 Thursday February 2, 2012
12:00 Midday
12:15 Maine Calling
The latest from the world of cars and trucks. Auto expert Jamie Page Deaton stops by to talk about why Chrysler, Ford and GM are doing so well while Honda struggles, as well as which Super Bowl cars ads will stand out and just how much President Obama's old Chrysler is worth - it's up for sale on Ebay. Also a champion Rally Car racer shares safe winter driving tips.
1:00 pm: It’s Your World
News Hour correspondent Margaret Warner. Warner discusses how international events and their coverage are being transformed by the internet and social networks, and explore the challenges and opportunities of reporting in an era of unlimited information.
Friday February 3, 2012
12:30 pm: Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks
This week on Maine Watch we travel to Cobscook Bay where the Ocean Renewable Energy Project plans to "break water" on Maine's first tidal generator this spring. We'll discuss the project with company CEO Chris Sauer. We'll also learn about the Port of Eastport's new 800-foot conveyer belt, designed to open the port to bulk commodities. We'll meet the veterinarian behind a new clinic aimed at spaying or neutering 5-thousand pets and feral animals each year.
1:00pm: Speaking in Maine
Speaking in Maine takes us next to Westbrook and the University of New England, for a talk by Bill McKibben. McKibben, the author of Earth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet, scholar in residence in environmental sciences at Middlebury College and founder of the grassroots climate campaign 350.org will speak about Local and Global: Notes from the Front Lines of the Climate Fight
Monday February 6, 2012
12:30 pm: Living on Earth Extra
House Republicans have introduced a new 800 page transportation bill. They say the legislation will create jobs and get rid of federal bureaucracy, giving more control to states. But some Democrats say it will harm children and the poor by gutting programs that promote walking and biking. Also, seeking alternatives to the rare, disappearing hard woods used to build high-end acoustic guitars.
1:00 pm: Latitudes – Energy
On this Latitudes program a look at pure energy, the power that doesn’t come from oil. More and more, people around the world are inspired to tune in and turn on to alternative energy sources. They're reaching for the sun, for unexpected bounties on earth and, more often than not, for each other to power the planet.
Tuesday February 7, 2012
12:00 Midday
12:15 Maine Calling
President/CEO of Northern New England Goodwill Industries
1:00 pm: Commonwealth Club of California
Dylan Ratigan, Host, “The Dylan Ratigan Show,” at MSNBC and Author of “Greedy Bastard$!” Ratigan hosts a daytime shows on MSNBC, and takes a hardball, gloves-off approach to American politics and big business. In his first book, Greedy Bastards, Ratigan details what he calls a “broken system” and “illustrates how fixing these problems will release a renaissance of growth and innovation.”
Wednesday February 8, 2012
12:30 Cambridge Forum
The Screwtape Letters: Celebrating the Literary Legacy of C.S. Lewis - Part 1
Award-winning writer Kathleen Norris, Harvard psychiatrist Armand M. Nicholi and author Peter Kreeft lead a special panel discussion on how The Screwtape Letters (1942) would change were Lewis to write it today, expanding into a general talk about the impact of his work on world culture and the literary landscape.
1:00 pm: It’s Your World
Michael Chertoff, United States Secretary of Homeland Security under President George W. Bush and co-author of the USA PATRIOT Act. Chertoff discusses today's persistent cyber threats, which he says represent the most serious risk to our national security since the onset of the nuclear age 60 years ago.
Thursday February 9, 2012
12:00 Midday
12:15 Maine Calling
Life as a chef and chocolatier on Isle au Haut
1:00 pm: It’s Your World
Daniel Green, US Department of State political advisor to a Provincial Reconstruction Team in a southern Afghan province. Green discusses managing complex relationships with local leaders, dealing with the violence of the insurgency and the enduring problems he and his team experienced in Afghanistan despite the change in presidential administrations. |