Dialogue

Is the Local Foods Movement Elitist?

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:30:00 MST

Marcia Franklin and her guests continue their discussion of the local foods movement, including whether the movement is elitist, and whether small farmers need subsidies.

Local Foods

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:30:00 MST

Host Marcia Franklin and guests discuss the growing local foods movement and its impacts on personal health, the state's economy, and agricultural policy.

Role of the Humanities

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:30:00 MST

Marcia Franklin and National Endowment for the Humanities chair Jim Leach discuss the importance of civility in public life.

Government's Role in the Humanities

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:30:00 MST

Marcia Franklin continues her conversation with Jim Leach, chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The two discuss why government should be involved in the humanities, the importance of studying foreign languages, and his views on the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.

Remembering The Korean War

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:30:00 MST

Marcia Franklin talks with three Korean War veterans and a professor about the conflict which began 60 years ago. The group discusses the reasons for the war, their memories, and its legacy.

War Memories

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:30:00 MST

Korean War veterans share more memories of their service, including how they were received upon coming home and how serving in the war changed their lives.

Good Summer Reading 2010

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:30:00 MST

A conversation with Idaho writer Anthony Doerr about his forthcoming work, Memory Wall: Stories, as well as his picks for good summer reading.

Ebook Revolution?

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:30:00 MST

Marcia Franklin and writer Anthony Doerr discuss the ebook phenomenon and how it could potentially change the world of writing and publishing. Franklin also shares good summer reading recommendations submitted by Dialogue viewers.

Cutting into the Basics

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:30:00 MST

To balance their budgets school districts are doing more than cutting teachers' salaries; authorities are also slashing budgets for textbooks and supplies and eliminating many sports programs. Joan Cartan-Hansen and her guests discuss how schools will survive without some of the basics.

School Budget Cuts

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:30:00 MST

What kind of cuts will Idaho's schools see next fall? Host Joan Cartan-Hansen brings together educators and administrators from around Idaho to discuss the impact of school budget cuts on the state's school children.

End The Silence

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 21:30:00 MST

Host Joan Cartan-Hansen interviews sisters Ilse Evelijn Veere Smit and Editha Evelijn Veere, who survived the Japanese invasion of the Dutch East Indies in 1942 and the Indonesian revolution following WWII, as well as author Dorothy Read, who helps Ilse tell her family's story in the new book, End the Silence.

A Story of Survival

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 21:30:00 MST

Sisters Ilse Evelijn Veere Smit and Editha Evelijn Veere, and author Dorothy Read, continue the story of the sisters' survival of a Japanese concentration camp and the Indonesian revolution.

Child abuse and prison populations

Thu, 27 May 2010 21:30:00 MST

Is there a connection between child abuse and prison population growth? Child abuse and adult drug use? Child abuse and chronic illness? The head of Prevent Child Abuse America, Jim Hmurovich, says yes.

Rethinking Child Abuse Prevention

Thu, 27 May 2010 21:30:00 MST

Jim Hmurovich, head of Prevent Child Abuse America, talks with Joan Cartan-Hansen about the reasons behind the drop in the numbers of the most serious cases of child abuse and why child neglect remain a serious problem. He also talks about why society needs to rethink what constitutes child abuse and find new ways to keep children safe.

Living Simply

Thu, 20 May 2010 21:30:00 MST

Marcia Franklin discusses the "voluntary simplicity" movement with Idaho native and writer Duane Elgin, who helped foster the movement 30 years ago when he authored a book about it, and Karen Lanphear, co-founder of the Sandpoint Transition Initiative.