“The Ethics of Star Trek” on Peace Talk Radio

With the imminent release of JJ Abrams’ highly anticipated Star Trek motion picture, Peace Talk Radio takes a look back at the Original Series and how themes of war, peace, tolerance, friendship and compassion were explored in such episodes as “Errand of Mercy,” “A Taste of Armageddon,” “The Savage Curtain” and “Bread and Circuses.” Joining host Paul Ingles are Nichelle Nichols (Lt. Uhura), Star Trek historian, novelist and series writer David Gerrold (The World of Star Trek, plus the classic “Troubles with Tribbles” episode) and Indiana State University professor Judith Barad, co-author of The Ethics of Star Trek.

Click here to listen to the broadcast:

http://www.goodradioshows.org/ramFiles/Podcast/PeaceTalksStar-Trek.mp3

Click here for the complete interview with Judith Barad:

http://www.goodradioshows.org/extendedinterviews/BaradComplete.mp3

All Aboard Suntrain

Talk about timing. With President Obama calling for investments in renewable energy, Bay Area transportation expert Christopher Swan has devised a full-service passenger train system that is not only completely solar-powered, but just might be the ticket to solving our most pressing transportation, energy, and environmental problems. Known as Suntrain, it is the subject of Mr. Swan’s Big Idea (Sopo Press, 2009), a new book by San Jose State University professor David Vasquez. My interview with Vasquez appears in this week’s issue of The Wave Magazine:

http://thewavemag.com/pagegen.php?pagename=article&articleid=27017

TV CONFIDENTIAL Apr. 21 edition: Hour 1 with guest Randy Thomas of Entertainment Tonight

Nationally acclaimed voice artist Randy Thomas (Entertainment Tonight, The Insider), joins Ed and Frankie in the first hour to discuss her career as well as her new book, Voice For Hire: Launch and Maintain a Lucrative Career in Voice-Overs:

http://blog.tvconfidential.net/2009/04/23/tv-confidential-apr-21-edition-hour-1-with-guest-randy-thomas-of-entertainment-tonight.aspx

TV CONFIDENTIAL Apr. 21 edition: Hour 2 with guest Rita Lakin

Ed and Frankie welcome writer/producer and novelist Rita Lakin, whose television credits include The Rookies (which she created), The Mod Squad, Peyton Place, and such TV-movies and miniseries as Strong Medicine, Hey, I’m Alive, Women in Chains and A Sensitive, Passionate Man:

http://blog.tvconfidential.net/2009/04/23/tv-confidential-apr-21-edition-hour-2-with-guest-rita-lakin.aspx

TV CONFIDENTIAL Apr. 7 edition, Hour 1: ER, Life on Mars and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

Ed and Frankie discuss the series finales of ER and Life on Mars, then welcome Tony Figueroa as they look back at the 40th anniversary of the controversy surrounding the cancellation of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour:

http://blog.tvconfidential.net/2009/04/08/tv-confidential-apr-7-edition-hour-1.aspx

TV CONFIDENTIAL Apr. 7 edition, Hour 2: TV Spies from A to Z with guest Wes Britton

Ed and Frankie welcome Wes Britton, author of The Encyclopedia of TV Spies, a comprehensive look at American and British TV spy series:

http://blog.tvconfidential.net/2009/04/09/tv-confidential-apr-7-edition-hour-2-tv-spies-from-a-to-z-with-guest-wes-britton.aspx