 Tuesday December 1, 2009
12:30 pm: Inside Europe
Britain launches an inquiry into the Iraq war - President Medvedev tackles acoholism in Russia – Homophobia in French football - Can Polaroid survive in the digital age of photography - And 20 years after the fall of communism, we look at the legacy of the 1989 revolutions. This week: Bulgaria
1:00 pm: IDEAS from the CBC
What kind of leadership will Canada need to help us deal with such issues as the economy and the environment? Sheila Watt-Cloutier discusses how we can look to the Arctic for solutions and to Inuit culture for its wisdom and sustainability.
Wednesday December 2, 2009
12:30 pm: Cambridge Forum
The Inner Life of Democracy
Historian Howard Zinn reflects on the conditions necessary to support democracy. How can the actions of individuals make a difference in the policies and also the spirit of their country? Poet Mark Nepo engages Zinn in discussion of his ideas.
1:00pm: Commonwealth Club of California
Super Freakonomics
Co-Authors Steve Levitt, Economics Professor, University of Chicago; and Journalist Stephen Dubner discuss their books Freakonomics, and SuperFreakonomics - in which they reveal the good, bad, ugly and super freaky of the very interconnected world are all around us.
Thursday December 3, 2009
12:30 pm: Soundprint
World of Viruses:Flu Pandemic
Tracking the Animal Human interface Preliminary discussions on influenza revealed the ongoing challenge of identifying viral threats animals may pose to humans. First, after bird flu and swine flu, where's the next viral threat to humans? Rodents? Second, U.S. federal health officials seem to have only partial knowledge about diseases inside animals. Private companies apparently pay private researchers to study the health of their stock. But, they don't always share that info with government. If an animal on a farm gets sick BUT doesn't die, is a company in the U.S. required to report it to federal authorities? Apparently, no. Lakshmi Singh looks into what scientists and researchers are doing to track the animal/human interface of viruses.
1:00 pm: Cleveland City Club Forum
Dr. Stephen M. Sagar, Associate Professor at McMaster University in Ontario Canada, and Radiation Oncologist,at the Juravinski Cancer Centre, speaks on the roles of herbs and botanicals— what they can do.
Friday December 4, 2009
12:30 pm: Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks
Portland's new police chief took the reins of the department just six months ago, but has already made big changes... and raised concerns about what he sees as a major problem: how the system handles mental illness. This week on Maine Watch we'll talk with Chief James Craig about policing the state's largest city. Plus, two of Maine's major ocean research institutions have merged... what that means for science in the Gulf of Maine.
1:00 pm: It’s Your World
The speaker is Jonny Steinberg, South African award winning author and scholar. He discusses AIDS in South Africa: Fighting Stigma, Superstitions and Cultural Misunderstandings" At the heart of South Africa's AIDS crisis lays not only a medical obstacle but a cultural one as well. Steinberg traces the inner struggles and the mixed feelings of shame, pride, and stubborn hope associated with those infected by HIV.
Monday December 7, 2009
12:30 pm: Living Planet
This week on Living Planet we speak to the head of the UN's climate secretariat, take a look at where the EU stands ahead of the climate summit, learn how the Dutch are hoping to combat the rising waters, and find out how REDD could bring Madagascar a little more green.
1:00 pm: America Abroad
A look at US Foreign Aid.
President Obama and his top commander in Afghanistan argue that it’ll take more than boots, bullets and brawn to win the war. Counterinsurgency calls for an army of governance, education and agricultural specialists. The US Agency for International Development was once chockfull of that expertise. But today, USAID is itself a victim of poverty with a tenth of the resources and expertise it once had. And as it’s scrambling deploy more resources to Afghanistan and Iraq, countries like Haiti, Ethiopia and Sudan are starving for foreign aid. That’s left the Obama administration and USAID struggling to meet the demand.
