Archive of Speaking Freely

- 20120103 - Speaking Freely - Tom Morgan

draimondi — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:32:26 -0600

- 20120103 - Speaking Freely - Paul Jones

draimondi — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:28:12 -0600

- 20111227 - Speaking Freely - Senator Rick Santorum

draimondi — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:50:13 -0600

Rick Santorum is the former United States Senator from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He was the chairman of the Senater Republican Conference, making him the third-ranking Senate Republican from 2001 until his leave in 2007. Senator Santorum is currently seeking the Republican nomination to run for President in 2012.

- Speaking Freely - 20111227 - Robert Roth & Heather Hartnett

draimondi — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:26:24 -0600

Robert Roth is the Executive Vice President and Heather Hartnett is the Director of Communications for the David Lynch Foundation, DLF.

Most recently the Foundation's focus has been working with school children dealing with traumatic stress and with veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress.

syndrome. www.davidlynchfoundation.org/

- 20111220 - Speaking Freely - Congressman Steve King

draimondi — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:46:24 -0600

Steve King is the U.S. Representive for Iowa's 5th congressional district, serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party. King is considered an outspoken fiscal and social conservative.

After winning the 2002 Republican nomination, he said that he intended to use his seat in Congress to "move the political center of gravity in Congress to the right."

- 20111213 - Speaking Freely - Clinton Emerson

draimondi — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:41:27 -0600

Clinton Emerson is a former Navy Seal and the author of the book, Escape the Wolf. He is a respected authority on preemptive risk mitigation for global travelers.

- 20111213 - Speaking Freely - Dr. Ron Abrons

draimondi — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:38:49 -0600

Dr. Ron Abrons is an anesthesiologist at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. He is also an Assistant Professor at the University of Iowa Medical School.

- 20111206 - Speaking Freely - Phil Black

draimondi — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:25:41 -0600

Phil Black went to Yale University where he starred on the basketball team. Upon graduation he joined the firm Goldman Sachs. Deciding that was not for him, he enlisted in the Navy and became a Navy Seal. In 2000, he returned to civilian life and attended and graduated from Harvard Business School. He then returned to Goldman Sachs. Once again, he found the investment world unfullfilling so he packed his family and headed for San Diego where he joined the fire department. Mr. Black is still with the SDFD and also runs the company he founded, FitDeck, Inc. www.fitdeck.com

- 20111129 - Speaking Freely - Greg Ryan

draimondi — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:21:52 -0600

Mr.Greg Ryan has made more than forty trips to the Appalachia region that includes many of the impoverished areas in the coal mining communities of West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio and Pennsylvania. He transports a twenty eight foot box truck filled from floor to ceiling with food, clothing, furniture and baby items for those in need. At Christmas a special trip is made to transport approximately 20,000 toys to be distributed to the Christian Appalachia project based in Louisa, Kentucky.

- 20111122 - Speaking Freely - Mike Ragogna & Theo Shier

draimondi — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:30:18 -0600

Singer/songwriters Mike Ragogna and Theo Shier.

Mr. Ragogna has worked in all areas of the music industry and is a regular contributor to the Huffington Post. They discuss Theo's entry into the music industry.

- 20111122 - Speaking Freely - Tina Atherall

draimondi — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:27:38 -0600

Ms. Tina Atherall is the Executive Vice President of the non-profit Hope for the Warriors. Hope for the Warriors supports wounded U.S. service members and their families. www.hopeforthewarriors.org

- 20111115 - Speaking Freely - Dr. Carol Christ, President of Smith College

draimondi — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:33:16 -0600

Dr. Carol Christ is the president of Smith College. Smith College, located in Northampton, Massachusetts, is a liberal arts college and one of the Seven Sisters colleges.

