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Wednesday
3/21/2012
9:00 PM
 120321K

Parker Palmer: Here on Earth Guru
After nine, Jean Feraca talks with Parker Palmer about his influence on her philosophy of talk radio.
Guest:Guest: Parker Palmer: writes and speaks about subjects ranging from contemplation to community. He is known as one of the nation's most thoughtful voices and deepest thinkers, calling us to ways of being in the world that honor the human heart and promote a humane society.

 
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Tuesday
3/20/2012
3:00 PM
 120320K

Kids Solving World Problems
After three on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders Jean Feraca talks with Steve Culbertson, President of Youth Service America, about the incredible contributions kids all over the world are making toward solving social and environmental problems.
Guest: Steven Alexander Culbertson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Youth Service America, an international nonprofit organization that partners with thousands of organizations committed to increasing volunteer opportunities for young people to serve locally and globally.

 
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Tuesday
3/20/2012
9:00 PM
 120320K

Kids Solving World Problems
After nine on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders Jean Feraca talks with Steve Culbertson, President of Youth Service America, about the incredible contributions kids all over the world are making toward solving social and environmental problems.
Guest: Steven Alexander Culbertson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Youth Service America, an international nonprofit organization that partners with thousands of organizations committed to increasing volunteer opportunities for young people to serve locally and globally.

 
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Monday
3/19/2012
3:00 PM
 120319K

United World Colleges
After three on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guests discuss United World Colleges, an international educational movement that promotes world peace by bringing high school students from across the world to study together.
Guests:
- Lisa Darling, President, United World College-USA

- Andrew Mahlstedt, former teacher at the United World College of India, and member of the US selection committee for the United World Colleges

 
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Monday
3/19/2012
9:00 PM
 120319K

United World Colleges
After nine on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guests discuss United World Colleges, an international educational movement that promotes world peace by bringing high school students from across the world to study together.
Guests:
- Lisa Darling, President, United World College-USA

- Andrew Mahlstedt, former teacher at the United World College of India, and member of the US selection committee for the United World Colleges

 
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Friday
3/16/2012
3:00 PM
 120316K

Cooking for Nelson Mandela
After three, Jean Feraca talks with Xoliswa Ndoyiya, Nelson Mandela's personal chef, about the dishes he loves most.
Guest: Xoliswa Ndoyiya has been Nelson Mandela's personal chef since shortly after his release from prison, in 1990. She is the author of a new cookbook that features his favorite recipes called, Ukutya Kwasekhaya - "Home Food."

 
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Friday
3/16/2012
9:00 PM
 120316K

Cooking for Nelson Mandela
After nine, Jean Feraca talks with Xoliswa Ndoyiya, Nelson Mandela's personal chef, about his the dishes he loves most.
Guest: Xoliswa Ndoyiya has been Nelson Mandela's personal chef since shortly after his release from prison, in 1990. She is the author of a new cookbook that features his favorite recipes called, Ukutya Kwasekhaya - "Home Food."

 
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Thursday
3/15/2012
3:00 PM
 120315K

Islam and Democracy
After three on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest discuss Islam and Democracy. The Arab Spring surprised many in the West who believed Islam is inherently incompatible with democracy. But the citizens of Tunisia, Egypt and Libya proved them wrong.
Guest: Reza Aslan, internationally acclaimed writer and religious scholar, contributing editor at the Daily Beast, Middle East analyst for CBS News, and Associate Professor of Creative Writing at the University of California, Riverside

 
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Thursday
3/15/2012
9:00 PM
 120315K

Islam and Democracy
After nine on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest discuss Islam and Democracy. The Arab Spring surprised many in the West who believed Islam is inherently incompatible with democracy. But the citizens of Tunisia, Egypt and Libya proved them wrong.
Guest: Reza Aslan, internationally acclaimed writer and religious scholar, contributing editor at the Daily Beast, Middle East analyst for CBS News, and Associate Professor of Creative Writing at the University of California, Riverside

 
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Wednesday
3/14/2012
3:00 PM
 120314K

"Crazy Daisy" and the Girl Scouts of the USA
After three on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest discuss the life of Juliette Gordon Low, the intrepid founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA.
Guest: Stacy A. Cordery, professor of history at Monmouth College, bibliographer of the National First Ladies' Library, and author of Juliette Gordon Low: The Remarkable Founder of the Girl Scouts

 
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Wednesday
3/14/2012
9:00 PM
 120314K

"Crazy Daisy" and the Girl Scouts of the USA
After nine on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest discuss the life of Juliette Gordon Low, the intrepid founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA.
Guest: Stacy A. Cordery, professor of history at Monmouth College, bibliographer of the National First Ladies' Library, and author of Juliette Gordon Low: The Remarkable Founder of the Girl Scouts

 
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Tuesday
3/13/2012
3:00 PM
 120313K

U.S. State Partnerships and Citizen Diplomacy
After three, on Here On Earth, Jean Feraca talks with former Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton about Wisconsin's longstanding partnership with Nicaragua.
Guests:
- Barbara Lawton, former Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor.
- Stephen Vetter, CEO, Partners for the Americas.
- Amy Wiza, daughter of Sherin Rose Bowen and Director of Programs for the Wisconsin/Nicaragua Partners of the Americas, Inc.

 
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Tuesday
3/13/2012
9:00 PM
 120313K

U.S. State Partnerships and Citizen Diplomacy
After nine, on Here On Earth, Jean Feraca talks with former Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton about Wisconsin's longstanding partnership with Nicaragua.
Guests:
- Barbara Lawton, former Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor.
- Stephen Vetter, CEO, Partners for the Americas.
- Amy Wiza, daughter of Sherin Rose Bowen and Director of Programs for the Wisconsin/Nicaragua Partners of the Americas, Inc.

 
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Monday
3/12/2012
3:00 PM
 120312K

Ancestral Roots; Ancestral Wisdom
After three, on Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders with Jean Feraca, a conversation with an Evangelical Lutheran pastor and a Franciscan (fran-SISS-c'n) sister about their immersion experiences with Native American spirituality.
Guests:
Fred Gustafson, Evangelical Lutheran Pastor. Jungian analyst. Author, "The Black Madonna"; "Dancing Between Two Worlds: Jung and the Native American Soul"; and "The Moonlit Path: Reflections on the Dark Feminine".
Cecilia Corcoran, Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration. Director, Christine Center in Willard, Wisconsin.

 
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Monday
3/12/2012
9:00 PM
 120312K

Ancestral Roots; Ancestral Wisdom
After nine, on Hear On Earth: Radio Without Borders with Jean Feraca, a conversation with an Evangelical Lutheran pastor and a Franciscan (fran-SISS-c'n) sister about their immersion experiences with Native American spirituality.
Guests:
Fred Gustafson, Evangelical Lutheran Pastor. Jungian analyst. Author, "The Black Madonna"; "Dancing Between Two Worlds: Jung and the Native American Soul"; and "The Moonlit Path: Reflections on the Dark Feminine".
Cecilia Corcoran, Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration. Director, Christine Center in Willard, Wisconsin.

