From the KPFK studios in Southern California, it's the Ralph Nader radio hour.

Welcome to the Ralph Nader radio hour.

My name is Steve Sgrovan, along with my co-host David Feldman.

Hello, David.

I'm going to be doing most of the talking today.

Yes, I'm sure you will.

And we also have with us the man of the hour Ralph Nader greetings Ralph.

Thank you, Steve.

Nice to be here.

We have a landmark show for you today.

Our guest for the whole hour is pioneering the linguist and internationally recognized

public intellectual Noam Chomsky.

This is the first time that Ralph and Professor Chomsky, these two titans of progressive

thought and activism have had a public conversation.

And for that reason, we're going to get right to it.

For most of our listeners, he scarcely needs an introduction, but we're going to give him

one anyway. David Noam Chomsky is a political theorist and activists and Professor

linguistics at MIT, along with his pioneering work in linguistics.

Professor Chomsky is a critic of both American foreign policy and global capitalism is one

of the most frequently cited scholars in history and has authored more than 100 books

on topics such as linguistics, war, politics, and mass media, including manufacturing

consent, along with Edward Herman, which was also made into a documentary film of the

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