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Insight Presents - Women and
Mental Illness
Women are twice as likely to be depressed as men, and far more
likely to have obsessive-compulsive disorder, eating disorders and
anxiety.
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| Monday, January 15
The King Legacy
He urged us to evaluate others by the content of their characters. That was more than forty years ago. So, how are we doing now? Guest host, Chris Graham, examines the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. His guests are three Virginians who have civil rights credentials of their own. Guests:
Arthur Dean, II - Director of the Center for
Multicultural and International Student Services, James Madison
University.
Paul Gaston - Professor-Emeritus, University of
Virginia.
Will Hairston - Harrisonburg resident active in
efforts to reunite families once linked by slavery.
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| Friday, January 12
ADHD
It stands for "Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder." You
probably knew that. But how much else can you say for certain about
ADHD? Join the conversation as we talk with two Virginians devoted to
research into — and more effective treatment of — a disorder said to
effect at least five per cent of America's children.
Guests:
Steven Evans, Ph.D. -
Professor of Psychology and Director of the Alvin V. Baird Attention
and Learning Disabilities Center at James Madison University.
Research focus is on teenagers with ADHD.
Amori Mikami, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor of
Psychology at University of Virginia. Research focus is on
elementary school age children with ADHD.
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| Thursday, January 11
Insight Presents - Imperial
Washington
We know that Congressmen get perks, but what kinds and why do
those perks make it tough to clean up the government?
We'll hear about the effects of lobbying, what happens when
newcomers get involved and how it has changed in our age of
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| Wednesday, January 10
Lessons of Lincoln in the Modern
Political World
Lincoln may be America’s most beloved former
President.
Even in here in Virginia, which once bitterly opposed his
leadership, there are now many who revere him.
We consider the lessons of Lincoln in the modern political world
with a self taught historian who’s traced Abraham Lincoln’s
ancestral connections to the Shenandoah Valley.
This program was originally broadcast on November 8,
2006.
Guest:
Phillip Stone, J.D. -
President of Bridgewater College and Founder of The Lincoln Society
of Virginia.
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| Tuesday, January 9
Insight Presents - Reports
From A Warming Planet
Change is in the air - literally.
Temperatures are rising and the early signs of climate change are
already affecting the lives of many across the world, from the polar
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| Monday, January 8
Cars, People and the Word That Changed
A Nation
Can one word change the future of a nation?
In the early 1920’s, a public relations campaign promoted a word
that was so successful, it reshaped our views on transportation.
Guest:
Peter Norton, Ph.D. -
Assistant Professor of Science Technology and Society, University of
Virginia. Author of the soon to be published book, Fighting
Traffic: The Dawn of The Motor Age In The American City. |
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| Friday, January 5
Forensic Archeology
What do you think should happen to your body once you’re gone?
A Virginia researcher says the fact that most of us have trouble
with that question shows us a lot about our culture. We discover how
society's attitudes have changed over the years about the topic of
death.
Guest:
Bernard Means, Ph.D. -
Visiting Professor of Anthropology, Washington & Lee University.
Author of the new book, Circular Villages of the Monongahela
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| Thursday, January 4
Insight Presents - Third Coast
Festival: Part 2
Hear the world's best new documentaries representing radio at its
finest: moving, insightful, surprising and sometimes even
life-changing. |
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| Wednesday, January 3
Editors Roundtable
What will be the big news in the year ahead? We put that question
to four newspaper editors from across our region. And your
predictions are welcome too! Guests:
Bobby Ford, Managing Editor,
The Winchester Star, Winchester
Cort R. Kirkwood, Managing Editor, The Daily
News Record, Harrisonburg
McGregor McCance, Managing Editor, The Daily
Progress, Charlottesville
Jenny Rector, City Editor, The Daily
Progress, Charlottesville
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| Tuesday, January 2
Insight Presents - Third Coast
Festival: Part 1
Hear the world's best new documentaries representing radio at its
finest: moving, insightful, surprising and sometimes even
life-changing. |
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| Monday, January 1
Insight Presents - Capitol
Steps: Politics Takes A Holiday
They put the MOCK in Democracy.
This group of former Senate staffers satirize the very people and
places that employed them and they'll take you on a jolly holiday
look back at 2006, and a glimpse of fun to come in 2007. |
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| Friday, December 29
Dr. Gelburd and Alternative
Healing
Homeopathy - Acupuncture - Reiki - Energy Healing - Prayer...
Do such techniques really have a place in western medicine?
We talk with a family practice physician who not only thinks
these practices are worth looking at, but offers some of those
treatments at his Charlottesville health center.
We discuss the options available in the world of alternative
treatment. This program was originally broadcast on November 22,
2006. Guest:
Gregory Gelburd, D.O. Dr.
Gelburd is one of the founders of the Downtown Family Health
Care Center in Charlottesville. His practice of Family
Medicine, as well as the teaching he does at UVA Medical School,
combines traditional western medicine with alternative therapies
like homeopathy and energy healing.
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| Thursday, December 28
Insight Presents - Hollywood
and the Spread of Anti-Americanism
The U.S. entertainment industry provides billions of people
around the world with their primary impressions of American culture.
At the same time, anti-American sentiment is rising. Experts debate what relationship, if any, exists between these
two phenomena. Hollywood and the Spread of Anti-Americanism is part of
a series titled Intelligence Squared U.S. produced by WNYC
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| Wednesday, December 27
The Montessori Legacy
She first began breaking rules in education a hundred years ago. Now a new study seems to show her principles could be what American schools need most. Join the discussion as we talk with a parent, a school principal, and an education researcher about the legacy of Maria Montessori. Montessori was an Italian physician whose ideas on how schools need to change date back to the early 1900’s.
This program was originally broadcast on October 4, 2006. Guests:
Angeline Stoll Lillard Ph.D.,
Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia and author of
Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius.
Wendy Fisher MA, Head of School at the
Montessori Community School, Charlottesville.
Eric Lamb MBA, Parent of two children currently
attending a Montessori school.
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| Tuesday, December 26
Insight Presents - A Season's
Griot
Good stories bring people together, and host Madafo Lloyd Wilson
has great stories to share in the celebration of Kwanzaa. He
highlights the work of the storytelling collective Kings and Queens
of Storytelling.
Founder Mitch Capel, affectionately known as Gran'daddy Junebug,
tells his stories in rhyme. Queen Nur shares stories in forms found
throughout the African Diaspora. Wilson shares a work of his own in
multiple voices, presenting it as a cross between storytelling and a
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| Friday, December 22
The Will to Thrive
What would it be like to devote your career to helping others
cope with life altering disease, only to discover you yourself now
face the same disease?
A clinical psychologist, specializing in counseling those with
neurological disorders, reveals what it’s like to go from healer, to
patient and then back to healer again. This program was originally broadcast on October 4,
2006. Guest:
Audie Gaddis Ph.D. Clinical Psychologist, Commonwealth
Psychological Services.
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| Thursday, December 21
Insight Presents - America
Abroad: Bomb Scare
How have international efforts helped to avoid the spread of the
atomic bomb?
We'll take a look back at the last six decades since the
devastation of Hiroshima -- and how diplomacy, fear and luck have
helped us avoid another atomic attack. |
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| Wednesday, December 20
Hospice
What is Hospice?
How can you help them and how can they help you?
We’ll get answers from leaders of hospice programs in the
Charlottesville area and the Shenandoah Valley. Guests:
Monica Lincoln, Director,
Rockingham Memorial Hospital Hospice
Roberta White, Executive Director, Hospice of
the Piedmont
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| Tuesday, December 19
Insight Presents - Chanukah: A
Time for Superheroes
How have ancient heroes influenced the making of our modern-day
superheroes?
We'll go back to the Chanukah story of the Maccabees and hear how
this heroic tale has inspired comic book writers since pow, zap and
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| Monday, December 18
The Happiness Hypothesis
Got ideas about what causes happiness?
Some of the most provocative answers to that question are in a
new book by one Virginia psychologist. The book is called "The
Happiness Hypothesis".
Guest:
Jonathan Haidt, Ph.D,
Professor of Psychology, UVA
Author of "The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in
Ancient Wisdom"
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| Friday, December 15
The Christian Century?
Early in the 1900’s, leaders of mainstream Protestant faiths were
predicting that the years ahead would constitute "The Christian
Century."
For several decades, it looked like they were right, with a
social Christian ethic playing a significant role in many corridors
of power.
But by the end of the 20th century, religious faith in the U.S.
was looking a lot different than anyone had predicted.
The author of Theologians of a New World Order takes us
through the journey of change religious Americans have traveled in
recent decades. This program was originally broadcast on August 14,
2006. Guest:
Rev. Heather Anne Warren,
Ph.D. Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of
Virginia. Warren served as a United Methodist minister to
congregations in Maryland and northern Virginia for several years
before joining the faculty at the University of Virginia in 1992.
Warren is a former Rhodes Scholar and is currently working on two
new books. One examines the impact of 20th Century psychology on
religion; the other is the story of her personal experience with
integration and busing as a public school student in Nashville, TN.
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| Thursday, December 14
Insight Presents - American
Radio Works: Hearing America
How has music on the radio impacted America?
Since the first broadcast, it's been the dominant sound on radio,
but how did it get so popular?
Hear about the history of music on the radio, its impact and its
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| Wednesday, December 13
Sham Surgery
Should medical treatments be based on the best understanding
science has to offer?
Most of us expect the treatments our doctors prescribe are based
on sound scientific evidence. But recent research shows that some
highly popular medical treatments, especially certain surgical
treatments, have little science behind them.
Public policy expert, Eric Patashnik, discusses why the public
and the US government should take a different approach to the
intersection between science and health care. Guest:
Eric Patashnik, Ph.D
Co-author - Promoting The General Welfare
Associate Professor of Politics
Associate Director - "The Public Policy Program," University of
Virginia
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| Tuesday, December 12
Insight Presents - IQ2:
Hamas
Is Hamas a government or a terrorist organization?
Six panelists with strong opinions on the subject debate this
pressing issue, as we consider how we might answer the question
ourselves. |
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| Monday, December 11
Music Education
Oliver Wendell Holmes once said that if people would “bathe
themselves in music”, it would do for their soul what water does for
the body.
So how important is music education for children?
We'll take a closer look at this question and hear about a local
music education program that has been setting records around the
globe.
Guests:
Lisa Maynard, Ph.D. Professor
of Music, James Madison University
Laura Thomas Orchestra Director, Charlottesville
High School
Marvin Brown High School Senior, Charlottesville
Mary Kate Smith High School Senior,
Charlottesville
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| Friday, December 8
Everyday Philanthropy
When you see the word philanthropy, what comes to mind?
Do you think of Bill Gates, or maybe the Rockefellers?
If so, a group from our region would like to change your
thinking. They hope that someday soon, when someone says
philanthropist, the first person that will spring to your
mind is... you.
We examine the idea that each of us can be a philanthropist and
have a remarkable degree of impact in our communities.
Guests:
Katherine Brooks, Margery Daniel, and
Cathy Train, Members of Women United In
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| Thursday, December 7
Insight Presents - Radio Lab:
Detective Stories
What happens when you play detective and find out that what
really happened in the past is not at all what you’d expect?
We find out how a trash dump in Egypt, a blood sampling in Asia
and a stack of old letters shed light on the mysteries of Jesus, a
world conqueror and Route 101.
Hear how forensics, archaeology and genetics are playing a role
in solving modern mysteries.
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| Wednesday, December 6
CASA for Kids
They’re called "Court Appointed Special Advocates"... but what do
they do?
Join the discussion as we take a look at how a nationwide effort
to defend the rights of children, especially abused and neglected
children, is now being implemented in our region. Guests:
Rose Emery, Charlottesville
Attorney
Leslie Ewald, Program Coordinator, CASA for Kids
of Augusta County
Phoebe Frosch, Volunteer Supervisor, Piedmont
CASA
Joe Ronan, CASA volunteer
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| Tuesday, December 5
Insight Presents - Radio Lab:
Space
In the 60’s, space exploration was an American obsession.
