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Weekly podcast of the Fallon Forum with Ed Fallon: A progressive voice from the Heartland
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January 11: Dialogue with Trump Voters
On this week's Fallon Forum, Ed Fallon discusses:
(01:44) Steve Hickenbottom: Organic farmer and Trump voter;
(18:16) Dairy farmers large and small under attack, with Francis Thicke;
(30:35) Chaos at the US Capitol, with Dr. Charles Goldman;
(45:50) Analyzing the vaccine roll-out, with Dr. Charles Goldman;
(55:44) InterReflections falls short on ag history, with Kathy Byrnes. -
January 4: Kim Houlding: Trump voter and veterinarian
On this week's Fallon Forum, Ed Fallon discusses:
(01:35) Climate Update: Marcher, Walker, Pilgrim reflects on New Mexicans’ hospitality;
(15:56) Kim Houlding: Trump voter and veterinarian;
(31:11) Questions about the coronavirus vaccine, with Dr. MarkAlain Dery;
(45:19) Attorney makes bizarre claim that climate change actually helps Idaho;
(52:52) National Screen-Free Week -- Why wait until May?, with Kathy Byrnes, Birds & Bees Urban Farm. -
December 28: Climate marcher walks coast-to-coast through the winter
On this week's Fallon Forum, Ed Fallon discusses:
(01:45) Climate Update: Walking across the country for climate action, with Hannah Bacon;
(13:45) Why Democrats have lost rural America and working-class voters, with Charles Goldman;
(27:01) Gov. Reynolds dutifully follows Trump down the rabbit hole, with Charles Goldman;
(40:51) Anti-meat crusade now an anti-local crusade;
(53:18) New Year’s resolution: Waste less, want less, with Kathy Byrnes, Birds & Bees Urban Farm. -
December 21: Building bridges in America's Heartland
On this week's Fallon Forum, Ed Fallon discusses:
(02:08) Climate Update: US to host 2021 climate summit;
(12:46) How Democrats could win, if they were smart, with rural organizer Brad Wilson;
(26:08) Labor unions file complaint against Iowa OSHA over COVID-19, with Charlie Wishman, president Iowa Federation of Labor;
(38:54) Civil rights in the Heartland, with Joshua Barr, Director of the Des Moines Civil & Human Rights Commission;
(52:35) The wonderful world of turnips, with Kathy Byrnes, Birds & Bees Urban Farm. -
December 14: All eyes on Georgia Senate election
On this week's Fallon Forum, Ed Fallon discusses:
(02:02) Climate Update: Victory in the Arctic;
(13:56) Georgia Senate election, with State Senator-elect Kim Jackson;
(26:57) DNC bears brunt of blame for Iowa Caucus debacle, with Charles Goldman;
(39:40) Renewable energy not all roses, with Charles Goldman;
(51:51) Get ready to start seeds, with Kathy Byrnes, Birds & Bees Urban Farm. -
December 7: Coral reefs in deep trouble
On this week's Fallon Forum, Ed Fallon discusses:
(01:50) Climate Update: Australia’s Great Barrier Reef on life support, with Steve Kitchen of STC Dive Center in Des Moines;
(15:05) Blowing up the desert … and democracy;
(28:10) The limits of presidential power, with Jeffrey Weiss;
(43:03) What makes the Republican Party unique in the world, with Jeffrey Weiss;
(55:12) Eating local in the Yukon, with Kathy Byrnes, Birds & Bees Urban Farm.