Our Times with Craig Barnes

Broadcast on KSFR Santa Fe, Saturday 9am

Emmet Bondurant -> Listen

Aired on KSFR on February 27, 2010.

Since 1604 the practice of majority rule has governed parliamentary practice in England, the Continental Congress, the Constitutional Convention and throughout most of the 19th century in the United States Congress. The current use of the filibuster in the US Senate sets that all aside. Emmet Bondurant, one of America's premier appellate lawyers explores the grounds for a constitutional challenge to this practice which cuts to the heart of democracy itself.

Barbara Buhler Lynes, Carolyn Kastner & Jackie M -> Listen

Aired on February 20, 2010

Photography as an exploration of levels of culture, personality, and the inner tensions that go with fame and fortune are the subject of this discussion with Barbara Buhler Lynes, Curator of the Georgia O'Keefe Museum, and her colleagues Carolyn Kastner, Associate Curator, and Jackie M, director of the O'Keefe's Arts and Leadership program for young girls. All three are preparing for the Women of Distinction Award to be given to world renowned photographer Annie Liebovitz on March 6, 2010.

Craig Barnes -> Listen

Aired on February 13, 2010

Bob Edgar -> Listen

Aired on February 5, 2010

In the wake of the recent Supreme Court decision allowing corporations to flood elections with dollars, Craig Barnes again speaks with Bob Edgar, president of Common Cause about the details of the recent decision, the rallying of public interests in Congress and the potential for corruption of American politics beyond anything seen so far. Craig also appends a comment dismantling the decision from a lawyer's perspective and exposing the activist nature of the Roberts court.

Fred Starr -> Listen

Aired on January 30, 2010

Fred Starr is one of this country's leading experts on Central Asia, author of numerous books on American policy in that region, former advisor to presidents and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He and Craig explore the way forward, the attempts to connect to existing social norms rather than the hoped-for norms of democracy, and the advance of interests among Islamic mainstream as opposed to Islamic radicals.

Jerome Bernstein -> Listen

Aired on January 23, 2010

Valerie Plame -> Listen

Aired on January 16, 2009

Valerie Plame Wilson discusses the politicization of the American intelligence community, the problem of hiring independent contractors to do the CIA's business, and how she herself was outed in "the scandal without sex" of 2003.

Dr. Pamela Wible -> Listen

Aired on January 9, 2009

Dr. Pamela Wible was depressed, disillusioned and ready to go back to waitressing, so discouraged was she about the assembly-line medicine that she had been practicing. She wanted relationship in her practice and the feeling of community service and freedom from the domination of money and health care politics. In this week's show she describes how she broke free, created a community practice and is happier than she has ever been.

David Olson and Kate Kita -> Listen

Aired on December 19, 2009

David Olson of Theaterwork and Kate Kita of Theater Grottesco talk about their lives as actors and directors, how it affects their very souls and how it enlivens the conscience and compassion of Santa Fe.

Bob Edgar and Steve Allen -> Listen

Aired on December 12, 2009

President of the citizen's lobby Common Cause, Bob Edgar, and New Mexico state director Steve Allen, prepare for the upcoming Supreme Court decision in Citizen's United v. FEC that is predicted to unleash floods of corporate spending into federal elections, promoting American aristocracy, and distorting and disrupting traditional ideals of both equality and democracy.

Marilyn Mason -> Listen

Aired on December 5, 2009

Dr. Marilyn Mason discusses the reality and tragedy of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and responds to columnist Rich Lowry and General Rhonda Cornum who mock soldiers who do not just absorb "a kick in the gut" and move on.

Emmet Bondurant -> Listen

Aired on KSFR on November 28, 2009.

Emmet Bondurant is a modern hero of the law, a champion of the great writ of habeas corpus, a philosophical descendant of those lawyers who fought against Charles I of England in the 17th century, and one who today wages legal war against those American administrations who hold prisoners for unlimited duration in Guantanamo.

Consuelo Luz -> Listen

Aired on KSFR on November 21, 2009.

Consuelo Luz is a philosopher singer, songwriter, citizen of the world and unifier of cultures, who speaks to us of her Sephardic and Catholic roots and how she herself has bridged the cultural gaps that make for conflict around the globe.

Merle Lefkoff -> Listen

Aired on KSFR on November 14, 2009.

Merle Lefkoff worked to heal the results of ethnic cleansing in Bosnia and the Middle East and today applies the latest developments in complexity— or chaos—theory to conflict resolution. At the Madronna Institute today she is focusing the talents of experts in many fields to find new ways to heal conflict.

Gary Hart -> Listen

Aired on November 7, 2009

Former Colorado Senator Gary Hart, recently returned from the experience of monitoring the Afghan presidential elections, reasons through the horrifically complicated and contradictory choices for the president and the American people, not the least of which is assuming democratic principles in a feudal culture.

Peter Wirth -> Listen

Aired on October 31,2009

State Senator Peter Wirth discusses his wrestling match with the governor of New Mexico, Bill Richardson, over the painful cuts in the state budget and the whole issue of the balance of powers when legislators want more control and a governor seeks to work his own will.

Robin Williams, Sweet Swan of Avon -> Listen

Aired on October 24, 2009.

Robin Williams is the author of Sweet Swan of Avon, the most authoritative and challenging publication in our times on the subject of "who wrote Shakespeare." Williams takes us underneath the texts, into the lives of Shakespeare and the remarkable and yet unknown poet of those days, Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke.

Jerome Bernstein

Aired on October 17, 2009

Jerome Bernstein, Jungian psychologist, digs into the sources of fury and rage in American politics, the personality "splitting" that causes fear and anger to burst to the surface and tear asunder the social contract.