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Final show: After 900-plus interviews, what have we learned?

Tuesday, Aug. 11

• 7 p.m. Central on KAMU 90.9 FM

Thursday, Aug 13

• Noon Eastern on WFED 1500 AM (with an encore at 9 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, Aug. 2)

Click here to listen to the podcast of final show (August 11/13 2009)

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Guests include:

• Spencer Hsu, a reporter for the Washington Post, on the transition of DHS from Bush to Obama.
• Adm. James Loy, former deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, who says the "new" DHS is on the right track.
• Jean Meserve, homeland security reporter for CNN, who says the nation has lost its sense of urgency on homeland security.
• James Jay Carafano of the Heritage Foundation, who says U.S. counterterrorism is a victim of its own success.
• Alan Cohen, deputy assistant secretary for policy and strategic plans at the Department of Homeland Security, on the upcoming DHS quadrennialreview
• Final thoughts about homeland security and the show's legacy with co-hosts Dave McIntyre and Randy Larsen.
• Looking back at the show's history with Penny Zent, station manager for KAMU 90.9 FM in College Station, and Ed Hadden, producer of "Homeland Security: Inside & Out."

This week's radio show: Does the U.S. military need a cyber command?

Tuesday, July 28

• 7 p.m. Central on KAMU 90.9 FM

Thursday, July 30

• Noon Eastern on WFED 1500 AM (with an encore at 9 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, Aug. 2)

Click here to listen to the podcast of the July 21/23 show.

Guests include:

• Jai Vigayan of Computer World magazine on the creation of a U.S. Cyber Command.
• Robin Emmott of Reuters on elections in Mexico.
• Matt Goldstein of Reuters on a Goldman trading scandal.
• Paul Davis and Kim Cragin of RAND on applying social science to counterterrorism.
• Joe Gadus of the American Radio Relay League on emergency radio service.
• Dr. Stephen White, president of Work Trauma Services.
• Dr. Reid Malloy, professor of forensic psychology at the University of California at San Diego.
• Kay Chiodo, president and chief executive officer of Deaf Link, Inc.
• Leslie Lutz of Texas A&M University's Office of Safety and Security on a recent hazardous materials exercise.

This week's radio show: How to de-radicalize a terrorist

Tuesday, July 21

• 7 p.m. Central on KAMU 90.9 FM

Thursday, July 23

• Noon Eastern on WFED 1500 AM (with an encore at 9 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, July 26)

Click here to listen to the podcast of the July 21/23 show.

Guests include:

• Ken Ellingwood of the Los Angeles Times on elections in Mexico.
• Kay Chiodo of Deaf Link Inc., which uses technology to provide instant access to sign language interpreters.
• Cindy Weresn of FEMA on flood insurance.
• Graves Spindler of the Department of Homeland Security on its recently launched blog.
• Dan Verton of Homeland Security TV on the company's contract with DHS for education and training programs in border security.
• Matt Blackwood of the West Virginia Department of Agriculture on improving accreditation for homeland security education.
• Arie Kruglanski of START on research into the de-radicalization of terrorists.
• Michael Greenberg of the National Transportation Security Center, a DHS Center of Excellence at Rutgers University.
• Steven Allen of the Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) on preparedness exercises for pandemic flu.

How to persuade Americans to evacuate a danger zone

Tuesday, June 23

• 7 p.m. Central on KAMU 90.9 FM

Thursday, June 25

• Noon Eastern on WFED 1500 AM (with an encore at 9 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, June 28)

Click here to listen to the podcast of the June 23/25 show.

Guests include:

• Journalist Amanda Ripley of Time magazine on the art of persuading Americans to evacuate.
• Emergency response trainer Brendan McCluskey on the principles of all-hazards  planning.
• Robert Bonvino, author of "Medical Disaster Response: A Survival Guide for Hospitals  in Mass Casualty Events."
• Hurricane researcher Phil Klotzbach on his forecast for the 2009 storm season.
• Isaac Maya, interim director of the National Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of  Terrorism Events (CREATE).
• Barbara Quiram, director of the Office of Special Programs at the Texas A&M  Health Science Center's School of Rural Public Health.

This week's radio show: The connection between climate change and hurricanes

Tuesday, June 16

• 7 p.m. Central on KAMU 90.9 FM

Thursday, June 18

• Noon Eastern on WFED 1500 AM (with an encore at 9 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, June 21)

Click here to listen to the podcast of the June 16/18 show

Guests include:

• Jeff Lee of the Vancouver Sun on the city's preparations for the 2010 Winter Olympics.
• Rolf Mowatt-Larsen, former director of the Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence at the U.S. Department of Energy, now a senior fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard.
• Alex Kingsbury of U.S. News & World Report on immigration checks on criminals.
• Gary LaFree, director of National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START), on the center's new database.
• Greg Peligrino of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu on the firm's recent report on cyber issues.
• Bill Smullen, director of the Maxwell School’s National Security Studies program.
• Jen Irish, Texas A&M assistant professor, on climate change and hurricanes.

