Tempo and the Times
by Bob Gatty
About Tempo and the Times: Popular Culture Collides With Politics & News Tempo and the Times is the podcast where music, literature, art, and popular culture collide with news, politics, and business. It’s a collision born of experience that began on manual typewriters and has been transformed by the digital age. Tempo and the Times is a companion to Bob Gatty's Not Fake News Network, which is the home to blogs, NFN Radio News, and books like Hijacked Nation-Donald Trump’s Attack on America’s Greatness. Tempo and the Times' Hosts Bob Gatty and Scott Ramminger bring a long-range perspective and wide swath of experience and opinion to the show. Both began their writing careers at newspapers, worked as part of the Washington DC political machine, and went on to write books, music, and more. Both have made the transition into the digital age, as writers, performers, and producers of a wide range of content. They now deliver all of that to Tempo and th
Episodes
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Ending the Epidemic of Gun Violence
A former top advisor to New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says the State of New Jersey is expected to intervene in a lawsuit that the U.S. Supreme Court intends to consider that asserts the constitutional right to carry a weapon outside the home. In in this episode, co-hosted by former Gov. Jim Florio,...
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Piano Man Daryl Davis and the KKK -- Part 2
R&B and Blues piano player Daryl Davis, in an incredible interview with the Tempo and the Times podcast, tells the story of his career, which has included gigs with Chuck Berry and other famed jazz and blues musicians, while confronting blatant racism and even "infiltrating the Ku Klux Klan.…
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Piano Man Daryl Davis & the KKK- Part 1
Blues piano man Daryl Davis begins the story of how music led him to a friendship with the Imperial Grand Wizard of the KKK. This eventually led the fellow to quit the KKK and give Daryl his robe. Daryl, obviously, can be a pretty persuasive guy. Daryl also explains how, while still in high…
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Views on the News Media with Journalism Professor Guy Reel
What are the trends in journalism today? What is motivating the next crop of reporters and editors who will be covering the news in the years ahead? What factors influence what is reported today? Take a listen to this episode with our guest, Guy Reel, who's day job today is teaching these young...
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Harnessing the Ocean's Wind, Interview with Kris Ohleth
The Biden administration’s new plan to develop wind energy resources off the Atlantic coast can result in hundreds of new wind turbines producing massive amounts of clean energy within the next few years, says Kris Ohleth, a top wind energy expert says in this episode, co-hosted by New Jersey...
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Conversation with Best Selling Political Thriller Author Rick Pullen
Before 2011, Rick Pullen's career was all journalism: investigative reporter for different newspapers and later inventive magazine editor. The two roles in the same business exposed his two sides: he thrives on the thrill of an investigation, and he has a creative curiosity for design and writing...
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Talking Post-Trump Politics with Former Reagan Cabinet Member John R. Block
Former Reagan Secretary of Agriculture talks about politics in the age of Donald Trump, and post-Trump. He reveals how he actually got the plumb position on the Reagan cabinet, talks about pig farming, and discusses his views about how to bridge the political divide that exists in America today.…
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Solutions for the Future with Former NJ Gov. and U.S Rep. James J. Florio
Former U.S. Rep. and New Jersey Gov. James J. Florio continues to look to the future, continues to look at today's problems as opportunities, and firmly believes that traditional solutions no longer can be applied to the challenges of the times. All of that came into focus during our interview…
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Conversation with Susan Anders about Her Album, 13 Women
In this premier episode of Tempo and the Times, Nashville musician shares her musical journey with hosts Bob Gatty and Scott Ramminger. She talks about the stories behind the songs on her album, which honor 13 notable women from history in this, Women's History Month. It's funny, informative, and...
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Announcing Tempo & the Times
Welcome to Tempo and the Times, Tempo and the Times, the podcast where music, literature, art, and popular culture collide with news, politics, and business. It’s a collision born of experience that began on manual typewriters and has been transformed by the digital age. Tempo and the Times is a...
About this show
About Tempo and the Times: Popular Culture Collides With Politics & News Tempo and the Times is the podcast where music, literature, art, and popular culture collide with news, politics, and business. It’s a collision born of experience that began on manual typewriters and has been transformed by the digital age. Tempo and the Times is a companion to Bob Gatty's Not Fake News Network, which is the home to blogs, NFN Radio News, and books like Hijacked Nation-Donald Trump’s Attack on America’s Greatness.
Tempo and the Times' Hosts Bob Gatty and Scott Ramminger bring a long-range perspective and wide swath of experience and opinion to the show. Both began their writing careers at newspapers, worked as part of the Washington DC political machine, and went on to write books, music, and more. Both have made the transition into the digital age, as writers, performers, and producers of a wide range of content.
They now deliver all of that to Tempo and th
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