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Anthony Randazzo Discusses Loch Ness, Unibrows, and Facebook on Alyona's Happy Hour

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EDT

Reason Foundation Director of Economic Research Anthony Randazzo appeared on The Alyona Show to discuss schools teachers disproving evolution with the Loch Ness monster, basketball player Anthony Davis trademarking his unibrow, and Facebook introducing new @facebook email address for its users. Air Date: June 27, 2012.

Approximately 11.09 minutes.

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Ed Krayewski Discusses the Controversial Use of Domestic Drones on RTAmerica

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EDT

Reason Associate Editor, Ed Krayewski appeared on RTAmerica to discuss the pros and cons of having drones in private and public sector hands. Air date: June 21, 2012.

Approximately 7.09 minutes.

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Peter Suderman Discusses How the Government Uses Google to Spy on You

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EDT

Reason Associate Editor Peter Suderman appeared on Cavuto to discuss Google's announcement that the company has been ordered to give up personal information on users to the American government. Air date: June 18, 2012.

Approximately 4.34 minutes.

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Lucy Steigerwald Discusses NDAA and Propaganda on RT

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT

Reason Associate Editor Lucy Steigerwald discusses propositions to increase the budget for propaganda spent in countries in Iraq, Afghanistan, and even on American citizens on the RT. Airdate: May 22, 2012.

7.24 minutes.

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Lucy Steigerwald Confiscated Cell Phones at an Obama Donor Dinner with Alyona

Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT

Reason Associate Editor Lucy Steigerwald discusses moms spraying Lysol on dancing teens, George Lucas building low income housing, and the Obama campaign confiscating donors' cell phones on the Alyona Show's Happy Hour. Airdate: May 15, 2012.

6.34 minutes.

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Schools Use GPS Uniforms to Track Students! (Nanny of the Month, April 2012)

Tue, 01 May 2012 07:30:00 EDT

We've got Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal demanding clean urine in exchange for welfare benefits (a bad idea that also doesn't work as advertised, but hey, at least the boozers are safe!), North Carolina regulators busting a blogger for praising the paleo diet (an offense that can get you tossed in the clink!), but this month the freakiest controllers come to us from a Brazilian city where public schools have begun tracking thousands of 4-to-14-year-olds with GPS-embedded uniforms. (At least they're not tagging the kiddos' ears!)

Presenting Reason.tv's Nanny of the Month for April 2012: The City of Vitoria da Conquista!

Approximately 80 seconds.

"Nanny of the Month" is written and produced by Ted Balaker. Opening animation by Meredith Bragg.

Go here to watch previous "Nanny of the Month" episodes.

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Katherine Mangu-Ward Discusses Google Privacy with Cavuto

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST

Reason Managing Editor Katherine Mangu-Ward discusses the controversy surrounding Google's new privacy settings and whether the government will take advantage of user information on Cavuto. Airdate: March 1, 2012.

About 2 minutes.

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Government Tracking Our Kids?! - Lisa Snell Discusses Student Privacy on CNN's OutFront

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST

Reason Foundation's Director of Education Lisa Snell discuss how schools collecting personal information on students would only reduce privacy and create stereotypes instead of benefiting their education as the federal government claims the program is for on CNN's OutFront. Air Date: December 29, 2011.

About 4 minutes.Scroll down for downloadable versions of this video.

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Battle for the California Desert: Why is the Government Driving Folks off Their Land?

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EDT

The Antelope Valley is a vast patch of desert on the outskirts of Los Angeles County, and a segment of the few rugged individualists who live out there increasingly are finding themselves the targets of armed raids from local code enforcement agents, who've assembled into task forces called Nuisance Abatement Teams (NATs).

The plight of the Valley's desert dwellers made regional headlines when county officials ordered the destruction of Phonehenge: a towering, colorful castle constructed out of telephone poles by retired phone technician Kim Fahey. Fahey was imprisoned and charged with several misdemeanors.

But Fahey is just one of many who've been targeted by the NATs, which were assembled at the request of County Supervisor Mike Antonovich in 2006. LA Weekly reporter Mars Melnicoff wrote an in-depth article in which she exposed the county's tactic of badgering residents with minor, but costly, code violations until they face little choice but to vacate the land altogether.

"They're picking on the the people who are the most defenseless and have the least resources," says Melnicoff.

