The Fallon Forum
By Ed Fallon
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Podcast Description
Daily podcast of the Fallon Forum with Ed Fallon: Bringing progressive talk radio to Iowa
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CleanFallon Forum: Jan 26, 2012 | We talk with Speaker of the Iowa House Kraig Paulsen (R-Hiawatha) about traffic cameras, economic development, nuclear power, and drug testing food stamp recipients. | 1/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jan 25, 2012 | Sonia Ashe with the Iowa Public Interest Research Group discusses a recent memo from Iowa Utilities Board staffers expressing concern about MidAmerican Energy's proposal to saddle ratepayers with the cost of its proposed nuclear power plant. | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jan 24, 2012 | Debi Durham with the Iowa Economic Development Authority talks with Ed about state economic incentive programs, and addresses Ed's claim that the programs often amount to corporate welfare. Then David Williams with Taxpayers Protection Alliance shares his take on the upcoming State of the Union address. | 1/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jan 23, 2012 | Charles Goldman and Ed discuss the results from Saturday's Republican primary in South Carolina, and what's next in Florida on January 31. | 1/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jan 19, 2012 | Over the past seven years, the State of Iowa has given $809 million in tax breaks to 50 big corporations. The top three are ethanol plants owned by out-of-state oil companies. Joining us for the conversation are ISU economist Dave Swenson, David Osterberg with the Iowa Policy Project, and State Rep Dan Kelley (D-Newton). | 1/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jan 18, 2012 | We discuss the fallout from four U.S. Marines urinating on the corpses of three dead Taliban soldiers. | 1/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jan 17, 2012 | Des Moines' Flood Czar, Bill Stowe, is Ed's guest tonight, as Ed threatens to conduct a poll of listeners to see how many believe climate change is caused by (1) Solar Flares, (2) Cow Flatulence, (3) Rampant Liberalism, or (4) Bill Stowe himself. The discussion focuses on Army Corps of Engineers' new projections for higher flood-stage levels in Des Moines and what Bill's going to do to save us all from a watery demise. | 1/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jan 16, 2012 | It's Martin Luther King Day, a day that's become a national holiday for volunteerism. That's fine, but what about fighting for justice and equality? That was the core vision of Dr. King. Also today, Abbie Durkee talks about her business, My Alibi Clothing, which is designing a fashionable yet functional line of women's bike apparel. | 1/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jan 12, 2012 | State Rep Dan Kelley (D-Newton) gives us his take on the first week of the 2012 Iowa Legislative Session. Program sponsored in part by Associations, Inc. | 1/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jan 11, 2012 | Sylvia Piper is a long-time advocate for the rights of the disabled and elderly. Last fall, she was let go from her position with Iowa Protection and Advocacy under circumstances that caused many to suspect payback for calling attention to problems in Iowa's long-term care facilities. We also talk about the poll results from the New Hampshire primary. | 1/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jan 10, 2012 | We review some of Governor Branstad's condition of the state address, especially the proposal for reducing commercial property taxes and how that would affect city budgets. Avoca city manager Clint Fichter joins us for this discussion. We also talk about Ed's day in court, climate change, and the rising cost of living even as Iowans' wages are stagnant. | 1/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jan 09, 2012 | The U.S. Supreme Court challenges Texas' new political district map, and we discuss Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz's proposal to require a photo i.d. before voting. | 1/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jan 05, 2012 | Ed looks back at his 2011 predictions and finds he's batting a dismal 40%. | 1/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jan 04, 2012 | Ed discusses the results of last night's Democratic and Republican Caucuses. | 1/4/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jan 02, 2012 | Charles Goldman and Ed discuss tomorrow's caucuses, and why Charles is going to the Democratic Caucus as uncommitted, and Ed is going to the Republican Caucus uncertain who to support. Democratic candidate John Wolfe joins us on the phone from Tennessee. | 1/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Dec 29, 2011 | Bob Zany talks comedy and caucuses, then The Nation's John Nichols discusses his trip around Iowa today visiting campaign events of Michele Bachmann and Rick Santorum. | 12/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Dec 28, 2011 | Slacker Jack joins Ed to talk about Ron Paul's campaign. | 12/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Dec 27, 2011 | Attorney Kimberly Graham fills in for Ed and discusses divorce law. | 12/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Dec 26, 2011 | Long-time peace activist Tom Hayden talks about the political landscape and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan - and surprises and angers some callers with his contention that we should declare victory in Iraq. | 12/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Dec 22, 2011 | Former State Representative Joel Brown, a Democrat, is supporting Ron Paul. We get into foreign policy, racism, the