Susan McCabe

Can we talk?  Yes, we can, and it’s sure to be real.  Susan McCabe hosts REALTalk on voiceofvashon.org and  KVSH, 101.9 Tuesdays Noon to 12:30pm PT.  REALTalk is the half-hour show that unleashes curiosity in search of truth — on any topic.  Susan  brings in experts to answer questions about everything from the history of the Women’s Movement,  to mass incarceration and Black lives to what to do when you have a medical emergency at home, diets that work… and ANYTHING else that makes you wonder.

Send topic suggestions to  REALTalk@voiceofvashon.org. And, tune in to satisfy your curiosity for REAL.

REALTalk’s theme music is composed and performed by Luke McQuillin on guitar, with the late Jack Barbash on piano and Fletcher Andrews on drums.  Enjoy!

• REALTalk – Mary Bruno on Water

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• REALTalk – Vashon Poet Laureate Sandra Noel

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• REALTalk – Liz Peterson On Intuition

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• REALTalk – Pam Ingalls Paints New Islanders

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• REALTalk – The Day of Exile

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• REALTalk – Bill Moyer on Film

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• REALTalk – Friends of Mukai

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• REALTalk – Wendy Graf on Live Theatre

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• REALTalk – The Community of Mukai Farm and Garden

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• REALTalk – Brian Czech – To Grow GDP or Not?

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• REALTalk ~ Kirsten Gagnaire

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• REALTalk ~ Playwright Bryan Willis

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• REALTalk ~ VARSA ~ Lisa Bruce

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• REALTalk ~ Fitness

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• REALTalk ~ Soul

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• REALTalk ~ Gar LaSalle

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• REALTalk ~ Jinna Risdal ~ Dr. Dog, I Feel Anxious

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• REALTalk ~ Bill Bernat ~ Comedy for Mental Health

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• REALTalk ~ Kendrick Washington

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• REALTalk ~ Kathleen Rogers on Climate Change

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• REALTalk ~ People Power Accountability

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• REALTalk ~ Kevin Jones

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• REALTalk ~ Seattle Conservative Author, Mellina White

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• REALTalk ~ Before the Border ~ David Lynch

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• REALTalk ~ Health Care on Vashon

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• REALTalk ~ The Japanese Experience On Vashon

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• REALTalk ~ Probiotics for Plants?

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• REALTalk ~ Mass Incarceration and Black Lives Matter

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• REALTalk ~ Merna Hecht ~ The Dreams of Refugees

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• REALTalk ~ Dr. Lisa Morse ~ It Takes Guts

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• REALTalk ~ Dr. Brian Czech ~ Covid 19 Economy

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• REALTalk ~ Deborah Diamond ~ Washington Unemployment

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• REALTalk ~ Resentencing of Prisoners

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• REALTalk ~ ACLU ~ Michele Storms

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• REALTalk ~ Dennis Hayes ~ EARTH DAY 

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• REALTalk ~ Terry Hershey

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• REALTalk ~ Nurturing Humanity ~ Dr. Riane Eisler

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• REALTalk ~ Rinearson & Silha ~ Journalism

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• REALTalk ~ Marilyn Cohen ~ Media Literacy

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• REALTalk ~ Dr. Brian Czech ~ Steady State Economy

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• REALTalk ~ Tag Gornall ~ Plankton

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• REALTalk ~ Unguarded Art

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• REALTalk ~ Wes Charles ~ Linus Tolk

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• REALTalk ~ Tavi Black

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• REALTalk ~ Indivisible Vashon

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• REALTalk ~ Stephen Silha ~ Big Joy

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• REALTalk ~ Dr. Brian Czech ~ A Sustainable Economy

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• REALTalk ~ Christine Beck, Private Eye

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• REALTalk ~ Martin Koenig ~ Bulgaria

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• World AIDS Day ~ Peter Serko & Chris Boscia

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• REALTalk ~ Doubting Thomas

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• REALTalk ~ Bullying Prevention

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• REALTalk ~ Calls for Conversation

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• REALTalk ~ Indivisable Vashon

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• REALTalk ~ Rondi Lightmark

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• REALTalk ~ Dr. Sandra Steingraber ~ UnFracking

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• REALTalk ~ Cam Sigler

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• REALTalk ~ Orcas ~ Howard Garrett

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• REALTalk ~ Greg Wessel & Mark Hickling On Climate Change

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• REALTalk – Vashon Fire Safety

