PATV Channel 18 Iowa City, Iowa
Yale Talks with professor, author and filmmaker Kembrew McLeod about pranks, politics, protests, copyright laws in light of SOPA, and Gay Robots.
New games, old games, funny games, sad games. Is That True?????
Greg Delzer, owner of Defunct Books, JoAnn LS from GSpot HairDesign, and developer and historic preservationist Mark Mccallum talking about what Iowa City's zoning codes are, how they're endangering independent small businesses in favor of monstrously over-sized student apartment buildings, and how they can and should be changed to help preserve the diversity of small and locally-owned businesses which make Iowa City such a special place to live in before it's too late.
Yale goes one-on-one with author Larry Baker ("Flamingo Rising", "Athens America", "A Good Man") Larry Baker was raised an air force brat and spent much of his childhood traveling with his family all over the country and then overseas. Baker, who holds degrees in English from the University of Oklahoma and a doctorate from the University of Iowa, put himself through college by managing movie theaters. He once ran the Admiral Drive-in in Tulsa, Oklahoma, one of the worlds largest outdoor theate...
Yale talks with four native Iowans about the depiction of them and the state they call home in Stephen Bloom's scathing and controversial article in The Atlantic Monthly, his motives for publishing it, the response its generated across the state, and its national implications with regards to Iowa's first in the nation voting status.
Cindy Clark Hudson, Kelly Lynn Johnson and Gypsy Dolgos talk with Yale about the ongoing struggle for a female-centric sex toy shop,the Tool Box, to find a home downtown and what this might say about Iowa City’s attitudes about female sexuality and sex in general.
Comedian Nathan Timmel talks about his new book, life as a stand-up comic, what leads people to pursue a career in comedy, how what’s “funny” changes over time, and the oftentimes less than glamorous life on the road that any touring comedian faces.
John Deeth, Garry Klein, and Adam Sullivan, Editor in Chief of the Daily Iowan, talk about the results of the recent Iowa City City Council Election, who won and why, the horribly low voter turnout, and what Raj Patel's failed campaign says about the likelihood of a student ever getting elected to the council and whether the city charter should be changed to help make this easier.
Yale talks with author Joseph Dobrian about his great new book “Willie Wilden,” the push for “political correctness” and “progressivism” on college campuses which are a part of its plot, how things might or might not be the same at colleges everywhere and why, what it means to be a libertarian, and why people from all political perspectives seem to have gotten so damn sensitive.
Yale Cohn hits the "Green Carpet" at the 5th annual Landlocked Film Festival to interview directors, actors, screenwriters and film fans attending the 2011 festival, which featured independent movies from around the world and brought thousands of people to Iowa City’s historic downtown to watch a diverse array of independent films.