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“Winging It: Improv’s Power & Peril in the Time of Trump”   “Be Bold America!” Sunday, July 28, 2024 at 5:00pm (PT) In the new century, we’re all winging it now. – Stephen Nachmanovitch, The new book “Winging It: Improv’s Power & Peril in the Time of Trump (Spring Publications) brings a breadth of knowledge and […]

“How Our Economic Religion is Dragging Civilization Towards Overshoot and Collapse”    “Be Bold America!” Sunday, July 14, 2024 at 5:00pm (PT)  America has fatal flaws in its economic paradigm.  Neoclassical Economics has ruled the United States for most of the past century. Valid economics cannot be separated from values, and what it means to be […]

“From Ronald to Donald:  How the Myth of Reagan Became the Cult of Trump”  “Be Bold America!” Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 5:00pm (PT) Throughout Reagan’s eight years in the oval office, the “Great Communicator” was largely successful in shaping the soul of America to reflect his durable mantra that “government is the problem.” That […]

“Around the Political World with John Rothmann”  “Be Bold America!” Sunday, June 2, 2024 at 5:00pm (PT)   John F. Rothmann is a renowned radio talk show host, popular lecturer and political and foreign policy consultant. John was a long-time host on KGO Radio until the station’s management suddenly changed its format. John has been […]

  “Be Bold America!” Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 5:00pm (PT) “First they came for the journalists. We don’t know what happened after that.” – Maria Ressa Project Censored, in their latest book, takes the pulse of the media, highlights the most underreported stories of the past year, and exposes corporate manipulation of the news. […]

Side Hustle Safety Net:  How Vulnerable Workers Survive Precarious Times  “Be Bold America!” Sunday, May 5, 2024 at 5:00pm (PT)   Back in 1929 when the market crashed and the Great Depression began, Uber, TaskRabbit, and the gig economy were almost a century in the future. So why are the laws we use to protect […]

“Preventing and Healing Climate Traumas: Building Resilience and Hope in Communities” “Be Bold America!” Sunday, April 21, 2024 at 5:00pm (PT) Associated Press: Updated 6:02 AM PDT, April 10, 2024: “Humanity has only two years left “to save the world” by making dramatic changes in the way it spews heat trapping emissions and it has […]

“Everything, Everywhere and All at Once: Our Planet is Drastically Changing, But You Won’t See It on the Nightly News!” “Be Bold America!” Sunday, April 7, 2024 at 5:00pm (PT) “We are not prepared, have no plan, don’t know how bad it’s going to get, and have no time to waste. Everything and everyone is […]

“Moral Courage: Profiles of Investigative Journalists”   “Be Bold America!” Sunday, March 24, 2024 at 5:00pm (PDT) “Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt Moral courage is in the spotlight today given an upsurge in authoritarian regimes worldwide. To […]

“A Long Road to Tao:  A Thought-Provoking and Uplifting Film Inspired by a True Story” “Be Bold America!” Sunday, February 25, 2024 at 5:00pm (PT) This interview will take you on a journey into the recesses of your soul and will explore the ontological question: What is our underlying essence? Internationally acclaimed, Pulitzer Prize nominated, […]

Capt. Pete Bethune:  The Indiana Jones of Endangered Species Celebrating Be Bold America!’s 5th-year Anniversary! Back by popular demand! One of the most listened to “Be Bold America!” programs in five years. If you missed it, here is another chance!   “Be Bold America!” Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 5:00pm (PDT) New Zealander, Capt. Pete […]

“The Climate Crisis Hits Monterey County”   “Be Bold America!” Sunday, January 28, 2024 at 5:00pm (PDT)  As climate change and atmospheric rivers bring flooding, wind storms, and power outages to the Central Coast, Monterey County must prepare for an ongoing shift in its communities. This includes being faced with significant social and economic impacts […]

When Policing the Border, Cruelty Is the Point. “Be Bold America!”  Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 5:00pm (PT)   “Because whatever has happened to humanity, whatever is currently happening to humanity, it is happening to all of us. No matter how hidden the cruelty, no matter how far off the screams of pain and terror, […]

