Rob Church, VP of Industry Research and Analysis at the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), talks about the structure of, and the need for, a high-voltage Super Grid to transfer increased amounts of renewable energy from source to use areas, recorded from Washington, D,.C., on April 30, 2009
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Tony Klein, Vermont Representative, on H446, a "standard offer" bill
Tony Klein, Vermont State Representative, talks about H446, a bill to create a "standard offer" (feed-in tariff) for renewable energy in the Green Mountain State, recorded from Montpelier, Vermont, on April 29, 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Dr. Charles Grob on his psilocybin research with terminally-ill patients
Dr. Charles Grob discusses his research involving the effects of psilocybin on existential fear in terminally-ill cancer patients
Marcy Winograd on Jane Harman
Marcy Winograd, once and possibly-future candidate for Congress, talks about incumbent Congressperson Jane Harman's alleged misdeeds and makes the case for prosecuting alleged Bush-era criminal misconduct, recorded from Marina del Rey, California, on April 28, 2009
Marc Strassman proposes an Adaptive Public Access Organization for the City of Los Angeles
Marc Strassman testifies before the Los Angeles City IT Commission on behalf of his proposal to create an Adaptive Public Access Organization that would synergize public funding, individual and community creativity, and the Internet to create an advanced form of public access programming for the world's media and entertainment capital
Marcy Winograd challenges Jane Harman for her Congressional seat in 2006
Marcy Winograd, progressive Democrat, makes the case for electing her, and not incumbent Jane Harman, to Congress, recorded in Marina del Rey in 2006
Marcy Winograd at the Manhattan Beach Marriott running for Congress, 2006
Marcy Winograd, progressive Democrat, talks about her then-current campaign for Congress after an event at the Manhattan Beach, California, Marriott Hotel, recorded in 2006
Marcy Winograd's 2006 campaign spot
Marcy Winograd briefly makes the case for her 2006 candidacy for Jane Harman's Congressional seat, recorded in Marina del Rey, California
Jim MacDougall at OPA updates the feed-in tariff story
Jim MacDougall, Manager of Distributed Generation at the Ontario Power authority, talks about survey results showing 15,000 MW of interest in Ontario's soon-to-be-deployed feed-in tariff program, recorded from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on April 27, 2009
Dmitry Shapiro, CEO of Veoh, talks about his company
a ten-minute-long video interview with Dmitry Shapiro, recorded on February 9, 2006, at the Hilton Burbank Airport & Convention Center, just after he'd spoken to attendees at the Videomaker Expo West 2006 conference
Dmitry Shapiro, CEO of Veoh, talks about democratizing video distribution
Dmity Shapiro, CEO of Veoh, talks about democratizing video distribution at a Digital Hollywood conference at Loew's Santa Monica, where he was a panelist discussing "The Broadband Video Tipping Point: Availability of Vast Content and PortabilityBroadband, ITV, Mobile & DTV," recorded March 30, 2006
More Packets of Professor Kleinrock
Leonard Kleinrock, Professor of Computer Science at UCLA and the originator of the first Internet message ('log"), talks about the evolution of his co-creation in an interview recorded at UCLA on June 2, 2006
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Dr. Dominick Iacuzio at Roche talks about anti-viral Tamiflu, part 2
Dr. Dominick Iacuzio, Medical Director at Roche, talks about the production and storage of the anti-viral drug Tamiflu, and about its long-term prospects against avian flu, recorded from Nutley, New Jersey, on November 3, 2004
Dr. Dominick Iacuzio at Roche talks about anti-viral Tamiflu
Dr. Dominick Iacuzio, Medical Director at Roche, explains the biology of the anti-viral drug Tamiflu, recorded from Nutley, New Jersey, on November 3, 2004
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Gloria Vanderbilt compliments her interviewer after discussing "The Memory Book of Starr Faithfull"
Gloria Vanderbilt, author of "The Memory Book of Starr Faithfull," has some kind words for Marc Strassman, who has just interviewed her about this book, recorded in Beverly Hills, California, in November, 1994
David Thomson talks about falling under the spell of David O. Selznick
David Thomson, film historian and critic, talks about the need to fall under the influence of biographical subjects, recorded in Santa Monica, California, on December 2, 1992
Dr. Edward Teller on his early support for missle defense
Dr. Edward Teller, the "father of the hyrdogen bomb," talks about his early efforts to encourage the development of stratetic missile defense systems in place of mutual assured destruction, recorded at Stanford, California, on May 3, 1987
Francesca Stanfill on the literary precursors to "Wakefield Hall"
Francesca Stanfill, author of "Wakefiled Hall," talks about some literary components of her work, including the Brontes, Shakespeare, and Daphne de Maurier, recorded in Santa Monica, California, in May, 1993
David Sheff on "Game Over"
