"Be Bold America!"

Produced by KSQD90.7FM (Note: The"humm" at first is corrected in a few minutes) “Be Bold America!” Sunday, March 26, 2023 at 5:00pm (PDT) Media shape our sense of who we are, what we value, and our place in the world. Against the backdrop of pundits and politicians promoting fearful understandings of “fake news,” and the negative impacts of social media. The book, “The Media and Me: A Guide to Cri...

Produced by KSQD90.7FM “Be Bold America!” Sunday, March 12, 2023 at 5:00pm (PST)   In July 2022 the hashtag #ClimateScam suddenly spiked on Twitter, and by December had accrued over 362k mentions  (including retweets) from 91k unique users. ~ “Deny, Deceive, Delay, Exposing New Trends in Climate Mis-and Disinformation” at COP27 The climate crisis’ resulting harm to our global biodiversity is one o...

Produced by KSQD90.7FM “Be Bold America!” Sunday, February 26, 2023 at 5:00pm (PST) “We are all affecting the world every moment, whether we mean to, or not. Our actions and states of mind matter, because we are so deeply interconnected with one another.” – Ram Dass You Are the Universe: Ram Dass Maps the Journey , is a beautifully illustrated guidebook that is an accessible perspective on our wor...

Produced by KSQD90.7FM “Be Bold America!” Sunday, February 12, 2023 at 5:00pm (PST) Kuni can be created anywhere through the determination of one person. ~ Tsuyoshi Sekihara As we despair about shrinking rural areas and are intimidated by cities growing to a monstrous scale , where are we supposed to go? We are dazzled by image , enslaved by fads, and compelled to buy, buy, buy. Can we stop buying...

Produced by KSQD90.7FM Note: What does inequality look like today in America? It is 50 trillion dollars moved from the middle class to the 1% since Reagan took office in 1981. It looks like only three billionaires owning as much wealth as the bottom half of America. It looks like one Millennial owning more money than all the other millennials in the country! Inequality is killing us ... literally!...

Produced by KSQD90.7FM  (Note: This live interview was conducted during the California storms (atmospheric rivers) January, 2023. “Be Bold America!” Sunday, January 15, 2023 at 5:00pm (PDT) How can art be a catalyst for political change ? In a new autobiography, groundbreaking and acclaimed artist ,  Aviva Rahmani , shares her evolution as a woman, an artist, an ecofeminist, and a f...

Produced by KSQD90.7FM Note: It’s live radio, folks! What a crazy show. There were technical issues (edited out) and the confirmed interview guest was a no show. Thank goodness Jill and Pettis read Lynne Twist’s book, Living a Committed Life: Finding Freedom and Fulfillment in a Purpose Larger Than Yourself. However, it turned out to be a great program. Pettis and Jill talk about how they are livi...

Produced by KSQD90.7FM “Be Bold America!” Sunday, December 4 2022 at 5:00pm (PDT) “Natural Consequences” is a collection of 42 environmental essays . These essays variously encourage readers to get out in nature and restore our relationship to the land in order to better recognize the challenges of climate change. Collected into six sections , these personal narratives, explore the threats of fire...

Produced by KSQD90.7FM KSQD 90.7FM “Be Bold America!” Sunday, November 20, 2022 at 5:00pm (PDT) So... that's why I tell you to keep your eyes wide. To keep them wide open... at least on one side. ~ Dr. Seuss Keep at least one eye open and focused on the climate crisis these next two years! The House of Representatives most likely will be Republican controlled. It is sad to say, the Grand Old Party...

Produced by KSQD90.7FM “Be Bold America!” Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 5:00pm (PDT) Will we still have a Democratic Republic on Wednesday, November 9? This coming election will be a  real moment of truth . It has come to this …  you are either  for democracy or you are not . One political party embraces democracy and one party has abandoned it. Each offers two very different fut...

Produced by KSQD90.7FM “Be Bold America!” Sunday, October 23, 2022 at 5:00pm (PDT) “It is time for all women to come out of the closet and roar with all their spiritual power … because that is our true sound.” – Acharya Shunya In light of women in the United States losing rights … and women in Iran fighting for theirs, … we’ll be speaking with Acharya Shunya, author of “Roar Like a Goddess.” In “R...

Produced by KSQD90.7FM “Be Bold America!” Sunday, October 9, 2022 at 5:00pm (PDT) “A fascinating and compelling case that right-wing politics has subverted our democracy … This book unmasks the politics of fear – the deeper chords touched by campaigns that appeal to the dark side.” – Robert Shrum Bryant Welch is a clinical psychologist and attorney who has been observing the American mind as it ha...

