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Tuesday
1/12/2010
9:00 PM
100112K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
The Iranian Revolution of 1979 tried to silence it. One woman turned her career... and life... around by bringing classical music back to life in Iran. Jean Feraca talks with her, after nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders.
Guest: Monika Jalili, vocalist singing songs of Iran.

Monday
1/11/2010
3:00 PM
100111K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light? In Diane Ackerman's latest book, Dawn Light, she asks, Do you see? Do you hear? Do you smell and taste and touch everything the light reveals? Join Jean Feraca after three, for Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders, as she explores dawn light with author Diane Ackerman.
Guest: Diane Ackerman, author of Dawn Light: Dancing with Cranes and Other Ways to Start the Day.

Monday
1/11/2010
9:00 PM
100111K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light? In Diane Ackerman's latest book, Dawn Light, she asks, Do you see? Do you hear? Do you smell and taste and touch everything the light reveals? Join Jean Feraca after nine, for Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders, as she explores dawn light with author Diane Ackerman.
Guest: Diane Ackerman, author of Dawn Light: Dancing with Cranes and Other Ways to Start the Day.

Friday
1/8/2010
3:00 PM
100108K

Lori Skelton in for Jean Feraca
Laid-off from her job and forced to tighten her belt, Lori Skelton's guest, after three, found solace in the most unlikely place... her grandmother’s Depression-era recipe book. She shares her story on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders.
Guest: Suzan Colon, author, "Cherries in Winter: My Family’s Recipes for Hope in Hard Times"
www.cherriesinwinter.com

Friday
1/8/2010
9:00 PM
100108K

Lori Skelton in for Jean Feraca
Laid-off from her job and forced to tighten her belt, Lori Skelton's guest, after nine, found solace in the most unlikely place... her grandmother’s Depression-era recipe book. She shares her story on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders.
Guest: Suzan Colon, author, "Cherries in Winter: My Family’s Recipes for Hope in Hard Times"
www.cherriesinwinter.com

Thursday
1/7/2010
3:00 PM
100107K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Lori Skelton's guest tells her personal story of life in Bulgaria behind the Iron Curtain.
Guest: Kapka Kassabova, Author, "Street Without a Name: Childhood and Other Misadventures in Bulgaria"

Thursday
1/7/2010
9:00 PM
100107K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Lori Skelton's guest tells her personal story of life in Bulgaria behind the Iron Curtain.
Guest: Kapka Kassabova, Author, "Street Without a Name: Childhood and Other Misadventures in Bulgaria"

Wednesday
1/6/2010
3:00 PM
100106K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Could e-mail and text messages replace letters? After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Lori Skelton's guest explores the endangered art of letter writing... with examples from Florence Nightingale, Henry Miller and the Duchess of Windsor.
Guest: Thomas Mallon, author, "Yours Ever"

Wednesday
1/6/2010
9:00 PM
100106K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Could e-mail and text messages replace letters? After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Lori Skelton's guest explores the endangered art of letter writing... with examples from Florence Nightingale, Henry Miller and the Duchess of Windsor.
Guest: Thomas Mallon, author, "Yours Ever"

Tuesday
1/5/2010
3:00 PM
100105K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Lori Skelton's guests tell the story of how students helped build a school in Tanzania.
Guests:
- Ben Robbins, graduate student, Dartmouth.
- Dr. Lisa Adams, director, Global Health Initiative, Dartmouth.

Tuesday
1/5/2010
9:00 PM
100105K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Lori Skelton's guests tell the story of how students helped build a school in Tanzania.
Guests:
- Ben Robbins, graduate student, Dartmouth.
- Dr. Lisa Adams, director, Global Health Initiative, Dartmouth.

Monday
1/4/2010
3:00 PM
100104K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca's guest makes the case that the mind of the elephant shows similarities to our own. She uses research from neuroscience, psychology, and animal behavior.
Guest: G. A. Bradshaw, Director of the Kerulos Center for Animal Trauma Recovery and co-founder of the Trans-species Institute. Author, "Elephants on the Edge: What Animals Teach Us about Humanity" Yale University Press) www.kerulos.org

Monday
1/4/2010
9:00 PM
100104K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca's guest makes the case that the mind of the elephant shows similarities to our own. She uses research from neuroscience, psychology, and animal behavior.
Guest: G. A. Bradshaw, Director of the Kerulos Center for Animal Trauma Recovery and co-founder of the Trans-species Institute. Author, "Elephants on the Edge: What Animals Teach Us about Humanity" Yale University Press) www.kerulos.org

Friday
1/1/2010
3:00 PM
090116K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
What did it take for a widow and single mother to create a Champagne empire in 19th century France? After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, join Jean Feraca and her guest for the story behind a famous French champagne.
Guests:
- Tilar Mazzeo, assistant professor of English, Colby College. Author, The Widow Clicquot: The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It.
- Mireille Guiliano, spokesperson, Champagne Veuve Clicquot, CEO of Clicquot, New York. Author, "French Women Don't Get Fat: The Secret of Eating for Pleasure"

Friday
1/1/2010
9:00 PM
090116K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
What did it take for a widow and single mother to create a Champagne empire in 19th century France? After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, join Jean Feraca and her guest for the story behind a famous French champagne.
Guests:
- Tilar Mazzeo, assistant professor of English, Colby College. Author, The Widow Clicquot: The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It.
- Mireille Guiliano, spokesperson, Champagne Veuve Clicquot, CEO of Clicquot, New York. Author, "French Women Don't Get Fat: The Secret of Eating for Pleasure"

Thursday
12/31/2009
3:00 PM
091231K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
How many ways are there to say "believe me" in the world? In English, we say "I'm not pulling your leg." In Russian, the phrase is "I'm not hanging noodles from your ear." After three, on Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders with Jean Feraca, examining the amusing, often hilarious words and phrases that provide a unique perspective on how different cultures perceive and describe the world.
Guest: Jag Bhalla, author, "I'm Not Hanging Noodles From Your Ear and Other Intriguing Idioms From Around the World"