David Sheff, author of "Game Over," a history of Nintendo, talks about the emergence of video games as a social and cultural force, recorded in Santa Monica, California, in April, 1993
Ira Nadel on how Leonard Cohen writes to be heard by one person
Ira Nadel, author of "Various Positions: A Life of Leonard Cohen," talks about how Cohen's voice speaking to a single listener is at the center of his approach to art, recorded in Santa Monica, California, on November 14, 1996
Judith and Neil Morgan talk about "Dr. Seuss and Mr. Geisel"
Judith and Neil Morgan, co-authors of "Dr. Seuss and Mr. Geisel," discuss Dr. Seuss's contribution to helping young children learn to read, recorded in Santa Monica, California, in April, 1995
Marc Lawrence talks about "Long Time No See"
Marc Lawrence, blacklisted actor, talks about getting the title for his memoir, "Long Time No See," from a comment made by Lucky Luciano, recorded in Palm Springs, in 1993
Leonard Kleinrock talks about the origins of the Internet
Leoard Kleinrock, Professor Computer Science at UCLA, compares the invention of the Internet, in which he participated, favorably, to the U.S. moon landing, recorded at UCLA, in Los Angeles, California, on September 28, 1994
Tama Janowitz talks about being on David Letterman
Tama Janowitz, author of "The Male Cross-Dressers Support Group," talks about why models and actresses, and not writers, seem to get all the public attention, recorded at the Chateau Marmont in West Hollywood on September 14, 1992
James Gleick talks about learning physics for his biography of Richard Feynman
James Gleick, author of "Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman," talks about how he learned the physics involved from world-class physicists and about the role of reporters generally in covering specialized field, recorded at the University of Southern California, in Los Angeles, California, iin September, 1992
Kinky Friedman discusses his personal goals and next projects
Kinky Friedman, at the time not yet a candidate for Governor of Texas, talks about his personal goals and his next projects, recorded in Los Angeles, California, in September, 1993
Kinky Friedman sings a song about "uppity women"
Kinky Friedman, author, of "Elvis, Jesus, and Coca-Cola," denies that the Kinkster is a sexist, then sings, "Uppity Women," recorded in Los Angeles, California, in September, 1993
James Ellroy on "White Jazz"'s outline, density, and characters' emotionality
James Ellroy, author of "LA Confidential" and "White Jazz," talks about the latter, its 164-page outline, his complete control over his characters, and their emotional development in the course of his novel writing, recorded in Santa Monica, California, on October 10, 1992
Rita Dove on sonnets and screenplay writing as an impediment to other work
Rita Dove, former Poet Laureate of the United States, talks about her sonnet writing and her reluctance to write a screenplay version of her novel, "Through the Ivory Gate," recorded at UCLA in Westwood, California, on October 28, 1992
Mark Danner on "The Massacre at El Mozote"
Mark Danner talks about the brutal massacre in 1981 of an entire village in El Savador at the hands of an American-trained "elite" unit of Salvadorean government troops, recorded in Santa Monica, California, in April, 1994
Edward Bunker on prisons and surveillance
Edward Bunker, author of "The Animal Factory" and "No Beast So Fierce," talks about prisons as factories for criminals and the limits of the surveillance society, recorded in Hollywood, California, on May 5, 1993
Edward Bunker on the social contract and slavery
Edward Bunker, author of "No Beast So Fierce," upon which was based the film "Straight Time," talks about how becoming a writer changed his position in the world as well as his attitude towards it, recorded in Hollywood, California, on May 5, 1993
Friday, April 24, 2009
Jeanine Basinger distinguishes between "women in film" and "women's films"
Jeanine Basinger, film historian and critic, distinguishes between "women in film" and "women's films" in this excerpt from a longer interview with Marc Strassman about her book "A Woman's View: How Hollywood Spoke to Women, 1930-1960," recorded in Santa Monica, California, in September, 1993
Douglas Adams on "Mostly Harmless," October 28, 1992
Douglas Adams is interviewed by Marc Strassman about the fourth valume in the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe" trilogy, "Mostly Harmless." at the Unversity of Southern California on October 28, 1992
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Soledad Garcia at DWP Committee on Measure B and LADWP's lack of transparency
Soledad Garcia, President of the DWP Committee, talks about Measure B, the lack of trransparency in Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) proceedings, and the need to involve ratepayers in the process of LADWP governance, recorded from San Pedro, California, on April 22, 2009
Paul Gipe on 15 gigawatts of interest in Ontario feed-in tariff plan
Paul Gipe, a leading feed-in tariff advocate and proprietor of www.wiind-works.org, shares news about 15 gigawatts of interest in the Ontario Power Authority's proposed feed-in tariff program, recorded April 22, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
West Hollywood votes to de-prioritize marijuana enforcement
