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Thursday
9/11/2008
9:00 PM
080911K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
They're rhythm gatherers, cross-blending the sounds of northeast Brazil and southern United States. After nine, on Here On Earth: Radio Wthout Borders, hear the Brazillian band Nation Beat perform. It's a preview to their upcoming performance at the World Music Festival in Madison Wisconsin.
Guests: Nation Beat, a 6-person band specializing in Brazilian and New Orleans second-line funk.

Wednesday
9/10/2008
3:00 PM
080910K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Critics call him the Jimi Hendrix of India. After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, meet a guitarist who mixes rock, jazz, and Indian music into a blend all his own.
Guest: Prasanna, musician, guitarist. His latest recording is Electric Ganesha Land.

Wednesday
9/10/2008
9:00 PM
080910K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Critics call him the Jimi Hendrix of India. After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, meet a guitarist who mixes rock, jazz, and Indian music into a blend all his own.
Guest: Prasanna, musician, guitarist. His latest recording is Electric Ganesha Land.

Tuesday
9/9/2008
3:00 PM
080909K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, former N-P-R Middle East correspondent Sarah Chayse (CHAZE) talks with Jean Feraca about what's really going on in Afghnistan. She's been in that nation developing a soap and body oil business... while dodging bullets from the Taliban.

Tuesday
9/9/2008
9:00 PM
080909K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, former N-P-R Middle East correspondent Sarah Chayse (CHAZE) talks with Jean Feraca about what's really going on in Afghnistan. She's been in Afghanistan developing a soap and body oil business while dodging bullets from the Taliban.

Monday
9/8/2008
3:00 PM
080908K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with author Salman Rushdie (SAL-mun ROOSH-dee) about his latest wild and whirling novel, "The Enchantress of Florence". (Random House)

Monday
9/8/2008
9:00 PM
080908K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with author Salman Rushdie (SAL-mun ROOSH-dee) about his latest wild and whirling novel, "The Enchantress of Florence". (Random House)

Friday
9/5/2008
3:00 PM
080905K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
The Egyptians worshiped it... the Greeks detested it... and the Romans ate it with delight. After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with a food writer whose family is obsessed with garlic.
Guest: Melissa Clark, food writer for The New York Times.

Friday
9/5/2008
9:00 PM
080905K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
The Egyptians worshiped it... the Greeks detested it... and the Romans ate it with delight. After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with a food writer whose family is obsessed with garlic.
Guest: Melissa Clark, food writer for The New York Times.

Thursday
9/4/2008
3:00 PM
080904K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with a National Geographic adventurer who set out to discover a new Vietnam by kayaking along the coast in an 8-hundred-mile voyage.
Guest: Jon Bowermaster, National Geographic adventurer. Author, "Descending the Dragon: My Journey Down the Coast of Vietnam".

Wednesday
9/3/2008
3:00 PM
080903K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with a recent MacArthur award winner for pioneering work in the new field of landscape ecology. Her work was once scorned as Pseudoscience (SOO-doe-SI-ence), but Monica Turner never gave up, and her persistence was rewarded just last month.
Guest: Monica Turner, Professor of Ecology, U-W Department of Zoology.

Tuesday
9/2/2008
3:00 PM
080902K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
The July issue of Vogue Italia features all-black models and sold out in the United States. How much impact did it really have? Find out, after three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders.
Guests:
- Bethann Hardison, model, agent, fashion expert.
-Jerri DeVard, marketing expert.

Monday
9/1/2008
3:00 PM
080901K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
When Jamaican recording engineers began crafting "dub" music in the 1970s, they initiated a musical revolution that continues worldwide today. After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca's guest discusses the musical and social significance of the "dub revolution".
Guest: Kwame Dawes, professor of English, University of South Carolina. Poet, musician, playwright, and literary critic.

Monday
9/1/2008
9:00 PM
080901K

Friday
8/29/2008
3:00 PM
080829K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
It isn’t just in France that chefs are working to create healthier and cheaper school lunches. After three, join Jean Feraca and guests on Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders.
Guests:
- Monique Jamet Hooker, chef, teacher. Author, "Cooking with the Seasons: A Year in my Kitchen."
- Tory Miller, executive chef, L'Etoile (lay-TWAHL) Restaurant, Madison.

Friday
8/29/2008
9:00 PM
080829K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
It isn’t just in France that chefs are working to create healthier and cheaper school lunches. After nine, it's Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders.
GuestS:
- Monique Jamet Hooker, chef, teacher. Author, "Cooking with the Seasons: A Year in my Kitchen."
- Tory Miller, executive chef, L'Etoile (lay-TWAHL) Restaurant, Madison.

Thursday
8/28/2008
3:00 PM
080828K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest talk about the ways Yiddish has been used in the movies.
Guest: Neal Karlen, author, "The Story of Yiddish: How a Mish-Mosh of Languages Saved the Jews" (Harper).

Wednesday
8/27/2008
3:00 PM
080827K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Did the Beijing Olympics change your mind about China? After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest discuss the impact of the Beijing Olympics.

Tuesday
8/26/2008
3:00 PM
080826K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with a woman who has a Christian father, a Muslim mother and a Jewish grandmother.
Guest: Sadia Shepard, author, "The Girl From Foreign".

Monday
8/25/2008
3:00 PM
080825K

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.

Friday
8/22/2008
3:00 PM
080822K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
One has a bum knee, another fell in a fence pole hole, a third is struggling with Lyme disease. They are all artisan cheese-makers, some of Wisconsin's finest. After three, on Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders, the hazards and challenges of farmstead cheese-making.
Guests:

- Felix Thalhammer, artisan cheesemaker of Capri Cheesery.
- Mary Falk, artisan cheesemaker of LoveTree Farm.