Thursday
12/31/2009
9:00 PM
091231K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
How many ways are there to say "believe me" in the world? In English, we say "I'm not pulling your leg." In Russian, the phrase is "I'm not hanging noodles from your ear." After nine, on Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders with Jean Feraca, examining the amusing, often hilarious words and phrases that provide a unique perspective on how different cultures perceive and describe the world.
Guest: Jag Bhalla, author, "I'm Not Hanging Noodles From Your Ear and Other Intriguing Idioms From Around the World"

Wednesday
12/30/2009
3:00 PM
091230K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
The year 2009 that brought the first African-American to the White House, gave us a world-wide financial crisis, scaled down the war in Iraq, scaled up the war in Afghanistan, passed a health care bill and got serious about climate change. After three, on Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders with Jean Feraca, John Nichols joins us for a look back and a look forward.
Guest: John Nichols, Associate Editor of the Capital Times and Washington Correspondent for the Nation Magazine.

Wednesday
12/30/2009
9:00 PM
091230K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
The year 2009 that brought the first African-American to the White House, gave us a world-wide financial crisis, scaled down the war in Iraq, scaled up the war in Afghanistan, passed a health care bill and got serious about climate change. After nine, on Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders with Jean Feraca, John Nichols joins us for a look back and a look forward.
Guest: John Nichols, Associate Editor of the Capital Times and Washington Correspondent for the Nation Magazine.

Tuesday
12/29/2009
3:00 PM
091229K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Inside Islam, our interactive series on Muslim issues and ideas recently received a Brass Crescent Award. But we want to know what you think about it. Are we hitting the mark? After three, on Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders with Jean Feraca, join us for a mid-year open line with Inside Islam producers and advisors.
Guests:
- Uli Schamiloglu, Director, Center for Middle East Studies, UW-Madison.
- Reem Hilal, Inside Islam producer and blogger.

Tuesday
12/29/2009
9:00 PM
091229K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Inside Islam, our interactive series on Muslim issues and ideas recently received a Brass Crescent Award. But we want to know what you think about it. Are we hitting the mark? After nine, on Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders with Jean Feraca, join us for a mid-year open line with Inside Islam producers and advisors.
Guests:
- Uli Schamiloglu, Director, Center for Middle East Studies, UW-Madison.
- Reem Hilal, Inside Islam producer and blogger.

Monday
12/28/2009
3:00 PM
091228K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Global economic recession, climate change, the war in Afghanistan: it is easy to name the stories that defined 2009. But what about the people behind the news? We sit down with the Managing Editor of Foreign Policy to talk about their special end of the year issue: The 100 Top Global Thinkers of 2009.

Monday
12/28/2009
9:00 PM
091228K

Friday
12/25/2009
3:00 PM
091225K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
The Sicilians have an amazing Christmas Eve ritual that involves preparing seven different kinds of fish. After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest talk about the food traditions of Sicily.
Guest: Toni Lydecker, Author, "Seafood Alla Siciliana: Recipes and Stories from a Living Tradition" (Rebroadcast from December 11, 2009)

Friday
12/25/2009
8:00 PM
091225X

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
What does Waukesha, Wisconsin have to do with the evolution of modern-day Santa Claus? After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and guest take a Holly Jolly look at the life of one of the world's most influential characters.
Guest: Gerry Bowler, history professor, University of Manitoba, Canada. Author, "Santa Claus: A Biography".

Friday
12/25/2009
9:00 PM
091225K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
The Sicilians have an amazing Christmas Eve ritual that involves preparing seven different kinds of fish. After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest talk about the food traditions of Sicily.
Guest: Toni Lydecker, Author, "Seafood Alla Siciliana: Recipes and Stories from a Living Tradition"

Thursday
12/24/2009
3:00 PM
091224K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Much to his surprise, he received a package of goodies for Christmas while he was in Auschwitz. After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest talk about the great Italian humanist Primo Levi's (PREE-moh LEH-vee's) essay, "Christmas in Auschwitz."
Guest: Ernesto Livorni, poet. Associate professor of Italian, UW-Madison. (Rebroadcast)

Thursday
12/24/2009
9:00 PM
091224K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Much to his surprise, he received a package of goodies for Christmas while he was in Auschwitz. After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest talk about the great Italian humanist Primo Levi's (PREE-moh LEH-vee's) essay, "Christmas in Auschwitz."
Guest: Ernesto Livorni, poet. Associate professor of Italian, UW-Madison. (Rebroadcast)

Wednesday
12/23/2009
3:00 PM
091223K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
What would you do if your child had an imaginary friend... that turned mean? Maybe a shaman (SHAH-mahn) could help. After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Lori Skelton's guest tells of her experiences with Shaman (SHAH-mahn) healers.
Guests:
- Hope Edelman, Journalist and Writer.
- Rosita Arvigo, Mayan Healer.

Wednesday
12/23/2009
9:00 PM
091223K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
What would you do if your child had an imaginary friend... that turned mean? Maybe a shaman (SHAH-mahn) could help. After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Lori Skelton's guest tells of her experiences with Shaman (SHAH-mahn) healers.
Guests:
- Hope Edelman, Journalist and Writer.
- Rosita Arvigo, Mayan Healer.

Tuesday
12/22/2009
3:00 PM
091222K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Nothing divides Italians as much as their Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi (SEEL-vee-o bear-loo-SKO-nee). He's had a firm grip on his country for nearly two decades, along with alleged ties with the mafia, sex scandals, and more. After three, on Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders with Jean Feraca, a man called Berlusconi (bear-loo-SKO-nee).
Guests:
- Alexander Stille, Professor of Journalism, Columbia University Journalism School. Author, "Excellent Cadavers: The Mafia and the Death of the First Italian Republic" (1995), and, "The Sack of Rome: How a Beautiful European Country with a Fabled History and a Storied Culture Was Taken Over by a Man Named Silvio Berlusconi" (2006).
- Sylvia Poggioli, senior European correspondent for NPR.

