A few parts of this interview with author Lisa Margonelli really blew my mind. I didn’t agree with everything she said, but nearly every minute was thought-provoking, especially the second half of the segment.
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05-10-12- Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf Int.
By alfred on May 10, 2012 in Audio
Check out Pete’s interview with Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, founder and CEO of the Cordoba Initiative, an independent, multi-faith, and multi-national project that works with state and non-state actors to improve Muslim-West relations. He gained controversy over his proposed “ground zero mosque”, which he and Pete talk about, in addition to discussing his book “Moving the Mountain: Beyond Ground Zero to a New Vision of Islam In America”.
05-09-12- Julian Bond Interview
By alfred on May 9, 2012 in Audio
Julian Bond, activist, civil rights leader, and Chairman Emeritus of the NAACP reacted to the President Obama’s newly-affirmed support for same-sex marriage equality. He also weighed in on North Carolina’s gay marriage ban and discussed how the fight for LGBT equality is perceived in the African American community.
05-07-12- Ali Soufan Interview
By alfred on May 9, 2012 in Audio
Ali Soufan, former FBI Supervisory Special Agent, leading national security and counter-terrorism expert, and author of the book “The Black Banners: the Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against al-Qaeda” spoke with Pete about the recent “60 Minutes” interview of former Director of the National Clandestine Service of the CIA Jose Rodriguez Jr, who claimed “enhanced interrogation techniques” (aka torture) was what successfully led to the assassination of Osama Bin Laden.
04-30-12 Terry ONeill (NOW) Interview
By alfred on Apr 30, 2012 in Audio
Terry O’Neil, National President of the National Organization for Women (NOW) discusses the Violence Against Women Act, equal pay for women, and domestic violence with Pete on today’s show. And in Terry’s opinion, “war” is a very accurate description of the onslaught of new proposed legislation that actively discriminates against women. Take a listen…
04-26-12- Jim Sauber Interview
By alfred on Apr 26, 2012 in Audio
Jim Sauber, Chief of Staff of National Association of Letter Carriers gave us his take on the bill the Senate past to save the US Postal Service. We talked about the key factors that led to the USPS going from profitable to near bankrupt in the span of 6 years, plus learned which areas of business have been steadily growing in spite of the down economy. Who knew mail could be so interesting?
04-26-12- Simon Johnson Interview
By alfred on Apr 26, 2012 in Audio
Simon Johnson, co-founder of Baseline Scenario blog, former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund, professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, member of the CBO’s Panel of Economic Advisers, and co-author of the new book “White House Burning: The Founding Fathers, Our National Debt, and Why It Matters To You” was on Stand Up! rapping about his new book and breaking down the causes of the deficit. He’s wicked smart!
04-26-12- Sarah Klein Interview
By alfred on Apr 26, 2012 in Audio
Sarah Klein, Staff Attorney and Food Safety expert at Center for Science in the Public Interest joined the discussion. She talked about food safety, mad cow, pink slime and more. Pete asked if organic grass-fed beef really is better, and we got the skinny on the newest fad that may actually be dangerous: unpasteurized milk. Hope you enjoy!
04-24-12- Will Cain & John Avlon Pt 2
By alfred on Apr 24, 2012 in Audio
John Avlon (CNN, Daily Beast, Newsweek) and Will Cain (CNN, The Blaze, National Review) were in studio, part 2 for your listening pleasure.
04-24-12- Will Cain & John Avlon pt1
By alfred on Apr 24, 2012 in Audio
John Avlon (CNN, Daily Beast, Newsweek) and Will Cain (CNN, The Blaze, National Review) were in studio to discuss a wide array of topics including women’s reproductive rights and other hot political issues of the day.
