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March 31, 2008
WS Radio: Brad Rodu interview
Dr. Brad Rodu, professor of oncology at the University of Louisville, will be our interview subject today. Dr. Rodu is very controversial for suggesting that smokeless tobacco--like Swedish Snus--is 98 per cent safer than smoking cigarettes. Because of this, Dr. Rodu recommends that smokers switch to smokeless, that government health authorities switch from their current policies of tobacco elimination to harm reduction, and has angered the anti-tobacco community in the process.
We'll also be discussing jury nullification, the difference between "the ethics of conviction" and the "ethics of responsibility," and recent news items of interest. Of course, we'll go ahead and mock Earth Hour mercilessly. As always, Gerry Nicholls will join us to talk about Canada in the second hour of the program.
You can listen live from 4 to 6 p.m. Eastern Time by clicking here (QuickTime). An indirect link is here. To participate in the show, you can call in at 
888-7-WBGUFM
(free from anywhere, including Calgary), or email us at politicalanimals-at-wbgufm-dot-com.
Posted by Western Standard on March 31, 2008 | Permalink | TrackBack
WS Radio: Global Warming audio
Here is the full show with last week's guests Roy Spencer, Todd Albert, and our regular Canadian commentator, Gerry Nicholls. Things got a little heated in the studio with Roy and Todd debating the merits of global warming, and what a reasonable public policy for climate change might look like. All this, just in time for Earth Hour.
Take a listen (if the little widget doesn't work for you, here is the direct link):
Posted by Western Standard on March 31, 2008 | Permalink | TrackBack
March 24, 2008
WS Radio: Global Warming debate
Listen live (QuickTime), Mondays, 4 - 6 p.m. EST
"Political Animals"--the flagship radio show of Western Standard radio--is a weekly political talk show on 88.1 WBGUFM hosted by Jay Lafayette, Peter Jaworski, and Terrence Watson.
Today, our phone-in guest will be Dr. Roy Spencer, former climatologist for NASA and author of "Climate Confusion: How Global Warming Hysteria Leads to Bad
Science, Pandering Politicians and Misguided Policies that Hurt the
Poor."
To debate Roy in the studio, we have invited Dr. Todd Albert, an instructor in the Geography Department at Bowling Green State University. According to his BGSU page, "Dr. Albert is deeply concerned with global climate change and urges everyone to take a strong stance in reducing their own carbon emissions."
Gerry Nicholls, one of the best political pundits in Canada, will, as always, join us at the top of the first hour to talk about Canadian politics.
Political Animals is on every Monday from 4 to 6 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, broadcast out of 88.1 FM in the Bowling Green, Ohio area, and on www.wbgufm.com worldwide. To listen to a direct stream, click here (QuickTime). To participate in the discussion, you can call 888-7-WBGUFM, or send us an email at politicalanimals-at-wbgufm-dot-com.
Posted by Western Standard on March 24, 2008 | Permalink | TrackBack
March 17, 2008
WS Radio: Scott Reid and Fred McMahon audio
Here is the full show with this week's guests Scott Reid, Fred McMahon, and our regular Canadian commentator, Gerry Nicholls. Scott is a Member of Parliament from Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington and a proponent of private property rights, Fred is the Director of the Centre for Trade and Globalization Studies at the Fraser Institute, and Gerry Nicholls is a blogger here on the Shotgun, and one of the top three political minds in Canada (or so we call him to his great dismay).
Take a listen (if the little widget doesn't work for you, here is the direct link):
Posted by Western Standard on March 17, 2008 | Permalink | TrackBack
WS Radio: Scott Reid and Fred McMahon
UPDATED.
Listen live (QuickTime), Mondays, 4 - 6 p.m. EST
"Political Animals"--the flagship radio show of Western Standard radio--is a weekly political talk show on 88.1 WBGUFM hosted by Jay Lafayette, Peter Jaworski, and Terrence Watson.
Today, our phone-in guest will be Scott Reid, Member of Parliament for Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington. Scott has been a strong supporter of private property rights in Canada, and we'll talk with him about property rules in Canada, and how they differ with the United States.
UPDATE: We will also have Fred McMahon, Director of the Centre for Trade and 
Globalization Studies at the Fraser Institute, joining us at the top of the second hour to discuss economic freedom. He manages the annual Economic Freedom of the World report, a report we anticipate eagerly every year here at Political Animals.
Gerry Nicholls, one of the best political pundits in Canada, will, as always, join us at the top of the first hour to talk about Canadian politics.
