The Gary Null Show

CONVERSATION WITH REMARKABLE MINDS Transforming our values and activism to confront humanity’s trajectory towards an uncertain and apocalyptic future  Andrew Harvey is an internationally renowned religious scholar, writer, teacher, and author of over thirty books.  He is the founder of the Institute of Sacred Activism, an international organization dedicated to inspiring people to become more involved in challenging our global crises including climate change and to commit themselves to peace and sustainability.Andrew was born in India, studied at Oxford University where he was a fellow at All Soul’s College, and has taught at Oxford, Cornell, the California Institute for Integral Studies and other institutions over the years.  He is perhaps best known for having explored all the different religions in depth, particularly Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism and Sufism, and interpreting them in a passionate manner that preserves their meaning and significance for our own time.Andrew has received many awards for his writings including the Benjamin Franklin Award. Among his many books are “The Hope: A Guide To Sacred Activism” which won the Nautilus Silver Award for Social Change. His website is AndrewHarvey.net

From a biological and anthropological perspective, are we beginning to witness the waning and possible end of male superiority?Prof. Melvin Konner is the Samuel Chandler Dobbs Professor of Anthropology and Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology at Emory University in Atlanta Georgia.  He received his doctorate in biological anthropology from Harvard, having done field work with the Kalahari Bushmen in Africa and later received an MD from Harvard Medical School.  He is the author of 8 books and many peer-reviewed papers, his latest is a particularly controversial yet provocative and important work: “Women After All: Sex, Evolution and the End of Male Supremacy” – which questions our cultural assumptions of maleness and the superior status it has been afforded by our male-dominant society and advocates for the raising of women’s status to bring sanity to our world. His website is MelvinKonner.com

CONVERSATIONS WITH REMARKABLE MINDSBecoming a Conscious Activist by infusing our activism with spiritual values to confront the challenges ahead  James O’Dea is the former president of the Institute of Noetic Sciences, founded in 1973 by astronaut Edgar Mitchell to explore the frontiers of consciousness. He was the Director of Amnesty International’s Washington office having spent much time in dangerous conflict areas where human rights abuses were perpetrated, and has represented human rights to different presidents, Congress and foreign heads of state. He has personally trained over 800 peace ambassadors in over 30 countriesJames was also the former the executive Director of Seva, a medical nonprofit organization founded by the spiritual teacher Ram Das, best known for its free eye clinics and optic surgery in developing nations, and is a member of the Global Systems INtitiative, which attempts to bring a whole-systems approach to global challenges.He has written several important books on mind-body medicine, global civilization, and most recently “The Conscious Activist: Where Activism Meets Mysticism”   His website is JamesODea.com

First Guest: Prof. Mary HollandProf. Mary Holland is a Director of the Graduate Legal Skills Program at New York University School of Law, specializing in international human rights, public law and vaccine safety law and injury compensation. She also has a son who regressed into autism following the MMR vaccine. Yesterday she was a guest on Democracy Now along with Dr. Paul Offit, the guru celebrity of the pro-vaccine industry.  Since Offit was the last to be interviewed during yesterday’s program, we have invited her on to respond to Offit’s comments.  Mary has degrees  in Russian studies from Harvard, and graduate degrees in international relations and a JD from Columbia University, where she has also taught international law at its Law School. Mary is the co-author of “Vaccine Epidemic: How Corporate Greed, Biased Science and Coercive Government Threaten Our Human Rights, Our Health and Our Children.”  The website is VaccineEpidemic.comSecond Guest: Dr. Sherri TenpennyDr. Sherri Tenpenny is an osteopathic medical physician who incorporates integrative medicine in her practice for treating allergies, childhood illnesses and women’s health issues. She is also one of the country’s most knowledgeable and outspoken physicians opposing the efficacy and safety of vaccines.  She is the founder and lead medical practitioner of the Tenpenny Integrative Medical Center in Strongsville, Ohio.She has authored several books on vaccines including, “Fowl: Bird Flu, It is Not What You Think” and “Saying No to Vaccines: A Resource Guide for All Ages”, and her recent DVD – “Flu and Flu Vaccines: What’s Coming Through That Needle” is an invaluable resource for educating people on influenza and the flu vaccines.  Her websites are DrTenpenny.com  and TenpennyIMC.com

Confronting grief – whether over a pet or a loved one – and how to turn grief into a means to greater self awarenessThirty years ago, John James founded the Grief Recovery Institute as a solution when he couldn’t find the resources he needed to deal with his own overwhelming grief at the death of his infant son. The Institute’s mission is to provide tools and assist in grief recovery in a rapid manner. Since its founding the institute now has centers in Canada, England, Sweden, and Mexico.John is internationally recognized as one of the world’s foremost authorities on grief. He is an adjunct faculty instructor at UCLA, the University of Southern California and Chapman University.  He has also been a leader in training veterans and military family members on confronting grief over lost loved ones on military bases around the nation.  He is the co-author of four major books on confronting grief including “The Grief Recovery Handbook” and most recently “The Grief Recovery Handbook for Pet Loss.”  His website is GriefRecoveryMethod.com

A special hour presenting viewpoints and scientific information about the safety and efficacy of vaccines, with respect to their possible effects on health and quality of life, with Gary's commentary and latest peer-reviewed information. 

