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This page aggreagates our upcoming and recently aired public affairs programming.
Upcoming Programs
Peace
Talks Radio:
Put-Down
Humor and Teasing
airs Tuesday, August 31, 7:30pm
A look toward popular humor—in sitcoms, movies, and stand-up comics—suggests
that put-down zingers have escalated in recent decades. We're left wondering
if, on playgrounds, in offices, and in families, many of us aren't trying to
imitate these humor models and where the line is between benign good humor and
agression.
State
of the Re:Union:
Brooklyn,
New York
airs Wednesday, September 1, 7pm
Brooklyn is New York's most populous borough. Ever evolving, Brooklyn has been
celebrated as everything from a bastion of industry to a refuge for immigrants
from around the world. Chart Brooklyn's evolution, celebrate the diverse communities,
and explore both sides of the dilemma that high-rise condos and gentrification
has brought.
Recently Aired . . .
Making
Contact:
Small
Farms, Big Future
aired Tuesday, August 24, 7:30pm
Local, organic food is becoming more than just a fad or a luxury for wealthy
foodies. On this edition of Making Contact, go to California, America’s
leading producer of fruits, vegetables, and dairy, to see some examples of how
the nation’s agricultural industry is slowly but surely, moving away from
factory farms.
Health Matters w/
Rachel Rockafellow
aired Wednesday, August 25, 7pm
Rachel previews the 2010 One
Book, One Bozeman selection Double Take: A Memoir with author Kevin
Michael Connolly. A Helena native, Connolly is an outgoing, adventurous
twenty-something who chronicles his experiences growing up in Montana and living
life to the fullest as an individual who happened to be born without legs.
Of the West
aired Wednesday, August 25, 7:30pm
Of the West is a monthly radio program hosted by composer/pianist Philip
Aaberg, focusing on regionalism and creativity. This month, Philip
speaks with Blackfeet poet/singer Jack Gladstone.
New
Letters on the Air:
Jack Fuller
airs Tuesday, August 10, 7:30pm
Former president of the Chicago Tribune newspaper Jack Fuller talks
about life after retirement, the state of journalism, and his new book Abbeville,
set in rural Illinois and based on his own family's history. Fuller discusses
the differences in a journalist's approach to writing from that of a novelist.
Commonwealth
Club of California:
Richard Dreyfuss
airs Wednesday, August 11, 7pm
Oscar-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss founded The
Dreyfuss Initiative as a call to action for civic education as the foundation
of public education. By incorporating logic, history, and critical thinking
with a national standard, Dreyfuss hopes to inspire a new way of teaching and
preparing America's youth.
Making
Contact:
No "Fracking" Way
aired Tuesday, August 3, 7:30pm
Drilling for natural gas through a process called hydraulic fracturing (also
known as "fracking") uses hundreds of chemicals. Hear from Josh Fox,
producer of the film Gasland, who found residents near fracking operations
who say their drinking water catches fire. Also, oil and gas industry representatives
present their case.
BackStory
w/ the American History Guys:
Scales
of Justice
aired Wednesday, August 4, 7pm
Two Supreme Court appointments in as many years may seem like a lot, but President
Obama has a long way to go before he approaches George Washington’s record
of eleven justices appointed to the high court bench, or FDR’s formidable
tally of nine. Of course, neither of those presidents had to contend with the
modern spectacle that is the Senate confirmation hearing. BackStory is delving
into the long history of appointments to the Supreme Court.
Health
Matters w/ Rachel Rockafellow
last Wednesday of every month @ 7pm
July 28
Dr. Dimitri Christakis is the George Adkins Professor of Pediatrics
at the University of Washington and the Director of the Center for Child Health,
Behavior and Development at Seattle Children’s Hospital Research Institute.
He is also the author of The Elephant in the Living Room: Make Television
Work For Your Kids. Dr. Christakis discusses the effects of television
and "screen time" on children. For more information on this topic
in Montana, visit the Montana
Nutrition and Physical Activity Program website.
Of the
West w/ Philip Aaberg
last Wednesday of every month @ 7:30pm
July 28
Of the West is a monthly radio program hosted by composer/pianist Philip
Aaberg, focusing on regionalism and creativity. This month, Philip
welcomes composer Eric Funk.
Commonwealth
Club of California:
Stephen Kinzer
aired Wednesday, July 21, 7pm
Journalist and author Stephen Kinzer suggests that Iran is not
fated to be the United States' enemy forever. He argues Iran and Turkey are the
most logical long-term partners for the U.S. in that troubled region. Using the
history of the last century as his guide and enriching it with what he has learned
in decades as a foreign correspondent, Kinzer re-imagines the Middle East and
America's role in it.
State
of the Re:Union:
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
aired Tuesday, July 20, 7pm
Once referred to as "America's Machine Shop," Milwaukee has suffered
a similar fate to other rust-belt cities. Despite the decline of some of its
industries, passionate, hard-working citizens are changing this manufacturing
mecca into a city of ideas. Explore the depth and viability of some of Milwaukee's
most surprising community projects.
America
Abroad:
Young
and Restless
aired Tuesday, July 13, 7pm
The Arab world has the largest youth bulge on the planet, and they're living
in a pressure cooker of social, political, tribal, and religious forces that
are breaking down old conceptions of Arab identity and rebuilding new ones. Hear
from oung Arabs in Jordan, Algeria and America about their struggles with identity,
and how globalization, Islam, and a turbulent region are shaping how they look
at themselves, and the world.
Antarctica:
Life on the Ice
airedWednesday, July 14, 7pm
This program is a co-production of IEEE Spectrum Radio and The National Science
Foundation and features reporter Glenn Zorpette exploring the coldest region
on the planet, it's inhabitants, and the scientific research underway at the
South Pole.
Are
We Alone?:
Home
Brew Science
aired Tuesday, July 6, 7pm
The recipe for being a scientist was easy in the old days--just be born into
a rich family, have an interest in nature and plenty of time to indulge yourself.
But are the days of gentlemen scientists over? Maybe not.
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