December 2011
8 posts
Wake Up AMerica Podcast #281 →
This week: Join ALL OF US! for the last podcast of 2011 as we look ahead to 2012 and the coming election year.
Do Voters Fall in Love or Fall in Line? →
Iowa awaits. What will GOP voters do this year? We answer a lot of questions in this one, but the central theme is an attempt to predict what might happen over the next few months. Also the…
Talking About Corn: The Politics of Ethanol →
King Corn or underdog energy option? We look at ethanol, from its fictional portrayal on one TV program to the special treatment it gets in the Senate and the White House.
Wake Up AMerica Podcast #280 →
This week: WE’RE BACK! Well at least Kathy and Meg are. Nancy and Brian are away but hope to return soon. Join us for our holiday episode!
Episode 498: ND vs. CZ, Iraq Withdrawal, Year in... →
A tale of two countries: Kim Jong-il vs. Vaclav Havel
The NDAA and detention of American citizens
The Iraq war is over?
2011 in review
Goldwater and Gingrich →
When Barry Goldwater received his party’s nomination in 1964, it was an attempt on the part of the GOP to go with an aggressive message to take on Johnson. It didn’t work then, but there can be…
Episode 496: Newt Surges, Obama Fights Back →
Cain drops out while Newt Gingrich surges
The unemployment rate drops to 8.6%
The payroll tax cut – well played, Mr. President
In praise of ObamaCare
The brutal logic of climate change
How "Drys" Became "Wets" →
We look at alcohol prohibition in two countries, especially American prohibition and how American fervor for the 18th amendment which enacted Prohibition, changed to fervor for the 21st repealing…
November 2011
9 posts
Episode 495: Black Friday, Secret Fed Loans, NBA... →
Black Friday
Secret loans from the Fed to the big banks
NBA lockout ends
Quick hits: Barney Frank retires, the Catholic Church introduces us to “consubstantiality“
Episode 495: Black Friday, Secret Fed Loans, NBA... →
Black Friday
Secret loans from the Fed to the big banks
NBA lockout ends
Quick hits: Barney Frank retires, the Catholic Church introduces us to “consubstantiality“
Episode 494: Occupy the Super-committee →
Bloomberg vs. Occupy Wall Street
Pepper Spray vs. UC Davis
Bruno and the Prof vs. the Super-committee
Quick links: West Seattle road diets, velocity of money, the President in China
…
Episode 494: Occupy the Super-committee →
Bloomberg vs. Occupy Wall Street
Pepper Spray vs. UC Davis
Bruno and the Prof vs. the Super-committee
Quick links: West Seattle road diets, velocity of money, the President in China
…
Episode 493: Penn State, Italy, Herman Cain →
Penn State and the failure of leadership in America
Italy and the deepening Eurozone crisis
Rick Perry and Herman Cain’s gaffes
Quick hits: Utah’s misrepresenting mayor, All-American…
Just Like Dear Old Dad? →
We look at one GOP candidate’s father, his race for the Presidency because it is both an interesting look at early campaign dynamics in an election of American’s past, and because it may provide…
Episode 492: Italy and Greece, Keystone Pipeline,... →
Europe: Greece threatens a vote on austerity, Italy turns down aid
Protesting the Keystone XL pipeline
Local Elections in Seattle and WA
Quick hits: bullying in Michigan, High-speed rail
Wake Up AMerica Podcast #278 →
This week: Remember Remember the 5th of November. Move Your Money out of the Big Banks on November 5th. Also, Rick Perry drunk in New Hampshire. And our troops prepare to leave Iraq, but are…
Pizza, Pet Banks, Other Topics →
A variety of current topics based on listener questions and other things. We look at the last large-scale attempt to put money into smaller banks, French sacrifice during the Revolutionary War and…
October 2011
15 posts
The Whole World is Watching →
The whole world was watching Chicago in 1968 and it seems, the whole political world may be watching the protests now in New York and other areas. Chicago ‘68 ruined the incumbent Democratic Party’s…
Wake Up AMerica Podcast #277 →
This week: Oakland Police violence results in a new tactic for the Occupy Movement to consider. Also,Will the President support the right of the people of the United States to peacefully…
Episode 491: Social Inequality, 21st Century... →
Listener feedback: student loans & college majors
Social inequality and economic opportunity
With Qaddaffi dead and the US leaving Iraq, what’s next for America’s defense strategy?
Quick…
Wake Up AMerica Podcast #276 →
This week: Occupy Wall Street goes Global. Libyans celebrate a new beginning. And, Joel, Jemma, and Cayden join us for our next installment of The Hope Report. Join us!
Episode 490: OWS, College Majors, Starbucks →
Occupy Wall Street and the 53%
Rick Scott doesn’t get liberal arts education
Starbucks gets into microfinance
Quick hits: anthropology majors, Prop 1
Episode 490: OWS, College Majors, Starbucks →
Occupy Wall Street and the 53%
Rick Scott doesn’t get liberal arts education
Starbucks gets into microfinance
Quick hits: anthropology majors, Prop 1
Sacking the Number Two →
“Can we just skip the conversation this year?” one is tempted to ask. But no it appears, there will be talk - at least highly speculative talk - of whether President Obama will drop vice president…
Stimulus Revisited →
In 1933 the New Deal would plunge 4 billion dollars into the economy, in 2010 the stimulus package would spend sixty five times that much. Contrast between the New Deal programs and the 2009 stimulus…
Episode 489: How to Fix the Economy →
The candidates who weren’t: Christie, Palin
David Leonhardt on the Great Depression
Bank debit card fees
Steve Jobs and modern design from Ross Douthat
How Sprawl is a Ponzi Scheme
…
Episode 489: How to Fix the Economy →
The candidates who weren’t: Christie, Palin
David Leonhardt on the Great Depression
Bank debit card fees
Steve Jobs and modern design from Ross Douthat
How Sprawl is a Ponzi Scheme
…
Cyberpunk Radio - #130 - OWS - 99 Percent... →
And so it begins, the masses rising up against the Corporate Puppet Masters.
