Larry Colton – Southern League
David chats with former baseball player turned author Larry Colton about his new book Southern League: A True Story of Baseball, Civil Rights, and the Deep South’s Most Compelling Pennant Race. Although Major League Baseball integrated in the late 1940s, minor league (Southern League) baseball remained segregated until 1962. This book tells the story of the Birmingham Barons 1964 season and how the Black players were greeted during their first integrated year.
Original Air Date: 6-26-2013
Part 1
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Part 2
David talks to Kelly Callahan, the Assistant Director of Program Support for the Carter Center Health Programs, talks about her work with the Carter Center in eradicating Guinea Worm Disease. Though the disease is largely unknown to most people, it affected more than 2.5 million people a year at its peak. Now, mostly thanks to the efforts of the Carter Center, there were less than 550 cases reported worldwide.
David is joined by frequent guest James Bamford to talk about his latest cover story for Wired magazine, Threat Level: NSA Snooping Was Only the Beginning, Meet the Spy Chief Leading Us Into Cyber War. This article, written and submitted shortly before NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden hit the scene with his leaks, not only profiles NSA chief Gen. Keith Alexander, it also talks about some of the NSA’s many methods for conducting cyberattacks and what it may mean for your security.
David chats with NY Times reporter David Halpfinger about the political comeback attempt of Anthony Weiner. In 2011, Weiner resigned from Congress after being accused by a number of his Twitter followers of sending inappropriate pictures. Having endured the embarrassment and creative headlines from his ordeal, Weiner is now hoping to revive his political career by running for Mayor of New York City in 2013. Halpfinger describes his time spent with candidate Weiner and his feelings on this political comeback.
David concludes his interview with NY Times national security correspondent Mark Mazzetti about his new book The Way of the Knife: The CIA, a Secret Army, and a War at the Ends of the Earth. Pulitzer prize-winning author Mazzetti’s latest work takes a look at the transformation the CIA has undergone in the “war on terror.” While the transition from intelligence gathering to manhunt operations has been touted as a more streamlined approach to combat, it has led to a battle of supremacy between the CIA and the American Military.