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█ KPFK Online ProgrammingScholars Circle - Podcast
Sunday, December 10, 2023 12:01 pm 0:58:08
Host:
Doug Becker
Guests:
Jacob S. Hacker, political science, Yale; Sigal Ben-Porath, literacy, culture, University of Pennsylvania; Martin Gilens, public policy, UCLA; Larry M. Bartels, public policy, Vanderbilt.
Topics
Democracy is eroding in the United States. What are the causes and what should be done? Is the erosion of democracy because of political elites and specifically the reaction of the Republican Party to the 2020 election? Or does it run deeper?
You can hear this and other interviews at www.scholarscircle.org
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█ KPFK Online ProgrammingScholars Circle - Podcast
Sunday, December 3, 2023 12:01 pm 0:58:08
Host:
Doug Becker
Guests:
Deborah Padgett is a Professor at NYU Silver School of Social Work; Paul A. Toro is Professor of Psychology at Wayne State University in Detroit.
Topics
Over a half million Americans are currently homeless. What is causing this crisis? And what are the solutions? How do we get the resources to build the housing we need to address the homelessness crisis? We discuss why services to address mental health and addiction are essential to resolving the homelessness crisis.
You can hear this and other interviews at www.scholarscircle.org
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█ KPFK Online ProgrammingScholars Circle - Podcast
Sunday, November 26, 2023 12:01 pm 0:58:09
Host:
Doug Becker
Guests:
Karen Bakker, professor, University of British Columbia, Robert J. Miller, Sandra Day OConnor College of Law, Interim Chief Justice, Pascua Yaqui Tribe Court of Appeals;
Topics
How does deep listening to nature promote biodiversity and a deeper relationship with the natural world? We discuss the book THE SOUNDS OF LIFE: How Digital Technology Is Bringing Us Closer to the World of Animals and Plants. Recording includes sounds of: Healthy Coral Reef Seals among calving glaciers and colliding icebergs Glacier Bay Humpback Whale Then, The American Thanksgiving story is one of cooperation and coexistence between white European settlers and the native peoples. But the real story is much darker. How does this Thanksgiving narrative get the history wrong? We discuss the history, the memory, and the meaning of Thanksgiving in the contemporary relationship between the United States and Indigenous people.
You can hear this and other interviews at www.scholarscircle.org
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█ KPFK Online ProgrammingScholars Circle - Podcast
Sunday, November 19, 2023 12:01 pm 0:58:08
Host:
Doug Becker
Guests:
Robert Allen Warrior, American Literature & Culture, University of Kansas; Robert J. Miller, Law, Sandra Day OConnor College of Law, Arizona State Univ. ; Tai S. Edwards, History, Director, Kansas Studies Institute, Johnson County Community College
Topics
The new film Killers of the Flower Moon tells the story of the Osage Murders of the 1920s. But who are the Osage? How much does this film describe their history? And what did it miss? Women are central to the Osage story. What exactly were the gender relationships within the Osage nation?
You can hear this and other interviews at www.scholarscircle.org
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█ KPFK Online ProgrammingScholars Circle - Podcast
Sunday, November 12, 2023 12:01 pm 0:58:09
Host:
Doug Becker
Guests:
S. N. Nyeck, Africana Studies, Univ. of Colorado Boulder; Nick Mul, Gender, Sexuality & Womens Studies, York Univ., Canada; Manuela Picq, Sexuality, Womens Gender Studies, Amherst College; Markus Thiel, Politics & Int'l Relations, Florida In
Topics
LGBTQ communities are marginalized in so many places around the world. While their presence in international politics is growing, they still face quite a lot of threats and challenges. We explore LGBTQ communities and their impact on global politics.
You can hear this and other interviews at www.scholarscircle.org
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█ KPFK Online ProgrammingScholars Circle - Podcast
Sunday, November 5, 2023 12:01 pm 0:58:22
Host:
Doug Becker
Guests:
Elizabeth Mendenhall is Associate Professor in the Departments of Marine Affairs at the University of Rhode Island and Rachel Tiller is a Chief Scientist at SINTEF Ocean in the Department of Fisheries and New Biomarine resources in Norway.
Topics
Biodiversity is under extreme attack in the high seas. With roughly 70% of the Earth’s surfaces as oceans, protecting biodiversity needed to extend beyond these national jurisdictions. Hence, in June of this year, 2023, nearly 200 countries adopted the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction treaty, also called the BBNJ. we will explore what this treaty seeks to accomplish and what mechanisms are in place to protect ocean species. And we will examine the most significant risks to this biodiversity.
Host:
Maria Armoudian
Guests:
Jacqueline Beggs is Professor at Waipapa Taumata Rau, the University of Auckland's School of Biological Sciences at the University of Auckland in New Zealand and Al Glen is is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Science, Biological Sciences at the University of Auckland in New Zealand.
Topic
Restoring ecosystem from invasive species
You can hear this and other interviews at www.scholarscircle.org
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█ KPFK Online ProgrammingScholars Circle - Podcast
Sunday, October 29, 2023 12:01 pm 0:58:09
Host:
Doug Becker
Guests:
Steven Swerdlow, Human Rigths, USC; Brent Sasley,Political Science, University of Texas, Arlington, Legal scholar James Kwak, Chairperson of the Board, Southern Center for Human Rights;
Topics
Rage and a desire for vengeance after 9/11 drove the US to violate human rights on a mass scale. What were those mistakes and what lessons do they offer to others dealing with political violence? How much does rage and demands for vengeance undermine peace? Then, How much does race and class determine legal outcomes in the United States? What role does the prosecutor play in the justice system? We speak with the co-author of a new book A Fear of Too Much Justice: Race, Poverty, and the Persistence of Inequality in the Criminal Courts. Co-authors are legendary death penalty opponent Stephen Bright and legal scholar James Kwak.
