This week on Dialectica: Leadership. Host/Co-Producer Rebecca Taylor sat down with one expert in leadership from each of three domains to get a good understanding of the topic from multiple perspectives. Co-produced by James Tanner. Our three speakers are: Ron Kessler, an executive coach and long time leader in the Austin business community, gives some […]
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This week on Dialectica: The Financial Crisis Fallout. Host/Producer James Tanner explores the role of government concerning the aftermath of the ongoing financial crisis. Guests interviewed are: Dr. James Galbraith, Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr. Chair in Government/Business Relations and Professor of Government at the LBJ School of Public Affairs and author, The Predator State: How […]
This week on Dialectica: Energy Policy and Environmental Planning. The Sustainability Workgroup will be discussing the differences between the platforms of Senator McCain and Senator Obama on issues of energy policy and environmental planning. Hosts for the show are Sustainability Workgroup members Meredith Grey and Susan Peterson, and LBJ graduate student Chris Smith is our […]
This week on Dialectica: The American Political Process. Host/producer Sean Reyna interviews LBJ Alum Stephanie Chiarello, the Deputy Campaign Manager for State Representative (District 52) candidate Diana Maldonado, and she will be talking about volunteerism. Sean will also be discussing the Iowa caucuses, and Chris Holcomb guest-hosts the program. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/114251781%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-vWV3X” params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ […]
This week’s host/co-producer Sanjeet Deka and co-producer C.P. Smith examine the ongoing debate facing defense acquisition and procurement. Guests interviewed for the show include: Admiral Bobby Inman, Lyndon B. Johnson Centennial Chair in National Policy at the LBJ School of Public Affairs and Former Deputy Director of the CIA; Kenneth Flamm, Professor of Economics and […]
This week on Dialectica: Co-producers Chris Holcomb and Jon Rogers explore the issue of government transparency. Includes interviews with Dr. Gary Chapman of the LBJ School and the 21st Century Project, Damien Brockman of Billhop.com, James Quintero of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, and LBJ second-year student (and LBJ Radio Group member) Sean Reyna. [soundcloud […]
Last week, 7 Online Editors were named to the LBJ Journal of Public Affairs. Please join me in welcoming our new staff: Akram Al-Turk Erin Boeke Burke Beth Casey Garrett Groves Emily Joiner Dianna Long Sameen Siddiqi Together we hope to bring the Online Edition of the LBJ Journal to new heights during the 2008-2009 […]
This week on Dialectica: the LBJ Sustainability Working Group provides a prelude for their Bicycle Pub Crawl (10/3) with a discussion on bicycling issues in Austin. Representatives from the Yellow Bike Project and the Orange Bike Project will be on-hand to dissect issues the Statesman refuses to report on. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/114251895%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-hfumT” params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ […]
The deadline is fast approaching… Topic areas under consideration include, but aren’t limited to: Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development; International Law and Security; Poverty Alleviation and Human Development; or any other topic in the international context. SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE BY September 19, 2008 Submissions should be between 2,500 and 5,000 words and contain a cover […]
Tonight, students from the LBJ School of Public Affairs present the inaugural show of Dialectica, a community program to provide KVRX listeners with in-depth information about policy issues through a compelling, issue-driven narrative. This evening’s program focuses on education in China. We share an exploration of the Chinese educational system, review its historical framework, and […]