Focus is a weekly thirty minute radio interview program featuring discussions about holistic (whole systems) approaches to issues affecting the quality of life in Seattle and other communities in the Pacific Northwest. It airs in Seattle on KING-FM 98.1 Sunday nights at Midnight and on and The Mix 92.5, Sunday mornings at 6:30. In Portland it airs on KFXX-AM 1520 - Sunday mornings at 5:30 and KGON-FM 92.3 Sunday mornings at 5AM. For a list of Focus programs from previous years, click on the year of interest:

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Subject: U.S. Middle East Policy & The Roots of Terrorism
Guest: Stephen Zunes, Ph.D.
Length: 22:00
Contact: Foreign Policy in Focus
Date Aired: 12/29/02
Summary: Dr. Stephen Zunes is an Associate Professor of Politics and Chair of the Peace & Justice studies program at the University of San Francisco. Author of Tinderbox: U.S. Middle East Policy and the Roots of Terrorism, he discussed the history of U.S. policy and the downside of the effort to create U.S. hegemony in the region.

12/22/02 - #352 - 30:00

Subject: Describing the Path of Enlightenment, Pt II
Guests: Robert Ullman, N.D. & Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman, N.D.
Length: 22:00
Contact: Mystics & Masters
Date Aired: 12/22/02
Summary: The co-authors of a look at 34 enlightened individuals published in the book: Mystics, Maters, Saints & Sages: Stories of Enlightenment, discussed Rumi, Lester Levenson and other individuals profiled in the book.

12/15/02 - #351 - 30:00

Subject: Describing the Path of Enlightenment
Guests: Robert Ullman, N.D. & Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman, N.D.
Length: 22:00
Contact: Mystics & Masters
Date Aired: 12/15/02
Summary: This couple, both Naturopathic Doctors, are co-authors of a look at 34 enlightened individuals who became so during their lifetime and were not born that way. They discussed Mystics, Maters, Saints & Sages: Stories of Enlightenment, discussed their decision to branch out of books on medicine and defined the term enlightenment as used in the book.

12/08/02 - #350 - 30:00

Subject: The Intersection of Mexican & American Cultures
Guests: Michael Weigers, Monica de la Torre & Coral Bracho
Length: 22:00
Contact: Copper Canyon Press
Date Aired: 12/08/02
Summary: Michael Weigers and Monica de la Torre are Co-Editors of an anthology entitled: Reversible Monuments: Contemporary Mexican Poetry. Coral Bracho is one of the 31 poets represented in the book. They discussed the book, the translation process and Coral read and discussed some of the differences between the two cultures.

12/1/02 - #349 - 30:00

Subject: Emotional Child Abuse, Part II
Guest: Oliver Tuthill, M.A. B.A.
Length: 22:00
Contact: Autumn Tree Productions
Date Aired: 11/24/02
Summary: Oliver Tuthill is the Executive Director of Autumn Tree Productions, a non-profit film corporation dedicated to increasing public awareness of emotional child abuse. He continued his discussion of Emotional Child Abuse and his efforts to create more awareness of what he calls this Public Health Crisis through film and a systemic approach to the issue.

11/24/02 - #348 - 30:00

Subject: Emotional Child Abuse
Guest: Oliver Tuthill, M.A. B.A.
Length: 22:00
Contact: Autumn Tree Productions
Date Aired: 11/24/02
Summary: Oliver Tuthill holds a B.A. in Psychology and Sociology and a Masters in Psychology. He is Executive Director of Autumn Tree Productions, a non-profit film corporation dedicated to increasing public awareness of emotional child abuse. He defined Emotional Child Abuse, talked about some of the abuse he suffered as a child and the different categories of Emotional Child Abuse as he defines it.

11/17/02 - #347 - 29:30

Subject: The Genre of the Spiritual Hollywood Movie, Part II
Guest: Stephen Simon
Length: 22:00
Contact: Mystical Movies.com & Damah Film Festival
Date Aired: 11/17/02
Summary: The producer of the film What Dreams M ay Come and author of The Force is With You: Mystical Movie Messages that Inspire Our Lives, Stephen Simon discussed how recognition of the genre of the spiritual film can change the way Hollywood makes and markets movies and perhaps the culture.

