A lecture given at MIT by Joseph Cirincione of the Center for American Progress February 22, 2007 about which countries get nuclear weapons and which don't--with a focus on Iran.  read more »

This episode revolves around the issue of Conspiracy Theories.

A discussion of world events with a focus on the global ecovillage movement.

Ms. Gagnaire has a broad background in developing strategy and conducting business planning for non-profit, business and government clients. As Principal and founder of Social Enterprise Group, LLC, Ms. Gagnaire specializes in assisting non-profit and business clients in developing comprehensive strategic plans, developing social enterprise business plans and building organizational capacity to achieve a more efficient and effective social enterprise. She is particularly adept at working with clients to turn challenges into opportunities and is skilled in bringing diverse stakeholders together to realize a common vision. She has a passion for international work and travel, is proficient in French and has studied both Russian and Bambara.

 
On Friday April 13th, guest host Clyde Cleveland interviewed Congressman Ron Paul of Texas (R) on Planet Erstwild.  Paul is running for president.  Clyde Cleveland ran for governor of Iowa as the Libertarian Party candidate in 2002. Reason Magazine interviewed Paul about his presidential bid earlier this year. Asked what issues he would emphasize, Paul responded:

"Everything I’ve talked about for twenty years! I think the biggest thing for Republican primary voters is that most Republicans are turned off right now. They’ve had a beating and are reassessing their values. They have to decide what they believe in. The Republican Party has become about big government conservatism, and Republicans need to hear the message they used to hear: that conservatives are supposed to be for small government."

Former President Jimmy Carter in Iowa City on April 18

on Palestine: Peace not Apartheid

For an article on this event, click here. 

Doug Daller does a brief interview with Maria Muldaur about her new release "Naughty, Bawdy and Blue" and upcoming performance in Fairfield at Morning Start Studio on Friday April 27, 2007.

James Moore interviews Amir Elubadi, an Arab-Israeli who grew up in Israel and was a member of the national soccer team. He discusses a wide range of topics including the inequities of life in Israel for a native Arab, the struggle in Palestine and more. His native town is located in the center of Israel five miles from the West Bank. 

James Moore interviewed nationally syndicated progressive talk show host Stephanie Miller, a rising superstar in talk radio.

Ranked 36th in the nation this year by Talkers Magazine, the Los Angeles-based Miller recently did a three-day stint at MSNBC in the wake of Don Imus' unseemly demise. She is a part of the Jones Media Network, the nation's largest independent radio network. Her average weekly listenership is over 1.25 million.

Steve Young calls the Stephanie Miller Show "the most entertaining political show in morning radio."  read more »

James Moore will be talking with former Marine Lieutenant Josh Rushing today at 3pm. He will discuss his new book Mission Al Jazeera and his journey from a small Texas town to a 14-year career in the Marines including acting as a liason for the military with Hollywood to his most recent stint with the Al Jazeera English network.

"Al Jazeera is the most influential Arab voice outside of mosques. It is the largest shaper of ideology," Rushing explained in a Time magazine article shortly after he was hired in the fall of 2005. "I've dedicated my adult life to the health and security of the United States and to representing the best of American ideas. I will maintain my credibility by continuing to do that."  read more »

Marc Falkoff is an assistant professor at the Northern Illinois
University College of Law and attorney for 17 Guantanamo prisoners.  read more »

Join Planet Erstwild host James Moore for a lively discussion with Twin Galaxies co-founder Walter Day.

Walter, a 30-year resident of Fairfield, is featured prominently in the new full-length documentary "The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters". The movie is opening Friday September 29th at the Co-Ed Theater.

Walter will explain his role in the story and several of the controversies swirling around this film which has received many favorable reviews and even some "Oscar" buzz.  read more »

James Moore interviewed Valerie Plame live on Planet Erstwild on Dec 7, 2007. Plame is the covert CIA operative outed by senior administration officals in retaliation for an editorial her husband, former Ambassador Joe Wilson, wrote in the New York TImes in July 2003. Titled "What I Didn't Find in Africa", Wilson's revelations led the White House to retract the centerpiece of the January 2003 State of the Union address in which the president quoted British sources that Iraq was actively seeking weapons of mass destruction and thereby threatening U.S. interests.  read more »

There will be a special showing in Fairfield at the Co-Ed Sunday morning December 16th at 11am

A panel discussion with director Aaron Wolf and co-producer/star Ian Cheney (whose aunt, Ginger Bellilove, lives in Fairfield!) will follow the movie.