Friday
8/22/2008
9:00 PM
080822K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
One has a bum knee, another fell in a fence pole hole, a third is struggling with Lyme disease. They are all artisan cheese-makers, some of Wisconsin's finest. After nine, on Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders, the hazards and challenges of farmstead cheese-making.
Guests:

- Felix Thalhammer, artisan cheesemaker of Capri Cheesery.
- Mary Falk, artisan cheesemaker of LoveTree Farm.

Thursday
8/21/2008
3:00 PM
080821K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
The fictional story of four upper-class Sunni Muslim women caused a furor in the Middle East. After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with the author of a novel refered to as the Saudi "Sex and The City".
Guest: Rajaa Alsanea, author of "The Girls of Riyadh"

Thursday
8/21/2008
9:00 PM
080821K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
The fictional story of four upper-class Sunni Muslim women has caused a furor in the Middle East. After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with the author of a novel refered to as the Saudi "Sex and The City".
Guest: Rajaa Alsanea, author of "The Girls of Riyadh"

Wednesday
8/20/2008
3:00 PM
080820K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Buy a beat up Mercedes and drive it through the Sahara to see what you can get for it on the Third World used car market. After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest talk about one of the strangest road trips you’ll ever hear about.
Guest: Jeroen Van Bergeijk, author, "My Mercedes is Not for Sale: From Amsterdam to Ouagadougou...An Auto-Misadventure Across the Sahara" (Broadway).

Wednesday
8/20/2008
9:00 PM
080820K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Buy a beat up Mercedes and drive it through the Sahara to see what you can get for it on the Third World used car market. After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest talk about one of the strangest road trips you’ll ever hear about.
Guest: Jeroen Van Bergeijk, author, "My Mercedes is Not for Sale: From Amsterdam to Ouagadougou...An Auto-Misadventure Across the Sahara" (Broadway).

Tuesday
8/19/2008
3:00 PM
080819K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca and John Nichols weigh in on the Bush legacy, and which aspects of his foreign policy each of the presidential candidates is most likely to follow.

Tuesday
8/19/2008
9:00 PM
080819K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca and John Nichols weigh in on the Bush legacy, and which aspects of his foreign policy each of the presidential candidates is most likely to follow.

Monday
8/18/2008
3:00 PM
080818K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
From bagpipes in Russia to Turkish reggae, the sky's the limit when it comes to a world music. After three on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Lori Skelton and her guest give a preview of the upcoming World Music Festival.
Guest: Esty Dinur, director of the Madison World Music Festival

Monday
8/18/2008
9:00 PM
080818K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
From bagpipes in Russia to Turkish reggae, the sky's the limit when it comes to a world music. After nine on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Lori Skelton and her guest give a preview of the upcoming World Music Festival.
Guest: Esty Dinur, director of the Madison World Music Festival

Friday
8/15/2008
3:00 PM
080815K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
A good one can tell the difference between three different kinds of pancetta. He hands out old family recipes to his customers as readily as he gives out free samples. He is passionate about olive oil and makes his own sausage. After three, on Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders, the Deli Man... meet Jean Feraca's favorite.
Guest: Steve Fraboni, proprietor of Fraboni’s Delicatessan, a three-generation family-owned deli in Madison, WI.

Friday
8/15/2008
9:00 PM
080815K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
A good one can tell the difference between three different kinds of pancetta. He hands out old family recipes to his customers as readily as he gives out free samples. He is passionate about olive oil and makes his own sausage. After nine, on Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders, the Deli Man... meet Jean Feraca's favorite.
Guest: Steve Fraboni, proprietor of Fraboni’s Delicatessan, a three-generation family-owned deli in Madison, WI.

Thursday
8/14/2008
3:00 PM
080814K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Sailing around the world just wasn't enough for author Beth Leonard... so she and her husband did it again. After three, on Here on Earth, Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with author Beth Leonard about her remarkable life.
Guest: Beth Leonard, author "Blue Horizons: Dispatches from Distant Seas."

Thursday
8/14/2008
9:00 PM
080814K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Sailing around the world just wasn't enough for author Beth Leonard... so she and her husband did it again. After nine, on Here on Earth, Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with author Beth Leonard about her remarkable life.
Guest: Beth Leonard, author "Blue Horizons: Dispatches from Distant Seas."

Wednesday
8/13/2008
3:00 PM
080813K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with one of the world’s leading spiritual leaders, Satish Kumar (sah-TEESH koo-MAHR), about rediscovering nature, and finding inner peace.
GuestL: Satish Kumar, editor, Resurgence magazine.

Wednesday
8/13/2008
9:00 PM
080813K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with one of the world’s leading spiritual leaders, Satish Kumar (sah-TEESH koo-MAHR), about rediscovering nature, and finding inner peace.
GuestL: Satish Kumar, editor, Resurgence magazine.

Tuesday
8/12/2008
3:00 PM
080812K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Jerry White lost his leg from a land mine explosion while camping in Israel twenty years ago. After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with the director of Survivor Corps, a world organization that works to rehabilitate and empower victims of the consequences of war.

Tuesday
8/12/2008
9:00 PM
080812K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Jerry White lost his leg from a land mine explosion while camping in Israel twenty years ago. After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with the director of Survivor Corps, a world organization that works to rehabilitate and empower victims of the consequences of war.

