"I listen to [Brian Kahn on Home Ground Radio] every Tuesday while I run a saw in a lumber mill. I usually find [his] interviews fascinating because...
more "I listen to [Brian Kahn on Home Ground Radio] every Tuesday while I run a saw in a lumber mill. I usually find [his] interviews fascinating because they put a person into the story . . . when the program ends, I wish for another half hour."—Dan Kostelnik, mill worker, Belgrade, MT"Home Ground gives people here a better sense of what is going on . . . than any other show on either radio or television, public or private."—Gordon G. Brittan Jr., professor of philosophy, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana"Brian seems to have his finger on the pulse of the West and finds people and subjects not always widely known but so integral to our daily lives."—Ellen Dudley, Sheridan, WyomingWith stunning cynicism, right-wing pundit Glenn Beck has tried to hijack the legacy of Tom Paine—patriot, visionary, and American founder. The real Tom Paine—a proponent of democracy who argued against institutionalized religion and introduced the concept of a minimum wage—would be baffled to have "inspired" this explosion of pro-business politics.With Real Common Sense, award-winning public radio host Brian Kahn takes back traditional American values and insists that we promote citizenship over consumerism. Real Common Sense seeks to reinvigorate the meaning of "neighbor," reevaluate what is public and what is private, explore the importance of environmental costs, and demystify false debates that distract us from what actually matters. By reconnecting with our American principles, it is still possible to create a future worthy of our grandchildren.Brian Kahn is host of the OWAA Excellence Award–winning public radio program Home Ground and is the recipient of the 2009 Montana Governor's Award for the Humanities and the Chevron Conservation Award. He has been published in the Los Angeles Times, The Nation, and Outdoor Life.
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