The Campbell Conversations

The Brackett Refugee Education Fund on The Campbell Conversations

Grant Reeher — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 23:56:10 +0000

In their so-called retirement, Tom and Liz Brackett founded and now run an education non-profit, the Brackett Refugee Education Fund. In this conversation, they relate the story of how they decided to start this, how they approach and structure the work of their organization, and what inspires them to keep up the effort.

Peter Coleman on the Campbell Conversations

Grant Reeher — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 20:16:14 +0000

There are conflicts, and then there are conflicts. Peter Coleman, director of the international center for cooperation and conflict resolution at Columbia University, has identified a category of our seemingly most intractable conflicts—the five percent—and has studied them systematically.

Tom Devine on The Campbell Conversations

Grant Reeher — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:05:50 +0000

There is nothing more powerful than the truth. That’s the faith that has sustained Tom Devine’s three-decade campaign to promote and protect whistleblowers in the corporate and governmental realms.

Campbell Debate - Increasing taxes on the wealthy

Grant Reeher — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:38:48 +0000

The Campbell Public Affairs Institute at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University presents The Campbell Debates, a debate series on timely issues of public importance with a fresh, provocative format.

Joanie Mahoney on The Campbell Conversations

Grant Reeher — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:49:16 +0000

Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney works on the front lines of the "unfunded mandate" issue, a phrase we've been hearing with increasing frequency at all levels of political discussion. What exactly is the problem with unfunded mandates?

Eliot Spitzer on the Campbell Conversations

Grant Reeher — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:46:08 +0000

Perhaps no one is better suited to evaluate President Obama’s new investigative and prosecutorial unit on abuses in the mortgage industry than former governor and attorney general Eliot Spitzer. As a prosecutor and attorney general, he was known for his aggressive pursuit of financial abuse; he warned us about the ultimate financial collapse; and he has written about these topics extensively since the crisis in 2008.

Occupy Syracuse on The Campbell Conversations

Grant Reeher — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:52:13 +0000

What drives those who have invested their time in the Occupy Wall Street movement, and what message is at the movement's core? In this edition of the Campbell Conversations, three Syracuse activists who had been camping at the Occupy Syracuse site prior to being evicted by the city tell their stories and make their case.

Iowa Caucus Discussion on The Campbell Conversations

Grant Reeher — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 21:50:45 +0000

It's an entirely political discussion on this week's Campbell Conversations, as Congresswoman Ann Marie Buerkle and political consultant Scott Armstrong consider the Republican presidential field in light of the Iowa Caucus results. Among the questions they consider are: What surprised them? Is the party dangerously fractured as it heads toward the general election? What could unite it? Are the norms of the Republican Party changing in important ways? Is Romney still the nominee apparent? And what are the calcula

Judith Wellman on The Campbell Conversations

Grant Reeher — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 21:47:21 +0000

What made Upstate New York such a hotspot for the abolitionist and women’s rights movements? Was it just geography, or was it something about the people who lived here? Historian Judith Wellman, an expert on the Underground Railroad and the women’s rights movement in the 19^th century, answers this question and offers other stores and information that illuminate this time period and counter some of the stereotypes we

Charles Dickens on The Campbell Conversations

Grant Reeher — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:08:46 +0000

Jim Greene is not an academic Dickens scholar, but he plays Dickens and runs the Dickens Christmas Festival in Skaneateles. In this holiday version of the Campbell Conversations, he talks - often in the character of Dickens - about the meaning and the writing of "A Christmas Carol," the Christmas holidays, and his experiences in the town. Given the stark portrayals of poverty in his writing, what would When we think about China these days, its emergent international economic power dominates most of our attention, but how are economics and changing demographics affecting the Chinese culture? In this Campbell Conversation, Bill Jankowiak, an anthropology professor at the University of Nevada Las Vegas and an expert on Chinese culture, discusses the cultural paradoxes and tensions that economic growth and the rise of individualism have created for this society. Jankowiak is a particular expert on Chinese youth culture,

Chris Mihm on The Campbell Conversations

Grant Reeher — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:59:26 +0000

Public trust in government—especially the federal government—is at a modern all-time low point. What are the biggest challenges to a well-run government? What are the best ideas for improving it? Which government agencies are particularly well-run, and which not so well-run? As the Managing Director of the Strategic Issues Team at the U.S.

