Solartopia Green Power and Wellness Hour – 05.12.16

The Prospects & Business of Marijuana Legalization are center stage in Solartopia.

We talk with the great Eric Stirling, legendary long-time pioneer activist and founder of numerous key groups in the struggle to end pot prohibition.

We also speak with David Dinenberg, a founder of KIND Financial, a Los Angeles-based company providing “seed-to-market” services for the marijuana industry.

At the heart of the discussion is the question of how to navigate toward full legalization of an industry that is now illegal federally, legal for medical purposes in a number of states, and fully legal in others. It’s also a schedule one drug where a number of insiders believe it’d be better to stay that way than to downscale to level two.

In other words, we look at a multi-billion-dollar industry with a wide range of unique and very high stakes challenges, ranging from mass incarceration to mass marketing and mass cash flow.

From a hot button political issue to a major financial entity, this is a fascinating case study in cultural transition. Turn on, tune in and join the brave new world of legal pot.

What Women Must Know – How our Beliefs Create our World with Devdutt Pattanaik – 05.12.16

Devdutt Pattanaik is a renowned author, mythologist, and leadership consultant, whose work focuses on deriving management insights from mythology to reveal a very Indian approach to modern business. He has authored over 30 books. Trained in medicine, Devdutt spent 15 years in the healthcare industry, with companies such as Apollo Health Street and Sanofi Aventis, before joining Ernst & Young as Business Advisor. All this while, he continued to study and write on mythological stories and symbols, drawing rich insights about business, leadership, and modern life. His TED talk is one of the most viewed talks with over a million views. Devdutt was the Chief Belief Officer of Future Group and is now a sought-after public speaker and culture consultant for corporations and business leaders. He was born and educated in Mumbai, and he lives in Mumbai

Leid Stories – First, Kill the Schools: The Nation’s ‘Urban Removal’ Plan – 05.12.16

Last week’s teacher sickout in Detroit shut down its public school system for three days and put the national spotlight once again on the beleaguered city’s budget woes. The teachers’ action came after they were told that their salaries could not be guaranteed beyond June 30, when emergency funds allocated by the state would run out.

Detroit’s schools long have been the poster child for the many ills that plague the nation’s public schools, especially in high-density, predominantly people-of-color urban areas across America. Now, the city and just about everything associated with it are widely viewed as being beyond fixing.

Detroit’s school system didn’t just develop “problems;” it was targeted for oblivion long before the rest of the city, says Dr. Thomas Pedroni, an associate professor of curriculum studies and policy sociology at Wayne State University and Director of the Detroit Data and Democracy Project. Raced-based policies engineered the demise of the city to make way for a “re-imagined” Detroit, he says, and key to hastening that transition was a wholesale attack on its public schools. Further, Dr. Pedroni says, the model is being replicated all across “urban” America.

The Gary Null Show – 05.12.16

On “The Gary Null Show” today, Gary discusses these topics and provides the links for you to learn more and understand more. Enjoy:

Teens who eat lots of fruit may lower their breast cancer risk

Fruit discovery could provide new treatments for obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease

‘Sixth sense’ protects drivers except when texting

Working memory is better after a barefoot run

Cabbage may reduce cancer risk

Gary takes a quick music break and plays this classic: George Benson – Give Me The Night

VIDEO: Ishmahil, street orator, Speaking on Hip Hop & Black Youth Culture

The war in Afghanistan has turned a generation of children into heroin addicts

Hillary Clinton does not represent values that help women

Insight – HAPPY FEST FOR ALL ABILITIES, SIGN LANGUAGE FOR SINGLE DIGITS AND BRUCE GOES DEEP PURPLE – 05.12.16

Co-Founders of Happy Fest and visionary entrepreneurs Melissa Penn and Adam Stengel (pictured center and right) talk about their incredible one of a kind inaugural family event created so everyone can experience fun through sport. It’s a wildly exciting family day that’s inclusive for ALL ages, ALL abilities and wheelchair accessible. Join Mark as he hosts this wildly fun obstacle course run, live music, food and more on Saturday May 21st at RacewayPark, Englishtown, NJ. www.happyfestnj.com

It’s Our Money with Ellen Brown – Pursuing Populist Politics – 05.11.16

Almost 100 years ago, populist politics marched across America in reaction to the same sort of monetary monopoly that is depriving this century’s citizens of their hard-earned assets and wealth. That deprivation has mobilized an angry, fed-up backlash of folks willing to support any candidate who will talk straight and promise real change. Several candidates are rising to the challenge. Ellen talks with Tim Canova, a law professor and Fed expert facing off against Congressional Democratic insider Debbie Wasserman-Schultz in South Florida – out West, a State House Representative candidate Pamela Powers-Hannley runs on a platform calling for a public bank to stave off the deteriorating state economy and using inspiration from 100-years ago; and Matt Stannard talks with the award-winning author David Dayen whose new book Chain of Title reveals how a few plucky citizens pushed back against the Goliath of Wall Street mortgage fraud.

NDC Savings Club – Electro Magnetic Frequencies – EMF – 05.11.16

Guest Speaker: Dave Stetzer has been an electrician by training, education and experience for over 40 years. He began his career in electricity in the U.S. Air Force in 1970 attending electronics school at Keesler Air Force Base – the world’s #1 electronics school at the time – and completed training as a ground radio communications electronics technician with top-secret military clearance and, later on, crypto access. Dave’s primary duties included diagnosing and repairing a variety of electronic equipment, including PC boards, Klystron tubes and integrated circuits, as well as highly classified military electronic equipment and crypto equipment, employing among other things, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, signal generators, and digital frequency counters.
Dave founded Stetzer Electric, Inc. and remains president and CEO to this day. Since the firm’s inception, Dave has specialized in power control in industry, municipalities, and motor control centers. For nearly the past two decades, Dave has focused more attention on power quality analysis and troubleshooting, which led to the development of the STETZERiZER (Graham-Stetzer) Filter and Microsurge Meter. During that time, Dave has been called on as an expert witness in electricity in several court cases, authored and co-authored numerous scientific papers, and traveled the world measuring, troubleshooting, and speaking about dirty electricity, ground current, and other electrical issues. Dave is also a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and is actively involved in research projects around the world.
New Series: The 40 Flow of Energy Systems.

Leid Stories – Election 2016: Turning Political ‘Inevitabilities’ Around – 05.11.16

The results of yesterday’s primaries in West Virginia and Nebraska—with Donald Trump capturing both states and Bernie Sanders besting Hillary Clinton in West Virginia—have only moved political outcomes even closer to “inevitability.” Trump has no major impediments to clinching the Republican nomination, and Sanders’ win did little to blunt Clinton’s lead in delegates. The duopoly continues to take care of party business in the leadup to the general election in November, when, inevitably, there’ll be a new president in the White House.

Meanwhile, Leid Stories’ listeners ponder new approaches to politics and how best to prepare to cope with what soon will be our collective reality. We continue the discussion for the third day.

The Gary Null Show – 05.11.16

On “The Gary Null Show” today:

Fasting and probiotics may help prevent diabetes

Could blueberries reduce the risk of breast cancer?

Study finds that yoga and meditation can help minimize cognitive impairment

Junk food causes similar high blood sugar levels as type 2 diabetes

Maple syrup is a cancer killer

Gary does a quick music break and plays: Sam & Dave – Soul Man

Why America can’t quit the drug war

VIDEO: Russell Brand calls for more compassion for drug users

VIDEO: Farrakhan on Hillary: ‘That is a wicked woman’

Gary does a quick music break:

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

VIDEO: Senator Rand Paul fights Congress Raiding Social Security Trust Fund in Dead of Night