Virtually Speaking

May 25, 2014 – Political satirist Culture of Truth bases The Bobblespeak Translations on Meet the Press and This Week with George Stephanopoulos. Using show transcripts, he creates the 'most ridiculous moment' for Virtually Speaking Sundays. Introduced by Jay Ackroyd. Richard Eskow and Stuart Zechman comment. Text at virtuallyspeaking.us. Excerpted from May 25 Virtually Speaking Sundays.

ACA, VA, OFA, 2016 Dem election strategies. A counterpoint to the Sunday morning bobbleheads. Commentary from RJ Eskow – freelance writer, Senior Fellow with Campaign for America's Future; host of the Zero Hour with Richard Eskow for We Act Radio – and Stuart Zechman – Movement liberal, entrepreneur, technologist and public commentary organizer at legacy media political blogs such as TIME Magazine's Swampland. Political satire from Culture of Truth, author of The Bobblespeak Translations. Jay Ackroyd moderaes. The 2014 Virtually Speaking Media Panel: Avedon Carol, Cliff Schecter, David Dayen, Dave Johnson, David Waldman, digby, Gaius Publius, Joan McCarter, Marcy Wheeler, RJ Eskow, Stuart Zechman

The role of intelligence in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, a conversation beween investigative journalist Marcy Wheeler and Jay Ackroyd. One of a series of conversations about surveilllance, national security, NSA, CIA, and Congressional oversight. follow @emptywheel @jayackroyd

U.S. space effort’s aversion to risk stunts our expansion into the final frontier and made America more dependent on Russia. Rand Simberg “recovering aerospace engineer” and author of “Safe Is Not an Option,” talks with Alan Boyle. 

2nd Amendment. #Gunfail. Guns in schools and other public venues.  Jay Ackroyd moderates. Response to political satire from Culture of Truth. The 2014 Virtually Speaking Media Panel: Avedon Carol, Cliff Schecter, David Dayen, Dave Johnson, David Waldman, digby, Gaius Publius, Joan McCarter, Marcy Wheeler, RJ Eskow, Stuart Zechman

David and Jay Ackroyd discuss questions, issues raised in Divided: The Perils of Our Growing Inequality Edited by David Cay Johnston. Over thirty leading economists, journalists, and scholars explore the most urgent issue of our times: the upward redistribution of wealth and income in America.  Divided: The Perils of Our Growing Inequality  

Meet ethicist Kelly Hills the newest Virtually Speaking Science host. She and Jennifer Ouellette talk about nontraditional academic paths, the importance of pop culture to bioethics, why we watch reality TV. Virtually Speaking Science episodes are hosted by Alan Boyle, Kelly Hills, Tom Levenson & Jennifer Ouellette.

Political satirist Culture of Truth bases The Bobblespeak Translations on Meet the Press and This Week with George Stephanopoulos. Using show transcripts, he creates the 'most ridiculous moment' for Virtually Speaking Sundays. Text here.

Tax extensions vs infrastructure bank; profit repatriation and the $2 trillion held offshore. Dave Johnson & Jay Ackroyd offer a counterpoint to the Sunday morning talk shows. Culture of Truth satirizes the Sunday Morning talk shows. Jay Ackroyd moderates.  Follow @dcjohnson @bobblespeak @jayackroyd The 2014 Virtually Speaking Media Panel: Avedon Carol, Cliff Schecter, David Dayen, Dave Johnson, David Waldman, digby, Gaius Publius, Joan McCarter, Marcy Wheeler, RJ Eskow, Stuart Zechman  

May 8, 2014 – City transportation, policy & the psychology of urban life. A regular contributor to The Atlantic and Fast Company, Eric Jaffe writes about cities, transportation, history and behavioral science. The author of A Curious Madness An American Combat Psychiatrist, a Japanese War Crimes Suspect, and an Unsolved Mystery from World War II (2014) and The King's Best Highway (2010).  Follow @e_jaffe on Twitter.

May 4, 2014  – Political satirist Culture of Truth bases The Bobblespeak Translations on Meet the Press and This Week with George Stephanopoulos. Using show transcripts, he creates the 'most ridiculous moment' for Virtually Speaking Sundays. Text and trancript here.

Net neutrality and citizen activism. Avedon Carol & Stuart Zechman offer a counterpoint to the Sunday morning talk shows. Culture of Truth satirizes the Sunday Morning talk shows. Jay Ackroyd moderates.  Follow @avedon_says @stuart_zechman @bobblespeak @jayackroyd   The 2014 Virtually Speaking Media Panel: Avedon Carol, Cliff Schecter, David Dayen, Dave Johnson, David Waldman, digby, Gaius Publius, Joan McCarter, Marcy Wheeler, RJ Eskow, Stuart Zechman

David Margolick – long-time contributing editor at Vanity Fair – talks with Jay Ackroyd about "Dreadful: The Short Life and Gay Times of John Horne Burns" One of  series of conversations on family life, gay rIghts, WWII & U.S. history. “A revealing biography of the brilliant, arrogant author of The Gallery (1947), a celebrated World War II novel...a wonderfully crafter portrait of a tormented homosexual writer.” - Kirkus Review David Margolick is the author of five books, including Strange Fruit: The Biography of a Song (Harper Perennial, 2001), Beyond Glory: Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling and a World on the Brink (Vintage, 2006), and Elizabeth and Hazel: Two Women of Little Rock (Yale University Press, 2011). @JayAckroyd @DavidMargolick

April 27, 2014 – Political satirist Culture of Truth bases The Bobblespeak Translations on Meet the Press and This Week with George Stephanopoulos. Using show transcripts, he creates the 'most ridiculous moment' for Virtually Speaking Sundays. Text and links.

Today: Cliven Bundy and the Gop  Digby & Richard Eskow offer a counterpoint to the Sunday morning talk shows. Culture of Truth satirizes the Sunday Morning talk shows. Jay Ackroyd moderates.  Follow @digby56 @rjeskow @bobblespeak @jayackroyd   The 2014 Virtually Speaking Media Panel: Allison Kilkenny, Avedon Carol, Cliff Schecter, David Dayen, Dave Johnson, David Waldman, digby, Gaius Publius, Joan McCarter, Marcy Wheeler, RJ Eskow, Stuart Zechman