11/10/02 - #346 - 30:15

Subject: The Genre of the Spiritual Hollywood Movie
Guest: Stephen Simon
Length: 22:00
Contact: Mystical Movies.com & Damah Film Festival
Date Aired: 11/10/02
Summary: The producer of the Robin Williams film What Dreams May Come and author of The Force is With You: Mystical Movie Messages that Inspire Our Lives, Stephen Simon discussed what he sees as an unrecognized genre of Hollywood movie of the spiritual theme. He also discussed how this differs from the religious film and some films he considers part of the genre.

11/3/02 - #345 - 29:30

Subject: How Corporations got Human Rights, II
Guest: Thom Hartmann
Length: 22:00
Contact: Unequal Protection
Date Aired: 11/3/02
Summary: Thom Hartmann, author of: Unequal Protection: The Rise of Corporate Dominance & the Theft of Human Rights, discussed how an 1886 Supreme Court decision was twisted to give corporations human rights, its ramifications and solutions to the problem of corporations operating with rights designed for human beings.

10/27/02 - #344 - 29:30

Subject: How Corporations got Human Rights
Guest: Thom Hartmann
Length: 22:00
Contact: Unequal Protection
Date Aired: 10/27/02
Summary: Thom Hartmann is an international relief worker, psychotherapist, father and author of over a dozen books, including: Unequal Protection: The Rise of Corporate Dominance & the Theft of Human Rights. He discussed the East India Company, the Boston Tea Party & 1886 Supreme Court decision, Santa Clara vs. Southern Pacific that was twisted to give corporations human rights and its ramifications.

10/20/02 - #212A - 29:00 (First Aired in June '00)

Subject: Integrating Conventional and Natural Medicines for Cancer, pt. 2
Guest: Dan Labriola, N.D.
Length: 22:00
Contact: Prima Health or (206) 784-9111
Date Aired: 10/20/02
Summary: Dr. Dan Labriola is a Naturopathic Doctor who is author of: Complimentary Cancer Therapies: Combining Traditional and Alternative Approaches for the Best Possible Outcome.  He continued his discussion of the integration of conventional and natural medicines to treat cancer patients.

10/13/00 - #213A - 29:00(First Aired in June '00)

Subject: Integrating Conventional and Natural Medicines for Cancer
Guest: Dan Labriola, N.D.
Length: 22:00
Contact: Prima Health or (206) 784-9111
Date Aired: 10/13/02
Summary: Dr. Dan Labriola is a Naturopathic Doctor who consultants hospitals, bone marrow transplantation centers & cancer treatment facilities worldwide & is also author of: Complimentary Cancer Therapies: Combining Traditional and Alternative Approaches for the Best Possible Outcome.  He discussed the integration of conventional and natural medicines in treating cancer.

10/06/02 - #343 - 28:00

Subject: Mountaineering Research on Mt. Everest, Part II
Guest: Jochen Hemmleb
Length: 22:00
Contact: Mountaineers Books
Date Aired: 9/29/02
Summary: Jochen Hemmleb, co-author of Detectives on Everest: The 2001 Mallory & Irvine Research Expedition continued to discuss research he was involved in on Mt. Everest to determine the fate of the Mallory / Irvine Expedition which may have been the first to successfully reach the summit of Mt. Everest in 1924.

Subject: Mountaineering Research on Mt. Everest
Guest: Jochen Hemmleb
Length: 22:00
Contact: Mountaineers Books
Date Aired: 10/06/02
Summary: Jochen Hemmleb has been a Mountaineer for 20 years, was a member of two recent Everest research expeditions & is holder of what may be the most comprehensive private archive on the history of the Tibetan side of Mt. Everest. He is also the co-author of Detectives on Everest: The 2001 Mallory & Irvine Research Expedition & discussed his research.

Subject: Oregon s Measure 27, Labeling Genetically Engineered Foods, Part II
Guest: Craig Winters
Length: 22:00
Contact: The Campaign to Label G.E. Foods
Date Aired: 9/22/02
Summary: The Executive Director of The Campaign to Label Genetically Engineered Foods. He discussed the legislative campaign to mandate labels on foods containing Genetically Modified Organisms, actions of Diplomatic Terrorism by the U.S. government in attempting to foist products of this technology on other countries and other aspects of the G.E. Foods debate.

