Today’s show is for people interested in the current election but sick of the usual political noise. The guests are two highly experienced political analysts, Dan Schnur and Richard Zeiger, who will teach an Osher Lifelong Learning Institute class at the University of California Davis this fall called “An Election Like No Other.”
On Davisville today we talk about why this presidential election is both different and traditional, why many elected offices are uncontested, cynicism as a turnoff and as a way to cope, and young Americans who opt to get involved in their community outside of politics. "Volunteering is noble," Schnur says, "but you can only clean up so many parks. Participating by voting or running for office or getting involved in other ways is equally important."
“One of the most important lessons about politics … It leads to a democracy [and] you have to be willing to lose,” says Zeiger, who lives in Davis. "That’s what the whole business is about, somebody’s going to win and somebody’s going to lose. And when you lose, you pull your pants back on and you go back into the fray.”
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Today The News Cycle focuses on the return of University of California Davis students. We sat down with Andrew Shiotani who is the Director of Services for International students and scholars for Global Affairs, to talk about the importance of Global Affairs and international students to UCD. Noah Meyer talks to UCD students and a professor on the start of the new school year. Tyler Price reports on the effect students have on the new restaurant Outpost Burger.
Hosted by Alessandra Trask. Produced by Alessandra Trask. Music by Daniel Ruiz Jiminez. Packages by Noah Meyer and Tyler Price.
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NOTE: Between minute 13:10 and 15:30 in this broadcast we had some technical difficulties
Billy Larkin joined me in the studio this week to discuss the power of music. He chose these songs to talk about, and we played snippets from most:
- 'Imagine' (John Lennon) Possibly one of the most important songs ever written. Full stop.
- 'Adagio for Strings' (Samuel Barber) Humanity's guidebook to empathy.
- Beethoven's 7th Symphony [2nd movement] See above and add hope and perseverance.
- 'That's the Way of the World' (Earth, Wind & Fire) When I realized I was happy to be alive.
- 'Music for 18 Musicians' (Steve Reich) Wonder at the possibility of creation.
- 'Blackbird' (Lennon/McCartney) Love=Beauty=Sadness=Joy=Art
From his website: "Billy Larkin is an award-winning pianist/composer who has been bringing his individual brand of musical artistry to audiences for over 40 years. He is a composer and arranger who defies easy categorization and helps define true expression through the collaborative process."
"Music gives the soul to the universe" -- Plato
"Music is the food of love, play on" -- William Shakespeare
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Rocky has a couple more great guests this week that are performing at the 2024 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival. Andy Falco - guitar player from the Infamous Stringdusters - talks about Jerry Garcia, jamgrass, and the Stringdusters progressive approach to acoustic music. Then Joey Ryan - one half of the folk duo The Milk Carton Kids - tells the story of playing an Emmylou Harris song to Emmylou Harris herself.
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