Tuesday December 8, 2009
12:30 pm: Inside Europe
Copenhagen prepares for a make-or-break climate summit - The Lisbon Treaty finally comes into effect - Is Scotland poised to vote on independence? - Will Serbia be forced to change its stance over Kosovo?- Technology reveals an ancient Turkish treasure - Retracing Hannibal’s footsteps - A lack of diners in Irish restaurants- Can British food appeal to refined Italian palates?
1:00 pm: Talk of the Nation Special
A well known public radio newscaster is retiring. After three decades delivering the NPR headlines on Morning Edition, Carl Kasell is hanging up his newscaster’s microphone. Join Talk of the Nation host Neal Conan as he sits down with Carl (and several surprise guests) to reflect on his half-century career, the major events he's covered, and to look forward to what it's going to be like to sleep in.
Wednesday December 9, 2009
12:30 pm: Cambridge Forum
I. F. Stone: The Case for the Press in a Democracy
D.D. Guttenplan, London-Based journalist and author of a new biography of iconic independent journalist I.F. Stone, discusses Stones career in light of the current seismic shift in the shape of news-gathering and distribution systems world wide. Was Stone the proto-type of todays blogger? Could his financial model work for independent journalists today? Is there a role for government in maintaining an independent press?
1:00pm: Alternative Radio
The speaker is author Howard Zinn, professor emeritus at Boston University and regular contributor to "The Progressive" magazine. His talk is entitled “Three Holy Wars”
Thursday December 10, 2009
12:30 pm: Soundprint
Climate Change College
Way up in Barrow, Alaska, the northernmost city in the U.S., a group of people are learning firsthand about climate change. They are face to face with it. Some of them live there. Some are only visiting, and hoping to take their newfound knowledge back to the countries from which they came. They see climate change as a big problem, but not an intractable one. Radio Deutsche-Welle Producer Irene Quaille visited their Climate Change College as part of Pole to Pole, our international media celebration of the International Polar Year.
1:00 pm: American Radio Works
Rising by Degrees
This documentary tells the story of Latino students working toward a college degree. Young Latinos are the fastest growing segment of the U.S. and they are the least likely to go to college. For these students, success in college could have a big impact on the U.S. economy.
Friday December 11, 2009
12:30 pm: Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks
It's been five years since a major feature film was made in Maine. Despite that, Maine's filmmaking community is banding together to try and grow Maine's film production industry. This week on Maine Watch, we'll look at some of the efforts underway. Plus, we'll meet filmmakers of two films premiering this weekend in Maine: one, a documentary about artist John Marin... the other, "Influenced," written by and starring Maine teens.
1:00 pm: Speaking in Maine
Speaking in Maine takes us next to Brunswick, and Bowdoin College - for a talk by Tad Daley, a fellow with the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War and a policy advisor to Congressman Dennis Kucinich, Democrat from Ohio. His discussion centers around the topic of his book "Apocalypse Never: Forging the Path to a Nuclear-Weapon -Free World"
Monday December 14, 2009
12:30 pm: Living Planet
This week on Living Planet we speak to the head of the UN's climate secretariat, take a look at where the EU stands ahead of the climate summit, learn how the Dutch are hoping to combat the rising waters, and find out how REDD could bring Madagascar a little more green.
1:00 pm: Commonwealth Club of California
Frank Luntz, Pollster; Political Consultant; Communications Expert; and Author of “What Americans Really Want…Really” With extensive polling data, Luntz addresses the private hopes, dreams and fears of the American people and their yearning to take more responsibility of their lives and less intrusion by the government.
Tuesday December 15, 2009
12:30 pm: Inside Europe
France goes nuclear to stop climate change - global warming snow joke for Russian reindeers - Greece goes green - olive harvest crushed by modern work - Mostar remains divided - German town misses British troops - Slow Food comes of age - Lights out at 10 for Paris - Young Italians dance to traditional folk music beat
1:00 pm: Cleveland City Club Forum
Barbara Coombs Lee, the President of “Compassion & Choices” speaks on End of Life Issues. Compassion & Choices, a nonprofit organization is dedicated to expanding and protecting the rights of the terminally ill..