Tuesday
12/22/2009
9:00 PM
091222K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Nothing divides Italians as much as their Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi (SEEL-vee-o bear-loo-SKO-nee). He's had a firm grip on his country for nearly two decades, along with alleged ties with the mafia, sex scandals, and more. After nine, on Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders with Jean Feraca, a man called Berlusconi (bear-loo-SKO-nee).
Guests:
- Alexander Stille, Professor of Journalism, Columbia University Journalism School. Author, "Excellent Cadavers: The Mafia and the Death of the First Italian Republic" (1995), and, "The Sack of Rome: How a Beautiful European Country with a Fabled History and a Storied Culture Was Taken Over by a Man Named Silvio Berlusconi" (2006).
- Sylvia Poggioli, senior European correspondent for NPR.

Monday
12/21/2009
3:00 PM
091221K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
On December 3rd, thousands of religious and spiritual leaders and practitioners convened in Melbourne for the 7th gathering of the Parliament of the World's Religions. After three, on Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders, Lori Skelton speaks with two attendees (one Pagan, the other Muslim) about the visions of justice, peace, and sustainability that the Parliament hopes to bring about.
Guests:

*Rev. Angie Buchanan, founder and director of Gaia's Womb, an interfaith spirituality group for women, and of Earth Traditions, a Pagan Church

*Mike Ghouse, writer, speaker, and moderator for pluralist and interfaith initiatives and on topics related to Islam and India

Monday
12/21/2009
9:00 PM
091221K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
On December 3rd, thousands of religious and spiritual leaders and practitioners convened in Melbourne for the 7th gathering of the Parliament of the World's Religions. After nine, on Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders, Lori Skelton speaks with two attendees (one Pagan, the other Muslim) about the visions of justice, peace, and sustainability that the Parliament hopes to bring about.
Guests:

*Rev. Angie Buchanan, founder and director of Gaia's Womb, an interfaith spirituality group for women, and of Earth Traditions, a Pagan Church

*Mike Ghouse, writer, speaker, and moderator for pluralist and interfaith initiatives and on topics related to Islam and India

Friday
12/18/2009
3:00 PM
091218K

Lori Skelton in for Jean Feraca
Have a great cookie recipe... or a holiday baking story? After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, join the conversation with Lori Skelton and her guest for our annual holiday baking show.
Guest: Tom LaPierre, Baking and Pastry Instructor, Milwaukee Area Technical College.

Friday
12/18/2009
9:00 PM
091218K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Have a great cookie recipe... or a holiday baking story? After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, join the conversation with Lori Skelton and her guest for our annual holiday baking show.
Guest: Tom LaPierre, Baking and Pastry Instructor, Milwaukee Area Technical College.

Thursday
12/17/2009
3:00 PM
091217K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with two British artists who induce wild animals to paint with them.
Guests: Olly Williams & Suzi Winstanley, artists, authors of "Olly and Suzi: Arctic, Desert, Ocean, Jungle"

Thursday
12/17/2009
9:00 PM
091217K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with two British artists who induce wild animals to paint with them.
Guests: Olly Williams & Suzi Winstanley, artists, authors of "Olly and Suzi: Arctic, Desert, Ocean, Jungle"

Wednesday
12/16/2009
3:00 PM
091216K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Would it surprise you to learn that there are singing contests in Afghanistan and poetry contests in the United Arab Emirates that look a lot like American Idol? After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with a cultural diplomacy scholar about the universal appeal of talent competitions, and how they differ from culture to culture.
Guest: Cynthia Schneider, Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy, Georgetown University. Fellow, Brookings Institution.

Wednesday
12/16/2009
9:00 PM
091216K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Would it surprise you to learn that there are singing contests in Afghanistan and poetry contests in the United Arab Emirates that look a lot like American Idol? After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with a cultural diplomacy scholar about the universal appeal of talent competitions, and how they differ from culture to culture.
Guest: Cynthia Schneider, Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy, Georgetown University. Fellow, Brookings Institution.

Tuesday
12/15/2009
3:00 PM
091215K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
You might say President Obama's pro-war speech in Oslo was something of a brain-twister. After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with a rhetorician who untwists it for us.
Guest: Ted Widmer, former speechwriter for President Clinton, author of “Ark of the Liberties: America and the World"

Tuesday
12/15/2009
9:00 PM
091215K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
You might say President Obama's pro-war speech in Oslo was something of a brain-twister. After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with a rhetorician who untwists it for us.
Guest: Ted Widmer, former speechwriter for President Clinton, author of “Ark of the Liberties: America and the World"

Monday
12/14/2009
3:00 PM
091214K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Does hunting encourage violence or can it teach empathy and compassion? After three, on Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca speaks with Randall Eaton - behavioral scientist with an international reputation in wildlife conservation who teaches boys how to hunt in the Native American way.
Guest: Randall Eaton, author of From Boys to Men of Heart

Monday
12/14/2009
9:00 PM
091214K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Does hunting encourage violence or can it teach empathy and compassion? After nine, on Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca speaks with Randall Eaton - behavioral scientist with an international reputation in wildlife conservation who teaches boys how to hunt in the Native American way.
Guest: Randall Eaton, author of From Boys to Men of Heart

Friday
12/11/2009
3:00 PM
091211K

Friday
12/11/2009
9:00 PM
091211K

Thursday
12/10/2009
3:00 PM
091210K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca's guest debunks the idea that rituals are only powerful in the exotic sphere of The Other. For Americans, the most meaningful rituals may very well be the hidden ones we most easily overlook.
Guest: Bradd Shore, Professor of Anthropology, Director of Emory University's Center for Myth and Ritual in American Life.

