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3/25/12 4:00pm |
East African History - At four, on University of the Air, historian Neil Kodesh takes us through the history of East Africa, from precolonial times to independence.
Guest(s): Neil Kodesh |
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3/18/12 4:00pm |
The Emotional Life of Your Brain - Join us this afternoon at four for University of the Air as Richard Davidson shares his latest research into the emotional life of your brain.
Guest(s): Richard Davidson |
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3/11/12 4:00pm |
Les Paul - He was a great guitarist, and a great inventor, and he continues to exert an influence over the way music is recorded. At four, on University of the Air, we'll follow the life and career of guitar great Les Paul with biographer Bob Jacobson.
Guest(s): Bob Jacobson |
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3/4/12 4:00pm |
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - At four, on University of the Air, we go behind the scenes of the latest production of August Wilson's compelling play, "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," with director Patrick Sims and actor Alfred Wilson. Listener Advisory: This conversation includes several instances of a word some will find offensive.
Guest(s): Patrick Sims |
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2/26/12 4:00pm |
The Lives of Machines in Victorian Literature - During Victorian times, novelists blended humans and machines in ways that are still with us. This afternoon at four during University of the Air, Tamara Ketabgian gives us some notable examples.
Guest(s): Tamara Ketabgian |
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2/19/12 4:00pm |
The Fall of rome. - The Roman empire was the most powerful the world had seen. What brought it down? For some surprising answers, join us, at four, for University of the Air.
Guest(s): Marc Kleijwegt |
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2/12/12 4:00pm |
Lincoln the Lawyer - This afternoon at four during University of the Air, John Skilton tells us how Abraham Lincoln developed from a prairie lawyer into a world-class statesman, in large measure because of a legal case in which he played no part.
Guest(s): John Skilton |
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2/5/12 4:00pm |
Serialization of Victorian Novels - In addition to being a great writer, Charles Dickens was also a shrewd businessman, and one of the ways he got the most out of his novels was to serialize them. How did his readers affect what he wrote? At four, on University of the Air, how serialization became so popular in Victorian times... and in our own.
Guest(s): Susan Bernstein |
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1/29/12 4:00pm |
The Founding of the American Juciary - How did the founders of the American republic go about setting up a judiciary that would be free of undue influence and yet accountable to the people? At four, on University of the Air, historian John Kaminski tells us about the debate and the impeachments that took place during the creation of the American judiciary.
Guest(s): John Kaminski |
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1/22/12 4:00pm |
Wisconsin in the Civil War - At four, how did Wisconsin residents serve in the Civil War--in uniform and at home? Our guest will be Erika Janik from the State Historical Society.
Guest(s): Erika Janik |
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1/15/12 4:00pm |
The Elusive Ideal: Equal Education Opportunity - The history of schooling in this country says a lot about the attitudes of the American people. After four, on University of the Air, a look at the national quest for equal opportunity in education.
Guest(s): Adam Nelson |
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1/8/12 4:00pm |
An Unorthodox Look at Danish Literature - After four, it's University of the Air, with guest Dag Heede taking a controversial look at Danish literary giants Hans Christian Andersen and Isak Diensen.
Guest(s): Dag Heede |
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1/1/12 4:00pm |
The War of 1812 - At four, on University of the Air, as we enter 2012, military historian John Hall takes us back two-hundred years to the war that defined U.S. independence once and for all.
Guest(s): John Hall |
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12/25/11 4:00pm |
Christmas Carols the Old-Fashioned Way - Most Christmas carols have changed over the years, and this afternoon at four during University of the Air, Trevor Stephenson and company will give us an idea of how some notable carols were originally performed.
Guest(s): Trevor Stephenson |
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12/18/11 4:00pm |
Variations on a Theme with Bill McGlaughlin - Exploring Music host Bill McGlaughlin guides us through one of the most popular forms of classical music--theme and variations--this afternoon at four during University of the Air.
Guest(s): Bill McGlaughlin |
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12/11/11 4:00pm |
Are Corporations Persons? - Are corporations people? The question seems moot until it determines the outcomes of elections. At four, on University of the Air, historian Paul Boyer takes us through the history of corporations in America, and tells the story of how they attained their status as individuals.
Guest(s): Paul Boyer |
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12/4/11 4:00pm |
The Incarcerated Women Project - At four, on University of the Air, how real life turns into theater. Playwright Rhodessa Jones has turned many lives around by turning female prison inmates into actors. And now some of her techniques are coming to the stage in Wisconsin, thanks in part to UW drama producers Erica Dickerson and Patrick Sims.
Guest(s): Rhodessa Jones |
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11/27/11 4:00pm |
Wisconsin's Mound Buildeers - Why did some of Wisconsin's earliest residents build effigy mounds and why did they stop? Join us this afternoon at four as state archaeologist Amy Rosebrough tells us of some of the latest discoveries about the state's first inhabitants.
Guest(s): Amy Rosebrough |
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11/20/11 4:00pm |
Artists in Exile - This afternoon at four, music critic and historian Joseph Horowitz tells Emily Auerbach about major composers who found new inspiration while in exile in America.
Guest(s): Joseph Horowitz |
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11/13/11 4:00pm |
John Jay, the Forgotten Founder - His picture isn't on a coin and there aren't many schools or cities or counties named after him, but he played a critical part in the founding of the American republic. After four, on University Of The air, the legacy of the often forgotten Founding Father John Jay.
Guest(s): John Kaminski |
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