Subject: Oregon s Measure 27, Labeling Genetically Engineered Foods
Guest: Craig Winters
Length: 22:00
Contact: The Campaign to Label G.E. Foods
Date Aired: 9/15/02
Summary: The Executive Director of The Campaign to Label Genetically Engineered Foods. He discussed the campaign effort in Oregon that would mandate labels on foods containing Genetically Modified Organisms and other news nationally and internationally concerning this unproven food technology.

Subject: The Effect of 911 on Middle America
Guest: Commander Bob Karnofski
Length: 22:00
Contact: City of Auburn or (253) 931-3114
Date Aired: 9/8/02
Summary: Bob Karnofski is Investigations Commander for the Auburn, Washington Police Department. He discussed how his department responded to the events of September 11, 2001.

Subject: The Tibetan Art of Living
Guest: Christopher Hansard
Length: 22:00
Contact: The Tibetan Art of Living and Eden Medical Centre
Date Aired: 9/1/02
Summary: A Tibetan Bon Healing Master, Christopher Hansard, continued his discussion of the philosophy of the Bon healing tradition, including how to help a dying person make a better exit to the next realm, and other items from his book The Tibetan Art of Living.

Subject: The Tibetan Art of Living
Guest: Christopher Hansard
Length: 22:00
Contact: The Tibetan Art of Living and Eden Medical Centre
Date Aired: 8/25/02
Summary: A Tibetan Bon Healing Master, trained from age 4 in that science, Christopher Hansard discussed the Bon healing tradition, how he was chosen to be a healer in this tradition and other items from his book The Tibetan Art of Living.

Subject: America s Food Experiment: Genetic Engineering
Guest: Kathy Hart
Length: 22:00
Contact: Eating in The Dark
Date Aired: 8/18/02
Summary: Kathleen Hart has covered agriculture and biotech for Food Chemical News and is author of: Eating in the Dark: America s Experiment with Genetically-Engineered Food. She continued her discussion of this new food technology and some of the more troubling ramifications like the advent of superweeds, allergic reactions and the Starlink Corn controversy.

Subject: America s Food Experiment: Genetic Engineering
Guest: Kathy Hart
Length: 22:00
Contact: Eating in The Dark
Date Aired: 8/11/02
Summary: Kathleen Hart has covered agriculture and biotech for Food Chemical News and is author of: Eating in the Dark: America s Experiment with Genetically-Engineered Food. She discussed the advent of this technology, European opposition and how it got onto American grocery store shelves without consumer knowledge, approval and without mammal testing.

Subject: Emotion Literacy, Part II
Guest: Pamela Sackett
Length: 22:00
Contact: Emotion Literacy Advocates
Date Aired: 8/4/02
Summary: Pamela Sackett is a playwright, poet & teaching artist, as well as founder of Emotion Literacy Advocates. She discussed the concept on which her non-profit organization is based and presented another episode of Emotion Literacy School on the Air to illustrate the concept of emotion literacy.

Subject: Emotion Literacy
Guest: Pamela Sackett
Length: 22:00
Contact: Emotion Literacy Advocates
Date Aired: 7/28/02
Summary: Pamela Sackett is a playwright, poet & teaching artist, as well as founder of Emotion Literacy Advocates, a non-profit community service that promotes better communication by building awareness of the relationship between language and emotions through the arts. She discussed Emotion Literacy & situations in which it manifests, like Road Rage.

Subject: Local Security Through a Living Economy, Part II
Guests: Victor Bremson & Rebecca Sandel
Length: 22:00
Contact: Living Economies
Victor's Email
Rebecca's Email
The People-Centered Development Forum
Date Aired: 7/21/02
Summary: Former corporate consultant Victor Bremson and Rebecca Sandel, continued our discussion of the emergence of aspects of a Living Economy, citing cooperatives like REI and the Green Bay Packers as examples.