Reason.tv collaborated with Melnicoff to talk with some of the NAT's targets, such as retired veteran Joey Gallo, who might face homelessness if he's forced to leave his house, and local pastor Oscar Castaneda, who says he's already given up the fight and is in the process of moving off the land he and his wife have lived on for 22 years. And, while Antonovich declined an interview, we did catch up with him at a public meeting in order to ask the big question at the center of all this: Why the sudden enforcement of these codes against people living in the middle of the desert, who seemingly are affecting no one?

Writer-Producers: Zach Weissmueller and Tim Cavanaugh. Associate Producer: Mars Melnicoff. Camera: Alex Manning and Weissmueller; edited by Weissmueller.

Approximately 9:48.

Music by Audionautix.com.

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Jay Beeber Defeats LA's Red Light Cameras

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EDT

Thanks to filmmaker and activist Jay Beeber, Angelenos will no longer live under the watchful irises of the city's red light cameras, which mostly just catch people making right turns on red.

"Seventy-five percent of this multi-million dollar program is going to try to change a behavior that doesnt actually cause any accidents," says Beeber.

Reason.tv's Tim Cavanaugh sat down with Beeber to discuss his one-man crusade to rid Los Angeles of red light cameras, which he says actually make intersections more dangerous and, incredibly, cost the city money despite promises of greater efficiency. Following this interview, Beeber and his group Safer Streets LA won their battle when the city council voted unanimously to end the red light camera program despite tough oppositiion from special interests and local politicians.

Interview by Tim Cavanaugh. Shot by Zach Weissmueller, Alex Manning, and Paul Detrick. Edited by Sharif Matar.

Approximately 8:30 minutes.

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Robert Poole Discusses Privatizing Airport Security on CNBC Power Lunch

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EST

Reason Foundation's Director of Transportation Policy Robert Poole appears on CNBC's Power Lunch to defend a "trusted-traveler" program that would allow customers to opt-out of TSA screenings without sacrificing airline safety. Airdate: 11/12/2010.

Approximately 6.46 minutes.

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Cory Doctorow on The War on Kids, Boing Boing, & His Next Novel

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 08:00:00 EDT

As one of the editors of Boing Boing, Cory Doctorow runs one of the best-known blogs on the planet. As the author of best-selling young-adult novels such as Little Brother and the new For The Win, he has his pulse on what it is like to be growing up in the 21st century. As a writer who simultaneously publishes his work online for free and via a traditional bookseller (Tor), he is at the bleeding edge of creating what he calls 21st century art: "contemporary art that is made to be copied."

In July Reason.tv's Nick Gillespie talked with Doctorow about raising free-range children, the future of copyright, and what makes Boing Boing tick.

Approximately 5.26 minutes. Shot by Gillespie and edited by Josh Swain.

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The Rise of America's Surveillance State: Q&A with "Watchers" author Shane Harris

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:00:00 EDT

In his new book The Watchers: The Rise of the America's Surveillance State , Washington, D.C., reporter Shane Harris chronicles 25 years of the intelligence community's efforts to "connect the dots" on terrorist threats in the United States.

Harris explains why we should have caught the Christmas Day bomber, how one promising electronic surveillance system was wiped out due to privacy concerns, and what it's like to be a spy in the age of Google.

In his day job, Harris covers electronic surveillance, intelligence, and counterterrorism for National Journal.

Reason Senior Editor Katherine Mangu-Ward interviewed Harris in February 2010. Shot by Dan Hayes and Meredith Bragg; edited by Bragg.

Approx. 10 minutes. Scroll down for downloadable versions and subscribe to Reason.tv's YouTube channel for automatic notifications when new material goes live.

Advice Goddess Amy Alkon on Beating Some Manners into Impolite Society

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:30:00 EST

"I don't like regulations," says Amy Alkon, a syndicated advice columnist who blogs daily at AdviceGoddess.com. "I like to shame people into behaving better."

Reason.tv's Ted Balaker sat down with Alkon to discuss her new book, I See Rude People: One woman's battle to beat some manners into impolite society. Alkon explains how she and others mix chutzpah with technology to fight back against the insane drivers, coffee-house yackers, and subway perverts who make our lives miserable.

Interview by Ted Balaker. Shot by Alex Manning and Paul Detrick. Edited by Alex Manning. Music: "I Think I Started a Trend," by Brad Sucks (Magnatune Records).

Just under 10 minutes. Scroll down for embed code and downloadable versions.

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