The Religious Experience & Social Movements

Guest: Gary Dorrien is Reinhold Niebuhr Professor of Social Ethics at Union Theological Seminary and Professor of Religion at Columbia University.  He is the author of more than twenty books and three hundred articles that range across social ethics, philosophy, theology, political economics, social and political theory, religious history, cultural criticism, and intellectual history. He is the recipient of many awards including the Grawemeyer Award in 2017 for his book The New Abolition: W. E. B. Du Bois and the Black Social Gospel.  His latest book is Over from Union Road My Christian-Left-Intellectual Life.

Reporting from the United Nations Climate Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, Goodman covers climate news, latest nominees by president-elect Trump and more. Goodman reports that Trump announced the nomination of Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Dr. Oz is a backer of privatizing Medicare. Also nominated is Linda McMahon, former head of World Wrestling Entertainment, to head the Department of Education which Trump has pledged to shut down. McMahon headed the Small Business Administration during Trump’s first term.

Guest JAN A. RUHMAN

Host Patricia Law and Jan discuss veteran’s issues, particularly deported veterans advocacy, and other projects Veterans for Peace is working on.

Jan A. Ruhman is a U. S. Marine Corps Veteran of the Vietnam War who resides in San Diego and is a proud Member of Veterans For Peace (VFP) Nationally @ veteransforpeace.org and locally since 2008 of theSan Diego Veterans For Peace (VFP) Chapter 91 @ sdvfp.org and is the Operations Coordinator for the VFP National Deported Veterans Advocacy Project which aids Veterans facing Deportation and those Deported to countries all over the World. From Offices in Tijuana BC Mexico as the Physical Sponsor of the Unified U. S. Deported Veterans Resource Center Office in Tijuana staffed by Deported U. S. Military Veterans. Jan can be reached by email at: jallan.ruhman@gmail.com.

Their Deported Veterans Website: https://www.uusdepvets.org

Two links below to two Petitions asking President Biden to issue a Presidential Pardon. The Petition is for 25 Veterans brought Home on Humanitarian Parole to the U. S. remaining on Humanitarian Parole without “status” of the 120 + Repatriated Home to America that will lose the right to remain in the U. S. when President Biden leaves Office on January 20, 2025.

From the ACLU and the other from Unified U. S. Deported Veterans. They ask that you forward this to your sphere of influence of family and friends; we only have until January 20, 2025 to Save these Veterans.

(1) ACLU Petition for Presidential Pardon https://action.aclu.org/send…/protect-immigrant-veterans

(2) Unified U. S. Deported Veterans – Presidential Pardon Request https://actionnetwork.org/…/president-biden-honor…

Today Mike and his guest Anne Hoiberg are in conversation about the hyper masculine culture and the anger we see today, campaigning on fear, how younger men are expressing themselves, looking at election results and more.

Women of Color Roar” is hosted by journalist and activist Angela de Joseph. A life-long journalist, Angela is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker who began her career as an editor at Essence Magazine in New York. She hosts a weekly political talk radio show on KNSJ FM in San Diego. She is the chair of Indivisible Watu, a grass-roots community activist organization dedicated to voter education and engagement. Angela is also a Program Manager for GRID Alternatives the nation’s largest nonprofit solar installer and training program that places low-income community members in clean energy jobs.

Call in at 619-790-KNSJ (5675)

¡Acompáñanos todos los sábados a las 9 a. m.! Ariana Gallegos presenta el programa Al Chile , patrocinado por el Employee Rights Center, te ofrece debates profundos y entrevistas reveladoras con invitados que marcan la diferencia en nuestra comunidad. ¿Quieres ser parte de la conversación? Llámanos en vivo con tus preguntas y comentarios al 619-790-5675
An exciting hour with news, interviews and music hosted by Ariana Gallegos. Call in with your questions and comments at 619-790-KNSJ (5675)
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CONGRATULATIONS TO KNSJ SHOW HOST SUSAN TAYLOR FOR HER POEM SELECTED BY “HAIKUNIVERSE”

Wildfires sea to sea
They’ve taken the lifeboats

Susan talks about her poem written in haiku form: The haiku came to mind from news stories. East and West Coast fires. Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. I played with the juxtaposition of wildfires and water. Post-election metaphor intended with Wildfire Trump winning, and Republicans taking our freedoms, our protections, our “life boats.” The conciseness of haiku allows for a big idea using few words.