Produced by KSQD90.7FM “The United States of Distraction”  “Be Bold America!” Sunday, September 25, 2022 at 5:00pm (PDT) "Sorry. It’s a terrible thing to say.  But bring it on , Donald.  Keep going… It may not be good for America but it’s damn good for CBS ." ~  Les Moonves, (at the time) the Executive Chairman and CEO, CBS Network The United States of Distraction: Media Manipu...

Produced by KSQD90.7FM “Be Bold America!” Sunday, September 11, 2022 at 5:00pm (PDT) While America is at a crossroads regarding its economic future, many of us don’t fully understand how we got here !   How and why did neoliberalism become so prevalent in the U.S. and why is it time for us to turn our backs to it? The Hidden History of Neoliberalism: How Reaganism Gutted America and How to Re...

Produced by KSQD90.7FM KSQD 90.7FM “Be Bold America!” Sunday, August 28, 2022 at 5:00pm (PDT) “It is universally admitted that a well-instructed people alone can be permanently a free people.”  ~ James Madison In states all over the country, classrooms have become culture war battlegrounds. The National Education Association stated that 55% of America's educators are considering leaving the p...

Produced by KSQD 90.7FM “Be Bold America!” Sunday, August 14, 2022 at 5:00pm (PDT) “You’ve got to be careful if you don’t know where you’re going ‘cause you might not get there.” – Yogi Berra For over 50 years Common Cause has served as a vehicle to strengthen public participation and ensure public officials and public institution are accountable and responsive to all citizens … like you! A vibran...

Produced by KSQD90.7FM “Be Bold America!” Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 5:00pm (PDT) Women! Did you just wake up and realize that the Supreme Court stole your body? What was the Constitutional reasoning to overturn Roe v. Wade after nearly 50 years ? What was the Dobbs v. Jackson lawsuit all about? How did the majority of judges use it to allow government forced birth?  What did the concurrence an...

Produced by KSQD90.7FM “Be Bold America!” Sunday, July 17, 2022 at 5:00pm (PDT) “How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!”   ―  Thomas Jefferson How do we do politics right when the Republican Party has abandoned America? Americans were in “possession of” and were building upon, the “precious blessings”...

Produced by KSQD 90.7FM “Be Bold America!” Sunday, June 19, 2022 at 5:00pm (PDT) “… that the utmost reward of daring should still be to dare.” – Robert Frost Americans should honor and remember those who failed in pursuit a great goal ; in this case, the presidency of the United States. Some handle their defeat on a world stage creatively and some never psychologically recovered after such a loss....

Produced by KSQD90.7FM  (Note: if you've ever wondered what the full version of the show's theme music, "New Visions", is like listen at the end of the show!) “Be Bold America!” Sunday, June 5, 2022 at 5:00pm (PDT) “ The conspiracy theory rabbit hole is a complicated place, and the people are complicated individuals.” – Mick West The World Trade Center collapse was a controlled demolition, pl...

Produced by KSQD90.7FM   ( Action Requested: Flood the White House switchboard to urge President Biden to stop DCE/REACH today! Call 202-456-1111 from 11:00am-3:00pm EST. A script may be found at www.nationalsinglepayer.com and click on the call-in script link. ) “Be Bold America!” Sunday, May 22, 2022 at 5:00pm (PDT) When Willie Sutton was asked why he robbed banks, he responded, “because th...

Produced by KSQD90.7FM   (Note: This raw interview was conducted soon after the US Supreme Court draft decision overturning Roe v. Wade was leaked. Jill states, with a resounding "no", that women and mothers now will never be equal.) KSQD 90.7FM “Be Bold America!” Sunday, May 8, 2022 at 5:00pm (PDT) Tidal alludes to water. More importantly, though, it connotes a movement caused by disruptions...

Produced by KSQD90.7FM “Be Bold America!” Sunday, April 24, 2022 at 5:00pm (PDT) The impacts of climate change have become dire. Rising temperatures, volatile weather, and poor air quality affect our physical and mental health in dangerous new ways. From increasing the risk of infectious disease to amplifying emotional stress and anxiety—even the healthiest among us are at risk. Bonnie Schneider h...

Produced by KSQD90.7FM “Be Bold America!” Sunday, April 10, 2022 at 5:00pm (PT) “Once upon a time, there was an average American family living in an average American town. After the family moved to a new state, the father left his carpool and began a long solo commute to work. And gradually, he began to change. He looked the same. He dressed the same. But something was very different. But this isn...

Produced by KSQD90.7FM (We apologize some background noise.) “Be Bold America!” Sunday, March 27, 2022 at 5:00pm (PT) Authoritarianism is antithetical to democracy. The January 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol, the invasion of Ukraine, and the militarizing of police in many of our cities are living examples of authoritarianism in action. Are there any similarities between them? Our two interview gue...