 
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Friday
3/9/2012
3:00 PM
 120309K

The Food of Morocco
After three on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest take us on a culinary tour of Morocco, from Berber food in the deserts of the Sahara to the street food of Rabat.
Guest: Paula Wolfert, James Beard Award-winning author or nine cookbooks, most recently, The Food of Morocco

 
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Friday
3/9/2012
9:00 PM
 120309K

The Food of Morocco
After nine on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest take us on a culinary tour of Morocco, from Berber food in the deserts of the Sahara to the street food of Rabat.
Guest: Paula Wolfert, James Beard Award-winning author or nine cookbooks, most recently, The Food of Morocco

 
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Thursday
3/8/2012
3:00 PM
 120308K

From the Frontlines of Hunger
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Bettina Luescher, the World Food Program's chief spokesperson, joins Jean Feraca to talk about the global fight against hunger.
Guest: Bettina Luescher, Chief Spokesperson for North America for the World Food Programme

 
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Thursday
3/8/2012
9:00 PM
 120308K

From the Frontlines of Hunger
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Bettina Luescher, the World Food Program's chief spokesperson, joins Jean Feraca to talk about the global fight against hunger.
Guest: Bettina Luescher, Chief Spokesperson for North America for the World Food Programme

 
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Wednesday
3/7/2012
3:00 PM
 120307K

Giving Voice to Women in Africa
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with Canadian Frances Fortune who has spent the past 30 years in Africa--an experience, she says, that turned her into a "radiophile." Today, as Africa Director of Search for Common Ground, she fosters independent radio stations in 14 countries across Africa, to help give a voice to women across the continent.
Guest: FRANCES FORTUNE is the Africa Director for Search for Common Ground, which has built 60 radio stations in 14 countries across Africa, mainly in conflict or post-conflict settings.

 
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Wednesday
3/7/2012
9:00 PM
 120307K

Giving Voice to Women in Africa
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with Canadian Frances Fortune who has spent the past 30 years in Africa--an experience, she says, that turned her into a "radiophile." Today, as Africa Director of Search for Common Ground, she fosters independent radio stations in 14 countries across Africa, to help give a voice to women across the continent.
Guest: FRANCES FORTUNE is the Africa Director for Search for Common Ground, which has built 60 radio stations in 14 countries across Africa, mainly in conflict or post-conflict settings.

 
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Tuesday
3/6/2012
3:00 PM
 120306K

Afghan Women Writers Program
After three, on Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guests talk about the lives and stories of brave Afghan women who find their voices through writing about themselves, an act of sheer courage in a society that strives to silence their expression.
Guests:

Masha Hamilton: founder of AWWP, author of four novels and founder of two world literacy projects: the Camel Book Drive (2007) and AWWP (2009). A Brown University graduate, she teaches writing workshops around the U.S. and in Afghanistan.
Tina Singleton: writer and AWWP Country Director, international human rights advocate with 18 years' experience, Tina is currently living in Kabul where she helps run the program.

 
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Tuesday
3/6/2012
9:00 PM
 120306K

Afghan Women Writers Program
After nine, on Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guests talk about the lives and stories of brave Afghan women who find their voices through writing about themselves, an act of sheer courage in a society that strives to silence their expression.
Guests:

Masha Hamilton: founder of AWWP, is the author of four novels and founder of two world literacy projects: the Camel Book Drive (2007) and AWWP (2009). A Brown University graduate, she teaches writing workshops around the U.S. and in Afghanistan.
Tina Singleton: writer and AWWP Country Director, international human rights advocate with 18 years' experience, Tina is currently living in Kabul where she helps run the program.

 
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Monday
3/5/2012
3:00 PM
 120305K

Ring the doorbell, stop domestic violence
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with her guest about what can be done to bring public awareness to domestic violence and violence towards women. Bell Bajao, an award-winning campaign by the human rights organization Breakthrough, is now being replicated in other countries like Vietnam, China and Canada.
Guest: Mallika Dutt, founder and the president of Breakthrough; co-founder of SAKHI, for South Asian Women; she has spearheaded the use of art and culture as a strategy for mainstreaming human rights.

 
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Monday
3/5/2012
9:00 PM
 120305K

Ring the doorbell: stop domestic violence
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with her guest about what can be done to bring public awareness to domestic violence and violence towards women. Bell Bajao, an award-winning campaign by the human rights organization Breakthrough, is now being replicated in other countries like Vietnam, China and Canada.
Guest: Mallika Dutt, founder and the president of Breakthrough; co-founder of SAKHI, for South Asian Women; she has spearheaded the use of art and culture as a strategy for mainstreaming human rights.

 
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Friday
3/2/2012
3:00 PM
 120302K

La Boca
After three, on Here On Earth, Jean Feraca talks about La Boca, a gem of a restaurant that she stumbled upon during a recent trip to Santa Fe. La Boca is a Spanish tapas restaurant and its chef is famous: he has a new cookbook, and, best of all, he is joining us on the show, recipes and all!
Guest:James Campbell Caruso, author of Espana: Exploring the Flavors of Spain, chef of La Boca Restaurant in Santa Fe.

 
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Friday
3/2/2012
9:00 PM
 120302K

La Boca
After nine, on Here On Earth, Jean Feraca talks about La Boca, a gem of a restaurant that she stumbled upon during a recent trip to Santa Fe. La Boc, is a Spanish tapas restaurant and its chef is famous: he has a new cookbook, and, best of all, he is joining us on the show, recipes and all!
Guest:James Campbell Caruso, author of Espana: Exploring the Flavors of Spain, chef of La Boca Restaurant in Santa Fe.

 
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Thursday
3/1/2012
3:00 PM
 120301K

Why Bother with Foreign Language Study?
After three, on Here On Earth, Jean Feraca and our guests discuss Larry Summers' recent op-ed in the NY Times which speculated on how technology will guide curriculum in Universities. Among many outcomes he predicted, one in particular elicited a flood of reader response - will it be redundant to learn foreign languages in the US, or be multilingual?
Guests:
Giancarlos Casale specializes in the history of the Ottoman empire and Pre-modern and early modern world history. Author of several history books and essays, he is also proficient in five languages. Giancarlo is currently Associate Professor of History at the University of Minnesota.

David Bellos: Winner of the Man Booker International Translator's Award and Director of the Program in Translation and Intercultural Communication at Princeton University, he is also a professor of French and comparative literature.

 
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Thursday
3/1/2012
9:00 PM
 120301K

Why Bother with Foreign Language Study?
After three, on Here On Earth, Jean Feraca and our guests discuss Larry Summers' recent op-ed in the NY Times which speculated on how technology will guide curriculum in Universities. Among many outcomes he predicted, one in particular elicited a flood of reader response - will it be redundant to learn foreign languages in the US, or be multilingual?
Guests:
Giancarlos Casale specializes in the history of the Ottoman empire and Pre-modern and early modern world history. Author of several history books and essays, he is also proficient in five languages. Giancarlo is currently Associate Professor of History at the University of Minnesota.

David Bellos: Winner of the Man Booker International Translator's Award and Director of the Program in Translation and Intercultural Communication at Princeton University, he is also a professor of French and comparative literature.

