Metaphors, Slogans, and Catchphrases -- Will Barack Obama's slogan, "Change We Can Believe In" or John McCain's, "Country First" rank up there with "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too" in the annals of political sloganeering? We remember some of history's most important slogans, catchphrases and metaphors -- in the world of politics and beyond. Guests include Jan Van Meter, author of "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too: Famous Slogans and Catchphrases in American History" and Mardy Grothe, author of "I Never Metaphor I Didn't Like: A Comprehensive Compilation of History's Greatest Analogies, Metaphors, and Similes."
Host: with Michael Krasny

Presidential Debate #2 -- We analyze Tuesday night's presidential debate in Nashville and weigh the possibilities for the final weeks of the campaign. Guests include Joseph Tuman, professor of political and legal communication at San Francisco State University and David Brady, professor of political science at Stanford University and deputy director and senior fellow for the Hoover Institution.
Host: with Michael Krasny

Proposition 6 on California's November ballot would increase funding for law enforcement and stiffen penalties for certain drug and gang-related crimes. We discuss Prop. 6 in the first half hour, and then turn to Proposition 9 which seeks to empower crime victims by giving them more access to information about the judicial process. Prop. 9 would also reduce the opportunities for parole hearings for those serving life sentences.
Host: Michael Krasny
Guests:
• George Runner, California state senator and author of Proposition 6 (first half hour)
• Jakada Imani , executive director of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights and treasurer of the No on 6 and 9 Campaign
• Todd Spitzer, state assemblyman and statewide chairman of the Yes on Prop. 9 Campaign (second half hour)

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In the first half hour we check in with California Senator Barbara Boxer about the economic crisis and the presidential campaign. In the second half hour we turn to Measure Q, a sales tax increase on the November ballot for North Bay voters which would fund a commuter train between Sonoma and Marin counties.
Host: Michael Krasny
Guests:
• Barbara Boxer, U.S. senator from California, chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and member of the foreign relations and commerce committees (first half hour)
• Cynthia Murray, co-chair of the Yes on Q Campaign (second half hour)
• Mike Arnold, co-chair of Northbay Citizens for Effective Transportation, a group which opposes Measure Q (second half hour)

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Hollywood loves Dennis Lehane. His novels "Mystic River" and "Gone Baby Gone" were both made into high-profile films by the likes of Clint Eastwood and Ben Affleck. Meanwhile, Columbia Pictures has already bought the rights to his new book "The Given Day," which takes place amid the chaos of the Boston police strike of 1919. We talk with Lehane, who was also a writer for HBO's "The Wire."
Host: Michael Krasny

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