Speaking Freely: Political Talk for Today and Tomorrow

Barry Crimmins, Baratunde Thurston, Tina Dupuy, Steve Deace, and Katherine Perkins

Friday, 20 Apr 2007 at 1:30 pm – Campanile Stage, Central Campus (Rain Location: Campanile Room, Memorial Union)

Part of the First Amendment Days Celebration, this panel features Baratunde Thurston, a comedian, "vigilante pundit," Harvard philosophy grad and author of Better Than Crying: Poking Fun at Politics, the Press & Pop Culture; Barry Crimmins, a comedian, political satirist, Air America Radio writer, former staff writer for the Dennis Miller Show, and author of Never Shake Hands With A War Criminal; Tina Dupuy, head writer for the L.A.-based political satire/variety show Billionaire Radio, frequent guest on Air America Radio, stand-up comic, and author of "The Sardonic Sideshow" Internet blog; Steve Deace from WHO Radio; and Katherine Perkins, producer and host of WOI Radio's Talk of Iowa. Moderated by David Saldana, Greenlee School of Journalism.

Cosponsored By:

• Greenlee Excellence Fund
• Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication
• Lee Enterprises
• Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)