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Take
Five
KSFC, 91.9, Saturdays 2pm
The world
of public radio is developing some wonderful new shows we want you to
hear, but they only exist in limited quantities (for now.)
The legendary
Robert Krulwich has a great show called RadioLab, a series of thought-provoking,
often funny, science essays revolving around a single topic. Backstory,
created by historians, puts great context on current issues—in an entertaining
way. Garrison Keillor (among others) calls an improvisational storytelling
show called The Moth the next great thing in radio. These shows all happen
to exist in groups of five, so we’re airing them that way, beginning with
RadioLab.
RadioLab
believes your ears are a portal to another world. Where sound illuminates
ideas, and the boundaries blur between science, philosophy, and human
experience. Big questions are investigated, tinkered with, and encouraged
to grow. Bring your curiosity, and we'll feed it with possibility.
BackStory
is a brand-new public radio program that brings historical perspective
to the events happening around us today. On each show, renowned U.S. historians
Ed Ayers, Peter Onuf, and Brian Balogh tear a topic from the headlines
and plumb its historical depths. Over the course of the hour, they are
joined by fellow historians, people in the news, and callers interested
in exploring the roots of what’s going on today. Together, they drill
down to colonial times and even before, revealing the connections (and
disconnections) between past and present. With its passionate, intelligent,
and irreverent approach, BackStory is fun and essential listening no matter
who you are.
The
Moth was founded by poet and novelist George Dawes Green, who
wanted to recreate in New York the feeling of sultry summer evenings on
his native St. Simon's Island, Georgia, where he and a small circle of
friends would gather to spin spellbinding tales on his friend Wanda's
porch. The Moth Radio Hour
features true stories told live on stage without scripts, notes, props,
or accompaniment. Each hour mixes humorous and heartbreaking tales told
with honesty, bravery, and wit.
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