Informal & informed conversations about politics, policy, economics, media, science and more. Sundays feature a panel of prominent members of the liberal blogosphere. Tuesdays, Jay Ackroyd talks public affairs, mostly with authors, mostly about progressive issues
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Gaius Publius and Economist Stephanie Kelton: Five Questions
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While attending the 2014 Netroots Nation conference, Gaius Publius — contributing writer at AmericaBlog and member of the Virtually Speaking Sunday media panel — conducted three interviews under the heading "Five Questions." This year he spoke with House Democrat Keith Ellison; economist Dr. Stephanie Kelton of the MMT school of economics; and Demo…
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Gaius Publius and Rep. Keith Ellison: Five Questions
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While attending the 2014 Netroots Nation conference, Gaius Publius — contributing writer at AmericaBlog and member of the Virtually Speaking Sunday media panel — conducted three interviews under the heading "Five Questions." This year he spoke with House Democrat Keith Ellison, co-leader of the Congressional Progressive Caucus; economist Dr. Stepha…
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Rick Perlstein: The Invisible Bridge
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Historian Rick Perlstein returns to Virtually Speaking to discuss his new book, The Invisible Bridge. Blogger extraordinaire Digby joins us as guest interviewer. RIck has described Digby this way: My other favorite political writer, Heather Parton, blogs under the name “Digby.” Daily for over 10 years she’s been unleashing a fire hose of brilliance…
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Rick Perlstein: Nixonland
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This is a rerun of Jay Ackroyd's interview with Rick Perlstein, about his monumental tour de force, Nixonland. Rick is one of the nation's leading popular historians, and, until now, the capstone of his career. He has actually exceeded himself in his latest book, The Invisible Bridge. He will be discussing that book with Digby as our guest host on …
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Richard Eskow: Insiders vs Outsiders
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Richard (RJ) Eskow has a rich history of engagement with public policy making, in the Eastern Europe transition to market economies, in addition to extensive technical work in health care and finance in the US. He recounts his experience being on the inside of policy discussions. This conversation provides an interesting contrast to Joe Sudbay's ta…
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Marcy Wheeler • Intelligence in Domestic and Foreign policy
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The role of intelligence in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, a conversation beween investigative journalist Marcy Wheeler and Jay Ackroyd. One of a series of conversations about surveilllance, national security, NSA, CIA, and Congressional oversight. follow @emptywheel @jayackroydJay Ackroyd
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June Carbone & Naomi Cahn: Marriage Markets
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June Carbone & Naomi Cahn, authors of Marriage Markets, talk with Jay Ackroyd about the economics of family life, children, marriage, social structure.Jay Ackroyd
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Stephanie Kelton & Gaius Publius Virtually Speaking
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Ian Welsh Virtually Speaking with Jay Ackroyd
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Stuart Zechman & Joseph White VS Counterpoints: Health Care System
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The Reid Rule: Filibuster Reform • Joan McCarter & David Waldman
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Juan Cole Virtually Speaking Jay Ackroyd
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Juan Cole is the Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History at the University of Michigan, where he specializes in the Middle East and South Asia. Juan talks with Jay Ackroyd about Egypt, Syria, Lebanon -- including the drought conditions leading to the popular uprising -- and the development of a coherent US foreign policy in the region. …
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In this 5 min clip, taken from Virtually Speaking Sundays — recorded live on Sept 8, 2013 — Richard — RJ — Eskow speaks with Jay Ackroyd about the quality of insurance under Obamacare. They make the point that deciding against a plan that requires you to pay $10–$15,000 out of pocket in the case of a medical emergency is a rational act. The full pr…
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Lynn Stout: The Shareholder Value Myth
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Lynn Stout joins Jay Ackroyd to discuss her book, The Shareholder Value Myth. The idea that a public corporation has one, and only objective--to maximize shareholder value is such a widely held idea that it's deeply implicit in much current business writing. What else is a corporation to do, but to maximize shareholder value? More at virtuallyspeak…
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Clipped from a June 27 hour-long conversation with Jay Ackroyd. Listen here http://www.blogtalkradio.com/virtuallyspeaking/2013/06/28/david-cay-johnston-virtually-speaking-with-jay-ackroydJay Ackroyd
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Dan Ellsberg & Glenn Greenwald: Circe's Potion
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Dan Ellsberg relates a conversation with Henry Kissenger in which he — Ellsberg — describes what happens to people as they become privy to closely held and sensitive government information. The year was 1969 and Kissinger had made his first presentation to the National Security Council. Glenn Greenwald brings it forward in time and reflects on Wiki…
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David Cay Johnston Virtually Speaking with Jay Ackroyd
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American investigative journalist — economics and tax issues — and author David Cay Johnston talks with host Jay Ackroyd about debt peonage and neo feudalism. Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense and Stick You With The Bill, is about hidden subsidies, rigged markets, and corporate socialism. Perfectly Leg…
