Produced by KSQD 90.7, 89.5 & 89.7 FM Celebrating Be Bold America!’s 5-year Anniversary! Back by popular demand! One of the most listened to “Be Bold America!” programs in five years. If you missed it, here is another chance!  Be Bold America!” Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 5:00pm (PT) New Zealander, Capt. Pete Bethune, has been run over by Japanese whalers, shot at by illegal gold miners, knifed in the chest while following the illegal pet trade, and nearly diedafter being bitten by south America’s deadliest snake. It is safe to say that Capt. Bethune is the Indiana Jones for saving endangered species worldwide.   From serving months in a maximum-security prison for fighting Japanese whalers to saving endangered red monkeys from poachers in the Amazon to his K9 tracking program in the jungles of Costa Rica, Pete Bethune’s KSQD 90.7FM “Be Bold America! interview will move and inspire you.  Pete Bethune takes conservation to the extreme. As the founder of Earthrace Conservation (earthrace.net), Pete is a world record holder of circling the globe four times in his powerboat named, Earthrace. At the heart of it all, Pete is a ship captain with a dangerous environmental mission. Interview Guest: Capt. Bethune TEDxAuckland talk was one of the most emotional speeches where by Pete argues that we can all lead extraordinary and meaningful lives, but the key is to find and stand for a cause you truly believe in – that is worth dying for. His missions have seen him shot at, incarcerated in Libya and Japan and held under armed guardin a Guatemalan Military camp. As the producer of his show ‘The Operatives’, Pete runs a team of former special forces operatives to combat wildlife poaching, smuggling and illegal fishing in Africa, Asia, and Central America. He also works closely with government enforcement units, training them in coastal surveillance and hostile vessel takedown. 

Produced by KSQD 90.7, 89.5 & 89.7FM “Be Bold America!” Sunday, December 3, 2023 at 5:00pm (PT) Noam Chomsky states: “Dying for Capitalism is carefully reasoned and informed, spelling out what we can and must do, without delay.” We are dying—literally—from capitalism, and if our species is to survive we need a new abolitionist movement whose goal is to overturn capitalism and replace it with policies and politics that are designed to meet the needs of the many, instead of the bottom lines of the few. A triangle of extinction … capitalism, environmental destruction, and war, are creating an emergency that humanity-as-a-whole has never faced before. Interview guest, Dr. Charles Derber, will tell us how runaway capitalism has brought us to the brink of extinction, trace the history of how the U.S. became the leading capitalist power, and chart a way to a more hopeful future. Interview Guest:  Dr. Charles Derber is Professor of Sociology at Boston College and has written 26 books- on politics, democracy, fascism, corporations, capitalism, climate change, war, the culture wars, culture and conversation, and social change.  He writes for and has been reviewed in the NY Times, the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, Truthout, and other leading media. His books are translated into 14 languages and his most recent books include Dying for Capitalism, Welcome to the Revolution, Moving Beyond Fear, Sociopathic Society: A People's Sociology of the United States; Capitalism: Should You Buy It? Guest Cohost: Richard Nolthenius, Ph.D. is a member of the Earth Futures Institute with specialty in economics, at UC Santa Cruz, and is also Chair of the Astronomy Department at Cabrillo College in Santa Cruz, CA. Since 2009 Richard has shifted his focused to climate science and the human poly-crisis, and teaches a comprehensive course on climate change and its civilization context. By following the crisis’ threads, he finds no solution is possible which neglects the deep causes for human behavior, in virtually all areas. It’s not just a techno problem.

Produced by KSQD90.7FM 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. 

Produced by KSQD90.7FM “Be Bold America!” Sunday, June 20, 2021 at 5:00pm “The real threat to our future is Biden and the well-heeled powerful forces who want us to lose sight of what made America great in the first place. It’s not our diversity. It’s our freedom.” - Laura Ingraham - Fox News What is freedom, really? It is when someone says, "It's my freedom to not get vaccinated"?  Is it when, in the view of Laura Ingraham, that well-heeled forces are trying to get her to lose sight of what made America great in the first place? What did make America great in the first place? If it isn't our diversity that is adopted in our country's motto, e pluribus unum (out of many, one), then what is it? Who are these "well-heeled" forces anyway and are there no "well-healed" powerful forces threatening our future from the alt-right? Victor Frankl, psychiatrist and Nazi concentration camp survivor said that his concentration camp guards had more liberty than he, but that he had more freedom than his captors. What did he mean by this? Have we lost the definition of freedom? Have we manipulated it to support our selfishness and/ or our political beliefs? Interview Guest: Thomas J. Main is a Professor at the Marxe School of Public and International Affairs of Baruch College, CUNY. He is author of The Rise of Illiberalism (Brookings, forthcoming Fall 2021), The Rise of the Alt-Right, (Brookings 2018) and Homelessness in New York City: Policymaking from Koch to de Blasio (NYU Press 2016).  His research interests are: liberal democracy and its challenges, bureaucracy and public administration, urban politics, homelessness, and the American Constitution and founding. Prof. Main holds a Ph.D. in Politics from Princeton University, a two-year MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and a BA from the University of Chicago. He is currently writing

