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Lunch & Judy # 161: AM I AS GOOD AS SHE IS?

admin — Mon, 20 May 2013 08:24:28 +0000

AM I AS GOOD AS SHE IS?

COMPARISONS do you make them? Is it NOT fair to compare the artistry of actors, singers, paintors etc.?
DO YOU LOVE ME? Eddie Gomez
DO YOU LOVE ME?, Alfred Molina & Randy Graff

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DO I LOVE YOU BECAUSE YOU’RE BEAUTIFUL?, Mel Torme
LOOKING BACK ON MY DRINKING
IF I KNEW THEN, Jane McDonald

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MY BRUSH WITH FAME & DEATH & ROBERT DiNIRO
WISHING, Glenn Miller
MAKE BELIEVE/THEY DIDN’T BELIEVE ME, Andrea Marcovicci
I’VE GOT YOUR NUMBER, Judy Stadt & John Colianni

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THE PILLOW, a short story by Judy Stadt
HANSEL & GRETEL, Judy Stadt / Millie McGillicuddy
JUDY, JUDY, JUDY, Jonathan Tillotson

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Smile, Occupy, Your Picture is About to be Taken. Again, and Again, and Again.

admin — Tue, 14 May 2013 08:29:42 +0000

Smile, Occupy, Your Picture is About to be Taken. Again, and Again, and Again.

Among the unsung heroes (and heroines) of Occupy are the people who – at very real risk to themselves – professionally photograph and document the movement. These citizen journalists put “human faces” to those who Occupy in a way that both chronicles and respects their subjects. They are more than documentarians – they are artists.

Our 15 Minutes of Fact guest, Stacy Lanyon, is just that sort of person. She is an environmentalist, animal rights, social justice activistand blogger. You may not know her by name, but you may likely have seen her work which has appeared in The Village Voice as well as a myriad of Occupy sites on Facebook and scores of related websites which have discovered Stacy and incorporate her work.

Here is a woman who has also been the subject of police assault during her attempts to photograph rallies and marchers – sometimes violently.

“One of the more often watched videos of the (Zuccotti) eviction has a short scene of somebody with some sort of bright colored thing in their mouth get knocked down, and there’s like some horrid scuffle dragged out, and people start shouting. That was me.”

One of the more often watched videos of the eviction has a short scene of somebody with some sort of bright colored thing in their mouth get knocked down, and there’s like some horrid scuffle dragged out, and people start shouting. That was me.

That has not discouraged her. If anything, it has galvanized Stacy in her efforts to see that every aspect of Occupy – from the worst to the best – will be out there for people to see. It’s all part of supplying that “informed decision” that we expect people to make

Stacy has been documenting the Occupy movement practically since its inception and it is rare not to see her at practically every NYC rally or event catching just the right shot expressing just the right experience.

And, there is more – the words she uses to add color and perspective to her portraitures. Her writing for “At the heart of an occupation” (http://attheheartofanoccupation.blogspot.com/) is equal to her photography skills.

So, this interview should tie this all together – her pics, her writings, and now her voice. Enjoy.

Want to know learn about Stacy Lanyon? You can reach her directly at stacy.lanyon@gmail.com and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/stacylanyon/photos. Her twitter name is @StacyLanyon and her blog is at http://attheheartofanoccupation.blogspot.com/.

Does “Idle No More” Spell The End for the XL Pipeline?

admin — Tue, 14 May 2013 02:06:13 +0000

Does “Idle No More” Spell The End for the XL Pipeline?

Considering the importance of our guest and today’s topic, I will need to provide background for those of you who not tuned in to an ongoing and fierce war against the controversial XL Pipeline and the backlash it has created in the minds and hearts of north America’s indigenous peoples. Specifically, the American Indian and the First Nations of Canada.

Marty Cobenais (a Red Lake Ojibwe) is the Pipeline Organizer for the Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN). Having led resistance to Enbridge’s Alberta Clipper pipeline and fighting TranCanada’s Keystone XL Pipeline and Exxon/ Imperial Oil’s Heavy Haul in Montana and Idaho, he is an acknowledged leader in pipeline safety issues and a significant activist for the environment.

Marty has been arrested at least twice when protesting in front of the White House and he and his fellow activists have had many clashes with authorities both in Canada and the U.S. Which leads me in this interview to ask, just what “woke up” the Canadian peoples and how did that awareness spread to the U.S.?

To say that he, the First Nations people and the Native Americans are passionate about this subject would be one of the singular understatements of the year. This is a “Red Alert” of momentous import to all citizens of North America.

Stopping the XL pipeline is not just a protest against the undermining of environmental protections and indigenous sovereignty – it is a call-to-arms human rights issue for people of every race and color on this continent.

The fashion by which these protests came about should resonate with anyone who aware of governmental/industrial manipulations of land rights.

The Canadian government proposed a bill which included provisions that were patently objectionable, such as making it easier to open indigenous lands to “development” – that sanitized word for commercial exploitation of natural resources without regard to any impact on landowner rights or damage to the environment.

This same incursion into the U.S. – Follow the (Dirty Oil) Money!

The very act of constructing new oil and gas pipelines directly through First Nations lands and territories and across sensitive waterways to get this tar sand oil to the shores of British Columbia – referred to as “Canada’s Keystone XL- would stretch 730 miles from Alberta.

If you follow the U.S. proposed pipeline, which travels southward and to the east of Billings, MT, Rapid City, Iowa, Steele City, KS, Oklahoma City, OK and Dallas and Houston, TX before reaching the Port Arthur terminals, you will see that it either crosses over or skirts tribal lands and reservations.

If it is up to Marty and hundreds (thousands?) like him, this pipeline will not be allowed to reach the gulf. Listen to this interview intently; the environment saved may be your own.

(Ours is not the only “15 Minutes” devoted to Marty and his causes. He is also found on a Youtube 15 minute segment (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rv7_3MwaIRw) in which he shows what this oil sand material looks like and provides some eye-opening facts about the dangers of tar sands oil.)

Marty can be reached at martyc@ienearth.org and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/marty.cobenais. Idle No More facts can be found at http://idlenomore.ca/.

Lunch & Judy # 160: M IS FOR THE MANY THINGS SHE GAVE ME…

admin — Tue, 14 May 2013 00:06:07 +0000

M IS FOR THE MANY THINGS SHE GAVE ME…

I WANNA BE A ROCKETTE
A DREAM IS A WISH YOUR HEART MAKES, Bette Midler

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ONCE A GHOST, AGAIN A GHOST! Judy Stadt
TALK TO ME, Frank Sinatra
I COULD BE IN LOVE WITH YOU, Jason Robert Brown
THE NAKED COWBOY …

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I DO NOT KNOW A DAY I DIDNT LOVE YOU, Tony Bennett
I WON’T SEND ROSES, Robert Preston
THE NEARNESS OF YOU, Judy Stadt & Alden David
BABY, a poem by Judy Stadt

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M-O-T-H-E-R-S DAY, Judy Stadt & Terry Waldo
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Episode 25: Paul Campbell – The Bobby Pickles Podcast

admin — Fri, 10 May 2013 22:42:06 +0000

Bobby speaks, on location, at a park bench on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, with Paul Campbell, a British entrepreneur, TV and radio Producer, and kettledrummer (sorry…Timpanist). He is the founder of Amazing, the digital media brand, and the CEO of Amazing Media Group, the umbrella company ofamazingtunes.com and Amazing Radio – an ethical mp3 music library website, (unlike those bastards at iTunes), and a national digital radio station broadcasting 100% new music, respectively. Calling all music-lovers, concert-goers, big city straphangers and subway commuters – yea, that’s right, I’m talking to you over there, rocking the white earphones or The Beats by Dre headsets- meet Paul Campbell.

Occupy In Its “Terrible Two’s.” People Come and People Go. Why – and Why Not?

admin — Wed, 08 May 2013 08:12:31 +0000

Occupy In Its “Terrible Two’s.” People Come and People Go. Why – and Why Not?

The problem with any cause, whether it be for civil rights, or anti-war, pro-choice or anti-fracking is that it is constantly confronted with the need to remain viable. This requires large numbers of people who are active, involved and responsibly directed by dedicated leadership.

What is whispered in the OWS, and quietly acknowledged by many in the community, is that infighting and ideological disputes are causing an exodus of talented leaders.

It’s one thing to lose a “sunshine patriot” or weekend warrior, but an entirely different thing to lose people who have the savvy and credentials to move things forward. What is it within a system, or movement, that discourages or drives away such people? Is this a healthy, or is it an unhealthy sign for Occupy?

Brooklyn resident and early-on activist, Amin Husain, seems to occupy the “people go” space having sent a formal and very public note early this month to one of the Occupy Working Groups that he was “stepping back and moving on to other things.”

Coming from a 37-year-old Palestinian-American who grew up poor in that country, was caught up in the Palestinian uprisings of the ‘90’s and spent prison time for that, who moved to the U.S. to become complete his education and land a job as a corporate lawyer only to leave that to become an artist and then a core OWS activist – this was a shock.

In spite of the public pronouncement that Occupy had no lack of leaders as it was “leaderful” and that each and every member could step up to that role, there were key people who assumed that mantle and were essential in that role. Amin was one of those people.

