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Most importantly, I offer my hopes for as few deaths, and as quick a recovery as possible for the suffering people of Tokyo and northern Japan.  The images of the destruction there defy comprehension.

Please join me and Christoper Sanders on this week’s Backbone Radio for a wide ranging discussion, including the latest on Japan, Wisconsin, Libya, and financial markets.

During the 6 PM hour, we’ll be joined by Jude Sandvall, who is a graduate of the Leadership Program of the Rockies (in the same year I went through the program), and who is running for the position of Mayor of Aurora.  We’ll talk about the issues facing Aurora and Jude’s vision for the city.  We’ll also spend some time getting Jude’s view on residential real estate since that’s currently his area of employment.

At 7 PM (Mountain DAYLIGHT Time) this evening, Backbone Radio will be joined on the phone by Dr. Farzad Rahnema, Chairman of the Nuclear and Radiological Engineering and Medical Physics Programs at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

A leading expert in reactor physics, Dr. Rahnema will help us tackle some fundamental questions that most news and media outlets aren’t covering in their rush for sensationalism and ratings.

In particular, we’ll try (in the time we have with Dr. Rahnema) to cover questions such as:

1) Some definition of terms that most people are hearing but not understanding
2) Some explanation of what a reactor is and how containment systems work

Please join us by listening to (and calling in to) this week’s Backbone Radio program from 5 PM to 8 PM on 710 AM KNUS in Denver and 1460 AM KZNT in Colorado Springs.

If you’re not in range of the radio waves, you should be able to listen to the show online by clicking HERE.

I hope you’ll actively participate in the conversation with me: Call the studio at 303 696 1971.