Produced by KSQD 90.7FM The day after the domestic terrorist attack on our nation's Capitol Building KSQD's program director, Howard Feldstein, coordinated a discussion  with leading experts: Steven Zunes, Univeristy of San Francisco politics professor and Jill Cody, political scientists and author of America Abandoned: The Secret Velvet Coup That Cost Us Our Democracy (and KSQD's "Be Bold America!" radio show host) and San Farr, former Democratic member of the U.S. House representing California's 20th Congressional District and Ronnie Lipschutz, Univeristy of California Santa Cruz politics professor and Rachel Ann Goodman, KSQD President and journalist professor. Hosted by Chris Krohn, Talk of the Bay.

Produced by KSQD 90.7FM When the seat of democracy was being assaulted by domestic terrorists on January 6, 2021, KSQD's program director, Howard Feldstein, raced to gather experts to discuss what was happening that very moment in our country. Guests are:  Jill Cody, Political Scientist and author of America Abandoned: The Velvet Coup That Cost Us Our Democracy (and KSQD's "Be Bold America!" radio show host), Tony Russomanno, Journalist with two Peabody Awards and a multiple Emmy Award winner for news, features, and personal reporting at KGO-TV and KPIX-TV. And, fortunately available at the last minute,  Dr. Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Professor of History and Italian Studies at New York University, is an award-winning author and political commentator on fascism, authoritarian leadership, and propaganda, offering historically informed analyses of current events in regular columns for CNN.com and the Washington Post, and on radio, podcasts, and television. Her new, recently published, book is: “Strongman: Mussolini to the Present." Strongman is the first academic book to add Donald J Trump to the infamous list of authoritarian leaders. Hosted by Len Beyea, Talk of the Bay.

Our democracy is teetering and on Election Day listen for periodic election coverage, great guests, joyful music, and inspiring ideas. From 3-6 pm, Jill Cody of "Be Bold America!", Katherine Bell of the Dream Journal, and Christine Barrington from Talk of the Bay  will reduce your stress level as we watch, together, the struggle for America’s soul. Clips:  Randy Rainbow: The Good Old Days  Goo Goo Syndrome by Paul Weyrich (1980) Morgan Freeman reads John Lewis' Last Words Interview guests: Pettis Perry, Ph.D. discussing an African-American Experience Ronnie Lipschutz, Ph.D discussing  "Is a Second Civil War in Our Future?" Randi Reid, discussing the LGBTQ perspective Kristen Collishaw, discussing the Republican perspective

Produced by KSQD 90.7FM “Suing Fox News - The case: WASHLITE v. Fox Corporation No. 20-2-07428-4, King County, California” The Washington League for Increased Transparency and Ethics (WASHLITE) claims that Fox News and other defendants “willfully and maliciously engaged in a campaign of deception and omission regarding the danger of the international proliferation of the novel Coronavirus.” The core of the group’s argument is that certain Fox News segments downplayed the danger the virus posed and therefore allowed the virus to spread in a less checked manner than might otherwise have occurred and is suing Fox News under the consumer-protection law. WASHLITE wants the court to order the network to stop making false statements about the virus. Fox News was faced last week with a judge who was skeptical of its claim that the US Constitution’s First Amendment bars lawsuits alleging that a hose on the network downplayed the danger by calling it a “hoax.” WASHLITE states that cable networks aren’t afforded the same First Amendment protections as print media. The Fox News attorney states that the network is protected by the First Amendment and that the lawsuit is “absurd and unconstitutional.” WASLITE’s claim also took exception to Fox News referring to itself as a “news” broadcast. Interview Guest: Arthur West grew up in Madison Wisconsin in the 1960s. Since then he has lived in Japan, Germany, Ethiopia, Santa Cruz and Escondido. For the last 25 years he has lived in Olympia Washington, and has litigated numerous cases against large organizations, including Intel, Weyerhaeuser, the Ports of Seattle, Tacoma and Olympia, and the State Associations of Counties and Cities. West is currently litigating a records case with Tacoma over records of their Stingray equipment, and an OPMA case with Seattle over their clandestine decision to withdrawal the EHO Tax. From 2011-2012 West collaborated with Fairfax County on a successful NEPA campaign to challenge and force amendments to the Bush Administration's 2 Billion Dollar Hot Lanes Project. He has over a dozen published opinions in open government and environmental law.

