Submitted by Alexander Silva... on Wed, 08/21/2013 - 11:58am This episode is currently not viewable online.
Today is the day... the third annual Bee-a-Thon, 12 pm - 12 am PST. You can watch the broadcast online at http://www.insectnewsnetwork.com/. You can also tune in for segments on KDRT 95.7 FM and DCTV Channel 15 (2pm - 4pm). Over 20 guests from around the world, plus the fund raiser luncheon at Monticello Restaurant and the after party (The BATMAP) in the back lot of DMA. It's going to be a simply Melliferus affair!
Topics discussed include: The celebration of Juneteenth 2013. This observance commemorates the emancipation of slaves in Texas on June 1919, 1865. The interview covers the celebration in Davis on June 22nd at the Veteran's Center. Also included are images from the state library and readings from African American Poets.
Autumn Labbe-Renault hosts Diane Crumley, Administrative Director, and Drew Rayburn, Board Member, both of the California Native Grasslands Association.
Topics discussed include: why grasslands matter and what is being done to preserve them.
Submitted by Alexander Silva... on Wed, 08/14/2013 - 3:59am This episode is currently not viewable online.
Guest David Cay Johnston, a prize winning investigative reporter and author of a trilogy of books on tax policy (his most recent is The Fine Print, How Big Companies Use “Plain English” To Rob You Blind) talks about how changes in the national and local tax systems has been gamed to benefit those who have the most already at the expense of all the rest of us. This is part 1 of a 2 part series.