Monday
8/11/2008
3:00 PM
080811K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
An American student in Egypt used Twitter to send a single-word message, "arrested," through his cell phone. He was rescued. A hate message circling in a social network in Sydney led to a 2-day riot against the city’s Lebanese community. After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca and guest talk about social networking media... Twitter, Facebook, and others... the promises, the pitfalls, and perils.
Guest: Mark Pesce, an early pioneer in virtual reality, writer, researcher and teacher. Author, "The Human Network: Sharing, Knowledge and Power in the 21st Century"

Monday
8/11/2008
9:00 PM
080811K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
An American student in Egypt used Twitter to send a single-word message, "arrested," through his cell phone. He was rescued. A hate message circling in a social network in Sydney led to a 2-day riot against the city’s Lebanese community. After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca and guest talk about social networking media... Twitter, Facebook, and others... the promises, the pitfalls, and perils.
Guest: Mark Pesce, an early pioneer in virtual reality, writer, researcher and teacher. Author, "The Human Network: Sharing, Knowledge and Power in the 21st Century"

Friday
8/8/2008
3:00 PM
080808K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, as the Beijing Olympics begin, Jean Feraca and her guest visit the people of China and their culture through their mouth-watering cuisine.
Guest: Jen Lin-Liu, food correspondent, Time Out Beijing. Co-founder, Beijing cooking school Black Sesame Kitchen. Author, "Serve the People: A Stir-Fried Journey Through China" (Harcourt).

Friday
8/8/2008
9:00 PM
080808K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, as the Beijing Olympics begin, Jean Feraca and her guest visit the people of China and their culture through their mouth-watering cuisine.
Guest: Jen Lin-Liu, food correspondent, Time Out Beijing. Co-founder, Beijing cooking school Black Sesame Kitchen. Author, "Serve the People: A Stir-Fried Journey Through China" (Harcourt).

Thursday
8/7/2008
3:00 PM
080807K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
It's one of the biggest, fastest, and most highly evolved marine animals... now hovering on the brink of extinction. After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest discuss the importance of Tuna for the environment and the global economy.
Guest: Richard Ellis, marine artist and writer. Author, "Tuna: A Love Story" (Knopf).

Thursday
8/7/2008
9:00 PM
080807K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
It's one of the biggest, fastest, and most highly evolved marine animals... now hovering on the brink of extinction. After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest discuss the importance of Tuna for the environment and the global economy.
Guest: Richard Ellis, marine artist and writer. Author, "Tuna: A Love Story" (Knopf).

Wednesday
8/6/2008
3:00 PM
080806K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
In India and Cuba, signs are that trans-gender communities are becoming more accepted. Is that progress? Jean Feraca's guests weigh in, after three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders.
Guests:
- Joe Elder, professor, Department of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Department of Sociology, UW-Madison.
- Adrian Lopez-Denis, professor of Latin American History, UCLA.
- Ron Brenesky, chairman, Unity Coalition of Miami, Florida.

Wednesday
8/6/2008
9:00 PM
080806K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
In India and Cuba, signs are that trans-gender communities are becoming more accepted. Is that progress? Jean Feraca's guests weigh in, after nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders.
Guests:
- Joe Elder, professor, Department of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Department of Sociology, UW-Madison.
- Adrian Lopez-Denis, professor of Latin American History, UCLA.
- Ron Brenesky, chairman, Unity Coalition of Miami, Florida.

Tuesday
8/5/2008
3:00 PM
080805K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Brazilian martial art, capoeira, has been spreading like a fever in the world. As it gets farther from home, is it still recognizable? After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with two Brazillian martial arts masters.
Guests:
- Nestor Capoeira, capoeira master. Founder, London School of Contemporary Dance capoeira program. Author, "The Little Capoeira Book" and "Capoeira: Roots of the Dance-Fight-Game".
- Acordeón, capoeira master. Founder, Capoeira Arts in California.
- Joshua Rosenthal, professor of Latin American History, Western Connecticut State University.

Tuesday
8/5/2008
9:00 PM
080805K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Brazilian martial art, capoeira, has been spreading like a fever in the world. As it gets farther from home, is it still recognizable? After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with two Brazillian martial art masters.
Guests:
- Nestor Capoeira, capoeira master. Founder, London School of Contemporary Dance capoeira program. Author, "The Little Capoeira Book" and "Capoeira: Roots of the Dance-Fight-Game".
- Acordeón, capoeira master. Founder, Capoeira Arts in California.
- Joshua Rosenthal, professor of Latin American History, Western Connecticut State University.

Monday
8/4/2008
3:00 PM
080804K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with a man who flies volunteer doctors into third world countries to set up portable medical clinics. Guess which country just joined the list? ... the United States.
Guest: Stan Brock, founder, Remote Area Medical.

Monday
8/4/2008
9:00 PM
080804K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with a man who flies volunteer doctors into third world countries to set up portable medical clinics. Guess which country just joined the list? ... the United States.
Guest: Stan Brock, founder, Remote Area Medical.

Friday
8/1/2008
3:00 PM
080801K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
How do you cook at the South Pole where ingredients take a week to thaw, and pasta turns to instant mush? After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Lori Skelton's guest talks about her culinary adventures at the South Pole.
Guest: Michele Gentille, professional chef, food writer.

Friday
8/1/2008
9:00 PM
080801K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
How do you cook at the South Pole where ingredients take a week to thaw, and pasta turns to instant mush? After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca's guest talks about her culinary adventures at the South Pole.
Guest: Michele Gentille, professional chef, food writer.