Federal Reserve, the EPA, and more. | 12/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Dec 21, 2011 | Dr. Pat Betroche was inspired by God to run for Congress last year, to which Ed responded that God goaded him to run for Congress in 2008 as a form of punishment. After comparing notes on the joys of their respective failed Congressional campaigns, Ed tries to dissuade Pat from the silly idea that Newt Gingrich should be President. | 12/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Dec 20, 2011 | Fallon's political talk is all over the board tonight. Somebody should have given this guy a script. | 12/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Dec 19, 2011 | The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) has moved quickly and quietly, almost like a stealth bomber. Just this morning, President Obama signed it, and a growing chorus of Americans are upset. Ben Stone with the American Civil Liberties joins me, as does KayLynn Strain, a member of Occupy Des Moines and practicing Muslim who manages the first-aid tent at Stewart Square. KayLynn has camped at the occupy site every night since the occupation began on October 9th. She is the lone Des Moines occupier who is a practicing Muslim. | 12/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Dec 15, 2011 | We could be facing a lose-lose situation for Iowa. If Bachmann and Santorum do poorly in the January 3rd Caucus, the "fairytale" that candidates who campaign the hardest do well in Iowa will be proven a lie. Yet if either of these two candidates do well, Iowa loses anyway, since they are both so extreme as to be way out of step with Republicans across the country. Daynelle Crowell joins Ed for the conversation about this, Ron Paul, and the Occupy movement. | 12/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Dec 14, 2011 | Charles Goldman and I discuss the Republican presidential candidates, particularly Mitt Romney's history of personal economic success - at the expense of others associated with his business ventures. | 12/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Dec 13, 2011 | Christians involved with the Iowa Family Leader annointed Michele Bachmann as their choice for president today, claiming she is the most Biblically qualified. Also, Dutch Ruisch and Marti Doyle talk about why they're involved with Occupy Des Moines. | 12/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Dec 12, 2011 | Richard Gage, founder of Architects and Engineers for 9-11 Truth, joins us for the controversial topic of whether the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center bombings were an inside job. Show sponsored in part by Clarion Alliance. | 12/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Dec 08, 2011 | Former Illinois Governor Rod Blogojevich gets 14 years in federal prison because he tried to leverage his power for money and/or a political appointment. By that standard, so many politicians should be in prison there'd be no room for drug addicts. Brandon Griffis (with Occupy Des Moines and Drinking Liberally) joins Ed for the conversation, which also gets into the controversy over the use of mic check and the growing number of climate disasters. | 12/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Dec 07, 2011 | President Obama comes out swinging, saying he'll use our nation's economic leverage to pressure countries to support equality for gays and lesbians. Also, Art Behn, a retired postal worker, talks about his invovlement with Occupy Des Moines. | 12/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Dec 06, 2011 | Jessica Reznicek is Ed's guest tonight. She's a student at Simpson College, studying political science. A paper she wrote was about the national debt inspired her to get involved in Occupy Iowa. We also get comedian Lee Camp's take on why corporate interests fear the occupy movement. | 12/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Dec 05, 2011 | Mike Draper is leading the charge against the City of Des Moines' proposal to give the Hampton Inn (think Hilton, as in Paris) millions of tax subsidies to build on the river in downtown Des Moines. Also, we talk with Graham Gillette about his proposal to remove campus security from the auspices of a university's governing authority, in response to scandals surrounding sexual assault at Penn State and pepper spraying of protesters at UC Davis. | 12/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Dec 01, 2011 | During debate on a resolution to recognize the right of Occupy Wall Street participants to express their first amendment rights, Illinois State Rep Ed Sullivan (R-Mundelein) called Occupiers "un-American" and said he had read reports of demonstrators involved with the movement "raping and pillaging and beating people up and murdering." We discuss this and other craziness with Jess Mazour, a young professional volunteering extensive time with Occupy Des Moines. | 12/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Nov 30, 2011 | When Simon Conway and Ed Fallon, Senators Rand Paul and Tom Harkin, the FBI and the ACLU agree on an issue, it's worth paying attention. We discuss bi-partisan efforts to stop radical legislation before Congress that would allow U.S. citizens to be arrested and detained indefinitely without cause and without a trial. We also talk with Basil Hill about his reasons for being involved in Occupy Des Moines. | 11/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Nov 29, 2011 | State Rep Dan Kelley (D-Newton) provides an overview of the upcoming Legislative Session; and it appears the gas tax and some key initiatives in education are off the table. We also talk with local attorney Joseph Glazebrook, why he's involved with Occupy Des Moines, and legal angles on