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Two Local Doctors Discuss Obamacare
10/08/12 Robert LoreiLast Call Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: ACA, Obamacare, Mona Mangat, Suzie, Prabhakaran
Good afternoon, Welcome to the Last Call. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up on the first part of today’s program we’ll talk about the Affordable Care Act with two local doctors and we’ll take your phone calls. Our guests are both with Doctor’s For America -- a national movement of physicians and medical students working together to improve the health of the nation and to ensure that everyone has access to affordable, high quality health care."
Our guests are: Dr. Mona V. Mangat is an allergist and...
Be the first to commentA Skeptic Looks at Religious Hoaxes, UFOs and Alternative Medicine
10/08/12 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Monday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Benjamin Radford, skeptic, UFO, alternative medicine, Shroud of Turin, WMNF, Rob Lorei
Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. On the first part of today’s program we’’ll talk with Benjamin Radford… one of the world's few science-based paranormal investigators, and has done first-hand research into mysterious phenomena including psychics, ghosts and haunted houses; exorcisms, miracles, Bigfoot, stigmata, lake monsters, UFO sightings, reincarnation, and crop circles. Later we’ll open the phone lines and take your phone calls….
Benjamin Radford is deputy editor ...
Be the first to commentTampa Bay area college students march for peace on anniversary of invasion of Afghanistan listen
10/08/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: 9/11, terrorism, peace, USF, Students for a Democratic Society, Afghanistan, SDS
The war in Afghanistan is now in its twelfth year and some students in the Tampa Bay area have had enough. Ten members of Students for a Democratic Society, or SDS, rallied at USF Tampa today to speak out against the continued occupation of Afghanistan and other Middle Eastern countries. Matthew Hastings said the military spending can be better used to fund public education.
Be the first to comment“Well, if we’re spending trillions of dollars to maintain a military that is fighting overseas, we’re not going t...
Florida voters facing issues of abortion and religion
10/05/12 Lisa MarzilliLast Call Friday Listen to this entire show:
On today’s Last Call we concluded our series on the proposed constitutional amendments that will appear on the November ballot with a look at Amendments 6 and 8 dealing with the two contentious issues of abortion and religion.
We also discussed the merit retention questions facing Fl...
Be the first to commentHillsborough Commissioner Higginbotham faces feisty opponent listen
10/05/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Mark Nash, Al Higginbotham, Hillsborough County Commission, Tiger Bay
There are only two incumbents on the Hillsborough County Commission facing opponents in this year’s election. Al Higginbotham was criticized by his opponent, Democrat Mark Nash during a Tiger Bay Club of Tampa event today at the Straz Center.
One major defeat marking Higginbotham’s term as east Hillsborough’s county commissioner is the transit referendum that failed in 2010. The district four commissioner said he spoke against the tax hike more than 80 times, but that doesn’t mean he wou...
1 commentsInterview with Obama for President Campaign Manager Jim Messina About Wednesday's Debate
10/05/12 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Friday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Obama, Romney, October 3 2012 debate
Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I'm Rob Lorei. In a moment we'll speak with President Obama's campaign manager Jim Messina about Wednesday's presidential candidate's debate. But first seven listener comments about yesterday' program Most of the comments are about the debate.
1 commentsThe Pier, Pinellas County elections and the first presidential debate recap
10/04/12 Mitch PerryLast Call Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: St.Pete Polls, President Obama, Mitt Romney, Stop The Lens, the Pier
Today's show includes an interview with Bill Ballard. Bill with Stop The Lens, a group formed in St. Petersburg to stop the proposed new design for the Pier in St. Pete.
Later we spoke with Matt Florell with St.PetePolls.org, the polling firm based in St. Pete that surveys Pinellas County residents on political issues. We spoke with him about his just released poll regarding the County Commission races.
And later we discussed the impact of the first presidential debate between Mitt Romn...
Be the first to commentJudy Collins: My Life in Music
10/04/12 Mary GlenneyFrom A Woman's Point of View Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Judy Collins
Using excerpts from Judy Collins latest book titled JUDY COLLINS;MY LIFE IN MUSIC and some of Judy's earlier works, Womens Show host Mary Glenney reviews the book - and the times - from the 60's to the present through Judy Collins's music.
