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On Friday May 24th, host Esty Dinur interviewed Steven Mufson about his new book “Keystone XL: Down the Line”. Later she spoke with Mike Dorsey about the renewable energy frontier and climate change. During the first half of the show, Esty Dinur discussed Mufson’s new book “Keystone XL: Down the Line”, which is about the controversial subject of the Keystone XL pipeline and pipeline politics in the United States. For the second half of the show, Esty Dinur talked with Dorsey about the importance of fossil fuel alternatives as well as how crucial renewable fuels will be in the 21st century.

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Joining Tony Casteneda, host of the 8 O’Clock Buzz, on Thursday, May 23, 2013, was Pauline Lipman. Lipman is a professor of Educational Policy Studies and Director of the Collaborative For Equality And Justice In Education at the University of Illinois-Chicago.

Also joining the 8 O’Clock Buzz, activist and photojournalist, Jenna Pope.

Yesterday the Chicago Board of Education voted to close 50 public schools in Chicago. That is the most schools ever closed in any city in the United States at one time. “This is going to have a profound effect on African American Children in particular and Some Latino Children on the south and west sides in Chicago.“ said Pauline Lipman in the interview with the Buzz this morning.

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A Public Affair has opened up its Twitter feed as well as its Facebook  to listener questions and comments. If you have a question or comment during the show, please feel free not only to call, but to also tweet us @WORTtalk or comment on our Facebook page. We can’t wait to hear from you!

In April, a new US Supreme Court ruling determined that it may not always be allowable for police offers to order blood tests from non-consenting drunk driving suspects without a warrant. In the case MISSOURI v. MCNEELY, the Justices emphasized that each case must be decided individually on its merits. The result of this case may be that police departments err on the side of obtaining warrants or risk losing their case in court.

Criminal Defense Attorney John A. Birdsall joined Jan Miyasaki on the Wednesday 8 O’Clock Buzz on May 22, 2013, to discuss what this means. Birdsall is an attorney at Birdsall Law Offices in Milwaukee.

On Tuesday, May 21st, guest host Nigel O’Shea interviewed a panel of local stand-up comedians to talk about comedy in the Madison area, their personal stories, and upcoming stand-up events. For the first half of the hour he spoke with Alan Talaga, Chris Lay and Sarah Connor. During the second half of the show they were joined by David Fisher and Aaron Haag.

For upcoming events, you can follow them on Twitter  here. For more information on the Barry Roberts tribute show coming up Wednesday, May 29^th at the Comedy Club on State, go here.

Also, starting today, A Public Affair has opened up its Twitter feed to listener questions and comments. If you have a question or comment during shows, please feel free to tweet at us at @WORTtalk. We look forward to hearing from you!

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Joining Aaron Perry on the Tuesday 8 O’Clock Buzz on May 21, 2013, was Reverend Edward Pinkney, Founder of Black Autonomy Network Community Outreach (BANCO).

 
BANCO is a political and social justice coalition founded in 2003 in protest of the death of a 28 year old African American male who was killed by the police. Since then the organization rallies against injustices against African Americans.

Joining host of the Tuesday 8 O’CLock Buzz, Aaron Perry, In Studio was Diane Schwartz. Schwartz is the Executive Director of Get Kids Outside. GKO is an organization founded by Schwartz that does exactly what it says, getting kids outside. Listen to the interview to learn more.