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 GoodThings on Public Radio August 2, 2001 We want to hear from you. What's the best public radio story or show 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, July 27 | A Future for Women's Sports? The professional Women's National Basketball Association has reached its fifth birthday and the United States' professional women's soccer league is now a year old. Thanks to the star power of players like Mia Hamm and Brandi Chastain, attendance at soccer games has been higher than expected but the league is years from profitability. Interest in women's basketball games has steadily declined, even though targeted marketing campaigns have been successful if a bit uneven. The issues that women's sports leagues face are far more complex, it seems, that those of their male counterparts. [All Things Considered] Listen (length of clip 4 min 30 sec). SATURDAY, July 28 | Swollen Small-Town Iowa For the 29th year, bicyclists are invading the small towns of Iowa. This year, 10,000 riders are participating in RAGBRAI, or the Des Moines Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa. Towns like Deep River (population 288) are rolling out the red carpet for a sea of cyclists from around the world. They're offering Midwestern hospitality, homemade rhubarb pies, and fresh coffee to join in the yearly celebration. [Weekend Edition Saturday] Listen (4:00). Learn more about RAGBRAI. And still more. SUNDAY, July 29 | Storm Clouds Kate Nelson gracefully describes an ongoing conflict in the American West over the use of precious water. She says a good rain -- in all its rarity -- is more than just glorious entertainment for Westerners. It also stirs passions over deeply personal tradeoffs. How should we use the water that increasingly seems stretched to the limit? To support fish and wildlife? To irrigate sprawling farms and subdivisions? To enable recreation? Nelson wonders if the rivers are at an impossible disadvantage. [Weekend Edition Sunday] Listen (2:59). MONDAY, July 30 | New "Inca" President Alejandro Toledo is the first person of indigenous descent to be elected president of Peru. To commemorate the milestone and to bring a fitting conclusion to a campaign that focused on the preservation of native Peruvian culture, Toledo began his administration with a grand ceremony in the heart of the country's Incan past. In a move demarginalizing Peruvians with his background, he received traditional Inca blessings at Machu Picchu and at another site near Cuzco. Still, his greatest challenge may be bringing economic opportunity to those same people. [Morning Edition] Listen (3:30). TUESDAY, July 31 | Crazy or Just Plain Nutty? Author and physics professor Robert Ehrlich is obsessed with what he coins "crazy" scientific ideas. His new book "Nine Crazy Ideas in Science: A Few Might Even Be True" provides new ways of thinking about unexplained, or unaccepted, scientific phenomena and has its roots in the endless questions he's been asked over the years over the veracity of the lunar landing in 1969. His book takes a look at, among other things, time travel and the possible medical benefits of sun exposure. [Morning Edition] Listen (3:36). Get your copy of Nine Crazy Ideas in Science: A Few Might Even Be True. WEDNESDAY, August 1 | There There? Oakland, California, long thought of as inferior to its neighbor across the San Francisco Bay, suffers from an image problem. But now, with a nationally known political figure as its mayor, it may be becoming a place with spirit, meaning, and broad appeal as a place to live and work. Mayor Jerry Brown's influence has drawn positive attention to the city (Forbes Magazine has called it the 10th best city in the U.S. for business), although some argue that his high-profile has not been all good. Housing affordability and diversity are two long-time characteristics of Oakland that may not survive the city's renaissance. [Morning Edition] Listen (5:32). THURSDAY, August 2 | Planting the Technology Seed A new program of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is bringing the World Wide Web to even the smallest, most remote communities in rural Costa Rica. LINCOS is setting up rustic field centers with capabilities that resemble American copy shops. The Internet, fax services, and e-mail -- all via satellite, to bypass the local telephone infrastructure -- are available for a small fee. The centers are receiving local political support because of what they may offer in the way of disseminating helpful information about public health. They've also helped boost local economic opportunities for one group of coffee growers. [Morning Edition] Listen (4:09). Learn more about LINCOS. [ : previous week : ] 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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