articles tagged "John Quinlan"
40th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
Monday, 28 January 2013 | A Public Affair
On Monday January 28th, John Quinlan hosted a show about the history of the abortion rights movement as we mark the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. The In-studio guests were WI NARAL exec. director Jenni Dye, and women’s rights leader Karen Mulhauser. Mulhauser led the national NARAL office from 1973-1981 and joined John and Jenni by phone from Washington, DC. They discussed the horrors of pre-Roe America, through the years building a movement for choice, to the state of the movement today. more »
Autonomous Solidarity Organization
Monday, 14 January 2013 | A Public Affair
On Monday January 14th, host John Quinlan spoke with a panel of representatives about their organization, the Autonomous Solidarity Organization. He interviewed outgoing president Bill Fetty, current president Damon Terrell, and Vice President and Chair Brel Hutton-Opkalaeke. more »
Gay Press, Gay Power
Monday, 7 January 2013 | A Public Affair
On Monday January 7th, host John Quinlan spoke with Tracy Baim and Patrick Farabaugh who discussed the role of the LGBT press in America in advancing LGBT rights. more »
“America the Possible: Manifesto for a New Economy”
Monday, 10 December 2012 | A Public Affair
On Monday December 10th, host John Quinlan spoke with author James Gustave Speth about how to fix a broken system, whether it comes to the subject of democracy or whether it comes to the subject of media and other institutions which are fundamental to a democratic way of life. They discussed Speth’s book “America the Possible: Manifesto for a New Economy.” In her review of the book, Hazel Henderson wrote, “In America the Possible, author Speth focuses on the powerful role of media and advertising and how giant media conglomerates now influence education on public issues and shape opinions and politics – now so evident in the U.S. presidential election of 2012. Unlike in most other mature democracies, U.S. politics, flooded with money, feeds mass media profits with millions of attack ads – in absurdly long, tedious campaigns with politicians now spending more than a third of their time “dialing for dollars” from rich special interest contributors… America the Possible is exhaustively researched and contains all the elements needed to foster a rebirth of a more realistic U.S.A. Speth sees this country once more joining the international community as a more cooperative, peaceful member, contributing to the emergence of responsible societies. Many new similar models, from the Earth Charter, Forum 2000, to the UN’s Global Green New Deal, lay out principles suitable for addressing the new issues. In our Anthropocene Age, no nation alone can address these unprecedented challenges, where weapons fail and where sovereignty must be pooled and knowledge and resources shared more deeply. This book is vital reading for policy makers and concerned global citizens from local to national, worldwide.” Read Henderson’s entire review of “America the Possible:” http://seekingalpha.com/article/941691-review-of-james-gustave-speth-s-america-the-possible-manifesto-for-a-new-economy Listen to the entire interview: more »
The End of Local Talk and News on WTDY
Monday, 3 December 2012 | A Public Affair
On Monday December 3rd, host John Quinlan spoke with a panel of guests on the future of local radio talk and news in Madison. Midwest Family Broadcasting chose to lay off their news and talk staff at the radio station WTDY in Madison late in the day before Thanksgiving. The panel John brought together discussed efforts to restore more local progressive programming to the air, and to find longtime local radio personality John “Sly” Sylvester another home in local radio. The studio guests included former WTDY News Reporter Dylan Brogan, News Director Amy Barrilleaux, and News Anchor Deana Wright. John also spoke to Mike Dickman from the group Give Sly the Mic and media reform activist Barbara Wright. Former WTDY Station Manager Glen Gardner also joined John by phone from Boston. Photo: Left to right, Barbara Wright, John Quinlan, Deana Wright, Amy Barrilleaux, and Dylan Brogan. Read more about the issue: Wisconsin State Journal Isthmus Read more about Give Sly the Mic Listen to the entire program: more »