KALW-FM: Your Call Podcast http://www.yourcallradio.org/ 91.7 KALW-FM, San Francisco NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 en Your Call is the daily call-in show of KALW public radio in San Francisco. Monday thru Friday we engage listeners in vital conversations about current events, politics, politics, arts, media and everyday life, with attention to the ways people can get in KALW,KALW FM,Your Call,San Francisco,California KALW-FM no http://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/thumbnail/icon_510102.jpg KALW-FM: Your Call Podcast http://www.yourcallradio.org/ Fri, 17 May 2013 18:13:27 -0400 How are athletes using their political and economic power? On today’s Your Call, It’s our Friday media roundtable. This week, we’ll have a conversation with Dave Zirin about his new book, “Game Over: How Politics Has Turned the Sports World Upside Down.” Zirin tells stories about how athletes are using their platforms to speak out and reclaim sports from the corporate interests that have taken it hostage. He cheers the victories, while reflecting on how far we have to go. How are athletes affecting debates about class, race, religion, and political power? It’s Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:

Dave Zirin,The Nation’s sports editor

]]> Fri, 17 May 2013 18:13:27 -0400 http://www.yourcallradio.org/ http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/2/510102/184873751/KALW_184873751.mp3 On today’s Your Call, It’s our Friday media roundtable. This week, we’ll have a conversation with Dave Zirin about his new book, “Game Over: How Politics Has Turned the Sports World Upside Down.” Zirin tells stories about how athletes are using their platforms to speak out and reclaim sports from the corporate interests that have taken it hostage. He cheers the victories, while reflecting on how far we have to go. How are athletes affecting debates about class, race, religion, and political power? It’s Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:

Dave Zirin,The Nation’s sports editor

]]> david,sports,athletes,zirin,KALW,KALW FM,Your Call,San Francisco,California 54:05 no KALW-FM http://www.kalw.org/ How should progressives redefine a winning message? On today's Your Call, we'll speak with Anat Shenker-Osorio, author of "Don't Buy It: The Trouble with Talking Nonsense." She explores how wrong-headed metaphors and deceptive language have muddled our thinking on everything from the economy and the environment to abortion and immigration. She argues that better word choice alone can win the debate. If you're active in getting your message out, what actually works? And most importantly, what does it mean to win? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

 

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Guest:

Anat Shenker-Osorio, strategic communications consultant and author of Don’t Buy It: The Trouble with Talking Nonsense About the Economy

]]> Thu, 16 May 2013 18:04:03 -0400 http://www.yourcallradio.org/ http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/2/510102/184583145/KALW_184583145.mp3 On today's Your Call, we'll speak with Anat Shenker-Osorio, author of "Don't Buy It: The Trouble with Talking Nonsense." She explores how wrong-headed metaphors and deceptive language have muddled our thinking on everything from the economy and the environment to abortion and immigration. She argues that better word choice alone can win the debate. If you're active in getting your message out, what actually works? And most importantly, what does it mean to win? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

 

Are you interested in reading this book? Consider choosing it as a thank you gift when you give to KALW! Click here to make a pledge and select your gift from the list. Thank you!

Guest:

Anat Shenker-Osorio, strategic communications consultant and author of Don’t Buy It: The Trouble with Talking Nonsense About the Economy

]]> KALW,KALW FM,Your Call,San Francisco,California 55:13 no KALW-FM http://www.kalw.org/ Your Call 051413 What does the Made in California label mean? On today's Your Call, we’ll have a conversation about efforts to promote products manufactured in California. California Senator Majority Leader Ellen Corbett of San Leandro recently introduced legislation to require Governor Jerry Brown’s business development office, to come up with a plan to promote California-manufactured products. What does made in California mean? And how strong is the Made in California manufacturing sector? It’s your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:

Katie Quan, associate chair of the Labor Center at University of California, Berkeley Berkeley

Richard Walker, professor Emeritus Department of Geography at University of California, Berkeley

