Mother Teresa of Calcutta Center
Previously Aired On: July 31, 2007 - Listen to this Show!
Canadian born Father Brian Kolodiejchuk joined the Missionaries of Charity Fathers at the time of their foundation on 13 October 1984. He was ordained in 1985 in the Ukrainian Catholic Church of St. John the Baptist in Newark, New Jersey, USA, by the late Metropolitan-Archbishop of Winnipeg, Maxim Hermaniuk, C.Ss.R.
Father Brian received a B.A. in Philosophy from St. Michael’s College of the University of Toronto, Canada, in 1977 and an M.A. in Philosophy from the University of Manitoba, Canada, in 1981 and a M.Div. in Theology from St. Joseph’s Seminary, Dunwoodie, New York, USA He received his Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology from Saybrook Institute, San Francisco, USA.
He was appointed Postulator of the Cause of Beatification and Canonization of Mother Teresa of Kolkata, 19 March 1999. and became Director of the Mother Teresa of Calcutta Center, 18. June 2004. He is author of a soon to be released book on Mother Teresa’s interior life, “Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light” (Published by Doubleday, September 4, 2007).
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July 31st, 2007
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Radio Host, Actress, TV News Anchor
Previously Aired On: July 30, 2007 - Archive Not Currently Available
Bree Walker is a well-known television network news anchor (and later, a talk radio host); she has appeared as a news anchor and/or reporter in San Diego, New York City, and Los Angeles. She was born with ectrodactyly. As an advocate for persons with disabilities, she is one of the first in her field to succeed in spite of a physical deformity.
Established and well into her career at the ABC affiliate KGTV Channel 10 in San Diego and moved up to the larger markets at WCBS Channel 2 in New York City, and in 1988 to KCBS Channel 2 Los Angeles.
Her media career started as an FM rock and roll disc jockey, on KUDL FM as “rock’s lady of the night” in Kansas City in the middle 1970s. She soon after became New York City’s first-ever female morning drive rock personality. She started her television career in 1980 at KGTV as a consumer advocacy reporter. She also dabbled in acting, appearing as herself in the end of the world SF thriller Without Warning and as television reporter Wendy Sorenson in The Chase, both in the early 1990s.
Her career took a surprising twist during the 2003 season when she watched the show Carnivàle, an HBO television series about a Depression-era carnival traveling through the Dust Bowl. She noticed that no cast member had ectrodactyly. She requested, created, auditioned, and won the role of Sabina, The Scorpion Lady. Sabina appeared in three episodes during the 2005 season. She showcases her webbed hands as the series probes public attitudes toward persons with highly visible disabilities. In Walker’s own words: “I really get to be me.” Walker based Sabina on characters she knew existed in the 1920s and 1930s carnival sideshows with names like Lobster Girl or Lobster Boy. These were typically the best jobs persons with ectrodactyly could have, with most others being hidden away.
Walker furthered her acting career in 2006 by appearing as an inspirational woman with ectrodactyly on the fourth season premiere of Nip/Tuck. She and her children were also featured on an episode of TLC’s My Unique Family. Walker can be heard on KTLK AM1150 in Los Angeles on Saturdays from 2-4pm PT as a liberal talk show host. KTLK1150.com
Bree recently purchased Cindy Sheehan’s 5-acre “Camp Casey” site in Crawford. She plans to preserve the property as a peace memorial and garden, and keep it open to antiwar protesters.
July 30th, 2007
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Director of US Relations - UN World Food Program
Previously Aired On: July 24, 2007 - Listen to this Show!
Jordan Dey is the Director of the US Relations Office for the UN World Food Program. WFP is the world’s largest humanitarian agency: each year feeding an average of 90 million poor people, including 56 million hungry children, in 80 of the world’s poorest countries.
During his tenure with WFP, Jordan has served in a Colombia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Panama, Sri Lanka, Washington, New York, and in WFP’s Rome headquarters. He is a frequent media commentator, having appeared as a guest on CNN, BBC, C-Span, Fox News, National Public Radio and in the pages of The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, The Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, and other publications.
Prior to joining WFP in 2001, Jordan worked in the State Department as an advisor to Richard Holbrooke, the US Ambassador to the United Nations. Mr. Dey has also worked with NGOs and international organizations in Romania, Bosnia, Kosovo and Albania.
Jordan Dey is a national of the United States, and he holds a bachelors degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz. He holds a Master’s Degree from the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard.
July 25th, 2007
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US Congressman
Previously Aired On: July 25, 2007 - Listen to this Show!