Thursday
7/31/2008
3:00 PM
080731K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Will the Olympic games change China? After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without borders, Jean Feraca's guest shares her lifelong experience in Chinese sports as an athlete and anthropologist.
Guests:
- Susan Brownell, professor of anthropology, University of Missouri-St. Louis. Author, "Beijing's Games: What the Olympics Mean to China."
- Xiangyu Zhang (Adam), sophomore at Renmin University of China. Olympics volunteer.

Thursday
7/31/2008
9:00 PM
080731K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Will the Olympic games change China? After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without borders, Jean Feraca's guest shares her lifelong experience in Chinese sports as an athlete and anthropologist.
Guests:
- Susan Brownell, professor of anthropology, University of Missouri-St. Louis. Author, "Beijing's Games: What the Olympics Mean to China."
- Xiangyu Zhang (Adam), sophomore at Renmin University of China. Olympics volunteer.

Wednesday
7/30/2008
3:00 PM
080730K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Want some great summer reads that can open up your world? After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with NPR's Alan Cheuse (CHOOZ) about his favorites.
Guest: Alan Cheuse, author, NPR book commentator.

Wednesday
7/30/2008
9:00 PM
080730K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Want some great summer reads that can open up your world? After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with NPR's Alan Cheuse about his favorites.
Guest: Alan Cheuse, author, NPR book commentator.

Tuesday
7/29/2008
3:00 PM
080729K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Asked what she does for a living, Jean Feraca's guest replies, "sex and drugs." After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with an epidemiologist about international AIDS prevention.
Guest: Elizabeth Pisani, AIDS epidemiologist. Author, "The Wisdom of Whores: Bureaucrats, Brothels, and the Business of AIDS".

Tuesday
7/29/2008
9:00 PM
080729K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Asked what she does for a living, Jean Feraca's guest replies, "sex and drugs." After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with an epidemiologist about international AIDS prevention.
Guest: Elizabeth Pisani, AIDS epidemiologist. Author, "The Wisdom of Whores: Bureaucrats, Brothels, and the Business of AIDS".

Monday
7/28/2008
3:00 PM
080728K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Regarding Barack Obamas's international tour, some are hailing it a global victory lap; others say it was a big mistake. After nine on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guests weigh in.
Guests: * John Nichols, associate editor of the Capital Times and Washington correspondent for the Nation Magazine
* Marc Young, editor of The Local, an English news website in Germany

Monday
7/28/2008
9:00 PM
080728K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Regarding Barack Obamas's international tour, some are hailing it a global victory lap; others say it was a big mistake. After three on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guests weigh in.
Guests: * John Nichols, associate editor of the Capital Times and Washington correspondent for the Nation Magazine
* Marc Young, editor of The Local, an English news website in Germany

Friday
7/25/2008
3:00 PM
080725K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guests talk about restoring the unique foods of North America. In order to save an endangered species, you have to eat it! Or so says the coalition of groups behind "Renewing America's Food Traditions."
Guests: Gary Paul Nabhan, editor, "Renewing America's Food Traditions: Saving and Savoring the Continent's 100 Most Endangered Foods".

Friday
7/25/2008
9:00 PM
080725K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guests talk about restoring the unique foods of North America. In order to save an endangered species, you have to eat it! Or so says the coalition of groups behind "Renewing America's Food Traditions."
Guests: Gary Paul Nabhan, editor, "Renewing America's Food Traditions: Saving and Savoring the Continent's 100 Most Endangered Foods".

Thursday
7/24/2008
3:00 PM
080724K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guests talk about The Natural Step, a program for sustainability based on the laws of thermodynamics, founded by a Swedish scientist.
Guests:
- David Cook, Chief Executive, The Natural Step, Sweden.
- Regina Hauser, Executive Director, Oregon Natural Step Network.
- Lisa McKinnon, Wisconsin coordinator, Natural Step. Coordinator, Madison Area EcoMunicipalities Act.

Thursday
7/24/2008
9:00 PM
080724K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guests talk about The Natural Step, a program for sustainability based on the laws of thermodynamics, founded by a Swedish scientist.
Guests:
- David Cook, Chief Executive, The Natural Step, Sweden.
- Regina Hauser, Executive Director, Oregon Natural Step Network.
- Lisa McKinnon, Wisconsin coordinator, Natural Step. Coordinator, Madison Area EcoMunicipalities Act.

Wednesday
7/23/2008
3:00 PM
080723K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with an award-winning children's author about the compelling and uplifting story of African AIDS orphans.
Guest: Deborah Ellis, author, "The Heaven Shop".

Wednesday
7/23/2008
9:00 PM
080723K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with an award-winning children's author about the compelling and uplifting story of African AIDS orphans.
Guest: Deborah Ellis, author, "The Heaven Shop".

Tuesday
7/22/2008
3:00 PM
080722K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Imagine an American summer camp where no-one speaks English... and you can't either. Welcome to the world of language camps, where traditional activities like canoeing and hiking are conducted completely in Spanish, Chinese, or even Arabic. After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest take you to a very special language camp.
Guest: Donna Clementi, director of education and research, Concordia Language Villages.

Tuesday
7/22/2008
9:00 PM
080722K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Imagine an American summer camp where no-one speaks English... and you can't either. Welcome to the world of language camps, where traditional activities like canoeing and hiking are conducted completely in Spanish, Chinese, or even Arabic. After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest take you to a very special language camp.
Guest: Donna Clementi, director of education and research, Concordia Language Villages.

