Unemployment ratchets sharply higher in May, and critical legislation continues to get watered down in Congress by politicians on the take.  Florida shuts down summer school for lack of funding - what a country!  Right wingers grow more shrill the more they are opposed.  Still, progress is occurring as the nation goes through a big readjustment.  Even suburban developers are starting to put in organic farms as their centerpiece.  Take a break and a trip and enjoy yourself at Howell's Canoe rental and the newly renovated Sengelmann Hall.

LISTEN: New Capital Show (July 2, 2009)

Leo hosts John Wasik, author of The Cul-De-Sac Syndrome, and they discuss home ownership, sprawling urban communities, and the results of rampant Federal highway funding.  Leo reveals the answer to his Risk Capacity Quiz. Also some news, including the the Sears Tower's plan for wind turbines and the situation in Iran, with agreement with Tom Friedman: help Iran by launching a green revolution here; $70 barrel of oil only goes into the hands of the oppressors.

READ: John Wasik's The Cul-De-Sac Syndrome
LINK: Leo's Tweets

LISTEN: New Capital Show (June 25, 2009)

Follow Leo on twitter where he gives regular, less than casual views on today's economic condition, progressive observations, and some tweets on life in general.  Also, on today's show, San Francisco passes mandatory recycling to improve an already terrific program, Obama introduces financial reform legislation, and Leo gives his Risk Capacity Quiz.  Want to take it yourself?  You can here.

LINK: Leo Gold on Twitter

LISTEN: New Capital Show (June 18, 2009)

Leo discusses the use of vast amounts of capital for, at best, highly questionable projects like more resorts in the Nevada desert and stadiums on the North Texas plain.  With huge deficits facing the US and a constrained capital account, why did we make the choices that we did over the past decades?  One thing is for sure, and that is it won't be easy to undo overnight.

LISTEN: New Capital Show (June 11, 2009)

As the economy tumbles itself about, Leo spots an interesting article in the Wall Street Journal that may prove to be the underlining solution for which we are so desperately searching.  The article speaks of Doctors in Taiwan who deeply understand the gift of Cadavers for medical research and pass this on to the next generation of students.  Leo contemplates that if you have a society that cares deeply about health, you get a good health insurance system.  If we desire a society of fairness and openness then you will get Corporations that are fair and open.  Perhaps the economy, the current demeanor of certain companies, and our overall health system are more a true reflection of ourselves than anything else.

READ: Poems and Tears for 'Silent Mentors' Spark a Surge of Cadavers in Taiwan

LISTEN: New Capital Show (April 23, 2009)

While the Country was fully steeped in tea bag rallies, Leo was not so sure that the messenger was quite so trustworthy to deliver the message that these rallies were conveying.  From the Newts to the Hannitys to the Limbaughs and the Becks, these all seem like unlikely messengers of fiscal responsibility.  Fun to be had with the tea bag rally and its innumerable innuendos, some news, and we take your calls.

LISTEN: New Capital Show (April 16, 2009)

Leo delves into the need for each of us to break whatever negative bonds we each are burdened by.  He does some news and takes your calls.

LISTEN: New Capital Show (April 9, 2009)

Richard Rhodes, author of the magisterial Pulitzer Prize winning Making of the Automatic Bomb and Dark Sun and Arsenals of Folly visits New Capital Show to talk about the past, present, and future of nuclear weapons.  As he works to complete his final volume of his history quartet on the subject, Rhodes indicates that we are on the verge of major reductions in these infernal weapons, and he states the case that we have wasted vast amounts of money for decades "over deterring" - an amount that probably approaches $20 trillion when adjusted for inflation into today's dollars.   

LISTEN: New Capital Show (April 2, 2009)

Leo discusses the meme going around that Obama is trying to take on too much too soon at one time - and dismisses it as nonsense.  Some news items and calls round out this fast-paced episode, with callers demanding a longer New Capital Show.  Are you listening KPFT management?  Probably not.

LISTEN: New Capital Show (March 26, 2009)

Geoff Berg hosts this week's The New Capital Show, fresh off his new show "Partisan Gridlock," which airs Wednesday night's at 10:00pm on KPFT.  Geoff's guest, Leo Gold (remote on vacation), gives an in-depth explanation of AIG's hold on the US Government and why it hasn't been allowed to fail, despite its audacious actions including the recent and incredulous Bonus fiasco.

VISIT: Partisan Gridlock

LISTEN: New Capital Show (March 19, 2009)