Virtually Speaking
Summary: Live & lively. Informal & informed conversations about politics, policy, economics, media, science and more. Sundays feature a panel of prominent members of the liberal blogosphere. Wednesdays dedicated to science, authors and practitioners with hosts Alan Boyle, Tom Levenson and Jennifer Ouelette. Thursdays, Jay Ackroyd talks public affairs, mostly with authors, mostly about progressive issues. , presented simultaneously through the 3-D Second Life communications platform.
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Podcasts:
Investigative reporter Marcy Wheeler and recovering journalist and class warrior Susie Madrak explores the impact of current events on the daily lives of working class people.
Journalist & blogger Kevin Wood talks with U Toronto's Brent Wood about the centennial celebrations of Marshall McLuhan's influence on the 21st century.
Ongoing discussion centering on the nature and political realities of liberalism. No call-ins: recorded the previous Thursday.
Stirling Newberry and Ian Welsh on democracy, and what's happened to it. Not to mention neo-feudalism.
Frank Ryan, the author of The Mystery of Metamorphosis joins us to discuss his controversial book. Frank reviews the research, and the history, of the idea that the extreme differences in body type between larval and adult stages of metamorphic insects and echinoderms is the result of cross-phyletic hybridization. Such hybridization is in direct conflict with Darwin's theory of linear progression, and wreaks havoc with the root and branch structure of evolution. We will talk about both the ideas, and their reception to the biology community.
Netroots Nation night with recovering journalist and class warrior Susie Madrak as she explores the impact of current events on the daily lives of working class people.
Developments of the week are discussed. The Gasbag atrocities are documented. And various news stories that arise during the Sunday shows are considered. There will be mockery.
Ongoing discussion centering on the nature and political realities of liberalism. No call-ins: recorded the previous Thursday.
This week in liberalism with Stuart Zechman and Jay Ackroyd. Newt, privatization of government services and the 'Obama is powerless' meme. 6pm Pacific/9pm eastern: Jay talks with Dr. Deb Richter about progress in the Vermont legislature toward single payer, universal health care.
Recovering journalist and class warrior Susie Madrak explores the impact of current events on the daily lives of working class people.
Dahlia is Slate's crackerjack legal correspondent. Culture of Truth is the author of The BobbleSpeak Translations and a lawyer in his own right. We'll be talking about recent SCOTUS decisions and sharing some inside views of the Court. Recommended reading >> http://blog.virtually-speaking.com/2011/05/15/supremes/
Stuart and Jay discuss Republican policy and politics
5pm pacific/8pm eastern: VS A-Z with JAY ACKROYD and STUART ZECHMAN. This week in liberalism. 6pm pacific/9pm eastern: STIRLING NEWBERRY, best known for his political work in support of the American Democratic Party, and for military and economic analysis particularly with regard to China has been cited as an expert on blogging and the social forces involved in the flowering of internet politics. His work has been covered in Vanity Fair, Wired Magazine, Salon.com and mentioned in other national press outlets. Tonight, Stirling and Jay talk about the long term unsustainability of the US political economy
Recovering journalist and class warrior Susie Madrak talks about swing voters with Dave Johnson, a Fellow with Campaign for America's Future and a Senior Fellow with Renew California Dream.
Two from our media panel consider the past week, how it was covered or not by the mainstream media.