Thursday
12/10/2009
9:00 PM
091210K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca's guest debunks the idea that rituals are only powerful in the exotic sphere of The Other. For Americans, the most meaningful rituals may very well be the hidden ones we most easily overlook.
Guest: Bradd Shore, Professor of Anthropology, Director of Emory University's Center for Myth and Ritual in American Life.

Wednesday
12/9/2009
3:00 PM
091209K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
How would you turn Alaska into a piece of music? A glacial tempo, filled with cold motifs and melodies or something grand and imposing? Composer John Luther Adams answers this question every time he steps into his studio. After three, on Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca's guest makes music to fit the countryside.
Guest: John Luther Adams, composer.

Wednesday
12/9/2009
9:00 PM
091209K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
How would you turn Alaska into a piece of music? A glacial tempo, filled with cold motifs and melodies or something grand and imposing? Composer John Luther Adams answers this question every time he steps into his studio. After nine, on Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca's guest makes music to fit the countryside.
Guest: John Luther Adams, composer.

Tuesday
12/8/2009
3:00 PM
091208K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
More and more people are learning Arabic these days. After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with the authors of the most popular Arabic textbook in the world, who insist the language is not all that hard-to-learn after all.
Guests:
- Kristen Brustad, associate professor of Arabic, University of Texas at Austin.
- Mahmoud Al-Batal, associate professor of Arabic. Director, Arabic Flagship Program, University of Texas at Austin.
- Co-authors, "Al-Kitaab Fii TA Callum Al-Carabiyya: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic".

Tuesday
12/8/2009
9:00 PM
091208K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
More and more people are learning Arabic these days. After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with the authors of the most popular Arabic textbook in the world, who insist the language is not all that hard-to-learn after all.
Guests:
- Kristen Brustad, associate professor of Arabic, University of Texas at Austin.
- Mahmoud Al-Batal, associate professor of Arabic. Director, Arabic Flagship Program, University of Texas at Austin.
- Co-authors, "Al-Kitaab Fii TA Callum Al-Carabiyya: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic".

Monday
12/7/2009
3:00 PM
091207K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Shortly after becoming the president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela found an unusual cause to unite the country after the apartheid: rugby. How did he turn a white supremacist team into a world champion and symbol of unity? Join Jean Feraca and her guest to learn about the true story behind the film, Invictus, after three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders.
Guest:
John Carlin, author of Invictus: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation

Monday
12/7/2009
9:00 PM
091207K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Shortly after becoming the president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela found an unusual cause to unite the country after the apartheid: rugby. How did he turn a white supremacist team into a world champion and symbol of unity? Join Jean Feraca and her guest to learn about the true story behind the film, Invictus, after nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders.
Guest:
John Carlin, author of Invictus: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation

Friday
12/4/2009
3:00 PM
091204K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Interested in a diet that's not just better for you... but the planet, too? Join Jean Feraca and her guests from the Moosewood Restaurant, after three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders.
Guests:
- Nancy Lazarus, President, Moosewood, Inc.
- David Hirsch, Co-Owner, Moosewood Restaurant.

Friday
12/4/2009
9:00 PM
091204K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Interested in a diet that's not just better for you... but the planet, too? Join Jean Feraca and her guests from the Moosewood Restaurant, after nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders.
Guests:
- Nancy Lazarus, President, Moosewood, Inc.
- David Hirsch, Co-Owner, Moosewood Restaurant.

Thursday
12/3/2009
3:00 PM
091203K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
President Obama has outlined his strategy for the war in Afghanistan. How are Afghan people responding? Join Jean Feraca and her guest, after three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders.
Guest:
John Nichols, associate editor, The Capital Times. Washington correspondent, The Nation magazine.

Thursday
12/3/2009
9:00 PM
091203K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
President Obama has outlined his strategy for the war in Afghanistan. How are Afghan people responding? Join Jean Feraca and her guest, after nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders.
Guest:
John Nichols, associate editor, The Capital Times. Washington correspondent, The Nation magazine.

Wednesday
12/2/2009
3:00 PM
091202K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, join Jean Feraca for a journey on The Silk Road with the curator of a new exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History.
Guest: Mark Norell, curator, "Traveling the Silk Road" exhibit, American Museum of Natural History, New York.

Wednesday
12/2/2009
9:00 PM
091202K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, join Jean Feraca for a journey on The Silk Road with the curator of a new exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History.
Guest: Mark Norell, curator, "Traveling the Silk Road" exhibit, American Museum of Natural History, New York.

Tuesday
12/1/2009
3:00 PM
091201K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with the authors of the book, "Half The Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide".
Guests: Nicholas Kristof, Op-Ed columnist, New York Times; and Sheryl WuDunn, former New York Times correspondent - Co-authors, "Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide".
Guest: Tererai Trent, one of the women featured in the book.

Tuesday
12/1/2009
9:00 PM
091201K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with the authors of the book, "Half The Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide".
Guests: Nicholas Kristof, Op-Ed columnist, New York Times; and Sheryl WuDunn, former New York Times correspondent - Co-authors, "Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide".
Guest: Tererai Trent, one of the women featured in the book.

Monday
11/30/2009
3:00 PM
091130K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders, with Jean Feraca
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca's guest talk about how she taught herself to make soap and then started teaching soap-making in African countries where soap is power!
Guest
* Melinda Coss, author of The Handmade Soap Book

Monday
11/30/2009
9:00 PM
091130K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders, with Jean Feraca
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca's guest talk about how she taught herself to make soap and then started teaching soap-making in African countries where soap is power!
Guest
* Melinda Coss, author of The Handmade Soap Book

Friday
11/27/2009
3:00 PM
091127K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Ever wonder what makes white meat white? Does searing really sear in flavor? Why is it that fruits ripen but vegetables don't? For the secrets to these and other food mysteries, join Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders, as Jean Feraca talks with Harold McGee, author of the newly revised kitchen classic On Food and Cooking.
Guests:

Harold McGee, author of On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen

Herve This, the French founder of a new trend he calls "molecular gastronomy"

Friday
11/27/2009
9:00 PM
091127K

Thursday
11/26/2009
3:00 PM
091126K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders with Jean Feraca, Kindness... the foundation of the world’s great religions and most-enduring philosophies. Why, then, does being kind feel so dangerous?

