Walls March 6, 2008
For the first show of spring, we’re examining the concept of walls. Laurie Burkitt talks with a Bay Area marathoner and his techniques to avoid “hitting the wall.” Robert Lewis looks at some of the bigger victims in the sub-prime mortgage crisis — minority small business owners. Abbie Fentress Swanson speaks with residents of Oakland’s Temescal neighborhood about the removal of “bandit barriers” from local stores. Cynthia Dizikes tells a story about one apartment dweller who was surprised to learn her neighbors could hear everything. Andi McDaniel sat down with Harley Shaiken, the chair of U.C. Berkeley’s Center for Latin American Studies, to get his thoughts on the proposed wall along the U.S. – Mexican border.
Today’s show was produced by David Gelles. The assistant producer was Jessica Meyers. Our engineers are Ben Hubbard and Angelica Marin. Our web guru is Kevin Jones. The boss is Ben Manilla. The anchors were Brett Wilkison and Rina Palta. The songs featured in this show were:
“Hello Walls” by Willie Nelson.
“Spinning Wheel” by Wade Marcus
“Why I Cry” by The Magnetic Fields
“Don’t Cha’ Hear Me Callin’ To Ya’ ” by Junior Mance
“One Man’s Ceiling is Another Man’s Floor” by Paul Simon
“Running on Empty” by Jackson Browne
“Run, Run, Run” by The Velvet Underground
“Build That Wall” by Aimee Mann
“These Four Walls” by Shawn Colvin
“Paper Thin Walls” by Modest Mouse
“Wonderwalls” by Oasis
Hitting the Wall
For more information on the Ironman triathlon, click here.
To read about how to avoid hitting the wall, click here.
Check out the documentary, “Hitting the Wall.”
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The Economic Wall
For more information on the Greenlining Institute, go here.
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Glass Walls
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Thin Walls
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Border Walls
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