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By Jim Christy on
10/30/2009 4:47 PM
Today...we catch up on what's going on on the ground in Afghanistan. And we talk about why it wouldn't be a good idea to commit another 40 thousand troops and in so doing...perhaps energize and heighten the influence of the Taliban. Aren't they our enemy?
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By Aldous Tyler on
10/30/2009 4:05 PM
Tonight on TMI with Aldous Tyler (Live 8PM Eastern, 7PM Central, 6PM Mountain, 5PM Pacific)
Halloween is tomorrow, so we talk about what's REALLY scary!
At the top of the hour, Aldous talks to Raven, Proprietor of Ravenworks, about the scary prospect of trying to make a new retail business not only survive in this economy, but thrive! Given that Ravenworks is the finest supplier of costumery and outfits in Madison, Raven has strategies to make sure her business keeps going and growing even when the ghoulies and ghosties of October fade into memory.
Also discussed this episode: What does Halloween mean, for us, as a society? Is it just another chance for big business to cash in on cultural traditions? Are the Religious Right zealots right when they fear that it will be used to indocrinate our youth to evil? What about its roots in old holidays from Europe, Mexico and elsewhere? Aldous explores this truly American holiday.
Don't miss this special episode of TMI with Aldous Tyler!
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By Barry Lynn on
10/30/2009 9:41 AM
4:00PM EDT
Seeing is Believing is the new book from Ripley's Believe it or Not! and Tim O'Brien, Vice President at Ripley's Entertainment talks about the Halloween tales in the book.
 Turn the pages and believe your lying eyes and ears
· A thief who broke into a house in Malaysia claims he was stopped from escaping by a ghost pg. 17
· The parents of a three-year-old English girl say she can talk to the dead pg. 17
· A couple from Ohio was carried in caskets to a haunted house - to get married pg. 68
· A Canadian man nicknamed "Zombie" is covered in corpse-like tattoos pg. 160
· By her very presence, an English woman causes street lights to flicker, freezers to defrost, TVs to channel-hop, etc. pg. 173
· An English photographer specializes in the use of x-rays pg. 236
· A horror enthusiast creates tasty cakes that looks like a bloody chest cavity pg. 22
· Species of tarantulas are bred specifically to be fried and eaten pg. 129
     
  
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By Jim Christy on
10/29/2009 4:52 PM
Today an update on health care...with the House Democrats unveiling their plan...which is...as expected...a bit more robust--that is to say better...smarter...and more progressive than the Senate plan. Next step is a conference to work out the differences between the two and that will be a VERY IMPORTANT thing to keep an eye on. We'll try to help you do it.
Also today...an update on the Fox News dispute with the White House. And could it be that Shepard Smith...who occasionally tries to balance the rampant 24-hour conservatism at Fox...might simply be playing the role of "good cop" --at least in the eyes of progressive-minded Fox critics? Just askin'.
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By Barry Lynn on
10/29/2009 9:04 AM
4:00PM EDT
Werewolves and witches! Have you been attacked by a wolf like creature in the last thirty days? Was it under a full moon? The bad news: you were probably bitten by a werewolf and you have less than a month before the full moon returns and brings with it your first transformation into a savage, bloodthirsty beast. The good news: your life is not over and you’ll stop baying at the moon. In fact, there’s a book to help you through this hectic adjustment period; Bob Powers, co-author of The Werewolf’s Guide to Life: A Manual for the Newly Bitten will guide you step by step to recovery.
      Seriously, dudes read the book! Take that first step to change, unless you like the teeth.  Open me.
Now that we’ve had fun with lycanthropy we’ll have a serious visit with two Wiccans visiting from Kells, Ireland. English Witches, Janet Farrar and Gavin Bone,www.callaighe.com/aboutus.php,will be presiding at Hallowe’en ceremonies in Washington, D.C. this year and they are the authors of Progressive Witchcraft and Farrar is co-author of the Wiccan classic, The Witches’ Bible, written with her late husband Stewart Farrar.
Witches Janet Farrar and her husband Gavin Bone
Got a question or comment, join the conversation! Call 1-866-582-9933 or send an e-mail to barry@cultureshocks.com. www.cultureshocks.com. You just never know what you are going to hear!
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By Jeff Farias on
10/28/2009 7:38 PM
At 4 PM - Jerelle Kraus is the award-winning New York Times art director whose thirty-year tenure includes a record thirteen years at inimitable Op-Ed. She’s also been an art director at Time & the art director of Ramparts magazine & of Francis Ford Coppola’s City magazine.
Prof Yates' interview is the podcast tonight.
To hear the entire show podcats are free and available at www.theJeffFariasShow.com
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By Jim Christy on
10/28/2009 7:32 PM
Today's entire program is devoted to a look at the gang rape of a 15-year-old girl in California...an event that was apparently photographed by some...and laughed at by others--none of whom called the authorities. Why? We went looking for some answers.
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By Dave Pakman on
10/28/2009 5:43 PM
This Week on Midweek Politics with David Pakman / October 28th, 2009
Total Running Time: 59:29
This Week's Topics:
--New television affiliate PTV in Youngstown, Ohio
--Horace Cooper, a multi-time Midweek Politics guest, lawyer, and political commentator is indicted for involvement with Jack Abramoff and other corruption charges.
--The US could see $5 billion if the 2018 or 2022 World Cup came to the US, but it is not clear whether conservatives would rally against it, as they did against the Olympics coming to Chicago, if President Obama gets involved.
--Check writing, and why no one should write checks anymore, including that it's incredibly slow, a top way to have your identity stolen, expensive if you lose your checkbook, and a huge annoyance to anyone waiting in line behind you.
--Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid decides to put the public option back into the bill to be voted on, including an opt-out option for states, rather than making states have to opt-in, but is the public option...
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By PKRT on
10/28/2009 11:32 AM
 Halloween "Whorror" Show
The Scourge of Lieberman
Droopy Dog's revenge; the 'Ike Turner' of the Senate Democratic Caucus and the apparent Stockholm syndrome of Senate Democrats. Reform in name only; the media war, desensitizing the base to claim victory for failure and Harry Reid's CYA moment. PKRT's White House NFL analogy; how the Colts, Saints and Steelers wouldn't be undefeated if Manning, Brees and Roethlisburger only played the last snap of the game and the self-imposed benching of the Democrat's "franchise quarterback". Profiles in Hopelessness; life as a patient in America and the Progressive's own Stockholm syndrome with the Democratic Party.
Click here if you are interested in participating as a panelist on this episode.
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By Barry Lynn on
10/28/2009 9:30 AM
4:00PM EDT
Butler University in Indianapolis became the first in the nation to file a lawsuit against on-line speech. Jess Zimmerman, a junior at the school will tell us what he said on the blog, www.akadoe.blogspot.com that got administrators all riled up and what happened after that. The confirmation wars for judges is not going well; what's the hold up in the Senate on judicial nominations? Doug Kendall, president of the Constitutional Accountability Center, a think tank, law firm, and action center dedicated to the progressive promise of the Constitution's text and history wrote the Slate op-ed piece The Bench in Purgatory. Article URL: http://www.slate.com/id/2233309/
www.theusconstitution.org
Got a question or comment, join the conversation! Call 1-866-582-9933 or send an e-mail to barry@cultureshocks.com. www.cultureshocks.com. You just never know what you are going to hear!
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