Guest: Adam Phillips, British Psychoanalyst, Co-Author, "On Kindness" (Farrar, Strauss & Giroux).

Thursday
11/26/2009
9:00 PM
091126K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders with Jean Feraca, Kindness... the foundation of the world’s great religions and most-enduring philosophies. Why, then, does being kind feel so dangerous?

Guest: Adam Phillips, British Psychoanalyst, Co-Author, "On Kindness" (Farrar, Strauss & Giroux).

Wednesday
11/25/2009
3:00 PM
091125K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Different times and different cultures have produced different ways of handling the socially complex matters of giving and receiving, and returning favors. After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with the author of, "The Gift of Thanks: The Roots and Rituals of Gratitude."
Guest: Margaret Visser, Author, "The Gift of Thanks: The Roots and Rituals of Gratitude" (Houghton Mifflin).

Wednesday
11/25/2009
9:00 PM
091125K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Different times and different cultures have produced different ways of handling the socially complex matters of giving and receiving, and returning favors. After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with the author of, "The Gift of Thanks: The Roots and Rituals of Gratitude."
Guest: Margaret Visser, Author, "The Gift of Thanks: The Roots and Rituals of Gratitude"

Tuesday
11/24/2009
3:00 PM
091124K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with the editor of "Becoming Americans," four-hundred years of writing from the hands of those who came to America to remake themselves, their lives, and their identities.
Guests:
- Ilan Stavans, Professor in Latin American and Latino Culture (Spanish), Amherst College. Editor, "Becoming Americans: Four Centuries of Immigrant Writing".
- Richard Rodriguez, editor, New America Media, San Francisco.

Tuesday
11/24/2009
9:00 PM
091124K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with the editor of "Becoming Americans," four-hundred years of writing from the hands of those who came to America to remake themselves, their lives, and their identities.
Guests:
- Ilan Stavans, Professor in Latin American and Latino Culture (Spanish), Amherst College. Editor, "Becoming Americans: Four Centuries of Immigrant Writing".
- Richard Rodriguez, editor, New America Media, San Francisco.

Monday
11/23/2009
3:00 PM
091123K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
As we try to make sense of the Fort Hood tragedy, how should we understand the Muslim faith of the alleged gunman? After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guests discuss our national and personal reactions.
Guests:

* Leena El-Ali, publisher of the Common Ground News Service

* John Esposito, Professor of Religion and International Affairs at Georgetown University, Founding Director of the Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding

Monday
11/23/2009
9:00 PM
091123K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
As we try to make sense of the Fort Hood tragedy, how should we understand the Muslim faith of the alleged gunman? After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guests discuss our national and personal reactions.
Guests:

* Leena El-Ali, publisher of the Common Ground News Service

* John Esposito, Professor of Religion and International Affairs at Georgetown University, Founding Director of the Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding

Friday
11/20/2009
3:00 PM
091120K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca's guest has a birthday pie instead of cake to celebrate her birthday every July, and baked a pie a day for the whole summer this year.
Guest
* Evan Kleiman, host of member station KCRW's award-winning program, Good Food

Friday
11/20/2009
9:00 PM
091120K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca's guest has a birthday pie instead of cake to celebrate her birthday every July, and baked a pie a day for the whole summer this year.
Guest
* Evan Kleiman, host of member station KCRW's award-winning program, Good Food

Thursday
11/19/2009
3:00 PM
091119K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
One of the world's longest-lived religious rites, the pilgrimage to Mecca, is even older than Islam. After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guests explore what it means to 1.5 billion Muslims worldwide.
Guests:

* Michael Wolfe, co-founder and Executive Producer of Unity Productions Foundation, writer and host of 1997 Hajj program for ABC Nightline, author of The Hadj: An American's Pilgrimage to Mecca (1993) and One Thousand Roads to Mecca: Ten Centuries of Travelers Writing about the Muslim Pilgrimage (1997)

* Qanta Ahmed, physician, author of In the Land of Invisible Women: A Female Doctor's Journey in the Saudi Kingdom

Thursday
11/19/2009
9:00 PM
091119K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
One of the world's longest-lived religious rites, the pilgrimage to Mecca, is even older than Islam. After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guests explore what it means to 1.5 billion Muslims worldwide.
Guest:

* Michael Wolfe, co-founder and Executive Producer of Unity Productions Foundation, writer and host of 1997 Hajj program for ABC Nightline, author of The Hadj: An American's Pilgrimage to Mecca (1993) and One Thousand Roads to Mecca: Ten Centuries of Travelers Writing about the Muslim Pilgrimage (1997)

* Qanta Ahmed, physician, author of In the Land of Invisible Women: A Female Doctor's Journey in the Saudi Kingdom

Wednesday
11/18/2009
3:00 PM
091118K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with a woman whose quest in life has been to connect with animals in the wild. Her story is a call to action to save the natural world, and to appreciate the beauty of the wilderness before it's gone.
Guest: Joanna Greenfield, Author, "The Lion's Eye: Seeing in the Wild" (Little Brown).

