[Dates refer to original air dates on KKUP Radio, 91.5 FM, in San Jose, Calif. Guest information is current as of broadcast date.]
02-11-2010 "National Hispanic University"
Rey Gonzalez interviews the President of The National Hispanic University in San Jose, Dr. David Lopez, about the work and accomplishments of the university. Then Rey addresses the benefits of music study in young children in terms of their brain development.
03-11-2010 "Give Me Libertarianism or . . ."
Don Cormier hosts an in-studio discussion about Libertarianism, with guests John Webster, a Libertarianism activist (www.jwebster.com) with a background in high tech, and Jonathan Steele, a software writer who is a lifetime member of the Libertarian Party.
05-13-2010 "How the Classics Returned to the Valley"
Rey Gonzalez interviews Andrew Bales, President of Symphony Silicon Valley, describing the comprehensive programs, current and projected, to enhance children's art education. Also addressed: the importance of art education.
06-10-2010 "Labor Movement in Music"
Catherine Middaugh describes the evolution of the U.S. labor movement in the early to mid-20th Century and plays examples of music of the time by such artists as Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly, Pete Seeger, and Joe Glazer.
08-12 & 09-09 & 10-14-2010 "Agroecology"
Josh Wagner spent a week in Chiapas, Mexico, recording many short interviews (in English and Spanish) at a major international agroecology conference, including with the founder of the science of Agroecology. Topics include "Food Sovereignty," the movement to encourage local populations to grow and consume the foods of their ancestors.
12-9-2010 "A Woman's Courageous Fight Against HIV-AIDS"
Josh Wagner interviews Loreen Willenberg, who is known as an elite HIV-controller or long-term non-progressor. Diagnosed with HIV in 1992, her immune system is so strong that scientists are using her genetic markers in the fight against HIV and AIDS. This interview in its entirety is available online at www.thebody.com. Click here for the direct link.