non-violent civil disobedience. | 11/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Nov 28, 2011 | Jeffrey Weiss with Catholic Peace Ministry discusses fact and fiction about Iran and its prospects for developing nuclear weapons. We also discuss proposed legislation that would severely impact personal freedom and liberty in America, under the guise of stamping out terrorism. | 11/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Nov 23, 2011 | Charles Goldman and Jeffrey Weiss talk about the Super Committee's deliberations regarding the federal budget. Either the recommendations will have been announced by today or the across-the-board 10% cut goes into place. Regardless, Charles is likely to be unhappy. | 11/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Nov 22, 2011 | Peggy Huppert with the American Cancer Society hosts an informational chat with David Osterberg about radon. David's the associate professor in public health at the University of Iowa. Having served in the Iowa Legislature for a decade, David is well-qualified to discuss noxious gases. | 11/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Nov 21, 2011 | Jon Krieg and Kathleen McQuillen with American Friends Service Committee talk with Arnie Alpert, director of AFSC’s New Hampshire office. Arnie provides an overview of Occupy movements across the country and weighs-in on some of AFSC's economic justice priorities. | 11/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Nov 17, 2011 | We look at the Penn State-Joe Paterno news story with Angela Clark, rape surivivor and healing arts practicioner, who shares her personal journey toward healing as she's learned how to deal with the trauma of being raped as a child.(Thanks to Lora Fraracci with Earth Made Clean and Jon Krieg for helping sponsor this show.) | 11/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Nov 16, 2011 | Attorney Jim Larew and Public Adjuster Joe Hope join Ed to talk about the 100-150 mile-an-hour wind storm that hit Tama and Benton counties on July 10, and why so many people are still struggling to have their insurance claims addressed. | 11/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Nov 15, 2011 | Ed and Bradshaw sort out the field of Republican Presidential candidates. Then Mike Draper, owner of Raygun, talks about the City of Des Moines' plan to dole out big tax breaks to Hampton Inn. | 11/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Nov 14, 2011 | Ed and Charles Goldman discuss the too-big-to-fail banks, and how reinstating Glass-Steagall would help regulate them. | 11/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Nov 10, 2011 | Ed shares a letter from a man who lost his home yet still dropped by the Occupy Des Moines camp to donate a coat. We hear from a man involved in Occupy San Diego. And veteran advocate Dave Spencer joins us, too. | 11/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Nov 09, 2011 | Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson discusses his campaign for President. Writer and poet Phil Rockstroh shares his thoughts on Occupy Wall Street and capitalism. | 11/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Nov 08, 2011 | A group called Anonymous put out a video calling for people to disrupt the Iowa Caucuses, and some people mistakenly identify Anonymous with Occupy Des Moines. We set the record straight on this confusion. | 11/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Nov 07, 2011 | We talk wtih Jon Murphy of Jobs First 2012 about a bipartisan effort to encourage Congress to make job creation its top priority. We also talk with Ying Sa and Ben Jung about this week's Immigrant Entrepreneur Summit at Drake University. | 11/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Nov 03, 2011 | Jose Del Valle talks about Organo Gold and an innovative idea to add the ganoderma mushroom - used for over 4,000 years in Chinese medicine - to coffee, tea and hot chocolate. We also discuss the Occupy Wall Street movement. | 11/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Nov 02, 2011 | Steve Stone hits a hot button issue and explains the position of a growing number of architects and engineers, who feel that the World Trade Center buildings fell due to planned demolition. | 11/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Nov 01, 2011 | State Apiarist Andrew Joseph talks about colony collapse disorder, mites, and other problems affecting Iowa bee's population, and why bees are critical to Iowa agriculture. Then we discuss Whole Foods' plans to locate in central Iowa, how the company received $4.2 million in public subsidies for its store in Detroit, and whether they'll receive tax breaks from Des Moines and West Des Moines. | 11/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Oct 31, 2011 | The Koch Brothers help fund a study by scientist Richard Muller, a climate-change denier, expecting vindication of their viewpoint. Unfortunately for oil tycoons David and Charles Koch, the study came back concurring that climate change is for real! We talk with Fox News analyst Jim Pinkerton about this and other issues, and we also talk with Ying Sa of Community CPA about the upcoming Immigrant Entrepreneur Summit. | 10/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Oct 27, 2011 | Zach Bales-Henry co-hosts with Ed as we talk with Bill Ferrel about faith and climate change. | 10/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Oct 26, 2011 | Former Polk County Republican Party Chair Sarah Bowman is my guest as we get her perspective on the Occupy Wall Street movement. | 10/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Oct 25, 2011 | We talk with Linda Oelson-King and Gano Whetstone about the work of Passageway, and the need to adequately