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noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 6 Jul 2006 17:28:00 -0700

and the wonderful Chris T. at KDVS has upgraded the quality of the sound as well as the ease of download. Just click on the show referenced to the right of this box and thank you a million times for listening!!!!!!!!!! Namasté.

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noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 6 Jul 2006 17:28:00 -0700

This coming Monday, July 10, 2006

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 6 Jul 2006 17:17:00 -0700

where has the time gone? I promise to keep up the postings more frequently from now on. So much is going on. Coming up, a show about The Color of Wealth, with Meizhu Lui, and actor Mike Farrell will speak about the death penalty. Activist Victor Copeland will also be on.

On Vacation

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 12 May 2006 22:44:00 -0700

yes, a very special one too.

Si se Puede!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 12 May 2006 22:38:00 -0700

Today, we heard from Davis High School students who were preparing to board a bus to go to march in Sacramento to protest HR-4371. These passionate and eloquent young people were imbued with the knowledge that they could affect their own future. Then, we spoke to a group of UCD students who were already marching in Sacramento. You could hear them catching their breath as they spoke about the reasons they were there while car horns honked in support of their cause. It was inspiring, to say the least. Michael Deibert also joined us to remind us that the first cause of Haiti is to alleviate the abject poverty which affects most of the population.

Thank you so much!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 12 May 2006 22:36:00 -0700

It is very humbling to see the kindness of all of you who generously donated during our fundraiser. Many many thanks for supporting independent radio.

The Communist Manifesto

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 11:22:00 -0700

Phil Gasper provided a contemporary perspective to Karl Marx' Communist Manifesto. He is the editor of the annotated version of The Communist Manifesto which is out on Haymarket Books. It was a tad chilling to hear how trends described a hundred and fifty years ago are more present than ever in our society.

David Edwards of MediaLens!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 16 Apr 2006 10:24:00 -0700

what a thrill it was to visit with the eloquent and informative co-editor of MediaLens. The fearless twosome, David Cromwell and David Edwards, just published their first book together. It is on Pluto Press and titled "The Myth of the Liberal Media". He dispelled some popular misconceptions about the BBC and related a few of the fascinating confrontations MediaLens serves on unsuspecting and complacent journalists and media elite. You can go to www.medialens.org to find out more! Thanks for listening. Monday will be Phil Gasper on the Communist Manifesto!

Raise the Village!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 5 Apr 2006 08:56:00 -0700

Professor David C. Berliner, a highly acclaimed authority on education and the psychology of education, was my guest on Monday. He made such great points, including telling us that all psychometry experts will flatly state that single tests should NEVER be used for important decision. He also mentioned that these tests are simply a political tool and devisive at best.

I wasn't fully there that morning, and no one corrected us, when Professor Berliner mentioned Walgreens when he clearly meant WalMart. My deepest apology to the audience.

People who serve

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 21:36:00 -0800

This past Monday, you got to hear back from Dahr Jamail who is one of a handful of truly independent journalists reporting the truth from Iraq. He told us about the horrible living conditions there and how the US has very little control or knowledge of what goes on outside the Green Zone. He also concurred with Iraqis who have given up the hope of surviving this disaster which we have visited upon them. That is how he serves.

And we heard from our very own Jeff Kravitz, constitutional attorney who used to host Panic Attack on KDVS. He can't this quarter because he is running for Congress on the Green Party ticket opposing Doris Matsui.

Breesa Kassing, a mechanical engineer student from Chico State, told us how she and some of her fellow students chose to spend their summer break helping with the clean up efforts in New Orleans. Very inspiring. Hope you listen to the archives! It is so good to be back!

Oh, and a HUGE thanks to Rex Babin for sitting in for me and sharing some of his keen insights while I was away. And, OF COURSE, thanks to Erik Klein for engineering the show.

Covering

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 5 Mar 2006 12:55:00 -0800

I really enjoyed speaking with Yale School of Law Professor Kenji Yoshino. He suggests we look at the way we are forced to hide some parts of our identities as a crucial hurdle to us growing as a civilization. His book Covering, the hidden assault on our civil rights, encouraged me to think about civil rights in a very new way. And his writing is exquisite!