To use Occupy language, he stepped up and stepped back as needed. Two working groups, in particular, attracted his attention and time. Coincidentally (?) these two have been Occupy’s most public and successful displays of its energy and capabilities – Occupy Sandy and Rolling Jubilee.

The general public is more aware of Occupy Sandy by way of newspaper headlines and MSM (main stream media) attention. Within hours after the hurricane, Occupiers seasoned by Zuccotti Park and organized rallies immediately went into action. Hundreds of their members worked shoulder-to-shoulder with other volunteers, the Red Cross and FEMA to aid Sandy victims.

At one point, Occupy Sandy was feeding thousands of Sandy survivors daily out of local churches. Headlines became more friendly, and public figures praised their efforts.

Rolling Jubilee had already been busy answering another major American disaster – medical debt. A brainchild of people in the Strike Debt working group, its stated purpose was to go to the debt buying industry, negotiate to purchase medical debt that ordinarily would have been sold to (and pursued by) collection agencies – and forgive it!

Yes – a famous “bailout of the people, by the people” which hoped to raise $50,000 to buy $1,000,000 in hospital and medical practice debt. The intent was twofold: to make a dent in at least one person’s debt struggles, and then to make a public case that this sort of debt should never exist in a society that cares for its own.

Occupiers flooded social media sites with calls for help and a fund-raising marathon was livestreamed from a club in Manhattan. The $50,000 goal was met and surpassed – by an astounding $500,000.

Thus armed, Rolling Jubilee was incorporated into a 501( c) 4 operation, sought out exceptional legal and accounting talent, brought on board consultants with expertise in the collections industry, and proceeded to create more headlines for OWS. Millions of dollars in debt has been abolished to date, and many more millions to come.

Now, why would anyone – especially Amin Husain – want to step back from such successes? And, what does it mean to Occupy overall?

This 15 Minutes of Fact interview at WGRNradio.com will give you many of the answers. It will be up to the listener and others in OWS to step forward with their own.

Amin, assures us that he has not left Occupy at large. His time and attention is now centered on being Editor of the Tidal (www.Tidalmag.org) and a laundry list of other chores. Want to learn about him and his work? You can reach him directly at amin.husain@gmail.com and on Facebook at http://on.fb.me/13Wk9YD.

If you find this interview of value and would like to help me to continue recording and amplifying the voices of Occupy, please visit my blog at the Huffington Post and friend and follow me on Twitter as @WrittenOffUSA.

Lunch & Judy #159: THE ART OF AGING IN AMERICA

admin — Tue, 07 May 2013 13:56:59 +0000

THE ART OF AGING IN AMERICA

JUDY’S MIRACLE ELIXER!
CAN’T TAKE YOU NOWHERE, David Silverman
Wooden teeth?

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AS YE SOW, SO SHALL YE REAP, Judy Stadt says
SUMMERTIME, Judy Stadt & John Colianni
RADIO CHAT WITH DAVID SILVERMAN

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MY WEDDING, A story by Judy Stadt
WEDDING SONG, From Three Penny Opera
FRIM FRAM SAUCE, David Silverman
MOVIE: CAMP 14 TOTAL CONTROL ZONE … recommendation

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MONA LISA, Mickey Katz
MONA LISA, Nat King Cole
FOUR LEGGED DOGS IN MY BED, Judy Stadt

http://lunchandjudyshow.com
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Episode 24: Peter Hochstein – The Bobby Pickles Podcast

admin — Fri, 03 May 2013 15:16:20 +0000

Bobby speaks, on location, at the Affinia Shelburne Hotel, in the Murray Hill section of Manhattan, with Peter Hochstein, a self-described “jack-of-all-trades writer (part advertising copywriter/part business journalist/part hired gun author)”. The two discuss Hochstein’s new book, “HEIRESS STRANGLED IN MOLTEN CHOCOLATE AT NAZI SEX ORGY! A MEMOIR.” which is an autobiographical account about Hochstein’s life growing up in Brooklyn with, quote-unquote, “batshit crazy parents”. Calling all gonzo journalists, and the filthy swine that consume their yellow rhetoric, meet Peter Hochstein!

Lunch & Judy #158: SADNESS AND THE ARTISTE GO TOGETHER LIKE BALONEY & WHITE BREAD

admin — Thu, 02 May 2013 19:20:01 +0000

SADNESS AND THE ARTISTE GO TOGETHER LIKE BALONEY & WHITE BREAD

DARKNESS, Leonard Cohen

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MARTHA GRAHAM POEM, An Artist is Never Pleased
ONE OF US CANNOT BE WRONG, Leonard Cohen
A SADDER BUT WISER GIRL FOR ME, Robert Preston
IF I SHOULD LOSE YOU, Nina Simone

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BABY, Spoken word by Judy Stadt
LENNY BRUCE IS DEAD, Bob Dylan
I DON’T WANT NO GOOSE FOR CHRISTMAS GRANDMA, Terry Waldo

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PICK YOURSELF UP AND START OVER AGAIN, Johnny Frigo with Bucky and John Pizzarelli
IT HAD TO BE YOU, Judy Stadt & John Colianni

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Do Numbers and Letters Involve Flesh and Blood – ask Economist Stephen Zarlenga

admin — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:34:31 +0000

Do Numbers and Letters Involve Flesh and Blood – ask Economist Stephen Zarlenga

The problem with letters and numbers – as example H.R., or the numerals 2 9 9 0 – is that nothing is revealed that causes the blood to boil, the nostrils to flare and senses to sharpen. Just numbers and letters. (The next such offender is the acronym in which letters are strung together, such as N E E D).

But, do numbers and letters compel, or even require, our attention?

If you are an Activist, or an Occupier, letters, numbers and acronyms can propel us forward. That is. depending on what the letters and numbers stand for, and if we do something about it. Witness, 15 Minutes of Fact guest, Stephen Zarlenga, knows how to breathe life into them. Stephen is the Director of the American Monetary Institute and someone who helped draft the H.R. 2990 Bill introduced into the House of Representatives in 2011 by then-Representative Dennis Kucinich. The NEED acronym stands for National Emergency Employment Defense Act.

The very fact that this bill was caused to die in a House sub-committee last year should give you an idea of its importance. In fact, if we can reintroduce this bill into the 113th Congress, Stephen feels it could be an “earthquake” to our banking system.

This will be one of the passionate cases to be made on Sunday, May 12, from 1-5 p.m. at Coopers Union here in NYC. The title of the event is Fixing Our Money System and its stated purpose is to clear the fog around the headline-grabbing items like Sequestration, trillion dollar
coins, financial cliffs, and closing down the government as well as educate the audience in alternative economic approaches which can end – as Stephen puts it – “all the nonsense being spread about.”

“Yes, it’s all a heap of nonsense, which gives the appearance of mainly being to further enrich the one tenth of one percent when the nation should be heavily taxing their wealth instead, the way Roosevelt did.” (But consider that) “…another important part of the nonsense is to further demoralize the nation and make good people sick! The antidote is monetary reform, and learning which media and internet sources to listen to and which to avoid.”

You don’t have to have “occupied” Wall Street to find these words and this mini-workshop to be of importance. At the very center of Occupy’s message has always been the outrage over a broken financial system. What has been missing up to this point is a single, coherent message and the answer around which such activists can rally.

Completely change the monetary system – stopping, once and for all, the creation of money by private financial institutions as interest-bearing debts! Could this be that missing lightning rod?

To put that message across at Coopers Union, Stephen gathered together a lecture team of some of the most advanced monetary thinkers in the country.

Among them are people such as Professor Nic Tideman of Virgina Tech, William Batt, a leading Georgian economist, and Kaoru Yamaguchi of Japan, a world leader in applying system dynamics methodology to monetary reform.

Enjoy this interview, and put this conference on your calendar. Who knows, while falling in love with letters and numbers you just might learn how to apply them to change our world. Just a question: Do any of my listeners know of a Representative who would introduce H.R. 2990 this year?

To attend Fixing our Broken Money System – Achieving Justice, Avoiding Austerity, Reducing Debt, and Creating Jobs” visit (www.Monetary.org) for details. Tickets are a $10 by eventbrite in advance, or $20 at the door.

Want to know learn about this man and the work his institute is doing? Write Stephen directly at ami@taconic.net. I suggest that you go to Wikipedia and Google him as well for some excellent background material found about him and his institute. For my earlier interview with Stephen on WGRNradio.com, go here: http://bit.ly/10molMQ

Follow me as well at @WrittenOffUSA on Twitter and at the Huffington Post where I blog (http://huff.to/11skSxU)

Beware Greece’s Toxic Export – the “Golden Dawn” Movement

admin — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:41:18 +0000

Beware Greece’s Toxic Export – the “Golden Dawn” Movement

When most Americans are reminded of Greece, it is usually through an inflammatory headline on TV or in a news article decrying its debtor status – with the most recent excitement being the attempt to fleece bank account holders in Cyprus of monies owed banks in the EU.

But, the real tragedy wreaked upon Greece by the Great Recession has yet to receive attention.

I speak of the “Golden Dawn” movement. This is the Greek right-wing extremist group and political party which has gained considerable strength in that country and which is now spreading its tentacles to other countries – and is working its way to America.

