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State of the Free Press 2025 59:08

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Produced by KSQD 90.7, 89.5 & 89.7FM “Be Bold America!” Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 5:00pm (PT) “First they came for the journalists. We don’t know what happened after that.” – Maria Ressa Every year, Project Censored highlights the vital stories that corporate media underreported, exposes rampant news abuse , and tracks emerging threats against the press from financial and political powers “State of the Free press 2025” comes at a time when trust in the media is at an all-time low. A 2024 Pew Research Poll found that a remarkable 73 percent of adult Americans believe a free press is either extremely or very important to the well-being of society— though only a third of those polled believe that US media are completely free to report news. Half of those surveyed believe that US news organizations are influenced a great deal by corporate/financial or government/political interests. Reporters Without Borders gave the US a score of 66.59 out of a possible 100 points in their 2024 World Press Freedom Index —a drop of nearly five points from 2023. Tragically, 2024 stands out as the year that the corporate media failed to adequately cover Israel’s ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people and the threat it poses to the whole world. With their gaze trained elsewhere, the powerful got a pass from the very institution that should hold them to account. In 2023 Reporters Without Borders labeled US press freedom “satisfactory;” in 2024, they called it “problematic.” Interview Guest: SHEALEIGH VOITL is the digital and print editor at Project Censored. She first began her research with the Project at North Central College alongside Steve Macek, co-authoring the Déjá Vu News chapter in the State of the Free Press 2022 and 2023 yearbooks, and the Top 25 chapter in SFP 2023.…

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Who Owns Democracy? The Real Deep State and the Struggle Over Class and Caste in America 56:29

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Produced by KSQD 90.7, 89.5 & 89.7FM “Be Bold America!” Sunday, December 1, 2024 at 5:00pm (PT) “Severe problems of democracy are much in the news, but actually go way back to the beginning of the country. We now want to look at how both the deep state and American fascist forces played a key role from the very beginning of the United States.” – Charles Derber, Professor of Sociology at Boston College The two “deep states” of cultural and ideological ideals , as well as their clashing trade and other economic interests, led, as in many marriages, to an increasingly troubled relationship , that led ultimately to a violent divorce and military destruction of the Confederate deep state. But it did not end the enduring legacy of both deep states that shapes our nation’s divisive politics today. A MAGA conspiratorial concept is that there is a “ deep state.” But could there be a very real “deeper state” that has been evident throughout history, back to the founding of American democracy? Interview Guest: Charles Derber is Professor of Sociology at Boston College and has written 26 books - on politics, democracy, fascism, corporations, capitalism, climate change, war, the culture wars, culture and conversation, and social change. His bestselling books include The Pursuit of Attention and the Wilding of America. He writes for and has been reviewed in the NY Times, the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, Truthout, and other leading media. His books are translated into 14 languages including Chinese, Korean, Tamil, German, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian and Polish- and he is a bestseller in South Korea, done extended book tours in German bookstores and blues coffee houses, and has lectured in Italy in June for seven years. Derber is a public intellectual - shortlisted in 2006 by the American Independent Booksellers Association for Hidden Power, the best book in current affairs - who believes that serious ideas should be written in an accessible and entertaining style. His most recent books include Dying for Capitalism( https://ksqd.org/are-we-dying-from-capitalism/ ) , Welcome to the Revolution, Moving Beyond Fear, Sociopathic Society: A People's Sociology of the United States; Capitalism: Should You Buy It?…

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How California Works: Building Democracy in the Golden State - PART 2 58:53

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Produced by KSQD 90.7, 89.5 & 89.7FM “Be Bold America!” Sunday, November 17, 2024 at 5:00pm (PT) “Wishing that things worked one way or another is not the same as knowing how things work. It’s when we all know how things work that we can impact things, from democracy itself to a local development project in your neighborhood.” – Fred Keeley, the Mayor of Santa Cruz, California How does the 5th largest economy in the world … work? What are some true stories about how California is leading the world toward a better future , from protecting women’s and voter’s rights to building a sustainable energy infrastructure? These true stories are not naïve or full of starry-eyed optimism . The book “ How California Works”, acknowledges that many Californians, well, lets’ face it … people the world over … are confronting a myriad of crises . Yet, individuals and organizations throughout California, maybe imperfectly, are making our state better, fairer, and a safer place. How are they doing it? The word “citizen” is a verb. Interview Guest: Jonathan Vankin is a senior writer for California Local and an award-winning journalist whose writing has appeared in such publications as The New York Times Magazine , Wired , Salon , L.A. Weekly and many others. He is the author of four previous nonfiction books, including Conspiracies, Cover-Ups and Crimes —the first comprehensive, journalistic investigation of America's conspiracy-theory underground, foreshadowing the current state of sociopolitical affairs by two decades—and more recently Close to Zero , a full account of Donald Trump's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic . Jonathan Vankin has also written comic books, TV, screenplays, and even the "book" for a hit Off-Broadway musical, Forever Dusty , about the great British pop star Dusty Springfield. He has made numerous media appearances on such networks as CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, FOX, the BBC and the CBC, as well as numerous podcasts and hundreds of radio stations.…

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The Choice Between Two Americas 58:27

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Produced by KSQD 90.7, 89.5 & 89.7FM "Be Bold America!" Sunday, November 3, 2024 “A vote for Trump is a vote for fascism and a betrayal of American democracy and for everything it stands.” - Judge J. Michael Luttig (R), Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, retired Listen to this fast-paced interview that covers Congress, Fox News, the Media, Mass Deportation, the Climate Crisis, Voting, and Oligarchs as they relate to: What will our lives be like in our country if Trump wins? What will our lives be like in our country if Harris wins? And, if Harris wins, what will life be like after the voters rejected the billionaire-funded Republican candidate and their rightwing Agenda 47 and Project 2025 plans? It has come to this. After fifty years of implementing a velvet coup, Tuesday (election day) we have been forced into deciding between two very different Americas. Elect Harris/ Walz and we continue with a democracy and the Rule of Law our founders designed. Elect Trump/Vance and our original form of government is gone and an authoritarian regime supplants it as being Above the Law. As Timothy Snyder, Professor of History at Yale University, recently stated: “If Trump wins; America ends.” INTERVIEW GUEST: Bette Dangerous, also known as Heidi Siegmund Cuda, is an Emmy-award winning investigative reporter, filmmaker, and bestselling author. S he writes about American politics, culture, and Russian active measures at her Bette Dangerous substack magazine and is a political columnist and US correspondent for Byline Supplement and Byline Times. Her column Hot Type appears weekly in Byline Supplement. She is the co-host and producer of RADICALIZED Truth Survives podcast, an investigative show about disinformation and radicalization. https://www.bettedangerous.com https://www.bylinesupplement.com https://youtube.com/@radicalizedpod…

