2 parts
airing during 1/31 to 2/12/2010 in Ventura (see air times)
airing 2/1 and 2/8/2010 in other cities in Ventura County (see air times)
David Swanson, author of DAYBREAK
Interview w/ David Swanson, constitutional advocate and author of DAYBREAK, and Cindy Piester of Pulse TV. Discuss Congress, Obama’s administration, Progressive politics, and over-reaching presidential power.
Filmed at CAPS TV in Ventura, CA on Jan. 16, 2010.
Cindy Piester, Pulse TV
2 parts
airing during 1/17 to 1/29/2010 in Ventura (see air times)
airing 1/11 & 1/18/2010 in other cities in Ventura County (see air times)
Michael Parenti, author of "Super Patriotism"
Speech by Michael Parenti, author and political analyst, speaking on capitalism and our economy. From a Democracy University DVD filmed at UU General Assembly in Long Beach, CA on June 25, 2004.
2 parts
airing during weeks of 1/3/ through 1/15/10 in Ventura (see air times)
airing Mondays at 9 pm on 12/28/09 & 1/4/10 in other cities in Ventura County (see air times)
Tim Wise, author of "White Like Me"
Speech on “Racism, White Denial & the Costs of Inequality” by Tim Wise, anti-racist activist and author of “White Like Me” at Mt. Holyoke College in Massachusetts.
Produced by Media Education Foundation.
2 parts
airing during 12/20/2009 to 1/1/1010 in Ventura (see air times)
airing 12/14 and 12/21/09 in other cities in Ventura County (see air times)
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Daniel Ellsberg, leaked the Pentagon Papers during Vietnam War
Dahr Jamail, award-winning, independent journalist about the Mideast
Conversation between Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the Pentagon Papers about Vietnam in 1971, and Dahr Jamail, independent journalist on the Mideast. Discuss whistle-blowers, Iraq and Afghanistan, the military, resistance, and the Obama administration.
airing during 12/13 to 12/18/2009 in Ventura (see air times)
airing 12/7/2009 in other cities in Ventura County (see air times)
Lilly Ledbetter, pioneer of the "Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009"
Speech by Lilly Ledbetter, pioneer of the “Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009″ about pay discrimination, loss in the Supreme Court, and final passage of a bill in Congress to allow recourse and guarantee equal pay for equal work. Sponsored by the Ventura County Womens’ Forum 2009 and held at Cal Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks on Oct. 10, 2009.
2 parts
airing during 11/22 to 12/4/2009 in Ventura (see air times)
airing 11/23 and 11/30/2009 in other cities in Ventura County (see air times)
Dahr Jamail - award-winning, independent journalist
Interview with Dahr Jamail, award-winning, independent journalist and author of “Beyond The Green Zone” and his most recent book “The Will To Resist” and website “Mideast Dispatches”. Interviewed by Cindy Piester with PULSE TV. Discuss Ft. Hood, Iraq and Afghanistan, soldiers’ resistance and U.S. foreign policy including Obama administration. Produced by Maverick Media and filmed at CAPS TV Channel 6 in Ventura, CA on Nov. 9, 2009.
Cindy Piester - host and producer of PULSE TV
3 parts
airing during 11/1 to 11/20/2009 in Ventura (see air times)
airing 11/2, 11/9, 11/16/2009 in other cities in Ventura County (see air times)
Todd Thayer, executive director of CAPS TV, Channel 6 in Ventura
Hap Freund, executive director of The Santa Barbara Channels, 17 & 21
Interview with Todd Thayer, executive director of CAPS TV – community access Channel 6, and Hap Freund, executive director of The Santa Barbara Channels – community access Channels 17 and 21, by Cindy Piester, producer of PULSE. Discusses state of media, localism and public access stations.
Cindy Piester, host and producer of PULSE
3 parts
airing during weeks of 10/4 – 10/24/2009 in Ventura
airing 10/5, 10/12, 10/19/2009 in other Ventura County cities (see Air Times)
Speech by Naomi Klein, author of No Logo and The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism, at the Ethical Culture Society in New York, NY, on Sept. 17, 2007.Discusses how radical capitalism take advantage or crisis to push forward unpopular economic agendas.Produced by DEMOCRACY NOW! and featuring Amy Goodman.
3 parts
airing during 9/6 to 9/25/2009 in Ventura (see air times)
airing 9/7, 9/14 & 9/21/2009 in other cities in Ventura County (see air times)
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Speech given by Thom Hartman, Air America Radio talk show host and author of “Screwed: the Undeclared War Against the Middle Class? and “Cracking the Code”. About the myth of the middle class, the myth of democracy, the myth of free trade, the story of conservatives and liberals. Includes a question & answer session. A presentation by the Ventura County Speaker Series organized by Mary Pallant. Given at Oak Park Community Center on Nov. 30, 2007.
3 parts
airing during 8/16 to 9/4/2009 in Ventura (see air times)
airing 8/17, 8/24, 8/31/2009 in other cities in Ventura County (see air times)
Norman Eagle - life-long activist
Betty Eagle - life-long activist
Interview with Norman & Betty Eagle, local, life-time activists, by Cindy Piester for Profiles in Activism series. Discusses their personal activism during the Great Depression through the Civil Rights Movement, McCarthyism, three major wars, and their activism and perspective today. Filmed at CAPS TV in Ventura, CA on July 10, 2009.
Cindy Piester - producer/interviewer - Profiles in Activism series