Living in an age of dire consequences and navigating the challenges we are facing, with Courtney White

The corporatization of America’s military and national security and the threats it imposes upon our democracy, with Ann HagedornAnn Hagedorn is an award winning independent author and journalist of the book “The Invisible Soldiers: How America Outsourced Our Security,” which Ralph Nader has included on his annual recommended reading list.  The book takes a hard look at the consequences and dangers of the mercenary-like transformation of our military, police, and national security agencies.  She is a former staff writer for the Wall Street Journal, the New York Daily News and the San Jose Mercury.  Ann has also taught journalism at Northwestern University, Columbia, and Xavier and Miami Universities.  She holds a Masters in journalism from Columbia and has received an honorary doctorate from Denison University.  Her website is AnnHagedorn.com

How to prevent cardiovascular disease naturally, protecting your prostate with flower pollen, coconut fat's benefits to the brain, and how sleep and memory go hand in hand. And more!

What is Google’s relationship to the CIA, the US dept of Defense and national security? With Nafeez Ahmed Dr. Nafeez Ahmed is a bestselling author, investigative journalist, filmmaker and noted international security scholar focusing upon fundamental changes in the public interest that will lead to holistic social transformation. He is a columnist for VICE’s Motherboard and the Middle East Eye as well as the founding executive director of the Institute for Policy Research and development, a transmedia think thank in the UK.  His most recent investigative project is Insurge Intelligence, which recently broke the story of the CIA’s role in the creation of Google. His articles and stories are published internationally through numerous news outlets as well as professional policy periodicals such as International Affairs, Foreign Policy in Focus and others.  He has received two Project Censored Awards.   Nafeez is the co-producer and writer of the critically acclaimed documentary The Crisis of Civilization, which was based on his book “A User’s Guide to the Crisis of Civilization”. In the past he has taught on international politics, empire and globalization at the University of Sussex and Brunel University. He has authored many investigative books and his latest is a political science fiction thriller novel, “Zero Point” released last August. His website is NafeezAhmed.com and Patreo.com/Nafeez

Today the latest in health and healing including: learning while you walk beats learning while you sit, child neglect linked with changes in the brain's white matter, and using stem cells to grow new hair. And more!

CONVERSATIONS WITH REMARKABLE MINDSPerceiving our world clearly to initiate systematic changeProf. Glen Martin is a professor of philosophy and religious studies at Radford University in Virginia, and the founder of its program in Peace Studies for over three decades his research and writing has focused upon the interconnections between the spiritual and social political dimensions of achieving peace and human liberation.  Since 1996 Prof Martin has been the president of International Philosophers for Peace, an organization with members in 25 countries promoting peace through social, political and economic means and which was influential in the World Court decision condemning the threat of nuclear weapons. He is a board member on many peace organizations, in Costa Rica, Greece, India and elsewhere and was recently made president of the World Constitution and Parliament Association that is making efforts to create a non-military democratic world under the Constitution for the Federation of Earth manifesto.   Glen has received many international peace awards and was nominated for the prestigious Mahatma Gandhi International Peace Award in 2002.  He has written numerous articles and books including Triumph of Civilization: Democracy, Nonviolence and the Piloting of Spaceship Earth” and “The Earth Federation Movement.”  His latest book is “The Anatomy of a Sustainable World: Our Choice Between Climate Change and System Change.”  His website is Radford.edu/~GMartin

What Big Food is Hiding with its slick PR campaign on GMOs, with Gary Ruskin. Newsmaker and call to action on NY State Assembly bill to label supplements as to whether they were reviewed by the FDA, with Allison Murphy. Gary Ruskin is the co-founder and executive director of US Right to Know, a non profit organization just launched this week with the mission to investigate and expose the failures of the corporate food system and the dark propaganda hidden from the public.  In 2012, he was campaign manager for California Right to Know (Proposition 37) and earlier directed the Congressional Accountability Project for 14 years, which opposed corruption in the U.S. Congress. For nine years, Gary was executive director and co-founder ofCommercial Alert and also served as the director for the Center for Corporate Policy. He has often been quoted in major newspapers across the country and has appeared scores of times on national TV news programs. He received his undergraduate degree in religion from Carleton College, and a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.  US Right to Know’s website is USRTK.orgAllison Murphy is an attorney and the Legislative Director for the Alliance for Natural Health USA, a national nonprofit organization with over 400,000 members, that is dedicated to promoting sustainable health, health freedom choice, and protection to natural health care practitioners through good science and law.  Prior to joining the Alliance, Allison worked in government relations in Washington DC and in the United States Senate.  The website is ANH-US.org

What if the Human Papilloma virus does not cause cervical cancer?Norma Erickson is the president of SaneVax, a science based organization that advocates for the safety, effectiveness and affordability of vaccines in order for families and their children to make informed decisions on whether or not to vaccinate.  She is a former writer and business consultant, and her organization is widely regarded as the primary source for information regarding HPV vaccine safety, efficacy and international news.  Her website is SaneVax.org

The rise of heroin abuse and dependency among the young, educated, and affluentDr. Dale Archer is a board certified psychiatrist, a distinguished fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, and founder of the Institute for Neuropsychiatry in Lake Charles, Louisiana.  He is the originator of what has become known as the continuum theory of mental illness, which challenges the more common, reductionist idea that mental illnesses come with on and off switches between normalcy and abnormal.  His theory goes against the established view that all mental illness requires treatment.  Dr. Archer is also a radio and TV show host addressing health issues. His site, DrDaleArcher.com provides free psychological advice online to dispel the myths and stigmas associated with mental illness.Dr. Archer is the author of “Better than Normal: How What Makes you Different Can Make you Exceptional”, and his forthcoming book will be released later in the year – “The ADHD Advantage: What you Thought was a Diagnosis May be Your Greatest Strength”