Thursday, Nov. 27: Jack shared Thanksgiving Day stories, Sue Wheeler and Joel Mugge talked about the Carmen Pampa fund to raise money for a college in Bolivia that is ranked 7th by the UN in combating povery, Creator, Phil Olson and a couple of cast members of A Don't Hug Me Christmas Carol talked about their show.
Friday, Oct. 17: Jack discussed the idea of the Vikings playing their games at the new Gopher Stadium and took views on Joe the Plumber and whose campaign he really helped. Michael Newton, Professor of law at Vanderbuilt University Law School helped set up the Tribunal in Iraq where the trial for Saddam Hussien was held; Paul Reyes discussed his article from Harpers about his first hand experience cleaning out homes in Florida that had been foreclosed.
Thursday, Oct. 16: Jack discussed the case of the menatlly disabled Lakeville man and if the 16-year-old girl who instigated his attack should be charged as an adult plus, discussion of last nights presidential debate. Journalist, Harmon Leon toured America spending time with groups of people that have particular points of view; Rabbi Binyomin Ginsberg, Dean of Torah Academy, talked about how to talk to your kids about the financial crisis.
Wednesday, Oct. 15: Jack discussed tonights presidential debate, Father Paul Ouderkirk talked about the ramifications of an immigration raid on his small Iowa town, Hennepin county deputy Barry Heikkinen is the handler of the newest sworn in canine cop, a bloodhound named Hercules.
Tuesday, Oct. 14: Jay Kiedrowski a fellow at the Humphrey institute addressed the DOW bouncing back up; Dan Teurello, Sr. economic advisor to Barack Obama and John Taylor, economic advisor to John McCain talked about their canadiates' financial plans; Jane Kirtley, Director of the Silha Center talked about the importance of news papers in our communities.
Monday, Oct. 13: Jack discussed Barack Obama's idea of women being required to sign up for selective service, Former Massachusetts governor, Jane Swift stumps for John McCain; Michael Stathis, economist strategist with Apex Advisors foretold of this financial crisis a few years ago. We invited him back on to see if he thinks we have hit bottom yet.
Friday, Oct 3: Jack discussed the passing of the second House bill bailing out the financial system and took listener's thoughts on the Vice Presidential debate.
Thursday, Oct. 2: Jack spoke with Congressmembers John Kline and Betty McCollum about the 2nd House bill that will try to rescue the financial marketplace. Jack discussed the Vice Presidential debate and the controversy around tonight's moderator, Gwen Ifill; A Minneapolis woman is being sentenced today for cashing an erroneously received check for $2.6 million dollars.
Wednesday, Oct. 1: Jack discussed the 2nd bailout bill and the provisions included in it. Bruce Helmer, Registered Financial Consultant with Wealth Enhancement and David O'Hara, a professor of economics at Metropolitan State University along with a number of other financial experts discussed the financial crisis, how we go where here, what is happening in the marketplace and how it can be taken care along with listener calls and questions.
Tuesday, Sept. 30: Jack spoke with Aldofo Laurenti, Sr. economist from Mesirow Financial on the recent news that said economists say things are going to get gloomier; Pat Hahn, Information Officer for the MN Dept. of Public Safety addressed the rise in Motorcycle fatality rates since the same time last year; Jack discussed the issue of reconsidering the helmet law in Minnesota.
Monday, Sept. 29: Jack discussed the House vote today on the $700 billion bailout plan; Ted Labouza, professor of Food Science and Nutrition at the U of M explained what Melamine is and why and how it's used and how dangerous it is; Diana West, Washington Times columnist talked about how America's arrested development is bringing down our Western civilization.
Friday, Sept. 25: Jack discussed how the presidential candidates responded to this week's events; Chuck Blahous is the Deputy Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and the Deputy Director of the National Economic Council. He addressed President Bush's stand on this $700 billion bailout plan; Tom Vilsak, former Governor of Iowa, talked about Barack Obama and the upcoming debate; Mike Duncan, Chairman of the RNC talked about John McCain and the upcoming debate; Writer, TJ English shared his book Havana Nocturne and the future relationship our county can have with Cuba.
Thursday, Sept. 24: Jack discussed John McCain suspending his campaign; Minnesota Department of Education Commissioner Alice Seagren and Education MN President Tom Dooher discussed Tim Pawlenty's education stance on rewarding teachers based on student performance; Robert Zubrin, President of Pioneer Astronautics talked about the importance of bio-fuels and our nation; James Read, Professor of Poli-Sci College of St. Ben's and St. John University talked about the importance of kitchen table politics.
Tuesday, Sept. 23: Jack spoke with Murray Frank, Piper Jaffrey Professor of Finance at Carlson Sch of Management about the Congressional hearing deciding whether or not to bailout the financial giants $700 billion; Marrill Mathews, Executive Director of the Council on for Affordable Health Insurance talked about Barack Obama's and John McCain's health care plans; Paul Dietrich, Chairman, CEO and co-chief investment officer at Foxhall Capitol Management address the current financial crisis from an inside track of the financial environment.
Monday, Sept. 22: Denny Long filled in for Jack Rice and discussed if the flack Al Franken is getting for the SNL skit is deserved. Dr. Ned Patterson Lead author of U of M study talked on how a gene has been identified on Labrador Retrievers associated with a syndrome of excercise-induced collapse; Nancy Sabin, Executive Director fo the Jacob Wetterling Resource Center talked about the new purpose of the foundation; Chuck Norris, actor and martial artist shared his new book Black Belt Patriotism.
Thursday, Sept. 18: Jack discussed the opening of the I-35 W bridge and the case of a Blaine High School senior who was suspended 10 days for having a box cutter in his car; Brian Deese, Deputy Economic Advisor for Barack Obama talked about Barack Obama's take the the recent economic fallout; Bruce Riedel, Sr. Fellow in Foreign Policy Studies talked about the recent stories dealing with al Qaeda and what threat they still are to the U.S.