Rex Babin in the KDVS house!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 5 Mar 2006 12:49:00 -0800

Rex Babin, the editorial cartoonist for the Sacramento Bee, is sitting in for me today. I admire this Pullitzer Prize finalist so much for his keen insights and deep compassion. Hope you give him a listen. You can find view his brilliant work here

Reconstruction

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 17:06:00 -0800

No, this isn't about post-Katrina or rebuilding the destruction we have wrought in Iraq. There was a period of time, shortly during the Civil War and up until 1868 when emancipated slaves and other African-Americans built schools, owned property, and were elected to office. Professor Eric Foner wrote about this in a book titled Forever Free The story of emancipation and reconstruction on A.A. Knopf. A winner of the Bancroft Prize and the Francis Parkman Prize, is the DeWitt Clinton Professor of History at Columbia University and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His books include The Story of American Freedom and Politics and Ideology in the Age of the Civil War.

During our interview this past Monday, he reminded us all that the KKK was the first terrorist group and it was comprised of men who professed to be Christians. He also issued a crucial warning that rights can be taken away and must be defended. A timely message, no?

Haiti Elections

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 13 Feb 2006 13:47:00 -0800

Last week, millions of Haitians exercised their right to vote. It is quite possible that these votes will be stolen by parties who don't wish to see the poor of Haiti have a voice in the running of their country. To hear some valuable insights into this situation, please consider listening to Seth Donnelly, a high school teacher in the South Bay area who has gone to Haiti as part of a group interested in observing human rights violations, and Professor Robert Fatton, Jr. who was born and raised in Haiti and has spent his life documenting the abuse of power and harm wrought by the elite Haitian group in which he was born and raised. He now teaches at the University of Virginia.

Tim Grieve

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 13 Feb 2006 13:44:00 -0800

What a privilege it was to welcome Tim Grieve, the man at the helm of The War Room at Salon .
If you enjoy the kind of free flowing and respectful discussion you suspect some of us of having off the air, do give it a listen!

California, a history

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 10:46:00 -0800

If you listen to today's show, you will know a lot more about the history of this great state than you knew before you tuned in. This is thanks to Professor Kevin Starr, the author of today's featured book. He is an acclaimed historian who is University Professor at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. The recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and the gold and silver medals from the Commonwealth Club of California, he served as the state librarian of California from 1994 to 2004. He divides his time between LA and San Francisco. What a privilege it was to have us take us on a breezy romp through the past of California!

Hungry Planet: What the World Eats

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 10:40:00 -0800

When I read the Salon.com article on the most recent book written by today’s guest, it became clear that it would be one you all would find captivating Photo-journalist Peter Menzel and writer Faith D’Aluzio have brought us another visually stunning and thought-provoking book. Hungry Planet/ What the world eats looks like a gorgeous coffee table book yet is so much more. As their website says, it covers 30 families, 24 countries, 600 meals into one extraordinary book. The ultimate foodie and chef, Madeleine Kennefick, joined me as did Eric Klein. Eric wowed our well-traveled guests with his keen and novel observations. You will have to listen to find out more. Or go to www.menzelphoto.com Namasté!

Iraq & Islam

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 11:39:00 -0800

My first guest yesterday was the highly respected Dr. Imad Khadduri, a nuclear scientist who worked for the Iraqi Nuclear Program from 1968 to 1998. He then moved to Canada with his family. As soon as the Bush & Co. administration began to make noise about Iraq and WMDs, Dr. Khadduri had to speak out to explain that Iraq's nuclear program was defunct since the bombing of their factories during the Gulf War. He quickly found out that not everyone wanted to hear what he had to say. It was a privilege to have him on our airwaves.

My next guest, a Davis resident and authority on Islam was highly recommended by several people I respect. Maimul Khan is now the authority on Afghani human rights for Amnesty International and wanted us to see that, like many religions, the Muslim holy text can be interpreted in many ways, including a stress on forgiveness.

I hope you were able to tune in and thanks for listening. Namasté.

Corporate Crimes Against Humanity

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 9 Jan 2006 11:15:00 -0800

Andrea Buffa, world-reknown activist and peace advocate, joined us on the phone to tell us about the list published by global exchange titled Most Wanted Corporate Human Rights Violators. You can view it here: http://www.globalexchange.org/getInvolved/corporateHRviolators.html

She gave such important information that we all need to know as we make our way through this new year. I wish you hope and fulfillment, compassion and integrity, and, always, love. Namasté.

