Monthly Archives: August 2014

#ThinkwingRadio: August 27, 2014, 10-11PM, @KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). GUESTS: Mustafaa Carroll & Ruth Nasrullah (CAIR), Shiyam Galyon & Ahmad Alaswad (SAC). TOPIC(s): ISIS, The Middle East & Policy [AUDIO]

SHOW AUDIO: kpft_2014-08-27_2200, ISIS & POLICY with CAIR & SAC

Link is usually posted within about 72 hours of show broadcast.

 Over the past year, “ThinkwingRadio with Mike Honig” has brought you dozens of interesting guests and many uncommon or rarely heard topics of discussion. We have callers from across the political and ideological spectrum, and I endeavor to treat them all with respect and courtesy so we can generate a real flow of ideas. You can listen to almost any show I’ve ever done (going back to May 2010) by going to the archive tab.

Welcome to Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio), a listener call-in show (every Wednesday night from 10-11PM CT) on KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). My engineer and discussion partner is Egberto Willies (@EgbertoWillies).

Listen live on the radio or on the internet from anywhere in the world! When the show is live, we take calls at 713-526-5738. (Long distance charges may apply.) 

For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:

  • You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
  • An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

GUEST(S):

Mustafaa Carroll is the Texas Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR.

Ruth Nasrullah (Tweet @ruthnasrullah) is the Communications Coordinator with the Houston office of CAIR (Tweet @CAIRHouston). bio on the CAIR website: http://cairtexas.com/about-us/who-we-are/

Shiyam Galyon,  President SYRIAN-AMERICAN COUNCIL (SAC) of HOUSTON:SAC Houston President: Shiyam Galyon – In college, she worked with the Palestine Solidarity Committee, Students Against Sweatshops, and Texas 4000 for Cancer. Post college, she has worked with Syrian American Council, Maram Foundation and Watan. Shiyam also published two op-eds, one calling for the international community to intervene in Syria and another calling out Islamophobia in America and tying it in with the Syrian crisis. In her role in SAC, she was one of the main people to organize the vigil last August in response to the Sarin gas attacks. Shiyam also organized Houston’s Raed and Razan’s “Voices of Hope” tour last December through the Coalition for Democratic Syria.

Ahmad Alaswad  Government Relations Chair, SYRIAN-AMERICAN COUNCIL (SAC) of HOUSTON:– Ahmad has a Bachelor’s in Political Science and Criminal Justice. In addition, he has a Master’s in Public Administration with a concentration in Public Policy and International Development. Ahmad has educational experience, and professional experience in government while working with local, state, federal, and international governmental agencies. His focus is Outreach for the American Arab and American Muslim communities.

NOTE: This post is subject to update before and after the show.

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#ThinkwingRadio: August 20, 2014, 10-11PM, @KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). GUESTS: Egberto Willies & Eric Johnson. TOPIC(s): A JUDGMENT-FREE ZONE FOR A DISCUSSION OF RACE RELATIONS. WHY CAN’T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG? [AUDIO]

SHOW AUDIO: kpft_2014-08-20_2200 RACE AND CULTURE, EGBERTO WILLIES & ERIC JOHNSON

Link is usually posted within about 72 hours of show broadcast.

NOTE AFTER THE SHOW: Thanks so much to Egberto and Eric and the callers who were willing to participate and take advantage of the show’s “Safe Zone”, and share honesty and candor, and allow us to have a true dialogue. This show meant a lot to me. ~ Mike

SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT TONIGHT’S SHOW: Race is a difficult, and even risky, topic for public discussion. Sometimes, one moment of naïve candor or an unfortunate turn of phrase can raise a firestorm of protest and criticism.

I am hoping that tonight’s show can be a “Judgment-Free Zone” in order to encourage a real and useful discussion of the challenges we ALL face when it comes to race relations.

 Over the past year, “ThinkwingRadio with Mike Honig” has brought you dozens of interesting guests and many uncommon or rarely heard topics of discussion. We have callers from across the political and ideological spectrum, and I endeavor to treat them all with respect and courtesy so we can generate a real flow of ideas. You can listen to almost any show I’ve ever done (going back to May 2010) by going to the archive tab.

Welcome to Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio), a listener call-in show (every Wednesday night from 10-11PM CT) on KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). My engineer and discussion partner is Egberto Willies (@EgbertoWillies).

Listen live on the radio or on the internet from anywhere in the world! When the show is live, we take calls at 713-526-5738. (Long distance charges may apply.) 

For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:

  • You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
  • An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

GUEST(S):  Egberto Willies & Eric Johnson

TOPIC(s): RACE RELATIONS: WHY CAN’T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG

NOTE: This post is subject to update before and after the show.

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Some of the links used for this show are BELOW the break:

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