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Archives for August 2014

John Rothmann: European Attacks on Jews

August 10, 2014 Leave a Comment

John Rothmann talks of European hatred of Jews and is being magnified by the violence in the Middle East. Will we allow hatred of Jews be part of the matrix of how we live?

Filed Under: Current Events, John Rothmann, Who's Talking

Elizabeth Kate: What People Drink

August 10, 2014 Leave a Comment

Elizabeth Kate talks about preferences in drinking. What is whiskey and whiskey as an art form.

Filed Under: Elizabeth Kate, Food & Wine, Who's Talking

Ed & Rosie: Facebook Takes Control of Your Mobile

August 10, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ed Baxter and Rosie Allen talk about Facebook taking control of information in its new mobile app. Privacy and Facebook.

Filed Under: Culture, Rosie Allen & Ed Baxter, Who's Talking

Stan Burford: Foreign Aid Equalling US Aid

August 10, 2014 Leave a Comment

Stan Burford says US foreign aid should also aid American workers and the US economy.

Filed Under: Current Events, Stan Burford, Who's Talking

Ken Dito: Protecting NFL Players From Concussions

August 10, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ken Dito talks with Gil Haskell who was in the NFL for over 30 years. They talk about football safety, head injuries and concussions.

Filed Under: Ken Dito, Sports, Who's Talking

Barbara Simpson vs. John Rothmann: Immigration – Wow!

August 9, 2014 4 Comments

Barbara Simpson and John Rothmann disagree about legal and illegal immigration. Rothmann charges Simpson to round up illegal aliens and Simpson says seal the borders.

Filed Under: Barbara Simpson, Current Events, John Rothmann, Who's Talking

Ed & Rosie: Gay Non Funeral

August 9, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ed Baxter and Rosie Allen talk about a Southern Baptist Church that wouldn’t allow a son’s funeral because he was gay. Would Christ have acted that way regarding homosexuals?

Filed Under: Current Events, Rosie Allen & Ed Baxter, Who's Talking

John Rothmann: The Battle for the Soul of the GOP

August 9, 2014 Leave a Comment

John Rothmann talks about lessons learned from the primaries for the Tea Party and the future of our country.

Filed Under: John Rothmann, Politics, Who's Talking

Ed & Rosie: Update on Fremont Sex Textbook and Ebola Vaccine

August 9, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ed Baxter and Rosie Allen talk about Fremont changing its mind on using a sex education textbook. They also talk about using Ebola vaccine in Africa.

Filed Under: Current Events, Rosie Allen & Ed Baxter, Who's Talking

Lloyd Lindsay Young Says Helllllllllllo!

August 9, 2014 Leave a Comment

Lloyd Lindsay Young talks about his career and why he is happy to be in The Talk Pod.

Filed Under: Culture, Lloyd Lindsay Young, Who's Talking

Ed & Rosie: NCAA Must Pay Athletes

August 9, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ed Baxter and Rosie Allen discuss rules in an anti-trust case that the NCAA must pay student athletes.

Filed Under: Rosie Allen & Ed Baxter, Sports, Who's Talking

Joe Starkey: NFL High Tech

August 8, 2014 Leave a Comment

Joe Starkey talks about all the hi tech at Levi’s new Forty-Niner stadium including apps that can tell you how long the wait for the bathroom will be. The Jacksonville Jaguars have the largest TV screens in the NFL.

Filed Under: Joe Starkey, Sports, Who's Talking

Ed & Rosie: Mom and Dad See You Movie Nude

August 8, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ed Baxter and Rosie Allen discuss Dakota Johnson in Fifty Shades of Grey not wanting her parents Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith to see the movie. Toddler breaks White House Security, marry your brother, fake smile.

Filed Under: Culture, Rosie Allen & Ed Baxter, Who's Talking

Barbara Simpson: Vote Out Sacramento

August 8, 2014 Leave a Comment

Barbara Simpson makes the case to vote against incumbents in November. Projects like ethics, Bay Bridge problems, and the building of the Bullet Train should lead to defeating Jerry Brown and the legislature.

Filed Under: Barbara Simpson, Current Events, Who's Talking

Ed Baxter: America is Isolated

August 8, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ed Baxter tries to make sense of a growing feeling of US isolation. Does most of the world not like us?

Filed Under: Current Events, Ed Baxter, Who's Talking

Ken Dito: Sports Fans Like Bad Boys?

August 8, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ken Dito talks about Baltimore fans cheering for Ray Rice at the opening of the game. Football also welcomes Aldon Smith of the Forty Niners.

Filed Under: Ken Dito, Sports, Who's Talking

Ed & Rosie: Bombing Iraq Again

August 8, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ed Baxter and Rosie Allen discuss the US decision to bomb Northern Iraq to protect Americans. Should we fight in Iraq again?

