Friday, April 01, 2011 Radio Show
20110401 – 01 Why Are We Praising Assad?
Prager H1: Hillary Clinton called the dictator of Syria, the murderous physician, Bashar Assad, a “reformer.” We have a very confused foreign policy… We have become a nation of takers, more and more Americans dependent on government for jobs… Can a middle-class family afford to go to a major league baseball game?
Friday, April 01, 2011 Radio Show
20110401 – 02 Happiness Hour: The Titanic Theory of Happiness
Prager H2: The Titanic sank because all the water-tight compartments were damaged and filled with water. If one or two had not been breached, the ship would have stayed afloat. To stay happy, to stay afloat, as it were, you need to compartmentalize your problems. Don’t allow problems to spill over to all aspects of your life. A Best of Prager Hour. Originally broadcast on January 09, 2009.
Friday, April 01, 2011 Radio Show
20110401 – 03 Open Lines
Prager H3: Per usual, callers set the agenda. Issues raised include: a woman has Dennis singing the happiness theme as her ringtone; possible April fool's pranks; is torturing a known terrorist to get information in order to save lives immoral; who does Dennis trust for news on Japan's nuclear situation; and given that "thou shall not murder," how does Dennis view Moses killing the Egyptian?
Thursday, March 31, 2011 Radio Show
20110331 - 01 Rats Exit
Prager H1: Two top Libyan officials have deserted Kaddafi's sinking ship. Dennis has ambivalence about arming the Libyan rebels, especially if we know that Al Qaeda has insinuated itself into the rebel force.Dennis talks to Nadia Al-Sakkaf, editor of the Yemen Times, and Felice Friedson, the editor of the The Media Line, a Middle East News agency about the turmoil in Yemen specifically and the Mideast generally.
Thursday, March 31, 2011 Radio Show
20110331 - 02 A Clear Voice from Yemen
Prager H2: Dennis continues his conversation with Nadia Al-Sakkaf and Felice Friedson from Hour 1 and then analyzes what it means in light of contemporary Islamic thought.
Thursday, March 31, 2011 Radio Show
20110331 - 03 Badgering Wisconsin
Prager H3: The unions want to reverse the new Wisconsin law restricting their bargaining rights in the courts. If they have to defame a judge to get what they want, so be it. The President gave a major energy speech. He wants to reduce our dependence on foreign energy. So, why doesn't he push more oil development in the US?... A killer whale who killed one of his trainers returns to Sea World in Orlando. And the audience cheered the whale.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011 Radio Show
20110330 – 01 Education Is a Panacea
Prager H1: The President wants us to cut our dependence on foreign oil by a third in 10 years. He thinks it’s great if Brazil drills for oil, but not the US. Does this make sense to anyone?... If everybody got the exact same education would incomes be equal? That’s the liberal view. But there’s no evidence that this would be true. Character and commitment to hard work are much more determinative.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011 Radio Show
20110330 – 02 Male/Female Hour: Hiding Things
Prager H2: What do husbands hide from their wives and what do wives hide from their husbands – actions and/or feelings. Callers confess. Best of Prager Hour. Originally broadcast on July 8, 2009.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011 Radio Show
20110330 – 03 The Fight of Our Lives
Prager H3: Dennis talks to his good friend and fellow talk show host, Bill Bennett. His new book is The Fight of Our Lives: Knowing the Enemy, Speaking the Truth, and Choosing to Win the War Against Radical Islam… President Obama mocks “drill, baby, drill.” His Georgetown University audience laughs at the reference. But why is it funny?
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 Radio Show
20110329 – 01 A Unique Role
Prager H1: President Obama gave a fine speech last night to justify our intervention in Libya. Ironically, it could have been given by GW… Dennis talks to Les Standiford and Joe Matthews. They’ve have written a riveting book on the most famous abduction case since the Lindberg kidnapping. Bringing Adam Home: The Abduction That Changed America.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 Radio Show
20110329 – 02 Bringing Kaddafi Down
Prager H2: Dennis returns to the President’s Libya speech last night… Callers weigh in with their impressions…. The President makes a point about the allies sharing the load. But even the NY Times acknowledges that this is a fiction…
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 Radio Show
20110329 – 03 Ultimate Issues Hour: Raising Good Kids, Part 2
Prager H3: Last week Dennis focused on the parents point of view – what a parent most wants from a child can shape the way that parent raises that child. This week, he focuses on some practical lessons. One example: love is not enough to raise a good kid.