Mayor Gavin Newsom visited Fairfield this past weekend, stumping for presidential hopeful Senator Hillary Clinton. James Moore caught up with him at a local eatery and arranged a phone interview.

As San Francisco's youngest mayor in 100 years, Gavin Newsom has accomplished remarkable things. In July, 2007, Healthy San Francisco was launched, guaranteeing comprehensive, high-quality healthcare for all San Franciscans, fulfilling a pledge he made in 2005.

In 2004, he unveiled San Francisco’s Climate Action Plan, which aims to reduce local greenhouse gas emissions by more than 2.5 million tons by 2012 and curb global warming through strict goals that exceed the United Nations Kyoto Protocols.  read more »

Planet Erstwild will feature a bouquet of interesting topics this Friday including a live in studio interview with visiting Lakota Chief Arvol Looking Horse, his wife Paula Horne and their son, Ca'-Ton Zepheir, who resides in Fairfield.

He will be giving a presentation at the Civic Center 2pm Saturday December 29th.

Chief Arvol Looking Horse is the 19th generation keeper of the White Buffalo Calf Pipe Bundleand holds the responsibility of spiritual leader among the Lakota, Dakota and Nakota People. He holds an honorary Doctorate from the University of South Dakota, and travels and speaks extensively on peace, environmental and native rights issues. He has been the recipient of several awards, including the Wolf Award of Canada for his dedicated work for peace. A skilled horseman, he shares his knowledge with the youth on the long distance rides that take place in South Dakota throughout the year.

Nina Hagen, legendary East German chanteuse diva/activist, speaks with Planet Erstwild's James Moore about her colorful career, her take on world events, her opposition to the Iraq invasion, war in general, and her unabashed support of Democratic presidential hopeful Dennis Kucinich.

You can find Nina's website by clicking either pic.

James Moore discusses art and loss with local painter Suzanne Stryker, who was the target of art thieves twice right here in Fairfield.

Her story was featured in the Des Moines Register and picked up by the Associated Press.

She shares her thoughts and reflections on Planet Erstwild at 3pm CST

[Click on the picture to go to Suzanne's website.]

On Planet Erstwild, James interviews some amazing people:

2pm- Baton Rouge-based bluesman extraordinaire Larry Garner who plays the Morning Star Friday April 18.

A world-class talent and a world-class man, Garner discusses his recent European tour, his new release Here Today, Gone Tomorrow, a recent heart attack and his love for the cultural landscape in Fairfield.

This Friday on Planet Erstwild at 3pm, James Moore interviews Professor Norman Finkelstein about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Professor Finkelstein has written several books on the subject including The Holocaust Industry and Beyond Chutzpah.

His scholarly research has been praised by Noam Chomsky, among others. Though his tenure was denied at DePaul University last year after an organized effort to discredit his work by detractors, which the school says played no part in its decision, he retired and in a settlement the university officially declared him a great scholar and good teacher. He recently spoke at Grinnell University.  read more »

Pieta Brown will be phoning in to talk with James Moore at 2:15pm about her upcoming show at Cafe Paradiso (next weekend Friday May 23rd), accompanied by Lucinda Williams' guitarist and bandleader producer/guitarist Bo Ramsey. She'll be performing in New York City this Saturday night at the Bowery Ballroom.

Pieta is an artist who brings together the unvarnished humility of Loretta Lynn, the frank, modern rock punch of P.J. Harvey, the country sass and poetry of Neko Case, the urbane sophistication of Norah Jones or Rickie Lee Jones, and the soulful Southern grit of Bobbie Gentry, and - coloring it all - a deep abiding saturation in folk and blues that’s beyond her years.

Muralist Ella Yates, who has been commisioned by ArtLife Society to create a Fairfield mural, talks with Planet Erstwild's James Moore about her background, her commision and her worldwide murals. She is an engaging and colorful artist, not to mention an adept on the 8-string ukelele.

[Click on the picture to go to Ella's website.]

BBC filmmaker Stuart Tanner and Planet Erstwild host James Moore discuss China, food shortages and the efficacy of radicalism.

