KALW-FM: Your Call Podcast

Today on Your Call: What's behind the recent protests in Turkey?

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:58:21 -0400

On today's Your Call, we’ll have a conversation about Turkey’s ruling party AKP and its policies. The brutal attacks on peaceful activists in Istanbul’s Gezi Park have ignited a mass anti movement protest. Over 5000 people have been injured and thousands have been arrested. Turkey is heralded as a model for democracy in the Middle East but protesters say it’s an authoritarian state. What do you want to know about the Turkish government and its policies? And where are these protests heading? It’s Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you

Guests:

Erdem Yörük, assistant professor of sociology at Koç University

Evren Savc?, visiting assistant professor of Women and Gender Studies at San Francisco State University

061413 YC: Friday Media Roundtable

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 06:27:23 -0400

On today's Your Call, it’s our Friday media roundtable. This week, we’ll have a conversation about coverage of NSA's surveillance program. How are the media treating Glenn Greenwald, the Guardian columnist who broke the story? And what about Edward Snowden, the 29-year-old who leaked the story? We’ll also discuss coverage of the ongoing protests in Turkey. We’ll be joined by the Open America Project’s David Talbot, investigative journalist Tim Shorrock and freelance journalist Justin Vela. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It’s Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:

David Talbot, project director of Open America

Tim Shorrock, investigative journalist, author of Spies for Hire: The Secret World of Outsourced Intelligence

Justin Vela, freelance reporter based in Istanbul

Today on Your Call: What is the Obama administration's record on civil liberties?

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 06:07:00 -0400

On today's Your Call, we'll explore the impacts of the National Security Agency's data collection system and revelations about tech companies sharing your personal information. Even before this program was exposed, civil liberties advocates called President Obama’s record “dismal.” They say he has expanded the Bush administration’s worst policies. What explains this? How is the public responding? And what precedent does this set? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:

Kurt Opsahl, senior staff attorney, Electronic Frontier Foundation, co-author of The Electronic Media and Privacy Law Handbook

Heidi Boghosian, executive director of the National Lawyer’s Guild, author of Spying on Democracy: A Short History of Government/Corporate Collusion in the Technology Age, co-host of Law and Disorder on WBAI

Eli Clifton, reporter covering national security and foreign policy at the American Independent News Network

What explains the growth of immigration detention centers?

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 04:37:53 -0400

On today's Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the explosion of people being held in facilities due to their pending legal status. Over 33,000 immigrants are detained daily in over 250 facilities across the country. This lock-up system costs $2 billion a year. What are the conditions in these facilities and who’s running them? Who is being detained? And how will the immigration bill affect mass detention? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:

Catalina Nieto, Field Director with the Detention Watch Network. Detention Watch is currently the only national network that focuses exclusively on working to expose and challenge the injustices of the U.S. immigration detention and deportation system. She joins us from Atlanta, Georgia.

Ravi Ragbir is an organizer with the New Sanctuary Coalition of New York City, an interfaith network of organized communities resisting deportation and detention. In addition to being an immigration rights activist, husband, and father, Ravi is also an immigrant at risk of facing deportation. He joins us from New York City.

061013 Your Call: How are moms organizing to help their kids with special needs?

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 03:32:46 -0400

On today's Your Call, we’ll have a conversation with the founders of Thinking Mom’s Revolution. Their new book tells the story of 23 moms and one dad from Montana to Malaysia who are fighting to reverse the effect of autism and other disorders. How are parent organizing? How can parents best research their children’s conditions? What have they learned along the way? If you have a child with a special need, what’s your experience been like? It’s Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:

Alison MacNeil, co-founder and author of The Thinking Moms’ Revolution
Megan Davenhall, co-founder and author of The Thinking Moms' Revolution

Friday Media Roundtable

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 03:32:24 -0400

On today’s Your Call, it’s Our Friday media roundtable. This week, we’ll discuss coverage of the trial of Bradley Manning, the Army soldier who was arrested for allegedly passing classified material to Wikileaks. We’ll also talk about the Associated Press phone hacking scandal and the ongoing protests in Turkey. We’ll be joined by Firedoglake’s Kevin Gosztola, McClatchy’s Michael Doyle and freelance journalist Justin Vela joins us from Istanbul. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It’s Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:

Michael Doyle, national correspondent with McClatchy newspapers

Justin Vela, freelance reporter based in Istanbul

Kevin Gosztola, journalist covering civil liberties & national security issues for Firedoglake

Your Call 060613 John Trudell

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 01:16:26 -0400

On today's Your Call, we’ll have a conversation with John Trudell, an acclaimed poet, artist and indigenous rights activist. He says it is time create an alternative green energy economy built and designed around hemp. Through his project Hempstead Project Heart, he is advocating for the legalization of hemp. What's the history of hemp? And why is it illegal ? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:

John Trudell, acclaimed Native American activist, musician, actor, poet . He is the co-founder of Hempstead Project Heart, which is dedicated to raising awareness about the environmental, social, and economic benefits of legalizing industrial hemp in America.

What are the history and effects of gentrification?

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:45:18 -0400

On today's Your Call, we’ll have a conversation about the changing urban landscape of San Francisco and the Bay Area. How have social movements organized in response to rising housing costs? Join us at 10am or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. Is gentrification inevitable? Can a city grow without pushing out its poorer residents? If even the middle-class is squeezed, where does that leave those most in need? It’s Your Call, with Holly Kernan, and you.

Guests:

Karl Beitel is a writer and scholar currently living in San Francisco co-director of the Urban Institute for Development and Economic Alternatives. His new book, “Local Protest, Global Movements: Capital, Community, and State in San Francisco”, examines the history of gentrification and local opposition in San Francisco. He will be reading and discussing the book tomorrow at 7 pm, at Green Arcade (1680 Market Street). The event is free and wheelchair accessible.

Michael Yarne is a Partner in Build Inc., a San Francisco-based urban mixed-use residential developer. He is also Executive Director of UP, a “civic entrepreneurship incubator” seeks to provide alternatives to traditional redevelopment activities. He worked in the San Francisco Mayor’s office as Development Advisor and has broad experience in urban real estate as an attorney, project manager, and public policy innovator.

Your Call 060413 How will immigration reform affect California's economy?

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:11:04 -0400

On today's Your Call, we’ll discuss the impact of immigration on the tech sector. A Senate bill could result in a huge influx of highly-skilled, foreign-born workers. What does an increase of immigrant tech workers mean for those already here? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. Why are tech companies lobbying for more migrant workers? What will this mean for the state’s unemployment rate and economy? It’s Your Call, with Hana Baba, and you.

Guests:

Gordon Hanson is a professor of economics at UC San Diego and holds the Pacific Economic Cooperation Chair in International Economic Relations.

Ron Hira has been studying high-skill immigration for over a decade. He is an associate professor of public policy at the Rochester Institute of Technology and research associate of the Economic Policy Institute.

Your Call 060313 What can we do to bring bees and birds back to our gardens?

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 21:41:20 -0400

On today’s Your Call, we’ll have a conversation about local biodiversity. We recently did a show about the disappearing bees, which are needed to pollinate crops. Pollinators keep our ecosystems vibrant and healthy. So what can we do in our backyards and neighborhoods to make sure they thrive? What can we learn from places like Boston where pollinators are returning? What are you doing to create pollinator-friendly spaces? It’s Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and You.

Guests:

Ellen Zagory, director of horticulture at the UC Davis Arboretum

Daniel Miller, director of Spiral Gardens Community Food Security Project