Humankind: Meeting Hate With Love -- Stories of King and Gandhi

From the weekly series ?Humankind,? ?Meeting Hate with Love?Stories of King and Gandhi? is a two-part exploration on two of the leading practitioners of non-violence, Martin Luther King and Mahatma…
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Sound

Natural Selections is a weekly module that examines topics from the natural world in a casual conversational manner. This episode examines hearing and explores if we hear things in the same way, an…
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Land of Opportunity

This first-person account, with a Sudanese refugee, is an interesting story of immigration in a post 9/11 America. Although his story is interesting and moving, there is no context or narration…
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Nanotech Nervousness

A perfect piece for a news magazine and a good introduction to the world of nanotechnology, this piece explores the world of tiny particles that scientists are beginning to use in a variety of…
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Learning to Sing

This piece is a reminder of how valuable music and music education can be in the development of children. In an era when the school budgets for the arts are being cut, the Children?s Chorus of…
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The Slow Food Movement

The piece is a brief introduction to a large and fascinating topic that touches on agriculture, food distribution and cooking. Since the piece intends to explain the Slow Food Movement, we want to…
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Father's Favorite Shortcut

Father?s Favorite Shortcut is a collection of unrelated clips of recordings on the theme of Dad. Although it lacks a central story or narration, the piece is technically well produced and it?s kind…
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HEAT -- A Long Sweet Visit

I should disclose that I was there when Heat was first produced and it?s nice to have it back because it was ahead of it?s time back in the old days of 1990?it seems longer than that but that may just…
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Disabled Vet

Unfortunately, I fear that David Frame?s story is all too common yet one that we generally don?t hear much about. Frame speaks of his injuries, concerns for his family, his experience in Iraq yet is…
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Don't We All Deserve (and Need) a Sabbatical?

It?s interesting to consider the possibilities of a sabbatical; what would you do, how would you do it? Bonnie Michaels shares her personal and professional experience on sabbaticals and offers some…
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Singing Legend Keely Smith

Keely Smith is a marvelous jazz-pop singer best known for her year?s with the legendary Louis Prima. In this interview, Keely reflects on her career with both Prima and as soloist. For anyone…
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An Interview with Lou Reed: Metal Machine Meditations

Producers Kimberly Haas and John Diliberto provide a sound-rich portrait of a unique side of Lou Reed?his meditation music. Best known as a rocker and founder of the Velvet Underground, Reed has…
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Big Perks for Tiny Houses?

This is a charming feature on very small houses--teeny, tiny houses. In an era of McMansions, some folks are choosing to live in houses of 300 square feet or less. We hear from a builder and two…
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Ripple Rock meets its doom

This is an interesting feature on British Columbia?s Seymour Narrows, one of the most treacherous stretches of water in the world because of the currents created by Ripple Rock. This feature includes…
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To Catch the Past: La Machine

La Machine is a French roots music band that is re-inventing traditional music in an interesting manner. This well produced feature combines narration and interview clips with plenty of music of…
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