David Lewis talks to Anthea Butler, an associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. They speak about the growing issue of sexual abuse in the Catholic church.
Original Air Date: 04-27-2010
[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/CWDL-Anthea-Butler-Pope-and-Sex-Abuse-Crisis-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
[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/CWDL-Michael-Belfiore-DARPA-mixdown.mp3]David speaks with Atlanta-based but nationally recognized Green Building Consultant, Carl Seville. Seville is a green builder, educator, and consultant on sustainability to the residential construction industry. After a 25-year career in the remodeling industry, he has dedicated himself to advancing residential green building and remodeling by consulting with, speaking to, writing for, and training industry professionals, and by certifying homes under the LEED, EarthCraft, NAHB, and Energy Star programs. In addition to the obvious advantages of green building, Carl demonstrates, green building has just as strong an economic argument as it does a moral one.
Original Air Date: 04-22-2010
[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Carl-Seville-Green-Building-Consultant-mixdown.mp3]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
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David speaks today with Cornel West the inimitable scion of popular culture and authoritative commentator on the African American experience. Now a professor at Princeton, West’s is best known in academia for Race Matters and Democracy Matters. But his work extends well beyond the Ivy walls and includes hip hop collaborations, film roles, and a constant stream of appearances on television. His most recent book is an autobiography titled Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud.
Original Air Date: 04-13-2010
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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
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David speaks with Sarah Lyall, the New York Times correspondent in London. Covering the upcoming parliamentary elections, Lyall’s most recent article delved into the singular habits and idiosyncrasies of Britain’s aristocratic political elite – referred to in her article as Britain’s “upper class twits.”
Original Air Date: 04-5-2010
[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/CWDL-Sarah-Lyall-Upper-Class-Twits-mixdown.mp3]David speaks with improv comic and professional performance artist/prankster, Charlie Todd. Charlie founded the organization Improv Everywhere in New York in 2001. Since then, him and his band of volunteer agents have executed dozens of elaborate and theatrical missions including the annual no-pants subway ride and, most famously, Frozen Grand Central which has been viewed more than 17 million times on youtube. Charlie Todd has a new book out titled Causing a Scene: Extraordinary Pranks in Ordinary Places.
Original Air Date: 04-1-2010
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