Monday, April 27, 2009

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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Monday, April 13, 2009

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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Monday, April 6, 2009

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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