Wednesday
11/18/2009
9:00 PM
091118K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Withouth Borders, Jean Feraca talks with a woman whose quest in life has been to connect with animals in the wild. Her story is a powerful call to action to save the natural world, and to appreciate the beauty of the wilderness before it's gone.
Joanna Greenfield, Author of "The Lion's Eye: Seeing in the Wild" (Little Brown)

Tuesday
11/17/2009
3:00 PM
091117K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
President Obama is said to have it... while President Bush did not. It's said you can't get it just by carrying around a passport. After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guests discuss Global Competence... and how to achieve it.
Guests:
- Fernando Reimers, Director of Global Education & International Education Policy, Harvard University.
- Larry Braskamp, Professor Emeritus, Department of Leadership, Foundation and Counseling Psychology, Loyola University Chicago. Senior Scientist, The Gallup Organization.
- Catherine Skroch, UW-Madison student conducting research in Morocco under a Fulbright scholarship.

Tuesday
11/17/2009
9:00 PM
091117K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
President Obama is said to have it... while President Bush did not. It's said you can't get it just by carrying around a passport. After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guests discuss Global Competence... and how to achieve it.
Guests:
- Fernando Reimers, Director of Global Education & International Education Policy, Harvard University.
- Larry Braskamp, Professor Emeritus, Department of Leadership, Foundation and Counseling Psychology, Loyola University Chicago. Senior Scientist, The Gallup Organization.
- Catherine Skroch, UW-Madison student conducting research in Morocco under a Fulbright scholarship.

Monday
11/16/2009
3:00 PM
091116K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, the extraordinary story of a cancer survivor. Getting cancer is like entering a foreign country where you have to learn a foreign language, says Jean Feraca's guest.
Guest: Mary Cappello, professor of English, University of Rhode Island. Author, "Called Back: My Reply to Cancer, My Return to Life"

Monday
11/16/2009
9:00 PM
091116K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, the extraordinary story of a cancer survivor. Getting cancer is like entering a foreign country where you have to learn a foreign language, says Jean Feraca's guest.
Guest: Mary Cappello, professor of English, University of Rhode Island. Author, "Called Back: My Reply to Cancer, My Return to Life"

Friday
11/13/2009
3:00 PM
091113K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca's guest says French food is not what it used to be... and explains why.
Guest: Michael Steinberger, Wine Columnist, Slate. Author, "Au Revoir to All That: Food, Wine, and the End of France".

Friday
11/13/2009
9:00 PM
091113K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca's guest says French food is not what it used to be... and explains why.
Guest: Michael Steinberger, Wine Columnist, Slate. Author, "Au Revoir to All That: Food, Wine, and the End of France".

Thursday
11/12/2009
3:00 PM
091112K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca's guest makes a dire warning that it's too late to halt global warming.... he says we must now learn to live in an altered climate. Do you agree?
Guest: James Lovelock, author, "The Vanishing Face of Gaia: A Final Warning"

Thursday
11/12/2009
9:00 PM
091112K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca's guest makes a dire warning that it's too late to halt global warming.... he says we must now learn to live in an altered climate. Do you agree?
Guest: James Lovelock, author, "The Vanishing Face of Gaia: A Final Warning"

Wednesday
11/11/2009
3:00 PM
091111K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Storytelling seems to be an important coping skill for Vietnam vets, and Jean Feraca's guest has quite a story to tell. Join them, after three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders.
Guest: Wayne Karlin, Author, "Wandering Souls: Journeys With The Dead And The Living In Vietnam"

Wednesday
11/11/2009
9:00 PM
091111K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Storytelling seems to be an important coping skill for Vietnam vets, and Jean Feraca's guest has quite a story to tell. That's after nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders.
Guest: Wayne Karlin, author, "Wandering Souls: Journeys With The Dead And The Living In Vietnam"

Tuesday
11/10/2009
3:00 PM
091110K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guests explore the life and work of this year's winner of the Nobel prize for literature, Herta Müller... her story of a painful past under the dictatorship of formerly communist Romania.
Guests:
- Brigid Haines, Senior Lecturer in German, Head of Modern Languages and Director of GENCAS, the Centre for Research into Gender in Culture and Society, Swansea University.
- Andrei Codrescu, poet, novelist, essayist, teacher, and lecturer.

Tuesday
11/10/2009
9:00 PM
091110K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guests explore the life and work of this year's winner of the Nobel prize for literature, Herta Müller... and her story of the painful past under the dictatorship of formerly communist Romania.
Guests:
- Brigid Haines, Senior Lecturer in German, Head of Modern Languages and Director of GENCAS, the Centre for Research into Gender in Culture and Society, Swansea University.
- Andrei Codrescu, poet, novelist, essayist, teacher, and lecturer.

Monday
11/9/2009
3:00 PM
091109K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guests retrace Germany’s difficult transitions after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Guests:
- Michael Meyer, former Newsweek bureau chief. Author, "The Year that Changed the World: The Untold Story Behind the Fall of the Berlin Wall".
- Konrad Jarausch, professor of European Civilization, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Monday
11/9/2009
9:00 PM
091109K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guests retrace Germany’s difficult transitions after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Guests:
- Michael Meyer, former Newsweek bureau chief. Author, "The Year that Changed the World: The Untold Story Behind the Fall of the Berlin Wall".
- Konrad Jarausch, professor of European Civilization, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Friday
11/6/2009
3:00 PM
091106K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca's guest describes why it's imperative that we save the Jewish deli.
Guest: David Sax, Author, "Save the Deli: In Search of Perfect Pastrami, Crusty Rye, and the Heart of Jewish Delicatessen"

Friday
11/6/2009
9:00 PM
091106K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca's guest describes why it's imperative that we save the Jewish deli.
Guest: David Sax, Author, "Save the Deli: In Search of Perfect Pastrami, Crusty Rye, and the Heart of Jewish Delicatessen"

Thursday
11/5/2009
3:00 PM
091105K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
For decades, many garbage collectors in Cairo have made their living by collecting garbage, and recycling more than eighty-percent. After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest examine what we can learn from Cairo's expertise in garbage.
Guest: Mai Iskander, Producer/Director, "Garbage Dreams".