But the growing reality of the dangers inherent in exploring the
heavens has turned the romance into cynicism.
Discover just how insignificant we really are as we stare out
into space… and hear a story about the Voyager expedition, true
love, and a golden record that travels through the Cosmos.
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| Monday, December 4
Civil Discourse
What attracts your attention?
When you turn on your TV, do you find yourself riveted if people
are yelling at each other? Getting their point across by belittling
those who disagree?
Or is exactly the opposite more your thing?
We take a closer look at one effort to engage you in what some
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| Friday, December 1
Furious Flowers
As former Poet Laureate Rita Dove once said, “Poetry is language
at its most distilled and most powerful.”
Join the conversation as the founders of the nation’s first
center for African American Poetry, located here in Virginia, talk
about the passion, power and poise of modern verse.
Guests:
Joanne Gabbin Ph.D., Executive
Director of the Furious Flower Poetry Center at James
Madison University. Dr. Gabbin is a professor of English at James
Madison University and is author of Sterling A. Brown: Building
the Black Aesthetic Tradition, editor of Furious Flower: A
Revolution in African American Poetry and The Furious
Flowering of African American Poetry, and executive producer of
the Furious Flower video and DVD series.
Elizabeth Haworth Assistant Director of the
Furious Flower Poetry Center. Mrs. Haworth has been a high
school English teacher and was a news librarian and library
administrator at The State newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina,
Newsday on Long Island, New York, and Time Inc. in New York City.
Before relocating to the Shenandoah Valley she was Director of the
Library and Educational Technology at Midlands Technical College,
South Carolina's largest community college.
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| Thursday, November 30
Insight Presents - Radio Lab:
Morality
Where does our sense of right and wrong come from?
In a quest to understand morality, we peer inside the brains of
people contemplating moral dilemmas, watch chimps at a primate
research center share blackberries, and tour the country's first
penitentiary.
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| Wednesday, November 29
Seeing Both Sides
Mediation has been growing in popularity throughout Virginia, and
this litigation alternative is affecting everything from married
life to the court system.
Larry Hoover, nicknamed "The Father of Mediation in Virginia," is
our guest, as we look at the fine art of listening.
This program was originally broadcast on June 23, 2006.
Guest:
Larry Hoover, attorney with Hoover Penrod PLC,
Professor of Law at Washington and Lee University, and Senior
Mediator and Adjunct Trainer at the Community
Mediation Center.
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| Tuesday, November 28
Insight Presents - Radio Lab:
Where Am I?
Maybe you're in your desk chair or relaxing at home...
You happen to also be in Charlottesville, or Winchester, or
Lexington and you're definitely on planet Earth… But how do you know
where you really are?
How does your brain keep track of your body, and what happens
when that bond breaks?
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| Monday, November 27
Turkey Day Recovery
Ah the holiday season, all those cakes and pies and cookies and
candy and turkey and stuffing...
Well, maybe no more turkey and stuffing for a little while, but
if you are already feeling a little too stuffed, help is on the way.
We visit with our favorite nutrition and exercise experts about
avoiding New Year's remorse... that is, as far as your waistline is
concerned. Guests:
Chris Womack Ph.D. Exercise
Researcher and Professor of Exercise Physiology at James Madison
University.
Judith Flohr Ph.D. Professor of Exercise
Physiology at James Madison University and Director of the Morrison-Bruce Center for the Promotion of
Physical Activity for Girls & Women.
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| Friday, November 24
Story and Music
To understand a culture, sometimes it helps to understand their
music… and when Trent Wagler went to live in the Gaza Strip, that’s
what he set out to do.
We’ll look at the power of folk music and the connections one
Virginia musician made with the traditional music of Palestine.
This program was originally broadcast on September 18,
2006. Guest:
Trent Wagler, Songwriter,
Guitarist and Lead Singer of Trent Wagler And the Steel
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| Thursday, November 23
Insight Presents - A MOMbo
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving... a time for family, food and stressing out.
In honor of Thanksgiving, we cook up a holiday feast and talk
about family dynamics around the table, especially when they are...
strained!
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| Wednesday, November 22
Dr. Gelburd and Alternative
Healing
Homeopathy - Acupuncture - Reiki - Energy Healing - Prayer...
Do such techniques really have a place in western medicine?
We talk with a family practice physician who not only thinks
these practices are worth looking at, but offers some of those
treatments at his Charlottesville health center.
We discuss the options available in the world of alternative
treatment. Guest:
Gregory Gelburd, D.O. Dr.
Gelburd is one of the founders of the Downtown Family Health
Care Center in Charlottesville. His practice of Family
Medicine, as well as the teaching he does at UVA Medical School,
combines traditional western medicine with alternative therapies
like homeopathy and energy healing.
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| Tuesday, November 21
Insight Presents - Awe and
Wonder
In the world where we take out the garbage and brush our teeth,
we sometimes brush up against wonder, and awe.
Some people live their lives hoping for another glimpse into this
realm, and we all look for it in different places.
Some of us find it in God, like the great mystic poet, Rumi.
Others find it on terra firma, in the magnificent intricacies of
life on planet earth.
Awe and Wonder is the final installment of a five part
series titled Electrons to Enlightenment, exploring the
conflict between science and religion.
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On Agate Hill
It begins seven years after the end of the Civil War.
The voice is that of a 13 year old girl, an orphan who has lost
almost everything.
It is through her eyes that we see the Reconstruction of America.
Celebrated author Lee Smith talks about her new historical novel
On Agate Hill. Guest:
Lee Smith, Author of nine
previous novels as well as three collections of stories. Her ninth
novel, The Last Girls, was a New York Times
bestseller as well as co-winner of the Southern Book Critics Circle
Award. The recipient of an Academy Award in Fiction from the
American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1999, Smith lives in
Hillsborough, North Carolina. Lee Smith Home Page.
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Risk Shift?
Jacob Hacker thinks your life is not what you’d like it to be...
and he’s got the data to prove it.
Meet the man who’s come up with new economic models to measure
how well Americans are doing, models showing more worry among
American families than anytime since the Great Depression.
But don't worry too much; Jacob Hacker says there is something
you can do about it. Guest:
Jacob Hacker, Peter Strauss
Family Associate Professor of Political Science at Yale University
and author of The Great Risk Shift. Mr. Hacker is also
a Fellow at the New America Foundation. He is also the author of
The Divided Welfare State and The Road to Nowhere,
and most recently, co-author of Off Center: The Republican
Revolution and the Erosion of American Democracy. A frequent
commentator on NPR, PBS, and CNN, Hacker has written for The New
Republic, The Nation, The New York Times,
The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, and
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| Thursday, November 16
Insight Presents - Radio Lab:
Musical Language
What is music? How does it work? Why does it move us? Why are
some people better at it than others?
We'll examine the line between language and music, how the brain
processes sound, and meet a composer who uses computers to capture
the musical DNA of dead composers in order to create new work.
We also re-imagine the disastrous 1913 debut of Stravinsky's Rite
of Spring, through the lens of modern neurology.
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| Wednesday, November 15
Reporting From the Front
He's been interviewing U.S. presidents since the '60s.
He's been on the front line for the Watergate scandal, the fall
of the Soviet Union, the Falklands war, and the war in Iraq.
Now he get's his excitement from teaching college students in the
Shenandoah Valley.
Former Senior International Correspondent Walter Rodgers shares
his perspective on the media and reporting on conflict. Guest:
Walter Rodgers, Distinguished
scholar in residence at James Madison University, Retired Senior
International Correspondent for CNN, Former Jerusalem Bureau Chief
for CNN, and Former Moscow Bureau Chief for ABC News.
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| Tuesday, November 14
Insight Presents - Debating
Darwin
Polls show that nearly half of all Americans believe the Biblical
story of creation and only a quarter accept evolution.
Find out why one philosopher thinks we need to "break the spell"
of religion, and why creationists say evolution simply cannot
explain certain mysteries.
Debating Darwin is part four of a five part series
titled Electrons to Enlightenment, exploring the conflict
between science and religion.
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Political Aftermath
Now that you've had a few days to digest the political sea
change...
What's going to happen on Capitol Hill?
And what does this mean for Virginia. Will this traditional
Republican stronghold begin to crumble?
And now that the marriage amendment has passed, what's the next
political battle?
We may not have the answers, but we'll certainly give you
something to think about as we talk with three Virginians who
analyze politics for a living. Guests:
Bob Gibson, Columnist and
political reporter for The Charlottesville Daily Progress.
Bob Roberts Ph.D., Professor of Political
Science at James Madison University and author of From Watergate
to Whitewater: The Public Integrity War.
Jen Thompson, Director of External Relations,
The Wilder School of Government at Virginia Commonwealth University
and former Republican Party campaign consultant.
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| Friday, November 10
Remembering University Hall
Over the course of four decades, University Hall in Charlottesville was the home to University of Virginia basketball. Now, U. Hall will be silent as the $130 million John Paul Jones Arena opens for it's first official UVA basketball game this weekend. But the memories of U. Hall live on... Chris Graham, from the Augusta Free Press, guests hosts, with an all-star lineup of guests, as we talk about the good old days of Wahoowa. Guests:
Dan Bonner, Color Analyst for
Fox Sports Net and CBS, former Co-Captain of the 1974-75 Virginia
men's basketball team, and former Head Coach of the UVA women's
basketball program for two years in the mid-'70s.
Bob Moje, a principal at VMDO Architects in
Charlottesville, and lead designer on the John Paul Jones Arena
project.
Terry Holland, Director of Athletics at East
Carolina University and former University of Virginia men's
basketball coach and athletics director.
Guest Host:
Chris Graham Editor of the
respected online news service, Augusta
Free Press, and Co-Author, along with Patrick Hite, of Mad About U:
Four Decades of Basketball at University Hall, which
chronicles the life and times of the arena.
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| Thursday, November 9
Insight Presents - Crime Pays:
A Look At Who's Getting Rich From The Prison Boom
When it comes to running prisons in the U.S., Corporate America has been more than willing to step up and lend hand. We'll examine the positive and negative effects on our prison system, as more and more prisons go private. Crime Pays: A Look At Who's Getting Rich From The Prison Boo
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| Wednesday, November 8
Lessons of Lincoln in the Modern
Political World
Lincoln may be America’s most beloved former President. Even in here in Virginia, which once bitterly opposed his leadership, there are now many who revere him. We consider the lessons of Lincoln in the modern political world with a self taught historian who’s traced Abraham Lincoln’s ancestral connections to the Shenandoah Valley. Guest:
Phillip Stone J.D., President
of Bridgewater College and Founder of The Lincoln Society of
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| Tuesday, November 7
Insight Presents - The Brain
and Belief
Is there a scientific link between biology and belief? Discover why radiologists are watching nuns pray, researchers are putting Buddhist monks inside brain scanners, and gene hunters think they can decode the genetics of faith. The Brain and Belief is part three of a five part series titled Electrons to Enlightenment, exploring the conflict between science and religion. Electrons to Enlightenment
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| Monday, November 6
Civic Life
With mid-term elections upon us, you might be thinking a bit more about politics than you normally do… but have you ever considered getting involved? Discover how one Virginia institute is doing what it can to shift power from the hands of the elite back to the people on the street. This program was originally broadcast on October 23, 2006. Guest:
Sean O'Brien Ph.D., Executive
Director for The Sorensen Institute.
The deadline for application to the Political Leaders Program
class of 2007 is November 13, 2006. You can get more information
from The Sorensen Institute.
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| Friday, November 3
The Origins of Belief
In this global age, cultural conflicts affect us all.
Beliefs and values are at the very root of these cultural
conflicts, but can we honestly assess whether our beliefs and values
are "right" or "wrong"?