Filed Under: Current Events, Rosie Allen & Ed Baxter, Who's Talking

John Rothmann: President Okays Iraq Bombing

August 8, 2014 Leave a Comment

President Obama authorizes air strikes in Iraq. Radical Islamists control water supplies.

Filed Under: Current Events, John Rothmann, Who's Talking

Barbara Simpson: Obama Snubs General

August 8, 2014 Leave a Comment

Barbara Simpson, The Babe in the Bunker, says President Obama is ignoring the deaths of our soldiers in Afghanistan.

Filed Under: Barbara Simpson, Current Events, Who's Talking

Stan Burford Asks Why Am I Here?

August 8, 2014 1 Comment

Stan Burford tries to explain why he is in The Talk Pod.

Filed Under: Culture, Stan Burford, Who's Talking

John Rothmann: Nixon Resignation Anniversary

August 8, 2014 Leave a Comment

John Rothmann remembers Richard Nixon’s resignation 40 years ago. Rothmann details some of the ironies of his administration.

Filed Under: John Rothmann, Politics, Who's Talking

Ken Dito & Joe Starkey: Big Changes for College Sports

August 8, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ken Dito and Joe Starkey discuss NCAA approval of the top conferences to write their own rules. NCAA wants big bucks.

Filed Under: Joe Starkey, Ken Dito, Sports, Who's Talking

John Rothmann: Hamas Breaks Cease Fire

August 8, 2014 Leave a Comment

John Rothmann talks about Hamas saying it is ready to renew the war. Israel will retaliate.

Filed Under: Current Events, John Rothmann, Who's Talking

Lloyd Lindsay Young: Extraordinary Weather in Alaska

August 8, 2014 1 Comment

Lloyd Lindsay Young talks about Alaskan cruises and the vital weather patterns and the sun’s effects. Why is Juneau the capital of Alaska?

Filed Under: Lloyd Lindsay Young, Weather, Who's Talking

Stan Burford: The USA as a Company?

August 7, 2014 Leave a Comment

Stan Burford muses about whether the United States works or could work like a corporation. Buford has an interesting view into how the IRS fits in as well as Congress and the military.

Filed Under: Humor, Stan Burford, Who's Talking

Barbara Simpson: Jerry Brown in Mexico

August 7, 2014 Leave a Comment

Barbara Simpson looks at California Governor Jerry Brown’s trip to Mexico. Mexican environmental issues tied to illegal immigrants coming across our borders.

Filed Under: Barbara Simpson, Current Events, Who's Talking

John Rothmann & Ed Baxter: Developing News..Bomb Iraq?

August 7, 2014 Leave a Comment

The US is talking about dropping bombs on ISIS in Northern Iraq. John Rothmann and Ed Baxter talk background and possibility of boots on the ground.

Filed Under: Current Events, John Rothmann, Rosie Allen & Ed Baxter, Who's Talking

Flick Nation: Behind Fading Gigolo

August 7, 2014 Leave a Comment

Steve Wagner chats with actor-writer-director John Turturro (O Bother, Where Art Thou, Quiz Show, The Big Lebowski) about his latest film Fading Gigolo, a comedy featuring Woody Allen in a rare starring role as the pimp to Turturro’s gigolo. Fading Gigolo is now available on Digital HD, Blu-ray and DVD.

Filed Under: Flick Nation, Movies, Who's Talking

John Rothmann: Is the GOP Off Base in Asking for Impeachment?

August 7, 2014 Leave a Comment

Mike Huckabee is thinking about running for President and he believes President Barack Obama should be impeached. Sarah Palin has called for impeachment.

Filed Under: John Rothmann, Politics, Who's Talking

Ed & Rosie: Why Not Ebola Vaccinations?

August 7, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ed Baxter and Rosie Allen ask why Ebola victims in Africa are not being vaccinated. Is there a supply of the experimental Ebola vaccine?

Filed Under: Current Events, Rosie Allen & Ed Baxter, Who's Talking

Ken Dito: The NBA’s First Female Coach

August 7, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ken Dito talks about Becky Hammon being hired by the San Antonio Spurs. She is being given the job because she is qualified.

Filed Under: Ken Dito, Sports, Who's Talking

John Rothmann’s TheTalk Pod Greeting

August 7, 2014 1 Comment

John Rothmann shares his view of what he wants to do in The Talk Pod.

Filed Under: Culture, John Rothmann, Who's Talking

Lloyd Lindsay Young: Weather Impacts Sports

August 7, 2014 Leave a Comment

Lloyd Lindsay Young asks whether it is too cold to play baseball in November. Pro Football is often played in the snow and ice.

Filed Under: Lloyd Lindsay Young, Weather, Who's Talking

Ed & Rosie: Sex Ed or Porn?