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What Happened to the American Dream? The GOP Ripped It Apart. 51:53

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Produced by KSQD 90.7, 89.5 & 89.7FM What does each political party mean by “The American Dream” when they invoke this touchstone of American success? Our comprehending the difference between the Democratic and Republican definitions of “The American Dream” provides us a clear understanding of each political party’s motivations and the future they would design for America and whether or not "The American Dream" could be renewed. Before Ronald Reagan’s presidency the middle class was 66% of the country. Now, it is 43%. Interview Guest: Thom Hartmann is a New York Times bestselling author of over thirty books and has been America’s #1 progressive talk radio show host for more than a decade. His influential show is carried on SiriusXM and radio stations nationwide, and it is simulcast as a television program on Free Speech TV. Hartmann's latest series of books, titled Hidden History, tackles critical subjects such as guns, healthcare, the Supreme Court, democracy, voting rights among others. His newest release, The Hidden History of the American Dream: The Demise of the Middle Class―and How to Rescue Our Future , explores the erosion of the American middle class and offers actionable solutions to restore economic opportunity and fairness. With his incisive commentary and well-researched insights, Thom Hartmann continues to be a trusted voice in progressive media, engaging audiences with his articulate analysis of today's most pressing issues.…

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Burn Scars 58:18

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Produced by KSQD 90.7, 89.5 & 89.7FM “Be Bold America!” Sunday, October 6, 2024 at 5:00pm (PT) How do historic documents show that fire suppression was driven by explicit racist and colonial beliefs ? Is there nothing in American history that isn’t based in racism in some way? Well, fire suppress in California is and learn how in this "BurnScars", KSQD podcast during interviews with Dr. Char Miller and Dr. Peter Hess. There have been efforts to suppress fire in California since the 18th century Spanish invasion continuing through the US Forest Service’s relentless nationwide campaign in the 20th century. The Forest Service argues that suppression is critical for good forest management especially, but not exclusively, in the American West. Yet, in recent years, suppression has come under increasing scrutiny as a contributing factor to our current climate crisis exacerbated era of mega-wildfires. Interview Guest: Dr. Char Miller is an award-winning teacher and writer . Dr. Miller is the W. M. Keck Professor of Environmental Analysis and History at Pomona College. His new book is “Burn Scars: A Documentary History of Fire Suppression, from Colonial Origins to the Resurgence of Cultural Burning.” Dr. Miller’s previous book was Natural Consequences: Intimate Essays for a Planet and Peril , and he also authored: West Side Rising: How San Antonio’s 1921 Flood Devastated a City and Sparked a Latino Environmental Justice Movement , and T heodore Roosevelt: Naturalist in the Arena . Dr. Miller is a senior fellow at the Pinchot Institute for Conservation , Corresponding Member of the Society of American Foresters and a Fellow of the Forest History Society . Guest CoHost: Dr. Peter M. J. Hess earned his M.A. in Oxford and his Ph.D. in History in Berkeley, and writes and lectures on the relationship between religion, culture and sciences. A former Director of Outreach of the National Center for Science Education, Peter is the author of Catholicism and Science and of numerous articles and book chapters on religious and ethical aspects of climate disruption. Dr. Hess is qualified as a Firefighter Type Two (FFT2) and is co-founder of the Lake County Prescribed Burn Association , a consortium of trained fire practitioners. Dr. Hess is currently writing a paper for the Sierra Club on the similarities and differences between ancient cultural burning practiced by indigenous tribes in California , and the prescribed burning increasingly practiced by forest agencies , municipalities, and private groups. Dr. Hess is also a contributing chapter author in “Climate Abandoned: We’re on the Endangered Species List.”…

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California Against the Sea: Visions for our Vanishing Coastline 58:15

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Produced by KSQD 90.7, 89.5 & 89.7FM “Be Bold America!” Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024 at 5:00pm (PT) “The coast is never saved. It’s always being saved” - Rosanna Xia Along California’s 1,200-mile coastline , the overheated Pacific Ocean is rising and pressing in, imperiling both wildlife and the maritime towns and cities that 27 million people call home. What are the impacts of engineered landscapes, the market pressures of development, and the ecological activism and political scrimmages that have carved up our contemporary coastline? Do they foretell even greater changes to our shores? Hear about the beaches from the Mexican border to the sheer-cliffed North Coast; from the voices of Indigenous leaders, community activists, small town mayors, urban engineers, and tenacious environmental scientists on the challenges and urgency of forging a climate-wise future. Interview Guest: Rosanna Xia is an environmental reporter for the Los Angeles Times, where she specializes in stories about the coast and ocean. She was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2020 for explanatory reporting, and her work has been anthologized in the Best American Science and Nature Writing series. Her award-winning book , California Against the Sea , has been praised as a beautiful and revelatory exploration of how we relate to the natural world.…

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The Most Dangerous Document Ever Written: Project 2025, The Dismantling of Our Freedoms 57:57

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Produced by KSQD 90.7, 895. & 89.7FM “Be Bold America!” Sunday, September 8, 2024 at 5:00pm (PT) “When somebody has taken the time to draw up a playbook, they are going to use it.” - Tim Walz, 2024 DNC Vice-Presidential Acceptance Speech (re: Project 2025) Call it what you want. The Republican Party is nakedly zealous about turning America from a democratic republic into a kingdom and the right-wing billionaires and their corporations are doing everything they can to make it happen … led by The Heritage Foundation , that also flew the American flag upside down after the January 6 insurrection just as did Justice Alito’s wife. Everyone must realize that the Project 2025 scheme to dismantle the American government is for any future Republican president. It might be beaten back this upcoming presidential election but these people, who are fighting for a dictatorship, will not go away. The right wing is not hiding it. They say it out loud and have proudly written their manifesto; their painstakingly detailed, 922-page, step-by step instruction manual titled, “ The Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise - Project 2025 .” This interview with Professor John Roth , cohosted by former KGO radio talk show host, John Rothmann , will peel back its pages with an emphasis on religion, health and education. Yes, this is a detailed plot for a coup. Interview Guest: John Roth, PhD , is the Edward J. Sexton professor emeritus of philosophy at Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California. Dr. Roth was named the 1988 U. S. National Professor of the Year by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Dr. Roth's expertise in Holocaust and genocide studies, as well as in philosophy, ethics, American studies, and religious studies , has been advanced by postdoctoral appointments as a Graves Fellow in the Humanities, a Fulbright Lecturer in American Studies at the University of Innsbruck, Austria, and a fellow of the national Humanities Institute, Yale University. In addition to lecturing widely throughout the United States and around the world, Dr. Roth has authored, coauthored, or edited more than fifty books , and he has published hundreds of articles and reviews. Dr. Roth graduated from Yale University with a Master of Arts and Doctorate of Philosophy degrees. Guest CoHost: John F. Rothmann is a renowned radio talk show host, formerly with KGO radio, and he is a popular lecturer and political and foreign policy consultant. John has also been involved in a broad variety of political campaigns on the national, state and local levels and Richard Norton Smith called John " a scholar of modern Republicanism.” John is the co-author of two highly acclaimed books and has been on the faculty of the Fromm Institute at the University of San Francisco since 2004. John’s personal library of 15,000 volumes is widely recognized as one of the finest libraries of American political history and biography in the United States. Scholars, graduate students and authors in the process of research frequently access his extensive collection. Currently, John hosts his own highly successful podcast titled, “Around the Political World with John Rothmann.” John lives in San Francisco with his wife Ellen and their two sons, Samuel and Joel.…

