I hope this post will be welcome (and noticed) Because it's so much of what I do in SL, I want to let you all know about Virtually Speaking, a weekly public affairs program, launched from a philanthropic impulse in March 2007 to amplify the voices of bloggers and more traditional authors of non fiction work. As some of you have discovered, this is a great resource for educators in SL and I invite you all to make use of it.
Hosted by Jay Ackroyd, and supported by a team of volunteer staff, since then, Jay has interviewed more than 70 pundits, scholars, authors, politicians, public servants, scientists, historians and economists. The show is produced via Second Life for a digitally present studio audience. Jay and his guest dial into BlogTalkRadio and simultaneously log on to SecondLife. The studio audience participates in text, commenting and asking questions which are read by all.
In recent months, Kate Miranda has been producing live concerts with her talented friends from Music Island Concerts.
We're there nearly every Thursday. Twice a month, we begin with music at 4:30 slt. Interviews begin at 6pm slt. The show is simulcast and then archived on the web via Blogtalk Radio. Here is a link to Univ of Michigan Prof Juan Cole discussing the Islamic world:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/virtuallyspeaking/2009/04/10/Virtually-Speaking-with-Jimbo-Hoyer
Sept 10- Cliff Schecter
Sept 17- Marcy Wheeler
Sept 24- Glenn Greenwald
Oct 1 - Josh Knauer & Greg Dworkin
Oct 8- Lynn Margulis
Oct 15- Dave Neiwert
Oct 22- Dave Pollard
(MIC: Kahuna & Sisi Schumann Duo, an open rehearsal with oboe, piano & musical saw)
Oct 29- Sam Seder
(MIC: Cindy Ecksol, American Roots music)
Nov 5 - Gloria Feldt, Eve Pell
Nov 12- Dorion Sagan
(MIC: Tip Corbett will perform his compositions and chat about composition.)
Nov 19- Glenn W. Smith
(MIC: Astronimus Randt, Jazz violin)
Nov 26- DARK
Dec 3 - Lev Grossman
(Book Editor, Time Magazine)
Dec 10 - Janine Benyus
(MIC: Duo Appassionato - Four Seasons)
Dec 17 - Dean Baker
Dec 24 - DARK
Dec 31 - DARK
2010
Jan 7 - Karen Tumulty & Olivier Knox
Jan 14 - Josh Knauer
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Widget Whiteberry - Public Affairs and Social Networking Aps
Commonwealth Islands in Second Life
Residencies for a dozen NGOs learning to use virtual worlds to serve their first world aspirations
http://commonwealthisland.ning.com/
Virtually Speaking in Second Life
Live, in-depth, intelligent conversations about politics and policy with opinion leaders. Produced before a virtual studio audience. Simulcast on BlogTalkRadio.
http://virtuallyspeaking.ning.com/
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