Archive of Planet Erstwild

- Planet Erstwild - 20120127 - Inside the Headlines

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Join PLANET ERSTWILD host James Moore and Newsvandal JP Sottile (@newsvandal) for an indepth discussion on the latest haps in newsville every Friday at 4pm CT on www.KRUUfm.com.

This week's "Inside the Headlines" topics include a look at America's frack-tured energy future, Dow's record profits (since 2008) combined with worst home sales in history, billionaires at Davos' annual economic summit bemoan growing levels of income inequality, [the economy doesn't suck--it just sucks for you!], the dollar's downward spiral, Romney pays 13.9% on $21 million dollars in income, Newt moons Florida, Obama talks populist, walks another big bank bailout, Apple surpasses Exxon as U.S's most valuable company amid allegations of shoddy & deadly labor practices in China which put profits above human welfare. But why should Americans care if it keeps the cost of these popular shiny new products iMmeninently affordable?

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Station manager James Moore talks with Fairfield's 1st National Bank business development officer Gene Parker. Music intro and outro is performed by Keealn Dimmick.

- Planet Erstwild - 20120120 - Campbell Hair

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James speaks with Campbell Hair, long-time production specialist, about his days working on the road with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. Campbell is doing visuals for the Boss Tribute Concert Jan 20 & 21 at the Sondheim Center. He'll also be at the KRUU table at intermission and after the show for those who may have questions for him.

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PLANET ERSTWILD's regular segment "Inside the Headlines" with Newsvandal JP Sottile. For a complete list of articles referenced, click below on "Read more."

- Planet Erstwild - 20120113 - Author Thomas Frank

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Best-selling author Thomas Frank's new book is "Pity the Billionaire: The Hard-Times Swindle & the Unlikely Comeback of the Right." He'll discuss that and much more with PLANET ERSTWILD host James Moore. Moore interviewed him a few years ago for his book "Wrecking Crew." Other works include "What's the Matter with Kansas?" and "One Market Under God." He is a columnist for Harper's Magazine, founding editor of The Baffler magazine, and a former Op-ed writer for the Wall Street Journal.

In Pity the Billionaire, Frank, the great chronicler of American paradox, [uses] firsthand reporting, a deep knowledge of the American Right, and a wicked sense of humor, [to deliver a] full diagnosis of the cultural malady that has transformed collapse into profit, reconceived the Founding Fathers as heroes from an Ayn Rand novel, and enlisted the powerless in a fan club for the prosperous. [Amazon]

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James Moore talks with Patti Miller about her work in the civil rights movement and in the same offices as Martin Luther King in Chicago in the mid-60s. She gives a talk at the Fairfield Public Library on MLK Day, Jan 16 at 7:30pm, sponsored by the Fairfield Volunteer Center. Her website is www.keepinghistoryalive.com. She has a book and a documentary film in the works.

- Planet Erstwild - 20120113 - Inside the Headlines

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PLANET ERSTWILD host James Moore goes "Inside the Headlines" with Newsvandal JP Sottile every Friday at 4pm CT.

- Planet Erstwild - 20120106 - Inside the Headlines

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At 4PM, it's "Inside the Headlines" with Newsvandal JP Sottile and PLANET ERSTWILD host James Moore presenting a rundown of aome of the week's most newsworthy topics.

[For a complete listing of this week's headlines with links, click "Read more" below.]

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At 4pm, Newsvandal JP Sottile joins me for our regular segment "Inside the Headlines." And boy, do we have a lot of great topics to cover for our year end show. You can see them all, complete with links, by clicking "Read more" below.

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At 4pm, it's our regular segment "Inside the Headlines" with Newsvandal JP Sottile (@newsvandal), contributing editor of Reader Supported News. This week everything from autism-friendly Santas to British butterflies to mind-reading machines to memory adjusting pills to a red river in China to an American auto industry in the black & much more.

For a full list of articles referenced with links, click on "Read more."

