This week, we talk with the commander of United States Central Command General David Petraeus about military issues in the Middle East, from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, to drones, to cybersecurity. Gen. Petraeus is the 2010 recipient of Princeton’s James Madison Medal, the highest honor conferred upon a Princeton graduate alumnus. Listen here.
On December 8, 2009, Mr. C. H. Tung, former Chief Executive of Hong Kong gave a speech entitled “United States-China Relations: What’s Next?” at the nearby Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. Here’s an audio archive of the speech.
This week, Naomi Nix takes a look at the first same-sex commitment ceremony performed in the University Chapel. Scholars Stephen Macedo and Robert George share their thoughts on the issue. And WPRB Contributor Connor Carreras sits down with lawyers on both sides of Perry v Schwarzenegger, a case challenging California’s voter-instituted ban on same-sex marriage that is set to go before a US District Court in January 2010. Listen here.
This week, WPRB News is airing a two-part series Oct 25 and Nov 1. The Dispatch: Voices on Same Sex Marriage takes taking a look at how different groups have engaged the issue of gay unions. This week, Leif Johnson explores what happens when a University is asked to take a political stance, Sophie Jin visits a march in Washington DC, and historian Neil J. Young explains how one particular religious denomination, the Church of Latter Day Saints, became involved in the passage of California Proposition 8 last year.
Taking On is a new interview show, hosted by Aaron Smargon and Nick Tagher, with writing and research by Andrew Saraf. This week, their first guest, former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, shares his views on health care reform and gives a taste of his new memoir, A Heart to Serve.
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From Discourse, Sunday April 12 at 12:00 pm EST, produced by Sophie Jin.
In this installment, Jin sits down with Jon Greenwald, Vice President of the International Crisis Group, to talk about about the repercussions of the US War on Terror in the Middle East and the role President Barack Obama has played in changing the [...]
From Discourse, Sunday April 5 at 12:00 pm EST, Marriage and the Mormons, part one of the series Marriage, Law, and American Society, produced by Sophie Jin.
In this installment, Jin sits down with Slate contributor and Princeton University Historian Neil J. Young to discuss how Mormon political involvement in passing Proposition 8 is part of [...]
Here’s the full line-up from our recent program on China policy:
Princeton University and China
Sebastian Jones reports on the ties that bind Princeton University and China– and the potential conflicts of interest that come with them.
E. Perry Link
Professor E. Perry Link, a distinguished scholar of East Asian and China Studies who, until recently, was based at [...]
Here’s the full October 23 and October 30 Election Coverage line-up
The McCain Camp
Sophie Jin reports on the McCain campaign on and off campus in the Princeton, NJ area:
Sebastian Jones talks with Peter Feldman, Regional Communications Director for NY, NJ and PA for the McCain campaign:
The Obama Camp
Folasade John reports on the Obama campaign’s efforts in [...]
