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Action Speaks,
a 16 years old live panel discussion and radio show heard in over 300 markets in the last two years, looks at contemporary issues through the lens of history by using under-appreciated dates of the twentieth century that have changed America.
Join host/Creative Director Marc Levitt and guest panelists for some old-fashioned community exchange in the heart of downtown Providence’s arts and cultural district and listen to our shows on one of our many stations or here on our archive.
Conflict and Amusement in America;
Fall 2011 Action Speaks Schedule
October 5: President Eisenhower's Military Industrial Complex Speech
October 12: The Birth of Pong and Video Games
October 19: The American Family; Our First Reality TV Show
October 26: President Reagan Fires Air Traffic Controllers
Conflict and Amusement in America;
Fall 2011 Action Speaks Schedule
October 5: President Eisenhower's Military Industrial Complex Speech
October 12: The Birth of Pong and Video Games
October 19: The American Family; Our First Reality TV Show
October 26: President Reagan Fires Air Traffic Controllers
October 22, 2011 12:39 AM
click here for mp3 file Live recording held at the café at AS220 at 5:30 p.m on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 Click here to see the images from the live recording in AS220 1981 President Reagan Fires Air Traffic...
October 14, 2011 11:49 AM
click here for mp3 file Live recording held at the café at AS220 at 5:30 p.m on Wednesday, October 19, 2011. Click here to see the images from the live recording in AS220 1971 An American Family; Our First...
October 3, 2011 2:02 AM
click here for mp3 file Pong introduced America to video games and now there seems to be no turning back. Is This Why We Don't Leave Our Houses Anymore? As more and more people around the world use video...
September 27, 2011 9:59 AM
click here for mp3 file Action Speaks looks at contemporary issues through the lens of history by using underappreciated dates of twentieth-century that have changed America. Join host Marc Levitt and guest panelists for some old-fashioned community exchange in...
November 21, 2011 11:46 AM
If you attended our October 12 panel on the birth of Pong and video games, you may remember our panelists recommending some games. Here are more suggestions from Mary Flanagan and Randall Nichols...
October 3, 2011 1:39 AM
Marc Joel Levitt continues to QB Action Speaks 10/02/2011 01:00 AM EDT By Rick Massimo For the 16th year, the Action Speaks discussion series, which begins on Wednesday and runs weekly through October at AS220, will bring expert commentary and...
December 22, 2010 12:45 PM
I am thrilled to announce the launch of my new blog/website, www.Bollier.org. It will be the primary showcase for my latest discoveries, adventures and reflections about the commons as I step off in some new directions. I invite you to...
October 19, 2010 1:14 AM
John Dower, a former panelist speaking about the American occupation of Japan has just written a new book. It's called 'Culture's of War', published by W.W. Norton and according to reviews looks at the nature of modern warfare and how...
click here for mp3 file Pong introduced America to video games and now there seems to be no turning back. Is This Why We Don't Leave Our Houses Anymore? As more and more people around the world use video...
Recorded live at AS220 on May 20th 2009 1961 - JFK Calls for the Moon! President Kennedy called for a Moon Landing. President Obama wants a 'Green' Nation. Are solar panels and wind turbines as exciting as 'One Giant...
Recorded live at AS220 on October 24th 2007 1917 - Marcel Duchamp Submits Fountain When the Dada artist, Marcel Duchamp, submitted a signed urinal to the Society of Independent Artists, entitled Fountain, in 1917, the work was accepted after...