Bruno and the Professor

Episode 344

Bruno — Mon, 12 May 2008 04:31:39 +0000

Rogue regimes in Myanmar and North Korea; the Democratic presidential race winds down while public transit use heats up.

Links Mentioned: The fall of Dien Bien Phu … Food shortages in North Korea … Trouble in Myanmar … Police chief gunned down in Mexico … commuters are switching to mass transit.

Episode 343

Bruno — Mon, 05 May 2008 01:02:41 +0000

Turkish schools in Pakistan and the battle over the gas tax in the Democratic primary.

Links Mentioned: Turkish schools … Friedman on infrastructure.

Episode 342

Bruno — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:21:22 +0000

The Pennsylvania primary, syria’s nuclear program, soaring food prices and finally: the American tragedy that is the military-industrial complex.

Links Mentioned: Israel and Syria take two steps forward, and one step back, Daniel Levy wonders why … the foibles of the littoral combat ship … Military generals sell out … Kaus on the Obama superdelegate strategy.

Episode 341

Bruno — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:04:18 +0000

The prof reports back from Austin, the Democrats campaign in Pennsylvania, and finally: the Pope, Italy, and the weak dollar.

Links Mentioned: The L.A. Times covers street money.

Episode 340

Bruno — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:13:39 +0000

With special guest Eugene we talk about China and the Olympics, the lawsuit over the Seattle Sonics, and finally, a last-minute idea to save Seattle light rail in 2008. Links Mentioned: Sonics emails … Stop moving the Olympics … The proposed Light Rail plan.

Episode 339

Bruno — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:13:46 +0000

More reactions to Obama’s speech, food stamps and the economy, and finally: the battle for Basra.Links Mentioned: Foodstamps on the rise … Kristof on erroneous beliefs … Crack and the CIA … Basra.

Episode 338

info — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 02:34:35 +0000

Obama’s speech on race, the economic crisis on Wall Street and finally, a wrap-up of Thursday’s Friends of Seattle transportation forum.

Links Mentioned: The roots of the financial crisis . . . Obama’s big speech.

Episode 337

Bruno — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 04:17:50 +0000

Boeing, Bear Sterns and the economy, the new transit plan for Suget sound and finally: Spitzenfreude!Links Mentioned: Krugman on the markets … The Sierra Club and the new light rail plan.

Episode 336

Bruno — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 02:11:49 +0000

The March primaries are underway, food prices are through the roof, and the Socialists maintain power in Spain.Links Mentioned: NYT on the food supply

Episode 335

Bruno — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 01:50:46 +0000

Obama, Clinton and the superdelegates, why Matt Drudge hates the troops, and finally, did the French really win an Air Force tanker contract from Boeing? The French?Links Mentioned: Geraldine Ferraro on the superdelegates … Chavez vs. Colombia … Drum on the tanker deal … Harry’s whereabouts leaked

Episode 334

Bruno — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 05:17:50 +0000

Power shifts in Pakistan, Cuba and Kosovo. Plus, continued coverage of the Presidential primaries.

Links Mentioned: The Pakistani elections … Kosovo declares independence … Doctrines … Richardson and Clinton kick back

Episode 333

info — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:36:19 +0000

The Presidential campaign turns to Wisconsin, Texas, and Ohio, the role of China in the changing American economy, and finally: what’s really going on with the Navy’s decision to shoot down that satellite?

Links Mentioned: Polls in Texas and Clinton’s dubious delegate strategy… Krugman on poverty Robert Reich on the economy … Russia’s new president

Episode 332

Bruno — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 05:30:44 +0000

Caucuses here in Washington State and around the country, the writers’ strike in Hollywood nears an end, and finally: Yahoo! rejects Microsoft. Now what?Links Mentioned: The end of the writers’ strike? … Micro-hoo goes tits-up

Episode 331

Bruno — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 04:11:41 +0000

It’s the Super Bowl AND Super Tuesday! Well run down the state of things. Microsoft tries to buy Yahoo! What’s up with that?

Episode 330

Bruno — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 04:04:59 +0000

Obama wins big in South Carolina, the stimulus package and American Empire, and finally: Wal-Mart goes green? Links Mentioned: Ted Kennedy endorses Obama … details on the stimulus … Parag Khanna on the end of hegemony … Wal-Mart’s new strategy