Are they dangerous? Only if the terms Neo-Nazi and Fascist carry an emotional jolt for you. This group rejects those labels, but makes use of Nazi symbolism and involves itself in brown-shirt, street gang attacks on immigrants as well as on university students, and the vandalizing of Jewish cemeteries. Yes, they are dangerous.

Our 15 Minutes of Fact interview today will connect us with a particularly important source on today’s subject – Yannis Aktimon. I first met Janis here in NYC shortly after Occupy’s own Zuccotti Park protests where we discussed the parallel protests in the U.S. and Greece. You can catch that interview in the archive at WGRNradio.com (http://bit.ly/ZBHkE8)

In the U.S., fascism is a cheapened swearword used by Democrats and Republicans to describe each other, but it has some very real import to its original victims in Europe. That term can more correctly be used to describe “Golden Dawn.” Yannis educates us as to why it is feared – and fought – in Greece, and why we need to exterminate it here in the U.S. where it has not yet taken root.

If there is a silver lining, it is that Golden Dawn and the “New Totalitarianism” with which it is associated has created a backlash which Yannis believes is bringing about a deepening and broadening role of Democracy and the implementing of radically improved approaches to the economic system. His organization in Greece, Void International, is working hard to bring this about. (http://voidnetwork.blogspot.com/)

My conversation with Yannis brought to my mind one of my favorite American geniuses, Buckminster Fuller. Fuller stated that you never change things by fighting an existing reality. Rather, “build a better model that makes the existing model obsolete.”

Is this the future path for Activism?

Enjoy the interview, and if you would like to learn more about Yannis, you can reach him by way of voidinternational@gmail.com or raman1723@yahoo.com or by way of the Void International site linked above. Be sure to search me out as well where I blog at the Huffington Post (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jerry-ashton/ and follow me on Twitter as @WrittenOffUSA.

Episode 23: Alexander Portelli – The Bobby Pickles Podcast

admin — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 03:33:23 +0000

On this “National Marijuana Day”, April 20^th, in the year of our lord, 2013, Bobby speaks with Alexander Portelli, small business owner and mayoral candidate for the city of Albany, NY. The original setting was scheduled to take place at a rally protesting the prohibition of marijuana; however, do to a lackluster turnout, we podcasted from Portelli’s Joe N’ Dough, a cordial, quaint eatery that Portelli owns and operates. They discuss Portelli’s Libertarian views, the two major obstacles Portelli must hurdle (Portelli’s relatively young age and past criminality) and, of course, the legalization of marijuana.

Musical Works

Title	Artist	Album	Label	Year	Length
Bobby Pickles Theme	Nick Ameen		Amerika	2012	00:29
Fat Enzo Theme	Nick Ameen		Amerika	2010	01:39

Lunch & Judy #157: TOOK A “SHORT” TRIP ON MEMORY LANE

admin — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 03:25:15 +0000

TOOK A “SHORT” TRIP ON MEMORY LANE

Went back a couple of years to hear some old shows and here is
a bit of one that was created 7/11, hope you like it .. I did!

I CAN’T BE BOTHERED NOW, Ella Fitzgerald
WARNING: LUNCH AND JUDY SHOW may be harmful to your health!

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TURN YOUR HOBBIES INTO INCOME times are tough.
We have to get smaller and smaller.
I LOVE THIS PLACE, Amanda McBroom
A NOTE FROM GRANDMA, Rita Gardner
GRANDMA’S SONG, from the Original Cast Album Billy Elliott
ONE PERSON, Jason Graae

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THEY DON’T KNOW, Throughly Modern Millie
LITTLE GIRLS, Carol Burnett
AMANDA, From The Glass Menagerie

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SAY IT ISN’T SO, Dinah Washington & Billie Holiday
THE FOLKS WHO LIVE ON THE HILL, Judy Stadt
JUDY, JUDY, JUDY, Johnny Tillotson

http://lunchandjudyshow.com
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Episode 22: Ben Coletti – The Bobby Pickles Podcast

admin — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:06:06 +0000

Bobby speaks, on location, with Ben Coletti, Director of Operations at The Thunderbird Beach Resort on Treasure Island, Florida. These two born and bred Floridians discuss growing up on the redneck beaches of Tampa Bay, Canadians, their mutual affinity for Bud Light beer and, of course, the secret to life. At times a flake, always a drunkard, meet Ben Coletti! What’s Your Name? OUTSTANDING!

Lunch & Judy #156: SO WHAT IF YOU’RE NOT SUCCESSFUL?

admin — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 06:21:14 +0000

SO WHAT IF YOU’RE NOT SUCCESSFUL?
WHAT IS SUCCESS ANYWAY?

OVERNIGHT SUCCESS, Gladys Knight

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SOONER OR LATER, Madonna
WINNERS, Frank Sinatra
I WANNA BE EVIL, Judy Stadt

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SMILE, Judy Garland
THIS TIME THE DREAMS ON ME, Andre Previn & Judy Stadt
I’VE GOT YOUR NUMBER, Judy Stadt & John Colianni

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A MEL TORME MEDLEY, Judy Stadt

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http://lunchandjudyshow.com

Episode 21: Leesa Dean/Chilltown, Adrien De Martini – The Bobby Pickles Podcast

admin — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:35:08 +0000

Bobby speaks with, writer and animator, Leesa Dean about her three fully developed animated series – Chilltown, The Danger Squad and Lele’s Ratchet Advice Show. They discuss her creative journey, from writing and selling television scripts, to teaching herself how to illustrate and animate. The setting is the historic, dimly lit, cozy ambiance of Hungarian Pastry Shop, a Columbia University outpost, where Dean first had the idea to turn her underground comic book into an animated TV show. Adrien De Martini is the co-host.

Musical Works

Title	Artist	Album	Label	Year	Length
Bobby Pickles Theme	Nick Ameen		Amerika	2012	00:29
Fat Enzo Theme	Nick Ameen		Amerika	2010	01:39

Additional Credits

Photography De Martini

Related Website

http://www.chilltowntv.com

Occupy & the Native Indian – Becoming the Warp and Woof for a Renewed America?

admin — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 23:03:47 +0000

Occupy & the Native Indian – Becoming the Warp and Woof for a Renewed America?

It has become my opinion over time, given my experience with the Occupy Movement and before that in working with Native Americans to bring economic development to what is called “Indian Country” that these two would one day have to join forces.

For the native, it will be because they are answering the call to be the compelling “Idle No More” movement among indigenous activists against the XL pipeline. For the rest of us, it will be because we finally heard the call to “Wake the hell up!”

Historically, there is no ethnic group in North America more victimized by Big Business and Bad Government than its indigenous peoples. Their plight, mostly tucked away and out of sight on reservations, have gone unnoticed.

It is only now, after the onset of the “Great Recession” in which the rest of us are getting a taste of what Indigenous peoples have had to bear for literally hundreds of years, that both peoples can find good reason to begin to care for each other.

I am not the only person who sees the Indian as natural allies to join in fighting for economic and social justice. Edward “Ted” Hall’s experience in both worlds eclipses mine, and I was fortunate to interview him for my ’15 Minutes of Fact’ show on WGRNradio.com recently.

Ted is a supporting organizer of a three-day series of “Lakota Grandmother’s” meetings, teach-in’s, and a march to the U.N. to take place in NYC (http://bit.ly/16tk6Dd) the week of April 8-10th, 2013.

Although a non-native, Ted has family members who are Laguna and Hopi and his godfather was Plains Indian. He has worked with tribal nations and participated in their activist projects and worked with Chief Standing Bear, a chief of the intertribal nations since the start of Occupy.

Ted facilitated and led the first General Assembly in NYC, helped to draft key documents for Occupy at its inception, and led the march dubbed “The Battle of Wall Street.” He can honestly claim pre-Zuccotti Park credentials, having worked earlier with activist groups such as the Free Network Foundation to provide internet, translations and organizing efforts with the Ancampadas leadership of Madrid.

He finds his Occupier and Indigenous friends to be only now growing in mutual appreciation. As is true in any alliance, there are shared values as well as differences.

Both honor nature and the sanctity of the land. Occupy shows this is in its fierce opposition to fracking, and the native in their even-more-fierce opposition to both the XL Pipeline (http://rol.st/13V8HjM) and uranium mining (http://bit.ly/10fmhtu). Natives claim that both defile their
lands and often desecrate sacred spaces. Occupiers feel a similar outrage against Monsanto and genetically-modified products.

However this union has come about, and whatever its outcome, this time may be looked back at as being a watershed moment for the realization of the need for and power of native and non- native alliances.

The Indian, at least, has awakened. I am not so sure about the rest of us.

Want more details? Ted can be reached personally at tedwardhall@gmail.com, on Facebook as http://on.fb.me/14HndL9, on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/tedwardhall, and on Twitter as @Tedwardhall. Learn about the Lakota Grandmothers at http://www.lakotagrandmothers.org/.

Episode 20: Wendy Oliveras – The Bobby Pickles Podcast

admin — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:05:32 +0000

Bobby speaks, on location, nestled in the chess area at New York City’s Bryant Park, with Wendy Oliveras, proud, NJ-based, Latina entrepreneur, successful business owner and author of “Let’s Play SHESS: Succeed in your game of life and business by playing chess: from Pawn to Queen”. They discuss the parallels between chess, the strategic board game, and life, a game in its own right.

