What is it like being responsible for an aircraft in flight? And, how has it changed over the years? We'll find out what really goes into our system of air travel (commercial and military) when we speak to the author of the book "Fasten Your Seatbelt: A Pilot's Memoir," Bob Kline.
The Republicans are having a tough time of it in 2008--an unpopular President, a Presidential candidate who is respected but doesn't excite the rank-and-file, and challenges from the Democrats on the Left and the Libertairans on the Right. We'll talk politics with G.O.P. strategist Doug MacKinnon. Plus, we'll find out about the new novel he's written, "The Apocalypse Directive."
The story of the life of Florida Senator Mel Martinez is a fascinating one. He tells it in his memoir "A Sense of Belonging," in which he describes how a boy of 15 escaped from Communist Cuba and worked his way up to becoming a member of the World's Greatest Deliberative Body, the United States Senate.
Is the classic 'American Dream'
still achievable in today's world? At the moment, it's hard to
envision, given the fact that we're a nation at war with its economy in
the tank. The Rockefeller Foundation and TIME magazinehave conducted a poll of American workers on the 'Lost American Dream,'
and we'll discuss the findings with the president of the Rockefeller
Foundation, Dr. Judith Rodin. [postponed from an earlier date]
And don't forget--coming up soon is Jim's annual live broadcast from the Ozark Empire Fair in Springfield, MO!