In order to begin to solve these conflicts, one Virginia
researcher is convinced that we need a more sophisticated owner’s
manual for the human mind and heart.
Join the discussion as we examine the origins of cultural beliefs
and values, and discover how we can begin to understand what drives
people to do the things they do.
This program was originally broadcast on September 25,
2006.
Guests:
Craig Shealy Ph.D. Professor
of Graduate Psychology at James Madison University and Executive
Director of the International Beliefs and Values
Institute.
Usha Nayar Ph.D. Developmental and Clinical
Psychologist and Deputy Director of the Tata Institute for
Social Sciences, in Mumbai, India.
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| Thursday, November 2
Insight Presents - The
Cosmos
It’s one of the greatest questions of mankind… Where do we come from? For science, it’s the Big Bang, an unimaginable explosion some 15 billion years ago that gave birth to energy and life as we know it. For religion, it’s the mysterious hand of God. Is there room in the cosmos for both? The Cosmos is part two of a five part series titled Electrons to Enlightenment, exploring the conflict between science and religion. Electrons to Enlightenment
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| Wednesday, November 1
The Wann Method
Authenticity -- Personal Choice -- Passion
Enhancement -- Leadership by Inspiration
What do these terms have to do with you?
For the past twenty years, Beverly Wann has been helping people
improve performance in the workplace.
Now she uses the same techniques to take clients toward greater
achievement in their personal lives.
We talk with her about her tactics, and why she thinks striving
for authenticity is a worthy goal.
This program was originally broadcast on September 15,
2006. Guest:
Beverly Wann, M.Ed. Leadership
Development Consultant, Personal Life Coach, and NIA Instructor. Ms.
Wann's clients include the Federal Executive Institute, University
of Virginia, and the City of Charlottesville.
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| Tuesday, October 31
Insight Presents - As Darkness Falls
It’s Halloween... a time of ghosts, goblins and the unknown.
Hear haunting tales by Edgar Allen Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, Alexander
Wolcott and a few other masters of horror, on WMRA’s own As
Darkness Falls.
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| Monday, October 30
From the Lab to the Shelf
In today’s rapidly changing world, it seems like new technology
is popping up everyday… but what does it really take to bring a new
invention to the marketplace?
We talk with three people who are helping researchers take ideas
out of the lab and bring them into your home.
Guests:
Andrea Alms M.S., M.B.A.,
General Manager of Spinner Technologies.
Robert MacWright J.D., Ph.D., President of
Spinner Technologies and Executive Director and CEO of the
University of Virginia Patent Foundation.
Erik Hewlett M.D., Senior Associate Dean for
Research of the School of Medicine at the University of Virginia.
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| Friday, October 27
The Lawmakers - Part 4
One is a state senator, the other a member of the House of
Delegates.
Both are Republicans, but if you’ve been following Virginia
politics, you know that’s no guarantee of agreement on some of the
Commonwealth’s most pressing issues.
We talk with two more lawmakers from our region about everything
from transportation to education, the environment to gay marriage,
and more.
Guests:
Delegate Ben Cline Republican
serving District 24, which includes: Amherst County (part); Augusta
County (part); Rockbridge County (All); and the Cities of Buena
Vista and Lexington.
Delegate Cline is President of New Dominion Solutions LLC and has
been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates since 2002.
Senator Emmett Hanger, Jr. Republican serving
District 24, which includes Albemarle County (Part); Augusta County
(All); Greene County (All); Highland County (All); Rockbridge County
(Part); Rockingham County (Part); and the Cities of Staunton,
Waynesboro and Lexington.
Senator Hanger was a Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
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| Thursday, October 26
Insight Presents - Freedom of
Expression Must Include the License to Offend
Remember when a Danish cartoonist’s depiction of Mohammed ignited riots and a worldwide debate… the underlying question raised was whether or not freedom of expression should include a license to offend. We’ll debate this question with a small panel of experts and then let the audience decide the winner. The panelists arguing for the motion are Paris Review editor and New Yorker writer Philip Gourevitch, prolific author Christopher Hitchens, and editorial cartoonist Signe Wilkinson. Arguing against the motion are British scholar David Cesarani, executive director of American Society for Muslim Advancement Daisy Khan, and Georgetown University law professor Mari Matsuda. The moderator for the evening is New Yorker staff writer Jeffrey Toobin. Freedom of Expression Must Include the License to Offend is part of series titled Intelligence Squared U.S. produced by WNYC and hosted by NPR's Robert Siegel. Freedom of Expression Must Include the License to Offend
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| Wednesday, October 25
The Montessori Legacy
She first began breaking rules in education a hundred years ago.
Now a new study seems to show her principles could be what
American schools need most.
Join the discussion as we talk with a parent, a school principal,
and an education researcher about the legacy of Maria Montessori.
Montessori was an Italian physician whose ideas on how schools
need to change date back to the early 1900’s.
Guests:
Angeline Stoll Lillard Ph.D.,
Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia and author of
Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius.
Wendy Fisher MA, Head of School at the
Montessori Community School, Charlottesville.
Eric Lamb MBA, Parent of two children currently
attending a Montessori school.
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| Tuesday, October 24
Insight Presents - Science and
Religion
Are science and religion really separate realms? Why is there a dichotomy? What is religion's role in the 21st century? Science and Religion is part one of a five part series titled Electrons to Enlightenment, exploring the conflict between science and religion. Electrons to Enlightenment
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| Monday, October 23
Civic Life
With mid-term elections just over two weeks away, you might be thinking a bit more about politics than you normally do… but have you ever considered getting involved? Discover how one Virginia institute is doing what it can to shift power from the hands of the elite back to the people on the street. Guest:
Sean O'Brien Ph.D., Executive
Director for The Sorensen Institute.
The deadline for application to the Political Leaders Program
class of 2007 is November 13, 2006. You can get more information
from The Sorensen Institute.
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| Friday, October 20
The Science of Forgiveness
We talk with a former marriage counselor who has been leading research on the science of forgiveness at VCU since the late 1980s. His findings have appeared on The Today Show and Good Morning America and he's recently returned from lecturing overseas. This program was originally broadcast on August 28, 2006. Guest:
Everett Worthington Ph.D.,
Professor of Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University. Author
of Forgiving and Reconciling, The Power of
Forgiving and To Forgive is Human.
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| Thursday, October 19
Insight Presents - Gut
Reaction
There is a disease you've probably never heard of, but chances
are you have it, or someone you know has it, without knowing it.
And even though this disease is more common than diabetes and
hypertension, the means to diagnose it are only 2 or 3 years old,
which explains why Celiac Disease is practically unknown in this
country, both to sufferers and their doctors.
Experts now believe that 1 in 133 Americans have Celiac Disease,
though only 1 in 4,700 get diagnosed.
Celiac Disease is an intestinal disorder in which your immune
system attacks wheat, barley or rye as if it were a virus.
National Institutes of Health site on Celiac
Disease
University of Maryland Center for Celiac
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| Wednesday, October 18
Scriptural Reasoning
They are known as the Children of Abraham, but why do
they fight so?
Islam, Christianity, and Judaism are considered the three
Abrahamic Faiths because each traces it roots to the ancient Jewish
leader Abraham.
Now, a group of religious scholars are hoping Muslims,
Christians, and Jews can learn to behave more like loving family
than a violently feuding one.
Their tactic, developed by Judaism expert Peter Ochs, is called
Scriptural Reasoning.
It involves small groups of Jews, Christians and Muslims getting
together and debating religion.
From England, to Pakistan to the U-S, Scriptural Reasoning
Centers are reporting remarkable results.
The originator of this approach and two colleagues demonstrate
the method that they believe can quell bloodshed and promote peace
across the globe.
This program was originally broadcast on September 13,
2006. Guests:
Peter Ochs, Ph.D. The Edgar M.
Bronfman Professor of Modern Judaic Studies, Department of Religious
Studies, University of Virginia. Author of Peirce, Pragmatism
and the Logic of Scripture and Christianity in Jewish
Terms.
Timothy Gianotti, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of
Classical Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Mysticism, Department of
Religious Studies, University of Virginia. Author of
Al-Ghazali’s Unspeakable Doctrine of the Soul: Unveiling the
Esoteric Psychology and Eschatology of the Ya’*Ih.
David Ford, Ph.D. Regius Professor of Divinity
at the University of Cambridge (England). Author of Theology: A
Very Short Introduction and The Shape of Living.
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| Tuesday, October 17
Insight Presents - Dirty
Harry: When the American Dream Became a Nightmare
On Januray 22, 1951, the first atomic bomb was detonated in
Southern Nevada.
Find out what it was like to live next to ground zero during the
40 year history of nuclear testing in America.
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| Monday, October 16
The Evolution of Attitudes toward Work,
Family and Gender
Baby Boomers have made many strides toward gender equality in the
workforce… but how will things evolve now that Generation X and
Generation Y are moving up the ladder?
We look at the findings of two Virginia researchers who have been
tracking the next generation and discovering new attitudes toward
gender roles at work and in the home.
Guests:
Leslie Cintron Ph.D., Professor of Sociology at
Washington and Lee University, and was recently the Interim Director
of the Public Policy Center at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced
Study where she worked on the study Life’s Work: Generational
Attitudes toward Work and Life Integration published in 2000.
Megan Fulcher Ph.D., Professor of Psychology at
Washington and Lee University where she is continuing her research
on how both male and female students change their ideas about future
parenting roles as they age, and how gender stereotyping affects
future generations.
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| Friday, October 13
The Lawmakers - Part 3
One is a Democrat, the other a Republican, one serves in the
state senate and the other in the House of Delegates.
Not suprisingly, there is a lot about which they don’t see eye to
eye.
We talk with two lawmakers from our region about their
perspective on the most important issues facing Virginia.
Guests:
Delegate Steven Landes Republican serving
District 25, which includes: Albemarle County (part); Augusta County
(part); Rockingham County (part); and Waynesboro City.
Delegate Landes is a business owner and has been a member of the
Virginia House of Delegates since 1996.
Senator R. Creigh Deeds Democrat serving
District 25, which includes Albemarle County (Part); Alleghany
County (All); Bath County (All); Buckingham County (Part); Buena
Vista City (All); Charlottesville City (All); Covington City (All);
Nelson County (All); and Rockbridge County (Part).
Senator Deeds is an attorney and was a Member of the Virginia
House of Delegates from 1992 to 2001, and has been a Member of the
Virginia Senate since 2001.
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| Thursday, October 12
Insight Presents - The
Essential Journalist... Daniel Schorr
Daniel Schorr looks back on a lifetime of experiences reporting
on historical events and people that range from Khrushchev and the
Berlin Wall to Richard Nixon, Ted Turner, and Frank Zappa.
These are memories of a journalist who is today the icon of
broadcast news.
Take a walk down memory lane with a veteran of newspaper, network
and cable television, and radio news, who has won the most
prestigious professional awards and set the journalistic standard
for our age.
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| Wednesday, October 11
Coastal Research
How much should you care about what’s going on along the ocean’s
coast?
Would your opinion change if you knew that a section of Virginia
coastline has been undergoing some of the most rapid environmental
changes of any coastal region in the world?
Three coastal researchers share what they have been finding and
tell us why they believe these new discoveries could be of
tremendous importance to us all.
Guests:
Karen McGlathery Ph.D., Director of the Virginia
Coastal Reserve Long Term Ecological Research Program and Professor
of Environmental Science at the University of Virginia.
Joseph "Jay" Zieman Ph.D., Chairman of the
Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of Virginia.
David Smith Ph.D., Associate Chairman of the
Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of Virginia.
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| Tuesday, October 10
Insight Presents - The
Challenge of Counterinsurgency
U.S. troops are trained to fight big conventional wars, but what
happens when confronted with the guerilla tactics of insurgence?
Find out how our military has adapted its strategy in Iraq and
explore our history of fighting against insurgency.
