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Talking Florida gubernatorial politics with political blogger Peter Schorsch
05/23/13 Mitch PerryLast Call Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Bill Foster, Peter Schorsch
Thursday's Last Call featured guest, Peter Schorsch, the editor of the popular political blog St.Petersblog 2.0. Host Mitch Perry delved deep into the 2014 Florida gubernatorial race. Schorsch, an acolyte of Charlie Crist, gave his views on why he thinks the former Republican turned indie turned Democrat is the Dems best chance for success next year.
The show also looked into the August 27 primary election in St. Petersburg, where Mayor Bill Foster is running for re-election and four City ...
Be the first to commentDr Kelly Metcalfe, cancer researcher, talk about her work with BRCA1 and BRCA 2 genes
05/23/13 Dr. Kelly Metcalfe with Mary GlenneyFrom A Woman's Point of View Listen to this entire show:
Dr. Kelly Metcalfe who is an adjunct professor at the Women's College Research Institute and an Associative Professor at the College of Nursing at the University of Toronto talks about her work with the BRCA1 and BRCA 2 genes. Dr. Metcalfe, who has worked in the field for over 15 years, discusses the difficult decisions women make and has developed a protocol to aid her patients.The protocol has been widely accepted both in Canada and in the USA.
Be the first to commentKaruna Jaggar the Executive Director of Breast Cancer Action talks about BRCA 1 and 2
05/23/13 Karuna Jaggar with Mary GlenneyFrom A Woman's Point of View Listen to this entire show:
Karuna Jaggar the Executive Director of Breast Cancer Action talks about the recent decision of Angelina Jolie to have a prophylactic double mastectomy. She emphasized that most breast cancers in women do not have any genetic connections and discussed options and information women can consider. Breast Cancer Action is one of the parties involved in the current Supreme Court Case against Myriad genetics and the legality of Myriad Genetics patents of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. The decision by...
Be the first to commentSharima Rasanayagam with Breast Cancer Fund talks blut breast cancer
05/23/13 Sharima Rasanayagam with Mary GlenneyFrom A Woman's Point of View Listen to this entire show:
Sharima Rasanayagam, who is the science director of the Breast Cancer Fund, talks about Angelina Jolie's recent decision to have a prophylactic double mastectomy. Sharima particularly emphasized the necessity for prevention to be an important part of the studies for breast cancer management. She reported that only 2 % of all the funds raised for breast cancer are directed toward prevention. She also noted that other countries throughout the world are taking environmental and other toxins mor...
Be the first to commentFranken Farms Labs labels cans as activism to draw awareness to March Against Monsanto and GMOs listen
05/22/13 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Monsanto, March Against Monsanto, Franken Farms, GMO, genetically modified food, organic, food, farming
This Saturday there will be coordinated protests across the country and around the world opposing genetically modified foods and the company Monsanto.
There are even March Against Monsanto rallies planned in Tampa and St. Petersburg.
In the meantime some activists have printed food label...
3 commentsNew Book Tells History of Child Sex Abuse Scandal in Catholic Church
05/22/13 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Wednesday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: child sexual abuse, crimes against children, Catholic Church, pedophile priests, Mortal Sins, Michael D'Antonio, WMNF, Rob Lorei
Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up on the first part of today’s program we are going to talk about the child sexual abuse scandal sweeping the Catholic Church. Later we’ll hear what a friend of the victim had to say about the young man who was killed by the FBI today in Orlando. The victim allegedly had ties to one of the Boston bombers.
But first one comment about yesterday’s program on which we discussed some of the reasons why the IRS would have a legitim...
Be the first to commentHigh speed ferry service may be in Tampa's transit future listen
05/22/13 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: high speed ferry, transit, Ed Turanchik, Bob Buckhorn, Sandra Murman, Hillsborough County Commission
Traffic congestion in Tampa is among the worst in the nation. That’s one reason why former Hillsborough County Commissioner Ed Turanchik is pushing for expanded transit using high speed ferries. During the first of three presentations on the issue Wednesday, Turanchik said the boats would initially serve people who commute from southern Hillsborough County to MacDill Air Force Base.
Be the first to comment“There is no other transportation option that can do so much for so little so fast with so much private i...
Howard Troxler on Media
05/22/13 Warren EllyLast Call Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Howard Troxler, media, politics, Tampa Tribune, Tampa Bay Times, Journalism
In Wednesday's edition of Last Call, Warren Elly discusses the fall of the journalism industry with guest Howard Troxler, a political columnist and reporter.
Find the transcript below: Today… another in our series of broadcasts focusing on the decline and fall of Journalism and the American News Media… after the one-two punch of instant Internet and the contraction of the American economy.Among the consequences critics say; an ever more corrupt political system, reinforced by the constan...
Be the first to commentMedian CEO pay rises to $9.7 million in 2012
05/22/13 APWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: wages, salary, wage gap, minimum wage
CEO pay has been going in one direction for the past three years: up.
The head of a typical large public company made $9.7 million in 2012, up 6.5 percent from a year earlier.
That's according to an analysis by The Associated Press using data from the executive pay research firm Equilar.
CEO pay has never been higher. It fell two years straight during the Great Recession but rose 24 percent in 2010 and 6 percent in 2011.
Pay is up partly because a bigger proportion is coming from ...
Be the first to commentA conversation with Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Kathryn Bowers, co-authors of “Zoobiquity”
05/22/13 Duncan StraussTalking Animals Listen to this entire show:
Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Kathryn Bowers–co-authors of “Zoobiquity: The Astonishing Connection Between Human And Animal Health,” a New York Times bestseller recently issued in paperback—discuss the genesis of the “zoobiquity” philosophy and the term itself...which examines the often-surprising parallels in the health and conditions of animals and humans, and the virtues (in both directions) of having physicians and veterinarians share information and otherwise collaborate in various ...
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