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• REALTalk ~ Mary McGinnis On Design

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• REALTalk ~ Robert Leung ~ Living Eulogies

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• REALTalk ~ Gardens

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• REALTalk ~ Addiction Recovery

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• REALTalk ~ Vashon Biodigester

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• REALTalk ~ Health Care

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• REALTalk ~ Climate Change Action ~ Kevin Jones

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• REALTalk ~ Facing the New US

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• REALTalk ~ High Anxiety

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• REALTalk ~ How to Escape The Man Box

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• REALTalk ~ Self Care For Women

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• REALTalk ~ Ainslie MacLeod ~ Past Lives

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• REALTalk ~ Molly Matter

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• REALTalk Unleashed ~ Raising Kids with Grit

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• REALTalk Unleashed ~ Gender Identity

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• REALTalk ~ Joel Salatin

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• REALTalk ~ Ainslie MacCleod

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• REALTalk ~ Immigration Crisis ~ Molly Matter

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• REALTalk ~ Jim Woodring on Wordless Comics

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• REALTalk ~ Peter Serko Talks About World AIDS Day

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• REALTalk ~ Food ~ Linda Nygaard

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• REALTalk ~ Farmify ~ Caleb Johns

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• REALTalk ~ Awakening The Soul ~ Michael Meade

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• REALTalk ~ Domestic Violence Prevention Month

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• REALTalk ~ Karen Cushman On Writing

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• REALTalk ~ Peter Serko On World AIDS Day

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• REALTalk ~ Riki Ott on Democracy in Crisis

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• REALTalk ~ Call to Save the Orcas from Extinction

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• REALTalk ~ Heidi’s English Channel Swim

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• REALTalk ~ Paul Mitchell ~ Difficult Strangers

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• REALTalk ~ Paying Off Legal Financial Obligations

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• REALTalk ~ Geography ~ Greg Wessel

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• REALTalk ~ Vashon Community Bioenergy

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• REALTalk ~ Michael Soltman

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• REALTalk ~ Rachel Rose

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• REALTalk ~ Opal Montague

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• REALTalk ~ Depression

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• REALTalk ~ John Doherty ~ Climate Change

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• REALTalk ~ LFO’s ~ Thrett Brown, Janie Starr & Bailey DeIongh

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• REALTalk ~ Betsey Archaumbault ~ Dove

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• REALTalk ~ Grandmothers Against Gun Violence

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• REALTalk ~ Litman On Breath

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• REALTalk ~ Dow Constantine

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• REALTalk ~ Thrett Brown

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• REALTalk ~ Debby Irving ~ Waking Up White

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• REALTalk ~ John Doherty ~ Citizens Climate Lobby

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• REALTalk ~ Merna Hecht ~ Stories of Arrival

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• REALTalk ~ Ann Lewis ~ Immigrant Detention Center

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• Lyons on Literature ~ Mid Daylight

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• Lyons on Literature ~ Libby

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• Lyons on Literature ~ Dark Safari

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• REALTalk ~ Carbon Freedom

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• Bill Moyer on Solutionary Rail

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• REALTalk ~ Paul Taylor

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• Shamanism ~ Antonia Greene

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• On Turning 90 ~ Kaj Wyn Berry

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• Sexual Abuse ~ Janice Palm

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• Acting ~ Mik Khulman

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• Soil ~ Amy Beth Holmes

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• News Today ~ Eugene Carlson

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• How Does One Make Life Work? ~ Amanda Kelly

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• Coming of Age With the Nuremberg Trials ~ author Mark Hungerford

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• What is Your Dog or Cat Thinking? ~ Wendy Dahl Animal Behaviorist

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• Lyons on Literature ~ Slave Girl 1

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• Parenting Teens in Today’s Digital World ~ Woody Pollock, counselor

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• Gathering People Around Your Vision ~ Screenwriter Robin Swicord

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• Lyons on Literature ~ Slaves In The Family

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• Science not Silence ~ Earthday Network Pres. Kathleen Rogers

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• Animal Massage ~ NWSAM Director Lola Michelin

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• Hidden Genius of Our Lives ~ Michael Meade

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• Toward a Caring Economy ~ Riane Eisler, author The Chalice and The Blade

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• The Skin You’re In ~ Brie Mathers

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• From Witch Hunts to the White Patriarchal Resurgence ~ Antonia Greene

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• US Women’s Movement from the 1800’s to Now ~ Melanie Klein

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