Corporate Bullsh*t: Exposing Lies and Half-Truths That Protect Profit, Power, and Wealth in America “Be Bold America!” Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 5:00pm (PT) From praising the health benefits of cigarettes to moralizing on the character-building qualities of child labor, rich corporate overlords have gone to astonishing, often morally indefensible lengths to defend their profits. […]

“Are We Dying For Capitalism?”  “Be Bold America!” Sunday, December 3, 2023 at 5:00pm (PT) “Dying for Capitalism is carefully reasoned and informed, spelling out what we can and must do, without delay.” – Noam Chomsky  We are dying—literally—from capitalism, and if our species is to survive we need a new abolitionist movement whose goal […]

“Pirates of the Slave Trade: The Birth of an American Institution”  “Be Bold America!” Sunday, November 19, 2023 at 5:00pm (PT)   No one present at the battle of Cape Lopez off the coast of West Africa in 1722 could have known that they were on the edge of history. This obscure, yet fierce naval […]

“Trump’s Mind, America’s Soul” “Be Bold America!” Sunday, November 5, 2023 at 5:00pm (PT)  (Some important points made in this interview: Dr. Lee shared that she isn’t political but that politics found her. She talks about how her life changed course after her decision … her “Duty to Warn.  Dr. Lee states that fascism is […]

“What America Do You Want to Live In?” “Be Bold America!” Sunday, October 22, 2023 at 5:00pm (PDT) “We can’t expect the world to get better by itself.” ~ Gwen Ifill America is at an inflection point! We never thought authoritarian forces could take hold here, right? Wouldn’t our democracy live forever? The US has […]

“Frontline Reports from the Race to Save the Earth”  “Be Bold America!” Sunday, September 24, 2023 at 5:00pm (PDT)  “We don’t need to rely just on climate scientists anymore to warn us that we are in a Code Red emergency.” – John J. Berger The news is undeniably grim. Raging wildfires, record-breaking temperatures, monster storms, […]

“Warnings: The Holocaust, Ukraine, and Endangered American Democracy”  “Be Bold America!”  Sunday, September 10, 2023 at 5:00pm (PDT)  “Holocaust education must sound the alarm—clearly, insistently, repeatedly: The Holocaust is a warning,” write the philosophers John K. Roth and Leonard Grob, two of the most respected Holocaust scholars in the world As extreme right-wing political movements, [&#82...

“Igniting A Bold New Democracy”  “Be Bold America!”  Sunday, August 27, 2023 at 5:00pm (PDT) “You are not alone … and there is a solution. The stark polarization in American politics is woven into the fabric of our culture – but it doesn’t have to be.” – Ruth Backstrom Are you tired of broken politics […]

“Are You Being Gaslighted? What Are the Telltale Signs?” “Be Bold America!” Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 5:00pm (PDT   In 2007, Dr. Robin Stern coined the phrase “gaslight effect” to explain the long-term effects of repeated gaslighting: an insidious, and sometimes covert form of emotional abuse in which a gaslighter undermines and controls another […]

The Hidden History of American Democracy with Thom Hartmann “Be Bold America!” Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 5:00pm (PDT)  Democracy is the default state of virtually every animal species on earth, and humanity is no exception. Only with the power of great wealth, control of media, or the force of arms and technology is it […]

“The Most Dangerous Organization in America You’ve Never Heard Of”  “Be Bold America!” Sunday, July 2, 2023 at 5:00pm (PDT)   The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is a pay-to-play operation in which legislators and corporate lobbyist meet behind closed doors to write model legislation that advances a radical right-wing, pro-corporate, and pro-Republican agenda on […]

KSQD “Behind the Mic” Interview with Jill Cody Sunday, June 18, 2023 at 5:00pm (PDT) ksqd.org/be-bold-america Jill Cody is a pro-democracy truth activist. Jill is fighting for Americans to reclaim their boldness in pursuit of a creative, constructive, and compelling America that nurtures an America with ethical principles and functional systems. Jill believes we can be […]