Thursday
11/5/2009
9:00 PM
091105K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
For decades, many garbage collectors in Cairo have made their living by collecting garbage, and recycling more than eighty-percent. After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest examine what we can learn from Cairo's expertise in garbage.
Guest: Mai Iskander, Producer/Director, Garbage Dreams.

Wednesday
11/4/2009
3:00 PM
091104K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
How did a French aristocratic parlor game turn into a training ground for American risk-takers and power brokers? After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, "The Story of Poker".
Guest: James McManus, Author, "Cowboys Full: The Story of Poker".

Wednesday
11/4/2009
9:00 PM
091104K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
How did a French aristocratic parlor game turn into a training ground for American risk-takers and power brokers? After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, "The Story of Poker".
Guest: James McManus, Author, "Cowboys Full: The Story of Poker".

Tuesday
11/3/2009
3:00 PM
091103K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, a re-broadcast of "The Muslim Next Door." Jean Feraca talks to a scholar of Islamic law about growing up in California and balancing her South Asian, Muslim, and American identities.
Guest: Sumbul Ali-Karamali, lawyer and scholar of Islamic law, author of "Muslim Next Door: The Qur'an, the Media, and that Veil Thing."

Tuesday
11/3/2009
9:00 PM
091103K

Monday
11/2/2009
3:00 PM
091102K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders with Jean Feraca, a rebroadcast of “Asia’s Rise”, a re-examination of the hype about the decline of America and the dawn of a new Asian age.
Guest: Minxin Pei, director, Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies, Claremont McKenna College. Adjunct senior associate, China Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Monday
11/2/2009
9:00 PM
091102K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders with Jean Feraca, a rebroadcast of “Asia’s Rise”, a re-examination of the hype about the decline of America and the dawn of a new Asian age.
Guest: Minxin Pei, director, Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies, Claremont McKenna College. Adjunct senior associate, China Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Friday
10/30/2009
3:00 PM
091030K

Lori Skelton in for Jean Feraca
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Lori Skelton talks with the editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine about changes in the past five or ten years in the way America cooks and eats.
Guest: Ruth Reichl, author of "Gourmet Today: More than 1000 All-New Recipes for the Contemporary Kitchen" (Houghton Mifflin)

Friday
10/30/2009
9:00 PM
091030K

Lori Skelton in for Jean Feraca
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Lori Skelton talks with the editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine about what has changed about the way we cook and eat in America, in the last five or ten years.
Guest: Ruth Reichl, author of "Gourmet Today: More than 1000 All-New Recipes for the Contemporary Kitchen" (Houghton Mifflin)

Thursday
10/29/2009
3:00 PM
091029K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders, learn about a body musician - someone who makes music purely with their body. Jean Feraca's guest has a passion that runs so deep that last year he was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship, the first to go to a body musician.
Guest: Keith Terry, director, International Body Music Festival.

Thursday
10/29/2009
9:00 PM
091029K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders, learn about a body musician - someone who makes music purely with their body. Jean Feraca's guest has a passion that runs so deep that last year he was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship, the first to go to a body musician.
Guest: Keith Terry, director, International Body Music Festival.

Wednesday
10/28/2009
3:00 PM
091028K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, it's international literature at it's best when Jean Feraca talks with the editor of Words Without Borders.
Guest: Susan Harris, Editor, Words Without Borders.

Wednesday
10/28/2009
9:00 PM
091028K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, it's international literature at it's best when Jean Feraca talks with the editor of Words Without Borders.
Guest: Susan Harris, Editor, Words Without Borders.

Tuesday
10/27/2009
3:00 PM
091027K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest discuss how and why Christian beliefs and dogma are giving way to new grassroots movements rooted in social justice and spiritual experience.
Guest: Harvey Cox, Professor of Divinity, Harvard University. Author, "The Future of Faith" (HarperOne).

Tuesday
10/27/2009
9:00 PM
091027K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest discuss how and why Christian beliefs and dogma are giving way to new grassroots movements rooted in social justice and spiritual experience.
Guest: Harvey Cox, Professor of Divinity, Harvard University. Author, "The Future of Faith" (HarperOne).

Monday
10/26/2009
3:00 PM
091026K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with an enterprising African teenager who constructed a windmill from scraps, creating electricity for his entire community.
Guest: William Kamkwamba, inventor, and student at the African Leadership Academy, as well as co-author of "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind"
Guest: Bryan Mealer, co-author, "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" (William Morrow) www.movingwindmills.org

Monday
10/26/2009
9:00 PM
091026K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with an enterprising African teenager who constructed a windmill from scraps, creating electricity for his entire community.
Guest: William Kamkwamba, inventor, and student at the African Leadership Academy, as well as co-author of "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind"
Guest: Bryan Mealer, co-author, "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" (William Morrow) www.movingwindmills.org

Friday
10/23/2009
3:00 PM
091023K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
City dwellers all over the nation are now re-discovering the advantages... and challenges... of keeping chickens in their backyards. After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guests discuss what is it about the chicken that makes it the urban bird of the moment.
Guest: Susan Orlean, Writer.
Guest: Dennis Harrison-Noonan, Chicken Owner in Madison, WI.

Friday
10/23/2009
9:00 PM
091023K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
City dwellers all over the nation are now re-discovering the advantages... and challenges... of keeping chickens in their backyards. After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guests discuss what is it about the chicken that makes it the urban bird of the moment.
Guest: Susan Orlean, Writer.
Guest: Dennis Harrison-Noonan, Chicken Owner in Madison, WI.

Thursday
10/22/2009
3:00 PM
091022K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guests discuss climate change, how it affects our lives, and how we can all create a sustainable future.
Guest: Bill McKibben, Author, "Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable
Future".
Guest: Tim Flannery, Author, "Now or Never: Why we Must Act Now to End Climate Change and Create a Sustainable Future" (Atlantic Monthly Press).

