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March 13, 2010 | NPR· Israel set off a diplomatic row during a visit by Vice President Joe Biden when it announced new Jewish settlement construction, and Congressional Democrats are hoping to haul health care legislation over the finish line. Host Guy Raz talks with news analyst James Fallows of The Atlantic magazine about that and other big stories from the past week.
 
March 13, 2010 | NPR· Researchers studying the origin of the recent deadly earthquake have found signs of an actual fault rupture offshore, and figured out what triggered a small tsunami. But not all the causes of the natural disaster were, in fact, natural.
 
March 13, 2010 | NPR· Six days have passed since Iraq's nationwide elections, and there are still no real results. Last Sunday, about 62 percent of eligible voters defied threats of violence to cast a ballot. Guest host Jacki Lyden gets the latest from NPR's Quil Lawrence in Baghdad.
 
March 13, 2010 | NPR· A growing scandal in Europe over child sexual abuse by priests now extends to the Vatican and Pope Benedict. Friday, the Pope's former archdiocese in Germany acknowledged that while he was archbishop, a priest who was suspected of abusing children was transferred to another job — where he committed more abuses. Guest host Jacki Lyden talks to Peter Wensierski of Der Spiegel about the sex abuse scandal.
 
March 13, 2010 | NPR· The results of Iraq's election could have broader repercussions in the Middle East. Jacki Lyden speaks with Rami Khouri, editor-at-large of the Beirut-based Daily Star newspaper, about reaction in the Arab world to the Iraq elections.
 

Art & Life from NPR

March 13, 2010 | NPR· The tiny, no-frills automobile imported from communist Yugoslavia during the 1980s is known to most Americans as the butt of many car jokes. Author Jason Vuic's book The Yugo: The Rise and Fall of the Worst Car in History reveals why it's the most famous lemon in automotive history.
 
March 13, 2010 | NPR· He's best known for his work with the great New Orleans funk band The Meters, so we're asking George Porter, Jr. three questions about parking meters.
 
March 13, 2010 | NPR· The first numbers that come to mind when thinking about Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland might be how much money the movie is raking in at the box office. But mathematicians say the books are full of algebraic lessons — such as why a raven is like a writing desk.
 
March 12, 2010 | NPR· Back in 2007, Hollywood was suffering from serious battle fatigue. But a new surge of war movies has come out — Green Zone takes on the search for WMDs; The Hurt Locker follows a bomb squad; and The Pacific is a 10-hour HBO World War II epic. These aren't battle-strategy flicks — they explore the brutality of war on an individual scale.
 
March 12, 2010 | NPR· One of the buzz movies at this year's South By Southwest Film Festival depicts the denizens of the Corner Parking Lot in Charlottesville, Va., whose attendants are a surprisingly lively bunch of poets, philosophers, musicians and anthropologists. Sandy Hausman reports from member station WVTF.
 

December 28, 2005

Western Skies Year in Review: Part 2

WESTERN SKIES YEAR IN REVIEW: PART 2
This segment takes a look at one fun story (the Pikes Peak Derby Dames) and several stories that weren’t fun to report on: obituaries for U.S. soldiers. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

Filed under: Colorado Springs, Memorial, Military — ewhitney @ 1:26 pm

Western Skies Year in Review: Part 1

WESTERN SKIES YEAR IN REVIEW: PART 1
As Western Skies’ inaugural year draws to a close, we take a look at some memorable stories from the past twelve months. This segment reviews stories about energy development and renewable energy. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

Filed under: Colorado, Energy, Politics — ewhitney @ 1:24 pm

High Country News Talks Agriculture

HIGH COUNTRY NEWS TALKS AGRICULTURE
Eric Whitney talks with Paul Larmer, Executive Director of High Country News about new agricultural trends in the west. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

Filed under: Agriculture/Ranching, Colorado, Interview — ewhitney @ 1:21 pm

December 27, 2005

War on Christmas? Please.

WAR ON CHRISTMAS? PLEASE.
If you pay any attention to the media, it’s been kind of hard to ignore the assertion from a certain segment of the political spectrum that there is a “war” on Christmas. But one local media player isn’t buying it. Noel Black edits the monthly humor and opinion publication The Toilet Paper, and has these thoughts on Christian persecution. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

Filed under: Colorado Springs, Media, Religion — Tags: — ewhitney @ 12:46 pm

Disagreement over Proposed Art Installation Still Brewing

DISAGREEMENT OVER PROPOSED ART INSTALLATION STILL BREWING
Back in August, Western Skies reported on the installation artists Christo and Jeanne Claude’s plans to turn several segments of the Arkansas River into an artwork by draping industrial fabric over it. The Bureau of Land Management has scheduled several public meetings for January, and both supporters and opponents of the project are getting ready. Stephen Raher talked to one local activist and has this report. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

Filed under: Arts & Culture, Environment — ewhitney @ 12:44 pm

Colorado Charter School Diversity

COLORADO CHARTER SCHOOL DIVERSITY
A left-leaning Colorado think tank recently released a report on the state’s charter schools, saying that they’re becoming more diverse, but still lag behind most other states in the percentage of students of color. Sam Fuqua of KGNU in Boulder recently interviewed Andrew Rotherham, a senior fellow at the think tank, who is also co-director of Education Sector, a non-partisan research institute. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

Filed under: Children & Youth, Colorado, Education — ewhitney @ 12:42 pm

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