Musical Works

Title	Artist	Album	Label	Year	Length
Bobby Pickles Theme	Nick Ameen		Amerika	2012	00:29
Fat Enzo Theme	Nick Ameen		Amerika	2010	01:39

Additional Credits

Kevin Odenwalder

Related Website

http://www.playshess.com

Lunch & Judy #155: SPRING IS HERE!

admin — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:36:01 +0000

SPRING IS HERE!

SPRING IS HERE, An original poem by Judy Stadt
YOU MUST BELIEVE IN SPRING, Ann Hampton Calloway & Liz Calloway
SPRINGTIME AND HITLER & GERMANY, Original B’way Cast

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DID YOU HAVE A MENTOR?, A monologue by Judy Stadt
WERNHER VON BRAUN, Jonathan Adam
STAIRWAY TO THE STARS, Ella Fitzgerald
KENTUCKY ARROGANCE, A poem by Judy Stadt

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SPRING IS HERE, Tony Bennett
GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME, Peter Sellers
HANSEL & GRETEL, ala Judy Stadt

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APRIL FOOLS DAY JOKE ON ME
APRIL FOOLS, Brian Kinder
TALK RADIO SKIT (THE PLUMBER), Judy Stadt & Neil Gallagher

www.lunchandjudyshow.com
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Season 2, The Intentional Traveler # 45: The Innocent Eyes Project with David Noyes

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The Innocent Eyes Project with David Noyes

Michael interviews world famous travel photographer David Noyes, the winner of three grand prize awards in a row for travel journalism, about his work. David is launching a grassroots childhood education program and discusses how and why he is doing it.

Lunch & Judy #154: YOU THINK CREATING ANYTHING IS EASY?

admin — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 05:01:45 +0000

YOU THINK CREATING ANYTHING IS EASY?

WARNING TO LISTENERS OF THE SHOW
I’M TAKING SPANISH LESSONS!
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD, Adapted/performed by Judy Stadt
I’D DO ANYTHING! Adam Mansell Orchestra

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BEING CREATIVE ISN’T EASY, A rant by Judy Stadt
PUTTING IT TOGETHER, Paul Gemignani
I COULD WRITE A BOOK, Judy Stadt

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“Different” solutions to old problems?, Judy Stadt
ERROL FLYNN, Amanda McBroom
BUDDY CAN YOU SPARE A DIME?, Donna Herbert

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WHERE DO YOU START?, Michael Feinstein
FRANKENSTEIN, then and now
THE WEDDING SONG

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Episode 19: Mr. Locario – The Bobby Pickles Podcast

admin — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:14:23 +0000

Bobby speaks, on location from the big, red staircase in the middle of Times Square, with Mr. Locario, aka Trends – actor, author, rapper, producer, radio host and masterful guru in the art of seduction. That’s a hell of a laundry list of handles, however, the conversation focuses primarily on “How to Have Sex with Two Women A Day”, which is the title of Locario’s most recently published book.

Musical Works

Title	Artist	Album	Label	Year	Length
Bobby Pickles Theme	Nick Ameen		Amerika	2012	00:29
Fat Enzo Theme	Nick Ameen		Amerika	2010	01:39

Photography Credits

http://pavionphoto.com

Related Website

http://mrlocario.com

Episode 18: “Crazy James” Zinkand – The Bobby Pickles Podcast

admin — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 14:10:31 +0000

Bobby is on location at the Museum of Sex (MoSex) in New York City where he speaks with “Crazy James” Zinkand, who, five years after being on the CBS reality show, Big Brother 9, isn’t so “crazy” anymore, although he has his moments. Zinkand is only 26 years old, but he’s had a truly “crazy” life, hence the moniker. They discuss globetrotting, cross-country bicycling, Zinkand’s habitual sexually degenerate lifestyle, yet on a lighter note – his positive future goals.

Musical Works

Title	Artist	Album	Label	Year	Length
Bobby Pickles Theme	Nick Ameen		Amerika	2012	01:39
Fat Enzo Theme	Nick Ameen		Amerika	2010	00:29

Related Website

https://www.facebook.com/procycle

Lunch & Judy #153: IT WAS SOOOOO DIFFERENT BACK THEN!!!

admin — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 14:03:52 +0000

IT WAS SOOOOO DIFFERENT BACK THEN!!!

BURNS & ALLEN SHOW WITH MARLENE DIETRICH
ANOTHER SPRING ANOTHER LOVE, Marlene Dietrich

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I’M BEGINNING TO HATE WINTER, Judy Stadt
CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES, Wise Guys
WOLF IN DISGUISE, A story by Judy Stadt
YOU’VE GOT TO BE TAUGHT, Gay Men’s Chorus

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It’s very different being a kid today … I’m not saying it’s better or worse,
but it is very different and I try to give an idea of the simpler way things were.
THE QUEEN OF THE BURLESQUE, Original poem by Judy Stadt
SCHOOLDAYS MEDLEY, Mandy Patinkin
WHEN THE CURTAIN GOES UP ON A MUSICAL, Written & Sung by Bobbie Horowitz

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I KNOW WHERE I’VE BEEN, Queen Latifa
COLIN & JUDY AFTER THE SHOW… ANN, starring Holland Taylor
SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME, Judy Stadt

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Lunch & Judy # 152: WOW! I’VE HAD SOME REALLY GOOD NEWS!

admin — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:48:26 +0000

WOW! I’VE HAD SOME REALLY GOOD NEWS!

THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER, Judy Stadt
SHE’S A REAL EMOTIONAL GIRL, Patti Lupone
SILENT SENIORS, A monologue by Judy Stadt

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PUTTING IT TOGETHER, Paul Gemignani
IMAGINATION, Sylvia Syms
I WANT MY MONEY MR. POSTMAN!!, A monologue by Judy Stadt
PLEASE MR. POSTMAN, The Carpenters

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MILLICENT TOWERS REMEMBERS PETER SELLERS, Judy Stadt & Peter Sellers
I’LL SEE YOU AGAIN, Sylvia Syms

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FOCUS, A monologue by Judy Stadt
DON’T EVER LEAVE ME, Sylvia Syms
BABY, A poem by Judy Stadt
Thank You!!!

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Ray Rogers Picks Another Battle with Coca-Cola – This Time for Racial Discrimination

admin — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:59:58 +0000

Unless you are a Union member or a student of Union Activism, the name Ray Rogers may not ring a bell. However, if what he has to say about alleged racial discrimination, human rights and environmental abuses perpetrated by America’s Iconic brand, Coca-Cola, you will think of his name every time you hear or see one of their ubiquitous commercials.

In today’s “15 Minutes of Fact,” Ray Rogers will make some very serious allegations of racial discrimination in Coca-Cola bottling plants in the Greater New York City area along with his concerns regarding Coca-Cola’s worldwide labor, human rights and environmental abuses.

Sounds like a tough slog…for both parties.

Who can argue the reputation of one of America’s Iconic brands? Coca Cola is the largest beverage company in the world and employs 140,000 people and has been with us for over 100 years. Illustrious people sit on the board, and its offices are – I am sure – festooned with awards and appreciation for humanitarian works over the years.

On the other hand, Ray Rogers is founder and director of NYC-based “Corporate Campaign, Inc.,” which has been successfully championing labor, human rights and environmental causes for three decades. His confrontational tactics have earned him condemnation by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce – which he considers a compliment – and awe from Time magazine for bringing “some of (America’s) most powerful corporations to their knees.”

Is this another case of David vs. Goliath?

If it is, feel sorry for Goliath. This union “David” is wielding quite a slingshot when it comes to targeting Coca-Cola’s record in the treatment of minorities and its human rights record. He isn’t the first to do this.

None other than Martin Luther King, Jr., the night before he was assassinated, called for a boycott of Coca-Cola for the way this company was treating black workers at that time. Leap forward to 2001, and it is on record that the Coca-Cola company earned the dubious honor of paying the largest racial discrimination settlement in U.S. history up to that time – $192.5MM.

This practice continues to this day, if Ray and the union people for whom he is fighting are correct,.

This time, however, Ray is pulling out all stops to see that this corporate giant is forced to the bargaining table and to required to change its practices. Ray is not going for the jugular, he is going for the wallet.

Lunch & Judy # 151: BRAIN POWER IS REAL POWER

admin — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 17:37:46 +0000

BRAIN POWER IS REAL POWER

I REGRET EVERYTHING, Patti Lupone
NON, JE NE REGRETTE RIEN, Edith Piaf

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MONOLOGUE, on being brain dead … “figuratively speaking” that is.
BRAIN DEAD, William Finn
COMMUNICATE, Music & Lyric written and performed by Judy Stadt
A FORGIVENESS EXERCISE

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I’M SORRY FOR MYSELF, Glenn Miller
IMAGINA, Cocomama
TYPICALLY ENGLISH, Anna Quayle

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EMBRACEABLE YOU, Judy Stadt
THE LION, THE FOX AND THE ASS, Judy Stadt
THE EGOTIST, Judy Stadt

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Is Today’s Greek Indignant Citizen’s Movement A Preview of Tomorrow’s America?

admin — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:46:07 +0000

Is Today’s Greek Indignant Citizen’s Movement A Preview of Tomorrow’s America?

