Segment A: A Poetry Slam.
The Massachusetts Poetry Festival brought together contestants from New York City, Boston, and Lowell, MA to compete for a cash prize and a chance to move on to the 2010 National Poetry Slam competition. Hear poems and commentary from Nuyorican (NYC), LouderArts (NYC), Lizard Lounge (Boston), and Lowell, MA slam teams.
Broadcast on 10/29/09.
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16:01
Segment B: The Corn Maze.
Meet some true 21st century farmers, their cows, their corn, and their milk at the Fort Hill Farms corn maze in Thompson, CT
Broadcast on 10/29/09.
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14:09
Segment C: An Interview with the Director of Boston's premiere production of Sarah Ruhl's Dead Man's Cell Phone, by the Lyric Stage Company (Oct 16 - Nov 14). Award-winning director Carmel O'Reilly discusses the play, as well as her life as an Irishwoman and envoy of Irish culture among 2nd, 3rd, and 4th generation Irish-Americans.
Broadcast on 10/29/09.
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21:37
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October 30, 2009
October 15, 2009
The Boston City Council Election: Diversity and Communication
Segment A: Three candidates running for Boston City Council At-large discuss their personal experiences with race, and their perspectives on this historically diverse campaign. Social psychologist Evan Apfelbaum weighs in with insight into the sometimes counterproductive strategies people use when talking about race.
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14:20
Segment B: Social psychologist Max Weisbuch describes the subconscious phenomena that influence our voting behavior, such how much exposure we have to candidates, and how much we identify with them.
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9:27
Segment C: A collection of compelling personal anecdotes from three of Boston's City Council At-large candidates
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5:46
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14:20
Segment B: Social psychologist Max Weisbuch describes the subconscious phenomena that influence our voting behavior, such how much exposure we have to candidates, and how much we identify with them.
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9:27
Segment C: A collection of compelling personal anecdotes from three of Boston's City Council At-large candidates
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5:46
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October 5, 2009
Debut Broadcast Segments B and C
Segments B and C: The Official Apology, then Global Warming and Public Health.
54:12
University of Connecticut historian Alexis Dudden discusses her book, Troubled Apologies among Japan, Korea, and the United States, investigating when and why politicians apologize for government transgressions, and what affect that has for victims of that misconduct.
Broadcast in full on The Thought Spot on 5/8/09 and in part on 10/1/09 for The Neighborhood.
Plus excerpts from an interview with Dr. Merrill Singer about his book Global Warming and the Political Ecology of Health. Broadcast in full on The Thought Spot on 11/10/08 and in part on 10/1/09 for The Neighborhood.
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54:12
University of Connecticut historian Alexis Dudden discusses her book, Troubled Apologies among Japan, Korea, and the United States, investigating when and why politicians apologize for government transgressions, and what affect that has for victims of that misconduct.
Broadcast in full on The Thought Spot on 5/8/09 and in part on 10/1/09 for The Neighborhood.
Plus excerpts from an interview with Dr. Merrill Singer about his book Global Warming and the Political Ecology of Health. Broadcast in full on The Thought Spot on 11/10/08 and in part on 10/1/09 for The Neighborhood.
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October 4, 2009
Debut Broadcast: The Time Traveler
Segment A: a story about a boy whose grief led him to an extraordinary discovery.
9:36
When Ronald Mallett was 10 years old, his father died of a heart attack. Devastated, 10 year old Ron set out to build a time machine in order to see his father again. 50 years later, Theoretical Physicist Dr. Ronald Mallett has developed the equations to build a real time machine. Spike Lee is directing a feature length film adapted from Dr. Mallett's memoir; the film is currently in production.
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Broadcast on 10/1/09.
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9:36
When Ronald Mallett was 10 years old, his father died of a heart attack. Devastated, 10 year old Ron set out to build a time machine in order to see his father again. 50 years later, Theoretical Physicist Dr. Ronald Mallett has developed the equations to build a real time machine. Spike Lee is directing a feature length film adapted from Dr. Mallett's memoir; the film is currently in production.View this segment on PRX.org
Broadcast on 10/1/09.
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