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At 4pm, it's PLANET ERSTWILD's regular weekly segment "Inside the Headlines" with Newsvandal JP Sottile (@newsvandal), contributing editor of Reader Supported News. Each week JP and PLANET ERSTWILD host James Moore take a closer look at what's behind some of the week's trending headline topics and highlight some stories that should have been. [For referenced articles w/ links, click "Read more" below.]

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At 4pm it's our regular segment "Inside the Headlines" with Newsvandal JP Sottile (@newsvandal), contributing editor of Reader Supported News. For all the articles we reference, listed with links, click "Read more" below.

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It's our regular Friday segment "Inside the Headlines" with newsvandal JP Sottile (@newsvandal), contributing editor for Reader Supported News, JP and PLANET ERSTWILD host James Moore we look beyond the beyond and inside the headlines often ignored by the mainstream. A full list of headlines referenced is posted each week, usually Thursday night. Click on "Read more" below.

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PLANET ERSTWILD host James Moore has a great show planned for you. The "Tryptophan Edition" as newsvandal JP Sottile (@newsvandal) dubbed it, that is, the post-Turkey Stuffing Special Black Friday show. Our Butterball Sharia turkey friend actually relates to a story coming up in the regular 4pm segment "Inside the Headlines". And I'm not kidding, though, Allah knows, I should be. [See full roster of articles to be discussed with links by clicking "Read more" below.]

- Planet Erstwild - 20111118- Ellis Delaney

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James interviews Ellis Delaney who is performing at Cafe P this Saturday, Nov 19 at 8pm. It's a delightful discussion of Texas, Minnesota, family, song, commitment and much more with a delightful and prolifically talented singer/songwriter.

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It's Friday's regularly scheduled segment: "Inside the Headlines" with newsvandal JP Sottile and PLANET ERSTWILD hst James Moore. JP's twitter is @newsvandal. This week JP & James look at a whole range of topics glossed over by the mainstream media. For a complete list with links, click on "Read more" below.

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At 4pm, enjoy our regular Friday feature "Inside the Headlines" with Newsvandal JP Sottile, checking in with us from Oakland, CA. His twitter is @newsvandal. This week we talk about eugenics, shopping black, why traffic jams suck, life & debt of car loans, the AWOL EPA, Mexico going south, economics info, and much more. Click on "Read more" below.

- Planet Erstwild - 20111108 - Overland's Jay Flint

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PLANET ERSTWILD host James Moore speaks with Overland Sheepskin national sales manager Jay Flint, who has recently moved to Fairfield with his family. Jay has been with the company for 23 years.

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PLANET ERSTWILD host James Moore speaks with the editors of Blog for Iowa, Trish Nelson and Dave Bradley. Trish is a social worker by day, native Iowan, and grassroots activist in the Howard Dean tradition with a special interest in media reform. Dave is a radiophile, retired teacher and factory worker, and a member of West Liberty Dream Catchers. Low power FM radio is discussed and the political landscape of talk radio in Iowa. To say it's predominantly right-leaning would be a sizeable understatement.

- Planet Erstwild - 20111104 - "Inside the Headlines"

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Every Friday at 4pm, Oakland-based news vandal JP Sottile goes "Inside the Headlines" with James to highlight news stories from across the globe that will inspire your better angels and challenge your hidden assumptions.

This week: deadly micro-aviary drone bots, a national painkiller epidemic, North American Summit, yoga mat diet, rich politicians getting richer, & beyond. Click "Read more" tab below for complete list of headlines with links.

- Planet Erstwild - 20111103 - Ali Selim

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Los Angeles-based filmmaker Ali Selim talks about his film Sweet Land and his career as a storyteller with PLANET ERSTWILD host James Moore. Insightful and articulateAli Selim, this is the writer/director's first visit to Fairfield.

According to 'Joe Knows': Ali's commercial, dramatic, and documentary films have received such prestigious awards as the Gold Lion from Cannes, a Silver Hugo from the Chicago International Film Festival, and a CINE Golden Eagle for "excellence in American Filmmaking." Ali has been an honoree at International Film Festivals in New York, London and Seattle, and his work is part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. He holds a BA in English Literature and Philosophy from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN.