What in the world is going on. Or, should I say, where in the world isn’t it going on?

The “it” I am referring to are the protest movements around the world variously identified as “Occupy,” “Idle No More,” “Arab Spring,” “Indignados,” and so on. When Occupy burst on the scene on September 17, 2011, protests were taking place in over 95 cities in 82 countries and 600 communities in the U.S. Today, there is not a country that isn’t impacted by this phenomenon.

Here in the U.S., Occupy pops in and out of hibernation to tweak the nose of the establishment as it prepares itself for another Activist Spring and more firmly celebrate its second year of existence. Southern Europe, especially, seems much more impatient and is a ferment of activity and protest marches in the tens of thousands.

But, to quote former general and U.S. Secretary of State Alexander Haig under Reagan, “they can protest all they want so long as they pay their taxes.”

So much for generating fear in the ruling class, eh?

However, if we are to believe our 15 Minutes of Fact guest from Greece, Janis Aktimon, influencing the government is the least of a protestor’s concerns. The real struggle and focus by citizens wanting to make a positive change needs to be on the growing influence of the right-wing elements in every country.

In this exclusive WGRNradio interview, Janis (pronounced Yah-Nis) concerns himself with the Greek/European specter of Fascism, the emergence of “Golden Dawn,” and how “New Totalitarianism” is manipulating and benefiting from these unholy alliances.

Surprisingly, Janis does not believe that “feet on the street” are the answer.

The answers are in the strength of hundreds (thousands?) of autonomous Occupy-like groups who will show up at meetings to counter and expose their enemies. They will be supported by the artist via music such as Hip Hop and New Folk, in the arts via fantastic posters and signage, and documented in film and video – analogous to the “underground countercultural movement” taking place in Europe.

Enjoy the interview, and if you want to learn more from this man and of this phenomenon, reach him at raman1723@yahoo.com, or on FB as keno diktuo. In person? Janis will be back in the U.S. in mid-April, stopping in New York to make himself available for speaking and brainstorming.

Season 2, The Intentional Traveler # 45: Sacred Journeys with Phil Cousineau

admin — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:27:48 +0000

Sacred Journeys with Phil Cousineau

Michael interviews writer and tour guide Phil Cousineau about the Sacred Journey trips he leads to mystical destinations around the world. Phil’s next trip will be to Ireland to visit the western shores of that country an visit castles, pubs, towns and villages with history and charm.

Lunch & Judy #150: Complaints, rants, and complaints!

admin — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 06:52:20 +0000

Complaints,Rants, and Complaints!

I WAS HERE, Brian Stokes Mitchell

JOEL MARKOWITZ, on theatre http://dcmetrotheaterarts.com

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RANTING RAVING, Judy Stadt

I’M PECULIAR, Ben Schaechter

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EMPTY TABLES, Loston Harris

PUT ON A HAPPY FACE, Adam Mansell

GEORGE CARLIN, Complaining

NOTHING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT BLUES, Horowitz & Spector

JOYFULLY UNCOUTH, Written & spoken by Judy Stadt

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TEACH ME TONIGHT, Jo Stafford

DO YOU KNOW WHY?, Frank Sinatra & Tommy Dorsey

WHY DO YOU DO WHAT YOU DO, Judy Stadt

ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE, Peter Sellers & Judy Stadt

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Episode 17: Dr. Joseph V. Scelsa, Karikatura – The Bobby Pickles Podcast

admin — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 03:55:11 +0000

Bobby speaks with Dr. Joseph V. Scelsa, founder and president of the Italian American Museum located on Mulberry Street at the heart of Manhattan’s Little Italy. The consummate academic, Dr. Scelsa has many degrees and distinctions – a doctorate in sociology and education from Columbia, plus a long career as director of the Italian American Institute developing a variety of courses for the City University of New York. The museum is host to numerous exhibitions. For more information please call (212) 965-9000 or visit www.ItalianAmericanMuseum.org.

Broadcast History

WeEarth Global Radio Network

Musical Works

Title	Artist	Album	Label	Year	Length
Bobby Pickles Theme	Nick Ameen		Amerika	2012	00:29
Fat Enzo Theme	Nick Ameen		Amerika	2010	01:39

Additional Credits

http://karikaturanyc.com

Lunch and Judy #149: Do you think before you speak?

admin — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 02:38:43 +0000

Do You Think Before You Speak?

MOVIE RECOMMENDATION: HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE

GURGLING, a poem by Judy Stadt

DO YOUR OWN, The Nairobi Trio UNDERSCORE

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THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK, Judy Stadt

I FEEL PRETTY, Sarah Vaughan

SORRY WRONG NUMBER, Radio play (edited) Barbara Stanwick,

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BEAUTIFUL GIRLS & a breakdown?

THERAPY ADVICE FOR JUDY FROM DR. SHADENFREUDE

I ENJOY BEING A GIRL, Doris Day

THE OTHER WOMAN, Nina Simone

I CANNOT STAY WHERE I HAVE BEEN, a poem by Judy Stadt

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ENTOURAGE, Bobbie Horowitz

BEI MIR BIS DU SCHON, The Andrew Sisters

IT HAD TO BE YOU, Judy Stadt with John Colianni

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Episode 16: Justice John W. Sweeny, Jr., Gabriel Royal – The Bobby Pickles Podcast

admin — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:50:07 +0000

Bobby sits down with Justice John W. Sweeny, Jr. to discuss his role at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, First Judicial Department. Mr. Pickles speaks with Justice Sweeny in his chambers inside of the historic Appellate Division courthouse at 27 Madison Ave. They discuss life, judgery and Sweeny’s upcoming reelection campaign.

Bobby opens the show with a new segment entitled “NYC Subway Music” in which Bobby interviews and records live performers in NYC’s subway system. This week’s guest is an African-American cello player/singer named Gabriel Royal.

Musical Works

Title	Artist	Album	Label	Year	Length
Bobby Pickles Theme	Nick Ameen		Amerika	2012	00:29
Fat Enzo Theme	Nick Ameen		Amerika	2010	01:39

Additional Credits

http://www.gabrielroyal.com

Justin Stone-Diaz – the Last “Hard Grounder” Occupier Standing in New York City?

admin — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:28:29 +0000

First, let’s define terms as understood by people in Occupy. A “hard grounder” is represented by the occupiers who – despite all odds – physically take and keep a space…and then move on to another space when “persuaded” by New York’s Finest.

As defined by Justin, Occupy has always been sorted out into different and sometimes distinct groups. The “front-liners” (aka Hard Grounders) who were supported in spirit by the “Bottom Liners” (aka the academics and grad students who formed working groups).

I can make the case that Justin is singular in the way that he stands in for, and up for, the Occupy Movement almost from Day One and seems to move effortlessly among the factions.

As example, at this moment he and other stalwarts, are involved in “Occupy Sandy.” For those not up on activist doings, Occupy Sandy was mobilized by Occupy the day following Hurricane Sandy. They were the first on the scene and served to help both the Red Cross and FEMA to help dig out, and to feed, the storm’s victims.

For the first time, there were no police barricades keeping Occupiers out. In fact, they were gratefully welcomed.

So, how do you go from being people on the outside, to people on the inside? Is Occupy going through a metamorphis? Is it a healthy one? These are just a few of the questions asked of Justin Stone-Diaz in this “15 Minutes of Fact” piece for WGRNradio.com.

What will catch the listener’s ear – and interest – is Justin’s view of Occupy’s evolving role. He makes a strong case that Occupy has gone from “Occupy 1.0” to today’s “Occupy 3.0” and on its way to “Occupy 4.0.” Simply put:

Occupy 1.0 – Zuccotti Park. Occupying in Opposition. Fighting against the rules of the state.

Occupy 2.0 – Post-Zuccotti. Occupying without Location. Flash mobs. Mini-encampments. Lots of small group meetings, more Internet. Micro sites.

Occupy 3.0 – Occupying Communities, i.e., churches and halls. Occupy Sandy as the nexus of people-helping-people, feeding and supplying the citizenry, bonding and appreciating.

Occupy 4.0 – Occupying with Intention. To be exampled in Kalamazoo, MI, August 21-25, 2013 where buildings or entire blocks will become a new “ground zero” for the movement (http://interoccupy.net/natgat2/). Is it possible to create a “new city,” i.e., buying ravaged blocks and giving them back to the people?

These are just slivers of thought that Justin takes time to expand on in this 15 Minutes of Fact interview here on WGRNradio.com. It is safe to say – “Enjoy.”

SEASON 2, THE INTENTIONAL TRAVELER #42: WANT TO ADOPT A NEIGHBORHOOD?

admin — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 03:15:10 +0000

WANT TO ADOPT A NEIGHBORHOOD?

Michael interviews Victor Block about his Western Charles County Community Association project to adopt neighboring towns. The WWWCA provides assistance to where people are living in poverty, allowing people to help themselves.

