Iowa
Progressive Radio: This Week On The Fallon Forum
Dear Friends,
We’ve got thirteen hours of talk radio to fill this week – mostly issues
and politics, of course. But in honor of St. Patrick, Ed tells true
tales of his time in Ireland, including stories of mythical fairies who
managed to delay for two years a reforestation project on his family’s
farm. Seriously. Ed swears he’s not making this up.
Monday, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
, we talk about politics and the Des Moines
Register’s love affair with Senator Grassley, Jonathan Narcisse’s love
affair with himself, and Iowa
Senate Republicans’ burning love for coal.
Monday, 7:00 – 8:00 pm
, we talk about the recent national workshop
in Ankeny on competition in agriculture. George Naylor, a Greene County
farmer, was one of the there, and he joins us to talk about the issues
addressed – and those not addressed.
Tuesday, 1:00 4:00 pm
, we talk about Iowa floods past,
present and future. What’s up with the alleged mismanagement of funds in
Cedar Rapids’
flood relief efforts? Why is the levy designed to protect the Birdland
neighborhood in Des Moines still unfinished?
And since no discussion of natural disasters would be complete without
religious extremists weighing in, we’ll pose the tongue-in-cheek
rhetorical question: Are these floods a sign that God hates Iowa? For
good measure, we’ll also discuss the recent assertion by the Iowa Family
Policy Council that second-hand smoke is not as serious a health risk
as second-hand homosexuality. Seriously. We’re not making this up
either.
Tuesday, 7:00 – 8:00 pm, David Osterberg with the Iowa Policy
Project joins us to talk about opportunities for wind energy in Iowa.
Wednesday, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
, we talk about immigration
reform, including the latest developments in the ICN raid at Postville. This being St.
Patrick’s Day, and Ed being only a little Irish, Ed will talk about the
discrimination his Irish grandparents faced as immigrants in the 1920s
and ‘30s. We’ll also talk about the challenges immigrants to Iowa face
today.
Wednesday, 7:00 – 8:00 pm
, in a departure from the
usual political and issue focus of The Fallon Forum, Ed shares stories
from his time in Ireland in the 1960s and ‘70s. And he’ll also tell a
few of his favorite Irish
jokes, if Lynn and FCC rules let him.
Thursday 7:00 – 8:00 pm
, Tim Fink with Iowa Interfaith Power and Light
joins us to talk about climate
change.
So, pour yourself a hot cup of tea, a glass of wine, or on Wednesday a
pint of Guinness and join us for the fusion of politics and civility at
98.3 WOW-FM and on-line at
www.983wowfm.com. Call (515) 312-0983 or (866) 908-TALK to
participate in the conversation, and if you miss the show, you can hear
it as a podcast.
Thanks!
Ed & Lynn Fallon
Blog For Iowa 