- Planet Erstwild - 20111028 - Chandrika Tandon

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PLANET ERSTWILD host James Moore speaks with Grammy-nominated Chandrika Tandon who performs in Fairfield for the first time this Sunday, Nov 6th at 7:45pm at the Sondheim Center. The singer/educator and highly successful business executive is bringing a 7-piece musical ensemble from New York where she lives. Proceeds benefit the Global Peace Initiative.

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Enjoy the regular 4pm feature "Inside the Headlines" with newsvandal JP Sottile, contributing editor of Reader Supported News. This week's topics include billions missing in Iraq, Fukushima disaster leads to hefty oil profits, Obama flush with Wall Street campaign money, Patriot Act turns 10, government can read your emails without warrant, Somalia heats up, unfantastic plastics, soy in eggs and chicken, orcas defended by PETA. Click on "Read more" for the aforementioned articles.]

- Planet Erstwild - 20111027 - Joe Fassler

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Joe FasslerJoin PLANET ERSTWILD [Fridays 2pm-5pm] host James Moore for another full-tilt topical safari this week highlighting the high art of storytelling through music, film and journalism.

At 2pm, it's singer/songwriter Joe Fassler who performs in Fairfield for the first time this Saturday, Nov 5th at Revelations Downstairs at 8pm. A graduate of the storied Writers' Workshop, Joe teaches creative writing at UI and and hosts The Lit Show at KRUI. His work for TheAtlantic.com was nominated for a James Beard Foundation Award in Journalism . His music evokes Cohen and Dylan.

- Planet Erstwild - 20111027 - Amir, the Hair Mechanic

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Obama has announced a full withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq by year's end. Neocons like Frederick Kagan, who clamored for and helped push the country into the shock and awe invasion in March 2003, are saying withdrawing now would be a "gift" to Iran. Other commentators say the Iraq invasion itself, poorly thought out and contingency-plan adverse as it was, was Iran's gift.

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Local exercise and fitness advocate Ken Daley discusses the new Blue Zones project with James Moore.

- Planet Erstwild - 20101021 - Dr. Jim Fleming

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Jim Fleming in Egypt

 

James speaks with Dr. Jim Fleming just back from a trip to Egypt. He spent time in Cairo, in the wake of a riot near Tahrir Square that broke out between Christian Copts, Muslims and the military which resulted in 24 deaths.

He also visited St. Catherine's in Sinai, where it is believed Moses witnessed the burning bush.


- Planet Erstwild - 20111020 - Asma Yousef

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James Moore discusses the latest developments in Libya with returning guest Asma Yousef, a political activist who grew up in Bhengazi, the second largest city in Libya. With long-time Libyan strongman Col. Muammar Gaddafi killed near his hometown of Sirte, celebrations have broken out in Libya.

We'll look at where the country may be headed for the Libyan National Transition Council and the 140 or so tribes of Libya. We'll also air our interviews with Asma as Libya's revolution began.

 

- Planet Erstwild - 20111014 - Marcie Crim - WMMT GM

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PLANET ERSTWILD host James Moore interviews WMMT general manager Marcie Crim. Before joining the WMMT staff Marcie worked in non-profit development and marketing for a number of organizations including Actors Guild of Lexington, The Lexington Ballet and The Balagula Theatre among others. Marcie was the co-creator of a non-profit organization dedicated to photography, The Lexicon Project and a former Community Columnist for the Lexington Herald-Leader. Marcie was a consultant for the Ford Foundation’s Southern Strategy Initiative and has worked as a teacher of writing and photography. She was named the Bluegrass Model Citizen of the Year in 2005 by Ace Weekly Magazine.

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Rob Quicke, GM of WPSC at William Patterson University in Patterson, New Jersey, who recently organized College Radio Day, talks with PLANET ERSTWILD host James Moore.

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