Wednesday, Sept. 17: Jack spoke with Terry Bosacker the executive director of West Suburban Teen Clinic about Hopkins High School deciding to close their teen clinic after they received complaints from parents; Robertson Williams, Principle Research associate with the Tax Policy Center compared John McCain and Barack Obama's tax policies; Susan Dentzer, Editor and Chief of Health Affairs compared Barack Obama and John McCain's helath care plans.
Tuesday, Sept. 16: Jack spoke with Ed Pepers the V.P. of General Motors about the new electric car the Chevy Volt which debuted today; Felix Meschke, professor of finance insurance with Carlson School of Management talked about the $70 billion the federal reserve put into the market to revive it. Should regulation go along with the money? Jack discussed the Star Tribune poll that shows Minnesotans are a bit shaky about thier finances; Philip Gourevitch, contributor to the New Yorker wrote a piece on Sarah Palin before she was McCain's VP running mate.
Monday, Sept. 15: Jack spoke with Andrew Winton, Chair of banking and finance at the Carlson School of Management on the news of Lehman Brothers filing for bankruptcy, Jack discussed the new name of the Twins ballpark, Target Field, Oprah Winfrey is getting grief for not having Governor Palin on her show.
Friday, Sept. 12: Jack discussed Sarah Palin's interview with Charles Gibson, should cash incentives be used to keep kids inline at school with good attendance and good behavior, what should happen to the 25 percent of Gulf coast residents who chose to stay and not evacuate their homes if they need rescuing?
Thursday, Sept. 11: Jack spoke with Janet Silversmith of the Minnesota Medical Association Director for Health Policy about their opposition to a proposed legislation that would criminalize doctors for treating undocumented immigrants; Jack discussed The Late Show Craig Ferguson's monologue last night and asked who is responsible for the goofy media coverage of the presidential campaigns, the media or the people? Richard Elkus Jr., Chief Executive or on the board of various technology companies talked about what America has lost to competition with Asian countries.
Wednesday, Sept 10: Jack discussed the "lipstick on pig" comment Barak Obama made on John McCain's change in Washington image, and do you feel safer today than seven years ago when 9/11 took place? Drew Nannis, spokesperson for Divided We Fail talked about their goal to try to get the issue of healthcare on the radar of both campaigns; Steve Featherstone, contributor to Harpers spoke on a new Army outift the helps the Army foster cultreral understanding among the population caught between American troops and Taliban.
Tuesday, Sept. 9: Jack discussed raising the legal driving age, Sarah Palin's Pentacostal past and college tutition costs on the rise; Paul Bergly talked about his new book, One Cent President.
Monday, Sept. 8: Jack spoke with David O'Hara, professor of economics at Metropolitan State University on what the govenment bailout to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mean to consumers; Arctic explorer Will Steger talked about global warming in light of an Arctic ice shelf collapsing last week; Bill Albert, Chief Program Officer for the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnanacy talked about how much teens know about sex and how to prevent it.
Friday, Sept. 5: Jack discussed John McCain's speech from last night. Kyle White, criminal defence attorney with expertise on mental illness talked about the case where a young man with mental illness threated the life of another man but cannot be put away and Garret Keizer, contributing editor to Harper's talked about a piece he wrote on the governement using technology to reduce our privacy.
Thursday, Sept. 4: Jack Rice live from the RNC convention. Jack's guests included: St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman; Governor Pawlenty; Senator Mel Martinez; Former CIA officer who working in Pakistan and Afghanistan; Former House Majority leader Tom DeLay; Founder of the Christian Coalition, Ralph Reed and Independent presidential candidate, Ralph Nader.
Wednesday, Sept. 3: Jack Rice live from the RNC convention. Jack's guests included: Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr; political image maker, Karl Rove; Former governor of New Jersey and former head of the EPA, Christie Todd Whitman; Ambassador John Bolton; CBS news anchor and reporter Bob Schieffer, Spokesperson for the Log Cabin Republicans Scott Tucker and Rabbie Sim Glaser talked about The Minnesota Interfaith Darfur Coalition to help Darfur.
Tuesday, Sept. 2: Jack Rice live from the RNC convention. Jack's guests included: Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert; Senator Orrin Hatch; former Congressman Tim Penny and Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings.
Monday, Sept. 1: Jack Rice live from the RNC convention. Jack's guests included: Mick Kelly, spokesperson for the Coalition to March on the RNC and Stop the War, Sue Eleuterio,spokesperson for Code Pink, Women for Peace, Garett Reppenhagen, former chairman of the board, Iraq Veterans Against the War and Brian Walton, Deputy communications director for the RNC.
Friday, August 26: Live from the Minnesota State Fair. Jack discussed John McCain's choice of Arkansas Governor Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate; Star Tribune Columnist Nick Coleman and Publisher of Politics in Minnesota Sara Janecek talked about Sarah Palin and a piece they wrote in Mpls./ St. Paul on Governor Pawlenty; Senator Norm Coleman talked about the upcoming election and ACLU executive Director Chuck Samuelson spoke on the the protesting limits made by a judge for the RNC convention.
Thursday, August 28: Jack Rice live from the DNC convention in Denver. Jack's guests included: CNN Senior Republican analyst Leslie Sanchez, Tom Tarantino with the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Congresswoman Betty McCollum, James Yee, a former U.S. Army chaplin who was charged with torture of prisoners and then exonerated, Dr. Susan Rice, Barak Obama's Sr. Foreign Policy Advisor and Vice Chair of the DNC, Susan Turnball.
Wednesday, August 27: Jack Rice live from the DNC convention in Denver, CO. Jack's guests included: U.S. Congressman Keith Ellison, Executive Director of Families USA, Ron Pollack, Secretary of Treasurer for AFL-CIO Rich Trumka and CNN Senior National Correspondent John King.
Tuesday, August 26: Jack Rice live from the DNC convention in Denver, CO. Jack's guests today included: Steffan Tubbs, Morning man for KOA radio in Denver, Congressman Eric Cantor of the McCain Truth Squad, Congressman Steve Cohen, Congressman Artur David and actor David Keith.