 
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Wednesday
2/29/2012
3:00 PM
 120229K

Green Faith
After three on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guests discuss the link between faith and environmentalism.
Guests: Anna Gade, Associate Professor in the Department of Languages and Cultures of Asia and the Religious Studies Program at UW-Madison and
Cal DeWitt, Professor, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at UW-Madison

 
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Wednesday
2/29/2012
9:00 PM
 120229K

Green Faith
After nine on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guests discuss the link between faith and environmentalism.
Guests: Anna Gade, Associate Professor in the Department of Languages and Cultures of Asia and the Religious Studies Program at UW-Madison and
Cal DeWitt, Professor, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at UW-Madison

 
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Tuesday
2/28/2012
3:00 PM
 120228K

Panther Baby
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with a former Black Panther leader about his journey from a fugitive on the FBI's most-wanted list to Ivy League college professor.
Guest: Orphan, activist, former urban guerrilla and Black Panther leader, Jamal Joseph was once the FBI's most wanted fugitive. He has also been a drug addict, writer, poet, filmmaker, and Oscar nominee. Currently he is a professor and chair of Columbia University's Graduate Film Department.

 
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Tuesday
2/28/2012
9:00 PM
 120228K

Panther Baby
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with a former Black Panther leader about his journey from a fugitive on the FBI's most-wanted list to Ivy League college professor.
Guest: Orphan, activist, former urban guerrilla and Black Panther leader, Jamal Joseph was once the FBI's most wanted fugitive. He has also been a drug addict, writer, poet, filmmaker, and Oscar nominee. Currently he is a professor and chair of Columbia University's Graduate Film Department.

 
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Monday
2/27/2012
3:00 PM
 120227K

Baratunde Thurston on "How to be Black"
After three on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, comedian Baratunde Thurston claims over 30 years' experience in "being black." He shares with Jean Feraca his witty wisdom on "How to be Black."
Guest: Baratunde Thurston is the digital director at The Onion, the cofounder of Jack & Jill Politics, a stand-up comedian, and a globe-trotting speaker. Then-Senator Barack Obama called him "someone I need to know." Baratunde resides in Brooklyn and lives on Twitter (@baratunde).

 
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Monday
2/27/2012
9:00 PM
 120227K

Baratunde Thurston on "How to be Black"
After nine on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, comedian Baratunde Thurston claims over 30 years' experience in "being black." He shares with Jean Feraca his witty wisdom on "How to be Black."
Guest: Baratunde Thurston is the digital director at The Onion, the cofounder of Jack & Jill Politics, a stand-up comedian, and a globe-trotting speaker. Then-Senator Barack Obama called him "someone I need to know." Baratunde resides in Brooklyn and lives on Twitter (@baratunde).

 
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Friday
2/24/2012
3:00 PM
 120224K

Hot and Cheesy
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with an award winning author about the bewildering varieties of cheese available to us, and how to cook with it, taking tips from various world cuisines.
Guest: Clifford A Wright is an award-winning author of 12 cookbooks. He teaches cooking and food history at The Culinary Institute of America. His latest cookbook is Hot and Cheesy.

 
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Friday
2/24/2012
9:00 PM
 120224K

Hot and Cheesy
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with an award winning author about the bewildering varieties of cheese available to us, and how to cook with it, taking tips from various world cuisines.
Guest: Clifford A Wright is an award-winning author of 12 cookbooks. He teaches cooking and food history at The Culinary Institute of America. His latest cookbook is Hot and Cheesy.

 
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Thursday
2/23/2012
3:00 PM
 120223K

The Healing Fields
After three on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with a National Geographic photographer about a former Cambodian soldier whose small team is today demining the country at an impressive pace.
Lynn Johnson is a photojournalist and a regular contributor to National Geographic. A collection of her photographs about Cambodia appears in a February issue of National Geographic.

 
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Thursday
2/23/2012
9:00 PM
 120223K

The Healing Fields
After nine on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with a National Geographic photographer about a former Cambodian soldier whose small team is today demining the country at an impressive pace.
Lynn Johnson is a photojournalist and a regular contributor to National Geographic. A collection of her photographs about Cambodia appears in a February issue of National Geographic.

 
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Wednesday
2/22/2012
3:00 PM
 120222K

South Africa's MenCare Project
After three on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with two South African men who are part of a unique men's campaign combating sexual violence against women in the "rape capital" of the world.
Guests:
Mbuyiselo Botha, former anti-apartheid activist turned campaigner for women's rights and gender equality. He is the Government and Media Relations Manager of the Sonke Gender Justice Network.
Wessel van den Berg, a former kindergarten teacher who spent much of his boyhood in rural South African communities and is now the Integrated Projects Manager of the Sonke Gender Justice Network.

 
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Wednesday
2/22/2012
9:00 PM
 120222K

South Africa's MenCare Project
After nine on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with two South African men who are part of a unique men's campaign combating sexual violence against women in the "rape capital" of the world.
Guests:
Mbuyiselo Botha, former anti-apartheid activist turned campaigner for women's rights and gender equality. He is the Government and Media Relations Manager of the Sonke Gender Justice Network.
Wessel van den Berg, a white missionary's son who spent much of his early years in traditional African communities and is now the Integrated Projects Manager of the Sonke Gender Justice Network

 
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Tuesday
2/21/2012
3:00 PM
 120221K

Sailing by the Stars
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Marika Suval (sitting in for Jean Feraca) talks with a Wisconsin adventurer who set sail with the last Micronesian star navigators, crossing the Pacific with only the wind, waves, stars and ancient knowledge as guide.
Guest: James Campbell is an award-winning travel writer and author of The Final Frontiersman and The Ghost Mountain Boys. His story about Micronesian navigators, Star Power, recently appeared in Outside Magazine.

 
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Tuesday
2/21/2012
9:00 PM
 120221K

Sailing by the Stars
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Marika Suval (sitting in for Jean Feraca) talks with a Wisconsin adventurer who set sail with the last Micronesian star navigators, crossing the Pacific with only the wind, waves, stars and ancient knowledge as guide.
Guest: James Campbell is an award-winning travel writer and author of The Final Frontiersman and The Ghost Mountain Boys. His story about Micronesian navigators, Star Power, recently appeared in Outside Magazine.

 
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Monday
2/20/2012
3:00 PM
 120220K

Obama, Explained
After three on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest, veteran journalist James Fallows, take the measure of Barack Obama and place his presidency in historical context.
Guest: James Fallows is a national correspondent for The Atlantic and former chief speechwriter for President Carter. His recent article, "Obama Explained", appears in the February issue of the magazine.

 
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Monday
2/20/2012
9:00 PM
 120220K

Obama, Explained
After nine on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest, veteran journalist James Fallows, take the measure of Barack Obama and place his presidency in historical context.
Guest: James Fallows is a national correspondent for The Atlantic and former chief speechwriter for President Carter. His recent article, Obama Explained, appears in the February issue of the magazine.