fund mental health care in all of Iowa's counties. | 10/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Oct 24, 2011 | Ed and Charles Goldman discuss the Attorneys General's proposed settlement with the big banks, which strikes us as woefully inadequate. | 10/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Oct 20, 2011 | We talk with Chuck Conlen of Clean Energy for America about nuclear power. | 10/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Oct 19, 2011 | We talk with Portland Oregon attorney, Bob Mionske about Idaho's Stop Means Yield bike law. We also talk with Ying Sa about the Immigrant Entrepreneur Summit. | 10/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Oct 18, 2011 | We talk with Admiral Dennis McGinn about climate change, renewable energy, and what the U.S. military is doing to shift from fossil fuels to renewables. | 10/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Oct 17, 2011 | We talk with Andrew Rasmussen about the recently-release proposal by Governor Branstad to improve education in Iowa. | 10/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Oct 13, 2011 | We talk with Doug Burns, reporter and editorial writer with the Carroll Daily Times. We also talk with Carroll County residents working to address the problem of domestic abuse. | 10/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Oct 12, 2011 | We talk with Ritu Sharma with Women Thrive Worldwide, a non-profit advocating for policies that give women and families the tools they need to escape poverty. and organization. Next, Joel Fry joins us to plug this weekend's Iowa Comedy Festival. Then we talk with Rod Niedmeyer, an average Iowan who's gotten the economic shaft even as the big financial corporations rake it in. Rod was among those arrested at the Occupy Iowa protest on Sunday, and was the lone protester hit with pepper spray. | 10/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Oct 11, 2011 | Dr Davina Kotulski is an author, psychologist and marriage-equality activist. She joins us to discuss what the presidential candidates have to say about this issue. We also talk about developments in the Occupy Iowa movement. | 10/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Oct 10, 2011 | Charles Goldman and Ed discuss the launching of Des Moines' participation in the Occupy Wall Street movement. About 500 people kicked it off at the Iowa State Capitol last night, and 37 people (including Ed) were arrested when the Iowa State Patrol ordered protestors off Capitol grounds. | 10/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Oct 06, 2011 | We discuss all sorts of issues with Frank Cownie, Mayor of Des Moines, including sidewalks, traffic cameras, art and culture, urban sprawl, development along Highway 5, the Keystone Pipeline, and flood plain development. | 10/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Oct 05, 2011 | Attorney Jim Larew discusses a climate-change angle not often considered. There are plenty of climate-change deniers out there, but the insurance industry is a true believer. That’s been made clear by their rate hikes and policy changes. But if you think all these natural disasters mean insurance companies are losing money in big payouts to victims, think again. Angel Robinson, the consumer advocate with the Iowa Insurance Division, also joins us for the conversation. | 10/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Oct 04, 2011 | Frank and Kim Spillers with Global Horizons have coached “BE-WUCA” (Be Welcoming, Understanding, Comfortable and Appreciative) workshops for all sorts of groups, including AARP meetings, K-12 classes, and caucus and primary election organizers. They point out how everything has become so negative, how folks listen to the newscast and get depressed and then watch commercials about how a certain drug will cure depression. But there’s a better way to peace of mind and success (both personal and societal) than drugs and despair. Ed talks with Kim and Frank about their ideas, experience, and techniques. | 10/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Oct 03, 2011 | Sue Dvorsky, head of the Iowa Democratic Party, talks about a variety of political issues, including the Wall Street protests, Swati Dandekar's appointment to the Iowa Utility Board, the special Senate election on November 8th, and the Republican presidential candidates. | 10/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Sep 29, 2011 | Jeanne Mansfield, writer with the Boston Review, joins us to discuss her in-person encounter with the macing of protesters by a New York City Police Department officer. | 9/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Sep 28, 2011 | Poet, philosopher and writer Phil Rockstroh contends that the political Left has long-abandoned any pretense of genuinely challenging America's ruling elite. We talk specifically about how the Left's response to war has changed since Vietnam. | 9/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Sep 27, 2011 | Charles Goldman and Ed disucss the extent to which some Republican presidential candidates align themselves with extreme religious viewpoints. | 9/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Sep 26, 2011 | First, Sonia Ashe with Iowa Public Interest Research Group discusses a recent report called Apples to Twinkies, showing the extent to which tax dollars subsidize childhood obesity. Then we talk wtih Martha Hennessy about the Catholic Worker movement. | 9/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Sep 22, 2011 | A recent report documents 2,000 species that have moved further north or to higher elevations to escape global warming. Other species know it's time to take action. When will humanity jump on board? (Thanks to Cruise Plus Iowa for helping sponsor this show.) | 9/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Sep 21, 2011 | When it comes to climate change, the Republican presidential candidates are not all on the same page.