Monday, August 25: Jack Rice live from the DNC convention in Denver, CO. Jack's guests included: Steve Chagariss, CBS news Director of Political Coverage, CBS This Morning host Harry Smith, Robert Creamer, Democratic political organizer and strategist and Elizabeth Bagley, the Ambassador to Portugal under Clinton and a big Hillary Clinton supporter.
Wednesday, August 20: Jack discussed a recent study that revealed that blacks, Native Americans and kids with disabilites are more likely to receive corporal punishment in school; John McCain is up 5-points over Obama in a Reuters/Zogby poll. What gives McCain his lead? Senator Amy Klobuchar is the State co-chair of the One Campaign. She talked about what the program does; John Wohlstetter, Sr. fellow at the Discovery Institute thinks the U.S. should insert ourselves into the Russia Georgia conflict.
Tuesday, August 19: Jack discussed lowering the legal drinking age from 21 to 18 after news came out that 100 colleges and universities around the nation think that would be a good idea; Jose Rodriguez, El Paso County Attorney thinks that the border fence between the U.S. and Mexico will not be that effective and may not be good for relations; Ken Silverstein, Washington Editor to Harpers talked about a piece he wrote on trade relations with China.
Monday, August 18: Jack discussed the idea of having school supplies and extra curricular activities paid for by tax payers, Who will Barak Obama and John McCain choose as V.P. running mates? A Texas school district is allowing their teachers to bring guns to school this fall.
Friday, August 15: Jack spoke with Tim Counts from Immigration and Customs Enforcement about Operation Community Sheild where 50 arrests were made; Jack discussed Hillary Clinton\'s name officially getting on the nomination ballot at the DNC and should college students be eligible for food stamps; Jason Valentine from the mechanical engineering department at University of CA, Berkley explained the science behind invisibility as the story broke this week that scientists are closer to developing materials that could make objects and people appear invisible.
Thursday, August 14: Jack spoke with John Haslauden of the MN Trucking Association and Gail Weinholzer of AAA Minnesota / Iowa about the American Trucking Association going before Congress asking them to reduce the speed limit; Jack then discussed if you\'d like to see the speed limit reduced back to 55 MPH, should there be an age limit on competing Olympians; and how do you feel about the new government projections that say by the year 2042, whites will not make up the majority. Jerry Van Dyke, CBS news Afghanistan / Pakistan expert talked about Pakistan President Musharraf stepping down before Monday.
Tuesday, August 12: Jack discussed the idea of banning the sale of alcohol at stadiums to improve fan conduct; As gas prices go down, would you want the government to tax it now so we can\'t feel it and we\'ve brought our demand down? Should health care be a priority issue with the next administration? Ian Clifford, CEO of ZENN Motor company makes electric cars. Will electric cars be a prominent mode of transportation in the near future?
Monday, August 11: Jack spoke to Peter Weisensel, professor and chair of the history department at Macalester about the fighting taking place today between Georgia and Russia; Jack discussed the idea of our government financially support Olympians and John Edward\'s affair; Congresswoman Diana DeGette of Colorado spoke on stem cell research.
Friday, August 6: Jack spoke with Minneapolis City Councilwoman Elizabeth Gliden about a unanimously passed initiative to let felons know of their right to vote after they serve their time; Brock Nelson, CEO of Regions hospital talked about apologies and why they are effective to use when medical mistakes take place. Speaking of apologies, a sheriff\'s office outside of DC has got some splainin\' to do as well as apologies after they raided a mayor\'s home by mistake killing the mayor\'s two dogs.
Thursday, August 5: Jack discussed the guilty verdict of Olga Franco and what her punishment should be for the death of four children on a Cottonwood school bus; Hilary Clinton getting on the nomination ballot alongside Barak Obama. Ali Abdilahi a victim of false kidnapping charges and his attorney Paul Edlund, tell Ali\'s story and talk about a fund that has been started to raise over $8 ,000 that Ali lost due to this false arrest. Contributions can be sent to Ali Abdilahi Family Fund as Wells Fargo Bank, 2329 Central Ave. NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418 or go to any Wells Fargo location to drop of donation.
Wednesday, August 6: Jack spoke with CBS news foreign affairs analyst about the first verdict coming out of the GITMO trials today; Then Jack discussed Paris Hilton\'s rebuttal video to McCain\'s ad; the American Olympian cyclists apologized for wearing masks yesterday when they arrived in Beijing; Gas prices have been steadily declining, are you still conserving? While John and Cindy McCain were in Stergis for the motorcycle rally McCain encouraged his wife to enter the Miss Buffalo Chip contest.
Tuesday, August 5: Jack spoke with Mpls. councilwoman Diane Hofstade on the razing of the homes in Minneapolis and would this be the future for foreclosed homes if not addressed? Lance Clatt, the executive director of the Minnesota Service Station Association talked about why it is to the customers benefit to pay for gas with cash rather than a credit card; then Jack discussed the sad story of a local man wrongly charged for a crime he did not do and is now in the hole over $8,000 because of it.
Monday, August 4: Esme Murphy fills in for Jack Rice. Esme spoke with Mike Max about the Brett Favre hoopla or will he or won\'t he stay with Green Bay. Do you want to see him wearing purple and gold? Does it matter to you that John McCain is computer illiterate? Los Angeles has passed an ordinance banning fast food restaurants from opening up in a 32-mile square area inhabited by 500 thousand low-income people.
Friday, August 1: Esme Murphy fills in for Jack Rice. The TSA has fired Sonja Pitt, We take a look back at the I-35 bridge collapse on the one-year anniversary with Air Born Traffic Kevin Plummer, WCCO radio news reporters John Wannamaker and Adam Carter, Dave Hildebrant, EMS supervisor and Joseph Clinton, Chief of Emergency Medicine at HCMC talked about the first few hours after the bridge collapsed; Dr. Gregory Wright, Chief of Critical care Division with Children\'s hospitol talked about the controversy of young children\'s being diagnosed with statins.