Paul Findley is a former Republican United States Representative from Illinois, representing its 20th District. He was first elected in 1961. Findley lost his seat in 1982 to current United States Senator Dick Durbin. He is a cofounder of the Council for the National Interest, a Washington advocacy group.
Paul Findley is a frequent critic of U.S. foreign policy regarding Israel. In 1989, Findley wrote the best selling book “They Dare to Speak Out: People and Institutions Confront Israel’s Lobby” in which he claims that the pro-Israel lobby, notably AIPAC, has vast undue influence over the United States Congress. He refers to the lobby as “the 700-pound gorilla in Washington”. The Washington Post said “former congressman Paul Findley’s message is straightforward and valid: Israeli influence in the United States, including in the inner sanctums of government, is very strong.”
A year after the September 11 attack, Findley published an article saying that this attack would never have occurred were it not for uncritical U.S. support of Israel. In that same article, he wrote that “U.S. policy on the Mideast is made in Israel, not in Washington,” and that “once beloved worldwide, the U.S. government finds itself reviled in most countries because it provides unconditional support of Israeli violations of the United Nations Charter, international law, and the precepts of all major religious faiths.”
Findley blames the Israeli lobby for contributing to his defeat in 1982: “But, in seeking gains for Israel, they rigorously stifled dissent and intimidated the entire Congress. They still do. They defeat legislators who criticize Israel. Senators Adlai Stevenson and Charles Percy, and Reps. Pete McCloskey, Cynthia McKinney, Earl F. Hilliard, and myself were defeated at the polls by candidates heavily financed by pro-Israel forces. McKinney alone was able to regain her seat in Congress.”
Findley has claimed that the 2003 invasion of Iraq was launched primarily to benefit Israel, at the behest of pro-Israeli U.S. interest groups.
Findley has supported the efforts of CAIR, the Council on American Islamic Relations to improve the image of Muslims in America. He authored another book “Silent No More” which dispells many of the false conceptions and fears that Americans have regarding Muslims and Islam since 9-11.
July 25th, 2007
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Ultimate Fighter Champion
Previously Aired On: July 18, 2007 - Listen to this Show!
Nicknamed The Prodigy, BJ Penn was introduced to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Hilo Hawaii at the tender age of 17 by neighbor Tom Callos. It was through Tom Callos that BJ met Ralph Gracie in 1997 and decided to relocate to Mountain View, California to further his jiu-jitsu training. After being awarded his black belt in 2000 by Andre Pederneiras of Nova Uniao, he became the first non-Brazilian to win a gold medal in the black belt division of the Mundial World Championships held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
His accomplishments caught the attention of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he began his mixed martial arts career less than a year later in 2001. He demonstrated strong striking skills, knocking out lightweights Din Thomas and Caol Uno before suffering a decision loss in a title fight against UFC lightweight champion Jens Pulver. In 2003, after Pulver left the UFC and relinquished his title, a tournament to crown a new champion flopped when Penn fought Uno to a draw in the finals at UFC 41, a failure which caused the UFC to later suspend its lightweight division. Penn bounced back later in the year with an impressive victory over Takanori Gomi, Japan’s current number-one ranked lightweight fighter at Rumble on the Rock, an MMA event promoted by his brother.
In 2004 at UFC 46. Penn jumped up in weight classes to challenge the five-time defending welterweight champion Matt Hughes to fill a title contention slot in a division where Hughes had already defeated all the available opposition. Heavily favored to win, Hughes lost the fight four minutes into the first round by rear naked choke.
Penn was a coach for The Ultimate Fighter 5 reality series, which aired on April 5, 2007. Penn lead a team of eight lightweight fighters, and fought a rematch against Jens Pulver at the conclusion of the series on June 23, 2007. He won with a rear naked choke in the second round after controlling Pulver from the mount and then taking Pulver’s back.
BJ is also a staunch supporter of Hawaiian Sovereignity evidenced by the t-shirt he wore during his entrance into the arena fight with Jens Pulver and the remixed song Hawaii 78 by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole - a revered Hawaiian singer whose songs expressed much love for Hawaiian native lands.
July 18th, 2007
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Author
Previously Aired On: July 17, 2007 - Listen to this Show!
John Perkins spent three decades as an Economic Hit Man, business executive, author, and lecturer. He lived and worked in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and North America. Then he made a decision: he would use these experiences to make the planet a better place for his daughter’s generation.
Today he teaches about the importance of rising to higher levels of consciousness, to waking up — in both spiritual and physical realms — and is a champion for environmental and social causes. He has lectured at universities on four continents, including Harvard, Wharton, and Princeton.
