United States Congressman Dave Loebsack is the Representative
for Iowa's 2nd Congressional district. He serves on the Committee for
Armed Services and the Committee for Education and Labor. He was elected
to his current post in 2007.
Michael Cuddehe is the managing member of Seven Trust Global Advisors and the author of Chronicle of Catastrophe, A Contemporaneous History of the Bush Years.
Ari Berman's debut book, Herding Donkeys: The Fight to Rebuild the Democratic Party and Reshape American Politics (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) is out.
Originally aired: 10/23/2010
Richard L. Strauss served as the nation's first-ever White House Radio Director, serving for three years during the first term of the Clinton Administration.
Ari Berman is a contributing writer for The Nation magazine and an
Investigative Journalism Fellow at The Nation Institute.
Originally aired: 05/13/2010
Mitt Romney is the former Governor of Massachusetts who is currently seeking the Republican Party's nominaton to run for president of the United States.
Rudy Giuliani is the former mayor of New York City who is currently seeking the Republican Party's nomination to run for president of the United States.
John Thune is the United States Senator from South
Dakota whose has endorsed Senator John McCain in his
bid to become the Republican Party's presidential
candidate in 2008.
Mrs. Edwards is the wife John Edwards, the former U.S. Senator from North Carolina who is currently seeking the Democratic Party's nomination to run for President in 2008.
Congressman Udall serves on the House Appropriations Committee's Subcommittees on the Interior and Environment; Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education; and, the Legislative Branch.
The former United States Congressman from
Iowa has recently been
named the new director of Harvard University's
Institute of Politics.
Originally aired: 09/25/2007
Former Ambassador Joseph Wilson is a retired diplomat of the U.S. Foreign Service,
who was posted to African nations and Iraq during the George W. Bush administration.
Commonly referred to as "The First Lady of the Press," former White House Bureau Chief
Helen Thomas is a trailblazer, breaking through barriers for women reporters while covering
every President since John F. Kennedy.
Dr. Wilensky, an economist, and a Senior Fellow at Project HOPE which analyzes and develops policies relating to health care reform and to ongoing changes in the health care environment.
Dr James Shapiro is professor of medicine at the University of Alberta
in Edmonton, Canada and is one of the world's leading researchers in the
treatment of diabetes.
Dr. David Goodman is a professor of management at
Maharishi University of Management. He also heads up the company Pro
Business Plans which consults with start up companies.
John
Munro is an assistant professor of History and Political Science at St.
Peter's College in Jersey City, NJ. Mr. Munro is a speaker and expert in
the field of character education with emphasis on the impact of
bullying/harassment in schools and the workplace.
Michael Cuddehe is the managing member of Seven Trust Global Advisors and the author of Chronicle of Catastrophe, A Contemporaneous History of the Bush Years.
Mr. Pete Fuentes is an award winning TV journalist who has worked for WOR TV in New York
and FOX News in San Diego. Pete's achievements at FOX 6 include 17 San Diego Emmys,
and as head of Special Projects, Pete's unit has garnered more than 30 local Emmys,
10 Golden Mikes, 3 RTNDA Murrow Awards, plus top honors in the National Association of
Hispanic Journalists competitions.
Creative Director Sam Lieb and Communications Director Heather Hartnet of
David Lynch Foundation Television discuss
their work at DLFTV and reflections on the launch of DLFTV at Radio City
Music Hall in New York City with the CHANGE BEGINS WITHIN
benefit concert featuring Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Donovan, Moby, Sheryl Crow,
Betty Lavette, Eddie Vedder, Jim James, Paul Horn, and Ben Harper.
U.S. Army Colonel (ret) Dan Nolan was one of the first
a growing group of army officiers who have beeen pushing the military
to go green as part of national security.
Professor Hannah Riley Bowles is Assistant Professor
of Public Policy at Harvard University's Kennedy
School and on the staff of the Center for Public
Leadership.
Chris Hull teaches as an adjunct assistant professor at Georgetown University. He also runs Issue Management, Inc., a Washington, D.C. public affairs firm.
Maxine Isaacs is an adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.
She received her PhD from the University of Maryland, where her dissertation was on the relationship between elite and mass opinion on American foreign policy.
Omer Ismail is the former Operations Manager for the United Nations Operation Life Line Sudan.
He is currently a Fellow at Harvard University's Carr Center for Human Rights Policy.
Rashi Glazer is Professor at the Walter A. Haas School of Business, University of California,
Berkeley and Co-Director of the School's Management of Technology Program.
Dr. Wilensky, an economist, and a Senior Fellow at Project HOPE which analyzes and develops policies relating to health care reform and to ongoing changes in the health care environment.
Mr. Morgan founded Intercultural Insights in 1994 to provide the highest quality training and consulting
to enhance intercultural competencies - the ability to perform confidently and effectively overseas, or with foreign nationals in the United States.
Gustavo Collantes is a Research Fellow at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, who focuses on energy
and climate change policy, particularly as they relate to transportation, and the economics and politics of low-carbon energy alternatives.
Timothy Patrick McCarthy is a Lecturer on History and Literature, Adjunct Lecturer on Public Policy, and Director of the Human Rights and Social Movements Program at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at the Harvard University's Kennedy School.
Mr. Robert Cook is the
President of the National Indian Education Association and is the
Principal of Pine Ridge Reservation High School in Jackson County South
Dakota. Ms. Daphne Cook is the Executive Director of the Alliance of Tribal
Tourism Advocates.
Jennifer Hamilton was trained as a nurse at the University of
Iowa. After the passing of her sister, Jennifer was drawn to the study
of conscious dying. She has been involved with hospice care for the last
ten years.