James Moore speaks with singer/actor Karla DeVito about her musical and theatrical career and her upcoming Fairfield performance at the Stephen Sondheim Center for the Performing Arts of Open Heart, the musical, written by her husband, 3-time Golden Globe nominee, Robby Benson, who will also be on stage with original cast member Stan Brown June 20-29.  read more »

Jacob Fred Jazz Oddysey's Brian Haas talks about band upcoming show at Cafe Paradiso.

James Moore interviews independent media champion Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now! who visited Fairfield this past weekend as part of a tour for her latest book "Standing Up to the Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times", her latest book co-written with her brother, investigative journalist David Goodman. Democracy Now! is the largest media collaboration in North American public broadcasting.  read more »

Independent media champion Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now!, addresses Fairfield at the Public Library as part of a tour for her latest book "Standing Up to the Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times", co-written with her brother, investigative journalist David Goodman. Democracy Now! is the largest media collaboration in North American public broadcasting.  read more »

Bill Moyers, independent media champion, addresses the opening session of the National Conference of Media Reform held in Minneapolis June 6-8, 2008. This is an audio file from the freepress.net website.

James Moore talks with Gabriel Renfrow about his music, his Kings of Heart and his passion for tatoos. Okay, not the latter, but next time he certainly will. "I come from a tatoo family," he told me matter of factly after the interview.

Planet Erstwild's James Moore interviews Prometheus Radio Project's John Wenz. As legislation organizer for PRP, John visits Washington DC regularly meeting with members of Congress. Calling in from Philadelphia, John explains bill HR 2802 and how if it moves out the telecommunications subcommittee and receives a hearing, it means a second window for low power radio stations could be just around the corner--but reminds listeners they should do their part to make sure their congressmen sign on to the bill. Loebsack and Boswell have yet to sign on to the bill.

KRUU-FM's Planet Erstwild host James Moore speaks with American original J.W. French.

J.W. French gets around — with a rudder stick between his legs and bugs in his teeth.

The Fort Myers, Fla., man landed his Acro Sport II biplane at the Roseburg Municipal Airport Saturday. Oregon was the 38th state the 72-year-old has visited by biplane since he began an aviation tour of the Lower 48 on June 15.

Next he’s visiting Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota, duplicating the route of his late friend, Sam Burgess, whom French claims is the only person ever to have flown all 48 states in a homemade plane.

[Click on pic for complete story.]

James Moore and guest co-host Janet Attwood, New York Times best-selling author of The Passion Test, interview New Thought Minister Michael Beckwith, founder of Agape International, a trans-denominational community of 10,000 likeminds located in California.

He teaches widely and meets regularly with the Dalai Lama, Mahatma Gandhi's grandson Arun Gandhi, and others promoting what he calls the emerging paradigm of a spiritual peace. Michael was one of the stars of the breakthrough movie The Secret and has appeared on many programs like Oprah, Larry King, and others.

www.agapelive.com

James Moore interviews Yashar Vasef on Planet Erstwild.

Yashar was born in Tehran after the Islamic revolution. During the infamous 1988 'war of the cities' (Baghdad/Tehran) in which Tehran was bombarded by Russian and American missiles supplied to Iraq, his parents fled Iran in hopes of a brighter future for their children. So they ended up in Istanbul, Turkey as refugees of war and about two years later received asylum in the United States of America.

They moved from Cleveland to Los Angeles, most recently settling in Iowa City, where Yashar attended high school and the university. He studied Political Science and International Studies (w/ emphasis on Islamic studies) at the University of Iowa. He's been holding events with the Persian Student Organization on campus to break down cultural barriers between Iran and the United States. He recently embarked on a trip to Iran by himself, his first trip back 'home' since leaving as a child. James speaks with him at length about his impressions and experiences.

[Click on pictues to go to link of Yashar's photos and comments of his Tehran trip]  read more »

James speaks with Ms. Yoshiko Kajimoto, Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor, who was working 2.3 km from the epicenter of the blast. She is sharing her experiences on a Midwest tour sponsored by the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation.. Foundation chairman Steve Leepers also speaks with James.

University of Iowa economics Professor John Solow talks with Planet Erstwild host James Moore about his research using the Iowa Creativity Index which correlates creativity and economic growth, and places Jefferson County 6th out of 99 counties, one of the leading rural counties in the state.
[Click John's pic for article.]

John L. Solow is Associate Professor and Assistant Departmental Executive Officer and a Justice International Business Fellow

john-solow@uiowa.edu