The Challenge of Counterinsurgency is a one hour
documentary produced by America Abroad.
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| Monday, October 9
Health Steps
Should you reduce your salt intake… or what about that balance
between carbohydrates and protein?
And will getting up to talk to a co-worker, instead of e-mailing,
make a difference in your health?
We talk with two Virginia exercise and diet researchers, making
their second appearance on Insight, to
help you separate the diet fads from the diet facts and help find a
way to stick to that exercise routine.
American
College of Sports Medicine Guests:
Chris Womack Ph.D. Exercise Researcher and
Professor of Exercise Physiology at James Madison University.
Judith Flohr Ph.D. Professor of Exercise
Physiology at James Madison University and Director of the Morrison-Bruce Center for the Promotion of
Physical Activity for Girls & Women.
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| Friday, October 6
The State of Politics In
Virginia
What's going on in Virginia politics?
At one time, thought to be in one of the safest seats in the U-S
Senate, Virginia's junior Senator is now in what may be the toughest
political battle of his career.
Several Congressmen from Virginia are now facing much tougher
re-election campaigns than any expected.
And a proposed amendment to the Virginia state constitution that
was once predicted to be the hotest issue for the Fall campaign,
appears to have fallen off most everyone's political radar.
We talk with three Virginians who analyze politics for a living.
Guests:
Bob Gibson, Columnist and political reporter for
The Charlottesville Daily Progress.
Bob Roberts Ph.D., Professor of Political
Science at James Madison University and author of From Watergate
to Whitewater: The Public Integrity War.
Jen Thompson, Director of External Relations,
The Wilder School of Government at Virginia Commonwealth University
and former Republican Party campaign consultant.
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| Thursday, October 5
Insight Presents - Legacies of
the Corps of Discovery
When Jefferson sent the Lewis and Clark expedition to the Pacific
Ocean, he could not have anticipated the effect their journey would
have on American culture, geography, politics, and the environment.
Discover how Lewis and Clark influenced the West and set American
history on a new course.
Legacies of the Corps of Discovery is the final
installment of a thirteen part documentary titled Unfinished
Journey: The Lewis and Clark Expedition produced by Oregon
Public Broadcasting and the Lewis & Clark College.
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| Wednesday, October 4
The Will to Thrive
What would it be like to devote your career to helping others
cope with life altering disease, only to discover you yourself now
face the same disease?
A clinical psychologist, specializing in counseling those with
neurological disorders, reveals what it’s like to go from healer, to
patient and then back to healer again. Guest:
Audie Gaddis Ph.D. Clinical Psychologist, Commonwealth
Psychological Services.
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| Tuesday, October 3
Insight Presents - Japan's Pop
Power
For decades, the United States has been the dominant exporter of
pop culture.
In the 21st century, it has a powerful new competitor: Japan.
Young people across the globe watch anime, read manga comic books
from right to left, listen to J-pop and play with Japanese toys and
video games.
What's so cool about Japan? Will the ancient nation rise again,
this time as the world's leading exporter of fantasy?
Listen to this entertaining journey from Tokyo to Middle America
as Insight presents Japan's Pop
Power, an American Radio Works documentary.
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| Monday, October 2
Fighting the Nursing Shortage
What would happen if you called a nurse... and no one came to
help?
Ask most nurses about staffing issues, and they'll say it's not
that bad... yet.
But if trends continue as they are, low numbers of people
entering the field combined with an aging nursing population on the
verge of retirement, in ten years, we could be facing a shortfall of
a million nurses nationally.
Join the conversation as we talk with three nurses who have a few
ideas that may help change the current course of nursing attrition.
Guest:
Pam Cipriano Ph.D., RN, FAAN, Chief Clinical
Officer & Chief Nursing Officer for UVA Health System.
Lisa Forsyth MSN, RN, Clinical Educator at the
UVA School of Nursing and 2006 President of the Professional Nursing
Staff Organization for UVA Health System.
Christina Jenkins Recent graduate of the UVA
School of Nursing. Currently a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit nurse
for UVA Health System.
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| Friday, September 29
Fearing Fear
We talk with a leader in the psychological treatment of anxiety
disorders, which are much more common and more serious than many
people realize.
There is a cure... as long as people are willing to talk about
it.
This program was originally broadcast on June 9, 2006.
Guest:
Scott Vrana Chair of the Psychology Department
at Virginia Commonwealth University and Co-Director of VCU’s Anxiety
Clinic.
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| Thursday, September 28
Insight Presents - The World
of Lewis and Clark
The history of the expedition has lured hundreds of thousands of
Americans to significant sites along the Corps of Discovery's trail,
and to books and events digging into every element of the
expedition.
Many have become academic and armchair experts on the subject.
Meet a number of them and find out why they've chosen to enter
the world of Lewis and Clark and how they share their enthusiasm for
the story.
The World of Lewis and Clark is part twelve of a
thirteen part documentary titled Unfinished Journey: The Lewis
and Clark Expedition produced by Oregon Public Broadcasting and
the Lewis & Clark College.
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| Wednesday, September
27 The Healing Power of
Relationship
Meet a Virginia neuroscientist who’s been mapping the brain for
years.
And find out why he’s making national headlines today with new
discoveries on the effect of simply having another person nearby.
This program was originally broadcast on July 17, 2006.
Guest:
James Coan Ph.D. Assistant
Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of
Virginia, and author of the forthcoming study Lending a Hand:
Social Regulation of the Neural Response to Threat.
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| Tuesday, September 26
Insight Presents - Independent
Minds: Peter Sellers
His radio, television, and film work has influenced everyone from
Monty Python to Mike Myers.
He gave us the wicked Dr. Strangelove and the bumbling Inspector
Clouseau, and at the height of his fame, he was one of England's
most recognizable stars.
Hear this wonderful tribute to the comic career of Peter Sellers.
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| Monday, September 25
The Origins of Belief
In this global age, cultural conflicts affect us all.
Beliefs and values are at the very root of these cultural
conflicts, but can we honestly assess whether our beliefs and values
are "right" or "wrong"?
In order to begin to solve these conflicts, one Virginia
researcher is convinced that we need a more sophisticated owner’s
manual for the human mind and heart.
Join the discussion as we examine the origins of cultural beliefs
and values, and discover how we can begin to understand what drives
people to do the things they do.
Guests:
Craig Shealy Ph.D. Professor
of Graduate Psychology at James Madison University and Executive
Director of the International Beliefs and Values
Institute.
Usha Nayar Ph.D. Developmental and Clinical
Psychologist and Deputy Director of the Tata Institute for
Social Sciences, in Mumbai, India.
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| Friday, September 22
The Lawmakers - Part 2
Together they represent a significant portion of our listening
audiences in state government.
Each is a Republican.
But at times they appear far from agreement on just what that
means.
Join the conversation as we continue our Lawmaker Series
with Virginia State Senators Ruff, Obenshain, and Potts.
Guests:
Senator Frank Ruff, Jr.
Republican serving District 15, which includes: Amherst County
(Part); Appomattox County (All); Brunswick County (Part); Buckingham
County (Part); Charlotte County (All); Cumberland County (Part);
Fluvanna County (All); Halifax County (All); Lunenburg County
(Part); Mecklenburg County (All); and Prince Edward County (All).
Senator Ruff is a business owner and was a member of the Virginia
House of Delegates from 1994 to 2000, and has been a Member of the
Virginia Senate since 2000.
Senator Mark Obenshain Republican serving
District 26, which includes: Harrisonburg City (All); Page County
(All); Rappahannock County (All); Rockingham County (Part);
Shenandoah County (All); and Warren County (All).
Senator Obenshain is an attorney and has been a Member of the
Virginia Senate since 2004.
Senator Russell Potts, Jr. Republican serving
District 27, which includes: Clarke County (All); Fauquier County
(Part); Frederick County (All); Loudoun County (Part); and
Winchester City (All).
Senator Potts is the President of Russ Potts Productions, Inc.
and has been a Member of the Virginia Senate since 1992.
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| Thursday, September 21
Insight Presents - The
Journals of Lewis and Clark - An American Epic?
For some historians, the journals of Lewis and Clark read like a
modern day Odyssey, complete with heroic characters and
tension-filled encounters with the unknown.
Tune in as we imagine the journey west as a modern-day epic that
cries out for the making of a saga-length movie.
The Journals of Lewis and Clark - An American Epic? is
part eleven of a thirteen part documentary titled Unfinished
Journey: The Lewis and Clark Expedition produced by Oregon
Public Broadcasting and the Lewis & Clark College.
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| Wednesday, September
20 So Funny It Hurts
Going for the brass ring is something many dream of, but few
actually attempt.
Ron Gallop is one of those who reached out and grabbed
it... but once that ring was in his hands; he discovered the real
challenge was holding on.
Ron Gallop shares his thoughts on what it's like to reach success
as a comedian and then walk away.
Guest:
Ron Gallop Former professional
Stand-Up Comedian and current Speech-Language Pathology graduate
student at James Madison University.
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Insight Presents - The Sonic
Memorial Project
In the weeks and months after 9/11, NPR's Lost and Found Sound
and the public broadcasting community collected audio traces of the
World Trade Center, its neighborhood and the events of September 11,
2001.
For the fifth anniversary of 9/11, American RadioWorks offers
this rebroadcast of the beautifully haunting documentary from the
Sonic Memorial project.
This is a surprisingly intimate portrait produced from
voicemails, archival tape, on-site recordings, oral histories,
remembrances and stories.
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Story and Music
To understand a culture, sometimes it helps to understand their
music… and when Trent Wagler went to live in the Gaza Strip, that’s
what he set out to do.
We’ll look at the power of folk music and the connections one
Virginia musician made with the traditional music of Palestine.
Guest:
Trent Wagler, Songwriter,
Guitarist and Lead Singer of Trent Wagler And the Steel
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| Friday, September 15
The Wann Method
Authenticity -- Personal Choice -- Passion
Enhancement -- Leadership by Inspiration
What do these terms have to do with you?
For the past twenty years, Beverly Wann has been helping people
improve performance in the workplace.
Now she uses the same techniques to take clients toward greater
achievement in their personal lives.
We talk with her about her tactics, and why she thinks striving
for authenticity is a worthy goal.
Guest:
Beverly Wann, M.Ed. Leadership
Development Consultant, Personal Life Coach, and NIA Instructor. Ms.
Wann's clients include the Federal Executive Institute, University
of Virginia, and the City of Charlottesville.
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| Thursday, September 14
Insight Presents - Traditions
of Medicine Meet in the American West
What happens when western science meets tribal lore?
Discover how Native American Indians reacted to the European
medical knowledge carried by the Lewis and Clark expedition and find
out how the expedition viewed tribal medicine.
Traditions of Medicine Meet in the American West is part
ten of a thirteen part documentary titled Unfinished Journey:
The Lewis and Clark Expedition produced by Oregon Public
Broadcasting and the Lewis & Clark College.
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13 Scriptural Reasoning
They are known as the Children of Abraham, but why do
they fight so?
Islam, Christianity, and Judaism are considered the three
Abrahamic Faiths because each traces it roots to the ancient Jewish
leader Abraham.
Now, a group of religious scholars are hoping Muslims,
Christians, and Jews can learn to behave more like loving family
than a violently feuding one.
Their tactic, developed by Judaism expert Peter Ochs, is called
Scriptural Reasoning.
It involves small groups of Jews, Christians and Muslims getting
together and debating religion.
From England, to Pakistan to the U-S, Scriptural Reasoning
Centers are reporting remarkable results.
The originator of this approach and two colleagues demonstrate
the method that they believe can quell bloodshed and promote peace
across the globe.
Guests:
Peter Ochs, Ph.D. The Edgar M.
Bronfman Professor of Modern Judaic Studies, Department of Religious
Studies, University of Virginia. Author of Peirce, Pragmatism
and the Logic of Scripture and Christianity in Jewish
Terms.