This week's radio show: The seven deadly myths about weapons of terror

Tuesday, June 9

• 7 p.m. Central on KAMU 90.9 FM

Thursday, June 11

• Noon Eastern on WFED 1500 AM (with an encore at 9 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, June 14)

Click here to listen to the podcast of the June 9/11 show.

Guests include:

• Scott Thomas of the Transportation Security Administrations' canine program on raising puppies to become bomb-sniffing dogs.
• Janice Kephart of the Center for Immigration Studies on REAL ID vs. PASS ID.
• Terrorism analyst Farhana Ali on conflict in the Islamic world, with a focus on Pakistan.
• Agnes Schaefer of RAND on the implications of security in Mexico for U.S. policy.
• Sandra Erwin of National Defense magazine on the seven deadly myths about weapons of terror.
• Shannon Van Zandt of Texas A&M University's College of Architecture on assessing the damage in Galveston after Hurricane Ike.

This week's radio show: What is the states' role in homeland security?

Tuesday, May 19

• 7 p.m. Central on KAMU 90.9 FM

Thursday, May 21

• Noon Eastern on WFED 1500 AM (with an encore at 9 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, May 24)

Click here to listen to the podcast of the May 19/21 show.

Guests include:

• Radiation safety expert John Darrin about his web site, www.RadiationSafetyInfo.com.
• Clark Irvin, director of the Aspen Institute's Homeland Security Program, on his report: "New York City's Preparedness for Terrorism."
• Former FEMA official Dennis Schrader on the states' role in homeland security.
• Fred Burton of Stratfor on violence in Mexico.
• Anna Satterfield, associate director in human resources at Texas A&M University, on campus violence and risk assessment issues.

What is the status of threats to homeland security? An interview with former DHS Sec. Michael Chertoff

Airs Tuesday, April 28

• Noon Eastern on WFED 1500 AM (with an encore at 9 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, May 2)
• 7 p.m. Central on KAMU 90.9 FM

Click here to listen to the podcast of the April 28 show.

In the first of a 3 part series, former Homeland Security Sec. Michael Chertoff, now head of The Chertoff Group (a security advisory firm). reviews the status of threats US homeland security today.

Our other guests include:

• Jacob Goodwin of Government Security News on  the NRC's plans to distribute potassium tablets  around U.S. nuclear plants.
• U.S. Rep. Eric Massa (R-N.Y.) on border violence  and the drug war.
• Gautham Nagesh of NextGov.com on the federal  government's search for advanced security tools to thwart hackers.
• Peter Huessy,  president of GeoStrategic Analysis, on the North Korean missile controversy.
• Jeremy Kirk of IDG News (London) on the growing  ranks of cybercrime police.
• Robert Poole, director of transportation policy at Reason Foundation, on a plan to arm pilots.

Why do kids kill? A psychologist explains on this week's 'Homeland Security: Inside & Out'

Airs Tuesday, April 21

• Noon Eastern on WFED 1500 AM (with an encore at 9 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, April 26)
• 7 p.m. Central on KAMU 90.9 FM

Click here to listen to the podcast of the April 21 show.

Our guests include:

• Louis Chunovic, senior editor at Government Security News, on the repatriation of exploited alien children.
• Frank McCarthy, an analyst in emergency management policy for Congressional Research Service, on FEMA's process for disaster declarations.
• Brian Krebs, staff writer for the Washington Post, on the computer virus known as the Tigger Trojan Horse.
• Peter Langman, director of psychology at KidsPeace, on the situations that lead to on-campus shootings.
• Lynne Kidder, senior vice president of public-private partnerships at Business Executives for National Security.
• Cindy Mohat, emergency management coordinator at the University of Texas at Arlington, on the university's emergency plan.
• David John, a senior research fellow at the Thomas Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies, on the reform of catastrophic natural disaster insurance.

This week's radio show: How drug cartels buy public support in Mexico

Airs Tuesday, April 14

• Noon Eastern on WFED 1500 AM (with an encore at 9 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, April 19)
• 7 p.m. Central on KAMU 90.9 FM

Click here to listen to the podcast of the April 14 show.

Our guests include:

• Tracy Wilkinson of  the Los Angeles Times on how Mexico's drug cartels buy public support.
• Seth Jones of the RAND Corporation on terrorism today.
• Jill Aitoro, senior reporter at Government Executive magazine and Nextgov.com, on the government's Real ID program.
• Counterintelligence consultant Richard Saccone on the unseen war in Iraq.
• Author Katherine Newman on her new book, "Rampage."
• Professor Robert Stein of Rice University on the impact of hurricanes Rita and Ike on the Houston area.
• Glen Woodbury, director of the Naval Postgraduate School’s Center for Homeland Defense and Security.