Wednesday December 16, 2009
12:30 pm: Cambridge Forum
Descent into Limbo: Maurice Sendaks Life in Childrens Art
For over five decades beloved childrens author Maurice Sendak has taken children and parents on amazing literary adventures, from the night kitchen to where the wild things are. He gives the May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture at Cambridge Public Library, tracing his life-long journey in childrens literature and art.
1:00pm: Special – States of Marriage
States of Marriage examines how several states have approached legal recognition for gay and lesbian couples. It examines the divisive civil unions precedent in Vermont, and how it set the stage for a marriage law in Massachusetts. The program looks also at the results of that debate in California, Iowa and Maine, and explores where the debate may go next, at the state and national levels.
Thursday December 17, 2009
12:30 pm: Soundprint
According to the 2006 census, more than a third of all New Zealanders claim to have no religion. Few, however, would agree to being called an atheist. For some, calling yourself an atheist is a certain path to derision. But for many, the term atheist just doesn’t accurately reflect their particular version of disbelief. Instead, they often opt for a different term: God Indifferent. Producer Justin Gregory talks to three different people about their take on disbelief. Academic and unashamed atheist Dr. Bill Cooke, radical theologian and Presbyterian minister Professor Lloyd Geering (the only person to have been tried for heresy in New Zealand), and “constructive skeptic” Arch Thompson speak to the tradition and variety of atheism, the emerging trends of fundamentalism and indifference, and the possibilities for new forms of belief, free from gods or dogma. God Indifferent was produced by Radio New Zealand as a part of the Global Perspective series on belief.
1:00 pm: Alternative Radio
Economy, Ecology & Empire
The speaker is John Bellamy Foster, editor of “Monthly Review.”, professor of sociology at the University of Oregon and author of “Ecology Against Capitalism,” “The Vulnerable Planet,” and “The Great Financial Crisis.”
Friday December 18, 2009
12:30 pm: Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks
There's been a lot of talk lately about issues with our criminal justice system - just who we put in jail and why, and what happens - or doesn't happen - when they're released. On the next Maine Watch, we'll meet a group on the midcoast working to change the system through a movement known to as Restorative Justice. Plus, Keith Shortall looks back with Mark Woodward, the longtime executive editor of the Bangor Daily News, as he steps into retirement.
1:00 pm: Making Sense New England – On the Line MPBN Radio Call-in
How to Pay for College
One of a series of call-in programs brought you as part of "Making Sense", a collaborative initiative on Financial Literacy produced by MPBN, New Hampshire Public Television and Vermont Public Television. Hosted by Ed Morin.
Guests include:
Karen Benjamin, VP operations, Maine Education Services
Gary Weaver Associate Director, Student Aid Bowdoin College
Kim Benjamin, Vice President of Operations, Bowdoin College
Monday December 21, 2009
12:30 pm: Living Planet
This week Living Planet is at the global climate summit in Copenhagen with an in-depth look at the negotiations themselves as well as some of the key items on the agenda.
1:00 pm: Commonwealth Club of California
The guest is Captain Chesley Sullenberger, pilot who landed a US Airways flight on the Hudson River last winter, Author of “Highest Duty” Sullenberger had less than three minutes to plan and execute the water landing hailed around the world as “the miracle on the Hudson” last winter. In a talk about work, priorities and challenges, Sully reveals how he’d spent his entire life preparing for those minutes in the cockpit of US Airways Flight 1549.
Tuesday December 22, 2009
12:30 pm: Inside Europe
Scotland prepares to lead the fight against climate change - Abkhazian election adds pressure to strained relations - War children open up about their lives - Celebrating Christmas the Romanian way - Russian towns deeply troubled by economic crisis - Spain prepares to take over EU presidency - UK sees sharp increase in measles - Creating the perfect mozzarella - Last call for German schnapps?
1:00 pm: American Radio Works
Early Lessons
This documentary tells the story of preschool education. It started as an experiment in the 1960s and economists now say it's the smartest way to spend public money. Fifty years later, researchers are still learning powerful lessons about America's youngest students.