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How California Works: Building Democracy in the Golden State - PART 1 58:15

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Produced by KSQD 90.7, 89.5 & 89.7FM “Be Bold America!” Sunday, August 25, 2024 at 5:00pm (PT) PART 1 Covers the following: Editor's Note: Why "Citizen” is a Verb Foreword: Truth vs. Cynicism (written by Fred Keeley, Mayor of Santa Cruz) Introduction: Welcome to California, the Most American State Prologue: Explanatory Journalism, Explained Wishing that things worked one way or another is not the same as knowing how things work. It’s when we all know how things work that we can impact things, from democracy itself to a local development project in your neighborhood. – Fred Keeley, the Mayor of Santa Cruz, California How does the 5th largest economy in the world … work? What are some true stories about how California is leading the world toward a better future , from protecting women’s and voter’s rights to building a sustainable energy infrastructure? These true stories are not naïve or full of starry-eyed optimism . The book “ How California Works”, acknowledges that many Californians, well, lets’ face it … people the world over … are confronting a myriad of crises . Yet, individuals and organizations throughout California, maybe imperfectly, are making our state better, fairer, and a safer place. How are they doing it? The word “citizen” is a verb. Interview Guest: Jonathan Vankin is a senior writer for California Local and an award-winning journalist whose writing has appeared in such publications as The New York Times Magazine , Wired , Salon , L.A. Weekly and many others. He is the author of four previous nonfiction books, including Conspiracies, Cover-Ups and Crimes —the first comprehensive, journalistic investigation of America's conspiracy-theory underground, foreshadowing the current state of sociopolitical affairs by two decades—and more recently Close to Zero , a full account of Donald Trump's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic . Jonathan Vankin has also written comic books, TV, screenplays, and even the "book" for a hit Off-Broadway musical, Forever Dusty , about the great British pop star Dusty Springfield. He has made numerous media appearances on such networks as CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, FOX, the BBC and the CBC, as well as numerous podcasts and hundreds of radio stations.…

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Winging It: Improv’s Power & Peril in the Time of Trump 55:18

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Produced by KQD 90.7, 89.5 & 89.7FM In the new book, “ Winging It: Improv’s Power and Peril in the Time of Trump ” , the author explores popular cultural and public affairs, ranging deftly from the unmediated experience in Fred Astaire’s tap dancing, Frans Hal’s brush strokes, hook-up culture, psychedelic trips, social media, and Hamilton’s hip-hop to, last, though not least, the performative and demagogic posturing of Donald Trump. The gesture all improvisations share is “I will create this on the fly,” or as Trump has stated, “my gut knows more than my brains” This defies rationality and elevates embodied emotions, instinct, and intuition that challenges our assumption that everything of value depends upon long study, tradition, and hard work. Claiming to be free of serious purpose … improvisation only pursues pleasure. Or so it says. Interview Guest: Randy Fertel, PhD, is a writer and philanthropist dedicated to the arts, education, New Orleans, and the environment. Randy holds a Ph.D. in English and American literature from Harvard University and is the author of A Taste for Chaos: The Art of Literary Improvisation and The Gorilla Man and the Empress of Steak: A New Orleans Family Memoir . Dr. Fertel has taught English at Harvard University , Tulane University, LeMoyne College, and the New School for Social Research. He specializes in the literature of the Vietnam War and the literature of exile. In addition to his writing, Randy is president of the Fertel Foundation and the Ruth U. Fertel Foundation , named for his mother Ruth Fertel, founder of Ruth’s Chris Steak House . He is co-founder of the Ridenhour Prizes for Courageous Truth-telling , now in its 20th year. He lives in New Orleans and New York.…

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How Our Economic Religion is Dragging Civilization Towards Overshoot and Collapse 57:20

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Produced by KSQD 90.7, 89.7 & 89.5FM “Be Bold America!” Sunday, July 14, 2024 at 5:00pm (PT) America has fatal flaws in its economic paradigm. Neoclassical Economics has ruled the United States for most of the past century. Valid economics cannot be separated from values , and what it means to be human. Any notion of “Utility” must honor and encourage the best within us . At this, Neoclassical Economics is an abject failure . Neoclassical Economics legitimizes the short-term pillage of Earth, and discounts away the value of future civilization, indeed for all future life on our planet. Dr. Richard Nolthenius will dissect its worst flaws , with special emphasis on how it trivializes climate damage to our present and future , and how its proponents have allied themselves to be servants not to humanity, but to their paymasters in corporate America and in the halls of political power. Interview Guest: Dr. Richard Nolthenius is a member of the “Earth Futures Institute” , with a specialty in economics, at UC Santa Cruz . Dr. Nolthenius is the Astronomy Program Chair at Cabrillo College in Santa Cruz, CA. In the past 10 years, Richard added climate science to his expertise, teaching a comprehensive course in Climate Science and its civilization context. By examining the climate science problem and searching for solutions, he has found its connected fundamentally to, well, everything . In addition, Richard is a contributing chapter author in Climate Abandoned: We’re on the Endangered Species List , a #1 Amazon bestseller.…

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From Ronald to Donald: How the Myth of Reagan Became the Cult of Trump 57:03

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Produced by KSQD 90.7, 89.5 & 89.7FM “Be Bold America!” Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 5:00pm (PT) Throughout Reagan’s eight years in the oval office, the “Great Communicator” was largely successful in shaping the soul of America to reflect his durable mantra that “government is the problem.” That same American soul later embraced Donald Trump—a president who, arguably would have appalled Reagan. Reagan’s contemporary mythology as tax cutter, deficit hawk, promoter of deregulation, the ordinary citizen, champion of traditional family values, small government and free market capitalism – all indelible images. Reagan’s myth persists , and by understanding his time in office in the context of American history and of the American presidency, we can understand how a transformative president created more than policy by also shaping culture with the instrumental force of mythology. Interview Guest: Ed Oswald is a lawyer with an expertise in the federal taxation of municipal bonds. He is a partner in an international law firm in Washington, D.C. Ed is a frequent lecturer and speaker on financing infrastructure for State and local governments, non-profit organizations , and related matters. A graduate of St. John’s University in New York, B.S Accounting. He received his J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law, where he was a member of the Law Review . In 1991, he received an LL.M. in taxation from New York University. Ed served as an attorney-advisor at the US Treasury Department’s Office of Tax Legislative Counsel during the second term of the Clinton Administration , where he worked on tax policy matters impacting US public infrastructure. At the US Treasury, he worked with the IRS, SEC, White House staff and economists, House Ways & Means Committee, and the Senate Financing Committee staff on a range of matters. He is a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel. The American College of Tax Counsel is a professional association of tax attorneys who are “recognized for their extraordinary accomplishments and professional achievements and for their dedication to improving the practice of tax law.” Fellows must be nominated by their peers and undergo a rigorous screening process before being admitted. Membership is limited to a maximum of 700 tax attorneys across the United States.Ed’s new book, From Ronald to Donald: How the Myth of Reagan Became the Cult of Trump , is now available wherever books are sold.…

