Campbell Conversations - Conversations in the Public Interest
Laura Nader
Series: Campbell Conversations in the Public Intererst
From: WRVO
Length: 00:24:15
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Piece Description
Laura Nader, Berkeley anthropologist, author, and activist—and sister of Ralph Nader—discusses the problems she sees with American democracy and the challenges of corporatization. In a political world increasingly characterized as nasty and distrustful, she decries a “niceness epidemic” and the outbreak of “trustanoia.” Tune in for a different perspective.
Broadcast History
This series began airing on WRVO in March 2010.
Intro and Outro
INTRO:Grant Reeher speaks with Laura Nader in this week's Campbell Conversation.
OUTRO:Campbell Conversations is produced by WRVO with support from The Campbell Public Affairs Institute at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship.
Additional Credits
Host: Grant Reeher
Associate Producers: Justin Cole, John Giammatteo, Lauren Hall, Gerard McTigue, Marina Zarya
Recording Engineer: Tom Fazio