Mona Polacca is
a Hopi, Havasupai, Tewa elder. She serves on several United Nations
committees on indigenous people's issues and is a featured author,
speaker, and educator on indigenous people's human rights.
For over 14 years Rabbi Simon Jacobson, as Editor-in-Chief of VHH, was responsible for publishing the talks of the late Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
Ms. Robin Lim is the executive director of Yayasan Bumi Sehat, the Healthy Mother Earth Foundation, based in Bali, Indonesia
and the Medical director of the Bumi Sehat Tsunami Relief clinic in Indonesia.
Rianna Koppel is an undergraduate student at Maharishi University of Management who recently
returned from teaching orphans in Kenya, Africa with the Children's Orphange of Kenya.
Chris is a crusader for the cause of mandatory labeling of genetically modified substances in our food and is working to pass legislation
in 2009 to protect the consumer's right to know what is in our food.
Ms.Estrin recently returned from working with Robin Lim,
founder, director, and head midwife of the nonprofit clinic Yayasan Bumi
Sehat in Bali, Indonesia.
Jacob Soboroff is the Field Director of WhyTuesday.org Why Tuesday is an effort to make America's democracy stronger through increase voter participation.
Reverend Irene Monroe is the Coordinator of the African American Roundtable of the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry at the Pacific School of Religion, a Huffington Post blogger, and a syndicated religion columnist.
Patricia Parker is the founder of KIDS FOR KIDS, an organization that
helps children living in remote villages in Darfur, Sudan, who live
lives of inexcusable hardship.
David Crosby has twice been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The first time for being a founding member of the group,The Byrds, and the second time for being a member of the group Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young.
Malika Zouhali-Worral and Katherine Fairfax Wright are the directors of the award winning documentary film, "Call Me Kuchu." The film explores the struggles of the LGBT community in Uganda.
Lawrence Roeck is an accomplished director of feature films and
documentaries. Scott Eastwood, son of legendary actor and filmmaker, Clint Eastwood, is
a film actor.
Dr. Dorian Paskowitz is an American surfer and a Stanford University
trained physician. He and his family have been referred to as, "the
first family of surfing."
Roy Eaton is a past winner
of the Kosciuszko Foundation Chopin Award. He made his American debut
with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra performing Chopin’s F minor Concerto
under George Schick. Mr. Eaton is currently on the faculty of the
Manhattan School of Music.
Angelo Badalamenti is an American composer, known for his movie
soundtrack work for director David Lynch, notably Blue Velvet, the Twin
Peaks saga and Mulholland Drive.
Martha is the author of Hats and Eyeglasses: A Family Love Affair With Gambling, published by Jeremy P. Thatcher/Penguin a member of the Penguin Group (USA).
Dennis Raimondi speaks with Broadway and popular star Randy Jones who was featured in the Stephen Sondheim
Center production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor live in the studio.
Mr. Pete Fuentes is an award winning TV journalist who has worked for WOR TV in New York
and FOX News in San Diego. Pete's achievements at FOX 6 include 17 San Diego Emmys,
and as head of Special Projects, Pete's unit has garnered more than 30 local Emmys,
10 Golden Mikes, 3 RTNDA Murrow Awards, plus top honors in the National Association of
Hispanic Journalists competitions.
Constance Brenneman has an undergraduate degree in drama with a minor in creative writing from Carnegie Mellon
University, and a Master's degree as a Marriage and Family Therapist.
Mr. Andrew DiDonato is the author of the book, Surviving the Mob. It is
the amazing story of one man's journey from being a part of organized
crime to becoming a respectable citizen.
Originally aired: 5/14/2010
Jack Garcia is the most highly regarded undercover agent in the history of the
FBI. He was recently featured on CBS TV's 60 Minutes. His book, The Making of
Jack Falcone is a national best seller.
Originally aired: 8/26/2009
Craig Mullaney is a graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point, a Rhode Scholar,
and former Foreign Policy Advisor to President Obama during his Presidential campaign.
Mr. Petersen is currently one of the
directors of Buckley Petersen Global, a private investigative and
consulting company. He will discuss his role in solving the case of the
kidnapping of former Exxon executive, Sydney Reso.
Originally aired: 5/26/2009
Joaquin "Jack" Garcia is considered by his peers and leading FBI experts to be the most successful undercover agent in the history of the Bureau.
Originally aired: 8/14/2007
Featured this week on CBS 60 Minutes discussing his book, "Making Jack Falcone, An Undercover FBI Agent Takes Down a Mafia Family."
Originally aired: 10/14/2008
Drew Petersen is a recipient of the 2007 Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year Award. His picture recently appeared in USA Today and Sports Illustrated.
The SAMMY is sponsored by USA Today and America's Milk Processors.
U.S. Army Colonel (ret) Dan Nolan was one of the first
a growing group of army officiers who have beeen pushing the military
to go green as part of national security.
Despite being deaf since birth, Stephen J. Hopson
enjoyed fifteen years of extraordinary success in the turbulent world of
Wall Street before switching gears in 1996 and becoming a
transformational speaker, author and eventually a pilot.
Patricia Varley is an international speaker, trainer, retreat and seminar leader, as well as a sought after business and life coach, focusing on integrating professional, personal and spiritual growth.
Martha is the author of Hats and Eyeglasses: A Family Love Affair With Gambling, published by Jeremy P. Thatcher/Penguin a member of the Penguin Group (USA).
Marci Shimoff is a best selling author.
Her most recent book HAPPY FOR NO REASON: 7 Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out, soared to #1 on many national bestseller lists.
Steven Farber is the president of Extreme Leadership, is a leadership consultant and speaker,and the author of the national best seller The Radical Leap.