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Town Square

An unofficial fan-blog of the Town Square program hosted by Beth-Ann Kozlovich. The program airs on 89.3 FM Thursdays at 5-6 pm in Honolulu and streams at http://hawaiipublicradio.org . This website has NO CONNECTION WHATSOEVER with Hawaii Public Radio.

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Episodes

  1. What the Superferry controversy has dredged up

    Click here to listen Tonight Kauai journalist Joan Conrow, Sen. Gary Hooser and Big Island journalist Hunter Bishop join me as we look at the ugly underbelly of the Superferry controversy - what the island-to-island opinions of the issue and the way they have been expressed have revealed in our...

  2. Loving Living Rooms

    Click here to listen As the saying goes, "charity begins at home." So does how we teach, love and help our children to develop into loving and independent adults - and how we model loving adult relationships for our children. Creating "loving living rooms" is the subject of tonight's Town Square...

  3. "Getting a Grip " with Frances Moore Lappe

    Click here to listen Join us for a Celebration 2007 edition of Town Square with guest Frances Moore Lappe. Perhaps best know for her 1971 book, Diet for a Small Planet, Hope's Edge: The Next Diet for a Small Planet with daughter, Anna Lappe (2003) and Democracy's Edge (2005), Lappe has released...

  4. HIFF 2007

    Click here to listen The Hawaii International Film Festival is celebrating its 27th year this month...so how did a small project of the East-West Center begun in 1981 grow to be one of the largest and respected international film festivals in America? Join us this week for our annual HIFF preview...

  5. Teacher Drug Testing

    Click here to listen Students at UH Manoa say there isn't enough security to keep them and their belongings safe. After a spate of burglaries at UH earlier this year plus violent episodes on a few college campuses nationwide - and despite the Hawaii state auditor's report and a proposal to the...

  6. Security at UH Manoa

    Click here to listen Students at UH Manoa say there isn't enough security to keep them and their belongings safe. After a spate of burglaries at UH earlier this year plus violent episodes on a few college campuses nationwide - and despite the Hawaii state auditor's report and a proposal to the...

  7. Can Hawaii become the "Geneva of the Pacific?"

    Click here to listen In April, the Hawaii Legislature adopted a resolution asking the Matsunaga Institute for Peace to convene a working group to determine how Hawaii might become the "Geneva of the Pacific." Is this realistic? Hawaii State Senator Gary Hooser and Jon Van Dyke, UH Professor at…

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  8. Dennis Kucinich -- issues for the 2008 election

    Click here to listen Our guest on September 13 will be Dennis Kucinich, visiting Hawaii as part of his 2008 campaign for President. Rep. Kucinich is expected to cover some of the main issues that he sees facing America today and in the future. This is your chance to ask Rep. Kucinich your burning...

  9. Sustainability for Business

    Click here to listen Tonight we'll continue our conversation on sustainability in Hawaii. We'll discuss, among other issues, what responsibility business has to create a sustainable Hawaii and what consumers expect from the businesses they patronize. Guests: Austin Imamura, Chairman CEO of…

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  10. Mass Transit Alternatives for Honolulu

    Click here to listen Guests: Is a train really the transit solution for Honolulu? Is it a done deal or are there other possibilities, for example a high-tech bus that is in use in Europe?

  11. Lt. Watada and the Iraq War

    Click here to listen Guests: 1st Lt. Ehren Watada, father Bob Watada, Jon Van Dyke, Professor of International Law and Constitutional Law at the William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Lynette Cruz, Assistant Professor of anthropology, Hawaii Pacific University and…

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  12. The debate and protests over military research at the University of Hawaii

    Click here to listen A group of about 50 people is protesting a proposed Navy research center at the University of Hawaii by occupying the university president's office. The students, faculty and community members oppose the university's plans to conduct classified research on weapons systems on...

  13. Consciousness as a problem in neuroscience

    Click here to listen Guests: John R. Searle, Mills Professor of Philosophy and Language at UC Berkeley. He will speak this evening at UH-Manoa on the topic "Consciousness as a Problem in Neuroscience." Jeannie Lum, Associate Professor, College of Education.

  14. April 14: Homeless in Paradise

    Click here to listen Act 50, passed by last year's legislature and signed into law by the governor, effectively criminalized homelessness in Hawaii. This law is now under attack by advocates and may be repealed. At the same time, Hawaii has been designated one of the "meanest" states due to Act…

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  15. April 7: Clean Elections

    Click here to listen What is the status of the clean elections bill moving through the Hawaii legislature? Guests: Jessica Wineski, Field Coordinator, The Hawaii Elections Project and Clean Elections Hawaii, and Colin Yost, a Honolulu attorney.

  16. March 31: Nanny reality shows and parenting

    Click here to listen Continuing our media theme this month, we look at the effect of the nanny reality shows, the parenting models they present, and whether this benefiting or hindering families. Our panel of parenting experts includes Kathy Bentley, Program Director and Parent Educator from...

  17. March 24: Do you iPod?

    Click here to listen Podcasting is yet another permutation of broadcasting when you want it. We'll visit with members of the Hawaii Association of Podcasters about personal internet broadcasting, how it's creating more alternatives, and why listeners should research their choices. Guests (with...

  18. March 17: Lapdog versus watchdog?

    Click here to listen According to television producer, independent filmmaker and writer, Danny Schechter, there is no doubt about commercial media's current function. In celebration of Freedom of Information Day and Sunshine Week, Mr. Schechter discusses his new film, "Weapons of Mass Deception"...

  19. March 10: To usher in Freedom of Information Day

    Click here to listen We examine a new study which surveyed American high school to students to find out what they know -- or don't know -- about the First Amendment. Lead researcher, Dr. David Yalof of the University of Connecticut, Patrick Taomae, President of the ACLU Board of Directors, Iyar...

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An unofficial fan-blog of the Town Square program hosted by Beth-Ann Kozlovich. The program airs on 89.3 FM Thursdays at 5-6 pm in Honolulu and streams at http://hawaiipublicradio.org . This website has NO CONNECTION WHATSOEVER with Hawaii Public Radio.

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An unofficial fan-blog of the Town Square program hosted by Beth-Ann Kozlovich. The program airs on 89.3 FM Thursdays at 5-6 pm in Honolulu and streams at http://hawaiipublicradio.org . This website has NO CONNECTION WHATSOEVER with Hawaii Public Radio.

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