Monday
7/21/2008
3:00 PM
080721K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Samuel Johnson once said that patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel. After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, join Jean Feraca and her guests for a lively discussion about the nature of patriotism, and its place in this year’s presidential election.
Guests:
- Richard Harwood, founder and president, Harwood Institute for Public Innovation Author, "Make Hope Real".
- Ross Douthat, senior editor, The Atlantic Monthly. Co-author, "Grand New Party: How Republicans Can Win the Working Class and Save the American Dream".
- David Frakt, Air Force Reserve Major. Associate professor of law, Western State University.

Monday
7/21/2008
9:00 PM
080721K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Samuel Johnson once said that patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel. After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guests create a lively discussion about the nature of patriotism, and its place in this year’s presidential election.
Guests:
- Richard Harwood, founder and president, Harwood Institute for Public Innovation Author, "Make Hope Real".
- Ross Douthat, senior editor, The Atlantic Monthly. Co-author, "Grand New Party: How Republicans Can Win the Working Class and Save the American Dream".
- David Frakt, Air Force Reserve Major. Associate professor of law, Western State University.

Friday
7/18/2008
3:00 PM
080718K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
In 1976, the wine world was stunned when products from unknown California vintners beat out established French varieties. What has happened since the “Judgement of Paris?” After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Lori Skelton and her guest explore the many pleasures-of-the-vine to be found between Napa Valley and Bordeaux.
Guest: George M. Taber, author, "Judgment of Paris: California vs. France and the Historic 1976 Paris Tasting That Revolutionized Wine."

Friday
7/18/2008
9:00 PM
080718K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
In 1976, the wine world was stunned when products from unknown California vintners beat out established French varieties. What has happened since the “Judgement of Paris?” After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Lori Skelton and her guests explore the many pleasures-of-the-vine to be found between Napa Valley and Bordeaux.
Guest: George M. Taber, author, "Judgment of Paris: California vs. France and the Historic 1976 Paris Tasting That Revolutionized Wine."

Thursday
7/17/2008
3:00 PM
080717K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, the story of a group of Vienna monks who, like pop stars, have hit high on the charts with their album of Gregorian Chant.
Guest: William Mahrt, associate professor of music, Stanford University. Editor, Sacred Music, the official journal of the Church Music Association of America.

Thursday
7/17/2008
9:00 PM
080717K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, the story of a group of Vienna monks who, like pop stars, have hit high on the charts with their album of Gregorian Chant.
Guest: William Mahrt, associate professor of music, Stanford University. Editor, Sacred Music, the official journal of the Church Music Association of America.

Wednesday
7/16/2008
3:00 PM
080716K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
In this first summer post-Harry Potter, are you looking for books for your children? After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca's guests have great book recommendations for kids that are not only fun, but also give young minds an early start to become a world citizen.
Guests:
- Megan Schliesman, librarian, Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC), UW-Madison.
- Jean Westmoore, NeXt Editor, children's book reviewer, The Buffalo News, Buffalo, NY.

Wednesday
7/16/2008
9:00 PM
080716K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
In this first summer post-Harry Potter, are you looking for books for your children? After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca's guests have great book recommendations for kids that are not only fun, but also give young minds an early start to become a world citizen.
Guests:
- Megan Schliesman, librarian, Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC), UW-Madison.
- Jean Westmoore, NeXt Editor, children's book reviewer, The Buffalo News, Buffalo, NY.

Tuesday
7/15/2008
3:00 PM
080715K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
The Amazon river has been inhabited for ten thousand years. After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest talk about the struggle to utilize, protect, and understand the Amazon River.
Guest: John Hemming, explorer, Amazon expert, and author, most recently of "Tree of Rivers: The Story of the Amazon."

Tuesday
7/15/2008
9:00 PM
080715K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
The Amazon river has been inhabited for ten thousand years. After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest talk about the struggle to utilize, protect, and understand the Amazon River.
Guest: John Hemming, explorer, Amazon expert, and author, most recently of "Tree of Rivers: The Story of the Amazon."

Monday
7/14/2008
3:00 PM
080714K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders, a look at a rising movement in American indie-rock: obscure African recordings from the seventies. They're finding new fans in record stores and on-line. So why are white hipsters listening to old school African funk?
Guests:
- Joe Tangari, critic, on-line music site www.pitchforkmedia.com
- Miles Cleret, founder, Soundway Records.
- Samy Ben Redjeb, founder, Analog Africa.

Monday
7/14/2008
9:00 PM
080714K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders, a look at a rising movement in American indie-rock: obscure African recordings from the seventies. They're finding new fans in record stores and on-line. So why are white hipsters listening to old school African funk?
Guests:
-Joe Tangari, critic, on-line music site www.pitchforkmedia.com
- Miles Cleret, founder, Soundway Records.
- Samy Ben Redjeb, founder, Analog Africa.

Friday
7/11/2008
3:00 PM
080711K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Delicious, lethal, hallucinogenic and medicinal, fruits have led nations to war, fueled dictatorships and lured people into new worlds. After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, join Jean Feraca and her guest for an expedition through the fascinating world of fruit.
Guest: Adam Gollner, author, "The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession" (Scribner).

Friday
7/11/2008
9:00 PM
080711K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Delicious, lethal, hallucinogenic and medicinal, fruits have led nations to war, fueled dictatorships and lured people into new worlds. After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest take an expedition through the fascinating world of fruit.
Guest: Adam Gollner, author, "The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession" (Scribner).

Thursday
7/10/2008
3:00 PM
080710K

Thursday
7/10/2008
9:00 PM
080710K

Wednesday
7/9/2008
3:00 PM
080709K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, join Jean Feraca and her guests for an insiders perspective on what goes on inside Guantanamo Bay detention camp. One, an Afghan translator, got into Guantanamo and secretly recorded candid interviews with Afghan detainees.
Guests:
- Mahvish Khan, author, "My Guantanamo Diary: The Detainees and the Stories They Told Me"
- Peter Ryan, attorney, Dechert LLP, Philadelphia.