You can hear this and other interviews at www.scholarscircle.org
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█ KPFK Online ProgrammingScholars Circle - Podcast
Sunday, October 22, 2023 12:01 pm 0:58:08
Host:
Doug Becker
Guests:
Jeremi Suri iProfessor in the Department of History and the LBJ School of Public Affairs, the University of Texas, Austin. Ian Golden professor of globalization and development at the University of Oxford.
Topics
The US House of Representatives is in a crisis with no speaker of the house, which means they cannot do What led to this crisis? Is there anything in history that can guide the US though this chaos? Then, how were cities born? And how have they affected culture, economies, politics, and societies? What changed in the 21st century, especially after the pandemic? Which cities are best for quality of life? and how can cities offer a sustainable and fulfilling future? we interview Ian Goldin, author of Age of the City.
You can hear this and other interviews at www.scholarscircle.org
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█ KPFK Online ProgrammingScholars Circle - Podcast
Sunday, October 15, 2023 12:01 pm 0:58:09
Host:
Doug Becker
Guests:
Stan Oklobdzija, UC Riversides School of Public Policy; Ciara Torres-Spelliscy is Professor of Law at Stetson Law School; Maurice Cunningham is Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Massachusetts at Boston.
Topics
Money can distort politics. And the lack of transparency where this money comes from can further distort politics and invite corruption. Since much of the money in campaign finance is not subject to transparency laws, it has taken the name dark money. This specifically references spending by nonprofit organizations created for political spending. How much has dark money skewed American democracy? What role does transparency in spending play in ensuring the legitimacy of democracies?
You can hear this and other interviews at www.scholarscircle.org
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█ KPFK Online ProgrammingScholars Circle - Podcast
Sunday, October 8, 2023 12:01 pm 0:58:09
Host:
Doug Becker
Guests:
Elzbieta Drazkiewic is Senior Research Fellow at the Slovak Academy of the Sciences, Nora Benavidez is Senior Counsel and Director of Digital Justice & Civil Rights at Free Press. She also serves as Faculty Associate at Arizona State University’s Cronkite Institute and Corneliu Bjola is Associate Professor in Diplomatic Studies at the University of Oxford and Head of the Oxford Digital Diplomacy Research Group.
Topics
With the news that Elon Musk intends to purchase Twitter ( re-branded as X ) and with promises that the social media company will allow a wider range of content, including some that was previously banned as hate speech, disinformation, or conspiracy-centric, concerns over disinformation in political discourse have been heightened. But the challenge of democratic discourse in light of misinformation and disinformation is a historic challenge. Social media just speeds the process. Yet a significant concern is discerning who best to regulate what constitutes disinformation, in light of the political power of censorship. We look at how disinformation has spread worldwide, shifting politics and challenging democracies. What are the most effective ways to counter disinformation? How might it be different for states, than for individuals?
You can hear this and other interviews at www.scholarscircle.org
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█ KPFK Online ProgrammingScholars Circle - Podcast
Sunday, October 1, 2023 12:01 pm 0:58:09
Host:
Doug Becker
Guests:
Stephan Astourian recently retired as the William Saroyan Director of the Armenian Studies Program at the University of California, Berkeley, Vahram Ter-Matevosyan is Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the American University of Armenia, Steve Swerdlow, esq. is Associate Professor of the Practice of Human Rights in the Department of Political and International Relations at the University of Southern California and Ronald Grigor Suny is the William H. Sewell Jr. Distinguished University Professor of History and Professor of Political Science at the University of Michigan and Emeritus Professor of Political Science and History at the University of Chicago.
Topics
Azerbaijan has attacked the indigenous ARmenian people in an area known internationally as Nagorno Karabakh, forcing the to flee from their ancestral homelands. Tens of thousands have fled the region they know as ARtsakh. Why has the international community failed to do anything to protect this population who left behind their homes, communities, belongings, and historical heritage? Russia's abandoned its role of protector of Armenians who are now victims to atrocieties and grave human rights violations. What happened?
You can hear this and other interviews at www.scholarscircle.org
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█ KPFK Online ProgrammingScholars Circle - Podcast
Sunday, September 24, 2023 12:01 pm 0:58:08
Host:
Doug Becker
Guests:
Greer Donley, Law, Univ. Pittsburgh Law School; Carole Joffe, Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, UC, San Francisco; Robin Marty, Executive Director, West Alabama Womens Center and a freelance reporter
Topics
Since the Supreme Court overturned the Roe V. Wade, what are the legal ramifications of the huge geographical swaths of women who have no access to abortion? We discuss reproductive healthcare in a post-Dobbs world. What has it meant for the medical profession and the ways in which it had to alter some of the ways healthcare is provided? How have women sought to secure access to abortion in the areas of the country where it is not legal? What can the states where it is legal do to help their counterparts in red states?
You can hear this and other interviews at www.scholarscircle.org
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