]]> Tue, 14 May 2013 17:43:17 -0400 http://www.yourcallradio.org/ http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/2/510102/184005384/KALW_184005384.mp3 On today's Your Call, we’ll have a conversation about efforts to promote products manufactured in California. California Senator Majority Leader Ellen Corbett of San Leandro recently introduced legislation to require Governor Jerry Brown’s business development office, to come up with a plan to promote California-manufactured products. What does made in California mean? And how strong is the Made in California manufacturing sector? It’s your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:

Katie Quan, associate chair of the Labor Center at University of California, Berkeley Berkeley

Richard Walker, professor Emeritus Department of Geography at University of California, Berkeley

]]> in,richard,california,manufacturing,walker,economy,ellen,senator,made,corbett,katie,sb,quan,673,KALW,KALW FM,Your Call,San Francisco,California 53:03 no KALW-FM http://www.kalw.org/ Deadly elections in Pakistan and America's drone wars On today’s Your Call, it’s our Friday media roundtable. This week, we’ll have a conversation with investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill about his new book “Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield.” He investigates the expanding CIA and the Joint Special Operations Command’s covert operations in Pakistan, Afghanistan and beyond. We’ll also talk about the rise in violence in Pakistan ahead of this Saturday’s elections with Dawn's Rafia Zakaria. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It’s Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:

Rafia Zakaria ,columnist for DAWN, Pakistan’s largest English newspaper.

Jeremy Scahill, national security correspondent at The Nation magazine.

]]> Fri, 10 May 2013 17:03:19 -0400 http://www.yourcallradio.org/ http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/2/510102/182939271/KALW_182939271.mp3 On today’s Your Call, it’s our Friday media roundtable. This week, we’ll have a conversation with investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill about his new book “Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield.” He investigates the expanding CIA and the Joint Special Operations Command’s covert operations in Pakistan, Afghanistan and beyond. We’ll also talk about the rise in violence in Pakistan ahead of this Saturday’s elections with Dawn's Rafia Zakaria. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It’s Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:

Rafia Zakaria ,columnist for DAWN, Pakistan’s largest English newspaper.

Jeremy Scahill, national security correspondent at The Nation magazine.

]]> war,jeremy,afghanistan,pakistan,drones,scahill,KALW,KALW FM,Your Call,San Francisco,California 53:01 no KALW-FM http://www.kalw.org/ Today on Your Call: Is geo-engineering our last hope against global warming? Is geo-engineering our last hope against global warming, or is it a false solution?  On the next Your Call, we’ll have a debate about geo-engineering.  While environmentalists say we need to keep reducing carbon emissions, some scientists are researching the potential of artificial interventions—like adding sulfur to the atmosphere.  How bad would the climate have to get for us to use strategies like this?  Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org.  What do you think about the necessity or morality of climate manipulation?  It’s Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and You.

Guests:

Ken Caldeira, atmospheric scientist at the Carnegie Institution for Science’s Department of Global Ecology at Stanford University

Clive Hamilton, professor of public ethics at Charles Stuart University in Canberra, Australia; and author of Earthmasters: The Dawn of the Age of Climate Engineering

]]> Thu, 09 May 2013 16:53:44 -0400 http://www.yourcallradio.org/ http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/2/510102/182665673/KALW_182665673.mp3 Is geo-engineering our last hope against global warming, or is it a false solution?  On the next Your Call, we’ll have a debate about geo-engineering.  While environmentalists say we need to keep reducing carbon emissions, some scientists are researching the potential of artificial interventions—like adding sulfur to the atmosphere.  How bad would the climate have to get for us to use strategies like this?  Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org.  What do you think about the necessity or morality of climate manipulation?  It’s Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and You.