Timothy Gianotti, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of
Classical Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Mysticism, Department of
Religious Studies, University of Virginia. Author of
Al-Ghazali’s Unspeakable Doctrine of the Soul: Unveiling the
Esoteric Psychology and Eschatology of the Ya’*Ih.
David Ford, Ph.D. Regius Professor of Divinity
at the University of Cambridge (England). Author of Theology: A
Very Short Introduction and The Shape of Living.
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| Tuesday, September 12
Insight Presents - The Price
of Security
How can the United States effectively protect the homeland and
protect the privacy and civil liberties of Americans?
From the U.S. Patriot Act to NSA surveillance and the U.S. prison
for detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the competing interests of
liberty and security have bumped up against each other in this
post-9/11 era.
How can we reconcile these tensions?
What is gained and what is lost, and what does it mean for
Americans?
NPR’s Ted Koppel hosts this special town hall meeting from the
National War College in Washington D.C.
The Price of Security is a co-production of NPR and the
Discovery Channel.
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| Monday, September 11
The Making of Al-Qaeda
Why did they attack us?
Why do they hate us?
What do we face now?
Journalist Lawrence Wright began searching for answers to those
questions on September 11th, 2001. After five years of discovery, he
came up with a few answers, and his new book is already near the top
of the New York Times Best Seller list.
Guest:
Lawrence Wright Staff Writer
for The New Yorker and author of The Looming
Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11.
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| Friday, September 8
The Lawmakers - Part 1
One says he’ll never seek higher office, but he wouldn’t mind
building more power behind the scenes.
The other is widely expected to run statewide some day, and many
believe he will do well.
Join us as we talk with two influential legislators from our
listening region about transportation, taxes, the environment, the
social agenda and more.
Guests:
Delegate Clarke Hogan Elected
to the Virginia General Assembly as a member of the House of
Delegates in 2001 to represent the 60th District of Virginia which
consists of the counties of Halifax and Charlotte, most of Prince
Edward county and a portion of Nottoway county.
Delegate Chris Saxman Elected to the Virginia
General Assembly as a member of the House of Delegates in 2002 to
represent the 20th District of Virginia which consists of portions
of the counties of Augusta and Rockingham, most of Highland county
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| Thursday, September 7
Insight Presents - The First
Space Race
When Lewis and Clark set out for the Pacific Ocean, they were
racing against British, Spanish and Russian explorers... and
Jefferson's strategy for success gave them the edge they needed.
Find out why Jefferson's plan for exploration has been used
several times since the Lewis and Clark Expedition, including during
the 20th-century space race to the moon.
Unsolved Mysteries of Lewis and Clark is part nine of a
thirteen part documentary titled Unfinished Journey: The Lewis
and Clark Expedition produced by Oregon Public Broadcasting and
the Lewis & Clark College.
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| Wednesday, September 6
Exercise and Diet: Fact and
Fiction
South Beach – Atkins - The Zone - Low Carb - Low Fat - High
Protein…
There are literally hundreds of diets you could try, but what do
you have to do to keep the weight off?
Join the conversation as we talk with two exercise and diet
experts who can help you make sense of today's diet fads.
Also, discover why they believe that activity, in almost any
form, is really the key to a healthy life.
Guests:
Chris Womack Ph.D. Exercise
Researcher and Professor of Exercise Physiology at James Madison
University.
Judith Flohr Ph.D. Professor of Exercise
Physiology at James Madison University and Director of the Morrison-Bruce Center for the Promotion of
Physical Activity for Girls & Women.
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| Tuesday, September 5
Insight Presents - The Hospice
Experiment
"Death is un-American," an "affront to the American Dream," wrote
historian Arnold Toynbee in 1969.
It was a time of social movements, and big change: peace and
civil rights, environmentalism and women's liberation.
But a quieter revolution was underway too, one led by a few
middle-aged women who wanted to change our way of death.
The founders of the hospice movement did not march, and until
now, their story has mostly gone untold.
Listen to the untold story of a few brave women who challenged
our attitudes toward the end of life as
Insight presents The Hospice
Experiment, an American Radio Works documentary.
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| Monday, September 4
Insight Presents - Life
Stories: Women At Work
In honor of Labor Day, tag along with a pastor and hear her
thoughts about daily life and the calling of the ministry, and meet
a Chicago judge just as she retires and begins to reflect on her 18
year career on the bench.
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| Friday, September 1
Preventing School Violence
In recent years there has been much attention focused on violence
in public schools.
But are schools really as dangerous as they have been portrayed?
How likely is it that serious violence could suddenly erupt in
your child’s school?
Guest Host Peter Sheras talks with forensic psychologist Dewey
Cornell about the causes of school violence and strategies to help
schools assess and reduce the likelihood of violence.
Guest host:
Peter Sheras, Ph.D. ABPP.
Clinical psychologist specializing in adolescent relationships,
family relationships, and stress. Professor in UVA's Curry Programs
in Clinical and School Psychology.
Guest:
Dewey Cornell Ph.D. Forensic
and clinical psychologist. Professor in the UVA Curry School of
Education. Author of School Violence, Facts Versus Fears
and Designing Safer Schools for Virginia: A Guide to Keeping
Students Safe From Violence. Director of the Virginia Youth Violence Project.
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| Thursday, August 31
Insight Presents - Unsolved
Mysteries of Lewis and Clark
Two hundred years have passed since the expedition and millions
of pages have been written about it.
Yet there are still three big mysteries: why President Jefferson
apparently lost interest in the expedition after their return in
1806, what drove Meriwether Lewis to commit suicide shortly after
his return, and what is actually known about Sacagawea.
So, when we can't tell the whole story with certainty, how should
we interpret the gaps?
Unsolved Mysteries of Lewis and Clark is part eight of a
thirteen part documentary titled Unfinished Journey: The Lewis
and Clark Expedition produced by Oregon Public Broadcasting and
the Lewis & Clark College.
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| Wednesday, August 30
Professah Blues
Growing up in Vicksburg, Mississippi, Greg Versen lived just two
blocks from famed Highway 61... the route so celebrated in early
Blues songs.
The Blues became an important part of his life early on, and
throughout adulthood he found himself going out of his way to listen
to it.
Twenty years ago, when the signals from Washington area Blues
music radio stations could no longer be picked up in Harrisonburg,
Versen went to WMRA and asked if it would put a Blues program on the
air.
The station’s General Manager said, "Sure. If you will host it."
And as they say, the rest is history.
So, what is the Blues and why does it strike some people so
deeply?
"The Professah" weighs in on the true meaning of the Blues.
Guest:
Greg Versen, MSW (a.k.a.
"Professah Blues") Retired James Madison University professor of
Social Work and longtime host of the WMRA radio show Blues
Valley.
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| Tuesday, August 29
Insight Presents - Rebuilding
Biloxi: One Year After Katrina
Since hurricane Katrina devastated the lives of thousands,
America's attention has been focused on the slow recovery of the
city of New Orleans.
But 90 miles east, a dramatically different story is unfolding.
Find out why some people believe that Biloxi Mississippi will be
a better a place to live than it was before the storm, as
Insight presents Rebuilding Biloxi:
One Year After Katrina, an American Radio Works documentary.
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| Monday, August 28
The Science of Forgiveness
We talk with a former marriage counselor who has been leading research on the science of forgiveness at VCU since the late 1980's. Since he began, his findings have appeared on The Today Show and Good Morning America and he's recently returned from lecturing overseas. Guest:
Everett Worthington Ph.D.,
Professor of Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University. Author
of Forgiving and Reconciling, The Power of
Forgiving and To Forgive is Human.
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| Friday, August 25
Red States Vs. Blue States
Is this a unique time for American politics, or is today's philosophical and political split more common than we think? Join the discussion as three history guys from UVa help us take a look at the historical context of the current political divide between red states and blue states. Guests:
Peter Onuf, Ph.D., Thomas
Jefferson Memorial Foundation Professor of History at the University
of Virginia.
Brian Balogh, Ph.D., Professor of History and
the Mayo Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of
Virginia.
Ed Ayers, Ph.D., Professor of History and Dean
of the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Virginia.
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| Thursday, August 24
Insight Presents - Encounters
of the Expedition: Landscapes, People and Self
The Lewis and Clark expedition had many encounters with new
information, unfamiliar terrain and culture, and uncovered some
potentially disturbing self-revelations.
We'll look at how the Lewis and Clark expedition handled its the
psychology of discovery and learn about how the tribes they met
responded to these visitors who seemed determined to impose a new
way of life on the land and people of the West.
Encounters of the Expedition: Landscapes, People and
Self is part seven of a thirteen part documentary titled
Unfinished Journey: The Lewis and Clark Expedition produced
by Oregon Public Broadcasting and the Lewis & Clark College.
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| Wednesday, August 23
The Muzzles
Every year since 1992, The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression hands out The Jefferson Muzzles as a means to draw national attention to abridgments of free speech and the press. This year, find out why a small-town city-council, in Washington State, expressly prohibited citizens from using the terms "Wal-Mart" or "big box stores" when addressing the Council. We discuss tales of squashed free speech with The Thomas Jefferson Center's director, Bob O’Neil. This program was originally broadcast on May 8, 2006. Guest:
Bob O'Neil, Former President
of UVA, and current Director of The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of
Free Expression. He is the author of several books, including
Free Speech: Responsible Communication Under Law, The
Rights of Public Employees, and The First Amendment and
Civil Liability. O'Neil is a member of the Massachusetts Bar,
and has argued cases before a number of Federal Courts of Appeals. A
native of Boston, O'Neil holds three degrees from Harvard and
honorary degrees from Beloit College and Indiana University.
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| Tuesday, August 22
Insight Presents - Bankrupt:
Maxed Out in America
What’s driving more Americans to file for bankruptcy than ever
before?
Find out why Congress cracked down on bankruptcy filings and
discover what’s behind the boom in going bust as
Insight presents Bankrupt: Maxed Out
in America, an American Radio Works documentary.
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| Monday, August 21
Growing Pains
Growth projections in western Albemarle County have a few
community leaders in Waynesboro concerned.
The question is, as business booms in Albemarle, will the retail
and industrial sectors in Waynesboro and Augusta County see a
decline?
Chris Graham, from the Augusta Free Press, guests hosts, as we
examine the growth challenges that local communities face.
Insight looks at local and regional growth in the
Shenandoah Valley and Central Virginia.
Guests:
Mike Marshall, Editor of The Crozet
Gazette.
Lorie Smith, Member of the Waynesboro City Council.
Robin Sullenberger, Executive Director of the Shenandoah Valley Partnership.
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| Friday, August 18
Elder Care
When was the last time you visited a nursing home?
With today’s aging population and the changes in our health care
system, chances are, you or someone you love will have to consider
living in a nursing home someday soon.
The Community Partnership for Improved Long-term Care is
working to improve life at nursing homes across Virginia, and they
want make sure that you have the tools to find the nursing home that
fits your needs. Guests:
Dr. Jonathan Evans M.D., M.P.H. Head of
Geriatric and Palliative medicine at the UVA Medical Center.
Claire Curry Legal Director of the Civil
Advocacy Program at the Legal Aid Justice Center in
Charlottesville and Coordinator of the Charlottesville based Community Partnership for Improved Long-term
Care.
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| Thursday, August 17
Insight Presents - Science in
the Age of Discovery
President Jefferson specifically instructed Lewis and Clark to
add to the nation's scientific knowledge in the course of their
journey.
While traveling west, they encountered Indians with a significant
store of information about their environment.
Dig into what the two groups learned from each other, and find
out how the expedition's scientific achievements advanced America's
intellectual movement.
Science in the Age of Discovery is part six of a
thirteen part documentary titled Unfinished Journey: The Lewis
and Clark Expedition produced by Oregon Public Broadcasting and
the Lewis & Clark College.
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| Wednesday, August 16
Goin' Back to School
Many Americans harbor a secret desire...
