Midwestern Insights into Bakken Pipeline

Originally broadcast 12/07/2016
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In Pilot Mound, IA, Mayor Leda Burton and concerned resident Jeff Lass describe that little town's unsuccessful struggle to get answers about safety to its own well-based water supply from the Iowa Utilities Board and Energy Transfer Partners, builders of the pipeline.

Yvonne Scott, a former mid-westerner who is driving through Iowa as part of her journey to travel the length of the pipeline to witness its impact, describes how much the journey has moved her. She also describes how she used the only available map of the pipeline to make her journey; the map was made by Ames resident map maker, Nitin Gadia. Yvnne is documenting the journey with her blog, including photos along the way.

Nitin Gadia explains why he made the only publicly available map of the Bakken pipeline, the power of maps, and how making this map has transformed his perception of the Standing Rock Struggle. Nitin, who works for Mapstory, a cooperative map-building web site, speaks about projects he has been inspired to undertake, including a history of American Indian lands and sacred sites.

David Gradwohl, professor of Anthropology and founding director of the ISU Archeology Lab explains sacred sites and the difficulty in defining and protecting these in white American cultural terms. He describes his experiences with the Army Corps of Engineers, as well as a landmark case of national significance about regulating sacred sites - which occurred in Ames.

Castro & Cuba, Standing Rock, Disaster Response

Originally broadcast 12/05/2016
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Host Gale Seiler, spoke with Dr. Lisa Corrigan, an Associate Professor of Communication at the University of Arkansas, about the geopolitical and historical context of Castro in Cuba. Greta Anderson brought us a live interview with Mark Edwards who was at Standing Rock when the Army decision to halt pipeline construction was announced on Sunday. From Keith Morgan and Betty Boccella of the Story County Emergency Management, we learned about a new initiative to recruit and train volunteers to respond to disasters in the community.

The Black Snake and the Green Pipe

Originally broadcast 12/02/2016
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As the last bit of 30-inch Dakota Access pipe is pulled through the bore hole under the Des Moines River, we hear from two Lakota elders who have been contesting the company's presence on treaty land in North Dakota: Emmanuel Red Bear, a 7th-generation descendant of Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, and Winona Gasteau, the head cook for Oceti Sakowin camp on the Missouri River, where thousands of water protectors have gathered in prayer to support the Lakota in their struggle against a black snake that their prophecy said would come to threaten their very existence.

Jessica Fears, a young mother from Ames describes the nonviolent direct action she participated in on Thanksgiving Day in the city of Mandan. Local whites shoved and shouted at water protectors; local police towed legally parked cars identified as anti-pipeline. Then, Bruce Espe, a Vietnam War veteran from Des Moines, explains his reasons for joining the contingent of some 2000 veterans traveling to the Oceti Sakowin camp in support of the Lakota this weekend.

Susan Gwiasda of Ames introduces Donald Kom of Ames Electric Department, who describes the city's comprehensive efforts to reduce demand for power. The peak demand has remained stable, not exceeding its 2012 levels despite the growing population and industry base. Susan reminds us that Ames Humanitarian Award nominations are due December 16, and announces the Nada Silent Night concert December 17.

The Pantorium Sessions - Archives


Nov 14 Matt Woods rocked our house with traditional and original steel and slide blues, including the tune by Delta bluesman Son House (1902-1988) that launched this central Iowan on his musical path.
Nov 15 Patresa Hartman of Des Moines brought us her wholly original "soul folk", including songs from her newly released album The Queen of Everything, accompanied by percussionist Renee Potts Flanagan.

Nov 16 Ames' talented and prolific songwriter Ben Schrag performed new songs along with our old favorites of his, accompanied by percussionist Cal Rebhuhn.  
Nov 17 The incomparable Tom Richards assembled four local musicians--Billy Kearney, Ron Carson, Steve Hurst and Merle Hall--in a one-time performance of old-time folk favorites.

 

Born On Third Base

Listen Here Now Originally broadcast 11/25/2016
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People who are Born on Third Base Don't Need to Hit a Triple--but They CAN Work for their Communities. An interview with Chuck Collins, author of Born on Third Base, and many other books on economic justice. Chuck is a researcher and social justice campaigner as well as a prolific writer.

He's also a member of the wealthiest one percent of people in this country, the great-grandson of the meat-packer Oscar Meyer. But Chuck believes in the estate tax, and in progressive taxation generally, with wealthy people paying their fair share of taxes. He calls on the one percent to bring their wealth home to invest in their own communities, and in a more fulfilled and meaningful life for themselves and others. In the process Chuck explodes various myths about wealth creation and the privatization of security for ourselves and our families.

Kay Puttock interviews Chuck Collins about his latest book and his ideas on economic justice, including solutions to our growing inequality.

Inclusive Ames, Children's Choirs

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An Invitation to all Ames Citizens from Matthew Goodman and Jess Calhoun of the Ames Progressive Alliance to attend a meeting Inclusive Ames: A Time to Act at the Ames Public Library on Tuesday, November 29 at 6:00-8:00 PM. John Klaus of the Ames Human Relations Commission talks more about the Inclusive Ames event, and also about the work and background of the Human Relations Commission. With holiday concerts in mind, you can learn more about the Ames Children's Choirs' three age-based groups from Shon Stephenson, Executive Director, Christina Svec, Director and Conductor of the Concert Choir, and Mindy Phomvisay, Director and Conductor of the Preparatory and Chorale Choirs. Allsyon Walter of the Ames Convention and Visitors Bureau talks about the many exciting events coming up during this holiday season. And finally, KHOI reporter Greta Anderson, who spent the Thanksgiving break at Sacred Stone Camp, the Camp of the Standing Rock Water Protectors, talks briefly about her time there, and promises an upcoming Local Talk program about her visit.

Local Poets

Originally broadcast 11/25/2016
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Today’s program was an example of the way KHOI showcases the creativity in our community. We started out the show with Dennis Maulsby telling Kay Puttock about his forthcoming book of short atories, Near Death/Near Life. Then Jennifer Knox and Tyler Harms introduced us to the crowdsourced poetry project Iowa Bird of Mouth. Next we heard from several poets whose poems will appear in the 2016 Lyrical Iowa, published by the Iowa Poetry Association. They are Jean Hagert Dow, Deb Lewis, Maggie Westvold, and Ann Hudilaninen, along with Edwards elementary students Chantal Eulenstein, Madelaine Wade and Alysa Grawe. Mary Richards was the lively host for these conversations with her fellow poets.

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