Wednesday December 23, 2009
12:30 pm: Cambridge Forum
Writing Fantasy: Susan Cooper and Gregory Maguire in Conversation
Why does an author choose to write fantasy? What opportunities does this genre offer their imaginations? Roger Sutton, editor-in-chief of The Horn Book Magazine, explores these questions with Susan Cooper (The Dark Is Rising) and Gregory Maguire (Wicked), two modern masters of fantasy in literature for children and adults.
1:00pm: Speaking in Maine
Speaking in Maine takes us next to Portland and the Maine Community Foundation, for : it’s recent annual “Inspiring Philanthropy” event. The guest speaker is Anne Roosevelt.
Her talk, is entitled "Your brain on giving," and references the legacy of her grandparents, Eleanor and FDR, and also touches on the “biology of giving”.
Thursday December 24, 2009
Holiday Specials
Friday December 25, 2009
Holiday specials
Monday December 28, 2009
12:30 pm: Living Planet
This week on Living Planet, a look-back at the Copenhagen summit amid disappointment over its outcome, an analysis of the drawbacks of the European Emissions Trading Scheme, and Australia faces a thousand-year drought!
1:00 pm: BBC’S The Changing World
20 Years later – the Berlin Wall
Twenty years ago the Berlin Wall came tumbling down. The greatest symbol of the Cold War, which many never dreamt they would see disappear, was overwhelmed by people power. This momentous event precipitated largely peaceful revolutions across Eastern Europe as people shook off 40 years of communism. BBC Foreign Affairs Editor John Simpson experienced it all first-hand. He goes back to talk to some of those people he met two decades ago to tell the story of 20 years of post-communist life.
Tuesday December 29, 2009
12:30 pm: Inside Europe
Unholy dispute brews in Greece - Russia goes to court over a French church - German soup kitchen feeds needy pets - The credit crunch leads to pocket-sized opera in Italy - Christian values changing in Poland - German bikers prove a godsend to church congregations - Scotland wraps up its Homecoming celebrations - British slapstick comedy rounds out New Year's Eve in Germany
1:00 pm: It’s Your World
The speaker is Ambassador Richard Jones, Deputy Executive Director for the International Energy Agency. His talk is entitled “"The Future of Energy: Insights from the 2009 World Energy Outlook". Jones provides a comprehensive update of energy demand and supply projections and their implications for energy security and the environment.
Wednesday December 30, 2009
12:30 pm: Cambridge Forum
Unriddling the World: Fantasy and Children
What are the sources of the fantastic? Award-winning children s author Susan Cooper explores the ways that literary fantasy helps children understand the world of adulthood. Why do children read fantasy? Does an adult understand fantasy the same way as a child?
1:00pm: It’s Your World
Haleh Esfandiari, Director of the Middle East Program at Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars gives a talk entitled “My Prison, My Home - One Woman's Story of Captivity and Life in Iran” Iranian-American scholar Haleh Esfandiari's arrest and subsequent incarceration in Iran in 2007 became an international incident that sparked protests from some of the world's most influential public figures. Dr. Esfandiari shares her personal story and extensive knowledge of Iran to paint a picture of this country today and how it came to be.
Thursday December 31, 2009
12:30 pm: Soundprint
Mummers at the Door
Long before Santa, Bing Crosby and the Mattel Toy Company stole the occasion, even before Christianity itself kidnapped it, the Winter Solstice was celebrated with seasonal ritual. One ancient solstice custom is Mummering. Still practiced annually in many parts of England and Ireland, this great-grand-daddy of Halloween masquerade died out in much of Canada and the United States centuries ago. In North America today it is a popular part of Christmas now only in Newfoundland and Pennsylvania.
1:00pm: Commonwealth Club of California
The speaker is American Political Satirist Will Durst, Author of “The All-American Sport of Bipartisan Bashing” Durst has spent his career keeping our elected officials – left, right and center – on their toes. He is the former co-host of “The Will and Willie Show” with former San Francisco mayor Willie Brown. He is known for what is called “common sense ranting from a raging moderate who hits politicians where it hurts the most”. |