Gary Null discusses progressive issues with some of the most remarkable minds in the world.
Episodes
Monday Apr 14, 2014
Monday Apr 14, 2014
Will speak to tonight's guests Amy Mall, Karen Sussman, and Robert Mrowka in regards to the diversion of water resources and threats to endangered species.
Monday Apr 07, 2014
Monday Apr 07, 2014
Will discuss with Barbara Fisher and Norma Erickson about the safety, effectiveness, and the affordability of vaccines.
Monday Mar 31, 2014
Tuesday Mar 25, 2014
Tuesday Mar 25, 2014
NATO’s mission in militarized globalization and intervening on behalf of US interests
Rick Rozoff has been an active opponent of war, militarism and intervention for over 40 years. He is the manager of Stop NATO and its internet activities, which focuses on the threat of international militarization, especially through globalization, of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Rick has written over 300 articles on international affairs, frequently published on the Center for Research in Globalization and VoltaireNet, and his research and writings are frequently cited in investigations into postmodern geopolitics. Rich frequently appears ion radio and television programs in Russia, the Middle East, Africa and the Caribbean.
Prof. Stephen Zunes (Zoo-ness) is a Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of San Francisco, where he chairs the program in Middle Eastern Studies. He is recognized as one the country’s leading scholars of U.S. Middle East policy and of strategic nonviolent action, Professor Zunes received his PhD. from Cornell University and previously served on the faculty of Ithaca College, the University of Puget Sound, and Whitman College. He serves as a senior policy analyst for the Foreign Policy in Focus project of the Institute for Policy Studies, an associate editor of Peace Review, a contributing editor of Tikkun, and chair of the academic advisory committee for the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict.
Among his publications, the most recent is “Western Sahara: War, Nationalism and Conflict Irresolution” and earlier “Tinderbox: US Foreign Policy and the Roots of Terrorism” co-written with Richard Falk. His website is www.StephenZunes.org
Tuesday Mar 18, 2014
Tuesday Mar 18, 2014
The cycles of financial booms, panics, busts and meltdowns and why we don’t learn our lessons
Bob Swarup is a respected international expert and author on financial markets, speculative investing and regulation in London UK. After receiving two masters degrees from Cambridge University and the University of London, and a doctorate in cosmology from Imperial College London, Dr. Swarup went to work in the financial industry to manage investiments. He sat on the boards of hedge funds and private equity firms and works closely with economic think tanks and policymakers. His articles have appeared on Huffington Post and market publications, and he is the author of the recent “Money Mania: Booms, Panics and Busts from Ancient Rome to the Great Meltdown.
Tuesday Mar 11, 2014
Tuesday Mar 11, 2014
The new age of transhumanism and the future deconstruction of the human being
Daniel Estulin is a Russian-Canadian investigative journalist and author currently living in Spain best known as the independent researcher who has infiltrated the agendas and conversations conducted at the infamous Bilderberg meetings. He has a background in military intelligence from back living in Russia, and has been researching the history and ongoing activities of the Bilderberg group and other organizations such as Council on Foreign Relations and the Trilateral Commission – for almost 20 years.
Daniel’s recent book is “TransEvolution: The Coming Age of Human Deconstruction” which lays out a future map for where humanity is heading within the rush to create a trans- or post-human. He has also written the bestsellers “The True Story of the Bilderberg Group”and “Shadow Masters”. Daniel also hosts the most popular television program on Russian TV’s Spanish channel. DanielEstulin.com
Monday Mar 03, 2014
Monday Mar 03, 2014
Greg Braden is an international recognized pioneer for almost 30 years in the dialogue to bring together ancient wisdom m, modern spirituality and the insights of innovative science and discovery. Greg and his work have been features on the History and Discovery channels and National Geographic.Earlier he was a successful computer geologist and systems designer having worked for Phillips Petroleum and was the first Technical Operations Manager for Cisco Systems. He is member of the Evolutionary Leadership think tank, which includes many individuals who listeners have heard frequently on this program such as Bruce Lipton, Elisabet Sahtouris, Ashok Gangadean, Erwin Laszlo and Joan Borysenko.
Gregg’s most recent release is “The Turning Point: Creating Resilience in a Time of Extremes” which explores the relationships and ways we can solve our critical problems at this time by the way we think of ourselves and our world. His website is GreggBraden.com
Monday Feb 17, 2014
Monday Feb 17, 2014
Dr. Paul Craig Roberts is one of today’s most progressive political and economic writers and commentators on the state of the nation: governmental dysfunction, political corruption, global and domestic economic threats, the war on terror, Wall Street, and the decline in human values in American society.He was the chairman of the Institute for Political Economy and a former Assistant Secretary of Treasury during Reagan’s first term. During his academic career he has taught at many universities and held the William Simon Chair in Political Economy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies at Georgetown University.
