A’Dair, Michael & Ray, Wm. — Shakespeare Was Really Edward De Vere

Of two people, William Shakespeare and Edward De Vere, whose lives overlapped, De Vere had many of the experiences  described in the literary works attributed to William Shakespeare.  This conversation with Michael A’Dair and William Ray, two gentlemen intellectuals from Willits, California explores some of the reasons they believe De Vere wrote what is generally attributed to Shakespeare.

 Originally broadcast March 27, 2008

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McMichael, Frank & Shoemaker, Richard: Local Government v. the People, Part One

Can rural local government actually run smoothly and meet the changing needs of the community?  It is slow to happen in Mendocino County, California.  Frank McMichael and Richard Shoemaker, former county supervisors who sequentially represented the only urban area in a rural county larger than Rhode Island, join in two interviews about how the current and future Mendocino County Supervisors can meet the changing needs of this north coast California county.

Richard Shoemaker recommends “Longitude,” by Dava Sobel

Frank McMichael recommends “Coercion: Why We Listen to What ‘They’ Say, by Douglas Rushkoff.

Broadcast March 12 and March 19, 2008.

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Lappe, Francis Moore - Toward Understanding the Predicament

There is a lot of discussion about hope in this time of the pending local to international uncertainties.  Francis Moore Lappe, author of “Diet for a Small Planet,” discusses the need to give up some old assumptions in her new book “Getting a Grip:  Clarity, Creativity and Courage in a World Gone Mad.”   One path to abandoning old assumptions comes from curiosity, which is also a guiding principal for this program.

This visit with Francis Moore Lappe on February 20, 2008, from her office in Cambridge, Massachusetts, began with consideration of curiosity and her reflection that she should have included “curiosity in the title of “Getting a Grip.”

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