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11/6/11 4:00pm |
Farnsworth Invention - He's called The Father of Television, and is the subject of the latest production of the Forward Theater Company. After four, on University of the Air, how the story of the life of Philo (FYE-low) T. Farnsworth plays out as drama.
Guest(s): Jennifer Gray |
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10/30/11 4:00pm |
Haunted Wisconsin - At four, on University of the Air, author Michael Norman tells us about some of Wisconsin's most famous haunted houses.
Guest(s): Michael Norman |
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10/23/11 4:00pm |
Liszt's Transcendental Etudes - He raised the piano etude (ay-TYOOD) far above its status as a technical study. After four, on University of the Air, pianist Christopher Taylor gives us insights into the genius behind the Transcendental Etudes (ay-TYOODs) of Franz Liszt.
Guest(s): Christopher Taylor |
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10/16/11 4:00pm |
Enrique's Journey - At four, on University of the Air, we'll follow the quest of a Honduran boy as he enters the U.S. illegally in order to find his mother.
Guest(s): Sonia Nazario |
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10/9/11 4:00pm |
Latino Families - Latino families have to cope with all the trials experienced by most American families . . . and more. At four, on University of the Air, professor Lynet Uttal describes how Latino families endure when others fail.
Guest(s): Lynet Uttal |
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10/2/11 4:00pm |
The Barrymores - Despite bouts of insanity and drunkenness, they forged one of America's great acting families. At four, on University of the Air, biographer Margot Peters tells the story of The Barrymores.
Guest(s): Margot Peters |
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9/25/11 4:00pm |
The Tuba - This afternoon at four, University of the Air hosts John Stevens, who will demonstrate the versatility and power of the mighty tuba.
Guest(s): John Stevens |
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9/18/11 4:00pm |
H.G. Wells: The Time Machine - At four, on University of the Air, director Patricia Boyette takes us behind the scenes of her new adaptation of H.G. Wells' classic, "The Time Machine".
And be sure to listen Saturday night, September 24th, at eight-thirty when Old-Time Radio Drama presents a live broadcast of the play as part of the Wisconsin Science Festival.
Guest(s): Patricia Boyette |
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9/11/11 4:00pm |
Vic Wooten - At four, on University of the Air, bass-player extraordinaire Vic Wooten describes his quest for spiritual growth through music.
Guest(s): Vic Wooten |
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9/4/11 4:00pm |
Lorine Niedecker: A Poet's Life - She wrote brilliant poetry using few words during a life spent in the isolation of rural Wisconsin. At four, on University of the Air, biographer Margot Peters describes how talent and grit carried the poet Lorine Niedecker through periods of desperation and despair.
Guest(s): Margot Peters |
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8/28/11 4:00pm |
Money Business - Watching monkeys in Brazil brings to light the diversity and adaptability of our fellow primates. At four, on University of the Air, anthropologist Karen Strier shares some of her latest observations.
Guest(s): Karen Strier |
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8/21/11 4:00pm |
Wisconsin in the Civil War - Although Wisconsin was far from the battlefields, its citizens played a big part in The Civil War. At four, on University Of The Air, historian Erika Janik tells us about the Iron Brigade, the missing governor, and life on the Wisconsin home front during The Civil War.
Guest(s): Erika Janik |
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8/14/11 4:00pm |
King James Bible - At four, on University of the Air, why has the King James version of the Bible endured for four hundred years? We'll get some insights from our guest, Charles Cohen.
Guest(s): Charles Cohen |
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8/7/11 4:00pm |
The Physician in History - After four, on University of the Air, Thomas Broman takes us through two-thousand-five-hundred years of medical history, following the changing attitudes toward doctors and their approaches to healthcare.
Guest(s): Thomas Broman |
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7/31/11 4:00pm |
Lorrie Moore - After four, on University Of The Air, author Lorrie Moore gives us the story behind her short stories and her latest novel.
Guest(s): Lorrie Moore |
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7/24/11 4:00pm |
Germany, Weimar, Hitler, Democracy - Between the world wars, Germany experimented with a democratic government that soon slid into a dictatorship. What went wrong? Our guest Rudy Koshar will give us the story this afternoon at four during University of the Air.
Guest(s): Rudy Koshar |
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7/17/11 4:00pm |
The Taming of the Shrew - Even after four hundred years, it's a comedy with an edge that makes some people uncomfortable. After four, on University Of The Air, some insights into what Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew" says about the relationship between men and women. Shakespeare expert Richard Knowles and some Shakespeare actors join us.
Guest(s): Richard Knowles |
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7/10/11 4:00pm |
The Battle of Wisconsin Heights - It was a small battle with a big impact in American history. At four, on University of the Air, Patrick Jung describes the events behind the Battle of Wisconsin Heights.
Guest(s): Patrick Jung |
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7/3/11 4:00pm |
Death in Revolutionary America - At four, on University of the Air, how did the founders of the American republic cope with death and dying . . . and what did they have to say about an afterlife? John Kaminski's discussion of the topic will range from gloves to capital punishment.
Guest(s): John Kaminski |
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6/26/11 4:00pm |
Romancing the Anglo-Saxons - Who were the Anglo-Saxons? How did they lose England to the Normans? And what is their lingering influence? Join us, at four, for University of the Air as we join John D. Niles in "Romancing the Anglo-Saxon Past." To find out about the upcoming Anglo-Saxon conference in Madison, go to: http://wpr.net/r/?559
Guest(s): John Niles |
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