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Around the Political World with John Rothmann 57:29

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Produced by KSQD 907, 89.5 & 89.7FM “Be Bold America!” Sunday, June 2, 2024 at 5:00pm (PT) John F. Rothmann is a renowned radio talk show host, popular lecturer and political and foreign policy consultant. John will discuss Donald Trump’s 34 convictions, Justice Alito’s upside-down flags , Project 25 , and the pivotal upcoming election . And, what the future might hold if we do or don’t get out and vote! vote this year. John was a long-time host on KGO Radio until the station’s management suddenly changed its format. John has been a professor at the University of San Francisco Fromm Institute since 2004 and he has been involved in many political campaigns on the national, state and local levels. John has published a wide range of articles and books on education, the Middle East and on American political history. Today, John Rothmann hosts a popular podcast called: “Around the Political World with John Rothmann.” Interview Guest: John F. Rothmann is a radio talk show host on KGO 810 AM in San Francisco. John first joined the KGO family in 1996. A frequent lecturer on American politics and the presidency , John has spoken on over 150 university campuses throughout the United States, Canada and Israel. John has been a professor at the Fromm Institute at the University of San Francisco since 2004. John has been involved in many political campaigns on the national, state and local levels including Richard Nixon's 1968 presidential campaign and Senator Frank Church's California Presidential campaign in 1976. He served as Chief of Staff to Senator Milton Marks and as Field Representative for Senator Quentin Kopp, both of San Francisco. John's passion is his 15,000-volume library , one of the finest private libraries in the country, specializing in American political history and political biography.…

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State of the Free Press 2024 58:18

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Produced by KSQD 90.7, 89.5 & 89.7 FM “Be Bold America!” Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 5:00pm (PT) “First they came for the journalists. We don’t know what happened after that.” – Maria Ressa Project Censored , in their latest book, takes the pulse of the media , highlights the most underreported stories of the past year, and exposes corporate manipulation of the news. State of the Free Press 2024 , brings together some of the most incisive media critics to expose the impact of corporate money and political influence on the press, highlights the top 25 most underreported stories of the past year, and profiles those brave journalists who continue to fight for a media that is free of both for-profit benefactors and political agendas. This book comes at a time when trust in the media is at an all-time low. Interview Guest: Mickey Huff is the director of Project Censored and president of the nonprofit Media Freedom Foundation . Since 2009, he has coedited the Project Censored yearbook, including its most recent volume, State of the Free Press 2024 . He is also coauthor, with Nolan Higdon, of United States of Distraction: Media Manipulation in Post-Truth America (City Lights, 2019) and Let’s Agree to Disagree: A Critical Thinking Guide to Communication, Conflict Management, and Critical Media Literacy…

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Side Hustle Safety Net: How Vulnerable Workers Survive Precarious Times 57:54

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Produced by KSQD 90.7, 89.5 & 89.7FM “Be Bold America!” Sunday, May 5, 2024 at 5:00pm (PT) Back in 1929 when the market crashed and the Great Depression began, Uber, TaskRabbit, and the gig economy were almost a century in the future. So why are the laws we use to protect the workers who power those businesses unchanged from 100 years ago? As we learned with startling clarity during the unprecedented economic upheaval of the pandemic, our social safety net legislation is divorced from how Americans on the margins survive today. Government policies have not kept up with the changing nature of how we work, and too many people—the forgotten jobless of the gig-economy who don’t qualify for government assistance—are falling through the cracks. While the relief money provided during the pandemic was a godsend for millions, for others, namely workers like drivers, delivery people, and handymen, that vital assistance never came due to archaic and pro-business unemployment laws. Interview Guest: Alexandrea Ravenelle, PhD , is an Assistant Professor in Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her first book, Hustle and Gig: Struggling and Surviving in the Sharing Economy has been translated into Korean, Spanish, and Traditional Chinese. Dr. Ravenelle’s research has been published in The New York Times ; Regions, Economy and Society ; Journal of Managerial Psychology ; Consumption Markets and Culture ; and New Media & Society . She is the recipient of grants from the National Science Foundation and Russell Sage Foundation to study the impact of COVID-19 on precarious workers in New York, and funding from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to study the impact of elite gig work.…

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Preventing and Healing Climate Traumas: Building Resilience and Hope in Communities 56:23

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Produced by KSQD 90.7, 89.5 & 89.7FM “Be Bold America!” Sunday, April 21, 2024 at 5:00pm (PT) Associated Press: Updated 6:02 AM PDT, April 10, 2024: “Humanity has only two years left “to save the world” by making dramatic changes in the way it spews heat trapping emissions and it has even less time to act to get the finances behind such a massive shift, the head of the United Nations. [Climate Secretary, Simon Stiell]” The climate emergency is often described as a " wicked" problem —one that results from numerous factors that interact in new and surprising ways to defy standard solutions—the pervasive distresses and traumas it generates are also "wicked" problems that cannot be resolved through conventional, professionally delivered, individualized clinical treatment services. Facing our climate future will require entire neighborhoods and communities be engaged to prevent and heal the distresses and traumas generated during the long climate mega-emergency. If whole-community initiatives are launched throughout industrialized nations and worldwide, the indomitable human spirit and capacity for resilience can be activated. Interview Guest: Bob Doppelt founded and coordinates the International Transformational Resilience Coalition (ITRC), a network of mental health, social service, disaster management, climate, and faith organizations and professionals. He is trained in both counseling psychology (M.S.) and environmental science (M.S.) and has combined the two fields throughout his career. He is also a Graduate of the International Program on the Management of Sustainability, in Ziest, The Netherlands, and a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Instructor. He is also a former Fellow at the Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Center. Bob is the author of a number of books on the interface between individual, group, community, and social resilience and change and ecological regeneration. His newest book is Preventing and Healing Climate Traumas: A Guide for Building Resilience and Hope in Communities. Bob also writes for Psychology Today. Due to his many years of work, in 2015 Bob was named one of the world’s “50 Most Talented Social Innovators” by the World CRS Congress.…

