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Coming up on Forum:
At 10am: Body Music -- The first International Body Music Festival opens today in San Francisco. We'll be joined by several musicians using their chests, feet, voices and the rest of their bodies to create percussive music including beat boxing, ham bone and traditional Balinese chants. Guests include: Keith Terry, artistic director for the first annual International Body Music Festival; Brian Dyer, bass singer of the Slammin' All Body Band; Dewa Berata, director of Cudamani, an internationally touring Gamelan Ensemble, and guest artistic director of local Balinese group Gamelam Sekar Jaya; and Derique McGee, performs hambone locally. And at 10:30am: Art Deco San Francisco: The Architecture of Timothy PfluegerThe dramatic art deco legacy of San Francisco owes much to the architect Timothy Pflueger. For examples, look to the Castro Theater, Oakland's Paramount Theater and the San Francisco Stock Exchange. Journalist Therese Poletti joins Forum to discuss her recent book on Pflueger's Bay Area architecture, "Art Deco San Francisco: The Architecture of Timothy Pflueger."
Bush Presidency Winds Down -- The Bush presidency is winding to a close, but his term is not over yet. This "lame duck" period of the presidency is often a time for last minute executive orders and pardons. In this hour, we look at the waning days of the Bush administration and consider his legacy. Guests include: Robert Scheer, editor in chief of "Truthdig," an online political magazine; Bill Whalen, research fellowat the Hoover Institution, former speechwriter for Governor Pete Wilson and political consultant to Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tom Campbell and Richard Riordan; and Russell Riley, presidential scholar at the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia.
Recently on Forum:
Stanford law professor Lawrence Lessig believes heavy-handed enforcement of intellectual property rights may quash creativity and innovation. He joins us to discuss his new book, "Remix: Making Art and Culture in the Hybrid Economy."
Host: Michael Krasny
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We take stock of the tragedy and aftermath of last week's terror attacks in Mumbai, India. We look into what it means for the future of India's security and economy and the significance of what appears to be increased tensions with India's neighbor, Pakistan.
Host: Michael Krasny
Guests:
• Paul Kapur, associate professor at U.S. Naval War College and visiting professor at Stanford's Center for International Security and Cooperation.
• Sumit Ganguly, chair in Indian cultures and civilizations at Indiana University
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Today is the first ever National Day of Listening. Americans today are asked to spend an hour asking a loved one about their life. The day was conceived by Story Corps - a group that travels the country recording people interviewing their family members and friends. We'll spend the hour listening to stories recorded on those journeys and talking to Dave Isay, founder of Story Corps.
Host: Michael Krasny
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