His book, The New York Times bestseller, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, (now in paperback), tells the story of his remarkable life. His newest book, The Secret History of the American Empire, zeroes in on hot spots around the world and, drawing on interviews with other hit men, jackals, reporters, politicians, and activists, examines the new geopolitical crisis and what can we do to change things for the next generations.
Visit John’s website: JohnPerkins.org
July 17th, 2007
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Union of Concerned Scientists
Previously Aired On: July 10, 2007 - Listen to this Show!
The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) is the leading science-based nonprofit working for a healthy environment and a safer world. Originally begun by students and faculty at MIT, UCS now has over 200,000 members both scientists and non-scientists committed to research and develop practical solutions to a range of issues, from global warming and the dangers of nuclear weapons to vehicle pollution and the risks of genetically engineered food crops.
Dr. Francesca Grifo is the Senior Scientist and Director of the Scientific Integrity Program at UCS. Dr. Grifo came to UCS in 2005 from Columbia University where she directed the Center for Environmental Research and Conservation graduate policy workshop and ran the Science Teachers Environmental Education Program. Prior to that, she was director of the Center for Biodiversity and Conservation and a curator of the Hall of Biodiversity at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
Dr. Grifo edited and contributed to the books Biodiversity and Human Health and The Living Planet in Crisis; biodiversity science and policy. In addition to her scholarly work, Dr. Grifo was the manager of the International Cooperative Biodiversity Groups Program at the National Institutes of Health. She was also a senior program officer for Central and Eastern European for the Biodiversity Support Program, a consortium of the World Resources Institute, the Nature Conservancy, and the World Wildlife Fund; and an AAAS Fellow in the Office of Research at the Agency for International Development.
Francesca earned her PhD in botany from Cornell, and a BA in biology from Smith College. She currently holds adjunct appointments at Columbia and Georgetown.
July 10th, 2007
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Neturei Karta
Previously Aired On: July 11, 2007 - Listen to this Show!
Rabbi Yisroel Dovid Weiss is an adherent of Neturei Karta, a controversial anti-Zionist grouping of Haredi Jews. Based in Monsey, New York, he believes that observant Jews should peacefully oppose the existence of the Israeli state: “It would be forbidden for us to have a State, even if it would be in a land that is desolate and uninhabited.” In late 2006 Weiss was condemned by other anti-Zionists, such the Edah HaChareidis and Satmar, for attending a Holocaust conference in Tehran.
Rabbi Weiss is the son of Hungarian Jewish holocaust survivors, who were active in anti-Zionist activities even before the establishment of the State of Israel. His father spent the period of Nazi occupation hiding in a cellar, and survived to immigrate to America. His grandparents and all of his aunts and uncles were lost in the war. Weiss describes his current religious position as Associate Rabbi with Neturei Karta International, an organization that also uses the name Jews United Against Zionism.
Rabbi Weiss often speaks at rallies and conferences in the United States and internationally, criticising Israel and Zionism. In 2001 he attended the UN-organized World Conference against Racism in Durban, South Africa as part of the Islamic Human Rights Commission delegation. During the conference, US and Israeli delegates walked out over an unsuccessful attempt to condemn Israel for racism. In December 2006 Weiss spoke at the International Conference to Review the Global Vision of the Holocaust, held by the Iranian government in Tehran.
July 7th, 2007
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Previously Aired On: July 5, 2007 - Listen to this Show!
Senator Robert Graham is arguably Florida’s most popular politician, having won five consecutive state wide elections. Yet, until recently, this millionaire senator was not well known outside his home state. After the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Robert Graham, who headed the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, saw his profile rise.
He ran for President of the United States in 2004. Senator Robert Graham has been a Florida politician for most of his life. He first entered the government as a state representative in 1966, serving two terms before moving on to the Florida State Senate in 1970. After completing his second term in 1978, Robert Graham ran for governor. In 1986, after serving his second and final term as Florida’s governor, Robert Graham decided to run for the Senate. He won, and was reelected in 1992 and 1998.
Though initially not well known in the state, Graham had increased his visibility through a series of “workdays” in which he labored alongside common people in a variety of jobs. Helped by a generous infusion of his own money, Robert Graham founded and chaired the Senate New Democrat Commission, a coalition of pro business Democrats. He was also on the Committee of Environment and Public Works, where he helped pass several environmental bills, including a $7.8 billion Everglades restoration law. Graham was involved in forming his party’s stance on prescription drug coverage for seniors, and also served on the Energy and Natural Resources, Finance and Veterans Affairs Committees.
As chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Graham played a key role in the report that analyzed U.S. intelligence failures leading to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
July 5th, 2007
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US Campaign for Burma
Previously Aired On: July 3, 2007 - Listen to this Show!
