Dialectica Radio: Show Eleven - Mapping in Santo Domingo

Host Sean Reyna interviews members of a class project to create maps and other datasets describing "informal settlements" in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

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Dialectica Radio: Show Ten - Sustainable Food

This week on Dialectica: Sustainable Food Systems. Karen Banks and the Sustainability Work Group discuss sustainable food systems and sustainable agriculture. Joy Casnovsky from the Sustainable Food Center is our guest.

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Dialectica Radio: Show Nine - LBJ Journal

This week on Dialectica: Spotlight on the LBJ Journal. Hosts Sean Reyna and Jon Rogers present the role of op-eds in decision making. Writings from Barksdale English, Amy Katzen, Amanda Barstow, and James Tanner are featured.

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The op-eds presented on the program (and many others) can be found at the LBJ Journal link in our sidebar.

Dialectica Radio: Show Eight - Leadership

This week on Dialectica: Leadership. Host/Co-Producer Rebecca Taylor sat down with one expert in leadership from each of three domains to get a good understanding of the topic from multiple perspectives. Co-produced by James Tanner.

Our three speakers are:

* Ron Kessler, an executive coach and long time leader in the Austin business community, gives some good insights into how leadership can be developed within the individual.

* Ed Goble, Associate Athletic Director for Business Operations for the University of Texas Athletics department, discusses how leadership is identified and developed in the sports world.

* Dr. Howard Prince, Director of the Center for Ethical Leadership at the LBJ School of Public Policy, discusses leadership development in the military and an provides an overview of research on the topic.

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Dialectica Radio: Show Seven - The Financial Crisis Fallout

This week on Dialectica: The Financial Crisis Fallout. Host/Producer James Tanner explores the role of government concerning the aftermath of the ongoing financial crisis. Guests interviewed are:

Dr. James Galbraith, Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr. Chair in Government/Business Relations and Professor of Government at the LBJ School of Public Affairs and author, The Predator State: How Conservatives Abandoned the Free Market and Why Liberals Should Too.

Dr. Robert Auerbach, LBJ Professor of Public Affairs at the LBJ School of Public Affairs and author, Deception and Abuse at the Fed: Henry B. Gonzales Battles Alan Greenspan's Bank.

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Dialectica Radio: Show Six - Energy Policy and Environmental Planning

This week on Dialectica: Energy Policy and Environmental Planning. The Sustainability Workgroup will be discussing the differences between the platforms of Senator McCain and Senator Obama on issues of energy policy and environmental planning. Hosts for the show are Sustainability Workgroup members Meredith Grey and Susan Peterson, and LBJ graduate student Chris Smith is our special guest.

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Dialectica Radio: Show Five - The American Political Process

This week on Dialectica: The American Political Process. Host/producer Sean Reyna interviews LBJ Alum Stephanie Chiarello, the Deputy Campaign Manager for State Representative (District 52) candidate Diana Maldonado, and she will be talking about volunteerism. Sean will also be discussing the Iowa caucuses, and Chris Holcomb guest-hosts the program.

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Dialectica Radio: Show Four - Defense Acquisition

This week’s host/co-producer Sanjeet Deka and co-producer C.P. Smith examine the ongoing debate facing defense acquisition and procurement.

Guests interviewed for the show include:

• Admiral Bobby Inman, Lyndon B. Johnson Centennial Chair in National Policy at the LBJ School of Public Affairs and Former Deputy Director of the CIA;

• Kenneth Flamm, Professor of Economics and the Dean Rusk Chair of International Affairs at the LBJ School of Public Affairs;

• Lt. Col. Fred Puthoff, U.S Army Senior College Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin.

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Dialectica Radio: Show Three - Government Transparency

This week on Dialectica: Co-producers Chris Holcomb and Jon Rogers explore the issue of government transparency. Includes interviews with Dr. Gary Chapman of the LBJ School and the 21st Century Project, Damien Brockman of Billhop.com, James Quintero of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, and LBJ second-year student (and LBJ Radio Group member) Sean Reyna.

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Dialectica Radio: Show Two - Bicycling in Austin

This week on Dialectica: the LBJ Sustainability Working Group provides a prelude for their Bicycle Pub Crawl (10/3) with a discussion on bicycling issues in Austin. Representatives from the Yellow Bike Project and the Orange Bike Project will be on-hand to dissect issues the Statesman refuses to report on.

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Dialectica Radio: Show One - Education in China

Tonight, students from the LBJ School of Public Affairs present the inaugural show of Dialectica, a community program to provide KVRX listeners with in-depth information about policy issues through a compelling, issue-driven narrative.

This evening's program focuses on education in China. We share an exploration of the Chinese educational system, review its historical framework, and compare and contrast the Chinese and United States educational systems.

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