 
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Friday
2/17/2012
3:00 PM
 120217K

Sweet Tooth
After three on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest talk about the cultural history of candy and its evolution from the treat once available only for royalty to the billion dollar industry of the present.
Guest:
Kate Hopkins: an ex stand-up comedian, the author of 99 Drams of Whisky and a food columnist. Her blog The Accidental Hedonist was voted one of Time Magazine's 50 coolest websites.

 
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Friday
2/17/2012
9:00 PM
 120217K

Sweet Tooth
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest talk about the cultural history of candy and its evolution from the treat once available only for royalty to the billion dollar industry of the present.
Guest:
Kate Hopkins: an ex stand-up comedian, the author of 99 Drams of Whisky and a food columnist. Her blog The Accidental Hedonist was voted one of Time Magazine's 50 coolest websites.

 
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Thursday
2/16/2012
3:00 PM
 120216K

Volunteering on vacation
After three on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guests discuss ProWorld, a voluntourism organization that gives people a chance to volunteer their time while on vacation.
Guests: Richard Webb, Founder and President of ProWorld
and Mary Pat Ryan, ProWorld volunteer in Peru, in 2010

 
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Thursday
2/16/2012
9:00 PM
 120216K

Volunteering on vacation
After nine on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guests discuss ProWorld, a voluntourism organization that gives people a chance to volunteer their time while on vacation.
Guests: Richard Webb, Founder and President of ProWorld
and Mary Pat Ryan, ProWorld volunteer in Peru, in 2010

 
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Wednesday
2/15/2012
3:00 PM
 120215K

5 Broken Cameras
After three on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with the Palestinian filmmaker and Israeli editor who joined forces to record a remarkable documentary about life in the West Bank called 5 Broken Cameras - a recent Sundance Film Festival winner.
Emad Burnat: is a Palestinian freelance cameraman and photographer. He is the director of 5 Broken Cameras.
Guy Davidi: is an Israeli documentary filmmaker and cinema teacher. He produced and edited 5 Broken Cameras.

 
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Wednesday
2/15/2012
9:00 PM
 120215K

5 Broken Cameras
After nine on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with the Palestinian filmmaker and Israeli editor who joined forces to record a remarkable documentary about life in the West Bank called 5 Broken Cameras - a recent Sundance Film Festival winner.
Emad Burnat: is a Palestinian freelance cameraman and photographer. He is the director of 5 Broken Cameras.
Guy Davidi: is an Israeli documentary filmmaker and cinema teacher. He produced and edited 5 Broken Cameras.

 
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Tuesday
2/14/2012
3:00 PM
 120214K

Love, InshAllah
After three on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, it's another edition of Inside Islam, as Jean Feraca and her guests discuss a new book that chronicles the secret love lives of American-Muslim women.
Guests: Ayesha Mattu and Nura Maznavi, co-editors of and contributors to Love, InshAllah

 
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Tuesday
2/14/2012
9:00 PM
 120214K

Love, InshAllah
After nine on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, it's another edition of Inside Islam, as Jean Feraca and her guests discuss a new book that chronicles the secret love lives of American-Muslim women.
Ayesha Mattu and Nura Maznavi, co-editors of and contributors to Love, InshAllah

 
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Monday
2/13/2012
3:00 PM
 120213K

Pigs For Profit
After three, Jean Feraca talks about Village Enterprise, an organization committed to making poverty obsolete in sub-Saharan Africa. They provide micro-grants to the poorest of the poor who are not able to pay back loans.
Guests:
Diane Calvi: CEO of Village Enterprise.
Deborah Hall: an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business, she has served as Village Enterprise Board Chair for nearly 10 years.

 
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Monday
2/13/2012
9:00 PM
 120213K

Pigs For Profit
After nine, on Here On Earth, Jean Feraca talks about Village Enterprise, an organization committed to making poverty obsolete in sub-Saharan Africa. They provide micro-grants to the poorest of the poor who are not able to pay back loans.
Guests:
Diane Calvi: CEO of Village Enterprise.
Deborah Hall: an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business, she has served as Village Enterprise Board Chair for nearly 10 years.

 
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Friday
2/10/2012
3:00 PM
 120210K

Foodistan!
After three on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders: India and Pakistan compete in a grueling cross-border cook-off on the new Indian reality-TV cooking show, Foodistan. Jean Feraca asks if this will turn into a food-fight or become a recipe for peace?
Guests:
- Khursheed Amina Agha is one of the Pakistani chefs featured on Foodistan.
- Manish Mehrotra is part of the Indian team competing on Foodistan.
- Vir Sanghvi is a judge on Foodistan.

 
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Friday
2/10/2012
9:00 PM
 120210K

Foodistan!
After nine on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders: India and Pakistan compete in a grueling cross-border cook-off on the new Indian reality-TV cooking show, Foodistan. Jean Feraca asks if this will turn into a food-fight or become a recipe for peace?
Guests:
- Khursheed Amina Agha is one of the Pakistani chefs featured on Foodistan.
- Manish Mehrotra is part of the Indian team competing on Foodistan.
- Vir Sanghvi is a judge on Foodistan.

 
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Thursday
2/9/2012
3:00 PM
 120209K

The Lakota Way
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with Joseph Marshall 111 about the Lakota way of life and the ancestral wisdom that is conveyed through traditional stories, sayings and simple metaphors.
Guest: Joseph Marshall 111 is a Lakota craftsman and archer, teacher, historian and writer who has won awards for his screenplays, novels and historical books. Recipient of the Wyoming Humanities Award, his most recent book is The Lakota Way of Strength and Courage: Lessons in Resilience from the Bow and Arrow.

 
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Thursday
2/9/2012
9:00 PM
 120209K

The Lakota Way
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with Joseph Marshall 111 about the Lakota way of life and the ancestral wisdom that is conveyed through traditional stories, sayings and simple metaphors.
Guest: Joseph Marshall 111 is a Lakota craftsman and archer, teacher, historian and writer who has won awards for his screenplays, novels and historical books. Recipient of the Wyoming Humanities Award, his most recent book is The Lakota Way of Strength and Courage: Lessons in Resilience from the Bow and Arrow.

 
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Wednesday
2/8/2012
3:00 PM
 120208K

Winning the War on War
After three on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with Dr. Joshua Goldstein about his new book, Winning the War on War, in which he argues that the tide of war is receding worldwide, with fewer wars starting and more coming to an end.
Guest: Dr. Joshua Goldstein, professor at the School of International Service at American University, and research scholar at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

 
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Wednesday
2/8/2012
9:00 PM
 120208K

Winning the War on War
After nine on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with Dr. Joshua Goldstein about his new book, Winning the War on War, in which he argues that the tide of war is receding worldwide, with fewer wars starting and more coming to an end.
Guest: Dr. Joshua Goldstein, professor at the School of International Service at American University, and research scholar at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

 
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Tuesday
2/7/2012
3:00 PM
 120207K

American Dervish
After three on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with author Ayad Akhtar about his new novel, American Dervish, a personal memoir about growing up Muslim in America.
Guest: Ayad Akhtar, Milwaukee-born playwright, award-winning filmmaker, actor, and author of American Dervish.