Wednesday
7/9/2008
9:00 PM
080709K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca's guests provide an insiders perspective on what goes on inside Guantanamo Bay detention camp. An Afghan translator got into Guantanamo and managed by stealth to record a number of candid interviews with Afghan detainees.
Guests:
- Mahvish Khan, author, "My Guantanamo Diary: The Detainees and the Stories They Told Me"
- Peter Ryan, attorney, Dechert LLP, Philadelphia.

Tuesday
7/8/2008
3:00 PM
080708K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with a neuroscientist who studies the highly social nature of the human species, and the mystery of what makes us who we are.
Guest: Michael Gazzaniga, professor of Psychology, University of California Santa Barbara. Author of "Human: The Science Behind What Makes Us Unique".

Tuesday
7/8/2008
9:00 PM
080708K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with a neuroscientist who studies the highly social nature of the human species, and the mystery of what makes us who we are.
Guest: Michael Gazzaniga, professor of Psychology, University of California Santa Barbara. Author of "Human: The Science Behind What Makes Us Unique".

Monday
7/7/2008
3:00 PM
080707K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Two-thirds of the population in the Middle East is under twenty-five. After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with a journalist who visited several Mid East countries to understand what daily life is like in Arab and Muslim youth culture. What she found might surprise you.
Guest: Allegra Stratton, journalist. Author, "Muhajababes" (Melville House).

Monday
7/7/2008
9:00 PM
080707K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Two-thirds of the population in the Middle East is under twenty-five. After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with a journalist who visited several Mid East countries to understand the daily life of Arab and Muslim youth culture. What she found might surprise you.
Guest: Allegra Stratton, journalist. Author, "Muhajababes" (Melville House).

Friday
7/4/2008
3:00 PM
080704K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
How did the German "Hamburg Steak" evolve into an American icon? After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest take a look at the humble hamburger, from a little-known, greasy-spoon treat to a mass-produced mammoth that's almost omnipresent around the globe.
Guest: Josh Ozersky, author, "The Hamburger".

Friday
7/4/2008
9:00 PM
080704K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
How did the German "Hamburg Steak" evolve into an American icon? After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest take a look at the humble hamburger, from a little-known, greasy-spoon treat to a mass-produced mammoth that's almost omnipresent around the globe.
Guest: Josh Ozersky, author, "The Hamburger".

Thursday
7/3/2008
3:00 PM
080703K

Thursday
7/3/2008
9:00 PM
080703K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
When Jamaican recording engineers began crafting "dub" music in the 1970s, they initiated a musical revolution that continues worldwide today. After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca's guest discusses the musical and social significance of the "dub revolution".
Guest: Kwame Dawes, professor of English, University of South Carolina. Poet, musician, playwright, and literary critic.

Wednesday
7/2/2008
3:00 PM
080702K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with a young Belarusian (bell-ah-ROO-see-en) who is a rising star in international poetry.
Guest: Valzhyna Mort, Belarusian poet.

Wednesday
7/2/2008
9:00 PM
080702K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with a young Belarusian (bell-ah-ROO-see-en) who is a rising star in international poetry.
Guest: Valzhyna Mort, Belarusian poet.

Tuesday
7/1/2008
3:00 PM
080701K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Canada has apologized to its native peoples for former oppressive policies, following the example of Australia. So what about the U.S.? Join the discussion with Jean Feraca and her guest, after three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders.
Guest: Peter Irniq, Inuit cultural activist and public servant.

Tuesday
7/1/2008
9:00 PM
080701K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Canada has apologized to its native peoples for former oppressive policies, following the example of Australia. So what about the U.S.? That's the topic for Jean Feraca and her guest, after nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders.
Guest: Peter Irniq, Inuit cultural activist and public servant.

Monday
6/30/2008
3:00 PM
080630K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guests talk about an environmental success story about Lake Superior’s Apostle Islands.
Guests: * Jeff Rennicke, author of "Jewels on the Water : Lake Superior's Apostle Islands"
* Philip Lewis, professor emeritus of natural resources and landscape architecture at the University of Wisconsin Madison

Monday
6/30/2008
9:00 PM
080630K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guests talk about an environmental success story about Lake Superior’s Apostle Islands.
Guests: * Jeff Rennicke, author of "Jewels on the Water : Lake Superior's Apostle Islands" * Philip Lewis, professor emeritus of natural resources and landscape architecture at the University of Wisconsin Madison

Friday
6/27/2008
3:00 PM
080627K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, an encore presentation of Jean Feraca's conversation about Yerba mate (MAH-tay), an ancient tea-like beverage from South America, and why it's considered a drink of health and friendship.
Guests:
- David Karr, founder of Guayaki (Gwy-uh-KEE), a company that sells Yerba Mate.
- Paola Hernandez, professor of Spanish literature, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Friday
6/27/2008
9:00 PM
080627K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, an encore presentation of Jean Feraca's conversation about Yerba mate (MAH-tay), an ancient tea-like beverage from South America, and why it's considered a drink of health and friendship.
Guests:
- David Karr, founder of Guayaki (Gwy-uh-KEE), a company that sells Yerba Mate.
- Paola Hernandez, professor of Spanish literature, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Thursday
6/26/2008
3:00 PM
080626K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, an encore presentation of Jean Feraca's conversation with a U-W professor about beloved French singer and national icon Edith Piaf (PEE-ahff), and the street singers of Paris.
Guest: Kelly Conway, professor, Communication Arts, UW-Madison.