(Thanks to Soul Flower for helping to sponsor this show.). | 9/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Sep 20, 2011 | Recreational trails and RAGBRAI are great, but in light of growing concerns about climate change, it's time to take bicycling as transportation more seriously. (Thanks to Des Moines Moving Planet Bike Rally for helping to sponsor this show.) | 9/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Sep 19, 2011 | We discuss the President's record on climate change and his administration's response to the proposed Canadian Tar Sands pipeline.(Thanks to Ames Smart Growth Alliance for helping to sponsor this show.) | 9/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Sep 15, 2011 | Bruce Clark, Iowa President of the American Postal Workers Union, discusses the real crisis facing America's world-class postal system. It's not the use of electronic communication that's the problem, it's the concerted effort by corporate interests to who would profit immensely if the public postal system were dismantled. | 9/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Sep 14, 2011 | Part 1: Jake Velie with Healthy for Life talks about Rick Perry's apparent love affair with Merck, and how big campaign contributions from the giant drug company likely influenced Perry's decision to require pre-teen girls to get vaccinated. Part 2: Ying Sa with Community CPA talks about the risks of being audited by the IRS, and what to do to prevent it. | 9/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Sep 13, 2011 | Joe Hrdlicka with the Iowa Telecommunications Association discusses proposed FCC changes that could hurt internet access in rural Iowa. Also, State Rep Dan Kelley (D-Newton) talks about the effort to hold Google accountable regarding their practice of using search engines to provide an unfair advantage to businesses with deep pockets. | 9/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Sep 12, 2011 | Charles Goldman and Ed discuss how remarkable it is that someone with positions as extreme and untenable as Rick Perry's can be leading in the polls by ten percentage points. | 9/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Sep 08, 2011 | Sophia Douglas guest hosts for Ed. | 9/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Sep 07, 2011 | Sophia Douglas guest hosts for Ed and interviews Dr Wayne Andersen. | 9/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Sep 06, 2011 | Zach Bales-Henry guest hosts for Ed. | 9/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Sep 01, 2011 | Jeffrey Weiss guest hosts for Ed. | 9/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Aug 31, 2011 | Charles Goldman guest hosts for Ed. He's joined by State Senator Rob Hogg discussing climate change. | 8/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Aug 30, 2011 | Jon Krieg with American Friends Service Committee guest hosts for Ed. | 8/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Aug 29, 2011 | Zach guest hosts for Ed. | 8/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Aug 25, 2011 | State Rep Dan Kelley talks about the recent Education Summit, and what we might expect to see in terms of legislation affecting education in the next legislative session. | 8/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Aug 24, 2011 | Jake Velie with Healthy for Life discusses the over-use of cholesterol-lowering medicine. Also, Lynda Waddington with The Iowa Independent discusses the Republican presidential candidates. | 8/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Aug 23, 2011 | Polk County Supervisors EJ Goivannetti and Angela Connolly backed-out of coming on the show at the last minute. That didn't stop us from discussing the controversial new proposed boundaries for county government. We also talk with Jim Jacobson of Service Employees Union International about the major Jobs Rally planned for Des Moines this coming weekend. | 8/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Aug 22, 2011 | Charles Goldman and Ed discuss the solvency of Social Security, and the medicine both Democrats and Republicans in Congress seem loathe to take. | 8/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Aug 18, 2011 | Graham Gillette and Ed talk politics. | 8/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Aug 17, 2011 | Jake Velie with Healthy for Life joins Ed for a conversation about the latest in Iowa State Fair fare. | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Aug 16, 2011 | We share Jon Stewart's commentary on how the corporate media is ignoring Ron Paul, then we launch into a discussion with Rev. Hugh Stone about the intense poverty afflicting Haiti, and the role of Hanes' t-shirt production in relieving - or exacerbating - that poverty. | 8/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Aug 15, 2011 | Ron Paul finishes in a statistical tie for first in the Republican Straw Poll, yet the corporate media ignores him and pegs the race for President as a three-way contest between Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry and Mitt Romney. We also talk with Matt Ohloff of Food and Water Watch about the Food and Farm Bill. | 8/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Aug 11, 2011 | John Deeth (Iowa City blogger) and Fred Karger (Republican activist running for President) discuss Fred's motives for running for president, and Ed's call for all Iowans to attend the Republican Caucuses. | 8/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Aug 10, 2011 | Charles Goldman co-hosts the conversation