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The New Capital Show is talk radio hosted by Leo Gold and airs/webstreams Thursdays at 10am CST on KPFT 90.1 Houston, a Pacifica radio station. NCS covers progressive ideas in politics, environment, economics, commerce, science, religion, and philosophy.

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The Boss

Leo wrestles with leaving a paradise-like spring day in Texas to return to the city and watch a Bruce Springsteen concert. He decides to see the concert and along the way he relives some elements of his past; some the same, some changed. But the one thing that has remained steadfast is the Boss playing for the working class. Leo discusses Obama's turn at a "misspoke" this past week. We take your calls and do some news. var so = new SWFObject("http://www.addpoll.com/flashPoll...

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[ Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:06:33 +0000 ]

The Value of Growth

Leo examines the options companies have to utilize their profits: pay dividends, buy back stock, acquire other companies, or re-invest in the business. Leo discusses a new report from Russell Read, CIO for the California Public Employees' Retirement System, who states that clean technology investments have lately been their best performing portfolio assets. Finally, we do some news and take your calls. ...

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[ Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:10:19 +0000 ]

The Risk of Investing

Leo's narrative on an investment sours into a fraud scheme perpetrated against him, leaves us with lessons that span the economic spectrum. Cris Eugster, Chief Officer for Sustainability for the City of Houston Mayor's Office, is back on the show about a year later to give an update and inform the listeners of the upcoming Green Expo in Houston this weekend at Reliant Park. We do some news and take your calls. Have you been "had" in the past on an investment? Share your story, lesso...

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[ Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:44:44 +0000 ]

Immigration and the Border

Leo hosts former Mayor of El Paso, Bill Tilney, to discuss the immigration and the border. We do some news and take your calls. If you couldn't call in live or are listening on Podcast, give us a call on the New Capital Show Message Line (713-568-6544) and leave us your thoughts on this complicated subject. READ: Leo's editorial Our Land ...

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[ Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:47:06 +0000 ]

Healing of Racism

Leo hosts The Center for the Healing of Racism's Co-Executive Director Cherry Steinwender, an apposite guest coming on the heals of Senator Barack Obama's "A More Perfect Union" speech. We do some news and take your calls. VIEW: LEARN: The Center for the Healing of Racism ...

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[ Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:41:33 +0000 ]

The High Road of Ugly Politics

Leo delivers a hypothetical speech he believes Obama should give at this point in the race for the Democratic Presidential nominee. We take your calls do some news. READ: Leo's editorial: The Speech Obama Should Give ...

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[ Sat, 15 Mar 2008 03:20:52 +0000 ]

Voting the Texas Two Step

Leo relays his experiences with the Texas two-step voting system. He endures a straight primary vote during the day followed by a return to the polls later that night for an interesting caucus sight. Incredible turn out of voters, mix in some Republican tampering and Texas has itself a lively scene of the democratic process. The fund drive ends with Leo giving away some extraordinary tickets to see Robert Redford at the progressive forum this month; we take ...

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[ Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:35:52 +0000 ]

NCS Endorses...

With the upcoming March 4 Texas Democratic primary, Texas somehow, at long last, matters. The 2nd largest state in the nation in both area and population has for several decades been a bastion of conservative votes, and its Democratic, liberal, and progressive holdouts have atrophied. Its primaries have been unnoticed, and its votes in national elections, especially the tyranny of the winner take all Electoral College, have been foregone conclusions. It's been depr...

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[ Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:12:57 +0000 ]

Fund Drive

Leo misses a retreat to participate in the KPFT Fund Drive effort and New Capital Show Staff member Bob Wilkerson co-hosts. Leo gives a Dharma talk, does some news, and tries to raise some funds along the way. ...

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[ Fri, 22 Feb 2008 02:56:01 +0000 ]

Fusion

Leo hosts Dr. Goldston from the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) to discuss how Fusion may be a part of the greener energy solution of tomorrow. Leo, joined by George Reiter of Thresholds, presents a rather in-depth dialog with Dr. Goldston of the basics of fusion, its progress and future. RESEARCH: Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory ...

