Archive for the 'Elbert Ventura' Category

Liberadio(!) Podcast: August 18 & 25, 2008

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

Summary: Guests include Nashville attorney and civil rights activist Gregg Ramos, Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Gray Sasser, Elbert Ventura, research fellow, Media Matters for America.

Interview with Gregg Ramos (Part 1) Gregg, a past president of the Nashville Bar Association and a member of North, Pursell, Ramos, and Jameson, is one of the early opponents […]

Liberadio(!) Podcast: August 11, 2008 What We Did On Our Summer Vacation Episode

Sunday, August 17th, 2008

Summary: Guests include Bob Mancini and Elbert Ventura, research fellow, Media Matters for America.

We Took a Vacation But Nashville Politics Did Not (Part 1) - Back to school - the best thing ever or a real drag? And we recap the Tennessee primary. (49:18 79MB)
Sex Sells (Part 2) - John Edwards gets caught […]

Liberadio(!) Podcast: June 2, 2008 Episode

Sunday, June 8th, 2008

Summary: John Geer Vanderbilt University political science professor and Elbert Ventura, research fellow with Media Matters for America.

Part 1 - It’s all over now but we had a good time talking about it with Caspar, our Danish buddy. (21:52 35MB)
Part 2 - Perhaps what Metro Nashville needs are some Super School Board […]

It’s Time for The Busy to Stop and Take the Time to Fight The Crazy.

Monday, May 12th, 2008

We had a discussion this morning with Elbert Ventura during our Media Matters for America Smackdown about what to do if you get one of those emails. You know, the emails that say Barack Obama is both a muslim AND a radical christian? Don’t hit delete. Take the time to hit “reply all” and send […]

Liberadio(!) Podcast: May 05, 2008

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

Summary: Tomas Young from Phil Donohue’s documentary, Body of War ; Renée Paradis, Counsel for the Brennan Center for Justice; and Elbert Ventura, research fellow with Media Matters for America.

Part 1 - Jon Stewart is coming! So is electronic voting. Plus, who does Senator Clinton remind you of when she says she doesn’t listen […]

Liberadio(!) Podcast: April 28, 2008

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

Summary: Guests include Congressman Jim “Coop” Cooper of Tennessee’s Fightin’ 5th!, Rachel Smolker, a research biologist at the Global Justice Ecology Project; and Elbert Ventura, research fellow for Media Matters for America.

Part 1 - We have a very specific delegate count question for a Senator Clinton supporter… Anyone…? Anyone…? Bueller…?. (21:02 33.7MB)
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Liberadio(!) Podcast: April 14, 2008 Episode

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

Summary: Guests include Jose Garcia, senior research and policy associate at Dēmos and author of Up to Our Eyeballs: How Shady Lenders and Failed Economic Policies Are Drowning Americans in Debt and

Liberadio(!) Podcast: April 07, 2008 Episode

Saturday, April 12th, 2008

Summary: Our guests are Brian Schultz, author of Spectacular Things Happen Along the Way: Lessons from an Urban Classroom; Ross Brooks, Artistic Director of People’s Branch Theatre; And Media Matters Research Fellow, Elbert Ventura and the Media Matters Smackdown!

Part 1 - The amount of adoptable kids already outnumber qualified parents so why does one […]

Liberadio(!) Podcast: March 03, 2008 Episode

Sunday, March 9th, 2008

Summary: Guests include anti-racist activist and author of White Like Me Tim Wise and Councilman Erik Cole of the Fightin’ 7th. Plus, Elbert Ventura and the

Liberadio(!) Podcast: February 11, 2008 Episide

Saturday, February 16th, 2008

Summary: Jeremy Kane, founder and director of Lead Academy and Elbert Ventura, Research Fellow at Media Matters for America.
Part 1 - Super Fat Tornado Tuesday, the Federal Government’s response to disasters, empathy, buh-bye Mitt, and we love us some Dr. Beardy. Usually. Plus, WeeklyRadioAddress.com explains signing statements.
Part 2 - Interview with Jeremy Kane, […]