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Everything, Everywhere and All at Once: Our Planet is Drastically Changing, But You Won’t See It on the Nightly News!” 59:02

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Produced by KSQD 90.7, 89,5 & 89.7 FM “Be Bold America!” Sunday, April 7, 2024 at 5:00pm (PT) “We are not prepared, have no plan, don’t know how bad it’s going to get, and have no time to waste. Everything and everyone is at risk.” ~ Kasper Benjamin Reimer Bjorkskov, Danish Climate Activist As the European Environmental Agency reported, “We are entering an era of ‘Total Climate F-ery.’” You know what the “F’ stands for. The underestimated extreme heat occurrences, the rising ocean acidity that is scaring scientists, the unchecked deterioration of biodiversity loss, and water and food crises around the world are almost beyond our capacity to correct. Why is this existential threat to humanity not being covered as if everything did not depend on what we do next? Betsy Rosenberg will share key indicators of ecosystems in decline and share her insights as a broadcast journalist insider about why the corporate news gatekeepers are only covering the tip of melting icebergs . Last year was the hottest in recorded history, yet the networks focused less than ONE Percent of their coverage on the climate crisis! Please join “Be Bold America!” on Sunday, April 7 at 5:00 pm to hear how the news media is not covering the biggest “If it bleeds; it leads story” in history and what we can do about it! Interview Guest: Betsy Rosenberg has been a broadcast journalist for her entire career, beginning with a stint at ABC Sports during the Olympics in 1976 while still in college. Her first on air position was with CBS Radio, where she worked for two decades as a reporter at KCBS in San Francisco and later as a network anchor in New York City. After 20 years of covering breaking news, she left to cover environmental challenges and solutions as an independent radio host and producer. First on the Air America Network, and later on Internet Radio, Betsy conducted hundreds of interviews with leading eco-innovators and experts covering all shades of green--with extra emphasis on the worsening climate crisis . In addition to public speaking, she has written articles on Huff Post and Medium and has contributed to two books including Climate Abandoned—We’re on the Endangered Species List. Most recently Betsy was co-founder and host on GreenTV.com…

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Moral Courage: Profiles of Investigative Journalists 58:12

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Produced by KSQD 90.7, 89.5 & 89.7FM “Be Bold America!” Sunday, March 24, 2024 at 5:00pm (PT) “Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt Moral courage is in the spotlight today given an upsurge in authoritarian regimes worldwide. To date, 96 investigative journalists have been killed in the Israeli /Hamas war. Why do investigative journalists stand up to intolerant regimes, often single-handedly? In the book, Moral Courage , 19 international journalists explain their rational for the work they do. Hear how these extraordinary people (who possess Moral Courage to fight Moral Injury) literally put their bodies on the line so that the rest of us may learn the truth. We speak with Canadian neuropsychiatrist Anthony Feinstein who has a strong and lauded track record in the field of conflict journalism research and we will learn what motivates investigative journalists to expose crime, corruption, and greed despite the personal risks involved. Interview Guest: Anthony Feinstein, Ph.D ., is a neuropsychiatrist and professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. His research follows two strands – the search for cerebral correlates of behavioral disorders associated with multiple sclerosis, and exploring the psychological effects of conflict on journalists. Dr. Feinstein consults with news organizations including the New York Times, CNN and The Globe & Mail providing educational sessions about frontline journalists’ emotional health. He is the author of seven books including his most recent, Moral Courage: 19 Profiles of Investigative Journalists . In 2000-2001 he was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship to study mental health issues in post-apartheid Namibia. In 2012, he produced a documentary, “Under Fire” based on his research of journalists in war zones, which won a Peabody Award. "Understandably, as the consequences of responding to morally egregious behavior become increasingly more hazardous, the number of people prepared to say something or take action becomes very small indeed." - Anthony Feinstein…

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A Long Road to Rao: A Thought Provoking and Uplifting Film Inspired by a True Story 28:51

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Produced by KSQD 90.7, 89.5 & 89.7FM “Be Bold America!” Sunday, February 25, 2024 at 5:00pm (PDT) This interview will take you on a journey into the recesses of your soul and will explore the ontological question: What is our underlying essence? Internationally acclaimed, Pulitzer Prize nominated, and local author and filmmaker, Michael A. Allen, uses the metaphor of the sea, and its ebb and flow, to describe the Tao of life’s cycle. And, he discovers within this unique reflection a new way to comfort and heal the Self from the trauma of death. Michael was inspired to write his book Tao of Surfing : Finding Depth at Low Tide after his lifelong best friend and surfing partner suddenly came out as gay and died from AIDS in 1989. The book subsequently became the basis for the soon-to-be-released feature film, A Long Road to Tao , which Michael co-wrote and produced. Michael Allen will be joined in this interview by A Long Road to Tao cast member and fellow surfer, Mike Clancy , to discuss the book, the making of the film, the politics surrounding the AIDS crisis of the 1980s, and how the film relates to political issues facing the LGBTQ community today. Interview Guest (picture attached): Michael A Allen: Internationally acclaimed, and Pulitzer Prize nominated author Michael A Allen, hold a Master’s degree in Philosophy and Certificate and Asian Studies from California State University at Long Beach, and is a member of the Phi Sigma Tau Philosophy Honor Society. While serving as President of the Student Philosophy Association, he chaired a Medical Ethics session for a seminar on Applied Ethics. He also presented “The Application of Taoist Principles in Everyday Living” at University of Hawaii’s International Society for Chinese Philosophy Conference. Michael, his wife, and their children live along the Central Coast of California. He has been surfing for over 30 years. Interview Guest (picture attached): Mike Clancy holds degrees in oceanography and meteorology and is a former Technical and Scientific Director of the U.S. Navy’s Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center in Monterey. He has authored over 100 publications in meteorology, oceanography and information technology , and received over 50 professional awards, including the Navy’s highest civilian award , the Distinguished Civilian Service Award , signed by the Secretary of the Navy. Mike serves on the “Question Review Team” for the Annual Leon Panetta Lecture Series and is a frequent public speaker on climate change. He currently Chairs the Monterey County Chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby.…

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New Zealander Capt.Pete Bethune: The Indiana Jones of Endangered Species 58:00