Subject: Local Security Through a Living Economy
Guests: Victor Bremson & Rebecca Sandel
Length: 22:00
Contact: Living Economies
Victor's Email
Rebecca's Email
The People-Centered Development Forum
Date Aired: 7/14/02
Summary: Former corporate consultant Victor Bremson and Rebecca Sandel, a grad student in Whole Systems Design at Antioch University discussed the notion of how our current economic system is a suicide economy because of its effect on the environment, people s spirits and other aspects of life and the notion of what they call A Living Economy.

Subject: More on a Cultural Creative Women s Network
Guests: Casey Cram & Stefani Quane
Length: 22:00
Contact: Verve Network or (206) 459-2556 LawLady or (206) 932-9699
Date Aired: 7/7/02
Summary: Casey Cram is the Founder of Verve: A Women s Network, a community-based organization supporting cultural creative and entrepreneurial women. Stefani Quane is an holistic attorney. They continued their discussion of the Verve Network, the Cultural Creative movement and how that movement s emphasis on a partnership ethos is beginning to manifest in the legal profession w/ collaborative law and restorative justice, among other trends

Subject: A Cultural Creative Women s Network
Guests: Casey Cram & Stefani Quane
Length: 22:00
Contact: Verve Network or (206) 459-2556 LawLady or (206) 932-9699
Date Aired: 6/30/02
Summary: Casey Cram is the Founder of Verve: A Women s Network, a community-based organization supporting cultural creative and entrepreneurial women striving to live integrated, authentic lives. Stefani Quane is an holistic attorney bringing light to the dark industry of divorce. They discussed the Cultural Creative movement and the Verve Network.

Subject: Roots of Hunger: Reinventing Democracy & Capitalism Pt. 2
Guests: Frances Moore Lappe & Anna Lappe
Length: 22:00
Contact: Diet for a Small Planet
Date Aired: 6/23/02
Summary: The co-authors of Hope s Edge: The Next Diet For a Small Planet continued their discussion on food, anti-hunger activism and its root causes and projects designed to change systems that prevent people from eating healthy food regularly.

Subject: The Roots of Hunger: Reinventing Democracy & Capitalism
Guests: Frances Moore Lappe & Anna Lappe
Length: 22:00
Contact: Diet for a Small Planet
Date Aired: 6/16/02
Summary: In a sequel to her landmark book on food and hunger issues, Diet For a Small Planet, Frances Moore Lappe co-wrote, with her daughter Anna, Hope s Edge: The Next Diet for a Small Planet. They discussed their travels to five continents to investigate anti-hunger activism and root causes of hunger.

Subject: More on Parent Coaching & a Systems Approach to Parenting
Guests: Gloria De Gaetano & Lynn Faherty
Length: 22:00
Contact: PCI or (425) 401-1519
Date Aired: 6/9/02
Summary: Gloria De Gaetano, a media literacy activist, author and Founder of the Parent Coaching Institute and Lynn Faherty, a Parent Coach Trainer, discussed the Institute, its mission and the some of the techniques used to help parents restore the sacredness of parenthood.

Subject: Parent Coaching & a Systems Approach to Parenting
Guests: Gloria De Gaetano & Lynn Faherty
Length: 22:00
Contact: PCI or (425) 401-1519
Date Aired: 6/2/02
Summary: Gloria De Gaetano, a media literacy activist, author and Founder of the Parent Coaching Institute and Lynn Faherty, a Parent Coach Trainer, discussed the Institute, its mission and the some of the techniques used to help parents restore the sacredness of parenthood.

Subject: Social Movements of the Late 20th Century, Part II
Guests: Bill Moyer, Mary Lou Finley, Ph.D.
Length: 22:00
Contact: Doing Democracy Bill Moyer 415.387.3361, Mary Lou Finley 206.268.4400
Date Aired: 5/26/02
Summary: Bill Moyer is an organizer and Executive Director of the Social Movement Empowerment Project and Dr. Mary Lou Finley is from Antioch University Seattle. They discussed stages of social movements and how corporate media seeks to paint such movements in a negative light.