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Dean Baker Virtually Speaking with Jay Ackroyd
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Economist Dean Baker and Jay Ackroyd discuss the current state of the economics profession. More here: Center for Economic Policy & Research http://www.cepr.net/ Follow @deanbaker13 @jayackroyd @ceprdcJay Ackroyd
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Ian Welsh Virtually Speaking with Jay Ackroyd
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Engaging the surveillance state, good news and bad. Editor, writer & social media consultant Ian Welsh - "The horizon is not so far as we can see, but as far as we can imagine" - comes by to continue his extended conversation with host Jay Ackroyd. Read Ian here Follow @IWelsh @JayAckroyd More at VirtuallySpeaking.us…
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Ian Welsh Virtually Speaking with Jay Ackroyd
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Toronto based social media consultant, editor and writer Ian Welsh writes at IanWelsh.com. Formerly the Managing Editor of FireDogLake and the Agonist, his work has also appeared at Huffington Post, Alternet, and Truthout, as well as the now defunct Blogging of the President (BOPNews). In Canada his work has appeared in Pogge.ca and BlogsCanada. Ia…
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Jay Rosen, Stuart Zechman, Jay Ackroyd VS Sundays
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Prof. Jay Rosen — Twitter mindcaster extraordinary, NYU J-school Prof and Studio 20 program Director at NYU, media critic and student of new media — talks with Stuart Zechman about the ideology of the press, the 'church of the savvy,' the David Broder brand and Third Way Democratic constructs about social safety net programs. Jay Ackroyd joins Stua…
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Alan Boyle & George Djorgovski VS Science
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Recorded April 3. Cosmic Log's Alan Boyle and CalTech astrophysicist George Djorgovski discuss education in cyberspace: the challenges, opportunities and value. http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/03/17588730-internet-takes-education-to-new-level-will-universities-make-the-grade?lite Djorgovski is Professor of Astronomy; Co-Director of the C…
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Cliff Schecter & Gaius Publius Virtually Speaking Sundays
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Two members of our media panel discuss developments of the week, countering the narratives of the traditional media, highlighting issues neglected or misrepresented or otherwise messed with on the Sunday morning broadcasts. This week Cliff Schecter & Gaius Publius • The sequester and benefit cuts: where we stand • Gun legislation and recent action …
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Stephanie Kelton Virtually Speaking with Jay Ackroyd
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Seriously good stuff. An accessible master's class in economics. In this combined and lightly edited rerun of conversations recorded June 2012 and Feb 2013, Jay Ackroyd and Stephanie Kelton, Professor of Economics at University of Missouri, Kansas City discuss Modern Monetary Theory. In a far ranging conversation, they consider the differences betw…
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David Cay Johnston Virtually Speaking with Jay Ackroyd
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David Cay Johnston is President of Investigative Reporters & Editors (IRE), an education organization with 4,200 members. A 13-year veteran of The New York Times, David won the Pulitzer Prize in 2001 for enterprise reporting that uncovered loopholes and inequities in the U.S. tax code. He wrote the best selling tax books Perfectly Legal, which won …
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Sam Wang of the Princeton Election Consortium
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Sam Wang - who has been adding science to electoral predictions since 2004 - and Jay discuss why the "professional pundts" were all over the electoral map while Sam and his fellow poll aggregators were on the nose. Follow @SamWangPhD @Jayackroyd The Princeton Election Consortium provides informed analysis of US national elections by members of the …
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Jay Rosen, James Fallows Virtually Speaking with Jay Ackroyd
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Jay Rosen and James Fallows discuss the evolution of news media over the last 20 years, or so, focusing on changing narratives on the balance between security and liberty and 4th Amendment protections raised by the Transportation Security Admin (TSA) airport practices; WikiLeaks and the failure of the watchdog press; and 'village' thinking and the …
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Stirling Newberry & Fishgrease Virtually Speaking
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Petroleum engineer Fishgrease (@fishboom) and economic theorist Stirling Newberry discuss Bill McKibben's Rolling Stone article - Global Warming's Terrifying New Math: Three simple numbers that add up to global catastrophe - and that make clear who the real enemy is - on the over valuation of fossil fuel corporations in an environment where CO2 lev…
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Matt Stoller: Virtually Speaking with Jay Ackroyd
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Former staffer to Congressman Alan Grayson, Matt Stoller is a fellow at the Roosevelt Institute and a contributing editor to the financial site Naked Capitalism. He also contributes to Politico, Alternet, Salon, The Nation and Reuters, focusing on the intersection of foreclosures, the financial system, and political corruption. Matt and Jay Ackroyd…
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Matt Stoller Stuart Zechman Virtually Speaking w/Jay Ackroyd
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9 pm eastern | 6 pm pacific |Virtually Speaking with Jay Ackroyd | Jay talks with Matt Stoller about #occupywallst. An American political activist and writer, from 2009-2011, Matt served as Senior Policy Advisor to Rep. Alan Grayson of Florida's eighth Congressional district. As Grayson's financial services legislative aide, he focused on foreclosu…
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