Dr. Roberts’ blog can be found at PaulCraigRoberts.org and he is a frequent contributor to Global Research, The Trends Journal, Counterpunch, and others.He was an associate editor at the Wall Street Journal and has published many books and articles during the past 40 years, his latest being “The Failure of Laissez Faire Capitalism,” with a new book coming on out later this year – “How America Was Lost: From 911 to the Police/Warfare State”
David Kranzler is an investment advisor with over 23 years in the investment industry and is currently a managing member of a precious metals and mining investment fund in Denver. In the past Dave has worked in Goldman Sach’s securities division and spent nine years as an institutional junk bond trader at Bankers Trust, responsible for managing up to $200 million in risk based proprietary capital. Over the years he has been a successful researcher, analyst and investor in mining stocks, gold and silver futures and bullion accumulation. Dave has a degree from Oberlin Collegte and an MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago. His analyses and comments on our financial system and economy have been published on various finance sites including Seeking Alpha and The Golden Report. Dave’s personal website and blog is the Golden Truth found at www.TruthInGold.blogspot.com
Monday Feb 10, 2014
Monday Feb 10, 2014
Peak Oil and the socio-economic impact of depleting fossil fuel resources
Kurt Cobb is an author, speaker, and columnist who speaks and writes frequently on peak oil, energy and the environment. He is a regular contributor to The Christian Science Monitor and has written columns for the Paris-based science news site Scitizen.
Kurt’s writings have been featured on Resilience, The Oil Drum, OilPrice.com, Investing.com, Peak Oil Review, Common Dreams, Le Monde Diplomatique, and many other sites. He is a founding member of the Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas—USA, and he has served on the board of the Arthur Morgan Institute for Community Solutions.
He is a graduate of Stanford University and his novel “Prelude: A Novel About Secrets, Treachery and the Arrival of Peak Oil” is a startling reinterpretation of contemporary events and a window onto our energy future.
Kurt’s website is ResourceInsights.blogspot.com
Dr. Nate Hagens is a well known authority on fossil fuel, peak oil and resource depletion. He is the former lead editor of The Oil Drum, one of the most popular and high-respected websites for analysis and commentary on global energy supplies and the socio-economic impact of declining oil resources. His a board member of the Post Carbon Institute and currently works at the Institute for the Study of Energy and Our Future, where he is also on the Board. Prior to his journalistic research and reporting, he was the president of Sanctuary Asset Management and a vice president with Salomon Brothers and Lehman Brother’s investment firms.
Nate has a masters in finance from the University of Chicago and a doctorate in Natural Resources from the University of Vermont. He has appeared on PBS, NPR and BBC and lectured internationally.
His website and writings can be found at TheMonkeyTrap.us
Monday Feb 03, 2014
Monday Feb 03, 2014
Peak Food and the Future of Food Security
Jeffrey Smith is one of the foremost experts on the health and environmental risks of genetically modified organisms, commonly known as GMO crops and foods, and is a leading watch-dog over corporate agricultural industry’s manipulation of GMO genetic science and public opinion. He is currently the founding director for the Institute for Responsible Technology, a research and corporate watch organization devoted to informing the public about the truth of GMO foods and technology. Jeffrey is also the director for the Campaign for Healthier Eating in America.
Jeffrey is the author of two critical books on GMOs: “Seeds of Deception” and “Genetic Roulette: The Documented Health Risks of Genetically Engineered Foods” He is also the director and writer of the documentary film Genetic Roulette released in 1012.
BOOK AND FILM: “Genetic Roulette: The Documented Health Risks of Genetically Engineered Foods” WEBSITE: www.ResponsibleTechnology.org
Prof. David Montgomery is a geomorphologist and environmentalist in the Earth and Space Sciences division at the University of Washington’s College of the Environment in Seattle. He specializes in the evolution of geological topography and the influence of geomorphological processes on ecological systems and human societies. His research has taken him world wide, the Cascade Range in the Pacific Northwest to the Andes, the Himalayas and Tibetan plateau.
David is the author of “Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations” -- an important study about the role soil and erosion has played in the rise and collapse of civilizations and societies. His most recent book is “The Rocks Don’t Lie: A Geologist Investigates Noah’s Flood”
BOOK: “The Rocks Don’t Lie: A Geologist Investigates Noah’s Flood”
Dr. Peter D. Carter is a retired family physician who practiced medicine first in England and then in Canada for almost 40 years. After his sons were born, Peter became actively involved in environmental, climate change and sustainable development issues. He is a founding director of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, the founder of the Climate Emergency Institute and was an expert reviewer for the IPCC fifth climate change assessment. He has presented on sustainable development, environmental health policy, biodiversity, climate change and human rights protection issues in Canada, the US and overseas. Since 2007, Peter has developed a unique approach to climate change risk that has been published in scientific journals. He has documented the science that shows we are already far beyond "dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system". This science shows that the world is facing planetary catastrophe from multiple amplifying feedbacks in the Arctic and will contribute to catastrophic crop declines.
His website is ClimateEmergencyInstitute.com