KPFA - Living Room

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September 20, 2007 Living Room – September 20, 2007 at 12:00pm
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September 14, 2007 Living Room – September 14, 2007
The latest attempt to stop publication of another book critical of Israel. Author Joel Kovel joins host Kris Welch.
Guest: Prof. Joel Kovel, Bard College, author "Overcoming Zionism: Creating a Single Democratic State in Israel/Palestine"
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9 min
September 13, 2007 Living Room – September 13, 2007
A Petraeus reality check. With host Kris Welch, noon to one.
Guests: David Enders, freelance journalist just back from Iraq
Rick Rowley, award-winning documentary maker
(Enders and Rowley are collaborating on a video project, "Iraq: Death of a Nation")
A.K. Gupta, ed. The Indypendent newspaper, writing a history of the Iraq war
Ben Ratliff, New York Times jazz critic, w/ new book "Coltrane: The Story of a Sound"
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September 07, 2007 Living Room – September 7, 2007
The on-going controversy over condo conversion in Oakland. With host Kris Welch, noon to one.
Guests: Gracie Jones, East Bay Community Law Center

James Vann

Davin Cardenas, Graton Day Labor Center
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September 06, 2007 Living Room – September 6, 2007
The politics and economics of – pre-school! UCB Public Policy Professor David Kirp joins host Kris Welch.
Guest: David Kirp, with new book The Sandbox Investment: the Pre-School Movement and Kids-First Politics
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9 min
August 31, 2007 Living Room – August 31, 2007
Political Theory and Squirrel Science.

Brian Weiner, chair of the politics department at the University of San Francisco and the author of Sins of the Parents: The Politics of National Apologies in the United States, talks about the power of political theory, the past and future of democracy, and the contributions of one of his mentors, Sheldon S. Wolin. And Berkeley psychology professor Lucy Jacobs tells you everything you ever wanted to know about learning and memory in squirrels, but were afraid to ask. Josh Kornbluth guest-hosts for Kris Welch.
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August 30, 2007 Living Room – August 30, 2007
Sailing, Sustaining, and Explaining.

Anthony Sandberg, president and founder of OCSC Sailing School in Berkeley, describes his life-long passion for sailing, and for making the sport accessible to people of all income levels. Timothy Burroughs, Climate Action Coordinator for the City of Berkeley, brings us up to speed on what his city is doing to fight global warming. And Berkeley professor Tania Lombrozo shares what cognitive science is telling us about what we’re doing when we try to make an explanation. Josh Kornbluth guest-hosts for Kris Welch.
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9 min
August 24, 2007 Living Room – August 24, 2007
The 11th Hour, stunning and hopeful new documentary about the fate of the planet. Dr. Peter Dale Scott with his new book, The Road to 9/11: Wealth, Empire, and the Future of America. With host Kris Welch.
Guests: Leila Connors Petersen, filmmaker The 11th Hour opening in S.F. today

Dr. Peter Dale Scott
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9 min
August 23, 2007 Living Room – August 23, 2007
The U.S. economy is stumbling: how does this affect women, in particular? With host Kris Welch.
Guests: Dr. Avis Jones-DeWeever, program director, Institute for Women’s Policy Research

Drew Dellinger, hiphop poet

Cindy Spring, editor "Earthlight, Spiritual Wisdom for an Ecological Age"

Todd Kwait, filmmaker ("Chasin’ Gus’ Ghost" at the Roxie Saturday)
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9 min
August 17, 2007 Living Room – August 17, 2007 at 12:00pm
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