August 6, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ed Baxter and Rosie Allen discuss Fremont’s plan to introduce a college textbook teaching sex education to ninth graders. Some of the material is said to be almost pornographic.

Filed Under: Culture, Rosie Allen & Ed Baxter, Who's Talking

John Rothmann: Lessons from Nixon Impeachment

August 6, 2014 Leave a Comment

John Rothmann details events that led in part to the impeachment of Richard Nixon. Rothmann says if the GOP had the scruples of M. Caldwell Butler it would not talk about impeaching Barack Obama.

Filed Under: John Rothmann, Politics, Who's Talking

Flick Nation Says Hello

August 6, 2014 Leave a Comment

Dennis Willis, Steve Wagner and Steven Kirk introduce themselves through The Talk Pod.

Filed Under: Flick Nation, Movies, Who's Talking

Ed & Rosie: Madden and Six Year-Old Football

August 6, 2014 Leave a Comment

Heads Up America, the NFL plan to teach kids as young as six tackle football. Ed Baxter and Rosie Allen talk about John Madden who doesn’t like the program.

Filed Under: Rosie Allen & Ed Baxter, Sports, Who's Talking

John Rothmann: Russian Crime Computer Hackers

August 6, 2014 Leave a Comment

1.2 billion pieces of information have been hacked by Russian Crime Gangs. John Rothmann talks about terrorist threats of hacking.

Filed Under: Current Events, John Rothmann, Who's Talking

Malou Nubla: The Best Filipino Foods

August 6, 2014 Leave a Comment

Malou Nubla talks about the chance to experience Filipino food at a San Francisco event.

Filed Under: Food & Wine, Malou Nubla, Who's Talking

Ken Dito: Another Major League Baseball Steroid Scandal

August 6, 2014 Leave a Comment

New charges have been filed over the distribution of steroids. Ken Dito asks if baseball can stand another scandal and suspensions.

Filed Under: Ken Dito, Sports, Who's Talking

John Rothmann: Hamas Libel of Jews

August 6, 2014 Leave a Comment

John Rothmann talks about radical Islam’s claim that the Jews slaughter Christians to use their blood to make Matzo. Rothmann says hatred is part of the Hamas covenant.

Filed Under: Current Events, John Rothmann, Who's Talking

Lloyd Lindsay Young: California Pollution Leader – Bakersfield

August 6, 2014 Leave a Comment

Lloyd Lindsay Young says Bakersfield and Kern County have the worst air quality in the United States. Pesticides and oil refineries also contribute.

Filed Under: Lloyd Lindsay Young, Weather, Who's Talking

John Rothmann: Jim Brady has Passed

August 5, 2014 Leave a Comment

John Rothmann talks about the man who stepped in front of a bullet intended for President Ronald Reagan. Jim Brady, who crusaded for gun control, has died.

Filed Under: Current Events, John Rothmann, Who's Talking

Ken Dito & Joe Starkey: What Makes a Good Sports Announcer

August 5, 2014 Leave a Comment

Joe Starkey and Ken Dito look at what makes a good sports announcer and the difficulty in not being a homer or a hater.

Filed Under: Joe Starkey, Ken Dito, Sports, Who's Talking

Ed Baxter: Hands Free Law Outdated

August 5, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ed Baxter contends that with some new technology it may be safer to put your hand on your mobile device than to go hands free.

Filed Under: Culture, Ed Baxter, Rosie Allen & Ed Baxter, Science & Tech, Who's Talking

John Rothmann: Chip Away at Roe v Wade

August 5, 2014 Leave a Comment

John Rothmann discusses a court decision regarding admitting privileges for abortions in Alabama.

Filed Under: Culture, John Rothmann, Who's Talking

Elizabeth Kate: All About Champagne

August 5, 2014 Leave a Comment

Dom Perignon has some very special years and history. Prestige Champagne is always vintage.

Filed Under: Elizabeth Kate, Food & Wine, Who's Talking

Lloyd Lindsay Young: Where is the Best Weather?

August 5, 2014 Leave a Comment

Lloyd Lindsay Young says the best weather may be San Diego. Best and worst weather in the US.

Filed Under: Lloyd Lindsay Young, Weather, Who's Talking

Barbara Simpson & Ken Dito Talk Sports

August 5, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ken Dito and Barbara Simpson talk about the Ray Rice assault case, Aldon Smith reports to the Niners.

Filed Under: Barbara Simpson, Ken Dito, Sports, Who's Talking

John Rothmann: Both Sides Talk Immigration

August 5, 2014 Leave a Comment

John Rothmann talks about the need for due process in turning immigrants around at the southern border.

Filed Under: Current Events, John Rothmann, Who's Talking

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