 
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Tuesday
2/7/2012
9:00 PM
 120207K

American Dervish
After nine on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with author Ayad Akhtar about his new novel, American Dervish, a personal memoir about growing up Muslim in America.
Guest: Ayad Akhtar, Milwaukee-born playwright, award-winning filmmaker, actor, and author of American Dervish.

 
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Monday
2/6/2012
3:00 PM
 120206K

The Poetry of Tomas Transtromer
After three on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with Robin Robertson about Nobel Laureate Tomas Transtromer's poems.
Guest: Robin Robertson: translator of The Deleted World: Poems by Tomas Transtromer.

 
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Monday
2/6/2012
9:00 PM
 120206K

The Poetry of Tomas Transtromer
After nine on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with Robin Robertson about Nobel Laureate Tomas Transtromer's poems.
Guest: Robin Robertson: translator of The Deleted World: Poems by Tomas Transtromer.

 
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Friday
2/3/2012
3:00 PM
 120203K

Twain's Feast
After three, in an encore edition of Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest follow Mark Twain through a culinary history of American foods.
Guest: Andrew Beahrs, author of "Twain's Feast."

 
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Friday
2/3/2012
9:00 PM
 120203K

Twain's Feast
After nine, in an encore edition of Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest follow Mark Twain through a culinary history of American foods.
Guest: Andrew Beahrs, author of "Twain's Feast"

 
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Thursday
2/2/2012
3:00 PM
 120202K

Comics in the Classroom
After three, in an encore edition of Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest discuss the educational value of comics books.
Guest: Gene Luen Yang, graphic novelist and cartoonist. Author of several web-comics and graphic novels including, most recently, "Level Up."

 
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Thursday
2/2/2012
9:00 PM
 120202K

Comics in the Classroom
After nine, in an encore edition of Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest discuss the educational value of comics books.
Guest: Gene Luen Yang, graphic novelist and cartoonist. Author of several web-comics and graphic novels including, most recently, "Level Up."

 
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Wednesday
2/1/2012
3:00 PM
 120201K

Little Free Libraries
After three, it's an encore edition of Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders as Jean Feraca and her guests talk about promoting worldwide literacy and building community . . . one Little Free Library at a time.
Guests:
- Rick Brooks, Outreach Program Manager, UW-Madison. Co-founder, Little Free Library.
- Todd Bol, co-founder, Little Free Library.

 
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Wednesday
2/1/2012
9:00 PM
 120201K

Little Free Libraries
After nine, it's an encore edition of Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders as Jean Feraca and her guests talk about promoting worldwide literacy and building community . . . one Little Free Library at a time.
Guests:
- Rick Brooks, Outreach Program Manager, UW-Madison. Co-founder, Little Free Library.
- Todd Bol, co-founder, Little Free Library.

 
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Tuesday
1/31/2012
3:00 PM
 120131K

Healing The Heart Of Democracy
After three, it's an encore edition of Here on Earth. On the one-year anniversary of the Arab spring, it's a good time to be reminded that democracy is a never-ending process. In his book designed to re-invigorate American democracy in its most localized settings, and to connect it to those larger global movements that both inspire and disappoint us, Parker Palmer spells out what we can do to form habits of the heart conducive to embracing democracy's endless conflicts.
Guest: Parker Palmer, author of nine books, including the bestsellers The Courage to Teach, Let Your Life Speak, and A Hidden Wholeness; founder and senior partner of the Center for Courage & Renewal.

 
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Tuesday
1/31/2012
9:00 PM
 120131K

Healing The Heart Of Democracy
After nine, it's an encore edition of Here on Earth. On the one-year anniversary of the Arab spring, it's a good time to be reminded that democracy is a never-ending process. In his book designed to re-invigorate American democracy in its most localized settings, and to connect it to those larger global movements that both inspire and disappoint us, Parker Palmer spells out what we can do to form habits of the heart conducive to embracing democracy's endless conflicts.
Guest: Parker Palmer, author of nine books, including the bestsellers The Courage to Teach, Let Your

 
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Monday
1/30/2012
3:00 PM
 120130K

Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life
After three, it's an encore edition of Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, as Jean Feraca and her guests review the latest film by Terrence Malick, "The Tree of Life".
Guests:
- David Sterritt, film scholar and critic, Chairmain, National Society of Film Critics. Former film professor, Columbia University.
- Barbara Newman, Professor of English, Religion, and Classics, Northwestern University.

 
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Monday
1/30/2012
9:00 PM
 120130K

Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life
After nine, it's an encore edition of Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, as Jean Feraca and her guests review the latest film by Terrence Malick, "The Tree of Life".
Guests:
- David Sterritt, film scholar and critic, Chairmain, National Society of Film Critics. Former film professor, Columbia University.
- Barbara Newman, Professor of English, Religion, and Classics, Northwestern University.

 
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Friday
1/27/2012
3:00 PM
 120127K

The French Slow Cooker
After three on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Lori Skelton and her guest discuss cooking hearty French food with only a slow cooker.
Guest: Michele Scicolone [shih-coh-LOH-nay], author of The French Slow Cooker

 
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Friday
1/27/2012
9:00 PM
 120127K

The French Slow Cooker
After nine on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Lori Skelton and her guest discuss cooking hearty French food with only a slow cooker.
Guest: Michele Scicolone [shih-coh-LOH-nay], author of The French Slow Cooker

 
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Thursday
1/26/2012
3:00 PM
 120126K

The Peace Maker from Syria
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Feraca profiles Father Dall 'Oglio's efforts to bring peace in Syria through a real dialogue between Christians and Muslims.
Guest: Stephanie Saldana is a world traveler and the author of The Bread of Angels. She holds an M.A from Harvard Divinity school, and is committed to improving Muslim-Christian relations.

 
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Thursday
1/26/2012
9:00 PM
 120126K

The Peace Maker from Syria
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Feraca profiles Father Dall 'Oglio's efforts to bring peace in Syria through a real dialogue between Christians and Muslims.
Guest: Stephanie Saldana is a world traveler and the author of The Bread of Angels. She holds an M.A from Harvard Divinity school, and is committed to improving Muslim-Christian relations.

 
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Wednesday
1/25/2012
3:00 PM
 120125K

The Muslim Brotherhood
After three on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest discuss what the Muslim Brotherhood's electoral victory means for the future of Egyptian democracy.
Guest: Dr. Tariq Ramadan, professor of contemporary Islamic studies at Oxford, and the grandson of Hassan al-Banna, who founded the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt in 1928.

 
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Wednesday
1/25/2012
9:00 PM
 120125K

The Muslim Brotherhood
After nine on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest discuss what the Muslim Brotherhood's electoral victory means for the future of Egyptian democracy.
Guest: Dr. Tariq Ramadan, professor of contemporary Islamic studies at Oxford, and the grandson of Hassan al-Banna, who founded the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt in 1928.