Thursday, July 31: Esme Murphy fills in for Jack Rice. A small plane crashed in Owatonna WCCO\'s Adam Carter joined us live from Owatonna. Esme talkled about Sonja PItt, the MNDOT executive fired aftrer not showing up after the I-35 bridge collapse who was recently hired by TSA, Word is out on JOhn Edwards affiar and expecting a baby with girl-friend, and Brett Favre is eliglible for trade. Should the Vikings try to pick him up? Steven Camarota, lead author of report and director of research for Immigration Studies and Tim Count-Spokesperson for Immigration and Customs Enforcement talked about the recent decline in undocumented workers over since 2007.
Wednesday, July 30: Jason DeRusha filled in for Jack Rice. Jason discussed a number of topics including: The eight Mpls police officer who were awards medals of valour in the botched raid of the wrong house. What is nature deficit disorder and does your kids have it? Dave Schad of the MN DNR talked about the bear who got his head stuck in a large jar and had to be killed by police; A new study says men are more satisfied in mid-life than women.
Tuesday, July 29: Tim Russell filled in for Jack Rice. Mike Campion, the Commissioner of Pubic Safety talked about the new law that takes place this week with more teen driving restrictions; Steve Berg, a writer for Mpls./St. Paul Magazine shared his article on what will the Twin Cities be like in the year 2058; Phillipe Petit is the subject of the movie Man on a Wire which documents his preparation and actual feat of tightrope walking between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. It opens Friday 8/8 at the Uptown Theatre; Rick Shankman, award-winning investigative journalist feels the real blame for the state of where we are politically is to be placed on us, the U.S. citizen.
Monday, July 28: Roshini Rajkumar filled in for Jack Rice. Roshini discussed if you thought the falling chunk of concreate off the 1-35 W overpass shook your faith in our state\'s infrastructure and MNDOT; Mike Maquire, a spokesman for the American Cancer Society talked about colon cancer in light of fellow broadcaster BobRainey\'s death this past weekend; Estella Eckart, Fiancial advisor for Edward Jones talked about financial infidelity; Joanna Burgos, the press secretary for the RNC convention and Bill Robertson of the MN Wild talke about the RNC convention, it going green and the use of the Xcel.
Friday, July 25: Esme Murphy filled in for Jack Rice. Esme discussed the Tricia Walsh-Smith case and other cases where people have been held accountable for things they placed on the internet, gas prices have been rumored to hit $3.50 in the Metro and what is with bridal Botox parties; Minnesota Attorney General Laurie Swanson talked about the Jury Scam identity theft.
Thursday, July 24: Esme Murphy filled in for Jack Rice. St. Paul Mayor, Chris Coleman talked about the Ford Motor Co. deciding to keep the St. Paul Ford plant open for two more years. Esme discussed the bowling ads put out by Senator Norm Coleman and candidate Al Franken and the latest research saying cell phones can cause cancer; David Mark, the Sr. Editor of Politico talked about Barak Obama\'s European leg of his campaign travels.
Wednesday, July 23: Jack discussed the latest statement made by John McCain that people are "really going to like" Governor Pawlenty, which presidential candidate will help us most with the economy and does having kids make you happy? Charles Ingrao, professor of History at Perdue University talked about Bosnian Serb Leader Radovan Karadzic and his recent arrest.
Tuesday, July 22: Vikings stadium talk has ressurected at the cost of $600 million to the taxpayers; Radio talk show host Michael Savage said some cruel things about autistic children. Does the 1st amendment protect hatred and cruelty? Bob Barr, the Libertarian nominee for president shared his views on the issues .
Monday, July 21: Jack spoke with Joanna Burgos, the Press Secretary with the Republican National Convention about the transformation beginning today of the the X-Cel Energy Center to the RNC convention headquarters; Jack talked about the U.S. Circuit Court ruling that the FCC must toss out the "wardrobe malfunction" fine; John McCain is running a new ad that blames Barak Obama for the high price of gasoline; Col. Leo Thorsness, spent time in the Hanoi Hilton with John McCain.
Friday, July 18: Jack discussed the Army shooting pigs to aid in medical training; San Francisco is voting on a measure that would change the name of the Oceanside Pollution Control Plant to the George W. Bush Sewage Plant and Laci Peterson\'s mom is objecting that prison inmates be denied access to the internet after learning of Scott Peterson\'s blog; Dr. Tim Schacker, professor of medicine and infectious disease at the U of M talked about scrapping plans for an HIV vaccine test.
Thursday, July 17: Jack discussed the Twins stadium being so closely located to an Energy Waste Facility, the same man who challenged the handgun ban in D.C. now wants the courts to allow semi-automatics too; Brock Hunter, an attorney with experience representing Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans gave his expertise on a story of an Army Ranger who killed his roommate, another Army Ranger he served in Afghanistan with; Karen Davis, president of the Commonweath Fund talked about the failing quality of healthcare in the U.S.; Niclolas Carr, contributor to The Atlantic shared his article on how the internet is dumbing us down.
Wednesday, July 16: Jack discussed the Federal judges ruling that RNC protestors must abide by the terms of the St. Paul police; John McCain has come out against gay couples adopting children and Susan Atkins and Charles Manson follower was denied compassionate release from prison; Politico\'s Lisa Lerer shared her story on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac\\\'s $200 million lobbying expense; David Roberts, contributor to the Smithsonian talked about the fight between the U.S. Army and Mormans one hundred and fifty years ago.
Tuesday, July 15: Jack spoke with Dean Barlkey about the possibility of running in the U.S. Senate campaign; Sr. Foreign Policy advisor to the Barak Obama campaign, Dr. Susan Rice addressed Barak Obama\\\'s statement vowing to end the Iraq war quickly; Mike Larson of Money and Markets discussed what happened at the Indy Mac bank as customers lined up to withdrawal their money.