IGNITE Broadcasting #6: Contribution: The 7th C of Co-Creation

admin — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:34:09 +0000

Contribution: The 7th C of Co-Creation

On IGNITE Broadcasting #6, Dr. Ken Christian joins Susan M. Davis in conversation about creativity, community, and education. With a life and career-long focus on developing maximum potential in both youth and adults, Ken shares his thoughts about how we can re-imagine education through collaboration. As said by Warren Bennis in The Secrets of Great Groups, “None of us is as smart as all of us. …the problems we face are too complex to be solved by any one person or any one discipline. Our only chance is
to bring people together from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines who can refract a problem through the prism of complementary minds allied in common purpose.” Join us in this thought provoking conversation where we talk about the common purpose of co-creation and education. It will ignite possibilities for you, your family, and your community to make a contribution where “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts”.

CHECK OUT THESE LINKS

www.maxpotential.com

www.kenchristianonline.com

www.yourownworstenemy.com

http://educationnow.org

Here is the TEDx talk link: http://bit.ly/YSTlFW

http://TheCoCreationCommunity.com

‘Like’ The CoCreation Community on Facebook
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From Graduating Class to Indentured Class – Will America Continue to Eat its Young?

admin — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:12:38 +0000

Will America Continue to Eat its Young?

She was angry then, and not exactly pleased now – but Cryn Johannsen, Executive Director of All Education Matters (AEM), feels that student debt is finally being addressed at the highest levels of government.

When I say “then,” I mean the time back in March of 2011 when, still basking in the chilly Spring of the Occupy movement, Cryn Johannsen was working hard to see that student debt got as much attention as mortgage debt. (She discussed that current reality in my earlier WGRNradio interview with her bit.ly/YsfvN8).

So, here we are today. Student debt now exceeds $1 Trillion and is considered to be the “next big bubble” to pop. A recent Time Magazine article provided these sobering facts:

In the past five years, the average student loan debt each borrower carries has risen 30% to $23,829. More than half of student loan accounts (adding up to more than 40% of the total dollars owed) are in deferral status.

The good news: students can defer for a few years before they have to repay. The bad news: FICO Labs found that delinquencies rose by 22% in five years. For the newest group of loans it studied, delinquency rates are 15.1% — higher than the 11% cited by the Federal Reserve in a November report.

How can any student have any hope of a way out in the face of these statistics?

In her recent AEM article, Cryn offered one ray of hope – restoring bankruptcy protection to private student loan borrowers (bit.ly/WJQZdW). As she pointed out, HR 432, a bill introduced by two Democrat House members, offers that way out. But, don’t get too excited – this is the fifth time that this type of legislation has been presented for passage.

She describes its complexity. On one side, there is the U.S. government as the largest lender in the U.S., then there are the universities through which – and to which – these monies are being funneled, and the lending industry that was born out of the federal government, Sallie Mae. Each depends on the other, and each finds the other to be the “real” problem.

In the meantime, the student debtor is swinging in the wind.

She also shares her personal stories of students, deeply in debt, who have either considered suicide or carried it out. “Deeply troubling,” is her understatement. “Americans are very ashamed that they are in debt…and I keep getting notes and pleas for help.”

Cryn applauds the “collective voice” of the Occupy movement as well as the numerous articles that journalists have written for ensuring that student debt could not be swept under a legislative rug. That Occupiers would wear signs and carry placards letting people know how much they owed “was heroic.” People are finally not “hiding the debt that we have,” an important first step in becoming free of it.

If you would like to know more about Cryn and her work, you can find her on Facebook (on.fb.me/XACtB0), at her website (bit.ly/WJQZdW), on LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/in/chasecrynjohannsen), on Twitter as @Cryn_Johannsen and by way of email at ccrynjohannsen@gmail.com.

(For the listener: A technical heads-up. Please excuse the “crackles” that show up in the sound at times. This was a defect in the cellphone, but I trust the content will more than make up for any annoyance.)

Lunch and Judy # 148: HOW HARD IS IT FOR YOUNG ARTISTS TODAY?

admin — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:17:46 +0000

HOW HARD IS IT FOR YOUNG ARTISTS TODAY?

When there is a will to succeed will anything stop you?

Do you feel that you are just a piece of dirt that the corporations can ignore? WELL I’M TIRED OF IT!

HOLLER IF YOU’RE WITH ME, Tate Stevens

EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN, Peter Allen

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RADIO CHAT with JUDY STADT: VASSY http://vassy.com

Her tune We’re Young is #2 in Billboard Magazine! Here she is chatting on the phone as she is getting ready for the Grammy Awards about how she got to that pivotal point in her young life!!

WE ARE YOUNG, Vassy

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THEATRE SCHMOOZER JOEL MARKOWITZ tells us

how he has built to 30,000+ LIKES on Facebook and how you can do it too!!

http://dcmetrotheaterarts.com

EVERYTHING HAPPENS TO ME, Judy Stadt & Red Garland

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DEAR JUDY, Judy reads letters of advice to the lovelorn

THE BARIUM ENEMA, Dialogue taken directly from medical journal! No kidding…

TALK TO ME, Frank Sinatra & Judy Stadt

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Lunch & Judy Show # 147: DREAMS, SCHEMES AND WHAT’S IT ALL FOR?

admin — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 22:39:48 +0000

DREAMS, SCHEMES AND WHAT’S IT ALL FOR?

Time has a way of escaping one…it did me. I look at all the paper clippings and reviews and dreams of shows that I wrote and worked on during my life and it all seems so distant and unimportant now.

ELAINE MAY & MIKE NICHOLS AT WORK

ROSE’S TURN, Ethel Merman

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ELAINE MAY & MIKE NICHOLS, Mother & Son
SOME COMEDY ABOUT MOTHERS
FALLING OUT OF LOVE, Kevin Dozier

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RADIO CHAT WITH JUDY STADT & KEVIN DOZIER http://kevindozier.com
WONDERFUL! WONDERFUL!, Kevin Dozier

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MONOLOGUE: LIVING TODAY & YESTERDAY, RADIO, GOING CRAZY, Judy Stadt
COCKTAIL PIANO, Mike Nichols & Elaine May

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http://lunchandjudyshow.com

Episode 15: Jayne Freeman – The Bobby Pickles Podcast

admin — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 22:33:49 +0000

Episode 15: Jayne Freeman

Bobby conducts this podcast episode over breakfast at the Beechwood Café, just down the road from the Grove Street PATH stop, in the city some say is “New York City’s sixth borough” unofficially of course, depending on whether you reside here or in Hoboken. The setting is Jersey City, home to Jayne Freeman, a Childbirth Educator certified through the CEA/MNY (Childbirth Education Association of Metropolitan New York). Jayne hosts a popular Jersey City public access show about parenting, pregnancy and childbirth called ‘Mamarama’. It airs in JC on Comcast Cable Channel 51 on Wednesday and Thursday nights at 10 and 6:30 pm respectively. She also writes a regular column for the Jersey City Independent with the same name and subject matter. Awesomely unconventional in the true sense of the word, she speaks about her life as mother, mentor, writer, and of her role on ‘The Snooki and JWOW Show’.

Musical Works

Title	Artist	Album	Label	Year	Length
Bobby Pickles Theme	Nick Ameen		Amerika	2012	00:29
Fat Enzo Theme	Nick Ameen		Amerika	2010	01:39

Related Website

http://mamarama.tv

IGNITE Broadcasting #4: Connecting Authenticity & Joy, Committing to Purpose, Creating Bliss

admin — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 20:54:18 +0000

IGNITE Authenticity, Joy, Purpose, & Bliss

The challenge for many entrepreneurs is how to stand out while standing for what we believe in. Sometimes called our ‘why’, our ‘raison d’etre’, our ‘noble cause’; this is what makes us want to get up in the morning, makes us sing throughout the day, and dance all night. Our core-values are what makes us, US! But how do we define this in regards to our business? How can we define and connect to authenticity and joy, commit to our purpose and create bliss in business and our life – and authentically present this to the world?

Dakota McKenzie President and CEO of BizBliss, Inc., Creator of The Bliss Code™ and Founder of Activate Your Biz Bliss™, a Leaders Summit for Visionary Entrepreneurs, helps women entrepreneurs discover their authentic personal brand and put their unique gift and joy in the center of their life and business so that the right clients, funding and resources flow to them with ease and grace. Dakota has started three successful businesses, and is a published author whose work has appeared in cutting-edge books on entrepreneurship. She has pioneered women’s leadership trainings, and created transformational change for clients for over 20 years.

On IGNITE Broadcasting, in conversation with Susan M. Davis, Dakota shares her mission to help millions of women worldwide become unstoppable and live their purpose. She shares how we can be unstoppable, live on purpose and create the world we all want to live in.

Season 2, The Intentional Traveler: Rosalie Bay Resort in Dominica

admin — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 12:22:09 +0000

How Rosalie Bay Resort ‘Gives Back’ to the Community

Michael interviews Bev Diekel of Rosalie Bay resort in Dominica about the resort’s projects that assist Dominicans with employment, and create a sustainable environment for the resort. Michael asks about saving sea turtles, the use of solar power, construction using local materials, and employment of local people.