Monday, March 28, 2011 Radio Show
20110328 -01 Riots in London
Prager H1: There were protests, complete with riots, in London. What were they protesting so passionately? Budget cuts. When you give people things, it’s very tough to take them away… The Green Party in Germany made big gains in Germany over the weekend. The Greens are left of the Left. The issue is nuclear power. Germany has been scared out of its wits by what happened in Japan… Dennis talks to Gwyneth Cravens, former editor of Harper's Magazine and New Yorker Magazine about the latest from Japan’s nuclear power crisis. Her important book is Power to Save the World: The Truth about Nuclear Energy
Monday, March 28, 2011 Radio Show
20110328 – 02 Locked in a Closet
Prager H2: VP Biden’ staff locked a reporter in a closet. This is being treated as a big joke. Think it would have been a big joke if it had been Dick Cheney’s staff?… Dennis talks to Michael Young, opinion page editor of the Daily Star, English language paper in Beirut, Lebanon, about the protests in Syria… Dennis talks to Michael Oren, Ambassador of Israel to the US, about the consequences to Israel of the upheavals in Syria, Egypt and Libya.
Monday, March 28, 2011 Radio Show
20110328 – 03 Thinking Transgender
Prager H3: The Maryland legislature is on the verge of passing a bill that will allow the transgendered to come to work in a dress… Dennis returns to the topic of the London riots this weekend over budget cuts… Dennis talks to Grace Turner, President of the Galen Institute. Her new book is Why ObamaCare is Wrong for America: How the New Health Care Law Drives Up Costs, Puts Government in Charge of Your Decisions, and Threatens Your Constitutional Rights.
A Nation of Takers
Friday, April 01, 2011 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 12:38 PM
More people work for the government than a half dozen major industries combined. This is one symptom of our growing national dependence on government, a very bad trend.
Krauthammer: Why Are We Praising Assad?
Friday, April 01, 2011 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 12:14 PM
Only Hillary knows. Charles Krauthammer explains why we have a very confused foreign policy.
How Do Explain This 12 Year Math Genius?
Thursday, March 31, 2011 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 2:12 PM
Kid is a math genius. How did it happen?
Tonight Nadia Al-Sakkaf and Felice Friedson at Leo Baeck Temple Tonight
Thursday, March 31, 2011 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 1:03 PM
You can see Dennis's guest, Nadia Al-Sakkaf, editor of The Yemen Times, tonight in Los Angeles. Go here for information.
The Media Line, a Middle East News Agency
Thursday, March 31, 2011 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 12:30 PM
If you want to stay informed about what's going on in the Mideast, The Media Line, should be your first stop. Dennis talks to the editor, Felice Friedson and a special guest, Nadia Al-Sakkaf, editor of The Yemen Times, an English language paper based in Yemen.
Bill Bennett: The Fight of Our Lives
Wednesday, March 30, 2011 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 1:54 PM
Dennis talks to his friend and fellow talk show host, former Education Secretary, Bill Bennett. His new book is The Fight of Our Lives: Knowing the Enemy, Speaking the Truth, and Choosing to Win the War Against Radical IslamDavid Brooks: Equal Education Doesn't Lead to Equal Outcomes
Wednesday, March 30, 2011 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 1:48 PM
Dennis uses this David Brooks column to launch into one of his favorite themes -- the value (or lack thereof) of an expensive college education in the liberal arts.
Think the US Is Sharing the Burden in Libya?
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 1:36 PM
Think again. Even the NY Times recognizes this. So why does the President insist on it? And, if you doubt the NY Times, read this story from the UK.
Bringing Adam Home: The Abduction That Changed America
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 12:25 PM
Dennis talks to Les Standiford and Joe Matthews. Their new book is Bringing Adam Home: The Abduction That Changed America. Why ObamaCare is Wrong for America
Monday, March 28, 2011 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 2:15 PM
Dennis talks to Grace-Marie Turner, the president of the Galen Institute. Her new book is Why ObamaCare is Wrong for America: How the New Health Care Law Drives Up Costs, Puts Government in Charge of Your Decisions, and Threatens Your Constitutional Rights. Cautionary Tale: This Is What Happens When People Come to Depend on Government
Monday, March 28, 2011 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 2:14 PM
Massive protests and riots in London protesting spending cuts. The rioters broke into department stores. The police asked them politely to leave. Mark Steyn saw it all.
Dennis Going to Israel. Join Him!
Monday, March 28, 2011 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 1:49 PM
Get more info here: http://www.coastlinetravel.com/prager-israel/letter.html
Al Qaeda Inserts Itself into Libya Conflict
Monday, March 28, 2011 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 1:38 PM
On the side of the rebels. If this is true, that they are stealing weapons such as surface to air missiles (did we provide them?), then it’s the scariest story of the year.
Michael Young from Beirut: What's Going on in Syria
Monday, March 28, 2011 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 1:00 PM
Dennis talks to Michael Young, opinion page editor of the Daily Star, English language paper in Beirut, Lebanon, and contributing editor to Reason Magazine. His latest book is The Ghosts of Martyrs Square: An Eyewitness Account of Lebanon's Life StrugglePower to Save the World
Monday, March 28, 2011 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 12:30 PM
Dennis speaks again to Gwyneth Cravens, former editor of Harper's Magazine and New Yorker Magazine. Her book is Power to Save the World: The Truth About Nuclear Energy. Now out in paperback. 