Monday, July 14: Jack dicussed a number of topics including The New Yorker magazine cover of Barak and Michelle Obama, John McCain\\\'s slip up citing the PIttsburgh Steelers in a POW anecdote, Plymouth Minnesota was rated number on in the CNN Money\\\'s list of America\\\'s best small cities and a church is giving away $50 gas cards to parishners just for showing up at church; Mike Larson, Interst Rate and Real Estate analyst for Money and Markets talked about the Federal Reserve helping out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Friday, July 11: Jack discussed McCain\\\'s top advisor, Phil Graham\\\'s comment about becoming a nation of whiners and if Viagra and birth-control should be covered by health insurance; Cindy McCain talked about her life and the prospect of becoming First Lady; DFL endorsed candidate for U.S. Senate Al Franken talked about the issues and adversity he has been up against recently.
Thursday, July 10: Sever weather coverage until 2 PM. Jack discussed the disparaging comments made by Rev. Jesse Jackson against Barak Obama and if you think that will hurt or help Obama\\\'s campaign? Justin Logan, Assoc. dir. of Foreign Policy studies at CATO Institute talked about Iran and the recent launching of missiles and the U.S. reaction to this.
Monday, July 7: Jack discussed some states making it harder for undocumented immigrants to get a college education; Al Regnery, publisher of The American Spectator talked about the GOP concern that John McCain may not be conservative enough; Steve Forbes, President and CEO of Forbes and sr. economic advisor for John McCain talked about John McCain\\\'s Jobs for America economic plan; Mark Bowden shared his story for The Atlantic on Rupert Murdock\\\'s wish to have his Wall Street Journal displace The New York Times as the world\\\'s paper of record.
Friday, July 4: Jack discussed the story of a U of M student who sold his vote on E-bay for $10. The Secretary of State\\\'s Office says that is a state felony. Mary Dudziak, professor of law and history at the U of Southern California Law School talked about Thurgood Marshall and his role in writiting Kenya\\\'s constitution back in 1960; Attorney, Tara Ross discussed George Washington being proud of Americans today on how we handle the matter of separation of church and state; Christian Kopff, the translator of Josef Pieper\\\'s "Tradition" talked about the traditions that made our country strong; Journalist, Fergus Borewich shared some little known stories about the making of our nation\\\'s Capitol.
Thursday, July 3: Jack discussed what patriotism means to you; Peter Hakim-President of the Inter-American Dialog talked about Columbia, the FARC and the relationship between the two; Dick Morris, former consultant to President Bill Clinton shared some of what he sees as government abuses.
Wednesday, July 2: Jack discussed the Methodist Hospital surgeon who mistakenly removed the wrong kidney from a cancer patient and how relevant is military experience to you in a presidential candidate? Bob Criss, Department and Planetary Sciences at Washington University in St, Louis discussed the hazards river towns face because of man made levees, dams and other concrete structures that can contribute to flooding; Alicia Munnell, Director of the Center for Retirement research at Boston college talked about the idea of those of us in our forties, thirties and twenties who may have to work for the rest of our lives.
Tuesday, July 1: Jack discussed the judge clearing Joe Horn of murder charges when he shot two men burglarizing his neighbor\\\'s home. Reporter and news commentator, Aaron Brown is now hosting PBS\\\'s Wide Angle; Mike Osterholm, Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the U of M discussed the latest news that the Salmonella breakout from a few weeks ago may not have been caused by tomatoes; Stuart Vyse , professor of psychology at Connecticut College addressed why most Americans are going broke.
Monday, June 30: Jack discussed North Korea blowing up a nuclear tower and if the U.S. should take the first step in disarmming our nuclear weapons if we expect others to follow suit; The U.S. state department assisted the Iraqi government in signing contracts with 5 major Western oil companies, and did Governor Pawlenty\\\'s appearance on This Week firm up his VP bid? Helegard Bentele and Andrzej Blanchowicz are European leaders who are visiting in Minnesota this week; Hanna Rosin, a contributor to The Atlantic shared her findings about who is paying the price for reduced crime rates in America\\\'s largest cities.
Wednesday, June 25: Jack discussed a technology that can help track alzheimer, autistic or dementia patients when they wander off; Erin Dady, Marketing department with the St. Paul Mayor\\\'s office, Michael Vallente, Chief of Staff for the Minneapolis/St. Paul 2008 Host Committee and John Luke, manager of the Downtown Hilton and president of the Minnesota Hotel Association talked about the preparation being made for the upcoming RNC convention. If you\\\'d like the convention experience but cannot attend, check out Civic Fest.
Tuesday, June 24: Jack discussed Don Imus\\\' racial comment made yesterday on his show and the Presidential like seal Barak Obama unvield last week at an event. Sr. economist with Mesirow Financial, Aldolpho Lorenti explained what the Enron Loophole is and why it may be why we\\\'re paying more at the gas pump; Ulrich Boser, a contributor to Smithsonian talked about a new type of man-made diamonds that are hard to distinguish from the real thing.
Monday, June 23: Jack discussed George Carlin\\\'s "7 dirty words, " John McCain\\\'s $300 million prize for anyone who can come up with a battery that can run cars to save on gas, a recent Washington Post survey says 3 out of 10 people admit to racial bias, how will that effect the election? Linguist, George Lakoff talked about how important words are in politics and elections.
Friday, June 20: Jack Discussed Sun Country Airlines going to the state for fiancial help, the democrats voting to pass war funding and the 17 girls who made a pregnancy pact in Massachusettes. Janis Karpinski, former Commanding General of Abu Ghraib talked about the recent accusation of war crimes by the Bush Administration made by Retired Army General Taguba; Political strategist, Grover Norquist, discussed his "Leave Us Alone" coalition.
Thursday, June 19: Jack discussed legislation becoming more popular in the U.S that official government communication be in English. Should Minnesota do the same? Is John McCain the same John McCain he was in 2000? Has he become a flip-flopper? Executive Director of the Christian Coalition, Ralph Reed taked about the role of religion in politics; Rob Walker, writer of a weekly column, "Consumed" talked about the psychology of marketing and why we buy into it.