Be the first to commentJudy Collins
10/04/12 Judy Collins woth Mary GlenneyFrom A Woman's Point of View Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Judy Collins, Sweet Judy Blue Eyes, Wildflowersmusic
Judy Collins, singer, songwriter and political activist talks about her book JUDY COLLINS; SWEET JUDY BLUE EYES. Her 2011 book was recently released in paperback by Three Rivers Press. Collins’ career spans over 50 years and includes over 40 albums.
With candor and humor Judy talks about her life, her political and personal interests and the many people she has known and worked with throughout her life. More information on Judy Collins can be foun...
Be the first to commentRomney hits hard in first Presidential debate listen
10/04/12 Samuel JohnsonWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, presidential debate, Big Bird, Affordable Care Act, budget, education, PBS
Nearly 60 faculty members and students gathered Wednesday night at the Saint Petersburg College campus in Clearwater to observe and reflect on the Presidential debate. The debate focused on domestic issues. It was a numbers and figures laden discussion about the economy, debt and entitlement reform.
Although Obama and Romney agreed cuts in spending are necessary, they differed on which ones and by how much. For instance, Romney would eliminate federal funding for [public broadcasting](http...
Be the first to commentTampa City Council members left out of the loop before Ybor City trees were removed listen
10/04/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Ybor City, trees, Tampa City Council
More than 100 trees in Ybor City were chopped down to waist high stumps last month with what seemed like little warning. Now Tampa City Council is asking why it was such a surprise and what is going to be done to replace the hacked landscaping. Officials from the Parks and Recreation Department said residents and businesses in the area were told some trees would be cut down and replaced, but that wasn’t enough for Tampa City Council member Frank Reddick.
Be the first to comment“Somewhere, there was a lack of ...
Still no decision on Tampa's RNC surveillance cameras listen
10/04/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Tampa City Council, Tampa Police, Jane Castor, Mary Mulhern, Frank Reddick, Harry Cohen, Lisa Montelione, RNC, surveillance cameras
More than 100 surveillance cameras are still monitoring parts of downtown Tampa. Tampa Police want to keep them. Some council members want to move them. And Some want to flip the off switch. But in a meeting today, council member Frank Reddick found that there wasn’t much he and his colleagues could do.
Be the first to comment“Recently the Mayor stated it’s his decision what to do with these cameras – whether they going to stay downtown or go somewhere else. So, it seems to me that we have limited authority...
Global Warming and Last Night's Presidential Debate
10/04/12 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Thursday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Mark Hertsgaard, HOT, global warming, Presidential debate, clean coal, Catherine Thomasson, Physicians for Social Responsibilty, asthma, USF College of Public Health, WMNF, Rob lorei
Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up we’ll talk about global warming with author Mark Hertsgaard. Later we’ll talk about last night’s presidential debate and open the phone lines. First- one listener comment about this week’s release of videos- from the conservative and liberal camps. One of the videos was a video that has been available on the web for five years showing then senator Barack Obama speaking to an historic black college in Virginia. Conservatives h...
Be the first to commentPreview of protest against new Clearwater policies affecting people without homes
10/03/12 Seán KinaneLast Call Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Clearwater, Tarpon Springs, Food Not Bombs, homelessness
This summer, the Pinellas county city of Clearwater approved ordinances ranging from strengthening the city’s ban on panhandling, to restricting whether people can sit or lie on sidewalks, docks or piers.
But some homeless advocates aren’t taking the new rules well. This Saturday they’re organizing a demonstration, food sharing and music at Coachman Park in downtown Clearwater to protest To protest what they call an inhumane and unconsti...
Be the first to commentSt. Pete inner-city elementary students get a legs-on lesson in pedestrian safety listen
10/03/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: pedestrian safety, Campbell Park Elementary, Bill Foster, Safe Routes to School, St. Petersburg, public education
Some kids walking to school everyday face speeding drivers, sidewalks in disrepair and any number of other dangers. More than 40 students walked a mile in the rain today on their way to an elementary school in inner-city St.Pete. With police officers, firefighters and the mayor in tow, the students learned how to keep safe.
Campbell Park Elementary is in one of St. Petersburg’s poorest neighborhoods. It’s classified a Title I school which mean...
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