Dr. Christ has her B.A. from Douglas College and her Ph.D from Yale University. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_T._Christ

- 20111108 - Speaking Freely - Jane Roman Pitt

draimondi — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 10:41:15 -0600

- 20111101 - Speaking Freely - Chandrika Tandon

draimondi — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 11:05:38 -0500

Chandrika Krishnamurthy Tandon was a partner with McKinsey and Company before forming Tandon Capital Associates, Inc., a financial advisory and investment firm. She shares her management and financial skills with students as a member of the Board of Overseers of New York University’s Stern School of Business and the President’s Council of International Activities at Yale University. Ms. Tandon will be giving a benefit concert for the Maharishi Vedic Pundits, Sunday, November 6, 7:45pm at the Sondheim Center for the Performing Arts.

- 20111011 - Speaking Freely - Michael Sternfeld

draimondi — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:56:49 -0500

Michael Sternfeld will discuss a course he is teaching, The Art of Ramayan, Ramayan as Art. He will also discuss the classic Indian literature.

- 20111004 - Speaking Freely - Ryan Olson & Mike Ragogna

draimondi — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 11:49:09 -0500

Ryan Olson just returned from participating in Occupy Wall Street protest in NYC. He will give us his observations and insights on the protests.

Mike Ragogna has been a singer song writer since the age of fifteen. Mr. Ragogna has worked in all ends of the music business. He currently is a regular contributer to the Huffington Post and host the radio show Mike Ragogna 2.0 on KRUU-FM. Recent interviews include Smokey Robinson, Herbie Hancock, Tori Amos, Graham Nash, George Benson and John McLaughlin.

- 20111004 - Speaking Freely - Paul Anderson

draimondi — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 11:45:24 -0500

Paul Anderson is the Seattle Times and ABC's KOMO 4 News career columnist, TV co-host of weekly show, "How to Get a Job in Seattle," and nationally recognized speaker. Mr Anderson will be giving great advice on effective job hunting.

- 20110927 - Speaking Freely - Diane Wilson

draimondi — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:42:55 -0500

- 20110927 - Speaking Freely - Steven White

draimondi — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:29:09 -0500

- 20110920 - Speaking Freely - Andy Bargerstock

draimondi — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:39:40 -0500

- 20110913 - Speaking Freely - Nick Runkle & Justin Cutter

draimondi — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:37:17 -0500

- 20110913 - Speaking Freely - Brian Finnerty

draimondi — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:33:54 -0500

Brian Finnerty is the U.S. communications director for Opus Dei, an international Catholic organization. Brian Finnerty has been quoted in numerous print and broadcast outlets, including The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, CNN and Fox News.

- 20110726 - Speaking Freely - Jann and Charlie Borden

draimondi — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500

- 20110726 - Speaking Freely - Keelan Dimick

draimondi — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Keelan Dimick is an award winning jazz pianist. Mr. Dimick is a student at the Manhattan School of Music where he studies with the with world renowned piano teacher, Gary Dial. Keelan Dimick with be performing this coming Saturday, July 30 7:30 pm at the Sondheim Center for the Performing Arts.

- 20110719 - Speaking Freely - Robert Stowe

draimondi — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500

- 20110712 - Speaking Freely - Dr. Alan Hodder

draimondi — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Dr. Alan Hodder is a professor of literature and religion at Hampshire College. He is a leading authority on the American Transcendentalists and is the author of Thoreau's Ecstatic Witness as well as Emerson's Rhetoric of Revelation. https://hampedia.org/wiki/Alan_Hodder

- 20110712 - Speaking Freely - Tanell Pretorius

draimondi — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Originally from South Africa, Ms. Tanell Pretorius moved to London where she enjoyed a successful career as a fashion model. She also worked for Wallpaper Magazine where she wrote on art, design, architecture and travel. She is currently working on the Dream Green Series with James Moore and Stuart Tanner.

20110705 - Speaking Freely - Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Kopser

draimondi — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Kopser of the U.S. Army is the head of ROTC at the University of Texas at Austen. Lieutenant Kopser is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.

- 20110628 - Speaking Freely - David Liesner

draimondi — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0500

- 20110628 - Speaking Freely - Eli Lieb

draimondi — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Singer, song writer Eli Lieb. After ten years in NYC, Eli has returned to Fairfield where he has been writing and recording music. He recently completed a CD and will be performing at the Sondheim Center Friday July 8, 2011 at 7:30 pm. In the last year, Eli's recordings posted on youtube have received close to one million hits.