (Dialectica Radio Group) — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:52:00 +0000

This week on Dialectica: Energy Policy and Environmental Planning. The Sustainability Workgroup will be discussing the differences between the platforms of Senator McCain and Senator Obama on issues of energy policy and environmental planning. Hosts for the show are Sustainability Workgroup members Meredith Grey and Susan Peterson, and LBJ graduate student Chris Smith is our special guest.

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