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Sun, 09/03/2017 - 6:00am |
On The Media - Hurricane Tropes - Hurricane Harvey made landfall, bringing with it a familiar set of media tropes. We'll deconstruct the rhetoric that's accompanied the wreckage. Also, why there’s no such thing as a “natural” disaster.
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Sun, 09/03/2017 - 7:00am |
Only A Game - Vin Baker - The story of former NBA player Vin Baker who lost a hundred million dollars and wound up with a new job . . . a story of addiction, recovery, and serving coffee.
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Sun, 09/03/2017 - 8:00am |
Says You! - a Game Show of Bluff and Bluster, Words and Whimsy - Join our panelists as host Barry Nolan challenges them with the most interesting and difficult questions you’re likely to hear on the airwaves. It's fast, it's fun, it's, Says You!
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Sun, 09/03/2017 - 9:00am |
A Way With Words - "What's a Wingnut?" - A wingnut is a handy, stabilizing piece of hardware. So why is it used as a pejorative term for those of a certain political persuasion? Also, is there something wrong with the phrase "committed suicide"? Some say that the word "commit" is a painful reminder that, legally, suicide was once...
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Sun, 09/03/2017 - 10:00am |
Milk Street Radio - The World of Food - Food writer and cookbook author David Leite analyzes himself. Also, a look at naturally lactose-free milk, and why Meals on Wheels works. Plus, our recipe for grown-up chocolate chip cookies.
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Sun, 09/03/2017 - 11:00am |
Best of Car Talk - with Click & Clack, The Tappet Brothers - Looking for clear and concise car advice? Join Click & Clack, The Tappet Brothers as they demystify a myriad of car problems, on The Best of Car Talk.
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Sun, 09/03/2017 - 12:00pm |
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! - The Hour-Long Quiz Show - Test your knowledge against some of the best and brightest in the news and entertainment world while figuring out what's real news . . . and what's made-up.
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Sun, 09/03/2017 - 1:00pm |
To the Best of Our Knowledge - Cyberspaces - Do you love your laptop? Feel affection for your phone? Some of us spend more time with our devices than our families. This week, what happens when we get sentimental about silicon?
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Sun, 09/03/2017 - 2:00pm |
This American Life - "Where I Was From" - Betsy DeVos's ideas for education are so divisive that the Vice President had to cast a historic tie-breaker vote to secure her confirmation as Education Secretary. She went to private schools her whole life, and also sent her children to them. Critics accuse her of never having set foot in a...
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Sun, 09/03/2017 - 3:00pm |
RadioLab - "Black Box" - We examine three very different kinds of black boxes . . . those peculiar spaces where it’s clear what’s going in, we know what’s coming out, but what happens in-between is a mystery. From the darkest parts of metamorphosis to a sixty year-old secret among magicians, we confront the stubborn gaps...
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Sun, 09/03/2017 - 4:00pm |
University of the Air - Hip Hop/Hip Hope in the Classroom - African American children fail and drop out of school at an alarmingly high rate, but providing them with skilled teachers who bring African American culture into the classroom can reverse that trend. Gloria Ladson-Billings, an internationally acclaimed scholar of education credited with the...
Guest(s): Gloria Ladson-Billings
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Sun, 09/03/2017 - 5:00pm |
Simply Folk - Labor Day Weekend 2017 - Labor Day is coming up, so this week Simply Folk will be featuring songs celebrating the holiday and the work we do, with music by Peggy Seeger, Larry Penn, Joe Jencks, Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly. Take a break from your labors and join Dan Robinson from 5-8 PM this Sunday, here on WI Public Radio!
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Sun, 09/03/2017 - 8:00pm |
Old Time Radio Drama - Let's Pretend - A tale about some elves and the shoemaker they interact with.
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Sun, 09/03/2017 - 8:30pm |
Old Time Radio Drama - Burns & Allen - A comic episode of Burns and Allen where the duo attempts to impress their neighbors.
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Sun, 09/03/2017 - 9:00pm |
Old Time Radio Drama - Let George Do It - The Story of Ricky Stebbins, who is convicted for a murder he may not have committed.
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Sun, 09/03/2017 - 9:30pm |
Old Time Radio Drama - The Adventures of Frank Race - Frank's adventures take him south to find William Beading in order to give him $20,000.
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Sun, 09/03/2017 - 10:00pm |
Old Time Radio Drama - Escape - An adventure in the mountains of Mexico and the search for a fortune of buried gold.
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Sun, 09/03/2017 - 10:30pm |
Old Time Radio Drama - Obsession - Sarah is planning to leave her controlling old grandmother, however Granny tells he the truth about Uncle Robert. But is it the truth?
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