 
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Tuesday
1/24/2012
3:00 PM
 120124K

Abraham's Family
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, join host Jean Feraca and three members of UW-Madison's LUBAR Institute for the Study of the Abrahamic Religions for a candid conversation about their own personal religious beliefs, how faith illuminates their lives, and what they have learned from one another.
Guests:
-Charles Cohen, UW-Madison Professor of History and Religious Studies; Director of the LUBAR Institute for the Study of the Abrahamic Religions
-Brad Kingele, Project Manager for the White House Interfaith Initiative on the UW-Madison Campus;
-Rohany Nahan, Graduate Fellow of the LUBAR Institute; founder and director of the "Courage Project" for teenagers; directs the monthly "Community Forum" which brings together adult members of local Muslim, Christian, and Jewish communities to promote dialogue

 
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Monday
1/23/2012
3:00 PM
 120123K

An Open Door: Jewish Rescue in the Philippines
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and filmmaker Noel Izon uncover the obscure history of the Philippines' rescue of German Jews fleeing the Holocaust during World War II.
Guest: Noel Izon is an award-winning filmmaker who has produced documentaries for PBS and National Geographic Television, among others. An Open Door: Jewish Rescue in the Philippines is the third in his trilogy of forgotten World War II stories.

 
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Monday
1/23/2012
9:00 PM
 120123K

An Open Door: Jewish Rescue in the Philippines
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and filmmaker Noel Izon uncover the obscure history of the Philippines' rescue of German Jews fleeing the Holocaust during World War II.
Guest: Noel Izon is an award-winning filmmaker who has produced documentaries for PBS and National Geographic Television, among others. An Open Door: Jewish Rescue in the Philippines is the third in his trilogy of forgotten World War II stories.

 
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Friday
1/20/2012
3:00 PM
 120120K

Feeding the Dragon
After three on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guests discuss the many mouth-watering culinary traditions in China.
Guests: Mary-Kate and Nate Tate, authors of Feeding the Dragon: A Culinary Travelogue Through China with Recipes

 
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Friday
1/20/2012
9:00 PM
 120120K

Feeding the Dragon
After nine on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guests discuss the many mouth-watering culinary traditions in China.
Guests: Mary-Kate and Nate Tate, authors of Feeding the Dragon: A Culinary Travelogue Through China with Recipes

 
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Thursday
1/19/2012
3:00 PM
 120119K

Talking with the Taliban
After three on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest discuss the the Obama administration's dilemma over whether or not to release senior Taliban detainees to kick-start talks with the Taliban.
Guest: Michael Ratner, President Emeritus of Center for Constitutional Rights, and author of Guantanamo: What the World Should Know

 
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Thursday
1/19/2012
9:00 PM
 120119K

Talking with the Taliban
After nine on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest discuss the the Obama administration's dilemma over whether or not to release senior Taliban detainees to kick-start talks with the Taliban.
Guest: Michael Ratner, President Emeritus of Center for Constitutional Rights, and author of Guantanamo: What the World Should Know

 
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Wednesday
1/18/2012
3:00 PM
 120118K

The Museum of Underwater Art
After three on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with Jason Decaires Taylor, a sculptor who created the world's first underwater museum, showing how art can help man create a sustainable, symbiotic relationship with nature.
 
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Wednesday
1/18/2012
9:00 PM
 120118K

The Museum of Underwater Art
After nine on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with Jason Decaires Taylor, a sculptor who created the world's first underwater museums, showing how art can help man create a sustainable, symbiotic relationship with nature.
 
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Tuesday
1/17/2012
3:00 PM
 120117K

Semester at Sea
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks to faculty and students of the Semester at Sea program, which offers a unique approach to learning as they navigate the globe to explore the culture, arts and other aspects of the world regions they visit.
Guests:
Dr. Les MacCabe: President of the Institute for Shipboard Education, parent organization of the Semester at Sea (SAS) program.
Dr. James Huffman: teaches East Asian History as part of the Semester at Sea program.
Yashnica Mothersil: a student on a recent SAS voyage.

 
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Tuesday
1/17/2012
9:00 PM
 120117K

Semester at Sea
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks to faculty and students of the Semester at Sea program, which offers a unique approach to learning as they navigate the globe to explore the culture, arts and other aspects of the world regions they visit.
Guests:
Dr. Les MacCabe: President of the Institute for Shipboard Education, parent organization of the Semester at Sea (SAS) program.
Dr. James Huffman: teaches East Asian History as part of the Semester at Sea program.
Yashnica Mothersil: a student on a recent SAS voyage.

 
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Monday
1/16/2012
3:00 PM
 120116K

Bill Strickland
After three, Jean Feraca talks with Bill Strickland, a man who transformed his own life from inner-city desperation to successful social entrepreneur. Today, he rescues at-risk school kids by using the arts to teach them life skills. He also created a model for turning displaced adults into productive workers. His work has helped re-invent America's approach to social entrepreneurship.
Guest:
Bill Strickland is the founder and CEO of the Manchester Bidwell Corporation, a nonprofit agency in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which trains adults-in-transition and mentors urban, at-risk youth.

 
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Monday
1/16/2012
9:00 PM
 120116K

Bill Strickland
After nine Jean Feraca talks with Bill Strickland, a man who transformed his own life from inner-city desperation to successful social entrepreneur. Today, he rescues at-risk school kids by using the arts to teach them life skills. He also created a model for turning displaced adults into productive workers. His work has helped re-invent America's approach to social entrepreneurship.
Guest:
Bill Strickland is the founder and CEO of the Manchester Bidwell Corporation, a nonprofit agency in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which trains adults-in-transition and mentors urban, at-risk youth.

 
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Friday
1/13/2012
3:00 PM
 120113K

Cooking Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with our guest about fusion cooking and the various multi-cultural influences that come our way via food. Food is a great connector and brings people together.
Guest: Anita Lo is the chef-owner of Michelin star-rated restaurant annisa in New York City. Lo has been featured on CNN, Top Chef: Masters, Iron Chef America, the Martha Stewart Show, and more. Cooking Without Borders is her first book.

 
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Friday
1/13/2012
9:00 PM
 120113K

Cooking Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with our guest about fusion cooking and about the various multi-cultural influences that come our way via food. Food is a great connector and brings people together.
Guest: Anita Lo is the chef-owner of Michelin star-rated restaurant annisa in New York City. Lo has been featured on CNN, Top Chef: Masters, Iron Chef America, the Martha Stewart Show, and more. Cooking Without Borders is her first book.

 
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Thursday
1/12/2012
3:00 PM
 120112K

Through the Door of Life
After three on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders: Jean Feraca talks with Joy Ladin, the first openly transgender employee of an Orthodox Jewish institution, about her transition and how she created a new identity for herself.
 
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Thursday
1/12/2012
9:00 PM
 120112K

Through the Door of Life
After nine on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with Joy Ladin, the first openly transgender employee of an Orthodox Jewish institution, about her transition and how she created a new identity for herself.
 
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Wednesday
1/11/2012
3:00 PM
 120111K

The Tiger's Wife
After three on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with Tea Obreht about her debut novel, the critically acclaimed best-seller The Tiger's Wife.
 
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Wednesday
1/11/2012
9:00 PM
 120111K

The Tiger's Wife
After nine on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with Tea Obreht about her debut novel, the critically acclaimed best-seller The Tiger's Wife.
 