Counting our Blessings!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 26 Dec 2005 21:15:00 -0800

What a moving show we had this morning. While Dave Brubek played so sweetly between each comment, and we have the impeccable good taste of Bones to thank for this wonderful choice, Bob Jensen's energetic reminder of things that matter set the pace for an hour of very different insights on what previous guests of It's About You! count as blessings. When the brilliant and much maligned editorial cartoonist for the Sacramento Bee said that it all was about love, Bones and I nearly lost it. When Fadhil Al-Kazily broke into sobs recounting how his brothers and sisters say their final goodbyes whenever one leaves the house for errands in Baghdad, I had to bury my face in my hands. And what about the ever eloquent Autumn L'Abbé-Hayes? Free media has a fighting chance with people like her on our hands. Professors Howard Zinn and Lewis Gould also reminded us of the many positives in our country. Stephen and Virginia Pearcy and Eileen Samitz also showed how a simple decision to DO something will inspire others to action. And Natalie Wormeli spoke directly to you who may have been moved to make your first move as an activist by perhaps just signing a petition at moveon.org And then Father G. Simon Harak reminded us that we all have God within us and that we then give voice to the divine. In other words, dear listeners, NAMASTÉ!

Si Kahn!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 10:57:00 -0800

Hope you caught this lively show filled with useful insights shared by this veteran activist and folk composer and musician. We both enjoyed ourselves and this interview brought a ray of sunshine in this grey and damp weather day! Merry Christmas to all who celebrate it. Namasté!

Haiti Insights

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 11:59:00 -0800

How humbling it was to read Michael Deibert's book, Notes from the Last Testament! Like many other progressives, I too readily believed that the US had victimised the poor slum priest turned president in Haiti. I hadn't looked further to find that most progressive groups in Haiti had been clamoring for the resignation and criminal prosecution of Jean-Bertrand Aristide weeks prior to his so-called kidnapping. Or that he had phoned several colleagues and friends that morning to announce he was leaving. If you really want to know more, I strongly suggest you read Michael's book. If you are pressed for time, please consider listening to this thoughtful man carefully and succinctly describe very little known facts about the beautiful and ravaged country of Haiti.

The Senate

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 6 Dec 2005 08:04:00 -0800

It was a privilege to interview Professor Lewis Gould yesterday. He is the Eugene C. Barker Centennial Professor Emeritus in American History at the University of Texas at Austin. A winner of awards for outstanding teaching and writing, he is the author of numerous works of political history. His latest book is about the U.S. Senate: The Most Exclusive Club: A History of the Modern United States Senate (Basic Books, 2005) He briskly took us through the past 100 years of the Senate and reminded us of how much it has changed from the original intent of the principles upon which it was founded.

FOOLED AGAIN!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 14:27:00 -0800

It seems that we insist on attacking people who point out signs that the present administration stole the last elections. Again. And look at people attacking Murtha now? Although it was based on dissent, this country has a remarkably low tolerance for it. And that holds true for people at nearly every point of our political spectrum.

In this spirit, I am so proud to welcome Mark Crispin Miller back to the show. He has put together a comprehensive set of "coincidences" and plain hard facts which support the idea that, again, the Republicans stole the 2004 elections. The reason he wrote the book is that he fears and says he knows, that the Republicans will steal the elections again. Please tune in on Monday 11/28 with your questions at 530-752-2777. As usual, this is on KDVS 90.3 fm and at www.kdvs.org Namasté!

A reminder

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 3 Nov 2005 10:55:00 -0800

the purpose of this blog is merely to store the archives of past shows and podcasts of current shows. Two weeks ago, it was a privilege to interview James Loewen on Sundown Towns. It was chilling to hear how present day all-white suburbs were created and how many are actively maintaining their ban on people who look differently than they do. It is the October 24 show. Last week, we had a discussion on Proposition 74 and how we should look at the education problem in California. This coming week, on November 7, I will be airing an interview which was recorded two weeks ago with Sir Alistair Horne, a celebrated historian, on the history of France. It will perhaps put into perspective the horrific riots going on in that country right now. The shows are booked through the end of the year so pleace check back for more announcements. May saner heads eventually prevail! Namasté!