Thursday
10/22/2009
9:00 PM
091022K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guests discuss climate change, how it affects our lives, and how we can all create a sustainable future.
Guest: Bill McKibben, Author, "Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable
Future".
Guest: Tim Flannery, Author, "Now or Never: Why we Must Act Now to End Climate Change and Create a Sustainable Future" (Atlantic Monthly Press).

Wednesday
10/21/2009
3:00 PM
091021K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca talks to an Evangelical Christian about making peace between Christians and Muslims.
Guest: * Jim Wallis, President and Executive Director of Sojourners, author of The Great Awakening: Reviving Faith & Politics in a Post-Religious Right America (2008)

Wednesday
10/21/2009
9:00 PM
091021K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca talks to an Evangelical Christian about making peace between Christians and Muslims.
Guest: * Jim Wallis, President and Executive Director of Sojourners, author of The Great Awakening: Reviving Faith & Politics in a Post-Religious Right America (2008)

Tuesday
10/20/2009
3:00 PM
091020K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
The world watches in hope of a restart to talks in the Middle East. After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest examine the age-old mindsets in the Israel/Palestinian conflict, and how they must shift before a peaceful resolution can be found.
Guest: Rich Cohen, contributing editor, Vanity Fair and Rolling Stone. Author, "Israel is Real: An obsessive quest to understand the Jewish nation and its history" (Farrar Straus & Giroux)

Tuesday
10/20/2009
9:00 PM
091020K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
The world watches in hope of a restart to talks in the Middle East. After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest examine the age-old mindsets in the Israel/Palestinian conflict, and how they must shift before a peaceful resolution can be found.
Guest: Rich Cohen, contributing editor, Vanity Fair and Rolling Stone. Author, "Israel is Real: An obsessive quest to understand the Jewish nation and its history" (Farrar Straus & Giroux)

Monday
10/19/2009
3:00 PM
091019K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
She united an entire continent in her ongoing struggle for human rights, peace, and social justice in South America. After three, on Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders, the music and voice of Mercedes Sosa, who died on October 4th.

Monday
10/19/2009
9:00 PM
091019K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
She united an entire continent in her ongoing struggle for human rights, peace, and social justice in South America. After nine, on Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders, the music and voice of Mercedes Sosa, who died on October 4th.

Friday
10/16/2009
3:00 PM
091016K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest talk about the Flavor of Wisconsin.
Guest: Therese Allen, author, "The Flavor of Wisconsin: An Informal History of Food and Eating in the Badger State".

Friday
10/16/2009
9:00 PM
091016X

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest talk about the humble Bagel. Boiled and baked, bagels as we know them originated in Poland, but just like the Jews themselves, you can find them all over the world.

Thursday
10/15/2009
3:00 PM
091015K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Backwoods country living...? Futuristic city dwelling...? After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest imagine a Green future.
Guest: David Owen, staff writer, The New Yorker. Author, "Green Metropolis: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less are the Keys to Sustainability" (Riverhead Books).

Thursday
10/15/2009
9:00 PM
091015K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
A rebroadcast from 3:00pm today

Wednesday
10/14/2009
3:00 PM
091014K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Does the Sunni-Shia (SOO-nee SHE-ah) conflict contribute to the image of Islam as a violent religion? After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guests discuss intrafaith harmony.
Guests:
- Lesley Hazleton, psychologist and veteran journalist. Author, "After the Prophet: The Epic Story of the Shia-Sunni Split in Islam".
- Hisham Hellyer, Ford Fellow, Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World, Brookings Institution.

Wednesday
10/14/2009
9:00 PM
091014K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Does the Sunni-Shia (SOO-nee SHE-ah) conflict contribute to the image of Islam as a violent religion? After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guests discuss intrafaith harmony.
Guests:
- Lesley Hazleton, psychologist and veteran journalist. Author, "After the Prophet: The Epic Story of the Shia-Sunni Split in Islam".
- Hisham Hellyer, Ford Fellow, Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World, Brookings Institution.

Tuesday
10/13/2009
3:00 PM
091013K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, can meditation make us into world citizens? Jean Feraca's guest thinks so. Find out how on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders.
Guest: Richard Davidson, Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, Director of the W.M. Keck Laboratory for Functional Brain Imaging and Behavior, the Laboratory for Affective Neuroscience and the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds, Waisman Center, UW-Madison.

Tuesday
10/13/2009
9:00 PM
091013K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, can meditation make us into world citizens? Jean Feraca's guest thinks so. Find out how on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders.
Guest: Richard Davidson, Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, Director of the W.M. Keck Laboratory for Functional Brain Imaging and Behavior, the Laboratory for Affective Neuroscience and the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds, Waisman Center, UW-Madison.

Monday
10/12/2009
3:00 PM
091012K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest explore the hundred-year conflict between global conservation and native peoples.
Guest: Mark Dowie, Award-winning journalist, author of Conservation Refugees: The Hundred-Year Conflict Between Global Conservation and Native Peoples

Monday
10/12/2009
9:00 PM
091012K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Does protecting nature means kicking people out? After nine, for Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest explore the hundred year conflict between global conservation and native peoples.
Guest: * Mark Dowie, Award-winning journalist, author of Conservation Refugees: The Hundred-Year Conflict between Global Conservation and Native Peoples

Friday
10/9/2009
3:00 PM
091009K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Every year, Wisconsin's Bayfield Apple Festival heralds the beginning of fall. After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca and guests talk Apples... heritage varieties, cider-making, and this year's pick.

Friday
10/9/2009
9:00 PM
091009K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Every year, Wisconsin's Bayfield Apple Festival heralds the beginning of Autumn. After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca and guests talk Apples... heritage varieties, cider-making, and this year's pick.

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