 Wednesday August 1, 2012
12:00 pm: Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
What Does It Mean to be a Conservative?
1:00 pm: It’s Your World
Marc Lynch, Director of the Institute for Middle East Studies at George Washington University, speaking on what lies ahead for the Arab world. The unrest that began in Tunisia started a chain reaction, and 2011 became the year of revolt and revolution across the Middle East. According to LYNCH, the biggest transformations of what has been labeled the "Arab Spring" are yet to come.
Thursday August 2, 2012
12:00 pm: Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
The Judges
1:00 pm: Malaga Island
In 1912, the state of Maine evicted a mixed-race community from Malaga Island, just off the coast of Phippsburg. The eviction impacted generations of island descendents -- many remained silent, until recently. July marked the 100th anniversary of the eviction, and the Maine State Museum launched a year-long exhibit about Malaga this past May.
Friday August 3, 2012
12:30 pm: Humankind
The need for an informed citizenry to preserve our democracy was keenly understood by Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and other American revolutionaries. We'll hear quotes from the founders and insights by Pulitzer-winning historians Gordon Wood, Annette Gordon-Reid and others.
1:00 pm: It’s Your World
David Sanger, Chief Washington Correspondent of The New York Times. An an inside analysis of the Obama presidency
Monday August 6, 2012
12:30 pm: Living on Earth Extra
1:00 pm: TED Radio Hour
Food Matters - A cornucopia of TED Talks about food: growing it, cooking it, consuming it and making sure there's enough for everyone.
Tuesday August 7, 2012
12:00 pm: Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
Chamber music
1:00 pm: Commonwealth Club of California
A panel discussion on the The Supreme Court Health-Care Ruling and Its Impact on individuals, businesses and health care providers.
Wednesday August 8, 2012
12:00 pm: Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
Child psychiatric care
1:00 pm: Ideas from the CBC
Cairo: Her City, Her Revolution
Best-selling Egyptian author Ahdaf Soueif talks with IDEAS about the 18 days in Cairo's Tahrir Square that defined the Arab Spring.
Thursday August 9, 2012
12:00 pm: Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
Canadian health care
1:00 pm: Alternative Radio
Morris Berman, cultural historian and critic. Author of “Twilight of American Culture,” “Dark Ages America,” and “Why America Failed.”
Friday August 10, 2012
12:30 pm: Humankind
Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and others discuss the challenge of imparting to ordinary citizens an understanding of how the United States works so that our system of self-government can benefit from greater grassroots involvement.
1:00 pm: City Arts and Lectures
Author John Irving
Monday August 13, 2012
12:30 pm: Living on Earth Extra
Shell could be just days away from drilling a new exploratory oil well off the Alaska coast. The company argues we need the oil, but there are still doubts that a spill in the pristine waters could be contained or adequately cleaned up. Also, hunting that rarest but most delicious bounty of the summer garden - the heirloom tomato.
1:00 pm: Climate One Radio
A look under the hood at the liquid fuels that move our planes, trains and automobile, learn about peak oil, and look at the rise of China as a global energy player.
Tuesday August 14, 2012
12:00 pm: Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
Crash Barry "Tough Island" (Rebroadcast)
1:00 pm: Commonwealth Club of California
Rajiv Chandrasekaran - Senior Correspondent & Associate Editor of The Washington Post; and Author of “Imperial Life in the Emerald City” and “Little America: The War Within the War for Afghanistan” Chandrasekaran is one of the world’s foremost reporters on the war and nation-building efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. He gives us a startling, behind-the-scenes account of the struggle between President Obama and the military to reconstruct Afghanistan, describing disillusioned diplomats, frustrated soldiers, and headstrong officers that have come to define the process of pumping American money and soldiers into Afghan nation-building.
Wednesday August 15, 2012
12:00 pm: Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
The Cooperative Economy (Rebroadcast)
1:00 pm: City Arts and Lectures
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell
Thursday August 16, 2012
12:00 pm: Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
New England Food Trends and Traditions
1:00 pm: Humankind
Friday August 17, 2012
12:30 pm: Humankind
1:00 pm: TED Radio Hour
The Future of Cities
For the first time in history, more than half the world's population lives in cities. What draws people to them? What changes when people live closer together? Investigating the future of our urban zones, and what cities offer toward a sustainable future.