Lunch & Judy Show: SPECIAL INTERVIEW with Ronald Rand

admin — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:11:19 +0000

RONALD RAND

Internationally acclaimed performing artist/playwright/educator, Ronald Rand, has performed his celebrated play,”LET IT BE ART! Harold Clurman’s Life of Passion,” across 22 countries and 17 states (14th year) Off-Broadway twice, in London, Paris, Athens, New Delhi, Mumbai, Frankfurt, Los Angeles, & most recently at Kathmandu’s International Theatre Festival, Zimbabwe’s BAFA International Arts Festival (?rst American Artist); “Voices of History” International Theatre Festival-Vologda, Russia (First American
Artist); Palace of Culture in Minsk, Belarus; MERCOSUR International Theatre Conference-Paysundu, Uruguay; Kerala’s International Theatre Conference, many universities, colleges in 17 states across America. Upcoming performances: include India, Cuba. Morocco, Turkey, and Egypt. Off-Broadway debut: Julius Caesar at BAM with Richard Dreyfuss. New York appearances include Hamm in Endgame, directed by Joseph Chaikin, Perfect Crime, Servant of Two Masters, and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. He toured for ?ve months throughout Europe as the Fool in King Lear. Mr. Rand’s plays include LET IT BE ART!, A System of Government, Consequences, Ode to the Moon, The Site of Human Life, and The Group! about the famed Group Theatre, The Great Society, and IBSEN. Founder & Publisher of “The Soul of the American Actor,” (10th year – the only Art Theatre Newspaper in North America – www.SoulAmericanActor.com). His book, “Acting Teachers of America” published by Random House. Adjunct Professor of Acting & Directing at Pace University in New York City. Mr. Rand has taught at over 75 universities, festivals, conferences, and schools around the world. Mr. Rand co-wrote the screenplay THE GROUP about The Group Theatre, collaborating with Joan Micklin Silver. Mr. Rand mentors include Stella Adler, Harold Clurman, Bobby Lewis, Joseph Chaikin, and Jerzy Grotowski. Member: The Actors Studio Playwright/Directors Unit and The Dramatists Guild. www.ClurmanThePlay.com

International Performing Artist “LET IT BE ART!”

Mr. Rand tours around the world and across America as Harold Clurman in the acclaimed solo play, “Let It Be Art!” Author of the best-selling “Acting Teachers of America,” he is an Adjunct Professor of Theatre at Pace University in New York City. He founded “The Soul of the American Actor” in 1998, the only Art Theatre Newspaper in North America dedicated to the craft of the Actor and art of the Theatre. Each issue contains essays, articles, and interviews with leading and influential actors, playwrights, directors, authors, poets, dancers, choreographers, scenic and costume designers…

Actor/Playwright & Founder/Publisher “The Soul of the American Actor”

Founder & Publisher of “The Soul of the American Actor,” (14th year)-the only Newspaper in America dedicated to the art of the Theater. Author of “Acting Teachers of America” (published by Random House), it is the most comprehensive book of America’s most influential acting teachers. Mr. Rand’s New York City debut was in Julius Caesar at BAM with Richard Dreyfuss, followed by numerous performances Off-Broadway and performed as the Fool in King Lear across Europe. He has appeared in over 100 films and TV shows include Emperor’s Club, In & Out, Rude Awakening as President Nixon, Quiz Show directed by Robert Redford, O’Keefe & Stieglitz opposite Christopher Plummer, and Homeless opposite Yoko Ono. His other plays include his newest work, IBSEN, and THE GROUP! about The Group Theatre. Mr. Rand co-wrote the film, THE GROUP about The Group Theatre with Oscar-nominated filmmaker, Joan Micklin Silver. A member of The Actors Studio Playwright/Directors Unit. www.ClurmanThePlay.com, www.SoulAmericanActor.com

Good and Green Radio #111: A Solution to the Pollution: For Your Health & Energy Efficiency

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A Solution to the Pollution: For Your Health & Energy Efficiency

A different kind of ‘pollution’ may be right inside your home, and you aren’t even aware of it. This kind of pollution crossed my personal “radar,” a few years ago, causing me to become more concerned about the effects on our families’ health and well-being. This is the invisible EMF and EMR pollution present in increasingly high levels both indoors and outdoors, everywhere in the world. EMF (electromagnetic frequency) and EMR (electromagnetic radiation) is generated by the technology that is enhancing our work, entertainment, and home environment – created by computers, cell phones, cordless phones, WiFi, flat screen TVs, microwaves and even the Smart Grid technology that is becoming the status quo in many places around the world. Don’t panic! David Margolati is our guest on Good and Green Radio #111, and he has a wealth of information about EMF & EMR, and also a solution to the pollution. Since we live much of our lives inside our homes, it makes sense to be sure they are as healthy and energy efficient as possible so we can live that Positively Sustainable lifestyle so important to us all.

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Whistleblowing – Not for the Faint Hearted, No Matter Where in the World You Are

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Whistleblowing – Not for the Faint Hearted, No Matter Where in the World You Are

It has come down to this. The only sure line of defense against – and let’s call it what it is – corporate and governmental evil-doing – is the whistleblower.

It takes someone on the inside to reveal that which is being concealed. It takes someone with tremendous courage. Someone who knows there is a price to pay, and is willing to pay it.

Some of them become household names – or, at least a footnote in history. This is exampled by “Deep Throat,” W. Mark Felt, who caused Richard Nixon to resign. By Jeffrey Wigand of Brown and Williamson who provided evidence that tobacco companies did, indeed, understand the deadly nature of their product and even doctored the nicotine content to “hook” the smoker.

Not to forget Sherron Williams of Enron who uncovered that company’s elaborate accounting hoax.

Two had films made based on their courage, the latter had her 15 Minutes of Fame by appearing as a co-person of the year on the front cover of Time.

But, what about the people you don’t hear about, the ones who uncovered malfeasance which, however reprehensible, couldn’t gain traction in the press or attention from government officials?

And, I’m not talking only about the U.S. Corruption and subversion of ethics is a world-wide problem. Given the less supportive government structures elsewhere, people outside our borders face even more difficult challenges and are offered few solutions.

One of these warriors is from London, England, Ms. Wendy Addison.

Ousted in 2000 as a whistleblower from the South African company LeisureNet Ltd – a major health and racquet club chain with developments in Europe, Australia and New Zealand and which subsequently became one of the biggest corporate financial disasters in that country – Wendy became a victim of their venom.

Because she was willing to “go public” with the truth and to report corruption, she not only had the potential of losing her livelihood – which, you did – but also her life. Self-exiling herself to England with her young son, she found this shadow following her.

For still unexplained reasons, in 2001 she was dismissed from her role as Group Treasurer at Virgin by none other than Sir Richard Branson when it was discovered that she was – horrors! – the whistleblower who brought LeisureNet down. That became a “problem” for Virgin when they decided to purchase that company out of bankruptcy.

Listen in to this interview to learn more about the perils – and rewards – of choosing to stand for the truth. What is it like to lose a high-paying position and then find yourself and your 12-year-old son begging on London streets? What possible “payoff” could make this sort of sacrifice worthwhile?

Learn more about this courageous lady and her work at www.Speakout-Speakup.org, or at her professional coaching site, www.lifecoach-SOS.com. Bibliophiles will want to search for her book, “Beyond Freefall,” Tweeters will find her at @BeyondFreefall, or directly via email at wendy@speakout-speakup.org.

Episode 14: America’s Worst Tattoos/Jeremy Swan, Michael Burko – The Bobby Pickles Podcast

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Episode 14: America’s Worst Tattoos/Jeremy Swan, Michael Burko – The Bobby Pickles Podcast

Bobby is on location in the city of angels, Los Angeles — on the set of the smash hit TLC reality series, “America’s Worst Tattoos” — more specifically, Broken Art Tattoo, sitting in the chair and doing this podcast while receiving his awesome cover-up for the show. His artist, and subject of the episode, is an amazing and talented tattooer by the name of Jeremy Swan, the shop’s curator.

Furthermore, Bobby speaks with Mr. Michael “Burko” Burko, the show’s soundman, and a very
interesting character. Burko’s story reigns true with the whole idea of the Bukowski-inspired tattoo Bobby is receiving while conducting the interviews. Bukowski’s motto was “don’t try, do”. Burko runs with that intuitively throughout his life.

As for Mr. Jeremy Swan, he is the consummate professional and a true talent. Bobby very much appreciated both of these awesome individuals being on his show. Please make sure you tune in to Season 1 of “America’s Worst Tattoos”.

Musical Works

Title	Artist	Album	Label	Year	Length
Bobby Pickles Theme	Nick Ameen		Amerika	2012	00:29
Fat Enzo Theme	Nick Ameen		Amerika	2010	01:39

Additional Credits

TLC’s “America’s Worst Tattoos”

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Season 2, The Intentional Traveler: ENVISION an Intentional Gathering in Paradise

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ENVISION an Intentional Gathering in Paradise

Michael interviews Sofiah Thom, one of the producers of Envision Festival – a gathering on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica where intentional travelers from around the world come together each year to celebrate their common bond. For anyone interested in Central and South American adventures, Envision offers an unexpected stop along the way, and a great opportunity to connect with others on similar journeys. Michael asks exactly what this festival has to offer, what to expect in this part of the world, and about Sofiah’s focus on yoga, dance, performing arts and healing through movement.

ENVISION FESTIVAL

www.EnvisionFestival.com

As a celebration dedicated to awakening our human potential, Envision provides a platform for different cultures to co-exist in sustainable community, as well as a forum in which to create and explore new paradigms by inspiring one another through art, spirituality, yoga, music, dance, performance, education, sustainability and our fundamental connection with nature.

