This Week's Guests

Ralph Marino & Chris Hull on Speaking Freely w/ Dennis Raimondi Tue 1pm CST

dennisraimondi — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:18:44 -0600

Over thirty years ago, in a collision at home plate, Ralph Marino received a neck injury that left him paralyzed from his shoulders to his toes. Since that fateful day, Ralph has graduated from college and has been a successful high school basketball coach and school social worker. He is also a motivational speaker, inspiring audiences wherever he speaks. http://www.ralphmarino.com/

Chris Hull teaches as an adjunct assistant professor at Georgetown University. He also runs Issue Management, Inc., a Washington, D.C. public affairs firm. His first book, Grassroots Rules: How the Iowa Caucus Helps Elect American Presidents, was published in November, 2007 by Stanford University Press. read more »

Jack Garcia & Dr. Donald Palmisano on Speaking Freely w/ Dennis Raimondi Thu at 8am

dennisraimondi — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:17:53 -0500

Jack Garcia is considered by his peers and leading FBI experts to be the most successful undercover agent in the history of the Bureau. He was featured this week on CBS 60 Minutes discussing his book, "Making Jack Falcone, An Undercover FBI Agent Takes Down a Mafia Family."

In his 26 years of service with the FBI, Garcia is best known for his undercover role as "Jack Falcone," who penetrated the Gambino crime family of La Cosa Nostra in New York for nearly three years. The case resulted in the arrest and conviction of 32 mobsters, including the top members of the Post John Gotti Gambino crime family.

Dr. Donald Palmisano, MD, JD is a former president of the American Medical Association and a frequent keynote speaker on leadership. His new book, On Leadership, Essential Principles for Success, is now available in bookstores. Dr. Palmisano has appeared on ABC's Good Morning America, NBC's Today Show, MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews, CNN's Crossfire, and ABC's Nightline. read more »

Anne Raimondi & Sam Oppenheim on Speaking Freely w/ Dennis Raimondi Tue at 1pm

dennisraimondi — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:18:09 -0500

Anne Raimondi will discuss her non-profit work in Bali, Indonesia over the last two years. She will give her impressions of what it is like adjusting to living and working in a foreign culture - the challenges and rewards.

Sam Oppenheim is a photographer and author. He spent the last year working on his new book, Encountering India From Kashmir to Kanyakumari: A Year Long Photographic Odyssey. Sam is a teacher in the New York City Public School System. read more »

Speaking Freely With Dennis Raimondi

dennisraimondi — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:37:16 -0500

Mr. Paul Dalio is a second year student in New York University's Graduate School of Film. Graduates include Spike Lee and Martin Scorsese. Paul is currently working with world renowned film director David Lynch in setting up an online TV station.

Omar McDoom is a research fellow at the Belfer Center at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. His research agenda covers civil wars, genocides, and ethnic conflicts, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. read more »

Dr. George Weiner & James Glave on Speaking Freely Thu Sept 11 at 8am

dennisraimondi — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:01:00 -0500

Dr. George Weiner is one of the chief authors of the Obama - Biden
Plan to Combat Cancer, announced by Senator Obama September 5, 2008.
Dr. Weiner is an Iowa cancer doctor and researcher who worked on the plan in a personal capacity. He also serves as Director of the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Iowa and is the chair of the Iowa Consortium for Comprehensive Cancer Control.

James Glave is a former magazine senior editor and a onetime editor for Conde Nast’s Wired News. He has contributed to numerous other publications including Wired, Details, The New York Times Magazine, and This Old House magazine. His most recent book is Almost Green. www.glave.com

Rabbi Abraham Cooper & Teen Pianists on Speaking Freely Thur at 8am

dennisraimondi — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:28:31 -0500

RABBI ABRAHAM COOPER is the associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, a leading Jewish Human Rights organization he helped found in 1977. For over three decades, Rabbi Cooper has overseen the Wiesenthal Center’s international social agenda ranging from worldwide anti-semitism, Nazi war crimes and Restitution, to extremist groups and tolerance education. Rabbi Cooper'S editorials have appeared in The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald, USA Today, Chicago Tribune, Toronto Star, Le Monde and the Japan Times. www.wiesenthal.com

AWARD WINNING TEENAGE CLASSICAL PIANISTS REBECCA WEN, MEIGEN YU, AND JOHN WEN ALONG WITH THEIR TEACHER FEILIMN LIN. John Wen was this year's winner of the Annual Chopin Youth Competition. They will be performing this Saturday Sept 6 at 7:30 pm at the Sondheim Center of the Performing Arts. www.icpianists.com read more »

Mayor Ed Malloy & Major Joseph Kopser on Speaking Freely w/ Dennis Raimondi Tues at 1pm

dennisraimondi — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:15:50 -0500

Mr. Ed Malloy is the mayor of Fairfield, Iowa, the home of KRUU 100.1 FM. Fairfield has been designated, as one of Iowa’s great places. Mr. Malloy is also the President of Danaher Oil.

G. Joseph Kopser, Jr., Major, U.S. Army Operational Planner inside the Future Force Integration Directorate, U.S. Army. Major Kopser discusses his experience as both a cadet and teacher at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The Major holds a Masters degree from Harvard University. read more »

Speaking Freely With Dennis Raimondi

dennisraimondi — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:47:22 -0500

Austan Dean Goolsbee is a senior economic adviser to the Obama campaign. He is an economist and is currently the Robert P. Gwinn Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. He is also a Research Fellow at the American Bar Foundation, Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and a member of the Panel of Economic Advisors to the Congressional Budget Office. He has been Barack Obama's economic advisor since Obama's successful U.S. Senate campaign in Illinois.

Seventeen year old jazz sensation Keelan Dimick. Keelan was born and raised in Fairfield, Ia until the age of thirteen. He then moved to Boise, ID where he met and studied jazz piano with Justen Nielsen. Keelan has gone on to take first place in piano competitions at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, the Gene Harris Jazz Festival, and the Mount Hood Jazz Festival. He will be giving a benefit concert for our own KRUU LP 100.1 FM this Saturday August 2, 2008 at the Sondheim Center for the Performing Arts here in Fairfield, IA. read more »

Jesse Ventura & Arthur Berger on Speaking Freely w/ Dennis Raimondi Thu at 8am

dennisraimondi — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 01:22:02 -0500

FORMER MINNESOTA GOVERNOR JESSE VENTURA. Governor Ventura was elected in the Minnesota gubernatorial election of 1998 as an Independent and member of the Reform Part. His victory is considered one of the greatest political upsets in U.S. history. His most recent book is entitled, Don't Start the Revolution Without Me.

ARTHUR S. BERGER, THE UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MUSEUM'S SENIOR ADVISOR FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. In this position, he focuses on the Museum’s international relations, VIP and Development-related outreach, and key aspects of the Museum’s public relations. read more »

Former Senator Art Torres & Sara Estrin on Speaking Freely w/ Dennis Raimondi Thur at 8am CST

dennisraimondi — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:44:07 -0500

FORMER CALIFORNIA STATE SENATOR ART TORRES (Ret.), Chairman, California Democratic Party. Senator Torres was elected Chairman of the California Democratic Party in 1996. He has been a leader in the Latino community, fighting for better representation and more rights for the state's large and important Latino/Chicano population.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Torres

SARA ESTRIN. Ms.Estrin recently returned from working with Robin Lim, founder, director, and head midwife of the nonprofit clinic Yayasan Bumi Sehat in Bali, Indonesia. http://www.bumisehatbali.org/

Next week: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH FORMER MINNESOTA GOVERNOR JESSE VENTURA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Ventura read more »