January 2nd 2008
Tom Kocsis
Lalibela Project

Hungarian born Tom Kocsis is straddling the worlds of high finance and philanthropy. He is a business banker with the JP Morgan Chase corporation and he is also very passionate about photography, the African continent and his Lalibela Project in Ethiopia. In the town of Lalibela, Tom and his Ethiopian counterparts house, feed, clothe and educate fifteen orphans around the clock. On his recent visit there, Tom gave each child a digital camera and gleaned many spectacular photographs. Later this year the photographs will be exhibited in New York City

January 9th 2008
Danny Schechter “News Dissector”
MediaChannel.org

Danny Schechter is a television producer and independent filmmaker who also writes and speaks about media issues. He joined the start-up staff at CNN as a producer based in Atlanta then he moved to ABC as a producer for 20/20. He's authored books such as Embedded: Weapons of Mass Deception: How the Media Failed to Cover the Iraq War and Media Wars: News At A Time of Terror. He is the executive editor of MediaChannel.org, the world’s largest on-line media issues network, and recipient of the Society of Professional Journalists’ Award for Excellence in Documentary Journalism. He has produced and directed many TV specials and documentary films, including Counting on Democracy about the electoral fiasco in Florida and Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy. Today Angela talks with Danny about his views, latest projects and the 2008 presidential election.

January 16th 2008
Bill Talen “Reverend Billy”
The Church of Stop Shopping

Using the form of a revival meeting on sidewalks and chain stores, Reverend Billy the stage name of actor-comedian Bill Talen, and his gospel choir exhort consumers to abandon the products of large corporations and mass media. The group also preaches a broader message of economic justice, environmental protection, and anti-militarism, protesting sweatshops and the Iraq War. Reverend Billy and the Church appear regularly on stage, tour internationally and recently hit the big screen in Oscar nominated producer Morgan Spurlock's (Supersize Me) What Would Jesus Buy? After tuning in you might become a stop shopping convert.

January 23rd 2008
Lois, Linda and Susan
Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.)

If you've resolved to kick a nasty vice, then this is the show for you. Alcoholics Anonymous is a voluntary, worldwide fellowship of men and women from all walks of life who meet together to attain and maintain sobriety. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking and there are no dues or fees for A.A. membership. On today's show Lois, Linda and Susan will talk about their own alcoholism and how they overcame their illness through the A.A. program.


January 30th 2008
Philip Crosland
Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)

Prior to joining the ASCAP management team, Philip Crosland served in senior marketing and general management positions with the Gallo Winery, Avon Products, General Foods/Kraft and was a Worldwide Advertising Account Director for Johnson & Johnson. He earlier served as a Navy fighter pilot with over 300 carrier landings. In this hour Philip talks about ASCAP's partnership with i-SAFE to create the nation’s first comprehensive educational program addressing why personal piracy of music and other creative content is harmful. Titled The Donny the Downloader Experience this program is being presented in schools across the U.S.