Political Animals is on every Monday from 4 to 6 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, broadcast out of 88.1 FM in the Bowling Green, Ohio area, and on www.wbgufm.com worldwide. To listen to a direct stream, click here (QuickTime). To participate in the discussion, you can call 888-7-WBGUFM, or send us an email at politicalanimals-at-wbgufm-dot-com.
Posted by Western Standard on March 17, 2008 | Permalink | TrackBack
March 10, 2008
WS Radio: Jacob Sullum interview
Here is the interview we just conducted with Reason magazine senior editor Jacob Sullum. Take a listen (if the little widget doesn't work for you, here is the direct link):
To listen to the whole show, you can click below. (Again, if the widget doesn't work for you, here is a link to the complete show).
Listen to the full show:
Marc Emery could not join us today on the air, but we'll have him on some time very soon to get an update on his case.
Posted by Western Standard on March 10, 2008 | Permalink | TrackBack
WS Radio: Jacob Sullum and Marc Emery
Listen live (QuickTime), Mondays, 4 - 6 p.m. EST
"Political Animals"--the flagship radio show of Western Standard radio--is a weekly political talk show on 88.1 WBGUFM hosted by Jay Lafayette, Peter Jaworski, and Terrence Watson.
Today, our phone-in guest will be Jacob Sullum, senior editor of Reason Magazine, syndicated columnist,
and author of "Saying Yes: In Defense of Drug Use," as well as "For Your Own Good: The Anti-Smoking Crusade and the Tyranny of Public Health." We'll ask Jacob about our own "Prince of Pot," and about public perceptions of drug use and whether or not those perceptions align with reality. If we can keep him on the phone long enough, we'll also ask him about smoking and the nanny statists who would stomp it out.
Also on the ticket is Marc Emery. His plea bargain with the U.S. government has hit a snag--the Canadian legal system is telling him that they can't keep him in a Canadian prison for five years (as Emery requested) since that penalty is too harsh according to Canadian standards. Provided Marc doesn't have legal issues to take care of, he'll come on in the second hour to give us an update on his case.
Gerry Nicholls, one of the best political pundits in Canada, will, as always, join us at the top of the first hour to talk about Canadian politics.
Political Animals is on every Monday from 4 to 6 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, broadcast out of 88.1 FM in the Bowling Green, Ohio area, and on www.wbgufm.com worldwide. To listen to a direct stream, click here (QuickTime). To participate in the discussion, you can call 888-7-WBGUFM, or send us an email at politicalanimals-at-wbgufm-dot-com.
Posted by Western Standard on March 10, 2008 | Permalink | TrackBack
March 03, 2008
WS Radio: Matt Welch and John Lewis audio
Here is the interview we just conducted with Reason magazine editor-in-chief Matt Welch. Take a listen (if the little widget doesn't work for you, here is the direct link):
To listen to the whole show, including an interesting discussion with Dr. John Lewis on libertarianism, political discourse, and the book he is working on, you can click below. (Again, if the widget doesn't work for you, here is a link to the complete show). Western Standard regular Kalim Kassam called in, as did leader of the Freedom Party Paul McKeever, who wrote an op-ed for the Western Standard recently which you can check out here. Listen to the full show:
Posted by Western Standard on March 3, 2008 | Permalink | TrackBack
Matt Welch and John Lewis
Listen live (QuickTime), Mondays, 4 - 6 p.m. EST
"Political Animals"--the flagship radio show of Western Standard radio--is a weekly political talk show on 88.1 WBGUFM hosted by Jay Lafayette, Peter Jaworski, and Terrence Watson.
Today, our phone-in guest will be Matt Welch, editor-in-chief of Reason Magazine, and author of "McCain: The Myth of a Maverick." Matt will give us his insights on the presidential primaries, especially on John McCain (we suspect he's not his biggest fan, if the title of his book is any indication).
Joining us in the studio will be John Lewis, visiting scholar at the Social
Philosophy and Policy Center and associate professor of history at Ashland University, who is under contract with Princeton University Press to write a book called "Nothing less than Victory: Military offense and the lessons of history from the Greco-Persian wars to World War II." John will join us for the full two hours, so he'll join in on the presidential discussions at the top of hour one. In hour two, we'll ask him about his forthcoming book, and about the philosophy of Ayn Rand (John is an Ayn Rand scholar).
As always, Gerry Nicholls will be joining us as well at the top of the first hour to talk about Canadian politics.
Political Animals is on every Monday from 4 to 6 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, broadcast out of 88.1 FM in the Bowling Green, Ohio area, and on www.wbgufm.com worldwide. To listen to a direct stream, click here (QuickTime). To participate in the discussion, you can call 888-7-WBGUFM, or send us an email at politicalanimals-at-wbgufm-dot-com.
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