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Tuesday
1/10/2012
3:00 PM
 120110K

Mindfulness for Beginners
After three Jean Feraca talks with Jon Kabat-Zinn about the practice of Mindfulness and its health benefits.
 
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Tuesday
1/10/2012
9:00 PM
 120110K

Mindfulness for Beginners
After nine, Jean Feraca talks with Jon Kabat-Zinn about the practice of Mindfulness and its health benefits.
 
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Monday
1/9/2012
3:00 PM
 120109K

The Jewish Annotated New Testament
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca discusses the common history shared by Christians and Jews alike and how the differing interpretations are now reflected in The Jewish Annotated New Testament.
Guest:Amy-Jill Levine is E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter, Professor of New Testament Studies at Vanderbilt University Divinity School, Department of Religious Studies, and Graduate Department of Religion. The Jewish Annotated New Testament is her newest publication, which she co-edited with Marc Z. Brettler.

 
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Monday
1/9/2012
9:00 PM
 120109K

The Jewish Annotated New Testament
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca discusses the common history shared by Christians and Jews alike and how the differing interpretations are now reflected in The Jewish Annotated New Testament.
Guest:Amy-Jill Levine is E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of New Testament Studies at Vanderbilt University Divinity School, Department of Religious Studies, and Graduate Department of Religion. The Jewish Annotated New Testament is her newest publication, which she co-edited with Marc Z. Brettler.

 
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Friday
1/6/2012
3:00 PM
 120106K

A World of Flavors
After three, on Here On Earth, Lori Skelton talks to a local chef about travel experiences that changed her attitudes on cooking and eating. From the concept of slow food to eating local and supporting local business, our guest says food and eating are windows into a culture.
Guest: : Otehlia Cassidy has over ten years experience traveling in Latin America, Mexico and Africa. She is a cooking instructor and author of the food blog "World of Flavors" She has a master's degree from the UW-Madison in Conservation Biology.

 
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Friday
1/6/2012
9:00 PM
 120106K

A World of Flavors
After nine, on Here On Earth, Lori Skelton talks to a local chef about travel experiences that changed her attitudes to cooking and eating. From the concept of slow food to eating local and supporting local business, our guest says food and eating are windows into a culture.
Guest: Otehlia Cassidy has over ten years experience traveling in Latin America, Mexico and Africa. She is a cooking instructor and author of the food blog "World of Flavors" She has a master's degree from the UW-Madison in Conservation Biology.

 
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Thursday
1/5/2012
3:00 PM
 120105K

Global Citizen Year: An Alternative Peace Corps
After three, it's an encore edition of on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders as Jean Feraca has a conversation with the founder of Global Citizen Year, an initiative that recruits graduating seniors to volunteer a year of service in communities across the developing world.
Guest: Abby Falik, founder and CEO, Global Citizen Year.

 
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Thursday
1/5/2012
9:00 PM
 120105K

Global Citizen Year: An Alternative Peace Corps
After nine, it's an encore edition of on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders as Jean Feraca has a conversation with the founder of Global Citizen Year, an initiative that recruits graduating seniors to volunteer a year of service in communities across the developing world.
Guest: Abby Falik, founder and CEO, Global Citizen Year.

 
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Wednesday
1/4/2012
3:00 PM
 120104K

The Life of Ayn Rand
After three, it's an encore edition of Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, as Jean Feraca and her guest look at the life of Ayn (EIN) Rand and, and her impact on today's politics.
Guest: Jennifer Burns, assistant professor of history, University of Virginia. Author, "Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right"

 
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Wednesday
1/4/2012
9:00 PM
 120104K

The Life of Ayn Rand
After nine, it's an encore edition of Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, as Jean Feraca and her guest look at the life of Ayn (EIN) Rand and, and her impact on today's politics.
Guest: Jennifer Burns, assistant professor of history, University of Virginia. Author, "Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right"

 
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Tuesday
1/3/2012
3:00 PM
 120103K

Listen to This!
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders with Jean Feraca, an encore presentation of "Listen to This". New Yorker music critic, Alex Ross, talks about the power of music to transcend time and place.
Guest: Alex Ross, music critic, the New Yorker. Author, "Listen to This"

 
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Tuesday
1/3/2012
9:00 PM
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Listen to This!
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders with Jean Feraca, an encore presentation of "Listen to This". New Yorker music critic, Alex Ross, talks about the power of music to transcend time and place.
Guest: Alex Ross, music critic, the New Yorker. Author, "Listen to This"

 
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Monday
1/2/2012
3:00 PM
 120102K

The Adventures of Tintin
On Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest take a look at one of Europe's all time favorite comic strips, "The Adventures of Tintin". Generations grew up with the young Belgian reporter hero and his dog Snowy.
Guests:
Gene Kannenberg, comic scholar; former Chair of the International Comics Art Festival and author of ComicResearch.com
Alex Buchet, American-French comic lover and scholar

 
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Monday
1/2/2012
9:00 PM
 120102K

The Adventures of Tintin
On Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest take a look at one of Europe's all time favorite comic strips, "The Adventures of Tintin". Generations grew up with the young Belgian reporter hero and his dog Snowy.
Guests:
Gene Kannenberg, comic scholar; former Chair of the International Comics Art Festival and author of ComicResearch.com
Alex Buchet, American-French comic lover and scholar

 
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Friday
12/30/2011
3:00 PM
 111230K

The Golden-Bristled Boar
After three, on a special encore edition of Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with the guest about boars as that fascinating creature featured in fables and folk lore, and of course, often pictured as the centerpiece of ancient and wonderful country feasts.
Guest:Jeffrey Greene, writer and award-winning poet, author of The Golden-Bristled Boar: Last Ferocious Beast of the Forest.

 
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Friday
12/30/2011
9:00 PM
 111230K

The Golden-Bristled Boar
After nine, on a special encore edition of Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with the guest about boars as that fascinating creature featured in fables and folk lore, and of course, often pictured as the centerpiece of ancient and wonderful country feasts.
Guest:Jeffrey Greene, writer and award-winning poet, author of The Golden-Bristled Boar: Last Ferocious Beast of the Forest.

 
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Thursday
12/29/2011
3:00 PM
 111229K

Making an Exit
After three, on a special encore edition of Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest survey funeral rituals from around the world.
Guest: Sarah Murray, contributor to the Financial Times, author of Moveable Feasts: From Ancient Rome to the 21st Century, and Making An Exit: From the Magnificent to the Macabre. How We Dignify the Dead.

 
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Thursday
12/29/2011
9:00 PM
 111229K

Making an Exit
After nine, on a special encore edition of Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest survey funeral rituals from around the world.
Guest: Sarah Murray, contributor to the Financial Times, author of Moveable Feasts: From Ancient Rome to the 21st Century, and Making An Exit: From the Magnificent to the Macabre. How We Dignify the Dead.

 
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Wednesday
12/28/2011
3:00 PM
 111228K

Time for Outrage
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with a former French Resistance leader and concentration camp survivor, who says now is the time to be outraged, and to peacefully fight back against injustice.
Guest: Stephane Hessel (stay-FAHN ehss-ELL), diplomat, ambassador. Former French Resistance leader. Author, "Time for Outrage: Indignez-vous!"