coverage of the West Hollywood, California, City Council's consideration and passage of an ordinance instructing the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office, which provides law enforcement for the city, to de-prioritize the enforcement of anti-marijuana laws
Rob Kampia predicts Obama's easing off medical marijuana busts at Playboy Mansion
Rob Kampia, executive director of the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) in Washington, D.C., predicts that a President Obama might put an end to federal busts of state-sanctioned medical marijuana dispensaries, in an interview recorded at the third annual MPP party at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles, California, on June 12, 2008
Mike Gray at Common Sense for Drug Policy talks about marijuana reform
Mike Gray, spokesperson for Common Sense for Drug Policy, talks about marijuana reform, recorded in Los Angeles, California
Patrick Killen at CRCM makes the case for marijuana legalization and regulation in 2006
Patrick Killen, spokesperson for Nevada's Committee to Regulate and Control Marijuana (CRCM) makes the case for legalizing and regulating marijuana in a remotely-recorded video interview for the Marijuana Channel, recorded from Nevada on October 27, 2006
Monday, April 20, 2009
Koretz and Vahedi question each other in LA City Council District 5 debate
Paul Koretz and David T. Vahedi, candidates for Los Angeles city Council, District 5, under the supervision of KABC reporter Adrienne Alpert, question each other's positions on the issues during a debate in the Charles E. Young Grand Salon in Kerkhoff Hall on the UCLA campus in Los Angeles, California, on April 20, 2009
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Smart Initiatives in Sacramento, January 22, 2001
an audio recording of Marc Strassman's presentation before the Speaker's Commmission on the California Initiative Process, in which he makes the case for Smart Initiatives, which would let Californians use the power of the Internet to circulate and sign initiative petitions, recorded in Sacramento, California on January 22, 2001
Friday, April 17, 2009
Rachel McAdams expresses gratitude to technology at AMPAS Tech Awards
Rachel McAdams, currently starring in "State of Play," talks to Etopia News about her gratitude to movie technology at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Scientific and Technical Awards, recorded at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills on February 18, 2006
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Cal Boerman, Solaren spokesperson, talks about its PG&E space solar deal
Cal Boerman, spokesperson for Manhattan Beach, California-based Solaren, explains the details of his company's agreement to provide Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PG&E) with gigawatts of power from a 200MW geo-synchronous solar-power-producing satellite, scheduled for deployment in 2016, recorded from Manhattan Beach, California, on April 15, 2009
PG&E talks about its 2016 Solaren space photovoltaics project
Jonathan Marshall, Chief, External Communications at Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), explains the workings of PG&E's contract with Manhatten Beach, California-based Solaren to generate gigawatts of clean solar power from geo-synchronous orbit, starting in 2016, recorded from San Francisco, California, on April 15, 2009
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Herb Adams, Maine State Representative, reports on feed-in tariff public hearing
Herb Adams, Maine State Representative (D-119th, Portland), talks about testimony for and against LD 1450, the Maine feed-in tariff bill, and predicts that some form of feed-in tariff will become law in Maine by June, 2009, recorded from Augusta, Maine, on April 14, 2009
Toby Couture at NREL on feed-in tariffs, part 2
Toby Couture, Energy and Financial Markets Analyst, Strategic Energy Analysis and Applications Centre, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, discuses feed-in tariffs as a means of increasing, and reducing the cost of, the generation of renewable energy, recorded from Golden, Colorado, on April 13, 2009, part 2
Toby Couture at NREL on feed-in tariffs
Toby Couture, Energy and Financial Markets Analyst, Strategic Energy Analysis and Applications Centre, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, discuses feed-in tariffs as a means of increasing, and reducing the cost of, the generation of renewable energy, recorded from Golden, Colorado, on April 13, 2009, part 1
Monday, April 13, 2009
Zac Anderson at Sarasota Herald Tribune on the Fate of Feed-in Tariffs in Florida
Zac Anderson, Staff Writer at the Sarasota Herald Tribune, talks about an implemented feed-in tariff in Gaineville, support for feed-in tariffs in Sarasota, and the fate of feed-in tariffs in the Florida State Legislature in Tallahassee, recorded from Sarasota, Florida, on April 13, 2009
Friday, April 10, 2009
Herb Adams, Maine State Represenatative, on Maine's FIT bill
Herb Adams, Maine State Representative (D-119th), talks about feed-in tariff bill LD 1450 (HP 1006). "An Act To Establish the Renewable Energy Resources Program," now pending in the Maine Legislature, recorded from Augusta, Maine, on April 10, 2009
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