On this show, we've got an administrator, a teacher and a student
who’ve all experienced this desire and have acted on it.
We also profile one of the oldest programs in the country
designed to help adults achieve the goal of finishing their
education.
This program was originally broadcast on May 12, 2006.
Guests:
Nancy Krippel, Ph.D. Dean of Adult and Graduate
Studies at Mary Baldwin College.
Lallon Pond, Professor of Business
Administration and Adult Degree Program Adviser at Mary Baldwin
College.
Diane Line, professional musician and Adult
Degree Program student at Mary Baldwin College.
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| Tuesday, August 15
Insight Presents - Logging On
and Losing Out
From TV tournaments to the internet, the poker revolution has
taken America by storm, but the nation’s poker obsession comes at a
price.
Join us at 3 p.m. as Insight presents
Logging On and Losing Out: Dealing Addiction to America’s
Kids, an American Radio Works documentary.
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| Monday, August 14
The Christian Century?
Early in the 1900’s, leaders of mainstream Protestant faiths were
predicting that the years ahead would constitute "The Christian
Century."
For several decades, it looked like they were right, with a
social Christian ethic playing a significant role in many corridors
of power.
But by the end of the 20th century, religious faith in the U.S.
was looking a lot different than anyone had predicted.
The author of Theologians of a New World Order takes us
through the journey of change religious Americans have traveled in
recent decades. Guest:
Rev. Heather Anne Warren,
Ph.D. Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of
Virginia. Warren served as a United Methodist minister to
congregations in Maryland and northern Virginia for several years
before joining the faculty at the University of Virginia in 1992.
Warren is a former Rhodes Scholar and is currently working on two
new books. One examines the impact of 20th Century psychology on
religion; the other is the story of her personal experience with
integration and busing as a public school student in Nashville, TN.
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| Friday, August 11
Lessons From Kenya
Imagine teaching a class of 75 students about modern
technology... without the use of electricity.
Or talking about great literary works, without actually having
any of the books available to read.
15 teachers in our area don't have to imagine; they experienced
similar situations recently on a trip to Kenya.
And they brought back some interesting impressions and ideas to
share with students in our area and with you.
Guests:
Odile Heisel, Technology
Resource Specialist for Staunton City Schools.
Erik Walker, geography teacher at Fort Defiance
High School.
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| Thursday, August 10
Insight Presents - Getting
Along on the Lewis and Clark Trail
Find out how the 30 members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition got
along with each other.
What did they do when they weren't traveling?
And how did they interact with the Indians they encountered?
Getting Along on the Lewis and Clark Trail is part five
of a thirteen part documentary titled Unfinished Journey: The
Lewis and Clark Expedition produced by Oregon Public
Broadcasting and the Lewis & Clark College.
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| Wednesday, August 9
Makin' Jazz
In the summer of 1981 he traveled from New York to
Charlottesville for what was supposed to be a brief vacation visit.
25 years later he’s still here, and has long since established a
reputation as one of Virginia’s foremost jazzmen.
We talk with Robert Jospé, founder of the band "Inner Rhythm,"
about what it takes to succeed as a professional musician... and
what makes jazz special.
Two award winning performers who often play with "Inner Rhythm"
add their riffs to the conversation.
Guests:
Robert Jospé, jazz drummer and
founder of the group "Robert Jospé and Inner Rhythm." RobertJospe.com
Bob Hallahan, jazz pianist and keyboard player
for "Inner Rhythm." Hallahan has toured in China and much of the
far-east. BobHallahan.com
Heather Maxwell, Ph.D., vocalist specializing in
African folk music and occasional guest vocalist with "Inner
Rhythm." Maxwell has toured and lived in several places in Africa.
HeatherAMaxwell.com
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| Tuesday, August 8
The Infinite Mind:
Multitasking
“To do two things at once - is to do neither,” Roman philosopher
Publilius Syrus.
Cell phones, PDAs, lattes and wi-fi... we are getting wired and
going wireless, and doing more than ever.
But is that really true?
A growing body of research suggests that our pursuit of increased
productivity through multitasking actually results in diminishing
capacity.
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| Monday, August 7
The Peace Corps at 45
One was among the first one hundred Americans to ever sign up for
service. The other only recently completed his tour and today
devotes much time to recruiting new volunteers.
We ask a retired public school teacher and a current college
student to compare their experience, and discuss whether and how the
Peace Corps is still relevant today.
This program was originally broadcast on March 31, 2006.
Guests:
Harrison 'Pen' Bresee, Retired
school teacher and Peace Corps volunteer from 1961-1964.
Matt Hural, Graduate Student, UVA School of
Architecture and Peace Corps volunteer from 2003-2005.
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| Friday, August 4
Dream Job
What do you want your life to look like?
Ever dreamed of working from home or starting up your own
business?
Andi Arndt is our guest host as we look at the challenges of
realizing your dreams.
Guests:
Henry Reeves CPA and Director of the Shenandoah Valley Small Business Development
Center.
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| Thursday, August 3
Insight Presents - Law and
Sovereignty: The Political Agenda in the American West
As Lewis and Clark were moving west, their journey took them into
territory that the British, Spanish and Russians were also very
interested in occupying.
But what about the rights of aboriginal peoples when an invading
power arrives?
Lessons from the outcome of Lewis and Clark's expedition are
relevant today and may signal the dawn of a new era of tribal rights
in many nations.
Law and Sovereignty: The Political Agenda in the American
West is part four of a thirteen part documentary titled
Unfinished Journey: The Lewis and Clark Expedition produced
by Oregon Public Broadcasting and the Lewis & Clark College.
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| Wednesday, August 2
The Tween Years
Remember middle school?
New faces, new classes, new teachers... and new emotions.
What can we do to ease the challenge of switching from the steady
environment of grade school to the chaotic world of middle school?
Andi Arndt is our guest host as we examine the modern world of
middle school.
Guests:
Zewe Serpell, Ph.D. Assistant Professor in the
Psychology Department at James Madison University, and the Associate
Director of the Alvin V. Baird Attention and Learning Disability
Center.
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| Tuesday, August 1
Mexico: Getting to Know the
Neighbors
"Poor Mexico! So far from God, so close to the United States."
For many Mexicans, the lament of President Porfirio Diaz one century
ago still rings true today.
In "Mexico: Getting to Know the Neighbors," we travel to Mexico
City to explore residents' attitudes toward the United States and
key issues that link the two countries, including immigration, free
trade and the war on drugs.
We'll also review the history of U.S.-Mexico relations, from the
raids of Pancho Villa to the signing of the North American Free
Trade Agreement.
Mexico: Getting to Know the Neighbors is a one hour
documentary produced by America Abroad.
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| Monday, July 31
Women's Health
Now that VCU's Institute for Women's Health has been recognized by the U-S Government as a Center Of Excellence, they frequently hear the question, "How come you don’t have an Institute for Men's Health?" Are gender differences important in both the treatment and research of medical concerns? We talk with three recognized experts in the field, all currently associated with VCU's Medical Center. This program was originally broadcast on February 24, 2006. Guests: Susan Kornstein, M.D. Professor of Psychiatry and Obstetrics & Gynecology, and Executive Director of the VCU Institute for Women's Health. Dr. Kornstein is also Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Women's Health.Wendy Klein, M.D. Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Deputy Editor of the Journal of Women's Health. Robert Downs, Jr., M.D. Professor of Medicine and Director of VCU Medical Center's Program for Osteoporosis and Bone Health. |
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| Friday, July 28
Hunger in Virginia
According to some experts, hunger is not only a growing problem
in America, it is growing most rapidly among working families.
At the same time, increased efficiency in food processing
industries is leading to less surplus food available to soup
kitchens and food banks.
We explore where it exists, why it exists, and what can be done
about it as Insight examines the many
aspects of hunger in Virginia.
This program was originally broadcast on March 8, 2006.
Guests:
Martin L. White, Chief Executive Officer, Blue Ridge Area Food
Bank.
Karen Ford, DSW, Associate Professor, Department of
Social Work, James Madison University.
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| Thursday, July 27
Insight Presents - Sacagawea's
Story: An American Mythology
From only a handful of written references, Sacagawea has become
an icon in American history and culture.
But what do we really know about her? Do we even know how she
pronounced her own name?
Explore the perspective of the young woman who made the 7,689
mile trek across the country with a baby on her back.
Sacagawea's Story: An American Mythology is part three
of a thirteen part documentary titled Unfinished Journey: The
Lewis and Clark Expedition produced by Oregon Public
Broadcasting and the Lewis & Clark College.
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| Wednesday, July 26
Phillips and Glick
Or is it Glick and Phillips?
In their comedy routine, that's one thing you can be sure these
singing doctors from the Shenandoah Valley will never agree on. But
when it comes to more serious issues, from the environment to world
hunger, there is much for which the comedic duo (think Hee Haw meets
the The Two Stooges) are finding support.
On this edition of Insight, we put up with their singing and
jokes in order to also hear about their efforts to change attitudes
toward medicine, healthcare, community responsibility, and the
healing power of love. We also hear about their "Clown Tours"
designed to promote healing at refugee camps around the world, and
their work with Patch Adams and the Gesundheit! Institute. Guests:
John Glick, M.D. Medical
Acupuncturist. Family Health Physician. Board Member - Gesundheit!
Institute.
Steven Phillips, M.D. Corporate Health
Specialist. Gesundheit! Institute traveling clown.
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| Tuesday, July 25
Insight Presents - Locked
Down: Gangs In The Supermax
Twenty years ago, a new kind of prison was taking America by
storm. The Supermax prison was designed to incapacitate dangerous
criminals by locking them down in stark isolation, sometimes for
years on end.
Has the Supermax lived up to the promise of stopping violent
criminals?
Insight presents Locked Down,
produced by American Radio Works.
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| Monday, July 24
The Freshmen
We talk with two legislative freshman, one a democrat, and one a
republican, about their very first year as Virginia legislators.
What they've learned about the halls of power may surprise you.
Guests:
Matt Lohr Republican, Member
of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 26th District,
which includes Harrisonburg and portions of Rockingham County.
David Toscano PhD; J.D. Democrat, Member of the
Virginia House of Delegates representing the 57th District, which
includes Charlottesville portions of Albemarle County.
Chris Graham Journalist, Mr. Graham is a former
political reporter for Augusta and Albemarle County based
newspapers, and in his role today as editor of the respected online
news service, Augusta Free Press, Graham is a close
observer of Virginia political trends.
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| Friday, July 21
The Way of Tea
Discover the secrets of The Way of Tea.
From the Samurai, to the Geisha, to the modern business man, the
Tea Ceremony has been an integral part of Japan.
It’s a ceremony over 500 years old, and it’s coming to a
University near you. Guest:
Janet Ikeda Ph.D. Professor of
East Asian Languages and Literature at Washington and Lee
University. Dr. Ikeda is a student of The Way of Tea.
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| Thursday, July 20
Insight Presents - William
Clark: An American Hero?
Learn about the life of the man who always gets second billing
when mentioning the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Find out what made William Clark much more than a faithful
sidekick and an able assistant.
William Clark: An American Hero? is part two of a
thirteen part documentary titled Unfinished Journey: The Lewis
and Clark Expedition produced by Oregon Public Broadcasting and
the Lewis & Clark College.
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| Wednesday, July 19
Self-Esteem and Leadership
Ever wonder about the relationship between self-esteem and
leadership?
Mark Warner has spent the past few decades working on that issue
and as a result, he is building a community of leaders.
Warner believes that it doesn’t matter whether or not you have
the corner office, as long as you have a cornerstone of honesty and
integrity.
His message is simple: "You can make a difference." Guest:
Mark Warner Ed.D. Senior Vice
President for Student Affairs and University Planning at James
Madison University. Warner is the author of The Complete Idiots
Guide to Enhancing Self-Esteem and teaches an undergraduate
course on leadership at JMU. Warner is currently collaborating with
Dr. Bill Evans to write a text book titled Inspiring Leadership:
It's Not About the Power.