 
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Wednesday
12/28/2011
9:00 PM
 111228K

Time for Outrage
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with a former French Resistance leader and concentration camp survivor, who says now is the time to be outraged, and to peacefully fight back against injustice.
Guest: Stephane Hessel (stay-FAHN ehss-ELL), diplomat, ambassador. Former French Resistance leader. Author, "Time for Outrage: Indignez-vous!"

 
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Tuesday
12/27/2011
3:00 PM
 111227K

The 99
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest review the creation of "The 99," the first comic book superheroes from the Middle East.
Guest: Naif al-Mutawa [NA-eef al-moo-TAH-wah], creator of The 99.

 
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Tuesday
12/27/2011
9:00 PM
 111227K

The 99
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest review the creation of "The 99," the first comic book superheroes from the Middle East.
Guest: Naif al-Mutawa [NA-eef al-moo-TAH-wah], creator of The 99.

 
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Monday
12/26/2011
3:00 PM
 111226K

Vikings in the Attic
After three, on a special encore edition of Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest discuss what it means to grow up Scandinavian in the Midwest.
(Rebroadcast from 10/25/11)
Guest: Eric Dregni, assistant professor of English at Concordia University and author of Vikings in the Attic: In Search of Nordic America.

 
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Monday
12/26/2011
9:00 PM
 111226K

Vikings in the Attic
After nine, on a special encore edition of Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest discuss what it means to grow up Scandinavian in the Midwest.
(Rebroadcast from 10/25/11)
Guest: Eric Dregni, assistant professor of English at Concordia University and author of Vikings in the Attic: In Search of Nordic America.

 
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Friday
12/23/2011
3:00 PM
 111223K

Christmas in Africa
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, two African food lovers take Jean Feraca to the mother-continent to celebrate Christmas in Africa.
Guests:Dzigbodi Akyea, grew up in Ghana and has lived in Madison for 25 years. She is an Academic Advisor at Madison College. She describes herself as a real foodie who loves to experiment with foods from different cultures. "It's my therapy," she says.
Emilie Songolo, who grew up in Cameroon, is a bibliographer for African Studies, Social Sciences and Francophone Studies at UW Madison. She loves sharing her recipes and memories of Africa with local friends during the holiday season.

 
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Friday
12/23/2011
9:00 PM
 111223K

Christmas in Africa
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, two African food lovers take Jean Feraca to the mother-continent to celebrate Christmas in Africa.
Guests:Dzigbodi Akyea, grew up in Ghana and has lived in Madison for 25 years. She is an Academic Advisor at Madison College. She describes herself as a real foodie who loves to experiment with foods from different cultures. "It's my therapy," she says.
Emilie Songolo, who grew up in Cameroon, is a bibliographer for African Studies, Social Sciences and Francophone Studies at UW Madison. She loves sharing her recipes and memories of Africa with local friends during the holiday season.

 
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Thursday
12/22/2011
3:00 PM
 111222K

Vaclav Havel: A Legacy
After three, with Jean Feraca, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, trying to shed light on the complex life of Vaclav Havel (VAHTS-lav HAH-vel).
Guest
David S. Danaher, Professor of Slavic Languages at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, teaches a literature-in-translation course, and is working on a book tentatively titled Reading V clav Havel.

 
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Thursday
12/22/2011
9:00 PM
 111222K

Vaclav Havel: A Legacy
After nine, with Jean Feraca, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, trying to shed light on the complex life of V clav Havel (VAHTS-lav HAH-vel).
Guest:
David S. Danaher, Professor of Slavic Languages at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, teaches a literature-in-translation course and is currently working on a book tentatively titled Reading V clav Havel.

 
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Wednesday
12/21/2011
3:00 PM
 111221K

The Muslim Jesus
After three on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest discuss Jesus' unique role in Islam, and the reverence and esteem in which Muslims regard him.
Guest:
Dr. Suleiman Mourad, Professor of Religion at Smith College

 
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Wednesday
12/21/2011
9:00 PM
 111221K

The Muslim Jesus
After nine on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guests discuss Jesus' unique role in Islam, and the reverence and esteem in which Muslims regard him.
Guests:
Dr. Suleiman Mourad, Professor of Religion at Smith College, and
Dr. Todd Lawson, Associate Professor of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations at the University of Toronto, and author of The Crucifixion and the Qur'an

 
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Tuesday
12/20/2011
3:00 PM
 111220K

Sea Change: Whales and the Future of Life on Ear...
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca's guests, Roger Payne and Lisa Harrow, combine the knowledge of science with the wisdom of poetry to remind us that our survival hinges on heeding the songs of the entire web of life.
 
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Tuesday
12/20/2011
9:00 PM
 111220K

Sea Change: Whales and the Future of Life on Ear...
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca's guests, Roger Payne and Lisa Harrow, combine the knowledge of science with the wisdom of poetry to remind us that our survival hinges on heeding the songs of the entire web of life.
 
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Monday
12/19/2011
3:00 PM
 111219K

The Barber Shop in the Tate Museum
After three, on Here On Earth, Jean Feraca talks with an internationally known artist whose performances and installations have repeatedly questioned mainstream values and notions.
Guest: Faisal Abdu 'Allah, a senior lecturer in Fine art at the University of East London. A graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, his first solo show 'Censored' received wide acclaim.

 
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Monday
12/19/2011
9:00 PM
 111219K

The Barber Shop in the Tate Museum
After nine, on Here On Earth, Jean Feraca talks with an internationally known artist whose performances and installations have repeatedly questioned mainstream values and notions.
Guest: Faisal Abdu 'Allah, a senior lecturer in Fine art at the University of East London. A graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, his first solo show 'Censored' received wide acclaim.

 
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Friday
12/16/2011
3:00 PM
 111216K

From the Jewish Heartland
After three, on Here On Earth, Jean Feraca talks with her guests about the way Jewish immigrants changed the food culture of the mid-west with their contributions. Immigrant Jews recreated the foods of their homelands working with what they found at hand.
Guests:

- Ellen F. Steinberg, writer, researcher, anthropologist, and the author of "Learning to Cook in 1898: A Chicago Culinary Memoir"

- Jack H. Prost, associate professor of anthropology at the University of Illinois at Chicago

 
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Friday
12/16/2011
9:00 PM
 111216K

From the Jewish Heartland
After nine, on Here On Earth, Jean Feraca talks with her guests about the way Jewsish immigrants changed the food culture of the mid-west with their contributions. Immigrant Jews recreated the foods of their homelands working with what they found at hand.
Guests:

- Ellen F. Steinberg, writer, researcher, anthropologist, and the author of "Learning to Cook in 1898: A Chicago Culinary Memoir"

- Jack H. Prost, associate professor of anthropology at the University of Illinois at Chicago

 
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Thursday
12/15/2011
3:00 PM
 111215K

Kingdom Under Glass
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with her guest about the complex history behind the life-size dioramas in Natural History museums.
 
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Thursday
12/15/2011
9:00 PM
 111215K

Kingdom Under Glass
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with her guest about the complex history behind the life-size dioramas in Natural History museums.
 
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