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Steve and Lew are honored to be visited by former Congresswoman Pat Schroeder (above) who will tell us about concerns many officials, in and out of government, are having about the upcoming 2020 Census. Schroeder, who served for 24 years in Congress representing the Colorado district that included Denver,  chaired the committee that oversaw funding […]

As our first guest this week, we’ve invited  George McDermott, writer, poet, editor and teacher. He’ll talk about his career as an educator and author and about his book What Went Right: Lessons from Both Sides of the Teacher’s Desk which answers such questions as What makes a teacher or a class memorable? How can […]

“There Is NOTHING like a Grateful Dead concert!” Grateful Dead Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall, Kansas City, KS December 11, 1979 (FOB) Sony ECM-250 > Cassette Master (Sony TC-158/TDK SA-C90) Transfer Info: Cassette Master (Nakamichi DR-1) > Sound Devices 744T (24bit/96k) > Samplitude Professional v10 > FLAC/16 Recorded by Joani Walker Thanks to Paul Scotton […]

The Florida House is considering a bill that would require unions to have at least 50 percent  of their membership paying dues or face decertification. Of course, Florida is a “right-to-work” which makes it illegal for a union to require a worker to pay dues as a condition of employment. Joanne McCall (above) President of […]

I’ll be hosting this week from 2-4 pm on Thursday, Dec 7 .  The first hour will be the 4th Annual ‘Buddha’s Enlightenment’ show.  The actual date of his awakening under the Bodhi Tree is Dec. 8 and is called Rohatsu (8th day of the 12th month). The second hour will be songs related to […]

The Wednesday December 6 show will cover three topics. Sean Sellers, Chair of the Sarasota Climate Justice Coalition talking about the city’s Ready for 100 campaign and the plans for the  Bayfront. To keep up on this topic, go to sbpo.org. Then we’ll air a short YouTube piece on Net Neutrality.Trump’s FCC chairman, Ajit Pai, […]

No Christmas music today.  Well OK, One.  Tracy, back with you today after a couple 4 day Festivals and the Thanksgiving Holiday, what a busy November. It’s December already?  Wrapping up 2017 and Sharing a mix of music new and old taking us back across the Mountain.

“There Is NOTHING like a Grateful Dead concert!” Grateful Dead Felt Forum, New York, N.Y. December 4, 1971 SBD > Master Reel > Apogee AD500 > Dat Transfer Info: Dat (Sony R500) > Sound Devices 744T > Samplitude Professional v11.1 > FLAC All Transfers and Mastering By Charlie Miller While one of my favorites is […]

A week ago Richard Cordray, the Obama-appointed director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Elizabeth Warren’s brainchild effort to avoid another economic crash like what happened  in 2008, resigned and appointed his deputy Leandra English. President Trump had other ideas for the direction of the agency and appointed Budget Director Mick Mulvaney as interim […]

On Wednesday, November 29th, we’ll talk to Medea Benjamin, co-founder of CODEPINK. She’ll talk about Saudi Arabia, the war in Yemen, the health crisis there, and the U.S. involvement in that war. We’ll also talk about how to  divest from the war economy and her new book about Iran. Later in the program we’ll hear […]