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 GoodThings on Public Radio May 3, 2001 This week marks the 30th anniversary of the first broadcast of NPR's All Things Considered, and a new generation of voices may be gearing up to take over the reins. Two seniors at Ohio's Oberlin College have created I'm On The Stereo, a show for the college radio station featuring the voices of children. Kids ages four to eighteen are interviewed about their refreshing perceptions of love, life, and the world around them. If that were all, it would be worth listening. But when the most precocious of the bunch actually host the show, it's priceless stuff not to be missed. Learn all about it. Check out our public radio favorites this week: rethinking foot-and-mouth; fishing with the chief; a new look for mathematics; just say no to tuxedos; the fairest dolphin of them all; one giant leap for Australia; and all work and no school. We want to hear from you. What's the best public radio story you heard this past week? Share. If you want to listen, you'll need RealPlayer on your computer. (If you don't already have it, it's a FREE download.) Visit Real Networks. FRIDAY, April 27 | Rethinking Foot-and-Mouth One tiny calf has become the symbol of new thinking on Britain's months-long blitzkrieg against the foot-and-mouth disease ravaging the nation's livestock. The calf was the miraculous sole survivor of the mass slaughter on a farm of healthy animals and landed on the front page of newspapers and at the center of a public outcry over the government's strategy for confronting the crisis. [All Things Considered] Listen (length of clip 4 min). SATURDAY, April 28 | Fishing with the Chief Scott Simon goes fishing in Washington DC's Potomac River with Mike Dombeck, who until March -- as chief of the U.S. Forest Service -- was responsible for managing 192 million acres of public land. Resigning because of key ways his progressive conservation priorities differed from those of the current presidential administration, he's spending time considering his legacy and what it means to do the "greatest good for the greatest number." A former fishing guide for 11 years, he's taking stock while doing what he loves best. [Weekend Edition Saturday] Listen (7:00). SUNDAY, April 29 | Of Math and Women Last December, the University of Maryland awarded Ph.D.'s in mathematics to three African-American women. Both the study and profession of mathematics have been historically dominated by white males. Drs. Ennis, Scott, and Weems realize they have overcome only one of many hurdles. Racist attitudes of those within their field and beyond have an insidious way of creating self-doubt. [Weekend Edition Sunday] Listen (5:30). MONDAY, April 30 | High School Senior Skips the Monkey Suit Aaron Theisen believes the prom is about getting dressed up and having a great time with friends as much as the next guy. He just thinks that a high school student's hard-earned cash can be used for something other than a tuxedo rental. With plans to wear a pin-striped suit to the prom, he's spearheaded a campaign to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, asking his classmates to support the cause with the money they would have spent on formalwear. [All Things Considered] Listen (3:00). TUESDAY, May 1 | The Fairest Dolphin of Them All? Dogs and cats can't do it. Birds certainly can't do it. But chimps can pull it off. And the vainest of all species -- people -- certainly can. As it turns out, so can dolphins. Researchers have just discovered that the lovable bottlenosed mammals can recognize themselves in a mirror. Comes in handy when they're swimming around shipwrecks. [All Things Considered] Listen (4:00). WEDNESDAY, May 2 | The Dish: One Giant Leap for Australia Parkes, New South Wales, Australia: a remote one-horse Australian town or an integral part of one of the greatest feats of human ingenuity in history? It was the location of a 210 foot radio telescope needed to broadcast the international sensation of American Neil Armstrong's first steps on the moon. The Dish is a refreshing, comical look at the eccentric faces behind Parkes' campaign to get the dish and put itself on the international map. It's also among the highest grossing Australian films of all time, and it's just hit American theaters. [Morning Edition] Listen (6:22). Learn more about The Dish. THURSDAY, May 3 | All Work and No School Wisconsin Works is what's left of the state's old welfare program, and while widely touted as an effective example of the nationwide reform of public assistance programs four years ago, it is not without flaws. Many who transitioned from welfare to work in the program's inaugural year either returned to welfare or found themselves unable to be self-sufficient. Critics say Wisconsin Works opts for speed of job placement when what it should be offering is educational and job training opportunities. [Morning Edition] Listen (4:34). WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. Did we miss a good public radio story this week? Want to recommend one for next week? Share it with us! |
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