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Saturday, May 17, 2008

Sound Off With Sasha - Friday @ 2:00 pm

Hosted by local radio personality Sasha Rethati, SOUTHWEST FLORIDA SOUNDS OFF WITH SASHA can be heard on Friday afternoons from 2:00 to 3:00 PM on WGCU 90.1 FM.Sasha

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Searching for a deeper understanding of issues of local and national concern, SOUTHWEST FLORIDA SOUNDS OFF WITH SASHA unites experts with the listening audience to create a relevant dialogue that is both timely and topical. A weekly call-in series with topics that range from terrorist threats-domestic and foreign-to taxpayers shouldering the burden of healthcare for indigent citizens to children committing adult crimes, Sasha's goal is to engage individuals with differing views. The series complements NPR's national call-in show, TALK OF THE NATION, which airs weekdays at 3:00 PM on WGCU.

WGCU 90.1 FM / WMKO 91.7 FM, a listener-supported service of Florida Gulf Coast University, is public radio for Southwest Florida, serving audiences from Sarasota to Marco Island with great music and NPR news.

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Replacing Animals in Medical Education and Research

May. 16, 2008

According to recent US Department of Agriculture statistics, more than 1 million animals are being subjected to experimental procedures, including 67 thousand dogs, 23 thousand cats and 60 thousand primates. Discussing the growing movement of replacing animals in medical education and research, is Senior Medical and Research Adviser of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine Dr. John Pippin.

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“Physicians for a National Health Program” & replacing animals in medical education and research

May. 9, 2008

“Physicians for a National Health Program” supports a single payer, national health insurance where health care providers remain private. It could allegedly save 350 billion dollars a year. Discussing the plan is board member, Palm Harbor physician Dr. Greg Silver. Later, Senior Medical and Research Adviser for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Dr. John Pippin, talks about replacing animals in medical education and research.

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Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays

May. 2, 2008

Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays or PFLAG holds an Interfaith Invocation titled “Bringing Unity to the Community” at Temple Shalom in Naples on May 18th. Discussing the issues affecting the gay community, Sasha’s guests are Temple Shalom’s Rabbi Brad Bloom, Reverend Ron Patterson of the United Church of Christ, Reverend Wayne Robinson of the Fort Myers All Faiths Unitarian Congregation, and Ruth Dorfman, representing PFLAG.

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“Why American Foreign Policy Fails – Unsafe at Home and Despised Abroad”

Apr. 25, 2008

At a time when global political challenges and changes in the economical balance of power would call for a solid, workable Foreign Policy, a new book questions if we have one. Sasha’s guest is former Ambassador Dennis Jett, Dean of the International Center at Gainesville’s University of Florida and author of the book titled “Why American Foreign Policy Fails – Unsafe at Home and Despised Abroad”

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Muslim / American Relations

Apr. 18, 2008

Since 2001 many Americans have been asking: why do some Muslims hate us? Do they hate our Freedom? Our lifestyle? Our culture? And do they really hate the American people…or foreign policy? Sasha’s joined by David Fairman of the Consensus Building Institute which is working on what’s called the U.S. Muslim Engagement project. She’s also joined by Dalia Mogahed - Executive Director of the Gallup organization, to discuss the unprecedented “Gallup Poll of the Muslim world” recently conducted in 40 Muslim countries.

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"Sick around the World" , Other Countries' Healthcare -- T.R. Reid

Apr. 11, 2008

How do other countries manage their health care? Which country’s healthcare earned the highest satisfaction rate from its citizens? Sasha’s guest is Washington Post veteran foreign correspondent T. R. Reid, who teamed up with Frontline to present a new documentary, titled “Sick around the world”, visiting and comparing the health care system in five democracies: United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, Taiwan and Switzerland.

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Stephani Mencimer & Ed Paisley

Apr. 4, 2008

It used to be that a harmed or wronged citizen could seek justice under the law. Today, it’s increasingly less so. Stephanie Mencimer who covers legal affairs for Mother Jones, talks about mandatory arbitration, and doing away with consumer suits. Later, business and finance expert Ed Paisley of the American Progress comments on the Treasury’s regulatory reform package, and whether it will avert the next financial crisis.

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“Bad Voodoo’s War”

Mar. 28, 2008

In a unique approach to covering the war in Iraq, PBS’s Frontline gave video cameras to soldiers who recorded in real time footage of the war, from their own perspective, including their private reflections. Director/Producer Deborah Scranton joins Sasha this week to discuss the new PBS documentary titled “Bad Voodoo’s War” to be aired on April 1st.

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Mortgage, Foreclosure Crisis / Resignation of Adm. Fallon, U.S. Centcom Commander

Mar. 21, 2008

The state of the Economy is on everybody’s mind, whether it’s the threat of foreclosure, job insecurity, or inflation for the price of daily necessities. Associate Director for the Economic Mobility Program at the Center for American Progress, Andrew Jakabovics addresses the housing-mortgage-and foreclosure crisis. Later, former Assistant Secretary of Defense Lawrence Korb talks about the resignation of Admiral James Fallon as Commander of the U.S. Central Command and what does it signal for future US Policy in the region.

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Dr. Clifford Gaddy on U.S.- Russian relationships

Mar. 14, 2008

When Vladimir Putin became Prime Minister in 1999, Russia was bankrupt. Since then, under the so called “Putin Plan”, it has emerged from bankruptcy to become one of the largest financiers of the US account deficit. Commenting on present and future U.S.- Russian relationships is Dr. Clifford Gaddy, Senior Fellow of the Brookings Institute, an economist specializing on Russia, and author of books on the Russian political and economic scene.

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