“Be Bold America!” is produced by KSQD 90.7, 89.5 & 89FM and is a live, biweekly, radio talk show for those who are motivated to step out with the bold actions necessary to reimagine ethical politics, restore our democracy and fight the climate crisis. “Be Bold America” is for those who want to understand the unique challenges ahead and who are curious to learn what they can Keep doing, Stop doing, and Start doing to fight for a bold democracy. Our future depends on it.
Our future is unwritten. It will be shaped by how we treat each other and what we do right now. We have big things to do!
Putting Democracy in Your Hands: The Digital Democracy Project
Produced by KSQD 90.7. 89.5 & 89.7FM
Putting Democracy in Your Hands: The Digital Democracy Project
Aired 10/16/26
Putting democracy into your hands. That’s what the Digital Democracy Project (https://digitaldemocracyproject.org/) is doing and building nationwide.The project allows registered voters to tell their legislators how to vote on hundreds of bills being debated.
Then, real-time results are provided to legislators in advance of a floor vote in the Capitol, giving them trustworthy and secure input from their constituents.
What began with Florida legislation in 2023 has now expanded to support Federal bills for all US voters in 2025and state legislation in Virginia, Washington, Michigan, Arizona, Massachusetts, and Utah in 2026. Their ambition is to support all 50 State legislatures by the beginning of 2027
Interview Guest:
Ramon Perez (https://digitaldemocracyproject.org/team) is an AI technology executive and military veteran, Ramon founded Digital Democracy Project to address systemic problems in our electoral system which result in hyper-partisanship and widespread voter alienation. He believes that, to achieve better outcomes, we must use technology to give greater control directly to voters.
5 Oct 2026
The Christian Fixation on Political Power
Produced by KSQD 90.7, 89.5 & 897.FM
“Be Bold America!”
October 2, 2026 at 5:00pm (PT)
Christian fixation with political power is the theological emergency of our time. – Dr. Matthew D. Taylor
In this interview, Dr. Matthew D. Taylor traces the origins of Christian supremacy. Jesus directed his followers away from the race for power, but somewhere along the way, many Christians turned Jesus into a mascot for imperial domination. Where did it all go wrong?
In his book, Defying Tyrants, Dr. Taylor excavates scriptural texts and unpacks the notion of Christian antichrists and quarrels with Christian supremacy. He challenges us to put steel in the spine of Christian resistance to tyrants and reprimands the Christian leaders who bless them. He spotlights a counter tradition of Christians who have lived generous lives of sacrifice and stood up to authoritarian through the centuries.
Interview Guest:
Matthew D. Taylor, Ph. D., is an award-winning author, public intellectual, and nationally recognized speaker focused on religion, politics, and democracy in the United States. Matthew Taylor holds a PhD in Religious Studies from Georgetown University and an MA from Fuller Theological Seminary. His research and commentary have appeared in outlets including: The New York Times, NPR’s Weekend Edition, On the Media, Rolling Stone, Politico, The Bullwark, Sojourners, and Religion News Service. He currently serves as a Visiting Scholar at Georgetown University’s Center on Faith and Justice and is the creator and host of the award-winning Charismatic Revival Fury podcast series.
21 Sept 2026
Who Killed the America Dream? with Thom Hartmann
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Who Killed the American Dream?
“Be Bold America!” (http://ksqd.org/be-bold-america)
Aired September 18, 2026 at 5:00pm (PT)
In 1886, a corrupt court reporter inserted a single fraudulent sentence into the official record of a Supreme Court case. The Court never ruled that corporations were “persons” under the 14th amendment, the amendment written in the blood of 600,000 Civil War dead to protect formally enslaved people. But that fabricated headnote, planted by railroad oligarchs and a sympathetic justice, became the legal foundation for more than a century of corporate power over American democracy.
Thom Hartmann uncovered this fraud in a dusty Vermont law library and traces its consequences from the Gilded Age through the Reagan Revolution to today. He names the conspirators, reconstructs the crime, and shows how we can undo it. Thom Hartmann also reveals the ongoing cover-up that has made the crime even worse and further harms, democracy, and people everywhere.
Interview Guest:
Thom Hartmann is a four-time Project censored award winner, a New York Times bestselling author of over 30 books, and America’s number one progressive talk show host, heard on free speech TV and SiriusXM nationwide.
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