Entries by David

Jim Axelrod – In the Long Run

David speaks with CBS News national correspondent Jim Axelrod about his new book In The Long Run. Unlike most books by reporters which brag of the exploits of the stories they have reported on, this book takes a far more personal tone. This book focuses on how the business of news has affected his personal […]

Jeffrey Gettleman – Sudan

David speaks with New York Times foreign correspondent Jeffrey Gettlemen about the current happenings in Sudan. After more than 20 years of Civil War, Sudan is set to split in two parts on July 9, 2011. Gettleman talks about the challenges ahead for this new nation, as well as the challenges of Sudan as it […]

Paul Wolpe – Ethics and the Arts

David speaks with Paul Wolpe, an Emory Professor in Bioethics and Director for the Center of Ethics at Emory about the intersection of art and ethics. Wolpe’s examination of ethics and the arts looks beyond the ethical nature of art, but also the ethical nature of the production of art. Original Air Date: 06-2-2011 [audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/CWDL-Paul_Wolpe_Ethics_and_the_Arts.mp3]

Sasa Mirkovic – Capture of Ratko Mladic

David speaks with Sasa Mirkovic about the capture of General Ratko Mladic. Sasa Mirkovic is one of the founders of Radio B92, one of the first independent broadcasters in Serbia. The station, along with Mirkovic, was one of the first media outlets in Serbia to speak out against former President Slobodan Milosevic in the late […]

George Cassidy – Come Together

David speaks with author George Cassidy about his new book Come Together: The Business Wisdom of the Beatles. It should come as no surprise that the talents of the Beatles went far beyond their ability to write a great tune or drive teenage girls crazy with their iconic hairdos. In this book George looks beyond […]

Anne Kreamer – It’s Always Personal

David speaks with author Anne Kreamer about her new book It’s Always Personal: Emotion in the New Workplace. This books examines the role of emotion in a professional setting. Common knowledge tells us that getting emotional at work is wrong. Crying or showing any type of negative emotion makes a worker seem weak and unable […]

Sally Bethea – Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper

David speaks with Sally Bethea, the founding director of Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper. The Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper’s goal is to restore and maintain the river, its tributaries and its watershed. Original Air Date: 05-19-2011 [audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/CWDL-Sally_Bethea_Upper_Chatahoochee_RiverKeeper.mp3]

Greg Lindsay – Aerotropolis

David speaks with Greg Lindsay about his latest book Aerotropolis. In its most extreme sense, aerotropolis is the concept of building major cities around a major airport. Lindsay describes how major Chinese cities have done this, and how it has brought millions of jobs to the cities that have implemented this successfully. Original Air Date: […]

Carole Markin – Jane Doe v. Match.com

David speaks with Carole Markin, aka Jane Doe, about her lawsuit against the popular dating website Match.com. Markin claims that after meeting a match on the website, she was brutally sexually assaulted. After many months of only revealing herself as “Jane Doe,” Markin revealed her true identity to the world in a desperate plea to […]

Rye Barcott – It Happened on the Way to War

David speaks with Rye Barcott about his new book It Happened on the Way to War. This book serves as Barcott’s very personal memoir into a life that found him balancing his humanitarian work in foreign countries with being a soldier serving in Iraq. Rye Barcott is a former Marine Corps captain and cofounder of […]