Wednesday, 12noon – 2pm PT

Anti-Semitism is prejudice against, hatred of, or discrimination against Jews.  High profile Henry Ford’s newspaper, the Dearborn Independent, blatantly fueled anti-Semitism, not only in the US, but globally.

June 10, 2015 ART DECO / ART MODERNE

 

ART Deco and ART Moderne emerged as the global culture was transformed by rapid industrialization and technology.  Unlike the organic forms of its predecessor, Art Nouveau, the new styles (between World War 1 and 2) incorporated

 more linear, cubist, mechanical and streamline forms.

 

 

June 3, 2015

German & Japanese Mistrust and Acculturation

American euro-nativists, as viewed within the hierarchy of our competitive socio-economic system, targeted anyone “different” – often newcomers, immigrants and those defined as “aliens”.  Anti-German and Japanese sentiments were especially vocal and vociferous during World War 1 and 2. 

May 27, 2015:

Ethnocentrism & the Intellectual

Left. Right. East. West:   Ethnocentric Intellectuals apply political, economic and cultural dominance and the assertion of superiority as a way of thinking, right or wrong, left or right, politically correct or not – judgments are based relative to values and standards of their own ethnic group or culture.

May 20, 2015:  

A glimpse into the most tragic, catastrophic and horrific conflict of the 20^th century; why an understanding of “war” is critical in addressing the future.

KGGV’s history and music series Beneath the Waves with host Gerry Takano:  Why Study War:  WW2 The Russian Front.

 

May 13, 2015:

20^th century efforts to control and regulate growth of private and public property in the USA from governmental bureaucracy to privatization. 

The Urban Planning Establishment

Streaming live globally at kggv.blogspot.com 

May 6, 2015
BALI:  an interview with artist Paul Nagano

"Balinese Hinduism has roots in Indian Hinduism and Buddhism, and adopted the animistic traditions of the indigenous people. This influence strengthened the belief that the gods and goddesses are present in all things. Every element of nature, therefore, possesses its own power, which reflects the power of the gods. A rock, tree, dagger, or woven cloth is a potential home for spirits whose energy can be directed for good or evil. Balinese Hinduism is deeply interwoven with art and ritual".

Paul Nagano is an American watercolor artist born in Honolulu, Hawaii.  His paintings reflect the life, culture and environment of Bali, especially in the upland valleys of Ubud.  He has also observed the many changes in Bali since Western artists first discovered the unique quality and essence of the place.

 

April 29, 2015 

Art Nouveau was a movement and attempt to create a modern style in architecture, art, graphic works, and illustrations popular from 1890 up to the First World War. Inspiration came from the natural forms and departures from previous traditional movements.

"history of the Art Nouveau movement"

 

April 22, 2015:

1940:  Fall of France and the Spirit of Dunkirk.

Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. We know more about war than we know about peace, more about killing than we know about living. Omar N. Bradley, United States Army field commander in North Africa and Europe during World War II, and a General of the Army.

"After Adolf Hitler’s rise and take-over of power in Germany in 1933, the Nazi party promoted vastly ambitious demands based on Nazi ideology such as uniting all Germans (and further all Germanic peoples) in Europe in a single nation; the acquisition of "living space" primarily for agrarian settlers.  In a model similar to the American Manifest Destiny in the Far West the Nazis pursued policies and actions to  clear native inhabitants; eliminate Bolshevism; and create the hegemony (leadership or dominance)of superiority".

THE MORE the MERRIER!  reposted as a JPEG for easier downloading

We encourage everyone to set up a booth (private or non-profit, flea market sales ok) at the upcoming May 23 KGGV benefit Strawberry Festival. If you were previously unable to download the form, here is a jpeg -- simply click on the form, "save as" to your computer, print and send to KGGV 95.1 FM, PO Box 1131, Guerneville, Ca 95446 with your payment -- or leave a message for a form to be sent to you at 707 869 1131.

See you at the Strawberry Festival.

April 15, 2015:

KGGV’s history and music series Beneath the Waves with host Gerry Takano: 
Madagascar:  An Interview with Padma Catell.

Padma is a fellow KGGV 95.1 FM deejay who hosts "Ask the Shrinks" with Robin Raike.  She recently traveled to Madagascar and will share her observations and experiences.

Madagascar is an island country in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Southeast Africa. The nation comprises the island of Madagascar (the fourth-largest island in the world) and smaller surrounding islands. Madagascar's biodiversity system is unique and threatened; over 90 percent of its wildlife is found nowhere else on Earth.

April 8, 2015:

Mid Century Optimistic Voices:  The music of Rodgers & Hammerstein

In the late 1940s and the 1950s the Hollywood musical genre was at its height.  Television, however, drew millions of customers away from movie theatres and sped the death of the studios that had made lavish screen musicals productions. This coincided with the U.S. Federal courts forcing the studios to sell off their nationwide theater chains --a long-profitable system fell apart quickly.

Along came the team of Rodgers and Hammerstein and their very successful Broadway and movie productions. The new, delightful and formulated musicals, with simple messages of optimism and hope, would shine forever  -- State Fair, The King and I, Oklahoma, Carousel, Sound of Music, South Pacific....