First hour: Should corporations be considered people?
Second hour: More bands asking fans to put their mobile phones away
Money is speech -- or is it? George Will and his ideological allies say it is. But the Move to Amend movement is designed to eliminate the concept of money as speech. It targets corporate personhood, and seeks an amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The national movement is hosting a series of events across the country throughout July, including one in Rochester. We'll talk to the people behind the effort, and we'll discuss why they think there's momentum against the notion of money as speech. Our guests:
- David Cobb, founder and outreach director of Move to Amend
- Padme Livingstone, facilitator for the Rochester Pachamama Alliance
In our second hour: You might have seen NPR's story on musicians asking fans to put their mobile phones away during live shows. No video, no pics, no tweeting. For some bands, it's about making sure fans experience their music in person, instead of through a screen. For others, it's about protecting their work. Fans seem to be split on the issue. We'll talk to people who work in the industry about how cell phones impact the live experience. And speaking more broadly, are we addicted to technology? Is this a good point to have a talk about occasionally unplugging? Our guests:
- David Timmons, tour manager for Metric
- Jimmy Shaw, guitarist for Metric
- Daniel Armbruster, CEO of Joywave
- Arjun Baxter, member of Kind of Kind, Fish God, and Embers
- Tony Gross, president of GFI Productions
- Claudia Hoyser, singer-songwriter
