David speaks with columnist Laurie Roberts of the Arizona Republic about Arizona’s new controversial immigration law. While opposed to the bill itself, Roberts claims that it sought to address a real and immediate threat in Arizona that the federal government has yet to fully address: the spillover of drug-related violence from Mexico. As Roberts notes, Arizona is now considered the “kidnapping capital” of the United States.

Original Air Date: 05-16-2010

David speaks with New York Times op-ed columnist and Pulitzer Prize winning author Nicholas Kristof about his new book Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women World Wide. The book, which he cowrote with his wife and fellow New York Times writer, Sheryl WuDunn, is a passionate call to arms against our era’s most pervasive human rights violation: the oppression of women and girls in the developing world.

Original Air Date: 05-3-2010

Part 1 [audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Nicholas-Kristoff-Half-the-Sky-Part-1-mixdown.mp3]

Part 2 [audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Nicholas-Kristoff-Half-the-Sky-Part-2-mixdown.mp3]

David speaks with author Michael Belfiore about his new book, The Department of Mad Scientists: How DARPA is Remaking Our World from the Internet to Artificial Limbs. DARPA stands for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and was part of the US government’s response to Sputnik with its mission to ensure that America was always ahead of the technological curve. DARPA, though a Department of Defense Operation, has produced countless new technologies over the years with commercial applications including the internet, robotic surgery, and GPS satellite devices.

Original Air Date: 04-26-2010

David Speaks journalist and author Peter Godwin about his home country Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe celebrated its 30th Anniversary of Colonial Rule on April 18, 2010. In Part 1 of this interview, Peter talks all about the past of Zimbabwe. Part 2 skips ahead a bit and Godwin talks about what might happen next.

Original Air Date: 04-21-2010

Part 1 [audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Peter-Godwin-Zimbabwes-30th-part-1-mixdown.mp3]

Part 2 [audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Peter-Godwin-Zimbabwes-30th-part-2-mixdown.mp3]

David speaks with journalist and author Larry Tye who has just written a new biography of Satchel Paige. For most of his career, Paige toiled in the obscurity of the Negro Leagues where he racked up statistics unparalleled ever in the history of baseball. He pitched longer, harder, and more consistently than any pitcher on record. Tye’s new book is called, Satchel: The Life and Times of An American Legend.

Original Air Date: 04-12-2010

Part 1 [audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/CWDL-Larry-Tye-Satchel-Paige-1-mixdown.mp3]

Part 2 [audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/CWDL-Larry-Tye-Satchel-Paige-2-mixdown.mp3]