with retired Drake economics professor Ismael Hossein-Zadeh. The focus is on Obama's growing list of corporate-friendly accomplishments, which beg the question as to where his true allegiance lies. | 8/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Aug 09, 2011 | Part 1 - Even as Whole Foods has gobbled up its competitors, and prepares to expand in central Iowa, it's track record on supporting genetically engineered crops continues to come under question. Part 2 - Local trader Andy Shaffer shares his take on the roller coaster ride known as the stock market. | 8/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Aug 08, 2011 | Charles Goldman feels the electoral college ought to be abolished or overhauled. Ed feels it's best left the way it is. Callers seem to side with Ed in a pretty heated debate. | 8/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Aug 04, 2011 | Kim Houlding with Story County Vet Clinic discusses the layoffs in the chicken industry, and the recent salmonella poisonings from Cargill's turkey products. Also, Arnie Arneson talks politics, and why there's an entirely different set of Republican presidential candidates traipsing through New Hampshire than those visiting in Iowa. | 8/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Aug 03, 2011 | Jake Velie with Healthy for Life discusses recent reports showing that America's girth continues to expand, and what each of us can do about it. During the second half of the program, Ed talks about bicycle safety issues. | 8/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Aug 02, 2011 | David Osterberg with the Iowa Policy Project talks about the condition of state government's budget. Despite there being a nearly $1 billion cushion, when measured as a percentage of the overall state economy, state government spending is lower than it's been since 1998. | 8/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Aug 01, 2011 | Ed and Ako discuss Branstad's veto of a low-income tax break and the closing of unemployment offies. They also discuss the federal debt ceiling deal. Also, it's the first day of Ramadan and Ako shares his perpsective on this holiday. | 8/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jul 28, 2011 | Jon Krieg and Kathleen McQuillen of the American Friends Service Committee talk about military over-spending and how this affects the federal budget and deficit. The conversation will focus on how federal budget cuts are hurting local human needs programs. | 7/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jul 27, 2011 | Ed and Slacker Jack round out the conversation on sex and politics. | 7/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jul 26, 2011 | Jeffrey Weiss and Iran-native Yasher Vaset, director of the United Nations Association of Iowa, address some of the misconceptions Americans have of Iran. | 7/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jul 25, 2011 | Peggy Huppert and David Swenson discuss solutions to the debt ceiling crisis. | 7/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jul 21, 2011 | Part 1 - State Rep Dan Kelley (D-Newton) disagrees with Ed's plea to Democrats and Independents to attend the Republican Caucuses next year. | 7/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jul 20, 2011 | In round two of The P***s Dialogues, Charles Goldman, Jeffrey Weiss and Slacker Jack join Ed to discuss the national political fallout over the Iowa Family Leader's marriage vow, which Bob Vander Plaats is demanding all presidential candidates sign. | 7/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jul 19, 2011 | Larry Weber with the Iowa Flood Center discusses the Center's efforts to better prepare Iowans for future floods. | 7/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jul 18, 2011 | Iowa CCI's Matthew Covington talks about the national effort to keep powerful interests from privatizing social security. | 7/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jul 14, 2011 | State Senator Rob Hogg feels that weather events of recent years, including the flooding that has become an annual event in the upper Midwest, is evidence that global warming's effects are already upon us. | 7/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jul 13, 2011 | Jeffrey Weiss, Slacker Jack, Charles Goldman and Ed discuss sex and politics. | 7/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jul 12, 2011 | Angela Tedesco, Chaden Halfhill and Charles Durrett discuss cohousing. | 7/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jul 11, 2011 | Dr. Charles Goldman and Ed disagree on Mercy's policy of not hiring smokers. | 7/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jul 07, 2011 | Nathan Runkle with Mercy for Animals talks about his group's graphic video showing conditions at an Iowa Select hog confinement, and Adam Mason with Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement talks about other aspects of the hog confinement issue. | 7/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jul 06, 2011 | Jake Velie with Healthy for Life talks about how diet fads aren't the answer to our health problems. | 7/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jul 05, 2011 | Rekha Basu and Ed kick-off a discussion of poverty with a look at the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling granting a child the constitutional right to buy violent video games. What does it say about our nation's priorities when kids have the right to buy violent video games but not the right to food and a safe place to live? | 7/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jun 30, 2011 | Brian Stewart is among a handful of Iowa college students who pleaded with State Senators not to cut funds for higher education. Students