Meet The New Press Podcasts
Meet The New Press Podcasts
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Hour 1 here (such as we have) Hour 2 here
Topic Snippets
Hour 1
Skip Stuck In Chicago - Weather (Chicago, San Jose, NH - Global Warming?)
Today's Guests (Starling Burnett, Dr. Walter E. Williams, Dr. Arthur C. Brooks)
Flying - is it safer? Quick Discussion on TSA Security lines
Quickie Discussions:
Imams - Disruptive?
Congressman Tancredo - Once again, Liberals determining who has Free Speech
and who doesn't
Hour 2
Dr. Walter E. Williams - Minimum and Living Wages
Effects on Teens and low skilled workers
Should Republicans support minimum wage?
George Mason University - caliber of faculty (amazing, of course!)
Results of a rising minimum wage (Law of Unintended Consequences)
Political expediency or economic / moral principles - which is more important?
More about Dr. Williams here
Dr. Arthur C. Brooks - "Who Really Cares - The Surprising Truth of Compassionate
Conservatism
The Culture Gap in charitable giving and acts - what is the difference?
What really is charity?
When government uses taxes to give to charities, what is the effect on private
giving and private doing?
Caller - Scott - Why just talk about money - what about volunteering?
How much $ actually does good vs. meeting non-profit
executive payrolls?
More on Dr. Arthur C. Brooks here
Topic Snippets
Hour 1
Discussion - Fran Wendelboe and rebuilding GOP in NH
What is The NH Advantage?
Congressman Rangel (D) - restart the draft (redeux)
Senate Speaker (elect) Pelosi (D) - her first 100 hour agenda
In Defense of The Religious Right - a discussion on Pat's book
Who Really Cares? - discussion on a book that says Conservatives are more generous
Deb LaLiberte's Letter - Gilford Steamer - attacks the Budget Committee (does she mean Doug and Skip?)
Hour 2
Concord Hospital - revamps their health insurance with HSAs
Caller - Steve - what Doug and Skip feel about Gilford Health Insurance Call Followup
Email - Alan - Can personal responsibility be "cool" again and how?
Presidential '08 Race - discussion
Topic Snippets
Hour 1
Pat - Blogging Conferences
Frequent Business Travel - discussion
Walmart - John Edwards a hypocrite? And general discussion
Skip's Gaffe - Meet The New Press vs Meet The Press and discussion
Belknap County Republicans and discussion
Lynch - future Senator (and not Sunnunu)?
Hour 2
Announcement - The Daily Acts!
Interview - Jane Wood announces NH House Democratic Leader
Discussion - topics from the Jane Wood Interview
Caller - John asks about NH Education Funding
EMailer - If Democrats start spending, who will they tax (and what)?
Discussion - San Francisco kills off JROTC program
General Discussion - smoking ban, minimum wage, death penalty
Topic Snippets
Hour 1
Podcasting - It is here!
Veterans Day - GHS Fallen Alumni Memorial Observance Part 1 Part 2
Caller - Discussion of the Gilford Town Administrator
Interview - Liz Mair (GOPPROGRESS.COM) - The Election: what the heck happened?
Discussion - Moderates and Conservatives, earmarks, Republican lack of Communication
Hour 2
Laconia - Attack on the Tax Cap coming?
Guns 'N Roses - to play, or drink?
Caller - Where is the War on Terror going given the election?
Dems - Anti-Parents (stated intention to remove the Parental Notification law)
Rumsfeld - musings
Gilford - Assessments discussion
Podcasting Reminder
Tribute to Vets
Link to Jerrod's Rumsfeld job change is here (registration required)
Week of 11/04/06
Topic Snippets
Hour 1
Intro To Podcasting
Short Topics - Pat on CNN Live Blogging the Election Tuesday Night (Nov. 6)
Senator John "Live Shot" Kerry's Disdain for our Troops
Interview - Tim Chapman Part 1
Interview - Tim Chapman (with Jerome Anderson) Part 2
Interview - Ramesh Ponnuru Part 1 Part 2
Hour 2
Interview - NH District 2 Jeb Bradley (R)
Rev. Ted Haggard - Press confuses politics for spiritual matters
Gilford High Fallen Heroes Memorial Reminder
Misc Web Topics - the Gang muses
Week of 10/28/06
Topic Snippets
Hour 1
Gilford Board of Selectmen - Press Release Part 1
Gilford Board of Selectmen - Press Release Part 2 (The Democratization of Information)
Republican National Chairman Ken Mehlman - Part 1
Republican National Chairman Ken Mehlman - Part 2
Republican National Chairman Ken Mehlman - Part 3
Interview - John Hawkins (RightWingNews.com) Part 1 Part 2
A new Baby - Grace!
Hour 2
Intro To Blogging
Presidential Race Analysis - the Gang muses
Interview - NH State Senate Dist.4 candididate Jim "Coach" Fitzgerald (R) Part 1 Part 2
Week of 10/21/06
Topic Snippets
Hour 1
Gilford Budget Comm. - Outside Agency Funding Deceleration Motion
Blogging - General
Blogging Selectmen - Milford's Jim Dannis
Attleboro, MA. - outlaws Tag at School - Part 1 Part 2
If You Are An Ex-President, Please Be Quiet!
Hour 2
Margo Weeks - Fallen Heroes Memorial Discussion on the Amish
Interview with Liz Mair - Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
BONUS: see Liz interviewed on Canadian TV
Caller - Belknap County Commission Secrecy on Replacement
Week of 10/14/06
Topic Snippets
Hour 1
How Did Blogging Start?
How are Blog Sites Ranked?
How Do You Tell Who Is Writing What?
North Korea - the Gang Muses
Interview with John Henke - Part 1 John Henke - Part 2
Hour 2
Adequate Education
Evangelicals Maligned
A Caller - Blog Affects?
Interview with Jim Antle - Part 1 Jim Antle - Part 2
