Showing posts with label WNYC Radio. Show all posts
Showing posts with label WNYC Radio. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Apple CEO Steve Jobs Going on Medical Leave from The Takeaway: Early Edition by feedback@thetakeaway.org (Public Radio International and WNYC Radio)

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For the second time in the company’s history, Apple CEO Steve Jobs is going on medical leave. A year and a half ago, Jobs underwent a liver ...
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The US and China: Neither Friends Nor Rivals from The Takeaway: Early Edition by feedback@thetakeaway.org (Public Radio International and WNYC Radio)

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As Washington prepares for a visit from Chinese President Hu Jintao this week, we take a look at what lies ahead in the shifting relationshi...
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Monday, January 17, 2011

Alone Together from WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show by listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio)

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MIT professor Sherry Turkle discusses her new book Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other, in which she...
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King's New York Connection: MLK Jr's Friendship With Stanley Levison from News from WNYC New York Public Radio by listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC Radio)

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One of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s most important political advisors, Stanley Levison, has remained largely hidden from public view — ...
Saturday, January 15, 2011

Please Explain: Salt from Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast

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Salt is found on most dining tables and in most kitchens--but this ubiquitous household item has a long and curious history. It's a flav...

Marian Anderson from WNYC's Soundcheck by listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio)

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2009 marked the 70th anniversary of Marian Anderson's historic performance on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Today, we look at her l...
Friday, January 14, 2011

The Anti-Vaccine Movement from WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show by listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio)

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Dr. Paul A. Offit, Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases and Director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children's Hospital ...

That's Crazy from WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show by listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio)

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The mental health of the Tucson shooter has become central to the conversation about the deadly incident in Arizona last weekend. Slate.com ...

What is a Chinese Mother? from The Takeaway: Early Edition by feedback@thetakeaway.org (Public Radio International and WNYC Radio)

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Author, mother, and law professor Amy Chua is creating a firestorm with an essay published in this past weekend’s Wall Street Journal titled...
Thursday, January 13, 2011

Sounds of the Western from WNYC's Soundcheck by listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio)

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Carter Burwell’s music for the Coen Brothers’ film True Grit turns its back on the legacy of film composer Ennio Morricone, whose scores for...

Peter Bergen: History of the GWOT from WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show by listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio)

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Peter Bergen, CNN's national security expert and author of Holy War, Inc.: Inside the Secret World of Osama bin Laden and The Longest W...

The Caveman Diet from WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show by listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio)

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Arthur De Vany, author of The New Evolution Diet: What Our Paleolithic Ancestors Can Teach Us about Weight Loss, Fitness, and Aging, discuss...
Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Lockheed Martin and the Military-Industrial Complex from WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show by listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio)

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January 17th marks the 50th anniversary of President Dwight Eisenhower’s famous speech on the military-industrial complex. William Hartung, ...

Lessons Learned from WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show by listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio)

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Bloomberg administration officials got grilled by the NY City Council yesterday about the city’s response to last month’s blizzard. WNYC’s A...

The Price of Everything from The Takeaway: Early Edition by feedback@thetakeaway.org (Public Radio International and WNYC Radio)

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Everyday, all of us spend money on things — things we need, and things we don’t. And in turn prices are put on those things. But where do th...

Eric Alterman On Arizona And Obama from WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show by listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio)

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Eric Alterman, columnist for The Nation, and senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, is the author of Kabuki Democracy: The Syste...

The Misinterpretation of Metaphors from The Takeaway: Early Edition by feedback@thetakeaway.org (Public Radio International and WNYC Radio)

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Back in March Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords made a statement responding to Sarah Palin's anti-healthcare reform campaign, saying, ...

Backstory: Post-Soviet Moldova from WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show by listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio)

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The year 2011 marks the 20th anniversary of Moldova—a nation created after the break-up of the Soviet Union and the subsequent reshuffling o...
Tuesday, January 11, 2011

The Surprising Origins of Everyday Expressions from The Takeaway: Early Edition by feedback@thetakeaway.org (Public Radio International and WNYC Radio)

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Why do we say we’re "flying by the seat of our pants?" Or that someone’s "got our goat?" Harry Oliver has researched hun...
Monday, January 10, 2011

China Considers Requiring Families to Care for Elderly from The Takeaway: Early Edition by feedback@thetakeaway.org (Public Radio International and WNYC Radio)

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Caring for the elderly has long played an important role in Chinese culture. But rapid economic growth has forced adult Chinese children to ...