"Be Bold America!‪"‬ Jill Cody

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“Be Bold America!” Sunday, May 21, 2023 at 5:00pm (PDT)

“Your power is already in you. Now that you know, it’s up to you to believe and wield it on behalf of the powerless.” – Bill Wong

Bill Wong, a renowned strategist to a bevy of iconic California politicians, offers readers in his new book “Better to Win” a unique and proven perspective on the craft and power of politics. 

It examines the mindset and machinery involved in the use of power, and the sacrifices, necessary to affect meaningful change for those who don’t (yet) have a voice in the halls of power. 

“Better to Win,” shares impactful skills and strategies for change agents and powerful stories of Asian Americans who played and continue to play an important role at the table where decisions are made. 

Interview Guest:

Bill Wong is an award-winning political strategist who has been included in Capitol Weekly’s Top 100 power list from 2018 to 2021. 

A consummate insider whose formidable political knowledge and influence helped shepherd a historic number of Asian Americans into the halls of power. Bill is also an expert in mobilizing the emergent power of AAPI communities.

Bill served as senior political advisor to Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, chief of staff to California State Assemblymember Judy Chu, chief of staff to California State Senator Hilda Solis, and legislative director to California State Assemblymember Mike Honda. Bill has advised non-profits, labor organizations, and Fortune 100 companies.

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Warren Hern develops a deep and unsettling comparison between metastatic cancer and the expanding footprint of humanity, as we consume and degrade the environment that sustains us. - John W. Terborgh, Duke University

What is Homo Ecophagus? It is a new term meaning, “The man who devours the ecosystem.”

Over the course of its evolution, humans have evolved cultures and adaptations that have now become malignant and that the human species, at the global level, has all the major characteristics of a malignant neoplasm – converting all plant, animal, organic, and inorganic material into human biomass or its adaptive, adjuncts and support systems. 

This process is incompatible with continued survival of the human species and most other species on the planet.

Interview Guest:

Warren M. Hern, MD, MPH, PHD, is a practicing physician in Boulder, Colorado, where he is also on the anthropology faculty at the University of Colorado. He holds a Master of Public Health degree and a PhD in epidemiology. His clinical and epidemiologic research has been published widely in scientific and medical journals, including BioScience and Population Studies. His public advocacy of reproductive rights has appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, CBS’ 60 Minutes, and other prominent venues. He has conducted decades of research in fertility and population trends based in the Peruvian Amazon. Dr. Hern created the new term “Homo Ecophagus” to describe human-kind’s devastation to the planet.

 

Guest Cohost:

Mike Clancy holds degrees in Oceanography and Meteorology and has worked at the Science Applications International Corporation, the Naval Research Lab, and the U.S. Navy’s Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center (FNMOC) in Monterey. Michael has authored over 100 publications in meteorology, oceanography and information technology, and received over 50 professional awards, including the Navy’s highest civilian award, the Distinguished Civilian Service Award, signed by the Secretary of the Navy.  Mr. Clancy is a frequent lecturer on climate change and currently serves as Chair of the Monterey County Chapter of the Citizens’ Climate Lobby.

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“Be Bold America!” Sunday, April 23, 2023 at 5:00pm (PDT)

The UN report released last month stated that “climate change is speeding toward catastrophe.” And … that, “the pace and scale of what has been done so far and … current plans are insufficient to tackle climate change. We are walking when we should be sprinting.”  Recently, a climate scientist stated, “that every 10th of a degree is worth fighting for.”

INTERVIEW GUEST

Dr. Richard Nolthenious is the Astronomy Program Chair at Cabrillo College and in the past 10 years, you have added climate science to your expertise, and created and began teaching a comprehensive course in Climate Science and its civilization context.  By examining the climate science problem and searching for solutions, you have found it is connected fundamentally to, well, everything. You are also a member of University of California Santa Cruz Earth Futures Institute. In addition, Dr. Nolthenious was a contributing multi-chapter author in Climate Abandoned: We’re on the Endangered Species List.

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Who is the bold personality behind “Be Bold America!”?

"Talk of the Bay" host, Christine Barrington, takes you "Behind the Mic" with host Jill Cody, author of America Abandoned and Climate Abandoned whose vision for an American political renaissance centers on igniting citizen action. 

Every other Sunday at 5:00pm (PT) on KSQD, Jill hosts local and national thought leaders who offer knowledge, insight, and strategic choices for recreating Democracy. Join Christine to discover what inspired Jill to become a bold and dedicated voice for empowering political structures that work for all of life.



INTERVIEW HOST:

Christine Barrington has lived on numerous continents and is an avid student of the stories human beings tell to create meaningful lives. She practices as a transformational coach and is dedicated to being of service in uplifting individual brilliance and capacity. 

Christine is a talk show host for "Talk of the Bay" and the "Behind the Mic" series on KSQD 90.7 FM bringing stories of creativity and commitment from local and national personalities as humanity strives to meet this moment of dire transformation on planet earth. 

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“Be Bold America!” Sunday, March 26, 2023 at 5:00pm (PDT)

Media shape our sense of who we are, what we value, and our place in the world.



Against the backdrop of pundits and politicians promoting fearful understandings of “fake news,” and the negative impacts of social media. The book, “The Media and Me: A Guide to Critical Media Literacy” empowers readers to become savvy media users, who can analyze claims, see through manipulation, and recognize when political or economic interests drive the media we use.



For this program, we will be interviewing one of ten authors of this timely and imperative book.

Interview Guest:

Dr. Allison Butler is Director of the Media Literacy Certificate Program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Communication. Dr. Butler also co-directs the grassroots organization, Mass Media Literacy, where she develops and runs teacher trainings for the inclusion of critical media literacy in K-12 schools. She is the author of numerous articles and books on media literacy, including Educating Media Literacy and Key Scholarship in Media Literacy.

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“Be Bold America!” Sunday, March 12, 2023 at 5:00pm (PST)

 

In July 2022 the hashtag #ClimateScam suddenly spiked on Twitter, and by December had accrued over 362k mentions (including retweets) from 91k unique users. ~ “Deny, Deceive, Delay, Exposing New Trends in Climate Mis-and Disinformation” at COP27



The climate crisis’ resulting harm to our global biodiversity is one of the world’s most pressing challenges. The complexity of the climate crisis requires global, national, and local actions informed by multidisciplinary research.



The goal of Creative Commons’ multi-year Open Climate Campaign is to promote open access to research that will accelerate progress towards solving the climate crisis and preserving global biodiversity.



If we are going to solve our global challenges, the global knowledge … meaning the research, data, educational resources, and software … must be open and available to all.



Interview Guest:

Dr. Monica Granados has a PhD in ecology from McGill University. While working on her PhD, Monica discovered incentives in academia which promote practices that make knowledge less accessible. Since then, Monica has devoted her career to working in the open science space in pursuit of making knowledge more equitable and accessible. Monica is presently Assistant Director, Open Climate at Creative Commonsworking on the Open Climate Campaign promoting open access of climate and biodiversity research.  Dr. Monica Granados lives in Ottawa, Canada.

 

Guest CoHost:

Richard Nolthenius, Ph.D. is Astronomy Program Chair at Cabrillo College in Santa Cruz, CA. In the past 10 years, Richard added climate science to his expertise, teaching a comprehensive course in Climate Science and its civilization context. By examining the climate science problem and searching for solutions, he has found its connected fundamentally to, well, everything. In addition, Richard is a contributing chapter author in Climate Abandoned: We’re on the Endangered Species List, a #1 Amazon bestseller.