Thursday
6/26/2008
9:00 PM
080626K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, an encore presentation of Jean Feraca's conversation with a U-W professor about beloved French singer and national icon Edith Piaf (PEE-ahff), and the street singers of Paris.
Guest: Kelly Conway, professor, Communication Arts, UW-Madison.

Wednesday
6/25/2008
3:00 PM
080625K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, an encore presentation of Jean Feraca's conversation with a New York City Performance artist who is using "street cries" from around the world as the focus of her latest performance.
Guests:
- Annie Lanzillotto, writer and artist.
- DuPree, singer and songwriter.

Wednesday
6/25/2008
9:00 PM
080625K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, an encore presentation of Jean Feraca's conversation with a New York City Performance artist who is using "street cries" from around the world as the focus of her latest performance.
Guests:
- Annie Lanzillotto, writer and artist.
- DuPree, singer and songwriter.

Tuesday
6/24/2008
3:00 PM
080624K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, an encore presentation of Jean Feraca's talk with a science journalist about what the world would look like if humans disappeared.
Guest: Alan Weisman, science journalist. Author, "The World Without Us"

Tuesday
6/24/2008
9:00 PM
080624K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, an encore presentation of Jean Feraca's talk with a science journalist about what the world would look like if humans disappeared.
Guest: Alan Weisman, science journalist. Author, "The World Without Us"

Monday
6/23/2008
3:00 PM
080623K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
With on-going war and fading peace in the Mid-East, what are we leaving for the next generation? After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, an encore presentation of Jean Feraca's conversation with an Iranian American historian and Jewish American journalist about the road ahead in the Middle East.
Guests:
- Reza Aslan, writer and scholar of religions. Author, "No God But God".
- Gideon Yago, journalist. Former MTV news correspondent.

Monday
6/23/2008
9:00 PM
080623K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
With on-going war and fading peace in the Mid-East, what are we leaving for the next generation? After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, an encore presentation of Jean Feraca's conversation with an Iranian American historian and Jewish American journalist about the road ahead in the Middle East.
Guests:
- Reza Aslan, writer and scholar of religions. Author, "No God But God".
- Gideon Yago, journalist. Former MTV news correspondent.

Friday
6/20/2008
3:00 PM
080620K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, an encore presentation of Jean Feraca's conversation about the countries of origin of the fruits and vegetables we eat. Plus, how to pick the tastiest produce in the market.
Guest: Russ Parsons, food and wine columnist, Los Angeles Times. Author, "How to Pick a Peach: The Search for Flavor from Farm to Table" (Houghton Mifflin).

Friday
6/20/2008
9:00 PM
080620K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, an encore presentation of Jean Feraca's conversation about the countries of origin of the fruits and vegetables we eat. Plus, how to pick the tastiest produce in the market.
Guest: Russ Parsons, food and wine columnist, Los Angeles Times. Author, "How to Pick a Peach: The Search for Flavor from Farm to Table" (Houghton Mifflin).

Thursday
6/19/2008
3:00 PM
080619K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, an encore presentation of Jean Feraca and poet Molly Peacock's Summer Solstice Poetry Circle of the Air. The featured poet is Maxine Kumin.

Thursday
6/19/2008
9:00 PM
080619K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, an encore presentation of Jean Feraca and poet Molly Peacock's Summer Solstice Poetry Circle of the Air. The featured poet is Maxine Kumin.

Wednesday
6/18/2008
3:00 PM
080618K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, an encore presentation of Jean Feraca's conversation with the star of the 2005 Madison World Music Festival, Lila (LEE-lah) Downs, who has been touring internationally performing native Mesoamerican music.

Wednesday
6/18/2008
9:00 PM
080618K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, an encore presentation of Jean Feraca's conversation with the star of the 2005 Madison World Music Festival, Lila (LEE-lah) Downs, who has been touring internationally performing native Mesoamerican music.

Tuesday
6/17/2008
3:00 PM
080617K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
How would you like to be remembered when you're gone? After three, on Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders, in an encore presentation, Jean Feraca and her guests talk about the art of the obituary.
Guests:
- Ann Wroe, editor, The Economist.
- Marilyn Johnson, author, "The Dead Beat."

Tuesday
6/17/2008
9:00 PM
080617K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
How would you like to be remembered when you're gone? After nine, on Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders, in an encore presentation, Jean Feraca and her guests talk about the art of the obituary.
Guests:
- Ann Wroe, editor, The Economist.
- Marilyn Johnson, author, "The Dead Beat."

Monday
6/16/2008
3:00 PM
080616K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Is peace a dirty word? After three, on Here on Earth, Radio Without Borders, in an encore presentation, Jean Feraca and her guests discuss the backlash from the Fairmont Minnesota City Council decision to support the creation of a Department of Peace.
Guest: Daniel Zwerdling, NPR Weekend Edition commentator.

Monday
6/16/2008
9:00 PM
080616K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Is peace a dirty word? After nine, on Here on Earth, Radio Without Borders, in an encore presentation, Jean Feraca and her guests discuss the backlash from the Fairmont Minnesota City Council decision to support the creation of a Department of Peace.
Guest: Daniel Zwerdling, NPR Weekend Edition commentator.

Friday
6/13/2008
3:00 PM
080613K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
It's a new way to eat, and think, locally. After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with the creators of the 100-mile diet, who, for one year, ate only foods produced within 100 miles of their British Columbian home. Can eating locally really help save the planet?
Guest: Alisa Smith, author, "Plenty: One Man, One Woman, and a Raucous Year of Eating Locally".