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Produced by KSQD 90.7, 89.5 & 89.7 FM Celebrating Be Bold America!’s 5-year Anniversary ! Back by popular demand! One of the most listened to “Be Bold America!” programs in five years. I f you missed it, here is another chance! Be Bold America!” Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 5:00pm (PT) New Zealander, Capt. Pete Bethune , has been run over by Japanese whalers, shot at by illegal gold miners , knifed in the chest while following the illegal pet trade, and nearly died after being bitten by south America’s deadliest snake. It is safe to say that Capt. Bethune is the Indiana Jones for saving endangered species worldwide . From serving months in a maximum-security prison for fighting Japanese whalers to saving endangered red monkeys from poachers in the Amazon to his K9 tracking program in the jungles of Costa Rica , Pete Bethune’s KSQD 90.7FM “Be Bold America! interview will move and inspire you. Pete Bethune takes conservation to the extreme . As the founder of Earthrace Conservation ( earthrace.net ) , Pete is a world record holder of circling the globe four times in his powerboat named, Earthrace. At the heart of it all, Pete is a ship captain with a dangerous environmental mission. Interview Guest: Capt. Bethune TEDxAuckland talk was one of the most emotional speeches where by Pete argues that we can all lead extraordinary and meaningful lives, but the key is to find and stand for a cause you truly believe in – that is worth dying for. His missions have seen him shot at, incarcerated in Libya and Japan and held under armed guard in a Guatemalan Military camp. As the producer of his show ‘The Operatives’ , Pete runs a team of former special forces operatives to combat wildlife poaching, smuggling and illegal fishing in Africa, Asia, and Central America . He also works closely with government enforcement units, training them in coastal surveillance and hostile vessel takedown.…

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The Climate Crisis Hits Monterey County 59:33

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Produced by KSQD 90.7, 89.5 & 89.7FM “Be Bold America!” Sunday, January 28, 2024 at 5:00pm (PDT) As climate change and atmospheric rivers bring flooding, wind storms, and power outages to the Central Coast, Monterey County must prepare for an ongoing shift in its communities. This includes being faced with significant social and economic impacts including disadvantaged populations. “Be Bold America!” has the honor of interviewing, not one, but two Monterey County Board of Supervisors, Mary Adams and Glenn Church, who are intimately aware of Monterey County’s challenges and potential solutions from the Pajaro flooding to the erosion of its beautiful coastline. So, please join “Be Bold America!” on January 28 at 5:00pm to hear, The Climate Crisis Hits Monterey County. INTERVIEW GUESTS: Monterey County Supervisor Mary Adams has led a 30-year career of public service solving problems for local families . She advocates on issues ranging from disaster and economic recovery to land use to creative solutions to our county’s housing and homelessness crisis. Monterey County Supervisor Glenn Church , a fourth-generation North Monterey County resident, was born in Salinas in 1959 and grew up in the Elkhorn/Royal Oaks area. The son of a County Supervisor (Warren Church, 1965-1977,) Glenn learned the vital significance of public service, and that government should make life easier for people rather than being an obstacle . GUEST COHOST: Mike Clancy serves on the “Question Review Team” for the Annual Leon Panetta Lecture Series . Michael has authored over 100 publications in meteorology, oceanography and information technology. Mike is also a frequent lecturer on climate change and currently serves as Chair of the Monterey County Chapter of the Citizens’ Climate Lobby.…

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When Policing the Border, Cruelty is the Point 58:10

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Produced by KSQD 90.7FM, 89.5 & 89.7FM When Policing the Border, Cruelty is the Point! “Be Bold America!” Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 5:00pm (PT) “Because whatever has happened to humanity, whatever is currently happening to humanity, it is happening to all of us. No matter how hidden the cruelty, no matter how far off the screams of pain and terror, we live in one world.” – Alice Walker It is time for the United States Border Patrol to experience an unflinching analysis of its actions because it is riddled with corruption, racism, and misogyny. There is an ugly underbelly and, today, Jenn Budd is the most important voice exposing what most of us never see about immigration enforcement in the United States. Jenn is raw and truthful and no one escapes judgment … not even herself. Jenn searches deep within herself to examine her own prejudices as a white, southerner and the role she played as a border patrol agent. Her book, “ Against the Wall: My Journey from Border Patrol Agent to Immigrant Rights Activist” challenges us, as individuals and as a nation, to face the consequences of our actions. She also gives harrowing testimony about rape culture, white privilege, women and law-enforcement, LGBTQ issues, mental illness, survival and forgiveness. Interview Guest : Jenn Budd was a Senior Patrol Agent with the US Border Patrol in San Diego, a Senior Intelligence Agent at San Diego Sector Headquarters and an Acting Supervisory Border Patrol Agent from 1995 to 2001 when she resigned in protest due to the rampant corruption and brutality she witnessed on a daily basis. After nearly 30 years of border experience on both sides of the issues, she came to the realization that our immigration policies have created an intentional brutal system that in her opinion resembles a slow-moving genocide for asylum seekers. Jenn is the author of the acclaimed memoir "Against the Wall: My Journey From Border Patrol Agent to Immigrant Rights Activist" The book was selected as a finalist in Publishing Triangle's prestigious Randy Shilts Award, and received an Honorable mention in the Los Angeles Book festival Awards. She is often quoted and consulted on Border Patrol articles for outlets such as The New York Times , Newsweek , The Nation , The Guardian , Washington Post , Daily Koz , NPR, Telemundo, CNN, Politico , Mother Jones , John Oliver, Samantha Bee and recently featured in "The Nation" Dec 25, 2023 - January 1, 2024 Issue. She can also be found in the halls of Congress speaking with members on humane immigration policies. Guest Cohost: Blanca Zarazua, ESQ. Blanca Zarazúa’s father, Aquilino, came to the United States in 1945 when he began working as a Bracero or guest worker in Chualar, California. Ms. Zarazua maintains her own law practice in Monterey County, California and has been in practice since 1987. Ms. Zarazúa is now representing individuals and families with respect to immigration law matters. She is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and has served on the board of the Latin America District Chapter which serves Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. In 2003 Ms. Zarazúa was honored with a lifetime appointment by Mexico’s former President Vicente Fox to serve as Honorary Consul of Mexico for Monterey and Santa Cruz counties. She earned an MBA from UC Berkeley; a JD from Santa Clara University; and an LLM from Golden Gate University. She has completed studies in Oxford, England; Rome, Italy; and Guadalajara, Mexico.…

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Corporate Bullsh*t: Exposing Lies and Half-Truths That Protect Profit, Power, and Wealth in America. 57:38

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Produced by KSQD 90.7, 89.5 & 89.7FM “Be Bold America!” Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 5:00pm (PT) From praising the health benefits of cigarettes to moralizing on the character-building qualities of child labor, rich corporate overlords have gone to astonishing, often morally indefensible lengths to defend their profits. Since the dawn of capitalism, they’ve told the same lies over and over to explain why their bottom line is always more important than the greater good. You say you want to raise the federal minimum wage? Why, you’ll only make things worse for the very people you want to help! Should we hold polluters accountable for the toxins they’re dumping in our air and water? No, the free market will save us! It’s always the same tired, threats and finger-pointing, and a concentrated campaign to keep wealth and power in the hands of the wealthy and powerful. Interview Guest : Donald Cohen is the founder and executive director of the research and policy center “In the Public Interest” and the co-author (with Allen Mikaelian) of The Privatization of Everything and (with Nick Hanauer and Joan Walsh) of Corporate Bullsh*t (both from The New Press). He lives in Los Angeles.…

