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Emma Marris on her book "Rambunctious Garden: Saving Nature in a Post-Wild World."

Airs at: Mon, 09/26/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
Host Gene Bradley speaks with Emma Marris, author of "Rambunctious Garden: Saving Nature in a Post-Wild World."  In her book Marris interviews leading scientists and environmentalists and visits imaginary Edens, designer ecosystems, and Pleistocene parks. She contends that ... Read more

Radiozine on 06/27/11

Airs at: Mon, 06/27/2011 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
Host Marianne Barisonek interviews Tali Sharot about her book "The Optimism Bias: A Tour of the Irrationally Positive Brain," an exploration of the neural basis of optimism, and how the brain simulates the future. How does the brain generate hope? How does it trick us into ... Read more

Daniel Wilson talks about his novel "Robopocalypse"

Airs at: Thu, 06/09/2011 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Host Marianne Barisonek interviews Portland writer, television host and robotics engineer Daniel Wilson, author of the technothriller "Robopocalypse," which explores the fate of the human race following a robot uprising. Wilson has an M.S. and P.H.D. in Robotics, and an ... Read more

Are We Alone in the Universe?

Airs at: Sun, 06/12/2011 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  The Digital Divide
Are we alone in the universe? So far, definitive proof has eluded us. However, in recent years scientists have been engaged in a widespread search for extraterrestrial life, which has produced encouraging results. To learn the latest about the quest for life beyond Earth, D... Read more

Fight the Empire on 06/02/11, interview with Michael Shermer

Airs at: Thu, 06/02/2011 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Fight the Empire
The Believing Brain—How We Construct Beliefs and Reinforce Them as Truths Host Per Fagereng interviews Michael Shermer, author of numerous books including the most recent, "The Believing Brain: From Ghosts and Gods to Politics and Conspiracies—How We Construct Beliefs and... Read more

Special Programming: Public Affairs on 04/29/11

Airs at: Fri, 04/29/2011 at 8:00am - 12:00pm
Stop Nuclear Madness Join us all morning as we look at one of the world's most crucial issues, nuclear power. "As a physician, I contend that nuclear technology threatens life on our planet with extinction. If present trends continue, the air we breathe, the food we eat, ... Read more

More Talk Radio on 02/21/11

Airs at: Mon, 02/21/2011 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
Guest host Per Fagereng speaks with Barbara Ellis and Barry Ball of the WTC Research Alliance, who are proposing and advocating for a bill for an independent science and technology investigation into the destruction of World Trade Center Buildings 1, 2 and 7. CD-1982 Read more

Ray Campbell and Technological Support for the Visually Impaired

Airs at: Mon, 12/27/2010 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Sounds of Awareness
Host Paul Van Dyke speaks with Ray Campbell, Chicago Lighthouse Assistive Technology Support Line for people who are blind or visually impaired, about adaptive technology and training programs. And welcome to Paul's new guide dog "Einstein." CD-2135 Read more

Political Perspectives on 08/18/10

Airs at: Wed, 08/18/2010 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
Hosts Jay Thiemeyer and Jenny Westberg interview Robert Whitaker, author of the new book "Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America." Whitaker's previous book was "Mad in America." Whitaker talks about l... Read more