LEFT FIELD ARCHIVES SEARCH ENGINE
SHOWS: MAY 2006
Barry hosts another Take Back the Congress -- and Take Back the Country -- show (The first, in April, featured Tony Trupiano, from Michigan; Steve Sinton, from Georgia; and Stacey Tallitsch, from Louisiana. And we've also heard from Scott Silver, in Oregon).
In the first hour, Barry talks about an issue very near and dear to him -- clean money campaigns -- with Kathay Feng, Executive Director of the Los Angeles office of California Common Cause.
In the second and third hour, Barry interviews three of the most newsworthy California congressional candidates: Steve Filson, currently polling eight points ahead of Richard Pombo; Marcy Winograd, challenging fellow Democrat Jane Harman, primarily on the issue of the war in Iraq; and Russ Warner, a very competitive candidate vs. House Rules Committee Chairman David Dreier.
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Barry fills-in as guest host on "The Many Moods of Vince Daniels" on a special Saturday show on KCAA 1050 AM and kcaaradio.com.
In the spirit of Memorial Day, Barry talks to the founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, the nationally renowned critic of the Iraq war, Paul Rieckhoff, about his bestselling new book, "Chasing Ghosts: A Soldier's Fight for America from Baghdad to Washington" -- a powerful indictment of the wartime leadership of this administration by one in uniform who had to pay the price for their failures.
Then, in the second hour, we shift our focus to California politics, as Barry interviews the two major candidates for the Democratic nomination for Attorney General: Mayor of Oakland and former Governor of California Jerry Brown, and Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo.
And in the final hour, Barry talks with State Treasurer Phil Angelides, candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor (His major opponent, State Controller Steve Westly, was offered equal time but was unavailable).
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Barry and his guests discuss a wide range of issues.
In the first hour, Barry talks with his old friend Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA), who represents the San Fernando Valley, about what it will take for the Democrats to take back the country -- a preview to our Take Back the Congress show, on May 28.
In the first half of the second hour, Barry talks with author Tamara Draut, Director of the Economic Opportunity Program at the progressive think tank / advocacy group Demos, about her insightful, powerful book "Strapped: Why America's 20- and 30-Somethings Can't Get Ahead."
In the second half of the second hour, Barry talks with award-winning documentary filmmaker and journalist Rory O'Connor about his powerful new article "The (Other) Story Judith Miller Didn't Write," as appearing in AlterNet, which reveals why the New York Times decided to not publish information leaked from the intelligence community in the weeks before 9/11 warning of a big Al Qaeda attack on American interests.
And in the third hour, Barry is again joined by Sister Rose Pacatte, who teaches media studies and writes about film and television for The Tidings and other Catholic publications, to discuss her review of the newly released movie "The Da Vinci Code" and her insights into the likewise controversial book "The End of Faith."
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Barry hosts one of his biggest shows yet!
Just past midway in the first hour, Barry receives a call from perhaps the bravest woman in America, Cindy Sheehan, as she and others conduct their Vigil for Peace right in front of the White House ... lest we forget that as of this Mother's Day, thousands of American moms have sacrificed their sons and daughters for the president's horrendous misadventure in Iraq.
In addition, during the first hour, Barry talks with Dr. Jared Bernstein, senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute, about his great new book "All Together Now: Common Sense for a Fair Economy."
In the second hour, Barry talks with Carol Pott about her contribution as a writer and editor to "The Blue Pages: A Directory of Companies Rated by Their Politics and Practices" -- after hearing about which corporations support which causes, liberals will "vote with their wallet" by shopping Levi's and Starbuck's, not Kohl's and Dunkin' Donuts!
Also, Barry discusses with Carol's colleague Peter Richardson, Editorial Director of PoliPointPress, the formidable challenges and potential rewards of progressive publishing, up against the Regnery Presses of the world.
Rounding out the second hour, Barry interviews Chris Rose, beloved New Orleans writer, who will be in New York the following week to pick up on behalf of the staff of the Times-Picayune newspaper two Pulitzer Prizes for their heroic and compassionate coverage of Hurricane Katrina. Chris's accounts of the horror, sorrow, struggle, absurdity, and dark humor in the aftermath of this greatest natural (and manmade) disaster in American history form the core of his bestselling book "1 Dead in Attic," which was a runner-up for the Pulitzer Prize in Commentary and which will debut in Washington, DC, on May 19 (Please click here for details to attend the event).
Finally, in the third hour, Barry pays a lighthearted tribute to Mother's Day with his guest Stefanie Wilder-Taylor, Los Angeles comedian and television writer/producer, whose new bestseller, "Sippy Cups Are Not for Chardonnay: and other things I had to learn as a new mom," combines hilarious observations with practical advice on motherhood.
And in breaking news, Jason Leopold, the investigative journalist who in years past had broken the big story of the Enron scandal in California (Read his story in "News Junkie"), returns yet again to "Left Field" to discuss his Truthout stories of May 12 and May 13 that are sending shockwaves throughout the blogosphere: Jason reports that his sources have told him that Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald is on the verge of indicting President Bush's right-hand man Karl Rove on various charges relating to the politically motivated news leaks that blew the cover of CIA operative Valerie Plame and that Rove will resign his White House job.
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Barry takes another unflinching look at America and the world, with more world-class guests.
In the first hour, Barry discusses the controversy surrounding the unprecedented extent to which President Bush uses "signing statements" to pick and choose which laws to enforce or obey -- and other questions vital to the balance of power between the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of our federal government -- with Michael J. Gerhardt, the Samuel Ashe Distinguished Professor in Constitutional Law at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law, who has advised Congress and the Clinton White House and has served as a frequent consultant to CNN and other outlets of the national media.
In the second hour, Barry talks with Jeff Faux -- founding president and distinguished fellow of the Economic Policy Institute, the first and premier organization focusing on the economic condition of low- and middle-income Americans and their families -- about his recently released book "The Global Class War: How America's Bipartisan Elite Lost Our Future -- and What It Will Take to Win It Back."
And in the third hour, Barry is joined by none other than legendary composer Burt Bacharach, whose album "At This Time" -- with performances by Dr. Dre, Chris Botti, Elvis Costello, and Rufus Wainwright -- recently won the Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental album. "At This Time" was the first record to feature lyrics written by Bacharach, which like his recent public comments lambaste President Bush, particularly for his waging an unnecessary war in Iraq when scarce resources were needed to protect the people of New Orleans, as was warned long before Hurricane Katrina ever hit.
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