Blog entries tagged veterans

MDMA and PTSD

Bruce Robinson — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:00:00 +0100

Early clinical trials suggest the drug MDMA, also known as Ecstasy, may be beneficial in treating and even curing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

{play}http://media.krcb.org/audio/nbr/6-7-10.mp3{/play}

The research protocol used in the MAPS studies uses a male-female team of therapists workinRead More...

The Messenger

Bruce Robinson — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:00:00 +0100

The Messenger is a film about war that doesn’t take sides, according to director Oren Moverman, but seeks instead to personalize the losses experienced by the families of the servicemen and women who don’t return.

{play}http://media.krcb.org/audRead More...

"Gideon"

Bruce Robinson — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:00:00 +0100

Written almost a quarter century ago, Occidental writer Chester Aaron’s novelized account of the Warsaw uprising during World War II is enjoying a second wave of recognition.

{play}http://media.krcb.org/audio/nbr/11-4-09.mp3{/play}

Chester Aaron says that when he wrote Gideon, in 1985, as a book for younger readers, he was motivated by a desire in part Read More...

Contagious Love Experiment

Bruce Robinson — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:00:00 +0100

Two Iraq war veterans turned peace activists are winding down their cross-country bicycle tour with a visit in Santa Rosa today, one of the last stops in what they’ve dubbed their “Contagious Love Experiment.”

{play}http://media.krcb.org/audio/nbr/11-3-09.mp3{/play}

W.A.S.P's

Bruce Robinson — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:00:00 +0100

A little-known chapter of America’s wartime aviation history has been revisited by a Healdsburg writer, whose debut novel recounts the story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs.

{play}http://media.krcb.org/audio/nbr/9-17-09.mp3{/play}