Wednesday, June 18: Jack discussed Madison, WI city councils decision to ban cheap liquor sales in the downtown area to deter panhandlers; Two muslim women are claiming discrimination by Obama\\\'s campaign when they were asked to move to other seats rather than behind the podium at a speech in Detroit; Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann shared her idea to slash gas prices to two dollars again; Donna Dickinson, professor emeritus of Ethics and Humanities at Birkbeck University in London talked about the human body becoming a gloabal commodity; One of the world\\\'s foremost experts on security and terrorists, Fred Burton spoke on the nuts and bolts of national security.
Tuesday, June 17: Jack discussed a few polls that have Jess Ventuira as a contender for Coleman\\\'s Senate seat; Do you think John McCain and Michelle Bachmann\\\'s recommendation to get oil and gas from the ANWR and off-shore drilling is a sensible solution to our energy problem? Ann Coulter said that President Bush will go down as the best president in history, do you agree? Peter Boyer, The New Yorker staff writer talked about a piece he wrote on Keith Olbermnann.
Monday, June 16: Jack dicussed an Associated Press analysis showing that CEO pay still climbs despite companies struggles and a slow economy; Pete Sampras talked about his relationships on and off the court and life after tennis; Nationally syndicated columnist, David Sirota talked about the Populist. Are they just a few or becoming a full fledged movement? William Hoffman and Dr. Leo Furst discussed stem cell research and give the argument why this research is so important for our future.
Friday, June 13: Jack spoke with a resident of Cedar Rapids, Iowa who is getting around in the flood; syndicated columnist George Will talked about the Supreme Court ruling this week giving the GITMO detainees constitional rights;
Jack talked about the Fox News network airing lying commentary by a few hosts and placing a graphic "Obama\\\'s baby mama" underneath Michelle Obama. Tim Russert passed away unexpectantly and we remember him.
Thursday, June 12: Jack spoke with Gus Booth, the pastor at Warroad Community Church. He got attention from the IRS when he told his parishners not to vote for Barak Obama from the pulpit. He believes preachers should be allowed freedom of speech; Clyde Bellecourt, the Founder and National Director of the American Indian Movement spoke on why the U.S. and Minnesota should apologize to the Native Americans as the Canadian Prime Minister apologizes to Canada\\\'s native people. Shane Kadidal, Sr. Managing attorney for the GITMO Global Justice Initiative withthe Center of Constitutional Rights talked about the Supreme Court ruling that GITMO detainees do have rights; Actor, Lou Ferrigno is coming to town for the Starkey Hearing Foundation Gala.
Wednesday, June 11: Jack spoke with Chuck Samuelson and Teresa Nelson of the ACLU of Minnesota about the time and place restrictions of protestors at the RNC in September; Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel believes that our country will one day need to have universal health care; Bryan Jones, the director of the Center for American Politics and Public Policy at the University of Washington, Seattle believes that tax cuts are a bad for our nations economy.
Tuesday, June 10: Jack discussed Minnesota families evacuated due to fumes coming from a large dairy feedlot; a 4-year-old child shot herself in the chest with her grandmother\\\'s gun, what should happen to grandma? Alan Kalter the announcer for Late Night with David Letterman and Astronaut Buzz Aldrin talked to us and will be in town Saturday night for the Starkey Hearing Gala, Dr. Heidi Kossenborg with the Minneosta department of Agriculture talked about the tomatoes tainted with salmonella.
Monday, June 9: Jack discussed a number of topics including: the price of gas reaching $4 a gallon, what does Barak Obama have to do to get Clinton supporters, a waitress was laid off after shaving her head in support of a cancer charity, what should become of sexually dangerous offenders in Minnesota and according to a new study, co-habitation is becoming more acceptable, is it to you?
Friday, June 4: Denny Long filled in for Jack.
Thursday, June 5: Denny Long filled in for Jack. Denny discussed the three Kennedy students who were suspended from their graduation ceremony for flying a confederate flag in their school parking lot. WCCO radio news reporter Adam Carter talked about downtown Minneapolis getting beefed up law enforcement at night this summer , Travel expert, Terry Trippler talked about airlines doubling, tripling, even quadrupling their fares this summer; Deron Lovass , Sr. energy analyst with the Natural Resources Defense Council talked about what the U.S. needs to do to cut their independence on foreign oil.
Wednesday, June 4: Jack discussed Barak Obama\\\'s win last night and if Hillary Clinton should be his VP running mate and, A Fresno high school valedictorian is at risk of being deported as he is an undocumented immigrant from Armenia; Josh Silver, the Executive Director of Freespress talked about media reform and what should be done to save the 4th Estate.
Tuesday, June 3: Jack discussed the idea of Hillary Clinton conceding to Barak Obama tonight, should the St. Paul man that had his car stolen with his daughter sleeping in the back seat because he left his car running be charged with anything and American research now say that language interferes with visual tasks, therefore, should cell phone use be prohibited while driving; Tim Weiner, pulitzer-prize winning reporter for the New York Times talked about the history of the CIA and how some of the blunders made have jeopardized oour national security.
Monday, June 2: Jack discussed the breaking records made by mass transit and will Barak Obama leaving his church this Saturday help, hurt or not effect his campaign? CBS correspondent, Adrienne Bard talked about a recent survey that shows 53 percent of Mexicans believe that drug traffickers hold the upper hand over government; Jane McCormick, former Vegas call girl shared her story "Breaking My Silence" and how her life took tumultuous turns.
Friday, May 30: Jack discussed the heat Al Franken is getting from his own Dems on an article he wrote for Playboy back in 2000 and the comments made by a visiting priest to Barak Obama\\\'s church on Hillary Clinton. Polly O\\\'Toole an attorney ad litem for an eight-year old girl from the Texas polygamy sect talked about the Texas Supreme Court rulling that agreed with the appellate court to let the children go back to their parents; Actor Mike Farrell talked about his lesser known role as activist; Pat Buchnan talked about his latest book, Churchill, Hitler and the Unnecessary War.