Envision offers an opportunity for people to come together in community to share, dance, play, celebrate, love, learn, teach, co-create, co-inspire and together transform our individual and collective consciousness. We hope that Envision changes people, and that they leave with a desire to continue to grow and evolve in their relations with one another and with the world.

SOFIAH THOM

www.BambooYogaPlay.com

Blending yoga, dance, somatic guidance, and ritual performance Sofiah Thom creates environments for transformation and self-discovery. Integrating presence and expression, Sofiah combines movement and play in a fusion that encourages conscious exploration of the self. Sofiah’s mission lies in helping people access their divine beauty, wisdom and power in their bodies. Simply being in her presence one feels her grace, strength and sensuality as she invites you to get out of your head and into your body.

Good and Green Radio #110: Opulence: Raising the Standard for Positive Sustainability

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Rethinking the Way We Think About Our Homes

You may be thinking of ‘opulence’ as over-the-top lavishness, luxury, and richness. In the dictionary, this is only part of the definition. What about abundance of comfort, security, well being, and raising the standard of livability? Irena Škoda, Architect and Principal at Škoda Design + Architecture, PLLC in New York City believes opulence can be achieved at any level if you DEFINE your conscious choices so that your values match your behavioral lifestyle – what you don’t want to worry about around you. Beauty, functionality, peace of mind and security in an environment you absolutely love to live in, defines ‘The Opulent Home’.

Irena Škoda joins Susan M. Davis in a conversation about rethinking the way we think about our homes and about sustainability. Today people can have it all: not only the home of their dreams but a home that stands for what they believe in and one that is not just for this generation but for future generations. We can each raise the standard by making conscious choices and living a Positively Sustainable Lifestyle.

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SkodaDesign.com

TheOpulentHome.com

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http://www.WastingWaterisWeird.com

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LUNCH & JUDY SHOW # 146: WHAT IS RESPECT? DO YOU GET ANY?

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Do you think we get respect around the world? Do we deserve any?

I’m appalled at the “new” information that keeps coming into my ears telling of the terrible things we do around the world … the covert atrocities that our military keeps committing against other people in the world and yet at the same time we hear how wonderful we are as a nation … and we ARE. We have so many things to be proud of, but that doesn’t mean we have things that should not make us proud at all. The internet makes other facts available to the world … the world is getting smaller and smaller and we can’t help but hear things that we don’t want to hear.

RESPECT, Lucy Schwartz
ANGRY, Rosemary Clooney

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I believe women are getting fed up with the way they are treated around the world and will start taking their lives seriously and demanding equal treament under the law, and I say YAY! LET’S GET GOING to help our sisters to KEEP from being bullied, raped, sold into slavery, abused by our male partners … IT’S ENOUGH.

WHEREVER HE AIN’T, Bernadette Peters
COMMUNICATE, Judy Stadt
RADIO CHAT WITH STEVE ROYE, http://www.killerstandup.com/steve-roye/

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RING, TELEPHONE RING, Glenn Miller
MEMORIES ARE ALL I CAN BREW, Judy Stadt

Why is there so much lonliness in a world with so many means for communication with so many. What does it do to us as humans?

LET’S NOT TALK ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE BUT LOVE, Nathan Lane

I LOVE THIS PLACE, Amanda McBroom
I LOVE TO SING!, Al Jolson

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Episode 13: Aliah Rosenthal – The Bobby Pickles Podcast

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Bobby speaks on location, at a quaint coffee shop called Elsewhere Espresso, with Aliah Rosenthal, poet, musician and talent-agent, about life growing up on the mean streets of the East Village, an area once generally considered to be the epicenter of the counterculture in New York City — home to a vast array of artists and bohemians — the Beatniks arose from this neighborhood, Allen Ginsberg, the father of “the beat generation” was just one of its famous residents, Punk Rock emerged from its slums, etc.

Bobby also reports from the field about a hip, fresh, unconventional concert experience known as Sofar Sounds.

Check out these links:

http://www.sofarsounds.com

http://www.chillplayers.com

wgrnradio.com

Lunch & Judy # 161: AM I AS GOOD AS SHE IS?

AM I AS GOOD AS SHE IS?

Smile, Occupy, Your Picture is About to be Taken. Again, and Again, and Again.

Smile, Occupy, Your Picture is About to be Taken. Again, and Again, and Again.

Does “Idle No More” Spell The End for the XL Pipeline?

Lunch & Judy # 160: M IS FOR THE MANY THINGS SHE GAVE ME…

M IS FOR THE MANY THINGS SHE GAVE ME…

Episode 25: Paul Campbell – The Bobby Pickles Podcast

Occupy In Its “Terrible Two’s.” People Come and People Go. Why – and Why Not?

Lunch & Judy #159: THE ART OF AGING IN AMERICA

THE ART OF AGING IN AMERICA

Episode 24: Peter Hochstein – The Bobby Pickles Podcast

Lunch & Judy #158: SADNESS AND THE ARTISTE GO TOGETHER LIKE BALONEY & WHITE BREAD

SADNESS AND THE ARTISTE GO TOGETHER LIKE BALONEY & WHITE BREAD

Do Numbers and Letters Involve Flesh and Blood – ask Economist Stephen Zarlenga

Do Numbers and Letters Involve Flesh and Blood – ask Economist Stephen Zarlenga

Beware Greece’s Toxic Export – the “Golden Dawn” Movement

Beware Greece’s Toxic Export – the “Golden Dawn” Movement

Episode 23: Alexander Portelli – The Bobby Pickles Podcast

Musical Works

Related Website

Lunch & Judy #157: TOOK A “SHORT” TRIP ON MEMORY LANE

TOOK A “SHORT” TRIP ON MEMORY LANE

Episode 22: Ben Coletti – The Bobby Pickles Podcast

Lunch & Judy #156: SO WHAT IF YOU’RE NOT SUCCESSFUL?

SO WHAT IF YOU’RE NOT SUCCESSFUL? WHAT IS SUCCESS ANYWAY?

Episode 21: Leesa Dean/Chilltown, Adrien De Martini – The Bobby Pickles Podcast

Musical Works

Additional Credits

Related Website

Occupy & the Native Indian – Becoming the Warp and Woof for a Renewed America?

Occupy & the Native Indian – Becoming the Warp and Woof for a Renewed America?

Episode 20: Wendy Oliveras – The Bobby Pickles Podcast

Musical Works

Additional Credits

Related Website

Lunch & Judy #155: SPRING IS HERE!

SPRING IS HERE!

Season 2, The Intentional Traveler # 45: The Innocent Eyes Project with David Noyes

The Innocent Eyes Project with David Noyes

Lunch & Judy #154: YOU THINK CREATING ANYTHING IS EASY?

YOU THINK CREATING ANYTHING IS EASY?

Episode 19: Mr. Locario – The Bobby Pickles Podcast

Musical Works

Photography Credits

Related Website

Episode 18: “Crazy James” Zinkand – The Bobby Pickles Podcast

Musical Works

Related Website

Lunch & Judy #153: IT WAS SOOOOO DIFFERENT BACK THEN!!!

IT WAS SOOOOO DIFFERENT BACK THEN!!!

Lunch & Judy # 152: WOW! I’VE HAD SOME REALLY GOOD NEWS!

WOW! I’VE HAD SOME REALLY GOOD NEWS!

Ray Rogers Picks Another Battle with Coca-Cola – This Time for Racial Discrimination

Lunch & Judy # 151: BRAIN POWER IS REAL POWER

BRAIN POWER IS REAL POWER

Is Today’s Greek Indignant Citizen’s Movement A Preview of Tomorrow’s America?

Is Today’s Greek Indignant Citizen’s Movement A Preview of Tomorrow’s America?

Season 2, The Intentional Traveler # 45: Sacred Journeys with Phil Cousineau

Sacred Journeys with Phil Cousineau

Lunch & Judy #150: Complaints, rants, and complaints!

Complaints,Rants, and Complaints!

Episode 17: Dr. Joseph V. Scelsa, Karikatura – The Bobby Pickles Podcast

Lunch and Judy #149: Do you think before you speak?

Do You Think Before You Speak?

Episode 16: Justice John W. Sweeny, Jr., Gabriel Royal – The Bobby Pickles Podcast

Justin Stone-Diaz – the Last “Hard Grounder” Occupier Standing in New York City?

SEASON 2, THE INTENTIONAL TRAVELER #42: WANT TO ADOPT A NEIGHBORHOOD?

WANT TO ADOPT A NEIGHBORHOOD?

IGNITE Broadcasting #6: Contribution: The 7th C of Co-Creation

Contribution: The 7th C of Co-Creation

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From Graduating Class to Indentured Class – Will America Continue to Eat its Young?

Will America Continue to Eat its Young?

How can any student have any hope of a way out in the face of these statistics?

Lunch and Judy # 148: HOW HARD IS IT FOR YOUNG ARTISTS TODAY?

HOW HARD IS IT FOR YOUNG ARTISTS TODAY?

Lunch & Judy Show # 147: DREAMS, SCHEMES AND WHAT’S IT ALL FOR?

SO WHAT IF YOU’RE NOT SUCCESSFUL?
WHAT IS SUCCESS ANYWAY?