http://www.mgshow.orgThe Mimi Geerges Show is an independently produced talk radio program that each week brings a fresh take on politics, culture, and the trends that shape our world. This one-hour interview series features the country's leading experts, authors, and entertainers. The Mimi Geerges Show speaks to a new generation of listeners who are turned off by shout-shows but still want to hear frank and inquisitive radio. The program airs nationally on XM Satellite Radio as well as public stations around the country. The program is a production of Focal Point Radio, a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization. en-usFri, 29 Jul 2005 23:39:38 GMTFeedSpring - http://feedspring.com/Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:08:42 GMThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssTwo very unlikely Congressmen with colorful pasts: As Cooter in the popular TV show The Dukes of Hazzard, Ben Jones, Redneck Boy in the Promised Land: The Confessions of "Crazy Cooter" grew up in the hills of Virginia. He battled alcoholism and became a successful actor, then a two-term congressmen. www.cootersplace.com Then ... As a child, James E. Rogan, Rough Edges: My Unlikely Road from Welfare to Washington dreamed of going to Congress. He eventually achieved his dream, but on the way had a few bumps on the road. As the illegitimate son of a cocktail waitress and bartender, he was initially raised by his grandparents in San Francisco's hardscrabble neighborhoods. As a young man, he bartended at biker bars and strip joints to pay for law school. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:07:39 GMTWhat causes people to change their beliefs and lifestyles so radically and sometimes so suddenly? Brian "Head" Welch, Save Me From Myself: How I Found God, Quit Korn, Kicked Drugs, and Lived to Tell My Story was a hard-partying, drug addicted rock star. As Korn's lead guitarist, he had every material comfort he could imagine. But in 2005, he walked away from all of it to become a Christian. He's never looked back. Then, Colin Beavan, No Impact Man became frustrated with waiting for legislators and corporations to make changes to save the environment. So, he decided to make some radical changes himself. He and his family are spending one year making no net impact on the environment. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:06:51 GMTIt turns out that toppling the Taliban regime was the easy part. Sarah Chayes, The Punishment of Virtue: Inside Afghanistan After the Taliban was an NPR foreign correspondent assigned to report from Quetta, Pakistan and then from Kandahar. She gets a close up view of Afghan politics, warlords, and the resurgence of the Taliban. She has since left reporting to help rebuild the country. Then ... New York based Film maker Liz Mermin, The Beauty Academy of Kabul tracks the experience of a few American hair dressers who travel to Afghanistan and volunteer to train future hairdressers there. "There was the bolt from the blue. I was having dinner with President Karzai’s uncle. … I was literally leaving the region. And on my way out of his house, he said ‘wouldn't you come back and help us.’ And I said ‘yes’. … I answered ‘yes’ before I even processed his question." - Sarah Chayes Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:05:27 GMT