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| Tuesday, July 18
Insight Presents - The
Mideast: A Century of Conflict
Explore why the Israelis and Palestinians have been fighting over
control of the same piece of land for nearly a century.
Learn the history of the complex Israeli-Palestinian conflict and
hear a few thoughts about the consequences of these deep and
conflicting roots in today's Middle East.
The Mideast: A Century of Conflict is produced by NPR.
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| Monday, July 17
The Healing Power of Relationship
Meet a Virginia neuroscientist who’s been mapping the brain for
years.
And find out why he’s making national headlines today with new
discoveries on the effect of simply having another person nearby.
Guest:
James Coan Ph.D. Assistant
Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of
Virginia, and author of the forthcoming study Lending a Hand:
Social Regulation of the Neural Response to Threat.
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| Friday, July 14
Congress And Farming
Fuel Costs - Fair Wages - Illegal Immigration - Productivity -
Pollution - Transportation Issues
These are just a few of the concerns likely to be hotly debated
as Congress prepares to do something it grapples with every six
years… and it all comes down to what you put on your dinner table.
Guests:
Gerald Heatwole Board Member of the Dairy
Farmers of America and owner of Cub Run Dairy, LC.
Cecil “Sonny” Meyerhoefer, Jr. President of The
Virginia Poultry Growers Association and owner of Double M Farms.
Wilmer Stoneman Associate Director for
Governmental Affairs for The Virginia Farm Bureau Federation.
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Insight Presents - Meriwether
Lewis: A Complex Captain
Thomas Jefferson handpicked Meriwether Lewis to make a journey of
scientific discovery and diplomatic contact.
The journals Lewis kept reveal the inquiring mind of an
Enlightenment-era thinker, but they also hint at his troubling and
premature death.
Victoria Murden, a modern-day explorer and the first woman to row
solo across the Atlantic Ocean, discusses the psychological effects
on people who have gone beyond the limits of common human experience
and then tried to return to a so-called normal life.
Meriwether Lewis: A Complex Captain is part one of a
thirteen part documentary titled Unfinished Journey: The Lewis
and Clark Expedition produced by Oregon Public Broadcasting and
the Lewis & Clark College.
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| Wednesday, July 12
College Guidance
Discover a new program that’s increasing the percentage of
Virginia High School graduates who end up going to college.
This program was so successful in the first year, that it’s
already sowing the seeds for similar programs across the nation.
We explore the effectiveness of UVA's new College Guide
Program. Guests:
Nicole Hurd Ph.D. Assistant Dean and Director of
The Center for Undergrad Excellence at the University of Virginia.
Creator of the College Guide Program.
Paulin Cheatham 2005 graduate of the University
of Virginia and College Guide.
Tiffany Meertins 2005 graduate of the University
of Virginia and College Guide.
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| Tuesday, July 11
Insight Presents - Border
Blasters and Outlaw Broadcasters
Join us for an hour of holy-rollin' rhythm, crazy water,
screamin' preachers, hillbillies, rockabillies, and pure Tejano.
It’s a tribute to the world's most powerful radio stations and
the outlandish media mavericks that changed American broadcasting.
Border Blasters and Outlaw Broadcasters is an hour long
look at south of the border radio, produced by KUT and Public Radio
International.
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| Monday, July 10
Learning From Africa
What would happen if you took a bunch of students studying
environmental science and transported them to the back regions of
southernmost Africa?
Is it possible that they just might learn something that could
help change the world?
We talk with the teacher who thought up this idea and a few of
the students who took him seriously. Guests:
Bob Swap, Ph.D. Associate Professor of
Environmental Sciences at the University of Virginia and lead
instructor of the UVA class People, Culture and Environment of
Southern Africa.
Michael Burlin, Recent graduate of UVA with
majors in Spanish and Anthropology.
Kourtney Maher, Rising 3rd year student at UVA,
studying Government and Foreign Affairs, with a minor in Public
Health.
Lebogang Nthekeng, Recent graduate of the
University of Botswana with a major in Environmental Sciences.
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| Friday, July 7
The Happiest Wives?
Sociologist Brad Wilcox thinks he knows what makes married women
happy. He says he has scientific evidence.
Author Linda Hirshman isn't buying it. Hirshman has her own ideas
about marriage, and her new book Get To Work is generating
plenty of heat itself.
It's a discussion where Brad Wilcox and Linda Hirshman bring very
different views to the question of marital bliss.
Guests:
Linda R. Hirshman, Ph.D. Former Allen/Berenson
Distinguished Visiting Professor of Philosophy and Women’s Studies
at Brandeis University. Hirshman is the author of Get to Work: A Manifesto for Women of the
World.
R. Bradford Wilcox, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of
Sociology at the University of Virginia, and former Fellow at The
Institute for American Values. Wilcox is the author of a new study
analyzing women’s reported levels of happiness in marriage titled What’s Love Got To Do With It: Equality, Equity,
Commitment and Women’s Marital Quality published in the
March, 2006 issue of the journal Social Forces.
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| Thursday, July 6
Insight Presents Tales From
Urban Forests - Part 3
Researchers are discovering that a pleasurable walk among trees
and green space can calm an active child, refresh a tired mind, and
make you feel better.
We'll take some time to explore the restorative power of trees.
And although urban forests provide economic, social and cultural
value to neighborhoods, the uses of those spaces varies widely.
Can understanding those uses draw tighter communities?
Discover the differing attitudes new and old ethnic groups have
towards urban green spaces.
Tales From Urban Forests is a three part documentary
series produced by Soundprint.
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| Wednesday, July 5
Getting the Most From Early
Education
We talk with the local man who’s just been named head of the US
Government’s National Research Center on Early Childhood
Education.
Find out what Bob Pianta has to say about improving how children
learn, and how teachers teach.
This program was originally broadcast on May 24, 2006.
Guest:
Robert Pianta Professor of Education at the
University of Virginia and Director of the National Research
Center on Early Childhood Education. Robert Pianta is also the
author of two books on early education titled Enhancing
Relationships Between Teachers and Children and The
Transition to Kindergarten.
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| Tuesday, July 4
Insight Presents - Checks And
Balances
White House correspondent Helen Thomas and former U.S. Commerce
Secretary Pete Peterson, weigh in on the effects of lobbyists, the
war in Iraq and the tension between national security and our
tradition of civil liberties.
This 4th of July special was produced by Humankind.
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| Monday, July 3
Farming at Risk
Thomas Jefferson grew it... George Washington too... and farming
it was once among the most common ways to make a living in Virginia.
Today, Virginia tobacco has fallen on hard times.
And some believe the ripple effects on Virginia’s economy could
soon become a tsunami.
Insight takes an in depth look at the
radical changes going on in the nature of farming in the Old
Dominion.
This program was originally broadcast on May 31, 2006.
Guest:
Dixie Reaves Specialist in tobacco buyout
education and the Undergraduate Program Chair of the Department of
Agricultural and Applied Economics at Virginia Tech.
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| Friday, June 30
Diagnosis Challenged
Dr. Tim Garson says it’s time to end some of the most common
myths about the state of health care in America.
His new book Wrong Diagnosis examines what he says are
20 of the most common misconceptions about the practice of medicine
in the U.S.
From the belief that there is a safety net serving the poor, to
the idea that preventative care is the key to saving money, Dr.
Garson says it’s time to both set the record straight, and start
doing what is necessary to make much needed improvement. Guest:
Arthur "Tim" Garson, Jr. M.D., M.P.H. Dean of
the School of Medicine and Vice President of the University of
Virginia. Lead author of the soon to be published new book Wrong
Diagnosis: Myths and Realities of American Healthcare.
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| Thursday, June 29
Insight Presents Tales From
Urban Forests - Part 2
Explore the impact that hurricanes can have on urban greenery.
We'll look at integrating trees and wetlands into a city's
infrastructure and disaster plan, post-hurricane damage assessment
of city trees and coastal marshes, and how to begin the process of
recovery.
And discover the danger of creating urban forests in desert
settings.
Arid environments have their own plant life, and cities destroy
and ignore that vegetation to their peril.
We ask: when are trees beneficial and when are they not?
Tales From Urban Forests is a three part documentary
series produced by Soundprint.
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| Wednesday, June 28
Caught In The Act
Recently, three Kurdish men from Harrisonburg were found guilty
of illegally running a money wiring service.
They were prosecuted under the Patriot Act.
Get the details of the case as the prosecution and defense weigh
in on the facts, and hear a discussion about the effect the Patriot
Act is having on attitudes towards immigrants and the law.
Insight examines the realities of
fighting the war on terror from home. Guests:
John Brownleee, United States Attorney with the
U.S. Department of Justice, Western District of Virginia.
William Gould, Assistant United States Attorney
with the U.S. Department of Justice, Western District of Virginia.
David McCaskey, Attorney At Law, Counsel for
Rasheed Qambari.
David Martin Professor of International Law at
the University of Virginia. David Martin is a former General Counsel
to the Immigration and Naturalization Service and also served as a
Special Assistant for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs at the
U.S. State Department.
Bob O'Neil, Former President of UVA, and current
Director of The
Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression.
He is the author of several books, including Free Speech:
Responsible Communication Under Law, The Rights of Public
Employees, and The First Amendment and Civil
Liability.
Ruth Jost, Attorney At Law and concerned
citizen.
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| Tuesday, June 27
Insight Presents - Vietnam and
the Presidency
Americans are still grappling with questions of why the Vietnam
War was fought, and how it was lost.
Find out why the lessons learned by four American Presidents
still echo sharply today.
Vietnam and the Presidency is an American Radioworks
production.
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| Monday, June 26
Kids and the Media
We look at the impact that mass media can have on kids and how
the Internet is changing that impact. Guest:
Tom Donohue Ph.D, Professor of Mass
Communication and Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth Univeristy. He
has published over 75 articles, papers and book chapters on the
effects of electronic media on children and youth. Additionally, he
produced a weekly television program, “Kids Like You and Me,” which
for six years was broadcast on the NBC affiliate in Richmond , Va.
He also has produced two documentaries for PBS and, most recently,
has been investigating the impact of the Internet on children and
teenagers.
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| Friday, June 23
Seeing Both Sides
Mediation has been growing in popularity throughout Virginia, and
this litigation alternative is affecting everything from married
life to the court system.
Larry Hoover, nicknamed "The Father of Mediation in Virginia," is
our guest, as we look at the fine art of listening. Guest:
Larry Hoover, attorney with Hoover Penrod PLC,
Professor of Law at Washington and Lee University, and Senior
Mediator and Adjunct Trainer at the Community
Mediation Center.
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| Thursday, June 22
Insight Presents - Tales From
Urban Forests - Part 1
At numerous times in American history, reformers have sought to
help the poor by putting them amidst nature.
Go back to a time in our past when some believed that physical
beauty could help make beautiful people.
Also, in the present, visit an urban project in Baltimore,
Maryland where scientists, city officials, and community
organizations have joined forces to re-green neighborhoods in the
inner city.
If all goes well, they hope to improve storm water runoff and
increase the overall quality of life for local residents.
Tales From Urban Forests is a three part documentary
series produced by Soundprint.
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| Wednesday, June 21
The Challenge of 'ESL'
Public school systems across America are struggling with a
language problem.
As immigrant populations rise, so does the number of youngsters
coming to class who don’t speak English.
One school district in our region now has one of the fastest
growing "English as a Second Language" populations in the nation.
How can local school districts meet this challenge? Are there
ways that the ESL phenomenon could actually be helping all public
school students? And what can you do to make sure your child is
succeeding in this rapidly changing environment?
This program was originally broadcast on April 21, 2006.
Guests:
Wanda Hamilton Supervisor of Language, Foreign
Language and ESL Programs for Harrisonburg City Schools.