Wake Up AMerica Podcast #274 →
This week: OCCUPY WALL STREET becomes a movement. Also, Get the Money Out of politics AND Bank of America.
Episode 488: Kochs in Iran, Free Trade, Occupy... →
Bit of a grab bag this week:
Rick Perry’s ranch
Hank Williams
Kochs in Iran
Free Trade Bills
Occupy Wall Street
Anwar Al-Awlaki
Amanda Knox
America and Israel Part Three: Clinton, The Two... →
In this cast, we look at the more recent events involving the US and Israel, including the Madrid peace conference of the 90’s, the actions of Clinton and Ehud Barak, and the effect on politics in…
Wake Up AMerica Podcast #273 →
This week: A Constitutional Amendment to GET the MONEY OUT of politics. Is it possible?
Also, Is Obama in charge of his White House?
And, Elizabeth Warren’s Senate bid promises to…
September 2011
9 posts
Wake Up AMerica Podcast #272 →
This week: Class Warfare finally goes public.
Also, the execution of Troy Davis. Join Us!
[Re Run] 'Who are the Founding Fathers?' →
Few people celebrate ‘Constitution Day’ - the signing of the document on Sept. 17th, 1787. Well, we are going to, with a MHCBUYP rerun. Maybe that’s because the document still had to be ratified. Or…
Episode 486: Millionaire Taxes, Vaccines, Netflix →
Obama calls for higher taxes on the wealthy
Rick Perry’s link to the HPV vaccine
Teachers Unions vs. Rahm Emanuel
Netflix splits up
Quick hits: germs in the playground; the Palestine vote…
Episode 486: Millionaire Taxes, Vaccines, Netflix →
Obama calls for higher taxes on the wealthy
Rick Perry’s link to the HPV vaccine
Teachers Unions vs. Rahm Emanuel
Netflix splits up
Quick hits: germs in the playground; the Palestine vote…
Wake Up AMerica Podcast #271 →
This week: Death and Texas Death panels are back only now they’re called Republican Debates. Also, Joel joins us once again to put a positive spin on our sometimes bleak vision of America. Join…
Episode 485: Jobs Speech, Economy, Amazon Sales... →
Obama gives the big jobs speech. What’s in it?
Some economists have terrible ideas for the US economy
Amazon blinks in its fight with the CA legislature. Why?
Quick hits: IED prices drop,…
NPR Music with special guest Manu Chao →
The following is an NPR Music radio interview with Manu Chao.
Wake Up AMerica Podcast #270 →
This week: 911 - 10 years later, Questions Remain Also, The GOP Debate, Do we really have to go there? And, The Myths about Social Security. Join Us!
Tax the Wolf? →
Who pays taxes is one of the most devices issues in America. Many are calling for taxing the rich; some are now calling to tax the poor. From Cromwell to Obama, we take a look at what the poor pay…
August 2011
12 posts
Episode 483: London, Repubs & Religion, Tech →
Scotland, South Sudan, and the 21st-century nation state
Religion and politicians
HP kills the TouchPad, Jobs leaves Apple
Episode 483: London, Repubs & Religion, Tech →
Scotland, South Sudan, and the 21st-century nation state
Religion and politicians
HP kills the TouchPad, Jobs leaves Apple
Wake Up AMerica Podcast #269 →
This week: Hurricane Irene blows away the other news. Also, - Whats’ next for Lybia -Bernanke secretly gives away 1.2 trillion - SEC shreds docs join us!
A Bear of a Man and a Bear of a Problem →
The story of the surprising choice of the 1940 Republican convention, and what it might say about 2012. Also I address (but not exactly answer) the conundrum of the free market vs. government,…
Episode 482: Wisconsin, Libya Buffett →
Wisconsin Recall
Middle east update Libya, Egypt & Israel, Syria
Howard Schultz & Warren Buffet want to help America
Quick hits: The Economist on voter behavior, Seattle votes for the tunnel
Wake Up America Podcast #268 →
This week:
Can the nation survive another President from Texas?
Episode 481: Prof in Europe, Debt Ceiling, GOP in... →
Celebrating a return to the air with a recap of the Prof’s trip to the British Isles
The difference between the Irish and American bubbles
Recap of the Debt Ceiling and the S&P downgrade
Iowa…
Episode 481: Prof in Europe, Debt Ceiling, GOP in... →
Celebrating a return to the air with a recap of the Prof’s trip to the British Isles
The difference between the Irish and American bubbles
Recap of the Debt Ceiling and the S&P downgrade
Iowa…
The Beguiler and the Whig →
A comparison and contrast between President Obama and President Franklin Roosevelt. Falling Gallup numbers make this an opportune time, it seems Obama may not be an FDR, but not all of it his…