Friday
6/13/2008
9:00 PM
080613K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
It's a new way to eat, and think, locally. After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with the creators of the 100-mile diet, who, for one year, ate only foods produced within 100 miles of their British Columbian home. Can eating locally really help save the planet?
Guest: Alisa Smith, author, "Plenty: One Man, One Woman, and a Raucous Year of Eating Locally".

Thursday
6/12/2008
3:00 PM
080612K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
It's one of New York City’s most venerable institutions, spanning traditions from all over the globe, bringing age-old enemies side by side on the same stage. After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Center for Traditional Music and Dance.

Thursday
6/12/2008
9:00 PM
080612K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
It's one of New York City’s most venerable institutions, spanning traditions from all over the globe, bringing age-old enemies side by side on the same stage. After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Center for Traditional Music and Dance.

Wednesday
6/11/2008
3:00 PM
080611K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
The talk turns to antiquities (an-TICK-wi-tees), after three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders. Who owns antiquities? Should they be returned to their original countries? Jean Feraca talks with the director of the Art Institute of Chicago and with a visiting scholar at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Guests:
- James Cuno, director, Art Institute of Chicago. Author, "Who Owns Antiquity? Museums and the Battle Over Our Ancient Heritage" (Princeton University Press).
- Salima Ikram, professor of Egyptology at The American University in Cairo, and a visiting scholar at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC).

Wednesday
6/11/2008
9:00 PM
080611K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
The talk turns to antiquities (an-TICK-wi-tees), after nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders. Who owns antiquities? Should they be returned to their original countries? Jean Feraca talks with the director of the Art Institute of Chicago and with a visiting scholar at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Guests:
- James Cuno, director, Art Institute of Chicago. Author, "Who Owns Antiquity? Museums and the Battle Over Our Ancient Heritage" (Princeton University Press).
- Salima Ikram, professor of Egyptology at The American University in Cairo, and a visiting scholar at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC).

Tuesday
6/10/2008
3:00 PM
080610K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca's guest tells the astonishing story of how the president of Rwanda seized power in his genocide-shattered country, and brought the most successful revolution in the modern era.
Guest: Stephen Kinzer, author, "A Thousand Hills: Rwanda's Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It" (Wiley.)

Tuesday
6/10/2008
9:00 PM
080610K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca's guest tells the astonishing story of how the president of Rwanda seized power in his genocide-shattered country, and brought the most successful revolution in the modern era.
Guest: Stephen Kinzer, author, "A Thousand Hills: Rwanda's Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It" (Wiley)

Monday
6/9/2008
3:00 PM
080609K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with a man who was a typically lapsed American Catholic, until an unusual quest to connect with his extended family in Italy helped him find his faith.
Guest: Justin Catanoso, journalist. Instructor of writing and editing, Wake Forest University. Author, "My Cousin the Saint: A Search for Faith, Family, and Miracles" (Harper Collins).

Monday
6/9/2008
9:00 PM
080609K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with a man who was a typically lapsed American Catholic, until an unusual quest to connect with his extended family in Italy helped him find his faith.
Guest: Justin Catanoso, journalist. Instructor of writing and editing, Wake Forest University. Author, "My Cousin the Saint: A Search for Faith, Family, and Miracles" (Harper Collins).

Friday
6/6/2008
3:00 PM
080606K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, meet a Wisconsin chocolatier who has studied chocolate making in France.
Guest: Gail Ambrosius, owner, Gail Ambrosisus Chocolatier, Madison, WI.

Friday
6/6/2008
9:00 PM
080606K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, meet a Wisconsin chocolatier who has studied chocolate making in France.
Guest: Gail Ambrosius, owner, Gail Ambrosisus Chocolatier, Madison, WI.

Thursday
6/5/2008
3:00 PM
080605K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
What makes political news funny? After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guests discuss political satire around the world.
Guests: TBA

Thursday
6/5/2008
9:00 PM
080605K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
What makes political news funny? After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guests discuss political satire around the world.
Guests: TBA

Wednesday
6/4/2008
3:00 PM
080604K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, the story of a punk whose lifelong quest for truth led him through a path from the aggressive beats of hardcore punk music, to the monster movie studios in Tokyo, to a temple where he discovered Zen Buddhism.
Guest: Brad Warner, Zen monk, musician, filmmaker, and author of "Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies, and the Truth about Reality."

Wednesday
6/4/2008
9:00 PM
080604K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, the story of a punk whose lifelong quest for truth led him through a path from the aggressive beats of hardcore punk music, to the monster movie studios in Tokyo, to a temple where he discovered Zen Buddhism.
Guest: Brad Warner, Zen monk, musician, filmmaker, and author of "Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies, and the Truth about Reality."

Tuesday
6/3/2008
3:00 PM
080603K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Changes in the global environment could mean a growing threat to human health and well-being. A new industry has evolved to solve those problems with "green-collar" jobs. After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest discuss the economic impact of environmental change.
Guest: John Foley, founder and Director, Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE), University of Wisconsin. Professor of Environmental Studies and Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences.

Monday
6/2/2008
3:00 PM
080602K

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
In the aftermath of the Chinese earthquake, tens of thousands of young volunteers flood to the quake zone to help, defying the myth that 20-somethings are selfish and materialistic. After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guests take a fresh look at China's young generation.
Guests:
- Daniel Bell, professor of philosophy, Tsinghua University. Author, "China’s New Confucianism: Politics and Everyday Life in a Changing Society".
- Bendou Zhang, senior reporter, Shanghai.

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