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1/6/13 4:00pm |
Scandinavian-Celtic Encounters During the Viking A - Thomas DuBois will take us back a thousand years and more for a look at the encounters between Scandinavians and Celts during the Viking age.
Guest(s): Thomas DuBois |
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12/30/12 4:00pm |
Homer, Odyssey, Iliad - He wrote two of the world's great epics, but how much do we know about Homer? Our guest, William Brockliss will provide some insights.
Guest(s): William Brockliss |
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12/23/12 4:00pm |
A Baroque Christmas - Madison Bach Musicians director Trevor Stephenson will guide us through a Baroque Christmas.
Guest(s): Trevor Stephenson |
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12/16/12 4:00pm |
Wisconsin Civil War Soldiers Write Home - Through letters from the Civil War, historians John Zimm and Michael Edmonds looks at the changing attitudes of Wisconsin soldiers.
Guest(s): John Zimm , Michael Edmonds |
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12/9/12 4:00pm |
Three Great American Speeches - If you could select three great American speeches, which would you pick? Biographer Warren Kozak comes up with his three choices and answers the question: "Who wrote them?"
Guest(s): Warren Kozak |
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12/2/12 4:00pm |
Carl Djerassi--Renaissance Man - After he developed the birth control pill, Carl Djerassi turned his attention from chemistry to literature. The shift came from an unlikely motive . . .revenge. He'll tell his story during University of the Air.
Guest(s): Carl Djerassi |
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11/25/12 4:00pm |
Catonsville Nine - In the spring of 1968, they were an unlikely group of protesters, most of them with ties to the Catholic church. Author Shawn Peters tells the story of the Catonsville Nine and their attack on the Selective Service system.
Guest(s): Shawn Peters |
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11/18/12 4:00pm |
Endless Empire - Is the U.S. losing its grip as a global power? Alfred McCoy, editor of "Endless Empire," will compare America today with the decline of the Spanish and British empires.
Guest(s): Alfred McCoy |
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11/4/12 4:00pm |
Cherubini and Opera of His Time - He was one of the great composers of his time. Director William Farlow takes us behind the scenes of an upcoming production of Luigi Cherubini's opera "Medea."
Guest(s): William Farlow |
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10/28/12 4:00pm |
Beyond the Ties of Blood - Florencia Mallon takes us to Chile during the turbulent 1970s with a look at her new novel "Beyond the Ties of Blood."
Guest(s): Florencia Mallon |
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10/21/12 4:00pm |
Bizet's "Carmen" - Florentine Opera General Director William Florescu and stage director Dean Anthony will take us behind the scenes of their production of Georges Bizet's "Carmen."
Guest(s): William Florescu , Dean Anthony |
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10/14/12 4:00pm |
What is privacy and why does it matter? Guest Alan - What is privacy . . . and why does it matter? Guest Alan Rubel will provide some insights.
Guest(s): Alan Rubel |
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10/7/12 4:00pm |
Bottoms Up -- A Guide to Wisconsin's Taverns - Wisconsin taverns tell us a lot about our past and how we live today. The authors of "Bottoms Up" take us on a survey of the state's bars, past and present.
Guest(s): Jim Draeger , Mark Speltz |
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9/30/12 4:00pm |
French Louisiana - During the years leading to the Civil War, a culture of free French-speaking blacks developed in Louisiana. Jennifer Gipson will tell us about their perspective on the American experience.
Guest(s): Jennifer Gipson |
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9/23/12 4:00pm |
Kamikaze, Cherry blossoms, and Nationalisms - In the early years of the 20th century, the Japanese government turned a national symbol into an emblem of war. Anthropologist and author Emiko Ohuni-Tierney will tell us how.
Guest(s): Emiko Ohuni-Tierney |
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9/16/12 4:00pm |
Forty-Four Plays for Forty-Four Presidents - It's an actor's tour de force. Forty-Four Plays for Forty-Four Presidents. We'll find out from the director and cast members how the Forward Theater Company plans to pull it off.
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9/9/12 4:00pm |
The Rise and Fall of Teotihuacan Society. - Fifteen hundred years ago, it was the largest city in the Americas, boasting a population of more than 100,000. What was it like to live there? And why did it fall to ruins? Archaeologist Sarah Clayton provides some clues about the rise and fall of an ancient city of central Mexico northeast of present-day Mexico City: Teotihuacan (TAY-uh-tee-wuh-CONN).
Guest(s): Sarah Clayton |
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9/2/12 4:00pm |
The Post-Colonial State in Africa - In the fifty years since independence, why have some African countries succeeded in establishing secure states and others failed? Crawford Young compares three representative countries.
Guest(s): Crawford Young |
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8/26/12 4:00pm |
Dorothy West - At the age of 17, Dorothy West joined the Harlem Renaissance and connected with some of America's great writers of the Twenties and Thirties. She was still writing in the Eighties, giving a fresh perspective on the middle class African-American experience. We'll hear her story from biographer Cherene Sharrard-Johnson.
Guest(s): Cherene Sharrard-Johnson |
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8/19/12 4:00pm |
Antigone - How were conflicts between government, family, and religion played out on-stage in ancient Greece? We'll find out from David Mulroy, who has written a new and engaging translation of the classic play "Antigone" by Sophocles (SOFF-uh-kleez).
Guest(s): David Mulroy |
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