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Are We Dying For Capitalism? 58:22

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Produced by KSQD 90.7, 89.5 & 89.7FM “Be Bold America!” Sunday, December 3, 2023 at 5:00pm (PT) Noam Chomsky states : “Dying for Capitalism is carefully reasoned and informed, spelling out what we can and must do, without delay.” We are dying—literally—from capitalism , and if our species is to survive we need a new abolitionist movement whose goal is to overturn capitalism and replace it with policies and politics that are designed to meet the needs of the many, instead of the bottom lines of the few. A triangle of extinction … capitalism, environmental destruction, and war, are creating an emergency that humanity-as-a-whole has never faced before. Interview guest, Dr. Charles Derber , will tell us how runaway capitalism has brought us to the brink of extinction , trace the history of how the U.S. became the leading capitalist power, and chart a way to a more hopeful future. Interview Guest : Dr. Charles Derber is Professor of Sociology at Boston College and has written 26 books - on politics, democracy, fascism, corporations, capitalism, climate change, war, the culture wars, culture and conversation, and social change. He writes for and has been reviewed in the NY Times, the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, Truthout, and other leading media . His books are translated into 14 languages and his most recent books include Dying for Capitalism , Welcome to the Revolution , Moving Beyond Fear , Sociopathic Society: A People's Sociology of the United States ; Capitalism: Should You Buy It? Guest Cohost: Richard Nolthenius, Ph.D. is a member of the Earth Futures Institute with specialty in economics, at UC Santa Cruz, and is also Chair of the Astronomy Department at Cabrillo College in Santa Cruz, CA. Since 2009 Richard has shifted his focused to climate science and the human poly-crisis, and teaches a comprehensive course on climate change and its civilization context. By following the crisis’ threads, he finds no solution is possible which neglects the deep causes for human behavior, in virtually all areas. It’s not just a techno problem.…

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Pirates of the Slave Trade: The Birth of an American Institution 57:58

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Produced by KSQD 90.7, 89.5 & 89.7 FM (Note: You can still hear, but mic was not on but comes back soon) No one present at the battle of Cape Lopez off the coast of West Africa in 1722 could have known that they were on the edge of history. This obscure, yet fierce naval battle, would have a monumental impact on British colonies and the future of slavery in America We will have the honor to be speaking with historian Dr. Angela Sutton , who outlines the complex network of trade routes spanning the Atlantic Ocean trafficked by agents of empire, private merchants, and brutal pirates alike. Drawing from a wide range of primary historical sources, Dr. Sutton offers a new perspective on how a single battle that played a pivotal role in reshaping the trade of enslaved people in ways that affect America to this day. Interview Guest : Dr. Angela C. Sutton, https://twitter.com/DrAngelaSutton, is an assistant research professor at Vanderbilt University , where she has taught Seapower in History, the Golden Age of Piracy, and Comparative Slavery. Dr. Sutton is author of the new book, Pirates of the Slave Trade: The Battle of Cape Lopez and the Birth of an American Institution. She is director of Builders and Defenders, a database of the enslaved and free Black laborers and soldiers who built and defended Fort Negley, a Civil War fortification in Nashville on the UNESCO Routes of Enslaved Peoples , as well as the Fort Negley Descendants Project, an oral history archive of the stories of this population’s descendants.…

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Trump's Mind, America's Soul with Dr. Bandy X. Lee 55:37

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Produced by KSQD 90.7. 89.5 & 89.7FM “Trump’s Mind, America’s Soul” “Be Bold America!” Sunday, November 5, 2023 at 5:00pm (PDT) (Some important points made in this interview: Dr. Lee shared that she isn’t political but that politics found her. She talks about how her life changed course after her decision ... her "Duty to Warn. Dr. Lee states that fascism is not an ideology but is a pathology; a disease. She explains the American Psychiatric Association disinformation efforts. Also, Dr. Lee explains that media and social media (KSQD is not corporate media) follows pathology and that pathology drives to destruction and death. In addition, Dr. Lee states that the mental health pandemic is more contagious than a virus.) We will meet the brave forensic psychiatrist who diagnosed Donald Trump. In this interview, Dr. Bandy X. Lee , will go beyond explaining Donald Trump, but the followers who elevated him and the nation that tolerated him as president. Why does Donald Trump speak and act as he does? Why must he provoke violence? Why do many in the country still support and follow him? How can he possibly be the Republican Party’s choice for president again? Dr. Lee will tell us the missing piece that answers these questions . With 20-years of experience treating violent offenders and on violence prevention, Dr. Lee was the first to call out Donald Trump’s psychological dangers in a major way and lost her faculty position at Yale University over exercising her responsibility, her “ Duty to Warn.” Interview Guest : Dr. Bandy Lee is a medical doctor, a forensic psychiatrist, and a world expert on violence who taught at Yale School of Medicine and Yale Law School for 17 years before transferring her activities to Columbia and Harvard. She became known to the public by leading a group of mental health professional colleagues in breaking the silence about the immediate past U.S. president’s dangerous psychology and publishing the New York Times bestseller, “The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 37 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President.” The volume proceeded from an ethics conference she organized at Yale School of Medicine, which led to her consulting with over 50 members of the U.S. Congress. She is currently president of the World Mental Health Coalition , the largest professional organization to address the problem of dangerous leadership and its contribution to a “mental health pandemic.” For more information, visit: bandylee.com .…

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What America Do You Want to Live In?” 58:33

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Produced by KSQD 90.7, 89.5 &89.7FM (See below post-show note from Congressman Farr) “Be Bold America!” Sunday, October 22, 2023 at 5:00pm (PDT) “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” – Anne Frank America is at an inflection point! We never thought authoritarian forces could take hold here, right? Wouldn’t our democracy live forever? The US has the longest standing democracy in the world …nearly 250 years old. Yet, losing the oldest democracy in the world is possible and, believe it or not, the loss is happening right now. Former Congressmember Sam Farr served in the House of Representatives for 24 years. What were those years like and what changes has he seen since his retirement in 2017? What are his observations of the Democratic Party, Republican Party, the Supreme Court? Is money in politics the death knell for democracy? How would our lives change if an authoritarian leader uses democratic processes to kill our republic … as happened in Hungary? Interview Guest : Congressmember Sam Farr was born in San Francisco. He grew up in Carmel where he still lives with his wife, Shary. Sam was educated at Willamette University, Santa Clara University, and the Monterey Institute of International Studies. Congressmember Farr's public service career began in the California Assembly, where he worked as a staffer on budget issues for a decade. In 1975, he ran for and won a seat on the Monterey County Board of Supervisors. In 1980 he was elected to the California State Assembly, where he became a champion for the organics industry and wrote one of the country's strictest oil spill liability laws. He served in the Assembly until his election to Congress in 1993. Congressmember Farr was elected to the House of Representatives in 1993 through a special election when former Congressman Leon Panetta resigned to become President Clinton's budget director, defeating Republican Bill McCampbell. Post show note from Congressman Sam Farr: I am sure that those who needed to hear what we were saying don’t listen. Suggest you encourage your listeners to seek out those who support Trump. Ask them to speak to them gently and politely inquiring where they are getting their information. The discussion ought to be around listening to opposites and suggest good listening, watching and reading responsible reporting. Angry conversations never result in change . Think of interventions where friends and family politely suggest alternatives with a plan the patient voluntarily accepts. In our case listens to or watches. Hardest part is remaining calm while listening to so much BS. The professional calming listens and suggests positive alternatives. If you don’t enjoy being a teacher, don’t get mad, get even!Get your side to vote. Voting the the bad guys out is the only solution and winning that contest is very satisfying. Best wishes. Thanks for asking me to participate. Sam Farr…