Subject: Social Movements of the Late 20th Century
Guests: Bill Moyer, Mary Lou Finley, Ph.D.
Length: 22:00
Contact: Doing Democracy Bill Moyer 415.387.3361, Mary Lou Finley 206.268.4400
Date Aired: 5/19/02
Summary: Bill Moyer is an organizer, writer, educator and currently serves as Executive Director of the Social Movement Empowerment Project. Dr. Mary Lou Finley is on the faculty of Antioch University Seattle s Liberal Studies Program. Among the authors of Doing Democracy: The MAP Model for Organizing Social Movements, they discussed such movements.

Subject: Renouncing the ABM Treaty, Part II
Guest: John B. Rhinelander
Length: 22:00
Contact: Arms Control and World Affairs Council
Date Aired: 5/11/02
Summary: John B. Rhinelander, Vice Chairman of the Arms Control Association (ACA); and a member of the Board of Directors of the Lawyers Alliance for World Security (LAWS) discussed the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, the response of American s European allies and his feeling that such actions make American citizens less secure.

Subject: Renouncing the ABM Treaty
Guest: John B. Rhinelander
Length: 22:00
Contact: Arms Control and World Affairs Council
Date Aired: 5/4/02
Summary: Lawyer John B. Rhinelander is Vice Chairman of the Arms Control Association (ACA). He discussed the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, the history of it, including his participation as legal advisor and the recent U.S. decision to withdraw from the treaty.

Subject: War as seen through Lincoln s 2nd Inaugural, Pt. 2
Guest: Ron White
Length: 22:00
Contact: na.
Date Aired: 4/28/02
Summary: Ron White is author of 5 books and is dean and professor of American Religious History at San Francisco Theological Seminary. He discussed Abraham Lincoln s 2nd Inaugural Address, how Lincoln s integrity gave him persuasive power and spiritual aspects of Lincoln and the address.

Subject: War as seen through Lincoln s 2nd Inaugural
Guest: Ron White
Length: 22:00
Contact: na.
Date Aired: 4/21/02
Summary: Ron White is author of 5 books and is dean and professor of American Religious History at San Francisco Theological Seminary. He discussed Abraham Lincoln s 2nd Inaugural Address, how Lincoln did not met popular expectations with the speech and other historical aspects.

Subject: More Partnering
Guests: Hal and Sidra Stone
Length: 22:00
Contact: Hal & Sidra Stone
Date Aired: 4/14/02
Summary: Hal & Sidra Stone are both licensed clinical psychologists with many years of experience as psychotherapists. They discussed their new book: Partnering: A New Kind of Relationship  and their theory of how we have ingrained patterns they consider selves  and how challenges seek us out like a heat-seeking missile.

Subject: Partnering
Guests: Hal and Sidra Stone
Length: 22:00
Contact: Hal & Sidra Stone
Date Aired: 4/7/02
Summary: Hal & Sidra Stone are both licensed clinical psychologists with many years of experience as psychotherapists. They discussed their new book: Partnering: A New Kind of Relationship  and their theory of how we have ingrained patterns they consider selves  and how challenges seek us out like a heat-seeking missile.

Subject: More Seattle History (Metropolis 150 continued)
Guests: Loraine McConaghy, Leonard Garfield
Length: 22:00
Contact: Museum of History & Industry or (206) 324-1126
Date Aired: 3/31/02
Summary: The Executive Director of Seattle s Museum of History and Industry, Leonard Garfield and Master Historian Lorraine McConaghy continued their discussion of the museum, the Metropolis 150 exhibit chronicling the 150th anniversaries of Seattle, King County and the Washington Territory. They also mentioned certain important historical events such as the Japanese-American Internment of World War II.

Subject: Applied Seattle History (Metropolis 150)
Guests: Loraine McConaghy, Leonard Garfield
Length: 22:00
Contact: Museum of History & Industry or (206) 324-1126
Date Aired: 3/24/02
Summary: The Executive Director of Seattle s Museum of History and Industry, Leonard Garfield and Master Historian Lorraine McConaghy discussed the museum, its Metropolis 150 exhibit chronicling the 150th anniversaries of Seattle, King County and the Washington Territory and discussed their take on applied history.

