Our
first video: Interview with Health and Wellness Expert and author
Tara Baklund. Her new book is entitled Youniversal
Selfcare. Admist all the discussion of Health
Care Reform in the political arena, are you making a good enough
effort to take control of your own health?
Thom Hartmann,
leading progressive talk radio host and author, discusses his latest
book Threshold at the Suburban World Theater
in Minneapolis on August 17, 2009.
The Minneapolis
Farmer's Market is just one of thousands in the US. The growing
movement is attributed to the availablity of inexpensive, fresh,
and often organic local produce, with a higher percentage of the
proceeds going directly to the growers.
RFK,
JR and Catskill Mountainkeeper
I was
fortunate to hear Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., at the Catskill Mountainkeeper
annual BBQ. His speech was inpiring, highlighting the victories
of the environmental movement over the years, and the need to keep
the Catskills free from gas drilling. Wes Gillingham, at right,
works with Castkill
Mountainkeeper.
AUDIO:
Interview with Dr. Miles Groth of Wagner College,
and Men's Studies Press, about the need for Men's Studies courses
and Michael Jackson. I also celebrate Al Franken's swearing in to
the U.S. Senate. Click on the arrow to listen to the complete show
(24:06)
Want
to hear something scary? Due to water and air pollution in the Arctic
Region, there are towns in Greenland where there are no boys being born.
Also, in the US, boys are underperforming in school, and female college
students now outnumber males by 50%. The Potomac River is so filled
with pollutants called endocrine disruptors that 80% of male smallmouth
bass are laying eggs. And these same chemicals are believed to be a
cause of a surge in birth deformities in boys in the region.
Does this
mean it's time for Men's Studies courses? We'll discuss that with
Professor Miles Groth of Wagner College, an editor at MenStudies.com,
a scholarly publishing company of Men Studies journals and books.
Publications include Debating Masculinity, International
Journal of Men's Health, and Thymos: Journal of Boyhood Studies.
The
Men's Studies Press
Founded in 1992, the Men's Studies Press (MSP) is a small independent
publisher dedicated to the dissemination and promotion of men's studies
scholars' work.
Dr. Miles
Groth, whose mantra is "The boy is father to the man,"
from the Brithish poet Williams Wordsworth.
Boys are currnetly falling behind in school, and are going to college
at much lower rates than girls. In fact, a number of colleges are
now practicing affirmative action in favor of male applicants due
to the low number of perspective male students.
Check
out GreenWorksNYC.net
for information about this emerging Green Economy organization!
Congratulations
Senator Franken!
Al Franken has finally been sworn in as the second U.S. Senator
from the state of Minnesota, and becomes the first comedian (in
his words, "a satirist") to serve in the Senate. Former
Air America Radio host and Saturday Night Live writer and actor,
Al Franken is a passionate, articulate, and thoughtful man, and
a personal friend of the late Senator Paul Wellstone, whose untimely
death was a tragedy and a loss to not only Minnesotans, but to the
whole country.
To
get a feel for the real Al Franken, check out this video of his
acceptance speech courtesy of The Uptake, shot by Noah Kunin.
AUDIO:
Interview with singer/songwriter Leslie Mendelson.
Click on the arrow to listen to the complete show (19:00)
Are
you ready for some really great tunes? Then listen to this episode of
Liberal Arts with Mark Sutton as I am joined by the fabulous
singer/songwriter from New York, Leslie Mendelson.
Leslie's
first CD on the Rykodisc label comes out on June 30, and is filled with
some absolutely beautiful songs. Leslie has been featured as "An
Artist to Watch" by I Heart Radio, and when you listen to this
interview, you will know why.
The
CD can be purchased in stores or on Amazon.com, and for those who prefer
downloads, find Leslie Mendelson in the iTunes music store and purchase
it there. To learn more about Leslie Mendelson and to keep up on tour
dates, visit her myspace page: myspace.com/lesliemendelson,
or become her friend on Facebook!
Leslie
performs at the Rockwood Music Hall in New York with James Maddock (left)
and Steve McEwan (right).
Maddock also performed in the band Wood and plays lead guitar on Swan
Feathers, and Steve McEwan,
who cowrote a number of the songs on the album, has also written hits
for Carrie Underwood, Tim McGraw,
and Keith Urban, among others.
Special
thanks to Pamela Peeters and everyone at The Sustainable Planet Film
Festival. It was a truly enlightening day, and there were many amazing
people on hand, including, specifically, but not exclusively, our Listener
Rewards winner Sharon L. from New York! Congrats, Sharon!
I've got some photos from the event posted on my Flickr page, and you
can follow me on Twitter as well. My Twitter name is liberalradio
Stayed tuned for more Listener Rewards giveaways in the future!
LIBERAL
ARTS with Mark Sutton
AUDIO:
Interview with Pamela Peeters and clips from the Sustainable
Planet Film Festival. Click on the arrow to listen to the complete
show (19:20)
Pamela
Peeters (below) will host the 4th Annual Sustainable Planet Film Festival
on June 20, 2009 at Bohemian Hall at 321 East 73rd in New York. Featuring
films about sustainable living, the festival also includes noteworthy
speakers, organic food and drinks, and is followed by a gala. For tickets
and more info: sustainable-planet.net
The
Meatrix
Pamela Peeters at The Bohemian National Hall. The Bohemian National
Hall, built in 1895, is a beautiful recently renovated space with state
of the art screening room, and is also home to the Dvorak Room for the
famed composer, and the Czech Consulate.