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[ Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:08:13 +0000 ]

Investment GDP

Before airing today's show, Leo finds his car window has been smashed and a power tool taken. Somehow, he is able to transform this frustrating event into an enlightening view of how this nation's economists and politicians project and purport our National GDP. ...

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[ Fri, 08 Feb 2008 04:33:34 +0000 ]

The Story of Stuff

Guest Anni Leonard guides listeners through our addiction to stuff. How all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad; from its extraction through sale, use and disposal.Join Leo as The New Capital Show and The Story of Stuff cross ideological paths in an attempt to determine the full cost of stuff. RESEARCH: The Story Of Stuff...

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[ Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:51:30 +0000 ]

Investing

The investing world went on a rollercoaster ride this past week. Join Leo as he wades through some of the misconceptions and in-depth underlining principles of investing. ...

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[ Fri, 25 Jan 2008 05:15:57 +0000 ]

Taxation

Leo hosts David Cay Johnston, investigative journalist for The New York Times now focusing on the subject of taxation with his new book Free Lunch, and Robert Greenwald of Brave New Films' latest work War on Greed. Leo's monologue sets the stage as he and his guests wade through the many "lawful" advantages some of the very weathly utilize to skimp on taxes and feed the greed. READ: Leo's editorial Evasion RESEARCH: David Cay Johnston's book Free Lunch: How the Wea...

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[ Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:00:30 +0000 ]

The Mileage Run

Join Leo as he opens with a monologue dedicated to those who race across the country at the end of the year in order to meet those last elite status frequent flyer mileage points. Leo cuts the red ribbon in unveiling the MonoBlog.In News, Leo spots a study that claims home prices must fall far to be in sync with rents.In other news, The Mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, now has his City developing its own measure for determining poverty in order to help asses the City's ef...

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[ Fri, 11 Jan 2008 05:11:19 +0000 ]

Permaculture

Steven Rightman takes the mic while Leo has a quick vacation. Join Steven as he hosts Nancy Edwards and Dr. Bob Randall, Director of Urban Harvest, in learning about the concept of Permaculture. In News, Oil hits $100 a barrel in the futures market, another solution for the electric car and utility load balancing, Bush is read a few passages from Brave New World and bases legislation on it, and a quick 2007 sports year-in-review for Leo. RESEARCH: Urban Harvest - Permacu...

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[ Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:30:33 +0000 ]

Environmental Defense

Leo hosts Thomas Glenn, Houston's Clean Energy Policy Specialist for Environmental Defense. And though Mr. Glenn has only held the reins for 3 months, he is able to transpose knowledge from his days in Austin to our local Houston situation. Leo focuses on the new building codes due early next year, a new phone book of codes, and how, or if, they contribute to a greener standard for Houston. Finally, we check the news cycle and take your calls. LEARN: Environmental Def...

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[ Thu, 27 Dec 2007 22:57:39 +0000 ]

Fossil Fuel

A new energy policy is now on the books, and though it comes absent of many needed concepts to fully revitalize our energy profile, it does, to its credit, update the fuel efficiency standard for automobiles including the likes of SUVs. Leo predicts this is just the start with many more laws to come, some good and bad, but more on the way nonetheless. In other news, Bush, in his typical apocryphal style, claims to be spreading peace around the world. Finally, ...

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[ Fri, 21 Dec 2007 03:42:30 +0000 ]

PreSchool Investment

Join Leo as he and his guests, Dr. Susan Landry Director of the Center for Improving the Readiness of Children for Learning and Education (CIRCLE) and Professor David Kirp of the Goldman School of Public Policy wade through the issues of our greatest form of capital: our children; and how we can and should invest in their early development. READ: The Sandbox Investment LEARN: The Children's Learning Institute ...

