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"If we listened to our intellect, we'd never have a love affair. We'd never have a friendship. We'd never go into business, because we'd be cynical. Well, that's nonsense. You've got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down." -- Ray Bradbury
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 GoodThings on Public Radio October 4, 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, September 28 | PeeWee and Jackie The son and widow of former Brooklyn Dodgers captain and star PeeWee Reese were near ground zero the morning of the attack on New York City. Reese's son Mark recalls his father's evolution on the issue of racism and the legacy of his support for sports pioneer Jackie Robinson in the context of the terrorist acts and subsequent racism against Muslim-Americans. As the twin towers collapsed, Mark Reese held his mother and thought long and hard about the historical value of taking a stand and making a change. [Morning Edition] Listen (length of clip 3 min 54 sec). SATURDAY, September 29 | Windows of Hope Windows on the World was the restaurant on the 107th floor of one of the World Trade Center towers. 79 people on the restaurant's morning set-up crew died when the building was destroyed. Now, to add to the nearly $670 million that has been raised for disaster victims' families, the food services industry is coming together as a community to lend its support. Over two thousand restaurants around the country will donate a portion of their profits raised on Thursday, October 11 to support the families of Windows of the World employees. The campaign has spread across the world quickly after a handful of New York chefs came up with the simple idea. [Weekend All Things Considered] Listen (3:30). Learn about restaurants near you supporting the Windows of Hope Family Relief Fund. SUNDAY, September 30 | "Such a Mix" Lebanese violinist Claude Chalhoub has released his first album, fusing sounds from people and traditions across the world. He studied classical violin on a scholarship in London but, while in London, became even more closely connected to his own culture's music. He assembled a small orchestra of musicians from India, Spain, and beyond to craft an eclectic soundscape made richer by its breadth. Chalhoub believes music has the power to connect people across cultures despite the cultural and political barriers that separate them. [Weekend Edition Sunday] Listen (12:47). Get your copy of the new CD by Claude Chalhoub. MONDAY, October 1 | Women Keep Elections Free and Fair The southern Asian, majority Muslim nation of Bangladesh held elections this week, and the two leading candidates for prime minister were women. Women have increasingly exercised their right to vote in Bangladesh, turning out in record numbers during the past two national elections. This year, as many as 100,000 women volunteered as election monitors in an effort to protect the results from fundamentalist factions. Bangladeshi women have moved closer and closer to their culture's mainstream as result of political power, education, and small-business loans. [Morning Edition] Listen (3:44). TUESDAY, October 2 | Rally 'Round the Flag? Images of the American flag have been ubiquitous since September 11. But the symbol has divided as well as united. Three Miami firefighters have been suspended from the department for refusing to fly the flag from their fire truck, long before the department made it a requirement. Safe operation of the vehicle was the men's first concern, but the situation has become more of a struggle over freedom of speech and expression than anything else. The men have been publicly lambasted for what amounts to an anti-war position and for exercising their right to question their government. They suggest this is directly counter to what the flag represents. [All Things Considered] Listen (3:30). WEDNESDAY, October 3 | Flowers and Candy Author and New Yorker Kenji Jasper considers the human changes that have occurred in his city since September 11. He's seen many examples of New Yorkers -- in unusual form -- doing everything they can to preserve the memory of those who perished. He and his neighbors have realized how much they need each other and have begun to make a kind of knowing eye contact when they walk the streets. Jasper considers a shift in the focus of his anger from a country that enslaved his ancestors to anyone who would so viciously attack that very same country. [Morning Edition] Listen (3:13). Get a copy of Kenji Jasper's book Dark. Learn more about Kenji Jasper. THURSDAY, October 4 | Can the Rainforest Be Saved? Lawmakers in Brazil are considering new policies that would reduce the percentage of private land parcels that farmers would be required to preserve as forest from 80% to 50%. Elected officials opposed to the higher percentage say it hasn't happened anyway and has been "clumsy" and unenforceable. They argue that a much more effective and broadly beneficial approach would be to use available technologies to identify those areas with the highest ecological value and preserve them completely, allowing for other less valuable habitat to be used more intensively for economic purposes. [Morning Edition] Listen (4:04). [ : 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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