Guests:

Ken Caldeira, atmospheric scientist at the Carnegie Institution for Science’s Department of Global Ecology at Stanford University

Clive Hamilton, professor of public ethics at Charles Stuart University in Canberra, Australia; and author of Earthmasters: The Dawn of the Age of Climate Engineering

]]> environment,global,warming,carbon,emissions,geoengineering,KALW,KALW FM,Your Call,San Francisco,California 53:03 no KALW-FM http://www.kalw.org/ Your Call 050713 How should California schools be funded? On today’s Your Call, we’ll have a conversation about California Governor Jerry Brown's plan to overhaul the state’s school funding system. His proposal redirects more money to schools with low-income and English-learning students. He called his plan a civil rights cause for the children of California. How are schools funded now? Which schools are inadequately funded? Is this the best way for the state to help economically disadvantaged school districts?  It’s Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:

Jonathan Kaplan, senior policy analyst for the California Budget Project

Arun Ramanathan, executive director the Education Trust-West

]]> Wed, 08 May 2013 16:49:57 -0400 http://www.yourcallradio.org/ http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/2/510102/182347762/KALW_182347762.mp3 On today’s Your Call, we’ll have a conversation about California Governor Jerry Brown's plan to overhaul the state’s school funding system. His proposal redirects more money to schools with low-income and English-learning students. He called his plan a civil rights cause for the children of California. How are schools funded now? Which schools are inadequately funded? Is this the best way for the state to help economically disadvantaged school districts?  It’s Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:

Jonathan Kaplan, senior policy analyst for the California Budget Project

Arun Ramanathan, executive director the Education Trust-West

]]> school,education,california,jerry,brown,30,funding,budget,prop,KALW,KALW FM,Your Call,San Francisco,California 53:02 no KALW-FM http://www.kalw.org/ Your Call 050813 What's the best way to fight breast cancer? On today's Your Call, we’ll talk to Peggy Orenstein about her recent NYTimes Magazine article, "Our Feel-Good War On Breast Cancer." Orenstein herself has battled the disease, and once believed “a mammogram saved her life.”  Now she questions the the singular promotion of early detection as well as the Cult of Pink.  “Has raising awareness become more important than saving lives?” Orenstein asks. Join us at 10 or post a comment here.  How have breast cancer awareness campaigns affected you? It’s Your Call with Hana Baba and You.

Guests:

Peggy Orenstein, journalist, and author of the recent NYTimes Magazine cover article, Our Feel-Good War on Breast Cancer

Dr. Gilbert Welch, general internist, professor of Medicine at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Research, and author of Overdiagnosed: Making people sick in the pursuit of health

]]> Wed, 08 May 2013 16:49:38 -0400 http://www.yourcallradio.org/ http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/2/510102/182347747/KALW_182347747.mp3 On today's Your Call, we’ll talk to Peggy Orenstein about her recent NYTimes Magazine article, "Our Feel-Good War On Breast Cancer." Orenstein herself has battled the disease, and once believed “a mammogram saved her life.”  Now she questions the the singular promotion of early detection as well as the Cult of Pink.  “Has raising awareness become more important than saving lives?” Orenstein asks. Join us at 10 or post a comment here.  How have breast cancer awareness campaigns affected you? It’s Your Call with Hana Baba and You.

Guests:

Peggy Orenstein, journalist, and author of the recent NYTimes Magazine cover article, Our Feel-Good War on Breast Cancer

Dr. Gilbert Welch, general internist, professor of Medicine at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Research, and author of Overdiagnosed: Making people sick in the pursuit of health

]]> war,on,our,dr,g,pink,welch,cancer,breast,susan,gilbert,ribbon,mammogram,peggy,feelgood,komen,orenstein,overdiagnosed,KALW,KALW FM,Your Call,San Francisco,California 53:04 no KALW-FM http://www.kalw.org/ Why are honeybees disappearing? On today’s Your Call, we’ll have a conversation about efforts to restore the honeybee population. Known as Colony Collapse Disorder, honeybees have been mysteriously disappearing across the planet. The European Union recently announced plans to ban three bee-killer pesticides, but they’re still legal in the US. How are pesticides contributing to decline of the bee population? Do we know why this is happening? And how do bees affect our food and eco systems? It’s Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:

Maryann Frazier, Senior Extension Associate at Penn State where she is working with other members of PSU Department of Entomology to understand how pesticides are impacting honeybees and other pollinator