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[ Fri, 14 Dec 2007 06:49:41 +0000 ]

Green Homes

Leo's guest, Green Architect LaVerne A. Williams, calls in (instead of driving to keep his carbon footprint lower) to discuss his home designs that make a statement of health, comfort, durability, and maintainability, all wrapped in a highly aesthetic appeal.Leo also discusses the U.S.'s National Intelligence Estimate regarding Iran's nuclear [noo-klee-er] weapons program. Bush's take on Iran's nuclear [new-cue-ler] ambition is different, but based on his pronounciation he may be ta...

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[ Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:11:58 +0000 ]

Googlers

Leo delves into the Google phenomenon and how these two former students, who wanted to solve a problem, are at it again, this time with the environment. READ: Leo's editorial The Problem Solved LEARN: The Anatomy of a Large-Scale Hypertextual Web Search Engine LEARN: Google RE<C WATCH: Sergey Brin and Larry Page video ...

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[ Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:05:20 +0000 ]

The Kindle

On this Thanksgiving day, Leo provides an extended hour and a half show. Leo discusses the implications of the Kindle, a new wireless ebook, revealed this week by Jeff Bezos of Amazon.com. Leo thinks it, and others like it, are a revolution to embrace. Leo talks some turkey and we take your calls. LEARN: Electronic Books LEARN: Kindle LEARN: Sony's Reader LEARN: Kindle & Sony's Reader LEARN: E-Ink Technology ...

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[ Thu, 22 Nov 2007 20:44:06 +0000 ]

Environmental Defense

Leo hosts Matt Pawa, global warming litigator. ...

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[ Fri, 16 Nov 2007 07:12:10 +0000 ]

A Pimple

It's fund drive, but Leo has managed a monologue. One you don't want to miss. READ: Leo's editorial A Pimple ...

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[ Tue, 13 Nov 2007 06:52:50 +0000 ]

Dr. James Hanson Interview

Join Leo in an enlightening interview with Dr. James E. Hanson, head of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies and known for his research in climatology. ...

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[ Thu, 25 Oct 2007 23:06:37 +0000 ]

Savannah

Leo chainsaws his leg while trying to preserve the Texas land. As a result he is treated by doctors with extraordinary care. He goes back to have a checkup today, the day that the Senate votes on child health plan SCHIP (just voted 67-29, a veto proof margin if the House goes along).In other news, "free-trading" utility companies ask congress to put a "cap" on the expense carbon credits could result in.And we take your calls. READ: Leo's editorial Sav...

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[ Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:06:12 +0000 ]

Temperamental Conservatism

Leo cites David Brooks' article on the collapse of the Republican party and how the temperamental conservatism of Edmund Burke (widely regarded as the father of Western Conservatism) has been abandoned. Also, Eastern Congo is going through yet another convulsion of violence. This time it seems women are being sadistically and systematically attacked on a scale never before seen in the Congo. Leo asks to try to involve yourself as you can through your daily life. ...

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[ Fri, 12 Oct 2007 03:29:53 +0000 ]

Unnecessary

Was carpet bombing German and Japanese cities crucial to a successful American WWII effort? Leo discusses Ken Burns' PBS series "The War" and wonders whether Burns does the subject justice in his brief mentions. Did the US stoop to the methods of the enemy by the end of the war? Some emotional calls reflect that more history work needs to be done here. In political news, Leo notes the recent Bush climate change summit at the State Department ...

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[ Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:02:48 +0000 ]

Zen

Leo hosts Gaelyn Godwin, Zen priest and resident teacher at the Houston Zen Center to discuss meditation and other sources of "internal capital." READ: Leo's editorial Zen LEARN: Houston Zen Center ...

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[ Fri, 28 Sep 2007 23:29:17 +0000 ]

The Intangible Balance Sheet

Leo discusses how intangible line items are expanding on Business Balance sheets and that the industry is looking for a way to quantify them. The intangible basics of business derived environmental and socially responsible impacts are finally making there way to the status quo of accounting. Leo shows off by describing how a Monte Carlo risk analysis simulation works but stops shy of explaining a Kalman filter. Also, some news items and Leo takes your calls in the suspiciously cold KPF...

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[ Fri, 21 Sep 2007 03:44:01 +0000 ]

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