Thursday, May 29: Jack discussed an Isanti man who has to pay to restore his land back to the wetland it once was after he had a monster truck event that tore it up and a Miami woman who only speaks English feels defeated running her business and living in an area that speaks primarily Spanish; U of M researcher, John Robert Warren talked about a study that found high school exit exams provide no benefit to those who pass and yet, harm those who fail; Frank Bures, a contributor to Harpers shared a strange story about men who are convinved that their penis\\\' have been stolen.
Wednesday, May 28: Jack discussed Scott McClellan\\\'s new book and his motivation for writing it, a group of Muslim women allege that they were fired from their job becasue they refused to wear uniforms, Dunkin Donuts has pulled an ad because a Fox talk show host said that Rachel Ray, in the ad, was wearing a Muslim Keffiyeh; Polly O\\\'Toole, an attorney ad litem for a child of the Texas polygamy sect, updated us on the latest happenings in Texas with the custody hearings.
Tuesday, May 27: Jack discussed President Bush hitting the campaign trail, the Junior class of Eagan High school getting heat for a class t-shirt they produced and a retired Navy officer being told he could not fly the American flag in his yard of his association home; Adam Pertman, executive director of the Evan B.Donaldson Adoption Institute talked about a new report based on the examination of a federal law that plays down race and culture in adoptions.
Monday, May 26: Jack spoke with WCCO radio news reporter Bruce Hagevik about the tornado that went through Hugo yesterday; Macel Falwell, the widow of Reverned Jerry Falwell paints a different picture of the man than the media did; Journalist Eric Ethridge, talked about the freedom riders of 1961 who drove and bused their way to Jackson, Mississippi to fight for civl rights; Historian Denis Gardner talked about the bridges in Minnesota.
Friday, May 23: Jack discussed the cost of gasoline impeding your holiday travel plans and about a man who was cited for disordely conduct for sunbathing nude in his own backyard; Today Show weatherman, Al Roker talked about a special this weekend that addresses the protection of America\\\'s Ethnic Skin; John Baker is an attorney seeing a need for helping war veterans when they come home as he himself, is a disabled vet.
Thursday, May 22: Jack discussed the high price of gasoline, the St. Paul Saints promotional trinket depicting Larry Craig\\\'s feet in a bathroom stall and if Barak Obama picks Hillary Clinton for a VP running mate would that help or hurt him? Mario Batali talks about his life as a chef and his latest book Italian Grill.
Wednesday, May 21: Jack discussed weight discrimination and if if should be made illegal; John Kilduff, Sr. VP of Energy and energy analyst for MF Global talked about the House voting to sue OPEC and the record high price of oil; Polly O\\\'Toole, an attorney representing a child from the Texas polygamist sect addressed what is happening with the families and children going through the court system, RNC Deputy Chairman Frank Donatelli talked about John McCain\\\'s campaign and the upcoming RNC convention, Karen Wolff from the Innocence Project talked about what comes next once a person is exonerated and is trying to get their life back.
Tuesday, May 20: Jack discussed President Bush apologizing to the Iraqi Prime Minister over a soldier using a Koran for target practice, Canton, Ohio is sending people to jail for not mowing their lawns and is paper money discriminating to the blind? Mike Fairbourne, WCCO TV meteorologist talked about his stand on global warming; Roger Lowenstein talked about pensions and if they are a thing of the past.
Monday, May 19: Jack discussed the issue of the mother and autistic son banned from their church by a court order, what is your tipping point before you will alter your gas usage, Jesse Ventura may throw his hat into the election for Coleman\\\'s Senate seat and more businesses are letting moms bring their babies into the worksplace; Marc Ambinder, contributor to The Atlantic talked about Barak Obama transfering his internet campaiging success into actual governing.
Friday, May 16: Jack discussed the Californina ruling allowing same sex marriages, and who do you blame for high gas prices, the Saudi\\\'s, our governement, or consumers? Curt Brown-Staff writer for the Star Tribune took grief from the Governor on his morning show today; Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney addressed the myth that women achieve equal status in American society; Chuck Knight, Managing director with Perkins and Will talked about designing facilties that can withstand natural disasters.
Thursday, May 15: Jack discussed a proposed ordinance in Minneapolis that would restrict vehicle idling to three minutes, Starbucks is getting heat for using a new logo, and Arlen Spector has called for an idependent investigation of the New England Patriots taping of the opposing coaches symbols; Phil Donahue, co-director and Executive producer of the documentary Body of War which opens tomorrow at the Lagoon Cinema.
Wednesday, May 14: Jack discussed playboys list of Sexiest Governors and Pawlenty not making the list, the Minneapolis school board is asking for $60 million and a Georgia man is peddling an Obama t-shirt with a picture of storybook monkey Curious George; Marc Sandalow talked about Nancy Pelosi and Deion Sanders talke about his new reality show Prime Time Love.
Tuesday, May 13: Jack discussed a Minnesota school district considering going to a four-day school week and Governor Pawlenty\\\'s funny about his wife, did this comment hurt him or make him more human? Senator Amy Klobuchar talked about the economy and what role government has, if any, in regulating business; John Perkins was an economic hitman. He used to go to poor countries to scope out cheap labor for U.S. companies. He talked about the effects of that now and why it is hurting us.
Monday, May 12: Jack discussed Governor Pawlenty being rated the number one VP candidate by the Washington Post, in light of a high speed chase that took place in Minneapolis yesterday, should high speed chases in larger metropolitan areas be prohibited with the acception of imminent danger? Arianna Huffington talked about her new book Right is Wrong where she lets many polticians have it on both the right and left side.
Friday, May 2: Denny Long fills in for Jack. Dark Star joined Denny to talk about the opening of Canturbury Parks live race season and the Kentucky Derby, Denny discussed added security at High School proms; Jennifer Isle, director of "Border Crossing" talked about her show dealing with immigration issues, John Dean once served as White House Councel to President Nixon talked about how much the conservative party has changed; Noah Feldman is a leading authority on contemporary politics and law in the Musliim world talked about how to deal with Iran .