Produced at KSQD 90.7FM How will the Electoral College be made irrelevant? The National Popular Vote bill would guarantee the Presidency to the candidate who receives the most popular votes across all 50 states and the District of Columbia. It already has been enacted into law in 16 jurisdictions with 196 votes. The bill will go into effect when enacted by states with an additional 74 electoral votes. The bill is close! How will they be secured? Also, what is Swing Left Santa Cruz doing to focus on the 12 “Super States” that could flip the White House, the Senate and roll back Republican gerrymandering? They organized countless actions towards flipping the House in 2018 and flipped 7 seats in California. How will the Santa Cruz chapter build on its 2018 success? Interview Guests : Scott Drexel, representing the National Popular Vote, is a longtime advisor to some of the country’s most active donors, activists, and business leaders. He serves on finance committees for several national democratic committees, and has been active in the campaigns of numerous candidates. He has worked in over 30 states on behalf of National Popular Vote. Scoot lives in Tiburon, CA with his wife and daughter. Rene’ Bloch, representing Swing Left Santa Cruz, organized the Santa Cruz chapter after the 2016 presidential election and has experience significant success in just three short years. They organized 100 people to canvass in Congressional District 10 and organized 35 people to register voters in Arizona. Plans for the 2020 election are in full swing … to the Left! Rene’

Produced at KSQD 90.7FM “The rise of conservative talk radio has changed American politics and American life, and Brian Rosenwald tells a careful and comprehensive story of its rise and its mushrooming influence. From Rush Limbaugh’s humble beginnings to the election of Donald Trump, Talk Radio’s America shows through careful research and subtle argument how talk radio moved well beyond entertainment and grievance to change the role and make up of mainstream media, the kinds of stories Americans consume in the pliable nature of truth. A superb guide to one of the most potent forces in modern political history.” – John Dickerson, 60 Minutes correspondent While talk radio largely benefits Republicans, the medium has constrained elected Republican leaders and hindered their ability to build a big tent party by enacting an agenda with broad appeal. Brian Rosenwald’s book, Talk Radio’s America: How an Industry Took Over a Political Party That Took Over the United States, argues that hosts have emerged over the last 25 years as republican party leaders. They preform many traditional leadership functions, including fundraising and motivating listeners to vote, and they also use their unique platforms to aid Republicans in spreading a message and combatting crisis. Unsurprisingly, over time hosts have become increasingly hostile towards moderate Republicans and, especially in the last decade, conservatives inclined to compromise. Because of these hosts’ ability to affect primary elections, talk radio has contributed to the increasing conservatism of the Republican Party, and to political polarization and gridlock. Brian Rosenwald’s book also explores the consequences of the Democrat’s struggles with talk radio and facing an electorate the majority of which only receives a conservative message. Interview Guest: Brian Rosenwald is scholar in residence at the Partnership for Effective Public Administration and Leadership Ethics at the University of Pennsylvania and Editor-in-Chief of Made a History, a Washington Post history section. His new book, Talk Radio’s America: How an Industry Took Over a Political Party That Took Over the United States is available now. Rosenwald’s work and expertise have been featured in the Washington Post, the New York Times, the Atlantic, the Wall Street Journal, and other publications, and he is a frequent guest on radio and television, including on NPR and CNN. For more information, see BrianRosenwald.com, or follow Brian on Twitter: @brianros1.