were insulted when State Senator Hamerlinck (R-Dixon) told them he didn't appreciate them coming to the Statehouse and they should just "go home." Brian shares his thoughts on the controversy, which received national attention. | 6/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jun 29, 2011 | They last filled their car's gas tank in September, ride about 6,000 miles per year, and have five kids. Chris and Mary Guevara talk about the challenges and benefits that come with getting around by bike 12 months of the year. | 6/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jun 28, 2011 | Anurandha Mittal with The Oakland Institute shares research challenging the plans of Iowan Bruce Rastetter, who wants to set-up a huge grain and livestock operation in Tanzania. Among other problems, the plan likely would displace tens of thousands of small farmers. | 6/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jun 27, 2011 | Charles Goldmlan and Ed discuss Obama's speech on Afghanistan and what the Republican presidential candidates are saying about the issue. | 6/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jun 23, 2011 | Fionna Fallon talks about her two recent trips to the Sonoran Desert to work with No More Deaths, bringing water, food and medical aid to immigrants crossing the border. | 6/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jun 22, 2011 | Jake Velie with Healthy for Life discusses the false notion that organic farms are somehow unsafe, in light of the recent e-coli outbreak in Germany. Then State Rep Dan Kelley (D-Newton) discusses the lack of action at the Iowa Statehouse, and he and Ed review tonight's speech on Afghanistan by President Obama. | 6/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jun 21, 2011 | State Senator Rob Hogg (D-Cedar Rapids) explains the many reasons he's opposed to the nuclear power bill before the Iowa Senate, including the significant carbon emissions that accompany the mining of uranium. | 6/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jun 20, 2011 | We kick it off with a clip from Lee Camp, and discuss what's more immoral - Anthony Weiner's lying and sexting or the many officials acts of Congress that have led to havoc and injustice at so many levels. | 6/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jun 16, 2011 | Susan Heathcote, water program director with the Iowa Environmental Council, discusses proposed cuts to conservation programs in the federal Food and Farm Bill. | 6/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jun 15, 2011 | The Iowa Legislative grinds along behind closed doors toward a possible July 1 government shut-down. Meanwhile, the Iowa Caucuses are starting to heat up. | 6/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jun 14, 2011 | Dr. John Rachow, president of national Physicians for Social Responsibility, tells why spent nuclear fuel rods stored in cooling ponds pose a greater radiocative risk than the nuclear reactors themselves. | 6/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jun 13, 2011 | Comedian Lee Camp joins Charles Goldman and Ed Fallon to talk about tomorrow's Flag Day Rebellion Against Economic Tyranny. We also discuss the discovery of pornography in Osama bin Laden's compound, how religion is used to rile up the masses on both sides of the war on terror, and concerns about America's wars in the Middle East in general. | 6/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jun 09, 2011 | David Peters, assistant sociology professor at ISU, discusses the growing rate of poverty in Iowa. | 6/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jun 08, 2011 | Jake Velie with Healthy for Life discusses how the words "natural" and "organic" are often misrepresented when marketing dietary supplements. Then we talk with Susan Wesely and Greg Vail about how the Time Check neighborhood in Cedar Rapids is bouncing back from the flood of 2008. | 6/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jun 07, 2011 | Author Connie Mutel, with IIHR Hyrdro Science Engineering at the University of Iowa, joins us to discuss her perspective on flooding, climate change and the environmental challenges facing Iowa. | 6/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jun 06, 2011 | Ben Stone with the Iowa Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union discusses concerns about traffic cameras, increasingly used not just to catch traffic violators but to raise revenue for strapped cities. | 6/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jun 02, 2011 | Author Colleen Krantz discusses her book, "Train to Nowhere: Inside An Immigrant Death Investigation," about the eleven immigrants who died in a train car in 2002 and were discovered in Denison, Iowa. | 6/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: Jun 01, 2011 | Jeanelle Boyer runs across Iowa in ten days later this month to raise awareness about the importance of local foods and to raise funds to support the work of Practical Farmers of Iowa. | 6/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: May 31, 2011 | The number of Americans living in poverty is up 3 percent since 2000. In Iowa, the highest concentrations of poverty used to be rural. Now, they're urban - and growing. | 5/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: May 26, 2011 | Ed proposes that Democrats and independents attend Republican caucuses next year. Guest Sam Roecker, Communications Director for the Iowa Democratic Party, has a different opinion. | 5/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: May 25, 2011 | Part One: Loren Olson discusses his new book, "Finally Out: Letting Go of Living Straight. Part 2: Are this spring's monster tornadoes a result of climate change? | 