Sun, 29 April 2007
Episode 067: Drinking Liberally with Kim and Dan Sunday, April 29, 2007 Playing time: 21:40 My guests this week are Kim Stahler and Dan Sauder, the co-organizers and co-hosts of Drinking Liberally Reading, the Reading, Pennsylvania chapter of Drinking Liberally. Drinking Liberally is "an informal, inclusive progressive social group. Raise your spirits while you raise your glass, and share ideas while you share a pitcher. Drinking Liberally gives like-minded, left-leaning individuals a place to talk politics. You don't need to be a policy expert and this isn't a book club - just come and learn from peers, trade jokes, vent frustration and hang out in an environment where it's not taboo to talk politics. Bars are democratic spaces - you talk to strangers, you share booths, you feel the bond of common ground. Bring democratic discourse to your local democratic space - build democracy one drink at a time. While drinking liberally, always remember to drink responsibly, and make liberal use of designated drivers. Drinking and driving is reckless and irresponsible, like a neocon war or corporatist tax cut. Liberals, don't do it." Theme Music: T. Nile, Get Together. (T. Nile's CD, At My Table, is available from Festival Distribution and through iTunes.) Blog: http://checkthisoutpodcast.com Email: jim.milles@gmail.com Comment line: (716) 989-4422 or Skype "jmilles" Add your pin to the Frappr Map. Comments[0] |
Sat, 28 April 2007 Just for fun, here's a little promo for Check This Out! I originally sent this to Dana at BLARM! as an audio comment a few months ago, but I decided to rework it a bit, so here it is. Possibly not worksafe, depending on your place of work. Enjoy! Comments[1] |
Wed, 25 April 2007
Episode 066: Interview with Wayne MacPhail of Who's on Second? Wednesday, April 25, 2007 Playing time: 28:31 This is a crossover episode. I was interviewed this morning by Wayne MacPhail for his podcast, Who's on Second. Wayne is president of w8nc, a Canadian marketing and communications company specializing in emerging technologies, including social media tools, Web 2.0, Second Life, podcasting, vidcasting and more. Wayne has been a print and online content producer for over 20 years. He has produced online content for most of the major players in Canada and has taught online journalism and writing at a variety of colleges and universities in Ontario. Wayne has been a magazine editor and photographer, a newspaper feature writer and editor and is also a published and produced playwright, book author and an avid cyclist and runner. We talked today about some of the legal and social implications of Second Life. Theme Music: T. Nile, Get Together. (T. Nile's CD, At My Table, is available from Festival Distribution and through iTunes.) Blog: http://checkthisoutpodcast.com Email: jim.milles@gmail.com Comment line: (716) 989-4422 or Skype "jmilles" Add your pin to the Frappr Map. Comments[0] |
Mon, 9 April 2007 Episode 065: David M. Crane on War Crimes and Impunity Monday, April 9, 2007 Playing time: 30:47 David M. Crane was appointed Distinguished Professor of Practice at Syracuse University College of Law in 2006. Prior to joining the College of Law, he was the Chief Prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, an international war crimes tribunal, appointed to that position by the Secretary General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, on 19 April 2002. With the rank of Undersecretary General, Professor Crane's mandate was to prosecute those who bear the greatest responsibility for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other serious violations of international human rights committed during the civil war in Sierra Leone during the 1990s. Professor Crane was the first American since Justice Robert Jackson and Telford Taylor at Nuremberg, in 1945, to be the Chief Prosecutor of an international war crimes tribunal. Professor Crane served over 30 years in the federal government of the United States, mainly with the Department of Defense. Appointed to the Senior Executive Service of the United States in 1997, Professor Crane has held numerous key positions during his three decades of public service, including Director of the Office of Intelligence Review, Assistant General Counsel of the Defense Intelligence Agency, and Waldemar A. Solf Professor of International Law at the United States Army Judge Advocate General's School. He has over 20 years of experience as an officer and lawyer in the United States Army. Professor Crane holds a Doctorate of Law degree from Syracuse University, a Masters of Arts Degree in African Studies and a Bachelor of General Studies in History, summa cum laude, from Ohio University. Impunity Watch: "The Impunity Watch blog is intended to provide unbiased, objective reporting on impunity issues throughout the world. An open forum will be created to allow communication among individuals. People on the ground in the affected areas can use our blog as a means of casting a light on perceived injustices. Critical articles debating impunity issues will also be collected from academic, professional, and student authors. As a result, Impunity Watch will be a forum in which human rights issues and events will be examined from both a grassroots as well as an academic perspective." Theme Music: T. Nile, Get Together. (T. Nile's CD, At My Table, is available from Festival Distribution and through iTunes.) Blog: http://checkthisoutpodcast.com Email: jim.milles@gmail.com Comment line: (716) 989-4422 or Skype "jmilles" Add your pin to the Frappr Map. Comments[0] |
