Soulcycler

Bruce Robinson — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:00:00 +0100

Who could spend three years riding a bicycle completely around the globe without bringing home a wealth of stories. Certainly not Rick Gunn. {play}http://media.krcb.org/audio/nbr/9-8-10.mp3{/play} One of the extended high points of his 25,811 mile trip was cycling along the historic silk road through central Asia, which Gunn enjoyed in thRead More...

Sustaining Eco-Tourism

Bruce Robinson — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:00:00 +0100

Eco-tourism is a growth industry, especially in remote and unspoiled areas. But as those areas attract more visitors, can the natural experience they offer remain the same?

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Initially, most geo-tourisRead More...

West Marin Newspapers

Bruce Robinson — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 12:00:00 +0100

When a local ownership group came forward to purchase the Point Reyes Light from its contentious and unpopular out-of-town owner, they expected an era of peace in publishing would follow. But that wasn’t what happened.

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Bruce Robinson — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:00:00 +0100

The burgeoning illegal trade in rare and endangered animals isn’t good for them, or their native eco-systems, and it’s often problematic for the people who want to own the creatures.

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Who are the people who want tRead More...

National Priorities Project

Bruce Robinson — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:00:00 +0100

If you’ve ever wondered just where the taxes you pay actually get used, The National Priorities Project can tell you.

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To see where your personal tax payments are going, visit the Tax-Day website hosted by the NatioRead More...

Daniel Ellsberg Documentary

Bruce Robinson — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:00:00 +0100

A single significant act of civil disobedience, one that may have changed the course of American history in the 20th century, is chronicled in the new documentary film, The Most Dangerous Man in America.

{play}http://media.krcb.org/audio/nbr/4-13-10.mp3{/play}

Sylvia Poggioli

Bruce Robinson — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0100

As NPR’s Chief European Correspondent Sylvia Poggioli has covered momentous events there over the past 25 years. She has also observed some broad changes in the way journalism is conducted.

{play}http://media.krcb.org/audio/nbr/3-25-10.mp3{/play}

"Deadly Persuasion"

Bruce Robinson — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0100

Advertising isn’t just annoying, contends industry critic Jean Kilbourne, it can be genuinely harmful, especially in promoting additions to alcohol, tobacco or even just shopping.

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Kilbourne observe that many of the most prolific advertisers are trying to promote regular consumptionRead More...

"Eclipse of the Sunnis"

Bruce Robinson — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100

One little-reported consequence of the war in Iraq has been the displacement of an estimated 2 million former citizens who have fled to neighboring nations or even further. Their story is the subject of Eclipse of the Sunnis, a new book by NPR Mideast correspondent Deborah Amos.

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Rachel Carson

Bruce Robinson — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0100

Rachel Carson may have been America’s first environmental whistle-blower. That’s inspired for a west county poet to create her own biographical one-woman show about the author of Silent Spring.

{play}http://media.krcb.org/audio/nbr/3-12-10.mp3{/play}

Bruce Robinson — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100

Economist Helene Jorgensen thought she had good health insurance, until she got really sick. Having survived both her illness and her direct dealings with hospitals, laboratories and insurance companies, she has written a bluntly critical account of her experiences, both economic and medical, titled Sick and Tired.

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"The Poisoner's Handbook"

Bruce Robinson — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0100

Poisonings, both accidental and criminal, have been happening for centuries. But the science of investigating those deaths is barely a hundred years old.

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As she began to research the history of forensic medicine in Jazz Age New York, science writer Deborah Blum, author of The Poisoner's Handbook, says she was struRead More...

Nonviolence

Bruce Robinson — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0100

Conflict doesn’t have to be violent. In fact, proactive non-violence can be used to force change, and those skills and tactics can be taught and practiced. That’s what Cynthia Boaz is doing at an international conference in India this week.

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"The Harvard Psychedelic Club"

Bruce Robinson — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0100

Much of the social upheaval of the 1960s can be traced back to four men at Harvard University at the beginning of the decade, contends journalist Don Lattin. His new book, The Harvard Psychedelic Club, does exactly that.

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Copenhagen Climate Conference

Bruce Robinson — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:00:00 +0100

Sonoma County’s delegation to the Copenhagen Climate Summit will be heading home with some ideas they hope to apply locally.

{play}http://media.krcb.org/audio/nbr/12-17-09.mp3{/play

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