Monday August 20, 2012
12:30 pm: Living on Earth Extra
1:00 pm: Humankind - “The Diet-Climate Connection”,
An exploration of the environmental footprint of our food system.
Tuesday August 21 2012
12:00 pm: Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
Richard Dudman - former BDN journalist
1:00 pm: Commonwealth Club of California
Chris Hayes: America After Meritocracy
Editor at Large of The Nation; MSNBC Host, and Author of “Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy”
Wednesday August 22, 2012
12:00 pm: Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
Gun Rights in Maine
1:00 pm: Speaking in Maine
Speaking in Maine takes us next to Northport and the Midcoast Forum on Foreign Relations, for a talk by Professsor of International Affairs at Harvard’s Kennedy School Stephen Walt: Deja Vu All Over Again?: Iraq, Iran, and the Israel Lobby
Thursday August 23, 2012
12:00 pm: Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
"Killer Stuff and Tons of Money" by Maureen Stanton
1:00 pm: America Abroad
Mexico: Looking Forward
Mexico is our third-largest trading partner, outpacing Japan, Germany and the UK combined. America Abroad looks at the future of border security following the Fast and Furious scandal. We'll learn about the changing political situation in Mexico, and what some Mexicans are doing to prevent it from backsliding to an anti-democratic past.
Friday August 24, 2012
12:30 pm: Humankind
1:00 pm: It’s Your World
Lord Christopher Patten, former Member of Parliament; last Governor of British Hong Kong, overseeing the return of Hong Kong to China; and European Commissioner for External Relations. Lord Patten will give remarks on the state of the European and US economies, and what lies ahead for US-European relations in these tough economic times.
Monday August 27, 2012
12:30 pm: Living on Earth Extra
Just ahead of the GOP convention, presidential hopeful Mitt Romney rolls out his energy plan. It calls for more offshore oil drilling and gives more power for states to decide on energy production. His vice presidential pick, Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan, has close ties to the oil and gas industry. The fiscal conservative has opposed renewable energy investment but environmentalists praise him for voting against subsidies for roads in national forests.
1:00 pm: Climate One
A look at the limits of economic growth from extracting resources from land and sea. Climate One looks at the health impacts of coal-fired electricity, building communities that can bounce back after huge storms and floods… and the promise of clean energy.
Tuesday August 28, 2012
12:00 pm: Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
"Bright Lights, No City" by Max Alexander
1:00 pm: Commonwealth Club of California
A panel discussion on “New Approaches to Patient Care and Advocacy”
Many Americans today are dealing with chronic illnesses, trying to navigate through insurance, to decide what treatments are best or most affordable, and what decisions to make for themselves and their families. To address the issue of patient-oriented health care, healthcare innovators and experts to share their first-hand perspectives
Wednesday August 29, 2012
12:00 pm: Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
Children and Epilepsy
1:00 pm: It’s Your World
Lindsey Hilsum, International Editor for UK's Channel 4 News, discusses her time in Libya during that country’s Arab Spring revolution. She also provides an in depth look at Libya under Gaddafi and the revolution that brought him down.
Thursday August 30, 2012
12:00 pm: Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
Does grammar still matter?
1:00 pm: TED Radio Hour
“Fixing our Broken System”
We depend on rules, guidelines, and laws to provide structure, order, and function. But too often these systems fail us. These featured TED speakers propose how to fix our broken systems, by looking to trust and practical wisdom as ways to mend education, medicine, and the law. Plus, how games might be our best hope to solve real world problems.
Friday August 31, 2012
12:30 pm: Humankind
Because transportation vehicles are a major source of global warming emissions, we compare the carbon footprint of private cars, which are typically driven solo in the US, with the environmental impact of buses and trains.
1:00 pm: Goundwork: Democracy Close to Home
Hosted by NPR’s Scott Simon, Groundwork tells the stories of Democracy at the local level. |