Dialectica Radio: Show 26 - Bicycles and Breakfast

Tonight on Dialectica: Producer/Host Jason Fialkoff and his gang of merry bicycle pranksters discuss their recent "breakfast-station-for-bike-communters" initiative and other Austin-area bicycling issues.

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Dialectica Radio: Show 25 - The Economic Recovery Plan

Tonight on Dialectica: Dialectica Producer and graduating LBJ student Sean Reyna uses his trademark dry wit to dissect President Obama's economic recovery plan.

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Dialectica Radio: Show 24 - The Power of Words

Tonight on Dialectica: Host/Co-producer Nadia Bobb and Co-Producer Desiree Ledet of the Public Affairs Alliance for Communities of Color (PAACC) present reflections on the Barbara Jordan Statue Unveiling last week on the UT campus. Excerpts from Prof. Jordan, columnist Molly Ivins, track and field coach Beverly Kearney, UT President William Powers Jr., former LBJ alum and teaching assistant Deann Friedholm, and author/actor Anna Deavere Smith give insight into the meaning of Barbara Jordan’s words and deeds, and how they have positively shaped our world.

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Dialectica Radio: Show 23 - CLASS and the Austin Mayoral Debate

Tonight on Dialectica: Members of Citizens for Local and State Service (or C.L.A.S.S.) discuss the upcoming mayoral debate, organized by C.L.A.S.S. and televised on KXAN on April 22, 2009. Producer Rebecca Takahashi and co-hosts Kate Mason and Erin Boeke Burke are joined by David Kobeirowski, an Austin community activist, host of "Truth Austin" and the weekly forum "Dave Has Issues", as well as KOOP Radio programs "Neighborly Conversations" and "Texas Politics Today." C.L.A.S.S. is a student-run organization at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, whose mission is to promote and engage policy students in local politics and governance.


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Dialectica Radio: Show 21 - Energy Technology Transition

Host/Co-Producer Axel Gerdau introduces the work of the Energy Technology Transition Project through interviews with project co-instructor, LBJ professor, and Interim Dean of the Jackson School of Geosciences Dr. Charles G. Groat, and fellow project and LBJ colleagues James Ovelmen, Melissa Lott and Kymberlie Koch, outlining their report and its recommendations.

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Dialectica Radio: Show Twenty - Defense Issues

This week on Dialectica: Host James Tanner and Producer C. P. Smith present several issues regarding the U.S. military. This wide-ranging show explores new research about the demographics of the U.S. military, the differences between the branches of military, recent news of President Obama’s plan for Afghanistan, and an update on previous Dialectica shows on defense procurement and detainees in Guantanamo.

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Dialectica Radio: Show Nineteen - Green Jobs

This week on Dialectica: Host/Producer Chris Holcomb presents the City of Austin's approach towards 'Green Jobs'. Chris Riley, a candidate for Austin City Council whose platform includes increasing green jobs and Jose Beceiro, Director of Clean Energy Initiatives at the Austin Chamber of Commerce, join us to discuss the concept of 'Green Jobs' and related activity in Austin.

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