Solange Lopes-Murphy, Ph.D. Associate Professor
of Education and ESL Faculty Advisor at James Madison University.
Liaison Faculty at the Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington,
D.C. and adviser for the Virginia Department of Education.
Gresilda "Kris" Tilley-Lubbs, Ph.D. Assistant
Professor of Second Language Education/ESL, School of Education at
Virginia Tech. Former public school and migrant camp teacher.
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| Tuesday, June 20
Insight Presents - Crossing
Borders
What is life like on the border between Mexico and the U.S.?
Find out what it's like to attempt an illegal border crossing and
get a glimpse into the desperation and drive that triggers these
risky journeys.
Insight presents Crossing
Borders, a Hearing Voices production.
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| Monday, June 19
NASCAR Culture Clash
It traces its roots to the 1920s back roads of Virginia and the
Carolinas, when speed and skill were needed to run bootleg whiskey
past the revenuers.
Those who drove their supped-up stock cars at night to beat back
prohibition, were soon competing to prove who was the fastest at
informal daytime races.
Today there’s nothing informal or stock about the cars running in
NASCAR, and the National Association For Stock Car Racing is more
popular than ever.
We examine what has become a 4.5 billion dollar a year
industry... and the culture clash that some researchers say it is
spawning. Guests:
Michael Pitts Ph.D. Associate Professor of
Management at Virginia Commonwealth University and co-teacher of VCU
honors course: From Dirt Tracks to Madison Avenue.
R. Jon Ackley Ed.D. Associate Professor of
Management at Virginia Commonwealth University and co-teacher of VCU
honors course: From Dirt Tracks to Madison Avenue.
Larry DeGaris Ph.D. Director of the Center For
Sports Sponsorship at James Madison University and independent
marketing consultant for clients including General Motors, Pepsi,
Bank of America, LPGA, and the NFL.
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| Friday, June 16
The Performance Itch
Got that performance itch?
Retired pro wrestler Jimmy Valiant and Heritage Repertory Theatre
director Bob Chapel help us scratch that performance itch on
Insight Guests:
Jimmy Valiant, "The Boogoe Woogie Man" Retired
pro wrestler, founder of Boogie's Wrestling Camp and co-author of
Woo... Mercy Daddy! Welcome To My World.
Angel Valiant Married to Jimmy Valiant and
co-author of Woo... Mercy Daddy! Welcome To My World
Bob Chapel Ph.D. Chair of the Univeristy of
Virginia's Department of Drama, and Producing Artistic Director of
Heritage Repertory Theatre.
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| Thursday, June 15
Story Corps Charlottesville
Last year, Story Corps came to town and parked a recording booth
on the Charlottesville downtown mall from May 30th to June 13th.
During its brief stay, 155 people contributed interviews...
talking, laughing, crying, and connecting to each other in
surprising ways.
The majority of conversations occurred between family members and
focused on family history and relationships, but there were a few
surprises.
Insight presents an hour of revelation,
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CSI Wildlife
There's a new development in homeland security that could help
detect biological attacks.
It's a bioterrorism surveillance system... and the honor of
building this network has been given to an organization in our
region.
Discover how the Wildlife Center of Virginia will work to create
a new era of vigilance. Guest:
Ed Clark President of The
Wildlife Center of Virginia and former director and current
board member of the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council.
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| Tuesday, June 13
Insight Presents - Crossing
East: New Waves, New Storms
With economic downturns and tragic events comes violence. These
days, that violence is often directed toward Asian Americans, who
are learning to fight back with grassroots organization.
We shed light on discriminatory treatment against Asian Americans
from the last two decades and attempt to learn from past mistakes.
New Waves, New Storms is the final installment of
Crossing East, an eight part documentary on the history of Asian
American immigration, from Colonial America to post 9/11. Crossing
East is hosted by George Takei and Margaret Cho.
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| Monday, June 12
School Yard Tyranny
Taunting... reputation smearing... ostracizing...
The Charlottesville author of a book on "School Yard Tyranny"
says it’s time to take bullying more seriously.
After more than 30 years researching family therapy and
developmental issues for children, Peter Sheras thinks dealing with
bullies is a far more important concern than most people realize.
Guest:
Peter Sheras Ph.D, ABPP is a Clinical
Psychologist and author of Your Child: Bully or Victim?
Understanding and Ending School Yard Tyranny. Dr. Sheras has
worked for many years as a family therapist with children and
parents and is a professor in UVa's Curry Programs in Clinical and
School Psychology.
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| Friday, June 9
Fearing Fear
We talk with a leader in the psychological treatment of anxiety
disorders, which are much more common and more serious than many
people realize.
There is a cure... as long as people are willing to talk about
it. Guest:
Scott Vrana Chair of the Psychology Department
at Virginia Commonwealth University and Co-Director of VCU’s Anxiety
Clinic.
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| Thursday, June 8
Insight Presents - Married to
the Military
The United States is making huge demands on its military people,
the toughest since the Vietnam War. But most soldiers during Vietnam
were young, single men.
Today, in the all-volunteer military, about half of all service
people are married with children, so the burdens of fighting
overseas are shared back home.
Insight Presents Married to the
Military, an American Radio Works documentary, from American
Public Media.
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| Wednesday, June 7
The Mennonites
We'll look at the history and current day activities of the
Anabaptists, one of Virginia’s most influential denominations.
Of course most people don’t call themselves Anabaptists any more.
You might know them better as Mennonites.
Find out why the Mennonite faith is believed to be the source for
the concept of Separation of Church and State. Guests:
Nancy Heisey Ph.D., Professor of Biblical
Studies at Eastern Mennonite University and President of The Mennonite World
Conference. Nate Yoder Ph.D., Ordained
Minister, Associate Professor of Church History at Eastern Mennonite
Seminary, and Board Member for Valley Brethren Mennonite Heritage
Center.
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| Tuesday, June 6
Insight Presents - Crossing East:
Refuge from War
America has been home to refugees since the Potato Famine and the
rise of communism.
U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War caused devastation throughout
Southeast Asia and brought families to the U.S. who had no choice
but to seek a new life in America.
This started a tumultuous time of resettlement and exacerbated
the differences in culture, education and socio-economic backgrounds
of Southeast Asian refugees.
Refuge from War is part seven of Crossing East, an eight
part documentary on the history of Asian American immigration, from
Colonial America to post 9/11. Crossing East is hosted by
George Takei and Margaret Cho.
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Parenting Through Divorce
Meet a Charlottesville therapist who says it's time for divorced
dads to see themselves differently.
He’s written a book on the subject, and although it’s aimed at
men, divorced moms say it’s helping them see things differently too.
We take a look at divorce through a child’s eyes and learn some
things Dan McClure says every parent needs to know. Guest:
Dan McClure Ph.D., Child Psychologist and
co-author of Wednesday Evenings and Every Other Weekend: A Guide
for the Noncustodial Father, written with his longtime
colleague and mentor, the late Dr. Jerry Saffer. Dr. McClure is also
the co-author of The Down and Dirty Guide to Adult ADD.
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Leadership in the Military
Leadership in the military today encompasses much more than
leading men into combat.
The University of Virginia is the perfect place to gauge the
needs of modern day military officers, because all three branches of
the military have independent training programs on campus.
We’ll examine these three R.O.T.C. programs and look at the
challenges facing those who train young officers to be leaders.
Three Commanding Officers join us to discuss the task of shaping
the leaders of today’s military. Guests:
Captain John Warnecke, Commanding Officer of the
University of Virginia’s Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps.
Colonel John Vrba, Commanding Officer of the
University of Virginia’s Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps.
Lieutenant Colonel Hampton Hite, Commanding
Officer of the University of Virginia’s Army Reserve Officer
Training Corps.
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| Thursday, June 1
Insight Presents - No Place
for a Woman
In the 1970s, women began breaking into male-dominated
professions as never before.
Women took jobs as police officers, lawyers and steelworkers.
Across the country, the first women in male bastions faced a
hostile reception. In the iron mines of northern Minnesota, women
were harassed, threatened and assaulted.
Their fight to keep their jobs broke new legal ground, and helped
change the workplace forever.
Insight Presents No Place for a
Woman, a production of America Radio Works.
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| Wednesday, May 31
Farming at Risk
Thomas Jefferson grew it... George Washington too... and farming
it was once among the most common ways to make a living in Virginia.
Today, Virginia tobacco has fallen on hard times.
And some believe the ripple effects on Virginia’s economy could
soon become a tsunami.
Insight takes an in depth look at the
radical changes going on in the nature of farming in the Old
Dominion. Guests:
Dixie Reaves Specialist in tobacco buyout
education and the Undergraduate Program Chair of the Department of
Agricultural and Applied Economics at Virginia Tech.
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| Tuesday, May 30
Insight Presents - Crossing East:
Post ’65 Generation
The Immigration Act of 1965 allowed Asian family members,
entrepreneurs and skilled workers to offer their expertise and
skills to a burgeoning economy.
Post ’65 Generation is part six of Crossing East, an
eight part documentary on the history of Asian American immigration,
from Colonial America to post 9/11. Crossing East is hosted by
George Takei and Margaret Cho.
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Insight Presents - Families of
War
Gripping stories of American veterans and their families.
Hear a Red Cross volunteer help families deal with loss, meet a
juvenile delinquent who becomes a model soldier, and journey with
one author as she quests to find the facts surrounding her father's
death.
Insight presents this Memorial Day
Special Families of War.
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Summer Safety For Kids
Remember summer vacation? No teachers. No Homework. No one
telling you what to do.
Also a time for bee stings, bicycle accidents and maybe even a
broken bone or two.
On this edition of Insight, we talk
about keeping kids safe through the summer. Guests:
Dr. Julie Haizlip Pediatric Critical Care
Physician and Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at UVa's
Children’s Hospital.
Linda Kobert Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety
Educator and Safe Routes to School Coordinator for the Alliance
for Community Choice in Transportation.
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| Thursday, May 25
Insight Presents - After
Welfare
10 years ago, Congress and President Clinton ended welfare as we
knew it.
Since then millions of single mothers have left the government
check behind.
However, many of those women and their children are still poor.
Insight Presents After
Welfare, an American Radio Works documentary, from American
Public Media.
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| Wednesday, May 24
Getting the Most From Early
Education
We talk with the local man who’s just been named head of the US
Government’s National Research Center on Early Childhood
Education.
Join the conversation and find out what Bob Pianta has to say
about improving how children learn, and how teachers teach.
Guest:
Robert Pianta Professor of Education at the
University of Virginia and Director of the National Research
Center on Early Childhood Education. Robert Pianta is also the
author of two books on early education titled Enhancing
Relationships Between Teachers and Children and The
Transition to Kindergarten.
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Insight Presents - Crossing East:
Brides and Children
Wars create poverty conditions and a surplus of dispossessed
women and children.
Over the years, many of those women married American service men
and many children have been adopted in the U.S.
Insight Presents explores the little
told accounts of military brides and Asian American adoptees.
Brides and Children is part five of Crossing
East, an eight part documentary on the history of Asian
American immigration, from Colonial America to post 9/11.
Crossing East is hosted by George Takei and Margaret Cho.
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A Living Wage
The living-wage movement made headlines last month in a series of
protests at the University of Virginia.
However, UVA is far from being the only battleground on the
living-wage war front.
More than 100 communities nationwide, including here in our area,
have adopted ordinances setting minimum pay scales for public-sector
workers.
On this edition of Insight, Chris
Graham guest hosts as we look at the pros and cons of living-wage
policies.
Guests:
David Shreve, an economic historian and
assistant professor at the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the
University of Virginia.
Mark Obenshain, a Harrisonburg-based attorney
and Republican state senator who represents the 26th Senate District
in the Virginia General Assembly.
Stephen Winslow, a former candidate for
Waynesboro City Council who is a regular contributor to The Augusta
Free Press Online.
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