I was hoping someone would bring up this article.  I've been a fan from afar of Ramadan for awhile.  Was really hoping he'd get some of the cornel west-type intellectual limelight in the US when at Notre Dame, but, fuck, oh well.  I think he's the shit.  Yoshie you probably have a pretty developed opinion of his politics, can you share a little about him besides what the casual observer would know?  Doug, he would be a hella cool interview for the show.  Which by the way I've finally heard!  I finally got myself one of these iPod things (really fucking useful!), put on it some of your lbo podcasts.  Good stuff!  And I was wondering if you or other folks here know of any other cool leftie podcasts to check out, I don't know how to browse the podosphere yet.  Or, if anyone knows how to get pirated audiobooks online?  Fuck a bunch of payin 20 bucks for the new Woodward, but for free, I'd listen to it while I went joggin or something. J