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Frontline Reports From the Race to Save the Earth with Dr. John J. Berger 58:36

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Produced by KSQD 89.5, 89.7 & 90.7FM and KSQT Prunedale “Be Bold America!” Sunday, September 24, 2023 at 5:00pm (PDT) “ We don’t need to rely just on climate scientists anymore to warn us that we are in a Code Red emergency.” - John J. Berger The news is undeniably grim . Raging wildfires, record-breaking temperatures, monster storms, and any number of other climate-related disasters … warn us regularly that we are barreling toward environmental ruin. Yet , Dr. Berger also insists that rescue is possible . In his new book, “ Solving the Climate Crisis: Frontline Reports from the Race to Save the Earth” he introduces us to the bold, practical, proven solutions that are ready to scale right now, and he profiles the scientists, ranchers, business leaders, community organizers, activists, engineers, farmers, and (yes) politicians who are implementing them . Interview Guest : JOHN J. BERGER Ph.D. is an environmental science and policy specialist, prize-winning author, and journalist . A graduate of Stanford and the University of California, he has written and edited 11 books, including three previous books on climate change, and written over 100 articles on climate change and transitioning to clean energy. His journalism has appeared in Scientific American, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe and others. He has been a consultant to the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences , corporations, utilities, and the U.S. Congress, as well as a newspaperman, editor, and a professor at the University of Maryland. John co-founded the Nuclear Information and Resource Service to assist citizen safe-energy groups and founded Restoring the Earth, to bring environmental restoration to national attention. He lives in El Cerrito, CA. Guest Cohost: Mike Clancy is the current Chair of the Monterey County Chapter of the Citizens’ Climate Lobby and serves on the Question Review Team for the Annual Leon Panetta Lecture Series. He has authored over 100 publications and is the recipient of the Navy’s highest civilian award, the Distinguished Civilian Service Award.…

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Warnings: The Holocaust, Ukraine, and Endangered American Democracy 57:39

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Produced by KSQD 89.5, 89.7 & 90.7FM (Note: If you have not yet heard about Project 2025 , a $22M scheme to destroy democracy once and for all, it is discussed in this interview.) “Be Bold America!” Sunday, September 10, 2023 at 5:00pm (PDT) “Holocaust education must sound the alarm—clearly, insistently, repeatedly: The Holocaust is a warning.” write the philosophers John K. Roth and Leonard Grob, two of the most respected Holocaust scholars in the world As extreme right-wing political movements, anti-liberal fury , disrespect for truth and the rule of law, rampant “othering” and " whataboutism" gain traction in the U.S. and throughout the world—stoked by demagogic figures like Trump and Putin— we must heed that warning. A dangerous contempt for democracy lies at the heart of recent and alarming developments, including the January 6 insurrection , the persistence of Trump and his MAGA rightwing, and Putin’s invasion of Ukraine . These events warn Americans that democracy must not be taken for granted. It is in the crosshairs of authoritarian forces that will undermine our democracy unless renewed commitment— ethical as well as political—resists them. Interview Guests: Leonard Grob , Professor Emeritus of philosophy at Fairleigh Dickinson University Teaneck, NJ, where he taught full-time for thirty-nine years and part-time for another fifteen. Dr. Grob was the Chairperson of Philosophy Studies and Director of the University’s Humanities Core Curriculum. Dr. Grob’s Holocaust Studies have also provided the necessary background for him to begin exploring ideas related to resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: memory of the genocide of the Jews has most certainly informed Israeli political thought. Dr. Grob centers his scholarship on lessons of the Holocaust for those alive today. John Roth , is the Edward J. Sexton professor emeritus of philosophy at Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California. Dr. Roth was named the 1988 U. S. National Professor of the Year by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Dr. Roth's expertise in Holocaust and genocide studies, as well as in philosophy, ethics, American studies, and religious studies , has been advanced by postdoctoral appointments as a Graves Fellow in the Humanities, a Fulbright Lecturer in American Studies at the University of Innsbruck, Austria, and a Fellow of the National Humanities Institute, Yale University. (Along with being colleagues, Roth and Grob, a Christian and a Jew, have enjoyed an interfaith, philosophical friendship for decades. It has been rich in the kind of respectful and vigorous dialogue and debate that promotes and nurtures democracy.) Guest Cohost: Mike Clancy is the current Chair of the Monterey County Chapter of the Citizens’ Climate Lobby and serves on the Question Review Team for the Annual Leon Panetta Lecture Series. He has authored over 100 publications and is the recipient of the Navy’s highest civilian award, the Distinguished Civilian Service Award.…

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Igniting A Bold New Democracy 57:52

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Produced by KSQD 89.5, 89.7 & 90.7FM “Be Bold America!” Sunday, August 27, 2023 at 5:00pm (PDT) “You are not alone … and there is a solution. The stark polarization in American politics is woven into the fabric of our culture – but it doesn’t have to be.” – Ruth Backstrom Are you tired of broken politics and the deteriorating quality of life in America and aware that we need a dramatic shift for democracy to survive? Igniting A Bold New Democracy is an inspiring guide for creating a powerful pro-democracy movement using powerful approaches American citizens have used in the past to create reforms. Igniting A Bold New Democracy shares how proven facilitation methods, such as Dynamic Facilitation , could draw on our collective wisdom to design a vision for the new modern democracy that we deserve and need. Interview Guest : Dr. Ruth Backstrom , holds a BA in history and a PhD in education. Ruth spent 10 years working as a community advocate for more sustainability, and a champion for creating a food policy council. As she discovered that people are yearning to have conversations about how to solve the problems in our country , Ruth envisioned ways that citizens could come together to have authentic problem-solving conversations again, discover how to respond to these tumultuous times, and then enact reforms as all want.…

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