Subject: Helping People with Cancer, Pt.2
Guest: Patrick McGrady
Length: 22:00
Contact: CanHelp
Date Aired: 3/17/02
Summary: Patrick McGrady is a journalist, the son of a cancer victim and Director of CanHelp, a cancer patient advisory service. He discussed his organization, his notion of a Cancer Patient's Bill of Rights and how Cancer survivors are left with a better appreciation of life.

Subject: Helping People with Cancer
Guest: Patrick McGrady
Length: 22:00
Contact: CanHelp
Date Aired: 3/10/02
Summary: Patrick McGrady is a journalist, the son of a Cancer victim and Director of CanHelp, a Cancer Patient advisory service. He discussed how his father's death motivated him to help prevent other people from experiencing the same agony in dealing with large Cancer institutions through the creation of his organization CanHelp as well as how Cancer patients can get the best care.

Subject: More on Witchcraft for Spiritual Healing
Guest: Francesca De Grandis
Length: 22:00
Contact: Francesca De Grandis
Date Aired: 3/3/02
Summary: Francesca De Grandis, spiritual counselor and author of Goddess Initiation: A Practical Celtic Program for Soul-Healing, Self-Fulfillment and Wild Wisdom , continued her discussion of issues covered in her book, including initiations and aspects of her practice.

Subject: The Renaissance of Witchcraft for Spiritual Healing
Guest: Francesca De Grandis
Length: 22:00
Contact: Francesca De Grandis
Date Aired: 2/24/02
Summary: Francesca De Grandis is a spiritual counselor, founder of The Third Road in San Francisco and author of Goddess Initiation: A Practical Celtic Program for Soul-Healing, Self-Fulfillment and Wild Wisdom . She discussed the Wiccan religion, how Satan is a concept created by Christianity and how the feats of Jesus indicate a grasp of shamanism.

Subject: Writing on Race Relations in America
Guest: Wanda Coleman
Length: 22:00
Contact: Black Sparrow Press
Date Aired: 2/17/02
Summary: Wanda Coleman, award-winning poet, author and former script-writer discussed the lack of the African-American avant-garde and shared her views on race relations in America as well as some of her Jazz Sonnets.

Subject: More with Wanda Coleman
Guest: Wanda Coleman
Length: 22:00
Contact: Black Sparrow Press
Date Aired: 2/3/02
Summary: Award-winning poet Wanda Coleman, who has also written a novel and many scripts for television discussed her influences, including Robert Duncan and Walt Whitman, as well as her feeling that this country is upside down when it comes to the treatment of artists and art funding.

Subject: Writing as Feedback System to Aid Individuation
Guest: Wanda Coleman
Length: 22:00
Contact: Black Sparrow Press
Date Aired: 1/27/02
Summary: Wanda Coleman, award-winning poet, author and former script-writer discussed how she used the riotous energies in Los Angeles after the 1965 Watts rebellion to enhance her own individuation and other aspects of her writing career, including her process.

Subject: Redefining Security, Part 2
Guest: Rear Admiral Eugene Carroll (Retired)
Length: 22:00
Contact: Center for Defense Information
Date Aired: 1/20/02
Summary: Eugene Carroll is a retired Rear Admiral with the U.S. Navy and Vice President Emeritus of the Center For Defense Information. He continued his discussion of American security, how he defines that term and his view on how Bush Administration policies, like the abrogation of the ABM treaty, are not in the best interests of the American people.

Subject: Redefining Security
Guest: Rear Admiral Eugene Carroll (Retired)
Length: 22:00
Contact: Center for Defense Information
Date Aired: 1/13/02
Summary: Eugene Carroll, a retired Rear Admiral with the U.S. Navy & is now the Vice President Emeritus of the Center for Defense Information, a Defense policy think tank. He discussed the organization, the change of perspective he had regarding the efficacy of violence & other security topics.

Subject: Teaching Children about Prayer, Part 2
Guest: Gregory Wolfe
Length: 22:00
Contact: Circle of Grace
Date Aired: 1/06/02
Summary: Gregory Wolfe is co-author of: Circle of Grace: Praying With and For Your Children. He continued his discussion of the ways in which families can initiate a practice of prayer and the common obstacles they sometimes face.

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