Bill McKibben, Our Earth & Dave Zirin, Politics of Sports
June 19, 2012
On the program, 350.org activist and renown environmentalist Bill McKibben (@billmckibben). Check out his latest book Eaarth: Making a life on a Tough New Planet. Also, Dave Zirin (@EdgeofSports), columnist and sports editor for the Nation, on the collision of politics and sports. The John Carlos Story: the Sports Moment that Changed the World is his latest book. And some incredible images provided by listener (and hobbyist ham operator) John, commemorative Voyager Cards sent to him by the JPL Amateur Radio Club. Click thru to check them out, for other links and for show updates.
Past Episodes
It's a casual Thursday on a Friday and the disastrous Senate bill passed somehow despite Chuck Schumer's renaming.
Our favorite, Heather 'Digby' Parton joins us today for a recap of the week's news.
In the Fun Half Matt Binder and Brandon Sutton join for further discussion of the ...
It's hump day and everything is fine because Chuck Schumer got the bill's name changed! That'll show 'em. Way to go Cuck (sic).
Today we are joined by Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers. With 1.8 million members, the AFT is one the largest public employee ...
The SENR Bill passed this morning, and we are still wading through the muck
David Dayen joins us to help in the aforementioned muck wading.
In the fun half we watch some more of Zohran's masterful answers to insane lines of questioning.
Tim Pool calls out the Sam for being a ...