The United States Campaign for Burma is a U.S.-based membership organization dedicated to empowering grassroots activists around the world to bring about an end to the military dictatorship in Burma. One of the primary objectives of USCB has been to bring attention to the imprisonment of Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi by the dictator regime in Burma.
Aung San Suu Kyi is the daughter of the assasinated Burmese General Aung San, who helped establish national independence in Burma. After her father was assasinated, two year-old Suu Kyi left Burma and lived and studied in India and the United Kingdom. Inspired by the non-violent practices of Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr., she became a national hero and an international celebrity after returning to Burma at a time of political upheaval and leading the National League for Democracy (NLD) in opposition to the ruling military regime. She was placed under house arrest in 1989, but the NLD still convincingly won popular elections in 1990. The military junta refused to give up power keeping her under house arrest to this day. Aung San Suu Kyi has called on people around the world to join the struggle for freedom in Burma, saying “Please use your liberty to promote ours.”
Jeremy Woodrum worked in the Washington, DC office of the Free Burma Coalition from 1999-2003, serving as Washington Director for the final two years. During that time, he organized over one dozen delegations of Americans to the Thailand-Burma border and led a nationwide boycott effort that resulted in 45 companies withdrawing from Burma. He has been nominated for the Reebok Human Rights Award.
July 3rd, 2007
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National Executive Director of Pacifica Radio Foundaton
Previously Aired On: July 2, 2007 - Listen to this Show!
A self-described “practical idealist,” Greg Guma, has written many books, articles and screenplays while editing and co-founding politically progressive periodicals. He has also directed nonprofits, owned and managed bookstores and earned a master’s degree in administration and planning from the University of Vermont in his home state.
In 2004, Guma co-founded and edited The Vermont Guardian, an independent weekly newspaper in Winooski. He edited and managed Toward Freedom, a progressive magazine about global issues, for a decade before that, at the same time directing an immigration rights organization in New Mexico from 1996 to 1997. In 2006, Greg Guma became the Pacifica Foundation’s executive director.
Guma says about Pacifica: “This is a radio community and, to some extent, a political community, so you can’t just look at it as a business.
I described myself as an anarcho-Buddhist. What I mean by that is that I believe in widespread distribution of power and wealth, cooperation, direct democracy and mutual aid, and the need for a fundamental transformation of society. That’s the “anarcho” part. But I also believe in nonviolence, tolerance, and a receptive, persuasive and non-attached approach to organizational leadership. Changing politics in this country and around the world is only part of what is needed. A change in the way we relate to each other and the natural world will also be necessary if we’re going to address the underlying problems facing the planet.
It’s time to wake up and start focusing on what really matters. It’s time to renew our purpose; to project responsible advocacy, real news and informed opinion about crony capitalism and imperial schemes, social justice and human rights; to celebrate our differences and our areas of unity; to realize the potential of this precious resource as a people’s medium, bringing sharp critique and a progressive vision to millions of listeners. It’s time to wake up the airwaves and shake up the world.”
July 2nd, 2007
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Alan Watts’ Son
Previously Aired On: July 1, 2007 - Listen to this Show!
Alan Watts held a Master’s Degree in Theology from Sudbury-Western Theological Seminary and an Honorary DD from the University of Vermont in recognition of his work in the field of comparative religions. For more than forty years, Alan Watts earned a reputation as a foremost interpreter of Eastern philosophies for the West. Beginning at age sixteen, when he wrote essay for the journal of the Buddhist Lodge in London, he developed an audience of millions who were enriched through his books, tape recordings, radio, television, and public lectures. In all, Watts wrote more than twenty-five books and recorded hundreds of lectures and seminars, all building toward a personal philosophy that he shared in complete candor and joy with his readers and listeners throughout the world. His overall works have presented a model of individuality and self-expression that can be matched by few philosophers.
Alan Watts held fellowships from Harvard University and the Bollingen Foundation, and was Episcopal Chaplain at Northwestern University during the Second World War. He became professor and dean of the American Academy of Asian Studies in San Francisco, made the television series “Eastern Wisdom and Modern Life” for National Educational Television, and served as a visiting consultant for psychiatric institutions and hospitals, and for the United States Air Force. In the mid-sixties he traveled widely with his students in Japan, and visited Burma, Ceylon, and India.
Mark Watts, the eldest son of Alan, continues to preserve the legacy of his father through maintaining a library of writing and recordings - both visual and audio at the Alan Watts Mountian Center. In addition to online publishing, the Center’s goal is to continue make the Alan Watts archive accessible for education and creative productions by providing materials to libraries, educators, producers, writers, musicians, editors, animators, and others.
Visit: AlanWatts.com
July 1st, 2007
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