Scott Black, executive director of the Xerces Society

Paul Towers, organizing and media director for the Pesticide Action Network

]]> Mon, 06 May 2013 16:33:19 -0400 http://www.yourcallradio.org/ http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/2/510102/181676135/KALW_181676135.mp3 On today’s Your Call, we’ll have a conversation about efforts to restore the honeybee population. Known as Colony Collapse Disorder, honeybees have been mysteriously disappearing across the planet. The European Union recently announced plans to ban three bee-killer pesticides, but they’re still legal in the US. How are pesticides contributing to decline of the bee population? Do we know why this is happening? And how do bees affect our food and eco systems? It’s Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:

Maryann Frazier, Senior Extension Associate at Penn State where she is working with other members of PSU Department of Entomology to understand how pesticides are impacting honeybees and other pollinator

Scott Black, executive director of the Xerces Society

Paul Towers, organizing and media director for the Pesticide Action Network

]]> colony,disorder,pesticide,collapse,honeybee,KALW,KALW FM,Your Call,San Francisco,California 53:02 no KALW-FM http://www.kalw.org/ Friday Media Roundtable: Hunger strike in Guantanamo, outrage in Bangladesh On today’s Your Call, it’s our Friday media roundtable. This week, we’ll discuss media coverage of the ongoing hunger strike and forced feedings at Guantanamo Bay prison. We’ll also talk about the lack of enforcement of minimum wage laws in San Francisco and the garment factory disaster in Bangladesh. We’ll be joined by ProPublica’s Cora Currier, San Francisco Public Press’ Michael Stoll and The Daily Star’s Inam Ahmed joins us from Dhaka, Bangladesh. It’s Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:

Inam Ahmed, editor at The Daily Star, the largest English daily newspaper in Bangladesh

Cora Currier, journalist with ProPublica, an independent non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism

Michael Stoll, executive director of San Francisco Public Press, an independent nonprofit, noncommercial news organization dedicated to producing local public-interest news

]]> Fri, 03 May 2013 16:03:20 -0400 http://www.yourcallradio.org/ http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/2/510102/180901275/KALW_180901275.mp3 On today’s Your Call, it’s our Friday media roundtable. This week, we’ll discuss media coverage of the ongoing hunger strike and forced feedings at Guantanamo Bay prison. We’ll also talk about the lack of enforcement of minimum wage laws in San Francisco and the garment factory disaster in Bangladesh. We’ll be joined by ProPublica’s Cora Currier, San Francisco Public Press’ Michael Stoll and The Daily Star’s Inam Ahmed joins us from Dhaka, Bangladesh. It’s Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:

Inam Ahmed, editor at The Daily Star, the largest English daily newspaper in Bangladesh

Cora Currier, journalist with ProPublica, an independent non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism

Michael Stoll, executive director of San Francisco Public Press, an independent nonprofit, noncommercial news organization dedicated to producing local public-interest news

]]> factory,bay,guantanamo,minimum,wage,bangladesg,garmet,KALW,KALW FM,Your Call,San Francisco,California 53:03 no KALW-FM http://www.kalw.org/ What do you want from Your Call? On today's Your Call we’ll get YOUR feedback on the show.  In your mind, what are the values of Your Call?  If you were writing our mission statement, what would you include?  Are there specific shows that have stood out to you in any way?  How can we best focus on solutions to the challenging issues of our time?   Join us at 10 or post a comment here.  What really makes you LISTEN to Your Call?  It truly IS, Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and You.

]]> Thu, 02 May 2013 15:54:38 -0400 http://www.yourcallradio.org/ http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/2/510102/180622565/KALW_180622565.mp3 On today's Your Call we’ll get YOUR feedback on the show.  In your mind, what are the values of Your Call?  If you were writing our mission statement, what would you include?  Are there specific shows that have stood out to you in any way?  How can we best focus on solutions to the challenging issues of our time?   Join us at 10 or post a comment here.  What really makes you LISTEN to Your Call?  It truly IS, Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and You.

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