Thursday, May 1: Jack discussed the fifth anniversary of "Mission Accomplished," should we raise the gas tax to lower demand of oil, is the economy driving you crazy as you are trying to find ways to save a few cents or dollars and should the name "squaw" used in geographical references be replaced? Marilu Henner talked about her new book Wear Your Life Well and St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman talked about the Festival of Nations taking place this weekend.
Wednesday, Apr. 30: Jack discussed Al Franken\\\\\\\'s tax trouble, Barak Obama\\\\\\\'s denouncement of Rev. Wright, a Wisconsin couple is facing charges of 2nd degree reckless homicide for the death of their 11 year-old diabetic daughter and what is up with Paula Abdul and American Idol; Peter Scoblic, Exec. dir. of the New Republic asked if conservatives have undermined our nation\\\\\\\'s security
Tuesday, Apr. 29: Jack discussed the Minnesota House pasing an education policy bill including teaching sex education in public schools, and do you think McCain\\\\\\\'s idea to freeze the gas tax Memorial Day through Labor Day will really make a difference on gas prices? Mikey Weinstein, President and Founder of Military Religious Freedom Foundation, talked about a young man suing the Army for not letting him practice atheism; Ken Silverstein, Washington Editor for Harper\\\\\\\'s talked about John McCain\\\\\\\'s institute called the \\\\\\\'Reform Institute.\\\\\\\'
Monday, Apr: 26: Jack discussed Miley Cyrus\\\\\\\'s photo in Vanity Fair, the Florida legislature is banning a product called "Truck Nutz" and if Hilary Clinton or Barak Obama doesn\\\\\\\'t bow out of the presidential race now, how badly will the Democratic party be hurt? Christine Martinell, Founder of Momager talked about the concept of paying stay-at-home moms a goverment stipend for their work in raising their children then we discussed if you think a concept like this would ever work in the ol\\\\\\\' US of A.
Friday, Apr. 25: Jack discussed the stimulus checks coming out Monday, the FDA is taking a closer look at Lasik eye surgery complaints, and Minnesota law makers proposing placing more driving restrictions on teen drivers. Adam Sterling, Director of the Sudan Divestment Task Force talked about his new film, "Darfur Now" while Senator Sandy Papas who authored Human Tracking legisalation in Minnesota and Sgt. Bandemer, Head of the Human Trafficking task force talked about the local ramifications of situations like Darfur; Michael Stathis, former Bear Sterns investment strategist talked about a pending depression.
Thursday, Apr. 24: Jack discussed parental controls on their kids cell phone use, professional associations are saying abstinence classes are not effective, should they still be taught, and do you have a problem with any group having a specialized license plate? Stephen Singular talked about the polygamy sects, how they operate and about their leaders like Warren Jeffs; Lance Klatt, the executive director of the Minnesota Service Station Association addressed the increase of gasoline theft as the prices increase; Mathew Quirk, contributor to the Atlantic talked about gang numbers in the U.S. and how our immigration policies are making the problem worse.
Wednesday, Apr. 23: Jack talked about the Midwest having the worst drunken driving rates in the country and what would solve this problem and is high fuel costs the only reason behind the 15 to 20 pecrcent fare increase at Delta airlines? Craig and Cindy Corrie, the parents of Rachel Corrie talked about their daughter\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s life and how her death was not in vein. Whirlpool suspended 39 people for smoking after they signed insurance papers stating they didn\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'t use tobacco products.
Tuesday, Apr. 22: Jack spoke with a couple of folks from Pennsylvania about the primaries today; took calls on Speaker Nancy Pelosi\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s visit to the Minneapoilis VA and what you are doing to be more green. Donna Freitas, religion professor at Boston University talked about a new study that finds college age people are more sexually active than ever before.
Friday, Apr. 18: Jack discussed record high gas prices in the Twin Cities and the concept that many Gen Xer\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s say that they will never retire and will have to work till they die; Tom McCarthy, writer and director of film The Visitor about the 30 thousand individuals currently detained in immigration centers around the country; Jonathan Rauch, contributor to The Atlantic wrote a piece looking at John McCain, has he betrayed conservation or has his party?
Thursday, Apr. 17: Jack discussed a new federal plan to begin collecting DNA samples from all those who have been arrested by federal law enforcement, what should be the fate of the 416 children taken from the Texas polygamy ranch and should executions of deathrow inmates be broadcast? John Felmy, Chief economist for the American Petroleum Institute put the big earning by big oil companies in perspective; David Berlinski, Mathmatician talked about the faith it takes to be an athiest. Berlinski will be speaking at the U of M tonight at 7 PM at Nicholson Hall Rm 275.
Wednesday, Apr. 16: Jack discussed a comparison of Barak Obama staying with Rev. Wright and Catholics staying with the Catholoic church after the child abuse scandal and are you worried about the government report on the hard plastics that could cause hormonal problems? Anthropologist Brian Fagan, talked about the economics of global warming. Now that it has at least been settled that global warming exists, how do we take care of it? Sally Bedell Smith talked about her biography on the Clintons.
Tuesday, Apr. 15: Jack discussed the Delta Northwest Merger and the impact it will have on Minnesotans; Mark Soderstrom, chair of Liberal Studies at Empire State College is part of the one goiong series on "Deadly Medicine." This time the history of Eugenics in Minneosta being performed at the U of M; Eleanor Clift, journalist and panelist on the McLaughlin report shared her experience of covering the Terry Shiavo case while her husband lay dying in the hospital of kidney failure. It woke her up to having discussions of final wishes with loved ones; T.R. Reid, talked about a Frontline piece that compares health care systems in other advanced capitalist democracies to see what tested ideas might help the U.S. in our own health care reform.
Monday, Apr. 14: Jack discussed St. Thomas\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\' decision to cancel the speaking engagement of Star Parker who touts an anti-abortion message, Barak Obama is getting heat for his "bitter" comment made on guns and religion and news that president Bush will likely attend the opening ceremony at t
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