5/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: May 24, 2011 | Tom Vilsack and Francis Thicke talk about ethanol policy, from different perspectives. | 5/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: May 23, 2011 | Charles Goldman and I discuss how the wives of two Morgan Stanley executives snagged over $200 million in public money, and how Wall Street's culture of privilege is dragging America down. | 5/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: May 19, 2011 | Allyne Smith and I discuss the prediction that Saturday is the end of the world. Ken Bushman, who sincerely believes the world end on Saturday, joins us for the conversation. | 5/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: May 18, 2011 | Dean Lerner and I discuss recent news about hospice providers, many of which are inspected only every twenty years. Rick Breuse with Iowa Hospice joins us, too, and we the growing percentage of for-profit care providers. | 5/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: May 17, 2011 | Ursula Ruedenberg with Pacifica Radio talks about progress being made toward getting community-owned station KHOI on the air in Ames. | 5/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: May 16, 2011 | Charles Goldman and I review the long list of recent safety violations at America's aging nulcear power plants, and we discuss whether the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is an industry watch-dog or lap-dog. | 5/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: May 12, 2011 | Jim Larew is an attorney and former top aide to Governor Culver. He made the news this week claiming SF 390 (MidAmerican's nuclear power bill) is unconstitutional. | 5/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: May 11, 2011 | Part 1: Jerry Stubben's book, "Blood Quantum," explores how Native American society provides into how we might survive in a rapidly changing world. Part 2: Kim Houlding with Story County Vet Clinic discusses the scandal involving the Xenia Rural Water District. | 5/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: May 10, 2011 | State Rep Ralph Watts (R-Adel) and former State Rep David Osterberg (D-Mt Vernon) discuss the role of coal, oil, nuclear, wind, solar and conservation in Iowa and America's energy future. | 5/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: May 09, 2011 | Part 1: Labor and political activist Buzz Malone, author of "Iowa Political Jumble," has written his first novel, called "The Ghosts of Melrose." Part 2: State Rep Sharon Steckman (D-Mason City) explains why allowing hunters to use lead shot to kill mourning doves would be bad for other wildlife. | 5/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: May 05, 2011 | Part 1: State Rep Dan Kelley (D-Newton) discusses the closing days of the legislative session and the impasse over Governor Branstad's insistence on a two-year budget, which not only Democrats but Republicans in the House and Senate seem to be balking at. Part 2: Former US Border Patrol and Homeland Security officer Terry Nelson talks about his work with Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, and how the violence of Mexico's drug cartels may spill over into the U.S. and why America's forty-year drug war is a failure. | 5/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: May 04, 2011 | Part 1: Jeff Weiss with Catholic Peace Ministry reports that political violence across the globe is declining, but wonders why the U.S military budget remains by far the highest in the world. Part 2: Bob Vander Plaats tangles with Ed over marriage equality and related issues. | 5/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: May 03, 2011 | Gregg Heide, farmer and owner of Odyssey Wind, talks about wind energy and making the playing fair to give farmers and small business owners a chance to compete with MidAmerican. Then former Des Moines school board member, Suzette Jensen, talks about the campaign to change how school board members are elected. | 5/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: May 02, 2011 | Regarding Bin Laden's death, Ed asks "How would Gandhi respond? ML King? Dorothy Day? Jesus? It would be nothing like most of what I've read in the news or on Facebook and Twitter. Perhaps they would simply ask for a prayer for peace on Earth." | 5/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: April 28, 2011 | State Rep Dan Kelley (D-Newton) and Jami Trevino, both realtors, talk about local realtors' response to the recent murder of Ashley Okland. We also discuss the housing market and what caused the housing bubble. | 4/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: April 27, 2011 | Part 1: Fred Karger talks about his campaign for president and the obstacles facing a gay man running in a Republican primary. Part 2: Chris Neubert with Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement discusses the investigation into questionable practices by banks, and concern about donations that Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller received from donors with ties to banking interests. | 4/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: April 26, 2011 | Scott Ehredt is a local, disgruntled Republican who together with Brad Schabel, a disgruntled Democrat, have formed the National Centrist Party to give folks disenchanted with both parties an alternative. | 4/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFallon Forum: April 25, 2011 | Dr. Charles Goldman and I discuss MidAmerican's nuclear power bill, and last minute efforts to encourage people to contact their lawmakers and ask them to vote no. | 4/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 155 Episodes |
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