Jonathan Oberlander on The Campbell Conversations

Grant Reeher — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 22:12:00 +0000

If, like many Americans, you’re worried about the future of Medicare, you’ll want to listen closely to this conversation about the program and the contentious politics surrounding it. In a very information-rich interview, nationally recognized expert and University of North Carolina professor Jonathan Oberlander breaks down the elements of Medicare, the different proposals to change it, and explains why this huge—and popular—government program has become such a political lightning rod in recent years.&n

Candidates for the 5th Judicial District on the Campbell Conversations

Grant Reeher — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:03:00 +0000

In this week’s segment, the Campbell Conversations returns to the upcoming November elections, with a discussion among six of the nine candidates for State Supreme Court Justice in the six-county fifth judicial district—a district that encompasses much of WRVO’s listening area. This program is presented on-air in two parts. Part one on Friday, and the second Saturday.

Fourth City Council district candidates discuss issues on The Campbell Conversations

Grant Reeher — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:02:11 +0000

Perhaps the most intriguing local race this November is the match-up in the fourth City Council district between Democrat and Working Families Party candidate Khalid Bey and Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins. Hawkins has run for many seats in the past, including governor and U.S. Senator, and not come close to winning, but the last time he ran for city council he garnered about 40 percent of the vote.

Dan Grossman on The Campbell Conversations

Grant Reeher — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:34:58 +0000

Dan Grossman is a freelance environmental journalist who has frequently appeared on public radio and the BBC, and has written for the New York Times, Rolling Stone, and Scientific American. He’s won a host of prestigious awards and been funded by many highly respected organizations—among them the Peabody award, the National Science Foundation, and the Fund for Investigative Journalism.

Jean Bethke Elshtain on The Campbell Conversations

Grant Reeher — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:15:18 +0000

What is the state of American democracy? What are the roots of our democratic shortcomings, and what do we need to do to improve the health of the political process? Jean Bethke Elshtain, democratic theorist, ethicist, and noted public intellectual at the University of Chicago—and author of Democracy on Trial—wrestles with these mighty questions in this substantively rich interview. Elshtain has also written an influential book on just war—Just War Against Terror—and s

Pat Driscoll on The Campbell Conversations

Grant Reeher — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:43:31 +0000

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Oswego, NY – Grant Reeher speaks with Pat Driscoll, the operations director for Syracuse's Say Yes to Education Program. Driscoll discusses just what makes the program so different from previous efforts to overcome the educational challenges that disadvantaged students face.

Tim Atseff on The Campbell Conversations

Grant Reeher — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 17:12:11 +0000

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Oswego, NY – Prior to his recent retirement, Tim Atseff had worked 46 years for The Syracuse Post-Standard, starting off as a copy boy and working his way up through the art department to become a managing editor for the paper, before creating and editing three regional magazines.

Grant Reeher speaks with Ash Sangha, the President of the Oxford Union Society.

Grant Reeher — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:57:38 +0000

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Oswego, NY – Ash Sangha may have the most interesting elected student position on the planet. As the President of the Oxford Union Society, he meets the worlds' top political and business figures, and major celebrities, as well as presiding over the famous Oxford Union debates.

Sandra Kaiser, the Minister Counselor for Public Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in London

Grant Reeher — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:53:00 +0000

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Oswego, NY – Grant Reeher speaks with Sandra Kaiser, the Minister Counselor for Public Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in London, which means she oversees public affairs and public diplomacy. She talks about Britons' changing views of America, going from the Bush Administration to the Obama administration, the recent visit by the President and First Lady to the country, and the importance of the so-called "special relationship" between the U.S. and the U.K.

Lord Norton, a leading expert on British political institutions and politics

Grant Reeher — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:16:51 +0000

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Oswego, NY – Grant Reeher speaks with Philip Norton, a Member of Britain's House of Lords and a leading expert on British political institutions and British politics.