Poet and author Susan Taylor is the host of THE ELECTRIC PICNIC, a show focusing on local writers about poetry, prose, and spoken word. She has also interviewed poets and prose writers, as well as lyricists-musicians and newspaper reporters-writers from around the country. Susan brings into the conversations reflections on the place creative writing has in society, its healing powers, how it connects people and a way to learn about one another and see the world through the eye of others. The Electric Picnic is heard exclusively on KNSJ–Mondays 8-9am, Wednesdays 3-4pm, Saturdays 7-8pm.

About Susan Taylor.  Susan is a wife, mother, and six-time grandmother. She loves living in a diverse and friendly neighborhood in San Diego, and can be seen walking her dog Duffy to coffee shops and happy hours.  She writes poems and short stories, tutors English, and is an avid volunteer with social justice organizations. Susan is the author of The Electric Picnic: Poetry For Nice People And Good Dogs. Her poems can also be found on haikuuniverse.com, thepoetryhighway.com, and in the San Diego Anthology of Poetry, and Verbatim Bookstore. Susan has also been selected for inclusion in A Year in Ink, Volume 17, 2024. 

https://haikuniverse.com/

THOM HARTMANN LIVE M-F 9AM-NOON (202) 808-9925

Thom is taking your calls today. Call in and speak your piece with your comments and questions.

KNSJ SUPPORTS THE LOCAL CREATIVE ARTS

ARE YOU A LOCAL POET, SPOKEN WORD ARTIST, NOVELIST, SONGWRITER? Contact KNSJ and tell us about yourself and your original work. Call 619-283-1100.

• Do you think the creative arts have an important place in society?

• Do you think the creative arts have an important place in personal lives?

• Why do you write?

• Who do you write for/to?

THE ELECTRIC PICNIC with Susan Taylor Mon 8-9am, Wed 3-4pm, Sat 7-8pm

TODAY’S GUEST IS SAN DIEGO POET

DAVID LANGENHORST

Susan and David are in conversation about how poems can be therapeutic and healing. David shares his personal stories and observations. David also reads his own poems and he and Susan talk about writing processes with tips for listeners, inspirations and more. In addition, David reads some of his limericks, delightful short humorous and clever poems with a twist at the end—a style that we don’t often hear any more. An hour of thoughtful and entertaining stories, The Electric Picnic is heard only on KNSJ.
Susan tops off the hour with a few of her poems, writing tips, anecdotes and encourages listeners to try their hand at writing. An hour of thoughtful and entertaining stories, The Electric Picnic is heard only on KNSJ Mondays at 8am, Wednesdays at 3pm and Saturdays at 7pm.

About Davd P. Langenhorst
David has started his 8th decade of life and is a veteran of the U.S. Navy from the Vietnam era. He retired from a career in ship repair and shipbuilding. As a docent at the San Diego Maritime Association, David has spent many hours aboard the Star of India. This sailing ship was launched in 8963 with the name Euterpe. In Greek mythology, Euterpe was the muse of lyric poetry. Perhaps Euterpe took a liking to David. David’s life took a downturn when he went into a deep depression With the help of family, therapists and fellow patients, the depression was conquered. Self expression is part of mental health therapy. A therapist suggested that David could write a poem or short story if he didn’t want to draw or paint. After some time, David felt brave enough to read his poems in public. On Earth Day 2019 he joined the circle of Poets at The Bench in Balboa Park. David was welcomed by the host Deborah Ramos and the other poets. Now he is thrilled to be a participant in the San Diego poetry community. David’s poems have been published in Bads Against Hunger Anthology, San Diego Poetry annual, End of an Era, January 21, 2022, and I Ache in the Places I Used to Play.