Produced at KSQD 90.7FM Listen to why Bottom-Up thinking is one of the most positive disruptive forces in the world. Bottom-Up is a way of life and a n impactful way of doing business. The Bottom-Up Revolution, picks up where Malcolm Gladwell's The Tipping Point left off. This new, hopeful paradigm shift is well on the way to changing the world, and you can ride the wave and help make it happen. Bottom-Up thinking builds and accesses power --political, personal, community, organizational— that was not available in the top-down world, before the bottom-up revolution. The Bottom-Up uprising, which includes debillionarizing the world, will bring economic balance and take America back from the precipice of narcissistic idiocracy our democracy is struggling with. Interview Guest: Rob Kall, robkall.com, is an award-winning journalist, inventor, software architect, connector and visionary. He is the author of The Bottom-Up Revolution: Mastering the Emerging World of Connectivity. Articles by and about him have been featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, CNN, ABC, the HuffPost, Success, Discover, and other media. He hosts some of the world’s smartest, most interesting, and powerful people on his “Bottom Up Radio Show” heard on Pacific stations. Rob founded and publishes one of the top Google-ranked progressive news and opinion sites, OpEdNews.com, where he writes extensively on the challenges facing democracy today.

Produced at KSQD 90.7FM In a recent nationwide poll, 71% of the general public agreed that witnesses should be required to testify at Donald Trump’s senate impeachment trial. That is, until some learned their political tribe leaders stood against it. Those in the Republican political tribe realized their faction wasn’t supporting witness testimony and, thus, they couldn’t either. Predictively, support for witnesses being called to testify at the senate trial declined to a little over 50%, with Republicans having withdrawn their approval.  Common sense would lean towards hearing from witnesses and gathering as much facts and information as possible for a trial, but once the tribe leaders had spoken, common sense flew out the window. Why can’t we admit when the “other side” has a good idea? How do we live with hypocrisy and bias? What is naïve realism? Interview Guest: Daniel Stalder, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. He’s received awards for his teaching and research. His recent book is The Power of Context: How to Manage Our Bias and Improve Our Understanding of Others. Dr. Stalder has written articles about political tribalism, hypocrisy, bias, and individual differences, and he has also been interviewed and consulted by outlets such as The Atlantic, The Verge, and NPR.

Produced at KSQD 90.7FM “Forget the politicians. The politicians are put there to give you the idea you have freedom of choice. You don't. You have no choice." - George Carlin Executive producer, Jeff Cohen, will discuss his movie and the powerful political influence of American corporations today. The movie, THE CORPORATE COUP D'ÉTAT, takes a complex political/historical theme and brings it to life. It creates a powerful cinematic experience that explains how President Trump is the result of failed neoliberal globalist policies, and a 'corporate coup d'état' in which corporations and billionaires were able to gradually take control of the political process in the U.S. and elsewhere. Listen to how and why this movie had to be made and learn Jeff's views on politics today, his time as a TV commentator for CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News, and about his activism in co-founding Roots Action and Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR). Interview Guest: Jeff Cohen, jeffcohen.org, media critic and lecturer, was founding director of the Park Center for Independent Media at Ithaca College, where he was an associate professor of journalism. He founded the media watch group FAIR in 1986, and cofounded the online activist group RootsAction.org in 2011. Cohen has coproduced documentary movies, including “The Corporate Coup D’Etat” and “All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception and the Spirit of I.F. Stone.” He is the author of Cable News Confidential: My Misadventures in Corporate Media. He has been a TV commentator at CNN, Fox News and MSNBC, and was senior producer of MSNBC’s Phil Donahue primetime show until it was terminated three weeks before the Iraq invasion. His columns have been published online at such websites as HuffPost, CommonDreams and Truthout—and in dozens of dailies, including USA Today, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Atlanta Constitution, and Miami Herald.

Produced at KSQD 90.7FM “Be Bold America!” is a live, biweekly, talk show for those who are motivated to step out with the bold actions necessary to reunite this country and reclaim our democracy. “Be Bold America!” is for those who want to understand the unique challenges ahead, and who are curious to learn what they can Keep doing, Stop doing, and Start doing to reclaim our democratic republic. We have big things to do. Jill Cody,MPA, is a political activist, author, and radio show host. Her first book, America Abandoned: The Secret Velvet Coup That Cost Us Our Democracy, won two international awards, the “2017 Next Generation” Indie Finalist Award and the “Best Books” Finalist Award. Jill was editor and contributor to her second book, Climate Abandoned: We’re on the Endangered Species List, that became a #1 Amazon Bestseller, won the “2019 Living Now” Bronze Award, and has been nominated for the 2020 Readers Choice Award. Jill now is producer and host of KSQD 90.7FM “Be Bold America!,” that discusses how to reunite this country and face the challenges ahead to save our democracy with Keep/Stop/Start activities presented by interview guests. Our future depends on it.