October 1st Show
On this day, the first Monday in October, here is what we're working on:
Since his visit to the States last week, the media has paid much attention to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the President of Iran. But his power as president in the region is limited. Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei holds the title of Supreme Leader there. So to what extent does Ahmadinejad matter? Guests Azadeh Moaveni, Time magazine correspondent for Iran, and Hirsh Goodman, senior fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies at Tel Aviv University, talk about Ahmadinejad's role in Iran and what Iranians are saying about him. At the end of the first hour, we'll talk to Kimberly Dozier, a Middle East-based correspondent for CBS News, about the shock and trauma she faced after being struck by burning shapnel from a car bomb explosion in Iraq.
In our second hour we will talk about what the t.v. shows we choose to indulge in says about us. Okay, so I admit. I've never seen an episode of The Wire... and I only watch Law & Order in re-runs... and that's limited to SVU. But I'll hang up in your ear if you dare call me while Grey's Anatomy is on. And I have paused my frantic channel clicking on America's Next Top Model on more than one occasion (but I swear I kept it on mute). So what does that say about me? That I'd secretly love to catwalk myself into hospital emergency rooms and romantic triangles in full makeup and three inch heels? Who knows. TV critics Matt Roush and Jonathan Storm may help shed some light on this dilemma today. Following that, we'll talk about the preservation of traditional gospel music with Robert Darden. He is the Associate Professor of Journalism at Baylor University and his passion for gospel has led him to spearhead a project to preserve and digitize early traditional music.
11:58 AM ET | 10- 1-2007 | permalink
